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OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1907TEN PAGES.
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FUNSTOH WILL STAY
GtaenJ to fccraaia at Goldfleld Until
( Eitnatioa Clem Up;
C2DZ3 itc:t 22 rBESZaVED
Xlartial law Will Be Declared if
v, Eerioua Outbreak Occurs.
XTCIIK STARTED IN OXE KETE
Statement that Fifty-Six Ken Are in
' Slotawk Combination,
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GOLDFEILD. Dc 12.V runrton
arrived at M: and wu H. direct to
the Casey hotel, vhrrt h V, at once
lit conference with OoverncX -i Gn
ere I Funston stated to the ,. V)' 't that
he w'ould remain here until V " sit
uation lia cleared up and tfi no
longer danger of trouble, .
General Funston ear he ta determined to
take control of the camp under martial
law upon the firat outbreak of serious vio
lence, hut that he will not take any such
action until the condition warrant It.
Crowds gathered at the depot to wttneaa
the arrival of General Funston and Major
frforKe Bethel and Lieutenant Hornsley
Kvans, the officer who accompanied him
from Pan Francisco.
General Funston haa been In touch with
representative of both aldea of the trouble
Blr.ce Waring- Reno and haa Informed hlm
aelf regarding" tha more Important details
of the conditions now prevailing. Colonel
Reynolds haa Acquainted him with Impres
sions he hag gained alnca his arrival laat
Cunday. ' .
Governor Spark told eGrreral Funston
that in his opinion the presence of the
troops here had prevented serious trouble
thus far and that he oonaldereed It Impera
tively necessary that the troops be kept
here. He advised that there be no declara
tion of martial law at tlila time, but as
serted the bel!f that such action may be
come necessary at any time.
Pickets Kejt Array.
Deputy sheriffs and constables and de
tectives employed by the Mine' Owners'
association are patrolling- all of the mines
and preventing union - pickets or others
from approaching nearer than the aide
lines, Th regulars re taking rio. part In
guarding; the mines. Officers of the Miners'
union assert that not mere than twenty
men are at work on Combination hill and
tbat most of these ere "plants of the union
Who have been sent to procure work Under
the agreement required by the Mine Own
ers' association in order that the arrest of
Qnorge Wing-Held and the officers of the
annotation may be effected under the pro
Visions of Statute placed on the statute
VowSu t-i -iieviuU n March 7. UU. which
provides that it shall be unlawful for any
Person, firm or corporation to make an
Agreement with any person ' for employ
ment whiob, requires that person employed
shall siKn an agreement to withdraw from
any labor organisation which heimay have
joined.
W. H. Bryant, attorney for the Mine
.Owners' association, states that ha Is aware
of tue- Intention of the union men to at
tempt the arrest of mine owners and f
nciala of the association for violation of
th state law prohibiting- an agreement re
quiring the joining- of or withdrawing from
a labor organise 'ton, but says that he Is
prepared to prove the law unconstitutional
and that It has been tested and declared
void In the easel of members of the In
dustrial Workers of the World.
No arrests have yet been made. The'
situation at the mines Is the same and
there has been no disturbance.'
riftr-Stx H at Work. '
Fiflty-slx men are at work at the mill
and underground In the Mohawk combina
tion mine. More than 109 men have
signed tke agreement required by the Mine
Owners' association,' but only the number
nwntioued appeared at 7 o'clock. There
was no molestation of the men and the
pickets of the union are not strongly In
evidence. No other mines attempted to
reopen, this morning.
Deputy constables to the number of 100
and datectivaa and guards ef the mine
owners are guarding the district around
mbiueUott LUL The majority of the men
are at work above ground. They will be
off at I o'clock this afternoon at the end of
an etfht-hour shift and work will close
for the day at that time.
The mine owners say that a few of
tite new men are from other camps, who
l.ave come her Independently and desire
io work regardless of the Western Fed
eration. The union leaders say they are
well satisfied with the situation and
claim they are Inducing many from the
cutslde and many of the local miners
not to ro to work under the lowered
scale. . ,
Tb plant of the Nevada-California
Power company Js still In full operation,
but one man In charge her -and there
.lll be po trouble from this source uu
leis n unexpected break occurs. Nine
of the regular employes refused to . go
to work at the reduced wages Uila mora.
The maintenance of way men on
i tips .outside have . not been hoard
J", cm.
:::,adian pacific has offer
.. Shares f Boatea at Malae
lield by New Have
ftead.
v HAVEN. Conn.. Dee. 11 The re-
r '" tbe offer to buy the shares of the
cf.os 1 Maine railroad, which are held
v th Jew York. New Haven A Hartford
r' ror was confirmed tirre luda. It '.!
u;:d,i;ood also that the federal authorities
c. YVi.;--lngUiu have .been, consulted with
trarfl te the offer and do net regard tbe
reio,:Jons with favor.
UIGS LIQUOR FOR INDIANS
:aifl4rs'at of Saaelal OOitvere Dla-
t a takes sale ml rire
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TrtJttNCiTON. Dec. ll.-Con.tnUi.ioner
er InC Afatr Iupp, In Ms annual
r-pi; ctys that his hop that the aula of
Ir.ipslcat.-i liquors to Indians would be
tti'l tfiminlshed by the eoiuloyniant of
p'.'l ifltr out of th fund aporopri
a4 f"f tlie suppr.'on of the liquor traf
t.i k. bats) lealusd bej'SDtt all execta-
su:.::.my OF THE BEE
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DOMESTIC.
Democratic national convention will be
held In Denver, July 7. The offer by the
city of $100,000 for une of the national
committee wa accepted after warm de
bate, pare 1
Mies Frances , Sawyer, formerly Mrs.
William Oetrander of Onuftia, committed
suicide at St. Louis. Jrac 1
Men are bins- put to work at (joldfleid
In the mines. General Funston arrlvts
and says he will declare martial law If
violence results. Fare 1
The senate adopts resolutions pre
sented by Senator Aldrlch requesting- a
report on the condition of national banks
with details of action taken for relief.
i rage 1
Politician sdlffer over the result of
President Roosevelt's refusal to make
race for third term. ' eastern democrats
belngf hopeful of nominating som'bne be-
elde Brvan and republicans feeling this
means firyan s nomination. - rag l
Harrlman and his friends file affidavit
in Illinois Central case charging ex-President
Fish of the road with working
against the Interests of the rood. rag 8
Three ' hundred bodies have beon takin
from the Monangah mines. rag- 1
Canadian Pacific expresses willingness
to buy the shares of the New Haven
road held by the Boston A Maine. Pag- 1
Cltlseja of Hopklnavllle, Ky., prepare for
raids of night riders. Tars 1
roKEiosr.
France has doclded to send re-enf oroe
ments to Its fleet in the far east Pag- I
Testimony of " General Kouropatkln at
the etoesael court-martial Is, on a wholo,
favorable to the general. Par 1
-. - XTESAABXA. .
Governor Sheldon's refusal to commute
sentence of faarrteon Clarke' ends all hope
for tale life uid ha will be hung today., :
. -" -;t ; r. -"r-re 3
Many people living- near- Rosalie are
searching for I.lllla Olson. ' ' Pag- 3
t X.OOAXk ;
Boy 18 years of are escapes from Or
phanage because of Inordinate ambition
to enter-Vpon business career, bue lie la
returned.
Council Bluffs Commercial club attempts
to defend the fair name of, that city In
the' face of Its marrlaae and divorce
record. T
William Fauce, " colored, confesses to
killing Joseph Bowie, sharpshooter In
Company K of the Sixteenth United
states infantry, but pleads self-defense.
rag- 1
County . commissioners of the elate In
annual convention at South Omaha solect
I la tings as place for next convention.
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Rev. O. G.. Ware enters upon tbe aer
vlce of his one-year sentence In the Hall
county Jail at Grand Island. Paff a
Local railroad men attribute to tne
plana for perfection of the Harrlman
holding company the report of abandon
ing the proposed prosecution of Harrlman
for merger of the Southern and Onion
Pacific.
Postmaster Palmer, on his return from
Washington, says the improvement of the
Missouri river for navigation Is a set
tled proposition. - - Pag T
coMstxmciAXi in utdtstjuax.
Live atock markets. PacsT
Grain markets. Pag T
Stocks -and bonds. Pag T
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COLONY ON SOUTH SEA ISLANDS
Elaaev a. Prather Till Start Cs-Opera-tlve
Commafbltr Uader
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NEW TORK, Dec 11 Five hundred
Americans. Germans, Irish, Swedes and
Russians, including clergymen, butchers,
salesmen, bookkeepers, stenographers,
printers and carpenters, will leave New
York on tbe 15th. of next month for San
FrancUco. There will . be sailors in the
party, too, 4or the 600 are to go away from
that port in a bark to seek homes in (he
south I'aolnd ocean,' or rather' in one of
the Islands that dot portlona of it.
Back of the expedition is Elmer S.
Prather, president of the Modem Science
Publishing company. Mr. Prather la a
slciologUt. Last June, it seems, becom
ing convinced that the wage earner was
gradually becoming weaker and the "trust"
and the combination were growing stronger,
iio tluidd to start a south sei ee!-ny. Bo
he dircueaed the matter with friends and
then started to carry out the plan, with
the result that up to date 471 members have
been accepted. Only 1300 is required to par
ticipate In the enterprise, the entire amount
to be put into a common fund to Institute
a eo-oneratlve colony in some Uland in the
south Paolflc.
- When the proper Island is found every one
will aottle down to business. Every one
who ran will be expected to do six hours
work a day, although every one may . have
four weka' vacation a year. The colony
Is nonse-tarlan and the form of govern
ment that of a republic, with a president
elected every year. He will choose his
cabinet, but there will be no secretary of
war. Shredded eocoanut will be the t'hUif
product of tl-.e colony, but tl.e members
n'.ny make a ury at tobacco ralclng and
ott.ar rroua suitable to the climute.
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COLORED MAN RILLS SOLDIER
William Fauce Confesses to Slaying
Joseph Bowles, Sharpshooter.
HITS HEX IS, HEAD WITH BRICK
Iracedy Oemtra la Rtgr Quarters
of th Tblrsl Ward and Faac
sty He Acted la Self
Defense -
Joaepti Bowles, a sharpshooter In ' Com
pany K of the Sixteenth United States In
fantry, stationed at Fort Croot, was
killed by William Fauce, colored. Thurs
day morning and Fauce, who made a con
fession. Is in a cell at the police station.
Five hours after the discovery of the
deed th police had Fauce and his confes
sion. They had arrested a large number
of colored men and women In th hope
of getting the right on. Fauce. who at
tempts to Justify his deed as on of self
defense, says he dealt the death blow
with a brick. Fauoe was eaptured in South
Omaha by officer of both cities.
With Ms head caved in and life almost
extlnot, Bowles wa found In th back
yard of A. Jangers place, 1U4 Davenport
street, at 7 a.p. by iir. Janger. The po
lice were notlfUv and Bowles was taken to
the police sia-gAn's off tew . in , the patrol
wagon. He died thirty minutes after reach
ing the station without regaining conscious
ness. When found he was lying on a pile of
ashes and over his bady had been
thrown the head of a bedstead and
all that was visible of him was hla head,
which protruded from under the bedstead.
He was clad only t hie underclothes, which
wera covered with, blood. The ground was
oorered with blood In several, different
places within, a radius of twenty feet from
where he lay. His army overcoat, shoes,
cap, clothes and legging were found in
the next yard, which is occupied by the
Brown flats, a colored rooming house.
A high board fence separates the
two yarda, In th yard occupied by the
Brown flats was found a paving brick
covered with blood and hair. In front of
the Brown flats is a pile of such bricks.
Hla socks were dusty and had fresh holes
In, as did th knees of his underclothes,
which, the police think, were made by
dragging him along- the ground. There are
other Indications that the man was Injured
In the other yard and dragged to th place
where he was found
Police Do Quick Work.
Five hours after Bowles was found the
police
Where
had his slayer behind the bars,
he made a full confession
to Chief
Uvea at
of Detectives Savage. He
fTwenty-seventh and I
streets. South Omaha. He la a hod
carrier by occupation. About forty colored
men and women had been arrested on sus
picion .of knowing something of the murder,
but after putting- them all in th sweat
box Chief Savage was satisfied none
had been connected with the crime or knew
anything about it. and he sent Officer
Jo Hlel back to the scene of tba crime
to dig- up some more clows, if possible.
In a bunch of weeds Officer Hlel found a
corduroy cap about twenty-flvo yards
from.: sliere ' Bowles v a- f aunl . lyina-.
He then &jed inquiries '. to' who
owned tho cap. ' Julia Rose, ' a colored
wortiati living at 309 North Twelfth street,
told the officers a colored man had come to
her house about 2 a, m. and remained till
6 a, m., and that he was hailess and had
a pair' of abnormally black eyes, and said
he had been In a little mlx-up. He re
quested her to say nothing to the police
about It She loaned blm her hat when
he left. From her description of the man,
the officers knew who he was and Detec
tive Devereese went to Bouth Omaha.
Ftad Hla In Sooth Omaha.
Detective Shields had visited some pawn
shops in South Omaha and learned a col
ored man wearing a woman's hat had been
in and tried to pawn a watch.
When Mr. Shields learned of the fellow
he reported to the station and Detective
Devereese joined him In Bouth Omaha,
where the hunt was continued which re
sulted In the capture.
When the man saw the officers he
"ducked" between two houses, but came
nearly meeting the detectives face to face
on the street.
He denied ail knowledge of the crime, but
when put Into the sweat box he confessed he
was the man. In ils written statement to
Captain Mostyn and Chief of Detec
tives Savage - he aald he was the
only one Implicated . in ' it. He
said he met Bowles about o'clock ' Wed
nesday evening and the latter was drunk
and asked him If. he. knew a place
where they could go and have a good
time. He .took . hlm.i - he' said to
the Brown flats at .Twelfth and Davenport
streets and as they, were about to enter the
building he saya Bowles struck' Mm with
his fist and then they got Into a figtit: ' He
says they fought In : front . of the house
and up the alley and that Bowles' was
getting the better of him aad ha pUkd up
a brick and hit Bowles an. the head with
It. . . -
When arrested Fauce had the dead man's
watch and chain and . knife on his
person. Whether he took any money
from Bowlos Is not i known. .The
police are strongly of the opinion
it was a cold-blooded murder, and robbery.
Wednesday was pay day . at i Fort Crook
and it is thought Bowles had some money
about him and that Fa use Inveigled him
into the alley, slugged him and then
stripped him of his clothes in a search for
money. Bowles' shoes were taken 'off by
cutting the ahoe atrlngs. .
The police say It Is the custom of some
of the soldiers who tome to town on pay
day to conoeal part of their money In
their shoes or sew It up on the inside of
their clothing.
Details of the Captare.
The report of the murder and the des
cription . of the negro did not reach South
Omaha until after Detective Shields had
made hla morning round of the South
Omaha pawn shops. . Therefore he was
simply inquiring after the usual articles
placed In pawn. He discovered, however,
that Fauce had attempted to pawn a
valuable wuth, supposed eferwrd to have
belonged to a aoldltr. Taking It for granted
a negro would not own ao good a watch
the detective Investigated the case thor
oughly and learned the Identity of his
man positively and had the right clue to
bis place of concealment. He went to Officer
D. D. Ringer on N street and told him to
be on the lookout for Fauce. While they
were ut th police box Officer W. L. Dev
erese of Omaha called from the South
Omaha station to the officer and thus got in
communication with Melds. Shields noted
at one the connection between hla casual
suspect snd the murderer. He met Deverese
at Twenty-seventh and L atret-ts and ths
two started north toward K street, when
they met the man they soutfht hastening
down the street toward them. Fauee ruv
them and dodged between two housoa. He
(Continued on Second Fa"
BULGARIAN LEADER MURDERED
Boris Karafotr, InBtla-ator of Aba ac
tion of Mies atone, Asaaaal
Bated at' Home.
SOFIA. Bulgaria. Deo. 12. Boris Sara
foff, the most famous of all the leaders of
the Bulgarian bands 'In Macedonia, was
shot dead at th ethrenhold of bis house to
day by a Macedonian, who at the snme
time shot and killed another revolutionary
chief named Garvauoff. while the latter
was in the act of bidding Sarafoff farewell.
Boris 8 are f off was appointed commander
of th Macedonian revolutionary forces
that made so much trouble In the summer
of 1901 His nam was prominent In all
the uprising in MaVtdonla against the
Turks and he has been described as the
most romantic figure In th Balkans. He
was popularly believed and stated to be
the real Instigator of the abduction of Miss
Ellen M. Stone, the American missionary
from the Vllaet of Salonl In September,
1901, In order to procure, through her ran
som, funds to enable the Macedonian revo
lutionary committee to organlre the Insur
rection. His hatred of the Turks was imblded at
an early age through seeing hla father
and grsndfather tortured, dragged off In
chains to a duwreon. had then exiled for
fifteen years. At th twee of 14 he attacked,
single-handed, the prison in which his
father and frandr'i"r were confined, but
he was flogged for his pains. The boy
swore to revenge hlj jclf on the Turks and
studied to this enl. ficcoming an officer In
tho Bulgarian arm;
In 1KC5 SarafolT or anlzed a band to raid
Turkish territory, und since then has
headed no lens than HO daring raids. Once
he captured the T.vklah town of Melnlk
with forty men, putting the garrison to
flight
Sarafoff was familiar with hundreds of
miles of tracks through forests and ovor
the mountains of Turkey. His aim was
the organisation of a vast rebellion, with the
object of eelslna; Constantinople and over
throwing Turkish rule. The Turkish gov
ernment set a price of $30,000 on hfi head.
He was about 37 y raj a old.
"Sarafoff was the organiser of the
Macedonian committee., . His prominence
In Macedonian agitations ind hla dictatorial
methods marie him mrjiy enemies among
his own followers.
FRANCE WILL MAKE SHOWING
Government Prepares ' to end Ont
Reinforcements to Fleet la
Far Bast. j
PARIS. Dec. 12. La Liber tee today says
France is preparing to send out reinforce
ments to the French fleet In the far east
This decision is attributed, the paper says,
to the growth of the antt-forelgn movement
1.1 China.
Yl Reaches Japan.
TOKIO, Deo. lirThe .crown prince, Tl,
tho C M-ean envoy?, returning the recent
visit ot the crop? 1 ' prince of Japan, ar
rived het thla e- jng-, and was received
with all official ; -Jnira. Prince Ito, the
Japanese eetden Jneral in Corea, who
is accomranying-' m crown prince on his
visit, , wui arrive t-ra On December 15.
Fierce' atom an Atlantic
PLVMOt'TIi, -.LY,t-JCapTlaIn-"ShUtn 0f
the White Star line steamer Adriatic, from
New York ."or Cherbourg and Southampton,
which arrived here at 9:-15 a. tn. today, re
ported that lerco storms were encountered
on the voyage, delaying- the Adriatic's ar
rival here sixteen hours.'
President of Swiss Repablle.
BERNE, Switzerland, Dec. 12. The fed
eral assembly today elected Dr. Ernest
Brenner, radical, to he preeldent of the
Swiss republic for 1908. Dr. ' Brenner Is
vice president of the federal council.
ILord Kelvin Dnnareronslr III.
LONDON, Dec. 12.-Grave anxiety Is felt
here regarding the condition of Lord Kel
vin, the famous scientist. He has been 111
for some time post 4nd today he was re
ported to be worse.
CHAPLAIN COLE UPON TRIAL
Spiritual Adviser of lawn Soldiers'
Home Faces Church Board
at Hobbard.
hnaatanai
MARSHALLTOWN, la.. Dec. lt-(Spe-clal.)
Sensational gossip in Soldiers' home
circles came to a climax today in a church
trial at Hubbard of Chaplain Jese Cole
of the. Iowa Soldier's home, a well known
Methodist preacher, member of the Orand
Army, of the Republic and lecturer. W.
H. Jordan, a discharged member of the
home, is the complainant. He charges Cole
with Immoral conduct, alleging serious
charges. Presiding Elder D. E. McBumey
of Fort Dodge district of northwestern
Iowa Methodist conference. Is presiding at
the trial.
The origin of the trouble dates back in
last spring, when Jordan was discharged
from the home for making accusation
about John B. Hllller, formerly of Cer
rogordo county, who Is now dead and who
was a member of Cole'a choir. Jordan
charged Hllller with peddling liquor Into
the home. Cole plead in Ulllier'a defense,
thus Incurring Jordan's animosity. Jordan
came from Storm Lake. In 1&01 ha was
discharged from the home for expressing
joy at President McKlnley's assassination.
Cole confidently expects to be acquitted,
and the local paators' association and the
Methodist board have adopted resolutions
in his favor.
CITIZENS READY FOR RIDERS
Hopklnavllle Aroused and Fully Pre
pared for Second Visit of
Destroylaar Band.
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HOPKINSVILI.E, Ky., Dec. 12. Two
hundred citizens were sworn In by the
sheriff last night to guard the town fol
lowing reports that "night riders" were
mobilising ten miles front the city and
were preparing to return to Hopklnavllle
and burn the two trust factories and
avenge the death of one of their number
said to havo been killed by the sheriffs
poaar. Governor Wlllson also sent the
Earllngton company of guards' here. The
presence of additional soldiers has relieved
the tension.
THREE HUNDRED BODIES FOUND
Governor ef West Virginia to Attend
Ineueat Over Meaanajah DIs
aater la Person..
MONONGA1I. W. Va., Dei. U-Vp to 10
o'cloc k today 2 bodies had been recovered
from the Mononcah mines and twenty-five
more were In the alope ready for removal
to the surface. The coroner's Inquest has
been set for next Monday.
Governor Dawson announced today that
lie will personally attend the Inquiry for
the purpose of instituting a rigid Investi
gation with a view to ending West Vir
ginia mine disaster!
ANII-BRYAN MEN HAVE COPE
Announcement' of President,' They
Claim, Weakens Nebraskan.
EASTERN MEH MORE CHEERFUL
Chairman Ten fart Had Tnkea the
Chief Executive nt Hla Word
aad Therefore Waa Not
urprleed.
"WASHINGTON, tf. Members of th dem
ocratic national committee who were here
were among- the most interested of the
readers of the announcement that Presi
dent Roosevelt had reiterated his deter
mination not to accept another nomination
for the presidency, and while most of them
were reserved In their comment It waa evi
dent that they saw In It a favorable omen
for their own party.
Several of them were frank enough to
express the opinion that President Roose
velt could poll a larger . democratic vote
than any other candidate, and the'r Infer
ence was that with the president absolutely
out of the race the democratlo candidate
would not only retain the vote of hla own
party, but would stand a better show ot
making Inroads on the opposition.
"As a supporter of Taft I am very much
gratified that the statement has been
made." This was the remark of Senator
Long of Kansas, who waa an early White
House caller today. Mr. Long added that
he had always believed the president's
former statement and conaldered that Mr.
Roosevelt had never contemplated being a
candidate again.
President Taken at Word.
Chairman Taggart does not quite agree
with most of the prominent democrats that
the president's new announcement will have
any effect on democratic chances. "We
had takon the president at his word," he
said, "and had Entirely anticipated that
he would say just what he haa said."
The president's announcement has given
some stimulus to the autl-Bryan sentiment
among the democrats, especially of the
eastern state. Several of them declared
before the national committee went Into
session that the president's elimination
from the contest would materially Increase
democratic chances If an eastern man could
be chosen as the democratic candidate, and
they mentioned especially the names of
Lieutenant Governor Chanler of New York
and former Governor Doug-las of Massa
chusetts. There alao were expressions fa
vorable to. Governor Johnson of Minnesota.
"With Johnson and Chanler we have a
good chance to win," said one of them.
Among those who were mingling- with the
crowd was W. B. Hunter of New York
City, treasurer ot the Bryan Democratic
league of New York state, which numbers
61,000 members.
"I should Ilka to see Mr. Bryan presi
dent" said Mr. Hunter, "but I don't think
he can be elected if nominated.
CUMMINS MAINTAINS SILETfCB
Governor "Will Not Say If lie Will
. Una for President.
DBS MOINES, Dec. 12. President Roose
velt's final decision to adhere strictly . to
bis third term. declarations from, 'he be
ginning Is looked Upon by Iowa progressives
as an opportunity for Governor Cummins
to enter the presidential race. Roosevelt
has been tho announced choice of Governor
Cummins, but now that he la out, th gov
ernor has not, nor will not express a
preferonce. Tills leads to the assumption
that be will enter1 the race himself.
"I make no statement at thla time," de
clared Governor Cummins, when asked concerning-
the publication of President Roose
velt's refusal to become a third term
candidate. "I may be able to make a state
ment of some character soon, but not now.'
Clarton Pleased at Decision.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. Representative
Clayton ot Alabama, who last Monday of
fered a resolution declaring against the
policy of a third term for presidential In
cumbents, today introduced a resolution
saying- the country Is to be congratulated
on tho declaration of the president, affirming-
the wisdom of the custom, which limits
the president to two terms.
BROWN BREAKS DOWN AT LAST
Manaser of California Traat Cora pa ay
Admits Entries an Books
False.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 12. J. DalzeU
Brown, the Imprisoned manatrer of the
California Safe Deposit and - Trust com
pany, has made a confession to the bank
commission that fictitious ' entries were
made in the books of the bank. The con
fession came after Brown had been sub
jected to a long sweating process by Bank
Commissioners Oarroutte and Bherer. Fi
nally, when Brown was cornered he. blurted
out "Yea, It's true; those entries do not
represent real transactions."
Th 'entries which Brown haa confessed
were false related to two items each ot
1100,000 which appeared as assets of th
bank. - These items as recorded on the
books made It appear that the California
8af Deposit and Trust company had on
deposit S100.000 in each of two New York
banks.
Brown maintained almost to the end of
the interview with-the commissioners that
the entries represented genuine assets, but
when pressed further for a complete ex.
planatlon he broke down and admitted the
truth.
The suspension of the California Safe De
posit and Trust company has placed a
largo number of army officers in an em
barrassing position. Almost every officer
at Fort McDowell had an account In the
bank. Many of them had been Intrusted
with company fund and had depoalted
them in the safe deposit bank. For these
funds they are personally responsible. One
officer who had just reached California
from the east placed 3.So0 In- the bank the
day before it closed.
SENATE ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS
Condition of National Baaka He
quested of Serretnrr of Treas
ury by Vote.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The senate to
day adopted the following resolution re
ported from the committee on finance,
which met to embody the Culberson and
Clay financial resolutions Into one set:
Resolved, That the secretary of the
treasury be and he la htreby directed to
trannmlt to the senate the following Infor
mation: Kir-it A ststement giving nsmes and lo
cation, clasaltied by status, of all United
Htatis depoaitorius, and the amount ot
public money on deposit dally In each,
fr'iin October 1, 1907, to December J. 1 i "T
with amount and see-irltlea therefor, and
an explanation of important changes made
in either amount or location of said d
poslts. Second A ststement showing In detail
the condition of thn national banks n
AugUHt J"i l!7. and December S. 107. and
thu amount of national bank notns out
standing from, time to time during suob
pajriod.
MRS. LONGWORTH OPERATED ON
President's Pa a eater 1'iitrrnrt
Treatment far Appendicitis at
White House.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 11. The condition
of Mrs. Longworth, daughter of President
Roosevelt, who waa operated upon for ap
pendicitis at 10 o'clock today, was declared
to be excellent, shortly after the operation.
Dr. Finney of Johns Hopkins hospital,
Baltimore, performed the orerntlon. as
sisted by Dr. Sophie NordhoT-Juna- of this
city. It Is stated that Mr Longworth has
been ailing for some tlm. but that her
condition has not been regarded as critical
or ser1ov.s. No apprehension 1 entertained
as to the outcome of the operation, which
Waa performed at the White House,
It was found the operation was necessary
and should not have been delayed beyond
the present tlm. "This waa In exact ac
cordance with the advlc of the New York
specialists. It waa a very pretty little
operation and waa performed by Dr. Finney
of Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore."
said Dr. Rlxey.
Paesldcnt Roosevelt left his office and
was at the scene of the operation until
It had been completed. On being Informed
that it had been successfully accomplished
and that the patient was In no danger he
returned at once to his office and took up
his routine work.
Dr. Rlxey at 11J0 o'clock announced that
the operation on Mrs. Longworth, daug-hter
of the preeldent, was successful In 'every
way and that Mrs. Long-worth was
gradually receoverlng from the Influence of
th anaesthetic.
The following bulletin was Issued at the
White House at o'clock tonight:
Mrs. Longworth has had a comparatively
comfortable day. Her general condition is
satisfactory.
No more bulletins will be Issused during
the night
MEETING 0FTHE PIONEERS
Officers Nominated for Next Year and
Decision to Hold Winter Plcnle
la February.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Pourlas County Association of Nebraska
Pioneers on Thursday afternoon the com
mittee on nominations reported . these
names to be voted upon at the January
meeting- for the year 1908: For president,
Thomas Swift of Omaha; for first vice
president, H. C. lialrd of Omaha; for sec
ond vice president, Joseph Redman of
Omaha; for third vice preeldent, J. P.
Brown of Florence; for fourth vice preel
dent, David Anderson of South Omaha;
for fifth vice president, William Turner of
rik City; for secretary, Jonathan Edwards
of Omaha: for aaslHtant secretary, Miss
Margaret O'Brien of Omaha; for treasurer.
Aurust Lockner of Oroaha.
The question of changing the date of the
regular meetings to the twenty-seventh of
each month was discussed and finally the
project was abandoned. Hence tho meet
ings will be held as of old, the second
Thursday of each month.
I was decided to hold a winter picnic
social of the association, probably about
Febroury 23. A committee cone luting of
A. N. Yost, Joseph Redman and Mrs.
Walker was appointed to consider the pro
ject of the winter ptcnlo, to report at the
January tnee'ln:. ' '. ',' ' ' -
. Judgw Estelle of, the memorial committee
reported in a letter tn President B. E. B.
Kennedy that he would submit hla report
at the annual tnieMlng In January, with
obituaries of the deceased members. The
report Indicated that six member of the
association had died during- the year 1907.
THIRDv TERM BUGS BUZZ ON
Spokane Starts Post Card Appeal to
Roosevelt to Accept Nomi
nation.
SPOKANE, Wash. Dea 12. (Special
Telegram.) Two hundred million postal
cards, of a series of eight, de
signed ' by John Lauterbach of Spo
kane, will be distributed throughout
the United States early In Jan
uary in an effort to Induce Theodore Rooae
velt to become a candidate for. th second
elective term as president The plan is to
have the cards signed with full name, ad
dress and occupation by those friendly to
the Roosevelt administration and forward
them by mall, one card being posted each
day. Th entire aeries Is composed of five
sets of eight cards each, which means that
1,000,000,000 cards will be put out If placed
end to end the cards, which are five and a
half inches In length, would cover a atrip
from Spokane to New York and back te
the Puget Sound country and extend as
far east again as the head of th Oreat
lakes. They wUl.be put out simultaneously
all over the country If th plans of the
projectors of the campaign work out.
BRISTOL TOO INDEPENDENT
Nominee for District Attorney ef Ore
ids Delayed Prosecution of
Land Frauds.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11 It Is learned at
the Department of Justice that on of the
principal reasons for the withdrawal of
the nomination of William C. Bristol to
be United Statea attorney for Oregon waa
the fact that although the grand Jury dur
ing th last year had brought In over
twenty-five Indictments against parties for
land frauds, Mr. Bristol has not entered
upon the prosecution of any of them, and
notwithstanding tho urgent requests ot the
department to begin proceedings at once,
Mr. Bristol has shown an Indisposition' to
comply with the request His successor
has not yet been decided upon.
Mr. Bristol's nomination was withdrawn
today. . '
JOHNSON CALLS ON PRESIDENT
Slayer of Cleveland nt White House
and Dlwunn Municipal
. Government.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Mayor Tom L.
Johnson of Cleveland was received by
President Roosevelt today.
i'We discussed municipal government and
I enjoyed receiving his views exceedingly."
said Mr. Johnson.
Mayor Johnson, as he stepped out of -the
president's cabinet room, faced Representa
tive Burton, who was recently his political
opptment In Cleveland. The two greeted
each other with a handshake.
MRS. TAFT'S BODY LAID AWAY
She Is Barled In Family Lot la the
Spring Grova Cemetery at ,
k tl.el.aatl.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 1!.-In the family lot
In Spring Grove cemetery the body of Mrs
Louisa Taft, widow of Judge Alphonso
Taft, former United Statea attorney gen
eral, was placed today, after almple burial
services conducted by Rv. Dr. Oeorge A.
Thayer at the home of her stepaon, Charles
P. Ta'
DENVER'S CASH WINS
Colorado Capital Secures Democratic.
National Convention.
ITS OFFER CONSIDERED BEST
City Subscribes $ 100,000 for Use of
Organization.
PROPOSITION CAUSES DEBATE
Southern Members Favor. Acceptance
of Only Enough for Expenses.
MAYOR DAHLMAN MAKES SPEECH
Omaha Kxecntlve Saya Money Caa Be
Bmployed ProBtably hy Com
mlttee Date Is Set to
Jnly T.
WASHINGTON. Dec. lS.-After deciding
to hold the next democratic national con
vention at Denver, Colo., and fixing the
date of the meeting tor July T. 190S, the
democratic national committee late today
entered upon a spirited debato on the pro
priety of accepting more qf the CM1.O0O
offered by Denver for the Convention than
actually needed to pay the convention ex
penses in that city. Tho opposition to tho
acceptance of the contribution took the
form of a resolution by Representative
Clayton of Alabama, declining money not
actually needed for convention ' purposes,
but after a long debate the resolution waa
laid on the table by a vnt of tl to 14.
Mr. Clayton, Re prcsentstlve John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi and Oovomor Hoke
Smith of Oeorg-tu, spoke In favor of th
pansage of ths resolution. Mr. Smith was
especially emphatic In saying that the $100.
009 which had been offered to secure the
republican convention and refused by the
republican national committee had been
offered to and was about to be accepted
by the democralto committee. He said the
republicans had turned down the offer be
cauae it was regarded as In the nature of
a bribe and that democrats. In view of that
circumstance, could not aford to accept
It Mr. Williams spoke in similar vein, aa
also did Mr. Clayton.
Party Needs the Meaey.
Mr. Taggart advocated the aooeptance of
the llOO.OfO, saying It would be needed now
even worso than money was needed m lft
and that at that time It would have been
practically Impossible to have opened
headquarters for Judge Parker If they naj
r.rt had the extxa money secured from St
Louis, where the convention waa held.
Senator Stone of Missouri made a Ions;
speech In which he favored the acceptance
of the money. .,'.'..
Mr. Clayton declared that th acceptance
of thla money would be In line with the
very practices In campaign contribution
that had been condemned by th comr-llttea.
This view 'waa antagonized by Senator
Stone, whq declared that th. transaction,
wee open hnd above 'board and thla waa
not to be compared with any. ot Use proyo- ;
fcltfona that bad been condemned. Man?
people, he said, would go to Denver, and
the young- and growing- city was glad to
make this contribution for the advantage
It would receive. Th money, he said,
would be badly needed In starting; the cam
paign. Mayor Tom Johnson advocated th ao-"
ceptance of the money offered by Denver.'
He . aald money for campaign purposes Is
contributed by corporations with the view
of securing- advantages In legislation or
otherwise, while the contribution of Denver
could not be as'-rlbed to any such purpose.
The people of Denver, he said, have ( a
regular organisation for the purpose ef
attracting conventlona to that city for busi
ness reasons and It waa perfectly proper
for the democratic national committee to
accept the offer.
Senator Tillman opposed the aoceptanc
of the money. "Let the local democratlo
organisation of Colorado." h said, "have
the money to fight their next campaign.
Guggenheim can be depended on to furnish
the money for th republicans. Now give
the . democrats of Colorado a chance and
let them use the money to return Senator
Teller."
Mr. Tillman, however, voted against the
motion to lay the resolution on the table.
Dahlmaa for Acceptance.
Mayor Dahlman of Omaha rxprssed the
idea, that the money could be profitably
employed In opening the campaign and said
he bad no doubt that Denver had made IU
proposition in good faith and that It should
be accepted In the same spirit In which tt
had been made.
Charles F. Wilson, sitting as a proxy
for the member of th committee from
Colorado, assured the committee that Den-,
ver had no desire to appear as unduly Influencing-
the committee. He said that
there is a Business Men' leagme in Den
ver, an Important part of whose business
la to . secure conventions and that the
propoallton to the democratlo committee to
go to Denver had been made as It had
been to secure many other meetings. He
said the Denver people would be disap
pointed if the entire sum was not accepted.
Yote on Motion. ,
The motion to table Mr. Clayton's motion
was made at the conclusion of Mr. Wil
son's speech and prevailed by the follow
ing vote: '
TEAS.
Colorado, Mrrlnd. TnmM,
Connecticut, MIcBtfao, Taiav,
lelaWKr, Mlraouti, Washington.
Georgia, Nrbranae, Wm Virginia,
Illlinia, N.w H.iirhlre, Vt'laccnalu.
in4!aua. New JenMf, Wyoming,
lciwa, Nov M.ilco, Hat. of Columbia
Kanua, New York, Alaffca,
Kentu.kr, Ohio. laaias TfU.
Lnulalaua, pruniylTanla. ,
Maine, Kbode Uland,
NAYS.
Alabama,
Afisona,
Florida.
Uako.
Mauackuatla,
Minnesota, South Dakota,
Mlaalialppt, VarmoM,
Nortb Carolina. Virginia, '
Oraroe. Porto K Ice 14.
South Carolina, ' i
, On the first ballot Denver received
twenty-two votes, as against seventeen for
Louisville, Ave for Chicago and one for
St. Paul. July 7 was selected as the date
for the convention after a very brief dis
cussion. - '
The committee held two sessions doling
the day and adjourned finally at 6 o'clock,
Mr. Urraa la Plaeaed.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 12.Vllllain J.
Bryan today expressed pleasure at the
news of the choice of Denver for the
democratic convention. "Personally, I had
no choice," he said. "Any place between
Boston and San Prunclaco would have
been satisfactory to me. I would not want
it to gc to the Philippines or Porto Rico,
but anywhere else Is all right."
Aa-reement tar seularra Hallway. "
MONTGOMKRT, Ala., Dv!c. 12. Th
Southern railway today agreed to keep
In (tce the -ceiit paa.tenger rat until
the other state rate qucetious are acttlad.
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