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HIS IMPRESSIONS CONCERNING
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
E FAVORS FEDERAL CONTROL
Th Secretary Would Legalize PoolIng -
Ing , Favor Unification of Ownership
and Punish the Giving or Accept.
Ing of Rebatcs.
WJ\SIIINGTON-Pn\11 Morton , sec.
, rctnry of the l1aV ) ' and formery vice
ll ] JreHI < < lcnt o the Atchison , Topelm &
, Snutn 1.0 c'ompan ) " , ili the author o ( I
an nrliclo on the railway rate ques.
tlon which will bo IH1bllshed in the
O\1Uoolt. lie nt the outset cxpressly
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dlsolaims wrillng us a roprcscntaU'o
of President Roosevelt's ntlministra.
tlon nml snrs : he spcalts merely as ono
WitJl n somewhat oxtenslvo cxper.
'C'nco ) JerUnent to an important sub.
1cct.
'fho sccretar ) " In the article BaY'S
there are ven' few complaints against
railroa ( } rates per so in the United
Stnlt'S : , the chief trouble being with
r the "relotlon of rates as between
mnrlCts. "
Ho says there are as many rates
that nre 100 low as there are mteE !
which It court would decide to bo too
flgh , nnd that either class of rates
may be equally disastrous to com.
I1IUJltles. ! 110 expresses the opinion
tIat ; fClleral sUOr'lslon \ > of railroads
IH neccsrnry , but adds that regulation
and protection should go together.
He says that one of the three
things following Is sure to talO place
! u the conduct of our rnllwa's :
First-Legalization of 1Iools , the
rest oC the railroads to l1Ialw enforci-
hlo contracts between them solves ru ;
to a 111"IIlon of t'arnlngs , 60 that the ) '
NlIl rcslit. the temptations of big ship'
pel's anll be assured a fILII' share lIr
the. bmlness mo"lng o.t stable rates ,
I\'Jrlch shall apIJly aliliD to all patrons.
Seconcl-The further uulficatioTl of
lJ"Dershl ) ! , tllOreh ) , delivering In time
I ho o'1tjre railway ownership of tIte
. country In the hands of a few individ.
ual5 of one syndicate.
'rhird-Go\lernment ownership , th-1
worst of I he three "evils , " if such
they may be C'alled.
In the opinion of Mr. Morton gov.
f : : , ernment ownership of our railroads
J 1" wORld bC' the beglnnlug of industrial
and uolltlcal chaos.
( He la'hcr favors the first proposl.
tlon , with adequatp provision to as-
_ Ufe rates being reasonable.
As to IJcmdlug legislation Mr. Mol'-
Ion favorS' the continuance of the In-
ICrstato , Commerce ( 'ommlsslol1 in sub.
6tantlally its present form , sJ.ylng : :
Let it go on maldng Investigations
u t1'findlns ! , If It finds a rate is un.
rea nable ( either too high or too
( OW , e"erything else being consider.
ed ) let It order such rates as it deems
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, < 4 remronaolo and if the railroads do 1l0t
( ! i' , majm them effC'ctive in thirty days
hen the entire matter to bo roferre"
to a central court of transportation ,
tiC say three to five members , to be
created to especial ! ) ' consider and ex. .
pedite all Questions of interstate commerce -
merce so far as the transportation of
the country is eoncorned , it being understood -
derstood that this central court shall
n.ave vower to adjudicate in all such
: ! IlSeB except those involving constltu.
Imllll questions and the findings of
I this court In Interstate matters to be
t. rll final
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House Discusses Charges Against the
Florida Judge.
\ j W ASHlNGTON-The house of rep.
, rcsentaUves on 'l'hursday devoted its
, ! : ntire session to discussions of the
\ Impeachment charges against Juage
\ 'Jharles Swayne of the northern dis.
trict of Florida. A dramatic incident
DcctJrred when 1\11' . Littlefield of
l\Ialne called on 1\11' . Lamar of Flori-
! ! a , who filed the charges against the
judlo , to admit 01' relHldlate an aI-
cged interview whlcl : the former
elaimed tended to Incite the people
, to commit an act of vIolence against
Jnd f ) Sw yne.
Mr. Lamar admitted giving an intrt' .
, 'Iow , but emphallcally denied any
( .l1ggeslon ! from him that could e
rcm'trucII ; ! : Into advising assassln.ll ! cJU
[ ,1' murder. He said that allhoubh
Judge ! : : : wanlO was lwown to bt ) ho
moBt lawless man in I.'lorllla , he had
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rcmamcU secure from bodily harm.
Nebraska Ex.Governor Dead.
LINCOLN-Ex.Governor Garber of
Red Cloud died on Thursday morning.
vernor Mickey was informed by
telegralJh and ordered the fiag over
the atato house to be placed at hair
mast.
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.nd his death was expected at any
tlmo as long ago as last summer.
Homesteaders' Leaves of Abscnce.
W ASHlNGTON-Sonator Hopburn
has' introduced a bill granting leaves
: > f absence. not to exceed Blx month
In any ono year , to homosteadorll on
lamls to be irrigated until water is
turned into the mail } irrigation canalg
Dn such lands ,
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j Sugar Bounty Law Is Void.
J. INCOLN , Neb.-Tho lrupreme
( 'our ! of Nehraslll haR decided that
the sugar beet bounty law , enacted at
lbe legislaUve session of 1805 , is void.
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mauufactured from Nehraska grown
bocts , but subsequent legislatures 1'0-
fused to male an upproprlatlon for
the pa'ment. The Oxnard Deet Sugar
compt\llY and the Norfollc company
Ii j\ hrought suit to collect $40.000 in pre-
t mtanuf from the state. 'fho lower
oonrt decided against the companies ,
antJ the supreme court Ilmrms.
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BRYAN TALKS TO REPUBLICANS
Addrcsses Lower House of Missouri
Lclslature. !
.TEl"FEnSON CITY , 1\Io.-Col. Wil.
lIam J. Brya11 , who came with his
wlCe , to .Jefferson ClI ) ' , to atten ( } the
Inauguration of Governor Follt , all.
dreBBell the leglslaturo on invltatlo11
ot the reJublican ) hOURA , The Rlealwr ,
who was heartily recol\'ed , congratu.
lated the people on the election of Mr.
Follt , becnuse , ho said , it was thre. .
ward for duty we ) ) performed. Corporation -
ation inlluences , Ule spealer fmid ,
often controlled olllcials , antI to stop
thIs he favored municipal ownership
of state hlstllutlons. He advocated
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the establishment of state fire and
state lICe insul'llnco dpartments to
furnish insul'l\nco to the people at
cost.
"I do not thlnlt our hanl s are safe , "
said Colonel Bryan. " 'I'he ) ' arc so arranged -
ranged that the ) ' mal e money in good
times and throw the rill , on the de.
posltor In bad thnC11. "
lIe then made reference to the af.
fnlr of Mrs. Chadwick.
Colonel Bn'an conltnendetl Preshlent
Roosevelt for recommending legisla.
tlon to have camlmlgn contributions
printed. lIe also commended the
IIrefihlent for his recommendation of
legislation enlarging the powerS' of
the interstate commerce commission.
"Hallroads control much legisla.
tlon , " said Colonel Dr'an , "and If
President Hoosovelt is in earnest in
cnrblng their power , ho will lead n.
strenuous lifo during the next four
) 'ears. "
OPPOSED TO PENDING BILL.
F. B. Thurber Argues Analnst thc
Quarles.Cooper Mcasure.
WASHINGTON-Opposition to the
QuarloS'.Cooper bill extentllng authority -
ity to the interstate commerce commission -
mission to fix freight rates was made
beCoro t.he house committee on inter.
state and forolgn commerce by 1" . n.
Thurber , president of the United
States Export association. Mr. Thur-
ber stated that he had heard the state.
ment made by Mr. Bacon and others
at the St Louis convention of the in.
terstate commerce league that con-
grell'S was owned by the railroads.
1\11' . Bacon denied maldng such a
statement.
Upon inquir ) ' from Representati'e
Stevens of 1\Ilnnesota. 1\11' . Thurber
admltte ( } that he and the association
he represented solicited fundJ : from
Governor General Lconard Wood of
Cuba and Mr. IIavemeyer 01 the sugar
trust to bo used in the effort to secure -
cure Cuban reclproclt ) " . In reply to a
question by 1\11' . Dacon Mr. Thurber
stated that ho expected no pay from
tile railroadS' for opposing the bill under -
der dlscufislon. His testimony w11l be
continued Frida ' .
FAVOR JOINT STATEHOOD.
Delegation From Oklahoma and In.
dlan Territory at Capitol.
W ASlIINGTON-The senate end of
the capitol was visited by a delegation -
tion of fifty residentS' of OIdahoma
and Indian terrlton' , who have come
to Washington in the interest of that
portion of the general Btatehood bill
which provides for the creation of a
state of those two territories. The
leader , D. C. Lewis , said that his dele.
gation Is interested only In the OI la'
homa bill. lIe said the people of 0ltla-
horn a and Indian territory want statehood -
hood , but want to como In on the
same footln ! ; as other statos.
It was learned that the dele ation
objects to the propOFed ; regulation of
liquor traffic In the bill.
Senator Beveridge stated that ho
was earnestly in favor of the bill.
Honors for Officer < ; .
WASHINGTON-Tho senate ( 'om.
mil tee on military affairs oclenJ a
tav'Jrat'lo report on Senatnr Proctor's
bill authorizing the president to 1'0-
ward omcers for distinguished serlfe :
in the army by creating for th < .m
grades on th active list to which the' , .
may be vromoted.
Favorable Report on Brady.
WASHINGTON-Tho senate committee -
mittee on terrltori03 authorized a fa.
vorable reIJort on the nomination of
John G. Brady to bo governor of
Alaslm. The nomination has been held
up at the request of Pennsylvania
commercial Interests In Alaslm.
Would Leave Arizona Out.
W ASIIINGTON-Senator Teller has
Introduced an amencJment to the statehood -
hood bill providing for the admll'slon ' : !
of OIclahomll and the Indian territory
as one mate and New Mexico as un-
other. This amendment would leave
Arizona a territory.
Thompson 'Appointed Ambassador.
WASHINGTON - The president
Tuesday sent to the 'Senate the noml.
nation of David E. Thompson of Ne
braskB to be amhassador extpaordi.
nary an plenipotentiary to Drazll.
Hearing on Railroad Bills.
WASHINGTON-The 8'enato com.
mlttee on interstate commerce agreed
to talto Ul ) all bills relating to rail.
road rates and kindred sUbjects on
I 'rlday , January 13.
Chance for Alaska Bill.
W ASHlNGTON-Senator Dietrich ,
In spealting of the bill which ho in.
troduced provid'ng for n government
board for Alaslm to be constituted of
seven persons , three to bo appointed
by the presldent and three by election
by the people , together with the gov.
ernor of Alaslm , who slll111 bo ex.of.
ficio president at the board , said that
he expected a favorable report on the
bill. It had the ! loorty support'
Senator Deveridge , chalrmm ot the
territories committee , , and other
Drominent mC' ' ) .
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M.UST BE ACTION
AGAIN CONFERS WITH MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS. ,
SOME PARAMOUNT QUESTIOnS
Presldcnt Roosevelt Makes It Plain
That He Considers Commerce Regu.
latlon an Issu of Vital Importance
to the Country.
WASIIINGTON- President Roose.
, 'elt contlnuell his conferences with
members of congress on the suhject
of tarlrr rovislon nnd of leglslotlon
JlrO\.ltlln for an incrcn1o ! of the Inlm'-
state commCfce commission. Ono
statement , which stands out almost
with the pre.emlnence of an oll1cial
announcement , is that , unleEs COtllreBS
at the } lresent session shall enact legIslation -
Islation 1001 lng to a regulation of rail.
road freight rates , an extraordinar ) '
session of th Io'Ift.nlnth congress will
be called by the president to denl
with that 11roblem.
It can be sl\1d that the presllentg
regards the interst.ato commerce
question as the paramount Issue now
before the American pcople.
At the confOl'ence last Saturday he
informed those whom ho had Bum-
moned into consultutlon that , in his
judgment , lhe question of railroad
freight rates was far moro important
than that of the tariff and that , while
ho desired a readjustment of the oxlst.
ing customs duties , he would not ex.
pect auy radical differences in the re'
publican party on that question. Ho
snld definitely that ho would call an
extraordinary session of congress to
considOl' Interstate legislation unless
definlto action was talwn b ) ' congress
on the sUbject at the present. At that
session ho hoped tariff rovislon to
the extent ho had Illtllcated might bo
accomplished , hut he made it pOl'fect.
Iy clear that , in his mInd , the over.
shadowing issue was that of railroad
freight rl tes.
Ia a tnw with Spealwr Cannon who
Is recognized as being O\JIJOsed \ at this
Umo to any rovlgion of the tariff. the
president relteratell his statement
made at. Saturda"s conference that.
while he desired action on the ques ,
tlon , he was willing to abldo by the
Judgment of the republican le ders in
congress , as ho regarded the tariff
matter as ono which the chosen rep.
resentatives of the American people
should determine.
Ho Indicated , in so many wordR
that , whllo firt ) ' years hence practlc.
ally nobody would bo able to say
whether the tariff duties on any given
artlclo at this tlmo were 60 per cent
ad valorem or 6 1Jer cent ad valorem , .
and nObody would care anything about
that what the dulies were , the inter.
state commerce question involved a
principle dear to every right thinldng
and rhht minded American , precisely
as the whole matter of dealing witb
corporations Involves a prlnciplo , and
ho would fight for that principle with
all the power that in him lies.
The president corrolJOrated the
statement attributed to him that t.he
tariff question was one merely of ex.
pedlenc ) ' , which would be solved with.
mit fricUon between him and the con.
gress. Any serious differences , ho is
Imown to have said , between him and
the congress on the tariff revilion : !
matter are quite Impossible.
MEMORIAL FOR DEAD LEADER
Tribute of Chicago Orchestra to
Theodore Thomas.
CHICAGO-Thol1sands of persons ,
eager to pay tributes of respect to
the memory of Theodore 'l'homas ,
were turned away from the Audi
torlum theater Sunday night because
every seat iu the Imll was occupied
fully half an hour before the tlmt
set for the memorial concert by thf
Ch'cago orchestra for its dead leader
'Vhilo the public memorial serviCE
was being held in the Auditorium II
program of the dead musician's fa
vorlto numbers was also being ren
dered in Jllany halls throughout thE
clt ) . .
Mr. Thompson for Brazil.
W ASHINGTON-Drazil has finall )
determined on the elevation of her
legation at Washington to an embassy
anti will senti her minister to London
1\11' . Nabuco , as her first nmbassadol
to this country. This will necessltatf
similar action on the part of th ! '
American government , and rot I'
Thompson , the ! Jresent American mln
ister at Drazil , will be named as am
bassador.
In Memory of Gel : ! n Rule Jones.
NEW YORK-A memorlai meeting
'n honor of the late SaJlluel M. Jones.
who for several years was mayor QI
Toledo. 0. , waB held Sunday night al
Cooper Union. Nearly 2,000 porsonp
attended.
Bryan for Orator.
LINCOLN-Clmncollor Andrews has
announced the seleptlon of W. J.
Dryan to deliver the commencement
da ) ' orat'on before the senior class 01
the University of Nebraska next
Indian Appropriation Bill Ready.
W ASHlNG'l'ON-The houBo com ,
mitteo on Indian affairs completed the
Indian appropriation bill. It carrie8
a total of $7,244,206. 'rhe appropria.
tion for the current ) 'ear Is $9,878,480 I
The principal item of decreaBO in thE
bill Is that required by treaty stlpula I
lions , the roductlon being $2,000.000
The item ot m'Bcelianeous oxpon es il !
about $1,000,000 less t'tan the current
law. Current law carries $433,000 to
meet agreements wuh certain Indilln
which is not required durin ! ; the nexl
fiscal year.
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CHURCH SCANDAL INVOLVES PRELATE AND
OTHERS , OF THE HIGHEST SOCIAL STANDING
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The charges on which infiuential
clergymen and laymen ot the Proto
estant Episcopal church nro tr'ing to
bring to trial Right He" . Ethelbert
Talbot , bishop of central Pennsylva.
nia , nro in brief as follows : Criminal
libel , immoralit ) ' , false statements ,
the circulation of a false and mali.
cious and defamatory reports , falsU-
mg , breach of ordinaUon and consecration -
cration vows and conduct unbecoming
a bishop.
In a statement Herbert Noble , a
New York lawyer , representing the
presenters in the charge against Dish.
op Talbot , gave au outline ot tllO
course to bo followed by his cliont.q in
the hearing ot the case. Mr. Noble
charged that DlsI10P Tnlbot "hns pursued -
sued Dr. Irvine relentlessly , " and then
quoted from a ( } ecislon of the supreme -
preme court of Pennsylvania in a suit
brought by Dr. Irvine against Dishop
Talbot and 1\Irs. Elliott to tllis effect :
"Undoubtedly defendants combined
to prefer charges against Irvine in
the church court and acted to support
the charges. They wanted him deposed -
posed from the ministry. That tht'Y'
also hatell him , nnd by their course
possibly graUfied less worthy mo.
Uves Umn these which prompt a true
Christian to action , is ot no moment
except insofar as It might ! Javo at-
tectell their credibility as witnesses
before the court which t.ried him. "
Mr. Noble denied that Dr. Irvine
was deposed ror immorallt ) " , denied
that for twenty 3'ears ho was under
the ban ot ecclesiastical discipline ,
Bnd that ho was ever suspended or
inhibited as charged in the Upjohn
tetter.
Referring to a statement in the letter -
ter that eight bishops had hel ( }
charges ngainst Dr. Irvine , 1\11' . Noble
said the presenters ( } Isagreo with this ,
nnd added that Dr. Irvlno denies that
Dishop Burgess ever made a chnrgo
of any lt1nd against him , as alleged
according to 11. copy of UlO Upjohn
tetter.
It is made clear from the develop.
monts that the names of several women -
en will be brought into the casO.
Mr. Noble S 'lya 1\Irs. Elliott , over
hose church standing the whole
controversy arose , had been pronounced -
nounced "excommunicated" by Dishop
Talbot "becauso she had married after
having obtained a divorce from her
husband on grounds other than adul-
tery. "
Continuing , Mr. Nohle says that 11:1V-
ing deposed Irvlno from office , tl s
bishop wrote on Jan. 21i , 1002 , the
lotteI' complained ot to Rev. Dr. Samuel -
uel Upjohn , and two years after Its
date sent a copy ot thiB leUer to Rov.
Dr. Jolm Fulton. The letter referred
to ao the letter to Dr. Upjohn is
.signed by "Ethelbert Talbot , " and
charged Dr. Irvlno with immorality.
Irvine Talks of the Case.
"Can n bishop or ought a bishop
write defamatory letters in secret in
ardor to injure nny member ot the
ministry ? This is the question which
will ho decided n.t the meotlng of the
board of Inquiry , " said Dr. Irvine In
dlscussing UIO charges which ho.ve
been made against him.
"My reinsto.tomcnr , " continued Dr.
Irvine , "is ot secondary consideration
when contrasted with the above query.
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Polltl al B08s Left $3,000,000.
The late High McLaughlin , so long
Democratic boss ot 'Jjrooldyn , left an
estate valued nt $3,000,000 , which wlll
1.10 equally divided between his widow
and his two daughterB , Mrs. Lnurn
Roch and MrB. William CfV..Irtenay.
Mrs. McLaughlin nnd Willlll.m urto-
nay have been appointed executors of
the cstate. Mr. McI.aughlin toCt no
will. It was his wiBh tha.t . his wife
and children should share his fortune
equally. The division wUl be mlldo by
mutual &Jtt'eoment.
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Ot course 1 wish to have this unjust
deposition removed , but 1 wish , also ,
I entirely without mallco , to bo vindicated -
. cated in the Bight of God and my
frionds. "
Bishop May Not Be Tried.
Every ono ot the six men who live
nt Huntingdon. Pa. , and who are published -
lished as having signed the presentment -
mont against BIshop Ethelbert Tal.
bet , resulting in Dlshop Tuttle calling
n court of Inquiry , repudiates his sig-
nature. This vitiates the present-
ment. as the canons require that at
least three of the presenters must live
in the diocese of the accused bishop.
Not only are signatures repudiated ,
but two of the leading residents of
lIunUngdon mentioned as presenters
-.Jolltl Langdon and .Tames Deni.
thorne-are decidedly opposed to having -
ing Dlshop Talbot placed on trial. In
bct , they hl\vo much sympathy for
Dishop 'I'albot , although Mr. Langdon
at least believes the trouble might
ha vo been satisfactorily settled long
ago had the bishop co-operated with
the vestrymen of St. John's church.
Much surprise was expressed by
the six men whose names figure as
prcsenters when t11ey Baw that they
were published as being responsible
tor Il ving Dlahop Talbot threatened
wIth trial before a court of inquiry.
Dr. Irvine at Quincy , III.
Arter twenty years the contents of
the verdict In the diocefmn trial of
the Rev. Ingram N. W. Irvine , who
was then dean of the Cathedral ofst.
John in Quincy , III. , has been made
publie in its euth'ety , althollgh it barl
remained pigeonholed durlnf ; all that
time , , becallse of an understanding
base ( ) on the condition that Irvine
would not apIJeal from the court's ( } o-
clslon suspending him from the minIstry -
Istry tor one year.
The verdict found Irvine lIty of
fJioven out of twenty specifications
which were embraced in the general
cbarges of suggestion of what Is falBe ,
BIIPpression of truth , intention to , do-
cOivo , fals ! cation of an official docu.
ment , falsehood , false Bwcarinc nnd
tascivlous conduct.
The specifications on which bo wns
found guilty cove rod an at these gen-
ernl charges , nnd Irvlno was suspend.
ed tram the ministry tor one yenr. Ho
remained for several months arter-
ward in the city. attempted to cstab-
IIsb an independent church , and held
n tew meetings in the opera houso.
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Ancient Forks. .
A London jeweler haB made a collection -
lection of ancient forltB used in Eng.
land , which show some muo Imown
facts about the table manners ot a
few centuries ago. The forks , which
are ot solid sllver. date from .he sixteenth -
teenth century. In many cases the
designs in all this time have Bcarcely
"aried In any detail , and the fo"lcs
lool ! like these which might b & bought
to.day. The old forks were 0. great
, luxury in their tlmo nnd w ro' onty
I used by the nrlstncracy.
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IJerformetI n. couple ot ml.rriagcs. and
other priestly funcUons in defiance of
the decision or the diocesan court , but
inally gave up and wont East.
The most sOl'iolls charge agamst Ir-
, 'ine was made , by 1\1iss Mnrla W. Sea-
body , n. ) 'oung woman with hose
family ho had become acquainted In
Long Island City. wherp Irv ne was
once connected with St. James'
church.
On Aug. 25 , 188,1 , she was marrior1
to J. J. Miller , OrganiHt ot the Cntho-
dral , ot St. Jolm 'in Quincy. m. , and >
two weelts later hltl , her husband of
Irvine's alleged conduct toward her
while in his home. 1\1i11er cauRed his
wlfo to write n stntement - the blsh-
op , and this , coupled wW ot ! r alleged -
leged reasons , caused him to asle Irvin -
vin to leave uio ministry. IrTino refused -
fused and the trial followed. '
At the trial Mrs. 1\1l11er testified at
length. The verdict ot the d10ccsan
court found the following 'Oft the
specification relaUvo tQ alleged'"Jas -
clvlous conlluct , IUBliul action a , and
attempts , " covering n period ' ( rom
May 1 , 1883 , to July , 1884 : "GoUty . as
charged. "
Mrs. Elliott Defies Her' ' Enemies.
"Dlshop Talbot Is n goo . . honomble
IlUln and I am his friend. I want the
world to lmow the truth and nothing
but the truth. 1 shall bo pleased it
the newspapers will contradict the
cruel tllings that have been published
ahout my relations WlUl the bishop ,
antI will show. in his true light , the
man who has made such outrageous
insinuations. "
Mrs. Emma Deshn Elliott 11" her
homo at HllnUn don , Pa. . madQ this
sta/cment / in reference to her eonnec-
tion with the contro rsy between
DlsholJ Ethelbert Talhot an ( ) tllO Rev.
Dr. I. N. W. Irvine.
"I wnnt to defend the bishop , " she
continued. "I am only a woman , and
an old ono nt that. Why. , I oven atood
as godmother to tho' daughter ot the
man who is now making my lIfo one
or misery. I have three grown.up sona
nnd they and the good people of' Hunt-
Indon ! are ready to clefond my honor.
"Could ono innocent ot such untruths -
truths as bave been laid at my door
have a better and grand or defensor
My hushand Is with me. I'vo every-
thln to mnlto mo strong and bravo.
bllt when scandal knoclts at one's door
It eems as it the world were trem-
bling. "
Career of Mrs. Elliott.
Mrs. Emma D. Elliott , ono of th
central figures in the Talbot.lrvin
sensation , has had a varied socln ! and
matrimonial career. Sh la 60 years
or ago , Is the daughter ot Gen. Desha
of Alabamn and a half.slster ot' ' Mra.
Oliver 11. P. Belmont. Thirt\-flv8 '
YAars ago she wus an aclcnowledged
hello at Newport and other ROCietr
centers , and later as the brilliant 1\frs.
Cochrano she relJmed in the high Oo
cioty ot Philadelphia. Still later. as
Mrs. Coolidge. she was a welcome
member of the New York exchmiT.
! ! et. It Is said thot Rhe 'was ' divorced
from her first two husbands nnd ( bat
Inter ber IMt husband , Alexander El-
liott. wus divor'ed from his first wife.
It was this dlvorco , on the grounds
ot desertion , that led to the retasnl
ot the communion to Mrs. Elliott br
the novo t. N. W. Irvine and to the
, ooand'al ' tOllowing.
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Col. Greene Adds to Intorests.
Col. Wlllimn C. Green , president of
the Greene Consolidated Copper company -
pany nnd other corporations , defier or
the redoubtable Lawson of Doston and
in his earlier days hero of encounters
with Bundry "bad men" in the south.
west , IB about to add to his present
manifold Interests membership in aNew
Now York Stock Exchange firm. HIs
partner Is to be Dird 'S. Coler , who
Is the Stock Exchange member of the
house at W N. Coler & Co. . and 011.
at Cot. Oroono'R clo808t frlendJL
