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REICIISI'AG AT WORK
German Lawmaker! Resume Session
After Summer Recess.
VON BUELOW HAS DIFFICULT TASK
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Government Supported by Two Lib
eral and Three Radical Groups.
HARD TO . HOLD TOGETHER
Chancellor Hopes for United Support
on National Measures.
COALITION AIMED AT CLERICALS
Will Eipoit tho Bloc' to
"erlons Strain Bih of Largo
Hem for Support of
tho Army.
BERLIN. Nov. 22. The Reichstag assem
bled today after the summer recess, with
a large attendance of members. The dajr
wa devoted co hearing; and referring peti
tions. The coming parliamentary work Is ex
pected to be unusually Interesting, es
pecially as It will test Chancellor Von
Buelow ability to hold together the In
congruous elements composing the gov
ernment's so-called "bloc" or conservative
liberal group, for the support of Its
measures. Tills coalition which was de
signed primarily to exclude the clericals
from political powers, depends for success
on the harmonious action of the two con
servatlve parties, the national-liberals and
the three radical groups. The utmost the
government can expect is that the group
will act together in support of distinctly
national measures, like military and naval
matters. The budget Itself, however,, will
expose the group to a serious strain, par
ticularly In Ha military features, owing
to, the heavy Increases in the army and
navy. The total Increase In th expendi
tures la $38,260,000.
The clericals and socialists will endeavor
to spilt the conservative-liberal group by
offering at every possfble opportunity
amendments designed to create a breach.
SCOPE OF JAP EXPOSITION
Display at Toklo to Be a Compre
hensive Showing of Resources
of tho Eaat.
TOKIO, Nov. 22. Viscount Kaneko, di
rector general of the International expos!
tlon to be held In Toklo in 1912, at a dinner
given to the foreign umbassadors and mln-
Instera to Japan at the Nobles club, an
nounced the scope of the exposition. He
aid that exhibits would be admitted free
of duty and that It was expected the com
prehensive exposition of resources of Uie
eust, wherein the west would participate,
would Inure to the benefit of the east. He
attributed the advance of Japan to the
early Introduction of the Indian religion
and Chinese philosophy, which enables the
Japaneso to grasp the sciences brought In
later by their benefactors .from Eiropeand
America.
In the absence of th British ambassador,
6lr Claude M. MacDonald. the German
ambassador, Baron Mumra von Schwartaen
ateln, responding on behalf of his col
leagues of the diplomatic corps, said he
was assured that all countries would par
ticipate In th exposition, which would
prove a new rnotlv and means for a
rapprochement, which would guarantee th
paao of all the nations concerned.
Minister of Agriculture Matzudka said
that th relations of Jupan with foreign
countries were never more cordial than at
present, and they are dally growing more
so. He expressed his special gratlflcatlon
at the unoffical Intimation that America
would participate in the exposition.
NEGOTIATIONS LAG IN TOKIO
Foreign Minister Ilayashl Indisposed
and Emigration 4)nrstlou la
Vet Unsettled.
TOKIO, Nov. 21 Minister of Foreign
Affaits Hayashi hue been Indisposed and
unable to meet ami confer with American
Ambaaador O'Brien and RodeJlphe
Lemleux, the Canadian minister of labor
on the occasion of his regular weekly re
ception. Pending his recovery and the ar
rival of Baron Ishll, chief of the bureau of
commerce of the Japanese foreign office,
who is un his way back from a visit to
America, negotiations on the emigration
proposition are at a standstill. Possibly
the government desires to await the arrival
of Pilnce Ito, Japanese governor of Cores,
who is expected In Toklo on December 6.
NORWEGIAN VESSEL WRECKED
Klv Mrs Drowned and Captain and
Six of Crew Mixing at
Tasmania.
VICTORIA. B. C. Nov. 22. -News was
received today from Tasmania of the wreck
of the Norwegian bark Alftiild. Five men
were drowned and the captain and six
others, who had been lost in the woods
after redlining shore, were still missing
when the steamer Aorangl left Sydney.
INDIANS' STRIKE COLLAPSES
Discharge of European Leaders
Brings About Quiet Quickly
la Bengal.
CALCUTTA, Nov. 22. The strike of the
employes of the East Ind'an railway at
Asansol, Bengal, at tthe Junction of the
East Indian and Bengal-Nagpur railway,
collapsed today with the summary dismis
sal of several European leaders of the
movement. Most of the engineers promptly
resumed work and (raffle was re-started.
Coinrolnrloaer from Philippines.
MANILA. Nov. 12. Pablo Ocamjo and
Benito Legards. who have been chosen
as commissioners from the Philippines to
Washington expect to leave for America
by the liner Manchuria on November 28.
I.cgarda was a member of the Agulnaldo
cor.grop under compulxion. He was . an
American sympathiser during the revolu
tion and a manner of the Phlilprlne commis
'on s'nee the civil government was cre
ated. Ha has great wealth and la well
ednalert. He has visited the United States
Several times.
It is understood here that Gregorlo Ar
cneta. the present attorney general will
succed I.egarda as a member cf th Philip
p'ne coin mission.
Gosars llrariaaj la On.
MANILA. Nov. 22 The hearing cf the
trotest against the Beating of Sunor
Gomel In tiie assembly Is now being ueld
before that body. The general opinion 1
(avorabl t Ge-me.
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DOMXBTXO.
American Federation of Labor decides
that the fight for the universal eight
hour day Is paramount over all other is
sues. Page 1
Lewis jury disagrees and is discharged
at Ft. Louis. Fag 1
Deaf mutes are married In Minneapolis
by writing their vows upon a type
writer. Fag 1
Gold engagements in England now
amount to over $80,000,000. Pag 1
Testimony in the Walsh trial that an
assistant cashier wrote fictitious mem
orandum notes on his direction. Fag 1
Striking switchmen of Oskaloosa may
lose their charter If they do not recede
from demands made of the Iowa Cen
tral railroad. Pag 1
Goernor Cuvmmtns orders the arrest of
militiamen who took upon themselves the
Interpretation of the law and declared a
prize flgK at Davenport not In violation.
' Page 1
Sheriff, .vhon he goes to summon Jurors
in the Caleb foyers case, is accompanied
by representatives of both sides to see
that no undue Influence is used. Fag 1
Brother of 'ex-Vice President Stevenson
barely escapes murder at the hands of a
dementer coachman. Fag l
POST.
York High school defeats Beatrice, 28
to 0. P,,r, la
Hawkcyes will engage In big battle for
championship of Iowa today at Ames
with the Ames Agricultural college team.
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Dolorous story comes out of Lincoln
about the condition of the Cornhuskars
preparatory to the St. Louis game.
Fag 13
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAJT STEAMSHIPS.
t. Arrived.
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SHERIFF WITH BODY GUARD
Friend of Goebel and of Powers Ac
company Him on Quest
fur Juror.
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Nov. 22.-The spec
ial Grant county venire of 160 men from
which to select a jury In the Caleb Powers
case arrived today. Their examination con
sumed the entire day. A decided sensation
ensued when it was learned that Arthur
Goebel, brother of the murdered man, ac
companied Sheriff Warring Into Grant
county. As Powers was allowed to send
his brother-in-law, H. W. Green and sev
eral frlenda along with Sheriff Warring and
Ills deputy. Arthur Goebel decided to go
bibo ana waten the summoning process. He
took with him five friends while PnAM'
brother-in-law and four of his friends ac
companied the sheriff.
Never before In the hlstorv of T.t,,i,
was a prisoner on trial and those who are
prosecuting him, allowed to send repre
sentatives with the court balllt to see that
an Impartial and unprejudiced Jury was
summoned.
ON CARNEGIE PENSION LIST
Woman Keeper of lime Rock Light
house Assured of Ineons
Daring Life.
NEWPORT. R. I.. Nov. 22.-Mrs. Ma
Lewis Wilson, or Ida Lewis, as she Is more
popularly, known, keeper of Lime Rock
lighthouse at the southern end of Newport
harbor, has again been honored for bravery
In saving lives during her long service as a
keeper of the light. Notice has been re
ceived from Andrew Carnegie that he has
placed her name on his private pension list,
Insuring her an Income of 130 a month dur
ing her life time.
NATIONAL BANKS TO PAY TAX
Court of Appeals In Kentucky 1 p.
noma i onatlf utlonallty Qf i.aw
Affecting Them.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. Nov. 22-The court
of arpeaU todav affirmed the rnmniH.i.j
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tax cases of H W. Hager, auditor of
stale, against the First National Rank of
Ix-xingtnn. The action Involves the taxa
tion of every national bank In the state.
The court upholds the COnstftlltlnnnlltu n
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the act of 1M requiring the aeseKsment for
taxation of par value of the company
stock, surplus and undivided profits of
national banks, and that the moneys con
verted into government bonds is not
exempt.
LEWIS JURORS DISCHARGED
They Stood Seven to Five for
Arcalltal of St. Louis
Banker.
ST. IUIS. Mo.. Nov. 22.-After having
been in session over twenty-two hours, the
Jury In th case of Edward C. Lewis,
charged with misusing the malls In connec
tion with th People's United Elates bank,
reported to Judge Carland In th United
State district court shortly after I o'clock
that the members were unable to agre.
Th Judg then discharged the Jury. They
stood seven for convlctloa and five for
acquittal. Tti trial covered fifteen dajr.
READY FUR TllE EXPERTS
Defense in Bradley Trial Practically
Finishes Pr .
MORE EVTDEN'
INSANITY
Friend of VjV
AUt Repeatedly
Warae ovO . fr. Brown Waa
D V r More Letters
sad to Jury.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. The criminal
court In which Mrs. Annie M. Bradley
is being tried on the charge of murdering
former Vnlted State Senator Brown of
Utah will hold no session tomorrow, and
as a consequence there will be- no fur
ther proceedings In the trial until Mon
day. When the court adjourned today
the defense had practically completed its
presentation of proof, little remaining
except the testimony of experts, which
will be Introduced for the purpose of
showing that when Mrs. Bradley shot
Senator Brown she was Insane.
Today's proceedings In the case were
devoted largely to what may be des
ignated as odds and ends In tho shape of
testimony. Mrs. Bradley's mother was
recalled for the purpose of clearing up a
point; several more of the Salt Lake City
witnesses were examined as to tho con
duct and hearing of Mrs. Bradley In that
city; Mrs. Bradley's uncle, Lyman
Shrewsbury of California, told of in
stances of insanity and eccentricity In
Mrs. Bradley's family; Judge Penderson,
Senator Brown's law partner, narrated
Interviews with Mrs. Bradley elatlve to
her Intimacy with Mr. Brown and a num
ber of Brown's letters to Mrs. Bradley
were read. The reading of the letters
furnished the moat Interesting incident of
the day. They were filled with mingled
protestations of love and reproaches for
interest in other men and they tlrrd
Mrs. Bradley to. deep emotion. She lis
tened Intently to the reading and, closing
her eyes, seemed entirely lost In the
memories they awakened.
The defendant was not In a buoyant
mood during the day. Her manner was
dejected, her speech Infrequent and f.he
waa pale. There had evidently been a
reaction after the conclusion yesterday
of her testimony. She looked as if she
had had a sleepless night.
She was not so depressed, however, that
she could not laugh over the testimony
of her uncle, Indicating that her aunt
had been Jealous of him.
All tie witnesses for the defense from
Su't Lake City were finally excused today
and allowed to return to their homes.
He Promised to Marry Her.
The trial was resumed at 10:03 o'clock.
Albert R. Barnes, assistant attorney gen
eral of Utah, who was on the stand yester
day for the defense, continued his testi
mony. "Mrs. Bradley came to my office and
talked about Brown marrying her," Barnes
testified. "She told me he had many,
many times promised to marry her, and
that he had promised that before Mrs.
Brown died to get a divorce and marry
her. She said he was putting the matter
off and giving her no satisfaction. She
was much disturbed about it and asked If
I would not go and talk' with Brown. She
thought I might have some Influence with
him."
Mr. Barnes said he refused to do soand
Mrs. Bradley then asked what he thought
Brown ought to do. "J told her that In
the circumstances Brown should marry
her and give his name to thoso children,"
witness said. "She begged of me to go
and I still refused. She cried and sobbed
and asked If Senator Brown should send
for me would I go, and I told her I would
do so. Very shortly after that I was asked
to go to Brown's office."
Barnes Advised Marriage.
The witness then repeated what he had
told Mrs. Bradley following his talk with
Brown. "I told her." he said, "that when
I went into Brown's office he took me Into
his private room and closed the door. He
then said to me: 'Barnes, Mrs. Bradley is
determined that I shall marry her. What
shall I do? What do you think I had
better do?' "
"I said: 'Now, senator, you have asked
that question and I am going to speak
very plainly on this subject.' " said Mr.
Barnes, continuing. "I said to him, 'Mrs.
Bradley claims that these two younger
boys are your children. Now,' I said,
'Senator, you have never directly ad
mitted to me that they are your children
and I am not going to make any accusa
tions, but you know yourself, In your own
heart, you knpw whether these are your
own children or not. If they are your
children there is but one thing you can
do as a man of honor that Is, to marry
Mrs. Bradley. Even If you don't live with
her but a day, or not at all, you should
marry, her and give these children a
name.' He said: 'Do you think so,
Barnes?' I replied that I most certainly
did. He then ushered me out of the door."
Mrs. Bradley heaved a heavy sigh when
Barnes said he never believed Brown In
tended to marry her.
Thought Brown a Deceiver.
"I told Mrs. Bradley," he said, "thst in
my opinion Senator Brown did not in
tend to marry her; that he was deceiving
her and that he never Intended to marry
her and I advised her to look at the mat
ter In that light and try to make the best
of It. I advised her to leave the city and
take the children to California."
On Imparting this news to her, witness
said, Mrs. Bradley appeared a very un
happy woman, very depressed, very much
agitated.
Barnes said that after Mrs. Bradley went
to Ogden she called him on the telephone
and told him that "th child had been
born, but that It had died three days
afterward."
Speaking of Mrs. Bradley's general con
dition at that time the witness said: "It
was most pitiable. I regarded her as a
broken hearted woman. I would not say
she was Insane, except on the on sub
ject of Arthur Brown. I considered her
insanely affectionate, She seemed to be
absolutely under his Influence."
Barnes testified that Mrs. Bradley's gen
eral reputation for peace and good order
was good.
"Was she rational?" asked District At
torney Baker In cross-examination.
"Yes, and no." replied the witness, who
raid further that even when he told her
the truth about Brown's intentions she
never seemed to lose hope that he would
marry her. Witness repeated that on all
other points than that of her infatuation
for Brown, Mrs. Bradley seemed entirely
sane, but h insisted that she was not so
when Brown was Involved.
Brawn's Wife a Curs to Hint.
Judge H. P. Henderson, formerly law
partner of Senator Brown, testified to
several Interviews with Mr. Bradley, in
one of which he had warned her to stay
way from his office. H also told of an
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FOG DELAYS THE BIG SHIP
Mauretanla Will Be Behind I.usl
taala Owing to Bad Weather
Condition.
NEW TORK, Nov. zZA message from
th Mauretanla states that It may not
reach Its dock today. High tide Is neces
sary to make It absolutely safe to bring
the big ship up tho bay, and It was still fog
bound when the tide reached It maximum
this morning. The prospects were that the
ship would have to watt until the next
high tide at 9:30 p. m.
Soon after leaving Queenstown last Sun
day morning the big steamer ran Into a
severe storm, which lasted the better patt
of three days. Terrific hcadseas and high
gales retarded th splendid speed of the
vessel and by the time these conditions
changed It was known by means of wire
less telegraphy that the westward record
of Its sister ship, the Lusltanla, could not
be eclipsed on this trip. However, the
steamer was put to top speed, and ome
balm was offered to those on board when
the steamer' run for the fourth day
showed 624 knots, thus topping the Lusl
tanla. which took the blue ribbon for the
best day' run on the last voyage by six
knots. It was believed then that the
Mauretanla would reach Sandy Hook by
daybreak Friday, but hope was shattered
when the Mauretanla ran Into a dense fog
off the New England coast, late last night,
and speed necessarily had to be materially
reduced.
The marine observer at Sandy Hook re
norted that the thickest fog In many a day
hung all along the coast and that he had
looked Into a blank wall of white through
out the night. Steamers can only crawl to
such weather so that it will probably be
well on in tho forenoon, at the earliest, be
fore the Mauretanla can reach the Sandy
Hook lightship. Thus It will be from nine
to a dozen hours behind the best record of
the Lusltanla.
When the fog lifted shortly before 3 p.
m., the Mauretanla was seen lying at
anchor outside of Sandy Hook bar.
WOMAN S FIGHTING PEONAGE
Assistant to Attorney General Think
Immigration to South Will
Not Suffer.
NEW ORLEANS. La., Nov. 22. An out
line of her plans for stamping out peonage
In the south was given out today by Mrs.
Mary Grace Quackenbos, the only woman
special assistant to the attorney general
of the United States. Mrs. Quackenbos
was recently assigned to Investigate peon
age in southern states.
"One thing which I am compelled to
fight against." said Mrs. Quackenbos, "Is
the fact that few persons as yet realise
my motives and purposes. With the proper
support I believe I can completely wipe
out peonage in the south within the next
year."
Mrs. Quackenbos' prediction is based
partly on her belief that peonage Is not
at all general. In her opinion Immigra
tion Into the south will not suffer ma
terial setbacks from the exposure of this
oppression on foreign labor. She says that
charges of oppression In the south recently
made In foreign countries are almost
wholly due to letters which emigrant have
written home and that a government In
vestigation, by removing the cause for
such letters, will berv flt emigration.
FAVOR OF MANUAL TRAINING
National Grange Takes Btnnd for Aid
for Mechanical Art High
School.
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 22. The Na
tional Grange ended Its forty-first annual
session today. Resolutions were adopted
In favor of the bill before congress appro
priating 10 cents per capita to cities for
mechanical arts high schools, and 10 cents
per capita in rural districts for agricultural
schools.
The report on railroads demanded of the
government some sort of oversight power
ful enough to compel obedience and broad
enough to avoid Injustice.
Resolutions were adopted advocating the
reservation of forests for all time.
Another resolution declares:
Whereas, The National Grange stands for
the equality of men and women In the home
and grange: ami.
Whereas, The National Grange has de
clared from time to time in favor of the
eonalMv of c'tlxens: therefore.
Resolved, That the political rights of
women be discussed in meetings of the
order.
STRIKERS MAY LOSE CHARTER
Oskaloosa Swltrhmen Come In Con
flict with Officers of Na
tional Union.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Strlklng switchmen
at Oskaloosa, la., will be told today by
First Vice President 8. E. Haeberllng of
the Switchmen' Union of North America
to walk back again or lose their charter.
The switchmen, with headquarters at
Oskaloosa, who ar employed by the Iowa
Central railroad, recently presented a
schedule to th railroads for ratification.
All the articles were acceptable to the rail
road except th on which requited the
railroad to ray claim for total disability
and the switchmen were requested to elimi
nate that clause. They refused. The com
pany stood firm and the men walked out.
The facts were Immediately telegraphed
to F. T. Hawley, president of the Switch
men's Union of North America. Buffalo,
N. V., and he in turn Instructed First Vice
President Haeberllng to go to Oskaloosa
and revoke the charter unless the men
went back to work at once.
WALSH ORDERED NOTES MADE
Former Cashier Tell of Signing
Varlou Name to Paper for
Large Sum.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21-Frederick W. McLaln,
formerly assistant cashier of the Chicago
National bank, testified In the trial of John
R. Walsh today, of th making, by him, of
a number of the memorandum notes, each
for th sum of $'.,000. He declared he
mad th notes, signed various names to
them and discounted them at the direction
of Mr. Walsh. When the notes fell due, he
said, he mad out new ones In their stead,
signing the same names as before. The
old notes he said were paid by means of
discount credit tickets and then destroyed.
The same collateral, IHXI.OOO In bonds of tho
Illinois Southern railway was accepted by
the Dang lor tne old ana new notes.
FIVE YEARS FOR EmIeZZLER
Former President of Atlanta National
Bank Snt to PrUon for
HI Deed.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Nov. 22.-Loul M
Dyke, former president of the Atlanta
National bank, charged with misappropria
tion of bank funds, pleaded guilty today
after the trial was on. He was sentenced
to five year in th penitentiary.
COAL RATE CASE MONDAY
Protest on Reconsig-nment Charges
Heard by Judge Munger.
ROADS WILL TRY TO JUSTIFY IT
Dealer Will Combat th Railway
and Insist on Injunction to Pre
vent Exaction of Fire Dol
lar Car Fee.
The hearing of the arguments In the In
junction case brought before Judge Munger
on the matter of reronsignment charges
on coal will be heard Monday. Coal dealers
of Omaha. Lincoln and York filed a' com
plaint against the railroads of Nebraska
before the Interstate Commerce commission
against the proposed action of ther allroads
In making a reconslgnment charge of $5
a car In Nebraska. The coal dealers asked
the Injunction In the federal court without
waiting for a hearing to he had by the
Interstate Commerce commission and a
temporary Injunction was Issued. The hear
ing on the Injunction will be heard Monday.
The railroads had given notice that on
and after November 1. they would collect
from consignees at Nebraska points on
shipments originating on other railroads
and terminating at points on the railroads
In Nebraska a reconslgnment charge of $5
whenever reconslgnment Is ordered by con
signee.
Railroad men maintain the charge Is
made In an effort to stop a practice which
has grown up of some firms doing their
business on car bottoms. For Instance, the
claim Is made by the railroads that some
firm will order twenty-flve to thirty cars
of lumber started from tho south. This
lumber has not been sold and as the lumber
Is In transit It Is' diverted from station to
station and thus kept moving .to head off
car service charges until the lumber 4s sold,
when the final destination Is given to the
railroad company. Railroad officials main
tain they have no objection to a man mak
ing a legitimate diversion, but they do
object to firms making a practice of this
diversion simply to avoid raying the car
service rates.
COACHMAN AIMS AT EMPLOYER
Brother of Vice President Stevenson
Almost Victim of De
mented Man.
BLOOM INGTON, 111.. Nov. 22.-Edgar N.
Jennings, for twelve years a coachman In
the employ of John C. Stevenson, a capi
talist of this city and a brother of former
Vice President Stevenson, this morning at
tempted to shoot his employer. The latter
selxed the revolver aimed at his head and
fought his assailant until help arrived,
when the man was overpowered and locked
up. It Is believed that Jennings became
suddenly demented.
StevenBon had stopped at a house where
a tenant lived to ascertain trouble with
water pipes. He telephoned to hi own
residence for Jennings to come over with
tools. While directing his man to shut tho
water off, Jennings snarled back and de
clared "I have been your dog long enough
and I won't take any of your sauce, but
will blow your brain out."
This occurred in the presence of Mrs. O.
Caton, th tenant, at whose house the at
tempt to murder occurred. Mr. Stevenson
at once grappled with the man by selling
the revolver, and In the scuffle his hand
was badly lacerated. Two negroes
came to the rescue and after a hard fight.
In which Jennings was choked almost Into
Insensibility, forced him to let go the
weapon, which Mr. Stevenson clung to.
Jennings was turned over to the police
and he was quiet enough. He talked some
of the attempt to murder, but only offered
the excuse that he was being bossed too
much. Jennings Is a man 65 years of age,
well educated and at one time was a lum
berman In Indiana.
QUARRYMEN ENGAGE IN RIOT
When Men Como to Replace Striker
at Jollet Trouble Ensue
at Once.
JOLIET. 111., Nov. 22.-A riot occurred to
day as a result of a strike following an
attempt wage reduction among stone
quarrymcn. Strikers and men wishing to
work clashed In a bloody fight. Revolvers
were used, but most of the shots were fired
in the air to Intimidate. Stones were thrown
and a number of men on both sides were
hit, but no serious injuries are reported.
The riot occurred an the vicinity of the
Western Stone company's quarries, south
east of Jollet. The wage scale of 20 cents
an hour for ten hours, it was announced.
would be reduced to 17V4 cents an hour for
nine hours. In Consequence the men In
the various quarries have been on strike
since last Monday. Today the men from
the quarries at Leniont, 111., went to Jollet
to take the places of some of the strikers.
and this precipitated the clash. Police and
deputy sheriffs are now patrolling the
quarry district.'
head-on crash during fog
Two Stay Dl and Many Injuries Re
sult from Collision with In
ternrban Car.
SANDUSKY, O., Nov. 22.-In a head-on
collision today between an lnterurban Lake
Shore electric railway motor and a city car
a dozen men were Injured, five so seriously
that they were taken to the hospital and
two may die. The police arrested Motor
man Baldwin and Conductor Lamlls of the
lnterurban car and attempted to arrest
William Jakes, conductor of the city car,
but Jakes though Injured, escaped.
The most seriously injured are Fred
Horn, motorman of the city car; a section
man, name not learned, both of whom may
die; and J. B. Haus and John Holzhauer,
shop men. Other badly injured are Wil
liam Jakes, John McLaughlin and George
Coleman.
A heavy fog hung over the city when the
collision occurred.
protection for missions
Chinese Government Issue Edict
Commanding- Loral Authorities
to Preserve Order.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-The State de
partment has received copies of an edict
Issued by the Chinese Imperial authorities,
enjoining on the territorial officials the ut
most protection to foreign missionaries In
China, as well as of the Chinese prose
lytes of the missions. The edict recites
the fact that rowdle have been In the
habit of deceitfully stirring up trouble by
circulating false reports about the work of
the missionaries, and orders the local offi
cial to prominently post the treaty pro
visions authorizing the foreigners to preach
their doctrines in China, and to see that
they are observed, under penalty of con
dign punishment.
eight-hcur day paramount
American Federation of Labor De-
Clares This Inane I hie feat Aim
of Unionist.
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 22 The American
Federation of Labor today, declaring a uni
versal eight-hour oay to be paramount to nil
questions, even to an Increase in wages
"except In such trades and callings where
the earnings are so meager as to make it
difficult to maintain a fair standard of
living" -allrd for a campaign of educa
tion and organisation to that end among all
affiliated organisations. The Federation,
determining that it would be Impossible to
secure an universal eight-hour day by any
sudden or radical concerted step. Issued a
call for the accumulation by all trades
men of a sufficient fund to make them
fully prepared for the fight "when oppor
tunity will favor the most Immediate suc
cess with the least degree of suffering and
privation."
Declaring the time not ripe for a universal
union label, the convention declared "the
present system of craft labels Is best cal
culated to serv the purposes for which
the union label Is designed." The federa
tion called on all persons affiliated in the
trades union movement to demand the
union label on all products purchased, and
especially called upon all men to demand
the "blue label" on their tobacco.
The convention accepted an invitation to
Join the trade unionists of Washington
Thanksgiving day In a great demonstra
tion, "for tho preservation of trade unlon-
Ifm In the District of Columbia."
The election of officers was made the
special order for tomorrow morning.
The fight for the next convention Is now
between Denver, Detroit and Toronto, with
Denver In the lead.
domestic kidnaps two boys
Grandson of St. Lout Official Held
Hostage for Payment of
Wae.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 22 -Two boys, chil
dren of Albert Johnson of 4003 Page boule
vard and grandsons of Assistant Circuit
Attorney Colonel R. M. Johnson, were car
ried away today by I.eona Meyers, a do
mestic employed In the Johnson home. The
girl left a note behind saying she had taken
the children and would not surrender them
until $13, which she claimed was due her
as wages, was paid.
The police are making a thorough search
for her,
Tho girl had been employed at the Johnson
home for a year past and was thoroughly
trusted. When she had completed her rou
tine duties about noon she departed from
the house with the boys, one of whom Is
four years old and the other eighteen
months. Slio was seen carrying the younger
child In her arms. Nothing was thought of
the matter until her note was found this
afternoon.
OVER SEVENTY-FIVE MILLIONS
Engajgement of Gold In England
Steadily Climbing;, Some Com
Inar from Pari.
NEW TORK. Nov. 22. Engagement of
foreign gold to relieve the money strin
gency In the United States today passed
the 175,000.000 mark, when Laxard Freres
announced that they had completed
negotiations for an additional $2,000,000.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. also engaged $S00,0Oo
today, a portion of It In Paris. This brings
the total to $76,CvO,00O.
LONDON. Nov. 22.-The United States
today purchased 413. CO) In bar gold and
200,000 In American eagles from the Bank
of England.
Later Goldman, Snchs & Co. announced
an engagement of $750,000 and Kuhn, Loeh
& Co. one of $1,250,000. Lazard Freres also
engaged $1,OCO,000 from the Bunk of France,
making the total for the movement $79,
160.000. MARRIAGE VOWS ON MACHINE
Mutes at Minneapolis Plight Troth
on Typewriter, Judge Writ
ing; Question.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Nov. 22,-Flngcr-Ing
out their marriage vows on the key
board of a typewriter, Carrie Lemka of
Cando, N. D., and Chris D. Anderson of
Willow City, N. D., both deaf and dumb,
were yesterday made husband and wife in
what was probably the most unique mar
riage ceremony ever performed In Minne
sota. The service took place In the Minne
apolis court house and was performed by
W. B. Bates, court commissioner.
Mr. Bates placed a large sheet of parer
In his typewriter, wrote the first question
and asked the groom to read Jt and write
the answer, then wrote the question for
the bride and had her read them and write
the answers.
ATTORNEY TAKES MORPHINE
G. P. Miller, Subsisting on Charity of
Friend at St. I. on Is, Take
III Life.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22.-Whisky containing
morphine, apparently taken with suicidal
Intent, caused the death today of George
P. Miller, an attorney aged 40 years, who
rarely practiced and subsisted on an al
lowance from wealthy Philadelphia rel
atives. He was found unconscious In a
roum yesterday with a partially emptied
whiskey flank lying near him, and was
taken to the city hospital, where he died.
Little Is konwn concerning him or his
relatives, excepting that he had lived here
for some time and had received regular al
lowances from Ililladelphla relatives.
TRUST TO BE INVESTIGATED
Milk Dealer of Chicago Said to Have
Combined In Order to
Raise Price.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21. Active Investigation
of the alleged Milk trust was commenced
today by State' Attorney Healey. It Is
claimed that several of the large dealers In
the vicinity of Chicago have combined
with the purpose of advancing prices un
duly. If the Investigation reveals any evi
dence of an Illegal combination the matter
will, according to the state attorney, be
taken at once before the grand Jury.
WILD PANIC DURING A FIRE
Sawtrll' Hotel at Buffalo Burn and
Score Hav n -Narrow
Escape.
BUFFALO. N. Y., Nov. 22 -One man Is
dead, another la dying and a third is in a
s-rlous condition, and a score of persons
had narrow escapes, as the result of a fire
In Sawtell hotel. In Exchange street, early
today. Nearly eighty persons, 1eerlng In
Sawtell'. McLeod's and Lawrence's hotel,
rushed Into tthe streets half clothed dur
ing the progress of the flrf
Sllll'PfcRS MARE CASE
Consensus of Opinion Showing Against
the Railroads is Strong.
ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT M'VANN
Railroad Attorneys Cross-Examine tho
Omaha Bate Expert.
KANSAS CITY MEN HAVE INNTNQ
Place All the Blame for Discrimina
tion on Western Roads.
TROUBLE WEST OF MISSISSIPPI
More Than Twenty Per Cent Higher
Per Ton Per Mil Than East of
that Stream and Higher Than
Throoah Proportional.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 22. (Special Tele
gram.) The case of the Mlnsourl river
shippers against the railroads beforo th
Interstate Commerce commission has been
transferred to Chicago. The hearing will
bo resumed at t lie Lexington hotel in that
city Monday morning at 10 . o'clock. A
strong case has been made here, the plain
tiffs say.
At noon today John L. Webster, chief
attorney for the Missouri river shippers,
announced that his witnesses had all fieem
heard. The Missouri river shippers will
have additional evidence to present at
Chicago and the railroad companies will
Introduce testimony to refute that pre
sented In beha"" of Omaha, Kansas City
and other Missouri river towns.
E. J. McVann, the rate expert from
Omaha, was on the witness stand this
morning. He was cross-examined by the
lawyers for the railroad companies, who
attempted to discredit the documentary
evidence Introduced yesterday.
George T. Bell, assistant commissioner
for the Kansas City transportation bureau,
made a strong witness for the Missouri
river shippers. He testified along line
showing that tho rates to Kansas City and
other Missouri river points were all com
puted west of the Mississippi river. East
of the Mississippi river the rates are stand
ard. Any reductions made to favored
points are mado west of the Mississippi
river. He showed that If the rates west
of the river to Kansas City wero based on
the same rate per ton per mile as the rate
cast of tho Mississippi river and 20 per cent
added as a concession to the conditions
west the rates to Kansas City would still
be much lower than they are now.
Evidence was forthcoming tending to
show the nature of the discrimination
against Kansa City. The $1.15 seal of
rates to St. Paul is purely and solely the
making of western lines. The discrimi
natory rates against Kansas City are made
by western linos.
Mr. Bell Introduced figures tending to '
show that El Paso, Oklahoma common
points, Texas common points, and Paelflo
coast points had better freight rates than
Kansas City. The proportion of the Pacific
coast haul between Chicago and Kansas
City is 33 cents, against 80 centa for the
haul for the same distance and over the
same rails between Chicago and Kansas
City.
J. D. Davison of the Burham-Hanna-Munger
Dry Goods company was the last
witness. He testified that tire firm did
business all through, tho south, southwest,
northwest and as far weBt as the Pacific
coast. He said that the general tendency
of the freight rates Imposed on Kanrat
City was to restrict tfade territory here
to Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and Ne
braska, when logically Kansas City wa
entitled to a much larger territory. H
believed that the rates to Kansas City
were out of all Just proportion.
WORK ON BIG POWER PLANT
Dam Intended to Develop Ten Thou
sand Horsepower at
Shonhoul.
6IIOSHONI. Wyo.. Nov. 21 (Special.)
The preliminary work on what will be on
of the most noteworthy power plants In th
west is nenring completion and actual con
struction will commence In a few weeks on
the Poysen dam. A corps of engineers hss
been working on the ground for the lat
month and tho plans are perfected for a
seventy-foot dam in the Big Horn canyon,
which will generate an estimated 10,000-horse-power.
The boarding houses for the
men are practically completed and th ce
ment, steel and lumber are already on th
road.
A large cement construction company of
Boston, Mass., has been awarded the con
tract, which must be completed by Miy 1,
at which time tin high water In the river
will make Impossible any further work for
the season. About 5,0o0 barrels of cemect
will enter Into the construction.
LEVIS JURY JS DISCHARGED
Panel Which Tried St. Louis Banker
1 I nablo to Reach
Verdict.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22. After having de
liberated more than twrnty-two hours the
Jury in the rse of IVlwurd f!. Lewis, the
mayor of University City, who was charged
with having used the mulls fraudulently
In organizing and establishing the People's
I'nlled States bank, reported to Judge t'ar
luhd in the United State district court
this afternoon Its Inability to agiee upon
a verdict, and tho court dismissed the
body. Beven Jurors had voted to convict
Iewls and five stood out for acquittal.
Attorney Shepard Barclay, counsel for
Lewis, moved that the next trial on the
same Indictment or on one of the other '
six indli tn.'-rita outstanding against the de
fendant, be set for December 9. District
Attorney Hlodgett objocted to this and wa
upheld by the court. No data for a new
trial was set.
INDIANS ARECLAIMING LAND
Omaha Tribe Will Send Delegate to
Washington to Push Their
Claims.
WALTIULL, Neb.. Nov. 22. (Specla!.)
The Omaha tribe of Indians assembled at
the agency a few miles east of here yes
tirday to appoint delegates to go to Wash
ington, I. C, shortly after the opening
of the next congress. This delegation 1
specially important because th tribe de
sires an action Instituted In the court of
claims to recover the value of a lurge tract
of land sold by the government some year
ago to which the tribe claims some un
relinquished treaty rights.
The final action In the matter was post
poned until next Haturday. Borne Inter
esting discussion was had in th matter.