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SUMMARY OF TUE BEE
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THE ALL IMPORTANT QUESTION
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Irish Prelate Start War on Prinking
at Wakes ani Parties.
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INJURES LIVING, INSULTS DEAD
POLITICAL' RED LETTER DAY
CROWDS LARGEST LN THE HISTORY
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Anti-Treatinf League to Lend
Strength to Movement.
AMERICANS BUILD BIO VESSELS
Great Crowds Greet Republican Can
didate at All Points.
Cinderella Ball Splendid Climax of
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the Court Functions.
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SIXTEEN SHORT SPEECHES MADE
CHILDREN PERFORM FAULTLESSLY
White Star Line Decides to Break
Records with Steamers.
BRINGS RELIEF. TO WORKERS
Dl.mi la Linen Trade of Ireland
On to Condition the Result
of American Prelde
' tlal Election.
DlBLIN, Oct. 8. (Special.) A treat
trmDMinct crusade ha been undertaken
throughout the south and west of Ireland
by the Roman Cithollc bishop, and every
8unday for the lost tew months pastoral
mcssaa-es condemning the vice of oTunaen
ness have been read at the churchea at all
the services. The lateat pronouncement
has been mad by the Right Rev. Dr
Hoarnm. bishop of Ardagh, who attacks
the practice of drinking at wakes and at
the farewell parties given In honor or de
parting emigrant. The drinking ' at
M-.h.i ha declare. I not only harmful
to the llvlna. but disrespectful to th dead.
Drinking at harvest wa also attacked and
the bishop appealed to the clergy and the
people to -do all In their power to die
countenance these abuse.
The bishop of Fern has alio Issued -a
pastoral letter condemning the practice of
supplying drink at threshings and appeal
ing to the people to Join the antl-treatlng
league and to wear the shamrock badge
as a reminder that they are soldiers In
the great army that Is fighting to win
Ireland from drunkenness.
Two New Steamship.
Everyone in Belfast Is rejoicing at th
announcement that the White Star line,
which, although it sail under the Britih
flag, is controlled by American capitalist,
has at last decided to proceed with the
construction of the two steamships Tltanlo
and Olympic, which are to be nearly twice
as large as the largest vessels now afloat,
The kepi blocks of the Olymplo have al
ready been laid down at Harland &
Wolff's shipyard, and the blocks for the
Tltanlo will bo laid early In January.
Thesa two great hlps will give employ
. mnt to thousands of men and will do
- much to relieve the abnormal distress
which the workers of the northern capital
have been suffering from for many months.
Half of Harland St Wolff s staff have been
laid off for more than six months while
th slips for the new ships were being
prepared, and a few week! ago It was an
nounced that they" would not be built at
present on account of th continued d
preislon In trade. Th improvement in
. American conditions has encouraged th
. Whtto Star peorle. however, and work Is
. now begun. .
Another great industry In Belfast the
linen trade Is ' suffering from the unset,
tied state of afalrs due to the preslden
tlal election in America. The United States
is Belfast's best customer for linen goods,
. and ther are a number of mills which
, make exclusively for th American trade.
All of these are doing practically nothing
' now. s the American Importers are afraid
that the proposed tariff change may af
feet their good and they are Importing
nothing until the election Is decided one
. way or the other. In the meantime thou
aand of linen operatives are out of work
Wonri la) Serious Straits.
The real extent of the distress may be
gathered from a statement published In
one of the Belfast papers a few days ago,
, It was that the Belfast police had been
compelled by the Increase of street vice
to undertake a purtly crusade, and that In
consequence the local prisons had become
so full on the female side that the nu
thorttle had been compelled to transfer
large batches of women to the Armagh
and Derry Jails. The explanation offered
wa that the distress among the women
and girls normally employed In the linen
industry was so great that many had been
driven by sheer starvation to this most
degrading ot all means of earning a liv
ing. The whole country, and England a well,
ha been hoaxed by an Ingenious Joker
at Donaghadee, County Down. Late on
night last week he telegraphed to a Belfast
paper a full and circumstantial account of
the slaughter of the sea serpent at the
Copeland Islands, off Donsghadee. The sea
serpent had bean reported In Belfast Lough
a few days before, and the paper swallowed
It who'd. The sea serpent was described
as being about thirty feet long, with a
body six feet in diameter, near the head,
and tapering to about six Inches at th
tall. It had three large fins and a head
like a giant conger eel. but It was no eel.
for It was covered with scales. According
to th tale. It wa sighted by two aged
fishermen, one of whom ran for his gun
. fsnd pumped four bullet Into It befor It
succumbed. A horse wa procured and th
monster wa dragged up on the beach,
where It lay for all to see.
Story Solemnly Printed.
The account wa solemnly printed and
; telegraphed to other papers all over the
kingdom, which printed It with equal
solemnity and special correspondents were
rushed to Donaghadee to see and describe
. th great sea serpent for themselves. Th
elements favored th Joker, for the sea
was so rough for four days that no one
could cross to the " Copelanda. and. In the
meantime, the special correspondents
amused themselves by . elaborating th
story of the slaughter of the sea serpent
nd telegraphing th elaborations at great
length to their Journals. English savants
wrote learned treatise on the confirmation
of th old legend, and seafaring men who
had seen the serpent In various parts of
the world, declared ovr deep potation
that they wet vlndksted.
Then tho weather cleared and the cor
respondent chartered all the boat In
Done hade and descended to the Cope
lands, only to find out that there was no
sea serpent; that ther had never been any
Sea serpent, and that the ancient fisher
men who really existed had never pos
se sard a gun.
The egreglou Lord Ashtown. whose
bomb 'explosion" created such a tlr a
abort time ago, ha come Into the lime
light again. This time he appeared at the
petty sessions as th proaceutor of a police
man who wa walking aero on ot his
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THE WSinZB.
FOR OMAHA. COl'NCIL BLUFFS AND
VICINITY-Showers and cooler Sunday.
FOR NKHRASKA Showers snd cooler
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Secretary Tail's trip through
Kansas
the pre-
has been moat successful and
diction Is he will carry the state by 25,-
000 majority. X, Fag 1
President Roosevelt gives out a letter
In which the attitude of Governor Has
kell of Oklahoma In delaying prosecu
tion In the Creek Indian land care is
made plain. XI, Par 1
Voters of Chicago and a number oi
other cities were busy registering yes
terday. X, Fa- 1
Congressman James S. Sherman makes
whirlwind trip through Illinois and
part of Indiana. X, Fag 1
President Roosevelt calls in labor lead
ers to ascertain their attitude on the
campaign. X, Fags 1
DOMESTIC.
Judges of the United States circuit
court of appeals at San Francisco are
unable to agree upon lumber rate case.
X, Fag a
Frost falls in the middle Atlantic coast
cities. X, Fag 1
TOBEXOIT.
Bishops of Ireland are uniting in a
crusade against Intemperance at wakes.
X. ag 1
XXBKAfXA,
State Superintendent J. L. McBrlen of
Nebraska will be made head of the de
partment of university extension of the
University of Nebraska on his retirement
from office. ' I, Fag 3
X.OCAX.
Lost will of Joseph H. Connor leaves
1300,000 to found Catholic parochial
schools and effort will be made to pro
bate a copy of the will. X, Fag 4
Local Young Men' Christian associa
tion opens its fall course of study.
XX, Fajre C
Street railway company to build -double
track road to Florence in the
spring In place of tli present single
track. TX, Fags 8
Doings of Omaha society during the
last week. . 1 ' ' XX, Fag 8
Plays, players and talk of the play
houses. - a, rare
Oossip of the real estate men and
builders. TX, Fag 8
POST SECTION.
Results of the ball games:
1 Philadelphia vs. New York 2.
1 Chicago vs. Cincinnati 3.
3 Pittsburg vs. St. Louis 3.
2 Brooklyn vs. Boston 0,
6 Detroit vs. St. Louis 0.
3 Chicago vs. Cleveland 2.
3-2 New York vs. Washington 2-1.
8-0 Philadelphia vs. Boston 7-5.
Four Fags
COMICXRCIAX, AITS XXTDTSTKIAX.
Live stock markets. TX, Fags 7
Oraln markets. TX, Fag 7
Stock and bonds. TX, Fag 7
OOMIO EOTIOir.
Buster Brown and Tlge give a shop
keeper a scare. Page of interesting read
ing for th ll'tle folks. Value ' of a
father's counsel with a boy. Interesting
things for the women. Fluffy Ruffles
pleads for a stowaway. . Four Fages
KALT-TOKE BECTIOIT.
Brief sketch of Charles E. Hughes, the
fighting governor of New York. The
king and queen of Ak-Sar-Ben. Wares
of Ambergris king more precious than
gold. Search for precious atones In the
vicinity of Ktmberly. Ways in which
Samson entertains his guests.
Four Fagss
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAIT STEAM SKIPS,
Part. Arrived. SallMl.
KIW YORK Lucanis
KIW YORK I Urrilu
MEW YORK C'sdrlc
LIVERPOOL Emp. of Inland.
LIVERPOOL... Philadelphia.
ANTWERP Mount Royal.
MONTREAL Canada
HORSETHIEF PPLEADS GUILTY!
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Frank Lota Admits Gollt and
Seven Years In the Peni
tentiary. Gets
FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 3-(Speclal.)-Frank
Luts, the man who Is supposed to
have been Implicated in the stealing of
not less than thirty horses In this vicinity
within the last year, this morning pleaded
guilty tj the charge of stealing a team of
horses from the Farmers' Grain and Stock
company and was sentenced to the peni
tentiary for seven years.
There was standing room only and little
of thai when he waa brought Into the
equity court room and the complaint read
to him. He at first pleaded not guilty, but
when he got back to the Jail changed his
mind and asked to be taken to the court
room again. In reply to questions from
Judge Hollenbeck, he admitted having
served a term In tho South Dakota peul-l
tenttary for a similar offense. The officers
think he was one of a gang and while
they hav no clue a to the other, are
In hope of catching them.
FAIL TO AGREE ON RATES
ladsres of United States Clrralt Coart
Certify Case I to Snarem
Tribunal.
BAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3 Judges Gil
bert. Morrow and Rosa of th United
State circuit court of appeal today an
nounced that they were unable to agree in
the matter of the Injunction sought by th
Southern Pacific and Oregon & California
railroads as to the fixing of freight rate
on lumber by the Interstate Commerce
commission.
The facts Involved, Including the right of
the Interstate Commerce commission to
establish and alter freight ratea, will be
certified to the supreme court of th
United State. It I expected that a de
cision will be rendered within sixty days.
All
Factions in State United for
National Ticket.
NIGHT MEETING IN TOPEKA
Forty Thousand People on the Street
When Taft Special Arrives
Speeches at Andltorlam and
Oaera lloase.
TOPEKA, Kan.. Oct. 3 (Special Tele
gram.) When an enthusiastic Kansan
tonight propounded to William H. Taft
the historic question, "What's the mat
ter with Kansas?" the republican presi
dential candidate, replying In the ver
nacular, said: "She's all right, you bet."
She's been all right for Taft toduy
and tonight, fo rhis trip across the state
to the capital city has been a political
red letter day in the annals of the stats,
where every man thinks he's a politician
and every politician thinks he's a states
man. Sixteen short speeches were made
by Mr. Taft today to audiences ranging
from 500 to 20,000, and tonight Topeka
Is tibial with fireworks and colored
lights to welcome Taft. It is estimated
40,000 persons were In the streets of To
peka when the Taft special arrived.
Eight special trains brought crowds from
points 100 miles sway and with each
train was a band. Mr. Taft was escorted
to the auditorium by a torchlight pro
cession and marching clubs in uniforms.
After addressing an audience of 6,000 in
the auditorium the republican nominee
fought his wsy through the crowd and
was taken to the opera house, where he
spoke to an audience of 1,000. The great
bulk of the crowd had no chance to hear
Mr. Taft, as his voice was not strong
enough to permit speaking In the open
air. Senator Dolliver of Iowa shared
the speaking honors with Mr. Tuft
throughout the afternoon and evening.
Kansas Not Donbtfal.
"Take Kansas from the doubtful col
umn," was the message brought Mr. Taft
by the Kansas factions, whose cordial re
lations on the Tuft train today has been
the wonder and admiration of the eastern
politicians In the Taft party. W. R, Btubbs,
republican candidate for governor, Sena
tors Long and Curtis; Joseph L. Brlstow,
who defested Long for senator, Governor
Hoch, David Mulvane, naticnal committee
man; Cy Leland, State' Chairman Dolllg,
not to mention a score of lesser lights, who
have been at each other's throats for
muny a day visited ncro!s the aisle of
tho Taft' special for 200 miles and crowded
Into Mr. Taft's stateroom to inform lilm
that he will have the support of both
wings of the party.
In I89 Brjan carried Kansas by 14,000.
Democrats, populists and free silver re
publicans thought the Nebraskan a de
liverer, whoe election to the presidency
would save their farms and make them
prosperous. Four years later, with the re
turn of good times, Kansas turned a poli
tical sommersault and McKInley carried
the state by 25,000. Roosevelt swept every
thing before him In lf04 and had 119,000
plurality. The republicans leader told
Mr. Taft he will have from 30.00 to 50,0(X)
purallty and that to put Kansas In a
democratic or doubtful classification re
quires a wide stretch of the Imagination.
In 1896 Kansas bank deposits aggregated
346,000,000, now they are 31TO,tX.00.
Prosperity the Keynote.
Mr. Taft' speaking cue today was this
great material prosperity that has come to
Kansas under McKInley and Roosevelt.
Feeling the discussion would be wasted on
those whose memories went back to the
lean and hungry day of the democratic
tariff policy, Mr. Taft was contented when
he had pounded home a comparison of pres.
ent conditions and those of twelve year
ago. His speeches today may be summar
ised in the following extract from his
speech at Dodge City:
"1 ask In heaven's name how senslblo
people can take the power out of the hands
of a party whose record Is what I have
given. I have nothing to aay against the
democratic party. It la a necessary evil
In the nation. We have to have it. I have
nothing to say agalnat their leader, except
that he haa made himself heretofore, and
seems determined to continue to make him
self a signpost for the way that you ought
not to tak."
Probably 600 farmers, crVlving their own
automobiles, were at the various stations
wh"e th' T,ft "peclal 'topped Mr- T,ft
commented on this evidence of prosperity
and said that If the good times here con
tinued a few years more, it would b pos
slble for th Kansas farmers to ask
"What's the matter with the rest of the
United States." Mr. Taft was ao enthusl
astlce over his western tour that last night
he urged those In charge of the train to
continue on to the Pacific coast. Colonel
Rmfdell told him this arrangement could
not be made without giving the people of
California. Oregon and Washington ten
days' notice, and the plan was ahandoned,
Mr. Taft Hants to keep going until election
snd so. when he readies Chicago, It Is
prooaDie arrangements will be made to
stsrt his toward Marl j land, Tennessee,
North Carolina and other states where the
demand for him la great.
Taft Travel la Kausas.
UAaDlN CITY, Kas., Oct. J.-Wltn all
factions of Kansas republicans aboard his
special train, Judge Taft today invaded the
Sunflower state, and before reaching To
peka tonight will have made fourteen
speeches. He began on crossing th West
ern state line at o'clock this morning,
when hi train stopper for water at Syra
cuae. A good size crowd was In attendance,
displaying many Taft pictures decorated
with sunflowers. The candidate ex
pressed his delight at th reception, (nook
hand with many of th crowd and then
made a little speech. H wa followed by
W. "R. Stubbs. nominee for governor, who
contrasted Taft and Bryan, saying that
th former wa a man of few word and
bid deed, while the later reversed the
order.
Looks Bright la Kansas.
HUTCHINSON, Kan.. Oct. S.-That th
political significance of the Taft special,
with Its heavy load of state and national
political leaders, as It sped- today through
southern Kansas, was fully appreciated
there could be no doubt The crowds at
(Continued oa Second Page.)
From the Kansas City Journal.
LABOR MEN AT WHITE HOUSE
Called in by the President to Talk
Over the Presidential Situation.
NO ONE 'WILL GIVE OUT RESULT
Indications Are, However, that Nam
ber of Moat Prominent Leaders ot
Orgsalied Labor Are Not
Following; Gompers. ,
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. (Special Tele
gram.) That the labor vote will not
get away from William H. Taft if Pres
ident Roosevelt can prevent It Is evinced
by some conferences held at the White
House today and a few days ago.
The president called to Washington
three of the most Influential labor lead
ers In th country and said things to
them regarding the labor vote and Taft.
Nobody at, th White House will talk
about the conference except to admit
what the- labor leaders said that they
had been for by Mr. Roosevelt, who
Is well know, to them personally and
liked by them. The men called In are:
P. H. Morrlssey of Cleveland, grand chief
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men., one of the greatest labor organisa
tions of the world; Daniel J. Keefe, pres
ident of the Longshoremen's union, and
Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Keefe Is also Blxth vice president of the
American Federation of Labor. Keefe
and Morrlssey were in conference with
the president today, while Stone was here
two or three days ago. Nothing could
Induce any one of the three to aay any
thing about his visit.
President Roosevelt has always been
on good terms with the railway men
of the country and has frequently con
sulted the leaders of these particular or
ganizations. He appointed B. E. Clark,
grand chief conductor of the Order of
Railway Conductors, a member of the
Interstate Commerce commission and he
Is an honorary member of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen. The presi
dent was elected at Chattanooga nearly
seven years ago.
With Commissioner Clark of the con
ductors. Grand Chief Stone of the en
gineers and Morrlssey of the trainmen
and the president himself being on fra
ternal term with the firemen, the rail
way men's vote Is not likely to be di
verted to Bryan, and Keefe Is expected
to have Influence with the longshoremen.
M'BRIEN WILL HAVE POSITION
Kr gents Make Him Head of the De
partment of 1'nlveraity
Extension.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Oct. 3 (Special Telegram.)
The regenta of the State university have
created a new department of university ex
tension. At the head of which they will
place J. L. McBrlen, at present state
superintendent ot schools, when he leavrs
office the first of next year. The salary
has been fixed at S-.00Q a year.
FROST IN MIDDLE STATES
Weather Bnrean Reports Yeaetatlon
Mpped Alona; Atlantic
Cor.at.
WASHINGTON. Oct. S.-The weather bu
reau today reported fr'st In the middle
Atlantic states, in New Kngland, through
out the Ohio valley and In Tennessee. T.ui
bureau predlrts frost in the middle Atlantic
states tonight.
PRESIDENT ASKS ABOUT LABOR
Number of Lender Spend Time with
Chief Executive.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -The president to
day discussed the general political situation
with Patrick H. Morrlssey of Cleveland,
chief of the Order of Railway Trainmen,
and Daniel Keefe of Detroit, alxth vjee
president of the American Federation of
Ibor and head of the Longahoremen's
union, who had been Invited to the White
House for that purpose. They remained
In the president's office for some time.
Upon leaving, neither would say anything
regarding the matters discussed with the
president. Th fact that Warren 8. Stone
of the railway engineers, spent some tlm
with the president yesterday, and the visit
today of the two labor leaders. Is taken to
indicate that the president Is making a
thorough Inquiry Into the attitude of the
labor element in the present campaign.
Sheriff Not In- Contempt.
SCRANTON. Pa, Oct. 3.-Judge Arch
bold, In the United States court this afer
noon, decided that Sheriff Charles Lane of
Westchester county. New York, was not
In contempt in not having delivered Harry
K. Thaw Into th keeping of a United
State marshal to b taken to Pittsburg to
Diwir In bankruptcy tr.wva.
Which Party Keeps It Full t
PRESIDENT URGES EXPERTS ON
Tells Members of Tuberculosis Con
are Their Work I of Vital
Import.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. "I feel that no
gathering could take place fraught with
greater hope for the welfare of tho people
at large than this assemblage."
This was President Roosevelt' parting
greeting to the delegates to the sixth Trien
nial International Congress on Tuberculosis,
which flnaly adjourned today to meet In
Rome, Italy, In 1911. The president had not
been expected to attend the congress and
his appearance was greeted with tremend
ous applause. The president thanked the
delegates on behalf of tho nation for what
they had done and were doing, to stamp
out the great white plague.
"You have come here," said the presi
dent, "to combat what, on the whole. Is the
most terrible scourge of al throughout the
world. The chance to control that , disease
lies In the work of Just such men as thos
who arc. assembled here." '
The president ' declared that medical
scientists have shown Just as much heroism
In the fight against tuberculosis as ever
wu shown by a soldier on the fleM of
balU. Ha declared that In no other mani
festation of human activity have the re
sults been quite so far-reaching as In the
ability to grapple with, disease.
Just before the congress closed, a resolu
tion was adopted which places the 'congress
on record in favor of recognising the pos
sibility of infection of human beings by
bovine tuberculosis.
The formal announcement was made to
day that tho next tuberculosis congress
will be held In Rome In 1911.
IRRIGATORS READY TO STOP
Critics of Foreot Policy Are Satisfied
with Modification of Original
Demands, y
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.. Oct. 3,-The six
teenth National Irrigation congress tll
complete its work this afteinoun. Aside
from ti-e choos ng of the next mating placj
the day's program contained little of gen
eral Interest, being dovoted thlelly to the
closing pajere and addresses.
The meeting has been successful toth In
attendance and Interest shown In the ie.;la
matlon wcrk and the addrtsses of foreign
delegates has afforded the Cel-'gatfs from
the western btt;s a broad view of the
progreta uf irrigation in other nations.'
That an' International lirlgatlon congress
alll be held at some one of the South
American capitals In 19 0 Is now fairly as
sured, although the matter will r.ot be de
termined until the cingress meets In 1309.
Excurs'tns went from Albequerqje today
to the government reclamation works at
Robwell, Cailsbad and Engle, N. M., and
to the R.iosevelt dam In Arizona.
The Industrial exposition will continue
until October 10.
Between S15.OU0 and (20,000 in trophies and
prises will be awarded at the close of the
exposition. - (
MERRY DEL . VAL TO REMAIN
Report Papal Secretary I About to
Resign is Said to Be
Frk.
ST. PAl'L. Minn., Oct. 3 Asked today
what credence Ms to be given to the tory
taken from '' the Italian paper, "The
Avantl," and now widely circulated through
the presa of America, to the effect that
Cardinal Merry Del Val la oon to resign
from the paral secretaryship of state,
forced to that tep In large measure by
representations coming to the pope from
Kngland and American prelates, among
whom he himself Is numbered by name,
Archbishop Ireland aald today:.
"The story Is a fabric, taken out of the
whole cloth. The Avantl Is the chief repre
sentative of the 'yellow press' of Italy;. It
la an avowed enemy of the Vatican; In
vented stories, deliberate falsehooda, are
Its stock In trade, when facts, or even ap
pearances of facts, sre wanting."
BRYAN AND WORLD-HERALD
Wu the Peerless Responsible for
Selling; Its Columns to Repub
licans or tho A. P. A.
CHICAGO. Oct. 8 Asked by the Associ
ated Press for a statement in reply to Mr.
Bryan, Mr. Rosewater said: "It Is possible
that one of my editorial writers muy have
made a 'break' as charged. The matter
did not come to my personal notice until I
reached Chicago today. Mr. Bryan ha no
more right to charge me with personal re
sponsibility for everything that appears In
my paper than I would have to charge him
with being responsible, aa editor of the
World-Herald, for the sale In 1V4 to the
republicans of two columns of editorial
space at 175 per day, or for flaunting the
American Protective association emblem
under his nam as editor when the World
Herald chsmplonad th Amerlcaa Protec
tive association cause.
LOOKS GOOD TO ANDREWS
Auditor of Treasury Arrives from Trip
Through the East.
SENTIMENT NOW CRYSTALIZING
New Enalnnd Sure for Taft and Can
didate Making Headway Wher
ever He Appears and
Meets the People.
LINCOLN, Oct. S.-(Speclal.)-W. E. An
drews of the Treasury department at
Washington came to Lincoln this morning
and will be at the disposal of the state
committee for som weeks.
"The campaign has not yet progressed
sufficiently to say Just how the various
states will vote, but the work Is progress- j
Ing rapidly. Within the next ten days. I
believe the sentiment will have developed,
enough In New York to remove all doubt
of republican success In that state. I have
traveled for Som weeks In Nw England,
and I have come to the conclusion that
there 1 no doubt of th election of Mr,
Taft. I understand h was well rclveil 1
In Nebraska. Whers people ran ee him
and hear blm there Is no question about
tho impression 'he will make."
-Third Attempt to Wreck Train.
The third attempt to wreck the Missouri
Pacific evening train from the south and
east, last night, which failed only because
the train was late, led to- the arrest this
morning of Vernon Shipman, it years old,
of Bethany, and the young man haa con
fessed to having placed the obstructions
on the track. He denies though that lie
had any Intention of wrecking the train
and says that he merely wanted to see If
the train would break the heavy steel
"fishplates" that he piled up In a frog of
one of the switches on the main track.
Tre.lns Set Fires.
John McConnell has written to the Rail
way commission from Somerset that the
Burlingto engines have caused numerous
fires in that territory and unless relief is
had a vigilance committee will be organ
ized and there will be something doing.
Four or five fires a day, Mr. McConnell
says', is nothing unusual. He Intended to
go to North, Platte to hear Mr. Taft speak,
McConnell wrote, but aa It was a windy
day he vv'as afraid to leave home less he
be burned out before he returned. Thou
sands of acres of grass hsve been burned,
ho wrote, and cattle are without feed.
Promises made by the Burlington, he wrote,
have been violated as frequently as made.
That road killed a hog he owned, he said,
and promised to pay last August, but he
has yet to receive the money. Homestead
ers, he wrote, have lost all their hay be
cause of these fires.
The commission has received no other
complaints from Somerset, but will at once
Investigate the statements made by Mc
Connell. '
Jones OAT the Ticket.
W. B. Jones, populist nominee for eon
gres In the Fourth district, residing in
Polk county, IS the laat populist to violate
his sacred oath and decline the nomina
tion. Mr. Jones, in order to get his name
on the populist ticket swore that he would
abide by the result , of the primary. In
good faith the populists nominated him,
and now he' has withdrawn and defrauds
the populists out of a nominee for con
gress. ARMY OFFICERS TRANSFERRED
Men Who
Halna
Would Have Testified
Case Out of Court's
Jurisdiction
NEW YORK. fkt. 3 It became known
here, today that three army officers, said
to be Important witnesses In the Halns
murder case and friends of Captain Peter
Halns, jr., who Is awaiting In llrtmenl oa
the charge of snooting W. E. Annls, havo
been transferred from Fort Hamilton by
order of th War department to pais
tu side the Jurisdiction of the New Yoik
courts. Consequently they will not be
uvatlabe to testify before the grand Jury
a.t :ts aosslon Monday. These officers are:
Lieutenant Farnswoith, tiansf, r.d to Fort
Stevens, Ore., and Captain 1'aU-n and
Lieutenant Andrus to the artillery hcjioo.
at Fortress Monroe.
District Attorn-y Durr.n, who withdrew
the Halns na.ti r from the cjnsl ierallon
of th spe?!ul siand Jury yesurduy le
cuuso of th-) ul scnco of "lmj.or.unt wlt
nessts," said ttxlay:
"I shall appal to Washington at omv
to huvj 11 e men returned to t..o Jurisdic
tion of the Queens ojnty grund Jury.
ThuLS men are fam liar with tl.e dome'. ic
relations of th Iluins fan 1 y. '
Colonel Ludlow, th enmtnuud'iig offl-cr
t Fort Hamilton, said today that as far
as he knew the transfer of the officers
originated at Washington. He denied that
they could hav had anything to do alth
th Annls case.
Den is Packed by Eight Thousand to
See the Spectacle.
KINO'S HIGHWAY HIT HIGH MARK
City of Epicurean Teems with
Pleasure Seeker Who Quit
Their Fas at Last Stroke
ot Twelve.
Frlno Charming, Phillip Bradford
Oha.
Cinderella, Zsthsr WUbalm.
The most successful snd remarkable festi
val Ak-Sar-Ben ever Rave to the subjects
of Quivers was characterized on It closing
day by as unique a feature as the hoard of
governors, In the fourteen years of of Its
excellent service, has conceived the Cin
derella ball. An Innovation, this function
was a distinct triumph and proved th wis
dow of the board In undertaking it. With
out It the fourteenth festival would still
have been the greatest, Because It had more
to offer and more people to avail them
selves of what was offered, but the chil
dren's ball was a splendid climax. It haa
been conceded on all hands, wtthout any at
tempt or desire at exaggeration, that all
the old features were better this year than
before snd were mora appreciated, ami
that, too, the new attractions, every one,
proved successful. The attendance was by
all odds greater than ever.
Surpassing In gorgeousness any children's
affair ever seen before In Omaha, the Cin
derella ball Saturday afternoon was a fit
ting climax to the festivities attending the.
Fourteenth carnival of Ak-Sar-Ben and m '
deserved recognition of the part tho tola
play in the affair of the kingdom of
Qulvera. i
Old Den la Swamped.
Parents and friends of the little folks,
together with thousands of others, fairly
swamped the doorkeepers and ushers at
the Den yesterday afternoon, and before
the ball began the doors had to be closed
and hundreds turned away because there
was not more room. It Is estimated there
wero 3,000 spectator In the Den The
crowds overrun the boxes and galleries,
thronged the bandstand and then broke
Into th passage ways to th dancing floor,
leaving barely enough space for the little
one who participated to enter the canvass
carpeted arena. From every point of view .
the ball was a grand success and reflected
great credit on those who had It In charge.
So many people who went to th Den war
unable to see it that some pf those in
charge advocated repeating it som night
soon.
i'he decorations of tho Den for th coro
nation ball lutd -been left intact, but they
were only a meager portion of the spec
tacle the Immense crowd was permitted to
witness. With the arena filled with danc
ing maidens in filmy gowns of dainty tints,
flower lrls bearing garlands and wreaths,
boys in quu,1nt and comical costumes, th
decorations,' which were a feature of tho
night ball, were so far outclassed they had
little effect In the general txwctacle.
As the Utile ones marched and counter
marched or danced from one end of the hall
to the other, lond mammas and proud papaa
held their breaths In ecstucy.
Succtucle Bused on Story.
The spectacular part of the ball was
ba.-cd on tl.e beautilul btbry of Prince
Ciuiimin- und Clndciella and th glaa
tllppcr. All tl.e aces.jorlc of the fairy
story wt-re there and in costume true to
the imaginative description in th story
book. Tu nucius.vu picture of childish
beaijty and brace held the wrapt attention
of the auu.t spec-taiura even a the fairy
stories hold the minds of the children who
lead the.n.
Owing to the enormous crowj the ball
was a little lale in starting. As tho
band struck up the coronation march tin
court dancers In cuiumns cf Uo marched
in from the sldo ciurancud unl deployed;
in various simp'e uni complicated forma
tions about the arena. Dressed to repre
sent ulmost every kind of la.ry, goblin,
nation, real or romantic, that the childish,
mind could conjure taey piesjrte a pic
ture of surpassing beauty. After then
came the tailand dancers, in dresses of
while, trimmed in red flowers and bear
Ing garlands of rich red roses. After
they had inarched around th hall the,
grouped in the center, forming a beauti
ful speotacle, moving away finally to lh
dais before which the court dancers had
grouped themselves.
Slsrnal tho Kins;.
The band sounded th bugl blast and
the prince' guard, (til young boys dressed
in Zouave costumes, marched In, signal,
ing the entrance of the king. All eyea
were on the pr.ince a he entered with
liis gorgeous robe. A cheer rose as th
spec tators recognized Phillip Chaae as tho
beautiful young i rlme. Ho was followed,
by the courtiers und the bishop In purplo
robe. The prim e's party moved directly
to the dais and usevmic-d the steps, the
prince, taking hlu ut on th throne.
Then, to the strains of the second corona
Hon n.aic'i, "ie How. r girls lead th pro
cession, wav rig t.-.eli- garland as ther
mri h. Tlic-y were led by little Grace
O'Brien, who danced along In front of
them with th.' ulr'tieia of a real fairy.
Then th maids of honor to Cinderella
entered, charming in thftr dainty gowns
of whirs tnd blue capes hanging almost
to the fln,r.
After they had pasted the bugler at
speed to the middle of tho floor and
sounded tl.e blast. As the echoes dld
awny tho door cf a ca-jopy opened and be
hold, Cinderella's own pumpKln chariot
rolled out into vl w ;atvn by a doaea
elves and fully . ft .Ij.d stately driver
and courtly fcK'tn'un. Tlii chariot stop
at 'the steps uf tho clius and the door
opei.s Mini Cinderella, whom the crowd
lvc.--,-n'.-s au M'ss Kuther Wllhelm,
di' Ui.iit. l .f Mr. one! M.s. C. M. , Wllhelm,
i.ti ;c cut und Ubctnds the dlas on tho
arm of a c u::lei'. Before ascending to th
pil: i Kiie I' waited on by the courtier
wl'li tim tipper. Amid breathless silence
the courtl' r places It on her foot and then
al.e a'cemls tl.e throne end takes her seat
he-side the prince who rroclalms her his
princes. The blaliuu with the solemnity
due his high office and the dignity of th
occasion plates tlu tiara of Jewels on
the ' head of the once despised kitchen
maiden and tho spectators applaud.
Then tli merrymaking begin. From tas
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