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    SIMPLICITY DOESN’T
APPEAL TO ARIZONA
f—
Phoenix Plans Big Celebration
in Spite of Governor’s Jef
fersonian Wishes.
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Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 12.—A conflict
has developed between George W. P.
Hunt, Arizona’s first state governor and
the various Phoenix committees dele
gated to arrange for the statehood
celebration and inauguration festivi
ties
Soon after his election Mr. Hunt an
nounced that his inauguration would be
marked by Jeffersonian simplicity—
that he would walk to the capitol to
take the oath of office. Notwithstand
ing this announcement plans were
made for a big celebration. Then came
■word from Globe, that the governor
elect had disapproved the program. He
refused to allow the militia to parade.
No one knew even if he would con
sent to review the parade. No one
knows yet.
In the absence of definite word from
Washington regarding the time of is
suing the statehood proclamation, the
date of the inauguration program i»
uncertain,
MILWAUKEE ROAD
HAS GRAFT CHARGE
f AGAINST OFFICERS
Chicago, Feb. 12.—No suit has been
filed against the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railway company by minor
ity stockholders of the company. At
the same time the rumors both in New
York and Chicago that suit would be
started soon, charging excessive ex
penditures in the construction of the
road's Pacific coast extension, the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound,
have become more definite.
It developed, through admission of
the road's officials, that the Beaver
Dam Malleable Iron company had re
ceived the contracts for most of the
tie plates used in the construction of
Ithe new road, and all except a few spe
cialties in the car castings supplies.
The vice president of the Beaver Dam
company is Lawrence Fitch, soninlaw
Of A. J. Earling, president of the St.
Paul. E. \V. McKenna, vice president
in charge of operations, in an inter
view, immediately after the publicity
Accorded the construction of the Puget
Bound, declared no relative of a St.
£>aul official was an officer of a railway
Equipment house which had supplied
the road. Mr. Earling said that neither
Of the companies with which his sonln
Jaw was connected manufactures rail
way supplies.
, Furnished Supplies to Road.
Yesterday in a new Interview it was
admitted that the Beaver Dam com
pany had supplied the road with an
enormous proportion of its supplies.
Air. Earling was asked with what com
pany his soninlaw was associated. He
Ifeplied that he did not know. He later
Recalled that it was the Beaver Dam
'pompany, and this statement was am
plified by Mr. McKenna’s admission re
warding the purchase of supplies from
‘that concern. How much these con
tracts has reached neither could say.
It was reported also that Mr. Fitch
■was in Chicago, but he could not be
‘found at the company's office at f>06
(Commercial National Bank building.
Dn that door is this inscription:
l J. U. Cowling & Co.
r Beaver Dam Malleable Iron Co.
■ Detroit Steel Casting Co.
Zug Iron and Steel Co.
W. A. Rome, boiler plate and boiler
tubes.
Fitch is Vice President.
Mr. Rome said the three companies
Were all one and that Cowling was
jtheir agent. Mr. Cowling stated that
While he was agent for the Reaver
jl>am he had to do only with the other
,two, and that he simply took neces
sary telephone messages. He professed
ignorance of the Beaver Dam's oper
ations, or whether it had secured Puget
Bound contracts. He knew little aside
Ijfrom the fact that D. P. Lamoreaux
Was president and Mr. Fitch vice presi
dent. That information he acquired
'by consulting a company letterhead.
Mr. Earling urged that Mr. Fitch’s
name be kept out of the story, saying
there was no reason for the connection.
Later he repeated that the materials
for the extension had been procured
jfn open market, adding that where pos
sible the company had bought from
plants situated along the lines of the
railway. That is in accordance with
'policy, he added, pointing out that the
Beaver Dam plant was at Beaver Dam,
SSVis.
“We buy of Marshall Field & Co.,
of which Stanley Field is head,” he
said, “and of Armour & Co., of which
J. Ogden is head. Both are directors
Jn our company. Is there any criticism
of that?"
Land Holdings ‘‘Clean.n
At the interview with newspaper men
Mr. McKenna, Burton Hanson, general
counsel, and E. D. Sewall, assistant to
the president, wero in the room with
Mr. Earling. They took turns in dis
cussing at some length reports regard
ing the acquisition of land holdings
along the St. Paul lines.
It was explained that almost all the
adjoining land is owned by the Mil
waukee Land company, an Iowa corpo
ration founded in 1879, all of whose
stock is held by the St. Paul under
Wisconsin amendments. This was to
disprove the rumor that officials and
their friends had gobbled large tracts
some time before the rout of the sys
tem was publicly announced.
"As a matter of fact,” said Mr. Mc
Kenna, "it was easy for any one, with
out engineering training, to figure out
where the road must go to avoid the
high ranges. There was only one route,
and it had been surveyed 17 years ago,
long before the route was actually set
tled upon. Any one could buy.”
Blame Rumors on Stock Jobbers.
Tlie officials continued to scoff at
the idea of a suit being started and to
attribute the rumors to stock Jobbers.
They professed ignorance of the iden
tity of the men said to be back of the
proceedings. A New York telegram to
stock exchange houses carried rumors
that eastern financial interests were
back of the investigation which had
been going on for months, and on the
strength of confidence that several
millions had been lifted from the St.
Paul treasury, were contemplating suit
within a short time.
Meanwhile the directors interviewed
are standing by Mr. Earling. J. Ogden
Armour expressed complete confidence
In the president and in the construction
of the road which has been his “baby."
He said that the story was ridiculous
am! any comment on it worthies. The
stock is unaffected.
COLD IN MICHIGAN.
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 12.—The coldest
weather of the winter was recorded
here today when the mercury stood at
11 degrees below zero at the United
States weather bureau. Unofficial re
ports from out in the state indicate 25
below zero at Flint and 32 at Sagi
naw.
MILLIONAIRE FOR A
MONTH HIS LATEST
McDevitt Running for Congress
But Willing to Sell Out For
Another Trip.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., Peb. 12.—John Jay
McDevitt, who went broke while play
ing ‘‘millionaire for a day,” has an
nounced that he is In tho race as a
candidate for the democratic nomina
tion for congress from his district. Tho
democratic party gave him the nomi
nation for county treasurer only to
have him sell It and spend the money
playing millionaire.
"f know what it is to be a million
aire,” he stated. “Now 1 want to go
to congress and see how It feels to as
sist In running a country as big as
this. The party leaders here handed
me a Juicy lemon, but I am going to
get back by going to congress and put
ting a crimp In some of the things they
want acomplished for this district.
"I am pretty sure I can win this
nomination. If I am elected I will not
step down and out for the party bosses
unless some one Is good enough to offer
me enough money to pay the expenses
of runnfng a special train to the coast
and permit me to be a millionaire for
a month.”
REBEL FLEET IS SEEN
OFF A CHINESE TOWN
Imperial Troops At Shan Hai
Kwan Will Resist Landing
of Insurgents.
london, Feb. 12. -A fleet of revolu
tionary war ships was sighted off the
port of Shan Hal Kwan, situated on
the railroad line from Peking, this
morning, according to a news agency
dispatch received here from Tien
Tsln.
Urgent orders have been issued by
the commanders of the imperial troops
to prepare all available transports In
order to resist the landing of the rebel
forces.
At the Russian concession in Shan
Hai Kwan, extraordinary precautions
have ben taken. The approaches to
the railway station have been placed
under the protection of strong patrols.
TREASURE HUNT ENDS
IN A DCUBLE TRAGEDY
New Mexican Ranchman Ac
knowledges He Killed Kim
mel and Clears Mystery.
St. Bonis, Mo., Feb. 12.—John B.
Swlnney, a New Mexican rancher, tes
tified in the Klmmel mystery case in
the United States district court today
that he killed the man who shot George
A. Klmmel dead in a forest in Oregon
August 14, 1S98, two weeks after Klm
mel disappeared.
The witness is an acknowledged two
time convict.
Klmmel In company with the late
Robert M. Snyder, of Kansas City, a
man named Johnson and Swlnney, ac
cording to Swinney’s testimony, left
Kansas City the night of Kimmel's dis
appearance for Coos Bay, Ore., to
search for a buried treasurer of $40,
000 in gold.
After finding $4,000 of the treasure,
according to Swlnney, Johnson and
Klmmel quarreled in the woods. John
son shot Klmmel. Swlnney, in turn
shot and killed Johnson, and Swinney
and Snyder buried the bodies of John
son and Klmmel in the same grave,
covered It with leaves, and quietly slip
ped away.
Swinney testified that Snyder took
Kimmel’B effects and intended to send
them to his mother, but that Snyder
was afraid to do so. The claimant,
Andrew J. White, a former convict, was
not in court today to hear Swinney’s
story.
PROSECUTOR TRYING
TO SECURE PARDON
District Attorney Aids Man
Who Took Prison Term Rath
er Than Involve Woman.
New York, Feb. 12.—District Attor
ney Whitman took a hand today In the
case of Folke E. Brandt, the former
valet to Mortimer L. Schlff, who la
serving a 30-year sentence In state’s
prison for burglary, by preparing evi
dence to be submitted to the grand
Jury. The grand Jury will Investigate
the case, Mr. Whitman said, with a
view to determining if grounds exist
for indictments charging conspiracy
and subornation of perjury.
In addition, Brandt’s case is before
two courts. The issuance of a writ of
habeas corpus yesterday by Justice
Gerard will bring the prisoner before
the supreme court here next Tuesday
morning. The writ was Issued on rep
resentations made by Martin F. Au
berth. us Brandt’s next friend,” that
Brandt’s commitment was illegal, be
cause he pleaded guilty to charges
more serious than he was guilty of.
The second action was a notice filed
on Judge Rosalskl, the committing
judge, that motion would be made
Tuesday to hove the case reopened.
Brandt has already served five years
of his term, end It Is said that he
pleaded guilty In ordrr to save a wom
an In SchlfTs household the embar
rassment of appearing in court.
GRANITE STONElNSCRIBED
“HE WAS FRIEND OF POOR”
Dos Moines, la., Peb. 12.—Relative:!
of the late Genera! Weaver today re
quested that the proposed movement to
erect a monument for General Weaver
by general subscription be dropped.
The deceased had requested that a
simple Iowa granite stone mark his
grave, and that on it there he en
fgraved only his name, age and the
words "He was a friend of the poor.”
William J. Bryan had offered JlOO
to start the fund for p monument.
"News Brevities
i»....
NEW YORK—Mrs. Hettle Green,
known as the richest woman in the
world, "attempted to extort money”
from William Randolph Hearst, ac
cording to C. M. Bovee, attorney for
the editor, who obtained an order in
court directing Mrs. Green to appear
and show cause yesterday why she
should not be compelled to accept $275,
000 with interest up till last Monday in
congressional campaign committee, will
of Illinois, chairman of the republican
payment of a mortgage she heLd on
be In charge of the president’s political
interests from now until the Chicago
convention. Mr. Tuft’s friends had ad
vised such a step, but no action was
taken until the pressure of political
work became so great that Secretary
Hllles found it almost Insupportable.
Besides, it was interfering seriously
with the regular and necessary work
of his office. ,
WASHINGTON — Intervention In
Mexico by the United States is not in
tended by any mobilization of troops
that might be made again along the
southern border. This was the atti
tude of the department telegraphed
yesterday to various consular and dip
lomatic representatives in Mexico, who
had complained that intervention talk
there was festering a dangerous anti
American sentiment. The state de
partment reiterated emphatically that
this government had no interest in
Mexico beyond the safety of American
lives and Interest, but from the same
contular agents came reports far from
assuring as to the stability of the Mex
ican federal government.
NEW YORK—Charles W. Morse,
bank wrecker and pardoned federal
convict, came back last night to the
scene of his former triumphs and his
conviction, crumpled up in a wheel
chair, silent and impassive as a lay
figure. With a white faced wife at hss
side he was pushed through a crowd
that thronged the Pennsylvania sta
tion. lifted quickly into a taxicab and
whisked away to his home at 127 West
Fifty-eighth street, to remain for a
week or 10 days before starting for
Bad Nauheim, Germany, Where he ex
pects to regain his health, which physi
cians say prison life has shattered.
EMPORIA, KAN.—Kansas barbers
must not use the same towel in serv
ing more than one customer. At least
they must not let the Kansas state
beard of health catch them economiz
ing in that way. This warning was im
pressed upon followers of the tonsorial
art yesterday when John Kleinhaus,
an agent for the board, descended upon
Emporia shops and caused the arrest
of 35 workmen, practically all of them
employing Journeymen barbers. The
men paid fines of $26 and costs in a
Justice court on charges ranging from
"using the same towel twice” to “gen
eral insanitation."
A«ijrwjvn, X- xxcv.-X lit; ivpuuntti.il
state convention spilt Into two factions
soon after being called to order here
yesterday, one body going to another
hall, where delegates to the national
convention were instructed to vote for
the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
for president. The regular administra
tion faction, after the departure of the
insurgent delegatee from the hall, or
ganized and elocted delegates to the
Chicago convention whom they In
structed to vote for the nomination of
President Taft.
NEW YORK—The l#0th anniversary
of the birth of Charles Dickens was
celebrated here last night with a ban
quet at which more than 600 persons,
prominent in the literary, professional
and social life of New York city were
present. Former Mayor Seth Low pre
sided and addresses were made by
Kate Douglass Wiggin, F. Hopkin
eon Smith, Agnes Repplier, William
Bayard Hale and others, the life and
works of the author and his Influence
upon present day ideals being por
trayed In eulogistic terms.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.—That the
Minnesota Progressive league will
stand by Senator Robert M. La Follette
In his race for the persidentlal nomina
tion on the republican ticket was made
known last night when a telegram was
sent to Mr. La Follette, congratulating
him on his refusal to quit and telling
him that he was stronger than ever
In Minnesota. The message was signed
by George S. Loftus, president of the
Minnesota Progressive league, and
James A. Peterson, president of the
Hennepin County Progressive league.
NEW YORK—The mystery surround
ing the murder of Helen Taylor, killed
by the explosion of a bomb In her
apartments last Saturday night, grew
deeper with the disclosure that the
package containing the infernal ma
chine apparently was sent by mail In
stead of having been delivered by mes
senger, as had been supposed. The
police and coroner admitted that the
case against Charles M. Dickenson
with the woman when the explosion
took place, and who has been ar
raigned by the coroner on the charge
of homicide, had many weak points.
COLUMBIA, MO.—Judge John D
Lawson will retire as dean of the
school of law at the University of Mis
souri at the close of the school season
in June, according to announcement by
Ross Hill, president of the university.
Judge Lawson has written several legal
text books and was a member of the
committee sent out by the A.merlcan
Institute of Criminal Law and Crimin
ology to study the differences In the
legal procedure in criminal cases in
England and America.
WASHINGTON—Public hearings In
the second senatorial inquiry Into the
election of Senator Lorimer were de
clared closet) yesterday by Chairman
Dillingham, of the Senate Lorimer
committee. ( Attorney Hanecy, repre
senting- Senator Lorimer, was given
permission to file a brief to the effect
that the senator's election had been
adjudicated before the present Inves
tigation began, and that It could not
be the subject of a second Investiga
tion.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — One convict
was shot and seriously wounded and
another probably wounded as a result
of a break for liberty which was made
by the two from the Ohio penitentiary
late yesterday. The wounded man,
William Brennan, who Is In the prison
hospital, said his companion, Otis Hur
ley, was also wounded, but up to a late
hour Hurley was still at large.
WASHINGTON—A reduction of the
cavalry force of the United States army
from 16 to 10 regiments, with a subse
quent reduction of the enlisted force of
the army by 3,980 men, was voted into
the army appropriation bill in the
House late yesterday after a bitter
fight.
NEW YORK—“John Doe” proceed
ings to determine whether a “butter
and egg trust" exists in this city will
be started before a magistrate here
next Tuesday by District Attorney
Whitman, who for the last two weeks
has been conducting a grand Jury in
vestigation into tile high price of food
commodities.
FRANKFORT, KY.—Woodrow Wil
son expounded his views of democracy
to the Kentucky legislature yesterday
afternoon, giving what he termed a
“straight democratic talk." Late at
r.ight he spoke at a banquet given by
the Woodrow Wilson league of Ken
tucky at a local hotel.
TOUCH OF DRAMA
IN LABOR HEARING
Washington, Fob. 12.-“-John Mitchell’s
trial for contempt of court, In which he
was Involved with Samuel Gompers and
Frank Morrison, officials of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor In connection
with the Buck stove and rango boy
cott case, took on a dramatic touch at
the hearing today.
Mr. Mitchell had seemed to be criti
cising Justice Wright, before whom he
is on trial, and the justice displayed
some impatience with Ills critic.
"Let me explain thU," said Mr.
Mitchell. "At the time I was sum
moned lo Washington to appear before
this court 1 fnced a long term In prison.
It was on the day before Christmas eve.
I was living In New York. I had not
seen my family and children, who were
In Illinois, foi two months.
Denied Any Delay.
"I had bought and packed In my
grip, toys and gifts for my children. I
was summoned t* Washington to re
ceive my sentence. I asked that the
decision be postponed. It was not. I
was brought here and sentenced.
"I had merely done what I believed
was my right under the government
my father had sought to uphold. So
when I appeared and was sentenced
and discussed It afterward I coud not
attempt to and did not disguise my
feelings. I felt outraged."
"Mr. Mitchell," said Justice Wright,
"you have shown some bitterness to
ward the court for the manner In which
you were sentenced. What reason have
you for believing that the court knew
of your request for a postponement?"
"I wrote to the president of thq
American Federation of Labor and
asked it,” replied Mr. Mitchell. "I sup
posed that my request had boon con
veyed to the court."
Judge Denies It.
"No request was conveyed to the
court," replied the Justice. "It came as
a demand. There was an atmosphere
of antagonism about It. It was a de
mand from the vice president of the
American Federation of Labor for a
postponement. I did not think ha had
any more right to demand It than any
other man."
“I have been under the Impression
that my request was conveyed to the
court and was denied. If I have been
wrong In that I would not do the court
an Injustice, and I regret that I have
made It appear so," said Mr. Mitchell.
DYNASTY TO QUIT
WITHIN A MONTH
Shanghai, China. Feb. 12.—Tang Shac
Yi, the representative of Yuan Shal
Kai, today declared that he was con
fident that the abdication of the throne
would be an accomplished fact before
February 18.
There appears to be less confidence
now than hitherto lias been that Yuan
Shi Kai will be selected for the presi
dency of the republic. On the ether
hand the name of Gen. Li Yuen Sheng,
the present vice president, is men
tioned, and it is possible that he may
be eventually selected.
Dr. Wu Drafts Charter.
The draft of the proposed Magna
Charta of the new Chinese republic has
born completed by Dr. Wu Ting Fang,
the minister of Justice in the repub
lican cabinet, and now awaits the ap
proval of the senate at Nanking. The
document provides for a presidential
term of five years, but the senate prob
ably will make the first term only
one year.
It Is thought that a compromise may
be reached on the question of the fu
ture capital of China. President Sun
Yet Sen. however, asserts positively
that Nanking will be selected, although
he admits that an agreement may be
made to keep Peking provisionally as
the nominal capital.
Desultory outpost fighting continued
in many places, but the reports as to
the casualties are very much exagger
ated on both sides. Tang Shao Yi de
clared positively today that there will
be no more serious fighting.
Rebels Bombard a City.
Mukden, Manchuria, Feb. —The city
of Kalping province of Chi Li, was
subjected to a severe bombardment to
day by the revolutionary troops. Ac
cording to tile 1#test reports the town
is in liames. The attacking force of re
publican troops brought two heavy
guns into action and for several hours
fiercely shelled both the city and the
fortress.
Twenty-three officers belonging to
the garrison of the city were executed
by the general in command without
trial on suspicion of collusion with the
revolutionary commander.
REICHSTAG PRESIDENT
SCORNS A SOCIALIST
—
Berlin. Feb. 12.—Dr. Rhahn, leader of
the clerical center party, who yesterday
was elected president of the relehstag,
announces that he will resign the
chair on Monday. He gives as his
reason that he declines to be associated
with a socialist vice president.
The first vice president of the house,
who also whs chosen yesterday, Is
Philipp Scheldemann, a socialist.
COLDEST JANUARY IN
ALL CHICAGO HISTORY
Chicago. Feb. 12.-—Gustave Meltser, a
printer, was found frozen to death on a
sidewalk here today. The temperature
here has hung around the zero mark
during the last 24 hours, but, according
to the weather bureau, warmer weather
Is due.
Records completed today show that
the January just pant was the coldest
Chicago has experienced ,ln 35 years.
STATE EANK STATEMENT.
Des Moines. Iu., Feb. 12.—The state
auditor today issued calls for a state
ment from Iowa banks, showing the
ondition on February 7.
-ame to Sioux City with his father
<nd other members of the family In
1558. Shortly after coming here he
tarted a machine works on the present
die of the Shenkberg building on Third
end Pierce streets. Mr. Haley left
a re In 1P96. He was residing in New
Raven with his sister, Miss Mary Ha
ley, and a niece, Miss Emily Candee,
formerly of Fort Dodge.
WASHINGTON — Fncooked fruits
and vegetables served In restaurants
and the homes of millions are likely to
be carrying agents of typhoid fever,
according to Pas* Assistant Surgeon
R. D. Creel, of the public health and
marine hospital service, as the result
of experiments with lettuce and rnd
i -bes. In a report issued yesterday Dr.
creel declared that even under <ondl
tions most unfavorable by bacillus the
infection lasted a* least 31 days, "j
ueriod sufficiently long for >ome * .:rle
ties of lettuce and radishes to nia
tv re."
WOMAN HEIRESS OF
HAWLEY IS CONVICT
Her Husband Was Magnate’s
Nephew and Will Get $2,
000,000 From Estate.
New York, Feb. 12.—Mrs. Frederick
Crandoll, nee McManus, came over to
New York today from Blackwell’s lsl
nnd and learned for the first time that
her husband was an heir to the late
Edwin Eawley and a prospective mil
lionaire.
Since January 20 lRst she has been
an inmate of the work house, sentenced
there for "disorderly conduct and mis
chievous mischief,’’ the outcome of a
tenement house row. The children of
the pair have been at Chatham, N. Y..
awaiting their mother’s release, and It
It understood that she will Join them
there.
Young Crandell once was one of the
late railroad millionaire’s favorite
nephews, but they quarreled In 189S
when Mr. Hawley learned of Crandell'r
attentions to Miss McManus, then a
telegraph operator In the offices of the
Southern Pacific railway.
Since Hawley died Intestate, CrandeU
will receive a share of the estate
nmountlng. It Is said, to more than $2,
000,000. _ _ _
WHITE MATE FOR
BLACK CHAMPION;
WEDS IN SECRET
Pittsburgh, Po., Feb. 12.—Looking
over the old dockets, the clerks of the
marriage license office have discovered
that John A. Johnson, better known as
"Jack" Johnson, champion heavyweight
fighter, received a marriage license on
January 18, 1911, and that no return
slip has been returned to the office.
Efforts to communicate with Johnson,
It Is said, have proven fruitless. A let
ter addressed to him has been returned
from Chicago. The license was Issued
to Johnson and Etta H. Duryea, white,
who gave her residence as Chicago.
Another effort will be made to have
Johnson state who performed the cere
mony, so that the return may be filed
with the application.
Girl’s Family Respected.
Hempstead, L. I.. Feb. 10.—Etta
Terry was the maiden name of Mrs.
Clarence E. Duryea, of this plaoe. She
was the daughter of David Terry, of
an old Long Island family, who die*
about three weeks ago. She married
Clarence Duryea about nine yoars ago,
friends of the family recalled tonight.
Duryea. the son of John Duryea, a
wealthy retired commission merchant
of New York city, was a singer In
the Cathedral choir at Garden City and
both he and his wife went on the light
opera stage not long after their mar
riage. Later they separated and ulti
mately were divorced, friends here
were Informed, and Duryea joined his
father In northern New York, where
he now lives.
Johnson Admits It.
Chicago, Feb. 10.—"Jack" Johnson,
champion pugilist, confirmed the report
that he had obtained a marriage license
In Pittsburgh and said further that
he had married Etta H. Duryea In
Pittsburgh shortly thereafter. Johnson
said the marriage was open and legal
and there could be no blame attached.
Mrs. Johnson, he said, obtained a di
vorce from Clarence Duryea In Chi
cago about 18 months ago through G.
A. Beerly, a Chicago lawyer. Duryea
was served In the suit, but defaulted
and the service was sent to his home
In Malone, N. Y. Mrs. Johnson said
tonight she hnd lived at Hempstead,
L. I„ but would not discuss her for
mer husband. Johnson said:
“I married Mrs. Duryea secretly,
She had been divorced a year before,
Mrs. Duryea started the suit herself. ]
know nothing about her former hus
band, never having seen him, so fai
as I know. All I know Is that she 1>
my wife and who she was before thal
concerns no one but me."
JUDGE ENTERS ORDER
FOR MINNESOTA DITCH
Luverne, Minn., Feb. 12.—At a spe
cial term of the district court Jusl
closed here Hon. L. S. Nelson made hli
final order granting the petition for the
construction of a judicial ditch drain
ing the big marsh In Rose Dell town
ship. this county. This means that sev
eral sections of valuable farming lands
will be made fit for agricultural pur
ppses. Bonds will be Issued by the
county to pay for the construction of
the ditch, and the cost of construction
will eventually be repaid by the prop
erty owners benefited by the ditch.
Changes In business seem to have
been the order of the day here for the
week Just ending. In addition to the
change In the Luverne Mercantile com
pany, the City feed store was sold by
F. P. Jones, the old proprietor, to John
Cameron, the popular groceryman. The
Grand theater, which has given nightly
a clean and Instructive moving picture
show, was sold by P. P. Brekke to Ray
Vincent, of this city. These changes,
together with that of the Luverne Tel
ephone company selling Its line to the
Northwestern Telephope company, and
two or three others, makes more than
half a dozen business changes here
since the first of the year.
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TROOPS ARE ORDERED
TO MEXICAN BORDER
Washington, Feb. 12.—A battalion of
the Eighteenth Infantry has been or
dered from Whipple barracks, Arlz.,
to El Paso, Tex. The situation at
Juarez opposite El Paso, Is reported to
be ugly, tho InEurrectos being much
disturbed over the threatened entry of
Madero troops Into that place by way
of American territory.
The state department has concluded
to decline the request of the Madero
government for permission for Mexican
troops to cross Texas.
The Eighteenth infantry battalion
with a machine gun detachment will
relieve Colonel Steever’s cavalry men
on guard duty at El Paso and enable
the latter to patrol the border.
FOOT WASHER DRAWS $10,000.
Atlantic, la., Feb., 12.—Mrs. John
Franks, wife of a wealthy retired
farmer of Cass county, has been
granted a divorce and $10,000. They
were married two years ago after
meeting in Seattle, where tho bride-to
be gave him a magnetic footwash for
a rheumatic ailment. The testimony
in th case shows that she has washed
his tut many times since then. She
alleges that he treated her cruelly. The
court found that the husband was
Worth {SC.C00 and gave her one sixth
if It
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FOUNDLING RISES if
TO CLAIM ESTATE
OF NOTED WOMAN
Greenwich, Conn., Feb. 12.—Rumor
that the will of Mrs. Henry L. Cam
mann, who died last month, leaving an
estate of 2287,187.09 to her husband, was
to be contested and that there would
be sensational developments was con
firmed with the filing of an appeal and
a bond In the Greenwich probate court
by Mrs. Frank McGulnness, wife of a
chauffeur, who asserts she Is the
daughter and natural heir of Mrs.
Cammann.
Mrs. Cammann was one of the most
prominent women In Oreenwlch. Her
husband Is connected with the import
ing firm of Henry W. T. Mall, at No. 73
Fifth avenue. New York. As far as
was known here, they were childless.
The Cammann residence is on the exact
spot where "Old Put" started his his
toric ride down the stone steps In the
days of the revolution. The place is
the pride of Greenwich.
Mrs. Cammann was the daughter of
the late William Churchill, prominent
in New York half a century agq. She
was the first woman to take up modern
farming here, where she ran the North
brook farm, now the estate of J. H.
Flagler, ns a diary. She was married
to Mr. Cammann in 1890. No children
were born to them so far as can be
learned. Mrs. Cammann was promi
nent In the affairs Qf the D. A. R. and
a supporter of equal suffrage.
Believed Her a Foundling,
Those who know MrB. McGulnness al
ways believed she was a foundling,
without known parentage hereabouts.
As far as Greenwich people knew gen
erally she was cared for when an In
fant by a Mrs. Stud well, who was •
recompensed for her services. The child
went by the name of Anita Smith.
Sha married when young and her
husband committed suicide. Her cir
cumstances became straitened. She had
children to support. It Is understood
that during her struggle to maintain
herself and Infants that some one
hinted to her that she was related to
Mrs. Cammann.
It Is also understood that she wrote
to Mrs. Cammann asking for Informa
tion as to the truth of the suspicions
and seeking aid. Mrs. Cammann was
known for her charity and It was be
lieved she might render assistance.
What the result of this was Is not
known.
Last year the widow married Mc
Oulnness, an ex-soldler, and now an
unemployed chauffeur. Upon the death
of Mrs. Cammann, Mrs. McGulnness
appealed to William P. Mulviile, a
young lawyer, and It Is said he con
sulted Kenealy & Keating, lawyers of
Stamford. They have Investigated the
statements made by the woman.
The attorney for Mr. Cammann, who
Is on a fishing trip In Florida, heard of
the possible contest and they also be
gan an Investigation. They claim to
have affidavits showing that Mrs. Mc
Guinness has no right to the estate
and they also declare they have un
doubted evidence that her father and
mother are dead.
Husband to Fight Case.
It Is said the board of Anita Smith
as an Infant was paid through Mrs.
Cammann to prevent the name of a
girl friend from being disgraced.
Mr. Cammann was so deeply affected
by the death of his wife that he went
south and will not return till March.
His personal counsel, former Judga
George G. McNall, said that Mrs. Mc
Gulnness’ appeal had no foundation,
and that he had abundant evidence to
disprove all her assertions.
He said there would be no compro
mise and that Mr. Cammann would
spend his last cent to uphold his wife’s
honor. They had made their home here
for several years.
The case Is scheduled to come up In
the superior court In Bridgeport early
next month.
NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 12.—Tho supreme
court handed down opinions today In
the following cases:
Meuzy vs. Hlnrichs on rehearing,
former opinion modified; Judgment of
affirmance adhered to.
Forsha vs. Nebraska Moline Plow
company, Judgment on former hearing
modified; rehearing denied.
Price vs. Fouke, affirmed.
I.ocan vs. Aabel, reversed and re
manded.
Rslnke vs. Helm, affirmed.
Allen vs. Moetz, affirmed.
Resoner vs. Yates, affirmed.
Olsen vs. Olsen, reversed and re
manded. '
Matthews vs. Gillette, affirmed.
Taylor vs. Harvey, affirmed.
Western Bridge and Construction
company vs. County of Cheyenne, re
versed and remanded.
State, ex real, Kellogg vs. Barr, af
firmed.
Rockwell vs. state, reversed and re
manded.
Motions for rehearlngs were over
ruled In the cases of Essex vs. Ksen
sky and Clark vs. Burlington.
WEALTHY GREEK-FORCED INTO
SERVICE ON VISIT TO ATHENS
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 12. — While
friends of John Petro, the wealthy
Greek, insist that he Is not serving In
the Grecian army, It Is asserted with
equal positiveness by other Greeks that
he Is. Petro went to Greece last No
vember for the purpose of visiting his
old home at Athens. It Is known that
he carried naturalization papers with
him, and for that reason It was believed
by Petro and his friends that he was
Immune from Greek government re
quirements. It Is asserted now, how
ever, that naturalization papers are not
sufficient to keep a former subject from
Bervlng In the army under certain cir
cumstances. It Is asserted by a Greek
who pretends to know that Petro Is
now serving the fourth month In the
army and that he will be released by
the payment of a bonus of something
like J1.000 In a few days. Petro, who
came to America a few years ago and
wen’ to work as a bootblack, has grown
wealthy. He now owns the old Leavitt
farm, on which the sugar factory was
at one time located.
MOTHERS’ CONGRESS.
Philadelphia, Feb. 12.—Announcement
was made today by Mrs. Frederic
SchofT. president of the National Con
gress of Mothers, that the executive
committee of the organization has se
lected St. Louis as the place for hold
ing the next congress. The meeting
will open on Mrach 20 and close March
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WHITEWASH APPLIED.
Washington, Feb. 12.—By a vote of
seven to live, the Senate committee on
privileges and elections today approved
tho report of the sub-committee, ex
onerating Senator Stephenson from
charges of corruption in connection
with hts election.
UNFILLED STEEL ORDERS.
New York, Feb. 12.—Tho United
States steel corporation announced to
day that the unfilled orders on the
books of the company on January 31
totalled 5,379.721 tons, against 5,084.
761 tons on December 31.