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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1906)
THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. PNEILL, NEBRACK/> In hls "Lincoln, the Lawyer,” Fred •eriek Trevor Ilill writes: "In his twenty-three years at the bar Lincoln had no less than 172 cases before the highest court of Illinois, a record un surpassed by his contemporaries; li4 appeared before the United States cir cuit and district court'with great fre quency; he was tho most indefatiga ble attendant at the Eighth circuit, and tried more cases than any othef member of that bar; he was attorney for tho Illinois Central railroad, the greatest corporation In the state, and one which doubtless had its choice ol legal talent; he was also counsel foj the Rock Island railroad and other cor porations and individuals with impor tant legal interests at stake; ho was sought as legal arbitrator in tho great corporation litigations of Illinois, and he tried some of the most notable cuses recorded in the courts of that state.” Berezowski, the Pole who tried to assassinate tho Czar Alexander II. in Paris forty years ago, and who has Just received a pardon, Is mentioned In sev eral books on tho islands of the Pa cific. When the late Jul.U.n Timnias author of "Cannibals and Convicts,' j visited New Caledonia ho found Here- | sowski the privileged prisoner of the place, possessing hls own cottage with a pretty garden attached, and well sup- | plied with books and magazines sent by old world friends. A later visitor, George Griffiths, author of "An Un known Prison Land," gives a less pleasant picture of the would-be regi- ! clde, wl o seemed to him to be insane. ; That impression was correct, and Bere- J zowskl now gets his pardon because he is mad. Sir Robert Purvis, addressing ids old constituents at Peterborough in defense of an act of parliament under whoso operation some of them had gone to prison for a week, said: "That, gen,!e mcn, Is the marrow of the education act, and it will not be taken out by Ur. Clifford or anybody else. It is founded on a granite foundation und it apeaks In a voice not to be drowned by sectarian clamor.” In an address to the Kaiser Wilhelm's father, a Rhine lander mayor suid: "No Austria, no Prussia, only one Germany. Such were the words the mouth of your Imperial majesty has ulwuys had in its eye.” It Is announced from Paris that tho “Bureau des Longitudes" has decided to send to Samar<and a scientific mission to observe tho eclipse of the sun that will be visible In central Asia, on January 13, 1907. The mission will be under the direction of the astron omer, Stefnlk, of the Observatory of, Mendon, who accompanied M. Janns een on his expedition to Spain for the observation of the eclipse of August 30,' 1905. Among the Instruments with which the party will be provided Is a cinematograph, to picture the French, Russian and other scientists In the course of their observations. One of the strange experiences of a balloonist Is that of falling Into "a hole In the air,” which Mr. Rolker reports as follows; "So you continue sailing, enjoying the present with little thought of the startling surprises thut may be before you. Ahead of you, unseen, may be what the balloonist cals a 'hole la the air,' resembling the vortex of a maelstrom, and down this you may literally fall at a rate which Is terrify ing until, by sacrificing two or three bagfuls of sund at once, your pilot checks your ,downward flight. But these 'holes' are scarce, and, as a rule, the atmosphere Is of uniform carrying power.” When Prince Bismarck was 80 years old he received an immense number of congratulatory birthday messages by wire and post. The staff of the .tiny postofflco at Frledrlchsruh was raised [o thirty officials for the birthday w'eelt, while the telegraphers had at their dis posal live direct wires to Hamburg and four to Berlin. From March 25 to April 1 the number of telegrams re ceived gradually rose from 102 to 4,122, With 128,266 words. During the whole period close upon 12.000 telegrams, ag gregating nearly half n million words, were received and forwarded. In response to a request from Hennl ker Heaton, M. P„ the postmaster gen eral has furnished a return to show the Increase in our foreign postage since the year 1S77. Returns for the United States in 1877 are not available, and the year 1881 has therefore been given. In that year wa dispatched to the states 7,795,000 letters and post cards, as contrasted with 18,506,000 in 1905. In 1881 we received from the United States 7,465,000, as ugainst 18, 631.000 In 1905. At a banquet held In a room the walls of which were adorned with many beautiful paintings, a college president was called on to respond to a toast. In the course of his remarks, wishing to pay a compliment to the la dles present, and designating the paintings with one of his character istic gestures, he said: “What need Is there of these painted beauties when we have so many with us at this ta ble?" One thousand five hundred ounces ot metal will be used in the silver ser vice to be presented to the new arm ored cruiser Washington by the people of the state after which the ship li named. The service is composed ol fifty-three pieces, and will cost $5,000. The chief piece Is the punch bowl, in the shape of a gallot, ornamented with a figure representing Triton, the trum peter of Neptune. "The coastwise lights of England,” oi which Kipling sings, have been Increas ing In brilliancy ns well as In num ber ever since the dawn of the eigh teenth century. In the dark age weary mariners crawled Into port bv the flick ering glare of twenty-five beacons and six finating lights; now they may glide safely Into haven under the powerful beams of 880. When the new state of Oklahoma Is admitted Into the United States, next May, it is estimated that It will have 6.000 miles of railroad in operation. It has 3.000 miles now, and 3.000 miles more are expected to be completed by June 1. 1907. It Is believed that lie other state ever came into the union with such extensive transportation fa cilities. A curious custom prevails In the Ger many navy when the sailors, having served their time, pass into the reserve. They don the "reserve flask”—also used on a rimlar occasion in the army—and parade the streets wearing caps with ribbons which reach to the ground, other rihbcr.r being attached 'to the canes they carry. A tourist Informs us that In a remote Yorkshire dale he had a most interest ing chat recently with an old lady of 90. who had never seen a railway train, a motor car or a bicycle, and who for seventy yeais had r>e\ er' once left her native vale. [ telegraphic BRIEFS j! Winnipeg, Man.—A switch engine , crashed into a passenger engine in the Canadian Northern yards and badly damaged the passenger. The crew re- ( versed the switch engine and jumped. The engine bounded back and started down the track where a flyer stood 1 ready for its trip south. A flagman pulled a switch, sending the runaway engine into another track and straight Into a freight train. Two men were killed. Washington—Secretary Shaw has taken action to release for use a sum equal to the surplus receipts for No vember and December. lie has given notice to the holders of United States bonds that the interest maturing on tho several Interest dates between and . including January 1 and May 1, 1987; will bo paid without rebate on and after December 16. Jefferson City, Mo.—Governor Folk announces he will not give Aggie My ers another stay of execution unless Justice Brewer, of the federal supremo court, asks for further time in the case, ' Mrs. Myers has been convicted of mur- ' dering her husband. Kansas City—Austin Francis has been acquitted of the chargo of mur dering his 15-year-old sweetheart, Wi nona Newton. Tho state supreme court reversed tho verdict of a lower ; court, which found him guilty. Birmingham, Ala.—Because he plays golf and a paper pictured him smok ing a cigar on the links, Rev. James A. Duncan, Methodist, is on trial be fore tho North Alabama conference of ;tho church. Paris—Anna Gould, former wife of .Count Castellane, flatly refuses to pay the big amounts borrowed by the count, 'sho will satisfy the tradesmen's debts, but not those of tho usurers. Minneapolis, Minn.—The resignation of tho faculty members of tho athletic board of control have been asked to resign and the students will run things In that direction hereafter. Manila—Pulajanes and volunteers have had a tight near Albalato. Twon- i ty were wounded and outluw Chief ‘Pedro de la Cruz was killed. His band was dispersed. Washington—Prosecutor Marsh, who lias been trying to break up the al leged local branch of the Black Hand ■society, has received un Infernal ma- ( Jchlno by mall. East St. Louis—A school for negroes has been burned by Incendiaries, moved by race hatred. The building had Just been leased by the board of education, i Victoria, B. C.—News reaches here that the 200-year war between Holland and the South Celebs rebels litis ended and that the rebels are vanquished. Paris—The parliamentary oommlsion to which was given the matter for de cision has voted against tho death pen alty, favoring life Imprisonment. Denver—Miss Birdie Appel, driving her father’s auto, ran down and killed Howard O’Haver. A nominal charge of manslaughter hus been preferred. Peoria—Klsle Jacobs, claiming to ba a co-ed, who tried to swindle the Gales burg First National bank, lias been given an Indeterminate sentence. Chicago—Armour & Co.’s big Pereh eron defeated King Kdward’s shire horse Tom In the free-for-all for heavy unltnals at the horse show. Kansas City—Jesse James, Jr., ap pearing as attorney In court, had his brother-in-law lined for taking his horse without permission. Berlin—A ronurit factory near Wit ten has been blown up by a discharge of flte explosive and it is reported fifty persons have been killed. Berlin—Von Buelow, addressing tho relehstag, declared Germany must re main a colonizing nation as long as she has a large licet. London—A Kobe dispatch says a relic of the Russo-Jap war, a floating mine, drifted ashore, exploded and killed ten men. Washington, D. C.—President Roose velt will send congress a special mes sage advocating citizenship for tha Porto Uleans. London—The British South Africa company has offered the Salvation Army 1,000.000 acres in Rhodesia for [ colonization. Washington, D. C.—The war depart ment hus admitted the Spanish war claims of Bryan's regiment, amounting to $28,240. Washington—Chief Justice Harlan, of the United States supreme court, is being urged to run for governor of Kentucky. Washington—Tc.ti president has dis missed District Attorney Pettengill, of Porto Rico, following various com plaints. Chicago—Throe organized labor men have made out wills leaving part of their money to labor unions. Milwaukee—Jack Doyle, late of the Des Moines ball team, will manage the Mllwaukees next season. Chicago—Mayor Dunne is a candi date for re-election. So is ex-Mayor Harrison. Chicago—The Roosevelt Third Term National league lias applied for a char ter. Mexico City—Hearst now says he may run for office again, after ail. New York—The school board has re jected simplified spelling. Melbourne—Australia is preparing to attack Standard Oil. Denver.—Because Artist Herman Unde ! appealed to President Roosevelt in his extremity the secret service men tried three times to prove him insane. Tiler third court trial resulted as did the oth j era, in tils being declared of sound tnind. 1 Upper Sandusky, O.—When neighbors broke in and found the bodies ot' Mrs. Henry Hartman and her daughter, dead as the result of a suicide pact, they also found a box labelled "GOO morphine tab lets." There were only llfty left. New York—in a meeting of sightless , persons under the auspices of the assocta I lion for the blind, the proposition to seg regate blind persons in colonies was voted I against. i Annapolis.—Where is the naval acad I rmy's jlu jstsu it* ichor. Professor Vaina shlta? He has not shown up this year and the faculty cannot get track of him. WHIPPED, STRIPPED, POT INTO RIVER Wife Beater Gets All That Was Coming to Him in Ne braska Town . QUITS LYONS FOR GOOD Sewell Sampson Returns to Nebraska Town and is Given a Warm But “Cold” Reception. Lyons, Neb., Dec. 12.—Whpped, stripped and doused Into the icy waters of the Logan river was the treatment given Sewell Sampson, a wife beater, upon his return to this place Saturday night. Ho lias gone and odds are being bet he won't come hack. Sampson returned after an absence of some months and he was met on the street by a far different reception committee than he had even dreamed of. If he had been quicker he could have recognized many lie had former ly known, but lie was too slow. The reception committee had provid ed itself with a gunny sack, which it spread over the head of Mr. Sampson. The sack .was then securely tied under his chin, he was loaded into a wagon and Carted to the banks of the mean dering Logan river. It was here Mr. Sampson decided there was somethin' doin’. The reception committee stripped its guest to the hare skin and proceed ed to lay on a new lash at points on Sampson's anatomy where it was thought he would longest remember the affair. To somewhat cool his an ger and pains the committee soused Sampson into the ice cold waters of the river and when he clambered, shiv ering, to the shore he was told that he had but ten minutes to leave the place and that he would not be allowed to return. It seems the reception tendered Mr. Sampson was in retaliation for his hav ing run off with another man's wife last fall. Both he and the errant wife had large families of children, and as desertion is one of the unpardonable offenses up in Lyons the affair in Samp son's honor was arranged and pulled off without the formality of a printed pro gram. -4— BRYAN’S VIEWS BROADER. Since Around-the-World Trip Thinks More of Missions. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 12.—\V. J. Bryan addressed a very large audience last, evening at St. Paul's Methodist Epis copal church on the subject of foreign missions. His year’s trip abroad, he | said, had given him an insight to the work of foreign missionaries, and he came home with his previous views on j the wholesomeness of missionary ef fort confirmed and his interest height ened and strengthened. Mr. Bryan said he knew of no better way to spread our religion and our form of government and advance our commerce in the orient than by the Christian preacher and teacher. SHORT ON LABOR. Norfolk May Import Mon to Build Sewer. Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 12.—Laborers will be Imported from Dos Moines and Oma ha to complete the Norfolk sewer sys tem, unless the demand is supplied ini this city, according to Contractor O. P. Herrick, who left yesterday for Des Moines on business connected with the Construction work. Eight men are now' at work on the sewer outlet end, while 100 are needed. Spades are being used thus far In the construction work at the river end nf the new sewer, but machinery for the excavation work will be brought into play later. The first digging cut a dil.li two and a half feet wide and about five feet deep. COACH FOSTER QUITS. Nebraska University Football Man Has Resigned. T.incoln, Neb., Dec. 12.—Amos P. Fos-j ter. Nebraska football coach has ten dered his resignation and it will be accepted. The athletic board of the state university is actively negotiating for a new coach. No definite proposal has been made, but four men have been suggested. They are Coach “King” Cole, of Virginia university; Herrn stein, of (lido; McGuigan. of Vander bilt. of Syracuse. Coach Foster will re turn to Cincinnati. MAE WOOD TAKES HOTEL ROOMS WHERE TOM PLATT LIVES Woman Who Sued Senator Ap pears in Washington Again. Washington, D. C„ Dec. 12.—Mae Wood, of Omaha, who sued United States Senator Platt, of New York, for ; alleged breach of promise and later claimed she had been married to him, has suddenly appeared In Washington again, her arrival being incognito. She has taken apartments in the Arlington, where Senator Platt lives. Platt and his wife recently signed j articles of separation. ^ PACKERS' TRIAL IS ! POSTPONED ONCE MORE ] Chicago, Dec. 12.—The trial of the packing house corporations indicted for conspiracy in restraint of trade was today continued until January 10 be cause the attorneys for the govern ment and the packing houses are en gaged in other trials. LORD BARRINGTON GOES TO jUP.iEIVIE i COURT AS PAUPER j Washington. Dec. 12.—The supreme ' court of the United Stater, today grant ed the appeal of Lord Barrington, un der sent' nee of death In St. Louis on the charge of murder, to be allowed to proceed in hla appeal to that court as a paup r. ! APOLOGY OR JAIL; JUDGE TO COUNCIL _ Sensational Incident in Coal Trust Case at Omaha—Dealer Promised Ev idence But Flunks. Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 10—"Be quiet. Shut up!" thundered Judge Sutton yester day at the coal trust attorney. W. J. Connell. "Another word and I'll assess you such it fine as it may be hard for all these defendants to pay.” Either jail or complete apology was the alternative presented to the coal trust counsel. The judge, angered by the open defiance of the attorney, was on the point of committing him to the county Jail for contempt. Connell accepted with alarcity his chance to apologize, and own that he committed an unprofessional, and as the court termed it, “an unmanly act.” The incident was the most startling und sensational that has occurred since the beginning of the coal trust prose cutions. The trouble grew out of an attempted resistance of the court's ruling, that certain documentary evidence be kept irom the Jury. After being in secret consultation •with the county attorney’s office the greater part of the night and promis ing to turn state’s evidence and ex pose the inner workings of the Oma ha coal exchange of which he is a member, James L. Kemp, a coal dealer, completely “forgot” what the county attorney says he knew the night be fore, and the promised sensation of the coal trust trial fell flat. Open charges that Kemp was in duced by other coal dealers not to tes tify are made by Assistant County At torney Shotwell. RAILROAD AGENT HELD. Burlngton Finds Itself Annoyed by Unpaid Taxes. Wilber, Neb.. Dec. 10.—In the cast of the county treasurer against Burlington Agent S. E. Davis, who was arrested for refusing ito obey a writ served on him to pay over to the county all moneys in his hands be longing to the Burlington railroad com pany to satisfy delinquent taxes, Judge Hurd refused to grant a writ of habeas corpus which was applied for by Judge Kelly, a Burlington attorney from Omaha, Wednesday. The writ was applied for on the ground (hat the section of the revenue law un der which the taxes were claimed, is un constitutional. Davis was remanded back ■ into the hands of the sheriff and will stand trial. Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 7.—County Treasur er Barnard has served notice upon L. S. Sage, Burlington agent here, notifying him that his company is delinquent in its 11.03 taxes in Gage county in the sum of $26, 179.73 and ordering him to pay to the treas urer all money In his hands and such as will come into his hands belonging to said railway until the above named sum has been paid. POLLARD IS INSISTENT. 0 ■— Nebraskan Says Congress Must Past on Unearned Salary. Washington, I). C., Dec. 10—Congress man Pollard will compel the house to de ckle whether the government can accept the $1,861 of unearned salary he has been (trying to return to Uncle Sam. Immedi ately after election he sent a draft for the afnount to the sergeant at arms of the house, who refused to take it. Nobody else will take it. Speaker Cannon says it iis all nonsense; that there is a way to get the money back into the treasury. Deter mined to get Uncle Sam to accept the coin, Pollard has induced Uncle Joe to receive a letter from the sergeant at arms, ex plaining the circumstances and to have it laid before the house. Then it will be re ferred to the judiciary committee for an opinion as to whether there is any way by which the government can take back the money. If there Is not, Mr. Pollard will just naturally have to keep it. But he does not intend to do so until the last pos sible effort has been made to induce the government to take it back. CATTLEMEN^PAID BILLS. Evidence in the Land Fraud Cases In volving Millions of Acres. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 10.—“I was paid by the Nebraska Land and Feeding company, by check signed by Mr. Jame son, for the livery teams furnished by me to take the old soldiers out to their claims from Gordon. The descriptions of the land were furnished me by Tom Huntington and he told me where to find the lands, near some windmills and in certain valleys. He also gave me I the number of the lands.” Such was the testimony given by Ira Trueblood, the Gordon liveryman, who took several old soldiers out at different intervals to see their claims. The state ment was made at yesterday’s hearing in the United States district court of the trial of Richards and Comstock, millionaire cattlemen, and their alleged co-conspirators, in the land fraud eases involving hundreds of thousands ci acres of public land in Nebraska. This witness was followed by his brother, Ben Trueblood, who gave sim ilar testimony, and who was associated in the livery business at Gordon with the first witness. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦+ 4 NEBRASKA DUCKS 4 4 PRODUCE GOLD. 4 4 4 4 Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 10.—Tony 4 4 Prebyl. living near Barneston, 4 4 the south part of the county, 4 4 brought in several small gold 4 4 nuggets which he took from a 4 4 duck's craw. 4 4 Mr. Prebyl lives near a creek 4 4 where his ducks are in the hab- 4 4 it of feeding, and as he has 4 4 found these little nuggets on 4 4 different occasions he is firmly 4 4 convinced that gold in paying 4 4 quantities exists in his neigh- i 4 borhood. 4 DOUGLAS GETS FIVE YEARS. Known as Kelley in Iowa and Whit cskcr in South Dakota. Ponca, Neb., Dec. 10.—Samuel Douglas charged with assaulting, cutting and stab btng John W. Bush was found guilty am Judge Graves immediately sentenced bin to five years In the penitentiary. The case was prosecuted vigorously b; County Attorney C. A. Kingsbury, at trading unusual attention. The evidenc showed that Dougies had broken jail sev eral times and had gone by the name o Kelley at Onuwa, la., and Whitaker ii South Dakota. The case of the state vs. Helen G. Davi is now on trial. The defendant is chargei with practicing medicine without author ity in Nebraska. The prosecution is con ducted by County Attorney Kingsbury am defendant being represenaed by Dickso; and Page of Sioux City. Ia.. H. M. Dodg of Laurel, Neb., and J. V. Pearson of till u’ace. INITIATION POSTPONED. ! Chadron, Neb., Dee. .—The initiation o the second class of the Knights of Colum bus which was to take place December It has been postponed till January. The cx.ac uct as yet If r-own. HASSES VERACITY j ISSUE WITH PRESIDENT ' Former Ambassador to Austria | Charges Roosevelt With Med dling in Catholic Affairs. ROOSEVELT’S HOT REPLY Ex-Diplomat, Defending Wife, Quotes Letters—Chief Executive Op posed to Their Pub lication. Washington, Dec. 11.—In a most ex traordinary document taking direct and sharp issue with President, Roosevelt and malting the matter in question one of veracity between the president and himself, Bellamy Storer has addressed the chief executive and the members pf his cabinet in regard to his dismissal from the post of ambassador of the United States to Austria-Hungary. Mr. Storer was dismissed because of 'his wife’s interference in affairs of the Roman Catholic church and her al leged misuse of letters from the presi dent. It was also charged that Mrs. Storer had meddled with French pol itics by taking part in an anti-repub lican intrigue to promote the marriage Df Victor Bonaparte with a member of the Orleanist family. Due to Mr. Roosevelt. Both charges Mr. Storer emphatical ly denies, and on the other declares that the president's interest in the se lection of Archbishop Ireland as a car dinal was not due to him, Storer, or to Mrs. Storer, but, to Mr. Roosevelt alone. The document not only gives in de tail Mrs. Storer’s side of ine case, but Includes letters exchanged with the president and Mr. and Mrs. Storer, in which the former addressed his epis tles "My Dear Bellamy and “My Dear Maria" and Mr. and Mrs. Storer ad dressed the president as “Dear Theo dore.” March 23 Mr. Roosevelt wrote Mr. Storer a letter addressed “My Dear Bel lamy." Desired a Cardinal. “I absolutely agree with you as to A-rchbishop Ireland.” said the then gov JW discreet and ill advised action as yours has been.” “You Lie,” says Roosevelt. Washington, D. C., Dec. 11.—Presi dent Roosevelt has made public a long letter addressed to Secretary Root, giving correspondence between the president and former Ambassador Bellamy Storer, at Vienna, and Mrs. Storer, in which he says Mr. Storer's refusal to answer his letters and the publication of various letters justified the ambassador's removal; that Mr., Storer’s publication of private corre spondence was peculiarly ungentle manly and that he (the president) had stated with absolute clearness his po sition, the reason why it was out of the question for him as president to try and get an archbishop made cardi-, nal, though expressing his admiration; for Archbishop Ireland as well as for leaders of other denominations. He says he thinks it well that thei members of the cabinet should know certain facts, “which he (Storer) either suppresses or misstates.” He says he did not resent the action! of the Storers “until It became evident, they were likely to damage American interests.” Called Choate and Porter Unfit. He says Mrs. Storer urged him tbj give her husband a cabinet place and| that she stated Mr. Choate at London and General Porter at Paris were not, proper persons to be ambassadors, sug-, gesting her husband in that connection.; The president incorporates a letter! from Postmaster General Cortelyoul contradicting the statement that PhesK dent McKinley had commissioned a, gentleman to ask the pope ”as a per-i a sonal favor to him” and "an honor to; the country” to appoint Archbishop Ire land as a cardinal. Mr. Cortelyou says] the late president never made any such: request. . , , The president says that Mr. Storer’s; further statement that he authorized any such message to be delivered to Pope Pius is untrue. He says that he never received a letter from ambas-i sador Storer giving an account of his. visit to the Vatican and of message he personally gave the pope on behalf of1 Mr. Roosevelt. Not Given Out at White House. The president’s action following the publication of the “confidential pam phlet" which Mr. Storer last week sent', to the president, the cabinet and the, senate foreign relations committee. The president requests the Associated Press to say that no hint or intima tion of the Storer pamphlet was given] out at the White House. The former] ambassador, the president says, not ‘ only sent his “open letter" to members: of the cabinet, but to at least a dozen ] members of the house and senate. He' added that Mr. Storer had no desire! to keep the contents of the pamphlet and probably it was his desire that the' letter find Its way into print. ‘ — BELLAMY JTOHER. *r- <S. A MBAOSALOR TO ^KXUT&IA -RVT/QAA Y. crnor of New York. “It seems to me that from every standpoint of sound public policy it will be a fortunate thing !f we can have created a cardinal, espe cially in v> w of what must occur in the Philippines.” Then follow copies of letters sent by *he president to Mrs. Storer after he had been elected to the vice presidency and asking her about the letters he hud sent while govt . nor of New York. In these letters trie president ex pressed fear that the previous letters in connection wi h the elevation of ,\rehbishop Ireland would compromise him. and he ended one of the notes with: : “Can you not reclaim any copy of my letter if any has been sent anywhere?” Feared a Scandal. ' Among the letters from Roosevelt since he* became president which are published is one to Mrs. Storer, dated December 11, 1905, after the efforts of I he Storers in behalf of Ireland began to attract attention. It contains the following passage: i “Your direct or implied complaint of and reflections upon my own personal , conduct give me no concern, but I am very gravely concerned at the mis chievous effect your letters must have in misrepresenting the position of the United States government and by the Car reaching governmental scandal your indiscretion may at any time cause.” In another letter, after referring to ■ I Mrs. Storer as the American ambassa i dorosa to Rome, Mr. Roosevelt closes: i | “I must ask you to give me this posi | five promise in writing if Bellamy is • to continue in the service, and if you . '• v n unintentionally violate it, I shall > have to ask for Bellamy's resignation, for I can no longer afford to have the > chance of scandal being brought on the , entire American diplomatic service and | on the government itself by such in . — 1 1 -.— .. — REPUTATION RUINED SO SHE KILLED HIM Mrs. Birdsong Thus Justifies Her Murder of Dr. Butler Eye Witness Testifies. Hazelhurst, Miss., Dec. 11—Mrs. Angle Birdsong, niece of United States Sena tor McLaurin, who is charged with the murder of Dr. Thomas Butler, the fam ily physician, whom she alleges wronged her, heard the story of the l tragedy told in the courtroom by an j eye witness without flinching. \V. W. Williams testified that he saw Mrs. Birdsong enter Dr. Butler's office on the morning of the shooting. He soon heard two revolver shots in the physician's office and saw Butler come | out the front door, holding his hands 1 to his breast, as if in pain. Mrs. Birdsong followed him and fired i another snot at Butler ns he was about to fall. After he had fallen the wom an put two more bullets Into his bodv. Mrs. Birdsong, talking with friends l in the courtroom today, said: "Of course I killed him. I shot him as I would a snake. He ruined my i r reputation and I had nothing else to 1 Uve for.” i HO CONFESSION, SAYS GILLETTE TO MOTHER | Herkimer, N. Y.. Dec. 11.—Chester E. ; Gillette, convicted of the murder of Grace Brown, was amazed by the re ceipt of a telegram from his mother telling him to repent before God. His mother, who had previously ex pressed confidence in his innocent e, t said in explaining the message that she had received word he had confessed. , Gillette immediately wired his mother: l “I have made no confession Expect j ♦»■**» 1. Am Innoc*'** “ STILL FAR APART ON FISHERIES QUESTION IiOndon, Dee. 11.—Correspondence be tween the state department In Wash ington and the foreign oifieo here and between Newfoundland and the colonial ofiico detailing tho circumstances lead ing to the establishment of a fisheries modus vivendi is published here today. While the tono '.s conciliatory it shows that a wide chasm remains to b® bridged