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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-14
FATE Of HAMILTON
RESTS WITH JURY

Olympia. Wash. Dec. fs.-The case
against ortis Hamilton. former ad-
jutant general of the national guard.
charged with larceny by embezzIe-
ment. Went to the jury this afternoon.
The attorneys for the defense sub
mitted no arguments. The charge up-
on which Hamilton is now being tried
Is nf securing 1850 belonging To the
state military fund by forging vouch-
ers- Several other charges are pend
ing against Hamilton. who is accused
of enheZzlins sS0.oa0 belonging tn the
state. which he is alleged 10 have
spent an several women
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MAKING A DESPERATE FIGHT
AGAINST THE GRIM REAPER
Leopold II, King of the Bslgians Will Submit Knife
a Last Resort Effort Save His Life Which Hangs
by Mere Thread That May Snap Any Moment

Brussels. DC I3.-Leopo,d II. king
of the Belgiai :. tonight is making a
desperate fight with death and the
odds are strongly against the aged
monarch. As a last resort. the sur
geon's knife Will he tried tomorrow.
If the operation is successful King
Leopold may live. !: Il fails the end
Is inevitable All will depend upon
the kings strength and vitality.
which are ebbing faSt.
Rheumatism has already conquered
the aged and wasted frame Dropsy
has developed aud an obstruction OF
the intestines. which must be removed.
Las greatly aggravated his condition
The general opinion is that the king
will not survive the operation. In
deed. he may die at any moment The
monarch is rather optimistic and to-
day exclaimed to his physician:
Operate. and the sooner the bet
ter"
But he added. with Il wan, wistful
smile: Perhaps. doctor, the long, long
journey is ~ hand"
Mind Is Clear.
King Leopold is still as lucid Of in
tellect as ever. This masterful mind.
which conceived and carried out the
gigantic Congo project ana reused the
whole world into bitter Indictment and
discussion, calmly directed what
seems to be the final chapter i'm his
spectacular career. The picture was
pathetic enough. Separated from his
two eldest daughters by a tragic skein
of events. with scandal Of his own
personal life whispered by every
tongue. Leopold iav tonight in. the
palms. little pavilion of six rooms,
close 10 the great Laekcn. attended,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-14
eiGGs RESIGNS.

Helena, Dec William
N. Bisss. who WAS from the inception
tf the state fair member Of the ex-
|.cutive committee from this county
Ind who is now chairman of the ex-
tcutive committee, today resigned the
|hairmanship.
The vacancy viii not be filled until
he next meeting of the board of di.
fectors. when a new chairman will he
banned. Mr., Biggs gives as his rea-
BON for his resigning that he has not
he time To properly attend TO the du-
lies of the position.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-14
sTRIkEeREAKERs WORKING.

Helena. Dee l3-(Specian-Fif
strfkebrestksfs were at work i'll the To-
cal Yards today. two switch engines
were moving. and the railroad off
clals say the strike il broken So far
as Helena is concerned. Twenty one
strikebreakers arrived here yesterday.
but this morning six Of them refused
10 go tn WorH- saving they did not un-
derstand conditions when they agreed
to come
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-14
CLOSES THE BANK.

Tulsa. Okla. Dec, Is National Rank
Examiner W F Bryant tonight closed
IN" Farmers National hank here The
failure Of the Columbia Bank \ Tg;ls,
failure ot the Columbia Bank = Trust
company of oklahoma city. both he
ing under the same control
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-14
Aware of Treason.

Berlin, Dec. Isl. w. Pein. Mica
rasuan consul general at Berlin. today
issued statement I" the public say
ing:
The whole of Nicaragua is aware
of the treason of Estrada and has de-
clared for President Zelaya Some af
the revolutionary leaders have already
left Estrada's flag and sought safety
abroad. The government troops will
quickly restore order
That the United States should rec
ognize the rebels as beIligerents is
nnthinkah.e because the United states
has engaged hy treaty with the Cen
frat American states To refuse 10 rec
ognize any movement In attain power
through revolution.
DIR. Saiyator Castrillo, the Wash
inston agent of Estrada has indeed
expressed the desire for such recogni-
tion but the idea is lau,shahle The
revolt i Tow localized. being limited
Ia "a few places on the east coast
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Raise in Arms.

once spread before the American
people the details Of the execution and
our people will raise in arms and de-
mand retribution. =
If ZelaSa right To sentence
these men to death and execute them
in cold blood. then We must acknowl-
edge doing that right and recognize il
before the nations of the world II
he did not have that right this gov
ernment Is his acenser. and IL he Is
guilty he must be awarded the doom
and fate that he deserves, SO that ay-
cry tyrant on this earth in every ma
tionality under the sun. and in every
government. large or small and eSpe-
eially these dictatnrs in several of
these Central American states, who
have received every favor and con-
sideration at the hands Of the United
States; To whom has been extended
the official hospitality Of our land and
who I'm return therefor have exhibited
To us at times the bitterest hatred
and visited upon our citizens the most
cruel indignities and outrages. shall
be told once and forever that our
flag follows our citizens wherever they
go, and that when an assassination
like this occurs the malefaetor must
take his place like any other culprit
1T the bar Of criminal justice and an
swer for the deeds with his liberty or
his life"
The resolution which he offered was
not declaration nf war. said Sem
ator kayner. He desired his resoiu-
ton he considered a separate prop
osttion from any other action that
might, be taken with reference To the
state of the government existing In
Nicaragua.
senator cullom said he would have
something to say about the resolution
when IL was reported by his com
mittee back to the senate. a remark
which was interpreted as meaning
that he expected II IL be fayorably
reported.
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RAYNER DECLARES HE GUILTY
OF HAVING MURDERED
AMERICAN MEN.
WANTS HIM APPREHENDED
Urges Passage Of Resolution Author
izins President OF the United States
to Bring Executive of Nicaragua to
Bar of Justice for Taking Lives of
Officers in Rebel Army.

Washington. Dec. Vigorously de-
nouncing President Ze,aya for hay.
ing murdered" Cannon ANA Grnca
officers of the revolutionary army,
Senator Rayner of Maryland. today
advocated the passage of his resolution
authorizing the president of the United
states To apprehend the president of
Nicaragua for his crime against these
two American citizens.
The private life Of Zelaya, almost
unspeakable, i'm its enormity." said MIR.
Rayner. should be made public by
the state department. in order that the
people Of the United states might
know the kind Of man Zelaya is.''
Mr.. Rayner said there was ample
authority in International law for the
course he advocated To bring Zelaya
Ia the bar of justice
In moving that the resolution be
referred to the committee on foreign
relations. senator Lodge said he was
glad To know the senator from Mary
land SO thoroughly approved the
course taken by the administration
as he himself heartily approved IT,
Mr.. Rayner said in part:
1t is absolutely preposterous for
us I" taik about indemnity. fndem-
nifty Is no recompense for murder. II
Is said we ought To break off official
communication with his accredited
representatives. We have already done
that and that amounts to naught and
IL matter of absolute unconcern To
him.
Then II is expected We ought To de-
clare war against Nicaragua. think
that n unnecessary
This government IL a cowardly gov
ernment IL IL does not make an es-
ample of Zelaya before the eyes of the
civilized world. This case will not
admit of any trifling or concessions.
II two American citizens have been
murdered by Zeiaga. then he. must be
made To pay the penalty of his
crime.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-14
KILLED BY AN AUTO.

ST. Louis. Dec. is-mheoiora X. Bal
ard. former president Of the N,-,-
,hants' exchans. and pfefalneHJ in
politics in Missouri. was
un down and killed by an automobile
rieen by an lS-year-old boy tonight.
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by his faithful daughter. Princess
Clementine. Crown Prince Albert and
the royal household.
hTe castle is empty. for the king
had sold all the furniture. dismissed
the servants and Withdrawn to the
pavilion not far from the chateau ~
his most intimate friend, Baroness
N" gan Tic Cay VAS mixture nf
anxiety. h"rt ai.d despair. As his
strength failed. the king whispered
t5 his chaplain and the aged priest
with tears rolling down his cheeks
approached the bed and heard the
kings. confession and administered
communion and extreme JUNCTION.
Settles Affairs.
In the morning the king assisted by
Il notary and solicitors. settled his pri-
rate affairs. He discussed his will
with perfect composare. In the after
noon he took farewell Of the court Of
ficials To Count oultremont mar
shal of the court. his majesty said:
You have served me we'll for more
than % years. l am grateful. Be
fore I die. | want Ia tell You so and
give my thanks
The king then summoned Princess
C1ementine. whom he kissed several
times. telling her, not to CRY. She was
led fainting from the room. other
relatives. including Prince Albert. fol-
lowed.
Fate destined that Leopold's illness
should occur in the simple pavilion
instead of the royal palace at Brus-
sells. While il is understood to have
been whim of the sovereign that
caused the closing of the castle this
action probably had TO do with the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-14
Dram attic Touch.

Prince So Louise. whose creditors
tried tn prevent her from receiving her
inheritance tn tine queens Jewels. has
offered Il dramatic touch To the pres
ent situation by sending from Hun
gary an inSistcnt appeal to her father
tn roce!v" her. and il iS rumorcd to-
night that the king has consented to
81" mis- hanisls,d daughter Nothing
has been heard from Princess Steph-
anin.
\ curious circumstance is the fact
that Brussels appears to be more oc-
curied with the sensational chapters
in King Leerold's career than with his
illness. The situation il summarized
by a we'll informed official who said
tonight:
Leopold does not understand the
Relgians. and the Bclsiars do not un-
dcrstaEd Leopold. So. perhaps. they
have grown apart. The Beigians have
come To consider Leopold as a great
man of business. n great international
promoter who at the same time has
done much "@~ FOR Belgium
Baroness Vaughan. IL IL rumored.
insisted upon seeking the king today.
thus furnishing an exciting incident.
but did not succeed in carrying out
her plan. 1t is also reported that she
was informed that If the king died she
would not be allowed Ia remain in
Belgium.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-14
GRAND CELEBRATION
TO BE HELD
TONIGHT
COMPLETION OF HIGGINS AVE.
NUE. BRIDGE is CAUSE OF
MUCH REJOICING.

Tonight is the big night. Tonight
Missoula county. under the auspices
of the $4,000 Boosters club. will gather
. in the Harnois theater and with ap-
propriate speeches and with music
written for the occasion will celebrate
the opening of the Higgins avenue
bridge
1t is but, proper that the city. the
county and the representative bodies
i'm each should join in celebration
which means SO much to all. Nothing
in the past year. perhaps. has meant
50 much to Missonla county as the
completion of the new bridge. Prim-
itive methods Of crossing. bringing
delays and handicaps to business and
cutting the south side off from the
business section have been the results
af the loss Of the old bridge end now
that the city is once more united ana
business is again proceeding unham-
pered it is proper that some celebra-
Ion should be held
And II celebration will be held II
will be celebration long to be re-
membored. a celebration that will
mark n forward step i'm Missoula's
progress. Under the direction of Presi-
detn Reilly of the Rr~~.-~S' club n
fitting program has been prepared and
tonight will mark the beginning of a
new life such as the cit has not en-
ioyed since the spring floods OF 1905
took the Higgins avenue bridge out.
Much Is Done.
Plenty has been done during :he
''bridgeless period. new railroad
has entered Missnula. new court
house has been started. new business
blocks innumerable have been built, a
street railway system has gotten nm
der way and city improvements by the
score have been completed. but the
coming year will excel this and the
meeting tonight is going to start the
ball rolling
The story of the construction will
be told by Superintendent r. w
sweet of the Burrell Bridge & Con-
struction company. The County's end
will be related by Chairman d. T.
Cnrran of the hoard of commissioners
and the citv Improvements which are
10 follow will he told by Mayor I.o-
gan.
IL is not the Boosters club alone
which has shown the true boosting
spirit in regard 10 the celebration.
The Missoula band has Offered It's
services free Of charge and will not
only play during the meeting but will
give a concert in the onera house
from .:30 until the meeting starts
''Cncle Charlie" Harnois. with the
spirit which he has always shown
has offered the theater to the Boost
crs for the evening.
Grand Ball.
After the celebration is over the
Missoula band will give dance in
Elite hall in honor of the event.
The program. as prepared by p NJ
Reilly. president Of the Boosters club
was announced yesterday and is as
follows:
MUSIC ------r---- MISSOURI BAND
Opening af the Celebration ......
----.--r.--.-..-.-.---.- II. NJ. Reilly
Accepting the Bridge ..
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kings plan /" place most "f his per.
sonal and real property in control at
stock company To permit the i'll
hcritance To pass To- his daughters I'M
disturbed by scandals such as hats fai-
lowed the death of the queen.
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F ALL OF.RAMA
IS LATEST
REPORT
AN uNcoNFlRMED RuMoR SAYS
CITY HAS BEEN CAPTURED
BY ZEuAYAN FORCES.
BLOODY BATTLE FOUGHT

Information Reaching Maragua is to
Effect That Government Troops At
tackled Rebels Near Rama and That
the Engagement Was Attended by
Heavy Loss Of life-Marines Leave.
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Marines to Start.

New YORK, Dec l3.-At the marine
barracks in the navy yard here today
they were preparing lis marines for
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THE WEATHER

Today-Generallg Fair.
Tomorrow Fair.
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After the celebration is over the
Missoula band will give IA dance in
Elite hall in honor of the event.
The program. as prepared by p. NJ.
Reilly. president af the Boosters club.
was announced yesterday and is as
follows:
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Is merry II you trade Al
home.
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N. P. Car No. $4,000, Capacity $4,000 lbs

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The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-05
State Capitol Work

Littr Rock. Ark, Oct. D.
 What work was done on the new
 St1ta C1pito. bai ding during the 1 past week shows more than the work done there for severa, months. The reconstruct ton work has reached a stage where it shows though the stee. workers are sti,l ho, ding the work back as the task of taking out the CO., umns and putting in new ones, and the replacing of light beams with out tt airing out the entire frame work, Is tedious business and must be done SOW. All the beams of the first floor will be repainted in a few days and the concrete mixer can then start to work on the first floor. The forms for the columns and beams of the north wing have been paced and the concrete work can go ahead rapidly as soon as it starts. The columns are to be reinforced with stee rods and heavy wire hoops, where there was no reinforcing at Capito. Commission has decided to add another of the concrete mix CTS and D, ace it in the south wing of the bui ding. They figure that it would be cheaper to have two going than to have one to move back and forth. There is donkey engine running in the basement to operate the riveting machine, and there are two hoisting engin~ es. The two mixers will make live engines in the basement. In rein forcing the floors hollow t must be used. through which the iron rods will run. The s.owness of the stee, workers has caused the engineers at the building to undertake a rather nove. engineer ing feat. A false floor is being put just under the roof and the cover ing of the building will be torn off and replaced according to the spec
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-05
GREAT TRIUMPH OF
 AERIAL NAVIGATION
Wilbur Wright Successfully Demonstrates The Principles of the AeropIane at
 New York Yesterday Morning.

Now York, Oct. A. An aerop.ane roshed past the white dome of Grants tomb today, then turning rrocefuly in mid air over the Wat ore of the Hudson shot like fai- con mack to Governors Island, 10 mi,es away. Wilbur Wright of Dayton. O.. thus D aced his name in the rank with Hudson and Gulton today in one of the most spectacu- AT, feats in the history of aero nautics.
 Over the masses of warships, from whose decks the hOarse cheers of the sailors were borne up to him in his eevated seat, he few for 20 mi'es-1O miles up and 10 niles back. remaining in the air for 33 minutes and 33 sec- onds,, and lighting at the Aero drome without mishap,.
 During the flight business was at a stand still on all parts of Man hattan from which a view of his DpFlUTllldllCC " .to 1-d dD-t.
 Harbor craft shrieked their ap- pause, cheer after cheer swept up from the banks of the Hudson and baylor the Dayton aviator had made good crowning the avia- tor program of the Hudson-Fu.S < ton celebration with record.
 Wright started on his flight up the Hudson at 9 ;56 q. m., and fin- shed at exactly 10 ;29 ;33. He intended to improve upon his achievement of the morning. by making longer and more hazardous fight at sunset but the cripp'ing of his moter just as he was about to start in the ,ater at tempt dashed his hopes as wei as those of thousands who had as- semb'ed on Governors Island and a,ong the water front to cheer him.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-05
Great Apple Country

Spokane, Wash, Oct. B. This is something about big yie'd of ap- D es in the Wenatchee valley in Centra. Washington, where l.. w. Smith has an acre Of orchard that net S2OOO this season. The trees, nine years old. are of the Winesap variety. His holding is confined to four acres of barring trees which yielded S3,365 worth of fruit in 1908 and S3.5OO worth the pre- viors year. He has 102 trees bearing Winesaps which will yie'd from 1 2to 1a boxes Of 50 pounds each; A trees of Arkansas b acks averaging 12 boxes each, 40 Mann 10th R ack Twigs. each cropping from 10 to 12 ooXes and 40 trees bearing Ben Davis apples, which will yield not less than five boxes each. There are numerous small orchards in the same valley which made relatively good show rgs but none so high as the Smith tract. Severa, orchards in the YaNi'1r va.,eJ are also eXceptiona v large results but on the whO,h the crop in Washington, and in
 ct the Northwest, is short but the app'es are Of excellent color and size thus making up the losses by increase market prices.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-05
Dedicated Court House

Paris. Ark. Oct. D. With appro- priate ceremonies under the aus nices Of the Masons the new coun- ty court house was dedicated to- day. The day was genera v ob served as q holiday, farmers and visitors coming in from all parts of the county to attend the ce.e- bration. A free barbecue was a feature of the event. No one vii go away hungry. Gov. Donaghey is expected to deliver an address this afternoon. The court house when competed wi!l be one Of the finest in this part of the state.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-05
APPROPRIATED FORTY
 THOUSAND DOLLARS
The Quorum Court this Morning Uuani. mousIy Votes That Amount for
 a New Court House.

The quorum court resmed ses- sion this morning after an adjourn hlent yesterday afternoon which was most pleasantly spent as the guests of Judge Denman in the 9 inl-e trip to the iron bridge across the Litt.e Missouri River at McIn- tosh Buff. The justices express ed themselves as pleased with the work and that Nevada county ought to be proud of the structure.
 The most important business transacted this morning was the appropriation of $4O,OOO for the erection of new court house for the county. It is generally under stood that this amount is not sufficient to complete the struc- ture but will start work and the supplementary amount can De appropriated later.
 The reports of all the county of = ficers were approved.
 The following tax levees were made;
 State tax-6 34 nils. County Gcnera!,-3 1-2 mills Court House. 1-2 mills Road Tax-3 mills City of PreScOtt-5 mills Schoo' tax as voted.
 The appropriations were made as follows;
 Circuit Court, S3sOOO
 County Court, S3,OOO
 Justice Court, S1,5OO
 Boarding prisoners, $500
 Making Tax Books, S1 ,OOO
 Record Fund, S1O0 Support of Poor S7OO
 General expenses, Bridge, Road, etc., $500
 Court House, S4O.OOO
 The following justices were in attendance
 'abama--W. F. Ward
 A bany--B. F. Smell
 Boughton-J. c. Graham, W. G. Cornelius
 Caney-R. o Westmore,and.
 Emmet-G c. Legg, Georgia-J G. Rhodes. j.. !. Hirst, Jackson-W. G. Thompson, F. B. Jones. Leake-Not represented. Missouri-F. M. Smyth, c. R. | Andrews. JnO. B'Shers. | Parker-J. M. Huckabee, l.. G | Mitchell ed'and-J. F.. House, G. w. De- woody. | Fay y.or-GeO. $. Alder.
 Union-J. A. Parker, W. R. De woody.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-05
Wild West Show.

Announcement is made Of the ap- pearance in Hope on Oct. 12, of the 1O1 Ranch Req Wid West Show. the biz amusement adjunct of the famous 1O1 Ranch of B iss. Ok.a.
 Every member of th0 big traNe - ing amusement organization is 2 resident of the 100000 acres o, prairie Mi,'er Bros. own and oper ate. Their associate is Edward Arlington, long a well known ani distinguished figure in the circus wor' d.
 Tha Vii OTIS are undoIotad the most famous catt emen Of the great Southwest. There are three of them and they started with a homestead allotment of 160 acres when the Cherokee strip was opened to settlement. Joe Miller made the run and planted his flag of ownership on the banks
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-05

ifications of the new architect be- fore any of the floors are put on. The concrete workers will cOm- mence here first and will be well a,ong with the work before the end of the week, the large e.eva- tors taking the material to the roof almost as rapidly as if it was used on the first floor and base ment.
 There are two cracker columns in the north wing of the first floor and basement. and these will be rep aced without taking down any of the beams which they sup port. Many of the beams which are not to be removed are being shored W ith heavy iron D ates to give them sufficient strength.
 Brick ayers and stone masons are working on the was about the roof and a ,arge force Of car penters is employed in putting uI concrete forms. 1t is estimated that within the next three weeks there wi. ba 350 men inc udipg the convicts, at work on the bui d. ing The pay roll for last week was on'y a few dollars less thar S1 900;