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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
A WOMAN AND
TWO FIREMEh
Run Down by a Hose Truck
At Dallas With Serious
Injuries.
BY United Press Wire.

Dallas, Texas, Dec. la woman
and two firemen were run down by
"A hose truck and probably fatally in
jured early today as the entire city
fire department struggled to check
the spreading of the fire that destroy
ed property valued at 100000.
Insufficient water pressure, the re-
suit of drought, unbroken except by
Intellectual showers, seriously hamper
ed the efforts of the fire fighters.
Thirty-six dwellings were destroy
ed or badly damaged, together with
the plant Of the Buell. Planning mills
company The cause of the blaze,
that originated in the Buel works,
has not yet been determined. For five
hours the flames swept over two
city blocks the firemen being practi-
cally helpless to combat its progress.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
GOVERNORS
SLOW TODAY
In Assembling After The
Festivities of Yesterday
And Reception at the
Pendennis Club Last
Night.
RY Irnifnd Prnes Mlrn

Louisville, KY Dec. 1.-The gov
ernors here attending the conference
of the house of governors We're a
trifle slow in, assembling this morn
ing after the festivities of yester-
day and the reception at the PEN
dennis club last night 1t was real
ization that II is hard TO combine
business and pleasure that caused the
governors TO select the sequestered
nook of Spring Lake. New Jersey. foi
their meeting next year. Governor
Marshall of Indiana, was the chair
man for today's session.
Governor Fort Of New Jersey, de-
livered an address on direct primar-
les followed by a discussion.
In the discussion of the employ
er's liability act today some difference
OF opinion was expressed as to con-
tributory negligence and the payment
OF workingmen for injuries suffered.
Governor Harmon. of Ohio; Cover
nor Deneen, OF Illinois; Governor
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
A Quarter of a Million

Dallas, Texas, Dec. 1.-Fire late
last night and early today destroyed
thirty frame buildings, six small re-
tail stores, six boarding houses and
part of the Buell. planning mill, besides
n part of the Dallas Ice and Fuel
plant and other property The loss
will reach a quarter of million. Five
hundred persons are homeless as
result
The fire is still burning and Is with
in three blocks of Main street with
a low water pressure hampering the
fire fighters.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Asks a Round Sum.

Cincinnati, Nov. 30.-sult was filed
for the recovery of $2s,921 by Lucy
r. Sellers against John r. Sayler, ex-
ecutor of the estate of Asa Van
Wormer Cincinnati philanthropist
and benefactor of the University OF
Cincinnati, late Wednesday, for per-
sonal services.
She says she was employed as a
domestic and nurse in the Van Worm
er honie from April. 1897, until Au-
gust IL. 1903, when Van Wormer
died. She also acted as domestic, she
says, and nursed Van. Wormer during
his illness. si6als6 hufsed Mrs.Svan
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
War Broke Lose.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 1.-The pols-
tical war which will convulse the
state while Iowa's legislature is select
ing a United States senator to sue
ceed Dolliyer next winter, broke loose
today when Lafe Young, appointed
senator by Governor B. +. Carroll In
his paper, the Daily Capital charg-
en- Senator A. B. Cummins, the pro-
pressive leader, with bad faith and
broken promises when he announced
upon his departure for Washington
last night that he wanted a progress
slye elected senator and that Young
was not progressive.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Exprcss employees Strike settled.

New York. Dec. DRIVERS and
helpers of all the big express COM
panies. at meeting that lasted un-
I'll early today, ratified the agreement
by which the 5trike was settled. All
companies with the exception of the
Adams Express company, grant their
men beginning today an increase of
wages ranging from five to eight per
cent; an eleven hour day and pay for
overtime. The Adams men do not
get quite so much.
This ends any possibility of re-
newal of the strike at Christmas
which had been threatened
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
In Restraint of Trade.

Mobile, Ala, Dec. 1.-Pleas of gui
ty to technical violation of the sher.
man antitrust law wree made today
by ten local plumbers and the Ahern,
and OFT company of Louisville, Ken
lucky. Each was fined SIS and costs
The defendants were indicted fol
conspiring. in restraint of trade, moi
to sell plumbing goods to those who
were not members OF the Master
Plumbers association.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
THREE CENT
Street FARES
Proving a Success at Cleve-
land After Eight Months
Trial.

Cleveland, o., Dee. l-Cleveland's
latest try at three-cent street car
fare has proven a success. The eight
months trial that was made possi-
BILE under an ordinance secured by
the late federal Judge Taylor expired
Wednesday night The ordinance
provided that If at the end of this
period the lines had paid enough to
permit of there being 100000 in the
interest and reserve fund the three
cent fare was TO continue for six
months more The report of the treas
urer today showed n $4,000 excess
over the required amount in the
fund
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
WHOLESALE
FRAUDS IN
Bringing Wool From Cana
da May Lead to
Arrests.
BY United Press Wire.

Cleveland, Dec. ARRESTS are ex.
pected to be made today following the
discovery of alleged wholesale frauds
in the bringing of wool from Canada
into the United States. at Cleveland,
Ashtabula, Lorain, Conneaut and 9TH
er Lake Erie ports. The fraud is de-
clared to have consisted of the impor-
tation of sheep pelts with the wool
attached, the wool being sheared after
the pelts were entered in the United
States Three carloads of the pelts
have just been sent back from this
port to Canada, but the fraud is de-
clared to have been practiced for
months past on an extensive basis.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
COUNTESS TOLSTOY
SAID TO BE DYING

ffN NTII0tU IIfTHN " IT--
st. Petersburg, Dec. 1-Countess
Tolstoy is dying. Messages received
here from Yassaya Poliana, where
the countess lives, declare that her
fever has reached critical stage and
that her death Is momentarily ex-
pected.
The countess is practically grleving
herself to death. When her husband
fled from their home, leaving a note
that he wanted to spend the balance
OF his life in solitude and medita-
tion, it was reported that the coun-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Chief Carpenter.

Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. AFTER
suffering from nervous prostration for
several months, Chief Carpenter
Joseph b. Fletcher, U. S. NJ, of the
Portsmouth navy yard, this after
noon committed suicide at his home
on Badgers Island by cutting his
throat with a razor.
Fletcher was member of the re-
lief expedition which went to the
Arctic for General Greely's party, and
was an authority on northern eXplor-
alton,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Killed His MOthet

Montreal, Dec. LIN a desperate
effort to save his mother, Fred Dree-
e Rodgers Of Philadelphia, from the
charge of a mad wounded bull, w, It.
Rodgers fired wildly and killed the
brother.
The shooting occurred on the banks
of Lake Coulonge. The body was
brought here and sent today to Phil
delphia for burial.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for kindness shown us during the
sickness and death of our mother and
grandmother and also the employees
of the Fairbanks i5team Shovel COM
pany for beautiful floral offerings.
1tpd ID. f. Lawrence and family
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
Appropriation 10 he Gut Down.

New York, Dec. THAT the Pana-
ma canal will be completed six
months ahead of schedule time ana
that the appropriation Of sos. 900 for
this year will be materially cut down
Is the assertion Of Congressman An
drew j. Burchheld of Pennsylyania,
who arrived today on the steamer
Zacapa from Colon.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

Wormer, she declares. and for these
services believes, her suit says, that
she was entitled to 81 day. She
figures she worked for Van Wormer
1903 days. She received $3.50 and her
suit is for the balance of the amount
she thinks is due her for her SER
vices.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01
tess tried to kill herself.

When Tolstoy. Ill and dying was
finally taken off a train and put to
bed in the home OF the station agent
at Astapova. the countess rushed there
on a special train. Her grief when he
died was distressing. She sat for
hours at the side OF her husbands
corpse and never left 1t until 1t was
laid to rest at the foot Of Poverty
Oak"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

The Mirror is in receipt of post
card from Mrs Matilda Thew. COM
monty known in Marion as Muddy"
They who Is now in ElPaso, Texas.
She sends her kindest regards to all
her friends in Marion, especially to
the firemen, policemen and street car
hnen.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

ed to Fred r. co ey, of Akron, and
Miss Grace Fife; Clarence T.. Tuller
and Clara Cooper and William p.
Wanner and Edith A. Hccker
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-01

Santa Clarse makes his head
quarters here. Candies, Games and
Toys. Nothing over iOc
Kirby's 5 & 10c Store 12-1ti
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
BRIDGERS GIVES
SOME GOOD ADVICE
Peterson, Held on Robbery
Charge, Bets Attorney
Has a Past.

That county Attorney W. W. Bridgers
is wanted somewhere is a wager made
Thursday afternoon by A NJ Peterson.
charged with theft from the person.
The offer was made following the hear
ing of Peterson before justice McClin-
took, who bound him over to the grand
jury under a $500 bond.
Mrs. G. H. Smith, sos Tornilio street,
was the prosecuting witness. and she
testified that Peterson snatched her
purse from her while she was walking
on St. Vrain street between San Antonio
and Overland. Mrs. Smith gave chase
and kept within half block of the man
until he reached Seventh street, and
later recovered her purse, containing
s16.75.
Peterson's examining trial was con-
Quoted by county attorney Bridgers. and
following Peterson's intimation that tho
world owes. him a living, Mr.. Bridgere
advised him ne had better work, and
added:
zone time when was broke, scrub
bed a kitchen"
On the return to the Jail with deputy
constable Brown. Peterson remarked:
TIL bet that fellows wanted some
where"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
AMERICANS JOIN
THE INSURGENTS
Two Men Here to Go With
Army Englishman Of
fers Services.

Two Americans, W. H. Schee-z and
j. I. McNally, arrived in Ell Paso from
Tucson, Ariz., Friday to join the insur-
rectos. They bore a letter which they
said had been given them by recruit
ing agent for the insurrectos to another
of the Madero party in FL Paso but the
latter had left town and is supposed
to be in Mexico. They declared that
they were going to Mexico to ioin the
insurrectos.
Following letter comes TO The Herald
from Fort Stanton, n. NJ
Notice to instructors Forces in Mexico:
An ex-English army cavalry sergeant
who vent all through the LATE South
African Boer war. Is Maxim machine
gun operator and instructor, offers his
services to the above forces.
Get in communication with me-
am ready TO take the field and will
come to place of appointment on hear
ing from official quarters and expenses
betrayed. / used the machine Maxim
gun all through the war, mounted for
mountain work as well as in flat coun-
try. Will send certificates for same on
application.
NJ. Bevan,
Fort, Stanton n. NJ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
AN FL PASOAN ON
BOARD CAP TUREO
TRAIN
Continued From Previous Page).

the Mexicon government is known to
have ammunition in store 1t may be
that when communication is restored,
it will be found that Casas, Grandes
has been taken by the insurrectos.
Segau on Train. q,
]. R. Segal1, of Ell Paso. was on the
train which was held up, and ne says
the insurgents were veil armed and
that a large number were behind
small hill, some distance from the
train. ready to fire If there was any
resistance. When there was none, he
says the man in command fired his re-
volver and all these men came in and
took the train southwark.
He had been down TO Casas Grandes
on some business. He says there were
only Is rurales on duty in Casas
Grandes.
While he was in that town. Mr.. Sc
gall says a report came in that the
rebels had captured a commissary on
the Pearson road at what is known as
Sc. but they paid for all the stuff they
took
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
DIAZ'S CHIEF OF
STAFF COMMANDS
CONTINUED From raga one,

once to Bustillos where the sixth bat
talon is stationed
That the sending of Col. Cuellar
to the front bears more Importance
than if some other officer had been
Selected is the impression here. as he
is known to be a man in whom the
president has implicit confidence. Il
is believed he personally will investf-
gate the actual state of affairs in Chi
huahua and the efficiency and conduct
of the army and will make detailed
report to Diaz
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
FT. BLISS TROOPS
ALWAYS ARE READY

Col. A c. Sharpe in command CT the
troops at Fort Bliss said Friday morn
ing: I'VE have received no instructions
to hold men in readiness, but they are
ready at all times This statement
was made by the colonel when he was
asked if he had ordered rations issued
for 80 days to two companies for field
service. a rumor to this effect having
been circulated in FL Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
RAILROAD CONTRACTORS BELOW
CASAS GRANDES FEAR TROUBLE

Colonia DubIan, Mex, Dec. 23-Quite
a number of the railroad contractors
and employees were down to attend con-
ference at Colonia Juarez but they have
all gone back to their camps.
Some Of them fear an attack from in
surgents but propose to pu. in their
time at work until they are actually
stopped by armed force
Some of the camps are pretty well
armed; others have very little resist
ing force
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
REFUSES FAMILY MILEAGE
AND AUDITOR is ARRESTED

Fort, Stanton, N. NJ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23

Lafayette, La, Dec. 23.-M L. Bon
neval, of Echo. Tex, travelling auditor
OF the Southern Pacific, has been ar
rested for refusing to accept a family
mileage book offered by the purchaser
and his daughter Bohneval insisted
that the books can be used only by
one member at a time. A test case will
be made.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
SELF INFLICTED
WOUND Is FATAL
FL. Glenn, Who Shot Himself
Because Of Fathers
Suicide. Is Dead.

Silver City, n. NJ, Dec. 23-Harry
Glenn, who shot himself at Mogollon,
died about midnight. The attending
physicians held an autopsy and were
amazed that he had lived so long after
the bullet had penetrated the back of the
brain.
Glenn shot himself in grief over the
death of his father, deputy sheriff
Thomas Glenn, who killed himself at
Deming.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
FART OF GEN. NAyARRO'S
FORCE AT SANTA BARBARA

A letter received in Ell Paso today
from Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, says
.One hundred of the SOC troops from
Chihuahua, reached Santa Barbara.
December 21, after the battle at Cerro
Prieto. 1t is reported that 400 of the
500 were slain at that time. 1t IS also
reported that these troops went "a to
4s hours without anything to eat, and
that the insurrectos had been sending
them cattle, sheep, etc., to keep them
alive"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
MEXICAN CHILDREN PLAY WAR.

Mexican boys of Ell Paso have new
game; they call it Guerra which means
war. They have several little dummy
Mexican soldiers which they line up in
battle array and then shoot down with
a pop gun. The children can be seen
every day playing this game in the
southern streets of the city and seem to
take delight in hacking down the
soldiers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
PLAN HALF MILLION DOLLAR
ORANGE ORCHARD IN TEX

Houston, Tex, Dec. 23.-Houston and
Dallas capitalists today closed a deal
for $500 acres of land south of the city
for $520,000. The tract is to be planted
in oranges. The company is incor-
porated with s250,O00 capital. J. S.
Kendall. of Dallas. is president.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23
NAN SHOT IN STREET DUEL
SUCCUMRS TO HIS WOI-ND

Ardmore, Okla, Dec. 23.-Ben Lind
say, of Buckhorn. who was shot in
street duel at Ravia yesterday, died
today. His sssailant. Jesse Hayes, was
shot three times. but it is reported he
viii recover. The men had q feud of
long standing. Lindsay formerly lived
at Ardmore
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Michelmore and
their baby will arrive in Ell Paso Satur
day from Clifton, Ariz., to spend Christ
mas day with Mrs. D. w. Dornan and
daughter, Pauline.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
K|CKAPOOS TELL
Of LAND FRAUDS
Old Chief, Who Cannot Speak English
Tells Dramatic story-Mexicans
Are Involved.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 2S. - The In
dians' own story of the alleged Kick
apoo land frauds, involving deeds anC
checks bearing their names, which
they stated they did not sign; the i'm
Iprisonment of members of the Kicka
poo tribes who led the opposition tc
the sale of the lands, and the DRIVING
Of Kickapoo women to tears by the
interrogations of Mexican officials
was told at the Mexican extradition
hearing yesterday by Ma-Ka-Se-Ak. a
younk Kickapoo, who has now return.
ed to Oklahoma, and is living near
Harrah, and Ah-NA- Cha -Wo,To. also
known as Tom Smith, who now lives
in Sonora.
Deeds of the allotments of both
these Indians are held by w. L. Chap
man and both deny the execution of
the deeds. Both told the full story
of the meeting at Guarjardos house
and subsequent transactions in con
siderable detail, confirming each other
on the main points.
The story of Alma Cha -Wa-To. an
old man who sticks to the blanket and
the old tribal ways, was often pictur-
esque and as rendered by the inter
prefer almost classical in it's form. In
telling of the visit to Guariardos. he
stated that the latter told the Indians
that paper had come from the gov
ernment to the effect that they should
sell their lands.
You will have to do it," said Guar
jardos, according to the witness tes-
Limony. IF you don't you will be put
in strong house."
1t was after that that the Queen"
Wah-Pah-Ho-Ko, who is looked upon
rs chief because of hereditary success
sion, broke down and cried.
Although we are poor" she said
we can not do as you say. We are
Door because the white man has done
Is wrong"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
M'KAY IS NEW SECRETARY
OF FIDELITY FARM LOAN CO

The stock holders of the Fidelity
Farm Loan company, held their annual
meeting yesterday and elected officers:
President, G. C. Roberts; vice presi.
dent, c. E. Lahman; secretary and
treasurer, Paul w. Mckay.
The company has enjoyed a very
successful year and has extended its
business by opening an office in Little
Rock, Ark, to handle the bonding
business in the state of Arkansas. In
addition to this territory the company
has large territory in Kansas and
Oklahoma as general agents for the
Southwestern Surety Insurance COM
pany of Oklahoma, which does a large
business in the south and southwest
The company has a well organized
agency force throughout the entire
territory The company also does a
farm loan, general insurance and real
estate business.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
INDIAN TELLS Of
FORGING NAMES
Defense Produces Earlier Testimony
to Refute Johnson's in Ex-
tradition Case.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct 31.--Mack John
son. the Kickapoo interpreter, through
whom most of the land deals in cues.
ton were made, was the governments
star witness on the stand Saturday in
Mexican extradition cases. He cor
roborated in detail the stories of the
other Indian witnesses in regard to
the occurrences at Guarjardo's house
and denied that the Indians whose
names were affixed had signed either
the deeds or the checks to which his
name was signed as witness. He de-
clared that he had signed at the direc-
tion of Dr. Conine, without paying
much attention to what the papers
were; that he did not know at the
time that they were deeds, but had
learned SO since. He also testified that
Panotho, wife of Mahshahshe, whose
name was signed to one of the deeds.
had been dead eight or nine years.
He testified to going to Mexico with
Kankenapaha and to her being sick
with consumption and very feeble at
the time. He corroborated Kishketon's
statement in regard to Garrett's pay
ing the woman $500 at the Indian camp
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
PARKER SAYS ROOSEVELT
DISREGARDS CONSTITUTION

Ogdenburg. n. Y, Oct. 2S.-Alton b
Parker, in speech last night, dwell
upon what he styled Roosevelts utter
disregard of the constitution and law
as exemplified.
Parker said that by the record
speeches and remarks during the cam
paign, Parker having in mind Roose-
velt's present upstate tour, said:
Il hope the good people of the
state of New York still fell able to
govern all cities, whether rich or
poor, all corporations whether large
or small; to exercise all home rule
powers the state possesses and, far
ther, that they will refuse to declare
themselves incompetent to do what
their fathers did and their expected
descendants to do to the remotest gen
Grafton.
Roosevelt feels that the govern
ment of laws should give way to a
government of strong men so he be.
gins to open campaign for what he
calls the new nationalism, with the
executive as stewart of the public's
welfare, congress a subordinate in
stead of a coordinate department of
the government in possession of pow
ers now enjoyed by the people of the
state
But will he succeed in substitut-
ing a government by the strong men
for a government of the law? Signs
Of the times indicate not. The patriot
ism of the people is being aroused and
partisanship is brushed aside in the
of danger Ballots are bull |
ets when the constitution of the Unit |
cd States is attacked at home; while |
outlets are our ballots if the foe be
'oreign."
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
MANEBOS ARE INDOLENT
AND FIGHTING PROGRESS

Washington, D. c., Oct. 31.-Eight
Christians, one American and two
Chinese have been killed and much
property belonging to foreigners has
been destroyed by the rebeltous Name
bos tribesmen in the PHILIPPINES, ac-
cording to the report of Brigadicr
General Herching, to the war depart
ment today Labor troubles are be-
lieved to be responsible for the upris-
ing. The Manebos are the lowest type
of Filipinos, they are indolent and re-
sent any effort to compel them to
work. 1t is presumed here that the
has resulted from too vigor-
Gus methods in regard to this condi.
tion, taken by the foreigners owning