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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
LIFTS WILL ANSWER
Salesman Brought From Waterloo, Iowa,
Must Square Things With Widow
Whose Money He Took.

Gosh. Mr. Officer, wasn't
ready for anything like this. I'm
no criminal" Frank Lifts. whom
Sheriff Hughes brought back Sat
urday from Waterloo, Iowa, and
shrank back in nervous fear wher
officer Keeton began to make
preparations for fqcking him VI
Saturday night why" continued
Lifts, thought / could get the
timing squared IN All right when
got here and I'm not ready TO 80
TO Jail" OFFICER Keeton gave the
man TO the rather cold satisfaction
of knowing that there was no way
of helping matters till Monday and
Lifts has had TO make the best of
a hard proposition.
mo, don't you bring that man
over here" stormed the other party
to the case, the widow Franklin,
who charges Lifts with having de-
frauded her. She was in the sher-
ifs office but emphatically de-
clared she did not wish to see
Lifts. IF you bring him over
here, think III eat him up or
claw out his eyes"
Lifts Is the seed salesman who
got acquainted with the widow in
Lone Wolf, Okla, where she was
The proprietress OF boarding
house. The two got along fam
ously and arranged to enter into
business and matrimonial part4
nership. The widow sold her
property in Lone Wolf and pre-
pared to go with Lifts to start a
boarding house in Roswell, N. M.
He took charge OF the cash amount
ing to 5000 and notes to about
$500. They came Through Amar-
lilo and then went to Canyon where
Lifts left the widow for short
business trip TO the south plains.
A few days later Mrs. Franklin re-
celved telegram from him I'M
Kansas City. She Immediately set.
the officers on his trail for what
she believed was an attempt to
swindle her.
On advices sent out by Sheriff
the man was finally ar
rested in Waterloo, Iowa. Sheriff
Hughes found him in possession of
most Of the money and after pay
ing the fifty dollars reward that
had been offered, there stin re-
NAMED about $500. Lifts stoutly
maintains that he was innocent Of
any design to defraud the woman
and says that he simply went to
Iowa to settle some business af-
fairs and that he intended to re-
turn Immediately to take care Of
he widow. He is Enthusiastically in
earnest about wanting to square
Kings but the other party to the
feels that her conf
ience has been tampered with and
s not yet in a forgivlng mood.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
PRIVATE BIDDERS
May GET CONTRACT
Now Havana stcamship.

New Orleans, Jan. 12,--The
steamship Normus OF the Southern
Pacific limo, recently completed In
New York, sailed from here today
on Ats first voyage TO Havana,
Weekly trips will bo mado hereafter
the Normus leaving this city on
Saturday and arriving at tho Cuban
capital on Monday Returning It
will leave Havana ON Tuesday and
arrive here Thursday
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
Three Women Frozen.
successor qualities.

successor qualities.
Washington. D. G., Jan. IL
Senator Hansborough, who was at
the White House today said he had
received a letter from a friend at
Minot, N. D., saying that three
women had frozen 10 death and
tho facts kept ont Of the newspa-
pers. He referred to this in gems
eral talk about car shortage result
ting in lack Of fuel.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
Ratio ReguIatlon in Porto Rico.

Special Correspondence.
New York, Jan. 12.--Jamos Pea
body, ratio statistlclan OF tho Santa
Fo system, sailed today for Porto
Rico, where he will spend sixty days
in aiding the island government in
doylsing plans for regulating rail-
road rates and In bringing rate
schedules into conformity with tho
principles prevailing in the states,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
DISCUSSING
MR.. BAILEY
Representatives Are Discussing
Senator DalI8y's Right
TO Office.

Austin, Jan. 14.--The adheronts
of Senator Bailey had the floor all
the morning IN a debate about tho
resolution asking for an investlga-
ton into the charges made against
tho senator in connection with GER
tai oil Interests. Both sides claim
a victory when tho final vote
comes.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
LAND Agent sOId WRONG lama.

Special 10 Daily Panhandle.
Floydada, Texas, Jan. 14.-Be-
cause the friend with whom he
purchased a league OF Floy county
land last fall, saw fit to place his
half back on the market, r. NJ.
Fletcher, of Benton, Ark. is obliged
to so into litigation TO save his own
half of the league The land agents
from whom Mr. Fletcher purchased
the land in the first place misun-
derstood the friend, who wished to
list only Ills half on the market.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
Bound Oter Cor Grand Inrr.

a. Moore and r. II. shon, the
two men who were arrested satur-
day afternoon by Officers Bolton
and Earnest Hughes, for theft of
$40 from a fellow workman had
their examining trial in the justice
court Saturday afternoon, The ev-
idence warranted the charge against
them and they were bound over to
await the action of the grand jury.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
SETTLEMENT
is IN SIGHT
M
Settlement Of Engineer Trouble
With Illinois Central Is
Near an End
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago, Jan. 14.--After more
than two weeks spent in daily con
ference over the wage agreement,
the locomotive engineers and gen
eral managers committee Of the
railroads are within sight OF set
Element which will add millions Of
dollars annually to the income Of
the employees. /. G. Rawn, general
manager of the Illinois Central said
yesterday 1t was possible that me-
gotiations would be closed today,
1t is understood the "eye sight"
rules Of the road and eight hour
day contention of the men are prac-
ticalIy the only subjects of differ
ence remaining
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
Gullbort In New Production,

Special to Daily Panhandle.
Brussels, Jan. 12.-Yyetto Gull.
bert will cppear In the first pro-
ductlon Of "L'Eau Trouble" at tho
Royal thoater this evening. Re-
hearsals have been In progress for
many weeks.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17

Builds up waste tissue, promotes
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
PLEAD GUILTY.
Roy Thompson Given $50 and Ten
Days In Jail.


Days In Jail.
Roy Thompson, the young man
in whose room the assortment of
druggists sundrles was found Sat
urdaY plead guilty in the justice
court Saturday afternoon and was
given a penalty Of $50 and costs and
ten days In the county jail.
Thompson was employed by the e.
II. Roach wholesale drug company
for about five days and took adj
vantage Of his opportunity to steal
a lot Of druggists sdndrles such as
cigars, chewing gum, perfume and
whiskey he gives his home as
Buffalo, M ".
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17

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1t is the great med
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discovered after years
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by DIR. Kilmer, the
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
PASSENGER WRECKED
Associated Press

ABSUclatBd Press
Ogden, Utah, Jan. 14.--Passen-
ger train No. 10, eastbound OF tho
Southern Pacific was wrecked fif-
teen miles west OF Montello this
morning killing Engineer Frank
Neesley and severely scalding Fire.
man Ware. OF the eight cars in
the train seven were derailed and
only one sleeper remained on tho
tracks, a broken rail Is believed
to be the cause.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
SUED FOR EARNINGS
Associated Press.
-'.--'--'T---' WI #M !

Associated Press. s
Springfield. Ill, AIN. PA suit
Of the state against the Illinois
Central for the collection OF sew
eral million dollars which the state
alleges has been withheld from the
states share of gross earnings Of
the railroad was filed in the state
supreme court today.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17

New York, Jan, Money on
call nominal no loans. Prime mer-
camille paper 6@.6A per cent. Sill
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17

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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK {?

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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-01-17
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Evening star., 1907-08-24
THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
Special Committee Discu1ing Ameri-
can Proposal.

THE HAGUE, August 24.-The special
committee of the peace conference, charged
with the examination Of the American
proposition for the establishment of an in
! ternat!onal high court of justice at The
Hague, met today and took up the discus
sion Of article Z, dealing with the CONS
petence of the special tribunal which the
high court yearly shall appoint, and which
if necessary, may try cases elsewhere thai
at The Hague.
A disagreement developed, and the de-
bate on the article was adjourned until Au-
gust q.
The conference before closing the busi-
ness session adopted eight paragraphs of q
declaration of principles The beliefs that
war Is inmical to all progress; that war
can be prevented; that arbitration is a GER
tain means of settlement of international
disputes, and that Congress should enact a
law forbidding the solicitation in this coun-
try of foreign loans for war purposes, are
reaffirmed.
The adoption by Congress of measures to
neutralze the Philippines and withdrawal
of imperial control over the islands is advo-
deplored and boys brigades in Sunday
schools are declared to be contrary to the
teachings of the Christian Church. The
right of employees or employers to band to-
gether each for mutual benefit is recog-
nized, and in conclusion the peace confer
ence expressed it's conviction that there
should be no right given any government
to collect alleged debts of any other gov
ernment by deadly force"
Evening star., 1907-08-24
JEFF DAVIS DAUGHTER.
Offended Over Posting of an Old Proc
lamation.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, August a.
When Mrs Margaret Howell Jefferson Da-
Wis Hayes, daughter of the President of the
fighting 10Th Pennsylvania Cavalry, at
tending the reunion here, had hung upon
the walls of the Antlers' Hotel a copy, Of
the old proclamation offering reward of
$3GOO00 for the arrest of her father and
other Confederate leaders for alleged COM
plicity in the assassination of President
Lincoln, she Immediately raised a protest
to Gen. William J. Palmer the host of the
reunion.
Before her protest had been received
however, Gen. Palmer had heard of the
proclamation and ordered that it be taken
down, out of Difference to Mrs. Hayes who
is the wife of j. "A. Hayes, banker in
Colorado Springs.
II was a small child at that time" Mrs
Hayes wrote, 'and, like most southern
children, l looked uron Lincoln as the
archenemy of my country AS the servants
and guards around lis were thoughtlesSly
rejoicing, | ran to my father with what l
gravely and gently took me in his arms and
explained to me that this terrible deed was
done by crazy man, who no doubt thought
he was the savior of the south. but was
really her worst enemy.
always remember my little daughter, no
wrong can ever make right he said. The
south does not wish her rights to come
through dastardly MURDERS but through
fair fights Then he sighed heavily, and
said This is the bitterest blow that could
have been dealt to the southern cause. Lin
coin was just man. and would have been
fair and generous in his treatment of the
southern people. His successor is a man
We can expect nothing from"
Evening star., 1907-08-24
PLOTTED TO KILL DIAZ
FOUR MEN CAPTURED IN LOS
ANGELES,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
Los ANGELES, Cal, August 24.-Four
men, who it is claimed by the police were
in a plot to assassinate President Diaz of
Mexico, were arrested here yesterday.
The men arrested are Ricardo Flores Ma
gon, president of the Lajunta for whose
arrest the Mexican government Is said to
have offered a reward of $4,000; Librado
Rivera, secretary; Modesto Diaz, editor of
La Revolution, and Antonio Villareal. The
latter escaped from jail in Ell Paso while
awaiting deportation on charges connected
with an incipient revolution in Cananea
Mexico, about two years ago.
1t is said that the movement was Loaded
by Vilareal, formerly Of St. Louis, who
has led a large main revolutionary junta
The men have been hunted for months
through the western half of the United
States into Canada and along the Mexican
border. The arrests were made by Thomas
F'urlong,< head of private detective agency
in st. Louis, Where La Junta for time
was established, and where a proclamation
calling for the overthrow of the Mexican
government was issued.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
STRIKERS STRUCK HIM
BEAT A NON-UNION PACKING
HOUSE DRIVER.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 24.-With a mount
ed policeman accompanying each wagon
just as yesterday the meat packers moved
their Saturday meat supply this morning.
The packers insist that the efforts of the
striking drivers to bring about a tie-up
have been a failure, and that they have
plenty of strike breakers to fill the places
of those who have gone out. They declare
IT, It the trade has been able to get it's
regular supply to last until Monday morn
ing, and they refuse to accept offers of
arbitration on the ground that they have
nothing to arbitrate.
The only instance Of disturbance during
the morning occurred when James Handel,
eighteen years old, of 1874 Madison street
was set upon by number of strike SYM
pathizers in saloon at 43d street and Sd
avenue. He was kicked and beaten, but
rescued by the police before he was Sc
riously hurt. Two arrests were made.
The packers say that there is absolutely
no danger of a famine and this morning
they denied with much indignation a SEN
sational report that there was danger of
pestilence from congestion of meat which
the vans were unable to take away from
the packing houses. They will have mat
ters in smoother running order by Monday,
they assert
Evening star., 1907-08-24
GERMAN BANKERS VIEW.
American Financial Situation Viewed
From Abroad.

BERLIN. August pa Berlin banker Of
the opinion in an interview today that the
chief cause Of the money stringency in
European markets is the apprehension re-
garding the American situation, which was
felt to be uncertain.
American bankers continue making in
quries an London and Berlin regarding the
terms for discounting their bills, but the
banker interviewed said he thought that
the actual amounts taken thus far for
American account were much smaller than
currently stated. The effect of these Amer
lean attempts to borrow. however has been
out OF proportion to the actual business
done, since it caused alarm lest the Euro
and artificially high rates of discount re-
suit.
The situation Of the American security
market the banker quoted regarded as SIM
liar to that of Germany and other coun-
tries The situation in Wall street is looked
requirements Of the United States have
, ,outgrown the capacity Of the country to
create new capital. Old stocks and bonds
are being scaled down in competition with
excessive new issues seeking for a market
The fall in Americans hit German deal
ers hard One investor cheerfuly re-
marked that he lost only % per cent on a
certain American bond, while a friend who
bought stock in the same company lost
much more. The depression in the Amer
lean market prevents any considerable in
vestment demand for American securities
here.
The banker first interviewed EXPRESSED
the opinion that European fears regarding
the American financial and speculative sit.
uations were exaggerated.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
GOING TO EUROPE.
Minister Cortes of Colombia Will Be
Away Until October

Senior Don Enrique Cortes, the Colomb an
minister here, called at the State Depart
ment today to say farewell to Acting Sec
retary Adee, preparatory to sailing for Eu-
rope next Tuesday from New York on the
steamship Minnesota. He will return to
this capital about the end of October Mean
while Senior Don Pomponio Guzman, the
first secretary of legation, will act as charge
d affaires
Senior Cortes has delayed his European
trip several months in the hope that he
would be able to conclude treaty for the
settlement of the issues between his coun-
try and Panama before his departure, and
it now appears that he has been successful
beyond his expectations, having arranged
not only that difficult matter, but also
protocol which will form the basis for
treaty between America and Colombia
Little remains to be done to give these
protocols treaty form. and it Is said that
this work can be conveniently done late
next fall in ample time to insure consiGera-
ton of the treaties in the approaching ses-
sions of the congresses of the thr coun-
tries affected
Evening star., 1907-08-24
STRONGER MARKET TONE,
But Advance at Opening Lasted Only
Short Time

NEW YORK, August 24.-.The action of
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou In Of
fering relief to the money market in the
coming cropmoving period impaired a
strong tone to today's stock market at the
opening prices of all the leading issues be-
ing from 1 to 21a points or more up from
those of the closing last night. There were
other favorable developments, including the
weekly statements of the commercial
agencies, which reported no marked re-
cession in general trade or confidence in
various parts of the country.
The only adverse influences were the ad-
vices from the leading industrial centers,
which indicated a further reduction in the
demand for metal products. There also
was a marked falling off in bank clearings
all over the country compared with this
week last year. Following the opening
movement the market grew dull, with the
general recessions of about point. In the
last hour the market developed Increased
heaviness, with severe declines in the active
issues and the Eries and Southern rail-
way preferred. This latter stock, which
precipitated yesterdays late break on an
nouncement of reduction in the dividend
rate, fell 251 points, later making a further
loss.
The weakness of the Erie issues was at
tended by rumors of a forthcoming read
justment of the companys finances, for
which, however, there was no substantial
ton Following the publication Of the bank
statement, which was favorable IN the sense
that 1t showed a fairly large contraction
of loans and a smaller cash loss than was
expected, the list manifested some strength.
but the undertone at the closing was heavy,
with only fractional recoveries.
The more serious conditions of the previous
week in the stock market have given way to
a better tone and a marked diminution of
operations Sentiment appears to have
been favorably affected by the absence of
further liquidation, but the public utter
ances of President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Taft were at first somewhat disturb
ing From outward appearances however,
the market is gradually drifting away
from considerations Of political charac-
ter More attention Is being given to
monetary conditions.
There is a threatened stringency not
only at home, but in most of the world S
money markets. The tightness of money
precipitated another commercial failure
during the week, and more are predicted
for the same reason. Time loans are be-
ing made on bases we'll in excess of nor
NAL rates and the banks are safeguarding
| their reserves in anticipation Of crop de-
mands.
Contraction of business is reported in
| the steel and iron and allied trades: A
cut in the dividend on Southern railway
preferred from to 3 per cent basis
gave the market a bad setback yesterday
and most of the weeks improvement was
lost.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
FEATURES IN HAU CASE
MORE SURPRISING DEVELOP
MENTs IN NOTED TRIAL.


CARLSRUHE, Germany, August 24-The
case of Prof. Karl Hau, formerly of Wash
ington, d. c., convicted of the murder OF
his mother-in-law, Frau Molitor at Baden
Baden, November 3 last, continues to de-
velop surprising features. Dr.. Dietz coun-
sci for the prisoner, has just published a
pamphlet giving what he terms his moral
justification for appealing the case. The
lawyers representations make the suicide
of Frau Hau, wife of the condemned man,
appear in new light.
DR.. Dietz says he had four hours ta k
with her May 13. when she first made
known to. him her Intention to commit sui
eide Answering his argument that it would
create the impression that she regarded her
husband as guilty of numbering her moth
er, Frau Hau said repeatedly that the mo-
tive which prompted her to take her life
was that her husband was in his right mind
and that without her knowledge he went to
London and Baden-Baden to meet her sister
Olga, adding that 1t was not the question
whether he was a murderer, but his un-
faithfulness to her, which compelled her to
commit suicide, which it was also his duty
to do.
Frau Hau added that she had at various
times prayed to God to induce Hau to COM
init suicide with her