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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-12
Parliament Meets To-day.

After the cabinet meeting the foreign
secretary will again meet NJ. Iswolsky and
so certain are all the parties concerned
that tomorrow's meeting will bring the
negotiations to a successful close that 1t
is predicted that statement to that effect
will be introduced in Parliament, which
assemblies tomorrow for It's autumn ses-
sion. during the course OF the afternoon
or evening. The king, apparently, shares
this view, as he has arranged TO leave
London for several days on Tuesday.
The visits of the Italian and German am
bassadors to the Foreign office on Satur-
day and the friendly exchanges between
their governments and Great Britain,
cording to officials who were interviewed
today has helped to smooth the path Of
those who are undertaking the negotia-
tons Not the slightest indication, however.
has been given as TO how the divergent
views held by the powers with respect to
the proposed conference Of the signatories
Of the Berlin treaty, are to be reconciled-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-12
balkan Situation Improves.

More favorable news from the Balkans,
including the reported action OF the Ssrvian
national ass mbly In voting against war,
has further strengthened the Leief that
there will be no eruption The Greek
government, in reply TO the British pro-
nouncemont that. until legal status has
been restored in the island Of Cre;e, Great
Britain cannot no d out any hope that the
Cletan aspirations viii be granted, points
out the difficulty Of the position Of the
administration at Athens, which In no
way prompted the CretIns to declare union
with Greece. The Greek government ex-
presses its Willingness that the powers
should decide the questions OF union be-
tween Crete and Greece, but al tine same
time It declares that there is no means
within its power OF forcing the Cretans
to restore the legal condition OF affairs.
The Greek government, the reply states.
will continue 10 act with moderation al
though II cannot understand why the
powers canrot consider the Cretan aft ir at
the same tiMe II takes the Bulgarian and
Austrian questions under advisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-12
Consults Sir Edward Grey
and Sir Charles Hardinge.
EXPECTED TODAY
Terms Will Probably Be Announced
in Parliament This Afternoon.
BALKAN SITUATION IMPROVES
Action of serviRn Assembly In Voting
Against War with Austria Has
QnIctfns EHcct--Cretan
Qnestion Comes Up.

LONDON, oct. 1.-The near eastern situs
auon. 50 tar as the Ansio-Russian nego-
tiauOns are concerned, remains where II
did twenty-four hours ago There has been
unusual activity at Buckingham palace to-
day to which the king returned last even
ing and at the British Foreign office and
the Russian embassy, where M. lswolsky,
the Russian foreign minister is staying.
tho officials were bus.ly engaged In an ex-
change of kilograms with the European
capltols
There also have been numerous eN-
changes of courtesles, the king and other
members Of the royal family and the cabt-
net ministers showing NJ, lswolsky much
attention. The Russian minister accompan-
led by the Russian ambassador Count
Benkendorff, lunched with the prince and
princess OF Wales at Marlborough house,
after which he was received by the king
at Buckingham palace.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
GENERAL NEWS

Mrs. George Yanning of MiIlers.
burg, Ia, mistook a cup of gasoline
for water and poured it on her burn.
ing apron. She was fatally burned.
Gen. X. G. Van Horne was acquitted
of the charge of numbering Fl 7
Groves, managing editor of the Kan
sas City Post. and was committed tn
an insane asylum.
Three Chicago robbers who were in
stolen cab We're fired on by a police.
man and one was killed.
One man was instantly killed and
two others seriously injured in Pc.
oria, H.. by the caving in of the wal,
of building which was recently de
stroyed By fire.
A Chicago woman sent 5000 10 the
conscience fund" of the collector ot
customs at New York.
Fire that destroyed the leaf-tobaccr
warehouse of 7. S. Hamilton, & Co, a
Covington, Ky, is supposed to have
been incendiary
Frank Froerer. president OF a Lin
coin (lll.l bank and owner of the Lin
coin Mining company, was held up b,
highwaymen and robbed of $4,000.
China, through Minister WI. has e,
tended an invitation for the America
battleship fleet TO stop in China on 1t
way around the world.
Severe rain and wind storms /
Louisiana. Alabama and MISSISSIPPI
did great damage to property. On
person was killed and many injured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
PERSONAL

Gov. Broward appointed Hall Milton
of Mariana to succeed the late Sena-
tor Bryan of Florida in the United
States senate.
Calvin Demarest won the national
amateur billiard championship at Chi
cago by defeating H. A. Wright.
Comptroller of the Currency Ridgely
resigned to become president of the
National Bank of Commerce of Kansas
City. He Will be succeeded by Law
renee o. Murray.
Maj. Gen. A. w. Greedy of Arctic
fame, having reached the age of "a
years, was transferred to the retired
list.
John w. Stewart of Middlebury.
VT, former governor of Vermont, was
appointed to the United States senate
by Gov. Fletcher d. Proctor to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Sen
ator Redfield Proctor.
DR.. Nicholas McCabe, mayor of
North Platte, Neb was arrested on a
charge of selling liquor illegally in his
drug store.
Henri Rodiette, once a waiter, has
been arrested in Paris for swindles
that are said to have brought him in
$4,000, 900.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
IN CONGRESS.

President Roosevelt sent to con-
gress a special message urging action
On laws relating to child labor, en-
ployers' liability and injunctions in
labor cases, and recommending
amendments to the interstate COM
merce and antitrust laws, tariff revi-
sion and a permanent waterways COM
mission, and financial legislation and
action to establish postal savings
banks.
The Aldrich currency bill was
passed by the senate by vote of AZ
TO Is, in the main party vote. Sen,
ator Aldrich promised to introduce a
bill for an investigation of the entire
banking system of the country.
In the house Mr. Deikema of Mich
igan contradicted a newspaper story
which said President Roosevelt had
violently berated Mr.. Deikema for
having joined in the committee REL
port censuring Judge Wiley of the
United States court in China.
Representative John Sharp Williams
of Mississippi, as leader of the minor
sued a written statement defining pre-
cisely the attitude of the Democratic
party in the house toward legislation
urged by President Roosevelt in his
messages to congress at the present
session.
The senate, after long debate, &C
cepted the credentials of Senator-elect
John Walter Smith of Maryland
In the house Mr.. Beall of Texas
charged the president with having
been guilty of "a disgusting usurpa-
ton of power" not only toward the
national legislature, but the judiciary
as well. The agricultural appropria-
ton bill was considered for amend
ment and when it was laid aside for
day there had been stricken out the
provision for new weather stations in
the states of Texas, Kansas, Virginia,
Michigan, Vermont, Missouri and In
diana.
In the course of a bitter denuncia-
ton of President Roosevelt on the
floor of the house of representatives
Mr.. Stanley of Kentucky compared
him with Alexander Hamilton, whom
he designated as IAN obscure adven-
turer," and both of whom he said had
profound contempt for the constitu-
ton and displayed everlasting impa-
thence with its restraints. Mr.. Cocks
of New York, representing the presi-
dents district, defended the president
against the recent attack of Mr.. Will
lett
Determination to conduct filibus-
ter on all occasions where opportunity
presented itself, in order to force the
Republicans to action on an employ
ers' liability bill and other measures
deemed necessary of enactment, was
announced by Mr. Williams of Mssis-
sippi in the house of representatives.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
MANY DIE IN MINE.
Rescuers Believed Also to Have
Persisted in Shaft.

Cheyenne, Wyo., March 30-Be-
tween fifty-two and seventy men lost
their lives in two explosions in coal
mine No. /, owned by the Union Pacl.
fic Coal company, at Hanna, on Sasu,-
day. The explosions were caused by
gases and coal dust and each was
followed by fire.
Butte. Mont. March ga special
from Hanna, Wyo. says:
This camp was visited by another
big mine disaster yesterday afternoon
and the lives of twenty men were
snuffed out by an explosion of gas in
mine No. / of the Union Pacific Coal
company.
Cheyenne, Wyo., March ga
special from Hanna says a second ex'
plosion occurred at the Hanna mine
at 1880 last night, when from thirty
to fifty rescue men were In the mine
and it Is feared that all were killed
including State Mine Inspector ID. M
Elias, of Rock Springs, who was en-.
gagged with the rescue party,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
OBITUARY..

Or. P. A. Lindahl, president of the
Augustana Book concern and editor OF
the Augustana, a Swedish publication.
died in Rock Island, Ill.
ID. w. Stevens, the adviser of Korea.
who was shot in San Francisco by a
Korean, died of his wounds.
Rev. DR.. Charles N. Sims, former
chancellor of Syracuse university, died
at his home in Liberty, Ind, aged 70
years.
F. Louis Sedan, superintendent of
the public schools of st. Louis, Mo-.
fell dead on the street.
Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hall
president Union Theological seminary,
died at his home in New York.
May Thompson, aged 80, while de.
iirious, escaped from a ST. Louis hos.
pital and hanged herself.
Ralph c. Many, a Rhodes scholar
from New Orleans, La, at Oxford, was
washed off the rocks and drowned at
Port Isaac, Cornwall.
Walter Wycoff of Masenna, Ia. died
OF fright on the operating table in a
hospital
Spencer Compton Cavendish. eighth
duke of Devonshire, died of heart fail
J ure.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
POLICE HAD BEEN BRUTAL.

New York, March 30.-Robert
Hunter, the sociologist, last night
declared that he was not Only present
at Saturdays demonstration Of the
unemployed in Union square that
ended In a bomb explosion, but that
had the opportunity offered. he would
have addressed the crowd in defiance
of police prohibition and so brought
about test in the courts of the right
Of free speech
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
Three Years and Pledge.


John Wooten was sentenced by
Judge McHenry to three years in the
inebriate asylum at Knoxville. In ad-
di ton to this Judge McHenry drew up
en- ironclad agreement which Wooten
signed promising to henceforth alb
stain entirely from the use of intox,-
eating liquors to cease from frequent
ing saloons, and work hard and sup.
port his family upon his release from
the institution. He was promised dire
things If he failed to keep this agree
ment. Wooten's wife supported her.
self and baby by washing, while
Wooten spent life in drinking.
Look for Natural Gas.
The National Refining & Manufac.
turing company, with a capital stock
of $1,000,000, has been organized in
Des Moines and offices have been
opened up in the Citizens National
bank building, sixth floor. The com
pany has leased several thousand
acres OF land near Herndon, 80 miles
northwest of Des Moines. where
natural gas deposits have been found
and will prospect for additional de-
posits in that locality. The company
also contemplates the Piping of natur
al gas TO the city and 20 bring about
large number of additional .nakafac.
tories for Des Moines-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
Doctors Meet at Des Moines.

The Slavery hotel has been chosen
as headquarters for the state medical
meeting to be held here May 1928.
1t is expected that 700 physician
from over the state will be in atterT
ance. Thursday evening May FL, a
reception for the incoming and out.
going presidents will be held and
which will be followed By banquet.
The committee is in correspondence
with several outside physicians to be
speakers for this banquet but have
not decided upon the number Of
toasts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02

who had no regard for the innocent
wife and children. But of late, since
the mysterious visits of the Des
Moines relative, observing ones have
noted new peace of mind, and the
absence of the old worried look that
once haunted Mrs. Standring.
Alleging that her husband deserted
her thirty-six years ago and has since
absented himself. Mary J.. Aldrich, Of
Cedar Falls. has filed a petition In
the district court, asking for a de-
cree of divorce and the right to re-
sumo the use of her maiden name,
Maria j. Wells. She was married to
Ezra A. Aldrich in June, 1866.
Miss Clara A. Spencer dropped dead
near her home in Nora Springs of
apoplexy and the end came without
warning. Miss Clara Spencer was
said to have been the heaviest woman
in Iowa, weighing 800 pounds She
was So years of age and always en-
joyed good health.
Two sons of John Lynn, of Grundy
! county, died of spinal meningitis.
The youngest, Graham, aged 16,
| passed away at 11:15 on Monday
morning, and was buried late that
afternoon. Grover, aged 81, died at
S:15 on Tuesday morning. They were
taken sick the latter part of the pre-
ceding week
The Illinois Central pleaded guilty
in the district court at Logan to the
| illegal sale of liquors on its buffet
cars. Criminal action was commenced
sometime ago and perfect case pre-.
pared against the company. II will
] paw a fine of $500.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
Miners Conference AdJourns.

Efforts of the miners to prevent a
suspension of work at the coal mines
of Iowa April /, presented in the form
of a resolution to the joint conference
of miners and operators were turned
down point blank by the operators.
Seemingly insisting that shutdown
on April 1 is necessary, the opera
tors endeavored to have the miners
agree to furnish men to take care of
the mine properties during the time
Of the suspension of operations. The
miners insisted that a shutdown was
not necessary, but the proposition was
rejected by the operators and ad-
journment was taken until March 81.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
For the perintendents.

State Superintendent ]. F. Riggs
has issued an announcement changing
date for holding of the annual county
superintendent conference in Des
Moines from April Is to 16 to April
Ia to Is. On Tuesday evening, April
IA, the superintendent will have a
banquet at the Slavery. The sessions
of the conference will be held at the
state house. The subjects to be dis
cussed by the superintendent are as
follows: Tuesday, April 14-"The In
stitute," The Rules Governing Elk
aminations," School Officers Re
ports" and "The Awakening of Pub,
lie Sentiment" Wednesday, April
15-"Proposed Changes in Our
School Laws"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-02
Honors fer John p. White.

President John P. White, of the
Iowa district of the United Mine
Workers of America, was presented
with handsome leather parlor set
as a token of esteem from the mem
hers of the Iowa district organization.
The presentation speech was made by
w. w. White, vice president and
president elect of the organization, at
the annual convention.
After five ballots to choose head
quarters for the organization, Oska-
loosa, the present headquarters, was
selected. The final vote was 20SR for
Oskaloosa and SSh for Centeryille.
Railroads Must Cooperate.
A decision of vast Importance to
the interurban railroads of Iowa and
other states was handed down by the
interstate commerce commission,
holding that the Chicago & North
western railway must establish
through routes and joint rates with
the Cedar Rapids e Iowa City Rail-
way and Light Company. in their re-
spectlve territories. Commissioner
Harlan prepared the opinion. The
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City brought
the suit against the Northwestern Tn
compel 1t to establish through routes
aud joint rates with the interurban
road.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-05-09
The Chicago National Convention.

When the gavel sounds in Chi
cago June 16, at IL O'Clock noon,
the uncovered heads who shape
the destiny, mould the sentiment
and make the laws of this nation,
will bow their heaos while the
chaplain invokes the divine assis
tance. In that great august body
the colored men from the south
will sit holding credentials which
guarantees them a vote on the
proposition as to who shall be the
standard bearer of the Republi
can party for president of these
United States-a great honor
after all. Vote well and deliber
ate before you vote, O, my race!
This will be, in some respects
the most significant convention
since 1860, when this same party
at old Chicago nominated Lin.
coin for the Office of chief magis
trate of this nation, at that time
equivalent to throwing d dynamo
into the thlckest nest of the slave
oligarchy.
This will be great convention
Taft seems to lead, but we
hope that harmony will prevail.
If Taft gets the nomination then
the colored people of New York,
ST.. T.0uiS. ROStOn Philadelnhia
and other large important cities,
should raise the white flag and
sheathe their swords, for, can we
nope to gain anything by radical
unreasoning antagOnism and per-
fidy? Vote for your choice, but
do not leap from the frying pan
into me fire.
The Republican party is the
ship, all else is the sea. Fired
Douglas.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-05-09
Annual Sermon of K
P. Lodges.

Last Sunday the K. Of P. Lodges
of this district held their annual me-
mortal services at st. Paul A. M. E.
church. The lodges assembled at
their castle hall and marched to the
church, headed by Odd Fellows band
where appropriate services were were
rendered Never before, in many
years, has so uniform and large bo-
dy turned out All went off pleasant
ly and tremendously. At the church
appropriate papers were read by ThoS
r, Thompson, |. C.. Crittendon, Mr..
Grady, and @. c., w. II. Anderson,
of Riverton and Mr.. Walter Jackson,
who read the Proclamation prepared
by the Supreme Lodge The eulogy
of the occasion was made by Dist.
Deputy Grand Chancellor, j. H. John
son, Of b. X. Brnce Lodge. A very
able deliverance indeed. Mr.. John
son showed that he is well versed in
good diction, and ripe scholar-he
paid a high compliment to the life
of so noble character as was our
late lamtnted Supreme Ruler of Py-
thianism, S. w Starks
The sermon was preached by Rev.
L. Price. an able historical discourse,
the like Of which our order had not
heard before in recent years.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-05-09

Alton, Illinois. to the benefits of
the free public schools provided
for them in common with the
white children of equal age aud
opportunity.
Resolved, That the colored
people of this state improve their
opportunities by making them
selves good, Industrious and law.
abiding citizens, ard prove that
color is no bar to real merit.
These Resolutions were adopt
ed by standing vote.
j. H. Magee, President,
Mrs Jennie McClain, Sec.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-05-09

Board met Tuesday 5th at 4 p.
m. 1t was largely attended by
members. Donations were re-
celved from the following sour
ces;
B. G, D. Club. S65 90. The I'm
ion church, $3 95. G. W. Tay-
lor, $100; VIM. Jones, S1.0O
c. S. Dudley, s. 90; Thomas Watson
LOO Mrs. J. A. Rose, SIoo. Total,
$77S5.
An unanimous vote of thanks was
rendered the donors for their liber-
ality. The first fiat of the Home
has been furnished with new tloo-
ring at the cost of SI05.Oo, same be-
ing donated by Mrs. Susan Dana for
we feel very thankful. May we as
race, remember our friends who re-
member US. j. BROWN. Sr. Pres
j. G, MCCLAIN, Sec.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-05-09
Club Notes

The Woman's Cub met at Mrs.
McClain's this week, and was a
busy meeting as arrangements
for the annual sermon was made
for the first Sunday in June at
Pleasant Grove Baptist church
The members and friends will
please remember the joint musi
cal concert on May 18th at ST.
John S church.
Home Culture Section will
meet at Mrs L. Morgon' Mon.
day II inst.
Glass No. 2 5, Union Baptist
Sunday Scool, gave grand
masked concert Tuesday evening
at the church, the same being a
success.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-05-09
Cook County
For Deneen
Busse and Other Potentia1ities
Declare ThemseIvss-Deneen
Assured Nomination.:

Any wise conservative man
will agree that with Cook county
assured for Deneen, Deneem S
nomination for governor is
almost assured. At a conference
IN Chicago this week for the pur.
pose of naming a slate for Cook
county, Deneen was endorsed
and Mayor Busse, Postmaster
Campbell, Roy O. West, G.. W.
W Vail, Fred M. Blount, John J
Hanberg, County Clerk Haas,
James Pease and County Asses
sor Weber, the strongest and
orainiest politicians in the state,
came out body and soul for the
governor. With these formidable
rocks as corner stones, it may be
safely predicted that Deneen will
have a large majority over Yates
10 Cook county and by holding
an even break down state, his
election as nominee for governor
in August is foregone conclu-
sion.
1t is said by some that if the
legislature prints the voIumnious
report of that investigation com.
mittee and distributes them, De.
mems chances are in JEOPARDY
such talk is fallaciOuS-Deneen
has nothing to fear nor is trying
to hide anything If every man
had done his duty and acted as
he should, there would have been
no need for law, order, lawyers,
JallS or even our charitable in.
stltutlOns-if we were all pure,
righteous and undefiled, we
would not have need for church
es nor bibles.
The committees work was to
see what, if any negligence there
was or is, in the care of these
'unfortunates,' - and recommend
whaGever changes they thought
best. Deneen is to be praised
instead of censured, for appoint
ing or causing to be appointed
this committee, or acquiescing
III its appointment
The governor denies nor at.
tempts to deny anything but
false and magnifed statesments
and base erroneous allegations.
If the reports of this commit.
tee is not factional spite, way
are they SO anxious to send their
report broadcast before it has
time to cool? The people want
auy suggestions for the bette~
ment and not magnified allie.
gorics for spite and vengeance.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-05-09
The Death OF Mark Anthony.

Last Thursday week ago.
death claimed Cne of our pioneer
citizens, Mark Anthony, after
protracted illness of some
months. The funeral obsequies
were held Sunday at st. Joseph S
church and the remains were in.
TERED in Calvary cemetery.
BY trade the deceased was
barber. He took prominent
part in politics at times. He is
survived by his wife. four sons,
one daughter, relatives and many
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-05-09
JacksonsOville Ill.

The Waman's Club met at the
home of Mrs. Brown and was treated
with an able address by Rev. Alex
ander of Galesburg.
| JacksOnville's letter will be conclud-
ed in next issue. and | wish to in
form correspondents again. that mat
ter must get here Wednesdays Ed |