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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Congressman Lowering Dead.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Will
liam C. Lowering of Massachusetts,
died at his residence in this city at
$40 O'Clock Friday morning, aged rs
years. Mr.. Lowering was serving his
seventh consecutive term in congress.
He had been in feeble health for sew
eral months. having suffered a break
down during the tariff discussions of
last summer, when the heat in Wash
ington was intense. The house or
dered the appointment of a commit
tee of fifteen members to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Lowering, and ad-
journed until Monday.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
CRIME OF CRAZY FARMER.
Kills Wife and Four Children and At
Tempts Suicide.

Fergus Falls, Minn-William Ruck-
helm, a farmer, aged so years, muir
dered his wife and four children and
shot himself Thursday night at Par
kers Prairie. He was found dying
when his son went to the farm on Fri
day.
Ruckheim declared that he had re-
ceived a divine command to proceed
to a certain graveyard, where he and
his family were to exhume several
bodies, using only their bare hands.
Unless this command were carried
out before Easter, Ruckheim said, he
and his family would be dragged to
death.
After examining the graveyard and
finding it would be impossible to per-
form the task on account of the frozen
ground. Ruckheim said he killed his
family to escape divine vengeance.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Novel Method of Suicide.

San Francisco.-With his head
thrust into the envelope Of small
balloon into which a stream of illu-
minating gas was pouring, c. A. Far
rar, was found dead on the roof of the
house where he lodged. He had been
missing for two days. and it is be-
lieved that i'll health led him to take
his own life. Farrar was under con-
tract with an amusement hall to send
up balloon every night from the
roof of his lodging house. A search.
light in the hall, located a block or
two away, was directed at the gas bag
for the edification of the patrons.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Divorce In High Life.

Reno, Nev.-Suit for divorce was
filed Thursday in this city by Mrs,
Beulah Stubs Sunderland, daughter
of ]. c. Stubs, general passenger
agent for the Hartman system, and
wife of John Sunderland, Democratic
national committeeman from Nevada.
The complaint is sealed document,
and the nature of the allegations can
not be determined until the defendant,
who is now in San Francisco, makes
his appearance in the case. Mrs.
Sunderland, who prior to her mar
riage, which occurred at Chicago sew
eral years ago, was the beautiful Beu-
lah Stubs, is at present with her
parents in that city.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Roast for BaIIinuer.

MISUNDERSTANDING Ballinger
was criticised on the floor of the sen.
ate on Thursday for sending a COM
municatlon to the senate inclosing a
bill providing for an insane asylum
for Alaska. Although MIR. Ballinger
said he transmitted the measure in
obedience to the direction of the
president, Senators Hepburn and Ba-
con succeeded in obtaining annulment
Of reference of the bill to the com.
mittee on territories on the ground
that neither a cabinet officer nor
even the president himself had auth.
GRITTY to introduce bill in the sen.
ate.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Child Died In Her Arms.

Pueblo, Colo.-Crazed by the dis
covery that her three-year-old daugh-
ter was dead in her arms, Mrs.
Frantz White, wife of rancher of
Fillmore, Cal, tried to throw herself
from the car window on the Denver &
Rio Grande California limited train
as it was coming into Pueblo. Mrs.
White. accompanied by her three chill
dren, was returning home from a visit
to her mother at Camargo, Ill. She
was holding her little daughter in her
arms, and, STOPPING over to kiss the
child, discovered she was dead.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
TAFT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE.
President Willing to Stand Sponsor for
Federal incorporation Bill.

Washington.-The federal incorpora-
ton bill, introduced in congress on
Monday, is not to be pressed for pas
sage at this session. If the bill should
pass, President Taft has stated his
willingness to stand as its sponsor
and take the responsibility for having
recommended it.
Further than this, the president told
several callers that he would not
make the Incorporation bill an ad-
ministration measure. He declared he
felt he had no right to do so, and that
it did not rank with the proposed
amendments to the interstate com
merce law, the postal savings banks
and the measures designed for the
conservation of natural resources.
These latter were promised In the
platform upon which the president
was elected, and he feels that the
party is responsible for their passage
at this session of congress.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Refused to Heed Warning.

Phoenix, Ariz.-Heedless of the
warning of a foreman In charge of the
excavating operations along the line
of the private motor road from Kelvin
to the Ray Copper mines, the motor
man of a gasoline car containing six
passengers, prominent mining men,
ran his car close to sputtering fuse
of heavy charge of dynamite Sunday
afternoon and the car and its seven
occupants were blown to atoms. One
of the men killed was R. P. Coleman,
a mining engineer of Salt Lake City.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
CHARGED With Brutal Murder.

Cincinnati, O.-That Jesse Van
Zandt killed his wife and that he
choked and tied her before placing her
on the cooking stove In their home
here Is the belief of the Cincinnati po-
lice, who say his act was due to de-
sire to wed Miss Agnes Berry. They
say that they already have sufficient
evidence to convict him, even though
It is but circumstantial. Van Zandt
and his wife are said to have quar-
relied over the pending divorce pro-
ceedings. His wife asserted that he
was madly in love with Miss Berry
and wished to marry her.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Mae Talbot Acquitted.

Reno, Nev.-Mrs. Mae Talbot was
acquitted of the charge of the murder
of her husband, A. E. Talbot, by the
jury after forty-five minutes deliber-
alton, Tuesday afternoon, and was i'm
mediately discharged from custody. A
scathing arraignment of the defend
ant, Mrs. Mae Talbot, was contained
in by Assistant District Attorney M.
B. Moore, who characterized the shoot
ing of Talbot as a cold-blooded, pre-
meditated murder. Counsel for the
accused woman appealed more to the
feelings of the jury, claiming Mrs.
Talbot was justified by the cruel acts
of her husband in shooting him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Miners win Demand More Wages.

Toledo, GA substantial increase
of wages for mine workers of this
country is the only basis upon which
industrial peace can be established in
the mining industry after April L."
This was the final declaration of
President Thomas L. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers before he left
this city for his home Saturday night
He would not discuss his plans for
bringing about an agreement with the
operators, but made 1t evident that
he had not given up hope of a settle
ment.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Indians Gail on Preaident.

MISUNDERSTANDING Curtis of
Kansas on Monday introduced to Pres
ident Taft eight Kaw Indians. In
honor Of the occasion the braves were
at1lred in gorgeous native costume.
One carried a shining tomahawk,
while another famed himself vigor-
ously with an eagle feather fan. AL
together, ne Indians made the gayest
picture seen at the white house for
some time.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Marines That Cannot Swim.

Washington.-Atten is directed
in an official report by Rear Admiral
Schroeder, In command of the Atlantic
feet. now engaged in practice ma
neuvers in Guantanamo bay, Cuba, to
the remarkable fact that more than
$500 men in the fleet cannot swim.
In brief report of the fleets opera
tions In the last week, the commander
says instructions were held for the
men who are at home on the water
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Expects to Scale Mt. Mckinley in
Balloon.

St Louis, Mo.-Captain John Berry,
aeronaut of many fights, is ready to
balloon his way to the crest of Mount
Mckinley in Alaska, in search of the
records DR.. Frederick A. Cook states
he placed there. Berry hopes to set
tie once and for all the question of
whether Cook ever scaled the highest
mountain on the continent, or bust"
in the attempt Captain Berry says
that the venture will cost him $50, 1000.
A st. Louisian will accompany him.
pictures will be taken as primary evil
dence of the trip.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
FRIGHT Makes Woman Blind.

Minneapolis.-As the result of a
fright Miss Christine Garfield, 81
years old, has been totally blind since
Friday. Miss Garfield is stenograph-
er in a business Office. Last Friday
her typewriter desk shut suddenly.
Anticipating the cash and noise, she
placed her hands over her eyes. The
desk banged shut, and Miss Garfield
took her hands from her eyes-to
strange darkness. A surgeon says
that Miss Garfield will recover her
vision gradually.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Packing Company Fails.

New York.-The Mexican National
Packing company. New Jersey cor.
poration, controlled by English invest
ors and operating slaughter houses
and packing houses in Mexico under
concessions from the Mexican gov
eminent, has failed with liabilities,
including stock, of $37 1000, 900. Assets
were not announced. but it is esti-
mated that they are In excess of the
liabilities. The company will continue
to operate its plants. Henry D. Kay
was appointed receiver by Judge Ian
ming OF New Jersey.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
TARIFF WAR AvERTEp.
Amicable Settlement Reached Between
United States and Germany.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by both
the United States and Germany have
averted threatened tariff war. Ne.
gotiations have been concluded be.
tween the two countries which settle
the question of minimum and maxi.
mum rates, with the exception of the
cattle and dressed meat ISSUE This
was eliminated from the present ne
gotiations and will be taken up later
in separate diplomatic representa-
lions.
Under the agreement made on
Thursday, American minimum rates
will be exchanged for the entire mini
mum list of Germany. The result is
considered advantageous to both
countries
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
ONE MAN ESCAPED.
Explosion in Mine Resulted in Death
Of Eleven.

Indiana. Pa.-Ten Hungarians and
one American met death in gas ex-
plosion Saturday in the numerous
slopes of the Furnace mine OF the
Jefferson G. Clearfield Coal company.
The explosion occurred in the head
Ing where twelve men were working.
One of these, Andrew AArazcer, es-
capped by crawling quarter of mile
on his stomach to evade the noxious
gases.
One hundred and ten men working
in the same Slope escaped through
other headings, although they were
held back for ten hours by the black
damp, until a rescue party reached
them.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Prohibition, for Hawaii.

Honolulu.-That the United States
congress is likely to pass prohibition
law applying to Hawaii is the belief
of an attorney who is representing the
liquor interests of the islands in
Washington. He has cabled the local
organizations of merchants asking
them to protest against such legisla-
ton. The merchants have declined to
take up the matter, as they are divid-
ed on the question of prohibition
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Meat Prices still RISING.

Pittsburg.-With the opening of the
second week of the thirty-days meat
boycott in this city, meats continued
to rise in price. Monday morning
sheep advanced from % to SO cents
hundredweight. Home-dressed pork
led In cost by 1 cent a pound whole
sale and from to cents retail. Beef
advanced from 10 to Is cents a hun
dred pounds. United States Attorney
John Jordan caused $4,000 eggs, in a
cold storage plant to be attached, and
will ask to have them destroyed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Girl strikers Victorious.

Philadelphia.-Peace having been
declared between the shirt waist
manufacturers of this city and their
striking employees, quiet prevailed on
Monday in the vicinity of the factories
and for the first day in eight weeks
the police were not called upon to ar
rest strikers. Under an agreement
ratified by the workers the operatives
win return to work on Wednesday.
The agreement provides for arbitra-
ton, partial recognition of the Shirt
Waist Makers union and shorter
hours.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
After GRATING OFFICIALS.

Chicago.-Four true bills, charging
city hall officials with conspiracy in
connection with .Ae $4,000 "shale
rock" scandal, were returned by the
county grand jury Saturday. The men
indicted were: John Ericsson, city en-
gineer. Michael H. McGovern, con-
tractor. raul Redieske. former dep
uty commissioner of public works
Ralph A. Bonnell, former assistant
city engineer.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
swedish King Has Appendicitis.

Stockholm.-KingG Gustav was oper.
ated on Monday night for appended
tbs. The official reports given out
state tnat the operation was a sue
cess. The king had been suffering
from continual internal pains since
early Sunday evening. 1t was not un-
til Monday evening that the physi-
clans diagnosed his case as one of ap-
pendicitis, requiring an immediate
oneratiOn
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
HEARING POSTPONED.
5aliineer's Counsel Given Weeks
Time to Study Case.

Washington.-In order to permit the
arrival IN the city Of counsel for Sec
rotary Ballinger and to allow counsel
to become familiar with the case. the
Ballinger-Pinehot investigating COM
mittee adjourned it's hearing on Fri
day, February II.
John ]. Vertrees of Nashville, Tenn,
and Carl Rasch, formerly United
States district attorney for Montana,
have been selected to represent Sec
rotary Ballinger, Land Commissioner
bennett and Field Agent Schwartz in
the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Persian Murders His American Sweet.
heart

Baltimore.-Elijah Badal, Persian
student in the University of Maryland,
on Thursday shot and killed his
sweetheart, Miss Mary Lewson of
Portland, Me-, student in the univer.
sity, and committed suicide. That
the murder and suicide had been pre-.
meditated for weeks is revealed in a
letter which the Persian wrote to his
uncle in Des Moines, la. After relat.
ing the trouble between himself and
the girl, the nephew declared that he
would have to kill her.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
To Protect Midshlpmen.

Annapolis, Md.-A bill designed to
strengthen the existing laws prohibit
ing the sale here of liquors to mid
shipmen of the naval academy was
introduced in the legislature on Thurs
day. The measure makes the pro-
prietor of the place responsible, no
matter whether the liquor Is sold by
a waiter, .barkeeper or by himself.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
ElkIns Threatens to Join insurgents.

Washington.-Senato Elkins on
Thursday made bitter complaint in
the senate concerning treatment he
received in connection with his reso-
luton providing for an investigation
into the high cost of food. He charg-
ed Senator Aldrich with desire to
shield the tariff law and the trusts in
the inquiry, and he intimated that
hereafter he might be an "insurgent"
if his wishes did not receive more re-
spectful consideration.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
FOURTEEN DROWNED.
Three-Masted. Schooner Wrecked OF
Coast of Virginia.

Norfolk, Va.-With a northwest
wind blowing at SO miles, the three
masted Schooner Frances, Captain
Coombs, from New York to Jackson
vile, Fla, was washed ashore on the
Hatteras coast Tuesday MOI ming, and
was pounded to pieces. Before life
savers could reach the vessel IA men.
were supposed to have been lost.
None of the bodies have been washed
ashore.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
Judge Threatens to Assist In Lynch
Ina.

Pueblo, Colo.-In giving Anton Sine
the limit sentence on Monday for in
humanely beating his girl wife while
she was in delicate condition, JUS
tice of the Peace William J. Kerr
said: IF | ever hear of you doing
this again after you get out of Jail,
will personally lead a party of men
who are men and tie you to tele-
graph pole and beat you to DEATH"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-11
OPPOSED LOAN OF TENTS.
Hepburn stirs Up Little Excitement
In the Senate.

IN the Senate.
Washington.-Memo of the Civil
war were revived in the senate on
Monday, when Senator Hepburn bit
terly opposed loan of tents by the
government for use at the annual en-
campment of Confederate Veterans at
Mobile, Ala, next April. However,
every Republican present, except Mr..
Hepburn, voted for the bill authorizing
the loan.
The senate passed more than a
dozen bills for the establishment of
fish hatcheries in the various parts of
the country.
The presidents federal incorporation
bill was opposed in the house by
Representative Garrett of Ten
nessee on the ground of unconstitu-
tionality.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-04
Loss
IN JERSEY CITY
FACTORY BLAZE
Big Elevator Plant and Coal and
Ice-hOuses Totally
Destroyed.

JERSEY CITY, Oct. A spectacu-
lar blaze In the Greenville district de-
stroyed the New York Revolving Port
able Elevator Company's big plant al
$50 Princeton avenue, and the ice
house and buildings of the Greenvllle
Coal and Ice Company, adjoining the
south side of the elevator plant.
The fire started, 1t is believed, in the
coal and ice plant and quickly spread
to the elevator plant that contained
thousands of dollars worth of machin
cry and lumber. The cause of the fire
is unknown. Thomas Golden, of 362
Princeton avenue, saw flames shoot up
from the centre Of the coal and Ice
plant and at $40 pulled a fire alarm.
The alarm was quickly followed by the
sounding of a second alarm and then a
general alarm. All the available fire
companies In the city were hurried to
the scene. The damage is estimated at
about 800, 900. mostly covered by in
surance
Across the Central Railroad tracks,
directly In front of the coal and ice
company's plant, Is a signal bridge.
This caught fire and burned for about
an hour before the fire companies Sss-5s
get a stream of water on it. A crew
OF one of the Central Railroad engines
climbed up on the bridge n chopped
away at the burning parts while the
fircmen played the water On. Three
cars filled with ice on a siding in front
of the coal and ice plant were burned
to the trucks. Traffic on the railroad
was delayed for a short period, but
did not interfere to any great extent
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-04
WAITER DENIES
INSPIRING LOVE
IN GIRL SUICIDE
browns Herself After Gliding
Him for Representing Him
self as Rich Guest.

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 4-walter
Champion. a hotel waiter, to whom
Miss Anna NJ. Howe, sister of Frank
Howe, the Philadelphia theatrical
manager. addressed a note before COM
uniting suicide by leaping into the
cea here, today persisted in deny
ing there had been any low romance
between them. Miss Howe's note
charged the waiter with having des-
troyed her happines by falsely repre-
senting himself TO her as a wealthy
visitor. Miss Howe's suicide occurred
September rs.
The woman's body was found in the
bay off Somers Point last Friday, and
her Identity was a deep mystery until
in parts of her outer clothing wrap
ping pathetic notes to her former lover
were found OH the beach.
NOW I find that you have lied to
me- said part of the note. you are
not what you said; you are a waiter
OF course, I don't think that a mans
work changes the color of his soul, but
/ hate to be deceived. To lie seems to
me to be the lowest, the last resort
Try when you think of me to be truth
full to other women and men. Do what
you will, but don't lie"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-04
G. 0. P. NOMINEE
FOR GOVERNOR
HAS TALKFESI
Vivian M. Lewis Clears Up Of
flee Work, Then Receives
Leaders and Others.

TRENTON, Oct. 4-Banking and IN
surance Commissioner Vivian M. Lewis
was kept busy all morning and this
afternoon with callers from all parts
of the State. He arrived at his office
today before some Of the clerks ar
rived and Immediately started to clear
up his office work, which was finished
before his time was taken up discuss
ing politics with leaders, near-leaders
and those having up their sleeve 1.-THE
only plan to insure his election to the
office of governor"
Among these were United States
Senator Frank o. Briggs, chairman of
the Republican State Committee;
George L. Record, the Progressive
leader of Hudson county; State As
SCISSOR Theodore Strong, of Middlesex;
Assemblyman Isaac z. Nichols, the
Republican candidate for senator from
Cumberland, and Secretary of State
Samuel D. Dickinson.
Most of the callers expressed them
selves as sanguine hat there will be
a Republican victory next month, al
though 1t was admitted that much
work must be done between now and
election day.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-04
EXPLOSION FROM
QUEER CAUSE NEAR
n. Y. P0ST0FF|CE
Fish Wagon Runs Over Ex-
plOsives in Street-Driyer
Stunned-HOrses in Panic.

NEW YORK, Oct. AS a fish
wagon ciattered through Mail street
behind the postoffice early today one
of the wheels struck some explosive.
In an instant there was a vivid flash
and a stunning report. A dozen OF
started to bolt, but luckily the drivers
were on the seats of the vehicles and
soon pulled the frightened animals to
q standstill.
Several policemen ran to the spot
where the explosion had occurred, and
there found John Fleck, "a years old,
a driver for Pope & Co., fish dealers oi
Fulton Market, sitting on the seat Of
his wagon. F1eck seemed stunned. He
was clutching his right leg, and when
asked II he had been hurt he cried on,
that his leg had been blown off. Su3h
was lot the case, however, and an e
animation failed to reveal ever the
slightest confusion of the limb.
Patrolman Cunningham, of the Eliza
beth street station, made a careful in
vestigation, but he could find no frag-
ment of a bomb. There was some red
lust about the pavement where the
fash of flame had been seen, but the
street was not torn up and Fleck's
horse and wagon had not suffered from
the peculiar explosion.
The sleepers on he benches in City
Hall Park leaped to their feet and ran
when the conclusion shook them into
consciousness. The spot where the eK-
plosive went off was in Mail street AMI
about fifty feet from Park Row.