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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
MISSING SEC'Y IS LOCATED
WALTER BLYFORD SAID TO BE
IN EUROPE AND SAFE FROM
SUBPOENA.
Mrs. Brokaw Answered II Can't Re-
member" 2e3 Times - List Of 9th.
er Evasive Answers Is a Long One
-Corsets Listed at $3.50 Per Pair
One Candy Bill $175.
;ly Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 16.-How to be un-
happy on $4,000 a year was the bur
den of the testimony introduced at
the Brokaw separation hearing today.
Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw, as pretty
and as evasive in her answers as
ever, was on the stand part of the
time for the seventh consecutive day.
She was followed by her brother, j.
Bullard Blair, who gave testimony in
tended to show that w. Gould Bro
kaw had treated the plaintiff cruelty
and that she was justified in asking
for separation with 100000 a year
alimony.
Statistics figured prominently in
the trial today-rather unique fig
ures compiled concerning Mrs. Bro
kaw's refusal to answer questions
and elaborated lists of expenditures
in her behalf. AS compiled by her
husband s lawyer she has, during the
hearing, evaded 1,248 important ques-
tions in manner as follows:
''1 don't remember" 29S times; Il
can't tel," 11S times: II could not
tell you," 137 times; IT don't believe
81 times; II don't know" 184 times;
II think so,'' 1875 times; II believe -
1913 times; II thought" 63 times and
I"I won't swear" 40 times.
Other figures introduced by Bro
kaw's lawyer read like those at the
Howard Gould suit as sidelights on
how a woman of wealth can spend
100000 in single year. Corsets
cost $3.50 pair and for candy Mr..
Brokaw at one time spent SITS.
1t developed during the trial that
Walter Byford, Brokaw's private Sec
retary, much sought by the plaintiffs
lawyers Is in Europe and cannot be
subpoenaed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
DANIEL russell
WEEPSIN Court
DICKINSON MAN BREAKS DOWN
: AND CRIES WHEN WITNESS
ES GO AGAINST HIM.
Claims He Has Been a Wanderer and
Did Not Learn of Fathers Death
Until Two Years Ago - Admits
Having Changed His Name Several
Times.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. ia tall
sturdy looking man in the probate
court today claiming to be the second
son of Damien Russe1s of Melrose and
entitled to a share OF the estate OF
half a million dollars which has al
ready been distributed, the most part
to the first son, VIM. G. Russell.
The claimant, who says he is Dan
iel Blake Russell, of Dickinson, N.
D., broke down and cried when relat-
ing his efforts to make his brother
recognize him. III ~ j..
The claimant begged Mrs. Hannah
Lynde, an aunt, to remember him
and when she remained silent, he
again burst into tears.
He declared that he left home six
teen years ago and had wandered
through the west, changing his name
at times. but not hearing of his faith
er's death until two years ago after
the will had been allowed. .>' +.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
GARDNER IS
FIRE swept

Gardner, N. D., Dec. 16.-Fire,
which started at 1880 this morning in
Ira Gardner's general store at this
place, destroyed six business build
ings with the most of their contents
and almost caused the death of Mr..
Gardner and his family.
Ira Gardner and his wife and child
slept over his general store. At 1870
Mr. Gardner was awakened by roar
of flames and going down stairs
found the entire interior of his store
a roarin gfurnace. He rushed back
upstairs and took his wife and baby
from the building and then went back
for his clothing and some valuables.
Just as he reached the upper floor
a gasoline stove which had been
reached by the flames exploded and
he was badly burned about the face
and hands.
The flames caught the drug store
of Geo R. Cook which is just north
of the Gardner general store and fam
ned by a high north wind they quick
south.
An appeal for assistance was made
to Hil1sboro and a wrecking crew of
the Great Northern with several
tanks of water were rushed to Card
ner. With the assistance of this
crew and the water they brought the
fire was stopped just before it reach
ed the Great Northern hotel. which
is owned by Mrs. T. r. Collins. This
was the last building in the block
The cause of the fire was an over
heated pipe. Mr.. Gardner's clerk
started a fire in the general store and
then went out to sweep off the walks.
1t was while he was away that the
pipe became oyerheated and set fire
to the walls OF the building. :sS=
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
two PARTIES Still OUT
EXPECTED THAT CASE WILL BE
ON TRIAL IN A FEW DAYS
NOW.
Mystery Surrounds Woman Under Ar
rest 49, Bath Tub Notes Seem to
Bear important Aspect on Case
Reports of Fletcher snead's Arrest
Are Unconfirmed.
(Rv Assoclare6 Press.)

New York, N. Y. Dec. l6.-Ihe
three sisters who held the life OF
Ocey >Snead in their hands, have one
''by one come within reach OF the law
until tonight separate cells hold them
all, charged by the autho1aues oa
East Orange, N. j., with the melrder
Of their niece and daughter. on the
efrl's immediate relatives only her
bedridden grandmother, Mrs. Martina
Wardlaw, SO years old, and Fdetcher
Snead, the cousin she married, are
still at large.
+ A rumor that Fletcher Snead tine
missing husband, had been found IN
hiding at st. GATHERINGS, Ont, was de-
MED tonight by the St. Cauherlnes
police.
Shortly after the apeaignment to-
day of Mrs. Caroline W. Martin, Ocey
Snead's mother, who was arrested
last night in an uptown hotel, there
followed the third arrest in the case
that of, Mrs. Mary Snead' MIS-
Martins sister, and at one time the
aunt and mother-in-lasT OF Ocey
Snaad. She was taken from her
LODGINGS IN NEW 1OIh, eAo"5o0 '
being a fugitive from justice OF Ne"
Jersey, where a warrant, similar 10
that, issued against her sister, was
swosn out today charging murder:
Mrs. Martin was arraigned TINS
morning in police court and commt'
ted to the tonIbs prison, pending tne
arrival of extradition papers from
New Jersey. During her examlna-
ton she spoke as briefly as possible:
Mrs. Martif is 64 years old and
feeble, Though resolute and alert OF
mind. She showed today the same
marked aversion to lifting the heavy
black veil that concealed her features
as characterized her sister, Virginia
Wardlaw, in tine latter's examination
at East Orange some days ago.
Mrs. Mary Snead, when taken to
police headquarterS today, was more
erect in her bearing than Mrs. Mar
tin, but equally reticent. Mrs. MAJ
tins pitiful infrmity saved her tine
indignity of being measured and
photographed, but Mrs. Snead escap-
ed none of the (humiliating details.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
TAFT AND LAFOLLETTE
AT WAR.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 16.-(Spec.
ia1)-All doubts as to President Tafts
hostility to Senator La Toilette is
ended. There will be no more friend
ly or ostensibly friendly relations be-
tween them. It will be open war
without any direct declaration OF
war.
President Taft will not appoint w.
J. McElroy, whom the senator long
ago recommended for the federal at
torneyship at Milwaukee, nor will he
appoint G.. E. Sch ulz for collector of
customs at Milwaukee, nor will he
recognize La Toilette in any other ap-
pointment or in any other way.
All of La Follette's federal patron
age will go to Senator Stephenson
and State Chairman Edmonds, a
Stephenson man.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
KIDNAPPED BY HER FATHER
SUIT AGAINST INSURANCE COM
PANY HAD JUST BEEN WON
BY ExECUTRIx.
Kidnapped BY Her Father While She
Was On Her Way to School - Was
Working In Department Store
When She Learned She Was Sup
posed to BE Dead.
sBy' Associated Press.)

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 16.-Miss Nell
lie Burns, missing eleven years, and
three days ago declared legally dead
by the St.. Louis circuit court, today
proved that the courts decree was
wrong. AS a consequence the girls
foster mother, Mrs. Annie !Bosse, re-
signed letters of administration grant
ed her by the probate court and
caused to be dismissed a suit in which
she had already won Judgment
against life insurance company.
h The two women~met today for the
first time since October 18, 1898,
when Miss Burns disappeared ON her
way to school. She was only eight
years old then, but Mrs. Bosse de-
clared herself satisfied as to the iden-
tity of the young woman.
It had always been supposed by
Mrs. Bosse and the police that Mel
lie had been kidnapped. Her story dis
proves this:
II was on my way to school with
a girl about my own age," said Miss
Burns, when two men, my father
and my uncle, seized me and, despite
my kicking and screaming, placed me
in a buggy and drove to a house on
Dayton street. Father told me that
this was to he my shIIne and that
would never see Mother Bosse again.
.. 'I grieved over the change for, a
time and then like most children,
forgot my troubles. A; few wears
later, we moved across the river to
East St. Louis and when I became
older I went to work. in depart
ment store"
The girls father. is Daniel Burns,
an engineer. He and his wife were
living apart when the latter died, d.
recting that Nellie be given into the
care Of Mrs. Bosse
Both Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Bosse
had taken out insu rance policies on
the girls life. These matured in
1905, but Mrs. Bosse waited until a
few weeks ago before bringing suit.
" She won this case and the COM
pany appealed. Monday Judge With
row of the circuit court, sust aimed
the finding of the lower tribunal that
the girl was dead.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
PRINCE ALBERT SUCCESSOR
LEOPOLD HAS REiGNED SINCE
1s65-WAS SEVENTY-TWo
YEARS OLD.
New King Is Son cf Kings Brother
lis One of the Most Popular Men,
bers Of the Refgnina House - Leo
poid Had Bad Reputation Account
Attitude Toward Free States.
!By Associated Press

Brussels, Dec. liking Leopold
died at 2:35 o'clock this morning, his
aged and wasted body being unable
to stand the strain put upon it. The
collapse occurred suddenly and at a
moment when the doctors seemingly
had the greatest hopes for his recov-
cry.
Throughout yesterdays bulletins
issued from the sick room indicated
progressive improvement. The bulle-
tin posted at $50 p. m. gave the
kings temperature pulse and respira-
tion as practically normal. Appar-
emily the drainage of the wound was
perfect as no fever was present and
during the day the king had been
able to take nourishment.
Leopold II, king of the Belgians,
son of the late King Leopold I, upon
whose death, which occurred Decem-
Der 10, 1865, he succeeded to the
throne, was born at Brussels, April
9, 1887.
His father was the former prince
of Saxe-Coburg Gotha and his mother
Princess Louise daughter of King
Louis Philippe of France. On Au-
gust %, 1853 he married the Arch
duchess Marie Henriette, daughter OF
Archduke Joseph of Austria. She
died September 10, 1902. There were
three daughters born to this union,
Louise, Stephanie, and Clementine.
The two elder princisses have been
estranged fro mtheir father but Glenn
entine remained in his affections.
There being no direct hereditary
heir the crown passes to Prince Al
bert, the only son of Leopold's broth
er, the late Philippe, Count Of Flan
ders. The new monarch was born
april s, 1875; and on October 2, 1900,
married Princess Elizabeth of Bavar-
ia They have three children, Prin-
cess Leopold, eight years old, Prince
Charles, six years old and Princess
Marie Jose, who was born August 4,
1906.
Prince Albert is one of the most
popular members Of the reigning
house of Belgium. His wife is equal
ly popular, their home life being such
as to attract the admiration and love
of the people. Prince Albert has
travelled extensively and is man of
affairs. In appearance, he is strik-
ingly like the late king but their dis
positions and temperaments have al
tContlnued on Page 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
THINKS THE ARMY .
IS FAR TOO SMALL
n
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, Dec. 16.-"There is no
first class respectable power with
which We are in the slightest degree
liable to have any complications or
a conflict which can: not put into the
field almost Immediately at least 81
100000 men. They would put them
where the conflict might be- more
rapidly than we could manufacture
arms, organize 's troops and deliver
them on the grounds to oppose them
This statement was made by Brig.
General Crozier, chief Of ordnance
of the army, at his hearing before
the house committee on military af-
fairs just before ehyatmrpa shrd al
fairs just before the army appropri-
alton bill was reported to the house
today. @
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
0RDEMANN BES1S
THE Big POLE
:Hv Associated Press

Minneapolis, Dec. 16.-Henry Orde-
mann, of Minneapolis, defeated Zyb-
szko, the Pole in handicap match
here tonight. The foreigner had
contracted to throw Ordemann twice
in an hour, but was unable to gain a
single fall, the local man wrestling
on even terms with him throughout.
Zybszko's great weight and strength
stood him in good stead, but Orde-
mann displayed the greater skill and
activity.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17

(Conrrnuec on page 8.)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
State Bank Examiners Statement

deposits in state banks as
state September l. 1902 to November
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
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sTRi.sTATE WEATHER

!. Washington, D. c., Dec. 16.--:
(. North and South Dakota - Fair
!. and, continued cold Friday; Sat
!. urday, not so cold, fair. Y #-:.ss-.,>sy,,sa.s
!. Minnesota - Fair and contin-
!. ued cold Friday Saturday fair
= and not SO cold in west portion.
|. Mod derate to brisk northwest
I. winds to north winds. /.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
LOOSE and DUNkLE MISSING
PREMATURE PUBLICATION. MAY
MAKE ASSERTIONS HARD TO
PROVE.
Osborne Says He Has Witnesses Who
Heard Loose Say ~ Was Out for
the Money and Didn't Care How !
Got it''-cook May Have Asked
Loose Assistance.
(Bv Associated Press.)

New York, N. Y, Dec 16.-There
was another little polar furry in New
York tonight, which, boiled down, re
solved itself into a series Of charges
and counter charges such as have
been frequent since DR.. Frederick A
Cook, now in mysterious sechlsion
announced he had discovered the
north pole.
b. 8. Osborn, secretary Of the Arc
tic selub, came out first with a state
ment indicating that Cap. August w
Loose was prepared to repudiate a re-
cent affidavit published in a New
York paper that he had fixed hecords
for DR.. Cook.
After a hurried search Loose was
ofund, together with his associate.
George Dunkle. He denied that he
intended to retract anything, stood
by his affidavit, and said, on the 9th.
er hand, that attempts had been made
to bribe him into contradiction OF
his previous statements. Dunkle
confirmed him in this
New York, n Y. Dec. 16.-Captain
B. s. Osborn OF this city, secretary
of the Arctic club, has written Papt
JOSEPH E. Barnier and others, that
Capt. August w. Losses story OF
his dealings with DR.: Cook, as. pub
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-17
king EDWARD owns
ALL ELEVATORS
jRv Associated Press,

NV NSSOc1ateu FreSS.I
Winnipeg, Dec. 16.-Before the
grain growers convention of the pro-
vince of Manitoba today, Hon. Geo.
Caldwell made an address in which
he announced that the Manitoba gov
ernment had assumed ownership of
vince.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26
Astronomical Event
 Predicted Soon

Poi. E l. Wetmore wss in the city yesterday. He reports things quiet but proepering on the Riilito. The frost did some damage by cuttirg down all young and easily killed vegetation. Mir WetmoTe. by the way. is some of A weather prophet himself. He forsees considerable of a shaking up for old Mother Earth when the planets saturn and Mars get in con- junction with her. This is expected to happen some few months hence Jupiter and Venus have always besL friendly and favorable to this country . but Saturn and Mars are enemies of the United States and partial to England, All these planets, the the professor states, have a direct influence on the birth of the indi- vidusl according to the character of the one in ascendancy at the time the infant comes to earth, but just how or why, or in what direction the profes- cor did not stste.-Tucson Star.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26
New Trial Denied
 in Damage Case

At Tucson on Saturday Judge Campbell, in a decision which he has had under adyi.ement for some time, overruled the motion of Fred Sutter, city attorney of Bisbee, for 6 new trial in the damage suit of Mrs. J. Belle Brsziel and her husbaud against that municipality.
 Several years ago, Mrs. Braziel, while walking along one of the streets of Bisbee, tripped over a water pipe projecting from the ground, sustain ing & fractured leg and other injuries. Sine contended that the pipe pro- truded as result of the negligence of the city, and filed action for damages, seeking the sum of $lO,975
 The case was first tried in June of the year 1908 and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, allowing her 8, ,65s s I-3.
 A new hearing was subsequently, granted and s year after the first trial, the second one was begun. The verdict for the plaintiff was almost double that found in the former trial.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26
Mammoth Merger
 is Now Certain

An Fl Paso dispatch ssys:-
 The New York World today pub lished the first story of the details concerning the organization of the great eight hundred million dollar copper merger, which will practically place copper on the same basis with steel.
 The first step toward the orgsni- ration of the merger, which will con- trol practically the entire copper out put of the world, was taken Saturday at meeting at which were present representatives of the Standard Oil company which controls the Amalgs- mated and other huge properties, the Guggenheims and the Phe!ps- Dodge people.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26
Frank R. Wheeler
 Shoots Frank Butts

A Yuma dispatch says: Former Arizona Ranger Frank R Wheeler this afternoon shot Frank Butts in c local saloon. The wound is quite serious and may piore fatal. the ball entering below the heart. It has not been located yet.
 The shooting was the aftermath of previous fight, in which Butte worsted Wheeler, who resigned ss deputy sheriff two hours before the trouble, and held position as watch- man in the reclamation service.
 Before the shooting Wheeler etated that Butts called his wife a liar Wheeler came here from Vernon, Will. burger county, Texas, eight years ago and was in the ranger service until the abolishmept of the force. He ii man of family and of good reputs- ton. and au efficient officer.
 Butts is unmarried. He came her from Phoenix two months ago. snt had . reputation in Phoenix ss [ dr;nker and fist fighter.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26
County
 Examiner
 Checks Reports

County Examiner Chss Purdon re- turned to Douglas today after com pleting his labors in checking up and auditing the yearly reports of the county officers and properly o K same The board has taken no official notice of the grand jury document with reference to the office of county exam- iner, which created considerable of A sensation at the time and aroused the indignation and protest of that officer and his friends.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26
Matters in the
 District Court

A quiet days business was recorded in the district court today, and the following matters were disposed oi:-
 Territory vs Justo Morales, indicted on the charge of grand larceny. plead guilty to petty larceny and was sem tenced to serve term of three months in the county jail.
 In the case of the territory vs Jesus Csno. who was indicted and convicted of the crime of burglary in the fret degree, was this morning sentenced to the territorial prison at Floren ce for the term of two years.
 The civil case Of Carr vs the Peoples Water company was reset for trial on December 30th.
 Trial Juror Chss Hunter excused for the term.
 Trial Juror John Norton excused for the term.
 Trial Juror Frank Wright excused for the term,
 L L Lswhon. who was jointly in dicted with Mrs Kathryn Msbry on he charge of entic;ng a Bisbee girl into a certain house in Bisbee for i'm. moral purposes, was this morning ar rsigned and entered plea of not guilty to the chsrgse in the indict- ments.
 It is expected that the Piankuche murder case will not come mp for trial until January 3rd. as additional time has been granted for the returning and filing of dspositions of the various witnesses living without the territory
 At l:30 this afternoon the court announced 8 recess until the 27th inst. q, the trial jurors again returning here on that date to resume their duties.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26

L Hogus of Bisbee has received . telegram stating that the Mexican department of mines has given title to Arizonans for the property of the Rio Yaqui Mining company in the San Antonio district, Sonora.
 The American and National league All Stars played in Tucson Tuesday. The Americans won in an exciting game lasting ten innings. Score was 5 to 4
 Manager Drachman of the Tucson opera house, served attachments on David Wsrfield and his theatrical manager and secured $3s0 as compen' sstion for the lsttsr's cancellation o thsir date ct Tucson last week.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26
SUCCESS OF
 FORMER
 RESIDENT

The Mohave Miner has the foll lew ing regarding s former we'll known Tom mbsroneite:
 Work IS progressing steadily on the Cyclopic mines, at Gold Basin, $ c Bagg being in charge of tine opera tions. Enough ot the ore taken from the developments is milled to pay all erpenso. No asserting is done, the ore taken from the shafts and drifts being milled just as it is broken down. The management is working along conservstively, making its expenses as it goes and opening up one of the most promising properties in the ter. ritory.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26
Horses Are Held
 for Evidence

Ten head of horses arrived in Tomb- stone today from Fort Smith, Ark being part of 32 head alleged to have been stolen from this county, driv- en across the New Mexico line and shipped to that point. The horses were recovered by the Live Stock Sanitary Board and shipped here as evidence in the case against Hslder man, Swlnk and Warren, who were re gently indicted here. The animals are in charge of the O. K. Stables.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26
Tombstone Lady on
 the Wrecked Train

Miss Lucy Wo'cott arrived here yesterday from Los Angeles to spend the holidays with her parents and friends. Mise Wolcott vss on the ill., fated train that was ditched near Ben son yesterday. fortunately. however, she was not seriously injured but suffered 6 nsiderable shskeup with the other passengers in the Pullman. Miss Wolcott was in the fret car that was left safely on the track and is being congratulated by her many fr ends upon her narrow escape from injury.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26
Second Edition of
 the Mc0rmand Cartoon

In another column THE PRosPEcToR presents the seconu pYblished cartoon drawn by Ed. McOrmand of this city. The sketch is on m atter of local in- crest and is self explanatory. Mir. evinces talent and orgin- ality in his work and good future in this line is in store for him.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-26
Healthy Conditions
 Prevail in Arizona

That the people of the territory are now enjoying a condition of general good health, was the statement of pr. E s. Godfrey, Jr., territorial superin- tendent of health, who is a visitor in Tucson from his headquarters in Phoenix, to a representative of the Star. With the exception of 8 few scattered c ises of scarlet fever, no con- tagioIs disease is known to exist within the bounds of Arizona at the present time and this condition it entirely satisfactory to the health authorities.