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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
OFFICER
ADMITS HIS guilt
ENSIGN ULLMo WHEN CON
FRoNTED WITH EVIDENCE
coNFEssEs
The Original Telegram He Sent to
an Agent Of a Foreign Power Is
Found French Paper Declares
That the Connection Of Admiral
siegel, German Attache, Is Fully
Established by Documents.

Paris, Nov. Is. Ensign Ullmo,
who was arrested last month at Tou-
lon, charged with bing spy, con-
fessed his guilt yesterday when he
was confronted in court with the
original telegram Of which he had
filed at Toulon, addressed to an agent
of a foreign power. Ri. ID
The Libre Parole declares that the
connection Of Admiral Siegel, the
German naval attache here, who has
just been recalled. with Ensign Ull-
mo, who was arrested last month
at Toulon5 charged with being spy,
has been established by documents
which are now in the hands Of M.
Leydet, examining magistrate, who
is inquiring into the charges made
against Ullmo. The paper adds that
their cprrespo pondence was carried on
through Hebrew intermed:arses, but
that "a personal meeting between Ull-
mo and Siegel occurred in Paris last
August and that Siegel's recall was
due to the fact that he was COM
promised.
The Libre Parole is violently anti
semitic, Ullmo is q Hebrew, and In
format tion printed BY the paper is
frequently unreliable.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
.NOO[DB[I|ER LABOR
N PORTO RICO
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF La.
BOR CONSIDERS RESOLUTION
FOR RELIEF THERE
The Delegates to the Jamestown
Meeting Ask for Committee to
Visit President and See il Labor
Conditions in the Island Cannot
Be Bettered Prominent Leaders
Speak.

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 15.The In
PRODUCTION and reference to large
number of resolutions in the interest
of organized labor and the delivery
of speeches by prominent labor lead
ers Of the United States, Canada and
England formed the features of yes
terday's meeting of the American
Federation of Labor in this city
Porto Rico played an Important
part in the proceedings, the dele
gates from that island possession ask,
ing for the appointment OF a com
.mittee composed ofaPorto Ricans and
others, atsthe head Of which shall be
President Gompers, to shortly lay
before President Roosevelt a number
of propositions for the relief Of that
island. The principal measures ask
ing for the relief Of Porto Rico are
the granting Of American citizen
ship: an eight-hour day; enforce
ment Of the American labor liability
law; abolition Of convict labor IN
public works; enactment OF laws Tor
the protection Of agricultural labor
and prevention of child labor under
IA years Of age. 5s,8
The resolutions asking for Porto
ERican relief were referred to com.
|mittee on resolutions Tor an early re-
port thereon.
Considerable interest was mani
Tested in an address by T. v. Powder
", of the new division OF informa-
ton Of the bureau OF immigration Of
the department of commerce and la
Dor. He voiced the hope that be
would live to see the day when a
president of the United States and
members Of his cabinet would not
consider 1t beneath their dignity ID
visit and address the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
L q
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15

In Discussing the financial Situation
He Stated That the Weak Points
Had Been Strengthened Warns
Against Hasty Legislation, Such
Being Worse Than Panic in Busi-
ness.

u,
New York, Nov. 15.-Bringlng a
message of congratulations and good
will from President Roosevelt, Geo.
B. Cortelyou, secretary of the treas
ury was the principal speaker at
the reception given yesterday by the
Merchants association Of New York
in celebration of its tenth annivers-
ary.
Referring to the financial situation
Secretary Cortelyou declared that the
weak points had been strengthened
and If any man had been guilty of
a violation of trust that makes him
amendable to the law, the people
may feel confident that the process
es of the law will be evoked.
On the question of currency re-
form MIR. Cortelyou advised against
i'll considered legislation, saying that
a panic in legislation is even worse
than the panic in business. What is
needed is fewer and better laws and
better enforcement of them, he de-
clared.
Clarence Whitman, president OF
the association in introducing secre-
tary Cortelyou, said that "to the
sound Judgment and prompt action
of the secretary Of the treasury the
business men and entire people of
this nation owe a debt Of profound
gratitude. ~
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
CENTRAL AMERICAN
PEACE CONFERENCE
BUREAU OF AMERICAN REPUB-
Lies THE SCENE OF THE
GATHERING
Delegates and Plenipotentiaries Of
the Central American Countries
Meet in washington Secretary
Root Is Appointed Temporary
Chairman and Expresses Hope Of
Permanent Peace.

Washington, Nov. 15.-In the red
room Of the Bureau of American Re
publics, amid smoke not Of battle,
but of flashlights Of photographers,
the peace conference of the Central
American Republics convened yester-
day. The ceremonies incident to the
opening of the conference while i'm
pressive were in a nature informal.
MIR. Elihu Root, secretary of state,
and his excellency, Senior Enrique
.Creel. ambassador Of Mexico, repre-
sentatives of the two governments
which had called the conference into
session, were escorted to the confer
ence room by committee Of plenf-
potentiaries. In addition to the
conference and the officers directly
interested in the conference, there
were in attendance officials Of the
American state department, includ-
ing Assistant Secretary Of State Rob-
ert Bacon and of the Bureau Of Am
erican Republics.
Secretary Root and Ambassador
Creel were presented formally to the
plenipotentiaries and a few minutes
were devoted to conversation
Secretary Root was introduced to
the conference as temporary chair
map He pointed out that in times
past trials have been made for peace
in Central America and yet the
agreements ratified had seemed to
be written in water. He believed,
however, that we had come to a hap
pier day and he expressed confidence
that the time had been reached in
the history of the Central Ameri-
can republics when "a permanent step
forward might be taken toward pros
perity and peace. He expressed con-
fidence in the success Of the confer
ence and in the sincerity Of the pur-
poses of the delegates.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
GOV. POST SAILS POST HAsrE

San Juan, r. R., Nov. 15Govern-
or R. H. Post sailed for New York
yesterday on the steamer Philadel-
Iphia. It is alleged that the govern
or's enemies are making capital out
Of his recent speech to the Porto
Rico school inspectors, In which he
Is reported to have said that the In
spectors are worse than the mission
aries In Puerto Rico. Church In
fuence, It is claimed, is being sought
to prevent the United States senate
from confirming the nomination Of
Mr.. Post to succeed Beekman Win
throp as governor of Puerto Rico.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
ANOTHER m THE NET

Kansas City Mo-, Nov. 15.E. d.
Egan, Of OMAHA, one OF the organiz-
ers Of the Interstate Fiscal Agency
company, agents Of the Kansas Life
Insurance company was arrested lasi
night upon q warrant sworn out BY
a post Office inspector charging him
with using the mails to defraud.
The charge against Egan is almost
Identical with that against ]. G. viii
son, president Of the Interstate Fis-
cal Agency company, arrested on
Wednesday.
The Fiscal Agency is alleged tn
have collected 100000 by alleged
false promises.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
1T RUNS ON LAND AMI. WATER
WITH EQUAL FACILITY
AND SPEED
Novel Invention Of Frenchman Il
Given a Test IN New York Dives
From Beach Into Hudson River and
There Is Managed Handily.

New York, Nov. 4 Waterland 1,
the amphibious automDbile invented
by Louis Reveillers Of Paris, proved
Its ability here yesterday. 1T took
Its plunge in the Hudson at Fort
Washington, In the presence Of ffty
or more automobile and motor-boat
experts. After half an hour spent
in diving from the beach to the riv-
5er and returning, and then cavorting
about In the quiet waters Of the Hud-
son, the car ran up the bank and
across the New York Central rail-
road tracks, climbed the steep l,fll
TO Riverside drive. and rolled merri-
lly down the drive amid the plaudits
Of those who watched it. The opini-
on Of the experts who watched III
was that the demonstration was 4
complete success, though lii lis pres.
ent form its commercial value Is not
apparent.
The Waterland looks like i narrow, |,
yslWl y Dusbt oecRed over fore and aft.
leaving q cockpit for the navigator
and space behind him for two pas.
sengers. It is thirty feet long, six
feet beam and about three feet six
inches deep amidship, tapering to two,
feet at bow and stern. 1t draws
about twenty-five inches 81 water.
The motor can be transferred by j
most ingenious contrivance instantly
from the wheels to the propeller, ST
applied to both simultaneously.
The four wheels are Of wood, thin
" plated with steel. They are chain
geared and have hard rubber l, tires
The four bladed propeller Is 81 brass
It's bearings are protected frs.sSs aust
by metal hood. which is lifted as
soon as the machine enter deem
wafer. rs y. a,,.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
sHIPBuLDINa CO, IS CAREFUL

Cleveland, o., Nov. 15.At a
meeting OF the directors of the Amer
lean shipbuilding company here yes
fserday II was decided to retrench In
view OF the uncertainty of the gen
ieral financial condition by shutting
down practiaclly all Of their plants
along the Great Lakes at once and
dererring the usual dividend on the
common stock Of the company.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
HACK. 10 MEET GoTCH

Chicago, Nov. 15.-W William w;
Wdttig, Of Milwaukee yesterday con.
Guided arrangements for wrestling
match between George Hacken.
schmidt, The Russian Lion and
Frank A. Gotch. The contest Is t.
be for q purse of $4,000 and the
Champ pfonship OF the world.
It will be held on SOME date moi
vet decided in the spring OF 1908.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
TO HAVE STATUE OF PRESIDENT

Fargo, n. D. Nov. Yester-
day afternoon the Roosevelt Monu-
ment association was organized. An
elegant statue Of the president lis To
be modelled by Vigeland, the noted
Norwegian sculptor, and placed on 81
the Agricultural college campus. Uni
ted States Senator Hansbrough was
elected president John r. Worst.
vice president, and DR.. II. o. Fjeldo.
sof Abercrombie, treasurer. The
meeting wa sattended by prominent
Norsenen and other citizens from
all over the state.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15


Tracy Barney, the deposed president
of the Knickerbocker Trust company
and until recently q power in the fin-
ancial world, shot and killed him
self yesterday in his home. His
loans with the bank, 1t is said, are
amply secured, and when he was
forced from its presidency, he was,
to all intents and purposes, elimin-
ated as a factor in the banking cir
cles. What i'll effects his unexpect-
ed taking off might have had on the
financial situation generally had long
since been discounted.
I In distress of mind over the dis
sipation of his private fortune and
the loss Of his high standing among
business associates, intimate ac-
quaintance find the hidden drift that
broke his health and reason
And even much Of his personal
wealth might have been saved. At
the time that Barney was dying at
his home at East 3sth street and
Park avenue, the surgeons probed for
the bullet, that, misdirected by the
nerveless hand, had entered the body
below the heart, handful OF friends
at a down-town Office were concluo.
ing an arrangement by which the
loose ends of the bankers many en-
terprises were to be gathered up and
financed by stock company, which,
IL not wholly successful, would at
least rescue from the wreckage suf-
ficient to insure the promoters fu-
ture financially. The conference
broke up at the announcement that
Mr.. Barney was dead.
Mr.. Barney was Sc years old, a ma
tive Of Cleveland, Ohio.
Aside from his connection with the
Knickerbocker Trust company he had
been interested at various times In
many other financial institutions and
business enterprises. He was q mem
ber Of the New York stock exchange
of the house OF Rogers & Gould. He
had made large investments in New
York real estate.
Mr.. Barney was educated at VIII.
lfams' college, a member Of the class
OF 1870 and he was a member Of the
Williams Alumni association and Of
many art societies and social clubs.
It became known within the last
few days that Mr.. Barney was in a
state of physical and mental collapse.
At the Offices Of the Knickerbocker
Trust company, 1t was known yester-
day morning that his physical condi-
tion was very serious, and some OF
those who had known him intimate
ly for years spoke Of the pitiable con-
Idition he was in. Word to this effect
gained circulation among the well
known financiers in Wall street, who
We're fully prepared for the announce
ment Of his tragic death.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
BRYAN WILL ACCEPT |
The nomination
IF PRESIDENTIAL PRIZE IS OF.
FERED HIM HE WILL
TAKE IT
Mr.. Bryan Says the lspls Have
Been Asking Him " .ther He
Would Accept It and g Feels
That an Answer Is Due s.owever,
He Will Not Seek or As 9yor the
Nomination.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 15.-William
]. Bryan will accept the democratic
nomination for president in 1908 but
he will neither ask nor make fight
for it. He says that for a year or
more he has been pressed to answer
the question, will you accept the
nomination." and he believes that
the public is entitled to an answer,
and to know the position he occu-
pies.
The question that ought to weigh
most, he says, is whether his nomin-
alton will strengthen the democratic
party more than the nomination, of
some one else. Not only will he not
seek or ask for the nomination, but
he will not assume to decide the
question of availability, and if the
prize falls to another, he will neither
be disappointed nor disgruntled. At
the same time, he denies that he
has waited this long in the desire to
see whom the republicans are likely
to nominate, or to ascertain the
chances of victory.
Mr.. Bryan says in part:
The republicans must nominate
either a reformer, a fstand-patter or
one whose position on public ques-
tions is unknown, and the course OF
the democratic party should be the
same no matter which element CON
trolls the republican convention. The
democratic party must make it's fight
for what it believes. While it may
take advantage of the republican
mistakes, it must depend upon its
merits for success and not upon the
error of it's opponents
II the members of the party be-
lieve that Mr.. Bryan's nomination
will help the party, it's principles
and its policies, he will accept the
nomination whether the indications
point to defeat or victory. Defeat
can bring no disgrace where the
cause is a just one, but cowardice
would be disgraceful, especially in
one who is as deeply indebted to
his party as Mr. Bryan is.
The next campaign will be an ap-
peal to the public conscience. In
vestigations have shown not only
the corrupt use of large campaign
funds, but the only source from
which they can be drawn, namely
corporations that seek to convert the
government into a business asset.
The democratic party stands for the
doctrine Of equal rights to all, and
special privileges to none, and there
fore cannot promise favors to favor
seeking corporations. The democrat
ic campaign must be carried on by
volunteers who will work because
they desire the triumph Of democrat
ic ideas. We cannot hope to appeal
to the sordid or to buy purchasable,
even If such a course would contrib
ute toward the democratic success.
None should favor Mr.. Bryan's nom
3ination unless the party Is willing
to open the books and show where
ITS contributions come from and for
what the money is expended. The re-
publican party ought to be chal-
lenged to conduct its campaign in
this open and honest way. and if re-
publican leaders refuse to accept the
challenge, the democrats can well at
1ord TO leave the issue with the pub
lie.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
NATIONAL TAX Ags0C CIAII0N
PASSES REsoLUTIoN 70 q d
THAT EFFECT


Debts From Taxation.
Columbus, Ohio Nov 1Ths 3
National Tax Conf ference Last night 81
adopted resolutions declaring that
the inheritance tax should be reserv-
ed wholly for the use Of the several
states, favorailg the revision Of the
state constitutions to permit uni-
formity OF taxation; demanding in-
terstate comfy and ,irging the ex-s
emption Of all public debts from
taxation. The conference practical
~ closed last night but a session will q
be held this rnorning & for the purpose
Of effecting q permanent organiza-
tion Of the National Tax association. rs
Several interesting spesches Oh va
rious subjects were given. Among
them were the following s.E
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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15
BANKER
KILLS |. HIMSELF
EX-PREs1DENT BARNEY OF THE
KN1CKERBocKER TRUST CO.
COMMITS SUICIDE

Deposed Head Of the Big Trust Com.
pany, His Fortune Lost in the Fin
antial Furry, His Health and Rea.
son Broken Under the Strain, He
Fired a Bullet Into His Breat
Friends Would Have Saved Him.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-11-15

See Geo. Bolles for Fire and 70,
lHado Insurance.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-17

salary was fixed at $50 per
month and the salary of the as
sistant states attorney was re-
duced from $3.50 to $500 per
year, and an allowance made of
$40 per year for Office rent for
states. attorney. On motion
the sheriff was allowed sixty
cents per day for boarding
prisoners.
The Wabpeton Globe, Wah-
peton Gazette and Hankinson
News were appointed official
papers and the Lidgerwood
Broadaxe was made the official
paper to publish the 1906 delin-
quent tax list.
The board also made a settle
ment with the county treasurer
and after auditing and allowing
bills presented, which we will
publish next week adjourned
to March 4th.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-17
SHEYENNE.

Syver Jonesrud of Davenport
was a caller this week.
Rev. Ballestad will have con.
firmation service here Ian. 13.
Roads are heavy since these
many stormy days. but people
have to drive and will soon i'm.
prove them.
The holidays out here were
more silent than ever before.
People stayed at home and
hardly knew we had Christ.
mas.
Mrs. Alfred Hanson is visit
ing her parents at Broote, Min
nesota, during the Christmas,
and Miss Christine Hanson is
taking care of the household
work.
Miss lngebor Fossan, our
teacher in No. spent the holi
days at her home near Dolton.
Minnesota.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-17

Your correspondent has been
sick the most of the new year,
but hopes to recover in a short
time and to take hold of bit
OF work now on hand in the
grinding mill.
There is no danger, Roosevelt
is republican president, but
if it had been democratic pres
ident at the present, doing the
same work as Roosevelt now is
doing, the Rep. newspapers
would be full of cries about
panics and all kinds of pesti-
lence. But how silent they are
when such words are spoken
of themselves aud such work
is done by republican. BY a
democrat it would have
caused the ruin of commerce,
the wheat market, the banks,
farming and great disasters
on railroads. The prosperity
of the people would be ruined
and the entire u. S. bankrupt.
But how silent they are now.
What vast difference there is
between the two persons when
one is a republican and the
other democrat.
1 have often wondered what
the U. S. senators and con-
gresham are ordered to do. 1t
seems their only work is to
get appropriation bills passed
that the government might
squander the peoples money
for government buildings at
one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars each and monuments
to be erected to dead people
who never will receive any ben
eft from them, for gold stars
presented to certain officials,
and for waterways to be dug
so that ship-trusts of no bene-
fit to the people, may thereby
increase their profits to the
further humiliation of the peo-
pie. But let you or I ask for
an appropriation for draining
low farm lands, we would soon
be told to get off the grass.
Just think of the millions they
are throwing away, and still
they want All increase of salary.
Well, who are the rulers of the
country. the people or the con-
gress?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-17

We're this frail world our tiIa
rest. living or dying, none were
blest. Let us seek in Jehovah
the abiding blessing; 80 that
our faith may he expressed in
the language of the patriarch
Job.-"I know that my redeem
er liveth, and that he shall
stand on the latter day upon
the earth; and though after my
skin worms destroy this body;
yet in my flesh shall see God.
So to all who comes the sweet
words of the Aaronic invoca-
ton; "The Lord bless thee, and
keep thee. The Lord make his
face to shine upon thee. The
Lord lift upon thee the light of
His countenance and give thee
peace"
The beautiful burial service
of the G. A. r. was read in a
pathetic and impressive man.
ner by Post Commander c. w.
Mckay. A. beautiful wreath,
the symbol of undying love; a
white flower. the emblem of
purity; ferns, the token of
victory; with the U. S. flag-the
Sign of undying patriotism
were tenderly laid on the coffin
by the hands of comrades
whose words were washed by
the tears that flowed in memory
of comrade lost, but not for
gotten.
BY request of Commander
Mckay, the audience rose, with
bowed heads, and the minister
invoked the parting benedic-
tion of the God of peace.
The departed was born at
Amsterdam, Holland, May II,
1889, and entered into rest Ian.
l3, 1907, aged 81 years 6 months
and 2 days. He joined the re-
gular army of the United States
at Governors Island in 1852;
mustered out at Polatka, Fla,
1865; served under Gen. Haney
at Fort Smelling, Abercrombie,
Yellow Medicine, Indian Wars,
Mormon Expedition and Civil
Wars. He was commissioned
Second Lieutenant. He came
to the city of Wahpeton, May 4,
1884. He leaves the following
members of his bereaved family
to mourn his demise. Daniel
Bessie, New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Bessie of Williston, N.
d.: Abraham Bessie of New
York; Mrs. Daniel Jacobs of
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Hardy of Fargo, N. D.; Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Neuman and family of
Fargo, N. d.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Fligelman and family of
Wahpeton; Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Wright of Aberdeen, S. d.; Miss
Julia Neuman and his we'll be-
loved adopted grandchildren.
The sympathy of the com i.
munity is with the sorrowing
ones.
The remains escorted to the
Milwaukee station by the fol-
lowing G. A. r. members, C.
w. Mckay, Alex Hay, A. l..
Roberts, c. A. Mexican, E. b.
Hartwell and G.. b. Winter
steen.
SHEYENNE.