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Show τι TAFT'S OF ACCEPTANCE | Attorney General Bonaparte Glaring Mistakes Were Republican Candidate Makes Address from Steps of Brother's Homein Cincinnati. Admits Made in First Trial, But Will Try Again. lenox, Mass.—Admitting that there had been glaring mistakes made in the former trial, but determined to them in action to be brought Discusses Trusts, Labor, the Physical Valuation Injunctions, of Rail- roads, the Currency, and Other Pertinent in Campaign. flagCincinnati on a Standing draped platform in front of the old colonial portico of his brother’s home, Judge W. H. Taft, at noon on Tuesday, accepted the nomination of the Republican party to be its candidate for the presidency Politica] leaders from far and near gathered to give the affair its politi eal significance, while from the city and surrounding suburbs the friends neighbors and admirers of Judge Taft among his own townspeople turned out in countless numbers and without regard to party affiliatior Senator William Warner of M souri, past commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., headed the notification com mittee, which consisted of a member of every state, territory and island possession of the nation. The repre sentatives of the committee were chosen from the delegations attending the nominating convention at Chi cago. There also were present many members of the national committee including Frank H. ‘iiteheock, who made a fiying trip to Cincinnati en route from Chicago to Washington and New York Senator Warner's speech of notifi cation was brief, and when he had concluded speaking there was an ¢ thusiastic outburst of applause 88 Judge Taft stepped forward After formally accepting the nomination tendered by the chairman of the not fication committee, Judge Taft launched out at once, without pieture attempt at oratory, into the very essence of his declara tion of principles, the first portion of his remarks being a declaration that Republican strength Hes in a mainte nance of “the Roosevelt. principles.” He dwelt at some length upon what the president has done in the line of reform, and declared the chief funetion of the administration to be a clinching of what already has been accomplished. He asserted, in comparing the platforms of the two old parties, that the Republican declaration is progressive and regulative, while the Democratic is radical and destructive. Judge Taft discussed ‘trusts, labor, injunctions, the physi‘cal valuation of railroads, the currency, the postai savings banks, which he declared were preferable to the Democratic plan of government guarantee of deposits, publicity of campaign contributions and all other issues which he regards as pertinent in the coming campaign. He concluded with the declaration that as between the two old parties the difference consisted of the fact that with Republican success there “would be prosperity; with Democratic victory there would be disaster. When the final address was finished there was a procession of local and visiting marching clubs, militia and various civic organizations. From an improvised reviewing stand on the sidewalk Judge Taft reviewed the wassing hosts DEATH IN PATH OF STORM. Electrical burg Storm With Sweeps Over Chicago members of the confercalled by Attorney General Bonaparte left for home Wednesday 100n, with instructions to begin a figh all along the line against the ird Of] trust alter Issues Which He Regards as apostrophe or any the ence Pitts. Disastrous Results. Exceeding in injtensity Pittsburg the several severe electric storms of the past two weeks, this city and vicinity was visited late Monday afternoon Ἐν rain lightning and thunder. At least one person was killed and a score of others injured by lightning A great number of small fires oecur 1, and thousands of cellars were partially filled with water. It is estimated that two hundred street cars were slightly dam aged during the storm by lightning. A gasoline launch “The Merry Widow,” carrying from sixteen to twenty workmen from the Jones and Laughlin steel company’s plant across the Monongahela to their homes, capsized Monday night in twenty feet of water Three men are known to be drowned It will now be a fight to the fim ish,” said United States Attorney Sims of Chicago. “We made mistakes, glaring ones in the othertrial. Rut now we are at work in earnest Nothing will go wrong this time. You may be sure of that. I cannot tell what our first action will be. It is for Mr. Bonaparte to make that publie? ie Attorney General Bonaparte called to the eonference Solicitor General Hoyt, District Attorney Sims of Chicago, James H. Wilkinson of Chicago, Mr. Sims’ first assistant, and Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota. After the conference on Wednesday, Mr Bonaparte said that every effort would be made. to secure a revision of the recent decision and an opinion of the United States circuit court of appeals in the case of the Standard Oi] company of Indiana, and that an application for reargument and a modification of the opinion would be submitted to that court FIRES Shanty SHOTGUN Boatman AT TAFT. Comes Near Shoot- ing Presidential Candidate While Celebrating. Cincinnati.—If the steamer Island Queen, which conveyed candidate William H. Taft and the Republican notification committee up the Ohio river had been sailing a hundred yards nearer the Ohio shore the presidential nominee might have been seriously wounded by a charge of Bellfontaine, O—George R. Gamble was on Tuesday sentenced to the penitentiary for three years for arson, having been convicted of setting fire to his grist mill in Zanesfield eighteen months ago, for the insurance. Prior to coming to B ontaine, Gamble suffered fire losses in various towns in Colorado and Illinois, a total of fifteen fires having against hin Ir lected the insura pected until Gave the Zar aiso university life student. for law Miss They field fire Life for a Girl. Valparaiso Ind.—A aged 22. of Bandana, K his charged he col was Nor s8uUs- 8 after Up en S. studen May were gave Bradbury, walking on up a the Pennsylvania railroad track. A west. bound train came al and held their attention so that id not notice the ea was coming i tion, until it was uy; was able to assist from the track In struck by the locomotive tlurty-five feet, being fatally injured Sixteen cmuriiiaees Severely Strained. ------------.-- the spirit of the proceedings and throughout the night applauded vigAn Attempt to Bring the Nameof }orously whatever met their approval. William J. Bryan Before Conve, The entrance of George ΝΥΝ. Μο tion by Kansas Delegate ΠΝ Caskerin, whom the [Illinois deleCauses a Riot. gates are supporting for the guber1 atorial nomination, was a signal for rs “for the next governor of IIlis.” Chicago.—The Inder Venezuelan Consul at Caracas Chased Into German Conculate, and as Result Troops Are Called Out to Patrol the City. at its first national cor in this city, chose Thoma of Massachusetts as their This outburst had scarcely sub] sided when the arrival of William R. Wendidate | Hearst started a delirious demonstrafor president, and John’ Temple tion which lasted several minutes. Groves of Georgia for vice-president It was thirty-five minutes past the The nomination of Mr. Hisgen was | scheduled time when the temporary made on the third ballot, his chief sergeant-at-arms rapped for order competitors being Mitrord W. Howard and asked the delegates to vacate of Alabama and John Temple Graves the aisles. Milton W. Hbward of of Georgia. Reuben R. Lyon of New Alabama took the gavel and introyed a complimentary vote duced Charles A. Walsh of Lowa, secYork on the first ballot and William R retary of the provisional national Hearst had forty-nine friends who committee, who read the call for the voted for him on the first two ballots convention. This document declared The nomination of Mr. Graves was the purpose of the gathering to be made unanimous, all other candidates the foundation of an Independence having been withdrawn. party and the nomination of candiThe friends of Mr. Bryan made an dates for president and vice presi effort to bring his name before the cent. convention, and the man whoattempt Father O'Callahan of Chicago deed it nearly produced a riot and nar- livered the invocation. Mr, Howard, rowly escaped physical violence at | at the conclusion of the invocation, the hands of the indignant delegates announced the names of the tem The man wso sought to place Mr. porary officers of the convention. His Bryan’s namein nomina® m was J. I. mention of the name of Mr. Hearst Shepard of Fort Scott, Kan. He did was received with an outburst of apnot succeed in his mission, for upon plause, and Mr. Hearst, when he being called to order by¥ the conven- | mounted the rostrum, escorted by a tion and questioned by Chairman committee of three appointed by the Charles A. Walsh he admitted that it chair, was given an uproarious ΝΘ]. was his intention to name Mr. Bryan come. When quiet had been reThat was the first and last time he stored, he began his address as temmentioned the name of the Demo porary chairman of the convention. speech, | Mr Hearst's Following promptly cratic leader. He was nas had commit had named domestic Spitz- difficulties and was melancholy, and before en tering the ne that day he had threatened to take his life. It is not believed, however, that he had the slightest intention of killing his comradeg Or wrecking the gallery. Black Hand Sends Warning to ColD. White Plains, N. Y.—Sheriff Charles M. Lane of West Chester will begin on a liberal [ll—Andrew H. Hagg, a with a pitchfork. The shooting fol- In scale within MAIL POUCH ROBBER CAUGHT. Negro Taken in Custody at Kansas postoffice stealing authorities, a mail containing Getting Ready for Business, if. Hitchcock, torium Annex, where the cratic headauarters will be charged pouch in the station on June 6 $50,000 from Los Angeles to Chicago.—Frank Seventeenth being sent a New York City bank The inspectors assert that they have posi evidence against Savage, and declare their belief that he has buried the money, intending to recover it after his re lease from the penitentiary Borah is on the Committee. sented to the temporary chairman a Chicago.—Announcement 15 made “union label” gavel. H. Hitchcock, chairman of, | by Frank After an address by C. A. Windle | the Republican national committee, of Chicago the convention adjourned that the following wil] constitute the until 2 o’clock Tuesday executive committee Charles F. The committee on rules and per Brooker, Connecticut; T. E. Coleman, manent organization, which met im Dupont, Delaware William BE. mediately after the convention, se- Borah, Idaho; O. Lowen, Illilected Charles A. Walsh of New York nois; Ch Missouri; Vicas permanent chairman and adopt- tor Rose sr, Nebraska; William 1, ed a rule that no speech from the Ward, New York; Edward C. Duncan, platform should exceed five minutes North Carolina; Boies Penrose, PennChairn Hitchcock de in length and that no delegate should sylvania. be heard upon one subject more than cided to adopt the plan of having the executive committ made up solely once. countries, are in attendance, in /Hongkong.—Reports from Canton say that the scenes following the typhoon of Monday night last are heartrending. Thousands of Chinese were drowned. The typhoon in its loss of life ad damage to shipping eclipsed the typhoons of Re- 1906. turns received here show that the | loss to Buropean shipping was less but that over a hundred native ves- sels were wrecked. Branch Democrats to Open quarters in Denver. Chicago—Chairnian Mack, Head- of the Democratic National committee, announced on Tuesday that branch headquarters, with James B. Osborne, national committeeman from Wyoming, in charge, will be opened in Denver the last month of the presidential campaign. Mr. Mack, who left Tuesday night for his home in Buf- falo, expects within the week to de cide upon some man or men whose names will be presented to the exec Demo- utive committee for chairman of that located. @ommittee. Bdwin D. Mead and Beniamin F. Trueblood were prominent among the American delegation. Baron Von Holleben of Germany and Baroness Bertha Von Suttner of Austria also are present. The bishop of Carlisle, president of the congress, in his opening address said: “Nothing has impeded nationa? prosperity so much as partisan strife and blind antagonism. They were told to think imperially, but e rider was needed—let them not act imperially.” King Edward and Queen Alexandra received the delegates at Buckingham palace at noon. The delegates presented an address, to which the king replied as follows: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome you, the representatives of the universal congress of peace, and re ceive your address. There is nothing from which I derive a more sincere gratification than from the knowledge that myefforts in that cause of international peace and good will have not been without fruit and a consciousness of the generous appreciation with which they have been received both by my own people and those of other countries. “Rulers of states can set before themselves no higher aims than the promotion of’ international] good understanding and cordial friendship among the nations of the world. It is the surest and most direct means by which humanity may be enabled to realize its noblest ideal, and its attainment will ever be the object Οἵ my own constant effort.” AT MERCY OF WAVES. Deadly Typhoon Sweeps Over Hong Kong, Many Chinese Being Drowned. Hong Kong—A_ typhoon struck Hong Kong shortly before 12 o’clock Monday night, causing unusually high seas to rise. A numberof Chinese were drowned. Members of the crew of the British cruiser Astraea, with a searchlight, started out in a cutter to the rescue of thirteen men who were fighting for life against the angry waves. After an hour’s battle they succeeded in rescuing six of them, the others being drowned. No damage to any European vessels is reported. The property loss on shore is very heavy. President to Go on Another Hunt for Bear This Fall. Klamath Falls, Ore—According to a dispatch received here, John D. Goff, the gnide who accompanied President Roosevelt on his hunt in Colorado for big game some years ago, will visit Klamath county next September for the purpose of investigating the big game district of this region. It is stated that Mr. Goff will make the trip especially for the pur pose of advising President Roosevelt as to the best season to hunt bear and mountain lions in this state take ger of for me.” The $43,000. Conference on Oi! Trust Cases. Lenox, Mass.—An important conference, presumably regarding new action to be taken by the department of justice in the Standard Oi] cases, is to be held here. Attorney General Bonaparte, who is here for the summer, has arranged to have Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota and a number of officials of the department of justice in Washington come to Lenox for a discussion of the situation arising from the recent decision of the of United States circuit court ap- peals at Chicago reversing the finding of Judge Landis against the Standard Oil company Trouble Over a Necklace. committee. Norman Mack Chosen Chairman. Chicago.— After a geven-hour conference with William J. Bryan and John W. Kern, the sub-committee of the national Democratic committee on Saturday made its selection of the officers of the committee, as follows: Chairman, Norm FE. Mack, Buffalo, N. Y.; viee chairman. L. P. Hall, Ne braska; treasurer, Governor N. C Haskell, Oklaho sergeant-at-arms, John I. Martin, Missouri; secretary, Urey Woodson, Ken icky. care of him ’ prisoner pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to rob a bank messen- from the membership of the national elles in London.—The seveniteenth univer sal peace conference, organized by the Society of Friends, assembled at Canton hall here on Monday. Over 140 societies, in sixteen different James H. O’Neil of Rhode Island pre Thousands of Chinese Drowned / Great Typhoon. Meeting, London. Prisoner Threatens Judge. last, Mr. Hearst, the actual temporary chairman, was not on the platform at the opening of the second day's session of the convention, and Judge Reuben R. Lyon of New York presided. He called at the conclusion of the report of the credentials committee for that of the committee on rules, order and permanent organization. named Charles A. This report Walsh of Iowa as the permanent chairman. The mention of Mr. Walsh's name was received with cheers. He was escorted to the ‘plat- One New York.—Threats of death at the hands of the Mafia were made to Judge Rosalcky in court on Moncay just after he had pronounced sentence on an Italian. “The Mafia will get you for this,” shouted the enraged man. Then, turning to some of his friends in the court room, he cried: “He has given me ten years; Kansas City union ruled out of order by the and under the guard of several ral sergeants-at-arms he was hustled out of the hall, while some of the incensed delegates vainly attempted to strike him with fists and one of them swung at him savagely with a cane Over Kansas City—Charles Savage, 8 negro, was arrested here on Sunday with WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST. and City, Charged With Bold Theft. by prominent Livingston county farmer chairman of the Republican national and politician, was shot and instantly | committee, with the consent and approval of George R. Sheldon, the nakilleG by his son Albert. The elder Hagg quarreled with his wife, whom , tional treasurer, has announced the he is said to have driven from home. ] appointment of Frederick W. Upham She went to the home of a neighbor of Chicago as assistant treasurer, It distant and tele- was also announced that offices for about balf a n Mr. Hitchcock and his associates had phoned her son Aiflbert, who went at ence to the 1 home. There he been secured in the new Harvester engaged in an altercation with his building, 234-36 Michigan avenue. father, Who started toward his son This is a block south of the Audilowed. the sible for the decline county directed Under Sheriff Schiep to make investigation regarding a Black Hand letter William Everson, form and, upon taking up the gavel, a wealthy colored land owner on Butaddress Outlining the termilk Hill, adjoining the country | delivered an policies of the party. estate of John D. Rockefeller, has reThe platform was read by Clarence ceived, t tening death to him and J. Shearn of New York, at 5:20 his sister unless they leave $1,000 adopton their gate post. Everson is very oclock, and was unanimou after which the convention admuch scared and now goes about }ed, journed untii 8 p. nmi., it being at the heavily armed. Pontiac, that two shots were fired from the consul’s house, no one, however, be ing injured. Prior to this, about 10 o’clock at night, a mob numbering about 1,000 gathered in front of the dwelling of a Venezuelan resident, who, it is alleged, had insulted Curacao in the Venezuelan papers, broke down the the next few days was chiefly respon- Explosion. suicide, actual attack was made, it is stated some time past becauge of the congested condition of thejmarket. Likelihood that the movemfat of the crop ful pace and finally struck a tree, Young Sands was sitting behind the chauffeur when’the car struck and was cut almost in two and his right leg was torn clear out of the thigh and crushed under the fore part of the car. The chauffeur was so badly injured there is no hope of his recovery. to consulate, when the price of hly delivery dropped 6 cents per shel on the board of trade here. The severe slump caused little exfitement, how. and the car skidded along at a fear- Spitznas German where he had taken refuge, and compelled the ordering out of armed troops, so that the consul might be protected from injury, The demonstration before the residence of the Venezuelan consul, Senor Lopex, occurred late at night, and, although no Chicago—A “naturall carner” in Oats came to a suddengend Saturday Poissy Saint Louisa, near Paris, on Wednesday. A half-mile from his destination the automobile tire of the front wheel slipped from its place cessful attempt of a miner a Venezuelan, who had published statements in Venezuelan papers derogatory to the island, and later held violent demonstrations in front of the residence of the Venezuelan consul; the Pric bile at sixty miles an hour from Deuville to the Vanderbilt chateau at Mine ment in an attack upon the home of CORNER COL Paris¥-Winthrope Sands,step-son of William#K. Vanderbilt, met a shocking death while riding in his automo- Causes against themselves and the Dutch government, mobs gathered in force at this capital Saturday night and Sunday and expressed their resent New Crop of Oats Cafses Drop of W. K. Vanderbilt Killed Automobile Accident. Suicide onistic actions on the part of the president, Mr. Castro, directed man, compelled him to sign a paper, | which set forth an elaborate excuse for the publication of the statements with which he was charged The leaders of the poyulace also fcrced him to make a public apology from the balcony of his home, while the crowd below hooted and groaned in accompaniment. Furthermore, members of the man’s family were compelled to play the utch national hymn, while the peopl¢ below shout ed “Down with Castro}jlong may Wi) helmina live.” ME@TS HORRIBLE DEATH. Berlin.—An investigation of the dynamite explosion in the dynamite store room on the seventh level of one of the collieries near Borbeck, in which at least eight men were killed, indicates that the explosion probably was the result of the suc- ple of Curacao, Dutch West Indies, are strained to the breaking point Following a long series of what the residents of Curacoa regard as antag- doors with stones, and, seizing Mr. Taf “I dofnot think that the shooting was do e with any malice,” said Mr. Taft, “of that I or anyoneelse in particular Was picked out as a target. Some ehthusiastic fellow-citizen probably wanted to celebrate with the rest ang, having no blank cartridges, loaded jis gun with the real thing.” Step-so Willemstad, Curacao—The rela tions between Venezuela and the peo surrounded the Countries Hundred Societies Represented at Relations Between Castro and the People of Dutch West Indies galleries were crowded with a |throng which entered heartily into As it was the contents of a gun fired at the Island Queen by a shanty boatman struck the vessel just below the spot on the hurricane deck where Mr. Taft was sitting and several of the pellets entered the breast and arms off Mrs. C. B Russell of Cincinnati, }who stood directly beneath 89:04 Father for Abusing His Mother. ὶ Reeser a Valpar “AIDT IN VENEZUELA Chosen by Independence Party for President and Vice-President of the United States. |The shot ored Neighbor of John Made Money by Burning His Property ADDRESSES DUTCHMEN START KING EDWARD THE PEACE CONFERENCE HISCENAND CRAVES AD The TICKET night session that the standard bear| ers of the party were chosen Chieago.—Amid loud and enthusiastic cheering and with its members showing every sign of loyalty to their new standard of political faith, the first national convention of the Independence party was opened at 8 o'clock Monday night in Orchestra hall. The main floor of the hall, in which some of the largest gatherings are held in this city, was filled by the | delegates. There were no alternates. Berlin.—A pearl necklace of extraordinary beauty, valued at $50,000, which mysteriously disappeared from the apartments of Countess von Warfensleben one evening last February, when she was attending the opera, has just been found The countess’ maid had been arrested in connection with the abstraction of the necklace, owing to the fact of the window in the maid’s room was found open, but no evidence was found against her and she was permitted to go free. ‘The maid has been arrested again. Cadets Dismissed! from Academy. Banner May Be Removed. Lincoln, Neb.—Lineoln Democrats will make an effort to have the Taft banner which is hung over Main street taken down og the day Bryan is formally no of his nomination. The banner, which proclaims that Taft will carry Nebraska, bas been am eyesore to local Democrats since it was hung. A week after it was ‘laced, when it wag the subject of th much discus the banner was burned and partially destroyed It has since been rehyng, without, however, any unfavorable comment on the part of the Biygp men | | Washington—The papers in the se of the eight cadets whose dismissal from the military academy apa board was recommended by pointed Scott, the superin- by Colonel tendent of the academy, have been returned to the war departme from Oyster Bay, bearins approval of of the President Roosevelt and sentence of the board tary Wr wrder di “ΠΗ͂Ι ot * unti has not the Ἡ yet is e « i with the president, who expressel a wish to talk the matter over. nies A NN Aa STANDARD Ol SPEECH | WILLFIGHT COMPANYTOSITTER FINISH | |