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regulate the use of ?uch lands in the general Interest. "Aa to landa: _ , ?*1. Every acre of Itnd should ne p to whatever use will make it most use ful to all the people. ?1 The fundamental ofject of our land policy should be the making ami maintenance of permanent, prosperous home". Land monopoly and excessue holdings must not be tolerated. -a. Settlement must be enrouraged o> every legitimate means on all land tnat will support homes. Thus the tillable land in public ownership within and without the national forests should t>e disposed of In fee simple to actual home makers. but not to speculators. The first and most needy thing to do for our cultivated lands is to preser\e their fertility by preventing erosion. Grazing Lands a Truat. ?*5. The non-Irrigable arid public graz ing lands ahould be administered by the government in the Interest of the small stockman and the home-maker uatll they . an pass directly into the hands of ac tual settlers. . . ... "Rights to the surface of the public land should be separated *from rights '? the forests upon it and the rolnera beneath it. and each should be held subject to separate disposal The timber and stone act should be repealed. "As to our minerals: ?*l. Those still remaining in govern ment ownership should not be sold, but should be leased upon terms favorable for their development up to the full re quirements of our people. I ntll j^sla tion to this effect can be enacted, tem porary withdrawals of land containing coal oil. gas and phosphate rock are required in order to prevent speculation ?nd monopoly. . . . . ?-> ]t is the clear duty of the federal government, as well as that of the states In their sphere, to provide ^reugb investigation, legislation and against loss of li(e and waste of mineral resources In mining. Co-Operation a Necessity. ??With regard to national efficiency . ?*1. The maintenance of national and ?tate sonservation commissions is nec essary to ascertain and make public the facts as to our natural resources. Such commissions supply the fundamental basis for co-operation between the na tion and the states for the development and protection of the foundation of our pr.^PerA national health service Is needed to act in co-operation with similar agen cies within the states for the of lengthening life, decreasing "uttering and promoting a vigor and efficiency of our people. , -In the effort to conserve our natural resources, we recognize that combinations against the public wellfare which extend bevond state lines, can be met effectively only by agencies equally capable of op perating across such It is clear that the control of Interstate commercial power is poa cible only by the use of interstate '^e'ral power. We are opposed to the extension of state Jurisdiction at the expense o reel control by the people over monopoly as In the case of water power. State's Bights a Refuge. "While I do not believe that the state alone can carry out the conservation pro gram in the face of Interstate attacks upon it. I do not fail to recognize the great and useful part which the states must play in this great movement for the permanent welfare of all our people. Also I appreciate that In much of the work ahead co-operation between the states and the nation Is an essential con dition of success. But when I see the special interests attempting to take ref uge behind the doctrine of state's rights I propose to sav so. "It is not possible In a speech like this to give the details of propositions cover ing so wide a field as the conservation question to which I have referred. To carry out this program in the coming and future sessions of Congress and of the state legislature the friends of con servation will devote themselves with ever-increasing energy and ever-increas ing prospects of success as conservation more and more generally wins, not only the belief, which It has already, but the determined fighting support of our peo ple." MAKES NOTABLE FLIGHT * WEYMANN, AMERICAN AVIA TOR, BARELY MISSES PRIZE. Smashes World's Record for a Non stop Passenger Run by Cover ing 136.62 Miles. CLERMONT-FERRAND, France, Sep tember 8.?Weymann, the American avia tor. who yesterday attempted to win the special Mlchelin prize of fciO.OOO offered for the first aeronaut who, with a pas senger. flies In six hours from the French capital to the top of Puy-de-Dome, was beaten by the elements when the trophy was alnsost within his grasp. The airman followed the railroad track out of Paris, and everything was run ning smoothly until Mont Lucon was reached. Passing that town, Weymann ran tnto a fog and blinding rain, and, al though he reached Ancises, which was within thirteen miles of his goal, at half-past Jl, he completely lost his bearings, and wandered for an hour and three-quarters In the gloom, finally reaching Volvic at 7:15 o'clock, where he was obliged to descend on account of darkness. ' While he failed to win the Mlchelin prize, the American aviator made one of the most notable overland flights of the year. He smashed the world's record for a non-stop passenger run by flying 13&<K! miles, and also beat the record for distance traveled within twenty-four hours. Although stops along the route are permitted, the aviator landed only four times. Twice he was absolutely forced to descend to find out what part of the country he was In. Weymann describes the latter part of his flight as "waltzing over deep crevasses and preci pices tn the region of the dome, where a landing was Impossible, and buffeted by eddies. It was the most thrilling experience of my life." The aviator hopes to make another attempt to a In the Mlchelin prise next week if the weather is not too bad. POPE FIGHTS MODERNISM NEWSPAPERS HAPPrp T0 YOUNG CLERGY. Oath of Loyalty to "Healthy Catho lic Doctrine and Discipline'' Required. ROME. September R.?Pope Plus X to day issued a motu proprio. giving new and practical measures to be adopted against the growing modernist campaign. The pontiff reiterates all rules previous ly set forth against modernism, eapeclal 'v In the encyclical pascendl, and adds that the bishops and the rectors of Catho lic colleges must watch attentively the development of the young clergy, seeing to It that they are well prepared to flght error, forbidding them to^read news papers and periodicals, and avoid de tracting tiiem from their studies. Every professor. In beginning his course; ?very acolyte, before being promoted; every new cenfessor, curate, canon, or holder of a similar office, and every ec clesiastical official, before taking poasee slon of his poet, must take an oath or loyalty to the healthy Catholic doctrine and discipline. I NUTMEG DEMOCRACY NOMINATES MUM Connecticut Convention De mands Income Tax and Tariff Revision. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. September 8.? The ^democrat* in state convention today named the following ticket: For governor?Simeon E. Baldwin of New Haven. For lelutenant governor?Andrew J. Breughel. Jr.. of Hartford. j For secretary of state?Zalmon Good stll of Bridgeport. For treasurer?E. Kent Hubbard of Mid dletown. i For controller?John M. Brady of New Britain. For attorney general?Talcott H. Rus sell of New Haven. For representatlveat-large in Congress George P. Ingersoll of Rldgefleld. In a speech of some length Judge Bajd wln accepted the nomination. Republicans' Bad Faith. After declaring that the time was aus picious for the democratic party in the nation and state, and accusing the re-1 publican party of "a breach of faith ' in the enactment of the tariff law, the plat form declares in favor of an extension of the free list and a reduction of many of the tariff rates in that law. the ratifica tion of the Income tax amendment to the Constitution and the popular election of United States senators. The opposition, which opened up strong yesterdav, practically disappeared today after the friends of Mayor Buckingham of Bridgeport had consented to withdraw hia name for first place, giving oppor tunity for the nomination of Judge Baia wln by acclamation. Buckingham Misled. Mr. Buckingham stated that his friends had been misled by reports from other places that the labor vote was against Judge Baldwin. Upon coming to the con vention he had found, he said, that the opposition was being engineered by a few men. He had no desire to be iden tified with that element. The platform maker* worked until after 3 o'clock trying to reconcile the demands of several members for planks on na tional issues, one of which advocated legislation against trust-made goods. NO INTEREST IN POLITICS MAYOR GAYHOR REFUSES TO I TALK ABOUT GOVERNORSHIP, t Says Ho Leaders Have Been to Con fa With Him and He Would Hot Consent to Conference. j NEW YORK. September S.?Mayor Gay nor refused yesterday to dlacuss for pub lication a report recently printed in a New York morning newspaper that he is a "receptive candidate" for the demo cratic nomination for governor of this state, but the New York World quotes him aa denying authoritatively the truth of auch a report. Both the mayor'a per sonal and executive secretaries are for mer World reporters. The denial la aa follows: "1 speak for myself. No ons Is au thorised to speak for me. If any one is doing so It Is under false pretenses I have not discussed politics with anybody, and will not do ao. I am still a sick man and am trying to get well. I have no interest In politics. If people continue to bother me about such matters I will go away where I can have quiet. "No political leaders have been to see me. If any one had done so I would not have listened to him. The decent people of New York know that I am a sick man and am trying to get well." The above Is the first utterance on pol itics attributed to Mayor Gaynor since he was shot in the neck by James J. Gallagher the morning of August 0. DOUBT AS TO EFFECT OF THE HAGUE DECISION Probable That State Department Will Call an American Agent for Hie Own Opinion. The State Department officials are not I quite sure that they ftflly comprehend the 1 decision of The Hague tribunal In the fisheries case, and that notwithstanding the fact that Chandler Anderson, the American agent at The Hague, was at pains to cable overnight several thousand words of extracts from the decision. This did not Include the reasoning upon which the tribunal based Its declarations. Con sequently several Important points In the case are still shrouded In doubt. It Is I probable that Mr. Anderson, having all of the documents before him, will be called upon to Inform the department of what. In his own opinion, was the actual result of the arbitration. For a time there was some apprehension that the principles laid down by the ar bitrators might be of general application. That would be a matter of serious con cern 1f for no other reason than because the application of the "headland theory" of defining marine Jurisdiction would close Hudnon bay to all foreign shipping. In cluding American, The conclusion has been reached, however that the decision in this case applies solely to waters and shores and bays expressly covered In the treaty of 1818. BODY OF NEGRO IN BUSHES, j Death From Natural Cause, But Who He Was Hot Discovered. The body of a negro whose Identity has not been established was found this after noon lying in a clump of bushes on a lot on the aouth side of Virginia avenue be tween 20th and 21st atreeta northwest. The body was removed to. the morgue. Examination indicated that death was from natural causes. George Radmond of 51* 21st street dis covered the body as he was passing over the lot and notified the police of the third precinct. Detective Kllnedlenst of the central office was assigned to the case. The body was badly decomposed and had probably been In the bushes for over ? week- The man wore heavy leather boots with his trousers tucked In at the tope. He had on a light coat and trou sers and a dark slouch hat. One of his upper front teeth Is of gold. Nothing waa found on the body that would lead to Identification. Residents of the neighborhood told the police they had never seen the man before. Funeral of William P. -Stack. Funeral rltea for William P. Stack, who was killed by falling down a chute at tke Washington Gaa Light Com pany's worka, were held from the fam ily residence. 1008 24th street, at 0:30 this morning. The body was later re moved to St. Stephen's Church. 25th and Pennsylvania avenue northwest, where requiem mass was aung at IS o'clock. JOB FOR A GOQO MAN CAM BE WORKHOUSE CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER. But He Mast Know How to Mix Prison Discipline With Charlotte flusse. A good cook, a first-class baker and a splendid disciplinarian?these three all rolled into one, if such a man exists? can find a good job at the workhouse camp at Occoquan, Va.. where Supt. Whittaker is superintending the building of the new workhouse. Mr. Whittaker came to the city today with a happy smile and an optimistic Idea that he could get just that sort of a cook-baker-disciplinarian combination. He talked to Commissioner Rudolph about it. The Commissioner said he did not believe he could get such a person in all the 1'nited States. Mr. Whittaker. though, has great faith in the want ads. He therefore inserted one In the after noon papers, and went back to Occoquan. Commissioner Rudolph says he under stands very well how a man can be a good cook and a fair baker, but he has never seen a top-notch cook In the per son of a top-notch baker, who can make good soup one hour and then turn about and mako a fancy frosted wedding cake with a couple of cute little Imitation persons holding each other by the arm, all ready to be married. A Sure Topnotcher. "That's what I call a topnotch cook," said the Commissioner; "a fellow who can roast beef, make floral designs out of carrots and who can cook prunes in eighteen different languages. He can also bake bread?but that doesnt make him a good baker. To be the combination that Mr. Whittaker wants he must be able to cook Hungarian goulash and po tatoes au gratln in the same oven In which he is baking a charlotte russe. (Pause.) "Yet he may get just the man. These want ads are great. I advertised once to exchange a servant girl for a sleigh, and a fellow woke me out of bed at 2 o'clock in the morning with Just the sleigh I was looking for. '?But as for the disciplinarian end of this cook-baker proposition, 1 can't see where Occoquan is going to get one. I don't know what sort of discipline a baker is supposed to keep, anyhow, un less it's to keep the rolls In line and the bread from being on the loaf too much. (Another pause.) "But, anyhow. I'm waiting with a good deal of curiosity to see Just what turns up." SPAIN YIELDS NOTHING AGAIN AT DEADLOCK WITH THE VATICAN. Complete Rupture to Come When Cortes Meets and Passes "Padlock Bill:' MADRID, September 8.?Premier Can alejas, in an interview today, is quoted as saying that Spain's reply to the Vati can's most recent note contains little be yond generalities and assurances that the question of church dogma Is not in volved, "or, In other words, exactly 11 te the Vatican's note." Accordingly the premier expects that the negotiations between Madrid and the holy see will remain stationary until the cortes meets, when he says the "pad lock bill," instead of being withdrawn, will be adopted. The "padlock bill" prohibits the cre ation of further religious establish ments until the revision of the con cordat has been completed or a definite law on the subject has been passed. ROME. September 8.?Premier Canale Jas' reiteration of the government's re fusal to withdraw the padlock bill brings the negotiations between the Vatican and Spain to a standstill. The holy see- will now await the meeting of the cortes, when. If Canale Jas does not fall, a complete rupture be tween Rome and Madrid 13 considered almost Inevitable. CASH FOR LEGfSLATORS FORMER ASSEMBLYMAN BEDELL APPARENTLY FAVORED. Evidence in Investigation That Advanced Large Sums Furnished by Street Railway Men. NEW YORK, September 8.?The bank ing and stock speculating facilities given to lawmakers by the brokerage firm of Ellingwood & Cunningham during the period extending from April, UK**, to February, 1905, were brought out with startling vividness at today's hearing of the legislative graft investigation. Former Assemblyman Louis Bedell, who during the period In question was chair man of* the assembly committee on rail roads, was shown by the evidence to have been apparently particularly fa vored. The books of Ellingwood & Cunningham showed that while his stock operations during the five years consisted solely in the purchase of 300 shares of New York Transportation stock, the money for this stock, together with some addi tional, had been advanced by Ellinpwood & Cunningham. Most of these advances, it later trans pired, had, according to the testimony, been made by H. H. Vreeland, president of the Metropolitan Street Hallway Com pany; H. A. Rtrblnson, general solicitor of the company and Q. Tracy Rogers, presi dent of the New York State Street Rail way Association. Between May .'I, lflOl, and August 28, Mr. Bedell was shown to have drawn out in cash sums aggregating $21, 7SO placed to his credit by the three indi viduals named, and no evidence could be found in the documents examined today that he had at any time returned any part of it. WILL CONTEST DALZELLS SEAT. Democrat Nominee Refuses to Quit Race for Congress. PITTSBURG, September 8.?James A. Wakefield, democratic nominee for Con gress, and who aspires to defeat Rep resentative John Dalzell. stnted yesterday that he would not retire from the fight. The friends of Dr. Black had been seek ing a conference with Wakefield and his allies for the sake of having him quit in favor of Black. Wakefiefd, mho s*ys that he is in the fight to stay, however, consented to meet with Dr. Black Friday next for a final talk. It la aspected that Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, who is out for Dalzell's scalp, will attend the conference. He is strong ly Jn favor of Dr. Black's candidacy. Bud Brown of Pleasant Grove. Md., was found In an unconscious condition on the road, with an eye out. having been kicked on the head by one of his mules, when thrown from his wagon In a runaway. His condition is <yitieal. PROPOSED TO HOLD AN MUM MEET HERE * . Matter Presented to Executive Committee of Chamber of Commerce. A proposition to hold an aviation meet in Washington early in November, in which a number of the best known avi ators in this country and abroad will take part, was made to the executive committee of the Chamber of Com merce at a special meeting today by J. S. Berber of New York. He came here to lay the matter before the business men of the city. Mr. Berger proposes to hold the meet ing during ten days in November, Imtne diately after election day, at Benning race track, which he declares to be as good a field for an aviation meeting as the field now being used for the meeting in Boston. , C. Grahame-White of London, who has performed spectacularly in Boston; Capt. Baldwin, Count de Lesseps of r'rance. Charles K. Hamilton and Clifford Har mon are some of the aviators whom Mr. Berger proposes to bring to Washington for the meeting. A particular attraction during the pro posed meet will be a Wa?hlngton-to-Bal timore-and-return flight for a prize of $15,000. Mr. Bergt r said that undoubt edly Curtiss and \\ right would take part in the contest for this prize. Cost About ^35,000. It has been estimated by Mr. Berger that it will cost in the neighborhood of $35,000 to conduct an aviation meeting fpr ten days, in which four of the lead ing aviators with five machines would take part. He asked the Chamber of Commerce to put up $15,000 of this amount, with the understanding that he will furnish the other needed. He himself will take charge of the promotion of the exposition and see to getting the aviators here. Another proposition is that the Chamber of Commerce, or business men of Wash ington who are members of the chamber, ?hall finance the project and take all the returns. Mr. Berger figures that the at tendance at the meeting would be large and that a considerable sum of money would be cleared. Referred to Directors. The members of the executive commit tee of th.e chamber were favorably im pressed with the proposition made by Mr. Berger. It was determined, however, to lay the matter before the board of directors of the chamber at Its meeting next Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Berger will return to Washington again at that time to lay his proposition before Ihe board in writing. He will In the mean time make tentative arrangements with some of the aviators to come here in November. Mr. Berger told the committee that he had a number of influential members of the Aero Club of America back of him in this project. Confident of Great Success. "I am confident that an aviation meet in Washington would be a great success," said Mr. Berger. "Undoubtedly It would bring at least 200,000 visitors to the city during the ten days it was In progress. I have already sounded some of the rail roads, and find that they will give special rates to Washington during the meeting. Such a meeting would not only bring a great deal of business to the hotels and merchants of the city, but would give the city a wide advertisement. "The international aviation meet will be held on Lontr Island the last two weeks in October. We will bring to Washington the same men who will fly there with the same machines. The contests here will be very similar for speed, distance, alti tude. for the slowest lap and for the best get-away." Mr. Berger has recently formed a com pany for the promotion of aviation meet ings and for the construction of aero planes, in which he Is much interested. ElKINS DENES RUMORS SAYS HIS DAUGHTER WILL NOT MABBY ABBUZZI. Declares Union Between Her and the Italian Duke Is Not Contemplated. ELKINS. W. Va., September 8.?Em phatic denial was made yesterday by Sen ator Stephen B. Elkins of the rumors that he is preparing to go to Paris or that his daughter. Katherlne Elkins, will marry the Duke of the Abruzzi In February, or at any other time, or that his family Is to be presented to the Italian court. With some impatience the senator has declared that he has denied rumors until he is worn out and that he would like to have it accepted as a fact that there is no contemplated union between his daugh ter and the Italian duke. "All these things were denied two years ago and there Is no more truth In the rumors now than there was two years ago," said Senator Elkins. The sole purpose, he said, of the Euro pean trip of Mrs. Elkins and Miss Kath erlne Elkins Is for the benefit of their health They have been going abroad each summer for a number of years. Since the adjournment of Congress Sen ator Elkins has been resting at his sum mer home here, to which he retired after his arduous labors In the management of the railroad bill In the Senate. CHASE FOB ASSAILANT. Alabama Mob in Pursuit of Negro Accused by Girl. WHISTLER, Ala., September 8.?Two hundred men are scouring the woods In the vicinity of Whistler in search of a negro who is alleged to have attempted to commit an assault upon Miss Frances Williams, seventeen years old. The girl was alone !n the house at 7:30 o'clock last night when a negro ap peared at the back door and asked for food. When she turned to get food for the negro she was seized from behind and a pistol was pointed at her head The girl's cries for assistance attracted neighbors to the house and the negro fled. News of the attempted assault spread rapidly and a mob Immediately formed. The negro will be lynched If captured. Suit to Defend Patent Bights. Alleging Infringement of his patent rights In improvements In systems of elec tric propulsion. Richard B. Palnton today filed suit for Injunction against the Inter national Auto Sightseeing Transit Com pany, Frederick S. Schwab and Samuel Gassenheimer. He also asks an accounting of the prof its. He Is represented by Attorneys D. p Wolhaupter and E. F. Colladay. Funeral of H. J. McNichols. Funeral servlcea for Henry J. Mc Nichols. who dropped dead of apoplexy last Tuesday at the patent office, where he worked, were held at the funeral chapel of J. William Lee, 882 Pennsyl vania avenue northwest, this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Mr. McNichols was a member of the O. A. R. He held the rank of major in the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery during the civil war.4 I Nora TO LEAVE EE EXPECTED FLOOD COMES Residents Below the Safety Line in Chagres Valley Are Warned. The probability of floods in the Chagres valley during the rainy season in Pan ama has resulted in the canal commis sion notifying occupants of buildings be low the safety point all along the line of the expected freshet to vacate. The un usual precaution this year is due to the fact-that Gatun dam has raised the sur face of the river above Gatun ten feet higher at low water than it was before the dam obstructed the channel. There are many houses in tjie threatened sec tion. Preliminary work in connection with the proposed terminal harbor improve ments at Balboa, on the Isthmus of Pan ama, is in progress. The canal commis sion, through lis West Indian laborers, is boring forty feet down at mean tide to astertain the character of the material to be removed and to clear off the heavy swamp growth that covers the harbor. Most of the old French marine equipment that lodged on the spit there has been removed to the mainland. MEXICO HONORS DEAD TRIBUTE TO CADETS WHO FELL BEFORE AMERICANS. President Diaz Orator at Exercises Commemorating Battle of Chapultepec. MEXICO CITY, September S.?A solemn ceremony of honor was paid today to the memory of the Mexican cadets who fell in the defense of Chapultepec, the rocky bluff occupied since the days of the Aztecs by tiie rulers of this country, against the successful assault of the American army under Gen. Scott Sep tember 8. 1847. The exercises, which constituted what probably will prove to have been the most impressive feature of the Mexican centenary celebration, were held at Cha pultepec, near the castle of President Diaz and the buildings of the National Military Academy. The members of the cabinet and the permanent and visiting diplomats were present. The feature of the program was a brief oration by President Diaz. The national executive extolled the heroism of the youthful soldiers who fought val iantly to save the castle from the over whelming Americans, and described them as shining examples for emulation by the youth of the country. Other speakers made patriotic addresses and then President Diaz placed a wreath at the base of the modest monument erected to the memory of the cadets amid the tall trees of the castle grounds. The ceremonies were concluded with the firing of a volley in salute of the torn and faded battle flag that was carried in the fight on the field of Moline del Rey Sep tember 28, 1847. FOREIGN BANKERS DECIDE FORM OF BILLS OF LADING Flan Secret Until Full Conference Approve*?Proposed Ultimatum Provokes Discussion. LONDON, September 8.?The committee of foreign bankers reached a decision today on the subject of American cotton bills of lading, but decided not to di vulge the plan until it had been sub mitted and approved at a full conference of bankers, to be held September 14. There has been wide divergence of opinion as to the advisability of sending the original ultimatum, In which the British and continental banking houses demanded that American bankers, after Octobef .31 next, guarantee all bills of lading on American cotton. The objectors to the ultimatum contend that this action constituted a tacit ad mission that the bankers here would assume a ceraln amount of liability for the genuineness of the bills, a situation which, the objectors maintain, does not exist. They point out that in the event of the American hankers refusing the guarantee, the English banks would find themselves in an untenable position, as England must have the cotton which the United States holds. PAPER STOCK TRANSFERRED. The Money Kind Moved From Treas ury to Printing Bureau. The Treasury Department is transfer ring its large stock of distinctive and non distinctive paper from the storeroom in the Treasury building to the bureau of engraving and printing, where It will hereafter be stored in the three-story brick building formerly occupied as the good roads building of the Department of Agriculture. The Treasury Depart ment keeps in stock six months' supply of paper, which comprises approximately 40,0?*>.000 sheets for the internal revenue stamps. 15,1 <00,000 sheets for postage stamps, 1,000,000 sheets for checks and 25,000,000 sheets for currency. The new method of handling the paper will make several rooms vacant In the Treasury building. They will be used in the reassignment of the various bureaus and divisions and in addition the services of the counters and checkers will be dis pensed with. The annual expense attach ed to receiving, counting and storing the 'distinctive paper has been $33,1??. This reform has been contemplated for several months, and any vacancies caused by death or resignation have been reserved In order that the flfty-one persons here tofore employed in counting and checking may be retained in the service. Twenty three of these persons have been trans ferred to the bureau of engraving and printing, and other vacancies in the de partment will be filled from those not yet assigned. RETURNED MARKED "N. G." Police Looking for Man Who Cashed Check on Pittsburg Bank. A man giving the name of John C. Miller walked into the drug store of H. C. Easterday. at 1st and G streets north west, recently and Mr. Easterday obliged him by cashing a check for $7.M. Now the police are looking for the man, they declaring that the order, which was drawn on the Marine Bank of Pittsburg, was re turned marked "N. G." Miller, it is averred, told Mr. Easterday that he was vice president and manager of a railroad concern In the Smoky city. The police description of Miller is that he is about sixty-five years of age and weighs about 130 pounds, and when last seen wore dark clothes and a straw hat. Battling With Forest Fires. HOUQUIRM. Wash., September S. Forest flres that threaten Stearnsville and Aloha are being (ought by lumber men and crews of flre lighters sent on two special trains from Elraa and Hou quirm. The situation at Aloha is con sidered critical. CARDINAL VANNUETELLI COL LAPSES, BUT SOON RECOVERS. Many Thousands in Notre Dame, Montreal. Disappointed at His Non-Appearance. MONTREAL,. September fc-Cardinal Vannuetelli, representative of Pope Plus X at the eucliaristic congress. fainted last night in the midst of a brilliant reception given in his honor by the Canadian government. There were four thousand persons In the great drawing room of the Windsor Hotel when Sir Charles Murphy, the sec retary of state, caused the announcement to be made that the prelate was unable to continue the reception. Half an hour later the legate said that he was quite himself again, and wished to return to the drawing room. But Dr. Guerin. mayor of the city, advised him to abandon the reception, and he was taken to the epis copal palace. Several physicians offered their services, but to all the prelate said, in broken English: "I am just tired, that is all. You wouldn't have a young man like me lie frightened in the presence of my col league, Cardinal Logue." Many Thousands Disappointed. Cardinal Vannutelll had received per haps fifteen hundred persons when he collapsed. He had intended to attend a night service at Notre Dame, and the structure was packed to its capacity above 15.000 persons?and 5.0?w more were gathered outside when word came that the cardinal would be unable to be present. Mgr. Bruchesi also intimated that It might be necessary to cancel several of the minor engagements of the legate, for it was evident his strength was being taxed. Yesterday morning he preached in the city prison, and in the afternoon attended the provincial government func tion, at which he paid a warm tribute to the non-Catholics of Canada. All of this taxed his strength greatly, as he is seventy-four years old. Cardinal Feeling: Much Better. ? Cardinal Vannuetelli announced this morning that he was considerably re freshened by the few hours' rest he had been able to get after the curtailment of the government's reception last night on account of his Indisposition. Few in the brilliant assemblage knew that the Pope's representative had fainted, though all sorts of rumors spread abroad upon the announcement that the reception had been shortened. To the correspondent of the Associated Press the legate said today: "Please state that I am quite myself again. No engagements will be canceled today. I really regret that fatigue pre vented me from seeing the good people who conferred such honor upon me. I hope to do better at the city's reception tonight." The legate added that he was still a young man and as proof of his vigor said that he had risen at 6 o'clock. Officiates at Pontifical Mass. This morning the cardinal officiated at a pontifical mass n the cathedral for mem l>ers of religious orders. Many were un able to get within a block of the struc ! ture. The legate gave the papal blessing from the l?alcony. Mayor Guerin announced today that the citv hoped at tonight's reception to pre vent a repetition of the confusion that prevailed at last night's function. The reception tonight will be held at the city hall, and a cordon of police, instead of the papal chamberlains, will be near the legate. Cardinal Vannutelll la extremely sensi tive In the mailer of personal attention. Several times has firmly Intimated to those about him that though he appreci ated their motives he would prefer that they would he less solicitous abdtit his physical condition. MAY BE BURIED ABROAD PLACE OF GEN. URELL'S INTER MENT NOT YET DECIDED. Shortly Before Death Had Expressed a Desire That His OraTe Be at Nenagh, Ireland. Whether the body of Gen. M. Emmet UrelU who died at Cork. Ireland. Tuesday, will be interred at Arlington national cemetery or at Nenagh. his former home in Ireland, is not yet known to his many friends here. According to a letter received today from the general s brother, J. W. Urell. who is in New York, the general. Just before he died, expressed a wish to be buried at the place of his birth, which he was on his way to visit when death overtook him at the home of a cousin in Cork. , According to the sealed letter left with his friend. Capt E. G. Schafer, Gen. Urell wished to be buried in Arlington beside his wife, who died in 1902. At a meeting of Washington Lodge No. 15. B. P. O. E.. at the Elks Club last evening, a committee consisting of Col. Richard A. O'Brien, ^apt. E. G. Schafer and John G. Maxwell was ap pointed to arrange for the transporta tion of the body of Gen. Lrell from Ireland to this city. ? A telegram was today ?en* to Gen. Urell's brother In New \ork. asking w hetlier It was really the general s wish to be burled In Nenagh. A re ply to this telegram had not been received this afternoon. Special meet ings of the various military and fra ternal organisations with which the general was associated have already been called to make arrangements for attending the funeral In case ^t Is hela In this country. TELEPHONE INVESTMENTS ARE ADMITTED BY JONES Ex-Judge Priest Paid f10,000 to Pass Upon Stock Issue. ROCHESTER, N. Y.. September 8.? Brfeckenrldge Jones, president of the Mis sissippi Valley Trust Company of St. Louis. who evaded giving testimony In the first suit against directors of the United States Independent Telephone Company, and was brought to Rochester from his summer home at Casenovla last week on a bench warrant issued by Jus tice Benton,, who is trying the second case against the directors, was called to the stand late yesterday in the present action. . Mr. Jones admitted he had invested first $155,000 in the telephone company and then signed an agreement to stand spon sor for another $150,000 of stock should the public fail to purchase it. In St. Louis and vicinity, witness said, about *560,000 in the company's bonds were disposed of, the Mississippi Valley Trust Company receiving a commission of 5 per cent. . Mr. Jones took $250,000 of the proceeds from the sale of bonds, he said, to pur chase stock In the Indianapolis Telephone Company. According to the witness, he bought his first Installment of stock on advice of former Federal Judge Henry ?. Priest of St. Louis. judge Priest, he said, had been paid $10,000 by the telephone company for passing upon the matter. TROPICAL HURME Property in Porto Rico, Santo Domingo and Haiti Suf fers Severely. The tropical disturbance which caused considerable damage in IJorto Rico dur the night of Tuesday and was centered yesterday off Santo Domingo lias ad vanced on its westward course to about 2."?o miles from Porto Rico. It left in its wake destruction or property In Santo Domingo and Haiti. According to reports to the weather bureau today i' wa* centered appa rently southwest of Haiti and eastern Cuba, heading toward Jam: lea. Hurricane Is Severe. The storm wa* at its height in San Juan. Porto Rico, at 6:SO p.m. Tuesday, when the barometer registered a press ure of 15K74 Inches and the hlRh winds reach-d a velocity of miles an hour. From these reports it Is estimated that the West Indian hurricane is one of considerable intensity. Inasmuch as the storm's center was south of San Juan. In*lts course westward It may veer to ward the north and strike the American coast somewhere along the Gulf of Mex ico. Yet the storm may diminish In force antLnr held back by high pressure In that trinity. Officials of the weather bureau are closely watching the progress of the dis turbance. and Intend to keep all points informed. Special reports were ordered from all West Indian and Gulf of Meilcj points of observations at 1 o clock this afternoon. ? It is thought improbable bv weather bureau officials that the conditions exist ing at Key West this morning have any connection with the West Indian hurri cane. They point out that the storm is still too far away from that point to have any effort on conditions there, in? say that it would not be in that vicinity for several days at least. Heavy Squalls at Key West. KEY WEST. Fla.. September 8.?Heavy sqflails from the northeast, accompanied by rain and a falling barometer, early this morning Indicated the approach of the tropical storm which was reported by the weather bureau off Porto Rico yesterday. _ . . . It is estimated thst the storm has trav eled miles. DEAD Willi THROAT CUT NEGRO'S BODY IK HOME; WIFE IS ARRESTED. Boarder at Powell House It Also Detained by Police on Suspicion. With his throat cut from ear to ear Herbert Powell, colored, twenty-eight years of age, was found dead in hU home, 1413 Montello avenue northeaat. at an early hour this morning. It was first supposed that Powell had commit ed suicide, because of alleged threats said to have -been made by him to end his life, but further developments led the police to think that murder had been committed. As a result of the Investigation of the police, George McDonald, colored, sixty three years of age, a roomer In the house, and Powell's wife are under ar rest. being held for further Inquiry. Mrs. Powell is at the Casualty Hospital, where she was taken this afternoon suffering from nervousness and shock, while Mc Donald Is detained at the ninth precinct police station. Shortly before 2 o'clock t-ds morning Mrs. Powell walked Into the ninth pre cinct station and told the desk sergeant that her husband had threatened to kill her with a raxor. and also stated that her husband had threatened to end his own life. She said she was afraid to re turn to her home alone and asked that a policeman accompaany her there. Policemen Find Body. Several policemen went to the home in the patrol wagon. When they entered the house they found Powell lying dead at the bottom of the stairs. His body was lying In a pool of blood, while his head was nearly severed from the trunk by the slash across his neck. Bloody tracks led up the stairway to the upper hall. Following the trial of blood the police men went to a bedroom on the second floor. There on the bed and beside it on the floor were large pools of blood. The raxor used in slashing Powell's throat was covered with blood, and was found lying on the floor. The police say the bed clothes were thrown about, and some of the furniture in the room showed disorder. McDonald, when taken to the police station, denied all knowledge as to how Powell came to his death. He aakl he had not been at the house all night, and did not get home until 9 o'clock this morning. It was when he arrived at the house that the policemen arrested him. As soon as Inspector Cross, acting chief of detectives, heard if the case he de tailed Detectives Vermillion and Cornwen to investigate. The detectives, together with Capt. Dailey and several lollcemen of the ninth precinct, are still working on the case. Police Photographer Sand berg went to the house and took a pho tograph of the room and the body lying on the floor. * Deputy Coroner White was notified and will probably hold an inquest tomorrow morning. v.T.irs TO HOLD FESTIVAL. Funds for Charity and Decoration of Home Required. To secure funds to provide interior dec oration and furnishing for their club house. as well as to replenish their charity fund, Washington I?dge. No. 15. Brotherhood of the Protective Order of Elks, is planning a fall festival for the week beginning Novesiber 38. To this end appropriate committees have been appointed. The festival com mittee Is composed of Samuel Richards, chairman; Joseph H. Wcod, secretary, and M. G. McCormlck, treasurer. The board of control is composed of the chairmen of the subcommittees, as fol lows: Finance. M. G. McCormlck; boctha and privileges, Walter J. Tharp; recep tion, Hugh Harvey; decoration, A. Hege nian; press, Robert M. McWade; dona tion, William J. Clark; dancing Herman Richards; printing. C. Bright; ladles^ J. A Halderson; refreshments, E. H. Neu meve" jr.; badges. A. Abbott; publicity. James U Ward, and construction, Thomas 1TM^board will meet every Friday even ing until the date of the festival. ARMY STAFF REORGANIZED. 3o-Ordination of Various Branches of the Service Considered. A reorganisation of the general staff :orpe of the army, wlh a view to the co mbination of the various blanches of the | service, has been effected by MaJ. Gen .Vood, chief of staff, who Issued the for- , nal order today. Under the new scheme he Coast Artillery and the militia, the atteer now a division of the W ar Depart nent under the Secretary's Immediate Urectloo. are made sections of the gen- < eral etaff. and their heads become m.*4 slatanta to the chief of itaff. Thla make* the general atafT comprise the following co-ordinate sections: The mobile army, ronalatlnf of the In* fantry. ravalary and field artillery', a I) under Maj Oen. W. H. Carter The coaet artillery. under Brig. Gen# Alfred Murray. The militia, under Col E V Weaver. The Army War College and Information under Gen. W. W. Wotheepoon. Th?* commanding officers will become acting chlefa of staff In the order name4 In Gen. Wood's absence. PUT BRAKES ON UFE WORLD TODAY TOO SPEEDY, SAYS FATHER VAUGHN. The Eacharistic Life the Antitode for Modem Excesses. Declares English Priest. MONTREAL, September * "The Euchsristlc Life the Antidote f"l Modern l<ife'* waa the subject of an *d< dress delivered today by the Rev. Fathei Bernard Vaughn of England before tha euchariatic con cress here, in which tha speaker painted a vivid picture of modem conditions as he saw them and pointed to the church aa the refuge from tht direful cnnsequenrea he foresaw resulting from what he deacrlbed a "tidal wave o| (?aganlsm ' now sweeping over the world. "We are living." aald Father Vaughn, "in a day of headlines, snapshots. taxi* cabs and music halla. In a day when thg scramble for the prltea of life haa become a mad paaaion. It la a day of fever, fret and fume, when competition foi earthen toya la so keen and the margin of profit In commerce haa become so fln? that the one cry beating; through the all la 'hurry up.' No one seems to hava time for pause till, worn out in the pur* suit of gewgawa and imnltlea, a rest cura becomes Imperative. We clock Is stopped and all action, mental and physical, must be prescribed aa prohibitive for an eighth part of a year. "We are living In a day when the high ideala of old are fast yielding to th? preasure of creature comforts, when prin ciple Is being exchanged for expediency, In a day when self-sacrificing ?'athoUrisra la being bartered for self-centered ma terlallam. when the Christian senae of sin Is being regarded as a bygone auperstl tlon; In a day when It mattera not what you believe, but only what you do, and when you may do what you like, pro vided you are not found out; In a da? alien the relatione between the sexei take one back to pagan times, while th? garbage on which men and women feed is as foul and loathsome aa the atufl over which they gloat and chatter; In a day when marriage haa become so de based and defiled that not even lh# pledged truth can make It long and en durable without change of prospective partners In a life of legalised vice; In a day when there la no empty place but In the cradle, no room In which to move but In the churches. Well may a leadlna Parisian physician sum up the situation, exclaiming: 'C'est une pourlture.* God or Mammon. "Observe that the cleavage today, aa In no previous time since the dawn of Chris* tlanlty. Is between God and Mammon; or shall I say. In language more definite still, between Catholicism and Agnostic* Ism, If not evolutionary materialism It* self. For confirmation of my strong as* serttons read the story of present-dsy life, as It la reflected in society, aa it la mirrored forth on the atage, aa It la shown up In the law courts, aa It la writ large on our book stalls, or. If you wl!l, as It la published in society Journals, in the monthly magaslne, In the weakly pictorial and In the dally preaa. "With Mammon, then, aaaertlng It eel I as It doea amid all aectlona of the com munity In thla twentieth century, wit It home life gone, with aocial life demoral ised. with our marta of Induatry Ilka gambling hella and the very streets like a nightmare, what I ask Is to lift up and proclaim the Interest a of God against the devastating plague of frivolity, folly and riot." Records for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readlnga of the thermometer and barometer at the weath* er bureau for the twenty-four houra be ginning at 2 p.m. yesterdsy; Thermometer?September 7. 4 p.m., 831 8 p.m., 78; 12 midnight. 67; September N 4 a.m.. 84; 8 a.m., (V; 12 noon. HO; 2 p.m , 83. Maximum. 8M, at 4 p.m. September 7| minimum, <M. at 0 a.m. September 8. Barometer?4 p.m.. 30.CKY; 8 p.m., 30.10| 12 midnight, S0.14; 4 a.m., an. 15; 8 am., 30.18; noon. 30.14; 2 p.m.. 30.11. Maximum temperature past twenty-four hours, 88; a year ago, 8u. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls?Temperature. 81; condition, 12. ? Dalecarlla reservoir?Tem perature, 80; condition at north connec tion, IX: condition at south connection. 7. Georgetown distributing reservoir?Tem perature. 79; condition at Influent gate house, S; condition at effluent gate house, 8. Hews Briefs. The Main Street Methodist Church at Suffolk. Va.. bought for $12,000 a site for a new place of worship. In a quarrel between William Patter son and his wife st their home, near Church road. Dinwiddle county. Va.. Mra. Patterson shot her husband to death with a shotgun. Patterson sttacked his wife with the gun, which the woman wrenched from his hands and then fired the fatal shot. Why Raise Your Hat? from the Kansas City Star. "Why raise your hat?" Is the motto of the Society for the Promotion of German Modes of Greeting, whose headquarters are at Darmstadt. It la a wasteful habit, the sooiety argues, because It wears out the hat brim. It la unhealthful. because in bad weather it is apt to bring on colds. And, worst of all, It Is unpatri otic, for the custom was adopted from the French, the first nation In Europs to bare the head aa a form of politeness. The true mode of greeting for Oermans, the members say, is the military salute, which Is of purely Teutonic origin, hav. Ing originated among the officers of tha Prussia Grenadiers. The society has gained many adherents, and the inhabi tants of Darmstadt are now accustomed to see elderly civilians stand rigidly at attsntlon and bring the hand smartly to the forehead when they meet acquaint ances in the street. Hiddea Room of a Castle. Fram the Ceart Joeraal. In the course of some repairs at Long* leat WUts a room with a fireplace was discovered of which nobody had the slightest knowledge. It had apparently been walled up for years, auid neither Lard Bath nor anybody at Longleat had any suspicion of the existence of such an apartment. Longleat, which Is said to be the first well built house In the kingdom, was erected-by Sir John Thynns, and ltd construction occupied twelve years, from January. 15?T. until 157?. The first royal visitor to Sir John's notole snanslen was Queen Elisabeth, and the story runs that the owner was not very anxious for hi* sovereign to see his home, as she might ssk him where he obtained the money to build eo stately a house. Sir John Thvnne. who was knighted after the bat. tie of Pinkie, was the factotum of the Protector Somerset, and It la said that he bulH Longleat from designs prepared bl his fallen master for a bouas of his own* At the loafdiaf Hows Table. Fvon Barser'a Weekly. "For a spring chicken, madam." Dawson, "I must confess that I consides this a pretty tough bird." "Yes. Mr. Dawson." replied the land, lady, amiably, "but you must re mem bee ' that we have had a pretty tough spring i