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VOL. XL-NO. 102.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUSING, OCTOIUMt 15, ll10-iIXTKKN PAliKS.
S1NULK COPY TWO CENTS.
HITCHCOCK
TO BftRTLEY
Edgar Howard Supports
His Charges by Pro
ducing Phoicgraphs
of Letieis.
CQIITEIITS-JFC.GRBOX
Farnons Eccepfacle is Opened
Lonj Enough to Cisc'csa
liariiins ratts.
MADE APPLICATION FOB LOAM
Letter Written by Democratic nom
inee for U. S. Sznator.
PROOF OFFERED OF ACCUSATION
Kdltor Howard 1'rrlorini "What lie
Derm Ilia Daly to Public, In
EiimihIiiiI lllU'hriirk'a Con
nection with Hartley.
"Mr. Howard, you have mad the as
sertion publicly that tha democratic
nominee for United State senator,
O. M. Hitchcock, ought to withdraw
from the- raue because ha waa a ban,
flciary of tha Bartley einbezxleuient, In
tha same way that a former candidate
for a -state offioe on tha republican
ticket waa, who withdraw in response
to a general demand In which the
World-Herald, Mr. Hltohoook'a paper,
joined ana you Bay yon have the emi
nence to auppurt your charge. As tola
1 a matter affecting pubilo latereata
and a subject on which the yotera of
Babraaaa have a right to be fully in
formed, Tha Bee asas you1 to give ae
talla of the tranaaetlonu on whion your
cuaxgea ara based along with exhibits
which may tend to corroborate them.
We ask that you give It to the publlo
now aufflolently In advaooe of the
election that tha aoonaad may anawer
and offer any explanation ha may hare
In mitigation or aelf-defen ao tha
TOtera may form their judgment with
knowledge of all the facta."
(From a hiu.lt Correspondent.)
COLUMBUS, Nob., Oct. 14. (Spe
cial.) Requested by The Uee to make
public any evidence or exhibits he
might have in (substantiation of his
charge that Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
democratic candidate for United States!
senator, had been a beneficiary of the
State Treasurer Joseph S. Hartley de
falcation, Edgar Howard, editor of the
Columbus Telegram, has opou?d the
famous Rurtley "Cigar Box," and a
portion of Its contents is for the first
time made public.
Mr. Howard has In big possession,
which he inhibited to a reporter for
(The Jieo, photographs of many letters
unci telegrams which passed between
Mr. Hitchcock and Mr. Hartley, sev
eral of which he gave out for publica
tion. These exhibits tell of Mr.
Hitchcock's application for loans of
various amounts; of his request to
have payment deferred; of proposed
meetings between Bartley and Hitch
cock. The records In the possession
of Mr.' Howard contain references to
other parties, but these persons, said
Judge Howard, need have no fear that
their names will be made public.
"Evidence that I have of others who
were connected with Mr. Bartley and
Mr. Hitchcock Is very slight," he said,
"and affects only two or three very
wealthy men. . Unless It becomes
necessary for the benefit of the state
their names will not be divulged. My
Hps shall be sealed forever."
Demand llllehroek'a Withdrawal.
Through his newspupor Judge How
ard ns maae a request oi me demo-
eiatlc state committee to Insist upon
the withdrawal of Mr. Hitchcock and
to the committee hu ha. submitted an
engraving of one of the Hitchcock let
tcis, here reproduced.
Judge Howard first luade bis charge
against Mr.' Hitchcock some four
eek. aso. after having fought blslcharKe of borrowiri8 nion from the
nomination before the primary. Sinetj
tiie tlrst abearance of his charges he
has been the subject of many newspa
, . .. . . . i . .
v.. ... , ,
whlla a large number of editors orhls'
own poltlcal faith have denounced!""
blm severely. Mf. Hitchcock ftD fart of It public until he had secured
swered th charge by calling Howard
a liar through hi paper and by a de
LuucUtion of his private life.
Judge Howard exhibited genuine
reluctance In giving out to the public
the evidence he has accumulated to
substantiate bis charges. Ho a!d:
"in all my experience aa a newspa
per man and an active worker In party
politics for twenty-six years this Is theread It without being convinced that -
.'";rt time that I havo been unable to! he had substantiated his (barge. ;
support a democratic uomlnc e. There "I have n.auv other dtcumeuts'
Lave been time, when the nominee did! which also substantiate my charges." 1
but suit nie. but nver when I could jgaid Judge Howard, "but those where I
One of the Tell
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TrW.
Hon. 'os. i. nrrtloy,
Stf tr-.'-naroi , Lincoln, Bob
tier Sir:
af jmns to tonvryu? Hon with you I bee to nn?
tl-.. t I could XIX to rvXo out n r.etco re follows:
Ono Cu ".wptaaber 1,
Cno Cuo Cetooer 1,
Or.o fluo novo.Toor 1,
ono :'.uo i,ecj.-a.or 1,
Or.o due January 1, 1000
?7v litter I might a ok to brvc extended in jart. Tho others
-o ' jo Tald at aaturity ouh interest , Uiix of ocntroo pay tho lrm
io--st on- present note.
vj x :.r, lintiaf.'CtoJTt
Ill Trill OCK S APPLICATION T
not conscientiously work for his elec
tion. In this Instance, having in my
possession proof that Mr. Hitchcock
was a participant In the defalcation of
tho state treasurer, I cannot give him
my support.
Duty to the Public.
"I dislike to give publicity to the
facts which I have, but there is no
other course open for me. I asked
Mr. Hitchcock to withdraw from the
ticket and permit the democratic state
committee to nominate one in his
place against whom no such charge
could i be made. But he refused.
Again I asked that he step aside and
again he refused.
"So I have a duty to perform, and
were I to hesitate now I would not bei
worthy of the trust I hold as the edi
tor of a country newspaper. To those
friends who believe in me and who
have demanded of me nothing further
than my word in this case, I feel that
I owe something more. It Is my duty
to Justify their faith. To all the peo
ple of the state who have not had the
opportunity to learn of the participa
tion'' of the dent -.cratlc nominee for
senator In the Bartley shorage I feel
that It la my duty to give them an op
portunity to know the facts which I
know.
Hartley Not Chief Offender.
"It is with genuine sorrow that I
now give out for publication even
these few exhibits which show the
financial relationship of Q. M. Hitch
cock and Joseph S. Bartley. I have
nothing against Mr. Hitchcock person
ally and I would have spared him this
humiliation were it possible, but It is
not. Neither do I seek to drag from
the tomb of oblivion any skeleton
which might by any man bo regarded
as a desire on my part to fan Into new
blaze the flame of an unkind senti
ment against Joseph S. Bartley. I
have often written In denunciation of
his conduct as state treasurar, but I
never did and do not now rmrd him
as the chief offender in that uufortu
nate matter. He was the victim of a
system. He was a trusting mam He
believed in his friends and believed In
them without limit. In loaning the
public money he simply followed a
system which had prevailed through
the years In that office. He wag una
ble to turn over to his successor the
public moneys of the state, because,
and only because, the men to whom he
had loaned the money were unable or
unwilling to make good the amount
of their borrowings."
Follow a Precedent.
In requesting the withdrawal of Mr.
Hitchcock Judge Howard not only be
lieves that he has done his duty as a
citizen, but also that he Is following
a precedent, which the democratic sen
atorial candidate helped to establish,
when ho assisted In creating public
sentiment which caused a republican
candidate, In the position now occu-
1icl1 by Mr llitrhcock. through Judge
Howard's activity, to Withdraw his
r.ame from the ticket, in his public
request Judge Howard called the at-
tentlon of tho democratic candidate
to this fact, and he alio has referred
to the conviction of a banker on a
state treasurer.
I in securing nis aocumemary evi
I donee Judtte Howard was compelled to
I co Into other states and to do consld-
erablo traveling over Nebraska, an
sumqient exniDits to convince nimseir
and on his belief, the public, that his
charges were true In every particular. ,ruo that he haa written some articles
which would hurt the hearts of my wife
Duramen t la Very Plain, land children,, were It not that they believe
JudfeO Howard gave out the pUo.! " ! true that he ha. advertised me
7. . . . . i to all the world as a liar. It Is true that he
tograpl'.lc copy Of the letter in refer-; has denied all participation In the Hartley
l nee to the 1.000 loan, or application h rtage. Is he still worthy a place upon
for the loan, bemuse he sa'd it war, democratic tt. ketr Gentleman of t..e
, , , , , ,, committee, look mce aa lln at the engrav-
simple and plain, and no man could, ln ,nv ...., ,,., ...., ' .7, .
- Tale Letters.
WOULD y BUSHING CO,
MikHt a. wm va'fc.
Herald.
so, :4s.
8200
100
130
100
coo
Yours4ntlx,
O HARTLEY TO RENEW LOAN.
the larger amounts are involved are
not so clear. In fact, I have a com
plete chain of evidence which trace
the transactions completely."
Judge Howard produced almost a
score of these photographic records
and he was particular to cite the fact
that a great majority of them were to
Joseph S. Bartley, "state treasurer,"
and not to Joseph S. Bartley as an
Individual.
In his paper Judge Howard pub
lished today an editorial requesting
the state committee to withdraw Mr.
Hitchcock from the ticket. With the
editorial he published a facsimile of
one of the Hitchcock letters requesting
a loan from State Treasurer Bartley.
The editorial Is as follows:
A Dotr Performed.
To the Democratic State Committee:
Four weeks ago I publicly called attention
to the fact that the democratic nominee
for United States aenator, Mr. Q. M. Hitch
cock, waa unworthy a place upon our
ticket, not because of anything connected
with , his private life, but wholly bocause
of his participation In a great wrong com
mitted against the people of our state. In
view of his hideous record of participation
in the dl -appearance of more than $o00,0U)
of the people's money f , om the stale treas
ury while Joseph B. Bartley waa state
treasurer, I felt that It would not be right
for the democrats of Nebraska to reward
a beneficiary of the state treasury short
age by giving him tha highest office within
the gift of the party. Accordingly I asked
Mr. Hitchcock to place his declination in
the hands of the state committee at an
early day. In orGor that the committee
might have ample time to nominate In his
place some democrat who was tn no man
ner mixed up with the shortage In the
state treasury.
For reply to my request that he with
draw from the ticket Mr. Hitchcock vio
lently denounced me and publicly declared
that he hud never had a part nor share
In the treasury defalcation. That placed
me in an attitude where It became neces
sary for me to submit to the state com
mittee and to the people of Nebraska some
proof so plain that no child, no Juror, no
Jurist learned In the law, could be for one
instant In doubt regarding the guilt or
Innocence of Mr. Hitchcock.
In performance of my duty as a news
paper editor I have gathered together a
chain of positive evidence which must con
vince even the closest friend of Mr. Hitch
cock that he did dip his hand Into the
Mate treasury, and he withdrew therefrom
money which had been carried there direct
from the pockets of the taxpayers of the
state.
1 do not have room In my little paper to
reproduce all of the many evidences of the
certain guilt of Mr. Hitchcock, nor could
I afford the expense of having the many
exhibits engraved, even If my paper were
large enough to contain all of them. Above
these lines you will find a photographic
reproduction of a letter written by Mr.
Hitchcock to Mr. Bartley. I shall offer
no comment upon that letter. It needs
none.
And now, gentlemen of the committee,
you re face to face with an Imperative
duty toward your pnrty and your state.
If the charge which I have made against
Mr. Hitchcock Is not true then I deserve
to be sent to the penitentiary. If my charge
Is true, as shown by the evidence, then Mr.
Hitchcock does not deserve, and should
not hold a place upon our ticket, and you
should Immediately ask for his resignation.
It is not too late to elect a democratic
senator In this state. Take down the name
' Mr "'k "d put upon the ticket
maenIfloent men of (iem,)(.ralc faith n
) Nebraska, and the people will put upon you
I Bnu upu" uemociai wnnm you may
j "In" l" C",a'n 8Pal of
In selecting for publication but one ex
hibit rf Mr. Hitchcock's dealings with
State Treasurer Bartley It was deemed
best to present en exhibit dealing with a
small loan of only because the
evidence with reference to this particular
loan is more clear and plain than with
reference to some of his larger borrowings.
I am glad that I have been able to lay
this plain evidence before the committee.
Had I tiot hern able to give you this
positive evidence, then I must have sto.sl
f.irever as a dastard In your view. Ami
yet I shall not write one line of exulta
tion over the downfall of Mr. Hitchcock,
it Is true that he did not spare me. It It-
you otte B dJlv ,0 our poiuu.,,1 party anJ
to i"r state. I believe you will le brave
nuUBh to inform your duty, i believe
'tmZ UcaeYour.'1"04" ,0 'U,",r
EDGAR Howard.
Colonel Roosevelt Denounces the New
York State Democracy.
TAKES A SHOT AT TAMILIAN Y HALL!
Declare that if Dlx Should lie
Elected Governor He Would He
Powerless In the Hand of
111 Master.
DUNKIRK, N. Y., Oct. 14 "Wall street
and Tammany Hall have struck hands,"
said Theodore lUttspvelt when he opened
his campaign for the republican state
ticket here today.
Speaking in Washington park. Colonel
Roosevelt denounced '.ho New York state
democracy with all the emphasis which he
could command.
"We ate fighting for the rule of the peo
ple against the most shameless combina
tion of crooked politics and crooked finan
ciers our slate has Been since Tweed was
driven from power," he declared. John A.
I'lx, democratic candidate for governor,
ha dismissed with a few words as the "re
spectable and unimportant figurehead of
Tammany Hall," to elect whom, ho suld,
Wail street was doing all in its power be
cause it knew him and tho people did not.
"If elected he would be utterly power
less In the grip of his masters," Paid the
speaker. "The delegates to the conven
tion represented nobody, not even them
selves," he Bhouted. "Mr. Murphy was
everything."
After speaking in Dunkirk Colonel Roose
velt departed for Jamestown, where ho Is
to deliver his second speech.
To Outline ( umpnlan.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 14. On his way
to New York to begin his campaign for
the republicun ticket Theodore Roosevelt
passed through Cleveland early today. His
train stopped here half an hour, but Colonel
Roosevelt remained In his stateroom.
Colonel Roosevelt Is to put In a hard day
of campaigning In New York state, seven
speeches having been arranged for him
by the republican state committee. His
first one Is to be delivered at Dunkirk.
He will also speak at Jamestown, Sala
manca, Wellsville, Hornell, Corning and
Elmira. Leaving Elmlra late tonight, he
will reach New York tomorrow morning.
On his arrival Colonel Roosevelt will
meet several members of the Btate com
mittee and outline with them a plan for
his other campaign speeches in the state.
He expects to cover the state as thoroughly
as he can without niaklns too great de
mands on his strength and Is planning a
fight which will make the campaign a
lively one. He spent some time on his
train last night In preparing his opening
speech in Dunkirk and it Is expected that
In it he will make an onslaught on the
democratio party of New Y'ork, which he
characterized In his speech at St. Louis
as "an unholy alliance between Wall street
and Tammany Hull."
After meeting the state committeemen
Colonel Roosevelt is to return to Oyster
Bay to rest over Sunday. Ho hopes to
have his brief respite -from politics in ab
solute quiet and to no visitors. JKarly
next week he will start out again.
Thibet is Again
Wrought Up to
Exciting Stage
Abbott Sentenced to Be Beheaded,
but is Spirited Away by
the People.
LONDON, Oct 14 A news dispatch from
Calcutta says Intense excitement exists in
Thibet.
The Chinese authorities at L'hassa ar
rested the Dalai Lama's representative,
an abbott, and sentenced him to be be
headed. The' people were so angry that
they spirited away the abbott. He had
been accused of sending supplies to the
Dalai Lama at Darjeellng, British India.
senator Dolliver
Slightly Better
Spends a Good Night and No New
Symptoms Have De
veloped. FORT DODGE, la., Oct. 14.-That Senator
Dolliver is not afflicted with valvular leak
age of the heart, as has been rumored, was
the statement made today by Mrs. Dolliver.
The senator Is steadily Increasing In
strength and It la believed If he can be
kept from working his complete recovery
will be a mutter of only a few weeks.
CLAUDE WHITE SOARS OVER
THE CITY OF WASHINGTON
ICnalUh Aviator, In Ilia Machine,
Culls and Pnya 111 Itrapert to
General llen.
WASHINGTON, tct. 14-Claude Gra-hame-Whlte,
the English aviator, today
flew from Hennings race track to Wash
ington, a distance of over three miles, and
made a successful landing In Executive
-
avenue, between the W hite House and the
state, war and navy building.
The flight was made for the purpose of
pa.Miig respects lo General Allen, chief sir;-
nal officer ,f the army. Official business
in the big government building was sua-
pended In order to welcome the aviator.
Get your want ad
ready for Sunday's
paper.
You will want a servant -You
have n vacant room
You want to sell something'
You want to buy something-
You have a bargain to offer
You want a loan
Anything, everything It will fit
In th'.fe colunns.
If You Cill't ciilim ilo'.vn.
cull Tyler KioO and a clu t rful
staff will prepare your ad
ami place it.
That's all.
FEDERAL OURT
TAKES UUAULT0N
New Jersey Supreme Bench Rules
Against Former Omaha Man,
Refusing His Demands.
TURNED OVER 10 iu'EW OFFICIALS
Judge Blair Issues Older to Keep Him
in Custody,
ATTORNEYS' JrAa OVERRULED
State Court Has toothing to Do with
Extradition Claim.
REQUEST FOR RELEASE DENIED
Confessed Murderer of 111 Wife
Hack to nt Cell to Await the
Action of the tiov
eriiment. NEW TORK. Oct. 14-Porter Charlton,
the confessed murderer of his wife, Mrs.
Man- Scott Castle Charlton, was todav
formally turned over to th federal author
ities in proceedings which have been In
stituted for his extradition to Italy. Judge
Bla r of the New Jersey supreme court de
clined to release Charlton and issued the
order for him to be placed In charge of the
federal officials.
Charlton was arrested on a German liner
In Hoboken. on his arrival from Italy last
summer, shortly after the body of his wife
had been found in a trunk in Lake Como,
Italy. The young man confessed to having
killed his wife and was held to await the
action of tho Italian authorities and the
federal government In the matter. A hear
ing In his case was held on September 21,
when Justice Blair refused to hear testi
mony concerning Charlton's sanity.
Charlton's Irresponsible mental condition
was urged ns a reason why he should not
be taken to Italy for trial. His counsel
also argued that Italy, by enacting a law
that no Italian cltlsen should be extradited
had nbrorrated all obligations of this coun
try to extradite Its citizens on Italy's de
mand. By his decision today Judge Blair
overruled this last content'on so far ns the
state court had to deal with it, and the
whole matter, It now appears, will be put
In the hands of the federal authorities.
A new commitment was made out for
Charlton as soon as Judge Blair's decision
was rendered and the prisoner was or
dered returned to his cell to await the
disposition of the United States govern
ment. Judge Bllr'a action today Is what la
technically known as the commitment for
surrender. Charlton's attorneys may apply
to the federal court for the district of
New Jersey for a writ of habeas corpus
for his release while the matter la pending
In tha State department .
In event the writ is refused Char'ton still
has resort to an appeal to the supreme
court of the United States.
Cattle Rate Cases
Are Being Heard
in Circuit Court
Railroads Seek to Set Aside the In
terstate Commerce Commis
sion Order.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 14. Judges San
born, Vandevanter and Adams of the
United States circuit court are today hear
ing the cattle rate case.
This action is participated In by nearly
all of the western railroads, except the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific, and
Is an attempt to set aside an order Issued
by the Interstate Commerce commission
about two years ago, making sweeping re
duction In the cattle carrying rates from
all points west of Chicago and St. Louis.
The order Is In effect now and govern
schedules in about 6.U00 hauling rates for
the west.
Lincoln Man Dead
in Morning Fire
Frank Askins Caught in Lead Resort
When it Was Destroyed by
Flames.
LEAD, 8. D.. Oct. 14. Frank Askins, a
miner, lost his life In a fire In a resort here
early this morning. Three women Inmates
were Injured and several were carried out
by firemen. Askins recently came here
from Lincoln, Neb.
JAMES STUBS FATALLY BURNED
IIhi r.xplnsloa In Knusa City Room
In p. House la Merlon to For
mer lown Blan.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Oct. 14 James
riuoo. lornirriy jioi rieior or a reMaura
, k,011x citv. la . was fatailv burned In
Stuhh. formerly proprietor of a restaurant
: fjrf hv a Kas ,.pr,Mn tn a r(ornlllff
! hri,.,, Bt 41 Ontial avenue. Kansas City
1 KaM ,arly today.
-' K,,'v ,. ,s ,.par. ,,, .,, am
j h,ro P(lUJl city a wk aco. -.a. rl.
1.
Sunfish Pulls Skin Off
Frog's Lee in Tank Fieht
In the act of pointing out to a I od
county visitor the ;ur:le that had van
i;.:lshcu a c.c!, Juhnry, the steward of a
Fainam strict ife. d sovered to his hor
ror Friday thai initnrr S'tuar, 11:11 fignt
had trui.splrce". lie found tho ptir.e frj
lying in a ar.,ii.g condition 0:1 the si'n
ninr be-ard, wMh the FHin of one le e-o.n
1 1. u I '. ton. c.'f.
The discover..' otcurrtd i:s the r-tji!t
the nn;f i o :n'... m 1 1 curios. tv. "Srv."
1 e tiski-,;. ' is this tiie place where th
turtle I ck,d the t at ? "
"You bet It .a.'' responded Johnny.
"Wunt to site cm' The liodre county
man did Thrre.jpon Johnnv came out
from behind bis enclosure and culled the
CHANCE OF NAME DP AGAIN
itenibers of Episcopal Conference Re
sume Arguments Today.
COMES UP ON A MINORITY REPORT
Inn I to Have a New Title Paste I
the Hook of Common Prayer
Now In 1 e In the
Churches.
CINCINNATI. O.. net. 14. Discussion of
the proposal to change the name of the
church was expected to be resumed today
friy the house cf deputies In tho general
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
church. Some of the most eloquent ami
forceful speakers among the clergy and
laity have Hlready spoken In favor or In
opposition of the change and others have
signified their Intention of doing so. Tho
debate. It was thought would continue
through a good rart of the day's session.
The question is before the convention In
the form of a minority report from the
committee on the proposal to change the
title page of the book of common prayer,
which 1 eeonimended that the name "Prot
estant, before Episcopal church In the Uni
ted States of America," be dropped and a
recognition of the fact that the church
Is a part of the Holy Catholic church,
be Inserted.
A Joint session of the two houses was on
the program for this afternoon.
The Junior auxiliary and the Woman's
auxiliary were scheduled to hold a Joint
conference. Bishops Gravis of Shanghai,
Horner, Ashevllle; Paddock, Host Orange,
N. J., were llsti-d as speakers.
A mass meeting of the Girls' Friendly
Society In America Is to be addressed by
Bishop Osborne and Bishop Spalding.
City of Havana is
Swept by a Gale
Tropical Storm Over Cuba, Reach
ing as Far as the Isle
of Pines,
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 14. A message from
the government wireless station at Key
West at 7:20 o'clock reported the steam
ship Olivette Just outside the bar unable
to make port on account of heavy seas.
The wind la unabated at about flfly to
sixty miles an hour. The steamship Comus,
spoken forty miles west of Tortugas, is
proceeding on lta course. It reports a wind
velocity of sixty miles an hour.
HAVANA, Oct. 14. The full force of the
storm, the approach of which was heralded
yesterday, struck this city at 1 o'clock
this morning. The gale brought with It a
deluge of rain. Most of the street lights
were extinguished and the city waa dark
in the early houra.
At 6 o'clock this morning the wind was
blowing htrongly from the southeast and
rain fell. Up to then only minor damage
had been reported. The storm, after sweep
ing over the Isle of Pines yesterday after
noon, moved eastward, ana then shifted to
the west, affecting chiefly Vlalanzas, Ha
vanna and Plnar Del Rio provinces. It is
feared the tobacco crop in Plnar Del Rio
will be ruined by a washing out of the
seed beds.
KEY WEST, Fla., Oct. 14. The heavy
wind and rain storm which swept this city
throughout last night continued this morn
ing,, the wind coming from the southeast
and accompanied by a falling barometer.
According to the weather forecaster, the
tropical storm Is centered In the Yucatan
channel ar.d still moving In u westerly di
rection. The steamer Miami, which sailed from
Knights Key yesterday afternoon In the
storm, arrived here at 10 o'clock last night
after a terrible trip.
The .Belen observatory reported Just be
fore noon that the vortex of the storm was
rasslng over Havana.
The velocity of the wind did not Increase
materially during the tiuy, but raJn fell In
torrents. Traffic at the port oeased and
business throughout the city waa prac
tically suspended.
The newspaper plants were Inconven
ienced by the cutting off of the electric
power. El Mundo was the only morning
paper appearing today.
It la reported the storm devastated the
town of Caallda, on the south of Santa
Clara province, and that . many persons
there were killed. It Is also reported that
the Isle of Pines suffered severely when
the gale doubled on Its track. Intelligence
from the Interior Is meager aa a conse
quence of the Interruption of telegraph and
telephone communication.
HUNDREDS OF SAILORS ARE
DROWNED IN BALTIC SEA
Hurricane Sweep A Ion ST the Const,
Causing; Great Loaa of Life
Anion Rusalana.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 14. A hurri
cane swept the eastern coast of the Baltic
nea lust night, causing many wrecks and
the loss of hundreds of lives among the
sailors.
Throughout the night lights of distressed
vessels could be madi, out. Three sailing
vessels foundered off the Gulf of Riga.
Some of tl.elr n "n were rescued.
The tide today east up quantities of
wreckage. Including timber, naptha cans
and boxes of merchandise. At Mttau the
wind tore down whole rows of houses,
trees and all telegraph wires.
1 cat "That's the scrapper that got th
I worst of it." he remarird.
J "Now. i ll slow you tho turtle. 'His name
J Is Prte," With that he led the way to th
, a'piarlum In front of the establishment.
Peering ovi r the side Johnnv emitted ai.
-xcian:ntlon of wonder. "Well, what do
you ki on- about tl at." he mused
1 m 1 he si.nr.ing board lay the fro?, softly
l anir'ir and in mhhrir.. The fine riecn
con l f his i' ft leg w;s entirely gone ar. :
the 1 rinsed fish was exposed.
"To. 1 mi si r.ave Just ti.!ssd a fight v
was flsiit." be said "Or, of the inf.'
I. as eherd this fror up In god shape."
; "Why, 1 did notice a lot of Jumping
f.round In the water und that's what made
j urn asi; about the cut and turtle fight."
I the 1'odge county man said
INDICTMENTS OUT
IN ALASKA MAUDS
Entries IIade to Coal Lands ic
Behring Strnit District Alleged
Made in "Dummies' " Names.
INTENDED TO SELL IN BODY
Assert that Many Had Never Seen
Their Claims.
FIGURED IN BALLING ER INQUIRY
Land Office Took Up Cases After
Some Delay.
TWO GR0UFS OF DEFENDANTS
Indictments llnnilrd Dong In t'nlted
Mntr DUtrlet Court Melius; nt
Tnromn and New Trie
aranlicri to Washington.
nt 1.1. tons.
SEATTLE, Oct. 14.-Chn.rlos F. Monday.
George Slmmonds and Cornelius Chris
topher, all prominent Seattle men, were ar
rested here late today ' on Indictments
charging conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment In the Alaska coal cases. They
were released under bonds of 12,6ii0 each.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 14.-After months
of secret effort the officials of the general
land office announced today the Indictment
of a number of claimants to valuablo coal
lands in Alaska. The entries Involved num
ber 154 and cover almost 25,0n0 acres of
land, all of which Ilea In the -Behring
strait district, in which the Cunningham
claims are located. They are what are
known as tho English or Stracey and the
Christopher Slmmonds group, the former
containing eighty and the latter seventy
four claims of l'X) acres each. The deposits
covered by these claims are believed to
be as r'eh as those of the Cunningham
mines, which cut a conspicuous figure tn
the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
The Indictments were handed down In
the United States district court sitting at
Taconia and the Information that they had
been returned was conveyed In two tele
grams received today by Commissioner
Dennett from Special Agent Chrlstensen, In
charge of Alaskan matters, to whose ef
forts the findings are especially due.
To Issue Warrant Boon.
The first telegram contained the an
nouncement of the action against the Eng
lish group and stated that Indictments
has been returned against C. F. Monday,
A. II. Stracey, Archie W. Shields and K.
Slegley.
A few minutes later came the second
telegram telling of the Indictments of Cor
nellus Christopher, Georgo Slmmonds and
Mortimer C. Sweeney of the second group.
Mr. Dennett added that warrants would be
Issued as soon as the Indicted men could
be apprehended.
The first group of defendants takes Its
name from the fact that a number of peo
ple In western Canada are supposed to he
Interested In the claim taken up by this
party. Stracey is a resident of Vaucouver
and Is charged with being Instrumental In
making some of the locations. Monday Is
a prominent attorney of Seattle.
The charge against the Indicted men la
that the entries were made In the names of
"dummies." Most of the entrymen - were
residents of Washington and their claims
are said to have been located with an
agreement that the claims should be as
signed or deeded tn third parties as soon
as parties willing to become Interested
could be found by the locater. There la
said to have been a further understanding
that the locater should receive a large
percentage of the sale prleo.
Different Kind of Fraud.
The charge differs from the charge made
In the Cunningham claims, In which there
was no allegation that the entrymen took
the claims for persons ether than them
selves, but, rather that they had a previous
agreement to work or dispose of their
claims as a unit. It Is said that very few
of the claimants In the new cases ever
saw the land on which their names were
used for locations.
Both groups of claims figured to a con
siderable extent In connection with the
Ballinger-Pinchot Inquiry. Charges of
fraud In connection with the entries were
made two years ago and It was asserted
that Investigation hod been stayed by the
land office, supposedly for some sinister
1 purpose.
Meeting this allegation with the state
ment that the services of the land office
force were Imperatively required elsewhere
and that there was no statute of limita
tions to run against these cases. It was
conceded that they were not pressed for a
period. Since last May, however, Mr.
Chrlstensen has been giving the major por
tion of his time to them, with a result
j over which the land office and the entire
I Interior department confesses Itself much
! gratified.
1 It also is known that another federal
I grand Jury sitting at Spokane In connection
I with the district court of the Eastern dis
j trlct of Washington, is considering still
I other charges of fraudulent coal entries
In Alaska ami that results are expected
from these Investigations, similar lo those
' obtained at Tacoma.
SUBMIT REPORTS ON MISSIONS
WOrUcr Tell of the Work !ow
Ina Conducted In the Far- wa y
Forrlau Field.
BOSTON. Oct. 14. Th centennial cels
bratlon of the founding of the American
Board of Commissi onei s for Foreign Mis
sions ended today when a ib zen or mora
rmsslona !es de tailed the board r.chleve
ir.cn; in fori-Un fields.
Lester H. lcaii, a phyidclan attached
to the Maruthi mi'slou In India, said tint
Inst year t'l.CO cases of Illness were treated
by the five Anieri a 1 and twei native doc
tors conm cte d with the mis: ion.
T il need of Christian schools In the vil
lages r,f imlla were emphasised by Rev.
Edward Fan nunks of tne Marathi mis
f ion.
V, a aniui tl mreiing of the board next
t car will be he 1.1 In Milwaukee.
IJej nier Killed by I ara.
FA It'eVATt.U. Nei. . r.ei. 14 -cSperlal
1 1 a in .) -leal tt y lieyrncr aged 22 jears.
oi thr. ssiern biakemsn, was killed early'
mor.ilig here, ii.l-sing his footing and
ng t:ndi r the wbee.s. His beidy was
el
. N
i this
fa'll
I ad 1
cut i pieces, the head 1 elng severed,
ss
was a leg and the arms. Beymtr'a
brot
lol
lur, Howur.I. formerly a brakeman,
a leg at W. ft Point five ears ago.
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