RECOVERY TOO RAPID,
BANKERS PUT ON UD
Favor Repressive Measures Fo!<
lowing Violent Rebound of
Friday and Saturday.
£XCITEMENT IS REVIVED
Speculative Sentiment on Wall Street
Wary, and Declines Are Regis
tered in the Big
Stocks.
YABLE SHOWING
DECLINES IN VALUES
Decline in
Market
Capital. Value.
{Tinion Pacific .$164,000,000 $40,462,000
Southern Pacific . 197,849,000 11,820,000
Amalgamated Copper .. 155,000,00 12,800,000
Reading .*70,000,000 7,000,000
Northern Pacific .155,000,000 12,400,000
Atchison . 102,000,000 6,120,000
New York Central .... 132,000.000 9,000,000
. ,st. Paul . 59,000,000 6.540,000
.t 1'. S. Steel common_ 508,000,000 15,240,000
* l” S Steel preferred.. 360,000,000 14,400,000
•Canadian Pacific . 98,000.000 3,920,000
Baltimore & Ohio .... 124,000,000 4,960,000
General Electric . 54,000,000 4,860,000
Great Northern . 125,000,000 6,250,000
Louisville & Nashville 60,000,000 3,000,000
Missouri Pacific . 78,000,000 5,460,000
Pennsylvania . 304,000,000 18,240,000
American Sugar . 45,000,000 2,250,000
Brooklyn Rapid Tr’t. 45,000,000 3,600,000
Northwestern . 51,000,000 3,270,000
Kansas & Texas . 63,000,000 2,520,000
Norfolk & Western .. 89,000.000 6,460,000
Rock Island . 96.000.0GO 1,920,000
♦Par value $50.
The above table shows the principal
stocks which suffered in the great $1,000,
€00,000 smash last week. There are act
ively dealt in on the stock exchange more
than 300 different railroad and industrial
stocks. The declines in their prices rang
ed from a fraction to over 20 per cent.
New York, March 20— Excitement
was revived in the stock market to
day by a break of disturbing- propor
tion. The speculative sentiment was
practically agrees that the recovery
Jiad been too violent and too rapid to be
healthy.
Northern Pacific and Anaconda de
clined 3%, Canadian Pacific 3, Minne
apolis, St. Paul and Salt Ste, Marie 4,
Union Pacific and Reading 2%, Great
Northern, preferred, 2%, Smelting 2%,
Southern Pacific 2%, Atchison 2Vi>
Amalgamated Copper, Sloss-Sheffield
jiteel 2, and the long list of most ac
tive stocks from 1 to 2 points.
Prices rebounded almost immediately
1 to points, and while recoveries
were not fully held, the excitement
abated largely.
In bonking matters the rapid recov
pries of last Friday and Saturday were
deprecated, and there were intimations
that repressive measures might be used
to prevent other than a gradual and
orderly recovery.
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( HARRIMAN BARELY BEATS
HIS WALL STREET FOES
New York, March 20.—After being
caught for millions in the recent slump
In the stock market, E. H. Harriman,
with characteristic alertness regained
his position in twenty-four hours and
Is once again In command of Wall
street. It can be said without ques
tion that the reports of 1/s having lost
control of Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific are without foundation, though
*t must be admitted that his majority
Js so small that his opponents are in
a position to make trouble for him at
■any time. Still the fact remains that
W Harriman is in control and has been
^ able to recover most or all of his losses
by getting back into the market early
In the rise which followed his great
slump.
There is no question in fact that
Morgan and his associates have gath
ered in great blocks of Union Pacific
Hud Reading stocks in the last few
days—brokers in Wall street say 600,000
shares—but it begins now to look as
If most of it has come from small in
vestors in all parts of the world who
were frightened into unloading with
vruel losses. Mr. Harriman himself
Bays be has not sold any stock recently
and that lie and his associates stand
closer together than ever.
The escape of Harriman from what
looked like a Waterloo is all the more
remarkable for, never before in the
history of financial markets have so
many powerful men allied themselves
ill a pool as In the attack on Harriman
Andrew Carnegie was called from his
retirement and brought $10,000,000 in
cash as ammunition.
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“SQUARE DEAL” IS THE
CRY OF CAPITALISTS
New York, Mach 20.—Some queer at
tacks on President Roosevelt are being
made in Wall Street. The following
headed ‘‘Roosevelt the Peacemaker ”
was prominently displayed in certain
brokers’ olilce today:
There is war on Wall street.
War against the railroads.
War against the so-called trusts
War against the bankers.
War against the capitalists.
If this war keeps on Europe will de
clare financial war against the United'
States, and we will have to pay them
what we owe and our credit abroad
will be stopped.
Roosevelt has always been a man
of opportunities.
, Now is his opportunity.
If he will be the means of bringing
peace in the financial world, it would
be one of the greatest strokes in his
career.
It will be greater than The Hague
peace conference.
Greater than the Japanese-Russian
peace conference.
Greater than the charge up San Juan
hill.
Greater than anything Roosevelt has
ever undertaken. '
To step in and heal the breach be
tween capital and labor, between cor
porations and legislatures, between fi
nancial leaders and political grafters_
means much to the common people.
If Roosevelt wishes to become very,
popular, let him protect the capitalist;
as well as the laboring man.
In other words we all look to Roose
velt to put this country on a square
■deal basis.
YOAKUM HAS SECOND
VISIT WITH ROOSEVELTi
Washington, D. C., March 20.—The.
president had a conference today with
B. F. Youkum, chairman of the' board
of directors of the Rock Island. This
is the second conference between »hem
within the past ten days. Youkum has
■declared himself in favor of close co
operation between the railroads and the,
government and today ho emphasized
his previous statement by saying he Is
in favor of the closest possible reia
totnship between them. He declined to
.discuss the purpose of his interview
with the president
/
MORGAN AND HILL PAY
OFF ANCIENT GRUDGE
Washington, Man'll 20,—That J. P
Morgan and James J. Hill have paid of
a grudge of several years stnndlm
: gainst E. H. Harriman and his hacker:
;s the view which Washington, after tin
battle on Wall street, is inclined to tak<
of the remarkable stock Hurry.
The recent struggle of the rallroat
giants is now looked upon as in man;
ways the direct outcome of the hlstorli
struggle of 'Blue Thursday,” May S
1901. Rut this time the boot was 01
the other leg. Harriman was on tile do
I'ensive instead of being the aggressor
President Roosevelt has been keepinj
close to the street’s operations sinci
the troubles began to grow acute. Hi
(was in no hurry about giving flnancla
iiid. The explanation of his giving 1
(s that conditions in New York becalm
jvorse and more threatening than evei
the engineers of the bear movement ha
designed. The treasury took a hand onl;
when this was deemed necessary ti
prevent widespread injury that wouli
have far more disastrous results that
p mere shaking down of some of tin
excess holdings of Mr. Harriman.
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HELLO GIRLS COLLAPSE
WHILE STOCKS ZIG-ZAC
New York, March 20.—During the ex
citement when Wall street was on tin
verge of panic and the kings of hlgl
finance were battling on the floor o
the stock exchange a scene fully a:
strenuous was being enacted in thi
Broad street exchange of the New Yorl
Telephone company', where 250 opera
tors were answering the frenzied call:
of 6,000 Wall street brokers.
So great was the strain upon the gir
pperators that a number of then
fainted or went into hysterics, it wa:
the busiest day in the history of the ex
Change.
Two hundred and fifty operators ari
employed in Broad street. Extra girl:
were employed as soon as the news o
the Wall street panic reached the tele
phone authorities. They were kept ii
reserve, and as fast as the regula:
girls collapsed they took their places.
MAYOR PROBES THE
UPTON SINCLAIR FIRE
Death of One Victim Spurs Hiir
and Coroner to Investigate
Scandal Stories.
Englewood, N. J., March 20.—Cohonei
Lees has requested Prosecutor Koestei
to assist him In the investigation anc
inquest which is to follow the destrue
tion by fire of Upton Sinclair’s Helll
con hall. The coroner has called s
jury headed by Mayor Mackay, and the
proceedings will probably begin Thurs
day. The death of Lester Brigg causec
the Inquest
Coroner Lees said:
"So many conflicting scandal stories
have reached me from both member:
of the colony and outsiders that
deem it my duty to go into the mat
ter most fully and ascertain the facts
I have constables running down th<
stories.”
“The Jungle” Makes Foes.
Mr. Sinclair says he cannot positive
ly assert that the fire was of incendiar;
origin, though he could find no plaus
ible explanation of its cause.
The author said he knew he had in
curred enemies in publishing "Thi
Jungle.” One man, he said, had madi
threats against Helicon hall.
Following is Mr. Sinclair’s story o:
the catastrophe:
"I was sleeping with my wife anc
my son David in the big tower roon
at the very top of the house above tin
level of the third floor roof. Strange ai
it seems, I was not awakened by thi
crash, but by my wife’s screams. Shi
says that she heard what sounded liki
a quick series of sharp revolver reports
these being instantly followed by thi
breaking of glass as the flames sho
up to the top of the building and blev
out a big skylight in the roof jus
alongside and under our room.
"I realized what had happened,
told my wife to take our boy and ge
to the ground floor and save the twelvi
children that were sleeping in the dor
mitory there.
"I ran down the tower stairway ti
the third floor, where most of the sleep
ing rooms are located, and went fron
door to door calling out to the occu
pants that the building had been blowt
up and was afire. The hallways weri
pitchy black and filled with choklns
black smoke.
"I got confused and blundered inti
an empty studio, where I lost mysel
for a minute or two. When I fount
the door and got back into the corridoi
I made three attempts to go down tin
northern staircase, realizing that then
was no chance to reach the grant
staircase, since I could see that it wai
already burning. Finally I did ge
down the northern staircase to the sec
ond floor, although I was pretty badlj
singed doing it.
ui ups u 11 me unuw,
"I heard shrieks and traced them t<
the roon* occupied by Mrs. Grace Me
Gowan Cook, her sister. Miss Alici
McGowan, and Mrs. Cook's two chll
flren. I smashed the door and fount
all four of them huddled togethe:
screaming. I told them to follow me
but they feared to come and refused
Then I told them to get to a windov
and wait.
"Somehow I tumbled down the stair:
into a little alcove. I smashed out i
window with a chair and dropped upoi
the snow outside.
"I met Professor William Knoll, ai
instructor in the teachers’ college. Hi
had a blanket wrapped around him. Wi
ran to a point Just below where Mrs
McGowan and Miss Cook were hanginj
out of their windows.
"We stretched the blanket and toll
them to drop the children. We man
aged to catch the little ones. Mrs. Me
Gowan came next and being a heav;
woman her weight ripped the blanke
to pieces and she went through, injur
ing herself badly. Miss Cook jumpei
last and she also suffered.
"We had $20,000 insurance on th
house and $10,000 on the furniture,
lost all my data and the almost flnishei
manuscript of a new novel on which
had worked for a year. Mrs. Grace Me
Gowan Cook has lost manuscript wortl
$10,000 and several other writers of ou
colony have suffered almost as heav
ily.”
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4
4 PEACH TREE BEATS
4 THE SPRING POETS
4 Portland, Ore., March 20.—One
4 of the first Blgnals of spring
4 noted by Portlanders was the
4 sight of a peach tree In bloom
4 on the Corbett estate, on Yam
4 hill street. This particular tree
4 escaped the ravages of the silver
4 thaw and has blossomed out in
4 full bloom with pretty pink flow
4 ers. The blossoms have come in
4 advance even of the spring
4 poets.
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I WOMAN TALKS AND
SINGS SELF TO DEATH
;■ McPherson, Neb., March 20.—Mrs.
Amanda Hill, wife of Morris Hill, a
ranchman living in this county, litersI
1 ly talked and sang herself to death.
She had been an acute sufferer from
' q nervous affection for a number of
1 years, and her malady did not yield to
1 medical treatment.
At times she became hysterical', but
her hysteria was of the usual kind un
■ til a few days before she died. Four
days before her death she began to
talk and sing; and she talked and sang
almost constantly from that time un
til, completely exhausted, her heart
beased to beat. »
tier talking and singing were evi
dently of a hysterical nature, and she
[was unable to cease either. She was
■ requested and commanded to keep si
i lence but could not do so.
; HOLDS courFto let
SWEETHEARTS MARRY
Stroudsburg, Pa., March 20.—Judge
jCharles B. Staples made two young
jpersons happy. He held a special ses
|sion of court to appoint a guardian,
'that a marriage license might be is
sued to Paul Singer, of Neola. and
jMlss Nellie Dehick, of Hamilton town
ship, Monroe county.
' Both were minors, the parents oi
■the young man were dead, and as there
■was no estate, no guardian hud ever
been appointed.
' Paul and Nellie later in the day,
[ 'were married.
two LINERjfwRECKED
NEAR SAME PLACE
i _______
liOndon, March 20.—Almost within
1 sight of the wrecked White Star line
, jsteamer Suevic, which went on the
rocks last night, the Elder-Dempster
line steamer Jebba, from West African
ports ran on the rocks under the cliffs
near Prawle Point, early today. Her
seventy passengers, many of whom
were soldiers invalided home, and the
crew were safely taken ashore.
' The Jebba is a total loss.
All the passengers, including 100 chll
1 dren, and crew of the Suevic have been
safely landed. The Suevic Is also q
total wreck.
COUNTESS WILL WED
A GYPSY VIOLINIST
He Refused to Break Engage*
ment for Cash Offer—Gets
Fiancee’s House.
Vienna, March 20.—Aristocratic cir
cles here and in Budapest are surprised
at a betrothal, some of the details of
which resemble the Rigo-Chimay af
fair.
Countess lima, daughter of Count
Paul F’esteties, has become engaged tc
Rudi Nayari, gypsy, and first violinist
in the Oldenburg Tsiagne band.
The countess Is tweny-four, was edu
cated in the convent of the Sacred
Heart in Vienna and an heiress in her
own name. Count Paul offered Nayari
a big sum to break the engagement but
he refused. A house In Budapest be
longing to the countess Is valued at
$60,000 and has been legally made over
to Nayari.
SPOONING IN PARKS
ALL RIGHT, DECLARES
POLICE OFFICIAL
And Then He Asks for More
Men to Protect Park
Patrons.
Cleveland, O., March 20.—Chief Gold
soli, of the park police, in his annual
report goes on record in favor of spoon
ing in the parks.
! That patrons of the parks, whether
they “spoon” or not shall be better pro
; tected this season, the chief asks for
an increase in the force.
i GIRL LETS TRAIN
Bfl K HER LEG TO
SAVE HER LIFE
Bends Body Back and Awaitf
Impact of the Cars—Foot
Caught in Guards.
y
i Kansas City, Mo., March 20.—Caught
In a cattle guard and unable to fret
i, herself, Miss Frances Shaw, of Kansas
► City, Kan., aged 15, sacrificed one leg
s in order to prevent being killed by u
,1 train.
•' Miss Shaw, with her friend, Minnie
1 Atton, attempted to cross one of the
1 tracks, when Miss Shaw’s foot caught
in the guard.
To save herself from death she bent
■ her body backward, holding to the ties
and awaited the impact of the train.
i WEALTHY IOWA
. FARMER A SUICIDE
—*
1 Burlington, la., March 20.—Sainue
t Summer, a wealthy farmer, 70 years ol
' age, committed suicide by blowing ofl
1 the top of his head with a shotgun at
his home near New London, Henrj
■ county. It is supposed ill health drov«
him insane.
■ TENNIS CRACKS MEET TO
: PICK GOULD’S OPPONEN1
Boston, Mass., March 20.—Half i
y dozen of the most skillful tennis play
► era in the country gathered at the Ten
► nis and Racquet club today for thi
fourteenth annual championship tour
£ nament, which continues through tin
i- week.
► It gives to the winner the honor o
[.laying Jay Gould, present title holder
► iin a challenge match Saturday.
REACTION FOLLOWS
WALL STREET BREAK
Fear of Bank Statement and
Too Precipitate a Recovery
Affects Brokers.
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4 SPEYER AGAIN 4
4 VISITS ROOSEVELT. 4
4 4
4 James Speyer, of Speyer & Co., 4
4 the financiers, of New York, was 4
4 In the White House today and 4
4 had an Interview with the pres- 4
4 ident. 4
4 Speyer declined to Intimate 4
4 what was the nature of his la- 4
4 tervlew, but It Is presumed it 4
4 touched upon the financial situ- 4
4 atlon. 4
4 On Wednesday last Speyer 4
4 called on the president, and his 4
4 visit again today caused much 4
4 talk In otllctal circles. 4
4 4
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Now York, March 19.-—Prices con
tinued upward In the opening dealings
in stocks today. The rise was violent
in many prominent issues, and there
were scattering of losses umong the less
conspicuous stocks. Reactions followed.
Brokers reported a continuance of
the investment in buying at the open
ing but traders sold for profits, and
this, together with the fears of an ad
viifcn Ittmlf utnfnnumf cravo 1 tin mnvUof
a slight setback. The list made full re
covery, however, and prices became
generally better than at opening. In
banking circles it was said the drastic
liquidation had strengthened the tinan
cial situation, but hope was expressed
the recovery would not be too sharp.
The market closed excited and Ir
regular. Prices went off slightly on
realizing after the appearance of the
Statement, but the squeezo of shorts
resulted In buoyant upshoots. Union
Pacific Jumped 8Vi. Smelting "Vi. Con
solidated Gas "Vi. Reading 6%, North
ern Pacific, St. Paul, Great Northern
preferred, Great Northern Ore certifi
cates and Atchison 4 to 5, Mackay 6V4.
and Northern Pacific, Pennsylvania, U.
S. Steel preferred, Amalgamated copper
and others, three points and upwnrds.
There were some sudden relapses In
late dealings on profit taking, followed
by rallies.
—f—
TWO MILLION PROFIT,
SLUMP NETS ONE MAN
Lakewood, N. J., March 19.—Having
covered his tremendous short Inter
ests at a profit that totals $2,090,000, J.
T. Rrandt Walker, the Chicago stock
exchange operator who made the high
financiers of Wall street sit up and take
notice, has secluded hlrnself In Ills
apartment at the Lakewood, and al
lowed no hint of his operations In the
market to be made public.
With him In the room he has fitted
up as a broker’s office was J. J. Town
send, a Chicago broker, who he has
taken Into his confidence and who has
assisted him In executing his orders.
Two telegraph operators are busy every
minute.
Mr. Walker possesses a phenomenal
memory. He has carried on all the de
tails of his bear campaign without the
assistance of a secretary, bookkeeper
or clerk. He carries all his deals In
his memory and never takes the trou
ble to note down his buying or selling
orders. It is a remarkable fact that
Wednesday, when his transactions
amounted to more than 200,000 shares,
a greater volume of business than many
brokerage offices In New York do in
a month, he dlA not make a single
memorandum.
Next to his wonderful memory, cool
ness and self-control are his strong
characteristics. While hundreds of
thousands of dollars were pouring into
his lap, he appeared to be not a bit
more concerned than If he were being
measured for a suit of clothes.
FALLIERES QUOTES
LINCOLN IN ORATION
OVER lENA’S DEAD
Coffins Piled on Gun Carriages
at Wholesale Funeral of
Battleship’s Victims.
Toulon, March 19.—Coffins contain
ing the victims of the warship Iona ex
plosion were piled on the gun carriages
today, draped with the trl-color of
France and almost the whole popula
tion of Toulon! dressed In mourning,
lined the route of the funeral proces
sion.
President Fallieres In the course of a
touching oration in which he expressed
his high appreciation of the devotion
of the sailors and soldiers, recalled
Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg
speech, saying:
“Like Lincoln we ask the glorious
dead whom we salute with sorrow In
our hearts and tears In our eyes to
strengthen us In the religion of courage
and love of duty.”
Cabinet ministers and representa
tives of all countries attended the fu*
nerals.
MRS. MACDONALD HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE
Chicago, March 19.—Mrs. Dora Mc
Donald, wife of Michael C. McDonald,
was today held to await tile action
of the grand Jury on the charge of mur
dering Webster S. Guerin February 21
FEARING BUNDNESS,
SHE BURNS TO DEATH
St. Louis, Mo., March 1(J.—Because
fhc feared she was losing her eyesight,
Miss Mary Ollinger, 27, committed sui
cide by pouring kerosene upon her
clothing and igniting it.
JOHN TEMPlFgRAVES
STRUCK FROM BEHIND
Atlanta, Gn., March 19.—Colonel John
Temple Graves, editor of the Georgian
' was assaulted In the street here by J.
H. Crutchfield, who recently was tried
for attempted assassination of Mrs.
Crutchfield. The assailant approached
! from behind and struck Colonel Graves
with his fist at the base of the skull
knocking him down.
MARVIN GRILLED BY LEA,
HIS MAIL HELD UP
Dover, Del., March 19.—In addition
to being grilled by Governor Lea, who
sought a more detailed account of the
kidnaping of his boy, Horace
He summoned Dr. Marvin to a con
ference and put the physician through
something that resembled a grilling.
Marvin told the story of the loss of his
Iboy, relating all the minute details.
[After this Inquiry, thi governor de
clared the ease looked even more mys
terious than it had when he lirst read
,of it in the papers.
The lust of the straw stack was car
ried away today. Only forty men
'searched the swamps, but the hunt was
picturesque, the men in a long line join
ing hands and wading through the tall
arsh grass. In the ditches and pools
f ♦
♦ DESCRIPTION OF
i* HORACE MARVIN, JR. If
+ Four years old. ♦
f Light brown curly hair, just ♦
f cut. f
f Fair skin, pink cheeks. f
f Locks hacked by himself. f
f Wore Canadian toque with ♦
f tassel. ♦
f Blue overalls. f
f Blue coat, buttoned on the ♦
f side. ♦
f f
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they crossed and recrossed, breaking
the Ice where any remained and hunt
ing over every square foot of the bot
tom. One theory has been that the lit
tle child fell Into the water and that
the body was Imprisoned by the Ice.
Thorough as this search seems to be,
there are those who believe that it Is
being prosecuted only to conceal the
real direction In which the detectives
are looking for the kidnapers of the
Murvln hoy.
Information has reached Dr. Marvin
leading him to believe that the hunt for
the boy and the kidnapers In Jersey
City promise results. Dr. Marvin's
brother-in-law, Miles Standlsh, was
summoned to Jersey City by telegraph,
by Frederick Murphy, the first detec
tive employed by Dr. Murvln on the
case.
Dr. Marvin alleges that his mall Is
being stopped and searched, presum
ably by the order of government post
offlce Inspectors. Letters which In
spectors deemed of Importance were
confiscated, and the balance of the mall
permitted to reach the doctor.
Four of the letters abstracted were
forwarded to the detectives here In en- ‘
velopos bearing the government frank.
Highly Indignant, Dr. Marvin wsnt to
the Pinkertons and gave them an order
for his mall. They will hereafter open
all of his letters.
An alleged Important clew, which
practically confirms the report tfiat the
kidnapers used a sail boat, and that
the stolen boy may be hidden In Bal
timore, was brought here this morning
by Captain "Scotty" Clark, a veteran
oyster man of the Maryland city.
The abductors of the Marvin boy, ac
cording to Clark, spirited him from
Bay Meadows In a boat, going up Del
aware river toward Baltimore.
While the boatman did not see either
the kldikapers or the boy, he talked to
a negro who did, and who found the
boat deserted on the bay shore a few
miles from Baltimore.
SCISSORS FOUND IN
BODY OF A WOMAN,
LEFT BY DOCTOR
Work Their Way From Abdo
men to Thigh, Discovered
by X-Ray.
Wichita, Kas., March 19.—A pair ot
five-inch surgeons’ scissors was taken
from the thigh o£ Mrs. W. U. White,
of Braman, Oklu., in the Wichita hos
pital hotel.
She was operated on for a tumor four
years ago and the scissors were left In
the abdominal cavity.
The scissors worked through the body
to the thigh, causing excruciating pain,
They were discovered with x-rays.
ex-convictTngineered
IOWA BANK ROBBERY
Dubuque, la., March 19.—By the con
fession of the two Masonvillc bank rob
ber suspects held at Manchester. Wil
liam Gadbois, an ex-convlct, was de
clared to be tho perpetrator of the
crime. He is at large, but the discov
ery of his name will aid much In lead
ing to his capture. Barney Hansen and
“Old Man” Moore made a complete
confession to Chief of Police Plckley,
of Dubuque.
Hanson told where the money was
concealed, and accompanied the officers
to two barns near Manchester, where
$1,949.10 had been planted. This, with
the money found the morning of the
robbery and that taken from the cap
tured robbers, made a total of $3,310.59
of the $4,000 stolen.
30,000 RAILWAY EMPLOYES
VOTE IN FAVOR OF STRIKE
Chicago, March 19.—Thirty thousand
of the 85,000 railway trainmen employed
on forty-nine railway systems west of
Chicago are declared to have decided ;
in favor of a strike unless their de
mands for increased wages and de
creased hours shall be granted uncon
ditionally by the railway managers In
Chicago next week.
The men have nearly finished casting
the greatest strike vote ever taken on
such a question. Complete returns of
.the balloting will be received by the
j I first of next week. ,
APPENDICITIS DEFENSE 1
AGAINST GIRL’S SUIT \
Philadelphia, March 20.—Replying tS
allegations In the affidavit by Mist
Sarah A. Bates, suing him for $25,001
damages, Edmund Abell said Mis*
Bates had taken out the license tq
marry him while he was ill with up
pendicltls in the German hospital,
"It is not true," said Abell, “that shj
nursed me through that or any othej
Illness, as she says she did. She ma^
nave gotten the marriage license and
the wedding ring with the date oq
which She Intended to marry me en.
graved In it, but that wasn’t my fault
"We were engaged, It Is true, but 1 ■
have a letter, written by Miss Bate*
since our engagement was broken in !
Which she said that she 'will always bt ;
my friend,’ and that If she can d«
anything to help me she will do it."
PRISONER ON~LEDGE
TWO DAYS, RESCUED
Bos Angeles, March 20.—Imprisoned
two days and two nights on a narrow
ledge of crumbling rock on Catallnq
Island and unable to communicate hit
danger to boat parties almost within
sound of his voice, E. B. Sand, a tour
1st from Ardsley-on-the-Hudson, N. Y.
was Anally rescued by a party of Ash
ermen In a condition approaching col
lapse.
Climbing down the face of the cllft
to bathe at the mouth of an unfrei
quented canyon Sand found hlmsell
unable to retrace his steps because o|
the crumbling character of the rocl^
above.
During the hours of daylight boat
ing parties were almost constantly 111
sight, but his predicament was noj
observed and he remained unrescueq
until Sunday.
NOBLEMEN ADVERTISE VH|
FOR WEALTHY WIVES
Berlin, March 20.—German noblemei
are growing so shameless In their
nt remm-is search for rich wives that
they are publicly advertising them
selves for sale.
In a recent dally newspaper of thU
city this appeared:
“A baron, 30 years old, wishes to meet
a young lady of handsome exterior and
well furnished mind who would marry
him. Ills title Is one of the oldest lt\
Germany, going back to the time of thg
Crusaders. The baron Is a Protestant
of firm convictions, but has no obJec<
tlon to a wife of different religious per
suasion; even to a Jewess there is n<v
objection provided her relations do not
Insist on soclul recognition. The baron
expects a dowry of 3,000,000 marks
(3750,000), half a million In cash handed
to him on or before the wedding day.
HIS EAR CUT*OFF,
PRINCE SHOOTS FOE
St. Petersburg, March 20.—A shoot
ing affray took place In the dining
room of the Hotel de Europe between
Prince Nlkarldze, a marshal of the no
bility from Kutals, and Capt. Koslof^
of the East Siberia sharpshooters.
In the midst of a spirited argument
concerning the autonomy of the cau
cuses Prince Nlkarldze made a dis
paraging remark about Russian mili
tary prestige. Thereupon Capt Koslofl
drew saber and cut oft the prince's can
Reaching Into his pocket the prlnc*
pulled a revolver and fired twice, th«
bullet3 penetralng the neck and breast
of the captain.
A surgeon sewed on the prlnce’i
severed ear. Capt. Kosloff’s woundr
are dangerous.
FARMERS VOTED TO
CONVICT FARMER GREFF
LeMars, la., March 20.—The sensa
tional criminal suit for obtaining
money under false pretenses Instituted
by the German-Amerlcan Savings bank
of this city against John Greff, ths
Plymouth county stock man, resulted
In a disagreement, ten farmers on ths
Jury voting for conviction and two Le
Mars men for acquittal. The case will
come on for retrial at the next term ol
court.
There were many spectators and a
large array of witnesses In the court
house during the week. Among them
were many old neighbors and business
men wno naa loanea uren money or
had sold him their stock and corn on
time taking his note In payment, many
of whom had come to testify against
him In the case.
John Greff gained notoriety two years
ago by falling for nearly $90,000. He
conducted a large stock farm In Mead
ow township and also bought cattle In
which business he Is still engaged.
The evidence was plied high by one
witness after another until it was ap
parent to the casual onlooker that the
volume of Indebtedness was appalling
to most of them. W. D. Creglow and
other bankers of Remsen tsetlfled as
to his indebtedness and a large array
of witnesses from the vicinity of his
home testified specifically as to the
value of indebtedness. W. D. Creglow
In testifying in the criminal case spe
cifically supported Mr. Bolser, president
of the German-Amerlcan Savings bank,
who instituted suit. In his testimony
that he was present with Mr. Bolser
when Mr. Greff made the statement
that he was not indebted to the extent
of over $20,000 to $25,000, when he pro
cured the loan of $3,500 from Mr. Bolser
and other witnesses testified to a large
volume of indebtedness to them which
Greff had apparently overlooked when
he made his statement, showing that
the volume of Indebtedness was more
than double that what he said that It
was.
The case has been sharply contested
at every available point and Greff’s
attorneys succeeded In shutting out
much damaging testimony.
The attorneys for the defense began
to present the evidence to the jury on
Thursday morning, W. D. Boies mak
ing the opening address and spoke all
forenoon. He was followed in the aft
ernoon by J. U. Sammls and G. T.
Struble, who ns county attorney se
cured the Indictment of Greff and was
familiar with all the evidence and
facts in the case. George C. Scott, of
Sioux City, made the closing address.
A sensation was caused in the court
room on Thursday forenoon by the
swooning of Mrs. Greff, wife of the de
fendant, when Mr. Boies was present
ing his plea to the jury.
The case was given to the jury or,
Friday and after being out over twen
ty-four hours the jurors were dis.
charged
GROVER CLEVELAND FISHES
TO AVOID BIRTHDAY FETE
Princeton, N. J.. March 29.—Thou
sands of telegrams, letters and verba
messages of congratulation reached
Princeton today and wandered aimless
ly about, seeking in vain the object o;
a pre-arranged popular demonstration.
It is the 70th anniversary of the birth
|of ex-President Cleveland, gnd in the
[face of tne carefully laid plans of his
admirers to make the occasion a na
tional celebration, he went out undei
cover of night for his usual spring fish
ling trio in the south.
