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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-25
"Case sufficiently Stated"


From The Evening Mail.
The case against Meyer and Haywood as
undesirable citizens is sufficiently stated
in these words: "They stand as the rem
resentat1ves of those men who by their
public utterances and manifestoes, by the
utterances of the papers they control or in
spire, and by the words and deeds of those
associated with subordinated to them
habitually appear as guilty of Indictment to
or apology for bloodsEed and violence
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ROBERT BRADLEY DEAD.
One of the Most WiGely Known Horse
men in the Countrv

RICHMOND. Va. April 25.-Robert Brad
ley generally referred TO as ''Nirginia
Bra dley. one Of the most widely known
horsemen in the country. died at his home,
Greenway stock farm, Charles City county.
last midnight He was seventytwo years
of age, and paralyZed a few months
ago
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the PRESIDENTS REJOINDER
OPINION OF EDITORS ON ROOSE.
VELT'S LABOR LETTER.
Executives Stand on tho Hartman
Moyer-Haywood Comparison Com
mended as Frank and Proper.
] the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post
President Roosevelt never did n finer thing
than his reply this morning to the protest
ing labor unions. Such frank and timely
deNverance Will hep TO keep alive that ideal
of Roosevelt which we all IKE 10 cherish
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Leaves Nothing Unsaid."


From the Brooklyn Eagle.
1t leaves nothing unsaid. 1t scores the
capitalists whose methods are unscrupu-
lous; it condemns the advocate Of la Dor who
is guilty of Indictment to or apology for
bloodshed and violence. In short il more
than reiterates. Never was a letter more
timely; never was 1t in more urgent de-
mand; never more courageous in its state
ment of case
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Conlmendable Action.


1t is a grave offense to attempt to inter-
fere with the orderly administration of jus
tice. The motto on the letterheads of the
Meyer Haywood Pettibone committee
namely, Death Cannot, VIII Not and Shall
Not Claim our Observation-Disclosures such a
bias and prejudgment as is incompatible
with the desire for fair trial Every word
the President says in condemnation of such
an advance attitude is to be commended
with all possible emphasis.
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undesirable Citizens"
Nothing Left of Jaxon.
From the Philadelphia Press.

President Roosevelt leaves little or
nothing of his last correspondent, Honore
Jaxon of the Cook county Meyer Hay
wood conference in the letter President
Roosevelt addresses this rash defender of
Haywood.
What President Roosevelt saws every
honest man feels and every thinking man
knows. Haywood, now on trial for his life
in Idaho, is an undesirable citizen" and
the President did right in saying So
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fight over the selection of the convention
city. The western and Roosevelt members
OF the committee will vote for a western
city, while those of opposite belief will seek
to have the convention go to an eastern
city, probably New York or Philadelphia.
Kit+redge for Taft.
Senator Kittredge Of South Dakota spent
some time with the President today. and 1t
is inferred that politics was the subject
When asked for an expression of his po-
litical views. Senator Kittredge, who is a
man of few words. said: II am for Taft
and will do all l can for his nomina ton. -
This Is regarded significant, following
the interview of the senator with the Presi-
dent.
Two Consular Promotions.
The President has made two promotions
in the consular service Ethelbert Watts
consul general at st. Petersburg, has been
made consul general at Brussels, filing the
vacancy caused by the death of George w
Roosevelt Soren Listoe of Minnesota has
been promoted from consul at Rotterdam
TO consul general at St Petersburg
ne president will not announce the an
polntment of a commissioner of Internal
revenue until next week, and will likewise
hoid up the appointment of a collector Of
internal revenue of the Rochester ~ Y
district until that time. Pearl Wight Of
New Orleans has notified the President that
ne Will accept the internal revenue bureau
IT ne can arrange his business affairs ac-
cordingly. but he asks for time In which to
consult with his associates and see what
he can do.
Conference With Mr.. Ruick.
The President today had another talk
with District Attorney Ruick of Idaho
who is in Washington in connection with
alleged timber fraud indictments in his
state. Mr.. Ruick expects to leave for home
tomorrow. He declined to say anything
about his talk with the President
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Speaks to the Purpose.
rom the Philalelphia Ledger.

President Roosevelt certainly has not
been too reticent in the matter of letter
writing. speaking and in delivering Trades
in undisnified controversies. but captions
critics will find it hard work to object to
his answer to the Chicago labor committee
which is carrying on crusade to prevent
Meyer and Haywood from being convicted.
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PAM aiiioiiS liz olNNidAo 10, Dut ilo
one was killed.
PITTSBURG. Pa, April 25.-One of the
most remarkable and spectacular fires seen
in this vicinity started last night in the
William Zeeller Packing Company plants,
Spring Garden avenue, Allegheny, opposite
this city.
Early today, when the fire was thought
to be under control. large fireproof ware
house, in which was stored $4,000 pounds
of lard. suddenly burst into flames. All eff
forts to extinguish the fire in This depart
ment futile. and the fremen finally
fastened the iron doors of the building,
shutting in the burning lard.
The interior of the building soon became
seething furnace Squirting from crevices.
doors and windows, streams of hot grease
ran into a sort of trench hurriedly pre-
pared in endeavor to prevent the hot
| fluid from spreading over surrounding ter
| ritory.
Whole Neighborhood Endangered.
| Danger was encountered AT every turn
|
walls of the warehouse should collapse and
allow the blazing lard to reach the ada
| cent property.
| Shortly after the fire was discovered last
night. and while thousands of spectators
| were gathered in the vicinity, a dozen large
ammonia tanks exploded with terrific force.
| There was a panic among the spectators.
lint In hat of
life attended the fire is considered mar
velous.
Loss and Insurance.
Fire was first discovered in the killing
department of the plant, and is supposed
| to have been caused by crossed electric
wires. Owing to the inhammable nature
| of the grease-laden woodwork this build
| ing was soon beyond control o. the fremen.
At o'clock this morning the fire had
practically burned itself out AID while no
official estimate of the loss can be given
at this time. it was said That $3onG00 would
! be conservative amount. partly covered
by insurance
| During the fire Assistant Chief Engineer
William Graham and three ircmen were in
! jured by falling walls and broken glass,
but all will recover
Announcement was made today that the
plant will be rebuilt at once.
One Hundred Cottages Burned.
MILLER'S FALLS, Mass, April 20
About 100 summer cottages and summer
| hotel at Lake Pleasant two miles from
here. were destroyed by fire today. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. The cause Of
the fire is not known.
The settlement is controlled by the Spir-
itualist Camp Meeting Association and IL
divided into two sections, the uplands and
the lowlands. Practically every building
in the lowlands was destroyed, only the
railroad station and five or six cottages re-
N
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Other Parties Ahoat.

Secretary Metcalf Will make the trip to
Hampton Roads on the Dolphin, and will
join the other exposition commissioners at
the exposition grounds. He will be accom-
panied by small party, consisting of Mrs
Metcalf, Mrs. Newberry Miss Williams.
Chief Naval Constructor Caps and Private
Secretary Clark. The Dolphin left the
Washington navy yard at 1 o'clock this
afternoon, and will time her movements so
to be at anchor in the position assigned
to her in Hampton Roads tomorrow morn
ing before President Roosevelt arrives there
on the Maytower and reviews the United
States and foreign warships. Secretary
Metcalf and party expect % arrive in
Washington Saturday morning.
The lighthouse tenders Holly and Maple
with parties Of Department Of Commerce
and labor officials aboard. also left port
today for the exposition, where they will
arrive early tomorrow morning.
The big steam yacht Surf belonging to
Mr.. Edward Billings OF New York, which
has been lying in port here for the past
month or six weeks. sailed yesterday with
her owner and party aboard. The yacht
win join the fleet of pleasure craft at an
Choir in Hampton roads.
The steamer st. John had a considera BILE
number OF passengers aboard on the first
daylight run of the season to the expost-
ton. 1t will return to this city SATURDAY.
evening. The jamestown carried number
of passengers in addition to the congress
sional party. Tomorrow the st. John will
be employed in transporting passengers be-
tween Norfolk and the exposition grounds
under charter to Norfolk parties.
The steam yacht Roxanna, belonging to
Mr.. Lars Anderson of this city, with a
party aboard, left port this morning and
will anchor off the jamestown exposition
grounds some time tonight.
Amply Provisioned.
The fleet OF steamers bearing these par.
ties has been provisioned and equipped with
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FLAMES WIPE OUT
A PACKING PLANT
Wonderful ConfIagration in Al
Iegheny City Last Night.
BIG WAREHOUSE DESTROYED
Great Building Spouts Flame at
Every Crevice.
HUGH AMMONIA TANKS EXPLODE
Property Loss Will Be 100000, but,
Almost Miraculously, Nobody
Was Killed.
Rig WAREHOUSE DESTROYED
Great Building Spouts Flame at
Every Crevice.
HUGH AMMONIA TANKS EXPLODE

Pittsbur and Allegheny City
last night were treated to the most
spectacular fire on record in that re-
gion. The big packing plant of the
Zoeller Company was burned,
with a loss of 100000. The lard
warehouse soon got utterly beyond
control oft he fremen and blazed
like huge torch. Big ammonia
tanks exploded and there was a
panic among the spectators, but no
one was killed.
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Frank and Convincing.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
President Roosevelts reioinder to the
friends of Meyer and Haywood who
charged him with predetermning the guilt
Of these two labor leaders in case now
on trial in the courts of Idaho is entirely
frank and convincing. The charge is met
and refuted and the offense imputed to the
President is firmly fastened on his critics
undesirable Citizens"
From the New York Times
President Roosevelt has written many
letters, but he never wrote one more edi-
flying or salutary than that he has just
addressed to Mr.. JaXOn, chairman of the
Cook county Moyer-Haywood conference"
We trust that Mr.. JaXon considers himself
answered. If he does not he is upon that
point in disagreement with about every
right-thinking and law-ahiding citizen Of
this republic.
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Weather.

Partly cloudy tonight and to-
morrow; colder tomorrow. -
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The fleet OF steamers bearing these par.
ties has been provisioned and equipped with
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Convicts May Be Turned Loose.

CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-The doors of
Joliet penitentiary may swing open
soon and the first batch of nearly 100
murderers, highwaymen, burglars
and other criminals will be turned
loose as the result of recent decision
Of the supreme court which holds that
the municipal conrt of Chicago could
not legally try cases in which indict'
ments were returned by the Cook
county grand jury. The situation is
one of the most serious tn at ever con.
fronted Chicago. If the decision of
the highest court is to stand, 1t means
that on the eve of winter fOotpads,
murderers and criminals of all classes
are to be turned loose on the streets
of the city.
State Attorney John j. Healey,
however, has decided to take drastic
steps to prevent the wholesale liberia
tion of Grimm ais. He construes the
decision to mean that the supreme
court never intended that convicted
criminals should be given liberty, but
that each and every man must stand
trial again, this time in Grimm al
court,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Car Shortage In Northwest.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Accordiug
to figures just compiled by the depart.
ment of commerce and labor car short.
age in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana,
Washington and Oregon is more SER
ius than it was year ago. In sub.
stance the increase in the number of
cars handled for the year 1907 up to
date is slightly more than eight per
cent, while the demand for cars in
creased in the same period from 10 to
20 per cent.
1t is the opinion of the government 9
otfici ais here that strenuous efforts
will have to be made to prevent a
repetition this winter of the coal
shortage which caused considerab bic
suffering last winter. The proximity y
of the severe weather, together with
the restricted supplies of fuel com.
bine to produce a stu alton which will
try the capabilities of the people and
the common carriers ana the mine
owners to bring relief.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Decision Against Smelters.

SALT LAKE. Nov. l0.-The news
reached Salt Lake touay OF he filing
OF the decision of the court of appeals
at St. Paul affirming the Judgment of
the United States district court of
Utah enjoining three of the largest
smelters in Utah from allowing smoke
containing arsenic and lead to pass
out OF the smokestacks and from treat
ing ore containing more than ten per
cent sulphur.
The decision is in the famous smell
ter smoke case in which about POO
Utah farmers were the compl aina ants
and four large smelters the defendants.
Later a settlement was made with one
of the smelters, so that the decision of
the appellate court affects only the
three plants. In their complaint the
farmers averred tn at the smoke which
issued from the tlues of the smelters
and spread out for miles on every
side contained lead, arsenic, sulphur
dioxide and other deleterious sub.
stances in uriOus to the vegetation of
the farms, the waters in the streams,
and dangerous to the health of human
beings. They asked that an injunc-
tion be granted prohibiting the smelt.
ers from operating so long as the
substances issuing from the smoke.
stacks were injurious in the manner
named in the complaint.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Thousands Killed On Railroads.

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-The inter-
state commerce commission bulletin
on accidents on railroads of the
United States during the year ended
last June shows total casualties OF
81, 2S6, or 5000 persons killed and
1926 injured. This shows an icrease
of 775 in the killed and 9,171 injured, I,
as compared with the previou, year.
The bulletin says:
"There have been heavy increases
in all of the items, except accidents in
car coupling and from striking against
overhead obstruction.. The number
of passengers killed and injured in
collisions and devaiIments has in
creased TO au alarming degree. In
this item the very large total reported
in 1905 is now exceeded by II percent.
The disastrous record of casualties to
passengers in train accidents 4lC
killed is due in large measure to ten
accidents, which caused the death OF
29l persuns.n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Prohibitionists Open Campaig.

CHICAGO, Nov. - With the aboli-
tion of the saloon as their single aim,
the prohibitionists of the country yes
terday opened their national cam
paign. Chairman Chas. r. Jones OF
the national org ganization of the foes
of liquor, last night sent out the call
to arms to every prohibitionist in
every state and territory in the union.
In this message the leader asserts
that the results of Tuesdays elections
in Illinois and other states where the
liquor question was an issue coupled
with reports from workers in thirty
other states, induce the belief that the
presidential canvass of 1905 should
lead to widespread reform and place
prohibition in the forefront of all
questions to be decided at the polls
when the next president is elected.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Cannot Seize Cattle.

DENVER, Nov. u.-An end has been
put to what most stockmen in this
state considered graft of the agents of
the Colorado Humane society. The
supreme court has denied the right of
the society to go upon the ranch and
take whole herds of cattle on the plea
that they are starving and drive them
to corral and feed them hay at the
expense of the owner.
Both of the cases on trial before the
supreme court were from Canyon city.
Ellie Jinks, humane agent there, took
up cattle belonging to w. Stump and
the Witcher Bros, which were run
ming on the range, claiming that they
were in need of food and water. She
fed them and cared for them and the
owners refused to pay the bill. The
lower court held that the cattle were
doing we'll enough where they were
and the owners did not have to pay.
The opinion of the supreme court
practically nullities the statute, show.
ing the many faults OF the law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Government Loses Millions.

WASHINGTON, Nov. ll.-Whisky
frauds through which the government
has lost several millions of dollars,
and is still losing, have been un-
earthed by federal revenue agents in
Virginia. Commissioner of Intern al
Revenue Capers said today that he
believed that % per cent of the spirit.
uous liquors distilled in the Old Do
minion are revenue free and that there
would be interesting developments
within the next few weeks.
In talking of the frauds brought to
light by representatives of the inter-
nal revenue bureau, Commissioner
Capers said today: "There is u great
deal connected with the investigation
which cannot make public, but am
confident from data now on hand that
we have lost about S2.OOO,OOO in Vlr.
ginia alone and that % per cent OF the
whisky now being distilled in that
state Is revenue free, owing to trick
cry Of certain distillers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Brings Tons of Gold.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The marvel.
our record established less than a
month ago by the giant turbine Cum
arder Lusitania, when she cut several
hours from the passage time across
the Atlantic, has been broken. On her
last voyage the Lusitania covered the
distance in four days, nineteen hours
and fifty-two minutes. The voyage
ended today over the same course, and
was completed in four days, eighteen
hours and forty minutes, thus clipping
one hour and twelve minutes from the
previous low record.
In the Lusitania's big vaults was
stored nearly Sl2 ZOO, 900 in gold, more
than a quarter of the immense total
which has been engaged abroad by
American bankers since the trouble
began. This gold was transferred to
the consignees and then added to the
country's available circulate of cur
rency.
Soon after the big ship was warped
into her dock, longshoremen began
carrying ashore the "a tons of gold Of
the treasure which was contained in
334 small but heavy steel bound wood.
en- cases. The gold was then hauled
on hand trucks to seven wagons, where
il was loaded and started across town
to its destination.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Will Relieve Freight Congestion.

HELENA, Nov. 9.-Beginning to-
morrow and continuing for 80 days,
the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany has the authority of the state
railroad commission to take off local
trains which it announced it would
cease to operate about a week ago,
but which order was later abrogated
because of protests. The commission
made its order giving the permission
late today, after a hearing which con-
sumed many hours. The trains which
are 10 be taken off under the order
are Nos. and between Helena and
Livingston, II and IS between Butte
and Logan, and I and 5 between Mis-
soula and Spokane. The railroad
representatives. said they only wanted
TO take OFF the trains temporarily in
order to relieve the freight congestion
and it is this temporary abandonment
20 which the commission has assen;ed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Senator Hepburn Protests.

WASHINGTON, Nov. - The de-
mand of national banks for increased
circulate continues unabated. For
the past five working days the treas
ury department has increased its cir.
culation to the amount of S7,667, 45O
and this is likely to be increased.
Treasury officials encourage the be-
lief that the money stringency has
passed the most critical stage.
Protest was made to Presiden,
Roosevelt by Senator Hepburn o1
daho, today against the further de-
poslt of public money in New York
The following is the text of Sena
Heyburn's protest:
"On behalf of the people of the
western states, and especially those
of the northwestern states, l woulo
urge that no further deposits of money
from the treasury of the United State:
be made in New York banks on &C
count of such western banks
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Wireless Telegraph In Alaska.

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-The new
wireless telegraph stations at Fair.
banks and Circle City, Alaska, are
ready for operation, according to ad-
vices just received by Brigadier Gen.
ersl ..llen, chief signal officer of the
army.
The stations are 14O milee apart,
aud are designed to have q radius Of
about 250 miles. Stations are planned
at various points from Nome to Cape
Flattery, and before year has
elapsed The signal corps expect to
have in operation wireless connec.
tions from Behring straits to Puget
sound.
The wireless system between Nome
and st. Michael has been operated
without break during the past year,
and has been used for commercial
business. These stations have dem.
onstrated the fact that the wireless
system for Alaska is far more feasi-
BILE for the transaction of commercial
business than are the land lines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-13
Fire Loss Of Two Millions.

DULUTH. November 9.-Fire which
started IL the Great Northern eiev ator
at Superior, Wis about 8 O'Clock
last . light. II -tlI burning, although
under control, after having destroyed
the elevator. tbrec hour mills, forty
home, and 100000 bushels of grain.
Two >cow-, a Gerrick and two tugs
Were also destroyed.
One man WHO entered the plant of
the Dulutt-Su perior Storage company
70 rescue TOO. chest was not seen
again. and is thought to have per.
ished in the flames. The total loss is
figured at 81. POS. coo, including about
three-qu uarters of Il million in wheat.