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TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
EL PASO, TEXAS, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CULBERSON SPEAKS
ON HISJIESOLUTION
Sarcastic Reference to the President
—Measure Referred to Commit-
tee-Gore Wants Direct Elec-
tion Senators
TILLMAN ON PROHIBITION
Demands a Law Be Passed to Per-
mit Slates to Control the Sale of
Liquor Within Their Own Bord-
ers—Seeks Information.
PROVIDE FOR THE UTE INDIANS
Wiashington, 0. c., Dec. 18.—In the
senate today resolutions were intro-
duced by Senator Tillman asking the
Interstate commerce commission to
report whether any corporation en-
gaged in interstate commerce is the
owner of the stock of any other cor-
poration transporting passengers and
Ireight, and calling upon the inter-
state commerce commission to define
the authority of the federal govern-
ment and of the states in respect to
the control of the liquor traffic
through the operation of the inter-
state, commerce law.
These resolutions provoked consid-
erable debate and were finally referred
to the senate committee, though one
of them was transformed into a hill.
Senator Culberson spoke on his
resolution calling on the committee
on finance to investigate and report
upon the cause of the present finan-
cial stringency and to recommend
measures for the prevention of its re-
currence. Tlie resolution was referred
to the committee on finance. He re-
ferred to messages of the president
in which he suggested the necessity
of legislation in the near future, and
said thal either the persident had
changed his mind or congresss was
loath too carry out his recommenda-
tion.
Tillman Resolution.
Senator Tillman introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
'That the committee on interstate
commerce be instructed to consider
this report by bill or otherwise what
legislation is desirable or necessary
to enable the states in the exercise
of their police powers to control the
commerce of liquors and all alcoholic
beverages within their borrders so
as to aid the cause or temperance and
to prevent the encouragement by the
I'nlted States government of illicit
dealing in the same."
'-Mr. Tillman said his purpose was
to prevent circumvention of state
prohibition laws. Said he:
“The courts have held that these
laws interfere with interstate com-
merce. On this account I ask for this
investigation."
Mr. Tillman said the express com-
panies are flooding local option south-
ern states with whisky from other
states, "C. O. 0,” and the supreme
court of the United States had held
that such traffic cannot be interfered
with because of its interstate char-
acter. He said his resolution sought
to define the point at which the police
power of the state begins and determ-
ine hpw far congress can go in limit-
ing the control over Interstate traffic
in intoxicating beverages.
A general discussion concerning the
powers of states and of the federal
government was precipitated.
Mr. Knox suggested that the whole
difficulty could be reached through
a bill.
"Draw one," suggested Mr. Tillman,
whereupon Mr. Knox prepared an
amendment to the Wilson law.
Mr. Tillman then withdrew his reso-
lution and offered the Knox bill,
which was referred to the committee
on judiciary.
The bill provides that all intoxicat-
ing liquors transported into any state
or territory or remaining therein
shall, upon arrival within the state
and before or after delivery to the
consignee, be subject to the laws of
such state, in the same manner as
though such liquors had been pro-
duced iu such state or territory and
shall not be exempt therefrom by
reason of being introduced in origi-
nal packages or otherwise.
Mining Claims.
The senate discussed for two hours
a hill to allow a suspension during
1908 of the law requiring annual work
on mining claims in the course of be-
ing perfected, to the amount of at
least 100 days annually. The bill was
urged by reason of the difficulty of
securing funds for prosecuting the
work. Action on the measure was
finally defeated by a motion by Sen-
ator Carter, who called for an execu-
tive session at the moment the bill
was to be voted upon. It cannot now
come up until after the holidays.
The secretary of the interior sent
a communication to the senate rec-
ommending a provision in the urgent
deficiency bill for the support of the
Ute Indians who are now off the reser-
vation and In the vicinity of Cheyenne
River agency, in South Dakota. Au-
thority to expend a portion of tbeit
tribal funds to prevent want arid suf-
fering among them is requested.
Senator Tillman introduced a reso-
lution directing the interstate com-
merce commission to inform the sen-
ate whether any corporations engaged
in interstate commerce are the own-
ers of any of the stock of other trans-
portation corporations, and if so. the
extent of sued ownership and to state
In what cases these corporations have
been cotniielitors,
Senator Gore of %ilanoma intro-
duced a bill providing for the election
of United States senators by popu-
lar vote.
The senate, on motion of Senator
Allison, agreed to adjourn until Sat-
urday and after routine business on
Saturday to adjourn till January 6.
House Proceedings.
Washington, Dec. 18.—When the
house reconvenes at noon tomorrow,
Thursday, Speaker Cannon will an-
nounce the remaining assignments of
members of Committees. The house
will then be organized and in a posi-
tion to get down to business of the
session Immediately after the holiday
recess, which will last from Saturday
the 21st until January fi.
•Speaker Cannon did not complete
his committee assignments until near-
ly 12 o’clock tonight. To insure the
printing of the official lists in time
for tomorrow's session, each commit-
tee table was sent to the public print-
er tonight as soon as it was finished.
Mr. John Sharp Williams, who by vir-
tue of his minority leadership had the
naming of Democrats to the various
committees, worked behind locked,
doors all of yesterday and today, and
tonight sent his completed list to the
speaker. The assignments task was
heavier this year than ever before, for
two reasons:
The creating of about 50 additional
committeeships by the enlargement of
each of the more important commit-
tees by one Republican and one Dem-
ocrat apiece, increased membership of
the house and the fact that many
members foresee in the speaker's se-
lections—real or fancied—on the pres-
idential situation.
Non-return of members of the fifty-
ninth congress to the sixtieth congress
created 188 vacancies in committees,
not taking into account the fact (hat
Representative H. Birdcastlo of Penn-
sylvania. though re-elected, i.as not
yet become a member of the house,
preferring, according lo his own state-
ment, not to take his seat until the
charges agninst him in connection
with the capital investigation at Har-
risburg have been cleared up. Of the
188 vacancies thus created, 12 are
chairmansiilps.
Additional committeeships provided
for by the enlargements of committee
memberships brings the total to near-
ly 225 assignments to be announced
by the speaker tomorrow; and the
fact that, to quote him, "there have
been nineteen pegs seeking every
hole,” has not lightened the task oi
trying to please everybody without dis-
concerting tlie intricate machinery of
the congress in a presidential year.
According to precedent, no chairman
in 1he fifty ninth congress, who is a
member of the sixtieth congress, will
be superseded, unless through the oc-
currence of a vacancy elsewhere no
has been becoming the ranking mem-
ber of another and Important commit-
tee, in which case he Is expected to
step up. No member can be chairman
of more than one committee
Among more Important committees
in which chairmen vacancies have been
created bv non-return of members,
and whose old chairmen are expected
to resume the reins, are the ways and
means (appointed), Bayne of New
fContinneo on rpventt- Page!
NOT DIFFICULT TO
WIDEN THE CANAL
Colonel Goethels Says the Work
Shall Be Done as It Is Ordered
But He Cannot See Necessity
for Widening.
PLENTY OF ROOM AS IT IS
Well known that If Locks are Too
Wide for a Ship There Is Dang-
er to Both Ship and the Lock
from Waterwhirls.
COMPLETION OFWORK SOON KNOWN
POLITICAL COMMENT.
HITCHCOCK SAYS A WORD OF
DEFENSE.
Secretary Cortelyou’s Statement Leads
Him to Announce That He Has
Never Been Disioyal to President
Roosevelt, and That the President
Knows This to Be True—Cortelyou
a Sincere Man, He Says.
Washington, D, C., Dec. If.—A. -brief
but. important contribution to current
political comment was made tonight
•by Frank H. Hitchcock, first assist-
ant postmaster general.
In breaking tbe silence tic lias main-
tained for several weeks respecting
statements concerning him that have
been made front time to time. Mr.
Hitchcock says the statement of Sec-
retary Cortelyou, published today, dis-
poses of the charge that, he has ever
been disloyal in any.manner to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He declares that any
such charge is absolutely false and
thal the president knows it lo ue, hav-
ing told him so. Mr. Hitchcock's
statement follows: '
“I have read Secretary Cortelyou's
statement as published in the morning
paper. I am sure that the public will
accept it as a truthful declaration of
a thoroughly sincere man. It dis
poses of the charge that i have been
in any manner disloyal to the presi-
dent. That charge Is absolutely false
and the president knows it to be, hav-
ing told me so.
"i do not care to discuss the mat-
ter further. I should not say even
this were it hot for the apprehension
that some people who are unfamiliar
with the facts may be misled by state-
ments circulated "
Washington, Dec, 18—"The engin-
eers of the Panama canal commission
are perfectly willing that the loess
Should be widened to any extent that
the navy thinks necessary. We shall
in a measure leave it to the navy to
settle the question, thereby making it
a matter of naval expediency as to
how wide the locks shall be."
This will be the attitude which the
Panama canal commission will take on
the proposition which lias been re-
ferred to the members for a widening
of the locks of the canal to 110 or 120
feet as may seem best, according to
tlie statement of Colonel George W.
Gocthala, chairman of the commission.
Colonel Goetlials says that so far as
is known at present a width of loo
feet for the locks will accommodate
mercantile shipping for years to some,
and that 100 feet is ample for all naval
construction now building of propos-
ed. A naval vessel that is 98 feet
beam allows 8 feet more than the lat-
est battleships proposed and could get
through' a 100-foot lock without trou-
ble. The less leeway a boat has In
the lock,. Colonel Goetlials thinks, tlie
safer it is, both to tlie boat and the
lock during the lockage, because tlie
emptying and filling cause swirls which
if too great may result in some dam-
age.
Belongs to Navy Department.
The question of increasing the width
of the locks is one that more .properly
belongs to the navy to determine, it
Is suggested by him, and if the effi-
ciency of a battleship that, can use the
1 (Id-foot locks is materially less than
one requiring . i.O feet width, there is
no question that the MO-foot lock
should be adopted. It Is pointed out
that the question Involved in any
widening of the locks are increased
cost and the longer time required for
filling, thereby decreasing the capacity
of the canal and the effect on the wa-
ter supply for it
It is declared that tlie commission
is ready to do whatever the president
and his naval advisers think best, as
the work at present is in such shape
that the Increase in width can he
made without any detriment to the
work or undoing any which thus far
has been done. .
The comnlefi:ui of the Gattin dam
will determine the time for completing
I the entire canal. Work on the dam
! has already been begun, but investiga-
tions are still in progress to deter-
ine the localities from which suitable
material can lie oli.nim d for Its con-
struction. The time for completing
the Culebra cut and the locks can lie
accurately figured nut, the only un-
known factor being tne time for com
pletlng the Gatun dam.
It is the purpose to reduce the ex-
cavation in the Cniebra cut to a lim-
ited amount monthly, so as lo bring
about the completion of all parts of
the eannl approximately at the same
time.
SMALL BANK SUSPENDS.
West End Bang of Lo$ Angeles Un-
able to Comply With Order
to Increase Reserve.
Lo* Angeles, Calif., Dec, 18.—The
state bank commissioners tills after-
noon took charge of the West Knd
bank, a small state Institution, locat-
ed In tbt' western section of the city.
Tin? bank has deposits of about $33,-
Witt.
The assets of the institution are said
to be principally nows and other like
sectii'iies. Honu r K Taber is presi-
dent of the bank, which was organ-
ized about two years ago. The bank
was notified by the bank commission-
ers last week to Increase its cash
reserve, but it was unable to comply.
DON'T LIKE CONGO TREATY.
BANK EXAMINER ON THE STAND
When Walsh Needed Money He Is-
sued Bonds, Bought Them, .and
Sold Them to Banks.
Chicago, ill., Dec. 18.—E V Moxey,
the national bank examiner, the last
important witness'for the government,
watt ou the witness stand today In
Hanker Walsh's trial. A reading of
entries of bond sales from lmoks of
the Walsh railroad and the three
Walsh tanks constituted the greater
part of his testimony. It tended to
show, according to the assistant dis-
trict attorney, that whenever Walsh
needed money for hi* personal enter-
prises he issued bonds, bought them
at his o*u price arid sold them to the
banks.
Tbe government claims that when
the banks were suspended they held
bonds and bond certificates of four
Walsh enterprise* amounting to $8,-
m.m.
Chamber of Deputies Votes to Oppose
It—Secretary of War
Restricted.
Brussel.-, Dec. Ik- Following a care-
ful examination of the complete text
of the Congo annexation treaty which
hag just been published here, the Lib*
oral members of the chamber of dep-
uties voted unanimously today to op-
pose the treaty, on the grounds that
the conditions therein set down un-
duly limit the secretary of war of Bel-
gium arid disregards Belgium's lights.
A detailed study of the complete
treaty, including the voluminous add-
enda, produces a very different im-
p rtfs it Ion from that which ob-
tained by Die public from tlie rosy
official forecast given out ou Decem-
ber 6.
it is not plain that King Leopold
retains powerful Interests in the crown
domain, which Is the richest and best
paid of the Congo, more especially
through io Insistence'that the tight
of various foreign companies which
hold important concessions be main-
tained and recognized by Belgium.
Public opinion is incrensingly con-
vinced that the treaty does not suffi-
ciently recognise the rights of Bel-
gium in the Congo.
The action taken by the Liberals to-
day is interpreted in many quarters 1 rn|nne| f.nrta T,.|.i „n th., ttitnacc
to mean the doom of annexation and WHU"el uur*0 1010 t,n lnc nmleSS
the probable fail of the government.
STOESSEL CHARGED
WITH COWARDICE
Second Simplon Tunnel.
Berne, Dec. 18 — The construction
of a second Simplon -tunnel will lie
begun as soon as practicable. The
national council today appropriated
tlie plan which had already passed the
state council. The railroads will be
undertaken by the administration of
the federal officers The Simplon tun-
nel was opened iu UlOti and cost $14,-
000,000.
Stand of Two Occasions on W hich
the Commander of Port Arthur
Sought Shelter from Harm.
FRENCH AERONAUT INJURED.
Wires Supporting the Wings of His
Aeroplane Break.
Paris, Dec, 18,- M. Bleriot, the aero-
nautic expert, had another narrow es»
cape from death today when his aero-
plane was wrecked. The machine was
traveling at the rate of about 30 miles
an hour when the wires supporting
the wings broke and tlie aeroplane
catfie to the ground with a crash. M.
Bleriot was caught in the wreckage.
He was extricated with difficulty, but
it was found that he had escaped with
severe bruises.
On two other occasions recently M.
Bleriol has 'barely escaped serious
injury owing to an accident to his
airship. On both occasions his ma-
chine was badly damaged.
AUSTIN WOULD ENJOIN
SECRETARY CORTELYOU
New Yorker Declares lie Offered fo
Purchase S3,000,000 Panama Ca-
nal Bonds al 103.375 and Re-
ceived No Notice.
SECY. DISREGARDED STATUTES
Washington, D. C., Dec. 18,—Justice
Gold ol' the district, supreme court
today cited George B. Oirtelyou, sec-
retary of Die treasury, to appear in
court January n, to show cause why
lie should not. be enjoined from turn-
ing over or delivering the balance of
$21,450,OlK) Panama canal bonds to ■.cer-
tain banks and persons jo whom he
announced allotment's. The citation
is based on the petition of Geo: W.
Austin of New York, who 'declares he
offered lo purchase bonds of lhe face
value of $3,400,000 at the rate of $iu:!,-
275, and stands ready to deposit, tin1
amount with the assistant treasurer
at New York.
DISREGARDED AN ORDER
Commander of the Fortress Received
Order to Place Smyrnoff in Com-
mand Three Times, but Sup-
pressed the Information.
ABANDONMENT OF FORT ADYISED
St. Petersburg. Dec. tS. -Lieutenant
General Stoessel was accused today
of having shown the white feat her
under fire, on two different occasions.
The accusation was mu do by Colonel
Gurko, who was oil the stand as a
witness before the court martial
W,hich is trying the general for his al-
leged failure in the proper defense
of Port Arthur.
Al the moment the court was In
vestiguting the circumatanees of Gen-
eral Kuroputkln's order dated June IS,
1904, in which General SIockmoI was
told to turn over tlie command of (he
fortress to General Smyrnoff and join
the Manchurian army. General Sloes.
sel disregarded this order and It was
repeated three times lie suppressed
the capacity of the order addressed to
General Smyrnoff and finally was al-
lowed to remain at Port Arthur.
General KnropRtkin testified Dint
early In May doubts bad arisen ns lo
(lie fitness of General Stoessel to
conmsand the fortress, owing to his
nervousness. This idea was strength-
ened by tv communication sent by Gen-
eral Smynoff by his Hide, Colonel Gill
kn, that Stoessel was a coward and
apt lo lose Ills lead during an assault
and Hint It might lie necessary to
place him under arrest to prevent tie
full of Die fortress
General Kufopatkln after obtaining
confirmatory details of the statement
from Colonel Gurko, sent the order
superseding General BtOessel.
For Shelter.
Answering General .Hioear.id'c, query
its to what ground tie bad for pink-
ing sucli a si a t emeu t to t leberal K tiro*
put Ion. (' ilonol Gurko related two In
stance., in which General S'oesm 1 had
ordered liis staff lo hi:;liter under, fire,
himself heading the dn-di for alieiict
Colonel Gotolov.on, who was in
charge ot the coding ol messages to
morrow and the attorneys represent-
ing the various claims spent tne
greater part of the day and night in a
conference, seeking to find a basis of
agreement for further proceedings Up
to a late hour tonight no intimation
had been given that such an agree-
ment had been reached.
WESTINGHOUSE MEETING.
Proposition of John A. Bryce, M. P.,
Arouses Storm.
London. Dec IS.—A proposal was
made today by John A, Bryce, M. IV.
chairfnan of the British Westinghouse
company, to pass a resolution placing
Die .f 300.11011 prior lien debentures of
the company before the four per cent
mortgage debenture stock, caused a
lively scene at n mooting of the hold-
ers of the stock.
The proposal was met with cries of
"Wind up the company" and .Appoint
a .receiver” One of tlie debenture
holders said it wits a case of asking
them to raise 1300.000 to pay off i o
American Westiugluuise company and
show their hands. The meeting ad
journed without endorsement of Mr
Bryce's proposal.
INCREASE REVENUE RECEIPTS.
Excess of $20,561,284 More Than Last
Year.
Washington. Dec IS. The annual
report of Commissioner Gapers, of Die
Internal revenue bureau, shows that
for the fiscal year emliiu: lino- 3(1,
4907, the receipts of this tiumiiji were
$269,6(14,022.85, an excess ol' $20,561,
284 over the proceeding year
The, receipts for the first three
months of tin? year show an increase
In collections of $2,872,037, as com par
ed with the same months of the past
fiscal year, and il ls estimated that tbe
total receipts for the fiscal your end
|ttg June 30. 1908. will aggregate $278,-
000,000
During the past fiscal year there
was■ collected on distilled spirits $149,
749,338; on fermented liquors, $ •v-
r> in,I in. and on tobacco $51.811.019
Mr. Austin informed the court that
he had been advised through the pub- | I’orl Arthur established the'receipt by
lie press that in direct violation of the (General Nloenm-1 of General Kttroput-
statutes and in absolute disregard of [kin's order. He i.iid lie gave Dm or-
the treasury department circular, ofjder for General Smynnoff to uK.-umie
the $25,000,000 of the bonds allotted !coinmuiiii of Do* fortress to General
only $1,000,000 were allotted lo natur- ! Helaa, who ufler conferring with Gem
al persons, who were individual bid h’ral 8toegsei directed him to remove
tiers, arid who, in accordance with the Dim copy from tit' ill*:, and suppress
statutes and said circulars were given “ ..........' ......r .....-
equal opportunity to subscribe there-
fore, the remaining $24,000,001) were
allotted to bank*..which had offered a
higher: price than that bid by him,
When he learned that his bid had
been ignored and no aliottmcnt made
to him, lie says be complained to the
department and tin response con-
vinces him of the secretary'* Intention
to disregard the statutes and thereby
commit a .malfeasance for which , he
says Mr, Cortelyou lit not a man of
sufficient means to answer to the citi-
zens of the I nlted States find to hint.
FORMER U. S. GOVERNOR ON STAND
Deboe Gives Evidence Helpful to
Caleb Powers—Powers Himself
Denies All,
Georgetown, Ky,, Dec. 18,--Unite;!
Stales Senator william .1. Deboe took
tile witness -stand: in tire Power* trial
today and denied an alleged conver-
sation with Henry Ybtiteey :near Gov-
ernor Taylor’s mansion off the night
of January 25, 1940, Yontsby ha I
stated on direct examination Hint to?
,t(.id Deboe of the plan to kill Goebel.
Powers, in is final testimony to-
day. emphatically dental the reported
conversation with Frank Cecil, in
which it wa alleged that Power- had
said:
"If you will find the man to kill !
Goebel. 1 win find a man who will]
furnish the money,"
Cecil had testified to this at a form
er trial but. would not stay In George
town at thl,-: tidal and give the tot"
testimony having ramie here before,
but later returned to bis borne in Bt.
Louis and refusing lo come back
Die record < hereof I Inly tile nu-11 111
the fort reus knew of tills order.
Tlie testimony brought to light the
surprising tact Unit General, Kuropat
kin before Du* war had recommended
Du? abandonment of the fort and tin
restoration of tin- Kwarm Tung penin
aula to the Chinese, who were to pay
$125,(mo.i for it lie considered
Dial the opening of Port Dalny de-
stroyed tin* sirategetie importance of
Port Arthur: General Kiiropat.kiit said
lie had finally decided not to inter-
fere with General Btoesw 1 mi lie
count of: hi* unexpected success in
holding the fortress, which theoreti-
cally required 139,0(14 men to he tie
fended successfully.
Kiev, Dec, 18, Kiev university,
from which 50.0 students,wen- recent-
ly e:\peih-d. was reopened today un-
der special police picket anil before
several eonipanfes of infantry, At till
tin? entrances to the InsB-liition *mnr
tries were posted with lotnled rifles to
. ., til demote.11mloin*.
Double Trayedy.
Ban Bernardino, Calif . Dee 18 —
George Perry, formerly a Sifuttn Fo
machinist at the Needle*- yesterday
shot Miss Myrjle Craig twice through
the heart, causing in fant deutli. He
then hot hinisi*!.', dying an flour later.
The cause of > the shooting was -'Jeal-
ousy.
FISHHARRIMAN WAR.
SUCCESSFUL DELEGATES RETURN
Denver Givcg Warm Welcome to Men
Who Won Democratic. Con
ventlon for Her.
Denvor, Colo,, I >ec, IS 1'h«* <ieIe
gallon ot Denver men who won for
I lie city The national Democrat ie eon
venHon returned to Demur till , nd
u moon iniii were given an onihuslaH-
tie welcome. They were greet ed til
1 lie ijijhii lie pot by C So v. Henry A
Boehr I, .Mayor Robert \V Speer, at a to
and eify officials. members ol lhe
eommemtnl organizations of the city
Mtid a targe number of people A pm
null wn.4 lonne.J and mare hm! ihrough
the principal downtown streets.
Tonight there wa* a immjuet for
the rornmill.ee, al which Hie governor,
mayor ami a number »d prominent:
eltl/om. .spoke.
Reading 2 per cent Dividend.
Philadelphia, Pa. Due is The
Reading com pain today declared fhe
regular semi annual dividend of ;! pei
ei-nU oil tlie common a lock
ORCHARD AGAIN TODAY
WHEN WILSON WILL FINISH WITH
HIM FOR DEFENSE.
Evidence Wednesday Related Chiefly
to the Alleged Explosion of a Bomb
in the Bradley Residence at San
F rancIsco—Clarenr.e Darrow's III
ness May Delay the Case —Articles
From Minere Official Organ,
JEWS LEAVE VLADIVOSTOK.
Reported That All Have Been Ordered
to Get Out on Account
of Mutinies.
Sf. Petersburg- Dee. 1* A dtffcpHteh J
PoIkc, Idaho, Dee ! s T'ud.m < pro-
ceeding In the PetdbblJo trial w< i*
given over ulinofM ehtJieP lo th*' pru
went ini? of evidence on the expl > don
IH the refddonee of Fred Rm<ue> at
Han Fnniclae i A port inn ol thin tc.nl
mnnv wan lead from \ ho n-eoni:* <»f the
Haywood cuke, according to the stlpu
hit Ion entered into between ilm .at tor
iteya for the Xlaie and deferme t’iar
cnee Harrow, chief eoutiHel.for the d<-
fen ae, wan unable to a tie rid .tne trial
today, but it. .wan agreed that the d*-
fYnx< would conclude it; exiimlnaH >n
of Orchard tomorrow without, him
Senator Jtoruh Hint* d that the re
would conclude ft a direct evidence to-
morrow, and an adjournment will
prob/nbly then be taken until Mon da >,
f»;» Wilson-announced Dei? Dan >w with
the ■ only attorney prepared to make
the openin# statement for the defence,
The prosecution be^mi tie days
L»io e» till! • ; by the In; reduction of ur
tides from The Mima ■ \J ana/due.
the official mean of -On* Western F» d*
Flag of Truce Has Bren HOigled and I erathm both a: ftp* time d tne In a
Hostilities of Railroad Men Tern | bb-; in rfe- Fmier d'A eic and before
poranly Suspended. ! and after the death of bmuei Govurn
—— | nr Bteundjbu! Li Thu purpo.u of !l|u
Chicago, Dec th A ft e i a ' ‘-idua of | introduction .of ib* »• ar!tu|» w,t . u»
Show f hi t ter feeling which exi d.ud
agallYFt Kieii!i"i)!)«-i g in Hi" .W,u <iurn
Federal Ion
fruith -Ci conferenc e};. $-xt**n»ling pa -t
rnblnight, the attorneys representing
!he conflicting InlercGfH in the fight
for tin'' control ot the Winds ('enoal
raJIroitr] arinottiH-eif that rm ba>d« for
a eojupromise bad form*] Nene
of the conferees would dInrun* the pro-
i eedlngft
Tue failure of the conferees lea ven
.from VladlvoMok my* 'that J«w*'tore 14b« caw in Die same Mfitns svhi<*it It .......
been It.-r**:| It, fb*),art from Diet,* ! o?'t*iipift,l v-sti-iiiH, Th*-u .l-ai ■<- Hnll.! tram
within fonr dayv Jowiah property l icfbi1* whom th*■ Itijunetitin 'tilt flieffi
holder*, howeve; are given 18 il«y*(bv '... v- quit Fisli ngaim-t the Union' Great Lake* Marine Lo**e*.
to liquidate. j I’aeific anil Raliway Heoqtittc* eomiM- J ( v-l.in-l Ohio, Dec 18 -Th<. ■n il
-----— J ny 1« being Itlnd, Mtggested that the f it)** it, veenel (tiniierty tin tit'* Go at
Ht. Pete, >:|VK lM-r*. 18. B«-',<itt(l ! :iMot!te> till t “little w-.tka: !• Ilgrt •- | ),«)., * 11,1,lint | to $742.»’M' fill l-'tt!
this dispatch nothing Is known her,* . w**ti by which Ih'* > ••tokhoMn meet-: of inn" ,u coni tin- fiy.it-s
Calhoun. Witness on Hand.
Kan Ft!mc;:.eu Hi t* 18 Fornu-i K’t
pervisor J-nnnw 1, Galloghet. Who will
he tin* lirmelpal wittiest: of i ,'* itltue
T ill ion in the trial of Patrick £' > lltoiiti,
eharged with bribery, has returned
he 1*Mh!
regarding the reported expulsion of
the Jews and the report has bcen.skftp
tieallg received. Tie commandant or
Vladivostok, under the martial law.
has full power to issue such an order
without consult,ng thecentral author
ttles He might !m •• uicl: action on
the prominent pan played t,y Jews
In the rocem mutiny at that place
whir!) wap orga.fixed by a. ,le*(••■>.- An
IrtK might go on, p< tiding a •!<“ Islori in compiled by marine ne tt be"' todu
tlie injunction suit. A trace for 24-Thirteen steattH r and otic -"'home r
Stout* resulted What ftCtlun -v!M JtC
taken by Judge Bail, ill view of >>■
failure to agrei Is jirotdeinatlc
Chicago, Dec, 18 A twenty-four
hour truce was distflared btday to tiff
Were lost In !9 "1 forty four vessels
valued at $) ............. were lot-
5,000 Men Back to Work,
Altoona, fit Dec 18 Five t hou •
ititnd Pemisj Ivanlu railroad shopmen
ABSCONDER WALKER
CAUGHTWEDNESDAY
Man W lio Was Prominent In Socialand
Cliureli Circles hi New England
and Who Robbed a Bank
Is Captured.
IN LOWtR CALIFORNIA
W ill Return W ithout a Fight—Had
a Hard Time Dodging Police and
Detectives But Health Appar-
ently Not Affected.
REW ARD $5,000 IF TAKEN ALIVF.
war for Him control of Hi* flUrnils G<«ii jhur*', whowt 'vorkiut; tiuu* was
ini I. Both th* mooting *»f ih** ntork from tun to oight hour^ n day
othfcr pmmiomi fewDh tirgahi/ailon J hotter* and th** !njum?ihMruM W'fwti ago on - af’fo'lilif- * >f I ho
tt a mod VotafhWf kiib d at Vlad!-j tigainsr tho Harri-man furrow h■■ s*T?y. '?• rrit>goii<-v havu bo»*n ordvrud ba»k to
v oat ok in a nnitlft)' in UWW. ! vosant Rlah wero postponod until to tlio t-n hci:r i t«iu tomorrow
Now York, Dm*. IS. - Tim Pinkerton
(It'tui'tfvo ttRuncy in this city conflrni-
nd tonight Hit* report that Wllltaui F.
Walker the absconding treasurer of
the New Britain, iVuut . savings batik
had been captured at ICnsemula, I><»W'
er C’alifornin. Positive identiftcation
han lieeu made iuul Walker baa eon-
rented to return to Connecticut with-
out resort I tu: 11 * ex tradlUon proceed-
iturs.
Walker was arrested at a mining
camp Ida miles front ICus.enn.da, Iaiw*
er ('allioiilia, -which i^ Mexican terri-
tory, yesterday, Ho wa« taken by a '
reiue-tontative of tlie detectiv** agency
at Loh Angeles, rissishMi by a party
of M* xlcnitH. dive prisoner was taken
io ICn.semida, where tie was iilentltted.
He Will- be transt’ened t<> Ran Diego,
(itiifovniu, and Uien brought east at
t moo,
The arrest of the former banker
was brought about indirectly by in*
formation furnished to the otfioialH of
the New Britain Savings bank by tbe
I tilted Slvies consul til Fnaenada.
1’iio oomeil had aeeii the pictures of
Walket S' iit broinlcast after his dis-
appearance, and recognized iho fiiKt-
Hve when lie appeared some time ago
in Firsenada Before Ids capture
could be eiYorted Walker, • apparently
suspected tliat ids identity was known,
tied to thu mountains in the vicinity
of Fnsenada. 1
Wandering in the Hill*.
After wandering about for some time
he found shelter at tlie mining camp
io which In was traced. Meantime
tlu* as.ifvtant superintendent of the
I.oh Nucules ofliee of the detective
bureau, had been put on the trail,
and, «mlisting the aid of several Mcxi*
eaiiH familiar with Hie region, lie ran
down the absconder The fact that
the. posse wan searching for Walker
became known and led io prein at tiro
reports of his capture.
Walker, when confronted by the offl
cers. ftdintfte.it his identity and agreed
to lunirn east without tvipilaition
papula Further than Hits he had lib
He to Htiy
What I havu to say, I will say
when l am iwtek in New Britain.'' was
hi s reply to inquiries concerning IBs
theft and. suii■ • tpomt flight Walker
in in fairly coo j health and does not
appear to have utffered so much as
mi gut have been expected
A reward of l.’-.oon hud been offere*!
for V\ alker If taken alive and $1,000
lor Idh dead U>dy if found.
Prominent tn Church Circle*.
Walket Is fVI wars old and lias
bin:' held an euvialdle position in Hit*
imMinusH, social and church circles of
New Britain. On Fubnmry 10. he * 11 h -
appuered and soon afterward It • was
diHcovrred that nun worth of se-
curities had beeiv Htob>n from • the
batik.
Walker was also treasurer of thn
<'imneeficni Baptisi cotjvcntlon and
after his (tight P was found that
(H»it ot ihe ciihvention'ij funds had been
stolen \? ,i meeting hf the conven-
tIon d l’liiuani, t'onn. «m October la.
la k it w a - ttnuonneed that Walker’s
shortage had been made up by others.
Walkc? had been one of the most
ptMijiiio tn BipH^ts in the atate, and
at Ho convention a prayer for his
iibfmat•* * 11vaf Ion wa« offored
VN'alktr.s distippearanee was first
ladleved to have been due to mental
b i angeinen! following sick ness FVir
Miitif Iirile previous lie had suffered
front kb)m v t rouble and was in the
ini bit of ntakihg fi ‘ (pient trips to this
cifv for medicine and treatment At
luoh' this was live ttttd*aHtandiiiK of
id; fiiudlv, ilidngh it wa * allege«i that
be came to ,N»*w York and had busi
n< . dealings with others who sue
eceded In 'tealing from him money
w hi< tv he: bad taken fonn the bank
ft was hal t later that !.e Iwcamo in*
vidyu | witj) a gang of wire nippers
and that lie wa induced to use se-
- al iti» . of the bank toaaise money for
t}iu ■promotion'; of illegal schemes in
wiio'b he ha ) bf‘enmi .interested. Dn
the Bvfnday night following his disap
tv* a aneu his soft in New Britain rc
eelv*mI » luh'graui from this city, say
trig that his father had iteeri injured
and rs'inovt'd so a hospital An in
qurrv police ijeadrpiurters failed to
sis- lose si nil an ai'cisient us descrltied
in riu' telegram, and the police became
i ;)!; v jtlCU.f tftsp til" mCsSUgU ilUd Ui'i'W
sen! I v Wftikui himself Walker’s
• >n m compattiud by officials of the
hank uarue hefe that night and their
f.iiie!e to find Walkftr led to an In*
v< HgaTion of ihe 'institution and the
dka i>verv of the shortage.
WaBoi was born in Ahdovrr. Conn,
the son ot Ucv William C Walker,
pa-.:or of th* Firs' Baptist church at
New Britain duririg tbe Civil war Hu
was made treuaurer of the savings
bun!* in 1 S?!> H»* war. also a director
of Hu N«-w Britain National bank*
His family bve* in New Britain.
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