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MORSE GUILTY
GETS FIFTEEN
ONE TIME ICE AND STEAMSHIP
KING WITH FORTUNE A YEAR
AGO OF TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS
MUST GO TO "PEN."
PARTNER CURTIS
ALSO CONVICTED
CHARGE UPON WHICH MEN WERE
FOUND GUILTY WAS MISAPPLI­
CATION OF FUNDS OF NEW
YORK BANK.
New York, Nov. 6.— Charles W.
Morse, one time "ice king" and
"steamship king," whose personal for
tune a little raore than a year ago was
estimated at mgre than $22,000,000,
was today sentenced to fifteen years'
imprisonment, havihg last night been
convicted of misapplication of the
funds of the National'^nk of North.
America.
Sentence on Alfred H. Ciirtis, former
president of the National 'Bank of
North America, who was founds guilty
with Morse, was suspended.
Given Ten Days' Stay.
The sentence on Morse was based
on the verdict of guilty of misapplica
tion of funds and making false entries
In the books of the bank. It is under
stood that if Morse goes to prison he
will be confined in the federal prison
at Atlanta, Ga. A ten days' stay in
execution of the sentence of Morse
was granted by Judge Hough. He was
paroled in custody of Marshal Henkel.
pending any action that may be taken
during the ten days' stay.
Morse, was taken to the tombs pris
on at 1 o'clock this afternoon. It
was announced that no application for
his release on bail would be made.
Men Cool Wives Collapse.
The jury recommended clemency in
the case of Curtis. The judge suspend
ed sentence. Both men accepted the
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any emotion, but their wives col
lapsed. Mrs Morse, sobbing" convul
sively, was led to an ante room, while
Mrs. Curtis fainted in her seat in the
court room.
Story of Morse's Comet.
.Morse first attracted attention as an
Iceman, then the financial district saw
a light and found that wlorse was form
ing a chain of banks. Then he became
a man much guessed about, and his
operations, large and queer, finally
I came to smash in the panic.
Morse graduated from Bowdoin col
lege and went into business with his
father. He saw money in ice, leased
a pond, and got more acreage, becamc
known as "Silent Charley," and pros
pered. He became president of the
American Ice company, took up with
Tammany politicians, dropped them,
and began the acquisition of a chain
or banks. He got together about nine
banks in a manner which didn't bear
scrutiny when the smash came. Ho
even went to Maine and corralled
banks.
Morse was the power in the Bank
of New Amsterdam and the Garfield
National bank. His operations were
the subject of comment In the financial
14 district. The venturesome applauded
f| him for his boldneas the conserva
tives watched him with alarm. The
conservatives feared he wa3 overex
tending himself.
Banks His Power Swayed.
When the panic came, with the
elimination of Morse and the subse
quent criminal prosecution, he had a
chain of four important banks, three
of which had clearing house member
ships. 'The American Ice company,
the American Ice Securities, the latter
a holding company for the American
Ice company, and the Consolidated
Steamship company, which was a
s^merger
of the majority of the coast
J... IJlse steamship comranies.
The biggest banl: of the Morse
f^trlng and the one in which h- main
talned "his office was the National
Bank of North America. He was vice
president and director of this bank.
In addition to the banks mentioned,
he was vice president and director of
the Fourteenth Street bank, he was a
l^rge stockholder in the Mercantile
WiNational, and director in these institu
tions—the Garfield Safe Deposit com
pany, the New Amsterdam Safe Da
posit company, the New York Mort
gage and Security company, the New
York Produce Exchange bank, the
Title Insurance company of New York,
thn Van Norden Safe Deposit com
pany, and the Van Norden Trust com
pa.i?.
Morse was the principal in a lot of
litigation, civil and criminal. The
Dodge-Morse marriage and divorce
tangle was one. It. came out of his
arrlage to. Mrs. Dod^e, wife of
pharles F. Dodge, who was a Pullman
orter and hotel clerk. Several per
sons were indicated, b-'t Hummel was
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Edwin Emerson, a warm per
sonal friend of Judge Taft and
Governor Hughes, died at Tokio
yesterday of heart failure, the
result of intense excitement over
the American election news.,
FOUR BURIED IN
ILLINOIS MINE
DUST EXPLOSION WRECKS MINE
AND MEN mRE CAUGHT UN­
DER TONS OF COAL.
Chicago, Nov. 6.—Hope of rescu
ing the four men buried by the
explosion in a mine at Rend, 111.,
was given up today by the offi
cials of the W. P. Rend company
after repeated efforts to descend
into the mine had Veen made by
relays of miners through the
night. The explosion was caused
by a windy shot. Possibly tons
of coal now rest on the bodies of
the unfortunate .en.
Benton, 111., Nov. 6.—A "windy"
shot fired in the Rend mines at Rend,
111., owned by W. P. Rend of Chicago,
probably has resulted'in the death of
four shot firers, who were buried un
der an avalanche of coal. The mine
was wrecked.
Several hundred men, including fifty
miners from this city, are on the scente
trying to effect a rescue of the en
tombed men or recover their bodies.
A rescue party of forty men has enter
ed the mine through the airshaft. It
is not thought possible the four shot
firers can be alive.
Joseph Letter's mine at Victor took
fire last evening from a dust explos
ion in which three men were in
jured. The mine is being sealed up
with the idea of putting out the fire
by cutting off ajll air.
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CENTERVILLE MAN HURT
Thomas Dale Sustains Broken Leg
While Riding Horse Near Blakes
burg Today.
Blakesburg, Nov. 6.—(Special)—
Thomas Dale of Centerville, a member
of the firm of Dale and Bradley, stock
buyers, who operate extensively over
this section of the state, was thrown
from a horse early this morning and
receied a broken leg. Both bones of
the limb were broken below the knee.
Dale was looking over one of the
firm's farms about two and one-half
miles northwest of here when the ac
cident occurred. He was brought to
this city where he received medical
treatment.
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ANYONE WANT ATHLETIC WIFE?
Here is a Twelve Year Old Girl Who
Can Outbox Anyone of
Her Age.
Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 6.—Frances
Moyer, ager 12, is the champion girl
boxer so far. On a vacant lot a
series of open air bouts was held yes
terday. Miss Elsie Harris, 13 years
old, was Miss Moyer's first victim.
Then, in turn she bested on points
Harold Sharper. Lawrence and Le Roy
Housmer, and Mathew Donahue.
COP 250 LBS. TAKES COW RIDE
Jumps Fence, Lands on Bossy, Who
Runs Away and Sprains
His Foot.
Newark, N. J., Nov. 6.—Policeman
Holzwarth in raiding a crap game to
day jumped an eight foot fence, and
his 250 pounds landed on an Innocent
cow, which ran away. He held on
by the tail for several blocks, but final
ly fell off, spraining his foot. The
cow is still running.
ILLINOIS ON THE
WATERWAYS
STATE VOTES ON BIG BOND ISSUE
FAVORING BUILDING
OF CANAL.
Chicago, No*. 6.—That Illinois will
perform her part in the construction
of the lakes-to-the-gulf deep waterway
is indicated by belated returns on the
proposition submitted to the people at
Tuesday's election to bond the state
for |20,000000 to construct a channel
from Lockport to Utica on the Illi
nois river. The vote in Cook coun
ty (Chicago) was almost five to one
in. favor of the bond issue and heavy
majorities were rolled up in its favor
in the river counties. It is estimated
the proposition carried by 75,000,
more than half of all the votes cast
at the election.
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TAFTS SPEECH
MARKET TAKES PRESIDENT­
ELECT'S REMARKS AS INDICA­
TION OF CONSERVATISM AND
BUSY DAY RESULTS.
TELLS OF PLANS
TO ENFORCE LAWS
IN SPEECH DECLARES THAT BUS­
INESS MEN WITHIN THE STAT­
UTES NEED HAVE NO FEAR OF
HIM WARNS OTHERS.
New York, Nov. 6. There was
an outburst of speculation in £he
stock maiket today which swept
prices to a higher level in a sen
sational manner. Commission
houses reported a large influx of
buying orders and the industrial
stocks were conspicuous, the
movement in iron and steel issues
being in heavy demand.
The railroads most affected
were those which have not moved
upwards before in accordance
with the advance In speculative
leaders. The speech of Judge Taft
assuring noninterference with hon
est corporations, was appropriat
ed as a motive for buying.
Cincinnati, O., Nov. 6.—Speaking to
the Cincinnati Commercial club, of
which he has been a member for fif
teen years, President-elect Taft last
night brought every member of th»
club to his feet in his address sound
ing the keynote of prosperity for the
next four years. .,
"Every business main who' Is
obeying the law may go ahead
with all the energy in his posses
sion. every enterprise which is
within the statutes may proceed
without fear of interference from
the administration, when acting
legally, but all interests within
the jurisdiction of the federal
government may expect a right
enforcement of the laws against
dishopest methods," was the
lceynote of what Mr. Taft said.
The speech which Mr. Taft deliver
ed here last night created a profound
sensation among the substantial busi
ness men of the city, who are mem
bers of the club. They had planned
the dinner long before the result of
the election could be known, and they
arose as one man to the sentiments
their guest expressed. The speech,
which was preceded by words of
friendship and neighborly felicitation
on the part of Mr. Taft, brought out
the human side of the next president
in a remarkable manner.
Subject to His Managers.
Mr. Taft told, in a way which no one
has written of, the human side of his
campaign.
"I have been the subject of a coterie
of bosses," he declared, with the
greatest good humor, "of which the
demands left me r.o duty but to be
respond from 6 o'clock in the morning
to midnight, to the calis of the popu
lace—and if I did not respond the
crowd after one minute made a mighty
shout, 'Hurram for Bryan.'"
In beginning Mr. Taft admitted that
it might not have been so easy to
smile tonight if the telegrams of con
gratulation which passed between Lin
coln and Cincinnati yesterday had been
originated in this city instead of the
home of the great commoner.
"Seriously," he declared, "the indi
cations are already apparent and the
hopes which I entertain are that the
business communities and the invest
ors of foreign nations and among our
people will take heart in carrying'out
the great enterprises which have been
projected and whicu must be carried
to a determination if the country is to
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ALDRICi REVISION
Senator Says h~ _jld Like to See
Senate Take Up Matter at
Next Meeting.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 6.—Senator
Aldrich after a visit with the presi
dent today was asked whether tariff
revision would be taken up in the
senate at the coming session. He de
clared it would be an exteremely de
sirable thing to do if it were possible
but it was doubtful whether the sen
ate could dispose of it at this ses
sion. "Personally," said Aldrich. "I
would be very glad to see it come."
Has Hair in His Appendix.
Dubuque, Nov. 6.—George Dushl,
who recently arrived In Dubuque from
Germany, was operated upon yesterday
for appendicitis. The cause of his ill
negs was shown to be a long hair
lodged In the appendix and twisted In
to a wad. The patient may die. Doc
tors state that this circumstance h#*
been rarelp Encountered.
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CRISIS OVER
AMONG POWERS
TROUBLE BETWEEN GERMANY
AN DFRANCE SETTLES DOWN
OVER NIGHT.
Paris, Nov. 6.—The crisis between
France and Germany, which arose ov«r
the arrest of German deserters from
the foreign legion oi the French army
by French authorities at Casblanca,
..ao seemingly been dispelled over
night. It is now appar3nt Germany is
ready to abandon Jicr recent demand
for the release of these men and that
she will excttre the action of tha
French soldiers who are alleged to
have attacked the German consulate
at CaBblanca.
What the Quarrel is About.
On September 26 six deserters from
the French Foreign. Legion were ar
rested at Tangier. Two of them
were German subjects, and an agent of
the German Consul was taking them
aboard a German vessel at Casablanca
when the entire party was arrested by
French troops. The deserters were
Imprisoned, and Berlin Immediately
demanded that the French soldiers be
reprimanded, and that the Paris gov
ernment express regret for the inci
dent. An offer to submit the entire
matter to The Hague tribunal also was
made by Germany. France, while will
ing to arbitrate some of the points in
volved, has, refused to censure her sol
diers, and has left It to. the Kaiser to
make the next move.
POLITICIAN GUILTY OF ARSON.
Milwaukee Teaming Contractor Con
victed at Kenosha and Imprison
ment Sentence Deferred.
Kenosha, Wis., Nov. 6. Michael
GrifHn, Milwaukee teaming contractor
and politician, on trial in the circuit
court here on a charge of arson, was
found guilty yesterday afternoon. A
motion in arrest of judgment was filed
and sentence was deferred. The penal
ty is imprisonment.
THE WEATHER
Iowa—Fair tonight and Saturday
slightly cooler tonight
Illinois—Fair tonight and Saturday
slightly jcooler north Saturday.
Wisconsin—Fair tonight and Satur
day slightly cooler Saturday,
Local Weather.
Nine o'clock last evening 48
Seven o'clock this morning 44
Two o'clock this afternoon 68
Sunrise, 6:28 sunset nmon
set, 4:14 a. m.
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JUMBER
Twelve of the Successful Gubernatorial
Candidates At the Election Tuesday
Denee~n' RePubllcan'
bert 8. Hadley, Republican, Mo., John A. Johnson, Democrat, Minn. James o. Davidson Renublican Wis Fred
M. Warner, Republican, Mich. Albert W. Gilchrist, Democrat, Fla. Malcolm RPattersonDemocrat Tenn Jud
H°ibe"5uWicS-S: Yhl°: Ge°rge L' L!1,ey' RepUblican'
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I" Walter R. stubbs, Republican, Kas. Her­
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MR. CARROLL'S
PLURALITY BIC
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VOTE.
Total Vote in Iowa.
Taft 238,454
J3ryan 173,423
Taft plurality 65,031
Carroll 217,772
Whi£e 163,843
Carroll plurality 53,924
Total vote for Taft and Bryan. .421,877
Total vote for all candidates,
1904 485,703
Cummins 42,000
Des Moines, Nov. 6.—William II.
Taft defeated Bryan in Iowa by a total
vote of 238,454 to 173,423, or a plural
ity of 65,031.
B. F. Carroll defeated Fred White
for governor by a vote of 217,772 to
163.848, or a plurality of 53,924.
These figures, based ou semi-official
returns from eighty-eight counties of
the ninety-nine in .the state furnish
the first actual total vote published
in Iowa.
Pluralities Will Grow 8ome.
While there are eleven counties
missing, they will not chaage the net
result except to Increase somewnat the
lead of both Taft and Carroll over
their opponents. They may add 3,000
to the pluralities of each, bringing the
final Taft plurality about 68,000 or
70,000 and the Carroll plurality to
something over 55,000.
BIG BUILDING BOOM
Permits Totalling Twelve Million
More This Year Than in Octo
ber 1907.
Chicago, Nov. 6. Building con
struction is now making new high rec
ords, according to {be Construction
News. During October permits were
taken out in thirty-six cities for the
construction of 9,792 buildings, involv
ing a total cost of $43,074,775, twelve
million more than was the case in Oc
tober a year ago.
200 Students Flee In Night Clothes
Washington, D. C., Nov. 6.—Fire
eraly today destroyed the Bliss Elec
trical school at Tacoma Park, a sub
urb of this city. Two hundred stu
dents were compelled to flee for their
lives in their night clothing. All
escaped butV lost their Wlongings
The loss As 150,000
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ALBIA CITIZENS
HONOR KENDALL
FELLOW TOWNSMEN GIVE CON­
GRESSMAN- ELECT IM­
PROMPTU RECEPTION.
Albia, Nov. 6.—-(Special)—Albia
turned out enmasse last night to give
a fitting reception to Congressman
Elect Kendall. A crowd assembled in
front of his office and clamored for
speech from the new congressman. A
committee was sent to escort him to
the court house square, where he de
livered a short speech, thanking the
people of his home city for their gen
erous support and the honor they paid
him in giving him such a reception.
Hon. J. C. Mabry also made a few
remarks.
It was an enthusiastic demonstration
by Kendall's fellow townswen, inspired
by the loyalty of the citizens l'or
their town and their gratification at
the honor paid an Albia citizen by the
people of the sixth congressional dis
trict. A display of fireworks was a
feature of the celebration.
Methodists Meet In St. Louis.
St. Louis, Nov. 6.—The general
committee of Foreign Missions of the
Methodist Episcopal church met today
for its annual meeting. The sole work
of the committee is to make appro
priation for the missionary work for
the year of 1909.
TAFT IS NOT
GOING ON HONT
PRESIDENT-ELECT ALSO OB­
JECTS TO STATEMENTS THAT
HE OWNS BIG RANCH.
Cincinnati, Nov. 6. Judge Taft
said today there was hardly the
slightest possibility of his going to
Texas to hunt any time this winter.
He said he would appreciate very
much if the erroneous impression
could be corrected that he owSed any
land in Texas.
"The ranch referred to,'' he ex
plained, "belongB to Mrs. C. H. Taft. 1
do not own an acre of the land nor
have I any interest in thje ranch."
No demands were made on the time
of Taft today except those relating to
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LEAD OE 4.235
STATE 8TAY8 IN REPUBLICAN
COLUMN, THOUGH DEMOCRATS
PROBABLY HAVE MAJORITY IN
THE LEGISLATURE.
REVISED TABLE
GIVES TAFT 3 6
MARYLAND 8PLITS IT8 VOTE SIX
FOR BRYAN AND TWO FOR
TAFT FINAL RETURNS NOT IN
FROM 8TATE.
St. Louis, Nov. 6.—Supplemen
tary rdturns early today failed to
disturb materially Taft's lead of
4,285 votes In Missouri. The state
legislature seems fixed at a Dem
ocratic majority of six
ballot, although this
change. What doubts
relate mostly to the
offices and the
amendments proposed
tion.
One of the counties !n which the re
turns have not yet been completely
complied, is Morgan. This county 'n
1904 gave Roosevelt a plurality of 362
votes over Parker. The Republican
state committee claims Taft will re
celve at least this plurality. Thern
are not ^nough votep it, this county ia
swing the state to Bryan, eVen if her
receives the plurality there.
Neither party Is no'" sure of a ma
jority in the state legislature, which
is to elect the successor to Senator
William Joel Stone. Latest returns in
dicate a Democratic majority on Joint
ballot of four votes, the Republicans
controlling the house and the Demo
crats the senate.
How Legislature la 8pllt.
Senate—Democrats, 22 Republi
cans, 12.
House—Democrats, 68 Republi
cans, 74.
With the margin of power thus nar
row, the chances of any one particular
candidate for the place cannot be fore
casted. Senator Stone apparently has
defeated Governor Folk by a safa
plurality for the Democratic nomina
tion, and the chance3 are that Lieut.
Governor McKinley has carried the
Republican primary over his nearest
opponent, Richard C. TC^rens.
Late Maryland Returns.
Baltimore, Nov. 6—Although returns
have been received from two missing
counties and the count of Baltimore
City is almost complete the result of
the election on president is still In
doubt. From the latest figures it is
certain that Bryan will have six elec
tors and maybe seven. Taft is sure
of one and may get two.
REVISED ELECTORAL VOTE.
State
Missouri 18
Montana 3
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire 4
New Jersey tt
New York 39
North Carolina
North Dakota 4
Ohio 23
Oklahoma
Oregon 4
Pennsylvania 34
Rhode Island 4
South Carolina
South Dakota 4
Tennessee
Texas
Utah 3
Vermont 4
Virginia
Washington 5
West Virginia 7
Wisconsin 18
Wyoming 3
TotalB 336
Majority 169
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St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 6.—The "rays
terious stranger" seems to have placed
himself squarely in the Republican
rank. Returns practically complete iKi.
from the entire state of Missouri givw
Taft a plurality of 4,235 over Bryan.
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Arkansas
California 10
Colorado
Connecticut 7
Delaware 3
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois 27
Indiana 15
Iowa 13
Kansas 10
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Louisiana
Maine 6
•Maryland 2
Massachusetts 16
Michigan 14
Minnesota 11
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