The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922, February 04, 1909, Image 2
THEARLOWS in Acrobatic Novelty act the balance of the week' Williams and Fair in high-class singing, talking and dancing act all next week w iw mmmm m i Pictures new and snappy We change our pictures every Monday, Wednesday and Friday The Crystal Theatre SENATE PR0DE8 STEEL MERGER. Perkins and Thorne Testify Before Judiciary Committee, Tho Tennessee Conl and Iron com pany and United States Steel corpora tion merger was probed by the Bennto committee on tho Judiciary. Tho wit nesses were Oaklclgh Thorne, presi dent of tho Trust Company of Amer lea, nnd Georgo W. Perkins of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co., who Is also a member of tho flunnco committee of tho steel corporation. When ajiked If ho had -any personal knowledgo of the actual salo of a ma jority of the stock of tho Tennessee company In November, 1907, Mr. Thorne replied; "All I know Is that I delivered my stock to J. P. Morgan & Co, aud got a receipt for It." Mr. Porklns said that thnro was a general fooling that It would be dlfllcult for any ono to express In a concrete statement that If tho Tennessee Coal and Iron stock wero taken out of vari ous loans, some way It would prevent n great many failures and avert a. Bpread of tho panic. Ho sala': "Finally somo one made a sugges tion, which was afterwards worked out, that tho corporation might fur nish Its 5 por cent second mortgago. bonds in lieu of cash, and In UiIb way put in lieu of these loaus securities that were marketable." Mr. Porklns told of tho visit to Washington by Judge E, H. Gary and Henry C Frlck for tho purpose of see ing tho president. "Practically everything was at a standstill until wo got word from Washington as to what seemed to be the feeling thero," continued Mr. Por klns. "That was telephoned to nio by Judge Gary on Monday, about the time tho tnlirkot opened, and tho news (hat this transaction probably would bo inado was, given out anil had an ef fect for the Aettor o,n tho market, and I bavo nhjiftya bolleved stopped the student, omployod ns houseman for United SlatcB Judge Thompson, bas been arrestod. Ho declares that ho BON TESTIFIES AGAINST HOLMES 8ays He Saw Father Kill Mother In a Quarrel. Manfully declaring that ho would tell the truth, though it pained him to do It, Howard Holmes twelve years old, testified In court at Chicago that ho saw hU father, Charles E. Holmes, kilt his mother In a quarrel. Tho mother died from Injuries on Doc. 20 lust. Tho boy said ho saw tho fa ther strike her and ho tried to pro tect her. As the boy was telling his story the father, who U on trial, fre quently wopt. JEROME TOGO AHEAD. Will Begin Prosecution of 'wNew York World for Libel. 'WALKER GIVES UP CONTEST. LITTLE COMPETITION IN RATES, Evidence Taken In Pittsburg la Against Harrlman Roads. Testimony In tho hearing of the Pitts burg suit to dissolve the alleged $51)0.' 000.000 Harrlman railroad merger was concluded. The next hearing will bo held In Cincinnati, Feb. 9. Tho testimony seemed to bear ,out the government's contention that com petition between the Southern Pacific railroad and tho Union Paclilc is not as keen now ns It wns prior to 1901. D. H. Thompson, traffic manager of tho Oil Well Supply company, said he could not see a change lu tho attltudo of G. G. Herlngton, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific agent here, since the merger was alleged to have taken place, but ho later admitted that com petition would stimulate, business atijl that Mr. Herlngton could hnniiy com. pete with .himself. E. U McGrew of the Standard Un derground Cable company said coast consignments wero now routed about equally among tho Colorado Midland, Union Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande. Captain J. A. Henderson of the Pitts- Mine Workers Approve Course of Pres Ident Lewis, Thocauso of the antl-Lowls faction In tho United Mine Workers' conven tion at Indianapolis, I ml., has been lobt. John Walker of Illinois, who op posed President Lewis for re-election, announced that he would not contest "Such nctlon would bo hopeless," he bald. "The convention has been packed against me." President Lewis' majority likely will Federal Officials Reserve Privilege ol Acting In Defense of Reputation of Gentleman "Who Occupied Position of Head of War Department." Federal District Attorney Stlmson made public a letter In reply to one written by District Attorney Jerome on tho subject of beginning an action for criminal libel In tho state courts against tho publishers of the New York World because of published charges regarding the Panama canal purchase. Mr. Stlmson tells Mr. Je rome to go ahead aud assures him "that such action on your part will in nowlso be regarded as an interfer ence, but, on tho contrary, wo shall re gard It as our duty to co-operate with you In all proper and lawful ways." Mr. Jerome had asked if action in tho state courts on behalf of Douglas Robinson, the president's brother-in-law, would be an unwise Interference with the actions begun, under federal Jurisdiction. Mr. Stlmson answers this question negatively, but he does not state that the federal inquiries or prosecutions will cease if Mr. Jerome begins an ac tion. It Is apparent that while the fed eral authorities concede to Mr. Je rome the right to appear as the pro tector of Douglas Robinsons goou name, they reserve to themselves the privilege of acting in defense of the reputation of a gentleman "who occu pied the position of head of the war department" In any federal Jurisdic tion where the case applies. The reference to the "gentleman who occupied tho positron of head of tho war denartnient" gave rise In burg and Cincinnati Packet company testified that until about 1901 his com pany had a pro rate with the oil lines Bome quarters to speculation, as to out of Cincinnati, but that since 1901 the person meant by Mr. Stlmson.An the rnllroads had refused to pro rate with the river line. be 16,000. Walker learned tho senti ment of tho delegates toward htm when, by a vote of 1,027 to 1,051, he was refused an extension of time to speak jigniusU the commltteo roport approving the course of President Lewis and tho executive board in sus pending Prosldqnt Van Horn and other ofitclals of district No. 11, Indiana, for having dlsoboyed tho mandate of tho national officers to discontinue the Hudson initio strlko. Tho refusal of President Lewis to aid tho striking miners of tho Mercer Butler field, Pennsylvania, caused a dobate. This brought a remark from Mr. Lewis, that there should bo no fur ther quarrollug over personal differ ences and thnt tho business of tho convention should bo disposed of as quickly ns possible. Ho would give nil Information asked for In regard' to ,the Mercer-Butler strike, ho said, but would not bicker with his critics. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. Irregularity Continues in Industrial and Mercantile Activity. Dun's Weekly Review of Trade says: Some Irregularity continues In Indus- rlnl ntnl mnrrnntlle nctlvltv. A funda mental factor of strength Is the daily multiplying evidence that stocks are so depleted as to render a large and general resumption of the nation's In dustries inevitable and measurably nnnrnr ns confidence is restored. There are numerous reports of en-1 Busse, mayor of Chicago, accidentally official of the government, who ae cllned to permit the use of his name, Hnlii tho statement was Intended to refer to Ellhu Root, who was secretary of war when negotiations for tho pur chase of tho Panama canal property were concluded, though the deeds ot tho property were actually turned over to this country when William 11. Taft was secretary. KILLS WOMAN BY ACCIDENT. Mayor Bus3e's Brother Discharges Re. volver With Fatal Effect. George Busse, brother of Fred RANKEN JURY DISAGREES. No Verdict in Marshall Case at Union City, Tenn. The Jury at Union City, Tenn., In the case of Edward Marshall, alleged night rider, charged with be Ing Implicated In the murder of Cap tain Quentln Rankeu, reported n dis agreement and was discharged. Ton of the Jurors favored acquittal the others seeking a conviction for murdor In tlif socond degree. The prosecuting attorn will try to have the trial of the Vev members of the band on thr Ram1 charge deferred until tho Mav lorm of thp Hrenlt court. Texan Bank Robbed. Trj vi;lt of the .Carleton Stato i-rti b Carleton, Tex., was blown r, . . i , robbers, who secured $10,000. BULGARIA CALLS OUT RESERVES. Balkan Situation Is Aoal.i Causing Some Anxiety. The Balkan situation is causing anx iety at European capitals. Bulgaria's action in calling out her reserves Is ap parently explained by Turkey's at tempts to secure a rectification ot tho existing frontier as a condition for re ducing her monetary demands from Bulgaria Noting tho danger ot trouble between Turkey and Bulgaria, tho powers are again resorting to nego tiations to bring about Joint pressuro in favor of a peaceful settlement. It Is reported that Sir Edward Grey, the British foreigu secretary, has sounded the powers on this subject and a St. Petersburg dispatch an nounces seml-ofllclally that Russia has already addressed a circular dispatch to all the signatories of tho Berlin treaty In this clicular Russia pro poses to make common repiesenta tlons to both Sofia and Constantinople against an change being made in the frontier line which would endanger European' peace nnd urging both gov ernments to refrain from a military movement. According to a Sofia dispatch. Great Britain has advised Turkey to accept an Indemnity ot $20,000,000, and Bul garia Is Inclined to pay this sum pro vided Turkey abandons her claim for a rectification of the frontier. Nego tiations between Austria-Hungary and Turkey are still dragging, owing to the fact that the Turkish government has not yet succeeded In putting an nu to tne AKiriD" """"'" Masked Men Hold Up Saloon. Three masked men held up a Goldflolu saloon and robbed the place of over $3 000. Twenty mon in tho place at time were compelled to line up wh the robbers opened the safe. The rob bers made good their escape. IN SEWTEJWD HOUSE. Senator Carter Sees No Show for Postal Savings Bank Bill. NOW IS THE SEASON OF COUGHS and COLDS 1 Bill Declaring Feb. 12, 1909, a Legal Holiday is Passed by the Senate. West Point Cadets May Not At tend Inauguration. Seventy-five bills on the calendar of the senate wero passed. Senator Carter, In charge of the postal savings bank bill, announced that he would endeavor at once to get a vote on It, although he "fully re niboii tho ttiitinRslbllltv of that bill be coming' a law lu the few remaining days of this session." Senator Foraker attempted to get consideration for the Aldrich substt- tute bill providing for a court of In-' qulry to pass upon the qualifications i of the discharged negro soldiers of' the Twenty-fifth regiment cnargeu with having shot up Brownsville, Tex., Aug. 13-14, 190G, but postponed mak ing a motion for that purpose In order that Senator McLaurln might speak on the Brownsville affair. Foraker an nounced that after McLaurln's speech he would oudeavor to get action ou the bill. The senate passed without amend ment a house bill declaring Feb. 12, 1909, the ceutenary of the birth ot Abraham Lincoln, to be a legal holi day aud recommending a general ob servance of that day. Unless tho senate comes to thelt rescue the West Point cadets will not bo able to attend the Inauguration on the 4th of March at the expense of tho onvnrnment. The cadets have been one of the big attractions of the Inaugural ceremonies for many years nast. By a point of order an Item nrovldinir funds lor the cadets trip to Washington was stricken from the military appropriation bill. Under suspension tho house passed the Payne bill prohibiting tho Im portation of opium, but refused to pass the senate bill to pension fed eral Judges. A limitation was placed upon the scope of the Olmstead special com mittee to Investigate appropriations for and the work of tho secret service of the various departments. ixii : p.. mi! tail F. J. I BRENNAN Wm. James, Exclusive Dealer in COAL & ...WOOD 'Phone No. 5. Alliance, Nebraska. HAVE YOU PAID YOUR PERSONAL TAX? larged Industrial activity at widely scattered points throughout the west and south and distributors of mer-j chandise In all lines anticipate slow, but steady, return to normal volume j of transactions. Uncertainty legard lng tho ultimate tendoncy of prices ot ' finished Iron and steel restricts im I provement In the geneial trado. Tho hide market Is qulot, tannors boliig re luctant to pay the present high pricc-s. ST. PAUL HAS $600,000 FIRE. Half Dozen Buildings In Business Dis trict Destroyed. Fire started In a department store on Seventh street nnd for a while threatened to devastate a large part of the business district ot St. Paul, As It was a half dozen buildings were almost wholly destroyed, with an ag gregate loss ot about $600,000. Favored by a high northwest wind, burning cinders were thrown tlylng over the business streets of the cltj? and tho occupants of many buildings began to remove their property. Min neapolis sent over an engine and a hose company. Every piece of appa. atus In St. Paul was used. The severest loss was sustained by tlio White House department store, $145JW0; California Wine house, $125. 000; Woolworth's 5 and 10 cent store. $100,000; Foy hotel, $75,000; McQualtl Orocory compau, $10,000, and many Other smaller losses. DEEP SHAFT IS TOMB OF MINER. Fatal Explosion of Firedamp in Ntw Mine at Ashford, Wa6h. As the result of an explosion of fire damp following a dynamite discharge In tho New mine at Ashfoid Wash, ono miner Is entombed 4,000 fedt In the bowels ot tho mountain, unothr Is dead from suffocation, while two wer injured, one perhaps fatally. The " dead: Jack Norrell, miner, body still lu mine; William Dinkier, mine foreman, body recovered. Carl Wyclistrom, who was extricat ed from a pile of debris, Is so badly Injured ho may not recover. Foreman Dinkier lost his llfo while trying to find the body of Norrell. shot and klllea' Mrs. Lucius C. Tuck- erman, wife of a fruit dealer at Mil ton, N. Y. The shootir ; occurred In tho Wal ton npartmont building, 305 North Clark street. Mrs. Tuckerman was visiting her father, General A. C. Glrard, who occupies an apartment lu the building. George Busse, in his apartment across the areawny from GIrard's, was .Iniimiiotrntlnir tlln 11KI Of a rHVOlVOr . ...tw. t ..1.1r.. l.la lirtncnmnffl cfl " COIi 111 I) Willi. I Ullliuni;, tiio u,.u,.. ....u, that she could use tho weapon In case of burglars. Suddenly the revolver was discharged and the bullet went through two windows, Into the Glrard apartment and pierced Mrs. Tucker man's heart. Mayor Busse was pres ent and as soon as he learned of the fatal consequences summoned a phy sician nnd notified the police by tele phone, but the woman died before the physician arrived. No arrests were made. General Glrard expiesslng him self as satisfied that the shooting was Braymer Has $50,000 Blaze. Fire destroyed the opera houso, postofilco, hotel and four business houses with contents at Braymer, Mo. The loss was about $50,000. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Features of the Day's Trading and Closing Quotations. Chicago, Feb. 1. A liberal decioaao In the visible supply of wheat In tho United States and Canada for tho contributed In a large measure to a sharp advance In wheat prices hero today. At tho close prices were up 'Ac to l1jlc. Corn and outs closed firm, but provisions were weak. Closing prices: Wheat May, $1.09; July, 9S..c. Com May, C3VjC3c; July, 63c. Oats May, 53tc; July, 4646:4c. Pork May, $17.10; July, $17.15. Lard May, $9.70; July. $9.82.. Ribs May, $8.97j; July, $9.12i. Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard wheat, $1.05K1.08.-; N'- 3 corn, GO',;, G0-J4c; No. 3 white oats, 5052c. pureiy accidental. RACE WAR AMONG JUVENILES. One Boy Killed and Two Others Are Badly Hurt In Battle With Negro. Race feeling, it Is said, inspired a battle between white boys and a col ored youth lu front of the East high school, In Cincinnati, O. , Friday. which culminated In the death of Will iam Wiobold, aged seventeen years, the probably fatal Injury of William Dorsey, ago'd twenty, and the serious injury of Charles Rulf, aged olghteen. The- alleged murderer. Atlas Telford, uged twenty, a colored high school TAFT VISITS GATUN DAM. President Elect Makes His Eighth Trip Across Isthmus of Panama. President Elect Taft made his eighth trip across the Istlynus of Pauama nnd everywhere ho was greeted with very marked demonstrations of good will. With his pnrty Mr. Taft landod at Colon and proceeded by special train to Culcbra. where he Is quar tered at the rosldence of Lloutenant Colonel Goethuls, chairman of the Pau ama canal commission. His recoptlon hj the Panaman olfiolals, both at Co lon and Culebra, was moBt cordial. Saturday Mr. Taft visited the site of the Gatun ttam. All members of the party are lu good health. Freight Bureau In Session. Tho transcontinental freight buroau held' Us first seslon at Chicago. J. A. Keller of San Francisco and E. H. Parker of Portland, Ore., spoke on rate reductions, complaining more against the eastbound than of tho westbound increases, - EDITOR HURT BY TRAIN. W. L. Woodson of the American press Association Injured In Yonkers. While trying to board a New York Central train at Yonkers, Sunday, Wil liam L. Woodson, editor of the Amer ican Press, fell and waa Injured by the moving wheels. Ufa right foot was amputated at thb station and at St. Johns Riverside hospital, to which he was taken, it was found that an amputation of the log below tho knee was necessary. He was badly hurt about the head and sustalnod other Injuries He displayed wonderful forti tude, which the physicians say will materially assist him In recovering from tho effects of his lnjurlos. Mr. Woodwn'8 paper, the American ProsB. Is Issued from the main office of the American Press association In Now York. Ho has been connected with the American Prees association many years, coming to the main of fice from tho Atlanta branch, of which he was manager. Mr. Woodson was formerly one of the best known news paper mon of the south. He Is a na tive of Virginia, but lived also In Georgia and other southern states. South Omaha Live Stock. South Omaha, Feb. 1. Cattle Re ceipts, 2,400; strong to 10c higher; native steers, $4.256.40; cows and heifers, $3.00(3)5.15; western steers, $3.255.50; Texas steers, $3.005.00; canners, $2.003.00; Btockers and feeders, $2.755.35; calves, $3.00 7.25; bulls, stags, etc., $2.755.00. Hogs Receipts, 2,300; 10i515c high er; heavy, $(1.25(5-0.45; mixed, $6.20 C.30; light, $0.0006.20; pigs, $4.50 5.50; bulk of sales, $6.156.20. Sheep Receipts, 7.100; 1525c higher; yearlings, $G.00&8.85;" wethers, $5.00 e?5.50; ewes, $4.255.tM); lambs, $6.50 7.50. Chicago Live Stock. 'CM-ago, Feb. 1. Cattle Receipt?, j lO.OUii; m?15c higaer; steers, $4.60 7.25; cow $3.C04i5.80; heifers, $3.00 j 6.75; bull- 5-.iOCr3.UO; calves, $3.50 8.00; stockers and feeders, $2.60 6.40. Hogs Receipts, 12,000; 1025c higher; choice heavy shipping, $6.85 6.95; butchers, $6.756.90; light mix ed, $6.406.05: choice light, $0.70 6.80; packing, $0.600.85; pigs. $5.50 6.50; bulk of salos, $6.506.80. Shoep Receipts', 7,000; generally 25o . higher; sheep, $4.255.60; lambs, $5.257.80; yearlings, $5.0005.65, TAFT AND CROMWELL REPLY. Deny Charges Made in Recent Speech of Rnlney. Denials, both by C. P. Taft and W. Nelson Cromwell, of the charges made In tho recent speech of Ralnoy (111.) on Panama canal affairs was read In tho house of representatives. The communication from Mr. Taft was in the shane of a cable from Havana to llalney. while Cromwell's rejoinder was addressed to Loverlng (Mass.). There was an animated discussion of the subject. Then the army appro- ! priatlon bill was laid before the house. Tho bill was not considered, however, the time being tnkon up In general de bate. Clnrk (Fla.) argued for Jury, trials In lunacy proceedings lu the District of Columbia. Jenkins (Wis.) presented views holding to be uncon stitutional the laws of the last ses sion of congress In relation to the Is suance of restraining orders, Injunc tions and contempts of court; Perkins (N. Y.) favored a lowering of the tar iff; Gaines (Tenn.) attacked tho so called powder trust, and Reeder (Kan.) spoke In defense of the forest service. The omnibus claims bill, carrying an appropriation of about $3,000,000, which has been favorably acted upon by the house of representatives, was passed by the senate, with an amend ment repealing the law allowing the reference of southern war claims to the court of claims by the senate or house of representatives. Remember It Draws Ten Per Cent Interest Taxes are due Nov. t. Personal taxes delinquent Dec. i. Laud tax delinquent May i. Interest io per cent fiom date of delinquency. Real estate advertised for sale the first week in October and sold for taxes the first Monday in November. in all com munications relative to taxes, please give description of property. Fred Mollking, Co. Treasure, Notice Notice is hereby Riven that Box Butte county warrants register No. i to 89 can be paid and interest stops. Fred Mollring, treasurer. LEGAL NOTICE' S in the County Court of Box llutto County Nebraska. Statu of Nebraska, 1 liox Ilntto County, f8 In tlio mutter of tho estato of Anna Kolir mann, deceased. To ull persons Interested in the estate of Anna Kolirmunn, late of tsuld county, de ceased. You tire hereby notified that on tlio 15th day of December, H08. John Kolirmunn tiled his petition In the county court of said county for tho appointment of Wilbur P. Patterson an ad ministrator of the estate of Anua Kolirmunn, late of sala county, deceased, and that the same will lie heard at the county court room SAYS STORY IS BASELESS. Denies That President Struck Horse Ridden by Young Woman. For the fttst time making a disclaimer of published reports that President Roosevelt, while riding In Rock Creek park, near this city, struck tho horse ridden by a young woman who hap pened to ride near his party, the White House gave out a lotter re ceived from the young woman's moth er, Mis. Elizabeth Rhoadeu. It was dated at 1.0s Angeles, Cal., Jan. 27. and read as follows: "My daughter, Miss May Rhoades, whose horse, It has been widely re ported, you struck while riding In the park last Thanksgiving day, moat em phatically donlo6 any knowledge of audi an occurrence, aud ae it is deomed ot such Impoitanco as to be referred to In congress, may I be per mitted to ask you why you don't deuy this storyr Piano tuning and repairing, phone A98, lii tho city of Alliance, Box ,lutte county, Nebraska, on the 6th day of February, 1009, at inu nouroi luociocK a in It Is further ordered that notice of said hearing bo triven all parties interested In said estate by the publication of this notice for four consecutive weeks In The Alliance Her ald, a newspaper printed, published, and clr dilating In ltox Hutte county, Nebraska. Dated this $lh day of January llHW. LSEAL I,. A. llKHllY. p. Jan. H-4w Count y.Iudgo. LKGAL NOTIGK In the County Court of Uo llutte Oouity, Nebraska. rUuto of Nebraska, r llox llutte County. (h8 In the matter of tho estate of Anna ICohr niunu, deceased. To all persons interested In the estate of Anna Kohriiiuiiti, deceased: You are hereby notllled that on tho l&th duy of December, lww, John Kohriuann, the husband of Anna Kolirmunn, doceated, filed his petition lathe county court of llox Hulto County, Nebraska, praying for the usshrnmtmt lolilm of personul property of uliliih ho I Klveu an absolute rlnht by the terms of the statute from the etuto of said Anna Kohr- maun. ucctuisad. ami thht smIiI ..,,iitl,r, will li heard at the county court room In tho city of Alliance, llox llutte county. Nebraska, on lliu itlli day of February nw, at the Umir of 19 o clock a.m. It is furthor ordered that notice of tn pemleuey of this pellttoti bo civen to all per sons intorostod In said ostate by tho publloii tlon of this notlco fur four coiisecutlti' weeks III '1 ho 1 Alliance llerald.a newspapgr. printed, publUbpdundclreulatlnslnHoxMuttucoimty. .Nobranka. Dated this Ptu day of Januury, IMP, . , L. A. ilEitnv, ISBALl County Judge.- fpJan.H-lw 4