Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVI-NO .74.
OMAIIA, WEDNESDAY MORNINfy SEPTEMBER 12, lOOG-TEX PAGES.
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WAR VESSEL TO CUBA
Cruiser Dee Veines Sent to Key Weit at
EequMt of lUU Pepartmeat.
EIGHT HOURS' PUN FROM' . HAVANA
Ehip Will Be Oied for lijlun fer Amer
' icani it Heeded.
PRESIDENT WATCHING SITUATION
United Bute ii Prepared to Take Any
' . Necemrr Action.
NO INTERVENTION INTENDED NOW
Government Wilt Ket Take Charlie
Inleas Rebellion Assumes Pro
portions of General Con
flagration. .VASHINGTON, Sept. 11. It wag offi
cially admitted today that the American
cruiser Des Moines, which Bailed yesterday
hastily from Norfolk, had gone southward
to Key West with .the 'tlmate purpose
of proceeding to Havr - developments
within the next two vto warrant
uch action. At Key W, Molnea
will be almut right hours'"! ''tf'r. "avana.
and while walling Commariu,
ba In close communication wu
will
y
uipariiuciii prrpnrca to carry t, w.
aiairiy any request rrom the Dep. v
of State. There la no Intention it. 'Vef
movement of the Dps Molnea toward i,
tiality toward one. aide or the other in th,'
present conflict In Cuba. The ship will be
at Havana to serve as an asylum In case
of need and- be at the disposition of tho
American charge.
Prepared to Intervene.
In case the United States government
finds It necessary i to intervene in Cuban
affairs under the provisions of the Piatt
amendment forces which would have to be
uaed for that purpose would be found In a
much better slate of preparation than when
hostilities began between the United States
and Spain. The long military occupation
of Cuba by the United States troops af
forded an opportunity to army officers to
become familiar with the Island and prob
ably no portion of the earth is better
known to the military, authorities of the
United States than Cuba. In addition to
the familiarity of the army officers with
the geography and general conditions of
Cuba, all of the supply department are
better equipped.
The critical situation in Cuba Is absorb
ing the attention of the administration to
the exclusion of all other foreign topics,
as Indicated by the activity of the officials
In the State, Navyand War departments,
The president - at 'Oyster Bay la keeping
in close touch with every development of
. the revolutionary movement In Cuba and Is
: In constant communication by wire 'with
the officials' here, who are even In receipt
of detailed " Instructions from him as to
what they shall , do. ' The prime object of
the administration at present la to get at
the fats. which is no easy task.- Partlcu
- JarU" . M-.lfl.Metro4-4X know the . precise
trengftlWtneVevolutlonary sentiment in
Cuba, and the relative powers or the gov
'eminent and the ' Insurgents there.
Moritin Hastening; to Havana.
Mr. Morgan, the American minister to
Havana, la understood to be hastening
from Europe, where he has been 'on vaca
tion, to the Cuban capital, and meanwhile
Mr. Sleeper, the secretary of the American
legation at Havana, is supplying the State
department with a dally bulletin contain
ing such facts as he is able to gather
there. It Is realised, however, that Mr.
Sleeper Is bound to accept the official rendi
tion of the dally collisions between Presi
dent Palmaa troops and the insurgents In
the field. He has no means of securing the
rebels' statements of those same occur
rences ana in the view of the officials
here there is good reason to believe that
the whole truth Is not disclosed bv either
side. It Is the purpose of the'admlnlstra
tlon to proceed with great deliberation in
1 dealing with the Cuban question, and It
waa said by the highest authority that
there would be no Intervention by the
United Slates unless the rebellion assumed
the proportions of a general conflagration.
It was further stated that there had been
no application from any of the foreign
governments for the United States gov-
- ernmeot to step In and preserve the peace.
Desperate FIbllaK Expected.
HAVANA. Sept. U.-So far as war devel
opments went, today was one of the quiet
est since the outbreak of the Insurrection,
but the public Interest was deeper and dis
cussion more animated and earnest than
on any preceding day. The government's
outright declaration that tho war will be
prosecuted to a finish was everywhere the
ole toplo of conversation. That righting of
. a far more desperate character will result
aa soon as the news shall have spread
throughout the provinces Is not doubted In
any quarter. The fear of an attack by the
Insurgents on Havana is spreading and
there are rumors more or less authentic
from all directions of new uprisings.
The news that the United States Is sand
ing one or more warships to Cuba Is ex
citing great Interest here. There Is a gen
eral belief that If marines are landed to
protect American property and persons,
they will not be likely to be withdrawn
until peaoe la thoroughly established with
a guarantee of Its continuance.
Members of the cabinet and other gov
rrment officials who were shown the Asso
ciated Press rtlspatch declared that they
t Were not especially concerned.' as the ad
ministration had nothing to fear from the
United States, which had always shown
Cuba every friendship. All seemed to re
s gard the sending of a warship as only the
usual precautionary measure wherever pe
dal disorders exist. ,
Attllnde of I'alran Admlalatratloa.
Concerning the present attitude of the
government and the decrees Issued by Pres
ident Palma. General Rafael Muntaivo,
secretary of public works, said today:
Attllade of Palma Administration.
HAVANA, Sept. 11. Concerning the pres
ent attitude of the government and the de
cree Issued by President Pal ma, .General
Rafael . Montalvo, secretary of public
works, said today:
"The government has been entirely too
lenient with the rebels. Our desire to avoid
fraternal bloodshed baa been mistaken for
vacillation. The suspension of constitu
tional guarantees was necessary to affect
the arrest of several aenators and congress
men who form the central revolutionary
committee in this city and whose actions
have been closely watched lately by men
of the secret service.
As to rumors that the rebels proposed at
tacking Havana General Montalvo said
there were but a few unimportant bands
on the outskirts of ths city and no large
force near Havana. The city Itself was
amply protected..
. "Aggressive action now will be begun,"
Oeneral Monlajvo concluded, "against the
'jNraa i oat fteseuu Fa
TWO PAYMASTERS SELECTED
Colonel Sntffea amed for Army and
Director Roger Chosen
for Kavr.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 11. Word was re
ceived at the War department today from
Oyster Pay that President Roosevelt has
appointed Colonel Culver C. Shiffen to be
paymaster general of the army to succeed
General Dodge, who retires today.
Secretary Bonaparte announced today
that the president had selected Pay Di
rector Eustace B. Rogers to be paymaster
general of the navy. There has been a
spirited contest for this position. Rogers
Is ninth In the list of pay directors, with
the rsnk of captain. He was appointed to
the pay corps from California In March,
The new paymaster general has been In
the service since March 1. 1877. He was ap
pointed paymaster with the rank of major
at the time by President Grant, whose
private secretary he had been for reveral
years. Few officers have a more Intlinst
knowledges of everything pertain'"- to
Grant's administration than Oeneral SnlfTcn
He Is a native of New York nnrt was ap
pointed from that stste.
Colonel Towar of the pay corps was the
ranking officer, but he does not retire until
nearly two years after General Bnlfton, and
he waived his seniority In favor of his
junior so that . General Snlffen might be
come brigadier general before he reached
the age of retirement. General Snlffen
will serve until January 1. l!ifs
The new paymaster general Is one of the
most popular officers in the army, and has
lpng been regarded as one of tho most
fflelent men In his corps. He served In
Ja during the Bpanlsh-Amerlcan war and
r several years was stationed In Washing-
Ion as assistant paymaster general.
The retirement of General Dodge caused
a number of other promotions, namely,
Lieutenant Colonel William H. Comegys to
be colonel. Major Elijah W. Halford to be
lleutenunt colonel, and Captain John R.
Lynch to he major. Colonel Comegys has
been In the pay corps since 18R1, when ho
was appointed from Ohio. Colonel Halford
Was secretary io President Harrison. Major
Lynch is a negro and was once a member
of the house of representatives from Mis
sissippi and was later fourth auditor of the
treasury.
MAINE MAJORITIES LOWER
Prohibition Qneatlon Said to Have
Been Principal Issue in the
Campaign.
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 11. With flfly
towns and plantations missing out of 522
In the state official returns show that Gov
ernor William T. Cobb received a plurality
of 7.366 In yesterday's election. The vote
of the 470 towns heard from give Cobb, re
publican, 67.648; Davis, democrat, 60,172.
. Most of the missing localities are accessi
ble only by. canoe or stage and may not
be heard from for two or three days. If
Governor Cobb holds close to the republican
vote of four years ago In the missing towns
his plurality will approximate ,0M), but
this will be the smallest frturallty received
by any governor since 1881 -
In the Second congressional district 114
out. of Uptowns. gve Charles IJtUenetd
IS. 385 against TT,201'v0fes cast for Dnntel J.
McGtlltcuddy, ' democrat. The republican
plurality shows a net loss of 4.152, as com
pared with the v.ote of four years ago. In
nearly all the sixteen 'Counties the demo
crats elected at least a portion of the locfcl
tickets and in some they made , a clean
sweep. It Is believed that many recounts
may be necessary on account of the close
ness of the vote. ,.
RUN ON BIG TRISCO BANK
Depositors of Hibernla Savins; Be
come Scared from- Home Unas
certained Canae.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ' ll.-For some
unknown reason some of the depositors of
the Hibernla Savings bank started a run
on the bank today. The Hibernla is the
biggest savings bank on the Pacific coast,
It has &J.00O depositors, and the deposits
amount to over 150,000,000. The bank al-
ways has been noted for Its conservatism
and is regarded as a strong institution.
When the run started today police were
railed to keep the people In line and de
positors were paid off aa fast as they ap
plied for their money. Five paying tellers
were kept busy, land no advantage was
taken by the bank wf Its rules requiring no
tice before a deposit could be withdrawn.
Joseph 8. Tohln, one of the officers of the
bank, stated that he knew of no cause for
the run. He aald the bank was able to
pay all depositors who applied for the
money.
At 1 o'clock tonight all the depositors In
line had been paid. Many who withdrew
their money afterwarda redeposlted It.
CONTEST 0VER0ELRICHS' WILL
Widow of Dead Capitalist Takes Steps
to Seenre Share of
Property.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 The Evening
World today says It Is Informed on reliable
authority that there will be a contest of
the will of Herman Oelrlchs, whose will,
filed for probate yesterday, left the bulk
of his property to blood relatives and cut
off his wife, Theresa Alice Fair Oelrlchs,
with the statement that she "had an
ample fortune of her own."
It Is also stated that Mr. Oelrlchs left
two wills, in the first of which, made two
or thrte years ago, he devised his property
to his wife.
Mrs. Oelrlchs Is said to be on the way
to San Francisco. The first will may be
offered for probate, either In San Fran
cisco or New York In a few days.
It Is stated Mrs. Oelrlchs was much sur
prised at the bequests of the will made
public yesterday and that she Immediately
authorised the beginning of legal action
to break It.
COMMISSION FIXES HEARING
Interstate Commerce Commission
Will Meet Tnesday at Chicago
on Export Qneatlona.
WASHINGTON. 8ept. 11. In view of the
petitions and requests which have reached
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
allow changes in export and Import rates
on less than thirty days' notice the com
mission todsy decided to conduct an In
quiry into the whole subject at Chicago
Tuesday, September 18, In the United States
court rooms, beginning at I o'clock p. m.
The bearing will cover the rates In the
central west and the transcontinental linea.
All persona, commercial bodies or common
carriers are invited to be present, and In
addition the commission Invites written
statements of Interested persons who may
desire to present their views In that man
ner, the same to be mailed to the offices in
Libia Cll( s or before October L
SURVIVOR'S STORY OF RIOT
mmnmeaamm
Kan Who Escaped from Biedlce Telia of
the Clanchter.
TERRORISTS MAKE SHCRT FUTILE STAND
Soldiers Loot Wine Room of Hotel,
Get Drank, and Town Is
Then nt Their
Mercy.
WARSAW, Sept. 11. The correspondent
of the Associated Press Interviewed a refu
gee from Sledlce today. The man said:
"I was staying Saturday at Uie Kuplecki
hotel In Sierlce. Suddenly, at o'clock In
the evening, I heard two shots, which wore
at once followed by a volley. In a few
moments a number of Jewish women and
children rushed Into the hotel, pursued by
soldiers. The shooting continued for an
hour.. Then the only noise from the atreets
was the crying and moaning of the
wounded. At midnight several soldiers
were heard singing martial songs. I learned
that troops hud been searching houses to
discover members of the terrorist band.
To this end they went through the Wik
torja hotel and pillaged the wine room.
They got drunk rapidly and, coming out on
the streets, began wholesale murder and
plunder.
Battery Answers Bomb.
At 2 o'clock Sunday morning terrorists
who were defending a house on Pienkna
street threw a bomb at the soldiers. Bat
teries were at once brought Into play and
bombarded houses on Pienkna and Warsaw
streets. The Kuplecki hotel was destroyed.
Keiugee were Peeing through the streets,
snd aa they ran the soldiers constantly
fired volleys at tham.
I ran with the others and managed to
reach a church In safety. Here hundreds
of fugitives, most of them wounded, al
ready had congregated.
"This was at 4 o'clock Sunday morning.
I had passed down Sokolowka and Polvwa
streets and found ' that the market place
had been burned.
"At the end of two days lack of food
and water forced the refugees In the
church to leav ' It. We made our way
through streets covered with debris. There
wer many dead bodies and wounded per
sons lying about. We finally reached the
village of Roakoss.
Wounded Not Attended.
"Most of the families In Sledlce, who
barricaded themeelvea In their houses lit
fear of the soldiers, have now been three
days without supplies. The wounded have
not been cared for, as the soldiers will not
permit physicians to enter the town."
This refugee would not give his name, as
he feared persecution by the police.
A Hebrew refugee, who escaped ' from
Sledlce with his wife and two 1 wounded
children, aald:
"I had a small hardware store on
Pienkna street. At midnight Sunday sol
diers broke Into the store and destroyed
It. They could nt find us, as we were
hiding In the garret. The artillery fire
on Pienkna street made It necessary for
us to lie flat on the floor until Monday
night. Then the fire was so severe that
we were forced to fie.' Ws made our way
through the streets and the children were
wounded.- When we reached the fields we
were almost starving. "
Other refugees declare that the principal
plunderers were the reserv ists, who passed
through Sledlce on Monday ori their way
home.
Trouble at Warsaw.
In a search for terrorists here last
night, sorne 100 ' houses were ran
sacked . by troops. About 1,000 ar
rests, mostly Jews, were made. Many chil
dren were taken Into custody. - They are
employed by the . terrorists to execute at
tempts upon government officials, because
the movements of) children do not awaken
suspicion and they are not liable to receive
punishment. All suspects have been or
dered expelled from the city.
It waa learned here today that the reign
of bloodshed at Sledlce had ceased, at
least for the time being. Troops are
i camped in the streeta. The authorities are
j investigating the events leading to the out-
break and the subsequent reign of terror.
Medical assistance for the wounded is
greatly needed. According to the best In
formation the number of persons killed in
Sledlce Is about 100.
A great many persons took shelter In
churches from the hall of shot. Others re
mained for two days lying flat on the floors
of their apartments for protection against
flying bullets. They were without food or
water. The four principal streets of the
town have been almost devaatated and
many houses were damaged and looted.
The number of houses Burned reactfes
twenty-seven. Many Jews managed to
leave the city and escspe to the neighbor
Ing villages.
Town Bombarded. . ,
STAVROPOL, Sept. 11. It Is reported
here that the village of Shulgutl has been
bombarded by artillery In consequence of
disorders there following the arrest of M
Onlpko. the peasant leader of the late par
llament, who la to be tried by court-martial
for complicity in the uprising at Cronstadt
last July.
The Inhabitants fled and their, houses
were destroyed.
According to reports the artillery la now
moving against the village of Petroffskaia.
Ifews at Capital
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 11. Telegrams
received by the rewspapera of the capital,
mostly from refugee sources, united In
giving the fighting at Bledloe the character
of an anti-Jewish attack. Only the most
mesger details, aside from those already
telegraphed, are obtainable here on ac
count of the censorship and the difficulty
in using the telegraph wires from Siedlce.
. Hebrews here fear the massacre la con
tinuing. Newspapers declare the algna! for
the massacre was given by displaying
red lantern from the tower of the city
hall.
Fight at Harbin.
HARBIN. Sept. 11. Five political prison
ers have been killed and fourteen have been
wounded In a fight with their guards fol
lowing an attempt to escape.
EYESIGHT 0F ENGINEERS
Barllngton Railroad Issnes Statement
Regarding DlSTerenees with
Its Employes.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11. The Chicago. Bur
lington t Qulncy railroad today Issued th
following statement regarding the differ'
ence between the company and its engl
neers:
The only question at laaue la the adoption
of some standard aa to eyesight of passen
ger engineers In certain specified service.
Even the committee for the men admits
that the safety of the traveling public and
cf company employes requires soma stand
ard, tested either scientifically or by H-.d
trials. Is nereiumry, the only difference be
ing as to what it shall be and where it
shall apply. The company offered lo lay
the matter before the Interstate Commerce
commission, but Ulej evwiullee, dacUaed the
REIGHT CAR STRIKES TROLLEY
Man and Woman Are Instantly Killed
and Two Injored In the '
Wreck.
John Walley and an unidentified woman
were killed outright and two person were
Injured In a street railway sccldent at the
Union raclflc crossing on Thirteenth street,
between Jones and leavenworth streets.
about 11:45 o'clock last night. A north
bound Benson car was crosng the rail
road track when a freight car was backed
against ltsNslde, tilting It over and push
ing It a distance of twenty-five feeti Wal
ley was the motorman of the car and the
woman a passenger. They were thrown
forward of the car snd In front of a
southbound car, which could not be stopped
n time to keep It from running over them
and bumping Into the freight car.
The woman waa partially Identified as
Miss Anna Gelsen, 1&14 South Fifth street.
John Ridgeway, conductor on the north
bound car, and Nicholas Farsal, a pa.Heen-
ger, were only slightly Injured.
COLORADO DEMOCRATS MEET
State Convention to Xante Ticket Is
Called to Order with Fight
Impending.
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DENVER, Sept. II. The democratic
state convention met In Coliseum hall to
day to nominate a full state ticket and
two justices of the supreme court. When
the convention opened there seemed no
doubt that former Governor Alva Adams
of Pueblo, would be nominated for another
term as governor, although county Judge
Ben B. Ltndaey of Denver was still men
tioned. fLlndsey's friends were anxious
that Adams should accept the endorse
ment of the convention for the position
of United States tonator, to succeed
Thomas M. Patterson, whose term ex
pires next March, and pass up the gover
norship to Llndsey. Senator Patterson,
whose fight against the local democratic
organisation dominated by Mayor Robert
W. Spear, has won bis warm supporters'
from outside counties and Insists that
Adams take the gubernatorial nomination
in vindication of his claim that he was
elected governor two years ago and waa
robbed of the office.
Three contests have been filed, the most
Important being from Denver county. Sen
ator Patterson heads a delegation which
Is contesting the seats of the delegation
named by the regular organization on 'the
ground that this faction does not repre
sent the true democracy of 'Denver, as
they are bound hand and foot to the local
publio utility corporation.
Btate Senator Taylor of Glenwood
Springs, who was chosen temporary chair
man, announced that the roll call did not
contain the names of the three counties
from which contests had been filed and
asked if this met the approval of the con
ventlon. Clay B. .AVhftford. a member of
the Speer delegation, Vfcrehoosupled .the
seats assigned to Denver county, while tho
Patterson delegation were lined up against
the wall, demanded that the Sneer dele
gates be seated. For nearly an hour he
stood on his feet, while Jeers -and cries
of "sit down" were hurled at him.
Finally all contest were referred to the
committee on credentials. Each contest
ing delegation was given representation on
the different committees. Recess till 7:30
tonight. v
The convention reassembled at 8 o'clock
tonight and at once took a recess until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, after the an
nouncement that the committee on creden
tials would be unable to report on the three
contests until that time. The committee
on credentials continued its work tonight.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Postmasters
Rami
and Carriers la
Mall Service Are
Appointed.
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(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 11. (Special Tele
gram.) Sophet F. Farmer has been ap
pointed postmaster at Dustin, Holt county,
Neb., vice W. C. Relslnger, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska, Hart-
ington, route No. 3; Earl R. Peterson, car
rier. Will Isrealuon, substitute. Iowa,
Delaware, route No. 1, Axel Larson;
carrier; Charlie E. Miller, substitute; Le
mara, route No. 6, George K. Billings, car
rier; William Butler, subatltute. South
Dakota, Madison, route No. 1, Guata.v M.
Arslan, carrier; William Dixon, substitute.
' Edwin F. Virgin has been substituted as
rural carrier for route No 5, at Burling
ton, la.
W. E. Lafontain and E. H. Hamilton of
Sheridan, Wyo., have been appointed as
sistant lumbermen in the forest service.
Civil service examination la to be held
September 23 at Cherokee, la., for posi
tions of clerk and carrier In the postoffice
service.
NEW CHARGE AGAINST ADAMS
Boise Prisoner Is Accused of Mnrder
of "John Doe" Tyler In Sho
shone Conaty.
BOISE. Idaho, Sept. 11. Steve Adams,
who haa been held here since l!tt Satur
day charged with the murder of Lyte Gre
gory in Denver, was discharged in Justice
court this afternoon On the motion of the
county attorney. Adams was immediately
rearrested by Sheriff Sutherland of Sho
shone county, Idaho, charged with the kill
ing of "John' Doe" Tyler in St. Joaeph
oounty, Idaho, In August. 1904. Tyler waa
found murdered on his timber claim.
Adams was taken back to the peniten
tiary. Detective McPhartland accompany
ing the officers, who had him In custody. If
Adams can be held under this murder
charge, he will be kept within the juris
diction of the Idaho courts and will be
available aa a witness against Moyrr, Hay
wood and Pettlbone, charged with the mur
ler of Former Governor Frank Steunen.
berg.
IOWA MILITIAMAN IS DEAD
Man Picked Cp Hear Barneston Ideatl
' led as William Smith of
Sloox City.
MARYSVILLE, Kan, Sept. 11. William
Smith of Sioux City, la., a member of
Company L Iowa National Guard, died
here yeaterday.
He waa picked up, unconscious, alongside
the Union Pacific railroad track near
Barneston, Neb., Sunday, and was brought
here. It Is supposed he fell from a train
on which he was. returning; boms Itaia
Fort Rllex maneuvers.
BRYAN SPEAKS IN ST. LOUIS
Kebraikan is Oretted by Twelve Thousand
People at ths Coliseum.
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ROOSEVELT'S POPULARITY IS DISCUSSED
Orator Alleges that It la Dne to
Followlaat Principles Set Down In
Democratic Platforms Rail
ways la Politics.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 11. A tremendous
ovation was tendered William J. Bryan by
the i:,0(i0 people gathered In the Coliseum
tonight when he stepped upon the platform
and took his seat. With one accord the au
dience arose, waved flans and shouted un
til the strains of 'America" by the band
were drowned out. The ovation continued
for four minutes and was finally silenced
by National Democratic Committeeman
William A. Rothwell. who started to make
a speech of Introduction. He had scarcely
begun before a clamor arose for Bryan.
Chairman Rothwell thereupon cut short
his speech and p'esented Mr. Bryan with
a wave of the, hand.
Mr. Brvan'a Speech.
Motioning for silence with a palm leaf
fan, Mr. Bryan said, In part:
Mr. Chairman, Indies and Gentlemen:
It's warm enough when you keep still. I
don't want you to increase the mloery by
exertion. You have cheered enough lo
cheer my heart and I am glad to be here.
1 nave been trying to nnd home for more
than a week and I have found it so home
like everywhere that I can hardly tell
where I live. I have always suspected that
Missouri' f-Mt friendly. She has shown It
on many occasions, but never more to than
tonight.
Now I want to show you It la better to
trut the democratic principles to the demo
cratic party than to trust them to the one
man whose party denounces him for fol
lowing them. I want to remind you that
the most popular act of Mr. Roosevelt's
administration was his bringing peace be
tween two nations. He settled the oal
strike after a loss of tfl9.Oivi.ono td employ
ers, employes and the public. It was a
grand act. I applauded him for It. But
where did he get the doctrine, 1n the re
publican platform? No! He got It from
the democratic platform, and I wrote the
plank myself. If he could gain popularity
by settling one strike, that cost IM.OdO.Ofl.
why ought not our party have some credit
for proponing a plan, which. If put Into a
law, would have made the strike unneces
sary? Why has not the republican party
followed It up by making a national law
that will make It unnecessary for a man
to starve tils wife and children In order to
get justice. ,
The Railway Problem.
If the president can become the only pop
ular man in the republican party because
he docs something spasmodically along
democratic lines, what would be the pop
ularity of the man who does something
and has always been a democrat? Where
did Mr. Roosevelt find his mandate for his
action regarding the rate bill? He had to
go to the democratic platform. The most
Important part of the hill is the peniten
tiary sentence for Its violation.
The railroads have been the most cor
rupting Influence In politics In the past
twenty years. By the use of passes the
railroads have packed conventions. This
law wns suggested by the democratic party.
I shall soon have occasion to talk on rail
roads again, but I want tonight to Impress
upon you that the railroad question solu
tion was the product of the democratic
party.
The president hss now been In office
about five years. How many trust mag
nates are in the penitentiary? We have
a great many trusts In this country violat
ing the law. My friends. I ask you to figure
out, on Mj basis of the number of trost
magnates Imprisoned during the past five
years, how many- generations will rt take
to solve the trust question?
My friends. If these things prove to you
that the democratic forethought is better
than republican forethought, wouldn't it
be better to vote for democrats than for
those who have followed at the tail end of
the democratic procession?
Mr. Bryan's Arrival.
A reception committee including former
Governors E. O. Stannard and A. M; Dock-
ery. National Democratic Committeeman
Rothwell, United .States Senator Stone and
many other prominent democrats, greeted
William J. Bryan on hi arrival here this
morning.. St. Louis Is the first stopping
point In Mr. Bryan's Itinerary of the aouth,
which will end , in Indian Territory late
thla month. He will address a mass meet
ing at the Coliseum tonight. A crowd was
assembled at Union station and there was
cheering and a general movement to crowd
forward when he stepped from the train,
but perfect order waa maintained by the
police. After an Interval of general hand
shaking Mr. Bryan was escorted to the
Hotel' Jefferson.
It Is a coincidence that his arrival Is al
most on the anniversary of his first visit
to St. Louis, ten years ago, following his
acceptance of the democratic nomination
for president In 189
After breakfast at the Hotel Jefferson
Mr. Bryan had a general reception for an
hour and later visited the Merchants' .ex
change. Greeting: by Former Xela-hbor.
Among the first to greet Mr. Bryan at
the Hotel Jefferson waa Joaeph M. Mor
row of Salem, 111., a former neighbor of
Mr. Bryan's. A familiar slap on the back
was Mr. Bryan's greeting to his old neigh
bor, with the remark: "Joe, give the home
folks my love. 1 would like very much
to see them all. I love tbem dearly."
Judge Joaeph McCabe and wife of In
dianapolis, were next recognised by Mr.
Bryan. Judge McCabe will go on to Louis
ville with him. .
While at breakfast the statement was
made by Mr. Bryan that he had decided
upon September 29 as the date of his visit
to Kansas City. Speaking of his journey
last night, he said:
"I spent a most pleasant night on' the
way to St. Louis, sleeping all the way, one
of the best night's sleep 1 have had In
some time. I am glad to be back in Mis
souri once more, for I feel that Mlssourians
are my home folks."
The corridors of the Hotel Jefferson were
thronged with people eager to shake handa
with Mr. Bryan. The hall leading to his
apartments was congested and the bellboy
stationed before the door was besieged.
Mr. Bryan was holding a conference with
some politicians when the bellboy left the
door a moment. Instantly the crowd
opened it and surged through. The confer
ence was at once ended and Mr. Bryaa
sprang to his feet and greeted the throng,
shaking handa with each one.
Regrets Folk's Illness.
Referring to the absence of 'Governor
Fblk, owing to illness, Mr. Bryan aald:
"It'a too bad that Governor Folk Is not
here. I met Governor Folk In New York,
I'm glad to say, and I expected to meet
him here today."
He aald he had not been following closely
the ouster' proceedings of Attorney General
Hadley agalnat the alleged oil combine,
but, referring to Attorney General Hadley,
he said: "I'm right with anybody who
fights the trusts."
Jn an extemporaneous speech delivered
today in Druid's hall, Mr. Bryan touched
on government ownership of rallroada for
the first time since his addresa in Madi
son Square garden. He aald:
If there la any sentiment In the country
today favoring government ownership of
railroads. It Is because the rallroada nave
created the notion that they own the gov
ernment. Just in proportion aa the rail
road? regards the rights of the people, just
in tnat proportion will we get along well
together.
The railroad Is the servant of the people.
When It seeka to become the master of
the people It uiurps a, place not rlautiuHy
belonging" to it. ' . ...
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NEW PARTY IN. NEW YORK
Independent Leesne Adopts Platform
and Decides to dominate a
Foil State Ticket.
NEW YORK. Sept. 11. The first two ses
sions of the Independence league, head"d
by William Randolph Hearst, were held In
this city today, the first being called to
order in Carnegie hall at 1 o'clock In the
afternoon and the second at 9 o'clock to
night. Temporary and permanent organisa
tion were perfected and amid much enthu
siasm tonight a lengthy platform setting
forth the principles of the league was
adopted.
The convention declared positively tonight
In favor of the nomination of a full st.'te
ticket and Instructed the committee on reso
lutions to draft a suitable reply to W. J.
Connors and other delegates to the demo
cratic state convention at Buffalo, Septem
ber 15. They had presented a memorial
asking the Independence league to defer
nominating a state ticket until a conference
could I held with the democrats. The con
vention also directed the committee on res
olutions to consider and report to the con
vention on the qualifications of candidates.
A feature of the night session was' a
demonstration following the mention of Mr.
Hearst's name, which lasted half an hour.
Mr. Hearst did not attend today's sessions.
There was much disorder In the conven
tion tonight when a motion to adjourn until
tomorrow night after the routine business
had been completed. Many of the delegates
did not want to adjourn and protected, but
amid the clamor for recognition of half a
hundred delegatea the motion was finally
put before the convention at 11 o'clock and
was carried with a cheer.
The platform sets forth the fundamental
Idea of the league as Independent of boss
rule or corporation control and of any party
subject to these. It declarea for "free vote
and an honest count," and demands "a re
vision of the present dishonest and complex
election law, a simplified ballot and a law
providing for a recount In cases of fraud or
mistakes."
. The recent life Insurance scandals are re
ferred to at some length, Governor Hlggtns
is denounced for failure to reorganise the
state Insurance department and a new elec
tion of the Insurance companies Is favored
In case the present officials In the coming
election "maintain control through conni
vance of the inaurance department In un
derhand and illegal campaigning." .
District Attorney Jerome is attacked by
name as follows: '
We express the disgust felt by all good
cltlxens over the failure of District At
torney Jerome te prosecute criminally re
gardless of their wealth or social position
those guilty of insurance frauds.
' On the subject of .public, ownership the
platform says:
The Independence league believes In the
public ownership or public utilities tnat are
natural monopolies, Respect for local rights
and home rule should authorise the enact
ment of a statute empowering all cities to
acquire and operate public necessities.
SALE OF THE BIG PASTURE
Half Million Acres of Land In Okla
homa to Be Sold to Highest
k Bidder.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. (Special Tele
gram.) The sale of pasture land In Okla
noma, In which cattlemen of the western
country are interested. Acting Secretary of
Interior Ryan said teday would probably
be consummated in December. This "pas
ture" so-called is located In pomanche
county. Oklahoma, and includes 430.000
seres. ' The land will be sold through the
sealed bid system Instead of at publio auc
tion, under the rules and regulations of the
Interior department. Persons who pur
chase these lands must have all to juall
fications of homestead entrymen and must
after they have been successful In bidding
for the same, make entry of the land pur
chased by them, and thereafter they will be
required to' comply with all of the pro.
visions of the homestead law before ob
talnlng patents. All salea and entries will
be subject to any existing lease for agri
cultural purposes which may have been
heretofore made, but entrymen whose lands
are covered by such lease will be entitled
to all rent accruing after the aale la made
to them.
None of said lands can be sold at less
than $6 per acre, one-fifth of the purchase
price to be paid at the time the bid la
made and the remainder to be paid In four
equal annual installments, but In caae any
purchaser falls to make any annual pay
ments when due his rights to the lands
covered by his purchase and any payments
theretofore made will be forfeited and his
entry will be cancelled.
MrSj, Bhaw and the Misses Bhaw, wife and
daughters of the secretary of the treasury,
returned to Washington today from a two
weeks' cruise on the New England coast.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa Is among
today's arrivals. Colonel - Hepburn Is not
making predictions upon matters political
either national or In his own state.
"I am In Washington on a few matters
before the departments and that la all thore
Is to say." as he tersely put It In warding
off an attempted Interview.
SEGAL'S PECULIAR METHODS
Philadelphia Promoter Sella Fv
Successive Isaacs of Honda on
On Property.
PHILADELPHIA, gupt. U.-Receiver
Earle's plan for the reorganisation of the
wrecked Real Eatate and Trust company
will be mailed to the 4.000 depositors to
morrow. Mr. Earle denied that the plan
adopted by the directors Is that which has
been t ulilned in the newspapers, but he
refused to divulge the plan until It haa
been aubmltted to the stockholders.
District Attorney Bell today stated that
ha had diacovered evidence of Segal's
peculiar financial methods. Five Issues of
mortgage bonds were m4de by Segal on
properties known aa the Standard Iron and
Stoel company, the Champion Iron and
Separator company, and the American
Swedish Crucible Iron company. The first
mortgage, for tSO.OoO, waa Increased by
four additional bond iasues to ta.000,0u0,
each succeeding Issue being made without
the previous mortgage having been can
celled. Checks signed by O. 8. Clark, secre
tary of the Champion Iron company, were
found and the dlatrka attorney gays ho
will endeavor to learn what Mr. Clark
knows, if anything, coueeruTug Uwse trans-actlgua,
VICTORY F0R DICK
Junior Ohio Senator Betaini Place in Obi
Republican Orcejitation.
FIGHT WOM, IN DISTRICT MEETINGS
Hew Committee Standi Foarteei to Sevei
in FaTor of Akron Man.
HERRICK IS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Former Governor Cava Tariff Ieiue is to the
Fore and Ebonld le VSet.
SENSATIONAL SPEECH BY F8RAKER
Senior Senator Says Time for
Revision of Tariff la Sot Yet
aad Defends His Official
Acta.
DATTON. O., Bcpt. ll.-The victory ct
Senator Dick In securing a re-election to
the state leadership, or rather, to tht chnlr.
manship of the state executive committee,
by the decisive vote of fourteen to seven,
was second In Interest In the discussloni
tonight to the sensational speech of Senatot
Foraker before the republican state con
vention which met here today. Coming
sfter the address by Temporary Chairman
Herrlck, and given with all the vim nnd
vigor for which the senior senator from
Ohio la famous, his speech aroused the
delegates to a high pitch. Ita probnhle
effect on the matters to lie decided bv the
convention tomorrow and the possibility of
an answer from Congressman Burton dt:r
Ing the morning session were thoroughly
gone over.
Tonight the endorsement of the president
and the two senators Is considered probable
In the platform, although there In still talk
of carrytn gthe fight against endorsement
of the senators to the floor of tho conven
tion. Koraker Replies to Herrlck.
What promised to be simply a routine
beginning of the work of the republican
state convention developed Into a some
what remarkable discussion of party policy
this afternoon. ' Former Governor Myron T. ,
Herrlck, who had been announced as tem
porary chairman by the state central com
mittee, delivered the regular opening ad
dress. In which he denounced bosslsnt, ap
proved a revision of the tariff and talked
at aome length on other matters of party
Interest. At the conclusion of the speech
the crowd insisted on' hearing Senator
Foraker. After some urging the senator
delivered a characteristic address In which
he touched on some of the points made,
by Temporary Chairman Horrtck, criti
cising In a somewhat jocular way some of
the matters acted on by President Roose
velt, and especially joking about the mat
ter of spelling revision, called attention to
the president's desire for a "stand pat"
tariff pqlley and the. demand la Mr. Her
rick's address for tariff revision, earnestly
defending his own course in the aenate
and ended with some remarks In the round-,
the-world trip jot Mr, Bryan and his home
coming. The speech was warmly received,
especially when the senator paid tributes
to various prominent republicans in the
convention and talked about Mr. Bryan.
Although, other apeakers were called for
by the crowd notie responded, and after ths
usual announcements of committees the
oonventlon adjourned until ' 10 o'clock to
morrow. Speech of Mr. Herrlck.
The opening session today waa regarded
as merely the perfunctory opening' of the
fight, although much advance discussion
was heard over the speech of Temporary
Chairman Herrlck, the defeated standard
bearer of the last campaign.
Governor Herrlck said In part: .
The republican party has proven Hi
capacity to deal in the same way with all
great Issues in the past. It has the capa
city to deal In a same way with all the
great issues of the present. It is as much
needed now as it has been at any critical
fierlod in our history. Governmental prob
nms, arising from territorial extension, the
tariff and many other problems of na
tional and international Importance, which
its progressive policy haa evolved, un
doubtedly belong to the republican party
to solve.
1 Tiie tariff problem Is again to the fore.
It Is no longer a question of advisability
of ita discussion. It Is here and will not
down. I -et ua meet lt We frankly con
fess that the present tariff law la not
perfect. No tariff law ever has been per
fect. Every tariff law has been a compro
miae. When our democratic friends, with
all their confident promlsea on the subject,
tried their hands at the business, did they
succeed? Haa anyone forgotten the chagrin
that they betrayed after the passage of the
Wilson bill? We aet up no claim to in
fallibility, but, bad aa excesaive protection
upon certain commodities admittedly is,
worse than thla is constant tariff tinker
ing, and worse than all Is free trado.
Tariff for revenue only, as applied to the
whole civilised world la theoretically correct.
It may be expedient for some nations, but
It has been thoroughly demonstrated to
the satisfaction of the majority of the
people that It Is not expedient for this
nation.
Tariff reform should not be Involved lit
the heated emotions of a political campaign.
Economic necessity rather than sentiment
or political consideration should sovcrn.
The merchant, the manufacturer, the work
man, the great public that buy snd the
smaller public that sell sre entitled to a
more rational and Intelligent method of
dealing with this question. It Is a business
question, and should be considered from
that standpoint.
Most Aasnme Responsibility.
The responsibility Is ours to assume. Let
us meet It squarely and honeatly. as we
have alwaya met such questions In the pest,
and promptly make such changes is are
ehsentlal. If a surgical operation is neces
sary, then let us apply the knife while
tho patient is still in robust health. Then
we may enter the contest m UKjb feiiflessly
with a tariff law which every t publican
can conscientiously defend, one fiat every
democrat In active business, and who knows
the difference between a substance ar.d
shadow, dare not vote agalnat.
We must realise that the Intereats f the
country have grown so vast that great en
terprises must be conducted by corpora
tions. These corporations are being rapidly
"peoplelsed." Small investors are putting
their money Into them. Every stock certi
ficate haa good American flesh and blood
behind It. The corporation Is but an aggre
gation of Individuals, and there are good
and bad corporations Just as there are good
and bad men, but. the same as the indi
vidual, the corporation muat obey the law
it must' do right.
The people of Ohio atand for Theodore
Roosevelt and all that he standa for.
The responsibility of meeting the propel
expediency of the other states Is largely
upon you In this convention, here and now,
tn the campaign, and at the polls. Sink
self-interest and factionalism,' and adhere
only to the prlnclplt-a of the republican
party, which are eternal, because 'they
atand for truth. Justice and progresa.
SHIP TO BRING STENSLAND
Prlns Adrlhert Will Call at Tangier
for Absconding- Ranker from
C'b lease.
GIBRALTAR. Sept ll.-The steamer
Prlns Adelbert, which la due here Wednes
day, will call at Tangier to pick up anj
take to New York Paul O. Stensland.
forner president of the Milwaukee Avenue
Stats bank of Chicago, who was taken.
Into custody la Morocco,
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