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New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
ARRESTS MAJOR HALLECK'S SON.
Young Man, Who Had Escaped, Says Father
Put Him in Asylum to Prevent Marriage.
(Ev Telegraph to The Tribune


Baltimore, April 29.-BeIievng lie was arresting 4
deserter from the army. PatrOlman Peace this
morning arrested Wilfeld Haeck twenty-four
years old. to learn later thai the young man had
been an inmate of ST. Elizabeth's Insane AsyIIn
or Washington, having escaped in his pajamas
The prisoner is son of Major Walter HaIleck.
Of the Interior Department at Washington. and an
officer OF that department took him back tonight
Halleck alleges that his father put him in the
asylum TO prevent his marrying a New Yorl, girl
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
PRIEST GOES TO MANILA UNIVERSITY

me feN. w u. Noon priest Of the Dominica,
mood sailed for Manila yesterday ON tha
'ulard inner l-ucana, where he * to t,t ,b
chair "f theology and philosophy at the MonU,
University lie was an instructor In the SAM.
studies at the Catholic University al Washinst,.,
and goes TO Manila in accordance with se.r.t.,r,
'"i' pihh TO 4heF!eanlze the University of
Manila. He Will stop at Rome 10 rr..-,.. .. ,,,I
commission from the Puue
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30

the officials issuing the orders Il is very clas-
that ordinary prudence was not employed 70
protect the city against OverCharges. No CON-
petition Of any kind was had on most IL not
all of the nom contract orders coming under
nv notice and how the heads of yOur depart
ments could in all conscience find il possibs
to certify as reasonable and just" some Of tha
charges which have been submitted 20 s
beyond my comprehension Had the practice ot
inviting bids been employed more generally in
the matter Of purchases OF supplies ard orders
for repairs and alterations. I am 0f the opinion
that there would be no occasion for any special
examinations Investigations in this matter
by this denartment.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
JUDGES WIFE DIES SUDDENLY.

Utica y. Y. April 2s.-AIrs. Evelyn Ward wife
OF County Judge George W. Ward. OF HerkImer
County was in her usual health this morning
when he left home III Dolgeville To hold court in
Itrkimer Shortly before noon she became III and
sent Tor physician. and willie the latter was
listening to the action of the heart the uulsation
ceased Mrs. Ward WAS native Of Troy. having
been born there thirty y-fiNe Nears ago
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
FORECLOSURE FOR ROOSEVELT ESTATE

Mineola. Long Island. April % tSpecian-\otica
of foreclosure proceedings hled in the Nassau
County Clerks office this afternoon by Robert f.
Roosevelt, jr, guardian Of the estate of Olga
Roosevelt, an infant. against Elhert Wakcman
Clara /. Nakeman ami the Agency Realty and
Mortgage Company. The suit is 10 recover tho
principal and interest A mortgage Of 900
given by the defendants to the plaintiff as guard
ian. The mortgage covers twenty-five acres of land
en- II. shore road at oyster Bay.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
NEGRO BISHOP OPPOSES TAFT.
TBv Telegraph to The Tribune.

Atlantic City. April 29.-BishOp Alexander
Walker of New York. in his address at the open
ing session OF the African Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference to-day that the Republican party would
lose the negro vote IL Secretary Taft was norni-
mated He said that President Roosevelt had tried
TO smrch the negroes army record, and that a vote
for Secretary Taft meant a vote for Mr. Roose-
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
NEGRO BISHOP PLANS TAFT MEETING

Bishop William B. Derrick OF the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, said last night that a Taft
meeting. to be addressed by Booker T. Washington.
himself and others would be held Cooper Union
Tuesday night. May 26.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
TAFT ENDORSED IN OREGON,

Portland. Ore, April 29.-The Republican State
Central Committee to-day set the convention
for May Il at Portland indorsed the candidacy
of Secretary Taft.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
ANTI CONVENTION IN ALABAMA.
Elect Uninstructed egation-Regulars

Birmingham. Ala. April 2e-The state convention
OF the administration faction of the RepubIi-
party held to-day and indorsed the Con-
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
sAReE CANAL coNTRAcr COS soUTH

oNH16 IANAL CON RACI GUGo wv
Albany, April 29.-Superiutrujrut r. e. Sje'e'1
the State Department of Public Works anne4"-
to-day that he had awarded barge canal ',-' a.
No -, which Includes vorE at E,gldwlns'HS. :,
Scott Erythers. OF Atlanta Their bill Was s'o"'''~'
th, only received
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
"Fve Had Experience

"wlth Hoods sarsaparlla, and am con-
WINGED II Is great medicine, "-thls is the
substance Of iO,S66 letters by actual count,
received In two years. They tell OF cures
ofall blood diseases, lossofappetlte, rheuma.
tism, after-iever weakness, that tired telling,
nervous weakness, dyspepsia, catarrh.
No EquaI-"I can say from experience
that Hoods Sarsaparilla is without an equal"
EarMA l.. BowMAS, II Beacon St, Lowell, Mass.
Ecxema-"I had eczema and tried every.
thing heard Of, but nothing helped me until
took Hoods Sarsaparlla. Thanks 70 this
medicine. | am now WELL" GEORGE VANAL.
srYNE. South Bethlehem, n. Y.
Muscular Rheumatism my father
had muscular rheumatism. Was confined 20
his bed. He took two bottles OF Hoods Sar-
saparilla and was entirely cured BERTHA
l.. PERRIN, Box 1926, Springfield Mass.
Hoods sarsaparilla is sold everywhere
In the usual liquid, or In tablet form called
saFsatabs. 100 Doses one Dollar. Pre-
pared only by C. /. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
Letters From Federal Comp
trOlIer About Bank Of N. A,
BIG LOAN TO MURPHY FIRM
Wire Testifes That Morse Said Picking
UP the Stock Of the Bank OF North
American Would protect
the Market"

New York, Oct, 2l.-More revelations
concerning the strange methods OF
Charles w. Morse and Alfred II. Curti.
in their management of the National
hank of North Amedica were brought
cut at the trial of the two men in tho
United States court yesterday when
IL was shown that at one time no less
than $2,152,255 had been loaned by the
institution to Morse himself. his com.
panies, and agents who represented his
transactions.
To these interests an amount great.
err than the entire capital stock Of the
bank was loaned. The capital stock
was 100000, only 10 per cent. of
which, according TO The national bank.
ing law, could eb loaned to one custo.
mer. In addition, il was shown that at
one time the directors had borrowed
s" 100000 which was almost twice the
capital Of the bank.
All this was shown in long letter 70
Curtis from William u. Rdgely, con
troller of the currency. He criticised
severely these methods, as he had been
doing for a long time. II is shown in
the letter that John w. Gates, then a
director, had protested 70 the controller
against his criticisms. But that did not
stop Mr. Ridgely He protested against
loans to such men ne Charles NJ. Schwab
as well as against one to the New York
Contracting company, or which Charles
= Murphy, leader Of Tammany nall, is
the chief owner
The first witness was Adolph RADIO,
former assistant cashier of the Ma
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
WILLING TO co BACK.
John M McGuirk Comes Back to Water.
bury With Supt Grout.

Rutland, Oct. 24.--Superintendent
Don D. Grout of the state hospital for
the insane at Waterbury, who stopped
of in Rutland on his way home from
Matteawan, n. Y. where he inspected
the hospital for the criminal insane,
was informed by Chief OF Police Whit
taker that John +. McGuirk. Grimm
a. insane patient, who escaped from
the Waterbury institution few
months ago, was at his home on East
street.
DR. Grout, accompanied by Rev. w.
" Lonergin found McGuirk and had a
talk with him, McGuirk packed his
grip and gave it to the superintendent,
saving that he would meet him at the
2:10 o'clock train this afternoon He
put in an appearance 10 minutes before
the train started and went along with
out any trouble Dr. Geout said Nc
Guirk had always acted like gentle.
man at the hospital
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
MAY LOSE YERKEs HOME.
The Metropolitan Museums Title En-
dangered.

New York, Oct. 24-The handsome
Yerkes mansion at Fifth avenue and
Sixty-eighth street, which, with its
paintings and art treasures, it was
generally believed would eventually
pass into the control of the Metropoli-
tan museum OF art, may be sold at
foreclosure. The Mutual Life Insur-
ance company brought foreclosure pro-
ceedings yesterday against Mrs. Mary
A. Yerkes, widow of the traction pro
moter, basing the action on a total i'm
debtedness of S242 296, of which $685.
600 represented mortgage on the
property and the rest unpaid interest.
1t is said Mrs. Yerkes has put in no APP
pearance by counsel or otherwise. Mr..
Ierkes' will provided that after his
widows death. the mansion and con
tents should be taken over by cor
poration including the mayor of New
York City and four men to be desig
mated by the Metropolitan museum of
art.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24

and was asleep during the entire time
he was in the city. AT Wilmington, Del,
he said;
81 noticed that President Roosevelt
had deposed Mr.. Gompers as the labor
leader and substituted Senator Knox,
[ was anxious TO see the papers to-day
TO SEQ If he had deposed me as the
Democratic candidate for president"
National Chairman Mack and Mr..
Bryan conferred yesterday on final plans
OF the campaign. Mr.. Bryan will meet
Mr.. Gompers on Tuesday
Speaking at Philadelphia, Mr.. Bryan
said;
The action Of President Roosevelt in
attacking Mr.. Gompers, who has had the
confidence OF laboring men for years, is
to my mind an evidence that the Repub-
lean managers have lost all hope of
holding the labor vote and that they
are now trying to secure the support Of
corporate interests by denouncng the
leaders Of the labor organizations
The Republican national committee is
making Thorough canyasses OF New York
state--the announcement, on results to
date, being that Taft will have a big
plurality, and that Hughes is gaining in
strength daily. Governor Hughes con
tinued his up state tour, speaking in
some towns at the same time as Lieu
tenant Governor CHAMBER was delivering
an appeal TO the voters The governors
voice was in bad way, and he cut short
several of his speeches, saving himself
for the great Rochester rally last night.
A significant movement in the Hearst
Independence party is the reputation
Of the entire state and national ticket
by the Monroe county committee in New
York state.
Broughton Brandenburg, who declares
himself the Captain Dreyfus Of the 1905
campaign" is under arrest in Dayton,
Ohio.
Public utilities have become an impor-
tant issue in Connecticut; Lilley favors
commission similar to that in New
York, but his opponent. Robertson,
director in several corporations, is not
much inclined to discuss the matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
ON TRAIL OF NIGHT RIDERS.
The First Arrests Have Been Made in
Tennessee.

Union City, Tenn, Oct 24.-With Sl0-
600 practically pledged from citizens of
Trenton as reward to be added to a
like amount guaranteed by Governor
Patterson for the capture OF the men
who on Monday night murdered Captain
Quentin Rankin, a prominent attorney
in the Reelfoot lake district, and at
tempted to murder Colonel r. T. Tay-
Tor, the hunt for the night riders CON
tinued Thursday in three counties of
Tennessee and into Kentucky, with mill
tia. several posses headed by sheriiTs of
various counties and special officers tax.
ing part.
Governor Patterson himself headed one
party and assisted in the arrest Of thirty
suspicious characters living in the i'm
mediate neighborhood Of the hotel on
Reelfoot lake, from which Captain Ran
kin and Colonel Taylor were taken after
midnight Monday.
A majority Of the prisoners were later
released but John Cochran. an alleged
leader Of the pot hunters and squatters
who have openly Threatened the people
to whom have been legally awarded
possession Of the lands on which they
have earned q living for several years,
is detained.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
CABINET ON
THE STUMP
Secretary Root Will Speak In
Ohio
B0NAPARTE TO NEW YORK
Plans Formulated Yesterday at Cabinet
Meeting for Them to Invade
the States Which Are
Doubtful.
B0NAPARTE TO NEW YORK

As result of yesterdays cabinet
meeting in Washington, every member
OF the presidents official family will
20 out next week to make political
speeches in the states whore there is
doubt rs TO the outcome of the campaign
in favor Of Mr.. Taft. The president
yesterday considered the situation with
six members Of his cabinet, submitting
certain confidential information he had
received which is said TO have caused
uneasiness.
There Is much reliable information to
show that the situation in Senator For
aker's state is anything but encouraging.
II was decided yesterday that Elihu
Root, secretary OF state, should make
two speeches next week, one in Cincin.
natl, Wednesday night, and one in
Cleveland, Thursday night Mr.. Root
was very much opposed to the plan, but
was finally induced TO concede TO the
presidents wishes in the matter.
Postmaster General Meyers itinerary,
which includes two speeches in Ohio, was
approved at the cabinet meeting. He
win leave Washington Sunday and speak
hoHudy HIBuJ ~ IduluiHk anu luSSuuN
night at San dusky; returning, he will
make an address at Belair. Md, on the
evening of the 29th concluding his trip
with a speech at Cambridge, Mass, the
night before election.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf was
assigned for one speech in West Vir-
ginia, the date and place to be fixed by
a local committee. Secretary of War
Luke e. Wright. who is already billed
for Richmond, Va, was drafted for an
additional speech at Baltimore Thursday
night.
Secretary Cortelyou agreed to fill an
engagement in New York City next
Thursday night the place being left to
the local committee. Attorney General
Bonaparte was assigned for two speeches
in New York City next Tuesday, day
speech and one at night.
Judge Taft, in his speeches yesterday
in Indiana, answered Mr.. Bryan's charge
that the Republicans are responsible for
the business depression. He said it was
q Republican disturbance only in that it
came in a Republican administration.
Speaking as to the cause of the trouble,
Mr.. Taft said:
owe have II years Of great prosperity
and the capital of the world became in
vested in plants that did not return an
adequate profit so as to make the liquid
capital sufficient to carry on new enter
prises."
Mr.. Bryan passed through Washing
ton yesterday en- route to New York,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24

tional Bank Of North America. RADIO
had been ON the stand before. lie was
examined yesterday with reference to
430 shares OF bank stock purchased in
small lots by Primrose & Braus, and
paid for with unsecured notes OF Miss
X. 4. Wilson, which were deposited
with the National bank of North Am.
erica
MIR. RADIO was questioned regarding
the purchase Of $50 shares Of bank
stock, the evident intention Of the
prosecution being to show that prac.
tcally all the employees in the bank
knew the details OF the large loans to
Miss Wilson.
That certain sums Of money which
would have gone into the Golfers OF the
National bank OF North America, were,
instead. diverted to the New Amster-
dam bank, and applied to the Wilson
loan. was the substance of the testi-
mony given by Former Cashier Z. b.
Wire, of the National bank of North
America who followed RADIO on the
stand He said he was acting under
orders Of Morse
'Was that money due the bankl"
interrupted Judge Hough.
yes" replied Mr.. Wire.
"And you applied it to a debt of an
individual customer in another bankP
continued Judge Hough.
Yes"
"And under the personal orders of
Mr., Morse :"
Mr.. Wire said he was unable TO sep
arate the various conversations he had
had with MIR Morse on that subject
from time to time, But he could swear
that il was in obeying orders of Mr..
Morse that he had sent the check to tne
New Amsterdam bank.
The methods employed by Morse to
finance his gigantic steamship corpor
alton were then taken up by the prose-
eution. Irving G. Douglass, loan
clerk employed by the Knickerboeker
Trust company, the next witness identi-
fed 81 900 bond of the Consolidated
Steamship lines. This bond, he said
was one of 500 similar bonds pledged
with the Knickerbocker Trust company
as collateral for loan,
Coincidentally with the interruption
Of the trial by the illness of a Juror
came the disclosure that since the jury
was sworn in it has been guarded by
six secret service operatives sent from
for the purpose. These
men are acting under the direction of
William j. Flynn, head of the secret
division Of the treasury department
for the district. They have been sworn
ia as deputy marshas
Flynn's men have accompanied the
jurors from the court room to the Astor
house each day and viii continue to
watch yer them duding the trial. The
assignment of secret service men to
this work is unusual Ordinarily Unit !
ed States Marshal Henkel with his
deputies, has charge of the jury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
TERRrBL DISTRESSING.

Nothing can cause more pain and more
distress than piles,
No wonder many pile sufferers say
their lives are burdens to them,
Ointments and local treatments may
relieve, bnt cannot cure.
Dr. Leonhardt's Hem Roid is guaran-
teed to cure any case OF piles.
II Hem Roid doesn't cure you, you get
your money back,
Hem Rod is a tablet taken internally,
thus removing the cause.
$1,000 guarantee goes with every sale.
A months treatment for sl.00, at Rick.
ert & Wells. l60 North Main street,
Barre, vt, or DR. Leonhardt Co, Station
B, Buffalo, n. \.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
TOM JOHNSON
LOSES FIGHT
Vote Against Him on Cleye-
land Franchise
PROPERTY GOES BACK
To Private corporation--TrOuble Dates
from Street Railway Strike--The
Men Called for Referendum on
the Question.
PROPERTY GOES BACK

Cleveland, Oct. 24.-complete re.
turns from every precinct in the city
in the referendum election Of yesterday
show that the so.called security street
railway franchise was defeated by the
narrow margin of COS votes. The total
number Of votes cast was 1888, with
1884 in favor of the franchise and
1920 against It. As a result of the
failure OF the people to approve the
grant the entire street railway system
If the city will revert to the Cleveland
dfilway company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24

upon entering bank to make an OK.
animation TO Immediately convene the
didectorate and require answers TO 4
formal list of twenty-five searching
questions.
These inquiries are TO be put by the
examiners to each director, and are de.
signed TO bring out clearly the relation
II the directors to the executive con.
dict of the bank, the extent OF their
knowledge of he banks paper, the latI.
tude conceded by them to bank officers
in oyerstepping tine national banking
law provisions, and their supervision u
the bank details.
This is said to be the first complete
official inquiry into the relationship be.
tween banks and the directors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
MUSHROOM TOWNS in DAKOTA.
Buildings Go Up on the Lands Which
Have Been Drawn.

Dallas, S. D., Oct. 24.-Drawing for
farms in the great Trip county lottery
having been finished Wednesday night,
the work of moving to the new town
sites the portable buildings which have
lined the main street here for the last
three weeks began yesterday The
buildings are on wheels. Eight horses
were hitehed to each and forced march
over the prairies began, each intent upon
insuring the best location in the town
Of his choice. III is estimated that par
tieipatipn in the lottery cost the land
seekers not less than 100000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
HoBsoN CITY, NEGRO TOWN.
Only Village Government in United
States Maintained By Blacks,


Admission, Ala, Oct 24-By decis,
ion Of Judge Coleman Of the Admission
city court the town of Hobson City
Ala. the only town government in the
United States maintained by negroes
exclusively, regains its autonomy. An
act of the legislature annexed Hobson
City to Oxford thereby forcing the
regroes to give up their municipal
charter.
In minor civil case. Judge Coleman
holds that the act Of the legislature is
invalid The negroes viii resume their
local government. The town was found
Cd during the Spanish American was
and was named in honor of Congress.
man Hobson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
BANK DIRECTORS
MUST TELL ALL
Federal Examiners Hereafter viii Ask
Each One twenty-five Pointed
Questions.

Washington, Oct 2l.-To enforce
much greater responsibility upon direc'
tors Of national banks and to make
them pay more attention to theid in
stitutions, Controller Of the Currency
Murray yesterday issued an order TO ma
tional bank examiners directing them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
ROOT REFUSES RUSSIA'S
DEMAND FOR JAN P0UREN
No Warrant of Exradition of Russian
Revolutionist.


yesterday refused to issue a warrant Of
extradition sought for by Russia in the
case Of Jan Janoff Pouren.
The hearing before Judge Ward of
the United States supreme court in the
matter of the order restraining Commits.
sioner Shields from taking any further
proceedings in the case of Jan JanofI
Pouren, the Russian fugitive, was held
behind closed doors yesterday morning.
Commissioner Shields was present, az
was Frederic K. Coudert, counsel for
the Russian government, and Herbert
Parsons, counsel for Pouren.
After the hearing the commissioner
said that he would reopen the Pouren
hearing tentatively at 2 o'clock Judge
Ward having agreed to accept briefs
from counsel. The commissioner said
that if the court should decide adversely
to the reopening, the proceedings would
of course 20 for nothing.
Mr.. Parsons said: Judge Ward said
that he did not think that he could issue
a writ of prohibition against the United
States government"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS.

Have you neglected your Kidneys? Have
you oyerworked your nervous system and caus-
ed trouble with your kidneys ana badder2
Have you pains IN loins, side back, groins and
bladder2 Have you fabby appearance Of the
face. especially under the eyes, Too frequent
ney Pilis viii cure vou,-at Druggist Price
6Oc. Williams Mig. Co, Props, Cleveland O
Sold by c. H. Kendrick & Co., Barre, vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
Livery and Feed Stable
Cor Merchant and Summer SS., Barre.

When you want team in hurry
just step to the phone and ring cen
trail. Call for $50. This is the only
stable in the city where there is a pri
vatc line. You don't have to wait
for this line. 1t is never too busy to
receive a prompt reply. You all
know how annoying it is to be told
Line Busy" When possible order
your teams ahead, that may be able
to serve you better,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
BURLINGTON GROCER FAILS.
James Mccarthy's Debts Are Small; So
Are Assets.

Rutland, Oct. 24.-James Mccarthy,
grocer Of Burlington, has filed a Pc
tition in bankruptcy with f. S Plat,
clerk of the Unietd States court. lie
gives his liabilities as S52744 and his
assets as $22003.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMo Quinine Tab
let's Druggists refund money If 1t fails
to cure. f. W. GROVES signature is
on each box. Zoe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-24
AER0NAUTS DROP 5000
FEET AND LAND SAFELY
Parseval Dirigible Balloon When High
in Air Became Unmanageable By
Bursting of Compartment.

Berlin, Oct. 24.-I'he Parseval dirigi.
bic balloon met with an accident at a
height of 5000 feet yesterday after
noon as dcsult of which it became un-
manageable and dropped rapidly down
to the earth. Maj. Parseval and his
assistant succeeded in making safe
landing.
The accident consisted Of the burst
ing of the compartment forming the
tell of the airship.