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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
PACKERS MAN ATTACKED.
attorney Charges Lying-Letter Of
President Quoted.

Chicago, Feb 5-The only witness the
stand to-day In the meat packers plea for Inn
rnunity case was c. NJ McFarlane, office manag-
err for Morris & Co. His evidence related to the
manner In which information was given to the
agents of the government in the office of Nor
ris G. Co.
The cross-examination by United States At
torney Morrison was exceedingly sharp Just
before the adjournment of court the attorney
put some leading questions regarding the work
ing of the Oppenheimer Company which. 1t is
asserted by the government, one of the
affiliated concerns through which the packers
controlled the prices of by-products- He made
the direct assertion that the witness was not
telling the truth in his answers, and brought on
a legal argument In which all the attorneys in
the case took part The questions regarding
Oppenheimer & Co. were finally ruled out by the
court.
The witness produced a book showing an &C
count for more than $4,000. which amount he
declared 10 be a dividend from the Open
heimer Company
where did the Oppenheimer Company get
The sausage castings that are mentioned in the
TRANSACTIONS
The attorneys for the packers objected
strongly. and District Attorney Morrison said:
ct want to show that the item this book rel
alive to these castings is not correct, and that
the statements of this witness with regard to
them are not true"
Nearly all the attorneys in the case were on
their feet at this juncture. and all Of them tried
to talk to the court at the same time. Attorney
General Moody talked earnestly with the Dis
trict Attorney. making suggestions to the
method of procedure. Quiet finally
stored.
Mr.. Morrison at the opening of the afternoon
session refused TO admit the authenticity Of
section Of a letter written by President Roose-
welt and incorporated in a report from Attorney
General Moody to the Senate.
The portion of the letter had to do with the
allegation Of the packers that part of the re-
port Of Commissioner Garfield was used by the
Department of Justice. 1t is as follows:
With my approval the Department of Justice.
with the assistance of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. has for months been
endeavoring TO find out whether not they can
obtain legal evidence Of such wilful and DELHI
crate violation of the injunction by any indi-
vidual. If the grand jury sitting in Chi
cago find indictments against any individuals
connected with the packing corporations 1t will
be because in their judgment such legal evs
dence of the violation of the injunction has been
laid before them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
MAY BE SLAP AT FISH.
Manu- So Construe Runored Harri-
man Illinois Central Control.

II was not possible to get any off1cial 1nfor-
nation Yesterday in regard to the reported ac-
ouisition of control of the Illinois Central by
Hartman interests. as neither Mr.. Fish nor Mr.
Hartman would discuss It. 1t is generally I'M
derstood that Mr.. Hartman has been engageu
for some time IN buying blocks Of Illinois Cen
trail stock but the stock has been SO widely
scattered that IL not supposed that'he had
obtained control.
The Railroad Securities Company which Is
admittedly a Hartman corporation, formed for
the purpose of getting control of the Illinois
Central. holds large block of the stock put
Mr. Fish is one of the three directors empowered
TO vote that stock and 1t is not believed that he
would ever consent to his road being merged
with the Union Pacific. There are not few
competent railroad men. however, who say that
they believe that the Illinois Central is now
controlled by Union Pacific interests
In the search for reasons for the change, the
theory that Il was in revenge for the position
that Mr. Fish has taken in the Mutual Life in
vestieatfon has found considerable favor. 1t
was also called to mind that the Illinois Cen
trail had considerable properties against which
no security had been issued. and these would be
valuable assets in any plan for holding COM
pany with few hundred extra millions OF stock
No important change In the management of
the Illinois Central is likely to take place until
next October when the annual meeting OF the
stockholders is held.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
CITY LIGHTING PLANT UNLIKELY
Mayor Will Use Sites Already Acquired to
Keep Prices Down.

There is every indication that the municipal light
ing plant plans to be abandoned and that the
sites already acquired will be held by Mayor Nc
Clellan a sort of club to remind the lighting
combination that If it does lower its rates ma
terially the city will ahead with the project OF
making it's electricity. Mayor Mcclellan said:
Perhaps Commissioner Ellison is little too san.
guine in believing that the small comparatively
small. prices offered will the necesst3
OF establishing municipal plant. II seems to me
that the nearness OF the municipal plant may hava
had something 10 do with the reduction In price
made by the lighting companies and the abandon
ment OF the municipal lighting plant plan would be
like throwing away the club with which we have
enforced fair play
About the scheme to provide AL the water the
city use" from under Long Island tn. Mavo-
said IL would be good news IL there was any hons
that IL was true.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
AUTOMOBILE LINE 1879 MILES LONG.
Cars in Service in United States, Piled on
End. rs Times Higher than Pixies Peak.

Cleveland, Feb. CSpecIal).-Last year the number
of manufactures for the building and sale of auto
mobiles in the United States reached seventy, with
an aggregate capital of 81 $4,000 and the number
of machines produced in the factories that year
was $500 valued at So $50 900. An industry which
shows such record five years after its establish
ment is surely one which is entitled to leading
place in the industries of the nation.
II is estimated that the number Of automobiles
now in service in the United States is more than
10000 and this figure is increasing with prodigious
leaps every year. If they were all lined up on a
macadamized road between New-York City and
Buffalo they would make line, estimating their
average length at feet. than 1Ss miles long
If they placed twenty feet apart, TO give them
safety and steerage room. the line would reach
from New-York City to Rochester. Piled on END.
in a perpendicular line. they would attain an ati-
tude seventy-siX times higher than that of Pike S
Peak. and there would be automobiles enough tow
supposed heart of gold. The average weight OF an
automobile is about 1000 pounds. With this esti-
United States would reach the enormous weight of
20O.O100O0 pounds, figure which can scarcely be
statistics these the future of the automobile in
dustry of the United States can hardly be other
than OF enormous magnitude.
dustry is the fact that already the export branch
Of the American automobile industry has attained a
by the Treasury Department at Washington ma
chimes TO the value of 2.3696A were sent abroad
during the first ten months Of 1906; OF these the
larger portion Great Britain. which Is the
best foreign customer British North America
came next and France third in the list, according
shows increase of 1892 IA that OF the same
months in 1904 and $l,05661 the exports of
months ended With November, 1895. the aggregate
appraised value Of horseless carriages imported
difference between sales and purchases
abroad is not SO very great after all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
FOR ACCOUNTING OF PAINE ESTATE
Judgment Directs Payment of Big Claims
Held Against Two Heirs.

Judgment was entered yesterday by direction of
Justice O'Gorman in the action brought by Waldo
Grant Morse a s executor OF the will Of Mrs. Ruby
Tilden Paine against the heirs at law and next Of
kin and all persons interested in the estate for
accounting The judgment ordered the
port of Charles W. Dayton as referee.
The Judgment declares that the value Of the
estate amounts to s474.33S. OF which balance OF
So 400 remains IN the hands OF the receiver.
The estate is divided into five parts. OF which
Henrietta T. Blatchford Caroline B. Whittlesey
and Susan T. Sabine. sisters OF Mrs. Paine. each
receive one share George II. Tilden and Samuel
J. Tilden. 1r, nepheWs. receive share each
while Willis $ Paine, the husband, receives
Annuity $40 900 a year.
hhe judgment further directs thes the
share Of George ii. Tiden judgment held by the
National Hudson Bank of SO 600 and two sums, one
Of S5.s45 and the other Of Sai.42l. be paid to
Thomas McDermOtt receiver out OF the share
OF Samuel j rilden. IT.. the National Hudson Bank
be paid u claim OF S47 1850
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
RETURNING TO SETTLE ORE LEASE.
Some Dickering Remains Between J. J. Hill
and Steel Trust

II said yesterday that J. J. Hill. who went
likely TO return to this city in few days for the
final settlement Of the lease of the Great Northern
ore lands TO the United tSates Steel Corporation
IL is understood that there is still dckering
TO be done. though the bargain is practically
peted No official announcement has been made yet
and none is likely before the return of Mr. Hill at
the earliest. and IT is not at all certain that he
viii see lit 10 make one then.
Ii said at tho Great Northern Offices vester-
day that there was connection between the
building or new cars for the road and the leasing
OF the ore properties. The cars. II said were
needed lncependendently Of any ore land deal and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

The following shows yesterdays closing quota
lions for government bonds. compared with Satur-
days:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
DECISION RESERVED IN OIL SUIT.

IBy IeIegfaph 10 The Tribune
Trenton n. j.. Feb. 5.-Judge tanning reserved
decision to-day, after hearing argument ON q mo-
lion made by counsel for the Standard OIL Com
pany TO strike out the amended declaration in the
suit instituted by the late George Rice of Ohio 10
annuI the charter the OH Trust Prior To his
death MI Rice, who was put the oil bust
ness by the trust, had been lighting the STANDARD
OH Company for about twenty years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
STATEMENT OF NoN-MeMssR BANKS

The weekly statement OF averages OF the hanks
OF New-York City. Brooklyn. Jersey City Hoboken
and staten Island. which are not members OF the
New-fork Clearing House Association. but which
clear through some OF the members IS as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06

FOREIGN MONEY MAiTIET-Cau rnonsv In
London. 3s494 per cent. Open market discount rate
for short bills. 15-16Gi per cent long bills ST. per
cent Berlin discount rate. 81 per cent Berlin ex-
change on London 20 marks 90 pfennigs. Paris dis
count rate, rs per cent. Paris exchange on Lon
don. 20 francs 1S1z confines. Bar gold In London
as 9l2d
FOREIGN STANDARDIZATION consoIs for
money 90l4; for the account s0Is French rentes
80 francs 40 centimes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington. Feb. 5.-The condition Of the Treas
ury at the beginning OF business to-day was as fol-
lows
RESERVE FUND.
Cold bullion. sIg0 600 o0o
TRUST FUNDS 20 REDEEM OUTSTANDING CIR
TIEEcATES.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD

London. Feb Q. p. m-The market for Amerf-
can securities was lower. Last quotations follow,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
SECURITIES CLOSE FIRM.
pecuaion Qng Do7cnMoney and Sterling Rate Unchanged

the same months shows increase in gross OK
$515.S23 and In net gain of $159,523.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15
FIFreEN YEARs FoR OseoRNs,'
Man Convicted Of Attempting to AS
sault 7-Year-old Girl.

Atlanta, Dec. IA. NJ. Osborn,
q married man, was found guilty in
the superior court of assault and at
tempt to rape Lena Cox, the 7-year-
old daughter OF Mrs. M. j. Cox. on
Nov. "a. Judge Roam imposed a
sentence Of IS years.
When placed on the stand Osborne
emphatically denied having commit
ted the crime or having any knowl-
edge of It. but the testimony of wit
nesses for the prosecution was de-
cldedly discriminating.
Lena Cox. the girl. made an intelli-
gent statement. OF the defendants
action toward her, testifying that he
had been annoying her for four
months. It did not appear from the
Testimony that he accomplished his
purpose.
II was brought out at the trial that
Osborne was neighbor of the Cox
family and that the girl, Lena, some
times came to his house and that on
many occasions he lad followed her
about the premises in a suspicious
way.
Solicitor Hill, did not make any
lengthy argument before the Jury, he
only bringing out strong points OF
the testimony.
Mr. Hin said that although It SEEM
ed impossible that a man would stoop
to such a thing. the law had provid-
ed a penalty for It and other crimes
OF the kind, and that mankind, how
ever preposterous Il appeared, did
commit them. He drew a very graph
ic picture of the atrocity OF the deed
and turned the case over to j.. A.
Dodgen, the attorney for the defense.
Judge Roam finished his charge to
the jury at 1915 o'clock and a verdict
OF guilty was rendered shortly after
the noon recess the afternoon ses-
sion beginning at 1880 O'Clock.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15
FarIey WIl Max statsm.nt

New York, Dec. 1.-THE crisis in
the controversy between the Catholic
church and the French government is
attracting much attention in Catholic
circles here. It was reported that
Cardinal Gibbons will summon the
archbishops and bishops in America to
a special meeting II the French pre-
mier carries out his declared policy
OF expulsion and wholesale conhsca-
ton OF church property, and that the
American prelate will send through
Cardinal Richard letter to their
French brethren. II was strongly
limited, too, that Archbishop Farley
himself will make a statement In
few days II affairs continue in France
as they have begun.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15

nrislow. ogla Dc. IN. l..
Bradford. % Parsons, I, T., was
killed or committed suicide al the
home % his hrother-ln-law. \ l..
CicmOas. over family aaaiFs Brad
ford came 10 RflstoW Sunday and sent
word 10 Clemens thht be came 20
Rfislov % Nh Clemens ana wite Hs
started 30 ruihil his nissloa yvs;cr-
DAY and ne men exchanged shots, thea
Bradford, acconainE to the stury ~
witnesses. turncd hia eun revolver
% bic head and nFcd q fatal shot
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15

New York. Dec. lf.-Brazil has
granted 20 a New York syndicate a
concession for building and carrying
on large harbor works AZ par az one
OF the principal commercial eenters
OF north Brazil. Percival Farqu-
har Is president OF the company
Among the directors are Sir William
Van Horne, and William LAnsman
Bull. The total cost o. the work
viii be about SIS. 900.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15
Woman, Hvllst Kllled ero~n

Washington. d. c.. Dec. Ii.-For-
mer United States senator Arthur
Brown. % Utah. who vas shot IN bis
apartments Saturday Afternoon By
Mrs. Anna N Bradley. % salt Lake
City. died AZ midnight Wednesday 81
the Emcrgeucy hospital, Mrs. Brad
ley viil o. arraigned tn police oourt
un tae oanres 81 mgrter Ter as
torueys vin %, az The defense that
she VAS destined unecr tss -unwrii-
Ten Az In shooting Mr. BrOvn.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15

wathinEioa. y, c.. Dec. Ia
Howard Tate. sou % Hoa. Carter
Taie, vnl b. appcinled ~ assistant
district attoraey 81 AslaSta. haviuE
onccs vita hls taihFf ne ttstricg
Etiorusy. o. ne Atian,A custo-a
eoasr YounE Tate h a EraauEfs
% ne University 90 GearEia ana ths
az school % tss UuiVeu,iy q ytr-
ginia ne has eely eee1 Fttctic,ax
fee years
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15
LANDS IN sAlNsRlooz JAIL.
Thomas Middleton Charged with At.
tempting 20 Assault Girl.

tempting 10 Assault Girl.
Balnbridge, Ga. Dee. 14.--Argent
Floyd. 1s-years-old. daughter of J
w. Floyd. OF Donalsonville. in the
western part OF the county, was at
tackled by Thomas Middleton, a white
man. She was going home from the
telephone exchange. where she work
ed. Middleton followed the girl into
a deserted part OF the road. when he
grabbed her from behind. The girls
cries frightened him away aad attract
ed aid.
Middleton was captured BY Deputy
Sheriff Oliver az midnight. as he was
about TO make good his escape on q
train He was carried before Miss
Floyd and positively identified as the
man who attempted TO assault her.
He was then brought TO Balubridge
and placed IN Jail.
Middleton makes no statement ex-
copt that he Is ipnocent The fact
that he was seen following the girl
BY TWO men and Miss Floyd's ldenu-
fication, makes the case strong
against him. The Floyds are wen
thought Of.
Middleton comes Of good family.
but has bad reputation. TIE Is a5
years old. and married but desert
ed his wife four years aEo.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15
PRACTICAL JOKE
COST ONE |
S. r. McCant Killed BY BrotI
Near Triton.
JOKING AT TIME OF THE XIII
s. r. Mecsnt Had Been to Tol
His Wife Was at Brothers Hol
On Return He Tried TO Scare
by Knocking on Door.

Triton, Ga. Dec. IA most
plOrable tragedy occurred a, the b
OF Sidney McCant, miles cas-
Triton. when he accidentally shot
almost instantly killed his bot
s.. r. McCant.
s. r. McCant, the man who
killed. had been to Triton and
home just after dark. He 4.
that his wife had gone over 10
brothers house, abSht 300 yards
tant, to stay until his arrival. d
afraid to stay by herself He
over to his brothers after her. Lad
ed on the door, and stepped
out OF sight, playfully pretending
II was some stranger.
sidney McCant was sure :, vaI
brother, and remarking to bis
that he would scare him, picked
a pistol which was lying near
and which he was sure was lnI
ed. stepping to the door, he 4,
IL opened and snapped the pis,d
his brothers breast.
To his horror. the weapon u
and his brother staggered back
through the right lung a 4
clan was hurriedly sent for, but q
he arrived s. r. McCant was A
living only about an hour after be
shot.
The pistol was found in me
where the horrihed BIO her
thrown Il after finding that hi, 4
er was shot, and the cylinder
found to contain one exploded
fridge and one which had no.
fred.
Il Is a mystery how the carl
goi IN TO the pistol, as the ri
the murdered man is sure that al
were empty a few
before the tragedy occurred.
s, n. McCant had lived near
ton for several years. and three
ago married Miss Matte Wa.kea
OF a very prominent n
lie was a well-to-do farmer $.
who did the shooting.
from their old home near the 10
Dodge and Laurens county
three weeks ago. lie also
wife and one child.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15

New YORK. Dec. 1.-THE trial %
colonel W. n, Mann, editor o. Town
Topic, which was 20 have been be-
gun Wednesday. vas pat over until
Monday On account % absence %
Martin W I1tiicton, counsel for the
dcfSnse. Col. Mann b charged with
perjury Ia his suit tor criminal libel
against Norman = HaPEOod. Assist
Ant District Attorney Garvan wili
prosseuie the case.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15

Marshall. No. pcc. it.--Jeass
clyde Ru@aey. ne ChicaEo boz who
rohoed the Ai,oa -nurllrEtou traln o.
Noy. s5gh. End ne Rosa lsiaad I'm
iied on Nov .. both nesr Glasrpw
No rieates ruiity hsee 20 tuo
ehafe r'f srsInst An. IA "a,
riysa r luimam .,ssrnrs ~.
ycar's luprt-@msui. ce carA rAarrs
ara AS lmme1iais'y restrseet =, -
fearr
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15
Larae eIaze a. Wayeross.

Waycross. Ga, Dec. 1.-THE
most disastrous fire In waycross in
years occurred here Wednesday, and
for a short while there was every In
dlcatlon that the property loss would
be greater than at any previous fire
here. The blaze is believed to have
started from a defective hue in tho
store OF A, w. Lang. on Plant ay,
enue. and had likely been smolder-
Ing between the ceiling aud roof for
some time before discovered. The
greatest loss will fan upon those who
had household goods stored away on
the second floor OF A. w. Lang's
place. II Is estimated that the value
of, this property alone was In the
nelghborhood OF $40. 200, and prac-
tIoally everything In the storage room
was destroyed.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15

Washington. Dec IT"
Rae Grocery company '' H
Ca. has Hled a complain
Interstate commerce con
agins, The Southern railva. tr.
railway and steamship lar
Ina the long and shoT' hi.. 70
iniergiatc commerCc 1r S.
that defendants ehargs
frum eastern polnts - GF0-fA
further away tAan MeRaF
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15
AvaasAs Aassts Abssi 50 :

MoaiEnmery Ala D. Dc
uty fnsgFunco Commirsiofff
ssxios. ioini reccivsf % ~ -
BiFmlnEham PR insErancr co
and TIE Pfutcurfai F1ry Cr-7a
NirKinia. thinka the arana
q ne coEparirs wfl - aaa-
80 BE ~ psss ths 81
az euistiy e. putaiae
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15
KIM oscar ID.

Stockholm. Sweden. Dec IA
health OF King Oscar o. again
ing some anxiety. lie tA'
complaining OF a slight Iuis'o'
for several days and We've
symptoms OF weakness o' mo
accompanied BY 9 lighter pulse
scented themselves. H.s "a
slept fairly vel and te,t a10f'
better Thursday mou.ng 1l'
pulse remains weak and .rr.ra .
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15

NeW Orleans. Ia. DE. ii,--Wu-
liam A and frcd p. nrever. wealthy
Miehisan tumhfFmua. ant losrpo
nunlap - tais Stale, erre placed
Ca trial here charged STA coasair.
ucs % detranl sac Culic3 States
FoEeTumsat b. ihe FdrcAasF ot tlubts
lsrt On Catah9ula paFifa. taos.Fiara
q b sAarsct tasi tasy csnset taalsa
renoa 10 sake tsise sairies gi lzs
aefss
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15

New YsFk, peo. it ,-hishop Jas.
A. McFauh o. Trehton. al a dinner
gwen Ia the Nee Jersey capital on
"Wednesday niEht IN his honor, vpoke
az The present situation reEArding the
ehuFcA IN franre he said the
French government has eoue mad +.
bat there vii be- . reaction How.
erer Indifferent tAe Freneh people
may appear said che hishop, "thsy
cauno, forget the glofi q lbeir "a.
siur b. inscpanhly hound up via
Christianity The ume sill come
phen Cos hlmsth Nin tntenras, ant
aeclare; 'rhaa far shalt though 81,
ana 60 further Oa his ltsi Fis'
ii 10 uhe vatican, ahoui tiH seeAs
ago hsha2 NgI'aol a1'i ihe pcQe
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15

said in reference to the French sltua-
ton:
ut Is not separation: II IS destruc-
ton. How wish that the church
enjoyed the same liberty in the rest
of the world as 1t does in the United
States. There the state attends to
Its own concerns and allows the
church freedom to carry out her d.
vine mission"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-15

New Orleans. Dec. 1.-THE Lou
isiana agricultural and immigration
commission annuGnced Thursday that
the entering wei e in the securing
OF desirable white agriculturist from
Europe to work Louisiana plantations
has been made with s5 Russians. Ten
OF these Russians were sent out up-
on truck farms Wednesday while the
others were sent 10 railroad construe.
ton camps The commission an
nounces that more Russians will be
brought Co Louisiana soon.