Nebraska Newspapers

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( DE-NVER BANIERS {
DENVER GRAND JURY GETS AF.
TER SOME OF THEM.
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CONSPIRACY IS UNEARTHED
Plot to Rob a Savings Dank by Steal.
Ing Nearly Two Mllllonr-Where
the 'Accused Bankers Have Their
Res'dence. '
DNNVI Jl-.q.eolH\rcl hnho ! ! ' ) n , .Tllnl ( ' 'I
A , III II , O. n. WIIf ( ' ) ' , 1'1 ' N , 1111I , H.
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I" . Hull , 0 , C , Hollerl. W , 'r. Carnl' ' , D ,
H. Care ) ' , A. B , DavlH Ilnd .1. H , gd.
mOIHIRoU were ltullete,1 , h ' Iho grand
fury Olt 'I'ueStny ! on I ho rharge of con.
sprln 10 liteal $ J ,712IiSj from the
Dnt'l.1r SnvinHA hank
Wlltoy and ghnOlulnon1'0 , former
Jlrolrt/'nlH / of Ihe lJon\'cr SavlnJH
hnnle nne ! 1111I WIlR IlrPHldcnl whcn
1ho receIver was 1l11Jolnl\d on August
111 Insd. H. I , 11111 Is III'cHIcent ! of the
MoulIl Verlloll Nntlollal hnlll , of nos ,
tOil , Hoherla nnel Curc. } ' nrc ontcerA
of the Cherolwo Slule h/llll / , of gnld ,
Olel" CllI'IJ1 and Da\'ls nro officers oC
the TCKlUl Sllllo 'l'rIlHt comIJ II. } ' of
Forl Worlh , Toxn ! ! , ntlll Imobl1l1l1 ntHI
Ii ) . E , Hull ( IroTllolcrs ,
In lulllltlon to the Jeneral consllr.
ncy Indictment 11'\'cn InlllrlmelltR
were founll IIgalnst l7.llmonllson ! on
rhargo.q : of larcon ) " , ember. : : lomenl nnel
' conYortrn the funlls of the lIeposll.
'III'S 10 hlft own use , He Is charged
I1lleclrIcal\y \ with the robbery of $10ij"
000.
000.Fonr
Fonr Inl1lcl ITwnls were returned
against Wllfe. } ' . chargln him with
tormlng certain ( unds helongug to lho
hank antl sec\ll'ng \ hea\'y commission
, for his own use ,
Ono Inlllellllent'nR returned
ngonlns ! ; Hili , charging him wllh the I
embezzlement or $10,000 ,
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Warrants were Immediately Issued
( or tho" nrres ! ; or the Indicted' mono ; ,
Imhollen , Wllfey alll1 HIli were nr.
: oslelt here 'I'ue.'lI1I1Y afternoon. Ca.
. plast'1J , rOI' these nol In ho clly were
telegraphed to the cities where they
reAhtc.
BoUt Hili alld Wltfey hl1d previously
ileon nrrtstcl on warrants based on
InfonnaUon sworn to before the dls-
: rlct. nttorney alul hl111 given honds ,
\'he80 \ bonds were acceJlled by the
OUl'l TueslII1Y as sufficlont to gunran.
'co UI0 111111earallCO of 11I11 nnd Wllfey I
10 nuswel' the charges con till nOli III '
: . /10 / Indictments anll they were releas.
Ii lata ill the day. Itllhol1en Is stili
in jnH.
PLANS FOR ENTERTAINING ,
PRESIDENT AT LITTLE ROGK
LI'l'TI ROCK , ARK-Plans ! for tbo
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recepUolI olltertalnmenl of Presl-
.Ient Rooso\'elt In LlllIo Hoel. on Octo.
IJor : m were malped out todl1Y nnd 11
rccellUon commltle aJlllolntel1 , com.
posed of lwenl..t.wo } mell , hended b '
, HenatorR Derry Ilnd Clat'l\O and Genet' .
,
al Powell ClllylulI , ( ormer umbnsl l1l1or
or tbQ Unltcd Slate to Mexico. The
: \Ipohtleos ( nro notlfiell thnt they are
CXII lcd to remnln with the preshlent
white 110 Is In the city from ! ) n , m.
to ! I p. m.
The llrosll1enl will bo escorted firsl ,
to l.'or ! ; ' Logan II. . Root , which 110 wl11
InspoclJ Then ho will go to tbo city
'p3.rk , to' ruhlross the peollle.
IRVING'S ASHES AWAIT BURIAL.
R malls ; of Actor Moved to Chapel of
, , st Faith , Westminster Abbey.
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LONDON-Tho ' ashes of SI lIenry
rrv 'ng , el1cosed ! In a plnln oalCn cof.
fin arc IIOW Iyln In the challel of St. .
FaUh , , Westminster Abhey , waiting
tomorrow's elaborate ceremon ' or In.
tomment In Pool's corner. . Tholl' re.
moval from lho resldenco of Daroncss
'nur ell-Coutla , Which was guarded by
I ; largo force of 1101Ice , look place tills
evcnlng ,
t CLEVELAND-A. F. Uarlse , prop.
rleto or the Euclid Avenue opel'll
I house of this clt ) ' , hal ! slurted ana.
tlonal movement to ol'ecl n monllment
to SIr Henry Irving UN a testlmonlnl
of Amorlcm : nllprecnntloll of the Eng.
Hl1h'n aclor'a lira worle fnt. the Rtngo.
The plan as hrll'1) ! ' outlined Is to muleo
the monllmcnt a trlbuto from nlllnag.
erR , aclors und nllmlrers ,
1 B glans Copy Swiss Plan.
. . ' i TIRUSS LS-Tho nelglnn o\'orn'
ment If ! maturln a 1I1an for the reoI"
: mlza.tlon of the army which It will
800n lIresont. 10 llIlrllull1enl. This es.
tahllshes lQrsOlIllI ml1llal'ser'lco ' .
fllmllar to UIO Swiss ,
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Fears Precipitate Action.
FRANKFORT , K.-Oo\'ornor } Deel. .
ham on SatUl'I1Il ' afternoon atlllressCl !
a IcUer , to 'I'homull 'V. I.awson nl Dos ,
tQJl' , III which ho expressed the bollol
that his declared 111I1'11080 to protect
pollcyhohldra ngulnsl the ornclall ! 01
the lIfo Insurance companies In sin ,
core , and declare8 It to bo pralsworthy ,
but docllnes to act on the committee
. lJuggesloll , lhlnlelng that precipitate
action whllo UIO present Investigation
Is q may Impair rtl' her tllI\n Incrollse
, the ad\'antago to bo gained by polley ,
hoMers.
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Theft of Teeth Charged.
OIlICAGO-'l'hlrty.lwo lceth Is na
lllro'6 usual dental onllowment alii' '
mORl PCOIllo are satisfied w\th \ thaj
numhor , Some IICrsons , would be
jleasetl wlLh lIalr thnt mnny. Dut 3.
lido Ie the counl l\lhlelluII to the cl'edll
t : or n. W. Forllyco , n : travollng saleH
" ' fIlan from Lincoln , NOb" who will he
arrnlgnet ! beora Justlco Prllllllville
mmorrow on It charge of stealln ! ; ' : lGO , (
Il rcelaln crowns The warl'llnt hal
hone sworn oul h ) ' the wlCo of Asa A
Cog ; swoli. 1133 Pratt a\'OIlUo a deul
or 1t1 dental sUllllllea ,
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I Dow. Nl AN LANDS ARE SOLD
Secretary Taft Completes ho Purchase
of the Philippine Tracts.
WASIINGTON-Secrolar. } ' 'ran 11M
allpro\'ed a aelllemcnl arranged by the
the Philippi no governmetlt which com.
pletea the IIUrclllIof / Iho Dominican
friar landa In the I'hlllppino IsllI ld .
'fhoso lands Inchlllo lIearl. } ' hnlr ot
thoao purchased from I ho ft'lars and
amount to nhollt : ! OOOOO IIcrall , Arter
the contracts were algncil It WI1J !
found thnl a mlslalw hnd' occurrcd by
renBon of a dlrrcrcllco In thQ Spanish
nnl1 l IIHllsh verHlons of the wurvcys.
'I'he Spnnlsh version made Ihe prlco
$200,000 moro thnn the 1 lIgllsh version -
sion , Il wus alRo fOllnl1 that the tlUe
10 elghl dlffl'rent Imcls wCI'e defectlvo
Whllo Secr'lary 'I'nf ( wn ! ; In the la.
lans ] ho effector ! a comJll'Omlo by
which the Utles'el'J to be made rom.
pleto and the pl1l'chao money llIlhl ac.
cording to Iho [ ngllsh version whllo
the $200,000 hi conlrovera ' was to bo
slIbmltted to nrbltratlon , Since his
rol\ll'n the socretnl' } ' has recolvell a cn.
blo from OO\'el'nllr '
\ Wl'lghl snylng that
the Domlnlcnn nHentH offerell to OIl1'
promise b. } ' ncceplln $ O.OOO , Sec.
relnry 'I'nft lodnr cahlcII Governor
Wright nllprovltl ! ' ; the compromlso.
The tolal nmount to 1m Ilnld In the
Dominicans Is $ :1 : OfiOOOO , The money
wilt bo Imld In New Yorl. aboul Oct.
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20.REMAINS
REMAINS OF IRVING
IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY
LONDON-Tho dl'an o ( West.
minister , Ver. } " Rev , Joseph. Armltago
Hoblnson , , announced that ha\'lng re.
colved a request Higllell h. } ' lelldln
member or lhe ( ] I'lIl11atle professloll ,
and other peraons of distinction , ho
hall consented to the Interment of th
belly of Sir He III' ) ' 1t'\'lng In West.
mlnstOl' aboy. naronlless Durdett.
Coutts , who for many "oars hall been
a frlenll of Sir lIenrr. besides slgnhig
lho request. to the deau. has ortered to
place her hous III Stratton street , Pic ,
cnll 111 y , nt. . the dlslosll1 or lhe Irving
family on the Ilay of thl ) funeral , ow'
Ing lo "tho Inconvenience of st1\rtlng
the funeral proceRson ! from the apnrt'
ments which had hcen Ocouilierl by Sir
Henry.
CAP TAGGART WINS OUT
Gets Dlvcrco and Is Granted Custody
of the Children , I
WOOS'l'ER : , O.-Judgo Eason , who
heard the dl\'orco case of Cllptaln m-
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moro F. 'ragal't ; IIgnlnst his wife , ren. '
dered his decision Frhlay '
aftornoon'l
The court ZrIlnts Call1llin Taggarl the
dlvoreo and the custolly of the lwo
chlldrcn , Culver , agell 11 , and Charles , I
nged 7. AILhou/h / : 'tJrs , 'I'ag nrt Is de.
nled POEC'sslon ! ot the chlldl'on she
'ho permlttell to see them. Captain
11'nggarl wag In cOlII'l Ilurlng the read.
In of It.o decision. Ml's , 'raggnrt 19
111 and was nol present.
THE PRESIDENT'S D.c\UGHTER \
STARTS FOR AMERICA
YOKOHAMA-The Pacific Mall
Steamship Siberin sailed for San Fran ,
cisco at 3:25 : o'clocle Saturday afler
nQon , wllh Miss Allco.Roosevell . and
her traveling companions al\ll E. II.
Harriman , 'I1rl'sldollt of the SouU ern
Pacific romlany. and , his party on
boaTlI. The dlstillsuished Amcrlcana
were gl\'en gl'eat , sendol ! by the
Jallllneso , the resirlennni atlll civil of.
ficers ,
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Iowa Legislators on Tour.
DOSTON , Mass-A clJnunltleo pt
the Iowa leglllIture : , hC'aded by State
Senator Charles .1. Saunders , was re.
celvod at the stale houRe b ) ' Llouten-
anl Governor Curti ! ! Gul1ll , .11' , The
leglshltol's came hel'o to Invesllgato
the Massachusetts 'ofcl'mntol'y sys.
tom.
HUNGER AND THURST .
TO SEE OLD GLORY
W ASlnNG'rOOrI1el' hl\\'o been
cabled to Rear Admll'lll 'I'raln , com.
manlIng the AUnntlc sllI\III'OIl ) : , 111.
recllng 111m to detach a shill fl'onl his
fieQt , for crllison \ Allstrallan w , .tel'i :
some tlmo this fall , There are mnnr
Amerlcalls In Allstrnlla , soma or whom
have cl111011 attention to the tacl t.hat
the American l1a has not nllpearell
In these walen ; for some time , Admiral -
miral 'I'raln has , wt } 'el a.I\'lsell . the
dellnrtment of his selecllol1 : fOI' lhls
dllt ) ' , bul as the mission Is enth'cly
rrlendl ' the : ! hltl sent will not ncce3'
sarli ) ' bo a Inrgo ono , '
Hoch Case In Supreme Court.
SPRlNGPlEID , O.-1'ho stale flied
Its brlet FL'hlay In the JohallnHoch .
, murder case Lind It. wl11 be submitted to
the sUllremo cOllrt by oral arHuments
I nnd brl fs lIoxll\londn. } ' , the 16th. No
doclilion wl1l lIe r0l1lcl''d ! Lr the court
I beCoro the Decembot' term , 'rho state
I sets up twenty.four llolnt , the most
I Importnnt of which Is ttal ! It Is not
I I\ecossary \ to provo COr1l\l3 ( lellc hy
I direct or poslll\'o evldenco and thllt. It
would bo mosluul'casonalJlc to I'equlro
such ovldence ,
Appropriation Not Grilnte .
. WASlIlNG'l'ON-ll was I r.rned
l\Iol\lln \ ) ' from member : ; or the Cl1rno-
gle Institution thnl the rcqllett of
I Ahhotl I , 11ot\h of llllton (01' 1\11 31)-
- proprlnUon oC $10OOa was Iol : grant.
ed.
Hearst is Named.
NEW YORK-William nandolph
Hearsl was nomlnatell for mn.'or } or
New Yorle at a eOIl\1nlln of the
. MunlchlUl o WlIlt'Uh hi ! enJlIo and al.
. \ lIeli orgnnlzntlons helll III Carneg : .
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HELD TO BE GOOD
SUPREME COURT RULES ON T'-iE
C'GARETTE LIV. .
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A FORMER DEmSION REVERSED
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It Is Unltwful to Give Away Clgare'ttes .
or Cigarette Papers In Nebraska-
Intent of the Act Sufficiently Ex.
pressed In Its Title.
I' I.INCOLN-It Is unlawful to glvo
nwo ' clgllrt'tleR or cigarette papers In
Nobrnlilw , 'rho dlllJl'e1110 courl so de.
clal'erl In IHistallllng the seeUons of
the Illw which IIIl1lw such actions IIIc.
gI . , 'I'he jllgnwllt ! of Ihl1 DOlIglas
county district court Is roVertH11 nnll
John Aillersoll ! IJ ; ( 'mantle III the cus.
ted ) ' of 1111 olllcer ,
Ahler on'OS arrcsled anll sought to
SCCII\'O \ his IIhorty hy wrll of habeaa
corpus , Ho conlended that pl\l't of the
acl which l1Iado the giving away of
cigarettes and cilareto ; 111(1)e1'S unlaw.
ful was unconfilhltional ! bccause It
'Was a sllbje":1 not slIfllcllntl. ! } ' C'xpresse(1 (
In the title L _ the IICt. 'rh tltlo pro.
hlblt. . the mnnufnctul'o and sale oC
clgareltes I'nd clt a\'p.tto \ papers. The
C"lrt says ;
"If the harteI' anll gift oC clgaret Irs
and clgaretLe Ilallers 1 < ; not prohlblr ' 1 !
by the act , \I. \ ! s 1I111I1if ( ! t thnt the Iltll' .
] lese nn,1 , IlIll'nt of the leglnlature Is
thWl1l'tcel. nl1ll wo think that IlIIrllose
nnd Intl'lIt is I'lahily t. . he dprl'lell trom
the title of : he nct IIsclf. "
The COUI't holds Int ) Iho Inlent or
the acl Is slIntclcntir c-p'cssed , In the
tlLlo ,
"The iegluluturo nnclnubl < : : dly SUII-
posed , thut the use or cI arottos was
Injurious to tht' public in genernl
lhrouJh II" eITect UJlon tbe health nnd
morals of the llUhllc , The Intention
'WIlS to relno\'e these : Jrtlclc3 from the
avenues of comm'rcc. : , to banlsil them
Crom the stnl.e 113 guilty , anll lIIeglti.
mate things thal oughl not to be 0 ( '
tored to or easy of IIccess hy vicious
or thoughtless who " '
people nt"e : 01' mny
bo Injured thCl'oh ' , "
SOUTHERN RAILROAD
MANAGERS TESTIFY
WASIH GTO- ' ; - 8c\1'111 tl'afllc
managers of POItI\l aH\ji'll raitl'oallK
tesUfied bcfore the hllol'stute commerce
merco commlsl'lon In tbo 1r1vl } car In.
qulry cOllcernln the mal11lCl' of hnnl1.
ling fruit and p\rshablo ! products In
their territory , \Jost of them said
that the ) ' ha'onlNcl1 Into arrange.
ments with prl\'ato Clt' lincby which
the latter engagel1 10 tal < o the respon.
slbllIty for the han ling of the fruit ,
the rnllronds acUng al ; nlents only In
the maUm' of transportation ,
A , Allis , an Ice manufacturer or Augusta -
gusta , Ga" submlttt'll
" a contmct his
compan ) ' has to supply t1AI'molll' ; car I
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lines 'with Ice , /lnl1 / gave man. } ' ( letalls
concerning the IlI'l'nntclIIUll with the
prlvato car'IInlR , It 1R OXflccted the
hearing will hc cnnchllcd ] tomorrow , I
TOGO AT A HRINE.
He Worships His Ancestors at Ize
-iemple.
'l'OKIO-'l'he t\tWH \ thllt Vice Ad.
mlrnl Togo wOl'shlllol1 ut Jzo ten'lJIle :
i. creaUng 11. profoulIl1 111\1)resslon ' ,
It Is belle\011 that his act wl1fur. \ .
nlsh a laslln l1Xal\1)Jh \ ) In national re'
lIglous education nlH1 Ihat ancestral
worship will ho glwm fresh stlmula.
tlon , especlal1) ' In the arm ) ' anl1 navy.
AI1mlral Togo has Bhown hlR I1nllIclt
faith In what ho ualll In his report
of the great nl1.val ! lIltlle when he ,
attrllmted the .TullaIH'He victory to the
protecllon or the spirits of ItnlJerlal
I\ncestors ,
ButlGH OF BONDS STOLEU
FROM LAW FIRM'S SAFE
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NEW YOUK-.nom1s or the Peollle's
Gas , Light & ; Colto comml1. } ' of Duf.
falo , N. y" representing a face value
of $30,000 , WCI'O slolen on TllotHIIIY , It
was learnel1 ead. } ' tOllar. from a safe
In the law ontces of naldwln & ; 'VnJ'lI ,
No , sa Loxlngton street , BrooleIyn.
Other bonds valucd al $1l15,000 were
left' untouchel ) .
The bonds arc the prolJOrty of the
0111 Eighth Ward banI" which was
mOl'li..ell Illto the nOlough bnnl" IJoth of
Droollyn , Halliwill & Warl1 are at-
turne. } ' fo\ \ ' the lattel' institution anl1
hlwo chal' O of litlgatiou In which the
banle through the IIwrgilg Is Invol\'ed ,
The 1Iollco hl'\lI'\o \ that the sao ; " 'nR
01)01lc1I h ' an eXlIp\'I \ ,
.
Bryan Speak to Japane e.
TOKIO-\\11\1am \ .T , Bl'yau al1l1l'ess.
Il an mllllenco of ahullt to.OOO per.
sons. with COllnt 01\11 111 a , the ( ol'lner
foreign minister anll hnlh'I' ! of the 111'0'
creHsh'e parly. In the chnlr. Ills slm.
Ille stYle anl1 clear 11ronun\lnllonmallo
111s slleech."hlrh J : , lecl COrly mln-
ule , InttlIhlhlo'eJ ! \ to thl ! 'oungor
students aUII I'allell ronh alpl'eela.
live I'Gmal'It ; , ' 11' , Brj'm ; lunche(1 (
with COIIIH Olulna. 1':0 : 1 lIniclpnllty
of Tolelo han Illvltod 11' , nr 'all to at.
tend ' 1THlhll , rCI"'lllet1. ! 1.ut his tlmo
1101'0 wilt IIOt permit ,
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Army Tr1nspo"tr'I " ives.
SA FHANCISCO , 1I-Tho Unl ,
ted Stntes arll ) ) ' II'IIUIO : , : t Sherman
arrlvod on 'l'uosdny f'om ) r.nlla , Phil ,
IlIplno ISlauds , with a lar o numbOl
of cnbln pllssengcrs , 2-17 cullRted mon
nnd twenty mllltlll ' IlrI,1'tcrl ) , hout
twenty so1l1lor8 nlll o\'crnl ln:3l1en :
eel'S who were ashore : It : t asal,1
were loft hellllld , as tllO'o:1sel 5allel' '
tooneI' than was nut.I\I\lc.I ! \ : , Amonf.
the omcerll nil h'lll'll'l''O ; Lclllennlli !
Colonel W. T , 'J'lIcI\OI' \ Ir t:11) : pl\ ) ' tlo
pnrtmcnl anll.tll.lor . W. I WlSht 01
the 'l'wontlotl' Infantry"
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I' ' COAL T _ UTTER.
l.nr . ! " " Quantities Found Artificially
Colored.
WASHINGTON-Tho snmilles or
I hntter Huhmltted as portions of It
; tlill\nlltr lJupplled to the 1\1I1I"UO
Island lIav ' 'Iml at Phllnllelphln
I 1'1'O\0 ' 10 hl ! ( 'olor , d with coal tar d.'c. }
! . III the lIubHlnllcc o ( a l'elJOI'l which
Chll'f Chemist Wlloy o ( the depart.
ment of ngl'lculluro will submit to
S rl'elnr ) ' WIiRon , Spoclmona were I
recentlalwn \ } for nnlllysls from the
LCllglle Islanl ! } 'nrds' hosJlltnls , Iltch.
ens nnc1 bal'J'ackH , from Ihe United
Stutes recel\'ln shill Lancaster and
other novy C\'IIt \ lJ ' rellresentatl\'es
of the POllns.'lvllnlll } Dairy nnd I.'ood
commission. who 111'0 snld to have ob. ,
talned slmllal' lIIunJlleH ( rom the men I
who sold the Jlroduct. Secretary
Wilson will refer the reJlort to Presl.
denl lloose\'elt , who will , In all liroha.
hlllt ' ( ' 1111 tlw attmLton of Hie e.
partment of jus tire to the maLtm' ,
The 'fnmph H have IlCen submltLerl
10 the stale daIry nnd fooll conlin Is.
Rloner of Pennsrl\'anla , whose find.
IngR , which cnus ( .t a wlclesJlreal1 con.
Iro\'ers. ) " , are co'ohorated h. } " Dr , 'VI.
I\y , Dr. Wiler derllned to discuss his
rellort pending Its suhmlsalon 10 the
secrell1l' ) ' , lie Rnlel thaI eoal tar d.'eB } ,
though unwholesome , nre lIot IlIlrtlcu.
1III'Iy harmfnl.
"Duh'ymen. " he said , "aro Jlermlt.
terl undO ! ' I he law to use such color.
In mnltel' 10 maltO Ihelr butler a
rich rellow color , To remedy this
the dellllrtment of agrlculturo Is try.
In to educale the public taste. for
uncolored butler and wo are malclng
Rome headway. ' IJalr.'men are begin.
nlng to 'reall7.e Ihat the holtle or coal
tnI' lIre Is no longer a nl'cessnry nd.
junct 10 a succl'ssful ' dnlry. The
Ilmounl of oleomargarine sold In this
connlr. } " , whether , fraudulently ns but.
tm' , or marliOd as olC < lmargarlne , I
after all \'ery smitll , The go\'ern.
ment has rendered the maldng nnd
sale of the stuer unpopular by levy.
Ing 10 cents n pound on all thal Is
artifidnllY colored and 11.1 cent If un.
colored , "
Barry Favors Canteen.
Reports by Genernl .T. F , Wal1e and
'l'homaq H , narr ' , each of whom for
a jlart of tilt' yen I' commnnded the
, Depnrtmcnt of Ihe Gulf , ha\'e been
made to tbe war department , Gen.
eral Wntle's report treats of doleallA ,
whllo General Dan'y discusses varl.
ous Ceaturof rm ' lifo , 110 speals
of the ellle'lency of the seacoasl bnt-
terles , sayln that In many Instances
100 pel' eent haR lOen made In prac.
tlce by elsht and tenlnch batLerles
at targets mo\'ln from five to ten
miles an hour , at ranges belween
5,000 and 7,000 'ards , General Darry
belle\'es that Il would be less lIimcuU
to rely on efficlenl men In lho artll.
lery ser\'lce If there could be more
frequent chnngt > s In stations , General
Darr. } ' , 1iI\O olhel' commanding officers ,
SI1YS the pr\s\n ! antl.canteen law Is
not to the advllntage of the troops ,
General Darry IIlso recommends the
re.e3tabllg'mcnt } pf th adjutant gen.
eral's delal'tment.
HEARING OF COMPLAINTS
AGAmST THE RAILROADS
WASHINGTON - 'l'he Interslate
Commerce commission began a series
of hearings In the matteI' of Ita com-
plalnl against tell I'lIl1rol1ds and three
prl\'ato car comIH nlos , alleging "un.
just and IIlIreasonllble" charges for
the refrlgeraUon of fl'lIlts and vegetables -
tables In transit. It Is understood thnt
the action of the commission In In.
II latlng and prosecuting the com.
plaints has the double IlIIrpose of es-
tahllshlng Its jurlsellctlon ever prl\'ate
car lines and of conectlng the evils
complnlned of. Tht ! contest wl11 be On
the point of jurl'dlctlon ! , gach oC the
com\lanle8 \ against which complaint
has been filpel has malIc IIn answer
denying the commission has authorll. } '
of Its huslnesR ,
KANSAS' FIRM STAND
WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
WASIIlNGTON-Hal"onll ! rate leg.
IslaUon , anll the 011 situation with
slleelal referl'nce to the mlc\dlc \ western -
ern field. were IIlSCUSSCII tocln. } " by the
) lresldent and ROpl'Ofpntnt\'o ! CamJl-
1111 of Kllnsn311' : , Cnmphell tull\Cd
brlelly or railroad mtcs and of the
contest bet ween the stllte oC Kansns
and the 011 comblnntlon , lie assurcd
the prcsldellt that the pl'ople or Kansas -
sas stooll squarely ut his hacte on the
question of mllroad rate legislation ,
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Stili Seeing Arizona.
GR" D C'A'ON. . Arl7.-Congress-
mell ' 1'1\ \ \ ' n 1' ) ' , nll\'ls 111111 Stcentrson
oflInno : oa.Iarshall ! : of NOI'lh Da- I
Iwta anlllInol' : or Wisconsin. with It
1I00'tloII of the congress IannI party
no1J1slioctlng Arizona , on 'l'uesl1a. } '
went to the bollom IIf the Grand Can.
yon. whl10 the reRt o ( I ho IlIlI'ty dro\'o
over the rosen'l1t1on allel hlSllCctccl
the tlmb'r resm've lI\C1ro \ , The elltlre
III\I't \ ' hrnquelod at m Tovar holel
'I'uesda ' night as ! ; ueKloK of the Sanla I
I l ) Hnllroad comlnny ) al1l1 IC'ft al mid. :
night for FlagRtaff , . I
Discover Solar Spots.
WASIIINOTON-'rI1O olllolalR at the
I na\'y ohsor\'lltor. } ' nnnounco thal a
large IrOUI ) or solnr MllotR Wall oh ,
sel'\'ed with the pholo-holloGl'Illlh nt
I that Institution ,
Moves to Advance Hearing.
WAStllNGTON-Allorney Ht > mlhlll
flied a lIIotion In the lIIuprelllO court
of the Unltoll StatOloI to Itlh'anCl1 the
honr1rgo of the callC'H l/lvul\'ln" the
trlbnl l'l"hta of lIut'lihlerH who have
Intl'Nnnrrlcd with the Cherortoo In.
dlans.
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ION PAN-AMA GANAk
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CHAIRMAN SH Spr.AKS OF
HIS RECEW.VISIT. . .
PROGRESS THAT IS BEItIn MADE
New Docks Constructed and HouseD I ,
Put In Shape for Sheltering Work.
men-Health Conditions of Men
Employed Is Said to Be Good ,
W ASJIINGTON - Chalrmnn Shonts
or the Isthmian ranal commission
mnde the following statement of his
obsorvatlons on the Isthmus of Pnna-
IIIn durin ! ; ' his rccent vlsll :
"The mosl encoul'llglng Ceaturo of nf.
fairs on the Isthmus ohHerved hy every
Ilerson who hael heen tlloro previously
during the Inst six and eight months
was the IIIIIJI'O\'olllont In the feeling I
among the mono Chief Engineer Ste.
\'ens' methods IIl1d Ilersonallty are
maldng a slron 1IIIIII'ession Ilnd cro.
atlng confidence III his measures.
"I found lhnl suhstantlal progress
hnd heen mnde lu the repairing and
construction of houseR , over 200 of
the 0111 Frcnelt hOIlRC ! ! having b en
relmlred dmlng the last two months.
A largo docl , al CriKt lml , which has
twenty-se\'e l feel of water , will be
ready for shlJls 111 n very few weels.
RaJlld progresR Is. IH'ln mndo on docl.
li also at C'rlHlobal. The new dock
al La Doca Is nlso helng rapidlY pushed -
ed , to complctlon , These doels will
bo equlPllCd with mollei'll machinery ,
which will Il1t''I ! ' fllcllltato the load.
Ing and unlondlng of ships , When
these docls are all completed and In
operation we sluill ho able to handle
all tlto commission material and a
largo parl of the Panaml\ freight from
these doels , leavln the 0111 docls
Inrgely for the use of ships ot other
lines. . We are nlso putting In 8hops
alll1 terminal yardR al .Crlstobnl , and
have planned yards Cor La Doea nnd
the end or the IInc. The bridges of
tno Panama railroad have been
strengthened o as to carry the heavIer -
Ier locomotives now arriving on the
Islhmus ,
"General health conditions ro iIIus.
trated by the fael thal , 'notwlthstnnd-
Ing we hnve Illerea8ed the laboring
force to nearly 4,000 men during the
last four IIIonths , the number of pa-
tlonts In Ancon hospital was lower
than fol' many prevlou ! ! months.
"In addition to the fumigation of
the houses at Panama and Colon , the
Isolntlon of the patients anll the cut.
tlng of grass and vegetation around
the cnmps , heretofore employed as
means of prevention , the department
Is now thoroughly cleaning the cities
of Panama and Colon , draining
swamps neal' towns amI camps , filling'
In the lowest \llaces \ anll thus ernl1l-
catlng hreedlng places fOI' mosquitoes ,
"As a result of our new methods in
handling the lallor on the Isthmus , I
wl\1 \ sny that dnrlll a certain perlod
when we were IlIcl'easlng the force by
the Importation of 3,200 men , the pay
rolls showcd nn incrcase of 4QOO mell ,
the difference resUlting from our
mothol1H of rcqult'ln men to leavlJ
their quarters and go t' ) work , Loaf
IlIg , either In quartel's 01' 011 worls U
absolulel ' prohibited. "
ANGLO-CUBAN TREATY
CREATES DlSS TISFACTION
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WASH'NGTON - Jnformatlon from
Culm thal there Is a growing ( lIssal ,
Isfactlon there with the terms of the
1l\'Ollored \ Anglo-Cuban treaty has l1e.
n'lopl'd h'l'o the fact that the 'Vash.
In tolgoyol'lImcnt \ thoroufihly appre.
\'Iatcs the reaHons of the Cuban pee ,
111 ( ' fOl' objerlln to the treaty. The
ol1lclnl'iow here Is thnt the treaty Is
dlstlnet Iy dlHlld vlllltageous to Guba III
that It IlI'ce'llIdes that country from
renewing with the United States her
reciprocity trcaly , whleh , under the
present aITllngOmont , Is effective only
fol' 11\'e '
\ ) 'ears ,
TORNADO IN ILLINOIS.
Eight Persons Killed and a Large
Number I njujred.
St. Louis , , 'Jo-A tOl'nado struck the
\'Illage of Sorcnlo , 111. , thlrty.two
miles northeast o ( Sl. J..ouls , Tuesday
nlghl. Idling , 'Ight persolls , Injuring
tnlrty-th'c olherR , of whom three will
\lrohnhly \ dlo and doing br'l1t amount
of dUlI1ago to ) lropol'ty.
} t'ot'r houses WOI'O hlown to pieces
01' carried far from their foundations ,
A comllete swath WII ! ! cut through
the town ,
g\'erythng ! In the track of the tor.
nado wnK relluced to dohl'ls 01' blows
away ,
Will Repor on Albers Case.
W ASIIINGTON - Chester Donald.
Ron , the Amorlcall consul at : 'tlana uu ,
woso exeuatlll' ! was wlthdmwn hy the
Nlcuragulln gon'rllln..n . ! 1I'causo ! 01
his repreRentatlon ! ! to President Zel.
nya In hohulf of WIIlall1 ! Alb ( > I'S , an 1m.
prlHOIwd AIIII'lcan , lII'1'Id InVash ,
InJton tOllay anel hud 1111 hour's confer.
ence wllh J\Hslslllnt Socl'olury of Stale
Bacon. 1\11' , DOll1l1llson Is to ) Irepnrc
I1nll Imbmlt n detnllell rl'lllrl IIJlOn the ;
Alhlrs case liS IL haHiH for further pro
ceHllln ! > ! ! hy the sllIto tlellllrtment.
Sugar from HawaII.
: \IAZATI..AN. 1\lcxleo - Heprcsenta.
tlveK of the Alllerlenll HawaIIan
Hllwalian SlealllBhlJl C)1I11'an ) ' , who
btolllHHI at this Ilort 011 their wa. ) ' from
81111 1"1'11111:11\0 : \ to lIl1na Cru , say the
cOIIIJluny eXllects to 6hlll at Icast 300.
000 tOilS oC IlInvallan Hugar annually
ucrollS the Mexican Isthmus unl1er the
eontracl I'ecl'ntly ' entere(1 ( Into with
the Natlonnl railroad of 'fehuanlepec ,
Ilending the cOll1llletlon oC the Pana.
ma canal. 'I'wo new steamers are bo-
Inl : buill for the company at Callrol'
Inla 'nrds ,
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A CIR'UlR : SENT.
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Soundl"1 the People rteg-rdlng ; : N , . )
tlonal Leglslat..m. - "
NEW YORK-l or the purpose of
securln comllrehenslvo exrcsslon
of IlIIhllc oJllnlon on the question oe
nntlonal control or IICo Insurance
companies , United states Senator
.Tohn P. Dr'dell of New Jersey hus
Bent out man. } ' copies of the following
C'lrcular letter. with the appended list
of questions to bo answore ( ] :
In his last annual mossnlO , Presl.
dent Roosevell called the IIttention of
congresH to the necessity ( or rOlloral
legislation - providing fpr the regula- i.
Ion IInd control of Insurance com- ' , . . . .
panle-'I transnctln'g Interstate and In. "
ternatlonnl bUBlness , In compllanco
with nn Increasln demanll from In.
Rurnnee polle ) ' holders anll others In-
teresled In the puhllc welCare , I Intro.
: lueel } ' Into the Inst congress a bill to
hls eerecl. pro\'ldlng' that there
8houlll he established within the bu.
reall of corpol'lltlons n division of In.
3l1ranp.e , nllil Ihnl policies of Insnrance
werc deemcd to bo articles of com'l
merce and Instrnmentalltles thereof. I
'l'hls wns lutroduced too late to se. :
: mro fil1l\l rouHlllernUon , hul th de.
mand fol' such It measure has become
even more allparellt In 11\0 meutlme
illld I eXIlect to relntroduco the same ,
posslhly wHh slight modifications ,
Into tlJe congress which Is to meet In
D cemher ,
'rhe hill will be Introduced on , be.
,
hnlf of the Iollcy holders of aU Amer-
ICIIl1 Insmanco comJlanles In 1110 firm
belief that their present : lI1d future
IntereBts demand the additional protection -
tection of a federal statute regulating
Insurance transactlonc : between the
\tate , In nlll1dltlon , of course , to such ,
"Uller\'lslon and regulallon as consll.
lullonnlly belongs to the slates of
which the companies derive thelrl
charters , Furthel'more , thal by ellm. ,
Inating a conshlerable amount of ,
needless stale supervision , lIlo followIng -
Ing Important benefi ts arc extlected to ,
. '
result :
First-An Inrrcnso In the : ! qcurlty \
of the polley holders , . '
"
"Second-A decrease In the expense
rate and the cost of Insllrance.
Thlrd-A l1ecrense in the burdoll of
needless taxallon.
FOllrlh-A dccrease In the amount
of clerical Inbor now Indispensable to
meel the rcqulrements of some fifty
states and territories. .
Slxlh-Al1equnto national pro tee.
Uon for Amel'lcan companies trans. ' -
acting buslne"s In fOI ehn countriC5 ,
WE MUST PAY MORE
FOR OUR FOOTWEAR
CHICAGO-The price of shoes , In
C'hleago will be higher wILhln the
next forlnlght than has been known
In the last fort " } 'ears In ready and
custom.made goods , Alrendy the
jobbing price has advanced 50 cents
on the 1mlr IIml the retail trade Is ex-
pectel1 to feel the change In cost 1m- fl..r
mel1latelr. There is a scarcity of ( 'C ,
hll1es and the local dealers as well as 'I
the bu.'ers of the east ha\8 become
alnrmed over the shortage. So ma.
torial has been the effect ot the short.
age that the cost of tanned bides has
gone up 30 per cent. since September
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Banker Bradley Indictee ! .
l\1USKOGEE , I. T.-C. M. Bradley of
this city , a bnnleor and . real estate ;
dealer , was Inl1leted by .the ( ederal "
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grand jury 'estorday cha ged wILh tor. -
gery and consJllr.nc. ) ' , growing out of 1\ f
land deal.
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAtm
MADE BY MANIPULATORS ,
NEW YORK-tho profits ot tbo ai ,
leged consplmtors In the operatIons
basel1 on the recent lenk In the govern' _
ment cotton reports are placed at ap. '
proxlmateI. } ' $200,000 , accorl1lng to an
hllllctmonl presented In courl today on
litO nrralgnm nt before United States
Commissioner Hldgeway of Frederlclc
A , Pecleham and Moses Haas , Accord.
Ing to charges mode In this Indictment
.
Edwin S. Holmes , jr. , assoclnto staUs-
Uclnn of the Departmenl or Agrlcul ,
ture , recel\'ed $2 ,071.
The inl1letmonl which was' found by .
I\ . grand jur. } ' In Washington on Oclo. t'
bel' 3 , Is agalnsl Edwin S , Holmes , jr"
and L , C. Van Riper , as well as against
lIaas nnd Peelhnm , nnd charges aU '
four collectively with havlllg con- \ ' f
splrell to lIefraud hr procllrlng advance . - : :
Information ( rom Holmes concerning l'I I
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lho govornment's cotton crop report. . ' ,
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Gray Answers the Charges. ; , .
CHICAGO-William H , Gray , founder -
er of the Weslern Lifo Indemnity com-
r J
pany , filed an answer In the superior '
courl to the charges made ngalnst . r
him In a bill IIsldng for the appointment -
ment of a receiver for lho company.
In his nnswer Grar goes fUlly Into his
relations with the Insurance comvany
anll ( lenles all allegations mal1e
ugalnRt hllll. The allegation In the
case thal there are 200 persons with
clalmu against the com pan ) on account -
count of withheld assesslllenia Is de.
nle(1 ( hy Gray ,
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McCaddon Remanded. { ' 14
LONDON'-losPllh T , I\IcCaddol& , the .
American Rhowman , who Is charged
at the Instance tlf Iho Fr'nch nuthorl.
tics wllh frnlllllllpnt hanllruptey , was : .
again I'cmanll'tl ! fUI' a weole at the Bow I
strc't Jlollce courl het'e , his defense
not being readr ,
President James Installed.
CIIA\IPAIGN : , IIID r. Edmund i
Jnnefl Jnmes wns on Wednesday for- , . t'
mally Installed as presldont or the I .
Unlversltv of lJIlnols. , I
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