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IT CURDY WILL STAY
President of the Mutual Lift Cempanj
; 171 Ha 'Will Hot Eeiign.
DEALINGS WITH TPUST COMPANIES
Corperations Fatrmizd bj Insnrance Com-J
panies Suddenly Bf ctnt Prosperer
WILL NOT PROSECUTE TELEPHONE
Gsorge J. PlunkiU Will lot Be If
to Answer Lharge of Perjury.
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ROBERT M'CURDY'S EXPENSE A' JT
Son of tho President Itn
Prlrute tar While oo lnir
lion Trio Through the
Went.
In
NEW YORK, Oct. l9.-Rlchard A. Mc
Curtly, president of the Mutual Life Insur
ant rompuny, made the statement today
that he had no Intention of resigning, that
le w;is elected to serve until June 7. 190J,
and that nothing fan or will drive him out.
It wan uIfo announced from the district
attorney' office that no action will be
taken regarding the Oeorg" J. Ptunkltt mat
ter that was turned over to the district at
torney yesterday by tho legislative com
mittee that I Investigating the Insurance
companies, i
Closing one of the most sensational nd
strenuous weeks of the Insurance Investiga
tion, the committee, Just before adjourn
ment tndny, ronelttded the examination of
Richard A. McCurdy. with the exception of
few detail he la to supply next week.
Mutes! Trnat Companies Prosper.
Mr. McCurdy haa been on the stand the
greater part of the three day of this week'
session and some of his testimony ha been
the most startling of any that haa been
adduced before the committee. HI testi
mony today, however, wa very much of n
technical nature, though It was of much
value to the committee In It work. When
he resumed the stand thl morning It wa
to take up hi testimony a to tho Mutual
Life's connection with trust companle that
waa Interrupted by adjournment yesterdny.
The Information furnished by Mr. McCurdy
disclosed that the trust companies with
which tho Mutual Life wa connected be
came very prosperous noon after they were
taken up by the Mutual Life. Two cases In
point were the Morristown Trust company
at Morristown, N. J., where the McCurdy
family live, and the United State Mort
gage and Trut company. The former I
now controlled by the Mutual Life, and M?.
McCurdy testified that beside being a
director of thin trust company he I a targe'
stockholder and would take more stock If
he could get It.
The Mutual Life keep a balance of not
less than $200,000 with thl company on
which It draw from 3 to 8 per cent. The
latter rate ha hern paid only since Sep
tember. Mr. McCurdy did. not know the
holdings of the other members ef hi fam
ily In this company.
Syndicate Operation.
Tn the syndicate operation Mr. McCurdy
aid that he participated not with the Idea
of drawing bond, but to obtain his share
of the commission allowed by banker.
Mr. McCurdy was asked what life insur
ance he carried and he wa unable to say
t once, but Jame M. Beck, his counsel,
presented a statement showing when the
policies were taken out, for what amount
and the plan. These aggregated JJO0.OM, all
In the Mutual. Mr. McCurdy testified that'
he was also Insured in the Equitable, -the
Washington and the Connecticut Mutual.
Before he left the stand, Mr. McCurdy
said he paid (4,600 for his apartment In the
Orosvenor building which Is owned by the
Mutual.
Travel In Private Car.
When Mr. McCurdy wa excused his son,
Robert H. McCurdy. was called to explain
some charge for traveling expense in 1904.
He said one of his dutle a general man
ager was to visit the agenclea about the
country. Three such trips were made, the
expense bf which aggregated about $3,800.
Mr. McCurdy said that while on one trip.
h was accompanied by his father, mother,
wife and the tatter's fnald. but that the
expense account were for himself Indi
vidually, and did not Include those gf sny
other member of his family or party. He
had a private car on one of these trips.
He could not tell why the expenses on these
trips were so large, but said ho would fur
nish the details later. '
Mr. McCurdy was followed by W. W.
Richards, comptroller of the Mutual, who
explained the manner In which the Mutual
acquired some properties by the foreclos
ure, when the committee adjourned until
next Tuesday.
SPEAKERS AT LAKE MOHONK
Professor W. J. Jenk and R. U
O'Brien Talk of Ward
of Nation.
LAKE MOHONK. N. T.. Oct. 19.-Th
statu and Interests of the Filipinos and
the Hawallans were considered and dis
cussed early today by the Lake Mohonk
conference of friends of the Indian and
other dependent peoples. Among the speak
ers were Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks of Cor
nell university; Robert Lincoln O'Brlep,
Washington correspondent of the Boston
Transcript; James A. LeRby of Duraugo,
Mexico, who has recently visited- the Philip
pines, snd Dr. Bancroft Devlns, editor of
the New Vork Observer, who also hi
travelled in the Philippines.
Prof. Jenks was sent to the orient a a
special commissioner by the United States
frovernment td Investigate questions of
currency, labor, Internal taxation and Ollc.
His topic todav was "Somo Dtfnculttt'S In
the Administration of Dependencies."
"A Layman's View of the Philippine
Question," was the them presented by Mr.
O Brien.
VALUABLE BONDS ARE STOLEN
Securities of Mereed Bank Are Taken
from Safe of Its tt
toraeii. NEW YORK. Oct. lS.-Bonds of tb Peo
ple's Gas. Light and Coke company of Buf
falo. N. Y.. representing a face value of
$30,000. were stolen on Tuesday, it was
learned early today, from a safe tn the
law office of Baldwin A Ward. 64 Lexing
ton street. Brooklyn. Other bonds, valued
ut liaC.OOO, were left untouched.
The bonds are the property of the old
Eighth Ward bank, which waa merged into
the Borough bank, both of Brooklyn. Bald
win & Ward are attorneys for the latter
institution and have charge of litigations
In which the bank, through the merging.
Is Involved. The police believe that the
snie was opened, by aa expert
MIKADO WILL VISIT TEMPLE
Cniperor nf Japan Plnns I nusual
Celebration In Honor of Peace
with Russia.
TOKIO, Ki t. 19 4 p. m.-The C'nkial Ga
lette in an ixtra issue today announces
that the emperor will proceed to the Tim
pie of Ise to celebrate the conclusion of
pe.ue with Russlu. The date of his Journey
has not yet lycn fixed. A ieraonal visit of
the emperor to this temple is a. rare event.
Thirty-three foreign military attach-?
who were with the ManchurUn army wc-re
received In farewell by the emperor today
and were afterward Burets at luncheon.
Among them were General Burnett of the
British army and General MacArthur of
the American army.
It Is believed that the Fourteenth and Six
teenth divisions of guards will be r:U to
the Liaotung peninsula and the Thirteenth
and fifteenth divisions to Corea. A reor
ganisation of the army on the corps baois
Instead of the division la being strongly ad
vocated. The American miniHter, Lloyd Oriscom,
will present William J. Bryan to the em
peror on October 21. Huntington Wilson,
secretary of the American legation, gave
a luncheon today In honor of Mr. Bryan.
Viscount Aokl, former minister of foreign
affairs; Baron Kentaro Kaneko, member of
the louse of peers, and M. Sakatanl, the
vice minister of finance, were present. The
last mentioned official Is a pronounced
advocate of the gold standard.
Mr. Oriscom will give a dinner to Mr.
Bryan tomorrow. Marquis Ito, president
of the privy council, and Count Okuma,
leader nf the progressive party, are ex
pected to bd present.
ROYAL PARTY GOES TO INDIA
Prince and Princes of Wales Usre
London for Trip to
Orient,
LONDON. Oct. 19. The prince and
princess of Wales started on their six '
month' tour of India today. King Ed
ward, Queen Alexandra, the other mem
bers of the royal family and the cabinet
ministers bade them farewell at the rail
way station.
Tho prince and princess of Wales are
going overland to Oenoa,' Italy, where
they will embark on the British battle
ship Renown, which Is due to arrive at
Bombay Novembei 9. They will stay In
India until March, visiting the principal
cities and statoa and visiting the chiefs
and princes on behalf of King Edward.
Presents will be dispensed with nnd conse
quently no present will be accepted by the
prince and princess while on their tour.
The departure of Lord Curzon of Kedles
ton, the viceroy who resigned August 20
owing to the bitter feeling between the
viceroy and Lord Kitchener, the commander-in-chief
of the force In India, and who
will be succeeded by the earl of Mlnto,
wo postponed In view of the fact that
King Edward desired Lord Curzon to re
main and officially welcome the prince and
princess of Wales.
HOME RULE PETITION PASSED
Australian
Grant
Ask Kin Edward
flome - RuLa fa -Ireland.
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MELBOURNE. Victoria, Oct. 19. The
Federal House of Representatives today
adopted by 33 to 21 votes a motion to
petition King Edward to grant home rule
to Ireland. The Senate, by 16 votes to 11
adopted a motion to the effect that home
rule should be granted to Ireland.
This success of the home ruler Is at-
trlbuted In a large measure to William
I Redmond's recent campaign In Australia.
The motion had been hotly debated and
the labor party and liberals supported the
home rulers. The federal premier, Alfred
Deakln, In the course of the debate, prom
ised to vote for the home rul principle
as a necessary preliminary to the federa
tion of the empire, but he would have
preferred a resolution simply expressing
trie opinion of the House to a petition
which might lead to an unwelcome answer
from the Balfour government.
IRVING'S ASHES AWAIT BURIAL
Remains of Actor Moved to Chapel of
St. Faith, Westminster
Abbey.
LONDON. Oct. 19-The ashes of Sir
Henry Irving, enclosed In a plain oaken
coffin, are now lying In the chapel of St.
Faith, Westminster abbey, waiting tomor
row's elaborate ceremony of Interment in
Poet's cornor. Their removal from the
residence of , Baroness Burdett-Coutts.
which wss guarded by a large force of
police, took place this evening.
CLEVELAND. Oct. 19.-A. F. Hartse.
proprietor of the
Euclid Avenue opera
has started a national
house of thl city,
movement to erect a monument to Sir !
Henry Irving as a testimonial of American
appreciation of the English actor's life
work for the stage. The plan as briefly
outlined Is to make the monument a tribute
from managers, actors and admirers.
PRINCE CHARLES IS WILLING
Dane Will Accept Norwegian Throne
If Elected by Majority
of Storthlna.
COPENHAGEN. Oct. ll.-An Important
dispatch was received lute laat night from
the Norwegian premier. M. Mlchaelson, at
Christianla, notifying the Danish court that
a full agreement had been reached by the
iiiembt-rs of the Norwegian government on
the advisability of a prompt settlement
of the throne question by a resolution of
the Storthing.
The Danish ministerial council was im
mediately summoned. The ministers sat
for two hours, and It was announced this
morning that the Danish court was ready
to abandon the idea of a plebiscite and
that Prince Charlc-s of Denmark was will
ing to accept the crown of Norway when
elected by a majority vt the Storthing.
WILLIST0N BANKER IS FREEJ
Man
Accused
Horses
f Drallnar
I Released
Conn.
In
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WILLISTON. N D.. Oct. 19. W. H.
Denny, cashier of the First National bank,
who wa arrested on a charge of receiving
stolen horses, was discharged by Justice
Leonhardy yexterdav because of a lack of
sufficient evidence to warrant holding the
accused.
Denny, it was alleged, was disposing of
horses which an organised gang of horse
thieves in western Montana and north
western North Dakota were stealing from
farmers. 1 The evidence which resulted in
bis arrest was found on a l.jrie thief
who was shot by officer while Irylnf to
cape.
PROBING BANK'S AFFAIRS
Clark of Allerbeny Was Promoter
Railroad and Industrial Concern.
of
LOANS I
DIRECTORS DECEIVED ABOUT
State uea Official on Their Bo mis
for Deposit Sole of Politician
Dlsconnled for Large
Amount.
PITTSBURG, Oct. 19.-Invetlaatlon Into
the condition of the Enterprise National
hank, which was closM by the comptroller
l of the currency yesterday, shows beyond a
d-.iubt that the institution was conducted in
a manner entirely unknown to the direc
tors. From a representative of the bank It Is
learned that since the Investigation started
papers and notes have been brought to the
attention of the directors which they never
saw before. Among these papers nre two
notes bearing the name of W. II. Andrews,
who today stated positively that he had no
paper In the hank. Bank Examiner Cun
ningham, who Is In charge of the Institu
tion, would say nothing concerning this
statement, but the source of the Informa
tion Is thoroughly reliable.
The statement ninde today by the offlclnls
of the Santa Fe Central railway and the
Pennsylvania Development company, on
behalf of which the dead cashier Is said to
have negotiated loans, would seem to place
all the blame on Clark, who, o far as
Known, .ten no explanation or me oana
relations with the two companies.
Rxpect to Reopen Bank. j
ri,. knn.r..n.. f rMtnr. i
Ing the bank to solvency and resuming
business In about six week, pointing to
promises made by those charged with get
ting money on notes to make good the
amount. They also express the hope that
Mr. Clark's estate will amount to some
1500,000 or $fifX),000, but In this they seem to
be hoping against hope. Whatever there Is
of It will be used In straightening out tho j
bank's affairs.
The amount of the state money supposed
to be In the bank will probahly reach JTS2.
000, but the exact amount will not be known
for some days yet. Tho state today entered
a Judgment against the bank directors on
their Individual bonds to secure Its deposit.
These securities can be collected at once.
Statement of President Dnrynner.
According to the statements of President
Dwynner, the bank, through Cashier Clark,
has furnished most of the funds used to
float the Santa Fe Central railway and
the Pennsylvania Development company In
which Former State Senators W. H.
Andrews and Arthur Kennedy, and Francis
J. Torrenee were deeply Interested to
gether with Cashier Clark. The two pro
jects are allied ones. Former Senator
Kennedy is president of the development
company and Former Senator W. 4H.
Andrews Is president of the railway.
Francis J. Torrenee Is heavily iaterested
In both concern and his confidential man,
W. C. Hagen, Is secretary of both com
panies. T. Lee Clark, the dead cashier
of the Enterprise, was treasurer of both
companies, snd the bank waa the custodian
of their bonds, which were held as security
for the loans. Personal note of "the
promoters are also reported to bo among
the additional security furnished to the
bank.
Former Senator Andrews denies the
statement of President Qwynner nnd says
he never got a cent from the bank. Mr.
Torrenee Is 111 and Secretary Hagln, speak-
Ing for him, slso denied that he had been
a borrower. Former Senator Kennedy is
en route to tnis city ana is i-Jiiftii-u nu i
time today. Upon reaching here a meeting
of the directors will be called nnd it Is
said a complete statement of the connec
tion of the companies with the bank will
be msde.
Political pandal Threntened.
Since the closing of the bank U has de-
veloped that United States government and
state officers have been in Pittsburg within
h. I.. rw weeka looking Into the affairs
of the institution, and particularly. It was I half Inches of wet snow had fallen. Thl
said, to make an Investigation of the ( is the earliest that snow has come In this
statement recently made by Homer L. i section for a quarter of a century. It is
Castle, prohibition candidate for supreme I not cold, the. thermometer barely touching
Judge," relative to the accepting of money ! the freezing point during the night,
from ' the state with the understanding' Farmers will be delayed in corn husk
that certain poHUclana would have the j ing, which has been stopped for nearly
benefit of loans. I a week by reason of -wet weather.
W. B. Rldgeley, comptroller of the cur- YANKTON, 8. D., Oct. 19. (Special.)
rency. It was learnea, wa in i inooura
two weeks ago. having stopped at the
Duquesne club. Last week John A.
Berkey, state commissioner of banking,
and John W. Morrison, deputy commis-
sloner of banking, spent several 'Jays In
this city, having registered at the Hotel
Henry. Berkey left Pittsburg last Thurs-
day and Morrison departed Friday. They
.... ..lit tn have hud conferences with sev-1
eral republican politician.
An Inquiry is being made Into Cashier j
Clark's personal affairs. He was estimated '
to have been worth $300,000, but his friends
say that he sank all his assets in an at- .
tempt to reimburse the bank and that his
suicide followed his failure to stem the tide.
They declare he waa ruined by business
associates and that it will be found he Is a
defaulter.
Company Make Statement.
At the conclusion of a special meeting
this afternoon of the Santa Fe Central
Railway company and the Pennsylvania
Development company, on behalf of which
concerns the late T. Lee Clark, Is said to
have negotiated loans, the official gave
out the following statement:
The Santa Fe Central Railway company
was DUIll oy mts rennajivunm uevelop
1 nient company and completed atxiut two
ears at?". It extend troin Banta Fe south I
about IM miles, connecting the Denver &
Rio Grande, the Santa Ke system and tho !
Hock Island system, this road In In good
condition and earning much more than
operating expru&es and the earnings are
steadily incn-aslnij.
W. H. Anditws ls president of the rail
road company, Arthur Kennedy president
of the PennHj 1 vanla Development company
Francis J. Torrance vice president of both
companies and W. C. Hawaii secretary of
both companies. Mr. Clark was treasurer
of both companies and had custody of their
securities. The railroad company haa no
notes out. We are not aware of any notes
of the Pennsylvania Development company
in the Enterprise National bank and the
company has no record 01 such
h. If, how-
of this com-
ever, Mr. 1 iurs usea any notes or this com
pany in his bank they will be paid
According to Mt. Cunningham, the book
are in a
badly muddled shape and It will
take some time before a statement rn ha
given to the public, as it will- take day
of work on the books before they can bo '
straightened.
State Brlnara Suit.
Tua commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
behalf of the state treasury department,
has entered Judgment in common plea
court No. : for SioO0.Ju on four bond ag-
grt gating that amount against the Enter
prise National bank and the sureties on the
bonds, who are as follows: Frederick
Gwynner, James P. McKlnney, Charles F.
Sllfel, Henry Iandgruff. William T. Brad
bury. John Selling. Frank B. Smith, David
Morrison, Alfred K. Shwerd. James T. Ar
nold. National Bank Examiner John B. Cuii-
XCeaUAued uu tteevod Patfu.)
CUNLIFFE ISUNDER ARREST
DetectlTC Find In Connecticut Mast
Wanted at rHtburg, Penn
sylvania, for ' Robbing,.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Oct. 19.-Edward
George Cunllffc. the Aoam Exnress em-
I ploye w ho disappeared from Pittsburg, l a
i with $101,000 In cash, wa arrested here to
day. He made a confession and expressed
his willingness to rvtura at time to Pitts
burg. Detectives traced Cunllffe here and upon
their arrival early today the aid of
the local police and detective was en
listed. All the hotels were watched care
fully, but Cunliffe was hot arrested until
late In the forenoon, when he was seen
walking down Middle street.
In the presence of Suifrrlntcndent Birm
ingham, Detective Thorlphlli, Henry Cur
tis, the local agent for the Adams Express
Company, and Captain, Arnold of thn
Bridgeport detective force, Cunliffe ad
mltted that he took the jrnnney.
"Five minutes after I took the money I
was sorry," said Cunliffe; "but It was too
late to do anything. tVhat can you ex
pect from a man getting a salary of only
ffifi a mnntli and hAnditiia- thousands of
(dollars a day? I wa tempted and I fell.
I have bandied larger scirvs. I remember
once when I had $?50.0rf tn cah. I was
tempted then, but I thrflight It over and
decided to be honest." jj
The robbery for which Cunliffe Is wSnted
In Pittsburg waa committed on the night
of October P. '
About midnight tonlghMDavtd C. Thorn
hill of a New York deteitve agencr. who
assisted In the arrest of fjunliffe, here, had
a talk with the prisoner 1 Ms cell, ana toia
him that StSO.ono dad been, recovered at the
home of his brother-in-lajr In Bristol, and
pressed htm to tell wcre the missing
$20,000 was hidden. CunliftV finally said:
"You'll never get it; I have destroyed It,"
adding that he was afraid the bills would
give him away, as they Were of large de
nomination and practically marked, as they
were notes of the Allegheay National bank
In Pittsburg, and that everybody was look
ing for them.
If this statement Is tru. and the detec
tives, think It Is. the total Amount of money
stolen Is accounted for.
BRISTOL. Conn., Oct. IS. Nearly SfO.OOO
of the money stolen by"; George Edward
Cunliffe October 9 from the Adams Express
company In Pittsburg was recovered to
night at the home of Joseph W. Board man,
Cunliffe's brother-in-law. For Just a week
the fortune had lain In an old suitcase un
known to Board man, who was holding the
valise, expecting It owner would call for It
any day. The exact sum found was $79,
953.55. As the result of the statement made by
Cunliffe In Bridgeport tonight that he had
sent $85,000 of the plunder to hi brother-in-law..
Board man, In Bristol, a representative
of the Associated Press called at the Board
man house tonight and asked Mr. Board
man If that was so. Boardman. who la a,
young man and the agent here for the
Blectrlo Express company of Hartford,
said that he had received no money, but
that on October 12 a dress suitcase came to
his house from Bridgeport, and as there
waa no name on it he had not opened It.
His wife signed for the esse and Board-
man placed It In a closet, thinking It wi
sent to him a an agent of the expres
j company, to be railed for,4atec. Boardman
t tola the Associated Pre representative
that if he wished he would, send for the
police and that they rould break open the
case. Chief Melms and Captain Belden of
the police force were then sent for and In
their presence the case was torn open.
Huge bundles of money In the shape of bills
j tumbled out on the floor.
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j fJQ fj SOUTH DAKOTA
Earliest Winter Precipitation In
Twenty-Five Year Is Re
ported from Mltrbsu.
MITCHELL, 8. D.. Oct. rt.-fSpeeial Tel
egram.) A light rain that started In at
dusk last night developed into the first
: nw "torm of th season before daylight
! tbls morning, and hy noon two and one-
Thls neighborhood is covered with snow,
the first to appear this season. It comes
following a cloudy, rainy spell, commenced
last night, and Is still coming down heavily.
LUVERNE, Minn., Oct. 19. The heaviest
snow storm ever known In this section at
; this time of the year has been raging since
I 2 o'clock this morning and six inches of
8now nas fallen.
PIERRE. S. D., Oct. 19. (Special Tele
gram.) The snowstorm which began here
yesterday morning ended this afternoon.
An Inch of precipitation came with the
storm. About two Inches of snow Is left
on the ground and the temperature Is fall
ing. It is the worst storm on record for
t (n9 season of the year,
GIRL
HIDES THE NECKLACE
Precaution of Employe of jewelry
Firm In New York Start Report
of Bla Robbery.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19. A girl employing
caution in hiding a piece of diamond Jew
elry over night resulted in an alarm today
that a necklace worth several thousand
dollars had been stolen. Until the girl her
self srrlved to reveal the missing Jewel's
hiding place William Scher's manufactur
ing Jewelry establishment at 54 Fifth ave
nue waa closed to everyone except de
tectives and employes, the latter being pos- !
ltlvely forbidden to leave the place. The '
girl, who works as a polisher, appeared ;
at work late and said that not having
finished burnishing the Jewelry before the j
safe was closed last night she had . hid- )
den it. j
Baffled detectives and the force of em- i
ployes were then led by the girl to the
viln u V M a mh Utrkd lust vitch, T-V. m.
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lne Jewel were still concealed.
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' PnlPb OBIclal Resign. Rather
Than Ally Himself with Weaver's
4 Political Forces.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l.-8amuel Sut
cliffe. chief of the bureau of street cleaning.
today resigned his Si.OOO position, and
i Samuel
i:. Q. Mehsffey. his chief clerk.
also resigned. The resignation are due
to the strained political conditions in this
city
Mr. SuicllfU la republican leader of the
Elghteenth ward, and strong pressure has
been exerted to fo.ee him to either with
draw from the regular republican organiza
tion and ally himself with the city party
under Mayor Weaver's leadership or re
sign his position. Today he made bla 4a-
i clsi'ic to rstire from the city' employ.
PRIVATE CAR LINE HEARING
Commerce Oomminion Probing Mstkeds of
Shipping Perishable Goods.
f.AILWAYS ACT ASTRAN8P0RTATI0N AGENT
Trafflr Manager for Company I sins;
(ioald Line Say Preaent Rate
Do Not Pay DItI.
denda.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 19.-Beveral traffic
manager of southeastern railroads testi
fied before the Interstate Commerce com
mission todsy in the private car inquiry
concerning the manner of handling fruit
and perishable products In their territory.
Most of them said they have entered Into
arrangements with private car lines by
which the latter engaged to take the re
sponsibility for the handling of the fruit,
the railroads acting a agents only In the
matter of transportation. A. Allls. an Ice
manufacturer of Augusta, Oa., ubmltted a
contract hi company ha to supply the
Armour car lines with Ice, and gave many
details concerning the arrangement with
the private car lines. It Is expected the
hearing will be concluded tomorrow.
W. C. Rowley, freight traffic man- !
sger of the Michigan Central railroad, J
was cross-examined by Mr. Rlchman of
counsel for the Armour ear lines, who ob
tained from the witness the admission that
In case where free Icing of dairy or other
products Is advertised the freight tariff
take Into account the cost of such Icing.
Pay Ko Dividend.
J. H. Kerr, general manager of the Amer
ican Refrigerator Transit company, testi
fied that he believed the stock of ;he com
pany Is owned by the Wabash, Missouri
raclfic and the St. Louis A Iron Mountain
companies. The company operates 1,100
cars of Its own and 2,000 leased cars. Mr.
Kerr said his company has a contract with
the Gould line to solicit perishable fruit
business along these lines, but this does
not constitute the company an agent of the
road.
The contract with the Iron Mountain
was offered in evidence. This contract
showed that the American Refrigerator
company receives 1 cent a mile for each
car, tra-ellng both ways, and 2 per cent
commission on all freight charges on per
ishable goods carried in these cars. Taking-one
concrete case, the shipment of a
car of strawberries from Judsonla, Ark.,
to St. Loula. Mr. Kerr aald it cost his
company $54.75 for Icing and other neces
sary expenses snd It received from the
shipper only $50 per car. Mileage and com
missions brought receipts of the company
up to $65 a car. The company, he said.
had not lost money, but had paid no divi
dends. A. G. Jackson, general freight agent of
the Georgia railroad, testified that his rood
carried about 400 cars a season of perish
able goods and had a contract with the Ar
mour car lines, which attended to the
carrying of fruits and vegetables. They
attended to the refrigeration of the cars,
although his road sometimes provided for
the refrigeration merely! a an agent. '
Armour Contract with Frleeo Line.
A. 8- Dodge, third Vice- president ' of the
Frisco line at Chicago, stated that his com
pany had a contract with the Armour car
lines for all refrigeration business under
which the Armour line cars should be used
exclusively on hi road. Mr. Dodge ex
plained that he had persuaded the Armour
lines tn make a reduction at the time their
contract was msde on the rate for peaches
and berries, and he added that the Armour
people had made voluntarily some other re
ductions from their ordinary rates. He was
asked If the meat packers fixed the cost of
refrigeration as well as for freight charges,
IU wwiuniK- null II 1 1 v I, LI u 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' will ,1,
evidence. He replied that he did not agree
with Mr. Stlekney and Mr. Ripley that the
packer fixed the rate.
H. M. Emerson, traffic manager of the
Atlantic Coast Line, said the refrigeration
service of that line was covered by a con
tract with the Armour car lines, which had
been entered Into at the request of many
shippers in the territory through which the
Atlantic Coaat Line runs. He gave figures
to show that under competition the refrige
ration crate rate on berries from Carolina
points to New York was 64 cents In 1904 and
that under the exclusive contract system
the rate has been reduced annually until It
Is now only 27 cents a crate. The witness
Insisted that the shipper deals directly
I with the Armour lines and the railroad In
no manner acts as the agent of the private
car line.
At 4:30 an adjournment was taken until
tomorrow st 10 a. m.
METAL FOUNDERS TO UNITE
Katlonnl Metal Trade Association
and National Founders Asso
ciation Are Now Merced.
CINCINNATI. Oct. 19-The members of
the administrative council of the National
Metal Trades association have endorsed
every detail of the merger of their organ
ization with th National Founders asso
ciation and last night adjourned after em
powering the committee which has had
charge of the preliminary details to bring
the merger to an actuality. The details
had previously been arrived at between the
committee of the two organizations. The
final step required before the Amalgamated
become effective Is a formal endorsement
of the membership of the Founders' execu
tive committee.
The amalgamation. If completed, prom
ises to remove their headquarters to Chi
cago. Through the amalgamation about
twenty strong organizations become affili
ated with the national body and vest in It
a certain amount of Jurisdiction over each.
The new body will retain the name of the
National Metal Trades association.
I
GENERAL DAVIS MAKES REPORT
Judge Advocate General Shows Mora
Work Done This Year
Than Last.
WASHINGTON. Oct. lS.-TI.e annual re
port of General Georg B. Davis. Judge ad
vocate general of the army, shows that of
the commissioned officers tried during ths
last year by general court-martial, thirty-
five are convicted and thirteen acquitted.
1
Three cadets and 4.3a3 enlisted men wer
convicted, while 356 men were acquitted.
The total number of trials before general
court-martial of 4.o00 cases shows an In
crease of 661 cases over last year.
This Increase is mainly du to the fact
that a large number of deserters have been
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i PP""nuru i" num-
' r ot conviction for deertlon being 1.476
thl year, an incrw m w. tun gain is
chiefly due to the Increase of the reward
paid to all civil officers for th apprehen
slon of deserters, inducing greater vigilance
on their part. The number of men sen-
Itenced to dishonorable discharge wag 629.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Friday.
Warmer.
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AWARD OF DAMAGES APPROVED
Fifty Dollars Per Acre Allowed for
Indian Lands Taken for Railroad
RlKht-of-Way.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 19.-(8pe.clal Tele
gram.) The secretary of the Interior today
approved the report of the special agent
sent to the Winnebago and Omaha reserva
tions to ascertain what damages would
secure by the construction of the SIuux
City A Western railroad through that
reservation. The total amount to be paid
the Omahas and Wlnnebagoes Is $;8,SsT.
The land embraced In the right-of-way waa
assessed generally at $50 per acre. - Prac
tically all this amount goes to Indian
allottes through whose land the proposed
railroad runs.
The assessment which has been levied
upon the Sioux City & Western will cost
that railroad something like $1,500 per mile,
simply to reimburse the Indians for the
right-of-way. There are slxty-flve Indi
vidual Indian allottes, who will receive
something over $4i0 each. This projected
railroad win run through the most valuable
portion of the Omaha and Winnebago
reservations, running north and south along
Omr.ha creek.
Rural carriers appointed for Nebraska
routes: Danbury. route 1. Allen E. Boyer
carrier, David C. Bi.ycr substitute; Wy
more, route 3, Richard R. Smith carrier,
Frank Crawford substitute.
Iowa rural route ordered established De
cember 15: Knlerim, Calhoun county, route
1, population 513, houses lu3; Templeton.
Carroll county, route 1, population 6;3,
nouses 106.
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION
Second Day Passe Without Any
Death from the Plaaoe nt
Sevr Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 19. Report of yel
low fever situation to 6 p. m.:
New cases g
Tots! to date 3,348
Deaths 0
Total 435
New foei
Cases under treatment 108
Discharged $,Sii6
This In the second day in succession that
no deaths from yellow fever have occurred.
This Is remarkable at this stage of the
epidemic, because as a rule towards the
end of an epidemic the death rate grows
as the number of new cases diminishes.
There are only 108 cases under tieitment.
The following country reports were re
ceived: Cote Blanche and Belle Ami three
days, thirty new canes and five deaths; La
Fourche Crossing, one death; Patterson
two new case; Woodlawn plantation, Put
quemine, one. new. case; Barratarla district.
one new ease and one death. '
NEBRASKA MAN IN TROUBLE
Aarent of World Accident Insurance
Company Arretted In
Colorado.
DENVER. Oct. 19. (Special Telegram.)
Through its agent. W. J. Walsh, the World
i Accident sssoclatlon of Omaha is to be
niidd to feel the keen edge of one of Colo-
rado's Insurance laws.
Walsh was arrested yesterday morning st
Ordway at the request of the state lnsur
anee department. He Is charged with
soliciting Insurance Illegally, for the rea
son that his company has no right to
operate in the state. The penalty is a fine
of $600 or six months In prison. According
to Deputy Insurance Commissioner Rltten
house, Walsh has been at work for several
weeks, but the department has been unable
to locate him. He has been soliciting around
Colorado City, Rosewell and Pueblo mainly.
KENTUCKY BANKER INDICTED
W. B. Smith of Louisville Accused of
Maklnar False Entries, MlsnpprO'
prlatlon and Enibesslement.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 19.-W. B. Smith
former president of .the Western National
bank of this city, was indicted today by
the federal grand Jury on ten counts charg
ing him with embezzlement, making false
entries and the misappropriation of the
funds of the bank.
The total defalcation charged in the In
dictments Is $198,013. divided as follows
False entries, $136,986; misappropriation, $12,
047; embezzlement, $50,000.
KILLED IN FOOT BALL GAME
James E. Bryant Butted In Stomach
Dnrlaar Practice Play at Canon
City, Colorado.
CANON CITY, Colo., Oct. 19. Jame E
Bryant, aged 17 year, wa almost Instantly
killed in a practice game of foot ball here
today. He was carrying the hall, when one
of the opposing players butted him n the
pit of the stomach and a dozen or more
piled on top of him In the scramble for the
ball. When they arose Bryant was limp
and lifeless. The coroner will Investigate.
GRAFT CASE IN CLEVELAND
Clerk of City Market House Accused
of Embessllu; f7,4iH Collected
for Stall Rent.
CT.FVHLAND. Oct. 19. John J K-mv
clerk of the city market house, wa ar-
rested today on a warrant sworn out by
Director of Publio Works Leslie. Kclley
1 Is charged with having failed la account
! for $7.4:1 In rentals collected from keepers
I of stalls at public market. He was. re
leased this evening on J15.00O ball. Kelley
Is under bond for $3,000.
Movement of Ocean easel Oet. ID.
At New
Hamburg.
York Arrived Patrlcl from
Sailed. Deutachland for Ham -
burg: La Savole for Havre; Republic for
Naples
At Naples Arrived, Perugia from New
York; Koenis Albeit from New York.
At Glasgow Arrived. Carthaginian from
New York; Silx-rtan from Philadelphia.
At Liverpool Arrived. Majestic from New
Y'ork; Piieslund from Philadelphia Sailed,
Bavarian and Ottawa fur Mont:eal.
At (jueeiiiitown Sailed, Haverfoid for
Philadelphia; Uceanlc Tor New lurk
At Londun Arrived.
XI. -t
Angll.au from
At Unoa-Arrlved. Citta Dl Torino from '
New York. Sailed. Lombard! for New
York. ...... j ,
Wrti&uJ&'yg vf"i
Menoml'a or Uoatoo.
MUSIC AM) CHEERS
President Continues His Triumphal Trip
Tkrough the 8onth. ,
ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING AT RALEIGH
Party Officially Welcomed to State ky
Lianteiaat Oorernor Win ten.
GIFT FROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Mr. Roosevelt Presented with Geld Loring
Cup Ccstirg $500.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DELIVERS ADDRESS
Devote Greater Part of Speech
Question of Commerce and Trans-
portatlnn, Particularly to
Railroad Reaulatloa.
CHARLOTTE. N. C. Oct. 19. The ova
tion which President Roosevelt received
during his Journey through a portion of
Virginia yesterday wa continued today,
as he traveled through North Carolina.
Beginning with his arrival at Raleigh at
9 o'clock this morning, he was greeted by
heerlng crowds nt Durham, Greensboro.
Ilgh Point, Ix-xlnKton. Salisbury and Char
lotte, the demonstration In this city being
fitting farewell of the citizens of the
Id Tar Heel state.
The feature of the day wa the president
Isit to the fair which Is In progress at
Ralelph. Here he delivered an addres
which dealt with the Important question
f railroad ownership and the organisations
of capital and labor. His speech wa given
lose attention, and ho frequently waa lu-
errupted by hearty applause. He was
ecompanicd to the fair ground by Mrs.
Roosevelt, and she, too, was the recipient
of much attention.
At Durham, where a atop of ten minute
was made, the president devoted his re
mark to the student of Trinity college,
who were gathered In force to greet him.
flatcar had been converted Into a gaily
decorated stand and from there the presi
dent spoke. He waa accompanied to the
stand by Lieutenant Governor Wlnaton,
who officiated at Raleigh, owing to the
absence of Governor Glenn, caused by the
death of his brother, and by United State
Senators Simmons and Overman. Both of
the senators are graduates of thl college.
A bit of sentiment was responsible for
a short stop at Ixington, where the presi
dent wa greeted by several hundred people.
to whom he spoke briefly. Lexington I the
county seat of Davidson county, the only
county in North Carolina that gave Presi
dent Roosevelt a majority at the last na
tional election.
Tomorrow morning the president will pay
visit to Rnsweli. Ga., the home of hi
mother. From there he will go to Atlanta,
where most of the day will be spent. Mr.
Roosevelt will leave him when the capital
of Georgia I reached and return to Wash
ington. Great Ovation In Ralelarh.
RALEIGH, N. C., Oct. 19 -Presldent
Roosevelt visit to , Raleigh., haa been a
most pleasant one, in - every a,v and tho .
reception tnat he received hero waa cour
teous. dignified and enthusiastic. Fully
60,000 people were in the city, and all alone
the line of march there were frequent out
bursts of cheering, not great in volume.
but given with a hearty good will to the
nation's chief executive. The president
was delighted with his visit, and Just be
fore he left the city he declared that he"
was coming to Raleigh again. Once on
the line of parade to the fair rrnnrwl
the president arose and saluted the ladles
at a stand decorated with confederate
flags and the flag of the nation.
Arrival In Raleigh.
With the muHlc of the band and many
cheers of greeting to him the president.
in his special train, pulled into the Union
depot today promptly on time. A recep
tion committee of 100 citizens and Lieu
tenant Governor Winston welcomed the
president to the state In the forced ab
sence of Governor Glenn, who Is In Greens-.
boro at the funeral of his brother. There
were thousands of people about the depot
as the presidential party came to the depot
There wa a volley of cheer, which roe
again and again as the president passed
on the street In his carriage, bowing to the
right and left, standing and waving his
hands In pleasant greeting to the little
children.
In the carriage with the president was
Mrs. Roosevelt, Lleutenunt Governor
Winston and Secretary Loeb. About the
president's carriage, in addition to the five
secret service men, were a special detail
of the staff of Governor Glenn. The
evidences, stores and public buildings were
profusely decorated and the street were
roped from curb to curb. Both sidewalks
were Jammed with people, while every
available window and piazza wa occupied
by thousands, who cheered from time to
time. The procession passed to the state
capitol, where In the senate chamber were
waiting delegations of many ladles and
gentlemen, officers of 'the state, supreme
court Judges and others. Here all the party
was presented to the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt. During this ceremony an Inter
esting event was the presentation of a
handsome bouquet of carnations and brld.il
flowers to Mrs. Roosevelt by William,
young son of the late Lieutenant William
E. Shapp, and by Worth Bagley Daniels,
nephew of Ensign Worth Bagley of the
Spanish-American war, and son of Josephus
Daniels, democratic national committee
man from North Carolina.
Visits the Senate Chamber.
A visit to the senate chamber wa for
the particular purpose of having the presi
dent, on behalf of the North Carolina Lit
erary and Historical Society, present a
handsome :-00 gold loving cup, studded
with North Carolina gems, to John Charles
McNeill of Charlotte as a remard for hav
ing produced the best piece of llteraturo
In the slate during the year. This cup was
' lven by MU8 Uni,ey Patterson of Wlns-
' Inn
C. B. Aycock, the first elected president
of the society, made a brief speech, after
which Mr. Roosevelt. In a few remarks
extolling the value of literary effort, pre
sented the cup to Mr. McNeill.
Prrsident at Fair Ground.
Immediately after the presentation the
line of march was resumed to ths fair
: -round. the entire distance being thronged
I ...1 ...v... n,n.. .1
; prebldtnl and Mrs. Roosevelt. Partlcu
; larly phased was Mr. Roosevelt when, 011
: the handsome lawn of Dr. C. W. Burkett
. of the State Agricultural and Mechanical
college, he saw a big picture of himself
thus Inscribed: "Welcome to our prssl
' dent, who dares to do right, who data to
i be true, w ho dares ' to do that which bo
I olnftr caI1 uo."
There were marly 40,000 people on tha
fair grounds when the president arrived.
The presldeut was Introduced by LUutenaat
Governor Winston and began hU
with a JyleaJHUli iifx1"
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