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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-11-27

Balance on hand. -. IS 1894. II
In compliance with the election law Of
the state Of New York, we have filed in
the office Of the secretary Of state in
Albany a complete list Of all receipts and
expenditures Of the headquarters in New
York And in compliance with resolution
of the national committee. passed in
Lincoln, Neb., last July. we have filed in
the Office Of the secretary of state in Albany
a list Of more than $4,000 names, repre-
senting more than 100000 contributors,
who contributed through newspapers,
clubs, solicitors and other organizations.
whose names are on file in the office Of
the chairman of the democratic national
committee in Buffalo NJ Y. The auditors
report, confirming the above, is attached
hereto. Yours respectfully.
NORMAN f. MACK, chairman.
UREY WooDsoN secretary.
HERMAN RIDDLE, treasurer
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-11-27

talegrams, postage and express charges
separately | respectfully suggest that
the committee give attention to the great
Importance Of a well directed business
system for the government of future de
partments Of the committee in the work
OF national campaign, The proper
selection of A person fully to prepare such
system as ! deemnecessary 10 urge, would
provea saving Of large amount Of money
Respec fully submitted MYRoN D. KING
Auditor Democratic National Committee
Total amount of money received by the
democratic national com
mittee for the year 1908 $500 644. II
Total amount dsbursed GIG, 40. 06
BSlance on hand .S 1884. III
Distribution Of disbursements by youch-
ers shown by departments Of the demo-
cratic national committee. 1908
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
WARSHIPS REACH CEyLON
AND WILL REMAIN A WEEK
King Edward Gives Authorities In
structIons to Extend Every Hos
pitaIity to the American
Visitors.

Colombo, Ceylon.--The United
States Atlantic feet, under command
OF Rear Admiral Sperry. was sighted
at o'clock Saturday morning. The
fleet left Manila on December /. The
sixteen vessels will remain for six
days to take on coal and give the men
ard officers opportunity for shore leave.
This is the first stop on the home
ward voyage. According to the origi-
nal schedule, the vessels were to have
put in at Singapore, but this was
changed and they steamed past that
harbor without stopping on December
G. The colonial secretary of Ceylon-
the island is a crown colony-has re-
ceived instructions from London to
extend such hospitality to the Ameri-
can visiotrs as King Edward would
wish to have shown the United States
The legislative council has voted a
fund for the entertainment, and a
committee of thirty has been working
hard on the arrangements. 1t Is
planned, among other things, to pre-
sent five pounds of tea to each officer
and one pound to each man in the
feet
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
win Exh.u.t Goal Supply.

New York.-That the entire coal
supply of the Pennsylvania coal fields
will be exhausted in eighty-four years
was the alarming prediction made by
Professor William Griffin. mining ex-
pert and geoiogist OF Scranton, Pa. at
the hearing of the government suit
against the anthracite coal-carrying
railroads for Illegal combination in re-
straint of trade under the provisions
of the Sherman antitrust law Pro-
lessor Griffith estimated the total
available supply of anthracite coal for
shipment In 1905 at 2.229, POI, $50 tons.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
CRITICISM BY PRESIDENT
RESENTED BY CONGRESS
Committee Appointed to Consider
Proper Means OF Dealing With
Certain Portions of PresI-
dents Message.

Washington Representative Per
kins of New York on Friday intro
duced a resolution, which had been
agreed upon, providing for the APP
pointment of special committee OF
five members to consider the proper:
means of dealing with that portion
Of the presidents message which
the detail of secret service men to
duty outside their own bureaus.
The resolution is preceded by a
preamble reciting some expressions
or the message. No effort is made
to give voice to the feeling OF the
house. In presenting the resolution
Mr.. Perkins made a brief statement,
saying that he was satisfied that the
house would not hesitate to take such
action as the dignity of that body re-
CURED He said that some OF the
presidents expressions were unfor-
tunate.
The resolution was adopted, and
Messrs. Perkins of New York, Den
by of Michigan, Weeks of Massachu-
sets, williams of Mississippi and
Lloyd of Missouri were appointed on
the committee.
In submitting the resolution, Mr..
Perkins said that the statements by
the president could not be lightly dis
regarded as they might impair the
usefulness of the congress, and that
undue obtuseness might argue a lack
of proper self-respect.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
a Peculiar Wreck.

Bismarck, N. D.-The wreck OF the
westbound North Coast limited at
Mackenzie, twenty miles east of here.
may be considered one CT the most
fortunate in the annals of railroading,
according to railroad men. The fact
that almost an entire train, going at
the rate of fifty miles an hour, con,
tanning more than 200 persons, could
turn over and go down ten-foot en-
bankment without killing anybody is
marvellous. A Seattle preacher was
thrown out of his berth in his night
shirt into the berth of three women
badly bruising them.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
VICTIMS OF DYNAMITE.
Ten Men Accidentally Killed While
Working on Panama Canal.

Colon.-A giant blast of dynamite
was prematurely exploded in the ca
nal workings at Bias Obispo on Satur-
day. Ten men were killed and fifty
injured Bias Obispo cut is about
thirty miles from Colon, and the
shock of the explosion was distinctly
felt here.
Numerous reports ssre current as to
the causes of the accident, but the Of
fetal version from Culebra, which
gives an estimate of ten killed and
fifty wounded, states that during the
loading of the last hole of the blast
the dynamite in this cut was dis
charged and the remaining twenty
two tons were exploded by concus-
sion The holes had not been con-
nected electrically. as the discharge
of the blast was set for o'clock in
the afternoon. The last hole was be-
ing loaded under supervision of one OF
the most efficient powder men in the
employ Of the commission.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17

New York.-John R. Hegeman,
president of the Metropolitan Life In
surance company, was freed by the
supreme court on Friday in a decis-
ion that, if it stands, will serve to
quash all indictments now outstanding
against insurance officials. This is,
according to a statement by District
Attorney Jerome, who however, ex-
poets to take the case to the court
of appeals. Mr. Hegeman was
charged with perjury in the vertical
ton OF a report made by the Metro
politan Life Insurance company to
the superintendent of insurance in
January, 1905. The matter reached
the appellate division of the supreme
court through habeas corpus proceed
iuRS
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
TEN THOUSAND ON TRIAL.
Spanish Women Hailed Before Court
for Contempt

San Sebastian, Spain.-The opening
trial of 10 1000 women in Bilbao began
on Tuesday The women are accused
of contempt of court in signing pc
tition of sympathy in behalf OF Je'
susa Pajana. who was sentenced TO
eight years Imprisonment for killing
her faithless fiance. The petition ex-
tolls Jesusa's deed and the prosecutor
caused the Indictment of all the wo
men signing the petition.
The documents in the case were
brought in court in three vans, anc
covered 1877 900 pages.
The court room was packed with
beautiful Spanish women, and the
plaza outside was packed with the
remainder of the defendants.
The court resembled a beauty con-
test instead of a tribunal. The JUS
tice and prosecutor were jeered in
the streets by the women, who de-
manded to know where they could
find iails enough to imprison them
all IL convicted.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
WITNESS WAS STUBBORN.
Refused to Testify Unless Court Room
Was Cleared OF Spectators.

Kalispell, Mont.--Proceedings In
the trial of1Joe Hobbins, aged 10. al
ieged accessory to the murder OF the
Yoakums. father and son. were stall
ed and the court faced quandary for
thirty minutes. when Fred Lebeau,
the chief witness for the state and
now awaiting sentence under convic-
ton of first degree murder, fatty re-
fused to testify further unless spec
tators should be excluded from the
room. Lebeau went to bed on the
previous night declaring he would
never enter the court room except TO
receive sentence, unless you take me
there dead" He relented in the
morning under the condition that the
court room be vacated which was ac-
complished after an explanation by
Deputy Sheriff Ingraham. Then Le-
beau answered freely during the
morning session. But when the spec
tators declined to again vacate In the
afternoon the witness remained OBJ
durate after repeated admonitions by
the court and fine of $25 had been
entered for contempt. When IN
formed OF this action Lebeau remark
ed that 1t made no difference, as he
expected to hang anyway. AT b
M, however, the room was again
cleared, and Lebeau went on the
stand and answered all questions and
the fine was RENTED.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURES.
The Year 1903 Record Breaker for
Uncle Sam.

Washington.-Mor manufactures,
were exported from the Unitedl
States in the fiscal year 1908 than I'M
any preceding year, aggregating In
value three-quarters of a billion doll
lars, according to the annual report
of the chief of the bureau of Stats
tics of the department of commerce
and labor.
His report shows that the value OF
exports to Europe is increasing year
ly,, being $368, 5000, 900 in 1908, as
against 1855 100000 in 1907; s31S.-
900 900 in 1908, and 1888, 000.0 600 in
1906 In 1908 copied led in value OF
exports t oEurope, of this material
S97, 600, 900 being sent. Refined min
eral oils came next, totaling $55,000,-
900, and of iron and steel manufac-
lures the value was s47.000,000.
The value of manufactures export
ed from this country to all North
America during the year was $780,
600 600, of which thetprincipal item
was iron and steel, valued at $72 ,000-
O00 To South America, which comes
third on the list we exported $72,000,-
600 worth of manufactures.
The value of manufactures export
ed to Asia In 1908 was $72,000,000.
OF this SIS 100000 was in iron and
steel and $23, 100000 in refined min
eral oils. To Oceanica $40,000,00O
worth of manufactures were sent.
S14,000,00 worth of which was In
iron and steel.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
CANNON AGAINST PROJECT.
VIII Not Support Bill Involving Elk
penditure of Billion Dollars.

Washington Prominent speakers,
among them Joseph G.. Cannon
speaker of the house, and Joaquin
Nabuco, ambassador from Brazil. ad-
dressed Thursdays session Of the Ma
tiona1 Rivers and Harbors congress.
Speaker Cannon said he agreed
with the Rivers and Harbors con-
eress that the waterways of the coun-
try must be improved. but he advised
against what he termed unsafe and
rnsouna legislation with respect to
the waterway improvements. He said
that if the rivers and harbors COM
mittee should support a bill at this
session providing for the issue of one
thousand million dollars worth Of
bonds In the next ten years he would
vote against it because he said such
q course would beget that kind of a
combination that would put great
quantities of ill-advised projects upon
the country and there would be Sc
rious accounting.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
RECORD FOR FARM PRODUCTS
Nearly Eight Billion Dollars Worth
OF Cereals and Livestock Raised.

Washington. following Is
taken from the annual report OF the
secretary OF agriculture:
The farm value OF all farm products
OF 1908 reaches the most extraordi
nary total in the nations history
Sits, 900. 900. This is about foul
times the value OF the products On
the mines, including mineral oils and
precious metals. The farmer contrib
utes 81 per cent OF the raw materials
used In those manufacturing indus
tries which depend mostly or consid'
erably upon agricultural materials,
and these Industries use AZ per cent
Of all materials used in all industries
The value of products In 1899, the cen,
sus year, being taken at 100, the
value for 1908 stands at 1926; for 1904
at 1871; for 1905. at 1874; for 1906, at
143. for 1907, at 1853; and for 90S, at
165. During the last ten years the
wealth production on the farms OF
this country has exceeded the fabu.
lous sum OF SEQ 900. 600, 900.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
Ruef GRANTED More TIme.

San Francisco-Abraham Ruef. con
victed of Offering a bride. has been
granted a delay of one week before
receiving sentence. The continuance
OF the case until December 10, was
with the assent OF the district attor-
rey's once, represented by Assistant
John O'Gara- Thomas B. Dozier OF
the defense based his motion for
weeks respite on the ground that suf
fcient time had not been given the
defense to prepare the motions and
arguments In a stay of judgment and
for . new trial
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
step Toward Free Trade.

Havana--An action of the ways and
means committee of the United States
congress looking TO the placing of
800 zoo tons of Filipino sugar on the
free list would be regarded with grave
apprehension by Cubans identified
with the sugar industry. The Lucha
abjures Cuban politicians TO unite
with the planters in their efforts to
secure concessions so that continued
Cuban competition in the markets OF
the United States may be possible.
The Discussion says that this meas
ure would only be 4 preliminary step
toward free trade.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
Mcfarland Wins six-Day Race.

New York.-Floyd Mcfarland, the
veteran bicycle rider of California
won the sixteenth international six
day race for the team of Mcfarland
and Moran at Madison Square Gar
den, and set new distance record.
Rutt. OF the Rutt-Stol German Holland
team, finished second. and Demara of
the DeMara-Hill combination. the for.
mer of California and the latter OF
Boston, was third. The riders COW
cred 2.737 miles. Former record.
2 734 miles
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
CIRCUIT COURT TAKES RAP
At THE TOBACCO TRUST
Decree Restraints Certain Tobacco
Firms from Engaging in Foreign
and Interstate Commerce IN
til Competition Is Restored

New York-The decree OF the
United States ciycuit court In the gov
ernment's suit against the American
Tobacco company and others, which
was filed late Tuesday afternoon. de-
clared the American Tobacco com
pany, the American Snuff company,
the r. j. Reynolds company, Pierre
Lorillard and the Blackwell Durham
company monopoly and engaged in
an illegal combination.
The decree restraints these holding
companies from engaging in foreign
and interstate commerce until com
petition between them is restored
The decree denies the recelyerships
asked by the government
An appeal which has been taken to
the United States supreme court VIII
act as a temporary stay to the decree
filed Tuesday.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
SOLDIERS COMING HOME.
and 5000 in Philippines Will
Be Happy.

Washington Orders involving the
movement of about 20. 1000 soldiers of
the regular army during the next
twelve months were issued by Gen
eral Bell. chief of staff, on Tuesday.
These orders include the home COM
ing of about 5000 troops in Scuba, ~
well as the home coming of about
5000 troops in the Philippines, and
the dispatch of an equal number from
the United States to take their place.
Details regarding the movement and
disposition of the troops to return
from Cuba have been made public
heretofore.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
SAYS WALL STREET HATES HIM
President Roosevelt Believes Fnan-
ciers Would Be Glad II Lions
Got Him.

Atlanta, Cain Washington spe-
cial printed on Thursday in the Con-
stitution, President Roosevelt is quot
ed as asserting that Wall street hates
him.
when I go to Africa" said the
president, in talking to party of
Georgians. who called upon him,
'Wall street expects every lion to do
his duty Wall street hates me with
fervid sincerity, not because OF any
general denunciations of railroads and
corporations, but because l have done
things
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
Chief Riegy's Body Found.

San Francisco.-The body of Chief
of Police Buggy, who was drowned
from the police launch Patrol. oppc-
site Alcatraz island, in San Francisco
bay, on the night of November 30.
was found Tuesday morning by the
crew of the freight ferry Transit. 1t
was floating off Goat island, face up
ward, with the arms outstretched.
The harbor police were at once noti-
fed, and, procuring launch Ser
geant Donovan recovered the re-
mains. The face is very much disfg-
ured. but the body has been fully
identified.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
Wants $500, 900, 900 Bonds.

Washing ton.-With great enthu-
siasm the National Rivers and Har-
bors congress at it's concluding ses-
sion here placed itself on record in
favor of the issuance of government
bonds for the improvement of the
great waterways projects The con-
gress declared for an authorized is
rue by congress at its present session
of $500. 900, 900 worth of bonds, the
proceeds to be used in the payment
exclusively for such river and harbor
work as may be authorized by con-
gress, provision for the issue to be
similar to the Panama canal bonds.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
RUFF GUILTY OF
BRIBERY CHARGE
Former Political Boss of San Fran
cisco Has Bright Prospects Of
Wearing Stripes.
After Trial Lasting One Hundred ans
Six Days, Jury Returns Verdict
Which 10 In Nature OF Victory
for Graft Prosecutors.


San Francisco.-After deliberations
lasting throughout period of twenty
-four hours. the jury returned YER
dict convicting Abraham Ruef, for
mer political boss of San Francisco, OF
bribery When the announcement OF
the verdict of the jury was made. the
warning of Judge William P. Lawlor
ed all attempted demonstrations, al
though the excitement in the court
room was SO intense that men were
thrust down into their seats or seized
in the grasp of detectives as they
rose to obtain a better view of the
proceedings.
Ruef sat between his father and
Thomas b. Dozier of the defense
when the verdict was returned. He
lad spent the greater part of the day
IN conversation with his aged par
ont and though his face paled and his
eyes remained fixed for a long time
upon the men who had pronounced
his fate, almost his first thought was
for the elder Mr. Ruef He whispered
a few words of encouragement to the
old man and sent him out of the room,
with directions to break the news to
the defendants mother and sisters.
Ruefs conviction renders him liable
to maximum penalty OF fourteen
years in the penitentiary.
The trial had been in progress for
100 days. and was bitterly contested
by the leading attorneys of the CITY,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17

Chicago.-Judge Kavanaugh in the
superior court OF Cook county, has
rendered a decision of Importance to
national gusrdsmen. in which he de
clared they had right under certain
conditions, to take human life while
On duty. The decision was rendered
In the case of Joseph B. Klein. a pri
vste OF the First regiment, Illinois
national guard. under indictment for
killing Earl Nelson at Kankakee. last
spring. The regiment was on its way
TO Springfield to quell race war.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
DUTCH CAPTURE
VENEZUELAN SHIP
President Castro Now Has a Good
Excuse for War With Holland
if He 50 Desires.
Cruiser GeIdcrland Gathers In the
Guardshlp Alix, No Resistance Be-
ing Made by Venezueians-
other Captures Expected.

Willemstad, Curacao.-The Dutch
cruiser Gelderland came into this port
Sunday morning towing the vene.
zuelan coast guardship Alix. with the
Dutch flag flying and Dutch crew
on. board The Gelderland captured
the Alix off Puerto Cabello on Satur.
day At that time the Alix was lying
close in shore, and, Notwithstanding
the threat which the Venezuelan gov
eminent had made to fire upon any OF
the Dutch warships committing hos
tile act, the Gelderland steamed at
full speed towsTd the guardship and
sent an officer and guard in launch
10 seize her. This they did without
resistance, the Gelderland finally talk
ing the A1ix in tow and steaming
away with her prize.
The seizure of the Alix was In ac-
cordance with the plans of the Hol.
land government when instructions
were issued to the three Dutch war
ships now in those waters to make
demonstration OF the coast of Vene
xuela and to capture any Venezuelan
ships OF war or guard vessels that
they might find The arrival of the
Gelderland at Willemstad Sunday
morning was greeted with unbounded
enthusiasm by those who noticed the
cruisers approach and soon the entire
population was down to the waters
edge to welcome the return OF the
Gelderland. towing the first of the
enemy's ships. as though from great
conquest.
Naturally, the people OF Curacao
who have been long clamoring for ac'
tivity on the part of the Dutch govern
ment, are greatly rejolced over this
evidence that Holland has at last be
gun active MEASURES against Vene
zuela but the governor OF Curacao
discr sed the incident as follows;
THE capture by our warships OF
coast guard and war vessels is not to
be considered an unfriendly act
against the Venezuelans. 1t is merely
reprisal against Castro's govern
ment. which refuses to give satisfac
ton for his unfriendly acts TOWARD
Holland. The seizure OF these YES
sells will make 1t impossible for the
Venezuelan government TO carry
troops or ammunition to and from
the various ports"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
10 BUST circus TRUST.

Denver.-Announcem was made
here on Thursday that a circus war
will open next week, after confer
eDce at ST. Louis between John W.
Gates, who is said to be backing the
Independent shows: Rlroda Royal;
representatives of the Sells-Floto
shows, and Frank Bostock, owner of
the Bostock animal shows, at which a
defiance will be issued to the so-called
circus trust. F. G.. Bonflls. II. H.
Tammen and w. e. Franklin, of the
Sells-Floto shows. will be present at
the conference from Denver
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17

Chicago.-"Any man who is a bear
on the future of this country will go
broke" ]. Pierpont Morgan. in q
circle OF friends and business asso-
ciates at the Chicago club on Wednes
day. pointed to this sentiment given
to him years ago by his father, as
the basis of his business career. and
the secret of his unfailing optimism
In spite OF panics and reverses. Mr.,
Morgan would not talk to reporters.
but his friends, not pledged to silence,
repeated the words credited to the
0nancier.