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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
DROPS BOMB IN BANK FORGERY IS CHARGED
GRAND JURY INDlCTs TWO HIGH
OFFICIALS OF NEW YORK
~
us, LIFE COMPANY.

Six True Bills Returned Against FOR.
mer Vice President George W. Per.
kins of J. p. Morgan & Co. and
Charles s. Fairchild, a Member Of
the Finance Committee and For
merly Secretary of the Treasury.
New York, Dec 29.-The grand jury
that for the past month has been In
vestigating the affairs of the New York
Life Insurance company has returned
indictments charging forgery in the
third degree against George w. Per
kins, former vice president of the New
York Life and a member Al the firm OF
J. p. Morgan & Co., and Charles S.
Fairchild, a former secretary of the
treasury, president of the New York
Security and Trust company (now out
of existence) and member Of the
finance committee of the insurance
company. Mr.. Perkins was In court
when the indictments were announced.
He was formally arraigned, entered a
plead of not guilty and gave bond in
the sum of $4,000, his sureties being
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., and Cleveland
H. Dodge. Mr.. Fairchild is at present
in Europe.
Six indictments were returned
against each of the two defendants,
but all are based on the one transac'
ton, known as the "Prussian loan,
the. specification under the charge OF
forgery being the Justification Of book
keeping entries. 1t is alleged that Ger
tain railway stocks were transferred
by the insurance company to the Sc
curity and Trust company in order to
comply with the Prussian law, bat thai
the transfer was not bona fide.
The grand jury coupled with the In
dictments presentment in which the
Jurors placed themselves on record as
being convinced that in doing the acts
charged against them Messrs. Per
kins and Fairchild were influenced by
a desire to benefit the policyholders.'
The grand jury further says the indict
ments were returned only under
strict Interpretation of the law as 1t
was laid down to them by District At
torney Jerome.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Thlrty-fifth Session Convenes at St.
Paul.

Paul.
= st. Paul, Jan. 9.-The thtrty-f1fth
session of the Minnesota senate was
called to order by Lieutenant Gov
ernor. o. +. Eberhart of Slayton at
b 1905 p. m.
! Chief. Justice, G. J. Start swore in
the, president OF the senate, Lieuten:
ant Governor Eberhart. who took the
: oath of office.
Each, Of the senators, by. districts,
advanced to the rostrum and was
sworn in by the Chief Justice OF the
supreme court. Samuel A. Langum
was chosen secretary and the, other
employees selected by the Republican
caucds were approved: ,;3:
The house was called to order. by,
Secretary, Of state, schmahl. After
the oath ot Office was administered to
the members Lawrence. H.. johnson 81
Minneapolis was elected speaker, and
Adolph =: johnson OF Minneapolis
chief clerk. ~! ''|'. &'''.. g. - ."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
REFUSE AMERICAN CHARITY.

Chinese Officials May Decline Famine
Contributions.
Shanghai, Jan. 5.-Native papers re-
port that the board of foreign affairs
has under consideration whether or
not to decline the fund that is now
being raised in the United States for
the relief of the people in China's
famine stricken provinces. If the fund
is declined it would be in retaliation
for the declination of the Chinese sub
scriptions that were offered in aid OF
the sufferers from the San Francisco
earthquake and fire.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
WOULD DUST MCCLELLAN.
New Attorney General Of New York
Begins Action.

New York, Jan. 8.-Attorney Gen
eral Jackson, on behalf of the people
of the state of New York, has entered
suit in the supreme court against
George b. Mcclellan, praying that the
latter be ousted from the Office of
mayor of the city of New York on the
ground that he has usurped and un-
lawfully holds such Office, whereas
William Randolph Hearst is legally
entitled to the same. ~,
~ It is, stated that this new proceed
ing, has nothing to, do with the quo
warranto action which last week was
temporarily enjoihed at the applica-
tor of Mayor Mcclellan. ,~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
MUST PROVIDE SIDEWALKS.

Big Section Of New Orleans Cut Of
From Free Mail Delivery.
New, Orleans, Jan. IA consider
able portion of New Orleans has been
cut of from further free mail delivery
by order of the postmaster general.
Inhabited portions of large, number
of New Orleans, streets are without
the ;cfty deprived u free delivery.
The ,city already has contracted to
build many Of the necessary walks
and It Ii, expected that within year
most of the delivery viii be restored.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
EIGHT DAYS OVERDUE.
No word Received From the Missing
sItT ~ :. Steamer Ponce.

VI New York, Jan. 8.-The steamer
/ Ponce of, the. New York and Porto Rico
Il line, which sailed from San Juan, p.
r., for New York on Dec. rs, is now
eight days overdue. No word has
been received from the Ponce since
she was sighted two days after leav-
ing port. Hope Of her ultimate safe
arrival has not been abandoned, how
ever, oficlals of the line expressing
the belief that the Ponce's machinery
may have become diskbled and that
she ii wofRfae along slowly under sail
and may b picked up By some other
steamer. l4t, - !. s .:: II . .r
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MAY RELEASE soNpsMEN.
Papers in Dousherty Case at Peoria
III, Stolen.


''i:, Stolen.
Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 7:-Some time dur
ling the night the safety vault at the
public library was blown open and all
records Of the N. q: Doushsrty case
were! stolen and afterwards burned in
the furnace in the building: Dougherty
iii now In the Joliet penitehtiary and
the! destruction of these records may
be the means of releasing his bonds
men,, The police have no clue to the
perpetrators, but believe it to have
been the work of expert cracksmen,
assisted by some one familiar with the
building.
Only documents which bear on the
Dougherty scandal case were taken.
Some papers belonging to the secre-
tary were conf1scated and $95 in money
stolen.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
Left Garner Six Years Aqo.

Garner, Ia, Jan. 5.-Robert Steele,
formerly resident of Garner, left
here six years ago for the East and is
supposed to have been living in Phila-
delphia or Boston. When here he was
engaged in peddling patent medicines.
He was about thirty-five years old.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
Tuesday,, Jan. 8.

Senate-Much of the session devoted
to discussion of the Brownsville az
fair, Mr.. Daniel (Va.) supporting the
action of the president in dismissing
the negro troops. Mr.. Overman IN.
c. made a speech in opposition to
federal child labor laws.
House-Military appropriation bill
under consideration, but speeches
were made on various subjects.
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Monday, Jan. z.

Monoay, JAIL r
House-Bill passed providing for a
judicial review of orders excluding
persons from the use of the United
States mail facilities after a debate
extending over the major portion OF
the day.
Senate-Foraker resolution for an
investigation of the dismissal of negro
troops again the subject of prolonged
debate. No definite action taken.
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Citv of Panama Safe.

Mexico City, Jan. 7.-According to
a telegram from Mazatlan the City OF
Panama arrived at that port at p. m.
She experienced a rough trip but sus-
tanned only slight damage. All on
board were safe.
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Action Again Postponed.

Washington, Jan. THE house CON-
mittee on merchant marine and fisher
les has failed to reach . decision on
the, compromise ship subsidy bill and
peetppned Z vote On the measure uatil
u. Is. - =: - - s.. .S.;.. :.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
TRAGEDY At PHILADELPHIA As
RESULT OF REFUSAL TO
HAND OVER 5000.
Perpetrator Of Deed Is Killed and the
Cashier of the Institution Meets
Like Fate-HaIf a Dozen Others Are
Injured, Two Probably Fatally, and
the Interior Of the Banking Room Is

Completely Wrecked.
Philadelphia, Jan. 5.-Shortly be-
fore noon all unknown man hurled
bomb in the Fourth Street National
bank at Fourth and Library streets.
The resulting explosion tore the bomb
thrower to pieces and killed w. z. Nc
Lear, the cashier. Half a dozen
other employees Of the bank and
patrons were injured.
Two of those hurt may die. The
bomb thrower had demanded money
from the president, Richard P. Rush
ton. When this was refused he took
the missile from under his coat and
hurled it at Mr.. Rushton. A slight
fire followed the explosion and ten
ants in the Bullitt building, in which
VIC bank is located, fed from their
Offices. The police were quickly on
hand and they placed the vaults and
the securities OF the institution under
under a heavy guard. The body of
the cashier was badly mangled and
the bomb thrower himself was blown
to fragments. The only clue to the
Identity of the bomb thrower was a
bunch of keys found in a portion Of
the clothing, attached to which was a
plate inscribed r.. Steele, Garner.
la
The Fourth Street National bank Is
tho 10 financial in tint i'm in the
city and occupies the greater portion
Of the first floor of the Bullitt build
ing in the heart of the financial dis
trict. The explosion was terrific and
it caused tremendous excitement in
the crowded building and the street.
interior Of Room Devastated.
At the time the explosion occurred
all the vaults were open, books were
piled on desks and papers of all sorts
of value were lying on desks prepara-
tory to being put away for the day.
The explosion devastated the interior
Of the big banking room Glass and
wooden partitions were wrecked and
leveled to the ground as though a
cyclone had swept through the place
Desks were ruined and iron bars were
twisted, in fact there was hardly an
object left intact in the room
The explosion blew every one in the
banking room to the floor and for a
moment they We're dazed. Many of
them, not knowing what had hap
pened and fearing that the building,
which is an eight-story structure, was
falling, made rush for the door, Mr..
Rushton among them. The roar of
the explosion brought the tenants on
all floors to their feet and general
rush was made to the elevators and
the stairways.
Not only is the entire interior of
the bank wrecked. but the large win
lows looking out on a small side street
were blown out. The explosion scat
tered all the books and papers of the
Institution that were not in the vaults
at the time. Some of them were
blown out of the windows and were
returned by those who found them. 1t
probably will take days before the
bank officials are able to tell how
many of the valuable documents in
The banks custody were destroyed, as
the whole place was strewn with torn
bits of paper
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
TWO, CARDINALS DEAD.
Both tpr.l,te.' suee;uimb = Stroke. Of
-. ..:. Apoplexy..>

b. III: j.. AlPo'p'!iexy:n.
Rome, Dec. 29.-Cardinal Cavagnis
and Cardinal Tripepi died. during the
morning. Both succumbed to strokes
Of apoplexy.
Cardinal Luigi Tripepi was the pre-
feet of the congregation of Indul-
gences and Sacred Relics. He was
born in Italy in 1886 and was created
I cardinal in 1901.
Cardinal Felice Cavagnis was born
In Italy in 1841 and was created a
cardinal in 1901.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
OPPOSING FACTIONS AGREE on
INQUIRY INTO BROWNS
VILE INCIDENT, ~
Compromise Resolution Ignores Inves.
tloation Of All Constitutional and
Z Legal Questions Involved in the Dis
nnissal Of Negro Troops by the Pres
tdent and It's Adoption Is Conf.
IDENTIFY Expected.

IDENTIFY Expected.
Washington, Jan. 9.-Practically all
Of the day was given over by senate
leaders of both parties to an effort to
bring about harmony between oppos-
ing views concerning the proposed in
vestigation of the ARRAY at Browns
vile, Tex. What amounts to an agree
ment between Senators Foraker and
Lodge has been attained by their
friends, but inasmuch as 1t was de-
cided not to present the compromise
until all of the senators desiring to do
SO had made speeches on the subject
of the dismissal of the negro troops, it
Is not absolutely certain that the
peace plans will not be upset. The
compromise Is not greatly different
from the resolution presented by
Senator Lodge, and a similar one Sen
ator Foraker had intended to offer as
a substitute for his original one. 1t
provides for an investigation by the
committee on military affairs into the
ARRAY at Brownsville and to this Is to
be added provisions that a sub-oom-
mittee be sent to Brownsville and that
the expenses of the investigation be
paid out of the contingent fund of the
senate. Such resolution would ignore
the constitutional and legal questions
that have been debated for several
days in the senate. Senator Lodge
says he is favorable to the substitute
and Senator Foraker says he is not
particular as to the phraseology Of the
resolution so long as committee is
sent to Brownsville to investigate the
ARRAY. The situation is not different
to what it was at the conclusion Of
Senator Lodges speech Monday. Both
sides were them agreed on the SUBJ
stance of the resolution and to leave
out the constitutional question. 1t
was the speeches and form OF the
resolution that Senator Foraker OBJ
jected to.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
HIS SLEEP DISTURBED.
Otherwise King Oscars Condition 10
UNCHANGED.

Stockholm, Dec. 31.-King Oscar did
not pass a good night. The bulletin
issued BY his physicians says his sleep,
was disturbed and that his ltempera-
turs 10 about the same His condition
Otherwise 10 unchanged. .=5ss J. il. ).
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
NEW IS ACTING CHAIRMAN.

cortelyou .Retires as Head Of Repub-
lican Committee.
= Washington, Jan. 8.-George B. Cor
.telyou has announced his retirement
q: chairman Of the Republican nation
=, committee Hon. Harry. 9. New.
Wee chairman, viii become acting
'ehairn.a Of the committee. 49, va
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
CROP DAMAGE IMMENSE.

Loss by Indiana Flood Estimated at
$4,000.
Evansville, Ind, Jan. 5.-The Ohio
river is thirty-nine feet and still ris-
ing. The crop damage is estimated at
t75O,O0O in Southern Indiana. At Pc
tersburg and other points along the
White, !Patoka and Wabash rivers the
damage. reported is great, with the
waters still rising, but there has been
no loss of life.
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1907 JANUARY 1907
=: Y. ! = 3 81 : :! : :! Z s
WORK OF CONGRESS
Thursday, Jan: 3.

Senate-Most of the session devoted
to discussion of the Foraker resolution
for an inquiry by the senate into the
discharge of three companies of negro
troops on account of the Brownsville
(Tex.) episode. Final action on the
resolution went over until Monday.
HOUSEKEEPING to lack of quorum
adjournment was taken after fifteen
minute session.
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Eridav. Jan. 4.

Friday, Jan: 4.
House-Omnibus claims bill consld-
cred for nearly five hours, but very
little progress made. ,
Senate-Not in session.
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older states and especially the devel
opment Of manufacturing institutions
at the towns and villages along this
railroad, ..e.t,
John Entgelmeier Of South Park, a
suburb Of st. Paul, is dead Of con-
sumption, aged forty-six years. New
Years day the twelve-year-old daugh-
ter, Ethel, died Of typhoid fever and
there are three other children seri.
ously i'll at the hospital at present.
Mrs. Entgelmeier has been blind for
two years.
Governor Johnson has given Eric
Olson, the railroad batter, 500 out of
his contingent fund in recognition of
his services in preparing railroad
statistics which he presented before
the state railroad commission at the
recent general commodity rate hear
ings. Olson put his services into the
case on his own initiative.
Alderman w. l.. Miller of Winona
has been declared insane. Alderman
Miller came in contact with a live
electric wire about two years ago and
since that time his mental condition
has gradually been growing. more 4eri:
oas.s For some time NE shxs. been UNI
able 10 perform I'll date i. z 4 sAReEt.
naa property txNd A1xf1y TN Condition
AAnanAnA 'aetnntina ~ ~ ~ ia
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-20
THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
Large Amount of Matter Received During
Month of December.

over $50, 600 letters and nearly
30, 600 parcels, Of domestic origin,
were received by the dead letter di-
vision of the Postonice Department
during the month of December last.
on examination of the letters 5l7, =
451 were found to contain printed
circulars or written Enclosures which
did not bear the names and addresses
OF writers. OF the remainder, 22S, 400
letters and 3.452 parcels were restored
TO the senders. In addition TO the
domestic matter, 1913, 73S letters of for
eign origin were received as uEdeliver-
able, and were returned unopened to
the countries from which they were
sent. Currency amounting TO S4,O97.l7
was delivered to writers.
Compared with the corresponding
month of the preceding year, a con-
siderable increase was shown in the
mail matter receiyed-l06, 235 more
letters were returned to senders than
an the same period of 1905. The re-
ceipts of unbelievable matter (not
including registered) for the first six
months Of the fiscal wear (July TO
December 81, 1906) as compared with
the same period in the preceding year
were as follows: Letters in 1906,
6, 14S, 54s: in 1905, ), 800, SO; increase,
757. 500, or IA per cent; Parcels in
1906, l47, 10: in 1905, 1ll ,9I4; in
crease, 1851, or per cent.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-20
TO TEST EVERY BENT.
Commissioners Say Contractors Must Prove
Every Spar Of New Bridge.

The County Commissioners have
passed an order providing that every
.'bent" in the new Spa creek bridge
shall be tested as was the one sub
iected 10 heavy weight tests some
weeks ago.
The Iauer and Harper Company,
contractors for the work, have object
ed to making such extensive tests at
their own expense and this has led
to the ebmodying in the Commission
ers' order of provision by which the
tests shall be made anyhow and
charged To the contracting company.
The order Of the Commissioners in
full is as follows:
Whereas, this Board on February
6, 1907, directed the Lauer, Harper q
Co, contractors for Spa creek bridge,
TO test each and every bent in said
bridge in like manner as the bent
tested on the Annapolis side Of the
stream, and
Whereas, on February /, 1907, this
Board received a communication from
the Lauer, Harper & Co. objecting 10
making the tests al the expense Of
said Company
Therefore, be it resolved by this
board that the Lauer, Harper d Co. be
notified that unless they do make the
tests as ordered by this Board and at
the expense Of said Lauer, Harper a.
Co, that this Board will direct its
engineers in charge 10 proceed 10
make these tests and will deduct for
same from the contract price for said
bridge
An extensive account of the recent
test on one bent" of the bridge was
published in the Capital on Monday.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-20
ORPHANS COURT MATTERS.
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED
AT WEEKLY SESSION.
judicial Disposition By The Court Of
The Affairs of Orphans
And Widows.

Court met yesterday morning IN reg
ular session with chief Judge II. A.
Tydings, Associate Judges James
CusaclI and VIM. NJ. Abbott, II. 4.
Davidson, Register of Wills. and ler-
nest Clayton. Deputy Register and
Shsrin Joshua linthicum present, and
transacted the following business:
Inventory of the real estate of Mar
ion Terry, filed and passed.
Inventory OF the personal estate of
". Henry smith, deceased, filed and
approved.
Inventory of the personal estate of
Marion Lee Duvall, deceased, filed
and approved.
Inventory of the personal estate of
George +. JEFFREY, deceased, fled and
approved.
Inventory og the real estate OF George
+. jeffrey, deceased, was fled aud
passed,
Inventory Of the personal estate Of
VIM. a. Shipley, deceased, iiled and
approved.
Inventory of the personal estate of
Marion Terry, deceased, filed and APP
proved.
order of sale of the personal property
of George +. jeffrey, deceased, filed
and passed.
Release of Elizabeth and George W.
Copran, tow. +. keuthe, administra-
tor filed and approved.
Release of GustaVe \. Lutte TO Nn.
+. Keuthe, administrators of GustaNo
\. Lutte, deceased, tilod and approved.
Inventory of the personal estate of
Maria Addison, deceased, filed aud
approved.
The last will and testament Of
Sophrona J. Baldwin, was fled and
admitted TO probate. She leaves all
of her property to her children. Tho
will was made September H. 1904,
and witnessed by T.. Fletcher Joyce
and Katherine Morgan Joyce.
Report OF Florence T.. Duvall and
Charles Duvall, Jr., administrators
c. [. a., of Charles Duvall, deceased,
was fled and passed.
Account of sales of the personal
estate of Edwin a. Rider, deceased,
was filed and ratified by order of the
Court.
Application of Mary a. Carroll for
guardianship to her minor children,
Laura Smith, Della Smith and Charles
T.. Smith, was fled and passed.
Report of sale in the matter of the
personal estate of Swetzer Linthioum,
ueCeaseus was Hltu anu llhoth W ~
der of the Court.
First and final account Of Florence
| Il. Duvall and Charles Duvall, Jr.'
administrators c. I. a. OF Charles Du-
| vail, deceased, was fled, examined
and passed by order of-ti1d Court.
First and final distribution account
of John Lansdale, administrator Of
Eliza w. Lansdale, deceased was
fled. examined and passed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-20
May Appoint Mayor Douw.

Governor War6eld will this afternoon
possibly make the appointments of
Maryland's S delegates to the conven-
tion of road engineers, which meets in
Pittsburg, Pa, on March -. The
convention will be for the discussion
of engineerig and good road matters.
Mayor Douw's name has been suggest
ed to represent the city of Annapolis
among the State delega es, as he was
city engineer during the laying of
the improved streets Of the city sew
eral years ago.
State Road Engineer w. w. Crosby
will be one of the delegates and Mr..
Harry May Cuttings, of the firm Of
Langdon and Cuttings, of Baltimore,
has also accepted the appointment. The
Governor will also invite Road Engi-
neer Shirley, of Baltimore county, to
represent Maryland in this capacity,
but has not selected the additional
delegates.