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';TTr:pilT:DECOH JDNE8DAT. OCTOBEK 21 1006. P1UOE 5 CENTS.
OF GRAIN PRICES
I WANT EVERVBOOS
AU Beef
Packing Interests of; United States Said
. to ContemplateStep.
Brought Out in Hearing Before Interstate Gommi
; V . : sion at Kansas City; 1 4 ; ; "
TOCOME TO. MV BIRTH
D AV 1 PA RTY NEXT
COUNTRY'S PACKERS &
..' PROPOSE A MERGER y ;m
v. a.
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:'a Val j
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PROFITS TOO; SAULL
iSince the Big Strike and Packer
i Indictment ;.?..;
t A MORE LlCRATIVE BASIS
If or the Industry' Can Be Found Oniy
r By Coasolidatlon; . .
FEDERAL OFFICIALS AWAKENED
I After Canstio Roasting Following Be-
eent Immunity Trials Authorities '
Are Bent on Berenge and Hope " .
to Betriere ' TbemiejTea.
.'. tension Pest SpecioK)
' CHICAGO. October 2. Sign at th Slock
;)rards today Indicated that the packing tndua-
- trie of the United 'States an to be mart'
late? a 1500.000000 combine or trust deaptta
tba denial of the officiate of tome of tba
companies.
The plana wip. not b announced prior to
Che November election. It if eald. It le re-
ported that J. Ofden ' Armour and Nelson
Morris r anzloui to be rellered of the
'aetlve management of packlnf btulneas. Con-
trol of tha (reat combine. It Is declared
would fan upon the shoulders of Arthur Mee-
ker tha Swifts Edfwd Korrla and pdward
STUdea. r - r
i Knee tha bur itrike and tha indictment of
"Khe paokara' competition hat become vWtda
.spread. Jra stock values hav advanced.
Packers no ionter sre cettlnf their old-time
supply of cheap raw material. It It with
tha object of eodnf thasa ems and placate
the Industry on a mora; luctsUte basis' It I
aid that tha merger U planned. The trust
. . has secured posMsston of tha Denver .padt-
.tnv lodustry. Armour -is' bofldlnf a new
' !iaokln plant Iq UlnneapoUt.
' .'. - . IHiten Foit SfM.
HXW TORX. October St. A specW to Aha
. flProrld from Washmcton aarssv .''
TheTwrpreJ goti utnetlt Jtat tltt today -na
: took notice of the talk about tha formation
f a holdlns; oomneny to take oner tba prop-
i arty and business of tha bast tfraJtr The
ftotlee oonststs of letters te the attorn ays
ln the dlstricu la which the acts of formlnc
i 'tha corporation may ba taken 'oalttnc their'
' Attention to the newspaper reports. ' i '
. It Is tenavance at much at anythlns; else
' that the officers of the Federal government
' dee Ire. Tha unmerciful roastlnf that result-
i ad from Oarfleld't report tiring tha trust
' a clean bill of health ' and the subsequent
; giving of the Judicial Immunity aa a
result of that report baa -mad the attor-
neys of tha department of justice tender on
tha subject of the beef trust. They have a
healthy desire to retrieve themselves and
wipe out the blot caused by the freeing of
tha packers because Garfield had aaked them
tor Information.
I v JTTDpE PAEKEE'S ADVICE.
hurged New Toik Voters to Avoid Ma-
! chine Candidate for Public Office.
(Associoltd Press Rtperl.)
1 KIW TORK. October St Alton B. Parker
I at a mass meeting of the judiciary nomi-
nators here tonight after saying ha had
left the bench never to return paid a tribute
to his former associates and the former
j members of the State courts and appealed to
his audieaoa to vote for judges who were
known to ba free of political Mai and pollt-
Seal bo as at.
"A maflhtne." he said "Is not tha proper
place from which to select judges and tha
i reason af it is very plain. A political ma-
chineotherwise aa organisation which re-
eatvat Its tola control and direction 'from
. one man and the win of on man la a ma-
chine organised en this principle. That .the
men within It give to the machine in order
that they may receive and the bos in turn
t gives te them in order that he and the mm-
'bar of tha msehlne may recslve la return.
. "Now there Is no difference between a
i republican machine and a democratic ma-
chine but In this particular canvass our
iwor la curaoua against a combination of a
gsroainooraiio macnine ana independence league
'lejaohin.
.' i "Our republican friends while not able to
1 . Indorse our ticket altogether have neverthe-
' Jess indorsed twelve out of the thirteen can-
' . tfldatet and I suppose we ought to be sat-
'laflsd with that But if tha gallant leader
of the republican machine himself a man
f learning of character of great ability
and as I believe lofty patriotic purpose will
-:. ba equal to rise full height In tha oppor-
tunity offered him and i would ilk to know
t - what rau may axDeot of a machine that was
2 ' dominated by a Murphy or a Hearst or both
. '- In aonunonT
- -' "The evidence I unmistakable" eontint
r; ' tied Judge Parker '"that the leader of Tarn-
V ' many hall realised that tha only opportunity
he would have for patronage this year would
b In this judicial ticket NDld you dream
or did IT Did anyone suppose for a moment
that there could be any . Inducement which
would lead him . to place "Sit band "in 'tha
hand of tha man who had denounoed him aa
a oorruptlonist and aa a. criminal and had
pictured him with stripes upon him and a
ball and chain at his feotf And ret he did
It He did mora. Aspiring to be tha leadr
of his party in the State he nevertholsss
want to a convention and there by hi wUI
'"'Tthlt man and that man' to break Ma promts.
he turned a minority rota a majority. Ha
maae a ooawnuou wmva on vaiiq uue a
fraudulent one. Those things Which vbM
done In business oonstltut a crime ought to
constitute a crime In politics. Was tfaer
reward -to- eome.
blA "aaoeot ihe
i res I Nona at au.
Mar (Tod. in Ills" li
sy Qod. In Ills Infinite mercy and goM-
teas. Incline Ins Hearts or tbes Hi neonl
in
to right for our inaepenaent ucnet as thr
wouia Xlsai lor ineir. vinnrisnte. I or wen
.the dreadful
mluutv1 with whlnh
. . m mmtii Hy mm tAA arhi
t' ;; ' 80UTAET SUBTITOS
Sea from Honda coast.
i
tUfttattd Pnu Kfrt.y'
J KIW TORK October It John
' Russell of Salem Taylor oounty
Fla.. th sollUry survivor
Of thlr-
ty-thre men who wont adrift on th
: bargr- boat Halfy from Lower Katsv
eombl Key on tha coast of ITorlda
during tha terrific gal of October JS
was brought into tola port today by
tha steamer 3 Paso. Russell jleclar-
ed that he aaw eight of th thirty-
two others drowning and believed that
an went down when th barge found-
ered. ' ...''
Russell waa adrift in .a stormy sea
for nearly two days and one night.
clinging to bits of th barge which
he gathered together to form a raft
Whan th EI Paao bound fro si Oal-
. teston to this altr. wss aff AUIaator
flghthous on th Florida coast but
Friday afternoon th 'lookout tight-
Roasell stul hanging to th raft.
almost too exhausted tooafl for help.
2 He was quickly taken on board yuid
rwceivvvi uv oee ox cot.
' Russell said that ha was engaged m
railroad building at Lower Mataocm-
bl key and was attached to . the
dredge Oyama when tba gale swept
down upon them. Thirty-three of the
men who- were employed with him
took refuge on board th Halfy but
th trail eraft quickly waa smashed
to pieces.' Bight of tha man were ren-
dered unconscious from Injuries Buf-
fered In th smashing of th barge
or were beaten Insensible by tha
driftwood among which ' they were
thrown after the berg went" down. j
Ha taw other member of th party J
who had survived th : sinking-of -tho"
barge clinging to 4 small Skirt B
uwtw w.w am.
Extensive tie-up
. - . ....
XHBXATQrED WESTERN B0AO3
BT TBAIIXEirS DEMANDS. '
fthni Ooatrollinf ' tha Woolt
Strength of SwitohmensJC an
Eight-Hour Day.
lAinciattd Pnu Report.)
CHICAGO. October S. The Western rail-
roads are facing a serious labor problem.
Tn Brotherhood- of Railroad Trainman on
behalf of Its switchmen today presented de-
mands to all roads centering In Chicago for
aa Urbt-bour day. Tha brotherhood's' action
follows that of the Switchmen's union. The
railroads win be obliged now to deal prac
tically with the whole organised strength of
the switchman Instead of the fractional part
represented by th Switchmen's union. In
this respect the move is the meet extensive
attempted by the railroad organisations In
many years.
Every railroad west of Pittsburg end Buf-
falo in the United States is Involved. While
the brotherhood demands were presented to
lthe railroads simultaneously In a dosen large'
cities tha main movement originated In Chi-
cago. 'The order to make tha demands in
outside cities were telegraphed tonight by
President Morrlssey. '
JOtS.IXSUEMTlvRED.
Theatrical Manager Confessed to Crime
and Named Accomplice. t
(.AtttdaHi Pnu Report.)
CHICAGO October tt Mrs. Margarst
Leslie tha actress fqund dead in her room
In tha Palace hotel last Thursday after-
noon did not commit suicide aa waa tup-
posed ' but wat murdered. Herbert .
Nlcholaa a theatrical manager . arrested
Saturday night on suspicion confessed .today
that he aided In the murder and that George
Leopold drug clerk for whom the polios
are now searching waa his accomplice Th
woman's diamonds and her money were the
motive for the crime.
. Nlcholaa first offered to tell hit story If
granted clemency but on this being refused
hs made a complete confession. Ha seJd that
be and Leopold went to tha womana room
Wednesday night and after a few minutes'
conversation he suggested that they have a
drink producing a bottle of whisky. Mrs.
Leslie was taking off her jewel at tha time
and her back wat turned toward them. While
In this' position Leopold according to
Nlcholaa seised tha woman by the throat
and choked her Into Insensibility. Throwing
her on th bed they placed a towel 'saturated'
with- chloroform over her face. The men then
took eome of the woman' garments And tied
them tightly around her neck. 'Securing her
jewels whtcm War valued at &000 the men
turned on the gas jets hurried out of. th
room and' left the hotel.. It was th anxiety
en the part of Nlcholaa to realise money on
the jewel which led to hit arrest Detec-
tives found torn of th diamonds m a pawn-
shop and they war traced to Nicholas. '
EOE MASSACHUSETTS MAN.
Mr. Moran Is Neither for Hearst Box
Bryan for President ... .
' tAuorirtoi Press Report.) ' .
WORCE8TER. Mesa October 8. Dtstrict
Attorney Morin. democratic candidate -for
iroremot: said tonight tn refermee to' tha
B residential fight In IMS that aewaa not at-
filiated with either Hearst or Bryan but
that in IMS-it h waa elected tlua year and
next he would go through the state and st
delegstes for a Massachusetts mas for ami
dent He wld h refused to stand on that
portion of the democratic platform whlra
mentioned a presidential candidate for IMC
he had hU own view aa to who that
aadidato ahould b. . . fT
ooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeo
CHANGES IN CABINET
OSCAE 1 BTEltJ? THElFIEST HE-
. .BEEW TO BE SO HONOEEB.
New Yorker Will Succeed Xetcalf.
Who Does to Nayy BtpartseAt
. Cortelyon Gets Treasury.
(Assoc&tsi Press Report.)
WASHINGTON October ft-The leflowuig
ststoment regaJrtUeg prospective changes lit
President Roosevelt' cabinet was mad
publlo at tha Whit House today:
"October -21 On the- retirement of Sec-
retary Shaw and Attorney General Moody
from the cabinet the following changes will
be made:
'Secretary of tha treasury George 3.
Cortslyou.
"Postmaster general. George Von I Meyer.
"Attorney general Charles O. Bonaparte.'
"Secretary of the navy. Victor H. Metcalt.
"Secretary of commerce and labor O&ca."
8. Straus."
The general understanding for some time
haa been that Attorney General Moody will
retire on the first of the coming January and
that Secretary Shaw will follow him on
March i. On the first of the year Mr.
Bonaparte who la now secretary of ths
navy will succeed Mr. Moody as attornuy
general and he In turn will be succeed l
by Mr. Metcalt secretary- of commerce and
labor the latter"" a place being tilled by Mr.
Straus. Mr. Cortslyou now posimastar
general will take Secretary Shaw's p'.aoe
on March I at which time Mr. Meyer Is to
become postmaster general.
The announcement of the prospective
changes In the cabinet waa made late in the
afternoon following a protracted cabinet
meeting earlier In the day at which It i
understood the whole matter was consld-
. ered fully. The changes contemplate the In
troduction of two new men In the cabinet.
Mr. Meyer and Mr. Straus.
The fact that Mr. Meyer waa to have a
place in tha cabinet haa been known for
some time but tba name of Mr. Straus hag
been mentioned only Incidentally if at ill.
In connection with the circle of the presi-
dent's advlssra. Ths transfers of Messrs.
Cortelyou to tha treasury. Bonaparte to the
attorney generalship and Metcalf to ths
navy has been generally accepted as among
the probabilities for some time although It
haa been known that both Mr. Bonaparte
and Mr. Metcalt were tor a time loath to
leave their present positions because they
had become so fully Identified with the work
of their department.
Mr. Meyer who. will become postmaster J
general is ambassador to- Russia t which
place he was appointed March 6. 1906 having
been promoted to that-office following his
service aa ambassador to Italy from 190 to
IMS. He Is a native of. Massachusetts and
baa been well known as a business man.
' The appointment of Mr. Straus causei
considerable surprise aa it will be th first
esse where a cltlscn of the Hebrew (alto
haa been a member of the. president' cabl-
nt Hs waa bom December. ISO.' And is
well known at a merchtatt diplomat ant
author. He repreeente the United: Statos
as minister to Turkey on two different oc-
casion and was appointed by President
Roosevelt to fill the vaoaney eauaed hy th
death of ex-President Harrison ae-a. mem-
ber of the permanent court of rbltraiibn ut
Th Hague.
INJURED DTOING HUNT.' " '
Carter Harrison of Chicago Badly Hurt
' in Canadian Woods. .
Associated Press Report.) -f '
. MONTREAUOetober. J-Fornw Mayer
Carter Harrison of Chicago waa talren to-
day from RMeout Ont via Toronto to Chi-
cege. uffertng from a badly strained each
and possibly Internal Injurl- With a Darty
of friends consisting of J. Winter TJmnlle
Demmee E. & Tollman and W. H. Kaskill
all' of Chicago be was moass hunting k
t Chtvplea. wham be waa injured . y.
AND
W
SUMMAIU
OF NEWS
THE WEATHEB
East Teias Fiir warmer in inte
rior: freih nortavest winds.
COLORADO'S Wiasari
i. Ilk-
tor
this time of the
WILLIAM J. BRYAR pWicte
rol of the nrci Boeitl I .' (-
EDWARD NICHOLS to iiAdfes jar nmttmtt
that W Biorderta Mr. ksUs. -: .' ! . i
THREE PERSONS riWstrtotuty talsredta a
Street car wreck at Moinr' a.'""""
MAYOR WEAVER supsresaed.. tag production oi
"The CUntman'' in nHlaeelpUs. - ..-
ALL THE PACKING tousts ievthe ssoatry ate
said to be contnaslatlBg conaolidetioB.
THE PRESIDENT announced. changes h bis cab-
inet which contemplate two new memhera.
HEARST haa rtduced hit estimate en the plurality
he expects to get from 10V.QO0 to J500i.
THE PRESIDENT isnied his annual proclamation
naming Noremhrr 29 aa Thanksgiving Dsy.
EX MAYOR OSBORNE denied the oecopaooa of
the offices at Albany was anything like a seisure.
THE ONLY JAPANESE mWahipmae at Aaasp-
olis was forced to reaign because of deficiency la
studiea
TWO MEN oVad'and nine buildings destroyed la
the work of a fire fiend snd murderer at Ferri-
day. La.
THE RAILROADS attempted to quash the Indict-
ment! in the- Baltimore and Ohio car distribu-
tion cases.
A SINGLE SURVIVOR of s wrecked barge en
the Florida coast was picked up by s stesstrr sad
taken to New York.
THE GRAND JURY refused to take any action
in the chtfree that Tammany caadidatea were
held up by independence league affkiala
A MEMBER of the National Gram snd Elevstor
company caarged the Kansas City. board of trade
with discriminating combinations sgafnst gram
shippers. 1
Texas
THE SIXTH DISTRICT tangle ass been submit-
ted to the itiprtme court.
THE OUTLOOK is for s very Urge attendance
on the legislative banquet at Dallas. .
STATE Health Officer Tabor win be aa applicant
for reappointment and will have strong backing.
SENATOR BAILEY may decide to soke no
apeeches after filling bis datoa .already made.
THE MEXICAN government wtll probably not at-
tempt to confiscate the Arneriesa fishing boats.
JUDC.E BROOKS of Anstirr hs granted s tem-
porary injunction in the Webb county poll tax
cases.
THE NEW CONTRACT presented by employes
has been definitely rejected by the Beaumont
Traction company.
THE FEDERAL office holders sre sow heinsr
threatened if they do not quickly "contribute
to the rrpublirsn campaign fund.
Foreign.
LARGE CROWDS witnessed ths opening of th
British parliament.
CARTER HARRISON waa injured in an accident
while hunting in Canada.
THT AMERICAN occupation of Cub la per-
manent ia generally accepted in . the island.
THE FINAL completion of the French cabinet
ahows the premier is master oi the situation.
THE BRITISH ateamer carrying American cavalry
horses reached Havana badly damaged by the re-
. gcent hurricane.
Railroads
THE HEAVY tonnage of railroads snakea rate
discriminations for the year next to impossible.
THE COMMISSION has ordered s .new passenger
train on the El Paso division of the Southern
Pacific by November 4.
MACHINISTS are to threats i Hsrrhssn of a
strike on the whole system if the Algiers master-
mechaqtc ;s not discharged.
Sport.' " '
JOCKEY RADTKK a set dowa for his poor ride
on Tommy Waddeli.
CARDINAL WOLSK.I.Y was destroyed after
breaking down in the sccoetd event St Lstoni.
TERRY M'GOVERN arj Yoong Corbett are said
to hare signed aitkU for a match ks January.
Commercial. '
THE MOVEMENT is
the vtd oil markets.
COl'l EE ruled firn.
-.iars are about noi'
CATTLE WERE aesi:
nd fair prices were
AN INCREASE in
caused strength in i:
STOCKS fell back in
rvertl short lived s
tive snd prices fjra la
promise of higher prieee.
nl. .....
; lentiful St Fort Worth
.misused. . - . .
. supply of breedstuff
wheat asarkct
i resting conditio after
i ulaove
THE COTTON MAKKI T presented s fluetwaMng'
movement tad finsl i r es snowed slight taaagea.
'1 Houston.
IT IS PROPOSED i incorpcraaa the Hsisstea
Yacht club with a ca alisatioa of tl .
r. W. DAVIS f the I irsssrs" UaW says that
the price f esetos so foi thai sot great
.1 .k. au i. hrtna avasa. ' - - .
os.esl
J
MONTH .III BE
E.ICHT.-;ypARSiOLD
MY MAMftS.
Houston): SA.yiM
AGE AWO. THt
WJrHE SVME
I 1
NO-TiU- 0
WAS MERELY GOSSIP
GEAND WRY BE7USED TO ACT ON
MlTRPHTS CHARGES.
Witnesses Satisfactorily Explained Al-
leged Holrtup of Tammany Candi-
dates by Independent league.
''''-"'
.'linsvvsi;'''W'Hiie.;f:-
11 1Tigtlis'Pisiriisi . ..-
NEW TOIK October U.-At th conclu-
sion of An inventlssttan. by the grand jury of
charges madu by Chart F Murphy the
Tammany loader that Tammany hall oandl-
date had been" !hM hp for cash oofialdersr
tlona" by th managers of th Independence
league. It' waa announced today that the
charges had fallen through completely. The
official announcement to thai effect declared
that the charges were "merely campaign
gossip and th grand Jury-would not dignify
th. proceeding iby making a presentment
as a rult of Ha inquiry."
Th arand jury announced that tn Ita opin-
ion there was nothing wrong In an offer
made bv Congressman Ooulden to pay tha
expense Incurred In getting nlgnntures to
ths Independence league petition In his be-
half. William Attor Chanter who had been
subpoenaed to appear before the grand Jury
was not called upon to testify. Congress-
man Joseph A. Goulden waa the first witness
called by the grand Jury. .'After Mr. Goulden
left the Jury room he said he had been shown
a letter which he admitted he had written
to Francis E. Shoeber also a candidate for
congress agreeing to pay SS00 for dip ex-
penses of gathering Indorsements nt his
name to a petition to be presented in the
name of the league.
Mr. Goulden said he considered It n: more
than right and proper that he should make
such an offer to Cover what he deemed
legitimate expenses. . -
Alderman Reginald Doull dQ leaving the
grand jury room said that ha Yiad nut been
approached with an offer In 'behalf nf Mr.
Forncs. John H. Allen independence Iokii-
candidate for congress against Mr. Fnrnes.
said he did not know any one acting In
behalf of the independence league who had
proposed to Charles V. Femes that Allen
would withdraw aa a candidate for congress
against Forties In consideration of a pay-
ment reported to be from SMS to ttt.OOO. Mr.
Allen said he did not believe any such of-
fer had ever been made and 'that If so. It
waa without his suthorlty. Mr. Allen de-
clared that be had never been nominate i
for congress thst some petition for his
nomination were circulated but he ordered
them stopped. He offered a reward of H-ki
for the arrest and convicjtoa of th person
who mad a proposition to withdraw his
name for money.
COIOEADO'S TtT.TTgawTs
Worst on Record for This Season of
1 . the Tear.
Associated Press Report.) ".
DENVER October IT -Eastern Colorado
haa been experiencing a bl lizard today buc
the weather bureau holds out hose for clear-
ing weather tonight Snow ceased falling in
Denver this afternoon the storm center hav-
ing moved eastward. The storm take rank
as the most severe at this time of th year
of any previous season of which toe bureau
haa records. The actual fall In Denver was
about twenty-one Inches and In some other
portion of the State it wss four feet or
more. The weather map Issued today shows
a great change In weather conditions la the
lest twenty-four hours. The low pressure
which has prpvslled over Northern Colorado
and Its eastern strip and Southern Wyoming
has filled up. '
snd E. B. Nichols charged with the aaarder of
Marshall Taakerslay. Jr is set for Friday.
MR. S. F. CARTER saw King Nortec in Vienna
sad insssedialely sent the president ef the Xo-Tse-Oh
Carnival association s steeay rder fer
1.
BISHOP H. C. MORRISON of the M. E. church.
South will strive is Houston today so preside
me sjeransn mission com err no wntca con-
laaraoay.
FRANC C FIAIN. a brakessaa aa the Misseeri.
Kaasss sad Tessa wss mangled beneath the
v emta ef bit train sad iastaatiy Ulesi Tha
r as usiauoa ofOsg
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE.
W.
7. Bryan Predicted Complex-
ion of Next Congress.
"" (Associated Press Report.)
'"WASHINGTON October tl.-Th
Ji letter from William J. Bryan to
O Chairman Griggs of ths democratic
"congreailonal committee" explaining
"why he will be -nnabl to visit Cyn-
thlano K. snd. Incidentally pre-
'diotlngthe complexion of ' th next
J-" bouse of representatives wat mad
' public today and la' as follows:
Hon. J. M. Griggs' Washington.
' Dear Mr. Griggs: I am very sorry
! that It Is Impossible to go to Cyn-'
thlana Ky.. but aa I wired yon all
J" my time Is tsken until election. I
wish you would convey my regrets to
0 our aemocranc canaiosie aor congress
In-that district and say to him that
I am very anxious for hit success.
Ths) Indications arc that we shall hsve
th next congress and then our dem-'
ocrati house can send to the senate
remedial measures and join Issue
with th republicans If they refuse
to adopt them. Th republican lead-
ers are so under control of wealth
that they will not ' support th presi-
dent when he attempts to fellow dem-
ocratic advice and securs soms re-
form. The president doe not go far
enough or fsst enough In th direc-
tion of reform but hit political asso-
elates ars all th time throwing ob-
stacle In his way. Th beat' way to
support th president It to elect dem-
ocrati in tha place of republicans for
f the recsrd shows that the democrats
( have stood. by him better In the sen-
2 ate and the house than the republic-
f ans have. My Interest In this cam-
palgn has been shown by the fact that
I am devoting every day to campaign
work. If your Invitation hjtd come
earlier I would have set apart a
day for th Cyntblana district. Yours
truly. William t. Bryan.
!
a
ATfiGnTWrlEMST
CAUSE OP SEIZURE 01 HEADQUAR-
TERS AT ALBANY.
Ex-Mayor of Auhnrn Engaged in Jtf-
Ifort to D Editwftrr-Trrmor "'
Is in Possession of the Offices.
(Astecioted Press Report?)
ALBANY N. T. October St Investiga-
tion today of tha reported "seisure of th
permanent headquarter of the democratic
State committee In thla city by democrats
opposed to the" icandldacy and election of
W. R. Hearst developed one of the most In-
teresting phssew'trf the present extrwordlnarv
camitlgn. . . .'v.; .
The main facta lenrned today ar that the
rent of the present Stat headquarters at
No. 44 State Street has been paid since July
snd In advance until next May by aacMayor
Thomas M Osborne of Auburn who hss
from the outset been one of the moat earn-
est opponent of Mr. Hearst's candidacy;
that yesterday afternoon State Committee-
man Patrick B. McCahe and the democratic
county committee officers moved their af-
fect to the county committee room In an-
other building and then hurried to New York
to report th situation to Mr. Hearst and
State Chairman Connors snd that this
morning a large force of stenographers is nt
work In the State street headauarters In a
campaign declared by those directing it. to
be "for the beat Interest of the democratic
party." Thlt work. It Is alleged. Is being-
done practically under the direction nf
Mayor Osborne and other democrats whose
opposition' to' Mr. Hearst have been con-
stantly averred.
EFFORTS OF TAMMANY.
Chief Urged Untiring Energy for
Whole Democratic Ticket.
(Associated Press Report:)
NEW TORK. October' SS. The executive
committee of Tammany hall decided at a
meeting today to support the whole demo-
cratic ticket State and local-.
Chnrles F. Murphy the leader of Tam-
many hall delivered a speech to tho member.
In which he said that he expected all of
them to do their utmost so that op election
day the results when compared With the best
vote of previous year would preclude any
possibility of any charge of treachery or
knifing. .' ' .
"The ticket must be supported" said Mr.
Murphy "to the fullest extent to every dis-
trict. We are almost on the eve of election
day. and the time remaining ahould be de-
voted to using th beat energies that each of
you leaders can command. Now la th time
to put your shoulders to the wheel and aid in
rolling up th biggest democratic vote in the
history of the organisation. The ticket. I
am convinced will win and the victory will
le all the greater with Tammany working In
every district." '
WAS NOT A SEIZURE
Mr. Osborne Explained Occupation of
the Offices at Albany.
(Associated Press Report.)
At'M'RN N. T. October In reference
to a dispatch from New Tork relative to the
alleged seisure of the democratic headquar-
ters at Albany. Thomas M Osborne gave
out Hie following statement today:
"The headquarters were established sev-
eral years ago by Senator Hill and have
been maintained by other since. As tho
present Stste democratic committee wat
making no use of them and believing that
they could be made an available adjunct
for the regular democratic organisation I
have paid the rent and secured a furthest
lease of the rooms There was no "seisure"
snd there is no necessity for anyone . to get
excited over the matter. Everyone who haa
any right or title to any ef the property
there can get It without any trenMe snd th
headquarters will continue to-be used for
furthering the best Interests of the .sesaa-
cretlo ViH r- J. i .
A FAVORITISM SHOWN;
la Reducing Rates to Certain.
Shippers. '
A COMBINE OF GRAIN MEN
Board of Trade Manipulated Dealings'
of Jobbers.
RAILROAD FIXED THE PRICE.
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Set '
Valnes and Allowed Favored Elera- ;
tor Men to Beap Bich'Harrett
by Fnrnishjng Information. .
- (Associated Press Report.)
KANSAS CITT Mo. October 21. Evidence
of favoritism abown to th manager of the;
Kansas City elevators of the Chicago Mil' t
waukes and St Paul railway In th matter '
ef granting reduced grain rates to shipper :
the existence of a rule In the Kansas City
board of trade threatening Ita member with
suspension if they dealt with Irregular grain I
men so eUd; a combine of members of :
that organisation to fix price and threat '
by grain' dealers' association -to' boycott'
board of trad member who might buy from
fanner and other against whom th asso-
ciations had Issued orders were some of the T
thing brought out hero today at the grain'
bearing begunf yesterday by th '.Interstate
oammerce commltoa..Acorh of grain "deal-
era elevator men and railway officials were
'examined. It waa decided to eontmoe the
hearing tomorrow '. ."".-;
E. W. Shield elevator agenj tog the Chi-
cago Milwaukee and 8t Paul rsdlway and
active manager of th Blmonda-SMeldt Grain'
company of Kanaxa City proved an Impor-
tant witness. Sir: Shield aaleVho waa' In
-Chicago last fall when h wa called npon.
to advise about special export rate on com.
Ha helped make a rat. effective saveral day .
later then came horn and bought earn right
and left He secures.. Ihra sasg s haul mil-
lion buahala bejora athati lata learned that
the rsilnoed rata w.'sasi .-.i . ..
Again this summer he said be hap pep eel
to be waiting around th 'offices of th vie
president of the CKleags Milwaukee and 01 i
Paul' when the raH roads agreed on a cut
of IH cent a honored bound on wheat He!
went out and sold several hundred thousand
buahela for delivery ndr tn rat. -V
Commissioners Clark and Lane will con-
tints the bearing in Omaha.
Th interstate grain bearing was resumed'
In the district court today with Commission -efs
Lane and Clark both present Mr. Line
reached her this morning having been de-
la yed en route; from Chicago. :
METHODS OF BLACKLISTING
R R Beall of Kansas City of the National'
Grain and Elevator company which ia affll-'
lated with the National board of trade of.
Kansas City a rival of the Kansas City board'
of trade who was the first witness called to-
da- testified in effect that farmers who
dealt with the National bo.ird and Ita mem-
bers likewise were blacklisted by the Kin-'
sas City botirtl. Ho also stated that by the'
rules of the Kansas City board any member : .
of that organisation dealing with member
of the National board of trade wore liable'
to suspension.
Mr. Beall said his company In its exist- -ence
had sold probably half a million bushel
of grain none of which he waa able to nil
In Kansas City because of these restriction.':
Asked If his company had experienced any
trouble from the Kanaua City board of trade'
or from any railroad in moving Its grain
outside of Kansas City Mr. Boail said: '
"Yes. We experienced Interruptions when
we attempted an export shipment of wheat
at New Orleans through the Illinois Central
elevator In that city. They placed an em-'
bargo of iVs cents s bushel on our shipment
for .running th wheat." "
Mr. Beall nad he said protested vigorously
to the officials of the Illinois Central both
at New Orleans and Chicago and charge
were considerably reduced. 1
Continuing Mr. Beall said that their gram
on this particular shipment was all short m
weight In the elevator from 1(100 to too
pounds to the car. Mr. Beall declared that
ho did not consider it safe for his company
to put Its grain through any elevator ep-
era ted by persons Interested In the Kansas -City
board of trade. He said he bad been
a member of the Kansas City board of trade
up to a year ago. ' . : v "
PRICES OF WHEAT WERE FIXED."
"Was there at any time" asked John H.
Marble attorney for th interstate cdmmere -commission
"any combination in existence
to agree on the price to be paid by the mens-
bers of the Kansas City board of trade for
wheatr
"Tes." replied Mr. Beall. "Such a combl- "
nation existed In WM."
Mr. Beall sold that the elevator companies
in Kansas City were In this combination and
he named half a doxen leading local grain
firm and grain men who were member of ;
it. Among them he laid waa the South- '
western grain elevator owned by Armour.
All the principal elevator men In the city Mr.
Beall said were members of the combine
which ttxeA it prices every morning. It wat
determined on the basis of the Chicago op-
tion and a margin sufficient to insure a '
profit to member of the combine wss agreed
to. -
Aaked it he knew of any Kansas City gram
mQ. vr having been notified by the Grain
Dealers association of Oklahoma. Kansas ar-
Nebraska not to buy grain of Irregulsr ship-
pert so-called.
Mr. Beall ssld that such notification had
been received up to within two year ago.
Th Kansas City Grain Dealers" asaociatlssi.
ft waa generally understood at that tint he
aid. would boycott anyone 7 buying such
proscribed grain. Kansas City grata mo--
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