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TIIK NOlthlOUv WFUMA' ' NKWS JOUUVAL FH1IU MAHCI1 . ( ' . I'.KM ) . BALLOON PARTY SAFE IN GAMP Missing Aeronauts Reach Pasa dena Alter Weary Tramp. Los Angeles , March 24. After ono of the most burrowing experiences In the hls'tory'of ballooning , Captain A.1 l . Mueller and bis live companions who ascended In the big Ferris racing balloon "America" at Pasadena lutit Saturday afternoon and became lost In the Siena Madre mountains , arrived on foot at Swltzer'u camp , on the slopes of Mount Wilson , unharmed. i i The men passed thiough a series of hardships. At Swltzor'a camp they were provided with librscs and made the descent to Pasadena over a slippery - , pery trail. | j The balloon was In the air leas than two hours. It as carried by the strong north wind over the mile high summit of Mount Lowe , and swept on across the Intervening peaks and can ! j ojis to the lofty summit of Mount Gab- rlol. Hero ballast was thrown 'out ( and the balloon soared awny toward Strawberry peak , on the third range. Crossing tills at a low altitude , the balloon encountered a strong current of cold air , which brought it rapidly to earth. A successlnl landing was effected on the north side of Straw berry peak The aeronauts wandered aimlessly over the mountains until Sunday afternoon , when they unex pectedly came to Colby's ranch , un Isolated habitation. In the meantime , a terrllle blizzard had swept over the mountains and lor hours the men stitfered from the co.d. The meager supply of provisions winch they carried was siilllclent to guaran tee against hunger until their arrival uj. . the ranch. At the ranch the party remained until Monday alternoon , when the storm ceased. They Immedi ately took up the snow choked trails across the mountains toward Pasa dena. The party traveled through Monday night until Tuesday afternoon , when they suddenly came upon Swlt- zer's camp , nestling on the sldo of the mountain , about ten miles from Pasa dena by direct route. A paity ot res cuers on horseback were at Swltzer's , having just returned after a twenty- hour search for the missing iieu. With Captain Mueller in the "Amer ica" were W. E. Gllliam , Richard Hal- stead , Sydney Gray , Harold Parker ami Edward Dodschults , all residents of Pasadena. MUSICAL PEACE FESTIVAL New York Society Will Celebrate With Songs and Addresses Tonight. New York , March 21. In CarnegU hall tonight the Peace Society of tha City of Now York will hold an Inter national peace festival. The festival will be chielly of a musical character Singing societies of the city and etnl nent soloists will represent the differ cut nations by music appropriate tc the occasion and characteristic of tin nations represented. Several groups ol singers will appear In national costume Ills excellency Wu Ting Fang , mln ister to the United States from China will speak briefly , as will also Andrew Carnegie , the president of the society who returned from his southern trlf In time to preside. Most of the em hassles and legations in Washington will be represented. Lumber Schooner Wrecked. Marshlield , Ore. , March 24. The ichooner Marconi , owned by the Simp son Lumber company and laden with 1,000,000 feet of lumber , was wrecked on the south spit near Gees bay bar. Captain Wilson and the crew of ten men were saved. Amateur Golfers' Event. Plnehurst , N. C. , March 24. Begin ning today and lasting until April 3. gnniiM In the ninth annual north and south amateur golf championships will be nlaved on the local links. uooti Hostornce burglarized. Boon , la. , March 24.The postolllce nt this place was burglarized an early hour. The thieves gained entrance - trance by cutting out a panel in the side door. The safe was completely blown to pieces by nitroglycerine and all the cash taken. No stamps were stolen. The robbers left town on a Great Northern handcar , which was found abandoned nt Perkins , six miles south of Doon and near Sioux City. Compromise Rate in Missouri. St. Louis , March 24. Tralllc officials of Missouri having headquarters in .St. Louis discussed arrangements for establishing a passenger fare of 2'/ > cents a mile and the Issuing of a 2- cent rate mile hook. One of the most important railroads operating In Mis sour ! objected to a compromise with the state and declared Itself In favor of a 3-cont rate. Morningstar Defeats Sutton. New York. March 24. Ora Morn ingstar defeated George Sutton In their match In the 18.2 billiard cham pionship tournament In progress at Madison Square Garden. The match was very close , Mornlngstnr winning by the score of 5uO to 490. The game was bitterly fought , first one man and then the other assuming the lead , and the spectators thoroughly enjoyed the contest. Fatal Tornado In Texas. Laredo , Tex. , March 24. One per son was killed , four others injured and property damage estimated at $75- , 000 resulted from a tornado which ewept through this city and vicinity , destroying all wire communication to the north of Laredo. Madam * Modjeska Growing W k r , Los Angeles , March 24. Mm * . He lena Modjeska has gradually grown wt Uor during the last twelva hours. JIM CUMMINQSKILLS A VETERAN Coroner's Jury Holds Former Mem. ber of James Gang Blameless. Hlgglnsvlllo , Mo. , March 2-1. J. H. McCormick , eighty-five years old , a veteran of thu Mexican and civil warn , died at the confederate honiu here us the result of a lint blow by Jlni Cummlngs. Cummlngs WUH a fol lower of the noted train and bank rob bers , ( be James and Younger boy * In the da.V8 of their maraudings , in a fight , Cummlngs struck the blow tha caused McCormlck's death. A core ner's Jury returned a verdict that McCornilck came to bis death from a blow delivered by Cummlngs , but as McCornilck wan the aggressor , Cum mlngs was held blameless. Cleveland , March 21. In the arrest here ot a man and a woman having $9,71)0 ) In their possession , the police- believe they bavo captured the kid linnets ofVltllo Whltla. The woman who was somewhat confused , admitted that she had been responsible for tht kidnaping. When placed In custody ut the Central police station she said to Captain Shattuck : " 1 am the one who planned tht whole thing. There will be trouble for me and It 1 in Sharon tomorrow. ' 1 Beneath the woman's skirt was 1 found $9,790. All of It but $40 waa bound in packages with the o.lglnal slips around I3wsy 12IMGG 123450 34 slips placed on the money when Whit- la took it trout the bank still around It Captain iNoonian Shattuck and Detective tective Wood made the arrests in the east end of the city. When near the police station the man broke away i'tom Detective- Wood and ran to wards an alley. The policeman fired two shots trom his revolver Into the air and the man stopped. The woman made no attempt to escape. The woman appears to be well edit- cated and is rellnod in manners. She says she spent fifteen years of her Hie In a convent in Pennsylvania , but de | nies that she has ever been in trouble ; before. Both the man and the woman deny that they know the name of each other. According to the police , th were Intoxicated when placed in cus- ' tody. Hotn will be arraigned' in police court this afternoon on the charge ol ' abduction , according to Detective j ' Wood. The man says that he has been a resident of Cleveland for sev enteen years. Captain Shattuck Is said to have secured his description of the kiJnapers from Willie Whitlu Willie Whitla told Captain Shattucli that the woman who kept him a prls oner had smallpox scars on her face The woman In custody has red spots on her cheeks and appears to have had smallpox. WILLIE WHITLAJOME AGAIN Demonstration Is Held by Crowd ot Five Thousand at Sharon. Sharon , Pa. , March 24. A big dem onstration was held here last night over the home-coming of eight-year-old Willie Whitla , who was rescued from ( kidnapers after his father had paid $10,000 ransom. A big parade was headed by the Buhl Independent Rifles , a National Guard company , and the Buhl Ulfles band , both named' for Willie's uncle , and thousands of per sons marched behind them through the principal streets to the Whitla home , where 5,000 persons assembled on the lawn and in front of the house. The band took a position on the iront porch of the Whitla home and played several selections , while the crowd cheered. In a front room , visible through a window , were the Whitla inmily , Willie beside Detective Ward , his father and mother behind the boy. When calls were made for a speech , Mr. Whitla addressed the throng. Ho extended his thanks to all the ofll- cials and Individuals who had assisted In the search for the boy and he sug gested that children be taught by their parents to fear strangers and to make an outcry whenever any stranger should attempt to Induce children to accompany him. With the singing of the "Doxology" by several thousand voices , the demonstration was ended. Reward of $15,000 for Kidnapers. Hnrrisburg , Pa. , March 24. Govern or Stuart Issued a proclamation offer ing a reward of $15,000 for the ancst and conviction of the kidnapers of Willie Whitla. PARISIAN STRIKc .rflLL ON Radicals Succeed In Postponing Final Action for a Day. Paris , March 23. Although the "chamber of deputies , by a vote of 34t to 138 , again sustained the govern ment's position with reference to the strike of the postal employees and several of the members of the strike committee consider the government's terms amply satisfactory , the hotheads ut a bi meeting succeeded In post poning llnal action for a day. Not content with winning all tht substantial points for which they con tendea , including the elimination ol Under Secretary Slmyan , whose re tlrement. It is understood , Is only a question of hours , the militant strike leaders want to force the government to a public confession of' defeat bj the dismissal of M. Slmyan , who ii obnoxious to the stata omulovnna Mlnen 'lot Likely to Strike. Scrantoti , Pa. , March 24. With the delegates to the trl-dlstrict convention of the anthracite mine workers ready to take up the question of a new agree ment with their employers , the Im pression grows that the mine workers will not call a strike unless something not now on the surface develops. Flathead Opening In July. Mlssoula , Mont. , March 24. United States Senator Dlxon of Montana , in an Interview here , declared positively that the Flathead reservation would be opened for settlement the latter part of July or the flrot of August , this year. CLARK CRITICISES TARIFFjeSURE MinorilyLeader Resumes SpeeiJli in the House , PAYNE OPPOSES INCOME TAX , Says Inheritance Tax Would Not Give Rise to Perjury or Frauds licnatc Plans to Cut Down Appropriations and Revise Upward. Washington , March 24. The minor ity leader , Chump Clark ( Mo , ) , re sumed his speech In the house this morning In criticism of many points in the Payne tariff bill. Payne ( N. Y. ) , chairman of the com mittee on ways ami means , concluded his speech In explanation of the bill. His arguments covered a wide Held. He took the position tnat the bill would not Injure the tin plate or steel Hie Industries of the United States and that tree hides would not be a menace to the farmers. He discussed the Inheritance tux and said It was pteferable to an Income tax , because It would not give rise to perjury or Iruuds. He held to the view , also , that an income tax was unconstitutional Senate Plans to Cut Down Expenses. That a dettrmlned effort will be made to reduce public expenditures to such au extent that governmental needs may bu met by revenues from duties on imports and without resort , ing to any of the special taxations that have been suggested in connection with tarlif revision Is indicated by a remark made by Senator Aldrich , chairman of the senate committee on finance , Aldrich was asked to give his opinion of the plan erroneously cred ited to Piesideut Taft to place a tax on dividends declared by corporations Aldrich replied that he had not given thought to It and added that he would not concern himself with any of the various plans to raise revenues by spe cial taxes until It could be ascertained how much revenue could bo produced by levying duties on Imports and whether the running operations of the government would not be decreased so ns to make special taxes unnecessary. Great significance is attached to the remark made by Aldrich. It Is assert ed that a majority of the members of the finance committee regard with dis favor the proposed Inheritance tax feature , the proposed Income tax , levies upon dividends of corporations , tax upon coffee and practically all forms of stamp taxes. It Is recognizes that In the form In which the Payne bill was reported to the house from the ways and means committee sutll- clent revenues to pay the running expenses ( penses of the government , at least upon the present basis of annual ap propriations , cannot be collected from duties on imports alone. The Infer ence drawn from Mr. Aldrlch's expres sion , therefore , is that the revision of the tariff must be of an upward trend and that the congress must curtail the tendency to expand annual appropria tions at each succeeding session. u , March 23. The tariff , bill bolus lull sway In the house to day. Chairman Payne resumed his speech In explanation of the bill 1m- I mediately utter the body convened. He was again subjected to a cross-lire ' of questions , ull of which he endeav ored to answer. In speaking of the maximum and minimum features of the bill he predicted that France , Ger many and other European countries would hasten to so equalize their du ties on American products that they would derive the beneiit of the mini mum rates offered. That the Payne tariff bill will In crease the cost of living ; that it Is crude , Indefinite , sectional and prohib itive , and ti.ut it Is an open challenge to a trade war with every other na tion on earth , are some of the criti cisms of that measure made by the Democratic members of the ways anil means committee in the minority re port submitted to Uie house by Champ Clark. The report is a severe arraign ment of the revision which the Payne bill proposes. The countervailing dut > for coffee und petroleum , the maxi mum and minimum features , the Cu ban reciprocity clause , the woolen , ag ricultural and suj r schedules are bitterly attacked. TREAT TALKS T3 dAMERS Says That There Never Will Ag ln Be Danger of Currency Shortage. Pittsburg , March 24.That there never will again be any danger of a currency shortage in tne Uultec States was declared by Charles H Treat , treasurer of the United' States before the Pittsburg chapter of the American Institute of Bunking. Presl dent Taft and his advisers , ho said are fully conversant with tbo banking and financial conditions in this coun try and abroad , through long uxperi ence , to be able and successful ! } handle any situation that may con front us. He sees nothing ahead bu the brightest financial prospects ant insists that there will be no flaancla crisis in tills country aguln. Ice Gorge Menaces Sioux City. Sioux City , March 24. Art Ice gorge In the Missouri river near McCook lake threatens to cause much damage to property in this city unless It Is Boon released. The gorge Is now near ly two miles long. No Choice at Springfield. Springfield , III , March 24. On the forty-eighth joint ballot the vote o the joint session was ; Hopkins , 67 roil , 16 ; Sfaurtleff , 16 ; Stringer , 40. TELL' CONFLICTING -'STORIES * ' Two Boys Under Arrest at Alma for Dillon Murder Differ. Alma , Neb. , March 23. The prelim inary hearing of George Crltzer and Ben lloddemlc-rff , the two boys under arrest charged with tbo murder of William Dillon of Stamford , will not be bold until Friday. The boys tell conlllctlng stories or the crime and it will remain for the preliminary to determine the truth ot their statements. Dillon was burled today at Slumlord. A feature of the affair was that while hounds were on the trail of the murderers both boys were with the crowd following the dogs. Later the sheriff In * , loved there was reason to Hitspect the boys and caused their ar rest. He kept them apart after their ariest and secured from each an en tirely different story , it has been learned that Crltzor purchased a r volver at a local hardware store. Both boys have been staying at the homo of H"ddendorff during the absence of the hitter's parents In Iowa. Germany to Build Thirteen Warshlpa. Berlin , March 22. In view of the isser'.lons made in the British hous'i ' of commons that Germany In the spring of 1912 would' have seventeen warships , nil of them of the big gun type , the navy department authorizes the statement that In the autumn of 1912 Germany will have thirteen suei vessels. Charged Vvith Poisoning Stock. Ogallala , Neb. , March 23. Ducello and Charles Henry , neighbors in tbo North Pintle valley , had a lawsuit , in which Ducello was beaten. The latter low has "iinsed the arrest of Henry > n a charge of poisoning his stock. Two horses , two cows and a number of hogs have died from poisoning and other horses were made sick since the awsjli and Henry caused his arrest. lenry charges that he caught Ducello Hitting Milt ami pads green in alfalfa inv belonging to Henry. Ducello Is ! .n all. New Yoru , March 23. Out on the 'bosom of the ocean , " as the writers lave it , Is Theodore Roosevelt with lis party of lion hunters. They are aboard the Hamburg-American ilnu steamer Hamburg , which cast off her lues from her Hobokeu pier this morn- ng and to the music of the whistles of numerous ferryboats , tugs and oth er vessels sailed down the bay wltli tier distinguished passenger. Accompanying Mr. Hoosevelt 01 Colonel Roosevelt , as some wise re porters addressed him on the pier this morning , winning thereby a smile arc ills son , Kermit Roosevelt ; Major Ed gar A. Mearns , medical corps , U. S. A. retired ; Kdimmd Heller and J. Alder Loring. The last named three men ac company Mr. Roosevelt as representa tives of tile Smithsonian institution while the younger Roosevelt is ofllcla photographer of the expedition. Crowd on the Pier. The long pier to which the Hamburg was moored was jammed this morn Ing with persons gathered' to see tin Roosevelt party sail. They made tin pier ring with their cheers for th < voyager from the time ot his arriva from New York city until the Ham burg sailed. He was mightily pleasei with the reception and showed nil gratification by his smiles and the fre quency with which he lifted his hat ii response to greetings. To a reqnes for a formal statement of his plan : Mr. Roosevelt icturiied a smiling de nlal. "It has all been printed over am over again , " he said , "and I have noth Ing to say. " Among the most enthusiastic of the cheering crowd when the Hamburg moved slowly away from her pier was a small boy , who had crowded to the very limit permitted by the authorities of the steamship line. His last cry , "Goodby , Teddy ; take care of your self ! " brought a smile even to the face of the ex-president , who seemed then a little tired of smiling. About seventy-live friends and ad mirers of Mr. Roosevelt escorted .him out to spa on board the big ocean go | Ing tug John J. Tlmmlns , as guests of James S. Clarkson , surveyor 61 the port. An official character was given to the tug's trip by the presence on board of Captain Archibald Butt , mill tary aide to President Taft , who went along as the representative of the president. Two Fine Ships Carry Party. The Hamburg is due at Naples on April 3. Mr. Roosevelt and his party will remain in the Italian city two days , sailing thence on the Admiral of the German East African line on April 5. The Hamburg is one of the finest vessels of the Hamburg-Ameri can line and is the favorite ship of the German emperor. The Admiral is her equal In all the comforts and conven iences needed for the hot trip through the Suez canal , down the Red sea and along the moist and sticky coast of East Africa. The Admiral Is due at Mombasa , where the Roosevelt party will disembark , on April 22. On his arrival at Mombasa Mr. Roosevelt and' his party will go direct to the estate of Sir Alfred Pease , a member of the well known English Quaker family , which Is situated at Kllima Thekl , Kapltl plains , British East African protectorate , and remain there for three months during the heavy rnlns. Will Visit American In Africa. Afterward the Roosevelt party will go to Nairobi and pay a visit to the estate of Philip MacMillan , who Is head of an American company that has a concession of 100 square miles in the district. They will cross Lake Victoria early In December to enter Uganda when the dry season com mences In order to do the thirty-seven days' inarch to Gondokoro In fine weather. It Is expected that the Roosevelt ex pedition will complete its trip through the dark continent in the spring of next year , reaching Cairo about April 1.1910. GETS WITHIN III MILES OFSOUTH POLE1 Shacklelon Antarctic Expedition Makes Important Discoveries. London , March 24. The polar re glens are gtadually yielding up thelt I secrets to human perseverance and do j | termination , Lieutenant. Ernest H Shnekletoii of the British navy , who' ' left' his permanent quarters last au j tiimn lor a dash to the pole , bavlny j ' succeeded , after an arduous sledge' I journey of 1,708 miles , which occupied 12U days , In reaching within 111 miles I of the South pole , or 354 miles nearei | I than the point attained by the "DIs covery expedition , " of which he was an olllcer. Lincoln , March 24. Senator Dono- hue of Holt county secured the passage - sago through the upper house of the public service corporation bill , follow ing a struggle , and It will now go to | the house. The measure provides that the railway commission shall have I power for the regulation of all street i railway companies , Interurbans , railroads - , roads , telephone companies , lighting ; ' companies and gas ami water service corporations. 'I lie commission is uiso given power to regulate rates made by such corporations. Senator hansom of Douglas county was the principal objector and made a strong attempt to defeat the bill He said the constitutional amendment creating the railway commission con templated that It shlmld have juris diction only over common carriers. Ho also thought it was wrong to tax the people of the entire state lor the regulation of isolated corporations. Senator Donohue , In a brief speech , full of satire , declared the corporations had never asked him to secure the passage of such a measure and inti mated that It was possible they were even , opposing it. A motion by Ran som to postpone was defeated by a vote of 12 to 17. The Omaha charter bill was recom mended for passage in the house , de spite the eftorts of some representa tives to prevent action upon It. The Lincoln charter bill was recommitted witli a view to securing un amend ment providing for the emergency clause. Final Day Is Not Fixed. Although the joint committee on ad journment reported to both houses oil March 30 , the senate lett the matter pending. The house , however , agreed ' to the report. The senate still has most of tlie big appropriation bills to consider. Senator Miller of the finance com mittee told the upper house his com- 1 | mittce could not report the bills In less than three days , and that the sen ate would require a v ° ek in which to consider them. He thus secured de lay In final action on the report of the adjournment committee. The senate has recommended for passage the bill providing that dipso maniacs shall be treated In a hospital aside from the Insane asylum when sent by counties to be cared for by the state. The bill , however , does not carry an appropriation. Woman suffrage again sprung up In the house when the joint resolution of Representative Shoemaker , requir ing foreign born residents to live in the country five years before they may vote , was up for action. Senator Brown , in committee of the whole , at tempted' to secure the adoption of an amendment striking out the word "male , " and the result was the shelv ing of the bill. The first bill to be introduced in the Nebraska legislature at the instance | 1 ' of Governor Slmllenberger has just been presented to the house. It pro- , vldes that all corporations for public service must submit their application I to the railway commission for exam- ( inatlon. The object of the bill , It is said , is to prevent the watering of stocks. The house passed' the IIowclI bill for a pension plan for the school teach ers of Omaha. The senate passed Representative Connelly's bill pensionIng - Ing firemen of Omaha. Mrs. Banner Sues for Divorce. Omaha , March 24. Mrs. Atta Ban ner , who last week was acquitted of the charge of murdering Fred Banner , her brother-in-law , has applied for a divorce , coming irto court with a cross-petition to the one already filed by her husband. She denies all the allegations of her husband and de clares that much less being a true husband , he was entirely hostile to her in her recent trial for murder. Man Lives Month With Broken Neck. Omaha , March 24. Jurgen C. Rol- mer , whose neck was broken at his home at Syracuse , Neb. , about a month ago , died at the Presbyterian hospital , where he had been for exactly three weeks. He was taking a barrel of vinegar down in the collar when ho , was hurt and fell , the barrel dropping , on his neck and breaking it. Brymi Speaks at Grave of Friend. Teciimseb , Nob. , March 24. William J. Bryan delivered a eulogy over the hotly of a friend hero at the funeral of George Warren , a Democratic lead , er In Johnson county and an Intimate friend of Mr. Bryan for many years. Hotel uuest Cremated. Cornwall , Out. , March 24. The Windsor hotel here was destroyed by fire. One man was burned to death , three are missing and two so badly injured they were sent to the hospital The damage amounts to $25,000. Engineer and Fireman Killed , Buffalo , March 24. Engineer Kabel snd Fireman Gest of a Lehlgh Valley freight were almost Instantly killed near Corfu , when the boiler of the aaln aiploded. Orljjt.i of the Word "Doous. " The word "Imgus" la snhl b.v Pr. vie to he derived from Roghc'sc , thi > name of a notorious American swindler who about the year 18U. Hooded the- western and wanthwestern states with counterfeit hills , shnm mortgages , etc. Others connect tbo word with "btnjy"n Kourocrow or goblin , and HO applied to anything ilrtltlniiH or chimerical. f.owell In the "Itlglow Papers" says : "I more than mispoet the word to bo n corrupt Inn of the French bogusso. " Thin liojra * < so was the mipir cauo an delivered In UN dry , crushed Htalo from the mill. al' ' < > tailed can trash and tit only for liiirnlm , ' . being synonymous with useless ruhhhdi Affiln. IK ullujr t Hrewor. there Is In French nrrot i.r thieves' shim ; i\ \ word "bo-no , " which NlniillloN the rlud of a green chestnut or the case of i : watch , and this nl n brings'us in the Idea of an outward scoinluj : without any Rolld r ropulabl'1 ' foundation. - Kansas fltv .Imirnnl Coopers Convicted. Nnshvillc , Tcnn. , March 20. The jury this morning returned a verdict of murder in the second degree , imposing imprisonment for twenty years , in the cases of Duncan B. Cooper and his son , Robin Cooper , for the murder of former United States Senator Carmack. Judge Hart fixed the appeal bond at $25,000t which will be given. The jury yesterday acquitted John D. .Sharpe on the same charge , and reported that it was "hopelessly tied up" regarding the Coopers. Judge Hart then ordercu the jury to return for further delib eration. The trial has been in progress for two months and the jury had been out since Thursday. The Loopcr-Sharpo trlsjustj com pleted , has been one of the most re markable murder cases in the history of the south , not only because of the prominence of the principals. In the tragedy , but because of the reasons that led to the killing. Colonel Duncan B. Cooper , a former officer in the confederate army under Forrest and a man very prominent in Democratic state politics once lived at Columbia , Tenn. In that town also resided Edward Ward Carmucpc , a young lawyer who also did some news paper worlc. Cooper bought the Nash- his candidacy for re-election , Carmack , to come to Nashville as its editor. Whether the men over were In thor- j ough accord , Is a disputed point. Car- mack's friends say not. Colonel Cooper swore on the stand that they were close friends until Governor Tay lor opposed Carmack for re-election tc the senate. This light was long and bitter. A feature of It was a series ol joint debates , and Carmack lost Cooper supported Taylor , but Robin the boy who killed the senator , sup ported the latter.s Malcolm R. Patterson was governoi of the state at the time of the Car mack-Taylor fight , and he announce ! ' his candidacy for re-election , Carmack just beaten for the senate , was urgec Into the race for governor against Pat terson. This was last June and the 'light between the men for the Demo cratlc nomination was the most spec tacular ever seen in Tennessee. Agah ' joint debates were arranged and agali the feeling between the factions gre\\ very bitter. In these debates , Coopei charged that Carmack assailed lh < colonel's good name. Cooper was ar ardent Patterson man the governor 01 the stand described him as "my closes personal and political adviser. " Again Carmack lost , and , a month before the election , became editor of the Nash vllle Tonnessesui. He had mode the , race on the prohibition platform , am while he did not get the nomination he did secure enough representatives to assure the passage of the so-callei state wide liquor bill. In the meantime , Governor Patter son and former Governor Cox , once deadly enemies , were reconciled. The , Tennessean charged that Colone Cooper brought this reconcillatloi about , and referred to it in a humoru and sarcastic vein in Its editorial co' umnp Carmack also intimated that to save Governor Patterson , the Demo cratlc leaders were preparing to trade Bryan for the governorship. Colone Cooper was chafing under the com inent , and becoming more Incensei every day. On Sunday , November J the day before the killing , the fo lowing editorial appeared in the Ten nessean : "Across the Muddy Chasm. " "We trust there will be no unseeml ribaldry on the part of the has vulgar concerning the happy reunlo of long sundered hearts which was ac compllshed In the Joyous reconclllatlo of his excellency , Hon. M. R. Patterso and his ex-excellency , Hon. John Isaa Cox. All honor to that noble splrl Major Diincon Brown Cooj or , wh wrought this happy reunion of coi genial and confluxiblo spirits separ ated by evil fates although born fo each other. All honor to Major Dun and may the blessing of the peace maker be upon him. May he be heir to all the beatitudes , and especially to the blessing reserved for those who hunger and thirst after righteousness. And there goes also a blessing to his excellency for as he has been merci ful to Cox , so shall he obtain mercy. "But the choicest blessings as Is right and proper , nrjs for Governor Cox himself. For If there be any reward for meekness , and any for enduring persecution for righteousness sake , ho shall Inherit the-earth and his is the kingdom of heaven. Yet such Is the meekness of Ills spirit that we doubt not that Governor Cox would bo entire * ly comforted with the meek man's re ward. "If we pause bore briefly te > revlow tl. unhappy dllToionce'H tlu\t \ Imvu armed llieso valKuit minis agttliiKt nirh other , It Is for no putpoKo. of renew Itijc the strife , hut rather of omphuHl'/.luK b.v contiastlng the felicity of tbd picn- ont situation. It will servo iilfo. to bring out In bold relief llio gracUiUH spirit which tumble's Governor I'tutor- KOII to 'coiidoscont to moll of low estate' , lift up where ho has trampled down and lay a poultice eif warm words upon the reputation bo him HO fearfully brulned. It will touch also those who most unjustly have regarded Governor Coas a man of pioml and haughty spirit , that ho Is In fact , a man of 'modest stllltie'ss and humility. * one who can forgot Injuries tlu > intiHt grievous , forgive Insults the most Ingunl , endure ovcrj assault upon hiK louor and good name without n .lont- m-nl , and , in gouoriil , liumlilo ttlitiHolC hut ho may be exalted. It will ulxo -.how no one can over sin IIWHJ hit * lay of grace with the1 present all mer- Iful macblno ; that no man can ovtsr lecome so vile , so degraded , so ceir- iiit ] In Its estimation tl-ut II Is not cudy to 'also him up and load him vith dignity and honors If ho only will Ivo up everything and servo It with Idollty and sliiglesnosH of heart "II will lie remembered that Govor- ior Patterson preifossed to have only ) iu > great motiveIn Becking I lie1 olllco ) f governor the wholly patriotic and mselllsh desire to purge the state eCho ho shame and infamy brought upon t b.v Cox nnil the Cox machine Ho > peiily declared that he would rather some other than he had tbo task and ho honor , but his soul would not con sent that such a man as Cox should bo he governor of TCIIIIOHBOO. Ho charged hat Cox had degraded and dclmuciicil be pollllcs of the sliito ; he' re prev scntcd him as the * pliant tool of Him saloon and the corporations , ho barged thill he was Demociatlc only in name , a Republican in fad. ho called him a 'traitor to the Democratic liarty. " Not only that , but ho viciously assailed his personal honor , bin pecuniary integrity , and from every stump in Tennessee , ho pictured him In the hittcioHl words In his vocabu lary as a common grafter. And the w..olo eresw joined their voices In ono universal chorus of damnation 'crook , ' 'grafter , 'corrupt politician , ' 'cheap John demagogue' such wora the words that How thick and fast from the mouths of Duncan B. Cooper and all th" leaders in the great movement to reform and purge and purify the statej. to destroy the power of the political machine and i-estoro power to the people ple of Tennessee. The whole campaign was conducted with a view not onlj to defeat Governor Cox , but to load him with Infamy and drive him out of the politics of Tennessee. So far was tills carried , that after Governor Pat terson had been nominated for gover nor and Cox had been nominated for the state senate- , Major Cooper Jour neyed to Bristol for the purpose of get ting out an independent candidate against him. "These facts will servo to glorify the recent pact of peace. It shows how far Governor Patterson had to stoop , how much Governor Cox had to forgive and matches an Infinite con descension with an Infinite humility OC course , there are other details. When Governor Cox was summoned to Nash ville , some weeks ago , it was not simply for the purpose of falling on somebody's neck or of having some body fall upon his. There are honors and dignities and oilices and substan tial rewards to be distributed things that go 'to heal the hurt that honor feels' and these things were talked ot and considered. "But no doubt , the main thing was that Governor Cox agreed to join him self with Ban Munay , Dune Cooper and Spari'ol Hill and aid them in their battle for the holy cause of local sol government. By local self government Carmaclc meant the tight against prohibition. The liquor interests led by the gov ernor , declared in favor of local option and of letting each community settle the saloon question for Itse-lf Colonel Cooper upon reading this dltorlal , sent the famous message to Carmack : "If my name appeals In the Tenncssean again , one of us must die. " The warning was delivered to Senator Carmack by ex-State Treasurer Craig. Carmack said that Colonel Cooper's threat had made a cessation of the editorials Impossible that 1C the Tennessean never again used Cooper's name , the public would be lieve that the paper had been Muffed and It would lose caste. So on Mon day , November 9 , the day of the killIng - Ing , there appeared in the Tennc-sseau this editorial : "The Diplomat of the Swoibumir "To Major Duncan Brown Cooper who wrought the great coalition , who achieved the harmonious confluences of Incompatible elements ; who welded the pewter handle to the wooden spoon ; who grafted the ( load bough to the living tree and made It to bloom and bourgeon and bend wltU golden fruit ; who made playmates ot the lamb and the leopard and boon companions of the spider and the lly ; who made soda and vinegar to dwell placidly In the same bottle and who taught oil and water how they might agree to Major Duncan Brown Cooper , the great diplomat of the political Swelbund be all honor and glory forever. " What happened next Is history. The states witnesses say that Carmack was shot down from behind , while he was In the act of raising his hat to a lady Mrs. Eastman. The Coopers swear that they walked across the street to reason with Carmack and that ho opened fire at once , wounding Robin who , thereupon and In self de fense fired the shots which killed the editor.
