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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-03-08

Another Constitut utional Amendment
I to BE Submitted 70 Inores essesl lar
Of Attorney General Democratic
Caucus Railway Bill Po,sltponsd
1909 Bill for sphone lnspe
tor Killed Bill tog Protsct ouail
for Five Year, Passed Dol Hon.
q Business viii 81 Cleared Up
at Noon To-day.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-03-08
Dunno Obdurate

q 4 .
While the attorneys for Ruef.
who is still in hiding, supposedly in
or near San Francisco, were hope
fully awaiting the decision Of the
appeal court. Judge Dunno proceed
ed with the two cases Of perjury and
conspiracy against Ruef and Chief
Of Police pinan. He was oIbdurate
to the endeavors Of Attorney Short
ridge to win delay for Rlef. Mo-
tions to strike the case from the
files and to set aside the indict-,
ments were denied, and to escape
the Imminent necessity Of pleading
at once, Ruef's counsel entered a de-.
murrer which had been previously
prepared to meeting this emergency
should 1T! arise. Arguments on this
were set for this morning
Coroner Unsuccessful
Coroner Walsh, delegated In sher-
iii O'Neill's stead to apprehend Ruef
after the court had declared the
sherif incompetent reported his
failure and was given until this
morning to- make good. Failing
then, Judge Dunno will probably ap-
point an elisor to bring the fugi-
tive into court.
Applies to State Supreme Court
Shortly before S O'Clock last ev-
ening counsel for Ruef made appli-
cation 10 the state supreme court
Tor identically the same writ OF pro-
hibition refused earlier IA the day
by the district court of appeals.
Pending the determin Ion of this
move. II = the purpose Of fudge
Dunno to 30 right ahead with the
case. ana tt Is not the intention of
the counsel Tor the defense to pro
duce Ruef IN Judge Dnnne.s court
while the mat ter thus stands
The district court of appsals
f,anded down no written appeal IA
refusing Ruef' q piicat tion u
wilt 81 prohibit tion, but after HE
denial had been entered Justices
\ sooper. Hail and Kerri igan aade ths
foliowing statsTns,t - ths Associ-
atsd Press 125 a sss % sESI l
ahsvs denied to applicAtion
besause ths writ of error not
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-03-08
RUFF SILL ! !.
0 B FOUND
WRIT OF PROHIBITION TO RE-
STRAIN DUNNE FROM PRO-
SCOUTING DENIED
Prosecution Successful at Every
Turn His Appeal to Supreme
Court of State for Permanent
Writ Of Error Not Yet Decided
Dunno to Proceed with Case but
Defense Will Not Produce Ruef.

San Francisco, CAL, Mar. S-May-
or Eugene Schmitz appeared before
Superior Judge Dunno yesterday and
pleaded not guilty to four indict-
ments charging him with extortion.
BY agreement Of counsel next Mon
day was designated as the time when
the date for his trial will be set.
Success was with the prosecution
at almost every turn in yesterdays
developments in the Ruef extortion
case. The most notable instance
was in the district court Of appeals,
where Justices Cooper, Hall and
Kerrigan denied Ruef's application
for writ Of prohibition to restrain
Judge Dunno from prosecution of the
poceedings against Ruef in the SUI
perior court, pending the determina-
tion Of the accused mans appeal to
the supreme court OF the United
States for permanent writ Of er-
ror, the effect Of which, II granted
would be to summarily postpone the
entire prosecution.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-03-08

I am ready to make
OF such q scheme Of CO.
operation my chief interest. Surely
there could be few conditions imag-
inahle that would be Of wider pub
lie benefit than to eliminate hostile
friction.
Railroad managers have, / am
willing to admit, in the past neg
lected to build up strong harmon
ious relationship between Them
selves and with the government and
the public. This matter had been
left to subordinate officers and the
result has been that such relations
have been completely neglested. Now
we must take the matter into our
own hands in order to bring about
a better understanding and cooper
atfOn ne
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-03-08
Policy in Past Wrong

"Our policy in the past has been
"a mistaken one, but 1t cannot be
said that we have neglected our SER
vice to the public. When one con-
siders what the railroads have done
to develop this nation we cannot be
lleve that the railroads have been
anything but beneficial to the ma
.tion. The marvellous development Of
the country has been due to very
large degree to the enterprise of It's
railroads."
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-03-08
May Close with Rebuttal

1T was understood last night that
the defense will attempt to conclude
Its cross examination speedily, deal
ing very briefly with the alienists.
How long Jerome will take on rebuff
tai Is another question Of import
gance The case may close With this
rebuttal, although the defense has q
chance for ur-rebutta1.
On good authority It was said that
Delmas would sum up for rhaW.
This. too, has been q question un-
der discussion. Il was IN evening
~ activity ~ the district attorneys
Eomce. Assistant District Attorney
Mott, wss called for the hrst time
since the opening Of the trial and
with his chief and Assistant District
ATTORNEY Garvan examined witness
es and went over law adt ties nm
AN 4 late hour
Distrist Attorney Puszled
The decision of Harry K. Thaw'a
70 Close their case today
without raliing any more wstnesses
lsisnrprised no one more than ii did
District Attorney Jerome The dis.
tEict ATTORNEY expecting hat the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-03-08
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WORDS O|F' 'D||[|LkA|S
THAw's ATTORNEYS SPRING
GREAT SURPRISE ON
& PROSECUTION
Jerome's Move Now ii Question of
Great Interest Expected That He
Will Call for Adjournment An
nouncement Causes Activity in
District Attorneys Office.

New York, March s. There was
another quick turn Of cards in the
trial Of Harry K. Thaw yesterday
when the defense announced that 1T
had concluded to rest Its case. 1t
was nearly six o'clock when Dolphin.
M. Delmas, chief Of the Thaw coun-
sci, called District Attorney Jerome
on the telephone and made the an
nouncement.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-03-08

on the telephone and made the an
nouncement.
Jerome Surprised
The district attorney was perhaps
the most surprised man in New York
for it had been understood that when
Justice Fitzgerald resumed the
bench Friday morning at 10;30 the
Thaw attorneys would call one or
two alienists. IS
Court will assemble today as plan
ned but what will be done is a ques-
tion III ulh iiiasssIssod last ii s 81 i
mas will make a simple announce
ment: The defense rests. =
1t Will then be the duty Of the dis
trict attorney to make up the res
buttal, but 1t was generally rumored
last night that after a brief session
an adjournment will be asked and
granted until Monday, that Jerome
may mature his plans. The sudden
decision OF the defense came after
"a conference OF Thaw's lawyers in
Delmas' Office yesterday afternoon.
It is understood that lawyers
Daniel O,Reilly and Gleason were
with Delmas during the discussion
as to the best course to pursue.
When the agreement was reached
Delmas Immediately notified the dis
Istrict attorney
Henry Clay McPike, associated
with Delmas, later called at Jerome's
Office and 1t Is believed. handed the
|! district attorney q letter. He re-
fused to discuss the situation. It Is
known that Delmas is busily at
work on a hypothetical question
which will be propounded to the ex-
perts for the state. Jerome's move
this morning is awaited with inter
est. There are numerous witnesses
that could be called in rebuttal. In
lcluding the alienists for the state
who have been in court every day
since the trial opened, studying
Thaw. Howard Nesbit, brother OF
Mrs. Harry K. Thaw. May FcKenzie
land others, have been on call daily
land may be. summoned this morn
ting. The general supposition is how
ever, that an adjournment will be
taken.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-03-08

Pierre, s. D., Mar. Hpecikl stto
the American. Ii ao,ise yester-8
day afternoon was III ii filing Sn,fS,d
The sun., 1907-12-12
P.IEEFIC FLE;,T DJPLETED.
Admiral Thomas Arrives nj Norfolk ON the
MInnesota-GnS. aIli1. NIrcIes; Telephone.

NORFOLK. Dec. II . The baitleship Mime
sofa. flying the flag Of Rear Admiral Charles
r. Thomas. commander of the fourth
division OF the Pacific fleet arrived in Hamp-
ton Roads this afternoon, completing tho
heet OF sixteen battleships which viii sGIl
on December A..
OF Cape Henry since yesterday for the pur-
pose Of pertecting some adjustments of
her machinery.
Immediately after the firing of salutcs
Admiral Thomas paid an Official call on
Admiral Evans, commander in chief OF
the fleet, aboard the Connecticut The
Minnesota dropped anchor in line with
the battleships Ohio. Missouri and Maine,
the other ships of her division.
The weather to-day favored the work
of getting the fleet ready for sea. Ii was
fair and the water smooth, enabling the
handling of barges and the transference
Of supplies with more ease and despatch
and greater safety. Good progress was
made with the work.
The installation OF wireless telephones
on the various ships Of the feet was COM
pleted to-day by Lee De Forest and his
assistants. but IL will be a day or two before
all the telephones have been adjusted to
give the best service. The results obtained
with the telephones have been highly salts
factory. There is no clearer or less inter-
rupted telephone sound than that trans
mitted by the wireless telephones. The
distance through which the voice NAV be
carried by wireless has not been determined
but successful tests have been made for
distance Of twenty-five miles The buzz
Of the wire telephone is absent in the " ire
less
The sun., 1907-12-12
FIGHT OVER AHEiRN'S JOE.
Mayor VIII Convene Manhattan Aldermen
as soon as In IunrtIOn Is DI1sOlN Ell.

Should the temporary injunction re-
straininG the Mayor from calling the Man
haitian Aldermen together he dissolved
Tomorrow when it is retuTnahe in Part I.
of the Supreme Court. Mayor Mcclellan
will at once call special meeting 10 elect
a successor to Borough President Ahearu.
Corporation Counsel PendlctOn Sid yes
terday that II new Borough President
is elected and the litigation which threi l.
ened by Ahearn'S counsel il continued
there would be two claimants Of the Office.
but that so far as he could sec if the IN
junction should not be continued The Mayor
had no alternative but 10 direct tho Al
dermen to appoint another head oi the
borough IL can be stated, however. that
the legal advisers of the administration
do not think that thu temporary iniunC-
tiOn will be vacated at once They are al
the opinion that the Justice who hears
the arguments will take some time before
deciding whether to dissolve tie injunC-
ton or to make II permanent
Mr.. Ahearn has decided to do nOthin ,
Of an official character pending the out
come of to-morrow'g proceedings and IL
the meantime the affairs of the Office are
being carried or by Henry =. Thompson.
Commissioner Of Public Works
The sun., 1907-12-12
MERCHANT ACCUSEDOF FORGERY
Accusing witness Dies IN the TOmbs bs-Dcath
90 BE Investigated.

Henry W. Probst, a commission mer-
chant Of I43 Montgomery street. Jersey
City, was arrested yesterday by Detectives
Flood ard Rayens Of the District Attorneys
Office on a charge Of forgery made by Mrs.
Emma Frances HushiOn, who said she was
his wife. He was arraigned before Mags-
trate Butts in the TOmbs police court and
held in 1900 for examination tom orrow
morning.
When Mrs. Hushion went to the District
Attorneys office she was accompanied by
Mrs Olive Matheison Of 40 St. AIMS
avenue, who said she had been employed
by Probst as a typewriter. Mrs sHushion
told Assistant District Attorney Krotel
that Probst had forged her name to two
checks for SIS. Mrs. Matheison said that
she had seen Probst trace Mrs HushiOn's
signature to the checks and told him that
ne would get into trouble. He replied.
Mrs Matheison said. that he had done it
before and never had'anything happened to
him do
Then. Mrs Matheison said. Probst asked
her TO marry him. She added that Probst
had induced her former husband William
Helbert, TO forge a check for S4OO. Helbert
died in the Tombs on May ls. According
to- the dlItU)sy ,naSs6 By Ccrcncr'n Pkynscisn
O'Hanlon he died OF pneumonia.
Assistant District Attorney Krotel says
he will have an investigation made to make
sure that Helbert was not murdered. When
Helbert was arrested he made a confession
duplicating Probst
The sun., 1907-12-12

The storm which caused rain along the middle
Atlantic and New England coasts on Tuesday
was central Maine yesterday morning, and
snow falling In the lower Lake regions western
Pennsylvania New York and New England There
was also ht one or two places In the upper
Lakes and In the Ohio Valley.
In the upper Lake regions and over all the Mis-
slssppi Valley the pressure was high. but west.
ward II falling At the sOutheastward advance
Of disturbance central In the morning north OF
Montana Rain snow falling In Utah, Idaho,
Montana and Washington Between the Rocky
Mountains and the Mississippi River the weather
was generally fair.
II was much colder cast Of the Mississippi River
except IN northern Maine. Freezing weather
extended almost to the Atlantic coast and south
~ northern Mississippi
In this city the day partly cloudy; colder:
wind fresh 10 brisk westerly average humidity
81 per cent: barometer corrected to read to sea
level. At 3 \. M. 600: p. NJ. epos.
The temperature yesterday. aS recorded by the
Ocia thermometer, IL shown in the anne Ned tshIe:
The sun., 1907-12-12
TRUST COMPANY RESERVES
GOV. RUGHES'S COMMISSION AeIS-
CARDS 25 PER CENT. PLANS.

win Recommend Generally That Trust Conn
panIcs ne subject 60 Same Require
ments as state Banks. whIch Keep lS
Per Cent. I'm Cash I'm Their Own Vaults.
It is expected that the commission ap-
pointed by Gov. Hughes to recommend
changes in the banking and trust company
laws will make its report Friday or Saturday
of this week. The draft Of the report is
understood to be completed. but 10 will not
be given out in full until its formal sub
mission to the Governor. The members Of
the commission refused to outline it's sub
stance, but from other sources IL became
known yesterday that the commission has
decided not to recommend either OF the
trust company plans under discussion
last week, which contemplated rs per
cent reserve.
Generally, il was said, the commission
will reoOmmend that the trust companies
transact business under the same regula-
tions "a State hanks. Both trust COM
panies and State ranks are now required
to maintain reserves OF IS per cent, but
there ia the important difference that State
banks are required to keep the reserve in
cash in their own vaults Trust companies,
on the other hand. must keep only per
cent. in cash in their own vaults, 5 per cent
in other depositOries approved by the State
Banking Department and S per cent. in
bonds approved by the State Banking De-
partmcnt.
One of the arguments in favor of the
change is that the S per cent. cash is the
only real reserve required of trust COM
panies, since under the law il is possible
for trust company to deposit the S per cent.
reserve in a national bank under an agree
ment that the bank deposit an equal amount
in the trust company. The recOmmenda-
ton will prevent such an interchange Of
deposits.
The commission has requested sug-
gestions from bankers and trust company
officials all over the State. A circular
letter has been sent out. but has not been
made public for the reason that the COM
mission desired the views of practical finan-
ciers alone and wanted to be as little
bothered as possible by visionaries The
members. in other words. did not care to
be pestered in the same way as was S'Dumont
Clarke. chairman Of the finance committee
of the Chamber Of Commerce. who was
driven to resign last week by the vast
amount of visionary suggestions he re-
ceived.
The commissioners have individually
spent much time interviewing financiers
connected with interests Of the kind in
which they were respectively best informed.
Their report will contain no minute details
it was said. but will consist almost entirely
in general Recommendations.
The sun., 1907-12-12
BEAVER NATIONAL TO QUIT.
VIII Pay or Its DepOsItOrs and Get Out
Of Business.

VIII ray WI hS ASCkpUohebhb "Nt Ouu
Of Business.
The directors Of the Beaver National Bank
at Beaver and Pearl streets met yesterday
afternoon and decided to liquidate. A
meeting of the stockholders to ratify the
action Of the directors was called for jan
uary 4.
Gaylord Wiltshire has been acting presi-
dent of the bank since George NJ Coffin.
the president. became i'll of nervous pros
tration Just before the financial troubles
broke and had to go to California for his
health. Mr.. Wiltshire said last night that
the directors had found that II was hopeless
competing with the larger banks. and as
there was enough money to pay all the
depositors it was thought best to go out
Of business.
According to the banks statement made
in response 10 the Comptroller's call for
statements on December 3 it. had SI6O, 900
deposits and $4,000 cash. At that time
one Of the bank officials said, I'VE are going
TO quit business just as soon as the Lord
will let us"
The bank started only last April. with
s2OOOOO capital and $8O.OOO surplus. the
stock being then worth $3.50 a share. At a
sale in the Real Estate Auction Rooms yes
terday the stock sold for SO The bank
was organized by George M. Coffin. a former
Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, who
was vice-prcsident of the PhTniS National
Bank The other officers OF the Beaver
National were samuel II. Nandergrift and
7. T.. Welsh, vice-rresidents. and j. V.
Lougblin, cashier When the bank started
the directors were Martin W. Littleton.
George NJ. Coffin. John b. Fassett, Thomas
A. II. Hay. George Mercer. Jr., Thomas Il.
Murphy. Augustus X. sloan. s. H. Wander
grift, farl Vogel and +. p. Welsh.
Mr. Wiltshire became heavily interested
in the hank during the summer and
although he was not a director was chosen
acting president when Mr. Coffin became i'll.
The sun., 1907-12-12
BAD CHARACTER COUNTS
When Hopkins Comes Up TO Be Sentenced
for a Petty Theft.

George W. Hopkins. who was a clerk
for Spangenberg 4 Mclean. bookbinders
at IS Cliff street. was sentenced yesterday
bv Judge Grain of General Sessions to
not more than four years and seven months
and not less than three years and seven
months in Sing Sing. The onlv charge
against Hopkins was that he stole a check
for $50, hut Assistant District Attorney
GarVan presented affidavits TO show that
Hopkins was engaged in many crooked
transactions. From a woman named Sarah
J. Murdock of Bound Brook. N. j.. he got
several hundred dollars. pretending that
ne was engaged in an enterprise with
Charles NJ. Schwab. MIR. Spangenberg
made affidavit that Hopkinss brother had
told him that the prisoner had cheated his
mother out of 81, 500 and had deserted his
wife and child in Connecticut and run OF
with another woman.
The sun., 1907-12-12
DEAD KINGS WIDOW EXHAUSTED.
DOwaGer Queen sophia Of sweden watched
for Days by Oscars Bedside.
.spceiaI CabIe Dcspatch b TaE sUN.

Special CabIc Despatch TO THE SUN.
STOCKHOLM. Dec. 1.-THE strength of
Dowager Queen Sophia is exhausted in
consequence Of the strain she underwent
during the illness of her late husband. King
Oscar. For several days before his death
she left his bedside for only few hours.
Queen Sophia was II years old last July.
She was married to King Oscar on June
8, 1857.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE State De-
partment received a cabIegram to-day
from Minister Graves at Stockholm saying
that the funeral of King Oscar will be
held on December 10. Germany. Austria
Hungary and other European countries
will be represented by members of their
royal families.
The sun., 1907-12-12

wAsHrHOrON FoREcA ST ron To DAT AND TO MORROW
For edsherD Ncv York. Taiy To- dap and 10 nrorrop
srep snow IN northern portion to-day fresh Uescry
rtnds.
For New England, fair to-day except snow
winds.
For the District Of Columbia. eastern PennsyI-
vanias New Jersey. Delaware Maryland anCf Vlr-
ginla. fair to-day and tomorrow: diminishing
nOrthwesteriy winds.
For western New York and western Pcnnsy FVanIa,
snow nurries to-day: partly cloudy to morrow;
fresh nOrthwestcTly winds.
The sun., 1907-12-12
POISON AFTER A QUARREL.
NOung VIE Despalrs After Husband
Leaves Her and Their Baby.

Mrs. Bertha Risby. the seventeen-year-
old wife of Charles Risby. and her infant
son. Herbert, were taken from a boarding
house at 5S Sands street. Brooklyn. to the
Seney Hospital yesterday suffering from
iodine poisoning. She and her husband
came from Baltimore to Brooklyn two
weeks ago On Saturday they parted after
a quarrel. the husband going to another
boarding house in the neighbOrhood IL
was after the failure TO effect feconciIia-
ton ON Monday night that the young wife
took the poeiOn.
The sun., 1907-12-12
McCreery's store IN ne New Subvl,
station.

Plans have been filed with Building
Superintendent Murphy for rcmodrling
the first story and basement Of the }. }.
M0Creery Company stores at the soItheasJ
corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty-third
street, to become part Of the proposed
Twenty-third street passenger station of
the new Hudson River tunnel subway under
Sixth avenue. The present basement will
be made into a subway store with show
windows. The necessary improvements
to the building are to coat $3.50
The sun., 1907-12-12
ID. A. n. chapter for staten Island.

Mrs Mary Green of West New Brighton,
Staten Island has been appointed by the
National Society Of the Daughters oR the
American Revolution as regent for a new
chapter that Is to be organized in that
borough. The first meeting will be held
in the club rooms in st. George this after
noon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Francis w. Roberts
and Mrs William Cummings Story, re-
gents Of the Manhattan chapter, will ad-
dress the meeting.
The sun., 1907-12-12
PICTURE GALLERY LOOTED.
SBsp SDOO worth OT Works Of Art Taken
From AmIens Musee.

Sprciai Gable Dcspdtcb 10 TIE SUN.
PARIS, Dec. ll.--Last night robbers
effected an entrance to the Musee de Picardie
at Amiens by way Of the roof and stole
five ricturos valued at $50 900.
After the recent exposure OF the methods
employed to rob muse inns and churches.
the Alusec de Picardie was equipped with
electric bell burglar alarms. which the
robbers avoided by entering through the
roof
The stolen pictures are Vanloo's Her
cules and Omphale.' Fragonsrd's Girl
Putting on her Carriers" FraRonard's .
"The Sons of Henri Nv. and Sully Visiting
Gabrielle d'Estrees.' and two Bouchers.
-Amours" AM "A Young Child
The thieves detached Boucher's "Diana
Bathing" from it's frame and left it mutilated.
finding it too heavy to carry with them.
The sun., 1907-12-12
Dinner for sheriff FIaherty.

Sheriff Michael J. Flaherty Of Brooklyn.
whose term expires at the close of the year.
will be the guest at dinner Of the Brooklyn
Central labor Union at the Labor Lyceum
on December 10. Among the speakers
will he George Foster Peabody. Augustus
Thomas and Raymond Robbins OF Chicago.
The sun., 1907-12-12
BAsEBiLL At BERWTDG.
Team From the Cruiser Adams Beaten by
Local Talent.

>pccioI C0bie Despatch 70 THE SUS.
HAMILTON, Bermuda. Dec. IA basa-
ball team composed Of players from the
Princess and Hamilton hote Ia and the
local nine played to-day against team
from the American training ship Adairs.
The latter were completely outclasssd =,
the local team winning by a score Of 20 to
The weather was fine and there was a
large crowd to witness the game. The
playing caused great excitement
The sun., 1907-12-12
HARD FIGHTING N CHINA.
Imperial Troops Take StrOnshOIdS Of I'm
surgcnts in GunchOW.

,SpcciIi CdbIs DcSDd'cF 70 THE Sun.
HoNGHoNG. Dec. 1.-THE imperial troops
have recaptured the strOngholds taken
by the Yunchow insurgents after two days
and tw2 nights of sanguinary fighting.
The losses were heavy on both sides.
Marching from Yunchow. in the province
Of Yun-Nan. into the province of Kwang-Si,
a few days ago the rebels captured three
stronghoids between Lungchow and Lang
son.