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Loup City Northwestern # , VOLUME XXV _LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY . AUGUST 13. UK)s NUMBER 40 ONLY BRIEF MENTION MUCH IN SMALL SPACE FOR THE HURRYING READER. EVENTS COVERING WIDE FIELD Something of Congress. Political Gos sip Here and There, and News and Notes of General Character. -c, | Political. \ c Chairman Ma k and Bryan con ferred ever the long distance tele phone in regard to special rates to the notification at Lincoln which the I railroads were unwilling to grant. Latest returns give Bristow strong load for i* publican uominttee for railed States senator in Kansas pri maries. General H. G. Corbin in an interview declares Judge Taft was not respon sible for the order dismissing negro] troops. Elmer Dover, it is claimed, will re -ion as s, c rotary of the republican na tional committee. says the democratic outlook is good. Judge Taft, tin- presidential candi- • eia e, tool: a forty mile overland trip to r. West Vivui.iU. he. ee show. Bristow d<: ..e-1 Long for the sena torial nomination in Kansas. Judge Alton B. Parker spoke for the Bryan & Kern ticket at Los Angeles. W. J. Bryan agrees to speak at the Minnesota state fair. Hr is assured that John A. Johnson will take the stump in his behalf. \\ ord iias been received by <_ nair man Mack from William J. Bryan, in which the nominee expresses pleasure at the degree of progress of the demo cratic campaign and the belief that he will be elected to the presidency. Senator Allison's funeral at Dubu que on Saturday was largely attended, distinguished men from all over the country being present. Secretary of State Junkin of Ne tnaska holds that democrats when en dorsed by the, populist state conven tion. may go on both ballots. Judge Taft has consented to make a political speech at tile rally of Virginia republicans. Neighbors of Dr. P. L. Hall congrat tilated him on election to the vice chairmanship of the democratic na tional committee. Senator Burkett of Nebraska has finished his Chautauqua work, and henceforth will devote his time to campaign work. An important conference to outline a plan of campaign in New York state was held by Norman E. Mack, chair man of the democratic committee, with Charles F. Murpny, leader of Tammany hall. General. ' The monthly crop report shows the ■condition of wheat and corn below the ten-year average. A receiver was appointed for the es tate of Harry K. Thaw, who filed a petition in bankruptcy at Pittsburg. The preliminary test of Captain Baldwin’s dirigible balloon was a suc cess. It traveled five miles at a rate of twenty miles an hour and executed a number of difficult evolutions under perfect control. - »• The Chicago Great Western railway comes to the aid of the Omaha grbln1 market by announcing a cut in rates which will protect the Omaha Grain interests. Senator Allison died at Dubuque, his ■home, in his S0tv- year of age. He had been unwell more or less for the past two years, but his last severe illness was for about two weeks, the senator being unconscious several days before his death. For forty-three years he had been in the public service, serving eight years in the lower house of con gress and thirty-five years in the senate. His unexpired term in the senate will be filled out by appoint ment b- Gov. Cummins. Harriman says the railroad corpora tions have no choice as between Taft and Bryan. Congressman J. A. T. Hull says Iowa will be strong for Taft and that sentiment is in favor of postponing > the senatorial fight until after the election. The Chicago C-reat Western has filed tariffs announcing a cut in grain rates from Omaha to Chicago and St. Paul. Moses C. Wetmore of St. Louis has been appointed chairman of the demo cratic committee on finance. Senator Culberson will be chairman of ad visory committee instead of D. P. Francis who is in Europe. Loss of life by forest fires In British Columbia is placed at >25. Several thousands are homeless and great suf fering exists. Bull weather reports sent wheat and eorn up 3 cents and caused excitement on the Chicago Board of Trade. Victor L. Mason of New Jersey has been appointed assistant secretary ot the national republican committee. He will have charge of the New York of fice. Samuel Gompers denied that he said he could deliver the labor vote. Dr. Wilbur Crafts of Washington i advocates the shutting the gates of freedom, admitting only a select few immigrants. including orientals, the fitness of foreigners to be determined by a commission. Surrounded by a posse twentlv miies southwest of Lawton, J. M. Phillips of Randlett, who murdered his sister-in law. at Temple, committed suicide ratter than submit to arrest. The general strike scheduled to take place In Paris failed to materialize, only typesetters going out. Harriman. the railroad magnate, de clares the country is going to settle upon a sounder basis. Special days are being arranged for agricultural colleges, governors of | states, children and Nebraska at the j National Corn exposition to be held in Omaha December 9 to 19. Roy Knabenshue. the aeronaut of Toledo, O., will attempt to break the world's record for a dirigible airship j on September 12. when he will start ] from Denver for Omaha, a distnce of 538 miles. Secretary of State Junkin of Ne braska heard the protests of Victor Rosewater and o hers to the use of ‘t{rename..populist by {he democrats. Four Columbus (Ohio) men have offered a finger each for J300 to-A. C. Ballou?: of Wheeling. W. Va., who lost his digits in an ice cream freezer re cently. It is unlikely that Ccrtelyou will make the race for the republican nom ination for governor of New York. Dr. Fried1-rick K. H. von Lucanus, chief cf Emperor William's so-called civil cabinet, died on the 3d. Foreign. Said P?sfca, tin; grand vizier, and the newly formed ministry have re signed. The sultan invited Lemai lcdiu Effcndi, the Sheik ul Lslam and Kiamii Pasha to form a new cabinet. The engagement of the Earl of Clan cart y to Marry Ellis, daughter of a Yorkshire barrister, is publicly an nounced. The earl has been married be fore. His first wife, now dead, was Belle Bilton, a bauxiful music nail singer. Notwithstanding frequent denials the Krapp works apparently have ac quired the rights to the air torpedo, invented by Colonel Unge of the Swedish army, under conditions that the Swedish government is free to use the devfow Thirds rank mong the navies of the world is accorded that of Japan by the experts of the German Navy League, in the August Seaflet, which contains information on various naval subjects prepared by' specialists, and often de rived from official sources. Estrada Cabrera, president of Guat emala. has released forty-three polit ical prisoners, according to a dispatch received at the state department from American Minister Heimke. Of this number thirty-two were Guatemalans, six Hondurans and five Nicaraguans. The new constitution of Turkey was formally consecrated Sunday, and the sultan walked among his people for the first time since his ascension in 1876. Washington. Congressman Hull of Iowa paid a tribute to the late Senator Allison, whose loss, he said, will be feK by the whole country as well a.s in Iowa. Se nator Allison he declared to be one cf the greatest leaders any state has ever produced, a man who did more in the last forty years to keep together the republican party’in Iowa than any oth er man. The governer of Iowa, in his pro clamation announcihg the death of Senator Allison says: It has become my sorrowful duty to' officially an nounce to the people' of Iowa the death'of Senator' William B. Allison, which occured at his home in Dhbuque on the -4fh dnst. -During the brief life of.- the.commonwealth/ Iowa-has given many <ii*tir.. 'ushed'men te 'the pub .Uc^6'er.vice,-but no one of them has sur passed iu: worth or distinction the man w-hose death v/e now mourn. His long 1 career in the senate* full of faithful, patient devotion to duty, made him the most prominent figure in legislative i life, and his Influence was deeply felt In all the affairs of government. His memorj- will long be cherished in the patriotic hearts of his countrymen. Senator Burkett of Nebraska was appointed by the vice president as a member of the committee on behalf of the senate to attend the funeral of Senator Allison. The funeral was held in the late senator's home in Dubuque, la., on Saturday. August 8. Vice-President Fairbanks designated the following senators to attend Sena tor Allison's funeral: Dolliver. Frye, Cullom. Teller, Ballinger. Elkins. Nel son, Bac-on, Foraker, Penrose, Bever idge. Culberson, Kean, McCumber, Gamble, Simmons,- Heybum. Long. Burkett, Carter, La Follette, Raynor, Warner, Smith (Michigan), Brown, Johnson and Paynte'r. . , Personal. Mme. Melba has been -engaged to sing in .New York and Philadelphia in December next prior bo her tour of Australia. IJarly returns from the primaries in dicate.that. Missoari democrats have nominated W. S. Cowherd for gover nor and the Kansas republicans W. R. Stubbs., - ^ E_ H. Harrimun stopped a few hours in Omaha qn his transcontinental trip. He says ali_that is needed to put busi ness gack to a normal basis is co-ope ration and rationalism. ' James Alexander Dowie, brother of the late “Elijah III’ of Zion City fame, will come to Omaha for a five months’ mission. He will establish a second Zion City in the Nebraska metropolis. Governor Cummins has announced that he will be u candidate for the seat vacated by the death of Senator Allison. - Senator W. B. Allison of Iowu diea at his home'in Dubuque. Ia.. in his 80th year. His illness had been pro tracted. He was a man long active in public life, having been eight years in the house and thirty-five years In the senate. Mr. Taft says he is satisfied to have the plain title of “Bill.” Richard V. Oulaban is to have charge of all the literary work of the republican national committee. FUNERAL OF ALLISON SERVICES IN KEEPING WITH HIS UNOSTENTATIOUS LFE. RITES SIMPLE THROUGHOUT Entire City in Mourning and All Busi ness Suspended in Respect to the Distinguished Dead. Dubuque, la.—As he lived, so was Senator William B. Allison buried Sat urday in a manner devoid of all os tentation. Services were held at the residence of the dead statesman and, while not of a private character, the limited accommodations of the home permitted only the presence of the distinguished visitors, the relatives and the most intimate'friends of the late senator. The services were sim ple and consisted of the reading of the Twenty-third Psalm, the fifteenth chapter of the Epistle to the Corin thians, and a prayer. Rev. J. T. Ber gen of the Westminister Presbyterian church officiated. There was no mu sic. The interment was private, and after the Presbyterian committal serv ice had been read by Dr. Bergen the body of the senator was lowered into its last resting place on the hillside which overlooks the Mississippi river. Ail Dubuque paid silent tribute to the memory of Senator Allison. Dur ing the hours of the funeral not a wheel turned throughout the city and every <business house closed its doors. Flags hung at half mast from public buildings and hundreds of homes and business houses were trimmed with crepe. A most effective feature was the winding with black ar.d white of the trolley poles throughout the main thoroughfare of the city. The body of Senator Allison lay in stale Friday afternoon and evening, and thousands of people called to pay a final tribute- of respect. The only floral tributes were a blanket of American beauty roses, completely covering the casket, an emblem of the Loyal Legion and the national flag. The pall bearers were all residents of the city and intimate friends of the senator. , Many distinguished visitors were in 1 attendance at the funeral. Besides the members of the congressional committee named by Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon, there was a large delegation from Des Moines, consisting of Governor Cum mins and other state officers. The Des Moines party brought with it a beautiful floral blanket six and one half feet long and three feet wide. The bordc-r was of white carnations and in the center, wrought in red, was the word “Iowa.” In three of the corners were clusters of lilies of the valley, and in the fourth, fasteneu by a ribbon, were the dates “18G3 190S,” these marking the duration of his official life in Washington. The grave of Senator Allison is in the familv iot in Linwood cemetery' A modest marble shaft, bearing the | single word 'Allison.' was erected on the lot twenty years ago. The grave is close to that in which is buried ! the body of the late Speaker David I B. Henderson. ALLISON WILL BE MISSED. Death Leaves a Void in Senate Not Easily Filled. Washington—The death of Senator William Boyd Allison, while not wholly unexpected, came at a most inopportune time by reason of political conditions in Iowa. His death will leave a void in the senate that cannot easily be filled, for Senator Alison oc cupied a most unique position, not only in the senate, but in the country as well. As chairman of the committee on appropriations he has dispensed more millions than any man in the history of the nation, and in his treatment of the great supply bills of congress hQ ceased to be a. partisan and became the statesman invoking all his powers fcr the public weal. Although a man of few friendships and, in a large sense, a rather reticent man. William B. Allison had the con fidence of both republicans and demo crats in the upper branch cf the na tional legislature. HAYWARD MOVES UP. New York.—Elmet E. Dover of Ohio has resigned his position as secretary of the republican national committee, and will become the secre tary of an advisory committee which is to work with George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the national committee. William Hayward of Nebraska City, Neb., who has been republican chair man in his state for the year last past, has been appointed secretary of the national committee and will be given charge of the western headquarters at Chicago, in the absence of Mr. Hitch cock. Japan Crowding to Front. Tiaren. Manchuria—Japan is respon sible for the introduction of the Ameri can railfay system into eastern Asia, but it is rapidly taking to itself the trade in railroad equipment and ma terial was thrown in the beginning to American maufacturers. The reasons for this are. first, the poor quality of the materials and the inferior work manship used in the American pro duct, and second, the ability of the Japanese to duplicate the American rolling stock at lower prices, even de livering a better article. UNCLE SAM ON THE WING. The National Birds—Ah Ha! We Have a Rival. AGED IOWAN DIES SUDDENLY AT DUBUQUE, 1A. i-cng a Big Figure in the Upper Branch of Congress—Cummins Candidate for Toga. Dubuque. Ia.—Senator William Boyd Allison died in his Locust street home at 1:33 o'clock Tuesday after noon. aged 79 years. With him at dissolution were members of the household and a physician. In a bulletin announcing the death, Drs. Hancock and Lewis assigned heart failure as the cause. Announcement of the senator's death came as a shock to his neigh bors and the community, as few were aware of his illness. While for the last two years he was in declining health, and while he suffered loss of much vitality during the months of the present summer, thfye was no news emanating from h’fs'Efcm’e indi cating the seriousness of his condi tion. Senator Allison passed through a serious illness at Washington last winter. Three weeks ago he con sulted a Chicago physician and a fortnight ago went to his country home a few miles from this city to escape the heat and secure the bene fits of country air and quietude. He remained there until last Saturday morning, when he was brought back to his city home. During last week nurses were em ployed to care for the senator for the first time since his illness, and this was the first intimation anyone had of a change for the worse in his_ con dition. The senator lost conscious ness after Saturday and did not fully recover his mental faculties up to time of his death. He had been under the constant surveillance of physicians for the last few days. Lake Forest. 111.—Gov. Albert B. Cummins of Iowa Tuesday night an nounced himself as a candidate to succeed Senator Allison in congress. The governor paid a glowing tribute to his late political adversary's services to Iowa and the country at large, then frankly declared his ambition to be elected to the upper house by the leg islature of his state. He also an nounced that “some one will be ap pointed at once to occupy Senator Allison's seat for the remaining months of his unexpired term." Whitecap Outrage in Indiana. Rushville, Ind.—Beaten to almost in sensibility by whitecappers, perfor ated with small holes caused by a nail-pronged board, covered with tar and feathers, John Tribbev, well-to-do farmer, was found bound to a tree j Thursday. Tribbey said he had been j taken from his home by 18 masked; men, who had tortured him. Iowa Woman Commits Suicide. Wapello, la. — Mrs. R. R. Mc vYhirter, a resident of Cairo, la., ' as found dead at her home Fridav with her head under a pillow and her mouth and nostrils stuffed with cot ton. It is thought that she committed suicide because of grief over the sen tencing of her son to the penitentiary. Eight Die in Burning Boat. Winnipeg, Man. — The steamer Premier, Capt. Stevens, was burned to the water’s edge at Warrtn's Land ing, the northern terminus of Lake W innipeg, Thursday. Six passengers and two of the crew lost thei? lives. Taft Attends a Horse Show. White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.— Candidate Taft Friday drove 40 miles over the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia, lent himself as the chief feature of Greenbriar county’s first horse show, and in the evening led the German at the Greenbriar hotel. Wilkie Gets After Stage Money. Washington.—Chief Wilkie of the secret service proposes to test the law in relation to the right of persons to make “stage” money such as is freely sold In the form of $100 bills. f RELIEF FOR ELX IliVSTl VICTIMS. Aid in Form of Provisions arjf Cloth ing Sent to Sufferars. Fernie, B. C.—Relief for the suffer ers from the terrible forest fires in the Eik river district, which destroyed a dozen large and small towns, was gen erously tendered from the northern part of the United States and from all over Canada. Great trainloads of pnnisions, clothing and everything else which the sufferers most need were sent to the stricken towns. The latest estimates on the loss of life range in the neighborhood of 200, although the authorities declare that when the final calculations are made the number dead will not exceed 250. The monetary loss was $7,500,000. the insurance on which is estimated at not over $1,500,000. More than 6,000 persons were rendered homeless by the awful conflagration. At latest reports such towns as Michels and Hosmer were still fight ing the fires. Many bodies were re coveted in this city as soon as the heat from the smouldering ruins re duced and made it possible for rescue parties to go into the stricken parts of the city. Trains bore the people away in large numbers, but now they are returning in family groups, and it is the intention of authorities to again build up the town. This intention has been expressed also in most of the other villages and towns which suf fered by the fire. PERISH IN ARCTIC. Danish Explorer Ericbsen ;nd Two Companions Lost. Copenhagen.—Mylius Erichsen. the Danish explorer, met death in the far north. According'to information in a telegram to the committee of the Den mark-Greenland expedition Erichsen and two companions who sailed with him from Copenhagen June 24, 1906, to the unexplored regions of the north eastern coast of Greenland, perished in a snowstorm. The three men were on a journey over the ice when dis aster overtook them. A later telegram brings the informa tion that Erichsen and his companions were on an ice floe when they were overtaken by the snowstorm, and that the floe drifted out to sea. They drifted for several days, growing weaker and weaker. When the fioe finally was driven back to land the three men did not have sufficient strength to make the effort necessary to return to the station. They must have perished on the shore. The Es kimo who brought the news of the dis aster arrived at the station in a dy ing condition and succumbed imme diately after making hig,report. Paris Is Dark for Two Hours. Paris.—Paris was plunged in dark ness for two hours Thursday night because of an attempt of electricians to carry out a genera! strike similar to that of March. 1907. The maneuver, which fortunately proved abortive, is attributed to a desire of the revolu tionary laborites for revenge for an order issued by the prefect of the Seine closing the labor exchange to the federated unions of the depart ment of the Seine because of the part the labor exchange played in the re cent disturbances. Lighter Full of Naphtha Blows Up. Bangkok. Siam.—While the British bark. Lvndhurst was discharging naphtha into lighters in Koh-Si-Chang harbor, one of the lighters, containing 3,000 packages of naphtha, blew up. Hawaiian Riflemen Coming. . Honolulu.—The crack rifle team of the National Guard of Hawaii sailed Wednesday on the steamer Alameda to participate in the national rifle com petition to be held by teams from the regular army and the National Guard at Camp Ferry, O. No Amalgamation of Teamsters. Detroit, Mich.—The International Brotherhood of teamsters Wednesday rejected the overtures of the United Teamsters of America to amal^unate the two organizations* THAW IS BANKRUPT RECEIVER APPOINTED AT PITTS BURG AT HIS REQUEST. -- LIABILITIES ARE $453,140 _I Petition Says Many Creditors Are Seeking to Enforce Unjust Claims—Loans from Moth er Not Disputed. Pittsburg. Pa.—A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed after eight o'clock Friday night ir. the United States court by Attorney Morschauser of New York, representing Harry K. Thaw, who is now confined in the Duchess county iX. Y.) jail. In the petition Thaw states that his assets are $1£S,012.38 and his liabili ties 5-153.1 10.43. Roger O'Mara. a well-known Pitts burg detective and personal friend of the Thaw family, was appointed as re ceiver. His bond wrs placed at $200. 000. and .John Newel! an : .lames \Y. Platt, two * this city, became aecuri. es for Mr. O'Mara. The most interesting information given regarding the proceedings i- to be found in the - , :irion asking for the appointment cf r. receiver in which it is alleged that the action is taken for the purpose of preventing l'-i-' property being dissipated, in litigation over claims, many of which are unjust, "che figures in the bankruptcy petition show that this refers to the lawyers and doctors. Thaw states that he is conimea m jail in Duchess county. X. Y., and is likely to be there for some time. He says some of his creditors have com menced suits against him and others are contemplating similar action. Ke is unable, he says, to give the litiga tion his aitention, owing to the con finement. Doans amounting to $191,500 from his mother. Mrs. William Thaw, are not disputed. Among the disputed claims are the following: John B. Gleason, Xew York, $50,000: Hartridge & Peabody, Xew York, $60,000: J. J. Graham. Xewburg. X. Y„ $2,954: Dr. Hammond. Xew York, $1,000: Dr. Wagner, Bing hamton. X. Y.,_$4,040; Dr. Joliiffe. N'ew York. $5,245: Dr. Jones. Morris town. X. J. $6,000: Martin Littleton. Xew York, $8,055: Dr. Hamilton. Xew York. $12,000; Dr. Dana. Xew York. $1,600. WOMAN FALLS 900 FEET; LIVES. Balloonist Drops Into Tree and Is Saved from Awful Death. Abbotsford, Wis.—Dropping through the air, 900 feet, when the rope at tached to her parachute snapped, and caught in the branches of a tree 30 feet from the ground where sure death awaited her, had she landed. Mrs. Eva Jones, woman balloonist for a carnival company which is conduct ing a street fair here, still lives. The branches broke the fall, and the wom an was taken from the tree in an unconscious condition. An examina tion showred that Mrs. Jones was suf fering from several broken ribs and was otherwise internally injured. Physicians state that she will recover. SEVERE STORM IN BOSTON. _ Rainfall Is Heavy and Store Base ments Are Flooded. Boston. — From a meteorological standpoint Friday was •'black Friday'' in Boston, the city being visited in the afternoon by the heaviest elec trical disturbance in years. The storm lasted for nearly an hour, during which time the rain gauge at the United States weather bureau registered a fall of 1.65 inches. Heavy damages resulted froril the flooding of basements in the down town sections of the city. In some of the newspaper offices on Washing ton street there was two feet of water in the press rooms. Close Call fcr Fifty Passengers. | Springfieid. 111. — Fifty passen gers on board a Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis train, bound from Peoria to Springfield Friday afternoon, nar rowly escaped death cn a burning wooden bridge which spanned a high embankment. The locomotive and the baggage car ran 50 teet on the bridge when the rails spread ar.d the locomo tive bumped over the ties until nearly across then it turned over and stopped the passenger coaches clear of the fire. The baggage car caught fire and was consumed. Minnesota Bank Closes. Washington—The First National bank of Belle Plaine, Minn., was closed Thursday by order of the comptroller of the currency upon advice received from National Bank Examiner Frank O. Hicks that the bank was insolvent, followed by the suicide of the presi dent of the bank. J. G. Lund. George C. Ball was appointed receiver. Head of Texas College Resigns. Austin, Tex.—President H. H. Har rington of the Agricultural college Fri day resigned his office to the board of directors in session ia Corpus Chris ti. The resignation was accepted and R. T. Tilmer, commissioner of agricul ture, elected to fill the vacancy. Anti-Asiatic League Formed. Washington.—The National Anti Asiatic Immigration league of the . United States was formed Friday night in Washington, and a declaration of principles and constitution adopted. GREAT AIRSHIP WRECKED ZEPPELIN’S MACHINE BLOWS UP AND IS BURNED. Disaster Overtakes Dirigible Balloon at Echterdingen After Its Re markable Endurance Flight. Echterdingen.—A dramatic end came Wednesday to Count Zeppelin's long awaited endurance flight in his monster dirigible balloon, and the proud airship which Tuesday was cut ting rapidly through the air and out distancing pursuing automobiles, lies in an open Held near here, a mass of twisted, useless metal. The count, al most heart-broken and unable longer to endure the sight of his shattered craft, left by train for Friedrichshafen. The airship had left Xackenhelm. and over night had visited Mayence and begun the homeward journey, when misfortune overtook it. Soon after its departure it was found that the front motor was working badly. A landing was made here and repairs were being made when suddenly a vio lent storm sprang up. The balloon swayed to and fro. sometimes rising a few feet from the ground. Then a formidable gust of wind struck the airship broad side. At first the craft heeled over and then her bows rose in the air, carrying with them a number of sol diers holding the ropes. Afner pois ing d moment at a height of 50 feet, the airship came crashing to the ground. With a thunderous report the forward motor exploded. From the bows of the balloon shot forth a livid flame, while from the rear escaped UUCK clouds ot black: smoko which caused the entire structure to disap pear from the view of the thousands of spectators. When the air cleared the balloon was seen lytng in an open field on a high plateau with only the ragged, tangled strips of aluminum en velope still remaining. The metal stays and bands and portions of the motors were strewn about in pieces like old iron, and blackened with smoke and scorched. Officers rushed forward and found that several soldiers had been hurt. The four engineers who were on the forward platform of the airship had escaped death, but were suffering from injuries. PRESIDENT SAYS HE DID IT. Assumes Entire Responsibility for Dis charging Negro Soldiers. Oyster Bay, X. Y\ — President Roosevelt in a statement issued late Friday night made it clear that the entire responsibility was his for the issuance of the original order dis charging the battalion of negro sol diers for alleged participation in the Brownsville (Tex.) rioting and the re fusal to permit a suspension of that order. The president was shown the inter view which was had in Washington with Gen. Henry C. Corbin. U. S. A. retired, in which Gen. Corbin stated that no credit or blame in the matt*! rested with Mr. Taft. After reading the interview the president, through his assistant private secretary, Ru dolph Forster, gave out the following: "Gen. Corbin's statement is abso lutely correct, and it was entirely proper that he should make it. The substance of the message from the president which he quoted was mad6 public long ago. In the Brownsville matter the entire responsibility for issuing the original order and for de dining to allow its suspension was the president's.” GREAT STRIKE IN CANADA. Twelve Thousand Canadian Pacific Mechanics Quit Work. Winnipeg, Man.—Trade unionism in Canada has given defiance to the Canadian Pacific railway. Without any untoward incident and ostenta tious show, the mechanics and kindred workmen quit work Wednesday, and all shops, big and little, on this great system are idle. It is estimated that 12,000 men went out, the largest number being 2.200 in Montreal and 1,500 here. Two thousand men left work between Fort William and Vancouver, all at the dic tates of the executive. Even old workmen in line for pensions went home and it seems to be the most complete tie-up in the history of rail way shops in Canada. Turkish Cabinet Resigns. Constantinople.—Said Pasha, the grand vizier, and the newly-formed ministry have resigned. The sultan has accepted the resignations and in-> vited Jemalledin Effendi, the Sheik-ul Islam, and Kiamil Pasha to form a new cabinet. The newspapers assert that Mehmed All Bey, minister to the United States, has been relieved of his functions. It was reported that the sultan was stabbed in the breast Monday night by a minor palace offi cial, but that his vest of mail turned the point of the weapon. London Officials Grafters. London.—Ten municipal officials of Mile End parish, charged with graft ing, were convicted Friday after a trial lasting a month. Although the amounts involved were small th6 case excited the greatest interest. Danish-Americans Lunch with King. Copenhagen.—King Frederick and Queen Louise took luncheon Friday with a party of 400 Danish-Americans. Col. Listoe of New York, in a speech conveyed President Roosevelt’s greet ings to the king.