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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
PLOT AGAINST BRAZIL
A Former Official Of Spanish Court
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Big CONSPIRACY IS REVEALED.
Documents Pound Ia Residence Of Sarrios DC
Herrera, In Madrid, Show that Thousands
Of Men Had Been Recruited 10 England
France and Spain, Including Many Spanish
Reserve Officers.

Madrid (By e).-Sarrion de Her
rera, former king-at-arms OF the Span.
ish court, has been arrested at the IN
stance of the Brazilian minister, here on
the charge of conspiring with others
against the government Of Brazil. =,
A search of the residence Of Senior de
Herrera resulted in the discovery of a
number. of commissions for officers who
were to organize an army in the State
of Kunani.. The commissions bore. the
stamp of that STATE aoa ,laisd0s 70
The Brazilian minister here confirms
the discovery of the plot. A published
detail taken from the captured documents
shows that the plot was financed by a
committee having headuarters in Lon
don. and which had long been working
for the independence of the Kunani ter
ritory. This territory is between the
northern frontier of Brazil and French
Guiana. 81
1t is stated that fhe committee, with a
view to controlling the gold mines OF
Kunani, had been organizing an instr
rection and had recruited men in Eng
land, France and Spain, who were repre-
sented as colonists, but, who, in reality,
were intended eventually to become SOL
diers.
Documents taken from De Herrera,s
residence show that organization was
proceeding on vast scale, and that
nearly 1000 men had already been re-
cruited in England, 1900 in France and
1000 in. Spain,~ among the, Hast named
being included many Spanish reserve OF
fcers, some of whom are actually serv-
ing as active officers. E
An ex-revolutionary Spanish captain,
who headed the rising in Badajos III
1883, holds a commission of colonel in
the future army of Kunani, and it is
stated that he is already receiving pay
through an English clearinghouse, at
which funds are deposited.
De Herrera styled himself minister
plenipotentiary of Spain for the State
of Kunani The Brazilian government
got wind of the affair and communicated
with its minister at Madrid. The Span
ish authorities were notified and acted
promptly and the arrest of De Herrera
fo1lowed
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
LOT s@o1e n gold DusEn7
But Rebseri Was eotnpslledi'By Pursuit

Seattle, Wash, (SpeciaD.-A dispatch
from Fairbanks, Alaska, states that a
lore nsan rough dressed andwitln5fe
lures concealed by a cloth mask, en-
tered theacabin of J,sB.. Knox and at
/ liepnmtgof revoiverdemanded quana
Etity d5 gold dust which he asserted. he
knew TO BE An the cabin. There were
#preserf atathe time, tradition to Knox,
AhiB vile and He. Hamilton.
In one corner of the room was a
sstfohgFbox, with $4,000 in dust, the re-
suit. of rthe winters work Of Knox land
Hamilton on their claim on Cleary Creek.
gIhis. box was, covered with clothing,
which tfle robber dragged of, all the
time keeping The inmates covered with
his revolver, I He demanded key to
goperl the box, but This being refused he
shorildered the Box and backed out
into the ight.'i1i7siIT1 PITT "'l.' =
,e4 Knox and Hamilton Immediately gave
the alarm and jim a few moments "a
posse. of miners was on the trailprAbout
a nile from the cabin they, found the
BOX, badly dented, evidently by blows
OF, the bandits revolver, but with its
contents untouched. , 2 ~ - = /.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS

The Isthmian Canal Commission de-
vised plans to make=hfe IN theacanalIzone
more agreeable for the employees.
Col. Harry H. Brogden died at the
Providence Hospital. -
p Rear Admiral Stirling was placed On
the retired list. -
Delegates 10 the International Railway
Congress were given reception at the
White House, where they were greeted
by Vice President Fairbanks in the. abb
sence Of President Roosevelt. I
Secretary Taft has ordered Governor
Davis, of the Panama Canal zone, 70 re-
turn to Washington because OF an at
tack of malaria.
Secretary Hay will return home early
in, June.
e H. R. Meyer, assistant professor OF
econonirnics at.the University OF Chicago,
gave his views of the railroad rate prob
lem to the Interstate Commerce Com
mittee &c
James ]. Hill, president of the Great
Northern Railway, was the star witness
before the Senate Committee bn Inter-
state Commerce.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
4 MONUMENT TO NURSES.
Ia Memory Of Those Who Died In the Spanish
80 'h' War.

Washington, D. c., (SpeciaD.-A
huge monument of rough-hewn granite,
erected by the Spansh-Amerlcan war
nurses as a lasting tribute to the women
who gave up their lives in the service
Of their country during the Spanish
American War, was unveiled in the
National Cemetery at Arlington.
The monument stands 7 feet g inches
in height and is 6 feet square around
The base. 1t is surinounted by a Maltese
cross in heroic SIZE
After the invocation by father Nc
Gugan, DR.. Anita Newcomb Niece,
president of the association, made the
opening address. Her daughter, Miss
Klotho MCGEE, unveiled the monument
to the music of "The StarSpangled
Banner" played by the Seventh Cavalry
Band.
The orator of the day was Mrs. Don
aid Mclean, president of the Daughter,
Of the American Revolution, who paid
a tribute to the women who had lost
their lives in the service of their coufl-
try.
Addresses were made by Chaplain
Pierce, of Fort Myer, and Or, George
Dudley, chaplain of the United Spanls1-
American War Veterans. The closing
prayer was made by Chaplain Robinson,
United States Army, retired. "1'
The ceremonies concluded with the
sounding of taps" by the Seventh
Cavalry Band. i... g. ..,,.,s.5
The names of the nurses which are
engraved upon the monument are MIN
erva Turnbull, of New Orleans; Mrs.
Isabella R. Bradford, of New Orleans;
Miss Margaret Greenfield, of St. Paul;
Miss Katherine Stansbury, OF Chicago;
Miss Ellen May Towers, of Detroit;
Miss Clara Wood, of Rochester, n. T.,
and Miss Irene Toland, of St. LOUIS.
There are also mention of five Sisters
of Charity from St. Joseph's Hospital,
in Emmitsburg, Nd, who, lost their
lives at. Montauk, from typhoid lever.
Their names are not given on the monu-
ment, but the are Sister Mary who
was, formerly Miss Annie Larkln, or
BROOKLYN; Sister Anastacia, formerly
Miss Mary Ellen Burke, Of Brooklyn;
Sister Mary Agnes, formerly Miss Mary
Sweeney, of Baltimore; Sister Caroline,
formerly Miss Caroline, of Frederick,
Md, and Sister Mary Elizabeth, tor
merly Miss Mary Flanagan, OF Ireland
= All of these women were trained nurses.
: OF the great army of women who
voulenteered their service and who lost
their lives are buried at Arlington are
seven Sisters of Charity from the famous
Charity Hospital of New Orleans. They
were imnlunes and rendered service IN
the camps of Jacksonville, Chickamauga
= and Tampa, but no record is in the war
Department of their names or their
services. Letters have been sent to the
Charity Hospital for record OF them,
which they probably have in that insti-
tuition, but the reply obtained was that
j IF their martyrdom was no better ap-
preciated by their country, it might rest
that way. The authorities at the instr
tuition refuse to send the names OF these
brave women. iii
/ So.ae action will be. taken BY the
nurses at fhcir convention this week
by which the records Of the volunteer
nurses will be kept, Just as are the
records of the nurses who sign contracts
with the Government '7--e@rs ea'
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
CAN REGULATE RATES
The Power is Amply Vested in the
ltods bas Government. 81 as
WHAT COMMISSIONS HAVE DONE.
Opinion Of Attorney General Moody 10 q Letter
Addressed to Chairman EIkins, OF the
Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce
Authorities Quoted to Prove His Position
Authority Of States. a-, 80 i.ff

Washington, D. C., (SpeciaD.-At-
torney-Gen William H, Moody trans
.nitted to Senator Stephen B. Elkns,
chairman of the Senate Committee on.
Interstate Commerce, his opinion on the
power of the International Government
to regulate railroad rates. 1.-44i 0a''s:.
After an exhaustive review OF the
opinions of the Supreme Court in many
cases. the Acknowledgement thus sums
UP His conclusions: 49,
: e. There is a governmental power
to fix the maximum future charges or
carriers by railroad, vested in the Leg
islatures Of the States with regard to
transportation exclusively within the
States, and vested in Congress with re-
gard to all other transportation.
! 81. Although legislative power, prop
erly speaking, cannot be delegated, the
law-making body having enacted into
law the standard of charges which shall
control, may intrust. to an admlnlStra-
tive body not exercising i'm the true sense
judicial power the duty to fix rates in
conformity with that standard
IS. The rate-making power is not
judicial function and cannot be con.
ferred constitutionaly upon the courts
of the United States, either by way
Of original or appellate jurisdiction.
+ "a. The courts, however, have the
power to investigate any rate or rates
fixed by legislative authority and to dc.
termine whether they are such as would
be confscatory of the property OF the
carrier, and if they are judiclally found
to be confiscatory in their effect, to re-
strain their enforcement. d'1 -i
IS. Any, law which attempts to- de-
prive, the courts of this power is uncon- :
stitutional. .,-,
D, e. Any regulation of land transport
tatioh, however exercised, would seem
to be. so indirect in its effect upon the
ports that it could not constitute pref
erence between the ports OF different
States within the meaning of Article ],
Section 9, paragraph 6 of the Constltu-
ton. '''i'
81. Reasonable, just and impartial
rates determined by legislative authority
are not within the prohibition of Article
I, Section 9, paragraph 6 Of tn Constltu-.
ton, even though they result in "a vary
ing charge per ton a mile to and IRON
the ports of the different States"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
CHINESE MAY MAKE TEST.
Minister Issues Circular Regarding Exclusion
is'- sir..r' Law.

Washington, D. c., (speciaD. - Sir
Chentung LANG Cheng, the Chinese Min
lister, has issued confidential circular of
proclamation to all Chinese in the United
States requesting that he be furnished
with reports of all cases of applicants
who have been denied admission to this
country and of all deportations on the
ground of ncn-registration which have
been decided since the expiration OF the
Exclusion treaty of 1894.
Some lawyers of repute hold that
there are phases in the Chinese Exclu;
siittiiris1a test 40
The courts, afld:H isltndrf stood be
the intention ofinhuehfialA Chihess organ
izations in this country to- institute legal
proceedings by VII oh. the right Of iil-
idfvidiiaF Chinese wifi be adj Indicated
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
BANK LOOTED BY MASKED MEN, \ I, : !
Bandits TerrorIzs a Village In New YORK
e.-, State. bed 4Dt siEt

oneonta, NoY,,| Especially @A Band
of masked robbers rode into the Village
Of. Gilbertsyille, about IS miles from
here, at & o'clock A. NJ, blew open the
modern and supposedly burglar proet
safe in the private bank Of E G, Brewer.
and made good their escape with booty
estimated lat between $1,000 andE $Io,-
900. When the startled villagers were
awakened by the mufled roar OF the the
explosion and had been halted by the
pistol fire of the retreating bandits, they
found that the robbers had completely
isolated Cilbertsville from the outside
world by cutting all the telegraph and
telephone wires. Efforts to, communicate
with neighboring towns were futile and
when the village folk finally started IN
pursuit. the robbers had gained lead
which could not be overcome. =.
Parties are searching tie woods in
every direction, in the hope that the
robbers have sought shelter in the thick
cts and will seek to leave the vicinity
of their daring exploit under cover OF
darkness. Several teams which had been
stolen from various barns, and used by
the robbers in their. approach to the
village and their subsequent fight, were
found abandoned by the roadside. Day
light found the bandits not far from
Gilbertsville,i and it is believed they then
left the highway and went into the
woods afoot. The bold attack rivals in
the. details of its thoroughness, its daring
and its success the exploits of the most
notorious bandits of the Western coun-
try =, i.r "'- -t'" ~.
1t is believed there were FIVE men in
the band. That all we're heavily armed
was shown by the frequency of their
fire when the villagers arrived near the
bank. The men first pried open the
front door of the bank. Not a light
glimmered in the village, and they evi-
IDENTIFY set about their work leisurely.
Two holes were drilled into the heavy
steel door of the newly. installed safe,
and into these the explosives, believed to
have been nitroglycerine, was inserted.
The explosion which followed wholly
wrecked the safe and shattered every
window in the bank building. ...,...
The robbers, hastily gathered up all
the money exposed by the. explosion
and started on a run just as the first OF
the awakened villagers reached the
secene. Other residents quickly came
up. but in the mean time the invaders
were making good their escape, firing
as thew went.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
J.. BANDITS KILLED BY POSSE. 2
The Gates Brothers Close Q Long Career Of
Crime.

Winnipeg, Msnitoga, (SpeciaD:+ THE
last chapter in the Mission Junction hold
up has been played, and the bandits who
held up the Canadian Pacific train, the
Continental Express, are now lying cold
in death, according to dispatches re-
ceived here from Sebar. N. M.
The Gates boys, two of the most dar-
ing criminals who ever stuck up a stage,
rihed an express car or robbed any de-
pository of wealth, and who were two
of three daring men who held up the
westbound Continental Express last Sep
TENDER, will never answer for their many
crimes. After robbing the Southern ex-
press car last August, they crossed into
Canada. and there committed the first
railway holdup recorded. in. the annals
of Canada. ..t l....-.u. r.
Their end was due to holding TIP a
saloon in Lordsburg, N. NJ, on March
X. in which the barkeeper was killed.
A posse started in. pursuit, and after
hard chase the bandits were shot down..
Bill Minor, the other participant in
the crime, is still at large. George Gates
was 81, and his brother Vernon 60
They were sons Of a well-to-do miner
in Alanaya.1 Arnot, another brother, is
lost to the world. ,;eai. ..4li Ia
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
FINANCIAL.

opeaking of wheat conditions in the
West. Vice President Hendricks, of the
Atchison, says; The crop is absolutely
perfect at this time -...f;-fi..Iu
Among the many other promised good
things" that didn't come to pass was
that Southern iron merger. AS result
Tennessee Coal shares have dropped
down about 20 points. aAgrt 4 II
Wabash directors met, but President
Ramsey didn't resign as was expected
he might do. - :. 49,. o..
r. H. Price has faced about after
wears successful campaign as the lead
mo bear on cotton and is now a bull.
John W.. Gates came out with most
bullish statement in regard to United
States Steel, He, said underlying con-
ditions everywhere are sound. .,tf
The French government has desig-
mated M. Gueard as the French member
If the Board of Consulting Engineers
attached to the Isthmian Canal Com
mission. '''. ts-l7'.'' 5''.'t'''' -
Referring to Gould's latest undertake
mo of building his Western Pacific Rail
road from Salt Lake City to San Fran
cisco. somebody said: Gould Is not
big enough to expand to both the At
lantic and the Pacific"
/ Mrs. Lucinda B. Simmons is dead at
Fast Orange, N J.. Her father, Wheat
Reals of Vermont, built the first railroad
rack in the United States, and her
Grandfather was a member of the Boston
tea party. II t-elg 81 pe'" i0H
Gould brokers were openly supporting
Missour; Pacific. .t.l
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
Naval Divisions United.

St. Petersburg (By Cable).-Admiral
Nebogatoff's junction with Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky is now considered by the
admiralty as practically assured, and
hope for a successful issue in the ap-
preaching struggle for mastery OF the
sea is greatly encouraged thereby. Ne
bogatoff is regarded as the Butcher of the
situation, and, indeed, he is said to resem-
bic him greatly in temperament lie
may lack his strategy and hnesse, but,
like the Prussian, he has bulldog cour7
age and is born fighter, who goes
straight for the enemy.
If Admiral Kamiinura, like Grouchy
at Waterloo, fails to prevent a 1uncture
OF the Russian fleets, as the admiralty
here believes he has, the. impression is
strong that Vice Admiral Togo will not
dare risk an open battle against the
united divisions of Rojestvensky and
Nebogatoff, but will content himself with
torpedo attacks, and possibly long
range action, being prepared to draw OIL
in the event that he is unable to make
an impression.
Naval officers are prepared to see Ro-
jestvensky lose half his convoy, but, II,
face of the united divisions, it is be-
lieved that Togo will accomplish little
or nothing in the way of opposition to
the advance to Vladivostok, and that
he must be content, with the aid of the
army, to try and invest by land and sea-,
and make Nladvostok another Port Ar
thur. If the fleet reaches VladivoStok
intact, however, naval officers here claim
that victoryfis won.
Although there is little more than
100000 tons OF coal at Vladivostok, with
the reinforcement of the fleet by the
Gromoboi, Rossia and Bogayr and the
torpedo boats and submarines now in
The harborAthere, they claim that Ro-
iestvensky could drive Togo off the sea
and leave Field Marshal Oyama2s army
stranded in Manchuria.
There is strong irltimation that Ro-.
icstvensky has. something UP his sleeve
which may prove a surprise This posi-
BY is diversion in the shape OF the
dispatch of some fast converted cruisers
# the convoy into the Pacific Ocean to
aid upon Japanese commerce.
simultaneously with the increasing ten
lion over the. approach OF a sea battle
zones news that Field Marshal Oyama
S pressing the Russian right along the
lao, River north of Fakoman, as if he
S beginning a general engagement. e =
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
Dowie's Big Bond Issue.

Chicago Especial ACCORDING 10 a
plan announced by John Alexander Dow
in a general apostolic letter, al the
Zion industries are to be consolidated
ntc one organization, to be known: as
Zion Consolidated AnnuitieS." The Sc
:urities Of the various Zion industries
viii be purchased by the issue OF 81
100000 Of 7 per cent. gold bonds. 1hiS
issue will be lien on all OF Dowie $
personal property as we'll as all the Zion l21
in ministries. i1rsgsIf7 dlgh SIi7" z"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
Beavers Pleads Not GUILTY.
AWaslfiiigton, D. c., (Speeia). =

l4Waslfiiigton, D. c., (SpesfaD. -
George w. Beavers, forn1erly ychief of
the salary and allowance division of
the Pesteffice Department, appeared in
Judge Wright's branch of the Criminal
Court to answer to the charge of con-
spiracy with others to r., defraud the
government, but his formal arrangement
was postponed until next,-Thdfsday in
order to afford him an, opportunity to
secure local surety. y Beavers. pleaded
not guilty to the zsixgitldieIm against
him. a He was released IN furnishing
baif III the SUM Of saoeoo. which was
furnished by local sllret
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
JAPS VIOLATE NEUTRALITY
Rojestyensky Complains they Are In Dutch
Waters. ..., ,,,,


Paris, (By Cable 1.-The Japanese rep
resentatives in Paris continue to make
almost daily visits to the Foreign Office
to inquire what steps are being taken to
compel the Russian second Pacific squad
ron to maintain the neutrality of French
waters and also. to. present the nlforma77
ton reaching Toxic showing that. the
Russian wafships are receiving supplies
from French ports.
EH#sItHiisse evident stflatHgtaezs arc
wing soiicHude seems te
Re fsoncede a That tie r. Russian vessels are
outside the ti,rtesfflife limit So the ques-
ton no longer hinges upon their being
within f reflci1at errito wa ter Bot
the japanese information indicates that
the Russians, while they are outside fleu-
trail limits, keep up communication With
the shore, thus retaining the practical
advantages of remaining inside neutral
waters. Admiral de Jonquieres'' depart
ure from. Saigon with a portion of the
French squadron was for. the purpose
of carrying out the strict orders Sent to
him from here against permitting any
infringement of neutral rights, particu-:
ilarly along the coast about Cape st.
James, where the Japanese information
indicates the Russians Have secretly been
taking supplies on board, ,v-ns,sssss,,=....
Al dispatch to the Iavas geHey Horn
SIP etrrsbaTg says kdfpiraf Rojsts
.veias forIaed be Russ arsad-g
srniralfy 81 The presence Of Japanese war
ships in the territorial waters of the
Observation-Disclosures zBaFnee
I the reportssbe verified, it is addea.
Jsnssia wiih protest to the Netherlands
ID SbNSeTnmSrk b. n
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
them on the street. t
. ! ! Nan Tarfed and Feathefed.

Benwood, w. Va, (Special).-John
Jackman was found in an empty box
EAR with two boys. Al number Of men
,triuped him of his clothing and covered
him with tar and feathers. When his
tormentors left he crawled to a, she'd
After daylight several persons brought
him articles of clothing and Humane
Society officer from Wheeling took him
in charge and placed him in jail. Jack
NAH suffered intensely from his ex-
Dosures sForn,er Policeman AtwellL YpssH
has been arrested, charged with being
party to the tarandfs feather atRident.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
Former Pitcher Drowned.

Parkersbure, W. Va'i Especial AZ
BERT Mays, aged 4s years, once pitcher
for the New York National League Base
balIClub, was drowned at Blennerhas:sett
Island, in the Ohio River. The boat
he vas in was upset by the current. Mays
was. tIrown ont in three feet OF water
ands.was unable to get to his feet be-
cause of the current. Frank Huff, who
was with him, was caught by the boat
and held fast, SO that he sa days
drown.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
Denouoses Wage. .! System.

Boston, Mass. (SpeciaD.-Rev. Will
lam H. Van Allen, in sermon at the
church of the Advent, denounced the
wage system as a species Of slavery, de-
laring it Inconsistent with the teachings
,f.the Gospel and prophesying its alo-
itfon. He said Think of the thou.I
aflds upon thousands who sweat and
oil in the darkness and the grind and
he glazing heat of the mines and the
furnaces of Pennsylvania for Mr.. Car
,egie to build libraries out of the result
If their toll and eat his. bread in the
;weat of other mems faces. "'' 80 ''
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
/ 5ANovEE IDEA =
Bank Clerks, ofdered,to .Hiys Their Photo
4 4r'.sss graphs Taken s r., &C.. =

J Miiraukee,sWis.. tspecial)5- Every en-
ployeof the First National Bank ;. Of I'M Nil
waulsee has-been orderedto have hispho-
lograph taken and One dopyftfned;OSer
10 the officers. of theAinstitationas lad
iition TO the photographs certain meas
lrements will be taken Of each fempleye.
Ndfice to this effect'was posted in the.
bank. PresidentmE Erred Xagel,=sJT.yswhsf
asked about the order, confirmed its is
SIZE, but denied that any minute meas
1rements, such as the Bertillion method,
would be taken. Mr.. Vogel said as the,
head iof the First National he7 wasg &c
auafnted with few Of the employees, and
BY studying their photographs he hoped
% be better able to recognize them if he
net them on the street.