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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
HUMAN OSTRICH IS
RELIEVED or JUNK
Clicagoan's Stomach Contain,
ed Knives, Nails, Screws and
Silver Dollar.

Chicago, Sept. 10.-When physicia1n
operated upon John Martinez at tho
county hospital today to learn what
had caused terrible pains In his stonn-
ach,'' they found 10 pocket knives. u
nails, Ave knife blades, g dozen screws
and a silver dollar.
For Is years Martinez, who has been
known to Chicagoans al the human
wagers.
Eating knives and all that stun
never hurt me-" said Martinez before
the operation, but sometimes I'd get
terrible pains In my stomach"
Physicians pronounced the operation
as successful. Martinez is SO ear old
and a laborer.
Some Wore Rusty.
The pocket knives, screws, nails and
stomach were mounted on cardboard
by Supt. d. r. letters, Of the hospital.
and placed on exhibition at the insti-
tuition.
"All OF the articles were lodged in
corner Of the stomach" said h sur-
geon who operated on Mariner. AN
ulcer nae formed and the mar would
have died within a month If he had not
been operated upon"
Ter OF the knives taken from Mar
timers stomach had been bonehandied.
but the bone had been dissolved by
gastric Juices. The woodenhandled
knives were intact.
The silver dollar which Martinez
swallowed 10 years g al as bright
mint The juices Of the stomach had
kept the silver in q highly polished
condition. Some Of the knife blades
were rusty.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
DESERTS FAMILY; is
NOW MAN OF WEALTH
Rich Miner Returns TO Make
Reparation and Joyous
Reunion Results.

Houghton, Mich, Sept. 1O.--After an
ibsence of 10 years, during which time
ais wife and family Of eight children
we're left to their own Bar
ley McErany has just returned to his
1ld home in Hurontown, near here,
bringing with him a fortune of $780,
100. In consequence the family is
folding d joyous reunion and his neg
ect is forgiven. McEnany became
n Canada.
To seek their fortunes 16 years ago
McEnany brought his wife and several
children to Rurontown Fate, however.
increased his family, but not the size
Of his purse and he became discour-
aged and disappeared.
During the decade of his absence his
wife had no trace of him. 4 short
slime g a friend Of the family who
happened to be in Canada ran across
McEnany and later informed his wife
,f his whereabouts. Communications
ollowed and McEnany, showing every
1esire to make reparation, which he
vas well able to do. returned.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
HESSENIUS PLACED
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
Day Spent In Selecting a Jury
To Try a Cherokee Farmer
For Murder.

Cherokee, Ia, Sept. 10Th case Of
the state OF iowa against e. p. Hesse-
MUS. charged with murder in the
first degree, raj called this morning in
the district court. The time up to
noon was spent in the examination Of
the jury. At the opening of court in
the afternoon, with the box full, the
state passed for cause. The defense
will probably take the rest of the day
in completing the examination.
Hessenius has been confined in Jail
here since last spring, following the
death of his wife in a manner which
he claimed was accidental but which
circumstances indicated must have
beer by his act. After the death OF
his wife he said she had fallen from a
second story porch, where she was
beating rugs, but an examination OF
the body disclosed injuries that could
not have inflicted by such a fall. There
had been trouble between the couple.
growing out of money differences.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
GOVERNOR RAIDS
OKLAHOMA JOINTS
0ruce Says Bootlegging Must
Cease or He'll Carrie Ma
tionize En- AL.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. Gov
rnor Cruce Is determined that he
prohibition laws OF this state shall be
enforced. He is $ % determined, In fact
that one night recently he personally.
accompanied by State Enforcement Of
ficer w. ]. Caudil and two deputies.
Carrie- Nationized 10 boot Logging
joints in Oklahoma City. Nothing has
happened since Oklahoma became a
state that has put such a damper on
the illegal traffic here as this raid.
Caudill returned from a tour OF the
state not long ago and informed the
governor that the prohibition law was
being pretty we'll enforced everywhere
except in Oklahoma City. He said since
the law allows him no deputies on pay
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
STATE AND NATION
CLASH over WATER
Proposition Of Which Controls
Irrigation Rights To Be
Threshed Out.

Cheyenne, Wyo, Sept. 9.-The Uni
ted States government and the state
of Wyoming clashed over the water in
a narrow little ribbon of a creek in
the Wind River valley, and the great
and vital question as to the ownership
of water, whether federal or state, will
now probably be fought to a finish.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher has
ordered his special agents to take
charge Of the headgates Of the little
canal n to see that those who have
the protection of the government be
given all the water they need for their
crops, regardless of the rights of those
who look to the state of Wyoming.
And State Engineer Parshall has in
structed his deputies to arrest any one
who shall interfere with the legal dis
tribution of the water, according to
the state laws. The attorney general
of the United States has been in
structed to institute proceedings in the
federal courts against the state Of
ff1als and the attorney general of Wyo-
ming is about to bring action in the
state courts against the federal officials
who they say are holding the head
gates contrary to state law.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
MYSTERY IN DEATH
OF BASE BALL STAR

Chicago. Sept. 1o.-City detectives
end attaches OF the ]coroner's office to-
day reported that a ~postmorten exami-
nation showed hat Arthur l.. Ray
mond, former pitcher for the New York
National league baseball team, died
Saturday as the result Of a fractured
skull and not from the heart disease
as was first supposed.
Bugs Raymond died as the result
of an assault and his assailant will be
under arrest by tonight" declared one
of the detectives working on the death
Of the ball player. Raymond was Civ
en- a terrific beating at Elsdon, ILL.,,
baseball grounds a short time before
his death and his skull was fractured
then.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
WAR With MEXICO
Deemed PROBABLE
President Taft contemplates
Calling Congress to Consider
Invasion.

washington, D. c., Sept. 10-Develop-
nents since Saturday, when affairs in
n Mexican situation suddenly took a
turn for the worse, have not tended to
clarity the situation. WASHINGTON i.
an agog over rumors hat war with
Mexico is impending, and that Pres
ldent Taft seriously is considering call
ing congress in special session to con-
slider sending an army OF invasion
across the Rio Grande.
President Taft has not stated den-
nltely that he will call a session of con-
gress. but there is great excitement in
the war department circles and rumors
are afoat that some action may be ex-
pected within a few hours. The pres
1dent remains in touch with the war
department so that he can be located
on 49, st an %instant's notice.
Plays Waiting Game.
Mr.. Taft is inclined to await further
developments. He prefers not to force
the issue, at least until he has heard
further from President Madero, OF
Mexico, to whom he sent warning Fri
day through the Mexican ambassador.
The gist of the presidents message
was that unless the Madero govern
ment can cope with the situation i'm
mediately the American government
will be forced to act.
The president cannot act without the
consent of congress. Just what con-
gress would do in case an extraordt-
nary session is called is only a matter
of conjecture. 1t is believed in Official
circles here, however, that congress
and the administration cannot long ig-
more the pleas for an invasion of Mex
leo that constantly are pouring in upon
the state department, not only from
Americans in Mexico and refugees
from that country, but from citizens
in all parts of the country, whose sym
pathies have been aroused by the re-
peated atrocities in the revolt ridden
republic.
General Uprising Feared.
This government finds itself in
something of a p~redicament. Had the
United States taken action several
months ago it would nave had less
explsining to do to other nations.
Should this country decide upon an in
vasfon OF Mexico now considerable
delicacy would ave to be exercised by
the state department.
Then, too, there is the possibility of
a general uprising among the Latin
American states against the United
States. 1t is felt here that they might
forerunner of an attempt on the part
of the United States government to
secure sovereignty over all that por-
ton of the country between the
Unit'd States and Panama.
1t is felt, however, that a crisis is at
hand. n that definite action cannot
be much longer delayed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12

promised reforms. Not for one day
since his Inauguration has his country
peen free from rebels who loudly de-
manded "fulillment Of his promises
not yet has the executive had q
congress on which he could depend for
promised.
Inc congress Madero inherited was a
part OF the old administration. The
new congress is supposed to be in SYM
pathy with his ideas. Under the old
congress, however, the administration
was able to have enacted the most
cherished reform-the constitutional
amendment providing for t h non
reelection Of the president. The cleo
toral law was also altered, but the cleo
lions OF the past summer betrayed so
many defects In the new law that it
VIII come up again for revision In this
session. One of the defects most glar-
ing, 1t was found, was that it permitted
q mar to be a candidate for an in
DEFINITE number of offices at the same
Time. Fol instance. Francisco de la
barra, former provisional president,
VINO was made a member of the senate
on the Catholic ticket, was a candidate
In four different states.
Among those measures known to be
ready for presentation at the session
beginning in September are an m
ployers' liability act. the abolition Of
the jefes politicos, an anti-peonage
law and a measure for establishing
courts of Jurisprudence for the settle
ment of land titles In cases where the
records are missing. In many hundreds
OF cases the records were burned dur
ing the past revolution and in those
revolutions yet existing.
Another dramatic chapter was added
to the story of the massacre of soldiers
and citizens at Ticuman by Zapatistas
by Gerald Brandon, al American news
paperman working on Ell Diario of this
city. Two of the passengers on the
train assaulted by the Zapatistas were
81. l.. Strauss and Ignacio Herrerias,
Mexican correspondents. Another was
Miguel Rivera, a newspaper photog-
rapher. All were slain and their
bodies. with those of,the other victims,
burned. Brandon visited the long heap
of human ashes a few days later and
there, according to a story written in
the first person, which he SEN to his
paper, "swore to forsake his attitude
OF neutrality and to avenge the death
Of his companions
The remainder of the story was
brought here by the officer in COM
mand of the detachment with which
Brandon was riding. From this officer
Brandon asked a rifle and cartridges.
The next day the little force of fed
erals had a brush with the rebels.
Brandon was firing from the ground
near the officer. There's one for
Strauss" aid Brandon to the officer,
pointing to a fallen rebel. A few min
utes later another rebel crumpled down
and Brandon, turning to the officer.
added: THAT vas for Ignacio; now
one more for Miguel" Again a rebel
pitched forward, and Brandon sliding
over to the officer, handed him the
rifle and 90 rfri1Srn ha1t yu;tl ~, no
mark that he had done his part in
making the score even.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12

that he could not cope with the situa-
ton here. Governor Cruce then de-
termined upon the raid.
1t was ar interesting night the gov
ernor and his raiders put in. Doors
were smashed with a sledgehammer
and with that weapon entrances to
joints were secured through frame
walls. Caudil and one of his men
ook turns about forcing their way in
to the places. The governor never
baked and stood amazed as barrels and
barrels of beer and thousands of dol
lars worth Of gambling paraphernalia
were brought to light.
You don't seem to be doing much
business here tonight" he remarked to
II man behind the velvet in one Of the
largest places.
mo. business amt very good" said
the man, white with fright while the
man with the sledgehammer stood be-
fore aim.
If I didn't do any more business
than you are doing, Td close up" smiled
the governor.
And the governor is now telling all
those that ask him that these joints
will all be closed up in short order
whether they are doing much business
or not. The governor happens to be a
PRESBYTERIAN elder and a stanch pro-
hibitionist.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
OFFERS $4,000 FOR
CURE FOR CHILDREN

St. Louis, Sept. 1o.-Following the
death of his 7-year-old daughter Vir-
ginia from %infantile paralysis, DR.. Rob-
ert Edward Wilson. Of No. 4295 Lindell
Boulevard said he would give a for
tune to any physician who would save
the lives Of the other three Wilson
children, who are all i'll of the same
disease at their home in Pattenville.
Mo.
Il will give $40. 900 to the man who
can save my children was DIR. Will
sons cry after his daughters death.
The scene in the little girls room was
SO touching just before her death that
the father vas frantic and two other
physicians who had been in attendance
were SO affected they had to go out.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12

GARY. IND.-A murder mystery was
revealed yesterday by the discovery OF
the body OF 5-year-old Mary Gruba in
a swamp on the outskirts of this city.
Most of h clothes had been torn from
the body. The police believe the girl
was attacked and then murdered.
BERLIN-Emperor William left
Berlin last evening for Switzerland
after a busy and fatiguing Gay, which,
however, mace no impression on his
strength. After reviewing the fall ma
neuvers in the morning his majesty
wound up the day by attending a troop
coacert in the L~ustgerden. an open air
ttieater. and later a banquet.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
MOTORCYCLE RUNS
AWAY: SEVEN DEAD
Eddie Hosha, Daring Rider,
Killed When Machine Hits
Grand Stand.

New Jersey, N. j., Sept. 10.-The death
list resulting from the accident at the
motordrome yesterday when Eddie
Hasha crashed into the grand stand on
his machine during a motorcycle race,
vas increased to seven today by the
death In a hospital of William Barnett,
of this city. Three other victims of
the crash, two of them boys under IA
years old. are not expected to survive.
A dozen or more eye witnesses to
the accident. including Paul J. Durkin,
manager of the Motordrome, were
questioned today by the police and
prosecutor. There will be no ~coroner's
inquest.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
DIES AT PIANO AS SHE
PLAYS THE DEATH SONG

New York, Sept. 9.-Arising from the
from III Trovatore" on Monday eve
ming, Mrs. Sidney Hicks, wife Of a
well known writer who ives in the
Bronx, was stricken with heart failure.
She died in the arms OF her husband
before physicians could be brought to
her aid.
Mrs. Hicks and her husband had
been staying for the past week at the
cottage Of William Bell, in Northport,
l.. 1. Mrs. Bell lax a gathering of
friends at the cottage and Mrs. Hicks
was playing the piano for their enter
tainment when the fatal attack came,
She played the piece through to the
end then rose from her seat and col
lapsed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
PRIEST CONFESSES TO
ROBBERY AZ YEARS AGO

Cadlumet, Mich, Sept. 9.-Mrs. Marie
Gillet, a widow received a letter TODAY
from a priest in Ronchamp, France.
her home 43 years ago, in which he
confessed having swindled her out of a
fortune of 1000 600 francs by substi-
tuting his name for hers In making out
a will for her great uncle. The priest.
now So years old, begs Mrs. Gillet to
come to Ronchamp to forgive him and
to allow him to return her inheritance
Mrs. Gillet viii leave Monday for
France to reclaim her fortune,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
PUBLIC SENTIMENT
WITH ACCUSED MAN
West Virginian Who Shot
Negro Assailant Of Daughter
Released On Bond.

Bluefield, w Va, Sept. 10.-Gordon
White, arrested in connection with the
lynching of Walter Johnston, the negro
charged with attacking Whites daugh-
ter, Nita, last Thursday night at
Princeton, w Va, was released today
on $4,000 bonds. He is charged with
first degree murder.
White was brought to Bluefield today
from Charleston, where he had been
taken to prevent his rescue by friends.
He was met by hundreds of sympathi-
zers at h railroad station here.
Judge j. Frank Maynard today is
sue a call for a special sitting of court
and grand jury to investigate the
lynching.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
WILL ASK BLISS SON
TO TAKE THE STAND

Washington, D. c.. Sept. 1o--The
Clapp subcommittee will ask Cornelius
N. Bliss, jr., to testify in regard to
campaign contributions in 1904. 1t is
thought that he may be able, through
his fathers papers. of which he has
possession, to throw some light on the
Hartman and Standard Oil contribu-
tons
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
MOTOR SCARES HORSE;
ONE DEAD; ONE HURT

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 10.-Mrs. Ell
len Robinson, aged so, was thrown into
a barbed wire fence and killed, and
John H. Funk, a building contractor,
was dangerously injured when their
horse. frightened by a speeding auto
mobile, overturned their buggy on a
country road early today. Without
~slackening their speed, the motorists
disappeared.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
IMMORTAL "BUGS," STAR
PITCHER, FOUND DEAD

Chicago, Sept. 1O.-Arthur. better
known in the baseball world as Bugs
Raymond, former pitcher with the New
York National league baseball team.
was found dead in a downtown hotel
at noon today. A %coroner's physician
said that Raymond's death was due to
heart disease. which had been aggra-
waited by the excessive heat.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
COTTON GINS ARE
PRODUCING WEALTH

Washington, Sept. 10.-The first cotton
ginning report OF the census bureau for
the 1912 season announced today shows
929, 92s bales ginned prior to September l.
Round bales included. 6.134.
Sea Island bales included, 2l3.
Ginning by states follows:
Alabama, 2s79s; Arkansas, 81; Florida,
l. 769: Georgia, 81, 1854; Louisiana, l,7o2; Mis-
sissippi, 456; North Carolina, So; Okla.
homa. 27s; South Carolina. 4.254; Tsxas,
Gi3, 939.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
NAVAL CHANGES MADE.

Washington, Sept. 10.-When Rear
Admiral Charles J.. Badger takes com
mand of the Atlantic feet next Jan
uary in succession to Rear Admiral
Hugo Osterhaus. nine changes among
the fleet captains will become effective.
The navy department later Will an
nounce them.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
CAST OF DEATH MASK
OF BISHOP Is TAKEN

Fon Du Lac, Wis, Sept. ia cast
has been successfully made OF the death
mask taken of Bishop Grafton. While
the bishops face appears thinner than
in health, the strong lines of his coun-
tenance and his impressive forehead are
clearly revealed. The cast, it is said,
will be used as a model for a recum-
bent statue to be placed in a. crypt
an ST, Paurs Cathedral.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
MISSOURI o GOOD,

Columbia, Mo, Sept. 1O.-The Missouri
crop report, issued today, shows that
the corn crop is 10 percent above the
~ year average and ~ percent above
the five cal average. All other crops
are in good shape. Live stock shows a
shortage.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
SITUATION ALONG BORDER;
YANKEES FACE REBEL ARMY

Washington, D. c., Sept. 1O.-Arms
and ammunition which president Taft
authorized exported to Mexico for use
of Americans in danger from rebels in
Cananea have been ordered held up at
Douglas, Ariz.. until there are assur-
ances that they will not fall into the
hands of the rebels.
The arms will be held at Douglas un-
til the railway south as far as Marco
zari, is clear of rebels or until the Mex
lean government is able to furnish a
guard to insure the safety of the arms.
1t is expected here. that the immed-
late effect OF rebel interference with
the railroad will be to hasten the ex-
ira session of the Mexican senate to
authorize the sending of trrops out
of Mexico inc across New Mexico and
Arizona to Chihauhau and Sonora.
Salazar Wants Beef.
Gen Steever in of the
American border patrol reports his
forces now sufficient to repel any raid
ers.
Early dispatches to the war depart
ment today reported Salazar, the Mex
lean rebel leader, encamped across the
Arizona line opposite the Lang ranch,
threatening a raid into American ter
ritory. One of his troopers, captured
in a skirmish has told American sold
iers that raids upon American
ranches were upon personal orders of
Salazar, who wanted beef for his men.
In anticipation of a raid by Sala-
Ear, Maj. Rice with three troops of
cavalry. is encamped near the rebel
leader. Outposts have been estab-
lished by both sides. Maj. Rice is con
centrating his command, but the bor-
der is being patrolled by armed cow
boys. acting as scouts.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-12
THE MEXICAN CONGRESS
is TO CONVENE SOON

Mexico City, Sept. 10.-The new
Mexican congress %convenes September
16, and after that date it will be diff
cult for friends of the administration
to find excuses for failure to carry out
at least a few of the promises made
by President Madero when he was chief
Of the rebel army that overthrow the
DiaZ government.
The chamber of deputies Will have
on its roll 243 representatives, $50 Of
whom were elected by the constitu-
tional progressive party, which gave
Madero the presidency. The minority
of 90 is by no mean a solid block. II
includes representatives of three politi-
cal parties, the Catholic, evolutionist
and independent.
The progressives also claim to have
the balance of power in the senate. The
uppe house in Mexico Is not the domi-
nant body, however, and undisputed
control in the chamber amounts prac-
tically to control of congress.
Out of the weird medley of revolu-
tionary propaganda which has reached
the capital from the camps Of OroZco
in the north from the trails Of rebel-
lious poems IN districts SO remote that
the names Of Zapata and Orozco are
rarely heard, the most dominant note
is that in which all unite-"Madero
must resign" Fol the most part the
rebels have vague reasons for uniting
charge that the president has failed
to fulfill the promises made in his
"Plan of San Luis Potosi.'
The charge is not without basis, but
the very natural defense of the presi-
dent is and has been that he has a
neither time nor the legal machinery
necessary for the carrying out of the