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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-15
SPEAKERS RULING UPHELD
Appeal of De Almond (Mo.) Laid on
the Table.

Washington, Dec. 15.-When the
house convened Republican Floor
Leader Payne brought in joint res
olution, which was agreed to, provid-
ing for the adjournment of congress
from Saturday, Dec. 10, to Monday,
Jan. A.
Mr.. Payne also called up the appeal
of Representative de Almond of Mis-
souri, from the decision of the speaker
last Saturday, holding that the speak
ers vote which broke the tie on the
bill to protect aliens was legal. The
New York member moved to lay the
appeal on the table. In anticipation
of the proceedings both sides mus
tered their full forces. The appeal
was laid on the table by vote of
Ira tc Sc
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-15

ers in one of the other troops. This
concealment was itself a grave of.
fense, which was greatly aggravated
by their testifying before the senate
committee that they were ignorant of
what they must have known. Never
theless, it is to be said in partial ex-
tenuation that they were probably
cowed by threats, made by the more
desperate of the men who had actually
been engaged in the shooting, as to
what would happen to any man who
failed to protect the wrongdoers.
Moreover, there are circumstances
tending to show that these misguided
men were encouraged by outsiders to
persist in their course of concealment
and denial. | feel, therefore, that the
guilt of the men who, after the event,
thus shielded the perpetrators Of the
wrong by refusing to tell the truth
about them, though serious, was in
part due to the unwise and improper
attitude of others and that some
measure of allowance should be made
for the misconduct.
Conditions of Reinstatement.
In other words, | believe we can
afford to reinstate any of these men
who now truthfully tell what has hap.
pened, give all the aid they can to
fix the responsibility upon those who
are really guilty and show that they
themselves had no guilty knowledge
beforehand and were in no way impli-
Gated In the affair, save by having
knowledge of it afterwards and fail
ing and refusing to divulge it. Under
the circumstances, and in view of the
length of time they have been out of
the service and their loss Of the ben
eft that would have accrued to them
by continuous long time service, we
can afford to treat the men who meet
the requirements given above as hav-
Ing been sufficiently punished by the
consequences they brought upon
themselves when they rendered nee
essary the exercise of the disciplinary
power. l recommend that law be
passed allowing the secretary of war,
within a fixed period OF time, say
year, to reinstate any of these sol
diers whom he, after careful examina-
ton, finds to have been innocent and
whom he finds to have done all in his
power to help bring justice to the
guilty.
Meanwhile the investigation will be
continued. The results have made it
obvious that only by carrying on the
investigation as the war department
has actually carried 1t on Is there
the slightest chance OF bringing the
Offenders to justice or of separating
not the innocent, for there were doubt.
less hardly any innocent, but the less
guilty from those whose guilt was
heinous.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-15
ROOSEVELT
NOT IN DOUBT
Convinced of Guilt OF Dis
charged Negro Soldiers.
SENDS MESSAGE TOSENATE

In Transmitting Report OF War De-
partment on Brownsville Affair the
President Briefly Comments on Re-
suit of Investigation and Makes Rec
concentrations for Reinstatement of
Some Of the Men.
Washington, Dec. 15.-In transmit
ting the war departments report on
the Brownsville affair to the senate
President Roosevelt accompanied the
document with brief message on the
subject After the reading of the
presidents message had been con-
cluded the clerk read all of the state
ments and other evidence submitted
to the war department, for which the
presidents message was merely a
letter of transmittal. This is contrary
to the usual course. The message fol-
lows:
To the Senate:
l enclose herewith letter from the
secretary of war transmitting a report
of the investigation made by Mr. Her.
bert J. Browne, employed by the de-
partment in conjunction with Captain
w. G.. Baldwin to investigate as far
as possible what happened at Browns
vile on the 18th and 14th of August,
1906. The report and documents con-
tain some information Of great value
and some statements that are obvf-
ously worthless, but l submit them in
their entirety.
This report enables US to fix with
tolerable definiteness at least some of
the criminals who took the lead in
the murderous shooting of private
citizens at Brownsville. It establishes
clearly the fact that the colored sol
diers did the shooting; but upon this
point further record was unnecessary,
as the fact that the colored soldiers
did the shooting has already been
established beyond all possibility OF
doubt. The investigation has not
gone far enough to enable us to de-
termine all the facts and we will pro.
ceed with It; but 1t has gone faI
enough to determine with sufficient
accuracy certain facts of enough i'm
portance to make 1t advisable that
place the report before you.
Has No Doubt Of Their Guilt.
1t appears that almost all the mem
bers of Company B must have been
actively concerned in the shooting
either to the extent of being partici
pants or to the extent of virtually en-
couraging those who were partict
pants. AS to Companies C and {
there can be no question that prac
tically every man In them must have
had knowledge that the shooting wat
done by some of the soldiers OF Z
troop and possibly by one or two 9th
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-15
HARTMAN NEED
NOT ANSWER
Railroad Man Wins Sweep
ing Court Victory.
DECISION AT WASHINGTON
Highest Tribunal in the Land De-
clares Union Pacific Magnate Can
not Be Compelled to Reply to Cues
Commission Concerning Certain
Dealings in Stocks.

Commission Concerning Certain
Dealings in Stocks.
Washington, Dec. 15.-In an opinion
by Justice Holmes the supreme court
of the United States held that e. Fl.
Hartman and Otto Kahn, the latter a
New York banker, should not be re-
nuired to answer the interstate COM
merce commissions questions con-
corning dealings In stocks between
the Union Pacific and other roads to
which they refused to make response
when the subject was under investi-
cation in New York.
The case came to the supreme court
on cross appeals by Hartman and the
government from the decision of the
circuit court of the United States for
the Southern district of New York
holding that Mr.. Hartman should be
compelled to make response to most
of the questions. 1t arose In connec-
tion with the order of the commission
of Nov. 15, 1906, directing an inquiry
into the combination of the Union Pa
cific road with such other lines as the
Southern Pacific. the AtchiSon, To-
peka and Santa Fe, the Northern Pa
cific, the Great Northern, the Illinois
Central, the Chicago and Alton and
the New York Central. This order
was very sweeping in character and
intended to develop the facts regard
Ing the community of interests be-
tween the Union Pacific and other
roads, the practices and methods OF
the roads, the rates received, etc. 1t
was also hoped that 1t would bring
out the facts regarding the transfer OF
other stocks In the Union Pacific.
When Mr.. Hartman was put on the
stand he declined, in response to e
question, to say whether he had
owned any of the Chicago and Alton
stocks which were purchased by the
Union Pacific and the price of which
Had Been Fixed by Himself;
whether portion of the stock OF the
Illinois Central had been acquired by
pool Of which he was a member
with the view of selling 1t to the I'm
ion Pacific and whether the Union
Pacific directors were interested ir
the New York Central stock which
was acquired by the Union Pacific
He also declined to state how much ol
the stock of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe was owned by directors o1
the Union Pacific.
The circuit court directed Mr.. Harri
man 70 raply to these question: and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-15
JURY OUT NEARLY TWO DAYS
Fails to Agree on Verdict In Rinehart
Case.

Waynesburg, Pa, Dec. 15.-After
forty-three hours deliberation the
Jury In the case of ]. B. F. Rinehart,
cashier and vice president OF the de-
funct Farmers and Drovers' National
bank, could not agree on q verdict
and was discharged. It was stated
that forty-seven ballots were taken
and the last ballot stood eight for
conviction and four for acquittal.
Rinehart was tried on one Of sew
enteen indictments charging forgery
and false pretenses. The bank failed
two years ago for $2.000.000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-15
Purchased by Great Northern.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 15..-Deeds Of
transfer were filed with the secretary
of state whereby the Great Northern
Railway company of st. Paul and the
Allouez Dry Dock company of Supe-
rior, u subsidiary corporation OF the
Great Northern, purchases all the
property OF the Duluth, Superior and
Western Railroad company for g..
01e, e,266se.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-15
officla, status Of Prince chun.

Peking, Dec 15.-Statutes fixing the
oficial status of Prince Chun, the re-
gent, have been published The
prince is given an annual salary of
10000 taels (about $105,000) and is
made commander-in-chief Of both the
land and sea forces of the empire.
The edict provides also that palace
be built for him near the site of the
late dowager empress winter resi-
dence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-15
HANSBROUGH SERIOUSLY ILL
No Improvement Follows Operation at
Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Dec. 15.-Senator Fl.
c. Hansbrough of North Dakota still
hangs between life and death at AS
bury hospital.
There has been no improvement in
the senator's condition since Satur-
day, when the operation was per.
formed, say his physicians.
Senator Hansbrough was taken sick
in Minneapolis on his way to Wash.
ington two weeks ago and Saturday
was operated on for mastoiditis.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-15
NEARLY RESULTS IN RIOT
Closing Of Ferry Lines Without Pre-
vious Notice.

New York, Dec. 15.-The New York
and Brooklyn Ferry company without
previous notice permanently discon.
tinued the five ferry lines connecting
New York city with the eastern dis
trict OF Brooklyn.
The immediate result by the con-
gestion of trucks and passengers al
most developed a riot. Reserves had
to be called out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
sTARKES SCORED l6,
 TlEIARNES SCHOOL C

In ideal football weather Saturday Afternoon, on the University School parade gfound, StArkes second eleven |defeated Barnes School team by the |score of IS toto.
 The game was repiete with urexs |pected plays on the part of both teams |and we'll repaid those of the spectA- tors who stood up against the chilling wind that prevailed. .tssf
 Both teams lined up ready to annex the victory, with advantages of weight probably with the defeated team. But fhe determination of the U. s. Juniors Ito uphold the reputation made by the nrs team against Barnes first some two weeks ago, brought about the rH- sult. The followers of the orange and black. however, were given number of chances to display their enthugl- asm. and a spirited rivalry among the opposing rooters made things the more lively.
 The playing of both teams was clean throughout the contcst. '
 The line up was as follows.
 University School Cadets--~D svlds0Ei. R. E.; Barry R. T; Cargil, R. C.; Hannon, c; Barnett. L.. G.: Cody, |. IT.: Carter, E., L. E.: Kahn Q. B; DuFr. R. H.; Wilson. F. B.: Hickey. l.. H.
 Barnes--PlastAr. R. E.; Hudson, R. T.; Davis R! G.; Ellis, C.; Parish. l. G.; Kaufman, l.. T.. Hill. L. E.: Mo- Pherson, O. B.; Burshead. R H.; .Yar- brough, F. B.; Johnson. l.. H.
 Referee. D. K. Trotter. Umpire Walter Browder. Touchdowns, Hickey B. Goals kicked, Cody, 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
LIMESTONE MAY HAVE
 HANDSOME COURT HOUSE

Athens. Nov. 14.-(Speciai.1-Th County Commissioners now in session have under consideration the propriety Of building handsome new court house.
 The idea is to spend about Sso,Ooo or maybe t75.000 in the erection of an.-,,n. to-date county court house.
 The County Is out of debt except the road bonds which are not due for thIr- ty years and the court house is en- tirely too small for the needs Of. a progressive County. It was built many years before the civil war and while 1t Is surrounded by many memories and much sentiment yet the commissioners feel that they owe to the County better and more commodious building
 The question will be decided Mondav or Tuesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
NEWS or AUBURN.
Great Interest Being Manifested In

Hreat interest BefnG Manifested Tn
 Tennis Tournament.
 hshiy Interesting HE and pfoFRitssls A sss ries of meetings has been conducted for the last two weeks at the Meth odtst Church by the Rev. Mir. McFer- sermons have been of the highest onsl- ity and have delighted and edified the large audiences present. 7.
 The many friends of Mir. Ishari kimball, '04 are delighted to hear of his we'll deserved promotion as instruc- tor Tn chemistry In the medical college
 Great Interest is manifested fin the tennis tournament now it progress on the campus between representatives of Marion Institute and the local clubs of the college. The doubles yesferday were played between Auburn, IT. Beas- ley and J. e. Smith, and Marion, Shack leford and Luster and Hooker
 The score resulted, as follows: Au- burn Marion. e-s: 6-f; Gel; e-4 e-l
 Auburn. E. A. Major; Marion. shackie.
 President c. c. Thach has returned from the recent meeting of the South ern College and Preparatory Echooig ir. Chattanooga. President Thach goes I'd Washington on November IS to attend the National Association of American Land -Grant Colleges, where he has beHn invited to deliver an address on the nisas ve1gs fonss os General Culture in rech-
 Great interest Is being manifested every Saturday morning by the sftdent body In the Reclamation exercieea M, Langdon Hall. Some of these deifvar. les are of excellent order.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
VANDERBILT DEFEATED BY
 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Nashville. Nov. l4.--ohio State Uni versity defeated Vanderbilt 17 to 6 this afternoon.
 The visitors were heavier, than Van derbilt, were speedy and for the most part the agGressors. They battered down Vanderbilt's defense and three times crossed the goal line. Vanderbilt made one touch. When on tho defense, Ohio met yanderbilfs every charge They broke up what has heretofore been spIendid Interference and stopped play after. play. The locals simply could not gain, 1t seemed Offensively, ohio was strong. They ripped big holes in Vanderbtlts line and now and then would go around the ends for steady gains, It was a tie at the end of the nrst half, 6 and S. The touchdown that gave Ohio the, lead came in the second half after twenty minutes of play on a hlocksd punt followed by the long run of the game, Captain Harring- ton eirc1ing an end for forty yards.
 Ohio state-clafiili, left end; schach- tee, left tackle; McAliiston, left guard !; Banduskirk. center; Sasanbachters right guard Powell and ponneily right tackls; Bryce right end; Capfain Barr ringtOp. Squarterbaclk; wells, left half paelri 6idsor, full back secfest. right
 'Vandsrbil ilt- Blake, Jeff ends Eager. left tackle; Powell. left guard: Mel. Gan. center; ,Hassl0ck. right guard: Ereeland light tackle; McGhee, right end; Nor riston.. quarterbadlx: Williams, left half baek Morton, full backi Metzsers right han back. N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
Additional Football
|REYS WIN GAME OVER
 BLUES IN GOOD CONTEST

,cxhthit,nr a degree of form which
 Las conr1endable in light of q short #eason of practice. the teams ot Mons- #omery's two crack military cornpa. <ieIrfts ball park Saturday Afternoon
 a s game which resulted In q victory For the GFeys by score of s4 to Both elevens were made up Of play
 of ssgsriensss ssI@s ss S o SSsssa SSoSsa of i Earity with the game as 1t should be &laysd. and made of the contest an m, zeresting performance devoid of all zuspicion of mediocrity. ,..a flair. the Greys weighed l6b ponnds &o the man, while the Blues weighed Int ls5 pounds. The scrimmages were s n the first hair the Blues could not stop the Greys, and at the end of the Hrsf half the score stood 2s to n Their favor. In the second half the Blues put up very. pretty. game. noia- Hewn. the final score being 34 to Q. Hannon. who was playing quarter. |vas easily the star for the Greys. max Ing two touch downs and kicking four ERats 6isysd except escsptioaaiiy Eps good bali. Dent with his buckine and long runs. made Ewo touehdowns. while Howe made one touchdown and Ellsberry made one
 Fn psyas hsrrla asPts PsgsS for ts sas but up q fine showing, and was easily picked as the star. Brown and Green klsc made Q good showing. Windy Green making seventeen yards on a Iarward pass from Finn. All of the Blues put up . stif1, piucky game
 After the first play 1t was seen that the Blues could not hold the Greys. sor after i've minutes play @ Howe RS,ss- ,ts- this the Blues could not hold the fierce plUnging of the Greys
 The Montgomery Greys have one of the strongest teams in Montgome cry. composed of ex-coliege players. They expect to play Selma. Marion Institute and teams around Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
FOOTBALL RESULTS

At Princeton-Pr Princeton 6; Yale IL. At cambridge-Iiarvard 6; Dart mouth Q.
 At Ann ArbOr--atichigan 0; Penn sylvania 2s.
 At Chicago Chicago 6; Cornell 6. At West Point--Arlny g.; Washing ton and Jefferson 6.
 At Annapolls-Navy $; Pennsylvania At Pittsburg--carltsle 6; Western University Of Pennsylvania O.
 At Washinston--Georgetown O; Vir- ginia
 At Appleton-Lawrencs B. North western 6.
 At wnliamstOwn-williams s4; At Amherst. Mass.--Amherst Ss; At orc, Maine-Bowdoin 10; Maine At Providence. R. L-Brown F: University. of Vermont O.
 At Providence, R. L-Brown 1s University of Vermont O. At Syracuse, N. Y.-syracuse 2s: At La Fayette. Ind-nlinois 15; Purdue
 At St. Louis-st. Louis 6; Creighton At Iowa city--Drake 12; Iowa At New York-Union 5;' New YorA University 5.
 At Springfield. Mass.--Aggies O.; Springfield Technical 5.
 At worcester-Holy Cross 1s; wor- cester Tech. o.
 At Riacksburg. Va.-v. P. T. 0. George Washington 6. , At Nashville-ohio State IT; Van derbilt 6.
 waneo S.
 Al Carlisle-Bucknell 0; Dickinson At Bloomington--IAneol College 0: Wesleyan 7e,
 Al Lancaster, Pa.-Franklin and Marshall o; Susequehanna 0.
 At South Bethlehem-Lehish 2; Dr. sinus Il.
 At New orleans-Tulane SS; Missis- W At Clinton. N. Y.-Hamilton College O. Colgate 23.
 At New Haven. Conn.--Harvard Freshmen 6; Yale Freshmen 0. At Mobile-Marion 12; Mobile Milf tary Institupte o.
 At Lexington, Ky.-Central Univer- sity of Kentucky 6: Pennsylvania. 5. At Knoxville-Tennessee, 6; Clen- s0 At Chapel Hill, N. c.-University of south Carolina, 0; University of North Al Florence. Ala.-Florence football team beat Russellville in a one-sided game this afternoon; score. 2e to 0: Al Ruston La.-Louisiana Industrial Institute, n; ouachita College. Arkan- sas, 6.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
vuLANE DOWN. MIssIssIPPr.

New Orleans. Nov. 1s--Tuiane had little dlfiicuity in. defeating the Missis- sippi Agricultural ana Mechanical Col leEe here today rolling up q seoTe of 33 to Q, The resent defeat of. the Ms sissippi team by the Louisiana State University by score of 50 to served as the principal incentive to the local team In an effort to do It's worry best
 Tulane---Webb center; Beane, left guard; Yates and KHrst. right guard: 1: Brown GO. left tackle; J + Smith, light tackle; Baker and Smith left end !; George right end: Farrelii quarter beck. Dreykugs. left halei Moore. full back: Scott right haJ1.
 4. and M.-Hearn. center. Dorroh, left guard. Woodland. right, guard; Mc- Innis left tackle; Eaveiy, lriFflf tackle: i: Dorrla and Retiiff. left end: Rose. right ends Knight, quarterback; Garrison, left haIfs Pollard. full back; Furman fC.l. right half.
 s=~TonehdoMas, J. H Smith Moore. Scott preyfuss. George (2j Goals from. touchdowns, Moore. 8. or fcials. ,Robothafn. referee: sChalmers. umpire. Kyle, head linesman. Time of halves. 30 and s25 minutes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
CLEMSON IS DEFEATED BY
 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

Knoxville. Tenn, Nov. f4.-Universi- ty of Tennessee defeated Clemson by the marrow margin of to, on Uni- versity Field this afternoon.
 The field was soggy and slippery from the melting of three Inches of snow. It was more of mud battle than a football game, Tennessee crossed Clemson's goal in the first three minutes of play and lost the ball on a tumble. Within. the next ten minutes Tennessee was held on clemson's one and two yard lines. The Tennessee backs could not get the necessary foot Ing for plunges over the goal line. On the fourth attempt they were more suc- cessfui and scored their only touch down. M vH
 Clemson scored in the second half when Boykin punted from middle of the Held. Baker fumbled the ball, then McColium and next a Clemson man, Each tumble gave the ball added ims petus and 1t bounded over Tennessee's goal line where q Clemson man fell upon It. White missed goal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
SHERIFF HIGDON FINED.
JuaKe Lane Hasa= Down Decision f,
 HNNEell Gtnnae.nnA nunnooaan...

Howell Contempt Proceedings.
 Birmingham. Nov 14.-(SpeciaI )- Judge A. o. Lane, in the Circuit Court today. returned a decision in the George T, Howell contempt proceed ings against Chief of Police George Bodeker, Patrolman Burge and Sheriff E. L. HiEdon.
 The first two were exonerated and a fine of $20 was imposed on Sheriff Mig don for alleged violation of the in- junction issued by the court.
 The injunction was secured by How ell against the officers stopping them from entering an iron safe in his soft drink stand in which was found some liquor. Chief Bodeker made the first attempt to get into the safe and an in junction was gotten out. After the injunction was issued Sherif HigJon went to Hewelps place with an expert locksnith and bored into the safe. The contempt proceedings were then start ed. The case was argued before Judge Lane Q week ago.
 Among other things. the decision touches on the fine imposed a sfoIIows: "Under all circumstances I do not think the demands of justice require any severe punishment as I feel sure there was not any willful disobedienee of the writ
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15
VIRGINIA WINS CAME
 FROM GEORGETOWN

Washington, Nov. .I4.--uniyersity ef Virginia today won its sixth victory from Georgetown by a score of 6 to H@s rivals was gfue1iinE and was played on a snow-covered held in a blfnding sstorm Virginia showed clearly her over Georgetown. although many of the factors which usually contributed to previous victories was lacking. Open field running was im-
 VirKinia's massive warriors were formidable and showed up the weak ness of thei opponents in the line plunging.
 Georgetown's only chance to score came at the end of the first half A penalty for Virginia and series of line plunges gave Georgetown the ball on Virginia's three-yard line, but the locals could not break down the mas tive line.