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The Omaha Daily' Bee VOL. XXXVI -NO. 73. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1906 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. WARM FIGHT IN OHIO Ohio Republican JonTeation Endorse! Eecord of Both Senator MR. BURTON LEADS THE OPPOSITION Motion Reqneetin- Mr. Dick U Retire from Chairmanship Voted Down. NO POPULAR NOMINATION FOR SENATOR Batolution Freiented by Cleveland Dele ' ' cat it Defeated. ROOSEVELT'S ADMINISTRATION ENDORSED Plea U Made for Frieadry Hon at Reoreseatatlve ta Aid Him lu Ceatlaalag- Bli foliar. THIS TICKET. for Bocretary of State CARMI A. TI1X3MP8'" For Dairy and Food C'ommis. , RBN1CK W -f-onton BVir At fit School Commissioner.. E. A. For Member Board of Public Wot GEORGE H. WA'l. DAYTON, O.. Sept. 12. In what ha be for yer the "off year" In tat election the republicans of Ohio today held one of the hottest oonventlone In the history of the party In .tM atate. And still more remarkable was It for the faet that the contest was not over the naming of can didates for the state offices fdr which the convention had been called, but over the selection of a chairman of the state execu tive committee. Involving the state lead ership of United States Senator Dick. iThe Senator won not only on the proposition, but also on the question of en dorsement of his work and that of Sen ator Foraker in the United States senate, many of the republicans having taken the position that In view of the fact that the senators bad not entirely agreed with the policy of President Roosevelt on national legislation It would be Inconsistent to give an endorsement of equal force to both the president and the two senators. ' . Barton. Turned Down. In winning - victory over Congressman Burton and Harry M. Daugherty on these two questions Senator Dick . retained his chieftainship and prestige, but on.tho other hand the platform. In' which appeared the merchant marine and some other planks, Indicated that Mr. Burton had not been idle in other directions. : On two points, pri mary voting for United ' States ' senators and tariff revision, ono of the Cleveland delegates "Introduced as a minority report these two planks,, apparently -with the ap proval of Mr, Burton, and the convention defeated both. One little incident of the convention that almost escaped . notice -.came Immediately after Senator Pick, had . concluded his speech thanking , the ' eon vent ion for the vote Juat taken in, his favor. Senator Foraker had been occupying a sear' just hut'tf li hirmsa. and fas atiippM' te the "front and called Mr. Burton, in the front seat of the Cleveland delegation, to the edge of the platform for a talk. The congressman cam promptly and listened quietly as the senator asked him to smooth things over by moving to ' make the Dick endorsement ananimous. With a wave of his hand In protest and a vigor ous shake of his head Mr, Burton replied: "Not Just now," and the Incident closed, both men returning to their seats without many of too delegates having noticed the Incident. Coavoattoa Bellas Baslaesa, Temporary Chairman Herrick called the convention to order and presented Gov ernor Harris aa permanent chairman. He waa given a cordial greeting and at once began his brief speech or acceptance. . Speech ot Ckalraaa. Governor Harris aald: Our duty today Is to waive personal preferences in the interest of party princi ples. By getting together now such, nor mal conditions would prevail as to secure the continuance of republican prosperity. We are told that there is no. way of judging the future but by the past, and that history repeats Itself. If we want to profit by our experience we should re member that when the republicans pull to- gather, they have never failed to cajty hio, and that the results in "oft years were due to a lack of harmony. The people of Ohio do not trust the democratic party and never have trusted it. Never since the republican party oame Into power have the people of Ohio en trusted the democratic party with any con tinuance of power.- No democratic gov ernor of any state officer In Ohio ever re ceived the popular endorsement of a sec ond term sluce the formation of the repub lics n party. The grand old oarty has not always met the fullest expectations of sll the repub iioans, Dili wnen lue spene or aissausrac tion resulted In a democratic state, the people luvarlabiy got enough of the change with one term.- , With all seeking to do right and sacrific ing persorutl preferences for party princi ples, there can be no material differences. Willi harmony, sincere harmony, real har mon, republican success is assured. Protest Agalast Dick. Jamea Holcotnbe of Cuyahoga county anoved that "It be the aenae of this con vention that Senator Dick be requested to decline to act as the chairman of the state executive committee and that he co-operate with the atate central committee in the election of a chairman thereof to manage the pending atate campaign." Congressman Burton spoke vigorously In support of the motion. Cries from the deltgatea for "Foraker" brought the senator to the front ot the platform and, by unanimous consent, the senator sddressed the convention briefly, declaring that hs knew of no reason why a man who was good enough to be chairman for William McKlnley und wjjo "is ac knowledged to be one ot the bent chairmen ever known" ahould rot b continued In that position. The convention waa in tur moil aa he concluded and the chairman had difficulty. In securing order. Finally, Harry M. Dausheity. associated with Burton In the anti-Dick contest, waa recogntaed. He declared there was "noth ing peraonal In politics with me." and the convention waa again In a rear of disorder. Dick Wlua Out. At last he said: "1 am not here to'pluck a feather from the honor of any man.'" He declared himself ready to aign any agree ment that he would never b a candidate for any office. He recognised the auperlor quail t lee of the chairman, but he main tained that under existing conditions a change was advisable. t Congressman Robert M. Ncvui followed In a strong "protest against the humilia tion of a maa who haa aerved you so long and so ably as Senator Dick." A vote was taken and the rear of "Noes' waa followed by a prompt declaration that the inotioji was loal. However, a demand for the roll raU was made and a roll call waa ordered. The motion waa lost, enough negative . auUuued aa second Pao-aJ GOMPERS TALKS OF ELECTION Labor Leader Hays the Resalt la Malae Is a Great Moral Victory. WASHINGTON. Bept. 11 President Samuel Compere of the American Federa Hon of Labor tonight gave to the Asso ciated Press the following statement con cerning the renult of the Maine election, particularly the result In the Second dis trict. In which Representative Llttlefleld was re-elected by a reduced majority: I look upon the result of the election In the Second district of Maine as a great moral victory, not only for labor, but for the people generally. Of course. It would have pleased me more had Mr. LUtletleld been defeated, but In vlw of th fact that except that In some pert of the southern states -the workingmen of the Second dis trict of Maine are less organized than in any other part of the country, I appealed not only to the workingmen, but also to the business men and to men In public life. Considering the fact that Maine is regarded aa a rock hound republican Mronghold the cutting ot Mr. Littlefleld's majority of S.fi.13 over his opponent in 190 to between 700 and WO now la cause for great gratification. It shows that the people have It In their power to compel decent and fair treatment at the hands of those who seek their votes. Mr. Llttlefleld claims that I have helped him In the campaign. Paraphrasing the language of another, centuries sgo, Mr. Llttlefleld could well suy, "Another auch victory and I am lost." The reason for the reduced majorities of the other candidate allied with Mr. IJttle fleld In Maine Is also because of labor's political campaign, for while the particular fight was directed against him, labor In J" her parts of the state Is better organised d took up the cause against the indlf .'Vnt and hostile candidates who stood Section. The fight we made was not , J'i. Mr. Llttlefleld because he Is a re i i-f and it was not made In the In- i V St he democratic party. It waa nu .use Mr. Llttlefleld was the apo, Spokesmen and sponsor for the Indus. jA, commercial and transportation trusts and combinations against the Inter ests of labor specifically Hnd those of the people generally. H not only opposed every labor Interest, but he we one of the few -who even voted against the rail road rate bill, the enactment of which waa ao strongly urged by President Roosevelt. We (hall . continue in labor's campaign for Justice and right, for we fee4 very much encouraged In this first appeal we have made to the conscience, aympathy and support of the American people. ' OYSTER BAT, N. T., Sept. 11 "if Speaker Cannon dependa on Gompera to knock him out, he can remain In publlo life aa long aa he likes." This was the comment of United States Senator Albert J. Hopkins of Illinois, who was one of President Roosevelt's callers today. Mr. Hopkins admitted that the republicans of Illinois may lose two congressional dis trict in Chicago and one in the southern portion of the state, all of which, he main tained, ore normally democratic districts. Otherwise, he said, the outlook in the state was decidedly good. "We will, of course, organise the Six tieth congress," ho concluded. "We may have a small majority, buV a smaller ma jority Is really better for the work of congress. As for the effect of Mr. Com pere' campaign, It will help rather than hurt us." HEARST TICKET NOMINATED Iadepeadence League Formally Ea . tera Race for Political Coatrol of Empire State. : t-JfaTW XORK. Sept Jan'aShaiwrftuloua and enthusiastic final session' la Carnegie hall tonight, the state convention of the Independence league put into the field a straight ticket of atate officers to be voted for at the coming election. The dele gates cheered for thirty-three minutes when Mr. Hearst appeared on the plat form to make a brief speech ot accept ance. His address aroused much enthu slaam. The ticket follows: - For governor: William Randolph Hearst, of New Tork. ' For lieutenant governor: Lewis Btuyves ant Chandler of Duchess. For secretary of state: John 8. Whalen of Monroe. For state treasurer: eGorge A. Fuller of Jefferson. For comptroller: Dr. C. H. W. Auel of Erie, . ' For atate engineer and surveyor: Frank oGttman of Tompkins. For attorney general: John Ford of New Tork. The convention drafted a reply to Wil liam J. Conner and other democrats who had written suggesting possible fusion with the democrat and suggesting that no nomination be made by the Independents at this time. The reply expressed thank for the Interest of the democrats and sympathy for the rank and file "In their honest endeavor to wrest the Buffalo con vention from the control of th basses," but said the Independent league could not postpone the business It had been as sembled to carry out. The straight ticket was named without equivocation. The committee on resolu tions had been entrusted with the task of hearing th claims of various candidates and naming a tentative ticket. Its report was unanimous and so was the approval of the delegation. .Tonight's session was called to order at S O'clock. Mr. Heart appeared , on the stage at 10 o'clock and wascheered for more than Half an hour. He apoke for ten minutes and the convention adjourned sins die at 10 . REORGANIZING BRITISH ARMY Order Constltatla a General Staff la Formally laeaed by War Mia. later Haldane. LONDON, Sept. IS War Minister Hal dane tonight Issued an army order for mally constituting a. general staff in ac cordance with the recommendations of the Iord Esher commission. In an accom panying memorandum. Mr. Haldane says he regard It aa "tnarklng a very Import ant step in the reconstruction of the British military system. It will be Judged by the men It produces. If they prove themselve pedantic theorists failure will rexuH; but If they show themselves capable of master ing the. science of wf r and imparting thoir knowledge to the army at large, the Influ ence of the staff will become as far-reaching as It is In Germany or Japan." I Mr. Hsldane aaya he la "hopeful the 'time will come when the colonies also will wel come the aaslstance of the staff, which thus will become a real bond of union between the scattered niltltnry forces of the em. pire, enabling, In case of necessity, a con centration to form a real homogeneous Im perial army. The order constitutes a staff of two prin cipal divisions. Th first staff at array headquarters and the aecond eta IT in com mands and districts, the first being con cerned with all strategic and administra tive affairs and constating of three major generals, six colonels, twenty-one lieuten ant colonels or majors, and twenty-seven otber officers. -Appointments will be made from a special list of Qualified officer drawn up from time to time by the army council In con sultation with the commander-in-chief In India, SOLDIERS ACT BRUTALLY New Commander at Warsaw, Where Jewt Are Panio Stricken. ORDER IS BEING RESTORED AT SIEDLCE People Brain to Move (About aad Some ahopa Are Opened, hut Cltlseas Aro ("till Servoaa. WARSAW, Sept U.-The soldiers On duty here, enraged at the continuance of mur ders by the terrorists, are acting with great brutality. Governor General Skallon la taking energetic steps to prevent an at tack on the Jews. The Jews are In a state of panic. Siedlce Is reported quiet. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 12. Genersl Moeller-Sakomelsky, who subdued thu mutiny at Sevastopol, ha been appointed commander or the Fifth army corps at Warsaw. The general, who stands high In the conildence of the emperor on account of the energy shown by him In other situa tions, has been, selected as the beat officer in the army for the task of making life In Warsaw sate. He will be named governor ' general of Warsaw If he succeeds. He la undoubtedly a formidable candidate for the post ot the present governor general, General Skallon, If the plan of aendlng General Orloff there Is abandoned. It la a matter of current gossip that General Pkallon's mind has been affected by the bomb outrages In Warsaw and the constant threats against his life. The orders for the recent whole sale searching of houses In Warsaw are said to have originated with . General Moeller-Sakomelsky. Hla name Is found among the first on the terrorist list of condemned officials. Dispatches report twelve condemnations to death on account ot attacka on police men and for highway robbery, eight in Mitau, two In Warsaw and two in Riga. At the session of the cabinet held yes terday the commission which Is elaborating a project for the equalisation of the rights of the peasantry reported that the peasants were not yet ripe for a removal of all re strictions. The commission recommend, however, that a certain amount of restraint In. the selling of land must be exercised for the peasants' own good. The Gazette says that Zenalde Konopllan lkovo, the girl who on August' 20 assas sinated General Mln at Peterhof and whp was sentenced to be hanged, haa been exe cuted. SIEDLCE. Sept. 11 The town Is com paratively quiet today. People are be ginning to move about on the streets and the shops are opening again, although oc casional shots lead to temporary renewals of alarm. Some revolver shot fired from a garret this morning drew a volley from troops below, but no casualties resulted. About 300 wounded persons have been cared for in the hospitals or . attended by am bulance surgeons. ! . Riot Victims Burled. KAMYSHIN, Russia, Sept. 12.-The bodies of ten victim of the recent fighting here have been burled. They Include one soldier and one policeman. Two other po licemen were seriously wounded. Many ar rest have been made. ; ' t ... , ,,,,-,;,, : i ' Prussian . Prince Seriously 'III. ., BF.RLIN, Sept. IS. The condition of Al brecht, prince of Prussia, regent of th duchy of Brunswick, Is worse today and there is little likelihood of his recovery. The prince had a stroke of apoplexy yes terday. Albrecht Is the richest prince in Germany. In addition to the possession of many large estates, he Is reputed to have investments totaling $16,000,000. His for tune In Germany la second only to that of Miss Krupp, daughter of the, late gun maker. The regency of Brunswick, which Is one of the emperor's appointments, prob ably will be given to Prince Eltel Frederick, th second son of big majesty. ' Honor for British ' Duke. BERLIN. Sept. It The MUltalr Wochen blatt ' announces the appointment of the duke of Connaught to the post of general field marshal In the German army. Countess Tolatol HI. MOSCOW, Sept. 12. Countess Sophie Tolstoi, the wife of Count Leo Tolstoi, Is dangerously ill at her husband's home in Taanaya Pollana. New French Minister. PARIS, Sept. 13. Pierre Merlou, formerly minister of finance, has been appointed minister of France at Lima. Per. NUTMEG DEMOCRATIC TICKET Conaeetlcat Names Ticket Headed by Mayor Thayer of Itorwalk for Governor. ITitlCytDn SVtnn . B.nl 1 . ' . - m. . ,, junica v. inayer 01 norwam was loaay nominated for governor by the state dem ocratic convention. ' The remainder of the ticket follows: Lieutenant Governor John M. Ney of Hartford. Secretary of State George Porater of Rockville. Stat Treasurer E. S. Roberts of North Oman. 8tate Comptroller Eugene B. Peck of Bridgeport. Attorney General William B. Stoddard of Milford. . Representative at Large Charles E. Don ahue of Derby. The platform dealt with atate Issues only and denounced the republican administra tion of the commonwealth's affairs. The election of United States senators by direct vote of the electors also la demanded. FLANK ATTACK AT FORT RILEY Wednesday's Problem laterefered With by Rain aad It Will be roatlaaed Today. FORT RILEY. Kan.. Sept. 11 The troops of the provisional brigade at Fort Riley were maneuvered In a problem In a flank attock today. The work was of ahort du ration on account of a heavy rain. The problem will also be the progrom tomorrow morning. The troops will he In camp to morrow afternoon when Assistant Secretary of War Oliver arrives. . The Eleventh battery of Held artillery, which Is equipped with five Inch siege guns and which came here from Fort Adams, Rhode Island, will finish its target prac tice at the camp tomorrow and next week will go to Fort Leavenworth for a perma nent atation. SEVEN TRAINMEN ARE KILLED Freight Tralas Como Together la Tea. ease with Roaalta Fatal to Crewe. CHATTANOOQA, Tenn., Sept, U eypn trainmen were killed In a collision of two freight traina on the Western aV Atlanue railroad at Ringgold, Ga., early today. The accident was due to the overlooking of order by the engineer ot on of the trains, . " ' .. RUN ON BANK CONTINUES Frightened depositors Still Wlth 'tranlag Savings from Hlherala of laa Fraarlsro,' SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 12. The uneasi ness among the more timid depositors of the Hibernla Savings bank continued today and when the bank opened Its doors for business there was a long line of people waiting to withdraw their deposits. As on yesterday the bank waived the required notice of thirty day and paid ajl orders on demand. The line was handled ex peditiously, but newcomers swelled the list of applicants und at one time It was esti mated that there we're fully 2,000 people anxious to withdraw their tunda from the vaults. The bank had seemingly plenty of funds on hand to pay In full many times the amount reirsented by the llned-up de positors. The cause of the run Is still obscure. One theory that finds favor la that the uneasi ness has been created by disgruntled agent of an insurance company which had been broadly advertised by attorneys of the hank for repudiating Just claims for losses. Commissioner E. Lunsmor of the board of atate bank commlaslonera this afteVnoon after the board had concluded Its exam ination of the affairs of the Hibernla bank, said, making the statement on behalf of the board: The condition of the Hibernla bank Is absolutely sound, and the management hns been careful and conservative. The loans In this city have been made on the basis of SO Der cent or less and are covered hv a safe margin. Four-flflhs of these mort gages are now due and may be considered In the nature of call loans which may be collected at any timci The assets of the bank Include 13,OUO.(10 of United States bonds, $10,li0,ono of other high clas securi ties and $8,0011.000 recovered from Insur ance. These Items alone are sufficient to cover fully all losses resulting from the recent Are. Any alarm entertained by de positors as to the safoty of the bank are aa absolutely unwarranted as unreusouable. 'The lino of depositor outside the bank was diminishing this afternoon. The flurry at the Hibernla did not affect any other pavings bank or commercial bank. FAIRBANKS AT 'STATE FAIR Vice Prealdeat of laltrd States De liver aW Address la Sew Hampshire, 1 CONCORD, N. H.. Sept. 1 2. Vice Presi dent Fairbanks today attended the state fair here and delivered the principal ad dress. Vice President Fairbanks spoke In part as follows: We live tn an era of progress, proud of many rapid and marked changes In our social and industrial life. As we contemplate our foreign commerce we are amazed and humiliated to observe that , the greatest share of our commerce with foreign countries Is. carried on under the protection of alien flags. Less than 13 per cent of It la carried in our own vessels. This certainly is out of harmony with the spirit of American expansion. There la no good reaaon why we should not .have a merchant marine worthy of the world's respect. As It stands today, It Is so in significant aa to be an object of contempt and derision among ths great commerce carrying powers. The subject is one of vast magnitude and It will -continue to re ceive tho consideration of American atatesw men. capital and labor, genius and enter prise, until we have attained our rightful place aa one of the foremost carriers of commerce, into all tn-S-ief the earth. - We look updn our growing domestic trade with profound satisfaction . and upon our expanding trade with foreign nations with genuine satisfaction. The rapid Increase of our population and the growing demand for our food products at home and abroad make It neoeeasrv that we should give more consideration to the development to our agriculture than we have heretofore given. -" Our trade atatlstics have reached a mag nitude which Is almost bewildering. They tell of progress in every branch of domes tic -economy in every state and ferritorv of the union. There Is apparently no cloud in our industrial sky. no menace at home or abroad to our national tranquillity. The absence of present peril should not close our eyea to the fact, aanctloned by past experience, that perils will be found In our future pathway, and there will no doubt be many which will tax to the ut most degree our wisdom, our patience and our patriotism. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Raral Carriers Appolated for a Num ber of Nebraska) Routes. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-(Bpeclal TIe gram.) Joseph A. Dvorak has been ap pointed poatmaater at Tabor, Bonhomme county, 8. D., vice C. C. Torrence, re signed. Rural carriers appointed for Nebraska routes: Burchard, route 3, Louts E. Mor gan, carrier; James Young, substitute. Carroll, route 2, Clarence L. Mitchell, cur rier; Marc Mitchell, substitute. Dixon, route 1, Benjamin A. Jordan, carrier; Mar garet A. Jordan, substitute. Foutaaolle, route 1, Charles E. Brand, carrier; Amelia Brand, substitute. Hooper, route 2, Clar ence Bendle, carrier; James Mack, sub atitute. Laurel, route 1, James S. Jordan, carrier; Joseph Jordan, substitute. Pen der, .route 2, F"rank E. Sampson,-carrier; Harriet E. Sampson, substitute. Ravenna, route 1, Frank J. Brltton, carrier; Allen Brltton, substitute. FATAL WRECK IN ONTARIO Caaadlaa Paclfle Accident Bald to ' Have Killed Seven and Fatally , Woaaded Five. MONTREAL. Bept. 12. A Canadian Pa eltlo' railway harvester train was run Into at Azilda by an rastbound Winnipeg ex press early today and twelve persona were killed and many injured. The engineer of the express says his air brake had been tampered with and the air allowed to es cape and he could not atop. Later reports say thirteen persona were killed, seven of them outright, and twenty others were badly Injured. Th Canadian Pacific railway in an of ficial statement says twelve people were killed and ten injured. TORONTO. Ont., Sept. 12.-Local Cana dian Pacific officials received a message stating that fourteen persons were killed In the Sudbury wreck. No particulars were given. H00 H00 OFFICERS ELECTED Atlaatle City Wins Coolest for Neat Meeting of I.ambermca's Xalloaal Order. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl., Sept. U-The National Hoo I loo convention adjourned today to meet next .year at Atlantio City. Norfolk and Little Rock were the other contestants for the next meeting. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: A. C. Ramsey, St. Louis, snark or the universe; Thomas H. Rogera, Oklahoma City, senior Hoo Hoo: W. W. fclverett, San Francisco. Junior Hoo Hoo; George M. Duncan. Houston, Tex., bojuni; J. H. Hair. Nashville, Tenn.. scrivenotor; Charles Wollin, Evutmville. Ind , Jabber woe; Ooorge E. Voule. Portland, Ore., oustoca ttan; John Alcock, Baltimore. arca.noir: R. W. Polk. Uul Rota, Ax-. unluiu BRIAN SPEAKS AT LOUISVILLE Rebraikan ii Waloomed to th Fallt Gitj by Henry Watterion. EXPLAINS HIS VIEWS ON RAILROADS Statemeat That When He Advocate Government Ownership He la Speaklaar tor Himself Aloae, LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. U-On the oc caalon of hia entry Into the south, where hla recent declaration as to governmtnt ownership of railroads has aroused the most opposition, William J. Bryan tonight made a more' explicit statement as to hla position In the matter. In dead silence he read a lengthy statement elaborating his position, but declared that "the making of plat forms rests mlth the voters of the whole party and I never have ;tnd never will attempt to force my opinions or those of any few men on the people." While thus Indicating that the doctrins of the government ownership is In the hands of the voters, Mr. Bryan's speech Indicated plainly that nothing has aa yet occurred to shake Tils belief In the ultimate efficiency and necessity of it. He declared that he would gladly make any sacrifice In exchange for the assurance that regula tion, Instead of government ownership would answer the needs of the people, but he expressed grave doubts as to whether regulations would ever suffice. He also took pains to present arguments to con vince his hearers that government owner ship of trunk lines and state ownership of state lines, ' not only preserve the rights of the states, but will permit the people of each to adopt government ownership when they are ready for It." A tremendous yell arose when, at the finish of the statement, Mr. Bryan with all the emphasis he could muster, recalled to hie hearers that: "Whenever I have seen a danger threatening the people I have spoken out without asking anybody's permission or querying what the effect might be to me." ' Great Welcome for Nebraskan. Entering the south land for the first time In two years, William J. Bryan today re ceived a welcome that In warmth and spon taneity haa not been surpassed by any of the greetings given him since his return from his tour of the world. Hla arrival In the city provoked a great outburst of acclamations 'from thousands of marchers and yet more thousands on the streets. His reception at the armory tonight, where he addressed a crowd of 12.000 people, was nothing less than a volcanic eruption of enthusiasm. Although the attendance of southern notables was smaller than at first expected, on account of Mr. Bryan's recent acceptance of numerous Invitations from other southern cities, still the masa meet ing at the armory was a representative southern gathering, . graced ;by the Ken tucky leaders of democracy, a number of prominent democrats from other . southern states, and a gteat mass of citiiens from Kentucky and Indiana. Mr. Bryan waa welcomed to Kentucky by his whilom op ponent. Mr. Henry Watterson, who presided over the meeting. The other speakers preceding Mr.; Bryan were Senator Car--mackrof Tnesaev rpreenting th south, and Sena tof Vf.-J. Stone,' 'of Missouri, , who introduced the guest of honor. When Mr. Bryan entered the hall, leaning on the arm of Mr. Watterson, there w.ts a demonstration that' lasted ten minutes, thousands of flags being waved In unison with the surges of cheers that swept over the throng. As soon as the noise had subsided Mr. Watterson began his -address of welcome. Mr. Watteraoa's Address. Mr. Watterson spoke In part as follows: There is but one paramount issue for the next presidential battle, and that Is the rescue of the government from hands that have misused and debauched it and its restoration to the cuatdy of the plain but Hovureign people. The parties to it are, upon the one hand, a standing army of trained politicians, held together not alone by the cohesive power of the public patron age, but by a community of interests aa unyielding as It Is unthinking, richly ca parisoned In all the panoply of successful war, aJid, on the other hand, the masa and body of those who hew the wood and draw the water and pay the taxes, undrllled, un skilled and widely separated; often groping in the dark; sometimes misdirected by di vided counsels; always lacking the re sources by which results are reached and dangers turned, but, never yet united ex cept to conquer. It is veteran troops ugHlnst the raw militia, an unequal though not a hooileua array, as many well fought fields in days of old bears witness. Give us but half the discipline of the regulurs and a tithe of their equipment and we shall drive them before us across the barricades of criminal wealth, though led by Theo dore Roosevelt himself. 1 recognise as our chieftain In this ap proaching conflict the Hon. William Jen nings Bryan of Nebraska. It coats me no sacrifice either of per sonal preference or pride of opinion to make this declaration. Mr. Bryan and I have not always agreed aa to the means; we have never disagreed as to the end. The apptul to the moral nature of the people, which he has made wUh so much elo quence with power, 1 was making when he waa a boy. He grew to manhood under my teaching. If at times I have raised the warning finger ot the schoolmaster even threatened the rod he waa big enough and old enough and good-looking enough to atand it, ana to survive it, ana naa urivu In spite of It may be by reason of it and lu any event ho lias quite outgrown It, I, too, have lived and learned apace, and one of the thlnga I have learned has been to look more to the objective point and- leaa to non-eeaenttAls; matters of difference to agree to disagree with my comrades and friends, on great occasions nd In great af fairs to send all minor differences to the rear the better to march abreast against the common enemy. We purpose to reform, not to revolution ise the government; we purpoae to re-establish democratic Inatltuyions In the na tion's capltol, returning to the votera what belongs to the voters. We purpose to drive from the floor of the senate those who ait there not aa servants of tho people, but as corporation counsel. We purpose to drive from the floor ot the house the speaker and his rules committee, who have niadtt a'n autocracy of that which was created legislative body. In a word, we purpoae to readjust the lost balance be tween the people and their lawmakers. Our Jury la the nation; our proof, the record of th republican party; our wit ness, Theodore Roosevelt; our attorney, Mr. Bryan of Nebraska. Mr. Watterson's speech touched off the pent up- enthusiasm almost at the start, and when at the close he pointed to Mr. Bryan and said, "Here he la, God bleas him and give, him' wiadom," the audience yelled for five minute. Mr. Watterson finally commanded silence long enough to Introduce Senator Carmack of Tennessee. Senator Carmack waa followed by Senator W. J. Stone ot Missouri, who in a few words Introduced Mr. Bryan. The demon stration that greeted Mr. Bryan on hi entrance to the hall waa renewed aa th Nebraskan arose to speak. i Bryaa Reads Statemeat. Mr. Bryan announced that he would "read a statement concerning a topic which bad been generally discussed ainc he had touhed on It during hi speech at New York." He then read his statement, which 1: lu part as follows: A In my speoch at the New York reception I mad aome remarks concerning the gov ernment ownership of railways, tr.d I thought I had expressed myself eo v Italy that iny position could not be mlscon- Continued on 8oond PageJ 'r - " NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair and Warmer Thursday! Friday. Fair. Temperature at Hour. Dear. 5 a. m ..... . Ktv a. m. . . . , . ttft Omaha Yesterday Hoar.' Dea. t p. m TS . m TO T a. m ..... . ft a. m O a. m lO a, m . . . , , , It a. m la aa , Tit U4 t m 5 Tt A p. m . 4 p. 1M It p. m tt p. m ..... . T p. us . . . . ft p. Ml ..... . l p. m. . . . . TJ (IN T T :i on MRS. 0ELRICHS IN DOUBT Doe! Sot Know Whether She Will Contest Will ot Husbaad. Her NEW YORK, Sept. 11-Mrs. Herman Ocl richs, widow and administrator of the Fair estatea, is undecided whether to contest her husband's will, according to a state ment made by James Gerard, Mrs. Oel rlchs' attorney, today. Mr. Gerard said: "Mrs. Oelrlchs will make, no move until Investigation has ehown her whether ths estate he left waa Oelrlclia' family money or accumulations he received as compen sation or gifts from his wife and her el 'ter, Mrs. Vanderbllt. As administrator ot the estate of Charles L. Fair and In the management of the estate of the late Sen ator Fair It Is possible that Mr. Oelrlchs accumulated a considerable estate. If the larger part of hla accumulations did come from the two Fair estates, then Mrs. Oel rlchs is determined that her son shall be a beneficiary and she will start a contest to break the will either In her own nam$ or aa guardian of her boy. "If the estate as willed has not been derived from Fair moneys, but Is Oelrlchs' family accumulations, properly speaking, Mrs. Oelrlchs will not contest either for her dower right, community rights under California laws or as guardian ot her son." Mr. Gerard said that Mr. Oelrlcha' trip to the coast waa not made to file a will ante-dating the one filed here last week. "Mrs. Oelrlchs went to San Francisco to be appointed administratrix of the estate of her brother, Charles L. Fair." said Mr. Gerard. "The office of administrator be came vacant upon the death ot her hus band. There is still some hundreds of thousands of dollars fct Charles F. Fair' estate undivided between his heirs, Mrs. Oelrlchs and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbllt." PATTERSON WINS FIRST ROUND Colorado Senator's Delrarates Are Favored by Committee of Demo cratic State Convention. DENVER, 8ept. 12. The first order of business before the democratic state con vention upon reconvening today was th majority report of the committee on cre dentials unseating the delegation from Den ver county headed by Mayor R. W. Sneer, composed of supporters of the city ad ministration, and recommending admission of contesting delegation, chosen support ers of United States Benators Patterson and Teller and other democrats opposed to corporation domination. 'After a bard fight, lasting until midnight - last night, the committee on credentials voted, SO to 21, to unseat the Speer delegates and the ma jority report Is based on this action. Th Denver contest has overshadowed the con teat for offices and has precipitated a bitter struggle In the convention. The Lake county (Leadville) contest re ceived attention first in the convention to day and the committee's report in favor of the Owers-Patterson delegation was adopted. The El Paso county contest was next considered. , After discussion the delega tion, headed by James F. Burns, the mil lionaire mining man, was excluded and the Doyle delegation was seated. The conten tion adjourned until 1:30 p. m.. after voting to give each of the Denver contesting dele' gatlons two hours for debate this after noon. DUBUQUE WINS THE CONTEST United German Catholic Societies Will Meet Next Year la Iowa ' Towa. SPRINGFIELD, III., Sept. 12.-The United German Catholic Societies ot the United States at their convention today selected Dubuque, la., aa the place tor holding the next annual convention In Sep tember, 1907. Rev. Father Nagelwlsen, of New York told the convention a. site in New York had been purchased for $107,000 on which it waa proposed to replace old Leo house with a new one for the German Cathollo Immi grants. Rev. Father Held of 8an Antonio, Tex., said a similar house would be erected by the Catholics of Galveston, Tex. The Gorman Catholic federation of Mis souri waa admitted to membership. An thony Matre of St. Louis, secretary of th National Federation of Catholic societies, referred to a great union of Catholics in all civilised countries for a moral Influence upon government wnicn should restore the temporal power to the pope. Th ref erence waa cheered. PARCELS POST IS DISCUSSED Opposition to Proposed Service De velops In Postmasters' Coaveatloa. CHICAGO, Sept. 12. The parcelr poet proposition waa the principal topic of dis cussion at today's session, of the Fourth Class Postmasters' National league. Op position to the parcels post proposition was headed by C. F. Peters of Westernport. Md., who maintained that if the scheme waa adopted department stores would drive most of the country merchants out of business. "Under this system," said Mr. Petere, "these concerns would send anything from a threshing machine to a darning needle through the malls." , One man at the convention had a griev ance. He waa John Gartman of Stevens, III. Mr. ' Gartman asked that a law be urged giving any person the right "to re sign an office he don't want any more," He aald he had tried for two years to re sign his poatmastershlp and had not suc ceeded as yet. BALTIMORE H0LDS FETE Thoaaaada of People lea ludaatrlal Parade at Jubilee Celebration la Maryland BALTIMORE. Sept. IX Not In many years have Baltimore's downtown street been o thronged a today, when thousands gathered along the line of march of the Jubilee celebratlou. Industrial parade, which wa th feature of th day a events. The parade wa long and brilliant, taking two hour to pass a given point. It la tl- mated taw wx tutu la Uu. WARSHIP AT HAVANA Cruiser Dearer Arrives at Cuban Capita Wadaesday Afternoon. M0RIETTA ORDERED TO CIENFUEGOS Gunboat Will Watch fcituation from South ern Side of Iiland. OES MOINES WILL REMAIN AT KEY WEST 111 Three Vessels Will Be TJied at ley lams if Heeded. UNITED STATES IS READY TO ACT President Will Avoid Intervention.. tt Possible, but Will Mov Promptly aad Effectively Whea Necessary. BILLBTIN. HAVANA, Sept. U-The United State cruiser Denver arrived nor today. Th vessel was watched with great Interest while entering th harbor. WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. - President Roosevelt is keenly alive to the progiesa of the revolutionary movements in Cuba and the responsibility of the United States In case the conditions grow worse and In tervention becomes necessary. It Is known that the president will not Intervene un less it aDDears absolutely neccxauj-v. vat steps have been taken which would muk auch intervention effective. The ships thai have been sent to Cuba are there for the purpoae only ot protecting American inter ests and furnishing asylum for Americans who may be In danger from the warring factions. Actual Intervention would mean the use of the army and all th available force would, no doubt, be needed and will be ready if a serious situation develop. Under present conditions tbo army has been kept In a better state of preparation than ever before and will be ready it called upon. . Correspondence between the president, the secretary Of war and General Bell, chief of staff, has provided tor all contingencies. It is recognised that inter vention would be no "holiday" matter, but that an army would i . necessary and in case of Intervention every available man of the regular army will be uaed and will be sent to Cuba as fast as possible. Al though no regular transports are avails bio on the Atlantio coast, It 1 known where transports can be obtained a soon as needed. . Two Warships Ordered to Havana. President Roosevelt's policy of prepared ness for emergency In Cuba so far as im mediate preparation of warships I con. cerned, was announced at the Stat depart ment today. It Includes th arrival at Ha vana tonight of the cruiser Denver and th gunboat Marietta at Clentuego som Urn tomorrow. The cruiser Des Moine will remain at' Key West until further order. In making public these facts. Actlug Sec retary of State Bacon said that there was no disposition on.tho-part of ,lhla govern ment to make, a demonstration in Cuban waters, but th , insurrection had attained uch proportion it had become necessary to take steps for the protection ot Ameri can Interests In Cuba. The department be lieve that for the present the Denver will be sufficient for all needs along the north ern coast of Cuba and th Marietta fur th southern coast. ( . . The exchange ot message between th State department and Mr. Bleeper, charge at Havana, and other Amerjcan represen tatives in Cuba, which are supposed to have told ot conditions . requiring that prompt action be taken . to . safeguard Americans and their property.-will not b discussed by officials of either th Stat or Navy departments. It Is admitted, how ever, that all these messages have ien forwarded upon their receipt to Presi dent Roosevelt at Oyster Bay! who for several weeks has personally directed the policy of the United State concerning the Cuban outbreak. - 1 . Ordered to Cuba by Wireless. In this connection there wa an Im portant Incident concerning the orders to tho Denver. After the maneuvers In Long Island, the Denver . proceeded to New London, Conn., for coal, sailing on Sat urday for Norfolk, Va. In the meantime conditions in Cuba seemed to demand that a war vessel Immediately proceed to Havana and the Denver was th Only on available.' Under order from Oyster Bay It was reached at sea by a wireless cipher dispatch and changing Us course, headed directly for Havana. Nothing was mado public concerning this order until today. The gunboat M&rletta waa at Mole Clirlstl. attached to the West Indian squadron. It has just been ordered to proceed up the southern coast of Cuba to Cienfuegus, where it will be stationed until further orders. The program for. the Des Moines does not call for it to proceed to Cuban water and It 1 said It probably will b used in preventing filibustering expedition from th United State embarking to Cuba. ... In spit of th sudden activity of this government It Is declared ther Is no In tention to take any part in th conflict beyond that . demanded by th critical situation in which Americans have been placed In the Island. That th president bas considered the ultimate possibility of Intervention or at least th use of force in safeguarding the interests ot this gov ernment ther can b no doubt. Thla Is shown by the fact that the Navy depart ment ha been called upon for statement for the number of marines'" might be available In the event of trouble. Ther are between 6U0 and 700 marine now In th vicinity of the West Indies. They are scattered through Sun to Domingo, Porto Rico and Culebra Islands and som r on the Isthmus of Panama. RUSSIANS AND JAPANESE CLASH Fisheries aa Kamachatka Peninsula Cans for Trouble Bctweea Representatives of Powers. - i SAN " FRANCISCO. Sept. Jl-Though peace ha been' declared between the two countries, th Russian and Japanese fisher men are still warring over the fisheries on th Kamachatka penlnaula. The schooner Dora Druhm, which arrived here yester day. from Okhotsk sea, where it h.td been en a cod fishing cruise, brought th new of a battle, which resulted In the repulse of the Japanese. They had established a station on the River Oxernaya, when the Russians discovered their presence on the peninsula. Gathering a large force they made an assault on the Japanese,-who uc. reeded in making their escape in one of the schooners.- They were unable to get one schooner sway in time and It fell mtg jv lenda at U unlab i1 1