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The Omaha Daily "Bee VOL. XXV11 NO. 03. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORXINO, OCTOBER 4, 1907 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. BANQUET ON :WT 1- Prerident Guest of Hen ! Given by St. Louis t FAVORS . DEEP WATER WA Makes it Plain that He Endorse ), Particular Plan. MAN! OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME Thorragh Preparation Will Make Arguments Unanswerable. BIG CROWD HEARS CAIRO SPEECH Liberty for Individual and Proper t'oitrol of Corporations Hla Theme Boat Delayed by Accident to Machinery. BltLBTIX. ST.iot'18, Mo., Oct. 8.-A long dlstsncs telepbns message from Cairo. 111., u receded by the Associated Press at 4:15 this aftsrnoon to the effect that ths ateansr Mississippi, bearing President Roossrslt to Memphis, had broken Its ma ehlney and put Into ths shore for re pairs ( The spot where the steamer tied up ll twelve miles below Cairo, between Wlckjffe and Columbua, Ky. The news was brought to Cairo by a steamer that had accompanied the flotilla down the river. No serious damage id reported, but there Itiay be some delay In the trip by reasV of stopping for repairs. CARD, II... ClI, When President llooettelt stepped ashore here at 9 o'clock todayhe manifested every "evidence of hav ing snjit a comfortable night on the steam boat ttlsslaslppl, ss his spoken words con firms ;the Impression made by hla appear ance, tie retired about midnight last night and Here was little to disturb his rest excel two or three demonstrations on the Shore "Which, though vlojent while they laste( were necessarily of brief duration. Qui as was the after half of the night for tH country's chief magistrate the first port lii of It was fully occupied, lie was the fiest at dinner on the steamer Alton of th ,Buatness Men's league of St. Louis, and with that entertainment and the speearoaktng and conversation that fol lower the dinner his tlms until almost 12 o'closj was fully taken; up. The dinner aa "Sgarded by all as an event of rare oocuience, and when the president hsd said lis final farewell .Dot a few were " heurMo remark that It ould become hlstds. . , Jeep Channel GeVts Impetus. Thclmportant feature was the fact that ths theme of -vhanm-f from the gulf to ths Ifces received an Impetus which all bellevd will do much toward Insuring the earntti pressing of that enterprise. The oecasMi waa also notable In that In addi tion f the president it wss attended by no fiter than fifteen governors, the mem bers the Inland Waterways commlaslon and laveral representatives ot me ousi neseworld of St. Louis. . , . -rn sarvernors attending were: Comer of Alatroa, Broward of Florida, Duneon of llllnik Cummins of Iowa, Hoch of Kan sas, ianchard of Louisiana. F'olk of Mis . . . - ... , r.., r.r x;iu Burke of North Dakota. Frantg j of klahoma, Chamberlain of Oregon. rM of South Dakota. Davidson of Wlswisln, Brooks of Wyoming snd Gov-arno-alect Noel ot Mississippi. Th'dlnner was presided over by Presl dentlmlth of the Uualness Men s league and Resident Roosevelt was the principal speasr. H requested that his speech be not 1orted, but consented that the state menfcntght be made that he had announced uneqtvocally his endorsement of the gen oral principle Involved In the scheme for the rpatlon ot a ship channel up tho .river and tho great lakes.'' favors Ho Individual Plan. As -he president stated the case lie would haves) loop In the gulf at Nw Orleans that would practically create an arm ofaratlon w essential for the blacks ss that body ot water to the lakes. At the samtlme ho was most careful to y that ho wiuld not give his assent to any par ticular scheme of Improvement. Hsalso pointed out many of the obstacles to Oifrylng Into effect any ptan of such vast proportions and Involving so much sxpeisa. and while promising sll the as sistance ho could give, he told his hearers thai tho only way to make success cer tain syas to so thoroughly prepare them- 'aelveV as to render their arguments un- ' anvw able. .' Th speech was greeted with prolonged ' applmsc and this endorsement took the ' ahapuDf words when Governors Folk, Do seen and Blanchard spoke. All of them pledM4 their utmost efforts In furtherance of thk enterprise. While tho dinner was Jn progress the president was presented with an o painting of a section of the Mls slsslipl river under present conditions, and tho companion piece to represent ''contttlons after the completion' of the waterway" was promised for the future. During ths night there wss pronounced (demonstrations as tho presidential boat pass4 Capo Glrsrdesu and Grand Tower, but they came too late to receive public recogttitlon from tho president. Ths Mis sissippi was escorted down the river from St. Louis all ths wsy to Cairo by ten other boats, and It waa met early In the rooming by a huge excursion stesmer from this elty, which carried not only several hundred passengers of both sexes, but also a vociferous steam calliope, which for tho time (nonopollsed the noise making on the middle stretches of the Father of Waters. President Roosevelt departed from here shortly before noon. The next stop will be Men0hls, which, according to schedule, will te reached at 1 p. m. tomorrow. It lot boon cloudy hero all morning, but no rsjln fell. AbDJlESS TO CITIZENS OP CAIRO President Talks of Waterways Pron 4 lease aad Other t neat Ions. CAfRO. III.. Oct. 8. The president and tho psrty drove to 8t. Mary's park, where aa ksraenao crowd was assembled. Mayor Psreqns Introduced Oovernor Deaeen ot minima, who In turn Introduced President Roosevelt, who spoke as follows. Mi of Illinois, and You. Men of Ken tucky and Missouri I am glad to hsve tho chance to speak to you today. This Is ths hesrt of what may be called the Old West, which we now sail the Middle West, using the term to demote the great group of rich and pow erful atates which literally forms the heart of the country, it Is a rrglon whose people are distinctively American In all their thoughts, in all their ways of looking at life; gad In Its past aad Its present alike It la typical of our country. The oldest men hresvnt can atlll remember the pioneer dayaj the days of toe white-tilted ox waguti. ot the emigrant, and of the log Cabin tn which that emigrant first lived (Continued on Second Page.) SUMMARY OF THE BEE Friday, Ortober 4, 10OT. I907 UN MOM OCTOBER TUt WIS TNU 1907 mi sat 4 5 II 12 18 19 25 2G 1 2 I ' 2 3 ' 7 8 9 IO (4 15 16 17 40 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 TIB WXATHEaV. Forecast until 7 p. m. Frldav: KOIl OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFF3 AND ViriNITY-Kair Frirtav. FOR NKBKASK A Frldnv, fair. FOR IOWA-Frl.lav, fair. Temperatures at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. ...lit ... M ... 61 ...til ... i)9 ... 66 ... 7 ... HO ... 0 ... til ... 2 ... 3 ... bi ... 2 ... fl ... Wc ... 57 6 a. m. ... 6 a. m.... 7 a. in 8 a. m.... 9 a. m 10 a. m 11 a. m.... 12 tn 1 p. in.... 2 p. m.... 8 p. m ... 4 p. m.... 5 p. m.... p. m 7 p. m.... ft p. in ... . 9 p. m.... DOMESTIC. President Roosevelt, In his remarks at Calro 111., declares he Is' In favor of the waterway from the lakes to the gulf, but not in favor of any special proposi ti n. Vage 1 Testimony In the ol hesrlng at New York develops the Standard OH combine Ih In control of the lubricating nil Indus try and discriminates In favor of certain railroads. Tags 8 President Harahan of the Illinois Cen tral railroad declares he Is In i'avor of the deep waterway, even though It par allel the line he represents. Irags 1 Four Italians were hung ycst'iday at Lancaster, Pa., for murder during rob bery. Page 1 Another member of the Vanderbllt fam ily makes a foreign alliance. Fags 1 Fifty-one cases of bubonic plague have been treated at San Francisco. Page 1 Hartford, Conn., stockholders of the Illinois Central railroad combine 10 de feat the purposes of K. H. Harriman lor that road. Pago 1 Posse near Burlington, 111., dim-overs a negro tramp suspected of being the Oquawka murderer. Pags 1 National Grain Dealers' association re solve that the duties and functions of the Interstate Commerce commission bs divided. Pars 1 Democratic voters in Cincinnati ask that the mayor withdraw to the end that a democratic ticket may be nominated. Pags 1 Tornado strikes southern Oklahoma city of Parch, doing much damage. rage X rouxQv. Taf t's arrival at Kyoto was ide the occasion for brilliant entertnl.. t. Pags 1 IEBBAKA, Attorney General Thompson says east ern states have more stringent laws regu lating corporations than the western. Burlington files additional pass list. Oru&ha .swng tax caaa decided by the supreme cosrt. . "' ' 3 R. Mead Rhumway enters pleaof m.t guilty to the charge of murder iu county court. Gag) Pago 1 HOTIMSSTI OP OCXAJf BT1SAMSKXPS. nVork...... c.m.'... LIVKHPIXIL. t'aronii. PLYMOI'TH Iieutfchland Ql'EKNSTOWS . .. Ulcmll. SOUTHAMPTON.. Teutonic. LIBERIA IS THEIR COUNTRY Negro Colonisation Official Thinks They Will Proarrras If 'Sent There. DENVER, Colo.. Oct. 8.-J. N. Walker, president of the Colorado-African Colonisa tion society. In an address .on the race problem delivered here last night at the I Central Presbyterian church said race seo- well as for the whites, because only by that means can the African race develop along the lines whic h nature Intended. Con- dltions are steadily growing worse for them. lis said the only way to escape a condition that. Is. rapidly becoming worse Is by emigration to Liberia, where a black republic can be built up. Many blacks would like ito go, but owing , to high steamship rates and their own lack of means they were compelled to remain here. The situ ation called for congressional aid. EXTRA OMAHA-CHICAGO TRAIN Another Passenger Will Be Pat pn by the Illinois Central Road. WATERLOO. Ia.. Oct. 8.-(Bpeclal.)-The Illinois Central will soon plsce an extra passenger trsln between Chicago and ! Omaha to care for tho extra travel occa sioned by the 8-cent fare. Since the low rate became effective every train is late on account of hauling additional coaches and every car Is crowded, standing room being at a premium. All agents are keeping tab this week to determine delays, amount of travel, etc., and a train will be provided to cars for tho Increased business. ?lw Norwegian Newspaper. 8IOCX FALLS, 8. D.. Oct. S.-( Special.) Preparations are rapidly being completed for the commencement ot new weekly Norwegian newspsper In Bloux Falls. Ths first issue will soon make its appearance. It will bo named Den Norsks Amerlcanen. Tho newspsper will be published and owned by H. Opland of Canton. The me chanical department of ths paper will be tn charge of H. Opsal, an experienced printer. Sheegherder Die of Wouads. CASPER, Wyo.. Oct. S.-(8peclal.)-W. A. Morris, a aheep Iterder In ths employ of G. F. Stllphen, died today as a result of a gunshot wound inflicted by Frank John son, a freighter, last night. Johnson is under arrest and will bs tried for mur der In ths first degree. He clsims hs shot Morris accidentally. ... CHICAGO. Oct. t tSpeolal Telegram.) Ethel Pollock, arrested for robbing Henry Stromer of Hastings, a farmer, wss dls - mlsaed on agreeing to fulfill her promise to wad him. Mrs. Oealry Taken la Charge. LEXINGTON. Ky.. Oct. t.-Mrs. JuMa Ovntry wss arrested today on a peace war rant charged with subordination of wit nesses in the Caleb Powers case. Bond wss fixed at 81.000, which the prisoner was un- able to furnish at once, and site wlU prob- ebly be taken to Frankfort and committed to Jail to await the examining trial. Mrs. Gentry is highly conected and her arrest caused decided sensation here. FAVORS DEEP WATERWAY Illinois Central Will Throw No Ob stacle in Way of Completion. LINE UNABLE TO MOVE TRAFFIC President Harahan Declnres What ever Tend, to Develop Country . Increases alne of Hall war Project. CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-The management of the Illinois Central road has decided to throw its Influence In fsvor of a deco waterway from the great lakes to the gulf. This became spparent yesterday when J. T. Harahan, president of the road, stated that he would r.o to the deep waterways con vention to be hi Id in Memphis on Friday of this week and would there give sn address strongly f-worlng the project. In the past the general opinion among railway nannomcnts hss been that wster ways Injure tho railroad business by keep ing freight rates down. Tho attitude of the Illinois Central management With respect to the present deep waterway project Is that It will develop the south rapidly, and In the development of the south Increased ton nage will be made for the Illinois Cenctral and the Yazoo Mississippi Valley lines. "Unless something unforosten Intervenes,'; ssld Mr. Harahan yesterday, "I shall at tend the deep waterway convention and shall deliver a speech In favor of the proj ect, telling why I think it will be an ad vantage from a l-itlmad standpoint. The railroads of this country have nothing to fear from waterways, but everything to hope. It is a Mistaken Idea that the Illi nois Central railroad would be Injured by a navigable waterway from the great lakes to the gulf despite the 'fact that we parallel the Mississippi river for nesrly 7K) miles. "The railroads have been utterly unable to handle the tremendoua traffic which has been offered them during the last few years. In my Judgment they will be unable to . the Sherman anti-trust law "Is entirely too handle all the traffic for many years to ! radical and should be amended or new leg come, so that no matter how many water- i (station enacted to permit reasonable trsde ways there may be, the railroads will not I agreements." The resolution declsres the be hurt by reason of tonnage taken from belief of the association to be that the llt them." In general It may be said without j eral application of the 8herman law 'will fear of successful contravention that what- ! create the greatest possible restrslnt of ever tends to develop a country or a sec tion of a country Increases the value of a railway project." PLAN TO .FIGHT ' HARRIMAN Stockholders at Hartford OraranUe to Support Fish 1st Illinois Central Contest. ' HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 3. At the meet- lng of the local stockholders of the Illinois Central rsllroad held hero today It was unanimously voted to hsve alt of the proxies of the stockholders present turned over to Charles M. - Beach of this city, who Is a director of the rood and a sup porter of Stuyvesant Fish In the fight with the Harriman Interests. . Those who had sent their proxies to Mr. Harriman will cancel- them. i The stockholders represented over 8,000 shares. The meeting was overwhelmingly antl-Harrlman and besides voting on the disposition of proxies adopted resolutions setting forth: "Whereas. Tha piesent con troversy In the management of .the Illinois Central railroad has brought to the knowl edge of the stockholders the fact thst the board of directors has delegated their powers In Intervals of session to an exec utive committee of their number,, which In turn has conferred the same absolute power upon their chairman, which we be lieve to be a grave danger to the Interests of the corporation and of Its stockhold ers, and "Whereas, The fact has become known thst by this concentration of authority the officers havo been able to make large loans to themselves on such securities and terms as they themselves deem suf ficient and are the sole Judge. And as It Is also evident that under this present system It Is possible for any Individual delegated with these powers to make In his own Interests this railroad and Its business subordinate and contributory to other roads In which he may have a greater personal Interest, and therefore we stockholders of the Illinois Central rail road protest against this Improper and j halardous practice, and sve request the i bard of dlrMtors to take such action as will prevent these evils In the future." 8. M. Young ot New York, a representative ! of Harriman Interests, wss In the building but did not attend the meeting. . B00K LOOKING INTO BLACK Minneapolis Grand Jury Investigating Alleged Boycott by Lumber Dealers. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. S.-Tha federal grsnd Jury today resumed the Investiga tion of the "Little Black Book," which cataloguo houses dealing In lumber and manufactured articles allege baa been used by the lumber 'trust" In an effort to ruin tho mall order business, It is now known that there was secret meeting of lumbermen In Minneapolis last winter, and later a similar meeting of about SOO lumbermen in Chicago. Tho book was published hero after the Chicago meeting. Scarcity of School Teachers. HURON. S. D.. Oct. 3. (Special.) Twenty school teachers are asked for by Superintendent J. W. Smith to fill vacan cies in country schools In Beadle county. The supply of teachers Is exceedingly scares and although wages run from 845 to 8M per month, It Is almost Impossible to Induce teachers 'to tske country schools. In soma districts It has been found neces sary to merge two schools, one tescher teaching alternate days In different school houses. Appeals have been sent to eastern states for school teachers and some hsve found their way to this locality, but there Is room for at leaat 160 more in this section of ths state. Gas Well Is Lighted. I BASIN. Wyo., Oct. 8. tSpeclaD The j gas well which wss struck about slgli miles from this plsce lsst July wss ret- ' cently set afire by someone, probably out I of curiosity, and tho owners bsvs so far 1 ,gs rushes out with such force that the j i ror of the flames osn bo heard here when th lr ta tm- Beveral other borings are , being made tn different places within a , radius of two or thres miles and every indication points to oil yid gas being louna in targe quaauues. Sedgwick Harvest Peatlval. JULE6BURO. Colo., Oct. S. Special.) The harvest festival of Sedwkk countr i was held lost week and was lurselv af I tended, both by residents and Isndseekero. The products of sll grains snd vegetables made a fine display and attracted wide publicity. All departments were well rep resented and g perius.ua. t organisation perfected. . COTTON MEN AT WASHINGTON Tn Hand red Manufacturers Meet to Dlarum rrwhiem of Vital Importance. WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. The National As sociation of Cotton Manufacturers con vened here today In semi-annual session for a two days' meetings. About 200 dele gates representing nesrly every section of this country snd over ino cotton mer chants from Knglnnd, Germany, Italy, France. Portugal and Belgium were In (at tendance. The convention here Is pre paratory to the International conference of cotton growers, spinners snd manufac turers at Atlanta, Oa., October 7 to 9. 8"cretary of Agriculture Wilson opened the convention with an address In which he said: "The problem presented to our cotton fc-rower is not ao much the cost of labor aa the Intelligence with which the crop Is grown. In growing rice along the gulf coast of the southern states It wss found that one American could produce as much rice In a year as 400 orien tals, so that our cotton producers do not have to fesr lowef wages In any other part of the world." J. Mr. Wilson said his department has been helping the cotton producers In every way within Its power In overcoming diseases affecting and Insects, which ravage the cotton plants and also by developing superior varieties', through breeding. "By better farming," said the secretary, "We can double our production of. cotton on the acres under tillage. The possibilities of cotton production In this country are practically limitless. SHERMAN ACT IS CONDEMNED Wholesale Drnarstlste Beaolre It Will Act In Restraint of Their Trade. DENVER. Colo., Oct. 8 According to a resolution adopted yesterday by the an nual convention of the National Wholesale DrugglNts' association, now In session her' , trade, although that Is the condition It Is Intended to prevent. The association also declares cocaine to be the most pernicious of all drugs and ine of "s members suggested that sales to retailers be limited to an ounce at a time. Just enough to use In prescriptions. The national purs food law received hearty sup port. The following officers were elected today unanimously: President, Edgar D. Taylor. ! Richmond, Va.; first' vice president, W. C. Rhurtleff, Chicago; third vice president, P. C. Harrington, Burlington. Vt.; fourth vice president, Ludwlg Sohlff, Los Angeles; fifth vice president, E. Berger, Tsmpa, Fla.; j secretary, Joseph E. Toms, New York (re- j elected): treasurer, Samuel.. E. Strong, Cleveland (re-elected). Board of Control Fred L. Carter. Boston; Alfred Plaut, New York: William J. Mooney, Indianapolis; Charles Gibson, New J York; William B. Strong, Milwaukee, GRAIN MEN ASKFGR CHANGE Vmmm Resolution- IViet In. D)vaJon of Duties' of ' interstate Cans rrr CommUaleta. CINCINNATI, Oct. S.-Tlie following of ficers were elected at today's session of the National Grain Dealers' convention: Prcsl dnet, ' K. A. Reynolds of Crawfordsvllle, Ind.; vice president, A. Y. Tyng of , Peoria; directors. W. A. Washen. Kansas City; D. Rothschild, Iowa: Charlea Jones, Tennes-lsnd ne; B. House, Oklahoma, and L. A. Morey, New York. . "You are ministers of the gospel today, A resolution wss passed favoring the sep- not yesterday. - I'se your opportunities as aratlon of the functions of the Interstate i best you can. The old-time religion Is Commerce commission, congress to perform quite good enough. But the wsy of spread the legislative, the Department of Com- ' ng the gospel must change from day to merce and Labor or a new railroad depart ment to perform the executive and tho present commission to perform the judicial functions. s NO IMMUNITY PROMISED HIM J. M. Fox Declares He Never Had Any Sugar st Inn of It While Testifying;. MILWAt'KEE. Oct. 3. James M. Fox, vice president of the Federal Coal and Iron company, testified today In the exam ination incident to the so-called Colorado I land fraud cases, Jthat he had never been ! promised immunity by Special Agent Lln- ! nen or any other federal official because of the testimony given by him before the grand Jury at Denver. He declared that Mrs. Fox withdrew her nllng on coal lands last May, because he wanted lier to quit when he learned that trouble wss brew ing. A remark of the commissioner wss ronstrued to mcsn that the effort of the defense to show no cause for action has thus fsr failed, I 1 I TRAMP'S . LIFE IS IN DANGER Poaso Finds Colored Man Accused of Fiendish Crime at Oquawka. BURLINGTON. Ia.. Oct. 8.-Frank Wll- Hams, a colored tramp, who said his home IB In Quincy. ill., was arrested at Mon - viAiitti til tinnn sill utnlrlfri nf VhSklnaf tha man who burned to death a child near Oquawka, III., yesterday. He answers somewhat the description glvsn by the child's mother, whom he beat Into insen sibility fur refusing to give him food. He will be taken to Oquswka this afternoon. A hundred or more farmers hsve gathered at the scene of the outrage. If he proves to be the man wanted threats are made of burning him at the stake. WELCOME TO BEE BUILDING Out-of-town visitors to Omaha during Ak-Sar-Ben week gro spe cially Invited to Inspect the home of The Bee. The Bee has the best equipped up-to-date machinery for getting out a metropolitan newspaper. It Is always Interesting and in structive to see this machinery In operation. The best time to view the process of newspaper making la The Bee office Is between 2 and 4 o'clock In the afternoon. v Arrange to come In at that time If you can. but remember that you will be welcome at any time. The Bee building will be hand somely Illuminated each night. ACTION ON LOYELANT CASE Conference Condemn! Report that it Reproved Minister. DELIBERATION WAS NOT PUBLIC Charge (Preferred hy Iter. E. E. Hon man May Mot Be rushed BeJ foro the tieacral Body . of Church. At .the Thursday morning session of trie North Nebraska conference in the Hanscom Psrk Methodist church a reso lution was adopted condemning ths news pspers for a statement made Wednesday to the effect that ReV. Frank U Love land, pastor of the First Methodist church, had been brought before the con ference on the charge of proselyting for members among the other Methodist Churches of the city and receiving mem bers under false pretenses. The err'ir pointed out was In the statement that Dr. Loveland was brought before tho en tire conference "body, when In fact he appeared only before some ministers of the conference Snd the bishop. Whethor the matter will come before the conference will be determined by the course which Rev. E. E. Hosman, pastor of the Walnut Hill Methodist church, wishes to pursue. Church Stands by Pastor. This resolution, offered by R. W. Breck enridge, was adopted by the official board of the First Methodist church, twenty-six members being present and E. A. Benson presiding: Whereas. The dally papers of this city hsve, during the past two days, contslnea articles purporting to be bused on state ments made to reporters by certain per sons whose names are not given, which articles are Intemled to reflec t upon our pastor. Dr. ixiveland. In the matter of the transfer to this church of Mr. Thomas F. Sturgesa from the Walnut Hill Metho dist Episcopal church; . and. Whereas. The transfer of Mr. Sturgess, although prematurely announced, was an nounced by authority of Mr. Slurgess on assurances given by him to Dr. Loveland thst he, brother Sturgess. would personally see to the matter so far aa the Walnut Hill church Is concerned; therefore, be It Resolved, That we express our -appreciation of the purity and Integrity of purpose of our pastor In the matter of the transfer to this church of Mr. Sturgess. and .weM deprecate, the attempt to reflect on Ills motive as absolutely unfair and wrong. "I wtll say this," -said Mr. Breckenrldge, referring to the clause, 'and we deprecate the attempt to reflect on ' the inottve as absolutely unfair 'and wrong,' "that I do not and my associates do not mean to imply that The Bee 'attempted' to or had any purpose or desire to reflect on Mr. Loveland's motive or do him any Injustice. I do not think The Bee Intentionally made a misstatement. ' One of the papers ststed thkt the bishop had ordered Dr. Loveland to t.pologlx, while the fact was that the -bishop sug gested that a public statement by Dr. Loveland of the facts in the case would be eminently proper. The conference voted to continue the sup port ot the fifteen superannuated ministers In ths conference, ; together With certain widows of ministers who are, dependent. The money for this purpose corses from the profits of the Methodist Book concern. Blshon to Vsasg Men. ' Bishop McDowell delivered the address to seven young men, who ars o be or dained during the conference. He spoke tot a practlesl religion. - 'John Wesley rode all brer England on horseback and walked a good part' of the way," said the bishop. "But today It would not be the part of wisdom to. walk from place to place. If John Weslejr were alive today he would take the fastest trains and automobiles; he would use the works Inventions I of men to advance the dav. "Do not be 'one string' men. Don't harp on the same subject always. Be broad- minded but orthodox. Work and pray. Overcome the hardships which are sure to assail you in your ministry and work to win souls. Do not think always of that line of the hymn, 'A soul I hsve to save.' but give It rather that broader, mors al truistic rendering. 'A world I have to save.' " The afternoon session was sn Innlversary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary so ciety. Mrs. I. J. Moo of Fremont presided. Miss Isabel McKnlght, returned mission ary from Muthra, India, addressed the audience, telling of her work and the prog ress of Christianity In the far-off Held. KILLS HIS WIFE AND SELF Rather Tbaa Endure Separation from Her Omaha Soldier Ends Lives of Both. NEW YORK, Oct 3. Rather thsn en dure ' separation from his wife, which might hsve followed his trsnsfer to another post. It Is believed that Clsude H. Perry, a soldier or the .cosst srtlllery, stationed at Fort Hamilton, shot and killed his wife, Elisabeth, last night and then committed suicide. Their bodies were found today In their apartments In Brooklyn. pe wt a noU indicating that his action j WM du t an appreh,naon that ho was 'ioon tQ tran8ferrei an(1 .eparatfd from I hU wlfe Is wife. Perry enlisted in Omaha in 1905 and was a native of Jackson county. Missouri. SHUMWAY ENTERS HIS PLEA Urates Ho Is. Guilty of Murder Mrs. Sarah Martla at Adams. of BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. I. (Specie) Tele grsm.) R. Mead Shumway, the alleged murderer of Mrs. . Sarah Martin, was ' brought hers this morning at an early hour from Lincoln and arraigned before Judge Sp&fford. Ho pleaded not guilty, waived preliminary and was bound ovar to the : district court without bail. Tho sheriff, ' with the prisoner, returned to Lincoln st 8:14 a. m., over the Burlington. The trip was made as quietly ss possible, very few being aware that Shumway hsd been brought here until after he was gone. c ' TORNADO STRIKES OKLAHOMA Town of Poarrh, Near Texas Line, Badly Damaged by Severe Windstorm. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl., Oct. l-A tor nado struck the village of Poarch, sltusted In Roger Mills county, near the Texas line, last night, and It is reported to have de stroyed the postoffice and to have dam aged almost every houss in ths plsce. No one Is reported Injured. The aires are down and details are lacking. Poarch Is a village ot about too Inhabitants In Roger Mills county, about twenty miles south of Elk City, Okl., and close to tho Texas line. It Is off ths railroad- FOUR ITALIANS ARE HUNG Pay Penalty nt Lancaster, Pa., for Murder Committed Ilarlnst Itobhery. LANCAKTKF., Pa . Oct. 3 The crime for which Anthony Di lero. Stephen Csrlul, j Slvcreo R'Vlellt and Jjaeph t'elione were I hanged here today was the murder of Plato Albnmaso and was the culmination of a daring mbhery. On the night of August 3D. 1908. they entered a shanty near Gap. Pa., occupied by fifteen Italian la borers, v, ho were asleep. One of the quar tet was stationed as guard at tho door, while the other three awakened th sleep ing inmates snd with drawn revolvers and knives demanded their savings. The ainuunt secured was small. nVcause the men had only a few days before sent away their money. Plato Albemase, one of the labor ers, had 830 on his person, which. It seemed, was known to tho robbers, and they de manded It. He denied he hsd any money, whereupon they proceeded to search him by force. Resisting, he seised a rasor and fought desperately. In the melee Alhemss was shot snd stabbed more than twenty times. The four made their escape and fled tor. aril Philadelphia. The wounds about their heads and faces led to their arrert soon after. After the trial and conviction Delero and Cellone made a statement by which they endeavored to save the lives of the other two. The Italian consul at New York Interested himself In behalf of the defendants and saw tn It that their defense wss properly conducted. SECOND F0REGN MATCH MADE Another Member of Vanderbllt Fam ily Will Secure Title Abroad. NEW YORK. Oct. S. Formal announce ment of the engagement of - Miss Gladys Vanderbllt to Count Lnaslo Sccchenyl of Budapest Is made In the Herald today. The Herald states that ths announcement Is authorised. fco date has been set for the wedding, but It Is expected that It will take place at The Breekers. the Vanderbllt mansion In Newport. - some time this autumn. The count, who Is the youngest son of the lste Count Emerlch Szechenyl, for some yesrs ambassador from Auitrla Hungary to Ger many, is now In Newport, having arrived from Europe Tuesday night. He 1s X years old, rich and good looking, has au hereditary seat In the Hungarian Parlia ment, and Is one of the chamberlains of the Austrian emperor. Miss Vanderbllt Is the youngest child of the late Cornelius Vanderbllt. She Inherited from her father a fortune of more than 810,000,000. Since her debut three years ago she spent con siderable time each year In Europe with her mother. They went abroad last time following a trip to California In April lost. They returned to New York September IS, going Immediately to Newport. Miss Vanderbllt Is very popular In society. She Is accomplished In music and has studied singing in Paris with Mr. Jean de Resske. ' CHINESE LOOT WORTH MONEY Seventy Thousand Dollars Is Value Placed 1'pon Collect Ion by A. E. t'hamot. SAN FRANCISCO". Csl.. Oct. S.-Seventy thousand dollars Is the value placed by A. E. Chsmnt upon a collection of curios "ac quired'' by him at Peking, China, about tho time that the allied troops entered the I Chinese capital to protect the foreign resi dents. This csme out before Bankruptcy Referee Green yesterday during tho exam ination of Chsmot by the attorney for ths creditors of the Peters Machine company, of which .Cliamot Is president, snd which fsiled for 820,000, to ascertain something concerning Chamot's assets. That Chamot's estimate of the value of the Chinese loot was not too high was evi denced by his admission that he had sold part of the collection In New York for 835,000. .Included In this loot was a Jewel studded cup said to have belonged to the dowager empress snd valued at 85,000. The j remainder the the curios consisted of three panels and a screen, which Chamot snM were now being offered for sale at the upset price of 835,000, they being heavily en crusted with Jade and gems. At the time of the Boxer uprising Chsmot kept a hotel In Peking. For the burning of this building by the rebels the French government ob tained for Chsmot from the" Chinese gov ernment sn indemnity of 8200,000. INDEPENDENT TICKET ASKED Demoeratlo Voters Resolve It Is Mayor's Duty to Withdraw at Cincinnati. CINCINNATI.' Oct. 8.-At sn Informal meeting of voters, chiefly prominent demo crats, this afternoon a committee was ap pointed with Instructions to present to Mayor Dempsey a resolution adopted by the meeting, requesting that he withdraw from the democratic ticket In the Interest of an ' Independent ticket. This action fol lowed tho announcement yesterday that nearly half of the democratic nominees hsd decided to wlthdrew-from the ticket. FIFTY'ONE CASES OF PLAGUE Thirty Deaths, Havo Reaalted from Disease la Hospital at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-Flfty-one verified esses of bubonlo plague havs de veloped In San Francisco to dste, accord ing to the records being kept In the office of Dr. Rupert Blue of the marine hospital, I In charge of the work of eradication. There havo been thirty deaths. About thirty suspects sre under observation. One of the fifty-one verified cases, Miss Kottlng, a trained nurse st the city snd county hos pital, has recovered snd been discharged. TAFT'S ARRIVAL AT KYOTO General Knrokl Entertains Party, Which Waa Received with Royal Welcome. KOBE, Japan, Oct. 3 Secretary Taft and party arrived, at Kyoto this morning. The spproach of toe train was signalled by j salvos snd aerial bombs. General Count Kurokl met snd " entertslned the party. ' They proceeded to Kobe this evening. ! There thor will be greeted by a display of fireworks and will board the Minnesota for Nagasaki and Manila. SANTA FE RAISES WAGES Five Thousaad Machinists aad Boiler makers Get Two ('eats aa Hour -Store. TOPEKA. Kan.. Oct. t-Ths Atchison. Topeks Santa Fe Railway company st the general offices here todsy announced an Increase of wages to Us 8.000 machinists and boiler makers over the entire system of S cents sn hour snd an Increase to help ers of l'i cents an hour, effective October L WOMEN HONOR KING Thursday'! Parade One of Most Bean tiful of Season of Carnival. NEW FEATURE DECIDED SUCCES3 Floats of Fraternal Societies Show Artistic Result. AK-SAR-BEN CREW IN EVIDENCE Instruments of Torture from Inner Den Thrown Open to Inspection. FIREMEN MAKE GOOD SHOWING For First Time In Years llesldents at Omaha and Visitors Have Oitor taulty to See Fire Fighters In Line. Attendance at Carnival. 1907. IV .... S.S'-S 2 N5 .... 5.W7 tVIM 1 S-i MS 6. Mi 13.4M 12.ri lli.l! ,(S4 Wednesday Thursday .. Frldav Saturday .. Monday ... Tuesday ... Wednesday .... : ..... 23.100 .... t.m ...i".m ....3,935 S.470 17. 795 lo.m S4.H44 36,112 Friday night, coronation ball. Saturday night, carnival closes. Thursday. Lincoln day. Friday. Nebraska day. Saturday, Council Bluffs day. " Attractions oa King's Highway. Slldo for Life-J p. m. and 8 p. m. High Dlve-4:30 p. m. and 8:30 p. m. Ths Bagdad show, which Is not free, will occur at 8:30, 8:15 and 8:30 p. m. Thursday night It was announced that the award of prises for floats would bo . made Friday. Four judges, who hsve tho matter In charge, hod not rendered de cision Thursday night. The contest prom ised to be close. Route of Woman's Parade. The new and original woman's parade which left Twentieth and Farnam streets at 2:30 o'clock Thursdsy afternoon, followed the route of the automobile parade ot Tuesday evening, as follows: Start from Twentieth and Farnam streets and move east on Farnam to Tenth street; north on Tenth street to Douglas street; west on Douglas street to Fifteenth street; north on Fifteenth street to Dodge, street; west on Dodge to Sixteenth street; south on Sixteenth to Douglas street; essl on Douglss to Fifteenth street;, south on Fifteenth to Howard street; west on Howard to Sixteenth street; south on Six teenth to Leavenworth and counter march on Sixteenth to Cuming street. Woman's hsnd was seen In the work of King Ak-Sar-Ben XIUI Thursdsy after noon, when a brilliant and gorgeously col ored parade delighted thousands of visitors slong a line of march tour miles In length. Many estimated the crowd as the largest that ever, witnessed m daylight parade. - The woman's parade was a new feature ' of the festivities of the king, and though not as . widely advertised as tho parades which are held each year, ' attracted as widespread attention, owing to- ths fact that it ',. entirely planned by women. Some of the floats were even built by women, from the foundation up. Kvery tack was driven by a woman and- every yard of bunting and bunch of paper flowers secured Its 'place In ths big . parade be cause a woman "got busy" for King Ak-Sar-Ben. Added to the work Of the women, the "Omaha Boosters'' snd the initiation de partment of the Knights of Ak-Sor-Bsn, together with the high school and mili tary companies of the city, made the parade one of the big attractions ot the carnival week. City departments also turned out to give the women ths honor of putting on a great parade, and in the line of march four fire engines, four hook and ladder trucks and eight hose wagons, decorated with paper chrysanthemums and carnations, added to the glory of the woman's show. The fire apparatus wss all of It decked out In a very attractive manner, that from No. 2 house being especially noticeable, the members of ths company being the recipients of a number of beau tiful boquets as a recognition of their ef forts. Twelve Floats la Lino. Twelve floats constituted the exhibit ot the women and they marched in tho fol lowing order: Royal Achates, Omaha No. 1; Royal Neighbors, Fern camp; Ladles of tho Grand Army, Woodmen ' circle. Supremo Forest; St. John's school. Fraternal Union ot America. Banner lodge; Daughters of ths Revolution, Roysl Neighbors, Panay camp; Omaha High school societies, Omaha High school. Young Women's Chris tian assoclstlon. Royal Achates, South Omaha, Suocesa No. 33. The leading float waa thst of the Royal Achates, deoorsted In purple and orange. Ths (lost wss in the shaps of a beehive and wss filled with women In costume. Those on the float were Mrs. Gyyns, Mrs. Shamblem, Mrs. Green. Mrs. Lucas, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Csrnaman, Mrs. Tripp, Mrs. Ingrshm, Mrs. Mstthsurer, Mrs. Mawhln ney, Mrs. Gambrlll, Misses Miller, Craig. Akofer, Bchuler, Mstthsuser, Pessley, Lu cas, Tsllinsn and Mullen. With the good memorial ship "Senator," ss a centerpiece, ths Ladles of the Grsnd Army were represented by g float in ths national colors, representing tho army and navy. The Omaha order which claims ths distinction of being th first to decorate the waters on Memorial dsy last year had a float of rare patriotic beauty In tho wo men's parade. Those who composed ths compsny were President Mrs. C. M. Peters ot Garfield circle. No. 11; Mrs. C. L. Vro man, Mrs. M. W. KlrkendalL Tho color bearers were Mrs. 8. L. Johnson, Mrs. M. Kelzer and Mrs. S. Smith. Others on the float' were Mrs. E. Metcalf, Mrs. Alice Atchison snd Miss Grace Berger. Ths women wore whits costumes throughout. Goddesa of Liberty. With Miss Harriet Inlow aa ths Goddess of Liberty, girls in whits represented ths thirteen original states on a beautiful float In red, white and blue. The girls who rep resented tbs states were Edith MoOregor, Pennsylvania; Llssle Jorgenaen, Now Hampshire; Lula McGreen, Connectlout; Hasel Turner, Rhode Island; Edith Kohler. New Jersey; Heli-n Bielhols, Virginia; Ruth Wyilsms. Massachusetts; Nellie Tonge, New York; Erie Hsnslry, South Carolina; Lottie Skovmand, Oeorgts; Ag nes Franklin, North Carolina; Agnes Ruth srford. Dlawars; Edith Smith, Maryland. Pansles in all colors snd shades predom inated on tho Seat of "Pansy" camp, Royal