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Ex-Senator Carmack,
Killed in Street Duel.
V
Former United States Senator Edward
Carmack, who was shot and killed in a
utreet of Nashville, Teun., by Robin
Cooper, son of Col. Duncan C. Cooper,
>i prominent Democratic politician. The
fatal clash was the culmination of a se
ries of editorials that have appeared in
the T ennesseeaa, a daily paper that has
been published by Carmack since his re
tirement from official life. The articles
contained caustic criticism of the policies
Ipf Democratic leaders, and in some of
them references were made to Col. Coo
lie r.
John D. Sharpe, ex-sheriff of Nash
ville. was arrested here today charged
fwit h murder and aiding and abetting in
the murder of Senator E. W. Carmack
last Monday afternoon. It is alleged
that Sharpe Avas seen with the two Coo
pers shortly before the killing and was
also at the scene of the tragedy im
mediately after Carmack fell to the
(ground. Sharpe was at once taken to
jail.
MINERS ARE ENTOMBED
10VER 300 MEN IN GERMANY IN
GRAVE PERIL.
Explosion of Fire Damp Blocks Avenues
of Escape and Rescuers Are
Working Desperately.
1
HAMM, Westphal in. Germany, Nov.
12.—There was an explosion of fire damp
lia the Kadbod mine this morning which
mrobably will result in very heavy loss of
pife. Already twenty-seven bodies have
[been brought to the surface and 300 meii
are still under ground in grave peril.
I Four hundred men were working in
fhe pit at the time of the disaster. About
Seventy of them have been brought to
phe surface. Of these, a majority are
pnore or less injured, and one has since
[died. One hundred and fifty men are
[in shaft No. 2. and it is believed that
(they arc nil doomed.
1 Rescuers arrived from all directions,
(and the work of getting below was at
ionce organized. These efforts, however,
'were necessarily slow and attended with
(extreme difficulty. One of the shafts,
(together with its elevator cage, lias been
completely burned out. An improvised
[cage was sent down with a corps of
(rescuers who made heroic efforts to
reach their comrades.
At 1 o’clock the fire had made such
(headway that the rescuers hail to be
{called back to give way to the fire fight
jers, and the flames are still spreading.
IThe vicinity of the mine is surrounded
[by police and the public is not permitted
|to approach. Despairing scenes are be
ing witnessed among the crowds of rela
tives who have gathered outside the po
lice cordon.
(EXPLAINS STANDARD
OF NAVAL STRENGTH.
JPremier Asquith Tells House of Com
mons of England’s Poll.ty in Re
gard to Shipbuilding.
LONDON, Nov. 12. —Premier Asquith
Bet forth in the House of Commons to
“day what was meant by the two power
Standard of naval strength of Great
{Britain and his announcement brought
out hearty cheers from all sides. Up to
the present time Mr. Asquith has been
(noncommittal concerning a radical
•definition of this standard which the
(government is pledged to maintain.
The premier informed Arthur Lee,
conservative member of the House, that
the government accepted the two power
standard as meaning a preponderance of
A0 per cent, over the combined strength
in capital ships of the two next strong
est naval powers. This statement is
taken to confirm the belief held in naval
circles that at least six and perhaps sev
en additional warships of the Dread-
Uaught type will be provided for in the
next naval estimates.
[WANT BETTER BUTTER.
fChicago Authorities Will Accept None
Excepting That from Carefully
Tested Milk.
CHICAGO, 111.. Nov. 12.—An agree
ment which, it is expected, will prac
tically eliminate infected butter from the
Chicago market, was entered into today
By Health Commissioner W. A. Evans
tend representatives of the Chicago but
[ter and egg board, which controls the
distribution of butter iu the city and
.environs. The butter and egg board
agreed to refuse to purchase the prod
nets of creameries which do not observe
the municipal ordinance requiring all but
ter to be stamped to show that it is
imade either from pasteurized milk or
(milk from tuberculin tested cows. The
{agreement, however, will not go into
affect until July 1, as something like
59.000.000 worth of butter was plac<?d
In cold storage before the passage of the
ordinance. The larger creameries have
already approved the ordinance and oth
ers are expected to fail into line.
For Cleaning Mirrors.
Damp newspapers are excellent for
cleaning mirrors. Afterward rub the
glas off with a chamois.
—Consul Walter C. Hamm of Hull.
England, says: “Among the 25.000 or
! u>re ships that have entered the Hum
-1 -r river ports dnriug the last seven
; -ars there has been only one ship of
American register.”
TRAINS CRASH
ON LOUISIANA
ROAD: II DEAD
MEET IN REAR-END COLLISION,
THE HEAD TRAIN TAKING FIRE
AFTER WRECK.
ALL COACHES ARE DERAILED.
Relief Cars Are Made Up in New Or
leans and Rushed to Scene
of the Accident.
ONE BEHIND SCHEDULE TIME.
NEW ORLEANS, La.. Nov. 11.—Elev
en persons are known to be dead and a
score or more injured as a result of a
wreck today on the New Orleans and
Northeastern railroad, at Little Woods,
twelve miles from New Orleans.
Between Slidell and New Orleans the
tracks of the New Orleans &, North
eastern railroad are used by the Great
Northern railroad and it was a suburban
train of this road from Covington that
crashed into the rear of a local North
eastern train from Hattiesburg, Miss.,
telescoping the four rear coaches.
Partial List of Dead.
A partial list of the dead follows:
RODS. CHARLES, teacher, 40 years old.
Alton, La.
MARTIN, WILLIAM, 110, home in Slidell,
In coal business in New Orleans.
EDLESSON, GEORGE, 40, Slidell.
LOWRY, C. 8., Chicago, drummer for
American Creosote works.
OTTAWAY, , little child, home in
Slidell.
List of Injured.
Among the injured are:
Fritz Salrnen, lumberman.
A. Quick, aped 53, farmer, Hattiesburg,
severely bruised about head, body aud hips
and legs.
Milton Spltztaden, Algiers, La., badly
bruised.
About twelve miles from New Orleans,
Little Woods, a fishing and hunting
camp on Lake Pontchartrain, is so sur
rounded by swamps that the only ap
proach to the scene of the wreck is by
way of the railroad. It was some time
before the news of the catastrophe
reached the city, but as soon as it was
learned the relief train was hastily made
up and rushed to the aid of the passen
gers and their dead aud dying.
Wreck Catches Fire.
When the rescue party reached Tat
tle Woods, the wreck had caught lire
and the first efforts of the passengers
and the few fishermen and hunters were
directed toward subduing the flames. In
this they had been partly successful but
little succor had been given to the
badly injured and several of these died
while lying about the smouldering debris.
Rude bandages had been bound about
their wounds in an effort to stop the
flow of blood and in many instances
the latter examination of the railroad
surgeons showed that more than one life
had been saved in this manner.
Women Work Hard.
None worked harder than the women
passengers in taking care of the injured.
Tearing up underskirts, they bound
wounds, thus stopping the flow of blood.
Only one physician was among the
passengers of the trains. Dr. Henry Tar
tleton of 'ovington, La., who worked
heroically in administering to the most
seriously injured and directing the ef
forts of others in making f the wounded
as comfortable as possible under the cir
cumstances.
Cause Is Unknown.
Exactly why the catastrophe occurred
is not yet known. The New Orleans
anti (Treat Northern and New Orleans
and Northeastern run on the same tracks
from ►slidell to New Orleans. Tl ere is
only a slight difference in the schedule
of the arrival here of the two trains.
From information obtainable, it ap
pears that the Great Northern must have
been a lew minutes late, as, according
to schedule, it would have preceded the
Northeastern into tiie city by about
twenty minutes.
NIKE KILLED IN WYOMING.
Freight Trains Collide and Wreckage
Then Catches Fire.
(. HLILNNE, V\ yo., Nov. 11.—Nino
men are known to have lost their iives
in the collision of two Union Pacific
freight trains last night at Borie, Wyo.,
and the tire which broke out in the
wreckage. Three others were seriously
injured.
The dead:
SCHLEY, J. C., of Laramie, engineer.
MUKPUY, JOHN, of Denver, conductor.
CHRISTENSEN, MONS, of Denver, Ure
muu.
DUNCAN, J. D., Laramie, brakeman.
STITT, brakeman, of Cheyenne.
ROL>GEUS, brakeman, of Cheyenne,
Three Japanese laborers.
Only the bodies of Duncan and the
three Japanese laborers have been re
covered. The wreckage was still burn
ing today and it is feared all of the
other bodies have been cremated.
MOONSHINER IN HIDING.
Kentuckian Arrested by Federal Officers
Rescued by West Virginians Who
Flee to Mountains.
LEXINGTON, Ky„ Nov. 11.—Accord
ing to a report received here today from
Louisa, Ky„ a posse of armed men from
Wayne county. West Virginia, invaded
Lawrence county. Ky., took a suspected
moonshiner from Kentucky officers who
had him in charge and are now hiding
in the West Virginia mountains, defying
arrest by state and federal authorities.
Deputy United States Marshal Davis of
West Virginia was after Vinson, who
fled into Lawrence county, Ky. The
deputy sheriff there captured him and
started for Ixniisa, but Vinson’s friends
held the officer up aud rescued the pris
oner, riding from Kentucky to West Vir
ginia.
MURDER RAILWAY MAN.
Chicago Yardmaster Found in Wabash
Yards with a Bullet Wound
in His Head.
CHICAGO. TIL. Nov. 11.—Yardmas
ter Clarence Burton was found uncon
scious in the Wabash railroad yards ear
ly today. He was suffering from a bul
let wound in the head. He was taken to
the Me.-cy hospital where he died sev
eral hours later. It is believed Burton
was shot by freight train robbers.
SOCIAL CLUBS RAIDED,
Pennsylvania Detectives and Constabu
lary Nab Nineteen Persons and
Confiscate Liquor.
PITTSBURG. Pa., Nov. 11.—Acting
under special instruction from Judge J.
Q. Vanswearingen, county detectives
aud members of the Pennsylvania state
constabulary early today, raided nine
teen political aud social clubs at Fay
ette City, near here, and arrested nine
teen persons on a charge of selling
liquor illegally. All were held in SSOO
bail for a hearing next Tuesday. A
great amount of liquor was confiscated.
N. Y. C. LIMITED
LEAVES TRACK
THREE PULLMAN CARS DERAILED
AND PASSENGERS THROWN
FROM BERTHS.
NO ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Men and Women Scramble Through
Windows in Night Attire When
the Accident Occurs.
IS CAUSED BY BROKEN RAIL.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Nov. 12.
Three cars in the eastbound Twentieth
Century Limited, the New York Cen
tral's fastest train, were thrown from
the rails at Blossom Road crossing, just
east of the city, shortly after 3 o’clock
this morning, but strangely enough not
one of the many passengers that were
hurled from their berths was badly in
jured.
Caused by Broken Rail.
The broken rail is said to have caused
the accident. The train had made its
Usual two-minute stop at Rochester aud
in gathering momentum for its run east
ward it had attained a speed estimated
to have been about twenty-five miles an
hour when the break came. The train
Consisted of six Pullman coaches and
the three that were hurled from the
tracks and turned on their sides consti
tuted the last half of the train. The
third cur in the train was not ditched,
although its trucks were broken.
It was the next three in line that suf
fered the brunt of the shock. All the
sleeping passengers were thrown from
their berths, but no one was seriously
injured.
Men and women scrambled through
windows and doors with no thought of
clothing other than that which they wore
when they turned in for the night. Many
of the passengers complained of bad
bruises and jolts.
List of the Injured.
Among the passengers slightly injured
are the following:
Mrs, L. H. McCorinock of Chicago.
Mrs. E. H. McCormick of Chicago.
11. Ferguson, Chicago-
J< C. H.immond, New York.
C. H. Noyes, New York.
6. B. Kimball, New York.
P. J. Keefe, Chicago.
H. L. Packer, Minneapolis.
H. Colllnghas, Providence, K. I.
W. A. Hugard, Cedarhurst, N. Y-
W. A. Dudley, Chicago.
A wrecking crew was at the scene of
the accident in a short time, the passen
gers occupying the undamaged coaches,
aud the tracks cleared.
FALLS TO HIS DEATH
H. W. WATTERSON, SON OF EDITOR,
PLUNGES 19 STORIES.
In Attempting to Close Window, He
Stumbles Over Radiator in
New York Office.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12.—Harvey W.
Watterson, a lawyer and younger son of
11 enry Watterson, editor of the Louis
ville Courier-Journal, plunged to his
death from the nineteenth floor of his
office building at 37 Wall street late yes
terday afternoon. His body shot down
ward 110 feet and landed on the roof
of a ten-story building adjoining. Al
most every bone was broken and the
head was crushed and death was prac
tically instantaneous.
While there were no eye-witnesses to
the tragedy, evidently it was entirely
accidental. Air. Watterson’s hat and
overcoat were on his closed desk. Pre
sumably he had attempted to lower the
window, and either stumbling over the
radiator, which was in front of the low
sill, or losing his footing in some man
ner unknown, pitched forward and down
to death on the roof below.
Mr. Watterson was 30 years old and
married. He was junior member of the
law firm of Wing, Russell & Watter
son.
A peculiar feature of the case was
that Mr. Watterson’s watch and cig
arette case in one pocket and a pipe in
another pocket were not damaged bv the
fall.
Mrs. Watterson was prostrated when
informed of her husband’s tragic death.
Mr. Wing said he was sure that death
was accidental, since Watterson had no
financial or domestic troubles. The firm’s
business was in good condition, Air.
Wing said, aud Watterson had been
very successful.
W atterson was born and reared in
Louisville. Ky. When about 21 years old
he came to New York and entered the
Columbia University Law school. Dur
ing the time he Avas a student there he
taught in a night school.
Shortly after becoming a member of
the Wing. Russell & Watterson law firm
he ran for Assembly on the Tammany
ticket in an upper west side district, but
the district was strongly Republican,
and he was defeated.
MISSOURI FEELS QUAKE,
Earth Tremors in “Show Me” State
Frighten Inhabitants—Belgian
Town Shaken.
SEDALIA, Mo.. Nov. 12.—Two slight
shocks, believed to have been earth tre
mors. were felt here this morning. Win
dows and doors were violently shaken,
but no damage was done.
SPA. Belgium. Nov. 12.—A violent
earthquare of three seconds’ duration oc
curred here this morning. The people of
Spa were thrown into a panic and
rushed wildly from their houses into the
street. There were no casualties. The
quake was accompanied by a loud roar
ing sound. __ The shock was felt also at
Esnoux. The people there were badly
frightened but no damage was done.
RAILWAYS KILL 3764,
This Number of Persons Meet Death in
United States During Year—
Decrease of 1236.
WASHINGTON. D. G.. Nov. 12.
There were 3764 persons killed and (18,-
959 injured in railroad casualties in the
United States during the fiscal year end
ed June 30, last, according to an an
nouncement of the interstate commerce
commission today. This is a decrease of
1236 killed and 3297 injured, as com
pared with the previous year.
MRS. HERRON ASKS $30,000.
Woman Arrested as Mrs. Belle Gunness
Seeks Damages.
NEW YORK. Nov, 12.—Cora B. Her
ron, a young widow who was taken by
otfioers from a New York Central train
at Utica some months ago in the belief
that she was Mrs. Belle Gunness, the
“murder farm’’ owner of La Porte, Ind.,
has begun a suit for S3O-000 damages
against the New York Central and Hud
son River Railway company. Her moth
er, Lucinda Burton, who was with her
at the time, also has brought a suit for
the same amount.
POWDER HOUSE
IS BLOWN UP:
1 DEAD, 35 HURT
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OCCURS IN
GLAZING ROOMS OF EXCELSIOR
COMPANY IN MISSOURI.
COACH WINDOWS ARE BROKEN
Concussion Shakes Trair. Near by and It
Was in This Manner That So
Many Were Injured.
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT UNKNOWN.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 12.—A ter
•itic explosion in the glazing house of
■he Excelsior Springs Powder company
it Dodson, ten miles south of Kansas
2ity, today caused considerable property
la mage and resulted in the death of one
nan and the injury of thirty-five others.
ith the exception of one person, none
if the injured persons was seriously
hurt.
The dead:
KLINE, HERMAN, engineer in glazing
house.
The injured:
Mrs. J. B. McDonough, Fort Scott, Kan.,
wito of Kansas City Southern solicitor, in
juries internal.
Mrs. Ethel Schnltzer, Stanberry, Mo., fore
head and arms cut.
Mrs. Schnitzer's 1-year-old babr, slightly
cut.
Mrs. C. C. Liggett, Harrisonvllle, Mo.,
arms and face cut.
Mrs. J. D. Gamble, Knoxville, la., slight.
W. W. Hudson, brake man, Kansas City,
nose badly injured.
H. TJ. Divelbiss, Peculiar, Mo., glass in.
eyes.
John W. Linney, Neosha, Mo., and 4-
year-old son Jay; slight.
James Foster, Pittsburg, Kan., engineer,
face out.
Fireman Pepper, Pittsburg, Kan., head
cut.
Conductor Potter, Kansas City, head cut
Breaks Train Windows.
A Kansas City Southern passenger
train, inbound for Kansas City, was
standing on the tracks two blocks dis
tant from the pow T der works when the
explosion occurred. The windows of th<
coaches were blown in and it was in this
manner that so many persons were hurt.
The injuries, however, with the excep
tion of those sustained by Mrs. McDon
ough, consisted merely of cuts and
bruises. The train remained upright aud
later carried the injured to Kansas City.
Engineer Kline was the only person in
the glazing house at the time of the ex
plosion and as he was instantly killed,
no one can say how the explosion oc
curred. The glazing house, which is a
small structure, and two other buildings
belonging to the powder company were
demolished. The main plant, which is
situated several blocks from the glazing
house, was not damaged. The total
property damage will not exceed -$25,000.
Two Remain in Hospital.
The injuries of the passengers and
members of the crew of the train were
so slight that only two remained at the
hospitals in Kansas City after being tak
en to those institutions for treatment.
These were Mrs. McDonough, whose in
juries are not considered fatal, anil Mrs.
Ellen Stitt, who is stated by the attend
ants probably would be able to leave the
hospital during dhe day.
TO BUILD DORMITORY
ON SHORE OF MEND OTA,
Landscape Gardener Nolen Plans Artistic
Setting for New University
Building.
MADISON. Wis., Nov. 11.—A radical
change in the building plans of the uni
versity consisting in the abandonment of
the quadrangle idea adopted by the uni
versity authorities some time ago and
followed out in the building operations
that are going on at the present time,
may result from the visit of John No
len. landscape gardener, to this city.
Mr. Nolen has approached the univer
sity authorities on the subject of build
ing the proposed men’s dormitories on
the shore of Lake Mendota instead of on
University avenue, and it is understood
that they are heartily in favor of the
plan. Mr. Nolen came here to confer
with other architects in designing a com
bined building-drive-and-planting scheme
for the university that would form a
correct artistic basis fox' all building
operations and park conditions within
these grounds for at least half a cen
tury to come.
Should the plans materialize, the dor
mitories will line the banks of Lake
Mendota. affording one of the best sites
that could possibly be utilized for the
purpose. Dormitories built there would
undoubtedly surpass anything offered by
any college or university in the world
anil would be absolutely free from the
dust and noise that is bound to come
from being situated on a thoroughfare
like University avenue.
The adoption of the plans would mean
that the machine shops of the engineer
ing department would he moved to the
south side of the university grounds.
University Architect Peabody and other
authorities will pass upon the matter in
the near future.
MURDER SUSPECT FREE.
I-lan Believed to Be James C. Dunham
Released by Authorities at
San Jose, Cal.
SAN JOSE, Cal.. Nov. 12.—William
Hatfield of Cook county, Tex., arrested
two months ago upon suspicion of being
James C. Dunham, the sextuple murder
er. was set at liberty last night after a
preliminary examination. Twenty-four
witnesses, all men of prominence in the
community, testified that Hatfield was
not Dunham.
SIX CHINAMEN DROWN.
Gasoline Launch Is Wrecked on Break
wall Near Buffalo —Four Others
Save Themselves.
BUFFALO. N. Y., Nov. 12.—A gaso
line launch towing a clinker boat con
taining ten Chinamen crossing from Can
ada. was wrecked on the south break
wall today and six of the Chinamen
drowned and four saved themselves by
clambering upon the break wall, from
which they were taken by the police boat.
The six bodies have been recovered.
LISTS THE HOLDERS OF FRANKS.
LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 12.—The names
of twenty Nebraska newspaper men
holding Western L*nion Telegraph com
pany franks were certified to the attor
ney general by the state railway com
mission for prosecution under the anti
discrimination clause of the commission
act. Among the defendants are Victor
Rosewater, chief of the publicity com
mittee of the Republican national com
mittee; Congressman Gilbert M. Hitch
cock (Dem.i and R. B. Schneider, the
telegraph company stating the reason
for the issuance cf Schneider’s frank
is that he k a ‘’citizen.”
BRYAN KEEPS UP
WAR FOR REFORM
IN THE COMMONER, HE DECLARES
HOLDING OFFICE IS NOT ONLY
WAY TO SERVE.
PARTY ACCOMPLISHES MUCH.
Believes There Must Bea Pa ty to Rep
resent Protests of People Against
‘‘Wrong in Government.”
GIVES FRIENDS ENCOURAGEMENT.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Nov. 12.—Bidding
his followers not to despair, but press on
iu the tight, W. J. Bryan declares ha
takes comfort in the result of the elec
tion, and is not oast down. He says the
Democrats out of office have done more
than the Republicans in office during the
last twelve years, and that is some sat
isfaction. The forthcoming issue of his
Commoner will contain Mr. Bryan’s own
ideas of the election and his plans for
the future. He says:
The election of 1908 is over and the re
turns disclose a signal victory for our op
ponents, but the principles for which our
party stands, the policies for which our
party contends —these are not dead. A good
proposition is not made bad by rejection at
the polls. A needed reform Is "not made un
necessary by an adverse vote. The legisla
tion asked for by the Democratic party In
its last national platform was not of a tem
porary character—lt was legislation which
will be of permanent advantage when it
is secured.
Cannot Thwart People.
Does anyone believe that the American
people will permanently permit secrecy as
to campaign contributions? Does anyone
believe that the American people will per
manently permit the will of the voters to
be thwarted, as It Is now, by the election
of senators through Legislatures? Does
anyone believe that the trusts will be per
mitted to permanently exploit the masses?
Does anyone believe that the consumer will
permanently permit the tariff to he written
by the beneficiaries of that tariff? Docs
anyone believe that the public will perma
nently tolerate estrangement between labor
and capital? Does anyone believe that the
fifteen millions of depositors will forever
permit their savings to be jeopardized as at
present? Does anyone believe that the
extravagance of the government will go
on forever unchecked? Does anyone believe
that our republic will permanently consent
to a colonial policy with its humiliations
and financial burdens?
There must be a party representing the
people's protest against wrong in high
places, against corruption in politics and
against the oppressions of the struggling
masses, and the Democratic party must
continue its fight or dissolve, it could not
exist as a plutocratic part}’.
Democrats Accomplish Much.
During the last twelve years the Demo
cratic party has accomplished more out of
power than the Republican party has ac
complished in office, and this is a‘ sufficient
reward for those who fight for a righteous
cause. It would have been pleasant to
have been able to reward worthy Demo
crats with official positions; they are look
ing for good government, and 'they labor
unselfishly for the promotion of good gov
ernment. They will neither be discouraged
nor dismayed by defeat. They cannot
cease to be interested In the government,
for Indifference would only invite worse
abuses than those from which we now suf
fer. The fight must be continued because
a good government Is the richest legacy
thai a parent can leave to a child.
As for myself, let no one worry about
my future. The holding of office is a mere
incident in the life of those who are de
voted to reforms. The reform is the essen
tial thing. If one can advance reforms by
holding office, then the holding of office is
justifiable; if o*e can best advance reforms
as a private citizen, then the holding of
office is undesirably
The world owes me nothing; 1 have been
abundantly compensated for what I have
been able to do. My life will not be long
enough to repay the people for their sHip
port, and for the confidence which they
have expressed. My gratitude to those
with whom I have labored surpasses lan
guage and the days of the future will be
devoted to work In the interest of the peo
ple as I understand that interest, and in
behalf of those reforms which seem to me
to be the best. I invite the co-operation of
those who approve, and 1 shall not be de
terred by the criticism of those who dis
approve.
Encourages His Friends.
With an abiding faith in the triumph of
the truth and an unfaltering confidence in
the righteousness of our cause. 1 speak this
word of encouragement to those who call
themselves friends. I shall keep steps with
them and march on. The measure of our
work cannot lie taken in a day. It. we are
right, as I believe we are, it will not vindi
cate ns: If we contribute, as 1 believe we
are contributing, to a cause that is founded
In justice, our efforts will weight in the
final victory.
Mr. Bryan will not discuss the open
letter asking him to become an evan
gelist.
RECEIVERS ARE NAMED.
Cleveland Court Appoints Two to Han
dle Affairs of Municipal Trac
tion Company.
CLEVELAND, 0.. Nov. 12.—Judge
Taylor of the federal court today ap
pointed Warren Bicknell and Frank A.
Scott as joint receivers for the Munic
ipal Traction company and the Cleveland
Railway company. Each of the receiv
ers will furnish a bond of SIOO,OOO.
Warren Bicknell is rve ident of the
Havana Electric railway, which con
trols all the street railroads in Havana.
Cuba. He is identified with large num- j
bers of electric traction companies in
Ohio aud other states. Frank A. Scott
is secretary and treasurer of the Superior
Savings and Trust company of this city.
The receivers will take charge of the
traction system at once, and will oper
ate it under the direct supervision of the
court. The rate of fare, it is said, will
be as low as can be made consistent with ;
good service.
FOR DEEP WATERWAY.
Proposition to Issue $20,000,000 Bonds in
Illinois Is Carried by Large
Majority.
CHICAGO. 111., Nov. 12.—With offi
cial figures from only three counties
missing, the returns at the secretary of
state’s office at Springfield indicate that
the proposition to issue $20,000,000 in
bonds for the construction of a deep
waterway won by a majority of approx
imately 105.000 of the total vote cast.
MANY PASSENGERS ESCAPE.
Pennsylvania Train Is Wrecked While
Running Forty Miles an Hour.
BUTLER, Pa., Nov. 12.—Passenger
train No. 11, southbound, on the Besse
mer & Lake Erie railroad, running forty
miles an hour, was wrecked near here
late last night. More than 100 passen
gers escaped with slight injuries. The
tender jumped t*e track in a deep cut
and two baggage cars and two coaches
were hur'ed against the bank, turning
half way over on their sides. George
Mitchell, a Pittsburg traveling man,
forced open a door of one coach with a
timber, releasing forty passengers. Many
climbed out of windows. One car caught
fire, but the blaze was quickly extin
guished.
HUGHES’ ELECTION BILL $369.
New York Governor Figures Up Cost of
His Recent Campaign.
ALBANY, N. Y„ Nov. 12.—Gov.
Hughes tiled his certificate of election ex
penses with the secretary of state yester
day. giving his total expenditures us
$369.65. Of this sum he spent $260.16
for traveling and incidental expenses,
$96.71 for hotel bills, including telephone
and messenger charges, and $12.78 for
telegrams.
POSTAL DEFICIT
IS $16,910.2T9
POSTMASTER GENERAL BELIEVES
PARCELS POST RECEIPTS WOULD
WIPE OUT LOSS.
1908 INCREASE IS SMALL.
Small Growth Due to Depression While
Increase in AH Salaries Causes the
Large Expense Account.
WILL ASK CONGRESS TO ACT.
WASHINGTON. D. €.. Nov. 12.
Postmaster General Meyer announced to
day that the postal deficit for the fiscal
year ended June 30. 1908, amounted to
51b.910.279. The receipts were $191.-
4(3,633 (being 1f7.893.657 greater than
the previous year), and the expenditures
$208,351,886. The deficit is the largest
iu the history of the postofflee depart
ment An analysis of the figures shows
that $9,891,321 represents the advance
iu the rate of compensation authorized
by Congress for employes of the railway
mail service, rural delivery service, city
delivery service, and assistant post
masters and clerks in postofflees. The
normal increase in the revenue for sev
eral years was about 9 per cent, and in
1908, 4.29 per cent., the falling off in
the rate of growth being due to the
financial depression.
Favors Parcels Post.
The postmaster general said that in
his annual report he would call the at
tention of Congress to the fact that lie
is "firmly convinced that the establish
ment of a special local parcels post con
fined to rural routes would tend to wipe
out the postal deficits and would final
ly make the rural delivery self-sustain
ing. besides being of convenience to the
farmer and u boon to the retail country
merchant.”
There are now in operation more than
39,000 rural routes, he said, serving a
population of about 18,000,000 people,
and should an average of fifty-five
pounds of merchandise he carried by the
rural carrier on each trip throughout the
year, it is estimated that $15,000,000
would be realized.
Rates Would Be Cheap.
The rate would be 5 cente for the first
pound and 2 cents for each additional
pound up to 11 pounds, the maximum
weight of a package. With the excep
tion of a small percentage paid to post
masters of the fourth class for increased
cancellations, he said, all revenue from
this parcel post would be clear gain,
as there would he no railway transporta
tion whatever, the service being con
fined to packages mailed by bona fide,
merchants and patrons of the rural
routes.
“I feel.” continued Mr. Meyer, “that
from an administrative and business
view point it is more desirable that such
legislation be enacted.”
GRAND DUKE IS DYING.
Chambers Request the Duchess to Take
Over Permanently the Regency
of Luxemburg.
TREVES, Prussia, Nov. 12.—Grand
Duke William Alexander of Luxemburg
is today sinking rapidly, and the cham
bers have decided to request his wife,
the grand duchess, permanently to ac
cept the regency which she took over
temporarily last April. The grand duke,
who was born in 1852, is completely
paralyzed on one side, his power of
speech is gone, and he is mentally in
capable. He has been ill for several
years.
The grand duchess was an infanta of
Portugal, Marie Anne, a daughter of
the late Dom Miguel. She is 47 years
old and has been described as an ex
ceedingly brilliant and handsome woman.
The heiress to the throne is Princess
Marie, her eldest daughter, who was
born in 1894.
SPOONER WILL ATTEND.
Former Wisconsin Senator Is Invited to
Be Present at Psi Upsilon Ban
quet for Taft.
NEW YORK, Not. 12.—The Psi Upsi
lon fraternity will celebrate the seventy
fifth anniversary of its birth on Tues
day, November 24, with a banquet at
the Waldorf-Astoria. John G. Saxe,
chairman of the dinner committee, esti
mates that at least 1(KX) will be present
to yell for Psi U and particularly for
William 11. Taft, a member of the Yale
chapter, who is expected to be present.
Ex-Senator John C. Spooner. Dr. George
Henry Fox, Ira A. Place, counsel for the
New York Central railroad, and Lawson
Purdy are some of the forty or more men
who have signed the invitation to Mr.
Taft. Psi Upsilon is one of the oldest of
the college fra uities, and representa
tives of all of us chapters will attend
the dinner.
TO FIND MISSING TURK,
Knights Templar in Missouri Believe
Member Is Being Held Up in
the Old Country.
MACON. Mo.. Nov. 12.—The Knights
Templar lodge here has requested the
secretary of state in Washington to in
vestigate the absence of Dr. Abraham
K. Mussalem of this city. Dr. Mussa- !
lera left Macon for Turkey June 25. '
11>0S. fixing the date of his return as |
September 15. He was a member of the j
Knights Templar. I. O. O. F., Knights j
of Pythias, the Elks and several other j
secret organizations. Not a word has ;
been received from him and nothing has
been beard of him. It is feared that his I
passports have been withdrawn and that
he has been denied the privilege of re
turn, owing to the unsettled condition of
the Turkish empire.
THROWS MONEY AWAY.
Former Alaska Miner Burns S2OOO So
No One V/ould Quarrel Over It
After His Death.
HELENA, Mont.. Nov. 12.—Albert
Berger, a former Alaska miner, just be
fore committing suicide at Canyon Ferry
Tuesday night, threw S2OOO in post
office money orders, payable to himself,
in the stove, declaring that the money
was in the hands of the government and
no one would quarrel over It after he
was dead.
PRISON FOR PRIMARY FRAUDS.
Election Official in St. Louis Convicted
of Making False Returns.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nor. 12.—Thomas
McGrath, an election official in the sec
ond precinct of the Third ward at the
August primaries, has been convicted
of making false returns and was sen
tenced to four years in the penitentiary.
W. S. Cowherd, candidate for the Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nomination, was
given 199 votes in the returns, while his
opponents were given nine. Witnesses
testified that they had voted for others
than Cowherd.
LATEST! MARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee, Nov. 12.
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS.
MII.W AI'KEE BUTTER— Firm; Elgin
prices of extra ereamerv Is 29c: local
price extra creamery Is prints, juk**
liisis. 25026 c; seconds, 22024 c; iirtH'c'aw go
<6->■><-•: dairy, fancy, 25c; linos, “i,rJ2r
packing stock, 17© 18c.
CHEESE—hteadv; American fall rroam.
now make, twins, Vonnl; Amor
cas, i;Vfj 13&c; daisies, 13W,, He; long,
uorns. 'lUVsc; llmhurgcr. new make. 13c;
fumy brick, 13V.013c; low grades. 9c; Im
ported Swiss, 35c; new block, 12j(1344c;
round Swiss, 121*0 13c.
„ EGGS—Firm. The produce board's of
®c'a market for strictly fresh laid as re
ceived, cases returned, 26c; April storage.
."sm!’ s, ‘'' ,>lu * s mid creeks, 134(15c. Receipts,
-J. cases; yesterday, 303 cases.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—Butter—Steady;
unchanged; receipts, 5011. Cheese—Firm
unchanged; receipts. 1975. Kegs— Qulet :
unchanged; receipts, 77(1T>, ’
CHICAGO 111., Nov. 12.—Butter—Steady;
creameries, 324(29c; dairies, 19144(26e Eggs
—Steady; tlrsts, 37e. **
CHICAGO, ill., Nov. 12.—Cheese—Steady;
>-" “<•= •>.
.Mm Wff
ter price ruling, ’ .
MILWAUKEE STOCKYARDS REPORT
ii lI'IGS-bb'l.V higher; pigs steady; prime
i bntjheis, heavy. 2.,0 l( , Ri- it nJ,,;
N'dvcted 6.00,(6. 10; ,a'lr to good,’
: 5..aKtt : .*..., mixed. good medium, 3nfer'.V
lbs. o.fk><RHs.nO; common to to 4u „T>Ht ;
i light, BiO to p.to lbs. 5.600, ~80; weight id
; to_l.il> lbs. 5.304(5.55; weight, but to 13.*> His
4 10; pigs, l.OOjCl.CO; throwouts 4on
| 44*4.75. ”
„ •HOGS.
; No. Ave. Brice. No. Ave Brb 5
■ 2 pigs... 115 $4.,53 53 35-S5 W>'
24p1g8... 11l 4.H0 84 17S 5Sa
111 pigs.. . 114 4.H0 HI is i 5.85
7 134 6.25 IKt .183 5.85
lr 3 e 200 5.85
ltt> 5.(0 HD 3NH4 5.H0
® 344 5.70 76 308 5.00
5® 150 5.70 05 too 5.h0
•4 102 5.70 65 34.8 0.00
• 158 5.70 77 2(15 6.00
}V; { , I 7 -’ r, .75 ttsi 354 O.U>
if.- I'd u-75 70 354 0.05
7 J ]*> 3.80 52 370 0.05
y. 3,80 50 813 0.10
™ 777 0.80 53 351 0.15
“4 100 5.80 50....... 303 0.30
SO. 180 5.80
CATTLE—Market strong; butchers steer*:
‘£2l co l 4.UX&4.75; medium to
§ ’ I,p l fp rs, medium to good,
3.75444.50; common to fair, 2.7503.50; cow*
f° 0 d. t 0 chol( '*'i 3.504(4.25; fair to good, 3.73
cannors, L5O02OO: cutters, 3.3.VH;
j- 7o; bulls, good to choice, 3.250 5.75• bo
logna bulla, common to fair, 2.504(3.00; fccd
(>rs, [email protected]; stockers, [email protected]. Milkers
and springers, choice heavy at 35.004445,(X).
1 „ CATTLE.
No. Arc. Price. No. Are. Brice.
- 500 $3.25 3 911) 53.25
4 982 2.50 1 bu 11... 700 2.35
i 9150 2.50 1 bull.. 790 2.50
6 1041 3.25 I bull.. 11KK) 375
CALVES.
Xo. Arc. Price. No. Are. ITlce.
4 85 $4.00 13 125 .$5.150
SHEEP— Steady; lambs. 4.5!>05.00; sheep,
good to choice. 3.254(4.00; common to fair.
[email protected]; bucks. 2.004(3.00.
SHEEP.
No. Are. Price. 2!) lambs. 65 5.00
"4. 105 53.75 68 lambs. 72 $5-50
CUDAHY, Wls., Nov. 12.—Receipts, 3500
hogs. Market steady. Mixed packing, 525
#5.73; poor to good heavy packing. 5.50®
5-90; medium and butchers, 5.7505.90; select
packing and shipping, [email protected]; fair td
good light, [email protected]; idgs and rough, 3.00(g)
5.00. Representative sales 55 hogs, aver
age 212 at 5.50; 49 hogs, average 317 at
.■.<(); 60 hogs, average 300 at 5.65; 54 hogs,
average 273 at 5.90; 61 hogs, average 283 at
5.8;>; 60 hogs, average 292 at 6.<H); H3 hogs,
average 147 at 5.15; Bit hogs, average lilts
at 5.50; 87 hops average 175 at 3.60; 92
hogs, average 184 at 5.65; 76 hogs, average
195) at 5.70; 53 hogs, average 113 at 4.50.
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 12.—Battle—Receipts
about 7000; market steady to strong;
beeves, Texans, 5.604(4.70; west
enters, 3.354(4.60; stockers and feeders, 3,65
4.44.60; cows and heifers. 1.654(5.40; calves,
5.504(7.75. Hogs—Receipts about 28,000;
market 5c to luc higher; light, 3.254j)5.Ht);
mixed. 5.404(6.15; rough, 5.404(5.60; good
to choice heavy, 5.604(6.30; pigs, 4.0040
5.20; bulk of sales, 5.754(6.00. sheep— Re
ceipts about 15 000; market steady: native,
[email protected]; western, 2.504(4.60: yearlings,
4.304(5.00; lambs, [email protected]; western, 3.7040
G.OO.
Heavy hogs, 5.4006.20.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 12,-Cattle - Re
ceipts. 4000; steady to 10c higher; beet
steers, 3.5007.25; stockers and feeders, 2.50
@3.1)5; cows and heifers, 2.804(5.90; Texas
steers, 2.704(6.30; cows and heifers, 1.7540
4.00. Hogs—Receipts, 8500; market 10 c
higher; pigs and lights. 4.254(5.25; packers,
5.254(5.05; butchers and best heavy, 5.7540
6.15. Sheep —Receipts, 700; steady-;’natives,
3.004(4.35; lambs, 3.004(5.80.
KANSAS (TTY, Mo., Nov. 13.—Battle-
Receipts, H 000; native steers. 4.5007.50;
native cows and heifers, 2.35406.00; stockers
and feeders, 3.004(4.75; bulls, 2.004(4.00;
calves, 3.754(7.00; western steers, 3.504i)
5.50; western cows. 2.50404.50. Hogs—Re
eelpts. 17.000; market 5c to loc higher; hulk
of sales, 5.40405.95. Sheep— Receipts, 7000;
steady; muttons. [email protected]; lambs. 4,1040
(5.00; range wethers, 3.754(5.00; fed ewes,
2.504(4.25.
SOUTH OMAHA. Neb.. Nov. 13.—Baltic-
Receipts, 3000; to loe higher; native
steers, 4.004(7.25; cows and heifers, 3.80,0
4.40; western steers, 3.354(5.60; Texas
steers. 3.<)04(4.50; cows and heifers, 2.50.-,,
4.25; stockers ami feeders. 2.754(5.00; calves.
3.00405.75. Hogs—Receipts. 5600, 104(30r
higher; bulk of sales, 5.754(5.85. Slieeji-
Reeelpts, 6800; strong; lambs, 5.4006.00;
sheep, 3.354(5.00.
MILWAUKEE HAY MARKET.
Choice timothy hay, 11.50012.00; No. 1
timothy hay, 10.504(11.00; No. 2 timothy
hay, 9.50@8>.00; clover and mixed, 8.50@
0.00; choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie,
11.00®11.50; No. 1 prairie, 10.504(11.00; No.
2 prairie. [email protected]; Wisconsin marsh
feeding, [email protected]; packing buy. 5.5006.00;
rye, straw, 7.5007.75; oats straw, 6.2506.50.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
MILWAUKEE. Nov. 12,-Cloae Wheal
Steady: No. 1 northern, on track, 1.08; No.
2 northern, on traek, [email protected]. Corn Dull-
No. 3 on truck, 65%c. Oats—Firm; stand
ard. 53%c; No. 3 white, on track, 50®53e.
Burley—Easier; standard. 06%c. Uve—
Firmer; No. 1 on traek, 7Ge.
Flour quotations in carlots are: Hard
spring wheat patents, In wood, [email protected];
straights, In wood, 5.15!®5.30; export pat
ents, In sacks, [email protected]; first clears, in
sacks. 4.00®4.20; rye, In wood, 3.90®4.05;
country, [email protected]; sacks, Kansas, In wood.
4.G5®4.75
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 12. —Receipts—Flour,
37,160 bids; wheat, 50,000 bus; corn, 103,000
bus; oats, 153,000 bus; barley, 53,900 bus;
rye, 7iKK> bus; timothy seed, 251,360 lbs:
.flaxseed, 11,000 bus. Shipments—Flour, 30,
978 bids; wheat, 28,348 bus; corn, 72,307
bus; oats, 255.437 bus; barley, 25,474 bus;
rye, 2000 bus; timothy seed, 30,000 lbs.
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 12.—Cash wheat—
No. 2 red. 1.04%® 1.06; No. 3 red, 1.03®
1.04%; No. 2 bard, 1.04%@1.05%; No, it
hard, l.OOfel.04; No. 1 northern, 1,07®1.08:
No. 2 northern, 1.05® 1.07: No. 3 spring,
[email protected]. Corn—No. 3. 62%®63c: No. 3
white, G3®G3%c; No. 3 yellow, G3®)G3%c.
Oats—No. 3 white, 50@52c; standard, 51%
@52 e.
CHICAGO. 111.. Nov. 12.—Close—Wheat-
December, 1.03%; May, 1.07%®1.07%; .Inly,
1.01%. Corn— November, G 2% ; December,
02%c; May, G2%®G2%c; July, 61%c; Sep
temher. 61%c. Oats—December. 40®40%c;
May, 51@51%c; July, 4G%c. Pork—January.
16.07%; May, 1G.12%. I.ard—November.
0.22%; December, 0.20; January, '.(.20®
9.22%; May, 0.30. Ribs—January, 8.40®
8.42%; May. 8.57%. Rye—Cash. 74®74%c;
December, 72%@74c; May, 78®70%<- Tim
othy—November. 3.87%; March, [email protected].
Hurley—Cash, G2@G7c. Clover —November,
0.00; March, 9.25.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Lead Steady;
4.37%®4.40. Copper—Quiet, 14%®14%. sil
ver. 50.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—('lose —Wheat
December, 1.04%; May, 1.14%. Corn—De
cember, 71 %c; May, 70%c.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—Cotton—Futures,
closed steady. Closing bids: November,
8.95; December, 9.08; January, 8.90; Febru
ary. 8.87; March, 8.88; May. 8.85; Junt*
8.80; July. 8.70; August, 8.70.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12. —Cotton—Spot,
closed, quiet. 5 points high./-; middling up
land, 9.35; middling gulf, 0.60; sales, 100
bales.
LIVERPOOL. Nov, 12.—Close Wheat-
Spot, strong; No. 2 red western winter 8s
%and: futures, qnlet: December, 8s; March
7s 9%d; May. 7s 9%d. Corn—Spot, steady-
American mixed, old 7s 2d; futures, quiet-
December, 5s 5%d; January, 5s 5d ’
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov.
Wheat December, 1.04%; May 108%
Cash No. 1 hard. 1.08%@1.<)8%: No 2
northern, 1.07% ® 1.07%: No. 2 1 us%®
1.05%; No. 3 northern. 1.03%® 1.04.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 12—Wheat-
May, 1.00%: July, 05%c. Cash—No. 2 hard.
1.02®1.04; No. 3. 92®99c; No. 2 red, l.<>4®
1.06; No. 3, [email protected]. Corn—December,
56%c; May, 57c; July, 57%c, Cash—No. 2
mixed, 58%®50c; No. 3, 58®50e; No. 2
white. 61%®G2%c; No. 3, 61%c. Oats—No.
2 white. 47%®50c; No. 2 mixed, 47®4Sc.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 12.—Close —Wheat-
Track No. 2 red, 1.07®1.05; No. 2 hard, 1.02
<g>l.os; December, 1.03%; May, 1.07%. Corn
—Track, No. 2 cash. 63@64%c; No. 2 white,
64%c; futures December, 60®00%c; May,
Gl%c. Oats—Track No. 2 cash, 50%c; No. 2
white. 51®51%c.
CHICAGO, 111.. Nov. 12. Poultry— Uve,
firm; turkeys, 13c; chickens, ti%®9% c;
springs, 11.