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New-York tribune., 1907-12-14
RECEIVER FOR ENGINE MAKERS

Beioit, WIS., Dec. i3-Creditors of John Thomp-
son & Sons Manufacturing COMPANY makers or
gasolene engines, asked that they, be declared
bankrupt. and J. w. Ferguson, of Rockford. was
appointed receiver to-day The liabilities ara s,oe
900; assets s3O0G00
New-York tribune., 1907-12-14
WESTINGHOUSE RESTORATION REPORT
tBy Telegraph to

(By Telegraph The Trbunel
Pittsburg, Dec. 13-It is reported here tonight
that the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Company will shortly be restored to the stock.
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BANK TO REOPEN.
Second of Commerce Branches Re-
sumes Business.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 9.-Arrange-
ments had practically been completed
today for the reopening tomorrow of
the Stock Yards Bank of Commerce,
deposits $3.50, 900, which failed last week,
following the closing the National Bank
of Commerce. The institution will be
bought outright from the receiver of the
National Bank of Commerce. This will
be the second bank to have resumed
since the furry last week.
The directors of the National Bank
of Commerce are working hard on a
plan for the reorganization of that bank
and hope to make a sufficiently good
showing to gain the permission of Re
ceiyer Bradley to reopen.
An incident of self-sacrifice connected
with the failure of the National Bank
of Commerce has just come to light.
William A. Rule, for many years cash
Ter of the bank, 1t develops, mortgaged
his magnificent home in the south side
to nav certain individual notes given by
him to pay for bank stock. Sometime
ago the directors urged that Mr.. Rule
should personally own more stock than
he then held in the bank. He was un-
able to pay cash for it and borrowed
the money outside the bank. giving his
personal notes therefor. These notes
would not have fallen due for some
time vet. but to protect the holder of
them, Mr.. Rule mortgaged his home on
the day before the failure and took
them W..
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RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT.
Drop in the Mercury Promised With
the Precipitation.

There were numerous snow fur
r1es during the earlier part of the
day with just sprinkle of rain and
a big drop in the mercury when COM
pared with the temperature of Sun
day, which was that of a spring day.
The wind which has blown all day
from the northwest at the rate of "a
miles an hour in fits and starts is of
the chilling penetrating variety which
usually precedes a storm though the
weather man predicts nothing of the
kind. There was a light rain last
night amounting to .02 of an inch.
further drop in the mercury is
promised for tonight and Tuesday and
a corresponding drop in the gas pres
sure may be expected as the consump-
ton of the product increases as a re-
suit Over the weather building a
big black flag floats surmounted by
a pennant of the same color indicative
OF the changed weather conditions
predicted by that department, of rain,
and then snow tonight.
An evidence of the severity of the
drop in the temperature is attested by
the fur collars turned up to their
limit and the tight buttoned overcoats
of the hurrying pedestrians. The fol-
lowing table prepared at the govern
ment weather station from observa-
tions made in Topeka indicates the ac-
ton of the mercury from hour to
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CROWD WILL BE LARGE
Big Advance Sale of Tickets for Howe
Lecture.

Reports received from the MEM
bers of the committee who have
charge of the sale of tickets for tn e
Ed Howe lecture Thursday evening
indicate that we will have the crowd
of the season." said J. A. Worley, who
has charge of the committee which is
promoting the affair. But why
shouldn't we. We are offering a treat
which will not be equaled this winter,
If l am anything of judge.
Mr.. Howe is known from one end
of the globe, if there is anything of
that kind, to the other and besides
knowing his subject he is able to talk
of it in an intelligent manner. The
United Commercial Travellers have
taken hold of the project with a vim
and it is safe to say that tickets will
be sold to members of the order living
in all parts of the United States.
81 was talking to member of the
committee at the Throop hotel the
other day when one of the boys who
lives in New York asked to be permit-
ted to buy ticket and he bought two,
though he said that his wife was at
home and he expected to be there the
night of the lecture. That is the kind
of encouragement that the committee
is meeting with on all hands and this
is In a measure what 1 base my pre-
diction of a record breaking crowd on.
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TAF1'S MOTHER DEAD.
The End Had Been Expected for a
Week Past.

Millbury Mass, Dec 9.-Death which
had been expected almost hourly for a
week past was announced Sunday
morning at 11:20 o'clock from the bed
side of Mrs. Louisa Maria Taft, mother
of William Fl. Taft, secretary of war.
Mrs. Taft was the widow of .Alphonso
Taft, secretary of war and attorney
general of the United States under
President Grant and later minister to
Austria and Russia.
Mrs Taft was attacked last July with
acute indigestion and a gradual break
down of her vigorous constitution soon
followed Secretary Taft, her son. had
visited her on independence day and
left her apparently in normal health to
go to his summer home in Canada from
which place he was summoned on Au-
gust 15 because of alarm at his mothers
condition. He spent day at her bed
side and found her in a less dangerous
condition than he had supposed. The
imperative duties of his office called
him to Washington where plans for
tour of the world had been so definite
ly arranged that they could not be
changed and as his mother was report
ed as rallying, he proceeded to carry
out his program.
Secretary Taft sailed for home last
Saturday.
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While Trying to Join Her Hus-
band i'm BOulOgne HarbOr.
BUFFETED BY WAVES
For Hours on Board a Harbor
Tender.
Couple Is Finally United on
the President Grant.

| On Board the Steamer President
Grant, in the English Channel, Dec.
s--By wireless telegraphy to London.
Mrs. Taft, wife of the American
secretary of war, Joined her husband
on board this steamer early this morn
ing at Boulogne. On the trip out on
harbor tender the party had an ex-
! ceed1ngIy narrow escape from wreck
and disaster.
Mrs. Taft and Mrs. George Post
wheeler, wife of the second secretary
of the American embassy at Toxic
ana the other passengers for the Pres
1dent Grant, boarded the tender Hol-
Iand last night within the harbor
works of Boulogne. Very heavy seas
We're running outside and this deIay-
ed the departure of the tender. but at
half past one this morning, it being
supposed that the President Grant
was inside the breakwater. the Hol-
lahd started out to take the passen-
gers alongside. Soon after leaving it
was discovered that the President
Grant mad not come inside The HoI-
land got caught in the heavy seas A
giant wave broke her rudder and the
small tender drifted helplessly in the
darkness. She was tossed about on
the waves like a cork, and rolled al
most on her beam ends. There was
Danger or capsizing or of being dashed
upon the rocks.
The passengers were thrown about in
every direction. Mrs. Taft and Mrs
wheeler were crouching in the cap
tam CABIN when some fixtures above
them came down with a crash Fortu-
nately, they were not injured. Near the
lighthouse the Holland managed to get
a grip with an anchor, and this improv-
ed the situation. Repairs were hurried
ly made. The President Grant came in
at o'clock and the passengers from
the tender were transferred without
further incident.
Among those who came off on the
Holland were NJ. Rischmann, sub
prefect OF Boulogne, who greeted Sec
retary Taft in the name of France. The
subprefect expressed his regret at the
i'll timed start of the Holland
Secretary Taft made an appropriate
reply, expressing hfs deep appreciation
of the consideration Of the French gov
ernment and regrettiffg that the change
of plans had made it necessary for him
to abandon his proposed visit to Paris.
The President Grant is eight hours
behind her schedule because of the
storm. After taking on the Boulogne
passengers the steamer sailed for Ply
mouth
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PERSON LOSES SUIT:
Court Holds He Didn't Sue the Right
Person.

John Pierson. who sued In the United
States circuit court for $4,000
against the Rock Island for person.
al injuries sustained while working in
the Horton shops, lost his suit Pier
son who was boilernaker helper was
walking under the caves of the round
house at Horton while it was being
remodeled. 1t was claimed that brick
and other debris was swept off the roof
of the round house by the workmen
engaged in making the repairs and that
some if this material fell on Person
hurting him in such a manner that he
has been disabled permanently. The
repair work was being done under con-
tract to C. A. Fellows and the. attempt
was made to fasten the failure to adopt
precautionary measures upon the rail-
road company.
Judge Pollock held that the railroad
company was not liable for the dam
ages even if the contractor working for
it enda ngered the lives of the employees
of the railroad in fulfilling his contract.
Judge Pollock maintained that the
suit should have been brought against
the contractor. The accident happen
ed in January, 1906.
An appeal Will be taken to the United
States circuit court by Waters & Wa
ters, attorneys for the plaintiff.
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DEMOCRATS NEXT.
They Will Meet Thursday to Decide
About Convention.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The Demo-
crat national committee will meet at
the Arlington in this city next Thurs
day at noon for the purpose of select
ing the place at which and the time
when the national Democrat con-
vention shall be held next summer.
Colonel John I. Martin of Missouri,
the veteran sergeant-at-arms. is al
ready in the city making preparations
for the meeting.
Several places including Chicago.
Kansas City, Louisville. Denver and
Atlantic City, have been mentioned as
candidates for the location and the
second of June is now spoken of as the
most probable date for the conven-
ton.
A number of the members of the
committee have expressed the opinion
that. it is desirable that the Democrat
convention should be held in advance
of the Republican and they generally
advocate June 2.
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TOO MUCH MONEY.
Wall Street Now Has Another Kind
of Scare.

New York, Dec. 9.-The events of the
past week in the financial world have
been such as usually mark the gradual
return of confidence and the restoration
of normal conditions in the banks. The
decision of the secretary of the treas
ury to issue only about 1000, 900 of the
$150, 100000 in new securities which he
expressed a willingness to issue If con-
ditions required, the disclosure of un-
usually strong reserves by country
banks reporting to the controller of the
currency, the decline in the currency
premium and the improvement in the
New York bank statement have all been
features of the week which have tend
ed towards stability and reassurances.
The action of the secretary of the
treasury in limiting the issues of Sc
curitieS was q part of the original plan
recommended to him, to meet the stu
alton by a reSolute and adequate meas
ure, but to carry the execution of the
measure no further than circumstances
required. The result of limiting the
issue of the Panama 2 per cent bonds
to 5,000,0 900 and the one year treasury
certificates to about $15, 100000 will be
to considerably simplify the problem OF
treasury management and money mar
ket conditions during the spring. 1t IS
anticipated by farsighted bankers here
that there will be a plethora of money
soon instead Of a dearth, and that 1t
will be necessary to reduce in some way
the large volume of currency which
has been brought into use during the
crisis.
The increase in money in circulation
outside the treasury as shown by the
monthly statement of the treasury de-
partment for November was $131, ,872, ,SS7.
OF this amount the increase in gold In
the country is computed at about S72,-
OOO 900, including domestic production as
we'll as Importation from abroad.
The other principal form of increase
is in bank circulation in which an in
crease of 81, ,533, ,521 was obtained by the
disbursement of bank notes held in the
treasury cash, and $46. 1871 730 was OBJ
tanned by actual increase in the notes
issued by the comptroller and outstand-
in
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KILLED IN COLORADO.
Oscar Coleman, Formerly of Topeka,
Loses His Life.

of the death of Oscar Coleman at
Mccoy, Colorado, where he was en-
ployed by a mining and refining COM
pany His death was caused by a gun
shot wound, but particulars are lack
ing and 1t is not known whether he
was killed in fight or whether his
death was the result of an accident.
Coleman lived in Topeka for num-
Der of years and was interested with
F. p Plamondin in the joint wh1ch
has onerated in the room adjoining
the Copeland hotel. He was arrested
with Plamondin who was the pro-
prietor of the place and was out on
bond following his conviction and the
appeal of the case to the supreme
court and suddenly dropped out OF
sight The news received today in
dicating his death in Colorado is the
first that has been heard of him since
he left Topeka.
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married June Is, 1905, to Princess Mar
garet Victoria of Connaught. Prince
Oscar renounced his succession to the
throne and married March 15 1888, Ebba
Munck of Fulkila.
King Oscar was called the ablest
ruler of the nineteenth century and
the most democratic king that ever
lived. ell never made any attempt to
and whenever he travelled to the south
of France he made it a point to visit
the little house at Pau, where his
grandfather was born.
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Greatly Mourned by a Loving
and Loyal People.
HIS SON is SWORN In.
AScends the Throne Under the
Title of GuStaVe V.
Dead King Was a Grandson of
Marshal BernadOtte.

Stockholm. Dec. Oscar IL,
King of Sweden. died at 9:10 Sunday
morning. The death of the venerable
monarch occurred in the royal apart
ment of the palace, where, surrounded
by tho members of his family, includ-
Ing the aged queen, Sophia, and the
crown prince, Oscar Gustave. and
high ministers of state the inevitable
end has been awaited. while outside
the palace great crowds stood with
bowed heads and fearful eyes long af-
ter the announcement came of the
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Rucxineham to Stock Yards.

Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 9.-The Union
Stock Yards company of Omaha today
elected Robert Dunham, of the Ar
president and Everett E. Buckingham,
Who recently resigned the position of
general SUPERINTENDENT of the Oregon
Short Line Railway company. general
sfrnad General C. F. Henderson de-
clined to again be candidate for the
presid ency.
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LESS WHEAT SOWN.
Condition Is Slightly Below the Ten
Yeer Average.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The crop re-
porting bureau of statistics of the de-
partment of agriculture today issued
the following bulletin: The newly
seeded area of winter wheat is esti-
mated at being 1.9 per cent less than
the area sown in the fall of 1906
equivalent to a decrease of 5000
acres and a total acreage of 1,069,000.
The condition of winter wheat on
December i, was Gil as compared
with 94.1 on December l. 1906, 94.1
at the corresponding date in 1905, and
a ten year average of $50.
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death of their well loved sovereign.
The whole country Is bowed with
grief, for King Oscar was something
more than a ruler of his people and
had endeared himself to them as an
intimate and personal friend. When
the flag on the palace was dipped to
half mast there was a moan of an
guish from the assembled multitude
and many of them cried "Our dear old
King is dead"
The death certificate was worded as
follows:
we declare upon oath that his
peacefully at 9:1o o'clock this morn
ing in the castle at Stockholm at the
age of IS years. months, IT days.
as the result of calcification of the
cerebral and cardiac blood vessels.
(Stgned) BERG,
"EDGREN.
"FLENSBURG,"
His Son Reigns.
The succession to the throne of
Sweden no wpasses to Oscar Gustave
Adolphe. Duke of Verland, the Oldest
son of the late king. At a meeting of
took the oath of allegiance under the
title of Gustave V. and adopted the
motto with the people for the
father!and." The princess then took
the cath of allegiance and the new
monarch accepted the homage of the
state officials.
The last hours of the expiring mon
arch were passed in Inconsistencies
and up tc the end he gave no sign of
recognizing those about him.
The death of King Oscar is not
expected to be followed by any serious
disturbances of Sweden's political con-
dition. The venerable monarch has
been slowly failing for many months
past. and last January he experienced
an illness that at the time was ex-
pected to end fatally All precautions
had been taken for the orderly pas
sage of power to the hands of his able
son and successor.
Under King Oscar Sweden,s stability
and progress have been uniform until
the events eliminating in the recent
separation of Norway. The final sue
cess of the separation was a grievous
blow to the aged king. Both his pride
and his heart were wounded and his
constant brooding over this unhappy
event doubtless contributed to his
death.
Sketch of His Life.
Oscar II, king of Sweden. and prev
ious to 1905 king of Sweden and Nor
way, was born January q. 1929. He
was the third son of King Oscar I and
of Queen Josephine, daughter of Prince
Eugene of Leuchtenberg, and grandson
of Marshal Bernadotte. Oscar III sue
ceeded to the throne at the death of
his brother. King Carl XIV. September
IS, 1872. He was married June 6, 1857,
to Queen Sophia. born July g. 1885.
daughter of the late Duke William of
Nassau. Four children survive King
Cscar-Crown Prince Gustave. born
born November Is. 1859: Prince Carl.
born February 27. 1861. and Prince Eu-
gene born August 1, 1855. Prince Gus
taye was married September 20, 1881.
to Princess Victoria of Baden Baden.
Their eldest son, Prince Gustave, was
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A tablet over the door of the little
stone house bears the inscription, THE
peasant, Charles Bernadotte, who sub
seQuently rose to be a field marshal of
France, and ultimately King Charles
XIV of Sweden and Norway, was born
in this cottage in 1763.''
In appearance, however, King Oscar
was every inch a king, and there is no
sovereign in all Europe who was more
stately and more regal in bearing than
was he.
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weather Inf1,cattons.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy and decidedly
colder tonight; Tuesday fair with
warmer in west portion.
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Three brothers Drowned.

Marshal1town. Ia. Dec. 9.-Three
brothers were drowned at Tama while
skating last evening.
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Continued on Page Eight,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
CORNELL WAKING UP.
Ithacans Hold Secret Practise in Prepa-
ration for Tigers.

ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 23--Secret practise
was the order issued by the Cornell coaches
yesterday for the first time this season,
and all undergraduates were excluded from
tho field while the varsity squad went
through a long, gruelling practise. Clint"
Wyckoff. '96, who was all-American quar-
terback curing his gridiron career, reach
cd Ithaca yesterday and joined the coach
ing staff, taking particular charge Of the
backs. while his classmate, It. f. Fennell,
'96, coach Of Penn State, put the llnesmen
through a long drill with the ''bucker'
and the tackling dummy. McCallie and
Gardner are still out Of the game, the
former with severe injuries to his rib car
tileges, and the doctors declare that 1t is
extremely improbable that he will be able
to get into the Princeton contest.
Following the drill in the rIdiments OF
the game the varsity and scrubs lined up,
practising punts and outside kicks. The
ends were given a long practise in
struction In getting down the field under
punts, while Walder and Cosgrove were
tried out with drop and place kicks. Fol-
lowing this a scrlmmage which lasted for
almost three-quarters of an hour was held,
during which the varsity managed to tally
three times on the scrubs.
A new fighting spirit seems to be infus-
ing the varsity and the plays were car
ried off with a dash that has not been
seen on Percy Field before this season.
The defeat by Penn State seems to have
been Just what was NEEDED to rouse the
team and coaches to a realization of their
tardy development.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
CHAMPIONS PICK EMBLEM.
Gold Watch Charm with a Cub Holding
Diamond Between Teeth.

CHICAGO. Oct. 23.-The Chicago Ma
tionaI League baseball club, winners Of
the worlds championship in the recently
played series with the Detroit Tigers, have
decided on the style of emblem to COM
memorate the victory. President Murphy
has taken a vote of all the men on the
team and finds that all of them favor a
design similar to the one given them two
years ago for winning the championship
of Chicago.
That medal vas a watch charm, made
of solid gold, with a raised surface on
one side to represent half of a baseball
and ON the surface was a big C-the Chi
cago monogram. In the centre of the G
is a big diamond, to represent the field OF
battle. and around the sides are baseball
bats, the implements with which victory
was won. The Cubs think the medal is
the neatest design they have seen, and
their idea is to have the same kind made
this year, only a little larger, to be at
tached to the bottom of the other charm
by a gold link.
The diamond is to be a little larger, and
instead of the Chicago G there will be
a large cub holding the diamond between
his teeth. On the reverse side Of the medal
will be placed the lettering, giving the
name of the holder and date of winning
the worlds championship, There is no
enamel work on the medal and no sharp
corners to catch on clothing.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
PRU TOURNEY DATES.

Wednesday, October 2s-Bonn VS.. Long
cor.
Thursday. October 24-TerwiInger VS.
Woodruff.
Friday, October 25-white VS.. TiIlyer.
Monday, October 2S-Hann VS.. Ehni.
Tuesday, October 29-Terwilliger VS.. Law
renee.
Wednesday, October 30-Bonn vs.. Wood.
Thursday, October S1-Longcor VS.. Law.
renee.
Friday. November Ham VS.. Tillyer.
Wednesday, November 6-Hann VS.. Bonn
Thursday, November 7-Lawrence VS.
Friday, November 2Tillyer VS.. Long.
Monday, November 11-Bonn VS.. Trllyer
Tuesday, November 12-Woodruff VS.
wednesday. November ls-Hann VS.
Thursday, November 1Ewhite VS.. Ter.
Friday. November 15-Tnlyer VS.. Wood.
ruff.
Monday, November 1S-Bonn VS.. Law.
tuesday. November 1s-Hann VS.. Ter.
"wednesday, November 2o-white vs.
Thursday. November a-Ehni VS.. Long
Friday. November 22-Tilyer VS.. Ter.
Monday, November 2S-Lawrence VS..
White.
Tuesday, November 2~s-Terwiriger VS..
Longeor.
wednesday. November a. Ehni VS..
Woodruff.
Friday, November 2a-Bonn VS.. White.
Monday, December 2-Ehni VS.. Bonn.
Tuesday, December 3-Longcor VS.. Wood
run.
Wednesday. December 4-Lawrence VS..
Ham.
Thursday, December 5-white VS.. Long
cor.
Friday. December e-Ehni VS.. Terwili-
Monday, December 9-TllIycr VS.. Law
renee.
Tuesday, December lO--Hann VS.. Wood
"Wednesday, December 11-Bonn VS.. Ter
williger.