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New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
MORE JURY BRIBING RUMoRS

Tho alleged attempt To bribe a juror i'm
the Scheftes case. now on trial iu the
United States Circuit Court IN New York,
for which George j. Byrnc 4 theatrical
aEcnt was indicted last week. was fol-
lowed by The arrest oi George Graham
Rice chief defendant I'm the case, who was
at liberty under uaI IF $1,000. Rumors
Of more indictments for attempted bribery
Of the Scheftcls jury were current I'm tho
federal building, and it was said a number
of Tammany politicians would be shown TO
be connected with the plot 10 secure Il
sufficient number Of jurors 10 stand out
against conviction.
"Tamu3uy aldermen werc defeated in
trying +" pas through tho board the pro-
posed new buiduug code. which had bccu
attacked ON AN sides as showing diecrr7l-
nation in favor OF the hollow tile business
in which Tsmm10y mon arc said 10 be- i'm
torested Al times there were scenes of
the widest disorder, dozen or more alder
mon trying to talk at once. Tho lnal vote
WAS a in favor OF tho code 10 80 against H.
Charles II. Hyde, former city Chamber
lain. filed notice with District Attorney
Whitman Of an application for change of
venue when hc faces the charge Of bribery
in loans Of city funds to the defunct
Northern Bank. The trial has been set for
Tuesday in the Criminal Branch Of the
Supreme Court, before Justice Davis. The
papers consist Of voluminous afdavlts of
Hyde himself and Of Israel Tildcn, Jr., d
law student, who al the request of Hyde,
went up and down the Borough of Manhat-
tan and who swOre he got odhand EXPIRES
sions illustrative of the opinion and feel
ings Of these people, Indicating that II Will
bc impossible for Hyde To obtain fair ana
impartial trial i'm tho County Of New York.
owing To- the deep rooted prejudice created
among the people that Hyde e. guilty not
only OF th" crime of bribery, but OF col-
fusion and couulvuncc with William j.
Cummus of the Carnegie Trust Company
Joseph Rcchmaun aud others iu th" com
mission of crimes for which they hay, been
convicted
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON.

Rear Admiral Cockburn. started up the
Patuxent TO capture fleet of SunboaiS
hlockadod There, under tho command
of Commodore Barney. Ihc Soidic''
marched abreast Of the boats ana bar
ney, having blown up his vessels to pre-
vent them from falling into the hands O.
! the foe, retrcatcd.
Now comes the remarkable part OF IN"
military proceedings. For five DAYS thS
British troops marched across Maryland
i'm a loisurely way without cncoun''thS
| the slightest opposition. The country.
much of it dcnscly forcs'cd and with f."
roads. was difficult. Under such clrCum-
stances q few hundred determined met
could have $50 harasscd the advancing
, column as to make its progress practi-
caIIy impossible Even the most un-
tutorcd savagcs would have had sntli-
ciout military knowledge TO adopt such
am cxpcdicnt. But General Wiudcr with
~ force Of - 500 men, iucludine l'o" reg
MARS and 500 fighting sailors under Bar
ucy. did nothing.
AS a result the enemy was not obliged
to fire q shot until it had arrived actu-
.,,l,. Within siybt Of the Capitol. Then,
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
OLD POINT COMFORT.

Old Point Comfort Va. De-. q. Christ.
mas Eve I'm the South is ushered in with
the giving Of rgguogc parties and this
custom. which has survived since the tlm,s
"befO' Dc war is TO Northorners one Of
the most interesting customs 20 ho found
in old virginia, and invitations to such
affairs are always eagerly accepted by
guest Soiournng at the ChaWborlln ON
board tho armorcd cruisers and supply
shvs anchored in the Roads over Christ
mas many Informal dinner parties were
given. The shps now here arc the Wash.
iucton. tho North Carolina. rho Salem
the Panther AMI tn" Yankton. Since tho
completion of the Chamborlip garage many
weekend automobile parties have com
down from Richmond and >urroundins
cities. for the road from There to Old
Point, completed i'm IN" fall. - r very good
put>
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
Hox Woman Saved Nations Records When British Burned Washgto
The New Year Marks Cen
tennial of War of 1912,
Our Last Struggle
with England.

IN the country. Nevertheless, greas
storm coming up. Dolly's party forced
its way in, and later Mr. Madison ar
rived.
All this while the British were aIrnon
in panic themselves. They were afrais
of being surprised by q superior fore.
and were in a hurry to get away. This
state Of mind was much intensified by "a
frightful hurricane which struck the citv
at D. m. on the day after tha Cspitor
and White House were burned. l.
rained as If the bottom Of the sky had
fallen out and the wind blew down
many buildings which the British had
spared. The invading soldiery wers
nearly drowned, and thirty OF hem lost
their lives. walls falling upon them. A
British officer wrote: our column yay
as completely dispersed as II II had ex.
perienced total defeat"
The storm saved the War Department
and Postoffice which the enemy had
meant to burn. They left the city
twenty nine hours after they had en-
tered it, When Mrs. Madisoa returned
she found the Long Bridge burned and
was ferried across the river in her car.
riagc on "A raft Her home being in
ruins, she was received by her sister.
Mrs. Cults. Later the President rented
Colonel Tayloe's mansion, known as the
OctagCn House (Which still stands, on
the corner Of New York avenue and 18th
street. where he and Dolly passed the
following winter There the treaty OF
peace with Great Britain WAS signed.
The Washington of that period was a
city Of only eight thousand inhabitants,
much scattered As FOR the White
House, il stood i'm the midst Of vide
area of waste land. II Was unfinished,
and its interior was almost destitute Of
ornament-a very different place from
the palace of to-day. The East Room
wa. unfurnlshed and the north p6rtico
az get Unbuit
Benjamin Franklin said. in 1888, that
the war with England. then lately fin
shed. was only the war Of tho Rcvolu-
ton. The var Of American indepen-
dencc had yet TO be fought. That war
Of Independence was the war Of 1872
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

crnmont in tn" trial Of tho ten packers,
testified in Chicago that the defendants
made two efforts To orcauiZ" - merger I'm
IN" summer of 1902. and than their efforts
10 finance the enterprise were unsuccessful
i'm both Instances. Tn" first plan was 10
include the Armour. Swift. Morris and
Cudahy Interests. with capital OF s123&o
finance this proposition. through NInu, Loeb
& co.. of New York. TN" plan was changed
TO provide for d capitalization of S-i."1.trn.
but the condition of thc money market
made it impossible to unancs the modified
merger. Mr.. Ncedcr testified that T.. Ii.
Hartman, James StilIman and other New
York findnciers were Ia have furnished the
capital, and the amount they were to re-
coiye as compensation was $lO@0NJ0
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
Constant Reader Tells Him
What He Missed in
Last Weeks Papers.

is there any further news of the Orien-
tai giant and dwarf-China and Persia
inquired Busy Man last evening when ne
met Constant Reader
Eyes, there are stirring times in China.
although bloodshed has ceased" replied
Constant Reader. "Dr. Sun Yat-sen has
been unanimously elected President of the
Republic OF China. He has made prepara-
tions TO organize his Cabinet. II is be-
ueved that the first ministry will be strong
and may include some of Yuan Shih-kai's
delegates who accompanied Tang Shao-yi,
xhs Premier's representative, to the peace
conference.
Mongolia, which almost equals China
sropsr IN size, was proclaimed independent
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
News of the Past Week Is Here
Recapitulated for the Busy Man

simultaneously with the cutting off from
China of the vast dependency Of Turkestau.
Both pass under Russian influence and will
practically become Russian protcctoratcS.
Russia will at any time be able TO annex
them. grand khan will be named "a
monarch OF Mongolia
THE construction Of the Transniongoliau
Railway. for which Russia has long sought
permission from China, will now be a mat
ter of time, Europe thereby coming nearer
to Peking by three or four days. Russian
influence Will. flank the japanese sphere in
Manchuria perilously. and japanese alli-
ance for the sake Of preserving japanese
interests may sooner or later be expected
Russian officers and officials, if not the
Russian government proper, have inha-
enced this action in MONGOLIA
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

guilty after being ont one hour and forty
minutes. Three ballots were taken. The
first found the jurors standing c!sht FOR
acquittal and two Tor conviction, Two no1
voting. but a To what else happened IN the
Jury room tho twelve men agreed 70 main.
tain secrecy. The defendants were Oh tHal
for more than three weeks hetoI" Judge
Grain, in General Sessions this city
charged with the death OF Margaret
schwartz one of the 1S persons who per-
ished in the fire of March - I'm the 1Giane'
Waist Compauy's factory in the Asc"
Building, in Washington square.
"A hold-up man was shot dead IN ~.
Office Of the undertaking establishment o.
Charles Hoffman, & Son. Nos jig. III ana
1lS jackson street. Hoboken. The man ""'
did the shooting is Charles lionmann I'
son OF the head Of the lirni
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
5RONxVILlE.

The younger sct ot Vostchesior county
attended an elaborate cobWob party given
by Mrs T. l.. Kemp and Mr.. James
Hayes. In the Grand ballroom Of the Hotel
Gramatan. Lawrence Park. BronNulle
Thirty-fivc guests were present The an
nual New Years bali was hold last even
ing. and is 70 be followed by q concert TO-
night. Among the dinner parro. of the
week was ono given by Mrs. l. VI Wheat
Joy for fourteen guests az the hote'
Gramatan. Mr.. and Mrs. A. /. Eaego't
also entertained party of twelve. Anon :
tho arrivals at tho Hotel Gramatan are
Mr.. and Mrs w Bagley Mr.. and Mrs.
II. August, Hugh Il. Dc Haven. VI, Il.
Mollison. Lawrence Arnold, Mr. John W.
Paris. Miss Paris. q. W. Price. \ y.
Tavlor. B. Il. Redman.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
WANTS 100000 FROM CRoKERs'

Richard Croker. former moss o. lai"'
many Hall and his sons. Richard ,'rokeh
jr, and Howard Croker, are the deiehu'i'' -
in an action for <lo0co damages brought "
John ]. Breen. who bases his sui on "''
allegation that the three dctenda"' hS,.
alienated from him the affections VI .'-
wife. who was Miss Ethel Croker daus"''
of the Squire OF Vantage. Bre'n WHO ", w.,
secretly married TO Miss Croker on
%. 1910 i'm Hobokcn Is now IN cndIs' ~
stable i'm ontario. Canada. .,..,.
"Alexander Z. Moore. publisher OF -.
Pittsburgh Leader is cneagfd I" -
lillian Russell The wedding ""
place in May
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
TROUBLES OF THE FUGITIvES.

In the mean time Mrs. Madison had
ioincd her husband and accompanied him
TO the banks of the Potomac, where -
and his party took a small boat, several
trips being required TO carry them
across. She took another route, crossed
the river and slept at the house Of a Mr..
Love. on the Virginia side. Next morn
ing she went ON to meet the President at
an appointed place sixteen miles from
Washington only to find him not there
and. t. add to her distress. admittan"c {"
the only tavern was refused by certain
women from the capital city, who over
whclmed her with bitter reproacheS, say
inc that her husband had brought war
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
SOME MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Now for the domestic news so to speak,
said Busy Man.
The jury in the case Of Isaac Harris and
Max Blanck brought I'm a verdict of not
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
PRESIDENTS HOUSE INVADED.

Delighted with this exploit, the ad-
miral and General Ross led their men up
! the avenue to the Presidents house.
After ordering and eating supper AT the
| home Of an old lady named Sutcr. living
close by, they proceeded at about II p. m.
to break into the mansion, the doors OF
which were found locked. John Siousa.
a porter. seems to have been the last PEI
: son to leave the place. When he had
carried Doly'S pet parrot 70 the house "i
! Colonel Tayloc, two blocks away, he re
! turned. locked mp and took the keys to
| Philadelphia.
/ The invaders found no "sumptuous
meal smoking on the table" as has often
! been reported As a matter of fact, no
. regular meal had been served on that
! day of alarm. When during the after
noon Mr.. Madison got home he dis
/ tributed what food and wine there were
in the larder and cellar among the tlred
: and hungry soldiers. Thus the house
contained no provisions when the British
came.
Having broken open the doors, they
ransackcd the place from top TO bottom,
and then, obtaining fire from beer Shop
opposite the Treasury, collected the fur
Iuture together in heaps and set it alight.
Meanwhile the American commodore"
Tiugey. had set fire 10 the navy yard
and the vessels i'm the ncighborhood, and
before midnight three conflagrations
made the whole country almost IS lign'
as day, ,,hilc from the distant hills u
Virginia, beyond the Potomac. the flce'
ing President and members of his Cab
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
THE FAMOUS OCTAGON HOUSE
(STILL sTANDING) WHICH WAS
TENANTED BY THE MAOlSONS
AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE WAS
BURNED.

, smoke. including the Library of Con-
gress then housed on the second moor
at the north end.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
MASSACRES IN PERSIA.

As regards Persia, despite the complete
collapse Of governmental opposition there
TO the Russian demands, reports Of violence
or the part Of invading Cossacks persist
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

cOLLV MADlSON'S TRUNK.
In which she carried eff government
archives.
loot there to lee obtained. but rocbburu
thought 1t would bc moro spectacular to
raid the Capital city and his plan pre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
HARTMAN lines SH0PMEN
OBEY ORDER; THOUSANDS OUT
BALLINGER WILL NOT
SUE G. PiNCHOT NOW
Former Secretary of Interior An
nOunces Purpose Not to Proceed
Against Deposed Forester.

Denver, Col. Sept. So.-Former
Secretary of the Interior R. A. Bal
linger, who threatened legal action
against Clifford Pinchot in the heat
of the Alaska coal land controversy
and whose friends, he says, have
been urging him to sue the former
national forester upon the latter S
arrival at Seattle from Alaska, an
nounCed today that after lonS and
careful consideration he has decided
not TO make a legal attack. Mr.. Bal
linger issued the following state
ment:
Many of my friends urged me 10
institute an action against Mr.. Pin
Chot when he arrived in Seattle on
his return from Alaska. would
not in any event compel Mr.. Pin
chot to defend a suit In my home
city, across the continent nearly
4 1000 miles from his own home. This
would appear TO take an unfair ad-
vantage.
But in any event I have definite
" determined to enter upon no le-
gal controversy with him. convinced
as ! am that the judgment of the
American people as to matters that
would be involved in such a suit al
ready comedies with that of Presi-
dent Taft, so emphatically and chi
valrously expressed at the time of my
resignation, of the attorney general
and of a majority of the congression-
al Investigating committee"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
HOT SALOON FIGHT
ON AT SPRINGFIELD
rive Thousand Voters Petition for
Referendum on Ordinance Re-
Gently Passed.

Springfield, Ill, Sept. 30.-There
is to be an upheavaI in Springfield
over the saloon regulation. Nearly
five thousand voters have petitioned
for a referendum on the ordinance
recently passed by the city commits
sion requiring that the bartenders
be licensed. prohibiting saloons with
LOO. feet. of a church and giving
the commissioner of public safety,
instead OF the mayor, the power to
revoke licenses. This attack by the
vets" on the new ordinance has re
suited in a determination of the
commission to pass other separate
ordinances for a $1,000 license, re-
moval of screens and the prohibition
Of saloons in residence districts. At
the referendum election demanded
by the "wets" all these problems
will be submitted that the voters may
take a pot shot at saloon regula-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
FINDS KIN LOST 81 YEARS
Racine Veteran Recognizes Brother
Lost Since 1S47.

Memphis, Tenn, Sept 30.-J. A
Stone of Racine, a G. a. r. veteran.
who came to attend the Blue-Gray re-
union in Memphis, found his brother.
William Stone. whom he had not seen
for 81 years. They separated in Day
ton O.. in 1s4T, J. \. Stone going TO
Wisconsin and William Stone to Ar
kansas. When the war began William
Stone joined a Southern regiment. J.
A Stone fought under a Wisconsin
Gag. Both regiments were engaged
al the battle OF Chickamauga.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
taft JOYED BY
IOWA RECEPTION
Chuckles Over Failure of the
Frost Predicted by Some
of Friends.
GLAD OF VISIT TO STATE
Believes People Learned Something
He Had III His Heart to Tell
TO Them.

Sedalia, Mo, Sept. 3O.-President
Taft arrived here at go this morn
ing and was taken to the state fair
grounds, where breakfast was serv-
ed at the directors club house. At
ter breakfast the president deliver
ed an address.
Discussing his Iowa trip, the pres
ident declared his reception was
most cordial and pleasing.
Il am glad 1 went to Iowa" he
said. Il had no fear that my re-
ception would not be cordial. How
ever, some had suggested otherwise,
but they were not Iowans. Perhaps
their wishes were father to the
thought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
DOG BITES OFF GIRLS NOSE
Physicians Sew Severed Piece on the
Victims Face.

Elgin, Ill, Sept. 30.-"Pat." a bull
terrier. attacked Miss Elsie Stoddard.
it's owner, here, and bit her nose off.
Attending physicians have sewed the
members on, but fear the operation
will be a failure. Miss Stoddard. a
prominent society girl. member OF the
Whilmet club and Kings Daughters,
was lying on a couch when the dog
with a growl leaped up and bit her
nose to the bone. Physicians found
the end of her nose severed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
FITHIAN IS A CANDIDATE
Former Congressman Seeks Nomina-
ton for Governor

Newton. H., Sept 30.-George ".
Fithian, former congressman from this
district. announced himself as a dem
ocratie candidate for governor at the
solicitation OF number of politicians
and editors who came here TO see him
personally, No platform has been Civ
en- out. but Mr.. Fithian will formulate
one later He promises to enter ac-
lively into the canvass, visiting every
county in the state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
Tao Oay in One Week.

A week from today the business dis
trict will be patEoIed hy workers for
Bethany home. who viii sell tags. ac-
cording 10 the annual custom The
bits OF pasteboard can be bought for
any sum that the purchaser sees fit
10 pay, and they wilI stamp the wearer
as one who believes in and encourages
charity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
WILSON CONDEMNED
BY KANSAS VIC. U.
Taft Requested to Prevent Secretary
From Accepting Presidency of
National Brewers Congress.

Kansas City No. Sept. 30.-Res-
olutions were Sadopted at the state
convention of the Women's Chris
tion Temperance union at Indepen-
dence asking President Taft to pre-
vent Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
from acting as honorary president of
the national brewers meeting in Chi
cago. \ telegram was sent 10 the
president embodying the resolutions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

From noon today to noon tonorrow)
sun sets $40, rises 5:52; moon sets
1875 p. N: moon farthest south and
lowest Midnight 279 days Of the
year past, % to follow. Suns declin-
alton. 2 degrees. 40 minutes. south Of
celestial equator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
STRIKERS ARE ENJOINED.
German Aviator Killed.

Berlin. Sept. 3O-Captain En2le-
hardt. the pioneer German aviator fell
and was killed yesterday during the
aviation week program at Johnnisthal
field Englehardt was trained by the
Wright brothers and was the leading
aviation authority in Germany. Herr
Sedlmayer was a passenger with En-
elehardt His skull was fractured and
he received other injuries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
WOMEN SHOT IN THEIR BED
Mother Dies; BIOodhounds Trail
S.ayer Through Fields.

Paducah, Ky. Sept 3o-Mrs. John
MatlOck and her daughter we're shot
as they slept al home at Ragland, in
this county yesterday. the former dy-
ing last night The daughter has sew
en- bullets in her body and cannot i've.
An angry mob with bioodhounds puT-
sued the assassin all day and IL is be
lieved # surrounded him last night.
The chase was resumed a. daylight
he will be killed If he is caught.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
Rider is Dumb After Fall.

Mellette, S. D.. Sept. 3O.-Miss
Susie Rehm. 20 years old daughter
of a farmer living near here, has
been permanently speechless as the
result Of injuries received when
thrown from a horse. She has all
her faculties, except that she is un-
able 70 utter a word.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
THANKS FOR EVERYBODY.

at any rate, | wish 10 testify my
gratitude to the governor, state Of
ficers, the congressman of Iowa, and
senators, for their very cordial re-
ception, without regard TO question
whether they agreed with me in pol
itics or not, and l want TO say the
same thing about the people who
turned out. l believe they have
learned something that l had in my
heart to tell. and I guess it has not
done them auy harm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
CHICAGO MESSENGER
BEATEN AND ROBBED
Frank Solomon. Driver for Express
Company, Held Up in Manu-
featuring District.

Chicago. Sept. 3O-Frank Solo
mon. driver employed by an ex-
press company, was beaten into IN
consciousness and robbed of $3.50 to-
day. The driver was making the
rounds of manufacturing plants
when he was attacked and beat over
the head with q gas pipe. He was
later found by the police and remov-
ed TO a hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
Pioneer German Paper Sold.

Detroit, Sept 30.-The Nolksblatt,
Detroit's oldest German newspaper,
has been sold 70 August Marxhausen,
owner Of the Detroit Abend-Post.
The last issue Of the Volksblatt,
which vas founded 80 years ago,
Will appear tomorrow.