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BANKER CONVICTED. Major Salmon to Serve Three Years For His Crime. ? -v 4" Tho jury in tho caso of.Mnjor II. VV. Salmon, accused of grand larceny Browing out of the Salmon & Salmon bank failure in Clinton, Mo., returned a verdict of guilty and was assessed the punishment at three years in tho penitentiary. A motion will bo made for a new trial. Tho Salmon & Salmon private bank closed its doors Juno 21, 1905. Its last published statement showed alleged do posits of $725,000 and alleged resources of $707,382. Its owners, Major Harvey W. Salmon and Dr. G. Y? Salmon, vero reputed to bo men of great wealth, but it transpired they had apparently nothing outside of the bank. Tho bank had been in a questionable condition for somo time as tho result of the cattle deals of tho Salmons and the taking by T. M. Casey, cashier, of the bank's funds to pay tho debts of his father, Georgo M. Casey, an ex tensive cattle operator, who failed in 1904. Judge Denton appointed his closo friend, John B. Egger, an Appleton City banker and politician, as receiv er. There was a demand for federal bankruptcy proceedings. In less than a week after the failure an appraising committee, going through tho bank's papers, found evidence of hundreds ot thousands of dollars' worth of forged notes, or copies of genuine notes. Tho cashier, Casey, was accused of hy pothecating tho genuine notes with St. Louis and Kansas City trust compan ies, leaving copies in tho files. He was also accused of adding to the files forged notes against patrons of tho bank and depositing them as collateral Tho receiver, Mr. Egger, reported a month after the bank failure that thero were assets of face value of $800,000 and liabilities of 1 million dollars. But in these assets were Included $601,000 bills receivable, neariy all reported to bo of a spurious character. Casey was arrested on a charge of forgery the week after the bank failed. September 21, 1905, a special grand jjury returned thirteen indictments for lorgery against Casey, Bix against Dr. G. Y. nnd Major W. H. Salmon for Brand larceny in receiving deposits when tho bank was insolvent and four apalnst Dr. Snlmon't) son, Frank, for Brand larceny. The accused persons gave hail and later secured a change Df venue. Tho Russian government has sub mitted to tho principal powers, con fidentially, a rovised programme of tho subjects to bo discussed at tho approaching peace conference at Tho Hague. Correspondence in this con nection between tho rtusslan foreign office and tho foreign offices of the powers continues, tho object being to reach an agreement in advance of communicating with tho minor gov ernments. Great Britain has not for mulated a precise plan for tho limita tion of armaments and appears un willing to do so. Nevertheless, it is considered probable that a discussion f tho limitation of armaments will find a place in tho programme owing to Great Britain's insistenco. Tho precise position of Germany in this connoction will not bo disclosed until the programme is finally decided upon but the assertions made in London that Germany will withdraw from tho conference rather than have tho ques tlon of tho limitation of armaments discussed nro unfounded. Tho United States, is is understood will reserve Its decision regarding participation In ft discussion of tho armaments ques tion, tho general view at Washington being, it is asserted hero, that as the iQnited States is outside tho European Bystem it is not In a position to urgo the continental powers to reduce or arrest their land armaments, while up on tho subject of naval armaments the authorities at Washington appear to be Indisposed to ceaso their dovol Dpment. Women who havo recently joined tho Wandsworth (England) Rifle club have proved so oxpert In tho uso of tho rlflo that scores of thirty-flvo out of a "highest possible" of forty havo frequently been recorded. Tha Club Commltteo is desirous of securing Dther women sharp shooters in ordor to arrango a match between tho wom en and men. Portugal is making an effort to re claim 10,000,000 acres, nearly one lialf tho country's area. t PRESIDENT STANDS PAT. Mr. Roosevelt Refers to HI 4 Speeches and Messages on the Railroad Question. . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 President Roosovelt, In declining tho invitation of the Illinois Manu facturers' association to make an ad dress in Springfield on tho railroad situation, has written a lotter to C. II. Smith, president of tho association, explaining that such an addresB from him at this tlmo would bo useless, as his position is well understood. From an authoritative source it is learned that tho President has not tho slightest intention of taking any action which would invalidate tho railroad securltes. Tho President holds, on the other hand, that very executivo action of his administration regarding tho rallroadB has furnished its own amplo Justification. Neither has the President, it is pointed out, mado any referenco to tho physical valuation of railroads. Ho believes that tho roads are capablo of working out that problem for themselves. At tention is called to tho fact that tho Northern Pacific and Groat Northern roads already havo submitted figures regarding such valuation. It is also well understood that tho President again will ask Congress for power to deal with over capitalization of roads, which request was denied nt the late session. Tho President, In his letter to Mr. Smith, outlines at length his position on tho railroad and financial ques tion, by means of copious extracts from a speech he delivered at Raleigh. N. S., October 19, 1905, another from a speech delivered in Washington, November 14, 1905, and from his lato message to Congress. His position since the tlmo of his address and mes sages, the President says, has been amply justified by tho course of events. Its wisdom is obvious, ho adds, and thero is no occasion for am plification at present. Quoting from his Raleigh address, the President calls attention to his be lief that the government should own nothing which can properly bo left in private hands, but that such regula tions should bo exercised acainfit tho railroads as to insure their operation in a spirit of fairness to all concern ed. Whatever power tho government wields must be with wisdom, caution and self-restraint. Railroads, he says, must bo protected from any public clamor, no matter how violent, when the roads were in tho right. Referring to his Washington address the President says railroad rates are not as a whole too high, but that evils that exist are due to unjust discrimin ation, and this should bo prevented by law. In quoting from his mesBago to Congress, the President outlines again his well known views favoring effect ive government supervision over corporate organizations, holding any effort to prevent all combination would be useless and vicious. Ho also Justifies the new interstate commerco law. There are now nearly 8,000,000 morn people in continental United States than there were six years ago. This estimate is based upon figures com piled by tho census bureau in a spe cial report. According to its esti mates, tho population of continental United States in 1900 was 83,941,510, this being an increase over 1900 of 7,940,935. Tho population of the Unit ed States, inclusive of Alaska and tho insular possessions in 190G was 93,182, 240. The growth in population in con tinental United States from 1905 to 190G follow: Now York, 4,113,045; Chicago, 2,049,185; Philadelphia, 1, 441,735; St. Louis, 049,320; Boston, 002.278. Tho report presents tho popu lation returns for 1905 of tho fourteen states making an intordecennial enu meration, together with tho estimato of population of these states for 1904 and 1900, nnd of tho remaining states and territories for 1904, 1905 and 1900. Tho states taking a census in 1905 aro Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Massa chusetts, Minnesota, Now Jersey, Now York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. In Michigan tho census Is taken In tho years ending with "4." Mr. ScrappI wonder how bakers mako their broad so light. Mrs. Scrapp That's easy enough; they don't put any flour in it. The Modern Preacher Needs to be an Ail-Around Man. Someone has said that "what is really demanded of a preacher, if ho Is to minister successfully to tho same flock for a decado or two, is that ho should bo an orator, a liter ary man, a saint, anil a man of tho world, all rolled Into one." As to that In my childhood I knew an old pnstor who for sixty years had ministered successfully to tho same flock. Ills sermons woro never less than an hour long. Ho was a scholar, but not an orator; a good man, but not what could bo called n man of tho world. I remember that after his fiftieth an niversary It was thought best to lighten his labors by giving him a "colleague." Tho selection was diffi cult, but tho minister nnd. his dea cons wished to bo perfectly fair and would not judge too hastily. Tho candldnto was engaged for a certain term and glvon a chance to proach not one, but many sermons. Hard was the lot of tho first young candidate. Ho had a flowery style and, to tell tho truth, not muoh elso. Tho con gregation, used to solid, scholarly dis courses, was critical, and so was tho old minister. Tho latter waB somo- what deaf, and instead of remaining in tho background of tho pulpit, used J to draw up a chair and sit at tho young man's right hand, tho better to hear. At critical moments ho would rise and stand closo bosldo him, be coming moro severely attentlvo with each ornnto period. And this in tho face of fifty school girls, who sat with demuro faces, but with laughtor In their eyes! Tho young man was al ' lowed to carry his flowers of rhetoric to moro genial surroundings, and I cannot believe that ho was sorry. As a matter of fact, people aro real ly very tolerant of their ministers: dull sermons. To bo sure, they aro not obliged to listen to them, but may ac cept them as a rhythmical background for a personal train of thought. All tho same they demand that tho ser mon shall bo duly written and deliv ered and are not inclined to accept any substitute in tho shapo of a bet ter preacher's better sermon read to them from tho pulpit. Thero Is, right ly or wrongly, a traditional feeling that the word which a man speaks to you is a more living word if it is real ly his own and not another's; and It seems to tako tho special gift of tho actor to form a magnetic current by means of another man's thoughts. Scrlbner. The Uncle Sam Oil and Refining Co. of Kansas City, Kansas, is giving its 8,000 stockholders tho first chance at securing its bonds now offered to tho public on very favorable terms. For instance, a stockholder who owns $12, 000 of stock can apply tho stock in payment for bonds, and receivo a credit of $C,000. By paying $2,000 cash in ad dition to tho stock, ho would receive $8,000 in first mortgage bonds, bearing G per cent, interest. Tho samo rate ap plies on amounts larger or smaller thaji the above example. According to James Dunne, a tem poranco worker of Now York, who spoke before tho Catholic Total Absti nence society of Washington, D. C, the "400" of New York is not what Henry Wattorson said it was. Mr. Duuno is certain that 10 per cent, at least of the "400" belongs to the good angel class. After talking at length on the evils of Intemperance, Mr. Dunne referred to the good Samarltan ism of the "400" as follows: 4I want to refer to tho New York '400.' Mr. Wattorson said they wore a pack of unclean birds. I do not want to ac cuse him of deliberate falsehood, but I say with tho greatest emphasis that assertion is false, because I know about forty of them who aro ministering an gelstwo of whom visit the Tombs, two tho hospitals, two Blnckwoll Isl and, and so on, trying to save way ward girls. If ever you hear tho as sertion that Wattorson Is right, say, and say it nice anc politely, that it Is false. Don't bellcvo bucIi a sweep Ins assertion, for 1 know it to bo falso." Tho Bank of Enghnd Is not in dan Bor of a drought, j.n artesian bored tube well, reaching o a dopth of 400 feet, has just been completed thoro. Springs havo been apped yielding a minimum supply of 100,000 gallons a day. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES RikYow Swim ;nny.rLh.enr.d,8w.!i2e. ,0. ""J"?? c.0,in lllAwooJ,n,, co,,on e"u"' "e" nd o""necd to give perfect rid wiour oruggiti or we fu poiipaiu at 10c a fcttt Write for (res bokletrow to fye, qiach and Mix Colon. MOflROC lfW9 CO., Umloyllle, 4fo Manchuria. With tho advent of tho Japanese tho situation entirely changed. All of Korea and somo parts of Manchuria havo been occupied by thorn for near ly three years now, which Is long enough to permit somo ronsonablo conclusions to bo drawn concerning Japan's commorclal policy. Basing my opinion on a study of conditions, nnd as diligent inquiry as I wns able to make, I am convinced that from al most tho moment a locnllty was occu pied by tho Japanoso armies It has been tho dollbornto and calculated ef fort of Japan to uso her possession of theso territories to establish and advanco hor commercial Interests. In order to accomplish this alio has ex cluded, as far as has been practica ble, all competitors, olther nctual or prospective, while at tho samo tlmo throwing opon tho country to her own nntlonnls. She has impeded, by num erous potty devices, usually cloaked by a pretonso of military necessity, tho ingress and transport in Manchur ia, of foreign commodities which havo long had a largo salo, nnd which aro roqulred for tho uso of tho Chlnoso population unC while such forolgn commodities as wero permitted to en ter passed through tho Chlnoso cus tom house, similar communities from Japan wero permitted to enter duty free through Dalnoy and Antung. As tho Japanoso authorities In Manchuria and the government at Toklo deny that Japanoso merchandise has been brought Into Manchuria frco of duty It Is, of courso not posslblo to obtain exact Information of tho extent of this evasion; but It Is positively known to bo considerable. To pro tests mndo by foreigners who felt that this kind of competition wns Illegal and unfair, tho Japanese authorities at first replied that tho importation of supplies through Port Arthur, Dalney, and in glovo with tho Japan oso civil and military authorities, and nro abetted and supported by them on overy posslblo occasion, and in every posslblo way. It la Impossible, in any intelligent estimation of com mercial forces at work there, to lg noro or minimize tho relations which exist between tho Japanoso govern ment and lending Japanoso financial, industrial and commorclal enterprises which aro froqucntlly so close as to mako them almost Idontlcal. Scrlb ner. ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE." 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