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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
CALEB POWERS TRIAL
DEFENDANT ON THE STAND AT
GEORGETOWN, KY, TODAY.
By Associated Press.


GEORGETOWN, KY, December 16.-
Caleb Powers. accused of completely in
the murder of William Goebel, took the
stand today. The courthouse was pack
ed. Many women were present. After
detailing his early struggle for education
and his political aspirations. ending in his
nomination and election as secretary of
state, Powers was asked to define his con-
nection with bringing the various bodies
of mountain men to Frankfort prior to
the assassination of Goebel
The witness frankly admitted his con-
nection with the mountain army and
said that there was no secrecy about it.
He said the purpose of it was for a moral
effect on the contest then pending at
Frankfort, and there was no threat or in
timation of violence and no instructions
given to the mountaneers as to any
threatened trouble
Powers denied emphatically that he di-
rected Golden or Noakes, as they testi-
fled. to get mountain feudists" or fight
ing men, but said that instructions were
given to get representative citizens, the
best in their respective sections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
TO DETERMINE PROCEDURE.
Senate Committee on Rules Takes
Up a Controversy.

The question Of cabinet officers sending
drafts Of bills to the Senate will receive
attention from tthe committee on rules.
Today when communication was an
nounced by the Vice President from the
Secretary of the Interior the statement
was made that 1t included a draft of a
bill and consequently would go to the
committee on rules. This action was
taken in place of the proceeding in the
case OF a similar communication a few
days ago. when bill was sent direct to
the committee by which consideration was
desired. The committee on rules will de-
eide what Is to be done with Secretary
Garield's bill. many senators contending
thot such bills should not be printed and
sent to committees. but should be prop
erly introduced and receive their first
and second readings in the Senate before
going TO committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
New Press Equipment

The Star is making extensive
improvements In it's mechanical
equipment, and two Of Its three
new sextupIe presses, each capable
Of printing $4,000 24.paee papers
per hour, have already been In
stalled, and within a few weeks
the third and last press will be
running.
This change Of machinery has
necessarily occasIoned delay In the
printing Of the paper. but as soon
as the last press can be Installed
and Is running smoothly the sub.
scribers to The Star will be bene-
fited by an earlier delivery than
before.
The advertisers are especially
requested to send their copy earlier
than usual, In order that the paper
may be issued promptly and de-
Iivered to subscribers as nearly as
possible on time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
walsh's Checks Carried as Cash.

CHICAGO. December 16.-Maurice Ro-
senfeld. who was a director of the Chicago
National Bank. was ON the stand today in
the trial of John R. Walsh for misappli-
cation of the funds of the bank.
Rosenfeld testified that as director
he knew that the funds of the bank
were invested in companies in which Mr..
Walsh was Interested The investments,
he said, however. were never discussed at
the meetings of the directors, nor did he
ever vote for them. He did not know of
any memorandum notes" being held in
the bank, and he did not vote that such
notes should be placed in the bank. He
had no knowledge, he said, that Mr..
Walshs checks were carried as cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
DRUCE CASE HEARING
DEFENDANT WILLING TO HAVE
GRAVE OPENED FOR PROOF.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

SpeCldi CaDleSFdm 10 lne StdI
LONDON. December 16.-when the
case Of Herbert Druce. charged with
perjury by George Hollamby Druce, the
claimant of the Portland estates, came
up again for hearing in the Marylebone
police court today Judge Plowden asked
Mr.. Atherley-Jones of counsel for George
Druce whether the prosecutions rejec-
ton of the evidence of it's witness, Rob
ert Caldwell meant that everything that
Caldwell had testified to was to be con-
sidered as wiped out and that his story
Of the mock funeral of T. C. Druce was
to be regarded as false
Mr.. AtherleyJones replied that he did
not know whteher Caldwell would ulti-
mately establish himself, but his evil
dence had been abandoned because some
parts of it had been discredited.
Mr.. Avery. counsel for Herbert Druce
then opened for the Defense declaring
that there would have been no prosecu-
ton but for the information Caldwell
seen lead, instead of a corpse. put into
the coffin. This was wicked invention.
Continuing his address. Mr.. Avery re-
ferred to the G. H. Druce and Portland
stock companies. which are furnishing
the funds for the prosecution. He said
that, in his opinion, every one of the
promoters of these companies and every
one Of the subscribers to their stock was
liable to be put into the criminal dock
on a charge Of champerty and mainte-
nance.
Would Open Grave if Necessary.
The defendants position with regard to
the prosecutions desire to open T. C..
Druces grave was that he did not desire
the desecration of his fathers grave to
satisfy the whims of person ella ming
an estate with which he is not connected.
But should the opening be shown 20 be
necessary in the interest of the public JUS
tice, the defendant would be willing to
have 1t done.
| Mr.. Atherley-Jones at this point re-
marked that the defendant was resisting
| the prosecution at great expense, when
the matter might practically be solved by
the open ng of the grave.
Judge Plowden interposed with the ques-
| ton. ''Are you prepared to abide by the
result IL the grave Is opened?
| Mr.. Atherley-Jones replied that he was
not, but he admitted that, should the
grave be opened, the prosecution might
prove abortive.
Judge Plowden said he had no hesitation
in saying 1t would be a very desirable
STEP
"Champerty," in law, is a bargain with
litigant to bear the expense of litiga-
| ton in consideration of share of the
j matter sued for.
! Maintenance" Is officious intermeddling
| in suit by one who has no concern in
it. by assisting or maintaining either party
| with money, or otherwise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
Presidential Nominations.

The Pr sident sent to the Senate today
the following nominations:
Edward H. Fitz-Gerald to be chaplain,
with rank of major.
Gunner Thomas Smith to be a chief
gunner.
Mate Thomas W. Bonsall. on retired
list, to be mate, with rank of next higher
grade.
To be pension agent at San Francisco,
Cal, Jesse B. Fuller of California.
To be pension agent at Milwaukee. Wis,
Frederick H. Magdeburg Of Wisconsin.
And a large number Of postmasters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
THE CHRISTMAS RECESS.
Congressional Vacation Will Be
From December 81 to January 6.

Members of Congress will have Christ
mas vacation from December 81 to Janu.
ary 6. A resolution to this effect was
adopted by the House today when pre-
sented by Representative Payne of New
York. good many members have left
for home already, and others will leave
during the week. The House was in ses-
sion only little while today, and will
meet again Thursday, when the various
House committees W IL be announced by
Speaker Cannon. There will be brief
session, and then adjournment until Sat
urday. when only corporaIs guard is
expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
Sudden Death for Two.

ST. LOUIS. December 16.-L. F. Par.
ker, general solicitor of the ST. Louis
and San Francisco railroad, was found
dead today in the bath tub at his home
Death resulted from heart disease.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, December 49,
Frank Frankenberg, aged sixty years
cashier of the Colonial Savings Bank
dropped dead today in the bank lobby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
BOTANIC GARDEN CASE.
Hearing on Proceedings for Injunc-
ton to Prevent Removal of Trees,

BY direction of Gen. Dodge of the Grant
memorial commission, Assistant United
States Attorney Mcnamara today notified
Attorney Conrad II. Syme that he will
call for he airing before Chief Justice
Clabaugh next Friday the injunction
proceedings to prevent the removal of
the trees in the Botanic Garden. The OBJ
ject of the notice is to ask the court to
rescind the rule laid on Capt Poole. to
show cause why the removal Of the trees
should not be esenjoined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
Blames Spectators.

Senator Tillman then branched Off into
a discussion of financial conditions in the
south and west. the scarcity Of currency
and the use of clearing house certificates.
He then brought his remarks around to
caustic comment upon New York stock
gambling and the evils of speculation. He
charged the present stringency mainly to
the pirates and buccaneers of Wall
street and their methods of watered
stocks and the like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
Weather.

Fair and slightly colder to-
night. Tomorrow fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16

The pope made official announcement
during the consistory of the appointment
of Mons. Kennedy, rector of the American
College here, to be titular bishop of
Indianapolis, and the appointment of
Mons. Dennis O'Connell. rector of the
Catholic University at Washington, to be
titular bishop of Setaste.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
HOVERlNG WAR CLOUD.
Conflict Between An Central American
States is impending, According to
Reports Reaching Washington,

The news from Mexico of an impend
ing conflict between all of the Cen
trail American states except Costa
Rica was received in Washington OF
Thursday with surprise and incredul
ity, for up TO that time all of the I'D
vices from that quarter of the world
which haG reached Washington were
to the effect tha. the asperities caused
by the last Nicaraguan attack upon
Acatutla, Salvador, has been smooth
ed down under the combined inAu
ence of the governments of Mexict
and United States.
Indeed, it was the belief Of the state
department officials that arrangement
We're about to be perfected for a con
ference in Washington next fall OF
winter Of delegations from the Central
American states, the only obstacle be-
ing the reluctance of each of the par
ties to taking the initiative in asking
for the conference.
Only Wednesday the state depart
ment received a cablegram from Amer
lean Minister Lee at Guatamala City
stating that Guillermo Aguirre, the
minister of finance of Guatamala, ac'
companied by Senor Mato and another
official, had just left that city for the
City of Mexico for the purpose of meet
ing Secretary Root upon his approach
ing visit there. 1t is understood that
this Guatamalan delegation is clothed
with full power to represent their gov
ernment in the effort to improve the
relations between Guatemala and
Mexico, which have not yet recovered
from the strain to which they were
subjected as the result of the refusal
Of President Cabrera to surrender to
Mexico for trial the alleged instigators
of the assassination of the late Gen
eral Barillas.
All official statements relative TO
Secretary Roots projected trip haze
been to the effect that it is to be ab-
solutely unconnected with politics. but
it is scarcely expected he would re-
fuse to meet the Guatarfalan delega'
ton, in view of his freely expressed
desire to use his best efforts to pre-
serve the peace in the south. For the
same reason, if the meeting takes
place. and war has not in the mean
time broken out between the Centra:
American states, it is probable that
Secretary Root would feel it his duty
to pass beyond the simple question OF
the relations between Guacamala ana
Mexico and endsavor to impress upon
the delegations the wisdom OF conserv'
ing the peace with their other neigh
bors.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
NOBODY is SCARED
Wall Street Cry of "WoIf"
Taken as Huge Joke.
BUSINESS UNDISTURBED
Slump in Stock Market Attributed to
Manipulation Of Standard Oil Crowd
Because of Heavy Fine lmpos-
ed on John D. Rockefeller.

A Washington special says: Stocks
have been declining the pas. few days
at a great rate, and the Wall street
spectators are declaring that the rea-
son for it is that the president seems
about to enforce the laws OF the Unit
ed States.
Mr.. Roosevelt has been president OF
the United States nearly seven years.
Exactly why anybody should come
to the conclusion that now he is going
to enforce the laws against the trusts
does not appear to the ordinary mind,
but almost anything appears to the
stock gamblers mind.
The exposure OF the methods of the
Standard Oil company, which, after
several years delay, Mr.. Herbert Knox
Smith, under the direction of Mr..
Roosevelt, is making, is no evidence
that anything is going to be done
about it, and if anything is done 1t
seems very clear to those who watch
the situation at close range that only
the Standard Oil company will suffer.
The Standard Oil company gets no
benefit from the tariff regulations. All
other big trusts which have been sell
ing abroad cheaper than at home, for
instance, are enabled to commit this
iniouity by the tariff regulation.
Il is certain, almost beyond perad.
venture, that the government is not
likely to touch any of the trusts wkict
are protected by the tariff.
It is known that certain group OF
fnanciers, shown as the Standard OH
are the most powerful manipulators
in Wall street; and, although Stand
ard Oil stock itself is known as a
curbstone, that is, it is not bought
and sold on the stock exchange, 1t IS
also known that this Standard Oil
group has a hand in nearly every big
transaction on the exchange. Stand
ard Oil could. therefore, easily bring
about a decline in the prices of most
of the socks. This, it is thought IN
WASHINGTON, is what is being done, in
order to frighten the administration
and prevent further proceedings
against the Standard Oil company.
Stocks may continue to decline and
the panic on Wall street, inspired by
the Standard Oil group, may cause
thousands of panicky and easily fooled
American investors to lose piles OF
money, but reports from every quarter
of this country are to the effect that
times were never better, the crop
outlook IS brighter than it has been
for wears, all the great industries OF
the country are prospering, people
have money and they have produce to
be hauled by railroads and to be hand
led by manufacturers, merchants and
consumers. There canont be any nara
times when such conditions as these
obtain and cry of "wolf,' wolf" in
Wall street is a false alarm, as all wise
men know.
eYt, of course, there is only one man
in America who can save the coun'
try. He is at present pitching hay up
at Oyster Bay.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
YELLOW JACK is SPREADING.
Dread MaIady Breaks Out in ne"
Place in Cuba.

Yellow fever appeared Friday IN an
other place in Cuba, according to a
renort from Chief Surgeon Taylor, at
Mar;anao. who says there are two
cases a. Coiba Bccha, the origin OF
which has not been traced. This makes
eighteen cases in al reported IN CUBA
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
A WHOLESALE VACATION.
Clark Thread Company Accedes to the
Wishes of Its Employees.

The Clark O. n. T. Thread company
which employees several thousand
hands. posted a notice Thursday to the
effect tina; the Newark mill will close
down from August "a until Septem'
Der while the bill in kearney WILL
c,ose IN the same day and remain
closed until September 10.
The demand for vacations became
eo great that the company found it
wculd almost empty the mills to grant
all the applications and decided to let
all hands rest at once.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
BONDS IN BARGAIN SALE.

New York Securities Being Disposed
of in a Novel Manner.
Results. Of the first days sale OF
bonds "over the counter by New
York city were satisfactory, according
to officials. There was a steady call
Of buyers and sales of job lots of bonds
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 were
frequent. In this way more than $780,
900 worth of the s15,000,CO0 issue,
which the city failed to dispose of by
the usual method of bidding, were
sold.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
NEW YORK POOR IN CASH.

City is Having Much Difficulty in Pay
ing Pressing Bills.
Admission is made in New York that
the city is hard pressed to pay its bills
due to the present tight money mar
ket and a consequent inability to dis
pose of city bonds. The result is that
one of the richest cities in the world
is poor, so far as ready cash is con-
cerned, for the first time in the mem
crv of living man. 1t is stated that
there is about s1,OOO,000 on hand to
meet nearly s4,OOO,OOO Of pressing OBJ
legations.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
LOCKER CLUBS FOR SAVANNAH L
Saloon Men Are Already Planning
Their Organization.

Locker clubs are talked of IN SaVan'
nah. Ca. already. II is SAID that some
Of The sa!ocn men vii! at oacs begin
work organizing them. This is made
possible by the $500 tax put on sccla
Gibbs having liquors in lockers, by the
legislature.
Had the tax been kept at $4,000 a:
tho senate desired, these proposed
clubs would not have been possible
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
Meets Next in Boston.

The International Typographical
Union, in annual session at Hot
Springs, Ark, voted Thursday to hold
its next session in Boston.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
COSTLY SUMMER RESORT FIRE.

Hotel Section of Old Orchard, Maine,
is Laid Waste.
Nearly one-half of the summer no
tel section along the shore front at
Old Orchard, Maine, was swept by
fire Thursday night, the loss probably
amounting to fully half million dol
lars The Hotel Fiske, valued at $780,
900: the Hotel Emerson, valued at
s75 900: the Hotel Alberta, the Aldine,
the Lawrence house and half dozen
smaller hotels, together with about
fifty cottages, were destoryed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
PENSION FUND PROPOSED
sy international. Typographical Union
for Disabled Members.

for Disabled Members.
The International Typographical I'm
ion adjourned at Hot Springs Satur'
day. What is regarded as the most I'm
portant feature of the entire conven
ton was the adoption OF a resolution
approving and referring to a referen
dunn vote of the subordinate unions
the proposition to levy an assessment
to provide a pension fund for disabled
members over sixty years Of age anc
who have been members Tor not les'
than twenty years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
FREIGHT sMAsHES TROLLEY CAR
Three People Killed Outright and Six
teen More or Less Injured.

A New YORK.! dispatch says: Three
persons were killed and sixteen others
injured, several Of them dangerously,
when a freight on the Long Island
railroad Thursday afternoon struck a
trolley car at a railroad crossing on
Coney Island avenue.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
SOUTHERN TRAIN DERAlLED.
Cars Overturned and Fourteen People
More Or Less Injured.

Passenger No. of the Southern rail
way which left Ashevilie, n. c., at
$40 Wednesday morning fer Lake
Toxaway, was derailed at Selica, n.
c.. four miles beyond Brevard. All
the cars were overturned, and four
teen persons were injured, though not
seriously.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
ASK FOR LONGER HOURS.
Atlanta Liquor Men Want More Time
to Dispose of Stock.

to DISPOSE oI otocN:
A large number Of Atlanta saloon
men presented a petition to tn CITY
council Monday afternoon that they be
allowed longer hours in which to keep
o,en and dispose Of stock on account
81 the state prohibition law which goes
into effect the first of n:xl year. Inc
netiticn was referred to the police com
mittas without comment Or debate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
SPIES OF UNCLE SAM
EmpIoyed on Railroad and Trust Conn.,
binations Throughout Country.

binations Throughout Country.
Secret service agents of the United
States department of justice, "orhlhs
through the bureat of corporations, are
said to be on the pay rolls of all the
bis railway corporations and trust
combinations III the country.
In Chicago alone, it is said, there
are at least $50 special men who are
working for railroads and packing
bopse companies, and are watching eV-
cry move that is made with a view to
ascertaining whether the corporation
lows ara observed in letter and spirit
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22
AUNT TSl ANN TO ABDlCATE.
Aged Dowagsr Empress Of China Will
Reiinquish Scepter to Son.

DISPATCHES from Shanghai contain
the interesting news that the dowager
empress of China has announced her
determination to abdicate. She desires
to hand over the care Of state to the
emperor The dowager empress, who
is now Y years old, has been supreme
in Chinese affairs for many years.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26

PACK to his own country. for he has gone from
thls city TO Boston. and will recroSs the conti-
heht 10 go nome as he came by the transpacitc
route. The college boys at Yale and Harvard
gave him characteristic welcome The Duke
or the Abruzzi. Prince Louis OF Savoy. has
reached this city after revisiting Washington.
lie had a striking experience there. for when
out automobiiing with the italian Ambassador
IN Maryland territory outside OF the District OF
ColuTn bia, their machine was held up in a heavy
rain and diplomatic courtesy had to be invoked
before they could complete their trip. An In
terhatlonal complication may arise over the
with speed laws.
The record of crime for the week includes a
brutal murder OF young girl within the limits
of this city. in tho Elmhurst portion of Queens
borough. she was gathering dandelions as
greens to sell them to get money to purchase a
bicycle. The police have made arrests which
are expected 10 solve the question of the iden-
uty OF the murderer. John Bell. the Brooklyn
trolley conductor. who. out of revenge for the
death or his wife; killed Staten Island physl-
clan' Dr Charles w. Townsend, was tried, con-
victed and sentenced to the electric chair all In
three Gays most striking contrast to the long
delayed and inConclusive trial of Harry X
Ihaw for the Stanford White murder showing
that courts can transact business sometimes
promptly. The trial OF three Black Hand men
in Brooklyn for the murder OF an Italian butcher
came to startling end by the suicide of one OF
the men indicted. because he feared conviction.
He hanged himself in his cell. The second man
ON rial pleaded guilty and was sentenced TO life
imprisonment and the third man dis
charged.
"A party of engineers and others walked
under the North River in the completed tunnel
or the McAdoo system from Hoboken to Chris
topher street, which 1t is expected to have ready
for Csc by October. The design accepted
for the structure of the New York Connecting
Railroad Bridge the East River at Hell
Gate. The main span over the tideway is only
about one thousand feet. considerably less than
that OF the two East River suspension bridges
OUT the design is an extremely graceful arch.
rising above the level of the roadway. Tho
entire structure is 10 extend over He'll Gate
Wards and RandalIs islands and the Bronx
Kills. It will unite the New Haven Railroad
with tho Pennsylvania at the Long Island end
OF the tunnel OF the latter under the North and