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VOL. XL VIII. NO. 14,803.
PORTLAND, OREGON, v SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HARMON IS CHOICE
E
Ohio Man Groomed by
Anti-Bryanites.
OTHERS ARE STALKING HORSES
Johnson Weighed in Balance
and Found Wanting.
BROKER'S VIEWS INDORSED
Democrats Who Xominated Parker In
El 901 Want a "Quiet President.'
Cleveland Was Original Selec
tion, out Pleaded Old Age.
OF CONS
RVATVES
BT LLOTD F. IWERGAN.
NEW YORK, May 8. (Special.) Judson
(Harmon, of Ohio, Attorney-General in the
' Cabinet of Grover Cleveland, promises to
one of the striking figures In the
: Democratic National Convention, which
will meet In Denver In July. The men
who made the nomination of Alton B.
Parker possible four years ago, are now
practically a unit In agreeing that
Harmon would prove to . toe the ideal
. candidate from their point of view. And
they are not content with talking about
it.- They ,are doing some mighty hard
work, and a great deal of It Is under the
surface.
The "business Interests," or at least
their representatives who control matters
In this locality, are deeply Interested in
the Identity of Roosevelt's successor.
Richard Croker correctly expressed their
sentiments in England recently when he
said:
Crokers Views Approved.
'The United States needs a rest. "What
it requires Is a quiet President, like "Wil
liam McKlnley, who will not upset things
every few months."
"Wall-street interests realize that from
their standpoint, the Republican conven- :
tlon will be hopeless. Some believe Roose-
velt will be nominated, others express the
' idea that Taft will carry off the prize.
; On on point, however, all are agreed,
i The Chicago convention will be controlled
. by men in favor of what Is known as
the "Roosevelt policies," and pledged to
carry them out for the next four years.
They have tried to break up this com
I btnatlon, but have failed. Outside of their
home states, Fairbanks, Cannon, Knox
and Hughes, the favorite sons, will have
' mighty little support. This has been so
! clearly demonstrated that the "business
I influences" do not see any use of contlnu
1 ing the fight
Had Cleveland In Mind.
'tTntH recently they have been more or
less at sea regarding a cbolce at the Dem
ocratic National Convention, but the man
from Ohio is now the man of "the hour.
It Is not generally known, but at one time
a determined effort was made to Induce
Grover Cleveland to enter a third National
campaign. Mr. Cleveland pleaded that he
was too old to make the race, and be
sides was out of touch with political con
ditions. He was told, however, that his
was practically the only Democratic name
to conjure with, and that he might expect
to be drafted. Mr. Cleveland's .recent
serious Illness, which Is privately admit
ted by his friends to be very serious, has
decisively settled the question of his can
didacy. Johnson Will Not Do.
Judge Gray, whose name has been pre
sented by the delegates from his home
state, Delaware, is not a candidate for the
nomination, nor does he want it. He, by
the way, was one of the men who advo
cated the selection of Harmon. The
claims of Governor Johnson, of Minnesota,
have been passed upon with care and de
liberation, and the opllnon arrived at that
he "will not do."
"Johnson has "many elements of
strength," said one "Wall-street man to
day, "but he is not the man to be Presi
dent of the United States. Johnson Is a
demagogue, and has absolutely no ex
perience in National affairs. He has made
I a satisfactory Governor, I Buppose, but
the Job of President is rather too large for
him. Perhaps in four or eight years he
may grow to Presidential size. But we
want a man who can move into the White
House on the 4th of March next.
Crank on the Tariff.
"The only question that seems to inter
est Johnson is the tariff. He frankly
h confesses that he knows nothing of the
really great issues of the day. Perhaps
he can post himself in time, but we have
no time to wait for students of political
economy to graduate. Judson Harmon is
the Ideal candidate. He is a man who has
been Identified with big things all his life,
and has always made good. If nominated
at Denver, he would sweep the country,
because he could command the votes of
Republican business men. In addition I
believe he would receive the vote of a
united Democracy, as he is personally
popular with all factions and has fewer
enemies than any Democrat I know."
Bryan Harts Himself.
Bryan's visits to the East, it might be
added, have In no way strengthened his
cause. His recent conservative utterances
have not gained him a friend, while It Is
believed they have alienated many of his
old supporters. Here is a fact that cannot
be stated too emphatically: Bryan will
not receive the support, of conservative
Democrats at Denver. Furthermore, If
nominated, they will not vote for him
under any circumstances.
Palmer and Buckner headed a "conserv
ative" Democratic ticket in 1896. The
men who su ported it then are the men
who have knives ouf for Bryan now. And
they are as bitter enemies of the Nebras
kan today as they were during the mem
orable Vgold" campaign that landed Will
iam McKlnley, Jr., in the "White House
and drove the Democratic party of the
Nation upon the rocks.-
The conservatives are going to Denver
prepared for a hard fight. Publicly they
are making no claims. Privately they say
that Bryan will never receive the two
thirds majority necessary to bring about
his nomination.
In the Democratic convention there will
be 1002 delegates. Necessary for a choice
668. This means that 335 votes will pre
vent Bryan's nomination. His foes be
lieve that they have far more than that
number, signed, sealed and delivered.
Here are the figures in the possession of
one well-known conservative Democrat,
whose name is a power In "Wall Street.
Connecticut 14, Delaware 6, Indiana M,
1 j
Bishop J. M. Thobnrn, Who "Will
Retire After Long: Service as
' Methodist Missionary.
Kentucky 26. Maine 12, Maryland 16, Mas
sachusetts 32, Michigan 28, New Hamp
shire 8, New Jersey 24, New York 78,
Ohio 46, Pennsylvania 68, Rhode Island 8,
"Vermont 8 and "West "Virginia 14. 'AOtal,
418, or 83 more than is needed.
Bryan Men Powerless.'
Of course, there are Bryan men in some
of these delegations, but the unit rule
will 'be enforced, and as they are In the
minority, they will be powerless' when tt
comes to exerting influence for their fa
vorite. In addition to the States mentioned,
above, the antl-Bryanit.es have hopes in
other localities. Governor Johnson will
receive the 22 votes of Minnesota, as per
instructions. That is a loss for Bryan,
and his enemies hope to corral the dele
gates when the break comes. '
The Illinois delegation is only for Bryan
on the surface. It is said that assurances
have been received here that the Illinois
men will swing away from the Nebraskan
at the psychological moment. That Vir
ginia will drop Bryan Is another predic
tion. Thomas F. Ryan still maintains
his voting residence In that State. Hopes
are also expressed that Texas will not be
found under the standard of the "Peerless
One."
Need Only 335 Delegates.
Illinois has 54 delegates, 'Minnesota 22,
Texas 36 and "Virginia 24, a total of 136.
Add these to the 418 in the first list, and
you have 654 delegates, a majority, but,
of course, not a two-thirds majority of
the convention.' The conservatives, how
ever, are counting principally upon secur
ing the necessary 335 delegates or more
who "will stay hltched."-
"They believe . that after half a dozen
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 06
degrees; minimum, 41.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; westerly
winds.
foreign.
Prince Philip m Eulennerg-, once favorite
of Kaiser, arrested for perjury in denying
his crimes. Page 3.
Japan demands China stop boycott. Page 10.
National.
Teller continues attack on forest policy.
Page 4.
Roosevelt denies Conjrress' power to re
strict authority over Army and Navy.
Pago 1.
House passes bill increasing Army pay.
Page 4.
' Politics.
Conservative Xemocrats confident of pre
venting Bryan's nomination. Page 1.
Domestic.
Supposed Km Guinness captured at Utlca,
N. Y. Page 1.
Another body dux up at La Porte; strong
.case against Lamphere. Page 1.
Heinze sued for losses of Aetna Bank of
Butte. Page 4.
Methodists call on Cannon to aid prohibi
tion. Patre 4.
Fire at Atlanta causes loss of $1,250,000.
Page 3.
Sports.
Portland dogs make sensational clean-up of
prizes at Seattle. Page 7. ,
Pacific Coast.
Admiral Evans makes farewell speech and
is given ovation. PaKe 1.
Secretary Metcalf review the fleet. Pag 1.
Heney and) Murphy threaten to shoot in al
tercation at Ruef trial. Page 4.
Trial of C. Sam Smith at Prineville for arson
proceeding rapidly. Pass 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Depressed condition, of Valley wool market.
Page IT.
Bullish crop report advances wheat prices
at Chicago. Pags 17. ,
Readjustment of values In stock' and bond
markets. Page 17.
General trade continues quiet. Page 17.
Ship Ancaoia libeled for wages by crew.
Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Taft men will probably control Oregon state
and district Republican conventions.
Page 10.
Republican ticket ratified at monthly smoker
of union club. Pag 10.
Five divorces granted In State Court.
Page 11.
Martin to be formally indicted t6day for
murder of Nathan Wolft. Page 12.
Tempe Beth Israel observes 50th anniver
sary. Page 11.
Errors invalidate local option petitions filed
by Prohibitionists. Page la, .
LOVED ADMIRAL
SAYS FAREWELL
Evans Given Ovation by
San Francisco:
DISCUSSES VOYAGE OF FLEET
Says Men Who Shoot Straight
est Win Battles.
NAVY TO PRESERVE PEACE
Tells People If They Desire Peace,
They Should Have More Battle
Ships and Fewer Statesmen.
Changes He Haa Seen.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. Rear-Admiral
Evans bade a personal farewell to
the officers of his command at the ban
quet given tonight in honor of the visit
of the Atlantic fleet by the City of San
Francisco, The banquet was given in the
white and gold dining room of the St.
Francis Hotel, where Admiral Evans and
his family have been making their head
quarters since the arrival of the fleet on
Wednesday. It had been hoped that the
commander-in-chief of the fleet, who
hauls down . his flag tomorrow forenoon
from the truck of the Connecticut, might
appear for a few moments, but it was
not known until well along In the progress
of the dinner that he was actually well
enough to do so. The Admiral was
wheeled into the crowded dining hall
amid spontaneous cheers, in which the
officers and their hosts, the citizens of
San Francisco, Joined with equal enthus
iasm. He was in civilian attire, as was
also bis eon, Lieutenant Frank Taylor
Evans, who wheeled the invalid chair.
Hasten to Do Him Honor.
Rear-Admirals Thomas, Sperry, Emory,
Iayton, Sebree and Swinburne, the cap
tains of all the ships. Governor Gillett,
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, Mayor
Taylor, General Funston of the Army,
and other notable guests crowded about
the chair-and ehook iands with Admiral
Evans, who had a cordial response to
each in turn.
The Mayor introduced Admiral Evans
with Just a word, and as the grand old
hero, refusing all assistance, pulled him
self to his feet, the cheering began again
and continued for several minutes.
He said:
It was most unfortunate for me and a
great disappointment, that, upon approach
ing the hospitable shores of California, I
found myself too unwell to engage In any
of your social festivities. But I had a
friend who told me of the wonderful cura
tive waters of your healing springs, and I
went there and found a wonderful benefit.
If I had stayed longer I undoubtedly would
soon be well. But I am In San Francisco
because I said I would come. What little
rheumatism I had left was all taken out of
me yesterday by the cheers and the kind
voices of the people of San Francisco. And
if I ever have that blessed rheumatism
agatn, I shall bid it begone in the memory
of those cheers.
Came on Peace Cruise.
If you ask me why the Atlantic fleet was
sent to the Pacific Coast, 1 can only say
that I was told to bring- It and here It is.
In this connection I feel that It will not be
HOW HAPPY HE'D BE WITH EITHER, WERE
CHARMER AWAY
MJ ' -S-SJCS-US. IH . tl J.M.
a -violation of a Navy regulation to tell you
that when we were about to start out. I 1
was assured by the President of the United1
States and by the Secretary of the Navy, i
that great man of the .Cabinet who Is here
tonig-ht and who is doing so much to give
you a big Navy, that it was purely a peace
cruise, but we must be prepared to fight,
if necessary. So" we came on our peace
cruise and' In the end bav presented the
fleet to you. Be good to the men and offi
cers of our ships. They are all wool and a
yard wide. If you ever have occasion to
need them, you will And I have made no
mistake in my descriptive list of that gang.
Changes He Has Seen. .
In a few weeks I shall end my 48 years
of active naval- service. In that time I have
seen many changes from the days of sails
to the modern battleship.- 1 am proud to
know that I have had something to do
with the great change that has been ac
complished. In building up the Navy . we
have had to convince the people of many
things; among- others, that officers of -the
line ooald boil water without burning; it. It
used to be thought there were great secrets
In the engine-rooms that an officer of the
line could- know nothing about. But today,
in that beautiful fleet you have seen all of
the engines are run by line officers. And
they never were in better condition, x could
take that fleet out tomorrow and get more
than the contract speed out of every one of
them-
Men, Xot Armor, Win Battles.
You have heard a lot of talk lately about
waterllne armor-belts, and I see here to
ntght the man who had much to do with
starting It all. Prom what has been written
and said you would imagine we had a lot
of eggs placed along the waterllne to be
smashed by every shell that comes along.
But let me tell you, it is not armor belts
or waterllne that win battles. It Is the
men who shoot stralghtest and hardest and
can stand punishment the longest. If you'
have such men and we have Just that kind
of stuff in our Navy It makes no. difference
whether the armor-belts are of leather, or
of wood, or of eggshells, or anything else.
That we need a big Navy is not for me to
say. Ft goes without saying. You people
are our country and if - you want a big
Navy, Congress will have to give It to you.
More Ships, Fewer Statesmen.
And ' if you would preserve the peace of
the world, give it plenty ot battleships and
fewer statesmen. When we bave battle
ships, if you want us to keep the peace, we
win do it even If we have to fight for it.
On the other hand, if you want us for any
other emergency, just push the button and
we will try to do the rest.
Gentlemen of San Francisco, I hjive no
words to express proper thanks., for your
treatment of the men of my command. I
wish I might have the silver tongue of our
honored Secretary of the Navy, that I might
say all that is in my heart. We are grate
ful, deeply grateful, for all you have done
for us. Gentlemen, good night and good
bye.
Admiral Evans leaves for his home In
Washington tomorrow night.
Mayor Taylor, the Governor, Mr. Met
calf and Admiral Thomas all spoke
briefly.
FOLLOWS FLEET ON FOOT
PORTIAXD MAX TAKES NOVEL
CUTTING IN CALIFORNIA.
Robert Strong Reaches San Fran
cisco In Time to See Grand '
Naval Review.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. 1 Special.)
Oyiife of . The Bregonian, re'eiv ;d today
ar The Oregonian information booth in
Union Square, have been much sought
after. Several were placed on file, and
were constantly read, both by Oregon
people and other visitors. Having The
Oregonlans on hand has greatly in
creased the popularity of the bureau.
Robert Strong, of Portland, who regis
tered here today, has had more fun out
of the fleet than anyone. He met it at
Santa Barbara, took In the festivities
there, and wheri the fleet went north
ward paralleled its course on land,
tramping -most . of the time, sleeping
where night overtook him, with only
one object to be at Monterey when the
fleet arrived. He followed on in the
same way to Santa Cruz, then ook to
the mountains again and reached here
only this morning.
All the Pacific Northwest people have
had a good time. A party of young
men. Including Herman Smith, H)a.rry
Lltt and Russell Smith, are at the St.
Francis and are making the most of
their' week here. The only one of the
Northwest people here who Is confining
himself to strict hours is Smlthson, the
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BELLA GUINNESS
ALIVE,
Monster- of (La Porte
Captured on Train.
FLYING FROM SCENE OF GRIME
Evidence to Convict Both Her
and Lamphere. .
DECOY LETTERS SEIZED
Invite Iiamphere to Return and
- Bring Sweetheart , if She Has
Money Another Body Found.
Motives of Lamphere's Deed.
SYRACUSE, BT. V, May 9. A woman
believed to be Mrs. Bella Guinness
passed through this city, east bound, at
12:15 o'clock this morning;. Two Syra
cuse detectives boarded the train and
went to Utlca.
UTICA, K. Y., May 9. Detectives
Kless and Donovan, of Syracuse, ar
rived here this morning; at li40 o'clock
on the New York Central with a
woman answering; the description of
Mrs. Bella Guinness., She was arrest
ed on the train and grave her name as
Mrs. A. L. Hearon, of Chicago.
LA PORTE, ,Ind., May 8. Develop
ments in the Guinness murder case, came
thick and fast this evening, each ad
ditional circumstance brought to light
being of a nature to strengthen the
charges against Ray Lamphere, who is
accused of first doing murder because
of the death of Mrs. Bella Guinness
and her three children. V
Lamphere today sent a request to his
attorney, H. W. Worden, asking the lat
ter to send to the farm of John Wheats
brook for the . trunk which Lamphere
left there when he was arrested April
28. But before this word -had reached
the attorney tho ' trunk had been con
fiscated by the ' local authorities.
It contained a number ot letters writ
ten by Mrs. Guinness to Lamphere after
'the latter had taken employment at the
farm of John Wheatbrook, near Sprlng
vllle, seven .miles north of this city.
Grewsome Hint in Letter.
The exact dates on these letters were
not announced, but that they were re
cent Is evidenced by the fact that Lam
phere went to the "Wheatbrook farm Feb
ruary 3, 1908. The woman wrote to Lamphere
urging him to return to her farm
nd to "bring your sweetheart with you
if she has money enough."
The identity of the woman is a mys
tery, and neither does Mrs. Guinness men
tion the" amount deemed necessary for
her reception at the Guinness farm.
Along with the letters were found sev
eral woman's linger rings, some of which
were of unusual size, and may have
been the property of Mrs. Guinness.
Lamphere today evidenced a desire to
T'OTHER FAIR
A PRiSDNFR
break the silence which he has kept
since his arrest. To a visitor to his cell
he said:
Lamphere Would Talk. '
"There are some things I would like
to talk about, but my attorney has told
me not . to say anything about my
troubles to anyone. But there are some
things which I think might be talked
about and not hurt my case. They might
even help me if they became known."
Lamphere then made the request that
his attorney might be Informed of his
desire for-clothing In the trunk at Spring
vllle. . .-,
Tiie resumption of excavation at the
Guinness farm again drew an immense
crowd of spectators. The rush of visit
ors has become so great that some of
the local liverymen have established a
regular bus line to the farm. Hundreds
of men and women made the trip by
this means and added to the throngs
who had walked or driven out in private
vehicles.
Find One More Body.
The premature announcement by Coro
ner Mack that two bodies had been dis-
I Senator Henry M. Teller, of Colorado, j
f latest Assailant of Forest Policy. 1
covered only served to increase the rush
of curiosity seekers. The scraps of hu
manity were found in the barnyard,
which had already given up nine ca
davers, and were discovered under cir
cumstances similar to those which pre
vailed Tuesday and Wednesday. About
four feet below the surface the exca
vators encountered bits of bones and
burlaplng and a few strokes more of
the spades and hoes revealed the skull,
a decomposed torso and leg and arm
bones.
The body was by far the least pre
served of any of the 10 grewsome relics.
In addition to the usual traces of lime,
the evidences were that a less skillful
hand had accomplished the dismember
ment of the corpse. Nothing but a
jumbled heap of decayed flesh and
crumbling bones were left to indicate
the identity of the person. It was
thought, however, that the body was
that of a woman, as a pair of woman's'
oxford Bhoes and the metal frame of a
woman's purse were found In the grave.
While the investigations were going on
at the farm Prosecutor Smith, aided by
Deputy Sheriff Roy Marr, was collecting
additional evidence concerning Lam
phere's alleged participation in the af
fair. Laniphere Knew of Her Crimes.
One of the first new witnesses found
today was Colson, who told of a con
versation In' which Lamphere declared
his ability to get money and clothing
from the woman. According to Colson,
Lamphere said a few days before the
fire of April 28: . .
"I made 'her get down on her knees
last night and 1 am going to make her
get down tonight unless she comes up
with some money. I know 'things about
her that would raise an awful row If
they were told. She bought me this suit
of clothing that I am wearing, but she
does not . like to come up with the coin,
and that Is what I need and must have."
Motive of Lamphere's Crime.
It Is Mr. Smith's theory that Lamphere
had gained knowledge of the means by
which ' Andrew Helgeleln was done to
death; ' that the prisoner attempted to
use this knowledge to extort, money
from the woman; that she became terror
stricken at his threats and undertook the
series of prosecutions against him which
resulted in his trial before a lunacy com
mission and in his being thrice arrested
at her "instigation; that Lamphere at
tempted to wreak vengeancee upon her
for these actions and for her refusals to
give him money or to continue the rela
tions which had existed between them
prior to the appearance here in January
of Helgeleln; that the fire at the Guin
ness home was started by Lamphere, but
that he had no idea of causing the deaths
of Mrs. Guinness and the children. The
laws of Indiana, however, provide that
arson resulting in deaths shall be con
sidered as murder In the first degree,
even though the fatal outcome of the
first crime is not premeditate. It is on
this statute that Lamphere is to be
tried.
Two Strangers Missing.
Mrs. Leo Greening today told the
prosecutor that the night before Jennie
Olson disappeared her son Kmil, who
had been employed at the farm, had seen
two strangers there. One of the stran
gers, he told his mother, was a man
dressed in woman's clothes. He said
further that Mrs.'' Guinness explained
their presence by' saying that they were
a professor and his wife from a school
in California, to which she was about
to send Miss Olson. Greening said that
the couple arrived at the farm after
dark, but that they and Miss Olson
were gone when he arose early the next
morning. Mrs. Guinness told him that
the trio had taken a late night train for
the West. Greening started to work
on the farm as a chore boy in November,
1906. Two weeks later the mysterious
couple came there. He left the employ
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T
HE IS SUPREME
Writes to Senators
Giving Views.
MUCH FEELING STIRRED UP'
Defends His Course in Negro
Soldiers' Case.
REPUBLICANS TO CAUCUS
As Commander-in-Chief, Hoosevelt
Asserts He Had Authority to Dis
charge Kiotcrs and Disci
pline Colonel Stewart.
WASHINGTON, May 8. Three mem
bers of the United States Senate have
received letters from President Roosevelt)
within the last few days declaring his
supremacy, as commander, in chief. In
all matters referring to the control of
the Army and Navy. The letters have
created intense feeling in the Senate an
it is not unlikely they will precipitate a
conference of Republican members.
The letters in every case are In defense
of his course In discharging without
honor the negroes he believed to be
guilty of shooting up. the town of.
Brownsville, Tex., and his action in ban
ishing Colonel William F. Stewart to
an abandoned military post In a desert
section' of Arizona.
The third letter came today to Sen
ator Stewart, of Vermont. A few days
ago during the debate on the Browns
ville case. Senator Stewart asked a ques
tion indicating that he had doubt as to
the wisdom of extending to the Presi
dent the power of passing on the inno
cence or guilt of ex-soldiers applying for
reinstatement in view of the fact that
it appeared the President still believes
all of the negroes to have been guilty
of complicity In the affray.
The Senator was surprised to receive
from the President today a letter bear
ing on both the Colonel Stewart and
Brownsville cases. Attached to the com
munications were letters to Senators
Rayner knd William Elden Smith, the
one to Mr. Rayner asserting chiefly the
President's right as Commander-in-Chief
to deal with an officer in such manner
as he pleased, while the one to Mr. Smith
was confined to the Brownsville affair
and reiterated the President's belief that
he had dealt with the case as conditions
demanded. ,
The President went farther still in his
letter to Senator Stewart. In addition to
repeating much that he had said to the
other Senators, he declared that Senator
Stewart, from the questions asked In the
debate,' appeared to be proceeding under
a misapprehension of the duties of the
President of tho United States. In con
nection with the Army and Navy he quot
ed the law as he understood it, arid denied
that he was under any obligation to give
to the discharged negro soldiers or to
Colonel Stewart any court of inquiry.
Several paragraphs were devoted to a
discussion of Colonel Stewart's case, and
the faults of his which place him In dis
repute In Army circles. After this dis
cussion the President wrote that in every
community there Is found maudlin sympa
thy with "murderers, and the Thaw case
In New York Is cited by him as an exam
ple. Nofie of the Senators who have re
ceived letters from the White House
have decided whether they will make
them public. All have been asked to
do so. Senator Smith, of Michigan, de
clined on the ground that It would be
improper, and Senator Rayner is pre
paring to use the letters to him in a
speech which he will make to the Sen
ate denouncing the action of the Presi
dent in banishing Colonel Stewart to
Fort Grant, Arizona. Senator Stewart
showed to several of his colleagues the
letter he received, but thus far made
no disposition of it.
Several Senators said today that tha
letters would have the effect of com
plicating . the situation in regard to
legislation in the interest of the Inno
cent members of the battalion of
negroes discharged on account of the
Brownsville affair. There are two
bills before the Senate looking to that
end. It is generally believed that tha
Republican Senators will hold a cau
cus for the discussion of the entire
question, Including the President's let
ters, next week.
NURSES WIND UP SESSION
Re-elect Officers and Adjourn Meet
ing Sine Die.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. With tha
choice of the "twin cities" of Minne
apolis and St. Paul for the next meet
ing place and the election of the pres
ent officers, with the exception of the
secretary, to serve for the ensuing
year, the eleventh annual convention
of the Nurses' Associated Alumnae
closed its session this afternoon and
adjourned sine die.
Miss Anne Darner, of New York, will
continue president; Miss Genevieve
Cook, of California, first vice-president;
Miss S. H. Cablnlss, second vice
president; Miss Anna Davids, treas
ure, and Miss Sarah K. Sly, of Michi
gan was elected secretary. Miss De
Wltt was chosen a director to fill the
place vacated by Mica - Sly, the new
secretary.
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