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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
RAILROAD MEN ARE UNDECIDED
Presidents of Trunk Lines Do Not
Know whether to Raise Rates
OF Cut Wages.

NEW YORK. July 16.-The presidents
of the eastern trunk lines met today to
discuss the question whether there shall
be an increase in freight rates. Presi-
dent Underwood of the Erie said:
There is very wide division of opinion
as 10 the wisdom of an increase in freight
rates; it is really astonishing what diff
ference of opinion there is"
1t Is understood that the conference dis
cussed raising freight rates 10 per cent
or the alternative OF reducing wages 10
per cent II was reported that f. II.
Hartman was opposed TO a cut in wages,
while the representatives OF several other
lines favored that course rather than an
| increase in rates.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
LAND FOR BLUFFS BUILDING
Treasury Department Accepts fr"-
posaI of the PereEOy a Moore
Company.

tFrOm a starr correspondent
WASHINGTON. July l6-(special Tele-
eramN-The secretary Of the treasury mas
accepted the proposal OF the Peresoy
Moore company to sell the eest nan OF lo'
four for the extension Of the Counch hlu''S
federal building for $3.50.
Proposals for public building sites upon
which to erect federal buildings at Fair
bury. McCook and North Platte were
opened today at the Treasury department.
AT Fairbury the last congress appropriated
$50 900 for site and building at North Platte
$4,000 for site aud building, while at
McCook only an appropriation was made
of $500 for a site. Following are the bids
Fairbury-C. w. Smith northwest corner
Seventh and F. $1,000: Edward Lawrence
southeast corner Sixth and d, A5oo; j. D
Davis. southwest corner Fifth ard F, N4'o'
J. h. Switzer. northeast corner Sixth anc
e. $4,000; Bonham National bank, south
west corner sixth and u, donated Mrs
| Maria L. Oerter. location not given, 5000
| Ella Eidridge and Anna NJ. Steele, south
west corner Fourth and G, $500.
McCook-David Diamond, northeast corne
Mcfarland and West Denison. $25N
! Phillip Blatt Manchester avenue AM
Dodge. 5000: n. ]. Johnson southwes
corner Main and Dearborn. $500.
North Platte-Charles Mcdonald, north
east corner Fifth and Locust, H0sOOi Iosep
! Hershey. northwest corner Fifth and Lo
Gust. $4,000: Mrs Anna seyfert, northeas
corner Fourth and Pine, 5000; John +
Claybaugh southeast corner Sixth an
Willow, 5000; r. Il. Favoritc, southea'
corner Fifth and Locust $1,000; T. I
Longley, northwest corner Fifth and Vim
800; A. NJ. Lock. northeast corner Locus
and Fourth, 81, 900; Mrs. William WOOD
hurst. southwest corner Fifth and Locus
$4,000.
Upon the recommendation of Congress
man Hinshaw, DR.. f. A. Thomas has bee
appointed pension examining surgeon
Aurora. Neb., vice DIR. ]. w. Haughle
, resigned.
F. E Scott OF Aberdeen, S. D, has be-
. appointed clerk at the Mare Island na'
: yard and S. Van Brunt of Council Bluf
has been appointed craftsman in the w
department.
, c. E. Hunt, L. B. Dunlap and Guy
Graham of Ames Ia, have been appoint
= veterinary inspectors in connection with t
. bureau of animal industry.
Nebraska postmasters appointed: Odes
. Buffalo county, John w Bergman, "
NJ. Halliwell, resigned; ST. Deroin, Nema
70 county, Carrie Lunsford vice A. Film
. resigned.
:. Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska-H
brook route 2, James NJ. Land CARR
j. A. Kline substitute. South Dskot
Planklnton, route 2, II. j. Schuchn
20 carrier, p. II. Runkle substitute.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
Has Neither Conscientious Convictions
or Honest Intentions.
LABoRERs' INTEREST ELSEWHERE
Record of Party While in Power is
Referred To.
NO FAITH IN IT'S PROFESSIONS
Has Lost Confidence In the Ability,
sincerity and Even Integrity
of the Democratic
Leaders

NEW YORK, July ia cablegram has
been received from William Randolph
Hearst in reply to a message transmitted
to Mr. Hearst from Samuel Gompers, stat
ing that in view of the democrats stand fof
labor, 1T would be an act Of greatest
patriotism for the independence party to
endorse the democratic platform and urS-
ing him not to run a third ticket. as II
would elect Mr.. Taft. Mr.. Hearts cable"
gram follows:
PARIS. July 18.-Tel Mr. Gompers that
am not authorized to speak for the mem-
bership of the independence party, but.
according to my personal standards,
purer patriotism consists in laboring to
establish a new party which will be con-
| sistently devoted to the interests of citizen
ship and particularly to the advantage and
| advancement Of the producing classes.
do not think the patch OF patriotism lies
in supporting a discredited and decadent
oil dparty, which has neither conscientious
! convictiors nor honest intention, nor en-
dorsing chameleon candidates who change
the color of their political opinion Win
every varying hue of opportunism. dc
not think the best benefit of laboring mer
lies in supporting that old party because
of a sop of false promise, whep the per
formance of that party while IN power ole
more to injure labor than all the Injunction
ever issued before or since. l have los
faith in the empty professions of an un
regenerate democracy. l have lost conf
dence in the ability, In the sincerity ant
even in the integrity of its leaders. d
not consider it patriotism TO pretend t
support that which as a citizen distrus
, and / earnestly hope the Independence part
will give me an opportunity to vote 70
Candidates that are both able and homes
and for a declaration OF principles bot
sound and sincere.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
WoRKMEN OF WISCONSIN SUE
Illegal transactions and shady Deals
Alleged Against supreme
Lodge of Order.

DIES MONIES. Ia, July l6.-Illegal trans
actions, shaded business deals and viola
ton OF trusts were charged against the
supreme lodge Of the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen by the grand lodge Of the
Ancient order Of United Workmen OF Wis
consin in a law suit involving $4,000 filed
IN the district court here yesterday.
Burke. Alexander and Burke and r. L
Parish. representing the Fidelity Trust
company, as trustees OF the grand lodge
Of Wisconsin. filed the petition which
charges that the supreme lodge has failed
to pay claims amounting to s63,96s and thai
It has also made way with a guarantee
fund amounting TO A27, ,s7s.75. The grand
lodge asks that the supreme lodge be or
dered 70 pay the 1885 in claims and tina
It be held accountable for the guarante'
fund of t4Z7, s7s.76 making the total amour
] Of money involved nearly t6O0,oOa
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN sTEAAEsH
TYPHooN ovERTURNS LAUNCH
Twenty-Five Persons Thought to he
Drowned Near Manila, Includ-
ing Three Americans.

MANILA. July ia pleasure launch
bound from Manila TO Corregtdor island and
carrying about seventy-five passengers was
caught In a typhoon today and foun-
dered. 1t is believed twenty-five of the pas
sengers, including three Americans We're
drowned. The others, numbering about
fifty. were picked up by the British steamer
suveric which was passing close to the
launch when It foundered. The Suveric
lowered boats Immediately and those, to-
gether with boats from other crafts that
came TO the rescue, picked up the fifty
passengers with much difficulty. 1t is re-
ported an army surgeon is among the lost.
Details of the disaster have not yet
reached Manila, Corregidor island is at
the entrance to Manila bay, some thirty
miles distant from the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
CUBA IS in NEED OF LABOR
Minister TO United States WIN Leave
for Europe to Urge Inn
migration.

WASHINGTON, July l6-Genzalo de
ouesada, the Cuban minist-r, will sail from
New York for Europe on July IS TO make q
study OF the immigration question, with the
view 20 increasing immigration 10 Cuba
During his absence senor Padro Almeida.
the first secretary OF legation, will act as
charge. Mr.. Quesada viii visit Italy Ger
many and possibly Norway and will be
absent three months. Cuba. he says. is
greatly in need Of labor and his efforts
abroad will be directed toward showing
the opportunity the island offers for eapa'
BILE men who want q home.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
PRESIDENT REFUSES TO TALK
Chief Executive VIII Not Put His
Voice on Records for
Sale.

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, July l6-President
Roosevelt refused an offer to make
speeches into the receiver of a talking ma
chine for the purpose OF making records
for public sale.
The president attended 10 official bust
ness this morning and this afternoon he
will assist Mrs. Roosevelt IN entertaining
the members Of the ST. Hilda society Of
Christ Episcopal church. The society as
sists in the parish charitable cases, and
Mrs. Roosevelt each year entertains ~
members. Today all will take tea al Saga
more Hm with Mrs. Roosevelt and tn,
Prssident AZ s p. m
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
LAST YEAR BANNER PERIOD
Testimony in Northern Pacific Hear
Ing Brings Out Earnings OF
the Road.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 6-Thomas
Cooper. land commissioner of the Northern
Pacific Railway, was again placed on the
stand today when the Minnesota rate hear
ing was resumed before Special Manager
Otls. He introduced In evidence a paper
which gve the value Of the purchased lands
Of the Northern Pacific at S1, 325,2l3 and Of
the donated land at $S5,564,S75
other points which developed before Mr.,
Cooper left the stand were that its gross
earnings have risen from 100000 In 1884
TO seO.OOOOOO in ls07-the estimated earnings
for 1908 being 100000 more than in 1871
and uOOo, 90 less than in 1907.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17

william Randolph Hearst has replied to
invitation from Samuel Gompers to sup
port democratic ticket by saying that Ia
boring men have nothing to hope from
empty promises Of that decadent old party.
Page
Judge Taft is forced to forego exercise
in order to complete hts speech and keep
up with his correspondence. Page /
Prohibitionists adopt platform and be-
gin on the nomination of candidates for
president. Page
President Roosevelt refuses to talk into
machine to make records for sale pur-
! poses. Page 1
Police are said to have taken part in the
betting on New York tracks. Page
Electric train on the New Haven road
is derailed at Greenwich while travelling
fifty miles an hour and one woman is
killed while others are injured. Rage 1
Ancient Order of United workmen of
Wisconsin sue the supreme lodge in Iowa
court Page /
Date of notification of John w. Kern
has been fixed for early September Mr..
Bryan will attend and make a speech.
Page q
The work of taking an inventory of the
nations resources for the Conservation
! commission is already under way. Page
Railroad men of eastern lines confer
5 over advisability of raising rates and dis
agree Page
Testimony in the Minnesota railroad
\ hearing shows the earnings of the North
ern Pacific for term Of years. Page
$ FOREIGN.
= Cuba Is in need of labor and takes step
: to induce foreigners to emigrate. Page
=. American fleet reaches Honolulu
: Page
d Typhoon overturns launch and twenty
n five are reported drowned near Manila.
O Page
: Scandal of great proportions comes ou
J. in Lisbon with the publication of name
e of high officials who received none
X Illegally from the state treasury. Page
IN NEBRASKA.
lie Robert Truman, wealthy bachelo
found dead on his farm near Fairbury al
o. murder is suspected. Page
e. Lincoln men are preparing 10 come
at in force Monday night and capture Il
do Ak-Sar-Ben goat Page
LOCAL.
of Both the Thomas Davis Realty compal
ay and the Kountze estate will fight f
Be their value of land at Cutoff lake whi
de will be needed by the park board to COZ
*. plete park for which Mrs. Levi Carter h
al given $4,000. Page
ire Ireland will have exhibits at the n
tional Corn exposition, Sir Hora
Plunkett is leader there In agricultul
Nv improvements which the Corn expositi
he seeks to accomplish in America, Page
lal SPORT.
Ia Americans win first places in disc
lor throw and shot put at the Olympic gan
ris and are ahead of the Englishmen on poll
for the meet so far. Pag
Relay message carried by Young Me
MIG Christian association runners throu
Utica, n. Y, two hours ahead of sched
ley time Pag
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
WATSON TALKS ABOUT BRYAN
POpulist Leader says Democratic
Chieftain Counts Too Much
south.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July i6.-rhe peo-
pies party OF Tennessee convened here
today with about seventy-five delegates
in attendance. The principal purpose Is
selecting OF presidential electors. Hon.
Thomas " Watson OF Georgia. candidate
for president addressed the convention
arousing much enthusiasm.
In an interview today Mr.. Watson said;
Bryan made a mistake in dealing with
the political situation IN the south, and
will take advantage OF this fact He
has gone 20 the limit In assuming upon
the political help OF the south The south,
ern states are expected 10 give him los
electoral votes, almost two-thirds or ths
necessary majority he expects 20 win
Yet he does not even eonceds TO the soutf
i the second place on the ticket
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
COUNT BoNI BRINGS SUIT
starts Formal Action in Paris to Get
Possession of HIS Chill
Gren.

PARIS, July l6.-Count Boni de Castel-
lane today formally filed suit for such
revision Of the decree Of divorce OBJ
tanned against him by his wife who was
Miss Anna Gould of New York, as will
give him the custody OF his three chill
dren The hearing has been set for July
%. Since the divorce Nine. Gould has
married Prince Helie de sagan Count
Bonrs cousin.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
SHIPS TO REACH PORT TODAY
American War Vessels Due 10 Arrive
at Honolulu This Az
ternOOn.

HONOLULU, July l6.-rhe American fleet
is due to arrive at Honolulu about o'clock
this afternoon. according to a wireless mes
sage which came in during last night. At
the time the message was sent the ships
were les miles distant from this port
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
POWDER MAGAZINE EXPLoDES
Nine Men Instantly Killed by Acct
dent at Cleelum, Near
Tacoma.

TACOMA, Wash, July l6-The powder
magazine Of the Northwestern Improvement
company at Cleelum blew up at o'clock
this afternoon while a sang Of men were
unloading a car OF powder Nine were
killed
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
SERVANT MEMBER OF FAMILY
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rules on Pass Question.
MODIFICATION OF FORMER RULE
MisroutinE Carrier May Make he-
fund on Account of Its Err
ror in Sending ship
ment.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-That mousse
bo,d servant when travelling with mem
Der of the family entitled to pass Is -. -
fully included within the term idr'liS'
as used in the act to regulate eoIiluelNe'
is one of several interesting CoIlei
| rulings made public today by the
state Commerce commission The ru',"eo
are upon questions raised or suonl''eu "
| the commission in correspondence Inns
decision is modification OF preNiuus
| ruling which held that the word FANNY
as used in the anti-pass provision OF '''e
act did not include servants.
In another ruling the commission nous
that common carriers may proNiue At
points along their lines eating houses lo'
passengers and employees of such carriers
and that property for use OF the ea'l"e
bouses may be properly regarded as neces-
sary and intended for use of the carriers
in the conduct of their business. 1t Is pro-
,,idad that these eating houses. however
must not serve the general public or any
portion thereof with food prepared from
commodities which have been carried al
less than the full published rates and tha'
no utensils. fuel or servants employed al
all in serving other than passengers ano
employees of the carrier as such should oe
, carried at less than tariff rates.
1t is held in another decision that Del
= line owned by a municipality which par
Z ticipates in interstate movements Is SUD
. iect 70 the jurisdiction of the act to regu
late commerce and of the commission.
o Refund for MisrOutinE.
c In still another decision the commission
{ holds that misrouting carrier may be au
!, thorized to make a refund on account @
. its error in misrouting a shipment ana Una
the carrier which participated in the trans
portation without a lawful tariff apphca
n BILE thereto should be dealt with throus
the department of prosecutions
In this case a shipment was misroule
and passed over a route via a part
which no rate was filed with the commits
sion and was thus subjected to a hlgh'
,o charge than the through rate via u
w proper route.
4 A decision of peculiar interest Is that
,y the case of a shipment which was tender'
of destined 20 a certain point, the direct rou
e to which was over the lines OF two ca
IN riers, a distance of 35s miles. the rate
re that route being % cents. 1t was possin
IN to send the shipment around over the lin
llv of other carriers, a distance OF 6lI mile
IS and secure a combination rate OF only
RI cents. Application was made for reful
,aI on account of the difference between l
led rates, but the commission held that l
ne claim for a refund should be denied on I
AN ground that the much longer and indire
get route was not a reasonable route.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
TIVE wEATHER.

FORECAST FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
md cooler Friday. Saturday talr. ,,.,..,,
FORECAST FOR IOWA--ShoWers + rluaS
"a Saturday; cooler Saturday.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday -
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
Reduced ColoniSt Rates.

One-way tickets at special low rates
on sale daily throughout March and
April, from all points on the North
Western Line to San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Portland and Puget Sound
points.
Daily and personal conducted tours
in tourist sleeping cars via the Chicago,
Union Pacific q North Western Line.
For full particulars write S. A. Hutch
ison, Manager, Tourist Dept, 2l2
Clark ST., Chicago, ILL.,, or address
nearest ticket agent.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
from al Around the Towr and
County,.

p. j. Langlie was up from Lake
Preston Saturday.
Mrs. Arson Wright was quite i'll
of the grip the first of the week.
Regular service will be resumed
at the various churches next Sunday.
"A teachers meeting will be held
at Lake Preston Saturday, February
10Th.
L. Griffin went to Brookings Mon
day to resume his work as creamery
inspector.
Thos. Mears will leave for Chi
cago Saturday with a carload of
horses for that market.
Mrs. Sam Shepard, of Sioux Falls,
is visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. White.
There will be mems prayer meet
ing at the Evangelical church Sun
day at $50 p. m. All men invited.
d. H. Lotus attended the annual
meeting of the Retail Merchants As
ISOLATION at Redfeld the first of the
week.
Miss Blanche P~ierson, who has
been visiting at Erwin, came down TO
De Smet Tuesday for a short visit
with friends.
Miss Sasse concluded her visit
at the Sasse home in this city We'd
nesday and departed for her home at
st. Charles, Mimi.
Wore comes from Pierre that Mr.,
and Mrs. G. E. Swanson are the happy
parents of twins, both boys, who ar
rived Saturday last.
Hon. G.. A. Mathews was up from
Brookings Monday as attorney for
John Abbott in connection with the
creamery case at Arlington.
-Supt. A. H. Seymour went tc
Pierre Monday to help on the state
board having the work of marking
teachers examination papers.
There were twenty-five applicants
for teachers certificate last week
All but six were already teaching, anc
were writing the examination for re
newals and higher grade certificates
The Arlington people have thei
tabernacle well towards completion
1t will have a seating capacity o
about 1000. Rev. Lowry will com
mence a four weeks series of meeting
next Sunday.
On Friday, February 18th, a
Arlington occurred the death of Mrs
Ole Lason of cancer of the stomach
The husband and five children, Oloi
Ole and Martin and Mesdames j. j
Hardy and Brady Austad are left +
mourn her loss. The funeral occurre'
at the Whitewood Lutheran churcI
on Tuesday, February 18th.
The teachers meeting was hel,
at the court house and the program
as published rendered in full. On
of the interesting features of the pro
gram was the talk on the commo
schools of the south by Attorney |
S. johnson. Mr.. johnson is well prt
pared to talk upon this subject an
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28

his address was greatly appreciated
by the teachers.
Mrs. n. P. Bush and Mrs. Green,
of Lake Preston, were guests of Mrs.
|. j. Miller Friday,
Mrs. j. w. Burdick returned the
first of the week from Rochester
where she has been for some time
with her daughter, Mrs. r. S. Daw-
ley. The latter underwent quite a
serious operation at the hospital and
was not sufficiently recovered to ac-
company Mrs. Burdick home. 1t is
expected that she will arrive a few
days later, however.
Mr.. and Ms. A. G.. Brown have
concluded not TO move to Cleveland,
Ohio, as theyintended and announced
some three weeks ago, They have
however, rented their home to Mr..
Dorothy, and this week went out onto
the farm in Mathews township where
they will spend the spring and sum-
mer with their boys. What they will
do after that has not been decided
upon.
d. w, Wilmarth, clerk of De
Smet Camp, M. w. A., informs us that
he has received notice that the death
claim under policy held by John Milks
with his mother as beneficiary has
been allowed. 1t will be remembered
that John Milks was killed at Volga
while under an engine cleaning an
ash pan. In some way the head coun-
Gil of the order got the idea that the
claim was not legal owing to the cause
of death. But it has finally been de-
cided to allow the claim at the face OF
the policy.
The G. q n. w. Ry. is testing
the t~elegraphers' nine hour law by
putting on extra men at points where
they expect to maintain Offices open
day and night. Agent Stimson will
now work from 7 a. m. until 5 p. m.
H. A Stimson, 5 p. m. to 3 a. M, and
r r. Fields is the operator who
will work the third trick from 3 a. m
until | p. m. The law goes into effect
March 4th unless the time is extended
which is not probable as the Interstate
Commerce Commission, wishes to see
the law tried.
The following have paid subscrip
ton since our last mention: Ton
Tande, H.. +. Morrow, Geo. Moody
Lester Roberts, VIM. limp, Mrs Alb
bic NJ. Abbott, HI. F. Prouty, MARI
Plowman, I. j. Flanders, j.. l.. Van
Hook, r. C. O'Hora, G. HI. Abbott
g. D. Hannah, M. III. O'Hora, Lar
Carlson, l.. j. Gustafson, Mrs. Caro-
line O'Hara, o. A. Stordahl, Lars Mel
son, E. j. Hart, A. Ct. Bankert, E. L
Hall, H. HI Cooley, III. III. Bell, Mel
Kopperud, III. H.. Ehler, Pat Kildee
VIM. Rusche, Geo. Leach, VIM. Yea
man, w. H. Smith, John Voegeli
Mrs. John Lark, f. A. Wing.
The jackson Virginia Jubile
Singers did not appear on the 25tl
as advertised. When they learne'
} that a series of revival meetings ha'
just closed they cancelled the dat
saying that they had struck severa
towns soon after Mr.. Lowry had cor
| cluded meetings and it did not pa
/ to pull off their performance. Their
> is nothing Objectionable about thi
: class of amnsements and it woul
i ordinarily be well attended. Howeve
after three weeks of revival meeting,
: with two services a day most of til
I time, our people are probably in
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28

Get good seed and raise oats, corn
and barley. All indications now point
to a cheaper wheat for 1908 than
any other crop, as compared with
the cost of production.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-28
Special Announcement Regarding
the National Pure Food and Drug
Law,

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not affect
ed by the National Pure Food and
Drug law as it contains no opiates or
other harmful drugs, and we recon-
mend it as a safe remedy for children
and adults. Sasse's Pharmacy.