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Fhe Omaha Daily
VOL. XXXVIII NO. CO.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MOKXIXtl. AUGUST 27, . TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS,
TAFT STATES YIEF 'summary of the bee
THIRTY MINERS EHOMD
Bryan Visits the State Fair
COAST IS FOR TAFT
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Republican Candidate Point.
flhWtinil t ths flr.smsiT r
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PBEXTOI OS MAIflPUL ,
It Would Offer Inducement for S
illation with Assets of Banks.
beast iob nsmo ncuoi
Part Ltares Hot Spring. Friday for
Middle Bast Island.
TO ATTEST) G. A. B. BEU5I0N
Reports Coattaaally Preslden
flal Candidate kat Cnlared
Vetera Mar at Wllklraai
Their 9npprt.
HOT SPRINGS. Va.. Aug. K.-"lt,pul
a premium esareckJess banking and is an
Inducement rreck;ess banking" thus did
Mr. Taft thla afternoon in response tJ
a ' direct question stats what la in Ma
rlnion the vital objection to the plan, to
guarantiee deposits In national banks.
"That 1 the fundamental objection." he
aid. -Relieved ofthn responsibility to
and tha fear of hia depositors, the ten
dency would be to Indue exploitation, and
manipulation of the assets of banks In a
speculative war. It would promote specu
lation St tha iimum of his fellow bank
ers and that ultimately means at the -pense
of the depositor. Any proposition as
to tht amount of tax that should be as
sessed aa based on the present rate of
loss, is os an erroneous basis, ss the dsnger
of loss of deposits Is Inrressed vastly by
the proposed system, so thst the perrentsge
of the tax would lisve to be vsstly In
creased. '
"Mr. Bryan did fsvor s gusrsnty. the
government to rsise the funds by taxing
the banks, but the democratic platform pro
vides for an enforced Insurance which
eompefs all national banks to contribute
to the Insurance funds to meet the de
faults of the speculators. I am told that
such a law wss In force In New York, and
that tha result was that when a panic
ensued the tax hsving'been improperly csl
culsted, there 'were not sufficient funds
to pay - the losses, but this I have only
on tha authority of a wall-known writer
on the subject. .'
Candidate nasi Platforms.
There was soma discussion here todsy of
the position alleged to have been taken
by Senator Hopkins that tha policies of a
presidential candidate, so far aa tbey are
not contained In tha party platform, are
not binding the party. 'Judge Tart de
lUned U make the matter a controversial
one. It might be said that attention was
untied to the fact that I lie rate bill recom
mended to congress by Mr. Roosevelt was
nut jBciXUm;jy . approved .by tha repnb- i
llcsn -platform or l!t, but that It was!
adopted by a republican congress on his
recommendation.
Colonel John McAnerney of New York,
formerly of Alabama and a colonel In the
confederate army, who was a democratic
delegata-at-large from the state of New
Jersey In ISIS, todsy gave out an Inter
view hero declaring; that In the coming
campaign he will support Judge Taft, al
though ha will not take an active part
in the campaign. Congressman Slemp
and National Committeeman Alvah H.
Martin of Virginia conferred with Judge
Taft today about securing republican
sptakers to. stump the rtste of Virginia.
They left tonight for New Tork to fur
ther pursue the matter with General Du
pont. chairman of th-s speakers' bureau.
Ready for fUhlna; Trip.
Arrsngemeots for the departure of
Judge W. II. Taft and party for Hot
Spilngs were prscttcaliy completed today.
The party will ?eava the Virginia Hot
Spring, at 8:30 Friday evering In a spe
cial car. which la to be attached to the
regular train. The newspaper men will
accvmpar.y Judge Taft In the specisl car.
the c.t of which la borne by the psrty
In iuiiircii:i.
The first aten will be at Gsuley at J:17
Saturday morning. There the Taft psrty
car wiil bv suit tracked until i IS s. m. A
three-minute slop wil be maie at 30 at
Ualllpolis. O. Athens will be reached at
10:4u a. m. and the arrangements oveilng
Uie stay there are In the hands of Gen ral
Ci Si k-s II. Grosvenor snd a committee.
Judge Taft will deliver a nonpolUlcal al-
dresx to tne veterans there. The departure
front Athens a HI be st 1:3 p. m. snd the
atriva! at Tol do will be after W o'clock
Saturday night. In order to avcid Sunday
lraU ti e party will embark at once for
Middle Ls Island, where Judga Taft will
ditxie a week cr so to fishing and some
of Lis time may be given to political con
ferences His chief of stsff. A. I. Vorya.
will J .In him st Athens, but will not go
directly with the. party to Middle Bass
lsiand." He will rejoin Judge Tsft there
st a later date next week.
The only excursion from Middle Baas
now on the program Is scheduled for 8 p
leir.ber i. when Judge Taft will attend the
Grand Army of the Republic reunion at
Tcltdo. Although the dais la not definitely
Mid. the party probably wlU leave for
Cincinnati on Septembrr 7.
Jidgs Taft Is receiving a number of re
ports Indicating that tha support of the
colored voters has not been withdiawn
ftvtu him. Cvpl-s wi-r reoeled todsy by
the candidate of resolutions of endorsement
adupted by the Colored Republican club of
New Rochelie. N. T.. snd the Chsrlea E
Hughrs Afro-American Republican club of
Ktschcstcr. N. Y.
ROAD GROWS TIRED OF FIGHT
tsaadtaa Pnclne Ontrlals Intl
lacy Waald Like to gee
Strlkn Ended.
WINXIPW, Man.. Aug. - A rumor
turning from an authoritative aouroe says
Wist ice Canadian Pacgtc railroad of
fibula are getting tired of tha atrika and
thai negotiations will bo begun tomorrow
with a view of coding It. O. J. Bury, gen
ersl superintendent of ths road, west t
yort William today and It la said that
Important developments will be aanounred
from U at place.
Or. Isatr Held at Harss.
H t RON. aV D. Aug; 3l.-Spocial.-Sat-uriiay
at Woonsockei. occurred ths arrest
of lr. W. M Balr. alleged representative
of tha Stoux Falls hospital. Ho was brought
to this city Monda), whers he was taken
beforo Julge Oeddts on tha charge of ob
tauihna nwfcey under false nretenaea, hut
tlve4 examlnauon and was bouod over
to appaar hefar tha next term of tha cir
aUt court wtth IbO bonds. He ta bow ta ths
. tai jail w-sjimg ta ua ass a
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THE WXATsTEK.
Ffr Omaha. Council Fluffs and Vicinity
Par and rveler Thursday.
For Nebrasks Thursday fair, with cooler
In esst portion.
For Iowa Paiilv cloudy snd probably
showers Thursdsy.
Temperatuie at Omaha yesterday:
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DOMXsTTIC.
Thirty miners were entombed In the
largest mine in the southwestern field in
Hstleyvine. Okl. rag 1
Heavy floods do grest damage at Au
gusta, Ga. 1
5afe blowers crack a postofflce safe at
RushviUe. Mo. rags 1
W. J. Bryan visits his blrthplsce at
Salem. 111. Faga a
Stock dealers are much mystified over
the dealings that caused the failure of
A. O. Brown 4k Co.. and a thorough In
vestigation of alleged "match" sales is
being made by the Stock exchange.
Pag 1
The lsst of the complete regiments left
Springfield, 111, without incident or dem
onstration, fags 1
Fstal wreck occurs on the 'Frisco line
south of Ksnsas City. Pigs 1
Minister te Reus says thst untimely
publication of a letter of hit added to the
strained relatione between his govern
ment and Venesuela. Page 1
sTXBB.AKA.
Final figures on grand assessment roll
show an Increase of a Mttle over Isi.OOO.
00 as compared with last year. Temper-
s.-ce forces name elate for senatorial can
didates. Page 1
POUT1SAIW
John Callan O'Laughlln finds sentiment
of Pacific coast statea strong for Taft.
Bryan's policies Inimical to their best In
terests. - Pagw 1
Judge Taft. in an Interview at Hot
Springs, said that principal objection to
democratic plan to guarantee bank de
posits Is the fact that It will ut a pre
mium on reckless banking and promote
manipulation of banks' assets by specu
lators. Pace 1
X.GCAX. '
Announcement jf 1-oent state fslr rate
by the Union Pacific like a bomb to other
roads and Burlington will not meet 1L
Associated Fraternities of America will
hold annual convention in Omaha next
year, being the fourth convention to se
lect Omaha as meeting place. Page S
Candidates for state superintendent on
various tickets have been invited to ad
dress teschers at county Institute.
Pag-a a
POKXIGaT.
The American fleet was given the last
entertslnment at Sidney and made ready
for the departure for Melbourne, which
will take place today. Pago a
It la reported that the Canadian Pacific
road Is making overtures for a settle
ment of the strike of the shopmen.
Psgs 1
POBT. .
The United States infantry team won
the rifle competition at Camp Perry. -
Pag
Results of ths ball games:
1 Sioux City va Lies Moines 0.
s Pueblo vs. LMnver t.
Chicago va Brooklyn t. .
t New York va. Pittsburg 1.
t Milwaukee vs. Kansas City 4.
Mlnnrspolis va Su Paul 4.
J Columbus va Indianapolis
Pags T
COM3CXKCZAX. AJTO aTSVaTTaUAIk
Live stock markets. Pags T
Grain markets. Page?
Stocks and bonds. Pag T
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LIVERPOOL. .1
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The Lixxard Majestic. IX miles west at
7 3w p. m ; will reach Plymouth at l avp. m.
Wednesday.
Cape Race Baltic, 1.14" miles east of
Sanay Hook at 1 li p. m.; wUl probably
dock at 11 . a. m. Friday.
AD MEN THR0NG KANSAS CITY
Mew af .National Repatatlea la This
Line Confer Over Baslaeas
Matters.
KANSAS CITT. Aug K. Advertising
men, many of them of national reputation,
were present by the hundred here this
morning at the epenir., of the fourth an-
uZZ CrZZ
j will continue In session through Friday
snd subjects of importance will be die
! cussed by men well known in the news
paper and other advertising lines. Three
seaskna will be held each day and to cover
the intervening time aa elsborats program
of entertainment bas been planned by the
local club.
Today's convention proarrem included" ad
dresses by Smith K Queal of Cincinnati,
president of the organisation. K. K. Trefx,
K. J. Gunnuig and H. t. Hunting. Chicago,
and Arthur Brisbane and Thomas Halmer
of New Toth.
In connection with the gathering a ex
posltloB la bemg held in convention hall
of advertising norelitles and labor saving
business systems. This exhibit includes
very branch of Industry thst eaters ttitn
tha ortsr.natlng, extending, sys'.emtiirg
and facilitating of modem commerc. as
well as overy feature identified with or
akin to ths advertising world.
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Fierce Fire Baling in Coal Mine at
HarlejTille, Oklahoma.
LITTLE HOPE FOB TEEIB SAFETY
of "OH Catches Fire aad It
Explosion ratters Bsrsisc Oil
Asaoas; Tlaswera la Lower
Werklas.
WALE8TER. Okl.. Aug tt-Ore of the
wrorst mine disasters lr. the history of this
part of the south wert occurred at Hslley
ville. fifteen miles esst of here, today,
when between twenty-five snd thirty mlne'f
were entorrmed In the Hsiley-Ola Coal
mine No. 1. the result of a fierce fire thst
It fc believed has shut off all means of
eacsne.
Officisls of the compsny decline to give
out details of the affair and the actual
loss of life Is not krxtwn.
The fire is said to have started st f:30
o'clock this morning, snnn after the day
shift went to work. It appears that a
barrel of oil caught fire and later exploded,
spreading burning oil in all directions. The
fire spread whh such rspidlty thst the
miners on the lower tiers were unsble to
reach the shsfts and all avenues of escape
were cut off.
The mine Is owned by Dr. D. B. Hailey
of McAlester and Is one of the largest min
ing properties 1n the state.
Soon after the fate of the entombed men
became generally known crowds of wildly
excited women and children, relatives of
the unfortunate men. appeared at the
mouth of the shsft. Their grief was pit
iable and their fruitless cries for the en
tombed miners added much to tha con
fusion. Those who were able to reach the sur
fsc were greeted with shouts of Joy. The
officials of the company, aided by the mine
bosses and others. Immediately set to work
to rescue the men still In the mine. It
wss appsrent. however, that no one
could enter the mine, as volumes of smoke
begsn to pour from the openings.
MUSKOGEE. Okl.. Aug. X.-A telephone
message from Haileyville this eftemoon
ssys thst the fire in the Haiiey-Ola mine
has been p:sced under control. A rescue
party will attempt to enter the mine late
today, but they will not. It is believed, be
able to reach the spot where ths miners
were entombed for seversl hours.
MAY POSTPONE JAPAN SHOW
Flaaarlal Cwaslderat lows lagaenre
GsTerswest e t'onalder Delay
In Oseslsg Esstaaltlon.
TOKIO. Aug. 2S. Tha postponement of
the Tokio International exposition, which
la now scheduled for 1912. Is being sgltated
In government circles here and seriously
dlscur-eed on the ground that tha appro
priation set aside for this purpose Is In
adequate and thst the time Intervening to
Insufficient for tha amount of preparatory
work that must he done. No decision has
been 'reached, howvver. -pending the opin
ion of Count K Omar a. the new minister of
foreign affairs, who returned from London
tonight.
The members of the home department of
the cabinet ar urging the appropriation
of .(O0.000 yen abnut IISW.WO for the
exposition and also that the date of the
opening be postponed until 1H7. In sup
porting their contentions the officisls point
out the fact that the Chicago and the
Paris expcsltlons were both postponed be
yond the original time set for opening.
Other members of the cabinet insist tht
In view of the present financial situation
In Japan and of the avowed determination
of the present ministry to economise the
appropriation of SO.ao.OCO yen win be incsn
slstent unless the exposition is postponed.
Count Jaturo Komura. formerly Japa
nese ambassador at London, who has been
selected ss minister of foreign affairs In
the newly appointed cabinet, headed by
Marquis Katluoa. arrived here at o'clock
tonight. He was met by ths entire cabinet
and many other government officisls.
HOLLAND BEGINS TO HEDGE
Minister to Veaesaela gays Pabllea
tlon f Caw deaf la 1 Letter Broke
Strained Relations.
THE HAGCH. Aug. K.-M. de Reus, the
minister of tha Netherlands to Venesuela
who was expelled from that republic last
month ty President Castro, had a long con
ference this morning regarding Venezuelan
affairs with M. Van Swlnderen. minister of
foreign affairs.
In a subsequent Interview with the repre
sentative of the Associated Press M. de
Reus characterised ss a purs invention tha
assertion that Holland, with the support
of tha United States, had lent Its counte
nance to revolutionary schemes in Ven
esuela He declared thst his expulsion
from Venesuela need not necessarily be
considered an Infraction of international
law.
Tha relations between Holland and Ven
esuela. M. de Reus said. aUready were
strained before the Indiscreet publication
of
condenUal letter ha wrote to thai18 r"u,t Ofously. snd that ths offi
Hou En Trouw society m Amsterdam.
PRESIDENT TO MAKE SPEECH
Will Attend Ceremnny af Dana t Ian at
Library by His Slater tn
Jerdaavllle, . V.
JORDANVILLE. N. T.. Aug. M--President
and Mrs. Roosevelt srrived todsy at
Henderson house, the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, to tsks psrt In
tha ceremonies of presenting a library to
ths village. Tha remainder of ths party.
including Miss Ethel and Kermlt Roose- I
velt. came here from South Columbia In
an automobile and a carriage. The library
building is a gift to Jordanvills by Mr.
and Mrs. Robinson, the latter a sister of
the president, as a memorial to Mr. Rob
inson s mother. Ths (resident will make
a abort addresa Mr. Robinson will de
liver the speech of presentation.
The president and his party left Oyster
Bay yesterdsy afternoon. They crossed ths
sound and came dow n to Hoboken, N. J ,
In the y.cht Sylph. There they boarded a
special train and arrived here this morning
after an uneventful trip. They will leave
tonight and reach Oyster Bsy tomorrow.
LAST REGIMENT TAKES LEAVE
Tenth Infantry Departs frwaa
pr4neld for t'hlcaan W llh
nt Karltement.
SPRINGFIELD, III.. Aug. H-The Sev
enth regiment, W strong, left for Chicsgo.
Its horn station, this morning and Spring
field Is now without a soldVr guard. Gov
ernor Deneen and the Wei authoriil-a art
sauatled thst tii-rtngihsid need awl (mi
taMas nwiarw
Donkeys T Well, there may he a fe w here aome place, hut we don't rise
From the Des Motnea Register and Leader.
STOCK DEALERS MYSTIFIED
Details of Failure of Brown t Co.
a Cause ofCwwzymt
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TB.TTST CO. OFFICIAL IMPLICATED
Ttn(k Invpstlg-atloa t'nde Way
on Part at the Stock Exchange
and af Financial In .
teresta.
NEW TORK. Aug. 36. the work of Clear
ing up the tangled affairs of the stock ex
chsre firm of A. O. Brown & Co., whoso!
suspension was announced yesterday after
one of the most extraordinary bursts of j
speculation ever known on the New Tork
exchange, begsn todsy. It wss expected
also that the appointment of a specisl in
vestigating committee of five members of
the board of governors of the exchange
to Inquire Into the remarksble transactions
on the floor of the exchange on Saturday
lsst would be announced toay. The gov
ernors of the Stock exchange, plan to
make this investigation a very thorough
one.
The failure had much less effect on the
market than might hare been anticipated,
in view of the magnitude of the firm's
transactions. There wss a feeling of un
easlMss, however, among the traders to
dsy. who fear that the real circumstances
back of the Brown suspension and the
transsctlon of Saturday re yet to be as
certained. Tha trsnssctions of A. O. Brewn it Co.
covered nearly 75 per cent of tha trad
ing In the sensational week-end session
of the stock exchange and It was stated
officially by a member of the firm today
thst delivery bd been made on only 777.0 Q
of the more than TtO.OoO aharea handled
How many of the outstanding shares rep
resent the dealing- of customers and how
many were carried on the firm s account
It wss impossible to learn.
Reports were circulated In the financial
district today that an official of a New
Tork trust company shared in tha specula-
i tlon "hicn "wept A B Co' u
nder.
until he saw that the venture was rbout
cial then withdrew, ine airectors or ine
trust company were said to be In session
todsy. Inquiring Into the conduct of their
officials In connection with tha firm.
The arternoon was filled with rumors of
various outside sources that may have been
responsible tor the course of the firm In
Saturdsy's market, when the trading for
two ho'irs amounted to mors than I.1TO.0OO
shares aa against ons third of a million
during the full five hours' session of Mon
day. But most of these rumors were dissi
pated. Mr. Buchanan, a managing partner,
announced poaitively thst the firm had no
rtlatlcns whatever with Thomas W. Law-
son.
mm Sera of
No further suspension of
stock exchange are expected to follow that
cf A O. Brown A Co.. sccordir.g to a stats-
ment ma la from the offices of the secre-
tary of the exchange todsy. Th a announce
ment Inspired a feeling of relief among
ths brokers, many of whom had been fear
ful of further unfavorable developments.
P H. Thomss. president of tha New
Tork Stock exchange, today appointed a
committee, of five members cf the ex
change to. Investigate the heavy sales of
stock on Saturday last, when. It la alleged,
"match'' sales were made. The commit
tee is composed of Ernest Groesbeck,
chairman; Albert K. Goortl.srt, H K.
Pomeroy, C. W. Maury and E. P. Doremus.
rtfty-Stxth Wadding Anniversary.
BOONE. Ia.. Aug 3a-iSpacUl Telegram.)
Professor and Mrs. Nathaa Everett
Goldthwalt celebrated their fifty-sixth wed
ding anniversary yesterdsy st horns here.
Both sre enjoylrg good health. They were
married J Worcester. Mass. August S,
lsol Professor Goldtkwait la a prominent
educator, having been connected with
many schools aad eollogsa Hs was oditsr
af la SUoae JUusUcn fr ysarat
MINING EXPERTS' CONFERENCE
Meetings tn Oenl with Conditions In
Inlted Statea Held at
Plttsani-BT.
PrTTSBURd. Pa.. Aug. . A" conference
dealing with mining eer-dillons existing In
the United States and the great number
of fatalities resulting from mine accidents
fs being held here. Victor Wstteyne. chief
of the Belgian department of mines, wiio
srrived here yesterday from New York as
a guet of the United States government.
is conferring with Clerence Hall of the
United State geological survey, who Is In
charge of the government experimental
station here, and J. W. Paul, chief of the
department of mines of Wet Virginia.
A thorough investigation of the recent
mine disssters st Monongsh. W. Vs.: Ja
cobs Creek. Pa., snd Fsyette City. Pa., wiil
be made. About September 1 Csptaln Des
borrough of England and Herr Melstner of
Germany, both expert mining engineers,
will Join Mr. Watteyne in the investigation
for which congress has appropriated $150,000.
The abandoned mine at Hanr.a. Wyo..
where seventy miners met death. Will also
be visited and abjut eight weeks will be
spent in the Investigtlon in this country-
HEAVY FLOODS AT AUGUSTA
Georgia City Is Beserle Entirely Un
der Water lanmaalealloa
is Shnt On.
ATLANTA. Ga. Aug. 36. Reports from
Augusta at 1:46 p. m. are that the city is
entirely flooded. Broad street, the prin
cipal business thoroughfare, is four feet
under wster. Merchants snd occupants of
all residences are making dee-perste efforts
to remevs goods to upper stories. Tele
phone and telegraph communication Is In
terrupted at this hour.
The Southern railroad has been unabl;
to move trains over its regular lines since
last night. All traffic was detoured by
wsy of Nashville today. Trains sre from
twenty-four to thirty-six hours lste. The
Seaboard Air Line reports several sericus
washouts In the vicinity of Athens, Ga
Other rsilrosds make similar reports.
The. csnal dams at Augjsta have broken,
which augments the seriousness of the
situation.
RAISES CHICAGO PROFESSORS
Tsventy-riTe Per Cent Increase
Salaries far Teachers la
I'nlveralty.
In
CHICAGO. Aug. . Tha new salary
schedule for members of the University of
Chicsgo fseutty were completed todsy. to
go Into effect some months hence. The
readjustment to a higher plane was made
possible by John D. Rockefeller's recent
addition of S2.010.0M to the university s en-
dowroent fund. Ths advances will affect
14) faculty members at the start and will
I gradually Include tha remainder. Head,
of departments are raised from S4.0CO to
S.; professors, not department heads
S3.0C8 to S4.5.; associate professors. U to
SJ.O09; assistant professors, SI.0W) to Si.W;
Instructors, Sl.Xti to fl.fttt. In esch esse
the Increase amounts to about 2S per rent
of the former salary.
SAFE BLOWERS CRACK VAULT
trans Box af Pas la Shea at R nan villa,
Ma., Laated After EsTart nt
Bank Falls.
ST. JOSEPH. Aug. 3S. Pour robbers
mad an unsuccessful atterr.pt to Iom the
Ruahvllle 6tata bank at RushviUe. this
county, at S o'clock this morrlrg. Ct.argra
of nltro-glycertn sprung ths door so it
would jiM open aid ths cracksnven trans -
ferred OpraM:ru V tha postofflce. One
of tha safs doors was known into the
street and about, li's) In stsmps and cash
was secured. Officers are in pursuit.
GENES EO. N. D., Aug It The Slate
bank In this plae waa robbed last night
af Siout by clover yeggmea, who auads
I Lbsif aacaPa aa )A no cit w.
many of them in this state
GRAND ASSESSMENT ROLL
Increase Orer Last Year a Little Orer
Sixty-Two Million Dollars,
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innVEBSTTY BENEFITS LARGELY
Temperance Forces of State Make
Their Reroaamendntlena of Candi
date for Senate at the
Coming- Primaries.
Following is the grand assessment roll:
1908
1907
Oansral fond lavy
1908
1907
University lsvy
1908
190T
RsdemFtioa faad levy
1908
1907
Total for state taxes
1908
1907
.391.578,730.68
329.413,349.33
I.664.209.58
l,47,087.i6 i
(From a Staff Correspondent.
LINCOLN. Aug. SpcW! ) The above
tables show the grand sssessmer.t roll, the
general, university and redemption fund.
taxes to oe puiu, whuwitu ...in ... e
assessment roll and taxes for !'-. The
figures sre official and were comp.led by J
Secretsry Schavl.nd of the State Board of
w.r,w.t th. cn.nnila-
.i . i. : . .......!,. TKa f rirv nnh'
lng. The fiBures vary
the uncfficial figure, pjb-
, , .
nun iiiumi
slightly from
llthed some days ago.
The board m.-d
some minor change. In three or four cotm-
ilea, which changed the total si ghtly. The
genersl fund taxes, ou of which 1. paid
the expenses of running the state aovern-
ment and the state institutions, includlnj
the coming legislative enpenaes. have ben
increased llT.ltiti. The smallness of the
increase Is due to the fact tt.at the state
board reduced the genersl f jnd levy from I
S to 4 mills.
The taxes levied by the legialnture, 1 miM.
for the support of the University of Ne
braska have been increase! S6ilj.M.
The l'-mill levy n aie by the leg slsture
for the creation of a fund wl'h which to
pay off the state debt is inrressed the
same amount. SGJ.lCi.lt. This makes the
totsl Increase In fhs general, university and
redemption funds taxes r! 41.471.91.
The great Increase In the taxes levied
for the University of Nebraska will be used
as sn argument for specific appropriations
for the support of this grest Institution,
rather than continue to appropriate a blind
sum in the form of I 1-mlil levy.
In 1937. when the legislature made the
1-niill levy for the surport of the uni
versity, following sn old custom, the mem
bers based their action on an estimate of
the grsnd assessment roll rr.sde by the
Board of 'Regents of the university. The
regents estimated the grsnd sssessment roll
for U' 1 at tZri.'.'S.OO The grand assess-
ment roll that year reached a. For
j ths regents estimated tre grand assess
ment roil si jv-w.o.v. i r.e valuation in:s
year as shown above exceeded thst estima
tion by more than SCW.nDO.
Friends cf the university who hsd Its
future in mind Insisted last winter that the
appropriation should be specific snd agreed
to work for the pa si age of an appropria
tion bill for any amount when it w as sl.oan
tha amount was needed by the resents. The
university lobby, however, was too strong
to cut out ths 1-irill levy and unless tie
next Isgtfiatura repeals the 1-mlll levy
fund what ths university will get will be
I merely a g-utsa. Tht grand assessment roll
I as reported officially by the Stste B' ard
of Equalization and tha grand assessment
roll ss estimated by the Board of Regent,
I differ by Si ..
1 It is reported in Lincoln that Regent
George Coupl&nd will favor asking the
i legislature, lor a spectttc apnroDriation.
that the university will know and so tr.c
people wiil know jutt how much money
there la to spend on that Institution.
When the State Board of Equalisation
tCtaun4t aa Sota Fags)
Fact it Apparent to Anyone Who
Obserrei the Conditioni Here.
LABGE LTTEBESTS Df THE 0B1X5T
Fhilippines a Factor in All Trade
Calculations There.
BBYAJf S F0LICIES HUBT THEM
Boot's Agreement with Japan Trump
Card for Republicans.
WIPES OUT ANY DANGER OF WAB
Fear of Coast States Is that Bryaa'a
Pallrlea Mlcht Plana Conntry
lain Dlfflrnltlea with the
Sensitive) Japanese.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Aug. - Spe
cial Telegram. )-William Howard Taft Is
the choice of the Pacific s'.cps 'or tha
presidency.
This fact is Impressed on any observer
of political conditions who chooses to In
vestigate the situation ss It exists In this
psrt of the country. There are various
reasons for the popularity of Mr. Tsrt
here. In the first place, the prosperity of
the three great ststes bordering upon the
Psclfic ocean Is due In large measure to
the extension of Americsn Interests In the
fsr east, ss the exponent of which Mr.
Tsft peculiarity stands. Praclicadlly all
the trade of the Philippines is with this
section. In China Mr. Tsft declared em
phatically for tha principle of tha open
door. In which the ports of Ssn Francisco,
Portland and Seattle are so vitally Inter,
ested.
Mr. Bryan on the mher hend hss adopted
an attitude which Is regarded aa contrary
to the interests of the slops statea. He
stood upon a platform of anti-lmperlalism
In 10. It Is the belief of the people thst
he would surrender the Philippines If he
could, and this Is a serious matter to the
business Interests which anticipste such
Isrge returns from the development, under
American direction, of tha far eastern
archipellgo. No one here Is certain as to
what Mr. Bryan's attitude would be In case
of his election with reference to the main
tenance of the principle of equality of op
portunity for Americana in China
Baals of Democratic He pa
in the Denver platorm there was Inserted
a plank which Mr. Bryan and the repre
sentatives of California. Oregon and Wash
ington expected would serve as a lever by
which the electoral votes of these ststes
would be turned Into the democrstlc col
umn. It pledged the democratic party to
the exclusion of Asiatic labor. It has failed
cf effect for the reason that the wise
dlnlomscv of Secretarv Rout has multeil
In an agreement with Japan whereby
'jCooley labor from that country hss been
; deprived of sdmisalnrn to the United Stales.
i This result s of Incalcusble benefit to th
! republican party so fsr as the Pacific coast
The democrats ste urging thst the
United Ststes has the right to exclude Im
migrants without regard to the attl ui
of the country from which they onie.
But it Is realized here, probably more
keenly than it is In the east, thst Jspsn
would resent, perhsps by force, sn in
dignity such, ss was visited upon China.
No one on the Pacific coast wants war
with Japan. It is apsrectated that the
United Ststes would gain sbsoiutely noth
ing, bjt, on the oth-r hand, would -e
j severely both in men and treasure. There-
31.678-73 , fore the large majority of the people d-sire
329,4 13-38 a diplomatic adjustment of the linmlir
39l.S78.T2 lion question with Japan rather than tin
329.413.38 . rrovocative method advocated by the demo
fi. 447,387 OO ' crt- Moreover, tnere sro many Csli
ai30683O9 ' fomisns who brlieve that the interests of
the stste would be largely advanced by the
removal of restrictions upon the Immigra
tion of Chinese. They Insist thst if lmml-
srailnn t.t I ISuaa rrml A W-m. a
. oZ
more prosperous then it n.
Two- sides ta Question.
i ' .
! wl thln for h Sovernment to rrm t
the IremleTBtlnn nf Chin f tir . I 1 1 .A
1 ' .
v.. ...... , . ...-
i "d h'n !cent help hal bn
, secured, then to raise once more the bars.
Tl ... t. r,A l'Vtihr -t ..t.ln. .e U -
. because of the sttltut.
j of ,abor mJ repubUc.n plr,y doe. not
, dMam tf urJlnf )u Buf u BMej
f or ,R purpoe of enowlBf. lh. ,
ttltuds of
certain number of Callfornians toward
the exclusion plank In the democratic p'st-
form
( grnry Root- having disposed of ths
immigration Issue, the democrat! arc In a
qaandary In the Oolden Oate at ate as It
the nst'.onal question to present to ths con
sideration of the voters. It Is impossible to
snack the republican party upon its policy
with referr.es to the upbuilding of tha army
and navy. Tha people of the slops have
not forgotten the splendid service rendered
to the cause of order by the soldiers sta
tioned at the Preside) during ths time Mr.
J Taft was secretary of war, during tna
period of thst calamity, ths San FranclsM
earthquake and fire.
Moreover. San Francisco has drawn law
toll from every regiment that has passed
through this port enroute to tha Philip
pines or returning from there. The peo
ple of California, i Oregon and Washing
ton are grateful to the president for send
Ir.g the Atlantic battleship fleet to ths Pa
clflc ocean. Bryan has never been looked
upon as an advocate of a largs navy. Th
democratic platform contains a plank f3i
an "adequate navy," something It did no
advocate four years ago. But tha pollcj
of the republcan party with respect to tru
navy has been demonstrated by the ad-il
lioi.s made to the fleet from tha time a
the retirement of Grovsr Cleveland, fron
the While House, and particularly durlnj
the two administrations of Pretljan
p.vosevtlt.
Ulscoaraged by Defeat.
Thus, from a national point of visa
the republican party stands In a r.
good light before tht voters of ths Pa
clflc slope states. The democratic part;
further Is handicapped by tht dlscouragt
ment of constant defeat. When Brya;
first ran In ISif h lost California, bv
lift) and Oregon by J.OvO. Wasbingio
went democratic. The antl-tmperlallsr
slogan of Bryan In 1909 lost htm Call
fornix by S9.770 voter. Oregon by IJ.nu
and Wasr.Ir.gton by K.tOO. Parker wa
defeated In 104 by 115, 099 In Callfornli
4!. 000 in Oregon and 72.904 in Waahtnf.
ton. The republicans are overs heljningl
in control of tr.e legislature of tna state
named
Tie national taaue in California, ai
cording to the republicans, will ha tk
tariff. Thla is a great fruit aad wis
stats. These Interssta cacaol afford t
da without prelatUvaV Tbslx rt, isisuu