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MEMORIAL DAY
VOL. 2, NO. 127.
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At
Made Indefinite Postponement
of Burning Question
Possible.
TWO NINETEEN
TO ONE FORTY-SIX
The Vote Was Overwhelming
Against the Monarchists
and Their Allies.
Associated Press Cable to The Breilu
Time*.
St. Petersburg, May 29.—Advantage
was taken today of the absence ot the
conservative leaders from the lover
house of parliament to bring up the
resolution condemning terrorism and
the house decided by 219 to 146 votes
to taible indefinitely the whole discus
sion, which ia one of the most burn
ing questions before parliament. The
constitutional democrats, Poles,, mem
bers of the group of toll and Cossacks
voted against the discussion' andthe
monarchists, Octoberista, social demo
crats and social revolutionists voted
in its favor.
Deprived of (heir leading orators,
the monarchists made a feeble show
ing, and the debate, which was short,
ended without stormy incidents.
The constitutional democrats did
not participate in the debate. M.
Nebovldoff, a member of the group of
toil, proposed the resolution tabling
the motion to condemn terrorrism, de
claring that any action on the part of
the house would be useless as the
censure would foe addressed to the
dead, as most ot the terrorists named
were already inscribed in the "book
of martyrs." He asked if the govern
ment, with a million bayonets, was
unable to stop terrorism, of what
avail would be a simple resolution
adopted by five hundred deputies un
der the thumb of the administration..
M. Kahustin, Octoberist, said his
party favored the abolition of the
death penalty, martial law, etc., but
thought it was first necessary tor the
house to express abhorrence of ter
rorism executions of officials without
Judge or jury.
Bishop Evlogi, monarchist member
from Lu'blln, also spoke against ter
rorism.
Several prominent constitutional
democrats, including M. Struve, Prince
Dolgourokoff, and Prof. Kuzmin- Kar
avaieff refused to vote with their
party.
Hie effect of the new rules expedit
ing 'business was clearly apparent.
Only two speakers on each side are
now permitted to address the house
on any one question. The house,
therefore disposed of all the fifteen
questions on the order of the day,
among them feeing the adoption of an
inter-pellatlon of the government on
the holy synod's action in demanding
that the five liberal priests belonging
to the left parties of the house who re
frained from attending the session of
the douma at which the resolution re
garding the plot against the life of the
emperor was passed leave their par
ties or abandon the priesthood.
Hundreds of gray-clad veterans
reached the city today, and the play
ing of martial music is to be heard
throughout the business section. By
tomorrow morning the great mass of
visitors will have arrived, and it is
roughly estimated that fully 150,000
persons will be here by the time the
convention opens.
The veterans and other visitors
have found Richmond swathed in
bunting, the stars and bars of the
confederacy predominating. Thou
sands of national flags are also used
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PASSED RUSSIAN DOUNIA
SCATTER ASHES OF VETERAN.
Associated Press to The Evealas Times.
Rock Island-, 111., May 29.—A unique
ceremony will be witnessed here to
morrow, when, in compliance with
the dying request of the late M. A.
Gould, his ashes will be "scattered to
the four winds of heaven." Gould was
a veteran of the civil war and for
many years was county surveyor of
Rock Island county. He died recent
ly, providing in his will for the cre
mation of his body and the distribu
tion of his ashes. In accordance with
his request that no religious services
of any kind be permitted at his fu
neral, the obsequies consisted only
of an address by a lawyer friend.
The administrator of the estate de
cided that it would*be appropriate to
scatter the ashes of the dead vet
eran on Memorial day and the cer
emony will take place at the same
time as the scattering of flowers on
the waters in memory of the sailor
heroes of the war.
HEW ORTHODOX
I01STTHE OLD
Dr. Borden P. Bowen Makes
Sensible Statement of Far
Reaching Consequence.
Cincinnati, May 29.—That the or
thodoxy of fifty years ago has about
broken up and vanished, was the
statement made today by Dr. Borden
P. Bowne ,a professor in the Meth
odist theological seminary in Boston,
who-was some time ago acquitted in
a church trial of a charge of heresy,
in an address before the Cincinnati
Methodist Preachers association. He
declared that the world is continually
in motion that creeds and doctrines
and interpretations are going through
an evolution toward advanced truth.
"It behooves the church," said Dr.
Bowne, "to keep its head clear arid
cool, tor 4f a great mass of new truths
should be thrust into the minds of
those of passive mentality or mental
energy, they would feel as if the foun
dations were taken from them. If the
millenium should come in over night,
a great many of those having 'vested
rights' would not just know where to
locate themselves."
Speaking of changes in creeds, he
said: "It is my firm conviction that
the changes in the beliefs and creeds
of our church have been for the bet
ter. I know of only a few serious peo
ple, like the Jaspers, who would be
willing to go back in science, in polite
leal economy and in religion to a time
twenty-five years ago. Dr. Bowne
spoke of the reconciliation- between
science and religion as one evidence
of progress.
Dr. Bowne declared the church must
make a place for and be patiently con
siderate of the ignorant, but the ig
norant should not constitute the
church. The intellectual, as well as
the religious thoughts should be the
ruling factor.
"The right of supremacy of the in
tellectual should always be main»
talned for religion in the dark is dan
gerous," he said. This was a preface
to an argument for the settlement ot
doctrinal matters by scholars. "Bib
lical matters are questions of expert
scholarship," he continued. "All
churches need intellectual leaders
with intellectual courage."
Dr. Bowne, in his closing words,
pleaded for a simple creed, a platform
on which all church members and
the clergy might stand on broad com
prehensive terms.' He was not in sym
pathy with incorporating into the
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CONFEDERATE VETS. HONOR MEMORY
OF LEADERS OF THE LOST CAUSE
Associated Press to The Greilaf Times.
Richmond, Va., May 29.—The sev
enteenth reunion of the United .Con
federate Veterans will be opened in
this city tomorrow morning. The
crowd of visitors1 Is expected to be
the largest ever entertained in Rich
mond. The unveiling of monuments
to Jefferson Davis and General Stu
art are features of added interest to
the reunion program. And the fact
that the Jamestown exposition is
within easy reach of Richmond will
result in a largely increased atten
dance at the reunion.
and many tattered battle flags are
displayed from the homes of the own
ers who carried them through the
war.
The exercise tomorrow will be
opened tomorrow at 9:30 o'clock in
the morning, when the convention will
be called to order by Major General
Smith Boiling, commanding the Vir
ginia division. Preliminary business
will occupy the initial session. In
the afternoon will come the big pa
rade and the unveiling of the Stuart
statue.
One ot the guests of honor at the
encampment will be Col. J. N. Schoon
maker, a Union veteran ot Pittsburg.
Colonel Schoonmaker, who Is high in
the councils of the Grand Army of
the Republic, has accepted an invi
tation to attend the reunion, tendered
by Gen. Stephen D. Lee, commander
in-chief of the Confederate veterans.
It marks the first time in history
that a man who fought under the
stars and stripes has been urged to
take part in a conclave of the vet
erans who fougbit under ithe stars
and bars.
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Body of Mrs. McKinley Con
signed With Touching Cere
monies to Mother Earth.
Associated Press to The Ereilig Times
Canton, Ohio, May 29.—Banked with
flowers on every side the fragrance
of which filled not only the room in
which the body of Mrs. McKinley lay,
but the entire house and was wafted
as an incense to the throng of people
waiting in line to enter the residence,
the casket was passed by thousands
of persons yesterday afternoon. Can
tonians paid their tribute in the best
way they could, since by request
the privilege of any funeral
decorations in the city or any general
municipal participation in the cere
mony had been denied them.
It was estimated that 8,000 people
passed through the McKinley home
in the time allotted. It had, 'been
stated that admission to the home
would be from 3 to 5 o'clock yester
day. At 1:30 however, women and
children lined up in front of the
house waiting to pass by the casket.
Hanging on the walls in the room,
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Special to The Eralit Times.
Bismarck, May 29.—The supreme
court has not as yet rendered a de
cision either on the state fair case
or on the -constitutionality of the of
fice of temperance commissioner.
Three judges are here and decisions
in both cases are expected soon. As
sistant United States Attorney Town
send who is here in the cases pending
in the district court, has been asked
by the attorney general at Washing
ton to go to Oregon to investigate
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Former Equitable Official Drew
Eighteen Indictments For
Perjury and Forgery.
Associated Press to The Evealac Times.
New York, May 29.—The May grand
jury, which has been investigating the
affairs of the Equitable Life Assur
ance society, today returned eighteen
indictments against Thomas D. Jor
dan, formerly controller of the Equit
able, Perjury and forgery in the third
degree are charged. No indictments
were found against the present of
ficials oi the society.
DOZEN INDICTMENTS.
Federal Grand Jury Reported Number
But Not the Parties.
SpeeAil to The Evening Times.
Fargo, May 29.—The U. S. grand
jury has its first report since it began
the consideration of evidence last
Thursday. Twelve indictments were
reported but as no arrests have, been
made the indictments were not made
public. Most of the indictments were
in connection with the alleged liquor
selling offenses. The jury will con
tinue in session today.
HO DECM HIS BEEN HUH
IN THE STATE FMR GONTROVERST
some land frauds there pertaining to
the Southern Pacific railway. Mr.
Townsend is waiting for more infor
mation from Washington and may de
cide not to go. However he is at sea
in the matter, until he receives the
information asked from Washington.
The grand jury in district court is
still In session, but so far no indict
ments have been brought in. None of
the grand jury's work so far has been
revealed and many here are of the
opinion that the grand jury will do
little or nothing.
LISBON SOLDIERS* HOME MONUMENT
North Dakotas Tribute to Her Honored Heroes
MEMORIAL BAY—ITS ORIGIN AND MEANING.
General John Murray was the originator ot Memorial day in the north.
While visiting In the south in the winter ot 1867-8, he noticed the touching
rite of decorating soldiers' graves with flowers by the ladles. Being very
much impressed with this custom, he Instituted a similar one at his own
hone.
On the 5th day ot May, 1868, General John A. Logan, who was then Com
mander-ln-fhlef of the Grand Army of the Republic, established Decoration
day, and by a general order, May SO, 1868, was designated as a day set
apart for the purpose of paying tribute to the memory of those brave men
who died In defense of our country. The national encampment held In
Washington had It incorporated In Its rules and regulations May 11, 1870.
Since then, In many of the states, May 80th has been established as a holi
day! and It Is the universal custom to decorate the graves of all soldiers
and sailors, thus making it one of the most patriotic days of the year,
wherein all classes unite In paying honor to our heroic dead, and feel a con
scious pride In being able to thus show respect for their memory and the
cause for which they fought.
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NEGRO STUDENTS GRADUATE.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Topeka, Kan., May 29.—Commence
ment exercises are being held today
at the Western Tuskegee institute, a
school for negroes founded by Booker
T. Washington and the only one of its
kind in the west. George Andrew
Patton, of Topeka, will deliver the
salutatory on "Advantages of a
Trained Tailor." Louise Hay Scott,
of Olathe, Kan., will discuss "Open
ings for the Negro Milliner." "Ave
nues open to the Negro Stenographer"
will be the subject of a paper by
Frederick Helm, of Abilene. The val
edictory will be by Mabel Eliza Hall,
of Colorado Springs, on "The Power
of Little Things." Bishop Abram
Grant, of Kansas City, will deliver
the commencement address, and the
presentation of diplomas and certif
icates will be made by E. T. Pair
dhild, state superintendent of edu
cation.
WALL STREET
HK SHIRS
Over Speech Which President
Will Deliver Tomorrow on
Watered Stock.
inoclited Pren to The EtciIbi Times*
New York, May 29.—Rumors that
President Roosevelt's address at In
dianapolis tomorrow will deal not
with patriotic themes, but with rall
roati iiatl corporation matters, has
caused great alarm among the finan
ciers of Wall street, who profess to
fear that any attack on the over-cap
italization so common among rail
way companies would lead to disas
trous panic. Many prominent finan
ciers have made hurried tirtipa to
Washington recently for the purpose,
it is believed, of attempting to dis
suade the president from making an
anti-corporation speech.
Rate regulation and similar restric
tions the railroad magnates can bear
with comparative equanimity, but any
threat at an investigation of the sub
ject of over-capitalization is a red flag
to the bulls and bears of "the street."
It is the one supreme matter In the
conduct of railway systems that Wall
street does not want investigated.
Many prominent railway officials can
didly admit that a comparison of the
actual values with the capital stock
and funded debts of most, if not all,
railroads would promptly result in a
slump in the value of securities and
a consequent panic.
Recent investigations have conclu
sively shown that all railroad stocks
are largely watered, some companies
being capitalized at as high as eight
or ten times the actual values of their
properties. These facts the magnates
of Wall street are overly anxious to
hide from the investing public, which
in the past has purchased many mil
lions of dollars worth of "wildcat"
railroad securities, almost as worth
less as fake mining stocks. If Pres
ident Roosevelt should advocate the
appointment ot a federal commission
to probe railroad values, as it is ru
mored that he will, the result will al
most certainly be disastrous to the
financial interests involved in the
watered stock deals.
While nearly all important roads
are over-capitalized, this sort of finan
cial legerdemain has been most large
ly practiced in the western and south
ern states, where the process of in
jecting water into inflated securities
has been carried on to a emarkable
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Navy Department Takes Up
Matter With Governor of
Virginia.
Associated Press to The Ereilai Times.
Washington, May 29.—Discrimina
tion against the blue jacket uniform of
the navy, at the dancing pavilion of
the Pine Beach and amusement park,
a resort adjacent to the Jamestown
exposition, has led Secretary Metcalf
to vigorous action.
Complaint was made to the navy de
partment by Lieut. J. V. Babcock,
commanding the United States ship
Truxton, on May 16. The substance of
this report and the position taken by
Secretary Metcalf in the matter Is
given in a letter from the secretary to
Gov. Swansovt, of Virgin^, dated May
22, which in part follows:
"This department is in receipt of an
unofficial report from the commanding
officer of the U. R. S. Truxton, dated
Pine Beach, Va., May 16, 1907, with
regard to a case of disrespect to the
service uniform which has occurred
during the sojourn of the flotilla at
Pine Beach.
"The commanding officer of the
Truxton states that the dancing pa
vilion of Pine Beach park refused ad
mittance to men in blue jacket uni
forms at the same time grants un
qualified admittance to soldiers in uni
form. On receipt of complaints from
well behaved and self-respecting men
of the vessel a flrst-class petty officer
was instructed to apply for admit
tance, and if refused, to see the man
ager and ask reasons for such actions.
Such direction being carried out S. F.
Lane, gunner's mate of the first-class
was, on the 15th instant, refused ad
mission to the dancing pavilion, the
manager stating that under no cir
cumstances would men in bluejackets
uniform be admitted that the men
were not objected to, but their uni
form was, and that if they wished to
go in and dance, other clothes would
be furnished.
"Request was made to see the
'other clothes' mentioned, and the pet
ty officer was shown a dressing room
where a stock of white clothes were
kept, 'very much similar to the regula
tion mess attendant uniform.' On be
ing informed that the matter would be
reported to the proper authorities, the
manager stated that the action would
do no good, and would be a waste of
time.
"As the navy is doing everything in
its power to make the exposition a
success, your attention is invited to
this instance of apparent discrimina
tion against he service uniform, and
it is believed that some action should
be taken thereon by withholding
license or otherwise. If such practices
be permitted, the result will, this de
partment feels assured, prove highly
prejudicial to the' naval service by
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HOOSOS OUTDOING THEMSELVES
IN RECEPTION TO THE PRESIDENT
Associated Press to The Bvealas Times.
Indianapolis, Ind., May 29.—Hoo
siers, regardless of politics and par
tisanship, are prepared to outdo them
selves in the hospitality of their re
ception to President Roosevelt upon
his arrival here tomorrow morning.
Scarcely a business house or res
idence in the city has been left un
draped of flags or bunting, the decora
tions surpassing in their magnificence
and gay coloring any heretofore seen
in Indianapolis. Special excursions
will bring thousands of visitors, from
every city and town in Indiana and
surrounding states, and Indianapolis
will probably be called upon to en
tertain a record-breaking crowd, ow
ing to the widespread popular inter
est in the president's speech, which
will be a part of the oeremonies in
cident to the unveiling of the statue
of Gen. Henry Lawtom.
According to present plans, the
president will reach Indianapolis to
morrow morning and will be driven
to Vice-President Fairbanks' home
for luncheon. Following a magnifi
cent military parade, in which reg-
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wilitary organizations will take part,
the dedicatory services will be held
on the grounds of the courthouse,
where the Law ton monument has been
erected. Mrs. Lawton, widow of the
general, will unveil the statue, after
which Governor Hanly, the presiding
officer, will introduce the president.
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The president's memorial day
speech is expected to deal with" rail
road regulation and will mark the in
auguration of a new campaign di
rected against the over-capitalization
of transportation companies and set
ting forth a proposition tor the super
vision of other corporations engaged'1-'^^-'
in interstate business. The president
will advocate their regulation by the
national government, as railroads are
regulated at the present time.
THE WEATHEB.
North Dakota—Probably show*
en tonight and Thursday. Cooler
Thursday afternoon.
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mPROTEST
Naval Men Not Admitted to
Amusement Place Because
of Uniform.
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