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HOUSTON TEXAS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23 1905.
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THE WEATHER:
( East .Text Rain fresh cut
to south winds. '
' DOMESTIC - ' .-
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the court iturtU ot Mtdahlmna Mart
wetksr was begun at Annapolis
- A termer New Tork assemblyman wma
mated for fraud la registration.
. Tha Federation of Labor will fight the
mjunettoa law la the supreme ooun.
The eaae of Senator Burton la expected
to be submitted to the jury Saturday.
. The Mutual trustees reduces thseslsr-
Ma or Officers as suggested op- aacvuruy.
A New York election clerk waa Imitated
. Uirol IWUflk W"M i i
Bet a Joke. . . -.
' The bituminous coal miner of the Wjmt
. formed an organisation to fight the kv-
r' bor unfcats. . -. . .
Vlee Preeldest. Tarbell of tha Equitable
admitted wrong doing of Insurance offi
cials and hope for tneir punienmsni.
j . :' FOREIGN. "
Turkey rejected the Macedonian pro
ject ec toe powers.
The awmstvotsta Indorsed Count Witts'
program in Buaela.
Refugees from Vladivostok claim the
town's provlstona are limited.
The Russian agitators have worked the
' peasants up to a nign piton t smiw
-Three American rife Insurance swlnd-
icrs were sentenoeou w. oe aooi. in w
buahna. Has. . .
. WASHINGTON. rt
Cast re la showlna; si ma of yleldlnc with
the approach of the French warships.
Indian Territory oheects to the appolnt-
snent of Judke Raymond la the circuit
foun. -
Senate republicans fear the president's
. rate lesjlaiatien will causa a split la tha
repuonenn party.
Mexico to be asked to aaamt In ex
cluding ondealrable tmmurranta aspect'
ally European crhninala.
President Rooaerelt will appoint a dem
ocrat on the mteratate commerce eonunla-
alon ctvln that partt a asajorlty. He
naa a aooeme.in eoug h.
TEXAS. '
The dub women beM a hnujtky session
at Austin. . .. . ..
The taklna; of teatlmony m the Parker
case proceeded at Dallas.
No Indletnant waa returned In tha
Defet murder ease in atadlaon county.
The ninl unary Baptists In atsslon at
Dallaa elected a new board of directors.
Hit Catherine - Smith- la on trial at
Weed en a charge of second decree auir-
eev . ; . t .
' Braaelna of the Southern Cotton aaso
olstlon were aqraniaed In Baatrop and
- WUIIaauoa counties.
The flan and oyster tax law was de-
clared ' constitutional by Judge Wilson
and there wlH be an appaaL
William Sdchsrader la In a serleua
condition harina; bad both lews crushed
la tha Santa Fe yarda at OalTeston.
The Third court "of appeals holds. In
effect that the plaintiff In a damage
ult may at any time be called upon to
undergo an examination.
SPORT.' '
Cresceua .wad sold to Willi am Savage
' for 8M0.
Tom tStfwM onptored the fourth Cherey
chaaa at Beanlag. '
San Iftchoiae made a good thing out of
the Joaea handicap. j
The Southern Pacific hunters killed
their first bear a 100-pound x-year-old.
The American lesartM la expected to con
alder a consolidation with tho National
league.
COMMERCIAL.
Cotton clos
aa Irregular
closed at a small net !
i after
.Seed oils were steady with demand modV
orate snd offerings light. .
The aaoTement In stocks waa animated
with tho fluctuations Irregular.
At the naif week closing all clasees of
eat tie show advances at Fort Worth.
Nervouaaesa caused wide fluotuattsna la
wheat and the final prices were lower.
The switching la coffee cut down busi
ness : aftumr pnoeo were carety
tolned.
: RAILROADS.
Tha Bap did mot elect a president. .
Cotton Is piling up at Galveston because
- af a lack of tonnage
The Katy has switched tha assistant
ettv ticket aa-enta aaaln.
The Gould lines will run a through train
from St. Louis to Mexico City.
Galveston negroes are to sue because
denied seats m the new motor car.
Mr. Colquitt's phut for rates on Intra
city shipments Is to be approved by Chair
maa Storey.
The Federal court at Cincinnati upheld
the mteratate eemmerce commission nuV
. tag on broken load rates.
' The Cotton Belt and the Katy have
been notified to' run their through trains
somewhere near the schedule.
HOUSTON.
Two negioes are dead and alx Injured
from escaping ammonia fumes at Hous-
ton Packing plant.
Officer Bob Blalock. who waa InlureA
by a fall from hla horse last week la
in a serious condition.
It haa been discovered that the Terrell
election law puts a stop to single-shotting
la primary elections.
K. H. Cloud bound over by United
States Commissioner Mastsraon oa charge
ad passing doctored money.
Fiftieth Presbyterian synod convened
last aight. Rev. Joeenhus Johnston of
Austin selected aa moderator.
The city authorities have- decided to
' conduct the scavenger work aa. formerly;
' though there ia a contention over tha UOS
earnest obeck of Flupatrick A Co.
I I FORGERY OF WILL ' -Brought
at Basis of Contest Over
.! ..v TairiliMs) Ttatatei. '-
' ' (Associated Preaa Keport.1
Cklesao. November S. A bitter contest
for 4 he estate of IX J. Spencer of Okla-
i City fx T.t waa brought te Chicago
Rdatlvsa of tha seen are nghung
a will Sled by Mary Cartrurht. also of
OUaheoaa City. They charge that the
document Is a forgery. Te determine the
truth of this Cham the will and copies
of the test lmo aies ra tha case taken la
the Wast have boea cent o the United
States district court hers and tomorrow
experts on handwriting win examine the
deeumeata wheal they - will be returned
to Oklahoma city. " ' ..'v y-y.
BAPTISTS ARE SPLIT.
jCeorpa Conference Divided on
' Missionary Conference. :
(Aaeociated Preaa Report) - . .
Augusta.. Oa November It The Chron-
icle tomorrow win any that It baa re-
Imhl Information from .Ma con. where
the Georgia Baptist convention Is la
mil l that a new foreign mission beard
In te bo organised by certain district
mlnlatera and laymen who arc out of
harmony with the foreign mi sal on board
of tha Southern r-'"'t nilaMoa. -
POWERS' PROJECT DENIED
f crkey Ref used to Grant the Proposed Scheme
- : iif Ueicedoaiaa ' ' "
SERVED A: NOTICE
That AO Points of Vemxni
Ak Rejected.
SENTIKENT IN TURKEY
Given as the Reason for the Sul-
. ' ' tan' Action. -
POWERS' FLEET IS COLLECTED
And Is Awaiting Instructions at
Piraeus as to Demonstra-
"tion in Turkey. '
(AasocUUed Press Report.)
Osastaatnonlo November aV-Tha porta
has Tejected the pewpoaaat of tba powers
for tbs international control of the
flnaaces of Macedonia. ; . s . -
j:'-" (Associated Press Report.)
Vienna rfovember S. A dispatch
from Couataattoopla says that the reply
af tha porta: which was handed Sana
Voa Cause tha Anetro-Hungarlsn am-
bssasdsr this svening. rajecta tha prop
oattioa of the powers oa an points and
declares that tha public opinion of Tur
key would not oonntenanca aoeoptanna. '
The porte agrees to extend to two
years the terms of the civil agents of tha
WARSHIPS COLLECTED.
Fleet of Powers' Awaiting In-
structions at Piraeus.
(Aaasclatcd .Preaa Report.) t ': '
Athens November XL Tho warahlpa of
the powers which proposs to make a
demonstration against Turkey arrived at
Piraeus today and exchanaed aatutea and
ofAclal visile. The eommanders of tho
vessels are waltlnx Instructions. .
IMPORTANT. WITNESS r
Nurse "Ernployed for Victim of
Suit Case Mystery Found. '
(Associated Press Report.)
'Boston November at A now and'
unportaat . wlluuan who will aapaar
against the three mea under indictment la
connection with tho death of Susan Geary.
the suit case 7ictira haa bean found tha
police say. In Miss Barak Elisabeth Grif-
fiths a nurse who. It ia alleged attended
the deary girl while the latter was dy-
ing. The police " say that Miss Griffiths
haa satisfied them thkt she Is la ae way
criminally UahJo In tha ease having boea
eajled in aa a nurse after a second opera
tkm. Intended to save the Geary woman's
life had been performed.
GORGEOUS GOWNS 4
Were Compelled to Go to Opera
in Kamsnackle Vehicles.
(Houston Post Special.)
New Orleans. November aX Tba strike
of tha drivers of tho 'city put a peculiar
aspect oa tha gorgeous opening of tba
French opera season atagrflflcienUe
gowned women drove up to the opera
ia about aa bum a lot of ancient
vehicles aa could well be Imagined all of
& chaises and Omni buses havlnsj
been resurrected to do duty. No carriag
es were available and the eecorta were
put to their wlt'b oada to find sneaaa of
conveying wtvea daughters and guests to
opera..
PANAMA REVOLT. -
President Will Not Allow Seri
ous Trouble on Isthmus.
(Associated Preaa Report.)
Chicago November rt A dispatch te
the Tribune from Washington aays offt
lore were considerably usamiuaa
mat sight over reports at a revolutionary
outbreak hi Panama.
Tho auto and war departments claimed
to be without confirmation but Honor
ObakUa. Pan manias minister had heard
something which he did not feel author-
ised fa making public because later te-
formatlsa might dear up tha sttuatma.
Veteran as Watchman.
(Houston
Aastln. Texas November tX-W. P. Zu-
ber. one of the four survivor of tha bat
tle of San Jacinto haa moved to Austin
from his old horns la Oruaea county. C
Gilbert superintendent of the Trabllo
lags and grounds has appointed him
aaecasl watchman la tha capital durksg tha
Stata encaunpment. Despite nja great ago
ha to tui scUve and si abie to act about
aa well as a man of much younger ream.
C' College for Women. '-
' . CAaaoctated Preaa Report.) '
Kewaaa. Oa November Xt-At the
opening session of . tha North Oeorgut
conference bora today a movement waa
startsd tooMna- to tha sots hi tor. moat
omewhere wilhto tho boanda af the
Southern Methodtot church of a great fe-
male edecatloaai Institution almUar to
VaaderbiK antvereity tba Metaedtst
soheol for boya at NaehvUle.
. Protest Against Raymond.
(Houstoa Peat apodal.)
Washington November XV One tba
ground that ha to anfitted for tha Bbsoa
Territory cKtoana have mads a pretest
against tha reappointment at Charles W.
Raymond ae ludge af tba Weatara Sto
.trlct of the lodlaa Territory
O
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I PEASANTS EXCITED.
Uprising Feared Because of . J
-' AgiUtors Activity. -
(Associated Preaa Report.)
Moscow. November SLTba ox
dtoment among tha peasants In tba
Central and southeastern provtn'
oee to spreading rapidly and it Ml
feared It will be impossible to Sup
press the movement which promis-
es to develop Into a general up
rieloa. The revolutionists among
the peasants are Industriously
spreading the story that the' Im
- perisi reform manifesto rnally de-
creed a division of the lands
hut that the noMea; Intelllgenda
; ail't
I the a
and Jews distorted and took
the freedom for themselves and
p assents therefore bare the right
to pnswes themselves of tho lands a
which tba emperor granted them. J
" The peasant1 cengress will as '
semble here tomorrow. It la large
ly under the domination of men Z
a from the villages who during real- Z
1 denco in The cities have become m
imbued with socialistic ideas. . a
'asatsaaaaaaaaaaass a aa
LABOR SENTIMENT
shown in federation
resolutions! -
Injunction Law Will Be Carried
: Into Supreme Court for
. ... a Decigion. .
- (Associated Preaa Report.)
Pittsburg. November A Aa effort to
being made by the dalaeana to tha ecn-
veotion af the American raderatioa of
Labor to complete tha work of. the con-
vention by tomorrow svening but there
are yet many cuestions to be decided and
final adjournment may not coma until
the end of the week. . .. .
Preside at Oompera report waa ' again
before the oosvention this morning and
the following resolutions were ananlmoinv
ly adopted; . ' " . - ( '
"The exclusion of Chlasee. Japs nam snd
Coreea tabor from tola Ountry and Its
possessions; prohibiting tho employment
of child labor; Instructing the executive
oouaeffl to select one labor organisation
against which "an injunction ' baa bean
granted to anrbioy competent li sjal talent
and carrx the caas to the United States
aupreme court to-teet tbe onstltutlon-
altty at the tajunction ault now ht tocer.
to lend support to thsf striking printers
and sTecom mending tha calling of i a meet-
ing of the' International Woman'a Labor
league to adjuat differences said to oxhn.
la that beneficial auxiliary of the fed or ;
aUoa. " ' ' Y; t-'."' .
At the afternoon simian the dispute be-
tween the United Brewery . Workers'
union and "the engineers and fli uinan waa
settled by tha convention adopting a res-
olutlon which orders that all
and firemen he tba baowuij
permitted to withdraw and Join their own
organisations without injuring the stand-
ing as union workmen. .-: !-.
At the sad of a lea
troubles betweea tl
aaJoa and tba seamen'a union It was do-
elded to have the two unions appoint an
arbitration committee ' betweea theea-
eereea. .
One of the most Interest! net tealuiea of
today's sesaloa of the America a Federa-
tion of Labor convention waa tbs reading
of a reply from Governor Peaaypacker to
tba eommnntcatioa of tha oonventioa ask-
tag that he toau a supniementalcall far
the extra atsslon of tho general assembly
which would iacruda certain togislatloa ht
tho Interest of labor unions aad employ
on liability tows. - j
It stated that the authority to
a aupplsmsatol call n
thmed. and advised the coaventioa to got
legal acvloe oa tha matten .
It to believed the only change ht the'
ofSoera tor tba ansulnsc year will be tha
retirement of fifth Vice Prenlasat KMd
and Eighth Vice Prod dent Spencer. It V
aanounosd by the antartnlnmsait ooeamlt--tea
today that the customary annual ban-
quet trill be dispensed with :
FARMERS' CONGRESS.
Favored Farmers Independent
xaicpnonc tympanies.. '
'A . (Associated Press Report.)
tku" City. N. November It-Oav
ave of adjournment tha National
Orange Patrons of Husbandry adopted a
number of pending reeointlons. Tba.oon-
veStloa unantmanaly fsvored a liiapisij
novement to have farmers organlae In-
dependent telepseoe coenpanlee la their
various kwalitlaa as a meana of secarisg
mra reasons ble rates and batter swrrlce.
Another reaolutlon indorsed President
Roosevelt's wish to secure Justice for tha
consumers aad producers of the country
through railroad rato leaMattea aad .the
grange favored aa amendmaatt to tba to.
torstntc commerce law which will allow
aa lateratata nsmmims - ambndiia to.
hear com plain ta against unjust aad aa
ran enviable rato regulatlena.
Tha following officers were elected:
National master former Governor N. 1.
BatcbeMor at Now Hampshire; National
lecturer. George W. Q. Quant. Now Jer-
sey t overseer. IX T. Atkiaasa. West Ta
glnla: chaplain W. K. Thompoon South
Caiealaai treasurer. Mrs. lacDoweu. Now
Tork: secretary c. to. rissman. Ohio. -
RESCUEDJN NETS.
Four Hunderd Girls Escaped the
- - Fire- at Lawracc. y
. (Associated Preaa Report.)
' tatwranoa Mass.. November B.-AB hart
one of Hrla atteadhw tha parochial
aobaol of St. A as. cherish wboae Uvea
wore endangered by are (a the bulldlag
bday escaped without Injury althoagS
twenty-eve of them were caught la nets
by Sraaaea and they Were dropped from a
thud story window by a teacher. Raise
Dreuto. It ream of aa. waa taken from
tha building raftering from the effects of
frirht and tnhaihur eneoaV but it m
tee-ant she will recoTerT
INDORSEDWITTE
ZenutTolsU Took Action Altera
. ' Lengthy Debate.'
CONDITIONAL PRCCTS
Will Give Co-Ope ration Only as
s Long as Czar's Manifesto Is '
' Followed to Letter. .
'V;'".."'' (Associated Press Report.)
Moscow November St-At tha and at
four days' debate tha sxeoutlvs -committee
of the semstvo congress brought M
the following reaoHiUoa In 'favor of sup-
porting tha gosrnment thd reading of
which waa greeted with great anplauso.
1 . "Considering that the imperial manifesto
aetisflee all the demands voiced sinoe the
semstvo congress of a year ago and that
the liberties accorded .by the manifesto
are indispensable to the traaqulllsatloa
of tba ooustry the oongress dectorea lt
sslf in ooropleu eolldlty with this consti-
tutional basis. .Too responsibility for tha
realisation of tha program reets upon tba
cabinet. Tbs oongress to convinced that
tha cabinet oaa count oa the support of
the great majority of tba semetves la
the municipalities so long sa it follow
tha path for tho aooompUshment at tha
Jlserties promised by the maalfesto but
ovary deviation will' encounter dewtorr
opposition. . Tba cengress believes that
tho sole rsesns of gosrsatsstng the au-
thority . of - the government the
pacification of tba oonntry aad' tha
Support of. the personal. iaplisisiilallia
are the lmmediste promulgatiorl of nnt-
versal auffrago to electlone to tba douma
the transforms lion of tha first dounaa
late a constitutional assembly with tb
approbation of the smpamr for a aoaouV
tution for the Ruasiaa smpise aad the
organtoatloa of territorial reform. - (
"Mssaurea for tha tasllistiia of the
libertiea granted by the msnlfoeto are
regarded as imperative.
to cotobftsh
for tend reform aad to decide any aaa
mentous question la tbs domain af liberty
legislation.'" .
Tbs 'reeoluUoa eooeludss with
which to aays must be carried out before
the douma meets. ... v - '
"These Include uvestlgatlann Into tha
recent occurieaKce to vartoua parts of tho
country the trial fit local stflctoto aad
polica who became culpably Inactive an
tba disorders; the proclamation of full
amaesty (or polttlcal and religious of-
fenders .up to tha data of tba Imperial
manifesto and the abottUoa of capital
PROVISIONS LIMITED.
S&lf11 frMTl jVlarBvraaorf-PBe
' Preaa Rennet.) .
Tokio. November Kyewltneeeea jtp)
the riettng at Vladivostok' who tmve
reached Mo sad Nagasaki report that
when they loft Vladivostok asm of them
easeed but that the streets were a ma
of debrML. with blood stains sveaynheia.
Tho supply cf food at Vladivostok was
ao low that travelers toft that part owlng
U tha dsotruction of storshoosaa a
there was barely enough to oappwt tha
populatioa twenty days. '
VIOLENT DISORDERS v
Troops Unequal to Agrarian Up-
rising in Subaeha.
(asset Isled Preaa Report.) '
- Kurak Russia November - Xt The
Agrsrsui disorders la the district of Sub-
aeha have sssmniid such violence that tha
troops are unable to eose with them. .
The whole northern halt of the district
to In the handa of the passant rtotara
who are pillaging tha estates and burn-
ing the harvested crepe. Dortour the pil-
kging at one aetata a company of Coa
ancks looked oak being unable to inter-
fere. v . . ' ;
Peasant Revolution.
(Aaeociated: P om Report.)
Vladimir Ruaaia November to. In the
Juriff and Storandrovak districts of this
of tbs stocks of pro
visions and arc three toning to set tha
.torch to the envois locality aad to storm
the ooun try treaaurlsa. ... - ' .
Acceptable to Finland.
(Associated Prees Report.)
November B.-The St. Peters
burg cm i ssimndant of the Dally. Tele
graph aaya awiueiur NKnoiaa aaa rati-
fied the nomination of Privy Counsellor
Gerera aa governor general oi rinisnn
nddimr inat tne aetecuon win ne
ipuble to tha rlanish peopea.
PLAN PREMATURE
For International Parliament and
" Arbitration. ''. .
. ' (AssseUted Preaa Report.)
. Parte November XL The plana sub-
mitted by tba American delegates at tha
esntlr held In
international parliament and a general ar
nitration are being eonslilirnd by tho
committees of the various parttamearts to
a nl a bora under tho areas iloncy of Mr.
Stanhope of the British parliament. Tho
committee today gave' out a atatement
saying tho unanimous plan for an inter-
national parliament was premature to tha
present suae of tho worst but It won
mtsroauoaai pamsmsatsry
prepare tba way tor snob a
The niaa fee a giinisatiit cooweS of na
tions and the French project for aa In
eernatkaMl ministry of state was farer
aoiy 4
far a.
4 . Proposed Lumber Tariff.
Aastln. Texas. Wsatanhai M. The pra-
psssd ram bar tarift aad order for hearing
oar the aubjact to be bold at the regular
monthly aeeetlBg at tho railroad conHnia-
sean a xMoemoor erut
Few Cases ia Havana.
Ha venn. November XL R. WBson tha
New Tork Broker who waa suffer lag trass
renew fever ban bean dlai baraad as
cures.
There are now five eaetw of fever and
'lour suapeote under treeumena.
IS A VICTORY
Cincinnati Cnart Rendered Decision
in Proctor k Gamble Case. " -
RATE ON BROKEN LOADS
-. ' ; .'' mmmmm " . ' ?-
Held Rata on Fractional Ship-
1 meats Must Be Based on
Similar Conimodity Rates. - -
(Associated Press Report.) '
! Cincinnati Ob to November B. Tha au-
thority of the Interstate commerce com-
mission waa upheld la a dechnoa filed to-
day by United States Judge Thompson ht
a cesa brought by Praetor' a dam bio.
against the Cincinnati Hamilton aad
Dayton the Pennsylvania and the Big
lour railroad. N
j- The decision of the railroad commission
JS so far as quantity of goods affected to
concerned was one of lb most hnpor
nt and fax -reaching oondusiooa of that
dy. Prior to tba protest against freight
Us filed by Proctor a Gamble with tba
Interstate commerce commission the rail-
road listed oerteede of soap for the pur-
pose of claaalflcatloa la tho sixth dsaa
aad lots lees than carloads to ho la tba
fourth daas.
' Most the railroada reduced the ear lota
to tha fifth class and the lesser bulk to
per seat loos than third claas. Tha re-
aeotloa la dsssi flection brought tha pro-
the matter to the hstaratato
Tha onmnilssioa
reduction hi the elaaarfiea-
taan af carload lots was proper but that
too reductions of traetkma of carle.
waa sai proper and utdeied the railnwda
to a i slat oa that potnt. .The rail toads ra-
. The attorney general ordered District
Attorney MePboraaa to bring suit against
tha offending common carriers. This waa
ilt to the Interstate omn
ia sustain sd and Ja
a
rasas aa fractional lota.
Judge Thompson ta the decision de
clared: "The daearrioation of aoap for
enrrlsge hi leas than carload low) should
be based upon Hs relations to other arti-
cles for esrrisge to toss than narlaad lots
aad not upon Its rclstlons to aoap for car
riage la oartoad lata.'
. UNFAIRNESS ALLEGED
Against Railroads by the Cypress
Manufacturers.
(Houston Post Special.)
New Orleans. Novnmber xt At tha
masting todjua of the tjpiisa naaufae
oxeeottvn seemloa the agree-
a little stronger. In
to
bo- unfair toward tba indantry- and dla-
rramlaamrr In thdr ral
T an1 aTiBsT"TttnnHKrlnr pel puss
at unakgufalJna s flfcht for fair rates
' JOKE PLEAREJECTED.
New Yott Election Clerk Indict-
ed for Illegal Voting. .
' (Aaeociated Prees Report)
New Tork. November B.-John J. Mur
phy brother of the leader of Tammany
waa tba tint witness before tho grand
Jury today la tba Investigation of the
Joha Krup waa-vmeted soon
after aluction and aocuaed of Illegal vot-
ing. : Bto bail waa fixed at lun. aad
that sum la cashwaa promptly offered.
Krup diss noes red aa soon aa freed. Ia
an effort to find who canoed the pay-
ment at ban for Krnp who waa believed
to sw-erttboat powerful Meads nuts ar
rested. John J. Murphy James T. Oaff-
ney aad Joha S. Pickett the latter at
up the 1009 ball were sum-
tastlfy before the grais Jury
Jut alleged election joke caused tba
si I sot aad indictment of George "Whar-
ton a clerk today. He was charged
with attempting to rota illegally under
tha asms at Joha Rockefeller la tba
recant city abwtton. Although Whar-
ton had beau discharged from hla flrat
arrest aa stootton day for this offense
oa tha ptaa that to was a Joke the grand
Jury which took ap tho oxas today re-
It la that light aad
wkaurtoa ' bail waa fixed
a
REFUSED TO TALK.
Higgina Had Nothing to Say on
New York Situation.
(Associated Press Report)
Row Terkr November a. Governor
Higgina ' who roturped yesterdud; from
Washington would not add anything re-
garding hla interview with Pram dealt
Roosevelt to what bad already been made
pubtte In Waahlngton. The governor
t he would probably
Intereatlrer" to any
wltbte a day or so. He would not any
la what oonnecfion It would be.
The goaerner waa aSewa the dtopateb
sjootlng tornmr Governor OdeU with rat-
to tho presidency st the New Tork
oonunltteo and tba
alUtado of President Roosevelt
aa that subject but be would not discuss
It
"It to sued aa far aa It goea" he aaM.
Tmvoraor Oded ears he does not knew
which stole you would llns up with In a
tight' waa asea te mm.
I sm trying to unite not to elvMe
the al .mints In tho rspuhuoan party.'
Fraud in Registration.
.)..-. .
New Tork. November a. Joseph J.
bar of the aaeem-
ar
from a Rieoklyn district waa arrest-
today oa aa indictment charging fraud
dtaeU.aM hell for trial. .
SALARIESREDUCED.
Mutual Trustees Adopted Mo
. Curdy's Suggestion. '
: (Associated Press Report.) '
Now Tork. November . At a regular
issllns at tho li nsiiia at tho Mutual
Ufa InouiouMe ciss.aay today tba error
at Ptto Ideal Rtobard A. McCurdy to have
bto salary reduced from RtaXdst to Mb
wsa asm pt id aad further reduetlona vrere
made amounting altnaether to XUASOh
The aameo of the elftoUla affected were
ot mode public w
It waa also statee) that Hwaa4eetdd
ary In steed of a oommlstioa bsaia.
A -NEV S(HBIE
Democrats to Be Gtren piajoritf on
. Interstate Commission. -
IF THE NEW PLANS FAIL
The Democracy Is to Be Given
. the Blame for It May Not
- Work Out '
HoustoCeet Bureau;
i sM-I CMorado Buldlng.
. Washington November M.
There is reason to believe that tha ad-
ministration ' while ' urging . legislation
granting additional powers to tho inter-
state commerce oommiasion la at the
seme tuna willing - If not anxious to
havs malt era so. arranged. In tha event
of the enactment of such legislation that
Mm democratic party will be made to
bear tha sosponsibillty ot tha posslbis
failure af the operations under It. This
amlnloa la baaed on the fact that within
tha past day or two the president haa
lot it bo understood that It to hla Inten-
tion to appoint a democrat on tba inter-
state oommeroe onmrslaotnn to succeed
1. W. Ftfer of Illinois republican who to
sooa to retire. The law creating tho
oommiasion stwrtdsa that It must bo non-
partisan and that not more than three
members at tho game political party amy
serve en it at the came time. Ths retire-
ment of Mr Ftfer' will leave the com-
mittee with two republicans and two
democrats. When tba president's atten-
tion waa called to tha tact that the ap-
pointment ot a aesBoorat would giro tne
eaembers of that party control at stbe
cnrnmtssloe bo expressed himself ht such
a way aa to leave tha hnpraastoa that bc
ks to bring about that and for
i the majority would be
put ta tha hole by tba failua at the com
as a whole to operate successfully
The democrat the president to ' said to
have in mind tor tha place to Frederick
K. Lane at California who baa been the
candidate af tho daanocraUa party for
governor of bto State aad ether positions
aad who has bona defeated it to said
aokdy through tha machinations of tha
Beam papers and ether radical forces ht
tha State. Ha to reg aided aa a thorough-
ly good democrat ot the kind that to reo-
cgnlasd ta tba loath.
Ot course tha game thus suggested
aright bo played both wayo. aad with tha
deanoemta is control of the .commission
the business ot that body might be car-
ried on in auoh ia manner as to oonfowad
the very eiemeeta which by tha srousisd
artroeentliaed here seek to discredit ths
minority patty by putting up to It the
itopsaalbjuty of possible failure.
TO ASK REXICAN CO-OPKSATON. .
tt Is regarded aa hiShly pro bah hi that
la the soar future tha sdmlnsstrattna wUI
take Mm naosmsry stsps to ask ths co-
oporatloa af Mexico m . axotudlag uade-
alrabto pai suns who est Into the United
Tba tax of aw a head which Canada now
tioally stopped the smuggling of
ilato from the nnmlnioa. but the lack of
exclusion measures ta MeaJee makes It
saury for the Orientals to get Into that
country and than by
into tbto.
Marcus Braun. a tpeeiel tmmlgratloa
Inspstilsr ta dlaiussii
day anaid that tha Chinees are flocking
aoross the Rio Oreads tn coasldorablo
all the tinae and R la. practically
- .
"Another mans no along tho Southern
herder to tba smuggtlng over of dlssaasd
ertaUnal aad other daaaaa of hnmlgraats
who haw tolled to get la through the
regular parts'' aaJd Mr. Braun. "The
French steamship Una touching at Vara
Ones to doing a rushing bum hem in this
chum af trade. There la a regular traffic
carried aa by organised eoaeoma with
who undertake to get bnaUgraats through
ear ones at Pat a head. A shipload ot
tbeee hnmlgranU that have been ahtppad
back to Europe from Now Tork will ar-
rive at Vam Cruo. They an there tost
by agenta af tba- smuggling ayndtanto
waa pilot them to the railroad atatloa aad
put them oa trains bound for B Paso
Laredo or Ragle Pass. But they are too)
on the trains an the way
for they know that our
be watching for them
there aa they drop off ten or fifteen
rnttse south ot the Mexiean harder Haa
There they ere met by guides who fur
atoh thssa with oowboy outfits aad horses
and steer them a cross the border. - -
After a little dodging of the mora fro
aueated roads they are eefery across tha
Rio Oreade and ta tba United Statee.
. The Rio Oreade asMom has more than
a tow laches of water la Its channel and
tt to no trick at all to gat over tt would
toko tho entire United Statee army to pre
sort at smuggling all along tba
line though the department la doing great
ding many of thssa ana
dretrabie people from getting aay fur
ther thaa the Mg Texaa cities. Wo have
eway by
familiarity with our
Two years ago Mr. Braun followed a
imalgamiml ot depoalat toeaugronta from
Now Tork to Italy to Prance aad beck
an Vera Cras aad lata tha United Statee
He
of the smuggled
la cauarng tl
a asajorlty of bto csanpanlons. Many a
these have suoceedad ta eluding tha hav
migratloa Isspai lers. far aa soon aa thaa
bed the border they apUt Into numar
smallur partto and sapaistad to
make their way aaa by oaa ar ta MU
creeps lata the osnteas ot pnpalsUua. '
I.TOK IS IN TOWN. V
Colonel Cocfl A. Iyoa who swaya the
dwsrmy ot tho isimlirliaa party ta Texas
arrived to Washington today saving toft
ton aaya-age and come Bast
by Cull rata Springe absas Mm. Urea
to spending the ' winter. No Texaa pa-
tronage mattera arc bp for ccenaaerattoa
ljust aow. the huslnias which called Mr.
Lron to wasaingtoa oenur soma imnaa
Territory affaire tn which bo to 1nter-
eoted. The length of hla stay here to
tndlflntto ' C Arthur WUUaaw.
statlsase t bra aghast Texaa en tba
at tor strangers from tba South who
at talk the language and who grro
their eartdeat . on
msnnsr inmlhiid ta hla
passed himself off aa ana
an est aad Sspnrisilua at
HE OFFERED NO APOLOGIES
Tarbell Admitted Instiraiice Off ic Were Guilty
CASTRO TO YIELD
S ' As Result of Approach of
;:v French Warships.' j
" (Associated Press Report.)
J WaaalBh-toa. November xt With
1 tho French warships at Martlnque
a day' aratoo - from Vsnosuolaa
a waters. President Castro haa be-
gun to ahow signs ot hla intention
to modify hla attitude toward tho
2 French government ao tar out dlp-
a lomatlc relations betweea the two
J countries are raneerned.' .
o - Secretary Root Is not yet ia a
2 position to maks a - formal an
J nounoement on the subject but the
2 tenor of dispatches received ao far
from Mr. Russell Amerlcaa mlnla-
2 tor at Caracas s that Cnstro
J eeems now Inclined to he raapon
a at. This" government haa not an.
J ; proved tho language used by Preei-
2 dent Castro la hla note to M.
o Talgny the French charge and Ita
2 'Withdrawal will be a matter af saw
lafaetlon. not aknao to Paria but
J to Waaaingtoa also. .
paeeeae saeeeeeaeew
RAPID PROGRESS
BURTON CASE TO GO TO
JURY SATURDAY.
Official of St Louis Concern and
a Postal Inspector Were the
v: : i xnriA
Principal Witnesses.
(Assorlstsd Proed Report.) . i f
St. Lnat November to. Rapid prngrssa
has boea made ta tha trial of Senator
Burton and R now appears probable the
eaae will go to the jury not later than
When court opened today Judge Vande-
Vaator announced thai ha overruled tho
objection made by tho government bate
yesterday afternoon to certain Questions
asked by counsel far tba defease ta tha
rrroos svamlnatjon'of wltaeaa Thomas B.
Hariaa. funati attorney for tba RUlto
Grata aad Securities company who waa
placed on tha stand by the paossLntlua.
; Attorney Ihmana took up tha totter
written by Bartoa to Senator Burton ao-'
casting the sxttaTs pevpoeKiou to act as
attorney for the Rlalto for a oalary of
at a month which wee Introduced yea.
terday cad queslioned the wHaesa re-
garding tha events leading up to ton
writing er the letter. This
oa wheat the
too PrasMset W. D. Mahaney of tha
Rlarto Grata company testified that en
March to. list so sad paid Senator Bur-
ton SS la currwecy. Wltneee alao (so-
ttflod that be told Senator Burton that
aa there were no further mslisis pend-
rng before the postofTtos dapailaisut at
Waahtagtoa. and that esagresa bad ad-
Jouraad and for tha - additional
that It
to
of tba lamujamuof
oa miggeelma at Mr Burton bo dasUujad
two letters that Bartoa bad arriUoaa Bor-
letters fallen tola en friendly kauade Bur
ton's . mstlvee might . be ailai assli sil
Mahaney identined a telegram raeeerud
Burton which waa read
a reply to a dispatch from
Ins Surton that tt had boon
appointed by tha poetorrvoe depnrt-
mont to laveatigate tha Rlalto company.
Burton's reply follows: "Me earns peamt
ta the deportment sgslast you. Will
write toll earticulers by tonight's naaH."
Wltneee said that
to waa ana at thaw
ton's request March ML
and taotlfied aa fel
lows: -te :"v '. t- 1 ' -
:;- "Seaatss Bartoa called on me I can not
fix the exact data aad inquired It esen-
pialnU had been made or If there was
any tnveetlgmtloa against the lUalte com-
pany r I said there was and gave bun
tne so aaa a at tne oomptnlnaata. it.
'-".rm nasiiii. Burtsa again oalled 'an toe
January M. Res aad elated that Past-
offloa Inspector Dice had refused to re-
turn a record that had boea voluntarily
tamed ever to Mm for certain pm guess
aad asked that Dice be ordered to return
to the fourth asslstsat
aral whars Mr. Bartoa rspsated bto re-
aut to tho afflee ot
to teiagraph Mr. Dice tor
"On Psbrwary t Seastai
tary talashanad sae to
nt St aator.
I went
at perl meet net aa a United States sen
ator but aa attorney tor the Rlalto com
paay. and that tf R waa wroeeT tor htm
err to record to the matter ha dM net
haow It. He alee said be could net tet
antae what section ot law bo could poe-
sibty have vtolawd." -
After rross eramlaattsa Mr Mr.. Leah-
aum. the witness waa excused aad court
adjourned until tomorrow. .
Devlin Receiver Report. . .v
tAssrelnted Preaa Report.
Toneka. Mot ember Sir The report ot
the C. J. Detvtn recerrere anpoiatad by
tho United 8tatas district court In hank-
ptotee dings of the Kansas coal
anagnute was aaa do today end showed to
tal nastta . t4.S6t.re): total liabilities
TIH evntimrem leawira wrtr eetmmira
at :. it but then- value baa net yet
tuny oetcrmiueo . . -
isduut swnansas. I
tor the eentimiaaes
Burton. Mahnnoy stated
irthor that
frena Smsl
to tha Jury
Mahaney tei
iesmed that
ajuoat. and then we
the pnsliiisslm general and there
ngata repeated his request aad be
ati sailed saa
more tafenaatloa .... .
r BurtoWa
oall
Burton's afSee. I went there aad the
sealer told aee the racoeda bad not been
returned and ashed am to send another
til.grasa. whack I did. - r
Venator But tea said he wanted ta re-
cite to me what bad sot err sd to see It
hla memory waa correct aad after I had
told him idVt I area act ta a poet now
to -Recuse the tadlof sat. be went oa te
aay that he axejaarsd be rote the puatatSLS
PUNISHMENT. DUE
Hoped tt Guilty Would Come
; to Justice. ; v
A REITZDY FOR THE EVILS
Submitted1 Plan of Lcgislatlea to
Beet Deminds. ' ;
TEE CCTJSSIOKS ARD REBATES
Equitable Allowed Cornrnisaiona
but Rebate Giving Agents ;
Merit Dismissal
' (Ansoeinted Press Report) s
New Tork.' November B. -After being
oa tha witness stand ot the Armstrong
legislative committee on insurance In
veotigstluu for the greater part of three
days. Oasja XL TarbcU. asoond vice preol-
dent of tha Kqui table Ufa Assurance so
mety. finished his testimony today and
Just before adjournment submitted a net
at auggsatioaa tor the remedy of existing
abuses ta the msnagimant of insurance
snm ponies and for legislation designed to
give tha State proper control over tho
companies and to tasnrb the confidence
ot tha policy holders. Prominent among
the suggeettnns wsa absolute publicity.
While admitting that wrong had been done
by Ufa insurance offMato Mr. Tnrbell
amid laa) bad ne apologies to mass for any
ot thssa. aad that he boned they would be
Mr. Tarbell waa on tba stand the en-
tire day and waa questioned aa to tha
system of agencies and ' aa to commis-
sions aad other compensations allowed
thssa for getting busisess. . ; .
Jnst before receaa. the fact Was brought
out the Mr. Tarbell had taken out insurance-
on hla own life and on members
ot hla family and received "the agents
commission on the premiums as well as
renewal commissions. Ho said that ainca
bo became an officer he had taken out
tmjm oa but owa Hfe in the Equitable.
Besides hla pollctos m the Equitable he
had token Insuranoa av. the Mew Tork
Ufa aad on this te received the oommia-
sion on the premiums. Ke alao had a
policy in the Aetna aad the Travelers on
all of Which he collected the
Ho carried he seed. eWjs on I
Ufa and o.Cto on. members- of
Mr. Tarbell waa smphatto ta denounc-
ing the aystsai of. rebating by agents
and stated that any agent at the Equita-
ble who gave rebates to get business waa
dismissed. When he toM of getting the
onmiiitosliins.- IsmsnhlTmsa Oox ashed tt
that area hot ronattns. aad Mr. Tarbell.
aaM tt -waa not. but fee thought bo was
sMtOad to M. -
Mr. Tarbell aaaf the system 'at "Vmd-
mg" premiums waa erlgtoated to- taaare
ths ability at compsnlee to meet any oon-
tingency of daim and mpaueoa. Ha aaM
that peemlnmg are pteced higher thaa to
necessary for safety and the excess ta
"loading" ta returned to policy holoVere
Kqultable eoclery at the end at UK Mr.
Tarbell aaM about tmoReN to set aside
Tor deferred djvedewdawbut the cempany
doaa net rocognbm aay right of tha policy
holders In. the rMtodto amtS tho policy
has matured er leached'tha attotlpnl nt
which tt haa earned he dividend. Thin
glv.lss.eta could be need to. defray aay
OHtttageaey that atight ariee. .
' RXPENdB OP AORNTSL '
Mr. Tarbell wee asked whs pays tha
of agenta. to which be replied--
the Equitable pays half and
the general agent tbs other hatf."
He aaht the aoatenUum of general
agenta at Manhattna Baaeh last Septem-
ber eose the Equitable a Bttle toss than .
RAeto Ho aaM else that hs bsuovaa tho
that Jullea Bohnt at Bra a Metropolitan
agency waa indebted ta tne society at
one time to the extant of tootm. - '
Mr. Buhea mid: -Tbs prick report amy
that the advance asda to them amounted
to a total at tOLVt. or scjaal to eleven .
annual rseiswala. aad that tha somblsaii
aoeoawt of J. Bohm A Bra (hewed an
aual renewals of tSkSt. -
"Will you stole what correal oa to Bead
sd. kt any ta that statcmenur-
- The. atotameat at Bohm a Bre. aboura
aa Indabtadnaaa an June M. IPS of tUR
ate." said Mr. Tarheel. '
-The total advances to J. Bohm and J.-
Bohm Bra were ha the neighborhood of
MkoML er more. The annual renewal
tatatneer were aboet ta UN and
- Where did tho Flick committee get
Mr. TarbeU replied: "I never knew
earthing about where the Prick commit
toe got these figures. They del not get
er. auditora.
their i apart nuhout aver
nb'iig an taecattignuoa i that dpart-
Toward the dose f bto. testimony Mr..
TarbeU took occasion to me a state-
ment to which be mid: l van- not be-
llevo that aaythiag haa occurred in the
life haeuraaoe snaliisss ttot.caa bo-traced
to a large surplus of a Ufa Insurance
company becanao if a nun ra going
be dishonest ha can he diebuncat with
tho reeervu or any other dollar as .-osily
so with a enrol ho dollar. " 4f .
UCtjlSUaTiVK S1GGESTIO.NS
: Mr. TarbeU esbndttcd. nflor raedlna.
list of suggestions among which wer
"Camper te auhUrtty -'
-The anaaee of . all srkiclpal tx-.
nfflcera with thrlr salaries or oth-r .
peniainon. f any..
"Arcountn ta he: properly k
spread upon the records ot the r
society's expenses fur sgeata oonventione
npproxtoaatsd SK.MS or nmxtN a year. ;
The atatement at tha advances to agenta
waa Introduced and the amount shewed
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