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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
Candidate for Vice President Will
Speak in State.
GRATFIED AT PRESENT OUTLOOK
Meeting of Leaders at Colorado
Springs to Bring Results.
MANY OMAHA MEN AT STATION
Delegation of Local Republicans
Greet Party Leader on His
short stay Here--stOps
at Lincoln.

Frank H. Hitchcock, national chairman OF
the republican committee, in Omaha yester-
day afternoon. reiterated his statement
made at the outset o fthe campaign that
ne would make no prediction, though he
was free to say that a vigorous campaign
will be waged in Nebraska, and that the
republicans were going into the fight to
win not only this state but the nation.
Il never tell my plans In advance" said
Mr. Hitchcock "All there is to say is that
the republican committees are we'll organ
lied, that we had an enthusiastic and har-
monious meeting at Colorado Springs, and
that the party is going to fight every inch
Of the ground. ] do not care to say what
we intend to do In Nebraska, only that we
of course are going to try 10 carry It for
Taft, Mr. Sherman and other speakers
will como to Nebraska and visit other west
ern states before election.
II am highly grstified with the Colo
RADIO Springs meeting Mr.. Rosewater and
Mr.. Hayward both made some excellent
suggestions and were helpful as were all
the committeeman from other states"
Chairman Hitchcock arrived in Omaha
at 3:45 over the Burlington from Colorado
Springs, Colo where a meeting Of western
committeeman was held to arrange for the
campaign to be waged west of the Mis-
sissppi river. He was accompanied by
Victor Rosewater, national committeeman
for Nebraska, who attended the meeting.
A delegation Of prominent local republi-
cans met the train and we're introduced
to Mr.. Hitchcock, among them being Myron
L. Learned, Harry b. Zimman, Charles L.
Saunders, Thomas w. Blackburn, Robert
Cowell. Irving Baright. E. A. Benson
Samuel Mancusco. Victor b. Caldwell, Nell
son G. Pratt, Luther Drake, d. f. Thomas,
Abel Shotwell Charles e. Foster A W.
Jefferis and Thomas Wakefield.
large delegation met the train at Lin
coin, Charles w Bryan brother of w. ].
Bryan, being Of the number. They were
all introduced to the republican chairman.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
CHEYENNE BEATS CORPORATION
Wins in Fight for Cheaper Light
That Continued for Eight
Months.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 23-(Special.)- y
After a fight of more than eight months
the Cheyenne council and Mayor p. S.
Cook have forced the Cheyenne Light, Fuel
and Power company to accept a modified
franchise and to make a large reduction in
the rates charged for electricity for light
ing and for power purposes. At a meeting
of the council last night, President w. ].
Barker of the Northern Colorado Power
company, the holding concern of the Chey-
enne Light Fuel and Power company
agreed to accept the new franchise, which
among other important things reduces the
rate chargeable for electricity for incan-
descent lighting from 20 cents per 1000 watt
hours TO II cents the rate for electricity
for power purposes from % cents per 1000
watt hours to cents, the rate for street
arc lights from s15 per annum to sos per
annum for a period Of five years and 500
for the five years thereafter ensuing. The
city and the lighting company fell out last
fall, when the city declared the company's
old franchise forfeited, and diplomatic re-
lations were suspended. The city tied UP
all Improvement work by the company
thereby compelling It to maintain two plants
at heavy cost, and also refused to pay
the company for street lighting service
The corporation held out for eight months
before 1t appreciated that the fight of the
mayor and council against poor service and
extortionate charges was in earnest.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
RACE WAR is THREATENED
Murder Committed by Italians IL RE-
sented and Trouble is
Feared.

NATALBANY, La, July 23.-Daylight to-
day found this town divided into two armed
camps, with race hatred strained to a dan
gerous pitch. During the night prepara-
lions were made for a race war Of threat
ening proportions, but the passage OF the
night without actual fighting is believed
to have averted further danger.
One OF the hostile camps consisted Of
Italians and other foreigners gathered be-
side blazing fires on the outskirts OF town
and said to number. including their wives
and children, about 500 persons. All day
yesterday these foreigners gathered in
camp after moving out OF their homes here
and in the vicinity, in the fear Of reprisals
by Americans for the killing of Walter
Simmons on Tuesday and subsequent shoot
ing between Americans and Italians yester-
day Some OF the foreigners claimed to
have been warned to leave this section Of
the country
The opposing camp was made UP Of about
seventy-five residents of Natalbany, under
command Of Sheriff Saal. Early last night
an Italian came into town and said that the
men at his countrymens camp intended to
attack and wipe out the town" before
morning. The sheriff sent out scouts, pick
eted the town and ordered every available
man to be ready to fight At intervals the
scouts approached the foreigners campfires
and reported that excited men were hold
ing continuous debates.
The authorities here believe they have
the situation under control and that any
Americans who have threatened to lynch
Italians will be forced to keep the peace
allowing the foreigners to return peace
fully to their homes,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
HARBoR AT GARY is OPENED
Arrival of First Cargo of Iron Ore
is Marked by Demon
strRtion.

GARY, Ind, July 28.-When the steamer
e. II, Gary, with the first cargo Of iron
ore, with which the great steel mills of
the United States Steel corporation will
soon begin operations entered today into
the new harbor here a great American flag
was run up on a high flagstaff at the
harbor entrance. The ceremony marked
the formal opening Of the new haTbor.
Instantly the gunboat Wolverine, the only
war vessel on the Great Lakes, responded
with a salute of twenty-one guns. The
naval training ship Dorothea and the rev.
enue cutter Tuscarora followed with sa-
lutes as the Gary passed to its dock. car
rying 1900 tons of ore.
The Gary had been conveyed from the
breakwater at South Chicago by the four
government vessels in service on Lake
Michigan. On board were representative
Of manufacturing commercial and banking
interests Of the west.
The guest of honor was John w. Kern,
and he made a speech.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
GOULD LINES ARE MERGED
Roads i'm Colorado and Utah Are
Consolidated Into One
Company.

DENVER, July 23.-The Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad company the Rio
Grande Western Railroad company and
all subsidiary railway companies in Col
orado and Utah with the exceptions of the
Rio Grande Southern, were today merged
into one company, which will be known
as the Denver & Rio Grande Railway
company. The new company will. file
articles Of Incorporation and after due no
tice to its stockholders will issue $5O,OOO-
600 in bonds and $SSOOo,00O in stock.
The bonds will be used to retire the out
standing bond issues Of the several rail-
roads which were amalgamated, and the
stock will be exchanged for outstanding
stock of the Denver & Rio Grande and
Rio Grande Western companies.
Three-fourths of the stockholders of the
Denver & Rio Grande and Rio Grande
Western companies were represented and
S64O00.OOO OF the SSS,OOO,OOO stocks were
voted at the meeting this afternoon. Di-
rectors of the consolidated company were
elected as follows: George ]. Gould, e.
T. Jeffrey, Winsiow S. Pierce, Amos II.
Calef, Howard Gould. Arthur CoppelI, Ed
win Gould, c. II, schlacks and Joel F.
Vale.
1t was announced that the directors
meeting in New York would elect the
following officers: President. f. T. JEFF
frey; vice president c. II. schlacks; Sec
retary, stephen Little; treasurer, Joseph
Gilluby; general counsel. Joel F. Vale.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
STAY IN LIQUOR LABEL CASES
Action of Judge Thompson VIII Leave
Treasury Regulations in
Force.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-The Treasury
department has received information to
the effect that United States Judge Thomp-
son OF Cincinnati acting upon instructions
from the Department OF Justice had
granted a stay of execution in the case
directed by him last Tuesday granting a
temporary injunction restraining the col
lector OF internal revenues from enforcing
the new regulations regarding the marking
or packages containing distiHery products.
The Department Of Justice has instructed
the district attorneys at Cincinnati and
Peoria, H., TO take immediate appeals I'm
the two similar cases to the United States
court OF appeals. The effect of the stay OF
execution in these cases is to keep in force
the regulations issued by the Treasury de-
partment May last until a final determ!-
nation is reached by the court Of ap.
peals.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
SINGERS GO TO LA CROSSE
MaennerchOr, Twenty-Five strong,
Goes TO Big SaenRerfest in
wisconsin City.

The Omaha Maennerchor, twenty-five
strong left last evening in a special car
over the Northwestern for La Crosse. Wis,
TO attend the national saengerfest which is
held biennially. 1t will be in session this
year from July @ to e. The national con-
vention Of the German Maenncrchors of
the United States is an event in musical
circles. At no other time or place in this
country can such a mighty choir Of
trained mems voices be heard as at the
German saengerfest, where more than 1000
voices coming from ia singing societies
blend their music in one mighty harmony.
The Omaha delegation was headed by its
president, Peter Laux. Among the other
officers and members who went were as
follows: August Frondel. vice president: /:
Fred Deiker. secretary; George RAIN
treasurer; Theodore Sinnhold, Philip
Andres, Carl Hardman, Fred Lehman,
Henry Sick, Albert wichard, Julius
wichard Chris Kyhl, M. Bigger, Steven
Schmidt, Fred Reckart, Harry Stein, Paul
Pausen. Charles Kreslc John Kanvalln
and william Mack.
Omaha is going to try to get the next
convention. A committee of the national
society has intimated that II Omaha makes
the proper arrangements the society will
not be at all averse TO coming here. The
Omaha delegation goes to La Crosse
prepared to make every effort to this end
Moreover, the Commercial club will send
a special representative to La Crosse to
extend the invitation of Omaha and to
pledge the city to all the duties of enter
tainment. The national saengerfest means
the presence in the convention city of about
25 900 people for several days and Is.
naturally a great thing for the city as
well as a great treat for all lovers of
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
DRAG NET COMES IN FULL
Chicago Grand Jury IndIcts Mail
Order Houses, White SlaveFs
and Pass NIoIatOrs

CHICAGO, July 23-The federal grand
jury today completed an important sit
ting, having returned indictments against
twenty-nine mail order houses, whose al
legged illegal profits are between 100000
and 100000, for using the mails to de-
fraud; twenty-eight indictments in the cru
sade against the white slave" traffic and
ten indictments against the Illinois Cen
tral and Rock Island roads for issuing
passes to fruit shippers.
Among the indictments charging Illegal
use Of the mails was a joint bill against
Birch F. Thomas and Edward Rhodus.
promoters Of the alleged fraudulent opera
tions Of the Central Life Securities com
pany, the Republic Life Insurance com
pany, the Mercantile Finance company and
a number OF other concerns said to have
been used In swindlinE operations.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
SEARCH FOR MISSING GIRL
Daughter of Congressman Rabbit
Wnnders Away from Moody
Institute.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. July 23.--Arthur
Babbitt. accompanied by Police Metron
Shannon of Chicago, was here last night
in search Of his sister, Edith Babbitt,
daughter of the widow OF Congressman
Babbitt Of Beloit, Wis. Miss Babbitt un-
expectedly left the Moody Bible institute
at Chicago a month ago.
The searchers learned she was IN Clin-
ton, Ind, Monday and Terre Hsute later.
She had before going to Chicago been in
a sanitarium In Wisconsin, but On rep
resentation OF her borther-in-!aw, Rev
]. D. Whitelaw, a missionary OF tho Con-
gregational church, that she needed op-
portunlty to carry out a desire to be a
missionary, she was taken TO Moody in
stitute.
Mr. Babbitt was in the same Clinton
hotel with her Monday night. 1t is thought
she discovered her brother was there, for
she left hurriedly Tuesday
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
BOMB AT DENEEN MEETING
Explosion Causes Panic. but No One
in Audience IN In
jured.

CHICAGO, July pa bomb was ex-
plodcd in a tent in which Governor Deneen
was addressing a political meeting at Gar
field boulevard and Princeton avenue last
night Women in the audience screamed
and a number tainted. Men and women
made a rush for the tent doors and Gov
ernor Deneen and others on the platform
tried to stop the panic. When II wss seen
that no damage had been done by the ex-
plosion the excitement subsidized and most
of the auditors returned TO their seats
1t is thought the perpetrators intended to
take advantage OF the excitement to rob
people In the audience. Policemen made
number OF arrests, Dut later all the sus-
poets were released as there was no evil
dence TO hold them.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24

One Of the three desperadoes who
killed two and wounded eleven in Bos-
ton has been killed and another cap
tured. Page 1
District Attorney Sims of Chicago will
ask for rehearing of Standard oil case,
alleging court misquoted record.
Page i
Race war between Italians and Amerl-
cans is threatened at Natalbany, La,
because Of murder by Italians. Page !
Prince of Wales opens Quebec tercen-
tenary and witnesses historical pageant.
Page
The explosion of bomb at Deneen
political meeting in Chicago creates small
panic. Page /
University regents are tanning new
experimental station to be located in the
sand hills. Page q
POLITICS.
Chairman Hitchcock announces James
S. Sherman, Senators Beveridge and
Dolliver and other prominent Nebraskans
will stump Nebraska Page 1
William ]. Bryan will retire from
active management of the Commoner
during he campaign. Page l
LOCAL.
Railrodu men, organizing IN all states,
want commissions composed of railroad
men and attorneys, as provided in the
Wisconsin law.
Page 6
Policemen forca councilmen tr transact
business of the city, going out into the
highways and byways of the city to
meet them and invite them to meetings.
Page Q
President Ellis of the Missouri River
Navigation congress ignores call of a
vice president and no meeting is held.
Page 10
SPORTS.
Kerr. the Canadian sprinter takes the
two hundred meter race at Olympics.
Ewry, American. the standing jump and
Carpenter, American, is disqualified
after winning 400 meter run. Page 9
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN srEAMsHIps
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
DOUGLAS our OF POLITICS
DGy State Man VIII Not Accept
! Democratic ChaIrmanahIn.

MONUMENT BEACH. Mass, July 2.-'I
am out Of politics forever" declared former
Governor William l.. Douglas, when upon
his return from yachting trip Of several
days, he was questioned concerning the
reports from Lincoln, Neb., that he might
be named as chairman OF the democratic
national committee. Mr.. Douglas said that
he had not been aware that his name was
being considered for the position. II have
not been offered the chalrmanship Of tho
democratic national committee" he said,
and while ] shall deeply appreciate the
compliment II rendered me, shall not ac-
oept for l am out Of politics forever. This
is final
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
YOUNG EBERHARD is CAUGHT
Nephew of Woman Murdered in New
York Found Wounded at
Paterson.

NEW YORK. July 28.-August Eberhara,
nephew Of Ottilie Eberhard. the Austrian
woman who was shot to death Saturday
evening near Hackensack. was taken into
custody today by the police OF Paterson,
n. J. Eberhard was found lying on a lawn
in front OF a farm house in the Totowa
section OF the city. He was suffering from
wound in one leg, which. the police be-
lieVe, he might have received at the time
his aunt and cousin were shot. The young
man, 1t was said. when arrested admitted
his identity The police are further ex-
amining Eberhard In an effort to get his
story Of his disappearance from the scene
OF the fatal shooting.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
HITCHCOCK RETURNS To EAST
National Republican Chairman Passes
Through Lincoln.
(From STAFF Correspondent.)

(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, July 23.-(Special Telegram)-
Frank II. Hitchcock, national chairman OF
the republican party and Victor Rosewater
went through Lincoln this afternoon en-
route east from Colorado Springs where
they attended the meeting OF the repub-
lican leaders for the western part of the
country. Nearly $50 prominent local re-
publicans met them at the train and Mr.
Hitchcock was introduced to each man by
Mr. Rosewater and f. r. Sizer, postmaster
of Lincoln. The national chairman ex-
pressed confidence in the ticket and In the
belief that the republican party will be
victorious at the polls this fall.
While stopping at Lincoln. Chairman
Hitchcock stated that he had planned a
speaking trip through Nebraska for JameG
s. Sherman in october. He also expects
to send Senators Beveridge and Dolliver
and other republicans of national fame to
Nebraska, expecting a bitter fight for the
state. William H. Taft will not come Il
Nebraska, under the present plans, accord.
ing to Mr.. Hitchcock. His campaign will
be conducted from his porch at Cincinnati,
similar to the first campaign of William
Mckinley.
Mr.. Hitchcock stated that he had never
seen better spirit manifested among
political workers than among the state
chairman and national committeeman, who
met with him in Colorado Springs. All
seemed ready and anxious to take off their
coats and work, lie said. The card sys-
TEN of polling the state used by the Me-
braska committee for several years will
be adopted in all Of the western states
represented at the conference, he said. Mr.
Hitchcock was reticent about naming tha
principal issue Of the campaign. He
laughed when asked whether the republi-
can party expects to lose all of the union
I.H
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
BADGERS NAME NO TICKET
Wisconsin Democrats Meet, AdoDt
Platform and Leave NOmina-
tiOns 10 Primaries.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. July 23-when the
democratic state convention reassambled
today, T. NJ. Cleary OF Platteville, was in
troduced as the permanent chairman.
The platform adopted endorses the na-
tional democratic platform and especially
commends its declarations respecting tariff
reduction trust control. valuation Of rail-
road property and the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the people.
The convention adjourned without making
any nominations. The nominations will be
made 80 the nrim
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
MRS. sTETSoN WEEDS COUNT
Widow OF Millionaire Hat Maker Be-
comes Bride of Portuguese
NObIeman.

PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-Mrs. Sarah
Elizabeth Stetson, widow of the late
millionaire hat manufacturer, John b.
Stetson, was married today TO Count
Santa Eulalia Of Portugal, by Monsiguor
Turner, chancellor Of the archdiocese OF
Philadelphia. The ceremony, which was
performed AZ the brides beautiful estate
near this city, was a quiet affair.
The bridal pair will sail for Europe
Saturday next. II is understood they Will
make their permanent home in Phnadel-
phia.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
SEAMAN KILLED IN GUN COGS
NecI<erchief becomes EntanEIed in
Machinery and Neck is
Broken.

NEWPORT r. l., July 2S-Joseph ].
Henry, an ordinary seaman and powder
passer on board the rev batteship
Mississippi. was killed during a gun drill
in one of the forward eight-inCh turrets
today. His neckerchief caught in the
training cogs OF one OF the guns and
Henry was drawn into the machinery and
his neck broken.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
Aged JurIst WEEDS.

GALESBURG, H., July 23-Judge Alfred
NJ Craig, more than l5 years old and one
nent citizens, was joined In marriage here
yesterday to Miss Mary Davis OF this city,
who is % years hts junior. The groom
served the state OF IliLois as Judge OF the
snnr@nae nnurt thraa tarmA-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
MnII Ruins FIrIds.

YANKToN, S. D., July 23.-CspeciaI)-
Tom Reedy, mayor Of this city. estimates
his loss in the hailstorm OF Sunday night
at 5000, the loss being complete on a fine
sixty-acre field Of corn ana ssVsRy-fivs
acres OF Data
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
FIRE RECORD.
Fire at PittsburE. Ka1

PIrTsBURG. Kan, July 9-Flre de-
stroyed the Stanton Lndsburg packing
plant Of this city early today. causing a
will be rebuilt at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
Nieht Riders BUM RoI Cnr.

PRINCETON, KY. July IA box car
which the Illinois Central railroad yester-
day put on siding at Otter Pond, Ky
10 replace the station destroyed by fire
the night before was burned late last
night. II IL supposed to have been the
work OF nisht rtdan--
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
Assessments at Yankton

YANKToN. s. D., July 23-(speeial.) )-six
million dollars and over is the county as
sessment OF personal and real property as
left by the Board OF Equalization.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
SUMMARY OF The BEE
Friday, July "a, 1908.
TIE WEATHER.

s..ature at Omaha:
* OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
VICrNITY-Local showers and cooler Fri
day.
ers and cooler Friday.
FOR 1OWA-Probably local showers Fri
day; not much change in temperature.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24
CONFERENCE AT OYSTER BAY
President, Judge Taft and Secretary
Root Discuss Speech.
COPY READY FOR PRINTER
Address of Acceptance Contains
5000 Words and Reviews
All Issues Raised by
Both PIatformg.

OYSTER BAY. n. Y, July 23.-Mr. Taft
arrived at Sycamore Hill by Automobile
at o'clock. Secretary of State Root had
reached the presidents home two hours
earlier. Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Root took lunch
con with the president and afterwards
conferred with him regarding Mr. Tafts s
speech of acceptance.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-24

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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-20
CRANK WHO WANTED
TO SEE PRE- SI0ENT IS
KNOWN IN MADISON

Madison, S. d., Feb. 19.-Walter
White. of this city, whose arrest at
harrisburg, Pa, while en- route to
washington to see President Roosevelt
was reported a day or two ago by the
Associated Press, is well known here.
White was taken into custody and is
being held at Harrisburg by request of
Chief Wilkie, of the United States Sc
cret service. Secret service officers be-
Heve White to be insane. When arrest
ed he stated he vas going to Washing
ton for a privtae interview with the
president. He claimed thai while in
Chicago on his way East he was
drugged and assaulted.
White had been q resident Of Mad
lson for the past two or three years.
HE is a butcher and since last August
mad been employed in a Madison meat
market. On the morning of the day
on which he departed on his strange
mission to Washington he was at the
market as usual.
Shortly after the arrival of the pro-
prietor White left the place and about
half an hour later appeared at the door
or the market with a suit case. To the
astonished proprietor he said:
II am going to Washington, d. c.; II
anybody asks Q about 1t tell them
You don't know"
Before the proprietor could reply,
White had started for the depot, where
he took a train.
White is an Englishman by birth. and
is understood here that all of his
relatives reside in England.