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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
STANDPAT SENATORS
BOLT IOWA CAUCUS
Walk Out When Senatorial Ac-
tioa Is Suggested.

Des Moines, Jan. 9.-Standpat SEN
ators walked out of the Republican
senate organization caucus when a
motion was made to select a caucus
committee empowered to call eau
Gus to nominate a senator to succeed
Dolliver. The progressives went on
and named committee composed of
]. H. Allen, Joseph Mates, W. S. AL.
len, A. M. McColl and l.. E. travels.
all progressiyes.
The vote in the caucus was nine
teen progressives and thirteen stand
patters.
The house organization caucus did
not try to select a caucus committee,
but elected Paul E. Stillman of Greene
county speaker.
George A. Wilson was made secre-
tary of the senate in the senate eau
Gus. The standpatters intend not to
go into any caucus on senatorship.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
POISONED FLOUR KILLS SIX
Many Others Made III in TeIfener Viii
lage, Tex.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. Six
deaths have occurred and many resi-
dents of the village Of Telfener, in
Victoria county, are i'll as result of
eating bread made from -four contain.
ing poison.
Several days ago the village grocer
poured q dozen sacks of -four into a
sugar barrel and one of his first Gus.
toners was Joe Brown, a negro. After
the morning meal the entire Brown
family became Ill, two of Browns chill.
dren dying the same night Since
then four other deaths have occurred
in the town. The flour. which a Vic.
toria chemist analyzed, is declared to
contain arsenic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
Boy Frightened to Death.

New York, Jan. 9.-Richard Walsh
eight years old, is dead in his Brook
lyn home of nervous shock and acute
mania due to dog bite" according
to the physicians certificate. The
boy, lad of exceedingly nervous tenn.
perament, was bitten by dog week
ago. The wound was slight and
prompt cauterization eliminated all
danger, but fears of hydrophobia, in.
spired by playmates' assertions that
he would bark like a dog" literally
scared him to death.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
MRS. SCHENK TO FACE JURY
Trial of Woman Accused of Poisoning
Husband

Wheeling, w. Va. Jan. 9-All ar
rangements have been made for the
trial of Mrs. Laura Farnsworth
Schenk, charged with administering
poison to her wealthy husband, John
o. Schenk, and the case will be called
for trial in the criminal court of Ohio
county in day or two. County Prose
cntor ]. B Handlan will have charge
of the case for the state and Attorneys
O'Brien and Boyce will defend Mrs.
Schenk.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
SUSPECT PLOT OF PRISONERS
Nitroolycsrin Found in the Michigan
Penitentiary.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. "a Detroit
Journal special from Jackson, Mich,
says that eighteen ounces Of nitro
giycerin was discovered within the en-
closure of the state penitentiary at
Jackson and that the prison officials
are investigating the find with the
idea that the explosive was connected
with plot to blow up the prison and
libsrate the convicts With the ex-
pl0sive was found an equipment OF
caps, fuses and drills. It is alleged
that q large number Of prisoners are
involved In the plot
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
HEAD OF CULT ARRESTED
Accused of DisorderIy Conduct With
Young Girls.

Chicago, Jan. Evelyn Arthur See,
self declared apostle of a new life in
which all beings will be perfect, ap-
peared in the municipal court to an
swer to charges of disorderly conduct
following police investigation of his
apartments and his absolute life" col
ony. Two girls, one nineteen and the
other seventeen years old, who admit
ted In court they had been living with
See unchaperoned for several years,
also appeared in court under the same
charges
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09

girls asked the proprietor to call a
policeman. !, Not until Mabel fell of
her chair, writhing in pain, was any
attention paid to the girls. The Sec
ond sister dropped to the floor sec.
ond after Mabel collapsed.
I'VE are tired of living" was the
last message written by the partners
IN the suicide pact.
The Respondent girls drank the po-
tions from soda water glasses.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
Octogenarian tlife Beater.

Newark, N. j., Jan. 9.-The Oldest
,isoner ever held at the jail in Pas.
sale, ~ j., has begun serving SEN
tence of three months for beating his
eight years old His wife, who is
seyenty-fve, appeared in court suffer
ing from bruises which she said We're
made by chairs, fiatirons and stove
litter, which her husband had thrown
at her.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
Norwegian Writer Dead.

Chicago, Jan. REV. Andrew Haa-
gensen, prominent for many years as
a preacher, editor and writer among
the Norwegians of Chicago and vicin-
ity, Is dead at the Evanston hosrital
after an operation for strangulated
hernia. Mr.. Haagensen was also well
known as hymn writer, having COM
posed and translated more than 100
songs now used in the hymnal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
NO VOTERS LEFT
IN OHIO TOWNSHIP
All Disfrdnchised as Result Of
Vote Selling.

West Union. o.. Jan. 9-The name
of Billtown school district, which is
one of the educational divisions OF
Adams county. must be changed. it is
said. for B town as an electoral guam
tity has changed its gender Wilhel-
minatown has been suggested as being
more appropriate.
Every m e elector in the township
has been disfranchised and only wo-
men are qualified to vote at the next
election for school trustees and none
but women will be eligible to hold the
office of trustee
For the first time in the history of
women's suffrage not a man will step
to the ballot box to compete with
feminine voters
Three women have already an
nounced themselves as candidates for
trustees next November.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
COBB FAVORS PENDING BILL
National Tariff Commission Likes
Longworth's Measure.

Washington, Jan. Support of the
Longworth tariff commission bill by
the National Tariff Commission asso-
citation was assured by John Chandler
Cobb, president of the organization,
who made hurried trip here to con-
fer with Longworth.
Il certainly endorse the Longworth
measure" Cobb said.
There are only few minor points
not entirely in accord with our views,
but in general the measure is splen.
did"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
Officer. Murderers Captured.

Duluth, Jan. 9.-After a chase of
several hours William Muzzard and
Algot Johnson, who held up and
robbed the Hotel Mckay of this city
and after being arrested for the rob-
berry shot and killed Patrolman Ches-
more, were captured at Isaac Browns
logging camp, eighteen miles north OF
here. BY the Duluth police.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
Students Routed by FIRE.

CRANKY, Que, Jan. with the tenn
perature 25 degrees below zero forty
students in St Joseph's college, a
Roman Catholic institution, were rout-
ed from their beds by a fire which
destroyed the main building of the
college. One of the teachers. a Chris
tian Brother, jumped from a third
story window and was fatally injured
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
FIRE DESTROYS IOWA HOTEL
Man Jumps From Fire Escape and Is
Seriously Injured.

Iowa City, Ia, Jan. 9-Fire of un-
known origin destroyed the ST. James
hotel block here with a loss of ap-
proximately 100000.
Guests of the hotel narrowly es-
capped death when they were forced to
the street In night clothing.
w. ]. Rutherford of Neenah. Wis,
jumped from a fire escape and was
seriously injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
Des Moines Factory Burned.

Des Moines, Jan. Fire destroyed
the Bently e. Olmstead shoe factory.
The cause of the fire is unknown and
the firemen had trouble because of
poor water pressure and cold weather.
The loss was 100000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
HAD DEPOSITS
OF nine MILLIONS
Carnegie Trust Company Of
New York Suspends.
NO BAD RESULTS FOLLOW

institution Was Closed by State Bank
Examiner, Who Says ST Is in an
Unsound condition"-Was Organ
ICED in 1907 and the Name Carnegie
Adopted Without the ironmaster's
Permission or Approval.
New York, Jan 9-The Carnegie
Trust company. one of the largest
banking institutions in the city, with
deposits OF nearly $4,000, 200. closed its
doors by order of State Superintend-
ent OF Banks Cheney. The suspen-
sion hardly caused ripple in the
financial district, where the trust COM
pany was often reported in shaky
condition.
Superintendent Cheney, in an Off
cial statement, said an examination
Of the trust company had caused him
to conclude that it is in an unsound
condition to transact business and that
Il Is not safe for it to continue"
State banking officers are now prob
ing the company's books. Officials of
the trust company have made no
statement and the extent of liabilities
is unknown. Bankers, however, say
depositors will be paid in full
The institution was organized in
1907 and after the retirement of Leslie
N. Shaw from the office of secretary
Of the treasury he become its presi-
dent. The name of Carnegie as ap-
piled to the institution attracted to 1t
Q great deal of attention, but the adop-
ton of this name was without Mr..
Carnegie's authority or approval. 1t
10 understood he was not stockhold-
Or and not Immediately identified with
IT, Mr.. Shaw's connection with the
bank ceased after few months be-
cause of differences with the other Of
hcers of the institution.
In Trouble a Year Ago.
It is understood that year ago the
Institution was in more or less trouble,
growing out of the fact that one of its
chief officers, in connection with a
well known banker of Wall street, had
effected a very large loan from it to
enable him to buy out and consolidate
with it another institution, but this
falling through left the Carnegie insti-
tuition with large amount of funds
locked up.
News Of the suspension spread rap
Idly and hundreds of depositors had
assembled about the doors even before
the usual hour of opening.
The following statement was issued
by Superintendent of Banks Cheney
relative to the closing Of the company:
THE superintendent of banks has
taken possession of the property and
business of the Carnegie Trust COM
pany. located at lis Broadway, Bor-
ough of Manhattan.
Examination of the affairs of the
company has caused the superintend.
ent to conclude that 1t is in an un-
sound condition to transact business
and that it Is not safe for it to con-
tinue. The examination Is not yet
complete and no further statement can
b made at the present time"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
SENATOR H0LsTLAW RESIGNS
Scion implicated in Lorimer Scandal
Gives Up Seat.

Springfield. ILL.,. Jan. 9.-Governor
Charles s. Deneen has received q for
NAL letter Of resignation from Senator
d. w. Holstiaw OF 1uka.
Governor Deneen stated that he
would present Senator Holstlaw's let.
ter 70 the members OF the senate
Tuesday morning.
Senator Holstlaw's letter was brief
to The point OF curtpess. giving no rea
soa.
70 Die IN Electric Cnnr.
Cambridge. Mass. Jan. 9.-Chestee
8. Jordan Of Somerville. convicted OF
murder IN the first degree for killing
his wife In September. 1908, was SEN
tsAesd to dAath by electricity during
IL week beginning March II next. by
Judge John G. Bell n The superior
oeuge
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-09
ONE SISTER DEAD;
THE OTHER DYING
Members Of Prominent 81. Louis
Family Take Poison

st. Louis, Jan. 9.--Arms intertwined,
and facing mirror to watch their dy-
ing expressions, Mabel and Isabella
nent family, drank carbolic acid in a
confectionery store here. Mabel died
1t the city hospital and her sister, Isa-
bella, is not expected to live.
Before taking the poison one OF the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-27
ATTEMPT TO BURN
WALLA WALLA CHURCH

Walla Walla, Wash. March a.
Three attempts, the first one on No
vember II, 1910, the second last Fri
day night and the third on Saturday
evening, have been made by an un-
known firebug to burn st. Paul's
Episcopal church on Catherine street:
the latest attempt having been frus-
trated early Saturday evening by an
investigation upon seeing a light in
the building about I or s O'clock
When he tried the choir room door.
which was locked as all the other
doors, the light Immediately went out
and he hurriedly summoned the po-
lice who investigated the interior of
the church with no results. They are
working hard on the case, however.
with excellent prospects, it is said. of
arresting the guilty party. Two Whit
man college students are now sleep
ing in the church at night to guard
it from any further attempt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-27
PREPARE FOR EXTRA SESSION.
Rules Committee Getting Ready for
Next Weeks Fray.

Washington, March 27.-Active
preparations for the opening of the
special session of congress next week
were commenced today by the rules
committee of the house, which met to
organize and will hold daily sessions
throughout the week. The rules COM
mittee is one of the most powerful Of
the house committees, and is headed
by Representative Robert L. Henry,
Of Waco, Tex, as chairman. In ad-
dition to Mr.. Henry, the democratic
members are:
Thomas w. Harwick. Georgia: Mar
tin d. Foster, illinois,; Augustus 0.
Stanley, Kentucky; Edward w. Pou,
North Carolina; Matthew r. Denver,
Ohio, and Finis ]. Garrett, Tennessee.
There is wide diversity of opinion
as to what changes should be made in
the rules and the sessions of the COM
mittee this week promise to be of
lively nature. a majority of the DEM
ocratic members of the house are al
ready here and on Saturday a caucus
will be held to complete the house
organization of the sixty-second con-
gress.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-27
BAR ASSOCIATION
MAY INVESTIGATE

Acting upon the request of Judge
G. w. Phelps when he called the en-
tire local bar association before him
Saturday afternoon, Charles H. Car
ter, president of that organization,
has called a special meeting 10 be
held in the court house Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. When asked
if an investigation of the procedure
in the st. Dennis VS.. Watts case would
be conducted, President Carter stated
that he was not present at the meet
ing called by Judge Phelps and could
not say as to what grounds there are
for an investigation. However, he de-
clared if things are as represented to
him, there probably has been some
bungling somewhere and that the as
sociation might make an attempt to
get at the bottom of it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-27
Democratic House Will Reduce
Wool Tariff Without Fail
Says Member
MEMBERS OF WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE ARE FIRM
Chairman Underwood Declares At
tempt to Storm the House will Not
Succecd-Declares They Are Famil-
lar With All Arguments on Sched-
ule X and Are Decided.

Washington, March 27.-Members
of the ways and means committee of
the house of representatives are not
disturbed by the announcement that
the western wool growing interests
are preparing to march upon Wash
ington in force when the ,ar,ff uues-
tion is considered.
"While I have no authority to say
that wool growers will not be given a
hearing" said Chairman Underwood,
at is my opinion that they might just
as well make an assault upon Gibral-
tar as upon the house. We know all
the arguments that will be advanced
against the revision of X but there
is no question about what the house
will do We will make our revision
and send il 20 the senate and whether
il goes any further remains 10 be
seen"
The comment made by Mr.. Under
wood reflects the attitude of the en-
tire majority of the ways and means
committee and of the leaders of the
new democratic house.
Acting as a committee on commit
tes. the members of the ways and
means committee have pracncalIy
completed their labors. There has
been q .;;-fn, zeal of speculation about
the chairmanships, and the general
impression is that in general the sem
ority rules has been followed. but as
the lists prepared are all subject to
change at the democratic caucus to
be held next Saturday, there will be
no officia. announcement of the pro-
posed organization before then.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-27

With each side claiming victory as
their portion but with Umpire Kern
ruling that a decision was impossible
without actual casualties, the members
of Company l. returned last evening
from the reservation where they had
participated in a sham battle during
the afternoon. 1t was brush fight,
each force keeping behind cover as
much as possible so that there is
much debate between the members
oc the two squads as to how many of
the bullets would have taken effect.
Lieutenant Charles Vinier with nine
men left early in the morning Sand,
arriving at the old commissary build
ing of the old agency entrenched
themselves and waited for the ap-
proach of the attacking party, which,
eighteen strong, was under the COM
mand of Captain Ferguson and Lieu
tenant Bailey. These two officers took
their men by a long detour, observing
all the tactics of real warfare. Scouts
were sent out to try and locate the
enemy but without avail. Finally
after the men were tired and footsore
from crawling through brush and
wading streams they arrived within
200 yards of the stronghold of their
foe without being discovered. Still,
however, the officers were unable to
locate the exact position of Vinier's
force and finally Captain Ferguson
decided that sacrifice of life was
necessary to make this discovery. Ac-
cordingly he dispatched six men on
the run across an opening to draw
the fire of the defending party. A
whole volley was directed at the brave
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-27

enforcement of existing statutes are
imperative"
World: Lofty building by the
dozens being built in this city are le-
gal death traps. An enormous army
of working men and women must
choose between starvation or working
in them.
Tribune: "It is not an act Of God
but of man."
American: This frightful catastro-
phe was no more an accident than
1t was a crime. The deaths are mur-
ders for which the community is re-
sponsible.
Says Williams Is Responsible.
New York, March 27.--.District At
torney Whitman said that State Su-
perintendent of Labor Williams is ac-
tually responsible for the condition of
the building. His department, Whit
man said, required HIM to pronounce
the buildings safe. On February last
Williams deputies said that the
buildings were safe.
Blame Sweatshop Conditions.
Washington. March 27.-That
Sweatshop conditions were RESPONSE
BILE for the New York holocaust was
the statement here today OF Vice
President O'Connel of the American
the conditions as existed in triangle
factory do not exist in a single union
shop of this country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-27
LOCAL GUARDSMEN PARTICIPATE
.1NISHAM BATTLE ON RESERVATION

sextette which Vinier's men claim
would have all been killed and which
Ferguson admits would have meant
at least The loss of two men.
However, the fire had shown the
troops in the brush the location of the
enemy and the officers Immediately
began laying planssfor the annihila-
tion of the little band. Concealing
himself and six men in the brush on
the front, Captain Ferguson sent out
two flaplling parties to draw the at
tention of the men on the hill. In
their eagerness to fire upon these two
parties, Vinier's men exposed them
selves to the sbarpshooters below and
these claim they could have picked
off every one of them with their bull
lets. The firing continued for As
minutes before a halt was called.
Captain Ferguson and his men are
all enthusiastic over the sham battle,
declaring it was the best in which
they have ever participated.
An amusing incident happened
while the battle was under way.
Westbound No. II came along while
the two thanking parties were drawing
the fire of the defenders and passed
| directly between the two hostile
forces. Lieutenant Bailey, taking ad-
vantage of the protection which the
train afforded dashed across an open
ing. The firing and the running troops
sent the passengers on the rear OF
the observation car hurrying withir
doors, they evidenly judging that the
! first skirmish of the much dreaded
American-Japanese war was in pro-
gress
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-27
PORTLAND MURDER SUSfRCT
is ARRESTED AT SALEM

Salem. Ore, March 27.-A man
giving the name of George Brown
was arrersted and taken to Port
land by detectives. He is suspected
OF being the man who murdered five
year-old Barbara Holtzman in Port
land recently. He answers the de-
scription of the man sought.
The man had been under the sur
veillance of the sheriff and his depu.
ties for several days The arrest was
made by Detective Joe Day of Port
land, who Immediately lert on tbs
electric for Portland with his prls.
oner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-27
ALASKA COAL LAND
TRIAL IS NOW ON
WILL TRY MEN ON CHARGE
OF CONSPIRING TO DEFRAUD
Munday Sigley and Shields Are
Charged With Conspiracy to De-
Fraud United States Out of COST
Acres Of Coal Land.

Seattle, March 27.-The trial of
Charles Munday, the Seattle attorney;
Earl Sigley, formerly secretary OF the
late Michael Henry, the Alaska rail-
road builder, and Archie Shields,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the United States out of COST acres
of land valued at approximately $780,
100000 in the Kaika district. Alas
ka. begins tomorrow before U. S. Dis
trict Judge Hanford. 1t is charged
that the defendants used dummies to
file on coal lands for the benefit of
the Alaska Development company in
1897 and that later English capital
lists were interesed. The Engusnmen
have not yet been caught
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-27
JOSEPH LINDSEY HAS
ANSWERED LAST CALL

Joseph Lindsey, who has been a
resident Of this city for over o quar-
ter OF n century, passed away this
morning at o'clock at his home 124
Jeff Davis street, death being caused
by pneumonia. The funeral services
will be held at the family residence
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock and
the body will be shipped on the 1880
Northern Pacific train to Spokane
where 1t will be inferred by the side
Of others OF his family.
The deceased man is native of
Virginia, but left that state at the age
OF ten years, coming to Pendleton
and has been resident Of this city
ever since. He is survived by a wife.
two sisters Mrs. Max Moorehead of
Seattle, a brother. John Lindsey Of
Spokane, and n hale brother, Henry
Johnson, of this city.
Mr.. Lindsey was n man of eXtrc-
| ordinary mechanical genius and has
made a number of inventions during
his residence here.
Match or Cigarette Starts Fire.
Fire Marshal Beers this afternoon
declared the fire started under a cut
ting table from a matcn or cigarette.
He said an effort was made to. ct the
girls to march out but few under
stood English, confusing resulted and
many died as a result. Beers de-
clares the iron shutters on the sew
enth floor swung out, blocking the
fire escape platform. Harris &
Blank, owners of the triangule fac
tory declare the exits were clear.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-27
NO RACING CAUSES
DEPRECIATION OF PROPERTY

New York, March 27.-Fifty mil
lion dollars worth of property has de-
preciated fifty per cent is reported
today because Of the announcement
that there will be no racing on New
York tracks this year unless the own
ers' liability law is repealed. The de-
probation includes the big race tracks
and breeding farms and horses in
training.