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He Has Been Invited to Speak, but Has
Given No Definite Assurance
that He VIII Accept.
ASSIGNMENTS OF SPEAKERS
THE ACTIVE WORK WILL NOT COM
MENCE UNTIL AFTER SEPT. L.
Some Arrangements, However. Have
Already Been Made-Other PoIit-
icaI News of Interest.

1t is not certain that Senator NJ A
Hanna will be able to take part in the In
diana campaign and the officers at the
headquarters of the Republican State COM
mittee say there is no definate arrange
ment as TO when he Will be here if he
comes. At a meeting of the Republican
State committee it was decided to invite
Senator Hanna here and subsequently,
Chairman Goodrich called on the senator
al his office in Cleveland. Mr.. Hanna said
he would be glad to take part in the In
diana campaign and would do so if possi-
BILE. The Republican leaders of the State
have thought that about Oct 10 would be
a good time for the senator to come to In
dianapols if ne comes, but no definite time
has been fixed No further discussion of
the matter has been had with the senator
since Chairman Goodrich talked with him
in Cleveland. The leaders are hoping that
he will be able to come because it is be-
lieved he would have an excellent influence
in the campaign.
Inquiries are coming TO Republican head
quarters daily from different parts of the
State asking in regard 10 good speakers
for the respective counties on the occasion
of the formal opening on Sept 90 1t has
been arranged for Senator Fairbanks to
speak al Anderson on that day as there is
special request for him there. The SEN
ator will go to Decatur county to-day.
where he will make speech at an old
settlers meeting which will be held at
Westport. He has accepted an invitation
to speak at the Boone county Republican
convention on Sept. 13 Monday he will
deliver the Labor day address at Kansas
City.
The active work of assigning speakers
will not commence until after the 1st of
September. when c. c. Lyons, of Fair
mount, will take charge of the speakers
bureau. However. the committee is MAX
ing engagements in few cases in advance
of the regular work of the bureau. Senator
Beveridge will be at South Bend on the
10Th, and Charles w. Miller candidate for
attorney general, will speak at Franklin
Dan +. Storms. candidate for secretary of
state. will deliver an address at Columbus
the night of the 10Th. A. o. Marsh of the
United States Pension Office, will probably
speak at Martinsville on that date AT
Marion the campaign will be opened on
the 10Th by Governor Durbin. General
GrosVenor. member of Congress from
Ohio, and Frederick Lands, candidate for
Congress in the Eleventh district. Charles
l. Jewett will be the orator at Kokomo
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THIEVES RAID A TOWN
ROB PEOPLE AND PILLAGE RESI-
DENCEs AT CONNERsVILLE.
Sheriff of Fayette County Notifies the
Indianapolis Police That About
$4,000 Was Stolen.

A woman who informed the police de-
partment here this morning that she was
the wife of Manager Ellsworth. of the Wal
lace shows, claimed TO have been robbed in
Connersville yesterday of $40 i'm money,
81 l,5c0 in money orders and a quantity of
valuable jewelry The Wallace circus was
in Connersville yesterday, and from the
story told by Mrs. Ellsworth it appears
that thieves and ''grafters" swept the town
like a blight of locusts. Immediately after
the woman's story was told to Desk Ser
geant Crane the police department tele-
phoned to Connersville and verified the
story.
Mrs Ellsworth claims that Dick Phillips,
a well-known crook, who goes under the
alias of Windy Dick who had been fol-
lowing the circus for some time, got away
with her valuables. She had leather
valse in a sideshow tent, she said. which
contained her money and diamond rings
During the matinee yesterday afternoon the
property was taken.
The sheriff of Fayette county was called
up late, in order to verify the story, and
it was learned that the man had been
arrested He was later released. Three
others were locked up for other robberies
The ticket wagon of the circus was robbed
of $500, and numerous complaints were re-
ceved by the Connersville police to the
effect that pocketbooks had been stolen
and pockets, picked. The ticket agent of
the side show was robbed of $3.50. A num-
Der of residences were entered and bur
glarized, so the sheriff told the local police
department.
The Fayette county sheriff said last night
that it was one of the worst thieving car
nivals that had ever taken place in the
county. He told Sergeant Crane over the
telephone that at least $4,000 had been
stolen during the day and evening. 1t was
learned that the circus followed to
town by eighteen well-known crooks, who
robbed right and left They included some
of the smoothest criminals in the country.
After putting the local police on the
watch for the men who robbed her Mrs.
Ellsworth went on to Louisville last night
TO notify the police there.
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wATERVILLE. Me. Aug. PA large
crowd OF people greeted President Roose-
Welt in this city Of paper mills to-day. A
stand was erected close TO the railway
station. and from IL the President spoke
as follows:
my Fellow-citiZens-I wish 20 thank
YOU, TO thank all the people OF Maine for
the wav in which l have been greeted. 4
feel In a certain sense right 10 the greet
ing for at least / am trying 10 put into
practice the principles I'm which you believe.
I feel that the art OF successful govern
ment in our country is the art OF applying
practically the everyday principles OF de-
cency. morality and common sense. which
must be applied by the average citizen IL
he is 70 be a good husband, a good father
a good neghbOr and good citizen. There
is not any wonderful brilliancy or genius
in IL. What need is the application OF
the everyday principles that a man needs
il he is 10 make his business a success, II
ne is 10 do his duty In his own family and
TO his neighbor.
Now. up here in Maine. you are so for
tunate as 20 have a State which, on the
whole. represents as well as any other in
our Union Cbetter than all save very
few others I'm our IniOnl the conditions OF
life the ways OF looking life. out OF
which such "A republican, such a demo-
Grade government as ours springs You
work out his fate for himself. and yet
that the State must be called on 70 try 10
give each man fair show in life.
Il passed by your Statehouse ia Augusta
this morning. Your Legislature only meets
every other year and only stays IN session
about two months. Quite right You do
not need too many laws. too much iegisla-
ton What We need Is stability of laws
fearlessness in applying legislation 10 new
CONTINUED on PAGE 5. Col. ~
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PERPETUAL FRANCHISES.
Senator Hanna Thinks They Should Be
Granted to street Railways.

COLUMBUS, O.. Aug. Ex-senator Hanna
spent the day here in consultation with
members of the Legislature, leaving this
evening for Cleveland. He indorsed the
municipal code prepared under the direc-
ton of Governor Nash. He said he in
favor of perpetual franchises for street
railways, with the right reserved to coun-
ellis to revise conditions of grants every ten
years. He declared himself opposed to the
constitutional amendment proposed by Sen
ator Foraker allowing the enactment of
special laws for municipalities.
Senator Hanna urged the members of the
Legislature to cOntine the work of the extra
session to framing municipal code and re-
peal1ng the Roger law. Addressing "A group
of legislators in the Governors office he
said: Some people seem disposed to criti-
else me. L don't propose to mix my busi-
ness with politics. My street-railroad is my
savings bank. If L cannot look after my
street-railway interests and politics too, III
quit politics and look after my business
alone"
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QUAKES in MINDANA0
TWENTY MOROS KILLED BY FALLING
WALLS NEAR CAMP VICKERs.
No Americans Injured-Mountains and
Rivers Disturbed and Much DAM
age Reported.

WASHINGTON, Aug. H.-The War De-
partment to-day received a cablegram from
General Chaffee at Manila. reporting the
occurrence of a series of earthquakes on
the island of Mindanao. Twenty persons
were killed by falling walls. the victims
all being Moros. The Americans III the
vicinity escaped and, the dispatch says,
there were no reports that any of the sol
diers occupying that portion of the island
affected sustained any injuries The up
heaval occurred in the country adjacent
TO the lake of Lanao in the Moro section
OF the island near Camp Vickers which
is now the headquarters of the American
forces stationed in Mindanao. General
Chaffee's cablegram says the mountains
and rivers and other streams were con-
siderably disturbed and much damage
was done. The extent of the damage, how
ever. was not reported. 1t is presumed
here that the seismic shocks occurred about
five days ago. though the date is not men
toned in the dispatch.
This is the first serious earthquake re-
ported from that country during American
occupation OF the Philippines. The most
important previous seismic disturbance in
Mindanao was the one that partly de-
stroyed Palak. Kota-Batu. and the village
on the banks Of the river AIindanao in
1872 This phenomenon closely followed the
eruption OF the volcano of Makaturin.
MANILA, Aug. 27-The island of Min
danao has been shaken by series Of earth
quakes. which commenced Aug. p. The in
habitants were terrorized and a few Moros
were killed. There were no American
casualties. The COmmisSary buildings and
the Moro forts were badly damaged. Briga-
der General Sumner tin command OF the
American troops I'm AIndanao) telegraphs
that a dozen heavy earth shocks and 10
slight tremors were felt at ZambOang, Min
dauqO
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JUSTICE sHIRAs FOR ARBITRATION.
Labor Unions Should BE Incorporated
10 Make Contracts Binding.

PITTSBURG. Pa. Aug. H.-Justice Shi-
ras, Of the United States Supreme Court,
who has just arrived in Pittsburg from
long vacation spent along the northern
shores OF Lake Superior. refuses TO dis
cuss his reported retirement from the bench
further than to say that President Roose-
Welt would be the first person to learn Of it,
and that he had not received the an
nOuncement yet
On the subject of the anthracite coal
strike Justice Shiras said: Arbitration is
the logical method Of settling labor troubles
such as this one, which affects the general
prosperity and comfort Of a great section
Of the country. The method and enforce
ment of this arbitration is subject for the
lawmakers of the Nation; but arbitration
itself is logical. There is now one great
difficulty standing in the way of an arbitra-
tiOn law. Many of the labor unions are not
incorporated. Until they are no law can
be made binding. as no contract or agree
ment could be enforced on them, while the
operators, on the other hand, could be held
liable. Incorporation of all labor unions is
the primary step toward the passage of an
arbitration law. The unions must be re-
spOnsible for the carrying out of an agree
ment, and until they are there Is little hope
for compulsory arbitration of labor
troubles.
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taken Sept and 5. Il am thoroughly sat
isfied." said the chairman yesterday. that
the sixty day poll Will come up TO all eN-
pectations and will show a handsome plu-
rality for the Republicans
1t is recalled that the poll taken thirty
days before the election two years ago was
a pretty fair prediction of the result, as II
was within 3lS votes of the official count.
This instance is pointed TO showing the
thoroughness of the Republican organlza-
ton in Marion county. Chairman Elliott
says he expects TO have an organization
this year tnat Will compare favorably with
the organization of two years ago. The
chairman suggests that while the cOmpaign
commenced, and probably will not until
about the lst of October. A speakers bu-
reau will be established and Thomas g
WhallOn has already been selected 10 nave
charge of the bureau. This will not be
what you might call a pyrotechnical and
spouting campaign" said the chairman yes
terday 1T will rather be a campaign OF
work hard work. and organization. and the
most prominent actors In IL VIII be the pre-
cinct committeeman"
The chairman is satisfied that as result
of the system of selecting committeeman
by direct vote of the people the very best
workers in the Republican party are rep
resented as committeeman, and this IN
sures a good organization.
The lawyers of Chairman Elliotts eXecu-
tive committee, to whom was referred the
question of determining how the candidates
for Justice of the peace and constable are
to be selected, have not yet had meeting
in regard to the matter. 1t Is announced,
however. that the question Will De settled
with fairness to everybody.
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Situation So Critical that Major Gear
hart Appealed for Immediate
ReinfOrccments.
CALL PROMPTLY ANSWERED
SECOND TROOP OF PHILADELPHIA
CAVALRY ORDERED OUT.
West Virginia ConstabIes Fired on
while EvfctinE strikers-AbOut
500 shots at Long Range.

TAMAQUA. Pa, Aug. H.-Major Gear
hart. commanding the first battalion of the
Twelfth Regiment. stationed here. tonight
asked Governor Stone to send the Gov
ernor's Troop from Shenandoah to Lans-
ford. The streets Of Lansford and Summit
Hiss were crowded all day with strikers.
They are in an ugly mood and an outbreak
is feared.
The fact that the striking miners in the
Panther Creek valley are in a riotous state
shown to-day when several of the poles
of the trolley line. which runs from this
place to Summit Hill, were chopped down
and the wires cut This probably was done
TO prevent troops from being taken from
Manila Park. where they encamped. to
Lansford and Summit Hill. Major Gear
hart outwitted the strikers. however. by
taking two companies of soldiers to Sum-
init Hill an hour before they were expect
ed. In LansfOrd, Summit Hill and Coaldale
the detachments of soldiers that were sent
cut at daybreak 10 preserve order and to
protect nonunion men were greeted by large
called them names. At Coaldale the sol
diers were compelled to get off the trains
and force the mob back from the tracks.
In Lansford a crowd of women Joined in
hooting the guardsmen. The situation grew
so serious that Major Gearhart finally
asked for reinforcements.
At o'clock the streets Of Lansford and
Summit Hill were thronged with strikers.
Early in the evening two compauies of the
Twelfth Regiment were sent through the
the soldiers were hooted and jeered, and it
was not deemed prudent to take them off
the cars.
While Mary Markly was carrying supper
TO her brother. who is employed at a col
liery near Lansford. she was set upon and
severely beaten by crowd OF women. Late
tonight the crowds on the streets dwindled
down considerably and order was partially
restored. The civil authorities express the
belief that there will be no serious dis
turbance during the night. They are fear
full. however, that a serious clash will oc-
cur between the troops and the strikers in
the morning. The fact that the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company is hoisting
coal at it's No. colliery has greatly in
censed the mine workers. especially the for
eigners. and they are determined not to
allow nonunion men to go to work to-
morrow.
At daybreak the Governors Troop and
the first battalion OF the Twelfth Regi-
ment will go TO Lansford and Summit HILL
IL the strikers continue to interfere with
the nonunion men IT is probable that both
the towns will be placed under martial
law
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CLEvELAND-"Say, Hill why don't we get some bites?"

file information against anybody's child.
and, after acquittal. keep the child from
the parents for a long time by a series of
appeals to higher courts. If the law is held
constitutional he says he can see no escape
from such a possible outrage.
The law is the result of a former law be-
ing found to be imperative and incapable
of enforcement in some cases here several
years ago. Leading charitable institutions
and sociologists then caused the drafting
of the new act which is the cause of the
present excitement
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CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY.
County Chairman Elliott Is Already
Immersed I'm Work

THE Republican campaign of Marion
county is on right now" remarked Charles
n. Elliott, the active young chairman of
the Republican county committee The
chairman was at his desk yesterday after
noon in the Republican headquarters in the
Lemcke building. As he spoke he surveyed
an accumulation of documents on his desk.
From the pile protruded typewriter sheets
containing the names OF the county pre-
cinct committeeman. The county organiza-
tion is now practically complete. All il
lacks is the campaign committee, and the
chairman will announce this committee
within few days This is the committee
that will undertake TO direct the work OF
the campaign and it will be composed OF
about thirty workins Republicans IL was
necessary 10 reOrganize the committee in a
measure on account of new precinct boun-
daries and a number OF new committeeman
have been appointed. There are fourteen
new precincts result OF the rearrange-
ment OF some of the boundaries The chair
man has had a new county map prepared
which will aid materially in the work he
has TO perform.
The sixty day poll of the county will be
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PARDEE FOR GOVERNOR
GAGE NOT TO RUN FOR ANOTHER
TERM IN CALIFORNIA.
An Oakland Man Nominated on the
Sixth Ballot by the Republican
Convention.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Aug. 27.-The most
hotly contested factional fight in the his
tory of the Republican party in California
came to an end to-day when, on the sixth
ballot, Dr. George c. Pardee, of Oakland,
nominated for Governor by the State
convention. The final ballot stood: Pardee,
SIS; Gage, 13; Flint, 215; Hayes, II; Ed
son, 13.
When the convention reassembled this
morning the forces of Governor Gage were
still hopeful OF making some combination
whereby the deadlock could be broken and
the opposing forces manifested continuous
confidence of continuing the battle along
the lines of yesterday. 1t had been re-
ported that a secret agreement had been
entered into between the Gage contingent
and the managers of DR.. Pardees cam
paign. whereby the latter to be given
the full force of the Governors strength
If the fight looked hopeless for the admins
tration element. but no definite information
concerning the time of the transfer of the
votes had even leaked out.
Governor Gage reached his highest vote
on the fourth ballot when 339h were cred
tied to him, and on the next dropped to
351z. The end came amid the greatest con-
fusion. When Sparta county was reached
in the sixth roll call the Gage people began
to cast their votes for Pardee, and then
the slide toward the Alameda county ply
sician commenced amid an uprOar that in
terfered with the taking of the ballot. Long
before San Diego county was reached Dr.
Pardee's nomination was assured and then
the Flint men gleefully struck their colOrs
and paid Pardee the compliment of voting
for him. j. o. Hayes, of San Jose, one
of the unsuccessful candidates, moved to
make the nomination unanimous. The mo-
tiOn was carried.
Alden Anderson, of Solano county, was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor by ac-
clamatiOn. The remainder of the ticket
follows: Chief justice, w. II. Beatty; asso-
ciate justices, Lucien Shaw of Los An
geles and +. NJ. Angelott Of Martin; sec
retary of state, Charles +. Curry; attorney
general L. s. Webb.
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EVICToRs ATTACKED.


HINTON. w Va, Aug. 27.-Great excite
ment exists in the vicinity OF Redash and
Beury to-day, caused by the constables
removing the striking miners from the
company's houses. About forty families
who were notified 10 leave the houses of
the Redash Coal Company refused to va
cate and when the constables began to
remove their household goods a volley Of
shots fired at the officers from the
opposite side Of the river They returned
the IRE. using Winchesters. and il is esti-
mated that 500 shots were fired The shoot
ing was all at long range. and no one on
the Redash side was hurt.
About forty deputies. who have been sta
toned at Thurmond and other points in
the striking district, were rushed TO the
scene OF the shooting, and a late report
states that the men who opened the fire
are now surrounded. The officers are Ie-
moving the household goods and the houses
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POSTOFFICE REFORMS.
j. Il. shideIer Advocates Fines for
Clerks Instead of Suspension

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Aug. 27.-The Ma
tional Association of Postmasters' conven-
tion to-day discussed two topics on the
programme-lOcal inspectors for large Of
fces and suspension of clerks. on the
question of suspension of clerks who would
not pay their debts a letter was read from
]. r. Shideler. assistant postmaster at In
dianapolis, Mr. Shideler advocating fining
instead of suspension where the clerks
were exceptionally efficient The sugges-
tion met the approval of the delegates.
A. w. Machen, general superintendent of
free delivery. favored a measure whereby
rural mail carriers could pay out money
on money orders on their routes
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WILKESBARRE, Pa. Aug. H.-The coal
operators in the Wyoming region continue
TO make gains. The Avondale mine of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Com
pany sent $50 tons of coal to the breaker to-
day. 1t is also said that over one hundred
tons were mined at the Dorrance cOlliery
of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company.
President Mitchell and the district pres
idents. Messrs. Nichols. Duffy and Fahy.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COL. II
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KNOX SAILS FOR EUROPE.
He Goes to Paris to Secure Clear
Title of the Panama Canal.

NEW YORK, Aug. H.-Attorney General
Knox sailed for Europe to-day the
Oceanic. II going abroad for the pur-
pose of obtaining a clear title to the prop
erty of the Panama Canal Company" said
Mr.. Knox 81 shall also investigate the
treaty between the Panama Canal Company
and the Colombian government, which is to
be transferred TO US. l have no doubt that
everything Will go through all right, and
the reports that | have received from Mr..
Russell, of the Department of Justice, who
has been in Paris during the last six weeks
show that all is going on tremendously.
I'm regard to the Presidents recent
speeches on the trust question, | can only
say that l am heartily in accord with every
thing he said. l think. after what the Pres
ident has said, that something in regard
to the trusts will be forthcoming at the
next meeting of Congress"