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NEW HOME RULE MOVE
Irish Unionists Now Take Steps in
Anothtr Direction.
FRANKLY STATE THEIR POSITION
Nothing Hoped Tor So Long: as Con
ditions Continue.
EARNEST WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS
Authorities Begin Vigorous Campaign
to Stamp Out Disease.
MIDDLE CLASS IS DISAPPEARING
F.nglUh Hold the Civil Plaeea to
Which Young Irishmen Oar
Aspired and Ef Army
Mfe la Closed. -
. DUBLIN. July 14. (Special.) One of the
moot slgnlflcsnt steps whlrh has yet been
taken In the struggle for Irish self
government Is the recent organisation In
Dublin of the Irish Imperial Home Rule
association, which has the hacking of the
commercial and land-owning classes of the
country, hitherto the backbone of the
unionist party In Ireland. The association,
a Its name Implies, la formed to promote
the cause of Irlah home rule "within the
empire." That la to Bay. the organlxers
domand for Ireland full control of Ita own
affairs, reserving to the Imperial Parlia
ment at Westminster only the control of
those affairs thnt afreet the British em
pire as a whole. The whole program of the
association i briefly set out In the fol
lowing resolutions, which were adopted at
the first mooting:
"Thnt self-government, with Imperial
unity. Is necrssnry to the full and natural
development of Ireland.
"Thnt the existing system of Irish gov
ernment Is unsatisfactory, both from the
Imperial and national standpoints, and de
mands Immediate and radical reform.
"That a union of all ac Mai classes and
the ad lerents of the various rallgloua ere Is
Is necessary and desirable to succeed In
obtaining and conducting Irish national
elf -government.
"Thnt the demand for national self-government
should be compiled with on as
ertlin of the right of Irishmen to par
ticipate ua partners In the development
and conduct of the British empire, to
which thry so largely contribute, and that
any. policy which fails to assert the Im
perial r:elits of Ireland does not repre-
ant the full national claim of Irishmen."
Frank Statement of Belief.
The association declares boldly that Ire
land has nothing to expect from any Eng-
Hsh government, whig or tory, and does not
hesitate to stats that the object of suc
ceeding English government seems to be to
perpetuate the unjust financial treatment
of Ireland by England.
The law. In Ireland at least, has at last
taken cognisance of the ancient and hon
crnble profession of begging. The at
torney grn"ral sitting at Dublin castle for
the j-.urp-iM- of. bearing claUfiB for next of
k'n 10 c r.iiln prop rtles, admitted the claim
of the heirs of the lute Patrick Lynch of
Ballihogh, County Cavan, who left 11.000.
It " is stated in the application that Lynch.
who dU'd Intestate, "followed the occupation
of a beggarman." He seems to have done
fairly well at his profession.
SmaaraJInsr Caae Decided.
One Is carried back to the old days when
little of the wine and brandy consumed by
the Irish gentry paid taxes to the king
by a case; which has Just been decided In
the Dublin law courts. The customs author-
ltlea petitioned for the forfeiture of the
Dutch schooner Cosmopolite, which was
captured off the Cork coast by the gun
boat Skipjack. The Cosmopolite had on
board about 4,noo pounds of, tobacco, and
I In tho captain's locker were found Irlah
bank notes and English gold to the value of
about 11,000. The captain of the Cosmo.
polite declared that lie was bound from
Rotterdam to Iceland, but he could not
explain how he came to be so far out of
Ms course, nor how he came into posses
Ion of the Irish bank notes. The court
decided that he had been running cargoes
of Illicit tobacco to dealers on the Irish
coast and ordered his ahlp and cargo to be
confiscated.
O'liare an Mothrr-ls-Un,
Mr. Peter O'Hare of Belfast has dlsoav
red a short way of dealing with the
sthcr-ln-law difficulty, which has not
however, met with the approval of the
IieK:isl magistrates. O'Hare returned
hon.e a few nights ago and found hi
mMrr-ln-liw In the house. Her remarks
del ret picas- him and seising her by the
lull-, lis dragged her, struggling and pro
tea In .linn the street, where he mounted
a lii'ire I lot and offered her at auction
11 i'u',.islt'i of her many good qualille
Old not attract any bidders, but they did
attract the police, who tried to persuad
O'llaio to withdrsw his mother-in-law from
ale and go home. They did not succeed
so they resorted to force. Twenty police
men were more or less Injured In the pro
fess and the next morning O'Hare was stony
tenced to six months' Imprisonment.
Dealing- with Twbarealoala.
A long step forward In the fight again
tuberculosis In Ireland has been taken by
the government bill dealing with the sub
Joct. which has the support of all parties
and which Is, therefore. Insured of passage
The bill provides that doctors must notify
all cases of consumption coming under
their notice, as they now notify smallpox
and other Infectious diseases, under
penalty of 110 for each omission. A
prtmtsca In which a case Is discovered will
at once be closed and disinfected and
county councils and other local authorities
may erect sanatorium for the treatment
of consumption. So far compulsory lo
la (Ion of consumptive patients Is rot pro
vlded for, but It Is expected thst this wl
follow before long.
Ke Place for I risk ate a.
Even the unionist newspaper of Grea
Britain are waking up to the condition
brought about by English mlsgovernmen
In Ireland. An article In the Pall Ms
Gasttte of London on "The Disappearing
Irish Middle Class" has been widely quoted
throughout Ireland and there can be no
question of Its truth. The writer point
out that the civil service which used to
afford employment to educated young
Irishmen, la now almost entirely filled by
Inferior Englishmen, the reatdent mag Is
tracy by English lawyers, who have failed
at their profession, and even the army
which used to offer a career to the Iris
gentry Is now closed to them by the fact
that the Irish regiments are no longer al
lowed to serve In Ireland, their place being
taken by Scotch and English soldiers. en
the vice regal court Is now manned almost
entirely by English officials.
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SUMMARY OF TUE W
Kiailar. July is, 10OB.
1908 -ifvLro 1908
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5 6 Z 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 1Z IS
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 2Z 28 2980 31
TKl WI1TIEI.
FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL. BLUFFS AND
ICINITY Fair and not o warm Sunday.
FOR NEBRASKA Generally fair Sun-
ay; not so warm in norm portion.
FOR liiWA-UMifruiY iair ana noi so
warm Sunday.
Temperatures at Omaha yesterday
Hour.
la m
6 a. m
7 a. m
5 a. rn
9 a. m
10 a. m
11 a. m
12 m
1 p. m
2 p. m
p. m
4 p. m
6 p. m
p. m
7 p. m
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rOLXTXCAIh
With the quiet which succeeds the con
vention enthuslusm, democrats are be
ginning to realise t hlr cause Is hope
less. No chance In the mountain states.
W. J. Bryan delivers address to members
of the Lincoln Bryan club and the Ne
braska Traveling Men's clug at Fairvlew.
X. Fa" x
Many republican leaders call at Hot
Springs to confer with Judgo Taft.
X. rare 1
DOMESTIC.
Cartoop In Philadelphia North American
are made the basis of a libel suit by
Mayor Reyburn of Philadelphia. X, Pay. 1
Good weather accompanies the Ameilean
fleet on Its trip to Honolulu. X, Fags 1
Longworths have thrilling experience
ascending Pike's Peak. X, Paje 1
Company of Nebraska teachers Msits
Kills I:;'.and to see the landing of immi
grants. X, Pago 1
Chicago city council makes an apiro-
rrlatlon of $10,000 to disseminate in
formation about summer diseases among
the poor. X, Page 1
Interstate Commerce commission ad
vises the adoption of a uniform bill of
lading. Xi Fag 8
Battleship South Carolina launched at
the Philadelphia ship yards. X, Fags 1
COaXXO STOCTION.
Buster Brown has some fun with a col
lection of rubber snakes. Page of matter
for the little folks. Things of interest to
the women folks. Fluffy Ruffles and the
old bachelors at a summer resort.
Tour Fagea
HAX.T-TOHX srcnoit.
6ketch of W. R. McKeen, the Inventor of
the successful railway motor car. Pinch
In the United States makes hard times
among the diamond cutters of Amster
dam. Home of the Omaha Rod and Gun
club In picture. Characteristic anecdotes
of Grover Cleveland. Some facts about
Portuguese East Africa. Alexander Gra
ham Bell discusses progress In 'aerial
navigation. Four Fages
X.OCAX
Doings of Omaha society folks. XX, Fag 8
Gossip of the home builders and real es
tate men. XI, Fage S
News of plays, players and musicians.
VI, Page S
Chief of police determined to enforce the
rule of the road on drivers of teams and
autos. VI, Fag-e
Frank Shercltffe now accused of holding
up a train. X, Page 4
City loses hydrant rental case Involving
$100,000. XX, Fage 1
S. R. Rush of Omaha to assist In the
Durango, Colo., land fraud cases.
XX, Fage 1
Interstate Commerce commission's rul
ing on Minneapolis freight rates hits
Omaha jobbers. XX, Fage 1
Dougla county will pay only half wages
to election officials In combined city and
county election. X, Fage 4
COaCMXKGIAI. AJTD XHDVSTXXAX.
Live stock markets. TX, Fage 4
Grain markets. TX, Fage 4
Stocks and bonds. TX, Fage 4
MOTXMXXrTS OF OCtA.IT STEAMSHIPS.
Port Arrived. Sailed.
NEW YORK K. A. Victor!...
NEW YORK Oilrlc
LIVERPOOL. Nnrdl.nd
NAPLES Madonna
NAPLES Canoplc
NAPLES Columbia...
Ql'KKSSTOWN..
SOITHAKPTN..
ROTTERDAM ...Rotterdam..
GLASGOW
Arabic.
Deutschlaod.
MONEY TO SAVE THE BABIES
( hlrago C ity Coanell Makes Appro
priation to Disseminate Infor
mation Anions; Poor.
CHICAGO, July 11. To ssve bablea lives.
the city council of Chicago made a special
appropriation of $10,000 last night.
Intestinal diseases among Infants, caused
chiefly by the hot weather, have been of
such frequer.t occurrence In Chicago that
according to relative figures, the total
deaths of babies due to these complaints
this year will reach the startling total of
S.414.
Alarmed at the prospect of this wholesale
slaughter of the Innocents, the council
authorised the transfer of $10,000 to pay 100
physician, who will be employed by the
city to desslmlnate Information concerning
the cause and prevention of summer sick
notes among babies.
Wyoming Law Defective.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., July ll.-(Speclal.)
The state of Wyoming is being "worked"
by horse owners of other states, who are
accused of shipping glandered horses to
Wyoming, reporting them to the state
veterinarian and having them killed by the
state's agents and receiving pay for the
diseased animals from the state at the
rate of about $150 per head. Although the
outbreaks of glanders have been Isolated
at.d not of frequent occurrence until the last
few months, and although the state veter
inarian's force has been at work for sev
eral years and has expended large sums
of money, the disease has not been eradi
cated, and there Is more of the Infection In
the state at the present time than ever
before.
The people of the state are gradually
awaking to th fact that there is something
wrong somewhere, and at the coming ses
sion of the legislature In January the
present law covering the subject of
glandered horses will be gone over and
some needed amendments undoubtedly
made. That horse owners from neighboring
tales are taking advantage of the Wyo
ming laws, which Indemnify owner of
glandered horses killed by state authori
ties, there U no longer any doubt,
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TO SEE OFT
Hot Springs Becomes Mecca of
Republican Leaders.
ELMER DOVER IS FIRST CALLER
Rumor that Wade H. Ellis is to Be
Assistant Attorney General.
BURTON MAY NOT BE CANDIDATE '
Report that He is to Contest Fora
ker's Seat Discredited.
MONEY IN LETTERS FOR SHELDON
fc amber of People Write, Hoplnar to
Be .First ta Contribute to the
C'ampalarn Fnnds of
Partr.
HOT SPRINGS, Va July 11. The many
conferences that have been held by William
H. Taft concerning the plans for the cam
paign during the last week have pi evented
him from devoting as much attention to
his correspondence as Is necessary to kep
pace with the flood of letters that are
coming to him. Frank H. Hltchcotk, chair
man of the republican national commit
tee; Postmaster General Meyer and Wil
liam Nelson Cromwell left last evening.
Today Elmer Dover, secretary of th1"
national republican committee, arrived on
the early train and was the first caller Mr.
Taft saw In his office.
Attorney General Wade H. Ellis, who
It is said, has been offered the assistant
attorney generalship, to succeed Milton
D. Purdy, recently appointed United States
district judge in Minnesota, Is ill and wag
not able to come here today In response
to an Invitation by Mr. Taft. Mr. Ellis
has telegraphed that hta brother will visit
Hot Springs probably today and will confer
with Mr. Taft In his place.
Barton Mar Not Be Candidate.
Representative Burton of Ohio, who has
been extensively talked of In connection
with the Ohio senatorshlp In succession to
J. B. Forakcr, declared that It is not his
Intcr.tion to enter any senatorial race If
party strife of any kind to embarrass the
national ticket would result from taking
that course. Mr. Burton will sail from
New York next Saturday for Europe to be
gone five or six weeks. He will spend most
of his time in London, where he will gather
data for the national monetary commis
sion. He will probably go on the same
mission to Paris. He will also gather in
formation of value to the Waterways com
mission, of which he Is a member. He vis
ited the scene of various improvements to
navigation in Europe five years ago and
will hastily look over the ground again to
see If there has been the Increase In trade
that was expected as the result of the im
provements. 1
Senator 8 moot of Utah will go abroad on
the same steamer.
Money for Csmsalgs Faad.
"I have received a doten checks since I
have been In Hot Bprlngs from people who
wished ta make the first contribution to
the republican part , for the campaign,'
said Oeorge R. Sheldon of New York,
treasurer of the republican national com'
111 It tee, today.
Asked when he would open his office for
campaign funds, Mr. Sheldon replied that
he would do so In New York Monday morn
ing. He will leave here tonight. Mr. Shel
don declared In an Interview today that ho
Is convinced the American people will
never accept the radicalism of the demo
cratlc convention.
Arthur 1. Vorys of Ohio will be here
Monday to confer with Mr. Taft. John A.
Stewart, president of the New York State
League of Republican Clubs, Is here.
Headquarter in New York.
WASHINGTON. July U.-Chalrman
Frank II. Hitchcock of the republican na
tlonal committee arrived here today from
Hot Springs, where he has been in confer
ence with Judge Taft. Thus tir he has
made no definite plans for his sojourn In
Washington, which will be comparatively
brief.
He will close the Taft headquarter here
perhaps In a few days and probably open
permanent headquarters of the national
committee In New York City. Arrange
ments are now being made for the head
quarters In New York.
Flag; from Philippines.
CINCINNATI. O.. July 11. Admirers of
William II. Taft In the Philippines have
furnished the material for the flag which
will be raised In Cincinnati In his honor
July 28. This announcement was made
today by the committee having charge
of the ceremonies of raising the flag.
When Mr. Taft's friends In the faraway
Islands learned that he would be a candi
date for the presidency they asked for
the privilege of furnishing the banner.
DIFFFIt ETE IN TUB APPLICATION
Frencn Newspaper Can Sea Little to
Separate Partlea.
PARIS. July 11. The Temps this morning
says It thinks the delirium at the demo
cratlc conversion in Denver proves that
Bryan Is again in complete control of the
democracy. After saying that the war now
declared by the democracy against the
trusts and the railroads la manifestly con
trary to ancient domestic tradition, which
Is hostile to the federal power, the paper
concludes Its article with these words:
"Both parties have token up the same
battle cry and a characteristic of the pre
enrt campaign is the similarity of the pro
gram of' the opposing forces. There Is
practically no difference between them n.1
there is only a temperamental difference
between the two men, one of whom may be
selected to apply them.
The Journal Des Debats takes a similar
view of what It calls the Identity of the
two platforms. "The contest under these
conditions," this paper says, "Is largely a
question of the personality of the candl
dates. Mr. Tuft's final victory, however,
seems to be almost assured. Certain it Is
that Mr. Bryan's personality attracts much
sympathy through the United States, where
his sincerity and eloquence are universally
admired and appreciated, but Mr. Taft, If
less popular, has behind him Preslder.i
Roosevelt, whose Influence Is predomlna
ting."
HEARST DOES NOT FAVOR BRYAN
New York Publisher Hot Yet Appeased
by I.laeela Man.
NEW YORK. July ll.-That William J
Bryan Is not to have the support of Will
lam K. Hearst Is indicated today by the
attitude of Mr. Hearst two New York
newspapers, the American and the Evening
Journal. The two ptpcra announce a loss
of confidence on their part, both In the
democratic part and In Mr. Bryan,
CLUE TO GANG OF THIEVES
Confession of Slnux Indian Mar Lead
to
Arrest of
It asllrnt.
Cattle
SIOUX FALI.S. P. I). July 11 (Special I
Something of a sensation has been cre
sted in Gregory and Trlrr counties by a
confession made a few tlays ai by "Pete''
Thompson, a Sioux Indian belonging to the
Bosebud Indian reservation, to the effect
that certain white men living In the vicinity
of the reservation have systematically in
duced Indians to steal horses and cattle,
and that the white men concerned have
nao a business of purchasing the stolen
animals, knowing thfm to have been stolen.
Thompson was one of the actors In an
exciting Incident recently. An Indian po
liceman wus sent to arrest him on the
charge of horse stealing on the reservation.
I'pon the approach of the policeman
Thompson fled, and the policeman gave
chase, both being mounted on ponies. The
pony ridden by the Indian policeman proved
the swifter of the two and he gained on
Thompson to such an extent that capture
of the latter seemed Imminent, when
Thompson, rather than be captured, drew
his six-shooter and shot himself under the
chin In an effort to commit suicide.
But the effort was a failure, as he is
yet alive and It Is stated he will recover,
notwithstanding that th bullet Is lodged
between his eyes. After regaining con
sciousness he confessed that he had stolen
a number of horses which have disappeared
recently from the reservation, and also Im
plicated the white men In the wholesale
thefts of animals on the reservation.
As a sequel to the confession it Is ex
pected that several arrests will soon be
made.
SOUTH CAROLINA TAKES WATER
Bin; Battleship Launched at Phila
delphia with Much Cere
mony. PHILADELPHIA. July 11. Amid the din
of steam whistles ashore and afloat and
the cheering of thousands of persons as
sembled to witness the event, the "all big
gun" battleship South Carolina was
launched at 12:05 p. m. today at Cramp's
ship yard on the Delaware river. As the
latest addition to the American navy
slipped Into the water Miss Fredericks
Calvert Ansel, daughter of Governor Ansel
of 3outh Carolina, broke the traditional
bottle of wine against' the prow of the
great hull and gave the big sea fighter its
name. The South Carolina Is the second
of the two "all big gun" battleships author
ised by congress, the other being the
Michigan, which was recently launched at
Camden, N. J.
The main battery of the South Carolln
will consist of eight 12-Inch breech-loading
rifles mounted in four turrets, and so ar
ranged that each gun can fire two shots
a minute. These guns will be able to fire
on either broadside, and will permit six
teen 3.V-pound projectiles to be discharged
every minute. The South Carolina will also
have a battery of about thirty $-inch and
smaller guns to afford protection from tor
pedo boats and destroyers, and will carry
an armament of submerged torpedo tubes
Including the armor, armament and outfit.
the batileshtp will cost about $7,000,000. It
will be turned over to the government on
December 21, 19C9, and when In commission
will carry a total complement of nearly
f0 men. .1
CARTOONS BASIS OF LIBEL
Mayor Reybarn of Philadelphia
Brings Snlt Against North
American Staff.
PHILADELPHIA. July 11. Mayor John
E. Reyburn of this city today. Instituted
proceedings against E. A. Van Valken
burg, editor and president of the North
American, and six members of the staff
of the newspaper, charging them with
criminal libel. The charges are bised on
ril ies and cartoons appearing In the news
paper during the last two years.
The warrant was obtained upon affi
davit charging false and malicious publi
cation In the North American of certain
articles and cartoons "containing and in
tending to Injure, oppress, defame and vll-
llfy the good name, fame, credit and repu
tatlon of the mayor," and "to bring htm
Into' public Infamy, contempt and disgrace.
Those named in the warrants besides E.
A. VanValkenburg and Hugh B. Suther
land, associate editor, are John C. Eckel,
night editor; James 8. Bonn, city editor,
and W. R Bradford, William Hofecker
and Walt McDougal, cartoonists.
JENNINGS SAYS IT IS HIS FLAG
Boas Titter Proposes to Win the Pe
naut Again.
DETROIT. Mich.. July ll.-Hughey Jen
nlngs appears to be of the opinion that
his teem of the Detroit Tigers is of cham
plonshlp calibre again this season. He
say that the Tigers are Just hitting their
stride and that from now on all the teums
In the American league want to keep their
weather eyes poeled on the doings of
Detroit. "The pitching staff Is Just get
ting Into form, and I expect them to ge
along steadily until the end of the season
now. Of course, the White Sox are not
out of the running by any means and are
always a dangerous proposition, but
do not look to them to take the loague
honor this yesr. The Athletics, now that
they are playing on their home grounds
will begin to play good ball, I expect, but
I don t think they are reolly dangerous.
Tho St. Louis Browns have yet to exper
ience the season's slump, and when they
do I think they will practically be out of
the running," said the manager of las
year's American league champions.
REDUCTIONS IN DIVIDENDS
Ten Railroads and Thirty-Seven Cor
porations Have Cat Their
Profit Distribution.
NEW YORK, Julv 11. -Ten r.iil.c.ids and
thirty-seven miscellaneous corporations ii
the last six months, with a total outatan.1
Ing capital stock of $l,CT2.776.rj, have eitli?
reduced their dividends from a year as
or passed them altogether. Total dividend
payments of these companies to stockhold
ers rrom January 1 to July 1, llft, ver
$36.027,lii'7. as compared to 731. 5c2 raid '
the same period of lf7. a dividend of J,
per cent.
Judge Hardy Sworn In.
ST. PAUL. Minn., July 11 Milton Dwlght
Purdy cf Minneapolis, former assistant
United t-'tates sttornt y-genral. appeared
nerore ureuil Judge pantx-rn today In th
federal DUUding und was sworn In
Judge of the 1'nlted States district court,
to fill tho vacancy caused by the rewlg
nation of Jrdtre Will'am L'chrn. Mr
Purdy appointed by President Roose
velt to 1111 the recess term.
Revolutionist Condemned to Death
EL PASn. Tex.. July 11 A code mes
sage to the Herald, which escaped the
Mexican censor, says twenty revolution
ists, who had been condemned to die, were
removed today from Casa O ran des to
Chihuahua, where they will be executed
In the al it jwlsua later. , -
BACK FROM DENVER
Returning Tide of Delegates Passing
East Through Bryan's Home.
SOME STOP TO SEE CANDIDATE
Bryan Goes to Depot, However, to Pay
His Respects to Tammany.
NEBRASKANS THE FIB ST TO CALL
00 Tired ani Worn Out to Cheer
Even at Si?ht of Leader.
FIRST FRONT PORCH SPEECH
Uryan Informs Ills Auditors He Is
Satisfied with Both the Head
and Tail of the Tlrket
and the Platform.
(From a Staff Correspondent )
LINCOLN. July 11. (Special Telegram.
First of all delegations to vit-it Falrvlw
on the return from Denver was the Lincoln
Prysn club and the Traveling men's Bryan
club of this city. They arrived this morn-
ng and hastened to the home of the Ne
braska candidate, where after congratula
tions, he responded with the second ad
dress following his nomination.
The Bryan men on their way back suc
ceeded In tesrlng a continuous hole In th
ntmosphere through Nebraska In cele
bration of their victory In the mountain
city and wherever possible, they let It bn
known what had happened and their part
In the event followed by Inference. At
North Platte. O. W. Ilerge. who accom
panied the partv, seized the opportunity
offered by a few minutes' wait of the train
and delivered a Bryan speech from the rem
car. It Is claimed for him that he has
opened the Bryan campaign In Nebraska
with the first speech for the democratic
leader and as Mr Berge la not neglecting
any opportunity to advance his own can
didacy for the nomination of governor. It Is
claimed this will add a Bryan flavor to his
utterances from this time on.
Cold One From Tammany.
Mr. Bryan, soon after the visit of the
Lincoln clubs, sought a little sleep, having
not yet made up that lost during the con
vention. He expects to be called upon at
all hours of the day and Is evidently fcrtl-
fylng himself against the future. This
afternoon at 2 o'clock, he will meet thi!
Tammany special train ot. the Rock Island
depot. There has been considerable com
ment here at the tone of the telegram
sent him by the New York braves In
response to his Invitation to spend a few
hours at Fairvlew. They said they would
see him at the depot and Mr. Bryan de
cided to go.
This morning a banner was found
stretched across the street leading to the
Burlington station bearing the Inscription
In honor ot our distinguished citizen
William Jennings Bryan, we extend hearty
welcome."
Address to the Clabs.
Tn his address this morning, Mr. Bryan
expressed the highest, admiration for tho
democratic platform, Mr. Kern, his running
mate, and declared that the publicity of
campaign contributions would give the
people a chance to elect their choice to
office. Mr. Bryan spoke In part as fol
lows:
I do not think any state was better
represented at Denver than Nebraska, and
for proof of that I can simply remind you
that you were the? only stato represented
there that secured the nomination of a
candidate for president from its own state."
Laughter and applause greeted this rally
and Mr. Bryan continued:
"I am as much pleased with the platform
as I am with !n the nomination for the
first place, and I am as much pleased
with tho second nomination as I am
with the platform. "I think that this con
ventlon leaves a very different Impression
than that given by the convention In Chi
cago. In that convention the platform did
not present what the reform element of the
party wanted, and when the convention
was over there was a feeling of discour
agement and disappointment. But the
democratic party in this convention has
given us a platform that I believe ex
presses the deliberate sentiment of that
large and growing reform element In this
country. (Applause).
Kern in Perfect Harmony.
"I am satisfied that It is going to appeal
not only to all democrats, but to a great
many republicans. And I am sure that
when people come to know John W. Kern
as I have known him for many years,
they will bellee, as I do, that he Is In
perfect harmony with the platform and
can be trusted to carry that platform out
to the letter If circumstances should place
upon him the responsibility for Its enforce
ment. (Applause).
"Now we are going to commence our
campaign, and with a publicity plank that
announces an honest purpose and proclaim
an honest position, we will be able to ap
peal to the honest sentiment of the country.
Gentlemen, there has been great growth
In politics in this country, and that plank
Illustrates one phase of that growth. For
a quarter of a centuiy the country has
been seeing more and more of corporate
domination In politics; for a quarter of a
century the country has witnessed cam
paign after campaign In which great pred
atory Interests would secretly contribute
enormous sums to debauch elections, an-1
then control the government In return for
contributions given. Our convention marks
a new era In American politics.
Elections Public Affairs.
"Henceforth, the Idea that 1 going to
grow is that elections are public affairs,
and that the people, shall have a right to
know what Influences are at work, and I
am delighted that our party has taken
the initiative, and when the republican
party. In Its convention, by a vote over
whelming, turned down that proposition,
the democratic party, by a vote that was
unanimous, endorsed It and made It one
of the tenets of Its faith.
"Now, we are crolng out to appeal to this
awakened conscience, and give to the coun
try sssurar.ee that If our party Is entrusted
with power, we shall make this government
again a people's government, in which the
goernment officials will respond promptly
to the sentiment of '.he whole people; end
our platform has given us a slogan that
every one can echo, and that I believe that
a majority of American people will echo,
'It the people rule." "
The conclusion f ti e address was
cheered.
Chief In Importance among the visits to
be made here will be the tiip to Fair
view of members of the new national com
mittee next Tuesday, when campaign plans
will be discussed and the matter of a new
chairman taken up Inform
DANGER IN PANAMA NOT OVERj
Electoral Oltnatton Yrt Acute Elec-I
tlone tloaelr Wntrhed by
Americans.
PANAMA, July 11 Tho electoral situa
tion has been much cleared with the with
drawal of Rlcardo Arias, the constlutlonil
candidate for the presidency, but In spite
of this, the adiierents of Domingo 1 .
Obaldia. the Independent .andldut. hsv,
relaxed their efforts but very ilttle and It
Is planriid to elect Sennr Obaldia as con
clusively as possibly.
Since the withdrawal of Arias the possi
bility of American Intervention Is much
more remote, but even so the condition of
affalis is critical. The followers of Aries
will he at the polls and trouble anil dis
order are not by any means out of the
question. The governor of the cnnsl zon
hss sent to every town of the republic
commissioners to watch the elections ami
take note of everything that occurs.
Among these men are thirteen American
army officers and as many mnre em
ployes of the canal committee. The senti
ment of the country Is undoubtedly with
Obaldia, who Is supported by the liberal
party, which counts at least (50 per cent
on the population of Panama and about
one-half of the constitutionals. Obaldia Is
a wealthy cattle owner of Chlri-iul. son of
an ex-preildent of Colombia and he has
In the past been governor of the state of
Panama and act'ng president of the re
public.
If the people se that their rights to
vote as they please are not respected at
the polls tomorrow there Is bound to be
serious disorder, becnu.e they ur many
who would prefer American occupation to
a continuance of the unsatisfactory sys
tem of government they have had In the
psst.
The American authorities are fully pre
pared to see that the elections are fair and
to put down any '-rious trouble with
energy. Two hunoerd and seventy-six
presidential electors are to be eliosen and
out of this total It is predicted that no
less than 200 will be for Obaldia. The elec
tors will meet August 1" to elect a presi
dent. AYHA0 WAS IN KILLING MOOD
Murder of AmerkSnna In Neanros With
out ItearSai on Part of
K atl ves.
MANILA. July 11. The bodies of H. D,
Everett, a government forester, and T. R,
Wakely, a school teacher, who were mur
dered several weeks ago by tribesmen
while on an expedition Into the unexplored
mountain regions of the Island of Negroa.
havo been recovered by Lieutenant Ahem
of the constabulary forces after a dlfflcul
and dangerous search. Lieutenant Ahem
tells of finding the bodies in the following
telegrani which has been received here:
Am returning with remains of Everett
and Wakely, which we found near their
last camp In the Bayaual mountains. At
first our guides were apparently afraid to
lead us Into the mountains of the Interior
Island alor.jn the route traveled by the two
murdered men. Luckily we at length suc
ceeded In securing guides who were ac
quainted with Ayhao, the leader of the
murderers, and who took us to the last
camp of Eveiett .and Wakely.
Ayhao, it was explained, planned tho
murder while acting as one if the native
guides which were conducting the two
white men Into the interior of the Island.
While gambllrg with the other guides he
drug-Jed the entire party with- the fumes
from a plant. Ayhao and somn follower
then killed Everett and Wakely and five
fiildes. I lie only excuse given oy Ayna j
jr murdering the party was that he felt
like killing some one.
Lieutenant Ahem and his party found
the botanical and other equipment of the
two men and also Everett's money. All
the native strongholds In the mountains
were abandoned upon the approach of the
searching party.
Lieutenant Ahern stated that he en
deavored to capture Ayhao, but was de
serted by his guides, ran short of rations
and found the trails so bad and the rivers
so swollen that he had to return with his
small force.
Ayhao Is reported to be far In the moun
tains with mar.y of his followers.
CTRAIMRPR RY NflMF f!P "PIY'
w liniavibii uni.ite wi iw 1
He Appears at St. I.onla and Seeks to
Find Out HI Own
Identity.
ST. LOUIS. July 11. The stranger who
walked Into the Central district police sta
tion last night, suffering from amnesia or
temporary loss of memory, and asked that
he be told his identity. Is still unidentified
Vigorous questioning has aroused his dor
mant mental faculties to the extent that
he remembers his first name is "Ed," that
his wife's name Is Carol and that his busi
ness partner's name is Danny. It Is be
lieved he Is from Chicago. He was taken
to Union station this morning and his valise
was secured with the check he carried.
The contents failed to reveal anything per
taining to "Ed's" Identity.
The man of mystery la about 33 years
u'd. six feet tall, black hair parted lu the
middle, smooth face, brown eyes and
weighs about 140 pounds. He is apparently
well educated. At the city hospital he diag
nosed his own affliction as amnesia, or
temporary loss of memory, caused by ner
vous strain. He carries a woman's silver
E. C." A collar bore the laundry mark
"E. W. C." and his shirt bore the Initials
reversed, reading "C. W. E." He said lie
believed his business has something to do
with electricity.
LCNGWORTHSm BIG STORM
Have I nosual Experience While As
cendlnif to Summit of
Plkc'a Pruk.
COIiORADO SPRINGS. Colo. July 11-
Mrs. Alice Rooseve lt Lon-jworth und party,
Including her husbai.d. e ongrrssman
Nicholas Longworth. .Mr. and Mrs. Mt-ellll
McCorinick. Norman H.ipg od and W. II-
Conne r, were caught In a frightful . -lectrl.-
storm on Pike's peak til's morning. The
storm broke as they reared Timber line,
and raged w,lth almost unparalleled fury
and the train pushed onto the summit,
which was busking in sunshine.
The party were obliged to. stay on top
cf the peak longer than anticipated, as the
storm continued for several hours.
FLEET HAS GOOD WEATHER
Sen Smooth and American Haiti -
ships Proceed W Ithout I u
oaunl Event.
land all enveloping ce-ntiellxed authority In
ON BOARD UNITED STATES STEAM- th fl.a,.ral Kovrlnment at Washington. I
ER CONNECTICUT AT SICX. via - Mt that j 0WH1, u , my p(lrty n(1 my con.
Mare Island Navy ard. July l. 8 p. m - vl, ,,,, , mnkl. ,,,, aKaint anv al.
The Atlantic fleet Is now in latitude 32 V ,arK ,.,, ,,,,, ,., am, havlng mBjle
north, longitude 1M 46. west. Tre sa H j a, contl , ,m, ,he ,ua...
smooth and the weather plea.ant. The .. UI;,tfrll,ood. said a representative
ships' crew, are now attired In wh.t-J f ,he who WM , ..that wh,
The usual fleet evolution, were perfor ned ! .e latf(,rm w repord unan,mou.,y,
todsy. At 1.30 th, fleet pas.ed the army , you record,d ha chairman el th. corn
transport Sheridan and exchanged greet-
,Inga. Otherwise the day was uneventful. (Continued On Fas Two.J
()J;T AJJTR ST01U1
Majority of Delegates Have Returned
Home or Taken to Mountains.
HOPE DIES WITH ENTHUSIASM
With Convention Excitement Over,
Democrats Realize Cause Hopeless.
SOME SORENESS TOWARD BRYAN
Do Not Like the Method by Which He
Dictated Running Mate.
4
SOME FRIENDS INFORMED LATE
Colorado and Other Mountain Demo
crats Admit They Cannot Carry
finale One of the Mnun
talu States.
(From a Staff Corrcspcndont.)
DKNVF.lt. Colo., July 11. (Special Tele
gram. .I cnver is tract ca ly deserted by
del gales and convention visitors today.
Those who have not returned to their
homes have hiked to the mountains for a
few dns' rest. The enthusiasm Incident
to the convention proceedings lias died tut
and thos hi re are beginning to lojk at
the situation without prejudice and bgin
to reallxe the In pel' s?iv. ss from the demo
cratic tundpi Int. They aio som-what
piqued nt Mr. liran for his conduct l.i
tho matter of the selection of a running
mate. It develops today that the selec Ion
was made by Bryan at 9 o'clock Friday
morn n?, after ho had been notified directly
that JudHe Gray would not accept thu
nomination and had also been Inform-1 by
Tammany that that organisation hod n.
choice. Then Mayor Dahlman, Tom T.ig
pavt and Roger Pulllvan named Kern and
Uryan stamiel the selection with his
"O. K." Then Tngaart, Sullivan and Dahl
man got busy und organised a campaign.
Insisting all the time that Bryan had left
the choice open to tho convention.
To have sent out the word that Bryan
had decliied upon Kern v.onlt have b en t
odvertlse that Uryan was dic tating to ths
convention. It would also have created
many political sore spots among those
t'elesat'S with favorite sons of their own.
And so it happened, not by chance, but by
di-tdgn, that the army of delegates werj
not aware whi n the convention was called
to oilier that Kein was their man.
James Gives First Tip.
In fact the first intimation given them
that Ke:n was to be the-r choice was when
C Hie James, the Kentucky statesman an!
s ellblmU-r, took the platform and seconded
the non inath.n of the man from the banks
of the Wabash. And even then only a fe
cf the wiser ones cuught the drift of tho
thin,'. This, too, in the face of the fact
that It was after 2 o'clock In the afternoon
when Mr. Jamea spoke, and the choice of
Kern hid reen mad at 0:30 In the morn'n-.
The leaders, of course, knew of the Kern
decision mailn by Mr. Bryan. It was abso
lutely necessary that they he taken Into the
confidence of the big three. But that they
guarded their secret well was evidenced by
the fact that thry permitted their own
! spellbinders to place favorite sons In nom-
Inatlon In good faith.
As an example of this, witness the plac
ing in nomination of Clark Howell of At
lanta by J. T. Hill of Georgia. Mr. Hill
thought Mr. Howell would have a chance.
So did quite a number of other delegates.
Furthermore, It was not until an hour or
more later that they awoke to the true sit.
nation and withdrew his name. One dele
gate reached the platform anil started In on
his nominating speech before he knew
where he stood. He started off extollins
the merits of his state's choice and was
Just about to present his candidate's name
when Acting Chairman Ollle James touched
him on the arm. When the speaker turned
hack to the audience his face wore sn ex
presslon of confusion that was reall laugh
1
able. It required a full half minute for him
to recover his poise. Then he smiled and In
an abashed sort of way announced that
while he had Intended naming a democratic
peer from his own state he had been In
formed that his friend had decided not to
have his name presented and so he, the
speaker, would second the nomination of
John W. Kern.
Change In Colorado.
I lived In Colorado In ISM. when the
Bock mountain region was Bryan mad.
The change In the political condition has
been little short of marvelous. I have
talked today with nearly a score of buulness
men. most of them democrats, and they
have no hesitancy in declaring that the re
publicans will curry Colorado this year by
2U.0OO. The socialist vote here has grown
in the last few years, but It Is evident that
It will go to Debs rather than to Bryan,
while all of the old llver republicans, who
controlled the balance of power In the state
during the days of the silver craze, have
returned to the republican party. There is
nothing In existing political conditions to
give Bryan any hope of carrying Colorado,
Montana. Idaho or any of the Rock moun
tain states. W. H. XL
ATTITUDE OF JUDGE PARKER
Will Support Democratic Ticket la
Spite of Flatform.
DENVER. Colo.. July ll.TJudge Alton B.
Parker of New York and other delegates-ut-large
and members of the New York
delegation, left Denver tonight. Judge
Parker was the central figure of groupa in
the hotel obby, bidding him good bye and
congratulating him on the harmony and
unanimity with whlrh the platform was
, roported to the convention despite the sharp
j differences which had developed between
1 the conservative and radical element.
jrt(fe Parker showed some dissent from
Ulo exuberance of these congratulations.
and with much frankness said:
"One thing Is sure, I am going to sup
port the ticket df Bryan and Kern, and I
want my friends to do the same thing. But
I elii not want to receive any credit under
the slightest misapprehension of the facts.
1 I think in all frankness I should say that
I resisted In the platform committee any
de-parture from our time-honored demo-
1 cratlc principle of the sovereign supremacy
, or tll atM Wid,in their borders, or
any
committal of our party to the dangerous
j policy of the readjustment of a supreme
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