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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15

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New York, Dec. 2l.-That George
W. Perkins, former protege and part
ner of j. Pierpont Morgan, was
forced to leave the great banking
firm because of his activity in the re-
cent gubernatorial campaign as A
partisan and active supporter of
Henry l.. Stimson is now the report
in Wall street. Coincident with this
report discussion arose over the fact
that Henry P. Dawson, one OF the
more recent and ablest of Mr. Nor
gan's partners, now occupies tho
dominating position in the firm once
held by Perkins.
So insistent became the rumors
concerning the reasons for Mr.. Per-
kin's retirement from the Morgan
firm that the news tickers flashed to
Boston and other financial centers
stories that J. p. Morgan had become
angered at Perkins because of his
activity for Stimson, as it placed
Morgan in false light before Pres
ident Taft, as sanctioning the Roose-
welt candidate
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
BITTER WAR BETTNFEN
FRANCE AND GERMANY

Paris. Dec 2I.-A bitter war is
on he ween the French and the Ger
mans over the use of Cherbourg as
port of call by the German trans
Atlantic liners, and as the result ii
is by no means sure that Cherbourg
will continue to get the patronage.
The French Line being heavily
subsidized by the government, is
shown all kinds of fayors at the ex-
pense of the German lines. Though
no pilot is really needed at Cher
bourg one must be employed and
the charges are enormous; anchor
age room is often difficult to find,
long delays resulting from this;
there is no railway station at the pier
and passengers have to take their
trains in the worst sort OF weather
without even so much as shelter
over them; the Western railway.
government owned. has been allowed
TO fall into disrepair which makes
the trip to and from Paris dangerous
and full OF delays, while the first
class carriages employed are worse
than the third-cias German cars
Cherbours may yet be abandoned.
though negotiations have been un-
der way for some time looking to-
ward a remedy for all this. Bou-
logne would get the patronage in
case Cherbourg We're deserted. Havre.
on the other hand. the home port OF
the French line. has ali sorts OF ad-
yautages.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
CHAS. MARKHAM HEADS
ILLINOIS CENTRAL. RY,

Chicago, Ill.,, Dec. 21.-Charles II.
Markham, president of the Gulf Re-
lining company and the Gulf Pipe
Line company of Pittsburg, was to-
day elected president of the Illinois
Central Railroad company to succeed
J. r. Harahan, who will retire from
The office next month. The new pEesi-
dent began his railroad career in
1881, when he started as a section
!aborer on the Santa Fe. In the
same year he became station agent
Tor the Southern Pacific at Bemins,
~. NJ, and held similar positions for
six years. From 1891 to 1897 he
was district freight and passenger
agent at Fresno, Cal, and in 1897
was promoted to be general freight
agent of the Oregon lines of the
Southern Pacific company. In 1904
he became vice president of the Hou-
sron and Texas Central and later he
was appointed general manager and
vice president of the Southern Pa
cific. About eight years ago he re-
signed from the Southern Pacific to
engage in the oil business.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23

Manchester, Eng, Dec. 21.-
Four hundred men are entombed in
the Preoria coal mine at Leigh,
which is burning. Eleven bodies
have been recovered. The remain
der are probably lost, unless they
dig their way into the adjoining
mine, where the rescuers are trying
to save them.
The explosion stopped the fans
and the flames We're issuing eighty
feet high from the main shaft
Thousands Of relatives and friends
are fighting the police about the en-
trance of the mine.
A roll call of the employees of the
company this afternoon showed 35l
men missing. All attempts to enter
the mine have been a failure and II
will be days before the extent of the
disaster is known.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
THE DEATH PENALTY
is LONG DELAYED

Oakland, Cal, Dec. 21.-One of
the longest legal fights ever waged
in California by convicted murder
er to escape paying the penalty for
mis- crime has ended here with the
re-sentencing of Mark A. Wilkins to
be hanged in February next. Will
kins' crime was the murder of VERNE
Carmin, a woman who lived with him
as his wife, in November, 1907. The
woman died from poison. The crime
was committed in little cottage in
Elmhurst, near here, where the cou-
pie lived. After committing the
murder Wilkins buried his victim in
quick lime in the yard back of the
house.
Wilkins was tried in the early
part of 1908. He was quickly con-
victed and sentenced to be executed
! in November of that year. Then be-
gan legal battle that has establish
ed a record for longevity in the Grim
| inal records of this state. Though
reputed to be burglar by profess
sion and having a long prison rec
ord, Wilkins is we'll educated and is
said to come of a well-to-do family.
Every step known to the law was
employed in the fight to save hiz>
from the gallows. The case was car
ried to the highest courts, but with
out avail. The highest tribunal re-
affirmed the Judgment of the trial
court. and after legal battle last
ing three years there now appears
no legal means for the condemned
murderer to escape the death pen
atty.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
IRELAND'S
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

St. Paul, Dec. 21.-Archbishop
ireland today quietly observed the
forty-ninth anniversary of his ordin-
alton to the priesthood and the thir-
ty-flfth anniversary of his consecra-
ton as bishop. Only three mem
bers of the Roman Catholic hierarchy
in the United States are older than
the st. Paul prelate in point of SER
vice. They are Cardinal Gibbons of
Baltimore, Bishop Hogan of Kansas
City and Archbishop Ryan of Phila-
delphia. Preparations are already
being made for an appropriate cele-
bration next year of Archbishop Ire
lands sacerdotal jubilee.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
NEGROES WILL DANCE
TO SAVE A LIFE

Chicago, Dec. 21.-The colored
population of Chicago is on edge
in anticipation of the grand ball"
to be given tomorrow night, the pro-
ceeds of which will be employed in
an attempt to save Thomas Jennings,
the Finger print" burglar, from the
gallows. Jennings, negro ex-con-
Wet, was recently convicted of the
murder of Clarence Hitler, whose
house he is alleged to have entered
for the purpose OF robbery. Finger
prints left in the soft paint on a rear
door of the house were evil
dence against the negro. The pro-
ceeds of the ball will be used to car
ry the case to the supreme court for
IA ruling on the admissibility of Gin
ger print evidence" in trial.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
BIG SOCIAL SCANDAL
is NOW THREATENEl)

Vienna. Dec. 21.-Soc1al circles in
Budapest which, not without reason.
is called the paris of Hungary, are
greatly disturbed over disagreeable
affair, the final outcome of which is
still awaited with breathless trepida-
ton. A ladies' hairdresser, named
Vigyazo. has been conducting an or
gained campaign of blackmail
against ladies OF the aristrocracy
which appears to have been long
planned. Vigyazo, strikingly hand
some man of elegant appearance and
polished manners, selected the bust
ness of a hairdresser for the sole
reason that it would bring him into
close connection with those circles in
which he hoped to find victims. By
degrees he became acquainted with
the intimate secrets of his patrones-
ses.
Thus finding himself in possession
of sufficient material, he forwarded
various blackmailing letters, in one
declaring that he had entire know
ledge of lady's meeting with her
chauffeur, in another giving exact
details of the lady's interview with
an officer of the hussars, while 9TH
er letters of the same character con-
tanned scarcely yelled threats. The
price which he demanded for his sill
ence varied from 5000 to 5000 kro-
men, or seven more. An energetic
lady. wife of millionaire, to whom
the blackmailer had written by mis-
take, informed the criminal authors.
ties, who arrested the man. 1t soon
became known that he had communi-
Gated to the police number of COM
promising stories and threatened. in
case of a trial, to divulge all the
scandalous secrets in his possession
Shortly after his arrest the young adj
venturer. who came from an excel
lent and once wealthy family in vi
emma, committed suicide in his eel,
but even his tragic end has not all
layed the fear of the indiscreet VIC
tins of the hairdesser. They fear
that he has left compromising notes
and papers and that their secrets NAV
yet become public property in some
way.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
TWO MILLION
DOLLAR FIRE
IN CINCINNATI
FLAMES BREAK OUT IN LEATH.
ER DISTRICT AND TEN FAC
TORIES BURN.
ONE FIREMAN LOSES HIS LIFE
While Ten Others Were Injured
Two Factories Entirely Con-
Sumcu.

Cincinnati. Dec. 2l.--One fireman
and an unknown boy were killed ana
ten tiremen Were injured in fire
this morning which destroyed two
factories and damaged eight Others
in the leather district The loss is
$4,000, ZOO. Robert Greer is the
name of the dead fireman. The fac
tories burned were the krippen.
dorf-O Neill Shoe company's and the
Taylor-Poole Leather company :
buildings.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The property of the Victor Safe and
Lock company, the U. S. Lathe,
company. the Henery Nurre build
ing, Mcdonald Timers and Plum
hers Supply House. the Wildburs
box factory, the Payne Motor Works
and the Cahill Shoe company was
greatly damaged.
Walter Morris, an eighteen-year-
old boy, is dead, and Charles
Schwangle, a fireman, is missing and
may be buried under the ruins.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
ALABAMA SOCIETY

New York, Dec. 21.-Alabamans
who have yielded to the lure of the
metropolis will dance and make mer-
ry at the Waldorf-Astoria this even
ing, the occasion being the first ball
and reception to be held this season
by the Alabama Society of New
York.
This society has many prominent
New Workers among it's members, in
Guiding Judge H. M. Somerville, who
is its president, and DR.. John A..
Wyeth, the distinguished surgeon.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
WITH THE BOXERS

Jack (Twin) Sullivan and Frank
in New York on Dec. %.
George Green of San Francisco,
the original Young Corbett," is now
the manager Of lone Round" Hogan.
Manager Joe Woodman will take
Sam Langford and "Porky" Flynn to
England, leaving about January /.
The French federation of boxing
clubs has sent out invitations to the
promoters of the world for a cong
ress to be held in Paris March 10
1911.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23

New York, Dec. 2l.-The Shu-
berts announce that FRITZ Scheff,
who is now starring in their revival
of THE Mikado," will soon begin re-
hearsals for her first appearance in
new operetta entitled "Rosita p"
The music of the new piece is by
Victor Herbert, and the libretto is
by Katherine Stewart and Joseph
Herbert.
This is the first theatrical produc-
ton with which Miss Stewards name
has been connected, and the fact that
an American woman shares large
part of the responsibility for Nine.
Scheff's forthcoming production en-
phasizes once more the fact that wo-
timing their attentions and efforts
solely to dramatic offerings. "Ro-
sta" is in three acts, the title of
the piece being the name of the stel-
lar character, portrayed by Nine
Scheff. The scenes of Rosita" are
all laid in Paris.
One Of the interesting features of
Rossita" is that it will give Nine.
Seheff an opportunity to wear many
beautiful gowns of the latest design.
Neither the 1.-TWO Roses, Mile. Mo-
.diste,' The Prima Donna" 1.-The
Mikado' nor any of the other pro
auctions in which she has appeared
for the last few years have given
her any real opportunity for modern
sartorial display, and therefore
"Rosita" will be departure in this
respect as well as in many other
particulars
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
THREE CUSHION CHAMPIONSHIP

New York. Dec. 21.--Alfred De
Orc, worlds champion at pool and
three cushion billiards, will defend
the latter title against John DAILY,
beginning tonight. The match will
continue three nights and will be
held at Doyle's Academy.
Cue experts are greatly interested
in the contest, many of them doubt
ing whether any man can turn from
championship pool to championship
billiards in less than a month and
be successful in defending both titles.
The wonderful Cuban recently won
, the pool title and broke a worlds
record. DAILY is a former champion
at the three cushion game.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
WINTER is AT HAND.

Washington. Dec. 21.-Today, in
the northern hemisphere, is the
shortest day of the year, and tonight
the longest night. Astronomically
winter will begin at noon tomorrow,
according to Washington time, the
sun and earth at that hour being at
the minimum point of separation.
Beginning tomorrow night the nights
will become shorter until June FL,
when the shortest night and the
longest day of the year will be
reached.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
WITH THE BOXERS

Tommy Burns, the ex-champion,
believes he has the coming heavy
weight champion in Jack Lester, his
protege.
Hugo Kelly and Frank Klaus, who
are out for the middleweight title
may meet in Boston few weeks
hence.
Sandy Ferguson is once more un.
der the management of Aleck Nc.
Lean. The stubborn Child works
a little harder for Aleck than he does
for other managers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
JOLLY TARS TO BE WELL FED

London, Dec. 2l.-Contracts have
been made by officers Of the Ameri-
can Atlantic fleet for vast quanti-
ties of delicacies to be served at the
Christmas feast of the tars.
The battleships are now heading
for Gobraltar, where they will mo-
Billie within a day or two and where
Christmas Will be spent. Special ar
engagements have been made Ey the
British government to facilitate the
delivery of Christmas mails to the
men of the fleet.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
500 Reward, 500.

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Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23

was taken with a
severe attack of
backache st
winter which al
most laid me up.
The trouble was
caused by a cold
settling ON my
kidneys. Excru-
eating pa / II S
through the small
Of the back both
cred me, espec-
tally when stoop-
ing or lifting.
Coming to the
conclusion that
Nv kidneys were
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
SENATOR LOR|MER
REPORT FILED
ON PRIVILEGES AND
ELECTIONS FINDINGS HAND
ED IN BY
sen, BURROWS OF MICHIGAN
Signed by AL But Two Members OF
Committee, Beveridge and
Frazier.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The re-
port Of the senate committee on pri.
vileges and elections generating
Senator Lorimer of Illinois of fraud
was filed in the senate today by
Senator Burrows of Michigan. 1t
was signed by all the members of
the committee excepting Senator
Beveridge of Indiana and Senator
Frazier of Tennessee.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
ROCKEFELI4ER MAKES MORE
REQUESTS TO UNIVERSITY
Ten Million Is the Amount of His
Latest Donation, Making a To-
tai of Thirty Million.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-John D. Rock
Teller gives the Chicago University
S10,00O,0OO and withdraws his per
sonal representatives, John D. Rock
efeller. jr., and Fred T. Gates, from
the board Of trustees. He says it is
his last gift to the university. He has
given the institution in all s3O,00O,-
900 in requests.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
NEW YORK BANKER
GOES TO THE BA2
Pays Over s., 900 For Auto Joy Rid
ing and Forged $25, 900 in
Bank Stock.

New York, Dec. 21.-Charles A.
Belling, third vice president of the
Bronx National Bank, is in jail and
Is charged with securing $4,000
from a number of banks on forged
bank stock during the past year.
He has paid $500 in fines for auto
JOY riding. His friends think him
insane.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
PHYSICAL VALUATION OF
RAILROADS LAW WANTED
Urgent Demand at Present Session
for Such a Measure by Inter-
state Commission.

Washington, Dec. 21.-An urgent
demand for the passage of law for
the physical valuation of railroads
by the government was feature OF
the annual report of the interstate
commerce commission. submitted to
congress today.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
SAID TO HAVE
ENTICED GIRL AWAY

Hot Springs Herald: Claud Fan
ming, Riley Housaker, Maggie Gordon
and Eta Hustled (Beringer) were
brought back from Alliance, Neb.,
Wednesday by Sheriff Jensen. They
left here Sunday night. The three
first named are charged with enticing
the latter, a fourteen year old girl.
away from home. This they deny.
and in fact the girl declares that
she went of her own accord. All are
in custody of the sheriff pending
a hearing in justice court some time
this week. We understand that Fan
ming and Miss Gordon claim that
they are married.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
ENGINEERS STRIKE
SETTLED SOON
WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
THE QUESTION OF WHETH-
Err 10000 MEN
ON s|xTY.0NE WESTERN ROADS
Will Go Out or Not Will be known.
Said Chief Stone OF the Broth
erhood OF Engineers.

Chicago. Dec 21.--Grand Chief
Stone, of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers, say the question
of the strike of the 10000 engineers
on sixty-one railroads in the west
will be settled within twenty-four
hours.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23

disordered, ! began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. They rid me of every
symptom of kidney trouble
Remember the name-Doan's
For sale by all dealers. SO cents
box
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
GEN. NAVARRO
IS FORCED
TO RETREAT
DIAZ FORCES LOST NINE HUN
DRIED MEN IN BATTLE WITH
INSURGENTS.
GEN. GUsMAN IS WOuNDED
The Battle Took Place 13O Niles
West of Observation-Disclosures
Entrenched.

Chihuahua. Mex. Dec. 2l.-The
Diaz forces last 900 men in the battle
Saturday. General Navarro was
forced to retreat. General Gusman
was among the wounded In the bat
OF here. The rebels are entrenched
in the mountains
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
I4ENIAGNEAUX BREAKS
FLYING RECORD

Paris. Dec. 21.-The worlds rec
ord for a distance flight was broken
today by Paul Lemagneaux, flying in
Bleriot machine. He flew, 322
miles in five hours and SO minutes
without alighting.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
FIERCE SNOW STORM
RAGING IN COLORADO
Trains Are Being Delayed and Wire.
Are DOwn-Storm Moving
Eastward.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 21.-A fierce
snow storm, the first of the season,
is delaying trains and prostrating
wires. The storm Is moving rapidly
eastward.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23

Since its reorganization, the Sea-
board Air Line has become highly
prosperous. due to its cultivation OF
local traffic along its lines.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23

It is easy to make the tired clerks
happy by merely being considerate
during the holiday shopping rush.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
HERBERT TILLEY
TAXIDERMIST.

Deer heads mounted, buck
skin tanned. Open-mouth
rug work a speciality.
Will buy deer heads. buck
or does, and skins.
Office opposite postoffice.
Phone F-296, Deadwood. S.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-23
REACH THE CAUSE.
And Then All Symptoms of Kidney
Trouble Quickly Vanish.

P. NJ. Beaulieu. Speartish, s
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-23
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL
MAKE TRIP TO PAN ANA

Beverly, Mass, August Fit Is now
practically certain that President Taft
will make his proposed trip to the 1sthmus
of Panama In November. The trip will be
curtailed considerably, however, and the
time of the Presidents absence may be
cut down from 20 days to two weeks
r. G. Valentine, commissioner of indian
affairs today submitted to the President
a mass of Information collected through
the hearing on the Gore charges in Okla
homa regarding the enormous fees paid
attorneys by the Indians and also sub
mitted a plan of doing away with the
services of attorneys In the future. The
President had hoped to use some of the
information thus available in his speech
at St. Paul on September S. but has de-
cided now to hold the matter up for dis
cussion in his annual message to Con-
gress Mr. Valentine does not consider
1t necessary for the Indians to employ
counsel for the prosecution of their land
claims and has devised plan by which
he thinks the Indians claims can be
handled without the Intervention of law
yers Congressional action is required to
carry the plan into effect.