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SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS.

Exclusive disptach to The Herald by l. A.
Ciisler & Co., members Los Angeles Nevada
Mining stock exchange, $40 san ternando
building, Los Angeles
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 13.-Daisy and Flo
renee were again in the limelight today, the
former showing a gain of l2h points and the
latter I5 Daisy was the leader in the trading,
s70O shares changing hands during the call.
Eastern buying orders for these issues were
plentiful all day
Fraction did not move from yesterdays hs-
ures and Goldheld Consolidated showed a loss
Of 2h points at the close.
few of the Tonopahs were active. but'with
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Comstock Mining Stocks
SAN FRANCIsCo. oet. 1a.-FOllOwing wt
The etal Market

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The London tin
market was lower at f131 la Cd for spot
and at f1S3 los for futures. Locally the
market was weak in sympathy with quota
tions ranging from $2S.S7h q 2S.12h.
Copper advanced to f59 les Sd for spot
in London. but futures there were un-
changed at ESQ 12s Sd. The local market
was dull and unchanged with lake quoted
at $1837h Q1362h; electrolytic, $131a1s q
1874, and casting at $12.S7h Q13.12h.
Lead was higher at f1S 5s in London
while the local market was easy and lower
at $4.35Q4.40
shelter was unchanged at E19 los in Lon
don. Locally the market was firm at
$4.77hQ4.S2h.
No change was reported in the local iron
market.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
CARLOAD SHIPMENTS
OF CITRUS FRUITS

81 shipments of oranges and lemons
{. from Los Angeles Saturday and sun
o day, October 10 and IL, were IL car
O. loads of oranges and 10 carloads OF {
% lemons.
@ Total to date there were shipped (
@ 29,15i carloads, of which 400 were
% lemons.
o Last season to date there were {
o shipped 1880 carloads, Of which 1888
o were lemons.
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SUGAR and Coffee

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Cofee futures
closed steady net unchanged to 10 points
lower. Sales were reported of $3.50 bags, in
cluding October $565; December, $5.45;
March, s5.35; September, $5.40. Spot coffee.
quiet; No. Rio. 6Ac; No. Santos, Sc.
Mild coffee, dull Cordova, aA @12 sxc.
Sugar, raw quiet; fair refining, 443@
s4Sc; centrifugal 90 test 3.93@3.98c; mo-
lasses sugar, 3.1S@3.2Sc. Refined. quiet;
crushed. 5.7Oc; powdered. 51oc; granulated.
5.OOc.
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Cotton and Wool

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Cotton futures
closed steady October. $s.96; November,
$s.7S; December sS.71; January, 1852; Feb
ruary $s.4Si March. $s.4s; May, $s.4o; July,
$3.50. Spot closed quiet, points decline; y;
middling uplands. $9.15; gulf $9.4O. No
sales
ST LOUIS, oct. 1S.-Wool firm; medium
grades combing and clothing, 100 zoe; light
fine, 16Q16hc; heavy fine, li@12c; tub
washed, 2O@27c
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SALT LAKE MINING STOCKS

Especial service to The Herald by B. F.
Taylor, l12 West Third street, member Los
Angeles Nevada Mining stock exchange).
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 13.-The following
were the closing quotations today:
Beck Tunnel, 75Q7sc; DAILY Judge. s5,5oQ5, 80
Mason Valley, s2.OOq2.O5 Silver King 5000
3,s5; Victoria, 1@1hc; Coils. Cons. $1.SOQ1.45
Mammoth, ST. 75@1. s5; Ohio Copper, S2,971aQS;
Uncle Sam, 81. .1OQ1 .121s; Wabash. SOq45c
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TREASURY Statement

WASHINGTON oct. 1s.--Today's state
ment of the treasury balances in the gem
eral fund, exclusive of the $3.50, 100000 gold
reserve shows
Available cash balance $173.264,7 749, gold
coin and bullion s4O.OO1,5ss, gold certificates
Sal, ,200,420
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SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 13-Butter-
Fancy creamery SO1sc; seconds. zee; fancy
dairy, 22hc; seconds, 20c.
Cheese-New, 12Q12hc; eastern, 16hci
Young America, 13@13kc
Eggs-Ranch, 4sc; store, Ale; eastern
25lsc.
CHICAGO. Oct 18.-On the produce ex-
change today the butter market was steady
Creameries, 2Sc; dairies, 27lsc.
Eggs steady at mark cases included is v
a 24e; hrsts, 17@2 prime nrsts, 2sci
extras. 24c.
Cheese, steady; 12s Q1shc.
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do per bbl i25 lbs. net........ -. ... TX
Wheat, No / 600 lbs) 90: wheat, deo-ib
sacks) No. l, s1.95; corn 600 lbs.) 81; cracked
corn 600 lbs) s2O5; feed meal. 400 lbs.) 81 10;
rolled barley 100 lbs.) 1885, oil cake meal Q0(
lts.) $2.5O shorts 100 lbs) $3.50; bran. heavy
200 lbs) $1.6s.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
The Morning After

Mr.. Crimsonbeak-Do you know
where my shoe-horn is, dear?
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-What do you
want with a shoe-horn? You've got
both your shoes on.
"Yes, but I want to get my hat ON,
dear!"-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Oct. 13.--An unexpected show
of strength at Liverpool where prices were
fractionally higher despite the closing
weakness here yesterday furnished the mo-
tive for a strong opening in the local mar
ket, Initial quotations showed gains OF u
q Mc to &c compared with the previous
close. With offerings scanty, buying by
shorts caused prices to advance briskly In
the first few minutes of trade, some of the
big holders, however, we're apparently on
tho lookout for just such a bulge and
availed themselves of the opportunity to
secure profits which the upturn afforded.
Receipts in the northwest continued heavy
and sales of the cash grain today at Min
neapolis were not so heavy. There was a
fair demand for cash wheat at about yester-
days premiums, interior mills being moo
crate sellers. Export demand was slack
both here and at the seaboard. An increase
of $500, 900 bushels in the worlds visible
supply for the week compared with an in
crease of 100000 bushels for the cores
ponding period year ago was pearlsh
factor in the late trading. The market
closed weak at the lowest point of the day
December. s1.00% @1.001k and May, $lO3i y
The corn market was weak all day. New
corn for November delivery was offered
here today in considerable quantity. Ih'
market closed weak with prices lsc to &S
lower than yesterdays close, with Decem
Der at 64c.
oats were weak the entire day. The
market closed weak with prices on q s c
Liquidation by discouraged holders caused
weakness in provisions. closing quotations
showing loss OF zoe to 57hc.
Market Ranges
wheat-December. s1oO9s Q1.ooh; May
$1.O3M; July. 9Sbc.
Corn-December. 64c; May, 6Sh hq6Sssc;
July, 62A @6s%c.
oats--December. 4s9s 94shc; May, 5oAc;
July. 46bc
Cash quotations were as follows
Flour steady
Wheat-No. 2 spring. s1.05@1.07; No. 3.
97c@S1.06; No. red, 80 cS1.01ls
Corn-No. 2. 76hQ76%c; No. yellow,
79lk a soc.
oats-No. white. 46l4 q soc.
Rye--No. 2. 751ac.
Barley--Good feeding, 554 56c; fair TO
choice mailing, 57Q61c.
Flaxseed-No. l northwestern, $l.2SA
Prime timothy seed-$350.
Clover-Contract grades, IS.
Short ribs-Sides (loose), SS.S7h a 9.12 u.
Mess porkLPer bbL, $l3,75@13.S7h.
Lard-Per 100 lbs. s910@912h.
Sides-Short clear (boxed), 1918.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
NEW YORK CURB

Especial service to Tho Herald by B. F.
Ia, lor, 112 West Third street. member Los
Angeles-Nevada Mining Stock exchange''
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Following were the
crening and closing quotations today:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
Los ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE

Official saes-10 Associated oil at $34; 10 do
at $3S 75 40 do at $S3 3.97 so do at 1888 25; 10 do
az 1873. .62ik; 1000 Columbia Oil at 96hc; 1000 do
at 97c; 1000 do at 96c; 1000 Central Oil at ole;
5000 Olinda Oil at 1Sc; $1,000 bond) Pacific
Light and Power Co. at S9hc; off board, 70
Union Oil at SS4.
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BOSTON COPPER MARKET

(Special service to The Herald by e. F. Hut
ton & Co.. bankers and brokers, members New
York Stock exchange 112 West Third street,
Los Angeles).
BOSTON, oct 1S.-The following weer the
All
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Savings Bank

this exception the outside districts received
very little attention. III
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DAILY MINING GALL

Official sales-15, 900 Cons. Mines at 2ssc; 500
do at 2Ac; 1000 Cal. Hills at 4hc; 5000 do at
47sc 1000 do (B. 6o) at 6ci 1000 Johnnie Cons.
at 1hc; 5000 Nevada searchlight (B. 6O) at &c;
1000 do at nc
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14

Japan As .......... 80 NY NH IS ctfs.. .129s4
do 4hs ........,. 9Oh Lake Shore As .... 95A
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san Francisco Shipping
Butter. Eoos and Cheese

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1s.-Arrived schoon-
er Roderick Dhu from Redondo.
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1000 Great Bend Annex at TIC; 5000 Cal Hill
at 4s4c; 900 Comb Fractin at .23; 300 Consoli
at 424c; 900 Comb Fraction at 96c; $4,000 Johnni
at 1Ac; 5000 Leon Gold and Silver at 15c; 500
Triangle at 4c.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14

If YOU want to go east. c. Haydock, Agent
III nois Central r. r., 1lS w. Sixth street.
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Afternoon Sales
Morning Sales

600 Fraction at s1.24; 1000 Great Bend at -3ec
500 Daisy at s1.03; 400 at s1O4; 1000 Blue Bell a
41kc; 1000 Cons Mines at 2Ac.
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FINANCIAL

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1s.-Bank cearings
were ST. 9S7, ,618.54 against s17S ,3S36 So for the
corresponding date last year. an increase OF
$2O5. 235. 20. Following is a comparative state
mont:
1908 1907 1906
Oct 12..N sO2, ,s35 SO S225O, 42.83 s2,0s3 ,2Q 1S
oct. a. 1855, 1884 17s2, ,ss3.65 1893. 1855 "a
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FLOUR AND FEED PRICES
AT LOS ANGELES MILLS
~he following quotations prevail at the Capt.
va MEALS. PER 100 LBS. IN SACKS:

Rolled wheat in bbls. net VT. 1926 lbs. Dbl. 80
Rolled wheat in sacks. net W.T. so lb. SIX. /
Buckwheat flour (buk seamless SIX. 100 lbs)
6uckwheat -four pure bulk seamless
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PRICES OF METALS
IN NEW YORK MARKET

o NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Copper, lake @
O S13.37h a 136212, eIectroiytic, $13129s @
o Q13.371a, casting $12.S71z @13.1@1s. @
@ Lead, S435 @44O. @
@ Tin, $28.8712 q 29.121%. @
o Silver, 519sc. @
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New York Stocks

NEW YORK. oct. 1s.-Followlng were the
closing quotations today:
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MINING QUOTATIONS

Yesterdays quotations at the Los Angeles
Nevada Mining Stock exchange were:
California
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Sales for Week Ending October II
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New York Bonds.

NEW YORK, Oct 13.-The following wer'
closing quotations today: -
U S rfdg Is reg .1OSh Jap 4,As I'd ser..... SSl
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MURAT HAL STEAD
dies .SllDDENL. Y
RoMINENT NEWSPAPER MAN
CLAIMED BY. AGE.

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Cincinnati, July 2. Murat Halstead,
one Of the leaders in American journ-
alism for half a century and widely
known as a vigorous editorial and
magazine writer, died at his home in
this city this afternoon in his 18th
year. At his bedside were his wife,
his son Robert, and one daughter,
Mrs. Arthur Stem. Mr.. Halstead had
been failing in strength for several
months, and yesterday suffered from
cerebral hemorhage. His physicians
this morning told the family that
death was simply question Of hours
and those OF the family at q distance
were at once notified.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halstead celebrated
their golden wed ding anniversary 9
little more than q year ago. at which
time Mr.. Halstead's health seemed
frail. Az time passed he grew weak
er, 90 that the news Of his death was
not wholly unexpected. ssl3E#
1. The death Of his son Marshall .
few months ago was 9 severe shock to
him and Ii believed to have han a
adverse effect on his health. being thu
frst break In his family. Albert Hal
stead. another son 10 American consul
g birmingham, England, and other
members df the family are scattsred
4
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CORTE.l. !. YOU Is.
CALL ON BANKS
ss45, ,ooo, 900 MUST BE PAID BY THE
15Ttis lin NsTANT. ssSS

Washington. July 2. Secretary of
the Treasury Cortelyo today an an
nounced a further ca i'll upon the ma
tiona1 bank repositories for approx
smately s45, ,ooo,o QUO, to he paid On orS f
before July Us. sts " u
\ The call does not apply to deposi-3
tories having goVernme en- funds to-
the amount Of S5o, 900 or under. OF
the Il .43333 43333 national positories, about
700 come within the $50. 900 llnitasf
tion, and to realize SAC, 100000 each,
of the remaining banks will be re- re-
quired to transfer to the treasury
about so per cent Of IT'S shold dings. ex-s ~
elusive Of the amount required to-
meet the checks Of disbursing tinan-
ciers. Y 4. 4
The call at this time can have no
disturbing effect upon the market
money as many Of the banks have
such large amounts OF surplus on
hand. The s45,ooO,o 900 called today
viii increase the working treasury
balance to about s115, 100000, leaving
about s1os, 100000 in depository banks.
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a CALL TO AIMS.
Revolutionary Manifesto Found At
Los Angeles.

IT Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, July "a copy Of a
Mexican revolutionary manifesto dat
"a al this u III, f3sia / t3s
signatures Of Ricardo Moresmagon,
Antonio I. Villareal, Enrique Flores
'1nagon, Librado Rivera, Manuel Sara
3bia and Praxedis G.. Guerrero, was
found here today and on translation
proved to be an appeal to the Mexi-
can people to "start the great fight
for freedom. z The first three men
toned Of the signers Of this document
are at present in the county jail here,
charged with violating the neutrality
laws Of the United States, and Sara
bia was recently taken to Tucson,
Ariz., for trial on a similar indictment.
Copies Struggled into Mexico.
The manifesto declares that tone
man has controlled the entire destiny
Of the nation for 80 years; that the
ssoldiery has been organized for the
sole purpose Of massacreing the work.
ing people; that four national soil
has been given to. foreign adyentur-
ers,'' and winds up with "Mexicans,
to arms Reform, liberty and justice.D
s3 tits stated that thousands Is Of copies
Of this paper we're snu ggled into Mex
leo before the outbreak OF the pres
ent trouble there. "a.
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Big CROWD ASSEMDl ed
Prominent Congressman Has Fully
Recovered From Recent Illness.
B Fireworks and Speech Making and
Band Of Music Greet Him,

Utica, N. 4, July 2 The home
coming tonight Of Congressman James
S. Sherman was made the occasion Of
remarkable demonstration. The vel
come to the republican candidate for
vice president was non-partisan and
to a great extent personal, for the
congressman's recovery from his ra-
cent illness has added a reason for
public rejoicing upon his safs return.
Extended Ovation. 4
Mr.. Sherman, accompanied by Mrs.
Sherman and DR.. Carter, reached here
on the New York express from the
west at 9:1s o'clock. AS his train
drew into the station bands played,
1 fireworks were set OF and church
chimes rang. In Baggs square and
other spots adjacent to the New York
Central station thousands Of people
were crowded.
Mr.. Sherman stepped from the train
slowly. looking pale and worn. But
he had stood the Journey very we'll,
his physicians said. A procession
formed In the vicinity Of the station
and escorted the candidate 70 his
home. The line Of march covered fully
. mile, and the paraders included
representative citizens. civil. military
ana fraternal organizations. The route
| lay through the principal streets Of
the city, the buildings Of which wsre
decorated with dags. streams ana mot.
toes, an Illuminated by electric nshts.
A dozen bands furnished music. hre'
works being the feature, ana tens q
&housands q psrscns ranssd aIcns
the route shouting them1elyee Anarse.
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MEXICO
| IS ANGRY
WANTS UNITED STATES 10 PUN
,sH OFFICERS 81
TEXAS.
HAD BAD FAITH. 4 / II |.
Officials Claim Trouble Would Have
Been Avoided 1t Local Authorities at
Del Rio, Texas, Had Attended 70
Business An international Disturb
ance Obtains.

IA 2 IS & NJ
City Of Mexico, July M exico will
ask the United States to punish Sc
yerely the local authorities of Del
Rio, Texas, and possibly others of
the state under whose authority they
acted. 8;
The grounds will be that the Off
GERS knowingly failed in their duty by
allowing persons who partock in the
Las Vacas raid to- ride on to the Texas
side of the river uninterrupte with
and to bring with them their wound
ed, Punishment may also be asked
for the authorities and police of Del
Rio for allowing me etings to be held
there for the purpose of fomenting
and planning raids, murder and rob
berry in Mexico.
"a w IS After Texas.
The latter request, however, will
be contingent upon inv cations not
vet completed which have for their
purpose the ascerta aiming of the
amount of knowledge which the police
of Del Rio had of the meetings.
This new phase OF the International
trouble On the northern Maxico Dor
der was made known today by Minis
ter Mariscal Of the foreign relations
departments Bad faith toward Mex
leo by the state Of Texas in the recent
trouble Isl very strongly. suspected.
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HUNDREDS DROWN
MANY STARVING
GOVERNMENT GIVES ASSISTANCE
10 CHINESE.

IHongkonlg, July :. Detailed re-
ports from the foods III southern
China show that hundreds of people
have been drowned and thousands are
Starving fn the n destroyed villages sssi
Chinese and forei eigners have com
5binest W ralse u iglisssssa T-gllleaf
Large sums and quantities OF food are
being consigned nightly from Hong.
kong. II a
The government has made a grant
of $4,000 and the Standard Oil com
5pany has subscribed $4,000.
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REPUBLICAN, AND III FoR H
PRESIDENT GOES Tos tioT
STRINGS.
DEL LECATES CAL
What Promises g He tlle Most liard &
Fought Battle Of Many Years WllIg 81
Practically Begin When me
Secretary Meets Hls Party ", !, dsrss "
at the Summer Resort.

hington, July 2 2. Two confer-,
ences Of Importance were held today
by Judge William H. Taft, the hrsts
being with Speaker Cannon and the
second with Secretary of the Treas
.ury George 3. Cortelyou. Concerning
neither conference was much dis
closed.
Speaker Cannon at the conclusion
of his talk with Judge Taft said that
he had called on the republican stand-
ard bearer merely to pay, llliis espectsI
and to repeat his assurances, given
in his telegram on the day Of the no m
ination. that he could be depended
upon to furnish any assistance in his
power 70 insure the election at ma
Visits cortelyo
IN the afternoon Taft went to the
treasury depa artment and had AN
hours talk with Secretary Cortel YOU.
The interview covered a wide range
OF political topics. Secretary Cortel-
YOU took occasion to urge the selec-
tion Of Frank n Hitchcock AS ma
,tional republican chairman. He said
he had been personally and oficially
associated with Mr.. Hitchcock for
many years and held him sin the high
est regard. Beyond this there were
no developments today inzEthe matter
Of the national chairnnanship.
IT. has been decided that the COM
mittee appointed at the Chicago con
vention to notify Taft Of his nominar
88tion for the presid ency will meet him
in Cincinnati III Tuesd day, ma. Taft
Cincin Att from Hot
Springs, va for fGs puIsoss oi recsfv4-ss
ing the committees notification and
will return directly to Hot Springs.
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HEAD ON SMASH UP WITH IA
TAI RESULTS.
THIRTY SIX INJURED
Whether Train Dispatcher Failed to
Deliver Orders or Whether Orders
Were Disresarded IS 4 Matter III
Official Investigation.

Knobnoster, Mo, July 2. six per
sons were killed and at least 36 in
jured two miles east Of here when
the fast California special train from
st. Louis on the Missouri Pacific col
4lillea With ~. saliis special train
from Kansas City at 5 !: 20 oscluck this
morning. Among the Injured was
Mrs. W. a. Little, enroute from Wash
ington to Wallace, Ida, slight injur-
les. lss
The dead:
MICHAEL j. BURKE, lineman for
Western Union Telegraph company,
Poplar Bluffs, Mo. III, |
IS. b. ENGLISH lumber man, Olean,
Mo-, and representative of Miller
county. sl! "A
FRED STORY, lineman for Western
Union Telegraph company, franklin
Kentucky.
w. ID. FRIsBEE, St. Louis, sales
man.
JOHN HOOD, Hurdley, MO. line.
man.
W. H. HARDING, a negro mail
clerk, ST. Louis, Mo. 8 \
BAGGAGEMAjN CAMPBELL. n. |.
4 Two assistant Engagement.
Both trains were going at full speed.
The California special left ST. Louis
on time last night, carrying five cars,
including two mail cars. The train
from Kansas City was held two hours
to await two cars Of discharged sol
5diers from Fort avenworth. This
train carried eight cars. I, siH !.
Officials Investigate.
Il A. strang, a train dispatcher at Sc
idalia, issued an order for the trains
to meet at Kno bnoster Later this
order was changed and the meeting
place Of the trains made at Lamonte,
seven miles east of here. Whether
the dispatcher at Sedalia failed to
Sts9
deliver the train order to the crew
of the st. Louis train OF the operator
at Lamonte erred in not tagging the
train is a matter for official investiga-
tion. X N " II n
Both engineers reversed their en-
gines and jumped. The impact Of the
TWO engines threw hoth Of them off
the track. The cars piled upon the
wreckage. four cars IN the st. Louis
train and three cars on the train from
Kansas City, leaving the rails.
]. =. Snedicker, superintendent Of
the Missouri Pacific at Ossawattomie,
Kas., was q passenger on the train
from st. Louis. Wrecking trains were
ordered from Sedalia and Kansas City.
The dead and injured were taken to
Sedalia.
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ELEVEN STATES REPRESENTED
y I'M NATIONAL MEETING.
.DEBs is NOT ENDORSED
"a Break Exists Between the Socialist
Labor Party and the Socialist Party
Despite Recent Endeavor to consoli-
date.

New York, July 2.-The national
convention of the socialist party met
here today to nominate a candidate
for president. Daniel De Leon, who
has run for governor of New York
several times on the parIy's ticket, is
prominently mentioned fort the place.
Debs Not Endorsed. #
1t is stated Eugene ". Debs would
not. be endorsed for the presidency
or any other Office. as there still is a
break between the socialist labor
party and the socialist party. OF
which Mr.. Debs has long been the
leader. A recent effort to #consoli.
date the parties met with failure.
There were 81 delegates represent
ing IL states in attendance when Paul
Augustine, national secretary, called
the convention to order. 1t was de-
cided to choose a different chairman
for each day and Frank b. Passaday
of Troy, N. Y, was elected Tor today.
Daniel De Leon was elected chairman
of the committee on resolutions and
platforms.
.ss Comes as a Surprise.
N The name of u. W. Debs, candidate
for president on the socialist party
ticket, was presented for endorse
ment unexpecte today at the CON
vention Of the. socialist labor party
here. Mr.. DebsI was practically read
out of the socialist labor. party at a
Chicago gathering of the party some
time ago, and the presentation Of his
name threw the convention into an
uproar, and the meeting was adjourn
ed for the day at 6:45 O'clock. He
was the subject of a stormy discus.
sion. A man and q woman, members
of the socialist party unity league, Of
fered his name for endorsement.
When the delegates had recovered
from the shock an effort was made to
have the question go over, but Daniel
De Leon, the chairman, demanded
that the question be settled once for
all. A long discussion ensued, nearly
every one Of the 2s delegates taking
occasion to explain why he was not in
favor OF Debs.
The motion finally passed was to
the effect that the suggestion OF the
socialist party unity league could not
be adopted and that the convention
will send the league q reply explain
Ing why Debs is not desirable.
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at work, cue h,lndred d and. fifty seven
bodies have been reg covered, an Of
which are badly burned, but II IS be
lieved that the death roll will reach
over 200. seyen y-three Of the men
were rescued alive today but many Of
them are IN y serious condition. There
As great excitement here and troops
hay & been called into service to pre-
vent disorders. W Ks 3a