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BRAVE O N IN
BURGLAR BATTLE

New York, Dec. 22.-Robbcrs who
struck down a watchman as they were
looting a store In Oyster Bay today
did not reckon with his wife, who was
following him. As a consequence OF
the woman's Interference. when the
fight was over one burglar was shot, a
second was unconscious and the third
was removing himself from the scene
so fast that he could not be over
taken.
Mrs. Richard Golden, wife of a Long
Island railway employe, was the
heroine of the ARRAY.
Golden started on a burglar hunt.
His wife followed, carrying a large
stick. Golden saw lights in Thompson
Bros. store and investigated. He found
three men working over the safe and
piling UP goods.
Hands up!" Golden yelled.
The men obeyed, but as Golden ap-
preached, n Of the robbers felled
him with a club and the three bounced
upon him. They had not seen the young
woman following. She struck down two
OF he robbers with her club and
stunned a third man who was Crap
ping with Golden.
Golden freed himself and fred at
the half stunned man as he rose and
turned to run. The robber fell with a,
bullet in his side. One of the others
recovered his senses and fed. When
Golden II another Waterman re-
turned from a vain pursuit they found
Mrs. Golden standing guard over the
unconscious man and threatening
with her club the wounded burglar.
who was attempting to rise.
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TWO MEET DEATH
IN ROAD WRECK

st. Paul. Mimi. Dec. 22..-The ST.
Paul men We're killed and a dozen
others sustained injuries in q collision
betWeen the westbound flyer on the
Belle Plain division of the Omaha rail-
road and an incoming freight train at
blakely. Mimi, at 1929 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
The dead aie:
JOE ZlNNELL, 81 years old, fireman
passenger train, who lived with his
wife and S-year-old boy at TIC Tus-
carora ST.
THREWALD TORGENSON, railway
mail CLERK. about 30 wears old, who
lived with his wife and baby on IAcgar
street, North Seventh.
The injured are:
Mail Clerk Thornton, residence on
Vonniinden street, who sustained con-
tusions OF h legs and other bruisee
about the body.
VIM. Bell, engineer Of the freight
train, 6S1. Randolph st, badly bruised
about the head: not serious.
Walter Trevis, 81 years old, ga Ran
dolph st.. fireman on the freight train;
face burned, taken to ST. Luke's hos
pital.
Edward Allen. conductor of the
freight train. fracture Of the collar
bone n skin burns.
Four other mail clerks and 16 pas
sengers We're not hurt so badly as to
necessitate their removal to the hos
pital.
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RACE SUICIDE FIGURES IN
BREACH OF PROMISE CASE

Topeka, Kan. Dec. 21.-The supreme
court OF Kansas has decided that a
woman who believes in race suicide
cannot recover in a suit for breach Of
promise.
Curry. He testified he was in love
with the woman, had discussed mar
riage with her and would have been
glad to make her his wife If she had
not told him she was unwilling to bear
the cares of maternity.
The court held 1t knew no form of a
there was no set form Of an oral pro-
posal Of marriage. While marriage
had been discussed. there was no evil
dence that the betrothul had been def
nitely made; hence when Curry found
that the joys of being a father could
not be realized he had ample ground
for stopping his attentions. the wo-
mar could not recover
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-23
BOMB IS EXPLODED IN
A NEW YORK TENEMENT

New York, Dec. 22.-An echo Of the
hatred held by Italian Black Handlers
for Lieutenant Petrosino, who was as
Fascinated in Italy. is believed to have
manifested itself in Il bomb outrage on
the east side here today.
Thirty families were thrown into a
panic when b bomb exploded in the
lower hallway Of a Prince street tene-
ments and report to the council for it's
action all matters requiring attention in
any department.
HE is therefore vested with as much
executive authority as in the mayor at
the present time and, in addition he is
made a member Of the city council and
required to perform the duties of a
member. He does not, however, have
the veto power that the present mayor
vested in tile citizens instead Of in
the mayor under the provisions of the
Law relating to the referendum"
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MORGAN IN CONTROL OF
MANY TELEPHONE LINES

Toledo. Ohio. Dec. Reimbursement
was made here yesterday that J.. p.
Morgan g. Co. are the purchasers of
two OF the Independent telephone prop
critics In which James s.. Bradley, IT,.
of this city. recently secured control.
Details of the deal and future opera
ions are not made EgSowF.soficialiy.
On authority from Morgan & Go. the
following statement was issued yester-
day afternoon by Clarence Brown, gen
eral counsel for the United States dong
distance) Telephone company and the
Cuyahoga Telephone company. Of
Cleveland:
"I am authorized by James S. Bradley.
jr., to announce that ]. P. Morgan e.
Co. have purchased for their own ac-
count a majority Of the stock of the
United States Long Distance and Cuya-
hoga Telephone companies. Further
than this no statement can be made at
present."
MI. Bradley admitted that he has per-
fected a deal for the independent plants
Of Columbus and Dayton, Ohio. An
nouncement as to these companies and
the New Long Distance company, the
Indianapolis Telephone company, of In
dianapolis, and the Toledo Home Tele-
phone company is Withheld for the
present, but the unofficial information
hat they have OF will be acquired by
Morgan 4 Co. is credited.
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sHlRTWAIsT MAKERS
IN THE QUAKER CITY
40 OUT ON STRIKE

Philadelphia, Dec. 22~.--Following the
example Of their sister workers in New
York, several thousand shirt waist
makers went on strike here today for
increased wages and better working
conditions. This is in accordance with
the program laid out at three largely
attended mass meetings held last night
by members of the Ladies' Garment
Makers union.
The strike, Which has been agitated
for some time, was determined upon at
a meeting of the strike committee of
the union last Saturday night. Their
action was ratified at the mass meet
ings last night.
Recognition Of the union and in
in wages amounting to 20 per
cent are demanded.
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MADR|z IS WELCOMED
BY NICARAGUAN MOB
zelaya's Chosen Successor Ar.
rives in Capital Amid Great
Acclaim.

MdhaGUa, Nicaragua, Dec. 22.-JOS0
Madriz. Judge of the Central American
court Of Justice at Carriage, who has
been put forward as a candidate for
the presidency to succeed Zelaya, re-
ceived an enthusiastic reception on his
arrival here yesterday. Long before he
reached the capitol Madrix was the OBJ
by delegations from various depart
ments and acclaimed all along the way
from Corinto to Managua.
At this place the crowds awaiting
the appearance of the candidate were
extraordinary. Troops and police were
out In force for the protection of Ma
driz, who proceeded on FOOT to a hotel,
through an almost inextricable mass of
people. the soldiers and detectives
breaking a way through the solid ranks.
pushing and throwing aside the fran
tic people. In front of the park there
were hostile cries against the attempt
Of the soldiers to clear the streets of
civilians. all OF them residents Of Leon,
which Is the home of Madriz. and the
stronghold Of the liberals, who favor
his candidacy. They whipped out re-
yolvers. brandishing them in the air.
They formed a compact mass around
Madriz, acting as his bodyguard and
escorting him to his quarters.
DR.. Madriz, though seemingly we'll
pleased at his welcome. made no
speech. Soon after he landed, he said
In an interview:
Il snail accept the honor which has
been offered me. 1 am not the candi-
date Of Leon, but l am the candidate
OF the entire republic. My chief con-
Germ will be to appeas the ancient sec
ttonalism which has divided certain To-
calities."
Some of the most prominent women
In Managua sent a petition to Henry
Caldera. the acting consul of the United
States here. Their names are signed to
a petition which sets forth the tortures
to which Zelaya's prisoners have been
subjected. and pitifully requests the in
~tervention Of the American ,goyern-
ment.
"Numberless prisoners says the Pc
tition," ave been tortured in their cells
in the prison, their families have been
without provisions, liberty has been
crushed, and patriots have been killed
In their efforts to end crime. extortion
and tyranny and to prevent the assas-
sination of Groce and Cannon
We implore you to bring the male
factor to justice, that his many crimes
may receive the punishment they de-
serve, and tina he be not permitted to
escape"
For weeks the associates and adher-
ents of Zelaya have been conducting a
reign of terror. Their chief victims
have been the best people in the coun-
try. Property has been confiscated,
fathers and sons imprisoned, wives and
daughters forced to submit to 3hspeak-
able putrages-dragged out to TAIL or
cruelty injured.
So appalling were the conditions that
q large committee of women met Sat-
urday and finally decided to submit
their plea to the representative of the
government whose warships are close
at h0nd. II IN NOT their Ovyn nrOfoo<ior
they seek, but the safety of those who.
in the last few days, have had courage
enough to rise in the public places and
denQunce Zelaya.
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ESTRADA PLEADS
FOR RECOGNITION

Washington, Dec. 22.--"Peace in this
country a only be assured by the
complete exclusion of Zelaya and his
followers. We will continue fighting
until this is secured In the name Of
liberty n of justice on our side we
ask you to recognize my government"
at the head of the revolutionary army
in Nicaragua. has been received by the
secretary of state. The telegram is
dated at Bluefi.lds, and was sent by
wireless from Colon.
In the same telegram Estrada says
that no change in the person Of Ze-
or by the congress he controls. will be
accepted by the majority of the Mica
raguan people allied to the revolution
list caISe.
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VIOLENT RACE WAR
Is ON IN ALABAMA: T.
NEGRO Is CREMATED

Montgomery. Ala. Dec. 3.-Barricading
themselves in a house. Will, Sheldon and
Clinton Montgomery, negroes, wanted for
the murder Saturday night OF Algernon
Lewis. q young white man. late yesterday
afternoon opened fre on q sheriff's posse
near Magnolia. Marengo county, wounding
four whites, two fatally. The house was
set on fire, ana Clinton Montgomery was
cremated. the other two being captured
when they dashed from the burning build
ing.
Ernest slade, one Of the four white men
shot by Clinton Montgomery. is fatally
injured and his death, which is expected
at any time. may serve to further fan the
fiame OF race hatred.
Search is being continued for Tom Mont
gomery. another Of the four brothers and
one Of the alleged murderers of AlRernon
Lewis.
Practically every negro resident Of Mag
nolia left here. The whites are well armed.
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FIERCE R,o1,Ne FREAKS
OUT IN ANOTHER CITY

Managua, Nicaragua. Dec. ga DEL
egation Of indictments arriving here
from Granada brings news of a DEM
onstration which occurred there Satur-
lay A crowd formed at the railway
station and forcibly released from Gus
OF Death to Zelaya!'' accompanied the
rioting.
The police mad a demonstration,
finally training a Maxim gun on the
rioters, several Of whom were arrested
while the others fled.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-23
1HAW LOSES IN the
HIGHEST TRIBUNAL
Supreme Court of the United
States Rejects His Petition
for Writ.

Washington, Dec. 2~2.-Justice McI<enna.
Of the supreme court of the, United States,
today denied a petition Of Harry X. Thaw.
for q writ Of error to the court Of appeals
Of New York in the case which Thaw
made an effort to obtain release from the
Matteawan asylum.
In that case a petition for a writ of ha-
beas corpus was denied, and the effect of
Justice McKenna's decision will be to
leave the decision of the court of appeals
~undisturbed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-23

SIOUX FALLS, s. D.-Utica, a thriy-
ing town in Yankton county, has or
ganixed a commercial club. f. ]. Fej-
far Is president, Michael McGlinnis vice
president, Mark Wertz secretary, F. A.
Wagner treasurer.
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Have Animated Discussion.

The consistory Of the university at a
secret session today received a prelim-
mary report covering the first stage of
the work of the committee which is
examining the North Polar records of
Or. Frederick A. Cook. An excited dis
cussion followed. The committee has
not completed its Investigations.
h report was presented by Rector
Torp, but its nature vas carefully
guarded from others than members Of
the consistory. The latter are pledged
to secrecy. 1t was admitted. however,
that the work thus far accomplished
provoked an animated debate among
the university officials. =
To the newspaper men Rector Torr
said:
The committees work is not yet fin
ished. I canno tell o long it will
continue. but 1 hope that the result can
be made public before New Years.
Both the members of the consistory
and the examining committee have
been forbidden strictly to make pub
lie anything regarding what has been
accomplished thus far by the investi-
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WOMAN OF HURON
DIES SUDDENLY

Huron, s. D., Dec. 23.-Margaret j.,
wife OF Colonel w. A. Lynch, q former,
resident Of Davenport. Ia, and q prom,
inent member OF the South Dakota
bar. dropped dead at the family resi-.
dence Sunday afternoon from conges-:
ton Of the brain. Colonel Lynch is alb.
sent from the city on business and had
not been located up to noon today. Mrs
Lynch was in usual health up to the
moment OF her death.
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PRESIDENT N0MlNATEs
NORTHWEST %P0STMASTERs

Washington. Dec. 12.-President Taft to-
day sent to the Senate the nominations
of the following postmasters:
VIM. Toomey, of Gettysburg; Chas. L..
Smith. of Andover; Alex w. Paulson, of
Carthage; Lindville Miles, of Langford:
VIM. Dohert. OF Lennon. and Howard
squires, Of White Rock.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-23
TUG GOES 70 4

Norfolk. Va. Dec. 22.-The British
~recking tug Bulldog, from London to
Havana. was sun at sea early this morn
ing. The crew is safe aboard the United,
States cruiser Birmingham, now en- route
to Norfolk. TIL Bulldog was owned by
the Caribbean W%recking company, OF
Liverpool. :.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-23

COLUMBUS, O.-The annual report
of the Ohio railroad commission was
submitted to the governor Saturday.
The commission says that there is too
much high finance methods in present
day railroad management.
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GAINESVILLE. O., Dec. 23.-OwinR to q
press Of other court business the ma
beas corpus proceedings OF Mrs. How
ard Chandler Christy, OF New York.
against her husband, the artist. to re-
cover possession of their daughter. Ma
talie, have been continued indefinitely.
MI. Christy denied there were any me-
%gotiations In prosress for a settlement
out OF court.
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Y AGAINST FIGHT.

Gary, Ind, Dec. 2.-Mayor Thomas F..
Knott here today declared that the entire
police force of the city would be used IL
necessary to precent the prize light be-
tween John Coulon and Earl DennirR. an
nounced for tonight at a local plny house.
"A 10-round fight had been extensively ad-
yertised.
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.scHiLpReN DIE IN 4

chicago, Dec. s--John. Charles and
Corrodio,s aged Z. 2 and 4 a
3 %Specttvaly.,sEwere b~urned@to death to-
4 ~ their house at South Chicago
~ xk,0 house caught IRE from an
nnH III during the absence OF
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-23

NIGHT RIDER JURY DlsAcREEs
Union City, Tenn. Dec. 23.-The Jury
! n the night rider cases reported today
were discharged.
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Wise Men
REPORT ADVERSE
TO COOKS CLAIM
savants Are Not Agreed and
Animated Scene Follows in
Their Consistory.

Copenhagen, Dec. 20.-The
Associated Press Is informed by
a high authority that the CON-
mittee of the University Of Co.
penhagen, in its preliminary in
vestigation of his records,
failed to discover proof that DR..
Frederick A. Cook had reached
the north pole.
1t appears that the data so
far submitted is not held suf-
fcient to establish the ex-
plorer's claim. The result Of
today's discussion was a re-
quest on the part of the con-.
sistory that the investigating
committee continue its work.
This will probably be done.
Public opinion is gradually
turning against Cook.
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DIR. DoXEY NOW FACES
A CHARGE OF MURDER

st. Louis. Mo-, Dec. 21.-Arrested on
a bench warrant, DR., L. b. Doxey, OF
Columbus, Neb., husband Of Mrs. Dora
e. Doxey, was lodged in the police
holdover last night. Opposite his name
on the record is charged with first de-
gree murder" The arrest of DR.. Doxey
was surrounded by some mystery. No
indictment has been returned by the
grand jury investigating the death Of
William j. Erder. The circuit attor-
ney's office said the police were not
ordered to make the arrest.
Mrs. Doxey vas brought here from
Nebraska on information charging first
degree murder. The coroner's jury re-,
turned a verdict holding that she pois-
oned Erder, whom she is charged with
having married last April.
BAD WRECK ON THE SANTA EE
East La Vegas, N. NJ, Dec. al
Several passengers are reported killed
and a score injured in a wreck Of,
eastbound Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe passenger train Nc. g., so miles west
Of here, near Sutton, N. M, early to-
day.
The accident is believed to have been
due to the excessive cold weather Of
last night in the mountains, which az
tested the rails. AT the place where
the accident occurred there is said to
be a steep e%mbankment down which
the train is reported to have plunged.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-23

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-The jury in the case
OF Fred Warner, charged with accepting
q bride while a member Of the house Of
delegates, was discharged last Aieht. a.
it could not agree on a verdict.
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SopiEs RECOVERED.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from the ruins
@Rsff sS%8N 1SsSSs#aGIood store OF Ardin &
~ S2I Sasaf5 6NsClnpham quarter. The
sa6cIS1s6silalInber eight.
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wATERTowN, s. D.-The hearing
of Welsh, Dean and Grant, accused,
bank robbers. has been postponed to-
December %. +
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BAD WRECK on THE SANTA Fe

WASHINGTON = Senator cummin.
leaves for Des Moines today to spend the
holidays there. Representatives Hun and
Smith start for Iowa Saturday. Mr.. Huh
bard and family will remain here for the
HOLIDAYS.
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Bradley Expected Decision.

III u1ESOAIlISu lIAlS ! " llk0
University OF Copenhagen some time
ago. continued Mr.. Bradley. In
common with the rest Of the world I
was delighted with the first news from
DR.. Cook hat he had discovered the
pole. His actions, however, and his
failure to make more than the meager
statements regarding his trip, which,
early followed his return to civiliza-
ton, took some of the smack of the.
supposed triumph.
II began to weaken decidedly when,
DIR. Cook left US all without so much,
as a word of goodbye. When a man
runs away, you can't expect his friends
that Is what 1T seemed to me to amount
to, killed all my interest in him and
his affairs. Before that I had never.
had reason to doubt Cook n his
whole course in this matter seems in.
applicable to me-"
81 am sick of the whole blooming
polar business and I don't want to hear
any of its attributes" was the charac-
teristic way in which Mr.. Bradley
summed up his attitude. NJ
New York Not Surprised.
News that the University of Copen-
hagen had declined to accept DR.. Cooks
claim hat he had reached the North.
Pole came as no surprise to scientific.
circles here and to many Of his friends,
who had been prepared for the result.
by the early indications that the claims
would not be favorably passed on.
DR.. Cook is now in Christiana and
Norway, according to William L. Cook,
his brother. Mr.. Cook said that the
doctor had greatly recovered from the.
nervous breakdown from which he was
suffering when he left here. MI. Cook.
declared the explorer was ea:l.- to go.
n NO,,n~ ~ <4AvSyv1
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Professor Torp. The letter to Torp
wss dated New York. September g.
COOKS sAckER BRANDS
HIM AS RANK lMPosTEn

New York, Dec. 21.-"He has fooled
us all, from The King Of Denmark
down." was the exclamation Of John
r. Bradley, Or. Cooks hacker in his
Arctic trip, when appraised Of the news
from Copenhagen. "And he fooled me
with the rest" Mr.. Bradley added:
AS a matter of fact" continued the
sportsman, II long & lost all inter-
est in DR.. Cook, the north pole and
everything connected with it. Polar
bears and the wild life of the Arctic in
general are the only things hat have
ever interested me much in that con-
nection.
"As for DR.. Cook, I haven't seen him
or. heard from him since he left the
Waldorf-Astoria to go to Bronxville
to prepare his records for submission
to the University OF Copenhagen. I
wasn't in communication with him.
while he was at the Grammatan. and
as a matter OF fact hardly had an
hours solid conversation all the while
he was here after his return from the,
Z
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Many compIaints Filled.

The report indicates that a larger
number of formal complaints was filed
with the commission in 1909 than in
1908. During the last year 1.O97 formal
proceedings were instituted and during
the same period 7SS formal cases were
disposed of. Approximately 5000 in
formal complaints, of which about half
involved informal PREPARATION claims,
We're adjusted during the year.
Six hundred n n hearings and in
vestigations-an average Of two for
each working day-all involving alleged
violations of the interstate commerce
act, were held at sessions OF the COM
mission in Washington and in various
cities of the country, at which 81, 600
pages of testimony were taken,
Since December 1, 1908. IS Indictments
for criminal violations OF the Interstate
commerce law have been returned and
~ prosecutions have been concluded.
Practically all of the prosecutions were
for some form of rebate or concession.
The f1nes collected under those indict-
ments aggregated 1901, 1888 y. The opin-
ION is expressed that violations Of the
law. such as rebating is one form or
in another, is decreasing.
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cHRIsTY CASE GOES OVER.

Practically every negro resident Of Mag
nolia left here. The whites are well armed.
Graham guardian., 1909-01-08
NOTICE TO BISHOPS

Please send in with your reports
your cash remittance book and
your book of applications. New
forms will be issued and any work
done in them in the 1909 accounts
will have to be duplicated in the
new ones.