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12 PAGESHOME EDITION.,
The G. N. Gives Coal Right
of Way West of Grand
Forks.
Suffering Is Inevitable for
Heavy Snows Will De
lay Distribution.
INQUIRY HERE MONDAY
ROADS TAKE STEPS
TO RUSH OUT FUEL
Prompt Action Follows an Appeal from the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
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GRAJTVIHiE BEGS COAL
Editor Minneapolis Journal:
The fuel situation here is crit
ical. Some suffering is reported.
Must have fifteen cars of coal at
once to relieve conditions. Use
your influence in our behalf.
A. P. Simonson.
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Washington, Dec. 15.Senator Mc
Cumber today received the following
telegram from J. P. Whiteemore, dated
at Galesburg, N. D.:
"The United States army could not
be better employed than in compelling
and assisting the railroads to drop
everything and haul us coal. Half the
northwest will be freezing in a week
and the whole of it in two weeks."
Aroused by the distressing predica
ment of those North Dakotans who
face zero weather with insufficient sup
plies of fuel, the railroads are taking
special account of the situation and
will try to hurry coal to the districts
in which need is most imperative.
Late yesterday afternoon the Great
Northern issued an order that no carlot
shipments except of coal would be ac
cented for points west of Grand Forks.
This applies to shipments originating at
Duluth as well as at Minneapolis, and
towns which have been subject to the
gravest apprehension on account of the
fuel famine should speedily experience
relief. It will be none too soon.
While the situation has assumed a
life or death aspect at some places
within the past ten days, it appears
that the shortage does not affect all of
North Dakota. Where the famine has
been felt it has been so* severe that
fatalities were feared.
Minneapolis business, men are. heart
ily in accord with the action of the
Great Northern in giving the preference
to coal shipments. In fact, they were
considering a memorial to the railroads
running thru the threatened districts,
signifying their willingness to have
their own carlots wait for a week or
ten days in order that the preference
might be given to fuel. They will
willingly accept such delays as are
occasioned by the Great Northern or
der of yesterday.
While the railroads are free to admit
that an emergency situation now exists
and are adopting special measures to
cope with it, the? still hold to the be
lief that there i more need or reform
in the early buying of coal by con
sumers than there is in the operation
of tbe railroads.. Every form of busi
ness has come in a bunch this year and
while present conditions work great
hardship in many ways upon northwest
ern residents, the lessons of the gen
eral congestion will probably be used
to advantage in years to come, both
by the corporations and by private in
dividuals
to
Commerce Commissioners Coming
Look Into Fuel Famine.
By W. W. Jermane, Colorado Building,
Washington, D. C.
Washington, Dec. 15.Commissioners
Lane and Harlan will leave for Minne
apolis this evening to investigate the
shortage of cars which has caused a
fuel famine. They will arrive in Min
neapolis early Monday morning.
"Last week the attention of the inter
etate commerce commission was called
to shortage of fuel and other commodi
ties in the northwest, and at once a
special agent was sent thru Montana
and North Dakota with instructions to
gather all available data and present
them to Commissioners Lane and Har
lan next Monday or Tuesday.
Word from this special agent is to
the effect that he is hard at work and
has accumulated a mass of information
bearing on the fuel shortage. It is said
at the commission's headquarters todav
that while the northwest inquiry will
bear especially "upon the fuel question,
it will also cover other phases of the
general shortage proposition.
President Concerned.
President Roosevelt is deeply con
cerned over reports which have reached
him showing distressed conditions, es
pecially in the northwest, arising out
of the inability of railroads to furnish
cars for the transportation of fuel and
other necessities of life and commercial
commodities.
By his direction the interstate com
merce commission has addressed the
following telegram to the presidents of
northwestern railroads:
"From manv parts of the country,
and paiticularly from your^ section, the
interstate commerce commission is re
ceiving numerous complaints of car
shortage and failure to transport the
necessaries of life. In various places in
the northwest it is represented that
people are actually freezing because suf
ficient coal for household use cannot be
procured owing to extraordinary delays
in moving that article. The* commis
sion, therefore, urges you to make every
possible effort to meet at onee the needs
of the suffering and of those dependent
upon the facilities of your" road.
"Martin A. Knapp, Chairman."
The telegram was sent to the presi
dents of the following named roads:
Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Min
neapolis, St. Paul & Saulte Ste. Marie,
Chicago & North-Western Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul, Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy.
Gronna's Good Work.
This is in part the result of a visit'
by A. J. Gronna of Lakota, N. D., at
the White House. Mr. Gronna de
Continued, on 2d Page, 2d Column.
THE ME^iOTS
TROOPS FO HAWA1
HEARING ON GAB
SHORTAGE-MONDAY
Interstate Commerce Commission
ers Will Spend Three Days
in Minneapolis.
Hearings in the interstate commerce
commission's investigation of the car
shortage in the northwest will begin
Monday morning in the United States
courtroom in the federal building, be
fore Commissioners Franklin K. Lane
ai'd James^S. Harlan. Because of the
large mass of evidence to be pre
sented, the hearing will probably last
at least three days. The commission
ers will preside at a similar healing in
Chicago on Thursday and Friday.
The hearing will be held under a
special call issued because of numer
ous complaints of car shortage and in
sufficient transportation facilities, made
recently to the -interstate commerce
commission. The investigation is un
der special instructions from President
Roosevelt, tho officially called by Com
missioners Knapp, Clements, Prouty,
Lane and Harlan. While the Minneapo
lis hearing is in progress, Commissioner
Prouty will be in St. Louis and Karf
sas City to investigate car service con
ditions as bearing on the cattle busi
ness.
The Procedure.
Commissioners Lane and Harlan will
arrive in Minneapolis tomorrow or
early Monday morning. The evidence
will be introduced by John H. Marble,
attorney for the commission, who will
question all witnesses. The commis
sioners themselves, tho presiding, will
ask such questions as they see fit.
Any interested person may question
witnesses on cross-examination. The
northwestern roads most concerned will
probably be represented bv their at
torneys, who will participate in the
hearing. All evidence will be taken
verbatim in shorthand, to be tran
scribed and presented later in Wash
ington J^efore the commission, when it
will be weighed and a decision handed
down. A
.TheJist of witnesses to be will
not be known until^Monday. One thing'
is certains there will be more witnesses
present than can be heard in the three
days allowed for the hearing. Mr. Mar
ble has( arranged his case with a view
to having at least one competent wit
ness from every affected district. Many
of these witnesses have been subpenaed
by the special agents of the commis
sion now in the field, and in addition
there will be many who-come in vol
untarily to present their testimony.
The several experts employed in the
field during the preparation of the case
bv Mr. Marble will not be called unless
additional explanatory testimony is
needed at certain points, or unless cer
tain affected points are not otherwise
represented. These field agents have
been furnished subpenas with power
to serve them on all valuable witnesses.
This being the case, it is believed that
most of the witnesses will be without
official connection with the commis
sion.
Pressed to an Inquiry.
The northwestern case has been ar
ranged with all possible speed. The
general session at which the call was
issued was held in Washington, Dec.
7. Mr. Marble left at once for Min
neapolis, and from his quarters at the
Hotel Majestic has been carrying on
preliminary investigations.
The principal complaints leading to
the investigation were because of the
lack of facilities for moving grain, but
in the hearings evidence relative to
both grain and fuel transportation will
be taken.
GRAIN BLOCKADE LOOSENING
Marshall Reports from the Field
Where the Blame Lies.
Speoial to The Journal.
Fargo N. D., Dec. 15Congressman
Marshall, who is investigating the car
shortage^ for the interstate commerce
commission, does not accept the general
opinion as to the causes of the short
age. Instead of crediting it to lack of
equipment, to a deficiency in motive
power, the congressman places the
blame directly on the railroad manage
ments and says it is their inefficiency
which has caused freight blockade,
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tigationthe have convinced nves
him that cars are held too long at
terminals where empties are delayed
two and three weeks sometimes before
they are started back to the grain
fields.
The further fact that the railroads
are hauling everything on an immense
tonasge with slow trains, instead of
running lighter trains more frequently,
is another cause of the trouble. By
this method the cars-"are not returned
quickly enough, do not make as many
trips as formerly and the equipment
the roads possess is not used to any
where near its maximum capacity. He
finds the situation as far as grain ship
ments are concerned much improved
over two or three weeks ago. The worst
trouble now arises over fuel supplies.
The congressman, after conferring
with shippers here, left for Grand
Jborks and will continue his trip to
Minot and Devils Lake.
Prominent shippers and business men
are going to Minneapolis Dec. IS under
subpenas from the interstate commerce
commission to testify An the car short
age inquiry.
WANTS LAW CHANGED
Illinois Shippers Will Ask to Have
Railroads Penalized.
Special to The Journal*
Chicago, Dec. 15.Trouble is "Brewing
raiI Jad over the congestion
f traffic and-the-shortage of cars, from
which aUparts of the country are suf
fering. Within the next few days Rep
resentative Madden of Chicago will in
troduce in congress, at the instance of
the Illinois Manufacturers' association.
Continued on 2d Page, 2d Column.
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DODGES DEATH TWICE
ADMIRAL DOUBASOFF,
Russian Admiral, Who Escaped Two Des
perate Attempts on His Life.
ADMIRAL DODGES
2 DEADLY BOMBS
Doubasoff, Former Governor of
Moscow, Miraculously Es
capes Terrorist Attack.
St. Petersburg, Deo. 15.Another at
tempt on the lite of* Admiral Doubasoff,
ex-governor general of Mbscow, was
made this afternoon, but he escaped
with slight injuries. Doubasoff was
driving at 1 p.m. in Sergiyewskaya on
his way to the Tauride palace, when
two men hurled a bomb at his carriage.
It exploded with great force, but only
slightly wounded the admiral. The
would-be assassins were arrested.
Doubasoff had a remarkable escape.
The terrorists made a very determined
attack upon him. One man approached
the admiral and fired several shots at
him with a revolver, but missed. The
terrorists then threw a bomb at the
admiral, which exploded and wounded
in the leg. A bystander seized the
admiral's assailant, whereupon a sec
ond terrorist appeared and went thru
exactly the same performance. The
second bomb thrown, however, did not
explode, and Doubasoff, altho injured,
closed with the terrorist and held him
until he was taken into custody.
Lamsdorff Hl.^
Count LamsdorffV former minister for
foreign affairs, is seriously ill with
heart disease, accompanied by other
weaknesses.
CRUISER LAUNCHED
New Armored Vessel Montana Put Into
Water.
Newport News, Dec. 15.The United
States armored cruiser Montana was
successfully launched at the Newport
News shipyard today in the presence of
a large number of people. The vessel at the Glenwood hotel.
was christened by Miss Minnie Conrad,
daughter of W. G. Conrad of Montana.
Governor Toole of that state was repre
sented by Martin* Maginnis, former ter
ritorial delegate in congress. Senator
Carter and Representative Dixon also
were present. After the launching the haid
sponsor's party was entertained at
breakfast. The Montana is about 58
per cent completed and is a sister ship
to the North Carolina, launched here
Oct. 6. Her contract calls for a speed
of twenty-two knots.
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'UNWRITTEN LAW,'
SUSSffl'S HOPE
Sole Endeavor of Counsel Seems
to Be to iSave Wife
Slater's Neck.,
All Evidence in and Court Ad
journed Until Next Mon
day Morning.
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proceedings on
Yesterday late
To save Henr Sussman's neck from
the gallowsthat -is apparently his
counsel's sole hape. -AH the evidence
is in. The Sussinfhi defense is satis
fied that it,hassMown to the world that
Fannie Sussman" the woman who was
shot to death in the Glenwood hotel on
the morning of SGpt. 26, was not a
true wife. But it remains for the jury
to decide whether Henry Sussman was
justified in taking her life.
"The 'unwritten law' will guide in
this case," said Sussman's attorney
today. But other lawyers, impartial
ones, not interested in the case, say
that the "unwritten law" cannot be
stretched that way.
Whatever she had done was condoned,
according to the prisoner's own testi
money, when he said, at the Glenwood
hotel on the fatal night:. "If you will
come to La Crosse and. tes'tify in my be
half, everything will be all right." She
refused and then he shot her.
This is his owh testimony.
Prisoner on the Rack.
Sussman was on the stand all day
yesterday and the cross-examination
that Mr. Smith save him was a gruel
ing one from beginning to end. The
circumstance of* Sussman voluntarily
giving himself u to-the postmaster at
Leavenworth When he heard that the
federal authorities wanted him for forg
ery of a postal money order was given
another color before Mr. Sinith was thru.
Sussman admitted that he was under
arrest at Fort Leavenworth when ar
rested by a United States marshal and
had then been iu the guardhouse at
least a month.
The production o the famous letter
with the top torn off undoubtedly-sur
prised both the prisoner and his coun
sel. The cpnviction that every effort
was^ntade by Sussman and his relatives
to keep his whereabouts a secret grew
stronger and stronger, as the cross
examination proceeded. The reasons
fiven for' assuming the name of
Ted H. Tyler upon entering the
army and on other occasions
were lamely given and did not
appear to be sound or reasonable.
While Sussman ma4.Afair witness in
his own behalf ^kte**, his
attorney, he4
iw^tiyjs & in^tra after
trap by the''county attorney and had
to fall back on the stereotypgd evasive
answer I don't remember.'*
Third Day on Stand.
Sussman began his third day on the
pillory this morning. His rest over
night had done him much good and he
was cool and self-possessed when Coun
ty Attorney Sinith called him to the
stand.
Mr. Smith inquired-as to the events
"You were so mad that you could
not premeditate murder?'' inquired Mr.
Smith after a few preliminary ques
tions.
Yes, I was.
Whyyes, they were.
"Now, how much money did you
ive to your wife in the year and a
alf you were married?"
Continued'on 2d Page, 5th Column.
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But your relations up to that time years old then and she told the court
been entirely pleasant?" that she "kicked him out" because he
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SATURDAY EyENINGr DECEMBER -a* 1906. PRICE ONE, CENT IN MINNEAPOLIS,
Government Officials, Civilized In
dians and Others Get Con
trol of Townsites.
Speoial to The Journal.
Washington, Dec. 15.Extensive land
frauds in Indian Territory, in which a
number of government officials, unscru
pulous whites and a score or more of
civilized Indians are alleged to be in
volved, has been unearthed and investi
gation has begun under the direction of
Secretary Hitchcock.
The land in question, which is said to
be worth anywhere from $5,000,000 to
$6,000,000, consists of townsites in
Muskogee and several other prosper
ous and booming cities in the terri
tory.
The character of the investigation to
be made by Secretary Hitchcock was
considered at a conference held at the
Indian office today between Indian
Commissioner Francis E. Leupp and
William Dudley Foulke, who went to
the territory some weeks ago bv direc
tion of the president to look into the
charges that valuable townsites of the
Creek nation had passed, thru fraudu
lent methods, to thousands of persons
not entitled to them.
Under the present system of dispos
ing of the Creek lands, persons living in
the towns of the territory are permitted
to purchase a lot of 100" feet frontage,
if they desire to erect a home on it,
but if they desire land for business
purposes, they may purchase four acres.
It was the intention of the govern
ment to get these tracts into the hands
of as many individuals as possible, but
it is alleged that hundreds of town
sites have been acquired by a few peo
ple in express violation of the law.
This was done thru dummy purchas
ers, who selected the townsites, made
known to townsite committees their de
sire to buy, and after securing the
title, transferred it to the persons from
whom they really were acting in the
first instance. The charge has been
made that at least one prominent of
ficial in the territory now owns town
sites that were secured thru fraud.
M. L. Mott, attorney for the Creek
nation, will continue the investigation
started by Mr. Foulke and will make an
effort to secure evidence.
Mr. Foulke formerly was civil serv
ice commissioner and has bee promi-
nent in .the civi serfte^efoftn jff&ve
ment.
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The Brown Men Want an Island So Badly
That GovernmentWill Take No Chances
NEW LAND FRAUDS
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defendant is
Hongkong, Dec. 15In a fight between op
posing clans of Chinamen near Canton, those
of the vanquished who were killed were cooked
and eaten by the victors.
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Two Regiments Will Be Rushed to Hono
luluInjunction Issued to Prevent
Sale of Island to Syndicate.
ilngton, Dec. 16.Itr Is
stated at tbe war department to
day that no order has been issued
for the dispatch of additional
troops to the Hawaiian islands,
nor is any such order contemplated.
The permanent garrison in Hawaii
consists of four companies of regu
lar troops. Two of these were last
summer ordered to the mainland
for target practice, the facilities
for which were lacking in the is
lands. They have returned to
their posts and no immediate
changes in the force or additions
thereto are contemplated.
San Francisco, Dee. 15.The Exam
iner publishes the following dispatch
from Honolulu today:
The officers of the transport Thom
as have announced that two regiments
are to be rushed immediately' to the
island in expectation of trouble with
the Japanese. They absolutely refuse
to give out any of the details bearing
on the call for troops or the reasons
why the government feels that the sol
diers of the United States army are
necessary in the island, which are at
this time overrun by the little brown
men.
Mikado Wants Island.
It is understood that the mikado
was extremely anxious to secure pos
session of the island of Lanai, which is
private property. This island is fifty
miles from Honolulu and could be used
as an excellent naval base against the
United' States by any foreign power.
It has two splendid harbors of suffi
cient depth to accommodate a large
fleet of war vessels. i
LaBt night Attorney George D. Gear
TRIAL SEPARATION
BY MRRIED JOLKS
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Husband Aged Kansas Woman Says
Is Cruel.
Journal Special Service.
Salina, Kan., Dec. 15.Martha Hunt,
who gives her age at 105 years, has
applied for a divorce from her husband,
aged 90 years, on the ground of ex
treme cruelty. The woman was too weak
to climb the stairs leading to the dis
trict courtroom and her affidavit was
taken in a room on the ground floor
of the courthouse. She alleges that her
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Not Quite Satisfied bntffotR*ady
to Fly to Divorce
Courts Yet*
New York, Dec. 15.Mrs. Corinne
Rider-Kelsey, of
Rockconcer111.,
ord, but now
singer, has
contracted with her husband to live
apart 'for one year. At the end of this
period, if they are satisfied that they
are better content apart, the courts
will be asked to grant them a legal
separation.
"Married life has been given a fair
tnal by the Kelseys," said a friend.
They have had no disagreementthat
is, no serious disagreementbut they
are not satisfied with their married life
in several respects. They have treated
the subject in a sensible manner.
"Instead of flying at once to the di
vorce courts they determined to fin.i
out if life apart would be more con
genial to them. A year, they think,
will satisfy them on the point. If they
conclude that they are happier to'
gether they will resume their former
relations. That is better than being
divorced in haste and repenting at
leisure."
Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey meet frequently
and are apparently on the best of terms.
They appear very good friends and pui
forth no effort to avoid each other
whenever they chance to be in the
same company.
"The situation is more embarrassing
to their mutual friends than it is tp
themselves," commented a friend.
BISHOP EXPELLED
French Gendarmes Batter Open Resi
dence Door with Tree Trunk.
Arras, France, Dec. 15.When the
Bishop of Arras was expelled from his
residence today, under the church and
states separation law, gendarmes were
several times compelled to charge mani
festants, who blockaded the door of the
seminary. Eventually the doors were
broken open with trees used as batter
ing rams.
^Tafascon, France, Dec. 15.Two
squadrons of Hussars hav* been dis
patched from here to Barbentanne,
where tbe inhabitants have imprisoned
the officials sent to take over the
I church property under the church and
state separation law.
,K 1*EW DRAINAGE BILL
Steenerson Introduces Measure Apply
ing to States Named in Former Bill.
Speoial to The Journal.
Washington, Dec. 15.Representative
Steenerson has introduced another gen
eral drainage bill. It applies to all
states named in one he introduced last
session, and includes the provision con
tained in the bill introduced by Sen
ator F,lint of California, appropriating
$2,000,000 to begin work.
It does not contain Flint's provision
that state lands shall be given prefer
ence in improvement, ana in addition
to matter carried in the Californian's
measure, provides that the secretary of
S the may
requirebethat
ditches
acrosinterior private lands shall constructed
under state laws and the cost assessed
against th^-lands. This provision will
enable state and county authorities, to
issue bonds to cover the cost of recla
mation,.
Steenerson says his activities for the
passage of 'general reclamation law
& should not be construed as an abandon
ment of the* special bill for the drain
age of swamp lands in Minnesota. That
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secured an injunction against Governor^
Carter and Land Commissioner Pratt top?
prevent their selling the island to a*"**
syndicate. It is understood that the
syndicate represents the Japanese gov- jp
ernment or people who ultimately ex-1
pect to dispose of the island to Japan.
Europe Looks for War.
Berlin, Dec. 15.The relations be
tween the United States and Japan ex
cite extraordinary interest both in gov*
ernment and diplomatic circles here.
Emperor William discussed the ques
tion with several persons recently and
is thoroly informed regarding Presl
dent Roosevelt's personal views on that
subject.
It is believed that Russia's more:
resolute attitude against Japan's re
quests for trade and colonization
rights on the Amur river and in Sibe
ria and for fishery privileges on th*
adjacent Russian coasts is partly duo
to the discussion of the California
school question between the United
States and Japan.
Philippines Japan's Object.
Views here appear to agree that
Japan in case of war would take the
Philippine islands and place upon the
United States the necessity of condnet
mg across the Pacific prolonged sea
and land campaigns, which would caH
forth immense expeditions against great
natural obstacles.
It was known here in June that the
.British admiralty had considered theo
retically the possibility of war between
Japan and the United States as likely
to occur In twenty-five years, and some
of the British naval-men are said to
hAve expressed the belief that the con
test would take place within five years.
In any case it iv certain that several
European oreignr offices are at present
making inquiries regarding the temper
of the Japanese people and the gov
ernment or Japan.
EIGHT-HODR DAY u.i
ON ALL RAILROADS
Secure Passage of Liw 'r
by Congress.
Journal Speoial Service.
Philadelphia, Dec 15.Organized
workmen on all of the railroads of the
country will publicly discountenance
strikes and appeal directly to congress J*
for the passage of a law "making-eight
hours constitute a day's work On all
railroads, according to George W. Stur
mer of this city, past grand master of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers, who returned yesterday from a /S
week's mission to Washington, where
he was communication with Presi
dent Roosevelt.
For the advancement of this effort a
movement is now on foot to affiliate
all of the various unions of railroad
employees into one gigantic federation.
President Roosevelt has assured us
of his support of a shorter work day
for railroad employees," said Mr. Stur
mer. "In face he made that recommen-,
dation a feature of his recent annual -A
message to congress. He is himself an
honorary member of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, and has declared
himself an advocate of safety first and
speed afterward.
"The united railroad organizations
intend to make their campaign for the
passage of an eight-hour day law by
congress January. For that purpose
they will have representatives in Wash
ington thruout the winter. A law. will'
be requested making eight hours or &
100-mile run constitute a day's work,
employees to be paid for 100 miles for
anything over an eighty-mile run."
KING OSCAR BETTER
WAR FIERCE IN MICHIGAN
New Move in Senatorial Fight to Heal
Present Difficulties.
Speoial to The Journal. "v$l
Washington Dec. 15.The senatorial
campaign in Michigan, fiercest in the
history of the state, has been tem
porarily transferred to Washington.
The federal organization of the state
has been supporting W. C. McMillan
of Detroit, while the state officers are
against McMillan. Governor Warner
of Michigan is here for the purpose of
calling on federal office holders who
are led by Senator Burrows in order
avoigovernor a hopeless split inththe party.
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Sweden's Enler Passed Good Night and
Shows Improvement.
Stockholm, Dec. 15.King ^Oaeu'
passed a good night and Jbis condition
this morning showed improvement.
His temperature was nearing normal
and other unsatisfactory symptoms
were yielding to treatment. The morn
ing bulletin reads:
"The king had altogether seven
hours' sleep during the night. His
temperature this morning is 99 5
There is still an insignificant secretion
of mucus in the trachea. His heart's
action has continued to somewhat im
prove, his pulse is still irregular and
his strength is somewhat improved."
was with senator
arguing
said the senator has promised to "come
off''. and to order his appointees in fne
federal offices to join with the state
officers on some compromise candidate
for senator. Who this will *e has not
been decided, *ut among the names
mentioned is that,of Truman H, New-
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the matter, and it is