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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.