Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 148, 12 July 1908 — Page 1

ONB PAIXABMJM u AND SUN-TELEGRAM. iVOL. XXXIII. NO. 148. RICHMOND, IND., SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1908. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS.

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ROOSEVELT WILL HOT TAKE STUMP THISCAMPAIGN Friends of President Issue a Denial to the Popular Rumor in Washington at Present Time. INDIANA WILL BE SCENE OF STRENUOUS ACTIVITY.

Members of President's Fam- - ily Will Probably Be Put in This St? Oratory. is Scatter Washington, D. C, July 11. Presi 'ttent Roosevelt will not take the Stump this fall to urge the election

of Judge Taft. say the friends of the president here. But the president Vill not remain Inactive. By letters t fend through personal representatives, he will make appeals to his friends to support Taft and the republican

ticket generally. The nomination of John W. Kern for vice president by the democrats caused the circulation of a rumor that the president was to take his coat off and engage in a speaking campaign for his candidate Judge Taft. Kern is from Indiana and his nom

ination was made by the democrat3 with the view of capturing that state. Leaders of both parties have looked upon that Btate as debatable ground tince the opening of the campaign. Hemenway In Charge. Senator Hemenway, national committeeman from Indiana is to be put In charge of the republican campaign j In his home state and will be unhampered in his operations. Congressman Watson expects a letter from President Roosevelt tagging him "O. K." which, he thinks, will hold the republican vote In line, notwithstanding the nomination of Kern. It Is probable too, that the president may send one of his official family into Indiana to speak for the republican ticket and nominees. Hitchcock Arrives. National Chairman Hitchcock reached Washington this morning from his

conference with nominee Taft at Hot Springs, Va. Mr. Hitchcock had noth ing to say as to the conferences and little to say as to his immediate plans. "I reached Washington this morn lng," said Mr. Hitchcock. "I shall be here probably a day or two. al though it is not yet certain. I may leave for New York tomorrow night to arrange for headquarters for the national committee there. From New York I will go to Utica. the middle of the week where I shall hold a conference with Mr. Sherman. We expect to leave the New York headquarters open about August 1." "I have nothing to say on the politi cal Question proper. I don't talk about those things you know." Conference in Utica. (. Secretary Francis Curtis of .the (congressional committee has been summoned to Utica and will leave "Washington tomorrow to take part in the conference there Tuesday be tween Chairman Hitchcock and Mr. Sherman. At that time Mr. Curtis said, the cuestion of Mr. Sherman's relatlnns as chairman of the congres clonal committee be settled. Elmer Etover secretary of the republican national committee has been summon ed to Hot Springs by Mr. Taft. Mr. Dover will go to Chicago it is thought to look after the political work in the Western field. FOR GOOD DAIRIES. Government Hopes to Standard. Raise the Washington, D. C, July 11 A move ment intended to raise the standard of dairies throughout the country has been started by the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agri culture. By a series of questions put to householders throcghout the coun try, the bureau seeks to direct the at tentlon of the consumer to the character and nature of the supply, the belief evidently being that ts scrutiny will result in greater cleanliness and tourer milk. While it is obviously the thought to stimulate the consumption Df milk, it is as well the purpose to fcrevent impure milk from reaching the consumer. .WORLD'S PAPER WEALTH Negotiable Securities Figured at $111,077,000,000. New York, July 11. According to a dispatch from. Washington, M. Ney Xnarck of France, has made detailed estimates of the world's negotiable se curlties, which he figures at $111,077 C00.0C. This total is made up as fol Sows: For twelve European countries 176,000,000,000; for the United States $34,000,000,000, and for Japan $1,563, 000,000. M. Neymarck estimates the total population of these countries at $65,500,000, and, therefore, assigns each person an average of $196 of this

INDIAN UPRISING IS

AGAINST WHISKY AGENTS "Crazy Snakes" Men Not Armed Against Government. Washington, July 11. Commission er Wright and Agent Kelsey at Mus

kogee, Okla., have notified the Indian of holiday attire ready to receive me bureau that there is no foundation for delegates to the convention of the the report that the "Crazy Snake" In-1 Elks of America. The convention will dians had armed for an uprising, i open Monday morning and by Monday Their armed guards were posted for ' night it is expected -10,000 visitors the purpose of protection against ' will have arrived in the city. Detectwhisky agents and peddlers. In the ives from all parts of the United bie Catherine of Indians there were States are here to watch for crooks

many women and children. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BUSY NIGHT Two Threatening Fires Break Out Within One Hour's Time. MILLER'S NARROW ESCAPE FIRE CHIEF THROWN FROM THE WAGON AND DRAGGED SEVERAL FEET HE LOSES VALUABLE DIAMOND RING. Two fires, both of which looked bad at the start, caused an hour of busy excitement for the fire department last evening between nine and ten 'clock. As it was. prompt and effi cient action saved the buildings en dangered and kept the loss down to a few thousand dollars at the outside The first alarm was sounded from Tenth and Main, where it was found that a large amount of highly com bustlble material in the working offi ces of the Richmond Electrotype and Engraving company had in some way taken fire. The factory, which is located on the upper floor of what was formerly the old Palladium office, is owned by T. E. Both. It cannot be ascertained how the flames started, but the "hose companies soon had them under control and it is not thought that the loss will be complete Manager Both had some $6,000 worth of intricate machinery in the old structure and if the heat and the burn ing turpentine and kerosene was enough to affect the iron, the ma chines will be useless. They were in sured to the extent of $4,500. The P. J. L. Antique Furniture Co, had a Quantity of old furniture and bric-a-brac stored on the first floor, directly below the place where the fire started and it is estimated that the loss on account of dripping water will amount to $100. Among the cur iosities was an old chest .which was formerly the property of General Al len Pike. There was also a dresser once owned by Chief Justice John Marshall and a high clock, said to be the first clock used at Earlham col lege. The proprietors of this com pany are Sam Lott. Abe Potter and Omer Jones. The offices of the United Coal Yards company, of which E. E. Longstreth is manager, as well as the shoe shop of Decker and Landwehr were located in the front part of the old building but were little damaged by either fire or water. The Second Alarm. As the hose companies were pro ceeding to the fire houses, a second alarm was turned in. this time from Third and Main, near Robinson's shops. A sensational gallop down Main street brought the department to Farnham's lumber yard, where a small blaze was found in one of the dry kilns. It was quickly extinguished and the damage will not be more than $200 or $300. Has Peculiar Accident. While enroute to the scene of the first alarm. Fire Chief Miller suffer ed a peculiar accident and the loss of a diamond ring besides. He was riding on the hook and ladder truck, when the wheels became caught in the car tracks. The truck swerved and Miller was shaken loose from is hold. He clung to the rail however, and was dragged for ten feet, when he regained his position, none the worst except for a bardly sprained back. It was than that he discovered that his diamond ring, valued at $250 was gone. One of the members of the crew vol unteered to look for it and returned presently with the flattened remnants or tne setting, without the stone. It was evident that the ring had been crushed by a street car and the fine large diamond smashed into splint ers, WHO WON FAME IN CIVILWAR DEAD JracK Fleming Was Hero in War Days. Halifax, N. S., July 11. Jack Flem lng who won fame by taking the con federate cruiser Tallahassee out through the eastern passage of Hali fax Harbor, in 1864, eluding the northern fleet which was lying in wait. Is

READY EOR MONSTER ANTLERED HERD

Dallas, Texas, to Entertain Elks This Week. Dallas, Texas, July 11. This city today is garbed out in the last word during the entire next week. STEEL TRUST International Company Will Control 35,000,000 Tons Annually. ANNOUNCEMENT JUST MADE FOUR COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN THE COMBINATION WHICH WILL MEAN STAMPING OUT OF BUSINESS IN GREAT BRITAIN. London, July 11. The completion of an international steel combination to control 35,000,000'tons a year was announced today. For months plans have been on foot to bring into harmonious combination the steel interests practically of the whole world, and the announcement of its perfection in the iron & isieei Trades Journal, which is considered authentic, marks an epoch in vast trust making. The new combine primarily will seriously threaten the British industry which is not included in the trust and already is seriously threatened by the foreign invasion. The international agreement will control about three-fourths of the world's output of steel. Those in Deal. Here is the list of countries involv ed: United States Represented by the great steel corporation, which trols the American output of 23.000,000 tons and has the mammoth cap talization of $1,000,000,000. Belgium Represented by that coun try's largest plants. Belgium's annual output is about 1,250,000 tons. Russia Three great concerns of the czar's empire which has made great strides in the industry, spurred by a wonderful increase In the demand for steel products. Russia's output is about 2,000,000 tons. Germany Four of the largest manufacturers of steel, producing a great part of the empire's annual output of 11,000,000 tons. The world's annual production of steel in 1907 was In the neighborhood of 50,000,000 tons, and of this the mammoth new combine will control by agreement about 35,000,000 tons. Kill British Industry. The effect of this on the British in dustry bids fair to be fatal. The combine will be represented, it is said by highly paid agents, who will be instructed to take the British trade wherever cut prices and immediate deliveries will enable them to do so. It is believed no local plant will be able to compete with the prices the trust will be able to make contracts at. The wonderful history of the United States steel corporation, which has paid high dividends to its myriad stockholders by applying the finest degree of trust methods to the industry in America, is believed to have inspired this latest attempt at a world trust. How it Will Work. It is not expected that the newly formed trust will be on the basis of a single operating corporation as are tne American trusts, but rather a price and supply controlling agree ment between the greatest steel mak ers of the world's centers, by which the great markets may be co-ordinated with the elimination of the profit re ducing effects of international compe tition. A WORTHY HERO. Belleville, 111., July 11. Just after a cage containing twelve miners started to descend to the bottom of the little Oak coal mine today a steam pipe burst and a jet of steam poured upon the arm of Sidney Rowland, the engineer, who stood with hands upon the lever controlling the descending cage. There was no one to call to and had he released his hold the cage would have dropped to the bottom of the shaft. He stood with his flesh cooking until the Indicator showed that the cage had reached the bottom. Rowland was severely scalded and will ,be incapacitated for work for some time.

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BRYAN, VOLUBLE, AND MURPHY THE SILEHTJMEETIHG Bitter Political Enemies Meet; Bryan Talks While Tammany Leader Simply Nods Head.

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT CHAIRMAN? This Is Giving National Com mittee Members Some WorryKern Gets Hurry Call to Lincoln. Lincoln, Neb., July 11. Bryan, the voluble, and Murphy, the silent, today shook hands. The meeting of the Democratic can didate for the Presidency, and his an cient foe, the leader of Tammany Hall, was dramatic. It was remarkable, too, for the things that Bryan said and the things that Murphy did not say. Bryan did all the talking. Murphy's part consist ing chiefly of his Inscrutable smile and a nod of the head. Bryan thanked Murphy for the part Tammany played in framing the platform and supporting him for the nomination. Murphy merely nodded when Bryan said he thought Kern would add strength to the ticket. There was another nod and BryaD looked to Tam many for help in the ast. More nods', so it went. Delegations from Ohio, Vinginia, and Minnesota stopped over todav and made a regular pilgrimage to Fairview. Scores of congratulatory telegrams were received during the day. Charles A. Towne and David R. Francis of St Louis were among those I who congratulated Bryan and told him he would be the next President. ON ANXIOUS SEAT. Speculation as to Identity Chairman. of New Denver, Colo., July 11. Members of the democratic national committee are still on the anxious seat about their chairman. No news came from Lincoln today and consequently no member of the committee has any definite idea on the subject. When the politicians gathered together, how ever, they Just have to gossip and do a little slate making to keep their hands in, so 'tis quite natural that there should be some few, attempts to frame up a slate for Bryan. who have been considered is Jonn H. Atwood, of Kansas, who 4 heads the list for campaign manager. After Atwood, but some distance after him, comes D. J. Campau, of Michigan. A dark horse in the race is James Kerr, of Pennsylvania. It was Kerr who triumphed over James M. Guffey, after Bryan himself had battled the white haired patriot to the knees with epithets. Then, Kerr is looked upon as a gentleman who could go out and get something. John E. Lamb, of Terre Haute, is still another who is prominently men tioned. He is a friend of Kern. The committee will leave for Lin coin on a special train at five o'clock Monday afternoon reaching Lincoln at eight o'clock Tuesday morning. On arriving there, the members will pro bably know what they want, because Bryan will tell them. GETS HURRY CALL. W. H. O'Brien, and J. W. Kern Will Go To 8ee Bryan. Denver, Col., July 11. John W Kern, the democratic nominee for vice president, will leave Denver to morrow morning, on a hurry up call from Lincoln, Neb. He wouM have gone tonight, but he could not get ac commodations. With Kern will go W, H. O'Brien, present treasurer of the national committee, who is slated for reelection. Both of them are expect ed to make a pilgrimage to the Bry an home with the new national com mittee, leaving here Monday afternoon, but a direct summons from Mr. Bryan caused them to change their plans. Just why Mr. Bryan 6hould be in such a hurry to see Mr. Kern is a bit mystifying. It is natural of course that he should desire to confer with his running mate, but members here do not see any special reason for hurry. As he is taking O'Brien with him the natural inference Is that Mr. Bryan desires to confer with them regarding the campaign fund and the way to raise a large gum of money in a way that will permit of the publica tion of the list of contributors. It is no secret that one of the greatest of Bryan's worries Is his campaign funds and it is his desire to get busy upon the collection of one immediately: WARMER SUNDAY. In the West the weather is unsettled and the only chance for cool weather in this section lies in the advance of the storms now centered over the Eastern slope of the Rockies. This Is not in Immediate prospect, however, and according to the forecast Sunday may be hotter than Saturday. If all goes well the beat may be broken late

M'CARREN'S POLITICAL

CAREER IS ENDED Supreme Court Denies Him Writ of Mandamus. New York, July 11. The Supreme court of Brooklyn today practically ended the political career of Patrick H. McCarren when Justice Kelly denied him a writ of mandamus, restraining the board of elections from appointing antl-McCarren men as elec tion inspectors, poll clerks and ballot clerks during the coming primary and regular elections in Kings county. This decision removes absolutely from McCarren's control the political machinery of the Democratic party in Kings county and the patronage w hich has gone with it. The 4,hk election inspectors, poll clerks and ballot clerks who will serve at the primaries in September and at the regular election will be Murphy-Coler men. BRYAN RENEWS OFFER TO KERN If Elected, Nebraskan Will Share White House With Running Mate. WOULD DESERVE HONOR. COMMONER SAYS ANY MAN GOOD ENOUGH TO GET SECOND PLACE NOMINATION SHOULD BE SHOWN THIS FAVOR. Lincoln, Neb., July 11. If Wm Jennings Bryan is elected president of the United States November 3, next, he will share the white house with vice president John W. Kern of Indiana. Bryan, sometime ago, even before Kern had been talked of prominent ly as a candidate for second place on the democratic ticket, made Kern the offer of an abiding pktce in the execu tive mansion of the country for four years, starting March 4, 1909 and he said emphatically today that "the of fer still stands good." "Kern and his family can have s place in the white house." sad Bryan 'Any man who is good enough to get the nomination for vice-president on the democratic ticket is good enough to live in the white house." The offer was made sometime ago. It was repeated when Kern was in Lincoln last week and will be renewed when the gentleman from Indiana reaches Fairview again Tuesday next Kern is not rich. He has said so many times. He did not seek the vice presidential nomination because he thought that if elected, he would not be able to keep up an establish ment in style that it had been kept up by his predecessor and neighbor, Charles Warren Fairbanks. PEOPLE STARVED FOR IMAGINARY OFFENSES Refugees From Hayti Tell o Sufferings. New York, July 11. Adolph Val Drune ana uantes rneoauie, mer chants of Port-au-prince, Hayti, sav Ing themselves from being shot as enemies of the government by the narrow margin of one hour, are in New York today on their way to Curacao. They arrived on the Prinz Wilhelm IV, and were met in Brooklyn by friends. A telegram was received at Port-au-prince, said to have been signed by Nord Alexis, president of Hayti, reading in part: "Take the men from their beds and shoot them at once." Friends of the two merchants had the telegram held back in the receiving office until 2 p. m., July 4. At one o'clock, with only a few pieces of baggage, the two men sailed and were out of reach when search was begun for them an hour later. The fugitives say whole families, Including many women, are In prison In Hayti starving to death for purely imaginary offffenses. Fearing there may be some extradition treaty through which they can be reached they will remain in hiding here until they sail. Both fear for their families. CONDITION SERIOUS. Mrs. Isaac Pryor of North H street has received word that her sister, Mrs Elizabeth McCauley Is seriously ill at her home in Salem, Virginia. She was formerly a resident of this city. Mrs. McCauley has been a missionary in India. FOUR REBELS SHOT. Del Rio, Mexico, July 11. Four Mexican revolutionists captured In the foothills "near Las Vacas yesterday have been executed by Mexican troops after a trial by drumhead courtmartial, according to advices re -

NEVER WAS THERE POLITICAL BOSS SO POWERFUL AS BRYAN

The Nebraskan Owns the Democratic Party, Body, Soul, and Breeches He Dictated the Platform and the PoliciesDelegates Blindly Danced and Named Bryan, When They Knew He Would Be Defeated Kern Considered a Weak Vice-presidential Candidate.

Samuel G. Blythe. Denver, Col., July 11. Looking back over a vociferous and vocal ten days. when htre was free trade on language and a high protective tariff (a Chinese wall, so to speak) around initiative, the one Impression that is most vivid is that William Jennings Bryan owns the Democratic party; owns it body, soul and breeches, uses it to his own end. makes it jump through a hoop, play dead and beg. He has it bottled and canned and he does not propose to take any partners into the enterprise. It was a personally conducted conven tion. Mr. Bryan officiated as the man with the megaphone. Every time he told the cumbrous mass of delegates who were here to register the free will of an untrammed people, to stop, the delegates stopped. Every time he told tnem to go on, tney wcut on. Not a thing was done in Denv r without the sanction of Mr. Bryan. Not a thing was accomplished that he opposed Not a thing was left undone that he desired accomplished. They talk about President Roose velt dominating the Chicago convention, and he did dominate it. but his domination v as mere supervision and advisory in its capacity, when it is compared with the control Bryan had at Denver. His Power Shown. There never was a minute, either In the preliminaries or the activities in this city, when Mr. Bryan was not in absolute control. He dictated every policy. He selected every official of the con vention. He told the delegates whom they must recognize and whom they must refuse to recognize. He ven went so far as to indicate the order in which certain of his nom inating and seconding speeches were to be made. He ran things down to the smallest detail. At the same time there was a sullen undercurrent against him. The delegates from state after state, who grabbed up their standards and marched around the hall during the hysterical outburst of applause that greet ed his name on the second and third days of the convention, reviled him in private and cheered until they were black in the face, in public There were more thtan 1,000 delegates in the convention, and aside from a few fanatics, most 6f them think they are going to certain defeat by nominating enthusiastic demonstration just the Bryan But they jumped in the sam e. Never a Boss so Arbitrary. There never was a boss who was as arbitrary as Bryan has been these last two weeks. No man in the palm iest days of machine politics, has ever assumed such complete control of the preliminaries and actualities. Bryan dominated everything. Anxious to win, knowing he never will have another opportunity to run. he changed his tactics from those of the Bryan of eight and twelve years ago who pinned of on a principle and subordinated self to the personal idea of what was right. Bryan this year 1b an opportunist REBELS GAIIi TOWN Choluteca Falls Into Hands of Honduras Revolutionists. OTHER COUNTRIES AID. Managua, Nic, July 11. News baa been received heere that the rebels who are fighting against President Davila of Honduras have captured the town of Choluteca and are threatening Santa Barbara. It is persistently reported here that the movement In Honduras Is being sided in a guarded manner by the governments of Salvador and Guatemalo, and certain information was received here which tends very strongly to confirm these rumors. Choluteca is one of the most strongly fortified positions in Honduras. The Insurgents already are in possession of the twon Graclas and their position will be much strengthened by the capture of Choluteca. Choluteca Is a town of 1,000 people and Is situated seventy miles southwest of Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. Santa Barbara has about 6,000 people, and Is 115 miles northwest of Tegucigalpa. HAS GOOD REASON. No Wonder This Oklahoma Town Wants Prison. Oklahoma City, July 1L The town of Granite, Oklahoma, has asked that the penitentiary be located there on the ground that there are enough 1 quarries nearby Jo keep convicts em-

He is willing to make any conces

sion that can help him win. He prepared the platform to be sure, but be prophesied It like a man who is willing to take what he can get. rather than like a man who is determined to get what he believes is right. He sent in. not a complete draft of the platform, but myriads of planks, each separately prepared. He had planks ready for any contingency and arranged to meet any slant of the public or the party mind. On some of the principles he desired to incorporate in the resolution, he sent In a half dozen planks, differing .in verbige and intent with instructions to the messengers who had them to incorporate any one that met with the smallest opposition and that could be approved by the largest number of the members of the committee. They struggled for fifty two hours on the platform. It reminded one of a fixed wrestling match. Everybody knew what the result would be. which was what the result was. They put out a platform that is calculated to suit ever body. You do not find any young and impetuous William Jennings Bryan carefully deploying and watching for a chance to get on In a safe, secure, calm and inoffensive way. Bryan knew that men who were on that platform committee and who had Influence with it. were there for the specific purpose of toning It down to meet all requirements. . The Inevitable. After a man Is beaten twice for the presidency he becomes concervatlre. Bryan's original choice for vice-president was George Gray of Delaware. He knew Gray has some strength with the labor element and typified, even if he did not represent the conservative end of the democratic party. Gray would not consent to help pull Bryan's chestnuts out of the fire. Therefore he turned to Kern of Indiana, an eminently logical candidate. Inasmuch as he has txen defeated twice for governor of Indiana, while Bryan has lost the presidency twice. Kern Is not presidential size. He la not of vice-presidential size. He Is an Indianapolis lawyer, formerly reporter of the supreme court, who is clean and decent and who practices law In a small city in a small city way. He has been nominated for various offices, but has never won anything. Bryan, probably thought that as long as Kern Is clean and decent nothing else mattered much. Inasmuch as Bryan Is the big show. Convention a Joke. The convention was a joke, considered as a proceeding for the conduct of great political business in a great political way and every orator who had a thought was allowed to spill It on the defenseless guests. There was no organization, no discipline and no apparent terminat facilities. The delegates talked themselves black In the face, meandered around over the sainted name of William Jennings Bryan and the Immortal of somewhat decayed policies he represents, spoke when they pleased and pleased nobody, when they spoke. Business was transacted haphazard by rule of thumb, but over It all there was the certainty that Bryan was In absolute control, so the methods of carrying out his instructions made little difference after alL COHDITIOHJCRITICAL Election Situation in Panama Has Not Yet Been Smoothed Over. DISORDER. IS VERY LIKELY. . Panama, July 11. The electoral sitnation has been much cleared by the withdrawal of Rlesrdo Arias, the Constitutional candidate for the Presidency, but in spite of this the adherents of Domingo De Obaldla, the Independent candidate, have relaxed their efforts but very little, and it Is planned to elect Senor Obaldla as conclusively as possible. Since the withdrawal of Arias the possibility of American intervention Is much more -remote, but even so, the condition of affairs is critical. The followers of Arias will be at the polls and trouble and disorder are not by any means out of the question. The governor of the canal zone has sent to every town of the republic commissioners to watch the elections and take note of everything that occurs. Among these men are thirteen American army officers and as many more employes of the Canal commission. BODY IS FOUND. Newport, R. I, July 11. The body of Wilbur M. Smith, a marine who disappeared from, the naval training station yesterday, was found floating tn the bay today. He was from

dead, at Cach Harbor, at the age of 98. celved here todays, -fi t

jpaper wealth.