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fact, not one single filing has been at
sites since the original order Of with
drawal in January, 1893.
More Discrepancies Noted.
The story as TO the 15.00O acres in
Montana circulated by publication I'm
the newspapers, when presented by
Governor Pardee, was reduced to los
acres near the Missouri river in Mon
tana, or four tracts Of 30 acres: and II
now turns out from examination Of
the records that these filings were refill
ings o. entries made ten years before.
that the reflings were made on June H.
1863 more than two weeks after the
withdrawal of the water power sites
in Montana, and that the four tracts
Of 40 acres each filed upon had no
water power sites on them at all
II further appears from a report Of
the director of the Geological Survey
that the order of withdrawal of Janu-
aiy 1853, was hastily made by town
ships and by reference to Inadequate
maps: that it included large areas not
within miles OF any river or stream.
and that II failed TO include many val
liable water power sites in the immedi-
ate vicinity. From the same reliable
source IL Is learned that under the with
drawals made by your department from
time 10 time, beginning in May last
there arc row withheld from settlement.
awaiting action Of Congress, 50 per cent
more water power sites than under
previous Withdrawals, and that this has
been effected by a withdrawal from set
tlement of Only one-fifth OF the amount
Of land.
IN connection with the same charge
weight has been given to the fact that
fr "a Prs ffrrH
tracts made by the Reclamation Service
Win nOmesteaders and entrymen, hv
which certificates were issued to entry
men for work done and material fur
nished with a view to enlarge the
projects Of the reclamation bureau. You
brought up the question Of the legality
Of such certificates I'm a cabinet meet
ing and we're directed to submit il 70
the Attorney General
Officer Decides Fairly.
That officer has. very properly. in
my judgment, decided that il is at vari-
ance with an explicit prohibition in
the reclamation law to issue such GER
tificates. The fundamental mandate
Of that law is that no project shall be
entered upon until there IS money
enough in the reclamation fund to pay
for the project or the part thereof con-
tracted for.
The certificate system Is in fact
system for borrowing labor and mate
rial and making the Government u
debtor TO intending settlers, a system
that is inhibited by law and cannot
but result ultimately IN disaster. OF
course. those who have accepted such
certificates for labor and material in
good faith ought TO be recompensed.
and I shall ask from Congress at the
next session special relief for them.
Meantime, the work Of reclamation
should be carried on wherever funds are
available with all the dispatch possible
and 1 am assured that this is being
lone / hope that after you have made
investigation IF AL the recla-
nation work and looked into the f.
nances Of the undertakings you viii be
able 10 make a report TO Congress
moving exactly what has been done.
what ought TO be done, and what ad-
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oiuonal legislation, If any. is needed
| ana ought 20 be passed TO further this
! great and imDOrtant Mork
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HOW OLD Is SALLIE2

WILMINGTON. Del, Sept. 1s.-Franl0
c. Nahf and Miss Sallie II. Raysnider.
both Of Tamadua, Pa, were married
here by Rev. T. H Webster, pastor Of
Asburv Methodist Church. The couple
first applied 70 Rev. George l. Wolfe.
but when the girl said she only thir-
teen years old he refused 10 marry
them. When they found Rev. Webster
the girl evidently remembered her first
experience, for she insisted that she
was eighteen years 81 age.
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WITNESS AGAINST BROTHER.

ELKTON, Nd, Sept f6-To be used
as witness against his brother, Scott
Johnson, charged with the NcAllister
murder, Elmer Johnson. Of the Tick
Ridge section, was lodged IN the county
jail here. The alleged confession made
b. Scott Johnson when, he was being
brough' here from California by Sheriff
Hager dives not agree with stories told
by Elmer Johnson and a third brother,
James. who was arrested as an accom-
p,ice soon after the murder.
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RETURN AFTER FIFTY YEARS

UTICA. Sept. 1s-Fifty years ago Mr..
ard Mrs John B. Ryder. Of San Fran
cisco. were married near here They i'm
mediately went West, where they have
prospered- Today they are back and al
Bags Hotel here, and have been hold
ing a reception to friends OF their youth
One hundred and ten old acquaintance
or distant relatives have been fouud
and to them was served an elaborate
luncheon. Mr.. and Mrs Ryder viii re-
turn to San Francisco next week.
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FLEECED ON OF S1 .o5o.

BERLIN, Sept. 16-Dr. Lucfan Laud-
~, OF New Orleans, was fieeced out OF
$1,000 BY two men IN this city today.
The doctor met a Well-dressed. az
fable Englishman In Inter Den Linden.
They started for walk. Soon after. a
man. hurrying. past, dropped a fat wal
let The doctors companion returned Il
TO its owner, who insisted that both
men 90 into a cafe with him They
die and the doctor was taken IA BY
the usual confidence game program
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CONNECTICUT VALLEY
RAIDED BY BURGLARS
Gang Breaks Into Five Railroad
Stations-Scared Away by
StOrekeerer.

CFNTERBROOK, Conn, Sept IA
gang Of burglars terrified the lower
Connecticut Valley early today, broke
into FIVE railroad stations. beginning at
Arnold's, and wound up with a sensa-
tional attempt to blow the safe n the
general store and postoffice of W. J..
Prann. OF Centerbrook.
Here they were discovered by the pro-
prietor and after firing three shots at
him. one OF which narrowly missed his
mead, they made their escape without
securing any goods or money.
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RAIDED A COINERS DEN.
Prisoner Braks About sis Junk" but
SAYS He Put None OF II Out.

Secret service men yesterday broke
into the fat at l24 and 126 Wallabout
street. Brooklyn. where Joseph Burns
and Ralph Rubens. who are locked up in
Newark on a charge OF carrying burglars
tools. had been living. and conhscated
an outfit for making counterfeit coin.
After complaints had been made against
the prisoners before United States Com
missioner Benedict in Brooklyn Detective
Henry, who is connected with the Gov
ernment secret service. went before
Commissioner Jones' in Newark and made
oners to New York.
Burns. who is also wanted at Sing Sing
prison to serve fifteen months Of a seven
and half year term, was picked up on
suspicion. He was imprisoned in New
to have been made by him caused the
arrest OF Rubens in a Newark furnished
room house ON Tuesday morning.
When Burns learned yesterday that his
rooms had been raided he smiled and said
that he guessed they had the goods on
him. He declared that IL he could get
out OF the Sing Sing sentence by going
to the Federal prison IN Atlanta, Ga !.
he'd he glad. as he dreaded the thought
81 Sing Sing after the six years he spent
there
-Rubens isn't in on the junk game.
said Burns. Il was alone in that. He
rented the fat. but I had him do that 80
that no one would know me. i think the
secret service men will be willing to let
me down light il hand up my formula.
for l am willing To bet il IL the best they
ever heard OF.
Il intended to make the metal for my
junk out OF tin, bismuth. copper and
aluminium. | didn't have a chance to
put any OF the coins out. l learned the
formula | intended TO use from some
prisoners in Sing Sing
Burns is also known as Joseph Edwards
and william B. Travis. He is 2s years
old and waiter by occupation. Rubens's
alias is George Moore
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NEW PARK FOR HIGHLANDERs.
Rumor That They WIN Soon P,ay NJ
kingsbridge.

II was rumored yesterday that at the
expiration of the lease on American lea gue
Park AZ Broadway and ieoth streetH the
Hiahlsnders would be moved to new home
near Broadway and 22Sth street. kings
bridge. IL was said that President Frank
J. Farrell Was about ready to close deal
for plot OF ground at the latter site. hut
as Mr Farrell could not be found il was
i'm possible to verify the report
The new grounds, II they turn out 10 be
sure thing. are on the line Of the subway
and can also be reached by the New York
Central from Forty second street and the
}onksrs branch running north from the
AZ a., a sort Of line on the projected sroupd
Gittermsn Of ninety -one lots in the Kings
bridge sectIon He sold for the Barney
about thirty four lots on Exterior. street
AZ 275th street and kinssbridse road. For
Daniel f.. Seybel he sold twenty-eight
lots on the north eide Of 235th street
Real Estate compsny. he trsnsferrcd ans MTsisa tse
block front on the east side OF Broadway
from .27eth TO 227th streets. about twenty
nine lots.
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SAVED THE PRESENTS.
4 osnan nsy Worried Ills Parents by Re.
turning 20 Burning House.

A fourtecn-year-o boy took hi q
qnhsnces last night in a fire that destroyed
Dc biggest part OF two frame dwellings
ct 50 and IS fremont avenue. The Bronx,
10 an effort osave his own and his sisters
Christmas toys.
The boy was Hardy Moulton, son Of
Robert Moulton. living with his wife and
four children on the first floor Of the house
at s.. Charles Glendhin lived with his
wife snd three children on the second
jhoor. The other house. So. was occupied
by Frank Delenberger, a retired furrier,
and his family.
The fire started in the basement OF De-
lenberger's house from an overheated
furnace. Hardy MOulton saw the flames
coming out Of the basement windows and
warned Delenberger's son, who was alone
Ia the house. and then saw that his own
family and the Glendhills got out Of So.
; After the fire had got a good start on
- Hardy's eight-year-old sister Ruth
began to cry because her doll, which she
had nor seen but which she knew was
in the house, would be burned. Hardy
disappeared and soon his mother had
the fremen looking for him. Then he
showed up on the roof of the porch, his
sxms laden down with the Christmas
bundles Of the whole family. fireman
put . ladder up to the porch roof. where
the flames already were coming from the
windows close behind. and took down
the boy and his packages.
The loss OF the two buildings was put
BY the police at about 5000.
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JACKSONVILLE RACES.
Nico, Scores HIS Fir st win of the Meeting
on Question Mark.

JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 24.-The feature Of
the card at Moncrief Park to-day was
handicap for all ages, at six furlongs, and Il
was won by the Carman entry. Question
Mark. on which Nicol rode his nrst winner
OF the winter. He kept the horse in a good
position to the final furlong, where he sent
him to the front and he won going away
The favorite. Jack Parker. ran a dull race
in the first part but closed strong and I'm
ished third.
Johnny Tsral, son OF the famous rider.
Fred Taral. had his first mounts in this
country to-day when he rode Tony B. and
Pedigree. Both horses were completely
outelassed and Tarsl had no chance TO show
his ability. Hogg, who was restored to
mounts. Jockey Red. Who '% was .'s set ssse down
stated last night and rode ssraples to VIC
f,rst Rsce--Six furlongs-Red Dow. 100 Geld
sieinl, to 1. won: sandy Inn. 100 Page. Q 10 s.
Ss at aT'ensaEs s.ass~.y Il. T9ss T.po Is S s,
Roc Srs Tony ; and Asss Guard sSs si:o n.so' 1sn
I,e second; Mr. s%&5iy. iC5 tPsssS: p !. ihira
beschy and Brisr1s also ran. .'''''' N" e''"'
Third Race-sx and half turlongs-Ethon, III
= yo 1, second; Grand Dame, 10. SGsns,. TO 70 /.
third Time, rs, Pedigree. Roseboro. Carthage,
Fourth RsceHsiI fIrionss~oSestion Mark. 100
lNicoD. TO I. won; Booger Red. los Musgravcl.
third Tme iisss sinfran and Amofei also ~ ran. r.
rim Race-Sevcn furlongs-P!nto. ITO pow
TO !, second; PocomoRs. 1 los Page az 0anson so
third. Time. t:,s +S Jack Baker. Cowcn and
N1ih Rscs-one mile and si1tesn,h-si.
ynecspn; ioe .sereenl: 20 / won; Css,,ewood, Iis
! 20 j, ihird Time. isi Gberon. GocSnSa and
Paradise Queen also ran.
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stormy Meeting Of Esscx County RE-
ft publican Committee.

After. one OF the storiniest sessions ever
held in the rooms Of the Essex county
Republican committee. Chairman Alfred
N. Dalrymple was reelected last night
for another year. He received 1872 votes on
the first ballot to 5eS for Col. Austin Col
gatas the New Idea candidate. and 81 for
Major Carl Lentz. who ran Independently
George +. Brandenburg was temporary
chairman.
The excitement reached such a high
pitch at one time that il looked as though
there would be a riot. The trouble
started just as the roll was to be called.
when Major Lentz arose to make motion
10 have tellers appointed. As he did
so a majority OF the delegates in the hall
jumped to their feet, and there were
charges OF fraud and threats OF violence.
Chairman Dalrymple called for order
and the motion was carried.
Major I1entz selected Second Assistant
Prosecutor Frederick NJ. Dehlbach to
represent him. Col. Colgate appointed
Starr J. Murphy OF Montclair; and Chair
man Dalrymple had Recording Secre-
tary Daniel Cavan look after his interests.
More excitement arose when an attempt
was made to record the vote OF Adam
kraushaar. keeper at the Essex county
jail. who was not present: IL was ex-
planned that he had been ordered to report
for duty last night, and the county chair
man said the reason for Kraushaars
absence would be made known later
kraushaar when interviewed AZ the jail
said that Major Lentz had used influence
with Sheriff William Harrigan. Demo,
crst TO have the night watch at the jail
shifted and Kraushaar was ordered to
report for duty.
After the election Dalrymple was called
upon for Q speech and he took advantage
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PERCY GORMAN HURT.
Thrswn From Coupe while Trying Out
New Team.

Y Percy German OF the firm OF German
Bros. horse dealers on 23Oth street. was
hurt In a runaway yesterday afternoon.
He was trying out new pair that had
come 70 him in a recent lot. The team
was hitched to a coupe and German
drove them across 230th street to Broad
way. There the noise Of the elevated
subway trains got on the horses nerves
and they set into a gallop.
German held on as they ran up Broad
way. but at 2S5th street the coupe eswerved
into an elevated pillar and there was a
smaShup. The horse dealer fell to the
ground with a broken arm and bruises
on his face and body. The horses kept
on. leaving the wreck OF the coupe behind
them. block further on William Jock
awin Of s5s2 Broadway tried TO head them
Oh. He got in their way and was thrown
70 the pavement with a cut on his head
and q bruised face.
i Al 24zd street fireman in uniform ran
along beside the galloping pair and threw
himself against the shoulder of one. He
caught q grip on the flying reins and held
'cc al he stopped them. He refused to
give his name.
German was attended by DR.. Block of
Fordham Hospital and was taken to his
home. at si23 Sedgwick avenue. The
Bronx. Jockawin was sent to Fordham
Hospital
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ArnOlh-EOnfiA.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2i.-Bion J. Arm old, mem
ber Of the Board OF Traction Supervising
Engineers. IL returning to Chics go with
his bride. formerly Miss Margaret Latimer
Fonda of New York. Tn ey were married
at the home of DIR. James B. Wasson, rector
of the st. Thomas's Episcopal Church, New
York. Mrs. Arnold In a Canadian by
birth and descendant of the old English
family Of latimer, She has spent much
time in En- gland. but has lived In New York
her time to charity work in connection
with st. Thomas's Church She In a member
Of the Rubinsteln Club OF New York and OF
the Imperial Daughters of the British
Empire. She has lived at the Hotel Sey-
mour. ~ West Forty-hfth street. for six
wears
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.EIRECRACKERS IN THE JUNGLE.
BUFFALO JONES WILL SCARE
BEASTS, THEN DAG ,EM.

A8-Rtking Cowp0ys 20 Africa 90 Catch
Animals Alivo-Says He'll Cross
Zebras with Horses to Work Cotton
Plantations, and Zebus with Bison.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 24.-If only the
zebras and the gnus and the hartebeests
OF Africa which have escaped the Roose-
welt expedition could hear OF it in time I
take to the timber they might miss the
most exciting period OF their lives.
Charles j. Jones. Buffalo JONES'" and his
expedition will sail from New York on
january with a plan to rope every
animal in the country that bobs it's head
out OF the brush.
Mr.. Jones' and party passed through
Kansas City to-day on the way to New
York. He is taking two cowboys OF long
experience. The expedition will have
ten cow horses. trained to the tricks Of
ropine. and twelve dogs that have driven
many a mountain lion out of its lair
Marshall d. Loveless. Rustler' Love-
lsss OF Roswell. N. NJ. and James Means
Of Las Vegas are to go with u.s." Mr..
Jones said. my horses are the best
Of their kind in the country The dogs
are half bloodhound and half foxhound.
- sNcc b"hbhcos anu
endurance. They never quit on trail.
and they'll tackle any lion or member
Of the cat tribe that lives.
The expedition has two objects. To
capture animals alive as have captured
them In our own country. for show pur-
poses, and to get certain animals for cross
breeding with the native stock.
- We shall be armed for emergency.
but no bullets will be used except to save
our lives. We shall have no negro drivers.
Cannon hrecrackers viii be used to drive
we shall lasso them. My first ambition
b 70 bring back several zebus TO cross
with bison on my ranch.
The 1ebu has been successfully cross
brsd as I intend to do IT, The result
y larger animal than the buffalo or
eny cattle. with a robe that il magnificent
The boef Of this animal is eaten in France
and . mulch liked
II shall try TO catch a number OF zebras
10 work on Southern cotton plantations
They will be crossed with the hardest
horses- The xebra's ability to work in
high temperatures will make il valuable
here. The wild hog. too. is interesting
Col. Roosevelt says il eats grass and
crosa with our Berkshire and Poland
chins. to feed on alfalfa and buffalo
Mr. Jones win have a moving picture
outfit 90 that every capture will be au-
thsntic.
4 II don't propose to take any risks" he
said. MY records will be incSntroverti-
be. and shan't have 10 submit them to
Copenhagen
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LOST A PIE
u So Apply TO Police OF West IzSth
street. bot Don't wait Too Long,

street. bot Don't Walt Too Long.
n the police OF the 125th street station
are not kind enough to deliver nineteen
minoe pies. classified as special Christ
mas size. one and a half feet in diameter
and three inches thick, at 81 each. nine
teen residents OF Washington Heights
and Harlem will have TO go without dessert
to-day. ,---.-...
At 10 O'Clock last night John Glynn a
driver Of a dry goods delivery wagon,
anne across a driverless express wagon
on Amsterdam avenue near 10th street.
Having several parcels to deliver he drove
on uptown. When coming down he again
met the express still without a driver.
Glynn tied the wandering horse and wagon
TO the rear Of his and drove to the police
station.
v-r There he told the police what had hap
pened and left the wagon in their charge
They searched IL and found nineteen minoe
pies. The wagon was labelled "O'Reilly's
Local Express" 1O43 Sixth avenue, but up
70 midnight the police had not been
able to locate o Reilly
The sun., 1909-12-25
BsIl.,cn Spa Post ONE. Robhe,.

BALsroN SPA, Dec. A.-Four men
cracked the safe in the post office at 2
O'Clock this morning and got away with
1850 In stamps and cash. With nitro :
glycerine the safe was broken open. and
20 great was the conclusion that the safe
door was blown clear across the room,
vreoking the,interior OF the Office. Every
window in the place was broken. Resi-
dents OF the vicinity who were aroused by
me explosion saw four men running away.
10 " believed that they escaped In an auto
mobile. as no trace Of them has been found.
The sun., 1909-12-25
skating.

Another series Of skating RACES for school
boys win take place this morning In the
St. Nicholas Rink. and the local boys will
against the fast skaters from such we'll
known out of town preparatory schools
as St, Paul. Pomfret and st. Marks. whoee
members are here for their annual hockey
100 pounds and seniors over that weight.
and will be open to boys Of the Public School
Athletic League and private elementary
IL charged and the prizes for the winners
are medals given by the ST. Nicholas Rink
mana cement
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Boys Fan to Make MIR. Roebllns Give Up.

TRENTON, N j.. Dec. 24.-Capt. Cleary
Of the central police station had to apply
the third degree to-day to make Frank
Schuman and John Bernstein. fourteen
year-old boys, confess that they had con-
to rob the home of Charles @. Roeblng
with a view Of securing some money for
Christmas. The boys told Mr.. Roebling
a plausible story about having heard two
men discuss a plan for effecting the rob-
berry. Instead Of the expected reward
Mr. Roebling turned the boys over to
the police for verifcation Of their story.
The sun., 1909-12-25
FORTNER GUILTY OF FORGERY.
HandIan's s0n-tn-l-aw Sentenced TO Tive
Years In Prison.

ST.. LOUIS. Dec. 2i.-The jury in the
case Of NJ. Dwight Fortner, son-in-law OF
Alexander H. Handlan. returned a verdict
tonight finding him guilty of forgery in
the third degree as charged and sentenced
him to two years in the penitentiary.
Fortner wept when the verdict was
announced. His wife. who had sat beside
him throughout the trial. was dazed.
A motion for a new trial will be argued
on Monday.
PoTtneT was extradited from France
on a charge that he had forged the name
Of Henry c. Tulley to a tl2 600 check that
r. A. Steer had given Tulley in a real
estate, deal here. where Fortner was the
real estate agent in the transaction.
The check was dated February ~ last.
Fortner disappeared at the time the
check was cashed.
The sun., 1909-12-25

Out: Prank O. Bogap's Captain Morris and
n9ndeEs2n. Mrs; 4. =. Cars9n's Tom o,DYn-
% p S:Hps sse. RHs ps. and ~, HlndSS sS
Flashing Blue. the Chelsea Stables Lothario
and Barney schrsibsr's vreeisnd.
Conrad stubenbord, a we'll known Coney
sSaville track by Curley Brown because OF
professional tlpster. made a statement re-
Gently renecting upon the methods OF
y certSin trainer. and when called upon for
charge. Stubenbord Is one Of a ooterie Of
Information purveyors" at the island who
were pioneers in this method OF securing
easy money.
:, At the oflces OF the Brighton Beach
noqnced that entry blanks for the 1910
" soaks programme pg recently announced are
entries win close on JSnnsry g. IL was
stated that the failure to name this date In
the stake announcement Inst week was dpe
be a clash between the Jockey Club and the
Brighton people was still In circulation
yesterdsy, but persons on the inside intis
q series of important conferences have. been
heid. The fact that Brighton helped the
ether saSs Trucks IN their attempt to defeat the
record and Tor that reason men high In the
governmsnt OF racing, Y Is thought. win
and dates Is granted % Without a fuss
James Butler and his family have Just
vacation. Mr. Butler Is one of the financial
packers In the new racetrack opposite FL
tiaso and ts anxious to make few persona
observations. The track cost nearly 5000,
900. II is said, and the meeting which began
on December I and has not been really
backs. When the Juarez track was pro
iected Il was believed that winter racing
In the United States was dead issue. but
WITH Jacksonville, Tampa and Oakland
all in full blast the plant In Mexico appears
TO be having an uphill fight.