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SPUING IKLD. MISSOURI, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1907. tin pages. pKlUi 1'lVi; CENTS. 11 i I.

i Senator Fo raker Flays rsevelt. In a speech at Canton, OMo, lit night, Senator Foraker di he I now nor has he ever been Identified with any movement or combination to defeat President Roosevelt's pol Ides. The Ohio statesman declares that he met llarrlman but three times, and that on two occasions he found the railroad magnate at the White House In conference with Roosevelt Thaw's Fate Is In Jury's Hands. At midnight the case of Harry Thaw In the hands of the Jury with no prospect of a vcr. did before today.

Justice Flt.gerald, at 1 1 o'clock, when he learned that the prospects of the Jury's agreeing last night was not bright, ordered that the twelve men be locked In the Jury room until 10 JO o'clock this morning. It Is possible a verdict maybe had by noon toddy Ohio Statesman Is Not Fighting the President Forsker Eeclarts fit Bu Xnovl. ti cl Any Hot to Defeat Ad tilnlstratlon Policies. PIGHTS OF THE LAWMAKER (hU Senator Says Ttity'n Not Men A(enls and HavsCnlyts Answer Their Constituents. WON'T SUBMIT TO ANY BOSS ticUres That Hi Stood ty freildent When ReWastUUanJ Against Bin Wbea Hi Was Wrcnf.

Cant.n. Ap.ll lB ark I tonight ll.nai, Forsarr auia Ih HhIl.hr4 atattmentS ffard lb iiI attitude lowafd Ih srna'oTf (I tlui I'M to put, li r.t:.o ntiontrig him sa i4 tb lull tuna II.H rrttrwrj InveVitfalt ifi of th hir. lh Tri on accent of tl iMe tt Ifl. r'llr'trd Ms vtrs reivr.t'ni, fl profa'rd ltj ml II Inf; on h'nf'j of 'h gorrrn nant nt Ci i lhU of anohr branr h. dlar1 thai tffWiiUiliM cif the pi rle Miirm ar euVa'd ci'J to ftii ar nul "prop.ily euli'r .1 ot lir Inflii'tie," diM'd tb i i any phh ntt i f.ls t' rail Mm In arrnnnt aid tundt a nil of mint autvrlKahi of bi.liie t.

who nd moi recrucra He qrn'rd a putilh'd rp'ft lint Tre.l.nt fl' irlt ha drawn d'td line fm S' mtor fouler." 'd 'If a rrl 1nt Rnoar II PicMcnl Umcvrlt wit be hntid I ''in lit no tinifrtaia liti'i" Hcoainr I' lfiHi Mli: "111 I'W1 fir nhrn mull iirnirih I hp ni rnnaa'fd lh fl.arirl rf any pvtir am la ndinf In ml tnl If I had It would to lh arii tnlnd tl at 'ih a aiorjr could any tbltic ior II tnlM hlrf nul In pin ram of an etrr aoiMtlou coi'foo line. That th preald nt of fnllrl h'alra lioul, hxamim p'ronll)f HH In a ronirat tci Arttr inln hl inrrMir la fillhoiit prce ilrnl, uhlti. It ho the bad prHJ'iit br Amlrrw Jackaon aa to Martin Van ftiirrn. POMK ri.AIN TALK. 'Thai ho aroiild tnrr upol) nrh a fttiutclit ih a dorlnrallon that tia la 1 nl Ihnltailoni upon the fiwdom of I'rw of thoae ho mar dllf'r from ti'm, and that thrjr art tn dlsrprd llmllallnni at thrlr prrll, li Hhout prty rdont.

frn ta th ran of J.trVnn. and la an Inronnlilf nt with th dlanlijr of hH hlch offlre and tha roirlitlra alaayi to oliprTd that frrl It a Juljr toward th xirr 'nt hlmarlf to rnlor for Mm. on tnf own motion, a dUcltltnor of alt ra aonlhlllijr for auch a publication. "Th tlmn haa not yft com, and nolmiy knowa that brttar than th trraint Mmaolf, when 'dad tinea' ran ha druwn In debate for anybody tn obarrr, nor bai the time coma hrn any ral man would rupect tlicin If Ihry were drawn. "So far aa I am rronHr ton rirnrd, I ahall alwaya aprak with malice toward none but according to my ronvlcllona whenrpr and whnre rvrr I may Iiave occaalon to ipoak at all." 8inlor Porakor rharnolnlif "a a ort of compnnlon piece." a publlahod ialpin(nt of the prldmt to hli nam Inj aa hiiMtibcri ot the comhlnatlon to "do Mm up" for hli attllude toward Wall atrit, B.

II. llarrlman, J. II. Forakir and John D. Horkpft'llcr." "In view of tills ftld Mr, "ornkor, "I truat I may without lr nprlrty aay that until It waa given Wushlngton a few dnya ago I heiird tell of any combination, iruat, or conaplritoy to opikwo the Vrealdent In anything; much did I ever hear of the aoculled' five million dollar conaplrnpr.

of which we (Continued on page 7.) IVILH01TTD BE AWITNESS WILL TtSTlFV ttFOMt INTER STATE COMMISSION. Ltft Laat ftr Kanta City te ubatantiete Hie Chargte Agamtt the K. A fnace and Mia aeurt Pic fc Railreada. Wlli'Ht of the tudrprndret (Ml (onipiny i'f Ilia illy. Ml fof Kan ad City laat bight to before tb Intt'dat rommrrt rmitilUin In iT.ard to oil ra'r Mr taa 6l'd citi I'Ulni tha roni iilKlon agalnat railroajt or all'ig In VIh.i(.

ihaigtng Ih ru al'h lttlng Ibe tulraiai ioeinii law wbtrb atnt Inio rrt Jaa 1. and of enJiM HIrMrMiia(k la faoi of iba lral Tt I bra I In qtiriti ar Ita M. AT. th rl. .1 and lb M.urt Mr.

WlSbotl that lb M. K. A T. rt.awre a ra ft on rar lut fro.a fining i nia la KahMi to Jo.illn. a diaan 'f mllra.

and ar bjiline; to Ft. jjia. a dia anre vt 417 iiMl.w, fur ib rrle. Ill ibaige rali.at lb I that that road hra a lai of 22 enta from Mli.lig ia' la Kuai and ai hanlii.g i 1 ouU. a di tti.ro fnir ti n' a inal.

wl. otr It i. rat' for n'a. It. tbl'4 a 'niyUlul batik K.

la atd th Mlaanirt II rlaltiia that It'a rita hir tor ear (baigad lb In 1. kko panlf a f' of li nta on ear Iota fmin tt. Ucit in J. olio and bat at tti anlti time for th It ai ard Oil eoinpany from Nendha to ft. of )xl mile further, for only .11 eenla Mr.

filed rharg afalnt lb noli linieedlnlely Bter tha pre ent roirTlaalon waa nlnid and Ibp dale fur th bearing waa art fix It liar Aurll 12. The raat will bard by 0. A. I'routy. a minler of th lommUtlim Mr.

Wllhoii ha no employed aa attorney to repreaent Mm Ulotn lb comtiill. but will preiw bla ewa raw. II will baa Ma ililma on the pteaent tariff of the different railroad and rli Inatanre where thy bate nu violated. ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING aptitt Church Electa Officer and Sbewa Great Pregree Prem I Annual Pttporta. The annual bualnr meeting of lb rlmt lUptiat ihunh waa held lt night tn the Sumla) hool roomi of the ehurth.

Tb following oftliera wr elected for the eoaulng year: Pu pcrlntendenl of home rhurrh, J. E. Martin; luperlntemlent of Boulevard mlaalon, B. T. Hannah; clerk, IC tieaden; Ireaiurer, W.

D. Khrppard; truatree: 8. P. Bradley, J. R.

Tarrant, lllUm 8chwelder. The report of the clerk ahow the rhurrh I In a moat nroapernn condition, both financially and In imped to memberihlp. The new membetn received Into the rhunh during the year amounted to 171 and the total memberahlp I now 70S. The financial report follow: Rained for general exprnaoa, 11.180 09; for mlaalonary object, ffilO SO; total, IV 790 R9. The aim ot the rhurrh la to In freaee the membership of the rhurrh during the criming year to 1,000 and the Sunday achool to 6(H).

WOULD ENDORSE ROOSEVELT Senator La Pollette Declare In Pavor of Renominating Preeldent For Another Term. Helena April 10. Senator LaFollelto, of NVUconeln, In a newa paper Interview tonight declured In favor ot the renorolnntlon ot Roosevelt for president He declared the railroad were taking the wrong course If they wanted to defeat (he proaldnnt'i pollrlea by aeeurlng the nomination of aorue one holding different view. LaKolIntte tay RooocvrU It entitled to another term and the people are entitled to Riioaevrll. The needed reforms he tint Inaugurated mint be carried out and he la the one man to do IL Vie must have Roosevelt r.nln LS A AN APRIL (B) RAIN STORM VILL EUiLD BIG MDITIO SMITH LAUN0NY COMPANY ENLARGE PLANT.

TO Haw Buld '1 la Be Erettad Th turn mr. Tegatl tr WitH Vchey That Hit Ortftrvd. Vl i an Invealnwnt ttaarty Ti link ft. fwUh im panr. Imaged It HI IIihhvIIIp airel.

ha purrbaaed a a if gmin I me lleirly rMth of ai al.ulnttu tl" tjiea.nl plint arid will rir.1 a l'iv t'1'1 1 1 In ihrlr pr rnt The rvw alltlon wl, t. tmy brli and UI hai a frnn'ai of Jj and a dipth of JiO frrl When thl I romplrtrd III of the prreent plant will lie ilonlilfd. making It one of tb la indry I roiiinlra In lb tonlhwrat. It prutldi 4 wlih nwxl nn ni. hln.

ry. Including a water anftrnlng aptiaraiua Work on the new hulldiui will Im liecua kNxit May I. and wilt pmbatily tie In oj eiallon (he uilildle ol June. Th addition lo the plant, wh'n roniplHed. and rdy for Ortloa, will nt between iu.

noA and llin TO NOMINATE RCOSEVELT Atlanta Editor Th.nka Bryan Should Thruat Oemecratie Nomination Upon PreentChlef Eaecutlv. Chattanooga. April 10. Much ronfualon reaillteil tonlr.tlt when John Temple Grain, editor o( lb Atlanta Georgian, arrived at th Rryan Annlveranry to make a ieerli nggeatlng that William J. Ilr)nn nominate Theodore lloneevelt for president at the next Democratic national convention.

Th member of the rlub penmaited Oravea not to make the aieei'h a they thought the exprewiion ot attch vlewa would ht lniproMr In llryan presence. Gravel refuMHl, however, to (upprees the aneech. which had been given out to the Aaanrlated Pre In advance, and he aald the pupcr could ua their plenaure about unlng It. Grave attnded the dinner tor a few minute aa nn Invited anient, and left. Later he was Induced tn return to tlu banquet hall and deliver hla apeerh.

GENERAL FREMONT'S SON He Pact Chargti ef Borrowing S300 on Falce Rpretntatlon New York Bank. New York, April 1ft. Major Francla P. Fremont of the Fifth Vnlted State Infantry, aon of the Into General John C. Fremont, fnccU the court martial here today to answer to the churgea of borrowing nieney on false representation a to hla financial Handing.

Clinton R. Vraltin, an olTlcer of the Thirty fourth 8trcet Notional bank, ten Utlod that tli hank lonnej Major Fremonth S300 In March, 1906, ou hla representation th.t ho hod fll.ODO worth of iroierty In San FranelHco. The cnahler of Iho bunk declared that Uie Ioau waa still unpaid. THE WEATHER L. n.

a 1 Ur. fb il.yii ti iiio rirr l'i II I "ir i eal rM m. in rt, waru.rr Tb'irala), dv al 'aar r.r AiIji. liViv a a e1 th Fair ad a iMi and rM i ln'i LOCAL CODITIO. ail" riuie 7 a.

ai Jt: ll. a 1 1 in i in 11 and minimum li rr. Hon nf a Ind 7 a in at 7 an e'ai vlrli)f I an I an hour. a'jihr flar anl rtH'ilj lltllf Apit I. 77 ft turb.

ETAIL VEftCHANTS' ASSOCIA TION MEETS TONIGHT. Off'Ctre Per Emomg Ytae ta It Chen and Preparation I Be Mad Fee Helping ef Fail Peatiyal On Magnificent Scale. A hireling of the Piirliisflcld Re taU. r' aKlailon will be hrld In the nine of Rr Hawklna In Iho leader block at 30 o'clock this evening tor the fnirpoae r.f electing olllrer for the rnaulng yrar. Among th matter to romp uii for Jla will be that of fall feitlvltlea.

Individually every member of the at oi lallitn who ha talked nn the tub Jeet la heartily In favor of providing a festival BMl tall, and at tonight meeting It It likely Hint committee will tie appointed to make th preliminary arrangement. The featl vnl thin ye ir pnmtera to aurpaaa any other prevlnu at tempi of th associa tion In Ihlt dlrortlrm. FLYNN AT WASHINGTON. Waahlimton, P. April 10 Former Ui legate Dennis Flynn of Oklnhoma, talked with the president today about political and atatehood alTalrs.

jirealdent Informed 1 1) na that he would make no state hood appolutwent In Oklahoma until after thn eimslliutlyn hit been a( proved and the state la organticd. BIO BANK FAILS. Philadelphia. April JO The l.ln li iv ib aa ot ih It i of coin Savings and Trust eonipntiy of senate, asked for conaervaMsm In the this city closed Ita doors today. of reform, declared the peo company la one of the city depositories The company has been In Istence about' ten years, and Its bul nest waa mnlnly ith cily contractors.

A comparatively mU aniinint of n.nney ta Invulved. TELEPHONE CASE RESUMED. Pan Francisco. April eJ The grsud Jury reconvened this nfternoou to comliide the taking of teatlmort)' relative to all the alleged bribery of uffit luls by th Home Telprhouc company, and to Inquire Into the published charge thai agents of R. Hearst hired "repeaters" lo stulT the ballot boxes at the primary election of UOl.

REPLCIICAN KOMINl'f rO ft IF MSINTATIVE ELECTED. rereeee r.tir.t., wa y.r De trl C.ni a. I. Sp.al Ect an Ab.wt 1 0 V.1H. I A.

rti i rrl'iia fr, ra lrll r'nttoooa Tj 1r, ialM for lb imiia of iki.ani rrfreaat'lve fli (he riiad br tb dib J. Iul''. lajiisi lb ll I. Mi fona v. K't i'illrs dale, br NU 1 Va ie 1e vole of Ibe nnl, wa nn'iaiial.

lltlil and baa hra al.w in rtimlt. In. The rotiniy mart remain tw hi unul at.) udy In twoVr In vnvaaa Ihe vnt end laaue a reilif Ira'e rlrftl.n to the etirrfnl landidile Rrpirmtatlt Mrllmker eipn lo abl to depart for Jif fira.ni City by fiial.V lo take np bis duilra In o'ral aaambly. The smrrli4 randld4t I on of lt known lawyer la Pmnh west Ml.aoiirt. He hss bern prumlnrnl a rattr wo wer and served aa poat maater of Foiajth fur evn year.

He waa a warm trtend and ronnarlnr the maa whom he surreeda. Mr MrConkey's ofponent Wat W. O. Co nor. who held a at Jefferoi City during Ih regular art.loa aaaeniMy.

STANDARD OUSTER SUIT la Bet For Hearing Btfor the Missouri Buprame Court En Ban On April 24. Jefferson City April 10 Tbe ouster suit agalnat the Standard. Water Fierce anl Repu'illc Oil com panlea. Instituted by Attorney Den rat llsjlev. was todsy set for a hear Ing before thl rupreme court en banc on April tt.

Hearing of Ihe suit Instituted by Hadley to dissolve the alleged mergrr the Gould railroads and other Inter eat In MIoiiri was set for the tame date. JOHN C. SPOONER SPEAKS. New York. April 10 A defense of the I'nlted tiiali senate wat the feature of the sild revs here tonight by Seiinlor Jrlm C.

Sporner of Wisconsin, Ho cbaraclerlied tt wrong many the popular Idea regarding the le iiHil a rlftht to fair treatment from corporatlona and took an optimistic view of the future. Spooner'a speech a a delivered at the annual dinner ot Ihe Wisconsin rxicty of Now York THREE CENT BILL IN HOUSE. Jcffvison City. April 10. Representative Blrmiion of Shelby county today Introduced a cent car far bill In the houso to apply to atl street rnllway companies In the atate.

The bill aeol.s a rheap fare for laboring people and. require atreet railway compnnlea sell tickets at 3 rents etch, alien Urketa to be good for pas sage only between 5 a. ni. and 7 a. m.

snd p. m. and I p. Thaw Laughs and Chats With Relatives in Court IFDLK'S BILLS INTRODUCED Thirteen orriaio in house ANO TEN IN SENATE. Twalv fublio ltrv.ee Corperat'Ofl Maora nd four Hem Rut Bn Are Sent te Cemmilt Mere Liquor lyiit'o Epctd.

(lly. April Tweoty thre wrr Introduced In th I houa tc day oo itij COterrd In jitters' YHi fr the aperlaj I They rmt lb ut.Jfrt the of ra'r on utille arrlr I irpor il na, b. nie rjle f'r th llee of th tide. I'at eirlao rollllllla.4. er aaiiaia and rerall of dtelki rouot fcflrU! Twalr rit.e porailrn hill ir lnll'jrm by ft (if Itnrkrr of Mifft ll irrh of A Irian.

pf Wr.n of H'. li la, IU.ip) i( IJni.r.'i n. rrl of CraaforJ. 1luVr and nim.in if Hhrll.y S'i It i. thrr and Ilin rul rlir were br Khcr man t.it.naa N) iCa'Iln of Ft.

fil, aed l'. of ftt'i lvil ll. for a aii bT i rd of Knot. Ilialin if twtlra an.l Ntrf Ktm, iB Crn (if Jt'tln'm Ld b'llt pn u.i.r for tb all i dn'lt er iin'T rTils'e. )h Umi rnor pn'k ej rial wr lnirviird I timlMM no romnillir wifi will' hell Ihla and that the ac (( adirn I'rt STCHYOFCGNfiDR FORTUf.E LOAM OP SM LAIO THE FOUNDATION ton MILLIONS.

Late SHt Senator Pram Joplln Wen Feet Mac Batktd By Hi St titart anf Latie Became a Great Mm Operaler. ll ass a 0 loa made by the woman, now bla widow and a patient In Ht. Yiment a hiwpltal, that etailed lb late Hut Hrna.nr Tom Connor on lb nmd lo millions when Joplln wa a ted dot mining ramp, lie bet Ih fifty on a fool rare, whbh he ran and won. He soon followed up his first Sucre by winning tbe bsnd of the woman who beitnie Ma wlte. Hhe waa hla lodestar, tor fortun ram thli and fact from the moment of tbe union.

Tbe wife drudged at her household dutle while Connor schemed outside. My their rani blued economy and shrewdness the future, mining king became possessed. In less than a year of great tract a ot land Ibat afterward devrloped Into fabulous deposits of lead and line. Two year after th marriage Connor wa enjoying royalties ainoutit Ing to lyooo week. Front that time onward wealth poured Into the Cn nor coffer.

Then ram the death of thrlr only son, which happened In 1SSS. It la understood thnt this event unhinged Mr. Connor' mind. After consult lug specialists, Mr. Conner plnced her In St.

Vincent's, where she haa remained twenty years, and where her peculiar form ot melancholia la the Idea that the authorities ot llio Institution are keeping the son apart from her. The next Incident of vital Intc'est In Senator Connor's life waa the adoption of Agnea O'lleron, who now ut the age of fifteen. Inherits a sixth part of the foster falber't estate, amounting to srp.ooo. The beneficial lc Include, aIJ from the adopted daughter, Kuthcrino Connor. Nitnce Connor and J.

O. Connor of Tiffin. Ohio. The same codicil makes a bequest of 1100.000 to the city of Tiffin. the boyhood home of Senator Connor, The city of Joplln also receives a like amount.

The provisions of the codicil state that the funds shall be for charitable purposes. An equal amount Is provided for the maintenance of Mrs. Thomns Conuor, the widow, Prisoner Recovers From Depression et the Afternoon and Cecoiies More Hopeful snd Cheerful. JURY'S DELAY IMPARTS HOPE Murderer et Stanford White Feels Con r.ient That Talesmen Will Not Re tarn a Verdict ol Guilty. JURY LOCKED LP FOR NIGHT J.

rome Makes Powerful Pita for Con vlctlcn cf Thaw snd Mercilessly Denounces His Wile, JURY MAY NOT AGREE. New Yrk. ATll 10 71iw at JO p. In la the prWmier'a lr f'wr of tli cinirt 0ore hla Mrr; Sir. frnel, J.niih Thaw and mem 'r eonnx l.

Thaw waa 4 'flew Inun lb d'i Ml lhB l) t' piot rhrfil and h'ifn itr of ht rr Tl iini i Ir.y In V'rdU mr, on 1 to bitn to prr In ll.e his ronvlrilcn. He lang'trd and rhaliid b' nlatlvea jnd altnniri ld fnmmi nti at titnn uiin fie trlrl atlornrv ad.liex ant t'lifgerald a rlrre. fh In't' rive belirvc waa not wholy 4 ImiailUI and said he feared It 4 in ilit have a tad i Bert up in the Jiirr Whn rflli i'is of Ih court a rd the Juror If tier waa any 4 hit of renlli tonlabl the? reply waa etronuly In th nega th. The Jury waa said to be al nl hoi aa'y divided and nrv Mr connected wl th rave tn a nlcht would en hi re a hope of anything better than a disagree nient aa thn climax of Ibe long drawa out trUI, New Tork. April 10.

Harry Ken dull Thaw a fate I In Ih hjnds cf the Jury, The trial, whlth had been In progrea aim January 13. rame to an end at o'rlock this afternoon, when th twelve men who are tn upon Ktanford White' alayer retired to deliberate upon a verdict. The general Imprenslon prevailed that tbe derision would be reached before morning. After considering the case for an hour and a half the Jury was taken lo th llroudway Central hotel for dinner and In the meantime Juatl Fltigerald adjourned court until o'rlock. He did not then Indicate how lnte be would remain at the court house.

lu the lit ot Harry Thaw thl dy will go down as the most trying has ever experienced. From the opening of court until the Jury retired the fate dealt unmercifully with hliu. ncitlnnlng with District Attorney Jerome' final argument and throughout th Judge'a charge Thaw had to Mxten to the scathing attack up hla character and to tbe natrutlve drawn from the evidence which wn meant to elrl hit deeds of th halo of chlvalrlc glory which his own attorneys had thrown about them. The Judge' charge, lnstlng about nn hour, sits a concise outline of the law sod pave to the Jury tha alternative of rendering nny one of the following four verdicts: Murder In tli first desree; murder In the second degree; manslaughter In the first degree, or not guilty on the ground of Insanity. The statute governing thn pica ot Insanity was defined clearly, much stress being laid on the fiet, that the) Irresistible Impulse lo kill had no place tn luw.

The udk; also Informed the Jury that Illusion, unless true, inluM result In the Injury of the mini suffurlng and could not bo Hccepted a an excuse. Altogether the charge, while con Coutliiued on fajo i.