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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
Text Of Roads Reply.

Already the traffic of a growing
: country has overtaxed the facilities
and heavy burdens incurred through
legislation large expenditures for i'm
proyements which produced no reve-
nue, and the previous wage increase,
have made it impossible for many of
the roads to provide the added facili-
ties which prudent foresight de-
mands.
Past history indicates that # these
incr eases are given to the engineers,
they will be followed by similar re-
quests from other employees which, if
granted, would result in actual bank
ruptcy to some of the roads, and
would leave them, as a whole, unpre-
pared to meet any sudden increase IN
the demands for transportation"
The railroads point out that the
wage advance to engineers and other
employees since 1910 was made in ex-
pectation of a much needed rise in
freight rates, which the interstate
commerce commission declined to al
low Since that period, they declare,
enforced reductions of rates have
been more or less continuous and 9TH
er rate reductions are pending.
Raise Was No Precedent.
The railroads declare that the fixing
of standard wage for the. conductors
and trainmen was the result of cri-
sis deVkloped in connection with their
demands and should not be taken as
precedent.
"There are many inconsistencies in
a standard wage. 1t must be apparent
that all railroads are not equally able
to pay a standard rate. The reduc-
tion of the net revenues by the con-
stantly increase of expenses OF the
companies which has narrowed the
margin which is evident to the exist
ence of many railroads that further
incr ease in operating costs are
viewed with grave concern
Figures are presented to show that
while the gross earnings. of roads con-
cerned increased $1S,559,659 in 1911,
there was a decrease in net earnings
of $27,650;200; and while S,197 less
men were employed the total wages
increased $39,416,SO2. The reply con-
cludes:
"This headlong movement towards
financial disaster cannot proceed un-
checked. In view, therefore, of the
fact of the present rate of wages are,
as a rule, full of liberal, and the
railroads, as explained above, are fl
nancially unable to bear the increased
expense involved, it is evidently i'm
possible to grant the request which
you have submitted"
The reply is signed by the confer
ence committee of managers, J. c.
Stuart, chairman.
When Mr. stone came from the con-
ference room he said he and other
representatives. of the Brotherhood
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26
POPE Plus HAS COLI.

Rome, March 25.-Pope Plus hts
suspended general audiences for .
dayy and tomorrow, owing to a slight
cold
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26

Brunswick is to have a new health
oHlc7r, physician who has been
nlghly recommended to the city and
who will receive the snug salary OF
$1,S00 per year.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-26

The efforts of The News to organize
III brunswick a trades body with a
Well-pald secretary, have not been
futile after all.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
STATEMENT BY
SENATOR KENYON
Because Iowa Has a Candidate He
VIII Not be Able to Sup
port Taft.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Kenyon (repn. Iowa), has issued a
statement declaring that he would
support his colleague, Senator Albert
B. Cummins. of Iowa, for the repubi,-
can presidential nomination.
The statement in part follows.
Il have been earnestly for the re-
nomination of President Taft My
enthusiasm for him has increased as
! have observed the attempts of such
men as Geo. w. Perkins, of Harveste,
trust and steel trust fame, and other
gentlemen closely connected with the
trusts of this country, to destroy him
because of his courageous efforts to
force observance of the Sherman act,
Had no suitable candidate from my
own state been presented | shoulo
have continued to advocate his nomi-
nation
However, Iowa will now present
the name OF Senator Cummins as its
candidate for the presidency. He is
an Iowan of whom the state may
well be proud l shall cordially sup
port him. AS governor of our state
and in his term in the senate, he has
exhibited qualities of leadership,
craftsmanship and fitness for public
service, that should commend him to
the nation"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
WoODMEN RATES
BEING DISCUSSED
Convention at Chicago is Expected to
Come {, an End Tomorrow
Night.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Jan. Delegates to the
convention of the Modern Woodmen
of America at the Globe theatre today
listened to reports of officers of the
organization connected with the in
snrance department. These reports
are in the nature of briefs showing
the effect of present rates of insur-
ance on the organization's funds and
future prospects and the relative
changes that will be brought by the
proposed increase in insurance rates
Major C. w. Halves, head clerk of the
Woodmen, of Rock Island, outlined
the mortuary history of the fraternity
George Dyre Elbridge, consulting
attorney, also of Rock Island
gave an actuary summary Of the
business of the insurance business
the Woodmen had done in past years
He showed the number of deaths ant
submitted computations with respec
to the expense and the effect upon the
insurance fund. These reports con
sumed all of the morning and part o
the afternoon sessions. 1t is expected
the delegates will complete their worl
before tomorrow night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
Three Hundred People Of This State
Were Swindled by the Brazos
Coast Investment
Company.
PROMOTERS ARE GUILTY
Entered Pleas Of Guilty When Trial
Was Called and VIII be SEN
fenced to the PenI-
tentIary.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. 20. =
Charles j. Horn and Fred M.
Schulz, president and secretary of
the Brazos Coast Investment COM
pany, created sensation in Federal
Judge Burns court today, when their
trial for the misuse of mails and run
ming a big land lottery at Velasco,
was called, by pleading guilty to four
Of seven counts in the indictment
charging them with running lottery
Sentence will be passed this after
noon and may be for eight years i'm
prisonment. The court duashed the
first three counts of the indictment
charging organization of scheme to
defraud on the ground that 1t was
drawn under the wrong statute.
| Col. c.. b. Anderson, prosecutor
in charge of the case, considers il
a great victory for the government
and the start of crusade to kill
off land companies doing illegal bust
ness. Horn and his assistants Sc
cured at least s250,000 from residents
of fourteen northern state. 200 being
in Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
BRYAN EDITORIAL
ON WALL STREET
Urges all Of His Subscribers to Wire
or Write to Their Congress
sionaI Representative.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LINCOLN, Neb, Jan. 25.-William
j. Bryan urges democrats to wire
their congressman demanding that the
latter support Chairman Henry's in
vestigation of the money trust. In
his Commoner today, Bryan says edi-
torially:
wall street is making every effort
to discourage the democratic house OF
representatives from making an in
vestigation Of the money trust. Ev.
cry reader of the Commoner is asked
to Immediately wire or write his
member of congress to support Rob
ert l.. Henry. chairman of the com
mittee on rules. house of representa-
tives, in his effort to have the demo
cratic house push the money trust in
vestigation Mr.. Henry is a brave
and conscientious man and is heartily
in accord with the proposed investi
CATION
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25

ARoUsING CoUNTRYMEN
Dead Mans Uncle Is Stirring up
Others to Avense the Muir
der Which Happened Be-
fore chri.tmas.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
SEATTLE, Wash. Jan. 25.-That a
woman murdered Seld Bing. the
wealthy Chinaman whose ,dismember-
ed body was found in a trunk, in the
King street railway station yesterday
is the theory on which the detective
squad is working today. The murder
was evidently committed in Portland
whence the body was shipped here.
Seid Bing was a .<ephew of Seio
Back, Chinese millionaire living in
Portland. He Vanished December 20
after having visited a woman of his
own race. The Portland police de-
clare he had a quarrel with this wo-
man on the night of December 20, He
left her house but returned later af'
ter she talked to him on the tele-
phone
On December 81, this woman tele
phoned for an express man, the police
say, and turned over to him trunk
| for shipment to Seattle. The express
man bought a ticket to Seattle fol
her and she disappeared.
The police theory is that this wo
man. fearing Seid Bing's attentions
would ALLEVIATE another Chinese ol
whom she was enamored, killed hin
to be rid of him. Seid Back has sen
agents into the Chinese colonies herr
and in San Francisco to arouse hi
! countrymen to avenge the murder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
Visit Of Courtesy" at Washington
Today, When the Duke Of Con-
nausht Calls on Mr..
TAFT.
lis SEEING MARvELs
Amazed at Hudson River Tunnel and
the Extent Of Railway Traffic
Through New
York.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-In order to
pay visit of courtesy to President
Taft, the duke Of Connaught went to
Washington today. He left here In
his private car which was attached to
the Pennsylvania express leavina
New York at 11:10. The duke was
accompanied by his military aide and
his personal secretary and will return
tomorrow
Before going to the train shed, the
duke inspected the mammoth station
and when told that $4,000 passengers
are handled through it hourly he said
it was marvellous" At the train floor
electric engine "23" was waiting at
tached to the private. car Sygnat anu
the duke and Colonel Lowther got in
to the motor. After having the mech.
anism explained to him by Engineer
Bartlett, the duke took the lever and
ran the motor and car through the
tunnel under the Hudson river to the
Manhattan transfer station at Harf.
son, N. ]. He said that the tunnels
under the river and the station were
"the most marvellous piece of engi
neering'' he had ever seen.
| While the duke is in Washington
the duchess and their daughter, Prin
cess Patricia, will remain with Mrs
Whitelaw Reid. This afternoon, afte
a drive through the park, they wen
Ito the opera and will also attend j
! tonight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
WILL NOT LIVE
TO BE ELECTROCUTED
Rev. Richeson to Cheat the Law b,
Dying In Cell In Jail Accord
ing to Appearances.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
BOSTON, Jan 25.--Rev. C. v. T.
Richeson will never live to expiate
the murder OF his former sweetheart,
Avis Linnell, according to state
ment made by Sheriff Quinn, to
members Of the city council commit
lee on prisons who visited the con-
fessed murderer minister in his cell.
When members of the committee
went to the Charles street Jail to in
spect the prison they asked to be al
lowed to see Richeson. Sheriff Quinn
said.
i am glad to have you see Richie
son, but hope you will be careful to
DO nothing to excite him. consider
ne is a dying man. and really do not
believe he will live until May 10, the
date set for his execution"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
Congressman Rainey Digs up Panama
Case and Wants an lnvestI-
cation to be
Made.
REVOLUTION OF 1908
Charges That it Was Hatched up In
New York Office by Worse
Man Than Aaron
Burr.

EUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-- From
the pigeon hole in the house commit
tee on foreign affairs, in which 1t had
slumbered for years. the resolution
for An investigation of the methods by
which the United States acquired the
Panama canal, was dragged forth to-
day by Representative Rainey, (demo-
crat, Illinois.) its author, Rainey be-
fore the committee today urged a
favorable report On the measure.
Rainey charged that the revolution
of 1908, which resulted In the inde-
pendence Of Panama was engineered
by American interests with the cog
nizance of the state department. He
dubbed VIM. Nelson Cromwell, "the
most dang erous man this country has
produced since Aaron Burr" and as
serted that the declaration OF Pana-
ma independence was formed in
| Cromwell's New York office.
President Roosevelt, he said, had
exceeded his authority in taking over
/ the zone I'VE fomented this revolu-
1 tion in order to assure the payment OF
a great sum to the thieving French
men who held the shares OF the new
Panama company Rainey asserted.
do you know whether the French
company received all of the money
except that paid Columbia" asked
), Garner, democrat, Texas.
II prefer not to go into that mat
ter said Rainey.
You think that President Roose-
welt and John Hay got it," remarked
Cooper, Republican, Wisconsin,
Not at all" answered Rainey, y
am convinced that they did not. I"
4 Rainey believed that the COMMITTEES
should recommend the submission OF
the matter to The Hague tribunal to
determine whether Columbia has been
wrong and If SO what amends should
be made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
Governor HadIey Charged With Nurs-
ing Private Little Boom for
HimseIr az Next
President.
JsE ROOsEvELT's NAME
Democrats Try to Freeze Out Clark
Aspirations With Combine Of
Wilson and Folk
Forces.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 25.-The Taft
forces besan coming back at Cover
nor Hadley and others booming Roose-
yelt in Missouri today by declaring
that the governor is endeavoring to
create a situation which he hopes
would lead to his own nomination for
president and is guilty or breach
of faith. /"
United States Marshal Regenhardt
declared he had received a letter
from republican in northwest Mis-
souri, bearing out this claim. When
lit is found Roosevelt will not accept
the nomination, Hadley hackers be-
| licve he will indicate Hadley as his
choice for the place. Regenhardt
said.
Governor Hadley left Jefferson City
to attend the meeting Of the republi-
can state committee meeting in Kan.
sas City tomorrow, declaring he favor.
ed holding the state convention to
select national delegates as late as
April 90. He also favors electing the
state delegates by popular ballot, thus
permitting free expression from the
people as to their choice. Hadley de
clared this would show vote of 2 tc
Ia in favor OF Roosevelt.
The democratic situation began tt
attract attention again today wher
4 1t was charged Wilson and Folk forces
| have combined to freeze out CIart
for endorsement by the coming state
/ convention at Joplin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
Cardinal Farley Formally Received
Into Saint Patrlck's Cathedral
With Great Show
Of Pomp.
7
LARGE CROWD THERE
First Time in History That an Amerl-
can Cardinal Has Been
the Guest Of An
other.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK Jan. with all OF
the ancient pomp of the Roman Cath
olic church, John, Cardinal Farley,
was today formally received into st.
Patrick's cathedral More than 700
clergy, ranking from archbishop to the
most humble Of the priesthood, march
ed in the procession from the cathed-
raj college to the sacred edifice, while
the rear was brought up by Cardinal
Gibbons, of Baltimore, and Cardinal
Farley. The prelates were also escort
ed by the knights Of ST. Gregory in
costume and the uniformed color
guard of the knights of Columbus.
An enormous crowd which required
police reserves to control, gathered
about the cathedral, Admission to the
edifice was by ticket and only 5000
Of the applicants could be cared for
inside.
Archbishop Prendergast, of Phila-
delphia, celebrated solemn pontifical
mass. During the mass, the two
cardinals sat on thrones on opposite
sides of the altar, with the deacons
of honor about them.
The interior of the cathedral was
magnifcently decorated. temporary
platforms being arranged on each
side, draped in cardinal red, and there
seats We're provided for the visiting
clergymen, who came from as far wes
as Omaha, and as far south as New
1 Orleans. 1t was the first time in his
tory that an American cardinal hat
been the guest of another, and botf
lprelates showed that they considered
/ today's services an epoch in the his
tory of the church in America.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
Gymnasium in. Church.
United Press Leased Wire Servi,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
ST. PAUL, Jan. 25.-Trnstees of
the First Baptist church hesss today
considered the proposition to fit out
gymnasium in the basement of the
church for the use of the boy scouts
and the Young Mems Bible classes
for their weekday meetings. Boxing
matches under the supervision of the
bible class teachers are features" of
the weekly amusement meetings OF
the young men. The trustees investi.
gated a boxing match recently held
in the church and objected to it on
the ground that it was held in the
same room in which the Sunday
meetings were conducted. The trus
tees at the same time took up the
gymnasium proposal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
ATTACKED BY
HUNGRY REPORTERS
Captain cruikahank Tried to do tho
Disappearing Stunt
Again.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Running at
top speed through the streets of
Brooklyn in an effort to dodge a
score of reporters who met him at the
steamer, Captain Barton Cruikshank,
the former educator and national
guard officer who disappeared from
his home at Potsdam, N. Y, and for
time was believed to be dead, fin
ally took refuge in his lawyers Of
flee in lower Manhattan today
In his exciting foot race he had a
personal encounter with one reporter;
appealed to the police to protect him
from the news gatherers, only to be
laughed at. and finally threw three
reporters bodily out of the law Office
after they had followed him there.
Cruikshank came back from Porto
Rico today on the liner Caracas. He
was booked as &c. W. Fuller having
| dropped the name of Donald Douglas
which he adopted following his arriv
al in New York city. after he had
| led his wife and friends to believe
/ that h9 had been drowned while ca
/ noeing on the st Lawrence river His
personal attorney, J. e. CHM, and the
| reporters were at the pier to greet him
/ but none of his former friends noI
members of his family appeared CHM
/ did not get to Cruikshank at the pier
as, when the former captain descended
the gang plank, he was overwhelmed
i by reporters.
i Cruikshank showed the interrogor
/ ators, who were shouting questions al
! him, to one side, and ran down the
/ pier with the pack in pursuit. One oil
! the men caught up with the captain
| but when he tried to ask a question
4 Cruikshank hit him in the wind
and kept on running, while the re
porter waited to recover his breath
Finally the returned traveller ran vi
i to a policeman and demanded protec
ton. But the officer ruled that the
streets We're free to all pedestrian.
when told who the parties concerned
were Cruikshank then lodged into
subway station and went direct tc
/ Ginns office in lower Broadway
Safely inside, he turned on three re
poters who had forced their way intt
the room, and, aided by the Office at
4 taches, threw them out into the hall
CHM said that there was no ques
tion of identity, but the man reall.
4 was Captain Cruikshank. He said tina
he would go to his former home a
Potsdam in few days to straightei
out the tangled affairs that resulted
from his flight.
Asked whether. Mrs. Cruikshanl
would press her contemplated sui
for divorce OR whether the coupi
would be reconeiled, CHM replied
Il can make no statement regard
ing Mr.. Cruikshank's affairs at tn
present time"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
u.nchu Princes Have Appealed to
ruler Of Japan Who is Said to be
Friendly 70 Their
Cause.
RuMoRs OF MASSACRE
e.kn Was Wild With Excitement
and Natives Were Prepared for
the Hutehery Which Was
Expected.

TINTED Press Leased Wire Service.Ii
pEKIN, Jan. 25.-With the reac-
tionaries in control Of the govern
n,ent Pekin was city Of fear today.
Rumors were broadcast that the mas
sacra Of Chinese was imminent. Off
cials who had stood by Yuan Shi kai
fled in terror
Foreign diplomats sent peremp-
torv demand to the emperor that the
imperial guard be disarmed at once.
This followed information that Off
Gers in tliat organization had made
plaus fer an outbreak against the
csIestials.
yuan shi Kai, realizing that the
younger Manchu princes accused
him of being traitor and We're de.
manding his head, appealed to his mil
itary guarl to stand by him at any
cost The premier's quarters We're
surrounded by 5000 loyal soldiers.
They stood ready to repel an attack
by the Manchu troops
News that a massacre was impend-
ing spread like wildfire through the
foreign quarter and the excitement
vas intense. Messengers were sent
from house to house to notify the
residents that they must not venture
into the native section of the city. Ex
ira ammunition was issued to the
European soldiers and the men We're
ordered to remain at their quarters
ready for action. A report was cir
tuIased this evening that the Mancht
princess, despite the cabinets opposi
ton, had sounded out Japan regard
ing Intervention and that they had re
ceived practical assurance that tht
Mikado would step in and check the
revolution
The cabinet, has bitterly opposed
any effort to obtain aid from the Japa
nese. 1t was pointed out that more
than 100 years ago the last emperor
Of the Ming dynasty. beset on ever,
side by revolutionists, appealed to thu
Manchus for aid. A large army o
tartars swooped down on the rebels
put them to rout and then kicked thu
Chinese emperor off the throne, set
ting UP the present dynasty
In case OF. Japanese Intervention
the cabinet believed the mikado woul'
take similar course.
Willard d. Straight. agent for j
Pierpont Morgan, left here today pre-
sumably for Nankin. 1t was reporte
that he went to talk over the question
of huge loan which the republical
government has requested.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
In a Balloon.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25,-Melvin
vaniman will attempt to cross the At
lantic in his dirigible balloon early
this spring, announced Brigadier Gen
eral Allen, chief of signal corps to-
day. following a conference with the
aeronaut. "vaniman will attempt to
cross alone" said General Allen. He
does not desire any aid from the gov
ernment, nor does he wish a convoy
of warships as has been reported. /"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
Cotton Report.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Accord.
ing to cotton report issued by the
census bureau today 14,947,OSS bales
is estimated as the supply for the
four months period ending Dec. 81
Stocks at beginning of period were l.,
375o31; ginning 1a,545,7o3; and i'm
ports 26,354.
Distribution was: Exports 5 5.35o,304
bales; consumption 1,637.19s; stocks
close of Dec. Z, 959,6S5.
Segregation of stocks held Dec. 81
was: Manufactures 1881, ,5e6. Inde
pendent warehouses 3,675,7Ss Else
where 2,952,207.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied weather with rain or snow tonight
or Friday. Warmer tonight.
For Illinois: Unsettled weather to-
night and Friday. with snow or rain
in the northern portion, and rain in
the south portion. Rising tempera-
ture.
For Iowa: Unsettled weather with
rain or snow tonight or Friday Warm.
er in the east portion tonight.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
with probably rain or snow tonight OF
Friday. Warmer tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-25
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