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tlblD for tls altsFing o. he msquags. Con
Rfotapan PSSastt said yesterday that ~
Eas Einlng-tO push the oase against the
WAsHnoroN, April 2S,--James ", shsa,
private secretary 30 Representative j..
Bloat Fassett, who is In Elmira, made oom-
plaint 10 the United States District At
tornsy to-day that the, telegram had been
altered, and the District Attorneys odioe
has taken the matter under advisemept,
with view 30 ascertaining whether Grim
inal action can be brought. Mr.. Shea was
told that 1t was doubtful II the act would
constitute forgery under the law, but II II
could be shown that the transmitting tele-
graph operator had acted In conjunction
with other persons his act would constitute
q common law conspiracy, an tndlctable
offence In the District Of Columbia. The
original telegram was in Mr.. Shea's hand
writing.
According TO the evidence presented
TO the District Attorney by Mr.. Shea the
telegram was fled at the Capitol and was
transmitted by the telegraph operator
there 10 the main offioe OF the telegraph
company Mr.. Shea said that the message
a. fled contained eighteen words and the
Capitol operator gave that number In his
check list 10 the main offloe operator. When
the message had been transmitted 10 the
main oftioe the receiving operator then
called the Capitol operators attention
10 the fact that the message contained
nineteen words, and according TO Mr.. shea's
statement 10 the District Attorney the
Capitol operator instructed him 10 change
the check number to nineteen. The
point as 10 the number Of words Is that Mr..
Fassett claims that bis telegram 70 Mr..
Cassidy did not contain the word mot
which changed the whole meaning OF the
despatch and, II Is alleged, caused Mr., Cas-
sidy 10 vote against the bill.
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BOY BURIED IN His TUNNEL
CAVE CAVED IN UPON ITS
YOUNG ENGINEER,

The ROyu IN the Block Had Cau ght ne Tn
derTround Fever and In . Vacant Lot
Had Got Q Tunnel 10 Jersey Pushed
Along Eight Feet When Il Collapsed.
While fifty people looked on from the
windows Of an apartment house yoSter-
day afternoon little Norman Holmes. the
thirteen-year-old son Of John T. Holmes
Of 7SS West End avenue. Was smothsred
10 death under q mound Of earth VII ioh
he and three other boys had built a. . cave
to play bandit In.
Shortly after poon Norman, with John
Chapman and Joseph Jenkins, who live In
the Victoria apartments at the corner Of
Ninety seventh street and RtvOrSids Drive,
and Codin McCAbe, who lives at 7H West
End avenue, crawlod through . hole In
the fencing around . vacant lot At the
corner Of West End avenue and Ninety
seventh street. The lot has bSSn for some
time the favorite playground Of the boys.
A number OF the tenants Of the Vera apart
ments at SO7 West Nlnsty-SOVOnth street
watched the boys digging down under q
mound Of earth In the lot. The boys were
having a EI'sat tlns, because, e Joseph
jenkins said. we were going 10 tunnel TO
Hoboken-nOt really you know he added
oonfldingly. 'but ours was just - good ~ .
tunnel
From Appearances the boys did have
what could be called good tunnel. They
had dug back under the mound distance
Of some ten feet and In depth about eight
I eet.
Norman Holmes, who wAs engineer In
chief, decided that the tunnel should Be
lined with boards, and himOsh led the way
In 10 show the rest how Il waS 10 bs done.
According to one Of the boys Norman wa
In the far end Of tbs tunnel and called for
the others 10 oome on In with him. Bring
aome big boards. The roof y not 0traiRht
and needs 10 bO held upl' be ahoutOd.
The jenkins boy won't for The wood and
while he was walking aoro0S the lot the
tunnel caved In. The boys called 70 the
Holmes boy, but received no answer and
beoamef ghtened. John Chapman ran from
the lot and notified NormAnG mother, who
Bicyole Policeman Arthur z. EtohOlls and
breathlessly told him what had happened.
Etohells ran 10 the place without hh wheel
and tore down part Of the fenoinR. At hrSt
he did not think the accident serious but
when he began 10 dig and could ind no
trace Of the boy be became tAorouRhiy
alarmed. Mrs- Holmes was outsidO on Tie
walk and kept calling 70 know u her boy
had been found and Y be Was hurt
Policeman Dfennen cAms along and
Joined Etohele and the two men dur for
all they were worth. Al last EtoheIls came
across the boy far back u the excavation,
With the help Of Dronnon and Dr.. H. 3.
hale of'7b1 West End Gyeuus they rot
him out from under the dirt and boards.
DR.. hale worked hard over him and WaS
tOlned BY DR.. Rubin from ~ ,, Hood
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DIED.

BUFRUh,-On April - ~ bic rsaasnoA "
Hcks o.. Brooklyn. Thomas Arnold suhSh'
AgSd " yeaFS.
keuOs Of funeral hereafter.
ooPFIN.-Saddenly q East0n, Pa. March - lV.'
Robert Conn. aged n year, sou OF John
and Sarah H. Conn OF ASbury Park n, j.
Funeral services q Yirst ". 2, Church AspSp
Park. q 30 p. N. MOAday, April n, pA
Carriages viii meet train a forth AsoSH
PArk station leaving OortaAAdt St, New foOL
~ IAN lntsrmsnt Tuesday st Greenwood
OooPER>-At etAplston. Dtatsn Island. Apn =
ioos, samuel Cooper. aged o year,
FuAHal service Gt HE lsss residences n Rss
monA road, Monday aiooFnOOn. April u
SO'olOck. Relatives and ftshds are respeeuO~
Invited Pieass emit h0vsrL
HoRoAN.-Bn,srSd Into Fesl April ~ iSe' =
EaSt orangN. n. J. Isnnis BoTiAn. VIE
HsnST q kssUan And daughter Of NAY hu
The lAls Suaua 4 B9ytAA.
Funeral OsrVios Monday. Aprl n. ~ hsr w
rOadsAoa. n HAstsd -. % arrival Of ~
p. n. train from New Y0Et. Va d. l. ".
n n. tIOm DAEUlAy end Chnstophsr '". w
Bnek Church StsaiOn. Cincinnati pSpen plsN'
0opy.
MoSTYN-At he SsaIdsnoa - LsIlnT'on ''.
BSrkelsT hoSayn. sOa Of he late wuhAn 'a'
Ann kostyn. IN the 81 rear Of his Aga
Notios Of funeral hsrsAftsr.
kURSELI--Suddsnly. O sssurdag morninG A7n
~ io0A Eugene MunseuL Agsd " yearJ- -,
FunsrL a. his lAes rsAdenos, ty Wes1
q. Monday evening. Apdl n. 81 SSSo
hntslmsnt - orOsnwood
The sun., 1908-04-26
NO GAMBLING, VOTES CASSIDY,
Convention That RenOmlnated Fassett
UnanImOus-F Roosevelt Also.

Convention That RenOmlnated Fassett
UnanlmOus-FOr Roosevelt Also.
ELAnRA, April 25-At the Republican
Congress convention this afternoon Mr.,
Fassett was unanimously renominated upon
motion Of Justice Walter Lloyd Smith.
The convention adopted a resolution en-
dorslnR the administrations Of Roosevelt
and Hughes, the resolution sustaining the
Governors gambling policy in the following
language:
we believe gambling in all forms to be
one Of the most alluring and insidious vices
and every erort should be made to sup
press It in whatever form II may appear.
We commend the action Of Congress in It's
endeavor 10 suppress this vice In the Dis
trict Of Columbia and urge upon the tate
Legislature the enactment OF laws which
ahall tend 10 eliminate gambling at race
tracks, in stock exchanges, In poolroomA.
in lotteries and in whatever device 1t Is
practised.'
The convention passed the resolution
without a dissenting vote, Senator Cas-
sidy, who was a delegate from Schuyler,
being recorded In the affirmative.
Congressman Fassett and Milo Ecker OF
hOTnGH N0IB NloIbOd hNAVhaN0o W bhC ha
tonal convection and j. Fl. B. Mongin Of
SeneOa and Senator Cassidy we're named
as alternates,
The delegates were instructed 10 sup
port Hughes as long az there was q chance
OF the nomination coming 10 New York
State. Fassett made q speech In which
he said that the Republicans Of New YORK
State we're loyal 10 Hughes.
Il don't know who will be the nominee
nsxt June be said, when there cams an
interruption and scores Of persons In the
hall shouted Theodore Rooeeveltl' Then
there was cheering for the President and
none for Hughes. But whoever will be,
went on the Congressman. will be named
because Theodore Roosevelt thinks he s
the right man and he will run on Roosevelt
platform. We have candidate in New
York State and he says he believes In Roose-
veltism. We are for him because we have
believed that Roosevelt would not be q
candidate again
II was evident that It was a Roosevelt
crowd
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BARNES REPLIES TO CRITICS.
Defends His Opposition to Gambling Bills
A Talk With Gov. Hughes.

Defends His Opposition TO Gambling Bills
A Talk With Gov. Hughes.
ALBANY, April "A committee Of thirty
nine citizens Of Albany recently wrote
William Barnes. Jr., saying that, while
they as Republicans recognized Mr..
Barnes as the Albany county Republican
leader they did not think 1t was bis pre-
rogative to dictate to elected officials that
they should do thing regardless Of their
conscientious dissent, referring to the
vote against the racing bills Of Senator
Grattan Of Albany. In his reply Mr., Barnes
says;
Senator Grattan, together with the
majority Of the Senators, did not believe
in the passage of the repeal bills, II Is not
necessary for the purpose Of this letter 10
enter into a discussion Of the merits Of
those bills. Upon that subject there IL a
wide difference Of opinion, but the Senators
all too frequently vote contrary TO their
own judgment because Of an inhAmed
state Of a portion Of the public mind, or
because Of desire to coincide With the
wishes Of the Governor, whoever he may
be. 1t Is the natural and easy course TO
pursue. It was taken on these measures
which have aroused this discussion by the
majority Of the Republican Senator's
when 1t became apparent that Senator
Grattan's vote would defeat the passage
OF these bills advised him that II was his
duty TO vote In accordance with his belief
and not in accordance with proposals Of
the Governor. which did not meet the
Senator'S approval. In 80 doing believe
that acted within my privileges as a citizen
and within my functions as the responsible
party authority, regularly chosen by the
Republicans Of this Congress district to
represent them In the councils OF the party
10 the State
Mr.. Barnes added that he was misquoted
regarding a talk he had with Gov. Hughes
as 10 the wisdom from a party standpoint
OF passing the racing bills, and gives the
following as the conversation which actu-
ally occurred
said TO tbe Governor that l thought
he had made mistake In forcing the issue
OF the repeal OF the Percy-Gray law and
that IL the issue was forced the Republican
party would lose fully 1900 votes, II not
more, at the next election for Governor.
He said We will gain two for every
one we lose
Il said; From whomp
He replied: Why, the Democrats
Il said; From men who did not vote for
your
He then changed the basis Of the con.
versation and said: My conscience would
not be satisfied II, when my term Of Office
expired, l had not done all in my power TO
repeal that law
Il then said laughingly, in closing the
conversation: Well, II It II q matter Of
your conscience have nothing to say
about that | was simply talking Of the
prospects Of the election
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SOCIALISTS APPROVE TAFT.
quote With Satisfaction Extracts From
Its speech In Chicago.

A statement issued yesterday on behalf
Of the New York section Of the Socialist
party declares that the Socialists agree
with sentiments expressed by Secretary
Taft in a speech made before the members
Of the Order OF Railway Conductors at
Chicago several days ago. After some
remarks about the politicians OF the NOld
parties" who II says have always de-
,olared that there are no classes in this
country and that labor and capital are
brothers with identical interests, the state
ment adds
Of a Republican Presidential aspirant
ly.dropping all this cant and admitting
the fact OF the class struggle
These are the remarks In the speech Of
Mr.. Taft which have pleased the Socialists
Men who control capital as we'll as those
who work for wages must combine. Com
binations Of capital within the bounds OF
the law are necessary for business eIpediency
and for cost reduction. And because Of these
combinations among employers the laborinR
men must combine also in order to obtain
that independence TO which they are entitled.
There 10 no denying the fact that we must
look forward TO a gigantic controversy be-
tween ihUOl ehu NeplNeAt hoblhh ehA " iunbllh
that Il will be settled peacefully. That con-
troversy when II comes will decide once for
all how capital and labor shall share the
Joint profits which they create.
The statement continues: Secretary Taft
does not know how this gigantic oontro-
versy is 10 be settled. He can only trust
that II win be settled peaoeably-and the
expression OF the hope seems to indicate
a doubt in his mind. But at least he reoog-
niseH that q gigantic controversy exists
and Is growing more acute; that II 10 not
between bad employers and good working
menslmply, but between labor and capital
that is between wageworkers as such and
capitalists as such. and that II 10 In It's nature
a conflict OF organized forces on the two
sides and q question Of public moment
SO much the Secretary recognizes II 10 a
Eign Of progress.
The sun., 1908-04-26
HUGHESS SPEECHMAKING TOUR.
VIII Address Mass Meetings In Favor OF
the Anti-GamblInE Bills.


ALBANY, April 26.-Gov. Hughes is ready
To wage campaign Of appeals to the people
between now and the opening Of the e1-
traordinary session Of the Legislature. He
will utilize every available opportunity
10 address mass meetings In favor Of
the anh-racetraok gambling bills at times
whom his work In the executive department
will permit
The Governor declines to announce any
itinerary, and knowledge Of most Of his en-
Ragements Is coming out through the local
Committees In charge Of arrangements for
the meetings. Tomorrow the Governor
will make two speeches TO mass meetings,
one in Albany and one In Troy. He speaks
here at $50 p. NJ. and at Troy at 4:l6 P. NJ,
TO do which win neoessitate hurried trip
between the cities by trolley. On Thursday
the Governor will speak In Schenectady.
The only other places where II is known
at this time that the Governors 10 speak
before the special session oonvenes are
Ithaca. on Friday next. and In Carnegie Hall
n New York.
The sun., 1908-04-26
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION SEATS.
Room for $4,000 Persons Provided In
New Denver Auditorium.

DENVER. COL, April 26.-Fourteen thou
sand persons will have seats at the Demo-
cratic national convention. 10 be held here
in the new auditorium. according 10 the
plans which have been sent by Secretary
Hills OF the Denver Chamber Of Commerce
and Convention League TO Secretary
Woodson Of the national committee.
Fo7 the general public 8 s,lls seats have been
pFoVided divided as follows Seven hundred
on the hrst floor. 1899 In the balcony and
5l in the gallery. Space has been pro-
Ided for all telegraph companies and for
from all parts Of the press reservation. The
Western Union and Postal companies drew
lots for the space OF vantage and the Postal
won, getting the hrst reservation Of LOO
antAre feet.
The sun., 1908-04-26
Brym Homo.

LINCOLN, Neb., April 2S.-WilhAm j.
Bryan, Mrs. Bryan and Mrs, Ruth Leavitt
arrived In this city this afternoon and went
Immediately to Fairview. A large crowd,
composed OF relatives and close friends, met
the party at the depot
The sun., 1908-04-26


bus constituted clear usrpatiou Of the
lghts Of every individual eleotor in the State
II can have no legal existence. lie aim ls 10
ssiIe not only Kings county but also 10 seize
be upstate organizations existing IN all
rountiss which do not bow the knee 70 az
odlous political dictatorship. Intuders,
,lothed with inoulsltorlal powers, are to be
sent In such counties and loyal party gov
arnment will become q thing Of the past
The State Democracy, which has sustained
The greater cities Of the commonwealth In
many contests for seh-government. now
flnds that by the autOoratk use OF power
illegally obtained the right Of local selection
of representatives In each district Is 10 be
destroyed. The State Democracy, which
has stood hrm against all Republican schemes
Of Capitalization, now discovers In It's own
camp enemies 70 the principles Of Jeherson
a. applied In its party, legislative and efecu-
tive councils. II finds the right Of repre-
Sentation violated, It finds the principle
Of home rule rejected. These things cannot
bS ignored. This condition Of Affairs oAn-
not be passed by even though Presidential
contest IL approaching. The principle In
volved Is vital. No party deserving the
name OF Democratic can long survive the
degradation 10 which unprotesting acQui-
esoence would lead.
We deem II our duty 10 arouse party
sentiment By means OF q vide dissemination
Of the facts % that the party may be rid Of
the incubus which preyS upon iS Vitality
and at the same, time may take such action
as shall preserve inviolate the right Of repre-
Sentation and secure the stability Of patty
government and procedure. The outFa geous
actions already enumerated VIII not DO sub
mitted 10 by the free and untrammelled
Democracy Of the State at large. Where men
combine for such purposes true Democrat u
must unite 10 Oppose. To, meet the Otistink
situation organized effort IL needfu There
can be no harmony until the wrongs herein
disclosed are riahted. There can be no sue
oesSful campaign until the gross abuses
herein described are corrected, Nomins-
The sun., 1908-04-26

Wright Hospital. but II vas too late. Mr..
Holmes when told that her boy was dad
tainted and had 70 Be carried homo. In
NoFman's pookOts were found eight talloW
candles, which were 70 light the tunnel
when II WAs completed
The sun., 1908-04-26

Henry Barnett, the friend Of Senator
Owens, who was said by Cuvillier TO have
been in the party In the Ten Eyok grill, is
a real estate dealer with ofi1oes at II East
I25th street. He was 'caRy' yesterday
when questioned about the. incident.
Il remember DISTINCTLY said he, shat
a telegram was handed 10 Senator Cassidy
about II O'Clock that night. Where Il
came from / don't know. 1t didn't seem
10 have any effect on Senator Cassidy's
cheerful mood
George II. Fearons, counsel for the West
ern Union, will 60 on TO Washington to find
out II possible why the mot was put into
the message.
Mr.. Fearons declared yesterday that the
company would push the investigation
until II had the entire case cleared up. The
officials Of the company do not hesitate,
however. 70 say that Mr.. Fsssett sent the
message az he says he did without the word
mot and that he also sent the subsequent
message ortioising the attitude which
Cassidy had taken n. voting against the bill.
The Western Union authorities knew
nothing Of ths message that Cuvillier thinks
he saw, and Lawyer Fearom az soon as he
heard Of the AssemblymAn's statement
ordered a search for any record Of such q
message. The search will take AZ least
q day.
Mr.. Fearons said that the company Il
poaGibls would prosecute The man EoSpon-
The sun., 1908-04-26
MARRIED..

LLooRE-ELLAN.-oA ApgH ~ HoA - ~
Church of the Heavenly RsSl New Ycrt. y
the Hsv. Hsrbs1 ShipmaA. Maud Gerldir'
ELAN 70 AnderSOn Nelson unEors.
The sun., 1908-04-26

A verdict for Os,SOo damages for injuries
WGS awarded yesterday By jury IN the
United States Circuit Court 10 Miss EllnA-
bSth Pratt ARAlnst TIE OopsoIidAtOd Oas
Company. sks va hurt when 8 mauholS
blSW ~.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
G. P. CHURCH CASE
Appellate Court Decides in Favor of
LoYalists.


A telegram reached Nashville
Yesterday from Jefferson, Tex,
announcing that the appellate court
of that State had reversed the low
er court, and granted all the relief
asked by the Cumberland Presby-
terians in their litigation there with
the Northern Presbyterian Church.
The litigation involves the proper
ty rights of certain churches in
that State and the Cumberland
Presbyterians of Nashville are ju-
bilant over their victory.
In regard to the case recently
tried by the supreme court of 1lli-
nois the printed opinion of the
court has been received here, from
which, it appears, it is claimed
that no question of property rigts
was before the court. The opinion
reads: 'We do not find that any
right is directly involved
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06

or can be directly affected by the
proposed action of the general as
sembly which lis sought to enjoin.
The case stated in the bill was not
within the jurisdiction of the court
of chancery and the demurrer to
the bill was, therefore, properly
sustained.
Th attorneys for the Cumberland
Presbyterians are of the opinion
that there is nothing in the opinion
to justify the inference that the
court held that the Cumberland
Presbyterians not abiding by the
alleged union we're seceders, or
that those who had gone into the
Northern Presbyterian hurch
were entitled to the property.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
NEW COURT.
Court of Civil Appeals Doing It's
Work Satisfactorily.

The Court of Civil Appeals is
holding its first session in Jackson
and the business of the Court is
progressing satisfactorily.
The members of the Court are
Jno. M. Taylor, r. M. Barton, Jr.,
and S. F. Wilson, who composed
the Court Of Chancery Appeals,
and Horace Z. Palmera of Murfrees-
boro.
The last Legislature amended the
Act of 1895 by changing its name
to the Court of Civil Appeals, in
creasing the Jurisdiction and add
ing two members to the Court.
Judges Lamb and Palmer were ap-
pointed in February, (9o7, to fill
the two judgeships created by the
amendment. The terms of these
two gentlemen expire in Septem-.
Der next, and their successors will
be elected in August of this year.
Judge Lamb and Judge Palmer
are candidates to succeed them
selves, and the general impression
is there will be no variation in this
instance of the we'll established
Democratic custom of endorsing
appointees to the Judiciary, where
they are capable and worthy. 1t is
not believed either of them will
have opposition. They are compe-
tent lawyers and ought to be elect
ed to serve until September, 1910,
when the terms of all the members
of the Judiciary expire. jackson
Sun,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06

attorneys fees and all costs. This
was increased to $3.50, which was
accepted and Boulton took the II
o'clock Louisville & Nashville train
tor Memphis with his children, and
very anxious to get clear of Ten
nessee. Mrs. Boulton was highly
gratified with the arrangement,
stating that she preferred the ac-
tual possession of $3.50 to that of
any man. She returned to Dres-
den on the noon train.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
From Lutesville, Mo.

The Commercial, Union City
Dear Sirs: We are all up, but not
well. Have had fearful time with
la grippe. This is addressed to all
who might be glad to see a line
from an old Tennessean. We are
getting along fine with our work
here. We are located at LutesVille
on the Belmont branch of the !. M.
r. R., about fort ty-i We miles S
north of Charleston in -Bollinger
County. We are in a healthy local
ity and have loyal people to serve.
Best wishes to all our friends OF
the Commercial.
JAS. w. HoDGEs.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-06
Death of Joe Askins.

The death of Joe Ask1ns, son of
Jas. W. Askins, Esq, occurred in
Weakley County on Wednesday,
Feb. 20. The young pan died of
typhoid fever. He was about %
years of age. He leaves a young
u,;fa