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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
DIXON INTRODUCES
ANTI-LIQUOR
MEASURE
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Senator
Dixon presented in the senate to-
day an amendment to the Indian
appropriation bill, prohibiting the
sale of Intoxicating liquors on the
Flathead reservation lands for a pc
riod of 20 years. The amendment
also directs the secretary of the in
terror to withdraw lands for water
power and reservoir sites for the
purpose of irrigating reservation
lands.
General Warren arrived today
with the electoral returns of Mon
tana and explained to Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks that a broken arm
was responsible for his delay. He
discovered after his arrival, how
ever, that he had travelled all the
way to Washington forgetting to
bring with him, his certificate of
selection as messenger. The fine
which attaches to failure to de-
liver electoral returns on the date
set by law, will be remitted in the
case of General Warren because of
the fact that copy Of the returns
were sent by mail.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
Several Examined.

Washington, Feb. Interest in the
proceedings of the federal grand jury
which is inquiring into the alleged
libelous stories printed in the New
York World and the Indianapolis News
regarding the Panama canal purchase
was intensified today until 1t became
known, for the present at least, tha,
no evidence in the case would be pre-.
sented.
Three witnesses from New York We're
here today in response to subpoenas,
but after being questioned by Distric,
Attorney Baker, they were relieved of
the necessity of going before the jury.
This was also true of Captain ].
Angus Shaw, who on Friday last re-
fused to testify on the ground that he
might incriminate himself Several
persons occupying high positions in
the Press Publishing company an
swered to subpoenas to appear for the
examination. When they were con-
Quoted into the office of District Az.
torney Baker they were told that they
would not be taken before the grand
jury. After hearing their statements
today the district attorney decided
that it was not necessary for them
to repeat their statements before the
grand jury.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
ALL GROUND ALONG MISSOURI
RIVER IN MONTANA WITH
DRAWN FROM ENTRY.
NOTICE OF ACTION Given
Local Office at Helena Receives Com
munieation From Commissioner That
All Territory for Distance Of Two
Miles Back From Stream on Either
Side Is to BE Held in Reserve.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Helena, Feb. 1.-The local land office
today received an order from the COM
missioner of the general land office
withdrawing from entry all lands along
the Missouri two miles back from
either bank. The order follows:
on January IS. 1909, the secretary of
the interior on the exercise of his su-
pervisory authority. and with view
to the conservation OF the water re-
sources. withdrew from all forms Of
entry so that they may be available
for the benefit of the public in con-
neCtion with future development, the
following described land along the
Missouri river.
Then follows the lands withdrawn
and the letter closes as follows:
"A part of the foregoing described
lands are unsurveyed, but you win
make appropriate notation on your Of
flee records to show the withdrawal
thereof while unsurveyed, as well as
after the survey has been made.''
This order does not interfere with
any power plant under way or those
contemplated, for which permission
has already been secured, such as the
third dam at Wolf Creek, but in case
the contemplated plants were not COM
pleted and in operation within the
period provided for by law, the build
ers would forfeit the rights they al
ready have, and the public lands in
cluded within the power site would
come within the scope OF the present
order.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
ADMITS HIS COMPANY SECURED
MUCH LAND THROUGH "DUM-
NY" PURCHASERS.
DENIES UNLAWFUL INTENT
Montana Manager Of Big Lumber Com.
pany Relates Story Of How 1888
Acres of Valuable Timber Holdings
Wore Purchased From the State
Investigation to Be Lengthy.
Special to the Daily Missoulian.

Special to the Daily Missoulian.
Helena, Feb. 1.-The investigation
which is being made by the special
committee, of the land department af-
fairs. promises to be a prolonged one.
Two sessions were held today and the
prospects is it will be next week be-
fore the committee is ready to make
it's report.
The two important witnesses today
were George McRae, superintendent OF
the Northwestern Lumber company,
and G. W. Millet. Montana manager
for the julius Neill Lumber company
a Minnesota corporation. The latter
testified his employers had bought 49,
1853 acres from the state, paying $24o,-
900 for 1t, and his counsel informed
him, as did Register Schmit, that not
more than 160 acres could be decided
directly to any one person, and that
in consequence a number of names
were submitted, and later that these
transferred their holdings to the COM
pany. These dummy" purchasers
we're residents of Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Canada and Chicago.
Mr.. Millet insisted there was no in
tention to evade the law, but rather to
observe the rules of the land depart
ment He declared that throughout he
had acted on advice of counsel, and
that his company was only following
the precedent established. He said he
would be willing to recommend to his
company the return of the lands If
principal, interest, taxes and millsite
were refunded. McRae testified that
his company had cut perhaps 100000
feet of timber from the lands pur-
chased from the state at the time the
deal was made over which the COM
plants were filed with Governor Nor
ris by Edward Dickey. He said he es-
timated this timber to be worth from
$3.50 to 81 standing. He said that he
did not tell a homesteader named Bis
sell that the state would not realize 81
a thousand on the sale.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
DAMAGING EVIDENCE
IS GIVEN
WOMAN DECLARES MRS. HENRY
CONFESSED TO SETTING FIRE
TO HOTEL.
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
kalispelI. Feb. Ora Reeves and
Mrs, May Henry are again behind the
county Jail bars as the result of dam
aging testimony by Mrs. Holland, an
inmate of the county Jail. Mrs. Hol-
land has been in Jail since the shoot
ing of her husband at Essex, and. hav-
ing conversed with Mrs. Henry regard
ing the Columbia Falls arson case,
made known that she knew some dam
aging evidence against Mrs. Henry and
Reeves, but when brought to Justice
Rice's court to testify Saturday after
noon she denied any such knowledge.
Late Saturday afternoon after leav-
ing the court house, however, her con-
science, as she put it, began to hurt
her. and she again appeared at the in
stance of County Attorney Stevens
and divulged the whole story, as she
claims Mrs. Henry related 1t to her.
She stated that the night the Gaylord
hotel was fired that Reeves bored the
hole in the wall, that bartender
whose name she did not remember ap-
piled the match and kerosene: that
Mrs. Henry had confessed to her hav-
ing been in the company of these gen.
tlemen in mems attire, and that it was
she that fired the oil with the torch.
Bail of $4,000 each could not be fur
nished, and they are still boarding
with Sheriff O'Connell.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
WHITE GIRL MARR|ES
A CH|NAMAN
HELENA NURSE Is Welded TO
CELESTIAL AND TAKES UP
ABODE IN CHINATOWN.
special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Helena, Feb. 1.-Yee Hoe Joe, a
Chinese cook, and Miss Margaret Gill
lett, trained nurse, born in England,
but who has been resident of Helena
for a year, were married here today
by a justice of the peace. After the
ceremony the Chinaman took his bride
to Chinatown. The woman Is 20 and
the Chinaman 39. She has been ac-
credited with more than the average
intelligence and has nursed in the best
families in town. 1t was while so
employed on the west side that she
met the Chinaman, who was cooking
at a neighboring house.
Yee Hoe Joe appeared at the JUS
tice's office wearing a frock coat and
high hat, while his bride was at
tired in a silk wedding gown and car
ried a bouquet of roses.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
Pulitzer Is Ready.

New York, Feb. 1.--Several Witness
es were present today ready TO testify
before the federal grand jury here in
the investigation which is being made
into alleged libels in the New York
World relating to the Panama canal
purchase. None were called before the
investigation body today however, all
being informed that their presence
would not be required until tomor-
row as other cases were being consid-
cred by the grand jury.
J. Angus Shaw, secretary of the
Press Publishing company, will be
here tomorrow and it is understood
that he will be called as q witness
Mr. Nicoll. counsel for the World, said
that no one who might be indicted
could be expected to answer questions.
Joseph Pulitzer, president of the
Press Publishing company, came to the
city Sunday night. 1t was said that
his presence at this time was on ad-
vice of his counsel. He said that he
will be here ready for any call that
may be made on him, either by the
government or by District Attorney
Jerome.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
ARMED WITH INFORMATION.

Special to The Daily Missoultan.
Kalispell, Feb. Hon. James K
Lang, for nine years clerk Of the dis
trict court here, at present largely In
terested in the Eureka bank. left this
morning for Helena to look after the
that Eureka people are not in favor
of division. but IL II does come he Is
armed to the teeth with information
taken from the county records. espe-
cillay the assessment figures. that can
not but convince anyone Of Eureka's
claims to be county seat Of the new
county of Kootenai
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
EXPLAINS SCHEME.

Washington. Feb. 1.--Secretary of
the Navy NeWberry today explained
to the senate committee on naval af-
fairs the reorganization scheme
which he is putting into effect in con-
nection with a recent circular.
He said that he is not for a general
staff for the navy such as the general
staff army corps, nor does he ap-
prove of any staff which might come
between the secretary and president
or the secretary and congress.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
NEW TRIAL ORDERED.

Washington, Feb. LIN an opinion
by Justice Peckham the supreme court
of the United States today finally de-
cided in favor of Crawford in the case
of William Gordon Crawford, agent
in washington for the Postal Device
& Lock company, who with others,
was sentenced to prison terms by the
courts of the District Of Columbia on
the charge of defrauding the govern
ment in 1902, in connection with ir-
resularities of the postoffice depart
ment. Justice Peckham directed new
trial
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
TAKEN TO PENITENTlARY.

Chicago, Feb. Herman Billik,
after two years Imprisonment in the
county Jail, during which period he
has five times been respited from
death on the gallows, was taken to the
Joliet penitentiary today to begin a
term of life Imprisonment for the muir
der of Mark Vzral. The death SEN
tence of Billik was commuted to life
Imprisonment by Governor Deneen. 1t
was the first time in two years that
Billik had been outside the Jail walls
He expressed confidence before his
departure that he soon would receive
complete freedom
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
QUAKE At MONTREAL
FR|GHTEAS PEOPLE

Montreal, Feb. 1.-Shortly before 2
o'clock this morning a strong earth
shock followed the slight one that oc-
CURED before midnight, and number
of people who had been aroused by
the first tremor were badly frightened.
In the west end, where the shock
seems to have been the most felt,
number of people prepared to leave
their homes, but as the disturbance
was not repeated the excitement soon
quieted down.
The quake was not recorded on the
seismograph at McGin university.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
MUST GO TO JAIL.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Kalispell, Feb. 1.-Advice from Som
ers by telephone state that Henry
McGovern was tried in Justice loves
court last Saturday for having thrown
a live dog in the furnace at Somers
Lumber company's camp No. / some
time ago, and that he was given
Jail senterc ce of 80 days. McGovern, as
1t will be remembered, threw one Of
the dogs into the furnace and was in
the act of throwing in another when
a fellow employe stopped the pro-
cneding.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
COLDF|ELD SALOON
HELD UP AND ROBBED

Goldfield, New, Feb. 1.-Three
masked men held up the Mohawk sa-
loon, one of the biggest establishments
of the kind here. and got away with
s3,417 early this morning. They have
not yet been captured. Entering the
front door III Indian file with guns
drawn they lined up about 20 men who
were in the place. Then one of them
went behind the bar tapped the cash
register, got a key to the safe, took
all the bank roll and coin sacks he
could find and walked out of the sa-
loon, while the others covered his re-
treat. None of those who were lined
up were molested. Deputy sheriffs are
working on the case. but have no
clew.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN SUM-
MoNED TO APPEAR BEFORE
FEDERAL GRAND JURY.
IS WANTED IN LIBEL CASE
Prominent Politician Will Be Called
Upon to Tell What He Knows About
the Panama Canal Scandal--Pulitzer
Is in New York Ready to Respond
When Wanted by Authorities.

Buffalo Feb. Norman +. Mack
has been subpoenaed to appear tomor-
row before the federal grand jury at
New York, which is considering the
case of the worlds charges against
President Roosevelt and others of ir-
regularities in the purchase of the
Panama canal strip.
The subpoena was served upon Mr..
Mack today. 1t is understood thar Mr..
Macks connection with the case Is as
chairman Of the national democratic
committee. The subpoena calls for
Mr.. Mack's appearance before the
grand jury tomorrow.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
STEAMER is OVERDUE.

Philadelphia, Feb. There is con-
siderable anxiety over the German
steamer Marie Rickmers, now 81 days
out from Greenock, Scotland, and more
than 10 days overdue. The anxiety is
made all the greater by the fact that
terrific storms have swept the At
lantic lately. The ship is under the
command of Captain A. Rupp, and car
ried crew of 32 men. She has no
cargo but is to load case oil here for
Japan.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
ENTITLED TO PENSIONS.

Washington, Feb. ALL widows of
veterans Of the civil war, the war with
Mexico and Indian wars will be en-
titled to receive pensions at the rate
of $12 month, II bill passed by the
senate today is favorably acted upon
by the house. Under the law Of June
27. 1890, no widow Of a veteran who
was married to the veteran on that
date Is entitled to q pension.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
STEAMER WRECKED.

Melbourne, Feb. 1.-The British
steamer Clan Ranald is a total wreck
near Edithburg and the captain and
vice president Of the company includ-
ing a number of the crew were
drowned. Eighteen members OF the
crew, including IL coolies, were
picked up.
The Clan Ranald was struck by a
heavy sea yesterday afternoon and
rendered unmanagable. After being
driven ashore she turned turtle.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
DELAYED STEAMER ARRIVES.

New York, Feb. 1.-The American
liner st. Louis arrived here today two
days overdue from Southampton and
Cherbourg She had been delayed by
broken rudder
Permission to dry dock the st. Louis
at the Brooklyn navy yards If neces-
sary was received by the American
Line officials today. The vessel, 1t was
stated, would be examined by a driver
when she reached her pier
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
HARVESTER COMPANY
WILL PAY ITS FINE.

Topeka, Feb. 1.-The International
Harvester company will pay the fine
of $4,000 assessed against it by the
district court of Shawnee county and
approved by the Kansas supreme court
for violating the Kansas antitrust
law. 1t was generally expected that
the company would appeal the case
to the United States supreme court,
but as no such motion has been filed,
it is pointed out by the attorney gen.
eral that the company intends to pay.
Within few days the district court
will be asked by the Kansas attorney
general to collect the fine.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
LEASES SAMUELS HOTEL.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Wallace, Feb. ii. A. Themes of
Spokane has leased for 10 years the
Samuels hotel, the finest hotel building
in the Coeur d'Alenes, owned and for
merly operated by H. F. Samuels, own
er of the Success mine. Mr.. Themes
will take charge of the property today,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
JUDGMENT By DEFAULT.

New York, Feb. Judgment by de-
fault was directed by Justice Platzk
in the supreme court today in favor
Of John w. Gates in an action to re-
cover $131,355 on promissory note
from Charles w. Morse, the banker
who is now in the Tombs prison pend
ing an appeal from his conviction for
violation of the federal banking laws.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST.

Canton, China, Feb. 1.--At least 200
lives We're lost in a fire which oc-
CURED today in a fleet of flower
boats, The charred bodies of ITS peo-
pie have been recovered.
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CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
THE WEATHER

Today-Fair; Colder.
Tomorrow-Fair.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-02
PEOPLE THINK

OF your store as your I'D rep
resents IL. Make II alive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05
NEGRO SUSPECT
 IS UNDER ARREST Officers Make Important Cap
 ture At Meridian HELD ON MURDER CHARGE Ed Palmer, the Negro, Is Accused of Being One of the Murderers of
 pr. Foscue of Demopolis,
 Killed Four Years Ago.
HELD ON MURDER CHARGE

Meridian, February 4.-(Special.) )-Po1ice Officers Knapp and Thompson today made what is expected to be a most important arrest when they took into custody Ed Palmer, alias Ed Williams, negro who is believed to be the third one of three negroes who three or four years ago as- sassinated pr. Frank s. Foscue a prom inent practicing physician of Demopolis
 The arrest was made upon informa- ton from the officers at Demopolis, who had secured information that the long sought negro was in Meridian. Officer Knapp, who at one time resided in De- mopolis, and who was familiar with the murder of Dr. Foscue, and who also ing the wanted man when he learned that Palmer was hiding here
 Palmer at the city jail tonight refused to discuss the charges against him, re- membering indistinctly the facts of the assassination. Dr. Foscue was one of the leading men of Demopolis and it was his custom every morning and afternoon to take a walk alone from his office to what is known as the Vault cemetery In some way it got whispered about among the negroes at Demopolis that he carried large sums of money on his person, which he took to the cemetery and buried from time to time.
 Palmer and two other negroes are al legged to have waylaid him and the muti- lated body of the physician was found next morning where he had been butch- cred. Two of the negroes were appre- hended and hanged after conviction. The Alabama officers have been ever since pursuing Palmer, with the result that he was located today
 Palmer resided in Meridian before going to Demopolis, having a police history here. He knocked Engineer Hal East burn, employed in the yards of the Mo bile and Ohio, in the head with a pick and Eastburn lay for days fighting death. From Meridian Palmer fled to Demopolis, soon after which the Foscue murder was committed. ..
 The Retail Merchants association, through representatives, had a conference today with Mayor Parker with reference to enforcing the peddling ordinance so as to apply to the wagons of the Standard oil company. The existing ordinance pro- vides that peddlers shall not stop longer than one minute for the delivery of goods, and the local Merchants association claims that the Standard wagons violate the law and thus practically control the retail oil business in Meridian as against the merchants, who handle the products of the Gulf Refining company. which lat ter concern sells through merchants. Mayor Parker was advised that a formal petition would be laid before the city boards
 Tax collections for the city of Meridian for the year 1908 show a decrease of S2s,- GOO under the amount collected by City Tax Collector J. D. Harwell for the pre- vious year. In all the total collections for 1908 during the three months in which the books were open amounted to s165.- 367 while for the same period last year the amount collected was $1SS,O0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05
ONE CENT 4 WORD.

RATEs-one ceat a word a dnyJ no nd. taken for less than 25 cents for nrss insertion. Cash must accompany every order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05
Store Is BurqIarized.

Columbus, Ga. February 4.-(Special)- Last light about Il o'clock the store of the Methv1n Hardware company was bur glarized and quite successful haul was made. Entrance was effected through the rear door of the building, by boring into 1t with an augur. The burglar or burglars made away with eight or ten valuable pistols, a number of handsome pocket knives and probably some other articles of less value. It appears that whoever it was that entered the store were more or less familiar with the location of the things they wanted and the arrangement about fastening the door through which they entered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05
DRAWN BACK TO
 SCENE OF CRIME

Dur''n. Ga, February 4-Drawn by some irresistible impulse to return to tho scene where he killed man when he was 15 years old, Manly B. Tripp, after roam ing over good portion of the world for ten years, today surrendered to the sheriff of Laurens county. For some days he has been here, and was an interested spectator in the court house during trial. He was not recognized until he voluntarily surrendered He was a well known youth and is prominently con nected He shot James Hood down on the street in 1899. He escaped, and efforts to capture him failed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05
French Exports Decline.

Paris, February 4.-Revsed figures pre- pared by Frank H. Mason, the American consul in Paris and officially announced today show that French exports to the United States in 1908 aggregated s91, ,776,- 65S, a decrease of $36. .2S6,994, as compared with 1907. This serious falling off was due to the serious stringency of the United States, where people went without the luxuries supplied by France. The de- crease in paintings alone amounted to more than $2o OO0,OOO and in fancy goods to almost $4000,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05
HELP WANTED.

EDGCATfONALCWanted, young and middle-aged people to prepare for posi- tions as stenographers, bookkeepers and telegraph operators at salaries of from $50 to $50 per month Positions guar anteed. Twenty-hrst annual winter term now open. Call, write or phone for full information. Wheeler Business College, 19O91k to 19171k First avenue. 1-S-fri-su-tf salesman; woman sten- ographer, city job now open; drivers, dairy and farm help; traveling sales man, clothing, hardware: advertising stocks and bonds. 45S Hood Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-05

FOR SALE-S9O00; new brick veneered 9-room residence with hardwood floors upstairs and downstairs. Furnace, two servants rooms, large basement eastern exposure, ali street improvements, blocks east of 20th street We can ar range terms. Weakley & Rosenstihl.
 2l13 1st avenue. Z-3-4t