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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-31
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Baltimore. Jan 1L-1nA Louise n
Este died here wednesday, ace loA
Ger Father Judge william Mfiiss. was
he agent Of France In he LSuisiana
purchasa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-31

Washington, Jan 2t.-Ths house
committee on ways and means decided
Wednesday 70 report fnvoably q BIN
designed to enable small manufactur-
ers to engage IN making denatursd
alcohol n provides for the booked
Sun and tank system IN plants not
making more than 100 gallons a day
and also provides hat denatured A.
oohol q % b exempted from internal
rsTenue tax uBed IN chforoiorn. ether
or othsr Substances vhors ne alcohol
3 chemically chanEpd
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-31
Mlnaourl Ianda Elnnd.d

Cairo. Ill. Jan. 25.-The river is run
ming over the levees at Birds Point
No. and thousands Of acres Of the
best farming land in Missouri Is IN
der water.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
LONG DRAWN OUT HEARING
Case of the Lumbermen Against the
Railroads Bids Fair to Last
Many Days.

Washington, Dec. 12-Indications
point to long-continued hearing of the
cases of the Washington and Oregon
lumber manufacturers against various
western and northwestern railroads,
which are on trial before the interstate
commerce commission.
A. G. Dixon, sales agent of the
Booth Kelly Lumber company of Eu-
gene, Ore, was on the stand all day
yesterday and nearly all of today. His
testimony covered in minute detail the
operations of the northwestern Ium-
bermen, particularly those of his own
company, which is one of the largest
Today Mr.. Dixon was placed under
cross-examinatiOn, and he explained
that the rates made in accordance with
the advance in the tariffs Of the north
western lines rendered II impossible
for the Washington and Oregon lumber
manufacturers TO market their prod
ucts at points east Of the Rocky noun
tains at a profit; in fact, they tended
to put majority of the lumbermen
out of business. He said this was the
plan of the railroads until such time.
perhaps, as it would be absolutely nee
essary for the consumers to resort to
the Pacific northwest for their lumber.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
CONTRACTS FOR QUARTERS
Managers for Republican Candidates
Secure Rooms in Chicago for
Convention Week.

Chicago. Dec. f2.-Contracts were
closed at the Auditorium hotel today
for the quarters which the managers
of Secretary Tafts candidacy cam
paign are to occupy during the Re-
publican convention i'm June. zoos.
Rooms were also secured for the Ohio.
New York and Indiana delegations, and
for the managers of Vice President
Fairbanks interests. c. s. Watts of
Columbus. o., acted for Arthur Vorys
Secretary Taft's campaign manager.
and selected the suite in the Audito-
rum Annex from which Mark Hanna
directed two campaigns for William
Mckinley. The Young Mems Blaine
club of Cincinnati, the Tippecanoe club
of Cleveland and the Young Mems Re
publican club of Columbus, will occupy
adjoining apartments. J. P Goodrich
of Indianapolis signed the contracts for
the Indiana quarters from which the
vice presidents campaign will be di-
rected. The Indiana delegates and sew
eral political organizations of the stare
viii be accommodated on the same
floor
The New York delegation will occupy
the same rooms which they had i'm 1904.
the south parlor of the Auditorium
proper Arrangements to this effect
were completed by Lafayette Gleason
of New York. who has been here for a
week. Reports that he was acting foI
Governor Hughes were denied tonight
hy Mr. Gleason
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
BEING SLOWLY BUT SURELY
STAMPED OUT BY SCIENTIFIC WORK

killed last week as against 1900, the
maximum number, one week in Octo-
Der
Dr.. Blue has established schools of
instruction at the various district head
quarters, where the laborers, foremen.
assistant inspectors and inspectors. are
thoroughly instructed in sanitary work.
and those that show aptitude and de-
Votion to the work, are promoted.
Ordinance Suggested.
DR.. Blue has suggested to the board
of supervisors. the adoption of an or
dinance, requiring the owners Of all
livery stables, barns, bakeries, ware
houses and similar establishments. 10
make their buildings rat proof He
terms it building out" the rlaeue
and urges it as a means of thorough
eradication and to prevent a recur-
renee in the future.
The total number of verified cases to
date are 122; deaths, 90; recovered, a;
under treatment, 3; suspected cases, IS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13

San Francisco. Dec. 12.-Only three
verified cases of plague have occurred
SO far this month and the sanitary
campaign that is being waged for the
eradication of the disease, by the ma
rine hospital service corps under DR..
Rupert Blue. is proving effective. Some
idea of the work that has been accom-
plished by him and fifteen officers from
the marine hospital service with the
corporation of the local health author
tiles. may be gathered from the figures
given out by DR.. Blue.
Slaughter OF Rats.
Approximately $4,000 rats have been
killed, 1889 premises inspected, 10T
houses disinfected and three houses de-
stroyed, while the number of pieces Of
poison placed each week by the 400 la
borers. foremen and inspectors, average
$50 900. There has been a marked de-
crease in the number of rats caught by
the sanitary forces. Only 5000 were
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
PRESIDENT IS OBDURATE
Refuses to Appoint a Man Selected
for Postofice by California
Senators.

Washington, Dec. 12-After a confer
ence today between President Roose-
welt, Senators Perkins and Flint and
Representative KnOWland of Califor-
MIA, ii was announced that the presi-
dent had taken the position that
he could under no circumstance
appoint c. E. Thomas postmas-
ter of Berkeley, Cal. The appoint
ment of Mr.. Thomas has been urged by
the senators ana Representative Know
land. On the recommendation of Pres
ident Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the
University of California the president
appointed Clarence S. Merrill tempo
rarily TO the position, and his name
was recently sent to the senate Tor
confirmation.
The president today said the senGing
of Mr.. Merril's name to the senate
had been an inadvertence, and that it
would be withdrawn. In the meantime
he suggested that the delegation get
together in n recommendation for some
one for the position
The objection to Mr.. Thomas, ii was
stated by Mr.. Knowland, was based on
complaints from professors of the uni
Versity that he was a politician
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13

Washington. Dec. 12-The senate to-
day adopted resolutions reported by the
committee on finance, which met to
embody the CuIberson and Clay reso-
lutiOns into one set.
Resolved, That the secretary of the
treasury be and he is hereby directed
to transmit to the senate the following
informa ton;
First. a statement giving names
and location, classified by states, of all
United States repositories and the
amount of public money on deposit
daily in each from Oct. 1, 1907, to Dec.
3, 1907, with amount and character Of
securities therefor and an explanation
of important changes made In each
amount or location of said deposits.
Second, a statement showing in de-
tail the condition of national banks on
Aug. %, 1907. aid Dec. 3. 1907, ami the
amount OF national bank notes out
standing from time to time during such
periods.
Bonds and Certificates.
Third. an abstract of the proposals
received by the secretary of the treas
ury FOR the purchase of Panama bonds
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13

Austrian Is Set Upon and Seri-
ouSly Wounded by Three
COuntrymen
FOUND LYING IN STREET
POLICE LOOKING FOR CHARAC-
TER GALLEY PRIZA.

Bleeding from five gaping knife
wounds, Mike Musija, an Austrian la
borer employed at the Garfield smelter,
was found lying upon the sidewalk i'm
Third West street, between South Tenn
pie and First West streets. about 1880
o'clock last night and hurried to the
emergency hospital at police headquar-
tiers. Faint from loss of blood, the
wounded man was able to tell little
more than that three men had suddenly
assailed him with knives as be was
leaving the Washington saloon at III
South Third West street, and after
stabbing him had robbed him of S16,
which was all the money he had.
After DR.. Paul had given Musija
emergency treatment the man was hur-
ried to st. Marks hospital. His condi-
ton is considered serious Two knife
it is thought, as the Austrian turned to
flee from his assailants. There was also
a cash in his forehead, another in his
breast and still another in his side.
Soon after the attack upon Musija,
friends of the man took Policeman Ty-
Ter into the Washington saloon and
asked him TO arrest Eli Lamike, an
Austrian, whom they suspected of hav-
ing been one of the robbers. Lamike
was identified as a man who had been
seen drinking with Musija a few min
utes before he was found bleeding upon
the sidewalk. He has not yet been ia
ken before the wOHnded man, and for
that reason it is not known whether he
had hand in the attempted murder
and robbery
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
BEES BUZZ WITH
GREATER VIGOR
RooSeVeIt'S Final Declaration
REEVES Hope in Breasts of
Republican ASpirantS.

Washington, Dec IL. - Senator
Bourne. the senate champion of the
third term movement. arrived at the
capitol late and talked with q few sem
ators in the short time he was about
the chamber. He still believes Presi-
dent Roosevelt will hear the command
OF the people Whether ne will obey
or lOt is another question with Mr..
Bourne. In one little senatorial group
on the Republican side belief was ex-
pressed that the declaration of Mr.
Roosevelt makes the nomination of
Mr.. Bryan by the Democrats certain,
and a belief was gUardedly haZarded
by one Republican senator that he
might possibly be elected. One of the
Illinois senators remarked that the way
was now clear for Speaker Cannon to
receive the nomination
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
SECRETARY CORTELYOU REQUIRED
TO EXPLAIN MATTERS TO SENATE
Information Demanded Regarding Bonds, Certificates of In
debtedneSS and Clearing House Certificates.

and 5-per centum certificates of indebt-
edness authorized by the treasury cir
cuar of November, 1907, the amount Of
such bonds and certificates issued, 20
whom awarded and the reason for their
issues.
Fourth, detailed statement of any
information he may have as to the
amount of clearing house certificates
issued by the clearing house assOeia-
tons Of the principal cities from Oct
%, 1907, to Dec. 8. 1907. the character
of such certificates and the purposes
for which they were used.
Movement Of Currency.
Fifth, any information in his nos
session as 10 the movement of currency
between the different sections of the
country from Oct 1, 1907, and Dec 3,
1907, and especially of shipments by
the treasury or otherwise from New
York and Washington to points south
and west.
Sixth, a statement showing the
amount Of gold imports and exports
from oct. I. 1907, to Dec. 8. 1907"
Senator Aldrich, in presenting the
resolutions, announced that they re-
ceived the unanimous vote Of the COM
mittee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
ALLEGED AGREEMENT BETWEEN Ell.
HARTMAN AND ATTORNEY GENERAL

old Central Pacific line from Ogden To
san Francisco or else will operate over
1t as a through line. as it is permitted
to do by law.
The holding company organized by
Mr. Hartman and his friends TO take
over the stock of the Santa Fe and
Northern Pacific probably will con-
tinue, but the direct community of in
terests between the Union Pacific and
its competing lines viii be stopped.
Technical Triumph.
Whether this agreement not to pros-
ecute Mr.. Hartman and Mr.. Harri-
mans agreement to keep up at least
a semblance of open competition be-
tween the trans-cOntinental lines he
controls viii result in any benefit 10
the public is doubtful. but technically.
the triumph of the government is as
sured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
Cummins Has Hopes.

DeS MOines. Ia. Dec. 12.-President
ROosevelt's final statement that ne will
adhere to his third term declaration is
looked upon by Iowa prOgessives as an
oppOrt unity for Governor Cummins to
enter the presidential race. Roosevelt
has been the choice of Governor Cum
minis, but now that he is out of it the
governor has not, or will not, express
a preference. This leads to the as
sumption that he will enter the race
himself. Il can make no statement at
this time declared Governor Cum
minis when asked concerning the publ
cation of President RooseveIt's state
ment. Il may be able to make q
statement of some character soon, but
not now"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
FUNSTON'S ARRIVAL.
Nature of His Report to War Depart
ment Not Given Out.
By Associated Press.)

GOldfeld. New, Dec. 12.-The first day
of the attempt to reopen the mines of
GOldfeld without the aid of the West
ern Federation of Miners has passed
and there has been not a single in
stance of attempted violence or disorder
in the camp. Unarmed pickets of the
Goldfield Miners union have approach
ed as close TO the scene of the opera
lions as the armed guards of the Mine
Owners association would permit and
have succeeded in inducing some of
those vino had signed the agreement to
return to work to violate that agree
ment and leave the mines. General
Frederick Funston arrived at noon and
hts coming seems 10 have helped the
situation greatly and to have strength
ened the constantly growing impression
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13

Chicago, Dec. PA dispatch TO the
Tribune from Washington, D. c., says:
Negotiations are under way between
the attorney general and E. II. Harri-
man looking TO an agreement by which
the Union Pacific will abandon all its
direct control Of the Southern Pacific.
I'm return for which the government
will agree not to prosecute E. H Harri-
man for violation of the antitrust law
and of the competitive clauses in the
interstate commerce law.
The negotiations have not actually
been concluded. but they have reached
a stage where it is believed an agree
nlent will be entered into.
Separate Corporation.
The Southern Pacific is 10 be organ
Ized as a separate corporation and the
Union Pacific either will take over the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
DEPENDED UPON
RUSSIAN FLEET
General Kuropatkin Makes Ad-
mission While Testifying in
the StoesSeI Trial.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 12.-General Ku
ropatkin testified today at the court
martial of General Stoessel and other
army officers charged with needlessly
surrendering Port Arthur to the Japan
ese, that the Japanese could have taken
Port Arthur by assault in the early
days of the war, as the defenseS were
then incomplete. On the whole, Gen
eral Kuropatkin's evidence was favor
able to General Stoessel.
The conduct of General FOck, who is
charged with responsibility for the de-
feat at Nanchan and the subsequent
retirement to Port Arthur. also was
reviewed by the court, and the evidence
of General Kuropatkin was helpful TO
this officer as we'll
Depended Upon the Fleet.
General Kuropatkn declined to an
swer several questions on the ground
that to do so would make known mill
tal-y secrets, bat he did say that the
whole plan of the war was based upon
the supposed invincibility of the Rus
sian fleet, and that the original scheme
for the defense of Port Arthur could
not he carried out successfully af.er
the squadron had been crippled by the
'treacherouS opening attack of the
japanese"
2 According to the Indictment General
Fock's retreat from Nanchan jeopar-
died the fortress, but General Stoessal
produced orders from General Kuroplt-
kin and Viceroy Alexieff justifying
Fock's retirement, and he obtained the
admission from General Kuropatkin
that the position was untenable with
out the assistance of the fleet. over
the fleet General Stoessel had no au-
thOrity.
The name of former Viceroy Alexieff,
who has declined to appear as wit
ness, was mentioned continually today
in an unfavorable light and a ripple of
merriment was provoked by phrase
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
TOM JOHNSON CALLS
AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington, Dec. 12.-Mayor Tom L.
Johnson of Cleveland was received by
President Roosevelt today
I'VE discussed municipal government
and l enjoyed receiving his views ex-
ceedingly," said Mr.. johnson.
Mayor Johnson, as he stepped out of
the presidents cabinet room, faced
Representative Burton, who recently
was his political opponent in Cleveland.
The two greeted each other with a
hand-shake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
ALL READY BY SPRING.
Especial to The Herald)

Boston. Mass. Dec. 12-Officials of the
Cumberland Ely-Nevada Consolidated
state that the concentration at Ely will
not go into commission before April, when
am initial capacity of SEQ to 1.009 tons Will
be ready. The Steptoe smelter is scheduled
TO blow in some time in May. Cumberland
Ely engineers estimate that by April
the company will be prepared to furnish
Is 600 tons of ore, which will be gradually
increased to 40 600 tons in August
The company will have about $900. 900 in
cash after meeting its share of the cost
on the smelter and concentration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
TIE MADE aINpING.

Athens, Greece. Dec 12.-With the splen-
did and elaborate rite of the Greek church
the religious ceremony uniting in mar
riage Prince George second son of the
King of Greece. and Princess Marie Bona
parte, was performed at the cathedral in
the presence of the king and queen of
Greece. a gathering of high state digni-
taries and the members of the diplomatic
corps. The civil marriage ceremony took
place in France, November q.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13

in one of his orders saying: 1.-THE chief
task of Fock is to retreat at the prop
er time"
General KurOpatkin did not conceal
bis anlmOsity toward the former vice
roy, and declared that Alexieff had for
hidden him to visit the fortress before
the siege.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
MINERS WILL
invoke THE
NEVADA LAW
Under Statutes of the Sage
brush State Action of Mine
Owners Is MiSdemeanor.
G0LDFIELD QUIET WITH
NO SIGNS OF OUTBREAK
GEN. FUNSTON ARRIVED YES
TERDAY AND CONSULTED
WITH GOV. SPARKS.
Especial to The HeraId.)


Goldfield New, Dec. 12-It is said TO
be the intention of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners to cause the arrest OF
George Winsfield, vice president OF the
Consolidated Mines company; J. 2.
Mackenzie. general manager, and Su-
perintendent Hampton, for employing
men under a special agreement that
they were nor will not become during
the period of employment members Of
that organization. 1t is said that the
federation sent several Of its members
to the Combination mine of the Con-
solidated company to sign that agree
ment and go to work today, and that
they will cause the arrest OF the men
responsible for that agreement under
an act approved March II, 1903, which
reads as follows:
Law of Nevada.
Section 1T shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to make
or enter into any agreement. either
oral or in writing, by he terms of
which any employe Of such person,
firm or corporation or any person about
firm or corporation as a condition for
continuing or obtaining such employ
ment shall promise or agree not to be
come or continue a member of a labor
organization. or shall promise or agree
to become or continue a member of the
labor organization.
Section Amy person or persons,
firm or firms. corporation or corpora
tions violating the provisions of section
l of this act shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanOr and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined in a sum not
less than $50 nor more than $500, or be
imprisoned in the county Jail for a
period of not less than twenty-five
days or more than FIVE months. or by
both such fine and imprisonment
Say the Law Is No Good.
Attorneys here say. that the law is
unconstitutional. and appeals will be
taken in every case where a conviction
is secured. The Combination mine and
mill reopened this morning with about
One-third of the regular force. fifty-six
men applying for work. None of the
other mines resumed. The Combination
was surrounded by pickets, but there
was no demonstration beyond a friend
ly request of the wOrkmen not to
"scab." The mine owners have given
up the notion of being able to fill the
strikers places from their own ranks,
and have wired for TOn-uniOn men. By
Monday it is said there viii be 1000
men here.
General Funston arrived this morn
ing and consulted with Governor
Sparks and Colonel Reynolds. the COM
handing officer. The labor commits
siOners will be here within a week and
the Mine Owners association and the
Miners union viii each present its side
of the situation. The people of Gold
field feel that it will be grave mis-
take to take away the troops at this
time. and shrink from a return to the
conditions which existed in March and
April, when it became necessary for
every man who was opposed TO the fed
Grafton and the l. w. W. to carry a
gun.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-13
RUFF LIKELY TO
GET IMMUNITY
Conviction of Calhoun and
Ford Impossible Without
the Connecting Link.
GALLAGHER COMING BACK
HENEY NOT SAYING WHAT He
WILL DO.

San Francisco, Dec. 12-From a
statement made by Assistant District
Attorney Francis J. Heney, it is be-
lieved that the prosecution is contem-
plating granting Abraham Ruef i'm
munity, in order to successfully prose-
cute the bribery-graft cases, by get
ting the former political boss TO take
the stand and furnish the link between
Supervisor James l.. Gallagher and the
public service corporations, who,
through Ruef, are alleged to have done
the bribing.
The acquittal of Ford and the reason
assigned by the jury, that there was a
link missing in the evidence, has again
forced upon the prosecution the i'm
pOrtance of RUSS testimony. The lat
ter, it is said by the prosecution, has
held out for full immunity, which He
ney refused to grant.
Statement of Heney.
While not saying in so many words
that Ruefs demand for immunity
would be granted and the former pO-
litical chieftain be the star witness in
the trial of Patrick Calhoun, president
of the United Railroads. which has
been set for January 8, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Heney said today:
Two juries have declared that
Ruef's testimony is necessary to return
verdict of guilty and that without it,
the evidence is not complete enough TO
convict Public opinion seems to de-
mand that Ruef shall testify, even if
he has to be granted immunity. If
the public wants il, it may be neces-
sary TO put Ruef on the stand on
those terms
viii you grant his demands for full
immunity and place Ruef on the stand
in the trial of Patrick Calhoun, Mr..
Heney?" was asked:
Not Willing to Say
Il am not saying what 1 will do. I
am playing poker was the charac-
teristic reply of the prosecutor.
Mr.. Heney is forcing others to play
poker, too" was Ruef's only reply when
asked whether the prosecution had
made any overtures to him to testify
against Calhoun
Former Supervisor James Gallagher,
an important witness in the bribery
trial of Patrick Calhoun. president q
the United Railroads, which on account
of his absence has been postponed I'M
til January Z, has telegraphed to As
sistant District Attorney Heney from
Chicago that he will be here next Tues
day night. Mr.. Heney says that Gal
lagher took Just the same route that
he said he was going to and that he
arrived in Chicago on schedule time.