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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-11
<. judge Law1or asked Foreman

box. Judge Lawlor asked Foreman
Mcnamara:
Have you gentlemen reached a
verdict?''
eve have" replied the foreman, as
he handed a folded slip of paper to
Clerk WEIGH. An impressive silence
followed. Attorneys, defendant, spec
tatorS, detectives and police held their
breath as the clerk slowly and delib-
erately, yet with apparent agitation
unfolded the paper and then as every
eye in the court room was rivited up
on him read the fatal words; I'VE the
jury, find the defendant, Abraham
Ruef. guilty as charged" Immediate
" everybody rose to his feet, there
was a murmur of approval but no
scene or demon Stration.
At the end of the counsel table, near
the place where his blood had dyed the
floor deep crimson red, which had
been effaced with sandpaper, sat Francis
J. Heney, who appeared in the court
room for the first time since the night
he was shot Ruef sat between his
father and Thos. B. Dozier of the de-
Tense when the verdict was returned.
He had spent the greater part of the
day in conversation with his aged par
ents 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
elder man and sent him out of the room
to break the news to the defendants
mother and sisters.
BY previous agreement of counsel that
the bill of exceptions should be settled
later, the court set next Saturday, De-
cember r. as the day for pronouncing
the judgment. Ruef's conviction rend-
ers him liable to a maximum penalty of
IA years in the penitentiary. The court
room was cleared of spectators imme-
diately upon adjournment. The jury
left the box and they and Judge Law
lor declined to make any statement of
the number of ballots taken or the fea-
lures of their deliberations
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BEHIND THE RECORD.
Weary Six Day Cycle Riders Show
Little Enthusiasm in Their Contest.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE big crowd
that remained in Madison SquareGarden
all night to watch the weary riders in
the six day bicycle race saw them
gradually but steadily falling behind
the old record during the early hours
All the riders showed plainly the effect
of the severe strain under which they
have worked since midnight last Sun
day, and there were few spirits to
arouse the enthusiasm of the specta-
tors. Eight of the 16 teams were still
in the race at O'Clock this forenoon
At that hour the leaders were nearly
six miles behind the record made by
Miller and Waller in 1899.
The score at a: M. was:
Rutt-Stol, 2,00S.2.
Macfarland- Moran, 2, 00S. 2
Hill-Demara, 2,008.1 lap.
Collins Mitten, 2,008.0.
GalVin-W Wiley, 2,007.9.
Anderson-Vanoni, 2.0076.
Palmer-Drobach, 2,00O2
The record for 104 hours is 2.O14 miles
laps made by Miller and Waller in
1899.
The comparatively slow pace of the
night was maintained during the early
hours of the day and by o'clock the
riders had fallen still farther behind
the record. At that hour the score of
the leaders was POPS miles 6 laps as
against 2,O33 miles laps made by Mil
Ter and Waller in 1899
AT 10 O'Clock the lead ding teams had
covered 2,043 miles laps. There had
been no change in the relative posi-
lions of the riders. The record for the
106th hour was 1850 miles and laps
made by Miller and Waller in 1899.
The three leading teams had covered
2,122 miles 4 laps at 2 p. m. Walt
hough and Root were lap behind and
the positions of the others were rela-
lively unchanged.
Palmer and Drobach. the tailenders
had lost one more lap and were 8
miles 1 lap behind the leaders.
The record for the -110th hour is
2,125 miles L lap, made by Miller and
Waller in 1899.
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| SHEEP-Receipts 1000 head. Market
| Strong 1Oc higher. lambs. $6.S5.
kansas CITY Produce \

Kansas City Dec. 11.-WHEAT-Marke
1A0I1c lower December. .961sc; May, 995sc
July. 921sc, Cash: No. . hard, 81 O0q1, 90
No. 3. 97c60S1.02; No. red, $l0od1.06; NO,
8, $1.01@I1.04.
CORN-Market hd1c lower. December,
563sc; May. 57hc; July, 57Ssc. Cash: No:
mixed 5Sd5s1ac; No. 8, 5Sc; No. and No.
3 white. soc.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
4Sd51c: No. 2 mixed. 4Sd50c
RYE-Market firm Choice timothy,
So 10000: choice prairie. $S.75d9.00
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery,
soc: packing, 100.
EGG@Market 1c lower. Fresh extras
SIC: current receipts, &c.
WHEAT-Receipts 70 cars.
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New york Produce Market.

New York. Dec. 11.-BUTTER-Market
Quiet. Fancy grades. firm; creamery spec
ial. 311z632c Official price 311zc); receipts
2. s5S
CHEESE - Market firm. State full
cream specials. 141k@151zc; September.
14c: October. large and small best, 13Ac;
late made small bets, 13c; good to prime,
11A@12Ac: common to fair. 1019qn12c;
skins. full to specials. 21zc to 11%c.
EGGS-Marl1et unsettled. State. Penn
sylvania and nearby fancy selected white,
soc: ditto. fair to choice. 44@4Sc; brown
and mixed fancy, 40c; ditto. fair to choice,
33m3Sc: western firsts. 33G331zc; seconds,
90632c.
POUL.TRY-Alive. dull: chickens. 1211c ;
fowls. 16617c; turkeys. 13c. Dressed,
steady: western spring chickens 13G2Oc;
fowls Halle: spring turkeys, 16G19c.
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New York Stock Market.


Wall St. New York. Dec. u.-STOCKS-
There was an almost even division of adj
vances and declines shown by the opening
large number of quotations were I'm
changed from last night. The mixed
changes were nearly all small. Toledo
a point. Chicago and Alton declined l.
A slight yielding of prices was over
come by a renewal of bull operations in
the coalaers. Railroad stocks generally
stiffened in sympathy, but the low priced
stocks which have figured prominently In
the recent market were not so prominent:
there was no marked weakness. New
York. Chicago and St. Louis gained 2.
Allis Chalmers preferred 214, Lake Erie
and Western ~. and Reading and the
first preferred. Baltimore and Ohio, Del
aware and Hudson. Illinois Central and
Central Railroad of New Jersey 1 to IA.
red Welded IA and American Beet Sugar !.
rise in n few stocks cOntrasted with
a drooDing tendency in the general list
which carried the average below last
can Smelling. Colorado Fuel, American
Hide and Leather preferred and Pittsburg
Air i-l'i Brake IL and st. Louis Southwestern
preferred and Western Union III. Wabash
preferred rose 1 Delaware and Hudson
and st. Paul preferred and Sioss Shelf
vance of 12%.
Bonds were firm
Prices broke sharply under a flood OF
selling orders late in the afternoon. The
drive was directed chiefly against Union
Pacific and when that gave way points
everything else tumbled. American Smelf-
ing and dropped IS to 90 Severe losses
were registered in several other stocks.
MINNEAPOLIS and st. Louis receded COLO
RADIO Southern and Manhattan ia. General
Electric 13s. st. Paul IA and Pennsylvania,
Northern Pacific. Southern Pacific. Anal
gamated Copper and Distillers' Securities
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The State Journal is in receipt of
the following:
Bliss, Okla, Dec. 10, 'Os.
We are just in receipt of a COM
munication from another news jour-
nal asking for veriffcation of an item
which they say was printed in your
paper of recent issue representing that
the 101 ranch had been sold We
wish to correct this impression as the
101 ranch has not been sold, nor has
it ever been offered for sale and is not
for sale at this time. Very truly yours,
MILLER BROS.
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DIDN'T CURE BROKEN LEG.
Smith County Woman Got $4,000 Ver-
dict Against a Doctor

The papers in an appeal from Smith
county were filed with the clerk of
the supreme court today. In this case
Rebecca Baker brought suit against W.
It. Mays, a physician of that county for
$4,000 damages for alleged negligence in
attending her after fall in which she
suffered a broken leg. She asked for
$4,000 damages and Smith county
jury gave her $4,000.
Her petition alleges that on Decem-
Der 49, 1906, she fell down a flight of
stairs and suffered a broken leg. STE
sent for DIR. Mays and he told her to
rub liniment on the injured limb and
it would be all right. She followed di-
rectionS and the leg knit in such man
ner that she is permanent cripple
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A SPLENDID COURT HOUSE.
Harper County's New Building Is
Three Stories and Finely Furnished.

Anthony, Kan, Dec n.-Harper coun-
tvs new $4,000 court house complete is
now occupied by an appreciatfve crowd OF
officials. 1t is the finest. best finished
building in the state for the cost. It has
three floors and a basement The Anthony
basement at an expense of $500 as rest
room for ladies and children. Mrs. M j
McPhee, president, is DESTROYS of a public
fountain and wishes suggestions regard
ing fountains from cities that have them
in operation.
J. W. Burchfield is preparing to erect a
large three floor cement hotel building on
the site of his present hotel.
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steers. $s75d5. so; western cows. s2.5oq45o;
HOGS-Receipts 10000 Market &c lower:
Bulk of sales s.. 20d5.7e; heavy. S5og5;1o !;
packers and butchers, $5.4oq5.7O; hght'
S.. 10d5. 55; pigs, $4.O0q5:OO
Muttons, $40O@5.O0; lambs, $450g6.15;
range wethers, $3.75@5.75; fed ewes, $Z-1oSV
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UNCHANGED.

unchanged.
Kansas CITY car lots today: Wheat co.
corn %. oats 1.
Kansas City estimated car lots tomor-
row: Wheat Is. corn p. oats 6.
hicago car lots today: Wheat 26, corn
403 oats 137.
Chicago estimated car lots tomorrow:
Wheat SO, corn BOO. oats 146.
Northwest car lots today 1874, last year
Closing cables: Wheat unchanged to 1sd
higher, corn sd lower.
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Cbicapo prod~~.. Marked

Chicago Dec. 11.-CHEESE-Marke
firm. Daisies. 1411@15c; twins, 14d141zc;
young Americas. 141zc
OuLTRY~Aiive. easy: turkeys. 1sc;
chickens. 10611c: springs, lie.
POTATOES-Market firm. coarse.
BUTTER-MarlIet steady. Creamery, 2
630c: dairy. 211zG25c.
EGGS-Market steady. Ffrsts, &c.
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after several days hunting at Lake
Surprise. Mr.. Bryan delivered two
addresses yesterday afternoon and will
leave today for Port Arthur. Mr.
Bryan and his associates We're not ar
rested yesterday for agviolation of the
game laws, according to a member of
the narfN
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Chicngo Ilive Stock.

chicag9. Dec NGAT TIL BeeVes
S.. 40617 IS; Texans, IS. 1904. 80; westerns,
So. 3O@5 IS; stockers and feeders, $2.6OaG4o;S0,
cows and heffers, $1,5Od4.90; calves, $6.Oo1
HOGS-ReceIpts estimated 5000. Mar ar.
ket weak to SC lower. Light, $5.0099.6S;
mixed. IS &65 So; heavy, IS. 30@5. S714; rough,
S. aOa5 A. good to choice heavy 70 3 4Sp2s
SHEEP-Receipts estimated 5000 Mar
ket steady to 1Oe I9wer Na 7iI $z- Seg
500: lambs. $4.5Od7 40; western, A75Q7.5O.
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Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall Commissions,
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth St. Phone 1851
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Ronge of Prices on Stocks.

FURNISHED by J. +. Gall. Commissions
Ofice ITO West SIKH St. Phone 4Sg.l
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New york. Dec 11.-SUGAR-Raw
steady: fair refining. 1895; centrifugal. 9
fest So So: molasses sugar, S31l; refined
oIIiet: crushed. $3.50; powdered, $3.50; gran
u Gt.oe OFF quiet. No. Rio, sac
No. Santos, 75snS1sc.
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Cotton AIn-'-cs

New York Dec 11.-COTTON-Spot
closed o11iet points lower; middling up
lands. 1910: middling gulf. $9.S5. Sales
1.5O0 bales =, c.,,.r,r.,x,
Market steady. SAC.
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Arrest of Bryan Is Denied.

Galveston, Dec. 11.=W. J. Bryan
and party have returned to Galveston,
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CHICAGO Grain Market

Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and StockA
Office Ito West Sixth st. Phone 4S6.
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Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat un-
changed to sd higher. corn unchanged.
Second cable: Wheat 1zd higher; corn
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
1.-THE following sales were made today az
the stock yards. Kansas City. MO- and
by Clay Robinson & Co.. live stock com.
mission merchants. with offices at all
markets.
Kansas City. Dec. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
1900 head Market steady
HOGS-Receipts 10000 head; Marker
slow and weak to &c lower. Bulk OF sales
IS. 1906. 10; top, $5.75. ------ a. 49,.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 head. Market
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-24
The Mother
Was Called
Closely Following the Death Of Her Son and After Tender
ly Caring for Loved Ones Suffering From
Fever, Mrs. Henry Vanden Heuvel
Breaks Down and Passes From
Earh--Many Affections

Only about four weeks after her
son had passed away and after a
brave struggle against the ravages OF
u malady which fastened itself up
on her following long weeks of faith.
full watching and tender nursing at
the bedside of her loved ones, Mrs.
Nellie Vanden Hcuvel passed from
life ut 0:3O o'clock last night.
The death is one of the saddest
imaginable and stands as the second
terrific affliction that has visited a
family who came to Grand Junction
from home across the sea only a
few months ago. 1t is the second ia
taIity that has resulted from a SER
les of seven cases of typhoid fever
that has befallen the family within
II period of three months.
A year or more ago two young men
Vanden Heuvel and brother
to Grand Junction, having
only u short time before reached this
country from Holland. They were
hard working, honest boys and soon
were doing so well that they determ-
ined to have the mother and other
children join them. The family vas
in due time reunited here.
All went well for a time and the
future seemed very bright; when,
during the late fall, one or two menu
beis OF the family took typhoid fever.
In little while other members of
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-24

the country better than by putting
the money in New York City. There
were twelve or fifteen trust compan-
les there that were In condition
to go to the wall. They needed the
money. The banks came to their
relief. If they had failed there would
have been a failure of banks practi-
cally all over the country. The peo-
Pile in the west had as much interest
in maintaining the integrity of these
trust companies as the people in New
York.
This is the age of criticism of peo-
pie who have money. They have been
charged with having brought on this
panic. Some of the rich men of this
country who have been paraded in
the magazines as people inordinately
rich put up practically their entire
capital to tide over possible panic.
One man put up $1,000,000. Some
of these rich men could have made n
great deal of money by letting the
banks fail"
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Washington, Jan. 24.-United
States Senator Teller of Colorado
created quite stir in the senate yes
terday afternoon by his forceful and
pointed remarks on the financial sit
uation.
Senator Stone of Missouri present
ed statistics of government deposits
in national banks to show that the
distribution of money during the re-
cent currency stringency was not "eq-
uitable" as contemplated by the law
governing the treasury department.
He declared that the west and the
south was Disseminated against.
while New York and Boston were ia
vored.
Mr.. Stone declared that the treas
ury department had in az months
placed $47.00O,000 In the banks of
New York, ''in order that they might
loan 1t out" and st. Louis bankers
had told him that, while their money
was out of their reach in the New
York banks, they had gone to that
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the family became i'll with the same
disease.
One day in December, Henry, the
Oldest son, succumbed, and the blow
to this family of sturdy Hollanders
was u terrific one. The son was laid
to rest in Orchard Mesa cemetery.
The continued illness of members OF
the family almost robbed the family
of it's little store OF funds. However,
the Sons of Herman and other friends
were most considerate in the hour Of
darkest need.
Shortly after the sons death, the
mother, worn out by long hours of
care and work, became very i'll with
the fever, and last night her spirit
took its flight from earth.
1t Is reported that other members
of the family are very Ill with tho fe-
YER. 1t is seldom that such burdens
OF anliction and sorrow have been
laid at one time upon q home.
The deacesed was born in Holland
45 years ago. She was q good WON.
an sad u gentle and faithful mother.
fhe funeral services will be held
tomorrow saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock from the German Lutheran
church, Rev. Gekkeler In charge. The
interment will take place at Orchard
Mesa cemetery under the direction Of
Undertaken Gourley.
The family resides on South Fifth
street.
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ARE NOT ENCOURAGED.

Sheepgrowers Of southern Utah are
not feeling encouraged over the out
look for either sheep or wool for the
coming year. says the Mt. Pleasant
Pyramid.
No buyers have been out after the
wool SO far and no offers have been
made, but number OF the growers
have expressed a fear that the price
will be down a point between IL and
10 cents per pound, while there has
already been a fall of about rs cents
per head in the price of sheep.
The view taken by the growers, of
course, Is speculative. as they have
little or no direct Information upon
which to base price forecasts. Prices
equal to last years may prevail.
Reports from the winter herding
grounds are that the sheep are doing
well.
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WORTH KNOWING.

The hygenic properties of lemons
which contain citric acid have been
well known for many years, but II
is only lately that scientists discov-
cred the acid was powerful enough
to kill the germ of typhoid fever in
"a hours.
Some typhoid fever bacilli, treat
ed with raw lemon juice and placed
in the sunshine. were killed In two
hours. the sunshine proving a quick
agent in connection with the medici-
nal properties of the fruit.
Lemons have been found benefic-
ial in the worst forms of smallpox
and cholera. so 1t is well to know the
medicinal properties of harmless
yet powerful fruit acid.-Exchange.
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SHEEPMEN DISPUTE OVER
PLAN OF NEW COMPANY

A lively row developed yesterday
among the sheepmen who Craze their
flocks on the Uintah forest reserve,
says Wednesdays Salt Lake Tele-
gram.
1t is a fight between the large own
ers and the small owners, with the
latter in the majority as far as num-
ber is concerned. About $50 of the
PA sheep owners who have grain &
permits on the forest reserve, held
a meeting at the Cullen hotel yester-
day afternoon. Prior to the meet
ing about rs of the larger owners
got together AMI organized what is
to be known as the Uintah Forest
Grazers' Company. The articles of
incorporation were drawn up several
days ago and were adopted at this
meeting with but few changes.
The capital of the company Is
placed at $4,000, with shares at the
par value of 81 each. 1t is provid-
ed that for every 100 sheep which
the owner grazed on the reserve dur
ing 1907 he shall be entitled to one
share of stock. This is where the
main trouble comes. The small own
ers claim that It is nothing more or
less than a scheme on the part of the
large owners to freeze them out
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TELLER BLAMES
BANKING SYSTEM
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
city and had bought currency there,
paying from " to 2 per cent for
1t. A-r
"Three per cent was paid" de-
clared Senator Teller.
Senator Teller, upon the conclus-
ion of Mr.. Stones remarks. said he
believed the recent financial trouble
had resulted from the banking sys-
TEN of the country and had not
grown out of the administration of
law.
"It is possible" he said. that the
treasury department did not distrib-
ute the money in proportion either
to the banking capital or of popula-
tion. but there was one storm center
of the whole trouble. We did not
need any money in the west. Colo
RADIO did not need money, although 1t
is stated that Colorado banks had
$11, 100000 in New York ba lks.
"In my judgment" the Colorado
senator declared. 'the secretary of
the treasury could not have served
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Great Fire
n. Portland ]!
''''.s. .y nd rlnest in Northwest Great Library
and All City Records Destroyed Many Lives
Endangered Baltimore Also Victim Of
Mighty Coaagaion- Three are
Dead-Sxteen Hurt
tBy Associated Press. }

day and Saratoga streets occupied by
j. Resgister Sons Company, dealers
in lumber and supplies; the Balti.
more Bell & Brass Company, and
the William l.. Hollingsworth Com
pany, machinists.
The loss is estimated at $4OO, 900.
The fire started some time after
midnight and spread so rapidly that
a general alarm followed almost i'm
mediately after the first one sent in.
A gale from the northwest spread
the fire rapidly and this and the very
cold weather made the work of the
firemen more than usually difficult.
Within few minutes after the
flames burst from the windows Of
the Saratoga street side Of the Reg
ester building, the wall ON that side
fell. The men killed and injured
were working close to the building
and had no warning to save them
selves.
The bodies of Lieutenant Fred
Harmon. James Barrack, August
Schriver and John sliced, all Of No.
3 engine company, were taken from
beneath the burning wallis,
Chief Horizons skull is said to have
been fractured and he Is injured In
ternally. 1t Is feared that he will
die. Those killed Were badly man
gled.
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SENDS FILIPINO MONEY.

Henry Nichols of the Mesa Coun-
ty Abstract Company yesterday re-
celved a number of pieces of Filipino
money, authorized by Uncle Sam
from his brother. Clayton Nichols
who is in the islands. The pieces
were to be distributed among Mr..
Nichols old-time friends. the editor
receiving one.
Each piece Is silver certificate
worth two silver pesos In the islands
and valued at about $1.25 In gold.
The certificates closely resemble the
American notes.
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SUPREME COURT SAYS JURY
CAN BE DISMISSED SUNDAY

The Wyoming supreme court has
decided that a jury may be legally
dismissed on Sunday.
The point was raised in the case
of Fay Hovey of Casper. who is in
Jail awaiting second trial on a
charge of luring two young girls to
life of shame.
The jury In the first trial of the
woman disagreed and was discharged
on Sunday. Fay Hovey's attorney as
serted that jury could not be le-
gally discharged on Sunday, and ap-
pealed to the supreme court to set
the woman free.
The court decided that jury may
be as well discharged on Sunday as
on any other day.
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GREAT OVATION
FOR THE COMM0NER
(By Associated Press.)

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 24.-Bir-
mingham rendered to William Jen-
nings Bryan and Judson Harmon a
remarkable welcome during their Wis
1t to the city yesterday.
Mr.. Bryan made a public address
in the morning to a crowd which
taxed the capacity of the Bijou the
ater, and hudreds were turned away.
Mr.. Harmon spoke very briefly at
the morning meeting. and when he
was introduced as the next vice
president there was the greatest
demonstration of the day.
Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Harmon and Gov
ernor Conner spoke at the banquet
given by the board of trade.last night
in honor of the visitors Four hun
dred covers were laid for this af-
fair.