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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
Real Dan
Slender as z Youth

The real Daniel Flake Russell. these
persons declare, was q slender. far from
strong man when ne left home at the
age Of tvventy-foUr- He could never
have developed into the powerful man
The claimant is
The history OF the Russell family Ia
so far as il affects the real Daniel
Blake Russell, IS briefly sketched-
Daniel Russell. the father, started life
as q poOr boy He went tC a factory IN
Middleboro, Mass, at the age Of fifteen
He was poorly clad His toes protrUded
beyond the ragged tips OF his shoes
The founder Of the Russell fortune
made financial sseadway from the first
lie became we'll -O-do in NIiddleboro ard
moved 10 MelrOse- He became proHI-
nent IN politics and twice served his
State IN the Legislature. He married
and had two sons
one Of these sons. William c Russell
is the respondent IN the court case
The other Daniel Blake Russell had q
disagreement with his father IN ISS5.
and left home on that account
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Is Brother Daniel.

"I never saw this man before He
IS not my brother" the hOme-staying
Russell declared at its close
SDakOta Dan left Boston and went
to Dickinson, y D, where his ranch
IS located. The people in MelrOse
who had talked with him, and who
believed that he was actually Daniel
Blake Russell, wondered whether he
had given up hope
He had not. He was gathering the
sinews of war. He mOrtgaged his
ranch and turned all OF his available
property he was able into cash He
engaged Leslie simpson. one Of the
most brilliant lawyers in North Da-
kota, a former States attorney, as his
counsel, and returned TO enter formal
suit against the executors Of the Rus
sell estate
The opening sessions Of the case were
held in last September. Thirty-tyvo old
residents Of NIelrOse took the stand in
behalf Of the claimant
This man is Daniel Blake Russell
was the substance Of their testimony.
Then came the turn of respondents.
William c. Russell, and Ferdinand b.
Amy, cousin, Co-eXeCutOTs OF the
Russell estate They not only declared
that the cI-imant was not Daniel Blake
Russell but UnmaSking hidden battery.
declared that he was James D. ROus-
seau, or PuSaw. a former resident Of
northern New York
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BROTHER ACCEPTS
SECOND CLAIMANT
w. c. Russell Says Court
Decided Rightly in Favor
of Fresno Dan.

Iigent Of attire. he was not. II then
seemed. a match for the distinguished
array Of counsel retained by the re-
spondents-
As the hearing progressed and Sen
ator Simpson, admitted to the Massa-
chusetts State bar, took fun charge OF
the examination and cross-examinstion
of the witnesses. respect for the little
man from the West began 70 grow.
The court proceedings at East Cam
bridge constituted a formal demand on
the part Of Dakota Dan for an ac-
counting Of the estate Of Daniel Rus
sell.
This the respondents opposed On the
ground that Dakota Dan" was not
the real Daniel Blake Russell. and that
for that reason his action was ground
less
Difficult Task
/ To Serve Summons.
One OF the first things that Senator
Simpson did, after the opening Of the.
court proceedings. was 10 summon vii
I liam c Ru~seu as q witness The
summons. executed in due and proper
form. was handed 10 a constable for
/ servance
The constasse never served the sum
mons, however He haunted the Russell
home in Bfelrose for DAYS. but never a
sight OF its reCiuse occupant did he get
Senator S.-IlpSDn. impatient al the de-
lay. offered d bonus Of 800 70 any police
man IN 8TeIrose. who should serve the
summons Every member OF the fierce
secured a COPY Of the paper and pre-
pared 20 place II in the hands Of VII
liam c Russell
They had no better luck than did the
constable
Pinkertons were called in They al
tempted 10 find William c. Russell They
were unable 10 DO s.
The eldest son Of the house Of Rus
/ sell, had left his flesh pots lest
he be called into court and forced
to take the stand ahead OF Daniel
Blake Russell
Former Mayor
! Springs Sensation.
Il was the-s thca MeIrose people be-
/ gan TO realize how little they knew of
I this man William l. sseT- Few OF them
could remember ever having seen him.
I although they all knew OF him as the
owner Of the UnIoveiy house. built By
( the elder Russell after the unlovely ar
hitecture Of the early SOS
The real sensation came. however.
when Levi Gould, former mayor Of. Mel
rose, and one Of the intimate friends OF
the elder Russell. admitted that he had
not seen William Russell in thirty years.
The cou-t- proceedings OF East Cam
bridge crept along without the pres
/ ence Of the elder son OF Daniel Russell
And though Finkertons searched high
and low for him. Il was not until six
months after the case began. and then
! Continued on Page Sixteen)
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Fraud Charges
Are Formally Made.

It was then that Senator Simpson
openly charged conspiracy TO defraud
Dakoga Dan OF his rights. and that
the course Of the trial court proceed
ings became involved With the sesti-
mouy OF handwriting experts. of reIa-
tives Of the real Rousseau, and with
evidence given in rebuttal both for the
claimant and tie sespondent. that the
trial was prolonged ssr beyond ex-
pectation-
II was during the cIozs- lays Of the
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Continued from First Page)

TO relate personal and confidential SJOr-
les and anecdotes touching the life the
young man led in Melrose- There can
be no possible doubt that one Of the
men has either conceived a brilliant
plan for perpetrating the fraud OF has
been coached TO do It by some person or
persons familiar with all the minutest
details Of the Russell home and family
Each one has drawn a plan Of the
Russell home as II was In the old days
Neither Has Been
A Man of Much Wealth
But the points of resemblance between
the two men do not stop here Each
one has led a rough and adventuresOme
life. and until recently neither one has
enjoyed the possession or use Of much
money
So many are the ramifications Of the
celebrated case and so puzzling are the
details OF the disputed points, that there
are many people in Massachusetts who
say that IL viii never be definitely set
tied which OF the two men is the real
missing brother OF William g Russell,
who has recognized Fresno Dan as
the returned prodiEaL
The trial Of the case itself has taken
UP six months and has necessitated the
employment Of PinkertOn detectives
lawyers and the examination OF 30 wit
nesses
In the meantime. while Fresno Dan"
shares the income OF the Russell for
tune with the home-Ioving brother.
Dakota Dam has bought a house IN
NelrOse. TIE city he claims as his birth
place, and may be run for mayor by his
local admirers
The interest taken IN the case in Mas
sachusettS and throughout New Eng
land is phenomenal The sympathy OF
the public Is now Overwhelmingly with
the first claimant This man, known as
Dakota DAN IS ranchman, well to
do when he started the court fight fer
recognition. though uncouJh and Unedu-
Gated Re is & short, powerfully built
man, and this very fact is commented
on by those who oppose his claim to
the Russell estate
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
MERCHANTS
HAVE A KICK
Chamber of Commerce Officers
Offend Officers of Merchant
Body.

The Mahuka site matter has caused
some "soreness between officers of
the chamber of commerce and mer-
chants association which threatens to
break up the agreement by which these
two organizations have been working
together. 1t appears from what has
been made public in the past two days
that some of the chamber of commerce
officers have been in cable communica-
ton with Delegate Kuhio for couple
of weeks or so on the Mahuka site mat
ter, but have not kept the merchants
association posted according to the
usual plan.
The merchants association first heard
of the new plan for the Mahuka site
through a letter from Secretary Me-
Clellan, who is joint representative of
the association and the chamber. I'm
aware that cables had already been ex'
changed and that the details were al
ready here, President Waldron of the
merchants association, cabled to KuhiO
for details. Then he discovered that
the chamber of commerce had receive
them all and kept them secret.
Members of the association of mer'
chants appear to be in favor of the
proposed plan to enlarge the Mahuka
lot, but they are not pleased at the way
the chamber of commerce handled the
matter, and President Waldron is espe
cially indignant.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
sPALDING- BOWEN.

Amid the gold and glitter of the
military service, Miss Alice Spalding
of Honolulu became the bride last even
ing of Lieutenant Bowen of Fort Shat
ter. The ceremony was performed at
st. Andrews Cathedral, Bishop Resta-
rick officiating. 1t was a military
wedding in all particulars. the ushers
being brother officers of the groom 3
battalion, as well as representatives
from the cavalry and artillery, all in
full uniform.
The supplied choir Of the cathedral,
preceded the bridal party to the chan
eel. In the immediate front of the
bridal party were a number of chill
dren, little boys and misses, the latter
in long frocks, carrying flowers. Then
came the ushers, among them being
Lieutenant Pardee of the groom 3 own
regiment. The maid of honor, Mrs. M.
M. Garrett, sister Of the bride, follow
ed, gowned in pink. The bride entered
escorted to the chaneel by her father,
Z. I. Spalding, who gave her away.
The bride was met at the chancel by
the groom, who was supported by a
brother officer from Fort Shafter.
the ehancel was filled with flowers,
clusters of lilies being conspicuous in
the decorations. Following the cere-
mony and reception at the Spalding
home on Punahou street. the bride and
groom were driven to Tantalus, where
they will spend their honeymoon.
The bride is a daughter of %. I.
Spalding, head of the Spreekels bank Of
this city, and the groom is a second
lieutenant at Fort Shafter. Mrs. Gar
rett is the wife of Lieutenant Garrett
stationed on the mainland.
The church was filled with army,
navy, and marine corps folk and local
society people
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
FOR THE GOOD
OF HONOLULU
Business Men to Take Up I'M
portant Matters This
Afternoon.
lrrom Thursaag,a AdvertIser.l

The quarterly meeting of the mer-
chants association this afternoon viii
be an unusually interesting one, The
matter of applying the interstate com
merce regulations to the interisland
steamship traffic here, plantation stores
selling at cost, the question of securing
regulation to force the employment
of only citizen labor on Pearl Harbor
and other federal contracts here, and
the Mahuka site matter, are all likely
to come up.
The plantation store matter is be-
lieved to be practically disposed of al
ready. Those who complained against
the selling at cost policy have with
drawn or dropped their complaints, and
it is predicted that the association win
probably take no action.
AS to the citizen labor question, che
association is believed to have made
substantial progress. The matter war
taken up by cable with Washington
with very promising results. The asso
citation is now hopeful Of being able t.
get ruling which will mean that al
work on the big federal contracts shall
be done by "citizen labor" the sam,
as territorial public work, the term citi
zen labor meaning citizens of the coun
try or persons eligible to become such
The interstate proposition is beinI
earnestly contested. Active work ha
been done by both sides, the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Compan.
strenuously opposing application of tn
interstate laws here, and the local rail
road company and some merchants tax
iag the other side. The principal argu
ment against the application of tn,
interstate regulations is that the regu
lations are not applied to steamship
companies elsewhere and that Hawai-
should resent being made the subjec
of such experiments. It appears likel,
that there will be a division on tn
subject.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
SESSION OF TRUSTEES
|. OF CHAMBER COMMERCE

A lengthy discussion was given to the
proposals to induce the National Edi-
torial Association to hold its convention
of 1911 here by the trustees Of the
chamber of commerce at their meeting
yesterday. The promotion committee
addressed another letter to them asking
them to take the matter up, as it be-
lieved the matter to be one worthy of
attention. ,
The members agreed in believing that
the convention would be a great adVer-
tisement for Hawaii. A letter from
President Baumgarten was read, where
in he states the Associations readiness
to meet here.
1t will be necessary to collect $4,000
locally, to be paid to the steamship
company conveying the editors here, for
which the equivalent in advertising
will be returned in the columns of the
newspapers represented. The matter
was referred to a committee and will be
given careful consideration.
1t was announced that Fred L. Wal
dron and Mrs. Waldron will represent
the chamber Of commerce at the exeur-
sion of the representatives of the main
land chambers to China this year. AS
Z. G. Brown, a member of the local
chamber, is in China at present, this
win make three representatives already
secured. Five are desired.
Alonzo Gartley, who was elected
chairman in the absence of the regular
officers, appointed +. ]. Lowrey, 3. II.
Wodehouse ana NJ. p. Robinson To- draw
M resolutions of coincidence for the
families of the late w. w. Hall and
w. Il. Lucas.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10

whose advice will go far toward shap-
ing the course to be taken by Colonel
Roosevelt in regard to New YORK
politics. These two and few Others
will pick the republican nominee for
governor of the Empire State.
Parsons is known to favor william
Loeb Jr., collector of the port Of New
York. He believes Loeb to be the
strongest man who can be picked, pos.
sibly the only man who can be elected.
Loeb would personally suit Colonel
Roosevelt. But the Oyster Bay man
will be guided, it is declared, by the
exigencies of the minute, and insist
upon whoever seems certain to have
the best chance to win.
Taft Not to See Roosevelt.
1t has become definitely known that
President Taft will not be present at
the big demonstration in New York
upon the return of Colonel Roose volt.
The dignity of the Office of President
of the United States is greater than
the personal, human desire of the man
who holds the Office to welcome an old
friend.
Therefore, Colonel Roosevelt will
| come 10 washington TO meeI 6IeSl'
dent Taft, or they will see each other
under other circumstances. If Colonel
Roosevelt comes to Washington to
make report to the state department
upon his special mission as the repre-
sentative Of the United States at the
funefal of King Edward they HRill
meet then. If not. they will greet
each other in New York city June "a
%, when the National League of Re
publican Clubs meets at Carnegie Hall
Mr.. Taft has promised John Hay
Hammond, president of the league, tina
he win be present at the gathering
Mr.. Roosevelt has also accepted an in
Vitation to be present, The Presiden
will make a speech, and Mr.. Roose
welt is expected to make an importan
talk.
Other men to be present at thi
gathering are Vice. President Sherman
many republican senators, represent
atives and governors. A banquet vii
be given at the Hotel Astor, at which
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Sherman will b.
present. The date for the meeting o.
the league was changed from June 90
20 to suit the convenience of Pres den
Taft.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
ARE GETTING ENGLISH TRADE.

LONDON, May 1.-THE United
States is making strong bid for the
silk net lace trade, which used to be
Derby speciality. Eighteen maehin-
lists, three draughtsmen, and one de.
signer sailed from Liverpool for Phil
adelphia recently to work in factory
there.
A Nottingham firm has received an
order from America for sixty machines
for making the lace, which is a new
manufacture for the States.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
IOWA CANNON MAN BEATEN
AFTER TWENTY YEARS SERVICE

denomination, and the insurgents are en-
thusing over getting the scalp of an
other prominent Cannon man in the
house. Hull has served ten terms in
congress and is one of the old Repub-
liean guard, He was elected in the last
campaign by vote of 24,931 against
1890 for his nearest opponent.
Hull is chairman of the house com.
mittee on military affairs and promi.
nent standpatter. His failure to get a
Republican nomination in the primaries
ends his twenty years service as a
Congressman.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10

DIES MONIES, June with re-
turns from only five counties missing,
the returns of the primary elections
show that Gov. B. F. Carroll is re-
nominated by only FOG majority, where
two years ago in the Republican
primaries he had a majority of 2S,-
900 over Garst. Eight progressive
Republicans and three standpatters
have won.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June Com
plete returns from the primaries show
the defeat of Congressman Hull for a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
KING AND QUEEN
AID THE SUFFERERS

CALITRI, June o. = Thirty-two
bodies have been recovered from the
ruins of buildings wrecked by the
earthquake.
The King and Queen spent the whole
day amid the ruins. They were thirty
six hours active among the sufferers
without any time for sleep. Last even
ing they left for Rome, and there was
q touching demonstration Of gratitude
when they took THEN departures. Both
were almost Frustrated.
REGGIE, June 9.-Severe earth
quakes were felt here last night, caus-
ing much terror among the people.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10


will sail for New York tomorrow, end
ing long vacation trip. The ex-Presi-
dent was under medical treatment today
for his throat trouble, which interfered
with his Oxford speech.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-There was
a curbstone conference near the White
House today that may or may not have
amounted to something, but its per-
sonnet was such as to induce specula.
ton and to turn on the imagination Of
the man with political searchlight in
his brain.
Chick" Longworth drove down to
the White House in his electric car.
He pulled up at the curb near the state,
war and navy department. Henry Cabot
Lodge, senator from Massachusetts,, hap
pened along.
They began talking. For nearly half
an hour Mr.. Lodge stood beside the car,
while he and Longworth exchanged ear
nest words. When the conference broke
up Longworth went into the executive
Offices and talked with the President.
Here were two men whose political
and personal lives have been intimately
intwined with the political and personal
history of Theodore Roosevelt, closer ia
him than any other two men in the
country. One, Mr.. Lodge, is lifelong
bosom friend and was the representa-
tive of the former President in the sen
ate for many years. The other is a
son.in-law of the ex-President and an
intimate of the Roosevelt family.
If there are two men in the country
who know the political intentions OF
Colonel Roosevelt as to President Taft
and pending political questions, it il
Lodge and Longworth. If there are
two men who have received important
communications from him, it is thii
pair.
Yet both are warm friends and sup
porters of President Taft, taken intC
his most important conferences anc
sharing his most intimate thoughts OF
men and affairs. Longworth, publicly
and privately, stands by the present
administration. Senator Lodge, in hi
quiet way, ia doing the same thing.
Significance Is Suspected.
The picture maker who watched thu
eurbstone conversation today aske,
whether there was significance in it all
The man on the inside answered tina
there was, but it would be of little US
attempting to give away secrets now
that Colonel Roosevelt would soon b.
back at Oyster Bay to become his owl
spokesman, and that it was a sure thin
ne would shatter many Of the storie
that had appeared.
Another intimate friend Of the ex
President was also at the White Hous
today. Representative Herbert Par
sons Of New York, the lieutenant i
New York city Of the formsr chic
executive, was thin visitor.
J Parsons win be one Of the mel
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
MOTT-SMlTH is NOW
ON TERRITORIAL LID

Governor Frear sailed yesterday on
the Sierra for the Coast, en- route to
the East, and E. A. Mottsmith reigns
temporarily in his stead.
The Governor, who was accompanied
by Mrs. Frear, is going East on private
business and his trip will be a hurried
one. He will probably attend his class
reunion at Harvard, and may be in New
York to greet Theodore Roosevelt when
the ex-President returns to America.
He expects to return to Honolulu some
time in the latter part Of July. !.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
PROTECTING MISSIONARIES.

WASHINGTON, June Dispatches
received by the state department today
announce the arrival of the gunboat
Helena and cruiser New Orleans at
Taku for the protection of American
missionaries.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
SEATTLE OBJECTS TO
NEGRO REGIMENT

WASHINGTON, June 8. = President
Taft has refused the demand of citi-
zens of Seattle for the removal of the
Twenty.ffth regiment (negro soldiers),
which demand is made because mem
Der of the regiment assaulted a white
woman. The civil authorities of Seattle
are dealing with the crime and have the
situation under control, though there Is
great excitement. The soldier has con.
fessad
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
HEIRESs welded.

LONDON, June s.-viseOunt Maid
stone and Miss Margaret Drexel daugh-
ter of Anthony Drexel, were married
today at st. AIargaret's Church. The
ceremony was performed by the bishop
Of London.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
TAFT FINDS NEW PLACE
FOR COLLECTOR CRUM

WASHINGTON, June S.--The name
of W. d. Crum was sent to the senate
today by the President as his appointee
for United States minister to Liberia.
Crum is the negro whom Roosevelt APP
pointed collector of the port at Charles
ton.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-10
AMERICAN LOSES LIFE
CLIMBING MOUNT vESUVIUS

NAPLES, June 81. H. silon, an
American, believed to be from San
Francisco, lost his life yesterday on
yesuvius. Climbing the volcano he
ventured too near fssure and was
killed by the fumes of sulphuric gas.