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$ IV i .§# ftJ'U, j-f ,'L ^vS Mfc**.}*' it *V.': I4y •Wl IM EFORTS hurt /, *}». era. I Organized Labor Refusa to B« Driven to tho Polls Slav**. Wi|« Barnam BTarywhera Baeog «lM Taft as Their Friend and Sympathizer and Ask What Bryan tv ftas Xv«r Don* for Their Cans*. Tho effort «f Samuel Gompent to pack, seal and deliver the union lnboi Tote to Bryan, the publisher afraid to UM the millnt label, bun fulled. I'lie influence of ompers' advice is tyiiIhmI to the following quntntlnu from tin* Labor World. one of tlie leading Jour nal* of orgs iil/cxl labor In the 1.1 States: "By all means let every wage worket In the land nw his own Judgment in voting, III1 If hp dot's so, nnd before voting secures n knowledge or tho will o'-tbe-wlsp career of \V. J. Bryan and Of his nmocintions with such foes of organized 1 uImr as tiovernor Iliiskell ho most certainly will not vote fot Bryan." Writing from Cairo, 111., to the La hot World. It. L. Finney, organiser for tha American Federation of Iwibor, sn.ys: "You can [dace old Illinois in tli« 7 aft column and add my name to th« list of endorsements." CiImUm P«—1 PnMtlwl V«ft. A few days ago James L. Feeney oi Philadelphia, president of the Elevator Constructors' National Union, delivered a tvo*rh on Bryan atul Ills parly in wMoh he made the following important statements: **I an not here as a Republican, nnd I tin not here as a Democrat, but as a practical union man It is my duty to uphold the party candidates whom I know and believe to be for the best in terests of the cause I advocate. No man can aeeuse me of turning my back on organized labor. For twenty yea re I have been active In the movement, and I intend to continue so. and to-night, when I publicly announce my prefer one* for the Republican ticket, 1 know they have in the past been lalHr"H friend, and I believe will also be labor's bast friend in the future. **I was at one time an advocate of tha Democratic party. The Democratic party has leen tried by the American paople, and It has leen found wapttng." Tslt'i Iiakor Hrronl. hi the Octotoer Steam Shovel and Dredge, official Journal of the union, T. J. Dolan, editor of the journal aad secretary treasurer of the organise tloa, has written an editorial commend ing Mr. Taft's fairness to the mequbers of that union. The editorial says: "Mr. Taft had direct charge of the oooatruction of tho Panama Canal, and In all his otlUlal acts and personal rein tiODS with members and officers of our brother lux*! on that work he alway* haa shown himself fair and Just. "When contr«?tsrs sl.,»«ed a disposi tiOB to disregard or violate the eight hour law Mr. Taft started prosecutions against these contractors through the Ualied States Attorney General's otli. When an effort was made this year to cat wages at ranama Mr. Taft used his influence to prevent It. "We have the utmost confidence, in eaaa of his election to the presidency, of the continuance of the fair and Just policies toward organized labor thai prevailed while he was Secretary of Wiar." IHmIm Ommmnm* ll^t tm mmrntrn. B- K. Daugherty, a member of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, has made public in Washington a letter from James S. Clark, oae of the vie praaldents of the United Mine Workers, te which Mr. Clark comes out strongly for Mr. Taft and declares that Groupers baa no right to dictate to labor. Believing that the election of W. H. Taft means more to the wage worker of the United Statea than the elcs-tiou of William J. Bryan, Edward Hannnn. a member of the Central Labor Council ®f Saattle and a union carpenter in good standing in Seattle Local 131. has declared for Taft and the Republican ticket, and will ask that his friends caat their votes for the Republican cmi 614a tea i—wl Cnw BiMcrani. The action of 43ompers In sending a circular letter to the various unions throughout the country appealing for money with which "to help the friends aad defeat the enemies of labor"—In other words, to supiwrt William Jen niags Bryan and oppose William II. TMt for the presidency—is being con demned bitterly by labor men. James R. Ryan, delegate to the C. F. O. from the Photo Engravers' Union Na. 1. said that bis union would not contribute a dollar to (tempers' fund. Alfred J. Boulton, leading member of the Stereotype^' Union, said that his anion would not take any action on the atrcular. "I fought for Bryan In ha said, "but I am against him this jsar." Albert Abrahams of the Pressmen's Baton, asked this question: "Whnt'B tha use of the laboring men contribu ting a fsw thousand dollars to the Dem ecvatlc party when that party will get kttndiads ef thousands of dollars, if not vUlloi* from the Standard Oil Co.it pany?" Adolph Krleger of Local No sited Brotherhood of Carpenters Joiners, is bitterly opposed to the aaMen of Gompers. Ellas Wolf, of the Ofkruiakers' Union No. 90, said: "If ether nrlons are fools enough to get •fancy lor Bryan my union won t." Tictor Buhr, wemlter of the Amnlga awted Painters, said: "The cheapest painters are beiag employed for con trade given out by the Democratic poli tlatana at this city. The Democratic pallilflsus fill the taxieabs, driven by tfttfca fcreakars, with police while a lie HtlMT ptoafeMM ta death." 4M V •&> *.V V i vl r'\ 1T j, V .i n. ,4h irIM j. t. i -tV :V- 1 1 'f -I' 60ETHALS EXONERATED. Report of Inspector General In Pan ama Canal Inquiry. Washington, Oct. 2S.—Inspect Of Generul Garlington of tho army, in report Just made public, exonerates Chairman Goethals of the Tsthuiiat canal commlHsion of the charges inadf by i'rosldenf Brothers of the Balance*] Crane Cable company of New YorH, •who claimed that unfair treatment •was accorded him in tha award fo» COLONEL GOETHALS. furnishing and erecting cable ways at Gatun, on the Isthmus. General Gar lington holds that there was no coliu fiiou, that the award was made in good faith and recommends that thi contract with the Lidgerwood com pany be proceeded with. The report was approved by the secretary of war The report says tho device of th Brothers company was not suitable foi work at the Gatun plant. INTENSE ACTIVITY IN NEW rORK STATE Mm Speakers Hit the bail af Velm. New York, Oct. 28.—The political programme was one of intense activ ity throughout New York city and state. Both presidential candidates are here, hurrying from point to point In the city and nearby towns. Mr. Taft started for the outlying suburbs early In the day, going first to Yon kers and then to a series of cities an towns along the Hudson as far up as Troy. Mr. Bryan devoted himself Greater New York, beginning at Jl u m. in City Hall park, then, after a few hours sleep, addressing a Broad way meeting, then going to Brooklyn and Long Island City and later cross ing to Jersey City. Both of the gubernatorial candi dates also devoted their attention to New York city. Governor Hughe* tame down from Albany, speaking en route at Catsklll and later he filled engagements here, at Long Island City and several suburban points. Air Chanler gave his attention to New York city and Brooklyn. TALKS TO NIGHT WORKERS Bryan Makes Speech at Three id Me Morning. New York, Oct. 28.—For the first time In their history at such an hour tho gray walls of the old city hall were lighted up by red Are at 3 o'clock In the morning when William J. Bry pn, bare headed and smiling, was in troduced from the steps of the build Ing to a big crowd of night workers gathered there to greet him and hear him speak on the issues of the cam paWn. The crowd was composed prin clpally of employes of the big news paper offices on Park Row. the tele graph offices and the general postofflce across the park, while here and there a yellow "duster" marked a listener from one of the big markets where work does not cease with darkness. A Jrass band entertained the crowd with badly played patriotic airs until tho arrival of Mr. Bryan and bis party and a number of lesser lights In the political field spoke briefly, but neither the interruptions nor the arrival or speech of Mr. Bryan himself dis turbed the regular patrons of the park benches, scores of whom slept on un disturbed by the unusual activity is their rut of doors sleeping places. Mr. Bryan was accompanied by Na tional Chairman Norman E. Mack and by Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Mack. Mr. Bryan eulogized the workers of the country atrd spoke at some length on the various Issues of the campaign. Vessels Damaged by Collision. Sheboygan, Wis.. Oct. 28.—Tha steamer Peters of Michigan City col lided with the steamer Venezuela in coming into the harbor, doing damage to the steamer Venezuela to the ex tent of $1,000. The collision was due to the misunderstanding of signals. Slight damage was done to the Peters also. The Venezuela was unloading "salt at the Port Huron docks when the accident occurred. Mr. Taft is offering a record of con struction and nccompUshment. Mr. Bryau is offering a record of destruc tion and failure. The marrow in the twine of political contention Is the coutinuance of Re rmhllfnn nnurmHtg -«kr ti'u\Witiy^rJ itiifa*ia-,--.a-Cfit#*,T w&t* EXPLOSIONS ON PANAMA CAMAL Two Accidents Cost a Nam ber of Lives. DYNAMITE THE CAUSE &ne Disaster at the Culebra Cut Re sults in Death to Five and Injury to Eight and Another at Mindi Is Fatal te Seven and Causes the Injury of Ten Others—Meet af tha Victims Are Negroes. Washington, Oct. 28.—Information has reached the Isthmian canal office here concerning two explosions of dy namite which occurred on the canal on Oct. lf whereby twelve men were killed and eighteen were Injured. The first explosion was at Culebra cut, near Empire, where five men were killed and olght injured, and the sec' ond at Mindi, where seven were killed, ten Injured and one missing. All of those killed and Injured at Culebra cut were negroes, excepting W. J. Davis, an engineer, and Oeorge Good ley. a craneman. SUMMER COLONY IN RUINS One Hundred Cottages Burned at Sal isbury Beach, Maes. Salisbury, Mass., Oct. 28.—The greater portion of the thickly housed summer colony at Salisbury Beach was wiped out by a fire which de stroyed wore than 10® cottages, sit uated along the heaoh front, north of the mouth of the Merrlrnac river. Practically all of the houses had been sb?tndoued for the season and the damage was estimated at $100,000. After the flames had raged for throe hours the combined flre fighting forces of Ameshury, Salisbury and Newbury port, together with the half dozen life tvers from the Salisbury Beach Fta tlon and a little band of volunteers, pulled down several cottages standing between the burning area and the larger hotels and dance hulls and in this way prevented the fire from reaching that section. A few of 'he smaller hotels of the resort were burned. The fire started in the New Kra cottage, owned by former State Treasurer F. B. Shaw: Among the larger buildings which were destroyed were Hope chapel, the little Methodist Episcopal place of worship usad during the summer sea son. and the school house of the Sal isbury Beach settlement. NO CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT British Foreign Office's Opinion of Russo-Persian Situation. London. Oct. 2S.—The reported movement of Russian troops Into Persia was discussed In the house of commons. Foreign Secretary Grey said that no Russian soldiers had crossed the border. There had been a number of more or less serious dis turbances near the Russian frontier, he explained, and as Great Britain al ways had claimed the right of taking what steps she thought fit when Brit ish lives were In danger she could not refuse that right to others, and he contended that Russia was acting in the spirit of the convention. Replying to the suggestion thnt Great Britain ask Russia to recall the Russian officers employed with Per sian troops the secretary said that this matter concerned only Russia anil Persia the officers had not participat ed in any of the recent fighting. TO KEEP CASTRO IN OFFICE Proposed to Amend Constitution of Venezuela. Wtllemstad, Oct. 28.—According to newspapers received here from Vene 7.uela by the last mail there is already on foot In that republic a movement on the pari of llie governmental party to bring about the election of Pre ident Castro to another term of office In 1911, when his present term ex pires. There was a meeting of the municipal council of l,a Victoria on Oct. 22 at which a demand was voiced for the amending of article 127 of tho constitution ir such a manner as would make it possible for Castro to continue in office. Several other dis tricts have Joined in a petition for ac tion along similar Mnes. Big Damages for Libel. London, Oct. 28.—Kdward Cook & Co., soap makers, obtained a libel Judgment against certain newspapers owned by Lord Northcliffe. which charged that the company was at tempting to form a trust. William H. Lever, a Liberal member of parlia ment, recently obtained Judgment to the amount of $250,000 and costs against the same publications on the same charge. Cinvictcd Murderer Baeapaa. Yreka, Cal., Oct. 28.—Denny Hazel, who was to have been sentenced on Thursday for the murder of Joseph Silva, effected his escape from tho county Jail, leaving E. L. Dudley, the Jailor, locked In his cell Hazel was standing behind tho cell door in the darkness when Dudley led a squad of trusties into the cell. As the jailor stepped in Hazul stepped out and turned tha key In tha lock. "i «:4,-t STONE'S REPLY TO HfMST Former Governor Denies Being Influ enced by Aroh bold. Pittsburg, Oot. 2%.—Denying posi tively that he had been influenced in any manner by the Standard Oil com pany in appointing Judge Morrison end declaring that he did not appoint Judge Henderson former Governor ,'f'fVilliani A. Stone gave out a statement |b which he says: "The drafts sent to Mr. ElMfi, if pont to him, were sent while he wa either chairman of the Republican Etate committee or a member of the finance committee. It was not Im proper for him to receive contribu tions for campaign expenses. "I do not personally know Mr. Hearst. I know J. li, Archbold well enough to believe that he would be lncapablo of bribing an employe to •teal the private letters of Mr. Hearst or any one else and publish them, or that he would buy them, knowing them to have been stolen. Hunger, fear, Intoxication and insan ity may go far to excuse crime, but politics never." SAILORS ALLOWED ASHORE Cholera Situation at Manila la Greatly Improved. Manila, Oct. 27.—Following as ex amination of conditions In Maaila by a special medical board, which has been dealing with the cholera situa tion, Rear Admiral G. B. H&rber, com manding the cruiser squadron, for the first time in many weeks granted the men of the warships shore liberty. The sailors and marines are forbidden to enter the shacks of the natives, instructed to avoid the Tondp district, where the epidemic has created the greatest ravages, and warned to tfUt the precautions about food and dflnk usual under such circumst'-nces. Hun dreds of sailors are ashore under the new regulations. The dragnet of the board of health landed but one cholera suspect. Dies at End of Journey. Greenville, Pa., Oct. 27.—After trav eling over 5,000 miles to see his broth er, A. L. Wick, a retired backer who is at the point of death at the Green ville hospital, William Wr. Wick of Portland, Ore., died at a local hotel a few hours after his arrival and before be could visit his brother. Mr. Wick died of apoplexy. It la feared his death may hasten tha death of his brother. DMimorio uvm RKE*S Have Man Under A*re#t Alleged ta Confessed. Nash villa, Tepn., Oct. BS^-Tld" Burton, oi^f of (be men under arrest In conneettoci with t&e sight riders outrage at ReelfoA tcSM, ff)arie a eon festtdon In tbe rfptowrtll* Je.il. His confession la sdlil to be very dam aging to the night riders. Burton said he was at Walnut Lag hotel at 7 o'alook of Ik# Hf the killing of Captain Rankin" '%km he went te the hotel tor simper and saw Colonel Taylor and Captain Aaaddn: that he left the hotel shdrtly after ht received his lunch and remained o" on the lake all night fldking. He aald he heard the shote, but did not know the occasion of the shooting. He slat ed that he was present when the ai rnngemenW were made to ge to Wal nut Log and see Colonel Taylor atid Captain Rankin, but h* went back home and afterwards went fishing. A dispatch faom the soldiers' camp near Hamburg says thare Is no dis guising the fact that tbe situation in tin disturbed dlstriet Is grave and al though all is Quiet now sensational developments are enpe^tad at any howr. Aoawitted en Second Trial. FUndreau, 8. D., Oct. 28.—The Jury in the caee of the state acafost Menry Hendrickson, charged with the mur der ef Harvey Brad field laat HailoW 'een, brought In a verdict of not gufl ty. In the first trial the Jury rendeiud a vardlct of guilty. In the laat trial Hendriikson went on the stand in his own behalf COMES UP ON JAN. 4. Government's Appeal of the Commod ity Clause Case. Washington. Oct. 27.—The supreme court of the United States has fixed Jan. 4 as the date for hearing the ar gument in the commodities clause eas» and gave directions for the con solidation into one of all the twelve cases for the purposes of argument, The cases involved the constitutional ity of the clause of the Hepburn rate law prohibiting railroad companies from carrying commodities of their own production and all the roads af fected by this action are owners of anthracite coal mines in Pennsylvania, the products of which they would be prohibited from transporting if the law should be held to be constitu tional. Rooacvalt Fifty Years OI4. Washington, Oct. 28. President Roosevelt is fifty years ot age. Con grutulatory messages poured into the president's oflioe and at the White House all day. Many foreign rulers took advantage of the opportunity to #end a tnese&ge of warm friendship and good will through their diplomatic representatives, who called In person to present them to the president. Mr. Uryan says be does not like the idea of running against two Republic ans. He will discover later that he is running against about 8,000,000 Repub licans. The record of Mr. Taft showa that his election to the presidency will be right In the Una of civil service (troxno* tkHfe ....... MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Oct. 27.—Wheat—Dec., ll.OSifn.O^t May. $1.06%(9l.0«H. On track—No. 1 hard. fl.OSVj No. 1 Northern, $1.04% No. 2 Northern, $1.02%'' 1.02% No. 3 Northern. #8c M1.01. St. Paul Union Stock Yard*. St. Paul. Oct. 27.—Cattle—Good to choice steers *6.005/ fi.75 fair to good, $5.fiO(Tr 5.7P crood to choice cows and heifers, $1.00^5.00 veal calves, $3.75 T) 11.00. Ilotra—$4.90tfr 5.60. Sheep Wethers, $3.7$£?4.2r» yearlings, $4.10 (i? 4.26 spring lambs, $4.50@5.00. Duluth V/heat and Ffax. Ouluth, Oct. 27.—Wheat—On track and to arrive—No. 1 hard, $1.05% No. 1 Northern, $l.or No. 2 Northern, $1.03: Dec., $1.02% May, $1.06%: Oct., $1.04% Nov., $1.04%. Flax—To ar rive and on track, $1.27 Oet., $1.2#% Nov.. $1.26% Dec.. $1.25% May, $1.30. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Oct. 27.—Wheat—Dec., $!. 00 U May, $ 1.03 1.03% July. 9SVgC. Corn—Oct., CS%c Doc., 63% 3%c July, 62%c. Oats—Dec., 4ko May, 450c July, 4r%c. Pork—Oct., $13.75: Dec., $13.85 Jan.. '.Jlf.00 May, $1T.X7%. Butter—Cream eries. 2G?7 "fie dairies, lS(rI23c. Eggs —2*ic. Poultry—Turkeys, 15c chick one, 8@9c springs, 12c. Chicago Union Stock Yardi.' Chicago, Oct. 27.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.255t 7.50 Texans, $3.40(^4.65 Westerner $3.10^5.90 stockers and feeders, $2.60^4.55 cows and heifers. $1.50(^5.30 calves, $C.00?r fc.00. Hogs —Light, $5.00ft 5.80 mixed, $5.30*f/ 6.05 heavy, $5.30^6.05 rough. $5.30 5 50 good to choice heavy. $5.50tf7 6.05 pigs, $3.25#4.90. Sheep, $2.50# 4.60 yearlings, $4.50@B.1S: lambs. $3.75@5.8B. in 1904 Mr. Bryan declared that no progress could be made toward eco nomic reforms so long as the Demo cratic party was dominated by I'iirker, Sheehan, Ryan, Belmont and the rest of the "Wall street element." Today Mr. Bryau is on real chummy terms with all of tbe men he then denounced, from "Fingy" Conner* to Roger Sulli van. Now that the baseball season Is over the fans can watch Taft making a -&V tbfi WWto ELMIM* 3j*„ •'$ iS JL 4»v ii.Lt LAND IS THE BASIS OF ALL WEALTH and the demand lor Lake County farms is increasing. 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