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TROOPS DEPART;
NEGROES IN PANIC
Blacks Flee in Rain From
Springfield to Fields and
Other Towns.
GRAND JURY HOLDS INQUIRY
Coroner's Inquest on Riot Victim
Reveals Reluctance to Tell
Names or Leaders Deneen
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SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Aug. 19.-Terror
prevailed in the homes ot spnngnem
rrn.i tonlzht. The departure of
..m.m. of Infantry today and the
nouncement that two more organizations
will be sent home tomorrow caused con
sternation among the colored resioem
Tk. mnh will be here sure. If
soldiers go away." they said, and delega
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the state, county and city officials to pro
test against a reiaxanun ui
rexime. The autnonues raom iu
thte fear were only partially successful
' and In many a humoie nome mere
c nf the terror-stricken blacks
-v.. in lh arsenal. EarlV
the evening almost twice as many appli
cations for shelter had been received
there as on previous nights, and about 300
negroes curled up in the corners of the
balcony, sleeping on me nour or m
Negroes nee to Fields.
The exodus of negroes, which had be
- v- - vfl. renewed. Trains an(
trolley cars were used by those fortunate
enough to possess a little money, but
many of the unfortunates took to th
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rlrliilinK rain, until, exhausted, they
.4 ,j,ir ri..r In cornfields or
in woodlots. The children and aged who
were driven to tne open sunertu ocvcicj
and it is reaxea iosi many ui mwii
i V. tn the hnrri.qhlns.
Adjutant-General Scott insists that
there is no good ground for the fears of
the negroes. He said:
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night ard the force that will be available
tomorrow, about V&O men, can certainly
protect the city against any mob that
may form. Then. too. the presence of the
large body of soldiers was irritating to
some sections of the community and there
was an element of trouble there that
could not be overlooked.
Troops Able to Keep Order.
This opinion was indorsed in other
quarters. It was pointed out that the
rioting was overcome before the last
1X men had reached Springneld ana tnai
the attempts to renew lawlessness had
occurred before the soldiers were thor
oughly familiar with the territory, which
thejr are now covering. It is asserted
that 1500 men can easily hold the advan
tage that the larger body of troops has
gained, and the addition of the cavalry
has increased the mobility of tne troops
to such a degree that the presence of the
full force is absolutely unnecessary.
May Indict Rioters Today.
The special grand Jury today exam
ined nearly two score witnesses, but
made no return of its proceedings. Un
usual pracautlon as to secrecy has been
taken and the identity and testimony of
the persons who have appeared to give
information against rioters have Deen
carefully guarded. Assistant States At
torney Wines, . who has charge of the
grand Jury work, said tonight some in
dictments may be returned by the grand
Jury tomorrow.
Another coal mine was closed today
' because the whites and negroes refused
to work alongside underground. The
shaft is In the neighborhood of the two
which closed yesterday and the trouble
' was due to trie same cause, each race
saying that the members of the other
were armed. The union omclals are
working in conjunction with the mine
owners In an attempt to overcome the
difficulty, but no strict measures will
be adopted because of the effect that
they might have upon the situation.
Rain Drives Soldiers In.
The troops passed a comfortable day
and night. A steady rain, began in the
morning and continued Into the night.
Some of the companies quartered in the
state house grounds moved cots into the
corridors of the building, but only a com
paratively few of the troops were thus
equipped and the others preferred to
sleep on the rain-soaked turf rather than
on marble tiling.
There has been a notable decrease in
the mob spirit here. At the same time
threats as to what would happen when
the troops left have been numerous and
widespread.
The appeals of Governor Deneen, the
Chamber of Commerce. Ministers' As
sociation, and other civic bodies that
citizens generally furnish Information
to the State's Attorney concerning the
riot have met with such prompt re
sponses that the authorities are en
couraged in the belief that the better
elements in the community are aroused
to the danger which threatens them un
less the mob spirit is quenched.
May Reform Black Belt.
Help has also come from unexpected
quarters in that several proprietors of
resorts In the Black Belt neighborhood
have come forward with Information
that is expected to prove of value. These
persons say that a continuance of past
conditions Is impossible and are begin
ning to make frantic efforts to preserve
personal Interests.
The inquiry into the lynching of Scott
Burton was brought before a Coroner's
Jury this morning, but there was a no
ticeable lack of definite testimony. Most
of the witnesses described the scenes in
the "Black Belt," but when questioned as
to the identity of the members of the
mob their memories failed them. If
this condition continues the chances of
convicting the persons charged with
leadership In the riots will be remote.
Negro Law and Order League.
CHICAGO. Aug. 19. Three hundred ne
groes, representing nearly every ward In
the city, met last night at the Institution
al Church and organized the Chicago Col
ored People's Law and Order League.
While no mention was made of the
Springfield rioting, k is understood the
league was formed for the purpose of
driving from the city the vicious element
among negroes who if allowed to remain
might start a race war in Chicago.
INTERESTS LONE SENATORS
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interest of party harmony, and will be
of material aid to the Taft administra
tion if the Republicans are victorious
in November.
Hansbrough, Long and Kittredge
were sent to the Senate by the rail
roads, and there they labored to the
best of their ability to serve their
strongest backers. They also were
mindful of other corporate interests
for "railroad Senators" always rallied
under the Aldrlch banner Aldrich, the
friend of the Standard Oil and in mat
ters of legislation corporation Influence
In the Senate was always concentrated.
Kittredge was the most effective cor
poration man of the trio; Long was
next but Hansbrough proved himseir
eo weak and Ineffective that the inter
ests which made him soon discovered
that they had picked the wron man.
Hansbrough Was Cust Off.
The moment the railroads were
"through with" Hansbrough, the North
Dakota Senator became an ardent and
clamorous supporter of Roosevelt; he
deserted the Aldrich camp, and advo
cated the renomination of Roosevelt.
But again he saw the light and long
before the Chicago convention dropped
his third-term talk and urged the nom
ination of Taft. Long, unlike Hans
brough, was not abandoned by the in
terests that made him. but a month
before the Chicago convention he got
word from home which satisfied him
that the railroads would not be able to
name the next Senator from Kansas.
He forthwith began to cultivate Sec
retary Taft, and to advocate his nom
ination. He was one of two Senators who ap
pealed to Taft In the hope of being
permitted to make the nominating'
speech at Chicago, or at least, to make
a seconding speech. He was not equal
to the task, nor was he the type of
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Rear-Admlral Caspar P. Goodrich.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. The
retirement of Rear-Admiral
Evans placed Rear-Admlral
Goodrich, commandant of the
navy-yard. New York, at the
head of the active list of rear
admirals of the Navy. Admiral
Goodrich will be retired In Janu-
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man desired to make such speeches.
Yet he embarrassed the favorite can
didate by preferring his request ana
made it Incumbent upon Tart to turn
him down. This turn-down did not aid
him in the Kansas primaries, which
soon followed.
Kittredge Game to Last.
Kittredge alone did not change col
or; he alone refused to make over
tures to the Roosevelt leaders, ana
solicit their support. The machine had
sent Kittredge to the Senate; It naa
made him dictator in South Dakota
politics, and he believed it would be
able to return him. At the contest
two vears ago the machine had been
beaten, but Kittredge had nothing at
stake then, and, moreover, bad been so
confident that his faction would w-ln
that he neglected the campaign. This
year, by paying strict attention to the
machine, greased by railroad oil, he
thought he would be safe. But the
keen, aiert Kittredge came to realize
that he had been too sensitive to the
wishes of corporations, and not suffi
ciently mindful of the wishes of his
reonle.
Hansbrough, Long ana jvittreage
were not great men: were not brll
ltagt Senators: were not powers in
Congress. Seldom did any of them
take active part in the great and im
portant work of the Senate; never did
any of them make a remarkable
speech. Of the three, Kittredge was
easily the biggest, and his only work
of note was In connection with the
Panama Canal legislation. As a mem
ber of the canal committee he was
placed in a position where he could do
some good, and his fight for the canal
constitutes his one and only marked
accompllrhmtnt.
Aldrlch Their Master.
Not that the building of the canal is
at all attributable to him, but that he
materially helped along the passage of
the canal bill and subsequent adminis
trative legislation. Hansbrough and
Long have left no tracks behind, save
s they, like Kittredge. have come to
the mark, at the behest of Aldrlch, and
voted the way they were expected to
when corporation Interests were at
stake.
The "weedlngr-aut" process lias be
gun. It will be continued In Wiscon
sin later on, when Senator Stephenson,
the richest matf in the Senate, Is re
tired at the close of his present short
and uneventful term. Stephenson, who
was elected to fill out the remainder of
the Spoonur term, promised, when
elected, to retire next March. It was
only on this condition that his elec
tion became possible. He also prom
ised to art with La Follette. But, when
he got a tate of Senatorial life, he for
got his promises; he Joined the
Aldrich forces, and now has an
nounced himself a candidate for re
election. ,
As Mr. La Follette is at present con
ducting things political In Wisconsin,
Mr. Stcphensort's term will expire as
originally Intended, on March 4. 1909,
and he will be succeeded by a man of
the La Folletie rather than the Al
drlch type.
RUINS CONTRACTOR'S HOME
Dynamite Outrage Incident of Ala-
- bama Coal-Mine Strike.
BIRMINGHAM,' Ala., Aug. 19. Early
today the residence of Thomas Dug
gan, a contractor In mine No. S of the
Tennessee Coal A Iron Railroad Com
pany, at Piatt City, was dynamited.
The house was nearly demolished, and
the two daughters of Duggan were
thrown into the hall and both ren
dered unconscious.- Later the home of
Harry Davis, a negro miner, was dy
namited, but no one was hurt. Two
negroes were arrested In connection
with the dynamiting. Reports today
ndlcate that there Is much unrest
throughout the mining district, and
further trouble la looked for.
Bacon Takes to Mountains.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. Assistant Sec
retary of State Bacon left Washington to
day for a month's vacation In the Rocky
Mountains, where he expects to cunt and
fish.
STIRS UP EDITORS
John A. Schleicher Tells Them
Their Shortcomings.
LIVE IN FOOL'S PARADISE
Follow Instead of Leading Public
Opinion Cater to Wrong-Thinking
Deceive Themselves as
to rower of Press.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 19. Before
the National Editorial Association to
day Third Assistant Postmaster-General
A. L. Lawshe, in an address, said
that the present rates on second-class
matter are Justified, but he Is not In
favor of Increasing the rates. He de
nied the truth of the statement that
the express companies carry more
newspapers than does the Postoffice
Department. He said that there Is a
great demand for penny postage, and
with the second-class matter brought
back to its original basis, as intended
by Congress, and with the elimination
of a few other costly abuses, he pre
dicted that publishers may continue to
enjoy the present second-class rates of
postage, and that the business men of
the country may secure in aue kmu
the one-cent-an-oance rate.
.The morning session closed with an
address by John A. Schleichter, editor
of Leslie's Weekly, on "Delusions." He
said:
Hot Shot for Yellow Press.
It has been ald In England that the
world is beinit educated by the halt-penny
press, and we know that in this country
the 1-cent newspapers are savins the masses
most ot their instruction. Teaching Is not
always education, for everything depends on
what is lauKht. What are. fv teaching
right or wrong, truth or error. Justice or in
justice? One of our delusions Is that the
public has an Infallible conscience, and that
newspapers that follow public opinion cannot
go wrong. Conscience Is 'not Infallible.
Claiming to be Impartial, nothing is more
one-sided than the ordinary newspaper
story. The reporter gathers his facts in a
hurry from the side that he ran most easily
reach. Jl he can reach both sides, he will
take the one with the sensational quality.
He is not a Judge dealing In equities, but
only a reporter representing the ravenous
appetite of a sensation-seeking public that
must be fed a public that has little time
for newspapers that believe In the educa
tional and uplifting. This should be left
to the pulpit, and while the yellow press
flourishes, the religious press struggles to
exist, and the pews of the churches, are
fast becoming empty. . ,
It is a delusion to imagine that If you
see It in the newspaper It must be so. It
is not so half the time, and If only half so
all the time. Say, If vo will, that we give
the people what they want, yet the fact
remains that while, with our cables, tele
graphs and telephones, wireless messages,
our Associated Press, automobiles, limited
flyers and unlimited facilities, the newspa
pers have, as never before, conveniences ot
access to sources of information, yet they
are not as accurate as they were 50 years
ago They printed less matter and cov
ered a narrower field, but news was news.
The public persists in the delusion that
newspapers are printed for philanthropic
purposes. The publishers, who have the
bills to pav, labor under no such false no
tion. Newspapers, magazines, weeklies and
quarterlies are published for profit, all ot
them, and all the time. They are business
propositions. Their purpose is no different
from what It was 30 years ago.
Readers Have Changed.
Why has their character changed? Be
cause their readers have changed. The
public has come to believe that the news
paper hns taken the place of the theater
and circus as well as the school and the
pulpit: that it must embellish the news un
til It reads like fiction, and advocate a code
of morals that will take the starch out of
the Ten Commandments. Newspapers that
cater onlv to the good are therefore as lone
some as a solitary tombstone In . newly
opened cemetery. But let us seek the light.
It is a delusion If you Imagine that I am
arsalllng Journalism. The press will be what
i i. ..,u ntiKii nnlnlnn rests upon a higher
plane. The reader buys the newspaper that
appeals to him. He prefers one that sup- (
ports his political views, that flatters his
conceits ana mat jiairuiua
It may be inaccurate, unfair and misleading,
but that makes no difference to the man
who is a partisan In everything.
You boast of the power of the press, rut
you are the victims of inequitable libel
laws that you have not the power to repeal.
You are outraged by absurd and arbitrary
postal rulings. By a very questionable
ruling of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission you were suddenly forbidden to do
what you had always done, namely, to ex
change space In your publications at full
rates for railroad mileage at full rates.
Th. ,hllo service law of the State of New
Tork. with the cordial approval of Governor
Hughes, was amenaea Deiore ..
so as to specifically legalize this exchange.
Have you been able to suppress the piratical
advertising devices, that aro disilgurlng
Nature's beauties everywnere ana cutu.is
the life out of your business?
Power of Press Small.
I" fear that, with all their boasted power,
the editors of this country have not as
much influence on legislation, at wasning
ton especially, as Sam Gompers.
The urgent need of every great American
city Is for a dally newspaper that shall
print less and better news: that shall exer
cise such censorship over Its columns that
n rhnractft- shall be assailed, no in
stitution's standing be discredited. no
vested right be jeoparaizea. ana no man or
woman's motives impugnea unui in
editor has Justified his statements. Better
1... news and real news: better news a
day late and right than a day earlier and
wrong.
In the afternoon the delegates took a
trip to White Bear Lake.
Aug. 19. The collier- Saturn, heavily
laden with coal for the Pacific fleet, left
here this morning for Honolulu, where
she will await the arrival of the cruis
ers of the Pacific fleet, coal them and
return to Mare Island for another
cargo. The collier Justin, carrying
stores and provisions for the fleet, ac
companied the Saturn.
The seven torpedoboat destroyers,
which are under orders to proceed to
the Philippines, will leave the Navy
Yard on Friday and will remain in
San Francisco Bay until next Monday.
The Naval transport Buffalo will sail
on Thursday for the Bremerton Navy
Yard, where she will take on 400 tons
of coal and a quantity of stores for the
Atlantic battleship fleet. At an early
date the Buffalo will sail for Manila,
where she will deliver her cargo to the
fleet.
Sydney Talks With Fleet.
SYDNEY, Aug. 19. Lord Northcote,
Governor-General of Australia, has sent
by wireless teiegrapn to xi.ea.r-.uiimi
Sperry, commanding tne aiibhuc oi
tleshlp fleet, the following message:
"On behalf of the commonwealth o
Australia I tender from the whole
the people a hearty welcome to
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On your arrival here you will receive
an enthusiastic greeung inim iuu v
The following has been' received by
wireless teiegrapn irom Aoimrai operry
in reply:
"On behalf of the Government of the
United States and the Atlantic fleet. I
thank you most heartily, and through
you the people of the Commonwealth
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ance of their kinsmen residing In thii
great member of the British empire."
GARBAGE SPOILS OZONE
OAKLAVD ACCUSED OP DEFIL
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Ship Captains Paint Realistic Pic
ture Fishermen Say Overfed
Crabs Won't Bite.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19. Th.
method employed by the City of Oak
land In disposing of its garbage out
side the Golden Gate has caused navi
gators of vessels to make a vigorous
protest to the hydrographlc office of
the Government, which says it Is not
the proper place to file the protest.
Ship captains say that the waters
about the entrance to the Golden Gate
are heavily laden with melon rinds,
corn cobs and other waste, and that
the odor is not at all nice, nor the ap
pearance of the heaving swells bearing
the garbage In their bosoms at all
pleasing to the eyes of passengers or
crews.
The fishermen also have a grievance,
alleging that the garbage not only is
unpleasant to their nostrils, but that
the crabs, fed to the limit of their
appetites on crumbs from Oakland
tables, refuse to bite at ordinary baft.
As yet no "official action has been
taken to abate the nuisance.
AUSTRALIA HAILS FLEET
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day morning and with the exception of
one day, had fair weather all the way to
Sydney. On Tuesday the warships en
countered heavy winds, which threw up
a stiff head sea. greatly retarding their
progress. Throughout Tuesday night the
high seas caused the larger of the ships
to roll at least 20 degrees, while the
auxiliaries suffered even more severely.
There was considerable discomfort for all
the men and the Intervals between the
vessels were Increased to 600 yards. The
formation, however, was not changed.
No evolutions were Indulged In on ac
count of the heavy weather during this
period, but this abated the following day,
when the ships were about 160 miles from
port.
Speed was then increased to iz Knots
and, although the hospital ship Relief
was left behind, the others reached the
coast on schedule time, the Americans as
anxious as the Australians to participate
in the reception.
Roar of Cheers and Guns.
In perfect alignment, the flagship Con
necticut leading. with Rear-Admiral
Sperry on the bridge, the warships came
out of the horizon, first a little smoke
showing and then the hulls, low down In
the distance. Passing in through the
Sydney Heads In double column at in
tervals of 400 yards, the ships looked to
have a world of speed and power under
their glistening sides. ,
The fleet was attended by convoy
steamers and was greeted with a roar of
salutes from the forte as it steamed
slowly along. The thousands ashore and
afloat added their cheers to swell the
noisy welcome and countless British and
American flags were flung to the breeze
and were still waving long after the
anchors had been swung from the sides.
The American ships boomed forth a
salute to the port, and as soon as they
were safely moored at their anchorage,
official visits were exchanged.
Will Carry Coal to Warships.
MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD, CaL,
SOLD GUN JTO ASSASSIN
Lisbon Merchant and Assistant Ar
rested as Accomplices.
LISBON, Aug. 19. A gunseller, named
Ferreri, and his assistant, who sold the
carbine to Manuel Bulssa, with which
Bulssa killed King Carlos in February
of this year, were unexpectedly arrest
ed today. They have been placed in soli
tary confinement.
Marlus FranzinI, who was at one time
Minister of War, made an unsuccessful
attempt today to commit suicide. Senhor
FranzinI is a prominent Progressist, and
his attempt to kill himself has created
much speculation In political circles.
Franco Scheming to Return.
PARIS, Aug. 19. The Patrie today says
that Senhor Franco, the ex-premler
of Portugal, who fled from Lisbon at
the time of the assassination of King
Carlos last February, has arrived in
Paris from Italy and has discussed with
friends plans for the continuance of his
political activities in Portugal.
Franco Hides Under Assumed Name
BIARRITZ, Aug. 19. Senhor Franco,
the ex-Premier of Portugal, has been
Btaylng at a quiet hotel here for sev
eral days past, under an assumed
name. He is living In a very retired
manner - and is doing everything to
avoldattention. He receives but few
visitors. . .
HELD UP TILLAMOOK STAGE
Evidence Shows Jackson Also
Robbed Hotel at Vancouver.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19. llatt Jack
son, the man arrested here, on last Sat
urday night suspected of having been
one of the two men concerned in the
hold-up , of a number of lumbermen at
Sterling City on the previous Monday
night, was taken to Chico, near the scene
of the hold-up, tonight by officers who
arrived from there today.
The local police now are convinced that
they have captured a greater prize than
was at first supposed. Two detectives
from Vancouver are now on the way here,
believing that Jackson is the man who
was concerned In the robbery of the
Hotel George, at Vancouver, and for
whose apprehension there is a reward of
$2000.
Loot found In his possession makes It
certain that he was one of the men who
held up the stage near Tillamook, Or.,
when a number of registered letters and
a package of stamps were secured.
Coasters Lay Up at Youngs Bay.
ASTORIA. Aug. 19. (Special.) Youngs
Bay is becoming a rendezvous for coast
ing craft, which are awaiting lumber
charters. The schooners Irene. Alvena,
W. F. Jewett and the barkentine Wrest
ler are already there, and several more
are expected to lay up In the bay as
soon as they reach port. Owners have
learned that Youngs Bay is much the
best place on the coast to keep their ves
sels when charters are dull, as they will'
be close to the mills when business of
fers: there are no toredo to damage the
craft, and the fresh water cleans their
hulls.
Plans to Swim Channel.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 19. Daniel T.
Kelly, a clerk In the North Side Bu
reau of Fire, announces that next Sum
mer he will endeavor to swim the Eng
lish Channel from England to France,
a feat accomplished by the late Cap
tain Webb.
Kelly is 25 years of age and an ex
pert swimmer. He has represented
Pittsbung clubs in aquatic contests in
New York and other citiea.
HE influence upon the business community of
T good merchandise and the high standard of
shown then
at a time when people are a little cautious
about spending money.
For fifty-eight years we have preached and
practiced a high standard of quality with
the result that our business during the present year has
far surpassed the bumper year of 1907.
People turn instinctively to the known quality. It's
worth something to them and to the community to know
that such an unchangeable standard exists somewhere
in merchandise.
Quality pays. It's cheapest in the end. You'll re
member the quality long after you've forgotten the price.
"Lipman-Wolfe quality" has been a household word
since 1850.
New Fall merchandise of quality is now shown in
many departments suits,' millinery, dress goods, neck
wear, gloves, veils, etc.
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CLUB OVER COULD
Machinists on All His Roads
Ready to Strike.
MAY SETTLE PEACEABLY
Officers Authorized to Order Strike
In Behalf of Rio Grande Men,
but Company Expected to
Agree With Union.
DENVER, Aug. 19. Official announce
ment was made here today that the vote
of machinists on all the Gould railroads
on the question of going on strike In sym
pathy with the Denver & Rio Grande ma
chinists, who have been out on strike
several months, has been completed and
has resulted in giving the executive of
ficers of the union authority to call a
general strike. A strike will not be called
Immediately, It is added, but further ef
forts will be made to settle the Denver
& Rio Grande strike peaceably without
resorting to extreme measures.
Advices were received today by Vice
President Harmon, of the machinists,
from James O'Connell. president of the
organization, giving the results of the
strike vote, which was taken on the Mis
souri Pacific, the Wabash, the Texas &
Pacific, the St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern and the other Gould roads. Mr.
Hannon gave out the following state
ment: "The machinists on the Missouri Pacific
voted almost unanimously to strike and
on the Texas & Pacific and the Wabash
the vote wn? between 65 and 70 per cent
In favor of a strike. The balance op
posed It. Our international president ad
vises me that we have the required per
centage to order the men out.
"President O'Connell has written me
that In the Interview he had with Vice
President Schlacks In July, when he was
In Denver, he feels that the differences
which exist between the Denver & Rio
Grande and its mechanics, when sifted
down, are found to be of a trifling nature
and he feels that we can get together and
settle this trouble out here without call
ing more strikes on other roads."
GOETHALS COMING NORTH
Panama Canal Engineer Will Re
port Progress on Work.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. That the Pan
ama Canal can be completed within five
years and at much less cost to the Gov
ernment than has been generally sup
posed Is the information .which Colonel
Goethals, engineer In charge of the work,
Is expected to bring Secretary of War
Wright from the Isthmus next month.
Colonel Goethals contemplates a trip to
this country In September for the pur
pose of conferring with Secretary Wright
on canal zone matters. One of the sub
jects for discussion will be the estimates
for next year to be submitted to Congress
at the coming session.
While here Colonel Goethals will make
a trip to Oyster Bay to discuss the situa
tion with the President. He will return
to Panama before the various Congres
sional committees arrive there early In
November to inspect the work. Colonel
Goethals expects to make another trip
to Washington during the Winter while
Congress Is In session.
RUSSIA'S REIGN OF BLOOD
Twenty-six Death Sentences Passed
. in One Day.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 19. Seven
more sentences of death were reported to
day, making the total for one day, yester
day, throughout the empire, 26, and con
stituting a sinister record.
Two men sentenced at Saratov were
former sailors attached to the Black Sea
fleet and hau been found guilty of taking
the lead In an attempt to pillage an es
tate. Three men at Kiev were found
guilty of attempting to murder a for
ester; five Warsaw men were convicted of
robbery accompanied by violence; 10 men
at Lodz were convicted for an armed at
tack on a railroad train. There were two
executions yesterday at Warsaw, one at
Tiflis and several at St. Petersburg. The
newspapers have ceased to publish statis
tics of this kind, in order to maintain
their 'circulation In the provincial cities
where the publication of death sentences
is prohibited. This regulation does not
apply to St. Petersburg or Moscow, but
even so, the papers, because of their out-of-town
circulation have eliminated any
reference to these matters.
A second unsuccessful attempt was
made last evening to assassinate the chief
of police at "Pyatigorsk. M. Von Ogllous.
Three men emptied their revolvers at
the chief, but failed to hit him. The po
lice shot down one of the revolutionists,
the others escaping.
A dispatch from Tcherdyn reports an
armed collision between the inhabitants
of two neighboring villages over the own
ership of a piece of disputed land. Two
men were killed and several were seri
ously wounded. Ten of the leaders were
Jailed.
National bank notes unasserted has been
reduced from $67,000,000 to $SS, 000.000. If
the decrease continues in the same pro
portion it will not be more than 60 days
before the amount will be reduced to nor
mal which is about ill. 000.000. During
the last week more than 30 money count
ers have been added to the payroll of the
Treasury Department.
Curb Railway Slaughter.
CHICAGO. Aug. 19. An alarming in
crease in the number of fatalities in In
diana during the last two weeks has
caused the Railroad Commission to de
mand of the roads more systematic and
persistent efforts to prevent accidents.
Railroads operating in that state yester
day received an order in which a more ex
tensive use of warning signals at cross
ings and on bridges is directed as one
means of getting away from the loss of
life. Special emphasis is also placed on
the necessity of co-operating with the
local authorities to keep the trespassers
off the tracks. The commission poinj
to the fact that 173 persons were killed
while tre'spassing on the tracks or cars or
the railroads in Indiana during the year
ending June 30, 1908.
Redemption Fund Decreases.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. United
States Treasurer Treat stated that the
treasure on hand for the redemp
tion of National bank notes has greatly
decreased during the last week, the fall
ing oft amounting to nearly 40 per cent
The result, he says, Is that the amount of
Insurance Men Convene.
DENVER. Aug. 19. Twenty-five of the
49 life insurance companies comprising
the American life insurance convention
were represented at its third annual
meeting which opened here today. The
members are located mainly in the Cen
tral. Southern and Western States. Nona
of the Eastern old line companies are rep
resented. R. H. Robinson, of Omaha, If
president of the convention.
Pope Slightly Indisposed.
ROME, ug. 19. The Pope today Ii
slightly indisposed, having caught a cole"
which has affected his gout. His physi
cians have ordered that he take a rest
and consequently all audiences have been
suspended.
The Pope's physicians declare that th
pontiff's indisposition is insignificant.
Thaw Will Not Attend.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 19. Harry Thaw'i
counsel and Roger O'Mara, his r
ceivcr, have decided that the presence
of Thaw at the meeting of his cred
itors here September 7 will not be required..
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