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The Washington times., 1905-07-07
TALKED HAMLET
INSTEAD OF TRUSTS
'Greatest Tragedy" Tires
the People Of the West.
TOLD BY GOV. LA TOILETTE
Crowd Much Disappointed-Had Ex-
pected Something Hot On
Railroads.
TOLD BY GOV. LA TOILETTE

OTTAWA. Kan. July THE World s
Greatest Tragedy, which was Govern
or La Folette's subject in his address
before the Chautauqua. wasn't at all.
Everybody in Kansas believed il re-
lated either to the acts of the Standard
Oil Company or the Beef trust These
are the only two tragedies they know
anything about. except floods and grass
hoppers
Instead of hearing the railroads de-
nounced for corruption, and the other
great corporations criticised by Govern
or La Toilette, what they really heard
was a classical lecture on Hamlet Just
what Shakespeare's character had TO
do with the present situation, Govern
or La Toilette did not explain, and no
body asked him.
"Who Is This Fellow Hamlet?"
who is this fellow Hamlet" one
member Of the audience asked his neigh
Dor. Il never knew him personally -
the neighbor answered, but a friend OF
mine told me he was a buyer for the
Standard OIL Company down al Cherry
vale about three years ago.
That's about all the Chautauqua au-
dience knew or cared for Hamlet.
The audience expected the governor To
lift the lid and give them something
which would make up for all the discom-
forts they have suffered for a week
They wanted to see the trusts taken by
the neck and swabbed about on tho
floor and finally thrown into the mud
after having been held up to the ridi-
cule and scorn of every man, woman and
Child in the State. They wanted Ia
basco and received milk instead
The Chautauquans sat about under
/ the trees telling what La Toilette was
| going TO do TO the trusts. Wner
| the governor really began his ad-
| dress some of the audience thought thai
IN misty way he was going 70 put
| Hamlet and the trusts together bur
! never once oid the governor mention
trusts He kept right on developing hi.
| analysis OF Hamlet. He said that Ham
| let was Shakespeares ideal of a man
| and refused to believe that he wa:
crazy. Pretty nearly all the audience
| was disappointed. They wanted III,
governor TO give them a characteristi,
! speech The subject chosen was witt
! the expectation that 1t related TO trusts
! and particularly the trusts which in
fest Kansas.
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KN|Az POTEMK|N
DID NOT BOMBARD
CITY IN CR|MEA
Sailed From Theodosia
to Attack Livadia
Palace.
ESCAPES TORPEDO BOAT
Smelilvy Came Into Port
Immediately After Potem-
kin Left 1t.
ESCAPES TORPEDO BOAT

THEODOSIA, July THE Kniaz Po-
temkin did not lombard the city. She
has left the port. and. it is said. came
up with a British collier, from whom she
got coal
The loyal torpedo boat Smelilvy came
into port after the Potemkin left, and
left Immediately after filling her bunk
ers.
1t is said the Kniaz Potemkin left Tor
Iivadia with the avowed purpose OF
shelling the Cars palace there. An
other report is to the effect that the
rebel ship has been captured at Tuapse.
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Audience Disguised, Left.

They listened and then began to drift
away a heavy rainstorm came up and
compelled others TO remain, but as
quickly as il ceased the audience filtered
out. II was only about half as large
when the governor finished as when he
began.
This meeting has been heralded as one
in which reformerS would discuss burn
ing issues. and the connection between
burning Issues and Hamlet has not
yet been made plain.
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MANY ASP|RANTS
FOR ALGER'S SEAT
Proposed Retirement Starts
Contest in Michigan.
PROMISES MUCH INTEREST
Late Senator Mcmillan, in
the Race.
PROMISES MUCH INTEREST

The announcement of the intended re-
urement of Senator Russell A Alge-
from the Senate has preeipitated Miehi-
gan into a contest that promises TO be
decidedly interesting. Senator Alger ex-
plains that his physician advised him
that he must not subject himself TO the
excitement Of another campaign. and
he accepted the advice and promptly
announced that he was out OF the run
ming
Hon William c. Mcmillan son OF the
late Senator James Mcmillan is the
most definitely announced candidate for
the place. Mr.. Mcmillan is sundry times
a millionaire, and has long been under
stood TO aspire to follow in the foot
steps of his distinguished father He
says he will not buy a seat in the
Senate, and declares that as a stock
holder ana director in the Flint and
Pere Marquette Railroad Company. he
has used his position 10 further the bus
iness interests OF Michigan by insisting
on fair treatment for the State IN the
matter of freight rates. etc.
Mr.. Mcmillan does not expect II e
Aiger people will be friendly to him
but he is confident that the people wart
him and that he will win.
Livingston Also Willing.
William Livingston, another wealthy
man, shipowner and ut one time a news
paper publisher. is also announced. in
modest fashion, as willing TO listen 10
q Hall To Senatorial service. Reservins
for the future. the positive announce
ment of an active candidacy Mr.. I-iv-
iEgston ADMITS that due eneouragenent
would doubtless inspire such announce
n'ent ar ar early date
President James B. Angell of the Uni
versity OF Michigan. is among those
mentioned Tor the succession. and Aruhur,
! Hill, of Saginaw, is understood TO be
| rather more than willing. Mr. Hill is a
wealthy luz herman. Gen Henry NJ Duf.
field. veteran with notable records in
beth the civil and the Spanish wars, Is
expected 20 enter the race. but has not
Yet announced himself
Congressman William Alden Smith i.
another of the men whose prominence
in the State brings them into such :
discussion, and il is expected he viii
become 4 canuIQaIe Benton Hanchett
| of Saginaw. lawyer af;i friend OF Arthur
| Hill, would probably be a candidate bu
! for his relations to his feilow-townS
man. which are so close that they may
keep Hanchett out OF the race
Date of Retiring Uncertain.
| Wien Senator Alger will retire is al
important question. 1t is understood
that ne has Indicated he will hold hi
seat till the expiration of his presen
term. in March 1907. but there hav,
been intimatlons on the other hand tha
he might prefer to quit earlier
| There are some questions of Statt
| patronage whose determination woulC
doubtless have an important infuenc,
| on The future of the senatorial contest
| and which. as matters now stand are III
To Senator Alger for determination
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Date of Retiring Uncertain.
MEN ACCUSED OF
RESTRAINING LABOR

PITTSBURG. July Frank E
Smith. vice president of the Painters,
Paperhangers and Decorators Associa-
ton of America, and \. Firth, business
agent of the local union. were held for
court today on a charge of conspiracy
preferred by G. A. RoSenberger, paint
er.
Rosenberger alleged that Smith and
Firth caused his discharge because he
was not member of the union.
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5000 Seashore Excursions.

Pennsylvania Railroad will have on
sale every Friday and Saturday. COM
mencing June % round trip tickets to
Atlantic City, Cape May. Wildwood,
ocean City, or Sea Isle City, good to re-
turn until the following Tuesday, at
Sc. co. Atlantic City tickets are good via
the Delaware River Bridge.-Adv.
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Chuknin's s Squadron Has
Sailed for Theodosia

SEBASTOPOL, July Rear Admiral
Chuknin's. naneuvering squadron has
left this port bound for Theodosia, where
the Kniaz Potemkin was reported TO be
yesterday.
The GeorgiPobiedonostse whose crew
Joined the KniaZ Poteml5in in the mutiny
at Odessa. but later surrendered to the
authorities, was left at Sebastapol
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FATAL BERIBERI.

RIO DE JANEIRO. July 7.-An officer
of the army just arrived from the Acre
territory states that 60 per cent of the
politicians exiled there on account of the
events of last November, have died of
beriberi.
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Situation in Black Sea
Remains Complete Mystery
Especial Copyright cable.o

LONDON. July THE Kniaz Potem-
kin has been sunk off Theodosia by Rus
sian torpedo boats, says dispatch re-
cefved this morning from Odessa.
The Kniaz Potemkin has sunk two
torpedo boats which attacked her, says
q dispatch from St Petersburg.
The Kniaz Poternkin has bonbarded
Theodosia because she was refused pro-
visions and coal by the city authori-
ties. says still another dispatch.
These are the diverse reports cor
cerning the Black sea situation None
OF them has been confirmed up to this
writing, and the whole situation is so
involved that it is next to Impossible 10
form anything like reliable opinion OF
the true situation from the many con-
Trajectory reports.
Peninsula Seething With Rebellion.
All the reports agree, however, on one
proposition. The whole Crimean PENN
sula. the Caucasus and the trans-Cau-
casian peninsula, Is seethins with re-
bellion, which mas so closely approach
ed the lire OF revolution as to warrant
the grave fears which are felt IN 81
Petersburg
The facG that the Russian admiralty
has made no official announcement OF
the alleged sinking of the Kniaz Potern-
kin Is taken here as pretty good eTi-
dence that the report Is not true
If the reorganized Black sea meet
sailed as reported from Sebastopoi N
search of the mutineers they shouio
have little trouble in finding them DS
this time and If the new crews are NOT
tainted with the spirit OF revolt "hich
seems to permeate the entire Russian
navy should be able to sink the Potenn-
kin.
Plan to Seize Arsenal.
One remarkable story which comes
from Odessa is to the effect that the
revolutionary leaders who are ieadins
the movement OF the Potemkin have
MANNED with the Caucasian rebels te
make Joint land and sea attack or
Batoum with the purpose of seizins The
arsenal there and m king the place the
beadouarters of revolutionary gov.
ern1nent in proper form, which coule
give the battleship a commission ale
which would encourage others OF tn
temkin 1t is said by those in position
10 know that such scheme would haT'
a chance for success # the Potemii
reaches Batoum. If the report thal
norton of the garrison is ready 10 JON
fhe movement is correct the task Woult
not only be possible, but probable
The action of the mutineers IN selZ
ing Russian merchant ships and IN Dom
harding Theodosia If they have done SO
iudicate that theY realize that the tim
when they might have surrendered u
past and that no mercy VIII be sho"i
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ROMAN CANDLE WOUND.

CHESTER, Pa. July Miss Eliza
beth Ash, who was hit in the face with
81 Roman candle ball the night of July
4. is critically Ill al the Chester Hospital
The man who held the candle has not
been found.
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ROOT To GUIDE
SHIP OF STATE
FOR ROOSEVELT
President Announces His
Appointment to Pre-
mier's Billet.
HEIR TO WHITE HOUSE
HEIR TO WHITE HOUSE
New Workers. Acceptance
Accounted for by Probable
Presidential Ambition.

OYSTER BAY. July 7-Elihu Root
has accepted the portfolio of state
Announcement of this fact was made
at the executive offices this morning
in the following statement:
Elihu Root has accepted the tender
by the President of the Secretaryship
of State. He win take the oath of office
in couple of weeks. but II viii neces-
sarily be some little time before he
closes his business affairs.
He VIII not GO to Washington per-
manently Until some time in Septem-
ber"
Has Presidential Bee.
That Elihu Root has hitched his wagon
TO the Presidential star of $685. is the
belief of prominent me nMho were sur
prised at the acceptance Of the state
portfolio by the corporation lawyer
whose income from his business is esti-
mated at 500. 600 yea-.
In no otner way can they account
for Mr. Roots apparently easy aequies-
eence in the Presidents desire.
Eliminating money AND ambition to
head the Cabinet, there is TO these men
only one explanation left of Mr.. Roots
decision 10 re-enteer the Cabinet and
1908.
Root His Heir.
Mr. Roosevelt still sticks to his de-
termination announced on the night of
the election Eot to be again a candi-
date. and it is known he would like TO
see Root his successor.
So convinced are the politicians that
this IS the real reason Cor Mr. Roots
change OF mind that the story sent from
Washington that there was an under
standing that Mr. Roosevelt should
make him his heir, finds many believers.
To Build Canal.
Mr. Root will have absolute jurisdic-
ton over the Panama Canal
II is reported that Secretary OF War
Taft, before leaving on his Philippine
trip. requested the President TO transfer
the Jurisdiction OF the canal from the
War 70 the State Department. This the
President has done.
Mr.. Root will have absolute control Of
the construction of the great water
way.
Presidents Praise of Root
President Roosevelt eighteen mouths
aga. upon The rein en"nt Of Ttaa- as
! Secretary of War, paid this tsI.ate 70
him.
In John Hay I have a great Secre-
tary of State In Philander Knox I
have great Attorney General. In
,, other Cabinet posts 1 have great mesl.
-Elthu Root could take any OF these
places and Ell it as wei as the man
who is now there.
And, in addition. he is what prob
ably none of these gentlemen could be.
| a great Secretary of War
''Elihu Root is the abiest man I have
| known in our Government service He
/, is the greatest man that has APPEARED
| in she public life of any country, in any
/ position. on either side of the ocean In
my time
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ROOSEVELT TALKS
TO HUGE CROWDS
At ASBURY PARK
Secret Service Men In
sure His Safety by
Diligence.
MAKES TWO SPEECHES
Carnival Tonight Will Beau
tify Wesley Lake-Educa-
tionaliSls Are Troubled.

ASBURY PARK, n. J.. July Thirty
thousand persons cheered President
Roosevelt when he arrived in this city
today and appeared before the National
Educational Association.
The President made two speeches
one in the great auditorium in Ocean
Grove and the other on the beach,
where it is figured he addressed at
least FIVE thousand persons, those who
were unable TO gain admission 10 the
main meeting. because ii was strictly
an association affair and only members
of the society were permitted TO enter
The huge building.
He arrived here shortly after o'clock
He was received by special committee
and escorted from the station in Asou-y
Park TO the auditorium in the srosr.
He made his address there and [ w
went to the beach exercises.
With the arrival OF the first train from
New York today a great in rush OF the
people began.
To many of the delegates this was
their first opportunity of seeing the
President or hearing him speak
Detectives Working.
Four detectives from New York are
here with four Secret Service men, and
they are working TO see that no one act
ing suspiciously shall approach the
Chief Executive. AT the Auditorium in
Ocean Grove a space was roped off and
only members of the y. Z. A. were al
lowed inside.
After the President has made his ad-
dresses and left the city the great ear
niyal night will be on.
Wesley Lake has been decorated from
one end to the other and strings OF in
candescent electric lights and large
white columns are IN place along both
sides of the water
Bands will be stationed along the line
of the water parade. one band being
| in a float resembling large warshiI
anchored in the lake opposite Grand
! avenue Five hundred electric bulbs
| will be on this float alone.
Miss Raley's Purpose.
| Whether Miss Margaret Haley. Of Chi
cago, who has taken up the cudgels IL
the convention of the National Educa
| tional Association against Presiden
| Maxwelrs proposition TO have the as
sociation rechartered, viii really appea
| TO the United States courts in the mat
ter is a burning question before tn
| teachers
Miss Haley is not at present a teach
| er but she represents a large and pow
erful contingent OF teachers in New
| York, Ohio. Illinois. New Jersey, Con
| necticut, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
| Maine and Louisiana. which is deter
mined to end the power OF coterie o
men who, they charge. manage things I
| suit themselves. for their own persona
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
| They also allege that publishing inter
ests dominate affairs, their paid agent
| attending conventions. entertaining Law
| ishly, and actually corrupting the asso
| citation by paying the expenses Of bi
| staff of teachers who vote as they ar
told TO do in exchange for the cour
| tesy.
| Miss Haley proposes to enjoin tn
| board OF directors through a writ issue
| from United States court
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SIPS to Baltimore and Return, s1.as

Pennsylvania Railroad. Saturday and
Sunday; tickets good on all trains ex-
cept Congressional Limited. and good
for return Until Sunday night.-Ady.
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GAL | OV|S CLAIMS
ROBERT MATHLEy
Kentucky Murderer Fails in
Suicide Attempt.
TWO HANGED IN MARYLAND
Crowd in Salisbury Tears Down Fence
in Order to Witness Exc
cut;on.
TWO HANGED IN MARYLAND

OWENSBORO, Ky, July Robert
Mathley was hanged in the Jail yard
here this morning.
When he was aroused 1t o'clock by
Deputy Sheriff Abdelia a small stream
of blood was noticed to trickle down
his hand and the bed clothing was sat
urated The prisoner had attempted To
cheat the gallows by cutting the artery
in his left wrist with the nails of his
right hand The wound was small and
the artery had not been reached. It
WAS hastily bandaged. and at sunrise
the prisoner WAS conducted TO the
scaffold.
Mathley made Il brief statement in
which he did not refer To his crime. but
said that one of the witnesses had
sworn his life away. AS the black cap
was adjusted the prisoner trembled
violently and had to be supported until
the adjustments were made.
Killed Two Persons.
The crime for which Mathley was exc
cuted was committed June ., 1904 He
killed Miss Watkins. At the same time
he killed James Gregson. but he was
not tried for the latter crime Miss
Watkins came to Owensboro to secure
e1npioyment as housekeeper for Mathley,
a w1dower and prominent business man,
the inmates of whose home We're his
aged mother and two small children.
Within a few weeks her employer wish
ed 70 make her his wife. and she asked
the advice of her cousin, James Greg
son
GreGson advised her not to marry
Mathley, but to leave the house at once
for her own safety. She did so on the
dav before she was murdered going tC
| the home Of Mrs. VIII Warren. Greg
| sons sister. Mathley went TO the War
rem homo and demanded admission. The
! two women were alone and dared not
refuse. Then Mathley demanded that
| the girl go with him and marry him
| She refused and he swore she would
| become his wife or be buried. Later
| Gregson came 10 the Warren home anC
| his sister went to the front door tC
warn him. Mathley followed Mrs War
! rem and when the front han was reach
| ed. drew his pistol and shoot Gregsor
| through the abdomen. Then turning up
! or Miss Watkins. he shot her through
| the heart The girl died instantly while
| Greeson lived until the next morning.
| A Troublesome Prisoner
Last month Mathley sent a letter to {
woman of the town asking her TO pro
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A Troublesome Prisoner.

Last month Mathley sent letter TO a
woman of the town asking her to pro-
cure saws to enable him TO escape. The
letters were intercepted and the plot
failed. Two weeks ago he made q
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TIDE TABLE.

LOW Toe lOuay plZ - III
High tide tomorrow 12:04 a. m, IL "a D. m
Low tide tomorrow. Is: 81 am, 1902 pm.
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Employer and employe
meet one another through
the Want Columns of The
Times.
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TEMPERATURES
DOWNTOWN TEMPERATURE.
Registered Aff,eck's Standard Thermometer

THE sun.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-31
Is Men EntOmbed
In GunniSOn Tunnel

Montrose, Colo, May 31.-CSpc-
cial. )-Nineteen men had been
rescued from the Gunnison tun-
mel cave-in up to = o'clock this
afternoon. Two Of those remaiu-
ing in the tunnel are known to he
alive, one is dead and four 9th
ers are still missing.
the cavern in the Gunnison tun-
mel, one of the largest irrigation pro
Jects in the country, occurred about
10 am. yesterday. II is estimated
that about 25 men were entombei.
All were workmen and all were
Americans, but the names Of the men
have not been announced
The scene Of the disaster is about
10 miles from Montrose.
The air pipes running into the tun-
mel have been working perfectly
since the accident, and the man or
men killed must have been crushed
by the falling earth.
The cave-in occurred beneath the
bed of Cedar creek and was primar-
lily due to the softened earth caused
by seepage from the creek.
A week ago it became necessary
to restrengthen the projections of the
tunnel. This had been going on for
several days, S to 10 feet of timber
ing being removed and built at a
time
When the timbering directly be
meath the creek bed was taken out
yesterday morning, mud and water
began to fall, and before it could be
checked a great quantity OF soft
earth fell into the tunnel, completely
filling the passageway. All hands
outside the blocked portion of the
tunnel We're summoned and began
shoveling away. but the sticky mud
and water ooZed in nearly as fast
as it could be taken out. Then it was
that shoveling was abandoned, and
the men were ordered to begin work
on the shaft
A shaft was sunk directly over the
spot where the men were buried, and
machinery was placed to remove the
dirt and rock as fast as IL could be
dug or blown out.
The resCuers communicated with
the entombed men by means OF. the
air pipe. They heard them shouting
inside and answered that everything
was being done to open a passage to
rescue them.
When the work of the construction
began several months ago, several
expert engineers from the neighbor-
hood of Telluride, who were unem-
ployed as a result of the strike there.
went to work in the tunnel and some
of these men were among those i'm
prisoned.
The first men rescued were reached
about s O'Clock this morning.
The cavern caused great excite
ment all over this section.
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Strike Spreading

Chicago, May 81 Special. -
Three more coal yards were affected
by the spread of the strike through
out the yards OF the Henry B. Weav-
er Coal Company today. The men
refused to deliver coal to the Ameri-
can Express Company and were dis
charged. Their places were filled
from the Employers Teaming Com
pany.
This is the first strike of coal team
sters in three weeks.
The fear of incendiarism has
caused the police to reinforce the
guard of the yards of the Hines Lum-
ber Company and other large con
Germs.
A river patrol has been organized
and surveillance is being maintained
night and day.
The daily sentinel., 1905-05-31
DRUGS AND HERBS

When you buy Rochelle salts you
ought to get the kind that is chem
leally pure.
Salts taste bad enough when pure
Its worse with the commercial ar
ucle. Then the medical action is
NOT so fun and free from i'll effects,
This is true of other drugs you
oay We sell the pure kind because
IL the only kind we buy.
When you buy SIENNA leaves or
'assafras you ought to get those with
me greatest possible medical virtue.
The virtue of herbs consists in the
way they are prepared for market,
fhey should be collected at GER
tain season of the year and allowed
10 dry in the air-artificial heat Will
not cure them properly. We claim
our herbs are rightly marketed.
"hADUATES IN PHARMACY FILL
YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS HERE.