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NEW GAME OF POLICY
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Clause Id Kutual Reset-re Contract.
PREMIUM STATED ON FIRST PAGE
0a 8eeoni Holder ii Required to Fay Any
Amount company Calls Tor.
GEORGE H. SQUIRES' DEPOSITION READ
Equitable Official Buy Stock from 8ociety
at 174 and! it Pack at 310.
RANDOLPH TELLS OF BORROWING STOCK
nya Ha Thinks Bunk Wanted Son
T table Securities for the tse
of ioiue of Ita Cus
tomers. Nt'.V YORK, Nov. .'. J usl la-fore the
Insurance Investigating committee ad
Journrd toiliiy Charles K. Hughes, counsel
ifor the committer, produced a policy writ
ten by the Mutual Reserve Lit Insurance
company upun the life of a man whoso
rime was not given, Which policy ttlpulated
in the first page that the insured should
piy a fixed and stntrid premium (subject
to other benefits and requirements else
where stcted).
On page two of the policy Mr. Hughes
read a clause that the executive committee
of the company could require tho holder of
the policy to pay any multiple of the
amount of the premium stated on the. first
page which the committee saw fH. George
Kldrege, vice president and secretary of
the company, to whom Mr. Hughes read the
fv vey. said that tho number of such policies
inued was small.
Iluudailph Tells of Mock Deal.
Previously Edmund D. Randolph, treas
urer of ti;e Now York Life Insurance com
pany, had said thut it was ruc that ho
removed $7)0,0ii0 worth of Now York City
stork from the, vaults of the company and
put a check of the Central National bank
lor that amount In the place of It on
January (, JS01. , Mr. Randolph understood
i hat the. bank wanted the stock lor clients
ine of which was the Merchants Trust com
pany. He promised to glvo tho committee
. lain me uuiiiu ui ujiy oniee-is ui wie iew
York Ufe company then In tho Merchants
Trust company.
Squire's Deposition Head.
The deposition of George II. Squire, for
merly financial manager of tho Equitable
Mfo Assurance society, in which he de
scribed some of tho operations of the syn
dicates which included otlicers of that
society, was read to the committee. Mr.
, Squire said In It In 1901 tho Equitable
' ' society bought 2.000 shares of the mock of
the Lawyers' Title Insurance company
and resold 1,500 shares to several of Its
officers and directors at the purchase price,
174. Some of the Equitable men sold their
stock later, said Mr. Squire, and subse
quently large blocks of the stock were sold
, back U the . Equitable society at J10 to
"Z-rr by m! firm or Williamson & Squire.
That firm might have bought it from the
officers of the Equitable society, Mr.
Squire said, but he did not know. Mr.
Hughes also brought out that a profit of
$22,000 had been paid to Mr. Squire from
the sales of stock of the Lawyers' Mort
gage company to the Kquitable society and
that Mr. Squire had tllvlded profits from
n unknown 'operation, aggregating $1S,W0
among four officers of the Kquitable so
ciety James W. Alexander, James II.
Hyde, Thomas D. Jordan and W. H. Mc
Intyre. Another Payment to Ilamlltoa.
The fact that the New York Security and
Trust company paid $1,000 to Andrew
'f moneys belonging to the New York Life
Insurance company was also brought out
today by Mr. Hughes.
W. II. Fanshawc, a dealer In Investment
securities, told the committee that in 19(4
he bought New Orleans Traction bonds
of a face value' of $1.2o.o00 from the New
York Life Insuranco company and George
W. Perkins, trustee of the, Nylic fund,
giving tbem bis checks, amounting to
$!C7.500 tn payment, and then borrowed the
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$537,500 from the New 1 01k Life company,
usln the DoniM as collateral, ite men aoiu
the bonds, giving the New York Life com
pany W per cent of tho proceeds and keep
ing 5 per cent.
Will Collect Taxes.
Frank A. O'Donnell, president of tho
Roatd of Taxes and Assessments, today
took steps collect :3,50i from either the
New York Life Insurance company or tho
'entral National bank as taxes and Inler-
st on the S700.0H) transferred to avoid tho
P nient, according to testimony before tho
insurance committee last Monday. Mr.
U'Donnell said he had referred the matter
to Corporation Attorney Delaney, with In
nru."i"ps to brlas sn t f-r f :T n. tocihcr
with Interest for seven years, ajui- had laid
the matter before Comptroller Omul, a
he Is charged with the responsibility for
the collection of all arrears of taxes.
Rebate Case In Philadelphia, r
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. is. Charged with
unlawful discrimination In favor of Ben
jamin C. Wurnlck of this city, in connec
tion with tho lstuauce of a life insurance
policy foi IlOO.ouO, Harold Pcircr. the yen
eral agent In Philadelphia for the New
York Life Insurant" company, was given
a hearing before M igiatrate Tevriar today
and held In $2.!i bail tor his appearance
In court Peirce, it is charged, caused to bo
issued a policy on the life ot W'arni. k for
which the lutter did rot have to pay the flist
year's premium, which amounted to f'.'.5ej.
The prlnclpul witness In the case Is War
nick. He said a man named E. A. liellly
came to him and told him that be could get
Warnirk a IIOO.oiO policy In the New York
Ufe Insurance company through Pearee
without Warnlck having :o pay a cent of the
brst year's premium. Reilly explulned,
Warnlck said, that by obtaining tiitt policy
Peirce mould be able to uet a special bonus
from the company and thus get more com-
mixtions than ho could otherwise obtain.
TO inn v urine iwm'u, ma King me
proviso that it must be regular and within
the law a he would not accept it other
wise About a month ir two huor the
receipted policy was delivered to him with
ml h' paving any premium thereou. War
nlck s. ! I'c subsequently decided that the
transaction was not regular, uud requested
the company to take t.uk the policy. He
Informed his attorney about the matter.
4nd added that he knew nothing of this
prosecution until he was summoned to ap
pear in the case.
Agint Plrce declined to d.scuss (l: case
.r the hearing He said i- would
t complete auswi r to 11 . .; ir-a at
s 1 ftp r tiim .
I'ne 'r y-ecutiuti wiu 4j:oug..t t'r- -i a
ti law 10 pieei:t d"-ertmia.i:iuh
'continued on wi'!.J i'-w j
and
PORTE PRAYS FOR A CHANGE
Rrprrirntalltra of the Saltan Would
Hare Macedonian Proa ram
Altered.
CONSTANTINOPLE, via Sofia. Bulgaria.
Nov. 28. r'etachments from the Interna
tional fleet landed at Mytllene Sunday
afternoon, In accordance with the Instruc
tions of Rear Admiral von Jedlns. and
occupied the customs and postal buildings.
Th govern ir protested, but his represen
tntinns were not availing. During the
Ralrani festival, beginning today and end
ing the evening of November 30. the fleet
will take i tv ' notion, but If the
sultan does not e the Interval to ac
cede to the del iT V of the powers the
fleet will occupy Island of Tenedos. oft"
the coast of As Inor.
The porte con ", its efforts to obtain
a modification he financial control
scheme, so as ' ike It more acceptable
to Turkish vicv 5 The grand vizier. Ferld
Pasha, the rep f whose dismissal was
unfounded, ha! rmeu M. Zlnovieff, the
Russian amba. r. that the scheme In
it present shi s too unpalatable. The
grand vizier o I to agree to the estab
lishment of ioui new civil agents, with
tho same functions an the existing agents
of Austria and Russia, but the ambassador
declared that no 1 alteration in the de
mands of the powers was possible. TewflK
Pasha, the foreign minister, ulso tried to
enlist the sympathies of the Herman ami
Italian un.bi'.ps.ulot s, but his efforts were
equally futile. The unanimity of the
powers. Including Germany, as to the
necessity for competing a full acceptance
of the demands uppears to be complete
and diplomatic circles are satisfied that
the porte before long Will realize that In
the face of this unanimity there is nothing
to be done but bow to the will of Europe.
IT0 TALKS ON COREAN AFFAIRS
Hermit Kingdom Is Xot to Re n r'nir
for Japanese Spoll.
mt 11.
SEOl'L. Nov. lb - Marquis Iio. in BUin
mlr.g up the Corean situation, dwelling upon
the trust placed by foreign powers in Japan,
by allowing that government u free hand;
the responsibilities of Japan to tho na
tives, and the fact that the peninsula would
not be an Eliiorudo for Japanese SDiiils
men, said to the Associated Press:
Various irresponsible newspapers have
greatly embarrassed Japan by writing of
Coreu as a conquered stale, where the Ja
panese were free to do anything irrespec
tive of the rights of foreigners and the
natives, nnd that tho Corean people were
not to bo considered. This lias aroused
suspicious among the Coreans.
The emperor of Japan sent me to arrange
A new treaty, to which the emperor of
t'oria has agreed, although the proposition
meets with some opposition from either
HOUt'eCS.
Although C'orea has transferred the con
duct ot its foreign relations to Tokio, it
retains control of its internal administra
tion. Wo accept a great trust nnd a heavy re
spousbility, and the foreign powurs con
sent to the new arrangements.
Tho Amerleati government has already
announced the withdrawal of its legation
and others will follow, but America warns
us not to abuse the natives. It is prob
able that Japan mill advise those in control
of the Corean departments of the govern
ment, but they will not be connected with
the management.
The Japanese government or Its resident
general will deal with questions relating to
foreign affairs, hut tt is n-H yet known
who will be appointed resident geneal.
However, those Japanese who expect that
the coming of this representative will sig
nalize drastic or decisive measures for tho
exploitation of this country, disregarding
all the rights of the natives, will find them
sehes mistaken.
We wish to benefit ourselves, but our
greatest return will be derived from Insur
ing the welfare of the people for whose
destinies wo now stand responsible.
WILLIAM OPENS REICHSTAG
Hopes that Nicholas Will lTove Path
finder of Future Happiness
of Russia.
BERLIN. Nov. 21. Emperor William
opened the Reichstag today at noon in the
white hs.ll of the palace, himself readtng
the speech from the throne. The speech
was occupied chiefly with domestic affairs.
Turning near the close of the speech to for
eign affairs, the emperor said:
The German empire has with all powers
correct and with most of them good nnd
friendly relations. It filled me with high
satisfaction that I win able to support the
successful efforts of the president of the
1 niten states in nringing anout peace b
tween his male-sty the emneror of Russia
1 an- his majesty the emperor of Japan. I
jnpan ll entrance into the ranks of
the great powers with sincere wishes for
the peaceable civilizing mission of this
highly endnwed people, and my lively sym
pathies attend the efforts which the neigh
boring, friendly Russlnn empire Is making
toward a new order of things lu its Inter
nal affairs. I hope that ills majesty the
emperor Nicholas may earn the love and
gratitude of his people as the pathfinder of
Russia's happy future.
The emperor also expressed his congrat
ulations to Norway's government and pen.
pie upon the election of the "royal couple
to whom 1 am bound by friendly pen"
menls." FAREWELL TO EVANGELISTS
Ten Thousand Persons Attend Final
Service Held by American Min
isters in Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 28 Ten thousand per
sons gathered In Tournament ball here to
night to bid farewell to Reuhen A. Ti-rrey
ami Charles M. Alexander, the American
evungciists, at the close of their successful
revival movement In the I'nlted kingdom.
ThU movement has covered a period of
three years during wiiich nearly 1'iO.OuO
convert wero m.ide.
The gathering Included delegates from
many of the cities in which missions were
conducted bv the evangelists. These dele
gates read addres j testify. ng to the last
ing results of this remarkable campaign.
Songs were rendered by a choir of 3,K and
the greatest enthusiasm was displayed.
Right Rev. Francis James Chavasse,
bishop of Liverpool, Lord Kinnalrd and
other prominent persons sent telegrams ex
pressnlg regret at their Inability to ultend,
j appreciation of the good work done by the
1 evangelists, and the hope that they would
! soon return to the I'nlted Kingdom,
I
BRITISH DIPLOMATIC CHANGES
Sir Charles Mcbolaoa, Ambassador at
Madrid, Kaereeda sir t harlea
Hardiuar at St. Petersburg;.
LONDON. Nov. 'M. In udditlou to the
formal announcement that Sir Charles
Nicholson. British aiiil-uaaador at Madrid,
will succeed Sir Charles Hardinge ul St.
Petersburg, the following changes In the
diplomatic corps are bulletined: Sir Maur.
I Ue ftunson, minister to Portugal, sueceuds
1 Sir Arthur Nicholson as amliassador at
Madiid; Hon. Francis Hyde Vllliers. un
der secretary of siale for foreign affairs,
Is made minister to Portugal; Sir William
Couxnglaini tireen, minister to dwitat-rland.
14 tiansleried to ilie emha-sy a. Bucharest,
Rutin, aniii i.ei-erdius ri.r John ii. K'eim, dy.
1.0 14 le.iiiU,
LARES SWEPT BY STORM
Superior, Michigan and Bttrtn Lathed to
fury by Six y-Kile Gale.
THREE VESSELS WRECKED NEAR DULUTH
awa I
Tuenty-slx Men Aboard One of
Them In Imminent Danger
Hundreds of Craft Driven
to Harbor.
UL'LL'TIf, Minn., Nov. 28. In one of the
most terrific gales In the history of the
great lahes, even surpassing In fury tho
terrible storm of last September, lu which
so many men lost their lives In the vicinity
of the Apostle islands, three big lake
steamers were today driven ashore within
sight of the lighthouse at the Duluth en
trance to the local harbor and several mem
bers of tho crew of one of the boats, the
Mataufa. are believed to have perished.
The wrecks are tho Crescent City and the
Mataafa of the Pittsburg Steamship com
pany and the R. W. England, owned by
the England Transportation company of
Cleveland. As soon as Interrupted tele
graphic communication with other lako
ports is resumed It is expected that fur
thr reports of wrecks will le received.
For thirteen consecutive hours between 11
o'clock Monday night and 12 o'clock today
the velocity of the wind averaged slxly
miles an hour, and at times blow at tho
rate of suveniv mtle3 an hour. The Ma
taafa is being slowly rounded to pieces.
Tlv crew of the Crescent City escaped, but
the boat Is a total wreck. Captain R. W.
England Is the only man who left the Eng
land. The vessel is lying on tho sand and
is in no danger of going to pieces. The
captain was taken off by tho life snvtng
crew with the help of a breeches buoy. The
sailors will remain on the boat until to
morrow. I'nlesa the wind abates before
morning the Mataafa will be a total loss.
Tho Mataufn's accident was the most tin
fortunate, of the three. It struck the north
pier of the harbor entrance while making
its way into the harbor and was unable to
get through the canal. It swung around
and ran aground Just north of the pier,
where the waves are sweeping completely
over It.
Thousands Nee Acrldent.
The accident occurred shortly before 3
o'clock. The Mataafa left here at 6 o'clock
Inst night with the N. A. Smith In tow. It
was captained by R. F. Humble. The storm
was so severe that it was forced to turn
hack.
As It came up the lake with Its tow a
large crowd flocked to the piers to watch
Its entrance. A mile or two out in the
lake it left tho Nasmyth, which immedi
ately anchored, and came on alone, en
deavoring to make the entry, but the
lateral roll of the waves threw it starboard
and It struck the north pier fairly on tho
end, almost squarely with Its nose, which
was badly battered as a result of the col
lision. A second attempt to head the ves
sel between the canal piers was unsuc
cessful, the waves sweeping tho vessel
from stem to stern. An effort was then
made to turn It out Into the lake again,
but the attempt was In vain. As Its prow
headed toward the lake it turned almost
eomi?te:y around with its noso '.owaro
shore. It cleared tne pier and went on the
beach broadside. Every wave swept com
pletely over the boat. There, with thous
ands of people watching them, almost
within a stone's throw and unable to do
anything, the poor fellows huddled on the
stern of the boat awnitlng rescue. The
life saving crew was at the wreck of the
England and did not rench- the Mataafa
until nearly 6 o'clock. Ry that time the
stern was almost under water and some
time before that the men had slipped down
the ventilators In the hold of the boat.
Their only chance Is that there may be
some compartment there watertight to hold
them till rescued.
The Crescent, City, Captain Frank Rice,
was the first of three to go aground. It
went on the rocks at Lakewood, about
twelve miles from Duluth. at 8 p. m. Every
member of the crew of twenty-six men
escaped and none was seriously Injured.
The R. W. England Is lying on a sand
beach on Minnesota point, four miles south
of the harbor entrance. It struck at 12:
p. m.. during a blinding snowstorm.
At 11:30 p. m. a reliable party from the
scene of the Matanfa wreck says the life
saving crew have abandoned their efforts
to rescue the men on the wreck until
morning.
Wrecks Alonaj Uke Huron.
DETROIT. Mich.. Nov. i8.-I.ake Superior
from Duluth to the 800, the upper penin
sula of Michigan, upper ends of Lakes
Huron and Michigan and the northern
counties of lower Michigan, have been
swept last night and today by a terrific
wind and snowstorm, and a number of
shipping accidents have been reported. The
blizzard raged with a velocity of from forty
to sixty mil.s an hour, and all the harbors
from rort Huron north on Lake Huron
and from Sault Ste. Marie north on Lake
Superior arc filled with vessels which have
iiiii iii '.or Ehclt'.r.
Tonight it was reported from Sault Ste.
Marie that the wind has fallen tn twelve
miles an hour and although the barometer
Is falling, the weather situation Is regarded
as greatly Improved. All boats on the
lower end of Lake Superior are supposed
to have weathered the storm In safety.
Scores of craft are tied up in the St. Mary's
river and In the vicinity of Whltetish Point
waiting for clearer weather.
Marquette reports an unusually heavy
snowfall, with drifts so high that train
and traction service is greatly delayed.
I Tremendous seas are running on Lake Su
perior off Marquette harbor and more than
a dozen vessels are riding out the gain in
side the break wuter there.
At Alpena, 011 Lake Huron, the water
logged barge Harvey Blssell was tied at a
dock and u torn to pieces by the gale,
and the barge Vlnland broke away from Its
consort and Is aground. The small passen
ger and freight steamer City of Holland
went on the rocks while trying to muke
the harbor at Rogers City. Docks and
other waterside property sustained heavy
damage at Alpena. Much damage was also
done on Thunder Buy island, where the
weather station and watch house were sur
rounded with water and the northern por
tion of the island was submerged.
More than u dozen vessels are In shelter
at Port Huron at the lower end of Luke
1 Huron. One small schooner, the J. M
Spauldlng. bound down from Rogers City,
was unable to make the harbor today and
went on the beach near Fort Gratiot. The
crew of four men reached shore safely.
1 uioiugion reports a forty-mile gait
I sweeping the upper end of Lake Michigan
I and uo boats leaving the harbor but the
I IV re Marquette ferry steamers. Thousands
I of dollars damage was done to waterside
property at Menominee und along the west
shore of Green Bay. At the Straits ot
Mackinaw the Wind reached a ve..jty or
1 forty-eight miles an hour, accompanied by
I a heavy snow.
! From F"t William. Onturlo on the north
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HIGH FINANCE IN CHICAGO
Sephew of elaoa Morris Swindles
Rankera Out of 2.(UXMI by
Kltlna- Iloa;aa Drafts.
CHICAGO. Nov. 2. Samuel N. Hoff
helmer. a nephew of Nelson Morris, the
millionaire packer, was arrested here to
night, charged with having swindled 8. W.
Strauss & Co., mortgage, brokers at 114 La
Salle street, out of $:Vi,0(. Being unable
to furnish bond.i, fixed at HoO.OtO by Justice
Cochrane, who Issued the warrants for his
arrest, Hoffhclmcr was taken to the Cook
county Jail.
The alleged swindle operated by Holt
heimer extends over a period of eighteen
months. His relations with the Morris
family, it Is said, tnude It possible for Hoff
helmer to carry out the scheme for such
a long period without detection. Two years
ago, while the young man was rarrylng on
a small commission business in buying and
selling cattle feed, it Is alleged he went to
8. W. Straus & Co. and explained that he
was buying large quantities of cottonseed
and cottonseed hulls, whicli he disposed of
to Nelson Morris 4 Co. In order to carry
on the business, it is altered that he ex
plained that a largo amount of money was
necessary to make up the drafts which
wero made dully upon him for the feed and
to take up the bills of lading made with
the shipments. He, It Is said, requested S.
W. Strauss & Co. to finance the deals,
which they agreed to do
From that time on. tt is alleged, Hoft
helmer delivered to Strauss A- Co. dally
lists of carloads of cattle feetl which he
said he had bought from various concerns
and had sold to Nelson Morris & Co. He
would obtain checks for the amount of his
purchase from 8. W. Struuss St Co., and at
the same time be would deliver to the bank
ers a draft on Nelson MoitIs & Co. for the
amount whicli lie had Informed them he
had sold tho feed to the pocking company.
The draft taken by the bankers vas de
posited by their bank In the usual course
of their business.
At the beginning, according to the bank
ers, Hoffhelmer carried only small sales,
but the amounts of the transactions grew
so that sales to Nelson Morris & Co.. as
reported by Hoffhelmer. amounted to more
than $150,000 a day. Until the first of this
month the supposed sales continued and
then it was learned, it la Maid, thut all the
sales were fictitious. Instead of taking up
the drafts which he had said were made
out when he bought the supposed feed,
Hoffhelmer took up the drafts which he
gave to S. W. Strauss Co. against Nelson
Morris & Co. In that way he continued
from day to day increasing his supposed
sales and taking up the larger drafts
against the packing company with the
larger check given lilm by the bankers each
following day, making a small gain each
day on the use of the bankers' money.
Knowledge ef the drafts did not reach the
packing company until November I. when
Nelson Morris accidentally discovered one
chejek while it was m the bunk at the
stock yards. An investigation followed and
Hoffhelmer Is alleged to heve made a com
plete confession to Strauss of his opera
tions, admitting that for eighteen months
he hud been carrying on flie scheme which
had made him a living nnd at the close
had netted him 1256.000, the amount of the
chock received from the banking concern,
to take care of fie day's business. Hoft-tWnuiii-ekirrt
rnr. r,.l "3":' "im-iCr.'5r in
Investments. He will be (given a hearing
before Justice Cochrane December 5.
PRISONER (WNSJ3R00M STOCK
Man Servlnsr In Penitentiary Invests
Kuvlna; In Concern Operat
ing; In Prison.
i EFFERSON CITY", Mo Nov. 2S Gov
ernor Folk Is greatly Incensed to learn that
James Hale, a federal prisoner, who was
removed to Fort Leavenworth prison last
Friday, Is a Mockholder In tho Central
Broom Manufacturing company, a corpora
tion doing business in the penitentiary.
The stock was bought by Hale about
two W'eeks before he was removed to Fort
Leavenworth with money he had cnrefully
accumulated by hoarding "tips" that wero
given him m a prison barber. Halo wan
sentenced by the federal court of Indian
Territory for ninety-nine years for murder
and has scried six years
Following the disclosures made to Gov
ernor Folk by Convict George Ryan re
garding the prison revolt 011 last Friday, In
which three men were killed, a number of
changes will be Introduced at the prison
at the Instance of Oovernor Folk to pre
vent a recurrence of the mutiny.
Gatllng guns have already been ordered
and new and modern long-range rifles will
be provided for the guards. The guards will
he uniformed nnd will bo drilled twice a
week by Adjuta'nt General DeArmond. nnd
will be given target practice until they be
come skilled In the use of the new gun.
An organization semi-military in charac
ter will lie maintained The deputy warden
will be given tho rank of .'aptain. his as
sistants will rank as lieutenants, yard
masters will be sergeants and so on down
the line.
A rigid search Is being made for H. E.
Spencer, the boy convict recently released
from the penitentiary, who was declared
by Ryan to have furnished the weapons
and nitroglycerin with which the muti
neers were provided when the outbreak
was made, hut no trace of him has been
found.
CASSIE WILL TESTIFY TODAY
Referee Reiultmtnn ArratiKea to Give
Mrs. C'hndwlek en Opportunity
to Tell Iler Slory.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 2S.-Harold Reming
ton, rcferep of the federal bankruptcy
court, after a conference today with tin
attorneys interested In the Chad wick pro
ceedings, announced that the hearing would
be resumed tomorrow afternoon at I o'clock.
This aetlon followed the request of Mrs.
Chadwick that she again be permittee! to
on the witness stand. She has nrnm.
I ised to make public many details of he r
financial operations which she refused to
divulge whe'n she appeared several months
ago.
Mrs. Chadwick. in deilding on this course,
said she had been influenced (u doing so
largely because of the fact that notwith
standing all her real and personal prop
e rty had been iold, her creditors had re
ceived practically nothing, the money bct.ig
almost entirely tonsiuned in fees, etc.
FIVE ARE NOT IDENTIFIED
l burred nnd Mutilated Condition of
letlnia of Masaarliaaetta Wreck
j Precludes Ceitaiut).
j BuSTON. Nov. :s. No changes were re-
! poi't-.-d today In the condition of the persons
injured in the Lincoln railroad accident
i Positive identiilcitioii was still lacking to
day in the cases of the bodies of four men
and ui.e won.an. whh.h are in the ciiy
inurgiie The Ii.i!u:e . f Ulen:!b aiiun lesolts
! from the muni U"d uud ch-ined condition of
li.v bod.as.
iLER GRAND HOTEL PROJECT
South Sixteenth Street Business Men Oet
Flans to Working.
BAUM ACTS AS SPOKESMAN FOR PLAN
Commercial t lab Kxeentlve Com
mittee llenra Araamrnt and Prom
ises Ita Support of Second
nt ew Hotel.
Aroused by the action of business men
last week In subscribing I.XiO.tXiO for stock
in a new lOOO.OeO hotel to be built at Sev
enteenth and Douglas streets, the property
holders ot the South Sixteenth street retail
district have rallied to head It off by res
urrecting Peter E. Iler's long-promised, but
never materialized, project for a new Her J
Grand at Sixteenth and Howard streets. ;
The effort to re-enlist support for this
hotel plan was projected on the meeting !
called by the Commercial club yesterday .
to consider a fat stock show for Omaha.
Although nothing was mentioned In the
call for the meeting but the stock show,
as soon as action was taken on that J. K.
Bautn, president of the Bennett company,
suggested that he bad something else he
wanted to bring up and suggested that Mr.
Iter and his associates were now ready to
accede to conditions they had formerly re
jected when the previously appointed Com
mercial club committee had endeavored to
,. , , , , ,. t
get them Into a working agreement. He ,
sald the interested property owners of the
neighborhood have gone as far as to sub
scribe $13,812.64, which umount is ostensibly
the chief bone of contention between tho
two. This they would offer to Mr. Her to
square the accov-it between him ard Mr.
Miller.
tier's Halnnee Sheet.
Mr. Buum proceeded to read a report of
an expert auditor and appraiser on Mr.
Iler's financial condition. This showed his
assets to be $1,564,714.33 and his liabilities
$19;,W2.85, leaving him worth S1.3tT.G61.64.
He elaborated on all the various improve
ments for Omaha for which Mr. Her was
entitled to credit, and, referring to the
1 mailer in iiunu. saia mans 101 uie uuiei
I had been drawn by the best hotel architect
, In the I'nlted States and approved by the
j prospective tenant. D. J. Dean of Kansas
i Cit'-
Explaining the alleged contract with the
Deans, which Mr. Her had several times
proclaimed to the public and which Mr.
Dean had denied, he read the following
j telegram signed by one of the Deans:
j I have gone over with Mr. Iler nnd his
i architect In New York the proposed plan
' for the new Iler Grand in Omaha. We are
j prepared to enter Into a lease for the same,
j Want no bonuses or subscriptions. Will
I furnish the hotel In keeping with the plan
j and any report to tho tontrary Is un
founded
The "plan" mentioned, according to Mr.
Raum, was that Mr. Dean would put In
the present furnishings of the hotel and
new iurniiure to ine vinue m jvi"..
Mr. Baum doclared tho difference, between
Mr. Iler nnd Mr. Milter as to what would
be due April 1. lflW, was $13,811.64.
This Mr. Baum and his friends have sub
scribed to settle tho account.
Mr. Baum asked that the executive com-
I mittee of tho Commercial club add himself, This matter, in all probability, will he de
..Johu R. Webster ai.d F. 11 Sanborn to tho ; ctded upon at a. meeting t.f th extcntlve
committee which had attempted tho settle- committee to be held tomorrow. It Is un
ment between Mr. Iler and Mr. Miller. ( derstood that there Is 110 likelihood of
This was done perfunctorily. The other 8n increase 1,1 the road's capital stock,
meniliers of the committee are F. A. Nush, about $JC.Otin,(ioo or which Is still nn
O. W. Wattles, Howard Baldrlge, B. J. issued.
McVann and Ward Burgess. Preparations ulreudv have n T,,rt
... mm -i.
"i""."rs'u.::z:r'..
I ne UlSl unpinn v tin mill nru i'J iiiiuirn'Hi.
signs of suppressed wrath. On one occasion
Hf llaiim Knmp iiattli.il ul 'a remark
i made by Gurdon W. Wattles and at an-
other time Mr. Wattles nnd Mr. Iler had a
, passage of words, which was smoothed over
by Frank Colpetzer. When everybody else
hud had his say Rome Miller engaged the
attention of Chnirman Judson and secured
permisslon to speak. Before he could say
anything a motion to neljourn had been
i made and he was snuffed out by an ob-
Jection.
"I beg your pardon, gentlemen." said Mr.
Miller, and he bowed politely and Imme-
diately left the room.
i
CARTER CLAIMS GREAT CREDIT
Former Army Officer Says He Saved
the Government Many Thou
sands of Dollars.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2S. Oberlln M. Carter,
the former army officer who Is now de-
fending himself against charges of de-
fraudlng the government out of millions
of dollars, testified today before Special
Examiner Burgoine that he had many
times saved the government thousands of
dollars In letting contracts at Savannah.
Carter In his testimony deeiared that In
letting one contract to Green and Guynor.
tho form Insisted upon by him saved the
government $275,000. Carter produced evi
dence purporting to substantiate this dec
laration. Il also declared that the trouble
Into which he became Involved was started
j by an army officer, who, he asserted, ts
! even now stirring up trouble among army
officials in Philadelphia. Carter de-elared
that this man endeavored to force a new
scheme for construction upon the govern
ment and that he, Carter, refused to ap
prove It.
DINNER IN HONOR OF REFORM
Xetv York City Club Entertnlns for
Jerome, Wrnver, Jobnaou
aud Colby.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2S A "political In
dependence dinner." was given tonight by
the City club In celebration of vie-t ines at
the recent eh'Ctlon over party elections
here, in Philadelphia. New Jersey nd
elsewhere. The men whom It was designed
particular to honor were William Traverse
Jerome. New York; Mayor John Weaver.
Philadelphia: Senator-elpct Colby, N'-w Jer
sey; Mayor Mark Fagan. Jersey City and
Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland, O.
Messrs. Johnson. Weaver, Colby and
Jerome spoke, each being greeted as he
arose by hearty applause. Mayor Weaver
declared that much of the honor of the
victory in municipal elections belonged to
President Roosevelt, whose efforts i. Imost
effaced party, and caused blm to lie re
garded as the bailing exponent of the
rights and hopes of all the peopl .
GIFT FOR A NEW WARSHIP
Peuuslvauia Prrsents Silver Sen ice
lu Its Namesake lu the
American !ut.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 3 In U.e pres.
ence of many slate and eity officials and
oftlctrs of the I'nlted States navy, now at
the League Island novy yard. Govern' :
Pennypacker, on behalf of the si.it.. i i uy
presented lo the urmouied ci -. r I', nu
stivsnla. a handsome r. !.: . .ei . e-ori-sistiPS
e. 14' pieces, wiighing ,w pound,
and cost ,uu
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Todavi Warmer Tomorrow.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday 1
Hour. Den-. llonr. Dr.
B a. tn 37 1 p. m 84
a, m .til 2 p. tn :
T a. m iiii ft p. m no
a a. m :il 4 p. m V
a. m ,l H p. tn ST
IO n. m .11 l p. m S
It a. m :t.l T p. m S3
12 n 3M S p. m H
ft p. in 17
FIRST COLD SNAP OF SEASON
Much Lower Temperature nnd More
Snow to the Northwest Than
In Omaha.
The tlrst real cold snap of the season put
In Its appearance yesterday afternoon, as
predicted by the weather bureau. The
thermometer commenced dropping rapidly
about 5 o'clock and by 9 it had fallen 10 f!e.
grees and Is still on' tho descending scale,
At 2 a. m. thl morning It was 7 above by
the thermometer on the street. In Omaha
and the eastern part of the state there
was only slight snow flurries, but further
west the fall was heavy and the tempera
ture much lower than in Omaha.
In the northwestern part of the state the
Indications were for zero weather by morn
ing. The fall up to the present has been
so exceptionally favorable nnd stockmen
are so well provided with feed that no fears
are entertained of losses of live stock.
ALLIANCE. Nib.. Nov. CS. (Special Tele
- -
gram.)-Zero weather prevails throughout !
tha SPCtnn tonight, accompanied by a drlv-
lug northwest wind that In many places
west of here hits the proportions of a bliz
zard. The sudden chance has somewhat
hampered rnilrond facilities, but it ts not
believed the cold snap will be of such
severity that stock or humanity will suffer
greatly.
SIOCX CITY. la.. Nov. JR. A cold wave,
accompanied hv snow flurries and high
wind, at ruck northwestern Iowa this morn
In". Tonight the temperature Is falling
.t'.'ily and the local forecast Is for a
n I ii urn of 10 degrees above zero by to
n ei" 1 w morninir.
PIERRE. 8. D.. Nov. L'S IS nielli I Tele.
1 ffrtm.l Thr. flv . ....... . . .1...
winter prevailed here d,.v ..t,i .,,,.
tonight, with rapidly falling temperature,
There all indications of Its continuing
through tho night.
. Cj DAIJI Ujll I R n TD PnACT
1 ' rHUL VVILLbUILU IU LUAbl
Official Announcement that Itoml Will
He Kxtended from Missouri
River to Seattle.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28,-At a special meet
ing of directors of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul Railway company todav tint
board formally authorized the hulldlnir of
the St. Paul extension to the rnoltlc coast
, from Evarts, 8. D., to Scuttle and Tneomn.
1 npeemcn in trio onlciai announcc-
: nient that the work of construction is to
begin forthwith. It Is estimated that the
cost will be nlioti.t i,0OQ,0n0.
It was announced at the close of the
meeting that as yet no plans had been de.
j termlned upon for flnanclni: the nroieet
the lnenr,,rrHn r . -..n.....
- nv : .,"':
. u u , . ... nuavii, uunuii-i, ..ill un
entirely financed by the St. Paul.
i While alt the details of Ihr. rniim li.'ie,.
not been decided upon, the lino will run
toward the; Rocky mountains, west by
north of west, to Butte. Thence It will be
. extended westerly, crossing the Bitter Root
mountains, through Ixilo pass, and nltl-
mately connecting with Wallula, Wish.,
the terminus of the recently Incorporated
Pacific railroad, which runs to that point
from Seattle. The Si Paul will also seek
i an outlet at Tacoma and will touch Helena,
j Spokane and Portland. The work of con-
t ruction will be begun simultaneously nt
Seattle on the Pacific mi I road und at
I Evarts.
' The lino f,,"hrr outh. which is in the
i I'oursu in vonsiruciwn i reim i nnmneriaiu,
8. D., to Rapid City. In tho Black Hills,
! a 2'1l-niiln project, will ulso be connected
with the northwest extension by a branch
lino. It Is probable' that branch lines will
extend to the Coeur d'Alene country enst of
: Spokane for mining and timber business of
, that section.
CHICAGO. Nov. 2. The Tribune to-
morrow will say: Reports backed un by
much substantial evidence were circulated
today that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul is buying the Kansus Citv Southern
railway, better known as tho Port Arthur
route. The acquisition of tills road would
give the St. Paul an air line between Kan
sas City anil the gulf and would prove a
valuable feeder to Its present lines. While
the rumor of the purchase of the southern
road lacks confirmation of the Chicago
officials of the ronel. It Is asserted that
President Earling is in New York, closing
1 the m gotlations
M'CLELLAN TO HELP HEARST
Mayor of ew York Desires
Have the Ballot Roves
Opened.
to
NEW YORK. Nov. JS. Mayor McClelland
gave his support to W. R. Hearst to in
vestigate the ballot boxes In the recent
mayoralty ele-rtlon and to have the ballots
recounted. Ho announced that he had di
rected Alton P. PHrker, bis a torney, riot
to apH-ul from the decision of the supreme
court yesterday which ordered live ballot
boxes to be opened.
The formal orders directing that tho bal
lot boxes are to be ope m d were Issued to
day by Justice Amend
The orders direct the inspectors of elec
tion to repejrt at the supreme court on De
cember 1 and recount and cunvass the bal
lots. The ballots to ties recounted como
from the First, Second. Fouuh und Sixth
assembly districts.
Movements of Ocean Vra.rli ev. 'H
At New York Arrived: C.,iln, , lu, from
Glasgow: Armenian, from Liverpool; Kuersl
Mlsmaiek from Henoii; St.ei.ndani. from
'lotterdiim Silled: Reiser Wllhelm eler
irosse. for Hn-n'n; Piinz fiskar, tor
Naples; Citta di Napoll, for Naples.
At Glssgov. Arrived: Pretoilan. from
Liverpool.
At Naples Sailed : Punnoiiia. for New
York.
At London Arrived : Monmouth, from
Montr ul.
At Liverpool Arrived : Manxman, from
Montreal: Lake Erie. fiom Montreal.
Sailed: Svlvanla. for Boston.
At Hamburg Arrived: i.raf Waldersee.
from New York.
At Genoa Arrived: Lombardia. from New
Y"-k
. . .r'Wi-ri Arrived: Zee-land, from New
York. Hailed: Mount Temple, for St. John,
V H
At Queensluw n Arrived: Majestic, from
New Y.. lk.
At Hreroen Ai rived : k'ron Prince Wil
helni. rroni New ")oik.
At -''e:i --Arrived, Koculj,on Lidsc
lioiu New YorW "" ,
MILLARD COMES OUT
Washington Paper Indicates WW E
Stands on Bate Measure.
HAS INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT
Promises to Stand by Roaserslt on Hush
' Disooisod Qnestioi.
POINTS TO REASONS FOR SUCH A STAND
Ambassador Thompson in Capital aid Calls
at Slate Department.
SILENT ON MEXICAN AMBASSADORSHIP
Ice President Fairbanks Praetleally
Promises to Deliver fommenee
ment Addreaa at Inlrer-
Ity of Nebraska.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. ISpeclal Tele
gram.) The Evening Star has the following
on Senator Millard s rate position:
The attitude of Senator Millard of Ne
braska, wno is a member of the senate com
mittee on intersiato commerce, nas been
one of doubt for some time, but mere Is
strong belief that Senator Millard bus
ii, iipievi lilliiaeiL lu lihj iiivfliiiniii. ,ui"
tarily. to support a measure In keeping with
pledged himself to the president, voiun-
tne piesliienis views. Senator Millard saw
tne presment a few days ago and had a
conference with htm. The Nebraska sena
tor is a candidate for re-election and theie
would be absolutely no chance In the world
of his coming back to the senate if he
suoukI go astray on the rate proposition.
The Nebraska republicans lust yoar started
the habit of ludoisliig candidates for United
Mates sena lor in tuelr stale conventions.
This was done In the case of Senator
limkett. The next stale convention, to be
held next summer, probably will make an
Indorsement for a successor to Senator
Millard. Even In case ho stands by the
administration on the nillroad rate proposi
tion henulor Miilnrd will have a hard Uma
coming to 1 he senate again. Among those
who will oppose him are Norm Brown of
Kearney, piesent attorney general 01 tne
- Mate; Rosa Hammond, a well known editor
, of Fremont, and Gordon V. Wattles, a
I prominent banker and citizen of Omaha.
Illiishaw Seea President.
Representative Hlnshaw saw the presi
dent for a few moments today. On emerj
ing from the ial.ii.et roin Mr. Hinshaw said
It was his positive conviction that a rata
bill In strict accord with tho president's
policy would pass both bodies. "The peo
ple of Nebraska uro unanimous in support
of the president's position as to rata legisla
tion." Senator Dolliver of Iowa, a member of
the committee on Interstate commerce,
talked with the president briefly today.
After his Interview tne senator remarked
! when asked about rate legislation: "We
' are now nmluK along towurd a practically
'' uninlnious statin for the presidents policy."
President Silent I nlll Message.
It developed toilny that tho subject under
discussion at the Wnlte House confer
ence which was participated In by thn
president, Secreturleia Root, Taft and Bona
parte, Senator Knox and Commissioner of
Corporations Garllehl, was proposed legis
lation affecting 1 nit, il ie. ;t ha, bona
positively d' cieled that tlie.ro stall be no
further expression of the administration'
views on this subject pending1 the publica
tion of the pi'oHianH s message to congress
In which It is treaud at great length.
It was ulso It arned that there has been
1 no change whatever
In tho president a
view 8 w .k tst rr. or rate icguiatum.
In other words his views have not hueu
! uffecti d by uny of the propositions recently
"m,1' l,ul"-
! Kdltora io Cull nt W hlte llouaa.
1 Senator Kltlredgc of South Dakota, was
one of the early callers nt the White
House this morning: before tho cabinet
meeting. Senator Klttiiiige came to ar-
rangu for a reception of tlio SoulU Dakota
newspaper association which will make an
excursion to Washington the latter part
ot this week. The'ie wui lie about seventy
five in thn party. Including many of tha
leading editorial und staff writers of South
Dakota. It Is probnblei tiic president will
ree-elve them next Monday.
I The South Dakota statesman would make
no comment upon rain legislation.
"I am In an inquiring frame of mind."
he smilingly stated, which would indicate
that hu Is yet undetermined what he will
do.
Thompson at Capital.
David E. Thompson of Nebraska, ambaan
sartor to Brazil, urrlved in Washington
this morning. During the early part of
thp d.,y called at the State department
but did not see Secretary Root, the latter
being In attendance en a cabinet meeting.
Mr. Thompsem, however, did see Assistant
fcecretary of Slate Bacon, but business mat
ters were not discussed.
The- ambassador Is lu splendid health,
probably ten pounds short of his normal
weight and looks and acts us If he were
at peace with the world. If there are any
matters of adminlstiatiein disturbing him
as some newspapers have Intimated, Mr.
, Thonil"in has b arned the fine art of
dis
simulation for he; was serenity Itself when
The Bee correspondent talked with him at
the New Willard this evening.
"I am Just over from New York, where I
arrived last week. I expect to go back to
New Yeirk tomorrow night and after a few
days the re Join Mrs. Thompson in Chicago,
she having left for Chicago when I left for
Washington. Alter a short time In Chi
cago Mrs. Thompson and I will go to Lln-i-oln,
where I will look nrter some business
liitere.-ts which need my attention. Just
how long 1 will stay In Lincoln I do not
know. I am on leave and naturally will
stay through the holidays."
On t lie subject of i;uing to Mexico Mr.
Thompson was silent. He said that was a
nialter wholly In the president's hands. Ha
was ambasssdor to Brazil and so far as he
knew would return to Rio de Janeiro at
the; end of bis vacation. Speaking of Biaxil
Mr. Thompson said:
"Sentiiner.tallv, conditlems are very much.
Improved between the t'nlted States and
Brazil. The people of Brazil have com
menced to be lieve in us and like us better
all the lime. They are buying rtiore from
us than they ever did, rtleularly elec
I'i'iil upptritus. railioad and other mi
cliiiiery. and I tirmly believe our exports
to Braiil will show from J,tXA.Qnf) to $4,000.
mrt increase over last year. There can tie
no great Incre-ise in fej.id proeiucts. Argen
tina Is tern rear and they can undersell lis
ho far us foodstuff go. Brazil is also rais
ing more cattle and hog than ever before
and iii every way conditions are butter. Th
Brazilian is coming to know the American
and. liking him, has begun to buy his
gooels."
Mr. Thompson will entertain the members
of the Nebraska de legation at luncheon to
morrow and re turn to New York tomorrow
night.
Kuirbauka t oiiiIuk to Nebraska.
Vlee Pie.-ldent F.iliia nk. if ever'iumg
goes rinlit. will cb llvi i tie- co.nnK-neemcnf
aeleire-s.i at the I ,lv.-i sity of Ne braska J iue
4 bull. Ill fepl tu a-u invitation from 1L