SWEEP MAINE
The Democrats Elect the Governor and
Diree Congressmen.
ALMOST A CLEAN SWEEP
Democrats Elect Their Governor for
the First Time in Thirty Years
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Miu wu^ixaouicu iui uic r usv
Time In Sixty Years or More, I)uiiifoumling
the Republicans.
The Democrats nearly made a
clean sweep in the Maine election on
Tuesday, electing the Governor and
two Congressmen out of four. The
Republicans elect two. There was
no uncertainty In the voice with
which Maine recorded her preference
for Governor, and her attitude on
the issues of the campaign generally.
The plurality given Frederick K.
Plalsted, of Augusta, Demdfcrat, was
decisively large. The Democrats
have rarried the Legislature also,
whlAfe will elect a Democratic
Senator In place of Hale.
In the face of the sweeping Democratic
victory the Republican leaders
were overwhelmed with surprise,
and the magnitude of their success
astonished even the most sanguine
Democrat.
It was the first beating the Republicans
of Maine, the State of Ululno
and Reed, has had In 3 0 years, and
by a coincidence Harris M. Plaisted,
father of the present State candidate,
was Maine's last Democratic Governor,
in the year 1881.
Col. Plaisted, the Governor-ele:,',
goes up to the Capital with a plurality
larger than that given two years
ago to his defeated Republican opponent,
Governor llert tM. Fernaid,
of Poland.
Col. Plaisted was born In Bangor
in 1864. He ran for mayor of Augusta
five times and won four elections.
The Republican leaders, as a rule,
were at a loss to account for their
overwhelming defeat. The wvthe**
was perfect. The issues were well
understood and most of the speakers
had confined themselves to State
matters, scarcely mentionrrg national
affairs.
Governor Fernald's administration
was Btoutly defended against Democratic
criticism of extravagance.
Close political observers, however,
heard mutterings, not loud, but deep.
The so-called "Old Guard" had to
stand a lot of party criticism and
even the leaders were out of harmony
with a new element which had
begun to manifest itself, especially
in the western part of the State.
It was hoped among the backers of
the administration of Governor Fer
nald that this unrest would suMlde
and much do pendence was placed on
the old loyalty of the farming vote
in the back counties.
But "insurgency" was in the air.
The rural voter had been absorbing
ideas out of the State as well as in
it, and this was particularly manifest
in the 3d district, whero Congres?man
Burleigh, with an 18-year record
at Washington, found himself defeated
by his old-time opponent, Samuel
W. Gould, of Skowheyan.
The victory of Daniel J. McfJil icuddy,
of Lewlston, in tho 2d district,
was not so surprising, as Congressman
John P. Swansey, o* Canton,
narrowly missed defeat in his
first election two vo.iri
McGUlicuddy served two terms as
mayor of Lewislon, and baa been
prominent In party nfia'rs for many
years.
He was chairman of tbe last State
Convention and delivered ihe ba tie
cry of extrvagance. wuldi proved
ono of tbe most effective in tbe campaign.
In tbe 1st district Asher C. Hinds,
whose talents as i parliamentarian
were discovered yeaTj ago by Thos.
It. Reed, and who bas sat behind
half a dozen Bpoakors, Including Joseph
Q. Cannon, was given a iard
fight by former Sheriff Wm. M. i'sbnell,
and tho lutter's election was
also conceded by Mr. Boyd, tho Republican
Sta'e chairman
That insurgency has snread as far
me ?ui uisirici ana up into Aroostook
County, where Congressman
Frank E. Guernsey, of Dover, w*?s
opposed by Geo. W. ilmsou. of C.a aia,
wa<i also disclosed by the early
returns, and the result was in doubt.
The election passed ofT without
any unfortunate Incident; in fact, it
was one of the quietest In yea "a The
vote was about an average one for
an off year and the total will run '.o
abont 140,000. Governor Biri M.
Fernald, of Portland, said Monday
night:
"I have no doubt from the recurns
at hand that Mr. Plaisted has been
elected by from three to live thousand.
I don't understand why t.ve
vote should take such a sudden
change in all parts of the State."
The latest reports from the election
are as follows: 57 out of 62>2
election districts give:
Fernald, Republican, 63,530; and
Plaisted, Democratic, 72,636.
The vote in 12 06 was: Cobb, Republican,
68,000; DaviB, Democrat,
60,721.
Han the Deffislutare Too.
Complete returns on the vote for
State senate show the Democrats hal
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TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS BUSY.
Effort to Select Candidate Acceptable
to Both Factions.
A dispatch from Nashville says
city is teeming with politicians from
every section of the State. Various
theories and suggestions are advanced
in connection with the perplexing
political problems brought about by
Governor Patterson's withdrawal
from the Gubernatorial race. 13ut is
s all chaos and noue can safely predict
the outcome.
The independent Convention an
Wednesday will stand by the leaders' !
agreement and endorse Hooper, the
Republican nominee, seems now assured,
but the question of the voters
attitude Is still open. Monday in
Sumner County, a public meeting of
the Democratic coiumlttoe and voters
adopted resolutions suggesting a plan
for selecting a Democratic caudidate
that both factions could support, and
it is understood that similar meetings
are planned in other counties.
Such suggestions have been considered
by men prominent in both
factions, but it Is said that the independent
leaders are holding to their
compact, charging that Patterson's
step is but a scheme to hold off the
Legislature. Until the State committee
meets nothing tangible will be
known.
ON TRAIL OF GOLD.
Scores of Infectives Search for the
Stolen liars.
A score of detectives have been
set to work in Alaska to trace the
$57,500 in gold ingots stolen in transit
on the steamer Ilunihodlt from
the Washington-Alaska bank of Fairbanks,
Alaska, to the Dexter-Ilortou
National bank of Seattle.
The ship makes several stops en
route to Seattle und the steamship
officials say that the robbers may
have left the boat at one of the intermediate
points. The looted box
had not been roughly broken open.
Apparently the thieves had removed
one side by use of a nail puller.
The bank and express company officials
Interested express the conviction
that the robbery occurred before
the steamship Hum'bodlt arrived at
Seattle. The Canadian customs oflicials
are supposed to have unpacked
the entire consignment and examined
It at Dawson. From that point
to the assay office at Seattle, a distance
of probably 1,400 miles, the
boxes passed without more than casual
scrutiny.
KIDNAPPED FROM HOSPITAL.
County Prosecutor of Newark, Ohio,
Spirited Awiy.
County Prosecutor Philip Smythe.
of Newark, Ohio., who has been in
the Shepherd sanitarium at Columbus,
Ohio, for some time, was kidnapped
Monday by unknown parties
who drove up to the sanitarium In
an automobile. They asked for Mr.
Smythe and Dr. McMlllen, In charge
of the sanitarium, says he consented
to allow Smythe to see them. Two
attendants followed Smythe and
when he got Into the vehicle, McMlllen
says that the men seized
Smythe and drawing revolvers nourished
them at the frightened attendants
when they protested. Olflcors
are hunting for them .
KILLS FIANCE ANI) HIMSELF.
Jealousy Causes Young Man to Shoot
Young Dentist Also.
Jealous of the attention of his
rival, Jay Harblnson, aged 26, shn
Dr. Bayd Cllnite, a young dentist,
and killed hlB nineteen-year-old
sweet-heart in Redfleld, S. D. He
then killed himself. The girl's death
followed n twenty minutes, but the
young dentist will probably recover.
Killed by lluMoball.
Edward Ballard. 20 years old, was
killed In a baseball game Thursday
at Wisner, Mich. A foul tip h4t hlin
over the heart while he was playing
the position of catcher.
secured 21 out of 31 seats. The
last State senate was made up of 23
Republicans and 8 Democrat.}
The Democrats also have el ?cted
71 reprni '.nta'iv ?s out of a total
house membership of 151. This gives
the Democrats within live votes of a
majority in the lower house.
With a majority of eleven in the
senate, the Democrats are assured o?
the control in joint convention of
both branches of the legislature,
which will elect a United States senator
to succeed Senator Eugene Hale.
The Republicans have elected 51
representatives in districts thus far
complete. me Democratic leaders
expressed confidence that returns
from the remaining 29 representative
districts would glvo a secure
Democratic majority In the house.
With but four representative districts
to bo completed at 1.30 p. m.
Tuesday, the Democrats have elected
84 representatives and the Republicans
63.
| The two Democratic Congressmen
elected went in by 2,000 and 3,000
majorities respectiveely, while the
two Republican Congressmen had only
200 and 300 majorities respectively
In the districts they carried. A
change of a few hundred votes wouid
have given the Democrats all four
Congressmen.
BOLD BANDITS ,
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Hold Up and Rob Tbree Men in An
Antomobile on Lonely Road.
A VICTIM SHOWS FIGHT
And Is Roughly Handled by the Two
Robbers. Who Relieve the Travelers
of Their Cash and Watches at
the Point of Pistols the Thujas
Had.
Three belated automobili.sts hur-v
ing^ into Poughkeepsie, N. Y., at a
forty-mile-an-hour pace in u big touring
car wore halted on a lonely spot
on the new State road near Rheinbeck
Monday morning by two swinging
lanterns.
As their machine stopped the lanterns
went out and two masked men
hopped lightly to tlio high step of
the car. There was one of them
on each side of the automobile and
each carried a glistening revolver.
"Get out of here while we search
you." Baid one of the men as he
swung open the door of the car.
Tho automobilists stepped down for
the barrels of the two revolvers covered
their every movement.
"Up with your hands?and no
fooling," was the next commaud
Then while one of the highwaymen
stood on the seat of the car the other
went through a score or scores ol
pockets, missing nothing in his deliberate
search. He took out a bandana
handkerchief and carefully tied
up his booty, $175 in cash, thr?-e
watches worth $4 00, and some nego- ,
tiable papers, the value of which is
not stated.
As the highwayman stepped back
to allow his victims to return to the
car, one of the trio, J. W. Trowsley,
of New York City, stooped quickly,
picked up a huge rock and sprang
upon the masked man.
Tho second highwayman afraid to
fire at Towsley for fear of injuring ]
his companion, rushed to the rescue,
shooting twice into the air as he
came.
lie pulled Towsley away, hurling
him sprawling toward the car, which
the other outomobllists were just entering.
Then he grabbed his companion
and the two disappeared in
the darkness at the side of the road. ]
The automobilists made record
time to Hheinbeck and from there
telephoned to the authorities in
Poughkeepsie and neighboring towns. (
Deputy sheriffs were immediately
sent out after the highwaymen.
Nearly a score of automobile holdups
have occurred in that neighborhood
during the last few weeks. I
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DEMOCRATS WIN ARIZONA.
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Will Control the Constitutional Convention.
Democrats will write the consti- <
tution of the new state of Arizona. ]
!u tho election of delegates to the
constitutional convention they won
at least 2 8 out of 52 seats in the convention.
The otllcial canvass prob- 1
ably will increase the number of
Den.ocrats.
If campaign pledges and platforms
are carried out to the letter the con- 1
stitution will not be the short, plain ^
instrument pleaded for by those who
expressed the fear that any other ,
might be frowned on in Washington, j
it will establish the principles of the ?
.nitiatlve, referendum and recall, di- t
It will establish the principles of the (
direct election of the United Stales (
Senators and Hlruot nflmo.u
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State-wide prohibition and woman f
suffrage may be fought out on the
floor of the convention or submitted
is amendments to a popular vote
simultaneously with the constitution.
HAIiF MILLION IIORKOWEI). (
South Carolina Huh Requested Loan
of 9550,000. f
The sum of $T>50,000 has been bur- '
rowed by the State treasurer since
tho first of the year to pay the nec- (
essary expenses of the State govern- r
ment. This money has been ae r .red t
in two loans of $200,000 and onj c
of $150,000. The several loans wet ", c
mado through the Palmetto National r
bank of Columbia. At the last s?> - f
sion of the general assembly the c
general assembly the State tro"surer
was authorized to borrow the sum
of $000,000. This was an increase
of $100,000 over the amount bor- f
rowed In 1909. The statement is
made that It will not be necessary v
to borow any more money for the '
present year. The first tax money k
will be received by November 15. ^
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Three Perish in Wreck. j,
Three were killed and as many d
hurt in Hocking Valley passenger i
train wreck near Lamoyne, Ohio, ->n r
Monday. A broken rail was the t
cause. t
Not a Word to Say.
When President Taft wns told at U
Reverly. Mass., that the Democrats a
had cleaned ufc Maine he did no' t
have a word to say. Like most oth- II
er Republicans he was dumbfounded, r
DIES OF INJURIES.
Second Jailor in Six Months to Die
of Injuries Received.
Jailer John Cook, of Camden, who
was assaulted on Saturday night,
when three prisoners made their es:ape
from the Kershaw county Jail,
lied early Tuesday morning as a
"esult of the wounds inflicted by the
escaped men. Developments show
that an iron cupsidor was the instrument
used by the prisoners. Mr.
Cook is survived by a wife and live
shildren.
The two men who escnped are still
at large, while the woman was captured
late Saturday night at the
grounds of a carnival then playing
there. This is the second jail delivery
that has occurred at Camden in
the last six months. The former one
resulted in the death of Jailer Boone,
who also died as a result of the injuries
received at the hands of escap
nig prisoners.
STABBED WITH PENCIL.
Jackie on Gunbout Hancock Is Killed
With Unusual Weapon.
The stab of a lead pencil was the
weapon which brought death Saturday
night to Albert Curren, a Jackie
on the gunboat Hancock. Curren
had obtained a-leavo of absence to
visit his sisters in Brooklyn. In n
saloon near her home he became
gaged with John Schmidt, an acquaintance
in a lively discuss iu as
to the merits of the battleships of
Germany and the United States.
Schmidt declares Curren struck him.
Schmidt said he did not realize that
he held a lead pencil in his clinched
hand when, resenting Curren's attack
he struck back. The blow
caught Curren on the neck an1 the
pencil pierced his jugular vein.
TRAINS KILLS NEGltO WOMAN.
Harriett Littlrjolin Meets Tragic
Death at Clifton.
Trying to cross the track before a
passenger train, at Clifton early Monday
morning. Harriet Littlejohn,
aged 60, one of the best know negroes
at Clifton, fell on the track
and before she could get off was
struck and Instantly killed. At the
coroner's inquest, no blame was attached
to the engineer. This is the
third inquest Coroner Turner has
held in 2 4 hours.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
The Engineer and Fireman Dead and
Engineer's Son Hurt.
Two men were killed and a boy
fatally injured when the boiler in
the Toleda and Central pumping station
at New Lexington, Ohio, was
blown up Monday. The building was
wrecked. Albert Funk, the ensrlnee.
was hurled 300 feet and killed. Jas.
Kelly, the fireman, was so badly injured
that he died later. Dea, 5>-ear-old
son of the engineer, will
probably die.
GIVEN FIVE YEARS.
iVTiite Man Sent to Penitentiary for
Manslaughter.
At Greenville Tully Habb, a welltnown
white farmer of that section
vas convicted Wednesday in the
:riminal court ot manslaughter, and
ivas sentenced to five years at hard
abor by Judge Gary. A notice of
tppeal was filed and bond fixed in
he sum of $3,000. Habb is alleged
o have killed T. W. Knight, near
Jreenville about two months ago.
The trial began Tuesday morning and
ontinued until Wednesday afterloon.
THIRST CAUSES DISCOVERY.
'hinaman Conies Into United States
in Loud of llay.
A lean yellow hand protruding
i cin a ?-m uuur in me hOBTon and
rialne railroad yard and a faint
'oice pleading in broken Kngllsh for
vater led to the discovery of four
Chinese. They were promptly arested
on tho charge of attepting
o evade the immigration laws. The
consignment of hay in the car was
onsigned from Tturko, near the Ca- (
Indian line. New York State. All
our travelers were in a weakened
ondition from lack of water.
Advertising Spells Success.
All business men want success but
lot every one secures it. Tho man
vho sits idly by his store door waitng
for a chance customer will never i
uun uiv juy ui ?utcess, neuner will >
ie who declines to acquaint the punic
with the character of the goods '
ie keeps on his shelves. In the^e '
lays of fierce competition every bus- 1
ness man must keep abreast of his
ivals in advertising and other up- '
o-dato methods if he would spell
he magia word?success.
Tho publicity given crimes by all
Ive. up-to-date newspapers deterk *
great many rascals from commit- <
ing crime. They are afraid of pubIcity
and refrain from doinv their 1
ascality. 2
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NEGROES LYNCHED I
ATTEMPTED TO ASSAULT TWO
DROWNING CHILDREN.
One of the Fiends Confessed the
Crlnio Before the Mob Swunn
Them to u Tree.
Will Sharp and Bob Bruce, two
negroes were lynched Monday night
by a mob of about forty men for an
attempted assault on Sallie and Callle
Downing, children of Jack Downing
at their home at Conuorsville, 5
miles above Tiptonville.Tenn., Sun
uay mgni.
The negroes were taken from Sheriff
Hayes in a cypress brake about
three-quarters of a mile from Tipmville,
the sheriff having taken
them there to await developments in
connection with the rumors of a
mob.
The mob appeared unexpectedly on
the officers and rushed them. No
shots were fired. The prisoners were
quickly swung to a tree and the mob
dispersed. The members were not
masked.
The lynching was carried through
without the people of Tiptonville
knowing about what was transpirlug.
Ilruce, it is said, confessed the crime,
implicating Sharp.
WAYIiAIl) AND MOHHKD.
A Sjmrtanbnrg Physician Drugged by
Two White Men.
Decoyed to a lonely spot near
Glendale, C miles from Spartanburg,
by a call for his professional services,
I>r. William G". Sexton, of that city,
was waylaid Wednesday morning by
two white men who overpowered
him, rendered him unconscious with
cloroform and robbed him of $500.
According to his statement he had
intended to give the money to a
building contractor in payment for
repairs to his house, which was almost
destroyed by lire three months
ago. Dr. Sexton had a narrow escape
from losing his life on that oc
casion. ne lay unconscious lor nine
hours. When he recovered consciousness
he called to a passing negro
for assistance. He was carried
to Spartanburg and taken home. He
was still dazed, but managed to tell
a connected story and to give a fairly
good description of one of his
assailants.
PIIIATKS HOEiD IP KTEAMKK.
Overcome Crew, Kill Owners and
Then Escaped.
A band of brigands, disguised as
passengers, held up a Russian steamer
south of Harbin, Manchuria, on
Monday and after a desperato flgnt
overcame the crew and robbed the
passengers.
In attempting to defend their vessel
tho owners, two Russians, were
killed, and many of tho Chinese
crew were wounded, as were such of
the eighty Chinese passengers as offorofl
When the pirates were in control
of the situation they bound the passengers
and crew, a Russian sailor
and two Russian women, and took
the valuables of the captives ut their
leisure.
A boat load of hunters who happened
to be in the vicinity gave the
alarm and a Russian gunboat was
sent in pursuit of the outlaws.
FIKK IN STEAM ICR'S HOLD.
Crew Pretty Well Exhausted When
Port Is Reached.
The French freight and passenger
steamer California arrived at Harve,
France, Monday from New York with
a flro that had been fought for 12
days, still burning briskly in her
hold. The crew was pretty well exhausted,
and called upon the city
firemen to finish the job. The latter
proceeded to flood the craft and hope
to save part of the cargo. The steamer
California had sixteen passengers
who were glad to get ashore unharni- 1
ed. The steamer which carries only
second-class passengers and not
many of theni is owned by the Gompagnie-Generalo
Trans - Allanlique.
She sailed from New York for Harve
. ii mmuM _ i wun a load of merchandise.
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DKOWNKD NKAK SAVANNAH. "
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Young Man Tries to Learn to Swim
by ('sing Water Wings.
Thomas B. McPhelm. a well-known <
young man of Savannah, Ga., was (
Irowned Sunday In tho Wilmington 1
river by trying to learn to swim wiih l
water wings. Several young women, 1
looked on as ho called for help. Two 1
men dived into the water, but couid
not reach him for fifteen mlnutea.
For over half an hour efforts were
tnado to resuscitate him, but they <
were unavailing. t
Officer Swept Overboard. j
Second Officer Funnell of steamer i
Swazi was swept overboard and lost I
luring a fierce gale on September 4. t
The Swazi In command of Capt Ab- I
>ey sailed from New York on August t
11 for 'Marseilles and other ports. I
CAUGHT AT LAST |
Detectives Arrest a Man for Steatiac 11
After Watching Hia 11
FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS V
Men Tuken in Charge for Ho1>1?injc BL
the United States Sub Treasury at
Chicago Several Years Ago. After- I
Heing Shadowed by infectives foe S I
George VV. Fitzgerald, a former as- B I
sorting teller in the Chicago sub- j& I
treasury, wits arrested at Chicago on B |
Wednesday by Deputy United State* B I
marshall, charged with the myster- ? I
ious theft of 1173.000 from the H. I
ury on February 19.1907. i In
Fitzgerald was arrested on a bench Hflj
warrant based on an Indictment returned
Becretly by a federal grand
jury on February 17, 1910. Three Bft
days after the indictment was secret- Bg| 1
ly returned and suppressed on?>February
20, it was announced that thestatute
of limitations had operated
to stop possible criminal prosecution,
in the peculiar case.
Coincident with this ruse by theauthorities
secret service men wero
detailed to watch Fitzgerald constantly
and make a most rigid
investigation of the former teller's. fk. *
financial interests and affairs. Discoveries
made by these secret service
operatives resulted in the order
for Fitzgerald's arrest.
Marshal Kbersteln, chief of special """~r
agents of the department of justice,
and Deputy United States marshals. 9a
Walter Wainwright and J. T. Duckner
arrested Fitzgerald at bis insurance
brokerage otlices just as the
former sub-treasury teller was leaving
for his home. Fitzgerald wast
first taken to United States Marshal
Hay's office in the federal building,,
where he was searched, handcuffed.,
and placed in a cell. After an hour's hl s
Imprisonment, Fitzgerald was taken,
before Judge Kennesaw M. Landls,.
formally arraigned and his ball fixed
at $50,000. Being unable to givebond
in this sum, he was tuken tothe
county jail. IH 1
The indictment against Fitzgerald
ivau in coun speottieB four counts.
Three charge embezzlement and thefourth
charges larceny. K9
Attaches of the district attorney'*. jXI
office declare that, since the disap- tgi I
pearance of the $173,000 from thesub-treasury,
Fitzgerald had donethe
following things:
Organized the Illinois Car Manufacturing
company with a $5(\00O *
plant at Hammond, Ind.; organized
the Illinois Holt, Nut and Forgin.
company with a large plant In Chi- Efc
cago; dealt extensively in stocks and
bonds; moved from a modest flat to
a $10,000 residence in Itodgers park tl
a suburb of Chicago; paid for this. Vj
new home and furnished it extensively;
lived in expensive style and
entertained friends lavishly. m
From the time of the returning,
of tho suppressed indictment on Feb- I
ruary 17, tho greatest secrecy was. B
used by government officials in handling
the investigation. The indict- H
rnent was locked in a vault In the- H
offices of tho United States district
court clerk to await such time as the*
federal lawyers felt that they had B
suflleient evidence to warrant th? S
arrest of Fitzgerald. W
All this time Fitzgerald was nevor
out of sight of secret service men m .
when awake, and while he slept operatives
were on guard at his homeor
hotel. The former teller was fol- J
lowed to his offices down town aud
watched throughout the day. Mean- 1
while all of his financial transactions I
were checked up closely and certain
investments traced to him.
Tho sub-treasury robbery, which
has bnffled secret service officers for I
threo years occurred Wednesday*
February 20, 1 907. |
The money was all In $1,000 and
$10,000 bills. Federal officers alt
over the country were brought Into
Ihe hunt for the missing money.
The $17.1,000 disappeared from
Fitzgerald's cage In the sub-treasury,
where he was employed as sorting:
teller. When questioned regarding:
the disappearance of the money Fitzgerald
said he went out to lunch and
when he returned the money wns
gone. He was closely questioned at
the time and was shadowed for several
months.
A year after the robbery Fitzger?ld
was arrested by a private detective
agent acting for William Hollenwelr,
tho sub-treasurer. The
charge was not pressed at that time, j
aowever, and Fitzgerald proceeded J
o institute damage suits against
Soldenwelr and the detective agency I
'or alleged false arrest. I
Oats Off Mis Qaeae. I
Prince Tsal Tao, the chief of the? J|
Chinese military mission, who has J
ipent two months in visiting Amsrica t
ind the principal European countrlea
las cut off his pigtail. The new?
vas received with dell-'ht in Pekin,
>y the officers of the Chinese army,
vho feel sure that the prince, who
s their commander in chief, means
o give them permission to follow
lis example