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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
SENDS URGENT REQUEST
FOR SPEEDY HEARING
State Departments solicitude for an
American Subject Expressed
to Mexico.

Urge on Mexico the Importance of
hurrying the trial of James A. Cook"
was in substance the message telegraphed
by the State Department today to the
American ambassador at the City Of Mex
leo. The action followed a conference
between Assistant Secretary of State
Wilson and Representative Scott of Kan
sas Cook is a constituent of Mr.. Scott.
Cook was arrested several months ago
by the Mexican government as the result
of a robbery of freight train in that
country. He protested his innocence,
but. according to advices here, was held
responsible for the affair because he was
in charge of the train. Mr.. Scott advised
the department that railroad men in
Texas were threatening reprsais on Mex
leo by making it uncomfortable for Mex
lean railroad\men entering Texas Il some
action was not speedily taken in Cooks
case looking to his liberation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
WOMAN BEATS BURGLARS
SHE CLUBS TWO AND SAVES
HUSBANDS LIFE.
Yeggmen Discovered by Watchman
Robbing Store in Oyster Bay
Did Not Reckon With Wife,

NEW YORK, December 2O-Yegsmen
who struck down a watchman as they
were burglarizing a store in Oyster Bay
today did not reckon with his wife, who
was following him. AS consequence Of
the woman's interference wDen the fight
was over one burglar was shot, a second
was unconscious and the third was re-
that he could not be overtaken.
Mrs. Richard Golden. wife of a Long
Island railroad employe, was the heroine
of the affray. Golden started on a bur-
glar hunt. His wife followed, carrying a
large stick. Golden saw suspicious lights
In Thompson Bros store and investi-
gated. He found three men working
over the safe and piling up goods.
Hands up.'' Gordon yelled. The men
obeyed but as Golden approached one
of the robbers felled him with club
and the three pounced upon him. They
had not seen the young woman following.
She struck down two of the robbers
with her club and stunned third man.,
who was graphing with Golden.
Golden freed himself and fired at the
half-stunned man as he rose and turned
to run. The yeggman fell with bullet
his senses and fled When Golden and
other watchmen returned from a vain
pursuit they found Mrs Golden stand
ing guard of the unconscious man and
threatening with her club the wounded
burglar, who was attempting to rise.
Both men are under arrest. The wounded
man may recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
CAN GET NO WITNESSES
BROWNSVILLE INQUIRY MAX.
ING LITTLE HEADWAY.
Men Who Volunteered to Appear
Fail to Keep Word-One
Man on Stand.

The silent phalanX of Brownsville
still remains impregnable. So far the
court of inquiry into the shooting up
of the Texas town has been unable to
get any Of the witnesses who have vol
unteered to appear before it with a view
of getting clean bill of health under
the Foraker act to divulge the names
of the soldiers said to have participated
in the shooting. The court is holding
daily sessions in temporary quarters in
New York avenue near 18th street
Today Corporal Webster. in charge of
the guardhouse at the time of the shoot
ing, was on the stand
Capt Harry s. Rowland, recorder of
the court. asked Webster if he could
tell the names of the men who enga ged
in the shooting up of the town
mo, sir; / could not" was the reply
''Can you furnish us any clue as to the
identity of the men," the recorder asked
in substance.
mo, sir
DO you have any knowledge of any
firing on that night?'
mo. sir"
do you know who returned the fire?''
mo. sir; 1 don't know
Webster did say that If he had testified
on previous occasions there was a patro
out at the time of the shooting. he swore
falsely. During his examination he said
that it appeared to him that the first shot
came from the vicinity of building to
which he pointed on the map and which
proved to be the bakery in the fort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Representative M0ndelI
Defends the Secretary

Scouting the idea that there is a water
power trust and defending Secretary Of
the Interior Ballinger against some of
the adverse criticism OF his administra-
tion of the land laws. Representative
Mondell of Wyoming spoke today in ia
vor Of state. as opposed to federal, con-
troll of the development of water power,
particularly on non-navigable streams
He took the position that the federal gov
ernment has no constitutional authority
TO exercise control over the waters of
non-navigable streams for any purpose.
The attempt TO establish such federal
control. he said, was an effort to take
control from the people who now exer-
cised it through the states, and lodge 1t
with the federal bureaus.
Calling attention to the fact that Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah.
Oregon. Washington. California, Nevada
and Arizona and New Mexico contain half
the available water power of the United
States, he said that the phantom of a
water power monopoly in that region
which certain persons had attempted to
conjure up. was indescrfbably grotesuue
and ridiculous.
Mr.. Mondelf called attention tothe in
fiuence Of certain powerful bureaus of
the federal government in building up and
fostering superficial public sentiment.
lie referred to what he termed the loose
talk about giving away power of incal-
culable value, '.squandering the water
power on the public domain" ETC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Madriz Is Wildly Greeted
BY Citizens of Managua

MANAGUA. Nicaragua. via Galveston.
Tex, December O-Dr. Jose Madris
arrived here at 9 o'clock Sunday MORN
ing His arrival was signaied by tre-
mendous demonstration. both by the
friends and enemies of the Zelaya ad-
ministration, and has brought with Il
epossibly the most critical situation de-
yeloped since the present revolution
started.
DIR. Madriz landed from the steamship
Acapulco at Corinto at O'Clock, and was
welcomed on the pier by a committee
from the congress, judges OF the supreme
court and court of appeals. and the
mayors of Leon, Chinandega and Mana
qua as well as numerous other officials
and prominent citizens.
He was escorted bv special train To
Managua. where the streets were packed
with excited throngs. Cheers mingled
with Kisses, the latter giving way to de-
nunciations OF Zelaya and cries for Es-
trada The crowds became more turou-
lent and in few minutes the police
were unable to handle the throngs or
force a passage through the streets for
DIR. Madriz, who was on foot. escorted
by the .Aexican minister and native Of
ficials.
Probable violence to the new president
was averted by a party OF about fifty
residents of Leon, Madriz's native city,
who. with drawn revolvers. sprang to
his side and formed a solid wall around
him.
stones were thrown. amid cries 6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
DEATH ENDS MAN-HUNT.
Pursued Murderer Shoots Himself
When Surrounded.

ABBEVILLE, La, December aO-A
thrilling man hunt terminated yesterday
afternoon near here when Bob OHare,
a negro desperate. killed himself after a
chase lasting since Tuesday last, when
the negro shot Officers Holly and Thomas.
A. the entrance to the Choctawhatchie
swamp a Gordon Of hundred men sur
rounded the negro. Wounded, barefooted
and tired. he saw that escape was impos-
sib,e and, placing the barrel Of his shot
gun to his breast, he pushed the trigger
with his toe
His body was tied to buggy and
dragged to Abbeville and placed i'm the
courthouse, where it Law for seveA
hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Fatal Duel With Negro.

CIARKSDALE. Miss. December 90
Walter McEachern. manager of plan
tation store eighteen miles from CIarks-
dale, and a negro tenant, Charles Braz-
zell, are dead as the result of pistol
duel which took place in the store Sat
urday afternoon. The negro fired first
on McEachern. 1t is said, following an
alteration over a trivial matter. Further
trouble is feared. as feeling against the
negroes is running high in that COM
munity,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

ST. GATHERINGS, Ont, December
oO.-Ice cutting through the hull of the
steamer F. A. Meyers of Tonawanda
caused her to sink twenty-five miles off
port Colborne, in Lake Erie. yesterday
afternoon. The crew of sixteen were
taken OFF by the steamer Mapleton. The
Meyers was bound from Boyne City to
Buffalo with a cargo of lumber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
BUSINESS BLOCK ABLAZE.
Loss Estimated to Be $l5O,OOO.
Lives ENDANGERED

NEW YORK, December 2O.-A spectac-
ular fire gutted the seven-story business
block at 132-136 West 14th street today.
attracted crowd which blocked the
streets for three hours and kept the
reserves from four police stations busy.
High pressure water service sent 300
ing structure without employing engines.
The police drove fifty persons from the
Salvation Army Training School. next
door. and more than 400 men and women
employees from the burning building The
damage was estimated at 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
CARDINAL IS BETTER.
Physicians Believe Satolli May Sur.
vive Several Days.

ROME. December 20.-The. slight i'm
provement noticed yesterday in the con-
dition of Cardinal Satolli continues. The
doctors now believe that his death will
be delayed for several days.
The following cablegram in Latin has
been received from Archbishop Ireland of
st. Paul: With a whole heart full Of
admiration for you, I pray God to con-
tinue to watch and care for you during
your Illness"
Cablegrams have also been received
from practically the entire American
episcopate expressing the hope that the
cardinal may recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
OFF FOR ENToBBE.
Col. Roosevelt Sails Under Stars and
Stripes on Victoria Nyanza.

KISUMA. British East Africa, Decent
ber 20.-The American hunting expedition
arrived here yesterday and sailed on the
Clement Hill for Entobbe. Uganda. The
steamer flew the United States flag. 1t
was the first time the Stars and Stripes
had flown over passenger vessel on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Policeman Shot by Negroes.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, December. 2O.-
Policeman NJ. NJ. O'Bryant was shot and
fatally injured by a negro on the South
Side yesterday afternoon. When O'Bryant
appeared at a negro gambling place three
OF the inmates began shooting at him.
OBryant fatally shot one Of the negroes
befags irxf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

Victoria Nyanza. All the party are we'll
The trip from Nairobi was pleasant. At
Xii jabe the members of the American mis-
sion gathered at the station and well
coined their cOuntrymen. There was an
other demonstration at Nakuro where
the settlers cheered during the brief stop
of the train. Col. Roosevelt spent some
time inspecting the town of Kisuma be-
fore embarkng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Big Fire in Galveston.

GALVESTON. Tex, December 2O.-Fire
which originated in the kitchen Of George
Theophilakos, confectioner, caused a loss
estimated at $4,000 here Sunday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Formerly in Navy.

John B. Jackson, transferred from the
mission to Persia to the Cuban mission. is
a native of Newark, n. ]. He is grad
uate of the United States Naval Academy.
He resigned from the navy in 1886 and
was admitted to the New York bar in
1885,
Henry T. Gage of California, who is
appointed minister to Portugal, is resi-
dent of Sacramento, and has taken a
prominent part in the upbuilding of his
state He was Governor of California
from 1899 to 1908
Fenton r. McCreery of Flint. Mich,
transferred from the Dominican Republic
to Honduras, was born in Flint in 1866.
He served as minister resident and con-
sui general at SantO Domingo in 1907.
Horace G.. knowles of Delaware, trans
ferred from Nicaragua to Santo Domingo,
was born In Delaware in 1868 He is a
lawyer by profession. He was consul
at Bordeaux from 1889 to 1888 and was
appointed minister to Roumania and
Servia in 1907 and minister to Nicaragua
in January, 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Weather

Fair; continued cold tonight,
Tuesday and Wednesday; mimi
mum temperature tonight about
IS degrees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

by profession. He served in the army IN
Cuba in 1898 and was afterward for two
years in the Philippines. He was ap-
pointed second secretary of legation at
Havana in 1902. second secretary at
Picking in 1903, secretary at Lisbon in
1:O5 and secretary at Peking April 70,
1907.
Edwin v. Morgan. transferred from
Cuba to Paraguay and Uruguay. was
born in Aurora, n. Y, in 1865. He is \
Harvard graduate and has been minister
to C1lba
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Incrusted With Ice.

The men, their oars and their boards
were incrusted with ice before they had
gone a mile. Two miles off shore they
encountered shore ice too thin to bear
their Weight but thick enough to impede
the progress Of the boat. Through this
they were compelled to break their way,
stiffened by the penetrating wind, endan-
gered every moment by the shifting ice (
When they reached shore five miles
west of here thy collapsed.
All were brought into Lorain, where
they were given medical attention. The
engineer of the craft is Percy Uppes and
te fireman Jack McIver. The yawl in
which they came ashore is crushed in
the ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
CREWS FIGHT FOR LIFE
DESPERATE FLIGHT FROM A
BURNING TUG.
Struggle for Miles Through Ice in
Bitterly. Gold Weather in q :
Small Boat.

LORAIN. Ohio. December 20.-The fish,
ing tug Penelope of Cleveland burned
yesterday afternoon four miles off shore.
The crew of three escaped after battle
with ice foes in the bitter cold, which
almost cost them their lives.
Driven Away by Flames.
The tug owned by A. Fl. Langell of
Cleveland. was bound for winter quarters.
at ST. Clair, Mich. At 3 80 yesterday after
noon Capt. Charles Inches discovered
fire in the woodwork above the engine
room, and in only a few moments his
position and that of the engineer and
fireman became untenable
While they We're endeavoring to cast
loose the larger of two yawls they car
ried the yawl caught fire. They were
forced to take refuge in the smaller one,
where there was barely room for three.
The sides of the tug We're in flames be-
fore they launched their little craft There
had been no time to don extra wraps, and
the day was one of the coolest of the
winter
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-26
Roslvn News.

Pat Henry returned Friday from an
extended trip to the East. He has
been gone about six months and re-
ports a most enjoyable time.
John HOskins and Low Bolyard and
their families returned Monday from "A
weeks fishing trip at Salmon lie Sac
They had splendid vacation and en-
joyed the outing very much.
A party from Ellensburg consisting
of Simon Whipple George Watts
Frank Potts, Martin Rollinger and
Jake Rollinger, passed through here
Monday en- route to Fish Lake where
they will spend week camping and
fishing.
The annual school meeting for No 3
and Jonesville was held Thursday and
it was decided to add on two more
rooms to the present school house in
order to accommodate the extra number
of pupils. The addition will be started
at once and as result, school will be
delayed in opening there for some time
Miner.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-26
COUNTY NEWS
Gle EIum News.

Mr.. ard Mrs. H.. c. bigger came up
from Ellensburg last Sunday in their
auto.
Roslyn Aerie OF Eagles will give their
Fourth annual picnic on the Eagle pic
mic grounds, midway between Roslyn
ana Gle Elum, next Friday and Satur
day.
A room in the Hotel Central was
burglarized Tuesday night and consid-
cradle personal property stolen. The
police are confident that the thief is
well acquainted with the hotel and
resides in the city.
Immensely rich quartz has been un-
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-26
Masters and not Servants

Washington and Idaho property
owners to the number of more than
10000 are now cooperating together
in the North western Mutual Fire Asso
citation of Seattle, and are thus obtain
ing oyer thirty million dollars of in
surance on their property at actual
cost. These people are no longer
complaining of high rates. They are
masters. and not servants in any insur-
ance combines.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-26

the parent vein has been found and the
days of mining activity, 50 long awaited
are at hand. We hope 10 be able to
the discovery in our next issue. + Echo.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-26
DON'T TINKER WITH 1T

partus is out of order. The chances
are you will only make 1t worse. Bet
ter send for Us in the first place and
have us do what is needed. We make
Il specially of hearter work and know
what the trouble is at a glance. Bet
ter call us in and have yours over
hauled. Tinkering with it may spoil
it.
G.. w. HORNBECK g. SON
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
HATFIELD HINTS.

w. F. Harwell made trip to Mena Tuesday.
 Jim Allen visited friends in Meua last Sunday.
 Jack Flynn of Cove was in Hatfield Tuesday.
 Mrs. Casey has built an addi- tion to her house.
 Louis Johnson of Meua visited friends in Halheld Sunday. B. Gios )n of the Narrows was in Hatfield Saturday on business. s. s. Ware and Jin Weaver of Smithville were in Hatfield Mon- day.
 Wilse Darus and Dr. Mullins made business trip to Mena Monday.
 A number of young folks had singing at Mrs. Casey's Sun iay evening.
 II. A. Daly says he will have his house completed in few day s and will be at home.
 Sambo.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
ORANNiS GRAINS.

F. L. Jackson made a business triy to Mena the first of the week.
 Dr. Rollins will preach at the Baptist church Sunday, the l4th at II a. n.
 Miss Kate Corder, of Gillham, visited at the home of A. $. All stou over Sunday. Joe Sargent's child died las, Thursday night and was buried in the Grannis cemetery Satur- day.
 Grannis is to have another ho- tel. Ground has been broken for foundation on the street facing the railroad.
 Miss Maggie Waugh and Miss Nancy Gregg attended a netting of the Teachers Association at Mena Saturday.
 w. F. Hogan is doing improve hCnt WOih Ou uin DiOpCltJ ou East Port Arthur Ave, occupied by Dr. Philpot.
 Mrs. Alston is on the sick list this week, and J. B. McClennen has been having severe attack of LaGrippe, but is out again.
 Df. Smith has bought a piece of property of Jeff Wisley near the Christian church. He took possession the first of the month.
 There has been quite a number of families made a change in their place of living. MT. Will Litson moved out to his place east of town. Mir. Canada is moving into the house vacated by him, and Mr. Allen and MT. Dickson have moved to East Port Arthur Ave.
 NJ. E. D. M.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
WICKES wAvELETS.

Mrs. McJunkins is improving in health.
 Mir. and Mrs. Towards baby died Sunday night.
 Ed Darwin ot Hope, came up Friday and returned Sunday.
 Will Williams was down from Mena the last of last week visit ing his father and brother.
 An exhibition at Womac Spur Saturday night was we'll attended and enjoyed by both old and young.
 John Carter's mother was bur. jed in the Daniel cemetery Fri. dap. She had been in bad health i'll uy months.
 Fred Mills of DeOueen, came up Saturday night and sold his house and lot in Wickes. He will return home Monday.
 The mineral found on Felix Roses pl-ce has been assayed, and is worth about St. % per ton. IL is relieved there is gold in pay ing quantities on his and other farms.
 PICKS BAD Boy.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
POTTER PER sONALS

Public school closed last week Bud Pierce is having a new building put up on his place.
 Dennis Graves left last week for Kansas. after a visit with rel. atives.
 The new superintendent of the poor farm seems to be getting along nicely.
 Quite a hard rain fell here Monday, washing away foot logs and fencing.
 Jack Lowther came iu from Spiro and will stay with his bother awhile.
 w. B. Cole has sold out and in- tends to leave this week with his family for Oklahoma.
 The Rev. w. A. Swift of Mena preached at the school house Sunday afternoon, this being the first sermon the people have had the opportunity to hear this year. Potter was left without preacher for this year. The last pastor took into he church l7 new mem bers jlst bsiJre his departure and then lllt. We suppose we were thought too poor to keep up a minister.
 Cor.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
COVE CATCHES.

A torrential rain that almost equaled the proportions of a water bout or cloudburst, fell here late Monday afternoon, and considerable damage was done to fencing along small streams and to newly plowed land.
 The mental condition of Mrs. J. F. Marshall has reached such an acute stage of Arrangement that her physi- clan, Dr. H. c. Riley, made applica- tion Tuesday to the county court for an order admitting her to the state asylum at Little Rock.
 Mrs. M. Halnorsew of Siloam Springs, and Mrs. c. H. Henion of Ellendale. Minn., have been visiting MT. and Mrs. J. B. Spencer for sev- eral days, Mrs. Helnorsew being the mother and Mrs. Henion cousin of Mrs Spencer.
 Some of our young folks organ ized "tacky" surprise party the other night and swooped down on young married couple living in the thoA ehWNoSSih part VI tOWH. lnC young husband was down in town at the time and the "tacky" crowd scared the wife so badly that she thought gang of night riders had come to hang her hubby. So she ordered them to get out of her house, and they got.
 G. s. Nash and s. J. Sherrod, rep resenting the Hastings Industrial Company of Chicago, have been in Cove for several days for the pur- pose of organizing canning factory company, and our business men, farmers and fruit growers are talk ing such an active interest in the enterprise that there is little doubt about it being pushed to a success full elimination. The plant will cost $4, 500 and it's capacity will be 666 dozen cans per day. Nearly one-half.. the stock has been sub scribed, and only partial canvass has been made.
 Antony.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

made the following statement in explana tion:
 The Special Grazing Regula- tions applying to the Arkansas National Forest permit the free grazing of certain amount of stock on the government lands by owners residing upon lands held by valid claims, either with in or adjacent 10 the Forest, though in all caeses a permit is required. The limit of free stock is placed high enough to allow all but the regular stockmen to get in free. If you live near the Forest boundary you should see the Forest Ranger and get a grazing permit. If you own less than 25 head of cattle. or so head of hogs, or 75 sheep and goats, or proportionate number of mixed stock, you will hot be re- quired to pay any fee, You will be asked to help keep fires out of the territory upon which your stock range, but we believe all the farmers are willing to do this anyway for the protection 1t af- lords oue another.
 Stock allowed to range on the Government lands of the Nation al Forest without permit are in trespass. When a Forest Officer discovers such stock he may drive 1t from the Forest, or may allow the owner reasonable time to re- move it. If he refuses to do so, he may be arrested and taken be- fore the U. s. Com missioner.
 The Forest Supervisor assures Us that these measures will not be resorted to until all reasonable efforts at persuasion have failed. The grazing regulations are for the protection of the honest farm CT and stock raiser, and all such should unite in making them ef- fective.