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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-11
LATER.

Senate-The first regular session OF
the Fifty.cighth congress began at
moor on the It'll, but the senate met
half an hour before that hour, In &C.
cordance with the adjournment, on
the 9Th, for the permitting of an or.
derby adjournment OF the called ses-
sion. The senate held a short cXecu.
tive session, confirming a few unimpor.
tant nominations. President Frye pro
tenn. at II O'Clock declared the extra
session adjourned without day. JIG
Immediately raped for order, and the
| chaplain offered prayer. The roll call
of the senate then followed for the
regular session. The presidents mes.
sage was received and rcad.......
House-Ccrcmonics attending the ush.
erlng in of the regular session Of con.
grcss, on the 18th, were severely sim
pie in the house. But for the pres
ence OF "A few beautiful floral offerings
and q call of the roll by states, there
was nothing in the session to diffcrcn-
tate it from any other. The first busi-
ness in the house vas the swearing
in OF Representative P%inckncy, OF
Texas. Then came the call Of the roll
by states. The chair announced the
presence Of 303 members. Rcprcscnt-
atives Hepburn, Hcmcnway and Will
Jams were appointed a committee TO
join a committee of the senate to call
; on the president and inform him that
was ready to receive his mes
CANA IA m tho hnnGG TarnGQnn
till i.3O, when the presidents mes.
sage was transmitted and read.
Representative Prince, of Illinois, a
member of the banking and currency
| committee, introduced a bill In con
gress, on the 7th, providing that $780,
600, 900 of. the public moneys now de-
posted with national bank dcpOSito'
ries shall be invested by the secretary
IF the treasury at the rate Of 5000 900
a month in state, county and municipal
bonds which pay interest at not less
than two per cent.
A receiver was appointed, on the
eth, for the Bank Of Ravia, |. r. Pres
ident Neal Of the bank was placed I'M
Ter arrest, charged with cmbczzle-
mcnt of the banks funds, but the
amount of the alleged embeZZlemcnt
was not stated, nor was a statement
Of the banks condition Obtainable.
Harry J. Hoover pleaded guilty In
the United States court at Columbus,
O., on the eth, to making false entries
and fraudulent issue Of a certificate
as cashier Of the Peoples national
baal, Newark, O. He was sentenced
10 five years In the pcnitentiary.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-11
WOODS NAME SENTTOSENATE
President NOminntcs Him i'"r W"I"r-
General, Also Many other
officers N~OMinntdpi

Washington, Dec. 8.-Prcsidcnt
Roosevelt Monday sent to the senate
the nomination OF Gen. Leonard Wood
to be major.general of II army, anH
the nominations OF 1G7 other army of
ticors whose promotions depend on
that Of Gen. Wood, Accompaniment
these nominations were those OF about
81 civilian appointccs, including that
of DIR. w. II. Crum to be collector OF
the port of Charleston, s. C., and some
others whom the president nominated
in the last q
These appointments are considered
By the president and his advisers to
be rccess appointments. II confirmed,
the commissions of these officers will
date back to the time of their original
appointments last summer.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-11
Happenings Of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and Pc
litical Notes, Business Failures and
assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
IN SESSION.
Meets ia Consider Reciprocity fO'
Cuba nnd other Affairs.

The United States nat vas In ses.
zion only 10 minutes on the 4th and the
business transacted was purely OF q
routine character. In the house a bin
was introduced making April IA OF each
year a legal holiday, to be known as
Martyrs day" in commemoration OF
the death of Abraham Lincoln.
The United States senate on the 5tt
tool a recess until the 18th. The house
adjourned, bringing the extra session
OF congress, so far as that body is con
ccrned, to An end.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-11
MINOR NEWS ITEMS

The tfty-nin,h birthday Of Queen AL
eXandra Of England was celebrated IN
London.
American Jews are now forbidden to
enter Russia without special permit from
the interior minister Of that country.
Citizens Of Cleveland, O., formally
presented a handsome bronze ships bell
to the new cruiser Cleveland at Ports
mouth. n. IA.
Geronimo, the famous Apache chief,
has Joined the Dutch Reformed church.
TheOdor" G. Hinckley, of St. Louis.
appointed district attorney Of Manila,
Ii % years Of age.
{. w Cotton, aged n, Is the Oldest re-
porter In The country. He works on q
New Albany und.) paper,
a monument is to be erected at New
ark, n. j, 10 the memory of Thomas
Dunn English. author Of ben Bolt"
a construction and equipment
budget Of the Pennsylvania railroad
for 1904 conprehends the expenditure
Of $50, 000, 900.
Jacob Kinds shot and fatally wound
cd Jerry Arnold at Cadiz Junction, o.,
because the latter defeated him in u
aparring exhibition.
Wilhelm Won Polenz, noted German
traveller. who wrote a book with the title
america, the Land Of the Future" 10
dead.
Consul General Wormen reports chat
the University of Munich, which has
thrown oEen its doors 10 women stu
dents, has extended the privilege to
Americans.
Joseph Weber and Lew Fields paid
$500 "A minute TO hear Nine. PATTI sing
IN their Harlem IN. - theatcr. A total
Of 81 1000 Of the s. 1000 guaranteed to her
was not taken AT the door.
An accident at their wedding. by
which blood fell on the bridal cake, re-
suited In the immediate separation OF
Patrick OMalley and Mrs. Mary Gala
CHER. whom he married in Chicago.
Heads of governments have arranged
an International exchange Of detectives
to guard against anarchy. and police
from other nations will come TO protect
the president Of the United States.
After Il service of 81 years, Thomas
wentworth IfigginsOn, the well-knOwn
historian, has resigned as chairman Of
the committee which iEspects the cOurse
OF instruction in English literature at
Harvard university.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-11
ASSETS EXCEED
HIS LIABILITIES
D0wie's Statement of Debts and
Resources In Zion City.
A MEETING OF CREDITORS
n DOwies' Statement IL Found TO
lie Correct Creditors viii Seek
10 Have Bankruptcy Pro-
%ceedings Dismissed.

Chicago, Dec. Sin l.. statement
which places his assets at more than
four times as much as his liabilities,
John Alexander Dowic, at a meeting
attended by a majority of his creditors,
submitted n proposal by which it Is
believed that the financial tangle at
Zion City will pc Strengthened in a
satisfactory name
In Dowie's communication his as
sets are declared to be $18, 845 ,21O' and
his liabilities only $4,058,349. or the
liabilities, $452, 2G7 Is merchandise in
~debtcdness. Notes bearing five per
cent. interest were offered by Dowie in
settlement, and he agreed to take up
ten percent. of his Indebtedness in
three months. % per cent. in six
months, Is per cent. in nine months
and the remaining 40 per cent. in one
year.
To DismIHs Bank ruptry Proceedings
The creditors who were represented
at the meeting though the propOsal
reasonable, and a committee was APP
pointed to seek further details. II
his committee finds that Dowie's
SIHteI1tllS OI utDlS anu I'SDuICcS IL
correct, 1t Is said they will accept his
proposal at once, and then seek to
have the bankruptcy proceedings dis
missed. DOwie'S statement of his re-
sources included land, buildings, stock
IN lions lace industry. bills receivable
and other items not named.
or his total Indebtedness. that due
for bank deposits and shares of stock
in the various Zion industries was
placed at So, 1913 ,G79, maturing in 1919
and 1923. Bills payable on o OF
land were placed at $315,403, due In
1905 and 1908.
The judgment due Samuel Stevenson
Is Sl0O,O 600, for which secured notes
have been given. This leaves only
$i52, 2G7 due to outside creditors on
merchandise accounts. 1t Is to tho
holders of these outside claims that
Dowie made the offer of settlement.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-11
CREDITORS ASK FOR \ BOND.
Largest CrcditOrs Demand ~" In
dcmnITyinx bond by Receivers.

Chicago, Dec. S-Twcnty-five attor-
ncys representing creditors of John
Alexander Dowic appeared to argue
motions before Judge kOhlSaat Mon
day morning for various processes 70
secure their principals in clairns
against Zion City. The largest credit
Drs, including Samuel Stevenson, Dow
les brothcr-in-law, who holds claims
for 800. 900, demanded an indemnify
ing bond by the receivers. Judge
kohlsaat informed the attorneys NE
was in doubt whether his court haai
the right to issue an order for an in
Identifying bond unless Dowie or his
attorney appeared in court and de
mandcd It. which they ave failed to
do. He ooh the matter under COnsid-
Grafton for his own enlightenment.
Hearing of the motions was postponed
tin Wednesday.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-11
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

Joshua Ward. the old-time champion
oarsman. died AT his home In Cornwall
On-HudsUn. aged 50 years.
Congressman Nespasian Warner has
formally announced his candidacy for
the republican nomination for governor
of Illinois.
Martin GIL. a recluse aged lO2 years.
died in Fond du Lac, Wis.
DR. Cyrus Edison. the famous germ spe-
cialist, died in New York after a brief
illness. aged as years.
Bishop Abiel Leonard. head of the Ep!s-
copal church in Utah and Nevada. died
n Sal, Lake City, aged 50 years.
John a. Hauck died in Bloomington,
Ind, aged l03 years.
Thaddeus A. Medley. inventor OF the
adjustable roller skate, died Ia Muncle,
Ind.
William NJ. Springer. who was 20
years a congressman from Illinois. died
OF pneumonia at his home In Washing
ton. aged Ga years.
Congressman Henry Burk, OF the
Third Pennsylvania district, died at his
nome In Philadelphia after an Illness OF
more than a year, aged 52 years.
william Henry Welsh. once private
secretary to President James Blu
chanan, died in New York, aged II years.
FOREIGN.
Ten Of the crew OF the wrecked Amer
lean ship BENJAMIN A. Sewall were
hliIcd by savases of Tobago island ON
The FOTmOsan coast.
The Ottawa university. one Of the
.argest educational Institutions In Can
ada, was destroyed by fire, the loss be-
Ing s50O.OO0,
u Russian cruisers Bayan and
Tfarevitch have reached Port Arthur. Al
though japanese w%arships were report.
ed on the lookout to prevent.
The house Of lords has decided that
women are Gcbarred by their sex from
becoming qualified lawyers in Great
Britain.
being kept away owing 10 his throat
troubles.
The provisional government OF San
Domingo has made an official request
Tor recognition from the United State,
The British cruiser Flora. costing g..
$50 900 went ashore on the British Co
J lumbar coast and may be a total wreck.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-11
SYMPATHY PLEASES KAISER.
Chancellor Won DWciOw ASSERTS Tha:
Royal Patients IrOmress Toward
Recovery IL S~atisfnctOry.

Berlin, Dec. 8.-Chancellor Van Bue-
low, In view of the alarming reports
abroad concerning Emperor Williams
health, and in response to a message
of sympathy from American friends of
the emperor, expresses his sincere
thanks for the good wishes of his i'm
po-tal master.
The chancellor brought he mes
sages to the empcror's knowledge. and
says that the emperor expressed his
pleasure owe these testimonies OF
yyi"s' lthy.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-11
Tho cana, treaty was ratified by tho

Panama junta within a day of its receipt.
Count o Buelow opened the reich
stag as The kaiser's proxy. the emperor
United States marines were landed at
Colon because Colombian troops threat
ened to massacre Americans unless
commanders were released.
Four former Colombian officers have
been dcported from Panama, charged
with plotting the death Of Gen. Uuertas,
O commanding the isthmian troops.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-12-11

f1cUNs DlIIlIto bIO"n, doo''ih'' ~"
lice Of the United States supreme court,
Ia threatened with total blindness.
George y. Woods. owner Of private
banns in Iowa at CoifaX, MitchcllVille,
Ira and Baxter. committed suicide in
ColfaX without IN apparent cause
A labor war has been started in the
Fox River valley. where Chicago firms
moved TO escape strikers.
Cold weather has stimulated trade
throughout the country.
Bunan-Varilla's name has been add
ed to the diplomatic roll in Washing
ton as minister from Panama.
The supreme court has declared that
the Minnesota sugar bounty Is uncon-
stitutional.
Yale won the annual intercollegiate
debate in New Haven with Harvard,
ward.
An employe in pittsburg Of the United
States Express company confessed that
for years an organized gang had been
robbing the company Of packages.
a tiny phial Of actinium valued at
sl0Q, 900 600 a pound has reached DIT.
George +. Kunz, the New York mineral
and diamond expert.
In It's official trial trip over the Cape
Ann course the new cruiser D's Moines
exceeded its contract requirement,
making an average Of lG. G33 knots an
hour.
Lewis Jackson %fcOlorcd) was lynchcd
by a mob near Tampa, Fla, for attempt
ed assault on a white Girl.
Creditors holding claims for 5000 GOO
decided TO support John Alexander
Dowie. and appointed "A committee to
assure the ovcreeer Of their confidence
in him and to offer him aid in Ousting
the receivers.
The Miami Military institute at Ger
mantovn. o. was destroyed by fire.
Fire destroyed the big lake steamer
J. Emory owen at Sturgeon Bay, Wis,
with 80, 900 bushels of grain.
the Romantic sailed from Boston with
1.5S' steeragc passengers for Mcdli,r-
ranean ports. This is a record list.
Secretary Of War Root Ia his annual
report gives the army's strength at 2,7Gi
officers and 55, 800 men; 80, OGS Of the lat
ter are in the United States and IA 500
In the Philippines.
Conductor McGrath, Brakeman ". T..
Crowley and Charles Kaughn were killed
in a railway collision near Worcester,
Mass.
The last pile he's been driven In the
30-mile trestlc across the Great Salt
lake. which is a part of the cutoff of the
Southern Pacific road
John Spires. aged 30, killed Lima Per-
Eins, aged Is. at WinslOw, n. NJ, and
then killed himself Jealousy was the
motive.
Six labor union men were indicted In
Chicago for conspiracy to spirit away
witnesses to prevent the prosecution OF
one Of their brethren for vandalism.
Dell Thompson killed Addie Hacker,
his finance. and hen committed sui
eide at a wedding feast in Camden, n. j.,
the couple having agreed to die to-
gethcr.
Two hundred Rhode Island clergymcn
have begun a crusade against divorce
and will refuse 10 rcmarry divorced per
sons.
The comptroller Of the currency has
authorized the First national bank Of AL
legheny, Pa TO resume business.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
FRAUDULENT WORK IN
OIL LAND TRANSFERS
Sensational Forgeries Are Discovered
in Connection With Sale of
PROPERTY in Texas.

HOUSTON, Tex. Dec. 4.-Startling
forgeries were to-day discovered in
connection with the recent transfers of
600 acres of the heart of the Batscn
prairie oil field. recently opened and
which is valued at millions. Shortly
following the exposures James Hos
kins was arrested and is held charged
with forgery. The forgeries were made
by interlining and erasures on deeds
reciting original transfers.
One of the deeds was dated in 1887
and transferring the Fifth Green sur
vey. Many recent sales have been
made in the Batson prairie and it now
develops that titles are likely based on
fraudulent transfers.
Excitement prevails among those who
have interests in the field and a legal
probing has been vigorously instituted.
The field was opened six months ago
and contains a number of gushers and
is regarded as the richest of Texas oil
lands.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
INQUEST IN SUICIDE CASE
REVEALS STRANGE LETTER
italian Who Killed Himself Thought
to Be Victim of Brooklyn
Malta

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 4.-The inquest
on the body of Amodeo Nicola, the
italian who shot himself at Nixon sta
ton, just west of this city, last Sunday,
developed the fact that he probably
was a victim of the Brooklyn Malta.
Just before he fired the fatal shot Mic
ola handed a letter to DR.. Lewis, an
other passenger, and the letter was
turned over to Conductor Frank Rick
ert, who incorporated it in his report
to the division superintendent at Oak
land A literal translation of the let
ter, which was written in Italian, fol-
lows:
''All this that you do to me is unjust.
/ do not remember to have done wrong
to anybody. You will give me the death
penalty, but without me having COM
mitted any fault. 1 salute all of you
of Brooklyn, and 1 declare yourselves
of being men of great power. and that
you are men of protecting women of
i'll fame and vagabonds. All that you
have done to me l never deserved, but
my blood will call vendetta upon you
all AMODEO NICOLA"
The verdict of the jury was that Mic
ola came to his death by suicide.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
HIGH JUR|ST
MUST SUFFER
BLINDNESS
Associate Justice
Brown to Lose
Sight.
0culiSt Says Darkness
Will Come in a
Week.
Member of the Supreme
Bench Declares That He
Will Not Resign.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Justice
Henry Billings Brown, Associate JUS
tice of the United States Supreme
Court, will become totally blind prob
ably within the next seven days. That
is the time his oculist to-day set that
he might continue to look out upon the
world.
Two years ago the sight of one eye
became affected and last Sunday the
malady-paralysis of the optic nerve
attacked the iurist's other eye.
Justice Brown received the terrible
shock contained in the physicians an
nouncement without any outward sign.
He does not intend to retire from the
bench and he win be the first blind
Justice to sit on the supreme bench.
He is 81 years old and will be eligible
for retirement on full salary at 20. He
said this evening:
Even though 1 lose my eyesight
snail remain on the bench. You can
state that 1 will not resign"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
MITCHELL IS GREETED
WITH ENTHUSIASM
President Of United Mine Workers
Will Be Guest Of Denver Chamber
of Commerce.

wALSENBURG Colo, Dec. 4.-John
Mitchell, president Of the United Mine
Workers OF America. arrived in Wal
se1burg this afternoon and was greeted
by about 1900 miners and citizens. who
had stood out in the snow for over two
hours awaiting the coming Of the labor
chief. Mitchell was escorted by the To-
cal union officials to a stand. where he
addressed the miners. Mitchell Depart
ed for Denver at o'clock this after
noon.
DENVER, Colo. Dec. 4.-John Mitch
ell will be the guest 0f the Denver
Chamber Of Commerce tomorrow at
noon. He win deliver short address.
touching not only On the coal strike
situation in Colorado but on the rela-
tions of the men and employers in gen
eral.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
PANAMA CONSULATE OPENS.
Ramon Arias Feraud Jr. Becomes
Consul General.

Consul General Ramon Arias Feraud
Jr.. representing the new. republic Of
Panama, yesterday opened the con-
sulate Of his country in this city and
in a quiet way settled down to the rou-
tine of business.
The local representative of the
youngest Of the family of Governments
is installed in quarters at 204 Front
street, in the neighborhod where most
Of the consulates are located.
Consul General Feraud was engaged
yesterday in the work of his office. He
greeted all comers with marked cor
diality and is sure TO be popular in the
consular corps in this city.
Yes" replied the Consul General.
I am pretty busy and 1 look forward
with pleasure to my duties. Secre-
tary Shaw Of the Treasury Depart
ment has notified the Collector of the
Port of San Francisco of my appoint
ment and my recognition by the Amer
lean Government. This notification
was telegraphed here a few days ago.
My appointment by the Panama
junta was also telegraphed to me, but
I have not yet received my credentials,
which will arrive by mail. These
credentials are now on the way to the
Panama Minister at Washington.
When he receives them he will notify
the Secretary of State and then that
official will issue the exequatur to our
Minister. Our representative in Wash
ington will then forward the creden-
tials and exequatur TO me by mail.
expect to receive them within the next
two weeks. 1 shall then notify the va
rious consular Offices in San Francisco
and invite them to call upon me.
General Reyes, representing the
Colombian Government, is now in
Washington, and have every reason
to believe that everything will be set
tied between him and the American
Government as to the recognition of
the republic of Panama by the Colom-
bian Government"
The Consul General pointed with
pride TO the new flag of the republic,
which was draped with an American
flag, on the wall facing his desk.
We are all united in Panama" he
said, ~and the new flag expresses our
sentiment. The blue in the flag rep
resents the Conservative party and the
red for the Liberals. To these colors
we added the white, which is emble-
matical of peace. You see, our flag
is draped with the American colors,
and 1 hope that the two flags will al
ways be together
The first vessel to clear from San
Francisco through the consulate of the
republic of Panama was the City of
Sydney Of the Pacific Mail Company,
which sailed for Panama and way
ports last Saturday. The brokerage
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
BOTH SIDES APPEAL
IN THE BENNETT CASE
Bryan's Counsel Wants the Letter
Bequeathing $50, 1000 Admitted
to Probate.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. 4.-Coun-
sci for William ]. Bryan, executor Of
the will of the late Philo S. Bennett,
filed an appeal in the Superior Court
to-day from the decision of Probate
Judge Cleaveland by which the sealed
letter giving $4,000 to Mr.. Bryan and
his family was excluded from probate
1t will come up for hearing at the
January term of the Superior Court,
together with the appeal already filed
by counsel for Mrs. Bennett, the widow
The latter appeal is from the decision
of Judge Cleaveland admitting to pro-
bate the sections Of the will naming
Mr.. Bryan as executor. and giving him
funds in trust for college scholarships