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EBTABLIBnED JUNE 19, 187L
OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MOKNING. OCTOBEK 2S, lt03 TEN TAGES.
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TALKS TO LABORERS
7mrf CstBueTlaia 8 peaks to OoterT
ttirt Warkinfma'i AiMcUtion.
t APPLAIS TO THE WGRKISG CLASSES
f jUri Viea Tree Trade Wm Adopted Thrj
I "Were 5ot sUpewted,
CXTOIS IMPOSSIBLE WITH FREE TRADE
Elf Yftga. Jot Poaritle is Oonpttitka
with the Wgrid.
ASSOCWnOM STANDS BY PROPOSALS
sVaest ilri E4nlt ere-re-
J.SIsT ImltH t til FfTBtf
fwlealal ImiiIiii.
XJTERPOOt Oct n.oarph'Che-.ber-lain
iaf i another monster meeting ta
the Hippodrome hers tonight. The iwuni
area bald coder the eusptoe of the Work
jgngaa'a Conswrvatlv association and ths
e.oee fwmai jrsssnt gave U former
colonial t H i ry tremendous reception.
It u organised as aa offset to the riwul
actio of i iimnttllrn ef labor unions In
various plages sa denouncing Mr. Chamber-1
kin's tarn and preferential proposals.
Mr. Cneanberlala devoted the first porUcm
of his speech to tbs "dumplne"" of ths
manufactures of tbs Cnited States and
Om many tn this country which, hs said,
must rssult lo depression after tbs present
prosperity. 'With regard to ths cry of
"dearer food." bs pledged himself that his
proposals would not add anything to tbs
oast of llviiig. oa tbs contrary, tbey would
decrease tbs cost of 11 vine to tbs poorest
families ta tbs country.
, Ths speaker devoted tbs greater part of
his speech, which lasted for aa hour and a
half, to a powerful address to the working
rlartas of the t'nlted Kingdom, to whom
be appealed against their leaders. He
pointed out tbs fact, hitherto overlooked
by his opponents, that when the movement
for tree trade was carried tbs working
classes were neither represented nor con
sulted, but It was a movement of the manu
facturers and tbs middle class. Now that
the working classes were represented In
' Parliament their support was absolutely
essential to the carrying out of such pro
posals, which, be said, meant mora employ
ment. Kajphaatdng ths statement that It was
trcpusslbls to reoonoile free trade with
trades unionism. Mr. Chambertaia pointed
ut the tecenaisteBcy of supporting a policy
which aaanltted the product of the cheapest
kind of labor without taxation. lie believed
the working rlsssrs of the L'nlted Kingdom
were snore advanced than many of their
leaders, and said If this were true be was
oonfldeoi his proposals would win.
Cwh aa Ki
pie.
Mr. ChaiaberUla dwelt especially upon
the shipping lad -J try. lis pointed out the
greater growth of foreign ship building as
oompared the of Great Britain and re
ferred to the disabilities the Utter suffered
because of foreign bounties and because
the regulations Imposed by British shipping
Vagi nil nan were not forced on foreign ship
ping In BrtiUh watera H referred to
Araat Hritaln'a loss of trade la Cuba, where.
he said. British conditions of trade had not
been respected.
-Pv-rhsns the Americans do not under
stand them In the same sense ws do, be
onsitinued, -At any rate all our represent
sUoas have been fruitless and America
proposes preferential arrangements, treat
lug Cuba as I want you to treat Canada.
This will result la no more British goods
s-otns: to Cvha. the traffic to Cuba being la
American bottoms. Not only that, but the
large quantities of rice now being earned
between Rangoon and Cuba by British
ships will henceforth go to New Tork and
thanoe to Cuba In American roseola. "
Mr. Chamberlala contended that all this
..v.. th. nn.iitT of Great Britain
for some means tt bargaining with ths
f oretroer. He said the adoption of bis policy
uld encourage and stimulate ins
colonial shipping trade and enable ship
owners to get return freights la sucn cases
r-. n.4 and Australia, and at ths earns
time it would not prevent the development
of foreign trade. He wanted to see was
foreign manufacture articles Imported, but
tore raw materials tn ' return for British
eiTiiafrk saoda.
i BoBolusion. Mr. Chamberlain declared
!.,. Holland had tried and failed to keep
eoKmaad of the sea and bold her position
ss carrier and merchant of toe woria wiin.
r.t a nraducttvs cauacity and that Great
Kritaia would be no mors successful than
Holland If ahe neglected to bind her eolo-
hiM la sr.
The meeting adopted a resolution eulogis
VI r Chamberlain's services, endorslrg
the govsmmeiifs fiscal poucy and declaring
the advisability of binding ths empire more
closely twgether.
LIBERTY AID TO RELIGION
pse-o Talks at Leesrt h Come rains;
Cataellrlsaa la E walls t
tssaklag Cwaatrlee.
ROM'S, Oct. ST. The pows today received
Cardinal Moras la a farewell audience. The
pontiff was most affable to the cardinal,
peaking lengthily about Australia and aiso
about the English-speaking countries ger
orally, saying their cotnpleis liberty tn the
emerges of their religion repreeected tbs
best financial growth snd si-read of Ca
IhaHrtsm. Aler the audience Cardinal Moran pre
seated a select number of EnglUh-speak-Ir.g
people. America being represented by
Mr. and Miss Butler and Mr. and Mrs
A ball of Baltimore, te wt-om the pope ad
dressed ths kindest trordo. gave them his
band to kies and bestowed oa then the
aostoUc blessing, which was esiended to
their familtea
STOPS TWO MAIL STEAMERS
Oesslaleaa C reiser Pre eels Ceeeva
and Assert Beats frwae Bait;
tea- Pwerte Plata.
CAPE HATTIEN, Haiti. O-t. r.-The
Xtomiainaa gorerwwient 1 1 iilssi Iadepeaa
earte arrived off Puerto Plata, the port on
tr.e north coast of Baste Domingo, which
Is la the hands of the Dnminlraa revoiu
tlntlsta, today, and prevented the Cuban
uail steamer Maria Herrrra from catering
tnat irt. The cruiser tarn left Puerto
in i. golrg towards the Aasertrea snail
ie iTkecoaee. coming from Mont
4 nrwit. la order te prevent its touch: r.g at
Pwsris Piaia.
STRIKERS USE EXPLOSIVES
Blew I Mesadbease aed Electric
Light Plaate with Dy
Mite.
. T.BAO, Spain. Oct. T. The striking
-leetroyed with dynamite during the
-oad roundhouse and the electric
L. K, frf one plants.
Tht. "'., has now spread to all
the min. Va strict, causes great
anxiety, as . 'v - persist In refus
ing to consider z.5"' Tcxr the weekly
payment of wages ''Iff .i men resume
work. The aim of the . foyers, it it said.
Is to Induce the men to negotiate with tbeta
directly without the intervention of ths
unions.
The socialists are taking a prominent psrt
In the agitation.
Martial law has been proclaimed here. All
the trades have Joined the strike and 4fi.
0(9 men are affected. Railroad and street
car traffic has been Suspended. Cavalry
Is protecting ths gas worka Efforts to pre
vent men from working havs led to some
rioting. The rioters stoned carriages that
appeared In the streets, shouting "death
to the bourgeoisie" end "down with the
tyrants." The mob was charged by the
police and shots were fired from both sides.
Several persons were wounded. J
rectories In Bilbao belonging to for- '
signers now fy their respective national
flags. Business on the bourse is suspended
and the strikers havs prevented the load
ing of vessels in ths harbor. Shops are
closed and no newspapers are being pub
lished. Reinforcements of troops are ar
riving. FIYE SHOTS FIRED AT DIAZ
President f Mesleaa Repeblie Target
for Peer Marksman. Who
la Arrested.
OrANAJTATO. Mtx . Oct. r Great
excitement was caused here today by what
looked Uke an attempt on the life of Presi
dent Dlas. who was a guest of the state
government during the festivities here.
The president, his staff and guests were
pasting by the Oantgar garden on a street
car when a man of the lower class by the
came of Ellas Toscano approached the
ear. shouting, snd firing fire shots from a
revolver at the car, fortunately doing no
harm.
Pablo Escsnodon of the president's staff
rushed out of the car and caught ths man.
wrenching the revolver from his grasp.
The police took Toscano to the station.
Toscano la a man with a bad reputation.
The matter will be Investigated. One theory
Is that Toscano was drunk and another
Is that be deliberately planned to shoot the
chief magistrate. The president remained
cool and was acclaimed by ths crowd.
showing their Joy at his escape.
Toecano's evil record makes the theory
of a deliberate attempt at assassination
appear probable. The president has re
ceived the felicitation of the citisens and
diplomatic corps here.
MEN AND W0MEN FIGHT
Rit la the Dealtbeber Cslsaf Re
sults la One Pa roost Bclsa
KJUea. WIXCTPBG. Ma. Oct. fZ-Wor has
been received here of a riot In the Douk-
aobor colony to the north of Swan lake, la
which three persons were killed and an
other fatally Injured.
Peter Veregtn, the so called Christ of the
sect, went on a visit to the Tor known
colony. Before he went be called his fol
lowers before him, and while they lay pros
trated before him ba told them to follow
out his doctrine during his absence and to
pay no heed to so-called missionaries who
might visit them. For a time all went
well until a Methodist minister named Per
kins arrived at the settlement and tried to
praach to them.
The community divided Itself, and one
faction of the women stripped themselves
of clothing, as they havs done on several
previous occasions, and started to look for
Peter Veregln, their leader and self
styled Christ. The men Interfered and a
pitched battle ensued.
WAR SITUATION LESS ACUTE
Japanese Xewsaaaers Believe that aa
Aa-revBseat ef Peace Will Sera
Be Reeves. ea.
YOKOHAMA. Oct. r.-Mrsterious move
ments of Russians tn Cores continue to be
reported. A detachment of SOg Russian
troops Is said to have crossed the river
Tumf Into Corea and another contingent
of forty Russians appeared at Wllju on
Friday last and subsequently retired.
The newspapers here regard the situation
ss being easier and believe that Baron de
House n, the Russian minister, and Foreign
Minister Komura are nearer lo reaching aa
agreement.
BT. PETERSBURG. Oct. S. A dispatch
from Port Arthur says Viceroy Alezieff has
goes to Tall en Wan to lnrpect ths Rus
sian naval forces tn the PaciSc
LONDON. Oct. 27. -The Copenhagen cor
respondent of the Daily Mall says that ths
Russian cruiser Dtmitrl Donakot laden with
troops and guns, parsed Copenhagen today
bound for ths far east.
FRANCE BUYS FARNESE PALACE
Histewte Street are ta 111 Beeesae Kss.
kvaasy ef Preach Reaeblie at
Resae.
Rf 'ME. Oct. r:. Franc today completed
the purchase of the famous and historic.
Karneae palace, which a til be used as an
embassy. The cost was p 000. and thia
amount was paid to the tao Sicilies branch
of ths order. The price la thought to be
very low.
The Faroeee palace is one of the finest
In he world. It a-as begun by Pi.pe Paul
I1L from designs by Sangailo and its cxxi
structioa was continued under the direction
t-f Mlchad Angelo, It was at ons time
offered for sale to the I'niied States gov
eremtmt for use as an embassy and con
sulate as well as the great archaerl ical
school and a art on! for classical studies.
Assbaasader W 111 Reter.
BERLIN. Oct. S. The Foreign office her
deniee that there is ay truth In the re
port published la the United States yester
day that Baron von Sternberg, the German
ambassador at Waahingtcei. will not re
turn to his poet. The officials say the
SKTbaasadar will return to the United
Slates at the end of November.
Meaesseat tsr Herr strap.
BERLIN. Oct.' 87. Emptier WiliUm has
derided te erect a bronae mooua.ee t to the
late Herr Krupp, the gucsuaker. before the
1 3 penal Tat fat club at KkL The snocu
Bseot will be over Ufa sise. The enr.peror
gave the ceouaiaaioa vateroay for ea
cutkoa te Prof. Haterkaasp. The emperor
hlrasoif wtu suae the eu-ewlif
SAYS CARS SPREAD DISEASE
Charge Mid by Xembcr ef American
Psblie Eea'tk Association,
RAILROAD PHYSICIAN ASKS FOR DATA
Thirty-First Aaaaal Mcetls ta 9es
elea at Waaalaatea with Papers
by PrwsBlaeat Members ef
Medical Profession.
WASHINGTON. Oct- IT. The f.rrt reru
lar session of the thirty-firft annual meet
ing of the American Public Health associ
ation was held here today. Afier the con
vention was called to order by Dr. Walter
Wyman, surgeon general of the Marine
hocpltal and Public Health service. Gen
eral George M Sternberg, surgeon general.
U. S. A,, retired, delivered an address in
which he dealt at length on the efforts
which have been made to stamp out
disease and to guard against epidemics.
Hs digressed from his paper to remark
that since it was written the present at
tack of yellow fever in Texas bad devel
oped, and declared he would not have be
lieved It possible with the association's
present knowledge that yellow fever would
have been allowed to obtain a foothold
there.
"Somebody Is responsible.'" be said. "Al
though cholera, yellow fever and the
plague, be continued, "are no longer
feared by sanitarians we hare not yet
conquered our endemic disease, typhoid
fever, and tuberculosis still claims nearly
150. victims annually within the limits
of the United States."
The report of the committee cn animal
diseases and food, having reference to the
phase of tuberculosis which relates to its
transmission from the annoying animal to
human beings, was presented by Dr. D.
EL Salmon of the bureau of animal In
dustry. Washington. D. C. "Clinical evi
dence, statistics and experimental tests."
he declared, "all favor the conclusion that
bovine tuberculosis was a factor In human
tuberculosis." In the discussion that fol
lowed. Dr. Juan Guteras of Havana, the
yellow fever expert, said that although
In Cuba the Invariable custom Is to boil
milk, he believed the infantile tuberculosis
In Cuban children is as frequent as any
where else.
Cars Tree pert Disease.
The committee on car sanitation re
ported through Dr. Hurty of Indianapolis.
"There is unanimity of opinion." he said,
"regarding the transportation by common
carrier of persona sick with smallpox, diph
theria, scarlet fever. " leprosy, yellow fever
and typhoid fever. Leprosy," be declared.
"Is not as easily transmitted aa tuber
culosis and compared to the latter in its
destructiveness of human life it amounts
to nothing at all. Yet." be said.' a riot
would follow the Introduction of a leper
Into a railroad car. The word tuberculosla,
be contended, "makes tittle or no impres
sion In face of the almost certainty that
not leas than ISA. WO of these now Kring
la the l'nlted States will be dead with
consumption within the next eighteen
month and three times that number will
be attacked within ths same period. Peo
ple." be said, "do not take precautions
against tnfluenaa. which kills a thousand
where leprosy kflsi . These ajod other 1
ro'isKSeratlona be said, "makes It plain
that it will be difficult to enforce rational
and scientific measures to prevent trans
mierion of Infection."
"The "bouse on wheels.' be declsred.
"Is a potent factor tn the transmission
of consumption.
At the afternoon session there waa a
general discussion of the subject of ear
ventilation, ths concensus of opinion being
that the air tn sleeping cars becomes
vitiated and that tbey are fruitful sources
of disease. The delegates were outspoken
tn ooodemnation of the alleged Inattention
to the matter of cleaning blankets and
furnishings In sleeping eara Dr. J. E. Mc-
Oormick. of the State Bcrd of Health of
Kentucky, declared that an official In
vestigation Into the subject made by him
disclosed the fact that the blankets were
cleaned only one In every six months.
Railroads Want Data.
Dr. C B. Dudley of Altooaa, Pa. chemist
for the Pennsylvania railroad, demanded
the delegates furnish him the data oa which
they based their staiementa. It was not
fair, he said, to require railroads to spend
Lirgs sums of money la this direction until
they knew where they stood. The cleaning
of cars in transit he characterised as one
of the most annoying things railroads have
to contend with. In addition he said his
company had tried various schemes for
sterilising the drinking water ia cars and
had resorted to the expedient of formalde
hyde in disinfecting them. He assured the
delegates that tbs railroads are ready to
take bold of the matter and utilise any
practical system that will contribute to the
general public health.
The report of the commit tee on "Cause
and Prevention of Infant McirtaJlly was
read by Dr. Henry Mitchell, chairman of
the State Board of Health, Ashbury Park.
N. J. The remarkable diminution In the
number of deaths among Infants during
the past ten yearsT Dr. Mitchell declared.
; has been gvrne.rally amrrlbed to the recogni
tion by medical practitioners of ths ad-vactag-es
which attend ckmty methods In
the collection, storage and preparation of
row's m!!k for Infants, who are artificially
fed. The deaths from diphtheria havs di
minished, measles and whooping cough
havs varied, but little in their pcrludi-aJ
recurrerjeea. The measure regarded as
m;wt promising fur a further redaction of
the mortality among infanta, the committee
said, are the more general adoption of
mora cleanly methods nl the ,llr-thM
I cooling and handling of cow's milk, the
! abolishment of breeding places for fiies near
dwellings and their exclusion from con.
tact with food: the erection of Improved
tenements in cities and the effectual iso
lation of all cases of communicable dis-
Criticises 1 BsmiSraat .
In a paper on "Immigration as It Af
fects the Public Health." Dr. A. J. Mc
Laughlin, assistant surgeon Marine hos
pital service, declares that the real danger
lies in that class of Immigrants a hose
physique Is much below the American
standards, whose employment la In tie
ssreatshop and whose residence is the East
Side tenement in New Tork City. The
Mediterranean races. Syrians. Greeks snd
southern Italians, unuxed to a cold climate,
often having tnsufficiet.t clothing. Dr. Mc
Lauglilia said, establish In their crowded
quarters spieodid food for the , diaaemlna
ttoa of disease. The Hebrews. Greeks and
southern Italians, be said. Invariably crowd
the most unsanitary quarters of the great
cer.ters of populati,o. The greatest me
nace to the public health, lie declared, are
the fiilhy and Infe-ted. tnougb pictur
esque "foreign euorters " '
I" It r were rtad on "The PreparaUuu of
:-. me Virus." by J.Un K. Ai.knn, M
ill. of th
1 servioe. ;
-.1 "j3
I. of the I't.iu-d States Marine hntal
aervloe. 'Perlinn4: to the TransponatVss
sOWiUan.i ea Fvuria Paa)
BOTH SIDES ARE WAITING
taltew states eeiaters at Head ef
Medlatlea rossBslttee at
Bette.
BUTTE. Mont.. Oct. r: -There is a lull
in the Amalgsted-Heinxe war today, loth
sSoVs to the struggle apparently bine on
their arms awaiting the Sfxt movement
by the opposition. The next effort to set
tle ths controversy, it is believed, will bs
by a medistion commission, formed at the
surpestlon of the Business Mens' associ
ation of Great Falla. This commission
Is composed of United States Senators
W. A. Clark and Psris Gibson, James J.
Hill and Governor I. K- Toole. Congress
man Dixon may become a member, advices
from him on the subject having not vet
been received
The members of this mediation com
mittee will meet in ebout four
days. President William Scallon of
the Anaconda Company and K. Au
gustus Heicxe have both signified their
willingness to int-el with the commission
and discuss the settlement of the Issues.
As a result of the decision of Mr. Scalloa
to reject all of the terms offered by Mr.
Heinse many of the idle miners are leav
ing the city for Wyoming and British
Columbia. Mr. Sc-ajlon's announcement is
taken to mean that the shut down is cf
long duration and that no relief Is in eight.
It is believed that little ran result from
the efforts of the committee. Millions of
dollars are Involved In the Issues between
Mr. Heinse and tbs Amalgamated CXpper
enmpaxy and the situation is such that the
courts of the last resort must settle the
caee.
The Butte Miners union Is holding a
meeting .tonight behind closed doors, snd
Judging from sounds Issuing forth from
open windows a healed discussion is on. It
is known that the committee of the union
represented that its efforts to negotlsle a
deal with John MecGlnnia for the purchase
of the Boston Montana and Psrrot min
ing companies' stock bad been futile, and
that the further efforts on the part of the
union to effect a settlement were prac
tically at a standstill.
President William Bcallon this afternoon
lssned another lengthy statement to the
public on the situation. The statement
severely entires the course of Mr. Heinxe
snd John MacGinnls and declares an st
tempt Is being mads to despoil the Amal
gamated Copper company of its Interests.
He sirs In the course of his statement:
The question Involved In the suit of Mac
Ginnls against the Boston & Montana com
pany does not relate to the Boston
Montana company alone: It is broader. It
is whether the Amalgamated Copper com
pany has any right to bold any stock in
thee corporations : whether it has snv
rieht of property in the stock, snd if that
stock or its proceeds Is to so to the slot k-
i holders, the rightful owners, or Indirectly
out enectivejy. in- its wetwauon and de
struction, to become the rrotvertv of neo-
ple who bsve no Interest or right to It
whatever, it is In (be nature of a test
case involving; the whole broad question
of the rights of property of the Amal
ramated Copper company and of its rights
to exist-
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor as-
semMy has issued a call for a mass meet
ing to be held next Thursday evening.
when the situation wiS be disctassed. All
is quiet in the city tonight.
WILL HOLD ALASKAN TRADE
Isrtsera Railroad- et rw&sew State
at
Prosit tress Kesatfet Bnia
ary Deeialeev.
I
NEW TORK. Oct. 3. Charles g. Mellen,
who has Just turned the presidency of the
Northern Pacific over to Howard Elliott,
Is taking a brief rest in this city prior te
assuming the presidency of the New Tork.
New Haven A Hartford railroad, to which
position bs expects to be elected next
Saturday. Speaking of ths Northern Pa
cific Mr. Mellen said:
I believe that the Northern Pacific Is la
as good physical condition as any road In
the country. It is s tine rosd, and Howard
Elliott, the new president, is a fine man.
The Alaska boundary decision will be of
decided advantage to the railroad. Had
the decision been the opposite way all of
the traffic to and from the territory In
dispute would have been taken away front
the American lines and turned over to the
Canadian Pacific.. Tbere is a great future
for the northwestern country.
THREATENS TO SELL RECORDS
Menalser ef Presstaeat Family fs
Arrestee ea a Charge ef
Esterttea.
NEW TORK. Oct. 17 Joseph D. Sanson,
said to be a member of a wealthy family of
Tork. Pa., and formerly attached to the
census bureau la Washington, is under ar
rest here, together with H. B. Gilroy, sl
1 ted to be the accomplice of Stlnson In an
attempt to extort flD.OUtt from a mercantile
agency.
The general manager of the concern. In
Vis complaint, alleged that Stlnson threat
ened to sell secret records of the agency to
rival commercial agencies. Stinson, it is
alleged, secured the lecords ahile working
la the Chicago office of the agency.
CONTRACTOR KILLS WORKMAN
Pellr Have Hard Work te Keep
Prisoner frees Haass ef
Mob.
KANSAS CITT. Oct- IT Edward Grog
ger. a building contractor, shot and killed
Joaa Nash, a carpenter, aged Ja. firing
from behind tn a quarrel la the southern
limits of the city this afternoon.
Relatives and neighbors of Nash made
an attempt to mob Grogger and the latter
was only saved from violence by the po
lios driving aim furiously from the scene.
Both men havs families-
FIRE RECORD. ,
Weeeeaware Plaat Daaugei.
CINCINNATI. Oct. T.. Fire, supposed to
have originated by spontaneous combus
tion, today damaged the establishment of
the dime Woodenware company. The loss
Is estimated at .'.' to nOu.M(l.
Mertallty Statist l-m.
The following births and deaths have
bt-en reported to toe Board of Health:
Births Carl Elofson. IT-.a Weusirr. boy;
Charles 1. Anderson. C South Teenty
first. girl: Frank Deuton, Kii South Twen-tv-third,
twin boys; Areola Dcmta, iSH Tay
k.r. girl: Burton Chrutie. I'ist park avenje,
buy; John Krumi. lea feujth Fourteenth,
boy.
Deaths 1 if ant WengeL Second and Wal
nut. iuyt: J H Crust. Taenty-founh
and rraz.kun. . Mrs Lena Kaiuey, Z7U
North Twit eighth. Ja.
Leasee Maax red Iters Beblsd.
NEW TOP.K. Oct.- ST. Adolf Fridman,
vhiw anxt 04 Just bea reported at
Itu.tk'Pest at it a iMiaijcr of the I'nltei
5 airs authorities on ft charge of tiaul
u.ent bankruptcy ic Nw York, furuieriy
ounduc-ico the buHkeaa end itt a dry ok,i
a uciiTteer in tbt city. He ci4pear4 ia
lMTRilirr .if, icmiiig creditors. II is a
lH(rxi. fur .:Ai.iVtj. In lisw action ess rota-nis-.cel
tiitinnsi him. ivrf --r suing aasy
j: Ohmi H e (rout vanooe I ri T visit
tut svh dtvaa
WILL MEET GREAT WESTERN
Qictgo-OzEalia Lbei Decide to Put ia Few
Grim Bate.
COULD NOT CHANGE STICK EVS PIAH
General Freight Areata .lew ta ee
slea C heckle 1st the ew Rate
Which W 111 ft. own Be
Effective.
CHICAGO. Oct. ST. The conference of
executive offichUt held here today to try
to Induce the Great Western to modify Its
proportional rates failed of results. Al
though maintaining that they Old not de
sire te disturb existing rates unnecessarily,
the Great Western officials Insisted that
the through lines should raise their rates
west of the river If they did not wsnt the
through rate disturbed. This, of course,
will not be done.
The rates announced by ths Chicago
Great Western will be met by all lines
and will be checked In at a meeting of
the general freight agents tomorrow. It
Is said today that one effect of these rates
would be to make lower through rates
via Omaha than vis Kansas City and St
Joscph. JAMES L BLAIR BETTER
Physlelaae ay that He Jiw Has
Etta tkaar te Be- '
MTtr.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. r.-The physicians at
tending James L. Blair, who has been In
a very precarious condition since his fall
down a flight of stone steps at his home
last Saturday evening, as the result of
a physical collapse, stated tonight for the
first time since the accident that Mr. Blair
has now an even chance for recovery.
During the early part of today the physi
cians hod practically given up hope for
their patient's recovery, but as the day
progressed he began showing signs of
Improvement. At o'clock tonight his
pulse, respiration and temperature were
found to be normal and Dr. Homan stated
that M.r. Blair was able to receive food,
retain and assimilate It "He now has an
even chance for recovery,' said Dr. Ho
man. Percy Blair tonight stated that hia
mother, who Is president of the Board of
Laxly Managers of the World's Fair,
had called a meeting of the board for
November 11, at which she would state
her position regarding the World's fair.
Mr. Blair would say nothing more, but
it Is regarded as signifying whst Mrs.
Blair will have to say regarding her in
cumbency of office. The Morning Choral
club, which musical organisation Mrs.
Blair founded twelvs years ago, todsy re
elected her to the presidency by unani
mous rots.
The Investigation Into the charges made
against Mr. Blair Is being pursued by the
grand Jury, but no witnesses were ex
amined today. J. T. Roberts, the prin
cipal ILunea, was not on the stand. It
Is generally believed at the Four Courts
that ths grand Jury has not secured suf
ficient evidence on which to base aa In
dlcrmctJt. Roberta, the swwuasr of My.
Blair, himself has stated that the grand
Jury could not Indict without the testi
mony of eastern witnesses, Evans R.
Dick of New Tork being especially men
tioned,' put It cannot be learned that any
effort is being made to secure the presence
of Mr. Dick or other persons from the
east for examination by the grand Jury.
HERRMANN MAKES DECISION
Aaaeeares Pate evf iiser ef Baee
Ball Players daisied by
Twe CTabs.
CINCINNATI Oct. 27. President Herr
man of the National Base Ball club :hls
afternoon decided several cases where the
rights of players were In dispute by two
clubs Loudenslager was awarded to the
Brooklyn National league Brooklyn had
the player two years ago and claimed that
he was simply loaned to Syracuse, while
the latter claimed that be was released
to them. Outfielder Mclntyre and Pitcher
Ferry were awarded to the Buffalo club.
Pittsburg claimed that the Detroit club's
claim for the men was a trick to let Buf
falo keep them. It. waa shown that Detroit
had arranged to trade Pitcher Kissinger,
Catcher McAllister and Inflelder Teagtr
for the men.
Other cases to be decided are: Arthur
Devlin, fined I1D0 by Newark for desert
ing club. Request thst he be ineligible to
play until fine is paid.
Ambrose Pitman, drafted by New Tork
American, claimed by Spokane; John
Hickey, claimed by Seattle, but once
awarded to Cleveland, case having been
reopened: McPbersoa and Barry, first pur
chased and afterward drafted by Phila
delphia National: C. Jones and G. Dundon,
awarded to Chicago under peace agree
ment, rase reopened ; John Dillon, agree
ment to purchase from Jersey City by
Brooklyn, sfurwards drafted: P. J. Dono
ven. drafted by Chicago American, claimed
by St. Louis National, were not decided.
The decisions In these cases will be handed
out some time this week.
TO CURTAIL THE PRODUCTION
Plat Irea Preaarere W 111 Red see Tbelr
Ostfst Pally Fifty
Per test.
PTTTSB URG. Oct. ST. The circular letter
f sent out by J. C. Butler, Jr. of Youngstoan,
president of the Bessemer Furnace associ
ation, asking pig iron producers to vote on
js plfala te curtail the production a) per cent
this sinter has not received serious at
tention. It Is said, because of the fact that
lbs production will be curtailed close to
M per cerjt
The orl final plan was to cut down 2 per
cent, but tbs furnace operators generally in
this district are holding their output far
below that from ths simple scarcity of
orders.
On the other hand, the biliet market Is
looking up. The demand has been Increas
ing considerably within the last few weeks
and Is being filed from stock. The lead
ing furnace operators look for a recovery ta
pig lros demand after ths opening of ths
next quarter.
GesBbltaa; la Grata a Defease.
FARGO. N. D. Oct. r-Judge Poilered
of the dletrlct court, la deciding a case
today held that gambling la options Is no
oefensa. Upon orders from John A- Kiov
stad the Miller Grain company purchased
options ia wheat for certain amounts.
Wheat went dowa and Kiovstad refused to
pay. Upon being sjed Kiovstad c'almed it
as a gambling debt.
Jedge teste te Uyieg.
HONOnULU. K-t IT. United States' Dis
trict Juore M. M. Estae Is dying as the re
sult ut as overation pert orsned ISO dajt
aao fiaT k irtriey irwubla. ,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Wednc
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AFTER THE PHONY TICKET MEN
Wester Paseeaaer Association li.
covers a Pair ef scsesses t
Were. Kalfreaas.
The Western Fawrngrr association has
sent out circulars concerning s nea- scheme
that is bting worked at the present lime
by unscrupulous Ucket brokers. The broker
opens a shop in a city where there are a
good number of excursionists coming in.
Having a representative In Mexico, be is
able to obtain fw of Mexican money, which
costs aim atwut to) cents oa the doUar.
When the customer comes In to buy a
ticket, he givts him this money in chance.
For example if a person gave the broker
s (10 bill, and the ticktt came to ti. the
cbanga would contain five silver American
dollars and four Mexican dollars, piled up
with the foreign money on the bottom.
Thus the broker would be in II on the
transaction. This scheme was worked In
Chicago and is cow worked in Kansas City
T twe brokers, who hsve already floated
ever COM worth of Mrxican money In the
city. It la said the brokers sre steering m
this direction.
Eben E. MacLeod, chairman tf the West
ern Passenger association, has tent to the
passenger officials of the various roads In
the territory a copy of the following letter
which has been received by the association
addressed by a local western editor to the
BUI Nye Ticket company of Chicago, a con
cern doing a scalping business, which has
also been soliciting support from the nems-
pspera The letter has been received by K.
U, Lomax. general passenger and ticket
agent of ths Union Pacific, and It reeds as
follows:
Sir: I have your letter of September I.
Tou are evidently laboring under a misap
prehension. "The Current lasue" is a Jour
nal of opinion and a legitimate publication,
it does not fake lis. business, nor does it in
vito communion 1th fakirs. 1 do not un
derstand why you should have Invited the
Current Issue to enter Into partisanship
with you tn an effort to rob the railroad
companies. For if the Current Issue has
ever missed an opportunity to hold your
business up to the contempt of the honest
rublic. It sincerely regrets having done so.
note with some regret vour statement that
your past experience with editorial mHesre
and trip tickets has been a very successful
one. If this statement be true I am forced
to the conclusion that there are as big
scoundrels in the newspaper business as
there are In yours.
REPAIRING BRIDGE APPROACH
( ale Parlae Expends Meek Ttaae asl
Money la Maklsg Easask
nseat trssger.
Ths repairs le the approach of the Union
Pacific bridge on the west end are moving
along at a very slow gait. The Job is an
expensive one and has been under way for
the last two months. It wCl require easily
that amount of time yet to finish It and
maybe longer. A gang of thirty men is at
ssork constantly on the Job and with the
aid of two huge pile drivers Is rushing the
work as fast as possible under the circum
stances. About 300 fir piles are being driven
in bents of six and these are to be covered
over with a filling of slag and cinders. Cm
the north aide of the bridge there are to be
130 of these piles and already seventy-two of
them have tieen driven. Tbey are brought
from the timber lands of Oregon and are
from sixty-five to seventy feet tn length.
Each is driven to a depth of fifty feet and
the remaining twenty feet will be covered
over with the fill. The bents sre twenty
feet spart and the length of the fill will be
almost yards. This will be made so that
two extra tracks can be put In for use of
the passenger trains to the Union depot.
On the south fade of the bridge a brick
walL. ! being constructed. About eighty
piles have been driven on this aids, and
they have already been filled or covered
with slsg. At the point where the slide of
a short time ago caved in the, ends of the
two brick warehouses the wall is being
built, leaving aa area way of six feet. On
this sids of the bridge room will be made
for one additional freight track.
At the Iowa side of the bridge a steam
shovel baa been kept at work all summer
filling and terracing to save the end of ths
bridge. It has been sinking gradually, very
slowly, and it waa found necessary to keep
the shovel at work until a permanent
remedy could be suggested. The fill baa
been terraced In five slopes and Is at the
present time In an unfinished condition.
LABOR LEADER IS ASSAULTED
Peruser Baslaeas Ageat ef Chicago
Mac ate 1st s' I alea Bet raw
by Feu Me.
CHICAGO, Oct. r. William RoaseL a
member of ths Chicago Federation of La
bor and former business agent ef the In
ternational Association of Machinists. Is at
his home suffering from an attack made
upon him by four unidentified men. Ros
sel. after being drugged, was horribly
beaten by ths quartet, who then left him
lying In a gutter for dead.
The circumstances of the attack are al
most rxactly similar to those surrounding
the attack a few weeks ago on Michael
Donnelly, president of ths Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen or
ganisation. Prescient Echurd of the Chl
cago Federation of Labor, a hen told of the
attack today, was reminded that be had
been receiving numerous threatening let
ters recently. The machinists' union, te
to which Rossel belongs, has empowered Its
business agent to spare no pains nor
money to bring the perpetrators of the out
rage on him to Justice.
YELLOW FEVER IN TEXAS
Ceadltlea at Laredo Ceatlaaee te
Isspreve. bat Mere Sew Cases
Are aVeperteeU
LAREDO. Tex., Oct. IT. The yellow
fever situation continues to improve. To
night's official bulletin: New cases. X;
deatha. I; total number of cases to date,
13: totals deaths to date. K.
There were no deaths and but two ac
tual rases of fever in Neuve Laredo, ac
ouiding to the bulletin issued tonight-
Irea eras te B lleeed.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. T? -The belief Is
gTieral if.! l lie P ncdy Iron w.k. c.f tl is
city mill be abolished by the I'cni 8iia
Steel otit r,oraiifn and the cont'srts tor
work tu be informed here will e trar.s
f"red la the new bridge worts bvn.g
err led ncr iltLsiMirg H iii.li. a yew w ek
varKxis blanches of I lie concern have been,
closed and tns ea9iloes isid ft! indefinitely,
teany 1 w uea of tfce brrnaal force tt i.ya)
having fees uovwa 4ut ef aoik thus tac.
FLURRY AT ST. LOW!
Three Trott Compgaiet Inriecoe Bun I
Many of Their Prpotltori.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENTS ARE AFFECTE
Eondrtdi taad ia Liu for Hour to Q
Their Vose.
ALL THE COMPANIES PAY ON DEKAtt
Waive Legal 5otice to Prove Bolrency I
the OrBcarna,
POLICEMEN IN CROWD TO STOP TROUBL
At lose f Beslaees Presidents el
All St. ala Beaks are
Perfectly Selves!.
ST. LOt"ls. Oct. r:. From siortly H
fore 1 o'clock until the dosing i-.-ur,
o'clock today, runs were made ,n th
savings departments of three trust rets
panics of St- Louts, and at the same tlm
more than the ordinary amount ef with
drawals by savings depositors were notlre
able !n the other banking Institutions. Tt
run. sn far aa It can be traced, was start
by a disquieting rumor from the outstd
that seemed to strike St. Lonls shortt
after noon to the effect thst the Inst it u
tlons were rnsound. snd like a pralrs
fire It spread In a flash through the s'reen
and different mercantile ertaJ lishmene
shoe employes represent, the r.'orlty
ssvlngs dtpositors.
With a rush the corridors of the Lin
ccln Trust company, the" Vercaa'ile Trust
company and the Mississippi Valley True
company were filled with men and woroei
all eager to withdraw their money. Tht
scene In any one bank was dup'.lcsted li
the other two. A line of people will
bank books In their bands and face
eagerly scanning the little barred wlnd-nrt
of the bank tellers stretched out Into tht
street snd Intermingled were polieeroef
and bank officials counseling calmness miA
giving assurances cf solvency.
Riaor tarts Ra.
It is stated that the rumor that started
the run came from Chicago and was to the
effect that two directors of the Mlas'sslpnl
Valley Trust company had recently en
deavored to negotiate a loan of D.(l.n
In that city and had been refused. Todaj
this rumor was j renounced an absoluts
canard by tl.s directors concerned.
As scon as the runs aarted all othei
business was laid aside and every facility
waa s Corded for ths prompt prx.ect ef
deposits. The els usee which gives the
bank the privilege of withholding ray men!
until sixty days after eotlnca'lon. waa
waived and amounts were paid rspldly
regardless of their via. There was aa
disorder manifested at any of the !xstltn
tions snd In many rases depositors who
bad hurried to withdraw ajaoants de-
parted without tbelr money, after having
conversed a few moments with the efSs
clals and been made confident that the banK
would ceatlnee to do touatnesa.
At the Missouri Trust company a turn
ber of depositors had colleCed te den-jand
payment, but the crowd soon thinned out
and before S o'clock the Incipient run had
ceased. Presidents of the different na
tional banks assembled during- the art-or-noon
and Issued a statement that the
banks of St. Louis are all perfectly sol
vent and amply able to liquidate all de
mands. All the banks closed at S o'clock, tbs)
usual closing hour, and gave out ware,
thst they will open tomorrow morulns; t
the usual hour. 19 o'clock, ana rSl meet
all demands made.
ST. LOUIS, Oct- r-.-The directors of the
different trust companies at meetings to
eight decided to enforce the thirty and six.
ty-day notification clauses tomorrow, and
this. It is believed, will doubtless atop all I
tendency to a continuation of runs.
Tua fotlom-lng statement was given esst
tonight after a meeting ofthe repraa-sa
uvea ot tne associated oanas:
The represeri tat Ives of the assoc1ata4
banks of St. Ixtuia. at a meeting held to
night to consider the local situation and
the demands made upon the trust com
panies of the city. Invited the presidents of
those ortranlxatlons to confer with them fop
tie purpose of taking such action as the
situation seemed to require. It waa as
certained in this conference that no trust
company was in need of assistance of any
character, bot enrh felt assured of Its
ability to protect Its obligations snd main
tain itself without oailltir on the banks
1 for aid.
The action of the trust companies, requir
ing the les-al nottc ef aritbdrawa! of sav
lugs deposits, was amoved.
J. C. VAN BLAP.COM.
President St. Louis Clearing; House As
sociation. JEFFERSON CITT. Via.. Oct. ST. -Secretary
of State Cock a-as a. led tonight re
garding the condition of the Bu Louis
trust companies. He replied:
Tills department twwmtly made examine'
tion of all trust companies In St. Louia
They are all in exoelienl condition and
abundantly able to meet every demand
made upon them. In fact, all the banking
interests in Mlaeourl are enjoying unpre
cedented pr.Merity. These prnojpttnue
runs may cjtuse en-itorary anno anoe. but
they cannot in the least affect the stand
ing of these trust companiea.
PREPARE FORM OF SERVICE
pCeasBiltte Meets at Prlaewtea ta Ar.
swage Presbyterlava Order
t Werafcl.
PPJNCETO.V. X. J.. Oct. r. Coa.plylr.a
with the Instructions of the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian committee the
committee appointed by I list body for the
preraration of a book of -forms of serv
ice. will meet here tomorrow and begia
work- Rev. Dr. Henry VacDyke, former
moderator, is chairman of the ootamlttee
which will meet at bis home. The follow
ing are the members: Dr. VanDyke. John
Dewitt. D. D.. of Princeton; C. C Cuth
burt Hall of New Tork. Louis T. Benson.
I. D., of Philadelphia; W. R. Richards.
D. D., of New Tork; Douglass P. Putnam.
D. D-. of Princeton. Ind : J. Eadera, K. L.
Wilson and John P. Converse of Philadel
phia: John E. Parsons of New Tork, Xoian
EL He of Cbkag-o and Homer . Le of
New Tork.
Commentir g on the work of the committee
tonight. Dr. VanDyke said: "Ths principal
business of ths committee aril be the or
ganisation and de-velopanent of the asork
under subcommittees. There Is no Idea, of
dulng anything which will be In the Irnrt
rltuahstic. Its mala object Is to permit the
people te take part more generally tn di
rlr.s worship. Whatever forms are pie
pared by the committee will not be In
landed for arbitrary Impost tloa. but taersay
tur optional use."
Federal Prlseae-re eastsrea.
WICHITA. Kan.. Oct. IT. Ralph and Rev
Martin, fecieral prisoners, convicted f cut
ting -pan a snail sack, eeraped from tbs
iv.unly Jail here sarty sudsy by CigrtEg
tfcrwuaa tne wail. They wee recai,tjtel
all bin a fsw hours an) a I aula ling too
ate ta at su