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TO. 28
ROOSEVELTLEAVES
Has Great Ovation on His
Last Day In Rome.
GUEST OF THE MUNICIPALITY.
Cardinal Merry Del Val Issues An
other Statement Justifying His
Action In Vetoing Inter
view With Pope.
Rome, April 7. Theodore Roosevelt
has ended his visit to Home nnd lint
left the city to calm down after thret
busy, stormy days. Ills stay awakened
a strange mixture of enthusiasm and
bitterness and will he long remem
hered. The soreness of the Vatican
and Catholics against him Is very
acute, but King Victor Knunannel, cab
lnet ministers and other notables havt
vied with each other to do honor tc
the American ex-presldout.
Mr. Roosevelt, accompanied by his
wife, went from here to Spozia. There
they will begin a sentimental journey
by road to Genoa, following the route
of their honeymoon trip nearly tweu-ty-llve
years ago. The distance, sixty
live miles, will be covered In carriages,
as It was on the first occasion.
Mr. Roosevelt got a great ovation al
the recepioii In his honor given by
the municipality in the Capitoline mu
seum. Here, in the splendid halls, such
priceless treasures as "The Dyinp
Gladiator" and the "Capitoline Ve
nus" compelled one's attention from
the large and distinguished gathering
whicli the municipality had Invited to
greet .Mr. Roosevelt.
Mayor Nathan in his speech welcom
ing Mr. Roosevelt said:
"It is the Rome of today, the capi
tal of Italy, that bids me welcome our
eminent guest on behalf of the citizens
of all classes and parties, who tell Mr
Roosevelt, 'Owing to your character,
your work nnd It Influence on civil
and human progress, we feel- proud
&nd linppy to receive you In our capi
tal. "We thank our Illustrious guest foi
accepting our modest hospitality. Foi
lowing with the mind's eye the won
derful progress of the United States,
methlnks three men detach themselves
from the crowd and rise above theh
own contemporaries Washington, who
creates a great republic; Lincoln, who
consolidates it during a terrible su
premo moment, and Roosevelt, who,
following in their footsteps, striving
to purify It today when the voice ol
Individual interest on both sides of the
ocean tends to stifle the voices of con
science, morality aud public welfare.
"This most courageous man, now re
turning from a hunt of beasts in Afri
can forests, has hunted others even
more dangerous, risking life, reputa
tion and tranquillity of his own coun
try. It is men like him who are enti
tled to citizenship of that country
which is mistress of two grout period)
of civilization.
"Methlnks the personality of our
guest recalls through centuries of
struggles the Roman personality nowi
dominating the capital, that of the
great man endowed with the courage,
tlrm will and reflection necessary o
lead his armies to victory and his fel
low men to virtue, who returned to
his tent to meditate, read and teach
his people purity, goodness and duty,
the philosopher and warrior, Marcus
Aurellus. Don't you And points of
likeness with Mr. Roosevelt? If you
do, so raise your glasses here in the
capltol and Join mu in drinking his
health aud wishing him to continue
for mnny years Ids noble mission for
the welfare of his country nnd hu
manity." Cardinal Merry del Val, papal sec
retnry of state, issued the following
statement In the Vatican organ in re
gard to the Rev. Mr. Tipple's state
ment and the one by Mr. Roosevelt:
"In the last analysis It Is a question
of simple, pure courtesy. The holy
see did not Impose on Mr. Roosevelt,
as has been fnlsely stated, a condition
that ho must not npproach the Meth
odists or other non-Catholic religious
associations in Rome,
"There are several non-Catholic cen
ters in the city, which, however, do
not behave In a harshly hostllo and of
fensive manner toward the pope and
everything the pope and all Catholics
hold most dear. The Methodist center
is Instead systematically united with
the worst anticlerical and antipapai
elements In tho city nnd displays such
attitude iu tho most notorious manner
and in tho most aggressive nnd Insult
ing form.
"Tho holy see, after tho regrettable
Fairbanks Incident, had every reason
to fear that Mr. Roosevelt, unwitting
ly and In perfect good faith, vould
huvo been led to manifest open sym
pathy and friendship toward this hos
tile centw of aggression against tho
Catholic church In tho very heart of
tho Catholic world,
"Therefore when Mr. Roosevelt re
quested Indirectly nnd confidentially
nn audience of his holiness tho hope
was courteously expressed that he
would bo guarded against being drag
ged Into the false position of seem
ingly publicly supporting tho offensive
campaign against the pope.
"Air. Roosevelt replied by refusing
any condition or stipulation, thus ad
mitting the possibility of his accom
plishing nn action which would he n
grave offense to his holiness. This
was amply confirmed by the refusal to
give nny assurance. An audience thus
became Impossible."
ADE'S SLANG Id' BRIEF.
Lawyer In Contempt For "Scandalous
Insulting" Language.
San Krunclsco, April 7. The su
preme court of California has cited At
torney Ralph Schoonover for contempt
because he used George Ade's slang in
preference to the language of Black
stone In a brief submitted to tho
ienrned Judges.
When the court met to review the
papers In the appealed cifse of Wil
Hams versus Iine one of the Justice
took up the brief of Attorney Sclioo
nover nnd began to read it aloud.
"Then the state court butts into tht
game.'Mie read in nn amazed tone.
"My gracious!" exclaimed a justice
"Did RIackstone ever use such lan
guage'" "If my memory serves me," sug
gested Justice Melvin, "It sounds like
a newer master George Ado."
The Justice who was reading the
brief continued:
"Then the state court butts into tin
game, and when it has got Its buttei
going It is unable to stop, but contin
ues with all the judicial solemnity oi
an owl. Its actions would doubtless
pass muster In a circus or a moving
picture studio, but certainly do nol
comport very well with the dignitj
nnd caution and evenness of mind
popularly believed to be personified in
one who wears the judicial ermine.
I'The decision is a peach," continued
the brief. "Said rotten decision was
the rottenest decision that ever dis
graced (he-records of any court It is
a raw decision nnd one of the wonders
of the legal world. It is a finding not
only frivolous, but false ns well and
was intended simply as a cloak tc
cover more villainy. The decision was
putrid.
"The judgment was the conclusion
of a sapient court of massive brains, a
masterpiece of judicial wisdom."
All this the supreme court declnred
to be "scandalous, disgraceful, Insult
Ing nnd constitutes a contempt of this
court."
INDICTS HOFFSTOT AS BRIBER.
Pittsburg Grand Jury Scores Steel Car
Company's President.
Pittsburg, April 7. The grand jurj
Indicted Frank X. Hoffstot, president
of the German National bank of Alio
gheny and president of the Pressed
Steel Car company, on charges of brib
ery and conspiracy.
That Frank N. Hoffstot paid to Charlei
Stewart, a former select councilman. $52.
00.
That tho money was a bribe used In In
fluenctng tho votes of counctlmen to pasi
an ordinance naming three banks Ir
which IIofTstot was Interested as offlcia
depositories or the city's millions.
That tho late James W. Friend, at tilt
time an official of the Pressed Steel Cat
company, was an associate In the trans
action.
That the original plan which Frlenc
had was to obtain the services of Wil
liam A. Ulakeley, now graft prosecutor,
as a stakeholder of the brlbo money, but
Ulakeley declined and warned all partlet
of the criminality of the proposition.
That the transaction took place In New
York city In June, 1908. In order, if possi
ble, to avoid criminal liability In Alle
gheny county.
That Hoffstot on two occasions sollcltec
money from Cashier James M. Young ol
the Second National bank of Pittsburg
one of the Institutions lately named at
a city depository, ai caused him to ship
to New York 121,000 as that bank's shar
of the brlbo money.
Tho indictment of Hoffstot was nol
unexpected by those who have follow
ed tho graft cases, but the vigor of tin
presentment made to tho court by the
grand jury astounded every one. Foi
some years Hoffstot has had his resl
denco In New York. The grand jurj
takes cognizance of this and calls on
tho district attorney to "proceed forth
with to extradite him" In case he does
not obey the summons to appear be
foro the grand Jury.
President Kmil Winter of tho Work
ingmcu's Savings bank aud Trust com
pany of Allegheny, another of tht
financial pillars of Pittsburg, camo tc
court to confess that ho had bribed
councllmen to the extent of ?20,000.
EXPLOSION ON THE MARYLAND
Boiler Tubes Blow Out One Killed
and Two Others Injured.
Vallojo, Cal., April 7. While- the
cruiser Maryland waB on her way to
Monterey bay from Santa Barbara
tubes In one of tho forward boilers
blew out, terribly scalding threo fire
men aud water tenders, ono of whom
died.
The Injured men wero placed In the
navy hospital at Mare Inland on the
arrival of the llpet here .today.
'UNCLE JOE' . ...jElt OUT.
, Speaker Cannon Makes Congress
! man Henry of Texas Take His 8eat.
AVashlngton, April 7. Thero was a
lively scene In the house when Speak
er Cannon and Representative Robert
Lee Henry, a Democrat from Texas,
clashed, and Mr. Henry was ordered
t. Ids seat by the speaker.
Ah soon ns the clerk began reading
the journal Mr. Henry asked if it was
not the duty of the speaker to note
the absence of a quorum before the
house proceeded to business. He quot
ed a rule to sustain his contention.
Speaker Cannon refused to rule, say
ing that It was the duty of members
on the floor to make the point if they
thought no quorum was present. Mr.
Henry tried to press the point, but
tho speaker refused to hear him.
"I insist on a ruling," shouted Mr.
Henry.
"The gentleman will come to order,"
the speaker yelled.
"Pin not out of order," returned Mr.
Henry. "I Insist on n ruling."
"The gentleman will take his seat,"
said the speaker, glancing nt the ser
geant at arms, who handles the mace.
Mr. Henry took his seat, but imme
diately made tho point of no quorum.
"I am willing to perform my duty
whether the speaker will perform ids
or not," said Mr. nenry.
"And I congratulate the gentleman
that lie lias duty to perform," retorted
Mr. Cannon.
"I cannot say as much for the chair,''
was Mr. Henry's parting shot.
Representative Sereno 13. Payne
moved a call of the house, and the In
cident was closed.
BROKER IS A BARONET.
Will Stick to Business Here and Gc
Home When He Tires of It.
New York, April 7. Arthur BosweH
Kllott of the Stock Kxehnnge firm ol
Isaac Starr, Jr.. tc Co., 40 Wall street
bus become a baronet by tho death oi
Ids uncle. Sir William Francis Angus
tun Kllott of Stobs, Rosburgh, Kng
land, whoso heir he is.
When the reporters called at Sli
Arthur's ollico they found a ruddj
faced, white haired Englishman ol
ilfty-four, with Ids coat off nnd hh
shirt sleeves rolled up, sitting nt a rol.
top desk beside a stock ticker.
"Are you going to cut out buslucsi
nnd live on your estate'" they asked.
"No, Indeed. I'm going to stick rigid
here," said Sir Arthur. "I've been ir
the game for twenty years, and there'j
nothing 1 like better. Ten years froit
now perhaps, when I get tired ol
work, I'll go over there nnd settk
down. England Is nil right to die In
but while a mnn's alive ho can't find
any place equal to Wall street."
MURDERED IN HER HOME.
Woman's Body Found by Husband In
Blazing House.
Cambridge City, Iud April 7. Rlood
hounds and n posse of farmers headed
by ofUcers are searchlug Wayne coun
ty for n man who murdered Mrs
Prank Allison and set fire to the house
In nn effort to conceal his crime.
Mrs. Allison was alono when shi
was struck over the head with a blunt
instrument. Her husband and a fara
employee wero ut work In a Held o
half mile from the house, and the wo
man's two small sons wero at school.
A party of young people In nn auto
mobile wore tiio first to discover tin
Allison house on lire, and they hurried
to tho farm, getting there a moment
before the woman's husband aud hit
employee arrived. Tho house was In
flumes, and when Allison started In he
stumbled over the dead body of hU
wlfo In tho doorway.
Tho motive of tho murderer U
thought to have been robbery.
LEGISLATORS HIT
Thirteen Senators and As
semblymen Accused.
INSURANCE BRIBERY PROBE.
Disclosures Forced by Supt. Hotch
kiss Which Make the Allds
Conger Scandal Look Small
by Comparison.
Now York. April 7. The ground
work for a series of disclosures .of leg
islative corruption which promise to
make the recent Allds-Conger scandal
look small by comparison was laid
here when State Superintendent of In
surance Hotchktss resumed his Inves
tigation of the purchase and sale of
laws by rich corporations and corrupt
senators and assemblymcil.
Before Superintendent Hotchkiss
gets through with this phase of the
matter It Is expected that thirteen Re
publican senators and assemblymen
who ruled Albany in 1IHX), the last
year Theodore Roosevelt was govern
or and In the four years Renjamln B.
Odell was governor, will be so ir
retrievably involved iu a series of dis
graceful transactions that their elimi
nation from the Republican state ma
chlue and from all public offices and
honors will become imperative.
The documents which are expected
to reveal the Inside workings of the
old guard and drive them Into 'political
oblivion consist of the books of the
bankrupt Stock Exchange brokerage
house of Klllngwood & Cunningham,
which failed In 11)04.
These books show that from KXK) to
1004 thirteen Republican senators and
assemblymen, members of the most
Important committees in the legisla
ture, gambled in stocks on a very
heavy pale through tlint firm.
..TJiSibooks nlso show that seven of
these-meu received large sums of mon
ey from G. Tracy Rogers, n special
partner or .that firm and the legisla
tive representative in Albany of tho
street railway Interests of New York
state.
.Mr. Rogers is president of the street
railway system of Rlughamton, N. Y., .
his home town, nnd is also president
of tho Street Railway association of
tlie state of New York and as such Is ,
creuiteu wltn Having seen to it for
years tliut no laws opposed to the trol
ley companies of the state are enact
ed In Albany and that many laws fa
vorable to them have been enacted.
Mr. Rogers is said to be In hiding to
escape n subpoena Issued for him by
Mr. Hotchkiss. While his testimony,
if freely given, would Illuminate mnny
facts in possession of the state super
intendent of insurance, such as tho
source of the money used by the spec
ulating legislators, his absence will
not prevent disclosure of the Identity
of many of them, together with nil the
details of their speculative deals.
One of tho thirteen men Involved is
now a member of congress, nnd he is
expected to voluntarily take the wit
ness stnnd in nn effort to clear him
self of the Imputation of wrongdoing
wlille n senator of the state of New
York.
James W. Cunningham, a stockbro
ker In Wall street and formerly a
member of the failed firm of Klllug
wood & Cunningham, was a reluctant
witness nt the Inquiry.
He testified that Assemblyman Louts
Bedell, a member of the railways and
rules committees, owed ids firm $7,005
when it failed after dealing extensive
ly In New York Transportation nnd
other railroad stocks affected by legis
lation. Bedell received $3,500 cash
from tho firm on May 1, 1001; $2,500
cash on May .1, 1001, and $2,800 cash
on Sept. .'50, 1004. Ho had ucver paid
the $7,005 owing.
Another member of tho legislature,
a senator, member of tho railways
committee, drew from the linn $0,000
iu cash on April 23, 1001, after deal
ings in New York Transportation com
pany stocky
TAFT CUTS OUT INDIANA.
Washington, April 7. An announce
ment at tho White House that Presi
dent Taft will not visit Indianapolis
on hla coming western trip caused a
lot of political talk here. Coming on
the heels of the failure of tho Indiana
state convention to indorse the Fayno
Aldrlch tariff law, tho' announcement
was regarded as significant.
8ovoral Republicans thought they
saw an explanation of tho cancella
tion of tho Indianapolis engagement
In tho effect that the Tuft speech
would have there upon tho Boverldgo
campaign. In their opinion tho presi
dent could not speak In Indiana with
out coming luo conflict with tho viows
of Senator BoverJdgo, nnd his speech
would be quickly construed by Bever
idge's opponents as on attack upon
him.
. REV. DE. B. M. TIPPLE.
Head of Methodist Church In Rome
Whose Acts Offend the Vatican.
ROOSEVELT REPORTS ON HUNT
Ex-President Gathered 11,000 Speci
mens In African Trip.
Washington, April 7. Representa
tive Maun of Illinois arose In the
house and read u report signed by
Theodore Roosevelt, which was the
ex-president's report to the Smithso
nian institution as head of the Smith
sonian African expedition.
Tiie former president reports that
the expedition hns gathered all told
11,397 specimens for the Institution, of
which about 0,000 are mammals and
2,000 birds.
FREE MAILS FOR ROOSEVELT.
House Passes the Franking Bill In Fa
vor of Former President.
Washington, April 7. The house
passed the bill giving a franking priv
ilege to Theodore Roosevelt. A pro
vision prohibiting Mr. Roosevelt from
placing the frank on political matter
was defeated by n vote of 1(5 to 1)1.
Speeches wero made in opposition to
the measure by several Democrats,
among them Representatives PInley of
North Carolina and Cox of Indiana.
CITY TAX ON CHURCHES.
New York's Mayor Does Not See Why
They Should Be Exempt.
New York, April 7. Mayor Gaynor
said at a meeting of the sinking fund
commission that he did uot believe
that churches and religious institutions
should be exempt from paying local
taxes.
"Why shouldn't the churches pay
their assessments ns well ns other
people?" he Inquired. "I don't see
why there should bo any discrimina
tion. I know It is tho general policy
of the state to free religious institu
tions from taxation, but I think that
they should be made to pay local as
sessments." The remark was made when a pro
posal was made to give a public hear
ing to the churches nnd Institutions
desiring exemption. The mnyor voted
for the resolution to hold such n hear
ing at nn early date.
AST0R SELLS NOURMAHAL.
Yacht Now Fitting Out to Take New
Owner to Brazil.
New fork, April 7. The Nourmahal,
one of the best known of American
built yachts, has been sold by Colonel
John Jacob Astor to Pierre Paul De
mers, formerly United Stntes consul at
Bahla, Brazil.
The Nourmahal achieved worldwide
notoriety last winter. Colonel Astor
nnd Ids sou wero on board, and the
cruise was In the Caribbean sea. The
yacht was thought to be lost in the
cyclone which did so much damago In
Jamaica and other West India Islands,
but was finally foutd In San Juan.
Because the wireless outfits had been
datnngod by the storm no report could
be obtained of the yacht.
Tho Nourmahal Is now being fitted
out to take its new owner to Brazil.
BROWNSVILLE ACTION JUST.
So Reports the Final Board of Inquiry
of the Army.
Washington, April 7. Tho dismissal
of threo companies of tho Twenty
fifth Infantry by ex-President Roose
velt for participation in the shooting
up of Brownsville, Tex., on the night
of Aug. 13 and 14, 1000, Is sustained
by tho report of tho court of Inquiry
which Investigated tho affray. The
court is unanimously of tho opinion
that tho ovldeuce sustained the
charges.
Tho court consisted of llvo retired
officers Lieutenant General S. B. M.
Young, president; Major General Jo
seph P. Sanger, Brigadier General But
ler D. Price, Brigadier General John
M. Wilson and Brigadier General Tho
odoro Scbwau.
ACISTJPTT
President Taft Says He
Will Not Tolerate It.
FLATLY OPPOSED TO PRINCIPLE
Delegaf n of Business Men From
Bethlehem Visits White House
With Protest Against the
Efforts of Strikers.
Washington, April 7. To a delega
tion of fifty business meu of Bethle
hem, Pn., who called at the White
House to protest against the efforts of
strikers at the Bethlehem Steel works
to have government contracts with
held from that concern President Taft
gave some encouragement aud came
out flatly against the use of the boy
cott. In resolutions presented to the presi
dent the Bethlehem visitors declared
that labor agitators were trying to cre
ate a wrong Impression as to condi-
Hons at tho steel works. Charles M.
Schwab was praised and a plea made
to retain government works such as
now given Bethlehem.
"I have not followed closely what
has happened nt Bethlehem," said the
president. "I don't know what gov
ernment contracts there are that would
naturally go to Bethlehem or In which
Bethlehem would hnve nn opportunlty
to bid. I can only say this, that I am
utterly opposed to the principle of a
boycott.
"Every issue ought to be settled on
Its own merits. If the Bethlehem work
isn't up to contract then the govern
ment ought not to give the contracts
to it. If it Is then the contracts ought
to go to it without regard to controver
sies that Bethlehem may have with,
third persons, whether those third per
sons be customers or employees.
"The merits of the controversy ne
tween Bethlehem nnd Us employees In
so far as the public are concerned will
be settled on the merits of that con
troversy and tho mutual relations ot
lack of relations between the Bethle
hem companies and their employees,
and there Is no relation between the
one controversy and the others I say
that with emphasis because to hold
otherwise is to introduce into govern
ment methods the system upon which
the boycott rests to wit, that thin!
persons nre to be involved against
their will iu a controversy with re
spect to which they have no natural
relation.
"Therefore I say to you that if Beth
lehem doesn't do good work it Is for
the government to find out nnd to act
on It and to refuse its contracts on
that grouud and not because It is con
cerned In a tight or In a controversy
with Its employees.
"In so far as the public or tho gov
ernment or a part of the public is in
terested In tlie controversy between
the employees and tlie companies, that
Is determined on the merits of that
controversy and not witii respect to
the government business. That Is the
position 1 occupy. It Is the position
my administration, so far as I can con
trol It. will occupy."
ALBANIANS IN REVOLT.
Hot Fighting In European Turkey.
Martial Law at a Murder Center.
Constantinople, April 7. There has
been severe fighting at Prlahtlua, lu
European Turkey, between Turkish
troops aud Albanians. Fourteen bat
tnllons of Turkish troops have been
dispatched to the affected districts.
Martial law has been declared at
Ipek, where Mutesariff, a wounded
Turkish olllcer, was killed by somo of
the malcontents.
It was at Ipek that Ismalll Uekkl
Bey, the Turkish commander, was
murdered last Saturday by a fugitive
Albanian brigand named Zaslmr. Hek
kl Bey's companion, Major RushU
Bey, was wounded by Zashar, who
made his escape.
SUGAR HUNT "IN NEW ORLEANS
Federal Government Seek Trust's Rec
ords There.
Washington, April 7. Tho American
Sugar Refining company, tho so called
sugar trust, Is to be taken to task
onco moro by tho United Stutcs gov
ernment This tlmo tho attack Is to
bo shitted from Now York to New; Or
leans. The government Intends to demand
tho books df tho sugar company la
New Orleans aud to make just as thor
ough an Investigation as was done la
New York city in uncovering frauds
amounting to millions of dollars.