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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-02

The charity that hastcns to proclaim
Its good deeds ceases to be charity nnd
Is only pride and ostentation.-Hutto
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
SENATOR DEPEW
QUITS EQUITABLE

New York, Dec. 1.-THE resignation
of Senator Depew as a director of the
Equitable Life Assurance society and
the report that President Mccall OF
the New York Life will resign soon
were the interesting developments
yesterday in the situation growing
out of the life insurance investiga-
ton.
The attention OF the investigating
committee was devoted yesterday
chiefly to affairs of the Security Mu-
tual Life Insurance company of Bing-
hamton, N. Y, whose president,
Charles M. Turner, was on the wit
ness stand most Of the day. His
testimony and the reading Of many
contracts served to describe in detail
the organization of an agency and in
vestment company which paid ex-
penses and furnished his company
business for commission. The
stock of this agency company, which
amounts to $125,000, Turner said, was
issued to himself and his associates
in the Security Mutual Life. Turn
er said he now holds 100000 of the
agency company's stock and that
most of the officers and directors of
the Security Mutual hold stock in the
agency company.
The resignation of Senator Chaun-
cey M. Depew as q director of the
Equitable Life Assurance society was
received yesterday by President Nor
ton, who said the resignation would
be acted on at the meeting of the di-
rectOrs December q.
Chicago, Dec AT a meeting Of
the executive officers of the Legal Re-
serve Life Insurance companies of
Ohio, Indiana illinois, Missouri and
Nebraska yesterday a resolution was
adopted declaring in favor of public
ity, but opposing federal interference
with the state supervision of compa.
MES.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
CHURCH FREE FROM STATE.
French Senate Finally Passes Separ-
aration Act.

Paris, Dec. THE senate yesterday
adopted the bill for the separation of
church and state, by 1S1 against 102.
The vote was announced amid enthu-
Siastic scenes. This is the final par
iamentary stage of the bill, which
will be promulgated in the official
journal today, when it will become eff
fective Immediately. The action of
the vatican regarding the law has
not yet been definitely announced.
The passage Of this bill marks the Gull
mination of the strained relations
which have long existed between the
French government and the vatican
1t sweeps away the system which
dates from 1901, when the famous
concordat was signed by Plus VII and
Napoleon. This gave religion a gov
ernmental status.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11

available in February. 1t is est1mat
ed. roughly, that there being no bal
ance in the treasury to the credit OF
the university beyond a few thou
sand dollars, at the beginning OF the
present fiscal year, the university has
borrowed in four months about $225,-
600, and that in the three months yet
to come before the taxes are coltect-
ed and available, it will be necessary
to borrow that much more. This
would leave the university starting
out in February with the major por-
ton of the $525,00O, which will be
raised on the two-sevenths of mill
tax, hypothecated.
The university, however, has other
sources of income than the tax,
among these sources being appropri-
atoms from the United States gov
eminent for the maintenance of the
agricultural college and the expert
ment station incidental fees" from
students, requests and interests from
funds These are sufficient to raise
the total to almost 100000, or an
amount about equal to the annual eX-
penditures of the institution. But,
while there will be money with which
to run the institution from now until
the end of the fiscal year, there will
be no considerable balance for the
use of the institution at the begin
ming of the next fiscal year. And,
therefore, this legislation is asked
that there may be something to draw
upon from July 1, 1906, to February
1, 1907.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
BONDSMEN RELEASED.
Nebraska Loses $646,318 That Its State
Treasurer Embezzled.

Lincoln, Neb. Dec. THE supreme
court last evening decided the BARLEY
bond case, affirming the ruling OF the
lower court dismissing the suit and re.
leasing from liability the bondsmen OF
former State Treasurer BARLEY.
By the decision Nebraska loses $685.,
318 that BARLEY was convicted of EN-
bezzling. This was the fourth trial
of the case in the supreme court, the
decisions being alternately in favor OF
the state and the defendant ana invar
iably remanding the case for new trial
Yesterdays decision Attorney General
Brown said last night was final.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
NUMBER %.

mittee on state affairs.
That pertaining to chapter 46S, laws
of 1905, to the committee on educa-
ton.
That pertaining to public service
corporations and insurance companies,
to the committees on railroads and
finance, banks and insurance, acting
Jointly.
Speaker Lenroot made the same ret
erences in the assembly, except that
the bridge aid matter was sent to the
judiciary committee. Senator Wolf,
chairman of the committee on roads
and bridges, reported that the bridge
matter go to the judiciary committee,
SO the references stand the same in
both houses.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11

litigation. The bill was sent in by
Chairman Dahl of the assembly taxa
ton committee 1t provides that the
payment in full of all taxes shall be
a condition precedent to the com
mencement of any action in court con
testing the legality of a tax law, and
it also makes clear the right to sue
the state to recover taxes paid under
a law or assessment thrown out by
the court. The measure is precisely
according to the recommendation
contained in the governors message
The railroad attorneys have ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with
the bill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
PATRICK MUST DIE
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
CONVICTED LAWYER Is SEN
FENCED TO DEATH.
MAKES PERSONAL PLEA
Declares That He Was Convicted on
Manufactured Evidence-Counsel
for Condemned Man Gives Notice
of Appeal to the Supreme
Court.

New York, Dec. AFTER making a
final personal plea to the court In MS
own behalf, Albert T. Patrick, the
lawyer convicted of the murder OF
William Marsh Rice, last night was
sentenced to die in the electric chair,
in the week beginning January ~
next. Notice at once was given
that an appeal to the supreme court
of the United States on a writ OF err
ror would be taken. The application
for the writ, it is said, will act as a
stay of execution. Patrick was TAX
en- back to Sing Sing last night.
The passing of sentence ON the
lawyer, whose case had been one OF
the most noted in criminal annals,
was followed by series OF argu-
ments by his counse., who at first
contended that the supreme court did
not have jurisdiction to set a new
date for execution, the last stay in
the case having been granted by the
court of appeals and later appealed
that the sentence be deferred at least
until an appeal to the higher court
could be perfected.
Patrick Grows Restless.
District Attorney Jerome opposed
all the contentious of the defendants
counsel and moved for immediate ac-
ton. Before the sentence was pro-
nounced Patrick arose to speak in his
own behalf. Once during the pro-
ceedings Patrick had been asked by
Justice Rogers if he had anything to
say before sentence should be passed
on him and had remained silent by
direction of his lawyers. AS the
case nearly closed Patrick grew rest
less while listening to the arguments
both for and against him and arose
Unexpectedly in his place and plead
ed to be heard.
His action caused a stir in the
crowded courtroom and the lawyers
in the case held a hurried consulta>
ton. Patrick stood pale and anxious,
awaiting the courts permission to
proceed This permission finally
was granted and Patrick spoke for
nearly Is minutes. He urged that
there was no direct evidence that
Rice had been killed and reiterated
his claim that he had been convicted
on manufactured evidence. Justice
Rogers then ordered Patrick to
stand up and sentence was pro-
nounced.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
Chances on Milwaukee Road.

Chicago, Dec. w. J. Underwood
former assistant general manager OF
the Milwaukee railroad, has been
made general manager, succeeding H
R. Williams, now president Of the Pa
cific railway. D. T. Bush will be
made assistant general manager OF
the Milwaukee road and J. B. Earring
superintendent at Milwaukee, it is
said will succeed Bush as general SUI
perintendent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11

Berlin, Dec. THE Tageblatt's st.
Petersburg correspondent says:
"The situation is visibly growing
worse A critical moment for Premier
ments will demand his resignation. 4
resolution by agriculturists at Moscow
demanding the immediate Dismissal or
he present cabinet denotes the begin
ming Of movement away from
Premier White and signs indicate that
this movement will gain in intensity
soon
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
RENDERED NECESSARY BY NEW
LAW.
MONTHS BEHIND
Change of System of University Sup
port Results in Practical Def
cheney of $225,o0o, Which Will Be
Much More by the Time Taxes Are
Received.
Madison, Dec.

MdUlSOI, DCC. 4.
Further explanation OF Governor La
Follette's call for a special session Oh
the legislature was shown last night
when President Van Hise OF the UNI
versity appeared before the joint com
mittees on education and asked for the
passage of law permitting the trans
fer of money from the general fund to
the university income fund for the
year 1906.
In the discussion which the request
for this legislation brought out, 1T de
veloped that a condition exists In the
finances of the university which 's
equivalent to deficit OF about S45e,
900; and this condition exists through
no fault of the regents or management
of the institution, it appears, but be
cause OF lack of provision upon tie
part of the legislature when it changed
the income of the university from a
fixed appropriation to that of the in
come from q two-sevenths OF mill
tax
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
Gross Exauuerations.

st. Petersburg, Tuesday night, via
Helsingfors, Finland, Dec. Tt is ex-
planned at the American embassy that
the marines who arrived here Monday
do not constitute a guard but Were
sent to perform service at the EN-
bassy AS an example of the villa
stories credited here, the GaIetta to,
day prints a rumor that the United
States battleship Oregon is in the Bal
tic on account of a recent assault by
rowdies on Second Secretary Bliss in
the streets near the American embassy.
The United States battleship Oregon
was last reported at Cavite, P. L., Nov.
20. She had at that time been or
dered home.
Father Gapon is preaching to work
men against revolution, warns them
that the strike tactics are sure to
eventuate in reaction and jeopardize
the freedom purchased by blood. He
warns revolutionists and socialists thar
they cannot arouse the peasants by
their political demands but are more
likely TO raise up a counter revolution
He says:
"a hundred fanatical priests with
church banners and ikons might easily
arouse the black millions of the com
try and overwhelm you intellectuals o.,
the cities amidst such horrors as the
world has never witnessed"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
SITUATION
GROWS WORSE
CRITICAL MOMENT COMING FOR
PREMIER WHITE.
DEMAND FOR DISMISSAL

Movement Away From Present Cabi-
net Denoted by Resolution of Agri-
culturists in MoscoW-St. Peters
burg Garrison Certain to Revolt
Soldiers in Manchuria Starving.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
Garrison Will Revolt.

London, Dec. THE correspondent
of the Times at ST. Petersburg says:
Il am informed on excellent authority
that revolt Of the ST. Petersburg gar
rison is certain to occur. Newspapers
print narrowing details OF the whipping
by order Of General Sakarhoff OF peas
ants whom he was sent to pacify.'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11


fixed appropriation to that of the in
come from a twO-sevenths OF mill
tax.
Seven Months Without Funds.
The fixed appropriation of $4,000
year, which had been given to the
university for several years, had al
ways been available at the beginning
of the fiscal year, which at the uni
versity is July /. In making the
change from fixed appropriation to
two-sevenths- of a mill tax, those
who framed the law forgot that the
taxes derived from the levy would
not be available until the following
February, or seven months after the
opening of the fiscal year.
The result is that there is a gap Of
seven months for which there is no
provision in the law providing for the
direct tax for the university. The
legislature at the last session was
called upon to pass in the closing
hours of that session a bill which it
was believed would remedy that sit
uation by permitting the university
to obrrow from the general fund. In
the rush and excitement of the clos
ing OF the session no one fOresaW
that the performance probably would
have to be repeated every year; but
when the legislature had adjourned
President Van Hise of the university
of ~
situation as ii is Now President
Van Hise is asking the legislature to
permit the same act of borrowing
from the general funds for the year
1906 that it has already authorized
for the year 1905.
1t has been suggested by one of the
members of the committee on edu-
cation that the proper remedy would
be for the special session to make an
appropriation sufficient to meet the
current expenses of the university for
seven months, and thus start the in
stitution out on a cash basis and with
a clean slate; but inasmuch as there
seems to be some question as to the
power of the legislature to make
such an appropriation under the call
of the governor, it is possible that all
that will be done will be to extend
the privilege of borrowing from the
general fund to 1906, Or make some
other provision for the transfer of
money from some of the other funds
The point has been raised that the
general fund will contain no consid-
cradle amount above that required to
pay the ordinary expenses Of govern
ment and that under such conditions
no loan or transfer from the general
fund to the university can be made
If this should be the case the loan
can doubtless be made from some one
of the trust funds.
Nearly Quarter-mIlon Borrowed.
According to the statements made
to the committees, the university has
this year borrowed about $225,00O
from the general fund, the amount
to be repaid when the tax becomes
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
Terrible Situat.o on in Manchuria.

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE Mathis st. Pc
tersburg correspondent says that let-
ters received from Manchuria describe
a terrible situation among the soldiers
there. Men practically are starving
and refuse to listen to their officers.
Hardin has been pillaged and the posi-
tremely difficult one, according to these
letters.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
Will Pay All Taxes.

If a bill introduced in the assembly
last night by the committee on as
sessment and collection of taxes be-
comes a law, as it undoubtedly Will,
the railroads will have to pay over to
the state without delay the $l,l44,OOo
of taxes they are Withholding pending
the determination of the ad Valorem
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-03
BOARD AGAIN
AF TER CLUTE
Works Officials Call on
the Contractor to Improve
Street Cleaning Service
AWARDS BIG CONTRACT
Plans Made for Improvement
of Approach to the Santa
Fe Company's New Bridge

The Board of Public Works yester-
day adopted the following resolution
with a view to improving the street
sweeping service:
Resolved, That the secretary be di
rected to notify A. B. Clute, contrac-
tor, who has the work of cleaning the
streets of this city in hand. that he
must secure twelve additional wagons
and put in requisftion for three addl-
tional sweepers; and be it further
Resolved, That the secretary notify
the Superintendent of Street Sweepers
to work half his force on Saturday
afternoons"
The street sweepers have been i'll the
habit of quitting work Saturdays at Il
clock under the half-holiday law. but
the resolution will permit of only
half holiday every other Saturday.
The board adopted the plans for the
improvement of the approach TO the
Santa Fe Company's Third-street
bridge, the building of a bulkhead and
sewer outfall and the filling III ana
paving of forty-five feet of the road
way at an estimated cost OF $1,000.
The Harbor Commission will STAND
sixth of the expense.
The board requested authority OF the
Supervisors to build an engine house
"
engine house in the Preside Heights
district.
Reauisition was made on the civil
Service Commission for ten laborers
to rebuild the sewer in Mission street
between Second and Third.
The board denied the petition of the
Mission Theater for a license
Bids were ordered invited on August
10 for grading and oiling Fulton street
The plans for the Sixth street sewer
were adopted and bids ordered invited
for the work.
Ahe salary of John Foppiano Chief
Sewer Inspector, was increased from
$3.50 to s175 per month.
The City Engineer was directed 10
prepare plans for retaining wall at
the Fourth street bridge
The paving of West Mission street
from Twelfth street to Duboce avenue
was ordered, at a cost Of $1,000.
Deputy Donovan was directed 10 IN
vestigate the closing of Ophir and
Agate streets with pickets at Post
street.
The contract for the paving of
Valencia street, from Eighteenth TO
Army. was awarded to the city street
Improvement Company.
owen McHugh secured the contract
for improv4ns II street from Forty
fifth avenue to the Great Highway.
Bids were opened for the repair OF
bituminous pavements in the district
east of Van Ness avenue and lwellth
street. the lowest being Finn & Treacy
at s21 600. and for the district west OF
Devisadero street and south of Oak,
the same firm being the lowest at
$3.50. The Dids were taken under ao-
Yisement
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-03
SCHERF FORMALLY SENTEN CED
TO IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE
Murderer of Rudolph w. Schultze
Laughs and Jokes In Dock With
Other Prisoners.

Gustav Scherf. driver OF a pound
wagon, who was convicted of murder
in the first degree by a jury in Judge
LawIor's court and given Imprisonment
for life, was formally sentenced by the
Judge yesterday morning, San Quentin
being designated as the place Of con-
finement While in the dock Scherf
was laughing and joking with other
prisoners and deputy sheriffs- His face
clouded while sentence was being pro-
nounced, but Immediately after he was
all smiles again.
Scherf shot and killed Rudolph ".
Schultze in front of his residence on
Fifth avenue South on August "A while
SchultZe was trying to save his daugh-
ter's pet dog from the pound net. The
murder raised a storm of indigna-
tion throughout the community at the
time. 1t was the general belief that
Scherf would suffer the death penalty,
but the jury saved him from the gall
lows, it was thought. out of sympathy
for his aged mother. who sat beside
him during the trial.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-03
WANT NOIsELEss PAVEMENT
IN FRONT OF SCHOOLHoUSE
Supervisors Order Asphalt TO ne Lana
on Harrison Street between
Fourth and Fifth.

The Supervisors Street Committee
Yesterday reported in favor of paving
with asphalt the roadway OF Harrison
street between Fourth and Fifth. The
Board of Works had recommended that
the block be paved with basalt blocks,
excepting the portion thereof in front
of the Whittier School, which was 10
be paved with either asphalt or btu
mon. the entire work to cost Sl3,5OO
rhe committee decided that the entire
block should have noIseiess pave
ment for the good of the school.
The committee requested the Board
of Works to submit list of streets
uaved with cobbles which are TO be re-
placed with basalt blocks.
The request of the Board of Works
that $4,000 be set aside to construct
stone walks in front of school build
ings was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The committee offered B. Huth $4,000
for a lot on Chestnut street near
Kearny for the preservation of Tele-
graph Hill.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-03
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST

Fair weather prevails over the interior of
California, generally fog along the coast and
cloudy over the plateau and Rocky Mountain
regions Showers have fallen along the Wash
ington coast and in Southern Utah and North
ern Arizona. Thunderstorms reported from
North Head. Portland. Salt Lake City, Mo-
dena and Flagstaff.
The pressure has fallen over the Rocky
Mountain region and risen along the coast.
The tenlDerature has risen over Eastern
Washington and fallen over the western por
tions of Oregon and Washington. In other
districts the change has been slight
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight August 3:
San Francisco and vicinity-Cloudy Thurs
day morning, becoming fair fresh west wind.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Foggy Thursday
morning, becoming fair during the day; light
west wind.
Sacramento valley-Fair Thursday; light
south wind
San Joaquin vaiey-Fair Thursday; light
north wind.
Coast-Cluody Thursday morning, becoming
fair; fresh west wind
Nevada-Partly cloudy Thursday
G. H. WILSON
Local Forecaster temporarily in charge).
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-03
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Sailed Aug 2-stmr Santa Rosa. for San
P0KT LOS ANGELES Arrived Aug .
Str1r lanes Higgins. from san Pedro; Stnar
Bee. from san Pedro: Br stmr Baroda from
Sailed Aug 2-stmr Jemes Higgins, for
San Francisco
HI1EEEME-Passed Aug .. m--Stmr
Curacao, for SGn Francisco.
GRAYS HARBOR-Arrived July Hi-Stmr
San pedro. hence July %. Aug 2-Sehr + M
Slade, from Shanghai.
PORT CAMBLE-Arrived Aug 2--Br bark
Havthornbank from Port Townsend.
San PEDRO-Arrived Aug 2-Schrs King
CYRUS and e Slade. from Grays Harbor.
Sailed Aug 2-Stulis Norwood and Shasta
for San Francisco.
VENTURA-Arrived Aug 2-Stmr Asuneion,
from Seattle.
Sailed Aug 2-stmr Alliance. for Eureka.
bBERDEEN-Arrived Aug 2-Stmr San
Pedro hence July 27: schr NJ Slade. from
Shanghai.
MANILA--Sailed July 13-stmr Lewis Luck
enNach. for Singapore.
HONoLILU-Sailed Aug 1-Bktn irrngard.
for san Francisco: eehr Cecilia Sudden, for
Arrived Aug 2-U S stmr solace, from Ma
Mia. -
PENANG-Sailed July 21-Br stnr Heath
bank for japan
SHANGHAI-Arrived July 2o-Br stmr
Winnehago for San Francisco via Moji.
SALAVERRY-Arrived Aug = Ger bark
Okeia from Hamburg
VIrTpRIA-Arrived Aur 2-Br stmr En-
press of japan. from Yokohama.