8EST LANDS YET,
M’LAUGHLIN SAYS
Comments on Coming Opening
of the Standing Rock and
Cheyenne Reservations.
Washington, Dec. 22—Major Janies
MelJiughlin, special agent of the in
!erlor department, talked today of the.
■coining opening of the Standing Rock
bnd Cheyenne reservations in north
wist South Dakota. He said the
1.600,600-acre tract to he opened was un
doubtedly the largest remaining In tho
•country which will ever be opened in
a body and expects that tho rush for
Huso lands, when this fact is generally
known, will be the biggest in propor
tion to the number of claims that tho
laud office has ever handled.
"I know every foot of these lands,”
■tie said, "and can assure you they are
much better than the Gregory and
Tripp county lands, lately opened. They
get more rainfall and are generally
.more desirable. The Milwaukee road
lias gone through them, the Minneap-j
olis ft St. Douifi will follow soon, and;
there will be a wonderful development.
We hope now to have the opening in
November of next year. The work of
knotting the lands on the Standing
Rock reservation will he completed first
•mid it will probably be the first
■opened."
AMERICAN FLEET IS
BANQUETED IN CEYLON
< Colombo, Ceylon. Dec. 22.—The
eh amber of commerce and the Planters’'
Association last night gave a banquet
In honor of the officers of the United
•Slates Atlantic battle ship fleet. Col
onel Sir Henry McCollum, governor of
Ceylon, in a speech said it had been
(he good fortune of Ceylon to accord
\ warm welcome to the fleet and that
•Us presence would be instrumental
in tne continuance of peace.
Rear Admiral Sperry, in replying,
said that unity of interest and ideas
Ivas a far stronger bond of peace than
any treaty. The development of Great
Britain's colonies meant a stronger
bond in the union of trade for the
United States and Great Britain. He
-added that the security of American
influence in the Ceylon trade was due
to the vigorous work of President
Roosevelt for good legislation.
BOY KILLED CARRYING
A LETTER TO “SANTA”
4 HUNTING SANTA; *
4 KILLED IN STREET 4
4 ♦
4 Easton, Fa., Doc. 22.—Five-year- 4
4 olil Fred Gaffney, of the South Side, 4
+ came over to town to see Santa 4
4 Claus in the windows of the big 4.
, stores. He tried to cross a street to 4,
join his brother, but was run down 4
4 ]>y a trolley ear and crushed to 4
4 death before the eyes of a crowd of 4
♦ Christmas shoppers. 4
New York, Deo. 22.—Carrying in his hand
n sealed envelope addressed to "&lr. Santa!
I'laus,’ an unidentified boy about 11 years
-,lij was killed by a Third avenue care near1
Fifty-second street, Brooklyn. The letter
was not opened,, being held for the cor
nier.
With several companions the boy was
;i-ossing the street to a department store
where "Santa Claus" was holding a reeep
;ton. He did not notice a ear in charge of
Fhilip Kronachor, of No. 245 Sixty-fourth
*d., and was knocked down. He was
Jammed under the rear axle.
HANDS WIFE PRESENT
OF $4,000,000
San Francisco, Cal.. Dec. 22.-—The
record Christmas gift of the season
-was made today, when David T. Han
bury turned over to his wife property
valued at $4,000,000.
Although Mrs. Hanbury assumes le
gal possession of the vast holdings, she
will not exercise absolute control until
nflcr the death of her husband. Every
effort was made to keep the transac
tion secret, but the facts became pub
lic. The Hanburys figured prominent
ly last spring in connection with a
divorce suit, but just as the climax
had been reached, after days of hitter
charges and recrimination, they for
gave and forgot and decided to begin
life together again. Mrs. Hanbury, one
time a telephone girl, has now become
one of the wealthiest women in Cali
fornia.
BOY FRIGHTENED TO
DEATH BY PRANK
Millcville, N. J., Deo. 22.—Charles Tozer,
$ years of age, died from nervous shook,
-caused, physicians say. by fright. Dast
Thursday while at play he was seized by
*ome of his companions and held under a
tree which men were felling and told it
would fail on him and kill him. He was
too young \o realize there was no im
mediate danger and that his companions
were in as much danger as he.
lie was taken ill on Friday and on Sat
urday his condition grew worse. He did
not seem to suffer pain, but at times he
liad delirium during which he fought to
escape imaginary trees. The physicians
declared he was suffering from no dis
ease but that his nervous system was
wrecked by shock.
MORE HARD LUCK
FOR MR. RIDGELY
Kansas City, Mo.. Dec. 22.—As the
result of being run down by the motor
oar of William B. Ridgely. formerly
comptroller of the currency, and until
recently president of the National
Bank of Commerce here. Mrs. Byrl
Greer, of this'city, died yesterday. Mrs.
Greer was struck by Mr. Rldgely’s
machine on November 19. Mr. Ridgely
was not in the motor car at the time
of the accident.
Mrs. Greer recently entered suit
against the former comptroller for $25,
000 damages on account of her in
juries.
SUN’S RAYS START A FIRE.
Winsted, Conn., Doc. 22.—A large
globe containing two gallons of water
and several goldfish, standing in a
window in Charles W. Stickers house
.in Torrington, focussed the sun's rays
on the table, starting a fire which was
discovered by members of the family
before much damage was clone.
That the heat was intense is shown
by the depth of the burned streak
errors the table. The fish narrowly
escaped being boiled.
The number of women and men out
of employment In England is variously
estimated at from 1,000.000 to 1,250,000.
MILLERS RAISE
FIGHTING FUND
Will Present Solid Front in the
Battle Against the Govern
ment’s Ruling.
Minneapolis. Dec. 21—Fifty thousand
dollars in a fighting fund and the combin
ed aggressiveness of the millers of the
United States Is what Dr. Wiley, the
health and pure food expert, and James
Wilson, secretary of agriculture, have got
to face. This is the result of the meeting
of millers in Chicago, following the recent
ruling of Secretary Wilson covering
bleached flour, which was attended by
P. Wells and D. M. Baldwin of Minneap
olis and Charles Silverson of New Ulm.
Secretary Goetzmann, says the North
western Miller, in his circular to the mem
bers of the Millers’ National federation
asking contributions to the fighting fund
makes the fiat charge of prejudice on the
part of the officials instrumental in bring
ing about the restrictive order.
It is asserted that the order practically
puts a ban on all white wheat flour man
ufactured, that 85 per cent of the milling
capacity of the United States is expensive
ly equipped for bleaching, that the pro
cess is misunderstood and misrepresented
and the governmental order Is based upon
a narrow conception of the true situation.
CAPITOL GRAFTERS GO
TO PENITENTIARY
4 4
4 STAY IN EXECUTION. 4
4 ' 4
4 Philadelphia. Dee. 21.—The T
4 superior court this afternoon 4
4 granted a supersedeas to each 4
4 of the four defendants in the 4
4 state capitol conspiracy case. 4
4 pending appeal to the superior 4
4 court. 4
4
Harrisburg. Pa.. Dec. 21.—Judge Ktin
kel this morning Imposed the follow
ing sentence upon the men convicted
March 13 on a charge of conspiracy to
defraud the state in contracts for sup
plying furniture to the new state cap
itol:
J. H. Sanderson, \V. P. Snyder, W. D.
Mathues and J. M. Shumaker, $500 fine
and two years imprisonment, the max
imum penalty.
Immediately after sentence was pro
nounced, the defendants were remand
ed to the custody of the sheriff, pend
ing application for supersedeas, which
was made in the superior court at
Philadelphia. As soon as it is granted
the defendants will offer bail pending
an appeal to the superior court.
The men were convicted of defrauding
the state out of $19,308 in a contract
for wooden furniture. Other charges
involved large sums in the aggregate.
They were tried last spring and last
week they were refused a new trial.
The men convicted today were tried a
second time and acquitted of the charge
of defrauding the state in the metal
furniture contract.
The Pennsylvania state capitol at
Harrisburg, out of the dishonesty In
whose construction grew the charges
against Architect Huston and 13 oth
ers, including state officials, contract
ors and supervisors, cost the common -
wealth $13,000,000. It was the proud
boast of ex-Governor Pennypacker that
it was, beyond comparison, the finest
state administration building in Amer
ica; that it rivaled the palaces of kings
and emperors.
Over two years ago Governor Penny
packer made his proud announcement,
with the Information that the great
labor to which he had devoted so much
of his time, energy and force during
his two years in office, was practically
complete. He had watched with daily
Increasing pride and satisfaction thi
fairy-like beauty of the great capitol
unfolding, and he felt that a dream had
been realized when he turned over the
building to the state that was paying
for the dream. .
It was only a matter of a few weeks
before the cost of the new palace of
show came into question and Penn
sylvania learned that its great $4,000,
000 capitol had required $9,000,000 worth
of “furniture.’' The realization of the
enormity of these figures came a bit
slowly at first, but It gathered force as
the facts came out one by one. The
electroliers alone had cost the taxpay
ers of the state $2,0p0,000. No building
in all history could boast of such an
expenditure for lighting. The newspa
pers quickly followed with the amazing
revelation that the magnificent chande
liers were paid for by the pound.
In rap\d sueccesslon came the an
nouncements that furniture had been
paid for by the square foot, that desks
purchased at this rate for as high as
$600 might have been purchased in the
ordinary way for $Sf> or $90; that the
solid bronze chandeliers, bought at an
unreasonable figure a pound, were
bronze shells filled with lead; that had
they been solid bronze they might have
been bought for one-fourth what was
paid for them by the lavish and recre
ant “dreamers" of state house magnifi
cence.
Then came a demand for the prose
cution of the “capitol grafters,” as
Contractor Sanderson and his associ
ates were called.
ROBBERS BLOW SAFE
ON OVERLAND TRAIN;
HAUL ISN’T LARGE
Portland, Ore.. Dec. 21,—The Oregon
Railroad & Navigation train, known as
the Chieago-Fortlund special, was hold
up and the express car dynamited by
four unmasked robbers shortly after 9
o'clock last night, nine miles east of
Portland. Express Messenger O. H.
Huff said the robbers secured little of
value.
Tile robbers did not molest the pas
sengers, but uncoupled the express car
and ordered the engineer to take It
down the track toward Portland. About
a mile beyond the point where, the train
was held up the doors of the express
car were shattered by nitro glycerin.
The train did not carry a through safe,
a small safe and strongbox being the
only receptacles for valuables. The
robbers compelled Express Messenger
Huff to open the small safe. It. con
tained but three or four small pack
ages. believed to have been of small
value. The strongbox was not touched.
The robbers escaped.
WAITED IN VAIN; NOW
SHE SUES HIM FOR $50,000
Chicago, Doc. 21.—That she had wait
ed vainly In Palestine for Arthur Owen
Simpson to marry her after having
gon<‘ there, as she alleges, at his sug
gestion, is one of the complaints In a
breach of promise suit for $00,000 filed
by Mrs. Fidelia Dove Woodcock, of
New York.
Defendant Is the proprietor of a res
taurant in the Western Union build
ing, but at his home last night he de
clared he never bad heard of tiu>
woman.
'
I OFFICIAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT j
Taft Bryan Debs Iltsgen Chafln Wat
son
State— (Rep.) (Dem.) (Soc.) (Ind.) (Pro.) (Pop.)
Alabama .. 25,03* 73,374 . 496 665 1,565
Arkansas . 66.947 87,043 5,000 600 1,000 600
California . 182.064 107,770 18,736 4,327 6,443 .
Colorado . 123,700 126,619 7,974 . 5,559 .
Connecticut . 112,*15 68,255 6,113 728 2,380 .
Delaware . 25,200 22,134 76. 50 060 .
Florida . 10.064 31.104 3,747 553 1,356 1,946
Georgia . 41,692 72.360 584 77 1,069 16,965
Idaho . 50,091 34,000 6,306 207 1,270 .
Illinois . 629.932 460,810 39,711 7,724 29,360 633
Indiana . 348,993 338,262 13,476 514 18,045 1,193
Iowa . 275,210 200,771 8,287 404 9,837 261
Kansas . 197,166 161,209 12,420 . 5,032 .
Kentucky . 235,711 249,092 4,060 200 6,887 333
1 ,'mlsana . 9,958 63,568 2,538 73 . .
Maine . 08,987 35,463 1,758 790 1,487 .
Maryland . 111.263 111,117 2,500 450 3,000 .
Massachusetts . 266,966 156,543 10,659 19,237 4,374 .
Michigan . 333,313 174,313 11,527 734 16,706 .
Minnesota . 195.780 109,433 14,469 523 10,114 .
Mississippi . 4,463 64,250 1,408 . 1,309
Missouri . 346,915 345,884 15,398 397 4,222 1,166
Montana . 32,333 29,328 5,886 443 827 .
Nebraska . 126,60S 130,781 3,524 . 5,179
Nevada . 10,214 10,655 2,029 415 .
New Hampshire . 53,144 33,665 1,299 584 905 .
New Jersey . 265,298 182,522 10,249 2,910 4,930 .
New York'. 870,070 667,468 38,451 35,817 22,667
North Carolina . 114,1017 136,928 345 .
North Dakota . 57,771 32,909 2,016 38 1,453 .
Ohio . 672,312 602,721 33,795 439 11,402 160
Oklahoma . 110,550 123,907 21,762 274 . 434
Oregon . 62,350 38,049 7,430 289 2,6S> .
Pennsylvania .-. 745,779 446,785 39,913 1,067 36,694 .
Rhode Island . 43,942 24.706 1,365 1,005 1,015 .
South Carolina . 3,847 62,289 101 43 .
South Dakota . 67,466 40,266 3,846 88 4,309 .
Tennessee . 118,287 135,630 1,878 332 300 1,081
Texas . 69,229 227,264 8,524 164 1,792 1,042
t flab. 61,028 42,601 4,895 87 .
Vermont . 39.562 11,496 820 804 799 .
Virginia . 52,573 82,946 255 51 1,111 100
Washington . 106,063 58,383 16,777 248 4,700 .
West Virginia . 137,879 111,418 3,676 46 5,107 .
Wisconsin . 248,673 166,707 ' 28,140 . 11.579 .
Wyoming . 17.708 12,772 1,396 63 .
Totals .7,637,676 6,393,182 448,453 83,186 241,252 33,871
All undidates, 14,852.239.
CONGRESS WANTS
TO BE “SHOWN”
Resolution Calling- on the Presi
dent for Evidence Passes
Without Opposition.
Washington. Dec. 19.—Chairman Per
kins, of tlie house special committee
■appointed to recommend a course of
action relative to suggestions of tlie
president in his annual message con
cerning the secret service, to which
members of congress have taken excep
(ioi;. presented the report of that com
mit lee at the beginning of today's ses
-i,m of the House. The report recom
mends tjie adoption of a resolution call
ing upon tin' president to supply tlie
House with the evidence upon which lie
I as"d his statement that members of
the House were principally concerned
over tin- fact that secret service men
had been investigating tlie members
themselves.
The House adapted the Perkins reso
lntion without a dissenting vote and
after very little comment.
In the preamble to the resolution it
is declared the plain meaning of the
president's words is that "a majority
of congressmen were in tear of being
investigated by secret service men;
that congress as a whole was actuated
by that motive in enacting the provi
sion in question.'*
The text of the resolution follows:
'•Unsolved. That tlie president bo re
quested to transmit to the House any
evidence upon which he based his
statements that the chief argument in
favor of the provision was that con
gressmen did not themselves wish to
be investigated by secret service men:
also to transmit to the House any evi
dence connecting any member of the
House id tlie Sixtieth congress with
corrupt action in his official capacity
and to inform congress whether lie lias
instituted proceedings for the punish
ment of any such individual by the
■ousts or has reported any such alleged
delinquencies to the House of Repre
sentatives.''
3EM. Si WON IS NOW
PRESIDENT OF HAITI
Port '.u Prince, Haiti, Dec. 10.—Gen-|
er : 1 yirrnni. leader of tlie last revolution j
.1 Haiti, that resulted in the flight of
President Nord Alexis from the cardial,
*m«i who made his triumphal entry into
Port au Prince 10 days ago, was today
unanimously elected president of the
rep noli* by the Haitien congress.
As soon as the result of the election i
T'eetime known the grist crowd that j
had assembled outside the parliament ■
building broke into cheers. Salutes!
were fired from forts anil Haitien gun
toa'.s. !
Other .'spirants to the presidency did |
not com** forward actively. The rea
son for this course was the fear that
another outbreak of disorder would re
sult in A me) lean intervention.
LOUD SOX CAUSE
BOY'S EXPULSION
Mi'i.ill1 town. ('nr.a.. Dee. 19.—Young
August Marsh, who was tackle on the
Midletown high .school eleven left that
institution of learning in some haste
today As a consequence the students
have ceased wearing their trousers
"turned up" to reveal the splendor of
tht ir hosiery.
August bought and wore socks to the
school yesterday that were loud. His
young woman teacher could not hear
herself think. They drowned the
sound of noon whistles so that recess
was late. They were Nile green in
color, embroidered in vivid red. Better
to display their glory Augustus made
a double roll in the end of ids trousers.
•‘Augustus." said the teacher, blush
ing as red as tin* clocks on her pupil's
socks, "pull down your trousers’ end."
Augustus only grinned.
The teacher reported Him to Princi
pal «\ H. YVoolsey, who suspended him
Indefinitely.
NEW PRESIDENT OF
THE SWISS REPUBLIC
Berne. Switzerland, Dec. 19.—A.
Doiic.her. minister • f commerce, was
toduv elected president of the Swiss
republic for 1909.
MOTHER SMOTHERED
BABY WHILE ASLEEP
s M pt.. Dec. 19. -Mrs. Rufus
Wade was awakened this morning to
find her little babe smothered to death
in her anus. This is the second case
of the kind in two days.
AN Settled.
"Hariy told me he was going to pro
pose o l gill I knew, last night."
"YVh, and h< ’ll never do it again."
"Why. who was the girl?"
"I ami I accepted him."
APPEARS AT ALTAR
AND POLICE COURT
Marries Common Law Husband
After 16 Years and Pays
Disorderly Fine.
Waterloo. Ia., Dee. 19.—From the
marriage altar to the police station this
morning was the experience of Ida
Strong, of Marshalltown, who was ar
raigned on a charge of disorderly con
duit under the name of Mrs. Howe.
The woman came here Tuesday with
a young man and registered at a hotel
under the name of Tom Mills and wife.
She returned to Marshalltown yester
day and told James H. Hull, with whom
she had lived 16 years in a common
law marriage, that the young man had
threatened her. Hull and Miss Strong
returned last night and a report was
made to the police, who arrested the
young man and woman on a disorderly
charge. Hull put up a $50 cash appear
ance bond and suggested that they get
a license to wed this morning, which
was done. The husband paid the wife’s
tine of $25. Tom Beitzell, the young
man, vould not pay the fine and was
sent to jail for five days. He had a
loaded revolver and must answer to
the second charge also.
SOCIETY WOMEN
IN LIVELY ROW
London, Dec. 19.—Mrs. Mabel Louise
Atherton, a beauty of tempestuous ca
reer, who sued Captain Yarde Bullor,
son and heir of Lord Churchston for
$106,000. alleging breach of promise, was
in police court today prosecuting Mrs.
Taylor Elderly, an American woman,
for assault.
Mrs. Taylor, it is charged, called at
Mrs. Atherton’s luxurious residence in
Park Lane, on Monday, and, telling her
she had “come to spoil her beauty,"
seized Mrs. Atherton by the neck and
severely choked tier. After a struggle
the servants, aided by a policeman,
checked the attack.
Behind this singular assault is an
other story. Mrs. Taylor’s daughter,
Mrs. Stirling, now is suing her husband
for divorce in the Edinburgh courts
and names Mrs. Atherton as co-re
spondent The case is not yet decided.
Mrs. Taylor stated today that her
daughter had been made miserable be
rauseil she believed Mrs. Atherton had
been telling people that Mrs. Stirling
drank. Both women were bound over
to keep the peace.
CLEAR LONDON FOG
WITH ELECTRICITY
London. Dec. 19.—Electrical dis
charges to rid the British isles of fogs
is the proposition of Sir Oliver Lodge,
a scientist whose name commands re
spect for any plan in nature’s domain
lie might express willingness for. The
Westminster council provided ground
near Grosvenor canal, where the ex
periments are to be made under public
auspices at a cost of $10,000.
The plan involves the discharge of
electricity at a light voltage from a
series of disks placed on the tops of
insulated poles. Precipitation of the
| moisture follows and fog laden atmos
phere is cleared. The idea is said to
i have been suggested by noting the im
: provement in London atmospheric
conditions since the modern introduc
tion and growth of the electrical indus
i try. _
MATCH, CARELESSLY
DROPPED, STARTS A
$40,000 CAR FIRE
Minneapolis, Minn., Dee. IS.—A
Northern Pacific, coast truin was dam
aged bv lire to the extent of $40,000
while at the station at St. Cloud, Minn.
A lighted match dropped by a passen
ger on a window curtain started the
fire. The entire car was soon ablare
and the fire spread to a second Pullman
car. Both cars burned to tile trucks.
KENTUCKIANS LYNCH MURDERER
Lexington, Ky„ Deo. 19.—Elmer Hill,
1 charged with the murder of Mamie
Womack, in Adair county, was dragged
1 from jail at Montlceilo last night and
I carried four miles to Greasy creek, and
there hanged to a tree.
His body was discovered this morn
ing by passcrsby who had heard noth
ing of the mob's action last night.
DISASTERS ON VESSELS.
Washington, Dec. 19.—There were
| 1,094 vessel disasters in the United
! states in the last fiscal year, resulting
j in u. property loss of $1,303,790, and the
l iss of 22 lives, according to the. annual
I report of Superintendent Kimball, of
i the United States Life Saving service.
Because of the assistance of the life
| savers, it is pointed out that of $13,
ooO.OOo worth of property, more than
I $11,000,000 was thus saved.
More than 5,000 tons of hides and
skins are exported annually from Si
beria
CARACAS ARISES
AGAINST CASTRO
“Man of Destiny” Had Better
Remain Abroad for His
Health.
Caracas, via 'Willemstad, Dec. 18.—
The people of Caracas arose today
against Castro. The infuriated mob,
unhindered by the police, swept
through the city, wrecking the prop
erty or his henchmen nnd friends.
All statues and pictures of Castro
from clubs and other semi-publio
buildings were burned in the Plaza
Bolivar.
Castro’s rule In Venezuela Is prob
at <y ended. In spite of Holland’s war
like activity on the coast, there has
been no demonstrations ngainst the
Netherlands. They all have been di
rected against Castro and Acting Pres
ident Gomez.
Further dangerous demonstrations
are anticipated. No official act depos
ing Castro from the presidency has yet
been taken, but such n step is ex
pected any moment.
Mob Gathers.
An enormous crowd of inhabitants
of the capital, swelled by people from
the outlying country, gathered In the
streets soon after daybreak Monday.
People began marching up and down
the main thoroughfares, and it was
easy to see their ill temper would soon
result In violence. The police stood and
made no attempt whatever to restrain
the mob.
The first building to be attacked and
looted was that of the lottery monop
oly. Tho offices of the enterprise that
has enriched itself at tho expense of
the people were ransacked and pillaged.
The furniture was broken nnd thrown
into the streets and thousands of lot
tery tickets destroyed.
The crowd then moved to the print
ing office of El Constitutional. the or
gan of Castro, nnd pillaged It com
pletely. Tho steam laundry belonging
to Senor Rivas, editor of the paper,
also was wrecked.
The crowd then turned Its attention
to several drug stores belonging to the
sonlnlaw of General Mendoza, who at
one time was minister of finance under
Castro and who Is universally hated
by the enmies of Castro.
Burn Statues.
Statues and pictures of Castro were
made Into a huge bonfire In the public
square and the crowd cheered as the
flames completed the destruction of
these effigies of the dictator.
Numerous Inscriptions setting forth
the virtues of Castro and extolling his
powers next attracted the retaliation
of the mob. Every inscription bearing
Castro’s name was hacked and cut.
The mob lacked leadership, and final
ly when it paused in default of other
fields for its destructive energies, a de
tachment of troops was called out and
Acting President Gomez issued a mani
festo prohibiting further manifesta
tions.
These measures had the desired ef
fect, for the mob quieted down and
then dispersed.
There were several fatalities as a re
sult of the demonsti ation.
Caracas, via Willemstad, Dec. 18.—
The Venezuelan capital yesterday wit
nessed an outbreak of disorder, follow
ing the warlike activities of the Dutch
warships along the coast, that made
It necessary by nightfall to declare
martial law in order to put an end to
rioting and pillaging.
There were several attacks on private
property on the part of the mob before
tho authorities got the situation In
hand. Several agitators were arrest
ed. The was no actual conflict between
the people and the police.
GILMORE DIVORCE
DECREE WITHHELD
Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 18.—Without
evident intent to Increase publicity
over her estrangement from her actor
husband, Mrs. Paul Gilmore finds her
self still more prominently before the
public than formerly, because of the
withholding of her divorce decree by
Judge McCoy, of the Fifth judicial cir
cuit at Aberdeen.
The action of Judge McCoy Is not
based upon any opposition on the part
of Paul Gilmore, who was present only
through an attorney to conform to the
law. The case is known in the par
lance ol’ the divorce colony as a
’’friendly’’ divorce proceeding, but the
presiding Judge awaits the Interpreta
tion of the recently adopted divorce law
calling for a year’s residence. Mrs.
Gilmore has been a resident of South
Dakota eight months, but her case did
not come to trial until after the adop
tion of the new law, which became
effective as soon as it was approved by
the people of the state under the action
of the referendum.
Thus Mrs. Gilmore is the first to come
under the possible restrictions of the
new enactment, and as the law was
enacted nearly two years ago and has
simply been in abeyance under the op
eration of the referendum, the ques
tion has arisen whether the law does
not apply to residence since the time of
its enactment. It Is possible that Mrs.
Gilmore may be obliged to remain an
other four months before she secures
the coveted document.
DORANDO AGAIN COLLAPSES;
INDIAN LONGBOAT WINNER
New York, Dec. 18.—As on the memor
able occasion of his first Olympiad, Dor
ando Pietrl collapsed within sight of the
goal last night and Tom Longboat, the In
dian runner, who had been led by a yard
or more nearly all the way, won the Mara
thon race at Madison Square Garden.
The race was hard fought from start
to finish and kept the thousands of spec
tators In considerable excitement. In 25
miles Dorando was leading by two yards.
A moment before Longboat had made a
remarkable spurt and put himself on an
even footing with the little Italian. Dor
ando Immediately regained first position
and the men were fighting It out in the
26th mile with Dorando in the lead, but
visibly weaker. The chances of Long
boat appeared to Improve in the second
and third laps. In the fourth lap. while
the crowd was crying itself hoarse, both
men slackened perceptibly. Then sudden
ly Dorando staggered and dropped. Long
boat finished alone. His time for the dis
tance of 26 miles, 3S5 yards, was 2:45:05 2-6.
The time was 35 2-5 seconds slower than
the Marathon mark established by Dor
ando when he defeated Hayes over the
same track three weeks ago.
CAN NATIVE BORN
BABY BE DEPORTED?
i
Chicago. Dec. IS.—Can a child horn
In the United States be deported? That
question has been brought up In the
case of Katrina Bressi, an alleged
"white slave,” who gave birth to a
child while being held at Waukegan
to await an examination before Com
missioner Koote.
The question will be presented to
the federal authorities at Washing
ton.
GIVE REFUGEE AID
AGAINST RUSSIA
Protests at Five Meetings in
Chicago Against Extradi
tion of Rudowitz.
Chicago, Dec. 17.—Five meeting*
were held In Chicago By the Political,
Refugee Defense league to protest
against the action of United State*
Commissioner Foote In Issuing an or
der looking to the extradition of Chris
tian Rudowitz, the Russian refugee.
Enthusiastic crowds attended the
various meetings. The various speakers
were loudly cheered and resolutions
passed declaring the belief of those at
the meetings that Rud*wltz's alleged
offense was entirely political. These
resolutions will bo forwarded to Pres
ident Roosevelt and the secretary
of state.
Several speakers declared that the
action of the government toward the
refugee Is dictated by American In
terests In Russian bonds and the In
fluence of wall street.
Decision ■ Scandal.
At the largest meeting;, held In the
International theater, during the aft-’
ernoon, Louis F. Pest, member of the
board of education, set the audience*
wild with enthusiasm when Jie said:
“When pednle believe governments
ought to be overthrown. tlKjy ought to
be overthrown, and wjltfti I viijflh to cast,
no reflection upon Cd«,tnfastl®n6r Foote,
I must say that his cfeclsion Js ft «can
dnl. The Russian consul here select
ed the lawyer to mapncute this case,
selected the commls.'^fttter to Btpr the
evidence, and It pays the cafhrfilssioner
the same as It pays Its lawyer. Ho
I cannot get 1 cent of his fees Tinless
the Russian government pay)* him.
“If Rudowitz Is transported It will
simply be the beginning of a large se
ries of traitsportatirms. Fifty years
ago It would not have beep -^pessary
. to call such meetings to show Hie peo
; pie that their rights are being Arcaded.
I Let us send up such a eqy tpat the
, government officials dare not ftsnd him
■ back.”
Czar Seeks Vengeance.
The Rev. Father P. J. 0*Gallaghan,
of the Piuillst fathers, stated that pro
tests would not be neocssary If Russia
could be trusted, but there yjas evi
dence that the czar was seeking venge
ance, and said that CxmuniSsioner
Foote's Judgment was not Infallible.
Then he continued:
"If the liberty of , the weakest Is In
danger, then the liberty of all is In
danger. America must remain the
asylum for the oppressed. People with
J full pocketbooks and full stomachs can
not understand why others love justice
I for mere Justice's sake. TJfvy are in
i grates who live upen institutions that
have been built upon the dead bodies
j of patriots."
"Rudowitz Is one ef thousands who
have reason to resent the political op
pression under which Mtegr llvh, and the
! right of asylum must net Be denied
them In America," began Mrs. May
Wood Simons. “We were born under a
revolution. There would be no senti
ment against Rudowitz and other refu
gees today were It not for the big In
terest Americans hold in Russian
bonds.”
TOBACCO COMPANIES
DECLARE MONOPOLY
New York, Dec. 17.—The decree of
the United States circuit court In the
government’s suit against the Ameri
can Tobacco company and others,
which was llled late this afternoon, de
clares the American Tobacco company,
the American Snuff company, the R. J.
Reynolds company, the Pierre Loril
lard and Blackwell’s Durham cohtpany
a monopoly engaged In illegal combin
ation.
The decree restrains these holding
companies from engaging b? foreign
and Interstate commerce until compe
tition between them Is restored. The
decree denies the receiverships asked
by the government.
An appeal, which has been taken to
the United States supreme court, will
act as a temporary stuy to the decree
Hied today.
WILL CUT THE WAGES OF
WEST VIRGINIA MINERS
Charleston, W. Va„ Dec. 17.—The Stand
ard Oil company, the Paint Oreek Collier*
company, together with alt tlie smaller
coal operators on Paint Creek, Kanawhaj
county, have announced they wiH fcost no
tices of a reduction in wages, and it was
stated at miners’ headquarters that a
strike would be called. The action of the
operators follows tho joint convention
with the miners last Friday, the only re
sult of which was to widen the breach be
tween employer and employes.
There are 17 mines in the Paint Creek;
territory and more than 1,600 men ara
affected.
HUGHES GETS AFTER
STOCK EXCHANGES
Albany, N. Y„ Dec. 17.—Governor
Hughes has announced the appoint
ment of a committee of nine. consist
ing of bankers, business men and econ
omists, to Inquire into the facts sur
rounding the business of the stock ex
changes in New York and to suggest
"what changes, if any, are advisable
in the laws of the state bearing upon
the speculation in securities and com
modities; or relating to the protection
of investors, or with regard to the in
strumentalities and organization used
in dealing In securities ami commodi
ties which are the subject of specula
tion.”
The commission is to se.rve without
compensation, and has been asked by
the governor to report as early nrac
tleable.
FOR FINE ARTS BUREAU.
Washington, Dee. 17.—The establish
ment of a federal bureau of fine arts
under the department of the interior
was recommended by the committee on
allied fine arts of the American Insti
tute of Architects, which met here to
day in annual convention. It is rec
ommended the work of the proposed
! bureau be statistical and advisory ra
j tiler than instructive.
GLASS WORKERS DEMAND
| AN INCREASE OF WAGES
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 17.—A general
' Increase of practically 25 per cent on
their wage scale, to take effect Decem
ber 19 next, will be demanded by the.
nationnl window glass workers. Tha
new scale was announced today at the
close of a five days’ session of the n»
ational scale committee of the unlon
It will affect every window glass fac
tory In the United States. This in
cludes about T.COO skilled employe*.
