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Seven Locks; the other six are in the last
mile to the falls.
Just below these last six locks the canal
wldens into small lake, dotted with islands
and bordered on one side with oVerhang-
ing cliffs. To this the canal men have given
the name of the Log Wall" possibly from
the manner in which the wall between 1t
and the river, which Is at a much lower
is also known as Wide Water. 1t is a ia
vorite spot for campers, and some say many
fish can be caught there.
Persons who want real bed to sleep on
the first night out stop at hotel at Great
Falls. Those who are anxious to make i'm
mediate use of their camping outfit, If they
do not stop at the Log Wall usually select
site for camping above the Great Falls
dam. either on the Virginia or the Maryland
side of the river 1t is considered best to
keep to the canal for the next eight miles,
or until Seneca is reached
Two locks are encountered on the way to
Seneca and two more at the settlement
itself. This is quaint little hamlet. hardly
more than "a wide place in the road" as
has been remarked. 1t is just twenty four
miles from Georgetown. There are several
dwellings besides the lock house and at
any of these milk and other country fare
may be obtained The typical country store
is also IN evidence. The features of the
place are the big dam across the river,
which diverts new supply of water into
the canal at this point, and the aqueduct
on which the canal crosses Seneca creek,
n little, tree-lined stream, up which a canoe
can go for nearly a mile.
There are innumerable good camping
places about Seneca. fayorite place is
the Virginia shore about mile above the
dam. 1t is an easy portage from the canal
to the river. and at times the lock tender
may be persuaded to open the feeder gates
and admit the canoes directly on to the
river. This may be safely done only when
there Is not too great difference between
the levels OF the canal and the river. After
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done, and one who has been subjected to
the tgnominy OF public; trial and disgrace
sounds much like adding insult to injury
Legally the man who has been pardoned
ytii realms the brand of the convicted Grim
fnal
How utterly Incompetent is the home Of
flee TO take the place Of criminal court
of appeals was shown by the notorious
Beck case, in which an innocent man was
twice convicted of crimes with which he
had not the remotest- connection and served
one term of seven years penal servitude
The committee which investigated the mat
ter declared in effect that IL there had been
one man in the legal department. of the
home office capable of comprehending ie-
gal evidence, Beck,s innocence would have
been established soon after his first con-
yictiun. But none of them lost his job
in consequence. They are ali still there
doing things in accordance with official
traditions. which are held as sacred as the
laws of the Modes and PerSians.
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putting into the river 1t is not necessary
to return to the canal for the next twenty
two miles.
The paddle across the river a bove the dam
in the evening is very attractive, especially
If the sky is clear. This sheet of water,
nearly a mile wide, is as beautiful as can
be found near Washington, but canoeists are
sometimes cautioned about ventu1ing out
upon it when there is danger of a storm, as
the wind has a grand opportunity to play
ball with a light craft.
When in camp here fine evening one
often hears the voices of singers across the
water Parties of colored youths will come
down the creek in rowboats and out upon
the river, where they spend the first part
of the night floating about and singing old
plantation ard jubilee songs. 1t is a good
time then TO lie back and dream.
The sunset and sunrise are equally beau
tiful across the water II you make an
early start and find yourself out on the river
in your canoe, with the great orbs first
rays streaming over you and a light morn
ing breeze blowing. you feel like shouting
with JOY and vigor.
No more attractive route can be desired
than the river for the next twenty-five
miles for 1t winds between islands large
and small fertile hills and cultivated farms
its waters being neither too rough nor too
shallow, and it's banks covered with giant
SyCduiciSS anu eiiiiS, WHICH luTON CnSIr wei
come shade far over the boat. On the other
hand one of the least desirable portions of
the canal for canoe trip Is comprised in
the monotonous eight and nine-mile levels
above Seneca. which parallel this stretch of
river
About a mile above Seneca chain of
islands begins In the river. The first three
are about half a mile in length and offer
charming little channels under dropping
trees and vines, to be explored. Various
kinds of birds fit about In the branches
overhead, and often the graceful crane is
seen standing still on mud bank or a
hawk soaring from the highest tree-top
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The Wages of Kings.
From Answers.


BY the death of King Christian. the new
King of Denmark comes suddenly into an
income of eco 100 per annum. This. how
ever, is by no means extravagant pay as
compared with the grants of other rulers.
The German emperor receives &6oo.oo0 a
year-the biggest allowance made to any
constitutional monarch Our own king re-
ceives only G470.D00 year, although sep
arate grant of $4,000 is made to the Prince
of Wales. one of f1o.000 to the Princess
of Wales and another Ell 800 per annum
to each of the kings three daughters.
The King Of Austria Hungary figures high
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MES man the means of establishing his
innocence on the plea that IL conflicts with
some red tape regulation which was prob
ably made by some official fossil a hum
dred wears ago to save himself trouble.
What a rumpus that sort of thing would
occasion in America, But in staid old Eng
land, Ii causes no fuss. Official traditions
must be respected. even though In tonse-
quence, an innocent man spends seven years
in jail If that~stalwart representative of
workingman democracy John Burns, were
in Herbert Gladstone $ place, il is thought,
he would brush aside the foolish regula-
t1ons like so many cobwebs.
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on the list of handsomely paid rulers. re-
cejying e3s2 202 a year King Alfonso, boy
though he is, disposes of e33S.00o annually,
and even little Belgium spares G1S2.oOo
year for the glory Of being monarchy
ItaIys royal grant is Gl57 900. Queen
Wflhelmina of Holland lives quietly on
&c., 66, the King of Greece struggles along
on f53,0Oo. while the King of Servia-poor
fellows reduced TO poverty by grant or
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a Mecca for hundreds every year, does not
afford the keen delight that is had In really
going some place"
week is plenty Of time to make the trip
TO Harper Ferry and return-sixty miles
each way-and have a good time en- route
bur, of course, the time may be extended
indefinitely with pleasure and profit Those
Who go on the voyage for the first time
make 1t one Of discovery, and often go far
out Of their way to find conveniences and
pleasures that, had they been over the
ground before they would know were close
at hand. The experience of others is there
fore, always eagerly sought by prospective
travellers, and hours are often spent in ask
ing and telling how far it is from this point
to that, and just where a particular farm
house or spring IS situated. Two in a canoe
is usually the rule though three and four
are not. too many and make the party all
the merrier. A fleet of the little craft but
increases the fun.
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Herbert Gladstone, the son of the Grand
Old Man, is now the home secretary, but
that he is just as much bound by red tape
regulations as his predecessors Is shown
by a case In which an appeal was recently
made to him for revision Of sentence
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A small dog tent, such as is used in the
army, will give comfortable shelter for two
and a rubber and a wooden blanket are
usually taken along by each camper. A
Ratchet. milk pail camera and perhaps a
few other articles are ample 'duffle" the
term used to designate the necessary para
phernalia for excursions. The clothing of
the canoeist usually consists of something
heavy enough to wear over all, for protec-
ton against the RAIN, and undergarments
which can be worn alone II the day is warm
and the course an out-of-the-wa one.
Before starting the party must dispatch
its business man to the office of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal Company in George
town and procure a way bill which will per-
nit the canoe or canoes to pass through the
locks. This Will cost but few dollars for
the privilege of going the whole length of
the canal Between here and Harper's
Ferry there are thrty-two locks For short
er trips. not extending farther than Great
Falls, the Intcrcub Canoe Association an
organization of canOelsts from all the boat
ing clubs of the city, has made special ar
rangements with the company and issues
passes to its members
IN any river, and especially one of the
nature OF the Potomac. the conditions of
the currents are constantly changing. but
unless something unusual happens such as
a very heavy rain. conditions at "a given
time OF the year are likely to repeat them
selves. The descriptions given here are of
the river al the time OF the low water OF
midsummer when canoeists most often go
upon their trips.
For the first two miles the river is usu-
ally followed. This enables the party to
leave directly from one of the lighthouses
On the Georgetown river front. At a point
about one mile this side of Chain bridge,
in cove in Stony Meadow" on the Dis
tr4ct shore, there is a place for portage
to the canal This Is known as the Fade
NH portage. II is but a few hundred feet
in length, and the longest that 1t is neces-
sary to make on the entire trip from here to
Harper's Ferry
BY following the canal for the next twenty
miles 1t Is possible to avoid all of the rough
and dangerous portions of the river between
here and Seneca, Md, and besides enjoy the
picturesque scenery of one of the most at
tractive stretches of the artificial waterway.
The distance from Fades mill to Great
Falls Is about fourteen miles. The journey is
pleasantly broken by sixteen locks on the
way. at each of which a chat with the lock
tender and q rest of a few minutes from
padding refresh the canoeist greatly Three
locks are between Chain bridge and Cabin
John Bridge. seven are close together just
above the latter place and the tenders
houses form a little settlement known as
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-08

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. THE returns
from the interior of the state are coming
in very slowly and It is yet impossible to
give exact figures, except from small pre-
cincts and cities where voting machines
were used. The republican state central
committee claims that Gllett has been
elected governor by at least 10000 plurality
over Bell democrat, and considerably more
over Langdon, the Independence league
candidate. At democratic headquarters
this claim is not admitted and it is as
serted that when full returns arc received
they will show that Bell has been success
full by a small margin. AS an indication
of how the vote is running, returns from
SO precincts out of 2.174 in the state give
Gillett 42.s23; Bell, 37,s42, and Langdon 2O,-
22l votes. In making their estimates the
republican managers have counted on 10000
or more plurality for Gnlett in Los Angeles
county but II the ratio shown by returns
from 1876 out of 264 precincts received here
Is not changed his plurality there will not
exceed A5OO. Il Is asserted by the repub-
lican county committee that these returns
are from the smaller precincts and that
those vet to be heard from will show high
/ pmralities FOR Gilett. That the entire con-
/ grcssional delegation of eight will be re-
| publican now seems certain. late returns
| from the Second district, where Duncan r.
Mckinley, republican, was being closely
pressed by w. A. Beard, democrat, giving
/ the former a good lead.
! The legislature will he very strongly re-
( publican I'm both branches. All the supreme
/ justices elected are republican, but for pre-
siding judge of the appellate court the
race between Carroll Cook. republican. and
James A. Cooper, democrat. is so close
that the result cannot be predicted. A
number of constitutional amendments were
voted on. but their fate Is yet IN doubt
\ SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.-seven hun
dred and ninety-one precincts out OF p Al
In the state. minus Los Angeles and Ala,
media counties. which are usually heayiIy
republican, give Gillett GepD for governor
l0,14; Bell (dem), 4Oa9; Langdon Inde
pendence league, 1908
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-08
WESTERN MATTERS AT cAPITAL
" !, Omaha Men Appointed Veter-
~ ',ry Inspectors in Bureau of
Animal Industry.
fFrom a STAFF Correspondent.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-C. S. Evans and w. y. McCrary
of Omaha have been appointed veterinary
inspectors in connection with the bureau OF
animal industry.
Rural routes ordered established January
IS in Buffalo county, Nebraska; Elm Creek
Route ): population. 800; families, 100. Kear-
ney. Route 6: population, 5O0 families. 100.
Miller, Route / 4; population, $50; families, sO
Pleasanton, Route i; population, SIS; fam
lilies. 105
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska-Al-
len Route l. Hugh NJ. Farmer, carrier
ARA Whitford, substitute. Iowa-Corning
Route ?, George r. Beckwith. carrier; l.
NJ Beckwith substitute. fredericksburg
Route 4, Harry L. Upham, carrier; LLOYD
Upham, substitute Walker, Route 8, Fred
erick w. Steele carrier John M. Peyton
substitute. South Dakota'-winfred. Route l
Fred F. johnson, carrier; Harrison johnson
substitute.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska-S Sparks
Cherry county. Albert Haley, vice c. F
CaIen, resigned. Iowas-Loring. Poll
county. John W. Bundy, vice A. II. Belts
resigned. South Dakota-tIyde Jeralt
county. Rena J. scoheld, vice Anna +. Dill
resigned.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-08
eOMPERs Sis ROosEVELT
Labor Leader Talks with President
Relative 90 Pending Anti
Injunction Bill

WASHINGTON. Nov. THE measure
introduced at the last session Of congress
known as the Pearre antl-injunction bill
was the subject OF a conference today be-
tween President Roosevelt and Samuel
Gon1pers and several other representatives,
OF the American Federation Of Labor The
Pearre bill has the endorsement of the
federation whose representatives, are anN-
ious that some recommendations along It's
lines shall be madc bv the president In his
annual message to congress. The president
promised the committee to delegate to four
officials identified with the legal work In
the government service TO meet a similar
number Of labor Representatives with their
attorney togo over the whole matter and
10 present their conclusions TO him. The
president MIR. Gompers said, did not de-
fine his attitude or commit himself on the
subject matter Of the Pcarre bill, but OK
pressed himself determined that absolute
justice should be done.
Questions affecting the application Of the
elght-hour law to labor on the Panama
canal and its general administration In
government work in the United states to-
gether with others affecting labor matters
which the federation Is anxious the prosi-
dent shall consider in his message to con-
gress, were talked over. With Mr.. Com
pers were Frank Morrison. the secretary
of the federation. and James OConnell OF
the International Association OF Machinists
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-08
MEETING OF CHURCH UNION
Episcopal saniEatiOn VIII Protest
Against UItrR-LiberaI Utteranees
OF Rr0md Chnrchmen.

BOSTON. Nov. THE Clerical Union for
the Maintenance and Defense Of Catholic
Principles, national organization in the
Episcopal church, at a meeting here today
decided not to permit ultra-liberal utter
ances Of a few of the broad church
clergy in various parts of the country to be
made from time to time without protest.
The sentiment of the union was that there
should be more activity against what was
termed ''error in the pulpit and I'm the writ
ing OF acclesiastics."
It was voted to observe the twentieth an
niversary OF the union, which falls on jan
uary 20, with solemn high mass at the
Church OF st. Mary the Virgin, New York
City Right Rev. George Franklin Seymour
bishop OF Springfield ILL.,. was chosen to
preach the anniversary sermon.
Before the business session today a sol
emn high mass OF requiem for the reposs
OF the soul Of Bishop Isaac Lea Nicholson
of Milwaukee late president Of the union
was sung at the Church OF the Advent.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-08
IDAHO.

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 7.-Today's returns
confirm the estimates made last night that
Governor GOoding, republican candidate for
reelection, has carried the state by
majority of somewhat more than 1000, The
rest OF the state ticket has majority OF
probably 5000 more, with one exception, the
candidate for secretary OF state. who was
cut considerably.
Definite returns show that the republicans
have thirteen OF the twenty-one members of
the state senate and thirty-fiye OF the
ffty-one members of the house. This will
give a majority Of twenty-four on joint
ballot
Several seats are in doubt and are quite
as likely 20 fall 10 one side as the other,
though private dispatches claim that four OF
the five members from KoOtenai county
will be republican.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. IA special to
the Herald from Boise, Ida, says that Gov
ernor Goodlng is reelected by a plurality
of from 1000 90 5000. Tho legislature will
contain ls republicans and "a democrats.
This insures the election Of william Borah
as United States senator TO succeed seua-
tor Dubois.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-08
.SWITcHMEN Reject PROPOSAL
Employees of Railroads Entering
Chicago Refuse to Accept Oner
30 Arbitrate.

CHICAGO. Nov. 7.-The Switchmens
union today declined the proposition made
by the managers OF the railroads entering
Chicago TO arbitrate the demands OF the
men for an increase in wages Of 10 cents
an hour. The railroad managers then Of
fered the men an increase Of 3 cents an
hour and proposed arbitration OF the ques-
tion whether or not the men should re-
ceive the lO-oent Increase.
The men took the proposition OF the en-
ployers under consideration and It Is ex-
pected a reply viii be returned tomorrow.
The general impression tonight among both
the employers and the switchmen was that
a compromise would be reached and that
a strike of the 1900 switchmen employed
on. the roads interested in the controversy
would be aVerted.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-08
rom Practically All ever the State There
Are Indications Of Increase.
ILL BUT ONE CONGRESSMAN REPUBLICAN
Boyd in the Third Gets Through with =
Plurality Of $50
RETURNS SLOW IN COMING IN As UsUN
Democrats Appear 20 Have Conferred
Energy on the ConRressmen
ana Result - shown In
Heturns.

Thc returns from Tuesdays election ure
slow in coming in, but enough has been
received to make the result certain. the size
Of the majorities being the only question
remaining unsettled While the returns on
state officers other than governor have not
bccn tabulated as a rule they do not vary
much from the head of the ticket and here
the plurality will be larger than that OF
governor Mickey two years ago, which was
9143
All Of the republican candidates for con-
grcss have been elected except in the Sec
ond or Omaha district where the demo-
Gratis elect Hitchcock. The demoes .adc can
didates for congress. all OF them. ran ahead
Of the party's state ticket resulting IN a
material decrease In the republican piu-
ralties. especially in the Third and Sixth
districts. Following is the vote in detail:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-08
INDIANA.

INDIANAPOLIS. NOV. 7.-According to
the latest returns received throughout the
state, Indiana went about $1,000 republican
in yesterdays election. The democrats
gained two congressman, one from the
Eighth and one from the Eleventh districts
making the delegation nine republican and
four democrat. Congressman John C.
Chaney (repl. in the Second district. has
a plurality Of about $50. The Twelfth dis
tTiot shows Clarence c. Gllhams (rep)
elected with a plurality OF about 800. The
Thirteenth district elected Congressman
Abraham L. Brick Crop.) by a plurality Of
255. These were the three districts In
doubt. The legislature win be republican
on joint ballot by about thirty.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-08
Moody Goes to supreme Berch.
COLORADO.

DENVER, Nov. 7.-Returns are incOm-
plete. but SUFFICIENT to show the election OF
the entire republican state, congressional
and judicial tickets and a republican ma
ioriy of thirty or more on joint ballot in the
next legislature, which will elect senator
TO succeed Thomas NJ. Patterson Simon
Guggenheim is the only avowed republican
candidate for the senatorship, and he has
had the support of the party leaders. Re
publicaus claim pluralities above 1900 for
Rev. Henry A. Butchtel, candidate for
governor, and their other nominees for
state offices
The democrats concede the election of
the republican ticket, but claim the plurali-
ties will be under 10000. The vote in Den
yer governor is: Butchtel (rep), 23,6sS;
Adams (dem), 11,1Is; Lindsey dnd.), 475O;
Haywood (sOc), 1889. Buchtel's plurality,
1856.
In a late extra edition the News Cdem.)
comedies the election Of Buchtel and all
other candidates on the republican state
ticket, with the possible exception of Chief
Justice william II. Gabbert. Gabbert was
scratched in every county, but some OF the
republicans who cut him voted for William
r. Seeds, while others voted for George
X. Hartstein, and thus the opposition was
divided Had It been possible TO concen.
trate all the anti-Gabbert scratches on one
democratic candidate the chief justice would
have been overwhelmed.
In the San Juan country, western Colo
RADIO. the socialists made inroads into the
democratic ranks. In northern Colorado
the democrats made important gains. but
Las Anlmas and Huerfano counties, III
/ which are located the large southern Goa
mining camps, gave the customary repub,
! lican majoriues Of 1000 and 1900. respec,
lively. The Cripple Creek district, repub
Iican two years ago, was carried by tn,
| democrats this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-08
BOTH HOUSES REPUBLICAN
FusiOnistu in the Coming Session Of the
Legislature Will Re Few
HARDLY ENOUGH TO MAKE A SHOWING
Republican Majority So Large as to
Make Certain the Election Of
Norris brown to United
states senate.

That the legislature Is safely republican
by more than two-thirds majority in each
house is already established by the dis
tricts heard from. with quite "a few still
to come, which will probably increase the
republican strength. This insures a work.
ing majority for the separate organiza D.
tions as also for joint ballot, and makes
It practically certain that the choice Of
Norris Brown for United States senator,
made by the last republican convention,
will he registered without deviation by
the republican members-elect when they
come to vote for a successor to the out
going senator.
The roll call OF the two houses. with the
residence and politics OF the members, will
be as follows, so far as returns are in:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-08

YORK. Neb.. Nov. 7.--(specisl Telegrau.) }
-FIinshaw's majority I'm York county IS
estin ated at from 700 TO 800. Sheldon has a
majority Of 5sl in the county. Representa-
tives Hart and Baker were elected by
estimated maioritles OF 600 to 200. For county
attorney. c. r. Sandal has SO majority.
The city OF York gives Hinshaw a majority
of $50. All republican candidates of York
county were elected. Lewis Goodrich is
elected senator from this district by 200 10
500 majority.