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10 OUST HARRIMAN
Is Sworn Purpose of 1 Fish, if
He Gets UpperHand.
WOULD BE A GOD-SEND
V/rangle Over Control of Illinois Cen
tral Drawing to a Climax.
Fish Files Sensational
Affidavit.
Georgia Federation of Labor, Through
Executive Board, Condemns Fight
Being Made on Railroads.
..[( i obtain a majority of proxies
(0 be voted at the annual meeting o£
(h0 uiinols Central Railroad company,
I ahall depose Edward H. Ilarrlman
a director,” declared Stuyvesant
Fish in an affidavit filed before the su-
j,prlor court In Chicago Friday.
Mr. Fish reiterated the statement
that Ilarrlman Is seeking control of
the Illinois Central In the Interest of
the Union Pacific.
Mr. Fish, in his affidavit, which is
n reply to that filed Thursday in the
name of Mr. Harriman and other di
rectors of the Illinois Central, declared
that he has been a benefactor of J.
T Harahnn, now president of the 1111-
n oin Central. Ho asserts that he
saved Harahan from dismissal several
years ago when Harriman nnd Georgo
A. Peabody declared that Harahan had
outlived his usefulness to tho com
pany.
Mr. Fish sets forth that there was
perfect harmony in the railroad com
pany until the winter of 904-05, when
Harriman and Peabody sought estab
lishment of an executive committee
to which discretionary powers were
to be delegated. He declares in tho
affidavit that he Incurred additional
enmity when he refused to become a
party to a report whitewashing the of
ficials of the Mutual Life Insurance
company.
The assertion Is also made that Har-
rlinan and Peabody broke faith with
Fish in 190-6, when they agreed that a
man Independent of any faction was to
ho elected to the directorate to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
William Morton Grlnnell. Harriman,
he says, attempted to secure the elec
tion of Henry W. DeForrest, an at
torney of Mr. Harrlman’s, who was
also a director of the Southern Pa-
vide, which Is dominated by the Un
ion Pacific.
Mr. Fish declares In his affidavit that
since 1877 it has been the custom of
the railroad to loan Its Idle funds
to officers of or directors of the rail
road or to firms of which they are
members, or to corporations of which
they are officers.
Mr. Fish Insists In his affidavit that
Harriman and Peabody were among
those who took advantage of the cus
tom of the company in loaning these
funds. He declares that all of his loans
were recorded on the books of the
company and that the collateral was
good and sufficient. Referring to the
loan of $57,000 to the Trust company
of the Republic, Mr. Fish asserts that
it was good, but that In the panic of
1903 tho collateral depreciated. Of
the total amount $38,000 has been paid
«nd that the company will lose noth
ing.
Mr. Fish charges that the accusa
tions of mismanagement made against
him are untrue. He admits being a
director of the Missouri Pacific rail
road, which is to him a competitor of
the Illinois Central, but says that the
charges that he desires domination
over the affairs of the Illinois Central
for the benefit of the Missouri Pacific
are false and slanderous.
in the affidavit made by Mr. Fish the
following is Included:
It is true that if I obtain a major
ity of the proxies I propose to put
Harriman off the board of directors
of the Illinois Central. I have pledged
myself to do this, and I deem It my
duty to do so, both In the Interests of
myself as a holder of 2,462* shares of
Kt °ck, In the interest of the patrons
°f the road, of the people of Illinois
and of the United States, and to whom
the removal of such an individual as
Harriman Is shown to be by the inter
state commerce commission report, No.
fill, would be a welcome sign of re-
turning morality In the management of
the great corporations of the coun
try.”
In an address, issued at Atlanta, Fri
day, by the executive board of the
Georgia Federation of Labor, a plea for
more conservative action on the part
of state and national officers In their
dealings with railroads Is made, while
more stringent immigration laws, the
passage of the Beveridge anti-child la
bor bill and the establishment of the
parcels post are recommended.
The greater part of the address is
devoted to the discussion of anti-rail
road legislation. It Is claimed that
“the rampant agitation against rail
roads In the past few years has caus
ed greater losses to the people of
America than all the strikes of tho
last hundred years, and all that are
likely to occur In the next century."’
It Is also declared that the threats of
impending legislation are doing more
harm than any laws actually passed
or rate reductions actually made. While
organized labor does not wish a swing
of the pendulum back to the abuses of
olden days, It would have done with
the popular clamor qgalnst railroads
which has resulted In thousands of
men finding themselves without work.
GOLDFIELD SITUATION BAD.
DENVER IS CHOSEN
As Place for Holding Demo
cratic Convention in 1908,
IS SK1D00” FOR ME
Says President, Anent His
Third Term Boom.
JULY 7TH IS THE DATE
WILL HAVE NONE OF IT
On Initial Ballot the Colorado Metrop
olis Won Over Louisville, Chicago,
and St. Paul — Guarantee is
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Reiterates in Concise Statement That
He Will Not Again Be Candidate.
Adheres to His Decision An
nounced Three Years Ago.
General Funston Makes Investigation
and Gives Out Report.
After having confererd with many cit
izens of Goldfield, Nevada, Friday, Gen
eral Funston stated to the Associated
Press that he Is finding conditions
worse than he had anticipated.
“The possibilities of further trouble
growing out of the difficulties between
the mine owners and the miners,” he
said, ‘‘are greater than my Information
previous to coming to Goldfield had
led me to believe. I have just tele
graphed a second report to Washing
ton, which Is based on the Informa
tion 1 have gathered today. I do not
believe the governor will declare mar
tial law at once. I will not advise
Buch action until It Is absolutely nec
essary. As to the matter of patrolling
the vicinity of the mines and tho
streets of the city with the regulars,
that Is a procedure that may become
necessary at any hour.”
Neither General Funston or Governor
Sparks yielded to tho pressure that
had been brought to induce them to
favor the withdrawal of the troops be
fore the arrival of the labor commis
sion from Washington.
TEDDY STICKS TO TAFT.
Cumulative Evidence of That Fact
Crops Out.
That President Roosevelt Is still loy
al to Taft. Is proven by much cumu
lative evidence, says a Washington dis
patch. The latest is the appointment
of Charles R. Barker, as postmaster
at Anniston, Ala. This appointment
was Bent to the senate a few days ago.
It develops that State Chairman
Brown had suggested another man,
but tho president turned down the
state chairman because he was not sat
isfied with the latter’s position in re
gard to presidential candidates. He
had been active against Taft.
AOKI SOON TO DEPART.
Jap Ambassador Plans to Leave Wash'
ington Last of Month.
Viscount Aokl, the Japanese ambas
sador who has been summoned home
by his government for consultation re
garding conditions In the United
States as affecting the Japanese, is
preparing to get away from Washing
ton by the last of the month.
WITHOUT POLICE PROTECTION.
ANTITOXIN CAU8ED DEATH.
f,an in Good Health Succumbs After
Injection of Fluid.
Lly Weltzel, aged 34 years, fell dead
11 a doctor’s office at Norristown, Pa.,
,lf £er h e had been given an injection
<lf anti toxin. A five-year-old daughter
°f Mr. Weltzel is 111 with diptheria,
a "d as a preventative It was decided
administer the drug to the father.
AIMED at TWO JUDGES.
111 Bc fore Con $ ess Seeks to Put a
Check on Federal Courts.
Representative Clayton of Alabama
'ntroduced in congress Thursday a bill
. i'* 1 seeks to prevent federal judges
. 10111 restraining the execution of state
a«s through writs of injunction. The
’" is aimed especially at Judge Jones
?, Bahama and Judge Pritchard of
Carolina.
Meridian, Miss., in Peculiar Condition
Through Court Decision.
As a result of tho decision of the
Mississippi state supreme court, de
claring void the amendment to the
city’s charter creating a police com
mission by whom the present police
force was selected. Meridian is left
IR9. LONGWORTH UNDER KNIFE.
Alter deciding to hold the next
democratic national convention at
Denver, Colorado, and fixing the date
of the meeting for July 7, 1908, the
democratic national committee, In ses
sion at Washington, late Thursday,
entered upon a spirited debate on the
propriety of accepting more than the
$100,000 offered by Denver for tho
convention than actually was needed
to pay the convention expenses In that
city. The opposition to the acceptance
took the form of a resolution by Rep
resentative Clayton of Alabama, de
ciding money not actually needed for
convention purposes, but, after a long
debate the resolution was laid on the
table by a vote of 31 to 14.
Tho motion to table Mr. Clayton’s res
olution was made at the conclusion of
Mr. Wilson's speech, and prevailed by
the following vote.
Yeas—Colorado, Connecticut, Dela
ware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebras
ka, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Wash
ington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wy
oming, District of Columbia, Alaska,
Indian Territory—31.
Noes—Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Ida
ho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missis
sippi, North Carolina, Oregon, South
Carolna, South Dakota, Vermont, Vlr
glnla, Porto Rico—14.
On tho first ballot Denver received
twenty-two votes as against seventeon
for Louisville, five for Chicago and one
for St. Paul.
July 7 was selected after a brief dis
cussion.
The committee held two sessions da
ring the day, the principal business of
the first session after roll call being
the discussion of the following resolu
tlon presented by R. M. Johnston of
Texas:
“Resolved, That the democratic na
tlonal committee cordially approves the
movement now under way to secure
publicity In the states as well as In
the nation of money contributed and of
expenditures made by any association
or any other organization for political
purposes.”
Senator Stone of Missouri wished
to make the resolution read so that It
would prohibit all kinds of contribu
tions, whether money or anything else
In his speech Senator Tillman said
Judge Parker had made charges con
cemlng the last republican campaign
fund and had practically been “called
a liar.”
A discussion was then entered Into
as to the details of a law that should
be adopted, but Senator Tillman said
only the general terms of a law should
be taken up by the committee.
Mr. Clayton approved that, course
and said the details should be left to
congress.
Mr. McGraw moved that the thanks
of the committee be extended to Per
ry Belmont because of what he had
done to secure publicity of campaign
contributions. The resolution was
adopted.
The committee, before adjournment,
received tho standing committee of cor
respondents of Washington, consist
ing of Maurice Spain, J. P. Hornady
and Thomas J. Pence, who requested
that when arrangements for the press
at the convention are made, they
should meet Jointly with the press
committee of the convention to take
up matters concerning arrangements
for the accommodation of correspond
ents. This was agreed to and the
committee adjourned.
President's Daughter Operated Upon
for Appendicitis.
Mrs. Alice Longworth, wife of Rep
resentative Nicholas Longworth and
daughter of President Roosevelt, wa3
operated upon for appendicitis iu
Washington Thursday. This operation
was performed at the white house
successfully.
President Roosevelt left his offices
crowded with callers to remain near
hts daughter during the ordeal. Repre
sentative Longworth also was in close
call, as were the members of the
family.
WANT FIFTY MILLIONS.
Gist of Recommendations of Rlvors
and Harbors Congress.
An annual appropriation of $50,000,-
000 for the improvement nnd develop
ment of internal waterways of America
was the gist of the recommendations
by the rivers and harbors congress, af
ter a three days' session In Washing-
IMMIGRANTS REACH 8AVANNAH
Steamer Eugenia Arrives from Europe
With 725 on Board.
The steamship Eugenia arrived at
Savannah Tuesday afternoon with 725
Immigrants, 150 of whom are to be
distributed from Savannah.
A few will remain In Chatham coun
ty. The greatest number, however,
will go to Brooks county. The remain
der will be equally distributed
LoWndes, Dooley, Decatur, Bulloch,
Effingham, Bibb and Muscogee coun
ties. .
BANK WRECKER SUICIDES.
C0RTELY0U MUST SHOW.
Treasury Probe Resolutions Presented
in the Senate—Whole Facte as to
Dealings Are Wanted.
A Washington special says: Presi
dent Roosevelt will not be a candidate
for third torm. All doubt on this point
was dispelled by the authoritative
statement from the white house Wed
nesday that Mr. Roosevelt still adheres
to tlie declaration of renunciation mado
on the night of the election three years
“go. In the statement issued Pres
ident Roosevelt says lie has uot chang
ed, and shall not change, the decision
communicated to the American people
in 1904.
It appears that President Roosevelt
has been awaiting the call for the re
publican national convention to afford
the proper opportunity for making hl3
position clear and unmistakable, thus
leaving the field clear for other de
clared or receptive candidates for tho
republican nomination. The president's
statement follows:
“On the night after election, 1 made
the following announcement:
‘I am deeply sensible of the honor
done me by the American people In
thus expressing their confidence In
what I have done and have tried to
do. I appreciate to the full the solemn
responsibility thlB confidence imposes
on me, and I shall do all that is In my
power not to forfeit it. On the 4th of
March next, I shall have served three
and a half years, and this throe and a
half years constitute my first term. The
wise custom which limits the president
to two terms regards the substance
and not the form, and under uo circum
stances will I be a candidate for or ac
cept another nomination.'
”1 have not changed, and shall not
change the decision thus announced."
Among democrats and republicans
alike, the feeling was general that this
announcement left no element of doubt
in the presidential situation, so far as
relates to the third term talk, and
that It definitely eliminates Mr. Roose
velt from the contest. Some democrats,
however, express a belief that a Roose
velt stampede in the republican con
vention would shake his resolution,
and that he would prove no exception
to the historical precedent, in that no
American citizen ever refused a presi
dential nomination.
Administration republicans declare
that the announcement gives great Im
petus to the Taft boom, while the dem
ocrats, many of the readers of which
are In Washington, are shouting that it
means “Bryan In a walk.”
Speaker Cannon, when shown tho
president’s statement, said: "The pres
ident speaks for himself; it would be
useless and Inappropriate for me to
attempt to interpret the president's
words.”
Senator Hopklna of Illinois said; "It
is In keeping with his character and
what he has said from the start. It
shows him to be a patriot as well as
a statesman, following as he Is the
traditions of Washington and Jefferson
In limiting himself to two terms.”
Senator Hansbrougli of North Dako
ta, said: “There is no question at all
about the president’s sincerity at this
time and before. If conditions should
demand his nomination the convention
would nominate him, and I do not see
how It would be possible for him to
decline, however earnest he might be.’’
Senator Long of Kansas said: "The
Taft boom will be the only one worth
considering after this announcement.”
Among the democrats who comment
ed upon the president's statement was
Senator Tillman, who said:
“This Is by way of documentary evi
dence that the president has seen the
handwriting on the wall. It mean3
that Bryan will be the next president
of the United States. Roosevelt Is
the only possible republican candidate
who could be considered formidable. ’
John Sharp Williams, leader of the
minority in the house, said:
"I believe I am one of the few dem
ocrats In public life who have been say
ing all along that the president would
not run the third time. I believe ho has
too much knowledge of hiBtory to run
the risk of threatening republican In
stitutions with perpetuity of tenure in
the presidency.”
Senator Aldrich Thursday reported
to the senate the following resolutions
from the committee on finance as tho
result of the committee meeting call
ed to ambody the Culberson and Clay
financial resolutions Into one set.
“Resolved, That the secretary of
the treasury be, and ho is hereby di
rected, to transmit to the aenate tho
following Information:
“First, a statement giving names
and location, classified by states, of
all United States depositaries, and the
amount of public money on deposit
dally In each from October 1, 1907,
to December 8, 1907, with amount and
character of securities therefor; and
an explanation of Important changes
made in either amount or location of
rnld deposits.
“Second, a statement showing In de-
tnil the condition of the national banks
on August 22, 1907, and December 3,
1907, and the amount of national bank
notes outstanding from time to time
during such periods.
"Third, an abstract of the proposals
received by the secretary of the treas
ury for the purchase of the Panama
SHARPENING PROBE
Tillman, Clay and Culbercon
“Laying” for Cortelyou.
WILL ATTACK HIS POLICY
Senate Committee on Finance to Draft
Resolution Inquiring Into Recent
Issue of Bonds by the
Government.
A Washington special says: Senatir
Aldrich Tuesday Informed the senr.te
that the committee on finance would
within a very short time bring In a
resolution providing for an Inquiry Into
the recent bond Issues of the govern*
ment, and that it would provide for an
Investigation Into nil matters contained
In resolutions offered by senators con
cerning the financial stringency and
the efforts of the government to re*
lleve the situation.
With this assurance, Senators Culr
berson of Texas and Clay of Georgia
agreed to permit their resolutions to
go to the committee for its considera
tion, Senator Tillman allowed Ills reso
lutions on the same subject to lie on
the table until he secures data ho de
bonds and 3 per centum certificates or slre8 to pres ont to the senate.
Indebtedness, authorized by the troas- j Tho session of the senate was brief,
ury circular of November 18, 1907; the , ^jr. Culberson’s resolution directs the
amount of such bonds nnd certificates ; gecro t ar y 0 f the treasury to supply tho
Issued, to whom awarded and the reu- i 8euat0 with certain Information bear-
sons for their issues. | i n g on the financial situation,
1 ourth, a detailed statement of any j Culberson said if he could be as*
Information he may have as to the 8Ure( i that the resolution for an Inquiry
amount of clearing house certificates | W ould cover the Information called for
issued by the clearing house associa- by jjj m would be satisfied to have
tions of the principal cities from Oc- , that courso nnrsued
tober 25 to D*,™*., , I LTr oC. r.tlutlon nib (or to.
c irmation concerning the deposit of
^ oney In national banks. Mr. Clay
ild that up to the present time $250,-
f (10,000 had been deposited by the gov-
nment In national banks, and most
It had been on deposit during the
•osent year.
I do not believe," he said In the
mate Tuesday, "that we can Justify
le placing of such money In banks and
ien calling for more money by the
sue of bonds. That Bystem should be
ivestlgated and condemned."
He then agreed to have his resolu*
n go to the committee on finance.
Senator Tillman's resolutions were
jitroduced Monday, directing the com*
alttee on finance to make investlga-
Ions concerning ths recent bond issues
HX'SSnd also relative to clearing house cer*
Id eaten. Mr. Tillman said that in
lew of what had been done with oth*
resolutlpns on the same subject he
ould not discuss his resolutions at
Final word ot ’ neauy: was uasuuu Oils time, bu’, said he would like to have
from every vessel In the battleship ; >bem lie on the tale until he could
fleet at Hampton Roads 1 Intraday. In , ' 8 ecure Information he was endeavoring
its laBt analysis this signal meant b0 g 8 t. j.jj s roquest was agreed to.
that the sixteen most powerful armor- j When Senator Tillman discusses hla
clads of the American navy were resolutions calling for an Inquiry by
ready to start Monday morning on . the committee on finance concerning
their projected cruise to the western , oie legality of the Issue of clearing
seas - j house certificates In various cities of
If the ships were destined for Imme- | the country, he will be prepared to
dlate conflict, little more could be exhibit some of these certificates to
done to make them ready for the the senate. He was engaged in sccur*
JOB PRESSMEN ON STRIKE.
Tragedy Connected with Crash of In
stitution in San Francisco.
A tragedy has developed from the
crash of the California Safe Deposit
and Trust company in ’Frisco. T. Ot
way Sadleir, manager of the West End
branch of tho defunct institution, blew
out bis brains while locked in his
office. It is known that he was heav
ily involved personally In the failure.
Some Atlanta Offices Refused to Grant
Eight-Hour Day.
In some of the hook and job print
ing shops In Atlanta, there wa3 a pro
nounced absence of union pressmen
Tuesday, the Printing Pressmen and
Assistants’ Union having so decreed
at a largely attended meeting Monday
The shops affected refused to grant
an eight'hour day.
fray.
The ordnance officers have probably
accomplished the most difficult duties
In proparlng for the cruise. They have
had to see to the storage of more than
2,(100,000 pounds of ammunition In the
carefully’protected magazines and the
Instalaltlon of the new and secret Hre
control system. Armor-plerclng projec
tiles filled with explosive D., said to
be the most powerful and effective ol
all the secret formulas in the posses
sion of the navy experts, have been
placed aboard the ships.
One of the greatest problems which
confronted the ordnance experts had
to do with the storage of the heavy
chargos of gun cotton taken along ta
load the scor^ of harbor mines which
each battleship carries. The solution
has been found In the distribution of
the deadly explosive In small portions
throughout the officers’ quarters. Little
wooden boxes, eighteen Inches long and
six inches In depth and breadth, con
taining several bottles of gun cotton
have been placed about five feet apart
In the wardroom and steerage dining
rooms, and even the officers’ state
rooms have been invaded. The effort
has been to keep the delicate explo
sive as far as possible from the mag
azines and from the shock of the big
guns.
SENATOR MALLORY ILL.
Is in Serious Condition as Result of
General Breakdown.
United States Senator Stephen R.
Mallory of Florida Is seriously 111 In
Pensacola, his Illness being the result
of a general breakdown which occurred
several weeks since.
FATHER AND SON INDICTED.
Brooklyn Bankers Must Answer for
Fraudulent Transactions.
John G. Jenkins and his three sons,
John G. Jr., Frank and Fred, all bank
ers of Brooklyn, N. Y., were indicted,
jointly Wednesday for criminal con
spiracy in having illegally obtained
loans aggregating $947,000 from trust
companies of which they were officers.
Ing certificates In order that he may
be enable to give an object lesson to
the senate of what he claims has been
circulated as money throughout tho
United States since the present finan
cial stringency set In.
"Down In my country," he said,
"greenbacks have disappeared. It is
all white money down there."
Ths face that an agreement to refer
tho Culberson and Clay resolutions to
tho finance committee nnd to postpone
the consideration of the Tillman reso
lutions was reached so easily in the
senate, was traceable to the brief meet
ing of the finance committee, which
was held Just before the beginning of
the session of the senate.
Senator Culberson has from the first
preferred to have the Information
which his resolution Calls for before
beginning the financial discussion in
the senate, and it is understood that
Senator Tillman is desirous of accu
mulating more material before address
ing the senate on the subject.
CATACLYSM OF BURGLARIE8.
Tidal Wave Experienced in New York
May Spread Over Whole Country.
A tidal wave ot burglaries and rob
beries which has swept New York for
the last sixty days Is destined to spread
over the whole country, according to
olBolals of a burglary insurance com
pany, who say that the losses from
theft In the city the last two months
will amount to more than $3,500,000.
They say the losses for 1907 In New
York will be $16,000,000, by far the
greatest In the ‘ory of the city.
TO PR08ECUTE HOTEL KEEPERS.
Sunday Closing Law Will Be Tested in
Windy City.
Warrants were issued at Chicago on
Monday by Municipal Judge Sadler for
the keepers of 29 large hotels in the
city, charging them with violation of
the Sunday closing laws. The warrants
were sworn out by Daniel L. Cruloe,
an attorney, who promised prosecution
in every case.