The Omaha Daily Bee
vol. xxx vi r xo. 75.
OMAHA, FKIDAY MOKXIXO, NEPTEMBKI. 13, 11)07 TEN PAOES.
SINGLE COPY TWO UENTS.
T FOR REBATES
Omaha Grain Firm Filet Suit (or
Damage! Against Eailro .
DISCRIMINATION IS
ALL.
Merriam & Holmquist Charge th
Competitors Were Favored.
FOUR LINES ARE DEFENDANTS
Illinois Central, Northwestern, Great
Western and Milwaukee.
TWENTY DAYS' NOTICE IS GIVEN
t , rtIrmrnl la Mot Made Out
or (onrl tlcnrlna Will Be
Held, Probably la
Oiuaba.
(By a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 12 (Special Tele
gramsIn addition to the complaint that
the railroads discriminated In favor of tho :
Updike Grain cr.mpa.ny at South Omaha, J
other charges were made against the j
Northwestern, Illinois Central, Great West- ,
em and Milwaukee railroads in the petition :
filed with the Interstate Commerce com
mission by the Merriam & Holmquist com
pany of Omaha.
The compla'nt covers the period between
September, 1S06, and June. 1907.
According to the petition, the Merriam
& Holmquist company shipped during the
period named over the Illinois Central
13,380.950 pound! of grain; over the Chicago
Oreat Western 8.807.0O0 pounds; over the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 9.211,000
pounds and over the Chicago & Northwest
ern 25,164.560 pounds. The plaintiff paid tho
defendant companies regular charges and
during the same period the Chicago A
Northwestern paid to the Crowell Elevator
company of Omaha Si-cent more per hun
dred pounds in elevation allowance, and
the Merriam & Holmquist company did
not get such allowance.
Other loch Char area.
Similar charges of discrimination are
made against other defendants, the cases
being somewhat different. The plaintiff
asks from the Chicago & Northwestern
11,061 dan, ages; from the Chicago Great
Western, $462; from the Illinois Central,
$1,02)1, and from the Chicago, Minneapolis
& fit. Paul, $716, with interest at 7 per
cent. Attorneys for the Merriam & Holm
quist company are John C. Wharton and
Byron G. Burbank Notice has been served
on the defendant companies yesterday and
by the Interstate Commerce commission to
answer or satisfy the complulnant within
twenty days from date, failing In which,
hearings will bo had, probably at Omaha.
Notice has been sent from the office of
the quartermaster general of the army to
"the quartermaster at Fort McKenile, Wyo.,
that bids will be Invited for the following
buildings at that post: One stable, one
tore house, en coal Jied, one magastne
'nnd one lire engine house.
The quartermaster's department is also
getting ready to Invite bids for additional
buildings at Fort Dea Moines. j
Eugene Hlllon of Holbrook, J. E. I'lrlch
of South Omaha, Charles Adams of Schuy-
ler and H. L. Combs of Auburn. Neb., have '
been appointed railway mall clerks,
. . .
Coal Company Complains.
The Interstate Commerce commission to
duy made public a complaint made by the
Applegato & Lewis Coal company against
theRock Island railroad and the Toledo,
Peorlu & Western road. The complainant
Is engaged In mining and selling coal at
tuba. 111;, and having its northwestern
bmce at Davenport, la. It is alleged by the
complainant in general terms that defend
ants refuse to give a reasonable freight
rate on coal In 'carload lots from Cuba, 111.,
to Buffalo, Muscatine, Wellman, Monte
t'ima. Dows and Des Moines, la., and to
Watertown. S. I., and to St. Paul and
Minneapolis. It Is alleged that these afore
said companies, as common carriers, have
violated the act to regulate commerce and
should be called upon to refute the varl
ou allegation set 'forth by the Applegate &
I-ewls Coal company.
SOCIALISM UNDER DISCUSSION
American Social Science Association
at Buffalo Hears Addressee '
n Subject.
BLFFALO, N. Y.. Sept. 12.-"Is socialism
a threatening calamity?" was the general
topic discussed today by the American
Social Science association. Dr. A. Fi
Weber of New York spoke on "Labor Leg
islation." and W. J. Ghent on "Interna
tlonul Socialism."
That petty changes for public betterment
were made here and there by nonsocial
lst lo efforts Mr. Ghent conceded, but he
denied that any general improvement of
the conditions of the working clossea or
any other general advance of aoclety had
been made In America in twenty years.'
John Martin, secretary of the Department
of Soclul Economies, who was to have
spoken today, delivered his address last
night on "Industrial Dedocracy at Home
and Abroad." He declared that America
wa moving steadily towards socialism;
that In Idaho, Wyoming and Utah the
greatest Industries were socialist Indus
tries, and that 'millions for socialism, but
to the callows with socialism" was the
slogan In some parts of the west.
EMBEZZLER "jj" CAPTURED
Defaaltlac Tax Collector of New
' Or lea a a Arrested While Cob.
tesnulatlnaj Suicide.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 11 Charles E.
1attxn. chief clerk In the office of the
First district tag collector here, who dis
appeared two days ago leaving a shortage
of over $100,001. was discovered this after
noon standing on the bank of the Missis
sippi attempting to summon up courage
to jump into the water and commit sui
cide. He sild he had started toward the
water several time but each time hie
con fr scion.
iirenn
r U noTo a nrniiTu
itbunu or
muuio h ur.ru I I
Walka l j. tt in m mmd Kill With.
out
Warning aad
Makra Eacaae.
Them
PINE liLliT, Ark.. Sept. lt-With the I
query. "Is your .,... a,-.u..h.. e.u. I
lin?" a crtro ah... nn.i i.iit-.. iv.
table C. A. Butler at Cornerstone veater
Say. Th. negro I. being searched tlr l,v
t poaae and If csught mill probably lie
lynched. Sunday a man named Alexander
hot and killed a negro and wa. "oner-i
lyucued. Sunday a
hot and killed a n
ated and yesterday
' killing I. n.K.wi 1
raged, PrubablK
U reauat t Uiat tragedy
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SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Friday, Prptrmhfr l.'l, IftOT.
1907
September
1907
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THE WIATHIB.
Forecast till 7 p. m. Friday:
For Omaha. Council Fluffs and Vicinity
Fair Friday, not much change In tempera
ture. For Nebraska Generally fair Friday, not
much change In temperature.
For Iowa rartly cloudy, with probably
showers northwest portion Friday.
Temperature
at Omaha I
DOMESTIC.
Several railroad lines nro charged by
Merriam & Holmquist with unfairness in
transportation of grain. Fag 1
Oriental limited train on the Great
Northern railroad was held up near Rex
ford, Mont., and registered mall stolen.
. " 1
Test for tuberculosis In cattle has been
found to bo of no injury to those af
fected. Pat., a
Cunardcr Lulstanla has been delayed by
fogs, but the company thinks the record
will be broken nevertheless. Fag 1
Car shortage was discussed by railway
men at meeting at Atlantic City. Fag- 1
Philadelphia Traction company is said
to be in a tight financial condition, though
this is denied by officials. Fag 1
Amalgamated copper mines are to bo
closed down at Butte. Fage 1
Commander-in-Chief R. B. Brown de
livered his address to the old soldiers at
the Saratoga encampment and the ad
jutant general gave his report on the con
dition of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Charles G. Burton of Nevada, Mo., was
elected commander-in-chief. Fags 1
REBBA8XA.
Caldwell announces he will not contest
nomination of Clarke for railway com
missioner. Hasan geta high vote for
democratic nomination, but name will not
go on the ticket. Fage 3
Railroad agents of the Burlington road
have been ordered, to give no Information
to the railroad commissioners. Fage 3
Blgnell, Neb., instead of North Plitie
may secure the railroad shops of the Bur
lington for western Nebraska. Fage 3
Bandit who held up the bank at Man
ley has made his escape. Fage 3
roaxzow. ,
Allied forces of French and Spanish de
feat tho Moors In a sharp conflict.
Fage 1
Man suspected of having committed tho
"rl,I,er" murders in Berlin has made his
t'8'a-Pp- 1
f ...
Czar's yacht is in a perilous position
and urgent orders for help have been
given. Fage 1
Asiatics have been held by steamship
company at Vancouver because of tho
agitation against them. Fage 1
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAJT STEAMSHIPS.
Port. Arrived. Balled.
NEW YORK Darbarom
PLYMOUTH Pretoria
EXPLORERS LOCATED NO LAND
Report. Made to Geographical Society
that Xo Continent Kxiata
Aorth of Alaska.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. The commanders
of the Auglo-Ameiicsn polar expedition,
which lost its ship, the Duchess of Bed
ford. In an attempt to find a new conti
nent north of Alaska, reported to the Amer
ican Geographical society today that the
soundings they made disclosed no such
land. The dispatch came from Elmer Mlk
kelsen and Ernest Leflingwell, the Joint
commanders of the expedition, and was
ska. September 10.
I that their sledge
dated at , Dawson, Ala
The explorers reported
trip north of'Aluska covered 601) miles of
sea Ice and that they crossed the edgo
of the continental shelf twice. Their
soundings, taken tllty miles off the Alaskan
coast and beyond, were made to a depth
of feet, but found no hot torn. NVxt
year, they reported, they will continue the
exploration of the Ileaufort sea. surveying
the coast and in making geological studies.
CAR SHORTAGE IS PROBLEM
Car Berrlce Committee of Railway '
Aaancl.tlon Dlacnaaca One.. !
tlon Again.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Sept. 12.-Meas-u
res to avert a repetition of the western car
famine of last winter are being discussed
by the car service committee of the Amer
ican Railway association at an Important
conference here. Representatives of nearly
II the Important trunk lines are in at'
) tendance. Conferees admit that an alarm- i
MOM mi WIS TMU Ml.
2 3 4 5 6
9 10 II 12 13
16 17 18 19 20
23 24 25 26 27
0 f ' C
aa""' ' 1 p. m 79
2 p. m M
3 p. m 81
Ing shortage of rolling stock confronts the 'J' "soc""'n John R. Mohler
railroads, but refuse to state whether any i of tn bur"u of nlmal Industry at Wash
line of action to avert conditions equally as ; ,n",on- delivered an address on meat In
bad. if not worse, than prevailed last win- ! Kpei t,on-
ter had been agreed upon. i Dr' QulH'land of Marietta, Pa., in
CHICAGO. Sc ut. li-At its annual c on- i P""1- describing the effect of the test
ventlon last week the International Travel-
Ing Englneeis' association went on record
in favor of a general interchange of cars
by all roads In the United States as calcu-
lated to put an end to car shortage. Legis-
latlon by congress to compel this was advo-
cated.
,
KtU MtN HUN I WAMPUM
Great Coaarll lacreaaea Fer Capita
Taa on All Trlbee Reporting j
Direct to It.
NORFOLK. Va.. Sent. 12.-To rehabili
tate its treasury, the great council of the
J Improved Order of Red Men today In-!
I rrmiiMl t . .... . u 1 1 a . n 1,1 . u 1
j cents on all tribes in territorial Jurisdic-
I tlon and otherwise reporting direct to the :
Breat unc"- An effort to likewise in-
CP" ' "n all tribes re
porting to state councils, with a i cent in
a mrm,r of '"1 branch
w" fin.""y d tntrA- !
The finance committee recommended as .
!! ""Vnomy that th 13(8 session
?1 1 tolunihu i
" 1 y w"' 'ot,no came io present three Invitations
ready to entertain. Baltimore. Bridgeport j Governor Johnson to aiak in Nebra.
I ana auuug tuy were proposad. I
MOORISH CAMP IS BURNED
French and Spanish Forcei Win
Decisive Viptory at Taddert.
IFOO COVERS FRENCH ATTACK
Arab Flee In Wild Dlaordrr and Are
Pnraned for Several 31 lie by
Algerian Cavalry In erv-
w r rmut ri
CASABLANCA. Wednesdny. Sept. 11.
The allied Franco-Spanish nrmy today
made a sudden and successful move on
Taddert, where the Moors were mussed In
force. The camp of the latter was de
stroyed by bombardment ami the enemy
put to flight, leaving many dead on the
field. The French lost one man killed and
six men wounded.
Tho attack was carefully planned and
was b.iscd largely on the observations of
the Moors' positions from a military
bnlloon. The allied army, which was di
vided Into two columns, left the camp at
i 6 o'clock In the morning, leaving severtil
companies of Infantry to defend the base
at Casablanca. The first column was
I composed of four companies of regular
Infantry, several companies of sharp
shooters, a battery of artillery, and all
the cavalry. The second column consisted
of six companies of Infantry and a bat
tery of artillery.
The march was- skillfully carried out un
der cover of a fog until half way to Tad
dert, when the fog lifted and disclosed
several large hands of the enemy. The
allies then charged at the point of bayo
net and although the Moors resisted with
their old-time courage they were finally
compelled to retreat In the face of a su
perior force and both of the columns of
allied troops advanced on Taddert.
After the bombardment of that place by
the French artillery as well as by the
guns of the French cruiser Glolre., which
fired seventy-five sheila, the allied In
fantry advanced on the Moorish camp,
where the enemy was making a last, des
perate stand. A short engagement fol
lowed and the Moors fled in wild disorder,
pursued for several miles by the regu
lar Algerian cavalry In the French service.
The Moorish camp was completely de
stroyed. The exact loss of the Moors Is
not known, as they carried away many of
their dead.
When the Moors saw their camp In
(lames they set fire to all tho farms and
woods they could reach and the surround
ing country was covered with smoke and
flames.
PARIS, Sept. 12. War Minister Plcquart
today received the following dispatch from
General Drude, commandant of tho French
troops at Casablanca: ,"1 am pleased to
notify you that thanks to a land fog we
have been able to surprise the Moroccan
camp at Taddert, which was burned. Tho
Moors were dispersed and fled to the hills
followed by the shells of our artillery and
effective projectiles from the Glolre. On
our side, one man was killed and six were
wounded.
CZAR'S YACHT IN BAD SHAPE
Has Si'mck abmerared Rocks
Stands tn I'raent IS'eed of
Assistance.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 12.-No official
announcement had been made here up to
1:30 o'clock this afternoon regarding the
grounding of the imperial yacht Standart
off llorsoe, near Hango, Finland, yesterday
afternoon. The news has been withheld
even from the embassies. No hint of tho
accident has been allowed to reach the
public and the newspapers have been for
bidden to publish a word on the subject
under pain of heavy fines and imprison
ment, as provided for by the recent drastic
order prohibiting the publication of un
official news regarding the imperial family.
The Associated Press, however, learns
that the grounding of the yacht, on board
of which were Emperor Nicholas and
Empress Alexandra and their family, pro
duced a depressing effect upon Captain
Stagln, the commander of the vessel. The
Standart lies In a most unfavorable posi
tion upon some rocks which are submerged
at high tide, but exemplury order was
maintained on board, and, on news of the
disaster being telegraphed to the naval
authorities, several warships and a salvage
steamer were hurried to llorsoe. At 10
o'clock last night the imperial party left
the Standart and were taken on board the
dispatch boat Afla, while urgent orders
,w 'telegraphed .to St. Petersburg to Jiave
,he ,mperlal yaeht Alexandra nt to Hor-
' line whprp It la v m... t ...I In tl.a ........ .
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, ICDrpTrn RIPPCD CCrADCO
: OUwrUU I tU nirrcn tOlMrti)
" "
, " "' Berlin on Mar-
der Charge (jets Away from
Keepers.
BERLIN, Sept. 12. An insane man named
Lolsky, arrested on suspicion that he was
he "ripper" who murdered several school
gently Has escaped from the ob-
- r.i.u.. w..u too priauu noepiiai. It
is feared he will perpetrate fresh crimes.
TUBERCULOSIS TEST'S EFFECT
Veterinarians Declare Xo Dancer Ei.
lata la It to Healthy
Cowa.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Sept. 12.-Before the
n.nual convention of the Veterinary Medi-
j toT ubereulosis on the lactation of milk j
! cow, ,al1 tht series of experiments
on 618 cow" nona of th healthy animals j
1 ,howed "ny decrease In the amount of milk j
'; tney Produced. Animals that were tuber- I
; culur showed a decrease In the amount of ;
j "lllk a soon as the tests were begun. He i
'said there should be no fear on the part!
01 aalrymen 10 n,ve tn" c"le tested for
this disease, because only the affected cat-
tle would produce less milk because of the
tests.
Other speakers were W. L. Williams.
I Ithaca. N. Y.; C. C.
Lyford, Minneapolis;
J- A- t-'outure. Quebec, Canada, and Rich-
rd Ebbit, Grand Island, Neb.
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JOHNSON
NOT CANDIDATE
Governor of Minnesota Maya H
Will ot Make Race for
Prealdeary
ST. PAl'L. Minn.. Sept. 12.' I
Pr'Jn' candidate, and I do
I am not
not intend
to become one." This was the tmnhntio
declaration n.ad by Governor Johnson to-
dsy to a party of prominent Nebraskan.
to
ebraska.
Tea governor declined all three.
copper minesare to close
Am-larm.ed t.-M-T Will h.t
Down Reeaaae of Orrrpmdar
tlon of Meta
NEW YORK. Sept. 12.-The Amalgamated
Copper company Is about to shut down Its
mines In and about Butte, Mont., fur an
Indefinite period. From an Interest rkwlv
mt-uum-u Kim ine company it w.s h-ahiiM
inai me suspension or operations Is dii" n
ovcr-prodwtlon and lack of demand for
copper and to some extent also to the diffi
culty of obtaining adequate supplies of fuel
at Butte. According to the authority for
the announcement there is now a surplus
supply of 250.noo.ono pounds of refined cop
per In the Cnlted States. The production
of refined copper In September, he said,
would be S.OOO.ono pounds less than In Au
gust. The present riice as quoted In the
market Is about IS cents a pound for elec
trolytic, but according to the authority re
ferred to it la doubtful If IS cents a pounl
could be obtained for nny considerable
quantity.
The Amalgamated Copper company's
shares led a sharp decline on the stock
market this afternoon, the stocks selling
dov.n to a loss of almost 4 points before
2:3. as compared with last night's closing
price.
Today's quotations on the Stock exchange
were the lowest In years. Henry H. Rogers,
president of tho Amalgamated Copper com
pany. Is now ill at his home in Fair Haven,
Mass. Counsel for Mr. Rogers announced
j In court In Boston today that Mr. Rogers
I would not be able to appear there In a suit
j In which he is interested for at least three I
! months. Sanction was given to the report
ion the exchange of 'intended shutting down
I of copper mines In Montana and the futility
I was admitted of piling up further stocks
of copper with the buying demand para
lysed. Amalgamated Copper naturally led
the decline In these circumstances, break
ing to the neighborhood of 80, with rumors
In circulation of a cut In the dividend In
prospect. American Smelting fell to nearly
90 and Anaconda to near 37. The I'nlted
States Steel stocks broke badly In the latter
part of the day, the common selling at tho
lowest price of the year.
BOSTON. Sept. 13. Several Boston copper
stocks reached the- lowest figures today
touched for several years. North Butte
receded to 464, Copper Range to bM and
Calumet ami Arizona to 115.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-At H. H. Rogers'
office, 26 Broadway, today it was said that
Mr. Rogers continued In poor health, but
that his condition was not considered seri
ous. ORIENTAL LIMITED HELD UP
Robbers Dynamite Empty Safe
Take Registered Mall
from Cars.
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ST. PACL, Minn.. Sept. 12.-General Man
ager Elliott of the Great Northern Express
j company annnounced to the Associated
Press today that the Great Northern
Oriental limited train No. 1, which left St.
Paul Tuesday morning, was held up by two
mat-ked men seven miles west of Rexford.
Mont., early this morning. The robbers
crawled over the tendor and, at the point
of their guns, commanded the engineer to
stop the train. JXby then ordered him to
go back with tlvem to the express car and
instructed him to tell the express messen
ger, mail clerk and- bagguge man to go
back into the coaches. While this was
being done the robbers kept up a con
tinual fusillade with their guns to terrify
the passengers and keep them within the
coaches. After the messenger, baggage
man and mall clerk had left the cars the
robbers went through the mail cars and
robbed the sacks of a large quantity of
registered mall. Then they went into an
express car which carried an overflow of
mall, baggage and express and which con
tained a regular through safe. This they
attempted to blow open. After exploding
three charges tho safe was opened and
found empty. The robbers did not enter
the regular express car in which tho mes
sengers had been riding.
On finding the safe empty the highway
men helped themselves to the registered
mall, and after firing a parting volley, dis
appeared. The robbers are described as being about
30 years of age, one about five feet eleven
inches tall and the other considerably
thorter. They wore black clothes and black
soft hats. The railroad company offers
! $5,0u0 for the arrest and conviction of each
j of them.
I SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 12.-The Great
Northern has offered a reward of $5,000 for
tho capture of each of the robbers.
BURRIER MAY GET A CHANCE
Diamond Robber Who Violated I'n.
role May Have Opportunity
to Make Good.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Sept. 12.-(SpeclaI.)-George
Burrler, who figured In the big
"ay diamond' robbery at Clinton. Ia.. and
was one of a gang that operated exten
sively in this state, may be given another
chance. Burrler turned state's evidence
and his testimony resulted in a number
being convicted and sent to the peniten
tiary and the gang was broken up. Some
months ago Burrler was paroled on an
understanding that the authorities had
promised that he should be shown leniency
because he had turned state s evidence. A
few days ago Burrler broke the terms
ins paruie ana got arung ana was
promptly arrested by the Clinton police.
Since then the matter has been with
similar crime there is no Question but ha
would have been returned to serve out the
remainder of his sentence, which would
would have heen retorn.H tr. ... .v..
- nv inn
be six or seven veara.
, i.... 1 ...
cm 1 iv r no. -mini a ic-ner 10 uovernor
Cummins asking for another chance and '
others have written In his behalf.
DEATH RECORD.
'Mrs. Frederick Releler.
Mrs. Frederick Siieler. 81 years of age.
died Wednesday at her horn
avenue. With her husband,
6006 Lincoln
Mrs. Seieler
came to Omaha over thirty-seven years
ago, and was one of the oldest residents
of the vicinity. Her husband Is nearly
90 years old and they have celebrated their
sixty-second marriage anniversary. Both
were born In Germany. Her husband and
several children survive her. Funeral ser-
vices were held Thursday afternoon at 1 1
o clock at the house, and interment
was
n.ade at Evergreen cemetery.
Kd T. O'Connor.
Ed. T. O'Connor. 84 year of age, died at
his home, 11 Clark street. Wednesday.
The funeral will be held from St. John's
church Friday morning at o'clock, with
Interment at Holy Stpulcher cemetery.
come of Burrler. The governor h nor t ....., Z i' . I ' ' P"e1 uPn by -callcd com
decided the matter a. yet. but there 1. a ! attitude of th. Dominion government. The 1 LlHriT v "
strong probability he will give Burrler an. 1 r,,r h... ,h.i.. .h. ,.. ,, . cal,e1 Brlnt Lyes, the c
other chance. Burner's life from the t'me i h outhreak at Vancouver like th. trnnhi. ! b'"K e"lne-red by Mrs.
he was about 16 has been spent laritelv In ... iv..,.. i. ..i w.i . ....... ! Vanderbllt. Mrs. Pepper-Vunder
penitentiarle. and Jails. Had he broken! The regret already expressed by the P.Ut " "I"" anJ qJ
the terms of his parole by theft or some i Canadian government, counted with aasur- Bl Krettt length as to her ability
j ASIATICS ARE TURNED AWAYCRIS,S in traction company! mwrax ; K rX
I .Philadelphia C.naoll.ln.ed line. I.1,UIUUi' ULAUj Llj
Steamer Mont Eagle Brings Many
Orientals to Vancouver.
COMPANY TEARS TO LAND THEM''1 ,lmt n Fn " h,,n', 1,1 ""'
i affulrs of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
' romlmnv u-Mi'h i,ntr,ila lli, atr.,.! mil-
Japanese Debark at Victoria, While
There la Great Delay Over
Hlndua Cannrra Are
til In Arms.
OTTAWA, Ont., Sept. 12. Advices from
Vancouver state that the mayor of Van
couver has warned the captain of tho
steamer Mont F.agle, which has on board
114 Japanese, 1(9 Chinese and 941 Hindus
destined for this port, that he would be un
able to guarantee a safe landing there be
cause tho unionists have expressed their
determination to resist the Immigration of
any more Asiatic laborers. The steamship
authorities fenred to assume the risk and
the vessel has been turned back to Victoria,
where the Asiatics will be landed.
Vancouver Is reported as being compara
tively quiet, but an outrage by two China
men yrsteiday has again inflamed the
people. The Mongolians, while passing
along the main streets, saw a white baby
sitting on a door step. They snatched it
up and threw It Into the middle of the
street, which was busy witli traffic. It
fell among the horses' feet and narrowly
escaped death. Beyond being bruised It
was not much the worse.
An angry crowd started In pursuit. The
Chinese had a good start and escaped. The
fact that no arrests have been made has upon gigantic improvements, involving tho
not tended to allay the temper of tho peo- i construction of extensive elevated and sub
P'e way lines to cont many millions, and this
Tho city council prohibited a wrestling work nns npen H lral u,)on ila resources,
match which was to have taken place to- Tll ,mst vcar .i.ow.d a falllna- off In net
night between a white man and a Japanese.
The entire Japanese colony had bought
tickets for the encounter and trouble was
threatened.
Won Id Send Them to Ottawa.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 12. A special
to the Post Intelligencer from Vancouver,
li. C, says:
With a subscription list headed by Mayor
Bethune with $luu, and which up to lust
night had grown to $1,5(10, Vancouver citi
zens will charter a train and placing at
least 8 Hindus, who arrived In this city
yesterday by the steamer Mont Eagle on
board, will ship the East Indians, bag and
baKgage, to Ottawa, the seat of the fed
eral government. This Is the plan evolved
anil which Is to le carried into effect to
day, providing the necessary amount of
money can bo raised.
On board the Mont Eagle were hundreds
of Chinese, Japanese and Hindus. Tho
Hindub formed the greatest part of the
human cargo, and the plan to ship them
to Ottawa with the compliments of Van
couver. Is an outcome of the recent ori
ental disturbances.
The steamship company, fearing trouble,
landed nearly all of the Jaiiunexe at Vic
toria. At Vancouver th dock was roped
off for two blocks and heavily guarded
by company employes and police. Last
night en attempt was made to land the
Hindus. An Immense crowd had gathered
nnd the officials were afraid to let the
Hindus face the crowd alone.
l ney were reiumea to ine srr.p wun me
announcement that they would stay there
until today.
Tho white lnbor unions yesterday served i
tnlrty days notice on employers of ori
entals to replace foreigners with white
labor. A refusal will be met with strikes
and bovcotls.
fanning' Industry Threatened.
BELLINGHAM. . Wash., Sept, 12.-An
anonymous letter received here warns all
Japanese and Chinese in this city to leave
at once. Japanese working at the can
neries are armed and say they will resist
any attempt to force them out of town.
The Chinese, however, will not make a
strong stand
R B. Doming, general manager of tho
Pacific American fisheries, says if the
orientals leave the salmon canning in
dustry is doomed and the Japanese arc
being persuaded to affiliate with the lubor
unions.
t hlcngro iaa Oriental Problem.
CHICAGO, Sept. 12. A recommendation
by the superintendent of the Chicago pub-
Ho schools to the effect that certain adult
foreigners be admitted as pupils in one of
the schools brought out the fact that pro- !
posals to admit any adults, especially any I
orientals, will meet very strong opposition !
from member, of the school board. Super- i
intendent Cooley, In a formal communica- !
tlon it ii., ,oom,nrt..H ,.. ,,,!
. " , , '
Japanese, one Persian, one Hollander, two
iriaiimen ana an t-ngnsnma oo admitted
to an ungraded room which had been pro-
vlded at the Jones school building. Dr.
Guerln. one ol tho school trustees, imme-
dlately objected to admitting any adults
and especially any oriental adults to the
tioT 'wither ot herTr "st "Is
oblecteii also on firrountla of Imnrntiripfv
f '.,nli,. .,i L .. .
v. U...V....B " .w. . ..... V. . 1. e, D 1 1 J
adults, and particularly objectionable
adults. The attorney of the board being
appealed to said he had doubts of the
legality of admitting any pupil ab.ve tha j drl,It tn. aB,.d ' lm.rchant "f Brooklyn
age of 21. but declined to express an P who married May 8. Pepper, the spirituals
ion offhand. Hie who to matter was then , meMum, ia ,caPable of managing hi., af
refcrred to the committer on school man- ; lar. ot lunacv accornlnE to a
.
TOKIO, Sept. ll-The Jljl. In a leading
eononai io oe puDiisneo. lomorrow, greatly
ut'pmres cue laci umi mi incuieni similar
to that at San Francisco has occurred at
Vancouver, which is part of the territory
of an ally of Japan. The Jljl believes that
the trouble at Vancouver was occasioned
by the increased arrival of Japanese la
borers from Hawaii after the enforcement
of the exclusion measure by the govern-
A ment at Washington, coupled with the con-
rl'LVm. ZLTTZ.0"
; .r '1"' """islstlng of a physician, a lawyer and a
had fanned the anti-orlcntal sentiment 1 1,.,.., i,.,,,,, , , ' '
..... , . Danker. Much testimony was offered to
which had existed for several years in .w ..i ..- . .
nces of the prevention of the recurrence
I" "r -"Mil.. r un loyal message.
navlnff n aenc lo ine l Jiiimnlmi nnthi.rl,
li veil V I f vim JJ 1 1 1 I i l Ml UUII1UI I" .
ties in reference thereto, furnishes the
clearest evidence tn
it the Japanese have
their side. Moreover,
'"'.L" Kr:rr.1n,0r,f!
official sympathy on
ik. n,. i..mininn .
Individual states Is greater than that of the '
i
I government at Waaliiim'ton, and the Cana-jThe
dlan police are more efficient than those at
San Francisco, and there is every reaaon
to believe that the fullest protection will
be given to our compatriot- at Vancouver.
While the present incident Is limited
locally and Is against the general sentiment
of the British nubile, and. as such, la
posslblu of speedy solution, yet It fnuat be
remembered that it la pregnant with the
ii,wr.v uiiiiluii nil ii,v umiiia iii.w luc ing me
authorities and statesmen of the nations
concerned. The time will soon come when
a fundamental solution, completely remov
ing oriental and occidental friction, will be
on the tapis aa a practical question.
I'alnia ia Holding Aloof.
HAVANA. Sept. 12. Former President
Palma of Cuba in an Interview given on
his estate at Byamo stated that he is
keeping aloof from politics and la devoting
all his time to agricultural Interests. He
also declared that he was equally apart
from all parties, and this statement Is re
garded here aa of some importance, as the
conservatives have sent him aaluLatlona
jfrom all their meetjnga,
hie tn lay Klmed Charar.
of Merger.
PHI1 .APKLPMIA. Sept. VJ.-The belief Is
. tvay facilities of this cltv. For some time
ltast there llHS hitll u stntrlv' itt-rtlnc ill .
the price of the shares on the imai stork
exchange, culminating in a sudden break
of $1 a share from 22V4 to U'4 on Tuesday.
Yesterday the stock hung around but
today there was a further break of $1 a
share to the lowest price on record. This
was accompanied by rumors that the com-
pnny cannot meet its tixed charges and
that, therefore, receivership will lie neces
sary. The stock of the I'nion Traction com
pany, which preceded the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company In the control of
tho street railways system of the city,
and the dividend of which are guaranteed
by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit, broke
on heavy selling, from 61 to 44. There
wn heavy selling of Philadelphia Rapid
Transit all the way around a0 to 154.
The company Is the outgrowth of various
consolidations and expansions of thu past
few years, each consolidation involving In
creased guarantees of dividend payments
on the stock of the underlying companies.
There are GtHi,o shares of Philadelphia
Rapid Transit stock outstanding, on which
$12.50 a share has been paid. Another as
sessment of $7.50 is due within a few
months and then the stock will be fully
paid. At present the company Is engaged
earnings and there Iih.i been a public out
cry against attempts to increase the In
come by readjusting rates of fare.
The financial status and dealings of the
company have been surrounded with much
mystery by those In control, and this has
helped to wenken the confidence of the
stock holders. 'Recently the company suc
ceeded In entering Into an agreement
whereby the city became a partner In the
operation of the lines. Now .an attempt
j is being made to upset tills agreement on
the ground that it Is unconstitutional. The
claim Is made that the city was cheated
and that the effect of the partnership is
to saddle upon It street paving expenses
of more than $500,000 annually.
CUNARDER DELAYED BY FOGS
Steamer I.usltanla Will Have to Make
Great Spnrt to Beat the
Record.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. The steamer Lusl
tanln of the Cunard lino entered today on
the final stretch of Its maiden voyage,
which may break all transatlantic records.
The newest greyhound of the sea was re
ported 150 miles east of Sable Island at
11:20 o'clock last night and no further re
ports of it may be received until tonight,
when she will enter the Nantucket wire
less xone. With 800 miles to be steamed
at 11:20 o'clock last night the I.usltanla will
have, to make twenty-four knots ot better
until the Sandy Hook lighthouse is reached
and passed In order to excel the record of
23.15 knots held by the Deutschland of the
Hamburg-American lino. The Lusitanla
wlil have fair weather for her last day's
run ard every ounce of her propulsive
power will be used to make un the tlmn
' believed to have been lost yesterday In tho
fog off the Grand Banks. Driven at its top
speed the giant Cunarder may be expected
at the lightship shortly before 7 o'clock
Friday morning, making the time for the
trip a shade under five days. Wireless dis
patches from the Lusitanla show that the
hip Is running smoothly and that Us ma-
chlnery has been shaken down so that its
r,m Irom ontiie. island to this port can be
nmde at n highest speed. Officials of the
Cunard ne planned to have the Lusitanla
ttt the en1 ot tlle ocean racl"K 'n at 6
'lt tomorrow morning, and despite the
f"8" ey bHlev? 11 wl" be founJ t the
"TVT , T''e LuKlta,,,a
win be to enter this
port through Ambrose channel,
farway
the new
HALIFAX, N. 8., Sept. 12 -A wlrele.s
j n,e8!iule from Sable lBland u
j anla paasrd there abot o.clot k
morning. The Lucaniu is reported to have
passed Sable Island at 9:30 a. m.
I '
jVANDERBILT IS INCOMPETENT
I"1"" M Married
a Snlr
Itnallst l ull to Tranaact
llnaliieae.
verdict returned by a sheriffs
j Brooklyn today.
jury
, The proceedings to have Mr. Vanderbllt
declared incompetent were brought by his
daughter. Miss Minerva Vanderbllt. after
Mr. Vanderbllt had married Mrs. Pepper
several months ago and had given to her
a largo portion of the real estate which he
owned In Brooklyn, Including the house in
which they lived. A brother and sister of
! Mr. Vanderbllt aubaentientlv i, A- i
the appea, t0 th court, The
b'r iY a" commission con-
municatlons
plrit whom
communlca-
Pepier-
bllt waa
estloned
to com
municate with the spirits. She was aluo
called upon by opposing counsel to read
. . . .
u cuers in sealed envelopes.
This she could not do in the court room,
'explaining that the gift only came to hei
! t cru. time, when the spirit moved her
at certatn times when the spirit moved her.
Jury retired at S p. in. yesterday and
j was in session all night. The final vota
I w. , , .,," ' .
I a" twelve for incompetency against three
for competency. This Is sufficient to con
stitute a verdict.
BREAKFAST FOODS ON RACK
Pennsylvania Pood Commlaaiont r
Will see If t'ornatalks Are t aed
la Manufacture.
HARRISBl'RG. Pa., Sept. li Dairy and
Food Commissioner Fouat has sent to
Pro. Frear of the stats college, one of
the leading pure food experts of ttie coun
try, sample, of seventy-five brands of
breakfast and other patent foods for
analysis. Prof. Frear will oect-rtaln If they
are true to name. If chemicals have been
used, whether they are bleached and what
they contain. It has been
charged (hat
cornatalks a, used Lu some iX Uie vatent
food,
J
Missouri Man Elected Commander of
the Grand Army.
ADDRESS OF RETIRING CHIEI
i
' Increase of Pensions for Widows ii
Strongly Recommended.
pUAIJJ
FOR CAPTAIN PALMER
Tribute to Omaha Man's Work on
Battle Mountain Sanitarium.
REPORT OF ADJUTANT GENERAL
Membership In the Order la 282,
74N Death Roll for the
War Is Over lne
Thousand.
RI l.I.ETI.
SARATOGA. N. Y.. 8rpt. 12.-Charle O.
Burton of Nevada, Mo., was tills afternoon
circled comniandir-lii-clilef of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
SARATOGA, N. Y.. Sept. 12.-The first
business session of the forty-first annual
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic took place today. The early houra
of tho session were devoted to tho annual
address and reports of Robert B. Brown,
conimandtr-ln-chlef ; Joseph M. O'Ncall,
adjutant general; William II. Armstrong,
senior vice commandir-ln-chlef ; Dr. W. H.
Johnnon, surgeon general; Warren Lee
Uoss, patriotlu instructor, and other of
ficers. Addrcaa of Coitlninndrr-ln-Chlef .
Conimandcr-ln-ciilef Robert B. Brown
gave a touching tribute to the wearers of
tho "little bronze button" and alluded to
the warm place that the veterans still have
in the hearts of the citizenship of the re
public. He said In part:
"The old Grand Army was great In war
but greater In peace. On this sacred soil
where we are meeting were fought some
of the great battles ot the Revolution. Not
far away our own luved chieftain fought
his lust battle in this life and from ilia
mists of Mount McGregor the great soul
of I'lysses 8. Grant went back to God who
gave to mankind thu mightcst soldier of
the ages."
The address then dwells at some length
upon the necessity of enlisting every vet
eran of the union army of the war of the
rebellion into the ranks of the Grand Army.
He deplored the extent of the suspended
lists, and holds that no member of the
Grand Army should be suspended merely
because he Is unable to pay his dues, but
that the more foitonate members should
cheerfully assist la bearing the small
burden of the due of less thrifty com
rades. Memorial day was also dwelt upon at
considerable length and the comrades are
urged to observe it more lovingly with the
passing years. "We should guard their
graves with sacred vigilance and let no
wanton foot tread rudely upon the hallowed
ground where they lie." -
Wire Memorial Find,
The matter of tho Southern Memorial
fund was dwelt upon with particular ref-
ertnc to the decoration of the graves of
i I'nion soldiers in the national cemeteries
; of tl,e "tn' The memorial monu
mi nt matter was handled with cjtisldcrable
delicacy and the essential features of the
correspondence between National Com
mander Brown of the Grand Army and
General Lee of the Confederate Veterans'
association was given. General Lee states
In !' reply:
j "For myself and the great comradeship
ii in my ine,,! i i iiffte, iw iciyi:, my ciiitfl
concern Is tnat no word or act of mine
shall tend to disturb the long continue!
and growing good will and mutual respect
the brave men of both sldrs of the war
of the sixties entertain for each other.
The Grand Army of the Republic and the
I'nlted Confederate Veterans have not
hitherto been at variance on this proposi
tion. It Is hoped that we shall not differ In
sentiment at least as to the propriety of
rearing a monument to the 'captain com
manding' the prison at Andersonvllle, Oa."
Commander Brown said further:
"To my letter a courteous response under
date of January tx, 19u7. was received.
General Lee slates that so far as he is
advised it Is nut proposed to erect a
statue to Captain Win, but that the plan
has been proposed by certain ladles of the
south to erect a counter tablet bearing a
proper inscription to record the enduring
belief of tho southern people of the Inno
cence of Captain Wirz of the charges
brought against him.' Since this corre
spondence passed, certain tablets have
been removed from the grounds at Ander
sonvllle. as almost the 'ant act of 'he chair
man of the board, the late Llsabeth A.
Turner, who so worthily and for long years
represented the Woman's Relief Corps. Of
her own volition this noble woman gave
the order, resjionsive to a suggestion from
a southern source, that a cause of offense,
as she came to know, might thus be re-
The duration of Pension.
The matter of pensions was tona Int.i
! at "ome """Kill nd tho passage of the
1 MtCulnbpr b'U ot February 6, 1907, wa
to("",lt:,,f,ta these terms:
1 1" cuai uiivni, ui hub niii ana iia
prompt approval by the president were
high official acts, clearly responsive to a
patriotic public sentiment significant alike
to the surviving defenders ot the republic
and the cltixenshlp of the whole coun
try. Thus passed into a statutory law a
principle for which the Grand Army of
the Republic had contended for many
years, that advanced age In the cases cf
HohlW-rs and sailors who had served their
country on land and sea for any con
aldi ialile time constituted a well defined
disability.
On tho subject of national homes for
the care of disabled volunteers ' the re
port states:
The whole number cared for In natlo.ial
ami stale home during the year ending
June SO, 190S, the lant report available,
54.593, un Increase over the preced
ing year of 863. Tho average cost por
capita per year was $154.55. Tile total
number of deaths during the year in i hi
homes was 2,1411, the average age of thuja
dying being 69.78 years.
Battle Mountain sanitarium.
Of the Battlo Mountain sanitarium,
Commander Brown said:
Our great order can never adequately
recognize the services of our comrade,
Henry K. Palmer of Omaha, past depart
ment commander of Nebraska, in found
ing and completing the Battle Mountain
Sanitarium for I'nlted States Volunteer
Soldiers at Hut Hpiinga, b. 1. Thla home
ilia child of the Grand Army. First en
dorsed at the Cincinnati encampment '.n
lfH, Commander-in-Chief feexiun ap
pointed a committee, of which Comrade
Palmer was the chairman, to procure nec
tauury legislation. l.'nO- bfa direction,
alter three years o.' patient wrK, lli.j
bill authorizing the building ot the Imme
became a law May lWuJ. Thu plant
compilae. ten buildings and has coat to
dale a little over MJi).uO0. It wu opentd
May 1, 1107, and marks a must nmaiiie
udtaniu in tlie caru of a grateful nlliori
Tur the men who defended the Mug u
the batthnld. The Haijlttirlum la the
only one of lta kind Jn the world, and
within lta hospitable walla are to be
treated tomradva who suiter from cor
tain aevere and serious ailments. Thus
far the most sanguine hopes of the pro
mote! of till enterprise have been real-
inl To lb. .,....,.... i .
I an,l n rlo , 7 Z " ..r .71" ' '
" nd the nation Indebted fox th'
unique and moat valuable addition lo the
thaiu bt soldiers' ui aailwf ' beiuea.
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