MISCHIEVOU8 PUBLIC'S CORRECTION.
GOV. COMER WINS A POINT
TAKE BIT IN TEETH
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS ANX.
IOUS TO STRIKE.
The Southern Railroad Officials
Agree to Obey Law.
PARALYSIS OF TELEGRAPH BUSI
NESS AT CHICAGO
Pending a Decision in the Courts Low
Passenger and Freight Rates
Will Prevail.
STRIKE BECOMES COMPLETE
STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE
KEYS ALL QUIET
Western Union Men Joined by Postal
Operators Going Out In Other
Cities Kansas City, Denver
and Salt Lake Join In.
Following the load of tiio telegraph
operators employed by the Western
Union Telegraph company In Chicago
who wont on Htrlko because they wore
jisked to work with non-union men In
Los Angeles, the telegraphers In nine
other cities throughout the United
States quit. work. The fiUO men em
ployed by the Postal Telegraph com
pany in Chicago, who belong to the
:amo local of the commercial tele
graphers' UnJon as the Western
Union men, and who declare - that
their working conditions with the
compuny are unsatisfactory, took ad
vantage or the situation and quit work
In n body. With the walkout of the
Postal employes, Chicago Is left with
only about thirty-five telegraphers en
deavoring to transmit the business of
both tolegraph companies where under
normal conditions fully 1,(500 men are
necessary to do tlie work.
The other Western Union offices
which became Involved In the trouble
todny together with the number of
men who quit work are: Salt Lake
City,, 36; Helena, 40; KanBas City,
330; Dallas, 105; Fort Worth, Tex.,
40; Colorado Springs, 10; Denver, 83.
In Now Orleans the men employed
ly the Postal Telegraph company loft
their keys to enforce demands made
on the company several weeks ago.
Lato Friday night the general sltun.
tlon had cleared somewhat and where
earlier in the day it uppcared us If
the strike of the commercial men
would be universally throughout tho
United States, the indications now are
that no further strikes will occur for
the present, at least. Unifer orders
fiom National President Small of the
telegraphers organization, National
Secretary Russell telegraphed the sec
retaries of the various locals through
out the country to keep their men at
vork until they received further or.
ders.
A CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT
Hondruas to Adopt a Permanent Con
stitutional Form.
Formal notice has been received in
Washington from tho provisional gov
ernment of Honduras that, September
15, next, the anniversary of the po
litical Independence of Central Amer
ica, has been selected as the date upon
,whlch Honduras will return to a con
'stllutlonal form of government, adopt
iiug the provision of the constitution
!of 1804. An election will take place
.in October following for a permanent
jpresldont, and It Is understood leading
candidates are General Davila, presl
'dent of the provisional government,
and Dlonyslus Gulterlez, formerly a
member of the cabinet and long prom
inent in the political affairs of Hon
duras. Grants Pardon to a Woman.
President Roosevelt has pardoned
Nancy Miller, who was convicted
about six years ago in Indian terri
tory of manslaughter for killing Allco
'Brake in a dispate over a gosling
iTho woman was sentenced to pay a
lino of $500 and to serve ten years
in the Ohio penitentiary. She has
.been Imprisoned for about six years
'and the president thought she had
tsqrved sufficient lime for her crime.
The pardoned woman is the mother
of six or L'lght children, who need
her help.
Fire In Hospital Building.
A fire parted In the laundry build'
Inc of the Pennsylvania hospital for
the Innane Friday afternoon. Tho
laundry's structure stands a short dts
tanco from the buildings the patients
,-aro confined, hut they wore In no
danger., Tho fire was controlled.
Reads Title Clear.
Tho Mississippi democratic execu
tive committee in session at Jackson
"declared John Sharp Williams tho
nominoo for United States Senator
over Govornor James E. Vardaman.
Williams's majority ovor Vardaman
fwas 048,
Will Defer Building.
)Uids for the construction of the
.addition to tho school house at Har
yard have proved to bo so far In ex
cess of tho amount of bonds votod
;that the board of education will not
jpush the sale of bends hut will rent
loutsido rooms and defer building for
tttls year at least.
John D.
Preaching Changed
FRMCH SHELL THE MOORS
Warships in Casa Blanca HarboJ
Resent Attack on Sailors.
Battery on Shore Was Quickly
Silenced Italians Demr.nd
Reparation.
Tanglor, Morocco. The French
cruiser Galilee was bombarding the
Moorish quarter of Casa IJlanca and
tho neighborhood of the city whon
tho last steamer, which has Jirt ar
rived hero, left that port. The Kaby
les attacked Casa Blanca and the
Moorish authorities applied to the
commander of the Galilee for assist
ance. Ho thereupon landed GO men
and a Spanish cruiser landed 40.
This landing party was fired upon by
tho Kabylos and seven Frenchmen
including an officer, wore wounded.
The combined Fanco-Spanish force
thoroupon cleared the city of hostile
tribesmen, guards wore placed about
the foreign consulates and then the
Galileo opened fire with her big guns
on tho rebels.
According to a semi-official account
of tho fighting at Casa IJlanca. the
conunandor of tho Galileo asked for
permission to land a guard of sailors
to protect tho French consulate which
was granted, but while tho guard was
proceeding to the consulto It was
fired upon In the streets and six blue-
jackots and an ensign were wounded.
The French then cleared the streets
at tho point of the bayonet, killing
many of tho Moors.
Disregard Missouri Law.
Jefferson City, Missouri. Prose
cuting Attornoy Slate of Cole county
Tuosday filed an information in cir
cuit court againBt tho Missouri Pa
cific railroad, charging it with fail
tiro to obey the state law requiring
dally possonger service on all lines,
The grand Jury last weok returned
indictments against tho company for
the Boven Sundays during which tho
law has been In effect for failure to
oporato trains on tho Bagnoll branch.
This information covers la"t Sunday
Tho railroad now has 21 Indictments
nnd one information to answor hero
for alleged violation of the eight hour
tolograph lav and others arising un
dor the dally train law.
A Prison Brick Plant.
Loavonworth, Kansas. Major R
W. McCIaughry, warden of the
federal penitentiary received author
ity Tuosday to establish a largo prls
on brick plant. Tho American Clay
worus company of Bucyrus, O., Is to
install tho machinery for $13,6:3.44.
Tho plant will have a capacity to
make as high as 60,000 brick a day.
Both building and vitrified paving
brick will be manufactured. The clay
will be taken from tho hill west of
tho prison and convoyed ovor In cars.
Tho brick plant will bo within tho
main walls.
The Connecticut Made Good Record.
Rockland, Maine. In a serlos of 11
runs ovor a measured mile courso out
sldo of tho harbor Wednesday, the
first class battleship Connecticut, tho
first battleship of tho class built by
tho govornmont made a showing
which was highly satisfactory to
Rear Admiral Robloy D. Evans and
tho trial board. Tho average speed of
tho host fivo runs was 18.78 knots.
Heavy Wisconsin Rains.
La Crosso Wisconsin. High wind
and torrontlal rainst Tuosday night
caused considerable damage over a
wldo aroa'. Tolograph wires were un
usable at times.
Accordin i to John D. Practice.
STANDS FOR STATE LAW.
Gov. Comer of Alabama is Disposed to
Disregard Injunction and En
force Rate Law.
Montgomery, Alabama. Govornor
Comer gave out a statement Wed
nesday in which he says he is stand
ing out for the two and a half-cent
fare bill, saying "every time a ticket
is sold for more than two and a half
cents a mile the roads violate the law
and the person selling the ticket com
mits a misdemeanor. It is tho duty
of every court to so charge the jury
and the duty of every solictor to
make out a case. I have told Colonel
Hussoll that witli his reputation for
fairness I shall expect him to realize
and concede that the railroads must
obey tho laws the same as any other
person."
It is given out by the members of
tho legislature that in case an extra
session is called tho members win
stand solidly behind the governor In
his fight. The evident Intention of
the govornor to hold that the passen
gor faro law which has been enjoined
by the United States court Is being
violated and to encourage arrests up
on It, is a showing of a possibility of
conflict between the state and the
federal courts, even to a greater ex
tent than was thought.
Furniture Trust Dissolved.
Chicago, Illinois. Judge Landis in
The United States district court. Mon
day ordorod . tho dissolution of the
Church and School Furniture trust
recently punished by fines amount
ing to $13,000 for admitted violation
of the Anti-trust laws. Tho court en
tered a decree making permanent ii
junctions previously Issued against
the companies that wore fined re
straining them from further trust
agreements or conspiracies to monop
olize and restrain trade In violation
of the law.
North Carolina Roads All Surrender.
Raleigh, N. C Governor Glenn
lato Monday received a telegram from
tho authorities of the Louisville and
Nashvlllo railroad, saying that they
would put 2lA cent state rate into
et'foct on the eighth of August. This
Is the last road to surrender to the
stato laws and on tho eighth of Aug
ust all tho roads In North Carolina
above GO miles long will be using the
state rate.
"Nay, Nay." Says Coburn.
Topeka, Kansas. F. d. Coburn,
secretary of the state board of
agriculture, said Wednesday for pub
lication "Be kind enough to advise
the well-meaning friends who are
mentioning my name in connection
with the governorship of Kansas that
I have no desire for political prefer
ment ami aepiro to no office other
than tho one I now occupy."
They Come to Learn.
San Francisco, Calfornla. In pur
suance of its yearly custom to send
representatives to visit foreign coun
tries and tho commercial and manu
facturing centers of the world, tho
Japanese government has sent to
America this year seven prominent
railway engineers and managers to
study our latest railway methods and
Improvements.
Lower Wheat Rates to Pacific,
Washington, D. C An ordr was
made by the Interstate commerce
commission in a decision handed
down by Commissioner Harlan Wed
nesday directing that beginning on '
September 15 next, the through rate I
on wheat from points in Nebraska to 1
Pacific coast terminals should bo not
more than 03 cuts per 100 pounds. I
-Govornor
Comer and tho officials of
orn railroad reached an
the South
agreement and the
lato Thursday afternoon
license of tho railroad In
Alabama
will be reinstated.
Beginning September 1, 1907 the
railroad and its allied linos will put
into effect tho two and a half cont
passenger fare act and tho measure
of reducing the freight rates on 110
commodities commonly shipped in
Alabama.
The agreement was not reached
without concessions being made by
both sides, but In the main it is a
victory for the state. Tho laws in
question will not be put into effect
permanently. The agreement speci
fically declares that tholr operation
beginning September 1 are only sub
ject to the final determination as to
their constitutionality and their rea
sonableness when a decision on these
questions is finally rendered by the
court.. Laws enacted by the legisla
ture at It3 winter session affecting
the railroads of the state will remain
In force.
In consideration of the agreement
of the railroad representatives to per
mit of the operation of these two
laws, t.,e one effecting the passenger
traffic, and the other the freight, it
was agreed by Govornor Comer that
the revocation of license of the South
ern in Alabama should be cancelled
and tho company permitted to do
business without hindrance by the
stato.
The compromise affects only the
one railroad system, the Southern.
The other railroads of the stato
were not parties to the conference.
Must Operate Telephones.
Helena, Montana. Judge Bach in
the district court Thursday Issued
a writ of mandamus to compel the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Com
pany whose operators are on strike,
to resume operations. He declared
that tho company had a duty to per
form and that service must be resum
ed. Ho said he would punish any one
who attempted to interfere with the
lines, but tho mere fact with one
person persuades another not to work
and uses no threats or force does not
justify the company in refusing to do
Its duty to the public, adding that the
company must operate its lines or
forfeit Its franchise.
An Extravagant King.
Borlln, Germany. King Chulalong
korn I win leave Berlin Friday for
Cassel where ho will be the guest of
the Gorman emperor and impress.
Stories of the extravagance of the
Slameso king continues to excite and
amuse Borlln. It Is considered cer
tain that he has bought $5,000,000
worth of diamonds and gold and sil
verware. Two gokt services among
the selections cost 800,000 each.
Deported 106 Japanese.
San Francisco, Calif. A hundred
and six .Japanese, the largest number
ever deported, from this coast, left
on the steamer Manchuria for the
Orbnt Thursday. The deportations
consists of Japanese caught stealing
ovor the Mexican border into the
United States. They were brought
horo by the Inspector In charge of the
Immigration bureau at Fort Worth.
Williams Defeats Vardaman.
Jackson, Mississippi. The Dem
ocratic state vjxocutive commltteo
Thursday declared John Sharp Wil
liams the nominee for United States
senator. The canvass of the returns
showed a majority of 04 8 votes for
Williams, the totals being as follows:
Williams, 59,496; Vardaman. 58,848.
Kansas Jurist Overcome.
Topeka, Kansas. Justice C
Graves of tho supreme court
overcome by heat at ills home In
B.
was
Em-
porla Wednesday evening, and Thurs
day was in a serious condition. This
is the second timo that Judge Graves
has been overcome by heat recently.
Telegraph Operators Out.
Chicago, Illinois. The tolograph
aporators employed by the Western
Union in Chicago went on strike
Thursday night at 12 o'clock. The
trouble was precipitated by tho Lop
Angeles strike which was Inaugurated
two days ago.
Taft Will Talk Politics.
Columbus. Ohio. Secretary Taft
Thursday accopted an Invitation to
address tne Buckeye club on na
tional Issues tho ovoning of August
19.
The Photographers Elect.
Dayton, Ohio. The Photographers
association of America Thursday
elected F. W. Medlar, Spencer, In.,
president.
Montgomery, Alabama.-
Point Reached in Career of Organiza
tion Where It Is Impossible to
Back Down, and All May
Be Called Out.
A Chicago, August 11, dispatch
says: The strike of the union com
mercial telegraph operators will bo
ur.ivorsal throughout tho United
States and Canada within twenty
four hours, according to National
Secretary Russell, of the telegraphers'
organization, made by Mr. Russell
after he had boen informed of the
action taken by the men in New
York, who, at a meeting there today,
decided to hold a walkout in abey
ance until the latter part of tho week.
"The strike movement," said Rus
sell, "has come to the point where
there can be no bncklng down. The
telegraphers have been trodden on
long enough by the companies, and
now that we have the opportunity
we are going to use all
to enforce' our demands,
weeks President Small
have been holding the
our strength
For several
and myself
telegraphers
back and have been advising concilia
tion, but they have taken matters in
their own hands and we are going
to stand by them."
In regard to the newspaper end of
tho controversy, Secretary Russell Is
sued the following statement to
night: "To All Publishers, United States
and Canada: The commercial teleg
raphers' union does not desire in any
way whatever to hamper the news
papers of the country. We are
fighting for our rights, however, and
believing that the telegraph operators
employed in this service are under
paid, we have authorized our men to
present a schedule to their employ
ers asking for what we consider
reasonable recompense for their la
bors. If these demands are not met
with by the various news-gatherine
organizations within a specified time
the men will be ordered to quit
work."
Action looking to a strike of 3,000
telegraph operators in New York has
been deferred until next Friday,
pending the conference In Chicago at
which United States Labor Commis
sioner Charles P. Neill, Samuel J.
Small, president of the commercial
telegraphers' union of America; Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri
can federation of labor, and Ralph M.
Easley, chairman of the executive
council of the national civic federa
tion, will endeavor to effect an ad
justment of the difficulties between
the telegraph companies and their
employes throughout the country.
The decision was reached at a meet
ing of the local telegraphers' union
held Sunday.
The cause of the present trouble
is the repudiation by the employers
of the San Francisco agreement
which settled the strike. President
Samuel Small in a telegram to United
States Labor Commissioner Neill,
said the strike was illegal, but the
provocation was great, and resentment
against the Western Union so univer
sal that the officials would authorize
a general strike unless a way could
be found to bring about conciliation.
He told the commissioner he could
guarantee Immediate resumption of
work if the government would insist
upon investigation or arbitration of
propositions embodied in a memorial
addressed to board of directors of
the Western Union last June.
TOWN IS TORN UP.
Half
Ton of Dynamite lanites
at
Boulder, Colorado
Four persons are dead as a result
of the explosion of dynamite at tho
depot at Boulder, Colo. They
are:
thirty,
aged
ISAAC D. WILSON, aged
contractor.
LESLIE ROY LAFEVRE,
twenty-eight.
H. A. RAMSEY, painter.
MRS. O. L. FINCH, died
from
shock, was sick.
Fire in the Colorado Southern
freight depot at Boulder, Colo., de
stroyed the depot, with a vast quan
tity of freight, and spreading a dis
tance of 100 feet, enveloped a powder
house containing 1,000 pounds of dy
namite, which exploded with a tre
mendous shock, injuring prehaps 100
persons, and breaking the plate glass
In every business house In tho city,
as well as that of hundreds of resi
dences. Four of the injured havo
since died. The property loss is esti
mated at $250,000. The fire orlgl
tinted from some unknown cause.
Twonty-llvo of the injured worn
taken to local hospitals. The others
were either removed to their homes
or were able to go there themselves.
