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OF" THE AOO
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF
THE CITY OF CAIRO.
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF
ALEXANDER COUNTY.
THE QIRQ BULLETIN
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VOLUME XL. HO. ,12
CAIRCILINOIS, FRIDAY MORNING APRIL 17, 1908
ESTABLISHED IN 1868.
EXCLUSIVE OB?VI
IU RAPS AT
WAD SECRETARY
SAYS HE PROMISES THE PEOPLE
NOTHING IN WAY OF RE
FORMS.
ON TABIfF QUESTION
Fairbanks Has Already rassed Him
Nebraskan Finishes Michigan
Trip With Address at De
troit Last Night.
Detroit, Mich., April 10. Wm. J
.Bryan, tonight concluded a two davs
speaking trip through .Michigan, with
an address here. Bryan arrived at
o'clock from Jackson, Michigan, wher
no delivered nn address this afternoon.
He wan given an enthusiastic recep
tion when ho was ese.uit.ed to the plat
form. He pointed out the growth In
the popularity of Democratic policies,
distinguishing as he proceeded be
tween the Democratic policies, as he
expressed it, of the president and the
nn Democratic policies of the presi
dent. Taft Promise Nothing,
Speaking of reform he said:
"Taft, who seems to be regarded as I
a representative of reform in the Re-
publican party, (I ,;; not mean to
slight Senator La Follette, a real re
former, but he does not seem to meet
with the favor om the Republican
leaders) gives no promise of effective
relief from the trusts, either throimh
administration or legislation.
i no people , however, understool
tho trust question better than ever
e . t ...
uiiore ami win, i th;nx, demand the
enactment of a law embodying tho
Democratic Idea that private mono
poly Is indefensible and Intolerable.
On the Tariff.
"On the tariff question the Demo
cratic JWolt.UU Inmlou r-"
and now we have, the Republicans ill
B neck and neck race to see w ho can
make the loudest promises in favor of
tariff reform without really reducing
the tariff. Taft was in the lead at
first, but Vice President Fairbanks
has already passed him. ami is now
already four months ahead of the
special session Idea."
The speaker approved railroad leg's
lation as far as it has gone, but wants
it strengthened.
Discusses Imperialism.
Discussing imperialism, Bryan re
ferred to the demand for four new
battleships and congratulated con
press for cutting it down to two. He
used it to Illustrate the evils of Im
perialism and said the Democrats had
for several years been calling atten
tion to the fact that the Colonial pol
icy, If persisted In, will not only
"weaken our attachment to the doc
trine of self government, but Increase
our army and navy and involve us in
all the perils of a land grabbing pol
icy." He continued:
"There Is danger of war in the cul
tivation of the military spirit, and the
best guaranty of peace is to be found
in the establishment of r reputation
for fair dealing, and In the considera
tion of the rights of others."
LINCOLN LEAGUE
Announces Plan to Assist Schools to
Study Principles Espoused By
the Martyr.
Hew York, April 1C The Lincoln
Education League, recently Incorpor
ated in this state, announced today
that it had provided J20.0O0 to be used
towards placing In school houses
throughout the country bronze tablet;
bearing the full text of Abraham Lin
coln's address at Gettysburg.
The league alsi hopes to be in a po
sition later on to give prizes for es
hays by school children on phases of
Lincoln's character, and to cooperate
In other ways with the schools In in
teresting the children in the prin
ciples for which Linco:u lived and
died.
NEW RECORD WAS SET
For Passage tf Pacific By Steamer
Teucer Ctinrse Boycot On
Japan Affects Shipping.
Victoria. 15. C. April 10 Tie
rteamer Tenets of the Hue Funnel
Line reached irt ITIis morning, from
tie Orient end Liveniool. She broke
sll record)- fur freighting ar;r-s the
FaciBc. ma'ting the n;n In twelve
'ays and -me hi nr.
The nr.; cott arranged at Chinese
ports and 11' lu Kag aea.nst Japan.
asc3 mu.h loss to Japanes" ship
pers and nn-'ehants. according to Lie
off ccrs cf the Teucer.
I IS
STLLKUnB
MINERS AND OPERATORS SAID
TO HAVE TENTATIVE
. PLAN.
CHANCES III WORKINGS
In Pennsylvania the Stumbling Block
Miners Want Better Condi
tions end the Operators
Won't Accede.
- . '" &.
loledo, OijirT- -April afc- After two
',;,y8 spe-i'. at liarj"i.iiMils .i.!h.m.. ii,
over scales rflj&orits,
t'o of si'ljj-y iiKfianee ti(
which
not only
-2W.IMNI miners in the coal bolts of
ui:io, rcniiwyivania and Indiana, but
to the commercial a.if,l In.luuti-iui na
tivity of the country at large, an in
jection ot the questions affecting
Pennsylvania alone delayed tho con
summation (.f the ::nn agreement tc
night.
TeM.itive Agreement.
Reports t.o.n the committee wou'd
uoicnte ut..t a tentative- agreement
to extend over two years with ninety
cents a ton .as the rate for
has
It
been bvi'ted upon.
has Use been a treed that the
committee
vi.- recommend to the
conference tlui a
signed by both the
joint resolution,
miners nnd oper-
"Minn up, condemning any
i.etlon whi,ii will result in the sua-
pension of work in an;- mine in the
central convjetitlve field.
noui nn- cjierators and miners
were agreed Hat this was necessary
'or the p:-eleition of their interests,
which wcie jeopardized by number
less local stiUes over trivialities.
Alterations in Workings.
Alter there two points bad been
satisfactorily adjusted, the committee
lions "wbl" h should bo mane in" the
workings t prevent accidents which
pave cast a pall over so many of the
Pittsburg Klines in the last six
months. ----- ..
It Is th!1: nek which split tho com
mittee and now menses the success
if tho conference. The miners a'-;-
firm In tlwit demands, and the oper
ators were dt clslvc In their refusal
to accede Ut them.
When tT ttrtnmltte' iidjourtied to
night no hoie of an agreement was
In sight. A meeting of the miners has
been called for tomorrow morning,:
and the coumrttee will continue Its
deliberations al the same time.
ILLINOIS MINERS HOPEFUL
Springfield. 111.. April IG. A request
was. made by President waiKcr,, 01
the state mine workers, to the joint
scale committee and to as many oper
ators as are now In the city, to meet
the miners in joint convention tomor
row afternoon.
At this time, various differences ex
isting between tho miners and opera
tors will be discussed, and especially
the matter of the hiring and paying of
shot firers. It Is said by the member
of the scale committee 1hat the wages
of shot firers will probably bo reduced
but the miners will rontinue to hire
these men, ami to pay them for their
services. An agreement may be reach
ed tomorrow or Saturday. This is
said by many operators to be an Im
possibility, thought the miners arc
hopeful. For Smuggling Foreigners Into This
Country Canadian Boatman in
Jail at Port Huron.
Port Huron. Mich.. April 16. Tit-'
Point Edward ferry boat was seized
on t he American Side here today, "anf
her captain, Joseph (Jlass, lodged in
iail on the charge of illegally lniort
trig foreigners into the United States
The boat Is tied up at North Port
Huron, .by direction cf the 1'nited
States immigration officials, and Rlas
will have a hearing before United
States Commissioner Harris tomor-
I0W.
MANY MILESJF TRACK
Will Have to Be Reconstructed On
Montana Ccrtral Railroad Be
cause cf Broken Dam.
Great F.i:'s Mont.. April 10 The
'oss of pra' t'i ally every rot of the
Montana fen!.?' road between Dear
l orn rUer f.n I Casrade by the break
ng of -. dam. will necssltat" the re
construction f about 2- ml!es of the
line. In cm. -' ipience of the crippling
i f all tra'i--'Hiiation facilities th -Boston
n-f Montana Smelter will be
compelled !t b said to ceae opera
tions for a cii(:J.
ACREEMEN
CAPTAIN ARRESTED
WAR SECRiARY
HAS FRf RAND
IN DETERMINING CI-fACTER OF:
NEW tUBMARINj BOATS
FOR U. S. NfY.
AMEND SHEIKS LAW
So That
Commerce Contusion and
Not President Will H More
Power Currency ar
inrj Closed. I
uHsninpioj, April IC.-i'he long
ixistlng controversy as tl whether
ihe Unite.; States :;rr.v slpild have
submarine torpedo boats ojthe Hoi
li'inl type, at- reeoninieidil by the
wmmittc ' e;i naval affarS wa.s s t
1'i d in the home today wum after a
l"iigthy debate, the provisiJ limiting
file secretary of the navy t) purchase
"My boats et (he Holland 'yp was
stricken on.-. The effect of thfc ar
thn was to give the secretarj a free
hand in th- Ki iertlon of the siibma
rlne boats ,
The members haggled over nlinoit
ncry lin- (. the' three pages of
lite
hill remaining tc be disposed of wh
.no
house met. hut the principal
tion was
marines.
that with regard to the siil
The hu:iii;-ouF speech by Williams,
:i which he had several friendly
clasehes ail; ' Hobson. of Alabama.
wi.-i witisinjMi iinu nannons, erm-
:mmded the fitcntion of the house tr
-ioine time
After arret ing to take p the dlpln
miitie nnd consular appropriation bill
next, the house recessed until tomor
row.
IN EFFECT AUTOMATICALLY.
Washington. April 10. rensii n
Conimissloi cr Warner today an
noimcedthal widows now on the pen
sion roll will pot he required to make
;pnlicatlon Vr an increase from $8 to
gress. Tl: commissioner nan in
structed pulsion agencies throughout )
We country t l put the law into effect
liitomatlr sVy, the first payment of
increase to be made May 4.
This nt'iion will result In a saving
"f hundrel thousand dollars to the
pensioners effected. Widows not al
ready on the rolls, but who are en
titled to thr, increase, are required to
Btnkit n 'nbpHr.srioTT Sri Tn the prist.
TO AMEND SHERMAN LAW.
Washlngttu. April 10. Heatings on
i ho Nation;-.! Civic Federation bill to
itiu-nd the Flurinan anti-trust law
were continued today belore cnair
man LItticfieM's subcommittee of
the hotiH'-. judiciary committee.
Setll Low. president of the fedora
Ion, sublimit-. 1 amendments to his
nill so al'e'ing its provisions, that the
interstate commerce cutninlssion in
stead of the piefident and the com
missioner ol corporations shall be
Hie arbitrator In all matters of refer-
nco. desij:'. alionr and derision which
would ai"w unci! the operation of
the bill.
Low said these amendments ha l
been agr-ed upon as likely to meet
mid satlsf," the most serious of objec
tions thrs fur urged against the fed-
ration's measure.
CURRENCY HEARING CLOSED
Washle;len, April 10. Chairman
Fowler today announced the healings
n the AKife'l bill closed.
After a stunt executive se-slon this
afternoon, the committee adjourned
ut:til tomorrow at 1i::!d wh'ti it Is
xpected Unit fn adverse report on
Ihe Aldri'h bill will be agreed upon.
The Vrehind bill is before the coni
nittee and if Vreeland should desire
to have a hearing on that measure
le probably will be given an oppor
tunity to pusoru any testimony he
icrires,
BARTMOLDT PEACE BILL.
Washirrlon. April 10. The Har
thol.lt iei'cc bill was favorably re
;Kirteil today by the bouse commlit'M
n labor. It so amends the act to
establish a foundation for the prouin
tien of inu istrial peace, that there Is
created an Industrial peace commit
tee to consist of seven trustees, nine
other people to be selected by the
trustees, tli.e to be representatives
ef labor and three of capital, "each
fhesen for distinguished service in
the Industrial world, in promoting
Industrial pe;.ce" and thice to repre
sent the pe' rial public.
The co!nn!t'.e by the trms of the
ill shall :i! a conference in case
of a great indrstrial crisis, and shall
take such etn.-r steps In its discretion
to promote the general purpese of
the foundation-"
ARRESTED IN CHURCH.
Adrain. Mk-V. April 10
McCarthy. fgcu 27. anil
Oarksrn. ,-ue ! 39. 1oth of
are the nm.cs given bv two
-William
Charles
Chicago,
men ar
rested tivda; in the attic of a church
at Sylvania Ohio, on suspicion of
Ixing Conner t ? with the plowing up
nl the postofri'-e safe as Jasper last
night, l2t"iJ worth of stamps and
tlli cash tire taken.
ELEPHANT RERD
IH WILD PAIIIC
BECAME TERRIFIED AT EXPLO-
SION CF OIL TANK
RIVERSIDE, CAL.
AT
RUSHED THROUGH TOWN
Knocking Down Out Houses Leader
ef Herd Charged Hotel
Tra:npltcl Woman to Death
F nilly Subdued.
Riversi.;i, Cnl., April 10. A a re
mit of. a tire mill explosion of an oil
troik thi-t afiernoon lit the Standard
Oii company's storaga tanks, a herd
of elephant.., dt.lached to a clrtus,
itnmpodod. '
L. J. Wor'iry lies nt tho city hospi
tal fatally burned, and Mis? El'a
dibbs, chun h drnconess. Is dead.
Worslcy, drlvtr of thf delivery wagon
j'l-oni which the fire was conimtmirat
ed to the tanks, was hurled ninny
yards from the spot, and picked up
U ith his cl.'ithln'.' ahlaze.
Elephants Do Damage.
The eici hauls became uncnntrol
Pde on tee seiind of the explosion,
and dashed to the cast side of town,
knocking t'own fences, oi tin ses and
disponing oichards In their path, anil
putting the entire town In an up-
i rar.
In a sbn:t time, however, all but
Ihe largest elephant were rrmndod up.
Tne leader o: the herd then changed
his course ami entered the center of
the city a mile distant.
Trampled Woman to Death.
He entered the ennrt of the G'en
wood Hotel. Miss (!ibl)3 was In thi
Mird in front ot the house. The ele
phant pinnei" her against the, house
between bis tusks, t.irew her to the
ground and trampled upon her, crush
:ng her cheat so that she died tonight
The aniinai then proceeded to the
doorway, tne guests running panic
ut,.i..L.. i., n. 1 fiiaiiniall. a
swerve uie sniniat irom m coun. nc
was knocked down mid had several
ribs broken and was otherwise In
jured. " Break a Window,
Tho beast crashed through the door,
walked through the barber shop, and
out into the main street, crossed tin?
street' and crashed t)irough a ; heavy
plate glass window In a store. Before
being rounded up at a down town
public stable, the animal trampled on
another man and seriously gored him
with his tusks.
Keeper Hurled Over Fence.
One of the keepers attempted to
subdue die animal but was hurled
over a high fence, sustaining painful
Injuries. Not until four other ele
phants were brcught to the stab'"
was the beast gotten Tinder control,
and taken to the circus grounds.
E
T
Of Man Accused of Murdering His
BrotHei Victim's Wife Eye
Witness tc the Deed.
Spring?! id. Ohio April 10. Sheriff
Ireland, of Urbana, and a posse of
several hundred fanners are search
ing for th.irbs ltranimn. wanted on
the charge of murdering his brother,
William Pet'iio .ntoday. The wife of
the murdered ma claims to have
hern an cvf witness to the shooting,
and accuses her husband's brother.
The iippv part, ot the victim's chest
vas shot away. No cause is known
lor the slient ing.
PANIC
Started in Church When Altar Cloth
Cauqht Foe From Candles
No Casualties.
Minneapolis. Apiii 10. The altar
cioth in f'e Church of Immaculate
Conception (Catholic) caught fire
liom the rn.inles today while 1,7ao
people w-re ."Itending services.
At once ther.- was a rush for the
I Hits, and children In their excite
mcnt, blocker; the aisles. Several men
rushed to I balconies and shout"d
for hrdp to the pedestrians below.
An alarm was lurned in a-id on the
arrival of ihe flienien tbe crowd was
quieted, and the children hurried
through thr' i'ik.is.
The blaze was extinguished with
chemicals v. ! bin ten minutes after
the alarm was sornded and the
church w i cin tied.
CANNON GETS ANOTHER.
Freeport. II! . April 10. The Re
publicans of the Thlrteraith congrrs
rfenal di. t 'ct today elected A. P.
Woodruff, o." Savann.i. t)sr-ir Woods.
ot Morrison, oelegaies to tiie national
cr-nventinn an.) instnicted for Can
non.
II S Oil
THE RIG FLEET
SAN DIECiO BAY ILLUMINATED
BY FLIGHTS OF PYROTECH
NIC WONDERS.
PEOPLE VISITED SHIPS
Launches Busy Yrsterday Transport
ing Throng Largo Number of
Sailors On Shore Thomas
Enjoys Picnic.
San DieLO. Cal., April 10. After
two days tjiigcaiitry on sea and land,
ihere was a itful lull In San Diego's
celebration in honor of the. American
battleship fe-i today. A large num
ber of officer!-, including Rear Ad
miral Thomas were entertained at a
.tlenie soivr thirty miles In the conn
ny, while blue jackets enjoyed ti
day of shore leave.
All the Kixtten vessels of tho fleet
were thrown epen to the visitors from
I) a. in. 'to P p. m. anil excursion
bunches riii'i'ug ort to sea had all
i hey could de to handle the throngs,
which In rr.osi cases set foot upon a
'iiMi-of-war iVr the first time in their
lives.
The third day of the fleet's stay
ended tonkin, with an extensive lire
vorks display from the vessels an
('oreil In the center of the bay.
Aerial tlb-hls of all manner of pyro
technic wonders could be seen for
miles around, and men enjoyed alike
by the saiiurs on the fleet, and the
people ashc re.
The display opened with the rear
admiral's talute of 13 bombs, explod
ing high In the air. Then followed a
billlian asiens'cn of thlrty slx sigmil
rockets. Not in bursts of vari-col
ured light.v Hie bay was llluiuiuat"il
with twenty hvi floating beoeons set
adrift from i barge and burning lit
teen ininiites.
- ".Af ,fa;im(, of the lire show were
ci.alns, azio'e hums, i.omhuk ti..
of chromatid stars, electric meteors.
living fish, boating festoons, eaglcb
la lire, . volleys of cobras, palli'ipe
.rickets, wi.'id water falls, tuysllrj
flash ciirtul'i. flights of boquet rockets
In groups of inn hundred, and scores
of olhur iiciiiintliigly nanwd noveb
tics.
Russian Paper Says Story of Military
Expedition On Persian Fron
tier is True.
St. Peteisburg, April 10. The offi
cial Commi'iil'pio, Issued tonight, con
firms the Associated Press dispatches
from Tifl's. that a penitlve expedition
composed of all branches of the army
la (pointing on the Persian front lei.
Slowness in the transmission of offi
i :1 couirien'.-atli'ii Is held a.oiinl
able for the fact that the foreign
office as yet has not been advised.
The Russlrt force, already has
crossed th" frontier and begun the
work of pr.ci'lri.tlon.
JAP FISHERMEN BARRED
Frcm Russian Waters Pretentions
With Peg.ird to Treaty Revision
Crt Set Back.
St. Petejsbnrg. April 10.-The Jap
anese pretention;! with regard to the
revision of the fisheries convention
to which the foreign office at first
.vas inri'r.i .i to aceopo. mirrored a re
verse today nl the hands of the cabl
ret mlnl'-ir!:', who opposed the ad
mission of Japanese fishermen within
thirty four Inlets and bays fnnn which
the treaty i xcludes them.
The for-ofliro has aecording'y
cut short t!te negotiations In the con
ventionli w hiih semi or.ielaliy have
l-cn proreidier for some weeks. It
Is leaine. Hat Damn Motono, Jap
snese mini; tei at St. Petersburg, ha
written pcPiifiilv to Iswolsky, ex
pressing d.'tsatlsfactton at the turn
of affairs.
TAFT TO RETIRE SOON
ilacon Will Succeed Him Determina
tion Not Dependent On Out
cone of Convention.
rsten. Ainil 10. Intimate friend-
it Aflisist.-1'd Secretary of State rta
eon. have n reived Infnmation which
leads them tc, believe that Paeon will
heroine secretary of war about July
1 next, succeeding Taft. who li tin
ilerstnod to hi desirous of P tiring
f'V'll the crblnet nt that time. Tbe
determination of Taft To retire Is saT.r
tr, be iiiiite eefinite, and It is umb'r
s ,ond not to tie dr-oedent irion the
outcome of tUe national convention.
REPORT CONFIRMED
ESOTi III
LINEJOR TAFT
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN
STRUCTS DELEGATES
VOTE FOR HIM.
TO
HFER HISTORIC TABLE
To Nation.-d Convention Was Used
By National Committee In '92,
'90, 00 and 'OA Proceed
ceedings Harmonious.
Minneapolis, April -0. The Reptib
! lican state convention today elect
ed four delegates at largo to the na
tlonal convention and instructed them
ito vote for Tft until he Is "select
ed by the convention."
Tho action of tho convention today
Insures that tho twtnty-two votes
of Minnesota In the national conven
tion will be cast for the secretary of
war, as all district delegates are ua
der Taft instructions.
For Tariff Revision.
In addition to naming the delegates
it large, the convention today named
four alternates at large, nominal. '.I
eleven presidential elect' l'K, adopted a
platform endorsing the administration
of President Roosevelt, "especially hi
efforts for the establishment of a
sound financial system, enforcement
of the laws, and proper regulation of
tho corporation," and declared for a
revision of the tariff by a Republican'
congress.
Offer Historic Table.
The convention also Instructed the
Minnesota delegation to offer to the
national convention the historic tabb
that was used by the chairman of the
national committee in 1S'J2, 1890, 1900,
and 1901. This table was mado In
1S92 by the students of tho Minnea
polis High scheol.
The delegates at large are:
Frank P.. Kellogg, of St. Paul; Wai
st aw senator pratm i'i
Ohio Earth; E. B. Hawkins, of.BI
wstl.. - .
Convention Harmonious.
The convention was harnilnl6u!
throughout the only element of con
flUit being eliminated by the action of
V. It. Parsons of Winona, who had
contested with Senator Putnam for
Hie honor of 'representing tho south
rn part of the state as a delegate at
Inrg!.
He surprised the convention by
moving that rules be suspended, and
tho men who were finally chosen dele
gates at large be elected Iminedltely.
The motion was carried by a rising
vote. All other resolutions and noni
inatlons were made without a dlvhir
i'..
Former Congressman Snyder of
Minneapolis, as temporary chairman,
made a speech advocating a revision
of the tariff, the regulation of public
service corporations, with fair play
both to the public nnd to the corpora
Hons, ami the supremacy of the na
tion over the stales.
Ats the c-'iuiiision of Snyder'
speech, the convention dispensed with
the committee on rules and rredon
Hah;, and elected S(;ite Senator Rip
ley P. Rrower, of St. Cloud, perma
nent chairman. Rrower made a speech
referring especially to the unanimity
of the convention tor Taft. favored
tariff revision and paid a tribute to
President Rrwiiovolt.
The platform as outlined above was
then read by Munn nnd adopted by a
rising vote.
COLLISION IN
SHIPS CLASH WITH CONSIDER
ABLE DAMAGE TO ONE
FORCED TO RUN TO BANK
NO LIVES LOST.
New York, April 15. Two ocean
liners, thr. Monterey t f the Ward line,
iwund for Havana, and the Danish
steamer. United States, ef the Scandi
navian American line, bound for Co
penhagen, collided In the main shi'i
channel of lower New York Bay to
night.
Both vessels were damaged, but ni
lives were lost and no one Injured
The Monterey had her stern damaeel
and several b w plates loosened, but
she was able to return to her dock
where her passengers disembarked.
The United States was more Bertou-
ly damaged. A larce hole was stove
in her hull on the startioard side.
abaft the engines, and so threatening
was its nature that It was deemed
wise to run her aground on the bank
at the rbaneli edge. There the steam
er is resting easily tonight
Ml
W YORK
POLLDTII OF
FAMOUS ItTER
ADULTERATION WAS NECESSARY
TO SAVE SARATOGA HEALTH
RESORT.
TO INCREASE OUTPUT
Use of Salt, Citric Acid, Vitriol, Mr
ble Dust and Other Chemicals
W'ac Forced Invasion of
Gas Company.
. Albany, N. Y., April 1C "The hun
dreds r f thousands of persons w ho
ijuttff Saratoga water, drink a medt
cine or beverage, doilorcd with salt,
tiUic arid and other chemicals car
bonated with vitrol and marble dust."
This was tho charge uttered to tha
seriate committee on judiciary by Rob
ert C. Morrla, former chairman of thu
New Ygrk Republican committee and
counsel for the Natb. nal Carbott'3
Gas Company.
Defender of the springs, confess? I
that in some Instiires the .char I
might prov wo.l founded, but ex
cused t'' i adulteration by saving that
tbi. method was the only one that
could save the great natural health
resort from ruin.
Morris, collaborating with Fernir
Senator Edgar T. Hrackett, appeared,
before the committee to try to defeat
the iWlemplo bill which prohibit-!
;iuiuplug In the vicinity of the sprinr,-?.
Brackctt espoused the cause of the
New York, the Lincoln and other gas
comj anies.
Ga Sucker Invasion.
Mr. Morris whu claimed to repre
sent a concern tl'iat has Invested n
million dollars In manufacturing ga-i
at Saratoga, submitted sworn evi
dence ot the contamination of th-
plriig waters that startled the legis
lator. ;
, Julian .N'ttsh, Rock wood, speaking for
I because they ran dry througa the In
vash n of "gas sucker companies" ar
tificial means had to bo employed t-)
resuscitate them'. ' .
lie denied, however ..that th-i
springs 'were poisoned, Mr." Morris
complained that the promoters of th
waters had combined to drive him and
his company out of business and ac
cused them of violating the pure f oil
law.
The Increased Output.
He said:
"The Saratoga waters have not lost
their prestlgr? because of depletion
by the gas companies, but because
of adulteration and an Increased out
put of water for the market, we pre
sent numerous affidavits, the result
of an investigation, showing the exist
ence cf under ground piping, private
rooms, concealed tanks of natural and
manufactured gas for carbonated; and
emplnyemont of chemicals and their
secret conveyance to these private
rooms, where solutions have been
prepared for mixture with the waters
of the springs.
"One spring gave out In 1891. A
pump' was Installed. Ordinary water
was put Into the bottling house tanks
in a private room and after the in
lection of chemicals, carbonated anl
sold to the trade.
At another spring large quantities
of salt were delivered consigned as
sugar. Clvinders of gas w-pre ship
ped by a Philadelphia company. Vit
ri'i and boxes or marble dust wer-o
used to generate gas. There was a
fresh water. spring from which the
water flowed Into the tanks. The plp
led from these tanks throiiEh a car
bonater, to the main spring In th
pavilion where the water was served
to the public as a natural spring
water."
FARMERS ARE MISSING
Thought Thai Residents of Prairi
Fire Swept Par of South Da
kota Have Perished.
Norman, S. P., Apt II to. Lou S
dan. his wife and five children, far
mers, whi.-c buildings were destroy t
yerterday aft moon by the prairl3
lire, are mb-sirg. and are b-dicved to
have perished in the flames. The Rre
burned over several sqnar miles,
twelve ni'le.i west of Cogswell, an I
wiia the moot destructive tho comity
tar ever fcn-.'wn. Doxens of farmer
lost their limn? and gralnarlcs.
GETS DEATH SENTENCE.
Omaha. April 10. Severia ColomVs
was today given a life septnce t;r
the murder of his frie-l. ojseph Fto
renits. Colombo himself took th
stand and t stilted that he first sh-,t
Klorenra by accident and then hf
Florenza's request shot him in tlw
body to relieve his agony. The eaiMj
will net be appealed.
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