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THE ALLIANCE HERALD
T. 4. O'Keefa, Publisher.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA.
News in Brief
Tho French crulsur Protct nrrlvcd
at San Francisco from Honolulu.
' Tbo remaining members of tho
Dcuntzer cabinet In Denmark have re
algncd. Tbo Standard Oil company mndo
another reduction of 3 cents in tho
price of all grades of crudo oil at
Pittsburg.
ElUa Island records show tho ar
rival of 14,000 immigrants during tho
first ton days of January and 478 de
portations. Work on a rnllway to Hudson Bay
Is to begin In tbo spring, according
to an offlctnl announcement made In
.Winnipeg, Man.
WlUJnm J. Bryan, upon. Invitation,
addressed tho Indiana goncrnl assem
bly, which held a joint session to
listen to him.
Tbo work of locating positions at
tho ontranco to tho hnrbor of San
Francisco for Bubmurlno mines baa
been commenced.
Senator Harney Eaton of Mllwau
kco, who Is nndcr indictment for
bribery, has decided, It is said, to
quit tho scnato and rctlro to private
life.
A euro Tor cancer is in sight, ac
cording to Bclontists In tho University
of Buffalo, who hnvo discovered a
scrum that overcomes tho malady in
mice.
Chicago shipping, manufacturing
and Board of Trado interests decide
to petition Congress for rnllway legis
lation to conserve tho rights of tho
shippers.
Because of tho Bitddon death of bis
third wlfo Georgo W. Scott, a wealthy
farmer of Allen County, Indlann, is
being hold by tho coroner to await an
Investigation,
Tho sonato committee on foreign
rotations authorized a favorable re
port on tho nomination of D. B.
Thompson of Nebraska to be ambas
sador to Brazil.
Tho Supremo Court of Abpcals re
fused a writ of error In tho enso of
ex-Mayor McCuo of Charlottesville,
convicted of wlfo murder and sen
tenced to bo banged.
Tho boiler of a locomotive attached
to a fast express train on tho Erie
load blew up while standing at tho
Crouton, 0 station, killing tho en
gineer and fireman.
President Roosevelt has expressed
himself as anxious for tariff revision
at tho earliest posslblo moment, and
regards tho freight rato legislation as
even more Important.
Fornior' Governor Penbody of Colo
rado flietc with tho legislature his con
test with Governor Adams' for tho
offlco of governor, making chnrges of
wholesale election frauds.
G. P.. Clark of Wadena, la., secre
tary and treasurer and general ofllcer
of tho Iowa stnto letter carriers' as
sociation has been removed by tho
assistant postmaster general.
Tho duty on wild animals and bugs
Imported Into this country makes them
an expensive luxury, except In the
caeo of thoso brought In for scientific
use, writes William E. Curtis.
Witnesses for tho dofenso In the
Sraoot case deny political activity of
tho Mormons nnd declare there have
been no plural marriages in Idaho
Inco tho manifesto was Issued.
One of the largest buildings of tho
plant of tho Farr &Bnlloy company,
manufacturers of oil cloth nnd lino
louin, which occupies an entlro block,
was destroyed by nro at Camden,
N. J.
Mr. Elkins presented and tho sen
ate passed a resolution calling on the
interstate commerco .commission for
information giving the foml number of
cases thnt have been boTbre the com
mission. fv A
' ,Tho gross postal receipts for tho
flftyvlargest postotneos in tho country
forDecember. 1904, as- compared with
Docembe, 1903, show a net Increase
of about'9-ppr cent. Tho highest in
crease was 2jl per cent at Peoria 111.
The statement of the treasury bali
ancoa, in the general fund. exclusHM
of tho 1 150,000,0QUfgold reserve In tho
division of redempuou shows: Avail
able cash balance, ?W,284.G71; gold
170,272.383. S. ;
President Frank J. Hngonbarth of
tho National Live Stock i?pe:lation
caMed his accusers liars In tlu con
vention la Denvor during a ?o"v Over
the admission of railroad nion to
membership. ', -
A decision of tho king's bench dlvi.
sioa of tho high court of justice. Lob.
don, debars American creditors from,
recovering debts from shareholder
of British companies doing buslneta
in America.
Charles Schuman and John Burke
of Scran ton, Pa., wero blown to atoms,
a small building was, demolished and
many windows were shattered by an
explosion in tho Lnflln & Band pow
der works at Wayne. N. J.
President Chamberlain donies the
report sent out from Omaha that the
St. Joseph Western league baseball
club has been sold to Roy Runcie of
St. Paul, supposed to bo representing
the Tcbeau and Burns Interacts.
It is announced that first division o
Tlusslan third Pacific squadron jjill
nail for the far east the last of Jan
imry.' William J. Bryan and other promi
nent democrats were present at a
tjaaouet given by the Jackson club,
Lafayette, Ind.
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KIORTON'SJflEWS
HIS IMPRESSIONS CONCERNING
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
HE FAVORS FEDERAL CONTROL
The Secretary Would Legalize Pool
Inn, Favor Unification of Ownership
and Punish the Giving or Accept
ing of Rebates.
WASHINGTON Paul Morton, sec
retary of tho navy and formory vlco
president of tho Atchison, Topekn &
Santn Ko compnny, Is tho author of
nn nrtlclo on tho railway rato ones
tlon which will bo published in tho
Outlook. He at tho outset expressly
disclaims' writing as a representative
of President Roosovolt's administra
tion and snya ho speaks merely ns one
with a somewhat oxtcnslvo exper
ience pertinent to an important sub
ject. Tho Bocretnry In tho nrtlclo says
there aro very few complaints against
railroad rates per so In tho United
States, tho chief trouble being with
tho "rolntlon of rates as botween
markets."
He says there nro ns many ratos
thnt aro too low as there aro rate?
which a court would docldo to bo too
high, nnd thnt either class of rates
may bo equally disastrous to com
munities. Ho expresses tho opinion
that federal supervision of railroads
is necessary, but adds that regulation
nnd protection should go together.
Ho snys that ono of tho three
things following is sure to tako place
In tho conduct of our railways:
First Legalization of pools, tho
rest of tho railroads to mako enforcl
bio contracts between themselves as
to a division of earnings, so that they
can resist tho temptations of big snip
pers and bo assured a fair sharo of
the business moving at stable rates,
which shall apply allko to all patrons.
Second Tho further unification of
ownership, thereby delivering In time
tho ontiro rnllway ownership of the
country in tho hands of a few individ
uals of ono syndicate.
Third Government ownership, th
worst of tho three "ovlls," if such
th,oy mny bo called.
In tho opinion of Mr. Morton gov
ernment ownership of our railroads
would bo tho beginning of industrial
and eolltical chnos.
He rather favors the first proposi
tion, with adequate provision to as
sure rates boing reasonable.
As to pending legislation Mr. Mor
ton favors tho continuance of tho In
terstate Commerco commission in sub
stantially its present form, saying:
Let it go on making Investigations
and findings, if it finds a rato is un
reasonable (cither too high or too
low, everything elso being consider
ed) let it order such rates as it deems
reasonable and tf the railroads do not
mako them cffcctlvo In thirty days,
then the entire matter to bo referred
to a central court of transportation,
pf say threo to five members, to be
created to especially consider and ex
pedite all questions of interstate com
merce so far as tho transportation of
tho country is concerned, It being un
derstood that this central court shall
have power, to adjudicate, in all such
cases except thoso Involving constitu
tional questions nnd the findings of
this court In interstate matters to be
final.
Mr. Thompson for Brazil.
WASHINGTON Brazil has finally
determined on tho elevation of her
legation at Washington to an embassy
and will send her minister to London,
Mr. Nabuco, as her first ambassador
to this country. This will necessitate
similar action on the part of tho
American government, and Mr.
Thompson, the present American min
ister nt Brazil, will bo named us am
bassador. OPPOSED TO PENDING BILL.
F. B. Thurber Argues Against
the
Quarles-Cooper Measure.
WASHINGTON Opposition to the
Quarleff-Cooper bill extending author
ity to tho Interstate commerce com
mission to fix freight rates was made
before tho house committee on inter
state nnd foreign commerco by F. B.
qjhjuber. present of the United
States Export association. Mr. Thur
T)r stated thai tfo had beard the state
ment mado by Mr. Bacon und others
atlhe St. Loula convention of the In
terstate commerce league that con
gress wju owned by the railroads. .
M- ItJacon denied making 'Wch a
atntem$b
tfpon.lnqulry from Representative
Steven at Mlnnesora:, Mr. Thurber
admitted
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nor of.ColWtyloi White ha stood with
uplUtfld JtJ taking tbe oath at otUco.
admlrtajarfc by Chief Justice Gab
bert, at W slda stood the athletic
form of the ex-governor, Jamos Pea
body, who wlU at once inaugurate an
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TARIFF REVISION.
President Roosevelt Favors
Action.
Early
WASHINGTON President Roose
velt favors tho earliest posslblo ac
tion looking to a roviston by congress
of tho tariff. He so Informed tho sena
tors and representatives who wero in
conference with him at tho Whlto
houso last Saturday and ho has made
plain his iKjBltlon to Others since that
conference. Ho will call tho Fifty-ninth
congress into extraordinary session as
soon as tho committees havo Indi
cated that they nro prepared to sub
mit a tariff measure for passage. Ono
of thoso present at tho conference on
Saturday Eald, In view of tho many
conflicting stories published regard
ing the meeting, that tho president in
formed them that, while he did not
believe in any sweeping revision of
tho tariff nnd would abide absolutely
by tho judgment of tho two houses of
cougress, in a matter that related bo
particularly to them, yet ho did think
the timo had como when the sched
ules should bo thoroughly examined
and there should bo a readjustment
as to certain of them. Tho president
added that his own vlow was that tho
special Bcsslon should tako placo at
tho earliest date, at which the com
mittees of tho two houses could
como to an agreement as to a bill. If
they took this vlow, ho said, ho would
hold himself ready to call tho extra
ordinary session at whatever timo
tho members of tho two committees,
nnd especially the houso commltteo
on ways and menns, should inform
him they would bo ready with their
report.
If congress should act on tho tariff
question in accordance with the presi
dent's desire It was mado perfectly
pain that tho extraordinary session
would be- called to nssomblce tho com
ing spring. It has been pointed out
howover, by tho tariff experts of tho
house and scnato It will require many
weeks to prepnro a bill for submis
sion to the house.
It wns said that there is not tho
least prospect of differences so radi
cal arising between tbo president and
republican leaders In congress over
tno tariff question as to cause a split
in tho party. While tho president is
deeply in earnest in his desire for tar
iff revision, he regards tho question
as ono of expediency, In which no
great principle is at stake.
On another question, however that
of legislation, relating to tho inter
state freight rates of railroads his
mind is qulto mado up. Ho will fight
for that legislation and fight hard.
Ho hopes to Bccuro from congress
somo deflnito nctlon regarding that
legislation at tho present session, but
if ho does not ho will bring the sub
ject again before congress at tho pro
posed extraordinary session and will
urge with all his power tho crystalliz
ation into law of tho recommenda
tions he already has made to congress
on that question. Tho freight "rate
question ho docs not regard as one
of expediency. Ho holds that it is a
subject in which a great moral prin
ciple Is Involved, nnd ono very near
to nil the people of tho country. Ho
regards it, in fact, as tho paramount
Issue at this time.
THE DOUBA830FF INTERVIEW.
He Did Not Foreshadow Peace In Or
der to Gain Time.
PARIS Owing to the continued
discussion of the intervlow with Vlco
Admiral Doubassoff favorable to early
peaco, the Russian embassy has given
out tho following statement:
"It is quite true that tho questions
cited hnvo been discussed, but It Is
quite probable that tho Echo do Paris
interviewer gave tho admiral's circum
spect responses In a sense too cate
gorical. In reality, the admiral h3
not foroshadowed immediate peaco for
tho purpose of gaining time and then
recommencing the war under circum
stances more favorable for Russia.
Tho quostlons of peaco or war devolve
solely upon the supreme authorities in
Russia, and no official personage would
publicly express oplulons unaccording
with tho resolutions of the Imperial
government. Moreover, Admiral Dou
bassoff's responses did not give a suf
ficiently solid basis to permit of exact
ly doflniug tho admiral's confidential
opinion."
FAVOR JOINT STATEHOOD.
Delegation From Oklahoma and
In-
, dlan Territory at Capitol,
WASHINGTON The senate end of
the capltol was visited by at delega
tion of fifty residents of Oklahoma
and Indian territory, who have come
to Washington in the Interest of that
portion of the general statehood bill
which provides for the creation of a
stnto of those two territories. The
leader, D. C. Lewis, said that his dele
gation is Interested only In the Okla
homa bill. He said the popleof Okla
homa and Indian territory want state
hood, but want to come In on tho
same footing as other states.
It was learned that the delegatloa
objects to the proposed regulation of
liquor traffic In tho bill.
Brady's Opponents Weaken.
WASHINGTON The sennte com
mittee on territories, ou Friday author
ized for a third time a favorable re.
port on the nomination' of John O.
Brady to be governor of Alaska. The
nomination has been called up In the
senate tor confirmation' on two occa
sions .and both times opposition ww
made on the ground that commercial
interests wanted to bo heard betaf
action was taken. The notaintlo wif
sent back" both UdimI jwd iYMay vi
set for a Rearing oC?-fth peotrt
against Governojvlhraj
m&n. ; .hflWN
CONGRESS EXTRA
NOT
LIKELY THAT A SESSION
WILL BE CALLED.
THE TARIFF TOJE POSTPONED
A Disposition to Let Matters Rest Un
til Fall Congress May Be Called
Together in October if Conditions
Necessitate It.
WASHINGTON Tho talk of
an
extra session of congress In tho spring
Is gradually dying out Tho leaders
of tho Bcnato and house, after careful
consideration with tho president, of
thoso questions which are very up
permost in the minds of tho people,
tariff revision and railroad rates, aro
almost a unit In opposition to a spring
session of congress. In fact, tho op
position has crystallized through tho
efforts of Speaker Cannon and Sena
tor Aldrich and thero Is n disposition
now to postpono tariff revision until
tho extra session, which seems very
likely to bo called about tho ICth or
20th of October. But whilo tariff re
vision talk is very perceptibly dimin
ishing, tho talk of rato readjustments
Is on tho increase, and so vast is
the agitation now going on thnt traf
flco managers, railroad presidents,
general managers and railroad attor
neys aro coming into Washington al
most In droves to ascertain at first
hand what tho schvme of railroad
rato readjustments is. Thero nro
thoso In congress 'who enjoy tho con
fidence of tho president who nro of
tho opinion that a bill giving larger
powers to tho interstnto commerco
commission could bo passed at this
session of congress if tho leaders
would so order, and if a conservative
measure could be agreed upon. T.ho
passage of such a bill would do away
with any extra Besslon of congress
and tnrlff revision, or at least a mod
ification of schedules could bo taken
up in tho regular session of congress,
which convenes tho first Monday In
next December. It is admitted that
tho president docs not ndvocato radi
cal action that would bring disaster
to tho railroads. On tho other hnnd,
it la conceded thnt thero is ground
for complnint and room for reform.
It Is not a work that can bo done In
ft day. Tho question is big and broad,
with fnr-rcaching effect, and must
needs bo handled with wisdom nnd
deliberation. It lu, therefore, bollov
ed that if an extra session is called
nt all It will bo next fall, and not this
spring.
On tho 3d of March next William
M. Stewart of Nevada will retire from
tho senate. Following tho precedent
pot by Thomas Benton of Missouri,
James G. Blaine of Maine, John Sher
man of Ohio and George F. Hoar of
Massachusetts, Senator Stewart will
devote bis attention to editing and
revising for publication his "reminis
cences," which will bo published noxt
fall. Senator Stewart took his seat
In the United States senate in Febru
ary, 18C5, as ono of tho first two sen
ators from tho newly admitted stato
of Nevada. There aro only two other
men allvo today who served with him
in 1865, namely, Georgo F. Edmund-)
of Philadelphia and John B. Hender
son of this city.
LONG CALM MAY BE BROKEN
Kuropatkln Thought to Be Planning
an Important Move.
ST. PETERSBURG--Tho war office
does not admit that tho appearauco
of General MUtchenko's cavalry south
wcBt of Llao Yang Is more than nn
expedition designed to strike the rail
road at Beveral points and interrupt
tho transportation of General Nogl's
guns from Port Arthur to Manchuria,
but from certain indications it seems
posslblo that It, Is preliminary to an
operation of, magnitude. General Mist
chenko has over 20,000 horsemen and,
moving rapidly, might be ablo to seri
ously damage, communications In the
rear of Llao Yang.
Tho tono of dispatches from some
Russian correspondents vaguely hints
at very Important developments' and
the writer of the Novoe Vremya ex
presses the opinion that tbe long calm
since the battle of Shakhe Is about
to be broken. It 1b also noteworthy
that thero havo been no official dis
patches from General Kuropatkln for
two days.
CUT OFF BY S,009 JAPANESE.
Reported Fate af . MIstchnk's Raid
ing Party."
LONDON A dispatch to Lloyda
from Ylnkow, dated January 15, give
a report that General MiBtchenko's
raiding parly w?i cift oil! on its way
hack by 8,000 Japanese, dispic)M
from Sanllho by General Oku. Titter re
port, however. Is not cpntraed from
any other source.
Tbo" Dally ''TelegraphVJ&ie Foo eor
respondent says the raid waa only a
divergence from, a mass of cavalry;
bow moving along the basks oC th
Llao river, aaa the exceyttowU wIM
aesfl of the eea&ott- atforda t caaace
for tho repetition pf well opwattom.
Central. f Par
WASHINGTONFroa i ejonuftlt.
tee PR foreat rafwrratfaM jBwMkfof
Kittredge rport a bill Inuutorrtef
the control of fert rrvatteM trom
the Interior to jhm acrieuUursJ iepart
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QUITS WITH 80ME REGRET.
Brlstow Talks of Trials In Postal
Department
WASHINGTON Fomth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristovr, who has
been appointed special commissioner
to investlgato Panama railroad and
steamship companies, said:
"I supposo I havo mado somo
enemicS'sInce I undertook tho duties
of 'ourth assistant postmaster gener
al, but I also bcllevo I hnvo mado
some friends. At any rate I know
thero are many men who havo
had business with this offlco who
havo said that notwithstanding
their opposing opinion in some of tho
nctlon I have taken, that I have tried
to do my dJty and havo acted as I
thought wr.3 for tho' best interests of
tho serve and according to whnt I
felt to bo tho right thing. It has been
In mnny respects a hard office to fill,
nnd In many other respects a pleas
ant ono. I leavo tho ofilco with re
gret, but feel that the appointment
which tho president has mado will bo
n pleasant ono to fill. I am going to
try my best to meet tho expectations
of tho president and Secretary Tnft"
Mr. Brlstow has not formulated any
plans for his now work as yet, nnd
will devoto the remainder of tho timo
between now nnd tho dato when hi3
resignation bccomoit effective In clos
ing up tho affairs of his present of
flco. BUILDINGS FOR NEBRA8KA.
York and Grand Island Likely to Be
Thus Favored.
WASHINGTON It Is nlmost cer
tain that York and Grand Island will
get public buildings nt tho hands of
this congress. Sites may bo provided
in North Platte, Columbus and Kear
ney, but tho present session will not
provide for buildings In the last
named towns. Congressman Hinshaw
has been indefatigable in his labors
to secure for York ono hundred thou
sand dollars for a building, but tbe
chances aro he will got but seventy
five thousand. Howover, that amount
may be increased at a later session.
No definite nssuranco has as yet been
given by the commltteo that York will
bo included in tho list, but Congress
man Norris, who Is a member of tho
committee, is making a hard fight for
both Grand Island nnd York. Members
of tho committee intimate that inas
much as Grand Island has the largest
population and that congress Is likely
to pass a law providing for the hold
ing of sessions of tho federal court in
Grand Island, the government building
there should be a largo one- Hence" tho
committee is likely to appropriate
1125,000 for Grand Island.
PROGRAM OF JAPS.
Naval Station Will Be Established at
Port Arthur.
TOKIO The Japanese Intend to es
tablish, a naval station at Port Ar
thur. Vice Admiral Y. Shlbayama will
probably be placed in charge of it.
The military administration will
only retain a small garrison as soon
as tho prisoners are withdrawn and
order Is restored. The fleet Is busily
engaged In clearing mines, but owing
to their great number navigation will
be unsafe' for a long time. Onrjl gov
ernment craft will be allowed to enter
the harbor. It Is probable that Dnlny
will soon bo opened up to neutrals.
Japanese companies are preparing to
establish weekly services to that port.
It is proposed shortly to float a fourth
domestic war loan under the same
conditions as the third was ne
gotiated. The transfer of prisoners was com
pleted yesterday afternoon. Tho total
number of officers transferred was
878; men. 23,491.
SWAYNE. IMPEACHMENT CASE.
Many
Representatives Desire
to
Speak on the Subject.
WASHINGTON The Important
work before- tho house of representa
tives this week is the disposition of
the Swayno case. It cannot be fore
told just how much time will be con
sumed before a conclusion is reach
ed, as thero are a number of mem
bers who desire to speak oa the sub
ject before action is taken on the
articles of impeachment, reported by
tha select committee. As this Is a
question of the highest privilege It
Trill have precedence over all other
biinlaess undisposed of, Monday being
suapeaskm day, the probability is. that
soaae time will bo glvea to the cob
ikkeratiefi of minor buslaesa under
aagpeasio of rules, after which argu
tmt will be resumed on the Swayne
case.
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HAS OTHER WORK
MR.
BRISTOW TO INQUIRE INTO
FREIGHT RATES.
IS A SPECIAL COMMISSIONER
To Accept tho Place He Resigns
Fourth Assistant Pastmacter Gen
eralship Will Investigate Railroad
Traffic Matters.
WASHINGTON Joseph L. Brlstow,
fourth assistant postmaster general,
tendered to tho president his resigna
tion a3 an ofllcer of tho postal serv
ice, to tako effect on January 20. By
an .executive order President Roose
velt designated Mr. Brlstow as o spe
cial commissioner to mako an Investi
gation into the present trado condi
tions and freight rates botween the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts and be
tween tho west coast of South Amer
ica and tho east coasts of tho United
States and of Europe, to detcrsoino
the best policy of managing tho Pan
ama railroad.
Tho announcement came at the con
clusion of an extended conference Fri
day of tho president, Secretary Taft,
Mr. Brlstow and Senator Long of Kan
sas. Tho order Issued by tho presi
dent says, in addition to tho fore
going: "Ho Is authorized to employ for this
purpose a stenographer at not exceed
ing $5 a day, and his actual and neces
sary expenses, and to tako evidence
of all persons whoso knowledge of
trade conditions or rates will assist in
reaching tho necessary conclusion.
"The secretary of war will furnish
to tho Bpedal commissioner a letter
of Instructions, in detail, as to tho
courso and extent of his investigation
anu as to the time when ho shall re
port his conclusions.
"Until his report is forthcoming the
commissioner will bo allowed his ac
tual expenses and $15 a day. Tho
president will finally fix hia entire
compensation. The Isthmian canal
commission is directed to provldo tho
funds needed In tho execution of tbo
order."
After the conference at tho White
Houso Senator Loud said that tho
transfer of Mr. Bnstow from tho post
ofllco department to work In connec
tion with tho proposed isthmian canal
had been under consideration for a
olng time.
"Secretary Taft," said tho Benator,
"desired to utilize Mr. Bristow's serv
ices in connection with the work of
constructing tho canal and has had
tho Idea In mind of appointing him
a commissioner to investlgato trade
and freight conditions ever slnco ho
returned from the isthmus of Panama.
Tho president readily acceded to Sec
retary Taft's suggestion, and as tho
work will be entirely congenial, Mr.
Brlstow has accepted (tho new posi
tion." Mr. Brlstow has had Interviews
with the president nnd Secretary Taft
regarding. the affair, but his final de
termination was. not reached until Fri
day. Ills decision to accept tho spe
cial commlssionership was hastened,
It Is said, by the transfer Thursday
of tho division of postofflco inspectors
from tho bureau of the fourth assist
ant postmaster general to tho direct
control of tho postmaster general
himself. Mr. Brlstow regarded tho
issuance of tho order of transfer of
tho division as a reflection oa him.
That the order as to tbe inspectors'
division was not issued with tho idea
of humiliating Mr. Brlstow Is evi
denced by the president's action of
Friday.
Mr. Bristow will continue as fourth
assistant until January 20.
CONSIDER PEABODY CONTEST.
Adams Will Ask for a More Complete
Investigation.
DENVER, Colo. The howsa re
solved to meet the senate in joint ses
sion next Tuesday for the purpose of
taking action regarding the contest
instituted by James II. Peahody for
the governorship.
Governor Alva Adams will file an
answer to the Feabody contest on
Monday. Ho will demand that att the
ballot boxes of Denver, of Las Aalmas
and Huerfano counties be opened. Mr.
Peabody asked for the opeab of
part of tho Denver and Las Animas
boxes, but none of Huerfano county.
Mr. Adama will, also ask for am.tayeett
gatlon of the election at LeaavUle,.
Cripple Creek and several other cities.
Five informations were lie by
District Attorney Stidger, charging
election crimes la this city. Amoag
the accused are Joseph Ray aad
Charles Kofsky, who are now serriiir
jall sentences imposed by tha su
preme court .for disregarding th elec-
.ttoa .orders.
They are charged with receiving U
lal votes when acting ag election
ju4ce. Altogether twenty laioma
ttoaa for alleged violation of tfce elec
tion laws have been lied by District
JUtoraey 'Badger during the foar ay
tee 1m took office.
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