The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 05, 1911, Image 3
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LABEL CASES "
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Tkc Shadow ( the Old Slate Dispea^
tray Frauds Laos Up A|ih.
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SAYS THEY WERE PAID
A Witness in the Trial of Iloykin,
Tow ill and Tutum, Former Officials
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of the Old State Dispensary, Testified
That They Were All Bribed in
the Isabel Matter.
In the trial of W. O. Tatum, L. W.
Boykin and John Bell TowiU, charged
with defrauding the State in the
purchase of a lot of labels for the use
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Ul nit; U1U OlillU l^lo^UJioai j II Iivu IV
was in operation, John T. Earley, a
liquor house representative, Thursday
testified that in the Spring o<f
1905 he talked with L?. W. Boykln
and J. B. Towill, dispensary directors,
about the purchase of labels, suggesting
that if they gave the order to
-Mr. Weiskopf of Cincinnati it would
mean money in Barley's pocket.
That subsequently Commissioners
Tatum and Boykin went to Cincinnati
# In company with M. A. Goodman and
Barley met them at the Grand Central
depot; that together they subsequently
went to the oflico of Nivisson,
Weiskopf & Co. to discuss the
matter of labels with them, that the
agreement to give the big job of lithographing
to the firm was made; that
subsequently Earley received as onethird
of the net profit of the deal a
check for $(5,53 4; tnat uoociraan loiu
him that he had paid Hoykin $3,000,
Tatum $3 00, somthing to Towill, and
something to W. J. McCartlia, anothei
dispensary employe.
Here is the substance of Parley's
testimony: ^
Q. What business are you engaged
in, Mr. Earley? A. At present in
the wholesale liquor business.
Q. Salesman for a wholesale liquor
business? A. Yes, sir.
Q. What liquor house do you sell
for? A. The Fleishmann company.
Q. Did you ever have occasion to
g sell any liquor to the State dispen.
sary? A. Yes, sir.
Q. While you were offering these
liquors for sale, aid you ever come to
Columbia to see about it? A. Yes,
sir.
Q. Mr. Earley, state whether or
not you were in the city of ColurnHnrintr
t.hfl vear 1905? A. Yes.
?ir.
Q. Who was on the board of directors
of the dispensary at that time,
* do you recall? A. I think it was
John Nell To will and Whit Boykin
and Hub Evans.
Q. John Bell Towill, L. W. Boykin
and H. H. Evans? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Mr. Earley, while you were visiting
Columbia during the year 1905,
did you have any conversation with
Mr. Towill or Mr. Boykin, or Mr.
p Goodman, any of them, in reference
to purchasing labels? A. Yes, sir;
1 spoke to him about it.
Mr. Lyon: Well, sir, was the matter
of purchasing labels discussed
there? A. I told him that I had a
friend who was interested on some
labels, yes, sir.
Q. Did you tell him who that
. friend was? A. Yes, sir.
^ Q. Who was it? A. Nivisson-Weiskopf
company of Cincinnati.
Q. Was Mr. Goodman also interested
in the order? a. Yes, sir.
Mr. Lyon: Mr. Earley, were Mr.
Goodman and Mr. Bowkin and your%
self, were yon together at any time
for the purpose of discussing this
purchase of labels? A,. Yes, sfr;
we spoke about it together.
Q. Was Mr. Tatum present at any
time that this label matter came up
before you all? A. In Columbia,?
Q. Well, anywhere else? A. I
could not say positively whether he
entered into any conversation on the
label question at all.
Q. Was he present when any comversatiom
took place? A. I could not
^ say that positively.
Q. Did you meet Mr. Tatum in Cincinnati
on that occasion? A. Yes,
sir.
^ T"> rxirlr f *1 n *1/1 IV,T n /IaaH- I
>v itil mi', mjjfuiu uiiu Mil. uwu
man? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Were any labels purchased
from Nivisson Welskopf company on
that occasion? A. Yes, sir. i
Mr. Lyon: Mr. Earley, state
whether or not you had a conversation
with Mr. Boykin in the city of
Columbia in regard to this label
transaction? A. Yes, sir. i
Q. What was the conversation? A.
As I repeated before, I was interested
in selling labels for a friend of ]
mine who- had submitted a bid to the i
State dispensary, and I would have i
liked to see him buy the labels. i
Q. What else did jou toll Mr. Boykin?
A. 1 do not remember what else
I said to him.
Q. State whether or not you told 1
w him that you could make some mon- 1
ey out of it? A. To the .best of my
knowledge I told him that I could 1
make some money if they bought
the labels from the Nivission-Weiskopf
company.
Q. You could make some money i
out of it? A. Yes, sir. , 1
Q. Did you ever have a conversation
with the board of directors? A. 1
I spoke with Mr. Towill and Mr. Boy- i
kin. 1
Q. About what? A. About securing
an order for labels. ]
Q. Were there any bids or anything
of that sort before the board
or sketches or anything of that sort?
A; Yes, sir; Nivisson-Weiskopf company
of Cincinnati sent them a bid.
Q. Mr. Earley, state whether or
not it was discussed in your presence
by Mr. Boykin or Mr. Towill
that these sketches were sent from
Nivission-Weiskopf company? A. Yes,
sir.
Q. Mr. Earley, state whether or
not, subsequent to your conversation
you had in Columbia, if Mr. Moykin
and Mr. Tatum went to Cincinnati?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. In whose company were they
when they arrived in Cincinnati? A.
M. A. Goodman. .
y. wnere aia you unu mem m
Cincinnati? A. Goodman telegraphed
me to meet him?
Q. Never mind what Goodman did;
where did you meet them? A. Grand
Central depot.
Q. From there where did you go?
A. I am not pretty positive?it has
been four or live years ago?
Q. Did you or not go on that occasion
to Nivison-Weiskopf company's
place of business? A. Yes, sir.
Q. For what purpose did you go
there? A. They said they were going
to buy bottle supplies and labels.
Q. And you went to the NivisonWeiskopf
company? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did Mr. Boykin go? A. Yes,
sir.
Q. Mr. Tatum go? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And Mr. Goodman? A. Yes,
sir.
Q. And yourself? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you discuss the label matter
going along there or during the
day, at the Nivisson-Weiskopf company?
A. Well we spoke about it in
a general way.
Q. And you were going there to
make a contract for labels? A. Yes,
sir.
Q. Well, was there a contract entered
into there? A. I do not know
whether it was made there or signed
there or signed here.
Q. Was there any agreement or
understanding about buying the labels
there that day? A. Mr. Goodman
told me?
Q. Never mind what Mr. Goodman
told you. Mr. Earley, were
those sketches made in Cincinnati at
the time you were discussing the
matter with Wteiskopf? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Mr. Earley, what proportion of
the profits were you to receive? A.
I was to receive one-third.
Q. One-third? A. Yes, sir.
Q. State whether or not that is a
check you received in payment of the
profit? (Handing paper to witness.)
Mr Johnstone: We object now,
unless these men knew it, your honor.
The Court: I will let him answer
that question.
Mr. Lyon: Is that the check, Mr.
Earley? A. Yes, sir.
Col. Nelson: $G,500, is it not, Mr.
Lyon?
Mr. Welch: $6.&;i4.
Mr. Lyon: We offer this check in
evidence.
Mr. Lyon: wr. Earley, you had
this conversation with Mr. Goodman?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What did Mr. Goodman tell you
on that occasion? A. He told me a
short while afterwards he paid Mr.
Boykin $3,000.
Mr. Raysor: I object to that, on
this ground, that it was not in furtherance
of this conspiracy. He said
it was several months afterwards, he
paid money out.
Mr. Lyon: I will ask the question
a little bit differently. Mr. Earley,
with reference to this conversation
with Mr. Goodman and yourself,
when was this check of $6,5 00 and
odd dollars paid you? A. It was after
the labels had been shipped and
paid for.
Q. After the labels had been shipped
and paid for that you got the
check? A. Yes, sir.
Q. When was this conversation
had between you and Mr. Goodman;
was it before you received the check?
A. Which conversation do you refer
to?
Q. When he told you he had paid
Mr. Boykin $3,000. A. It was previous
to the check.
Q. About how many months after
they were in Cincinnati? A. Well,
I do not know positively. I will say
a week.
Q. Within a week after they left
fMnrUnnnti9 A. Yes. sir.
Q. Now, Mr. Earley, you state that
Mr. Goodman told you that he had
paid Mr. Boykin $3,000 ? A. Yes,
sir,
Q. Or an amount in that neighborhood?
A. Yes, lsr.
Q. Did he say whether or not he
paid Mr. Tatum anything? A. He
said he paid Mr. Tatum $3 00.
Mr. Raysor: We object to that.
Mr. Lyon: Did he say whether he
paid Mr. Towill anything? A. Yes,
3ir; he said ho paid him some
amount; I do not know the exact
amount.
Mr. Timmerman: We object
Mr Lyon: Did he tell you whether
he paid anybody else anything or
not? A. He told me he paid another
party some money, a Mr. Mack.
Q. Was it McCartha? A. I think
30.
Q. What relation was McCartha to
rowill?
Mr. Timmerman: We object to
that, your honor. Mr. McCartha is
not indicted.
Mr. Lyon: The indictment, your
honor, stated that lie paid various
sums to Towill, Boykin, and other
persons to the jurors unknown.
Q. Mr. Earley, state whether or not
Mr. Goodman, at this conversation to ,
i
y
which we referred, stated that he
paid Mr. McCartha some money? A.
YC8, sir.
Q. Do you know who Mr. McCartha
is or was? A. He was at one time
connected with the dispensary, but I
do not know exactly what year it was.
Mr. Lyon: Mr. Earley, state whether
or not the amount of money paid
Mr. Boykln and Towill and others
was fo rthe purpose of securing the
business or was it a part of the profits
of which you received one-third?
A. It was not from the profits that
I received the third.no.
Q. State whether or not it was expenses
for securing the business?
Mr. Nelson: We object, that has
no reference to this.
Mr. Lyon: State whether or not
this amount was stated to be the expenses
of securing the business down
here? A. Goodman says it was the
Mr. Lyon: Mr. Earley, how long
did Mr. Tatum and Mr. Doykin reexpenses.
main in Cincinnati, so far as you
know? A. A couple of days, I think,
Q. Mr. Earley, did you go out with
Vlr. Tatum and Mr. Boykin on the
night they were there, and with Mr.
Goodman? A. I went to the theatre
with them one night.
Q. After the label transaction had
been completed? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did Mr. Weiskopf make a statement
to you aa to his having to turn
over expense money to Goodman to
get this money or not? *
Mr. Nelson: We object again, your
honor. Mr. Weiskopf is here present
in court. We object on the
ground already stated; your honor
can rule as you see fit.
The Court: Go ahead.
Mr. Lyon: State whether or not
Mr. YVeiskopf told you that? A. He
told me he advanced Mr. Goodman
some money.
Q. Do you have any recollection O)
the neighborhood of the amount? A
lie told me after he gave me my
check that it. was 75?
Q. \\'e do not want to know anything
about that?after he gave you
the check. Mr. Earley, state whether
or not, during the times that you
were visiting Columbia here to look
after the sale of liquor by the Fleischman
company to the dispensary,
and while Mr. Boykln was a member
of the board of directors, whether
you occasionally !railed him money
or gave it to L.im, or anything of
that sort, when he was buying whiskey
from your house?
Mr. Nelson: We object, your honor.
This is entirely outside of this
indictment.
Mr. Lyon here made an argument
to show that witness could show that
defendant had received bribes previous
to that time, as was done in
the St. Louis cases. Mr. Lyon said
it was the object of the prosecution
to show that the dispensary officials
tried to get money out of other transactions.
Friday's Testimony.
The case against L. W. Boykln,
Jno. Bell Towill and W. O. Tatum,
former dispensary officials, on a
charge of conspiracy to defraud the
State in the matter of the purchase
of 21,000,000 labels for $25,077
drags on and when it will end no one
can predict. John T. Early finished
Ms testimony on Friday and Dennis
Weiskopf wen t on the stand.
Earley testified that he had advanced
Boykins money while he was in
Cincinnati buying the labels, for
which he took no note, and that Boykin
returned some of it when the
committee was exposing the 'graft'
in connection with the dispensary.
Earley was asked by Mr. Lyon:
"While you represented Fleischniann
& Co. as a salesman here, and
while Mr. Towill was on the board
of directors did you make a present
to Mr. Towill?"
Answer: "Yes, sir, T gave him a
diamond ring'."
"What was the value of that |
ring?" j
"Probably about four or five bun- |
dred dollars."
"Has Mr. Towill ever returned the ,
ring to you?"
"No, sir."
"Did Mr. Towill ever express any |
admiration for this ring?"
"Yes, sir."
On cross-examination, the witness
said that ho would not hciieve uoociman
on oath, and when asked by At- i
tornoy Nelson if Goodman was not
looked upon as a low scoundrel, Ear- t
ley answered: "In my opinion, he
certainly is." (
Earley stated in answer to questions
that of the $0,534 he had re- *
ceived on the label deal, Itoykin nor
Towill nor Tatum had gotten a cent, t
The figures which Goodman told him
he had paid the defendants were gone
over; $3,000 was given to Boykin, ac- j
cording to Goodman; $1,000 to To- ^
will, $3 00 to Tatum and $900 to McCartlia.
"This $6,53 4 was one-third? Who (
got another third, Goodman?"
"I suppose so," said the witness.
"And who got the other?" j
Answer: "Weiskopf."
"This agreement was made between
yoji and Goodman and Weis- (
kopf?"
"Well, we were the three that t
made the agreement."
Iirtlnnoa (1/lmlffaH ll Q f ll A Vlflfl 1
>v 1 nii'oo auniiiwti vnuv ? ? ,
under three indictments in this connection,
and that cases would be nol
prossed against him, he understood, }
on condition of his testifying for the
State in this and other cases. i
Earley also testified of a general
knowledge that Weiskopf had to "pay i
$7,500 to get out," and that was c
placed in a trust company, and that <
when the case was concluded half
was to go to the State and half to'
Folder. The witneas also admitted
to having been closely restricted in
his movement's during his trip here
on the occasion of a former trial.
On redirect examination, by Solicitor
Cobb, the witness was asked in
connection with the agreement
whereby he, Goodman and Weiskopf
each got a third of certain funds
from the deal; if Weiskopf had not
told him that another $7,500 "expense
money" had to be paid to the
State dispensary board, before the
division among the three could be
made.
Weiskoprs Testimony.
After telling of his meeting in Cincinnati
Messrs. Boykin and Tatum, he
stated that these gentlemen visited
his place of business and were stown
over it. Weiskopf then gave the
following testimony:
Q. 'Now, "Mr. Weiskopf, when Mr.
Boykin and Mr. Tatum and Mr. Goodman
and Mr. Farley visited your
place of business, state as nearly as
you can recollect what happened on
that occasion, and what was said and
dri.'ip ?
A. I was introduced to the gentlemen
and the question of labels came
up. I took either all of the gentlemen
or a part of them through the
establishment, to show them our facilities
for turning out the work, to
show the way the lithograph work
was handled. The poposition was
drawn up and given to Mr. Boykin
alter some argument as to prices.
Pnces on a portion of the labels were
reduced, and Mr. Boykin signed a
contract subject to the approval of
Mr. To will.
Q. Mr. Weiskopf, after Mr. floodman
and Mr. Boykin and Mr. Tatum
and Mr. Farley visited your place of
business 011 that date, state whether
or not Mr. Goodman applied for any
money?
A. Next day he did.
Q How much money did you give
him?
A. Forty-one hundred dollars.
Q For what purpose did Mr. Goodman
ask you to deliver him that
money ?
A. For expenses.
Mr. Lyon: For expense of what?
A. Of securing the order.
Q. Mr. Weiskopf, after that transaction,
state whether or not you received
any further communciation
from L. W. Boykin?
A. I did.
Q. Have you that communcation
in hand?
A. I have. (Letter of Mr. Boykin
accepting bid for labels offered in evidence
and read to jury by attorney
general.)
Q. Mr Weiskopf, after the payment
of this $4,100, or the letter written
by Mr. Boykin, did you have any further
communication with M. A. Goodman?
A. I received a letter from liim.
O. In consequence of receiving
that letter, what did you do?
A. I sent him a draft for $2,000.
Mr. Lyon: Did you receive pay
for the labels set forth in this invoice?
A. I did
Col. Nelson: We admit that he
got the $3 5,000.
Mr. Lyon: What did you do with
the money or a part of it that you
paid for?
A. I gave Mr. Ear ley a check for
$6,534 and Mr. Goodman a check for
$6,53 4, Mr. Earley's being one check,
Mr. Goodman getting a. check on October
8 for $2,000 check and on Oct.
3 0 another check.
Q. Let me ask it again. You paid
Mr. Goodman $6,534?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. You paid Earley $6,534?
A. Yes.
Q And you retained for yourself
*0,534 ?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Was the $0,100 which you -e.:Lilied
was used as a nexpenses for
celling tlie business in addition to
Lhese three items?
Mr. No/son: lie has not said the
expense was $0,100. lie said it was
$4,1 00.
Mr. Lyon: Did you testify that if
Look $0,100 to get this business?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. You did?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And it was paid in two checks,
kvasn't it?
A. Yes, sir; the $G,100 was additional
to the other
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w nut uu ^uw mean \jy inu v/un?r?
A. The $0,500 T gave Goodman
md the $G,5 00 I gave ICarley.
Q And the $6,500 you gave yourself?
A. Yes, sir; for the firm.
Q. Mr. Weiskopf, so that would
nake something over $25,000 all together,
wouldn't it?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. That accounts for over $25,000
>f this $35,677 that you received?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. That loaves somewhere between
^9,000 and $10,000, does it not?
A. It is over $10,000, I think.
Q. Does it not leave less than $10,)00?
A. I figured it roughly, general; I
ikink it was over $10,000.
Q. Just figure it again and see
vhat it is.
A. I make it $9,975.
Q. Where did that money go, Mr.
A'eiskopf?
A. To our firm; it went to our
Irm.
Q. Mr. Weiskopf, state whether or
lot you have returned to the State
)t South Carolina $7,500 on account
>f the overcharges on these labels?
A. I have returned $7,500 to my
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CHINESE CRUISER HIRE
HET IIAI CHI ANCHORS IN THE
CHARLESTON HARBOR.
Only Chinese Warship That Ever Visited
American Waters.?Officers
Extended Courtesies of Port.
The Imperial Chinese cruiser Ilai'
Chi, Hying the yellow and green dragon
Hag of the Celestial empire,
steamed into Charleston harbor Wednesday
and anchored in the stream,
where she may remain for several
days.
She is the first Chinese warship
ever seen in American waters, and
Charleston is the only port other
than New York she has entered. The
ilai Chi is bound for Havana. She
came to the United States from England.
where she was sent to repre
sent the Chinese government at the
coronation of King George V.
The Hai Chi is commanded by
Capt. Ting Tong, and she also Hies
the flag of Rear Admiral Ching Pih
Kwong. She carries a crew of several
hundred men.
Very trim and business-like appeared
the Hai Chi as she came up
to the harbor shortly before noon
Wednesday. She is painted in dull
grey, the conventional battleship
color, and her name appears in Chinese
ideographs on the stern. She is
handled in iirst class sailor fashion
and bears all me appearances of a
warship of the most modern type,
which, as a matter of fact, she is,
having been only lately completed
and taken over by the Chinese government.
The courtesies of the port was extended
to the Chinese admiral and
the naval and army officials at the
navy yeard and at the island forts
exchanged calls with him. Admiral
Ching is a highly educated Chinese
who has traveled extensively, and is
thoroughly familiar With the Western
world. He speaks English perfectly
and has visited this country
before. lie has seen much service
in the Chinese navy and served in
the Chino-Japanese war. Somo of
his officers also servod in that war.
THE HOESTEIN-SI?RAI)LEYr FEUD.
Sensational Affair Out of Which Grew
Charge of Murder.
The llolstein homicide case is expected
to come lip for trial in Aiken
this week. An Aiken dispatch says
the case has created more interest
than any that has been tried in that
county in many years. In this case
death of Mrs. Spra.dley, aunt of Columbus
Spradley, with severely whipsix
members of the llolstein family,
one of the most prominent in the
county, are charged with causing the
ping Mrs. Spradley's husband, Hen
Spradley, and of whipping young Columbus
Spradley and compelling him
to leave the community.
The Ilolsteins and a neighbor, Doc
Cockrel, are alleged to have visited
the home of lien and Mrs. Nettie
Spradley about six weeks ago giving
Columbus and Ben Spradley a sound
thrashing. The excitement is said to
have caused the death of Mrs. Spradley,
though this is denied by the Ilolsteins,
who state they will have no
iflic 1111y in showing that she was well
and hearty after the affair of that
Wednesday night. Ben Spradley received
but one severe blow, but he
hovered between life and death for
several days, finally recovering. Columbus
Spradley disappeared and
was not located for several days, but
when found it was ascertained that
he had not been seriously injured.
This unfortunate affair hinged
about tho attentions of Columbus
Spradley to Miss (lussie Hoistein, a
pretty and intelligent girl. When the
young man visited a school e ntertain
ment in that neighborhood some
weeks before he lost his heart to the
winsome girl, but met with the violent
opposition of her relatives. On 1
the day of the whipping young Spradley
had gone to the home of his uti- 1
cle, Hen Spradley, near the Ilolsteins
from his home in Augusta.
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Queer Case for Divorce.
Mrs. Henry Schutz, of St.. Paul,
Minn., on the ground that her husband
said he was a widower with
three children before the marriage, 1
whereas after the knot had been tied,
Mrs. Schulz was "shocked and sur- 1
prised, although fond of children, to '
learn he had ten, ranging in age '
from one to ilfteen years." * ;
Strung Him lTp Quickly.
At Kiev, Russia, Dimitri Rogroff,
the assassin of Premier Stolypin who
was condemned to death by courtmartial,
was hanged Monday. Refore
his execution the young man 1
asked that he might see a rabbi but
refused this consolation when informed
that the interview must be in
the presence of officials.
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attorney; I think he has made some ?
arrangement for the return of the J
money paid. I gave it to him under
his advice.
Weiskopf also gave Goodman a ba.l
name. He stated that he had known i
Goodman seven years and that his 1
reputation for truth and veracity and
fair dealing is bad. Weiskopf would,
not believe Goodman on his oath.
TALK IT OVER j
Result of the Canadian Elecion Biing
Diseased Pro and Ceo.
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WILL IT HELP OR HURT ;
m
That Is What the Old Politicians Are
Trying to Figure Out, the Old
Guard Republicans Being Inclined
to the Belief That It Will Heal the
Party Breach.
A Washington dispatch says tho
question which is agitating the leaders
of political parties and factions
is how their fortunes in the approaching
national campaign will be affected
by Thursday's defeat of the Laurier
government and Canadian reciprocity.
It is evident tho replies
would be as varied in character, as
?if %?/\ 4 h /\ ?\r\1 It 1 /in I irlotiro a f f OA
VYUI U lllu ^uiuitai ? IV/ >T o vj L tuc tav
tions which fought over the question
during the special session of congress.
Ofllcial Washington closely followed
the returns from Canada Thursday
night but remained silent regarding
the outcome. Huntington Wilson,
acting secretary of the state department,
declined to make any statement,
and there was no other high
ofllcial in a position to discuss the
situation. The unofficial view w?as
that as Canada had rejected the
agreement there was nothing for the
administration to do but "make the
best of the matter."
That the rejection of the Canadian
agreement will have a strong bearing
upon the campaign of President
Taft is not doubted. Some of the
"Old Guard" Republicans who supported
the agreement "against their
better judgment" are saying its defeat
will strengthen the Taft administration
by removing the only issue
on which there was any disagreement
with the president.
Most of the insurgent Republicans
were opposed to the agreement and
they believe their position has been
made much stronger. There was no
one in Washington to speak even informally
for the Democrats. A majority
of that party in botn senate
and house voted ior tne enactment
and without their votes the Taft programme
for the special session would
have failed.
Some of the friends of the Canadian
agreement do not hesitate to
charge the Canadian defeat of the
Laurier government to the "annexation
bogy." One of the excuses for
this issue was suggested by a speech
of Champ Clark, of Missouri, now
speaker of the house, which he delivered
in favor of the agreement during
the last session of the Sixtyfirst
congress, when the agreement
was passed by the house and held up
h> the senate. Mr. Clark was making
a plea for a wider market and in
giving his reasons for supporting the
Canadian agreement said:
"I am for it because I hope to see
the day when the American flag will
float over every square foot of the
British North American possession
clear to the North Pole. They are
people of our blood; they speak our
language; their institutions are much
like ours. They are trained in the
difficult art of self-government. My
judgment is that if the treaty off
1854 had never been abrogated the
chances of a consolidation of these
countries would have been much
greater than they aro now."
The Canadian press or at least no
small padt of it, accepted Mr. Clark's
statement as a confession tYat the
real motive of tho United States was
to promote annexation. In vain Mr.
Clark explained that the remark was
semi-jocular," although representing
his personal desire. The chance remark
was one of the chief arguments
of Canadian opponents of the agreement.
Added importance to Mr. Clark's
remarks was given when he was later
elected speaker, and as such became
the leader of his party. Many persons,
because of these circumstances,
were attributing the politicil downfall
of the premier of the Canadian
government to the speaker of the
American house of reprsntatives.
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Kirh Newsboy is Dead.
William B. Oreenburg, the richest
newsboy in St. Louis, was buried
Monday. His death was caused by
mcunionia. From poverty Greenburg
rose to be a landlord at his
death was the owner of a $112,000
apartment building and tho newsstand
which he established after selling
papers on tho streets for almost
23 years.
Might Too Many.
Testerfying that a man never gets
too old to have affinities and charging
that her husband, Charles W.
Adams, who is sixty, had nine during
their married life, Mrs. Jennie M.
Adams was granted a divorce in the
court at Kansas City on Saturday,
she refused to accept more than $30
a month alimony.
Naval Officer Killed.
Ensign HAller Rolt, commanding
tho gunboat Tatanga, was killed by
hostile natives at Yaeans islands, In
PhilHpine. Several sailors were severely
injured. Tho details have not
reached the Navy Department.