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VOL.. XLVI.-XO. 14,699:
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1908.
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POLITICS FIGURE
IN HALLTR1AL
Heney Makes Opening
Statement.
TELLS A SENSATIONAL STORY
Federal Official Used Club to
Elect Senators.
MITCHELL AND FULTON TOO
Ex-Lulled States Attorney Accused
of Citing That Office to Secure .
' Reappointment Winked
at Law breaking.
In his openhig address In the Hall-Mays
conspiracy trial yesterday, Francis J,
Heney charged that:
Hall wanted, reappointment as United
States District Attorney and 'sought elec
tion of Senators Mitchell and Fulton to
that end. '
Jle forced State Senator W. W. Steiwer.
to vote for Fulton in February, 1903 by
threatening Steiwer and others with'
criminal prosecution (Hall then being
United States District Attorney) for Ille
gal fencing of public lands.
Fulton was a party to this deal with
Steiwer' and used his influence In Stel
wer's behalf to cause Hall to institute
civil proceedings against Steiwer Instead
of criminal.
Browncll wanted to succeed Hall, and
had pledgcs'bf support from Mitchell and
Fulton. Hall forced Brownell to retire
and so to notify Mitchell and Fulton, by
threatening Browncll with prosecution
for acknowledging forged land papers,
for which Browncll later was Indicted
through Heney.
Hall threatened Hermann, Williamson
and .Vllichell with land-fraud indictment
If tlicy did not secure his reappointment.
Hall had .agreement with Steiwer, Zach
ary and Hendricks by . which he allowed
them to maintain their Illegal fences,
this being the alleged conspiracy. .
Progress -of Trial.;', i,.-.,-.
Hall says he and Mai's will both take
the stand In their own defense.
,' L. R. Webster, attorney for Hall, said
tha't whell his client first "learned of the
Illegal fences in 1501.' he notified Steiwer
et al., that they must not fence Govern
ment land. . Webster denied hat Hall
was actuated by ulterior motives, poli
tical or other.
Witnesses Putnam and King testified
that they informed Hall by letter of the
tences as early as March, 1900. Th
fences were not removed until 1905, after
Hall was ousted from office.
In his opening address yesterday in the
United States Court Heney fired his first
fusillade in reply to United States Sena
tor Fulton's demand that he substantiate
his charges of corrupt acts by Oregon's
Senator. Heney alleged that Fulton ex
erted his Influence with Hall, when the
latter was seeking reappointment as
United Sta'tes Attorney; to cause a civil
Instead of a criminal prosecution to be
brought against W. W. Steiwer, then
State Senator; H. H. Hendricks and Clar
ence B. Zaohery. on the charge of ille
gally fencing Government land.
Heney reviewed In detail the conditions
urrounding the election of both Senator
Mitchell in 1901 and Fulton in 1903 and the
part played by Fulton, Hall and the three
co-defendants of the ex-United States At
torney, who have been named. Heney
averred that Fulton owed his election In
1913 to Steiwer, who on the last night of
the session deserted T. T. Geer and cast
one vote iliat elected the Clatsop County
man. It was this obligation Fulton owed
Steiwer, alleges Heney, that prompted
Fulton to Intercede with Hall to the. end
that Steiwer be prosecuted only in a. civil
suit, possessed of the knowledge of Stei-
wcr's illegal participation in the fencing
of public lands, Hall sought to control
ftetwer's vote for both Mitchell and Ful
ton, says Heney, threatening to prosecute
the State Senator criminally if he failed
to support them for United States Sena
tor. Vsed Whip on Brownell.
Heney further pointed out that Hall,
having learned that George C. Browr.ell,
of Clackamas County, had the promise of
. Senators Mitchell and Fulton for District
Attorney, succeeded In securing evidence
that Brownell had acknowledge! some
public land documents to which the sig
natures had been forged. With this in
formation. It was represented that Hall
had gone to Brownell and foreel him to
withdraw from the race for District At
torney and at the same time to acMress a
letter to Fulton releasing him from Ills
promise to support Brownell. Hall in
formed Brownell, It was .declared by
""Heney, that If he did' not drop ot)t of
the race, he. Hall.' would have him in
dieted and prosecuted.
Afterward Hall went to Washington,
further to consult with the delegation as
to his reappointment, asserted Heney,
and on returning to Oregon In 1904, told
Hermann. Williamson and Mitchell.
I against whom he also had evidence of
complicity In the land-frauds, that if he
as not reappointed he would have then)
all indicted. '
Tells or Ills Probing.
Heney said that lie began Investigation
into the situation in 1904 and upon pre
senting the facts before" a grand jury se
cured the Indictment of Hall and the 11
other defendants named in the indict
ment on which Mhe present trial Is being
held, together with a number of .other
Indictment's. He said the Qovernment
would try to prove that iiall. fof at least
two years, had an understanding amount
ing to an unlawful agreement or conspir
acy with Steiwer, .Zachary and Hendricks
by which tbey were not prosecuted and
they were allowed illegally to maintain'
the fence complained against In the in
dictment. .
It was claimed by Heney that the Butte
Creek Land, Livestock & Lumber Com
pany was organized in 1899 by W. W.
Steiwer, H. H, Hendricks and Clarence B.
Zachary. The company bought out a num
ber of the smaller stockmen and by caus
ing a number of claims to be taken up
at various points, so that fences con
structed thereon' connected -with rim-rock
and a natural bluff, succeeded In enclos
ing several thousand acres of government
land in a range which was used exclu
sively for their 'own benefit.
Settlers' Pleas Ignored.
Individual settlenj it was charged, com
plained of the Hlegal fencing and wrote
letters repeatedly to Hall, who was then
E. Benjamin Andrews. Who Has Re
signed the Nebraska University
Chancellorship.
Chancellor E. Benjamin Andrews,
6f the University of Nebraska, who
has placed, his resignation In the
hands of the regents of the univers
ity, has been at. the head of the uni
versity since April, 1900. He was '
formerly president of Brown Uni
versity, and for nearly three years
was superintendent of the Chicago
public schools. "When the free silver
agitation was at Its height he was
one of the most prominent writers
and speakers In behalf of silver
coinage.
District 'Attorney, but no relief was se
cured until about four years later, wheir
the small stockmen took their complaints
direct to Washington and 'before Stcre-
tary Hitchcock. .
Heney said that the Govern nient" would
first undertake to show tliat a conspiracy
was entered Into among Steiwer.
Hendricks and Zachary and that it -would
afterwards be. shown that Hall became
associated with the conspiracy, knowing
Its purposes and participating in its bene
fits. . '
County Judge Webster followed Heney
and Insisted that Hall was not notified
of the alleged illegal fence until 1901 and
that the law provides that, such fences
can be removed either through a civil or
a criminal prosecution. In electing to
proceed against Steiwer et al. In a civil
suit. Judge Webster denied that Hall was
actuated by political or any other -considerations;
that under the law It was
optional with him whether the suit should
be a civil or a criminal proceeding.
Hall Acted Promptly.
In answer to the Butte Creek Com
pany's contention ' that It had the right to
fence its own lands, he said Hall had
notified its officers that they could not do
so lf(such a fence would include govern
ment - land also. He also said that
Steiwer, representing the company, had
Informed Hall that if any of the fences
had baen unlawfully constructed, they
would be removed.. .
Attorney- Wilson finished the opening
addresses, speaking for his client, Edwin
Mays, who was a -deputy under Hall. He
said that as Deputy District Attorney,
Mays had acted under' the instructions of
Hall and that his only connection with
.the fence case was that he had acknowl
edged the receipt of a few letters bearing
on 'the subject. Following these addresses
court adjourned until 2 o'clock.
Evidence Is Constructive.
The testimony offered by th prosecution
is constructive In its character and is de
signed by Heney to establish. the founda
tion on which the conspiracy charge will
be built. By the introduction of letters
between Hall and settlers in Wheeler
County, it is intended by the Government
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HUGHES
BOOMERS
RAISE ft STORM
New York Committee
Stifles Them.
BUT THEY ROAR AND FIGHT
Majority
Refuses to Allow
on Question.
Vote
CHEERS AND HISSES MINGLE
Parsons Prevents Action on Indorse
ment Amid Exchange of Person
alities Paige Says Hughes'
Enemies Are Afia'd.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16. Ap attempt to
force consideration of the tabled reso
lution indorsing Governor Charles E.
Hughes for the Republican nomination
for President was defeated tonight at
what was. probkbly the stormiest, ses
slon in the present history of the New
York Republican County Committee.
After nearly three hours of debate,
characterized by bitter Invective, an
adjournment for one month was taken,
nothing more than routine business
having been transacted.
. A vote on the straight 'question of
indorsing Mr. Hughes or any other
Presidential candidate was never had.
There vie no doubt of the veiled Issue,
however, and the outspoken supporters
of the Governor lined tip squarely
against those who are either friendly
to the candidacy of Secretary Taft or
opposed to any indorsement by the
committee at this time.
Scheme to, Kill Boom.
At its meeting in December the com
mittee tabled a resolution Indorsing Mr.
Hughes as a candidate before the Re
publican convention. It was then under
stood that, while its opponents believed
the launching of the Governor's candi
dacy. If not ill-advised, at least prema
ture, definite disposition of the resolution
would be made tonight. ..Preceding the
session this evening, the executive com
mittee met and. a line-up showed an op
position to Mr. Hughes of 22 to 13. At
this meeting" it Is' said" that an agreement
was reached not to take up the Hughes
indorsement at the session of the whole
committee.. It was agreed that after rou.
tine business a motion to adjourn should
be immediately moved. As ltf had been
figured out that the whole committee
stood" 442 to 267 against a Hughes indorse
ment, it was predicted that the meeting
of the original body would be short.
Row and Fist -light Followed.
The details of this plan, however, were
hurriedly made known to the Hughes
men and from the moment that Congress
man Parsons, the- chairman, called the
whole committee to order there was
trouble. William Halpin demanded that
the Huehes resolution be taken up at
once.
Mr. Parsons declared Mr. Halpin out of
order, and the latter appealed.
Events followed rapidly, and before the
issue was settled, there had been a fist
fight in the rear of the hall. During this
time there were mingled cheers and
hisses for President Roosevelt, Hughes,
Taft and Foraker. .Personalities were
exchanged, and the excitement was gen
eral.
After tHe roll was called, the-vote was
announced as 302 ayes to 222 noes, a ma
jority of 80 to lay the appeal from the
chair on the table.
Afraid to Meet Issue.
When unfinished business was reached.
ex-Assemblyman Ezra Prentice moved
adjournment to the regular February
meeting. Senator Paige moved to amend,
making the adjournment for one week.
Speaking on his amendment, Mr. Paige
! said he wanted -arlv action on the
Hughes resolution.
"Why are you afraid to meet that is
sue?" he said. "If there is another man,
for heaven's sake, name him."
This challenge was greeted with cries
of "Taft, Taft."
Mr. Paige's amendment was eventually
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lost and the motion to adjourn for one
month was carried. -
STJSPEXD HOSTILITIES IX OHIO.
"Various Factions Will Recognize
"Regular" Committee. -f
CLEVELAND Jan. 16. Temporary
peace prevails today among the Taft,
Foraker and Roosevelt followers. Secre
tary of State Thompson and the state
centra.1 committee decided that the best
policy would be to recognize the "regu
lar" committee for the time beinK- All
of the convention calls will be withdrawn
by agreement and a new call Issued by
the "regular" committee. '
Xo ; Election In Kentucky. I
FRANKFORT. Ky., Jan.". 16. Balloting
for United States Senator in joint ses
sion resulted as follows: Beckham, 66;
Bradley, 64: scattering, absent, 3.
Irish League Elect v -DUBLIN.
Jan. 16. At a meeting of the
BegrU L. Post, Confirmed by Senate
as Governor of Porto Rico, '
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. The
nomination of Regis I. Post, to be
Governor of Porto Rico, was today
confirmed by the Senate as were all
the other Porto Rico territorial nomi
nations." "j
United Irish League yesterday, John B.
Redmond was elected president. A re
port was submitted showing: that more
than 1200 ylcted. tenants -had been rein
stated during the last three years.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50
degrees; minimum, 42.
TODAY'S Rain; southwest winds. ' i. .
'.-' ' " Foreign.
Japan denies there iu ."any ; secret -about
'location of fleet. Pagre 4. ,
National.
Taft discusses Canal affairs with Senate
Committee. Paare 8. -. .
Portland leads Pacific ports In wheat ship
ments... Paxe 5. .
House ' Kepubllcans stand - firm against
amendments to penal code against polit
ical corruption. Page 6. ' . '
Revenue cutter ordered to mouth of Co
lumbia. Pare 5. . .
Harrlman ordered by Federal Court to an
swer disputed questions. Pass 1.
Politics.
Roosevelt will fight Senators to finish on re
jected appointments. Pare 1.
New York County Commission has hot fight
about Hushes boom. Page It
Domestic.
Nevada Legislature adopts petition for
retention of troops. Page 6.
Mrs. Metcalf tells her wrongs suffered from
Hamlll. Page 6. -
Wool growers elect officers and criticise
Roosevelt's land policy..- Page 4.
Letter written by Thaw's mother in his
boyhood . .shows- she - feared insanity.
Page 7. ...... . ',
Well-known Snohomish 'man wounds Des
Moines attorney. - Page' 6. '-
Pacific Coast.
Revenue cutters . go in search of British
v ship Hartfield. reported-wrecked off Van
couver coast. Page 32. v
Halsey woman' caught shoplifting in Albany.-
Page 13. ...
Girl of 15. dressed as a boy, elopes 'with
hired 'man. Page 13.
. ' Commercial and' Marine.
Portland, and Tacoma . wieat quotations.
Page 17. (
Wheat closes strong and' higher at Chi
cago. Page 17.
Violent reaction in stock market. Page 17.
Schooner ..Queen, from Tillamook for San
Pedro, in distress 100 miles ' southwest
'. of San Francisco. . aided by the Thyra.
rage ie. ,
" . Portland and Vicinity.
Oregon , politics .figure in Hall case, accord
ing to Prosecutor Heney. Page 1.
Columbia River salmon 'fishermen in bitter
strife. Page 10. . -
Portland grocer captures bait -Lake mur
derer. Page 12.
Louts J. Wilde, offers SDO.OOO to assist Mer
chants National iana to reopen. Page lo.
Owls will remodel constitution . and by
laws. Page 11.
Colnnist rates assured for next Spring.
Page it.
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BOUSED TO ACTION.
: FROM ITS SLEEP
Railroad Board of Cali
fornia Awakens.
WILL INVESTIGATE REBATES
Even Boss Herrin Is Called On
to Testify.
PRODDED BY THE
PEOPLE
Creatures or H irriijian Try to Shirk
Inquiry' Into llail"iatU Crimes,.
but Attorney-General Sweeps
Away the Only Kxcuse.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16. (Spe
cial.) After 29 years of quiescent
obedience, the State Board of Railroad
Commissioners flew full Into the face
of the Southern Pacific Railroad to
day and ordered a searching investiga
tion into the rebating proclivities of
the Harrlman lines, the . Santa Fe and
the Salt Lake road. At the same time
the board, with the assistance of Attorney-General
.Webb, passed "the re
sponsibility for efficacious action to
the door of Governor Gillett. It lies
with: the chief execntive to authorize
the expenditure of the money tha
such an Investigation- will cost, and
Mr. "Gillett has no .alternative but to
choose squarely between the people
and the railroads. ,
Put Herrin on Carpet.
The sudden awakening of - the board
has developed a unique situation. The
State Railroad Commission has always
been the object of tender care on the
part of William F. Herrin. Now the
Commission has suddenly decided to
pnt Mr. Herrin and his associates on
the carpet.
The impetus for the Investigation
came from Colonel H. D. Loveland, thd
newly-appointed member of the board
The long; list of rate discriminations
on state business developed at a re
cent hearing of the Interstate Com
merce Commission has been placed be
fore the state .board..
The evidence against the Southern Pa
cific is Conclusive. The constitution of
the state provides a fine up to 120,000 for
each violation of the anti-rebate law and
also provides for - the imprisonment of
the officers of the railroad who arranged
the rebates. m
, Prodded Into Action.
Public opinion has prodded the Com
mission - to the point where It was forced
to act, reluctant as it was to do so. In
an attempt to shift the responsibility, the
Commission stated that' It did not fully
understand its powers and that it bad no
money with which to go ahead.
Attorney-General Webb was called on
for an opinion, and today sharply criti
cised the board for its inaction. He in
formed the Commission that .it had full
power to go ahead. The funds for the
investigation, he said, could be voted by
the State Board of-Examiners.
On this Board are Mr. Webb, Secretary
of State Curry and Mr. Gillett. Mr. Webb
favors the appropriation. It remains with
the Governor to sanctioi it Mr. Gillett
has been considered a railroad Governor
and this will put him to the test.
The Investigation Into the Southern Pa
cific was set for February 15, In San
Francisco and of the Santa Fe and Salt
Lake City lines' at a later date in Los
Angeles. '
HARRIMA J.i MUST MAKE REPLY
Federal Court Upholds Inquiry Into
His Stock Deals. .
NEW YORK.' Jan. Judge Hough
of he United States Circuit Court, hand
ed down today an opinion directing Otto
H. Kuhn, a member of the banking firm
of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. to answer all
questions propounded to him by the In
terstate-Commerce Commission. E. H.
Harrlman was directed to answer- all
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questions except those relative to the
purchase of Vnionand Southern Pacific
stoats' In connection with the dividend
ofllugust. 1906.
Mfcile the exceptions were regarded as
important questions by the Government
lawyers who were Investigating the Chi
cago & Alton Railroad organization, they
constituted only a small proportion of
those that Mr. -Harrlman refused to
answer. . -
The clash between- the witness and the
Commission, occurred February 25 of last
year. . For several days the Investigators
had been endeavoring fo get at the bot
tom of Mr.- Harriman's manipulations
connected with the Chicago -& Alton. The
question that marked the beginning of
the controversy was this:
"Did you own any of ' the Chicago &
Alton""prefcrred stock sold by the syndi
cate to the Union Pacific?"
,AVhy Harrlman Kept Silent,
Immediately the railroad president's
lawyer, John- G. Miiburn. contended that
the Inquiry-was-' not -within the scope of
tilfnUI'MsHH""- -" "' iuiii -li Jtln.imilli
Bev. Algernon 8. Crapsey, Who Will
Meet M. M. Mtingasarian In Relig
ions Debate. x
Rev. Algernon 6. Crapsey, who has
agreed to defend In debate i'Uh M.
M. Mangasarlan on the night of Jan
uary 21. the reality of Jesus' as a
historical character, was for 5 years
rector 'of St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church In Rochester, N. Y. " In No
vember, 1906. he was suspended from'
the church by the ecclesiastical court
of review until he should recant bis
views, which were pronounced here- '
tlcal. - Dr. Crapsey holds that the
founder of Christianity did not work '
miracles, had a human father and
rose to heaven In the spirit only, not
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In the flesh. He is 51 years old, of
ilmple tastes, an ardent student and
worker among the poor "and sick.. .
the Federal ' investigation. Frank B.
Kellogg, the Government's attorney, took
the contrary, view. . . The outcome after
prolonged arguments was that Mr. Har
rlman declined to answer a number of
questions' as to stock transactions on the
ground of personal privilege. Mr. Kel
logg and bis associates -appealed to the
Federal ' courts to compel the witness to
answer. Among the lawyers who repre
sented Mr. Harriman in the court pro
ceedings were John C. Bpooner, ex-
United States Senator, from Wisconsin,
who ' had been prominently . Identified
with the passage of the law under which
the Government started its investigation.
Both Mr. Harriman arid Mr. Kahn
were examined in relation to the affairs
of- the Chicago & Alton, the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe, the Illinois Cen
tral, the St. Joseph & Grand Island, the
New York Central & Hudson River and
the Southern Pacific Railroad Compa
nies. Stock in these companies was ac
quired by the Union Pacific Company,
of which Mr. Harrlman was president,
by an issue of convertible bonds to the
amount of $100,000,000 par. In addl
tlon to Oregon Short Line,, one of the
controlled companies, issued bonds for
145,000,000 par. Kuhn,- Loeb. & - Co. 'a
bank was stock depository fpr the pur.
pose of " facilitating the transaction.
Questioned About. Stock Deals.
Mr. Harrlman declined to answer the
question whether-he owned amy o the
stock deposited with the banking firm,
and Mr. Kuhn declined to answer ques
tions relating to the ownership by the
director of the Union Pacific of any of
the Chicago & Alton stock so deposited.
Mr. Harriman 'also - refused to say
whether he had acquired any part o
the stock of Jhe Illinois- Central with
a view to selling lt to the Union Pa
cific, or whether he had procured it at
a lower price than that paid him by the
Union Pacific. ....
In the- course of the' arguments be
fore Judge Hough, the United States
District Attorney, Mr. Stimson, said:
" What the Commission Is endeavor.
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tD.rtrVtV
FIGHT TD FINISH
SENATORS
Roosevelt Resents Ac
tion of Enemies.
ON APPOINTMENTS IN OHIO
Foraker and Dick Can Have
War Till Weary. . y
WILL GIVE NO QUARTER
Rejection .of l"otmasiers. Begins
Hostilities Which Mffy Last Till
After Convention New Hamp
shire May Be Drawn In.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (Special.)
President Roosevelt" . is determined to
light the reactionary patronage-mongers
to the last ditch. He resents tho criticism
that appointments have been1" made or re
movals from office attempted to assist
the Presidential candidacy of any person,
and declares that those making this crit
icism regarding patronage In tho South
or other parts of the country know it to
be dishonest.
The rejection by the Senate of Presi
dential appointments in Ohio at the In
stigation of Senators Foraker and Diet:
have brought the patronage question to a
focus. If Messrs. Foraker and Dick
want war, they are to have all they de
sire of it from now until they get tired,
which may be 'until after the Rttftublfcan
National Convention In June. If Senators
in other states want the same kind of
war, they can have it. There .are Indica-
tions that the Ohio situation may be re
peated in some other states, particularly -in
New Kngland, where certain Senators
insist that appointees to Federal posi
tions shall be opponents of the President
and his administration.
Roosevelt Conveys Hint,
The President, discussed the ethics and
the practical side of patronage with sev
eral callers today. To his .visitors ha
stated that he does- not consider the sole
qualification of a man holding Federal
office to be the fact that the man is an
opponent of himself and of his policies.
This subtle, allusion to the position taken
by Messrs: Foraker and Dick was quickly
appreciated by White House callers. The
news penetrated to Capitol Hill In short
order and caused Senators Gailingcr and
Burnham, of New Hampshire, ami some
others lo sit up and take notice.
It became known that the President has
plana in mind for engaging In the fight
inaugurated by the Ohio Senators." The
plans have not been divulged In detail,
but In a general way may be stated as
follows:
President's Line of Aclion,
First Men of the President's choice
will be nominated to replace the ap
pointees turned down by the Senators.
Second If these appointments are re
jected, still other persons- who belong to
the Taft faction will be named.
Third If the Senators persist in their
war, it will lead to the peremptory re
moval of Foraker partisans from Federal
positions.
Fourth If the war be -prolonged, the
executive power to make recess appoint
ments after Congress adjourns will be
invoked. '
The enmity between Mr. Roosevelt and
Mr. Foraker is more bitter today, be
yond doubt, than it has been at any pre
vious stage. The situation portends even
more exciting developments than those
already brought to light. In higher ad
ministration circles Mr. Foraker ia
spoken of In terms that are ugly, if. not
short. It la an open secret that Mr.
Foraker's opinion of the other side Is na
less complimentary.
Fighters Who Girj Mo Quarter.
Two fighters that neltner give nor take
quarter President Roosevelt and Senator
Foraker are pitted in. a 'fight that may
make the preceding battles between them
seem decidedly tame.
Before the patronage war has proceeded
much farther, the eyes of the country,
may be turned' toward New Hampshire.
Messrs. Gailingcr and Burnham . have
been rigging their state against tha
Roosevelt policies, the same as Messrs.
.Foraker and Dick have done in Ohio
WALSH JURY STILL OUT
So Prospect as Vet of Verdict in
Chicago Trial.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17. Ten hours after the
jury which is considering whether John
R. Walsh was guilty of misapplying funds
of the Chicago National Bank,' had re
tired, no word had come to the waling
attorneys and court attaches that a ver
dict was in prospect.
The 12 men began their deliberations On
the evidence shortly before 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
Need Hot Advance Expenses,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. The -House
committee on military affairs, . which is
considering the Army appropriation bill,
today gave attention to the prevailing
system of expense - allowances - under
which officers on. duty In Alaska fre
quently are compelled In obeying orders
to pay out of their own pocket the bulk
of their traveling expenses. Chairman
Hull gave assurances that this would be
corrected,
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