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Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Mlnnesota's eoFern0r ms a
Bad Sinking Spell Fol-
loving Operation
PASSES THE FIRST CRISIS
Physicians Express the Belief
That Their Patient
Will Reeoras.

Rochester, Mimi. Sept. 1Ss-After a
critical evening and early morning
during which the pendulum Of life
vaeii1ated between hope and despair,
Governor Johp A. johnson lies at St.
Mary's hospital In such a condition
that the entrance of meager TN
favorable factor may pSecipitate the
end against which the states chief
executive has been Sighting so gal
lantly since the operation performed
by the Doctors Mayo to remove intes-
final adhesions.
The latest returns from the hospital,
however, are that the governor has
taken a turn for the better, for the
present at least having successfully
withstood what appeared to be the
first crisis of the shock following the
operation.
It was believed that sleep would
soon be induced which would give the
patient a chance to recoup his
strength.
The forepart Of the night was most
uncertain, frequent sinking spells. &C.
companied by none too encouraging
pulse and temperature readings,
alarming the house physician 70 such
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
DEATH OF E. H. HARTMAN
End Came Peacefully After a Pro-
Ionued illness.

Arden, N. Y, Sept. 10.-Edward H.
Hartman, the greatest organizer of
railroads the world has ever known,
met the only lasting defeat of his
life at the hands of death. Secluded
in his magnificent home on Tower
Hill, surrounded by members of his
family, physicians and nurses. he sue
cumbed to an intestinal disorder after
fight against the disease which Will
rank for sheer grit with his remark
able struggles in the financial world.
Mr.. Hartman died peacefully and
to the end his brilliant mind retained
it's integrity. After relapse on Sun
day he sank slowly and soon after
noon Thursday there came a relapse
which marked the approach of the
end.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
TORNADO ON MESABA RANGE
Destroys Thousands of Dollars Worth
of Property.

A tornado struck Coleraine, West
ern Mesabe, and continued an hour,
completely demolishing the $4,000
two-story brick block belonging to A.
M. Murnike of Eveleth. =
The wind also destroyed the grand
stand and scattered the fence Of the
Coleraine baseball team, involving a
loss of $1,000, partly RACED the scat.
fold of the Itasca Ski clubs slide,
which was to have been used in the
national tournament to be held there
next winter, lifted up the big Palace
livery barn and set it diagonally on
the lots, split telephone poles, dam
aged the mines, several stores, resi-
dences and outbuildings and did thou
sands Of dollars worth of damage to
fences, sidewalks, streets, avenues and
trees.
The wind, which blew seventy miles
an hour, was accompanied by heavy
rain, which also did considerable dam
age.
TIE Canisto and Walker mines are
partially filled with water for the Sec
ond time within thirty days and
operations are suspended.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
GIVEN CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH
President Taft Exonerates Secretary
BaIIinoer.

Utica, N. Y, Sept. 16.-President
Taft has given Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger clean bill of health
in the entire Balljnger- Pinchot dis
pute. In the matter Of the Cunning
ham coal claims in Alaska Ballinger
is absolved from all suspicion of
wrongdoing and L. R. CLAWS, chief of
the field division of the general land
office, who prepared the charges
against the secretary of the interior,
is ordered dismissed from the service.
In the matter of the general policy
to be observed in the conservation OF
natural resources, the president, with
out naming the chief forester, over
rules all of his contentious, which
were the policies of Roosevelt, and
puts his seal of approval on the later
methods of Secretary Rallinger.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Death Traps In the Rockies.

In some of the high plateaus, or
mesas, of the Rocky mountains, says a
writer in the August World Wide
Magazine, there are to be found a
short distance from the edge cracks or
assures not more than four feet wide
and often as much as eighty feet deep.
During the terrific billiards. that rage
In the winter these crevices are filed
to the level. and cattle and horses
which are not acquainted with the
country frequently drop into them,
their struggles only causing them to
sink deeper and deeper. The cracks,
into which the sun never generates,
are like refrigerators, and the hapless
brutes, when death has come to their
relief. simply dry up and become to
all intents and purposes mummies.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
SAYS He CAN PROVE IT
Peary Reiterates He Is Only
White Man to Reach Pole

Battle Harbor, Labrador, via wire
less telegraphy to Cape Ray, N. F.,
Sept. 1T am the only white man
who ever has reached the North pole
and ! am prepared to prove IT.
This statement was made by Com.
mander R. E. Peary in reply to q ques-
tion on the Peary-Cook controversy
put to him by newspaper man who
reached here from Sydney on the tug
Douglas Thomas. He then dictated
the following statement:
II am the only white man who has
ever reached the North pole and am
prepared to prove 1t at the proper
time. I have already stated publicly
that Cook has not been to the pole.
This reafirm and / will stand by it,
but decline to discuss the details of
the matter. These will come out
later. I have said that DR.. Cooks
statement that he had reached the
North pole should not be taken seri-
ously and that have him nailed by
concrete proofs to support my state
ment.
''In six months you probably will get
the whole story. It would not be pol.
icy for me to enter upon full debate
Of the subject as it now stands. To
do so would be giving out much in
formation of which other uses could
be made. I intend to wait until DR..
Cook has issued his full authorized
statement. Up to the present time
there have been only newspaper &C
counts of DR.. Cooks alleged polar trip
and these may or may not be accu-
rate. When DR.. Cook has time to issue
a complete authorized version of his
journey it will be the proper oppor-
tunity for me to make public the in
formation which I have After that
the jury-in other words the people
and the scientific bodies of the world
will pass Judgment on the matter
and there will be nothing left of DR..
Cooks claim but his own assertions
that he has reached the North pole.
In the meanwhile it is my determine
ton not to deal with details for the
reasons already stated
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Three Little Children Lose Lives
at white Bear Lake.
COTTAGE: HOME IS DESTROYED
Fire Started by Gasoline Explo-
sion in Kitchen.

Fire destroyed the summer cottage
of Richard A. Walsh, a well known
St Paul lawyer, at Lakewood, White
Bear lake, and three children of a
family of thirteen. John, aged five
years: Angelina, aged four years, and
Robert, aged nine months, We're
burned to death.
William Walsh, nine years old, was
terribly burned about the head, arms
and chest in his heroic efforts to save
his little brothers and sisters, six of
whom were sleeping on the" second
floor of the cottage. Sarah, fifteen
years old, also was badly burned
about the arms and chest while max
ing similar effort.
Mr.. Walsh, the father, was severely
burned, too He was injured from
the explosion of gasoline stove in
the kitchen of his home, which he at.
tempted to light. Supposing that none
of the burners were lighted Mr.. Walsh
set about to fill the gasoline reservoir
of the stove. but one of the burners
had been left burning and when he
poured the gasoline into the tank the
accumulated gas caught fire and
terrible explosion followed.
The fire Immediately spread through
out the frame structure and it was
roaring furnace in a few moments.
Six of the children, including those
killed, were sleeping on the second
floor and were practically imprisoned
by the flames.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
EIGHT TRAINMEN KILLED
Fifteen Passengers injured, Two
Probably Fatally.

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 16.-Nght
trainmen killed and fifteen passengers
injured, two perhaps fatally. is the re-
suit of collision between a passen-
ger and freight train ON the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis rail-
road at Pegram station, about TWEEN
ty miles west of here. In the fire that
followed at least two of the bodies
were consumed and It is feared that
others not yet found have been re-
duced to cinders, undistinguishabl
from the mass Of ashes about them.
All the injured passengers are from
North Carolina and Tennessee.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
WORKING ALLIANCE EXISTS
Two Great Groups Of American FinaR-
ciers Get Together.

hWO 1SSdt SFouPS Oh american Ftnasf
eiers Get Together.
New York, Sept. 15.-J. P. Morgan,
Jr., was elected to the late e. H. Har-
riman's place on the board Of directors
of the National City bank. By Wall
street the election is regarded as one
Of the most significant of the weeks
financial developments, presumably In
dicating that harmonious relations ex-
list between the Morgan and the Kuhn
boeb-Standard Oil groups Of finan-
ciers. Added weight was given the
event because it followed so closely
upon the recent reports that the Nor
gan interests were about to take an
active interest In the government of
the Hartman roads, and that the
younger Morgan was slated as the
ultimate successor of MP. Hartman In
the command Of the Union and South
ern Pacific systems.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
The immensely Of Space.

A Photographic plate exposed to the
heavens in large telescope for any
considerable length of time shows
nothing but continuous blur Of light
indicating that the Photographic eye
sees beyond the reach of human vision
such multitude Of suns that every
part of space is filed One may gain
some mixing of the immensely of
space by supposing the Photographic
plate exposed upon the remotest star
it now records and looking out still
farther to find the heavens still crowd
ed with millions and millions of suns.
each possibly having its own planets.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
TAFT REPLIES 70 JoHNs0.
Regulates Attempt to Arouse SEQ
tionai Strife.

IfOH6t SIFtyGs
President Tafts first public utter
ance since congress adjourned was
made In Boston before 1000 men rep
resenting the combined business In
terests of that city. In the course O,
his remarks Mr.. Taft had the follow
ing to say in answer to Governor
Johnson's recent speech calling upon
the West to organize against the
East"
Occasionally one hears note Xix
that of Governor Johnson. denouncins
the East and calling upon the West
TO organize in sectional way against
the East because the East Is deriving
more benefit from the governmental
policy than the West, and at the ex
pense of the West. It is difficult for
one to treat such an appeal serious.
ly. Throughout this country there is
free trade of the freest character and
due to this the
due to this the prosperity of the West,
especially the agricultural West, is
even more pronounced than that OF
the East. Moreover the East is too
close to the Pacific coast, too close to
the Middle West, too close to tn
Rocky mountains, because all the PEG
pie of these Western stretches ha
Eastern ancestry and Eastern associa-
lions and Eastern connections, and
because they have Eastern capital
with which their sections have been
largely built UP and because they are
too much assisted by Eastsrn markets
in enhancing the prices which their
products bring. TO make such an at
tempt at secuonalism successful. It
IS true that at times public qu,k, Is
will be given local color by "
thought to be local benefit, as els.
tinguished from the general and the
national benefit. But such attitude IS
generally temporary and It takes but
a few years Of business experience, it
takes but panic or two, to present
the most convincing evidence that in
this country we are all in the same
business boat and that the prosperity
of one section adds to the prosperity
OF the other and that business disas-
ter in one section is only the fore.
runner of business depression and dis
aster in another"
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
MILL CITY FINANCIAL DEAL
leading Bank and Big Trust Company
Consolidate.

An associated bank and trust COM
pany for Minneapolis, with combined
capital and surplus of s6,300,0o0 and
total resources of more than $4,000
900, is the result of the biggest f1nan
cial deal ever put through in the Mill
City. The Northwestern National bank
will increase it's capital stock by ST..
100000, to 100000, surplus remain
ing at 100000 The Minnesota Loan
and Trust company will add 100000
to it's capital, bringing It up to $1,000
900. Each institution will have undi-
vided profits of 100000.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Victim of InfantiIe Paralysis.

Father George A. Arctander, pas
tor of ST. Andrews Catholic church
at st. Paul, is dead of infantils
paralysis Some of his parishioners
consider him martyr to duty, since
they believe that he contracted the
disease attending to the spiritual
wants of members of his congrega-
Arctander was forty-one years of age
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
County Commissioners Removed.

The. ousting of the three county
commissioners of Beatrami county,
whose removal had been recommend
ed by the state public examiners
department after a number OF Vlleged
irregularities haH been reported by
M. F. Kahn, deputy examiner, was an.
nounced by Governor Johnson. The
commissioners removed are Yves
Wright, F. O. Sibley and A. H. Dana
her. County Auditor John Wilman,
whose removal was also recommend.
ed, will stay in Office for a time.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
SIX PERSONS ARE INJURED
snterurban Car Overturns at Fort
Smelling.

One soldier was seriously hurt and
i've others, civilians and soldiers,
were painfully injured when a Fort
Snelling-Minnehah interurban car
jumped the track on a sharp curve
near Fort Smelling and overturned,
after running on the ground several
feet Those injured were immediate
ly taken to the garrison hospital where
the surgeons in charge said none was
fatally injured.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
LEGISLATOR Critically Ill,

AS the result of hitting his shin on
an iron bedstead w. /. Nolan, former
member of the legislature from Min.
neapolis, humorist and lecturer, lies
in a serious condition at his home
in that city, an operation to save
his life from blood poisoning having
been performed. 1t was feared his
leg would have to be smputated to
save his life.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Fail to Get Into Safe.

Bank robbers, after failing to
crack the safe of the State bank
of Robbinsdale, near Minneapolis, left
with but $50 for their toll This money
had been left in the cash drawer out
side the vault.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
LITTLE TROUBLE EXPECTED
Car Workers at SchoenviIle, Pa.
Again Out on Strike.

Again Out on Strike.
Pittsburg, Sept 16.-The car work
ers' strike at the plant of the Pressed
Steel Car company in Schoenville.
which was thought settled on Wednes-
day of last week, after costing nine
lives and heavy financial loss, began
anew when between 5000 and 1000
employees of the car works walked
from their work and quietly dispersed
to their homes.
The workmen now allege the car
company officials have broken faith
with them regarding the discharge of
imported bosses brought here during
the recent eight-weeks' labor trouble.
1t was announced later by the car
plant officials that they would prob
ably discharge what few imported
workmen are yet In the plant.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Organize Fight on Prohibition.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept 15.-More
than 1000 anti-constitutional prohibi-
tionists met here to formulate plans
by which the proposed change in Ala
bama's organic laws can be defeated
at the polls Nov. 20, the time set for
voting upon the question.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Three End Their Lives.

Three persons committed suicide
in one day at Minneapolis. Mrs.
Anna L. Clark shot herself while
Respondent; Colby Ware ended his
life with gas because of unrequited
love and the body of Thomas Holt
was found under sidewalk, he hav-
ing committed suicide some days ago
with carbolic Iacid.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
BOTH AsPHYxIATED BY GAS

Wife and Son of Judge Nelson, For
merly of Minneapolis
Mrs. Ina Nelson. wife of former
Judge G. NJ Nelson, formerly of
Minneapolis, and her little son,
George Stewart Nelson, were asphyx.
fated by Illuminating gas in their
home at Larchmont, N. 7. Mother and
child were found lying on the same bed
and gas was pouring from a stop cock
IN the wall. Her husband discoTered
tho bodies when he awoke in an ad.
joining room. Il Is thought that Mrs.
Nelson accidentally turned On the gas.
The Nelson's removed to the East from
Minneapolis two years ego.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
Crushed to Death by ore.

John Dahl, dock worker at Two
Harbors, was caught in the ore that
was being dumped into the pockets at
the Iron Range docks and he was
buried in the heavy stuff and killed.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18

Sensation Caused by Graft Exposure
at Youngstown, o.
Youngstown. O.. Sept. IA sensa-
ton was created when the names Of
seventeen business men. indicted by
the special grand fury which has been
Investigating charges of bribery and
grating, were made public
The indicted men include some of
the most wealthy and prominent men
in the state and it is learned from
the prosecutors Office that their op-
erations will come close to 100000.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
AMERICAN GIRL WEEDS TITLE
Miss Anita Stewart Becomes Princess
of Braganza.

Dingwall, Scotland. Sept. 1s.-Miss
Anita Stewart, daughter of Mrs.
James Henry Smith of New York, be-
came the bride of Prince Miguel of
Braganza in the little Roman Cath
ole chapel of st. Lawrence. The
chapel was beautifully decorated for
the occasion.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
The Ladder Too Slow.

It used to be that men were content
to climb the ladder of fame. Now they
want an elevator.-Exchange
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
DIES TELLING WIFE OF HURT
Minnesota Farmer Piunges Beneati
His Own hayrack.

Frank SenkyT, a fafmer residing
at Henryville, about niAe miles south
Of Olivia. was leaning over the
front end Of an empty hayrack to urge
on his horses when board broke and
he fell head first to the ground. both
wheels passing over him
He walked to the house, 9 distance
Of 400 feet, and, after telling his wife
Of the accident, fell 10 the floor dead.
Morris tribune., 1909-09-18
FORMER RECORDS BROKEN
Attendance at State Fair Greater
Than Ever Before.

After the force of ticket counters
employed by Leslie G. Fuller, auditor
for the Minnesota State Agricultural
society, had completed it's work it was
found that the state fair Of 1909 was
the biggest" as well as the "best."
The attendance for the week was $685.
67S, as against 326,743 for 1908, the
best previous record. The attendance
by days for the two years follows:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-11

After months and years of waiting
the residents in the southern part of
the city are at last to have their long
desired crossing on High street, over
the gulch which heretofore has cut
part of the city in twain. By con
siderable scheming on the part of the
city in conjunction with the residents
of that part of the city. a plan has
been devised whereby the gulch is
to be crossed despite the crippled
condition of the city's finances.
This plan was brought out at the
meeting Of the council last evening
when an ordinance was passed in
structing the city recorder to adver-
t;se for bids for the improvement of
High street, from Thompson to Jane
streets, a distance of 10 blocks. A
grade has been established and in
putting the street on this grade it is
figured that the amount of dirt which
it will be necessary to excavate will
be sufficient to provide a fill for the
Objectionable gulch. 4 large culvert
will provide a means of escape for
the surplus water.
This happy solution or a difficult
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
JOE CRAIG CHARGED WITH
KICKING PAUL SEO"..WiT

In the police court this afternoon
City Attorney Raley filed a complaint
of more than ordinary interest. It
was sworn to by Paul Showaway. the
well-known Indian and II alleges
somewhat the following against Joe
Craig, the Interpreter: That the said
Joe Craig did feloniously, maliclously
and viciously kick the said Paul
Showaway upon that portion of the
anatomy known as the buttock. 1t
is further stated that the kick re-
suited not only in the physical but
mental discontinue of the complain
ant. The assault occurred in the city
couple of days ago and apparently
Mr. Craig will be called upon to ex-
plain his action to Judge Fitz Ger.
aid.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
HIGH STREET To
Be IMPROVED
CITY COUNCIL so DECIDES AT
LAST NIGHTS MEETING

Crossing Long Desired by Residents
of South End Is Authorization
Blocks of High Street TO Be I'M
proved-Patent Street ordered Ex-
tended-City Fire Apparatus Gets
Knocks-Old Flag Pole TO Be Re-
moved.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
WOOLMEN MEET
IN CITY TONIGHT
POSSIBLE TARIFF REDUCTION
ON WOOL CHIEF QUESTION
Important Data in the interest of the
Sheep Men and Against Reduction
VIII be PTepared-Will Arrange
Sale Dates-Chicago Storage Ware
house Scheme to Be Considered
Meeting in Office of Dan p,
Smythe.

Prominent sheepmeh from all parts
of eastern Oregon will meet this eve
ming In the office of Dan p, Smythe,
secretary of the state wool growers
association. The occasion is a called
meeting of the executive committee
of the state woolgrowers association
and business of Importance is to be
considered by them.
The meeting is called primarily for
the purpose of discussing the tariff
on wool and the possibilities of its
being changed by the special session
of congress which has been called by
President Taft to convene Monday at
noon. Arrangements will probably
be made for the preparation Of i'm
portant data to be used by the sheep
men in an effort to prevent the re-
duction Of the present tariff on wool.
Aside from the tariff question how
ever, the matter Of arranging sales
dates will also be taken up as well as
the Chicago wool storage warehouse
proposition. A series of dates have
already been submitted TO the associ-
alton by the buyers who are also or
ganized this year, but there is much
objection to the dates, on the part Of
some sheepmen, and there is no GER
tainty that they will be adopted.
Those who will attend the meeting
as members Of the executive commit
tee, are President, ]. ~ Burgess;
Secretary, Dan p. Smythe George
Mcknight, Of Vale; II. C. Rooper Of
Antelope; F. c. OXman Of Baker,;
George Currin Of Heppner; and c. L.
Hartshorn Of Wallowa. A number Of
other sheepmen are in the city today
and there will also probably attend
the meeting, though taking no part
in the deliberations
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
BISHOP PADDOCK HERE;
AT WESTON SUNDAY

Bishop r. +. Paddock of the east
ern Oregon diocese of the Episcopal
church, who has been in the city since
Monday will preach at Weston Sun
day. He will confirm large class
there, number of them being stu
dents of the eastern oregon normal
school.
The bishop has delivered two SER
mons to Pendleton people since he
has been in the city this time and one
talk to ministers. The address to the
ministers was given yesterday after
noon while the sermons were deliv-
cred last evening and Tuesday morn
ing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
PROMINENT KNIGHT
PASSES THROUGH CITY

L. r. Stinson. grand keeper of rec
ords and seals, for the Knights Of
Pythias, passed through Pendleton
last evening on his way from Condor
to Union. He had been at the former
place to attend a district convention Of
the lodge. He expects to return
Monday and will try to stop off in
Pendleton for a brief visit with the
local lodge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
NEWSPAPER MAN TO BE
BOURNE'S PRIVATE SECRETARY

A. w. Prescott, for many years the
Salem correspondent of the Portland
Oregonian and generally recognized
as one of the best newspaper CORES
pondents on the coast. mas been ten
dered the position OF private secre-
tary to Senator Jonathan Bourne.
Prescott expects to leave for Wash
ington within a few days and will be
by his wife and young
son.