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ELASTIC CURRENCY
BANKERS' CONFERENCE FINISH
ES ITS LABOR AT WASHINGTON.
Will Ask Concjrcso to Consider Six
Provisions Regulating Emergency
Currency for Use In Times of Great
Need Guaranty Fund.
Washington, Nov. JO. The plan of
currency reform agreed upon by tho
committees; or the American Hankers'
association and tho New York Cham
ber of Commerce, upon which they
have boon at work lor four days, was
made public. Tho committee of the
bankers' association was made up of
loprcsoiijutivo financial men from all
over tho United States. Tho conclu
sions reached were unanimous and
will be submitted In the form of a re
port to members of tho American
Hunkers' association. Before adjourn
ing finally a committee was appointed,
consisting of A. B. Hepburn of New
York; JnmcB B. Forgan of Chicago
nnd John L. Hamilton of Hooposton,
111., to whom was intriiBted the graft
ing of a bill for presentation to con
gress, which will embody tho Ideas
expressed In the statement mado pub
lic by tho committeo of bnnkors. Tho
plon agreed upon by the two commit
tees contemplates tho issue under gov
ernment, supervision of credit bank
notes by nntlonal banks equal to 40
per cent of their bond-secured circula
tion, subject to a tax of 2t per cent
per annum; nn nntomatic increase of
credit notes under certnln conditions;
a further issue of credit notes equal
to 12' per cent of n bank's capital
at n tax of 5 per cent per annum;
tho establishment of n gunrantce fund
for the redemption of credit notes of
failed banks; provision for active
dally redemption of credit notes; re
pealing existing law limiting tho re
tirement of bond-secured notes to $3,-
000,000 per month, and the deposit of
nil public moneys nbovo reasonable
working balances In national banks
without collateral security, on which
the banks arc to pay 2 per cent.
PRESIDENT ON WAY HOME
Chief Executive is Pleased With Work
on the Big Ditch. j
Colon, Nov. 19. President Roose
velt nnd his party sailed for Ponce,
P. R., on board the United States
battlcshin loulsiana.
When President Roosevelt reached
pier No. 11, where tboro was nn en-
thushistlc gathering of at least 800
persons, principally canal employes at
Cristobal and other points along tho
line. Hero the president ascended
tho bandstand and made a thirty-minute
speech. In giving his impressions
of the work on the canal, he said ho
was pleased with what had already
been done nnd paid his respects to
those who had criticised tho work.
"How about Poultney Blgelow?"
camo fiom among the auditors.
With much deliberation tho presi
dent remarked that in every largo
work thero was always some ono to
find something that was done as It
should not havo been, but tho em
ploye s should on no nccounL pay at
tention to such criticisms, as tho crlt
ics would sink out of sight, while tho
worlc tho men were doing and had
donn will rnmnln lnnir nftnr nil prltl.
clBin had been forgotten. President
Roosevelt said also ho was so im-
pressed with the mngnlludo and great-
ness of this work thnt ho would llko
to sco ono of bis sons engaged therein,
Ho congratulated all tho heads of dc-
parlmonts on tho work being done,
and with especial warmth ho congrnt-
ulated Cantaln George R. Shnnton on
his success in maintaining order in
tho canal 70110 and In perfecting tho
splendid police force under his con-
trol. In conclusion, tho president said
ho would like to remain longer on tho
Isthmus, but that it was necessary Tor
him to get back to his work in tho
United Stntes.
MOODY STARTS OIL SUIT
Petition in Equity Is Filed In Circuit
Court at St. Louis,
St. Louis, Nov. Hi. Frank B. Kel
logg of St. Paul, by direction of Attor
ney General Moody, instituted pro
ceedings against tho Standard 0111
company 01 wow jersey, untier inn om) of tl0 ,nost interesting fights ever
Shei man mil l-trust act, by filing In tho wilncs8ea )y a public, which is Un
united StntOS Circuit COUrt a petition ,llmitlow Intnrr.st.nl Hill nml Hnrrt.
In equity against it and its seventy
constituent corporations nnd partnor-
ships and seven Individual defendants,
asking thnt the combination bo do-
clared unlawful and In tho futuro en-
Joined from entering into any contrnct
or combination In restraint of trade.
Tho defendants now havo ono
month In which to enter tholr ap-
poarnnce and an additional month In
which to fllo tholr answer. Thoy alao
hnvo tho option of filing a demurrer
to tho hill.
Following tho filing of tho govern
ment's petition an order was applied
for hoforo JudgoH Sanborn and Adams
of tho United States circuit court of
appeals to bring non-rosldont defend
ants Into the Jurisdiction of tho dls
trict court at St. ImiIb to serve them
Willi suupoonns. 11 is consiuuruu
probnbh; Mint a spooinl commissioner
will be nppolnted to take tho evidence
in tho rnso and that ho will certify
tho record to tho United States cir-
cult court of appeals, ns was done in
tho Northern Securities ense.
Floods In Washington Subsiding.
Seattle, Wash., Nov.-19. With tho
rapid subsidence of the floods In west
ern Washington, It Is found that tho
general loss is nominal and tho ontlro
country Is rapidly regaining Its usually
thriving nnd prosperous appearance.
Tnu transcontinental service Is now
complete, being made by boat and
Seeks Pardon for Mrs. Llllte.
Lincoln, Nov. 17. Mis Ltllie moth
cr of Harvoy Lllllo, for whoso mm dot
Mrs. Harvey Lllllo is serving a lire
sentence in the penltentiaiy, called
upon Governor Mickey nnd asked foi
a pardon for her daughter-ill, law. Mrs
Lllllo furnished evidenco to the gov-
ernos- which she believed was of sur-
flclont Importance to prove tho con-
victed woman Innocent of tho murder,
Escape Death on Track.
Millard, Neb., Nov. 20. John Roha
and G. Wcstphalcn, two building car-
ponter's, were driving across tho Union
Pacific trnck at Link crossing, a mile
west of town, when their rig was
struck by a train. The horso wna
killed, the buggy and harness torn to
pieces, but the men escaped with a
few bruises. Roho wos thrown six
teen feet and Westphalen ten feet, but
they alighted safely.
Blood Poison From Dead Man's Blood.
Tecumseh, Neb., Nov. 19. John Got
tula, a German fanner residing neat
Elk Creek, is suffering with blood poi
soning. At the time of the terrible
storm in September, when three men
were killed, Mr. Gottula was assisting
the undertaker with tho care of one
or the bodies, that of Charles See-
man. Mr. Gottula had mopped some
blood from tho floor after the corpse
had been embalmed. Ho had a small
wound on tho thumb nnd in wringing
out the mop. got tho poison. Tho
thumb has been amputated In tho hope
to check the poison, but tho surgeons
may decide to take off his arm.
POINTERS ABOUT MESSAGE.
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Some Things Governor Is Likely to
Call to Attention of Legislators.
Lincoln, Nov. 1C Recommenda
tions that the university levy bo cut
down to one-half mill from 1 mill;
that the big contracts let by the state
board of public lands and buildings be
Investigated; that the management of
tho state university uo investigated
wun a viow to putting tins institu
tion on a more business-like basis;
suggestions regarding tho carrying
out of tho pledges In the Republican of Now Haven, Conn., who was prom
stato platforms these are somo of tho Inent at tho recent meeting of tho
things which Governor Mickey is said Now England Democratic Progressive
to bo contemplating for his biennial
messago to tho next legislature.
CATTLEMEN LOSE ONE POINT
Richards and Comstock Fall to Show
Tllden'8 Incumbency Illegal.
Omaha, Nov. 20. In tho Richards
and Comstock case the pica in abate-
ment, which alleged that tho federal
gralul jury which indicted tho cuttle-
men was Illegally dtawn, was ruled
upon by Judge Munger Ho overruled
the plea upon tho ground that no spu-
ciflc grounds were sot foith in tho
nlea to show nrejudico III tho draw-
ing of tho jury, and, further, that the
plon was not filed at tho proper time.
When the plea in nbatemont had
beeo disposed of tho argument on tho
motion to quash tho indictment was
resumed, with J. W. Woortrough. conn-
sel for tho defense, attacking the suf-
ficiency of the indictment.
His chief contention was mat tlie
hill falls to charge tho means by
which it was sought to dorraud the
government of its public lands. Mr.
Woodiough
maintained that 1 tie
chargo of "false, fictitious nnd fraudu
lent entries" does not disclose any
conspliacy, and thoreforo does nor
show tho defendants what they uio
called upon to answer.
RAILROAD BATTLE FOR EMPIRE
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Harrlman, Hill and Gould Fight for
Supremacy In the West,
Omaha, Nov. la
For tho railroad
supremacy of tho west tho moneyed
IHiil'r nr lh( ennntrv nro todnv wnclmr
,nnn nn( Goui,( wm, tho vast fortunes
of Cr nn(1 tll0 Armours and tho
jiockefellers nnd their crowds pouring-
,jjHon8 Into tho work which Is soon
1o yo,i n,nHons in return, nro the
contral figures in tho battle for tho
conlroi of tho situation in tho vast
agricultural west, and for tho trans-
continontal business which all still
reckon on In spite of the construction
of tho Panama canal.
With Hill building or planning to
build lines from Guernsey to Salt Lake
and up the North Platto Valley, and
from Frannlo to Thermopolls and
feeders out of Cheyenne and Immense
work around Lincoln and Ashland,
nnd with a line just finished from
Sioux City to Ashland, tnc North-
western building from Pierre to Rapid
city and having just nnisneu n uue
from Casper to Lander, with lntcn-
tlons of extending to Salt Lake; with
the Union Pacific talking of a lino
from Wolcott to tho northwest In com-
petition with tho Encampment road,
and with the Milwaukee nnd Western
Pacific building to the coast, the rail
road map is suro to bo somewhat
changed within the next year.
DR. CRAPSEY IS SUSPENDED.
Court of Review Sustains Decision of
Court, Finding Clergyman Guilty.
Buffalo, Nov. 20. Rev. Dr. Alger
non S. Crapsey of St. Andrews' Epis
copal church, Rochester, Is condemned
to suspension from the church ns a
result of tho decision of the ecclesl-
nstical court of review, which Is made
public. The court of review sustains
tho decision of the lower court, which
was that Dr. Grapsey should bo bus-
ponded for heretical teachings,
Tho announcement of tho decision
was made as follows: "The court of
reviews has affirmed unanimously tho
decision of tho lower court In tho
enso of Rev. Algernon S. Crapsey."
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
Will "Not Remarry Divorcees.
Omaha, Nov. 19. All but four of the
Episcopal clergymen of the Nebraska
dloceso havo signed an agreement not
to remarry divorcees.
Greely to Hear Utes' Woes.
Omaha, Nov. 17. General A. W.
Greely left Omaha for Fort Meado to
confer with the Uto Indians regard
ing tholr grievances and the means
of quieting them.
Girl of Fourteen Is Missing.
Waterloo, Neb.. Nov. 19. A young
grj of thls pinc0i f0l,rteen years old,
viola Ayres by name, left home last
wecjc and lias not ueen nearci from
since. Her cap, a light Jacket and
parasoI, with fur boa wrapped about
them, were found on the wagon bridge
ovor tho Elkhorn river. The suicldo
theory is not generally accepted, how
ever. Engine Strikes Stret Car.
Omaha, Nov. 17. Every person
aboard a Hanscom park car was in
jured in a collision with a Missouri
Pacific freight train at the Belt line
crossing. The car was struck by the
locomotlvo as it was crossing tho
tracks and badly demolished. Tho
rear trucks were torn off and carried
thirty feet up tho railroad track. The
crew and three passengers were thoso
injured
Alexander Troup Visits Bryan.
Lincoln, Nov. 19. Alexander Troup
league, at Boston, at which Democrat-
1c presidential possibilities were dis
cussed, arrived in Lincoln to tell W.
J. Bryan aboifl that meeting. Neither
Mr. Troup nor Mr, Bryan would say
the Boston gathering had any particu
lar candidate in view.
- Cracksmen Loot Two Safes.
Broken Bow, Neb., 20. Two safes
In tho town of Callaway wero blown
open uy explosives nnd ?30() secured
in tho nggiegato. Tho safes looted
were thoso In tho Union Pacific depot
and in Hilton & Roberts' dry goods
store. Tho cracksmen escaped, but
two men supposed to be tho robbers
wero seen by a farmer some milesiout
' tho country. Sheriff Richardson,
with a posse, is following them,
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Wal af F" Murder chf 3e;
ra1rInncI ,8,,nn(1' Neh" 1J0V 197i- ,
j 1ro . who first comp n I, ed
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tor, as a result of his killing W. W.
Hillls, is now compelled to fnco a
more serious chargo. Tho third de
gree murder chnrge has been aban
doned nnd a complaint filed charging
him with murder In tho first degree.
After the preliminary hoarlng tho liv
eryman was admitted to ball In tho
sum of $r 000. In the district court,
when arraigned on tho more serious
charge, tho bail became void and Wal-
,aR0 ls ngnln confined In tho county
.
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"-un "" "-uwout mnrun
"Jim" Dalilman of Omaha Tries to
Pardon a State Prisoner.
Omaha, Nov. 21. "Jim" Dalilmnn's,
Omaha's "cowboy mayor," cxcesslvo
z0al ln imrdonlng prisoners 1ms mndo
,lim tno subject or much rldiculo
trough his nttempt to roloaso from
u, county jnil a stato prisoner. Tho
mnvor, under law, has tho right to
Pinion prisoners held under city ordl-
n'ces, and Dahlman, slnco ho came
,nto offlcc 8,x months ago, has been
exercising his prerogatfvo with tm-
usual freedom. 'But when he ordored I
the release of a prisoner from tho J
county Jail the sheriff returned tho
order with tho sarcastic inquiry:
you think you nro governor of
brasku?"
"Do
No-
FEAR OF LAW STOPS UNION.
Implement Men Do Not Consolidate,
Lest They Be Treated as Trust.
Omnha. Nov. 1C Not for a year, at
least, will thoro be a consolidation of
the South Platto and the Nebraska
and Western Iowa associations of Im
plement dealers. The rock on which
tho consolidation ship was wrecked
was tho question of uniform -prices,
r lie North Platto men refusing to
adopt the schedule of tho others, fear
ing prosecution as a trust.
Tho plan lor .union will not be
dropped A committee was appointed
to meet tho South Platte dealers nt
their next convention and continue
negotiations.
Tho'following officers wero elected:
President, J. W. Newell of Lynch;
vice president, L. P. Byars of Valley;
secretary, J. D. Ringer or South Oma
ho; treasurer, G. A. Wagner of Omaha.
NEW STATE APPOINTMENTS.
Croft Succeeds Frank Fltle McBrlen
and Junkin Name Clerks.
Lincoln, Nov. 21. Land Commis
sioner Eaton nppolnted A. J. Cioft of
Davenport chief In his office to suc
ceed Frank Fltle, who resigned. Mr.
Croft is an old friend of the land com
missioner and Is at present in the drug
business.
Treasurer-elect Brian announced tho
appointment of Miss Besslo Marks,
stenographer, to take the placo of
Miss Laura Maylor, who baa held this
position for the last six years. Miss
Marks is at present working In Super
intendent McBrien's office.
Secretary of State-elect Junkin an
nounced the appointment of Mrs. Har
riet Fletcher to somo position In his
office, but just whether she will be
recording clerk or stenographer, he
said ho had not decided.
GILLETTE MURDER TRIAL
Fathetlc Love Letters of Dead Woman
Read in Court.
Herkimer, N. Y., Nov. 21. In the
trial of Chester Gillette for tho mur
der of Graco Brown, his sweetheart,
District Attorney Ward took up the
thread of his story at tho homo of
tho Brown family In South Otsellc,
whore the girl spent tho three weeks
preceding her clandestine departure
with Gillette -for the Adlrondacks.
Tho district attorney had Just fin
ished the letters that passed between
Graco Brown and Chester Glllctto dur
ing the past year and a more pathetic
recital wob never given in a court
room. Tho letters were love letters,
but they were more than that. In
them Grace Brown set down aTl her
fears, dread and anguish, and there
was scarcely a dry eye In the court
room when tho womanly, simple, but
eloquent letters, that seemed to como
from tho grave, had been finished by
tho prosecutor. Day after day tho
pretty, but plain, little country girl
pleaded in her letters for Gillette to
stand by her in her trouble and when
his replies seemed cold and unassur
ing she would appeal to his manhood,
chiding him, only to ask his pardon in
the next sentence.
Tho reading of tho letters appeared
to arouse tho crowd In court and when
the prisoner was led out after ad
journment thero was a great crowd
blocking tho way to the jail. Six po
licemen surrounded the prisoner to
ward off possible attempts to injure
him by oxcited bystanders.
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD
The mercury dropped to 14 below
zero at Devils Lake, N. D., and 10 be
low at Moorhead, Minn.
Threo men wero killed and several
Injured, one fatally, by a falling scaf
folding at the now railroad bridge at
Nnugatuck Junction, Conn.
Tho Missouri supremo court sen
tenced W. R. Church, convicted of hav
ing killed his foster parents near War
ronsburg three years ago, to bo
hanged Jan. 10, 1907.
Anarchists hold a meeting at Rome
and discussed the advisability of mak
ing a demonstration against tho police
during tho approaching sojourn ln
Rome of King Georgo of Greece.
At an adjourned session of tho Wine
Growers' Association of Amorica, held
at Sandusky, O., resolutions wero
adopted indorsing tho now puro food
I law. A plan for uniform labels was
agreed on.
Tho anti-trust suits against tho
Waters-Pierco Oil company brought
by tho 'stato or Texas to oust this
company from Texas is up for argu
ment in the district court at Austin
on law points,
Afflicted With Cancer, Dleo.
Cedar Rapids, la., Nov. 20. W. II.
Ellyson, a wealthy retired farmer of
Vinton, suicided by shooting his head
off with a shotgun. Tho act was duo
to brooding over a cancer.
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