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WIL SEND UNINSTRUCTED DEL- t
ing Convention.
Burlington, Vt., April 29.-With the
four leaders of the Vermont delega
tion to Chicago agreed upon and with
no - definite contest over resolutions
the, republican state. convention here
today was harmonious, although T. J.
Hapgood again urged his resolutions
defeated in the. first 'district conven
tion requesting the delegates to Chi
cago if feasible, to use every effort to
obtain the renomination of President
Roosevelt.
Mr. Hapgood's plank was rejected
by the committee on resolutions.
The delegates at large were elected
by acclamation as'follows:
Senator W.-P. Dillingham of Mont
peller/ Governor Proctor, Colonel
Frank Green of St. Albans and Allen
M. Fletcher of Cavendish..
The platform adopted ascribes the
prosperity of the nation to the sound
principles and policies which the re
publican party has maintained and
says in conclusion:
"We sincerely admire and commend
our beloved president, Theodore
Roosevelt and hereby record our cor
dial approval of his policies and we
urge their continuance.
"To the nominees of the republican
national convention whoever they may
be, we, the republicans of Vermont,
hereby ,pledge in advance our loyal
and enthusiastic support."
UNINSTRUCTED IN MISSISSIPPI.
Feared Foraker Men Will Storm Con
vention.
Jackson, Miss., April 29.-After
making up a temporary roll call in
cluding all followers of Senator Foray
ker, the administration leaders o%
tained complete control of the repub
lican state convention today and in
stalled J. B. Yellowly as chairman.
The Foraker followers will, it is said,
hold a bolting convention and name
delegates of their own.
It was feared this morning that the
Foraker followers might attempt to
storm the convention, and, acting on
the request of the republican state
executive committee Chief of Police
Allen sent a special detail of officers
to the scene.
The resolution endorsing President
Roosevelt declares that Roosevelt vol
untarily returned to the American peo
ple the great trust confided in him as
the strongest man that has ever
held it.
The delegates at large were named
as follows:
L. B. Moselly, J. B. YBllowly,
Charles Banks and W. E. Moltis.
Fourteen of the delegates are white
men and the remainder negroes. All
are pledged to support the adminis
tration policies but the delegation
goes to Chicago uninstructed.
FAVOR TAFT IN WEST 1VIRGINIA.
Delegates at Large Instructed for War
Secretary.
Parkersburg, W. Va., April 29.-The
republican state convention held in
the Auditorium theater here this after
noon was a' large anid enthusiastic
gathering. The temporary chairman
was Senator Nathan B. Scott.
•George A. Laiughlin, T. C. Teeter, C.
W. Dillon and Isaac T. Mann were
chosen delegates at large.
B resolution endorsing the candida
cy of Taft for president was as fol
lows:
"Resolved; That we recognize in
William H. Taft the logical successor
of Theodore- Roosevelt in the presi
dency of the United States.
"We believe' his great record as a
juristp administrator, and a statesmaI
peculiarly .marks hi1n out as a safe
able, yetiprogressive leader and we in
struct the delegates at large, nominat
ed at this convention, to vote for hin
for the presidential nomination and tc
uise their nimost' earnest efforts in hi!
,behalf."
Resolutions also were adopted en
dorsing the administration of Presi
dent Roosevelt.
PORTLAND ENDORSES TAFT.
jRepublican Central Committee Favor
Secretary.
Portland, April 29.-The republical
atate central committee today unani
'~ausly endorsed the candidacy c
SS.0cetary Taft for president an
W:lfommended to the state conves
ti-·~ni, which will be held here May 14
ve ~ 4elegates being instruceted fo
SP .ORADO SOLID FOR TAFT.
Slndorsing Roos
frst Giatr$
today a
for Se
fr Taft. Resolutions were,adopted
adorsing. President.. Rooseve.t's ad
iinistration and the work of'- Con
ressman ` :Banynge, ,who represents
e district. .'Th."'t.ate administration
ras also endorsed. The delegation
Ilows: Delegates-Whitney, New
hn, Denver; Albert Reed, Boulder. DI
Alternates: Henry Watson, Greeley;
V. R. Freeman, Denver.
KNOX THEIR CANDIDATE.
'ennsylvanians Call for Modification
of Tariff.
Harrisburg, April '29.-The repub- Gi
[can state convention which met
sre today reaffirmed the action tak
In by ,the state convention last year
rhen United States Senator Knox was
laced before the republicans of the
ountry as. Pennsylvania's choice for
te presidency.
The platform calls for a review by t1
be next congress of tariff legislation ni
o the end that modifications be made
,o meet present conditions.
The convention was in session about gt
in hour and a half and besides adopt- 1
ng a platform, renominated Judge W. bi
I. Porter of Allegheny county for the
uperior court.
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FACTION MEETS IN ALABAMA.
.nti-Administration 'Men Are In Con
vention.
Birmingham, Ala., April 29.-The re
publican state convention of the anti
administration faction, headed by n
Julius Davidson, chairman, met this
afternoon. The leaders are advocat- a
ing an uninstructed delegation to the e
Chicago convention.
FAVOR TAFT IN DETROIT.
District Republican Convention In-I
structs Delegates. I
Detroit, April 29.-The first district t
republican convention this afternoon
instructed delegates to the national '1
convention for Secretary Taft. C
TWO INSTRUCTED FOR TAFT.
Republicans of Fifth Congressional
District Convene.
Greensboro, N. C., April 29.-The
republican convention of the Fifth
congressional district today elected
two delegates to the national conven
tion instructed for Taft. A second
convention of republicans was held
and two delegates elected. They were
not instructed.
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TWO INSTRUCTED IN ALABAMA.
District Convention Endorses Secre
tary Taft.
Mobile, Ala., April 29.-The first
congressional district republicans to
day elected Postmaster P. D. Baker
and J. T. Peterson delegates to the
national convention at Chicago and
instructed them for Taft.
Uninstructed in Maine.
Waterville, Me., April 29.-An unin
structed delegation to the national
convention at Chicago was chosen by
the third district republican conven
tion here today.
Pledged for Fairbanks.
Henderson, Ky., April 29.-The sec
ond district republican convention to
day chose delegates pledged to Fair
banks.
Uninstructed Delegates.
Bangor, Me., April 29.-The Fourth
district republican convention chose
uninstructed delegates to Chicago to.
day.
Against Bryan.
New Haven, Conn., April 29.-Not
many minutes were needed to dis
pose of the business of the democratic
'state convention today. Immediately
prior to the call to order the com
mittee on resolutions voted down 1
resolution instructing the delegates
for W. J. Bryan.
Secretary Gets Delegates.
Charlotte, N. C., April 29.-The
Ninth district republican congres
sional convention today instructed
delegates for Taft.
ROBBERS HOLD UP
MINNESOTA BANK
COMMITTED IN EARLY MORNING
AND GET BIG SUM.
Crookston, Minn., April 29.--Rob
bers burglarized the Scandia State
bank early today and secured abbut
$7,000. They terrorized the inhabi
tants by "shooting up" the town and
made good their escapel Citizens ex
changed shots with the robbers and
one of them was wounded. There
were six men in the gang.
Three of the robbers escaped -to
ward Standquist and the others took
away their wounded pal with a stolen
horse and buggy. It is believed two of
the robbers have been located at
Standqulat.
An old 'cello, which the owner at
Mount Modrh, Victoria, sent to be re
t paired, was found to bear the label of
SNieolo Amati and the date 1614. There
Swas also Seaod a record of the lnastr
SPmeat haust been repaired by oiat
. Dlad. e Vergamles in 171 for ria
i', taZYLMD
ONE tLAG WILL
FLOAT OVER ALL
DECLARES GOVERNOR JOHNSON W
OF MINNESOTA. di
AMERICA BY AMERICANS ,
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Governor Johnson Says He Believes
Time is Coming When Stars and 0(
Stripes Will Rule Prom Beyond
Behring Strait to the Gulf. S
Detroit, April 29.-In an address to
the wholesalers' association here to
night Governor Johnson said:
"The problem of the future is the
government of America by Americans.
In the working out of the problem I
believe we must obliterate the imag
inary .line between the United States a
of American and the Canadian states A
of America. I believe that the stars e
and stripes must finally float from be
hind Behring sea to the Gulf of Mex- a
ico. The intellectual energy of the
country must be directed to the com
mercial union of the two countries, if b
no other. I spoke in Sarnia on the
same topict some time ago and my t
words were greeted with even greater t
enthusiasm than you are now show- e
ing."
Addresses Students.
Detroit, Mich., April 29.-Two evils
menace America today, said Governor
John A. Johnson of Minnesota, in a
lecture tonight on "The Majesty of
the Law," before the Alumni associa
tion of the Western High school.
They are, he said, the centralization I
of power in the federal government
and the centralization of business
power in the hands of a few men.
"Executives, too, are frequently
governed by expediency," he said.
"Expediency is always fraught with
danger. The political organization
which disregards expediency ane
sticks to a principle is the one which
accomplishes results. America has be
come a great world power. Her prog
ress has been phenomenal. It has
brought a system of centralization of
power. Instead of a government by
the people and for the people it seems
to be becoming a governnent by peo
ple and for people who have been
enfranchised by the people to do a
quasi public business.
"Some things have happened in the
last few years which seem to indicate
that a few men are trying to control
everything. We have now in this
country An oligarchy as great as was
the oligarchy of Rome. It is the o'i
garchy of business. The men who
are responsible are making a mistake.
And I think they will be called to ac
count soon.
"There is a demand by certain
people that there be more centraliza
tion of government in Washington in.
order that we may become a great
world power.
"There are two evils which menace
America today. They are the central
ization of federal and business pow
ers. The fathers came to this coua
try to create for themselves and their
posterity a new government. Ther
gathered from the various states in
the continental congress and adopted
the declaration of independence. Now,
132 years after it, we are told that the
declaration of independence has no
particular force nor effect and that
the constitution is a flexible docu
ment, all so that we may become a
great world power.
! "I cannot make myself believe that
Sthey have ceased being living, breath
ing forces."
WALKOUT DID NOT
LAST LONG AT RENO
d NON-UNION MEN TAKEN OFF
MACKAY MINING BUILDING.
Reno, Nev., April 29.-The union
men working on the Mackay mining
building on the university campus
walked out today because nonunion
men had gone to work on the build
ings. Later, when the nonunion men
G were taken off, the union men went
back to work. There has been a great
deal of trouble on this building.
( Charles Mackay, son of Millionaire
b- Mackay, donated this mining building
be to the state university.
i' TRAFFIC OFFICIALS
SARE ENTERTAINED
RAILROAD MEN GUESTS AT ST,
o- LOUIS BANQUET.
in St Louis, April 29.-Traffic o.
of cials of 13 railways were the guest
at of the St. Louis Tramc club tonighi
at a banquet held at the Jefferson ho
tel. They have been holding their an
at nual meeting here for the past twc
*e- days, marking th irst meeting that
of has been held in tasa city for O0 years
re Two hundred covers were laid. Th4
a- principal adresa was made by B. F
dIo Tlakm, cha·irman of the executive
ag board of the Rock Island and Frlsc
TAKES CHARGE OF BANK.
Suspended" Institution Passes Into
Hands of Assignee.
Owensboro,Ky., April 29.-The Da
vies County Bank & Trust company,
which declined deposits and suspend
ed payments several days ago, was to
day taken in charge by Assignee
Henry Cline.
The bank his a capital stock of $50,
000 and deposits of over $600,000. Its
assignment followed that of the
Owensboro Savings Bank & Trust
company, which had a capital stock
of $600,000 and deposits of over $1,
000,000.
START RUEF TRIAL
IN SAN FRANCISCO
MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE
DENIED BY DOOLING.
San Francisco, April 29.-Following
a denial of the motion of the defense
for a change of venue, the trial of
Abraham Ruef on the charge of brib
ery was begun before Superior Julge
Maurice T. Dooling today. The only
witness examined today was John E.
Behan, a deputy to the clerk of su
pervisors at the time of the alleged
bribery.
Ruef refused to testify today at the
trial of Tirey L. Ford, on the ground
that he was a co-defendant and he was
excused by the court.
YOUTHFUL KING
OPENS CORTES
MANUEL READS FIRST ADDRESS
TO LEGISLATORS.
AN APPEAL FQR UNITY
Address of New Sovereign of Portu
gal Appeals to the Common People
-Cries of "Long Live the King"
Resound Through Halls.
B Lisbon, April 29.-The cortes reas
sembled today, the eighty-second anni.
versary of the establishment of a
a constitutional government in Portu
gal.
e The royal mourning for the late
it King Carlos and his son was suspend
s ed for the occasobn:
a King Manuel proceeded to the
i- cortes, accompanied by many dign
o taries of state and escorted by, a
h. strong guard of troops. The floor of
- the chamber was filled with deputies
and peers, while the galleries were
n crowded with a brilliant audience.
- His majesty. slowly mounted the
n tribune that had been especially erect
It ed for him'. His 'address, which he
read in strong and full tones, not un
e like those of his father, was a pathetic
.- and at the same time a practical and
v vigorous discourse, calculate l tc
a- win the sympathy of the people pres.
ir ent. He touched upon the tragedy ol
r February 1, when his father and
In brother were shot down, as "the cruet
!d disappearance of my father anc
w, brother."
Work for Portugal.
o He called upon the country to con
at centrate all its .energies-in a supreme
- effort to attain the realization of the
a destinies of Portugal.
"I hope to work with you," the
t king said, "in order to bring about the
Shappiness of our country; to th.qe
henceforth dedicate my life and activ
ity."
Continuing, King Manuel reconm
mended a revision of the constitu
Stion, the re-establishment of indl
vidual rights, a new electoral lar
fixing the rights of suffrage, the re
vision of the decrees promulgated b:
F ex-Premier France and M. Rigid, an
careful methods of finance wherebh
the country could be placed on a mor
n economical footing. At the concluslo
of the king's speech the members a
s the cortes broke out into cries c
n "Long live the king," which wer
Id- taken up and re-echoed by the other
present.
With snow blockades in Englan4
tornadoes in the south and landslide
ire in Canada it can be said that Montan
ng today offers a haven for the distresse
in whatever section of country the
may reside.-Helena Record.
D REID'S DAUGHTER
TO MARRY BRITO,
ANNOUNCEMENT OF WEDDIN
if MADE BY AMBASSADOR.
ho London, April 29.-The engagemel
an- of Jean Reid, daughter of Whltela
wo Reid, the American ambassador,
at the Hon. John Hubert Ward, broth
1*. of the earl of Dudley, was announce
he today by .Mr. and Mrs. Reid.
F. The announcement does not come I
ve a surprise to London society, whe
so the attaehment of the young peoep
has been well known.
URESlTON LLAKi but
IN CLEVER PLAY $40
the
apj
'THE POWER THAT GOVERNS" &
PLEASES AUDIENCE. Pei
res
tin
tee
ATTENDANCE WAS LIGHT ;o;
thf
Ny
An Artistic Actor, Clever Supporting wb
Cast and Interesting Play-Need of rie
-More Publicity Demonstrated by the dli
Attendance.
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From Thursday's Daily.
What a pity that as capable an actor
as Creston Clarke proved himself to til
be last night in "The Power That Gov
eyns' has not some, other manager,
some one who realizes the benefits of
publicity sufficient to advertise. the
merits of the production that he may
secure such an audience asthe is en
titled to perform before. w
"The Power That Governs" delight
ed the Billings people who witnessed
it. The play, itself, is not a very
strong vehicle, but it is presented by
an actor, who is an artist, and a sup
porting company that is more than %
capable. ' There is a strain of heart in- of
terest throughout that holds atten
tion of the listener and assists in mak
ing the production entertaining. m
It' was written by Adelaide Prince, L
the wife of Mf. Clarke. The' scene is P'
laid in mountains of old Mexico,
where a wealthy New Yorker goes
with his daughter, son, some friends, as
and a niece on a pleasure trip. It is tt
the desire of the uncle to. have his c(
son wed his niece. The girl is a su
perior personage, while the son is a
helpless sop. She meets with ag ac
cident in the hills and is rescuer by
a native young man,"with whom she
falls in love. Around the love story
of the two the play is written. The
uncle had been in the west in his
early life, and had left a wife and son
there. The gallant native proves to
be that son, the uncle recognizes him
and he marries his sweetheart.
JEROME MAKES
AN ADMISSION'
GRAND JURY NEVER TALKED
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS..
ARE PROBING CHARGES
Taking Testimony in Hearing on Accu
sation That the District Attorney of
New York Has !Been Derelict in His
-Duty-Hearing on Charge 5.
New York, April 29.-District Attor
ney Jerome today at the hearing of the
charges' against him before Commis
sioner Richard L. Hand, admitted to
day during a colloquy with Franklin
Pierce, counsel for the petitioners for
Mr. Jerome's removal, that no evi
dence as to campaign contributions
was ever laid before any grand jury
while he had been district attorney,
except such as came out incidentally
other cases.
The admission was made after Mr.
Pierce had asked for the minutes of
e the grand jury which considered the
9 insurance cases, and after Mr. Je
rome had refused to produce the min
utes unless asked to do 'so by a judge
e of the supreme court.
I Mr. Pierce had taken up charge No.
r- 5, which is to the effect that Mr. Je
rome was derelict in presenting the
. insurance cases to the grand jury. Mr.
. Pierce explained that he could not
i. become aware of what the minutes
contained unless he had access to
.them.
y Pierce Satisfied.
d "Well," said Mr. Jerome, "there
y never has been any evidence as to
e campaign contributions before any
n grand jury in the county while I have
, been district attorney, during either
f term of office except incidentally as it
. was mentioned in connection with
other matters."
"That's just what I want," ex
claimed Mr. Pierce, "now I don't need
the minutes you alluded to."
Mr. Pierce then took up the mat
Sters contained in the sixth charge
against Mr. Jerome. He said that on
June 25, 1904, the New York Life In
Ssurance company sent to Kidder, Pea
body & Co. of Boston, $930,000 and on
June 27, 1904, that firm acknowledged
receipt and stated that it was sending
by registered mail to the insurance
company $1,000,000 worth of Mexican
Central Railroad company, limited 5
per cent gold bonds, purchased with
the money in question. Mr. Pierce
G declared that these bonds were pur
chased by the New York Life Insur
ance company and were disposed of
by the Boston concern in August of
t the same year at a profit of $40,000.
This $40,000, he said, was transmitted,
to with interest, the wnole amounting
er to $40,198, to the New York Life In
ed surance company on September 17,.
as Perkins Used Money.
re The transaction, he continued, ap
ie peared on the booke of the New York
Life Insurance company as a purchase
and a sale by it of ;the Mexican bonds,
but the books failed to show any
profits therefrom. These profits of
$40,000, Mr. Pierce declared, were
turned over to George W. Perkins, but
the transaction did not at that time
appear on the books of J. P. Morgan
& Co., or upon any books of George
Perkins individually or otherwise. He
read extracts from Mr. Perkins' tes
timony before the Armstrong commit
tee ad to his right to receive the $40;
000 and said Mr. Perkins gave no rea.
son for receiving the money except
that he held it for a fund called the
Nylic fund, of which he was trustee,
which fund' was created by the sala
F ries and bonuses of 220 agencies and
directors.
According to charge six, Mr. Pierce
said the $40,000 was used by Mr. Per
kins as his own money, no entry be
ing made of the receipt as belonging
to the "Nylic" fund.
The hearing was then adjourned un
o til tomorrow.
n WHEELER ACCEPTS
e PRESIDENT'S OFFER
WILL FILL OFFICE VACATED BY
LAWRENCE MURRAY.
. Washington, April 29.-Ward
n Wheeler today notified the president
of his acceptance of the assistant sec
retaryship of. the department of com
merce and labor in succession to
Lawrence O. Murray, recently ap
is pointed comptroller of the currency.
0,
js f Even should Secretary. Taft resign
s, as secretary of war he would still be
is the leading warrior of the Roosevelt
is coterie.
SERIOUSLY ILL
tETURNS TO RENO SUFFERING
FROM STROKE OF PARALYSIS.
WORRY IS THE CAUSE
Extraordinary Session of Legislatune
and Labor Troubles at Goldfield
Taxed His Strength-Unable to
Move Either Hand.
Reno, April 29.-Governor John
Sparks, who, for the past three weeks
has been in San Francisco, visiting his
daughter, Mrs. McKenzie, returned to
Reno today, suffering from a stroke of
paralysis. He was accompanied by
his wife, his physician, Dr. St.'-Clair
and trained nurse. The governor is in
a very serious condition and grave
fears are entertained that he will nev
er regain his strength. He is abso
lutely unable to move either of hip
hands.
This evening at his home at Alama
farm, two miles south of here, the gov
ernor said he was feeling somewhat
easier and expressed the belief that
since he was home he would get well.
His condition it is said is the result
of his worry during the past six
months attendant upon the extraor
dinary session of the legislature and
the labor troubles at Goldfield.
Lieutenant Governor D. S. Dicker
son has been acting governor ever
since the legislature adjourned.
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BILLINGS, MONTANA.
Paid Up Capital . . . . $ 150,000.00
Surplus and Profits .. . 50,000.00
Deposits . . . ... .. . 2,000,000.00
: OFFICEIS
P. B. MOSS, President.
J. B. Arnold, Vice'President. F. M. Lipp, Assistant Cashier.
Lee N. Goodwin, Cashier. L. B. St. John, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS
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