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he WILL NOT MAKE
VERY MANY SPEECHES
Conference Held Yesterday, at Which Re.
ports Of Certain Victory We're Made.

Hot Springs, Aug. 12.-'Everything
was as harmonious as possible and no
one was laid across my knee and
spanked
This was Judge Taft's genial remark
tonight IL concluding a detailed ac-
count Of his all day conference with
Frank ii. Hitchcock, republican nation
q chairman. and Arthur vorys. his
chief Of stan.
Chairman Hitchcock announced at
ter the first conference, which contin-
ued for three hours, that it could be
stated In q formal and official manner
that Mr.. Taft would make no speech
-es outside Of the city Of Cincinnati
during the campaign. On his way from
Hot Springs to Cincinnati the last OF
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the month, Mr.. Taft will make
a side trip but the details
are withheld for the present.
No political speeches will be made on.
this trip. It was ofacially announced
that Mr.. Taft would continue the pol
icy he had already adopted and follow.
ed, Of not mixing in local political
contentious in any state, or Of taking
part in behalf Of any candidates for
nomination for a state office. This
announcement is intended as an ans
wer to the demand that MI. Taft de-
eide the merits Of the contestants in
the West Virginia split and second
that he express a preference for or
against Gov. Hughes in the New York
gubernatorial situation. Taking up
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on Les sailaines a. Heries. where IL
situated the French artillery school.
The Couronnet is an old vessel, hav-
ing been laid down In 1861, but new
boilers were Installed Ia 1898. Her ar
maments consist Of 81 guns Of various
sizes and her implement Is 622 men.
According to experts in gunnery, the
accident was due to the decomposition
OF "B' powder. 70 which the diaster
to the battleship lena in 1907 was at.
stributed and in which more than 100
lives were lost. The men In the tur-
ret at the time Of the accident declare.
however, that the gun became over
heated, owing to the rapidity with
which It was being fired.
The shell was hardly pushed home
when It exploded with tremendous
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MEMBERS or co. K AND BAND
LEAVE FOR AMERICAN LAKE.
WILL STOP AT HELENA
Wear Olive prab Uniforms and Garry
Regular Army Equipment-March TO
Traln-Many viii Take Vacations
IL Governments Expense.

From Thursdays Daily.
CARRIED ii olive drab uniforms and
carrying regular army equipment.
members Of Co. X, sixty strong. and
the Second Regiment band, consisting
Of 50 musicians, left Billings this morn
ing on No. 8 for Helena, where the
Second Regiment, Montana National
Guard, Is being modified preparatory
to going to American Lake. Wash,
for the annual encampment.
Company K and the band together
with all Of the other militia companies
In the state will be inspected by Gov
ernor Norris at Helena today. To-
night they will start over the Northern
Pacific from Helena for American
Lake.
Members Of the company and the
band assembled at the armory last
night and marched to their sleepers
ct the depot. The two organizations
made q fine appearance and many wit.
messed the parade.
TIL, at the armory before the
company eft for the train was one
Of hurry and hustle. Boys in olive
drab hurried hither and thither, pleas.
urable anticipation written all over
their faces and to the uninitiated II
would seem that they were preparing
to 60 to the front to quell a rebellion
or something on that order.
The encampment will provide for
the members OF the company and the
band and with them It has been the
most talked Of subject for weeks. All
are confident that they are going to
have the time Of their lives.
There are q few recruits whose
equipment Is incomplete but these will
be provided for at Helena.
Personnel Of Co. X.
Following is the list OF of1cers and
men OF Go. K, who left last night:
Captain Panl Mccormick, Lieuten.
ants E. p. Neill and Ralph Morris,
Quarter Master Sergeant Schneider,
sergeants Birley, Clanton. Holland.
Wilhelm, Benner, Corporals Peterson,
Thorine. Krom, Dennis, Westover;
Trumpeter Ollie; Privates Adler,
Ralph buyers, G. "A. Rhodes, John
Nibbe, .. B. Clifford, Theodore Gilbert.
son. H. ]. Rice. Walter =. Guy, Lucas
McCreery, F. =. McCracken, d. d
Adler, w. j. Kruger. r. G. West, A
Larson, Lee Landry, Lester Brown
Donald Calhoun. William Agg, e. A
Butterneld, r. W. Morrison. T. L
sschaner. Lawrence storm,W. d. Bull
man, William Lsarson. w. N. Tibbs
John BeIanger. waiter Riley, j. L
Wheeler, R, s. Grmth, G. o. Corbett
A. +. Houghton, G. i. Nashman. w. A
Bryan, Wv. Anterior, w. b. Cook
r.. Hagenbock, G. Bradley. "A. 4. Hut
chins. Jimmie Martin. 3. =. Hun, Al
ex Ross. Charles Klippel; Cooks Ruff
u.s. Apple and ]. T. Calder.
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been promising for several years that
he would attack the indQuities Of the
tariff. We have had intimation that
Mr.. TAFT was restive under the de-
mands Of the highly protected indus
tries. And yet the influence Of the
manufacturers. who have for Is years
contributed to the Republican cam.
patgn fund, and who in return have
framed the tariff schedules. has been
sufficient to prevent tariff reform.
why No Antitrust Leolslatlon7
A Few years ago the Republican
leaders in the house OF representa-
lives were ooerced by public opinion
into the support Of an anti trust law
which had the endorsement Of the
president. but the senate refused even
to consider the measure, and since
that time no effort has been made by
the dominant party to secure remedial
legislation upon this subject.
Why No Railroad LeoisIation7
For 10 years the Interstate Com
merce Commission has been asking
for an enlargement Of It's powers, that
1t might prevent rebates and dtscrim-
nations, but q Republican, senate and
a Republican house OF representatives
were unmoved by its entreaties. IN
1900 the Republican national conven-
ton was urged to endorse the de-
mand for railway legislation. but its
platform was silent on the subject.
Even in 1901, the convention gave no
pledge to remedy these abuses. When
the president finally asked for legis-
lation, he drew his inspiration from
three Democratic national platforms
and he received more cordial sup
port from the Democrats than from
the Republicans.
overlssue Of Stocks and6onds.
MI. Taft complains Of the over
issue Of stocks and bonds Of railroads,
''for the unlawful enriching OF direc.
tors and for the purpose Ct concen-
trating the control OF the railroads
under one management" AMI the
complaint is well founded. Sat, with
a president to point out the evil. and
a Republican, congress to correct It
we find nothing done for tho vrotec
ton Of the public. Wfy? Ny honor
ab4e opponent has. by his Goa :syl"c,
relieved me Of tie necessit1 Of fur
nishing proof; he admits the condif
ton and he can not avoid the logical
conclusion tina: must be drawn from
the admission
Fasting in Wilderness Necessary.
So long IS the Republican party re,
mains in power, 1t is powerless to
regenerate itself. It can not attack
w~rongdoing in high places without
d~isgracng many o. Its prominent mem
bers, and It. therefore. uses opiatea
instead Of the s~urgean's knife. Ita
malefactors ~construe each Republican
victory as an endorsement Of their
conduct and threaten the party with
defeat II they are interfered with
Not until that party passsb through q
period Of fasting In the{ wilderness.
viii the Republican leaders learn ia
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House Rule. Despotie.

The third fundamentally employed
to defeat the will OF the people Is
found In the rules Of the house Of
representatives. Our platform points
out that the house OF Representatives
was designed by the fathers Of the
constitution. to be the popular branch
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Mr.. sRYAN's ACCEPTANCE.
Address Of the Democratic Standard
Bearer.

Address Of the Democratic Standard
Bearer.
Mr.. Clayton and Gentlemen Of the
Notification Committee: / cen not
accept the nomination which you OF
acally tender without tirst ackil~w.
edgiIg my deep indebtedness to tae
Democratic party for tie extrao-d.
nary honor VII. Oh It has conferred
upon me. Having twice before been
a candidate for tns presidency, in calo-
paigns which ended in defeat, q trtrd
nomination, the result Of the free and
voluntary act Of the voters OF the
parry, can only be explained by . sub
tsantial and undisputed CROWN in the
principles and policies for which l.
with a multitude Of others, have con-
tended.
A Platform 10 Binding.
l shall. in the near future, prepare
a more formal reply to your notttica-
ton. and. in that letter OF acceptance
will deal with the platform in detail.
It 10 sufficient, at this time, to assure
you that / am in hearty accord with
both the letter and the spirit Of the
platform. / endorse it in whole and
in part, and shall. IL elected, regard
It's declarations az binding upon me.
Shall the People Ruler
Our platform declares that the
overshadowing issue which manifests
itself in all the questions nov under
discussion. Is Shall the people ruler"
No matter which way we turn; no
matter to what subject we address
ourselves. the same question con-
fronts US: Shall the people control
their own government, and 3 that
government for the protection Of their
rights and for the promotion OF Their
welfare? or shall the representatives
Of predatory wealth prey upon q de.
~fenseless public. while the offenders
secure Immunity from subservient or
fcials whom they raise to power by
INSCRIPTIONS methods? This 10 the
issue raised by the known abuses
to which Mr.. TAFT refers.
Why No Tariff RsSorm3
The presidents close frienos have
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ACCEPTS DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION

.-' o =
Lincoln. Aug. 12.-Under the burn
ing rays of an almost tropical sun
and in the presence Of q vast assem-
blage which cheered him to the echo.
VIM. ]. Bryan today received from
Henry p. Clayton. Of Alabama, formal
notification Of his nomination for the
presidency Of the United States.
Thrice honored by the Democratic
party as its standard bearer, Mr.. Bry.
an plainly exhibited the pleasure it
gave him to once again proclaim the
principles for which he stood. His
nomination for q third time, he de-
clared in his speech Of acceptance,
could only be explained by . sub
stantial and undisputed, growth In
the principles and policies for which
he, with q multitude Of others. had
commended.
Non-Partlsan Reception.
The ovation accorded Mr.. Bryan
as he rode through the streets Of Lin
coin On his way to the state capitol
where the exercises were held, was
non-partisan in character It was the
homage Of the citizens Of the western
city OF the plains toward a distin-
guished nelghbor. Almost the entire
Republican administration was repre-
scented. Governor George L. Sheldon.
and many state officers lending their
presence both in the parade and on
the platform.
Before coming to Lincoln, from
Fairview, over four miles distant, MI.
Bryan received over $500 visitors.
To one and all he extended a cordial
greeting.
His arrival shortly after u O'Clock
at the hotel Lincoln where he and
John w. Kern. the vice presidential
candidate, were the guests Of honor
at a luncheon to the committee on no
%tiacation. was the signal for an out
burst OF applause. He Immediately
was surrounded by q great crowd and
was kept busy for some time shaking
banda
Street Decorations.
Never before mad Lincoln streets
and buildings had such . gala appear
ance; never had the p~rofusion Of ban
ners. streamers, bunting and photo
graphs flashed forth to dazzle the
eyes Of the myriads Of visitors.
20" street was q mass Of color.
Around the mutilated TAFT banner
crowd Of curious visitors was clus-
tered. With a notoriety almost ma
ton wide. the banner was almost the
first point Of interest visited. The
route Of the parade carried Mr.. Bry-
an directly under the banner, but no
notice was taken Of the fact by him
or his party. a=
The state house grounds were q
mass OF humanity and Mr.. Bryans
appearance on the platform was
greeted with v%ociferous cheers and
handclapping. The ceremony Of no.
t~ifcation was conducted on the north
front Of the capitol building. The bal.
comics and every window were jam
med from the overfowinG Not > sin
gle incident occurred to mar the pro
gram, the police arrangements were
excellent. Realizing that the force
was not sufficient to cope with the
great crowd, the adjutant general OF
state. at the request Of Mayor Frank
Brown, ordered out Captain Lu1ns
company Of the second Nebraska reg
iment and with their assistance per
!, feet order was preserved, but within
the capital ground was maintained.
spssch ~ Mi. ksrn.
Before the notifications and accept
ance speeches were deHvered Nor
man p. Mack. coairman OF the Demo
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Why No Tariff Rsformf
The presidents close frtenos have
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their eyes to the needs OF the people
and makes them deaf to the cry OF dis
tress.
Publicity Of Campaign Contributions.
An effort has been made to secure
legislation requiring publicity as to
campaign contributions and expendi-
lures; hut the Republican leaders,
even in the face Of an indignant pub
lie. refused to consent to . law which
would compel honesty in elections.
When the matter was brought up In!
the recent Republican national CON
vention, the plank was repudiated by
a vote Of $50 to 81. Here, too. Mr..
Taft has been driven to apologize for
his convention and to declare him
self in favor of a publicity law; and
yet. II you will read what he says
upon this subject. you will find that
his promise falls far short Of the re-
quirements Of the situation. He
says:
IF I am elected president, | shah
urge upon congress, with every hope
of success, that q law be passed re-
quiring the filing, in q federal office.
OF q statement OF the contributions
received by committee and candidates
in elections for members of congress.
and in such other elections as are con
congress"
An Election ! Public AFFAIR.
An election is q public anair. The
people. exercising the right to select
their officials and to decide upon the
policies to be pursued. proceed to
their several polling places on election
day and register their will. What er-
cuse al be given for secrecy as to
the influences at work? II q man.
pecuniarialy interested in "concen-
trating the control OF the railroads IN
one management" %subscribes q large
sum to aid In carrying the election,
why should his part in the campaign
be concealed until he has put the OF
fcials under obligation to him? II q
trust magnate contributes 100000 to
elect political friends to office, with
q view to preventing hostile legisla-
ton, why should that fact pc con-
cealed until his friends are securely
seated in their official petitions:
Democratic Party Promises Publicity.
How q the peop's h.,rs for ruls.
If they are not able - earn u.;t..
after the election what the predatory
interests are doing? The Democratic
party meets the issue honestly and
courageously. It says:
we pledge the Democratic party
to the enactment Of a law prohibiting
any corporation from contributing to
q campaign fund, and any individual
from contributing an amount above .
reasonable maximum. and providing
for the pubncation, before election, Of
all such contributions above a rea-
.sonable minimum"
The Democratic national committee
Immediately proceeded to interpret
and apply this plank, announcing that
no contributions would be received
from corporations, that no individual
would be allowed to contribute more
than 10000, and that all contribu-
tions above 800 would be made pub
lie before the electon-those receiv-
ed before October Is TO be- made pub
lie on or before that day, those 10
ceived afterward to be made public On
the day when received. and no such
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international Livestock Show.

CHICAGO, Nov. @.-With 3,167 ami.
mails on display, the ninth annual In.
tern ational Livestock show opened at
the Union stocky ards Saturday for q
weeks session. Last year the exhi bits
numbered 1000 and the result was
that the show was so large as to be
unwieldy. AS consequence the
management decided to limit the mum.
Der OF animals this year, particular
in the sheep and swine classes.
Texas and the other great cattle
raising sections of the United States
are we'll represented, especially in the
sections allotted to carload lots of
steers and feeders. Canada is better
represented than at any of the previ.
Gus shows held here.
Steers weighing $500 pounds each
and horses which have paraded before
King Edward were among some of the
arrivals at the Intern ational Live.
stock exposition at the stocky ards to.
day. One of the fattest animals at the
show is bull weighing $500 pounds.
The horses include i've shires, almost
all of whom have been admired by
English royalty.
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For Postal Savings Banks.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Sena ator
Carter, who has reached Washington
for the approaching session of con-
gress, expresses the belief that con-
gress will this year pass a postal saw
ings bank bill. During the last
session the Montana senator, after
conferences with the postmaste gen.
eral, drafted a measure which was
favorably acted on by the enate post.
Office committee and placed on the
calendar. At the instance of the sen.
ator it was decided at the last session
of the senate to take up the measure
for discussion on December II.
Senator Carter will press the bill for
final passage this session, and be-
lieves it will be enacted into law.
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A LIVESTOCK QUARANTINE
Foot and Mouth Disease In Michigan
Causes General Alarm.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The de-
partment of agriculture, under in.
structions from Secretary Wilson,
has replaced the entire state of Michi.
gan in quarantine in SO far as it con-
Germs the interstate and foreign ship.
ments of cattle, sheep and other rumi-
ants and swine therefrOm because of
the prev alence of foot and mouth dis
ease. Discussing the situ alton Secre-
tary Wilson said today:
$50 far the foot and mouth disease
has not been found in Michigan out
side of Wayne county. In the mean
time we have experts Investigating
every locality where there are reports
of the disease, and this will be con-
tinued until every rumor is run down.
The Detroit stocky ards will have to
be thoroughly disinfected, and the
quarantine cannot be lifted unit! there
has been thorough investigation and
every possibility of infection has been
removed.
DETROIT, Nov. 26.--An inspection
of cattle in Livonia township, this
county, finished last evening, brought
to light So additional cases of foot
and mouth disease, which, with nearly
100 reported yesterday, brings the
total we'll up toward POO.
Illinois has declared quarantine
against Michigan cattle, and Secre.
tary Wilson and A. Nj. Devine of the
federal bureau of animal industry,
sent from here kilograms to the state
veterinarians of Indiana and Illinois
advising them to keep a strict lookout
for indications of the disease in those
states.
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Wyoming Leads In Wool.

CHEYENNE, Nov. 2S. - Wyoming
produced more wool than Montana
during the present year, according to
statistics given out by George S.
Walker, secretary of the Nation al
Woolgrowers association. This year
4 $40, 300 sheep were shorn in Wyom-
ing and the !leeces averaged eight
pounds. The total production Of wool
in the grease was 3i,OOO,OO0 pounds.
This wool, uuder washing, shrank to
III, 100000 pounds and sold for 40
cents IL pound, or So, 93S, 900 in all, a
million less than the lighter tonnage
of 1907, due to tbs greatly decreased
price paid for wool.
There are no" on the Wyoming
ranges more sheep ;han ever before
IN the history of the state, because
many tlockmaster- have retained their
holdings.
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Many Victims In Steamship Fire.

VALETTA, Island of M alta, Nov. %.
A terrible disaster, in which more
than 100 persons lost their lives,
occurred at the entrance to this port
this morning, within sight of the whole
city, which was powerless to give aid.
The British Sardania of the Ellerm an
line, sailing from Liverpool and
bound for Australia, with a crew of
"A Englishmen, II irst.class and 6
second-class passengers and nearly
200 Arab pilgrims aboard, caught fire
and within a few minutes was a roar
ing furnace, surrounded by clouds of
smoke, through which flames burst
upward to the height of 200 feet from
explosions in the hold.
Safety lay only in jumping over
board and taking chances on being
picked up. Assistance was hurried to
the burning vessel from all the shore,
but the work of rescue was greatly i'm
peded by the strong tide that was run.
ming. Even the naval launches, which
came as fast as they could be driven,
were unable to go alongside.
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Will Defend Wool Tariff.

BOsTON, Nov. 3O.-The great Am.
erican shep is going to butt his way
into the tariff hearings, in the closing
days, and make determined demand
for an increase of the wool tariff,
according to Washington dispatch
to the Journal.
1t seems that the wool schedule is
really to be the subject of determined
attack. The sheep people of the far
west insist that they are in earnest
when they ask an increase. At pre-.
sent there is IL cents per pound
specific duty on wool and they want
it increased. They are coming here
full Of facts and figures to prove that
unless they get it they will probably
be retired from business in the next
few years. They deny indign antly
that, in common with many other in
terests, they are asking an increase
of their protection. not with the hope
of getting it but in the expectation
of making good bluff and saving
all they have now. They really want
an increase and expect to convince the
committee.
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A Hundred Dead In Mine.

PIrTSBURG, Nov. 29.-Although no
one entertains the slightest hope that
any OF the l3S or more men who were
entombed in the Rach ael and Agnes
coal mines of the Pitts burg Blu fl alo
Coal company, at Mariana, Pa, by
yesterdays explosion, are still living,
the search of the various workings
goes on with the greatest possible
energy and without regard to expense.
Because of gas and other dangers, it
will, in all probability, be several
days before the last room is opened
There is little doubt that the death
list will reach at least l3S men. OH
cials of the company, who last night
stated that not over l25 had been
killed, tonight admitted that l3S men
went down the shaft to work yester-
day.
So great was the force of the ex-
plosion that the shattered portions of
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Divorces Are Increasing.

WASHINGTON, Nov. PA higher
divorce rate IN The United States than
in any of The foreign countries where
statistics are available is announced
by the cen~us bureau, which in bull
letin just issued. .ays that at least one
marriage IN Twelve in this country
ultimate y ttrtnina ates in divorce. The
reports ever he ten years from 1897
to 1906, inclusive. In that time there
were II, S32, O44 marriages and 945 ,625
divorces, against 32S, ,7l6 divorces for
the preceding 20 years. Divorce is
now two and half times as common,
compared with the married popula-
tion, as it was 40 years ago. Utah
and COunecticut are the only two
states ,howing a decreased divorce
rate.