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ST. LOUI EPUBLIO "WOIRLID'S 1Q04 PAIR In St. I.oula. Oar Cent. NINETY-RTXTH "YEAR. ST. LOUIS, MO., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1903. PRICE g ntslilr SI. LdDl. Two LfBii. Oil Trains. Urtt cent. HVc JU v J- B 5 9. HOWARD ELLIOTT ELECTED HEAD OF NORTHERN PACIFIC. Vice President of tturiinglon Will lie Chief Executive of Great Grcurr-Ciirrjirij: System Extending From St. 1'arrl to Seattle, Having 5,172 Miles of Lines. rpH! r holograph by Strauss. HOWARD EI L.TOTT Second ii-o president of thr Rjrllngton system, olr-trj president of the Northern Pacific Railway Compnnj At a meeting of the Ituard of Directors of the Northern Pacific Railway Company yesterday at New York Howard Klllott of St. Louis, second vice president of the Burlington Hone, was elected president, socceedlng to the ptaco made vacant by the recent resignation or Charles S. Mel len, Mr. Elliott departed yesterday afternoon for St. Taul, wlere Ws office -will be In future. Before his departure he save out tho following statement: "While I appreciate very fully the com pliraent paH me by the Northern Paclftc directors in eJcctlne1 rac president, never thejesn I feel a sincere regret av lea.viag the service of the Chicago. Burlington and Qulncy. "I began work for tho Burlington on July E. 1W. an 1 liave many warm friends and associates among the officers, tlie employes and the business men alone the line: and the friendships! mean much to roe. However, as the Northern Pacific h-ts very eoe business relations with the Chicago. Burlington and Qulncy. both -it Billings and St. Taul. I shall still feel a great Interest In the welfare of the Chi cago. Burlington and Qulncy and of all who work for it. ".My duties as an officer of the Chicago. Burlington and Qulncy have been to help to conduct and develop the business of that company In the Mississippi and Mts i sour! valleys, and as an officer of tho 'v Northern Pacific I shall strive just as hard to conduct and develop the business or that company In the North and North west, with their growing communities and projiwrous cities. "There Is a natural commercial Inter change and Interdependence between the States in the Mississippi and MIsourl val leys, and I shall try to do what I can to promote those relations In my work on the Northern Pacific road, which is a Brest property and an important factor In the business development of the Northwest. TO RETAIN IIOMB HERE. "I will continue to make St. Louis my home Until after the World's Fair, and have made no plans for moving my fam ily and residence to St. Paul. "My duties as president of the Northern Pacific will make It necessary for roe to be on the road a creat deal, as I want to become acquainted with the property and the men as rapidly as possible. I shall also have to go to New York morn or less, so It seems unwise to move ray home at present: even If mr family were In BL Paul. I should of necessity be sepa rated from tbem a. large part of tho time." Mr. Klllott becomes chief executive of a vast railway system extending for 5.172 miles west from Minneapolis and St. Paul, having terminals at Seattle and Tacoma oc the Pacific Coast, where It Is In close connection with the great Asiatic line of freight chips. WARMLY CONGRATULATED. While Mr. Elliott's appointment has been to a certain extent forecasted, many of his friends will be surprised as well as delighted to hear of his deserved good for tune. At the Burlington offices all of the officials were fairly beaming over Mr. El liott's promotion, though all expressed re gret at having him leave the Burllngtm. Nearly two years ago Mr. Elliott was ap pointed to his present position with htad yiuarters In Chicago, and since then has Anly been able to spend a few days of each week in St .Louis, though his wife and family have lived here. He married Miss Jeanette January of this city, and lives at No. 19S7 Berllrl avenue. Mr. Elliott wag born In New Ycrk City January 6. 1ES0. He Is a. college graduate and entered railway service with the Btir , lington in 1SS0 as a rodman in the engin eering department. Shortly after he was assistant treasurer of the St. Louis, Keo kuk and Northwestern rodd, with head quarters at Keokuk. Between 1SS5 and 1KO he was general freight and passenger agent of the above road, with headquarters In St. Louis. On the consolidation of the Kansas City. fct Joseph and Council Bluffs, the Hannibal and St. Joseph, the Chicago, Burlington and Kansas City and the St. Louis, Keo kuk and Northwestern railroads, forming the Missouri lines of tho Burlington. Mr. Elliott was appointed general freisht ., agent at St. Louis. f January L 1895, he was appointed gen St'tral manager of the Missouri lines, which pesttlon he held until eighteen months ago, whn he was elected second vice president of the Chicago. Burlington ana Or'ncv Railroad Comsasjr. . BQY'S TEST1M0KY 8 Eleven-Year-Old Kenneth Max well of St. Louis Declares Tliat Clav Fired First Shot, KENNETH MAXWELU St Louis boy. who testified at the Barnes trial that Clay fired the first shot BT A 8TAFF COnnKSPONDENT. Troy. Mo.. Oct II. Upon the testimony of H-year-o:d Kenneth Maxwell of St Louis, supported by that of Mrs. John I Sullivan of Chicago, formerly employed by the child's parents, the defense In the Clarence Barnes killing case confidently expects a verdict of acquittal on the first ballot The case will go to the Jury to morrow. The hoy Kenneth gave the strongest kind of evidence to-day for tho youthful prisoner at the bar. When counsel sought to examine him In the preliminary hear ing, he became terror-stricken and cried so bitterly that he was excused. Since then he has been so well counseled that, when he took the witness stand to-day, the child was quite self-possessed and answered nil questions put to him in so straightforward and confident a manner as to arouse the admiration of all In the courtroom. He stated positively that Rhodes Clay fired the first shot in the fatal street duel at Mexico In July. 1992, Which cost Clay hls life. At that time Kenneth, with his parents, was living in Mexico, and he and Mrs. Sullivan witnessed the shooting be tween Barnes and Clay. Kenneth Maxwell now lives at the West End Hotel in St Louis. His father Is a member of the firm of Maxwell & Ken neth, mula dealers. BOrS STORY OP TUB DUEL. When under examination by both the prosecution and defense, the boy's story was the same. On the day of the killing Kenneth had driven In a buggy with Miss Margaret Fitrpatrlck. now Mr. John Sullivan, to Owertss meat market, a few doors away from the main entrance of the Courthoase. The lad had Jumped to tho sidewalk, he saH. preparatory to giving an order to the butcher, when Ms atten tion was attracted to the Post 01006" door. "I saw Mr. Barnes step out," he said, "and Mr. Clay came right after him. Mr. names had gone only a few feet when he turnST around, facing Mr. Clay, who was following. "I did not hear them say anything; I was Jurt looking." Attorneys- then aked thtf boy about the position of the men's hands. He rep'led Continued on Page Tito. irnfi MAY ACQUIT S s 1 0 I I I ' 1 t A FOOTBALL PLAYER MAY DIE ; FROM ACCIDENT DURING GAME, .John Wilhnell, 17 Years Old, Par alyzed by Injury to His Neck. FATHER SAW SON CRUSHED. An operation was performed at St An thony's Hospital taM nhjht on John Wilh nell. son of William W. Wlthiwll of No 3K0 Meramee street, whose spine was In jured Tuesday afternoon In a football game lietween St. Louis rnlversity and Marlon-Sim lental College teams, at which hi father was a spectator. Doctor Carson performed the operation ami he found none of the plates of Wlth nell's spine we-e fractured, but that there existed a dislocation of a usually serious nature. This dislocation was initially re duced by the SHrceons. and there Is now a faint h thai the Injured lioy may re cover. Young WHhnell was quarter hark on the "varsity." ami was Injured In the last five minutes of the eccixl half of n game with the Markm-Sims Dental College team. The ball was Jut being put Into play, ami had lieen kicked down the field, with the Dental CoJkKe line cl-uely fol lowing. The ball came to Wlthnell. and he leaned forward to pick It up His In terfcrence. Burr Caldwell, ran up to cut off one of the Dental Ccllege players, ami Just as Wlthnell was straightening tip after catching the ball. Caldwell was thrown upon him by the Dental College pl5 ers. Wlthnell' neck was twisted sideways as he fell, and he lsy unconscious on the field. Doctor William IM'.lon. who was acting as graduate coach of the 'varsity, ami Oach Martin E. Delaney ran to Wllhnell's ae!tance He was taken to the side lines and restoratives were ad ministered. When he tried to move It w.s found that he was paralyzed, ami a car riage was called by the boy's father. While the carriage was coming, the play ers, not knowing how badly their com rade was Injured, continued to play The Injured bov was taken to ht home, and there an examination of his Injur) dis closed such a gn.ve damage to the base of the spinal column that an operation wa adiUed by Doctor Dillon and the conu't ing physicians, who also adlel his re moval to the hospital. CONDITION IS CRITICAL He admitted that Wlthnell was In a critical condition and that his chance or recovery was slight He characterized the accident as unavoidable, and said that its gravity was not at first suspected, al though W ithnell Is of slender build, weigh ing scarcely IS pounds, while Caldwell, who fell on him. Is large and heavy. As to the physical condition of young Wlthnell. before the accident the physl sian said that none of the team was in better condition. Ho la an experienced player ar.d had filled the position of fuH back on the 'varsity team lt jear. and has played football during the last three or four years. He was a strong, rugged player and had nver been Injured be fore. The parents, sister and brother of the Injured boy waited at the hospital jes terday afternoon for some word of en couragement as to his condition, but all that could be told them was that he was still alive. William W. Wlthnell. the bo's fathr. was preent at the game and was scarcely fifty feet from his son when the acci dent occurred. He was one of the first to reach his son and help.! carry him from the fleM when It was found that he could not go on with the game Several ntudents of the unlvrsitv called at the home of their Injured classmate yesterday to learn his condition. Others came to the hcpital. and all went away greatly depressed when they learned that the accident would probably have a fatal termination. John Wlthnell Is IT years oM He Is a student In the commercial college of the university, and his graduation was set for this coming spring. He Is a general fa vorite at the university and generally con sidered one of the strongest ami bet play ers on the team. LEADING TOPICS -15- TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC. THE SI'N RISES THIS MORNING AT C:17 AND SETS THIS EVENING AT 5:12. THE MOON SETS HIS EVENING AT C0. GRAIN CLOSED- ST. LOPIS-DEC WHEAT. Kie BID: DEC CORN. 3SHc BID. CHICAGO-DEC. WHEAT. Wic BID; DEC. CORN. Ur WEATHER I.DICATIOS,s. I'nr St. I.oaU nml Vicinity Fair with variable vilndst cooler to night. For 31Usonrl Fair Thnrsday and Friday: cooler Thnrsdny. For Illinois. Arkanaaa, Ent Texas nd West Texas-Fair Thursday and Frlda. Page. 2. Would Nominate by Popular Vote. 3. Pittsburg Bark Quits Business. Samuel M. Kennard Gives Up Trcas- urcrshlp of Slate Masons. 4. World's Fair Nenp. Real Estate Transfers. Order Restored at Waco. 5. Happenings In East SMe Cities and Towns. The Stage. Committee Named for Hospital Fund. S. Flintlock Won the Feature at the Fair Grounds. The Republic Form Chart. 7. The Funeral of Archbishop Kaln. To Pay for New Street S. Editorial. Society. Happenings. St, Loulsans In New York and Chicago. 9. SJnods Conduct Union Service. View the Smoke Inspector's Work. 10. The Republic "Want" Ads. Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New Corporations. 11. Rooms for Rent Ads. U. Bridegroom From St Louis. 13. Pittsburg Bank Failure Felt In Wall Street. Large Wheat Receipts Dpres Pries In Chicago. Summary of St. Louis Markets. It. Blackburn Took- Squash Pie. Believe 8un Spot Forecast Storm. St. Louts Bankers Exprers,No Anxiety, rhleves at Vallu,- Park. - . o JOHN W1THNET.U Quarter Iwcfc of the Kt( Louis I'nlverslty football team, who la ot expected to re cover from Injuries sastalned In x prac tice game Tu-day WIDOW TO FIGHT BBWS CUi OH MCTT QTATC ILI I Lu I H I Li Believes He Has No Right to $50,000 Which, Her Hus band Wished Him to Hajc. tr BRYAN WILL ASK FOR RULING. If He (Jan Obtain .Money He Snys lie Will Distribute It Among Educational and Chari table Institutions. New Haven. Conn.. Oct It As a climax of to-day's hearing on the application for the probating of the will of the late Philo S. Bennett, accompanying which was a sealed letter whleh WilHam J. Bryan to day testified Was a request that he ac cept I3.0, Judge Stoddard, who repre sents Mrs. Bennett, declared that If Mr. Bryan inelrted upon receiving the fund she would contest the will. Mr. Bryan In reply said that not 1 cent of the money would he allow either his wife or his children to receive unles Mrs. Bennett were willing. He however, dees Intend, he said, to ak the court to decide tho validity of the be quest, so that In case It ts declared legal, he can dL'ttlbule the money among educa tional and charitable Institutions. At the hearing Mr Bryan introduced a mas of correspondence between hlm"elf ami Mr. Rennet:, from the year 18K to 1900. He read several of the letters aloud In order to show that Mr. Bennett repeat edly made offers of financial assistance fo him. On four occasion, according to the witness. Mr. Bennett sent him money to aid him, the amount In all aggregating He relates that In May. K-H Mr. Ben nett came t Uncotn. Neb., to dtcus the provision of his will, ami tnW Mr. Bryan that he wished hlra to accept a lequest of 3T0A. believing that he would need It later. A suggestion made by Mr. Bryan at that litre was to the effect that If Mr. Bennett so desired, he could embody It In a request to Mrs. Bennett In n letter to be left with the will. He further suggest"! that the money tie lft In trust to Jilmeeir to dis tribute among educational and philan thropic Institutions. After Mr. Bennett returned East he executed his will and sent a copy to Mr. Bryan of what, he said, was the letter which be left with his will for Mrs. Bennett When Mr. Bryan's statement had been concluded. Judge Stoddard said that the will would be contested by Mrs. Bennett. If Mr. Bryan soilghl to secure the money, believing that Mr. Bryan hid no equitable right td It COOL WEATHER FORECASTED. Conditions Will Keniain Pleasant for Another Thirty-Six Hours. Fair weather with Uwer tempenture by to-night. Is the forecast of the, Weather Bureau. Forecaster Bowie says there will be a continuation of the fair and pleaunt weather prevailing for another thirty-six hours at leant Rain was reported from only two polr.ts In the United Slates esterday. Cerpus Chrlstl and Duluth, each receiving a small rreelpltatton. The temperature has fal'en In the Lake region, Ohio -Vally and on the East slope of the Roiky Mountains. Freezing weather H reported from South Dakota. Minnesota. Wyoml-g and Utah. MOTORMAN FROM ST. LOUIS. Went to Texas to Help Itrenk Street-Car Strike and Was Shot. nnpunuc special. Waco. Tex-, Oct. IlHarry Hays, the moterman who -jras shot last night by un known parties. Is slHl alive, but Is not ex pected to live until daylight. Hays is a young man who came here frtim t rmis n week ago. His home Is In Bridgeport. Conn., and be has relatives also In California. ' ' ::HeSs5I - .. !. . S- .. ., A J FOR EARLY CLASR Trying to IIuv WsirMiiiw From Chile, While" Fighting Admi ral" Commands Fleet. RUSSIA CONTINUES BUSY. Derisive Action May Soon He Necessary for the Very Exist ence of Mikado's Empire Ixindon Hears Disquiet- -ing Kuniorp. Santiago de Chile. Oct II. It is reported here that the ChHn Government la treating with Japan for the sale of two warships. Fifiirri'w: aiimiii.w. aimmiintkii. Yokohama. Oct. II. The ministerial con ferences, naval preparations ami notaMy the appointment of Vice Admiral Texa, known as a "lighting Admiral." to com mand the standing squadron, have led to a rrnewal of the anticipations of trouble. Some dfcHed development m the crlls Is expected shortly. The steamship and railroad companies are reported to have lieen notified to be In readiness for emer gencies. IUSMA TII.I. ACTIVE. Tokto. Oct. SI RuWa.n military activity on the Korean frontier Is unabated. The Important newspapers take a gloomy v They are Inclined to believe Russia does not intend to fulfill her reputed promises and declarations. In which cae It will be Incumbent on Japan to take decisive steps for the sake of her very existence. The Japanese gunboat Chk'kal was to have wintered at Nleu-Chwang. but this arrangement has been countermanded. m:gotitios i:nf tandon. Oct. 31. A report was in circu lation on the Stock Exchange to-day that the negotiations between Russia and Japan had lieen broken off. but the For eign Office otttclals here said they had not heard anything confirmatory of tho rumor. This statement was made subse quent to a visit paid by Baron HayashI to Foreign Minister Lansdowne this after noon. The officials of the Foreign Office added that the report was contrary to tho general trend of Its Information. ST. LOUIS AUTOMOBILISTS ARRIVE IN CHICAGO. Pierre rhnntean Scolt and Party Make Qnlck. Trip Despite One Setback Amusing Incident. RKI'UBUC PT8CIAL. Chicago. III.. Oct. H. Mr. and Mrs. Pierre f houtecu Scott and Harry S. Tur ner arrived at the Auditorium Annex at 4 o'clock thin afternoon In an automobile. They had broken the record between St I.u!s ami Chicago by a day. Mr. ami Mrs. Scott left St. Louis on Monday morning It was 10 o'clock when Mr. Scott gave the warning "toot" and the touring car started on Its way. Springfield was the Immediate destination. They expected to spend the night thens. About 5 o'clock in the afternoon they dis covered that they had lost their way. This delated them several hours. They were to be guests of honor at a dinner party at Springfield and figured on a dramatic entrance. But Just about sun down It was discovered that Mr. Turner's suit ease was missing. The suit which Mr. Turner expected to wear at the din ner pirty was in the Bult case. They re versed the machine and ran back a dozen miles, but no suit case was foumL It was about W o'clock when they reached the capital city. Mr. Turner wore a sweater to the dinner party. He is still wearing It. More trouble awaited them when Ihey struck Chicago. They were held tjp hy a boulevard policeman because their" ma chine did not carry a number recording to the Chicago ordinance. After inhibit ing a St IjhiIs Heense they -verc allowed to continue their Journey. Mr. and Mrs. Scott will go to Toledo. O . m the machine, starting to mnrn.w. BATTLESHIP MISSOURI IS FASTEST OF HER CLASS. Boston. Mass.. Oct. II. By her performance In her official spent trial off the Cap.5 Ann cnur9 to-day the battleship MleeoJri holds the record for speed of all American battleship. Her required speed was eighteen knots and she logged up In her four hours' trial a clip of 1S.2 knots. Her official speed was 1M6 knots and the extra was gained In tidal allowance. The first part of the run was made agalnpt a strong northwest breexe. which kept down the speed to 1".4 knots, but coming back the conditions were more favorable and tlie thirty-three knots were covered In one hour forty-seven minutes nine seconds, a speed of li. knots per hour. The Wg battleship at one lime attained a speed of IS.T5 knots per hour. The con tract requirements call for IS-knots and the margin was very gratifying to the Gov ernment offleldls on board. The best previous record made by a battleship In the Missouri's class Is that of th Maine, a sister ship, which was 17.93 knots per hour. The Missouri had On board the Naval Trial Board and the naval officers stationed in and near Boston. The weather was clear, but a stiff quartering breexe blew from tho northwest and roughed up the water considerably. The vessels marking the course were stationed . knots apart and the Missouri's lowest etapsed time between any two of the mark boats was twenty-one minutes eight seconds, made on the homeward leg. which makea her best actual speed 13.75 knots per hour. On the northern leg the engines attained a speed of 111 revolutions a minute and the average for the entire trial was 117. At the conclusion of the speed test the Missouri was tested as to her steering abilities. She described the figure "8." turning In from twenty to twenty-five seconds, with an angle of heel of about -I per cent- The usual stopping, backing and anchoring tests were then given, at the conclusion of which the vessel returned to Boston Light, and after landing her passengers started for Newport News. ARCHDUKE LEOPOLD WILL SEND BALLOON TO ST. LOUIS. Paris; Oct M. Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, who Is visiting hre. has Informed the Aero Club of his Intention to send his famous balloon "Meteor" to the St Louis Universal Etposllloit, The Exposition authorities. It Is added, wilt Invite the Archduke to go personally to St. Louis and conduct thj operations. JUDGE SEDDON APPOINTED ACTING COUNSEL FOR FAIR; SEVERS BLAIR PARTNERSHIP- Grand Jury Begins Investigation of Reports in Connection With. Publication Supposed to Have Reference to Late Ex position Attorne'. PATIENT RECOVERING AT KIRKWOOB. Photograph by Strauss. JfDGE JAMES A. SEDDON. Who has been appointed Actinjr Gcceral Counsel of the World's Fjir JiuIro Jatnes A. Soildon was appointed yesterday ty PiWdent Francis acting General Counsel to the World's Fair iwndlnir tlie selection 1J- the. Hoard of Directors of a permanent Micivsor to James L. ltutlr. Jtidse Seddon made public annonnevment of lil li)ItitluH of hi law patncrKlilp with J!r. Blair. Tlie Crand Jury, at the Instance of the Circuit Attorney, examined sev eral wilnejw In connection with anonvmou. publications supposed to have reference to Mr. IMalr. . Judge James A. SoMon. who has been tho law partner of James L. Blair since 1SS9. was yesterdav appointed Acting Gen eral Counsel of the World's Fair by Pres ident Francis. Judge Seddon will perform the duties of the oIQce until a successor to Mr. Blair Is named by the Board of Directors of the World's Fair. Tlie board wilt meet on November Z. at which time the matter of appointing a permanent General Counsel will be taken up. Following the announcement of his ap pointment as Acting General Counsel. Judge Seddon vesterday sent to The Re public the following formal announcement of the dissolution of his partnership wltn Mr Blair. The law firm of Sdon A Blair has been this day dissolved by mutual con sent. Dated October It. . James A. Seddon." Neither President Francis nor any ot the members of the Executive Committee has any knowledge as to who will be ap pointed permanent General Counsel, as the power of appointment tests solely with the Board of Directors. Judge Seddon was named as acting of ficial on account of his Intimate knowl edge of the worklnss of the leral de partment of the World's Fair. Since Mr. Blair's Illness Judge Seddon has assisted In a great deal of the World's Fair work. Much of It he has accomplished alone. In this way he hag become thoroughly fa miliar with the duties of the office. President Francis stated that he looked upon Judge Seddon as one eminently qualified to handle the work, ami that his appointment to th" temporary position, at least, was the natural ilevelopment of cir cumstances. Itl.tllt St f.'KKVTH i:mi; iMitTM:itMiii. Regarding tho Grand Jury's Investiga tion of the reports concerning Mr. Blair. Judge Seddon "aid that the early par of this month Mr. Blair told him that ru mors affecting his character and standing nrrc pefisieiuiy circuiaieu anu ne astiai Judge Sedtlan what he thought should be done. Judge Seddon advised Mr. Blair to make a public statement regarding the cae. and. If necessary. ax Mr. Folk to make an Investigation. At the same time Mr. BMIr suggested to Judge Seddon that he withdraw from tho law firm. "1 intend to r"lgn from the World's Fair." said .Mr. Rlatr. "ard I th'nk It best that we dissolve partnership. The re ports being circulated, although wholly untrue, will damage the Interests of the law firm, and I think It best that I step out. "I Intend to go before the Grand Jury ami court Investigation. Without any en tangling alliances, which might be dam aged by my unfortunate pe-Hlon. I In tend to make the fight a!one and prove to the satisfaction of the public that the ac cusations made against me are utterly false. "I am not afraid to face the charges that have been made." Judge Seddon at that time told Mr Blair that he would consider the suggestion as to a dissolution of partnershm On Otcb-r 11. a few days after Mr. Blair's confer ence with his law partner, he fell from a ladder at his country home in Kirkwood and sprained his ankle. He was suffering a great deal from nerv ousness, produced by the reports which were being circulated, ami the accident that occurred Is attributed hy Judge Sed don to the man's weak physb-al and mental condition. s-TdniKs iovm:tiM; IILAllt IltHGK KIUll. This accident cauxed a postpf nement of the vigorous steps that .Mr. Blair had in tended to take relative to the prop ed Grand Jury Investigation, although ! had conferred with Mr. Folk. "The proceedings before the Grand Jury to-day." said Judge Seddon last night, "are evidently the reniH of the aitKn taken by Mr Blair several days ago I was unaware that Mr. Folk Intended to begin the Investigation to-day." Last Monday Judge Sfdon vlslied Mr. Blair at the MbHourl Baptist Sanitarium ami told him that he had decided to act upon Mr. Blair's suggestion ami would announte the dissolution of partnership within a few days. Judge Seddmi has not seen Mr Blair since that time and the announcement of the dissolution made yesterday is the re sult of the conference held between tho two men over two weeks ago. "While I do not wish to go Into tho charges made against Mr. Blair." said Judge Seddon. "I reallie that the stories that have been so persistently circulated would prove damaging to tlie firm's busi ness, and I feel that I owe It to my fami ly to act upon the suggestion su kindly made by Mr. Blair. "I do not know whether Mr. Blair will resign as a member of the Hosrd of Di rectors of the World's Fair. He told ma that hp would resign from the World's Fair, but whether tie meant only as gen eral counsel. I do not know. "In the Department of the General Coun tel I shall retain the same corps of as sistants that has been rendering servico to Mr. Blair I have been consultcl In all of tho Important eases which Mr. Blair has handled, and while Ihete Is a great deal to do. I think that all of the work Will be handled satisfactorily " do .ioT Advise blair TO PROSECUTE COMME.S.TEIIS. Judge Seddon tried to reach Mr Blair by telephone yesterday morning, but tha 'latter was unable to leave bis bed. Judge Thomas B. Harvey, whg has been retained by Mr. Elalr to represent him la the proposed criminal action against tha Continued on rage Tlrcfe ,J