Newspaper Page Text
ARGU I'll TV-SIXTH VKAK. NO. .5. TUESDAV. OCTOBER 1 '.)()(. TEX PACES. PRICE TWO CENTS. RIVAL BOARDS OF TRA PEN PICTURES OF PROMINENT PEOPLE I PAMII lin FAr.PR AS SPEN IN ROttK ISI AMn'Q PUCBVnAV i ire 11 mmz CAUSE SKIPPERS TROUBLE ROVE FLIMSY THE ROCK ISLAND BE mm LEAGUE C HA GESP - -v, . B. R. Beall, of National Grain and Elevator Company Talks AT KANSAS CITY TRIAL Tells of Penalties Imposed for Having Dealings With One or the Other. Kansas City. Oct. 23 B R. Ren II of the National Grain & Elevator com pany, was the first witness Unlay be fore the inu-rstate commerce grain hearing. He testified his company is f!il:ate! with the rtaiienal board of trails of Kansas Citv. a ri-al of the Kansas Citv board of trade, that f;trn;- ts who dealt with the national heard am! its- numbers were blacklisted by the ansas City hoani of trade, that fh rules of the latttr hoard provided that any int-nihcr of the organization dealing with a member of the national w r- liabV to suspension. Il:ul i:(Tioin-el Trimble. Mis company had exnrn'iict l con siderable trouble from thr Kansas Citv hoard of trade and from railroads it: moving ir.s giain otit.-ide of Kansas t nv. h Ken . tie ( -or.! lmifM. at tempted to export shipments of wheat at New Oiinans through the Illinois Gn:ral elevator 'n that city, then' was plat C'Lui embargo of cents a bush el en the shipment for running wheat." ( linrers itriliift-il. IL- protested vigorously im the offi cials of the Illinois Central railroad and th charges wore cotis-d rabiy re duct- I. RECORD SNOWFALL Two Feet or More Has Fallen in Denver and Still Con tinues. COVERS A LARGE ARFA Notwithstanding Severity Little Dam age to Crops or Live Stock Will Result. Denver. Oct. 23. The snow storm which began Friday night stiil contin ues throughout eastern Colorado, south era Wyoming, northern New Mexico western Texas and western Kansas and Nebraska. Clearing weather in this r gion is promise! i bv the weather bu reau. i"l n ltroonl. If is said to lie the heaviest October snow storm here on record. The t( tal snow fall in Denver up to last right was 20 inches, and several inches have fallen since. The temperature contin ues to hover around the freezing mark thus far. hut comparatively little dam age has been done. tnMI- Will ol SiiflVr. According to stockmen cattle on the range will not suffer greatly as a result of the storm. Trains on both mountain and prairie roads nave been greatly de layed. Wyomlnie SufTt-r Three Day. Cheyenne. Wyn.. Oct. 2:5. The storm which has continued for three days without interruption is now raging with increasing fury, accompanied by a heavy fall of snow. Trains are eight to ten hours tat?. All freight traffic is abandoned. The Colorado & Southern train which started north yesterday morning has not been heard from. It is believed bv stockmen that losses of cattle and sheep will be very heavy. TerrIHe Wind in l'nnli:inlle. Dallas. Tex.. Oct. 2:.. Wind blow ing ;o miles an hour is sweeping acre;ss the Texas Panhandle and a blinding snow is in the air. At Child ress there is ice and frost and at ('banning a blizzard is raging High Wind at llsilrn. Ogden. Utah. Oct. 2'J. A wind storm CARTER HARRISON INJURED ON HUNT Montreal, Oct. 23. Former Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chicago, was taken today from Ridout, Ont.. to Chi cago, suffering from a badly strained back and possibly internal injuries. With a prrty of friends he was moose hunting near Chapleau. when he wa; injured during a portage. 5 which continued . hours killed one man. injured many and caused $100, elm property damage. Hiram Hihbard. while attempting to anchor his barn, was struck by a flying i)lank and kill ed. Hams w. re overturned, roofs of houses blown o!T. plate glass windows smashed, trees uprooted and telegraph and telephone poles prostrated. JAPANESE NAVAL CADET TO RESIGN Young Man Two Years at Annapolis Recalled By His Own Gov ernment. Annapolis. Md.. Oct. '1?,. At the re quest ot the Japanese eninassy at Washington. Midshipman Asaha Kiti- gaki. of the third class at the naval academy, has submit tod his resigna tion, which will tie accepted, it is un derstood. Pending the department'.; action on the case, however, lie has been granted an extended leave of ab sence. Kitigaki is a son or itaron Kiti- saki. of the imperial privy council. He entered the American naval academy in Septt iiih r. 1 10 1. No reason is as siuned here for the resignation. PLAN TO SUPPRESS WHITE SLAVE TRADE America Represented at Congress of Nations Being Held in Paris. Paris. Oct. 2:1 President Roosevelt has cabled to Ambassador McCormick designating Secretary Vigerud of the American embassy to represent the United States at the congress for the fi;j .pression cf the "white slave trade" which ope nod here yeMerday. The pri mary object of the congress is to secure effective reoperation of various nation al committees, especially for the pro tection of emigrant women at ports, and also uniformity in legislation pro viding for the punishment of traffick ers in white slaves. PARLIAMENT AGAIN SITS Large Resumption of Sessions Draws Crowd to Westminster. London. Oft. 23. The reassembling of parliament today drew large crowds to Westminster, despite the fact that the opening of the sessions was de void of sumptuous ceremony or the ap pearance of rojalty. as this was mere ly a resumption of business of the pre ceding session. A hundred women suntagists ap peared in the lobby of the house ot commons and created such a turmoil and excitement in haranguing mem bers of parliament that the police were forced to oj; ct them, and afterwards arrested eight - suffragists. They were charged wiih "riotous conduct." ROBBERS' LOOT IS FOUND Kewanee Officer Obtains Trunk Full of Stolen Goods at Peoria. Kewante. 111., Oct. 23. Joseph Sim-min.--. who was arrested for robbing a display window in Cuest's jewelry store, was seen to pass a baggage check to a friend . Chief of Police Buckingham teiok the check to Peoria and obtained a trunk filled with the loot of half a dozen store burglaries committed recently at Oalva and Ke wanee. REFUSES PLEA OF A LAWYEfil Illinois Supreme Court Denies Petition for Reinstatement. Springfield. III.. Oct. 2S. The su preme court yesterday denied the peti tion of Charles H. Pay son of Watseka, 111., for reinstatement as a member of the bar. Payson was a member of the state board of pardons under Governor Yates until relieved from office he- cause of allegations that Payson had defrauded clients and had been under sentence fn the state penitentiary of Kansas, but was pardoned. LOOT AN OKLAHOMA BANK Robbers Get $2,5C0 and Escape After Battle With Citizens. Guthrie. Okla.. Oct. 23. Robbers blew open the safe of the State bank at Sparks. Okla.. r.O miles east of here today. They secured $2,500. and es caped after exchanging 100 shots with citizens. Powers Again Heads Eastern. Xew York. Oct. 23. Patrick T. Pow ers of Providence. R. I., was today elected president of the Eastern league of Professional Raseball clubs. Fairbanks in Indian Territory. Tulsa. I. T.. Oct. 23. Vice President Fairbanks traveled through Indian Ter ritory today, speaking at different cit ies from the rear platform of the train. i Litbov leader, editor and merchant. Mr. Berry Rook Island eijrht years a-.ro trained d ist i ne ton i n A machinist by trade. -IiJJiotiijatne Je INnk Isila4rtrsfnal diirinr tbe Spanish-American war atid waVtheiv cmxiloyed for sonic years. lie rose rapidly in the councils of ortranized labor, beinjr in turn head of t he Machinists union, president of the Tri-(.'ity ithor congress, em brae in p; till brandies of or-rani .-! labor, business aprent of the conpfress, ;uid edi tor of the olTtcial paper or the congress, the Tri City Unionist, lie lias been delegate from the Machinists' union r various pratherinprs national and international in different ciiiesiu the lnitd States and Canada, and is recognized as an authority on labor questions. A natural leader, and a man of intense loyalty to the cause of unionism, and of positive conviction, he is nevertheless conservative, far sighted and fair. Mr. Uerry has for some time conducted a eiprar store and billiard and pool parlor in Kock Tsland, his p'aee now heins? located on Twent ieth street. Mr. Iterry is also a member of the Ko k Island Club and of the Tri-City Press Club. IS IN VENEZUELA Silveira, the Absconding Cuban Banker. Traced to South America. NOW UNDER CASTRO'S WING Cannot Be Taken Prisoner Unless President of Country is Willing. Havana. Oct. 23. Captain Anderson of the cattle ship Carmelina. which has arrived here from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, confirmed the reports that he landed Silveira, the fugitive Hava na banker, and family at Puerto Ca bello, from whence the went to Cara cas. Anderson declares that when the vessel was three miles off the Cuban coast Silveira ordered him to change his course for Venezuela. all?glng poli tical reasons. Anderson was greatly surprised upon arriving here to learn of the charges against Silveira. Drnlra Firm Won lDtvfnt. Silveira's partner denies the state ment cabled from Caracas that Sil veira left the firm insolvent, with $1. 500,000 assets against liabilities of $000,000. He declares Silveira left nothing with which to meet the firm's obligations and that after making un successful efforts to secure loans from two Havana banks. Silveira took with him $03,000 cash. Can't Touch Mlvclra. Washington. Oct. 23 The United States can take no steps to bring about the extradition of Silveira. the Cuban banker wanteel in Havana and now said to be in Caracas, Venezuela. There is no extradition treaty between the republic of Cuba and Venezuelo and the United States caunot interfere In any way according to state depart ment offcials. who insist the relations of this government to Cuba are not r "ST ) y(?k 0 (I Mvf T-XjU) EDWARD C. BERY. such as to justify American participa tion in any manner to have Silveira ex tradited. Consequently Governor Ma goon niiiy ask President Castro to per mit Silveira to be taken by Cuban au thorities, but the outcome is dependent on Castro's will entirely. HAS MUCH MONEY FOR MISSION WORK Deficit of American Association Over come in Spite of Heavy Expenses. Oberlin. Ohio. Oct. 23. The COth an nual meeting of the American Mission ary association began here today. The first session is being largely devoted to organization. The report of the execu tive committee said there lias been a very considerable excess of receipts over expenditures during the year, and notwithstanding the. large unanticipat ed expenses for buildings and repairs, the recent recurring eleftcit has been overcome and debts of the association reduced more than $20,000. WEIGHT BARS FROM SCHOOL Boy Aged 7, But is So Small Teachers Fear He Would Get Lost. New .Ycrk. Oct. 23. Because Max Birenbaeh, 7 years ef age. weighs only 17 pounds-he cannot get into scheiol. as teachers are afraid he might get lost among the children. The boy's father. Solomon Birenbaeh. has tried over and over again to get. his boy admitted to school, but without success. WILL OF THOMAS WICKES IS VALID Chicago. Oct. 23. By the verdict of the jury today the will of the late Thomas 11. Wickes, formerly vice pres ident of the Pullman company, was de clared valid. The will was contested by the family by Wickes' first marriage. Juts since romiiip; ti ai-ions vvhIIcs !if life. WORKED TOO WELL Press Agents' Scheme Provokes Riot at Playing of Clansman. MOB OF BLACKS APPEARS Fights Police and Scores are Injured, Many Being Placed Under Arrest. Philadelphia. Pa., Oct. 23. Rioting by fully 3.000 negroes was caused last night by a scheme of the press agent of Rev. Thomas Dixon's "Clansman,' which not only got beyond his control but for nearly an hour defied the ef forts of squads of police to control. II lock ('Mr I.Iim-n. During the disorder nearly every car line in the center of the city was block ed, windows were broken, panic reign e'd inside of the Walnut street theater, where the play was on, and scores of blacks were injured more or less seri ously. About JO negroes were placed under arrest, and 20 were sent to hos pitals. At last Director of Public Safety Mc- Kenty anel Mayor Weaver's friend, Frederick J. Shoyer, managed to be heard, and upon a preimise of arbitra tion at the mayor's office in the morn ing, the negroes dispersed. Hardly a handful remained to see the play, which may be? suppressed by the au thorities tomorrow. Kmploya rn to I.ful Mob. Following a plan he had introduced into other cities, the press agent of "The Clansman" last week induced three negro ministers to make a pro test to the mayor not to allow the play to be given here on account of "recent lynchings in the south." Circulars were distributed in the black belts, which are numerous, as there . are C0,000 blacks in Philadelphia. Incendiary placards were posten. This was fol- lowed in the afternoon by hundreds of postal cards through the ldifck colon ies, signed with fictitious names, and I calling upon all m gro s to march upon the theater last night and destroy it. A few blacks were bought to bad lie mobs on. Mm.v IN- A rri-oifd. It is probable the press agent will b. arrested for inciting a riot. SAW SEVENTY-NINE MEN DROWN AT SEA Survivor of Houseboat Blown Away from Florida Shore Res cued. Mnbik-. Ala.. Oct. 23. The Mailory liner Colonwbi. which arrived in port yesterday, had as passengers Joseph Mflson. Charles Olsen. Charles Ander son and Otto Brink, who were picked up at sea Saturday meirning !u inib-s eff Key West. Melson said he saw 7".' men dtowned from a house boat which was wrecked eff bong Key. Flit., in liisr week's storm. The four m-n wore found by the Colorado's crew, standing on a rafr made out of six timbers and in water waist deep at the time. Molsnn said he and the o:her men Were on a heitisehoat a! Long Key when the hunican struck them and blew the boat to sn. It soon went to pieces and out of 12" people on board 79 were drowned right be-fore his eyes. The other 42 have since been taken into Jaeksemville. The men sut- fered terrible hardships. They say the loss of life was heavy. The men were employed by the Florida Fast Coast railway en their extension work hrough the Florida swamps from Mi ami to Kev W'esi. NEW CARDINALATE FOR UNITED STATES Archbishop Warely Expected to be Ele vated at December Con sistory. N w York. Oct. T. The Tribune to- private advices re-i ved in the city tepd to confirm the report current in ecclesiastical circles for some weeks past that the matter of another card inalate for the I'niied States has been definitely settled and that Archbishop Warely will be raised to that dignity at (he coming December consistory. NEW CABINET ANNOUNCED Premier Clemenceau Completes Selec tion of Assistants. Paris, Oct. 23. The new French cab. Inet has been completed as follows: Premier and Minister of the Int. rim Cltnienceau. .lust ices Guyof . Dessaiune. Foreign Affairs Pieln n. Education Briand. Finance Caillaux. War General Picquart. Marine M. Thomson. Public Weirks Bar thou. Commerce Doumergue. Agriculture Ruan. Labor Vivia ni. FOURTEEN MORE DOOMED Conviction of Social-sts at Warsaw Ex pected to Cause Strike. Warsaw. Oct. s.i. t-ourteen mem bers of the socialists' fighting organis ation arrested Oct. 2 have been con demned to death by drumhead court martial. It is expected the action of the court will result in a general strike1 tomorrow. CAR FAILS TO TAKE CURVE Crashes Into Pole, Overturns, and Score of Passengers are Injured. Schenectady. X. Y., Oct. L'3. A tro! ley car on the Schenectady railway failed to take a curve today and dash ed into a pole, turned over on its side. and injured a score or more of passen gers. Another car following the derail ed car humped into the wreck, but s- cape-d injury. COMMITTEES ARE AT WORK Plans Outlined for Farmers' Cooper ative Congress at Topeka. Topeka, Kan.. Oct. 23. The second day of the Farmers' Xational Coopera tive congress opened this morning with 150 delegates in attendance. The real work of the convention is being done through a number of committe-es. Com mittees held meetings beforr the con vention was called to order, and emt- lined their plan of work. BRYAN IS IN H00SIERD0M Delivering Nine Speeches in Day Near Indianapolis. Indianapolis. Oct. 23. William Jen nings Hryan tett earty tonay ior a speaking tour through central and northern Indiana. He is scheduled to speak in nine cities. Grand Jury Pursuing In quiry on Murphy's Accusation. ONE WITNESS HEARD Congressman Goulden Admits He Made Offer to Pay for Petition. N'ew York. Oct. 23. At the conclu sion of the investigation by the grand j ity. charges made by Charles F. Mur phy, the Tarr,nany leader that Tam many Hiil' candidates had been held up for cash considerations by manag ers of the Independence league. It was a iir.oiitieed today the charges had fall en through completely. ! OnxrcMHiiiuii it flD-ia. Xew Yotk. Oct. 23. The grand jury today continued its investigation into the sensational charges made last week by Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall to the effect that In- (U penijenri' leagii" candidates were demanding money from Tammany candidates to withdraw from the field and money had been demanded of dem ocratic candidates for Indpf ndence league nominations. nur-KKiiiiiii ;inllen Kinmlnrd. Cnngtt ssmaii .Joseph A. Goulden was tli" first witness. After Goulden left the giiand jury room he said he had been shown a letter which he admitted he had written to Francis K. Shoeber. also candidate for conaress, agreeing to pay X."ho lor the expenses of gath r;rng e-ndorsniimtx of his name to n petition to be presented in the name of tile league. i:ltriixrH l.rRlllmntF. Goulden said it was no more than right and proper he should make such an oftwiv-ujuejuv. .what lie deemed legi timate expenses. NO ME DEPOSITS Secretary Shaw Declines to Give Further Aid to Gold Im portation. WE HAVE OUR SHARE NOW Announces Scheme to Stimulate Na tional Bank Circulation and Give Elasticity. Xew Yotk. Oct. 23 Secretary Shaw autkorize-s the announcement, that from and after today, deposits to facili tate gold importations will be discon tinued, lie said in connection with the i'.nnotmc! ment that importations had ec eded his expectations and he be lieved for the present America had quite its share and he had no disposi tion to disturb conditions in Europe by continuation of that method of re lief. Miinuliitra 4 'Iri-nlat ion. Secretary Shaw also announced h would stimulate national bank circula tion to the extent of $18,000,000 by ac cepting approved securities other han government bonds for deposits ulready made, the bonds released to be used iinme diat! ly us a batd of circulation without withdrawal from the treasury. He dots not. object to assignment of the bonds to other banks than those now holding ihetn, but to insure their use they must remain in the treasury and in addition the bank taking out the circulation must agree to retire the same between the l.'th day of March and the 1"th day of August, orkx' for :ImII- I urrrni'J-. Stanttfij-i'ill he required when taking out tfce'ie, circulation to make applica tion for its retirement, and the order or per cent of retirement from month to month will be determined by th treasury department. In this way $18. onoMMi additional circulation can be immediately issued and gradually re-tiri-d during the spring and summer months. In this way also Sbaw ex pects to demonstrate. In limited form, the benefits of an elastic treasJiry. THURSDAY, NOV. 29 FOR THANKSGIVING Washington. Oct. 23. The president today issued a proclamation itatuioR Thursday. Nov. 29 as a day of Thanksgiving. o