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he Omaha Sunday Be WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Fslr and warmer. For Iowa Fair. For weather report pa 2. NEWS SECTION nasi orm to EtasT. VOL. X-XO. 10. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOUNIXO, A IK JUST 21, lilU SIX SECTIONS FORTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. SETTLERS CALL f L0UDF0n HELP Ask Attorney General to Protect Them from Cattle- v ARE ROUGHLY MISTREATED Lives Are Threatened if They Surevy More Lands. MACHINERY IS DESTROYED J Stand by and See Their Harnesi Cut to Pieces. PERRY YEAST LEADS GANG Homesteaders Had Complained Once Before to (iovrrnor Khallenbera-er, bnt T1U Letter Contains ' Mors Serious rkarcti. Thurston and Long Employed by McMurray Attorney for Indians Says He Hired Former Senators to Advice Him on Legal Matters. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb.. Aug. 20.--(Special.) Al leging that they are threatened with, death and that their property Is being destroyed, homesteaders In the neighborhood of Bing ham have appealed to Attorney General Thompson for help. In a letter received by him this morning tha writer set out that Henry S. Coulson, Golha P. Graves and Roy. Dimond were held up at the points of guns In the hands of cattlemen, while their hay tools were destroyed and their harnesses cut to pieces. The letter charges that the parties who committed the depredation were Terry A. Yeast, Frank W. Yeast. M. C. Hubble, L. E. Ballinger. J. W. Cameron, J. W.. Martial, WardWiley, Andy WhIUel. Bob Howell. Bert Hayward, W. J5. Kmerson, Harry Sut ton. All of these, the letter said, took part In the proceedings, while the following were witnesses, but took no part: Enrl Phillips, Leslie Ijaaenbe, Frank 'Carpenter, J I'm Oe bom, Jltrott Patlllo. The writer of the letter said he, with Coulson, Oraves and Dimond were putting up hay for Coulson, when headed by Perry A. Yeast, the crowd came up. Yeast, the letter said, told Coulson If he surveyed any more land he would kill him. Groves, the letter aald, was threatened with death and knocked down because the men charged, him with' having reported them to the au thorities. Then while they stood off the homesteaders, the leter said, with guns and pitchforks, others In the party took axes and broke up the sulky rake and cut the harness Into bits, offering to give Groves a small piece as a aouvenlr. teveral months ago complaints were re ceived by the governor from the homestead ers against the cattlemen, but the letter received this morning contained more seri ous charges than any of the others. Mr. Thompson will Investigate the matter thor oughly and take the, necessary steps to see to It that the homesteaders are protected n their rights. Sl'LPHUR. Okl., Aug. 10-What relation Senators Chester I. Long of Kansas and former Senator John M. Thurston of Ne braska have with the so-called McMurray connects was desclhed by J. K. McMurray before the congressional committee Investi gating Indian lund deals today Mr. McMur ray declared Mr. long and Mr. Thurston both had been employe! as counsel. In endeavoring to secure approval of the con tracts, the witness salu. Mr. Long had called on President Taft, and Mr. Tnurstou had called on Attorney General Wicker- sham. Asked to explain what the former sena- I tors were employed by hlni to do. McMur ray said they were to advise him on legal matters. "Vou don't call visiting the president and visiting the attorney general advising you on legal matters do you?" asked Represen tative i& W. Saunders. McMurray declared the visits were made in relation to legal phases. It previously had been shown that President Taft at such visits had expressed disapproval of ths 10 per cent fee ou the ground that It was too high. The witness denied the former senators had been employed to lobby. McMurray was compelled to be In Wash ington to seek approval of his contracts and he selected the former senators as counsel because he believed they were well qualified to assist aim. Questioned about Cecil Lyon, national republican com mitteeman of Texas, the witness said certain Indictments were pending against the Mc Murray law firm in connection with the $760,(m fee paid In 1805 in the cltlsenship cases. Mr. Lyon had been convinced the indict ments were not well founded and used his influence at Washington to have an investigation. The Investigation resulted In the dismissal of the indictments. Mr. Lyon was not Interested in the present contracts, the witness said. ' .01 '1 MOVEMENTS OP THE ARMY MEN Assignments Made and New Stations M .... for - Maar. . (From a Staff , Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Aug. JO. (Special Telegram.) Army orders. The following ' changes In the stations and duties of .Officers of the medical corps and medical (verve, corps are ordered: Captain H. B. Mclntyre, relieved from 'duty ' at the general hospital. Presidio, Ban Francisco, to take effect upon the arrival at that hospital of Captain Ray mond F. Mtetcalf. He ' will then proceed to Fort Caswell for duty. First Lieuten ant Joseph L. Sanford, medical reserve corps, s relieved from duty at Fort Cas well and will proceed to San Francisco, taking transport sailing about November I for Honolulu for duty. Captain L L Hopwood, medical corps, relieved from duty at tha general hosupltal at the Pre Idlo, San Francisco, effective upon his return from camp of instruction at Atas adero. He Will proceed to Fort Monroe for duty. Captain William K. Bartlett, medical corps, upon arrival at San Fran- Eo will proceed to Fort Oglethorpe for f. First Lieutenant ri. . Hallett, medical reserve corps. Is relieved from duty at Fort Toten ad will proceed to Ban Francisco, taking transport sailing from there about November S for the Philippines. First Lieutenant A. T. Cooper, medical corps. Is relieved from duty at the army medical school, effective upon expiration of leave of absence granted August IT, and will proceed to Ban Fran cisco for assignment for duty. Colonel H. K. Bailey, Twenty-ninth Infantry, Is relieved from treatment at army and navy general hospital. Hot Springs. Ark., and will return to his proper station. First Lieutenant W. C. nrtswold, meMtcaJ reservo corps, a relic '. fromd uty at Fort Oglethorpe, am: 11 proceed to Brooklyn, N. T. Captil. . J. Dougherty. Thirtieth Infantry, l uVulled to enter a class at tha army war college and will report not later than September 1 for duty. Captain F. B. Edwards, quarter master, will proceed to Fort Howard on official business and upon completion of this duty will return to his proper sta tion. Captain C. E. Hampton, Twenty rirxt Infantry, having been found by an ctive service. Is 'relieved from active lervlca. Leave of absence Is granted Major A. Hero., Jr., coast artillery corps, twenty la days; First Lleuteant W. E. Prosser, Third field artillery, two months; Lieu tenant W. Church Grlswold, medical re serve corps, one month and fifteen days; Major C. J. Manley, medical corps, two months. Attempt to Murder Hamburg Jeweler J. T. Nace Stabbed Several Times While Asleep Mrs. McDowell, a Niece, Under Anest. DES MOINES. Aug. 20.-J. T. Nace, a pioneer Jeweler at Hamburg, la., was at tacked while asleep In bis apartments above his jewelry store early today. Nace was stabbed three times. He was cut and gashed about the head and once the blade penetrated an eye ball. Naoe ran Into the street and gave the alarm by firing a re volver. ' Today ', Mrs. Dowe.ll, a widowed niece, who occupied an adjoining apart ment was placed ' under arrest pending an Investigation. Nace. was rushed to an Omaha hospital. - Lying on the operating table. In extreme pain at the Clarkson Memorial hospital, Mr. Nace could give but .a vague account of how he came to his injuries. He mentioned the name of his niece, but the attending physician reported he couldn't say the man connected her with guilt in the affair. It waa reported the man oould not say who had attacked him, as It was dark when the attack occurred. Naoe was placed in the Clarkson hos pllst on the operating table as soon as he was brought to this city. The physician at tending lihn says the man had completely lost his right . eye and is Otherwise seri ously wounded. BOOM FOR FOLK IN EAST Ills- Friends Ora-aalstns; Leaa-oea In ' the New EnxUnd and Middle Mates. SARATOGA. N. T.. Aug. 20. At a confer once of democrats favoring the candidacy of former Governor Joseph W. Folk of Missouri for the democratic nomination for president, held here today, It was decided to ' organize Folk Progressive Democratic leagues in the New England states, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Del aware. President L. Sanders of the Mis sourl Democratic league said It was deemed Inadvisable to attempt such an organisa tion In New York, out of respect to Mayor Gaynor. ITALIAN AVIATOR KILLEDBY FALL Lieutenant Vivaldi Drops Thousand Feet Near Rome When Airship Fails for Unexplained Eeason. BODY IS HORRIBLY MANGLED Was Returning Rapidly from Military Field at Centicle. FRENCH WANT AERIAL FLEET Minister of Marine Enthusiastic Con vert to New War Monster. WOULD BE USED AS "SCOUTS" For Price of Slnsrle Cruiser Thonaanda of Aeroplanes May Be Had Molssant to Compete in ' No-Stop Race. ROME, Aug. 20. Lieutenant Vivaldi of the Italian aimy was killed this -morning by a fall from his aeroplane. He had made a trip in the early morning hours from the military aviation field at Centlclle to Clttavecchla, on the Mediterranean sea, thirty-six miles from Rome, and was re turning to Rome when the accident hap pened. A few miles outside of Rome, for some unexplained reason, the machine dashed to earth. At the time of the accident the aero plane waa maintaining a height of 1,000 feet and the body of Vivaldi was crushed to an unrecognizable mass. Duke Vivaldi had Just returned from Chalons sur Marne, France, where he had taken up aviation. He used a Farman bi plane. He started from Centocelle this morning accompanied by Lieutenant Sa vlaln In another aeroplane, but the latter was unable to keep pace with him and re turned to Rome before reaching Clttavec chla. France Mar Build Air Fleet. PARIS, Aug. 20. Admiral de Lapeysere, the French minister of marine, has become an enthusiastic convert to the possibilities of the aeroplane in naval warfare. In view of the results attained In the Paris-London flight of Molssant, the great cross-country oourse Just completed by French aviators and other recent achievements in the air. In a statement today he expressed the wish that the French government should take first rank In the world in aerial naviga tion, as It does now in submarine feats and proposes the establishment of flotillas of aerial equipment at the French naval station at Brest, Toulon and Blsserta to protect the porta and locate the mines and submarines of a possible, enemy. , , '. "For the price of a single cruiser," kali the minister, "we may have thousands of aeroplanes. They will be our scouts." It is understood that Molssant, the American aviator now' on his way to Lon don, will compete with Latham, Paulhan and Farman for the special Mlchelan prise of $20,000 for a no-stop flight from Paris to Clermont-Ferand with a passenger. In many respects this flight Is considered far more difficult than previous .aeroplane feats, not because merely of the passenger and no-stop stipulations, but because the flight must end on the summit of the Pey de Dome, a mountain 4,800 feet high, where the strong and erratio air curents will make a landing extremely difficult. The rules provide that the competitor must, upon starting, make a , complete circle of the Aro de Triomphe In Paris, and after completing the 217 miles straight away course . circle the spire of the cathedral at Clermont-Ferrand before landing on the mountain top. . Wind Too Strong- for Molssant. CHATHAM, England, Aug. 20. -John Molssant, the Chicago aviator, who was forced to descend at Ralnham, four miles from here, by an accident to his aeroplane Thursday, ascended at 6:10 this morning on the last leg of his flight to London. A strong wind was blowing. Molssant made a circle of three miles toward Med way, then waa forced to descend. He an nounced after his descent that he found the wind too strong and would not be able to make a new start for several hours. Coming and Going in Omaha NEW YORK DETECTIVE KILLED Well Known Officer Meets Death In right on Pier nt Oyster Bar. CHIEF OF POLICE ARRESTED reaee Official at Narrasjansett Pier Charged with Protecting; Gamblers. NARRAOANSETT PIER, R. I., Aug. 20. Chief of Police James B. Caswell was ar rested today on a warrant charging mal feasance in office, as a result of the raid on the Narragansett club a week ago Sun day morning, at which time Chief Caswell Is alleged to have tried to protect the gamblers. William E. Arnold, vile presi dent of the club, also was arrested for the second time on the charge of maintaining a gambling nuisance. FOREST FIRES SPREADING Government Has Urn-eat Calls for Aid front Officials la Orea-oa. WASHINGTON,- Aug. 20.-Forest fires are spreading in Oregon, and today the sit uation In tha Wallowa and Crater National forests In that state Is extremely serious, 'ino forest service received telegrams from Its district officials making urgent appeal for additional troops. ' Ineendlnrr Fire la Lumber Plant. 17NIONTOWN, Pa., Aug. 20. Fire, be lieved to be of Incendiary origin, 1a raging In the McFarland Lumber company's plant on Indian creek, fourteen miles from this lace. The loss will total 350.000, accord- ft to the mill owners. Employes in the camp say they saw a man with a lighted torch run from the yards when the fire broke' out early this morning. 85 How Big is Omaha.7 Those whose estimates will prove to be some where near the mark when officially announced by the census office: 124,000 a B. Renin, 1554 O. Lincoln , AprU s 124.203 E. Q. H. Mlessler, Columbug , , April 14 124,458 F. Hober, Council Bluffs, , April 0 124,666 W. M. Wheeler, 925 South Eleventh, Lincoln .April 11 124,652 O. A. Hampton, 631 North Forty-first, Omaha April 11 124.640 Minnie Hendrlckt, 6601 Leavenworth, Omaha . .April 6 1124,732 U. Miner, 417 Aortn Twenty-nrtn, Omaha April 6 OYSTER BAT. Aug. 20. George Goe-M 24,892 Maude Cauger, 2033 South Seventeenth, Lincoln ....April 6 talii. a New Tork detective who was well 1 124.989 John O'Connor, 216 South Thirty-fifth, Omaha April U HZ filers h' A n I I Jg PENVE.R'; V VtV . " VISHNU OMAHA. J (p1iiLEY- . s'Z&gZ' FINE,' , $y0 H - Jf . AND TWO MOM, JSrW " ' Local Events as View ed by The Bee's Artist. TAFT ABLE AND SAGACIOUS John Hay Hammond Defends Presi dent's Acts and Methods." .', - 0H1T WAY TO SECiraE RESULTS Planning; Partr Into Civil War Would Have Made ' it Impossible to Redeem Anr Platform Pledges. '' ' ', CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 20. Wrlth the Statement that President Taft was one of the ablest and most sagacious of the executives of the United States. John Hayes Hammond made, a vigorous defense of the administration at the annual out ing of the Cuyahoga County League of Republican clubs. Mr. Hammond Justified Mr. Taft's sup port of the Aldrlcli-Cannon section of the party on the ground ' that If he. had plunged Into a republican .civil war' his four years term of office would have been barren of reaults and not one of his cam paign pledges could have been carried out. Mr. Hammond said In part: - "The people have coma to regard Presi dent Tat as a man of lndornltable cour age and inflexible determination. "In the early part of his administration It used to be frequently ' asserted that Prealdent Taft did not understand the political game. It Is qu.te true that he does not play 'good polltloa' according to the concepts of hothouse politicians, In that he does not subordinate questions of national Importance to those of party ex pediency or even to those of self ag grandisement, but recent events must have Impressed it on the minds of all critics that the president haa a master ful grasp of political affalra and of polit ical methods. It haa also been asserted by critics of tha administration that the president was being unduly influenced and Imposed upon by what was alleged to be the unholy Cannon-Aldrlch alliance. He has been criticised severely for hav ing any Intercourse with that faction Of the party, but fortunately the president has wisely preferred not to assume a self rtghteous attitude and not to decline the co-operation of republlcana of whatever faction when such assistance would avail to Insure the enactment of needed, legis lation. "It required admirable moral courage and far-sighted statesmanship for Presi dent Taft to pursue the course he did purr It. Any other course would have resulted in four years of futile republican administration." Mr. Hammond . asserted tha. all 'talk of a ne party was absurd, as such a movement would die at its birth for lack of popular support. He declared that there was no possibility of any man aave Mr. Taft receiving the next republican nomination for president and scouted the Idea of ths democrats obtaining control of congress on account of what he termed their absolute failure to ofer the people any definite program. Simple Funeral Service Held for y Miss Nightingale Body of "Angel of the Crimea" Laid '. , to Best in Little Churchyard in Hampshire. LONDON, Aug. 20. Florence Nightingale. "The Angel, of the Crimea." who died August 13 at her London home, was bu. ?d this afternoon beside the body of her father and mother in the churchyard of the little Hampshire village of Eaatwellow. In accordance with her often expressed wishes for a simple private- funeral, the ceremony was of the quietest nature, the only feature reminding of her great services to the army and the nation being the pres ence of a squad of Grenadier guards, who acted as bearera. Outside of these, only members of the Immediate family and a few retainers were present Public tribute was paid at a memorial service at noon In St. Paul's cathedral here, at which King George, Queen Mary, the queen mother, Alexandra; tha war office and admiralty and the greater part of the British public bodies were represented. The United States ambassador, Whltelaw .Reld, and Mrs. Reld were present. The cathedral was crowded with the of- flolal representatives and private persons who had come to do honor to the dead were unable to find places inside the 'church and stood outside during the ceremony. Among the flowers sent were a number of wreaths contributed by the American Nurses' association, and many prominent members of the American colony In Lon don attended the services. killed early today In a fight with a crowd at the landing of the Beaw&nhaka Yacht club's boaihouse here. Goatellt came to America aeveral years ago from lenmark. He said little of his past life, lie prised greatly a aeal ring on which was a coat of arms, and was believed bare to be a member of a noble family. - , Paek from the Front. FORT rODOH, la. Aug. ro-Spectal Telegram-) Colonel W. T. Chantland. com manding the Fifty-sixth mirimrnt, Iowa National Guard, accompanlrd by his staff and Company G of Fort Dodge, Company M of Cherokee and Company I nt Poone arrived today from Sparta, Wis., whei vthe regiment attended nioit suroessful ma- April April 13 .April 6 April 12 April 7 April 6 April 126,000 Mrs. A. W. Augspurger, Laramie, Wyo. 126,000 Edna Bughnell, Butte, Neb 125,000 Mildred Carlson, Fremont 125,000 W. D. MacKinnon, 2961 Farnam, Omaha. 125,000 John. R. Scott, 1409 Douglas. Omaha. 125,109 William H. Wldaman. Norfolk 125.223 W. B. Wtlken, Atlantic 125,2)5 Morris W. Abbott, Schuyler , ....April 1$ 125,605 Louis Basten, 3516 Charles, Omaha April 11 125.420 H. P. Bull. Albion April 14 126.513 Mary A. Erlckson, 2828 Capitol, Omaha , April 13 125,629 Alien ve8ieraani, aso jsortn First, Council Blufrsi April 11 125,650 Luke Porter, Kearney.' .....April 125.721 O. Miner, 417 North Twenty-fifth, Omaha April 7 125.726 O. M.ner, 417 North Twenty-fifth, Omaha April 12 125,760 Vint Huffman, Fremont ' April 6 126.000 B. E. Griffith, 417 North Twenty-fifth, Omaha April 6 126,000 Ruth Harrison, 4169 Cuming, Omaha..,. April a 126.000 Lton L. Laughlln, Columbus, .April 6 ( It is a very good plan to look over the want ads Sundays to get the drift of things the pulse. Here is where the city breathes. . Read every one of the little treasures. It wiil be an hour well spent. Thousands have the habit. Call Tyler 1000 for anything you wish, NICARAGUA FACTIONS AGREE llnmor that Madrls and Estrada Forces Have Made Terms of Paaee. NEW ORLEANS. (Aug. 20.-Cablegrams received this morning from Blueflelds by local steamship companies stated that the revolution in Nicaragua haa ended and that the Madrls and Estrada factions have agreed on terms of peace. DiHLMAN'S LEAD THOUSAND In Fifteen Hundred Precincts He is . , ; This Jtoca to Good SUTHERLAND IN TIGHT BOX t - r . . . . Makes Trip to Lincoln to ladace Mr. ' Brran to ' Take 'Back Soma ' Heated Remarks Made at Grand Island. Returns on governor from 1,651 precincts of Nebraska show the following results: Aldrlch . 18.123 Cady ... 14.26! Dahlman 26,153 Shallenbcrger 26,(ift '' -'. 1 ' Dahl-Shallen- Aldrlch. Cady. man. berger Adams Antelope Banner '. Doone, 4 of 17.. Box Butte 1. Boyd Brown Buffalo Burt , Butler, IS of 20. Cttss , Cedar Cherry .......... Cheyenne ....... Clay Colfax Cuming '. Custer Dakota Dawes, 4 of 10., Dawson Deuel Dixon Dodge Douglas Fillmore Franklin Furnas Gage Guidon Garfield Qosper Ornnt Greeley Hall, W.v Hamilton Harlan llaye, SO Hitchcock ...... Holt Hooker Howard U7 29 106 133 1) 2 234 424 48 121 "a ,'J4 75 1?0 .m 73 1S4 180 663 321 140 222 31 73 S3 49 27 42 M6 .24 2iS 7 1S 158 39 U 93 10 30 31 112 45 387 137 25 236 U8 "H 7 ' "S7 277 8 5 . SOS 76 113 848 J.506 7 62 93 tSH 20 41 27 30 M m ta ?o 22 41 218 14 244 125 4 S7 1J ITS 30 427 122 673 472 4W 168 49 217 279 . 2.5 lf7 IfiS 245 10 117 &4 7,190 . 4ftt 153 147 776 24 28 - 80 9 SI 561 109 21 51 177 n l&a 641 m 10 129 1,6; 165 118 ', KJO 21 62 4V3 288 2(6 AD 443 2KI 349 216 K4 147 m - 24 2i5 KB tW 304 451 578 728 56 46 10 16 2"S Mi 368 3CJ 6K 111 4 u (Continued on Second Page.) i f mm V CHESTER A JitDRICIl BETTJBLICArr : J I I l r s isw aT c w MEoC.KMllMT DtiKoCItW VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN CLEAR Indian Lund Committee Eavs Use of Name Was Not Warranted in Any Contract Whatsoever. WAS EOT "MAN HIGHER UP" Senator Charles Curtis is Also Vindi cated of Anv Blame. COMMITTEE LISTENS TO MANY Scores of Witnesses Testify, Follow ing Statements of Oklahoma Man. " GORE ISSUES A STATEMENT States Dntr and JuNtle Demand thai He F.xplnln Attitude Toward Sher man Did !ot Mention Him i In Senrte. Bt'LPHl-R, Okl., Aug 30-Ehe select co mmiUee appointed by the Iiouks of rep resentatives to Investigate Indian land af faire: and the ' so-called McMurray con tracts, and which also has been Investigat ing the Gore bribery charges, tonight issued the following statement: "The committee has heard and carefully considered all of the testimony submitted and la unanimous in the opinion that there Is and waa no warrant for any person la use the names of Vice President Bherman and Senator Charles 8. Curtis In connec tion with any Improper contract what ever." I This Is the opinion of the committee aftei hearing scores of witnesses, who appeared following the testimony of Senator T. P. Qore. Senator Gore declared he had been approached by Jake L. Hamon, and that Hamon, acting in the interest of J. F. Mo Murray, had offered him (Senator Oore) SS.OOO or $60,000 as a bribe to promote Is congress the contracts by which McMurray-was to receive 10 per cent attorney's fee on the sale of $30,000,000 worth of In dian lands. The senator testified Hamon had men tioned Senator Curtis and Vice President Sherman as being "interested" in the deal, Mr. Sherman being named as the man "higher up." Hamon, on the stand, denied he had evet said anything about the contracts to Oore. In giving Its decision todny the commit tee announced it bad received from Sen ator Gore a statement relative to Vice President Sherman and Senator Curtla, and that the committee "commended Senator Gore's statement. This statement from Senator Gore, which was read and inserted In the official rec ord of the investigation, follows: "To the Investigating Committee: I feel In duty and In honor bound to make the following statement. It is also dictated hy considerations of common lustlce toward the parties cont-ernrd. ' ' "Neither the name of Vice President Sherman nor Senator Curt's was mentioned by me on the floor of the Unlated: States senate." .'. . "-- Foot Withheld from Public. "That the name of either of these parties was alluded to by Mr. .Hamon was stead fastly withheld from the public until this Investigation began. ' "No publlo mention of their names wer made, either directly or indirectly by me until I was required and obliged to do so testifying as a witness under oath, and de tailing the conversation which occurred be tween Mr. Hamon ana myself, I then mads formal protest against introducing their names, but the committee in the proper pursuit of Its duties required me to make a full answer without reservation. "Their names were disclosed not with any view of Inculpating them, nor with any view of suggesting guilt, but merely in order that the truth and the whole truth might be related wtlh referenoe to the de tails of the conversation in question. Ths publlo must realise that the name of any man could be used or misused in the sams connection, either as an argument or other wise, and no publlo official can have Im munity and piotcction against such an In Jury and Injustice. "In my last remarks in the senate I said that 'the integrity of no man can be Im peached upon the testimony of an interested or untrustworthy witness.' That was my conviction then. That is my conviction now. I am uare that In the court of public opin ion no Judgment or verdict has been re turned either against the vice president or Senator Curtis on account of the misuse o( their names in the manner above re ferred to. "The Investigation is now practically con cluded. Many witnesses have been ex amined, a volume of evidence haa been adduced and there la no testimony tending to establish any Improper connection on the part of either official with the approval ot the so-called McMurray contracts. Iteqaest Finding; of Committer. "While the publlo baa had no reason t suspect any such Improper connection, yet I would venture to suggest, and If I may be pardoned, would request that the com mittee at the 'earliest practicable moment, make an authoritative finding and state- ' ment to the effect that no evidence has been preaeueed tending to establish any Im proper connection on the part of either Vice President Sherman or Senator Cur tis, respecting the subject of this Investi gation." Senator Gore, who has attended all tha committee sessions, left today for Peoria, IU., to fill a lecture engagement. Repre sentative E. W. Saunders of Virginia, a member of the committee, left for his home. The committee announced, however, that the Investigation had not been concluded. McMurray will continue his testimony on Monday. Much of McMurray'a testimony today related to Kit hard C. Adams, an at torney at Washington. After President Taft had permitted to be made public a letter In which he expressed a belief that the Indian enrollment should not be reopened and only the Indians now on the rolls should be allowed to participate In tha division of the lands, McMurray had ninny of the Indians send telegrams to Adams commending ' the president's attitude and Incidentally recommending the McMunay contracts. Mars I karat ou Was Mistaken. These telegrams were afterwards turned over to the attorney general by former Senator John M. Thurston, McMurray's counsel, this being the "unsolicited" sent!, msnt of the Indians. The witness said Mr, Thurston probably was mlxtaken when h aid the telegrams were unsolicited. McMurray also stated it to be his bellel that President Tart and the attorney gen eral were not aware that Adams was In McMurray 'a erauluv. It sua brought