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ARGU FIFTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NO. 74. THE ARGUS. MONDAY. JANUARY 13, 1908. PRICE TWO CENTS. THE ROCK ISLAND BRINGS ISSUE OF 60'S BACK BEFORE THE LOWER HOUSE Hepburn Opposes Drop ping of the Recon struction Laws. STAMP OUT SPIRIT Senate Postpones Discussion of Financial Legislation tor Present. Washington, Jan. 13. In connection with the discussion today of the penal code' bill, by Representative Hepburn of Iowa, he opposed a motion by south ern democrats to strike out the laws enacted during the reconstruction days, saying Governor Vardaman of Missis sippi made the race for the senate on a platform calling for the nullification of the constitutional amendments and declaring he (Hepburn) wanted the laws to live as long as that spirit sur vived. Williams replied no one expected an amendment to the constitution along the lines proposed by Vardaman. I'ONtpnnen l'lnnnce DixoiMkion. Washington, Jan. 13. The senate agreed today to postpone the detailed discussion of the financial question un til a complete statement can. be re ceived from the secretary in response to the senate resolution passed before the holidays. Before this result was reachd there was some discussion of the financial situation in which Senator Tillman charged the treasury department had refused bids for Panama bonds which were at higher figures than some of those accepted. Tillman agreed to al low the resolution to be referred to the committee on finance. with having in his possession moulds with which to counterfeit government coins with intent to defraud the gov ernment was found guilty by the jury in the United- States court Saturday night. Judge Humphreys immediately imposed a sentence of two years in the penitentiary. Kaye's sentence Is to the Chester penitentiary. Pending appeal to the United States circuit court of appeals Kaye is confined in the Sangamon county jail annex. The moulds were found by the preacher -who succeeded Kaye, in the basement of the house occupied at Lincoln by Kaye during his pastorate there. Kaye's defense was that he had the moulds to make medals for Sunday school pupils. It was brought out, however, that Kaye's son had attempted to' pass some of the spurious coins. WAR ON DISEASE General Interest Manifested in Meeting of National Confer ence on White Plague. STATES WELL REPRESENTED Illinois Takes Official Cognizance of Congress to Be Held at Boston Next September. GET BLACK HAND Trap Laid by San Francisco Po lice and Writer of Letter is Arrested. MADE A DEMAND FOR $250 Man Threatened Lodged Complaint Accused Recently Went West from New York. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 13. On the advice of the police authorities to whom were brought information last Friday that he had received from a member of the so-called "Black Hand" a letter threatening the lives of him self and family should he fail to leave a purse of ?250 near an electric plant pole in Washington square, Anton ia Brenen, proprietor of the Hotel Gian- duza, accompanied by au officer, ap peared last night in the square at the hour appointed and awaited the arrival of liis man. Author I Arrexted. When the author of the mysterious letter appeared on. the scene he was promptly arrested. He gave his name as John Bona, an Italian, and said he came to the city from New York Nov. C. FLEET IS AT RIO JANEIRO Enthusiastic Welcome Given Battleships on Their Arrival. WERE ONE DAY LATE Unusual Formalities Observed Torpedo Boats Leave Pernambuco. KANSAS CITY UNION STATION IN PERIL Annex Containing Important Offices Burns with Loss of Quarter of a Million. REFUSES TO ADMIT SCHMITZ TO BAIL Judge Dunne Holds Ex-Mayor Frisco Despite Higher Court's Finding. of San Francisco, Jan. 13. Superior Judge Frank H. Dunne. this morning refused to admit to bail former Mayor Eugene Sehmitz, who was convicted upon the charge of extortion reversed last Wednesday by the appellate court which declared he was illegally convicted. San Francisco. Jan. 13. The first definite figures of the amount put up by the San Francisco "fight trust" for protection have been given out by the graft prosecution. They are taken from the testimony given by Abe Ruef when he made his confession last Sep tember. Ruef received $1S,000 from Graney. Of this sum, which had been sub scribed in equal portions by Graney, Coffroth, Willie Britt and Morris I-evy. Ruef paid Gallagher $9,000, to be divided equally among the super visors, and $4,500 to Sehmitz, retain ing $4,500 for himself. It developed subsequently that Gal lagher held out $23 on each of 17 su pervisors and paid them only $475 Ruef was out $500 on the deal, for he was afterwards compelled to return $5,000 to Britt under a threat of ex: posure. Each of the four members of the fight trust put up $5,000, so some one must have held out $2,000. As money was paid ifi Graney by the members of the trust, and by him to Ruef. it looks as if it was up to Graney. Washington, Jan. 13. Widespread interest is being taken in this country and abroad in the international con gress on tuberculosis which is to be held in Washington next September under the auspices of the National Association for the Study and Preven tion of Tuberculosis. It will be the first congress of the sort to be held in this country, and it will differ from earlier congresses in giving greater prominence to the non medical aspects of the campaign against the white plague. A central committee was appointed for each state and for each of the countries abroad at the beginning of the prepar- jations for the congress. IllinniM Committee-Member. The members of the Illinois com mittee include the following from Chicago: Governor Charles S. Deneen, Dr. G. W. Webster, chairman ; A. Wilson, sec retary; Miss Jane Addams, Dr. Isaac Abt, Dr. R. If. Babcock, Dr. W. L. Baum. Dr. Arthur D. Bevan, E. P. Bicknell, Dr. Frank Billings, Mrs. Clara P. Bourland, Dr. W. E. Cassel berry, Dr. F. S. Churchill, Dr. John M. Dodson. Dr. W. A- Evans. Dr. Henry B. Favill. Dr. Winfield S. Hall, Dr. Ludvig Hektoen, Dr. James B. Her rick. Dr. Joseph Hughes, Professor E. O. Jordan, Sherman C. Kingsley, Dr. A. C. Klebs, Judge Julian Mack, Dr; John B. Murphy, Dr. Theodore B. Sachs, Dr. George Shambaugh, Graham Taylor. The Illinois committee is enlisting the active interest of all the depart ments of state and local government. The Wisconsin committee plans to raise a fund of $5,000 to defray the cost of an exhibition that will repre sent the anti-tuberculosis activities of the state. I'roinlnent Surgeon to Be Heard. Prominent surgeons of foreign coun tries will address the surgeons. Among them will be Dr. K. W. Philip of Edin burgh, founder of the first tuberculosis dispensary; Dr. Theodore Williams of London, Dr. Arthur Newsholme, health Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 13. The Union Station Annex in Union avenue, adjoining the Union railway station. was destroyed by fire early today. The Union station proper, one of Kansas City's landmarks, was saved by the firemen after a hard fight. The" burned building contained the receiving offices of the Adams, Wells-Fargo and Pacific express companies, a branch of the postofflces, offices of the Fred Harvey Eating House company, the Pullman Palace Car company's linen room and the Railway Men's Y. M. C. A. rooms. The loss is estimated at . close to a quarter of a million dollars. IS SOON PUT IN Evidence for State In Thaw Trial Concluded in Middle of - Afternoon, NATION COMMITTED TO WITHDRAWAL FROM CUBA FEW WITNESSES HEARD James Clinch Smith Tells of Rational Manner in Which Defendant Talk ed Night of Tragedy. ing on Lake Mendota Frank .Purdy, a fresnman of the University of Wiscon sin, was run down by an ice boat and so badly injured that he died, at 9 o'clock Saturday night. Purdy is a son of M. Purdy, South American rep resentative for the mercantile agency of R. G. Dun & Co. at Buenos Ayres. VENEZUELA STRIKES BLOW AT MONOPOLY Concession of National Watch Com pany, Owned by Englishmen, Is Canceled. Caracas, Venezuela, via Port of Spain, Trinidad, Jan. 13. An execu tive decree issued today annuls the existing match monopoly and cancels the concession of the National Match company. This company is capitaliz ed at $1,000,000, and the shares are held mostly in England. Rio Janeiro, Jan 13. The 16 ves sels composing the American battle ship fleet on the way to the Pacific, Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans com manding, arrived here yesterday after; noon. As the fleet passed the lighthouse on Cape Frio a signal, set by the'brder of the government, conveyed a wel come from the Brazilian people. The vessels were met by a cruiser and two torpedo boats belonging to the Brazilian navy, which had been dis patched by Rear Admiral Alexandro de Alencar, minister of marine, to escort them up the bay. There were 12 Bra zilian warships and one German cruiser, the Bremen, in port. Salute In Fired. As the Americans passed the forti fications a national salute was fired, which was replied to. gun for gun, by the battleships. J Then followed the salutes between the Brazilian, German and American warships and for a time the noise wis thunderous. The news of the approach of the fleet had spread through the city long before the warships were near the town and thousands of persons went to the water front to welcome the vis itors and their greetings were tumul tuous. The sailors on the merchant vessels in the harbor also cheered and shouted cries of good will. Delayed by Trade Ylnda. The newspaper world of th.e.;.capltal was wide awake to- the importance of the event and Issued special editions, telling of the arrival and reception. The fleet was due to arrive Saturday, according to the official schedule, but. in addition to some delay in the coal ing at Trinidad, strong trade winds and heavy swells- were m-et with as the warships passed along the northeast ern 'coast of South America and the fleet was delayed. On Jan. C the fleet crossed the equa tor and the occasion was marked by a great deal of fun among the fleet. Long before this date it was learned that there were 12,500 men aboard the ships who had never crossed the New York, Jan. 13. The people in the Thaw case rested at 3:19. New York) Jan. 13. Assistant Dis trict Attorney Garvan began the open ing address to the Thaw jury at 9:12 a. m. Garvan occupied 20 minutes in the address by describing the killing of Stanford. White as a premeditated, deliberate murder. Kxelmle All Rnt Experta. Immediately after the first witness concluded his testimony, all the wit nesses but the medical experts were excluded. Dr. John T. Deemar, the Thaw family physician, was in the court room, and will be one of the first witnesses for the defense. As the second witness of the prose cution, Garvan examined James Clinch Smith, who last year testified in re buttal having been abroad when the state presented its direct case. Described Thaw Party In great detail Smith described the entry of Thaw and party. With the defendant was Mrs. Evelyn Thaw, Thomas McCaleb and Truxton Beale Smith repeated his coaversation with Thaw. Smith's testimony followed that given at the first trial almost identically. Thaw asked him if he was doing anything in Wall street, and he said he thought certain stocks were good. He asked Smith if he was-going abroad in the summer, and dis cussed with him the accommodations on several well known steamers. Knew of No Trouble. On cross examination Smith said pre vious to the night of the tragedy he never heard of any difficulty or strain ed relations between Thaw and White. Littleton referred frequently to the transcript of the witness' testimony at the first trial and asked impeaching question based upon It. At one point Smith said the record was in error. Smith was still under cross examina tion when the luncheon, recess was or dered. - . WITHDBAWTROOPS FRANCE CONFINES WARFARE TO COAST NEBRASKA PREPARES TO GUARANTEE BANK DEPOSITS WITHOUT A NEW LAW Omaha, Neb., Jan. 13. Depositors in Nebraska banks are to be guaranteed against loss on account of bank fail ures without the aid of new legisla tion, if the plan now being evolved by Governor Sheldon is carried out. In a letter to A. P, Tukey, an Omaha real estate dealer, Governor Sheldon says: "I agree with you that the state fthollld p-ii.lrnn t eo tho ilpnnsita tint T officer of Brighton, England, director do not think thgt jt ig necessary to call a special session of the legislature. of Kine Edward's sanitarium: Dr. Turban of Davos-Platz, Switzerland, the originator of the scheme generally followed at preseut for the classifica tion of tuberculosis; Dr. Gottholdt Pannwitz of Berlin. Dr. Letulle of Paris and Dr. S. Kitasato of Tokio, Japan. HOCH COLD TOWARD FAIR DELEGATION Prominent Club Women Ask Recom mendation for Equal Suffrage and Are Turned Down. Topeka, Kan., Jan. 13. A delegation THREE AT CENTURY MARK No New Un Needed. "I have given this matter much thought and do not believe it will be necessary to pass any law in order to arrange it. I believe that it is with in the scope of the work delegated to the state banking board. I mean that the state banking board could possibly secure a fund by assessing the banks, with their consent, of, say, $50,000 at first, to be used for making good any losses from bank failures. This fimd could be invested in such a way as to be available at all times and would soon' become self-sustaining by reason of the Interest paid on the securities. Waiting on Report. "I have thought that I would write to the bankers of the state myself and see if such an agreement could not be reached, but I have been waiting for the reports to come in that I jnight know the condition of the banks." Governor Sheldon is quoted as say ing that he wants to see the bankers of the state "take the bull by the horns," and that Nebraska shall be the first state to fall into line in safe guarding its banks against runs. Not Prepared to Invade Interior Order to Preserve Peace in Morocco. in Secretary Taft Submits Magoon's Report With Comment. SAYS ntention of President With Ref erence to Soldfield When Legislature Meets. REPORT IS MADE PUBLIC Investigators Assert There Was Need for Soldiers and Blame the Mineownera. No W ashington, Jan. 13. President Roosevelt has determined to withdraw the federal troops from Goldfield. Nev.. shortly after the legislature begins its special session tomorrow. This inten tion was 'made known at the White house yesterday when the report of the special investigating committee was made public. The report virtually charges the mine owners with having planned to reduce wages and blacklist the mem bers of the Western Federation and of expecting to use the federal troops to further their purpose. The report also reflects upon the governor of Ne vada, declaring conditions found did not support his statements. The president says he shall be gov erned by the recommendations in the report unless the governor can show that the statements of the report are not in accordance with the facts. Governor'a Statement Not Proven. The report says: "The conditions did not support the general allegations in the governor's request for troops nor were his specific statements es tablished to any such extent as to jus tify his use of these statements for the purpose of getting federal troops." Reviewing the conditions leading up to the present and since they began Nov. 27 last, the report draws this conclusion : "The action of the mine operators warrants the belief that they had determined upon a reduction in wages and the refusal of employment DUTY IS PLAIN Delay in Turning Over Control Due to Lack of Census Figures. Washington, Jan. 13. As far as he can. Secretary Taft has committed the government to the promise to with draw completely from Cuba in the be- inning of the spring in 1909. This pledge is contained In a letter from Taft to the president transmitting the report of Governor Magoon for the past year. After stating that the re port from the governor shows condi- . tions in Cuba to be encouraging, Sec retary Taft says: CenMux in Delayed. "It was hoped by some that the cen sus might be completed In September last. I did not think so, and was not surprised to learn the census has not yet been completed and probably will not be until April or Slay. This will postpone local elections until June, and the presidential election till De cember, and the installation of presi dent and congress and turning over of the island until about March or April of 1909. According to Promise. "This is in compliance with our promise when we assumed temporary control of Cuba, and it seems to me we ought to allow nothing to inter fere with the carrying out of that promise. There are important inter ests that would be glad to delay our stay there for years, but both good faith and good judgmcntrerxuTreus to leave at the time appointed." Given Hiatorjr of Intervention. The report of Governor Ma goon con stitutes an exhaustive history of Amer ican intervention in Cuba and of the in mpmhprR nf the Western Federation of Miners-, but that they feared to take j passage of the island oncer American this course of action unless thev had control. the protection of federal troops, and Paris, Jan. 13. There has been pub lished here a statement from an in spired source to the effect that the French government has decided to confine'its action in Morocco to assur ing the security of the Algerian fron tier and the' maintenance of order at the ports- in accordance with the Al geciras agreement. No loan will be concluded with Mohammed Sidi-el- Mokhri who come from the finance minister to Ab-El-Aziz assuring secur ity pending further developments. Ad miral Philbert says 11 ships are on the Moroccan coast and General De Ar made, the military commander, has about 9,000 men including seven batteries. that they accordingly laid a. plan to P II 1 MAM Pf Pi PA NY secure such troops and then put their 1 UUtlllMIl UU 101 mil I TO BE SCRUTINIZED Citizens of Muskegon, Mich., Celebrate Their 100th Birthday. South Bend, Ind., Jan. 13. Muske gon county, Mich., has three residents who will celebrate their 100th birthday anniversaries this month. They are Daniel McPhail, G. Ruggles and Pat rick P. Bogie. The latter is able to read without the aid of glasses. His , teeth are intact, and he can eat as called on Governor Hocn toaay asKing him to include in his message to the legislature, which convenes Thursday, a recommendation ior euai uui6 .Efforts Will Be Made to secure Closer for women at all elections in Kansas.! Union of. Military. The governor told them he had but J Boston, Jan. 13. The 10th annual four bills in mind when he called the meeting of the National Guard asso spccial session, and the message was ' ciation will be held at Fanueil hall prepared along those lines and would here during the next three days. Offi- CARNEGIE ANSWERS ATTACK OF R. T. CRANE ON TECHNICAL EDUCATION NA1 ION A. GUARDS IN SESSION be In the printer's hand tonight. A MINISTER IS SENTENCED cers and men representing a national organized volunteer ' force of more ttin 1 lVt AAA Amlrn will 9 1 tptl it. T1T- I Willi! ArV,UW UtCIUUCia ..... forts will be made to accomplish a Springfield Man Convicted of Having closer union of the amateur and pro Counterfeiter's Outfit. .fessional soldiers of the country. Offl- Springfield; 111.. Jan. 13. Rev. James cers representing the war department but several families in Pittsburg were A. Kaye of . Oak Park, III., charged will be present. . - sending their young men to Troy and Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 13. In a letter i given out yesterday Andrew Carnegie replies to Richard T. Crane, the Chi cago millionaire who, in a recent speech in Chicago, declared Mr. Car negie might as well have thrown into the lake the $12,000,000 with which he built and endowed the Carnegie technical schools in this city. In his letter Mr. Carnegie says: "Dear Mr. Crane: I have a little time to devote to the defense of technical education. I do not think it needs any. It is speaking for itself, and will speak for Itself; and even you will he satisfied by and by -that we are on the right path. You asked me four questions. "To the first I answer that when I started in business I did not know of one technically educated mechanic; especially to Boston. "One of them happened to "be a rela tive and he has made a great success and is a partner now in one of the leading firms for special steels. I do not believe that he would have achiev ed this so rapidly had it not been for his superior education. If I were in business today the young man whom Iwould take into any service would be the most highly educated mechanic This answers all four of your questions, and I should like to ask you one in return. The apprentice system is a thing of the past. What do you propose as a substitute The best one, and the one better than the original, is to give the instruction to the young men in the technical schools. . "Hoping all this will be of 'use to you and with the kind greetings of the season, I am always, your friend, ANDREW CARNEGIE.' line and they were the ones who fur nished the sport to the more seasoned blue jackets and officers whose ex perience had previously taken them across the equator, which made them immune from the attention of King Neptune, who had the greatest day In his career. Koyal Flag; Displayed. The sea monarch's royal flag was displayed from the mainmast of each of the ships, and he came aboard in the time honored manner over the bow to see that all the neophytes were duly initiated into the mysteries of his court. Discretion was inaeea tne better part of valor in treating with his majesty. Did any of the uninitiated attempt to resent the rather rough at tention paid to them by the king s courtiers they only called down on themselves much worse treatment The King Neptune who visited the battleship Louisiana was in particular ly gracious humor and as few of his victims offered any desperate resist ance to his royal attentions, he con descended to announce that special honorary certificates would be for warded to President and Mrs. Roose velt in due recognition of the fact they had visited Panama, which was near the royal domain. Torpedo Boata Leave for Rio. Pernambuco. Jan. 13. The American torpedo boat flotilla left nere today for Rio de Janeiro. While in pernamDuco the officers of the flotilla received ev ery attention from shore authorities. Edward Gray, a sailor on the Law rence, accidentally drowned Saturday, was buried yesterday. Killed by Ice Boat. Madison, Wis., Jan. 13. While skat- program! into effect." Wanted to H educe Wsgra. When the troops arrived the mine operators issued a statement in which they indicated a reduction in miners' wages from $5 to $4 a day, also their intention not to' employ miners who belonged to the union. The report adds: "While this cut in wages and refusal to employ members of the Western Federation of Miners was not announced until after the ar rival of the troops, every indication confirms the belief that such action was in contemplation before the ar rival of the troops, was part of the general plan of the mine operators to establish their independence of the union, and that the coming of the troops was expected and urged by them to make such a plan feasible. Wan Xot Jnntified. "Conditions at Goldfield." the report asserts, "did not justify calling for the troops. The single case of the unlaw ful use of dynamite, which failed to accomplish any damage, was surround ed by "such circumstances," the report says, "as to raise a reasonable doubt as to the genuineness of the charge that members of the union were responsible. George S. Loftus' Complaint asto Charges Will Be Presented Before Commerce Commission. Washington, Jan. 13. The interstate commerce commission will be asked to take a complete investigation into the sleeping car business of the Pull man company of Chicago. George S. Loftus, who filed a com plaint against the company last sum mer directed specifically against charges for berths to and from St. Paul, Minn., will ask the commission to permit him to amend his petition so as to include the entire Operations of the company. This action was taken because the company, during the recent hearing in St. Paul held by Special Attorney John IT. Marble for the commission, alleged in fixing charges that the busi ness done throughout the country was taken into consideration. BLUE GRASS POPULISTS FIRST Kentucky Elects Delegates to National Convention. Joliet, 111., Jan. 13. James H. "Fer- riss of Joliet, national chairman of the populist party, announces that Ken tucky has chosen 29 delegates for the populist convention in St. Louis April 2. Iowa populists have called a con vention for Feb.. 20. Missouri popu lists will meet early in April. ARE FEWER WOMEN WORKERS Missouri Labor Bureau Shows that Number Grows Less Every Year. St. Louis, Mo. Jan. 13. Statistics compiled by State Labor Commission er Hiller show that the number of women employed in the industries of the state is decreasing every year. In 1906 2,117 women held memberships in labor organizations as compared with 2,481 in 1905, a loss of 364 mem bers in one year. BURLINGTON RETRENCHING Lines West of the River Will Be Shorn of Many Employers. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 13. General Man ager Holdrege has announced that a large number of Burlington employes in all departments will be laid off. at once on account of the great falling off in business as the result of the recent financial flurry. He said: "Business on our line is from. 15to 20 per cent less than It was a year ago at this time. We are compelled to lay off a large number of men, but what the number will be I cannot state- as I have not the figures at hand. A crt will be made in all departments in which the business is less and natural ly the first men to be affected will be in the track departments, the machin ists and the train and engine men." WOULD MAKE LOCKS WIDER Secretary Taft Favors Change at Pan ama to Handle Bigger Ships. Washington, Jan. 13. Secretary Taft has written a letter to the president recommending an increase in the width of the Panama canal locks from 100 feet, as at present plannedto 110 feet. The change will cost about $5,000,000 additional, but meets the naval view German Discount Rate Reduced. Berlin, Jan. 13. The Imperial Bank of Germany reduced' the rate of dis count today from 7 per cent to 6 per as to the likelihood of larger battle- cent. . I ships in future.