Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 28, 1907, Page 4

{ | | 1 , Journals, Etc., Stationery, n lE‘:g“a‘: g;’a‘:\‘;‘s’, Il-::igymaoldm, Calendar Pads. Document Files, Note Books, Time Books, S~ I——— | O e PO s “*CYCLONE” BLOOD CLEANER. For those readers of this paper who have any form of blood disorders, who want new, rich blood and plenty of it, try this: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com- pound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Shake well 1n a bottle and take in teaspoonful doses after each meal and at bed- time. Any good prescrip- tion pharmacy can supply the ingredients at small cost. This is the prescription which when made up is called the ‘“Vegetable Treat- ment;"” by others, the ‘‘Cy- clone Blood Purifier.” It certainly does wonders for some people who are sickly, weak and out of sorts, and is known to relieve serious, long-standing cases of rheu- matism and chronic back- ache quickly. Make some up and try it. ADDITIONAL LOGAL MATTER MRS, JOSEPHIRE ALBRANT RECEIVES $1,000 DRAFT Was Amount of Policy Held by Her Late Husband in A, 0. U. W. Order. Mrs. Josephine Albrant was last evening handed a draft in her favor for $1,000, being the amount of the face of the policy held by her late husband (R. J. Albrant) in the Ancient Order of United Workmen, which was drawn in her favor, in case of death, The draft was received yester- day evening by W. E. Ferris, recorder of the Bemidji A. O. U. W. lodge, who received the drafl and necessary papers that must be signed, having come from E. J. Moore of Fargo, recorder of the grand lodge of North Da- kota. Mr. Albrant was a mem ber of Lodge No, 59, of St. Thomas, N. D. R. J. Albrant died on Febru- ary 3, 1907, and it took just three weeks and three days to pre- pare the necessary proofs of death and pay the amount of the policy in full, Logging at Littlefork. Littlefork Times: The Rat Portage Lumber company has nearly completed its winter’s work in 67-24. Most of the men have been paid off and Foreman Brown expects to break camp within a week or ten days. This completes the company’s logging operations in the vicinity of Littlefork as their supply of tim- ber here is exhausted. About three million feet was banked. CITY OFFICIALS 1MPLICATED. Arrest in Safe Robbery Case at Peo- ria, 1l Peoria, 111, Feb. 28.—Edwin H. Tate, an ex-convict, has been arrested in New York city for the robbery of the safe In the office of the board of school inspectors in the library build- ing here Jan. 6 of the scrip for the forging of which Newton Dougherty, former superintendent of schools, is now doing time in Joliet. The arrest has implicated four prominent resi- dents and officials of Peoria. Railroad Abandons Improvements. Chicago, Feb. 28.—Owing to rallway legislation and the difficulty of raising money as well ag the increased cost of labor and material, the Chicago, Mil- waukee and St. Paul railroad has tem- porarily abandoned fmprovements and extenslons for which the management expected to spend between $6,000,00 and $8,000,000, Prince Hohenlohe In Life. ‘When Germany sent Prince Hohen- Iohe to Parls In 1875 his physiognomy ‘wag not prepossessing. It was grave, sad, without life. With dead, expres. slonless eyes, the habit of carrying hia head over his right shoulder, a slow step and the alr of belng overwhelmed ‘with the burden of his moral preoccu- pations, all this tended to repel rather than attract.—Parls Figaro. % . DARING FILIBUSTE” (NG PLOT. gz | Adventurers P'}P’n;a to Seize Dutch 1slap’y of Celebes. Cape To¥n, Feb. 28.—The police have just/learned of the details of a daringly conceived and audactous fili- bustering plot against the island of Celebes, a Dutch possession in the Malay archipelago situated to the east of Borneo. A Dband of 8,000 armed adventurers planned to concentrate and descend on the island and hold it by force against the Dutch while its mineral riches were being developed and worked. It was intended, however, to demand mining concessions from the Dutch government and only to employ force in the event of a refusal. The police got a clue to the venture and raided certain premises in Cape Town, where they seized a number of documents relating to the organiza- tion of the enterprise, which, it is al- leged, has branches in England, on the continent, in the United States and in other countries. Died in Saving Others. Piqua, O., Feb. 28.—In attempting to save a woman with a baby in her [ arms from death Aaron Alexander was_himself struck and killed by a northbound Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton passenger train. The woman and child were uninjured. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. W. A. Garrett has been elected pres. ident of the Seaboard Air Line to suc- ceed Alfred Walter, who dled re- cently. Born in July, 1800, and having been il only twice Mme. Robineau, sald to have been the oldest person in Paris, is dead. The house has agreed to the con ference reports on the bills authoriz- Ing the allotment and disposal of sur- plus lands in the Rosebud Indian res- ervation in South Dakota. Mrs. Herman Leudtke, aged seventy- eight, committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid while standing beside the grave of her husband in .Crystal Lake cemetery, Minneapolis. The plant of the Ol1d Vincennes Dis- tilling company at Vincennes, Ind., was partially destroyed by fire Wednesday. The loss is estimated at between $150,000 and $200,000. The president has decided to ap- point David P. Dyer federal judge of the Eastern district of Missouri. He now occupies the position of United States district attorney for that dis- trict. The Indiana house of representa- tives has passed a bill appropriating $5,000 for a statue of General Lew Wallace to be placed in statuary hall at Washington. The bill now goes to the governor. It is now positively stated that Sec- ond Assistant Postmaster General Shellenberger is soon to retire from that position and it i{s rumored that Congressman James T. McCleary of Mankato, Minn., will succeed him. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolls Wheat. Minneapolis, Feb. 27.—Wheat—May, T19@79%c; July, 20@80%¢c; Sept., 78%c. On track—No. 1 hard, 81%@ 82%c; No. 1 Northern, 80% @81%c; No. 2 Northern, 78%@79%c; No. 8 Northern, 75@77c. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Feb. 27.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, 81%c; No. 1 Northern, 80%4 No. 2 Northern, T8%c; May, 80%c; July, 80%c; Sept., 78%c. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.20%; May, $1.21%; July, $1.22%: Oct., $1.19. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Feb. 27.—Cattle—Good to shoice steers, $6.50@6.25; common to good, $4.00@5.00; good to choice cows and helfers, $3.50@4.75; veals, $4.50@ 5.75. Hogs—$6.70@6.85. Sheep—Weth. ers, $4.75@5.25; good to prime lambs, $6.50@7.20. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Feb. 27.—Wheat—May, T%c; July, T8%c. Corn—May, 47%c; July, 46%c. Oats—May, 42c; July, 37%c. Pork—May, $16.50; July, $16.- 60. Butter—Creameries, 22@32%c; dairfes, 20@30c. Eggs—20%@21c. Poultry—Turkeys, 10c; chickens, 11c; springs, 10%c. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Feb. 27.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.15@6.90; cows and heifers, $1.60@ 5.25; stockers and feeders, $2.60@ 4.85; Texans, $3.76@4.75; calves, $6.00 @7.50. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $6.80@7.05; good heavy, $7.00@ 7.07%; rough heavy, $6.80@6.90; light, $6.80@7.02%; pigs, $6.15@6.76. Sheep $3.65@5.60; lambs, $4.76@7.65. DRIND Laxative Fruit Syrup Pleasant to take The new laxative. Does not gripe or nauseate. Cures stomach and liver troubles and chronic con- stipation by restoring the natural action of the stom- ach, liver and bowels. Refuse subatitutes. Price 50o. Barker’s Drug Store, et Your Office Su Christmas Stickers, 1907 Diaries, Typewril ut Paper, Scrap Books, Lead Pencils, Pens, Holders, Ink Wells, Etc. Rubber Stamps and Pads, -ale Report Books, Trial Balanoe Books, Rulers, Erasers, Kneaded Rubber Squares, PLACE FOR M'GLEARY| MINNESOTA CONGRESSMAN WILL BECOME SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL. ¥ IADDEN'S RETIREMENT LOOKED FOR THIRD ASSISTANT EXPECTED TO TENDER HIS RESIGNATION IN A DAY OR TWO. ‘Washington, Feb. 28—President Roosevelt has accepted the resigna- tion of Second Assistant Postmaster General W. S. Shallenberger. Representative James T. McCleary of Minnesota, who is to retire from congress at the close of the present | 5 2 OONGRESSMAN JAMES T. M'CLEARY. sesslon, will be appointed as Mr. Shal- lenberger’s successor. The resignation of Third Assistant Postmaster General Edwin C. Madden, It is expected, will be submitted to the president in a day or two. No Intimation yet is given of his succes- sor. Postmaster General Cortelyou has decided to appoint Alexander Grant a successor to James E. White as gen- eral superintendent of the railway mall service. Mr. Grant for several years has been assistant superintend- ent of the railway mail service. Gen- eral Superintendent White resigned several weeks ago. FIREMEN OVERCOME BY FUMES. Two Dead and Eleven Others Ren- dered Unconscious. New York, Feb. 28.—Two firemen were killed and eleven others ren- dered unconscious by fumes at a fire in a basement of a building in Eighth avenue. The condition of two others is serious. The dead are Adam Damm and Harry F. Baker. Damm and Baker had carried a pipe through the basement and into an opening leading to a sub-cellar when they called for water pressure. How- ever, when other firemen reached them to assist in directing the hose upon the blaze Damm and Baker were not to be seen. Ammonia fumes poured up through the hole and filled the basement. The fire had melted the coupling of one of the ammonia pipes connecting it with the cold stor- age plant of the market. Rescuing partles were formed and Demm and Baker carried up from the hole with difficulty. They died soon afterwards. Each of the rescuers succumbed on reaching the outer air. Roll call re- vealed the fact that Captain Bernard Carlock was down in the hole, where he had gone in search of victims of the fumes and he was brought to the surface. It is belleved that he will not recover. IN AN AMENDED FORM. House Denatured Alcohol Bill Report- ed to Senate. ‘Washington, Feb. 28. — Senator Hansbrough has reported from the committee on finance the house bill amending the denatured alcohol act 80 as to afford an opportunity to com- binations of farmers and others to erect small independent distilleries for the sole purpose of making aleohol to be denatured. An amendment was adopted by the senate committee which will require that at each of the Independent distilleries established under the denatured alcohol act thers must be stationed a government store- keeper who will superintend the de- naturing process. Another amend- ment in the interest of tobacco manu- facturers provides that rum of not less than 150 degrees proof may be withdrawn from bond for denaturiza- tion only. CARTER CREATES SENSATION. Hawallan Governor Willing His Daugh. ter Should Marry a Jap. Honoluly, - Feb. 28.—Nothing that has happened for a long time in Ha- wall has created the same widespread iInterest as Governor Carter's an- nouncement in an interview expressing his attitude toward the Japanese, that he had been willing that his daughter should marry a Japanese. It was the subject of discussion everywhere. The newspapers have been bombarded with communications regarding it, an overwhelming majority of them ex- pressing sentiments strongly against this attitude of the governor, some of them in violent language and some in contemptuous language. I % pplies at the Bemidji Pioneer Office Mos;t Complete Stock West of Duluth resonss o0 smcoswr. | BROTHER 10 TESTIFY | Senator Patterson Advocates Govern- ment Ownership. Washington, Feb. 28.—Senator Pat- terson of Colorado, addressing the sen- ate, made a plea for government own- ership of railroads. He predicted that such a condition would be brought about within the lifetime of the pres- ent members .of the senate, but did Rot anticipate any speedy action in that direction. The railroads, he declared, were trowing more arrogant each year end 88 he saw little or no relief in the new rate law government control of the roads would supply the only rem- edy. To show the value of his idea Mr. Patterson presented figures from fifty-nine countries showing the pres- ence of government ownership in some form and he say a steadily in- creasing sentiment in Phat direction so far as the United States is concerned. American roads he valued at be- tween $11,000,000,000 and $12,000,000,- 900.. They could be obtained by con- demnation proceedings, the financial end being covered by, a mortgage backed by the government’s guaran- tee. g Mr. Patterson ridiculed the idea that a vast political machine would be built up through federal operation of roads. As a matter of fact, he de- clared, railroad politics would be abol- ished. Among the benefits to be gained' through ownership Mr. Patter- son mentioned extension of the postal system, a postal express and equitable rates. Overwork Cause of Suicide. Pittsburg, Feh, 28—Professor T. M. Taylor of the chemistry department of the Carnegle Technical schools was found dead in his room. There was a bullet wound behind his left ear and a revolver was dying on the finor. Nerv- ous breakdown, following overwork, is said to have been the cause of the suicide. TESTIFIES FOR DEFENSE WIDOW OF VICTIM WOULD JUS- TIFY HIS MURDER BY HER BROTHERS. : Culpepper, Va., Feb. 28.—Mrs. Will- jam Bywaters, whose husband was killed by her brothers, James and Phillip Strother, on:the-night of Dec. 16 last, a few moments after his mar- riage to their sister, was the principal witness in the trial during the day. She was placed on the stand by coun- sel for the defense and, although pale and wan and being compelled to come into court in an invalid’s chair, she maintained her composure and when court adjourned for luncheon had com- pleted her direct and cross-examina- tion. Beglnning with her early asso- ciation with the dead man and with her love for him she told the jury of her betrayal under promise of mar- riage, of her pleadings with Bywaters to make reparations, of Bywaters’ in- sistence upon a criminal operation, of her refusal at first and then her agree- ment and visits to Washington in company with Bywaters, where two operations were performed. She de- scribed how, when her condition be- came known to her brothers and she broke down and confessed, they de- manded of her betrayer that he imme- diately marry her. In answer to a question she sald that she did not think Bywaters at first intended to marry her. She de- scribed the restless desire of Bywa- ters to leave her within a short time after the ceremony and then of her brothers opening fire upon him, but was unable to give minute details of the shooting, as she was too overcome by the excitement of the moment. GRAND DUKE Plot to Blow Up Russian Train Is Foiled. St. Petersburg, Feb. 28.—The Novoe Vremya publishes a sensational ac- count of the foiling of another plot upon the life of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch, president of the coun- cil of national defense and second cousin of Emperor Nicholas. This plot is said to have been discovered shortly before 8 o’clock Tuesday night, the time scheduled for the arrival here of the imperial train bringing the grand duke from Tsarskoe-Selo. A guard patrolling the track near the station at the St. Petersburg end of the line caught a man dressed as a workman in the act of placing a wood- en box in the middle of the track at a point 200 yards from the imperial pa- vilion. Aided by the darknmess, the plotter escaped to the cab of an accomplice near by and drove away. NOTED TERRORISTS IN CHAINS. IN PERIL. Imperial Disorders Break Out in Siberian Con- vict Mines. St. Petersburg, Feb. 28.—Disorders have ‘broken out among the convicts at the Akatui silver mines in South- ern Siberiz on ‘account of the strict diseipline. One hundred and fifty high political offenders have been placed in chaing and many, including Mlle. Maria Spiridonovo, who shot and killed Chief of the Secret Police Luz- henoffsky at Tambov, and other wo- men have been removed to prisons used for the confinement of common | criminals. Among . the prisoners at Akatul mines are Sasoneff, the assns- sin of Minister of the Interlor von Plehve;. Sikorifsky, his accomplice, and Karnpovich, who killed Minister of Public Instruction Bogoliepoff Feb. 27, 1901, and the leaders of many 1aili- tary uprisings. WILL BE CALLED TO CONTRA- DICT EVIDENCE OF MRS. EV- ELY! NESBIT THAW. DELMAS MAKES MANY OBJECTIONS IPROTECTS HIS WITNESS DURING JEROME'S CROSS-EXAMINA- TION OF DR. EVANS. New York, Feb. 28.—There were im- portant developments during the day In the Thaw trial as affecting District Attorney Jerome's future conduct of the case. By recalling Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to the stand to question her about a conversation with her brother he indicated that he intends to put Howard Nesbit on the stand to contradict his sister as to a material fact. She denied positively that she had ever told Howard that Thaw had treated her cruelly because she would not tell lies about Stanford White. Mr. Jerome . further stated that he would call as a witness for the state In rebuttal Dr. Allan McLane Hamil- ton, who for a time was employed as an allenist for the defense. Dr. Hamilton’s last public statement was to the effect that he believed Thaw to be still insane. Mr. Jerome also said he would call Dr. Bingaman, the Thaw family physician, as a wit- ness for the state. He was prevented from cross-questioning Dr. Bingaman as to hereditary insanity in the Thaw family by objections from Mr. Delmas. Mr. Delmas announced that the de- fense will be finished this week. Dr. Evang Cross-Examined. After Mrs. Thaw and Dr. Bingaman had testified briefly Dr. L. D. Evans was called for cross-examination. Dr. Evans is one of the principal witnesses for the defense and there were indica- tions that the district attorney in- tends to make his examination a most thorough one. Mr. Delmas was constantly on his feet- with objections, which Justice Fitzgerald in nearly every instance sustained. The judge further warned the district attorney that he was tak- ing too wide a latitude. The cross-examination of Dr. Evans contrasted sharply with that gf Dr. ‘Wiley, the first allenist for the de- fense put on the stand. Dr. Wiley ‘was left entirely to the mercy of the prosecutor, not a single objection be- ing registered by Mr. Gleason, who at that time was examining the wit- nesses. During his cross-examination Dr. Fyvans said he did not believe that Thaw was “demented” today. He fur- ther said he did not believe that Thaw ever was “demented,” in his defini- ticn of that particular word. Denles Evelyn Thaw’s Story. New Orleans, Feb. 28—Edna Good- rich, the actress, who is here with Nat Goodwin’s company, said in reply to the testimony of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw connecting her name with ‘White: “I never knew Stanford ‘White. I never was in his studio and I never introduced Evelyn Nesbit to ‘White.” ROOSEVELT A FALSIFIER. Accused of Twisting the Truth in Re. cent Address. Cambridge, Mass.,, Feb. 28.—Pres- ident Roosevelt, having run to earth and pinned down several persons, branding them as prevaricators, is himself declared a falsifier in that he twisted the truth in his address at Harvard on Saturday on college ath- letics. His accuser is Professor Kuno Franke, the noted German scholar, ‘who sharply brought to a climax the expected clash between the president and the Harvard faculty on athletics at the Cambridge institution. Professor Franke comes out in the Harvard Crimson in a letter in which some of the president’s utterances are calied “a palpable misstatement of the principles involved in the matter.” Professor Franke objected in his article chiefly to the statement by the president that the withdrawal from intercollegiate athletics by Harvard would be a “confession of weakness and a sign of timidity.” ‘The professor asserted that the maintenance of intercollegiate athlet- des is not essential to the preserva- tion of physical bravery and prowess among the student body at Cambridge and that such a charge is unjust. As oroof he cites the dueling system in vogue among the German universi- tles. EIGHTY IN COLLAPSE. Floor Gives Way During Wedding at Knoxville, la. Des Moines, Feb. 28—Twenty peo- ple were hurt, many seriously, at Knoxville, when the floor in the home of C. K. Davis collapsed during the progress of the wedding of his daugh- ter Bessie with H. O. Green of Hope, Ark. Nearly eighty persons were hurled to the basement and but few escaped without a scratch. The acel- dent followed the congratulations of the bride and groom. Loan Bandit Holds Up Cafe. Oakland, Cal., Feb. 28.—A lone ban- dit, armed with two revolvers and wearing a mask, held up the Albany cafe in the heart of the business dis- trict at 9 o’clock in the evening, secur- ing $800. Fountain Pens, Letter Copy Books, Paper Clips and Fasteners, Rubber Bands, Letter Files, Involces, Typewriter Supplies, Postal Scales, Township Plats in book form, Fine quality colored Blotters, Letter Copy Presses, Waste Paper Baskets, Rubber Type Outfits, Staplers, Paper Knives, & DEATH RATE DECREASING. Jtatistics for 1905 as Announced by Census Bureau. ‘Washington, Feb. 28.—Out of only iwo-fifths of the populaticn of the United States more than 500,000 lives were ofiered up in 1905 as a sacrifice to disease. Startling as this death rate may seem it was less than that for the preceding vear, but was in ex- tess of the number of deaths regis- tered for any other year. This death rate is lower than that of Ireland, (termany and Italy for the same- pe- riod, but higher than that of England end Wales, Scotland and The Nether- lands. The déath rate from nephritis and Brights disease, apoplexy, cancer, diabetes and appendicitis is increas- Ing, while that from old age, bronchi- tis, convulsions, peritonitis and scarlet fever are decreasing. The greatest death rate recorded for any one disease in 1905 was that from pulmonary tuberculosis, amounting to 56,770, while pneumonia follows close- ly with a death rate of 39,068, exclu- sive of broncho-pneumonia. The much dreaded cancer shows a steadily grow- Ing death rate, the figures being 24,- 830. The above are the more interesting facts brought cut in a report just is- sued by the census bureau giving the statistics of mortality for 1905, to- gether with revised fizures for the years 1901 to 1904, inclusive, for the registration area of the United States. Amend Meat Inspection Law. ‘Washington, Feb. 28.—The reports In St. Paul regarding a recent death through trichina poisoning has been brought to the attention of the depart- ment of agriculture by Representative Stevens. It 1is the opinion of Mr. Stevens that if the meat inspection law does not cover trichina the meat inspection system of the government Is defective and should be changed at the earliest opportunity. NO ERROR IN BOGKKEEPING PROVEN BEYOND DOUBT THAT BIG SUM WAS STOLEN FROM CHICAGO SUB-TREASURY. Chicago, Feb. 28 —George W. Fitz- gerald, the teller in the sub-treasury from whose cage $173,000 disappeared, has been given an indefinite leave of absence by the authorities of the sub- treasury. It is said that Fitzgerald has worried so much since the short- age came to light that it was consid- ered best to relieve him from work until he has in a measure recovered from the nervous strain. Sub-Treasurer William Boldenweck announced during the day that Deputy Assistant Treasurer Bantz had com- pleted his examination of the books of Teller Fitzgerald and had proven be- yond a doubt that the $173,000 which is missing was stolen. There is no mistake in Fitzgerald’s accounts and the error can not be accounted for through any mistake in the bookkeep- ing. Mr. Boldenweck added: “The money stolen was in large bills and Mr. Fitzgerald was the only man in charge of these large bills. We have, however, no clue to the per- son who took the money.” IN MONTREAL DISASTER. Heroic Teacher and Sixteen Children Perish. Montreal, Feb. 28.—Asphyxiation caused the deaths of sixteen children and an heroic woman in the fire that imperiled the lives of the 200 pupils in the Hocholaga school of the Protes- tant school commission, a two-story brick structure lacking fire escapes. The loss of life occurred in the kin- dergarten, on the second floor. On reaching the landing the children found the lower hall full of smoke. Into this they refused to descend. Hud- | dled together on the stairway at first | they retreated to the rooms from which. they had come. ‘When the firemen arrived an exten- sfon ladder was placed in position and a large number of children rescued in this way. Soon the smoke grew so dense that even the experienced fire- men could not stand it. Captain Carson tried to get Miss Maxwell, the principal, to go down the ladder, but she refused and rushed back into the back part of the build- Ing in search of others of the little ones. ‘When the firemen finally were able to make their way to the back portion of the building she-was found lying on the floor with a little one beside her. EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED. Three Persons Killed and Many Oth- ers Injured. Guelph, Ont, Feb. 28—The west- bound Chicago express on the Grand Trunk, running forty miles an hour, was wrecked near here. Three per- sons were killed and every passenger on the train suffered more or less se- rious injuries. The entire train with ' lie exception of the engine jumped | the track and plunged over a thirty- foot embankment. The dead are: | John O’Donohue, former maydr of | Stratford, Ont.; Charles Rankin, Stratford; two-year-old son of H. C. Walker, Peterboro, Ont. MR, FISH STRIKES BACK DECLARES HARRIMAN, WHILE DI- RECTOR, BORROWED ILLI- NOIS CENTRAL FUNDS. BAYS HE OPPOSED MAGNATE'S PLAN BGIVES DIFFERENT REASON FOR FORCED RETIREMENT FROM HEAD OF SYSTEM. New York, Feb. 28—Stuyvesant Fish was asked by the Associated Press what answer, if any, he cared to make to the accusations which E. H. Harriman preferred before the in- terstate commerce commission. “I have little to ay,” he replied. “I shall not be drawn into a wrangle with that gentleman. He and I sus- tained close relations for many years and were jointly interested in many large affairs. All of these transac- tions, as, indeed, all transactions in which I have ever engaged, will bear the closest scrutiny. It was at my in- stance that Mr. Harriman was made a director of the Illinois Central com- pany and we got along quite well until he became ambitions to make the Iili- nois Central a part of the Union Pa- cific system. I did not believe this ‘would be in the interest of the stock- holders of the Illinois Central, for whom I held a trust, and then and there Mr. Harriman and I parted com- pany. He is quite right in saying that I borrowed funds from the Illinois Central, but he should have added that the loan was made at a time when we were most anxious to put out some of the surplus. That I hunt- ed from bank to bank to loan our money; that this particular loan was made on collateral which was unques- tlonably ample and marketable; that several of the other directors Borrowed From fhe Company In the same way; and finally that Mr. Harriman himself, while a director, had borrowed from the company in precisely the same manner frequently and in sums aggregating several mil- Hons of dollars. As a matter of busi- ness I did not then regard it as im- proper, nor do I now. When, in the fall of 1903, I desired to repay the debt, I proposed to .negotiate a new loan from Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Mr. Harriman asked me not to do so and offered to lend me the sum and I ac- cepted his offer, made voluntarily. “Respecting the deposits with the Trust Company of the Republic it should he said that this institution was one of the many of the New York trust companies with which we carried accounts; that the sums on deposit fluctuated with the general conditions of our very large business and that there was no ‘“padding” of accounts by me. The deposit was never in dan- ger. I was a trustee of the trust com- pany, but never an officer. “Concerning the acquisition of the Indianapolis and St. Louis rallway it is necessary 1o refer to the records of the Illinois Central company, which will show that my action was fully and formally approved by the direc- tors.” FOR RESTITUTION OF PROFITS. Said Union Pacific Shareholders Will Sue Harriman. New York. Feb. 28—The Evening Post publishes the following: It is rumored In Wall street that BSamuel Untermeyer has been retained by a number of Union Pacific share- holders to bring suit against Mr. Har- riman and his associates in the Chi- cago and Alton syndicate for the pur- Pose of forcing a restitution of at least a part of the profits made in that and in similar transactions. Mr. Unter- meyer was not at his office and these rumors could not be verified. It was stated on good authority, however, that the advisability of bringing suits was being considered. MURDERED BY BANDITS. Six Mexican Rurales Butchered While Asleep. Mazatlan, Mex., Feb. 28.—Six ru- rales, as they lay asleep in the shelter of rocks in the vicinity of Tepic, were butchered by the notorlous bandit, En- men and farmers in the Tepic district are in a condition bordering on panic, as it is rumored that Chavez has gath- ered around him other men as bloody and cruel as himself. Many efforts - have in the past few months been made to capture Chavez, but his luck, nerve and knowledge of the country have always saved him. Trains Collide in Heavy Fog. Mexico, Mo., Feb. 28—During & heavy fog an eastbound accommoda- tlon train on the Wabash railroad and | a westbound freight train collided in the railroad yards here, resulting in the death of Passenger Engineer Will- dam Sluleing and injury to twenty oth- - ers, some being only slightly injured. In Honor of Dead Officlal. Urge Oliver for Canal Bullder. Chattanboga, Tenn.,, Feb. 28—Tele- ' grams were sent from several points in the South during the day urging President Roosevelt to name W. J. Oliver as a member of the Panama canal commission and put him in charge of the work at Panama. | Denver, Feb. 28.—Twenty-five thou- sand employes in the steel works, ma- chine shops, foundry and mines of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company ceased s8prk from noon until 2:30 . D, m. In or of the company’s late. ‘president, Frank J. Hearne, while the, funeral services Were being held. ——— = rique Chavez, and his band. Ranch- - s