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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY VOLUME XLL No. 25. SAYS TILLMAN IN REPLYING TO STATEMENTS BY BONA PARTE AMD MEYER. UNSCRUPULOUS MEN Determined On Ruining Him Knows Hit Mail in Being Held May Not Have Stolen Papers "But They Are Gone." Washington, Jan. 14. In the course of a speech today replying to the recent letter of Attorney Otneral Bonaparte on the Oregon lan.l mat- ter, speaking of the differences of reeollectlom between himself anil At- torrey General Bonaparte, Senator Tillman declared: "I am ready to let my word be put against his in any court in Christen- dom, and to let my record In iha p i.it M ON for truthfulness, honesty and Int 'rity ly wbicn resulted in tne aiiminisrer stanu against his." ins of a rebuke to the chief execu- He asserted he was not on!v den; tlvc. . The printing involved an ex ing with President Roosevelt but penditure of $(58,000. The resolution, with all cabinet officers who are In after a brief but spirited discussion, the leagre, "bemuse, according ti the wis unanimously tabled on motion of newspapers, they are discussing nn Smith, of Iowa. at cabinet meetings, and aro do-1 The concensus of opinion, was that termined to accomplish my .uin f the. house having in a dignified way possible." I disposed of the matter, there was no Readv For Anything. ncvt to revive it, especially as the "When I deal with unscrupulous public, through the press, already was mei rs I do now, I am prepared fir fimllar with the controversy. Mann, anything, even the assassins knte. Illinois, Foster, of Vermont, Town Mv mall Is being held up. r am K01"'. of Michigan, Williams, of Mis satisfied of that. I will not say my siun!ppl. and SImth, of Iowa, opposed loom has been broken Into, because ,h-n resolution. there are keys that can open every Although he charged that the presi ding In this capitol. They may not 'nt.'s utterances "were insulting and have stolen my paper, but they are offensive." Williams declared the gone." he use should not dignify the matter Tillman then narrated a con versa- further by action such as the rcso tlon he had over the telephone yes-. Itlon proposed. tcrday with Attorney General Bona- One of the most vigorous speeches parte, In which he asked whether against the resolution was by Smith suit had been, brought against the Southern Oregon company, holder ofCUB5 fr 11 waa that owing to the Aba military road grant After mak- Jug Iniulry of a clork, Bonaparte told him he would write hln a letter. After having the letter of the torney general ;ead Tillman declared that up to this time, and after nine months, nohlng had been done in response to the orde of congress to bring the suit. Slow Processes of Law. Tillman referred to the motive of the attorney general. "We all know how slow the processes of law are . ' especially against millionaires: we all know the process of being 'ready for tl,at "cctlnn relating to the pay to do if and of being 'anxious to "10IU of Interest on deposits. The new ,Io it.'" j i ne tact was that the attorney i general had gone Into print to bolster pu the president, and charge him (Tillman) with not having talked to hlrn about this matter. He said he dlil not like to use the adjective called for In this case, btu would let his hearers fill It In for themselves. He had been frank in talking about h u I general and had mmle full iilnnaMnn to him. He then referred to Postmaster Gneral Meyer and his statement that the president had been In possession of the facts In this case onlv- Rlnce December 18. and characterized thati''"1 ,n tnP ln,Prt f th" peopleand as "falsehood No t" n n!Kn in. '8 favored by the president, by the third that the ostmaster general nil made a misstatement In refer ence to the time that a fraud order was Issued against Dorr (one ofthe men concerned In the land deals.) Letter Wat Copied. He also referred to the statement In the Inspector's report that his let ter to Reeder and Watklns had been copied and carefully compared with a later statement that Instructions bad twen given to make that comparison nrw. He declared a oenstant effort ,M being male to uhleld the presi dent from complicity In this Investl- .... gM.on or a senator until very re . v,,l,-v- today by General H. M. Nevius, of Tillman announced that he had re-J?;ew Jersey, commander In-chief cf reived another circular sent out by 'the organisation, and General F. F. Dorr In which the following state-j rtnrdeffe. of this city, past com ment was made: I mander-inehlef. The president said some day I shall rime Justice and reparation, and when that day conies now not far distant, there wtd be a ncise that will be heard around the wf rid." That statement by Dtjt. Tillman Insisted, was eoE-uslvely proof that Dorr had ree-lved assurance from the prrident that he wojld "drag Till man down as a liar and scoundrel." Exploded Bomb Friday. "They exploded thrlr bomb here lat Friday and now two members of the cabinet ar- endeavoring to make th- rnvntry believe Roosevelt Is the nvift honst. iinM ,)i.ntercf d .i cantor of great malefactors that erer existed. Dorr says he Is going to get revenge. Wbo could promise that to him two months or six weks t-efnre the explosion of the bomb?" He wanted to know what degree r.f falsehood was to be rharged to the to rabint offifrs "or head clerks, or bootiicks. or whatever the preel d'fit has a man I him." The altivrney general, he sail, had a splendid memory for various de tails of lis- ornrerMtkm ph him. EXCLUSIVE SERVI THE SECRET SERVICE MATTER REVIVED IN HOUSE WHEN PRINTING 2.0CO,- 000 COPIES OF RE3UKE IS TABLED. POSTAL SAVINGS BANK Is Hoped For at This Session By Senator Hopkins G. A. Wants National Lin coln Dav. Washington, Jan. 11. Thorn was a iroctudescoiM'e In the house today of me controversy 01 umi uuy m. arternoon to le- Present Roosevelt Regarding the thol at 4-B tl,ls T"""0" t0 " language used by him In his annual tcimine whether the Indictment message 'to congress bearing en the . chaiging him with being a principal members of congress and the secret with his brother, Captain '.Peter C. I service, when Landis, of Indiana, of-( Mains, Jr., UTthe killing of William fered a resolution providing for theE. Annis was proved or not. printing of two million copies of the The jurors had deliberated about proceedings in the house of last Fri- 'fifty minutes when they went out for who argued that th eonly possible ex eYetna tne uay ine nouse proceeu '" nc,e ,'ot K'ml Bu'"l Cie.Uuenl i,n tn press -as was accorded tne presi at-'dent's message regarding Tillman. He. .declared he was willing to go to his constituents on hlu record In th house "unaided by an appropriation from the federal treasury ABOUT POSTAL BANKS. Washington, Jan. 14. During brief consideration of the postal sav Ings bank bill In the senate today Senator Carter offered a substitute section provides for one payment " l"u -'-"t' -'"""' of not IeH8 tnan one dollar normore than $,100. and accumulated interest Senator Fulton urged Carter to per mit the bill to go over In order that the omnibus claims bill might be taken up. He ventured the belief that all the senators realized there could h n" vot0 on tIie (,as'""o at ori'fent session. the "All the senators do not realize that," replied Carter. "If what the senator from Oregon svgpests Is true," Injecteil Hopkins, "I hope the bill will be passed In season and out of season. It Is a presidentelect and by the postmaster general, and It should pass." Carter said that after the senators ha'' ha'' an opportunity to speak he would ask that a day be fixed for a vote. The bill was then laid aside. FOR LINCOLN CELEBRATION. Washington, Jan. 14. The Grand Army denirrs a national celebration of the 100th anniversary of the hlrth cf Lincoln Febraury 1. and hag asked President Roosevelt to Issue a .proclamation to the county Inviting and urging such a celebration. The' ' ll matter was laid before the nrrsldent that he would be glad to give consid eration to the subjetc and would take It rp with his cabinet at tomorrow's meeting. AWFUL EXPLOSION IN AUSTRIAN MINE 240 MEN ENTOMBED Veprim, Hungary. Jan. 1. In an explosion or fire damp In the Auka coa' mine here today which was fol lowed by a duft explosion an I Lr. 24-1 men were ntombe. Sixteen living miners and the bo-lies of 45 di-ad persons thus far hart. bn brought out of the pit The fire has been held to one lo cality and it Is hoid the remainder ef the MMotnbed miners will be reued alive. at, Teat af rneedahta. God tteeds raa walk together, talk loc-'her. read torc-tr and work to f'hr br rnu ir-npt b more ibaa frJesrfa 9 ii tstUrg tef ler. CAIRO.. ILLINOIS. J"JRY STILL OUT II HIS CASE COMMENCED THEIR DELIBERA TIONS AT 4:55 YESTERDAY AFTERNON. N J VEhDICT 2:25 A. M. Counsel For Defense Expects Dis agrcemnt Judge Up All Night Hoping to Receive Verdict. Kiushlne. N. V. Jan. It. The jury n oun . Thm.n.nn irnkins Halns supper, returning to the jury room in lees than half an hour. The case was given to the jury after Prosecvtor Darrln had compet ed his closing and Justice Crane had charged the law and reviewed the evidence. Justice Crane sent word to the jurors that he In remaining up all night to receive the verdict, as he dl l not desire to lock up thejury. The large crowd that filled the trial room during the day gradually melted away during the early hours of the evening, when it was seen Congress Say Old Pal, D'd You thai the jury had not reached diet swn after retiring. a vrr- LOOKS LIKE DISAGREEMENT. Flushing, N .Y., Jan. 15. The Jury w.n still out at 2::M this morning (Friday) and no word has been heard froii them. Juaice Crane said he would remain within easy distance of the court all night In order to receive ( lhe V(r'lllt whenever the Jury was ready to render one. Counsel for the j defense said at this hour . that It - . .1 111,., .11,. -A,.mn I looked like a disagreement FIRST STATE DINNER Held at White House Last Night Wu Ting Fang and Senor Creel Wert Absent. Washington, Jan. 14. Diplomatic Washington sat down tonight to the first official state dinner of the sea- on at the White House. The ten ambassadors to this country, except Senor Creel ef Mexico, wjo Is awayi but .who was represented by Senor .cuoy. Mexican ciisrgw u anairrs, Wrre pretent with their w-vc-s. Of the tl countries that have ministers in thia rltl rhira m I hn r.nl, nnm et repteaented.. Minister Wu" Tif,g1LiP,,,wt,8h, Champion Pugilist V-s.ts r"ang txlng absent becaiise the days ef frtoaming for th" late emjKror f hU rotmtry have not come to an end. MI68 MILLS MARRIES EARL. N-w York, Jan. It. Miss Jane Bea- . , ..... , ... , trice Mi! . daughter of Mr. and Mr?. Ogden Mills and grand daughter of N, , (nt .way from the executive the we'. known financier, D. O. MllU,'olMrt with , handsome autorra- h j was marifd to the Eighth Eearl of rbttograph cf the president and one) Grsiia'd foiay. thns becomlnt; a Brlt-'of Uch He complimented the ,U j-tftts. C E O T TM E FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1909. OIL LUC ID WALLS REMAIN COPELAND HOTEL "JN 'tOPEKA, REPUBLICAN RALLYING POINT IN RLUN8., ONE MAN MET DEATH Head, Arms and Legs Were Burned Off Fott' rteen Others More or Less Seriously Hurt Many In Hospital. Topeka, Kuns., Jan. 1 1. With waits blacked with smoke, bulging to the danger point and threatening to cave I I'WHH NU I II I i w i 1 M i lift, t w ,n v.- in at any time on an Interior of utter ruin, all that remains of the Copelatnl Hotel tonight. The rallying point of the republican party of fCansns for a year or more Is a mere hulk of n building. Loss $120,000, The board of county commissioners States district attorney for Kansas was found In the ruins tonight with heud, arms and legs burned off. Four teen other guests were more or less seriously Injured. None of the Injured Is considered in danger of death. A. W. Smith, if McPherson, w-ho was the most se riously Injured, is tonight considered out of danger. The seriously Injured were cared fur at a local hospital to day. Many guests waded, scantily See What we Did to the President's S clad, and In their bare feet, through four Inches of snow to places of safety. VICTIMS OF BLIZZARD Three Men Perish on Coast of Texas One Had Gone on Fishing Expedition. Rnekport, Tex., Jan. II. Three men perished during the blizzard here. C. A. Bell, aged C3. went fish ing Monday morning. A norther blew up and he was caned out to e. This morning he was found In his skiff frozen to death. Oscar Holdeberg, engineer of the dredge boat No. 7, of the Boweri Dredge Company and William R. Weaver fireman of the same boat I working near Tarpon, went to th .bar. An unsuccessful attempt wan jetties In a skiff Monday. They wcrel,., , ,.(niti, , Kr k, . i. ,B,ieht In the heavy wind and fog and rarrie. away Into the gulf. " NELSON IN WASHINGTON President Roosevelt and Gets H'S Autograph. Washington. Jam 14. Battling Nel son Pghtwelaht champion pngltlst of . V. ..rll At lKa ttViltA tlnaa ... . . , . . abrnt two howrs to,lay. roost of the f , , n. o.,. th 'pfwident ju til tonf ride yesterday, ASSOC IATED .TSS BILLET ACTOR'S QUICK WIT SAVES M THREW ON BRAKE AND PRE VENTED COACH FROM HIT TING FREIGHT TRAIN. SEVERAL WERE INJURED.AGCUS'D OF COWAPDIGE By Jumping From Runaway Passen ger Car, But All Might Have Been Killed Had Speed Not Been Checked. Danville, 111., Jan. 11. The pris oner of mind of Arthur Hill, an actor. saved froui death sixty-four people . -t y. -r - r : th's afternoon when, by turning tr.ejfl-tin May of l!Hr. when it wan brakes he prevented a railroad coa"h from leaving the tracks and saved it ! ..,,, -oiiislon with a. freiirht train. A theatrical company en route from Urbana to Danville was running a special on the Wabash ami when the train reached the top of a grade six miles south of Danville the draw har on the coach broke loose and the conch started down the grade at forty miles an liour. Hill was standing on th erear plat form anil as the runaway rounded a curve he saw a train in the distance advancing on them. He applied the brakes, but before the coach was brought to standstill May Poth and Mips Hudson, who were on the r -ar platforni jumped. Dorothy Hutchison remained in the ecret Servicer coach and when It struck she was 'thrown against a telegraph pole and i.njtued nnow me KiinuniT.v .viish i tin s e oow was hikmm-hiii an 1 V!s Huds'-n cuff "red a sprained nrkl". f-"ernl ethers were shaken up. bi.t all escajH'd serious -Injury. CAUCHT FIRE AT SEA And Ship With $500,000 Cargo of Cot ton Put Back to Pensacola to Fight Flames. pensacola. Fla., Jan. 11 The Brit ish steamer MaUewan, which ch are I form Pensacola Tuesday with a cargo of ln.Oiiu bales of cotton for Havre, put back here this afternoon l'h fire In her hold. The fire was discovered when the vessel was fifty miles off the mas decided to r turn to jiort. Tonight tb -ess-l Is Iving lu mid stream, with tne inuring water inti ib" hold. The fir" Is still nio1il't inc Tb cargo Is rained at IMtoooo and the damage will be heavy. NO PARDON FOR STENSLAND. FprtngfJold. ttl . Jan 14 Secre'ry fnlvely f the State Board of Bar Ions, tonight said that the board do net contemplate recommending the pardon ef Paul pteniaod. the CMct go banker now Imprisoned In tb Jol let penitentiary for embeixirm nt, a teirted from Chicago to.lar. ' Work. The work that a maa l!ka to do is tee jcce j tgp-sV-y IIS : P SSI I SIXTY YEARS OLD AND HAD BEEN , IN RUSSIAN NAVY MOST OF HIS LIFE. On Defeat by Togo in Battle of Japa.ii Sea, Pleaded Guilty, But Sen tence Was Commuted by C"3" St. Petersburg, Jan. II. Heath Hi announced o f Vice-Admiral ficji-sf ! I vensky, who commanded the (usalm pra.' tioally annihilated by the Japane in the battle of the Sea id' Japan. Ir Japanese War, Slnovl PetrovHch Rojcst vensky. who was about fit) years old, lias been tn the Russian naval service th" greater part of his life. In lli, a'ti -the disasters which had befallen !! Russian warships In lyeir eontlie ; wt.ih the Japanese, Rojest vensky wa given personal command of lhe Hus sian Baltic diet with orders to take It to Vladivostok. When III" fleet was off DogjierV Banks in the North Sea It eame njiiei ! lhe Xorth British (lsJiIng fleet, and he lievlng they were Japanese Koine i i the Russian ships iircd upon the li-wi ernun. They cannl. damage I'm which Great Britain recovered ooo from Russia. t' The Japanes- diiriti:: ijiijest vensky's voyage liod caiturd Port Arthur ami sunk or raptured nu;t erftlie Russia-i warships that lid ben'' bottled en there, and this caused a,- change In '.he plans of Reject vensky 0 lake his fleet northward to Vladivostok. A ! vanclng Into the Chinu Sa. win-re coal and provisions were taken on board, Rojest vensk v In May, l',nr, was joined by Admiral Nehcg.-itoffV division and the-combined fkot Vari ed through the strait of Korea o,i Ihelr way 1o Vladivostok. Between Korea and Japan, in the Straits of Tsushima on May 27, the Russians ran Into Vice-Admiral To go's naval ambuscade and In the con diet -Togo captured or disabled eight baftleshlps, nine ci n-sers, three con-d defense ships, nine destroyers, one auxiliary cruiser, six special service steamers and two hospital 'ships. The llinsian loss was pin) ui''n killed and 7,.'!o0 taken prisoner". The Japanes.' lost three torpedo boats ami I Hi men killed and MX wounded. The hattKhlp Kniaz Scuvamff, up In battle and the vice admiral sn tallied severe wounds. 11" was then conveyed to the destroyer Bldovy which surrendered to ti" .lapaa"-e bat i Ii ships. After returning to Iiusia b" and other officers were ch.-'ryi with eov. ardlee and put on trail Tlionuh I" plead guilty lie was declared lii t gUllty Mtld biS offln IS wel'e S' lit. tie" I to death, brt the s"!it"tiis W"r enn mifted. HELD UP PUBLIC HOUSE Robber Shot Girl nd rolir.em.in Posve Shoct Stianrjfr Thii'jt't torBthe twt uU c'SCUUU t Be th! Mn. inalia, Nib. Jan II An eiktee, , man entire.! pni.ipe hnnM. t i- ninriiitiK and lu ld up tb" i -hi gM whose tuni' ha n.'t i.ei learned. tesKt,. ,nl slut Tt ri l.'bcr started fit tb '. r : be was tin t by ratio, in ri I. A Pnilh who be sin t d-ad. Tt it IK t fatally woiin,l"d. A x.sse later :,ot a s'-.i . 'r w! , r r'iK-l to Hiirriii ' r i!" wa- t:i' :i t the hisptt4l lit l.a- '. t 't !. :i blrtiHfi. d as the r-ibl.. r I Tb Puier cf f-" Wn'd. I When e g't N-Hre a 1 tt ,- , t , j Stance ef crnf ii.T' 1 f- ' . ) 5. - I thinker, the n.an : h i-b i ' '' i true ruler of tbe . H- i. - : j all thlnK. f-r-n i f c'.er.-i bodies t the f ' ' -- ( f o-o m i - 1 i i t;lf- ii roa' i ' r-"'' ir ' i" . ' milttnn rh'; I '1 iiv 's ' ! . ; ' s t , dir t"'hfica o- - l i-s t--.-- j 'bat we bae I., i, i t I , '; l-l ., : v. ' th Dvhl" Cab D"r' 5 In frm- f'Ti.v i' -1 v - i ' I '"" j Jehu tt "re r ir; ' ' ' ' lin. nre V - srord. ! ''" '' i ' - v ' i with te c.nr.:-' ' ! - ' '- ' ' " j It l a fet of ikC ir. : v ' , Mch ounin i'c ',. r , t - rnnrse " t!b:m a 1 " ' A0ut R ;-t. A hey w s re :-. . ii r, ,- . fercoee het a - n f it .l :'-'!' "'l-J ' timin lif.'-i;U-' w- - h't " i S'lBct " be ! t. !; trew evertbira p' d kfow wi'b tit barn'nc I': b ' '' red se we 1st. to " Jy ei--b- lEOtt h-'-d M t' I v1t C-e---l U'. L'li'r jj Oj.TJ.CIAt. NEWSPAPER jj 0F ESTABLISHED IN 1833. DOUBLE DEALING SAYS SECRET BALLOT MADE PCCf'LE ALL SORTS OF TREACHERY. HAD MADE HARD TIGHT For Ooen Billot Lamb Tried ti Throw Forces to Kern Taggart Alr.o Was For Him but Had No Active Part. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. i li ( i Um i f I!. Shlvcdy. I4.-Thn of South Rend nonilue fur I'nited States aaier by the Democratic member's' (f the .state legislature early today was 1'ulU.wcd this niternoon by 4 statei.ient from John ' W. Kern, who u::: Shlvely's strongest opponent. t'om ei uin;; the secret ballot against which Kern made a hard fish, he .;! s it made possible not only th' ! irayal of constituents by their repre seii'aiives.. hMt "all sorts of treachery, double d"!iliig and corrupt practices." Shlvely was elected on the 201 1) bal Ins, otter the eai.ciss had balloted for ,lve lurr... The contest was a hard mi" .loim I, nub, who stood for ;.i open b.'illot, tried to throw hi! torces lo Kern, but failed in the at-t.-inpl. Kern left the state heus-. wh-re the caiieus was held Immedi ately al'ier iho Dual result was 'a. iiouneed. Thomas Tag;:art ' drclared today that he t:io( absolutely no part In the .;: natiirial contest. The Kern pec p e are tint denying this, but they il' "l;:r ' that I her whm uo I'ffoi l to sicp s'.)ir.e lh!ii!,;s that were being done w!t!i Ta;; gart's knowledge. Sympathized With Kern, "1 want to say", said Taggart "that my leclings have been with Kern a't through this race. I don't believe i here 1. tinjlliiiig in these stoip.-s ot hi iibli; irossi-i. I believe every member of-"Hie'- AJHoit "win'.y d.Tiw-i gallon was loyal to Kern. "When shown a copy of Kerns i !..i,Ve. Shivrley rofus 'd to make any comments. Shiveey's room Wi'R mow. led today by legislators and irleiids who came to congratulate him 1 en his victory, Wsjies. of con gratulatbuii wrrc riM-eived from na tli ral IU'iiiocr.'itk' leaders, inn' ng them V. J Bryan. Khlwiey was In conference this afti-HH on with Governor Marshall at liie-itat" house, follow lug a eft' I frmi i. .:om iiioi !!iis morulng. Shlveley will iiterti to bis home at South Ben I i. nit rniw. but will be here January !!'. ' hea the legislature f: r.nu!ly 'lect'- hitn to the senate. F Tli.T Cirmir.hael Was Initane, Say rhysir.ians Who Eiarmrfd Dr.id M.tn's Brain. it. Mu h . Jan 1 t The brain John l I'arrnfehael. who ' i;i.'.-o!i l'vownins In the Rattle itnirh iin l committed sill Ide ' i:H iif". Bl . was e;culie by ! - :-!. ian here tor.!-! t At the !! '"ti if the autopsy tie phvsl . -tit"! that t'n'v bJi'l found u:i-,..- :iMe i .. in c of insanity. .ieetms screed that the marks I open tie body, which had i ('.. t tie reiMirt that the d"Bd !. i I, :! -iH-n addicted to the use 1 -. poa. r'iiic syrince for a-lmPils- r lirtif had all b"":i made af.i r ,:.',; -t, r s death. ' a.a !ai l's funeral w at Nonius, o'.st ihrnh. will be held Mich. In the BACK FRCM iTHE CANAL Interstate and Foreign h the WcrV. Cr rrr 'er'-f '.. .t,n It -Tie i. r r-t (.nd fer-iit is. ef t 'ie he-s iv, - il . . :-,t f Pai , . , ; . . , 1 1 wrrk re , n th an-Mi All'.- ,i,ni ttn ef- til , r. ( or ; f "n cf tKe t'e ! ej.rejed .,...- .!ea-d with ... - "Ii tie If' hill' S. 'I f ar ahintin Ci s Cirit ; f"! t t(J CTS'lSTf Hfi Car ter ttra. lake j,.!-- '.tr n I re! " l.v--. Apt ly t r's' fn it r- a fi-s i! u ( i ' r ' - a i ffl CHARGES 0 'M S