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VOL. XL-NO. 104.
OMAHA. TL:i:s1)AV MOKXIXd, OCTOHKU IS, 1910-TWKLVK PAULS.
KIXGLK COPY TWO CLXL.
CYCLONE IN CUBA
IS HEADED SOHTU
Storm in Which Many Lives Arc Lost
Endangers Tampa and Cities
in Vicinity.
GREAT DANGER ON THE ISLAND
More Serious than the Hurricane of
Nineteen Six.
TO LAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
National Observatory Reports that
' Disturbance is Just Beginning.
SOME TOWNS ARE UNDER WATER
!
t onimanlrntlou with the Interior ol
lb Island la tot Off and the
fellaatlon OotalUe Havana
la In Doubt.
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 17.-A wireless mes
sage received heie at 6 o'clock stated tliat
the hurricane sweeping over Key Weet
at the rata of eighty miles an hour. The
barometer there read 2X.S0. The storm
seemed to be moving directly towards
Tampa and Local Forecast Wurtx an
nounced that a hurricane of at least
eighty miles an hour would be experienced
hera or In this Immediate vicinity tonight.
Tampa and the entire Florida peninsula
are threatened with one of the most de
structive storms In a decade. At Kgniunt
Key, at the mouth of Hillsboro bay at 4
o'clock the wind had attained a velocity of
fifty-five miles an hour and was rapidly
Increasing.
HAVANA, Oct. 17, The cyclone that
struck tha Island yesterday Is Increasing.
Its velocity Is appalling. Beyond doobt It
Is mora serious than the hurricane of 1901
which cost many Uvea and damage to the
amount of millions of dollars.
The custom house warehouses are flooded
and the roof of the main building has been
blown away.
The national observatory reports that the
disturbance Is only beginning and will last
probably for twenty-four hours,
Wire communication with the interior is
cut off and tha situation outside the city
Is In doubt.
The town of Batabano Is said to be under
ater to a depth of many feet. Many
lives have been lost there, according to
reports.
A report from Reals, across the harbor,
says that many persons have been killed
there. It Is rumored that great numbers
of sailors and longshoresmen have been
drowned In tha harbtr.
Lives Lost and Dasnnare Done.
It la probable the most fatalities and
the greatest monetary damage has been
done In Ptnar dej Itlo. where the destrue- j
tion of' Thursday and Friday has been
added to greatly since last night. It la be- I
lleved. The sugar cuue crop Is thought to
liava suffered severely.
The gale came today from the southwest
with a violence not experienced before In
a long time. Rain fell In torrents through
out the night, but let up somwhat at
laybreak, though the wind held strong
is ever.
All traffic In this city and in the harbot
was suspended today. Scores of lighters
ind other small craft had been swamped
ar wrecked against the bulkheads. All ves
sels In the port ari double-anchored. The
steamers are under steam. The Ward line
vteamer Saratoga, which was due to sail on
laturday remained storm-bound.
Hrcuril-Brraklr.s Proportions,
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Oct. 17. Advl.es re
vived by the Louisville weather bureau
this morning from gulf observatories In
dicate that the hurricane which has been
blowing In the Gulf of Mexico has either
attained record-breaklngproportlons, or Is
a "twin" hurricane with two centers a
rarity In nieteorloglcal annals. The weather
observers report high tides at Galveston
ind Key West.
At Key West at T o'clock this morning
;he velocity of the wind was forty-five
miles an hour from the east, with wind,
rain and tide Increasing.' The barometer
was at the low mark of 23.3 and still full
ing. The tldo at Galveston was one foot
above normal and the wind rising. The
Ulreotlon of the wind prevailing at Key
West Indicates that the center of the hur
ricane Is southwest of the Florida penin
sula. The weather observers expected the cen
ter of the hurricane to reach the Florida
peninsula tonight. Unusually severe
weather Is looked for along the entire gulf
coast.
M'VANN REACHES CAPITAL
Umahs Traffic tuiniutsalauirr In
Washington to leather Kvldence
(or Hearing- at Cblcaso.
From a Staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. l. C Oct. 17.-(Special
Telegram.) William II. Doherty. postmas
ter at Lemnion, 8. D., today filed an appli
cation at the Postofftce department re
questing authority to open a Postal Sav
ings bank In his office.
The census bureau today announced the
population of Missouri Valley, Harrison
county, Iowa, to be 3. 17, as against t.Oli)
in VMi, a a decrease In ten years of zi
The census of IV) was 2.7U7.
Commissioner of Indian Aftairs Valentine
and A.-lMaut Commissioner F. II. Abbott,
left this afternoon for Mohonk, N. Y.. to
attend tho annual conference there, which
early meets and discusses the uplift of
the Indian and kindred subjects. Assistant
Commission! r Albott upm his return ex
pects t,j Hart home for Aurora. Neb., to
enter lbs cumpalgii and east his ballot.
K. J. MrVenn. traffic commissioner of the
Commercial club, arrived in Washington
today, for the purpose of collecting evi
dence from the Interstate Commerce com
mission to be utej In the hearing before
Ilia coinmlsatou at Chicago. October X.
Karl Palmer of Hetland. Charles L.
Gaukel of Brooking, Clarence A. Sharlete
of Aberdeen and Stanley M. White of
Brookings. S. D.. have been appointed
railway mall clerks.
Rural carriers appointed:
Nebraska Crab Orchard, route t. Harry
A. WsJrod, carrier. Joe Gray, substitute.
South Dakota Andover, route 1, W. M.
Roth, carrier. K. S. Stevens. in, substitute;
Henry, route 1. S. K. Tubl.s, carrier, no
sul-eiltute; Rumuiia, route S. John Shan
non, currier, otto Pagcl. substitute; Tyn
dail, route 2. I-clla Tiirnbull. carrier. It. w.
T .rtibu'l, substitute; Veh'en, route I, Frank
Olson, -ariier, no substitute; Yankton,
route 3, M W. BerlngUm. isrritr, no sub-
atltute.
Omaha Census
Figures to Come
in Short Time
! Director Durand Says Delay is Not
Tin. - Protest Nor to Sugges
. l on of Padding.
z Z Staff Correspondent.)
I V : .-'ON, Oct. 17. --(Special Tele-
gra failure to announce the cen-
" , a not due to any protest of
any '
II - Icement was made by Dl-
roct T, "'I" morning, who also said:
"Wi U- ae over the Omaha figures,
as " use for South Omaha, and
j whel .... 1 tab total Is made we will
announce the result. We expect to an
nounce both cities at the same time.
"There Is no suggestion that the Omaha
census has been padded, and when an
nounced the figures will, I believe, be sat
isfactory to everybody."
"The padding of census returns In the
citU'H mentioned by me In my statement
of Saturday night was not Insignificant,
but In no Instance was It as extensive us
In Tacoina," said lMrector Durand today.
"I do not want the understanding to pre
vail that there has been anything like a
general effort In the west to Inflate the
figures to the extent that has been shown
In Tacoma."
Supreme Court
Sustains Munger
Highest Tribunal Rules in Bartlett
Richards Case and Convicted
Man Must Pay.
Word was received in the city Monday
that the United Stales supreme court had
sustained the ruling of Judge Mungt-r of
the circuit court In the famous Bartlett
Rlchards case and the convicted man will
have no alternative now but to pay his
fine and servo his prison sentence. He
was convicted m the United States district
court of Illegally fencing government land,
but appealed the case.
Judge Mungcr said that he had not yet
received any information on the ruling,
but stated that a mandate would probably
be received from' Washllngton In a few
days ordering the convicted man into cus
tody, and that he would then have thirty
days In which to surrender himself,
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. The supreme
court of the United States today refused
to review the conviction on charges of
land frauds In .Nebraska of liartlett Rich
ards, Will U. Comstock, Charles C. Jame
son and Aqullla Trlplett.
Richards and Comstock were sentenced
to Imprisonment for one year and Jame
son and Trlplett for eight months, besides
being fined.
Attempt Made ta
Dynamite Bridge
Damage is Slight, but the Explosive is
Found Scattered Along the
Railroad Track.
PARIS, Oct. 17. An attempt was made
today to dynamite a railroad bridge span
ning the River Lone at Mlramus, In the
province of Uouches du Rhono, but the
damage was slight. '
Hynumlte had been strewn along the
tracks for some distance.
MORE CITIES IN CENSUS
New Kniland Tovrna Whose Popula
tion la Given Oat All Show nn
Incrensc.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. Population
statistics of the thirteenth census issued
today were:
Portland, Me., Fi8.571, an Increese of S.I.'G.
or IBS per cent ov'er 68.11.) In l'.m.
Brockton. Mass., Oti.KTN, an Increase of
KM", or 42.0 per cent ovt r 10,04 In DOO.
Chlcopee, Mass., 2."i,40l, nn Increase of
6,214. or ."2.5 per cent over l!.li!7 In l:mn.
Fltchburg. Mass., 37,12, an Increase of
0.2!C. or 20 per cent ovir JSI.WI in 1:H
West Hobokcn, N. J., 3T, 103. an Increase
of 12,0!i. or D3.3 per cnt over Sl.or'l in l:00.
Lima. O., 30..VM. an Increase of 8.7S5, or
4M over over 21.723 In 1W0.
ROADS CANCEL ALLOWANCES
lz Western Hallways Serve Notice
of Cancellation of '.levator
(rants.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17. -Six western railwav
gave notice today of cancellation of tt;
IVic elevator allowance for transferrin
grain form Missouri river crosstnps t
boats at Chicago. Ft. Paul Is not Include
!n the list. The allowance was granted
about six months mo.
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carried for h wUle. rioa.-? &vinn no,
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JULIA WARD HOWE DIES
Noted Woman Passes Away Aged
Ninety-One Years.
WAS FAMOUS PHILANTHROPIST
Shared Husband's Activities and Con
tinued l.nbora After Ills Irn t h
Cause of Her Denth Wns
l'neninonln.
MIDDLBTOWN. R. I., Oct. 17.-Julla
Ward Howe Is dead. Rowed under tho
weight of her ninety-one years, the noted
philanthropist and author succumbed
reaceriiiiy torlny . an attack of pneu
monia at her summer home here. The
funeral will be held at the Church of the
Disciples, Unitarian church, at Huston.
Thursday.
Those who knew her said that Mrs.
Howe's unfailing optimism was the source
and support of her manifold activities.
Born In a cultured home In New York City
and educated with care, she showed early
a remarkable avidity for study and super
ior literary tastes.
She was but 22 years of asre when she
came to Boston and met Dr. Samuel Grid-
ley Howe, the great philanthropist, and two
years later they were married. From that
time until Dr. Howe's death In 187ti this
remarkable couple showed a never-tiring
copartnership of activity in ull things mak
ing for the uplift of mankind.
Continued Husband's Work.
After her husband's death Mrs. Howe
continued her work by pen and tongue for
many a wo: thy cause up to the very end.
She had shared her husband s labors for
the Greeks In their struggle for inde
pendence; she had assisted him In his anti
slavery work and fired tho nation with her
"Rattle Hymn of the Republic." She had
Joined heartily In the crusade for woman
suffrage: then in the last year of her life
she pleaded the cause of the little chlkhen
by participating In a public hearing at the
state house and urging that action be
taken to Insure pure milk for Infants.
Mrs. Howe was the author of many other
poems, of which she had published several
volumes, and of many prose works. Her
works Included volumes recounting her
travels with her husband In Greece and
Cuba.
Mrs. Howe leaves four children, Mrs.
Florence Howe Hall, a prominent woman
stiff rano worker; Mrs. Laura K. Richards,
un author; Mrs. Maude Howe Klllott, wife
of John Klllott. the artist and professor;
Marlon Howe, professor of metallurgy at
Columbia university.
Foaa' Nomination l-npera.
BOSTO.V Oct. 17. Comph-te nomination
apeis for K.ugene N. Kos as the progres
ive democratic noihinee for governor
.ere filed with the secretary of state to
lay. Partial papers for former State Sen
ator Thomas F. Cnssldy of North Adams
for lleutei.ant governor were also filed.
Another Tell-Tale Letter
th;
0nJU.t
APPEAL TO BARTLEY FOR MURK TIME
rho's
Body of Ketchel
Goes to Old Home
Hurtz, the Murderer of the Pugilist,
is in Jail and Carefully
Guarded.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo,, Oct. 17.-Convcylng
the body of Stanley Ketchel, champion
middle weight pugilist, who was shot and
killed Saturday by Walter Dlpley, alias
Walter A. Hurtz, back to the pugilist's
old home In Grand Rapids, Mich., K. P.
Dickcrson, on whoso, ranch tho fighter was
shot, and General Fnmett Newton, Jong
a friend of Ketchel'if,-il here this after,
noon. They expect to. reach St. Louis this
evening and pass through-,, Indianapolis,
arriving at Grand Rapids at 2 p. m. to
morrow. A coroner's Jury will hold an In
quest Into the death of Ketchel at 9:30 to
morrow morning.
Dlpley, In the care of Sheriff Cope
Shields, Is being guarded carefully In Jul i
at Marshfield. Rumors of mob violence
have led Sheriff Shields to keep a specia
lookout for his prisoner's safety. Goldl :
Smith, cook at the LMckerson ranch ovei
whom the two men are said to have quar
reled, also Is held In the Marshfield Jail.
No arrangements have yet been made fo;
bringing either Hurtz, or the woman li
trial. -
Meat Packers Are
Hurt by Comment
i
Say that Committee Investigating
High Prices Did Not Act in tho
Best of Faith.
CHICAGO. III.. Oct. 17. The report of
the executive committee of the National
Meat Packers' association, which met In
annual convention here today, intimates
that the select committee of the United
States senate, when it met to investigate
the high cost of living, did not act in the
best faith In examining the packers.
The report says that while there have
been koine repetitions of the usual slurs
and unfounded charges against the packers,
they lacked the venom of previous years,
and the opinion Is expressed tnat a belief
Is growing with the public that the pack
ers, as a class, are doing a legitimate
business.
President Charles Rohe of the associa
tion, In his address, said that the last year
In many respects had been unsatisfactory
to packers, owing to the high price of live
stock. "It Is undoubtedly a fact," he de
clared, "that all packers and meat dealers
have been doing business without profit
during the year."
VVOPLt) PUBLIiHiNU CO.
BLSC.1T M. HITCHCOCK, frttUtnt.
FelJ.'ll, 1093.
ON NoTKS.
a Liar?
NOTHING IIEARDOFWELLMAN
Ships Within Range of Wireless Re
ceive No Messages.
"G00DBY" IS THE LAST REPORT
llnllnon Tossed by Winds KInrtnntlna;
In Direction and Speed, Aided Only
by Motors Carried on
linnrd.
Dl l,I,ETI.V.
SIASCONETT, Oct. i7.-The Marconi
wlri-lcss station here has spoken a number
of steamers and was In communication this
morning with the Finland, bound for ..ew
York, but none of the steamers hag seen
or heard anything of the airship America.
The Finland reports that a heavy storm
occurred early Sunday, but at 9 p. m. the
weather cleared. Since that time the
weather has been clear and the sea smooth.
The day brought no word by wireless or
otherwise of the Wellman airship, Amer
ica, which Is hanging over the Atlantic
ocean somewhere off the coast of New
I.ngland or Nova Scotia,
The last message received was at 12:45
P. m, yesterday, when the faint "good
be" came as the airship passed beyond
Nantucket Island.
Tho steamer, Kronprlnz Wllhelm, 700
nlles seaward and on the regulur steamer
line, reported by wireless, but had no tid
ings of the airship. The steamer. Rar
barosa. m miles out, similarly reported
without news of the airship.
With no word from the air ship, Its lo
cation Is entirely guess work and , subject
to the fluctuation of wind In direction and
velocity ai.d the workings of the motors.
The America if still afloat, has already
established a record for time In the air
fifty-eight hours up to 6 o'clock tonight, as
against the previous Zeppelin record of
thirty-seven hours.
NKW YORK, Oct 17.-Wireless stations
along the coast, heard from at 8:30 a m
today hal nothing to report as to the pro
gress of Walter WeMman s dirigible balloon
America In its attempted flight across the
Atlantic.
Sh,rlly after noon yesterday the America
par Jed out of wireless touch with the
Marconi station at Slasconaett and since
then no word has come from Wellman. who
In the absence of other information its as
sume j to be continuing his northeastward
flight along the Atlantic steamer lane
with the BritiBh Isles as his destination
Following the transatlantic steamer lane
the great dirigible balloon passed through
the night and morning hours about 300 or
m miles from the New England shore
heading for Sablo Island, N. s.
It was expected the wireless station there
would be ablo to communicate with the
America today.
Airmen Fiy from
Paris to Brussels
Legagneux and Hynmalen Try for
inirty-ilve Thousand Dollars that
Has Bten Hung Up.
PARIS. Oct. :7.-i:. Legagneux. the
Iretich aviator, und Henry WyiunalU-n,
tlie Holland airman, who started yesterday
in an attempt to win the pi i.-.es totalling
fiiiiMi f,ir a successful flight from Purls
tj Brussels and n-turn with a passenger
continued on the home trip today.
U yr.iiKilii n, im returned as far as Saint
Uucntin st rJay ascended at C:I0 this
morning, heading for the Frein h capital.
I.er?il&?t!etiir nl.,, . .. ,
niu.-.-ei. got away at o'clock this
n.oinirg. 1 1 ur had 17) miles before him,
while his rival had only nimy to makt .
Wynmalleii urrlvtd at l.-sy, the aviation
field here at 1.1,1 o clock, having com
pleted the round trip In twi nty-even hours,
fifty minutes and twenty-seven seconds
from the time of his UipaMu.e. I
BEVERLY HOUSE IS LOCKED
rr.-t.Me n Tuft Motors to Huston on
Ilia Uu lo r lurk and
W a a h I u h o ii .
ItKVICHI.Y. Oct. 17.-President Tart lad.
goodbye to Beverly today and motored :
Boioi, to iak. h. fin i,i.- ,.w York,
wheie hi- will stop two da s bcl'o e guing
lo N unhing'.oii. The pit : l,l. nt will n-ach
Wushiuglon Thurd.iy morning.
Ten Balloons Are
to Start in Race
Contest in Attempt to Win the Ben
nett Cup Will Open at St.
Louis Today.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17.-InfIatlon of the
balloons entered In the International race
for the James Gordon Bennett cup and
th cash prizes was begun early this morn
ing. The first balloon will go up at 4:30
o'clock and others will follow at five
minute Intervals.
The order of starting balloons, pilots and
aids follows: '
1. ' Condor (France): pilot, Jacques Faure;
aid. ii.rn.-Kt G. Hc.hmolck.
2. Million Populutlon (United Stales);
pilot. Von Phul; aid, Joseph O'Reilly.
3. Aturea (Switzerland!; pilot. Captain
K. Messmer; aid, Leon Girandan.
4. Harburg Hi (Germany; pilot, Leopold
Vogt; aid, W. F. Assmann.
6. Isle de France (France); pilot, Alfred
Le Rlanc: aid, Walter de Munn.
6. - St. 1,ouIb No. 4 (United States); pilot,
Captain li. K. Honeywell; aid, J. W. Tol
land. 7. Helvela (Switzerland); pilot. Colonel
Schaeck; aid, A. Armbruster.
8. Dusseldorf (Germany); pilot, Lieuten
ant Hans Gerlcke; aid, Samuel F. Perkins.
!. America II (United Slates); pilot, Alan
Hawley; uid. Augustus Post.
10. Gernmnla (Germany); pilot. Hugo
von Abercron; aid, August lllanckertz.
The official measurements of the balloons
were made, at 2 o'clock this morning, prior
to the letting In of gns. Kach of the bags
came within the limit of the rules of 78,000
cubic feet. The Germania, which Is to be
piloted by Hugo Von Abercron, la the
most brilliant. It Is covered with a coat
ing of aluminum dust and glistens like
sliver. The surface Is supposed to deflect
t.e sun's rays. The other gas bags are
mude of silk or rubber. '
Shots Arc Fired
and Bricks Thrown
Riot in Chicago When the Police At
tack Some Striking Garment
Workers.
CHICAGO. Oct. 17. Shots were fired,
bricks thrown, twelve persons were In
jured and sixteen arrested in a riot here
today when squads of polico utlucked a
mob of sinking guiment workers. Nearly
every window In the first floor of the Hurt,
Kliuffnrj &. Marx plant on the west side
was broken.
Bricks bctaii to fly at the windows soon
after and a riot call was t,ent In.
The police used their clubs right and
hit and the ten piluoneis taken at this
place were all Injured.
Ijjttr, at the downtown plant, another
crowd was dlsjierned by the police. Hero
again they used their club.s and six arrests
were made. The Injuries In no case were
serious, though generally painful.
The crowd numbered close to 1,000 per
sons, Including many women, who urged
the men and boys on. The trouble beta-i
when striking pickets made their way paot
the thrte policemen on guard at the plunt
and entered the rooms, where about 8W
employes were ut work. They had previ
ously rr fused to Join the strike, but when
he pickets appeared they quit work and
c. r.mi.:uted In the str-et.
THREE HURT ON WAR VESSEL
Kiploalun of S-.lt U alcr i: t u pora t or
on Ho, nl loriieil.i lioat lie.
IruMT ltcponallIe.
SANTA BARBARA. Cal , Oct. 17.-Thrtt
men were ser.uusly injured by the explo
sion of u fall watir evaporator on loaro
the United Slat's torp.-du boat Uestrovcr
Truxton off Santa Barbara Msn rday und
wi re brought here today. They are Frank
I..O Howard, 'il, fir. man, Salt Lake City,
llarr, W. Pulley, 21. machinist. Washing
ton, 1. C , and Thomus Jos -ph Klcrnun, IN,
eUctr cuir., Albany. N. Y.
MILLIONS MORE FOR RESEARCH
lloi-krfrlli-r liKr.uaea Ilia Donation
li the Institute l-ai-lnu- Ills
. f- inc.
NLW Yo ;K. Oct. 17. It was announced
shortly ufrer 1 o'clock toifuy that John i.
Rockefeller would this all, rno. n g,i,. to
the Rockefeller Institute for .M. dui. l R, .
' arch an additional S'l.VM.i-n, brin ring hi;
donations to tills InstHu.iori u) to an as
fcittate of f'.tW.M,
IOWA BEGIXNING
TO REALIZE LOSS
Suddenness of the Death of Senator
Dolliver Has Until Now Eclipsed
Its Consequences.
LAWMAKERS MUST FILL PLACE
Governor Carroll Appoints and Legis
lature Follows.
POLITICIANS DISCUSS SITUATION
Brings Entirely New Question Into
Iowt Campaign.
CANNON NAMES THE COMMITTEE
Speaker of House of Representatives
Mrlorfs Mcnihcra of llnd- to Attend
Fiuiernl nt Fort llnilue ( nr-roll-e
I'roclniuntloua
(From n Staff Correspondent )
PL'S MOINICS, Ja Oct. 17.-(Speclnl )
No political orator of the state was unv
better known t the tank and fUe of tha
voters than was Senator J. P. Dolilver.
His present term had three years more to
i un, and ho w as absolutely certain of re
election, possibly without opiMisltlon. He
had done an Immense amount of cam
paigning, not so much In recent years, but
a great deal in the past, and he deurly
loved to go out to the sniull country school
hous.s and gather about him the mm of
the farms and tulk to them. Hence It wus
that so many felt a personal Interest In
tho man. No matter where ho would hud
he hud an Immense personal following.
Unrly (.allied lienor n.
Although Mr. Dolliver has been In him.
self a good deal of a storm center for a
number of years he held n.
and esteem of all the loading men of
both parties. Years ago he attained great
fume by an address as temporary chair
man of u republican state convention in
which ho excoriated the democratic, putty
In the most striking manner possible. He
poured forth invective and ridicule und
sarcasm, and In It all was a rich humor
that disarmed criticism. For a time his
political opponents writhed under this
lushing, but long ago they forgave him
and accorded to him a high place In the
list of great political orutors. In more re
cent years his oratory has become more
scholarly and ornate.. No low an has ever
been such a popular Chautauqua k-eluier.
Host of Warm Friends.
Hclulim has any public man gathered
about him Mich warm friends. He had six,
terms In congress, during which time he
greatly endeared himself to his district. In
fact It was largely because they followed
Dolliver that his district, the largest In
the state, long ago became overwhelmingly
republican and renjainn today the staunch
est republican district of tha state. Sena-
tor Dolllvers friends fairly worshiped
him. He was personally lovable and kind
and considerate and after his first few
struggles he had an eat,y pathway down
tha political line.
His appointment to the senate by Gov
ernor Shaw In 1S!, was In recognition of
his well earned qualifications for the place.
Ho has recently described It himself In a
magazino article, treating his own career
with candor and modesty. In several mat
ters he attained great prominence In con
gress, as, for instance, Ids work In the
making of the Ding-ley tariff bill, his hand
ling of the railroad rate bill of the Roose
velt administration, and his analysis of
the recent tariff bill. His friends In Iowa
felt, however, that at the nge of 52, with
his commanding position In the United
States senate, his solid hacking or a faith
ful constituency nnd what seemed to be
tho strength for many years of activity,
he wus Just entering upon his great career.
Srnatorahlu Before Senate.
The sudden death will almost precipitate
chaos politically. Nobody had ever thought
ferlously of what to do after Dolliver.
The stato tickets have been considered
without any reference to the senaiorthip.
Tho legislative candidates have been se
lected without a thought of their ever hav
ing to choose a senator. Nothing Is known
as to the views of any of these candldutea
or as to their Inclinations'. The' primary
law had taken It all out of their hands.
But tuddenly It devolves upon a governor
t make a recess Appointment (hat will
last for three months, and soon a legis
lature will be elected that will have the
(lection of a senator to complete the un
expired term.
Taken Out nf Klrctloa.
If Senator Dolliver had died a week
earlier It would huvo been required of the
state that the matter be submitted to the
voters at a primary held conjointly with
the general election, November 8. It Is
now too late to do that.
The situation therefore draws attention
Immediately to the legislature and to the
governor. Probably I lie governor w ill ap
point and he may do so before election
as to wait longer might prove embarrass ng
and Injurious to the ticket. Among those
who are regarded as uvallahle are these:
William P. Hepburn, Clurlnda; If. y
Bjcra. Harlan; A. H. Funk. Splilt Lake
John 1'. Lacy, Oskaloosu; Warren Garst!
Coon Rapids. I-J. II. Hubbard, Sioux City
Walter I. Smith, Council Bluffs; (1.,
N. Ilaugen, No"-thu-ood; N. j.;. Kendall
Albia, and Joe R: line, I lavenisut.
Carroll's Proclamation.
Governor Carroll today Issued the fol
lowing proclamation of sorrow for Si na'or
Dolliver:
"lrovid(-ncj has asain laid Ills ban 1 ami
has removed from our midst one of our
most distinguished cltlxenn. It b'ru.iirt my
painful duty to unuotince to the piuiiiu of
Iowa the death of Si i ilor Jonathan p.
Dolliver. which occurnd ut his home In
Fort DodM- the t veiling of His l.'.th Im-.tant.
"Of all the able in. n that our Mat.- has
given lo public service, few hue riji.-n to
the mark of distinction uMulncd by Senator
DollKcr, especially us an x.onent of
public qu.!loii3. Ilia file. ids exlcna I cvoiid
tlin limit of our nutli.u und h's slpiiuilj
ability ami patriotic devotion to puiilic duty
lire ricimrilznl by all who knew him.
"Our s'utii will deeply mourn, the lo'r of
this l.rilll int rnd ablo st.u- .msn and pub
lic servant. HU career as a public oificial,
covering neaily a i;'i,n icr r,f a century,
was full ol events and his piomls- of tl.e.
ful s.rvicc to bis slate and nation were
tail of hopeful truitloii.
In hia ilia lb bom the slate and tha
nation Miatuln a great lo.-a ami bis n.i inury
will b.t:4 be cli.-ristii d by lo.al ami pati iouo
people. II. F. CARROLL, ( .,, . i-rnor."
'I In- r.iil'iv.lng committee fn,m te Iowa
senate was appointed lolay by Lieutenant
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