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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1905)
, . , . . . . . . , . ' ' ' . : ' CORN DOES WELL MADE SPLENDID PROGRESS DUR. ING THE WEEK. - THE YIELD OF WIlHEIt WHEAT . , - In Nebraal < a It Is Said to Dc Detter Thm Expected-Rust Prevnlent In the Dakotas nnd In Minnesota. W ASIIINO'l'ON-'l'lw weeld ) ' lmllo. tin of the wealhor l\\reall \ \ sum1l1ur. izo.s croll condilions ns followfl : li'nvora\Jlo \ lelJllleralures provalled llrlng the weolt enllln .Jllly 17 througholll the counlr ) ' , 'rho Intense beat on the Pnelfic coasl durlnl ; the latler Ilurl of the 11rovlous weol , was followed by ecliletl lowCl' tempera. ture. lIeav ) ' ralnR Interfered with , vorlt .In the Ohio vallI ) ' nnll over a lar o parl of the South AUanlic mill 'Glllf Blat's , bllt u VOI'Y general nb- 'aenco of rain In the weRt GuIr Ills- 'trlcts with enl ) ' light showorH overmuch : much of the Missouri 11I111 IIppOl' MIR' UISRllllri vulle's aefm'dot ! J'avorn hlo Oil' 1l0rIIllIy for much nucllel1 cultlvalon. ! Hains woulll ho ot grenl benefit in the t outh'rn Illnll'au region. Corn has mallo Hplonllld II/'ogress / throughout m'l1rl ) ' the whole of the corn IJoU and Is lIeclilelll ) ' IInlll'ove < < 1 In lho states of the 1\lIsBO\1/1 \ / valluy , where Its II/'ovlolls / progress 1mH 1HJon J'otarded by cool wenthur. Whllo the general ollllool , sustained Bomo In. jury on low Innd In Missouri and In Jlorllons of the sOllth AUanlic und cast Gllif statc.1 and Is nol In a good atato ot clllllvalion In Ilortlons of the ' OhIo valley. li'urthor roportfl of Injury to har. vested winter wheal are received from the MlsslBslppl nnd Ohio vnUeys , the 1 llhl1o Atlantic IItatos , ' 1'exas and Olt- lahoma and Indian Terrltorlos , but no complaints ot this charnctOl' are 1'0' colved from Kansas IInd Nobru.BlUl , both quality and .yleld In the last- named state helngJotter \ than was eXllected. Harvesting , where not 1lnshod : In the moro northerly dls' trlcts , Is wol1 advauced. SprIng wheal has exp01'l0ncoll a wool , ot favornhlo weather nnd COil. tlnuos In prolll18ln condition. While rusl Is stili 11rovalenl In the DalOtaH and to 1301110 extent In Mlnncsotn , Il Is not Increasing In the I1r8t namell i states and there Is very lIlltl' In Mlnnosota. Sp1'lng wlll'lIt Is fil\ln \ ! ; nicely on the north Paclllc coaBt , whel'o the hot win tis of the 11rovlol1s week cau8ed but sllhl Injnry. Huat Is IncroaHlng In Washington , n con. tr l MlssllIslppl antI OhIo valleys and In porllona of the mllldle Atlantic . states ottt harvesl has hcen Intorrul1t- cd and consilleraule damage to 110th Imrvcstod and standing oats has 1'0' 1nltod from wet weathor. Harvostlng Is largely finlHhed oxcepl In the moro northerly distrIcts , where good ylohls are promised. Much hay has Men damaged In the conlral 1\Usslsslppl and Ohio val1o's and mhldle Atlantic statos. uut In Now England and the 1\lIssourl and upper 1\Usslsslppl valleys hayIng 11I\s pro. grossed under tavorable conditions. 'FRIENDLY RELATIOHS WITH CHINESE PEOPLE SEATTI.E , Wash.-.Vlctor 1\1. 1\1et- caIt , secretm'y of commerce and 11\1.101' , 111\ssed through Seattle on his WilY to California. lIe came to the conllt for the \lurposo \ of Invostlgatlng the Chi. no.so exclnslon question. 110 stated whllo hcro lhat ho uellovOIl the most frIendly relations should oxlsl hotwoon the Unlled States nnd China , ns the 'lnttor ' country Is jUBt Itwnl\Cnlng am ] that It wl11 bo lo the ndvantago of an ) ' 'country to receh'o the 111111 , of her trade It p09slblo. lIe Bays thal if the \Iotter class of Chlneso wish to 011\1 cato their Bons' In America , the should bo a1\owed \ to do so. THE PEACE ENVOY LEAVES FOR AMERlCJ ST. PETlmSnUnG-l\I. Wlllo hal n final 'Intervlow wllh Emperor Nichol air at } ) oterhot. l"orolgn 1\lInllllo Lnmsdorff was llrcBcnl Bhowlng thl complete hm'mony ot views uetwoel 1\1. Wille nnd the fOl'elgn mlnlstor. 1\1 . . , 'Vlllo left St. Petorsbnrg for ParI accompanlod hy 'l\Imo. Witte , 4- Paris they wl11 meet theil' daughto who Is the wlfo of the socretar ) ' ( ] the Russian legation al Brus ols , 1\hm Wltlo has no Intention of joining he hUBblU1d later In Amorlca. - PEARY STARTS FOR THE . POLl Bids Farewell to Friends nd Board the Roosevel\ . DAR IIAHBOn. 1\Ie-1'he Arctl steamer Hoosevelt , bounl1 fl'om Ne Yorlt for nOl'theru waterll , vln Nort S'dnoy , C. n. , called hero , I\nd aCh Commanller H , g. Pear ) ' hall bndo fnr , wel1 to 1\lorrls 1Jessup of Now YOI' : whoso conlrllmtlons to the Arctlo Chi have assisted the explorer to bull and equip the vessel , she contnm ! bel' vo'ago. Doubt Russia's SIncerity. TOKlO.-Il Is bolloved that Em po . or Nicholas recenUy sonl I\n encou aging message to General Llnevltc promising him 1I1en , pro\'lslons 111 : ether nccessarles for attaining an \ tlmate victory. It Is also roporh that tlto Russian emperor reconUy ( ) dorcd lho mobilization of tour arn corp8. 'rhls tact , talon III conuectl ( wUh the reported limitation of 1 Wltto's Ilowor8 I\S Ilenco plent'poto . tlary , Is deemed toJo \ a alsu that nIl sla Is nol slncore In her oXIJresssd 11 qlro for nence. . ' . . , ' . . . . MUST DIE DV HIS OWN HAND. F to of Germnn Otrlcer Who Drew Black Dall. 1\IAIlINr 1"f1 ] , Wls.-1'hat ho drew the hlacl , 11/111 In a duel by lols wIth a Gorullt/l / nl'm ' officer 111111 thal h ( ' will ho f01//1I1 / / dead nfl n rOfluU , Is the sub. stallco oC n loller just rocolved by 1\ friend of Victor Van 'I'asl\e of this cll ) ' who dlsnJlllCared July 4. Von Taslo , who Is f\ young man , waR U booll\t.epor. Accordln to the Icttor his death would result fl'om a dlsPl1tO ot1evrnl / ) ) 'earl ! ago when ho WIL9 1\ Gorman army officer , A dl1el was 1'1'0' ' IOsod ) I\nll It was l1JreOll that they draw lotI ! as to who should mul\o awuy wllh hImself , Von ' 1'asllO drew lho blaclt bull which meanl Ills death by hIs own hUlld. 008EVEl1'8 SUCCESTJOH IS FAVORED I..ONDON-In the h011se of comlllons Mr. Houol'tsoll \ ! ! ! ! ! Pl'umler Balfour wholhor thNo 111111 ! Jeen UIlY further Intul'IlIltlo/lul / cO/lfcrollco / IIl'ollOBed hY' Prosldollt HOOlwvelt , and whether the government wall ) lrOllllrod to agree to the 1)I'e ) ldent's 1)/01108al ) / to Include In the s11hJI'f'ts fOI' dlBl'uHHlon the 1111I'S' lion { , r , : , ! ; prlvato IIl'operty not cO/ltl'llhnnd / of wal' frco from captl1ro or dnstruclon. ! Mr. BaUour I'ollllell that the government cOl'llllllly wel. comed the Ilro\losal \ ( Jf Prcshlont Roosevelt , but Great UI.ltaln , In (0\11. mon with ether nnllon9 , I'cH'rvod 11. , ) I right of consldorln what I < houltl IH' 'I ' submlttod to the confol'oncu. 1 WITTE FOR PEACE. Russl:1II Envoy Talks 'of Pcndlng Ne. gotlatlons. S'l' . PETEnSDU11.G-1\1. Witte , tha senior HI/sslun / Ileaco plonlpotentlal'Y , recolvcd lho cOl'I'cBpondent of the AH- soclated PrOEiS al his vl\1a \ on YOlasln Island. In accordng ! the honor of an I Interview to the Associated Pl'eSB , ho I sahl ho expressly desired It stated that ho had declined al1 Ilrevlol18 1'0- qUOBts of journullstH for Intervlows and would decllnc nl1 future rOIuests. Ho fllrther snld thal ho nll1l10 an ex. coptlon In the caBO of the Associated PI'OSS , as It was lhe I'epresontatlvo of the press of the United StllteB , IInd ag 110 waB l1uout to beC0111e the te111por- ary ! ; uest of the United Status , and also na 11 ml1rl , of the IlI\rtlcular sym. patllY ho felt towml thal cOl/nh'y. / 1\1. Wltto 11)101\0 ) In French. After greetings , which were co 1'11111 I , the con- vel'sallon gravitated to the high mis- Blon with whIch the 11.usslun slates. mlln Is chllrged IInd lh disposition of the foreign press to Interpret his ap' polntment ns an Indication that RuS'- BIn had desired to male peace at any prlco. "No , no , " said ho , straIghtening up In hIs chair nnd spealdng Blowly and distinctly as If weighing the vaillo of each word. "In lhe first place I have llOen designated by the emperor as hlB amhassador extraol'lllnar ' for Ilour parlers wllh the .JallnneRO plonilloten- tlarles to as'certaln wlwlhPI' Il Is POB' Bible to conchllio a treat . of pI'I\CO. l\1y personal vll'wH II I"'J . . , eCOTl"ul'Y' Importunce , uut m ) ' ! lIens are In entlro accord with these or 111) ' friend , Count Lnmsdorlt. "In sorvlng 111) ' emlleror I have re. colved ) lreclso inslructllJUH fro n his mnjeRty and shall follow thel11. " 'I'ho ul.l1nato decision remains In the hands of the Cl11pel'Or and It Is for him to dechlc the destlnlos of Russia. 'rho 01111101'01' Is the fI'lcnd or peace and desires lIeacee , bul I VOl' ) ' 111uch fcar thal the Jnpanecso terlllS wl\l \ be sl/ch / that wo wl\l \ beIImble to r aclJ an r.ccorll. "Secondh' , the worlll sltould dls ! ahuso Its mind of the Idea that Hus sla wnnts ) leaco I\t an ' 11rlce. 'I'herl are two lll\rtles In HU8sla , Ono fa VOl'S the contlt11lal1co of tbe war a out 1'I\nco-thls I. . n large and Influentla llI1rly , 'I'ho other. to which I uelong ra\'ors Ilettco. I avow It franllr , he cause te1\lng \ the truth has alwa ) " heon my rule in politics. I was fa 11eaco betlro hmtllltics brolO ou "J'velthollh ' : ; there are two lJaI tlOI ; IL9 to the allvl6ahl1lt ' or C'llrllni the war In the prescnt clrcumstll1\ \ . , ( ' ! both wOllld bo united Ie Iho .lnpnl\os . . doma:1I18 woll1\11 tlio a1110ur 11I'l1prh 0 s the Hmlslan lleoplo 0'1' jeopardized 011 futlll'O 1\3 a nntlon. "I nm a111'O If I re\lorl \ thal the cOllll tlons of , Tn lIt n cannot ho : tCCOlltOI ) . TIu3sla wl11 aecol1t the "erdlct and th r Ihl'3slan 11001110 wl110 \ read ) ' to COI tlmlo 11.0 war for ' ( 'urs if neCOSllal' ) ' , . - - - - - - - - Granite Boys Will Entertain. POH.'l'S\IOU'rn : , N. n-Tno state ( Is Now 1I1111111Shll'o deslrcs to llUI'tlcl11al 111 ontortalnlng the Rusnlan and Jalln ! oao ) leaco ell\'o "s who l1/'e / to Ito ] Ic tholr conferonccH In this city l1e w month. Edwarll N. Peal'son , secrohu , h ot stato. will como f/'om Concord So )1' 1II'day o\'cnlng to confer with As&ls e. ant bocrotlll' ) ' or State Plorco regal' I" In ! ; arrangements for the accom n IU dation of the ell\'ors I\nll to tond. . III the IIsslstanco of th state , Il Is ' 0 id ) locted that 1\11' . Plel'co11 \ C01l10 1 Portsmouth Saltmla : > , ( II' S IItHI a ) ' . Opposes the Boycott. 1'W ASIllNG'rON-l\1r. noclh11tl \ r. A1I1erican 1I11nlstcr at Polln , has c h , bled the State llo11artment that tI III Chlneso govol'/lmont / Is "Igo/'ollsl ) ' 0 . II. the throlltuncd ' Iloslng bo'cottlug 1 ) Il Amerlcnn goods , ' 11"IY IY , 1/1 / Streets Full of Troops. r. 'I'WI..IS , Caucllsln-Tho stl'ceUi n n. OCC\l1110d b ) ' troolls. bul , lhe ( 'I y h IS. IIre/l quiet tlmeo thl ) Ilrocla1l1atrun Ie. martial law , ' 1'ho Olficlal G\ : : ' ( ) h rn ,111111'11 1IuhJll'n 110\ \ \ J . Will PROBE DEEP LIFE , INSURANCE AFFAIRS TO DE INVESTIGATED. RECOMMEtWATIOU YCOVERNOR A Committee of Eight Appointed to Look Into Matters-Gov. Higgins Drlngs It About by a Message to the Legltlature. AI. ANY , N. Y.-'I'hcro w1l1 bo a leglslatlvo Investigation ot the lIre In. surancoJusln08s \ us carried on In this state , both by Now Yorlt state corporations - ations anll by these ot other stales do. Ing buslnesB withIn this state. This Invostlgatlon wl11 bo mn o by 1811e - clal joint committee , with amlllo powers - ers , of whIch the chairman will uo Sonntor William W. Armstrong o ! Ho. chosler , ropubllcan. The ether aenatorB on the commit. tee will bo William J. 'l'ully of Corn- Inl , republican , /lnll / Dnnlol .J. Rlordun . of New Yorle City , Ilemocrat. Senators - I . tors Armalrong IUld 'rully I\re lawyers ; Senator Hlordnn Is a real estate and Insurance ugenl. 'l'he two rcpubllcnns are Raid to hllve been selected by GO\- ornor HIggins Ilnd Senator Raines , 1'0- l1\1bllcan leadel' In the senate , and Senator - ator IUordnn b ; ! the democratic Benn' lors. 'I'ho five assemblymen members ot the commltteo will UO named by Spealtor NIxon within the next day or two , Ch/llrman / Armstron ! ; aald that , whllo the aelual he"l1'ln s b ) ' the com. mlteo wonld probably not uegln for some tlmo , the prollmlnary prepara. tlons , calculatlona , and so on , neces. sary In preparations for the Inquiry , would be set In motion as soon as pos- I slblo , and the organIzation of the com- mltteo would tal\C place as soon as : the aR cmbly member had been ap- pointed. " ' "r , The Institution of the committee fol. lowed hnrd upon a message of Gov. ernor HIggins to the leglslaturo , which came as a complelo t1lrJlrlse. ! The message was received In the senate after - tor the conclusion of lho Hooker case , and was not read In the assem1)ly un. tll late In UIO afternoon session. Its effect may ue de.scrl\Jed \ as sensational. . THE CHINESE BOYCOTT BAS BEEN I.NAUCURATED W ASIlINGTON-Tho , state department - ment IIlS been Informed by Its c01lsuls that the Chlneso bo 'colt abalnst American goods , which was instituted' Wednesday , was organized by the trade gultds In five 11Orts , Shanghai , Canton , Tlen Tsln , Hanlww and New Chwang. It Is heHeved the bo'cott wl11 not bo Buccossful or 110 any particular - ticular Injury to AmCl'lcan goods , ex- pept In Canlon and Shanghai , where the guilds a e stronger than else- where. There Is no official action which the United States government can tal\O IL9 long /lS / It remains a slnglo boycott or refusal to purchase Ameri. can goods. but It Is th ught the bo ) ' . cott wl11 bo discouraged uy the Chinese - nese government as far as possible. . Rebates to Grain Dealers. WASHINGTON - The Inter-state commerce commission 11roposes to conduct an Investigation In St. Louis , beginning "ul ) ' 22. Into lhe question of al1eged allowances made by railroads to companies or Iler30ns , , " ' ' 'Ing grain elevators 01' by E11ch coml , ltles or persons - sons oW:1lng clevators to shlppors of ; grain. I Will Repatriate Spaniards. I l\IADlUD.-Tlto Spanish govern- I ment , It Is announcel1 , Is arranging . for the rellUtrlatlon of the Spaniards . who wor'o Imprlaoned In the Philip. I plno Island ! ! by the AmerIcans during ) : the war of 18D8 and who are stiH In : the Islands. I IS THE CZAR . t. SINCERE FOR PEACE TOKIO.-It Is boHeved that EmIleI" . or Nicholas reccnl1) ' sel\l an encour , ! ; I a dn ; message to General I..Inevltl'l ! ! , promising him men , provisions and \11 o Ilimnio victor ) ' , It Is also roportel' ' If illll\t the Husslnn emlleror reconl1r 01' I' del'cd the mohlllzation of four arm I conlS. This fact tal\Cn In connectlor ' with the 1'0110rtel1Imitations \ of l\ [ 1'1 WItte's } lowcr as ( hlef 11eaco } llcnll1o .0 I tentlar ' la0011I0 ( ( \ to bo n sign t1m \ . Hl1ssla la not sin core In her ox 11 I' l'.s : desire for' the con'luslon of )1eaco ) , Will of Lnte John Hay. ' ) f WASItINGTON-The wl11 of Johl : e ' , late secretaI' ) ' of state , waR filel II' , for llrobato In tlto offico. of tlto l'er Id later of wl1ls for the DlRtrlct of Cc lumhla , 'rho heneficl > trles nre hi 'y 1 wIdow nml his In"othcrs and slsterE tIlls l rothel' . Leonard lIay , nnd Itls sh : t- tel'Iar : ) ' Hay " 'oodColI\ , are give 11all of the 11rollorty at Wm's1\w. III , . an 0tho sum ot $25.000 each. Ills brothel 31' Charles Edwarl1 lIa ) ' , is sh'en $50.00 x. : nnd Harwood Otis Whitney of Keolml lo I la" $2,000. AU tlto rest ot the 1)1'0 ] ert ) ' Is lott to Clara Stone 1I1\Y. , Word From Admiral Slgsbee 10 PI.Y\IOUTII-'I'hc : North Germn a. : Llo'd steamer Kalaer Wilhelm II trol 10 Now Yorl , arrived here nt1l1 rC)1ort ) ( II.ot , ) lasBlng In latitude 44.27 norlh nt : 10nglt\1l10 37.2'est the Amorlc squadron commalHlcll b ) ' near Adml al Slgsbeo , which Is C011\'o'lng 11 I 1'0 bOlly of Admiral } ) alll Jonolr fro as Franco to the United Slates. Al1mlr of Slgsbeo rel10rtel1 all \\011 on boar(1 11 as Aml'rlcan warshI11 ! ! . n < < hllng "Will 1 I oft Chesallealo CllI10 July 22. " # . , . . . MOrtE POLICEMEN TAKEN OFF. Mayor Dunne Permits Firms' Wag. ona to Go Unprotected. CHICAGO , lII.-'l'lto frequently do. I ferred Illan ot Mayor Dunne to talto pollcemon off lho wagons ot firms at- fected by the teamslers' strllco wont Into effect Monlla ) ' In the huslness dls. trlct. A\Joul \ 300 llOlIcolOon wore re. turned to ordInary duties. For a tlmo the buslnoss streets and crossings will ho guarded 1) " u < < hlltlonal poHcemon. 8poclall ) ' guarded routes to al1 freight stations wl11 bo talten by wugons tor the atrllto n.fected firms. As a pro. IImlnary to the change today the polIce - lIce on wagona In the business dIstrict , have for a week bo'n In )1laln ) clothIng - Ing Instead of unIforms. SOCIAL REVOLUTIONISTS ISSUE A PROCLAMATION l\IOSaOW.-Tlto fighting organlza- tlon of tIle socIal revolutionists has Issued a proclamation announcing that the l1eatll sentence pronounced against ; \Iajor General Count SllIvaloff , chle ! of ) lollco , who was assassinated July 11. WitS executed by ono of tts members - bers "on ap-count of the hlacle and cruel acllvlty of this satrap at Odessa. ( where Count Shuvaloff was formerly Ilrefect ) , and hIs subsequenl return to active servlco of reaction at the recall of 'rrepoff. the ) lan.Russlan dictator , to stamp out lho revolution In 1\1os. cow. " The proclamation conchldes : "Lel tltls oxecutlon servo as a Joyful signal I to the Husslan millions In revolt and as lho death ImoU of lho dying auto- era y. Let it remind all dogs of the autocracy of national justice. " MERCHANT COMMITS SUICIDE. _ t H. J. Blrkby of Nebraska City Jumps Into the Missouri River. NEBRASKA CITY.-H. J. Blrltby , a prominent dry goods merchant of thIs city , committed sulcldo by drowning In the Missouri rIver. . Ho had been slclt for several years and during the last few months had nearly gene bHnd and was losing hIs mind. About 9:30 this mornIng he waU\Cd to the river bank at the foot of Central avenue. Ho toolt off his hat , coat and vest and laid them on the banle and jumped into the water. A number of persons witnessed the deed , but were unable to prevent him from carr'lng out his purpose. ACCOUNT : OF MR. B YAN AND BENNETT ESTATE NEW ) HAVEN , Conn-A hearIng was held In the probate cour.t on the acceptance of the account of WllIlam J. Bryan as executor of tne estate of the law Philo S , Bennett. M. H. Wlclt- wIre , counsel for 1\Irs. Della Bigelow and George 'V. Cable , legatees , filed a typewritten Blatement of hIs formal objections to certain Items In the ac. count. These { terns Include the transfer - fer tnx ot $5.500 and charges made by attorneys. It was claimed that had Mr. Br'an settled the estate prompl- Iy without resorting to IItigatlon , the tax would never have been so large. On the bther hand , 1\11' , Bryan's counsel - sel declared that the estate was IIablo to a ten percent pcnally but ho got that remitted , so thal the estate may consider Itself that much in , . HEAD G. A. R. DEAD Dlackmar Dies While on Inspection Trip. BOISE , Idaho-General W. W. D1aclmar. commander-In.chler of the Grand Army of the HepubIlc , dlel ) Sunday of nephritis. Ills wife was wllh him during his I11neslr. The body will be embalmed and taleen to the home of the famll at Boston , The geneml arrived here on July 10 on a tour , during which hE Inlended to visit grand army poStE throughout the northwest. Ho was n : when ho arrived and gradually failed The seriousness at his condition wal " lcopt from the puullc at the requesl , of his wife. l . Treasury Balance9. W ASIIlNGTON.-Today's statemen - of the treasury balanco.s In the genera fund , oxcluslvo of the $150,000,000 re I serve In the division of redemption shows : I- A vallnule cash balance. . . . $126,228,32' ' Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,22li.OD . Total . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . $198,4li4,4l , Union Pacific DivIdend , NEW YOHK-Tho directors of th Union Pacific Railroad company (1 ( clared a dividend ot 2 % pel' cent 0 lho common stoclts , IlI\'able Octobe 1. The last semlannual divIdend dl c1'ared by the Union Pacific was 2 pe cent. , Harvest Hando Wanted. PIERHE. S. D.-Flvo th usand 11 borers and harvest 1111nds are badl need 011 in South Dalcota I\t l1roson The mon will recolve from $35 to $4 per month and board. Forbids Illegal Assemblies. W AnSA W- General 1\1axlmovlc ] the governQr General , has iSlrued a order forbhldlng lIIega1 assemb1\e \ 11rocesslons and gatherIngs In tI : Id streuts throughout Poland. The go Ll1 ernment now feels strong enough 1 ir. entorco the fullest order. 10 Advance In Window Glass , 11CHICAGOAt a meollng of tl al wastern window glalrs jobbers hel :10 : 1 the rotall llrlco of window glass WI lIe I 1\(1\'nncell 10 per CCJr The rl\lso tal,1 I effect al once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - , . fA TALK ON GRAFT MEMBER OF 9\JPREME \ COURT MAKES AN ADDRESS. - A DISHONEST TWIST OF FUNDS Prostituting of "ublle or Prlvato . Trusts by Trustee Alleged to Be More Dangerous than Coarser Klndo of Theft. 1\IILWAUKEE-JlIstico DavId J. nrewor ot the Untted States supreme court delivered a short addresB before a lorgo assemblage of lIfo Inlruranco agents In the Masonic building In this clly. lie dovotcd moat of hIs taUt to modern graft and llralsed PresIdent Rooso\'elt In his efforts to mal\O pUblic affaIrs pure and honest. Ho said i "This 11l1s ueen a year which l11ay uo characterized as' ono of great Insurance - suranco upheaval. 'rho result has been prejudicIal to the Interests of a cerlalu company aul1 also to the Interests - terests and business of others. I be. IIove ther.c wl11 resull great benefit to insurance busIness throughout lho world. The moment prlvato pecunIary gain Is sought through the advantage of a trust someone Is guilty of graft- Ing. For Instance , trust funds are the funds of this Insurance company and this and thal banle and this and that trust compan ) ' . Wo will talto these trust funds , put our assets In their place and let the Insurance company carry them until wo can sell them with a profit. The company taltes n. rIsk o ! carryIng lhom until such tlmo as they can sell the assets , the Insurance - anco company may bo able to pay Us Interests' In ful1 as It hair been doIng theretofore , but the men who have done this have not fulfiUed theIr trust with an eye : sIngle to the company's bemfit. They have sought to male these funds Inauro to their private gain and cast upon the company the . rlsle , great or smal1 , o ! that specula- tion. Why , do you suppose for a moment - ment that Mr. Ryan paid $2,500,000 for property which under no legal clr- , cumstancos could pay him more than 3 or 4 per oent IntereS't , with the idea that all he could get would bo this In teres t. "There WIL9 novel' a trucr saying than that by Grover Cleveland , that a pub1\c \ office Is a public trust. There Is today so much grafting going on among public oU1clals as to startle us. I am not speaking now about the coarser Idnd of grafting , S'uch as buyIng - Ing votes , pa 'lng monc ' , otc" which we al1 condemn. I have reference to the moro Inslduous wa's that the ono holdIng pubIlc office Is not carrying on the duties o ! that office with an eye slnglo to his trust , In prostituting in ono way or another that office for his own gain or th\ ! gaIn of his friends. "Taloo the presldenl of the United States. Along last winter , San DomIngo - Ingo put itself on a financial footing. Suppose the president had acted. secretly and advised his friends to buy up San Domingo bonds. Would not that : shocle the people of the country ? Yet the govcrnment wO\lld lose nothIng - Ing and some would be prIvate gain. ers. Suppose the United States su. preem court justices wouIl1 give out Information In advance of certain decl. alons ? 'Vouldn't you revolt at Jruch a transaction , It would UO unworthy- this would bo grafting. "A month ago today I was In Ten- nessee. I wenl to the Hermltago where 110 lho remains of Andrew Jackson , and I thanlt God toda ) ' that there was another equally honest presIdent. and It seemed as If I could hoar faBlng from the lips of Theodore Roosevelt the words , "public altalrs must and shall be p1U'O and honest , " no presl. dent can do all the worle. No president - dent or congress can do all this. It roe I quires not merely action of officials of I the government , but action of everyone - ono that the administration of pUbIlc ! affairs ue pure and honest. TOM lAWSON SAYS , H WILL PUT IT BACK - - 1\lINNEAPOLIS-Thomas' . Lnw. son , lho hero of "Frenzied finance , " was the guest of the 1\lInnoapo1\s \ Com. t merclal Cluu and spolto to 300 mem- 1 bors of lho club after luncheon. t"I'm not afraid of personal vlolenco. I , I came out here unguarded. I have several millions myself and I wronged the American people uy setting it. But I did not lmow it at the tlmo. When . the time comes I will give that money baclt to them. " Chicago Strike at an End. CHICAGO.-Tho teamsters' strlko , which has so great ! ) . dlsturued busl. ness conditions in this city for over ono hundred dn's. was at 12 : 30 o'clocl , ) . on 'rhursda ' officially declared off by l' the members of lho Tcamsters' Joint Council , The men have been ordered to seole tholr old positions and it Is estimated that less than ono-half 01 \ . thorn will bo ro-emplo'ed. The strllt , ors have made a complete surrender and will applY for worlt as indivIduals and without an asreement of any ldnd with their employers. Brings SuIt for Damages. NEW YORK-Den'lng that thE wreclt of Its fast passenger train nont Harrisburg , Pa" on 1\1ay 11 last , wal v- caused by d'namlto or duo to neg1\ \ to gonce of omplo'os , the PennsyJ\'anlr Hallroad company flIed answer to r suit recently brousht by Clarence F Oppor , wl o asl\Cd $50,000 damages fOI 10 Injurlel1 recolved In that wreck. 1\11' 1'0 Opper 5tated that ho was compe1\el \ \S to wnl1 a long distance in his bal'l os teet and that his hearing was Ilrac tll'allY delltro\'el1 hv the o1Cllloslon. - . A VETERAN OF THE BLACK , HA\VK , MEXICAN AND THE CIVIL WARS. . . ' . t , { I StljJ r I/ls U.Je 'c pl'o/rac/ed alld Severe 1 -T'z'cd Every Kllowl , Remedy lVl/hout It.'cf-Serz'ous S/omaclz Trouble Cured ) I Three lJottles of Pc/'ulla I . . Capt. W. W. Jaclcson , 705 G St. , N.W. , Washington , D. C" wrltcs : "I am elghty-thrco ycnr oM , n. vet. . cran of the BlacIc llnwk , Mextcan and. the Civil Wars. I am by profession n. hysiclan , but abandoned the same. . 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