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Gcicral Kodanna Says Nogi Has Port
Arthur Absolutely at His
Mercy.
Bcadfluartcrs of the Japanese Third
UW.V Outside Port Arthur, via Sbung
I Nov.
26.—Genentl
sn'lf
correspondent:
•.
K'.iv
ISodama, chief
hie Japanese general staff, after a
ih rough inspection of the operations
Port Arthur and a conference with
r.cMCial Nogi, gave the following ex
clusive interview to Hie Daily News
••you have seen Port Arthur u.n'1 may
.think it e.'isy lo take," said the general,
"lilt it is quite a dilileult task."
••Of course," I said. "It has thirty
'powerful forts on which the Russians
a'stubborn army of fighters within,
Yi.u:' infantry loss thus far has been
hi.vy and your infantry must finally
tale the fortress if it is ever taken."
60,000 Men Enough.
"No," said Kodama. "This is a ques
tion of strategy, tactics and engineer
•iur, I have an army large enough to
take Port Arthur. The enemy has about
20,JOO troops we have about GO,000—
three to one—a sufficient force even
considering their defenses. It would be
impossible to use more men. The out
come now depends on ammunition and
generalship."
"(Tow about food?" asked. "It is
reported that you permit transports
and junks to run the blockade, wishing
only the glory of taking the fortress by
assault."
"That is absolutely false," replied the
general. "Our blockade is perfect. The
Rusfian forts," he continued, "are well
'built on the Belgian model. The gen
eral situation of the forts also is siml
•lar io that of tho Belgian forts. They
are iron-plated toward the sea toward
bind there are only earthworks, with
•some,masonry and a. little concrete. A
clever engineer designed them. We
ibid them absolutely changed since the
'China war, when we took Port Arthur
in one day. Then one fort, Tseshan,
was the key of the.whole position. Once
that had been taken all the others fell.
"Now we cannot say that, any single
fort is the key. All are so arranged
that we must take them in detail. The
cap lure of one means only the capture
of that individual fort not of a series
us formerly. Study as we may, we
find it difficult, to locate their weakness,
they have carried fortification to such
an extent."
7
cleverly comma uded
Port Arthur in His Hand.
TCodania stretched out his closed
Jmnil. interrupting me. "I hold Port
,\rt!'ur :iore," be said. 1 New York, Nov.2!*.—Mrs. Helen Don:
i^°11 ^wJnler about. Port more, wife of Dr. Kinmott Dcnsmore, ..
•Arth til" 7" I asked. "You are not build
infs irracks and have only shelter
tents. The Altinchurlan winds bite bit
terly."
•I shall winter inside," replied the
ill *11 fV -f *.**-« w* iiu.T
1 ,-\r fnnr
hesitate to use my big guns l'or fear
of hurting noneomba tints."
was now served by a soldier
v.hoHv straps showed him to be a sur
vivor of the wvuus regiment which
,+• V.r
lost per cent, of its numbers in re-j
unsuccessful assaults on the
He
lm it
.an lorts during the three days
is the first time in history that ,.UUCC8
defense guns have engaged each
I brought ours from Japan. The n"imi Tiur
.•ns cannot use theirs against Ad-
Outlines the Situation.
mortars and naval guns. You will see
two great naval equipments fighting on
land.
"1 wish I could bring all the world's
Irictivians to witness these lessons for
future warfare. The question is: Are
jr.ir.-'i Togo's fleet and have turned
tli .I! landward."
"V. by do the Russians not use their Murder of a Woman at Leicester,'
su.it- against the fleet?" 1
Ko-.'ama, sketching Port Arthur, with
Scrnl--. ircnli.ir parallel lines representing Leicester, Mass.. Nov. 2?.—Bruised and
the outer har.bor. said: "The outer line battered by fierce blows, her face pounded
show:", our mines the inner the Rus- Into an unrecognizable mass, skull frac
fiian mines. Our'series of electric mines tared six ribs broken, the body of Mrs.
i.-: laid counter to theirs. If struck by Emma Richards Brigham, reported miss
?die!b they would explode and set off ing, was found in the alder swamp in the
tho Russian series, damaging the coast rear of her home.
of the harbor. Thus checked
by ines and counter mines, the Rus-j
plan ttoast defenses and our navy must
remain inactive. The Russian "fleet is
unwilling to take the initiative and so
the enemy lias turned not only the
coas'i defense guns but even his naval peeled of being the murderer. His de
guns landward. In reply to this I scription, as given by the aged mother of
brought from Japan our coast defense tho murdered woman, tallies with that of
our naval guns and guns of'position jn Leicester they Immediately notified the
re-enforced field artillery more
jf.werl'ul than the Russian naval and
coast defense guns now re-enforcing the
forts?"
"In the end, however," I said, "is not
tb'' 'boy in khaki' the deciding force?
BEATS THE CENSOR
Finnish Paper Printed in Michigan for
Circulation in Finland Thus
Far a Winner.
Hancock, Mich., Nov. 23.—An example
of the workings of the Russian censorship
system is found here in Hancock. In this
city is published a weekly Fininsh news-
established. But at the opening of the
Itusso-Japanese war the censor stepped in.
The Finns have no love for Russia, and
consequently the Finnish newspapers in
this country make much of all Japanese
Miecexses. The Russian censor caught tho
first .sHue of- tho Suomaler which con
tained war news, and as it was unfavor
able to the Muscovite) cause the whole
Finnish mall list of the paper was sup
pressed. Tne. Finnish subscribers wrote
t" Mdnui complaining that t'u \\r«
1
paper called the American Suomater. The
paper has a largo circulation in Finland, governor "territorial superintendent of
and has been going there ever since it was
Kirns the'r rs aril i' then
11
mi il thai thi C/.u'J CLri-oi had
STRANGE DEATH OF
WRICK'S FRIEND
Mrs. Helen Densmore's End to
Be Subject of Official
Investigation.
HELPED AN UNFORTUNATE
h'tvo spent ten years' engineering the] W Jinan and Her Husband Had Been Fittsburg, Pa., Nov, 2G.—Dr. David
natural defenses are strong there is
the Firm
English Woman—Not Treated
During Her Illness.
gci.''i':ii. Will t.ihe trie loii.iess soon. yon because she had not previously charter did not require subscription to
1 1 If in
been treated by a regular physician.
Densinore and his wife founded the
Natural Food society of London and
for the past fourteen years they have
been constant in their efforts on behalf
of Mrs. Florence May brick, who was
their guest upon her arrival in this
c,lun(rv afler hor roleasc froin
Of August I
annot say what damage the big ':'The «^oner after investigation, do
will do resumed the general
(,i(leil
,h
RilVuLTlNG CftllnE.
IViass., Was Most Brutal Ever
Recorded.
A fierce struggle between the woman
and her antagonist, it the mute story of
trampled loaves and seaf"red hemlock
branches are evidence, took place.
A tramp who stopped at tho Urigham
house two nights in September is sus-
the tramp seen in Leicester recently. He
left Leicester in September with a blue
shirt and a gold pen stolen from Mrs.
Brigham's house.
Three tramps are heUl at Spencer as
suspects. When the state police arrived
surrounding towns to hold all suspicious
persons, and Deputy Sheriff Draper, of
Spencer, arrested Patrick J. Stunton, of
New York Thomas Courtney, of Spring
field, and George Rivet, of Burlington,
en The bodv was annarentlv dratrced I
VICTIM OF ASSASSIN.
Colonel
tion was the work of some political
enemy.
Colonel Chaves served as a soldier
under Kit Carson in many Indian wars
of New Mexico, and in lStil was eom
missioned ma ior of the First New Mex
ico infantry by President Lincoln and
afterward promoted to colonel.
In 1X65 he was elected delegate to
I congress and served three terms. He
had been in the territorial legislative
council continuously since 18S7. Two
years ago he was appointed by the
pubiic
the
ii It 1 at re id of A of
tin jnwi uuir^ly A spu ial foreign Labor One delegate, Victor Hjigcr ot
11 dnirn was issued in which thero Mliwaiikie, a Icadi of the soclali-l1- 11
is not ih^ •slight's mention of the war. th" convention, \otici in the n«SAti\e ind
'Hi1'- i,)t mailed to the hs-tribera asked that his vote be record!
I i'inUnd, hut again thev jutted that, Mr, Compels \Wj given greet o\nion
I 1 id bf in received I nt obligation when he retook the gavel He promised
ri "c led tl.nt the Russian ruwii was om- the delegates to ti to do muth more lor
•''poUntln ot.e respect at loas thdtt when the iaboi movement in the futuu- Hiau
'f neuopupor wa» condemned it io- he had done in the past, aeuotarv Pr.tnn
ir in' under the ban Th1 Svomnter Morrison and Treasure? John E 3-ennor
hud no mote hjii» of getting through tha were unanimous!} chostjn tu f*rvc anolner
1' ..inn niuil* without war i"«s than, il ,-?erm. The eight viie presidents now J®!*
had on tho occasion. Ins vtcre rt -elected. Jo.m Moitatt, of the
ibii HiPfj .no villous waj-f of United. Ratten, -was u^etu,!. tmvnlnoiHij
legislature of 1903 the historian for
New Mexico. These positions he held
•it the time of his death.
G0KPERS ELECTED.
Unanimously Electcd President
American Federation of Labor—
Close of Convcnti-n
Pan Pin Ico. No\ "X —Samuel Hunu
was in.tct(rally uninlmously re-elec.
was called in the case shortly before ,'Jnary in reference to (nullifications of
the death has asked for an investig-i- directors and professors. The original
... .. ...
the Kng-
death wa3 tUle t0 nuUlnU
1
Yt„ and they will be held for investiga- gress," as it is now called, may indeed
i)0n, work the inauguration of a new era
No motive for the crime is known. Tha I f°r Russia. Kmperor Nicholas, the
fust theory that she had been robbed is initiator of the plan for universal dis
not borne out by investigation, for a close armament, may turn back upon the
i. xamination of her clothing does not show reactionaries and crown his reign by
any sign of robbery. Her mother, Mrs. granting to his sutyects the conslitu
Jane Richards, told the officers that she
The weapon with which the crime was The ^sis of such a possibility is
committed has not been found. The si^niiicant faet that late this after
woman's face was cut and bruised, her noon the empeioi lecen ed in the palace
right ear torn off and six ribs were brok-
Chaves Prominent New Mexi
co Politician Slain.
Albuquerque, N. M., Nov. 29.—News
As soon as possible a posse took greatly impressed by what he heard
the trail of the assassin. A special and asked many questions. While it is
train was sent over the Santa Fe Cen- understood that he gave no indication
tral with bloodhounds from the peni- ot his purposes except the sympathy
tentlary, and extraordinary efforts are he displayed, the deputation, when
being made by national, territorial and they returned to St. Petersburg, were
county officers to capture the assassin. I In high spirits. Naturally they declined
People here believe that the assassina- lo say anything for publication regard-
instruction, and was named by
ADOPTS NEW CREED.
Presbyterian Seminary Discards the
Westminster Confession for One
of Its Own.
New York, Nov. 29.—Considerably stir
has been caused in churc^bircles by the
announcement, made at l*fttsburg at a
society function attended by 100 minis
I ters, that the Union Theological sem
inary had discarded the Westminster
confession of faith, and that the faculty
of the seminary had accepted one theii!
own, by a unanimous vote. It was also
[reported in connection with this that
sifts to the seminary of $-50,000 were
also announced.
Friends of Accused Schley SfhaflT, professor of church bis-
prominent Brooklyn nianufacturerer
died today, the cause of death beiiif,
given as asthma. The physician who original charter obligations of ifie sem-
lory at Western Theological seminary.
today confirmed the report that Union
'Theological seminary of New York had,
discarded the Westminster confession
of faith and unanimously adopted a
•new creed.
Rev. Dr. Francis Brown of Union I
Theological seminary said today the!
board of directors of the seminary had
recently decided to fall back upon the'
»u uv.ioi uuu wi'Anovt .t. luc vj ii 1 iA
1
the Westminster confession of faith,
Continuing Dr. Drown said:
I "The recent action of the board of di
rectors in returning to the original
[charter obligations does not alter the
attitude of the present members of tha
I board toward the Presbyterian church
and the 'Westminster confession. It
makes it possible in future to have rec
tors who, although they are not pre
pared to subscribe to the confession,
arc earnest, Christian men. For year."
past the seminary has had professors
who are not Presbyterians."
a member of its faculty, denied the
doctrine of Christ's divinity and toolt
other radical positions, resulting in the
most famous heresy trial in America
in generations. He was convicted o(
heresy. Union seminary stood with
him and has been rather independent
\n its views ever since.
The rejection of the Westminstei
confession at this time is the more re
markable because, at a recent general
convention nt the Presbyterian church
in the United States, the old confes
sion was revised to meet the demands
of those who objected to its declara
tion of beliefs as to predestination,
foreordination, the damnation of those
infants who were not of the elect, etc.
Z.EMSTY0S GET HEARING
Czar Summons Four of the Leaders
and Listens tc. Them Explain
Their Position.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 29.—The unex
pected may happen after all. The meet-
!nS
ll0n
supposed her dauighter had $30 with her prepared when he fell by the hand of
when she lef- the house
an
of the zemstvos, "first Russian con-
which his grandfather had already
assassin.
Petrunkeivitch
cow*
„,i, ton, „1«, mttrdcr °'r
hidden tinder branches of trees and crusts
of snow.
The selectmen of Leicester have of
fered a reward of $5W for the arrest and
onviction of the murderer.
1
reached here of the assassination of
Colonel R. Francisco Chaves, probably
the best known republican politician in
New Mexico, at Pino'Wells, Torrence 'explained fully their position and re
county. Colonel Chaves was the guest' iterated the views expressed by the
of a friend and while they were eating memorial that file salvation of the cin
supper a shot was fired through a plre from ruin by revolution lay in the
window and Chaves fell from his chair adoption of the general ideas expressed
in the memorial. The emperor was
of Tever,
at Tsarskoe-Selo, M. Shipoff of Moa-
Petrunkeivitch of Tever, M.
Helden, four prominent members of
the zemstvos congress and listened at
length to their views. It develops that
when Minister of the Interior Sviato
polk-Mirsky presented the zemstvos
memorial resolutions on November 24
the emperor was so deeply impressed,
as well by the contents of the docu
ments as by the character of the sign
ers that he immediately expressed the
desire to personally receive a deputa
tion of four.
Went by Imperial Mandate.
The zemstvoists therefore went to
Tsarskoe-Selo by imperial command.
,At their audience it is understood they
ing the visit.
The news that the delegation had
,been given an audience by the em
peror spread like wildfire through the
city and created a tremendous sensa
tion, rejoicing among liberals and
amazement among the uncompromising
supporters of the old regime. Earlier
in the day the report was current that
an Immediate effort of the zemstvo
meeting would likely be the realization
of the plan for giving two elected zem
stvo representatives seats in the coun
cil of the empire.
Viotories Sure, But Far Off.
One of the prominent liberals who
participated in the congress declined
to share in the jubilation of some of
his colleagues, and expressed the opin
ion 1 hat victory was yet a long way
off, although he said he believed it was
sure to come in the end. He pointed
out that the declaration in the me
morial in favor of the abrogation of
.special privileges and for the equality
of all classes before the law when it
hei me lti,own throughout Russia was
1 ouml to appeal strongly to the peas
ants "All (he members of the con
said he "are large landed pro
prietors A leveling psocess which
-would put the mujlk on an equality
with them must he piejudicial to their,
peisonal interests In no other eountry
in the woi'd except Russia would you
find men anuous to make sacrifices fop
ni altiuifctie ideal. The same things
however happened with the eiDetnclpa-
tion of the seife in the time ot Alex-si
kiiuci
il, iirVr. many KOblea adt ocsitedE
the me-uure, though tt meant practic
ally tuin for them pprjonaUy.1"
ENGLAND'S
a
Union Theological seminary has not
been regarded as a Presbyterian insti
tution in good standing since the fa- "England'sDreyfus case." as the Beck
mous Briggs heresy trial. Dr. Rriggs, scandal has been called, has set all
DREYFUS
CASE IS AT
AN
END
Committee of Inquiry Find9
Judge at Trial of Beck
Was Responsible.
'WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED
Adolph Beck Served Five Years forth
Crimes of William Thomas, and
Is at Last Given a Complete
Vindication.
T.ondon, Nov. 2S.—The report of the
committee of inquiry in the case of
Adolph Beck, who for the crimes of
William Thomas, alias John Smith,
served
term of five years imprison
ment in England on a charge of obtain
ing money under false pretenses, places
practically the entire blame for the
miscarriage of justice upon Judge Sir
Forrest Fulton, who excluded from
Beck's trial all the evidence favorable
to the accused, and who refused,to state
the case for consideration of the higher
court. The committee finds that if the
matter could have been brought before
the higher court the flaw in the pro
ceedings must have been discovered
and the conviction quashed, and if
there had been a qualified lawyer in
the home office the real nature of the
miscarriage would have been so
brought to the attention of the under
secretary for home affairs as to compel
intervention.
QUARREL OVER WOMAN
New York Gambler Fatally Shot, In
sists That His Assailant Was
Justified.
New York, Nov. 2S.—Guy Roche, who
was fatally shot last evening, today
identified Frank Felton as the man
who did the shooting. Roche said they
quarreled and that Felton was justified
in shooting him, as he would have done
the same thing. Felton denies shoot
ing F,oche. Both men are gamblers.
The police believe the trouble be
tween Roche and Felton, which culmi
nated in the shooting, arose over a
woman who had transferred her af
fections from Roche to Felton. To
Coroner Seholer the wounded man re
peated his statement, that Felton was
bis assailant, but insisted the shots
were fired in self defense and that the
act was justifiable. Roche told the
coroner he had been drinking heavily
yesterday, and while going along
Broadway he met Felton. After a few
words the quarrel arose. Felton, he
said, tried to shoot him, but his con
dition was such that he only became
more angered.
Roche Threatens to Shoot.
He said he told Felton he was going
to shoot him and walked away to get
a gun. He returned in a few minutes
and as he approached Felton he put
his hand to his hip pocket to draw the
weapon he says he had secured. At
this movement, Roche says, Felton
drew his revolver and fired two shots
at him.
Roche declared he had no relatives.
At the moment he was saying this,
however, a well dressed young woman,
who had previously called at the hos
pital and asked to see Roche, claiming
to be his sister, was waiting for an
opportunity to see him. Roche is about
35 years old and came here about ten
years ago from Kentucky.
The coroner said Roche's condition
was such that his death was only a
matter of hours.
GRAFT AMONG OFFICIALS
Railroads Are Taking Steps to Securo
Honest Purchase of Their
Supplies.
New York, Nov. 28.—A circular is re
ported to have been, issued to the di
rectors of all important railways, with
the sanction of the important lines
with headquarters here, asking if it Is
advisable for officials of railways to
be stockohlders in a manfacturlng
corporation selling its product to the
roads for which they work. Fears of
favoritism in placing orders for sup
plies/ instead of accepting bids through
open competition, are back of the clr
mil.ir.- Snmp of tbf COrpr,rfltbmS
hue already adopted rules prohibiting
any of their officials from being stock
holders in manufacturing companies.
DID IT JUST FdR FUN.
An* Students in San Francisco Elec
trocute Young Man by Way «f
Playful Hazing.
San Francisco, Nov, 2S —The
amlner today fells a story of haklng
Xiraciiccd by the students of
kinj} Institute of Art In this cltjr which/
in otic cake, It claimed, Jjas resujt»tl
in s»rtwis infrtry to a student, named 3
A
ri\
Great Britain by the ears for several
months. Bock, an absolutely innocent
man. was convicted for thc same sort
of crimes, and under circumstances
which seem almost incredible. Justice
Sir Forrest Fulton instructed a verdict
against Beck in the face of the evi
dence, even after he had excluded
everything that would have been favor
able to the defense, and then denied an
appeal. Tt is said that he acted like
a madman during the trial, and seemed
determined at any cost and any sacri- ., ,,
•flee of justice to convict Beck. It was Hos Angeles line is completed. It is a
only when an exactly similar crime to comparatively easy matter to build
the first one was committed while ha I through to Pocatello and claim ti-altic
was in prison, and Thomas, the real of
fender, captured and a confession
wrung from him that he was the au
thor of the crimes for which Beck was
suffering, that the home office could be
induced to look into the affair. There ia
nothing In Dickens' stories of the cir
cumlocution or of the awful miscar
riage of English administration in hi»
day to compare with this case.
It ia ho
'Hit to ehPli WU!J a mrfft? t!
WILL BUILD TO COAST
Chicago and Northwestern Proposes
I Extension Will Bring on Big
Fight With Rivals.
Chicago, Nov. 29.—Western extensions
of the Chicago and Northwestern rail
road have for their destination the Pa
cific coast. This is the belief of rail
road officials, based upon the announce
ment of the formation of the Wyoming
and Northwestern railroad", whose cap
ital stock is owned by the Chicago and
Northwestern. It is admitted that the
terminus of the system at Casper,
Wyo.i is the base of extensions, for
which new contracts are now being let.
The main iine will run due west 200
miles to Lander, almost at the summit
of the continental divide. Lander is
on a triangle with Ogdeti and Pocuteiio.
The former is the connecting point of
the Union Pacific .d Oregon short
lines with the Central Pacific, and the
terminus of the most western ot' t.h*«
Gould lines, the Denver and Rio
Grande the other point of the triangl«
is the junction of the Oregon Shor
Line and is branch or division to Butt«
and Helena. From Casper to Lander
there is nothing but broken, arid couii
try covered with sage brush and littl
or no traffic to be developed.
Part of the plan includes an exten
sion northward midway between Oa?
per and Lander to Theruiopoiis on the
Big Horn and the Shoshone reserva
tion. This country affords an outlet
farther north with the Northern Pa
cific in the Butte and Helena region.
Fortifying for Fight With Rivals.
The building of these lines is re
garded as developing one of the best
strategic positions in the American
railroad world oy the Northwestern
system. The renewal of the ti^ht be
tween the Ilill and Harriman interests
through the Northern Securities break
up brings the transcontinental war
back to the stage it was in prior lo the
coups of both interests which ended in
the alleged community of interests denl
whereby the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern on one side and the
Union Pacific on the'" other jointly con
trolled the Burlington. Part of that
community of interest settlement held
the Northwestern to its present terri
tory and its progress toward the coast,
which began to take form in tho latter
'90's, was to stop at Casper.
From Lander it can threaten Union
Pacific and if necessary build to Ogden
and claim its share of the traffic that
centers there, a traffic that will be in
creased largely when the San Pedro and
at that junction point or. project its
lines into the ricn agricultural regions
of Oregon and send out spurs'to Port
land and San Francisco. From Ther
mopolis it can tap the Northern Pacific
or secure its share of the Montana
mining, agricultural and live stock
traffic, reaching up to Washington for
the lumber trade.
For four years the building of the
Chicago and Northwestern to the Pa
cific has given concern to transconti
nental lines. Prior to the Hill and Har
riman treaty the railroad world antici
pated these extensions and leading
financiers were favorable to the plan.
It is a matter of general information
among railroad officials that the Bur
lington deal was an injury to North
western. and that after the first year I
of operation there was a demand for a
.'larger share of-business and this was
'•given. But with the reopening of the
'.old fight and the possibility that the
'Harriman people will come in control of
the Northern Pacific in the distribu
tion of the assets of the Securities com
pany the shadow of trouble extends
[over the community of interests plan
.and Northwestern is preparing to exact
its share of the business or it will en
leavor to take the business.
Move Is an Important One.
A glance at the map of the middle
trans-Missouri region shows the im
portance of the move now being made
by the Northwestern. Lander is the
key to the situation. The present ter
1 minus at Casper is eighty miles west
of a line projected north from Denver
-Lander brings the company within
-striking distarce of the fighting ground
I west of the Rockies. The San Pedro
[and Los Angeles line connects with the
I Oregon Short line in central Utah.
•Within a few miles of this connection
ithe Gould interests join the Denver and
Rio Grande with the Western Pacific,
now building. All have Ogden as their
base.
Northwestern by entering Ogden—
Jand it is admitted that there will be a.
line from Lander to that place--will
offer a shorter line from Chicago to
points on the Pacific coast lhan any
of the other lines. Extending west
from Lander to Poeaielio, it will bring
Portland and the entire Oregon and
Washington region ten hours closer to
Chicago and the east, than any other
line.
The ability of the Chicago and North
western to finance its extensions is un
questioned. Its present earnings are
double its diyidetid requirements It
could pay the interest on any bonds re
quired to extend to the coast or inter
mediate points and continue its divi
dend rates. It could sell new stock for
the cost of the extensions, including
equipment, and maintain present rates.
It is, all things considered, the richest
American railroad, with less bonded
and stock indebtedness to the mile ti
any of the high-class paying roa
In a Position to Dictate" Terms.
It is significant that Vanderbili 1
Rockefeller interests are in control of
the Chicago and Northwestern and that
both demand and generally secure
peace in the railroad field, and in re
newed hostilities between-1-lilb.and Har
riman these great finenoiai interests
will force a settlement by using North
western as the rod.
Instead of either one or the .other
camminding the gii\. in^ ousiness
acro«."j tie continent the Noitnwe^tortil
will occupy the middle !i2id, t.iVng the.
increase and compel the oilier" to con:
tinue along their piesent li ip? |f?
Conferences between Viithwcswj ns
officials and Vfl.tulerb'it-lU»ekeieJler isif
Wests tw\ been heM 1 eu'iv in New
York, and when the t^riand Hn thai
Kortbern Pacific wan uie iy Hrtrrlj
man on hi« Fhare ot th«, itinribiition
tho Northern Securities
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LAWSON SAYS HE
WILL STAY BY IT
Author of "Frenzied Finance"
Does His Own Private
Advertising.
THE "SYSTEM" DESPERATE
And Mr. Lawson Says When He Get»
Dons With It, It Will Havo No
Time or Energy Left Exccpt
to Cry for Mercy.
Chicago, Nov. 26.—Thomas W. Law
son is having his troubles along with
those he is making for "Standard Oil."
He lias explained why he uses the ad
vertising section of Everybody's Maga
zine for his attack upon Insurance
companies which is because the man
agement of the magazine refused to
print it in the reading part. Mr. Law
son prints in the Chlr.a.go Tribune a
half page signed advertisement in
which he says among other things:
Since the last issue ot Everybody's Mag
azine, "Standard Oil," stung, has broken
forty years of insolent silence. Like the
Kiant bully of tho fable it cannot stand
the hot iron, and at the first sear cries out.
Unlike the millions into whose hearts it
has pomed its boiling o'.l, into whose souls
it has injected its withered poison, it could
not take, its medicine in silence. My story,
"Frenzied Finance," said "Standard Oil" ii
deliberately and systematically debauch
ing tho American people and cold-bloodcd
ly robbing the masses." "Standard Oil"
met and solemnly "resoluted for the first
time in its existence to speak to the peo
ple, and this is what it said: "It's a lie.
Yv'e are not bad."
Two More Sections Ahead.
"Witb the January chapter of "Frenzied
Finance" I have completed the first sec
tion of my story, The Setting. In tills sec
tion, which began last July, I ItaVe said
"Standard Oil" is bad—the monster of
modern times it is now at the zenith of
its destruction-spreading career. There
will be two more sections,ot "Frenzied Fi
nance," The Facts and the Remedy. Tha
second Fection, which begin8 with the Feb
ruary number, will prove the assertions
of the first, and tho last will show the
American people bow they can quickly
and effectively strike. "Standard Ob"
has, as yet, only spoken once. It will be
made to speak again, and from-then on to
its end it will be with It, as it always ha
been with its predecessors since the world
began, one continuous cry, "Mercy!"
My right to hold "Standard Oil" up to
the scorn
of
all honest people depends not
upon what "Standard Oil" and the "Sys
tem" "resolute," but upon. the**verdict the
American people will render. That "verdict
will not be rendered'untll the people have
mj charges, my proofs and my remedy
before them. Then—the American people
have never yet failed'to-render just ver
dicts upon all vital questions. I am con
tent to accept the one they will mete out
to. my story. "Frenzied Finance," and
"Standard. Oil" and the "System" can
now do nothing but wait for what tho
.American peojile will mete out to them.
Has Had No Benefit.
I have been accused ot benefiting finan
cially by the great success which has at
tended Everybody's Magazine slMe my
story began. I wish fo say to the Ameri
can people I have not, directly err indi
rectly, a penny's interest In this magazine.
I give my time, my energy, my money and
my story freely for the sole purpose of
-jiy ..
getting before the people the truth it has
been my good fortune or misfortune to be
the custodian of. I have nothing but
gratitudj}. to the American people and the
press for the way they have received my
story, and to the owners ot Everybody's
Magazine for the way they have nlaced it
before the people. But the publishers of
Everybody's Magazine do not always
think as I do. and when they differ from
me as to how certain parts should be
handled. I must, in justice to myself, go
It alone.
Tbe Ridgeway-Thayer company (pub
lishers of Everybody's) were reluctant to
advertise the insurance part of this issue,
and I therefore decided to advertise it
Independently of them. I therefore give
this notice to the people that they may
absolve the owners of Everybody's Maga
zine from any of the consequences which
may follow this or like advertising. I
alone am responsible. I earnestly ask
every man and woman who reads this,
issue, particularly the clergy, to aid me
in getting a copy of it to others less for-,
tunate that themselves. If it were only a.
question of the money cost, I would will-"
ingly place a free copy in the hands of
every grown person on the North Ameri
can continent, but this I cannot do with
out the assistance of those In a position
to know the ones who do not get it.
The last paragraph explains why Mr.
Lawson prints in the advertising sec
tion of Everybody's Magazine especially
that part of his "revelations" which,
deal with insurance companies.
ENGLISH FOR JAPAN.
Alphabet of the Anglo-Saxon Tongu»
May Be Adopted Officially by
Mikado's Government.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 25.—That Japan will
within tho next few years substitute the
English alphabet for the characters no-vr
employed in the written language of that
country is regarded as va *y probable by
Prince Fushimi, who is in ?t. Lou's visit-.,
the world's fair.
A. Sato, master of the prince's house-*"
hold, speaking for the prince, said that a
committee composed of members ef the
Roman Character society is making an,
investigation under the sanction of the
imperial government with a view to de
vising a plan to Introduce the change.
"There is little doubt," he said, "that
the change will be made. The prince ia
heartily In sympathy with the movement.
The emperor regards the plan with much
favor and in official circles generally the
substitution is advocated.
"The adoption of the Roman characters
would r«b Japanese literature ef much
.Japan than the avera^ person hj ihi»
country realize*, »pd 4a ittufe'n. in Awe,1 i-/
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