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Decides That Personal Attack
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COMMITTEE FINDS PRECEDENT
Holds That Neither Privilege Nor De
"v manda for Impeachment Permit of
-i. Exchange of Personalities Between
Department* of Government Few
'Vota to Uphold Willett.
?V?ashlngton, Jan. 27.—Recommending
that the speech delivered In 'the house
last week by Representative Willett, of
New York, in which the president was
committee by Representative Willett
(urging that his speech should remain
en -record, accompanied the report.-
Declaring that "the consideration of
ithe speech in question involves a con
Bideration of what is and what is not
orderly debate in the house," the com
mittee's report defines the 'privileges of
members of the house and the limita
tions of debate. It discusses at length
therelationship of the two houses of
representatives and ithe president, in
accordance with the constitution.
Criticism Personal and Irritating.
The report declares that.it would
seem that the "peculiar constitutional
ftfties of the hot.se in relation to+the
r-in£/to'
The committee claimed that It was
Impossible to ueperate the objectionable
remarks from the remainder of the
speech and that the only way to elim
inate ithe remarks considered out of or
der would be to strike, out the entire
speech. It cited as a precedent for such
aotio^i .by the house the speech of Rob
art P. Kennedy, of Ohio, attacking the
senate made !ln the house on Sept. 3,
1890, which was excluded from the
permanent record.
Willetfs Plea.
In his letter to the committee, Mr.
Willett claims that he did not tran
Scend the rules of the house, but that
he was entirely within his rights to
make the speech, under the order of
general debate. "Freedom of speech has
always been held so sacred," Ihe de
clares, "that the utmost latitude has
been allowed In debate, and I respect
fully submit that to strike my speech
from the record in this instance will
establish a precedent extremely dan
gerous."
The resolution recommended by the
special committee for adoption by the
ihouse, reads:
"Resolved, That the speech of Mr.
Willett, primtea in the daily Congress
ional Record of Jan. 18, 1909, contains
same be. stricken from the permanent
record."
Speech la Expunged.
The house, •with but a few nays, to
,day adopted the report of the special
committee on the Willett speech.
WEEKS ANSWERS f^AINEY.
Would Consign Criticism on Panama
Canal to "Realms of Fancy."
Washington, Jan. 27.—A repl^r to the
speech delivered in the houee yesterday
by Rainey, of HMnois, upon the Panama
-canal, was nwude today by Weeks, cf
Massachusetts, who confined his te
marks tot Rainey's reference to the
purchase of the steamers ©hawmut and
Tremont by the government for use by
the Isthmian canal commission. He le
clared that it other statements rn
Rainey*s speech .were no more cdfreot
than those regarding the purchase of
these two vessels, the entire epeejh
Bh^wjd be refe rred' to the "realms of
tttney."
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severely criticized, be expunged from jng
the Congressional Record, the select The democratic strength went to
committee appointed to consider the Neal Brown, who received 20 votes,
speech submitted its report to
the remaining republican votes were
scattered between Governor Daviason,
house today. A letter written to the Congressmen Cooper, Bsch, and others.
congress and the relations which must Captain Thomas Fenlon, of the whale
toe maintained between the house of
power, of impeaching the president do
not preclude clear line, of distinction line. Vice President rank-lin said the
between that criticism of acts and con
duct necessary for
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performance of the
Constitutional -duties of .the house and
a criticism 'merely personal and. irri
tating-"' It also claims that it' is es
pecially the duty of the house itself to
protect the president "from that per
sonal, abuse, inuen&o, or ridicule tend-
elboite disorder lh the house
and to create a personal antag-
'o-nlsin VAi' tlie part "of "the •president itb
•ward 'the houise, and which is not re
lated to ^he power of the house under
the constitution "into the "acts and con
duct of the president."
Remarks Not Justified.
"Tour committe has carefully con
Isdered the remarks of the gentleman
from'New York," continues the report,
"and finds that his remarks concerning
the president are not justified by any
considerations of the constitutional
duties
or powers ,of the house that they
transcend
proper limits of criticism In
debate that they are destructive of
the oourtesy, respect and dignity which
ought to be preserved, and that they
ought not to remain in the permanent
(Official reoord of the proceedings in the
bouse."
language improper and In violation ofjeeived in the seventeenth ballot yes
tne .privileges of debate, and that the iter day, to 78, given on the twenty-first
ballot today. The day was marked by
HUBBUEI IN CONVENTION.
Order Restored With Difficulty at Un
ited Mine Workers' Session.
Indianapolis, Jan. 27—At the opening
of today's session of the convention of
the United Mine Workers of America,
Vice President Farrington, of the* Il
linois mlneri, demanded to know from
National president Lewia, whether or
the nsttoniil orcanfzen ytes^ot as
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delegates from local unions, were berlnn
paid from the national treasury. Lew
Is declared that Farrington was "out
of order,"- and pounding on the tablo
with his gavel, tried to shut off .Par
tington. The convention was arousod
when Farrington tried to complete his
speech, and the delegates began to yell,
"ait down," and "go ahead." The dele
gates seemed to be about evenly di
vided in this preliminary outburst.
When order was restored, Lewis said
that Farrjngton was out of order be
cause the order of business under
which that matter would come up hud
riot been reached. The convention un
animously placed Itself on record in
opposition 'to the removal of Lincoln's
picture from postage stamps, and
adopted a resolution calling on con
gress to create a bureau of mines: de
clared In favor of rivers and harbors
improvement, and the creation of a
deep waterway between the lakes and
the gulf and vigorously declared that
the work shall be done by the United
States, without letting the work out
to contractors.
FIRST BALLOT NO CHOICE.
Stephenson, of Wisconsin, Lacks Two
of Necessary Votes.
Madison, Wis., Jan. 27.—The first
ballot for senator, In the joint assem-
bly today
resulted in no choice. Steph-
'enson received 65 votes necessary to
fi. The Qther votes were
scatter-
After the first ballot, both houses ad
journed until tomorrow morning.
HE BLAMES SEALBY
Cautain of Steamer City of Everett
Says He Could Have Saved Ship Re
public if Offer Had Been Accepted.
New York, Jan. 27.—The opinion of
back stearner
hls offer of
City of Everett, that he
could .have towed the steamer Republic
into a place where she could have been
beached if Captain Sealby had accepted
help,
was
matter would be taken up with the
general subject of the collision.
Fenlon's statement was to 'the effect
that he was in communication with the
Republic at 6 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, and reached the damaged liner at
8:20 that night. He offered to take off
the passengers and/baggage from the
Republic, but Captain "Sealby declined
the offer. Fenlon added that he could
have beached the Republic on the shore
of Martha's Vineyard.
WELL KNOWN IN IOWA
8cott Benson, of Dubuque, Aged Com
mercial Agent, Dead.
Special to Times-Republican.-
Dubuque, Jan. 27.—Scott Benson,
aged 70 years, a commercial agent jr
the Illinois Central fifty years, is dead
here, as the result of a paralytic stroke,
sustained Nov. 2.1. Benson was one of
the best known men employed by the
Central in Iowa. He is survived by
two sons, W. S. and C. W. Benson, of
Galveston.
HARRIMA'N A DIRECTOR.
Succeeds C. C. Clarke on New York
Central Board.
New York, Jan. 27.—E. H. Harriman
was today elected a director of the
New York Central railroad, succeed
ing C. C. Clarke. W. C. Brown, pres
ident of the New York Central, was
also' elected a director of that com
pany, succeeding Samuel F. Barger, re
signed.
LOSES TWELVE VOTES
No Intimation, However, From 'Hop
kins Leaders, That Fight Is Given
Up—Adjournment at Conclusion of
Twenty-first Ballot.
Springfield, Jan. 27.—After taking
four ballots for United States senator
today, the joint session of the .legisla
ture adjourned until tomorrow. The
voting showed a net loss of 12 votes
for Hopkins, from 85, which he re-
the shifting of a number of demooratic
votes to different candidates. All the
legislators returned to their regular
nominee, Stringer, on the twenty-first
ballot. The names of L. Y. Sherman,
and former Governor Richard Yates,
were injected in the balloting and were
greeted with cheers. No intimation
from the Hopkins leaders that the fight
is given up, was made, and prospects
for a continuance of the deadlock re
mained the same, in spite of the les
sening of the Hopkins vote.
Twenty-first ballot resulted!
Hopkins, 73 Foss, 19 Stringer, 76
Shurtleff, 15 Mason, 4 McKlnley, 1
Lowden, 2 Calhoun, 2 Sherman, 2
Yates, 2 Oglesby, 1.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
ATTORNEY MOTT IN DANGER.
Rumors of Threats to Assassinate
Creek's 'Representative Circulated.
Muskogee, Okla., Jan. 27.—Something
of a flurry was experienced today upon,
the circulation of rumors of threats to
assassinate M. L. Mott, attorney for
the "Creek Indian nation, and others
connected officially with the investiga
tion into'the Muskogee town lot frauds.
It is. impossible to traoe the origin of
ue Comoro to any definite source.
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House Ways and Means Com
mittee Will Not Consider
Proposition
WOULD UNSETTLE BUSINESS?
Members of Committee Argue That
Trade Would Bo Constantly Menaced
by Changes in Duties Also That
Washington, Jan. 27.—There Is littlo
likelihood that the house way® and
means committee will consider any
proposition involving a tariff commis
sion, as suggested by President-Elect
Taft. Chairman Payne and other
members are known to be opposed to
ja commission which would have power
to make rates, while some members
claim the commission for the purpose
of gathering inforation is unnecessary
in view of the numerous sources of in
formation thru various government de-.
partments.
The main argument advanced against
a tariff conjmisslon which would have
ithe right to establish rates of duty, or
even recommend changes to the hou.-?a
committee, is that the business inter
ests of the country would be seriously
'impdired by the constant uncertainty
,on tariff rates which would result,
Furthermore, it 4s claimed that capi
I tal iwould not be Invested so freely In
those industries which are affected by
foreign trade and competition.
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Washington, Jan. 27.—The senate to
•day confirmed the nomination of Rob-
ert Bacon to be secretary of state and
John Callan OXaughlin to be assist-
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ant secretary of state.
Provides for Brownsville Commission.
Washington, Jan. 27.—The ^senate
leaders have drafted a bill for the set
tlement of the Brownsville question,
which meets with the approval of
•President Roosevelt and Senator Pora
ker. It provides for the appointment
of a commission ot general officers, to
consider all .applications of the dis
charged negro soldiers, for re-enlist
ment. The conclusions of the commis
sion are not to be final, but must be
submitted toward the department, for
review.
LONG DISPUTE ENDS.
Kittredge and Gamble Disagreed Over
Nominations Just Confirmed..
Washington, Jan. '27.—Four nomina
tions which have been in dispute be
tween Senators'Kittredge and Gamble,
of South Dakota, were today oonflrmed
by the senate. They are John E.
Adams, «ls receiver of public moneys at
Aberdeen Cyrus C. Carpenter, register
of the land office at Lemmon Edwin
G. Coleman, receiver of public moneys
at Lemmon and John L. Lockhart,
register of the land office at Pierre.
WITHDRAWS NOMINATION.
Governor Hughes on Request Will Not
Name Wallis Insurance Inspector.
Albany, N Y., Jan. 27.—Governor
Hughes today withdrew the nomina
tion of Frederick A. Wallis as state
superintendent of insurance, at Wants'
request, In a letter to the governor
Wallis said:
"While the criticisms which have
been directed against me since my
nomination ore each and every one of
them utterly Without foundation, noth
ing has been or can be developed
which can reflect upon me in any man
ner whatsoever. I do not care to ac
cept office to which so much political
opposition has been directed."
TRIBUTE IS UNUSUAL.
Crowned Heads of German States Per
sonally Congratulate Emperor.
Berlin, Jan. 87.—The 50th annivers
ary of .the birth of Emporer William,
was celebrated today in an unusual
manner. All the crowned heads of Ger
man states, excepting the aged Luit
po-ld, regent of BaBvarda, came to Ber
lin to present their congratulations. The
city was decorated with flags, and pre
parations have been made for an illum
ination this evening, on an uncommon
scale.
Roosevelt Message to Emperor.
Washington, Jan. 27.—A message of
congratulation was. sent to Emperor
William today by President Roosevelt,
In honor of the emporor's 50th .birth
day.
MAY REMOVE MAINE WRECK.
President Approves Governor Magoon'd
Recommendation Regarding Battle
ship.
Washington, Jan. 27.—The president
today sent to congress, a message ap
proving the recommendation of Gov
ernor Magoon, that an appropriation
be made (to remove the wreck of the
battleship Maine from Havana harbor.
NO DISTINCTION MADE.
Witness Refers to Soliciting Business
I For Union and Southern Pacific
Roads.
Pittsburg, Jan. 27.—The hearing In
the Harriman merger suit, was taken
up .today by Examiner Sylvester
Williams, of Denver. K. C. A. Sever
ance is the chief attorney for the gov
ernment. 'Robert 5?. Lovett, general
counsel for the Harriman system, ap
peared for the defense. The first wit
•ass was Thomas J»hnston, manager
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of H. J. Heinz Company, who testified
that no distinction was made in so-,
liciting business for the Union and
&outhem Pacific railroads. Told of the
efforts to get trade by railroads in the
west, he said that there was no com
petition between the two roads named.
GLAZIER CA8E TO JURY.
Former Michigan State Treasurer on
Trial for Misappropriation.
Lansing, Mich., Jan. 27.—The case of
former State Treaturer Frank P. Gla
ssier, of Chelsea, who has been on trial
here for seven weeks, charged with
misappropriation of 'the state fun^ls,
was given to the Jury today.
Later—Frank P. Glazier, ex-state
treasurer, was this afternoon found
guilty by the jury, of the misappropri
ation of state funds.
WIRES STILL HOT
Capital Would Hesitate to Invest in Roosevelt Again Urges Killing 6f All
Industries Affected.
Anti-Jap Billa in California With One
Exception—Letter on the Way.
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 27.—Governor
Gillette has received the following
message from President Roosevelt re
garding the postponement by the legis
lature ot action upon the anti-Japanese
Wis: *r J,
"Will mail you full letter on legisla
ture tornorrow. The letters will set
forth why we think the only bill that
is proper is that relating to the own
ership of real property by aliens, with
amendments suggested by Secretary
Root. Most cordially thank you for
your attitude and for the service you
are thereby rendering not only to Cal
ifornia but to the entire union.
"(Signed)
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
The alien bill referred to Is one pro
hibiting aliens not eligible to citizen
ship from owning land in the state.
Root's amendment would remove the
discriminatory feature b^- eliminating
the phrase, "who shall not be eligible
•to citizenship."
Postponed for Week.
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 27.—On mo
tion of Assemblyman Drew, author of
the anti-alien dand bill, action on all
anti-Japanese bills was postponed for
a week, when these measures came up
as a special order of business, today.
Senator Anthony introduced in the up
per house, a joint resolution calling
upon congress to request that Japan
ese consul general at San Francisco,
be recalled by his government, on the
ground that that official had attempted
to influence the action of the Califor
nia legislature.
'^MOTION IS DEFEATED.
Senate Resolution For Investigating
Senatorial Primary, Practically Killed.
Madison, Wis., Jan. 27.—The assem
bly this forenoon, practically killed
the senate resolution for investigations
of the senatorial primary, when a mo
tion to suspend the rules and put the
resolution oh immediate passage, was
defeated. The necessary twp-thirds
vote required to suapend the rules was
not, forthcoming.
FEARED FOR HIS JOB
Cashier Scroggin Had Been Threatened
With Removal by Bank Stockholders
Because of Injudicious Loans—Bank
Still Closed.
Special to Times-Republican.
Portsmouth, Jan. 27.—Bank Examin
er H. M. harmony, who took charge
of the State Bank of Portsmouth yes
terday, following the suicide of Cash
ier S. C. Scroggin, was joined today by
Mir. Bobbins, another examiner, and
they are hard| at work on the books
of the Institution. It is learned that
some of the stockholders had talked
of the necessity for displacing Cash
ier Scroggin with another and younger
man, which faot, together with over
work, are regarded as possible motives
for the self murder.
Scroggin, contrary to popular belief,
was not a stockholder In the bank.
Mrs. Russell Scroggin, wife of a broth
er of the dead man, owns a controlling
interest in the bank, however. Rumors
of forgeries are stamped as without
foundation by the examiner^ and
stockholders, lit is also denied that a
request was made of the banking board
for an examination of the bank, and
Carmony states that he had come to
Portsmouth to make a regular exam
ination. His reaching here, however, on
the same day that the suicide occurred,
Is spoken of as a strange coincidence.
It is admitted that Oashieff Scrog
gin had made injudicious and large
loans. The bank remains closed pend
ing the finish of the examination,
which' may require three or four days
more. -..-j-.,
WAS WASTE OF POSTAGE.
Sheriff Strassheim Receives Delayed
Official Notice, Regarding Billek.
Chicago, Jan. 27.—Sheriff Strass
heim's Invitations to the hanging of
Herman Billek, mailed yesterday,
proved a waste of postage today, when
official notice was received that Billek's
sentence has been commuted to life
imprisonment.
CAPTAIN KEELER DEAD.
Was Sergeant-at-Arms in Nine Con
secutive National .Conventions.
Columbus, O., Jan. 27.—Captain
Alexis Keeler, aged 78, inspector of
customs, and sergeant-at-arms fox
nine consecutive republican national
conventions, died today, of heart trou
ble.
Belmont Under the Knife.
New York, Jan. 27.—August Belmont,
the banker, today successfully under
went an operation for appendicitis. No
doubt Is entertained of his rsoovery.
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Rel'nses to Hear Long-Winded
Resolution Presented by
Congressman-Elect
EARLY ADJOURNMENT SOUGHT
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Democrat Attempts to Make Record
for Economy Bill Presented Call
ing for Surveys of Iowa, Des Moines
and Cedar Rivers Miller After
Harvester Trust.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 27.—The senate
rather impatiently listened to a part
only of a long resolution by Congress
man Jamieson, relating to early ad
journment, by motion distinctly re
fused to hear it all read, and then
without debate or permitting it to go
into the record laid it on the table.
The resolution includes a pay roll of
the legislature, and an estimate of how
much it is costing the state, and
pleaded as a measure of economy that
the legislature agree now to adjourn
March 20.
The senate passed the appropriation
for maps and one to pay employes.
New bills were presented as follows:
By Smith, of Mitchell, providing for
the regulation of hotels, requiring fire
cscapes and safety appliances, and
making the civil engineer of .the state
board of health a state inspector on a
stfited salary.
By Proudfoot, forbidding all. Sunday
baseball and amusements for pay
also one forbidding the smoking of
clgarets by children.
By Clarkson, changing the rules as
*t0 assumption of risk 'by employes.
By Moon, amending the primary law
as to nomination of senators and re
quiring a report to the legislature of
the vote on senator.
By Adams, to license opticians and
create a board.
By Hackler, extending the terms of
county officers to four years.
By Harding, abolishing the right of
giving bonds to hold up extradition
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By San key, for a uniform fire insur
ance policy and limiting insurance to
•three-fourths the value of the prop
erty.
By Moore, of Wapello, to create a
commission of five at $8 per day to
survey the Des Moines, Iowa and Ce
dar rivers to find wateV power.
By Miller, of Bremer, to investigate
the International harvester company.
There Is now little doubt that an
interesting contest will be precipi
tated over the,plans which have been
in the making for a number of years
for a general readjustment of official
duties at the state house in the inter
est of economy and better service.
While this only affects the offices
which are controlled by the members
of the state executive council, yet thera
Is wide difference of opinion as to what
should be done. With regard to at
taching the banking and financial de
partment to the state treasury there is
not much disagreement but it is not
quite so. unanimous that the depart
ment of public accounting should go
to the secretary pf state and that crim
inal statistics should be taken fro.n
his office. The flnst real fight of the
session is promised over the plan to
transfer the insurance department.
This does -not involve any additional
expense and it .would probably! mean
better service and more stability. But
It is being opposed on the ground that
there is no room for it as a separate
department and that it would be ex
pensive. The -fire insurance companies
are already at work on the members
and fighting the measure. State Aud
itor Bleakley was largely responsible
for the agitation for the change two
years ago, for as head of the insur
ance commission he was very strongly
for the change in the interest of econo
my. At that time the Insurance peo
ple all favored the change. .State Aud
itor Carroll, now governor, also rec
ommended the change In two or three
of his reports, and ithis at a time when
he could not be accused of having any
selfish Interest in the reform. It Is ex
pected that the democrats wilp line up
almost sol.dly for the change for It was
Representative Clary, a member of the
insurance commission', who goit the
democratic party committed^ in its
platform to this measure of economy
and reform. The democrats are as yet
divided, but they are aware of the
pledge of their platform. It is be
lieved that the house committee on in
surance has been fixed so that no re
form legislation affecting insurance
matters can be got thru, but this re
mains to be developed. All thesp meas
ures affecting the re-adjustment of
positions and duties in the state of
fices, are in line with the views of
state officers as they have been devel
oped in recent years. They will result
In less duplication of work, more sta
bility in the departments and better
service for the state all round. But
there are members who feel that re
form has been carried all too far1 in
Iowa and it is time to apply thd
brakes.
Contest committees in the house of
the Thirty-tliird general assembly are
all at sea regarding the counting of'
contested ballots. After a joint con
ference of the comrplttees for an hour
and a half yesterday afternoon to reach
some general agreement an adjourn
ment was taken without any under
standing having been reached at all.
Unless the committees can *et to­
gether on some sound basis of count
ing tile- contested ballots a number of
adverse reports from different "com
mittees to the house are anticipated
and no end of a muddle in the house.
The proceedings in the joint confer
ence were spirited and had consider
able feeling involved. They groped
about from one thing to another and
ended by rejecting all.
Representative Swift offered a mo
tion that in deciding the validity of
ballots the committees be governed
strictly by the statute. Mr. O'Conner
of New Mampton, asked why they
should do that when if the statute were
followed to the letter it would throw
out the ballots whereas the supreme
court had construed the statute quite
liberally. He wanted to know if the
supreme court's construction of the
statute were to be followed. Mr. Swift
insisted on his motion remaining "the
statute." It was put to a vote and lost.
Representative Marsten of Cerro Gordo
then made a motion that all ballots
with a cross, a cross Within a circle,
or a cross within a square before the
names of president or vice president or
both, should not invalidate the ballot
where it was otherwise properly
marked. This too, was voted down.
The committee then adjourned without
having accomplished a single step.
Representative Lee, of Emmet, was op
posed to any rigid rule binding the
decision of the five committees, on the
ground that under the ruling of the
supreme court the intention of the
voter had to be taken into considera
tion and that no fixed rule could gov
ern all the ballots, but that each would
have to toe considered separately. After
the adjaurnment, which did not come
till 8:30 the separate committees jnet
but because of the lateness of the hour
were able to accomplish but little.
WILSON ASKED TO STAY
President-Elect Taft Decides to Invite
Secretary of Agriclpture to Remain
in Cabinet. 1
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Washington, Jan. 27.—Word has been
received in Washington indicating
definitely that Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson will be asked to stay in the
cabinet. It comes from President-Elect
Taft, it being one of the last announce
mentsunade for him by letter to people
in Washington who have taken an ac
tive interest in behalf of Wilson, -v.
SEEKS FORTUNE, FINDS DEATH,
Pitiable Fate of Monroe County, Iowa
Man in Frozen Solitudes of Alaska..
Special to Times-Republican.
Albla, Jan. 27.—Several weeks ago
Mrs. Imogene Prather, of- Russell, this
county, received a telegram from the
U. S. commissioners that her brother,
Daniel 'Soyer, had perished from cold,
privation and neglect, in a desolate re
gion of Alaska, on the Yukon river.
This report has just been confirmed in
a letter reveived by Mrs. Prather from
Benjamin" F. Hill, now of Omaha, but
formerly a telegraph operator at Nu
lato. Neb.
•Hill's letter contains information
that Boyer's body was found by Indians
late in the spring of 1908 and buried
by them at Kiah Lakes. An unsigned
letter was found on the body, describ
ing his pitiable condition prior to his
death. It was addressed to his sister,
iMrs. Prather, at Russell, Iowa, was
under date of Dec. 30, 1907, and among
other things contained these lines:
"Dear Sister: I have reached the
end of my earthly career. I started
to go to Nulato, on the Yukon
Plats, froze one of my feet and am
too .weak to travel. I have been with
out fool a Jong time. The Indians
spend summers here fishing, but win
ter on the river. I have a good house
and stove and some few things the
natives left. I have not suffered much
but part of one foot needs amputa
tion, I leave all ray property to you,
•Horace Greely and Peter Boyer. CI face
death without fear or hppe. To me it
is the great unknown."
The Boyers are well known pioneer
citizens of Monroe county and two
brothers of the deceased, Peter and
H. G. Boyer, are residents of Lovilia.
VERDICT IN UNUSUAL CASE.
After Fifth Trial, Charles Cooper,
Council Bluffs, is Given Verdict.
.Council Bluffs, Jan. 27.—A verdict In
a case that has become famous because
of its unusual character and the num
ber of times that it has been tried, was
again rcached yesterday In the district
court here, when a jury found for the
defendant In the suit of Dorn & Mc
Ginity against Charles Cooper. This
was the fifth trial. Besides returning
a general verdict for Cooper, ithe jury
answered two special questions in his
favor. One of^these was that no
actual damages were allowed, the jury
also answering in the negative th-5
question as to whether the advertise
ment complained of was published
with "express" or actual malice toward
the plaintiffs.
The case originated in Neola, and
involved a claim for damages for an
alleged libel In connection with the
publication of an advertisement. It
was charged than in the advertisement
which Cooper published he accused
Dorn & MoGinity by innuendo of
forming a pool with other hog buyers
to control prices. The expense of the
numerous trials has been large, the
court costs alope being close to $1,000.
The verSict yesterday was the second
absolute" verdict for the defendant.
FALLS SIXTY FEET, r':«
Dubuque Lad Sustains Terrible Injur
ies and Will Die.
Dubuque, Jan. 27.—Gus Brose, tfged
14 years, fell sixty feet,"from the flies
above the stage of the Grand opera
house. Tuesday night, before the open
ing of an amateur production, under
the auspices of the Episcopal church,
and sustained a fractured skull, broken
arm= and legs and internal fnluries. Ho
will die.
If
T.-R.JBVILLE.TIN.
The Weather.
Sur sea Jan. 28 at 7:13 sets at
5:13. g
Io-£ -Fair tonight and Thursday
war In the northwest tonight.
I' i» is—Fair tonight and Thursday,
ouri Fair tonight and Thurs
da
South Dakota Fair tonight and
Thursday warmer tonight.
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PAGE ONE.
Telegraphic News:
House Expunges WHllett's Speech,....
Actor Coquelin Dead.
Tariff Commission Plan Balked.
Jamieson .Snubbed by Iowa Senate.
Bill Calling for River Surveys.
Sealby is Blamed for Republic's Loss.
Winters Arraigned Before Giand
Jury.
Roosevelt Prodding California.
Scroggin Feared Loss of Position.
Portsmouth Bank Still Closed.
Hopkins Losing in Balloting.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Quarantine Grafters in Iowa.
Iowa's Best Crop is "Folks."
Cummins as a Moses.
Farmers Ready to Begin Plowing.
Rogers Sentenced to Prison.
Jones Brought Back to Iowa,-
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
A Bill That iShould Pass Unanimous
ly.
From King to Handy Man.
Iowa and Arkansaw. ry
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notea. I
Outside Point of View.
Topics of the Times.
Looker-On in Iowa.V
PAGE FIVE.
School Bill Digest.
Proposed Law Not Arbitrary.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN,
City News.
Some Big Ideas from Boosters.
Firemen's Fair at State Center.'
[Railroad Hit Hard in District Court.
Christie Boys' Secretary.
Elopment is Deiiied.
Burt 'Sellers Dead.
General Jiews of the Olty.
PAGE EIGHT. tiy
Markets and General:
Advance in Wheat.
Lively Buying of 'Corn. •'.
V**WS OF CONOR ESS
it
Cattle Much Higher.
Hog Market Forced Down.
Jerome) Would Push Libel Case.
Great French Player Well
Known in America Snc
cumbs to Illness
CREATED CERANO DE BERGERAC
.S
Coquelin the Son of a Baker, But
Gained Places in Ranks of Foremost
Actors Created Many Parts and
Appeared With Bernhardt and Oth
ers. 1 .r A
S. 5 ^"4
k, j.
Paris, Jan. 27.—Benoit Constant
Coquelin, the great French actor, died
last night at Pont aux Dames, Seine
et Marne.
Benoit Coquelin was the best actor
known on the French stage. He was
born in Boulogne Sur Mer, Jan. 23,
1841, the son of a baker. He made
his defout at the Comedie Francaise in
"Lepetil Amoureux." The same year,
from 1860 to 1886, he created no less
than forty-four parts. He left the
Comedie Francaise in 1886 and toured
Europe and America. In the United
States he had great success.
He created the famous part of
Cyrano de Bergerac in 1897. He made
a grand tour of America with Sarah
Bernhardt in 1900, and reappeared with
her in "L'Aiglon" in Paris in 1901.
Of recent years he had been playing
Cyrano de Bergerac and other roles in
London.
The severity of Coquelin's illness
dates from early January. His illness
was diagnosed as angina pectoris.
SSgsM
GIVE UP SHERCLIFFE
Minnesota Authorities Decide Not to
Retry Him on Robbery Charge and
He Will Be Turned Over to Colorado
to Serve Sentence for Murder.
Special to Times-Republican.
Minneapolis, Jan. 27.—Frank Sher
cliffe will be sent back to Colorado to
serve his twenty-five years' sentence
for murder in the second degree with
out another trial for train robbery in
Minnesota-
County Attorney A1 J. Smith this
morning reached that decision. He at
once wired James T. Hogan, distrlet
attorney in Leadville, Colo., to perfect
his requisition for the prisoner. Should
Colorado fail to make good its requisi
tion, then Shercliffe will be tried here
again on a train robbery charge, with
Owen Ball as the cbief witness for the
state.
Liberty League at Clinton.
Special to Times-Republican.
•Clinton. Jan. 27.—Liberty league of
Iowa is holding the state convention in
Clinton this afternoon wjth 150 In at
tendance. ...
Comes to the Times-Republican from
the Assooiated Praia Supplemented 1
by a special staff correapondont le- .••$
Jo? cated in the presa galleriea at
Washington.
N E 2 3
Mrs. Trimble and Others Fos*
itively Identify Winters
as Slayer
TEARFUL' SCENE JN OOUR1
Winters Arraigned Befors Special
Grand Jury at Eldors—Union Cit"
zens Present in Force But Make Ni''
Demonstration Winters Expraeaat
Sorrow for' Mrs. Trimble and A«kt
for Minister.
|V
Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora, Jan. #7.—'William Winters,,
the young man held for ithe brutal raup
der of "Linn" Trimble, at Union, waq'
arraigned before a special grand jury,
In court here, at noon today, and wit..
nesses positively Identified him ma thf.
slayer. Mrs. Trimble was almost over-': v.
come when she saw Winteis, and haf
to be taken from the court room ant
cared for by friends. Winters latei
expressed sorrow for the-widow,
was so conscience-stricken by th»
scene in court that lis Immediately
asked for a minister or missionary*
Court Room Paokad.
When Winters was brought ta tha
court room for grand jury arraign*
ment the room was packed, among'
those present being 100 men from Un
ion, some of whom had been sumpteae4
a it as am on
the contingent from union, and had
not been apprised of the necessity ol
arraigning Winters at that time.
Winters had been attlred by the s$er«
iff in the clothing worn by the m\ir-,
derer at ithe time of the tragedy. A*
he entered the room Mrs. Trimble'
screamed and almost swooned, and1
gave voice to the words, "XJh, that'
man, that awful man!"
After being removed, from tils court
room and recovering somewhat, Mrs.
Trimble declared: 41,
"That's him. It brings back every.
thing. I can shut my eyes and see hint
as he shot my husband. If they ha3
announced that he was, coming int«
court it would h&«4MHlQltS xnd- tT
stand It The sTgbt of him shocked
me and upset my nerve*, There is not
a particle of doubt about him being
the man."
Dean Moore Identifies.
Dean Moore, the 11-year-old boy whl
stood behind the counter in the Trimi
ble restaurant on the night of thi
tragedy, after seeing Winters In coun
said: "He Is the man. I could
him by his voice, and the clothes
wore were the samf."
1
urt
Leonard Templeton, who saw Winb
ers at Union, on the day of the muty
der, said: "He Is the man, and thert
is no question about, It"
After the arraignment the oouft or-*,
dered the witnesses present to sat
nothing about the case until they apr
peared before the grand Jury. Th(
statements above were procured, how
ever, before the court's admonition wa
given.
Winters In Repentant,
As Ihe went back to the Jail In ekarg(
of the sheriff, Wttftters remarkddl
"I feel sorry for that peer soman.'
On arrival at the jail Wijtwi toR,
the sheriff he would like tt see 4
preacher or missionary, and II haa bee^
arranged that County Sunday CWheol
Missionary Cressan will hays an latere
view with him later in the d&gk
En a letter written to Us fatties to
day, Winters said:
"I hope this wlH be a lesson to .all
other boys, but it can't be helped now.''
No Demonstration Mads.
Despite the fact that the oourt roonj..
was packed when Winter* was brpoctrf'
in, and that there wsre more than 109
men from Union present there was na
demonstration, and tbe aotfons of these
people at this time speak- volumes fer
tile lew-abiding citizens of that place.
When the widow of the murdered man
screamed and became hysterical,^teara)
trickled down the cheeks of^ O^Qttt-i
hearted men. But they srera JiNvkilCaf
the widow, and back of the wa*
a determination' to see the osipdfr ni
Trimble avenged in a lawful manner.
There is not a particle of daMW 9fl
lynching, and while a large number ,oJ
men assembled in front of the Jsti afN
er the oourt proceedings, these wer4
no threa/ts of violence. In ftwt ths fneni
asked permission to go there.
The Speolal Grand Jwyi
The special grand Jury convened W
investigate the Winters CMS Is am fol
lows: C. X. Butler, fasmer/PI stMeassi,
foreman William WlntsiwM, fawseifc..
Radcliffe M. S. Fenton, ftffmar,
ra P. J. O'Neill, farmer, Iowa CMbfl
H. Werneke, farmer, HairdlntoiwiaHtp
J. A. Lee, farmer, tSsa^en OMR A. Jt
(Mabie, grain dsaier, Whltten.
BROKEN FLANGE CAUSED WftEe*
One Person Killed and Thirty Injured,
Near Dana, Wye.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 27.—lit
learned today that a hrokenflaags
was the cause of 'ths wrsok sf the Ota*
gon express, on ths Union
road, near Dana* tedrt fright, Itt* iPfetotj
one peraoa was killed and thfc^wsrti
Injured. There are no fbrther adjMMntf
to the ,11st of casualties today. T» In*
jure^T'are senorted as n*M
ble progrsM. There wers 10V
on the train.
Wreok Report Irrenseu*
Vienna, Jan. ttr-Vhere Is
In the report ptmtshed ti ths
.States that lettr' ftre
killed la a railroad
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