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' SIXTEEN PA C "3 TOD AT
See Oar Special
Magazine Offer
for 1908
Use Post Want
Ads They Pay
TWENTY-THIRD TEAR. HOUSTON. TEXAS. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1907.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
SURRENDER DELAYED
BY THE OIL COMPANY
Waters Pierce Counsel Applies to Supreme Court
for Writ of Error in Receivership.
EXCITEMENT ON THE PpLITICAL HIGHWAY
DENVER SECURES NEXT
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Democratic Committee Selects Aountain Gty as
Place and July 7 as Date of Aketing.
HAS NO JURISDICTION
DISTINCTIVE ISSUE
a IS. KUSOPATKUT ON STASD
POST.
Mills
Appellate Tribunal Is Court of
Last Resort.
CASE GOES TO WASHINGTON
Action at Austin Is to Gala Time for
Preparation.
HAS FIFTEFN DAYS FOR REHEARING
Application in the Main Caie Would
Not SerTe to Delay State Beceifer
in Securing Foueuion of
the Property.
(jwfMi Pt 5McW.
A18TIN. itiM December U.-Th. attor-
neys for th Waters Plerc OU oompuf to-
day made application tor a writ of error to
lh aupram. court on th. racalvarahip
case which mov. on th. part of th cora-
"any will likely have the effect of tenrpo--arilr
restraining the State receiver from.
:klng charge of the company's propvty.
I'r.tll the court cts there la llttl. prob-
ability of further activity on th. part of th.
States attorneys. This move supposedly. 1.
merely for a Ume-gnlrier to alio th. attor-
eys to prepare lis application for a writ of
wror t- the I'nlted State aupreme court.
The Stat appellate court la the court of
last resort In receivership cases and the ap-
plication to the aupreme court Is considered
the last move before seeking th. asststanca
of th. I'mted Stale tribunal Th. baala for
lb. eppl'cation to the suiiei:ia oourt la be-
lieved to be uion the amtlitutlonallty of th.
lew anaking the anpel.ato court have final
lurtsdictloit In euch caaea. Immediately th.
application was received the clerk of th.
rurt filed same In the consultation room
which forbade ft a pcrusai by press represent-
atives HEARING BETORE J-ITDOB BRTAtTT.
V message to th. attorney general today
hru'iRht th. information that Judge Bryant
had lixe.I n. xt Monday hs the date upon
which Federal Receiver Dorchester will turn
nter the piopeity of Ihe oil company to th.
State receiver. Hubert Eckhardt. This mes-i-age
was from Beaumont.
This application f"'J todny will probably
defer act. mi. as contemptmed. tcmpooirlly
Th. ma.n rase Is still unchanged the de
frndajtt company having fifteen dan In
which o make a motion for rehearing In tin-
appellate court If this he refused the in v
step will he lo appeal tu the B'tire:n." court
J P. Johnson general attorne for the oil
coui-an at St Louis at companled hy J. H
Citzpatrh k. a!o of St. l.oula arrived In th.
city today and remained In conference dur-
ing the d;y wit ri local attoi neya for the de-
fendant company. iVehran & Penn and
Judge N A. Bteadman.
motion for a rehearing In the appellate
court Is not unexpected at any time now
probably toiuotiow
FUDGE BRYANT FIXES HEARING j
Transfer to State Receiver May Be
Made Next Monday.
UK A I Mi N T. Texas. IV. amber IX- fh
t- i( Artiori wttn mervi.ee to the re- (
. crsli:ij of the Whi. rs Pierce OH com-
pany a;ui li.i titlrrml:uiiitii of the litigation
in t!io K-'diial 'ourt lt-k'rn tu tl.e placing '
In hart oi the Waters IMetre rroperttev
of Hrcc'vor rv k.ianlt f Taylor who wtM I
tmrii tn t!i S t t f curt In th stea-i of
IUi-i -ier Lktv l.sifi. appointed by Uie
1'nit-tl States i-ir.-uil court. Jutltre David E.
Bryant prcs-i'lins. transferred to Beau
mont ttils mrnln. w.th the arlval here cf
Jewel P. I.lghtfoot aasistant attorney gen-
era... and T. W. Grfjrory of Austin who Is
associate! hh counsel for tlie Suite in tlie
Waters Pien ouster and penalty cut.'.
- Following the action of the court of elvll
appeals at Austin Wtdr.i -sJay in rt'fusin? the
oil company a rehearing and ordering Re-
ceiver l'tkl irdt to tak roasossion of tlie
property M'-csrs LiRhtfoot and On gory
rani -o Prauninnt to tnke up tho matter
with Judge lUv.d K. Hryant. having the ft.i-
lowlng order from the appellate court t
Austin:
"The State f Tt xas vs. Waters pir-
OU Company December 11 It appear
ing to t tils t i-urt thai the mandate of tlie
court i f t-.vil appeals ii. tl-.e nveivershtp
matter pei.iitni; In th: cans has tven ro-
mrned shown. g an affirmance of th pre-
vious orders of this court nd connnanding
this court in observe the satd orh r of the
court of civil appeals it Is therefore or-
dered that the previous orders of this court
appointing a receiver and deJlnlns his pow-
ers and duties in now In full force and ef-
fect and the said receiver Is directed to
proceed as therein directed." The order
was signal by .hide- ib'ux of the distnet
. court of Travis county.
. HAD ASSURANCE OF TRANSCRIPT
Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot and
"Mr. Gregory. In addition to the above order or
the oourt. had in their posaciyion a telegram
pom the clerk of the United States circuit
oourt of appeals at New Orleans utatlng that
e mandate In the Water Pierce case re-
intty decided there in fnvor of the State
Texas had been Issued. It was at flr-t
Ipposed that the usual twenty days wouM
n In the caae in which to allow defend -
ta to file motion for rehearing but later
tt waa ascertained that only se.ven davs werr
allowed f"r this purpope In preference eases
of this kind which had been advanced for
hearing upon tlie docket of the ourt. and
the seven days having elat-sed since the de-
rision In the case the decision of the court
of appeals at New Orleans become final In
the case unless that court should see fit to
withdraw the Issuance of mandate
vhloh It has full power and authority to doV
or Sunless the cart-)ng Into cX'-cvitlbn or
maictng effective of the terms of the man-
date were ebpped by the supreme ttirt of
the United States RTantlng defendants a
r.Tit tf certiorari. Unteas steps of this ibind
Psotiptted on Paga ixk)
Declared Japanese Could Hare
Taken Fort Arthur.
ST. PETERBbUKO. December IX
Oeaeral Koropatkla testified today at
the trtaJ by court martial of Lieuten-
ant General B to east 1. and other army
officer of hiarh rank charred with
needlrasty surrendering Port Arthur to
the Japanese and what he said made
a sensation la th court room.
H. declared that the Japan... could
hare taken Port Arthur by assault in
the early days of the war The de-
fense were then Incomplete. General
Kuropatkln .rent on; that the fortress
must have fallen at the first vigorous
attack but th. slowness of the Jap-
an a. and th. rwetstano. mad. by th.
army In the field gave the Russians
time to lraprovlae defens wtrka
which has
months.
ritUstocd th. Japanese for
PRIEST IS AROUSED
WATERS PIERCE COUNSEL WILL
FIGHT TO FINISH.
Annoonoet Determination to Carry the
Cam to Federal Supreme Court
Centralisation Is Necessary.
(ffewiree Ptrl 5a )
ST LOriS. Pe.-ber 1J Ju'!s.e H S.
Priest counsel for the Waters Here (HI
company announced today that the com- I
panv would resist the iwyment of the C.50IX ' '
Sue which the Texas appellate court 1
upheld yesterday. If th. application fir a !
review of the flndi4f of the low.r Texas
court In th. ouster case la denied.
Judge John P Johnson general counsel
for the company. Is at Austin. Teiaa. to
niak. th. application Immediately denial
of which. Judge Priest says will result In
an appead to the Federal supreme court
wber. th. constitutionality of certain
phase of th. T.xaa aiiU trust sutut. will
be raised and argued oa th. (round that
the else of the fine Is equivalent to the
ie rlvallun of property without due process
of law.
Judge rrlest criticises the jun ra that Im-
posed th. big tine saying but few of inem
could read! and that Pierce s enmpany was
ousted sniply because hw rtlauus uith
Senator ' lalley had been friendly.
Judge Priest added mat ukina; this caee
as an example. State and Federal anti trust
laws. If only partially enforced would ut-
terly paralyie bualnese and he believed all
Kliiiuld be abolished but If there must be
regulation let It come from Uie National
government. "Centralisation Is a thing we
all Oread" h concluded "hut In Hits uaa
it aeetna abeoluteU necessary anen we
consider the fact that almost ceiy State
has lis own Idea about regulating publio
service coi porat'lons
SENATE MAY COtffTEM SIMPSON.
Senator Culberson Introduced Bills for
Public Buildings.
WASHINGTON. lcemtar 11. The nomi-
naMon of Captain S.oan Slmps to l p t
ii:aater at lUlas ha boen favorably tu ;m I
U(H.n by lh tvnato pk5toffu rvmnutlee m:.j
mill likely b cHifirmt.'i t t!te senate M.'ti-
dav.
Senator i.Jlbraon intndu pii i9 t. -it;.
for public building at Navaaoia. Urf.:.i.i:-
Hf". .am and San Marcos.
K'-prcsentatlve Burleson Introduces
a tl;l aaklnc t.30(HK for a public 1 . . t
Austin to be erected ou Congreu .
lart of a beau tifi cat Ion scheme of t: . ..v.u.
rai'itol. He also aika 160.000 for r-i n i
cii ii.srs of the present postofflcr ' i is
to bv uel for Federal court a id rp- .
t tun purposos tn Uie event a new ;f:co
b 1 ullt.
KfpreaonUUvetji John M. Moore a:i ! ''.-p
F Burgess will spend tlie holidays :i V a-s
and. rturritnf. brlnx their fami!!-ia t W isTt-
inctcn. Rcireentati e John H m- f s.
wlu liaa tten serfeusly ill. ha t- A -lannc
City to Fxend a few t r ; i rr-
c.uratton Kepnpaent alive Cooper tnd.iv r"du. .-d
resolutions by the TraJt3 Ast -it iv a i
mont retuesttng the removal : Tut- Pn'ii
er PtUHng-a; also In favor of .vemm "! own
ershtr of telegraph; also tdi. to U (p-a. ien-
aion of Thewlore R Braniutn of F-wuin u:
John H. Ktrby and Frank H.nmr -f !n-
ton. who hav been t v'Mk.jbto a:il i1. th
Eant on a business mission ar.1 in W'risli-
Inrton and will leae for "ft x.is to;. K!t
STRINGENCY CAUSES MURDER.
A Prominent Metallurgist Killed by
Laborer in Mexico.
(Anoc talti Pres' .W'-r'
DESVKR. 'olo Dew -..H i li l.u
lias reached hrre gi1nR t:ic iiftu s of t:i-
murd.T of William Kolerton H.'gu. "in- of
llit! foremost metallut Rl' s of il.r uur;.iy
and a former resident of this Plat'- II-- ;is
wtylald and stoneJ to Jeiih it .k Toi.ia.
Mexico by a aanp of Mi-xlc.i-i miners In Ms
employ oji December 1 Hecauac of tho
financial stringency. Boggs wf nnat-le 10
pay his men their wnes anl ilu ;mtr;ly
attacked an.1 kl'.etl hi;n. Kifitrn men hap
been arrested for the nurUer
'.tirot tatt ! Vt.u K. fc ' )
Bllv.Ml.NOHAj;. Ala . l'eremlie: II I'rof.
W. K. Boggs repo'te! kill.'; in Mexico wm
professor of rhen;stry at Howard university
from 1ST9 to 1KS1. He I. rvmenil" -red oy m.iny
of the pupils who attended the c'.lree. whitllt
ws then located t Marlon Ala. nowl In
Blrmhtgham.
1 1
Registered Mail Stolen.
HONOLULU. December U A regigtered
pouch of United 8taten mall sent on the
steamer HIlo on hr laat voyage to Hllo was
pttkod ana UNO atosso.
Jeff Davis cpftks to Old Lady
STOP RESCUE WORK
SEBIOUS FIRE IN MONONQAH
MINE PREVENTS SEARCH.
Three Hundred and Twenty Bodies
Have Been Recovered Seventy-
One Americans Among Dead.
M'i...;AlI W Va . rvcein'T 12. -The
sian'h Hi r:i ncs Nos. anJ J of the Fairmont
t oal lompai y f'r i'tm: f la-t Fttday's
e-!i"-io i whs p ' j sj :.d-'d t-ar'v tonlptt part-
- rtuse t'.-f h..d broken o':t .tRiUn In mtnft
No - ami I'jitij b-'Cr;- prri. ti e ry
S-cll !! . f
..i.d .! .
: l.-r . t:
f.nd.ii.; ul
TL
been ri
me;
f ill SI.- !.
ti : ri f N.t h l..i -'.n explored.
oi ItH'-w.l tin' further s-arch
siinr lin." would result m th
lore boitirs
.drfd ' .1 !ftc.i' bodies have
..red. KM li.ee
. it in n-ro. -.
iiUM-t -cm l-
ai dii.'
e. tin ti 'iirt.d
vcrr -one wer
1 1; iians. fifty-
. I !t eeks and
t.co II
The
ered s-
SHOWED SIGNS OF DEP EMOTION.
Orchard Testified in DeUil of Prepara-
tion ior Murder oi Stnnenberg.
Bt'lM". Idaho. TVen-l- - '
of dM. ti otum. Uarr
bone fi.il th!S afterr.
aju.ss!:ii.t1r.i; ex-vot:' i
el- ta 1 te-i ified to the ii' ..--for
ti e . rime and of h - . -to
. nd the life of the v
of pla. lng the bomb on
19"P.
Toinui'iow moroiiiK a
Tft confinmenl In the fv .
hta confensiun to Detect n
end the direct exaniinai:
turned over to Clareni i
examination before tt
brp murder. Urehard d
tempts on the lives of I
Fran I St o. Justioea t'abbe
liovernor Peabotly at De-
which he said were math
VwitiK si'ii.s
ii- i 1:1 he Vt ttl-
n rtiiitge oi
H - iiherg. in
rr'Pr;iii'ns
' k ; ii at! mot
ir.J fit.ally
.zlu f December
ai : n of his ar-
iitentlary and
l . IMuirland will
a- .; l.e will he
. -u for cro?s-
tho Steunen-
1 - aliened al-
. ' . .1 y at Pan
rM Civ hlard and
. t ai d of I'lans
to k:il Sh.rman
Hell. Frank Hearne Dvil Mitat and John
Neville.
Thoughout his story he .:i-.t l' ;.:'-n
b his pay 11 aster Lnd tn s.nti- ot ;s ii;c:ip.
ei riin -.'M he implicated '' e . . i . ;t .tv a:i
ftie purtt'M'Ant In eeiy i tr. Ii
ratlvo m the same a? u ven in !!- Ha. w -o l
trial but Mr Flawiey. in hU .-n i:vi-. was
careful in ln e 1 1 1 p 1 1 a 1 i tr im n ;m t
aileged tu havs been tnK n l th' o1-t-n .ml
on trial.
GORDON NEGRO TRACKED DOWN.
Participant in Pickens County Fiat
Captured at Tuscaloosa.
RIH.M1NOHAM. Ala Lh -. n hrr L: - One of
the negroea from the klnlty of tl r
don Ph kens county win re feur h. " I i:
irlt for neveml days ti nt a neno'ie i ' a
would take pkicty between whites an I ' ...
was tracerl to Tuecalo.-sa and
u'.ght was rounded up by (.;Mity S
Harpef. Marshal 8harp and xrviij!
and under heay guard waj. taken h.
Gordon today
Kverv.tantg In quiet at Gordon an l u.f
Krv under nrre!t will be given u t' i
participation In Uie shooting of Sator.1
quickly as pofxdbie Thr U great it.-
tlon because of the Sensational report- . t
war gent out
Senate having barely aa introdnctioa.
THE NEWS SUMMARY
THE WEATHER.
About the only feature to trtt weitber yesterday
as the heavy downpour in the forenoon the pre-
captution etticistly measuring 1-68 mche. The
trmpenruie row from i7 degrees to The
threatenirui condition continued throughout the diy
and last night with shew era promised for today
The plateau di.tuibance noted Wcdnend-iy tui
moved soetbeaativard and is now central over the
Texas Panhandle. It ba been attended by general
f recipitation in the Kot-ky mountain region and al-
Dining distritrf and over a lare portion of Texas
t'reneralty fair weather are vails over tlie eaitern
V.i of the country except thai light snow is f.ill
m Western Pennsylvania and Northern N w
York. An area of high pressure has appeared over
t .e plateau. The t mperaturr has risen between
the Rocky inyn'aini and the Mit.isipp river frin
the Dakota southward tt Uie west gulf oost. tlf
uhere it ts geii-rallv lower. In Southern and
cm Texas the trniT: ature u-v from 12 to 2 de
p:-es and at time oi report it ranged from .tl at
A man Ho to at Corpus Christ). The disturbance
over the Panhandle i causing tnach unset tie :
weather in Texas and showers may be exnrctrd m
this viciuity friday. ith fresh to brisk southeil)
wind a.
iAitcuiUJ Prist Rrtort.)
W ASHINGTON. lecerrr i; ta t Texas-
Fair l nday: colder in suMh portion. SaMir-lav
fa'i . fresh winds.
W ei Texas Fair Friday and Saturday.
New Mexico fair Friday and Saturday excej t
snow or ram Saturday in north portion.
Arkansas and Oklahoma Kam and mlder Fn
day Saturday fair
I ..';iu.na Rain inVr. -;lJrr in west porti- n
Saturday
Domestic.
I-TVK HUND3F.P New nrkf r will start a new
rrp 'Itlic in the S-ut Se 'jndf.
BANKKR BROWN ol Sn Franciarn confessed to
false entries which a;'vear a a-tft.
PKESTPKXT RtX)SF F( T' third te-n w
was the ssjeet vt miu ..iiTinitnt at thr cap:' -1.
ATTORNEYS for the 'e'enw n the Powers . j-e
v thry will pro-e th-t Henry Youtvy k. d
( roebei
ABOIT twenty men rn iT-ift! te work st the C. 1
tie id mines many beMig pcisuaded to quit by t'.e
strikers.
ON THE STAND in the re:: K-ne trial Harrr Or-
cr-fcard to!d of prepaint to kill er tiorrn'r
bfei:neiberg.
THE British American Tcr i company fiJcJ an
swer to charges ot cor a'y brou?ht l t-.c
govrrnmeat.
THE DEMOCRAT!- Van
Denver as the pUr and
e-'mmittee selec'
7 as the datr t
Nattonal cooventior.
SENATOR ALDRU1I rrr r. to the -nate t-
finance cowmitte had "'.'ird the t ulhers-'n
and Clay resolutions in: . e set.
THE HEARING of the r. . wnon order obraire-l
by Mr. Fish against th: Miniman interests in
the Illinois Central f.gh --a begun today in the
superior cucst t'hica 1
Texas.
THERE WAS a gene a! o
soiitbem portion of the S'
E. H. BRACKETT. acci ;
ing near Harlingen di--J
APPLICATION was ina
at Austin for a writ
Pierce receivership.
THE ORIGIN of the
Farmers' Union wsrrli
eotton at Tayior waa rr
KtY PR1NGLE turned -Frank
McCwe in the !i
Dallas oti the charge :
FEDERAL JUDGE PRY '
tor a hearing looking '
Federal neetvership 01
pSny.
.p.iur of rail it ihe
shot whi'e hint-
rowns-iKe
t ths suprenr court
ffr in the Waters
'at destroe i the
. d 2000 - ot
- a mys'c-: Li-
eridence . 1 t
itrpus h..T"! 4t
."int EH MaSre.
ved next Mom. i
- isxloton et ' f
atera Pierce c -i
gailroaus.
TEACHERS received sr.- one and a 'l-.'-.ti
fa.fs fer the rouml trte M ustoa.
NKtrOTIATlONS sre ttu.i .J! for the If . tt
Pacific to abandon all c : ot tfc. Scuttitm
Pacifie.
KORTY-TWO er cent dr- -'- in tk. cotton crop
morement on the Kstv t br report! of f.
S. Brio.
UEAXING .( Mock dispute ier coatrej . ta. Iilj.
whereat the Old Lady it shocked.
AAKES A CONFESSION
BANKJR BROWN OF SAN FRANCIS-
CO ADMITS FALSE ENTRIES.
Tells Bank Commiuioner That Two
$100000 Items Which Appear as
Asset Are Fictitious.
SAN KRANrWO. Deeember Palrell
Prviwn. the Lnipriannrd nianag-r of tho t'sl-
tfornia Safe Deposit and Trust compatiy. yes-
terday made a couffion the bunk m-
mtsftioti that ftctittou- entries were maile tn
tho books of the bank. The r.nife".-;on catr.e
after Hrown had been suhje. (H t. n I rg
sweating process ly 'iirnrni"i''nTs darnvjirt
and Sherer. Finally when i:r-wn i- r
nered tm blurted oat Ye. it true. th"-
entries do not reprj?"t real transa' t -m-
The entries) l.l. h l.rnv.n imfsse.l
fulue related t- two it.n .-f I
which appeared as as-ts on tht- b - t:
Iti-nis a record d on t ie Unl . n i ! n
lar that th tniat n.ran. '--i d-'i-tts
.:i ea h of the (ao N- a Y"rk t - i L s
Frown maintained M.:nost i ' end "t ti
inventigHtlon wit vi the. onir..i-- -or t-it the
entries repres-enied grM:.n- : 'ictli'n- h it
when pressed f r .tn ;;.in.' i he !''-Kr
d"wr. and admitted th.i: !). v a- fj.1.--
CAPTURE ARSC0NDING TREASURER
I Conccticut Banker Said ta Have Been
1 r.anoht in Vexico.
IAs .-:t i . tl Kcfirr1 )
NEW TOKK. De.-- eT II-- According to
Information received '.- re tonich: a m..n r-
ported to be VUIin F. Waiki the ab-
sconding trea.-uieT of t!e New nri:ain. t"..tiM
Savings ba:ik l:as be 1 arre?tf i n the m)jii-
talns of Mexu-j and now on h.s way to
Ixjs Angeles. (al. r charge of detect: es.
At the headnuau-teri of the detective agency
wh.rh has tr.e rase !:t uand it was satd to-
right that nothing w.'uld be male publte Mi-
ni positive Id-'nitfi- Ktlnn of the prUon r !.i
been &.ade. Wa.ker d napp'ared 111 F - h:.iry
1A atter a hortag1 ha 1 been di'ercd In
j his accounts aggreiftt;ng $6o.
ivms Central Srtwecn njjr-ej- t Fish and Ed-
rard H Harrimar Vei n.
V. G. JAMESON. t! ri s-jrfi
ticnal. lepoits tbjt l.cioy I
resume urk atter it niontl
H.l.lor SANDERS ..uthwe
for the lAic.;.' iol Fast-'
rer( W. t' KiM !r as tra .
te; the Keek I-.a'd
: of the Interna-
e will be ab!e to
:et.
. 1 passenger agent
l.'tn.'ii will vac-
H paeneer agent
Houston
THRtK fONVICTIONS . creamed in the
crimintl dmrrict court.
THE t"rril Texas M'-dn.: -.vutien befan its
siinitil meeting in this . it.
FMERGKN'CY office er -r r.ici tor the Ke-
ersl ofr-.cuU in the imv
T1IK L)REI)GK YVssh jf i. i! hrought up the
ship chatinel as fat - ' . -.n( biin
.U'l;!; Ul'RNS iss ieH j -. ; rmtuinjr cttftte
ot papers whR-h wert i.-i .-.rj bv itte tit Pe
tiled in the KeUeril rt j
THK CITY wsit n-trl I-. .1 rt-..vv .lewnpour t
tain. meatnrinK 2 . . r- i.-.J m mail)- Ji
trtets the streets ere v !a -itrr.
FNOINEER COLBl'RN trr I that San la
eittto ieet brid.e Cf V -f ;tct!Vneil antl tt
wai snnOunctetl thai till si- vf-ne titll not be
ckwd.
IT WA ANWrNlT'i u tr K-krupt stock
' of the S. X.. Sam 1 (..-.'. --' n-.-anv. which
was dsmserd slighflv I-. tttt. n : v oid by the
receir.
CONTRACTS fer the cenAttucrt-.n -i t.ur wooden
bridges to cost approstmate v ItSl'SO on tke
Weaeter air line road were iwaroVJ brthe coun-
ty i wart iaswatrs.
Prince George and Hit Bride Are
United With Beligioni Kites.
( .'fiaviewd 'raw fry art. )
ATHKNS. Decemr-er U-Wltli the
spk-Ddid and elaborate rite of the
Greek church the r llgloua cere-
mony unltltiK In marriage Prince
;irR stcoiul si n of the klrur of
Ureee. Hiid Princess Marie Bona-
parte .is perform- A at the cathedral
todty l:i the pi- sni of th. king and
qi:reu of tjreec-v a gatlierlng of hlah
st.tte dic-i!tarlc and the members of
tl dlpi "vHtlc oriui The ilil niar-
rla:e ci'iiiony took piaie In VTance
NovcjbIhi ?1 The archldshop of
Athens. s.nsied by five blho.s. of-
fl' iated at today s cremony
Creat crowds had gatb.red aloruc th.
gavly 1" i. rated atreeu from the
palai'i- to tl e cathedral and the hrlde
a -is glvt-n a loyoi.s ovation and show-
ered with t'owers.
COTTON PRICES SOAR
EXCITED TBADINO CAUSES 28 TO
32 POINT ADVANCE.
Eeports Thtt Oovernment Had Oter-
ettimated Crop Wu in Part Re-
sponsible for Boom in Ptice.
i 1 i. rt Frtu Report 1
VFW Vc'Clv. l'-rmbei- 1J. The rnttnll
n.rkt to.:.i p if tiy strong and active.
joice.i ud;.n i"i; xoit.-l tradlruj M to
r nta oi ii. . I .siiik tig ire. of yesterday.
11. tore nuoii Muni' f.M .it 1124. which Is U
p. I..t or more iha'i ha'f a cent a. pound
.!...'. the !ow u ! ol ; sterday morning
r.' l-olt that Hi' s.oY. rnioent l.ad ocr-it-.
linte l t1. n --. H In part reponlhle
fo- the a.i ance In prkw.
The upaard tnovetucnt outinued until Jan-
uir rj' hrd 11 IT and March U . or S6 to
l-otnta above last night s t loee. Th. market
closed steady at a tut advance of JtJJl
points (tale wera estimated at Xfl.om bales
ATTOKNEY W1X1 INVESTIGATE.
Declares Violations of Law in Affairs
of Bank and Insurance Company.
Mterw'r J P'ess AVM'I.
NKW YORK. Ii eemlier li - Attorney tiett-
ernl J.iikieNi lod.iy ciHtd tlie ullentloli of
Utstllit Attorney Ji-ronm lu the ulfalra of
thu lUiiilllon bank an. I 't iu-t coninany and
the Kxcelfl 'T Kue li-.iriine. company und
dclat d that a t- ot .1 .tlinlnal nature ap-
peared to ltf lieeti ...mpllt.d therein
th' .i-- c f t'.e IIh.i . 1 1 1 1 hink. Mr
J... k .. .:t t.. J. - t:e . I'V "f t."
ie- iit ' Hi-' ' I1.' haul. n aiilch
I forth f.i .tn.11 ontrtiits ulleged
I. 1 4 ''i t tn. ;. Hutu 1". M 't 'ltom-
..r f'tli ei; M. e pie.i lenl. hut now pr. si-
I. of the t-aiiK. "I Mi U k -m said
e ; 1 1 -d to ' tu l"l it . ui of 1 1 ie-Kl . 0 I.-
M I o 1 . :i tlld l'"l .1. fl'K tl fl. "ei. ..f
e. -t.t- j: i n the '-nse t.f the I nt rnn t u nit!
Ti'i-t . oinpanv. but deelaretl t ' t one .111 I
l-!ai'S ---eral rrlmlt.-! oft.c-s stoei I
t t--.- .. tt contniltted lo t Ivf'-i''!
I i' . !i. u ae ' t otnt-an
THE OPERATION WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Mrs. LongTVorth Is Resting Easy and
Out o Danger.
V. S'I!Nt
l.onirw t 1 ' 1
1 -ong r'
velt. v -
;;orll
.. ..:t-i l Mr Ai..
!'.et.re?ient.it'v. Nl- l:elrt
tt r ot rrefi.i -it Ii -.-I
.p-tn for al't. 'ntli III-1
1 It t.tilin 'l i e t.p. rj-
- : . rni"J .11 the I. te
.- et J.ihns 1 l.tpkins h..-
ie
I"
r.-. ..s.te.1 by 1 r S Nt.r.i-
.. I Surgeon I'.entrnl R.xv of
ie- liir-il by Dr. Kiey t.. rme
-:'u. 111 ever partleul.ir. Jtn.l tl.- y
uut tn es.'ellent e.nrtlt i..-t
appenJK'ltls ahleh M 1 l.oiuj.
1
v rT I .t til frt.nt -rme time art snl she
1 tl fully recevt-rei from it efre.-t- Tie'
fust attack was T.-l-ee. w:' .- : .in ep. rn -tn
n. bnt upon Its r ti:r. ! n.e tueto nt
plan was consider. .1 to ! ' e . rn re.i.ejy.
PSITHItDEE RECEIVED BY POPE.
Don Carlos. Claimant to the Spanish
Throne. Granted Audience.
.- r.:. ; rs Xcport.)
Kl IM I :. I'e. ml '-' Tie pr tod.v re-
ceive.! rt: ; t.i-. audience Ion Carlts of
Kotir r ' e tide:- to the puntsli thron
T- t ;t ! - .-i'esei the ht.pe tint tlie
ptt tu: tv .;;d astsit li nn in an attempt to
r-f.' t' il.tn-' 'f Spain but the cmih'. al-
t;:..i rf1 - . - mK t-tt 1 its friendship era unal-
t i. ;. .h. ted i-.alnly that for politieal rea-
9l... t t''i Impossible fttr hlin to
c: a- tie I present attitude toward Klnf
At;
t' r: s enj-'Ned the moat Intimate re-
lr.ri' v tlte present pope when the lat-
ti 1 ttttareli cf Venice.
Railrcad Propertiea Kot Worthless.
iie.-i'e.i rtts RtMtt .
. llit ".Milt. December 12. In the trial of
i0 n Walsh today witnesses Identified the
d il.u.ut tallroad properties of Mr. Walsu.
It 1? tlaitud hy the (ruvernmetkl that some
ei tliew- eoajpar.lt s were w orthless but on
-rosa-examipatU'n the detense brttusrht out
that they were handling a considerable
amount of txaff.e.
Death Sentence Is Commute!
MONTERKY. Mexk-o. Deeember It Word
received (here tonight from Chihuahua Me-l.-o.
Is hi th effeei Hhat actltm Gm-ernor
Sanehei has commuted the death sentence of
Dr C. 8. Harle. W illiam Mitchell and C T.
Richardson to twenty .years ImBrlavwament In
th. pejiltentlarjr.
Committeemen Declare for Par
Aethods and Publicity.
UNBOUGHT VOICE OFPEOPtE
Aim of Democracy Is to Suppress
Corruption Fund la Either Party
i OL. JOHNSTON RA SED QUESTION
Denver Chosen Because of Indncementl
Offered in the Shape of $100000
Toward Convention Expeuet
and Superior Hotela
II 3n Pitt H'aalasgai. saw.
i I Ptst B44mg
I ja H. fltuafei. Ceercitisdsea.
WASHIXOTDN. December U.-BeaadM a-
lectins Writer as the p ace and July 1 a. tha
date of the nli deino. ratle N.UeoaJ Mnav
tier the National t orumltte. mad a 41a-tin-1
1 v. l':n- w itr. the ir. jblicana by daoaar.
lira for ure eliH-tion met hoda. and tb. ttb
lit itv of campaign contribution..
Co. ..11. 1 K M Johnston oosTunlUwanau
from Tta. raiafd the queaUoa by aUwrlaai
the following resolution:
Resolved. That thu democratic oooTeal
tlon cordially approve the rooTsroent bow
under way to assist In bringing about th.
publicity In the State as well aa ta brie
nation of money contributed to and at
espendlturvs made by any aasoclation.
committee or other org anlsttvtloo for pollt-l.-al
purposes.
Bens ior Tillman representing South Caro-
lina nrose with a similar resolution ii. re-
tailed that a lew days before th. hut ejec-
tion the democrat standard-bearer. Judge
Darker charged the republican with solicit-
ing and receiving from corporate sources
large fontiibutlona for campaign purpose..
Prratdent Roosevelt met ttiew. charge by
t haraciwTwamg thecn aa Ilea. Ta 4areUgw-
tton of the Insuninee companies and other
inatiertt later erifletl Judge Parker"
rharaee. There hat! been soma talk by the
president and others of having Cortelyott
make restitution to the Insurance companies
of the money belonging tu the widows and
orphans thus contributed but this had not
yet been done.
WANT I NHiil'iJHT VOIOV. OF PEOPLE.
"What we want" declared Senator Till-
man. "Is the unbonght voice of the people
of the country and we don't want a corrup-
tion fund used bv cither party" "
As Tillman a resolution l imply .nlargwd
upon the subject by specifying "oth.r thing
of value" In addition to mouey contxlbutioas
1 olonel Johnston set epted Tillman s (Uggea-
tloii us an sint tt-tinunt. untl after aome fur-
ther dis. iission of details by Mayor Ton
Johns ui or t ir..Und and Senator Ston. ot
MI-.-.11 ti. the reMiltitlon aa amended waa
aJ..l te I
Tl.l- r .'tiit s.itt listened by Clayton of
Aliil.icii.i mitvinj: tht previous tiueatJon aay-
ni tt w.it. s .t le lent ior tin t onunlttee Co
ttetljte tht gem-ml principle ud leave tna
d-'.nDs 10 he w rkd out :n Luis being pre-t.i;-i
b thr d4 ii-e--;tt.- in c.ing-resa wbicli
II m . 11.1 it- -.1 It 1 p..fsaK-
tut ti...tlot f M.-tiiHW of U est Virginia a
resolution was pressed It the sum. COBnac-
t'.. u. ihnikli ). I t sti.lt in I'erry Belmont of
t) . Nn uutl pi.tuitiiy commlitee for bia ao-
tit. .t -t.Tiui iu w ill of tins reform.
Tl - 1 .i- 1 ei 11 lH-:ier and LoulavtUa for
tr.. .e.M et- . ;..se. the Weatara towm
wniM-ni! I" ' 1 :.- of superior Inducamenia of-
t.r. ti. rtei 1.1 ni; a cool summer climate bet-
t 1- :' ; r tt .l'titu .uid a cash contribution of
tlo'.i.' t..witrd tire extK-n.-a of the oonven-
ttou .tnd 11 - party l."ad.juarters. Loulavlli. a
tj-r .;i;i-t.-.l eontritttitlon was onl $30000.
Cl.AYTliN S MKTIOS TO KKTt UN BONUSt
t'...t.uis motion tortturu so much of Dan-
.: i...ir:s a - niiK'it rent. mi over and abova
T '.. . . rrv'Mi.r.'.i s openses ajso OCCaadonad
.. deb.itt 11 eec Hive session being fa-
r .1 l.v II..K Snuta 01 Oedrgla and WU-
llarns t f Mississippi.
Stone of Missouri and Tom Johnson of
hl) opposed Clayton's motion saying the
money was .t icfitunate contribution and
would be legitimately t en.ed. On mo-
1 tlon of J.-T'st tu of l.as Clayton mo-
Hon was labhd by a vote of 31 to 14.
Harmony prevailed throughout the meet-
ing and no line of cleavage developed on
any question as affecting the chances of any
candidate for the nomination.
Kenny' of Delaware and a number of
other committeemen from the East privately
expressed their opinion that the party would
stand a much better d ance to win with
some other candidate than Mr. Bryan. The
other names most no ntr tried were Gray of
Ivl.iuare. Culberson f Texas Governor
Johnson of Minnesota .1110 Olney of Massa-
chusetts. Tin F.astern men talk-ii it quit persist-
ently that If the South would take th.
Initiative tn favor of Culberson or any other
i;ood man the North ri ami Kastern demo-
crats would Join in tie movement and he t
nominate. Ilowev.r. no references were
made In the oouiiimiit. proceedings to any
such differences of puii'-n a? to (lie avail-
ability of the Nttu.i-kui
INSCRKS BRYAN'S NOMINATION.
On the other hau l. Maj or Dahlman of
Omaha who Is here said tonight that tha
holding of the convention In Denver In-
sured the nomination of Bryan and that
against any repuhli -an but Roosevelt Bryan
would carry not only Nebraska but Colo-
rado Utah. Montana and' probably Callfor
nla. Chairman Conners-of the New fork
State committee says New York will Mod
a delegation to the convention lnatruot.4
for Lieutenant Governor Chanier. Ctenlrsj
supporters do not hop to comiaata felts.
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