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PART L
A Pper for the Motrin
THE OMAHA DEE
Best West
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VOL. XXXVI NO. 45.
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RUSH FOR SCOTLAND
l'ore Amerio Vieiton Am Erpeotei Tha
Hare Er Before Viiited Place.
GLASGOW MAY EXTEND ITS BORDERS
T re eat Limits ef City Too restricted for
D?mndi of Trade.
WORK STARTS ON THE AULD BRIS OF AYR
Concrete Will Be Uitd to 8trencthen the
014 ffiie Work.
PRESBYTERIANS HOPE FOR HARMONY
Informal Csiffrcuci Hnve Been neld
nnd Later Meeting May Devise
PI a a to RMirt Belter
Feeling.
GLASGOW. April 27. (Special.) An
American Invasion of Scotland surpassing
all previous records will be the outstanding
feature of the com Ins; season. This ab
normal Influx of Americans Is said to be
due In a large measure to the approaching
arrlval of the "motor millionaire's party."
The steamship companies have never
known such times, for all their berths for
May and June could be filled easily many
times over. All the available steamers
will be pressed Into service. It Is said, and
extra staterooms are being added on many
reasels for the great rush.
On a moderate estimate JT-00.000,000 of
capital will be represented by a picked
dosn of the visitors, who will Include mem
bers of the Vanderbllt, Gould, Rradley
Martin, Btuyvesant Fish and Whitney fam
illea.
Ths chief American tourist feature In
May will be the arrlt-al of 160 motoring
Americans In London, with their American
cars, on which they are making a Euro
pean tour. Among these will be "Willie"
K. Vanderbllt, Payne Whitney and F. R.
Thomas, all famous millionaire sportsmen.
According to all reports this has been a
period of great financial prosperity in the
states and the holiday makers, many of
whom have never before visited Scotland,
have determined to do things in style.
On the average It Is expected each Amer
ican guest will spend 11,000, and the total
expense of the American invasion will have
to be figured In millions and millions of
dollars.
Glaaarow May Kxpnnd.
The cltlaens of Glasgow ere Just be
ginning to make their opinions concerning
i the city extension scheme, which Is being
discussed In the suburban areas affected,
heard. The draft of the provisional order
to "extend the boundaries of the city and
royal burgh of Glasgow and for other pur
poses" has been issued ss a printed docu
ment, but It has not been accompanied
by any memorandum Indicating Just what
It all means for the existing municipality.
In the preamble of the order it I stated
that It is "expedient that tike boundaries
of the city should be extend d to Include
the burgh of Pollokshaws and certain dls-
A trlcts In the counties of Lanary and Ren-
f r. a. Ivfnv Anfftlniniia t,t BI,aHt n tha
elty." The reason given Is "Whereas. The
city has a population of over 800,000, the
Industries of the city having so expanded
that lands suitable for the erection of works
and dwelling houses within the city have
become so limited that many persons en
gaged In business or employed In the city
are unable to find suitable accommodation
within the same and reside beyond the
existing boundaries of the city."
Now that the funds have been subscribed
for the restoring to normal strength of
the Auld Brig of Ayr, and that the Board
of Trade has approved the proposals of the
engineer so far as they come within the
purview of that department. It is Interest
ing to note the engineering aspects of the
question.
It has been said that those responsible
for the work have shown great wisdom
In the selection of Messrs. Simpson and
Wilson, the Glasgow civil engineers. It Is
reported that they have done underpinning
as dlffloult and delicate as that at the Auld
Brig; that their appointment Is some guar
antee of the realization of the hopes of
znany archaeologists and devotees of Burns.
Plaae for Bridge.
There Is satisfactory agreement among
experts In ths diagnosis of the trouble. Just
a there was a largo preponderance of en
gineering opinion in favor of the work of
restoration being undertaken In preference
to reconstruction. Tlie engineers named re
ported that the movement of the arches is
due to Insufficient and Improper haunehing
and to the action of the water, which bus
waahed cut a large proportion of the lime
forming the original mortar. The conse
quence is that all of the arches have gone
out of shape, more or less, particularly the
south arch, which has flattened at the north
aide and risen at the center, while the other
three arches have sunk at the crown and
have drawn the spandrll walla away from
the pier. Mr. Carruthers of London, who
Inspected the bridge on behalf cf the So
ciety for the Preservation, of Ancient Build
ings, expressed ths same view, but was
equally satisfied that no harm has been done
which cannot be remedied. Mr. Francis
Fox, also of London, spoke of the perishing
Of the mortar being so extensive that many
- of the stones are held In their places only
by the friction between them. Messrs. Wil
son and Simpson propose to first caulk with
nee cement grouting all open Joints In the
arches, spandrtl walla and piers. Ordinary
polntlrsj might not suffice as the Intention Is
to tnaka the outer shell of the bridge com
pletely watertight, and for this purpose
liquid cement will be pumped Into the
points. This can be dona with safety and
fleet, whether the Joints are, as In one or
two oaaen, so large that a hand might be
Inserted, or so fine that a aheet of card
board will not be able to find its way Into
the spaoe. There will thus be no inrarrm-.
enoe with the outer stonework of the struo-
lure. Two rectangular holes will then be
made In turn In the roadway over each pier
and some distance apart. These excavations
will extend oVrwn to the haunehing snd
they will at once he filled with concrete.
From these Barer ennorete walls there will
be a trench alone; the center of the roadwsy
to ths corresponding walls of the sdjarent
piera This win partly expose the top of
the center of the arch and pajt of the
spandrll walla, and here again liquid ce
ment will be appMed under a moderate air
pressure Into every tnterwtioe. This done
the trench will be filled with concrete to a
level to receive the roadway. When the
concrete has set the send which lies on
either ride of the trench between the snen
drtl walls will be removed and the Interior
will be securely grotted with liquid cement.
Thus step by step the Interior will be re-
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APRIL
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III VE1TKEB.
FORK3CABT FOR NKKRA8KA Snow or
rain, with colder in southeast portion Sun
day. Monday fiiir and warmer.
FOKWAS'f FOR IOWA Rain and much
Colder Sunday, possibly snow. in north por
tion. Monday fair and warmer.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Hour. Leg. Hour. Deg.
6 a. m 44 1 p. m rig
a. m ii 1 p. m fiJ
7 a. m 42 3 p. m 65
S a. m 4S 4 p. m to
9 a. m 49 6 p. m 64
10 a. m M p. m 64
11 a. m 6 7 p. m 47
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DOMESTIC.
President Roosevelt, and party spend
day on James river on the Sylph.
It Fage 1
Secretary Taft reaches Ohio and de
livers address before Associated Western
Yale clubs. X, Page 1
Vice President Fairbanks In address at
Des Moines commends the course of Free- j
Idcnt Roosevelt and urges cltliens to
stand by him In his efforts to secure a
fair deal for all. X, rags
Stuyvesant Fish in interview at St.
Louis, says Wall street Is suffering with
acute fiscal Indigestion. He also says
Oould system will spend $100,000,000 re
constructing Its lines. X, rags 8
HIBBASXA,
Peculiar wording of appropriation bill
may deprive university of use of its funds
until late in the year. Howard .county
men fortunate In getting on the state
payroll. North Platte complains of
Union Pacific road discriminating ngalnst
It on coal rates. X, Fags 3
Experts testify that John Hamlin was
insane when he shot Rachel Kngel at
Grand I eland. X, Fags 3
Late April blizzard strikes northern
Nebraska and South Dakota with driving
snow and drop of 40 degrees In temper
ature. X, Page 3
Travelers' Protective association, Ne
braska division, closes two days' annual
session at Fremont, electing R. 13. Bacon,
Omaha, president, and C. L. Hopper,
Omaha, secretary and treasurer.
x, rage s
WASxiiroTOsr.
Vice President Fairbanks' speech at Des
Moines opens fight for Iowa delegation,
and is first gun In campaign in west,
which promises to be warm. X, rag 3
rOBEIOH.
Scotland Is expecting a larger number
of American visitors this year than ever
before. - X, rag 1
General Hernandez, commonly called
"El Mocho," Is preparing to start another
revolution in Venezuela. X. Pag 1
X.OCAX.
Mayor Dahlman will not issue call for
mass meeting on dog subject, but will
, depend on his ordinance now before the
city council for adequate relief for the
cltlsens of Omaha. VX, rag 10
End of the Dennlson libel suit Is sev
eral days off yet; probably all of this
week will be required to finish the trial.
X. rags 4
The finest Pullman train has been or
dered by the Commercial club for Its
"Great Northwestern" excursion in June.
XX, Tag 3
rnTAjrcxAX. ajto xxtdubtbiax.
Live stock markets. VX, Pag
Grain markets. TX, Fag 8
Stocks and bonds. ' TX, rag 8
KAOAZXJTS SECTIOsT.
In th Magazine Section of this number
will be found a brief biography of Gen
eral Bruno Tzschuck, one of th earliest
white men in Nebraska; Notes on Wall
Paper; Shots that Have Won Battles;
Black Hills Stockmen Prosperous; In the
Field of Electricity; Gossip of Plsys and
Players; Musical Note and Comment.
Is rages.
KOMZ SECTXOW.
In the Home Section of this number
will bo found Buster Brown; The Busy
Bees' Own Page; Carpenter on Sahara's
Garden Spots; Successful Ship Surgery;
Notes on Recent Fashions; American Wo
man s Tale of Bluetlclds; Fluffy Ruffles.
Is races.
OTJSB OX,SAJrXaTu.
On Pages 6, , T, 8 and 10 of the Edi
torial Section will be found articles of es
pecial Interest to the housewife. They
deal with various phases of the problem
of House Cleaning and Home Furnishing,
and contain many useful hints ind sug
gestions as to what may be accomplished
by taking advantage of what the dealers
have to offer In the way of modern ap
pliances for the house.
sroBTTsro nemos.
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RUEF TRIAL IS DELAYED
Selection of Jnrors Goes Over I'ntll
Moaaay Grand Jnry
la Bear.
BAN FRANCISCO, April 17. The trial of
Abraham Ruef on the charge of extortion
hae been postponed until Monday, when
the examination of a new Jury venire will
continue. Five Jurors were passed yester
day subject to peremptory challenge acd
only six, name now remain Id the bom out
ef the seventy-five men summoned on th
last venire.
Th grand Jury yesterday delved further
Into the slot machine and theater graft
But two witnesses were examined. Tax
Collector Nichols, and President George
Duffey of the Board of Public Works. The
end sought by th Inquisitorial body was
the determination of the amounts of money
alleged to . have - been collected by Ruef,
Schmlts and Chief Dtnaa and who were
their agents.
Ths investigation of the Home Telephone
ootnpany has not been completed by the
graft prosecutors. A erpect In the employ
of the prosecution has been In Los Angeles
for more than a month looking over the
accounts of the company. Tills expert will
return to San Francisco next Tuenday to
make report to Defective Burn
- FI. MOCUO" WAITING
:" .el Heraandfi it New Preparing to
Beitme ActiritT ia Venezuela,
ALLEGES CASTRO BROKE FAITH WITH HIM
Eeformi Fromired for Southern Bepaullo
Were Not Carried Out.
PREMIER GIVES ADVICE TO WOMEN
Campbell-Binerma Telle "eeffrtceUei"
Tlnir ICetkods re Erroneoui.
PRINCE WORKS TO SAVE FALLEN HORSE
Heir Apparent to British Throne
Superintends Men While They Re
move Part of Baggy Aool
dentally Overturned.
LONDON. April X7. (Special.) "EI
Mocho" the maimed has Just arrived in
London. - An active revolutionist for the
lait t!")1rt2--nv years, the hero of an
hundred fishts and hair-breadth escapes,
whose stirring adventures would fill many
volumes, he is today one of the most
popular of men in the American tropical
regions.
General Jose Manuel Hernandez, or "El
Mocho," the name by which he Is so
widely known, is in many respects a re
markable personality. About 52 years of
age, tall, wiry, gentlemanly, dressed , In
neat black and extremely active, his re
fined countenance Is thin and aquiline and
his hair, moustache and beard are gray.
During the course of an interview, when i
he was asked how he earned, the name
of "El Mocho," he held out his right hand,
two fingers of which were missing.
"I got them when I was only 1", at Los
Ltras," he laughed. "It was In 18TL at
my first revolutionary battle against
Guzman Blanco, the dictator of Venezuela.
I received six sword wounds and was left
on the battlefield for dead. Two days
later a mjrylhg party found me, discovered
that I was alive, and took ine down to
Caracas," where1, though the doctors gave
me up fronV the first, I got cured. As soon
as" I was well, however, Guzman exiled
me. and I went to Cuba.
"You ask me about the results of my
latest enterprises. For nine months I
fought hard against Castro, but owing to
lack of equipment and arms we lost, and
I was taken a pilsoner back to San Carlos,
where I remained for more than three
years in solitary conilnement, wearing for
seventeen months leg Irons weighing forty
pounds and watching the mice and the
Insects. While 1 was there a wealthy man
named Matos started another revolution,
using my name. Of course all of my party
enlisted against Castro and the revolt was
successful. But Just at this time England
and Germany made a naval demonstration
along th Venezuelan coast. Bo . Castro
set me at liberty, appealing to my patriot
ism to urge upon the people to end the
revolt and take arms against the foreigner.
He pledged to me to institute certain re
forms, so I issued the manifesto he de
sired. The promised reforms, however,
were never carried out. and In 1903 I was
sent as envoy to the United States. From
there I wrote to Castro, pointing out that
he had not kept faith with me. A heated
correspondence followed and since that
time I have lived In exile, carefully watch
ing events In Venezuela and perfecting the
organization of my party with a view to
seising any opportunity when it arises."
Premier Advises Women.
Miss Gnwthope, who, with Miss Kenney,
bad an accidental meeting with Sir Henry
Carr.pbell-Bannerman In a Riviera express
dining car, describes the incident In a let
ter Just received by th Woman's Social
and Political union.
"
down in th lining car waiting for his
Ua and looking abstractedly out of the
window. Annie Kenney and I also went
Into the dining room tor tea and 'spotted'
him Immediately. We sat down at the
same' table as he did and ere long we were
all engaged In conversation.
"He did not for a moment suspect who
he was speaking to, and he replied to
casual questions put to him on ordinary
topics quite cheerfully for about ten min
utes. Annie spoke to him quite pleas
antly, but the humor of the situation was
too much for me, and I could not help
puzzl him.
"After a time I said, 'I guess you don't
know who we are?' He looked at us for a
fsw seconds and then said. 'No, you have
got the advantage of me'
When we told him our identity he'ap-
peared highly amused, and w. then tried
q a raw unit iuiv vwufeiamuua on me voiea
(or women' topic. Ho refused to enter
into the argument, hownver, but event
ually he said, simply, 'You should adopt
different tactics.- With that we had to
be satisfied."
The Cigar World has been latterly expe
riencing a remarkable depression difficult
to account for and Impossible to attribute
to any after-the-holidays reaction. How
ever, experts who have been Interviewed
declare that one great cause of this Is
the change of fashion which ha. come
over the smoking public by th suTJstltu
tlon of cigarettes for cigars. "In fact,1
said one of the largest wholesale dl
lug the plan of clgara" Th. smok.r of
the cheaper .bran' 0f h" "Jlen
back on cigarettes. The returns of
, - , .
cigarette sales have Increased enormously.
k. , -nmm.n, t MuntMKai, J.
cigar trade. The sever winter is held
responsible for some of th depression In
preventing outdoor cigar smoking and
driving th smoker to the solace of his
chimney-corner pips.
Prince laves Horse.
Pedestrians passing by the gatsway of
Ruonymed House, Priest Hill, near by Old
Windsor, may in th future notice a large
cross oa the palisade adjoining. It has
been put up to mark the spot where the
other day an unusual Incident was wit
nessed. Th heir apparent to the throne
might have been seen superintending oper
ations having for their object the freeing
of a fallen and struggling horse which had
got one of Its legs hopelessly entangled In
an overturned pleasure brake Not until
his royal highness was driven away did the
greater part of the spectators, composed
principally of cyclists and public school
boys, learn of th identity of the man who
had manifested such a sympathetic Interest
In the dilemma of the unfortunate driver,
and then they set up a rousing cheer,
which was graciously scknowledged by
both the prince and prlncens of Wales, who
wer accompanied by the Princess Mary.
It appears that a party of two women and
two young man were being driven t Vlr-
MOSLEM LEAGUE GROWING
Yfawab of Psrra Adda to Strength of
the Movement I
India.
CALCT'TTA, April 27.-(8peclal ) Steadily
growing suprort is b1ng given to the All
India Moslem league. The Nnwab of Dacca,
one of the leadeis of the movement, re
cently visited Comllla with satisfactory re
sults. The visit, however, was marred by
a disturbance which drove some of the
Hindu papers Into sensational headlines
five deep.
It appears that while the Nswsb was
being driven In procesHlon through the
town where large crowds had gathered to
see him some person from among th
Hindus threw a stone at him from which
he narrowly escaped. This annoyed th
Mohammedans so much thst a free fight
took place In which the Hindus came off
second best. Later on in the evening some
Hindu shops and houses were Invaded.
The Nawab attended s meeting next morn
ing under a huge shamlna, to which he wss
conducted amidst shouts of "Marhabat,"
by the committee of the AJuman-l-Islamla.
headed by a band. The meeting was a
very crowded one, attended by all of the
leading Mohammedans of the place. The
Nawab, addressing the audience In Vuflu.
exhorted the people to be moderate and not
over exultant over the partition. A mass
meeting of Mohammedans was held the
same evening In support of the league. :
There must have been at least 10,000 people ,
present. The Nawab, who read a speech ;
In English, the translation of which In
Bengalee was read. was vociferously j
cheered. A string of resolutions were pro- ,
posed and carried, partially approving of j
the partition, of the formation of the All-
India Moslem league and the national fund, i
The meeting was attended by all of the
leading Munalmans In and about Comllla.
GERMAN ANARCHISTS MEET
"Rede" Fool Police and Hold Con
cress In Open Air Near
Mannheim.
BERLIN. April 27. (Special.) While
squads of police and detectives were scour
ing the countryside, high and low for
traces of them, the German anarchists held
their annual congress In open fields on th
banks of the Neckar. near Mannheim. They
harangued the stars from 7 In the evening
until 2 in the morning.
It was the climax of an amusing series
of attempts on the part of the authorities
to prohibit the "Reds" from meeting.
Mannheim was the actual meeting place
and thither the delegates proceeded, ap
parently as Innocent travellers. Th
Mannheim police, however, had been
warned and the "Reds" on their arrival
were greeted by an Imposing force of blue
coats, who accompanied them to the trade
union headquarters, arresting' three dele
gates en route. When the congress sub
sequently opened the police appeared and
forbade further proceedings, declaring
I everybody present under arrest. Under a
) heavy guard the "congress" was then
escorted to the police station, but the men
were released as soon as their Identities
had been ascertained.
Then the dslegatee started out for a
walk, breaking up Into pairs, and. seemingly
without any particular destination In view.
By this ruse they succeeded in eluding
the police and shortly after sun down In
the fields at the. side of the river -they
organised the congress afresh and talked
for seven hours. After adjournment they
formally notified the police of the success
ful session of the conference.
GERMAN MOVEMENT IN ASIA
Newspaper Makes Sport of Idea that
Bank Plans for Aggres
sive Campaign.
BERLIN, April 27. (Special.) Discussing
recent reports of German political designs
tn nanlKil A 1 . Iti. VfnlnlH.hA 7.lt1in SA VI
that tn, ,torlra , question are either
; bouldle a,.r.tlot)11 pure ,vtntl0ns.
, a thAt tne welt.
. . , ... .n,IH,iu k it i.
true that the appointment of the new Ger
man minister. Herr Stemrtch, Is to be traced
to this company.
Can It be, asks the newspaper scornfully,
that bank clerks are disguised soldiers In
tended to drill the Persian people, or that
the coasting steamers would. In case of
war, send an army corps to Persia by the
the Bagdad railway? This line, the writer
Insists, Is not a German., but a Turkish af-
j f whfh mml, economic ends.
For Germany It Is only an undertaking
which will pcsslbly open a new field for Ha
capital and commerce. (J'rman finance
hss endeavored to attract Fngllsh and
French capital to the scheme, but in both
cases without success. It Is laughable to
make out of this question a perpetual re
proacn (nln(,t Germany that ,t endeav.
orlner to take measures In central Asia to
the prejudice of foreign nations.
CHINESE COLONY IS FOUND
Aostralln Pertnrbed Over Discovery
of Ortentnls In Northern
Pnrt of Land.
8TTJNT5T, April 27. (Special.) A traveler
in northern Oueenalanil Ur Tin nmfnrA m
j MelbournI wyer brlnr. a ,tory of
' f hitherto unknown colony of Chinamen In
I the country near the Gulf of Carpentaria.
j This news, which has been confirmed, has
; advocatel of . .mt. A"u.trali;...1"
i Th. Chinamen, who ar. said to number
i ... ,' . .
thousands, ere. It appears, camped on arable
, . . .
rtvr and r trtwng vast quantities
of opium, which Is now a prohibited article
In the commonwealth except for medical
purposes. Presumably a market for the
drug Is found among the rich Chinese
storekeepers of the north.
The Interlopers have made their way to
Australia by way of the East Indian
Islands and the commonwealth govern
ment Is now being called upon to turn
them out.
EMPEROR'S GIFT IS DELAYED
Borennernrie Methods of Official s
Mnde Inquiry Neeeaanry on
Part of Knlser.
BERLIN", April 17. (Special.) According
to a story In a weekly paper the kaiser has
been made the victim of the bureaucratic
methods of his own offlctaln He sent a
check fr W.Ouo to the relief of the suffer
ers In the dynamite explosion at Wltten
four months ago and was somewhat sur
prised to receive no acknowledgment. A
few days ago he ordered an inquiry to find
out what had heroine of the money. He
was informed that during the last four
I 11 n4 been passing trvm one offl-
Iouu to another and bad only Just reawhed
th offerer.
TAFT IN CINCINNATI
8;cretarr ef War Addressee the Weitero
Federation of Tale Clubi.
Hi REFUSES TO DISCUSS POLITICS
fiii Trendi, EoweTer, Vigroromly Fnih
Bit Boom for Freiidency.
MANY ALLUSIINS TO CANDIDACY
Be'ereuoet te th Sext F resident Are
Frequent and Fopn'ar.
TAFT CONFERS WITH HIS ADVISORS
State Mnnaa-er of Tnft Campaign and
Manager of Colnmbns Tnft Head
qnarters Closeted vrt'th Him'
Several Honrs.
CINCINNATI. April 27. Smoking the pipe
of peace with vigorous whiffs, but with his
friends carrying a war bonnet within easy
reach, Secretary of War Taft today re
turned to his home reservation. His public
utterances were devoid of political Import
and his private words were those of har
mony and good will. During the afternoon,
however, he sat In political counsel with
the wise men and throughout the day
dozens of belligerent young bucks did scalp
dances and made much political war talk.
The secretary himself was consistently
silent &on all matters relating to tho
presidency. Senator Foraker, the leader
of the faction opposing the secretary In
this state, sustained? a deep personal sorrow
In the death of his brother, James R.
Foraker. It Is therefore certain that there
can be during the present trip no political
argument or debate between the secretary
and the senator. The friends of the secre
tary were more demonstrative then he and
chief among them were the men from Yale,
who came here as did the secretary to
attend the annual convention of the As
sociated Western Yale pubs.
Mich Presidential Talk.
Secretary Taft, as president of the
organization, held the gavel at the busi
ness meeting In the morning and again at
the banquet In the evening. Although the
secretary announced he would not allude
to politics, there was no such restraint
upon the young men from Yale. They
hailed from nearly every city between the
Allegheny's and the Mississippi. Their allu
sions to the "next president of the United
States" were frequent and popular. - The
sentiment .could not be downed, although
the secretary Ignored It as well as he could.
The llrat outbreak came In the morning.
The secretary, as presiding officer, had an
nounced the personnel of a nominating com
mittee and mentioned the offices they were
to fill. As he finished a voice offered the
amendment of "and also nominate the next
president of the United States."
A spontaneous yell came from the con
vention, but the secretary was unmoved.
"Th gentleman Is out of order," he said,
with such m -definite lack of appreciation
that those who had cheered tried to make
up for their misconduct by glaring with
strong disapproval at th man who had led
them outlay. H sank back Into his seat
abashed. '
At tonight's banquet, however, signs of
the coming presidential campaign were
plentiful. The secretary himself was at
all times noncommittal, but for the men
from Yale, the brow of presidential prom
ise waa already arching the sky and It
formed a political halo for the head of Taft
of Yale. So they rendered great glory to
the school In that It had sent forth the
man.
Secretary Tnft's Speech.
Secretary Taft as presiding officer and
toastmaster delivered the first address of
the evening. He pointed out that the
formation of Yale clubs and clubs of the
graduates of other Institutions had grown
Into a custom, and he briefly outlined the
Idea which led to the formation of the
Western Federation of Yale Clubs, which
had Its first meeting In Chicago two years
ago, its second In St- Louis, and now Its
third In Cincinnati. The advantage of such
I an organization, to his mind. Is that it
, makes for the good of Yale In that it
I arouses Interest in the university the coun
try over and binds together in sweet mem
ories the members of the organization.
"The effect therefore," said the secre
tary, "of an association which spreads
: the evangel of the Yale spirit throjgb the
country continues and adds to the cos
: mopolltan character that Yale has always
enjoyed.
"Another benefit which follow from
, the organization of a club, or iin assocla
! tion of clubs like this. Is the fact that
It furnishes an opportunity for the crys
tallization and expression of opinions by
the alumni of the university upon the
broad policies to be pursued in the pro
gress which the university makes.
"Like every good thing In the world,
Yale Is a growth, and it is growing more
today than ever in Its history. The ex
pansion in the university during the last
twenty years has been much greater than
In the previous 100 years.
"We are here to acknowledge the debt
that we owe and the gratitude that we
: feel to our alma mater. Takan as a
i whole, Yale men are not wealthy. I
think generally they have acquired moro
of influence than of riches and therefor
. we ars not able to give as much to th
j university as it ought to have, but I be
lieve that a successful m.thod has been
brought about for materially Improving
the finances of the university."
President Hndley Introdneed.
j In conclusion. In presenting President
Hadley of Yale to his fellow alumni.
Secretary Taft said: (
"It is now more than a dozen years ago
' since the Yale men of Cincinnati met and
passed a resolution . that. In their opinion,
; the person to be selected to succeed Presi
dent Twlgbt was Arthur Hadley of the
j class of '74. This waa the first formal ex
' preaslon of opinion from any part of the
I country. W cannot say that his selection
waa due to that resolution, but we can
take prlda in the fact that that resolution
expressed the general opinion of the alumni
of Yale and of the corporation, and we
can take further pride In the triumphant
vindication of our Judgment which th ad
ministration of President Hadley sn abund-
; antly furnished."
I At th conclusion of Secretary Tuft's ad
: dreaa he Introduced President Hadley of
t Yale, who spoke upon "Yale,"
Others speeches Included "The Alumni
I Advisory Council," Frederick N. Judan.
St. Louts, and "Thlrty-Fivs Years at Yale,"
' by President-elect Frederick S. Dickson of
' Cleveland.
Tnft Has Active Day.
Secretary Taft had an exceedingly active
day. He arrived at 11:30 over the Cheaa-
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BALLOONS READY FOR TRIP
Aerennnt nnd Officer Will Attempt to
SII frona St. Lonls to
Washington.
8T. LOUIS, April 27. Two balloons, the
America and the Orient, are being Inflated
today and, weather conditions being favor
able, ascet.alons will be made tonight by
aeronaut. J. c. McCoy of the Aero club
of New York City, and Captain Charles Do
F. Chandler. United States signal corps. In
the America s basket, and Aeronauts Alan
R. Hswley and Leo Stevens of New York
In the Orient's basket.
It Is the Intention of Aeronaut McCoy and
Captain Chandler to ascent at 7 o'clock
this evening and undertake a trip to Wash
ington, D. C, In an endeavor to win the
Lahm cup offered by Captain Frank Lahra,
United States army, to the aeronaut, who
makes a continuous voyage, covering the
greatest number of mllea
Hawley snd Stevens will ascend at mid
night to test the air conditions In this
vicinity in the Interest of the balloon
tournament to be held here In October by
the Aero club of America,
The America has a gas bag fifty-three
feet In diameter and a displacement of 78,000
cubic feet. With Us car and equipment the
balloon weighs 2,200 pounds.
Aeronaut McCoy, stated today that he ex
pects to remain In tho air tonight, Sunday
and Sunday night. Under Ideal conditions
he expects the balloon to sail about twenty
five miles an hour. The aacenslon Is made
at this time In the month and at night In
order to get the benefit of the full moon
for the night voyage.
The Orient Is a much smaller balloon
than the America, nnd would be Incapable
of a long distance flight. Today Is hazy
and cool.
After a consultation with the government
weather bureau officials during the latter
part of the forenoon Aeronaut McCoy de
cided to postpone the long distance flight
of the American for at least thlrty-alx
hours, ss the wind conditions are not now
favorable. He stated the ascension would
be made Just as soon as the wind condi
tions became favorable. The proposed
ascension of the Orient has not been called
off.
SIX MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH
Pier fader Conatrnctlon nt Baltimore
Falls nnd Workmen Cnnght
In Debris.
BALTIMORE, Md., April 27.-A section
of 600 feet of the new pier being erected
at the Immigration station at Locust Point.
South Baltimore, for the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad for the Use of, the North German
Lloyd Steamship company, collapsed today,
carrying down between twenty and twenty
five workmen, of whom six are known to
be dead, three mlssln,g and fifteen Injured.
Among the latter Is W. N. Edson, gen
eral superintendent of the Baltimore Bridge
company, who had charge of the steel
construction. It Is not yet known how
seriously hurt hs Is. He was caught while
warning the workmen oft the pier.
The dead:
TONY WOLF. '
ROBERT 8WEETMAN.
FOUR UNIDENTIFIED MEN.
The latter wer drwwned.'
The pier Is a two-story structure, 1,000
feet long. Its estimated cost Is $400,000.
Warnings of the disaster was had sev
eral days ago when some of the plies began
settling. Today, shortly before the disas
ter, the plies settled In such an alarming
manner that orders to leave the place wer.
olrculated among the fifty odd workmen.
It Is due to this fact that the casualties
were not greater. .
Those caught were at th end of the
pier on the roof
Later this afternoon a revised list of
missing was Issued, placing the number
unaccounted for at sixteen, most of them
laborers. It was further stated that only
three bodies have been recovered, all of
which have been identified.
Howard T. Efllender of Baltimore, a
civil engineer, was one of the dead. He
lost his life trying to save the men on
the outer end of th pier. Superintendent
Edson, who was Injured In th perform
ance of th same service, was not se
riously hurt.
SNOW AND AC0LD WAVE
Rllssard Rasres In Northern Nebrnakn
nnd Sonth Dakota, with Big
Drop In Temperature.
NIOBRARA, Neb.. April 27. (Special Tel
egram.) A light snow began falling this
morning, and abcut 4 o'clock In the after
noon the storm turned to a severe blizzard.
Tonight there Is a gale from the northwest.
SIOUX CITY. Ia., April 27.-Dispatches
from South Dakota Indicate that snow haa
been falling throughout the state since
early this morning. At Chamberlain the
fall amounted to sight Inches on the level.
GREGORY. S. D., April 27. (Special Tel
egram.) A blizzard struck the Rosebud
reservation early today. The temperature
dropped 40 degrees tn a short time and three
Inches of snow fell. It was feared there
might by suffering because of the coal
shortage. This Is th second similar storm
within the week.
PIERRE, S. D.. April 27. (Special Tele
gram.) Snow, which began falling last
night, has continued all through today and
there has been a fall of several Inches. It
Is melting about as fast as It falls.
WILLC0X FEARED BLINDNESS
Reason Asslarned for Suicide of
Former Railroad President
While at Sen.
NEW YORK, April t7.-Th body of
David Wlllcox, former president of the
Delaware A Hudson company, who com
mitted suicide on board the steamer Bar
barneHA In mldocean on Wednesday, was
landed today. It was found that Mr. Wlll
cox shot himself In the mouth, dying In
stantly. He was In a very nervous condi
tion from 111 health when he sailed for
Europe.
. It was reported today that while In Eu
rope Mr. Wlllcox wss Informed thst he
wuuiu cvrniumiy peenme Dllna. This, It
I Is said, Is one of the causes of his depres
j slon. He had already lost the sight of one
eye and that or the other was falling.
BIG PLANT FOR FORT OMAHA
Contract Let for One of the largest
Hydrogen Generators In the
World.
WASHINGTON. April 27 As a prelim
inary ate ptowards the creation of a laraa
experimental station for sn army balloon
coips, the War department lias contracted
for the construction of a hydrogen gen
erating plant at Fort (mm ha. Neb. This
will be one of the lurgnst hydrogen plants
In the world capahla of producing s,0u0
eubta feet ef gas per hour.
ON PLEASURE JAUXT
Fresideatial Fartj Takes Trip Up JamM
Eiter en the Sylph,
SITE OF JAMESTOWN IS VlSITEi
Old Church Tower, All that is left of
Teem, ia Inspected.
STOPS AT COLONIAL C0UN1RY SEATS
Farty Yiewi Borne of the Oldest Architec
ture in America,
EXCURSION IS S1RICTLY PRIVATE
No Newspnper Men Are Allowed to
Arcompnny the Pnrty, Which
.Will Helnrn Direct to
Washington.
NORFOLK, Va., April 27.-Frealdent
Roosevelt, after a trip up the historic
James river, following his strenuous day
of yesterday at tho opening of the James
town exposition, returned on the yacht
Sylph this afternoon delighted with th
outing, despite the unfavorable weather
conditions. The Pylph anchored off th
Newport News ship yards and ths party
subsequently transferred to the Mayflower.
In order that a part of the trip to Wash
tngton might Je made by daylight, th
Mayflower did not weigh anchor until
night. Washington, It Is expected, will be
reached about noon tomorrow.
NORFOLK, Vs,, April r. President
Roosevelt and his family, with several In
vited guests, are today Inspecting old co
lonial architecture along the James river,
Virginia. They sre making the trip on th
naval yacht Sylh. which passed Newport
News today bound up the James river.
If th program arranged for them Is car.
tied out they will visit Brandon, the estate
of the Harrisons, on which Is a fine man
sion, said to be the oldest colonial archi
tecture In Virginia; Westover, the estate of
the Byrds, and Shirley, the estate of th
Carters.
Th party also will Inspect the old church
tower at Jamestown, which Is all that
stands to mark the spot selected by th
first English settlers on which to build
their homes.
The trip up the river Is entirely Informal
and recreative. The day Is far from being
pleasant. The sky was entirely overcast
with clouds at ijaybreak and there were
several drizzling showers during th morn- ,
Ing, but those aboard the yacht Insisted
upon carrying out their program. Ther
had been no communication with the Sylph
at Its anchorage In Hampton Roads sine
yesterday.
Stops Will Be Informal.
In order to make the river trip as much ...
of a holiday as possible the president In
slated that his stops should b entirely
Informal, and It was announced that If It I ,
appeared that thee plans war tn danger '
of being miscarried h would not mak
the stops scheduled. It wss expected that
at Westover, Brandon and Shirley the presi
dent and his guests would meet only th
occupants of the estates. It Is not known
hers Just how much time the trip will con
sume, but early tonight the party expects N
again to be transferred to the Mayflower
and start back to Washington.
In the president's party are Mrs. Roose
velt, Mlsa Roosevelt. Archie and Quentln
Roosevelt, Justice Moody of the supreme
court of the United States. Secretary Met
calf and Mrs. Metcalf, Assistant Secretary
of State Bacon, William Loeb, Jr., and
Assistant Secretary Latta, Mrs. Ralph
Cross Johnson, Captain Lee,, military aid
to the oreetdent; Captain Key. naval aid
to the president; Lieutenant Commandor
Long of the navy and Dr. Ohnesorg of th
navy.
At no point touched by the president to
day Is there direct communication with th
outside world. Two of the estates wher
he planned to spend half an hour socially
are twenty miles from the nearest tele
phone or telegrsph station. Jamestown
Island also Is isolated, the nearest telephone
connection being at Williamsburg, seven
miles away.
Leaving Jamestown later this afternoon
the president will make no stors between
there and Washington on the return trip.
BINGER HERMANN ACQUITTED
Jnry Soys Oregon Congressmnn la
Not Guilty of Destroying;
Record.
WASHINGTON. , April 27 -Blnger Her
mann, former congressman from Oregon
i and former commissioner of the general
I land office, was acquitted of the charge of
! destroying public records by the verdict of
a Jury at 12:40 o'clock today. Th trial
had progressed for twelve weeks and the'
Jury deliberated twenty-one hours.
Nothing waa heard from the Jury room
after the Jury retired at 1:30 yesterday
afternoon until 11 o'clock today, when
word came that It was desired that Justice
Stafford repeat his charge to them. This
was granted after brief argument of coun
sel and the next hour and a half waa oo
eupled In re-reading the charge, after
which Justice Stafford, who at 10 o'clock
last night had sent word to ths Jury room
that It would be better at that time to
drop consideration of the case and get
some sleep, advised that th Jury proceed
to their luncheon before again endeavor
ing to reach an agreement The Jury,
however, disregarded this admonition and
within ten minutes after Its seoond retire
ment appeared with th verdict of not
guilty.
There was Immedlate'y a general seen
of congratulation In th court room. Mr.
Hermann expressed thanks to each Juror,
as did his counsel. United States Attorney
Baker snd many others In ths court room
congratulated the defendant.
RECEIVERS CLOSE SALOONS
I.lqaor Is Shipped Ont of Leavenworth
Before Officers of Conrt
Arrive.
IJ5AVENWORTH, Kan.. April 27 T. T.
Carver and 8. H. Allen, two of the brew
ery receivers here, today cloied many sa
loons supposed to ba owned by ttje brew
ers now resting under the state supreme
' court's restraining order and at each place
caused notices to bs posted announcing
that they hud taken charge.
; The receivers were accompanied on their
i rounds by the sheriff of Leavenworth
county. A Nw hours before the receivers
arrived In the city several carloads of beer
and whisky were shipped out of Leaven-west