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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVIII NO. 102. OMAIIA, THURSDAY MOHNING, OCTOBER 15, 1908. TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. TERMS OF PROGRAM SUMMARY OF THE BEE BAIRD CASE WITH THE JURY The Ready Runner TAFT ENDS OHIO TRIP Thirwlar, Oftobfr IB, IDOtt. Last Land Suit to Be Tried Until Ninth of November. J. H. ED MI ST EN COMES ON THEN Former Populist Leader and State Oil Inspector Will Have to Stand Trial oa Two Indict meati. Outline of Anglo Agreement to Solve Balkan Situation. Candidate Spends Another Day in 1908 1908 2 3 9 10 16 It 23 24 30 31 7.-- 2 Eastern Fart of State. jtz, fa rm M 0 Z 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 2Z 28 29 RECOGNIZES r CONDITIONS HIS IMPRESSION OF TRIP 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 suijana to Bt , rndent and Says Attitude of Labor Toward Party Austria to XtV '-. Micei. is .misrepresented. cnrrzo Amount of Payment to by Conrentio mined TURKEY AND AUSTRIA SLOW Ihpf Two ollont llnvr Not Aareril to Terms of ths Proposals of the other European ruwrn. tY. 1'ETKKaUL'RCJ. Oct. 14. The Bourse G jx. ttu today iuhllMh what purport to bo an outline of the Anglo-Russian agree ment regarding Turkey and the program to be duscuxsed at the forthcoming Interna tional Balkan conference. The digest Is in part aa follows: Turkey to recognise the Independence of Vulgarla and the annexation of Bosnia and JUerxrgovlna by Austria-Hungary; Bul garia to pay Turkey an Indemnity to be de termined upon and to capltallie the annual Runieldln tribute at 5 per cent; a Joint guar antee by the powers of the territorial Integ rity of European Turkey; the conversion of the Black sea Into a Mare Clausum acces sible to the warships of the nations bor dering thereon. Turkey anil Austria glove. CONSTANTINOPLE!, Oct. 14. It la of flclally announced here today that all the powers concerned with the exception of Austria-Hungary have agreed to the prin ciple of the International conference to fettle the Balkan difficulty. SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 14. The German and Austro-Hungnrtan diplomatic agents In Sofia have made oral representations to Foreign Minister Poprlkoff, asking Bulgaria to settle the dispute over the Oriental rall toad In eastern Rumella and Indemnify the tockholders of the railroad company before the question of the recognition of the In dependence of Bulgaria can be discussed. The government Is willing to accede-to this request Insofar as the utilisation of the line is concerned but It .will demur to the paying of parallel claims for property rights Jn this railroad to both Turkey and the tockholders. Diplomatists in Sofia are of tha opinion that the troubles and embarrassments of Bulgaria have only begun. Attltudo of Turkey. BERLIN. Oct. 14. Neither Austria-Hun gary nor Turkey has yet given consent to the i prpoael International conference to j TURXEY TO BE m-.ii, aii. equation in me near road, wnch company haa bought a new east. Austria-Hungary declines ts par-!,trlng of cars Page tlcipata unless It Is agreed that the an- ilayor oilman's, charge that .Bhaller.-eKatief-eowhy Hs-segovtna be Merger, democratic ciidldaV for ' gotr not discussed, but accepted and legalised ernon, tas always been willing to sell by the powers. Turkey desires a free hand ! out j,.. Bryan and that Shallenberger In Macedonia, aa well aa caah compensa-1 18 the tool of the railroads are coming lion iron. Bulgaria jor tne oriental ran- i road In eastern Rumella and some other outstanding claims. All the powers are In favor of a" fixed program, and a majority of them are Inclined to omit from the discussions the question of the passage of the Dardanelles and the Cretan proclama tion for union with Greece. Mob Attacks Auatrlau Foatofflee. JAFFA, Palestine, Oct. 14. A mob today attacked the Austrian postofflco here and destroyed a number of mail carts and let- : ter boxes. The disorder grew out of the ! efforts of political agttatora, who dwelt 1 on the recent action of Austria-Hungary In annexing tha provinces of Bosnia and Ileriegovlna. The trouble began on the arrival today of the Austrian mall steamer. The lighter men of the port refused to have anything to do with It and It was Impossible to land Jta cargo. Th malls and passengers eventually were disembarked, however, after which the people moved on the postofflce and vented their anger on the property of th Austrian government. Crown for Dak of the Abruaal. LONDON, Oct. 14 Tho Rome correspond ent of the Globe quotes one of the leaders In the Albanian agitation fur Independence as saying that If Albania succeeded In he. coming Independent. It would be proposed to offer the crown cf the new kingdom to the duke of the Abrustt. SMYRNA, Asiatic Turkey. Oct. 14.-Slx British warships from Malta arrived this morning off the Island of Rhodes. Rhodes Is a Turkish inland In the Medi terranean off the southwest coast of Asia Minor. The fleet which has arrived there la under the command . of Vice Admiral Prince Louis of Ritttenburg. It left Malta October I. and consists of the battleships Prince of Wales and Glory, the cruisers Diana and Suffolk, a net the destroyers Angler and Banshee. They were sent front Malta by the British government to watch event. It la believed that their presence will have a trenqulllxlng effect on the sltuatlou in the Levant. Turkey welcomes the appearance of the fleet. SUFFRAGETTESARE STUBBORN Flared ra Trial for Tuesday's Disor ders, Titer Chooae Jail to Ball. LONDON.Ovt. 14.-A great crowd sur rounded the Bow street police court this morning when the women suffragists and the men without work who were arrested yesterday during the disorders In front of the house of Parliament were arraigned. In the throng were many women wearing badges with .the words, "Votes for women." The three leaders of the militant auffrag ists, Mrs. Drummond. Mrs. Pankhurst, and Miss Criatabel Pankhurst. demsnded a trial by Jury. Their cases were postponed until October 21. Police Superintendent Wells testified that traffic had been disorganised for four hours and that eight policemen had been in jured by the demonetralore. Miss Pankhurst acted aa attorney for Mrs. Drummond and Mrs Pankhurst and l.er cross-examination of Superintendent Wells furnished much amusement for the spectators. Most of the other prisoners were expected to give bond, for their good behavior with the alternative of Imprison Biea for from one to twelve months, as on previous occasions the women elected to go to JalL When one of them was offered kor freedom on her personal recognisance she said to the presiding maglatrate' "Ton won't get any of my money, j cl to prison. Down with Aaquith," Aaother decluared she had sot obstructed oUca. far from It, it ,wae Jha poUo ha had obstntotod he ' Til WE1TIES. FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND VICINITY Fair Thursday. FOR NEBRASKA AND IOWA Fair Tburilav. - - . .m n-ha yesterday: Hour. Deg. ... 58 ... 67 ... 67 ... W ... K3 ... 6t ... 71 ... 77 ... (W ... 81 ... (si ... S5 5 a. m li a. m 7 a. m 8 a. m 9 a. m hi a. m 11 a. in 12 m 1 p. m 3 p. in 3 p. rn 4 p. rn s p. m. 84 8 p. m 8- 7 p. m. Hp. ra, 9 p. m. POLITICAL. Judge Taft completes hla third day's trip In Ohio and leaves for the south. HI car was derailed on a spur leading Into Cadiz. O. Fare 1 W. J. Bryan continued his tour of Ne braska, making speechea along the main line of the Union Pacific road. 'age DOMESTIC. The eastern railroads have Issued an order placing the new bills of lading in effect November 1. Page 1 A bomb thrown In the taxlcab strike In New Tork City created a sensation for a ahort time. Page 1 Fire for a time threatened the town of Dallas, 8. D., but the flames were ex tinguished before a great amount of damage was done. Page 1 Chicago police aa Mrs. Pratt la the woman In the Tucker case and this Is admitted by Mr. Tucker'a aister. Page a POKEIOW. Austria and Turkey find It difficult to agree upon terms for the conference of powers. Page 1 An imperial rescript from the emperor of Japan, advocates peace between the natlona of the east and west. Fags 1 A fire In a Prussian coal mine came nearly being another mine horror. Page 1 Only two of the balloons that started in the race at Berlin are now missing, the Spanish craft having been picked up near Heligoland. Fags a XiOCAXi. Baird case goes to the Jury' and J. II. EdmiBton, farmer populist, is next to be tried for alleged land frauds. Page X Freight traffic has Increased to audi I u att.nl that tha Mia. ,.a- iimltia id eliminated on the Illinois Central rail- back hard on the dataotratio candidates chancea for election. Page S Committee of National Wool Orowers' association decides to maintain associa tion warehouse for storage of wool In Omaha and If the Chicago business men care to build a warehouse will alao recognise the Institution. Page S Members of the republican county com mittee go over the situation thoroughly and declare the republican outlook is brltrhter than usual, with exceptionally bright,' prospects for A. V. Jefferls fur congress. Page 8 Paul Clark of Lincoln heads Nebraska Unitarians for the coming year, the ses sions in Omaha coining to a close with an address by Rev. Edward Day of Wichita. ' Page 3 Mrs. F. II. Cole, who has reconsidered her decision not to run for president of the Nebraska Federation of Woman's Cluba, will probably be elected head of the atate organization. Page 3 SFOBT. The Chicago National base ball team won the world's championship by defeat ing Detroit yesterday at Detroit, 1 to 0. Page 1 COMMERCIAL AJTD EeTDUBTKIAL. Live stock markets. Pag 7 Grain markets. Page T Stocks and bonds. Page 7 KOTEHCITI OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. Port. Arrived. galltd. NEW VORK NKW YORK.... Ul.AHdOW I'OPKNHAnEN. QKKNSTOtVN.. MARSEILLES.. ANTWERP BOSTON K. W. iter Grow , Kreld. d.r Drow, . Kurn.tia , . 1'nlted glatea. ... , Ivernla . Madonua . Vtdcrland .Philadelphia!!.... .Tlrtlntan. MQRSE TRIAL IS UNDER WAY Promoter of Amerleaa lee Cons pan j Fares Jury on Conspir acy CbarsT. NEW TORK. Oct. 14. -Charles W. Morse, organiser and promoter of the American Ice company and the Consolidated Steam- ship company, and who until tho panic of l-iu? controlled several banks In this Jury In the criminal branch of the United States circuit court today. With Alferd H. Curtis, former president of the National Bank of North America, Morse was indicted by the federal grarut Jury last March. The Indictments fol lowed an Investigation Into the conduct of the National Bank of North America, after that Institution had been forced to close Its doors st the time of the panic. Viola tion of the national bank laws and con spiracy are alleged in the Indictments. Should the trial result In conviction, and the Judgment subsequently be affirmed by the higher courts, there would be no al ternative from a Jail sentence, the penalty ftr violation of the national banking law being from five to ten years' Imprison ment. HUNDRED MEN MAKE ESCAPE Firs In Prussian Coal Mine Causes Rush lor kkaft, with Great Daaaer. KOEN'IGSHUETTE. Oct. it Fire broke out this ni'-rnli.g In one of the galleries of the Koen!gbrube coal mine. One hundred men at the lime were In one of the deep galleries, and It was thought for a while that they would be lost. They managed, however, to make their escape through an adjoining ehaft. Twenty-three men in an other gallery were brought out unconscious from suffocation. Twenty of the were revived, but three succumbed. The news of the danger apread through the district and there was much esdttiuent,. uatU the truth became hnowa. l 1 The case of the United States against Frederick S. Balrd, on trial for the last ten days In the United Statea district court before Judge W. H. Munger, was given to the Jury at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. The auit waa brought on the Indictment charging Balrd, Patrick J. King and L. E. King and others with conspiring to defraud the United States by means of false and fictitious entries out of large tracts of land In Dawes county. In what is known as the "Chicago Ranch" conspiracy.. The casea against Patrick J. Kltng and Lawrence E. King are yet to be tried. The case Is notable from the fact that former Senator William Mason of Illinois la the principal attorney In the case. Judge W. H. Munger occupied about one hour In delivering his charge to the Jury. No More Land Cases. No more land trials will be held In the federal courta of this district until Novem ber 9, when the case against J. H. Edmlsten will be called. There are two Indictments against Edmlsten, one for perjury and sub ornation of perjury and one of conspir acy to defraud In the matter of certain land transaction. Edmlsten waa formerly chairman of the Nebraska state populist committee and was also atate oil Inspector under the populist administration several years ago. The case was set for trial a year ago, but service could not be had upon Mr. Edmlsten, he at that time being out of the state. The case against Patrick J. King, who were Jointly Indicted with F. S. Balrd in the case nearlng itj end, may not be tried at this term at all. Lawrence E. King la at present fl Nevada, and It Is the Intention of the government to try the two cases Jointly. Lawrence E. King ts fighting re moval to the Nebraska Jurisdiction and the hearing on motion for removal will be heard at Carson, Nevada, Saturday before the United Statea district Judge for the Nevada district. In- Judge T. C. Munger's court the argu menta In the case of Oustav Hedert against the Union Pacific for 150,000 damages were concluded Wednesday morning and the case given to the Jury at noon. A Jury was at once empaneled to try the case of Douglas Cones, trustee In bank ruptcy, against the Knapp Spencer com pany. The suit la to recover from the de fendanta the sum of 1.400 previously paid to the defendants by the bankrupt as pre ferred creditors and to have thla sum re vert to the general assets of the bankrupt for prororl lot-ate distribution among the other creditors. MRS. PLATTJWOMAN IN CASE Police Mr Former , Oraad . Islsuad " ; ' Womai.l.)ne 1'TackSr Controversy. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14. No attempt to renew his Journey to Hot Springs, Ark., was made today by Colonel William F. Tucker, assistant paymaster general, of the United States army, whose arrest on charges of wife abandonment was reported from De catur, 111., yesterday. Reports that Colonel Tucker's physical condition had taken a grave turn for the worse were discounted at his apartments In the South hotel, but Dr. Louis H. Behrens, the house physician, stated that an attempt to move him might result fatally. Efforte to obtain-a state ment from the colonel regarding the chargea of hla wife and motner-in-iaw, Mrs. John A. Logan, proved unavlllng. Visitors were excluded from the suite and no one answered the telephone calls, while the mysterious stranger who acted as the officer's moufliplece last night was not In evtdencs. According to William Blaul, sergeant of police In Chicago, one of the women in the Tucker party Is Mrs. Myrtle Piatt Blaul asserts that In Mount Clemens, Mich., she waa known as Colonel Tucker's niece. The acquaintance between her and the army officer la said to have begun 1n the Philippines, where she was a school teacher. Sergeant Blaul returned to Chicago today bearing a physician's certificate that Colonel Tucker Is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver end heart disease and that removal now might have a fatal result. When he wa operated on at Mt. Clemens a few weeks ago for a kidney dlae&aa Colonel Tucker refused to take anaesthetics and Insisted on watching the surgeons as they performed the delicate and dangerous Incisions. "I don't know whether I'm going1 to live through this," he remarked, "but I want to see how you fellows do It." The present condition of Colonel Tucker precludes the possibility of his Immediate removal to the army hospital at Hot Springs. Ark. Despite the precautions to guard Colonel Tucker and his party from publicity It was learned from his sister, Mrs. Jennie T. Johnson of Oak Park, III., that the second woman of the party Is Mrs. Piatt. "Mrs. Piatt la here as my guest," said Mrs. Johnson, when questioned In the corri dor of the hotel. She added: "We have no further statement to make." GOAT AND CATTLE MEN MEET Sessions Held at Kansas City Connection with Horse how. la KANSAS CITT, Oct. 14. The American Angora Goat Breeders' association held Its annual meeting here today In connection with the American Royal Horse and Cattle show and re-elected Its old officers. In eluding N. A. Qwln of Lawrence, Kan., president. A discussion brought out the fact that the quality of American mohair la txcomlrg better. The American Hereford Cattle Breeders' association met tonight and discussed sub jects of Interest to that particular cluea of breeders. The regular annual meeting of thla association will be held In Chlcaso In December, when a new set of officers will be elected. Numerous members of the American Gallowsy Breeders' association held a meeting today and organised a western branch of this organisation, electing J. Gilbert of GUI, Kan., president and O. E. Clark of Topeka secretary-treasurer. These western members do not Intend to bresk am ay from the parent organisation and the auxiliary Is formed with a view only of perfecting closer the relations between the Galloway breeders west of the Mis sissippi river. The annual convention of the Galloway association will be held In Chicago neat December. 1 rT"...- Copyright, 1908, by the Malt and Express company. STOCli RATE CASE ARGUED Federal Circuit Court Heart Pleai of Western Roads. ATTORNEYS TO FILE BRIEFS Interstate Commerce . Cemmlulta Will Postpone Enforcement of Rata from Today Until October SO. ST. IOUIS, Oct. 14. Arguments were completed In the United Status circuit court hoie In the caso of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway and fifty-five other roads to restrain the Interstate Com merce commission from, putting Into effert an" order-" reducing SmirraI ' ttanfKr charges rm live stock at Chicago. Attorneys for both sides were Instructed to file within four days condensed briefs and announcement was made that tha Interstate Commerce commission would de lay the enforcement of the rate reduction) order until October 30. It was to have become effective tomorrow. By October 30 it la believed the court will be ready to announce Its decision. DALLAS THREATENED BY FIRE Flames Come from Trlpp County and Visitors Flirht Acalnst De struction. DALLAS. 8. D.. Oct. 14.-A prairie fire which started about 11:30 today threatens Dallaa. Every resident and visitor turned out to fight fire with wet blankets. Plows were put Into service digging ditches. At 1:30 several small residences caught fire. It is thought, from the back fire which was started to hold the fire. The fire came In from Trlpp county, and covered a line along the west side of the town. A panto reigned In the town. Many left as soon ss possible, some of them going on foot carrying their hand baggage. The largest crowd of the registration was In town. Trains had come In all night and today loaded with people. The wind was terrific. The wind started from the north west, changing to the southwest. This noon trains were held at the station having in structions to carry as many people out aa possible. The fire protection of the town confined to two small chemical wagona manned by the citlsena. The water supply would have been fairly good, but the pres sure was Insufficient to fores the water through the hose. Three small dwellings were bflrned within twenty-five yards of the government build ing where nearly 100,000 registration papers were held awaiting the drawing next Sat urday. The fire, which had come in directly from the west, burned out and waa con trolled by 2 p. m. The fire then turned toward the town from the southwest. It is thought that the fire Is under control, but Is still dangerous. Thousands of people are fighting to prevent the spread of the flames from the burning buildings. The fire Is entirely out and waa not aerlous at all is the report which came to local Northwestern offices and was given out last night by George F. West, geueral agent of the passengor department. There Is no danger whatever now and the town of Dallas was not seriously affected. TWO BALLOONS YET MISSING Spanish Craft Falls Into Sea North of Heligoland, Aeronaut Be ta Rescued. CUXHAVEN. Oct. 14-The Spanish bal loon Castllla, one of the three missing con testants In ths International cup rare that started from Berlin Sunday, dropped Into the ocean six miles north of Heligoland this morning. A fishing boat went to the rescue. Montogo. the pilot, and hla assis tant, Robero, were picked up and brought here. BERLIN, Oct. 14. No news yet has been received here of two missing contestants in the balloon race for the International cup that waa started from Berlin Sunday. These airships are Busley, German, and ths Helvetia, Swiss. It Is now seventy-two hours since they sailed away. Two of ths! conipetlttors In - Monday's endurance race also hare not been re ported. It ts hoped that these airships escaped the changeable lower currents and succeeded at higher altitudes In reaching Russia. A report received here from Wangerloog Island, In the North sea, says a balloon paaaed over there yesterday. Fourteen German torpedo boats ars searching tho North sea for ths missing balloons v--r MESSAGE FROM FAR NORTH Dr. Frederick Cook, Arctic Kxplorer, Sends Word as He Starts on Lust Staae. NEW YORK. Oct. 14. The first message from Dr. Frederick E. Cook, the Arctlo ex plorer, since he started for the pole from a point north of Etsh on February 26, last, has been received In this city. It was brought here by Rudolph Franks, who accompanied Dr. Cook on the early stags of his Journey and who reoelved It from the explorer by messengers whom he sent back to the winter base after hs waa well on his way to the farthest north. The message was written on March 17, last, about three weeks after Dr. Cook had started on the last stage of his Jour ney. H was dated "Polar sea, north of Csps Hubbard," and said that up to that irnt everyUitnff. had gone -veTy wtll, a! though the weather Was extremely cold' "I am making a straight course for tho pole," Dr. Cook wrote. "The boys are doing well and I have plenty of dogs. I hope to succeed. At sny rate I shall make a desperate effort. While I expect to get back by the end of May, still I wish you to be ready to go to Acponie, the is land off North Star, where the whalers' steamers come, by June 6, and If I am not back to go home with the whalers I think, however, we will be back." Dr. Cook did not reach the base before Franke started for home and no word has yet been received from him. Members of the P iry club and the explorers have been considering for some time the advis ability of sending an expedition in search of Dr. Cook. He was the only white man in his expedition. He had a large com pany of Esquimaux and plenty of dogs. BR0THERH00DOF ST. ANDREW Silver JaMlee of Episcopal Order Be gins Session at Mil waukee. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 14.-'The spresd of Christ's kingdom among men, especially young men," Is the subject of the Brother hood of St. Andrew, and organisation of laymen of the Episcopal church throughout tha world and which opened Its sliver Jubi lee convention In Milwaukee today and will continue the balance of the week. Today's program was devoted mostly to the Junior members of the order after the meeting of the national council. The only Important business to be trans acted by the convention will be the accept ance of Its articles of Incorporation, the brotherhood being Incorporated by an act of congress In the last session. All meetings will be of a devotional character. . The fea ture of the convention and that which all preliminaries lead Is the corporate com munion to be held on Sunday morning, in which over 1,000 members will participate. The delegates In attendance number about 1.500. J. L. Houghtellng of Chicago la the founder of the order; R. H. Gardiner of Gardiner, Me., la the president and H. Carleton of Boston la the general aecretary. Many church dignitaries will tske part at the various services to be held at churches and theaters throughout the week. In cluded among the prominent church men who will make addresses sre: Right Rev. J. M. McCormlck, bishop cosdjutor of western Michigan; Rev. Edward Osborn. bishop of Springfield. III.; Right Rev. W. W. Webb, bishop of Milwaukee; Right Rer. C. C. Grafton, bishop of Fon Du Lac; Right Rev. Charles E. Woodcock, bishop of Ken tucky, end Right Rev. Charles P. Ander son, bishop of Chicago. TRAIN HITS BLAZING BRIDGE Missouri Paclfie Passenger Reported ' to Have Bern Wrecked at shannon, Kan. LINCOLN. Oct. 14. According to a re port received from Shannon, Kan., today, passenger train No. 103, on the Missouri Pacific, ran Into a burning bridge, one and a half miles east of Shannon. Three coaches were derailed and were burned. Conductor Hall was badly Injured. He lives In Kansas City. J. D. Clay of Mellen, Tenn., was seriously Injured. The train rounded a sharp curve and ran Into the biasing bridge. The mall was saved. KANSAS CITT, Oct. 14-Ths derailed train left Bt. Louis at 11:10 o'clock last night for Kansas City, St. Joseph and Omaha. The accident Is said to have oc curred Just after the train rounded a sharp curve. According to the first reports re ceived at tho general offices of the Mis souri Pacific hers, no lives were lost and lbs mall was saved. ALLEN'S COMMISSION SALE Blunder in Notorial Acknowledgment Under an Expired Commission. REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN FUNDS Seeretarr of the State Board of Equal isation Completes tho Compilation of tho Grand Assess, meat Hall. From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. Oct. 14. Speclal.)-T. 8. Allen, attorney at law and notary public, brother-in-law of Mr. Bryan and political agent of ths democratic presidential candidate, the talk nwho certified to the signature of the treasurer of. -the ' democratic committee., which does not appear on a financial atate ment filed with the county clerk, probably will lose lits commission by his action. Mr. Allen's present commission as a notary ex pires September 28, 1909. The commission runs for six years, so the act complained of was during Mr. Allen's other term as s notary. The statement to which he at tached his seal and which failed to csrry the signature he attested, was filed In 1900, so If a -complaint Is filed against Mr. Allen he can defend himself by calling attention to the fact the act was committed while his former commission was In force and effect. It Is said the action of Mr. Allen In cer tifying that C. 8. Jones swore that the financial statement waa correct, wns dune In his presence, when the name of Mr. Jones Is not attached, Is sufficient cause for re yoking the Allen notary commission. To cause the revocation It Is necessary for someone to protest to the governor, but Inasmuch aa the illegal act was committed some eight years ago. It la probable no complaint will be filed and Mr. Allen will be left free to Impress him seat upon the financial statement of the state committee after the coming election. The fact that C. 8. Jones could not remember whether he was treasurer of the atate committee or of the county committee In 1900 has caused considerable talk In Lin coin today, as much so as the action of Tom Allen In attesting the signature which did not exist. Republican Campaign Funds. The books of the republican state com mittee, which sre open to Inspection by the public, show that HI. 187.31 has been collected since the 1st of June and about 19,000 has been expended. Of the sum collected 3.500 came from the national committee. The largest contributor was Governor Sheldon, who came across for 1250. Grand , Assessment Roll. The grand assessment roll of Nebraska, which Is now being compiled for the records by Chris Schavland, secretary of the Board of Equalization and Assessment, shows that personal property other than railroad property was assessed at $X3,186.740 In 1D07 and in 190S It was assessed at $82,6,S01, a decrease of f,93,049. Railroad and car com. pany property was assessed at 153,292,62 In 19OT end Stt.CS7.162 In 19uS. This Is a decrease of 1227,636 In the assessed valua tlon of personal property. The Increase in the grand assessment roll of the state Is ttit.318.liT). Following Is a comparative statement of the assessed value of the different kinds of property for 1907 and 1908: 1907. 1908. Railroad and car com putes t B3,292.l!V2 $ 63.657.1fi2 Other personal 83.186.744 82.6KS.691 Total personal n,47S,432 1136.250,743 Decrease for 19o8, J11.6&. Real estate $102,933,617 S256,484,6-1 Increase, fttt,550,7C4. Grand assessment roll. (327,413,849 Jt91,735,4M Increase. te4.):K.115. Real esUvte was assessed this year for the first time In four years, which accounts for the large Increase in this class of property. The state board Investigated thoroughly before arriving at the final figures and tlve total valua of the realty la no more than was the total value placed upen lots and landa by the ecu My asesj'rs. The decrease In personal property la due to several csuses. Merchandise stocks have been reduced, while It has not yet lxcn figured whether the decrease in live stock was due to the decrease In the number due to the high price. Standard Code Book Found. MUSKOGEE. Okla.. Oct. 14.-The Stand ard Oil company code book, stolt-n re cently from the satchel of W. A. Ledliettt-r, attorney for the Prairie Gas and Oil com pany, was found In the railroad yards lieie today. The book Is believed to have been stolen by some person who wanted the use of the code book, which la one of only a few In existence, for legal purposes. DIVISION ALONG USUAL LINES Republicans Will Get Large Propor- uon oi n as UsuaL SITUATION IS SATISFACTORY Republican Majority In Buckeye tate Will Be Substantial One Night Meeting at Wheeling. WHEELING. W. Va.. Oct. 14.-Judge Taft om1 C"",,,dp, h,s three-day campaign forth in the following statement which h Issued tonight: J ',aVe nW "penl tl,r 1" the state of Ohio, much of the time In Industrial and labor centers among men who It was re- ' ported were disaffected and opposed to the republican party and Its candidates. Where ever I appeared I was cordially received and only an occasional Interruption Indi cated that misrepresentation of the attitude of the party and the candidates had made only a casual Impression. It Is my opinion that the attitude of labor toward the re publican party has been misrepresented quite aa freely as that of the party and the candidate toward labor, I find no rea son for the belief that labor will divide other than on the lines thst have hereto fore divided It. In my opinion tha normal republican labor vote will be cast as hereto fore. "In the agricultural regions It la quite apparent mat tne rarmers sre opposed to a change that wll ltmperll their preaent pros perity. 'The altuation In Ohio Is entirely satisfac tory and no one has any reasonable doubt that the republican majority would be a substantial one. I certainly have no doubt on the subject myself." Accident Delays Train. Again toaday the Taft special was de layed by accident. In trying to negotiate a spur track from Cadis Junction to Cadis, O., It was found first that the train was too heavy for the grade notwithstanding two engines were used. The train was run back to the Junction and three cars cut off. On the second attempt, while a speed of about ten miles an hour was being made, two wheels of the second engine Jumped the track. Before a stop could be made the train had run two lengths. The wheels which were on the ties cut them In two. On either side of the track the bank sloped down for twenty feet and that the engine did not go over was said to be due to the Mint tNa one was Injured and. llkej yea terday s derailment, buV a halt hou was lofct through the accident. Steubenvllle and Wheeling furnished ths big audiences or the day. altho Jgh st each of the the nine stops there were crowds and enthusiasm. Steubenvllle made much of the candidate. He constituted the chief attraction In a lengthy parade. An open air meeting drew many thousands. Maht Meeting; nt Wheeling. The central market house was cleared at Wheeling, and there tonight the candldata addressed an Immense audience represent ing labor, and to whom he made hla labor speech In full. Mr. Taft was later taken to the old Baltimore & Ohio station which had been temporarily abandoned by the rail road. Here a business men's meeting waa participated in by several thousand. At Cadiz an address waa made In the center of the wool growing district. It was Just dusk when Mr. Taft left his home state and pulled across the Ohio river Into West Virginia. . ' That the candidate enjoyed his work 1s Indicated from the following sentences with which he began his Steubenvllle ad dress, where the crowd was entirely too large to be reached by his voice, which Is In fairly good condition. "It Is Impossible for me to make myself heard. This audience Is a fairly good In dication that republicans are awake, that the 8d of November next will mark tho fact that the electorate of this country know what they are about, and that having had seven years of Theodore Roosevelt and the republican party they don't want a change. "I wish I had lungs sufficient to talk to each one of this audlerce, but I am so Inspired by Its number and ao encouraged by the thought that theaeare real repub lican votess that are going In on the 2d of November that I am willing to lose my voice In an effort to say so. 1 havs got to divide my voice between SteubenvlUa. and Wheeling. I don't know what they are going to do In Wheeling, but It seems to me that you have all southern Ohio here today. (Voices: "We are all for Taft.") All right, den't forget me In November." speech at Cadis. To his Cadis audience, sfter he had teen tied up by the wreck, Mr. Taft began with a strain of humor: "We have been climbing1 the hill of Zlon for sn hour and I am glad to have the assurance of your presiding officer that we have made our calling and election sure. It was a tiresome Journey that Is foT the locomotive but It Is worth all It cost. "I am delighted to meet ycu here; de lighted to look Into the eyes and faces of an audience of such Intelligence and therefore of such republicanism. I am ad vised that a very considerable part of you population Is colored ar.d I want to say that noipart of the population has a deeper symputhy on my part than they. Coming to this country through their ancestry, against their will, there Is Imposed upon? us whose ancestry brought them here tho obligation to see that In every way they h.ive a square deal. This Is their only country; this Is the only flag they love and this the standard for which they have shown themselves wllllr.g and anxious to lay down their lives when tho exigencies if the country required. They ars Ameri can c.tlxens like the rest of us and entitled to the same consideration" Ten or twelve speeclie have been mapped out for, the candidate tomorrow on his way to Louisville, Ky., where he goes for the evening meeting. BRYAN' COTIMKH Hit TRIP .ebrnakan Makes Appeal for Election of Democratic Congressmen. HEBRON. Neb., Oct 11. Ths second day's tour of Nebrsska by Hon. William J,' Bryan was brought to a eloss at thla lnani