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THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
NINETY-EIGHTH YEAR.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1905.
TKMMTUN
Ada nor.
GOOO-PAYWG
tmfcti answer ftesmbae ' j !
Warn Ate tnaertea to tawV
Koaat (or Bent Goliuaaa.
rKLijht "J oatnlM. nmt CM.
SUMMARY OF
The St. Louis Republic
Friday. Oetober C. 0.
THE WEATHER.
FAIR TO-IIAV.
Kccait ffr St l.-uls eand Vi
cinity Fair to-day. variable
wtris.
For Mi.sourl Fair ta-day ar.a
to-n5jfTo.
Yeraterdas'a Condition..
Watrer: Cl-ar T:mTafjr:
Maximum, s; Irr- rrlnimum.
2 degrees V.'lr.d. lUr-M'.ii. sout.1
sre.t to -outh- mixlmusi velocity,
eljtht ml!- an l.ur ai 7 a. m.
I'reclj.lt.tlon Non Hniildlty:
Maximum. SI r-r rnt at 7 a. m .
i3 per cent at 7 I" m. Barnt-r-At
I a rn . eii Inch.; Rt 7 p.
in.. 3iy. in-h Stages of tile
river. Its feet at 7 a. ra.
A.M.
6-e
f-7
-TO
JO -75
n-:
M.
1I-7G
P.M.
1-T
: r
-.'
f CJ
i w)
i
fiir.rlse. .-". surt"t. l:K: Ir.rth I
ef day, 11 4. mfon sets. mM- ' V
nirht; firs' nuairier. ihu.!w -: , iri
full moon. 0-tnfcr II: lasi o-iar-
ter frtcbr 21. new rr.oon. Octo- A.M.
Wh!ir,oc Oct. S Korraf
Inllana ana Hllr.oi-I"a!r to-djy ar.J to-morrow,
fresh eart to soWi wtni..
Eastern Texas-l'artly cloudy Friday an
Saturday: Itght fre-h norths.: to -sst wlrfls.
Nbraka-r!r to-5ay. to-in&rrcw. fair ant
enoltr.
Kansas, OUahorra. Indian Trrltrry an! Ar
kanaaa Fair to-alay. to-morrow, fair ar.1 mol
ar In north portion.
WAST AIM
0a Paste 1A aid 11. Birth. Marriage
4 Barlal Rrrorda aad r Cnrnae
satlaaa Paaje in. Death Xotlcessi a
Pace T. aaeBl Matrratrata 01 face S.
FEATTKES OT TO-DAVS 5JEWS.
Pas.
J.Wabaah Plht Des-elopraeate.
Vaadleer Diseases tatate.
RcbMl Saperlateadeat ladle ted.
laaaraare Caaapalaa Doaatloaa.
3.1adlaa Territory School Faad.
X. Ilelleerllle Elopers Twice Married.
4.MnkrMi Deelsloa Awaited.
Sprasrae eTaae Illaatlaaed.
CJadaj Hary Takea laaar.
Thief hih .
Feara HI a a Flaaaee.
T. Plaaa far Prealdeafa Vlall.
R. Harae Mow Katrlea.
FreaBaaea Hale Rescladed.
. Drarr IHvaree Salt.
Gaaiea Haalaeaa ferret.
14. llaaler !N ela'a Trial.
WAMIIXC.TO.
rWti rlnb offlcni or Inillan Torrltorr
wnt Oo-ernmnt to ur Chickasaw nrul
Choctaw waTri;atil landa. mrnv to l
t.set for echool fund. I'AGE 2.
FOREinX.
Th nranl Puk f-rll of Ttu:a and th
aivorc'i! Grand Dch'i Victoria of Ho3
v:r mirti"d l'AOE 4
inrAi. An iiirHn.
iluxinw Mcn'n Iaicue icilw! to hive
fr-j-lirldr and onil Iu dlcus'-d nt t!."
nrat rmrtlnc by ficlalL't. I'AGB II.
Humana Society rfe''''nt wor out a
warrant for rmbrzilernnit nijaltirt tlta n
clty's fornix attorney. I'AG 17 ll.
rt- man committal suicide and an
ntlitr mt arcldTital death In railway
yar.Ii. I'AGn 14.
Jcdira Harrry taks IfMie with Circuit
Attorney ehjrer. ; I'AO"
C"a aealnst Fepator Frank I'arrla May
oon ba at for haartn. rollowlnr confer
ence of Circuit Attorney and Attorney
OeneraL PAGE 11
Mra. Tereaa Drury of East Bt- laoula ap
plies for a dlrorce. al'.eclna; crul tr-at-nent.
TAGE
8t. Clair County Hoard of Hevlow will
try to raak. a ta imr.t nrainit
the St. Ixrjls ar.l East St. l.oul Electric
lUIIroad. PAGE i.
A coup'a who elop-l to rtellevllle will 1-e
marrle,l a acor.d time. PAGE 3.
Ta1f atrals Doctor Henry J. Bcherk-
fcorae and bumcy. which h abandons for
F O. Sawyer' horn and phaeton.
I'AGE 5.
"aaa of Mr. SrrajTJe. charged with rtli
rharslna; a firearm in .hooting at Georse
Morton, win dt:r.lsd. TAGE .
1 to ar.l of Health l:aa qutlon of health
ful neaa of mufhroom farm to decide.
Many cUlter.a who lh to entnte in busl-
ess ar-alt ou'een - I'AGE I
;i:m:hi. ioMr.Tic.
Th- Damocrata of N Tork tenomlr.te
MrClellan for l!aor. PAGE J.
Velvllla E Incalla 1. to he.i 1 the -om-riitt
of the National CUlC Pejeratlon
wtilrh ll Investitive muti!c!rl omit
h!i ' PAGE o.
Th. frealient 'f the Pourth NatIot.il
Hank of New York say. he fejr.. 1W
hont tn hlKh idace. win ruin the mor
n rf the rountry. PAGE t.
.w Orlrati. believe, that many ear of
orrtlra- fer r Included In the offlcli!
tt,o't on the protfrr.. of the tn- malady.
PAGE 7
fsi. fir the reii'.on apd entertain-
rr.nt of Pr.ldent Koo-velt on Ihe o."ca-
trin of hl ltlt to Nr Orleans are an-
r, PAGE 7.
Pete'ainr. re-art!!nr the Mutual 1J7
t h' Cetnt'.inv nT- brouchl out at
I -.. ,n uf til' !-tla!Hf Inveltk'Jt-
' r "omrr.ltir. It New lor. PAdr. I
r- r-r r th- mirder of Attorr.
aatr"--.! f a'amhrldire IU . croxs .tronier.
ar.l t 'hev-ry J-realls that te klllel
t r' ' 'lI PAGE I.
A3.,' r-r Pur.rlnteri Jert Vandfver alts
roAr 'itu'e by srhlch h" Is authorlirM
-.xr'' fr'r Srate ary forelin triar.in"e
ccnr-ii" sW.-h h b"lteves to tm earrylnc
n it. business imfrci-rty PAGE L
llamsey Bnnmi8" that he t!t tk Ohio
rrt I arrant l'ir.,r fr Wabsh
, l-.-tlon nt ToleOa PAGE t
It H.Hllll.
nmev d'-rX'l 'n't l;to e ectd fs.
tient of UaSMh PAGE V
i-mt m:.
7 lrot. r.d Whit ut ttla Seal
series a Srsrtnnn' PatV te-day
PAGE I
S' la s will be treri! rprrn:e.l in
llcrse fhviw exhlblttori PAGE
Vsina:teJi Vartersity faralty wia al
low freh.-ea tu ?Ur football. (PACC 1.
:r. E.tti J dffttfvl ta tealteil ten
nis round fcf Mrs. CUrk- PAGE
Ethel" PrsJ- Jn Traasylranl trettlsc
atake at l-ealncton. PAGE 1
KactiUy cf Wahlctoa ValTrrsUy
abotIS rti'r a-alt: frshrss rlajtee oc
teati. PACE .
BANK ROBBERS GET SSZOO.
CrJclJMtioa Are Succtusful at
SpringdcUL S. I.
Pjirfaurfleld. F. t. CVt. i Bl: w re 2 ar-J
1 o"Iek this aorrlae burclar entered the
Bar.k cf Srttr.nrltK! and blew erxa th
dcs cf th vault.
The isaraudm tock U :h cath there
ERA OF THE
Cai Girardeau's Popnlation In
creased More Than 100 Per
Cent in Five Yearn.
RAILWAYS AND THEBES BRIDGE
Commercial Growth Unsurpassed
Uent Normal School Pl.mt
in Stat.' Federal Court
Ojiens Monday.
nr a FTArr coi:nEFPor.-7)ENT.
fa; Girardeau. Mo. at. 3. Cape
Glranleau If IV) years old anil 5 yeara
yoanit. In February n-xt the centennial
of the bulidin? of the foundations of the
fjmous oil town nill b celebrated, and
about tht- -aw tlm of th- year th tlfth
anniversary nt thr real awakenlnc of the
o'ty. mark-! by tli bulldlnat of thres
railway systems whej tlie't- was but one
before, will come nlonjr.
For nln'-ty-five vear the Cape plodded
alonj; the lines originally laid dnwn by the
first French settler, adopted and adapted
later by the Germans, who controlled the
destinies of the settlemtnt and the sur
roundlr.E countrj.
For the last Ave jea-s the mol;rn busi
ness and commercial spirit has dominated
siff.i'rs. younger penf-ratlons have Jumped
to the fore and. while there Is a. sufficiency
f the old readme to add the very desir
able quality of .stability and conserva
tism to th city affairs, the Capo hai natur
ally ar.d syst matlrally rtepped Into Its
conceded iioItlon aa the metropolis of
Southeast M:sauurl.
One of the flrt communities of Missouri
to upjar on the map and to ataln renown
In other parts of the world, comparatively
little w.ih done in developing the advan
tages which are apparent to even the
ca&ual passerby, until the revival of ac
tivity which was born with the new cen
tury half h decadn incv.
What has been alone and what Is dotnB
compel the other Inhabitants to stand
In awe. ar.d th a-tory of the growth
the Capa since tho Caj "Rot busy" has
much, apparently, of the tuh-tance if
the fairy tale. A lsit to the bustling.
U.stlir.B city of 12,'U) persons will cor
roborate anythliiB which may be stated.
It Is raited Cape Girardeau because It
Is not a ca The Cai p.irt of the name
of the rlt ronio as th- result of a lonK
neck of stony racf. which stuck out Into
the. Mls"4-s.Mil lona: var- aa;o. and which
was In vida-r.ca' until the L'nita-d States
rlvir Itiiprnvfinent steamers came alonic.
Th 'Vol"-" was three tulles above the
site of tin- city and was removed years
aa;o by the dredgers. The latter part of
the name !3 d-rUed from one UeGlrardot.
who was an othcar in the French Army
at Kas-kaskla. and wiio ijt. r managed an
Indian trndinat poa-l at El; Uend. near
the old "cape."
Historical associations are connected
with almost every li.ock of ground with
in tho city limits'. D.' Soto. Marquette,
all the arly explorers of the Missis
sippi, slopped at the Cap on their Jour
ntys ithc-r up or down the rler.
At the i-oir.t where Le Solo Is nel'.eved
to have astnblished his camp, a dozen
Mississippi packets tie up each week and
load ar.d unload tons of freight. The latter-day
class of business men are paylraj
little attention to when and where the
early voyagers pitched their tents.
The commercial birth of the city ! co
incident with the Lu'.ldtng of the railway
llns. Within fhe jears threw lines aif
railway have been crr.structed Into th9
Cape, and durlnff the same five jear. the
population has Increased mu?h over 1
per cent, the hanking capital and deposits
HM per cent, the Post-Offlce business SV
per cent nd the activity and public spirit
of the citizen l.(" per cent.
The division ;n)int of the Frt-o s aula
line between St. Iouis and Memphis i. at
th Cape, nni eitonie repair shops of
the ustcxn are maintained. To impor
tant bran- hs lead t Caruthrville ar.d
to Iloxle. Ark.
Th- Caje Girardeau ar.d Chester 1 one
of the II urk lines which Is tarring th
lead country of ?:. Francois and Madison
cour.tl'. and is bcinu cxtenJed southward
to the Therms bridge, where it Is the ex
pect itinti that Ue.t ctmnectlon will be
made between the Ill.noia Central and Ihe
Cape.
The Truco has n line tn the Thebes
bridce. which 1 eleen miles below the
Cap-, ard between the two llr.e. :mmeIl
aale trsrlio connections are made with the
iron Mountain. Cotton Helt. Illinois C-n-tral.
Fnco and Chicago and Eistern Illi
nois, opening up r-ictiraUy alt the outh-wa-t
to Cape ctrarle&u manufacturer' up I
giving access to the Kt acros the
brtd;e
I "If la w'aat is s-ald b railroad men r.r.1
rereentatues cf commercial Hilerjtife..
the Ti.ebes llrldce Is evidently erefe,i to
tweome thas hlchway of tratle l-'atei. ii.e
HvHUhwest and the lias;.
ilrtvaeen the "api and ttle i .'.d of
the bridce. several towns jtre b'lnc built.
a'haflee. fu-jr miles from ttje hrl-l-. j. i.
tnar laid out with concrete walks two
miles In length and concrete pavlr.a; ml
not a residence In siK!' Out en th rivvr
bottom prsctScatiy The plans for th
town lnc''de miles of side tnrk and
many lmprovemen: to tr- constructed i,y
the rallna)
rurh work s this I. not belleva-d T-y
Cape Glrardau tnea to t-e threat. nlr. the
futar growth of thiir town, but rather to
promise further leaps in population and
rasnafactutes.
The ldf- l that the extensive freight
rp4 ar.d temfcals j. lrnpty for the
transftr f freicht between th cennect
tnc lints without the necessity of the haul
to the Cpe rv' back ayxlr. where there
are a rad xtensiv tra-kage fjciittl'S.
At t rrrwnt :!n and Mr the lat two
years rer.dlUar.s have l-vn much th
same. It i saKI. families are f.gbtinc for
pUres to aire tn Cp- Glrardraa. Con
trrtrs ate refestag t take on addltlvr.i!
ba::tis. aad there is an abs!u:e house
famine
Few ef the cr house. ar ts.ed bsr
less than !o famlUes. A harried drivs
tr tc r(y brcughi !sto tiew Jeat
lo dejee t'Cts. which are Fhelterlrg
faa!l! walttsr fr tfc-!r hom to be
cecnpite.I VocId-b reter. crcwd th
Office of th- rl tate agents. wao have
r.tt ha4 hue ia tti in mosth.
In evry qcarfer cf tew- house. r
btnc i:hev' to cen-ptlc-i as raptily as
rv.ls. acd It U eal:d that the -
k". ar ratd before the fjuaiatlar.s
are laid.
Ore ! block, w hteh wBl ccotxla clr.e
stcr-s. s Ja p recess ci balldiag and there
Is as much cf a drraaad for ccx-rci!
recta a tters- t fcr residences.
Caallaaerd Pas Twas.
SOUTHWEST
SCHOOLS ARE PRIDE I
OF CAPE GIRARDEAU. I
Tlie pride of the citizens of Cape
Girardeau centers about the MI-
souri State Norma! School for th-
Third District.
The buildings Include Academic s
Hal!, which Is said to be the finest
college building west of the Misis- 4
sippl Ui-er. universities and all. d
It Is not yet completed.
The Sclancv building. Training
ShooI. Mr.iital Training building d
ana! powiT-hcusa; and two dornilto-
ries. ere each for men and women. d
oomplete 111" quadrangle which d
overlooks a magnificent view cf the s
Mlssissii M Valley for miles in either
direction. s
St. Vln-ent's College Is one of the d
best known Catholic institutions In s
the West. It was incorporated in
152. and has glwn to the world such
mn ns Archbishop Harty of Ma- s
nlla. Dislmp Ilonacum of Lincoln. s
Ei.sl.op Hennessey of Wichita, the 4
I'everend Father l. S. I'lielan of s
the St. I7uls Watchman, the Ilev- d
erend P Cronln a.f the c.-itholic s
Union and Edward S. llo-h, late of sj
the Iyiulsiana Purchase Kxposltlon. d
B
SUPT. VANDIVER MAY
REVOKE CERTIFICATE
Discovers Statute Giving Him
Authority to Exclude Insur
ance Companies From Statv.
WATCHING N. Y. LIFE INQUIRY.
Says Unless Ohjnrtionalile Ofti
vrs Are Removed and Misap
propriated Funds Restored
Company Will Re Shut Out.
ssSsssssSsssss.
4 STATITF. I'SfUKK Ullltll d
s VAMHVKR 1AV I'lUM'KED.
Sec. 2i JxiuIsi..n a.f Foralgn
d Companies Wherever It shall ap
d pear ta the Superintandetit aif the
s insurance- Da parlin-nt from an ix
s amlnatlon rr.r.de by hlmsadf. or from
the report of the person or p. rsor.s
appoints by him. or from th
d statements of the company, that Hi
st affairs of nny ln-urane comrativ
d not Incorporated by the laws of this
s Slate, and alflrig In thU State anv
I business nrr.tioiud In this clnptar.
d are in an unround condition. ar that
d i-ueh compnny is In.adv.-nt. 'r that
d its capital air fund is impaira-d. Ir
whenever, from any knowledge air
lr.fir.- !or in his it-K.-stloii. siiela
ts Surrintenaknt l:ns reasonable mus..
d to suspect that tha- further continu
d nnca by said company in business Is
s
d harardous to tlie public, air ta tims-
s holling Its pa.licla-s. the Superln-
d tendent may suspend or revoke the
d certificate of autliorily gnintcd to
d such company, and shall caus a no-
s tic- of surh sus;ensIon or revaica-
d tlon to be rv.Iltshal once a ws-k or
d oftener for nt least four weeks In
d some newspaper published In th-
s city a,f ?t. I-rls: and such company
s nnd tlie egent or agents aif wh
s company are. after Mich suspension.
s or tevaacatlon anal notice, ri quired
ta discontinue th- issuing of any
s new polios, or ti.- collection of
d any except renewal premiums IJo-
d vised Statiitev of Mlssouti. lv.?.
ItEPt'IlMC SPKCIAU
Jefferson City. Mo. Ot. 5-l!iuranee
! sJaperlnter.dent Var.dlv.-r said to-n'ght that
j he haa found u section af the statutes ;
, which gives him the authority to drive .
, any insurance company from the Stat- jf
; he finds, it is not cond-n-tinc its business
Irrofiiy. without jroeeadirg through tlie
Attorney General in the courts. The sec- i
tlon referred to is No. J'M2 of the It-v.rd ,
StatUta's.
Unless the New York I.f- fr.sur.mce
Company removes its objectionable officers
and makes restitution of th- misapproprl- !
ated funds 3t once It is praitieally aertaln
thit it will be shut out of th- State of '
Missouri by order "of Mr. Vandlver.
Mr. Vandlver sa; that lie has be-n
watching th- legislative inquiry in Nw
York city and he is ready to act when
ever he thinks it ndv.sil.Ie to do w.
That action will If. taken I J the Mis
sourl depurtr..er.t is cettaln. but the tlate
of such action has ,ot t been deter
mined. It is trobable that when the oiil-r
la issued thirty alajs will be given tie
New York IJSe la which to comrl v.t.h
the order t;efur the Una! order ajf ai.
pension is made.
VANDIVEP.S STATEMENT.
S p-rlntendent Vandlver to-night cave
out the following statement:
Tlie:- are otnarr Cwn?i:ii mat may
have to I- dealt with b lde th- New
York Life. .J. theref-are. I think it is
important that whatever action Is tieker.
shall tx carfi.l. considered, so that con-
itency ma mark she treatmen
oil the j
wy throuach. j
"The New York Uf doe a le.rge bus!- j
nesa in Missouri, h-nlng collected lat year ,
la premium, from po!") holder In th
Stcie t2.eaj.-3i if .-oure, whatever ac
tion is takn will affe.-t only the new .
business cf the companies and enn have no
bearing upon a contract already isu-d.
but it is evident in dealing with J im
portant a subject there should be no hasty
or ISI-conc-lved action taken.
jlrat. imraediate revecatioa of the li
cense."
"A-ccr-J. t'pcrary suspeaIoa cf the
cor-par.y. ;-r.dirg- -, further !avee:igtIoa
"Third, far the SupertetenJaat to de-
raanj a clJic aif asaaacerafat. and the
I refan-dins; of the Issued aoacy. cc loth.
glv!r. the ecrapasy a racaab: time to
cora-sy srtth th demand, and if the c-
ZSfteTS leolf:
! VV?'LtVt'llV.??.' ?i
swsa .-wU '- Tsns ...
af SI7.T CL14 FO SssS-mhi.
New Terk. Crt. S. A scat on the
New York Stock Exchange wat
4 sold taxiay for & a cew h!-h
reccrai-
B adjes.s,asga,taaas;f;at,a0
EMBEZZLEWtKTAHD
FORGERY CHARGES
AGAINST EDUCATOR
Professor Newton C Dough
erty, Head of Peoria
Schools, Arrested Aft
er Indictment.
SHORTAGE AT LEAST $75,000.
Further Investigation Expected
to Korea 1 Greater Disci leii-
cics in School Board l'oolcs.
IS BANKER AND CAPITALIST.
Itesigus Official Positions Willi
Several Financial Institu
tions Has National Jtcp
utation as Teacher.
r.EITIlUC MTXTIAL.
1'eoiia. III.. Oct. 5. Newton C. Dousher
ty, for twenty years sui-rlntemls.t of the
Ptona schools, ki.own throughout Central
Illinois as a wealthy man and of hih
standing in educat:iii:il circUs. was to
day indicted by tha- Grand Jury for forgery
and einl-a-zzlement if school funds. as
takan into ctietoaly. on 1 grve bond on two
ulfferett Indii.tux nts. JJ.'s In one case
and Jl'.Tw in another.
Th- Grand Jury's invsllgatlons egtenaed
, back to January 1. llsM. Within that space
of time a shortage of 7.l" was discov
er! d.
The further discovery was made that the
ptrulatltKis) have been extending over a
long terms cf yoar The shortage is eg
Pctel to raach hundreds .cf thousands of
loll.irs.
I'llllMIXEXT l FIXAriAI.
AMI Kill CATIOXAt, CIHCI.KS.
Professor Dougherty was president of the
Peori.i Notional Ilar.k. He resigned this
afternoon. He owns valuahle property in
IVorla. in I-ist St. Louis nnd in St. Isu:s;
has acquired a ronslderable amount aaf
Watern land, nnd was regardel as a ery
wealthy man.
No laoily of educators hJs met of late
J years where Dougherty was not present.
lie was formerly president of Ihe National
Educational Association, and was among
th- foremost citizens of the aitv.
Mr. Dotigha-rty is trust, e a-.f .1 fund of
1173.00 for the National Educational Asso
ciation. Ha is a clns.. frierd aif Nicholas
Murray Puller, president of the Columbia
University of New York, and has been
for years recinled a ame of the foremost
a-ducatlenal m. 11 In th- country.
' llfslde. bclrg presddent of the IVorla Na-
. tlonal Hank. Mr. Dougherty was a heavy
stockholder In the Dime Savings nnd Trust
Company, the Title nnd Trust Company.
the Peoria I Jvery. Company and raveral
other concerns.
MAY WKTIIODH AM.EfiEO
i sKrrnin 973.41.1n.
It Is chargeal In the Indictment that by
forgery and false manipulation of the
Sc.lool Hoard bed: and K-ink books I7;.0
' has lietn miiapproprlated.
This. It Is nllegeal. wns alone by f.it.
footings in the cash hook of the bank, by
the raising of school script, by padding the
school pay roll with fictitious names and
by pnjir.g the teachers In coin, giving, in
some instances, n 1 1" salary when KS a.r
l"0 was appropriated for the teacher by
the board,
liaised .-rlpt was another means rm
l ploytsl. anil false Mils were used for his
purpose In one Instanre a bill for 11.10
was raise.! to 11.110.
A bill for 137 was audited by th- School
Hoard and ordered paid. The bill was
raised to J3.7W). out of which the original
' amount was paid. The stub In the chaek
Ik il: showa the original was drawn for
I.IIsM) .11 RV ltKTllt V
llll.l. ril.tHGIXU FOHfiKHV.
Shortly after II ovlo-k the jury r.led
!nte tlie ecrrtroe-.m. where Jud Worth
ington wa ready to receives their me-saag-.
The re;.rt was n stngle true bill against
Dougherty, charging forgery An order of
arre't was lssue;J Imm'-dlately.
The document wa.s girn to Deputy
Sheriff Hunt to .erve .and he set out at
once. lie met Mr. Dougherty nt the cor
ner a.f Madlsvii avenue and Hamilton
street.
"I have a warrant for your arrest. Mr.
Dougherty." ald the onicer.
j "U hat's that forT' a-ked Mr.
i ty in a; parent surprise
'It filirges J oil With the
forgery."
"Viiit shall we do?" inquired
Dougher
crimfl of
Dougher-
t). atte r h pause
"I'-erna- lack t- th- Sheriff's ofllce. nnd
j give bad and we wca't licl; j-ou up." re
f plieNl the aleputy
WALKS ,-iu cm RTHIIIsK
' si.Mi si:iki:sj uu.m)mi:v.
J leiughe-ty walkas! to the Courthouse and
entered the office of the State Attorney,
i He.- went to the telephone and called up
the title nnd trust company, nnd In a
short time Mr Eliot Caltenler appeared,
together with Dougherty's m
j Just before noon Attorneys Weil and
Jark hrpeared. totuher with Sumner
' Clarke The li nd for Bjl.) was then given.
t Messrs Clarke. Calender and Dougherty
j jr filing the srftedule
The r.ews of his arrest rrreid like
wildfire, and created th- greatest excite
ment I'fOpie could not believe t.
Altha sh there have !--en rum'r r.f the
gravest character for om- time past, the
friend of the f.r.acc!r were Ioy.il to him.
stilt UK alillll WAKE
UtMIU V ailUHTAGK. a
Shortly before hi. arrest as. when It
was known tht he would be apprehended.
. jrof.i"-or Dougherty state.! that if the
. lsvesthcation shewed a shortage he would
makett gatd
He said that he would stay right in
I'e-orla: that It a here that he had
been honored, and here he would stand
trial
He wa sen immediately. af
his ar
rest, but declined to make say further
i itatsr.t for putlieatlcn.
J aaw
GREELETS SUPPORTER DEAD.
Man Who Nominated Him Found
Ufelei in IVarn.
f
a mr.gfcaratoa. N. T.. Oct- t-Lcui. Car-
r-Xc!je!. tr whom hltorr gives cre.Jlt
s ( tor the comhtatloa of Horace Greeley for
afthe presldericy In 1172. was foand deal
( - a barn at Sycaey. N. T.. j-tsterday.
fj j ut -u m rears ou.
RAMSEY INJUNOTION
UP IN ST. LOUIS
m
INSPECTORS
LEGAL ACTION
IS
Deposed President of the Wa
bash Says That the Meet
ing Which Ousted Him
Was Not Legal
GEORGE J. GOULD PRESIDED.
Stated That Rameys Action and
Attitude Were Unprecedent
' ed in Railroad nistorv.
EXCITING SCENE AT SESSION.
Ramsey Made Emphatic Protest
Against Proceedings en
J round That Due Notice
Had Not Reen Given.
Kasaaey'a attaraeya will aak Oalo.
rnurla to aaasilat laaaaararlara to a
perTlae ike vatlas; at tlie Tolala
mrellaai Taeaaday.
inalda stave yeaterday will keest
Ramsey frost prealdlas; at slaefcaold
era saapeilaa; at Toledo.
Mlsaoarl rarlae aad Iroa Moaatala
allaraeya aad oaU-lala are sasasaoaed
to appear aa wllaeaaes oa Haatea
behalf, oa tlie eaaeatloa of awarrahlp
of Wabash aarrarltlea.
After yamterday'a aeaaaatloaal elear
tlon la Xrw lark. Haaaaey aad De
Inao shook haada aad Haairy with
drew: Delano a that be la aot a
Inwser. bat that saea who are law
sera agree that artloa was resralar.
The liasaarr party- aaya that It waa
aot.
KKITIIUC Si'Ka'IAlT
New York. x-t. 3-Evid( ntly made ap-preha-nsive
by the steps taken and the
praiceeslings cronU-mphited by Joseph Itim
sey Jr.. to wiest control of the Wabash
ratlruael fnjm the: Gould Interests t the
Ta.ledo me-cting. directors of the Wabash
met teday. and. by a bire majority.
adopteMl a resolution removing lilm from
the presidency of the mad and Installing
riraslerlck A. IK-lacu. vice president, in his
place.
Mrv Ramsey, who had been adlsed on
Wedii?sdav night tliat Mr. Gould' ad
visers were determined lo oust him. re
ceived a r.otl.-a- this morning ihat a dt-re-tors'
meetlr-r was to b- held nt No. 131
IJroadvvay. a
When he enter red the boaM room he rep.
ra-se-nted a minority of one. ns agaln.-t
seve n oth r allre-ctors. who were arrayed
against him. Among his opponents were
Ga-eirge J. Gould, ehlirnnn aif the NeapJ;
Edvvari! T. Jeffery. president a.f the West
ern Pacific: Frederick A. lv-lono. Winslow
S Pierce. Mr. Got;M' K-rsonnl eMnnse-I:
Edgar T. Well's and other Gould adher
ents. Mr. Gould presided .if the meeting. A
resolution was at ona-e lutrerluce-d author
izing the removal of Mr. ICamsny as prs
elent on th- fe-rnurM that li- lind matle an
attack on the Wabash Ilnllroad to the
impairment of Its Interest.. Jt whs state 1
that the .ictlefi taken by Mr. !Samey at:!
the attitude he assumed were altogether
unprece-dentrd In rallrantj history.
KAMsKV PROTESTED
a;i..t lir.sol.l TIUX.
Mr. Hams-v spram: tn his fe;. protest
ing asMlnst the a.lcpti.in of the re-sol'i-tlon.
He Informed the ellrectors that he
ra-gr.rele.1 th'lr action as Illegal. Thar by
laws of the comp-iny. h- polnt.-.l out. dis
tinctly state-el thnt a written notice of a
ellrectors" tnes-ting must b- sent out Jive
elnys liefore the meeting was held. He
understood that the notices had be-.tja,'nt
only th- r.Ight before.
No resjxensp was made to th- president's
protest, however, arid the resolution was
uiliipted. placing Mr Dalanu at the head
of the Wabash System. Th- eiepose-d
piesldent smllel pnd sh'x.k hands with
his suece.scr. but at once left the bojrd
raom in considrraMe agitation.
When set ti later at the tfflce of his
counsel. Appltton D. Palmer, at No l'ju
llro.i.lnay. Mr Humsc-y said that he was
convinced that the director had eie-edcd
their authority. He admitted that he con.
template.l some form of legnl action. tte
nature cf which he would not allvulge
At the Wabish olllces. Mr ei.,,ii.a -
i Mr Jeffery refused to be seen or ti make
a statement regarding the mttr. Mr
Ixlano. however, whee had taken jos.es
ilon of Mr Itainsey'r ofllce. saJ.1:
"I do not wlh to be regarded a. havlrg
taken an ictlve part In remejving Mr
llamsey. Uv and I have always tn
good frler.d
"As regards his statement as lo the il
legality of the board' action. I "can einly
point out that nelthar Mr Ramsey nor
myself are lawyers There wer- several
very roo! awyers present, however. The
meeting was an adjournment of the one
held en Mcndiy It wa ag.i!n adjourned
Indefinitely tavdiy. but em be rall.-d at
iny time bv Mr Gould, th- chairman
wiiv i.ot i.u :ri:o
HA4i:i'a HI'.MUVIL.
It Is unlerstood that the reino'jtt cf Mr
finmsey w s decide,! on by the. Gould In
terests with the object of pirrrr.tirg him
from presiding at th- stockholders' an
nual meeting ot Tol-Jo on October Mr
Rair.se announces that h- win be pres
ent at the raetlne. nvrthe!e... and will
insist en exe-clslng hi. datle. aa ! rights
as head of the Wabish Syitem
Mr Rarrey atilt asaerta his conviction
that hr will be able to present a ma
jority of jrcxles at th- meeting, a !m-
! liar claim Is made by the Gould Intere.t.
There are outsfaadlnr about noonotn
worth of Wabaah seararttles! with roticg
powr. cor.sl.lng of corniroc and pr--ferrrd
stock arcour.tlrg to ttZMiift) de
benture A bonds of CJeTO.W and txS'A
ir la debenture It bend..
It It estimated that at Inn T.ir).iyr,
worth cf stork and bends may l-r tied
up by the taJuncJoa proceeding i la ss.
LefTCla.
The Ramsey Interesu conterntlate eon-
CaMclafjasaa sa
Tkrar.
AGAINST
OLDS
PROPOSED
CASE
TO-DAY;
ELECTION
d .i a a a e
F. A. DBUNO.
Who yesterday wan rlectctl president of
the W.ibash to superce-d,. Ihvmsey. Ii
will (ill tho unexpired term, which en.!
October ;u. when a n-'w election will be
held.
RAMSEY INVOKES
THE OHIO
T
Notifies Wabash Officials That He
Will Have Inspectors at
Election.
SOLICITORS ARE SUMMONED.
Cochran and lllodgett Subpoenaed
to Testify for Ramsey Ireland
and Schuyler Instruct.'d to
Produce the Rooks.
mHHMMM as
sy leaimm; i:vets ix
a HAdSEV-.ni'I.n CONTEST. s
s Moml.iy-Wibasli directors Impose s
s prolong-d leave aif abser.ea- on Mr. s
ab ltam-ey :'.g;!lnst his preilest. s
ah TueSalay Mr. Kamey hfglns In- s
s Junction pra-aVeMlrg In St. le.uis. ab
ab Wedne'falr.y Dcyetlvs follow Mr. s
A IL-ams,..- Missouri's Attorne-v- Gen- ef
s ml proposes to Interfere la Wu- af
eb bash matters.
eb Thurseiay Directors rrnieive Mr.
i IJjmsry us president and Install ab
a Freel.rick A. IJelama in his place, ab
eb Friday IiiJuneilon pre.,.dlngs tea ab
eb be argu-el Is-fora' Judge Taylor In eb
eb St. Louis. eb
eb Ne'Xt Turei.y -Annual meeting aif eb
eb stockholders and election aif ellre-ct- eft
eb airs nt Toledo, O. ab
b
Saon after the news had lieaii reelveil
in St. I)u!s yesterday of th- deposing ot
Joseph !!i'my Jr. from the presidency
of the WaLiesh ltai!r.ial at ji meeting of
the Hoard of Directors In New Ye.rk. At
torrey Frederic !c W I-edirn;i:in and S.un
Ihmanu rerveal itotkee u;oti J!ie otilchils
aif the road that Mr. Itamsey would ask
the Ohio courts e:i Saturday lo :ipi;:nt
Inspeeto-s fir the election next Tuesday .at
Toledo.
The -lunltlcince a.f tills action Is thst
Mr. RamsT proposes t vote proxies u:i
el r the privilege- eff.-re el by tlie- Ohio law
An uniual development In connectte.n
with the Injunction suit of Pre-Mvnt Itim--ey.
to re-stniin the voting eif W.il.a-1: s--
1 rarities by th- Missouri Pacille and the
Iron Mfluiituln. which tnill will Le heari!
this morning by Jud-e TaIor In th- St
laouls Circuit Court, was the summoning
yesterday as wltr.ess In Mr ltamy's
ll.jlf e.f General Solicited A. el. I'aN'hrati
of th- Missouri Pacific ana! the lrn Moun
tain, of Genernl Solicitor Wells II Hi.el
gett or th- Wabnh Rallre-ad and ef
Auditair S. U Schuyler of the Ml-ourl Pu
cltle and the Iron Mountain.
Mersrs. CVachran nl.d Uleslg.tt. as coun
sel for the Missouri Pacific, the Iron Moun
tain and th- WabusJi. are to conelutt the
defense. At the same time they are served
with nut liar to testify for the petitioner.
Subpoenies were served eterday upon
Assistant Se-cretary F. W. Ireland of the
Missouri Paclllc and the Ircn M'Jt:l.aln.
Stab; Railroad Cemmle!cT.er T. M. lira !
Lury nnd D. S II. Mnlth. hacal trejsurer
ejf the Missouri 1't.clilc and th- Iron Moun
tain. Mess,.. Ireland and Smith are di
rected to bring Into court, at the Injunc
tion hearing, the bocks and records of ; It
two roods r bowing the holding of thet
corsiratIona In either railroads and com
panies, especially the books anal re-aerd
showing the Wabash securities he!.! Vhe y
j are to produce the mortgage eei of tl.o
Iron Mountain known as the unifying and
refunding mortgage, ef Wt.
TO PHODWCE REPORTS.
Railroad Oommlsslemer Bradbury 1. In
structeel to proeiure In court the reports
of the Wabash, th- M!eourl pacific and
the Iron Mounteln for the year ri I'd
June 3). WA. The object In having th
1jVs. records and re.:orije brought Into
court ! to show that tfte ili-.jurl l:iclfic
ar.d the Ircn Mountain do hold Wabash
securities. The defence asssrt.s tiut the
roads have r.-ver ben listed on th
Wabash book as hj!dri of Wabash iv
curltler.
It l believed that the summoning of
General Solicitor Cochran and Hlolg-tt
is for th- purpca- of corroborating testi
mony with regard to th- unifying cf the
Missouri Pacific, the Iron Mountain and
the Wabh as practically en- stm.
under th- direction of Mr. Gould. The
aim. as aurmlss-L la to exhibit Mr. Gould'
methods of za&nagetaea!. and to show
thtt the thrts titms are. la a aeas.
on-.
Attorneys lhraana aad Lehmma. act--r
f r Mr Rimsey. contend that th
Wabash aad the Mlssoorl Pacific are com
peting lln, at I'.wst betwta 3t- Louli
and Kansas City. General Solicitors Coch.
ran and HWigett, acting tar the d
fealaats. contend that the co-Bpetition be.
twa th Wabash aaaj the Missouri Pa-
Casattaasral mm
Tferarar.
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COUR
M'CUROYS REAP
MILLIONS FROM
MJITUAL LIFE.
More Than $600,000 Paid
as Commissions to Son .ind
Son-in Lawo! the Com
pany's President
GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE.
.lerome S:iys Committees Find
ings Expose Greater Obloquy
and Ohtnseness Than
Equitable.
MONEY FOR REPUBLICAN FUND.
Counsel Hughes. Representing In
vestigators, Says No Favors
Wili Re Shown, and His
Counsel Cannot Attend
Hearing as Coach.
B sVabaMbM C
a SEW YORK CIIAHRER OF
ab COKMERCK RErniErr
IXATRASCE t,EGISl.TIOSJ. aft
s New Yeerk. Oct. 5. legislation to eb
regulate life insurance, companies aft
was re-commended by the New aft.
ab Yerlt Chamber of Caimmerce tc- s
day In the fcllowlng resolutions: ab
"Resolveil. That In the opinion of ab
eb the Chamber of Commerce add!- eb
eb tleina! legislation Is necessary for ab
eb the regulation of llfo Insurance eb
aft companies and klndrad organlza- s
eb thans who areT ciist.slians of large s
aft anal important trust funds. sft
aft "RrsoIv-al, That Ihe subject be eb
aft referred to the Committee on In- eb
surance. who are hereby Instructed ab
ab to repaart at an early meeting of aft
aft Ihe Chamber upon the whole ques- aft
aft tlon Involved In the foregoing res- aft
eft olutlon." a
.1 MMMMIMMMMMMMl
New York. Oct. 6. That the astounding
total of more than JiW.W has been paid
as commissions by the Mutual Life Insur
ance Company to two members of tha
family of Richard A. McCurdy. president
of thei rom-any. and the promise of Dis
trict Attorney Jerome that Ihe insurance
scandals certainly will be submitted later
to an egtraordlnary Grand Jury, were th
sensational developments In the Insurance
situation to-day.
It waa brought out by testimony before
the- legislative Insurance Committee that
Ra.bert II. McCurdy. a son of Richard A.
IlcCnnly. has received as commissions on
foreign business SI.H3.KZ. anal on domestlo
business rj!.KT. and that Louis A. The
baud. son-in-law of Richard A. McCurdy.
has ren-elveel an aggregatet of IR0.11J, n
commlsNiam. from the company. It was
also brought a.ut that Robert II. McCurdy
expected his Income this year would be
about 11C...
I Previous lo this testimony. W. F. Thum-
mel. an attorney of the Mutual Life In
j rtirance Company, testified that he hail
given to the chairman of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee th
Tvm of 2..V0 in cash as a campaign con
tribution. JFROstE WILL .IVE
MATTKHS TO liKtMl JI RT.
Mr. Jernrrc. In announcing In court that
the scandals will I submitted to nn rx
traeardlnary Grand Jury, said the Inquiry
by the legislative- Cemimlttee and shown
"greater moral obliquity nnd moral oh
tueness on the part of th- persons im
portant In the business world than did th-
shocking revelations In regard to the Equt.
table Life."
Another Incident of the day's develop
ments was the publication of a letter from
Charles E. Hughe, counsel of the Legis
lative Comnilttae. to H-imu.-l Untermey-r.
counsel fo- James it, Hyile. the former
controlling stockholder of the Equitable)
IJfe- Assurance S.c!ety. in which Mr.
Hughe-ae said the committee would make no
ailscrlmlnation in fuvor of Mr. Hyde in
his examination ha fore the committee..
The Chamber of Commerce, nt its meet
ing to-! ay adoptee! a resolution aleclarir
that additional legislation Is nece-sury for
th- proper regulation of life msuranoe
inrr.panles.
W. K Thumrrul, the attorney who was
HSSoClMe.1 witli Judge Andrew llumllto.i
It. looking lifter legislation for the Near
York Elf-. Die llqultiahle Life and that
Mutual IJf- insurance- e-ompunles. in the
so-eall-.l legislative poo! that was exposed
lust week, testtrted before th- committee
that he was now employed as an attor
ney for th- Mutual I.If- Insurance Com
pany ut a salary aif V a year.
PAID CASH TO CHAIR. OS'
Ri:ri BMCAS ruHsflTTKE.
Mr Thumm! said that he personsliy
rlace-1 In tn- hind, eif the rha'rman of the
lt t-uMk-nn Congressional 'ampalgn Com-mltte-e
the sum of tLVn In e-ash. which
had ben given the witness for that pur
pe by Vlc President Robert A. Grati
nls of the Mutual 1-lfe Inauranc- Com
pany Witness said the contribution hsd len
suggeste-l by th- danger of a Democratic
House, that would result in tariff ar.d
othr legislation of a character to upset
buslnaas and affect policy holders.
He said other cairopaanlea bad been s.krdt
to contribute, but he did nut know how
many did. Mr. Thumrr.el denied paying
any money to any legislator for th- pur
pose of influencing legialatlon or to any
other person for that purpoaias.
KEPT CHECK OS
sj. v. urn's ACCOl.T.
He eJsscrlbed tha legislative pool, arvl
, sl,l the eijxnse. wer met by the com
I tny looking after the terrltcry In which
I expsr.seg were Incurrsd. and later an ad
t Jtttrr.r.t of these egpecses was made bes-
twe-n the three companies. He had re
c-lve-1 aanay from the Xew Tork Life in
thtsr adjustments, but kept no account
of his disbursement.
Mr Thumn-e! said Mr. MrCall was tn
rrcr Jn his testimony yesterday that h
i had paid Bvorey to the witness to further
Federal supervision of insurants. Wltnsa
hid talked with Mr. McCjiII on this sub
yet, and Mr. McCall had promised to cos
tribute to It. but no Hionsy was paid to
Mr. TbummeL
H further descrtbead tha. dlrlsloa of tr
litaary la the eo-aatrjr uadarr which tha
threa coapaalta lookea after la-glsltO

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