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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
ETHAN ALLAN HITCHCOCK.
FORMER SECRETARY OF
INTERIOR, IS DEAD
His Passing the Home of His Sonn Law Washington Surrounded by
His Wife and Children Marks Close Of Career Whose Peemnent
Feature Was An Administration of Interior Department
That Made Western Land Problems Memorable

Washington. April 9.-Ethan Allan
Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior
1nder President Mckinley and PreSi.
dent Roosevelt. died here this morn
ing at II o'clock. aged "A. He had
seen critically i'll for several days.
He contracted severe cold while
IN the west, and his condition became
50 serious that he hurried to Wash
ipgton to place himself in the hands
CT specialists who had attended him
curing his official career here He
suffered from a complication of kid
ney, heart and pulmonary diseases.
AT the bedside. when the end came,
were Mrs. Hitchcock, the three daugh
ters. Lieut. Commander Sims. and a
nephew, Geo. c.. Hitchcock, Of st.
Louis. The body Will be taken 10 st.
Louis tomorrow, arriving there Sun
dsy night Tho funeral viii be held
Monday, the interment being at the
Bellefontaine cemetery in that city.
His passing marked the close of a
career whose pre-eminent feature was
an administration Of the interior de
partmcnt that stirred Western land
problems as never before.
Brought here from St Petersburg.
where he had served as ambassador
under an appointment of President
Mckinley, Mr.. Hitchcock, was almost
Immediately plunged into a vortex OF
complications growing out OF vast
frauds and charges of fraud, and coun.
ter charges growing out Of the &C.
quirement Of public lands In the west
ern states. Mr.. Hitchcock directed the
most sweeping Investigations, arous-
ing the enmity of powerful political
interests. That work is recalled to-
day as one of the most unswervIng
ind relentless inquisitionS In the an
nails Of government prosecutions. He
prosecuted cases against numerous
men in public life and private busi'
ness. including United States Sen
alor Mitchell, OF Oregon. who was
convicted and died not long after
ward. former Congressman Binger
Hermann who had served as commits
sioner OF the general land Office. and
who was acquitted, former United
Stales Senator Dietrich. of Nebraska
Representative Williamson. Oregon,
and John a. Benson, a millionaire real
estate broker. Of San Francisco
Mr. Hitchcock was a target for at
lack on the floors of Congress and
Iu protests filed at the White House
The Hitchcock family WAS well known
in Washington society, where II fire.
Luently entertained at smart func-
tons.
President Taft today sent 10 Mrs.
Hitchcock the following letter of con-
dolence:
Ny Dear Mrs. Hitchcock: The sad
news of the death of your husband has
just come. Mrs. Taft and l extend TO
you and your family our sincerest SYM
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
N EG r ESS
| 90 I s
HOUSE
Takes Advantage of Po-
sltion as Cook While
Owner Is in Europe

New York. April 9.-Sadie BOYD. a
negro cook, Is held by the police chare-
ed with tho theft of approximately $40
600 worth of rugs. oil paintings. silver.
ware, bric-a-brack and works OF nrt
from the home of Mrs. Julia Schmidt
in the Bronx, while the latter was So
Joulning in Europe last January. The
negresS was arrested last night while
attempting To escape with her four
year-old son, Sammy, by running down
fire escape In the roar of the five.
story negro tenement house. On
searching her rooms the police found
thousands of dollars worth OF linens,
laces. tapestry, silverware. paintings,
etc
The case is not without Its humor-
ouS incident William D. Quaile. a
nephew OF Mrs, Schmidt, who occupied
and watched over the house during
her absence, but who. nevertheless.
failed To note that the house was be-
ing looted until too late, received the
following laktor from the cook after
she had disappeared. II said in part.
81 thank you for the opportunities OF
steading this stuff. You have lots Of
money, so hire your detectives so
catch me. But am not fool enough To
let them catch me. l will Sendsyou the
pawn tickets, and you can get the stuff
out before Mrs. Schmidt gets back
She Will have fits on account OF my boy
scratching her piano. Well, let her
die. and I Will send her some southern
flowers to put on her grave. Come on IL
you can catch me. From Your cook
Sadie Boyd"
Another letter. addressed TO Mrs,
Schmidt and mailed the day after her
yeturn from Europe, reads as follows:
ITO Mrs. Schmidt: ] am very sorry
YOU are so determined to catch me. |
cannot leave my boy. Thank you for
the chances you gave me to steal this
stuff.
Yours truly, Sadie Boyd"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
FAMOUS CHARACTER OF THE
LINCOLN CAMPAIGN DYING

Chicago, April S.-.Jules Lumbard,
known throughout the country as a
campaign singer and Republican work
er. and one of the few remaining chaS
acters of the Lincoln campaign, is dy-
ing in this city.
President Lincoln credited Lumbard
with raising 10000 troops for the north
ern cause during the civil war. Late
in the struggle. when the fever for en-.
listment had greatly waned, Lumbard
stood on the court house steps In Chi
cago and sang. Rally Round the Flag,
Boys" with a spirit and fervor which
resulted in sthe recruiting OF several
companies. For many years, the old
singer was in charge of the Pennsyl
vania road S traffic affairs, in the trans
Mississippi territory. He retired IL
years ago on pension granted by the
company.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09

IN the day, testified as TO the wound
which they found and the probable
course taken by the bullet after 1t en-
tered the body. Undertaken Larkin
also testified along the same lines.
A. Carolos. a Greek friend of Con
tos, testified that he was present at a
conversation In which Vacos threat
ened Contos in the event the latter
closed out his store for the debt which
he owed upon it, saying. "If John
Contos didn't give him back his store,
he would fix him"
Tom Trakos. a Greek candy man.
was on the stand when an adjourn
ment was taken until afternoon.
X. Brown. employed by a local trans
fer company. was the first witness ex-
amlned at the afternoons session. He
told of having gone into Downs coffee
house the night of the murder. When
he came out Of the place. he heard
someone yelling for the police next
door 1.-THE Contos bakery He rushed
into the bakery and asked what was
the matter. The man pointed to John
Contos lying on the floor behind the
TO the wounded man and assisted In
straiehtening him out from his
"doubled-up" position Witness was
handed 55-calibrc shell by the clerk,
which was supposed to have contained
the bullet fired at Contos, and which
he Kept until he turned 1t over to De
teetivc~Pender the following morning
Tom Trakos was the next witness
and stated that he was In the store
WHOM the murder was committed anC
described. AS heretofore brought ou
at the inquest, how Vacos stood at the
counter near the front door, gun ir
hand, after firing the shot into Contos
and warned the other occupants of'thf
store not To follow or interfere will
him on penalty Of death.
The testimony of all the witnesse!
brought out little that was new in con
nection with the shooting
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F FUGIT|VE DYING
IN CENT AL
AMERICA
FORMER CITY DETECTIVE OF
CHICAGO HAS CONSUMPTION.
He Was Charged With Jury-sribing,
and Since Escape From Mobile
Had Not Been Heard of.

Chicago. April 9.-Dan Coughlin, for
mer city detective, alleged jury briber
and fugitive from justice. Is dying. or
MAJ be dead in Central America ac-
cording TO Il news article in the Tri-
bune today
Since his sensational escape from
capture at Mobile, Ala, three days
ago" SAYS the Tribune. ''he has been
living at Puerto Cortes, Honduras.
under the alias OF Jim Davis. He
worked until about three months ago
as foreman OF a railroad construction
gang,
Just after New Years his big boncd
frame began TO waste and the doctors
told him he had consumption. When
Coughlin ran a saloon here he weighed
25O pounds or more Fifteen days ago
he weighed ninety pounds.
"Coughlin was not In want He had
a trained nurse and the best the little
town could give in medical aid. The
doctors had warned him that death was
certain and imminent.
"'Big Dan seemed resigned TO fate,
and only expressed sorrow at the pros
pect Of dying away from Chicago. He
was mum on all his troubles, legal and
otherwise.
In May, 1889, Coughlin, then city
detective. came into national notoriety
in connection with the Cronin murder.
He was Indicted as one OF the conspir-
ators and was convicted. After serv-
ing three years in the Joliet peniten-
tiary, he was given new trial and
was acquitted
Soon afterward, he Started a saloon
and ran it several years. While In this
business. he was indicted for attempt
ed -bribing in connection with 4
personal injury suit against i railroad.
He was held to the grand jury in S10,-
600. but fed, and nothing WAS heard
from him until about three wears ago
when he was arrested at Mobile,
A Chicago detective was sent 10 Mo-
bile with reQuisition papers. but before
his arrival there, Coughlin had been
discharged on writ of habeas corpus.
1t was learned that he took a tramp
steamer to Central America, but moth
ing more was heard OF him until the
news that now comes.
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s n
SLAYS A
MAN
Could Not Find Ob;e ct
of His Revenge So
Killed the Brother

st. Louis, April 9.-Unable TO find
Louis MacAlauso. against whom he
cherished a bitter hatred. Salvador
Ferlossa wreaked his vengeance upon
The next OF Kin in true Sicllian style
last night, waylaying and shooting
Sam MacAlauso in the hallway of his
home, at 5l0S Daggett avenue The
victim received three bullet wounds
and died early today Ferlossa is Il
fugitive. Fcrlossa had been wounded
by Louis MacAlauso five weeks ago.
The men lived in the same boarding
house and last evening ate and drank
together. But when MacAlauso
climbed the stairs TO hic room. Ferlos-
Sa's door was thrown open and the
shots rang out.
81 take my revenge" exclaimed the
slayer as he rushed by the other mem
Oers OF the household
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
CONTOS' SLAYER IN COURT
APPEARS LESS NERVOUS
Interpreter Sworn in by Clerk of cour-Wtnesses Who
Him Say He Would Kill Contos-Vacos Hopeful
of Pententiary Sentence

The preliminary examination of
Nicholas Vacos. charged with the muir
der of John Contos. was commenced
this morning in the chambers of the
county commissioners at the court
mouse. This was done 10 avoid the
crush OF spectators, especially the
horde Of Greeks who wish to attend
and hear all that is said
= TIC prisoner was brought into the
,o0m and set throughout the proceed
ings OF the morning session, apparent
~ unmoved and little realizing the
gravity OF the situation In which he
finds himself. His appearance was
little altered and he was less nervous
than when arraigned al the police sta
tlon two days ago. HID has slept and
eaten wqll during his confinement
and has entirely recovered from The
hardships endured during the two
Gays and nights in which he was hunt.
ed in the outskirts of the city like a
beast Of prey. Vacos has little to say
and apparently clings TO the idea that
he will be sentenced to a term In the
penItentiary which may be materially
reduced by good behavior upon his
part.
J. P. Pitchers was sworn in as court
Interpreter and number OF witnesses
were examined during the morning
session Gus Christian was the firei
lie is Greek and was well acquaint
ed with both Vacos and the man mur
dered. Christian testified that he was
~ Mccormack law office at a time
when VacOs was also there and that
Vacos, in discussing the trouble he
tween himself and John Contos ant
The possibility OF the latter closing
cut his candy and fruit store OH lower
Tweniy-jifth street. stated that, il Con
tos persisted Ia his threats TO close
him out OF business. he would Kill him
DIR. H. B. Forbes, who attended Inc
murdered man a few minutes aftei
Inc fatal shot was fred and DH.J w
Pidcock, who examined the body laleI
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09

flown from hundreds OF windows in the
Italian colonies.
Unusual honors, expressive of the
city's appreciation Of Petrosino's cour-
age and devotion to duty, will be shown
during the funeral on Monday. Sol
emn high mass will be celebrated In
ST. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral, and after
the services, the body Will be escorted
to Calvary cemetery by parade COM
posed OF police. militia and many Ital-
Ian societies. Taps" will be sounded
at the grave. Many flowers, including
a wreath from Mayor McMcClellan,
have been sent to the Petrosino home.
and movement is under way to pro-
vide Mrs. Petrosino and the detectives
child with a permanent home and am
pie funds.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
TWO MEN DIE OF INJURIES
SUSTAINED DURING STORM

Pittsburg, April S-Two men. in
jured by flying debris during the ter
rife storm here yesterday. died at
hospitals today. Several others are III
a serious condition.
The wind reached velocity of 6S
miles an hour.
In the Sicinity of Bradford, Pa. it
is estimated 1000 oil derricks were
blown down, and the loss at that
place is said to he 100000.
In other places. oil producers are
heavy losers. Houses, barns and
fences throughout the country dis
tricts were wrecked In great num-
bers,
At Tarentum. Pa. The wind caused
dredge to collapse in the Allegheny
river and crew of ten men had mar
row escape from drowning.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
JAPANESE 8ATTlESHlPS TO
ARRIVE IN SAN PEDRO

Los Angeles, April S.-The two bat
tleships which the Japanese captured
from the Russians during the Russo
Japanese war. the Soya and the Aso
will arrive In San Pedro harbor April
26 and remain until April %, when
they will sail for San Francisco.
The news that the battleshlps arc
coming was transmitted TO Mayor Al
eXander today by Katsuji 1nahara.
secretary OF the Japanese society Of
Los Angeles.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
CASTRO MAY NOT
HAVE TO LEAVE
MARTINIQUE
FRANCE MAY SUSPEND DECREE
OF EXPULSION.
This Consideration Will Be Made II
Ocposed Venezuelan Presidents
Health Demands il.

Fort de France, April 9-Cipriano
Castro. the former president OF Ven
c2uela, who diseinbarked here from
the steamer Guadeloupe two DAYS aso.
appears to-bc in better health today.
He had received no official notifca-
ton of 4 the determination Of the
French government TO eXpel him from
the leland He shows no peTturba'
ton and is awaiting Developments
with tranquility. He spends his time
Quietly at the Hotel lvanes and re-
ceIvci no one. This morning he
SPOKE of the possibility of his going 10
ST. Thomas. Danish West Indies.
Paris. ApriI o.-lf the condition Of
Cipmano Castro's health is really so
grave. that his enforced departure
from Fort de Franco. Martinique,
where he now is, would be dangerous,
the French government is prepared TO
suspend temporarily the decree OF eA-
D11sion against him.
lie Journal today takes issue with
a majority .of the French newspapers,
which consider that France is bound
TO comply with the wishes of the
Gomez government, with which nego-
tlations for the resumption of diplo-
matte relations are now going on.
This paper declares France has
made greaf mistake In foiIowins
The American lead, and says The Unit
ed States is probably aiding Presi-
dent Gomez in return for his sacri-
fees of Venezuelan interests In the
settlement of the sordid disputes be-
tween the two countries. No matter
what provocation Castro has given the
powers. they cannot ignore the 1act
that Gomez Is a usurper. ana III se's
forth the opinion that the persuasion
of the powers probably will inflame
Venezuelan public opinion against for
eisn inter-meddllng. and at the same
time strengthen the solidarity OF Cas-
tro's partiSanS.
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OR ANGES ON
SPECIAL
TRAIN
FIRST SOLID TRAIN OF THE NEW
REFRIGERAToRS.
FIfty-two Cars Of the Pacific Fruit Ex-
press-More Crews VIII Be Re-
uuIred on Hartman Roads,

A train of fifty-two cars of oranges
came in over the Southern Pacific this
morning and was routed east over the
Union Pacific.
NThis train was made up of the new
refrigerator cars, exclusively operated
by the Hartman lines and known AS
the ~Pacilc Fruit Express"
The citrus fruit shipments by this
route have just commenced and prom
ise ITO be heavy. giving employment to
many additional crews on the Southern
Pacific and Union Pacific.
Icing gangs Will be employed re-
stocking the cars at this point with
ice
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
SENATE TO FIX THIRTY CENTS
PER TON ON IRON ORE

Washington, April s.AThe present
intention Of the senate committee on
finance is TO place a duty OF 80 cents
per ton on iron ore. In the Dingley bill
iron ore was fined 40 cents. while in
the Payne bill, II IL put on tho free list
The decision Of the senate committee
Is in the nature Of compromise and
was brought about by the insistence of
Senator Burrows of Michigan and his
colleague, Senator William Allen
Smith
Iron orc is one Of the products which
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
HILL INTERESTS TO PUT
ON LINE OF STEAMERS

San Pedro. April SIT is reported
here on what is believed to be good
authority, that the Hill railroad inter
ests Will soon put on line OF steam
crs running from Seattle and North
crn ports TO this port The steamers
Yale and Harvard have already been
purchased in the east and are to be
brought around the Horn for the new
line. according TO the authority quoted
above
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
SALDWIN'S WIDOW is TO
RECEIVE $1,000 A MONTH

Los Angeles, Cal, April 9.-Mrs. LII
liam Bennett Baldwin, widow of the
late E. !. Ducky) Baldwin, has made
an application In the probate court
for monthly allowance, pending tho
return OF the inventory of the property
left by her husband, and Judge Rives
signed an order giving her $4,000 a
month until that formality is COM
pleted.
The petition recites that Mrs. Bald
win has no estate of her own; that she
is dependent for her support upon the
estate OF her deceased husband, who
died March l. 1909, at Arcadia
She was represented by local attor-
neys and did not appear in court.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
CHAMPION JERSEY
BUTTER COW is DEAD

Columbia. Mo, April S-Pedros
Estella, the champion Jersey butter
cow of the world, is dead, She died
al her home. the Missouri ASricul-
tural college at Columbia last night
In twelve months. she produced 7l2
pounds of butter. fully 100 pounds
more than her nearest competitor.
The university statistician figured
that the income from Pedro's Estella
for one. year would have kept an
average student in the university oil
Missouri for Ike term.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
LOS AGELES EXPECTS
Ex-PRESlDENT ROOSEVELT

Los Angeles. April S.-Harry White,
former mayor Of Seattle. and friend
of Theodore Roosevelt and President
Taft, Is authority for the statement
that Mr. Roosevelt Will come to Los
Angeles after his African trip to write
the story of the hunt, He says that
MI Roosevelt has assured him of this
Mr.. Taft cannot come to the Pacific
coast this summer. unless congress
appropriates the necessary money, Mr-
White says.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09

have given the house and senate COM
mittees great deal OF trouble While
some of the ore producers admitted
frankly to the house committee that
they could stand their share of reduc
tion if there was to be a general re-
vision of the tariff downward. few of
them were willing to admit that they
could stand free ore.
Until Yesterday Ii was practically
conceded that the senate committee
would agree to free ore Asserted that
a majority Of the members of the COM
mittee believed the industry would not
suer materially if the duty we're taken
OF or iron ore entirely. 1t Is recog.
nized, however, that in order to get n
tariff bill through congress. trades Of
various kinds must be made and this
Is one OF many.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
HURRICANE PASSES OVER
THE NEW ENGLAND STATES

Boston, April s..-The hurricane from
the west passed over New England to-
day at velocities ranging from SO to "
miles an hour Such a gale has not
been experienced in this vicinity In
many wears, Three barges were re-
ported to he in distress of the South
ern Rhode Island shore, A little sloop
was driven on the end OF Cape Cod and
many vessels lost sails and other gear.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
MET TERRIBLE DEATH

Des Moines. April S.-Just as Mrs,
George CULVER Of Usage. Iowa. had
started q search for her aged mother
tonight. she was Mortified TO see her
plunging 10 the ground from 50-foot
windmill. to her death. Mrs. j. c,
Pierce was Is years old and had been
I'll several months.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09

pathy in your great loss. Your hus-
bands record for honesty and high
sense of official duty was deeply inn
pressed on the country by his efficient
conduct of the interior department
and his dignifed and able representa-
tion Of this country abroad. The graft
tude of his fellow citizens and the high
respect for his memory ma, in time.
hope. mitigate the intensity of your
present sorrow.
Sincerely yours, William H. Taft"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
PLANTS DESTROYED BY FIRE

Oakland. April S.-The plants OF the
George Eber planning mill and ,no
Standard Packing company, were oe
stroyed by fire today. The loss Is es-
timated at 100000
For a time the flames were oeyono
control of the fire department but inc
yearing OF the wind saved the on1ire
wafer front from destruction.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-09
ONE KILLED IN WIND STORM.
AT WHEELING, w. VIRGINIA

Wheeling, W. Va, April s.-one
dead. threc fatally injured and many
slightly hurt are the results of the
wind storm which swept this city and
vicinity yesterday. The property loss
is heavy.
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LICENSES WILL BE DOUBLED

Santa Fe. \. NJ. April s.-santa Fe
last night passed an ordinance CLOS
ing all saloons in the city AFTER Dec
81. 1909. In the meantime. the License
ses .or sSloons Will be doubled.