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WEATHER Increasing cloudiness to day; rain tonight and San day; winds shifting to fresh southeast to south. The News A paper for all the people and for the people all the time. Read it and keep posted. voL.ni. no. n LAST EDITION. GKEENSBOEO, K. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1908 LAST EDITION. PBICE FIVE CENTS COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE DOESN'T T Criticism Extends to Almost All Departments of the Service. TILLMAN WILL SOON START SOMETHING His Resolution Foundry Is Emitting Sparks and Loud Detonations and An Eruption May Be Expected After the Holidays. . ...... BY JOHN E. MONK. Washington, D. C, Jan. 3. Senator Tillman will probably introduce a reso lution after the holidays, calling on the secretary of the treasury for a state ment of all the failed banks in the Uni ted States since 1893, together with the condition at the time of their failure, with a statement of the amount each paid to creditors and shareholders, and the names and compensation of all re ceivers, attorneys, agents and special employes, in connection with the, admin istration of failed banks. This resolution voices a growing feel ing of dissatisfaction in Congress with the manner of conducting the comp troller's office. The criticism relates not to the manner of administering failed banks alone, but to the appointment of bank examiners, their compensation and the general administrative work of the office of the comptroller of the cur rency. The criticism is not directed against the present comptroller, Mr. Rldgely, whose work has been up to the Standard of any of his predecessors, if not above it. He is a practical hanker, not a lawyer, and his appointment marked a return to the old method of appointing only bankers to the Office, a (Continued on page Two.) CONGRESS COUNTESS OF YARMOUTH , ASKS FOR DIVORCE AND ANNULMENT OFMARRI AGE Sister of Harry Thaw Wants Separation from Her Noble Husband Has Been Consid erable Trouble for Two Years. Proceedings of the Case Will Be Secret Action Follows Con. sultatidn With Her Family Last Summer. London, Jan. 3,-The failure of an other, alliance of the English nobility with an Amcrcian woman of wealth, became public this afternoon when the Countess of Yarmouth, who was Alice Thaw, of Pittsburg, a daughter of Mrs. William Thaw and a sister of Harry K. Thaw, whose second trail for the murder of Standford White will begin next Mon day in New York, applied to the divorce court for an annulment of her marriage to the Earl of Yarmouth. The court has ordered that the pro ceedings be held in camera. The only inkling obtainable of the charges pre f erred is a statement to the effect that the nature of the medical evidence to be given makes ft public hearing inadvis- able. U la atuvintr The Countess oi - at Park Hill, near Evesham, Worces tershire, ft magnificent country, estate. She declines to comment on the case. The Earl of Yarmouth is supposed to be on the continent, where he spends much t'hw'bwn well-known for two years that the domestic affairs of the Yaur mouths were most unhappy. The haris companions and his manner of living weresuch that he could not give his wife the position in society she had a right to expect. She supplied immense sums to defray her husband's extravagances, and her friends say she has conducted herself with dignity throughout the trou bles resulting from the unhappy mar riage and her brother's difficulties. . The Hertford family, the head of which is the Earl of Yarmouth's father, is one of the oldest ,and proudest of the Brit ish nobility. The Marchioness of Hert ford, who has stood by her daughter-in-law throughout her trouble and has exerted herself to reconcile the couple, is prostrated with grief. The Countess herself has suffered from LUV ntraili v.." - - - - - say she has grown thin rapidly. They have advised her to remain in England until ftfter the divorce proceedings, but the Countess desires to return to. the United Stfttes for her brother's second trial. . , , Last summer, on the advice of M.. nd Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie, her brother-in-law, , nd sister, who were with Yes, Advertising Does Pay. UNTERMYER SAYS WILLIAMS STORY IS NOT TRUE ONE Counsel for Seaboard's Receiver ship Proceedings Roasts For mer President. SURPRISED THOUGH HE THINKS HE SHOULDN'T BE I Williams Was Given a Chance to Par ticipate When He Had No Real Grounds for Such Participation. Statement Ungracious, to Say Least. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 3. Samuel Un termyer, of Now York, of counsel in the Seoboard Air Line receivership proceed ings, was in Philadelphia today and made reply to the statement issued yes tedy by John Skelton Williams, criticis ing the Ryan-Blair management: of the road. Mr. LTntermyer said: "I am surprised at Mr. Williams' statement in view-of the circumstances under which he was invited to participate in the appoint -ment. But in view of past experiences one should not be surprised at anything Mr. Williams may say. The facts are very different from what might be infer red from his statement. ..':.'' "After the directors had endeavored to further finance the property- on eon, dition that Mr. Williams and his asso ciates woud assist to a very limited ex tent, and they had refused, the directors reluctantly concluded that a receiver ship could no longer be avoided. "The papers were accordingly prepared and the application arranged for without j further consulting Mr. Williams, who was not, a nirccior umi was iiol enuueu to notice. In order to fully protect the underlying bonds the Xev York inter ests arranged to buy the coupons matur- (Continued on page Two.) COUNTESS OF YARMOUTH. her two months, the Countess decided to seek the aid of the divorce courts. PITTSBURG FAILS TO BE SURPRISED Pittsburg, Pa.j Jan, 3. The news from England today that the Countes of Yarmouth, formerly Miss Alice Thaw, of this city, had begun proceedings for the nullification of her marriage, did not create much surprise here. It is said here that the estrangement results from two causes. The first cause is said to be the action of the Eai-l (Continued on page Two.) REPRESENTATIVE OF CHATTANOO GA HOUSE GETS IN TROUBLE AT ATHENS. Athens, Ga., Jan. 3. Anson Higgins, a young white man, representing E. B. Gibson, a Chattanooga liquor dealer, was' arrested, here this afternoon on the charge ot violating the state prohibi tion law. He was distributing advertis ing matter for his firm, and with the matter small bottles of rye whisky..'. He is charged under the luw with hav ing given liquor to a minor and with having given away liquor in a public place to induce trade. Higgins is held under two bonds, ono $200 and one $1,000. The courts here have announced that they would impose the maximum penalty in such eases; tie magistrate fixed the bond at the max imum figure. . Mtg' it,,' SOUTHERN CUTS RATE?',. i1 IN S. C. Re. .ilzes State's Conservative Course by Giving Voluntary Reduction on Trial. WILL ASK CONNECTING LINES TO RENDER AID That Rate of Two and One-Half Cents in Intrastate; Two Cents on One Thousand Mile Books and Two and One-Half Cents on Five Hundred. Columbia, S. C Jan. 3. In recogni tion of South Carolina s conservative course toward the railroads. President W. W. Finley, of the Southern railway, today gave out an official statement here announcing a voluntary reduction in passenger rate's in South Carolina. President Finley states, also, that an effort will bo made to induco connecting lines to agree on an interchangeable mileage plan.; The official statement, ad dressed to Governor Ansel, in pail, is as follows: "1, A flat rate of 2'3 cents per mile for intiastate passenger traffic. wi:h an extra charge of .',13 cents against per sons boarding a train except at sta tions .where there are no agents; pro vided, that no charge shall lie less than 10 cents, and in the event that a charge at the said, rate of 2Va cents per mile shall aggregate a sum between two mill triples of five, such charge niav lie. mad. that multiple of five to which it is nearest. "2. Two thousand mile books, intra state, interchangeable with such of the solvent roads of the state as will con sent, at 2 cents per mile, good for heads of firms and employes not exceeding a total number of five, the names to be (Continued or page Two.) 8RYAH 1 CHERISHES THE " THAT HE IS Has Had It Twice. He Says, and Feels It Coming On Again. TELLS TEXAS HIS TROUBLES Xacogdoches, Texas, Jan. 3. William J. I'ryan- today practically announced his candidacy for the presidency, when ho. addressed for a few moments a crowd from the balcony of a hotel. Ile came hereto fill a lecture date for a woman's club, but the people insisted that he talk of politics, lie spoke of the Republican party in about the usual manner of re cent speeches, and concluded with these statements: "We have now passed from the Valley of the Shadow of Death and in passing out we see the Republicans just enter ing into the Valley, and if they have as hard a time as we had, we are likely to see some fun. "Those of you who. may - never have an opportunity to hear a real live Presi dent of the United States, can now at least say that you heard one speak who on two different occasions cherish ed the delusion that he was going to bo a real live President, and he feels the disease coining on again." , 01 JURY IN THE PETTIBONE CASE NOW DELIBERATING Defense, Following Its Announcd Policy, Declines To Make Any Defense, Shutting Off Borah's Speech Boise, Idaho, .Tan. 3. The jury in ,thn case of George A. Pctlibone, charged with conspiracy in the murder ot former uov ernor Frank Steuncnberg, began its de liberations at 8.50 o'clock tonight. The last day of the trial was occupied by the argument of James Hawley for the prosecution and the instructions of the court. . The defense carried out its announced resolutions not to argue, the case, thus preventing Senator Borah from address ing the jury. Hawley fairly dared the attorney! for Pettibone to speak in .be half of'the defendant, but they refused. The courtroom was cleared before the jury retired, but the attorneys for the defendant and a few of his friends waited for a time in "the hope of hearing the verdict tonight. . No session of court was held this af- Ask the Man NIGHT RIDERS USE DYNAMITE EIRE AID GUNS Raid Russellville. Ky.. at arTEarly Hour Yesterday Morn ing. THREE MEN WOUNDED BY THE MARAUDERS Governor Willson Issues a Proclamation in Which He Bitterly Scores Men as Lawbreakers and Assures Them That They Will Be Punished. Rnssellville, Ky., .Inn. '3. Night nil ers, one hundred strong, swooped down on Bussellvillo earlv tin.-, morning, and, utter overpowering three policemen and providing against iriving an alarm, ilvna- I nuted and burned two indeK'ii(lenf to ' bacco concerns in the cttv ami several j other establishment and rode anr out l lie Hopkinsvillt) and ( lnrksviilc turn I pike. three men were fired ui'i and Wounded bv the marauders, and the i telephone girl operators ami pence were 'held prisoners for nearlv-three hours.' The following buildings were le--t roved : ! rank C. Works, tobacco warehouse: loss on building and contents. l5.fMtl. American Snull Company.- iii.-torv-and . contents: loss, Sl.VOOt!. ! Huberts & Brown, planing i'ii!l : lt:s. .-T.MUKI. ... Alfred Underwood, grocer; loss. .- (inn. Klin' & Porter, stable. Joshua Knowlos, cottage. . V. 1!. Bruce, the chief of pol'ee, at-, tcnipted to sound tin- tire alarm, lut was overpowered by four of the masked night riders. 'I'w'i merchants. J. U.' McLean; a gro ccr, and .1. Henry Mosclcy,. owner of a dry goO(!s store, did not hurry into their 1- .'..i .1... .;:.-!.. ..t . :.l.. lltline lis jib lilt: lllUL 1 liu I T ' in. - sired and were shot. , ! The most, seriously injured was Tr. : Roberts or Kviuisve. 'ira. ir? wounded aliout the he.'i'! and taeo by i a charge of buckshot ' I It was said tnat. .the .mob came to j Russellville from the ilifetioii of Cavej spring. lie;u wtieie, uie ineiuueis ititi said to have had thtir ''rendezvous. It apcared well organized, with a com niande:' and lieutenants. All the men were mounted and wore wliileeaps. false beards and masks. This is tho third raid by night riders in Western Ken- tucky, and conies 111 the face ot the an- noiineemeitt -.by the governor that the disorder liiust cease. A grand "jury summoned at lfopkinsvillc is investi- (Continued on page Two.) NORTH CSILIMSIC. LIEUTEMT RESIGNS CHARGED WITH CONDUCT UNBE COMING AN OFFICER AND A , GENTLEMAN. '.: . Wasaiiigton, 1). C. Jan. 3. The resig nation of Second Lieutenant John it Thompson. United States niariiK' corps ...i. - !. . :.i:.... f '.,,.1.,.., I . who i, u '7y; been accepted by rr hwvll Lieutenant 1 hoi ps. n was tried .by Jt-mrt.i!,1.and found "uiltv of con- duct unbocomiiii; an oflicor iiml a jsrn tlcnian. He was setitenoed by the court to be dismissed from the scviee. IVr ing the sintence would be approved by the secretary of the navy and the Pres ident, Thompson submitted his resigna tion. ; He was appointed to the -ervice from Xorth Carolina In 1004. tcrnoon on 'account of the illness of- duror Stall!, but he recovered sutliciently for the tr.nl to proceed tonight. Pettibone" was sick during the day, but lie insisted that tho trial be con cluded. He was carried to the court room tonight. r - - - . - Liquor Dealer Bankrupt. ew Orleans, La.. Jan. 3. A petition in bankruptcy was filed here today by David Brimmer, wholesale and .retail liquor dealer. Liabilities were given as $.)3,000 and assets as $.'U,t'.()0. Flushing the Coveys. ' Henry Cobb, of Xew Vork, accom panied Z. V. Taylor and C. T. Puller into the fields and brush yesterday, re turning with a fairlj good bag of quail. Who Advertises in the Daily RECEIVERS TAKE CHARGE OF THE HELD AS A SUSPECT IackenS(,ck Meadows Case Ar y parcntlv Now Is Near r ..' Solution PAIR OFTEN QUARRELED XewcrK. X. .T.; Jan. 3,--FolowiT!g a j marching examination, 'during .'which many incidents ot his inn were lam bare. Theodore Sv'. Whit more, the litis- i band, w.v held by t'le Xew Jersey po-1 j lice tonight'. ns. a siisKct in the death -i of 'L"iiii"'- A'hifmore. who was beateiii ' insenilile, slrioped 'of her clothing ami. i druy , d ! lnendov.'s in a. rn.l. on. tenacKensiieK Hi lli'.rrison on thn iiioriiing I of Deei inlier 'ti- . j. Whit more, who had teen detained in; I Xew York, was taken to Harrison to-' i.i . i ) : .1.. :.i :ii l.l .l III .. ;uav liil nil: oeiumei v Hii-Hini.eu ooov, was i-ip rousi.v ouesuoiieu 1 l.v the iui'liorities; The nature of his oiiee hi-, K( i him within the jttnsdietion of the local; ; , , -:':, i, : .Alter a; half dozen supposed h etitifica - lions hml been d.s.n-oved the pobce were snlisheil loinght that -tin-. : woman mnr- (:eivuo me mil, lniiu ooiue u,r . sate river, ni Harrison, was Helena Sal- . - 1 ' . Jl. . il.i . il. .. 1. ' 1 .... 4 I... IV. .. o..!o .1..,. i:.i... n, i... ! ter Vhit more; who. with her husband, ; lheodore S. hitn.oi condiictl a fur-; !ii shed-room- house at 2.!,r Ailams street,: IJnwklvn;. ' Tho'.idenfifieation was made , ... ... , , t Schmit ter. of the Bronx, and corrobor- ited bv yirn. Schniitters husbaiid.Mar tin; l'rank Knglert. a friend, and finally by the -'murdered woman's husband. A summons was issued tonight for Knglert. .--.' Mysterious Post-Mortem Letters. . Mrs. Schmitter told of a series of let- 1 ers and telegrams received bv herself (Continued on page Two.l EXPERTS DISAGREE US TO EXPLOSION'S CAUSE THE ALABAMA CHIEF INSPECTOR: BLAMES IT ON DYNAMITE; ' ASSISTANTS ON DUST. Birmingham, Ala.,' .Tan. 2. State Mine Inspectors J. M. Gray, .Tames Hill-hou-c and Edward Flinn today tiled With 1 V . " .. W. A. GA RRETT. President of the S. A. L. Ratlwav, who was yesterday appointed "Chief Ex- MURDERED iiN IS FIDOS GERMAN LIBEL IDENTIFIED; iSBffi SUIT E1QS IS 11 Governor Comer a full report of the i tho murder of Wiliiim Goebcl. tonight plosion which took place in the Yolande1 still rests vith the jurol-s, who went to mines last month, in which sixty" men ibed at seven-thirty o'clock, having failed lost their lives. Chief Inspector Gray's opinion is that a miner allowed some dynamite to go off, mid that this ignited the dust. Two Negroes Legally Hanged. Tunica. Miss., Jan. 3. Two negroes were legally hanged here today for murder. They were Will Washington and Faint Hopkins, both of whom had killed other negroes. SEABOARD SYSTEM IT EF1DS IS SEHTENCE FDR EDITOR Harden Gets Four Months and Must Pay All Costs of ' trie Trial. PLANNED COUNTRY'S GOOD Rcrliti, Jan. It. -J'he '.notorious llardenr Von' Molt ko libel suit carne to an end this evening, whetr the accused editor ot I)ie ukunl't was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and to pay the entire co-ts of both thy present and the former trial. 1 When the court reassembled at a imir!,.i' Loi'iirn uiv Inu ..i-.itittn. I Iw. ; iil(,nl of t!, ,,,,, al .., divered his ; j ,,,,, -n. :,i.,. :,i ,,,t ;.. . ,l .....M .1. .... II. 111,,!.. Ill spue (it the-'.prisoner s assertion that the insinuations .contained in the articles referred merely -'to the scientific and ,.i:,.;,, leaniiiii of Count VonMtdtko : . i Prince. - Philip 7. Kulenberg, and that they had nothing whatever to do ..,,, ;,..,, .,,.. f ,.:.,., :. W;1S nyidpnt tlat ;f m nig it had been intended to convcv, the ! aiMn S(rHpk,sa nn(l pnrpo;p(. .,.0 it,tlM,t iml of th(1 prje,1 wa's to de. ! ,,., , pnf Vh aii,i. i,j-i .:,. v -.. j,,, ,,, , j,, , u eV(,s ()f thp ,,,;,.,.. Xhe .iro n,...i :..., -.i iu..i u - " . ....vr . n7aj0 ',,v la).,e wcie ab-Olutelv with()ut Smmdilimu ... u, 4.i proved during the trial and Harden could have disproved his charges himself before publishing his articles. Even the notorious incident when Von Moltke was seen kissing a handkerchief which be longed to Yax ICnlenberg had been shown u" to be' perfectly, harmless. 't ount on Molke, slid the lires- ident in conclusion, "leaves the court with his name and his honor untar- (Continued on page Two.) ANOTHER DAY WITH JURY AGAIN LOCKED UP FOR THE NIGHT, FAILING TO REACH CONCLUSION -Caleb Georgetown. .Tan. 3. Powers fate as a re-iilt of his fourth . - - ... , f ' i,, ,,, . -1 was oemg used as a tool bv certain m trial ns an accessory bi'f ore the fact to , ,a, . ... .. ,,.,, . , after many hours' deliberation to reach a verdict. The jurv will not be heard from be- fore nine o chick Saturday morning- Two Tramps Killed in Wreck. Monroe, La., .Tnn. 3.--Two tramps were reported killed today in a wreck on the Iron Mountain railroad at Swartz, 1a.- Five cars -of a "freight train fell through a trestle bridge over a lake. Industrial News. He Knows President Garrett Appointed "Chief Executive Officer for the Receivers" Until Further Notice, and Other Employes Hold On With out Change. All Business Will Be Trans acted as Usual Except for the Substitution of the Re ceivers for the Company That Hitherto Has Oper ated the Road. Xorfolk, Va., Jan. 3. W. A. Garrett, president of flie Seaboard Air Line rail way, which was yesterday placed in the hands of S. Davies Warfield and R. Lan caster Williams as receivers, has been appointed "chief executive officer for the receivers," and the first general no tice '.'by, the receivers was made public in this city today. ' The following is the text of the notice by the receivers: ' ''Richmond,'. Va., .-January-. 2, 1008. Xotice. is hereby given to the public, to air former officers and employes of the Seaboard Air Line railway and its underlying, constituent and controlled companies, and all persons having or Who may have dealings' with said com pany, or any: of them that by decree en tered in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Vir ginia on this date in the case of "Seaboard Air Lino railway verses The Continental' Trust Company, trustee under he first mortgage of the Seaboard Air Line railway," the undersigned were appointed receivers of said court, for each and all of said com panies and the properties and assets And by like orders entered in this date in the Circuit courts of the I'nited ' States for the proper districts in the States of Xew York, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, (Georgia, Flor ida and Alabama, in ancillary proceed ings pending in said courts 'Under tbft above style, the undersigned were also appointed ancillary, receivers for each and all of the said companies, and tbo properties and assets thereof in each said states. .- And notice is also given that under au thority of and in pursuance of said de crees the undersigned receivers, appoint ed as aforesaid, have taken possession of all the properties, rights and franchises owned, controlled or operated bv Sea hoard Air Line railwav, its underlving; constituent or controlled companies and (Continued on page Six.) ALDERMEN OE BRISTOL Refuse to Assume Any Responsl. billty Whatever for Recent Proceedings. COAL LAND CO. BLAMED Bristol, Va., ,lan. 4.-A.fter a storm v ,.. ....... - -. riTV, "'K Tu- V" ? , Jand aldermen of Hristid tonight rcfu-ed inuume ii awuun- uov luspuiisionii v I . . , ' '"', ..u,uu'".' "' - inn iiitnie ni tne cii( iiiiu mm peiliuli before the interstate 'commerce commis- j sion 'against the V irginia and Sont ii i western railway, the Southern railway and the Virginia .'.Irion, Coal and Coku I Company,, alleging that the defendants jure parties-to a 'conspiracy .in rc-traint ; of trade, and that by colli f".'ii in thu 'unlawful liianipulatioit of freight rate coal mine operators in Tennessee and Kentucky districts are prevented from ; marketing their products in this a.nl jother territories to the advantage of the defendants. '.Alderman' C. C. English led the light against the. resolution to ratify the pro ceeding which were instituted in tho name of thw city by coal mine operators jni i in? macK '.mountain held, tinseit on a j resolution adopted by the board Inst j August, , declaring the rates to be dis- , criminatory. He declared that the city ....... I ...... ..l,,M,l into its connection with the suits. City Attorney Mliitakcr, wiio refused to assist in prosecuting the suits at t he- i bearing here in December, declared that. under the original resolution no riicIi action was authorized or contemplated and that the case has bepn filed bv at torneys for the Black Mountain Coal and Land Company, hiding behind tho cloak of the eitv "'ainst his persistent efforts to prevent it. Several similar suits have been insti tuted before the interstate commerce comniis-ion.
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