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PROMINENT MEN
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YOUNG
WESTERN
UNION
Taft's Cabinet Causes
Much Discussion,
WILSON THOUGHT TO REMAIN
Judge Baljinger Slated for
z Interior Department.
1MAGEL TO SUCCEED STRAUS
MliMoiirl Man Mentioned for Com
merce) and Labor Portfolio.
(Veorge AV. Wickersham May
Be xt Attorney-General.
ko xicw AmivmwTs mare.
The Preaiaent-eleet ld tonight
that he u mill innocent of being
tb logrct of Inspired.'' or "airthorl
titlm" Cabinet stories. His CaM
nat, h Mlit, had arqulred no ad
ditional members stm-e the Knox
announcement ; no offer of positions
i-tre pending, nor had he mado any
deetalona with respect to making
offers.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Cabinet build
ers at the National capital and thorn who
have moved to Georgia as a part of the
entourage of President-elect Taft. are
succeeding In placing; on the anxious
bench public men In all sections of the
country who haws been looked upon as
aspirants for portfolios or whose quali
fications have been urged by admiring;
friends.
The announcement of the appointment
of Frank H. Hitchcock to bs .ostmaster
General. followed by that of Senator
Philander C. Knox to be Secretary of
Plate, nd the generally accepted report
that George W. Wlckersham. of New
York, is the choice, of Mr. Taft as Attorney-General,
indicates that the slate
Is being made up rapidly snd that an
nouncement of the entire Cabinet may
be expected before long.
VfI.on to Continue.
From a discussion of the Cabinet slate
among Mr. Taft's close friends In Wash
ington, who would not oo likely to indulge
lit Idle gossip concerning It. there seems
to be a reasonable certainty that In ad
dition to those named. Secretary Wilson
m ill continue for a year or more as the
head of the .Agricultural Department:
that Secretary Garfield will retire from
th Cabinet; that Judge Richard A. Bal
linger. of Seattle, will be given a place,
probably that of Secretary of the In
terior; that Luke E. Wright will retire
from the Cabtnet and again take a post
In the diplomatic service, and that an
Ohio man will be given the position of
Becretary of the Treasury.
Xagel for Commerce and Labor.
Within the last few days the name of
Charles NageJ, of .Missouri, has been dis
cussed in connection with the Secretary
ship of the Department of Commerce
and Lobor. It Is known that at one
time Mr. Taft thought very strongly of
eamfhg Nagel as Attorney -General, but
that later he considered Wlckersham
more adaptable to the purpose of that
department.
Vie said, however, that he would like
an able lawwer to bead the Department
of Commerce and Labor. Republican pol
iticians are urging -the claims of Missouri
fur recognition, and as Judge N'agel
played a prominent part in the campaign
aa a member of the executive committee
of the Republican -.ationat Committee,
the mantle would fall on him naturally
If a place was given that state.
Treasury Portfolio Difficult.
Other names heard are those of Wil
liam Loer. Secretary to the President;
Oscar S. Straus, who now has a port
folio, and Geoifea A. Knight, of Califor
nia. It is not believed here, however,
that two places will go to the Pacific
Coast.
Probably the most difficult place re
maining to be Ailed is that of Secretary
of the Treasury. Among those men men
tioned axe ex-Govcrnor Myron T. Her
ri k and Representative Burton.
For Secretary of War. the name of
Charles Magoon. now Governor of Cuba.
Is heard frequently, but the generally
accepted Idea is that Mr. Taft has not
yet made up his mind whom to appoint.
He is aaid to be looking for a man who
has made a record as a business man.
William Ioeh. Jr.. is also mentioned for
Secretary of the Navy, as is also Charles
II. Thompson, of New York. There are
some close friends of Mr. Taft also, who
thick that Secretary Newberry will be re
tained. BOYS SHOOT EACH OTHER
Hose burg Lads Amiw Themselves
Dlsastroof.lv With Airgnns.
ROSiRURG. Or. Dec. 20 (Special.)
Thr boy with ah-gune amused them
selves today by shooting at each other.
Kach scored a hit. Two of the boys have
holes in their legs where bullets passed
through and the third haa a hole In his
tack where a bullet entered, but has not
yet been found. All all recover.
Light Plants Unable to Operate In
Carson City, Reno and Big
Mines of Virginia City.
RENO, New. Dec. 20. (Special.) The
coldest weather in years Is now being ex
perienced in this section of Nevada. As
a result, an Ice-gorge has blocked the
Truckee River at a point above Florls
ton and the power companies supplying
electricity to Carson, Reno and the big
mines of Virginia City are fighting nlgiit
and day to keep their lines open.
Yesterday the Big Butters plant, one
of the largest properties in Virginia City,
was compelled to close down.
Carson City is without light and power
and but for an auxiliary plant in this
city. Reno would be in darkness. As it
is. a good portion of the residence dis
trict is without light.
The power companies are finding '.t
Impossible to keep their pipes free from
the cakes of ice breaking from the floes
in the river. Warm weather Is all that
can relieve the situation.
HENPECKED MAN REBELS
Willing; to Do Honsework, hut Ob
jects to Being Abused.
CHICAGO. 1U., Dec. 20. (Special.)
Jesse Hdwtn Wortben. while not wearing
any medals, can claim to be the worst
henpecked husband In the city, so far as
known. It all came out when Jesse ap
plied to the eourtsyfor divorce.
He lays that every Sunday for five
years he was compelled to wash the win
dows, scrub the floors and "tidy up"
generally. For nine years, he avers, he
was compelled to cook his own meals.
During; the same period he made the
beds, washed the dishes and did all the
housework.
Jesse bore this . patiently, but he re
belled when his wife, Hattle M. Wor
then, began to abuse him violently
When she told him she "would a soon
poison him as she would a dog," he
thought it time to carry his case Into
court. The Circuit Judge took the cas3
under advisement.
METHODS SHOWN IN NOVEL
Woman Incensed at Husband's Dis
charge by Railroad;
FORT SCOTT. Kan., Dec. . (Special.)
Mrs. L. I. Holllnger. wife of J. A. Hol
llnger. Incensed over the Injustice of her
husband's discharge from the passenger
service of the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company, where he hsd served in various
capacities for 20 years, haa written a
novel In which she treats of present-day
railway methods. The name of Mrs.
Holllnger s book Is, "Threads From Three
Lives." It vindicates her husband's rail
road career, delineates the personnel of
the Missouri Pacific's general official fam
ily and has striking scenes in which her
daughter, a talented young woman, ap
pears before President Gould, pleading
for Justice to her father.
Wine parties, poker games, political
manipulation, in which the general at
torneys and practically all of the gen
eral officers are given prominent roles,
are introduced in the novel.
NEW MEXICO . WANTS IN
Governor Curry Says His People
Want to Be Treated Like. Men.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. "We hava
a wideawake, progressive. Industrial and
Intelligent population and we want to be
treated like men."
Ill these words Governor George Curry,
of New Mexico, asks statehood for hia
territory In his annual report of the Sec
retary of the Interior, made public today.
Governor Curry says New Mexico's
credit Is excellent, that no strikes mar
the record of Its Industries: the laws en
acted by Its legislature are good; gam
bling, is prnhlhlted and the "Sunday clos
ing" rigorously enforced. So. he con
cludes. New Mexico deserves slatehoou.
YONCALLA MAN ACCUSED
K. . Hamilton Wanted In Spokane
on Fraud Charge.
SPOKANK. Wash.. Dec. 20. t Spe
cial.) To face a charge of obtaining
money by false pretenses in negoti
ating a J .15 check. K. G. Hamilton, a
real estate man. will be brought back
to Spokane from Yonealla. Or., where
he Is being; held by the officers on the
advice of Chief of Police Rice. Hamil
ton left Spokane last Wednesday. On
complaint of a friend who alleged that
he had been Induced by Hamilton's false
pretenses to indorse the check, a war
rant was sworn out for his arrest.
Cecil T. Thompson left last night for
Yonealla with a warrant to bring the
prisoner to Spokane.
SCHURMAN COMING HERE
Head of Cornell, Xow fa Salt Lake,
Will Visit Portland. '
SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 20. Presi
dent Jacob G. Schurman. of Cornell
University, who is here by the Invita
tion of the State Teachers' Institute,
delivered an address in the Mormon
tabernacle thl afternoon. "The De
velopment of Religious Thought" was
the speaker's topic. President" Schur
man will be heard at the opening ses
sion of the state teachers convention
in this city tomorrow and again on
Tuesday.
From here he will go to San Fran
cisco. Journeying Uy way of Portland.
Can't Get Job if Sena
ator Objects.
BOURNE'S MAN MUST WAIT
Postmaster Minto . Likely to
Hold On for Some Time.
SENATE AWAITS DECISION
Astorlan Can Hold Up Appointment
Till Closet of Session ir He So De
sires A waiting; Word From
. Portland ' Business Men.
OREGONIAN NRWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. , Dec.. 2ft It rests entirely with
Senator Fulton to determine .whether"
John- C.: Young shall become Postmaster
at Portland, or whether some other man
shall be chosen. But it Is entirely beyond
the power of Senator Fulton to pick the
new .Postmaster. He is not entitled to
make a selection,' but he has every right
to pass upon the selection made by. his
colleague, and his approval Is necessary
before that choice can become effective.
During the holiday recess. Senator Ful
ton will make up his mind what course
to pursue with regard to the nomina
tion of Young. If lie decides to fight.
Toung cannot be confirmed; if he with
draws his objection, the nomination will
go through in a routine way. and Young
will get the office.
' Avenues Open to Fulton.
There are two ways in which Senator
Fulton can prevent Young's confirma
tion. The simpler method Is to have the
nomination held up in the postofflce com
mittee throughout the remainder of the
Short session." This would prevent action
by the Senate, and 'the nomination would
die with the Congress. The other method,
and the more spectacular, would be to
allow the committee to report, and then
make a fight In exerutlve session, on
the floor of the Senate.
. Penrose Gives Promise.
Senator Penrose, chairman of the post
office committee, has given Senator Ful
ton assurance that no action will be taken
by his committee on the nomination of
Young until he (Fulton) is willing that
action be had. Penrose is willing to hold
tip the nomination for the remainder of
the session if such a course is desired by
Senator Fulton, and no one will question
the power of the chairman to make good
his promise.
If Senator Fulton should decide to let
the nomination die In committee, an in
teresting situation would result. John W.
Mlnto would continue to serve as Post
master until some time after March 4,
but what is more interesting. Senator
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PROMINENT MEN
Ptillnnder C. Knox. Who Has
Bees ( bourn for Secretary of
State.
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Srereiary of Commerce and Iji
bor Oscar Stran, W ho May Re
Reappointed.
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JPainf ully- Wounded . In - Hand and
"Side, hut Otherwise-Ready
. for More Bea r. '
RENO, - Nev., . Dec. 20. (Special.) R.'
W. Booth, one of thepionecr mining
men and , Journalists of Tonopah. had
a thrilling experience .while examining
a tunnel In. one of his properties near
the Big Southern mining camp yes
terday. "
At a distance of. ISO feet from the
mouth he stumbled over what proved
to be a huge brown bear.' The ani
mal had been driven into the mine to
escape the" cold weather. Booth imme
diately realized his danger and grap
pled with the bear, clubbing the beast
over the head with a boulder of ore.
In this way the vbear was rendered
unconscious and Anally killed. Booth's
side and one of -his hands was pain
fully but not seriously Injured In the
encounter. Outside of this he escaped
unhurt. About 10 days ago his son.
Kenneth Booth, had a similar encounter
with two bears in the Mizpah tunnel,
but the hears escaped.
TAFT HEARS TEMPERANCE
Attends Church In : Augusta on
Prohibition Sunday.-
AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 20. President
elect and Mrs William H. Taft attended
services today at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church. Rev. Dr. Whitney, the pastor,
preached a temperance sermon, as did all
other local' ministers here today. The
laxity of enforcing the state prohibition
laws of Georgia is given "as the cause
of the crusade In Augusta.
Mr. Whitney frankly . admitted the law
to be "bad In part, drastic and in some
respects fanatical. Nevertheless," he
said, "it is the law, and ought to be
obeyed. If it is a bad law, its rigid
enforcement is the surest means of get
ting It repealed or amended."
C0SGR0VE IS0UT OF BED
Spends Day In Sun Parlor and
Feels Better Than for Months.
PASO BOBLES. Hot Springs, CaU. Dec.
20. (Special.) Governor-elect Cosgrove
la decidedly better today. He waa
dressed yesterday and remained ont of
bed the greater part of the . day. To
day he wil? be wheeJid about -the sun
parlor and porches. 'Last night he re
marked that he felt better than for the
past six months. We are all much en
couraged about the outcome of his con
dition and present Indications point to
steady gain in strength.
F. W. SAWYER, Director.
FLEET LEAVES FOR SUEZ
Starts on Longest Leg of Entire
Trip Around World.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Rear-Admiral
S perry , commanding the American
battleship fleet, has cabled the Navy De
partment that the fleet departed today
from Colombo, Ceylon, for Suez.
TTie fleet has begun the longest single
leg of its world cruise through the Indian
Ocean, the Arabian and- Red seas.
WHO FIGURE IN TAFT'S CABINET-BUILDING PLANS.
Juilire H. A. Balilnger, of Seattle,
VI ko May Me amed for Secre
, tary of Interior.
IMnr A. Kalarht, of CaJIfontln,
Who Is B-1n; Irxed by Fiirmds
for Portfolio.
:Q
LahmTellsof Fast Ride
Over Paris.
DESCENDS MILE A MINUTE
Careful Landing Is Happy Dis-
appointment..
FLIGHTS ARE COMMON NOW
Trips Across English - Channel Ex
pected by Xext frpring Wright
'Brothers Propose to Supply
'Aeroplanes for Market.
NEW-' YORK, Dec. 20. (Special.)
C. F. Cortland Bishop, who for the third
time has been elected president of the
Aero Club of America, and Frank S.
Lahn, of the United States Signal Corps,
who while an officer of the Sixth Cav
alry won the 'international; balloon
race from . Paris, . arrived on La Pro
vence today. Frank S. Lahn. who has
lived 30 years In France, described his
experience in making a flight with Wil
bur Wright.
"It was very delightful," said Mr.
Lahn, "as it was really the first time
Wilbur Wright had flown above the
heads, of hundreds of people, automo
biles, carriages and horses, the latter
frightened by the whirr of propellers
and the buzzing of the engine.
"We flew entirely off the ground
across the road. Just at the edge of
the camp buildings, made several fig
ure eights and rose to a height of a
little more than 1000 feet. Mr. Wright s
nights had not been more than 60 and
80 feet before. ' .
"We came down at the rate of nearlj a
mile a mlnuto, which would have worried
me very much had I not been there so
often and seen so many landings. As It
was, Ifeared we would get a hard shock.
Just as wo got close to the ground, Mr.
Wright paralleled the soil, causing a
very happy disappointment.
"As for sensations, it was like coasting
down bill with no shock whatever. It
was like Bitting in an arm chair and al
lowing the breeze to go by you fast. What
I have seen there In the last ten days
has Impressed me most, because I saw
Wilbur Wright fly above 300 feet. I
saw him soar from the ground without
the aid of his weights; I saw him parallel
the soil, not much higher than a man's
shoulder; I saw him fly at night when
lights in the camp had to be used; I saw
him come down in spirals and I saw him
take up a man weighing 20S pounds."
Mr. Lalnn said that by Spring he ex
pected to see aeroplane flights made
across the English Channel and back.
The Wrights expect to deliver as many
machines as may be desired at $5000 each.
Frank H. Hltcfceock. Wbo Has
Beea Cfcosen for ontniaster
tjeneraL Wllllnni I.oeb. Secretary to Pres
ident, Who May Be Promoted to
Cabinet. .
Visible for Thirty Seconds, bnt Path
of Light Trailed Is Seen for
Fifteen Minutes.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Dec. 20. The strang
est meteor ever seen In this part of the
country fell from the skies between 5
and 6 o'clock this afternoon and was seen
by several hundred persons.
The meteor seemed to drop somewhere
west of here, probably In Kansas. It had
the appearance of a ball of flre about the
size of a street lamp. The tall, or stream
of sparks, was several feet In length. The
meteor was visible about 30 seconds.
A peculiar white streak, regarded as a
phenomenon, which the meteor seemed to
leave behind It as a path, was visible for
15 minutes. It seemed to waver In its
course as if blown by the wind, and grad
ually faded from sight.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Dec. 20. Wichita
and Salina, Kan., report seeing the
meteor tonight. At Wltchita the atten
tion of persons outdoors was attracted
by a sudden flash of light. Persons at
Salina report having seen two meteors
at about the same hour.
LESS HARDSHIP IN CITIES
Conditions Among Canada Working
Classes Are Improved.
OTTAWA. Ont., Dec. 20. (Special.)
Reports from the principal cities of On
tario and Quebec Indicate that while the
present. Winter will be a severe one for
the poor and unemployed, conditions gen
erally will be better than they have been
for several years past.
Owing to the oepressslon in Industrial
circles last Summer, which resulted in
many persona being thrown out of em
ployment, the opinion seemed to prevail
Uiat the coming Winter months would
Witness much distress and suffering In
Eastern Canada. But conditions In the
larger citiesv however, do not point to
any .'great degree of hardship among the
working classes; In fact, there will be
less poverty than usual.
One feature that will reduce the call
for help Is the absence, owing to new
Immigration restrictions, of the usual
large crowds of penniless and friendless
new arrivals to this country,, who for
merly have been helped.
HOT HEADS STOP PARDON
Editorial Spoll9 Chance or Freedom
for Irish Prisoners.
OTTAWA. Ont., Dec. 20. (Special.) In
April, 1900, the whole of Canada was as
tonished by the Intelligence that certain
men had been arrested upon the charge
of conspiracy to blow up the Welland
Canal at ita principal locks. Karl Doll
man, John Nolan and John Walsh were
convicted and were sentenced to penal
servitude for life in the Kingston peni
tentiary. A number of Irishmen In Chicago have
started a movement to ask Sir Wilfred
Iiurier to intercede with the Governor
General to exercise his power of pardon.
Unfortunately, however, a Chicago paper
took the opportunity to nullify Its pur
pose by arguing that the three convicts
in question were "victims of the secret
service system of Great Britain."
IRELAND'S NEW LAND BILL
Great Advantage Toawrds Making
Farmers Owners of Farms.
DUBLIN, Dec. '9. (Special.) The
land bill recently introduced In the
House of Commons by Mr. Blrrell,
Chief Secretary for Ireland, fulfills in
every respect the expectations aroused
by Mr. Birrell's exposition of its pro
posals. The bonus Is not to be kept down to
the Wyndham limit of J10.000.000 and
Mr. Asqutth gave a pledge that the
losses on land stock shall not be per
mitted to fail upon the Irish ratepay
ers. The principle of graduation in dis
tribution of the bonus urged by the
Irish party has been accepted. Nineteen
years' purchase of a first term rent re
ceives 10 per cent bonus, though it Is the
equivalent of nearly 24 years' purchase
of second term rents, which would re
ceive only 4 per cent bonus. But the
general principle is thoroughly sound,
and will help the poor tenant and re
ward the equitable landlord.
TEACHER MAY USE WHIP
Decision in Kentucky Will Help to
Restore Discipline in Schools.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Dec. 20. (Special.)
The controversy relating to the lgiil
right of a school teacher o.f the common
schools of this slate to whip a disorderly
pupil was ended today when Attorney
General James Breathitt handed down
an opinion to State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Crahhe, In which he
holds a teacher Is given the authority
to whip If it is necessary to maintain
discipline.
A recent opinion of Judge William Car
roll, of Newcastle, that a teacher had
no right to whip has almost disorganized
the common schools, and It has been al
most necessary for some of them to be
dismissed.
BONAPARTE DELAYS SUIT
Has Not Vet Taken Action Against
Pulitzer, of World.
iBALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 20. Attorney
General Bonaparte, speaking tonight of
the suit which the President has urged
scainst Joseph Pulitzer, of the New Tork
World, said that it Is still under con
sideration and no definite line of action
has been agreed upon.
Big Conspiracy Among
Employes.
ONE CAUGHT, REVEALS SYSTEM
Only Railroad Telegraphers In
Plot, Which Is Extensive.
CARRIED ON SINCE STRIKE
Secret Service Men Find Evldencei
of Crooked Work From Mon
tana to California Com
pany Loses Large Sums.
Secret service men in the employ of the
Western Union Telegraph Company have
unearthed an alleged conspiracy among
operators of railroad offices in the North
ern and California, whereby, they declare,
stealings have been made -within the past
18 months amounting to many thousands
of dollars.
Regular Western Union operators are
not Involved in the conspiracy. Tho
stealing is charged by the detectives en
tirely against operators in Isolated rail
road offices where there was no check
upon their work.
At least one arrest has been made, that
of an operator at Ritzvllle, Wash. It Is
alleged that this operator has made con
fession Implicating half a dozen others.
There is reason to believe other arrests
also have been made, or soon will be
made.
According to the report of the detectives
the small group of which the Ritzvllle
operator was a -member was but a link
in the chain of tho conspiracy, which ex
tended from Helena to San Francisco.
Story Revealed In' Portland.
News of the discovery of the con
spiracy came to light yesterday, when
R. T. ReidX Western Union superin
tendent ofr the North western district,
with headquarters at Seattle, stopped off
in Portland on his way homeward from
a trip south. Simultaneously with Mr.
Reid's visit a story was sent out from
Portland by the Associated Press that a.
conspiracy had been unearthed, that its
ramification were wide, that a vast
sum of money had been stolen by rail
road telegraph operators and that a
number of arrests had been made.
The source of its information was
carefully guarded by the Associated
Press, but that Mr. R!d had given It
was scarcely to be doubted, as he waa
seen in the Associated Press offices by,
The Oregonlan reporters.
Laier in the day I. N. Miller. Jt.,
Western Union superintendent at San
Francisco, gave out a statement calcu
lated to minimise the Portland story
Mr. Miller's statement was that only on
arrest had been made and that the op
erations of the alleged thieve had been
confined to the lines of the Northern
Pacific Railroad.
Investigations made last night show It
to be a practical certainty that the al
leged conspiracy Is of wider scope than
Is indicated by the statement of the San
Francisco official, but whether the
charges made by the detectives can be
substantiated or not does not appear.
How Conspirators Operated.
The mode of operation of the alleged
conspirators was simple. An operator
at a small station where there was no
checking system would receive a mes
sage for another similar point, take
payment for the company, transmit the
message and pocket the money, which
was subsequently divided with tho op-
(Oonclijdod on Pa lit
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
Foreign.
Gcnflra! Srmon takes oath as Presidant of
Haytl. P 3-
Powers submit draft of code of laws govern
ing prize courts. Pane fl.
YESTERDAY Maximum temperature, 85
degrees; minimum.. 's3 degree.
TOO AY Bflln or snow, continued cold;
southeasterly winds.
National.
Million dollars a day spent for migax In
Tnlted States. l"age 3.
Young's appointment as Portmar depends
on Pulton's attitude In matter. Pal 1.
Mtfb anxiety felt by prominent men as to
pemonnel of Cabinet. Page I
Iometlr.
Major H!n makes pistol test to provs in
not implicated in kiUing of Annls.
Pago 1.
Frank Uhm rlstes thrilling aero tr1- with
Wilbur Wrljht. I'sge 1.
Sport.
Both Burns ami Johnson ready for cham
pionship battle. Page 6.
rnellle Const.
Whatcom County church substitutes phono
graph for preacher. Pajt" "
Tillamook County ideal fr cranherjdes.
Page 14.
Gold left by unknown dead man leads to
sensational claim. Pogo 7-
Portland and Vicinity.
Power company may turn off city lights un
less agreemont on new contract Is
reached this month. Pags IS.
J A. Finch says hs will plead self-defense
in trial on murder charge. Page l.
Sfrrnoo on church flre. Pase. 11.
School Board recommends compromise 1n
ereasa in teachers' salaries. Pago IS.
Authorities hope to identify three captursd
hold-up men as train robbers. Page 9.
Bean retires from Preakership tight and
;rmVbell comes to front. Page 10.
Western Union Telegraph company robbed
of )ig lurna by railroad operators.
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