WILLMM H. TAFT HAS 321
WILLIAM J. BRYAN HAS 162
Final Revision of the
Table.
Electoral
INCREASE LEAD IN CONGRESS.
Aftermath of Tuesday- Presidential
Election Shows Figures Practically
Identical With Chairman Hitch
cock's Forecast Success in Missouri
a Surprise.
COMPLETE ELECTORAL VOTE.
FOR TAFT.
California 10
Connecticut 7
Delaware 3
Idaho
Illinois 27 '
Indiana H
Iowa 13
Kansas , 10
Maine 0
Maryland
Massachusetts 16
Michigan 1
Minnesota H
Missouri 18
Montana 3
New Hampshire 4
New Jersey 12
New York 3B
North Dakota 4
Ohio 23
Oregon 4
Pennsylvania 34
Rhode Island 4
South Dakota 4
Utah 3
Vermont 4
Washington f
West Virginia 7
Wisconsin 13
Wyoming 3
Total 321
FOR BRYAN.
Alabama H
Arkansas 0
Colorado &
Florida r
Georgia 13
Kentucky 13
Louisiana i 0
Maryland 6
Mississippi 10
YIELDS TO WILL
JFJHE PEOPLE
Mr. Bryan Admits They Did Not
Want His Platform
Lincoln. Neb. (Special). William
.1. Bryan Issued the following state
ment: "The election htut gone against us
by a decisive majority. It is Impos
sible at the present time to say what
causes contributed most to the Re
publican victory. We made, our
light upon a platform which embod
ied what we believe to be good for
the American people, but It le for
the people themaelves to decide what
laws they desire and what methods
of government they prefer. I have
faith that the publicity which we
asked for will yet commend Itself
to the American people, that the
election of Senators by the people
will be secured, that the iniquities
of the trust will arouse an opposi
tion that will result. In the elimina
tion of the principle of private
monopoly. I am confident that the
people will see the necessity for the
labor legislation and the tariff re
duction which our platform demand
ed. I am confident, too, that the
educational work done in this cam
paign WlH result In securing greater
protection to bank depositors. The
above are the most prominent re
forms for which we labored and I
believe that these reforms will yot
come, together with more effective
regulation of railroads and independ
ence for the Philippines
"I desire to commend the work of
our national committee.' I am en
tirely satisfied with Mr. Mack as the
chairman and with the members of
tho committee I do not see what
they could have done more than they
did, and, as for myself, I put forth
Nevada
Nebraska
North Carolina 12
Oklahoma 7
South Carolina 9
Tennessee 12
Texas 18
Virginia 12
Total 162
Ab will bo seen In the above
table Maryland Is the only State
in which the electoral vote ia
divided.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
With the completion of the canvass
of the vote in Maryland William H.
Taft haa 321 electoral votes, and
William J. Bryan has 162. This
la a slight revision of the table as
originally published on the morning
of November 5. It will be observed
that the final figure Is only Ave votes
short of the 325 claimed by Repub
lican Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock
In his forecast made shortly before
the election.
It Is on overwhelming victory, and
surpasses the hopes of a majority
of the sanguine Tart supporters The
unexpected success In Missouri was
a surprise. Colorado shifting Into
the Democratic column also proved
the futility of pre-election predic
tions Final returns from Nebraska give
Bryan a lend of 4,000, where the
arlv returns had Indicated a plural
ity of 20,000. His victory In his
home Slate la the one bright Bpot
Mr. Bryan has been able to discover
Blnce the votes were counted.
Witt the later returns from the
Congressional Districts throughout
the country there are Indications of
a number1 of contests. In many of
the districts the vote between the
Republican and Democratic candi
dates has been close, involving pos
MR. MORSE AND MR. CURTIS
RANKERS FOUND GUILTY
Crimes Against Bank Act Carry
Five Year Term.
SENT TO THE TOMBS OVER NIGHT.
Faces of Financiers Who Wrecked the
National Bank of North America In
New York Show Strain of Waiting for
Verdict - Recommendation of Mercy
for Curtis, but None for Mors.
THE CASE IN BRfEF.
Charlea W. Morse and Alfred
H. Curtis were accused of con
spiracy and falsifying of bank
accounts.
The case was prosecuted by
the L'nlted States government
and both were found guilty of
falsifying accounts.
The Jury recommended mercy
in behalf of Curtis.
Bail being refused the bank
ers were Incarcerated in the
Tombs prison.
The minimum penalty under
the verdict Is five years' Impris
onment.1 Morse first attracted attention
as a manipulator of Ice deals.
New York (Special). CharleB W.
Morse, until a year ago a dominant
figure in the world of finance, and
Alfred H. Curtis, former president
of the National Bank of North Amer
ica, were found guilty In the crimi
nal branch of the United States Cir
cuit Court on charges of misappli
cation of funds and falsifying the
very effort In my power to secure books of the bank. There was also
victory for our cause. The nomina- lul' aaaiuonai cnarge or conspiracy
tion came from the hands of the against tno prisoners, out tlie jury
voters. 1 have obeyed their com
mand and have led as best I could.
Words will not express my gratitude
for the devotion which has been
shown by millions of Democrats dur
ing the past 12 years. Neither am
I able to adequately express my ap
preciation for the kind words which
have been spoken since the election.
If I could regard the defeat as pure
ly a personal one 1 would consider
it a blessing rather than a mlsfor-
acqultted the men on this count.
Within nvo minutes of the time
the Jury had rendered Its verdict
Judge Hough had refused to enter
tain a motion for ball and had com
mitted the two bankers to the Tombs
prison. Judge Hough said that he
would hear any motion the lawyers
for the prisoners desire to make at
10.30 o'clock tomorrow. His deci
sion made It compulsory for the In
carceration of Morse and Curtis In
tune, for I am relieved of the bur- cells in tno lomDs priBon over nigui.
dens of responsibilities of an office The federal statutes provide a
that Is attractive only In propor- I minimum penalty of five years' lra
tion as it gives an opportunity to prtsonment for falsifying the books
render a larger public service. But , of a bank and a penalty of two
I shall serve as willingly in a private years' imprisonment and $5,000 fine,
capacity as In a public one. God or both, for misapplication oi nines
MR. TAFT OUTLINES
A VIGOROUS POLICY
To Bo No Interference With Legiti
mate Business.
Cincinnati (Special). Speaking
to the Cincinnati Commercial Club,
of which he has been a member for
15 years, William Howard Taft
brought every member of the club
to hla feet In his address, sounding
the keynote of prosperity for the
country for the next four years.
"Every business man who Is obey
ing the law may go ahead with all
the energy In his possession; every
enterprise which is within the stat
utes may proceed without fear of
Interference from Ihe ndmlnlstrntlon,
when acting legally; but all interests
within the Jurisdiction of the federal
government may expect a rigid en
forcement of the laws against dis
honest methods," was the keynote
of what Mr. Tart said.
To Show i Favors.
Judge Taft told In a way which
no one has written of the human
aide of the campaign:
"I have been tho subject of a
coterie of bosses," he declared with
the greatest good humor, "which the
demands of left me no duty but
to respond to the calls from six
o'clock in the morning to midnight,
to the calls of the populace and
If I did not respond, the crowd, af
tor one minute, made a mighty
shout: 'Hurrah for Hryan!'
"Seriously," he declared, "the In
dications are already apparent and
tho hopes which I entertain are that
UNITEU STATES TROOPS
. TO LEAVE ISLAND OF CUBA
Withdraw Next Saturday, Day of
Elections.
THE FIGHT FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
Conservatives li-ided by General
Mcnoral and t' Liberals by Gen.
Joie Cotnrz An Assurance of a Fair
Election No Difference in the Plat,
form of the Parties.
Havana (By Cable). On Satur
day next elections will be held
throughout the i?Iand for President,
Vice President, Senators and Repre
sentatives In the lower house of Con
gress, to whom, according to the pres
ent program; wir he committed the
fate of the resti 1 Cuban republic
on the terminate- ;f the government
of Intervention, 'nuary 28, 1909.
The troops of tie' United State?
will be wlthdrnv i on Hint date,
which 1b three days In advance of
the date originally set. In order that
their departure nay mark the an
niversary of the I !rth of Jose Marti,
the Cuban patr.' t, and the great
body of Cubans I ive striven during
the last few months toward a selec
tion of candidates, who will best
realize their desire for self-govern
ment.
Preparations for the elections an
now complete. All of the election
officers have been appointed, the i
electoral boards organized and the
last ballots' distributed, and the
whole island Is nbsorbed In the out-
: NEWS OF PENNSYLVANIA 3
3UFFRACETTES VETO
VIOLENT AGITATION
Members of Pennsylvania Assoc'ation
Favor, Instead, Tactful Educa
tion to Further Cause.
the business communities and the I come of the struggle for supremacy.
Investors of both foreign nations and I The Conservatives arc headed by
among our people will take hear, in
carrying out the great enterprises
which have been projected and must
be carried to a termination If the
country Is to reach Its full meed
of prosperity and business standing.
"Business mum are to be shown
the lines of legality and arc to be
directed in keeping within these
lines, which have been emphasized
during the last four years. Busi
ness men shall know that they are
to conform to the InwB upon the
statute books and that no favors are
to be expected for those who break
the laws.
"This shall be so that the men
(leneral Mario Menocal and Dr. Ra
fael Montoro, the Presidential and
Vice Presidential candidates respec
tively; while Oeneral .lose M. Gomel
and his former bitter rival In the
party leadership. Alfredo Zayas, are
the nominees of the Liberal party,
the Miguellsta and Zaylstn factions
which finally united their forces in
support of General Gomez, on the
understanding thnt ho would not be
nominated for a second term.
Fairness Assured,
It Is assured beyond peradvent'i.'e
that absolute fairness will character
ize the elections, about which every
safe guard has been cast by the pro-
who conduct a legitimate business . visional government. In nccordanco
may understand that the government : wttta an elaborate election lnw, (ram
Is back of them and does not in- ; ed by the advisory committee of
tend to do anything to Interefere : which Colonel Crowder is chairman.
with their legitimate advancement."
Substantial Progress Abend.
Both of the politlcnl leaders have
given absolute assurance that they
After the applause which met the will accept loyally the result of the
declaration had subsided, judge popular eroici.
does not require great things of ub. No alternative but Imprisonment is ; Taft added: i ncre is practically no uirrercnre
He only requires that we improve provided for conviction on the "It is a question of the definite In the platforms of the two parties,
the opportunities that are presented charge of falsifying the books of a I knowledge of the statutes and of ! both having as their chief plank!
and 1 shall be glad to Improve the bank. The maximum penalty on j their clear undertaking which shall the preservation of the republic,
opportunities for service presented this charge Is 10 years' imprison- make the honest progress of our , equal rights for all citizens, the en
by private life. j ment The Jury recommended clem- business possible. And that Is. In courngement of agriculture and com-
"In this hour of national defeat ency for Mr. Curtis, but made no my belief, all that Is necessary to merce and the maintenance of friend-
I find some consolation in the cordial recommendation in the case of Mr. , make that progress substantial and ly relations with the Cntted State.
support given by my neighbors, by Morso.
the citizens of Lincoln and by the i Dramatic Scene.
people or tne stale or .NewasKa. Tne 8ePne ln the courtroom was
With a Democratic Governor and a
dramatic one. Mrs. Morse and
Democratic Legislature we shall be Mr8 Curtis had remained ln the
able to put Into practice bo much courtroom nearly the entire day
of the Denver platform as relates awniting the verdict. Mrs. Curtis
to State legislation, and I trust that
our State will set an example that
showed signs of giving away to her
enduring. The struggle Is. frankly, for the pos-
Judge Taft apologized for direct- session of the government and the
lug his words Into such a serious dls- control of public patronage,
cusslon. Both General Gomez and General
"I know the difficulties that will j Menocal ore veterans of the revolu
arise ln my new care," he added. tion and have a large following in
"and I know that there will be ques- virtue of their distinguished services
t.'.ons which will arise that I do not ; in the fiejd. Dr. Montoro ia the
Know or now, ana mat times win foremost orator In ("una and was
emotions a number of times, and ,,, wlien many nf my friends here , nominated In the expectation of hlg
will be an Influence for good in the once, when the iurv returned to the .,,, ,.,!, m.i, ui.',i ov
courtroom to receive Instruction on
'poor balllg able to control the Spanish
WOMAN IS PIiABTER CAST.
Bill, nit all I ask s for susnenslon .., i,t t.n iifiinntu with mfiv
the manner in which the conspiracy of judgment until the situation may Cubans on account of his nttltude
churgo should be considered. Mrs. bo understood. Its decisions will i during the revolution, when ho held
Morse broke down and sobbed. rest HMD nrlnclult-s Of sound and nffi,ii It, tho MAMAffftAfta rnvernment
Circus Hitler ll itl Every Bone In Her
Hotly Broken.
Ocdenburg N Y (Special). En- As thu QOors leading to the Jury ; be ascertained and applied. These
tS" I cs.,r,l i.,fo M .... .. ........ l i ' . ..... foil ' ) ;1 111 T na ...... .....1,1,. , ! ,f
, uuiu "si., hi ..jisi. ......... .v.. . j - - .1 will, i HH auiv, -a,iiwii "iini.
may appear to be errors of Judgment
A large crowd had hurried Into honest business policies which I have t tne jast ' days of the Spanish rc
tho courtroom to hear the verdict. outlined and Its Intricacies may m(x
4 U J 1 1 I . U 4 . . . - . - J 1, 4 fl.4 RIUIC. I
eased in a piaster cast, wnicn tomts u.)fm the crowd anu ,hp Ilolse llm(ll.
un oi ner nuny ss?iui wm "u by traffic ln Broadway sounded harsh
head, Minnie Fisher, a circuB rider, a8 ,t floatoa through the windows.
who was injuieti Home nine ago uj CQnl(i ,,e 8een from tne Bole
BIG I IKK AT ORANGK.
l'owii PrSC
tember. Her horse became fright
Slhle changeB as the result of tho enpj a,i bolted toward the specta
and mistakes." Business, Section Of The
What Judge Taft said preceding ' timilv Wli.etl Out.
mn . hffl tilnln hiiHlnesd tnlk Tileased thel . . ... . ...... .
being thrown from her horse, left faceB of the juror8 lnat an ,mpor. j ohlb immensely. He told of the ' ,, JS hT.ntir. h . dn. Verm nf
luiu veruici was to ue aeiivereu. ninny ponries wnicn bh hwb uie
No Conspiracy. ! tated to him by the local commit'ee-
Poremnn John Ride,- resnnnrtlne len during the campaign, and then
to the customary question of the
here for her home in Alabama. She
is unable to move any Bart of her
body below her shoulders and will
lie on a cot during the railroad Jour
ney South.
The accident In which the young
woman was Injured occurred during
a performance at Melons last Sep-
Orange, Va.. was destroyed by fire,
which started ln Pickett's drug
Etore at 5 o'clock A. If, Fourteen
buildings, including the Baptist
Church and three dwellings, wore
fflclal count. So far as the returns tnrR Ti,p Mnuestrian turned the tltudes to catch every word
Blow in from all districts show the ; animal into a fence and the rider "We have agreed upon a verdict
Republicans will have a working nn- , ,..,,, ,i,mwn benvilv m the irrmmd in the case of both defendants," said
of the whole object oi being Presi
, i4.i, ,.4r,iit Mr i dent, which was to enforce the laws
Morse and Mr. Curtis stood before ! 81,1 T,mf? ur""u; burned, the total loss being estimat-
the jurv while Mr. Elder waB reading air opportunity, and to warn with , od at from 80,000 to $100,000.
the verdict and their wives sat near 1 knowledge and prosecute with vigor xhe cxact amoHnt o insurance is
them, leanlntr forward ln tense at- ver' apparent effort to evade he , !,,.
iiin anu n un;i (, i i.o,.7. u. u.o- l ne Biruciures tiestroyeu were
nonesi DusineBs metnotis
lorltv of 4o in the next natlunal
House of Representatives, the figures
standing: Republicans. 218; Demo
crats 175, against the present mem
bership of 223 Republicans, 1 ",6
bemocrats and two vacancies.
All the Southern districts have
been heard from. The mos- remark
able upset in the Congressional situ
ation haa occurred In North Carolina,
frhere, ln a Stale whose Democratic
enajorlty musters approximately 40,
000, three out of the ten members
of Congress sent to Washington will
be Republicans.
The returns, for the Socialist and
Prohibition parties are still far from
complete, but Indicate that the hopes
of the Socialists have not been realiz
ed and that the Prohibit lotilsts In
nearlv every bone in her body be- me loreman, in a auDuuea voice,
lng broken. "n tno charge of conspiracy we
It aHlt ho throe monthc hufnro the find them not guilty." A look of
plaster cast can be removed.
FINANCIAL
i
News comes from Rhyollte that
the Montgomery-Shoshone will en
large Its stamp mill.
Silver metal sold at 4'.t cents
an ounce.
New York, Philadelphia & Nor
folk Railroad directors declared a
semi-annual dividend of $8.
Plr Iron outnut ln Octoher was
relief came to the faces of the pris
oners and their wives, but it only
lasted a moment, for Mr. Elder con-
I iuiied:
"On the charge of misapplication
of the funds of the bank we find
both defendants guilty. On the
charge of making false entries ln
the books of the bank we find both
defendants guilty. In the case of
Alfred H. Curtis the jury wishes to
make a strong recommendation to
the mercy of the court."
Morse (ilvcn Fifteen Years.
New York (Special). Sentenced
WASHINGTON
i
wrecker of the National Bank of
North America, was returned to his
li ji In riroal nf a n t inrin tVi fVila t'oor
i .if.. ........ n.,.,.i... i ,uL to lo years in the federal prison at
certain sections, where gains had (Vn)ral N:atlona, naak oHrred net Atlanta, Ga., Charles W. Morse.
35.8 per cent, on ItF. capl.ai stock, former "Ice King" and convicted
A semi-annual dividend of S per
cent, has Just been declared.
American Tobaipco declared a rec-
ular quarterly dividend of 2 H per cell ln the Tombs,
rent, on lis common stock and an Alfred H. Curtis, former president
extra 1 per cent., making 32 Vs of the bank, shown by the evidence
per cent, paid this year. Last year to have been Morse's tool In the
ft per cent was pa'.d. . Illegal transactions for which they
Shlpments of zinc and lead ores were both convicted. Is In his home
from the Joplln district for the week j in the fashionable upper West side,
ended October 31 were: Zinc, $202.- freed by Judge Hough, who suspend
483; lead. $50,275. For forty-two 1 ed a minimum sentence of five years
weeks: Zinc, $7,228,632; lead, $1,-1 on the recommendations of the Jury
82a,16fi Total for the year to date, laud l'nlted States District Attorney
been expected, were disappointed
The figures for the Independence
party vote are also Insufficient to give
an accurate Idea of what the party
accomplished.
Outside of the returns political In
terest was engaged In the exchange
of messages of congratulation and
thankr 'jet ween Mr. Bryan and Mr.
Taft; a statement by Mr. Bryan,
in which he sets forth his de.ermlna
tlou to continue his work for tho
good of all, in the capacity of a
private clttgen, and the announce
ment by Mr. Sherman that It cost
him Jus: $2,800 to be elected Vice-President.
BttS, 000004) Strike Kails.
Manchester (By Cable). After a
.wu-month strike, causing a loss esti
mated at $35,000,000, the Lanra
thlre cotton spinners have accepted
the 5 per cent, reduction In wages
an March 1. 19011, and will return
to work. Nearly 500,000 men were
directly and Indirectly Involved In
the strike. The end of the strike
will greatly relieve the terrible labor
conditions In the district, where
many thousands besides the cot to n
tpimers are out of work.
Hafi- Killed Of $40,000.
New York ( Special ). An attempt
to rob the Jewelry store of Morris
Brooks, ln ihu Bronx, was frustra
ted after Harry Silverman, a clerk
in the stote had been blackjacked
end the sslte rifled of jewels valued
et $40,000. Detectives heard Silver
men's criee for aid, rushed ln and
captured a man who was fleeing with
e satchel containing the Jewelry. The
prisoner is Joseph E. Atchlnson, a
formsr railroad telegrapher. The
scene of the attempted robbery is
one of the busiest sections of the
Ilrons.
Ftlnison.
Mttnlereil Hy Pirates.
Amoy (By Cable). The bodies of
78 of the victims of the wreck of
the small steamer, which occurred
near Tungan, November 5, have been
brought here. The steamer wes li
censed to carry 180 passengers, but
COO men were aboard, and of these
only 400 were rescued. Many of
$9,051,798.
President Knox, of the Montana
Tonopali Company, who has been ln
Philadelphia, would not say definite
ly when he thought his company
could pay a dividend. There Is still
a debt on the mill, part of which
has been leased to another .company.
The "Iron Trade Review" says:
"Decided Improvement has character
ized the pig Iron market within a
few days, which, It Is believed, In-
dlcatea a permanent change for the the victims were drowned, but some
better. The result of the Prtslden- of them were killed while In the
tlal election has cleared the atmos- water by plr itltal boatmen Intent on
phere and moderate buying In all robbery. of the pirates have
lines Is expected
It was denied by Steel officials
that the price of s.eel rails will be
cut from $28 to $24 a ton.
The Japanese Island Nlshlgawa
has rats as big as rabbits.
At last the Northern Pacific
"melon" has been cut. The directors
declared a cash dividend of $11.26
a share, calling for a distribution of
about $17,450,000. The money is
said to come from the accumulated
surplus of the Northwestern Im
provement Company, the stock of
which is owned by the .Northern
Pacific. No part of these earnings. ; thread mills In this city were notified
it Is alleged, has been derived from I that full-time work would be resum
been arrt and will be beheaded.
Fire Swept HJ (.ale.
Pembroke, Ont. (Special). A fire
cuused half a million dollars' loss
In the business section of this town.
Stalling In the Nation! .Manufactur
ing Company's foundry and fanned
by e gale, the flames were driven
down both sides of the principal busi
ness street to the river bank.
Dig Mills On Full Time.
Newark, N. J. (Special). Cpon
the announcement of Taft'a election
the 5,000 operatives ln two great
the transportation business.
ed Monday.
The National Conservation of Re
sources Commission has sent out he;
ters for another meeting of the gov
ernors In Washington on December
8.
The world's production of cotton
for mill consumption during the year
exceeded by 2,340,000 bales the pro
duction of the previous year.
Charles I. Klralfy, director general
of the recent Franco-British Expo
sition, Shepherds BuBh. London, is
in this country us commissioner to
the United States for the Interna
tional and Colonial Exposition to be
held next summer.
Senitors and Representatives are
drifting back to Washington and
finding their way to the White House,
to tell the President of the great
"ictory which was achieved In t.elr
various states.
The rumor that President ROQse
velt may be chosen to succeed Sena
tor Piatt In the United States Sen
ate has been revived, but Mr. Roose
velt has made no definite expression
of opinion.
Bids were opened by the Isthmian
Canal Commission for four beam
and four chamber cranes 'or nee j"
i ftistructon of the Mires Flores lock
on the Panama Canal. '
Edwin .M. Vandyck. government
ink expert, plead guilty of con
spiring to defraud the government
and paid the $10,000 fine Impored.
The remains of Gen. James M.'C.
Llngan, a hero of the Revolutionary
War, were finally in"erred ln Arling
ton Cemetery
President Roosevelt received a
delegation of eight Chinese children
from tho Oriental 'Rescue Home, of
Fan Francisco.
Otis T. Mason, head curator of the
department of anthropology of t hi
National Museum, died at the age
of 71.
In his annual report Hear Admlrui
i'illsbury recommends e reduction ln
the number of naval cadets, and also
a reduction In the age limit for en
t ranee.
For the construction of six build
ings at the naval training station at
North Chicago, the William J. Scowu
Llulldlug Company, gt Chicago, was
the lowest bidder (flat) at $13?.
000. The New York gas rote case, In
volving the vnlldlty of the State law,
was opened In the Colled States Su
preme Court.
Rlcketts' drug store, Ware ft Wv.ts'
hardware establlahmvivt, two ware
houses belonging to C. A. Galnce,
the Barlow Land Agency, RawllnEV
grocery store; Emll Levy, dry
goods; Sol Cohen, dry goods; Wai;o
& Chewnlng, houBefurnishlngs: the
Baptist Church and three dwelKnsa,
one of which was occupied by Mrs.
McDonald.
From the drug store the flames
which spread rapidly took a north
erly rource. the entire block lelng
gutted. The blaze crossed over the
railroad track, taking In the tele
graph tower and then reaching ovei
to the Chewnlng store and the Bap
tist Church.
FARMEBI now Avrxr.Ki).
Man Who Detrnttdod Them Is Sen.
teueetl To Prison.
Minneapolis, Minn. (Special).
James T. Mulhall was sentenced to
iTi months at the Federal prison as
Leavenworth, and Felix Nethanson to
six months "in the county Jail by
Judge Milton Purdy for fraudulent
use of the malls. A stay of ten
days pending nppcal fur a writ of
error was granted.
Fraudulent operation of the Nicol
let .Creamery Company, In Minne
apolis last fall, is tho specific charge
in the Indictment on which tho men
were convicted. Farmers through
out the Northwest are said to have
lost heavily by shipping produco
which was never paid for.
SucceBS of the cause of the suf
frngettee lies In tactful "education
rather than violent demonstration,
according to Mrs. Rudolph Blanken
Ittirg, president of the Pennsylvania
Woman Suffrage Association, deliver
ed at the fortieth nnnual convention
of the association which waB held
In the Y. M. C. A building, at Nor
i istown.
"In writing to a clergyman, send
him Bible citations In support of
suffrage; In wrltlnr to business men,
show them its ecjttomlc side, and
when enlisting t. e aid of teachers,
show its educatif - .. advantages,"
she cautioned in I .esponse to the
address of velecv made on behalf
of the borough .. Burgess Samuel
Roberts. Addrt .-. us of welcome on
behalf of the Montgomery County
Woman's Suffrage Association by
MIsb Ellen L. Thomas, and on be
half of the Norrlstown Women's
f'hristlnn Temperance Union by Mrs.
Sarah Simpson, were also delivered.
Other responses were made by Mrs.
Ellzahcth B. Passmore and Mrs.
Minora F. Phillips.
Also Work For M.tn'n Rights.
"We are not working to secure
woman's rights alone, but to pre
serve man's rights as well," declared
Mrs. Passmore. Miss Thomas stated
that the purpose of the movement
is thnt "men and women should stand
together in the State as they do in
the home." Mrs. Simpson observed
that "suffragettes do not identify
Ihep'selves for enfranchisement as a
menus of popularity, but to work
out faithfully and humbly a noble
end."
Mrs. Olive Pond-Almes encouraged
the delegates by a contrast of the
present with the former nttltude if
tho W. C. T. U. toward the cause.
She said:
"Time was when to mention the
enfranchisement of woman at a W.
C. T. U. meeting wnB to cast a shad
ow over the proceedings. Now that
subject is discussed at every W. C.
T. U. meeting with relish."
The address of the day was de
livered by Mrs. Lucy Hobart Day,
State organizer, on "The Value of
Organization." In answer to the
question, "Is there any relation be
tween the women who go into the
business world and the Increase ln
crime?" Miss Day said: "Where
women vote there Is less crime than
where they do not posaea the fran
chise." j
The association recently sent let
ters asking an expression of opinion
on woman's rights to sixty-two can
didates for Congress. C. F. Barclay,
of Sinnamehonlng, Pa., replied:
"I banded your letter to my wife
and asked her to give me her views
on the Bubject. After considering
the matter she told me that at the
present time she has no desire to
vote, As she has this view of the
matter, I think I have nothing to
say until she changes her viewB."
C. C. Pratt, of New Milford, Pa.,
answered:
"I have no objection to woman's
voting from the man's standpoint,
but I have a most decided objection
from the woman's standpoint. In
my estimation, business has within
the past twenty-four years taken
away about50 per cent, of all the
qualities that go to make woman
lovable, and I would most earnestly
plead that the other 50 per cent,
might not be destroyed by politics.
Let woman vote if she wants to, but
protect me from the' woman who
vajita to."
The convention resented bitterly
the published statement of Mrs.
Humphrey Ward that "woman's suf
frage in this country is dying out."
As an effective answer to any such
insinuation, the Pennsylvania Asso
ciation will join with other associa
tions ln getting up a monster peti
tion, which shull be sent first to Con
gress and then abroad.
EXONERATE DUNKIiF.
Investigators Find He Exercised Dae
Mllgeace,
Washington (Special). Chief Ex
aminer Finch and E. W. Lawrence,
special assistants to the Attorney
General, who Investigated the
charges made to the President that
undue delay had occurred in brlng
Icg to trial the cases against J. B.
F. Rinebar.t, ex-cashler of the Farm
em' & Drovers' National Bank, of
Wayneshurg. Pa., which was closed
In December, 1906, have made a re
port thAt there has been no Im
proper delay on the part of United
States Attorney Dunkle In prosecu
ting the cases, but, on the contrary,
he has exercised due diligence to se
cure a speedy trial.
Bank Examiner Starek worked on
the cases until Indictments were re
turned, but, owing to his innblllty
to devote sufficient time to the prep
aration of the evidence, the cases
were continued until January 4,
1909. The Investigators also find
thnt unusual difficulties were encoun
tered In preparing tho evidence on
account of the condition of the rec
ords of the bank.
TO BENEFIT MINERS.
Mitchell Antl MrHcnry To Confer
Over A State Tax.
Shnmokin (Special). John Mitch
ell and President Thomas A. Lewis,
of the United Mine Workers, and
severnl prominent coal operators of
the State will meet with Congress
man John C. McHenry in this city
November 25 to consult on the fram
ing of a bill to provide for a State
tax to be used for the aid of in
jured miners and families of men
killed in the mines.
Congressman McHenry wantB to
hnve the bill presented to the Penn
sylvania State Assembly. He Intro
duced a like bill ln the last Con
gress, but It was killed.
wreck at Pirrsiii mi.
FALLS TO DEATH INTO AREA.
It, F. D. Carrier Breaks Neck Dur
ing; Election Jollification.
I Faston (Special). John Walters,
I i rural free dellvory carrier, who
lived on the outskirts ot the city,
broke his neck and died a short time
after being cnrrled to a hospital.
He was one of a party of election
enthusiasts who had congregated at
the corner of Fourth and Northamp
ton Streets, and was leaning against
temporary railing that gave way
and precipitated him into the basement.
Litigation Eats l' Estate.
Pottsvllle (Special). By long liti
gation in the Schuylkill courts, the
D. P. Haupt estate has been so eaten
up with expenses that now when a
settlement has been reached there Is
little for distribution. The receipts
and expenditures filed with the reg
ister aggregate over $80,000, leaving
but $6,000 to be distributed.
Taft May Hunt In Texas.
Taft, Texas (Sieclal).--It is re
ported at headqunricrs of Taft
ranch, situated near I crc. it it W.
H. Taft and his brother, Charles P.
Tuft, owHcrt of. the rsiic.'i, will ar
rive hero, the early pa;J of De-e-arer
on a 10 duys' hunvlli;; exp'tililoa.
The rauch embraces 100,000 aces,
and deer and wild anlmale abound
In the pastures. Probably the most
pretentious country home and hunt
ing lodge In Texas Is situated upon
the Taft ranch.
Thief Dropped ft.VO'Nt In Crma.
Newark, N. J. (Special). Jewels
alued at nearly $5,000. which 'ad
been dropped by a thief in a huirled
flight from the house of Ju:r.cii O.
Taylor, were found in a clump of
shrubbery co.'.r by. Although s gn
"rnl alarm was sent out no tl.iu to
the robber ha-i Iimd round, wi ilo
the inmily was nt ttlnnfl fie thief
daringly entered l he house by means
if n ladder reaching la :hc second
story window. He wes hesr.l ::io
ii g about, but by tic time ir.etn'jera
of the family rc?:-;.U tho un rr floor
he i . I dloapprarod in the .t. t
Bride May Die Of Burns.
Sellnsgrove (Special). Mrs. How
ard Rechenbach. a voung North
umberland, bride was fatally burned
by the explosion of a kerosene lamp
which she attempted to blow out.
Mrs. Rechenbach arose early and
was cooking ber husband's break
fast before daylight. As the sun
appeared, Bhe tried - to extinguish
lhe lamp. Her screams, as her clotti
ng caught tin-, aroused bor husband,
who beat out the flamei, but not be
fore his wife had been severely burn-d.
Bums To Death Amusing Baby.
Lancaster (Special). John, the
5-year-old son of D. O. Bshlbach,
was burned to death, as the result
jf his efforts to amuse his baby
brother. Left alone ln a room to
gether tho children started playing
with matches, the older boy making
torches. He set fire to his clothing
and when discovered by bis mother
was ublaze from head to foot. Tho
mother was painfully burned by her
aerolc endeavor to save the boy.
Arbutue le found ln Septomber
tad October near Ashland. N. H.
One Killed And Two Injured When
Caboose Hits Freight.
Pittsburg" (Special). Conductor
J. D. Neeley, aged 56 years, was kill
ed and C. A. Grimes, a brakeman,
23 years old, was fatally Injured,
while W. J. Penn, a flagman, aged
23 years, sustained serlouB injuries
in a wreck on the West Penn division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, on the
North side, this city.
The wreck Ib said to have been
caused by a misunderstanding of or
ders. A freight train of sixty cars
was changing from one track to an
other when an engine with a caboose
containing the victims backed into
it. Seven of the freight cars were
smashed.
Matches Lend To Deuth.
Allentown (Special). Ethel, the
3-year-old daughter of Jacob Wav
rek, died aa the rcBtilt of burns.
With several companions the child
had tieen playing In tho yard of her
home, and securing matches, she set
fire to a pile of rubbiBh with the
usual result. The mother, hearing
the children scream, rushed to her
assistance and extinguished the
flames and was severely burned herself.
STATE ITEMS.
Michael H. Moore, the oldest mill
er in Lancaster County, died, aged
90 years. He was one of the wealth
iest residents of northern Lancaster
County, and waB a director of tho
First National Bank.
FrjjinclB Anderson, ex-treasurer of
Butler County, died Wednesday. He
was 84 years old and was a veteran
of the Sixth Pennsylvania Heavy
Artillery.
Benjamin K. Hall, formerly asso
elated ln Carlisle bnnking circles,
who has been living at Mt. Holly
bprings. died there, aged 60 years.
While removing debris from the
cellar of the Mayor Building, at Erie,
recently destroyed by fire, two men
were killed and throe Injured by a
collapsing wall.
The Snyder County Snbbath Ob
servance Association was organized
at Selln's Grove, with u large mem
bership of ministers and laymen
Rev. George W. Oenzler, of 8elln'a
Grove, was elected president.
James H. McCullen, aged 50 years,
engineer at the Aberfoyle Manufac
turing Company's textile plant at
Chester, was severely burned by
steam, when one of the mlU'B main
pipes bu rated.
Cornelius Chadwlck, of Chester,
announces that In the Spring 65
houses will be built on Fifteenth
8tret, in that city, by Philadelphia
capitalists.
James Boland, of Archbald, is su
ing the Delaware ft Hudson Com
pany In Federal Court fqr Injuries
received on his wedding Journey last
September. He le unable to walk
without crutches on account of the
accident.
George Michael, of Dalmatia, while
gunning was accidentally shot In the
right leg by a companion and ampu
tation will likely be uecessary.
Howard F. Angel, who left York,
Pa., four weeks ago to find employ
ment, was killed on the railroad at
Newark, N. J.
The Butler County Courthouse, re
modeled at a cost of $150,000, was
dedicated with Judge Jamea M. Gal
breath presiding.
Samuel Doreey, a conductor on
the Chester Traction Company Up
land division, was pinned between
two cars and his left arm and breast
were crushed by the impact. He was
adjusting the trolley pole when a car
which was following closaly bore
down on him.
Burglars effected an entrance into
the residence of Julius K. Smith,
hee,d landscape gardener for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, ut
Ridley Park, near Cheater, nd se
cured a lady's gold watoh, a pocket
book containing considerable money
and several articles of clothing.
Samuel P. Hummelan, an iron
worker, of Lebanon, who last July
swallowed enough cnrbollc acid to kill
ten men and whose life was saved be
cause he had previously drank
enough whisky to render the poisoo
Impotent, drank a large quantity of
laudanum and died at the Good Bar
maiitan Hospital.