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nd Inner Nschodoc Creek landings. Sun.
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as NOMINI. including WicOmicO river land
Steamer Estelle Randall goes as far as
,Gh der wharf on every trip.
Schedule subject to tide and weather and 70
change without notice.
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Alexan0ria 6Gzette.

PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI.wRKKLY AT
GAZETTE BUILDING, $40 d 3l2 PRINCE
STREET.
Entered at the Poetoface Of AleK2ndrih. w
Qinia. AZ secold-clssu matter
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
BURNS NEVER IN CONTEST
Championship Fight Easy for Jack
johnson.

Sydney, N. S. W., Dec. 26.-Arthur
(Jack) Johnson of Galveston, Tex, is
the new worlds heavyweight cham
pion fighter. In fourteen fast and furf-
Gus rounds the big black hammered
Tommy Burns, the little French Cana
dian, into an unacceptable pulp and
only the timely interference Of the
police prevented a knockout. From
the tap Of the gong at the start until
the end Johnson had it on Burns at
every stage of the going.
In the opening round Burns went to
the floor for the count of eight and
thereafter it was only a question of
how long he would last
At the end of the thirteenth round
the police officials held conference
and decided to stop the bout, but
Hugh D. Mcintosh persuaded them to
let the uneven contest proceed into
the fourteenth round
+ Burns came from his corner pitt
full looking sight and when Johnson
tore into him like an enraged tiger
and he dropped his hands, unable to
defend himself any longer, the bout
was ordered stopped.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Supreme Court UphOIds Increase
Of Gross Earnings Tax.
CONSIDERABLE sum INVOLVED
Decision Means Over $3.50, 900
a Year to State.

The state of Minnesota won a dou-
BILE victory in the supreme court
when that court, by Justice C. L.
Brown, filed opinions in its favor in
both the Great Western and Great
Northern tax cases.
The court upholds the validity of
the law increasing the railroad gross
earnings tax from 3 to per cent,
which the roads attacked as unconsti-
tutional, claiming that they could not
be made to pay gross earnings tax
larger than the 3 per cent which was
provided for in their territorial char
tiers.
The Great Northern case nominally
involves s12O,737.3S for 1905 taxes.
The Great Western case involved
about $25,00O The amount at stake,
however, is really more than $150,000
year to the state treasury, if the
decision is sustained by the United
States supreme court. to which it will
undoubtedly be appealed
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
EVIDENCE IN HAMS TRIAL
Witnesses Tell Of Alleged Acts of Cap
tain's Wife.

Flushing, N. Y. Dec. S0.-The de-
tense of Thornton j. Hams, indicted
with his brother, Captain Peter c..
tIains, Jr, for the killing of William
E. Annis. called two witnesses in the
session of the trial to show certain
alleged acts of Mrs. Claudia Hams
which the lawyers for the defendants
claim so affected Captain Hams that
he became mentally unbalanced
Samuel Chester Reid of Chicago, a
friend of the Hams family, swore that
Captain Hams told him of all his mar
ital misfortunes and that the captain
evinced signs of being irrational. Be-
fore the close of the days session the
defense called to the stand servant
in Captain Hams household, Minnie
Rhone. who related certain alleged in
cidents in which Mrs. Claudia Hams
and William E. Annis figured at the
home while Captain Hams was in the
Philippines These incidents, the
witness said, she told the captain on
his return. She was still under ex-
animation when court adjourned for
the day.
She said that Mrs. Hams had de-
clared her affection for Annis and told
of alleged orgies held at the Hams
home at Fort Hamilton.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02

and other motions involving delay. the
defendant arose at the courts com.
mand and stood unmoved through the
recital of judgment.
There was no demonstration on the
part of the spectators during the pro-
ceedings in the courtroom nor later
when Ruef, having entered the prison
van in the custody of a deputy sher-
if, started on his long ride to the
county jail Before the adjournment
of court notice of appeal had been
filed on behalf of the defendant and
the court had signed writ of prob
able cause, which will act as a stay
of execution in the case.
One of the many incidents that
tends to make the trial of Ruef re
markable was the shooting of Assis-
tant District Attorney Francis
Heney by Morris Haas, an .ex-convict,
whose past record was exposed by
the prosecutor after Haas had been
accepted as a member of the jury in
Ruef's second trial Haas subsequent,
ly committed suicide in the county
jail ' .'
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
EIGHT KILLED IN WRECK
-Four Other Persons Badly In
jured in Montana.

Great Falls, Mont, Dec. 29.-As the
result of a head on collision between
q freight train and a work train on
the Great Northern railroad eight men
are dead and four seriously injured.
The wreck resulted from the failure
Of the freight to stop at Mid-Canyon
siding to allow the work train to pass,
but who is to blame for this failure
has not yet been decided.
Coming around a curve the work
train dashed into the freight. Both
caboose and piledriver were smashed
to pieces and, catching fire, were
burned up.
Seven bridge carpenters were killed
and two injured. The train crew es-
capped with injuries.
The engine of the freight plunged
over an embankment and the fireman
and head brakeman were carried
along The latter was killed, but the
former escaped.
A number of freight cars were
wrecked
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
MAY NUMBER FIFTY
Deaths From Explosion in West
Virginia Mine. i

Blueield, w. Va, Dec. 31.-The
work of exploring the Lick Branch
colliery, in which a disastrous explo.
sion occurred Tuesday, still continues,
and total of twenty-seven dead have
been recovered. It is estimated that
the death list will reach fifty. The
cause of death in most of the cases
was asphyxiatioR from after-damp and
smoke caused by the explosion, al
though the force of the blast was ter
rifle. Mine cars shattered to splinters
and other debris was blown out OF
the entrance and 100 feet away from
the mine mouth into the open.
In a large building near the mines
a temporary morgue has been estab-
lished. There are many pitiful scenes
about the little village and watchers
sit by the collins of three in one home
and in three other homes there are
two waiting for interment. The ex.
plosion occurred in a mine that was
looked upon as a model colliery.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
CHARGED WITH EXTORTI0N
Minneapolis Private Detective Under
Arrest.

Minneapolis Private Detective Under
Arrest.
Harry G. Blanchard was arrested at
Minneapolis on charge of extortion,
1t being alleged that he compelled
Herman Rhines, saloonkeeper, to
pay him money for the suppression of
evidence that the saloonman had yio-
lated the sanctity of the lid.
Blanchard is a private detective and
is said to have been in the employ of
an agency whose services were re-
tanned by the Minneapolis Civic fed
Grafton in its war on blind piggers. It
is asserted that Blanchard was caught
in the act
The Minneapolis police profess to
believe that Blanchard is one of
group of men who, it is alleged, have
been making a business of grating
under the pretense of protecting their
victims from the wrath of the Civic
federation.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
NEEDS OF THE STATE FAIR
Million and a Half Dollars Could Be
Used to Advantage.

Million and a Half Dollars Could Be
Used to Advantage.
One and one-half million dollars is
named by c. M. Griggs of ST. Paul, for
many years an important figure in the
management of the Minnesota state
fair, as the need of the state fair in
the next five years, with additional
help from the Twin City merchants
and manufacturers in the way of a
few years advance rent for space in
new main building. Mr.. Griggs
would have the legislature appropriate
100000 for 1909, 100000 of which
will be required for the new grand
stand. and 100000 every year for the
next five years. The advance rent
from the business men would amount
to between $4,000 and 100000.
The needs of the state fair today
Mr.. Griggs enumerates as follows: A
new grandstand, new liberal arts or
main building, new process building
with power for live manufacturers, a
new agricultural building, greenhouses
for its horticultural building, build
ing for state institutions, two new fire
stations, mining building, a new ma
chinery hall and, most of all, grand
stand of steel and concrete, at least
1000 feet long something that will
seat $4,000 people and with the old
bleachers, accommodate $4,000
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
DENIED BY REGENT OWEN
Neither Roosevelt Nor Bryan Wanted
for University President

Neither Roosevelt NOR Sryan wanted
for University President.
1T is to laugh, all this talk about
Roosevelt and Bryan being called to
fill the presidents chair at the state
university. Why, the idea never en-
tered the heads of any of the regents.
We would as soon have thought of
calling Edward VII. or Kaiser William
as either of the above mentioned in
dividuals''
With these words s. NJ. Owen of
the state board of regents laid to rest
all talk of Roosevelt or Bryan being
called to fill the position which Presi-
dent Cyrus Northrop wants to yacate.
Talking in regard to the successor
of DIR. Northrop Mr.. Owen continued:
President Nortbrop will undoubtedly
be at the head of the institution for
another year at least. He has been
prevailed upon to stay until worthy
successor can be found"
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
PANIC OCCURS IN A CHURCH
Several Persons Injured at Christmas
Celebration at Echo.

Several Persons Injured at Christmas
Celebration at Echo.
The peril of panic ushered in the
celebration of Yuletide at Echo
and it is nothing short of a
miracle that somber tragedy did
not result when the gas generator con-
nected with the lighting plant in the
Methodist Episcapol church took fire
and caused wild stampede of 100 or
more frightened women and children,
all of whom luckily managed to get
out alive, though some were severely
cut by glass.
The crowd consisted mostly of wo-
men and children, with here and there
a few men who had come to join in
the fun The work of dressing tn
tree had just received its fnishin
touches when the generator burst In
to flames almost directly in the path
of the tree and its fimsy. infiammable
decorations.
Immediately there was a wild STAN
pede for the doors and as the crowd
became damned in it the more badly
frightened of the women and children
began jumping through the windows.
Some of these were badly cut and
those who were unfortunate enough to
fall were trampled on by the frenzied
crowd.
No lives were lost and no damage
was done to the church by the fire.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
EARTHQUAKES IN MONTANA
Virginia City Power Plant Out Of
Commission.

Virginia City, Mont, Dec. 2S.-This
section has been shaken by the
severest of series of seismic dis
turbances that have been going on for
more than week. The electric pow
er and light plant was put out of com
mission. This plant is located ten
miles distant from Virginia City.
During the past week Virginia City
has experienced more than thirty
earthquakes in which the earth move
ment was very pronounced. The lat
est tremor cracked buildings, threw
down plaster and scattered dishes
from the shelves and tables.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Former Frisco Boss Gets Four
teen Years for Bribery.
NOTICE OF APPEAL IS FILED
Move Of Defense Will Act as a
Stay Of Execution.

San Francisco, Dec. 30.-Fourteen
years in the penitentiary, the maxi
mum sentence provided for bribery of
q supervisor, was the penalty meted
out to Abraham Ruef, who for years
directed the political destinies Of San
Francisco as adviser of the admins
tration of Eugene E. Schmitz, former
mayor of the city.
Judgment was pronounced at the
close of day devoted to legal bat
tie wherein the defense sought to in.
troduce many reasons for new trial
When Judge Lawlor had denied this
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
COUNTS PETITION DENIED
Princess de sagan Retains Custody of
Her Children.

Paris, Dec. 31.-The petition OF
Count Boni de Castellane that the
custody of his three sons be given to
his mother, the Marquise de Castel
lane, was denied. The court ruled
that the children remain in the Gus
tody of their mother. Princess de Sa-
gan, formerly Miss Anna Gould of
New York.
The court ruled further that the
children should not leave the Con
tinent without it's permission Begin
ming Oct 10, 1909, they are to be
placed in a college situated within
hundred miles of Paris.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Hiccouqhs Kill Minnesotan.

Seized early last June with VIC
lent spells of hiccoughing J. E.
Zackmayer of Winona, seventy-six
years of age, an insurance agent,
hiccoughed almost continuously until
death ended his sufferings. lack
meyer was unable to take nourishment
except during brief periods when the
hiccoughing released its grip only to
come back after a few hours. Mr..
Zackmeyer's strength and vitality
failed gradually until he died, still
hiccoughing. ra
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
FIRE IN BOOMING HOUSE
Score of ST. Paul People Narrowly
Escape Suffocation.

Twenty people were almost suffo-
Gated when fire broke out in a room
ing house at st. Paul kept by Nellie
Herman.
The fire started in the kitchen, sup
posedly from hot Goals which fell from
the front of the range to the floor
The kitchen is short distance from
the stairway leading to the rooms of
the boarders. The smoke poured up
the stairs and attracted the attention
of one of the roomers who arises
early. He hastily pounded on the
doors of the other people, who, at
tired only in their night clothing,
rushed down stairs and into the cold
morning air
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Clerk Gets Internal Machine.

City Clerk A. E. Bickford of Vir-
ginia, this state. received an in
fernal machine containing half a
pound of dynamite and mechanism
which fortunately failed to work
when the package was opened. Mr..
Bickford was witness in the case
against George Hamilton, who was
recently convicted and sentenced to
life Imprisonment for sending an in
fernal machine to Sheriff Beck Of
Houghton county, Mich.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Reorganization Plan Approved.

At meeting of English holders
of the debentures of the PiIlsbury-
Washburn Flour Mills company, linn
tied, of Minneapolis the plan for
the reorganization of the company was
unanimously approved. This makes
the reorganization practically assured
and the plan now needs only the ap-
prevail of the creditors. from whose
committee it originally came.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
DALZELL OUT OF THE RACE
No Longer Candidate for PennsyI
vania Senatorship.

Pittsburg, Dec. 26.-Congressman
John Dalzell of this city, who last
week at Washington announced his
candidacy for election by the next
Pennsylvania legislature to succeed
Senator Knox when the latter resigns
to enter the Taft cabinet as secretary
of state, has withdrawn and rendered
his support to George T. Oliver, a
newspaper publisher of Pittsburg. Mr..
Dalzell's decision to withdraw was
made known in letter to Mr.. Oliver.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. 0.-Wheat-Dec., ST.
04M; May, s1.0S5s; July, $1,000
1.0O1s; Sept, 96A @96ssc. Corn
Dec, 58Ac; May, 61Ac; July, &c;
Sept, s21s@62Ac. Oats-Dec., 49Ac;
May, SIC; July, 46Hc; Sept, 1914 @
39Nc. Pork-Dec., s14.50; JAN, SIC
321s; May, 1855. Butter-Creamer-
les, 22@32c; diaries, 21h@27r. Ssgs
-291ac. Poultry Turkeys. 16c:
chickens. 11kc; springs. 13c
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
CIVIL WAR IN VENEZUELA
Adherents of Castro Clash With Sup
porters Of Gomez.

Port of Spain, Trinidad. Dec %
There has been fighting at Macuro, on
the Venezuelan coast, between adj
herents of former President Castro
and the crew of gunboat working in
the interests of the new president,
Juan Vicente Gomez. About twenty
men were killed and some fifty wound
ed The Gomez party was obliged to
withdraw temporarily, but later re-
turned to renew the engagement. This
news was brought in here by the
Miranda. the gunboat in question.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02

American Society VIII Aid italian
Sufferers.

Washington, Dec. 29.-The Amer
lean Red Cross has sent out tele-
graphic requests to all of its branches
FOR relief funds to be applied to the
sufferers from the earthquake in
Southern Italy The Italian Red
Cross society being so fully organized
it will not be necessary for the Amer
lean society to do more than to send
money contributions, which will be
done as promptly as possible.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
st. Paul Brokers Suspend.

Geraghty C Co., one of the oldest
commission brokerage firms of St.
Paul, has suspended business. The
cause assigned for the suspension is
the dullness of the grain market for
several months past. The firm opened
up a line of country offices about a
year ago and these proved unprofita-
BILE owing to the heavy expense in
volved in the maintenance and opera
ton.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Conductor Beats Bandits.

Coolly disregarding a command to
throw up his hands, backed by re-
volvers held in his face by two
masked highwaymen, Charles Larson
of Minneapolis, a conductor on an
Eighth avenue and Columbia Heights
car, attacked the highwaymen and be-
fore the fight was over had both of
their revolvers. The highwaymen
escaped
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Dec. 0.-Cattle-Beeves,
1855 $3.50; Texans, S3.60@445; West
ern cattle, $360@5.65; stockers and
feeders. S270@4S0 COWS and heifers,
s1.50@5.00; calves, $7.0O@925. Hogs
Light, s5.O0@5.7O; mixed, $1,000
$50; heavy, $5.3O@5.90; rough, $3.50
$3.50; good to choice heavy, $3.50
$3.50; pigs, s4.00@5.O0 Sheep, s2.75
@5.25; yearlings, s5.25@6.75; lambs,
s4.5O6785
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
St. Paul Man Killed by Cars.

Otto Becker of ST. Paul, a clerk
in the Office of the superintend-
ent of the Northern Pacific round
house in the Mississippi street yards,
was run down and killed in the yards.
Fis body was horribly mutilated by
De three cars which passed over it..
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Had Been Dead Two Weeks,

William label, ffty-fve years of
age, living on a farm near Woodbury.,
between st. Paul and Saltwater. was
found dead in his house by neighbors
who called to inquire concerning Mr..
labels condition. From the appear
ance of the body it is thought that he
had been dead for nearly two weeks.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
RESULT IS STILL In DOUBT
Ohio Senatorial Fight Assumes Air o.
Activity.


Columbus, O., Dec. 2S.-Many men,
bers of the Ohio legislature have ar
rived and the fight for the successor
Of Senator Foraker assumed an actiy-
ity that presages week Of strenuous
exertions by the several candidates
and their friends. There are all sorts
of unconfirmed rumors. bvt the real
situation, according to unbiased OBJ
servers. Is that the senatorship is up
in the air as much as last week, with
both the acknowledged leading candi-
dates, Congressman Burton of Cleve
land and Editor Charles p. Taft,
brother of the president-elect, unable
to secure enough votes to land the
prize. The Burton following is claim.
ing thirty-ive votes on joint ballot.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Three Killed in Collision.

Knightstown, Ind, Dec. 29.-Three
men were killed and one seriously in
jured In head on collision between
Two freight trains on the Big Four
railroad four miles south of here.
Both engines were wrecked and five
cars demolished.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Fortune in an Old Trunk.

Cincinnati, Dec. 29.-When An old
trunk was opened by the coroner in
an attempt to discover the relatives
of John Ferd Vaux, aged seventy
three years, who, dropped dead while
taking a bath in the rooming house
on Broadway where he lived, currency
and bonds and bank securities worth
more than $4,000 were discovered.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Held important Appointments.

J. A. Leonard, formerly of White
water and Waukesha, Wis, post
master at Rochester, this state, by
appointment of Abraham Lincoln, con-
sui at Leith, Scotland, in 1881 and
consul general at Shanghai, China, in
1889, both by appointment of Presi-
dent Garfield, is dead at Rochester of
cancer, aged seventy-eight years.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Dec. 80 Wheat-To arrive
and on track-N. hard, S1.12B; No.
l Northern, Sill 10 No 2 Northern,
s1O91s; Dec, s1.O9B; May, S1.11B;
July, S1.111s. Flax-To arrive and on
track, $1.49.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
Minnesota sheriffs Meet.

The Minnesota Sheriffs association
met at st. Paul, but in spite
of long arguments behind closed doors
the members were unable to agree on
what laws they wanted the legislature
to pass and therefore appointed an
executive committee to decide upon
the matter.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Dec. 30.-Wheat-Dec.,
$1eSM; May, Sill. On track-No. l
hard, Slip; No. 1 Northern, Sill;
No. Northern, s108a @1.O9; No. 3
Northern, $1.04A @1.0624.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
POSTOFFlCE IS BURGLARIZED
Safe Is Dynamited and $500 in Cash
Secured.

Yeggmen blew the safe in the post
Office at Echo, securing over $780, The
stamps were not molested. cigar
box containing small change, stand
ing on a desk, was also overlooked.
Heavy tools were secured at &
blacksmith shop and entrance was
made through the front door. The
front of the safe was completely
wrecked.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
MEET DEATH IN TRENCH
Ten Workmen Killed by Cavein at
Ensiey, Ala.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 29.-Two
dead bodies have been recovered and
eight more are known to be buried in
an immense cave-in of a trench at
che blast furnace plant at Ensley.
Several other laborers were injured,
as also were two foremen who were
experimenting the work. Most of the
dead are foreigners. .
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

ST. Paul, Dec. 30.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, s5.50@6.50; fair to good,
S450M5.25; good to choice cows and
heifers, ,$3.25@45O; veals, s5.0O@5.50.
Hogs-s5. 1O05.75. Wethers,
S45OM5.75; yearlings. $4.5004.S5;
spring lambs. s675@725.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-02
FALLIEREs SLIGHTLY HURT
Demented Waiter Attempts to Pull
Presidents Whiskers.

Paris, Dec. ga demented restau-
rant waiter named Jean Mathis at
tempted to pull the beard of the pres
ident of France, Armand Fallieres, in
this city. The president was only
slightly scratched. His assailant was
arrested.