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5 HARRIMAN IS DEAD Victor In ttnancial Battles Loses to irlm Reaper. MIND REMAINED CLEAR TO LAST Secrecy Preserved Until Stock Mer kel Closed Time Misstated- Whole Family Present. Arden, Sept 10. Edward II. Harri man, Ute greatest organiser of rail- roada the world haa ever known, met Uie only laating defeat of hia active life at the hands of death. Secluded in hie magnlficsnt home on Tower Hill, bo succumbed to an Intestinal disorder yesterday after a light against disease that will rank for sheer grit with hie remarkable struggles In the financial world. The exact time of hie death la known only in that limited circle of relatives an<l associates who had shielded Mr. Ilarrimsn from all outside annoyance during hie last illneaa. '1 he time was given out as 3:36 p. m., but Mrs. Mary Simonds, sister of the dead man, said last night that Mr.. Harriman died at 1 30 p. m. Whi ther thia apparent diacrepaney has any bearing on the current belief that every effort was made to le»aei. the influence of the financier's death on the Now York stock market is problematical, liut it la aignlflcant that the time of hie death, as officially announced, waa just 36 minutes after trading had reaaed on the New York exchange. Mr. Harriman died peacefully and to the end hia brilliant mind retained its clearness. After a relapse on Sun dey be sank slowly and soon after noon yesterday there came a rvlapee that marked the approach of the end. His wife, two daughters and two sons, who have been constantly with him, assem bled at the bedside and a carriage waa hastily dispatched for Mrs. Simonds, whose home io three miles from the Tower Hill home. Mrs. Simonds en tered the great silent home in time to be present at her brother's death. She joinec the wife and children, who, with l>r. W. G. Lyle, of New York, and Orlando Harriman, a brother, and th« nurses, formed a group at the bed side. Mr. Harriman will be placed at rest in the family plot at the little graveyard behind St John's Episcopal church at Arden. Ho will root beside bls oldest son, Edward H. Hamman, Jr., who died 22 years ago, soon after the family first came to Arden. The services will be held at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and, it is under- stood, will bo strictly private. Edward Henry He«ritr.ar. will go down in history as one of the most spectacular financial geniuses, most daring stock speculators and greatest railroad magnates of bls time. He waa born at Hempstead, L. I., Febru ary 26, I MH, the eon of Rev. Orlando Harriman, Jr., rector of an Episcopal church in that town, founded in 17«'2. The early life of the future man of millions was one of great poverty. His father was a cultured but pour man, hie mother came from an old aristo cratic, but equally iin|iecunioua family of New Brunswick, N. J. Edward H. Harriman received his early education at the district school and supplemented it by a two years' course in a trays’ school under church auspices, where the eons of clergymen paid practically nothing for their edu cation. Edward Henry Harriman began his career as clerk In a broker's office on Wall street. He showed no unusual ability and for many years gave no promise of his later brilliant develop ment. Socially he waa well liked and those who knew him at that time des cribed him as a sociable young man, always full of fun. He was noted, however, for a mind of his own. What he wanted he generally obtained, but hia desires and ambitions were, at that time, at least, neither very sweeping nor particularly important. How ho obtained his start and the funds which enabled him to buy a seat on the New York stock exchange, have never been clearly explained. Ths most widely accepted explanation, however was to the effect that during the famous "gold corner’’ engineered by Gould, Fisk, Kimber and others, Edward H. Harriman plunged with all his <>»n money and some borrowed from Coal Land Thieves Arrested. his brother Orlando, and cleared enough to buy himself, In August, 1870, a seat on the New York stock exchange. Young Harriman married early in life and married very well. His wife was Miss Mary Averoll, of Rccbeater, N. Y., wb<«e father was a capitalist and a suoosssful railroad man. For a number of years ths broker flrm of E. IL Harriman A Co. did a thriving business on Wall street, spec ulating with its own funds and execut ing commissions for the Vanderbilts and other wealthy capitalist clients. It was not until 1888 thst E. H. Harri man camo actively Into the railroad field. At that time ho had become known as a capitalist, one of the few who hail gathered together a great fir- *une in the ten trouble years between 1870 ami 1880. He was credited with having in hie strong box a fair list of stocks he bad picked up at extremely low prices during the various panics. Along In 1883 he was elected a di rector of the Illinois Central railroad. Whether Mr. Herriman entered the railroad field in accordance with an al ready matured plan of hie or whether his accidental acquaintance with rail road matters suggested to him the enormous possibilities of acquiring tfte control of large railroad systems. Is not definitely known. At sll events, Mr. Harriman's entry into the direct orate of the Illinois Central railroad marked the beginning of hie career as a manipulator of railrorad stocks and reorganiser of ralload systems which, in the course of 10 or 16 years made him one of the greatest railroad kings ever known in the United States and placed him in control of more than 54,- 000 miles of water transportation lines and of railroad linos of an estimated length of 27,000 miles. The railroads included in the Harri man system were of sufficient mileage to reach more than two and one-half times around the globe. They com prised the following: Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Ore gon Short Line, Oregon Railroad A Navigation company, Illinois Central, Georgia Central. Baltimore A Ohio, Delaware A Hudson, Erie, New York Central, Pare Marquette, San Pedro, Loa Angeles A Salt Lake, St Joseph A Grand Island, St. Paul A Northwestern. Harriman was in addition the head of four steamship companise, one of which operates steamers across the Pa cific. He waa also in the directorate of the Welle Fargo Express company, the Western Union Telegraph company, the Colorado Fuel A Iren. The Guaran lee Trust, and the Equitable companies of New York, the National City bank, and 31 other corporations. GENERAL CORBIN DEAD Noted Army Man Passes Away After Long Illness. New York. Sept. 9. — Lieutenant General Henry C. Corbin died In Roose velt hoepuilal in thia city yesterday after an operation for a renal disorder. General Corbin would have been 67 years old In a few days. Mrs. Corbin and ex-Govemor Myron T. Herrick were at his bedside when death occurr ed. He had been ill for two years. Accompanied by Mrs. Corbin and hia daughter, Mrs. Parsons, of Ardsley, N. Y., he went to Carlsbad for treat ment on Juno 12 last. The [waters there appeared to have improved his condition after two weeks’ stay, and he returned to England, where his former trouble recurred and he went to Paris to consult physicians. The trouble de veloped more seriously while in Paris, and he determined to return to Ameri ca. J. G. Schmidlapp, of Cincinnati, met him in i’aris and with Mrs. Corbin they sailed for New York on the steam er Rotterdam, which arrived here Sun day. The general waa taken to the Hotel Martinique in thia city, and Dr. Frank F.rdwurm was summoned. The physicians advised that General Corbin lie removed to the Roosevelt hospital, and he was taken there on Monday. The operation waa performed Tueaday morning by Dr. Lauceus Hotchkiss. Paris Press is Skeptical. Paris. Sept. 9.--The press of Paris waa today abaorbed in the rival claima of Dr. C.iok and Commander Peary, and there is a noticeable drift of opin ion in the direction that Dr. Cook will hate difficulty in proving the validity of hia claim in the face of the story of an experienced explorer like Peary. Virtually all the newspapers agree that Dr. Cook has passed into the back ground since Peary entered upon the scene and some of them declare that since Peary'a appearance he will bo doubted more than ever. HARRIMAN IN TOMB. ' 1 VACANCIES ARE LIKELY. Justices Harlan and! Moody in Poor Sensational Chargas Made Against At Health and May Retire. lantic Ocean Lines. * Washington, Sept. 10.—When the Supremo court of the United States convenes for the October term It io probable that two of the chairs upon the bench, those that have been occu pied by Justices Harlan and Moody, will bo vacanL Justice Harlan io eligible for retire ment, but until recently hie health haa been exceptionally robust for one of his age. It is reported that he io likely to go from bis summer home at Murray bay to California to recuper ate, and that unless a change of cli mate restores his health bs will retire. Justice Moody, who recently suffered a severe attack, does not recover, it Is stated. Reports concerning the condition of Justice Dsy are not reaaeurii.g. Chief Justice Fuller is eligible for retirement. President Taft will, it is believed, have within a short time the designa tion of st least one Supreme court jus tice. Governor Hughes, of New York, and Justice Lurton, of Tennessee, are amiMig the prominent lawyers mention ed for the first vacancy. BARBERS AND BAR BOYS USED All Entrymen Engaged In Conspiracy From New York. Washington, SepL 14.—In official circles here more than ordinary interest is excited over the Investigation in Now York into the alleged illegal oper ations of some of the trans-Atlantic steamship linos, especially the Holland- American line. The charges that these linos have entered into conspiracy with certain American railroad tinea in restraint of trade, that rebatea have been paid them by some railroads and that they have laid themselves liable to prosecution under the terms of the Sherman anti trust act did not surprise those who had followed the proceedings in what waa known as the Cosmopolitan ship ping cases before the Interstate Com merce cum mission. The commission diem ¡seed the case on the ground that it had no authority to acL The evidence was turned over to the Department of Justice. Wade E. Ellis, assistant to the attorney gen eral, expressed surprise that the mat ter ha I become public and declined to discuss it» Ban on Certificates. Washington, SepL 11.—Secretary Ballinger received today from Attor ney General Wickersham a second opinion, bolding that the co-operative plan of building government irrigation projects is Illegal. Under thio plan settlers were permitted to aid in build ing canals, laterals, etc., and wore paid in certificates, which later were to be accepted by the government from settlors in payment for water rights in lieu of cash. Secretary Ballinger says no further certificates will be issued, but that all outstanding certificates heretofore issued by the reclamation service will be redeemed at full face value and paid in cash as quickly as the money is available in the reclama tion fund. He expected all such cer tificates to be redeemed in the near future. Washington, SrpL 11.—The entries on account of which Dally, Sully, Ire land and Wells were arrested involve about 6u,(XH) acres of valuable coal land in the Lander, Wo , land dkstricL The entries were made in 1906, and it is charged that all the entrymen, about 190, were residents of New York eity, must of them being barbers and bar tenders. In the indictment it is as serted that the entrymen engage 1 in a conspiracy with Dally, Sully, Ireland and Welle and others to defraud the government, the entries being made in the interest of the Oil Creek Coal com pany and the Northwestern Coal com pany. Others indicted were Samuel W. Parts of Canal Finished. Gcbo, of Montana; Thomas McDonald, of New York, and John Nelson and Washington, SepL 11.—"Good pro John B. Wright, of Wyoming. gresa is being made on the Panama canal and four sections of it have.been Railroads May Refund. finished,’’ said Colonel Goethals, [chief Washington, Sept. 10.—An order in engine« r in charge of the construction volving approximately 81,000,000 th work, upon his arrival here last night "The canal must reparation was issued by the Interstate from the isthmus. ommerce commission today. It in be finished some time and the excava cludes claima in the Central Yellow tions will fall off from time tn time as Pine association territory—Louisiana. each pert io finished,'' he said, when Mississippi and Western Alabama- ■ asked to what be attributed the de and invo'ves a refund of amounts paid crease in the average excavations in by shippers of lumber from the terri August compared with those of the tory to points in other states in which preceding month. "If the work for an overcharge of 2 cents a 100 hundred Culebra cut alone were figured ouL it pounds waa collected by various rail would be found we are doing more there at the present than at any previ roads ous time." Great Secrecy at Beverly. Beverley, Maae., Sept 10.—Interest in the earrand that brings Secretary of the Inerior Ballinger to the summer capital waa intensified today by the greater secrecy with which his confer ence with President Taft waa veiled. The secretary remained in Boston throughout the day, in company with Mr. Irawlor, assistant attorney general for the Interior department, awaiting an opportunity to renew hia delibera tions with the president Foreign Capital for Peru. Washington. SepL 9. — Leslie Coombs, the United States minister at Lima, Peru, has reported to the State department under recent date that a London syndicate composed of the Bank of Ixindon and Peru, the London Bank of South America A Mexico, W. R. Grace A Co., and Baring Brothers, sharing with the German bank and Spitzer, of Paris, have taken some 81,500,000 of the bonds of the Electric Tram & Electric Lighting company. Names Tariff Commission Beverly, Sept 15.—President Taft yesterday snnouncedrthe apoointment of the new tariff commission : Chair man. Professor Henry C. Emery, of Yale; ass‘stant secretary of the treas ury, James B. Reynolds, of Boston; editor and publisher of the Breeders Gazette, Alvin H. Sanders, of Chicago. The commission is authorised to em ploy experta tn investigate foreign and domestic tariffs. The announcement was made after a conference. Studying Up Coal Cases. Washington, SepL 9.—Special Agent Sh< ridan, of the land office, who haa been assigned to conduct the govern ment'« cas« at the bearing on the Cun ningham Alaska coal land entries, to tiegin at Seattle October 15, is now in Washingt n familiarizing himself with such rec irds in the case as are now on hie in the general land office. Upon completion of this investigation he will return to Seattle in time to begin the hearings at the time seL Taft Has Heard Balhnger. Beverly, Mass , SepL 11.—Although he had concluded his conference with Secretary Ballinger today President Taft refrained from making anv state ment as to the controversy that brought the cabinet officer to Beverly. Mr. Ballinger has returned to Washington. He will not see the president until Sep tember 29, in Seattle, unless he finds Both Stories Undoubted time to reach Colorado on th« day the Rome, Sept. 9. Commander Cagni, president visits the Gunnison irrigation who waa with the Duke of Abruzzi on project. hie Polar expedition, said today : "The Cotten Crop Shorter. Peary would reach the Pole one day I never doubted, nor have I doubts as to Washington, Sept. 11.—The first bul the sincerity of Dr. Cook. The doubts letin of the director of the census with regard to Cook arise from the showing the operations of the cotton vagueness of hia first statements, the ginnera for 1909 was issued today. It misunderstanding regarding the Polar covers the period up to September 1 temperature, the position of the newly and shows that for that time 377,562 discovered land and hie apparent lack running bales have been ginned, as pof preparation for the eX|iedition.” against 402,229 for the same period last year. New York, Sept. 10.— Rufus Ireland, George Dally, Frank T. Wells and Wil berforce Sully are under arrest here charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States government out of 1,760 acres of coal lands in Wyoming, near Lender. All are held under $600 bail. They were indicted on May 21 in the Federal district court of Wyoming, Otter Hunting la Stopped. along with a number of others, for al Victoria, B. C., Sept. 10.— Word has leged land frauds committed in that state. It is alleged that the defend been received by the Victoria Sealing anta got possession of the coal lar.de by company that the aealing schooner Thomas F. Bayard, which has been in employing dummies. Behring sea hunting for see otter, haa been orderd from the hunting grounds Suffering Follows Floods. Monterey, Mexico, Sept 10.- Be by a United States revenue cutter. As lieving that the people in the outlying hunting for sea otter is not prohibited, districts are facing starvation and protest will be made to Ottawa with a death an a result of the raging waters, view to having representations made several expeditions are being formed to Washington. here today to go to their relief. A Wellman Givea Up Daah. priest arriving from Ascension states Christiana, Sept. 9.—A special die that the town and Its population of 2,- 000 souls have entirely disappeared. patch from Tromaoe says that Walter The people have fled to the hills or Wellman haa instructed hie agent to have perished, either In the flood or arrange for the return of all the explor er’s property from Virgo bay. from hunger. SHIPPERS GET REBATE. Are Railroads Overpaid9 Washington, SepL 14.—It waa an nounced today that Postmaster General Hitchcock will institute an inquiry to determine whether the 850,000,000 which the government annually pays the railroads for carrying the mails is too much or too little for the service performed. Hitchrock Coming West. Washington, SepL 15.—Postmaster General Hitchcock left Washington to night on a trip to the Pacific coast. go ing by way of New York city. lie will arrive in Seattle in time to be present at the Washington state post masters* convention, September 20 and 21. He will attend also the conven tions of the Oregon and Montana poet masters. Show Disgust With Peary. Services Attended Principally by Em ployee of Estate. Census Director Durand's Appeal for Accurate Farm Data. Arden, N. Y., Sept. 18.- Through the quiet aisles of Ramspo woods, the body of Edward Henry Harriman waa carried yesterday from the great house be never lived to aee completed, and laid in its last resting place on the Arden hillside. The rulers of Wall street eame from Now York to pay their last tribute, but the moot prominent part in the cer emony was taken by the men who know him beet as a country squire and mas ter of the great eetate, which covers 43,000 acres of bill and valley. His general superintendonL his mas ter carpenter, bis master mason and the managers and assistant managers of his dairies, his farms and his trotting stables boro his coffin. The funeral was private and only those who were personal friends of the family and bad received invitations from Mrs. Harri man were admitted. The out-of-town party arrived at Arden at 3:15 p. m. on a special train. The first service was holy commu nion, celebrated at 10 a. m. by the Rev. J. Holmes McGuinees, at the Harriman home, on Tower Hill. At 11 o’clock there came a public memori al service at St John’s church for the employee of the farm and parishioners, who, on account of lack of space, were unable to attend the funeral service later. Mrs. Charles D. Simons, Mr. Harriman's sister, her husband, two daughters and Orlando H. Harriman, a brother-ir-law, were the only relatives presenL Elaborate precautions were taken to preserve the privacy of the afternoon service. Several score of employes, aided by a number of policemen, guard ed all roads over which the funeral pro cession p a s e ed and kept watch at inter vals of 20 yards around the patch or woods which includes the Harriman burial ploL The casket—one solid mass of lilies of the valley and green vines with an immense bunch of crimson roses on top was carried to the altar by eight bearers in black and wearing black skull caps. Tne regular'funeral service waa conducted by Dr. McGuinesa, as sisted by Rev. G. Nelson, archdeacon of the Cathedral of SL John the Divine in New York. A male quartet and the choir of Grace church. New York, tang "Abide With Me" and "There Is a Land of Pure Delight," Mr. Harri man’s favorite hymns. The service lasted but 20 minutes. Then the bear ers carried the casket to the burial ploL 100 yards up the hill. There was no room inside the burial ground for more than 15 or 20 beside the mourners and the two officiating clergymen. Others stood on the road outside and looked over the stone wall. Several hundred Harriman employes and their families stood with bared heads outside the church during the service. Washington, Sept. 11.—It will be suggested by U. 8. Census Director Durand to the farmers all over tbe country that tbe work of securing ac curate returns at the coming census of agriculture will be greatly facilitated if tbe farmers will keep or provide some sort of written record of their farm operations during the year. 1909. This effort to secure tbe farmers' per sonal co-operation is but one of a num ber of ways and moans chosen by Di rector Durand in the effort to secure an accurate, expeditious and econom ical census concerning population, agri culture, manufactures, mines and quar ries, which are the subjects of inquiry defined in tbe census law. Notwithstanding tbe value of tbe population return» for the political purpose of reapportioning representa tion in the congress of the United States ’-ind of tbs statistical informa tion derived from an analysis of the population details, tbe census of agri culture, of all the subjects in the cen sus law, is regarded as of tbe greatest importance. In 1900 the census found 5,739,657 farms, an increase of 1,175,016 over tbe total for 1890. The 1890 figures were 555,734 higher than the number of farms counted in ths 1880 census. Taking the increase between 1890 and 1900 and adding that number to the total reported for 1900, an estimated or approximate number of farms exist ing at the time of the thirteenth cen sus may be ascertained; the process of calculation being that called "arith metical progression,” the method chos en by the majority of statisticians and also used by tbe census bureau. Tuerefore tbe 1910 total should reach 5,914,673, or roughly, about 6,000,000 farms, which is the number estimated by Chief Statistician Powers. There were 10,433,188 males and females over 10 years of sge June 1, 1900, en gaged in agricultural pursuits. Prof. Powers believes the 1910 census will swell that number to the extent of sev eral millions. In order that the farmers may’begin at once, Director Durand indicates as follows, what operations are to be re corded, although the schedule is still in incomplete shape: "Each person in charge of a farm will be asked to state the acreage and value of hie farm; that is, the acreage and value of the land kept and culti vated by him; also the area of land in bis farm covered with woodland; and finally, that which is utilised for specified farm purposes. "Each farmer will be asked to give the acreage, quantity produced and value of each crop, including grains, bay, vegetables, fruits, cotton, tobac co, etc., raised on the farm in the sea son of 1909. "Each farmer will be asked to re port the number and value of all do mestic animals, poultry, and swarms of bees on the farm April 15, 1910; also the number and value of young animals, such as calves, colts, lambs, pigs; an* of young fowls, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc., raised on tbe farm in 1909. He will be fur ther aaked to state the number and kind of animals sold during 1909 and the re ceipts for such sales, the number pur chased and the amount paid therefor; and also the number slaughtered for food and the value of such animals. "The law requires a report of ’be number of cows kept for dairy purposes in 19°9, and the total estimated amount of milk produced on tbe farm; also the amount of butter and cheese sold and the amount received from such sale. The census will seek to ascer tain tbe quantity and value of all eggs, honey and wax produced on the farm in 1909. “Of the expenditures of the faro, tbe census schedule will call for a state ment of the amount paid farm labor; tbe amount paid for feed for live stock; and tbe amount expended for fertilis ers in 1910. The information reported on tbe ag ricultural schedule will not be used as a basis of taxation or communicated to any assessor. Director Durand wants the farmers to keep books this year so that guess work and recollections will be elimin ated as far as possible. CHILDREN GREET TAFT. Spectacular Feature Given President When He Goes to Chicago. Chicago. SepL 13.—The sound of 150,000 children’s voices singing "Co lumbia the Gem of the Ocean,’* in uni son will greet President Taft within half an hour after be steps off hia spe cial train in Chicago next Thursday morning, according to official plans for the celebration of the coming of the nation's chief executive, announced tonighL The board of education th is afternoon officially designated Thursday as "Taft day" and declared a holiday for all puDlie schools. The committee from the commercial bodies which is in charge of the entertainment of the president has completed the arrange ments and it is proposed to make the demonstration by the school children the most spectacu'sr feature of the president's visiL Places have already been arranged for 150,000 children in the parks through which the president will pass during the parade arranged for his party. The president will remain in Chicago from 11:15 a. m. Thursday to 2:45 a. m. Friday, when he will depart for Milwaukee. Carried $20.000 Supplies. Practical Joke Wins Farm. Hamilton, Ohio, SepL 13.—Miss Et ta Roas, of this city, a stenographer employed by Slayback A Harr, lawyers, has been notified that she has drawn a 160-acre tract in the government land lottery at Spokane, Wash. Miss Roes and Miss Blanche Maguire of this city were in Spokane at the time of the drawing on a pleasure trip. Purely for amusement they deposited the 25-cent fee and made a drawing. Miss Roes’ joke made her one of the three Ohioans to win a free quarter sec tion. Washington, Sep’, 15.—"Pole hunt ing is a sportsman’s job; the scientific value of the diecovery is very slighL" said Henry W. Perkina, acting super intendent of the coast geodetic survey, today. All Washington replies: “If that is true, why, in heaven’s name, Strange Fish Ca ight. can’t the question of the victory be New York, SepL 13.—A fish, nine settled in a sportsmanlike manner?" feet wide and 12 feet long, the first of its kind seen along this coast in 54 Naval Contracts Signed. years, according to Captain Cook, who Washington, SepL 9. — Contracts has been in the fishing trade at West with the San Francisco Bridge com End. ¡rang Branch, for that length of pany for the construction of the Pearl time, was netted at the Highlands and harbor drydocks, Hawaii, at 81,700,- brought ashore at Galilee, three miles 000, and with the Maryland Steel com north of here, by Captain Daniel Gas pany, of Sparrows PoinL for the con kin and his crew. Ono of its young struction of a fleet collier at 8889,000 was captured with the monstrosity. were signed late today by Acting Sec Both were alive when landed. retary of the Navy Winthrop. Haul *90.000,000 Through Streets Orders Three Billion Postcsrds. Crop Yields Increase. Washington, Spet. 14.—The contract for supplying 3,437,000,000 postal cards to hie department in the next four years has been awarded by Postmaster General Hitchcock to the government printing office at the lowest bid, 8934,- 717.35. Washington, SepL 9.—Soils of the United States are not wearing out and crop yields are increasing rather than decreasing. These facta ere demon strated in a bulletin to be issued eo n by the bureau of soils of the Agricul tural departmenL FARMERS TO KEEP RECORDS. Chicago, SepL 13.—More than 890,- 000,000 in cash and securities was car ried through downtown streets in an immense van, when the Continental bank moved from LaSalle and Adams streets to its new quarters at Clark and Monroe streets. The van was guarded by a squad of heavily armed police. Gloucester, Mass.. SepL 11.—The schooner John R. Bradley, on which Dr. Frederick A. Cook made his trip to the Arctic, carried more than 320.- 000 worth of supplies, including pem- mican and wood brought from the West and especially suitable for sledges. This statement was made today by Benjamin A. Smith, who out- fiitted the vessel. Mr. Smith said that Captain Bartlett remarked that it looked like a long trip to tbe Arctic. He recalled also that great secrecy was maintained during the outfitting. Sue Cash Register Trust. Columbus. Ohio, SepL 11.—Attor ney General Denman brought quo war ranto proceedings sgainst the National Cash Register company, at Dayton, Ohio, asking that it may be ousted from its charter, that a receiver be ap pointed and that its assets be distrib uted among tne stockholders. The petition alleges illegal restraint of trade, combinations to prevent compe tition, and misapplication of funds in the carrying out of unlawful busineea. Miring Congress- to Meet. Goldfield. Nev., SepL 11. — Tbe United .States. Canada and Mexico will be represented by about 2,000 dele gates to the American Mining con gress, which will hold its 12th annual session in this eity September 27 to October 2. Twenty-five political sub- divisions of thio country, including Alaska, will have representation.