The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVIT NO. 91.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, (XfrOBEl. 2, 1007 TWELVE PACES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
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PLEA FOR JI'VE
ir il.. T.
His Keokuk Speech.
JQUAItE DEAL FOR EVEEYB01
Wise Lawi Honestly Administered
Greatest Need of Time.
7AIL OF "BUSINESS" INTERESTS
Prosecution of Greed and Graft Will
Hurt No Legitimate Interest.
FENCING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
Kifrnlhf THaeuasra Land l,avs at
o:nr Length and Heelarea for
Mtcm In imwrt
llomemakera.
of
HMOU.UK. I.V. OCT. 1 President Roose
velt began bin rlvei trip from Keokuk
thin iiiumlng. He arrived here at 9:10 and
wan met at the atalion by governors of
Iowa, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota. Ne
braska, both Dakota, Oregon, Wyoming
and Illinois, and by three companies of
atatc troops.
Tlie morning was fair, but a sprinkle of
rain began shortly after the presidential
pnrty started In carriages to Rand park,
where speeches were delivered.
Following the address, whlrli was heard
by SO.Ofr) people, the president was driven
to the lower lock of the government canal
ami hoarded the ateatner Mississippi for the
trip south. He reviewed the display of one
hundred pleasure launches In the river, and
departed, leading the flotilla of twenty
big steamboats and the launches. The gov
ernors left at noon on a special train for
St Louis. Tin splendid excursion trains
brought In the gnat crowds just before the
president arrived, and the city waa full of
strangers. Keokuk was decorated In the
most lavish manner of any occasion In Its
history and (tilirtained the greatest crowd
ever seen here. The Inland waterways com
mission an li ed las', night on the steamer
Mackenzie. Ji'rfrir; the president here.
President Rcorevelt waa presented with a
gold heailej (ane by Keokuk negroes.
The president hjurded the boat at 11
o'clock and left shortly before noon amidst
the greatest assemblsg of boats ever seen
on the upper Mlss'.csippl river.
PIIESIDEXT'S SPEECH AT KF.OKl'K
Ilia Policy la to Give Jnatlre to Meu
of All Degree.
KEOKUK. la., Oct. 1. President Roose
velt, In hia address hero today, said:
Men and Women of Iowa: I am glad to
ee you and to speak to you In this thriving
city of your great and prosperous stale.
I believe with all my heart In the people
of Iowa, for I think that you are good,
typical Americans, and tl-.at among you
there haa been developed to a very high de-
r:ree that body of characteristics which we
ike to regard as distinctively American.
During the last few years we of the
United Statea have been forced to conalder
very seriously certain economic problems.
jy have, .mad a. beginning he attempt
L deal with the relation of the national
government that la, with t lie relations or
. in
ne people of the country to the huge and
wealthy corporations, controlled for thn :
niost part by a few very rich men. which
are engaged In interstate business-'s-',
pecially the great railway corporations.
You know that 1 believe that the national
government, In the Interests of tho people,
should tssume m ull the same supervision
arxl control over the management of tho
Interstate common carriers that It now ex
ercises over the national banks. You know,
furthermore, that I believe that this super
vision and control should be exercised In a
spirit of rigid fairness toward tho corpora
tions, exacting Justice from them on behalf
of the people, but giving them Justice In
return.
Lessons from the Past.
Recently I have been reading the work of
the emtnnt Italian scholar, Ferrero, on the
history of the Roman republic, when the
life of the Roman state had become that
of a complex and luxurious Industrial civ
ilisation. I am happy to say that the dif
ferences between that eivtl'sation and our
own lire more striking than ihe resem
blances; and there is no warrant for our
being drawn Into any pessimistic compari
son between thn two civilizations. But
thre Is every reason why we should study
carefully the pMSt In order to draw from It
lessons for use In the present. One of tho
most striking features of the years which
saw the downfall of the Roman republic
was tho fact that the political life of Rome
becatno snllt between two ramps, one con
taining the rich who wished to exploit the
iHirr anil inn inner ine iionr n no wisoeti
to nlunder the rich. Naturally, under such:
circumstances, the public man who was
for the moment successful tended to be
either a violent reactionary or a violent
.i.,m..mUii Anu .M.l, ,n,l 1 1 Inn nf nolltlcal
.life is as hopelessly unhealthy now as It
was then I believe so implicitly In the
fi.tur i of ' our people foecausTl believe th u
the averace American citizens will no
more tolerate government by a mob than
he will tolerate government by a rlut-;
racy; that ho desires to see Justice done to
and Justice exacted from rich man and
poor man alike. We are not trying to
favor any man at the expense of his fel-
l-ws. We are trying to shape things so
tha. aa far as possible each man shall have
a fair chance In life: so that he shall have,
so far as by law this can be accomplished,
InVmW.'hano to
work for the Impossible and undesirable
end of giving to I lie Inzy. the thrlftl.-ss. the
weak and the, vicious the reward that be
longs to. and 1n the long run can only come
to. the hard-working, the thrifty, the reso
lute and Ihe honest. But we do wish to aee
that the necessary strugale In Ufa shall he
carried on under genuinely democratic con
Idtlons; that, so far as human action can
aafely provide it, there shall be an approx
imately fair start: that there shall be no
. oppression of the weak und that no man
' shall be permitted to acquire or to use a
vast fortune by methods or 111 wavs that
are tortuous and dishonest.
eed of Wise lam.
Therefore we need wise laws, and we
neotl to have lliem resolutely administered.
We cau gel sucii laws ami am n admlnls
!r?ii.,'i.,,r"1i 'rluieTir.'v Vi tll1.i0.lh
admirable sermon by Bishop Johnston of
western lexaa. n nirnif was inai 11.1
vital element in Jl'm8 ''' '' should
be his conduct, and neither bis M.sltlon nor
bis pretensions; ami, lurinernune, Hi t
freedom could only stay with a peoplo
rhhlii i1".,i,i''Jri!,JIb!Jf nir. v"ma".l.r.y,..ny!i
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eternal vigilance, uui nrniai vuiue; an.i
. may add. eternal common sense. kcii
nan heie know that he himself has l,i en
ible to use bis freedom to ailvantaKe only
provided that ho could master Idmseif.
Ihat he ceuld control ms own passions
and direct bis own faculties. Each nf
vour fathers and mothers here knows thai
If your eons ate to do well In the world
they must Know how to master themselves. ;
Kvery man mut have a master: If lie is'
lit his own master, that somebody el.se
will le. Tills Is just as true or public life
ourv'onuol o'u'rsSfvs" then "'Zl
or later we ahull have to submit to out-
aide control; for there musi be control
i'mV'waT of exercising such control ..
through Die laws of the land. Ours Is j
government of lllierly. Put It Is a gowrn-
aieni il inai ororiy nueny which cuuiea
By and through Ihe honest enforcement of
a iul obedieneu to the law. At Intervals I
luring the last few months Ihe appeal i
whl.h l
sumri
panic, this appeal he I ho-n made to me
been made
jjjind Pass '
iCor.tlnuid on
aw against certain wrongdoers of great ' Mr,. Et'liel r..llak proinlaed lo ed Henry ; 1"?fK"1a!'"n wer?.J"v " 'nV'"?,? ?,.". h S '
wealth te-ause to do so would interfere Utrom.r of Hastings. Neb., and was ar- "'j1'.",1 J"hn.u- far.y of Indianapolis ,
Willi the business pro.spenty of the country. ir.-.l,Ml while dei.artliiE wit bh
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I SUMMARY OF TOE BEE
j Wednesday, October 2, 1IMIT. ' j
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THE WE1THEB.
Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Probably fair Wedcnsday.
For Nebraska Gei:j-ally fair Wedenaday;
moderate temperature.
Fvr Iowa-Tartly cloudy, with ahowera
Wedensday.
Temperature
at Omaha I
Hour. Deg.
56 !
' DOMESTIC.
President Roosevelt declares that Jus
tice must he meted out between all men
In the administration of law during his
speech at Keokuk. Faga 1
Attorneys general conclude their meet
ing at St. Louis after appointing a com
mittee to draft a memorial to congress on
the relation of the atates and the federal
government. Faga 1
President Moffett of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana appears before the
grand Judy at Chicago and gives testi
mony regarding the giving of rebates by
the Alton road. Pag 1
Boys of less than 14 years of age arc
barred from selling papers on the streets
of New York. Fag 1
Judge F. R. Waters dlea suddenly at
Lincoln after making a hard campaign
for nomination aa district Judge. Fag 3
All mall will be weighed under a special
appropriation of the government. Fag 1
Harrlnian Copper company cuts the reg
ular quarterly dividend. The price of cop
per Is lower by cent a pound. Page 1
Judge M. B. Reese resigns as supreme
commissioner and Judge Jacob Fawcett
of Omaha has been appointed In his place.
Fag 3
District Attorney Jerome calls Insurance
officials Into court to plead at New York.
Fag 1
Telegraphera" strike among the employes
of the Western Union company In Canada
haa been declared off by the strikers.
Fag 1
Ten Indictments have been returned In
the capltol graft frauds cases In Harris
bur g- Fag 1
Application has been made for a re
ceiver of the Metropolitan Street railway
company of New York City. Fag 1
- FOBEiair. " " ' ""
Secretary of War Taft makes a notable
speech at Tokio at a' banauet given bv the
Chamber of Commerce, In which he de-
, , .
tIare tne utmost friendliness exists be-
tween Japail and the United States.
Far 1
Dowager empress lias grunted a consti
tution to the monarchy of China. Fags 1
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMBKIFB.
Port. Arrived. Balled.
NliW YORK Minnehaha.
NEW YORK Krndam.
NKW YORK
.. Kronitland
. K W tier Orou.
FLYMOt'TH ..
HKHHOl KO
H AM Bl'HQ ...
LONDON
St. Leuia.
.. Amerika.
.. Mlnneionka.
S FRENCH DEMANDS ON MOROCCO
Minister Revnnult Will Preaent
Terms of Settlement to Saltan
at Rabat.
PARIS, Oct. 1. At his approaching in
terview with Sultan Abdul Azls at Rabat,
M. Rcgnault, the French minister, will
make thu following demands:
1 A settlement of all the back claims of
France.
2 A definite arrangement for rjolicine
m AieKriun irnnucr iitnp
3 A settlement of tho Casablanca affair,
j Including a contribution towards the war
expenses and Indemnities for French clti-
I sens who suffered Jrom the anllforeign
outbreak there.
i 4 The Immediate execution or the re -
forms provided for by the Algeclras con -
I yrntion. beginning with the Installation at
!"" ui r ram-o-Bpunuin ponce.
The powers, with the exception of Spain
i have agreed to the measures formulated
s
by France for preventing Introduction of
contraband Into Morocco, ln spite of the
Spanish reservations these measures will
. . . . .....
ue P"'p" n deration.
j The foreign office has received complete
, proof that Mulsi Hafig is not hostile to
j f"1'1 French neutral-
ity In his contest for the sultanshlp.
RECEIVER FORJRACTION LINE
Metropolitan Street Hallway Com.
pany to Re Taken lu en
Own Iteourat,
NEW YORK. OCT. 1 The Metropolitan
street railway company was placed in
the hands of receivers today upon petitiou
of Its own attorneys that it be made a
party defendant to the receivership re
cently ordered against the New York City
railway company. The latter la lessee
1 of tno nneB ot the w',lroP"t', company
una' r " U"17 "le "" l" W
sven jici ran ... men uruu-
tan stock. The Metropolitan did not eara
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: way company lost in excess of $6,500,000
I CIiruuU the lease.
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lW-l'M M 6 a. m Bi
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9 a. m o'
11 a. m 60
1 p. m 66
2 p. m 70
I 3 p. m 73
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: CIILLISIUN A I rKUV UtNO
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. Shore I.lne Kspreaa Han. Into Rear
Knickerhocker Limited In
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pprivinrvrir H I la t 1 'h ahora
PROMDENCE. K. ext. i.-iw snore
line evprca and the Knickerbocker Llm-
(ed otl tbe New York. New Haven & Hart-
'-rd raihx.ad were In a rear Vnd collision
here this afternoon. No ono was killed
and only throe are seriously hurt. The
! Knickerbocker Limited was standing at the
, station here when tlie accident occurred,
, The locomotive of the Shore line was badly
damaa"td
taught In Mrk a f ilm,
,. .i I 1 n. tA
Maior IH-lauwr Ilraoialaatfd.
CINCINNATI. Oct. 1. Mayor Edward L.
- . . . I n I ,u ru . ' r T M KUIIfl 1.1 IVHIU... I I r 1 1 U .
1
,Ieiiiia y was renoinlnateU toduy by the i as aj oHad to drugs and proprietary medl
J uVuiuci alic city to.w eutaf iilr
OFFICIALS TALK UTILITIES j
Favor . Limiting Capitalization of
Public Corporations.
EXPERIMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS
Attorney General Jackson f X
York Gives of Ilia Observa
tions on Municipal
Subject.
ST. LOU I P. Oct. J. The national con-
i.uunir,. Reiic. nriv. i- ......
ine program .or u.e u, ,
comprised papers by Attorney General
Wade H. Ellis of Ohio, Attorney General
Dana Malone of Massachusetts and Attor
ney General W. S. Jackson of New York,
followed by general discussion of the
topics presented In the papers.
The convention opened today with a
continuation of discussion on the paper
read yesterday by Attorney General Ed
ward T. Young of Minnesota on the topic.
"Conflict Between State and Federal
Courts." The discussion was led by At-
torney General A. M. Garber of Alabama
and was participated In generally.
Capitalisation of Corporations.
The first set address of the day was the
paper by Attorney General Dana Malone
of Massachusetts on the topic, "Capltall-
lAt ill! r r III! K 1 I n Ua.1,.a ,.nr.n "
null 1. UWIH, I It C V.UI UUIBLIIIIIOl
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Massachusetts, so ar as I can ascertain,
wus the lust state to prevent by legisla- f
lion me issuance or capital stock by public
set vice corjioratlons unless the corporation
hie .rnn-Tnl ""h "I !
right to thus regulate corporations must
rest upon one general ground of the regula-
nun m a natural monopoly, uy inis I uo
not mean that legislation should be con
fined to the regulation of absolute mono
polies, but If the puhlle service performed
by the corporation is of a ciiuracter which
In its natuie is not open to free competi
tion, but is for any reason restricted within
a few hands, the service to that extent Is
a monopoly and should be regulated.
A eomnvsloti, not the leglslal ure, . Is the
proper au".orlty to determine what amount
of securities should be authorized, and care
should be taken that no form of Indebted
ness should be authorized without, full
value received, as Indebtedness other than
stock Issues may be more harmful than
capital stock, because upon debts Interest
must be paid, and upon stock dividends
need not be paid unless they are earned.
Herniation of Utilities.
In the absence cf Attorney General Wil
liam S. Jackson of New York his paper
on the subject "State Regulation of Pub
lic Utilities," was read by Attorney Gen
eral W. H. Dickson of Colorado. The pa
per In part follows:
It is an encouraging evidence of an
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"ir , VTrfl V " ' V . . " etfo "e.
Ilgent regulation of public utilities without
egard to legal quibbles or absurd prece
dent. Many of the remedies proposed seem
worse than the evils which they seek to
overcome, and this will be true In degree
or any remedy that violates tho principle
of home rule.
Whatever may be the ultimate solution
or public service corporations problem
whether It shall be private ownership with
public regulation and control or within
their respective limits federal, state, mu
nicipal ownership of all utilities, which in
their naturs are essential monopolies the
obligation devolves upon the attorneys
hcient'n
for the curtailment of corporate aggran- I
oizemeni and the protection of nuhiin
rights.
The concluding paper" of tM convention I
was read bv Attornev General w.h- w I
Ellis of Ohio, on the subject, "The Stand
ard Oil Trust."
Harmony With Government.
Upon motion of Attorney General E. T.
Young of Minnesota the attorneys general
authorized a memorial to congress from the
; wr7nW.Z
relative to the question of Jurisdiction In
the courts. A committee was appointed by
the chairman. Attorney General Hadley of
Missouri, to memorialize congress, consist
ing of the following members: Attorneys
O-neral K. T. Young of Minnesota, Dana
Malona of Massachusetts, A. M. Garber of
Alabama, W. T. Thompson of Nebraska
and II. S. Hadley of Missouri..
STRENGTH OF NATIONAL GUARD
f Adjutant General Una
th T,.. ,...
lie port o
worth Sh
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1 Of ih. r..t..t
. .
Interest to the friends of the National
Guard throughout the country Is the annual
report of Adjutant General Alnsworth,
i dealing with the militia. The strength of
I the organized militia at the end of the
I . ..,. Q, , . .
laBt calendar yar, as reported by the
i state adlutanta ireneral. la nlaeeit at llftWK
!out or a total of 13 821.696 males available'
" .... ' , t . ,? males avauaDle ,
for military duty, but the reports of the
United States Inspecting officers places the
total organized militia at lu6,213.
The actual deficiencies In arms, uniforms
and equipments are much less than In pre
vious years. The reports of nearly all the
army officers who Inspected the state mili
tary organizations unite In the demand for
better armories. The report showed little
lmrpovement in regard to target practice.
Summing up the reports of the inspect
ing officers the adjutant general says:
"tl Is estimated that about 75 per cent of
the militia would respond to a call for
troops to repel Invasion or to suppress In
surrection against the authority of the gov-
ernmrni.
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INDICTMENTS
CAPITOL GRAFT
Ten 01 Fourteen men Involved ih j
Proseeutloa Have Been Ordered
Held.
HARRISBURG. Oct, 1. Ten of ths four-
teen men Involved In the capitol prosecu-
tlon8 nave en mdlcted by the Dauphin
' county gi
grand Jury on charges of consoir- I
acv. These men are mentlonea in six true
bn'l foun(i out of the thirty-two cases
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; iuiu urmm mo niouu jury jrnciut, i
Three of these Indictments were returned
iat evening and three more tody. The six
...... m.n ri a in ,1 .y,anl fm,r . ' I , , u. .1
cases may be considered separately,
Amiri- i-an r t a a a
dlnlrVC rAILO IIM iyAlMAUA
' General Officers of Western Advised
to Return.
1 NEW YORK. Oct. 1. The general officers 1
of the Western Union Telegraph company:
; were today advised that at a meeting held
In Toronto on Sunday the few operators ,
remaining on strike there declared the '
strike a failure in Canada and agreed to (
. apply for reinstatement.
Wholesale Oruaalata In Dealer.
DENVER. Oct. 1. Two hundred and fifty
S'O" will coiuinue turee uaya. un or ine
iot nnpirtant subjects to be discussed
I. the effect of the national nnr f,irl !.
insurance officials plead I
Dlstrlct Attorney Jeroaie alls Frnm-
Inent Men I win fwwrt at
New Yark.
NEW YORK, Oct. l.-Leadlng officials
of several of the large life Insurance con
paniea were summoned by llstrict Attor
ney Jerome today to appear before the
criminal branch of the state supreme
court to plead to Indictments found
against them by the grand Jury. Among
the officials summoned were Charles B.
Falrchlld, formerly secretary of the United
States treasury and former trustee of
; the New York Life Insurance company,
Geo. W. Perkins, of the firm of J. P.
formerly vice- j
Morgan amj company.
prlJent of tl). aame comply, both of
whom are accused of forgery, John R.
Hegeman, president of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company, accused on seven
counts of forgery and three of perjury,
Frederick A. Burnham, president, George
A. Burnnam ana ueorgr, (iP,hpr people desired It and that both
formerly vice-president, all of the Mutual , Kovrrnm(.nt. shmlld do lHr utmost to
Reserve Live Insurance company, against j BKn,nst gllcn awflll catastrophe,
whom collectively are pending fifteen In- I T)le rotary spoke with Intense earnest
dlctments alleging forgery and perjury. n(,.s afu,r carrfuj deliberation and prcpara-
PY"" Rl OIHrtte. formerly vice-president
of the Mutual Life Insurance company.
charged with forgery and perjury, Robert
A. Grannls, of the same company, charged
with forgery and Thomas D. Jordan, form
er comptroller of the Equitable Life As
surance society, against whom there are
"(eighteen counts, alleging forgery and one
I .
iot rJry.
They are all ordered to ap-
pear on Monday.
MOFFETT BEFORE THE JURY j
i
Prr.l.lent of Stsndatil of Indiana Up
plains Statement Many Were
Favored
CHICAGO, Oct. 1. James A. Moffett,
president of the Standard Oil company of
Indiana, went before the federal grand Jury
today to explain his public statement that
other concerns besides the Standard Oil
company bad been guilty of rebating with
the railroads at Whiting, Ind.
When the grand Jury took luncheon re
cess Mr. Moffett was still being questioned.
A subpoena was Issued for F. S. Hollands,
chief rate clerk for the Alton railroad.
It Is declared that If Hollands, as agent J
for the Alton railroad, gives evidence In- j
vol vlng the railroad criminality In ether j
cases than the Standard Oil caso he would j
obtain Immunity for himseir. but not for
the railroad, the Alton having been granted
Immunity only in the case of the Standard j
Oil company. . i
It was rumored that me summoning or
Hollands followed a statement by Moffett )
that agents and officials of the Alton were
responsible for the rates grunted.
on Mr DC DniIMn Tfl CCP ADC ' progress the share America has had In aid
SOME ARE BOUND TO tSCAlJtlnK lt and sad Americans were proud of
(Government Attorne
ya In Land Fraud
Case Cannot Make
Stick.
It
MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Oct. 1 Government
attorneys engaged In prosecuting the so-
called land fraud cases under Indictments
returned In Denver In connection with the
operations of the Federal Coal and Iron
announced today that they were
convinced of their Inability to hold I. J.
niwr. rhrarMi
Itlvvconsplracy to
0efr""a l. 16 .VP7?? Z Zl
... i. J -.Ill KMAk
biy be aisenargoo ny fnu
mlssioner Bloodgood. It Is expected that
similar action will foe taken with Charles
S. Carter, C. E. Canrlght, Walter 8. John
son and Henry J. Wehr, stockholders in
tha Wisconsin ' Coal and Iron company.
Assistant Attorney Geieral Knaebel asked
for Rosenberg's discharge by the commls-
who ruled that he could not dls
charge him at this time, or until after
be had heard all of the testimony.
DIVIDEND IS GIVEN A CUT
Directors of Anacondn Copper Com.
pany Reduce Quarterly Distri
bution of Profits.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. The directors of
the Anaconda Copper company, the main
producing company of the Amalgamated
C'opper company, today declared a quarterly
I dividend of.1.25 a share. This is a reduc-
In the previous quarter and Is at the rate
of 5) per cent per annum Instead or at
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1 tlle rale of 28 por cent a" Jeclare1 ror tlle
i previous quarter.
Copper is quoted today on the New Y'ork
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Metal exchange at a reduction of ' of u
cent per pound. Lake copper Is quoted
at 144 to 15 and Electrolytic copper at
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trrun I I U IXIUl. Iltnirr
Attempt Made to Assassinate Former
County Official of Baker
City.
BAKER CITY, Ore.. Oct. l.-An attempt
was made last night to assassinate former
. .1
Sheriff Harvey K. urown ai ma nuiuo
this city by blowing him up with a dyna-
mite bomb. Mr. Brown Is at the hospital un -
conscious snd in a critical condition. One
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Ot niS legs was oio-.i ... -
rms was badly mutilated, besides In-
ternat Inlurles. The perpetrators left no
, trace of their deed except a wire along tho
frnce ad to the middle of the road.
t iltA 1 11 1 11 II 1 A Of lhA road.
PrllNA GETS A CONSTITUTION
!
i Dowager Emnirai Issues Decree Mik-
Change lu Form of
tiovermneat.
LONDON, OCT. 1 A special dispatch
from Peking says the diwnger empress
i naa Issued a decree declaring the govern
: m,nt of China to be constitutional mon -
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It is always Interesting and in
structive to see this machinery la
operation.
Tbe best time to view the process
of newspaper making la The Bee
office -is between 2 and 4 o'clock
ln the afternoon.
, Arrange to come in at that time
if you can. but remember that you
will be welcome at any time.
The Bee building will be hand
somely Illuminated each night.
TAFT CLEARS ATMOSPHERE
Secretary of War Makes Notable
Speech at Tokio Banquet.
SUGGESTION OF WAR INFAMOUS
Xrlthrr Nation lleslrea It and No
tlaestlnn Exists that Cannot
Re nettled by Di
plomacy. TOKIO. Oct. 1. Secretary of War Taft
"roused the wildest enthusiasm and loud
cnecrs wnen in ine course in me v i
the banquet given In bis honor by the j
municipality of Tokio and chamber of ,
commerce, he declared that war between
thn United States and Japan "would be a
crime against modern civilisation and as i
wicked as it would be Insane," adding that ;
ton.
The hrtnrmet took tilace In the assembly
room of the Imperial hotel. Viscount Shl
busawa presiding, and was attended by
prominent officials and many of the leudlng
business men of Tokio. Mr, Taft sat on
the right of Viscount Bhlbusawa and Mr.
O'Brien, the new American ambassador to j
Japan, was seated on his left, l ne occo-
rations of the hall wero magnificent ann a
irnnd linnil film Ished the music. Among
those present were many women. Including
Americana.
Viscount Bhlbusawa, In welcoming Mr.
Taft, paid a glowing tribute to tho great-
. nf ii, e nation which the secretary rep- ,
resented, the friendliness which the United j
States had always displayed tor Japan mm ,
the Influence which America exerted
throughout tho world. In replying Mr. Taft
spoke with deep feeling and postlveness.
He asserted that the talk of unfriendliness
between the United States and Japan was
"due entirely to the commercialism of the
newspapers In America." The secretary de
clined to discuss the Immigration question,
saying that he would not trespass upon ths
field of the State department. Mr. O Brian
woll,j M. that the entire matter was "easy
of genB0e arrangement between sensiblo
n)pn ..
Scpretarv Taft began by giving thanks
fjp h,g welcome nd tne evidence of good
w)n Bnown He thrn referred to Japan's
and Ba,d the Amerlcans were
ud t,1(U Mr RooReVelt, with the prestige
.i,i.,nev. hastened a
I peace that was honorable to both Japan and
Russia.
j secretary laii spu.e i ,ui 1 - -
. .
i .i,iv, hn had the cordial
. ' Rtftfes. This
!. . . .....
brought the secretary down to the recent
rennrts of friction and he said: "Now for
the moment there Is only a little cloud over
our friendship of fifty years, but the great
est earthquake of the century could not
j ghake our amlty j do not intend to con-
slder details. I cannot trespass upon me
Jurisdiction of the Department of State and
discuss the events in San Francisco, but I
can say that there Is nothing in them that
la Incapable of honorable and full adjust
ment by ordinary diplomacy," .
War Now Would Be Crime.
The secretary In speaking of war said he
did not hold that war Is entirely unjusti
fiable when international grievances cannot
otherwise be realized.
"But war Is bell," he said, "and only a
great cause which cannot be settled by
diplomacy Justifies it." He said war be
tween Japan and the United States would
be a crime against civilization. Neither de
sired it. neither would gain anything from
It and both governments would strain every
HH..,At ft
that America's good will toward Japan was
as warm as ever.
Proud of Peace Efforts.
Continuing. Mr. Taft said:
Americana win always ne pruim m me
part President Roosevelt was able to play
Americana will always be proud of the
ln hastening the end of the war and bring-
: lng about peace under circumstances hon-
, taken n stand In the first rank of the fnm-
ny or nations, iou nave con. iwm inw "
'with your former antagonist, and the
wnil your I tin if r uiiing"mBi, mm
! wounds caused by the war are healed
The growth of Japan from a hermit na-
I tlon to tta present position In the last fifty
j war. IB H Iliurvei lu ni? hwi hi. ninri nan.
are prolH, to record ,ne fact that Japan has
. always had the cordial sympathy, and at
times the effective aid, of the United States.
For a moment for a moment only a little
cloud came over the sunshine of the fast
1 friendship of fifty years. Only the greatest
earthquake or the century could cause even
, Uuj a,lghtet tremor between such friends.
I do not Intend to consider the details of
the events at San Francisco; I cannot tres-
pass on the Jurisdiction of the Department I
"i lJU'li': ?"eaf"e:,,...R;MH,,;!
alter. I lay that there la nothing In
these events that cannot be honorably and
"" ' "V"' i'""-. ,
uun ijt-v w ctri! HID Kwrxj wri niiiruin, tun- ;
, dlloted, as they both are, by statesmen of
honor, sanity and Justice,
j War Would Be Criminal,
i War between Japan and the United States
i would be a crime against modern clvlllza-
( ,, Wftlll,, .,. V.lth.r Ih. nen.
nl(, '. jatinn nor thc neiinle of the United
btatea desire war. The governments of the
t wo uniri,. " "V """
, a . l .
i would K'ain anything.
Japan has uuaertalteii, with tlie lt?gttimat
Interests of so close a neighbor, to reform
-r
, iury methods. His majesty, the emperor,
! has shown his appreciation of the difficult
i tusk by sending to Cores Japan's greatest j
' statesman. No matter what the reports may
! te, no matter wnat criticism may tie. in-
' tered. the world will have confidence that
a,e pursuing a policy In Core. "whirl " will
- ...ill.. ...... Ina l..lll... . 1
J fare of a backward people.
mzatlon ana the wel-
w ny nciuiii j rii) it ii wish i or war 7 it
I must atop or seriously delay the execution
! of the plana for tlie reform of Cores.
I Why should the United States wish for
war? It would change It In a year or
more Into a military nation. Its great
resources would be wasted In a vast euuln-
ment which would s rve no good purpose.
but would tempt the nation Into warilko
policies. Why should its wish for war.
in which, all the evils of society flourish
s"i all vultures fatten? It is engaged in
taiBllliaUIHS . BU.nilllliru, J I n Wf .l,U
order In tlie Philippines, fitting those peo
ple by general education to govern them
selves. Problems for Japan.
It haa been auggested that we mlaht
relieve ourselves of this burden by tlie
sale of tlie Islands to Japan or some other 1
country. The suggestion is absurd. Japan '
rv. The suaaesl on Is absurd. J a Da 11
j does not wish for the Philippines; it has
prooieiiis 01 a similar naium nearer uoinc
More than this, the United Slates could
not sell tlie Islanda to another power with-
out the grossest violation of Its obliga-
tions to the Philippine people.
rw il hlnu to fla-ht for.
fe.imi one asks why such reports and
rumors of war? The capacity of certain
members of the modern press In the sen
sational dispatches to give rise to un
founded reports has grown with the im
provement In communication between dis
tant parts of the world. The desire to sell
j (Continued on Btcond Page,
l" v """" "' ... -l.n ... . today and announced that he would en
The aecretary characterized even the sug- '
" v ; deavor to get a few members of the state
gestion of war as Infamous, and declared
1 nuer an meae im. uim....... . tuuiu . aomB yachtsmen and tlirougn them became
there be anything more wicked, more In- )nterested In the America's cup. Axel Jo
famous than the suggestion of war be-, . Hwedish lawyer, was with the
.u,..un iiva nations win, have emovnil auch 1 r . ... . ,, .
. w.r,. . w . ' r vl m ince a guou ueai 01 ine lima wuiie lie
time-honored friendship and who have L. ..-.. i.,,i tiuA no,... -01, 1,1...
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
HOLIDAY
OMAHA. Oct. 1, 1907.
Thursdny afternoon the Knights
of Ak-Sar-Hen will greet the loyal
subjects, of the kingdom of Qul
vera with n ladles' and military
parade. That this pageant may
be witnessed by all the loyal sub
jects of Kins Ak-Sar-Ben. it Is de
sired that a general suspension of
business be ordered for the after
noon. To footer the holiday spirit
for this occasion, I declare Thurs
day afternoon a public holiday and
urge that the parade bo witnessed
by every man, woman and child
wlihin the city's gates.
JAMES C. DAHLMAN.
Major.
ALL MAIL TO BE WEIGHED
Hallway Mall Clerks Throughout
United Statea Have Bfgnn on
New Order.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. At one minute past
midnight this morning, railway mall
clerks throughout the country began the
weighing of malls In obedience to a gen
eral order of the postmaster general.
Congress Is responsible for this.
In the regular appropriation bill for the
postal service, approved March 1, the
clause requiring the weighing for thirty
days was inserted. It was the first time
In the history of the postofflco depart
ment that the weighing of all mall matte
In all trains over all routes on which
M. ii un. rmpuvvu -
In former years In order to arrive at
an average, special periods were set aside
to determine the amount of a certain class
of mall carried over certain routes, or In
certain postal sections of the United
States.
The object of the thirty days' trial Is
to give the department and congress reli
able statistics to determine the cost of
handling and transportirg different classes
of mall matter.
For this special thirty days weighing
test congress made an appropriation of
S300.0CO.
HARRIMAN G0ES OFF BOARD
Condition of Alton Hoad Good, n
Shown liy Record of
Bnslneas.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1. The annual meeting of
the Chicago & Alton Railroad company waa
held at ita general offices In this city today.
- , , . n w T".. I I ,4 Itfi f1
i . resmcnt a. ra. rmi.u l"
! shares were voted for directors. Robert
Mather whs elected to succeed himself and
B. A. Jackson and Edwin Hawley were
chosen to succeed E. II. Harrlman and
James Stlllman of New Y'ork. The finan
cial statement of the Chicago & Alton for
the year ended June 80 shows the gross
receipts were J12.S0M26, an Increase of
$1,223,332, as compared with the previous
year. The operating and general expenses
were 18,021.462, an increase of i:uB.5, leav-
lng net earnings of $4,"84,J74. an Increase of
(1.017J84. The-surplus for the year after
payment of preferred stock dividends and
all other" charges was $1,010,229. an tncreas
Of $815,255.
CAMPAIGN WILL SOON OPEN
Chairman Ifayward of Republican.
Committee Will Take Imme
diate Charge.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., Oct. 1 (Special Tele'
I . ,.,.. .1. .. I IIauala.J nf
8,,,.,-..!. . '
committee together. If sufficient were in
tha city, to consult over the selection of
' the executive committee. He may find It
impossible to hold even an informal meet
ing, as i lany have left the city.
. f.i,airm(.n llavward will immediately nut
Chairman Hayward will immediately put
I pressing business affairs In Nebraska City
)n ghape to come to Lincoln and open the
'. here In twenty-four houra.
There haa been no mention of a change In
headquarters and they will without doubt
be continued here.
BOYS OF FOURTEEN BARRED
Neve Law In Effect lu New York Pre
venting Sale of Papers by
' Youths.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. A new law by
which boys under 14 year old are prohibited
from selling papers between 10 p. m. and
a- oc- into effect today. Boy. who
violate the law can be arrested either by
, policemen or truant officers. Boys under
1 10 are not allowed to sell at any time.
while those between 10 and 14 have to
secure Board of Education permits aa
formerly. The Board of Education will
enforce the law strictly.
This law Is one of several new child
: labor laws passed by the last legislature.
a law nrohlblting ' the employment of
children under IS years of ago In factories
--J-.lr In 41. a. mnnfir nw -aA-
V O V V lui r a aiv iiiuyj Sinri
; 5 o'clock ln the evening Is one of them.
j ,
DAY OF PROSECUTION
, Borah's Counsel Will Move Hare
Case Taken from the Jury
at Once.
I
j BOISE, Idaho. Oct. l.-What probably
will be the last day of the prosecution
j in the Koran case oegan inis morning wun
... . M j . , , ,i. ...
the defendant in his capacity as attorney
, for the Barber Lumber company, bad
i many deeds to timber lands recorded in
- , , i,i, .1,1.
t,,e rflcB of tne coun,y clerk 'n this
city. The defense announced yesterday
that thls could ln no way connect Senator
. ... .. ,,.., ...,., . .
Borah with any criminal conspiracy end
that they were ready to concede the fact
without any testimony whatever. Tbe
government attorneys declined to accept
the offer. It Is stated that Senator
Borah's counsel will move to have the
case taken from the Jury Immediately
after the government closes.
1
rriare unrim ue.yea.ieie.
I NEW YORK, Oct. 1. It Is thought that
the idea or a Hweoisu cnanenger for a race
for ,,e America's cup was prompted by
tia vllt , irn(. Wllhelm to this country
; recen,iy. The iirlnce was much Interested
, . maritime affalis and mei among others
Mr. Josephson lectured before the members
of tlie Royal Swedish Yacht club on the
America's cup and urged them lo try for
the trophy. Baron Herman de Lagrcrants,
the bwedisli minister who is here, said when
he heard of the contemplated challenge: "I
hnie It Is true and that they are really
going to challenge. It would really be fine.
Our sailors, you know, have dona good
work In sailing Ihe defenders to victory."
GREAT AUTO PARADE
First of Royal Processions Proves Ono
Grand Success.
LONG LINE OF BEAUTIFUL CARS
Artistic, Comic and Industrial Sec
tions in Pageant.
CLOUDS HOIST AND SAIL AWAY
Thousands of King's Loyal Subjects
witness the Spectacle.
CROWD STREETS AND WINDOWS
Samson Says Big Electrical Procession
Comes Tonight and (iood Weather
la Promised for Imperial
Advent.
Ak-Sar-Ben Weather.
Fair all day Wednesday, with comfort
able temperature.
Attendance at Carnival.
1907. ISO. 1505.
,5S 2.563 3.2
, ,,7 MM 6.43
, ,$ 8,470 6.5Si
23.1(10 1Y.7M 13.4M'
2.0 10, ml K.a-i.
Wednesday
Parade Route Tonlaht.
Start from Sixteenth and Cuming streets,
8:tm p. in.; Sixteenth street south to How
ard street; Howard street east to Four
teenth street; Fourteenth street nortli in
Douglas street; Douglas street east o
Tenh street; Tenth street east to Farnam
street; Farnam street west to Nineteenth
street; Nineteen) Ii street south o Harney
sreet; llarney street east to Fifteenth
street; Fifteenth strict north to Capital
avenue.
Thursday afternoon, October 8, women'g
float parade.
Friday night, October 4, coronation ball.
Saturday night. October 5. carnival closes.
Wednesday, Douglas county day.
Thursday. Lincoln day.
Friday. Nebraska day.
Saturday. Council Bluffs day.
Attractions on Kins' Hihnn),
Slide for Life 3 p. in. and S p. ni.
High Dlve-4:30 p. m. and 8:30 p. m.
The Bagdad show, which Is not free, will
occur at 3:30, 8:15 and 9:30 p. m.
Long live the king and may he ever
prosper. -
Pageant after pageant he has shown his
people and none yet more entertaining
than the long train of beautiful and fan
tastic automobiles ho sent Into ths city
last night. It was a mighty spectacle, such
I flt t herald the anr.roH.ch tonlBht
h.o--ti vm .i i. .m
, u i ak'dui -xrii .viit., vrncii liu will uuiuv
In the brilliant glory of the mightiest
pageant In all the history of Qulvera.
Not a cloud obscured the sky when tin
automobiles moved down brilliantly-lighted
Farnam street from the starting point at
Twenty-fifth. Thousands of people llneo
the walks tne whole length of the Una
I of march or watched the spectacle froit
the windows along the way. The court
house yard was a swarm of humanity, At
; far BOutb aa Leavenworth and as far nortt
as Cuming street the crowd was dense. ,
Line of the Parade.
This was the line of march for tin
riarnitn! Tw.nl v-fnurth anrl Parnntn alrti
and move east on Farnam to Tenth street;
north on Tenth street to Douglas street;
west on Douglas street to Fifteenth street;
norh on Fifteenth stree tto Dodge street;
west on Dodge to Sixteenth street; south
on Sixteenth to Douglas street; east on
Douglas to Fifteenth street; south on Fit-
i .1. II . , 1 r J
' I . .
to Sixteenth street; south on Sixteenth t
Leavenworth and counter march on Six
teenth to Cuming street.
Forty automobiles were In the parade
Entries Included twenty-four cars of all
classes and half a dozen decorated trucks,
which moved In the Industrial sectloaV
Following in escort of mounted police,
the board of governors of Ak-Sar-Ben rode
In three cars at the head ot the parade.
The Klrkendall snd McShane machines fol
lowed. Both of these machines wet-e hand
somely decorated, and prize winners from
a point of beauty. Novel devices were
used In decorating and lighting the auto
mobiles. Home of the Entries.
The next eighteen machines and Industrial
trucks were as follows:
Truck of Benson Transportation company.
Decorated truck ot Balduff.
Btors Brewing company, decorated truck.
M. E. Smith & Co., decorated truck.
Dave O'Brien, the candy man, decorated
track.
Krug Brewing company, decorated truck.
Car from Kimball Automobile company.
Car from Maxwell Automobile company.
Harry Cummlngs, decorated automobile.
Paul C. Gallagher, who has charge of the
industrial section.
WUIard Hoasford.
Edgar Allen.
Dr. Robert GUmore.
It. L. Kountze,
Adolph- Stors.
Car from Derlght Automobile company.
Harry Kelly.
Edward Cudahy, Jr. ,
E. I. Cudahy.
Preparations for other psrades kept ths
committee busy thc entire day, but It wai
announced Tuesday afternoon that rain
would cause no change ln the program and
both parades and coronation ball will be
given as scheduled.
REESE FILES RESIGNATION
Supreme Court Offers Position' tel
Judge Jacob Faevcett
of Omaha.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Oct. l.-(8peclal Telegrams
Judge M. B. Reese, recently appointed su
preme court commissioner to take the place
vacated by Judge N. D. Jackson of Nellgh,
has resigned. He finds bis prlvste business
such that It Is Impossible to sccept the posi
tion. At the time of his appointment the
Judge said he did not believe he could ac
cept. Judge Jacob Fawcett of Omaha has
been offered the position.
Judge ysweett was not In the city Tues
day afternoon. Whether he will accept is
not known.
MANY ARE KILLED OR INJURED
Forty-Two en C'asaalty List of Tralu
Wreck Near Seoul,
Corea.
SEOUL, Corea, Oct. l.-Forty-two per
sons. Including thirty Japanese soldiers,
were killed or Injured by the derailment
of a south bound train from this place
early today. The responsibility for ths
wreck has nut been fixed.
