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TWENTXBECOND' YEAR. - nOUSTON. TEXAS. TBTCTuSDAY JULY 19 1906. ; PRICE 5 CENTS.
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' It Is News
EVASION OF THE LAW
J; rCH ARGE OF UNTERMYER
Lists of Policy Holders
New York Life Are Not jrue Lists.
WRONG ADDRESSES
Have Been Given to Throw Off
Policy Holders' Committee.
TRICK OF ADMINISTRATION
In Putting a Few of the Policy Hold-
ers' Names on the Lists.
; WAS DEFENDED BY MR. PEABODT
Drew Saroastio in Hit Reference to the
. Objections Made by Attorney for
Men Whose Names Have Been
v ii Used Without Warrant.
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f (Associated Press Retort.)
. HKW TORK July IS. Four of the mam-
bars of the International policy boldara com-
mit ta of the Mutual Life Insurance com-
pany and New York Life Insurance company
who were yesterday included In the new
board of trustees nominated by the MutuaJ
Ufa Insurance company trustees and an
'"administration ticket" declined today to
permit the use of their names In this con-
nection and on their behalf a protest was
forwarded to Otto Kelsey. State superin-
tendent of Insurance at Albany by Samuel
Tin term ye r counsel to the policy holders'
organization. (
Despite this protest however. It was stated
by James McKeen general counsel for the
Mutual that the trustees have a right under
the law to nominate whomsoever they
choose and that requests for withdrawal
cajs not be considered once the nominations
Ah.r inn
announced. He declared that the names
removed from the ticket only In case
of death or Incapacity and that. In his opin
ion the refusal of the men to stand as can-
didates on the administration ticket. If they
should refuse would not come under the
lies d Of Incapacity.
. The four members of the policy holders'
committee affected are Judge George Gray
Tejf Delaware General Benjamin F. Tracy of
this city Colonel Alfred M. Shook of Ten-
fc neseee and Harlow N. Hlglnbotham of Cht-
; cage. AU of these ntlemsa ami laligiasss
ie Mr. Untermyer today declaring they wars
nominated without being consulted and with-
. out their consent.
Acting for yie policy holders' organisation
Mr. Untermyer also sent a protest to Albany
today against the manner in which the lists
of policy holders In the various Insurance
companies have been filed. He says the com
panies have failed to give the proper ad-
: dresses In many instances and have been
i fnjilty of "willful evasion."
' When Mr. Peabody. president of the Mut-
Wd Life company was shown Mr. Unter-
myer's protests he said: "I am not sur-
:. prised but I am afraid the gentleman has
let the cat out of the bag. Perhaps his de-
that there shall be a good board as his
that control shall pass out of his hands.
"I certainly shall not go to htm for ln-
attractions on the subject of the proprieties.
' To speak of our doing so as a breach of pro-
- prlety Is nonsense.
-.. "Mr. Untermyer made np a list of gentle-
' men of excellent character calling them by
the high-sounding name of the international
policy holders' committee and asked them
to meet In New York. It is absurd to say
that they were delegated to hls work by the
policy holders. We know perfectly that their
' commission came direct from Untermyer.
; The gentlemen upon the committee undoubt-
i edly were moved by high purposes and felt
- tall you that of the twenty-eight members
: irho constituted the committee not more than
4lght were policy holders In the Mutual Life
V company It Is clear that they are subject to
the charge of attending to someone else's
V. 4-
John Dewitt Warner of counsel for the In-
ternational pollcV holders' committee said to-
day that the administration ticket is a "To
hell with reform" ticket and about the most
deserving of defeat snd easy to beat that
could have been named
i Mr. Untermyer In his letter sent tonight
to the superintendent of Insurance at Albany
complaining that the lists of policy holders
filed with him by the Insurance companies
do not comply with the laws says:
: They are a wilful evasion. Intended to
disfranchise a large proportion of the policy
holders. Section 19 of the Insurance law as
amended by the last general assembly dls-
Vknotrn postof f ice addresses of all policy
'jPIUers. That phrase has a peculiar mean-
I tnatn least nhrnaentowv. Tt mean t h f th.
address and name shall be given. A list giv-
ing the addresses of numerous John Smiths
of New York Is a palpable violation of the
law. The addresses of a very large propor-
tlon of the names' of policy holders in large
cities are given without street numbers
The policy holders for whom we are act-
ing are entitled to these namea and correct
V addresses and they are ready and deter-
'mined to enforce their rights by such pro-
seeding or otherwise as the occasion de-
manda." -
' ".0 Tracy Makes a Statement
eC ' Assaciated Press Report.)
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Tracy who was nominated yesterday on
the administration ticket for trustee of the
. Mutual Life Insurance company gave out a
signed statement to the Associated Press
today at his country place near here. In
which he said he was not consulted by the
directors of the Mutual Life Insurance com-
Cny and was not a policy holder. He said
accepted a position on the policy holders'
committee ana coma not accept tne place
te which he had been nominated. '
lf-C:ti Gray AIM Balks. V'V7 ; '
(Associated Press Retort.') . '
. BELFORD. Pa. July ll-When asked by
Mia Associated Press tnflay 1 whether ' he
-ould accept a place on the Mutual Life ad-
ministration committee. Judge George Gray
geld that b could not accept. ... - . -A
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Filed by the Mutiial and the
A WOMAN'S HEKOISM.
When It Appeared That Vessel
She Was On Must Sink.
3 (Associated Press Report.)
NEW ORLEANS. July B.-The story
ef a woman's heroism during the shlp-
wreck of the schooner Llllie on Grand
2 Cayama Island near Cuba on June
M. was told today upon the arrival
2 here of Captain Miller of the Llllie.
Bis wife who was a Jackson Miss..
2 lrL was aboard the Utile with her
11-months' old baby at the time ef
J the wreck. When the schooner struck
a reef about t o'clock In the morn-
3 Ing and waves began to wash over
the deck Mrs. Miller's baby was
J lashed to her body. No help front
' shore was available until after dar-
3 light and during the long wait In
the darkness and storm whenever the
J six members of the crew who were
working to keep the schooner afloat
appeared to be losing ground. Mrs.
Miller made her way along the psrtl-
ous deck encouraging and oecaslonal-
ly singing to them.
NEW SENSATIONS
ABE DEVELOPING 15 THE HABTJE
DIVORCE CASE.
Attorneys for the Libellanti Were in
Open Court Chained With Having
Stolen a Paper from Office.
(Associated Press Retort.)
PITTSBURG Pa. July IS. With each suc-
ceeding day of the Hartje divorce trial new
sensations are developing and today was no
exception to the course of events. Misses
Ida and Helen Scott were star witnesses to
day for their sister. Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje.
Helen's direct examination closed when
court adjourned this afternoon after coun-
sel for the llbellant had Introduced a num
ber of letters aald to have been written by
her and which prove according 'to counsel
for Mr. Hartje that Helen Scott had knowl
edge of the alleged relations between Mrs.
Hartje and Tom Madlne. Helen denied the
authorship of all these new letters excepting
two.
Aftorney John Freeman for Mrs. Mary
Scott Hartje the respondent openly charged
the other side with stealing a certain paper
from his office. - Counsel for Augustus
Hartje. the millionaire llbellant In the ease.
declared this charge false. :
Attorneys Freeman and Ferguson became
almost beside theniselyes when the charges
of theft were made. A scene of so great
excitement has rarely if ever been witnessed
In a local court room. The result of the
trouble was apparently a victory for Mra.
Hartje as Attorney W. B. Rodgers. for tha
llbellant was compelled to return to Mr.
Freeman by the court's order a paper pre
pared In Mr. Freeman's office aa well as
another letter of Mr. Freeman's which he
said had been surreptitiously taken from his
office.
The other witness a servant girl who
knows Tom Madlne the co-respondent made
her first appearance on the stand today. She
testified that It was she who telephoned to
Madlne while he was workong at a livery
stable and who wrote to him sometimes as
often as twice a week.
The letter taken from Freeman's office
is said to have begun: "My dearest Edith."
The passage of arms was started when Mr.
Ferguson asked Ida. Scott the young sister
of Mrs. Hartje while on the stand to write
the words. "My dearest Edith." To this
Freeman Interposed an objection and de-
manded the letter which waa written on
his office stationery and obtained It.
Just what Is in the "Edith" letter and
what Ida Scott has to do with it may re
main a mystery.
PROTESTS OF LITTLE WEIGHT
With the New Tork Commissioner of
Insurance.
(Associated Press Rtfert.)
ALBANY. N. Y. July 18. -Superintendent
Otto Kelsey of the State insurance depart
ment today received the two protests signed
by Samuel Untermyer general counsel of
the international policy holders' committee.
against action taken by the Mutual and New
York Life Insurance companies. The su
perintendent said tonight that he had no au
thority to strike any names from the list
of nominations filed with him. His under-
standing was that these nominations were
filed In the department aa a. matter -of rec
ord.
As to the complaint of the form of the
lists. he had not time to examtne It par
ticularly nor had he examined the lists
themselves. Ha would await more specific
complaint as the work ot copying progressed.
If It should appear that the companies had
not In good faith complied with the law
he would take such steps as he conceived to
be within his duty.
"Violations cf the Insurance laws' said
Mr. Kelsey "are misdemeanors subject to
criminal prosecution and there Is nothing
to prevent any of these gentlemen from
bringing such prosecution If they think It
warranted by the facts."
SHOOK'S BELIEF
Is that Statement by Attorney for In-
surance Company Is Bemarkable.
(Associated Press Retort.)
NASHVILLE. Tenn.. July U. Colonel A.
M. Shook a member of the executive board
of the International policy holders' commit-
tee whose name la Included In the new-
board of trustees nominated by the Mutual
Life Insurance company trustees and who
has declined to permit the use of his name
In that connection. Was tonight asked re
garding the statement by the counsel fori!
me aauiuai. no sara ne regaraea tne state-
ment as rather remarkable.. .'
"So far aa I am concerned." he said "the
matter la settled In saf Statement of last
night . - . t
THE UNITED STATES
: " ' TO NEGOTIATIONS FOfr CENTRAL AMERICAN PEACE
A4rsr'r-(f'erAlf
tAtetcUled Puss ttefrli ; .
WASHINGTON' July 11-The state depart-
ment has not been advised that fighting
has actually ceased but the American min-
ister to Salvador Mr. Merry and the Ameri-
can charge at Guatemala City both sent
dispatches to the-department dated yester-
day and received here today which announce
the agreement of both Salvador and Guate-
mala to stop fighting at daybreak this morn-
ing. Mr. ' Combes the -American minister to
Guatemala has not yet reached Guatemala
City because of lack of transportation facili-
ties and the state department has sent In-
structions to Mr. Brown the charge to act
In his stead.
So far the state department and Central
American diplomatic corps In Washington
have no advices which Indicate the Jerms
upon which the republics Involved are willing
to accept peace.
All efforts so far' have been devoted to
the preliminary arrenagements for the con
ference and as the United States la In no
ansa i nrti to the negotiations the sute
department has few details In regard to tha
grievances of the warring republics.
President Esoalon's special American rep
resentative. Consul General John Jenkins
has arrived In Washington from San Sal-
vador and has been In conversation with
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon respect
ing the .re-esUbllskmeot of peaoe between
the hostile Central American republics. The
nlth of his statements In this ease is under
stood to be that Guatemala has been for a
long time past Intent on picking a quarrel.
with Salvador and has now seaea on mis
pretext for the stuck.
Senor Calvo the Costa Bican mmnwi
MAY BE HE IS INSANE
THAW WILL HOT CONSENT TO
. THAT DEFENSE.
Hartridge Has File! a Motion Demand
ing All of the Papers in the Case
from Judge Oloott.
(Associated Press Retort)
NEW YORK July "IS. The chaotic condi
tions surrounding the preparations of a de-
fense for Harry K. Thaw accused of the
murder of Stanford White were accentuated
today and apparently the breach between the
prisoner and his mother. Mrs. William Thaw
of Pittsburg as te the character of defense
Is wider than ever. Following -quickly on
a conference of two hours with Thaw In
the Tombs after tne motner naa twice our-
Ing the day endeavored to gain the boy's
.consent te the re-employment of the law ftrtt-
ef Black.' Oloott. Gruber A Bopynge and to
consent to a plea pf Insanity Clifford W.
Hartridke. Thaw's personal counsel obtained
from Justice Blanchard. m special term of
the supreme court late today an order di
recting Judge Olcott's firm te show cause
next Friday why they should not turn over
to Cartridge all the papers In Thaw's case.
Mr. Hartridge based his motion on a peti
tion signed by Thaw which waa placed on
record In connection with the proceedings.
This move was a distinct surprise being a
contradiction of report which had gained
wide circulation earlier In the day to tha
effect that Thaw had consented to his moth
er's plan of action. The rumor that the
young man had at last bowed to his moth-
er's will undoubtedly had its origin in the
fact that Mrs. William Thaw and Mrs. Harry
Thaw who were In conference with Thaw
at the same time today emerged from the
prison arm In arm. It was the first time
they had been seen together. Thaw's wife
has all along supported him in his demand
for a trial on the issues of the case and.
has opposed the insanity plea. She has thus
been arrayed against tne elder Mrs. Thaw
who aeems to feel that the only hope of
saving her son from death In the electric
chair is to depend on a defense of Insanity".
This plea would avoid the further publicity
and ignominy of a trial and haa been in-
sisted upon the prisoner who however ap-
parently remains obdurate.
Mrs. William Thaw had two long confer
ences with her son today. During the sec
ond word was dispatched to Mrs. Harry
Thaw summoning her In all haste. She scon
reached the prison. The mother had gained
the second Interview from the warden on
the strength of a plea that her mission was
ef the utmost importance and could not be
delayed.
Following the family conferences Mr.
Hartridge had his Interview with Thaw and
went directly from the Tombs to the crimi-
nal courts building where he obtained the
order in the proceedings against ThaWs for-
mer counsel. In speaking of his action In'
this respect. Mr. Hartridge said tonight: i
'I have In my possession certain affi
davits made by Mr. Thaw and myself which
allege that the law firm of Black. Oloott
Gruber A Bonynge have certain papers which
are vital and essential in preparing Thaw'
defense. I have from time to time requested
them to turn over all the papers In the case
to me. but hare received no reply."- .
Justice McLean adjourned until tomorrow
hrinv the writ of Injunction obtained ves-
terday by counsel for Harry K. Thaw to
prevent District Attorney Jerome and the-
grand Jury from examining further witnesses
In the Thaw murder case.
THAW KUST 00 TO ASYLUM ;
fcv
If He Is Convicted of Insanity De
clares Distnot Attorney Jerome.
(Associated Press Retort.)
ATLANTA Ga. July IS. A special to tha
Journal from Warm Springs Ga. where the
Georgia Bar association la now In session.
quotes District Attorney Jerome aa saying
that Harry K. Thaw's Insanity plea means
that Thaw must do one of two things stand
trial or go to the asylum.
'If Thaw goes to the asylum" said Mr.
Jerome "tt would be under the finding ot a
commission on the question ot his mental
condition at the present moment and he
would have td stand trial for the killing Of
Stanford White when he becomes sehe as
though he had not been confined. Bear In
xrJnd this distinction that a commission can
Xoaly upon the mental condition ot the
ner at line present time1 and has noth-
ing to do with the question of whether or
not he was Insane when the killing was done.
The latter question Is one that Would have
to be decided upon by a Jury and would not
Ue within the power ot the commission."
srspsF'Js5
ARE IN NO SENSE A PARTY
Ashp'stkesesiW
here was also a caller' at the ste depart-
moot today. As dean of the Southland Cen-
tral American diplomatic hbdy he s Intense-
ly Interested In all the devetopmejlts of the
present struggle. . w V'';.
Touching the authorisation to J American
Minister Merry to represent Cos4 Rica In
the' approaching negotiations online deck
of the Marblebesd the minister said that
while his country had always maintained an
attitude of stilct Impartiality In e present
controversy between Salvador. apd Guate-
mala tt was doemed ' best toj hat A repre-
sentative present at the cottferet In ease
the discussion shoeld In any way nvolve the
Interests of the other Central American
countries. Mr. Calvo Intimated tlft there Is
reason to believe that 'Cost sjlca really
Initiated the movement for a eootfereooe by
applying directly to the' government of the
United States to come forward with Its good
offices when It appeared that hostilities were
Inevitable.'- ' ' ' ' " '
Salvador and ' Guatemala. . must decide
through their reprseentsjrven oat board the
Marblehead whether Honduras 1 to be rep-
resented In the conference. v " f
THE PEACE COOTEHEJTCE
Is to Be Held onlfcblehead After
She Goes to Sea.
(Associated Preu Retotf.)
OYSTER BAY. -July . U.-Fresldent Roose-
velt today received -attspeecbes from the
American charge d'affaires. Brown at San
Salvador stating that the armistice be-
tween Salvador. Guatemala and Honduras
went Into effect at S o'clock this morning.
Another dispatch waa received by the
SUMMARY OF NEWS
THE WEATHEB: -
' East Texas Showmen. -
Domestio '
THE ELKS wfll go to PhiMelpkU next year.
GOURDAIN'S efforts to get tots Joliet erison ere
continued.
A DECISION scainst Sogers wss rendered in the
gas company cases at Bo ot
THAW REFUSES to plead eMsalty and insane
upon Hartrtdge ss. his aceemey.
NO INDICTMENTS result from mst lessees
trust mvestTgaflBn at Nashville.
GOVERNOR FOLK declares sgsiaat the mail' or-
der easiness and in faver ef the small sKr-
caant. SENATOR DUBOIS ef Idaho dec lam that Sena-
tor Reed Smoot is the felilsyl guide ef the
Mulaieua. . -' '
IT IS EXPLAINED that tUTTmted States arVia
no sense party to the Mgeliarioes for Central
American seeoa. ' .
IT DEVELOPS that the sksilsgs in the account
of Disbursing Art Barttert last seen is exist-
eace for s long tune. ' .. t; f ''...
IT WAS PROVED that while the Kanass Cfrr lee
trust advanced prices en the ground ef a shore.
age slants were best idle. ... - . -IN
THE HARTJE CASK tarvers tot the nteuset
were accused la open enort of stealing a let tar
' from the office of tee lawyer tar the oVfcaae. .
THE SPLITTING I P of s i-Umi 'elite eea-
. tracts after the lasapsadtats bad nasere'd the
trust is a fine assist ts af theses! prealmbes et
the eaatiniatrarioa. .
ATTORNEY CNTKUOrER. now cheeses ' that
the management ef 4sMNew York Life sad the
Mutual save deliserately falsified' Ike Ut of
the sohcy holders.
Foreign.
LADY CURZON (Miu .Ltiter of Chicago) Is
dead.
'THE CZAR has determined to make ne change in
his cabinet. .
ESTIMATES of the Beit fortune new place it st
Tse.ooo.ooo.
THE MARBLEHEAD will today put to sea with
the peace commissioners en board sad the coa
ference will then be held.
Texas.
THE BEAUMONT ELKS will build s
home.
THE LUMBER market is said to te showing
signs of higher prices.
NEW STATE BANKS are being chartered st the
rate of three or four a week.
THE ATTACKS en the eommissioei have thrown
a large amount of work en the attorney general.
SURGEONS of Shermaa. are surprised that Henry
Mauldin sad Tom Sartin are mil alive bet they
are.
T. M. CAMPBELL has proposed that si candi-
. dates agree to withdraw in favor ef the one who
receives a plurality.-. '
LETTERS TO COLQUITT Headquarters st Aus-
tin show that he is gaining strength in every
section ef the State.
IN HIS SPEECH at Cooledge Mr. Colquitt de-
clared himself on the amendment to fix the
salaries of the legislators.
THE PEOPLE of Columbus will hold a meeting
today to exorem disapproval ef the use of
streets ss a battleground.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS made by the gov-
ernment engineer are sent to the wsr depart-
ment and not made public.
THE FACT that the charter ef the Fort Worth
live stock exchange has been allowed to lapse
will not affect the suit for forfeiture. .
ASSISTANT Attorney General Pollard has' re-
versed his first optnien snd now says that he
believes primaries may he legally held st sight.
Bailroads. v "'v
THE INTERSTATE commerce commission will
make an investigation ot tne restriction ef leas
common point territory.
Sport . I "
HOUSTON" t Austin 4; Ssn Antonio t Galves-
ton C. '
ATLANTA WON two from Little Rock; Shrcve-
port defeated Nashville.
ST. LOUIS 6. Brooklyn (; Cincinnati S. Boston
4: Pittsburg t Philadelphia 1; Chicago I New
York I.
ST. LOUIS 4-5 Philadelphia M; Cleveland 4.
NeWYork ; Boston S Detroit I; Washington
t Chicago 3.
Commercial. .'
COTTON wss quiet and lost a few points.
THE HOG RUN was light snd ef fair quality set
prices are still low.
REPORTS OF RUST m Minnesota and Dakotae
. put wheat up and corn followed. -THERE
WAS renewal of the offerings in stocks
and the halting advance wss checked.
RECEIPTS ef steers st Fort Worth were seod-
erste but there wss a break in the arise.
ONE REFINING company has cut tea seats eft
sugar but none ef the others folmwed.
EUROPEAN MARKETS brake en coffee but
' New York refused to follow sad all went back.
; V
Houston.
AN UNKNOWN white msa snatched a pars trees
Miss BeUe Ingersoll but sight.
GENERAL MANAGER Keeper! says the wireless
svstem will report the democratic State ceeven-
bon which saeets in Dallas August 14.
The XcBride Divorce Suit
(Associated Press Report.) (
PARIS .July IS. Pleadings were opened to-
day en the petition for absolute divorce of
Mrs. Mated Oonne Mc Bride from Major John
McBrlde who organised the Irish brigade
which served with the Boers In the reoent
war with Great Britain. A provisional de-
cree of divorce was pronounced sit months
ago. The case went over to July Sk
president which stated that the United
States cruiser Marblehead which leaves
Acjutla today with American Minister Will-
iam L. Merry and the Salvadorean peace
commissioners Dr. J. R. Pacus and Senor
.Gallegas on board will arrive at San Jose
Guatemala Tnursday morning. At Ban
Jose the peace commissioners of Guatemala
the Mexican minister and the American
charge d'affaires Mr. Brown will be re-
ceived aboard. The Marblehead will Im-
mediately proceed to sea and the session of
the peace commission will begin.
. GUATEMALAN IS ANNOYED
By Effort to Put His Country in .a
False Attitude.
(Associated Press Retort.)
WASHINGTON July it. The Guatemalan
minister Mr. Munos. Is much annoyed by
reports from Mexican points thati Guate-
mala continued fighting after It had agreed
to cease hostilities.
"Such stories are absolutely without foun-
dation" he ssld today. "There was no
agreement to cease fighting until the ar-
injstlce went Into effect this morning and
the enemies of my government are endeavor-
Ins; to put It In a false light."
Begalado's Body Decomposed.
(Associated Press Report.)
BAN SALVADOR. Tuesday July 17. -The
body of the Salvadorean general Tomas
Regalado who was killed July 11 In a bat-
tle fought at Jlcarc Guatemala has arrived
at Guatemala City In a complete state of de-
composition making la repatriation Impos-
sible. DUBOIS IS ALARMED
OVEE THE FEAR THAT SHOOT IS
TO STICK.
Declares that Senator from Utah Is the
. Political Director of e Mormon
Church in United States.
tttaasten Past Starts. '
WASHINGTON. July ll.-"lf Apostle Reed
Smoot retains his seat aa a senator of the
United States" said Senator Dubois of Ida-
ho today -he will sit In the senate not only
as an apostle not only ss prophet. 'seer and
revelator of his own people but aa their
chosen one to guide their political affairs.
As an apostle he will Indicate to the gov-
erning powers of his church whether or not
the senators from the States where the Mor-
mons are powerful are satisfactory to his
people. It he Indicates that a certain sena-
tor la not friendly enough' to the Mormon
people that will be the end of the political
career ol. the eenatorxwpandeeV .
Senator Dubois who led the three-year
fight to have Senator Smoot unseated said
ths menace of Mormonism to American In
stitutions Is hard to appreciate m the East
but there Is danger of this powerful and
mysterious organisation controlling the bal
ance or power In the united States senate
a possibility which he thinks not at all re
mote.
The politics of six States Senator Dubois
said. Is now completely dominated by the
sect of which Joseph E. Smith Is the head.
the Influence of which Is slowly but surely
extending to other commonwealths.
Senator Dubois' disclosures regarding the
amazing strength of the Mormon church
In American politics taka on peculiar signifi
cance when it Is known that this denunckv
tlon will probably cost him his seat In the
senate. He frankly admits that hla State la
at the mercy of the Mormons whose every
vote will be cast against him in his cam
paign for re-election.
LADY CURZ05 IS DEAD.
She Was Wealthy American Wife of
English Nobleman.
lAsseaatti Press Report.)
LONDON. July If Lady Curson of Kedle-
ston wife of the former viceroy of Indts
who has been ill for some days died at t:40
o'clock this evening. She never quite recov-
ered from her serious Illness at Walmer
castle Kent In 1904. and the recent hot
weather brought on a pronounced attack of
general debility.
Lady Curson was Miss Letter daughter
of the late Levi H. Letter of Chicago.
(Associated Press Reports
WASHINGTON. July 18 The marriage in
this city April 2 ISIS of Miss Letter to
Lord Curxon was one of the great social
events of Washington. The ceremony was
attended by all the notables In official busi-
ness and residential circles. Bishop Talbot
officiated assisted by Rev. Dr. now Bishop
Maekay Smith.
Surrounded by all the luxury that wealth
could suggest an acknowledged beauty and
the possessor of rnsny accomplishments by
travel study and observation she was dis-
tinguished in her young ladyhood above
other girls. Her debut at a series of large
receptions given by her parents In the early
'90s at their home here on Dupont circle
waa followed by a triumphant season abroad
from which she returned the betrothed wife
of George Nathaniel Curxon M. P. and then
undersecretary for foreign affairs.
Lady Curson of Kedleston was In her right
the possessor of 0.000.000. From Chicago the
family moved to Washington and later trav-
eled extensively. During a stay- In England
Miss Letter met. George N. Curson eldest
son of Rev. F. Nathaniel Holden Curson
fourth baron of Scarsdale. They were mar-
ried In 18St after Curson had held the office
of assistant private secretary to the Mar-
?iuts of Salisbury undersecretary ot state
or India and undersecretary for foreign af-
faire. In 1S96 Curson was created first baron
Curxon of Kedleston and In 15S9 was appoint-
ed viceroy and governor general of India
which post he resigned in August 1906 and
was succeeded by the Earl of Mlnte.
Lady Curson leaves two daughters.
BTTPflTOVS AWT. STTRPRTSTD
That Wounded Men Are Still Ajj5f ln
Hurt as They Are. r !
(Houston Post Special.)
SHERMAN. Texas. July 11 Henry Maul-
din and Tom Sartin who were despsrately
wounded In a combat Sunday afternoon nt
Whltmound. a village twelve miles from here
are still alive much to the surprise of at-
tending physicians. 1 A telephone message
from Sarttn's home at Whltmound states
.v.. h. arm unconscious and apparently
no better than the day he waa Injured
Mauldtn at tne niBiuimm m . w .-
barely alive. He underwent an operation In
which the abdomen waa opened and a piece
of hla liver which was severed by a bullet
In the fray waa removed. Ue la very low
today.
GUILTY OF NO FRAUD .
BUT MUST PAY MONEY
Verdict Rendered Against Henry H. Rogers in Bos-
' ton Gas Companies Case in Federal . Court. : .
WAS JTO RESULT
In That Tobacco Trust Investi-
gation at Nashville.
(Aisaciated Prsts Repef.
NASHVILLE. Tenn.. July 18.-When
the United States circuit court met
this morning the grand jury that hag e
been investigating the alleged tobacco 2
trust reported that all witnesses had
been examined. The district attorney
reported that all the witnesses the J
government desired to cell had been
examined and he asked that tha jury
be respited or discharged subject to
call. Judge Lurton then Informed the e
grand Jury that Its labors would be
suspended but that they might be re-
convened at any time. e
It can not be ascertained what the J
exact result of the Investigation here
was. but It Is known that no Indict-
menta have yet 'been returned at this
point. It may be that the investlga- J
tlon here will be used In connection
e with that which has already been 2
at conducted elsewhere.
WHILE THE PRICE WAS ADVANC-
ES BY THE TRUST.
Some Damaging Testimony Brought
Out in the Proceedings How Under
Way at Kansas City.
( Associated Press Retort.)
KANSAS CITY Mo. July IS. Much evi-
dence waa Introduced at the Ice Investiga-
tion today In support of the theory of Coun-
ty Prosecutor Klmbrlfl that some lee plants
were closed down and ths output of other
plsnts was curtailed. In accordance with a
deliberate plan of the alleged Ice trust to
reduce the supply ot Ice.. The evidence
showed that this was done at the time when
the Ice manufacturers were defend I ngethe
exorbitant price ef Ice by alleging a short-
age of the supply. The People's Ice Storage
and Fuel company the distributing com-
pany had a lease on the West port ice plant
which has a capacity ot fifty tons a day
and. although the prlee-of Ice was advanced
April I and again May L this plant wag al-
lowed to remain 'Idle until Jane t- .- .'
ROADS WANT CONCESSIONS..
Will Ask to Be Allowed to Take Seals
of Inspectors. "
(Associated Press Retort.)
CHICAGO July IS. Traffic directors rep-
resenting the principal Eastern and West-
ern trunk lines met with representatives of
the packers today to consider the provisions
of the new meat Inspection law. which re-
quires railroad companies to ascertain that
meat has been Inspected according to the
statute before accepting It for shipment. As
a result of the conference tt waa decided
that a delegation representing the railroad
companies should call upon Secretary ot Ag-
riculture Wilson asking a decision allowing1
the railroads to accept consignments of meat
after they had been placed In cars sealed by
government Inspectors.. The railroads pro-
pose to stamp the waybills so they will show
government inspection of cars so sealed.
The railroad men contended that if they
are compelled to comply strictly with the
letter of the law It will be necessary for
them to maintain a large force of Inspectors
to see that the provisions of the law are
carried out. They believe tbat a strict in-
terpretation ot the act Imposes upon them
an Injustice which will work no material ad-
vantage over the plan which they propose
to submit to Secretary Wilson.
OPPOSES MALL ORDERS.
Folk Showf hy the Country Jttrr-
chant Should Continue Business.
' (Associated Press Retort.)
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. July IS. Gov
ernor Joseph W. Folk. In addressing the re-
tall merchants ot Missouri at a convention
here yesterday spoke against the man order
business and favored advertising In the town
papers. Hs aald In part:
'We are proud ot our splendid cities and
we want tnem to increase ra weeitn ana
population and we also want our country
towns to grow. We wish the city merchants
to build up. but we also desire our country
merchants to prosper. I do. not believe In
the mall order olttxen. If a place Is good
enough for n -man to live In and make his
money In. It Is good enough for him to spend
his money In. No merchant can succeed
without advertising In one way or another.
Patronise your town papers build them np
and they win build' the town up and build
yon up will gtve tn creased trade and greater
opportunities. Do not be afraid that business
Is going to he hurt by the recent exposures
of wrongdoing In the commercial world. No
man who Is doing an honest business can be
Injured by the light. All business win be
better for the cleansing process It goes
through and for stamptng out evils."
Higginbotham Is Doubtful.
(Associated Press Retort.)
MANCHESTER Mass. July M.-Harlow
Hlgglnbotham ot Chicago who Is visit
ing here and whose name appears on the
so-called administration ticket of trustees
of .the Mutual Life Insurance company re
fused tonight to say whether he would serve
aa a candidate on the administration ticket.
The International committee of policy hold-
era. Mr. HIggtnhetham said will hold a con
ference wumn a lew a ay a a wnicn urns jar.
Hutglnhothasn probably will make known bis
occasion.
A. 0. H. in Session.
(Associated Press Retort.)
SARATOGA. N. T.. July The National
convention of the Ancient Order of Hibern-
ians a session here la attended by TOO dele-
gates. Including 200 members ef the ladles'
auxiliary.
o
BAY STATE COMPANY1
Is to Get at Least Half of the -Profits
of Famous Deal-
PAGIN HAS THE TESTIMONY
Which Was Taken at Cleveland In
Standard Oil Inquiry.
WILL STUDY FOUR PROPOSITIONS
In Connection With Morrison to De-
termine the Future Course of the
GoYernment The Four Head-
ings Very Comprehensive.
(Associated Press Retort.) .
BOSTON. Mass.. July IS. A decision favor-
able to the plaintiff was banded down to-
day In the United States circuit court la
the case of Q. W. Pepper receiver of the .
Bay State Oaa company of Delaware against '
Henry H. Rogers of New York. In the suit
to recover 13 000000 alleged to be due the gas
company In connection with the sals ot Bos- .
ton companies. The court orders that the
profits shall be apportioned by a master be- :
tween Mr. Rogers and the Bay State Oaa
company of Delaware but it no definite .
equitable rule Is ascertained then the .
amount shall he apportioned half to Mr. Rog- . s
ers and half to the gas company. The court
finds that Mr. Rogers was guilty .of no
fraud. "v.
PAGES TO STUDY IT. '
Has Transcript of .'the Evidence
Against Standard.
itssecUtti hrtss hirt. '" .
CHICAGO July 18. Assistant Attorney '
General Pagin who waa In Cleveland during
the hearing of testimony against the Standard .
Oil company and upon which the Federal c
grand jury did not vote arrived In Chicago
today with a transcript of the evidence taken
In Cleveland and submitted II to former Dis-
trict Attorney Morrison who Is to act as
pedal counsel for the government In the
projected iwiuiry Inter tha .rehvtjona ot the
Standard Oil company and various railroads. . '
' The foOT prcposltlona which attorneys Mora '
rtson and Pagin will study in connection wtth
'the Investigation are as follows: - r
L Charges against the Standard Oil com-
pany of accepting Illegal rebates under the
Elklris law. . v "
S. Charge against railroads of granting the
illegal rebates to the oil companies.
1. Combination In restraint of trade and
commerce with other oil companies.
4. Monopoly of trade not a combine tiln
or a conspiracy to monopolise.
ATTEMPT To'aSSASSINATE
One of the Aide de Camps to the
Ciar. - . .' -
'Asm dosed Press Jtseert.)
ST. PETERSBURG July IS. An attempt
waa made today to sssssslnate Count Todle-
ben aide de camp to Emperor Nicholas at
the engineers camp at Tiora between 8t
Petersburg and Schlussleburg. The would- '
be assassin tired at Count Todleben with a
revolver the bullet graslng his head. He
then made hla escape In a boat which was
awaiting him In the Neva. It is believed the
act was one ef vengeance for the arrest by
order of Count Todleben of an agitator who
had effected entrance to the camp. .
The Troops Disaffected.
t Associated Press Retort) i
PETERSBURG. July IS. The
ST.
tteth
Century formerly the Rues today
that the reports submitted by the
commission of the general staff on the In-
vestigation of disaffection In the army thus
far show that six guard regiments twenty-
six line seven cavalry and five sapper regi-
ments are more or less affected by the revo-
lutionary propaganda.
Trying-to QuietPeasants. '
- Associated Press Retort.) '
ST.. PETERSBURG July It. Members at
the lower house of parliament are visiting
the disturbed provinces and trying with all
their power to persuade the peasants to
wait until parliament acts on the agrarian
Question before resorting to violence.
To Be No Cabinet Change. -
(Associated Press Retort)
ST. PETERSBURG. July It. -As farther .'
proof of the change of spirit at Peterhof It
was learned today that Emperor Nicholas
naa requested the members of the Goremy-
kln cabinet to retain their portfoUoa
AN INSANE MURDERER
Killed Two Other Patients and Wound
ed a Keeper.
(Associated Press Retort.) ..
8CRANTON. Pa.. July it A terrible trag-
edy was perpetrated la the Hillside heme -this
afternoon when one ef the Insane pa-
tients killed two Inmates and mortally
wounded one of the keepers.
The murderer Is Ignata Krewsph. a deaf -and
dumb Pole who waa not regarded ss
dangerous. He was given work In one ot the
wards with two women else Insane patients
Mrs. Ann Golden a widow aged 13 years
and "Missouri" Ana Van Valea aged (S -years.
The three were moving some
cots under the direction of Keeper Rich-
ard Dallas. who left the room - mo-
mentarily. Be hung the opportunity af-
forded by the keeper's absence the
Insane man ran Into the doctor's office and
there picked up an amputating knife with a
blade ten Inches long. Keeper Devtes ran
after Krewsph and the latter turned on him
and buried the knife in the knr' rht..
He then ran upstairs and stabbed the twe
Flovd Beemer. son of the superintendent
of the Institution had followed the n -.
and after his attack en the women he
knocked the knife out ot his haud. Bmu
women died soon afterward. Devise to net
expected to Uve.
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