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LhAYE HUM ! TO WORK
Irish Laborers Earn More from
Employer, ir England.
.IXERS SAY UnOR 15 SCARCE
.. ;:n and Hilf Dalian Earned
Oitsidf the Country.
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TT DECISION MAKES TROUBLE
. cf England Hai So Domicile in
t Ireland.
FOREIGN COUNTRY UNDER LAW
l.tl..a mt Jaag.ee B" Blow to
Mltaa of I aloalste Ei fried
Timiii Act tailed
lavnlla.
iSpeclal Son e very
i-.terel f
lar-c-ret a-e
c-r: of !-
tt it the Irish migratory
r-ntaired in the annual re
Ivpartment of Agriculture
w.-i.'h I i.i ui been published According
-1 1.. ..m-nt agricultural laborers
'r. nr. I mil! went li England and S ot-
J f-f fr' 'l!' 't'W from five to seven
Mh dill
The average wages I
ttnrd l
i,..se Uborers wtien working by
t e w.ek or month was about MM a week. ,
hit if working bv the piece seme of them
.arned a much at fTSii a week Many of
rt ern save from V to $1"0 on their seas.in's
work and their t.t! earnlras approximate
l!.J.'i. Most of the mlgratoty laborers
come from the province of Connaught.
County M.ivo furnishing; the largest num
ber A large number also come from Done
gat. The men are highly valued and much
s.iight after bv the Kngllsh and Scotch
farmers, who declare that they are steadier
and more efficient than the native laborers.
Another feature of this annual migration
of labor from Ireland Is Its effect on the
labor market at homo The Irish farmeia
ira rcna'antly compUlnlng that they cannot
get enough labor, and there seems to be
some Justice In their complaint. The fact
' that tillage in Ireland la gradually de
ceasing The reason for the migration,
however. Is not far to seek In some ensea
he wagea of agricultural laborers In Ire
land may reach let M r 4 a week, but
throughout the country the average is not
higher than CI a week. It Is amVl wonder
then that the men carry their labor to the
market where they can get a better price
for It
That the sit nation Is a serious one i
shown hy the fact that In IS" there were
only tlT.M agricultural laborera In Ireland
In addition to ".STO general laborers, most
of whom worked on the land part of tha
time, whilst In 1ST1 there were agri
cultural and 1S8.WS general laborera.
Attnraer Geaeral's Decision.
Tli unionist theory that Ireland and
Great Prltain are a single country, one
and Indivisible, has received another rude
blow by a decision of the Kngllsh attorney
general. A suit la ponding between tha
Ureal Northern railway of Ireland and the
poatofflce. which, of course. In law la tha
king. The law provides that any suit In
which ft railway la tha plaintiff must b
tried In tha Jurisdiction In which the dr.
fendant ha domicile. The defendant In
this caao Is the king, and the attorney gen.
eial hag Just decided that the rase must be
tried In England because the king haa no
domicile In Ireland. Now another legal
f.ction la that the king la domiciled every
where within hla dominions Ireland, there
fore, to far aa the king of England la con
cerned, must be a foreign countrtr. It will
be interesting to see what reply the union
ists wli) make to this ruling of an Kngllsh
legal authority.
The growth of the Irian tobacco Industry
it illustrated by the following flgurea,
which have Just been compiled bv the -i
li'f authorities, showing the amount of
Irish grown tobacco on which duty wag
laid In each year and the amount paid:
To March SI. 1, 7.SM Ibg.... t S.MS
To March Jl. 1307. Jft.lTI lba lS.l.D
To March 31. lti. ttf.iUJ lba il.SS
Thlg la nearly I.OOO per cent In three years
and It la a gratifying Indication that Ire
land la auttable for the establishment of a
prosperous tobacco Industry.
Evicted Teaaala Act Invalid.
K recent decision of the court of appeala
baa knocked the bottom out of the evicted
tenants' act. and fresh legislation Is now
being hurried through Parliament to re
pair the damage done. The Intention of the
act wa to provide for tha reinstatement
In thtlr old holdlagg of UnanLs who were
erlcted In the Land league daya and, In
order that there might he Injustice to no
one provision was made that the "plant
era" who had taken the farms ahould be
compensated for thtlr disturbance. In
moat casea these were men who had been
brought from England or Scotland, and
who had no. sentimental attachment to the
oil. They were quite willing to go If
they were paid for doing to. Recently,
however. It has been decided by tha courts
that these tenanted landa could not he
acquired compulaorlly by the estatea' com
mteslonera for restoration to their old hold
era. If the landlord w unwilling, even
though the planter wag perfectly willing
to go. The bill which la now being rushed
through, without opposition, provides for
the compulsory purchase of theae estates
The IVrry fire brigade, whose exploits
with tta tine new motor fire engine which
no one knew how to work. I have de
crtbed In prevloua letter, ta to be reorga.
blied. The fire brigade committee of the
corporation haa decided to appoint a super
intendent and three permanent firemen,
one of whom, aa well aa the superintendent,
must he able to drive the motor engine
The committee haa also sent to the makera
of the fire engine for a skilled man, who
will spend els months training the new
lerry fire brigade.
aa tireea o ame.
Yt.e hollow uvea of the attempt to re
vue the old-faahloned. ante-home rul
brand of liberalism In I'later la exposed
bv Lindsay Crawford, who haa Just re
e'g"d the editorship ..f the I'later Uuar-
.lien, which waa established aa a prop
gandlst Journal In the Interest of I'later
'.ibera'iaro. Mr. Crawford conducted the
peprr on the theory that liberalism waa
democratic, and tried to bring the IVoteat
ant farmer of the north In sympathy
and touch wttn ttie national movement
He even wenl so far aa to predict that
the day would come when orange and
g-eo would unite In a demand for aelf
government for Ireland. The directora of
the ootiipny which owna the paper, how
ever, objected to tile, and the result was
thai he had to reakfn. He point eul now
In a letter to the Irish press that the old
j. cf llbei alism la dead In I'later. Those
a he have remained unlonlsta since the
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DOMESTIC.
Subcommittee of the natioi .il r punlli an
l nmnn irt" int'ri .11111 .-ii ..... ......
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( , innat 1. .ind aft. r long
onsldei atlon adjourns null July 1.
iut nuking a selection of t national (hail- I
man It Is announced tu.it 1'i.mk Hitch-
cock refused to allow his lime to c ut.
In tills i turned ion . Page 1
President R.a.evflt arr
in . '
Hay. where he will spend hi- usaal ,-urn-
mrr vacation I. Page 1
Powder plant near Iierver Mows up.
killing one man and in Hit Inn many others.
I. Page a
tcnernl Luke Wright Intimates he will
accept the war portgillo. but lie mil de
clines to talk until lie receives cos com
mission. I. Page 1
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The nomination of Cougi s-m.tn Slier- ,.,,Wed the ability of the young man when
man as vice president leitves va. .;nt the!.,t to the test.
chairmanship of tin- republican eon-
gresitlonal committee I, Page 1
Iowa man shoots his partner and Is In
Jail at Newton, la. I, Page 1
It Is claimed polsnn hai been found In
the bodies of some of the victims of Mrs.
tlunn.vs. Indicating lor method of work.
The La Porte attorneys ol l.antphcro still
think the authorities lux '.n not offering a,
re war dfor lor an est L Pag- 1
Henry Ko.nig, a pioneer il Oiand l-land
dies suddenlv at his home X, Pag 3
The crest of th" flood or. the MNnssippI
river Is believed to he at Kt. Louis ov.
1 Pag 1
Louisville Sunday schoo convention In
structs the committee on lessons to pro
pure a graded course. I, Pag X
rox,iTicA:u
Hecent convention don Inated by the
young men. few old-tlmen taking a prom
inent part. X, Pag- X
rOREIOIf.
rtanns of the Cmuld-Sag.in marriage are
posted at Paris X, Page S
Many men are Injured In an exph.Klon on
the German atermer Arca lla X, Page X
HHBASKi,.
A twister visits Howat l county, over
turning a house and cauing other dam
age, but so far as known ,io loss of life.
X. Page 3
FIFTEEN ARABS BROUGHT IN
ana of the' Desert tie I I ntlcr Cover
la the Oaala of Tanulrr
Temple.
The yellow flag with. Its Mar and
crescent, the oriflamme of Tangier Temple
of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles
of the Mvstlc Shrine, floated from the
minarets and prayer tower of the temple
Friday afternoon and Saturday morning
a a memorial of the occasion that fifteen
new subjects had ben united to the temple
with appropriate ceremonies and mysteries.
Po august an occasion demanded a spe
cial syatem of penance and torture for the
postulants and It waa bestowed with all
the Impressive solemnity with which the
Arab Patrol of Tangier Temple can ad
minister the Auto-de-Fe.
The sacrifice waa Inflicted upon these
ona of the desert: Jamea Cooke, August
Eggera, Arthur J. Jackson, A. C. Meit-
ter, w UMam A. Plxley, Emory C Sutton
nd Allan L. Falconer of Omaha, Jamea
W. Van Dusen of Fort Crook, Archill
TMerrka and Oscar Carlson of Dnnnehrog,
Percy B. Tully of Fremont. Allen O. Burke.
Nelse HJelm and John J. Klofer of Hun
croft and Frank E. Slusser of Grand
Island.
Those directing the administering of the
tortures aaalsted by the Arab Patrol were:
George 8. Powell, illuatrlous potentate.
Charlei A. Tracy, chief rahban
E. O. MgOllton. assistant rahban
A. Jf, Rawltier, high priest and prophet.
l.uther B. Hoyt, orlrntal guide.
W. E. Rhoade. treasurer;
William T. Bourke. recorder.
J. Fit Roberts, first ceremonial master,
C. L. Shook, aecond ceremonial master.
Henry W. Dunn, director.
Henry II. Krugsr, assistant director.
Franklyn C. Tyin, marshal.
Dr. A. 8 Pinto, captain guard.
TV". 8. Wedge, outer guard.
Henry Hardy, venerable sage:
F. I Lovrland, chaplain.
Inquisitors S A. Seatie, H. C. Brome.
Edgar Howard and W. M. Oilier.
Electricians George W. Johnson. George
H. Ijtvldgn.' Jr., and Ed F. S. hurlg.
Alchemists John Wcathtrg. Robert
Carlton and E. E. Zimmerman.
I pon tae conclusion or the solemnities a
sumptuous luncheon was served.
Further detalla were also arranged for
the excursion to the session of the Imperial
council, which la to meet In St. Paul. July
IMS. Tangier Temple will go by special
train leaving the Webster street station
at 1 SO Sunday afternoon July 12
MANY ATTEND GARDEN PARTY
Klaa; and Queen HrlaK Ascot Week lo
End Kith I anal Cere
mony.
WINDSOR, June 2 -The great garden
party on the grounds of Windsor castle
with whuh. of recent years. King Edward
and (Jueen Alexandra have brought to a
close th social f inctinn of Ascot week,
was held this afternoon. A total of !,niw
Invitations had bent sent out. The king
and queen received their guests In prettllv
decorated tents on the east ten... Among
the Americans rr. sent were Ambassador
and Mrs Reld and the wives of the e n
haasy iaff. D. O. Mils, Ogdeti Mills and
Miaa Mills. Jennie Croker. Maunel Wh'te,
Senator and Mra. Smith of Maryland and
their daughter, and Mr and Mra (!- igc
J. Gould and Ml Oould
Largely Dominate (t.eat Convention
Which Hat Just Adjourned.
FEW OLD-TIMERS MAKE IMPRESS
Frank A. Hitchcock Engineer Taft
Campaign to the End.
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--iTROVES QUIET, BUT SAGACIOUS
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Burden of Campaign to Follow to Fall
r
on tie Young Men. I
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NEBRASKA PLAYS BIG PART
. ;
(.uvrrnnr Sheldon, aa llrnii of rirleato
llon. 5Iakea Kaceptlonnlly (iooil
Impression on Ilelratalea
In Attendance.
tKrom a Staff Correspon lent
CHICAGO. June 20 i Special TeU-gram )
-Now that the ((invention la jver. the
hope, and ambitions and defeats put away .
. 1... am m a At HPT ,11 I' ft III I
, mow, ,.., ; - ' ' ' "lip, on he Northern Pacific railway; Kdge-
the men vno maae inscny mi.-- "
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enne Into the "arass and tall tlmbci
woe 1
mav not he amlas to reminiscence a
.,( t0 (his same national republican
.iritiiiitiii.
., .va. ,sentla:iy a young man's con-
ventlon. reformation having wrought
tremendously to make this possible. Of
Ico,,,., there were present and directing i
I ,no ,,arty councils men whoso namoa have
: ),. household word! in republican i ll - j
, ic from a half to a mira or a roniuis.
but the real work of this very unlet con
vention was done hy comparatively young
men.
It was a young man. scarce t urned ill'.
Frank A Hitchcock, who brought about
the nomination of Secretary Taft and who,
iulet In manner, discreet In utterance, sort
(f speech and marvelously sagacious,
made a reputation In a few monLln thai
The voung m
dominated the great
committees of the convention and Injecter
Into the platform virility and progress,
and the young men will do a powerful lot
toward electing the ticket, which will
grow in htrength as the months roll round
to the Ides of November.
Vrhrskka l'la rart.
And Nebraska played no smail part in
and out of the convention. The delega
tion oii made up of earnest men, laigely
young men. who brought to their work
Intelligence and ardor and It can with
truth be said that Nebraska has no fault
to find with the way Ita representatives
conducted themselves throughout the de
liberations. Governor Sheldon made a host of new
friends by his modekt, yet forceful, man
ner and cemented old friendships, and the
vote he received for vice president was a
fine tribute to one of the nation's young
eat execlutlves.
During the night of Thursday w bile the
conference on vice president was going on
Governor Sheldon's name waa presented
by Senator Burkett, and it . wa well
thought of, th only thing being urged
against his nomination being hla lack of
acquaintance throughout the country.
Now that the curtain haa fallen on the
drama of "making a president," the delo-
gates and visitors gone to their homes,
the Coliseum completely deserted and the 1
hotela and clubs resuming their noma I
wuy, there comes thla thought, "It was D r if jgo; The group referred to as the
a purposeful body of men and their work CB,t 0f the summit of the" Cascade moun
will be ratified In November. E. E. S. , .ins anj wegt 0f the preaent "Spokane
BUFFALO BILL IN BIG BLOW!
Tent (omen llotrn at I'ltlslmrK aa
ronil Was Entering; Gates
of Show.
riTTSBL'RO. Pa.. June 20. Dispatches
lroni western pennsv lvanla, eastern Ohio
and West Virginia teport damage from two
severe storms, one last night and a second
early today, amounting to over SJOO.fOO. Ten
persona were Injured, none fatally. Early
last evening the first storm centered about
Buffalo Bill' aild west show, and aa
thousands of persons were pouring into the
big tent, th wind struck the canvas. Poles
were blown down and the canvas col
lated, demollthlng a section of the seats.
Pandemonium reigned and a aerlous panic
teemed Inevitable. Colonel Cody ordered teh
band to play "My Country 'Tia of Thee,"
which tended to quiet the crowd. Two per
sons were injured.
The damage was repaired temporarily
and th show waa given.
SHERMAN LEAVES A VACANCY
Hla Nomination Will Cause Readjust
ment of Republican Congres
afonttl Committee.
WASHINGTON. June 20. The nomina
tion of Representative James 8. Sherman
aa vice presidential candidate by the re
publican national convention, leaves vacant
the chairmanship of the republican con
gressional committee, nd it la believed
here that Representative Jamea A. Tawney
would be aelected to take up the work.
Mr. Tawney Is vice chairman of the com
mute. Other, who are mentioned at possible
candidates for the chairmanship were Rep
resentative Loudenalager of New Jersey,
now secretary of the committee, and Rep
resentative William B. McKlnley of Illinois
aa treaaurer.
IOWA MAN SHOOTS PARTNER
Gcorate Voaag of rntna Kills Frank
Parker of Denver, Formerly
of tirlnnell, la.
NEWTON, la. June 2v While trying to
kidnap hla littl f-yar-old girl from his
wife, from whom he was separated, Frank
Parker of Denver, Colo., but formerly of
Grinnell, was shot and killed near Kellogg,
la., yesterday by George Young, a former
buslnc.s partner and th man who CamelR GUINNESS USED POISON
petween rsrner inu nis wite. raraer a
wounds were not Imm. dlately fatal, hut he
died several hours after the shooting
Young was arrested at the scene of the
crime and brought to Newton, where he Is
now lodged In ja.ll.
" ' live Information on the manner In which
BRYAN ABOUT READY TO TALKlM" Bell Guinness, the archmu.dere...
' disposed of the persons whose bodies were
Will Kooa Announce Hla A'lewe of : found In her private cemetery, was ob
Wnrk of Republican Katlnaal talned when Dr. Walter Haynes cf R nh
Convention. j Medical college. Chicago, reported lnforma-
I INCOLN. June 20. William J Bryan ; lion InfnrmaHy to Coroner Mirk In which
tpent th morning at Falrvlew entertaining
tellers and supervising soma work on the
farm. Ha ha prepared an editorial i
viewing the work of the Chit ago rnnven- j nu mbeied body waa the first of the ten
Hon. II revUed th fr ofs of the editorial found after the fir which taueed the
this afternoon and It will b announ td th death of Mrs. Guinness and her thre chll
cnlng. jiiia' (
MEANING OF RATE ORDER:
Detail, of Action Taken by Ihe
lalpnuir rommrrrp l one
mission.
WASHINGTON. June 2.-The decision of
the Interstate Commerce commission In
the cases of the Oregon and Washington
Lumber Manufacturing ass-tclatlon against
the Cnlon Pacific an1 other roads, the Pa
cific Toast Lumber Manufacturer' associa
tion and others against the Northern Pa
cific and the Pout h Washington Lumber
Manufacturing association. against the
Northern Pacific, the substance of which
racitic. tne siinsiancr to n
wa sannounced yesterday, gives interesting
details as to the differentials on lumber
rates I nthe western territory. The deel
slon prescribes that from the group points
east of the summit of the Cascade moun
tains and west of the present "Spokane
rates" rates aronn to n.ltlt a Oil and West
of the Kat.sa City Southern railway from
Pembina. N. D., to Port Arthur. Tex . In-
! eluding all points that now take the same
j rates as any of the points on that line
I between and Including Ploux City. la., and
I Kansas City. Mo., the rates should be less
than the rates prescribed by the commls
aion previously from the "coast rates"
i group by differentials, beginning at not
less than 2 cents per pounds, and
graded up westwardly to not less than 6
i-.nt npr lltrt nnunds at Knfurd. N. D.. On
Northern rallwav. Maa,ira. N.
mont, S. D.. on the Clil ago, Burlington &
Wulncy railway; Cheyenne, Wyo or. the
I'nlon Pacific railway, and Denver, loin.,
on the I'nlon Pacific.
Rales to Missouri Itlver.
Rates from the present "Spokane rates"
group and from the present "Montana-
Oregon rates" group to points on and west
of t!lP Kat.sas City A Southern railway.
in..Ufi,,K an points that now take the same
raies as pulnts located jn that line ue
t ween and Including Sioux City, la., and
Kansas City, Mo., should b less than
the "coast rates" as prescribed In the
cases specific, by differentials beeglnning
at not less thar. 3 cents pel l' pounds and
graded up westwardly to a differential of
not less than cents per 10 pounds at Bu
ford. N. D., Medora. N. D., Edgemont, S.
D., Cheyenne, Wyo and Denver, Colo.
Rates from east of the summit of the
Cascade mountains and west of the rresent
' Spokane, rate" groups, to points east of
the Faid line, Pembina, Port Arthur and
excluding all points that now take the
same rates aa any of the points located on
the same line. Including Sioux City, la.,
and Kansas City, Mo., should be less than
the "toast rates," prescribed In the cases
specified, by a differential of not lesa than
2 cents per W pounds up to and Including
Duluth. Mlnnearnlls, St. Pa il and Mlnr.--s
.ta transfer, and from the Mli-souri liver
crossings to the Mississippi river cross
Ings. Ta Points Kest.
Rite from the "Spokane rates" group
and the "Montana-Oregon" rate group to
rotnts east of the Kansaa City 4 Southern
line, excluding all point tmt now take
the same rates as any of the points on
the Kansas City Southern b-tween and In.
eluding Sioux City, la., and Kansas City,
Mo., should be lesa than the coast rgtea
by a differential of not lesa than 3 cent
per loO pounds up to and Including Duluth,
Minn., transfer. Minneapolia and St. Paul
and from the Missouri river crossing to
the Mississippi river crossing
The differentials dn not conflict with the
I rates prescribed In the caae of the Pacific
Coast
Lumber Manufacturers' association
against the. Northern Pacific railroad. The
groupa referred to are the "Spokane ra'es
gr0ur and the Montana-Oregon rate group
are ti.e rating territories effective Novem-
..," Di-.,tiv. emhrnceR the nnlnts grouped
In these tariffs. Including the Hood river,
! Ellrnsburg and Leavenworth district.
GRAND ISLAND PIONEER DIES
Henry A. Knrnlg, Father of Beet
Sugar Indnntry, Passes
Away Suddenly.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., June 20. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Henry A. Koenlg, known
a the father of the beet augar tnduatry
In Nebraaka. died last night af ter an Ill
ness of only a few daya of uraemia. He
returned from Omaha last evening, where
he went to consult specialists.
He was taken suddenly 111 while on the
train.
Mr. Koenlg came to Omaha from Oer
many In 1859 and came to Grand Island in
1SS3. He was a member of the First Ne
braska volunteers of the civil war, waa
atate treasurer from 1S71 to 1874 and later
engaged In the banking bualneaa. estab
lishing the Nebraska State Centra) bank,
later the Cltliens National, which failed
In 1893. He waa Interested In the Grand
Island Street Railway company and promi
nent in many public Undertakings. He
leaves a wife, one daughter and two tons.
One son, Arnold C. Koenlg, a civil en
gineer, lives In Omaha.
NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS
Convention at Louisville Authorise
Preparation of Graded Course
by Committee.
LOriSVILLE. Ky.. June 2S.-An lnv
portant feature of the twelfth Interna
tlonal Sunday school convention was the
adoption today of the report of the in
ternational lesson committee, which pre-
parea the lesaons for all Sunday schools
with a membership of about l,i. om. The
report contains the following resolutions:
That this convention of the Interna
tional Sunday School association instruct
the lesson committee, which Is to be ap
pointed for the next six yeais, to con
tinue the work of arranging and issuing
the uniform lessons as heretofore.
That this convention authorlie Its lesson
committee also to eoMlnue the preparation
cf a thoroughly graded course of lessons,
which mav be used l v any Sunday school
which desires it. whether In whole or In
part.
Thai tins convention instruct us lemon
committee In the fulfillment of these t'ks
to ueek the continued prr pr. rations or tne
p.rillsli sect. on of the lesson commute.
Physician it H i Medical College
Kinds TrncvM In Bodies of
A Irtlmi.
LA PORTE. Ind . June 20 The first pl-
he says that he had found trace of arsenic
and strychnine In the stomach of Andrew
Helgeleln of Aberdeen, 8 D , wnos d a
I IS
Republican Campaign Manager to Be
Selected July 1.
COMMITTEE MEETS MR. TAFT
Situation Discnss?d and Another
Meetine Will Be Held.
HITCHCOCK REFUSES POSITION
He Ask to Be Excused on Account of
Need of Rest.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT ISSUED
Committee Decided that It tVsnlil Dr
Belter to f anvnss The Situation
Farther Before Final
Action.
CINCINNATI. June 30-Secretary Taft's
visit to rls home city, so far as concerned
the selection of a republican national chair
man, was a fruitless mission.
Frank H. Hitchcock, who managed the
preliminary campaign of the war score
tary at Washington, might have had the
chairmanship, but at the last moment he
declined to permit the use of his name
because of the condition of his health.
A telegram was received by Secretary
Taft from Mr. Hitchcock requesting that
he be not considered in connection with
the chairmanship. He said that his phys
ical condition waa such aa to render It
substantially Impossible for him to under
take the onerous duties of campaign man
ager at the present time. It Is significant
that after a conference lasting two hours
Secretary Taft, Representative Sherman
and the memhers of the subcommittee of
the national committee decided to postpone
action on the chairmanship and treasurer
ship of the national committee until July
I. On that date a meeting of the candi
dates and members o fthe subcommittee
will be held In Washington finally to de
termine the matters which could not be
solved today.
Official statement of Committee.
The announcement of the Inaction of the
rubcommlttee was made In the following
statement Issued by direction of Secretary
Taft shortly before 2 o'clock today:
"Yesterday the national commttlee In
session at Chicago delegated to a sub
committee consisting of eight members the
power to act In the matter of the selection
of a chairman and treasurer of the national
committee and directed Its subcommittee
to confer with the nominees for president
and vice president before action. All the
members of the subcommittee were present
at the conference today with the nominee
except Mr. W. L. Ward of New York, who
was represented by Mr. Hart of Iowa.
"The conference of the committee showed
harmonious views as to the' qualifications
necesaary for the chairman, but disclosed
an indisposition on the part of several who
were suggested aa available to accept the
place. Including Mr. Hitchcock, who de.
rllned to he considered on account of his
health. After full conference the com
mittee decided thatt he matter was of
such Importance and required aueh con
sultation with vajious persons suggested
as available for the place that an adjourn
ment was taken until July 1, when the com
mittee will reconvene In Washington. The
j committee delegated Hon. Myron T. Her-
rick to make public this statement. The
proceedings of ' the committee with this
exception were speculative."
The eventa leading up to th Issuance of
this statement were Interesting and in a
degree significant. The members of the
subcommittee of the national committee
were requested to assemble at the resi
dence of Mr. Charles P. Taft at U o'clock
this morning. It waa expected that the
conference would consume not more than
an hour and a half. That at least was
tha Idea of the committeemen whn they
left their hotel.
Several Preliminary Conference.
Aa a matter of fact the real conference
did not begin until 12:30. The delay was
caused by some interviews whloh Secretary
Taft had with member of the Ohio state
central committee and . with some fi ends
from other states who had come to Cincin
nati to see him. These interviews. It is
understood, had a more or less direct bear
ing on the selection of a national chairman.
The war secretary waa put In possession
of Information concerning the matter which
It wa thought he ought to have before
reaching a conclusion in so weighty a ques
tion. At these preliminary conference the
whole Ohio situation wa discussed care
fully. Its bearing upon the . approaching
national contests wa considered and the
secretary waa urged not to be haaty In
announcing his choice of a campaign man
ager. Finally, when Secretary Taft, Mr. Sher
man and the member of the committee
came together they were In position to
discuss the case In the light of Information
from all sources. Those present at the
meeting In addition to the republican na
tional candidates wer General Powell Clay,
ton of Arkanaas. Frank B. Kellogg of
Minnesota, Charles Nage of Missouri, E.
E. Hart of Iowa, Senator W. E. Borah of
Idaho, E. C. Duncan of North Carolina,
Frank O. Lowden of Illinois rnd Myron T.
Herrlck of Ohio. W. I Ward of New
York was named aa a member of the sub
committee, but aa he eaa obliged to return
home to meet pressing business engage
ments hla place was taken by Mr. Hart.
The conference waa entirely executive.
Despite, however, the agreemen reached
that I should not be discussed by those
parties to It, It Is known that a consid
erable difference of opinion arose as to
the cholc of a national chairman.
SMatenient by Mr. Taft.
Secretary Taft. It tan be said, felt that
In all the circumstances It would be the
part of wisdom to postpone definite action
on both tha chairmanship and the treax
urershlp for a time.
Later In the afternoon he said to a rep
resentative of the Associated Press:
"It was deemed wise to defer action for
the present, both aa to a chairman and a
treaaurr of the committee. It was not a
question that absolutely had to be decided
today. On the decision finally reached mo.
mentnua Issues may depend, and we felt
that It might be well for the amnke of the
battle a Chicago to clear away before de
termining the matters before us. We have
plenty of time and h subcommittee, which
haa full power to act, may he gotten to
gether at almost any time. The time
July 1 and the place Washington were
quite satisfactory to all (.antes to the con
ference. When w convene there we shell
be able to reach a conclusion that will be
aatlsfactory to all."
Mr Hitchcock. Secretary Taft added, was
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CREST OF FLOOD AT ST. LOUIS
laborer Bnsy reahenlna l.eeeea
to Prevent'TTteal Da maae
by Water.
ST IaII'IS. Mo , June ? -Sweeping
through the valley at the rate of fourteen
miles an hour, the flood tide of the Mis
sissippi river. It Is believed, has reached Its
crest, and after remaining stationary for
a day will slowly begin to recede. The
stage measured 3? 4 feet here this morning,
a rise of a little more than one Inch dur
ing the night The slight rise was suffi
cient to dislodge driftwood and whereas
the river yesterday was dotted only here
and there by trunks of trees laElly bobbing
on th surface, a steady stream of debris
Is today surging through St. lmls harbor
on lis ; toward the gulf. This Indicates
that since yesterday considerable additional
ground has been Inundated upstream.
Ceaslesslv tolling through the night,
gangs of laborers piled thousands of sacks
of sand to form temporary 'evees for the
protection of East m Lou s, and today,
viewed from Kads bridge, long lines of the
white sucks extend out as far as the eve
Cue, tenth, with scores of patrol watchers
on tufro
Vf.-i.ci. Madison and Gran'te City, Im
rnrdmtclv north of Fast St Louis, and
situated along the nvc are suffering from
the flnoi",
KANSAS CITV. June 3VAn absolute
lack of rains throughout the valleys of the
Kaw and Missouri rivers during the las!
twenty-four hours las given the flood
waters of the streams and tributaries an
opportunity to recede, and again hope that
the flood of 1W will soon be a thing of the
past has been established. Both rivers at
this point have been stationary since yes
terday afternoon, the Kaw at :i.T feet and
the Missouri at 28 2 feet. Business In the
flood districts is again assuming normal
conditions and train service In and out of
the city Is Improving rapidly.
ROOSEVELT LEAVES FOR BAY
President and Family Heparta from
Washington for ummer
Heme.
WASHINGTON. June 2. President
Roosevelt and party left for Oyster Bay
today. The president's special train, con
sisting of a private car. a parlor car and
a bAggago car. pulled out of the I'nlon
station at 9:15 a. m. The train proceeded
over the Pennsylvania railroad to Jersey
City. Thence the presidential pari- will go
by boat to Long Island City and expect to
reach Oyster Bay at 6:35 o'clock this after
noon. The members of the president's fsmilv
with Mm were Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel
and Master Quentln Roosevelt Miss Roose
velt took with her her brlndle hull d"g.
which she held by a stout leather string.
The president shock hands with all those
left behind at the White House, from
Assistant Secretary Latta, to the domestics
in the basement.
Most of the executive office personnel
went to Oyster Bay Including Secretary
Loeb, Assistant Secretary Forster, con
fidential clerks and stenographers. This
summer the White House win be re
furnished and much painting and other
overhauling done In the absence of the
presidential ' family.
NEW TORK. June an President Roose
velt's train arrived at the Pennsylvania
railroad station In Jersey City at 2:27 p. m
The president and his party were taken on
the tug Lancaater to the Lmg Island rail
road station In Long Island city, where
they will board a train for Oyster Bay.
MEN ARE HUR1 ON STEAMER
One) Man Dead and Others Will
from Explosion at rhlla
. delphla.
Die
PHILADELPHIA. June 20-One man Is
dead, another Is missing and nearly a
acore of others were Injured today by an
explosion on board the German steamer
Arcadia, which arrived here from Ham
burg. The dead man is a negTo stevedore
of this city. Sixteen of the Injured were
taken to hospitals. They are suffering
from burns and lacerations and the physl-
cians say mat. iney no noi expect mat
nny will nie I ne miinr iv nr in inmrwi :
are negro stevedores. Some of them will
lose their limbs. The explosion occurred
In one of the holds of the steamer and Ita
cause is not known. There wa nothing
of an explosive nature In the cargo and It
Is believed the accident was due to gases
that may have accumulated while the holds
were closed. Sixty stevedores were put to
work aa the steamer was tied to It dock
m TVMahlne-ton svenile. . Delaware river I
early todav. All the holds were opened
and twenty-five men entered the forehold
to unload the cargo. Shortly afer they 1
entered there was a terrific explosion. Some1
of the men were able to climb out of th
hold and others were rescued by steve
dores, who were working In the other parts
of the steamer. Great difficulty was ex
perienced In getting the men out because
of fire, which followed the explosion.
WOMEN HASTEN TO BOSTON
Caatern Train from Chlcaaro Carry
Hosts of Delegrates to Club
Convention.
CHICAGO. June 3n-An exodus of Chi
cago women such aa the city haa seen but
seldom began last nlKht. Nearly every asking the county engineer to investigate a
easthound train carried a delegation of club pRn on fnot among the residents of Water
women going to Boston to attend the si s- i j,)0 pre,,.nrt looking to the straightening of
slnr.s of the General Federation of Women's i Kkhorn rlv,r nrar w-iiat 8 known as
Clubs, whose biennial meeting opena Mon-j gnyder bridge. It will cost the county
doy evening. Htimi, $5,i;i to move the bridge, according
Most of the women went on a special (l) yr p),ai
train of eleven cars which leftover the; Th. ' con, , a(., to wire the tuberculosa
Wabash railroad at 11 , m The train was d t Ui, (.mm. ,, ,,, wa. let to th
equipped with particular care and the re- rl h;iectr,c' omp.ny for SlsO
suit was a unique combination of club . , ... . ., ,.
' , . ,, .. I Trees are not weeds within the meaning
rooms nnd assembly hall. Ihere were seven i . .
Pullmans, twq dining cars, a library car
and a baggnge car.
Nearly club women went on this
train. In the course of the trip to Boston
final preparations will be made for the
part Chicago women are to take In the
convention.
It Is estimated that by tonight nearly
Chicago women will have left to attend
the convention.
ANOTHER STORM IN HOWARD
Farm House Rolled Over and Left
1 palde Dosiii Occupaala Be
in Little Hurl.
CT Dl I'I V" K Inn -si i B 1 I I
The western 'part of Howard county was
tailed by another stiff wind and raln
storm Wednesday evening at about ,
-i.b whiu the nr. , initatinn ... nniv
ordinary, the territory midway between
Farmell and Ashton was swept by a ter
rific wind that In places assumed the char
acter of a twister The dwelling on Mr
Jerabek a farm waa rolled over one and
one-half rounds, leaving It upside down,
and the occupants were hurt badly,
though not dangerously.
On the farm of Hana Jorgensen the
buildings were also considerably damaged
Several windmills In the track of the wind
eie thrown from their towers. i
LATENSER GETS JOB
Employed by County Bourd as Archi
tect for Court House.
FIVE PER CENT OF B0ND3
Pay Not ti Exceed that Amount foi
Erecting New Building.
MUST HIRE SUPERINTENDENT
Latter Shall Be Man Approved by the
County Commission.
PALNG BIDS GET NEW CHANCL
After Ann loan Kilobits Ills lmlin
Operandi the Hoard llecldrs lo
nccnnsldcr Action on
Contracts.
F.y a vote of 3 to J.lohn Latenser was
appointed architect and aupertnten J. nt of
the new SI. 000. win court house by the
county board Saturday afternoon The
board also voted to reconsldei the lesolu
tlon passed Thursday rejecting olds for
paving county roads and will decide
whether or not It will give the contracts
to the local contractors who submitted
propositions at a special marina to ba
held next Tuesday.
The resolution appointing Mr Latenser
architect for the court house was Intro
duced by Mr Kennard It provides for
compensation to the amount not' to ex
ceed 5 per cent of the money voted foi
constructing the court house. Out of thlt
he must employ a superintendent of con
struction who must be approved by tin
board
Bruning and Ute ca-st the two vote;
against the resolution, the former explain
ing he did not believe In paying out tha.
amount of money for the work and tin
latter because he objected to the form ol
the resolution.
Paling Matter In Old Form.
he action of the board In reconsljorlni
the paving resolution leaves: the tnattei
In the same shape It was in before Hit
bids were rejected. At the meeting Tues
day the question of accepting th bids or
the Forest Lawn, the BiIuks and InC Cen
ter street roads will be taken up. Tin
board at Its last meeting rejected thesi
bids, holding they were too high and di
rected the county clerk to advertise In n
tlonal trade papers' for new bids on lliest
and half a doseti other roHds in ihe hope
of attracting outside competition At tht
meeting Saturday the hoard decided to ad
vertise for foreign competition on all bu'
the three roads already bid on. The bid
already In on these three roads will b
considered Tuesday.
E. D Van Court, the low bidder on twe.
of the three roads, appeared before the
committee of the whole and asked thut
the action be reconsidered He asserted
If the bids were rejected It would mean
that the county could not do any paving
thin year.
"I control two-thirds of the output of
stone in this district,'" he said, "and I
can dispose of all my product at any time.
If the board rejects these bids I will have
to make contracts witji other com ems to
furnish the full capacity of my quarries.
If I do this the county will tie unable to
get 500 of the 2.0o0 cars of crushed stone
I necessary to do the work I an't wait
until August ty make contracts for my
output. If you do let the bids to outside
contractors, w here can they get their
fctone? If you can get more than 000 cars
from my competitors I will eat It.'
ArRunicnl BtIiiks Result.
It was after this argumi nt the board de
cided to reconsider. W hat the board will
do Is problematical. It may let the bids r n
the Forest Lawn, the Biiggs and the Cen
ter roads to Van Court and the Kau-Cralg
Contracting company Hnd Invite nutalda
competition on the rest of the work, or It
may finally reject the bids again and try
for outside competition on the entire work.
Members of the board are doubtful if II
will be possible to do all the work laid out
by the board for the summer campaign
this summer because of the scarcity of
stone.
The board will pay fitting tribute to th
memory of William R. Turner of Elk City,
a former member of the board, whq, died
recently. On motion of Rlgga. a commltto
consisting of Rlggs. Trainor and I're will
appointed to draw up suitable resolutions,
County employes will not have their sal-
arles docked to the amount cf the fees they
may receive as witnesses and Jurors In dis
trict court. After a discussion In which
I're, who favored the docking process, and
i Trainor, who opposed It. got lnlo a "yai''
I that looked like old times, the resolution
was killed Trainor moved to lay It on
the table, but this motion was voted down,
' Rlggs. Kennard and I're voting against
I this method of disposing of It. On the mo
tion to adopt the resolution I're was tha
only one who voted aye
To atrnlgshtea Elkhnrn River.
The hoard adopted a motion
hy Rlggs
or tne taw, accmuiuB (o nil i'iiiiii ,-, i e--
vity County Attorney Magnry. and therc
fote property owners cannot be required to
cut brush and trees on the hlgt.wats a I
Jolning their property. The boaid adopt, -1
a resolution directing road supervisors t)
clear the brush and trees out cf the ditchi s
In their districts at the expense of the road
fund.
-GENERAL WRIGHT WILL ACCEPT
l Hill He Receltcs Notice ( Apnolut
lent Tennessee Man Mill Siay
otblna More.
1 M KM PH IS. Tenn.. Jure M-Senetl ...k.
i K U r'M' whn " ,0 w,,l,-m "j
Tft as secretary of war, is being show-.-. -,1
I with congratulations In addition to p r.
sonal calls and telephone messtgee m.iue
the city, he has received niany t-legran.s
frt-m various sections of Ihe conntr. all
couched In congratulatory language In ji
interview here today. Genet al Wright said:
There Is nothing to he g.vin out now
further than what has l et n pahlisl.td Th
pitsident has not officially notified me if
my appointment When the appointment
does come." be said, with a smile, "thei
will be no queallou concerning He 'totaat-ance.
