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VOL. XXXVIII NO. 89.
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TAFl IN SIOUX CIT
Republic iididte Addresses Mon
ona; in Evening.
BAY SP
SOUTH DAKOTA
People Have S r ity to Compare
arert.
GREAT CROWD , 'MITCHELL
Nearly Twice at Many Hear Him ai
Heard Bryan Monday.
GOES AFTER THE NEBRASXAN
Whcn Mr. Brn Returned from Trip
tronnd World Ho Refuted Tie
of Friend that He la ow
Safe and Bound.
HIOl'X CI TV. la-. Sept. .-Speelal Tel-ftmm.l-Trailing
In the path taken by
Bryan yesterday the Taft special covered
imagnlftcent dls'Jnncf In eastern South
Dakota today, reaching western Iowa to
night. A monster meeting- In thla city was
b fitting climax of a successful day, which
links together South Dakota and Iowa for
the republican ticket. Incidentally there.
has been a opportunity to compare Bryan
and Taft crowds. The democratic candl
dute was the drawing card at the Corn car
nieal, held at Mitchell, 8. D., yesterday.
Mr. Taft was the center of attraction In
that city today. Itoth democrats and re
publicans united in saying the Taft audi
ences were nearly twice as large as those
addressed by Bryan. Apparently the
Mitchell audience, easily 15.0(10, was an In
spiration to Mr. Taft. for he cut loose apd
made the most logical and most effective
speech of his tour.
Ho looks Ilka a president." called one
in th audience, when llr. Taft i bow
ing his acknowledgements to the crowd.
"You bet, and he will be," replied another
voice.
Goes After Br),
Before Mr. Taft had leen speaking five
minutes It became apparent that the
crowd wanted him to go after Bryan, and
as he was In good voice he did not shrink
from the task.
"Tliat'a right, soak It to him," called
several. When speaking of Bryan's gov
ernment ownership of railroads declaration
on hl return from the trip around the
world, Mr. Taft said, "His frlenda said
his view had been broadened and he's
coming home safe and sound, that made
rtiyan' sensatlve and he proceed! to refute
It a a slander."
Another wave of enthusiasm swept over
the audience when Mr. Taft said. "If Mr.
Hi. van Is the parent, son, and heir of the
Roosevelt policies. It Is unfortunate that
the man most responsible for thoss
policies can recognize neither the ancestry
nor the heirship."
The country traversed today is Roose-
veltteTTHrrc .fnd fWry wuniion f presi
dent's name wss greeted with applause.
Of the day Mr. Taft said tonight, I have
enjoyed every mlnuta of it. Despite the
tax on my voloe. the speaking has been
easy because I have felt a sympathetic In
spiration from every audience."
Ilsrmosr la South Dakota.
Senator Klttredge met the Taft train at
Mitchell and made public assurance of his
continued support of the ticket. Senator
Gamble his factional opponent and Con
gressmen Burke and Martin Joined the
train at Aberdeen, as did other state poli
ttclans. leaving no republican faction In
South Dukota unrepresented In tha demon'
atrutlon of approval of the national ticket
These. Incidents, nnd the assurances to the
candidate from those In touch with the
South Dakota situation, Mr. Taft aald to
dy were moat satisfactory evidence of the
value of hln trip.
Besides Mitchell and Sioux City the
largest crowds of the day were, at Aber
deen and Ysnkton, the latter the home of
Senator Gamble. Other atops of the spe
rial, where cheering audiences were wait
lug were lit Mellette, Kedfleld, Wolsey
Tripp. Parkaton, Lestervllle, Scotland and
Vermillion.
Tail's Voice Better.
Judge Taft'H voice permitted him to be
leanl fairly well. Hit speaking assistant
.luring the lny whs Representative J
Adiuu Hide of Minnesota, who Jokingly
referred to the candidate as teh "up
bolstered statesman." Ha said the great
distinction between Taft ami Bryan wa
that you could see Taft much . further
than you could hear him, and you could
lieur Hryan much further than you could
see him. or ought to follow him. The
work of Judge Taft was not altogether
serious. He hsd many pleasantries for
his audiences and to Individual members
f them. Ho was decidedly complimentary
lo the women.
"I like to look Into tha faces of the
women," he began one speech. "It gives
me Inspiration, and I know that If I
hav them with me I will ge the votes."
OMAHA WIl.I. WELCOME M It, TAFT
"
City Has Elaborate Plans Mad for
His Hereutlua.
Omaha has prepared to extend a royal
welcome to William Howard Taft, repub
lican nominee for president of ths United
State when he romes to Omaha tomor
iow evening When Mr. Taft arrives in
timaha h will find the city filled with
people from all over the state of Nebraska
and western Iowa, anxious to catch a
gllinpss of the next president and to hear
him speak. If over the big Auditorium
was taxed to handle an eager throng It
will be Thursday night when Mr. Taft
rises to deliver his address
Mr. Taft comes to Omuha at an op
portune time and he will he given a wel
come he will long remember. A recep
tion committee of too will act as his es
iort during the evening and h will be
made to feel that he is among frlenda.
in though in lue slate of his opponent!
Mr. Taft will be met at Plattsmouth
by a small reception committee of Omaha
business men, among whom are Rev. V.
1 Loveland. Victor Rosewater, William
Kelfer, chairman of the state committee;
M L. Learned and Isadore Zlegler. mem
bers of the ktau committee; Frank Craw
ford, chairman of ths county committ.e
Genera! J. C Co win. John I.. Webster K
f. MeOllton and Howard H. Buldrlgs
Tha train win arrive In Omaha at iv
and arrangement, have been made for an
"" fr the Taft party around
t 'mali a,
Mr. 1 art tircfurrl.tfl, ... t...- -
H:tls rest-
m . m w I' C a
At T;J0 Mr. Taft leaves his train and
.en by the reception commit
tee lo South Omaha, whers h will ,r.k
At X I' lt k im . Ml . .
omaha. and .peak at the Auditorium
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iCentinusd S.cond r. ;
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
FORECAST KOK IOWA AND NEBRASKA
Fair Wednesday.
Ifnprriiirr
GEORGE AND BARTLE GO UP
Two Omaha Pastors Promoted by Con
ference Wis Changes In
Methodist Pnlnlts.
Members ef half a dozf-n Omaha Metho-
dlst churches will see new figures In their
pulpits next Sunday, which ts tne rirst oi
the coming new conference year. As many
former pastors will be at-scnt Interest In
the new men probably will assuage te (oiti'i
extent regr.t at the departure for other
charges of wefl-i;ked clergymen.
Rev. E. T. George, pastor t ho last year
of Trinity church, Is Just appointed dis
trict superintendent of the Nellgh district.
Mr. George is a comparatively young man
to be chosen as presiding elder, or rather
district superintendent, as the office Is
now called, and (he honor Is the greater
for that reason. Moreover. Mr. Gtorge has
not been long In the North Nebraska enn
lerence. He will be succeeded here by
Rev. John A. Spyker, who comes from
Fremont.
Pearl Memorial church will have as pas
tor the coming year a man who has proved
himself more than usually devoted to his
cause. Dr. Thomas C. Hinkle Is to sjpply
the vacancy. Ha Is not a regularly or
dained clergyman and his doctorate Is not
of divinity, but of medicine. Recently be
coming enthusiastic over the work of the
ministry Dr. Hinkle disposed of a large
and lucrative practice and has gone to
work as the pastor of a small church.
Memliers of the First Methodist church
regret the departure of Rev. 8. D. Bartle.
who lias been associate pastor. His new
charge, Grand Island, Is a big promotion
for him.
A list of changes In the city of Omaha
and the Immediate vicinity Includes the
following:
Diets Memorial W. D. Stamhaugh of
North Bend succeeds J. M. Bnthwell, who
Is promoted1 to the Flist of South Omaha.
Dickey Chapel, Benson & C. Thorp Is
the new Incumbent. J. M. Reldy goes to
Lyons.
Hirst Memorlal-W. J. Brlent of Genoa
comes to take the place of William Esper.
who will be at Arlington.
Pearl Memorla.: O. A. Luce wo'l on ac
count of III health take the Florercs
church, being followed here by Thomas C.
Hinkle.
Seward-J. F. Poucher Is given a step up
by his transfer to Stanton. L. R. De Wolf
takes his place, coming from Columbus.
Southwest W. B. Wetherell Is to preach
at this church, which has had no regular
pastor.
Trinity E. T. George goes to Nellgh as
district superintendent. John A. 8kcr
succeeds him.
The First Methodist will do without an
associate pastor this year.
JEROME TO FIND THE MAN
i-craon Who "old A Hexed C leveland
Article to Be Prosecuted
In tc York.
NEW YORK. Sept. 29,-Dlstrlct Attorney
Jerome announced today that he would In
vestigate the fac ts connected with the sale
to a New York paper of an article on the
Issues of the political campaign, purporting
to have ben signed by the lata ex-PresI-dent
Cleveland.
According to the New York Times, which
originally published the articles, F. 8.
Hastings, executor of Mr. Cleveland's
estate, at first vouched for the genuineness
of the article, but later withdrew the
voucher. The Times has now submitted
the matter to the district attorney.
Mr. Jerome bald today:
"The question of the authenticity of this
article seems to me not only Important
from the standpoint of the criminal law.
but to have a large public Importance. If
the article ( Is a forgery, the person re
sponsible for It and for Its sale, should
be severely punished, for wrong doing of
this character. In the midst of a bit'erly
fought campaign, might have very serious
consequences."
TOURIST YACHJSINKS IN GALE
easel Carrying Two Hundred Fifty
Persona Goes Down After Colll
llslon Passengers Saved.
DOVER. Sept. .-The tourist steam
yacht Argonaut which left London yes
terday bound for Lisbon with 2U0 persons,
Including passengers and crew, on board,
went down between Dover and Dungen
ness this morning after having been 1n col
Hslon with the steamer Klngswell In a
gale.
All An hn.M - . ... i
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boats and came ashore here in safety.
The Argonaut sank so quickly that those
on board barely had time to save them
selves. Fortunately, the sea was smooth
and the transfer of the passengers and crew
to tho small boats was niHdo speedily.
There was no panic. The people on board
the Argonaut lost everything they pos-
i sesscd.
DENIAL THATHARRIMAN IS ILL
Wit to Physician la Boston Merely to
Consult Hint Alias!
Rheumatism,
NEW YORK, Sept. iS A published re
port that E. H. lUrriman Is 111 was denhd
at Mr. Harriman's residence hers tody.
Persons cIofs to Mr. Harrlman ridicule
the attempt to make a sensation of his ill- !
tuts. Mr. Harrlman had gone to Groton to
to visit his son who is st school there, and
on his return to New York was delayed for
a short time In Boston. He kelied the oc
casion to consult Dr. Ixivett. who once
treated him for rheumatism. The call was
purely Inclde.nl1al and he had not been the
doctor for a jear. Any statement to the
effect that he is seriously ill. or that his
Journey to Boston was for the purpose of
seeing the doctor is without foundation.
Mr. Harrlman was at hi office as usual
today.
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DAVIS IS HELD FOR MURDER
Bound Over to District Court on
Charge of Killing Davit-
BAIL TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
Mrs. A Mile Hire la Detained as a
Witness for the State In tha
Com of On Thousand
Dollars.
Charles E. lavls. Omahan for fifty
fifty years, brortier of Fred H. Davis, vice
president of the First National bank, was
bound over to the district court on a bond
of $10,000 Tuesday afternoon on the charge
of murdering Dr. Frederick T. Rustln
early on the morning of Beptember 2, by
Judke Bryce Crawford of the police court
after a preliminary hearing which lasted
four days.
County Attorney English contended that
Davis should not be allowed ball, but
should be sent to Jail as others are when
charged with murder In the first degree,
but Judge Crawford decided to set the bond
at J10.000 and it was promptly signed by
'F. H. and Latham Davis, brothers of the
accused. Mr. English Insisted all through
the hearing that the Davis case should bs
and must be conducted the same as any
other case and he fought for this with
Attorney W. F. Gurley on the matter of
giving a man his liberty on bond, while
awaiting trial for murder In the first de
gree. To the mind of Judge Bryce Crawford the
county attorney presented a chain of evi
dence, showing that Charles E. Davis was
substituted for Mrs. Rice In the suicide
pact, . which looked to ths death of Dr.
Frederick T. Rustln and the defense
presented nothing to show thst Davis ever
withdrew or that he did not play the part
which tho woman had promised to play and
was excused because Rustln said he had
secured Davis to take his life.
Jadae Mums I'p Evidence.
In summing up the evidence from many
pages of carefully prepared notes which
Judge Crawford took during the arguments,
the police magistrate said:
"Both state and defense agree that fr.
Frederick T. Rustin came to his death by
some hand other than his own. RustJn's
death by .his own hand is not seriously
contended by the defendant. Experts' tes
timony indicated the Impossibility of self
destruction. "The death occurred, evidently, ss Rus
tln had planned, namely, that romejne must
kill him.
"That Rustin had attempted to use both
the defendant and the Rice woman to take
his life, Is proven in tills case. The evl
denoe that he attempted to use the de
fendant Is. to my mind, very conclusive.
"The Rice woman had attempted to take
the life of the physician four times if
there was a fifth time sho was Interrupted
by the appearance In the outside office
of a man and the physician, after talking
with this man, returns and excuses her as
a conspirator or In any participation In
the plot.
"Rustin began preparations In it different
way by a different party, but If we- find
any evidence that Mr. Davis had acceded
to his wishes, we have gone a long ways
toward finding a probable cause for belief
that the defendant was connected with the
homicide.
"The testimony of Ahble Rice, which con
nects Davis with the homicide, was so
frank that It disarms suspicion as to any
connection she may have had with the
consummation of the tragedy. Her disin
terested avowal, If we can believe what
she says, excuses her. Her Interests were
all the other way.
"In respect to Mr. Davis actions on that
night there Is nothing but mystery and
concealment, and that he had a motive for
murdering Dr. Rustin, appears In the evi
dence. Every movement of the defendant
which, has been admitted, points clearly to
the fact that he acceded to Rustin's wishes
and precludes my doing anything else, and
I therefore bind the defendant over to the
district court."
May Be Tried In October.
County Attorney English said It was
more than likely the case will come up at
the October term of district court.
Attorney W. F. Gurley said, "What I
have said In my argument Is all I have to
say."
Charles E. Davis, with a stoical face and
a steady hand, signed the liO.OOO bond with
his brothers and left the court room witli
them. Ills eyes batted as the Judge gave
the decision, which whb the only evidence
of intuictit he lias shown in the proceed
ing. After the bond for Davjs was fixed at
I10.U00 against the protest of the county at
torney, the fixing of a bond for Abbie Rice
that he appearance aa a witness for the
state might be assured, was taken up. The
county prosecutor went to ths matron's
department and talked with Mrs. Rice. She
sad she knew she could furnish a bond of
$1,000 and the court fixed this amount as all
that would be necessary to hold her.
County Attorney English began his ar
gument at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon and
talked until 2:t0 when the Ak-Sar-Ben
daylight parade begane to pass the sta
tion. "I can't talk against a brass band like
some other attorneys." remarked the
county attorney. "Perhaps I had better
wait for a while.
Davis Views the Parade.
It was a atrange scene that followed.
Judge Cra'.vford gave a recess of half
an hour. Charles E. Davis slipped into an
overcoat and hurried to the curb stones
to witness the comical parade and the ex
hibition of I'ncle Sam's mighty military.
Davis appeared to enjoy everything, partic
ularly the "Karnival Krew." and mombera
who passed wearing directolre gowns and
other impossibilities.
The county attorney and the four attor
neys for the defensv stood together on the
curb and watched the pageant.
Then all returned to the court room,
where a murder hearing was resumed,
where evry face became serious and gloom
hung over the room like a aomber veil.
The county attorney argued that he had
presented evidence which was a continu
ous chain showing that Charles E. Davis
had soma plana with Dr. Frederick T.
Rubtln on the night of September 1 and
the morning of September 2, and that hU
conduct as revealed In his testimony was
not that of a patient which simply went
to the office to get medicine, but that of
a man who had some further business
or plans with the physician which took
him out to tha vicinity of the physician's
home, though he lived In the east part
of the city, and If he was an 111 man.
longing to get to his home and takoma
medicine he had no business out on west
Farnam street at such sn hour of the
night.
Substitute- for Mrs. Hlco.
"Tuts man Davis csine into the csss as
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From the Washington Evening Star.
IRRIGATION MEN IN SESSION
Annual Gathering of Practical Work
era Opens at Albuquerque.
FOREIGN DELEGATES PRESENT
Contest to Secure Placca on Resolu
tions Committee Spirited Dis
suasion on National For
at Policy.
ALBTJQUERQVE, N. M.. Sept, 2.-The
sixteenth annual session of the National
Irrigation congress; wss called to order
here this morning1 kW President Frank
Goudy of Denve, i.h ever one of Ihe
4,000 seats 1n Conversion hall occupied and
efowds clamoring for admission to the
gallery. Nearly 1.600 delegates were present
and today's arrivals will swell that number
to more than 1.800. The day's sessions
were devoted to welcoming by Mayor lis
ter of Albuquerque and Governor Curry
of New Mexico, and the opening address in
response by President Goudy. A feature of
the opening session was the long list of
responses to the address of welcome by
representatives from foreign countries.
Addresses were made by delegates from
France. England, Spain, Portugal, Italy,
Cape Colony, Canada. Cuba. Porto Rico,
Brazil and several of the Mexican states.
The foreigners have been given an Import
ant part in the program and their presence
Is lending Interest to the work of the con
gress. A demonstration lasting several
minutes wss made when a military band
sent here by the government of Mexico
played the "Star Spangled Banner," at
the opening of the session. Ths singing of
the "Irrigation Ode." by a chorus of 100
voices was another feature which aroused
enthusiasm. President Ooudy's address, a
brief address by General J. Franklin Bell,
Cnlted States army, and the responses by
the foreign delegates occupied the greater
portion of the morning session, which
closed with the sppolntment of committees.
There has been keen competition for
places on the resolutions committee to
flrlch under the rules of the congress all
resolutions must be referred without re
gard, and it Is predicted that some effort
will be made to Inject Into the resolutions
criticism of certain phases of the admin
istration's forestry pohey snd some refer
ence to government regulation of the pub
lic domain. Nothing of a political nature,
however, is likely to find fsvor with the
congress, as a notable feature of the con
gress In the absence of men prominent or
active In political affairs , and the pres
ence of an unusual number of
men who are active workers In the
practical flelda of reclamation and who
make up a list of speakers of exceptional
strength.
The usual exposition to which congress
appropriated $30,000 and which has brought
together the finest display of Irrigated
products ever assembled In the United
Slates, was formally opened this morning
by Governor Curry of New Mexico, follow
tug a parade by the troops of the Depart
ment of the Colorado ordered here for the
exposition. General Bell, chief of ataff, and
Brigadier General Thomas, commanding
the Colorado department, took part In the
parade.
A vigorous fight Is under way between
Pueblo. Colo., and Spokane, Wash., for the
next session of the congress.
MERRY DEL UL T,0 RETIRE
Papal Secretary Too Radical aad Will
lie Supplanted by
Raaupolta.
ROME3. Sept. 29.-vAccordlng to Avantl,
Cardinal Merry Del Val, ths papal secre
tary of slate, la about to retire. This
atep. It U asserted, la an outcome of repre
sensatlon made to the Vatican by Ameri
can and English prelates, but particularly
Cardinal Glbbens and, Archhlshop Ireland,
who objected to the secretary's severs
measures against modernism. According
to the Avantl, Cardinal Vaunutelll. received
these complaints in Ixindon at tha time of
the Eucharist ie congress, and trsnsmitted
them to the pope. In the event of M&rry
Del Val's retirement, he probably will be
succeeded by Cardinal Rampolla, who for
merly held this office. Rampolla's return
to power would mean a policy of dignified
conciliation with regard to France and an
attitude of greater reaerve toward Italy.
ew Lord Mayor .Naasrd.
I.ONlON fcVpt. .-Slr George Truseott.
was today elected lord mayor of London In
luiceest'jn lo Sit John N. Charles Bell.
EXPERTS TALK OVER DISEASE1
Second Day's Session of Tuberculosis
Congress Brings Out Many
Views of Infection.
WASHINGTON, Sept. .-That 5.(O0,(Xi
m ople, now living In the Tutted States,
aro doomed to fill consumptive's graves
unless something Is done to prevent It, was
the startling declaration of Prof. Irving
Fisher of Yale university. In an address
on "The Cost of Tuberculosis," before the
International Tulxrculosis congress today.
Prof. Fisher's address created a Bensatlon
among the hundreds who listened to his
statements.
Prof. Fisher further declared that the
138.000 persons who dle of consumption an
nually In thla couory cost. In hard cash,
over $1,000,000.0 w'yesr.
Other speakera were Dr. Julius 'nartet of
Vienna, discussing the routes of Infection;
Dr. Carl Hart of Berlin, who gave his
views on the subject of predisposition of
the apices of tho lungs to pulmonsry tub
erculosis; Dr. Samuel Bernhelm of Paris,
who quoted from clinical facts and ex
periments on animals to draw the conclu
sion that tuberculosis Is chiefly transmit
ted by serial germs and by way of res
piratory tract;. Prof. N. Ph. Tendeloo, Iey
den, "Channels of Infection"; Dr. O. Kuss.
Anglcourt, France, "Sources and Paths of
Tuberculosis Infection"; Prof. Francis
Harblts, Chrlstlanla, "Latent Tuber
culosis": Prof. A. S. Warthln, Ann Arbor,
Mich., "The Present State of Our Knowl
edge Concerning Heredity In Tuberculosis";
Dr. Johann Von Szaboky, Buda Pest,
Glelchenberg, "The Role of Inherited Pre
disposition In the Etiology of Tuber
culosis"; rrof. B. Stiller of Buda Pest,
"Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Athenla Uni
versalis." After a recess sections one and two of
the congress held a Joint session this after
noon, convening at 2:30 o'clock. The prin
cipal subjects discussed were, "Conjunctival
and Cutaneous Tuberculin Reactions,"
"Opsonic Index," and "Serum Diagnosis."
MISS DIETRICHIS MARRIED
Dnua-htrr of Former Nebraska Senator
Weds Herbert Knox Smith at
parmlngtnn, Conn.
FARMINGTON. Conn.. Sept. 29. The
marriage of Mr. Herbert Knox Smith, com
missioner of corporations, to Miss Gertrude
Dietrich, daughter of former Senator
Charles H. Dietrich of Nebraska, was sol
emnlied In the Congregational church here
today, the pastor of the church. Rev.
Quincy Blakely, officiating. The bride was
given away by her father. The grooms
man was Mr. Ernest Walker Smith and
the maid of honor Miss Susan Holdrege of
Omaha.
Among those In attendance were Miss
Ethel Roosevelt, Mrs. W. S. Cowles and
Mr. Gifford Pinchot.
After the church service there was a re
ception at Westwood, the country place
of Mrs. E. A. Smith, mother of the com
missioner, at which there were many
guests.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt sent a
great cluster of beautiful roses to tha
bridal couple.
HEARING IN LUMBER CASE
Hallway Commission Derides to Grant
tine in Omaha-Lincoln Con
troversy. OTrom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Sept. .-(Special Tek-1
gram.) In the matter of the complaint of
Omaha lumber companies agulnat rates
given by the Union Pacific, Northwestern
and Burlington roads to points in Nebraska
from Lincoln, Judge A. W. Field for ths
Lincoln Commercial club today argued u
demurrer. He contended that the com
plaint was Insufficient In that It asked for
the same out ratea from Omaha to Ne
braska points as are given from Lincoln.
He said he was ready to submit the case
without a hearing If that Is the nature of
the complaint.
Frank Colpetzer and John A. Kuhn ap
peared for the complainants, without coun
sel, and demanded a hearing to bring on:
the facta. The railway commission de
cided to require an amended complaint to
be filed October 4. with the answer day
October IS, and the hearing on the merits
of the case October iio.
Bobbers Blow Open Bank.
I.ADYSMITH. W,s.. Sept. l-A-A gang of
robbers early todav blew open the safe of
the Hale bank, taking about t"l.orft. They
shot a policeman In the aim and fired sev.
era! ahots at the Barker hotel to keel) any-
I body fionil coming out. They then luok a
handcar ana t':u-
MONSTER PARADE FOR TAFT
Lincoln Proposes to Turn Out a Great
Escort for Candidate.
FOUR SPEECHES ON PROGRAM
First to University Students, Second
to the Women and Two Dr.
slcnrd for the General
Public.
iFrom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Sept. (Special.) At least
1,600 marchers will participate In' the demon
stration1 tomorrow evening In Mr. Taft's
nrior, If the .tssuranoes received by the
state and county officials are ke.pt. These
officials have no doubt on this score and
predict a much larger number In the line
of march than has been guaranteed. Tho
announcement whs made In headquarters
this afternoon, as a special Inducement,
that all persons taking part In the parade,
will be assured a seat In the auditorium,
and only those in the parade can be given
this assurance.
Oovernc.-r Sheldon. W. R. Roan and C. O.
Whedon have gone in Sioux City today.
wheer they meet the republican nominee's
campaigning party. They will Journey with
Mr. Taft until he reaches Lincoln tomorrow
afternoon. They carried with them an in
vitation fgrom the Lincoln Commercial club
to the newspaper men and other members
of Mr. Taft's party to a dtnnT st the Com
mercial club rooms tomorrow evening.
It Is quite certain now that Mr. Taft
will speak four times In Lincoln tomorrow.
Tho first address will be given at the
State university, under the auspices of the
University Republican club, and Is sched
uled to occur Immediately Hfter the candi
date arrival. The second speech will lie to
the women of Lincoln, at the city audi
torium. Arrangements for the women's
meeting are under the guidance of Mrs
Callen Thompson, president of the Woman's
club. To this meeting all women are In-
vlted. it Is thought- probable Governor
Sheldon will preside nt this meeting.
The evening speech at the auditorium will
take place nt S:3rt o'clock, and the outdoor
speech at th state capitol ground will
precede It by a half ho.ur, starting promptly
at 8 o'clock.
nnd" I.lndaey Delegate.
L. I,. T.lnds.y of Lincoln has been ap-
pointed by Governor Sheldon as a Olesate
' ' ' , ., .. ., .
from Nebraska to attend the Naiional
Negro Fair aaoelatlon at Mobile, Ala.,
which meets the latter part of November, i
Mr. Llndsey Is -to represent the associa
tion from Nebraska. The rat'onal associa
tion Is organlEtng a permanent fair and
purposes to purchase lands and Buildings.
The governor has appointed the follow
ing delegates to the National Tax confer
ence to be held at Toronto, Oetorer t to
9: Chris Hclnvlai.d. secretary of the State
Board of Assessment and Equalization;
Prof. W. C. Webster. University of Nt
braska; J. R. C. Miller, Lincoln.
Farm Statistics.
In a new bulletin Labor Commissioner
Ryder deals with the census of farms, jcre
age of crops and orchard commodhics
shipped in i:17. His first attempt tn take
a census of farms Is considered successful
and it will be continued until ahsoTutely
accurate figures are obtained. The census
Is by counties. It shows a total of 26.51C.Ooi
acres In farms with 12.5ti2.74ti acres under
cultivation. Persons over '.i yeirs of age
number 221.230. Tim barnyard fowls are
enumerated for the first tune. In the state
there are (U55.7U6 chickens.t M.l'.u other
fowl, 242.003 acres In Umber and I.S.i acres
In nursery slock.
As to the culthated area in crops In Ne
braska, Mr. Ryder says:
While the Utal area in crops In Ne
braska this )jr shows a fulling off of
1.17X.T73 acres, as compared witli the figures
for II "7, this ran be explained In large part
by the late and wet spring. Much of the
bottom land that lit normal years produces
heavily was this year left unsown and a
substantial percentage of such land that
was sowt lat sr whs lost for crop purposes
by reusuii of being flooded. Washouts on
hlllsid -s and sloping land also -account for
considerable jf the d-vreased acreage. A
large air-age sown to corn had to je
abaudoiied to weeds because of high w.i (el
and luck of help to fight the outlaw
grow ths.
Pasturage was excellent in every part of
the state this year. The acreage in alfalfa
and tame and wild hay la very materially
(Continued on Second Pag J
CROWDS SEE PARADE
Thousands of People View Grandest
Civic and Military Pageant.
NO DAYLIGHT MARCH A MATCH
Ak-Sar-Bcn XIV Eclipses All Predc
cessors in This Great Effort.
SIX THOUSAND ARE IN LINE
Three Miles is Length of This Mag
nificent Display of Carnival.
SUBLIME AND RIDICULOUS MIX
Director ticneral Gould Diets and HU
Aides Knllst Assistance of
Loral, Mate and Federal
Government.
WGATHEn.
Thuraday fair and warmer.
Carnival Attendance.
1906. 107.
Wednesday 8.653 3.5C9
ISO.
4.378
T.08
8,877
10,554
7,545
Thursday 6,318 6,607
Tnamr 6,98a poo
Baturasy 18,383 83.100
Monday 10,181 8,433
King's Highway Program.
King's Klffaway opens at 18 o'clock each
day.
Madam Trances and flirt ng horse, 8:30
and 8 p. m.
BiUUran and Xilraln, 3 and 8:30 p. tn. '
Balloon race and airship flight, 6 p. m.
Slide for ttfs, 6 p. m. and 10 p. m.
Country Circus exhibitions hourly.
Wednesday Ksbraska and Xnlghtk of
Pythias Day.
Thursday Elks' Say.
Prlday Anolsnt Order United Work
men Say.
Saturday Eagles' Say.
Ak-"ar-Ren'S Own Events,
Bright Farads Wednesday.
Taft and rirsworks Thursday.
Coronation Ball Friday.
Cinderella Ball Saturday, 8:30 p. m.
Winding through streets lined wit;
thousunils of the subjects of Kink Ak
Sar-Ben XIV the gorgeous daylUht pro
cession stretched its three miles of lengtl
yesterday afternoon and won enconlumi
for the faithful.
By the multitudes that saw It. the first
of the two big street pageants was de
clared to be by far the most elaborate
in plun and the most perfect In execution
of any of the efforts that have been mad,;
to amiiHc the populace of the kingdom
of Qiilvcra. And well tl might have been
for from all the realm the people, flocked
to see It until tho highways of the impe
rial city were black and the bold and
faithful warders had hard work to m.ika
space for the king's own to pass.
As the live dlvlsioiiH of the grand pa
rade passed the thronged subjects saw In
succession the loyal supporters of bis
majesty's Undo Sam, the defenders of the
gfrat realm of Nebraska tha stulents
from the schools nnd tho fire fighters
from the beloved city of Cebols, music
makers' from tfae other cities of Quivers,
uniformed bands from the various so
cieties of brotherly love from over the
realm and lust, hut by no means least,
the faithful Karavan Krew, which h.n
been the means of adding thousands of
fuithful subjects to tho massea of the
kln'H chosen.
Between packed throngs this glorious
paKeant wwept while the subjects of flu
king rained ihelr voices In huzzas to xc -the
ylory of tlielr king and his realm
depicted. The marchers traversed th
principal streets with measured trend in
order tli"l all, even the humblest of tho
citizens of (julvcra. might see and mar
vel. Weather Was Ideal.
The weather for the pageant was al
most ideul. The air w a.s crisp . enuusii
to give energy to the marchers, but not
cold enough to make the onlookers un
comfortable. The sun shone brightly on
.spectators and marchers and those who
came from a distance could not have
UHked more consideration from the havuos
of the weather man.
The procession moved promptly at I
o'clock, but It was ajmowt 3 o'clock before
the advance guard reached the business
section. Headed by tho Board of Gov-
j ernors and General Morion mounted on a
I ila.slil.ig steed with bis troops of cavalry
j the purmlc wormed its way over the paed
Mreet and through the alley formed by
the police through the crowds. The sol
diers on horseback were one of the big
features of the day. Beside.-) giving the
spectacle military color they added theli
tes! and energy to It. Then came thd
1 Vtl,..,t o, I n-hl, IV...I. I. .1.1.1 .a
. ' f ., . , V .
contrast to the blue of the regu aist
ii,i .i,. .. .u
,,iunillB . , . n .j t i v ilia IliUV
school cadets with the clean, gray uni
forms, then the fraternal orders In mili
tary array with swords and axes testi
fying to the strength of brotherhood tn
the kingdom.
Fire Fighters Make Hit.
Local pride caused the residents of ths
capital Quivers to swell up almost
to the dnnger point when the faithful fire
fighters with engines and equipment bur
nished and shining dazzling white In the
bright sunshine passed In review. Cheers
greeted the fire laddies wherever they
went. The perfect condition of lbs
wagons, the ladders, the bona carts snd
tiic engines was noticeable and the good
work of the men won much merited ap
plause. The men themselves as they
inarched along In squads were given an
ovation. .Several of the squads were the
recipients of bouqueta given them as
they passed the reviewing stand. When
the carnival shows had passed and the
comic section came Into view wonder was
changed to mirth. And finally when the
Karnival Krew had demonstrated the ter
rors of the Ak-Sar-Ben initiation. the
crowd sat a ml gazed awhile in half amaze
ment and half umun nient. then broke Into
the streets after the disappearing floats
and inado fur the carnival grounds to end
the day In merry making.
Bands From Out In tho Ntata.
Music was furnlshvd by bands from towns
out in the state, Orleans. Hastings, Fuller
ton, Nebraska City, Stromsburg, Fairmont,
Sumner. Blair, tha Second cavalry and thn
Sixteenth Infantry. Every band proved an
aggregation of musicians and every aeler
tlon proved worthy of the mighty king in
whose honor all this was given.
The kpleiidid showing of the fraternals
Willi their huodreds In line, their uniforms
and their military appearance brought forth
applause all along tho line. The Second
cavalry hand with Ita members mounted
was a feature, while I he Carnival Cr anil
tha fun loak.-is from the Kings Highway
added to the levity. Ths memtiera of tde
board of governota In their natty suits snd
'Continued on flfia TtftJ