AL a —- a A BOSTON DEMOCRATS | WHITNEY ASKS FOR TARIFF REFORM Attacks Senator Lodge Yor Treason Cry—Bay State Handicapped by Pressat Duties on Raw Materials, BOSTON, Oct. 12-Geveral Charles W. Bartlett sud Heury M. Whitney, Democratic nominees for governor and «| lieutenant governor respectively, were the principal speakers last night at a weeting held In Tremont temple to ratify the nominations for state of- fices wade at the recent Democratic state convention. W. T. A. Fitzgerald, president of the Demigeritic city committee, was chair man aid lo the opening address volo @l the belief that the party had both the candidates and the Issues and would again place 8 Democrat in the governor's chair and would even go a step farther aud elect a lieutenant gov. eruor who stood for tariff revision and reciprocity. . General Bartlett was loudly appland- el when be arvse to speak, being fore el to stand several minutes while the People cheered and the baud played the national anthem, Mr. Whitney recelved an unasually warm reception when latroduced by the chairman. Mr. Whitney devoted the first part of his address to a criticism of Sena- tor Henry Cabot Lodge. Specifically he criticised the senator for saying at the Republican convention that the day was long gove by when a state should stand out as South Carolina did in the thirties and attempt to uullify a national law because the tariff sched- ules did pot suit the products. “Be cause,” Mr. Whi said, “40,000 men of Massachusetts tly believe that & change In the laws would promote the welfare of Massachusetts and have the courage to say so It Is held that they are gulity of treasouable prac tices.” Mr. Whitney attacked the senatar's position In arguing that free raw ma- terial was wothing in the world Lut free trade and asked If the senator was ig- Boraut of the fact that 46 per cent of our total imports are now ou the free Tbe speaker asserted that the remev- al of lmport duties ou hides, iron ore, lumber, wood pulp and coal, which are used in all Massachusetts industries, would help offset the handicap which Massachusetts is under. He continned: rection of retaliatory measures, the reciprocity people belleve the loss of a t part of our $152,000,000 of ex- ¥ be averted by admitting Canada the products of the earth and the forests, the HE fii! : : to us, involve a tax expenses of our own peo- the natural solution. That purpose of the recent agi- assachusetts Bartlett discussed the tariff al- vely, saying in part: suffers in this way, off geographically from the Hk F gs HH Ex £ ts" Interests for the ben- hamper and exterminate a great indus Italian Walked With Broken Neel CINCINNATI, O, Oct. 12 — After | falling into a Big Four gravel pit near Lawrenceburg, Ind. aud breaking his neck an [talian laborer, nssisted by a friend, walked nearly a mile to his tent, | Bolding his head In his hands the whole man's neck had been fractured at the fifth vertebra and declared that the fn Juries will Sait Over Patate. ROOSEVELT AND FOOTBALL. Statement as to White House Confers ence by Yale Athlete Camp, NEW HAVEN, Cann, Oct. 12—-Wal- ter Camp, Yale's geueral athletic ad- viser, has given out a statement in re- gard to the conference of the represent. atives of Yale, Harvard and Princeton with President Roosevelt, which was held for the purpose of considering re- forms in the game of football The statement was made public after word bad been received from President Roosevelt and is as follows: “At 8 meeting with the president of the United States It was agreed that We consider an houorable obligation ex. Ists to carry out in letter and in spirit the rules of the gunme of football relat lng to roughness, holding and foul play, and the active coaches of our universi- ties, beélag preseut with us pledged themselves to so regard it and to do their utmost to carry out that obliga. tion.” The foregoing was signed by Walter Camp, Jou E. Owsley, J. B. Fine, A. R. Hillebrand, Edward Nichols and Wiliam T. Reid, Jr. Yale was represented at the confer ence by Mr. Camp and Mr. Owsley, and Princeton's representatives were Mr. Fine and Mr. Hillebrand. Mr. Nichols and Mr, Reid represented Harvard. MEAT FAMINE IN GERMANY. Reports at Berlin Say Horseflesh Has Risen and Dogs Are Unobtainable. BERLIN, Oct. 12—There is much evidence to show that Germany's meat famine Is growing worse. Reports from all parts of the country make metition of the measures that are be ing taken to abate the famine. At Eisuach a conference of the municipal authorities in that region decided to establish regular rabbit markets. and in the Munich public markets also rab- bit stalls have been opened. Since horseflesh has risen In price and dogfiesh Is no longer obtainable a number of municipalities began the buying of carloads of sea Msh at the coast towns and selling them at cost to citizens. This expedient was first adopted at Solingen, but has now spread to various Westphalian cities, to Posen and even to Bavarian towns, The latest government statistics show that the prices of meats are still rising. Late reports show that some kinds rose during the month & cent and a half a pound Mra. Hearst Gives Half a Million. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12.—Several valuable gifts have been received by the board of regents for the State unl versity bere. Mrs. Plioebe Hearst, mother of W. R. Hearst, has donated alone nearly $500,000. For tbe past seven years she Las been collecting from all parts of the world archae logical and anthropological material, and this collection she has given to the university. The gift cost Mrs. Hearst over $400,000, and in addition she gives $00,000 to the university for the maln- tenance of the department of an- thropology. Mother and Son Killed by Express. PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 12.—Mrs. Jo- sepb Bousall, nged forty-eight years, and her son Wallace, aged fourteen years, were killed last night by belng struck by an express tralu on the Westchester branch of the Penusyl- vavla rallroad at Fernwood, a suburb of this city. The woman and her son were on their way home and in en deavoring fo cross the tracks failed to potice the approach of the train. The horse cleared the tracks, but the loco- motive crashed Into the carriage, kill ing both of them Instantly, Spencer on Rallroad Tariffs, NEWARK, N. J., Oct. 12—The board of trade of this city was last night ad- dressed by President Samuel Spencer of the Southern rallway oa ralfroad rate legislation. The board is to hear both sides of the rail rate regulation question and recently wrote to Predl- deut Roosevelt informing him of that fact and telling of Mr. Spencer's en- gagement. In reply the president wrote suggesting that Benator Cockrell or Commissioner Garfield be Invited to lay before the board the other side of the matter. Plus X. Admires Roosevelt. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—Archhilsbop Beton of Rome was one of the callers on the president, and they had au ex- tended chat. He presented to the pres- ident the cougratulations nnd good wishes of the pope, receiving In return & message of felicitation from the pres- Ment to the pope. “The pope 1s a great adwirer of the president.” sald the archbisnop. Dennison Goes Free. RED OAK, Ia, Oct. 12. The case of Thowas Devnison of Qmaha, indicted for complicity In the robbery of $75,000 worth of diamonds from J. W. Pollock, a New York diamond salesman, on n tralu near Missouri valley, lowa, has been dismissed by County Attorney Greenlee of Montgomery county, Sudden Death at Utles, UTICA, N. Y.,, Oct. 12.- Upon his re turn home after hurrying to meet a train A. Jay Hatheway, angel sixty- four years, a leading resident of Oris. kany Falls, was taken suddenly ill and died In n short time, Crowe Sent Lp For Teial. OMAHA, Neli, Oct. 12--When the preliminary hearing of Pat Crowe, al leged kidnaper of Eddie Cudahy, was called before Police Judge Berka here | averito the district court In BRITAIN AND JAPAN English Squadron Feted sat Yokohama, BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN WELCOMED *Recsevelt liad lllaminated Ameri- can Polley For Fence and Was In Accord With Anglo-Jap- anese Alliance.” YOKOHAMA, Oct. 12-The British squadron of twelve vessels under the comand of Vice Admiral Sir Gerard Noel arrived here and was officially welcomed amid scenes of general en- thusiasm by Vice Admiral Kani: The squadron entered Ju sin le col umn line, the Lirpedo boat destroyers leading, and took up an anchor: ge fae Ing the shore. Nilutes were oo baug- ed betweou the Japanese Hagship Iwate abd the Uritish Ligship Diaders Admiral Kemilwura nen weut on board the Diadew, accompanied by the governor and other local authorities fud a representative of Sir Claude M. Macdonald, the British minister at To- kyo. Admiral Noel later visited the Iwate. = After these ceremounles had been con- cluded Admiral Noel aud 1,300 officers aud men landed and paraded through a cheerfug multitude on the streets of Yokohama to a ganden party given by the municipality, at which they were eatertained by dancing and fetes of Juggling and wrestling. Day Breworks were displayed, and the entire city was appropriately decorated, At a banquet in the evening Major Ichibara, represeuting the Japauese ar- my, proposed a toast to King Edward, Queen Alexandra nud the British navy and welcomed the visit of the squadron as strengthening the Auglo-Japanese alliance for the peaceful industrial de- velopment of the far east and the civilization of the world. He referred to the presence of the United States battleship Wisconsin In the port of Yokohama and cordially welcomed It to. Japanese waters. Although the United States was wot bound to Japan by formal ties, Major Ichihara sald that country was re garded as the friend of all nations hay- Ing community of interest in far cast ern policies. He said that President Rogsevelt bad {lluminated the American policy for peace and the opeu door In China and Korea, and therefore it was the speak- er's belief that the Auglo-Japanese al lance was beartily indorsed by the United States. Admiral Noel and bis staff will visit Tokyo and be received by the emperor and court there. A Confessed Fraud to Chicage Police. CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-Louis Davis, who says be embezzled a large amount of money from a firms In Rochester, N. Y, entered the Desplaines street police station here and asked to be taken into. custody. Davis says he was employed as manager by the As- kine and Marine company, 501 Cox bullding, Rochester, and left there four mouths ago to escape arrest because of Lis accounts belug short a large amount of money. Davis is fifty-five years old and says he is anxious to re turn to Rochester and stand trial, Gould Elected All Six Directors. TOLEDO, O, Oct. 12—1n the contest for the control of the Wabash rallroad George J. Gould won a decisive victory over Joseph Rawsey, Jr, when he elected all of the six directors to be chosen by the Londbolders. The vote cast for Mr. Gonld was 225.510 against 81840 for Mr. Romsey. Ramsey clalm- od the right to vote under the cumula- tive system, which would have given him 191,400 votes. This was disallowed by the tellers. Speaker Nixon's Funeral. WESTFIELD, N. Y., Oct. 12—1t bas been decided to hold the funeral sery- ices over the remalus of tlie late speak- er of the assembly, 8. Fred Nixon, to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Presbyterian church. Kev. George L. McClellan, the pastor, will officiate. The services, In view of the fact that the memorial serviees will be Leld by the legislature In Albany later, will be brief, Mrs. Roosevelt Will Go te Roswell WASHINGTON, o0Oct. 12 Mrs, Roosevelt will accompany the pres. dent on his southern trip as far as los well, Ga, Roswell will be the third stop on the trip, being reached ou Fri. day, the 20th. From this station Mrs. Roosevelt will return to this city by train. Grover Cleveland Saw Play, NEW YORK, Oct, 12 Former Pres. fdent Grover Cleveland and Mrs. Cleve. land, Judge Alton B. Parker and Gen eral Frederick D. Grant were among those who occupled boxes last night at Wallack’s theater, where Thomas Jef. ferson acted “Rip Van Winkle.” Steamer Darton Ashore, BUFFALO, Oct 12-The steamer Charles H. Burton Is ashore at Barce lona, the part of entry at Westfield, A crow of eight mien was rescued by Westfield men, who went to thelr as slstauce in small boats. Addoma Suceeeds Van Brunt, ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 12