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The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-13

What Gold Initiation Means.
There has come upon the business
community a better and broader under
standing of the significance of the ex-
traordinary gold Initiation which is go
ing on the world over. 1t is increas-
ing the available supplies of money
the best money ever put into circula-
tion-at a prodigious rate and this all
means higher prices and general bust
ness expansion. The present Is the
golden age for enterprise. No other
era in history parallels it. The prom
Use may not be SO bright for fixed in
vestments, for with the enlarged sup
ply of money it's buying power may be-
come less and those whose income de-
ponds on returns from bonds, mort
cages and securities of that class may
not find their condition improved, but
active enterprise must profit. A grow
ing realization of this trend affords ex-
PLANTATION for the increasing demand
for securities having speculative as
well as investment value. 1t accounts
in part for the growing inquiry for low
priced railroad and Industrial shares
and gives ground for the confident in
vestrnent of money in that direction.
The Volume of Money Increasing.
Men who realized extraordinary prof.
it's In the buying of Atchison, Union
Pacific, Northern Pacific, Baltimore
and Ohio and other stocks of that
grade a few years ago have been for
quite time back putting their money
into Rock Island, the Reading and
Erie issues, Southern Railway Chesa-
peake and Ohio and Southern Pacific.
They anticipate therefrom returns as
large as were made in the earlier in
vestments named. Not only Is the
Western and Southern country filling
up and the volume of traffic increas-
ing in consequence, but the volume
of money is becoming greater and the
tendency of quotations is uncontrollably
upward, as irresistibly so as the tide.
Minor disturbances and reactions will
doubtless occur, but they cannot af-
feet the general grand result or stem
the universal movement. The policy
Of the leaders in the money world will
be to check and guide rather than to
attempt arbitrary control of the grand
movement, the impulse of which every
body feels.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-13
wall street Was Nervous.

Wall street was distinctly nervous
the morning after election. 1t feared
a wild upheaval and the giants of the
street came down TO business pre-
pared TO deluge the market with stocks
II the necessity for 50 doing should
arise. Not for two years has there
been such a genuine outpouring of Sc
curitles This action had the desired
effect for the time being. n stopped
what threatened to be a dangerous up
heaval. AS soon as this was accom-
plished the pressure was lifted and the
market allowed to slowly rise In obedi-
ence 20 a very palpable desire of the
public.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-13
A Dear Old Soul Active and Happy al los

Mrs. Nancy Tigue of Lafay-
cite, Ind, Although in
Her lO6th Year, Says:
q really don't feel like
Pm a day over 90, thanks
to Duffy'S Pure Malt
Whisky, which is the
real secret Of my great
Age. Health, VigOr and
Content"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-13

safety which the substantial and sane
interests heartily indorse.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-13


has been heavy speculation IN the
Steel stocks and an almost continuous
advance. Transactions have been on
very large scale, and within that time
the trading has aggregated double or
treble the entire capitalization OF the
big metal trust. The gamble mas COM
municated to the minor steel and IRON
stocks, several of which have enjoyed
fully as great a rise as the leader rms
is conspicuously the case III tennessee
Coal and Iron, which has doubled IN
price and still moves on. Republic
Steel, Colorado Fuel and Iron ana
other industrials have participated, al
though to a lesser degree.
The steel Pool
The manipulators of the campaign In
Steel securities are often referred to
as the Steel pool This appellation Is
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
accept bail at all The jury stood six
for acquittal and six for conviction,
but so far as can be learned there
was no juror in favor of first degree
verdict.
Big Fire at Sioux City.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. 23.-A fire,
which resulted in the death of one
man, a tenant in the Mass achusetts
building, who jumped from the fifth
story, monetary. loss roughly esti-
mated at 81, 900, and the destruc.
tion OF nearly two whole blocks, start
ed in the basement of the Pellete;r de.
partment store. in the Toy block, a
six-story stone building, at Fourth
and Jackson streets, at 8 O'Clock to.
night. The district burned over lies
IN the center of the business portion
OF the city, and among the buildings
were several of the most substantial
structures in the city.
In this building were,located a large
number of large stores and several
Wholesale establishments, and three
national banks. The fire started in
the basement of the. store, but its ori.
gin is in doubt. A large number of
Christmas shoppers crowded the Pell-
eteir and other stores, and it was with
difficulty that all managed to escape
from the burning building.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
The Colorado Election Frauds.

DENVE ER, Dec. 23.-ln defending G.
P. Dixon, an election clerk charged
with contempt in huving permitted
illegal voting in the November cleo
tion in violation Of !hc supreme
court > injunction. Attorney + Horn
beim declared in open court TOD uy
that the ballot boxes must have been
tampered with since the election. He
asked the court to order an iuvestiyu-
tion of the men who have been acting
as guardians of the ballot boxes at
the court house and at the state. house
where they were opened for inveslig;l-
tiOn.
He intimated th at the supreme court
watchers had been bribed and had
permitted the xtraction Of good bal.
lots and the insertion of fraudulent
ballots. The court took the matter
under advisement.
According to report published in
the Times today, it has been definitely
decided by the republican leaders to
contest the election of Alva Adams as
governor in the legislature, by which
the vote is canvasstd.
Their purpose, it is said, is to sub
nit evidence of the fraud committed in
nine1y-nine Denver democratic pre-
cincts, over which the supreme court
took jurisdiction, and ask to have the
entire vote of all those precincts re.
jccted, following the example Of the
court. which threw out the votes OF
five precincts where it was shown by
the evidence that its Injunction had
been violated
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
DR.. Chadwick Accused.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 22.-Dr. Leroy S.
Chadwick and his wife, Mrs. Cassie
l.. Chadwick, were jointly indicted by
the county grand jury this afternoon
on the charge of having forged and
uttered a S50000O note signed by
"Audrew Carnegie
DR.. Chadwick is now on his way to
New York from Paris, and is ex-
pected TO land next Wednesday. AS
soon as the indictment was returned
Sheriff Barry Of this county made ar
ranyemenls to secure DR.. Chadwick 8
eXtradition. He will meet the steamer
on lis arrival This is the third time
that Mrs. Chadwick has been indicted
by the county grand jury, but is the
first appearance of her husband 8
name appearing in legal proceedings
in the county. The indictments al
ready returned against Mrs. Chad
wick are similar TO the one voted to-
day. except that they cover notes uf
$3.50, 900 and $500,O0 signed "Andrew
Carnegie."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
ktO-Eti:LT'S BIG VOTE
Official Returns Of Presidential Election
Make An Interesting Exhibit.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-The official can
vass of the vote cast Novem Der Sth
for presidential electors was COM
pleted lay, when the result was an
nounced in Minnesota, North Dakota
and Washington. The Associ ated
Press is therefore able to give the
first ia Bile giving the official vote of
the 4o states. The total vote is l3,.
sos, ,496, agaius; l3,96S, ,574 in 1904
decrease of lG0,O7S.
The ballots were divided as follows:
Roosevelt, republican. .......7 1927 ,632
Parker: democrat. ......... 8, ,OSO, ,O54
Deb,, souialiSt.. ........ 39l, ,5S7
Swallow, prob bitiunist. ....... 260, 2O3
w atson, peoples. ..... ll4.63l
CorreEan. sucialis,-labor. 3,453
HolcOmb. cOn1inental-labor. $50
Roosevelt received over all l, 746, 76S
and over Parker 2,547,57S. In 1900
Mckinley had 4b1 .046 more than all
the other candidates and $50, 9S4 more
than Bryan.
The vote for Roosevelt was 400, 1922
more shan for Mckinley, while that
for Parker was l,2777,7712 less than for
Bryan. Mrkir}'y pnl!ed more votes
, than Rp''e vci. Ia A;AuamI. Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine. Mary.
, land, Mississippi, New Hampshire,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten.
nessee, Texas and Virginia. Roose-
welt got II ore than Mckinley in the
other - states.
Parker received more votes IAN
Bry an in Delaware. Georgia. Missis.
sippi. New Jersey, New York,
Rhode Island, S"uth Carolina and
/ West Virginia, while Bryan got more
than Parker in Tie remaining 81
states,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Van SAINT On the Warpath.

ST. PAUL, Dec. Ex-Governor Van
SAINT today addressed large audi
ence at Hastings, Mimi, on "freight
rates." and his speech is regarded
here as his entry into the senatorial
contest for seat in the United States
senate now occupied by Senat Clapp,
of St. Paul.
The governor said: "A freight rate
is tax on everything which enters in
to the life and commerce of the coun.
try. Unreasonable rates are charged
and determinations are common.
These evils exist and they should be rem.
edied. To admit that we are helpless
is to declare that constitutional gov.
ernment is failure. | am ready to
join hands with any man or any body
of men to carry on the contest. Be
fore entering the battle we had better
take time for reflection. Do you know
the power of a corporation? Do you
fully realize the vast influence it
Yields? Do you know how merciless
| ly it Furnishes those who stand in its
way and opposes it's will? I do. And
[ enter into this fight with the full
knowledge of these facts.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Population OF Alaska.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.--The annu al
report of the governor of Alaska,
John G. Brady. was made public at
the interior department today. He
estimates the total white population
of that district at 26,550 with possibly
q small increase in the ative popula-
tion since the 1900 census, which made
the total number of natives 20, $50.
The report says that this estimate for
the whites vii! disappoint those who
have steadily maintained that the
number is more than five times the
figure given. No marked change has
occurred in the native popula!ion.
The report asks for better transport
tation facilities, representation by a
delegate in congress, leyis tatiuu to
encourage the homeseeker aud home
builder. and for the detail of u:.e or
more gunbuats to cruise il ALASKAN
waters to protect he industries tirfr .
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Compliments County Attorneys.

HELENA, Dec. 25.-Attorney Cen
eral Donovan, in his biennial report
to Governor Joseph K. Toole, pays a
handsome compliment to the county
attorneys in the various counties of
the state, declaring that their reports
with reference to the enforcement of
criminal laws of the state show that
the present corps OF prosecuting attor-
neys have performed their duties in
an efficient aud earnest manner.
''The state is to be congratulated -
the attorney general says, ''that it has
had as county attorneys of the several
counties of the state efficient, pains
taking and competent officers. There
has been no complaint worthy of note
made against any Of these officers to
this department..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Many Fraudulent Ballots.

DENVER, Dec. 2l.-The report pre-
sented to the supreme court today by
the handwriting experts who examined
the ballots in the box from precinct
two, ward four, of this city, showed
that of 1856 votes IA were apparently
fraudulent. One hundred and forty
ballots with the democratic heading
were reported to have been written by
two persons. There were in the box
III democratic and % repu blican bal
lots which appeared to be regular.
Mr.. HANNA, the republican expert,
testified to his belief that, on closer
examinati at least 100 of the bal
lots which appeared to be regular
would prove to be fraudulent. George
H. King, democratic expert, also tes-
titled that there probably would be
some fraudulent votes which had not
been detected in the examination of
the ballots.
Each OF the % men now serving SEN
tences in jail for contempt of court
has filed petition for rehe airing and
alleviation of sentence. The petitions
are identical and the grounds upon
which they are based are solely tech
meal, the principal one being chal-
lenge of the supreme court to assume
urisdistion of the election.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Fugitive Sports Arrested.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-Battling
Nelson, the pugilist, applied last
night for a warrant for the arrest of
"Ted' Murphy, who has been his
manager, alleging that Murphy had
left the city, taking with him $40, 900
belonging to Nelson.
Nelson today swore out complaints
against Murphy and Eddie Santry,
formerly his sparring partner, accuse
ing them of embezzling $2,271. War.
rants were issued from the police
court and bail in each case was fixed
ct 81, 500. Both Murphy and Santry
were placed under arrest in Stockton
on their arrival from this city, east
ward bound. They will now be
brought to this city to answer the
charges preferred against them by
Nelson.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
The New bishop OF Helena.

DUBUQUE, Dec. 21.-The Rev. John
T. Carroll was cOnsecrated bishop of
Helena, Mont, this forenoon in the
presence of nearly 500 priests in sur
plice. four archbishops and several
bishops and with the grandest cere-
monies ever seen in the cathedral.
Archbishop Kcane of Dubuque was
the consecrater. Archbishop Glennon
of St. Louis delivered the sermon. He
was eloquent and glowing in his praise
OF the new bishop. Following the mass
the party repaired to the Hotel Julien,
where grand banquet was served.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28

Friends Of Governor Peabody Concoct
Scheme To Steal Election.

DENVER, Dec. 25.-If the fifteenth
general assembly of Colorado, which
is to meet on Wednesday, January 4,
shall etfectuate the plans formulated
by the members Of the republican post
election campaign committee, Gov.
James H. Peabody may serve as chief
executive of this state for two years
more, despite the fact that Alva
Adams still has nearly 10000 plu-
rality, without counting the five Den
YER precincts which were thrown out
bodily by order of the supreme court
in consequence of frauds exposed in
contempt proceedings against election
offici ais.
There will be republican majority
of 80 or more in the general assembly,
which will canvass the vote for state
officers. 1t is proposed to have the
general assembly appoint a special
contest committee of nine or twelve
members, to which will be submitted
the evidence Of wholesale election
frauds in Denver and possibly some
other counties for which the republi.
can committee has been collecting evil
| dence since the election.
The republican managers maintain
that with the fraudulent vote of Denver
eliminated, Governor Peabody will
have at least 1000 plurality in this
county and 1000 in the state. These
| politicians do not intend that the legal
votes shall be sifted from the illeg al
votes, and then counted, or that the
| legislature shall reject the entire vote
OF Denver county, because to do this
would not accomplish their purpose
TO reseat Governor Peabody, but they
propose that about 100 democratic
! precincts shall be thrown out On the
ground of frauds, and tina the vote of
the republican precincts shall be
counted. They assert tn at the supreme
court has established precedent for
such procedure.
This radical program is opposed by
some conservative republicans, and
until the leyisl ature meets and takes
action, IT cannot be known certainly
| whether Peabody or Adams will be
governor for the next two years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28

Pittsburg are experiencing great diff
Guilty in keeping their tanks supplied
Mountain streams, which in past
years produced an abund ance OF wa
ter, are drained, and, despite the fact
that trains are being used to transport
water from far eastern points. it is
said to be difficult TO meet the dem ands
of the Pitts burg division. In the
towns along the Pennsylvania rail-
road various water companies have
ordered all bathtubs shut off.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Patterson Jury Disagreed.

New YORK, Dec. .-Fainting in
her fathers arms, her frame CULVER
ing with the accumulated suffering
of months Of waiting, Nan Patterson
today heard the announcement that
the jury trying her case for the mur-
der of Caesar Young had disagreed
Soon she was revived and, sobbing
Historically and hardly able to walk,
was half led, half carried, back to her
cell in the Tombs. Her vision of a
Christmas at home, SO persistant the
past few days, was gone before the
uncertainty as to what the next step in
her case might be.
Before her trial the district attorney
offered to accept bail in $780, 900, but
this could not be raised and the prose-
cutting officers declined to indicate to-
day what their attitude on this point
will be. District Attorney Jerome
said he had nothing whatever to say
at this time as to whether he would
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Japanese Hold Forts.

TOXIC, Dec. 2l.-Admiral Togo,
who has personally made series OF
observations of the Russian battle
ship Sevastopol, telegraphs to the
navy department expressing the opin-
ion that the Sevastopol is disabled
Great weight is attached to Togo's
personal observations and opinion.
The capture of the north fort of East
Keekwan mountain is of Importance,
because it opens way up the gorge
to the higher hills and will render
easier the capture OF the mountain
The japanese now hold five of the
seven protecting forts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Banker Accused OF Arson.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-rhe grand jury
today returned two indictments against
lssac N. Perry, formerly president of
the National Central Bank of Amer
ica. They charge him with arson in
connection with the burning of the
Chicago Car and Locomotive works
at Hegewfsch. III.
He was president Of the locomotive
The works were heavily insured. Mr..
Perry was acquitted on a preliminary
rxamin alton before a jury in. the po-
was subsequently carried before the
grand jury.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Would Tax Bachelors,

CHICAGO: Dec. 21.-Henry E. Agar,
representatives from Gibson coun.
ty, champions three reforms which he
intends to push vigorously during the
coming session of the Legislature. To
encourage marriage he will introduce
a bill levying a tax of 10 cents on
each $l00 salary earned by able bodied
bachelors more than IS years of age
who receive an income of more than
81 1000 annually. He would apply 10
per cent of this revenue to the school
fund and 80 per cent to the mainten-
ance of various orphan asylums in
the state.
He also favors a bill to prevent any
man from "setting them up" at any
bar. Treating he regards as per-
nicious habit. He favors fine of $5
to $50 for the first otfense and from
$50 to 800 for the second. He wants
screens removed from all barroom
windows
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Many Bank Failures Iu Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Dec. 23.--The forth
coming report Of the state bank COM
missioner of Iowa will be the most
sensational of its kind ever published.
l. will show for the year almost forty
bank failures in Iowa, with losses of
over twelve millions, and that eight
/ bank officials have TAX II their own
, lives when crash was inevitable. In
addition d list of half dozen cases
OF defalcation or forgeries which did
not lead to failures, because the losses
were promptly made good, is dis.
cussed.
"Frenzied finance is held respon.
sible on the testimony of many of the
best bankers, for this condition. The
defalcations and forgeries chiefly rep
resent losses in specul alton on the
Chicago board of trade or New York
stock exchange. The other cases are
attributed, after careful investig alton,
almost without exception, to the work
of the "Beef Trust,' whose control of
prices has wrought havoc among
stockmen in the west.
The banks failing were almost all
found to hold great amounts of the
paper Of cattle raisers and feeders,
who had been carried while they pre-
pared their stock for market. AS a
result of the control of prices, the fig
ures realized when the stock was mar
keted were SO low that borrowers
could not make good their loans, the
banks found themselves caught in
numerous similar transactions and
the result was failure. With only one
exception the bankers who took their
own lives held large amounts of over
due cattle paper. The report urges
that a continuance of such conditions
means ruin to Iowa.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
months in Jail and pay 500 fine and

months in Jail and pay 500 fine and
costs.
The court announced that the evi
dence showed that DeSays, who was
an election Judge, permitted repeating
and that the other three assisted in
the irregularities. Green was as.
signed by the police department to
this polling place 10 protect the SUI
preme court watchers and assist in
preserving order. Mcmahon and
Goodman were democratic workers..
Expert examination of the ballots
from preciurt ), ward 4, revealed 256
fraudulent votes and the democratic
heading on 229 was written by one
person. The handwriting on these,
according to the experts, is the same
as on fraudulent ballots found in
other ballot boxes.
There are now in Jail twenty-seven
men who have been convicted of con-
tempt of court ia committing election
frauds, ard who probably will be
prosecuted later on criminal charges.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Total Fair Admissions.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2l.-The report of
the committee on concessions and
admissions of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition shows that the total re-
corded admissions for the period of
the exposition from A pril 30 to Decem-
Der | inclusive was 1864, $50, of
which l2,S04,6l were paid and $500, .
239 were free. The free admissions
Included from $4,000 to 10000 work
men. who were admitted daily for sew
eral weeks to complete the work of
construction of buildings and iustalla-
tions of exhibits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Cold Wave Comes West.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Reports to
the weather bureau show that the first
decided cold wave of the season is
spreading rapidly southeastward over
the east slope of the Rocky moun-
tains. The temperature this morning
is below zero in the Da1otas, Mon.
tana, western Wyoming, with a mimi
mum register of 30 degrees below at
HaVre, Mont. The area of pressure
attending this cold wave occupies the
northeast Rocky mountain slope and
extends we'll southeastward into Neb.
raska.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 26.-An un.
known man was found dead today
near the Union depot. He had appar-
emily frozen to death. The thermom-
eter had fallen during the night from
Is above to below zero. The cold
wave was accompanied by high
wind.