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THE SAN ANTONIO DAILY EXPRESS: MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1908.
PHASES OF THE
ROBERTSON LAW
ARE DISCUSSED
PERSONNEL OF THE FOURTH COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS
Another Section of Biennial Rev
port of Commissioner Love
Is Published.
FEATURES THAT SHOULD
BE ELIMINATED
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Nov. 29.—T. B Love.
Commissioner #»f Insurance and Banking:
today gave out another section of his bi-
ennial report, filed with the Governor
some days ago. This section h;i« to do
with the Robertson insurance law. It
follows:
The act of the Thirtieth Legislature re
quiring life insurance companies to invest
75 per cent of their Texas reserves in
Texa:- securities and to deposit such se
curities with the State Treasurer, or with
some bank within the State which is
eith€-r a State or National depository,
known as the Robertson law, is qualified
by the following proviso, "Provided that
the Insurance Commissioner of the State
shall be empowered to waive the require
ments of this aot, or any part thereof,
upon a sufficient showing by any com-
pany affected by the provisions "hereof,
that it cannot obtain the securities
named in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of this act
without a sacrifice of the interest of its
policyholders, and the Insurance Com-
missioner shall have the authority to
judge of the sufficiency of such showing."
Deposit Requirement Waved.
Pursuant to this provision, the Hart
ford Life Insurance Company, Aetna Life
Insurance Company, T'nion Central Life
Insurance Company, Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Company, National Life In
surance Company of United States of
America and Manhattan Life Insurance
Company have made applications for
waiver of the requirement as to deposit
of securities on the ground that, by rea-
son of the advalorem State and local
taxes to which the securities would be
subject, if deposited, under the Constitu-
tion and laws of this State, ami other
heavy expenses and inconveniences to
which the making of such deposits would
necessarily subject th^m. they could not
obtain safe securities of the kind pre-
scribed by the law which would yield a
sufficient rate of interest to enable them
to comply with the deposit requirement
without a sacrifice of their policyholders'
interest.
These companies have been doing busi-
ness in the State for a number of years,
r.nd had accumulated heavy Texas re-
serves. After a full hearing, believing
that the showing made was sufficient,
the deposit requirement of the law was
waived in each case as applied for, the
companies complying fully with the in-
vestment requirement, and with all the
requirements of the law except that as
to the deposit of securities. Two com-
panies which had but recently entered
the State and had Texas reserves of less
then $1000 each applied for waivers for
the investment requirement on the ground
that the expense of making the invest-
ment would be so large in proportion to
the amount involved as to make it im-
possible to make the required invest-
ments without sacrificing their policy-
holders' interest. These waivers were
also granted on the showing made, and,
with the exoeption of these two com-
panies. all life insurance companies do-
ing business in the State have been
strictly required to Invent 75 per cent of
their Texas reserves In Tex;is securities.
Should Be Eliminated.
In view of the belief that only com-
panies with very small Texas reserves
ran comply with tha deposit requirement
and subject themselves to the heavy
taxation, which, under our Constitution
and laws, is a necessary incident of such
oompliance. without sacrificing their pol-
icyholders' interest, and that these com-
panies can only temporarily do so, T am
of the opinion that the deposit require-
ment of the law should be entirely eli-
minated. I therefore recommend that
this law be amended s<» as tq/ require
simply that all life insurance companies
doing business in the State shall invest
and keep invested in Texas securities 75
per cent of the reserves on their Texas
policies, and. in view of my conviction
that this requirement should in no case
be waived. I also rvyommend the elimi-
nation of the waiver proviso.
These amendments would affect the
form rather than the substance of the
law. as they would in no wise alter its
effect as it has been enforced during the
past year. The results of the operation
of the Robertson law during the brief
period since it took effect have been
beneficial from an economic standpoint,
and ih no way prejudicial from an in-
surance standpoint to the people of this
State. As was stated by my predecessor
in the thirty-second annual report of
this department, twenty-one of the life
insurance companies doing business in
the State at the time the act took effect,
on July 12. 1907, immediately ceased to
write new business, and announced their
withdrawal from the State, assigning as
the reason for this action, in circular let-
ters to their policyholders and In state-
ments published in the press of the State,
the onerous increase in their taxes which
would result from their compliance with
the requirement as to the deposit of Se-
curities.
Real Estate Mortgages Best.
It is the trade boast of all the life in-
surance companies that their reserves
"belong to their policyholders." The re-
serves of the twenty companies, which
left the State, upon their Texas policies
have been conservatively estimated as
amounting to more than $40,000,000. rt is
the Judgment of the best unprejudiced
experts on the subject that Texas real
estate mortgages are of the very best
and most desirable class of Investments
for lif« insurance reserves, affording at
once the best security and the highest
rates of interest available. The last
sworn annual statements filed by the
companies which quit the State, which
include an Itemized list of all the securi-
ties and investments of every kind owned
by them on December 21. 190G. prior to
their withdrawal, show thai those com-
panies holding reserves belonging to
Texas policyholders, estimated at more
than $40,000,000 in amount, had loaned on
Texas real estate mortgages altogether
only the sum of $9M,732. They had in ad-
dition the sum of $14,028,116.28 invested in
other securities having a Texas situs
the most of which were old first mort-
gage railroad bonds, but more than $20-
(00,000 of the reserves belonging to Texas
policyholders must have been invested
beyond the borders of the State, though
the officers and managers of these com-
panies themselves concede that it could
be invested within the State as safely
as anywhere in the world, and certainly
more profitably than in the average field.
The companies which have continued to
do business in the State, having Texas
reserves amounting to approximately $3.-
500,000, have invested in Texas real estate
mortgages since July 12, 1907, the date
the Robertson law took effect, $1.392 768
as shown by their reports to this de-
partment, or $486,036 more than the com-
panies which quit the State had invested
in Texas mortgages fct the date of their
withdrawal, after their long career in
the State, during which they had col-
lected approximately $70,000,000 in Texas
premiums and accumulated Texas re-
serves of more than $40,000,000. It is cer-
tain that there has been more money
loaned on Texas real estate mortgages
toy life insurance companies during the
—Photo by Cones.
JOHN H. JAMES,
Chief Justice,
—Photo by Cones.
H. H. NEILL,
Associate Justice.
—Photo by Cones.
W. S. FLY,
Associate Justice.
—Photo by Cones.
JOSEPH MURRAY,
Clerk.
IS MISSINQ AT ST. LOUIS
Real Estate Dealer of Houston Mys-
teriously Disappears—Had Money
and Diamonds on Person.
Special Telegra m to The Ex press.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 29.—\V. <7. Burch-
field, a wealthy real estate dealer of
Houston, Tex., with prominent connec-
tions in Pittsburg, where he once re-
sided, formerly in the brokerage busi-
ness in St. Louis, and a Princeton gradu-
ate, has dropped out of sight in this city,
and efforts of the police and a private
search by his business partner. R. P.
Morton have failed to locate him.
Morton and Burchfield arrived from
Houston Thursday to make arrange-
ments to close a large real estate deal,
after which they proposed to go to Pitts-
burg and thence to r#w York, wheie
the deal was to be consummated. Roth
registered at. the Maryland Hotel Thurs-
day. Friday morning Burchfield told
Morton he intended to visit friends in
St. Louis, and would meet him at the
hotel at 12 o'clock Saturday. Burchfield
never showed dp.
Morton, who is a resident of Philadel-
phia said tonight Burchfield had $400 in
cash in his possession and was wearing
$200 diamond ring when he last saw
him.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
TARIFF SCHEDULES
GERMANS DECLINE TO
FURNISH INFORMATION
CLASSIFICATIONS OF BEAD CUR
TAINS CAUSES DISPUTES.
Toys Made in Imitation of Articles
in Dutiable List Will Take the
Same Rate—Duty on
Paintings.
MEETING IN HOUSTON HOTEL.
Prohibitionist and Anti Chairmen Meet
by Chance.
Special Telegram to The Express.
HOUSTON. Tex., Nov. 29.—Sterling P.
Strong, chairman of the State Prohibition
League, and superintendent of the State
Anti-Saloon League, was among the vis-
itors to Houston yesterday, en route to
his headquarters in Dallas after a visit to
Beaumont.
There was a chance meeting in the
Rice Hotel between Mr. Strong and Jake
F. Wolters, chairman of the State Anti-
prohibition League.
Appointed as Receiver.
Special Telegram to The Express.
TEMPLE, Tex., Nov. 29.—In the Dis-
trict Court at Belton Saturday Judge
John M. Furman announced the appoint-
ment of John G. McKay of Belton as re-
ceiver for the American Bank and Trust
Company of this city, which went into
voluntary liquidation during the month
of October last. The move was made
necessary owing to the removal to Hous-
ton of Special Agent N. A. Sayre of this
city, who had been in charge since the
bank suspended business.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. — Numerous
recommendations have been made for
the revision of the tariff schedule on
sundries, which were discussed at the
House Ways and Means Committee hear-
ing yesterday.
The question of classification of bead
curtains hub given rise to a great many
disputes, and u is strongly urged thai in
the readjustment of tho tarltt" curtains
and fringes composed wholly or in part
of beads or spangles be included in tne
paragraph providing a duty on beads.
Compositions used for fuel in which
coal or coal dust is the chief component,
will also t>»* specially provided for. Tlieso
coal products are at present dutiable
under a provision for un&numerated ar-
ticles.
Manufactures of cork, artificial cork
and granulated cork will be added to tue
paragraph imposing a duty on cork bark.
Toys made in imitation or miniature of
articles that are provided for in the du-
tiable of the tariff, it is urooosed
shall hereafter pay the «ame rate of
duty as. such articles.
These are some of the recommendations
which have bt»en made lor the readjust-
ment of the tariff as affecting the suu-
drles schedules:
Corundum, a mineral of which emery la
an impure variety, will be specifically
mentioned in the paragraph imposing a
duty of 1 cent per pound on emery grains
an»i emery. While it has been the gen-
eral impression that corundum occurred
sparingly in nature, it is now known that
rich deposits of this abrasive material
are to be found in North Carolina.
Georgia and Montana.
If is proposed to impose on emeralds,
rubles and sapphires the same duty now
paid on diamonds.
Leather goods are to be more specific-
ally enumerated In the new tariff hill
under a new paragraph, separating man-
ufactured articles of leather from the
provision for leather, and also making
specific provisions for rawhide articles.
Phonographs, graphaphones and similar
articles, and violin rosin, it has been
suggested, should be specifically provided
for.
In view of the efforts beinE made to
secure the admission of paintings at n
rate of duty, of photographs, lithographs
and calendars which havo been passed
over with a brush, a proviso has been
suggested excluding paintings, so-called,
made wholly or In part by stencilling or
other mechanics! process..
AMERICAN CONSULS ARE HAVING
HARD TIME THERE.
Manufacturers Cannot See Logic of
Permitting Competitors to Ascer-
tain Trade Secrets—Suspi-
cious of Sincerity.
REVOLUTIONISTS
PUSHING ON TO
P0RTAUPR3NCE
M| WHYNOT
SAVE A FEW DOLLARS?
Drive Government Trcops Back
Many Wiles and Seize Town oi
Miragoane and Petit Goave.
Jail Delivery at Temple.
Special Telegram to The Express.
TEMPLE, Tex., Nov. 29.—The second
successful jail delivery to occur within a
week from the city calahooae tdbk place
last night, when two white men and a
negro, who were awaiting trial on minor
charges, effected their escape by the use
of a crowbar which they used to force
an opening in the brick wall. One of the
men was subsequently recaptured, but the
others are still at liberty.
Bay City Boy Accidentally Killed.
Special Telegram to The Express.
BAY CITY. Tex., Nov. 29—Tom Cooper,
aged 11 years, was accidentally killed
here by the discharge of a gun In the
hands of Enrlce Rinehart, aged 17 yeira.
The charge struck young Cooper in the
right temple, practice l'y blowing rff one
side of his head. Death was instantane-
ous.
Man Killed in Fist Fight.
Special Telegram to The Express.
GALVESTON, Tex., Nov. 29.—News re-
ceived here is to the effect that Sam
Walneke, a dorkworker, Is dead at Tfxas
City as the result of a rough-and-tumble
fist fight at that place.
year since the Robertson law took effect
than in any other year in the history of
the State, and, notwithstanding the with-
drawal of the twenty companies, the peo-
ple have not been left unsupplied with
ample life Insurance facilities.
SLIGHT WRECKS ON THE KATY.
Derailment and Collision on the Smith-
ville Branch,
Special Telegram to The Express.
SMITHVILLE, Tex.. Nov. 29.-A wreck
occurred on the Katy late yesterday
evening at Bayers, twenty-five miles
north of here. A freight train, south-
bound, Conductor Hopkins in cnarge,
when coming around a curve a flange on
one of the wheels of a car broke and
seven cars went Into the ditcfy. Ncf One
was hurt.
This morning another wreck occurred
at near the same place. Two freitflit
trains were going north. The rear train
ran into the caboose of the first train,
completely demolishing it. No one was
hurt.
Superintendent T. A. Wilson of the
Katy left last night for Dallas, where he
goes to confer with the assistant gen-
eral manager.
Conductor W. W. Edwards and wife,
who have been fn Old Mexico for the last
month on their annual hunt, returned
home yesterday. They report having
killed several deer and wild turkey and
as having a good time generally.
HUNTING PARTIES AT LLANO.
Experience Much Good Luck in Search
for Game.
Special Telegram to The Express.
LLANO, Tex.. Nov. 29.—A hunting
party composed of Will Orr, Lec Watkins,
Frank Lumrn and Dr. Townsend returned
yesterday from Devil's Hollow, this coun-
ty, having killed two fine, bucks and an
abundance of other game.
Nat B. Wetzel and C. A. McPariand
of Houston killed a fine lot of quail and
other game yesterday near town.
John Frazler, the noted Llano hunter,
left yesterday with a party from Aslcan-
sas for a week's hunt in the northern
portion of the count", where game is
plentiful.
Frank Kendrtck, Citv Marshal, killed
a. fine buck a few days ago and many
other hunting parties have killed all the
game they wanted.
The hunting has been good ever since
the season opened.
-Qy
CAN HANDLE SITUATION.
Several Cases of Smallpox in Gonzales
County.
Special Telegram to The Express.
GONZALRS, Tex., Nov. 29.—Gonzales
County Commissioners met. in special
session to consider the smallpox situa-
tion In the county. For several weeks the
disease has been prevalent in one or two
localities, and a number of new c ises
were reported last week.
The disease is, for the most part, con-
fined to negroes and Mexicans, and the
county health officer was ordered to visit
the infected districts twice a week and
tejiort conditions at another meeting of
the commissioners, which will be held on
December 7. It is thought that the
situation can be easily handled.
BERLIN, Nov. 229. American consuls
in Germany are having slight success In
obtaining replies from German manufac-
turers respecting the cost of production
of their wares, how wages are distrib-
uted. etc., as all, or nearly all, have
quietly combined to resist the inquiries
which the consuls were ordered by the
State Department to make for use by
the House Ways a nil Means Committee
in revising the tariff.
Under the North German agreement
chambers of commerce in Germany may
be referred to for authoritative valua-
tions. and several of the consuls in Prus-
sia sought to Invoke this clause in their
efforts to obtain the information, but in
each instance the chambers referred the
questions to the Minister of Commerce,
who replied that the data could be given
only through the Foreign Office. As a
consequence a formal request to the S4ate
Department on the subject imp been
brought to the attention of Secretary
Root and remains under consideration at
Washington, where doubt seems to exist
as to whether It is suitable that such an
Inquiry should be made as an act of one
government to another
The usual argument by the consuls is
that the United States desires to equalize
the tariff by talcing the cost of produc-
tion in America and Germany, and basing
revision strictly upon the difference and
they affirm that it Is to the interest of
German manufacturers that fhey submit
the producing cost of every article ex-
ported to the United States, and tbtis
avoid the chance of rongress pushing
tin the tariff to an unreasonable level.
The Germans ordinarily reply that man*
ufacturcrs of no country can b»> expected
to supply a competitor with information
about his business, and to do so would
expose the exporter to-two dangers, that
of his own statement being used against
him in American valuation disputes, and
thnt of the schedules being arranged
against the German exporter because he
may have been more truth nil than other
European or American competitors.
The German official view seems to be
that the American Congress is revising
the tariff solely in the Interest of Its
own people, and therefore, through its
own experts should study comparative
trade situations and not expect foreign
competitors to throw open their books
As a matter of fact, the consular Inter-
rogatories are looked upon as impudent
and have catiwd much unpleasant feel-
ing and a suspicion of the sincerity of
the Americans. The whole affair is re-
garded as a trap Intended to work to
the disadvantage of the G< rman exporter.
MAY REVISE THE JURY LAW.
Present Statute Works Hardship on
Many Who Are Summoned.
special Telegram to The Express.
BLANCO. Tex . Nov. 29.—Senator Wei-
nert of Seguln has indicated his purpose
to Introduce a bill in the n<-xt Legislature
to amend the article of the Code of
Criminal Procedure relative to the draw-
ing of grand Juries.
Several of the District Judges of the
State In sparsely settled counties have
realized the hardship that the present law
very often Inflicts upon citizens. The
law requires the Jury Commissioners to
select sixteen grand Jurors, from whfrh
a grand Jury or twelve is empaneled. It
often happens that all sixteen are present
and qualify as grand jurors and then
four qualified grand Jurors are excused.
Frequently these four Jurors live at re-
mote point* from the county seat and
the distance Is so great that It requires
a full dsv to answer the summons and
another day to return home. The Juror
Is thereby compelled to lose from two to
three days in coming to court and return-
ing home, and is then excused and re-
ceives no pay for his time.
CAMPAIGN WARM IN ATLANTA.
Police Force Will Be Doubled Be-
cbause of Election.
ATLANTA Ga.. Nov. 29—Atlanta's
heated mayoralty 'campaign has caused
Chief of Police Jennings to issue an or-
der doubling the police force of the city
from tomorrow morning until Wednes-
day night a/ter the election.
At a mass meeting to be hold tomor-
row .Tames G. Woodward has promised
to meet affidavits of alleged Immoral
conduct by his opponent, Robert F. Mad-
dox.
ARE RELEASED ON BONDS.
Alleged Moonshiners Given Freedom.
Are After Another.
ANNISTON, Ala., Nov. 29.—John Smith,
Mack Perkins. Bob Allen and Will Floyd,
four of the alleged moonshiners brought
here yesterday by f/nited States revenue
officers, were released today on bonds
of from $100 to $R00. The preliminary hear-
ings of the other members of this gang
will be taken up on December 15. The
officers will leave tomorrow morning for
the Turkey Haven section of Cleburne
County in an endeavor to arrest Watts
Pearce. alleged owner of a still which
was destroyed.
In Interest of Sunday Schools.
Special T degram to The Express.
LAMPASAS, Tex., Nov. 29.—W. N.
Wiggins, State secretary of the Texas
Susdav School Association, spent the day
here in the Interest of his work, holding
services at the Presbyterian Church last
night, at the Christian Church this after-
noon and at the Methodist Church a
general gatheitoiff of all Sunday school
workers tonight.
NORD ALEXIS REJECTS
PEACE SUGGESTIONS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov. 29.—The rev-
olutionists under the command oi Gen.
Antoine Simon, tlie former commander
of the Department of the South, follow-
ing up their victory over the govern-
ment forces at Anse-a-Veau, are pushing
on to I'ort-Au-Prince. They have driven
back the government troops many nines
an»l have seized the towns of Mlragoane
and Petit Goave. it is believed that
Gen. Celestin Cirraque, Minister of War,
who took refuge in the German consul-
ate at the former town, is still there,
but it is feared that there will be many
defections of Haytiens to the revolu-
tionary army.
President Nord Alexis has energetical-
ly rejected the suggestions which have
been made to him that, ho give up thu
struggle and the government is now ac-
tively engaged in organizing its forces
for a strong resistance. Three divisions
of well disciplined troops under the com-
mand of Generkl Andrew, Minister of
the Interior and Police, occupy a position
about six miles outside the city. These
troops ate Hiitreneheil at the convergence
of the three roads and hold a command-
ing position. The southern approach to
the city is being fortified and the forts
Bisolin and Merodin. mounting modern
artillery, command the road.
Just how lot is it will take the revolu-
tionists to traverse the road from Mira-
goune. which is about fifty miles trom
this city, is a matter of doubt, but as
there are no government forces to check
them, they are likely to reach this place
within forty-eight hours. This engage-
ment will i>e serious and It is thought
forces may be landed from the warships
now in the harbor for the purpose of
preventing pillage and injury to the for-
eign residents
The United States cruiser Tncoma and
the French training ship Pug'iay I'roin
are now in the harbor and the cruiser
Seilla and the Italian cruiser Fievamosa
are expected to reach here within a few
days.
INSURGENTS WELL ARMED.
President Nord Will Finht—Ministers
A^k for Warships.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. -I'tilted States
Minister Furnlaa nt Port an Prince, In a
dispatch to the State Department today
confirmed the presH reports about the
defeat of the government troops at An so
a Veau, Haytt. The cruiser l)es Moines
has been ordered lroni Ounntanamo to
Port, ail Prince. Dispatches Indicate that
the Haytlen situation
stage.
And get your Suit,
Overcoat, or
Trousers a»t
CENT
REDUCTION
Aaron Frank Clothing Go.
r»09-l! EAST HOUSTON STREET
KENTUCKY IS RAPIDLY
GOINii PROHIBITION
OUT OF TOTAL OF 119 COUNTIES
03 ARE NOW TOTALLY DRY.
ha» reached an
Minister Furnlsa strongly
the necessity for foreign war-
acut
advined
ship*.
The Foreign Minister ef Waytl has re-
quested that a new oablnet be appointed,
two members to he named by l'reaident
Alexin and two by General Simon and a
fifth member by the diplomatic corps as
a meanure to restore peace. It was also
proposed that a new station be held in
January to elect President Nord Alexia'
successor. Minister Kumiss, as dean of
the diplomatic corps, laid these proposi-
tions before President Alexis, but the lat-
ter turned a deaf ear and said he would
fight to a finish.
Commander John Hood of the cruiser
Tacoma sent a report to the Navy De-
partment to the effect that the Province
of Aux Cayes is In the hands of a revo-
lutionary army numbering 6000 men well
supplied with ammunition.
The revolutionists have captured Mira-
goane and Petit Goarie. The Tacoma will
remain at Port au Prince to protect the
American legation and the lives and
property of foreign subjects.
FIFTY-TWO BOWES FOUND
During Last Year Fight Has Been
Gradually but Vigorously Waged
Throughout State—Large
Gains Were Made.
Expected That Nearly 100 Will Be
Brought to Surface by Daylight.
Inspector's Investigation.
("Second Sdltion.)
PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 30.—Fifty-two
bodies had been removed from the Rachel
mine of the Plttsbu«g-E5uffalo Coal Com-
pany at Mariana, where a terrific ex-
plosion occurred Saturday, up to I o'clock
this morning. Of these twenty-two havo
been fully identified
A number of other bodies have been
located in the workings and are being
brought out as quickly as possible. At
the present rate nearly ltJO bodies will
have been brought out by daylight, and
it. is thought most. If not all, will have
been found by evening.
Chief State Mine Inspector James JC.
Roderick will be here todyy to start an
Investigation.
Henderson County.
Special Telegram to The Express.
ATHENS, Tex., Nov. H9.,—-Two prohi-
bition elections were held here Saturday.
In the county election the prohibitionists
were defeated by a majority of l&o votes,
while in Precinct No. 1 they were vic-
torious by the slight majority of three
votes.
Damaged by the Wind.
Special Telegram to The Express.
PLANO, Tex., Nov. 29.—A heavy rain
fell here this morning, accompanied by a
hard wind, which blew down a part of
the baseball park fence, a brick flue on
the Christian church, while telephone
poles wefe made to lean badly.
Rain Falls in Torrents.
Special Telegram to The Express.
WAXAHACHIE, Tex., Nov. 20.—After
two or three weeks of fair weather a
general rain visited the Ellis County dis-
trict. today. The rain fell in torrents.
There is considerable cotton in the fields
and it is badly damaged.
Will Delay Cotton Picking.
Special Telegram to The Express.
CORBICANA, Tex., Nov. 29.— A heavy
rain fell here last night, and the picking
of the cotton will be delayed In conse-
quence. There in a large quantity of
cotton in the fields still unpicked.
Twenty-Four-Hour Rain.
Special Telegram to The Express.
DENISON, Tex., Nov. 29.—A twenty-
four-lwur rain has fallen throughout, this
section. All last night there was terrific
thunder and a constant sheet of light-
ning. The Red River shows a rise of
about 2'/fc feet.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 29.—Ninety-
three ol Kentucky's 119 counties are now
totally "dry," twenty-one are partially
dry and four are wholly wet, and the
case of one county which. recently
voted as a unit on prohibition, is be-
ing settled by legal process In court.
This is tho substance of a statement
secured by a local newspaper from the
Kentucky Anti-Saloon League today.
During the past year the fight has
quietly but vigorously been waged and
over twenty counties lwive gone over to
the cause of prohibition.
The four counties which are entirely
wet are Jefferson (Louisville), Kenton,
Campbell and Nelson. The local option
.-lection recently held in Scott CoUnty
is to be contested in court.
The Antl Saloon League leaders are
claiming that already Kentucky, tho
home <»r the distillery, drinks less whis-
key than three-fourths of the Slates of
tho Union.
CALLS IT HONEST MISTAKE
New York World Sends Explanation
to Chancellor von Buelow of
the Hale Interview.
(Second Edition.)
NEW YORK, Nov. ^9.—Ttie New York
World, which recently published what it
explained it then honestly believed to he
a correct synopsis of the interview given
by the German emperor to Dr. Wm. Bay-
ard Hale and subsequently suppressed,
lias sent the following to Chancellor von
Buelow:
'"Prince von Buelow, Imperial Chan-
cellor, Berlin After a painstaking inves-
tigation, the New York World finds no
convincing basis of fact for its published
synopsis of the Hale interview with J lis
Majesty, tlw* German emporor. It ac-
cepts your verdict that the aiieged inter-
view ascribed to the emperor stupidly ab-
surd words, which hi* cannot have ut-
tered. As a matter of simple justice to
the German emperor and the German peo-
ple, the World will print an editorial
Monday morning expressing its sincere
regret at the publication of the synopsis,
which it regards as misleading and mis-
chievous. It was an honest mistake,
committed merly through overzeal, with-
out the knowledge of the proprietor or
chief editor, and so late at night that the
article did not appear In the first edi-
tion. A proof of the synopsis sent to the
author of the interview had been correct-
ed in his own handwriting and this was
naturally accepted as evidence that the
article as printed was personally ap-
proved by him.
"NEW YORK WORLD."
In publishing this cablegram tomorrow
the World will state that tho synopsis
was submitted to Dr. Hale prior to Its
publication and that "ten words from him
would have made publication impossible."
It will add that Dr. Hale, having con-
tented himself with these verbal state-
ments. the World printed the corrected
copy in the belief that Dr. Hale, In per-
sonally correcting the proof, had af-
firmed the truth of every statement he
left untouched.
After reading the World's explanation
tonight, Dr. Hale made public a state-
ment In which he said that prior to Its
publication he had warned a representa-
tive of the World that the pretended sy-
nopsis was a "fake from beginning to
end."
BULGARIA WILL RESIST
EXORBITANT DEMAND
ARMY AND FINANCES ARE IN
SPLENDID CONDITION*
Chances of a Direct Understanding Ara
Not Now Great—Bulgarians Prize
Independence Highly and
Hands Are Free.
SOFIA, Nov. 29. —M. Mallnoff, presi-
dent of tho council, made a statement to-
day concerning the present situation in
Bulgaria, in part as follows:
"The chances of a direct understand-
ing with Turkey are now great, but the
present Government views the situation
witfa optimism. As matters stand, Tur-
key is bound to see sooner or later tha
futility of working at cross purposes,
which only will result In bringing her-
self under the control of others.
"Turkey recently has been wholly un-
der foreign guidance. Rut she will not
gain security until she gains the friend-
ship of Bulgaria. This is realized by
many enlightened Turks, including
Raslia, who is a great statesman.
"Bulgaria's financial condition is good,
despite the international turmoil. Euio-
pean financiers consider this country aa
an excellent customer.
"Good firainc.es urfA a good army enable
Bulgaria to resist the exorbitant demands
of Turkey and akalt confidently tho
recognition of independence which it Is
believed will occur in tho near future.
The Bulgarians prise independence high-
ly, being convinced that it is a wiomen-
toiis step in the lffc of the nation which
it was bound to take at the first oppo"-
utnity. Bulgaria found this opportunity
in tho revolutionary movement instigate^
by the Young Turks. The Macedonian
question continues to affect Bulgaria
vitally."
In reply to a query as to what policy
Bulgaria would pursue in case of Austro-
Turkish or Austin-Servian hostilities, M.
Malinoff stated that Bulgaria's hands
were absolutely free.
HOTEL 9WINDLER CAPTURED.
Operated in Many Cities of South—Ar-
rested at Washington.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 29.—Ac-
cording to private advices received In this
city tonight, C. PI. Doyle, with many
aliases, who le one of the most success-
ful hotel swindlers in tho country, has
been arrested in Washington, D. C. Doyle
is wanted in this citv for swindling a
clerk in the Patten Hotel by means of a
worthless check. His arrest In Washing-
ton is for a similar offense.
Doyle has a successful criminal record.
After his crime here he operated in many
cities of the South, and was finally lo-
cated and captured in Sherman T»xas,
The clerk of the hotel there, who had
been swindled, pruotlcaMy kidnaped his
man. Alter a wild drive lie succeeded
in getting him aboard a train headed frrr
Tennessee. At. Memphis Doyle made a
desperate leap from the moving train and
made his escape.
-Qy
CONCEDE ELECTION OF ROOT.
New York Politicians Say He Will Go
to the Senate.
ALBANY, N. Y.. Nov. 29.—That Secre-
tary of State Elihu Root will be elected
by the Legislature on January 20 next as
United states Senator to succeed Thomas
C. Piatt, was practically conceded by
politicians hero tonight, following the an-
nouncement from Hot Springe, Va.. that
Timothy L. Woodruff has withdrawn
from the race in favor of Mr. Boot.
Chairman Woodruff made no publlo
announcement of his candidacy, but he
would have probably been supported by
i considerable number of legislators had
he wished. Mr. Woodruff's withdrawal,
however, was not unexpected here, and
with it the activities of friends and other
candidates are expected to cease.
Appetizing
Strengthening
Good
Mot a
Cheap
Beer
A HEALTH BUILDER
Will Contest Election.
CHICAGO, III., Nov. as.—Adlal
son proposes to contest Charles
for the Governorship of Illinois. The
Demooratic candidate has come to the
belief that he reoetved the majority at
the votes cut at the secent election.
Steven
Deneen
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