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Show accused of using mails Illegally 1 - T. PAUL An. I John. C. Baaley, publish pub-lish r of the ' Alliance Adroeate. and well known throughout the Weat aa a leader In the Farmer' alliance and other pollUca.1 movement, hu been arrested by United etatee Marshal Orlmahaw' on a charce of uln( the malls In connection . with a scheme to defraud. The charge la that In adrertlsins matter sent throarh the malls for the purpose of aniline stocks oa the Consolidated Farm and Ranch company, Hanley represented that this company had acquired the property of the Montana Co-pperatlTe Ranch company, now In the hands of a receiver, whloh representation Is claimed to be false. ' Hla - hearing Is set for Aurust It. . . The Consolidated company waa orranlsed a few months aco under the lawa of Bouth Dakota, with Hanley aa president and a capital cap-ital of 1156,000. The Government claims that the new company baa practically no assets end that In order to Induce Investors to buy stock In the new company the promoters pretended pre-tended to have acquired "tha property of the old company, m The Montana company la Dow In the "hands of a receiver and Is claimed to have assets of only SiSrOOO, with an Incumbrance In the shape of a $17,000 mortgase. In some of the literature sent out by Hanley- It la represented that the receiver has property worth $107,16. |