Loup City Northwestern
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY^, DECEMBER 24, 1908
V OLUME XXVI
NUMBER 7
A Boiling Down of the More lmpor=
tant bents Here and There
Congress.
Senator Burkett spoke for nearly
two ttotirs in advocacy of the postal
savings bank bill. He was interrupt
eu a ?reat many times, his speech
drawing a good deal of fire from the
opponents of the measure.
That the senate committee on in
teroceanic canals is prepared to take
up any sort of an investigation of
canal affairs that may be demanded
by any member of the committee
was asserted by Senator Kittredge
of South Dakota, chairman of the
committee. 7 ■ ;> -
The senate referred that part of the
president's message referring to the
secret service to the committee on ap
propriations with instructions to in
vestigate and recommend what action,
if any, is required.
With a view of letting the public
know what, intluence operated upon jt
through the press. Representative
Cooper of Texas introduced a bill to
exclude newspapers and magazines
front the mails unless the names of
the owner and editor or officers, direc
tors and stockholders be printed on its
front page.
Koosevelt is said to be prepared for
any attack congress may make upon
him. If the conflict comes the “big
stick" will be wielded in a most effec
tive way.
Senator Foraker introduced a bill
in tile senate to create a special tri
bunal to hear the cases of the col
ored soldiers discharged by the presi
dent 011 account of the Brownsville
riots.
The commissioner of Indian affairs
asks congress to appropriate more
money for irrigation projects on the
Indian reservations.
The republican delegation from
Illinois unanimously endorsed Joseph
C Cannon for re-election as speaker
at a dinner given to Representative
2tagden of Illinois.
Congress will probably adjourn for
the Holidays on Monday, December
l'i. This week the senate will dis
cuss the postal savings batik bill and
Foraker till to permit re-enlistment
of colored troops discharged by the
president.
Insurgents of the house of repre
s< ntatives among the republicans are
laying plans for the alteration of the
rules to curb the power of the
speaker.
General.
President-elect Taft announced
that Senator P. C. Knox will be se
cretary of state in the new cabinet.
Robbers in an automobile hc’.d up
the Partners and Merchants bank of
Keene. Neb., and the Commercial
bank of Gibbon.-'Neb:, securing $?>,•
Odd in all.
•lodge Gary said the steel corpora
tion was iot afraid to have its affairs
fully investigated.
Judge Krnkel has sentenced four
n. n implicated in the Pennsylvania
capito! graft cases to two years in
prison..with a $500 tine.
Congressman Pollard has secured
tin . old iron cannon now at the gov
ernment arsenal, San Antonio.
Texas, for Nebraska City. The gun
will be shipped to the park commis
sioners. who will place it in one of
the oity parks. - -
Speaker Cannon- announced the fol
lowing as the representatives of the
house ou the inaugural committee:
Messrs. Burke (Pa.), Young (Mich.)
and Gaines (Tenn.)
runner cimiroi ot carriers is sug
gested by Chairman Knapp of the in
ti rstate ' commerce com mission.
Prance and Spain transmitted to
the signatories of the Algerciras
conference an identical note relative
to the formula-for the recognition of
Mulai iiatid, the present sultan of
'Morocco.
Members of the house passed a res
olution calling for proof of the truth
of flic utterances of the president
with respect to the secret service of
the government.
Judge Taft in an address to the
Ohio society of New York said that
it is better that there should be no
\ r< vision of the tariff than to have a
law that does not carry out the spirit
of the, republican platform.
The Isthmian Canal commission has
issued a statement lhat 'the Gatuu
clam she is not settling more than was
expected.
The first contest on the revision of
niles in the house at Washington re
sulted in a. victory for tile speaker
and a defeat of the whole proposition.
Judge Taft left New York for
Augusta, Ra, taking luncheon with
President Roosevelt at Washington
on his way.
The lowa and Nebraska Implement
Men’s associations have decided to
unite.
•John D. Rockefeller. jr„ had the
publisher of the New York American
arrested on a charge of libel.
Turkey is to again have a test of
constitutional government.
The aptitude of- Venezuela toward
Holland is regarded as akin to a de
claration of war.
President Roosevelt will contribute j
the results or his African hunt to the
Smithsonian institute if taxidermists :
are provided.
The British government is arresting
Indian revolutionists by the whole
sale.
The National Itank examiner found
evidence of defalcations of so large
an amount that the Sumersworth, (N.
H.) bank had to close its doors.
Count Boni de Castellano is appar
ently indignant that any one should
charge him with wanting large amount
of money. He says he wants only his
children.
A quartermaster sergeant of the
army service has resigned with $13,
9»0 coming to him as savings.
Attempt is to be made to get.some
important amendments to the Kinkaid
act.
Governor Sheldon of Nebraska an
nounces he will not appoint any one
until January to the position on the
supreme bench which was declined by
Judge Sullivan.
Iowa wins many Corn show prizes.
Ames college class gets the Mexican
and Western Grain Dealers’ associa
tion trophies and student judging con
test.
secretary Wilson, m ms annual re
port. told of the immense wealth pro
duced from the farm.
Secretary Root lold of the wonder
ful expansion of the country in i.
period of eleven years.
The offer of a cabinet position to
Congressman Burton has been revoked
by President-elect Taft
Chief Justice Mitchell of Pennsyl
vania in an address in New York at
tacked President Roosevelt’s alleged
hostile attitude toward the judiciary.
The testimony of John D. Archbold
in the Standard Oil inquiry was that
the company has owned stock in the
Waters-Pierce company since 18TS,
but the Pierce family has always
managed the concern.
Judge Taft said he would follow
McKinley’s policies in the Philip
pines.
Annual report of secretary of agri
culture shows that crops of the year
are worth nearly $8,000.;t00,000.
Washington.
President Roosevelt declined an in
vitation to attend a banquet to be
given in New York bv the Oero club
of America in honor of the Wright
brothers. The president told- a com
mittee he would be glad to give a re
ception at the White house in hcrnot*
of the aeroplanists and the club there
fore may hold the reception and ban
quet in Washington. ' *4 '*1 " ’
President Roosevelt told a delega
tion of West Virginia congressmen
and friends that they were "wasting
time" to recommend to him the name
of a brother of Judge Peter Grosscup.
for appointment as collector of inter
nal revenue.
The direct primary law in Nebraska
may be repealed by the democratic
legislature, according to J. E. Kava
naugh. a prominent democrat of Spald
ing, Neb., who was In Washington
transacting business with the interior
department. He believes that the peo
ple of his part of the state are so
much opposed to the primary that the
legislators will ask for the repeal of
the law.
A riot, the proportions of which
are not stated, has occurred at Puerto
Cortez. Honduras, according to infor
mation received at the state depart
ment from its representative there.
Governor Magoon. accompanied by
iiis military aide. Captain Ryan of
the army, left here for Havana for
the purpose of personally conducting
the transfer of the government of
Cuba to the newly elected adminis
tration on the 28th of January.
There is the best of reason to be
lieve President-elect Taft will take a
new cabinet from among the people
and not promote men from clerical
positions in the departments.
It is generally accepted in Wash
ington that James Wilson, secretarv
of agriculture, will not held the posi
tion beyond next July. It has been
Mr. Wilson's ambition to serve the
longest time of any other secretary
of agriculture. He will he permitted
to made that record, then will come
a change.
President-elect Taft contemplates a
visit to Panama before his inaugura
tion. This visit is approved by Presi
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root.
Personal.
Major Brad Slaughter of Omaha,
paymaster of the United States army,
will not be disqualified and put on the
retired list as was njmorfcd recently.
President Roosevelt has applied to
the Belgian government through the
American legation for a hunting per
mit in Belgian territory in Africa.
After losing between $500 a.id
$1,500 by cards. William Pedrick, a
“squaw man” of Anadarko, killed
himself at Oklahoma City.
John -Bruce Woodward, a student
at the Kentucky university, died as
the result of the bursting of a blood
vessel in his lung while blowing into
a lung testing machine.
D. Jacob Gould Scburman, presi
dent of Cornell university spoke be
fore the corn show in Omaha.
Judge Taft says he will be in no
hurry in selecting his cabinet.
President Castro is in a rage at
the lack of respect paid him in Paris
by the French government.
W. J. Bryan in a statement denies
that he will attempt to direct the
U eisltlture of Nebraska.
President Roosevelt, in a
message congress, deaount
tor Joseph Lalitzer of the Ne
World as a villlfier of the nations
ecial
Edl*
York
j A conference between Presldent
and Frank B. Kellogg re
or that a \ii
•toriH'y general”’
TERMS OF THIRTY-ONE MEM
BERS EXPIRE MARCH 4TH.
SCRAMBLE FOR KNOX'S SEAT
All Eyes on Ohio. Where Several
Candidates are Anxious to
Succeed Mr. Foraker.
Washington.— While the terms of
thirty-one senators, more than one
third of the entire membership, ex
pire on March 4 next, eighteen of this
number already have been re-elected
oi assured of re-election, either
through successes in primary con
tests or pledges of a majority of the
membership of the several state leg
islatures charged with the duty of
electing senators- before the begin
ning of next congress.
in addition to ihe vacancies occur
ing by reason of a provision of the
constitution there will be a vacancy
in. Pennsylvania on account of the
forthcoming resignation of Senator
Knox to accept the portfolio of secre
tary of state • in the Taft cabinet.
There will be a scramble between
prominent republicans of Pennsyl
vania l’or Mr. Knox's seat, which will
cause public interest equal to the
(contest now going on in Ohio for the
seat of Senator Foraker and in Con
nection for that of Senator Brande
gee. That Secretary Root, will be
given the New York scat now held
by Senator Platt is believed and a
contest is not expected.
The republican senators whoso
terms expire at the end of the pres
ent congress, but who are sure of be
ing returned, are Cummins of Iowa,
now serving out the unexpired term
of the late Senator Allison; Senator
Dillingham of Vermont. Gallinger of
New Hampshire. Heybttrn of Idaho,
Hopkins of Illinois, Penrose of
Pennsylvania, Perkins of California,
Smoot of Utah and Stephenson of
Wisconsin. Democratic senators who
will be returned are Clark of Arkan
sas, Clay of Georgia. Gore of Okla
homa. Johnston of Alabama, Me
Knery of Louisiana, Newlands oi
Nevada, Overman of North Carolina,
Smith of Maryland and Stone oi
Missouri.
By reason of defeat in primary
contests Senator Ankeny of Wash
.ington will' lie- succeeded by Repre
sentative Wesley L. Junes, Haus
"borough of North Dakota by M. X.
Johnson. Kittredge of South Dakota
by Governor Coe I. Crawford, and
Dong of Kansas by Joseph Bristow,
former'y fourth assistant postmaster
general.
All of these men are republicans,
and in audition Ftiito 1 of Oregon
probably will be succeeded by Gover
nor Chamberlain, democrat, who was
victorious in what is known as the
double primary system of the state.
If pledges made by certain repub
lican members of the Oregon legis
lature are kept. Chamberlain will
come to the senate, but if they are
violated as many leading republicans
of the state are demanding, i: is pos
sible, in fact probable, that Fulton
would he chosen to succeed himself.
The eyes of the country are on
Ohio because of the candidacy of
Charles T\ Taft, brother of the
president-elect, for the seat of For
aker. one of the most vigorous and
picturesque characters in the senate
and one who has declined to abandon
bis place without a fight.
The relationship between Mr. Taft
and the president-elect, and the fact
that the Cincinnatian has been
prominent in the councils of the re
publican party in Ohio for many
years, are powerful factors in the
contest he is waging for the senator
ial toga.
Mr. Bryan at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Pa.—“I may not think as
wejl of Mr. Taft's cabinet selections
as he does,” said W. J. Bryan here,
when asked for an expression on the
choosing of Senator Knox as secretary
of state “i do not believe, therefore,
that I care to discuss the appointments
just now.”
No Action Agreed Upon.
Baltimore—Attorney General Bon
aparte, speaking of the suit which the
president has urged against Joseph
Pulitzer of the New York World, said
that it is still under consideration and
no definite line of action has been
agreed upon.
DEATH SLIGHTS SHOW.
Builder and Buildings of Corn Exposi
tion Pass Away Together.
Omaha—As the wails of Jericho fell
at the blast of a ram's horn, so the
National Corn exposition fell Sunday
morning at the sound of the sledge
hammer, and by evening it was prac
tically a wreck, wh'le as a strange
coincidence to its close W. E. Findley,
the draughtsman who designed the
buildings, died at his home as the
buildings he had designed were fast
disappearing.
Herrick for Cabinet Place.
Cincinnati, O.—A Times-Star special
tive Theodore E. Bsu 1; a of Ohio
was seriously <on«Wertn« Herrick.
from Augusta says. When Philander C.
Knox, the Taft secretary of state,
comes to Augusta to discuss with the
president-elect the makeup of the re
mainder of the new administration
cabinet, Mr. Taft will ask him to ap
prove of Myron T. Herrick, former
governor of Ohio, as secretary ot the
treasury. This' fact can be stated as
authoritative. Before Mr, Taft offered
the treasury portfoJto to Represents
HEARST’S PUBLISHER ACCUSED
3. S. CARVAHLO CHARGED WITH
CRIMINAL LIBEL.
)■ D. Rockefeller, Jr., Bases Complaint
on Article Saying He Originated
Peonage in Stockade.
New York.—On a charge of criminal
libel, made b> John D. Rockefeller.
lr„ S. S. Carvalho, president of the
Star Company, publishers of William
R. Hearst's New York American, was
arrested Thursday and arraigned in
police court before Magistrate Finn.
At the solicitation of Clarence J.
Shearn, attorney for the Hearst pub
lications, and without any objection
being raised on the part of Assistant
District Attorney Garvan, who had
charge of the prosecution, Mr. Carval
ho was paroled in the custody of his
lawyer until December 26, for exam
ination.
Mr. Rockefeller, accompanied by his
counsel. Lawyer Murphy, appeared in
District Attorney Jerome's office early
in the day and made complaint that
the article published in the New York
American of December 17, under a
Chicago date of December 16, with
the head line. "J. D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
originated peonage in stockade, it is
said, tended to injure his good name,
reputation and credit and to make him
appear ridiculous.
He submitted a typewritten affidavit
embodying these charges to District
Attorney Garvan, to whom the case
was assigned. On the presentation of
the affidavits to Magistrate Finn, he
issued warrants for the arrest of Mr.
Carvalho, Bradford Merrill, treasurer,
end Edward H. Clark, secretary, of
i he Star Company.
Mr. Carvalho was found in his of
fice. Merrill and Clark were not in
their offices. Mr. Carvalho took his
arrest good naturedly.
Bradford Merrill, treasurer of the
Star Company, explained Thursday
night that the article at which Mr.
Rockefeller had taken offense had
come from Chicago in the regular rou
ine way, that it had not originated in
Xew York, and that, an investigation
would be started at once. "If we find
that we have wronged Mr. Rockefel
ler," said Mr. Merrill, "we will, of
course, do everything in our power to
atone for it.”
TOBACCO COMBINE ILLEGAL.
Federal Circuit Court Decree Orders
Trust to Dissolve.
New York.—Nine companies, with
(heir subsidiaries, are named as con
stituting an illegal combination in the
final decree, filed Tuesday in the
United States circuit court, putting
into effect the judgment recently ob
tained by the government in its suit
io dissolve the so-called tobacco trust.
The companies named are the
American Tobacco Company, the
American Snuff Company, the Ameri
can Cigar Company, the American
Stogie Company, MacAndrews &
Forbes Company, P. Lorillard & Co
lt. ,T. Reynolds Tobacco Company,
Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Company
and the Conley Foil Company. Each
of the first five of these companies the
court declares is in itself a combina
tion iu violation of law.
The order enjoins these companies
from continuing as parties in the com
bination and restrains them from en
gaging in interstate or foreign trade
until "reasonable competition’' be
tween them is restored. Appeals by
both the government, and the defend
ants will act as a temporary stay of
the decree.
Blizzard in Newfoundland.
St. Johns, X. F.—The worst blizzard
( experienced in Newfoundland for
many years has been raging for 60
hours and heavy damage has been
done to fishing vessels, a number of
which have been blown ashore.
Stock Broker Kills Himself.
Joplin. Mo.—Standing before a mir
ror in the bathroom of his apartments
here Friday, Col. Hv B. Marchbank. a
prominent stock broker, sent a bullet
through his brain. Marchbank left a
note to his sister ascribing ill health
for his action.
Lad Killed in Boxing Bout.
Philadelphia.—James Curren, 18
years old, was killed in a boxing bout
with Benjamin Barnet, 17 years of age,
at the Broadway Athletic club Friday.
Barnet was arrested.
TWO NEBRASKA BANKS ROBBED.
Bandits Dynamite Safes. Fight Citi
zens and Flee in Auto.
Gibbon, Neb.—Six robbers, after dy
namiting the safes of the Farmers’
State bank of Keene, at Keene. 28
miles south of Gibbon, and the Com
mercial bank of Gibbon, engaged in a
pitched battle here with a number of
citizens early Friday and escaped in
an automobile with $5,500. One of the
robbers is believed to have been
wounded and to have been carried off
by his comrades.
The Keene bank was first entered.
Ib re two vault doors were opened by
'he force of an explosion. The rob
bers secured $8,000, climbed into an
automobile and started north. A
fanner, aroused by the explosion, saw
the robbers as they sped out of town
but made no attempt to interrupt
them.
An hour later the robbers reached
Gibbon and while four of their num
ber began work inside of the Com
mercial bank, two others kept guard
outside. Here the explosion attract
ed a number of citizens to the scene,
among them G. T. Holloway, president
of the bank. Holloway, approaching
the two men stationed outside the
bank, accosted them, believing them to
be acquaintances of ills. For reply
two bullets whizzed by him. one pierc
ing the banker’s overcoat but doing
no harm. While a posse was gather
ing the robbers inside the bank kept
steadily at work, the guards mean
while keeping up a steady fire on the
citizens. Finally the citizens partly
surrounded the building and for 15
minutes a lively fusilade of shots was
exchanged. Finally, at a given signal,
all six robbers made their escape
through a rear door and soon made
off. again escaping in their machine.
An investigation disclosed blood stains
on the bank floor, indicating that one
of the robbers had been shot. They
had taken $2,500 from the bank's
vault. The posse started in pursuit
but the robbers soon gained the lead
and were lost to sight.
FREEDOM DAWNS IN TURKEY.
New Ottoman Parliament Is Opened
by the Sultan.
Constantinople.—Turkey made her
bow as a full fledged constitutional
monarchy Thursday, when the new
Ottoman parliament held its first ses
sion.
Thursday was proclaimed a general
holiday in honor of the parliament and
the city did its best to observe the
occasion fittingly. The decorations
were unprecedented and most of the
population was in the streets eagerly
discussing the prospects of the new
regime. Practically every regiment in
the Constantinople garrison lined the
route under arms when the sultan
drove to open ihe assembly, while
school children stationed at vantage
points along the way sang the hymn
of liberty as the imperial cortege
passed. ■"
Well-Known Author Dead.
New Haven. Conn.—Donald Grant
Mitchell. 84 years old, the well
known author who wrote under the
nom de plume "Ik Marvel,” died at his
home, "Marvelwood," in Edgewood, a
suburb of this city, Tuesday night.
At the bedside at the time of Mr.
Mitchell's death were his sons, Harold
of New London and Walter of Newark,
and his daughters, Mrs. Walter Hart
of Rye. N. Y.: Mrs. Mason Hoppin and
the Misses Elizabeth, Bessie and Har
riet .Mitchell, all of New Haven.
Burton Not to Be in Cabinet.
New York.—It was authoritatively
announced Wednesday night that the
offer of a cabinet position to Congress
man Theodore Burton of Cleveland
had been withdrawn by Mr. Taft and
would not be renewed.
Steamer Sunk in Collision.
New York.—The British freight
steamer Daghestan was sunk outside
the harbor Friday night by the tramp
steamer Catalone. There was no loss
of life, the crew of the Britisher being
picked up by the Catalone.
Kansas Glassblcwers Strike.
Coffeyville, Kan.—The window glass
blowers of the Kansas Window CHass
Company went on a strike at rcon
Friday and at midnight the blowers of
the Coffeyville Window Glass Com
pany quit work
ACCEPTS STATE PORTFOLIO IN
MR. TAFT’S CABINET.
PRESIDENT-ELECT IS HAPPY
Invites Senator to Augusta to Advise
Him—Wickersham Not Yet
Selected for Attorney
General.
Augusta, (ia.—William H. Taft, presi
dent-elect of the United States. Friday
night announced the appointment of
United States Senator Philander C.
Knox of Pennsylvania as secretary of
state in his cabinet.
The announcement followed the re
ceipt by Mr. Taft of a telegram which
came late in the afternoon conveying
the information from Mr. Knox that
he w'ould accept the premiership of
the Taft cabinet.
“I feel that I am to be congratulated
in securing the services of Senator
Knox in my cabinet," said Judge Taft
in making the announcement. "In
selecting a secretary of state I wanted
Philander C. Knox.
first, a groat lawyer, and second, a
man who would fill the public eye, not
only here but. abroad, as a man who
stands out preeminently as a great
American.
"Mr. Knox was a great attorney
general: he was a prominent candi
date for the presidency, and he is rec
ognized in the senate and elsewhere
as one of the great lawyers of that
body."
Judge Tafi also feels that from a
political viewpoint the selection of Mr.
Knox is most happy. He explained
that there was often a feeling that the
state of Pennsylvania, with its as
sured Republican majorities, was
slighted in the matter of recognition
in the high councils of the party. That
this will not be the case in the next
administration was indicated by the
announcement by Mr. Taft that he
should invite Senator Knox to come
to Augusta that he might consult him
freely with reference to filling other
places in his cabinet.
Regarding the report that George
\V. Wickersham of New York would
be attorney general in his cabinet,
Mr. Taft said that he had not yet de
termined on anyone definitely for the
attorney generalship.
KILLS GIRL WHO REJECTS HIM.
Brutal Murder by Young Man in
Somerville, Mass.
Somerville. Mass.—Enraged because
his former sweetheart. Miss Maud
Hartley, had rejected him. James B.
Harmon, the 18-year-old son of Police
Sergeant Janies M. Harmon, shot and
killed her on the street here Friday.
Miss Hartley was of the same age as
her slayer, and was the daughter of
Mrs. Agnes Hartley, a physician. When
Miss Hartley fell, Harmon lifted the
body and threw if on the steps of a
near-by store with the remark: "There,
I’ve finished her.” He then fled, but
half an hour later surrendered to the
police.
Given Maximum Penalty for Fraud.
Harrisburg, Pa.—John H. Sanderson
contractor for the furnishing of the
new state capitol; ex-Auditor General
W. P. Snyder, ex-State Treasurer W
L. Mathues and ex-Superintendent oi
Public Grounds and Buildings James
M. Shumaker, convicted of conspiracy
to defraud the state in the cases grow
ing out of the capitol scandal, were
sentenced Friday to two years in the
penitentiary, $500 line and costs, the
maximum punishment allowed by law.
and were released on $100,000 bail on
supersedeas.
Boston Official Is Accused,
Boston.—Leo F. McCullough, -presi
dent of the common council of Boston,
Thursday night surrendered himself to
the police. He is charged wirh perjury
and conspiracy to defraud the city out
oi $200 on June 1 last.
Well Known Actor Found Dead.
Los Angeles, Cal—Harry Glazier, a
prominent actor, member of the Belas
co stock company, was found dead in
bed in his room at the Hotel Maryland
in Pasadena Thursday. Heart disease
was the cause of death.
CARACAS STIRRED Blf RIOTS
MOBS SWEEP THROUGH CITY. UN
HINDERED BY POLICE.
Crowds Burn Statues and Pictures of
President and Pillage Property
of His Friends.
Caracas, Venezuela.—The people of
Caracas arose against President Cas
tro. An infuriated mob, unhindered
by the police, swept through the city,
wrecking the property of his hench
men and his closest friends. The peo
ple rounded up all the statues and pic
tures of President Castro from the
clubs and other semi-public buildings
and burned them with rejoicing, on
the Plaza Bolivar. Castro's rule In
Venezuela probably is ended.
In spite of Holland's warlike activ
ity on the coast, there have been no
demonstrations against the Nether
lands; they all have been directed
against President Castro and Acting
President Gomez.
The Venezuelan capita) witnessed
an outbreak of disorder, following the
warlike activities of the Dutch war
ships along Ihe coast, that made it
necessary by nightfall to declare mar
tial law in order to put an end to the
rioting and pillaging. There were sev
eral attacks on private property on
the part of the mob before the authori
ties got the situation in hand, and sev
eral of the agitators were arrested.
There was no actual conflict between
the people and the police. The pil
laging was confined to the properties
of Venezuelans, notably Senors Rivas
and Thielen. No foreigners were mo
lested.
Further dangerous demonstrations
are anticipated. No official act de
posing Castro from the presidency of
Venezuela yet has been taken, but
such a step is expected any moment.
Berlin.—President Castro of Vene
zuela maintains his composure in the
face of alarming reports which have
been published here regarding the dis
turbance in Venezuela. When dis
patches were shown to him Wednes
day that the people of Caracas had
arisen against him, he said quietly:
“I don’t believe it. 1 had dispatches
from Caracas this morning, but they
mentioned nothing of the kind.”
TOTAL POPULAR VOTE GIVEN.
14.853,059 Ballots Cast in the Last
Election.
New York. — Tlie total popular
vote of the various presidential
candidates at the last national elec
tion was made known Wednesday in
an official form by the filing of the last
of the official votes, that of Michigan.
The totals show the following votes
cast:
Taft (Rep.), 7,637.676; Bryan
(Dem.), 6,393.1 S2; Debs (Soc.), 448,
453; Chafin (Pro.), 241,252; Hisgen
(Ind.), 83,186; Watson (Pop.), 33,871;
Gilhaus (Soc. Lab.), 15,421. Total for
all candidates, 14,853,059.
This grand total exceeds by 1,342,
351 the total number of votes cast in
the presidential election of 1904, when
the grand total was 13,510,708.
Compared with that election, the
candidates of the Republican, Demo
cartic and Socialist parties increased
their vote this year. The reverse Is
true of the candidates of the Prohibi
tion, Populist and Socialist Labor par
ties. The Independence party did not
figure in the piesidential election of
four years ago.
PLUNGE TO DEATH WITH AUTO.
Milwaukee Man and Chauffeur Drown
in the River.
Milwaukee. — An automobile con
taining three men dashed into the
open draw of the Oneida street bridge
at one o'clock Thursday morning and
went to the bottom of the river, car
rying two of the occupants to their
death.
The dead are Oscar Z. Bartlett
member of the board of trade, and
Albert Kunz, chauffeur.
A. F. Sollidav of the Sollidav Motor
Company was rescued.
The car approached the bridge from
the east, coming down the Oneida
street hill at a high rate of speed.
The driver apparently did not notice
that the bridge was open until the
car was within 20 feet of it. Kunz
then made a frantic effort to avoid
the river, but only succeeded in turn
ing the car as far as the curb, where
it bounded into the air, turning a com
plete somersault between the dock and
the center pier of the bridge.
Two New Records for Wright.
Le Mans. France.—Wilbur Wright,
the American aeroplanist of Dayton.
O., established a new world's record
for heavier-than-air machines Friday
while trying for the Michelin cup. re
maining in the air 1 hour, 53 minutes
and 59 seconds. The best previous rec
ord is 1 hour. 31 minutes and 51 sec
onds, made by Mr. Wright Septem
ber 21.
Mr. Wright closed a triumphant day
by achieving another record, flying to
a height of 360 feet in a stj-one wind
and winning the Sarthe Aero club's
prize for height.
Will Fight for Bleached Flour.
Lincoln, Neb.—The entire milling In
dustry of Nebraska will oppose the re
cent order of Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson prohibiting the transportation
and sale of bleached flour in interstate
commerce.
Two Killed by an Explosion.
Lebanon, O.—A terrible explosion in
the plant of the Senior Powder Com
pany. one mile north of Morrow, this
county, Friday, instantly killed Clinton
Ertle, 35 years old, and Will Urton, 23
years old.
