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SITUATION. IS TENSE
Buisiai Capital on Verge of an Incipient
Resolution.
HALF THE CITY IS IN DARKNESS
Ortr Emdred Thousand Men Now in Banks
of the Strikers.
GOVERNMENT ACTS ENERGETICALLY
Garrison it Strengthened and Part of De
mands of c'kers Granted.
ATHER GOPd.
UNDER ARREST
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ST. PETERSBVRC ,. 21.-Wlth the
ruiniin capital Beet ' on the verge
of an Incipient revol , n; thousands of
workmen parading the streets, agitator
and fanatic vowing the seeds of disorder,
half the city In darkness and without fire
protection owing to walkouts, the situation
waa hourly growing more tense tonight,
when th authorities decided to adopt en
ergetic measures to preserve order, pre
vent rioting and overawe the violent
minded, at th lame time seeking to placate
the striking workmen by offering satisfac
tion of their demands insofar as they nre
Just and reasonable, thus acting with com
bined firmness and moderation.
Th government tonight augmented the
garrison of St. Petersburg with 2,500 cav
alry and 1,000 Infantry from the Tsarkoe
Relo and filled the streets, especially In the
disaffected quarter, with heavy patrols of
soldiers.
Th refusal to permit a delegation ot
workmen to present a petition to Emperor
Nicholas at Tsarkoe Belo has made It
known that th great demonstration
planned for Sunday, with Its unlimited pos
sibilities for an outbreak, will not be per
mitted to take place. At the same time,
acting In conjunction with a conference
of employers, It has been determined t
offer concessions In th terms of employ
ment, which the employers declared the
great majority of the workmen would be
Inclined to accept If they were guaranteed
protection from th more violent faction.
Father Gopon Vnder Arrest.
Late tonight It was reported that Father
Gopon, leader of the workmen, had been
quietly apirlted away from his bodyguard
and taken Into custody, In furtherance of
the plan to disorganise the elements that
are threatening th pac of St. Peters
burg. '
The authorities believe that by these
steps they have the situation well in hand
and announce that they expect a peaceful
solution of the problem.
The situation had entered an acuta stag
today and the strike had assumed an open
political phase. The day was one of in
tense excitement. Mill after mill and
factory after factory cloveO. Throngs of
' wdrkmen pafiwjed "the street and when
their colleagues refused to Join them broke
down gates and forced out the men. The
whole Industrial center la Idle.
All th textile mills and every printing
office In St. Petersburg are closed. One
electrto light plant and one water plant
have shut down and over 100,000 men ar
out.
Throughout th day workmen's meetings
were held, at which incendiary speeches
were made, the wildest threats being ut
tered as to what would come in the event
of the authorities and employers falling
to meet their demands. The nervousness
and dread of what the next few days might
bring forth was Increased by reports that
the workmen of Moscow, KJeff, Kharkoff,
Kishlneff and other large cities in the in
terior might Join the movement. While
th government and employers temporised
the telegraphers and railroad employes
threatened to Join the walkout, paralyzing
the communications of the country. Many
foreigners axe preparing to send their
famlllea abroad. Every newspaper in St.
Petersburg has been forced to suspend
publication owing to the strike.
Movement Far-Reaching-.
The suddenness of the strike and the far
reaching of the worklngmen's organisation
was a surprise to the government and the
employers. Starting with the walkout ot
a few thousand employes of the Putlloft
Iron works, due to purely Industrial causes.
It spread as rapidly as a conflagration
through the laboring classes of St. Peters
burg and became general. At first only
Industrial demands were presented, such
b3 shortening the hours of labor and for
increases of wages; but poverty and dis
content under the incitement of socialistic
democratic agitators led to the formulation
of political demands.
A petition was drawn up and largely
signed which, going beyond the Complaints
on which th strlka prlglnated, attacked
th whola capitalistic system of the coun
try, bitterly assailed the present govern
ment aa on of bureaucracy and demanded
the reform of both, asserting that death
was preferable to existence under such
conditions.
No disturbance has so far been reported.
There are heavy guards at the water works
and lighting plants and in the factory dls
trlct. Patrols of cavalry are constantly In
motion throughout the city. Altogether 174
works In St. Petersburg have been closed
by the strike. The management of the
Putlloft Iron works, where the trouble
begun, posted notices last night ordering
the employes to receive the pay due them
today and resume work. This Is an ulti
matum and there is apprehension of a
probablo conflict. A minority of the work
men are willing tb return to work, but
the majority are determined to prevent
them. '
I HI VI WILL HEM AIM SEl'THiL
Official of Fore I an Office Fear Russia
Wants to Take More Land.
FEKINU. Jan. 10. A high official of th
Chinese Foreign office raid In an Interview
today that ths neutrality of China was as
sured now as hitherto. Every precaution
had been taken, ths official declared, and
he could only suppose that the present Rus
slon complaints were Intended to constitute
a pretext for further demand aa compensa
tion for the loas of Port Arthur. The offi
cial emphatically denied that there was any
connection between Chinese neutrality and
antl-forelgn feeling. Instancing the prompt
suppression of the disturbances at Shanghai
In connection with the delay In bringing to
trial the Russian sailors who killed a Chi
naman there as the result of a dispute
about the hire of a Jinriksha.
sloessel Leaves 'shanghai.
SHANGHAI, Jan. K.-General Sloessel
and the large number of paroled officers
and others who arrived her yesterday on
hoard the French steamer Australian, left
Shanghai today tor MarseUUa,
MEAGER EDITORIAL MENTION
St. Petersburg Press Has Utile to Bar
Reaadlea Flrlnsx at
Palace.
ST. PETER8BfRO. Jan. SO. -Nothing bet
ter Illustrates the conditions In Russian
Journalism than the appearance of the St.
Petersburg papers on the morning nfter an
occurrence whirh nearly added another vio
lent death to the history of the ruling fam
ily of Russia. There are prominent head
lines, but almost no editorial reference, and
the most brief mention possible of the un
expected hall of grapeshot around the little
chapel In which the emperor and the
Romanoff family had gathered for the great
religious festival of the Kplphnny and bless
ing the waters of the Neva.
The account of the stately ceremonial pre
pared by the court-marshal Is long and rich
In detail, describing the nppearnnce and
garb of the Individual participants and the
progress of events from minute to minute.
Appended to this court circular are short
paragraphs from various papers, alluding
In tho most guarded terms to the unex
pected danger In which his majesty stood.
These add practically nothing to the knowl
edge of the event In spite of half a day'a
opportunity for Investigation and Inquiry.
The Novo Vremya, which publishes the
most extended account, shows that chief
Interest In the Incident followed the second
and third shots, but offers no explanation.
The paper editorialises briefly on the ex
cusable carelessness of permitting so peril
ous a happening and on the general Joy nt
tho escape of his majty and the relief to
strained nerves. It concludes by expressing
the hope that the miraculous escape of the
emperor from mortal danger while engaged
In the pious rites of the faith may be an
omen that Russia Is under like protection;
that Providence Is watching over those who
live by faith and that it may emerge In
equal safety from the perils In which it now
stands.
Other papers publish less regarding the
event not even the names of the officers
commanding the battery or the artillery
men tending the guns are given. The reader
Is left largely to draw his own conclusions
as to the connection between the sound of
the salute and the patter of tho balls about
the pavilion.
CAM SET IS WOT TKT FRAMED
President I.onhet Finds Difficulty In
Selecting Ministers.
PARIS, Jan. So. The cabinet crisis is
still In progress. President Loubet today
received a number of senators and depu
ties, but did not give the slightest Indica
tion of his Intentions. If Henri Brlsson
Is called It will be a formal courtesy, as he
Is not willing to act, owing to his recent
defeat for the presidency of the Chamber,
showing his inability to command a ma
jority. After M. Brlsson the names of M.
Bouvler, with a new or revised policy, and
M. Sarrlen, with the old policy, are men
tioned. No decision will be reached before
night and the government officials believe
the crisis may be prolonged for several
days.
OVER EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SICK
Japan Makes Estimates of Russian
Prisoners at Port Arthur.
TOKIO, Jan. 20. (Noon.) It is stated that
there are 18.S56 sick and wounded Russian
prisoner at Port Arthur. Of ..these 8,657
era eonneatetl with the navy. .
It haa been proposed to dam Port Ar
thur harbor at the entrance and pump out
the water preparatory to salving the Rue
start war vessels. Discussing the matter a
naval officer today said that under ordinary
circumstances such a great work would be
unprofitable, but in view of the number of
ship possibly salvable and the shallowness
and smallnes of the harbor It may be the
moat economical method.
STRIKE PROBABLY AVERTED
Indications Pennsylvania .Railway
and Trainmen May Reach an
Agreement,
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 20.-A strike of
the freight trainmen In the employment
of the Pennsylvania railroad of Pittsburg
has been delayed if not entirely averted
by the presence In Philadelphia of Grand
Master P. H. Morrlssey of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen. There appears to
be better feeling on both sides tonight and,
although the situation has not materially
changed. It la less acute than when first
Vice Grand Master Lee, having exhausted
all his efforts to effect an amicable settle
ment of the difficulties, hastily summoned
Mr. Morrlssey from Cleveland. At the con
clusion of today's conference the following
Joint statement was Issued by Mr. Atter
bury and Mr. Morrlssey:
At the meeting today the situation was
again gone over. No new propositions were
made and the situation stands practically
ns It was, but the conference will be re
mimed tomorrow. The conference of today
was largely to ennhle Mr. Morrlssey more
thoroughly to familiarize himself with the
questions at Issue from the company's
standpoint.
The evident willingness of both sides to
meet each other half way, it Is believed,
will open up an avenue through which a
strike may be averted.
LIVE STOCK RATE RULING
Commission Finds Discrimination in
Favor ot Packing; Hons Products
as Illegal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SO.-The Interstate
Commerce commission today announced its
decision In the Chicago Live Stock ex
change case, sustaining that organisation's
complaint of discrimination on the part of
the railroads that exact higher rates for
transporting cattle and hogs than for car
rying live stock "products" to Chicago
from point west, northwest and southwest.
Including Missouri river points and South
St. Paul. The exchange made the com
plaint against the Chicago Great Western
and other railways engaged In this traffic.
The commission holds that the discrimina
tion Is not Justified In any way, and that
it subjects the live stock Interests to un
reasonable prejudices and disadvantage,
giving to the trafflo In the "products" ot
live stock unreasonable preference.
The commission reaffirms its previous de
cision In the Chicago Board of Trade case
and extends the principle therein announced
to the transportation of cattle and their
products.
FREIGHT RATES ON GRAIN
Eastern nnd 'Western Roads to Aban
don Mississippi River as Baaing;
Point After February 8.
CHICAGO, Wan. SO Joint committees
representing the western and eastern rail
roads met here today and decided to aban
don the Mississippi river as a basing point
for grain rates and to make them base
hereafter on Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis,
effective February 5. Tho committees wtre
not nble to re ich un agreement regarding
gulf competition, but a desire was ex
pressed on both sides to do so, and it Is
expected that an agreement will be reached
at a meeting to be held tomorrow.
SENATOR SMOOT ON STAND
Utah Congressman Tells of Hie Life aad
Religions Practices.
SAYS HE IS SON OF A PLURAL WIFE
llasband of but One Wife and Only
Went Through Endowment
House at Request of
Father.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Interest In the
Smoot Investigation before the senate
committee on privileges and elections was
stirred today by the unexepected deter
mination to put Senator Smoot upon
the stand in his own behalf, without
waiting for other witnesses now en route
from Utah. The senator was under direct
and cross-examination all day, and frankly
answered most of the questions asked. He
appeared to make a favorable impression
on the members of the committee. At 4:30
o'clork an adjournment was taken out of
consideration for the witness, who haa been
suffering from Indigestion for several weeks.
Senator Smoot was nt his ease as every
eye In the room was directed to him. The
first qustlons were as to the senator's nativ
ity. He said he was born In Salt Lake City
In 1861 His father and mother are both
dead. His mother was a plural wife. Con
cernlng his own family he said he was mar
ried September 17, lPxl, and has but one
wife. They have six children. He said that
at the time of his marriage he did not take
the endowments, but that in 1S90 he hna
gone through the endowment house at the
request of his father, for the benefit of the
letter's health. He said he told bis father
at that time that he did not care much
about taking the ceremony.
Senator Smoot said he had been engaged
In the mercantile business most of his life.
The only office In the church that he has
held other than that of apostle was coun
Felor to the president of the l"tah stnke
of Zion. and he declared that he had taken
no oaths of any character when he became
counselor, nor had he taken any oath when
he became an apostle.
Senator Smoot said that he could not
give a description of the endowment cere
mony, because he had forgotten nearly all
about it. He said the ceremony contained
no oath of vengeance and that there was
nothing in it that would affect his loyalty
to his country.
How He Became Candidate.
"How came you to be a candidate for
senator?" asked Mr. Worthlngton.
"Well, I had been rather active in poli
tics before the division waa made on party
lines. I took the leading papers of both
national parties and at first believed my
self to be a democrat, but as I Btudied
politics I found myself gradually drifting
to the principles of the republican party
and Joined that party when the division
came."
The senator explained in detail his in
terest in political affairs. He said that in
1S98 his political friends In Provo, most of
them non-Mormon, asked him to run
either for governor or for the United States,
senate. "I told them," he said, "that I did
not car to run for office until we could
get our own county In the right political
column and that when that .time came I
should like to go to the senate. We or
ganized and carried Utah for the repub
lican party In 1900. I announced my candi
dacy for the United States senate In 1802.
Of courso I knew of the rule which re
quired me to ask the presidency of the
church If I could run."
Secnres Leave ot Absence.
"That consent waa given me some time
early In May and I announced my candi
dacy May 19, 1902," continued the senator,
"and I Immediately began to organize my
forces for a campaign."
"Do you mean to organize republican
forces or your church friends?" asked Mr.
Worthlngton.
"The republicans, most assuredly," was
the reply.
"Was the Mormon church a factor In
politics in your candidacy for the senate?"
asked Mr. Worthlngton.
"Not in the least."
"Is the leave of absence received by you
a church endorsement of your candidacy?"
"Not at all. The people do not so re
gard It."
"If the president of the church should
ask you to vote according to his wishes
what would be your attitude?"
"I would vote as I believed was for 'b
best interest of the country."
"What would be your position if the
president of the church should attempt
to Influence your vote as a senator?"
"I would not submit to It for a minute."
"What was tho state of the knowledge
regarding the polygamous relations of
President Joseph F. Smith tip to the time
he testified before this commission?"
"I knew that he had more than one wife,
but I knew nothing of the manner of his
living."
"Witnesses have testified here that the
statement of President Smith took the
people by surprise. What was your feeling
In regard to that?"
"I was surprised at the number of chil
dren born In his families since the mani
festo, but not surprised at all as to the
number of his wives."
Never Fought Polygamy,
"What action, did you take to put a stop
to the polygamous relations of the other
apostles?" . asked Mr. Worthlngton.
"None at all. I never thought of It any
more than any other citizen would have
done."
Senator Smoot said he attended most of
the meetings of the apostles. In reply to
Mr. Worthlngton he said that the meetings
were held in a private room In the temple,
and Mr. Worthlngton then asked: "In ref
erence to the charge here that the apostles
had entered Into a conspiracy to further
polygamy, what can you say?"
"Such a thing was never referred to at
any of the meetings."
Asked again concerning the testimony of
President Smith that he had five wives and
was living wiih them In violation, of the
law. Senator nmoot said that until that
time he had no more knowledge than any
other man. Senator Smoot said he was not
present at the conference in April, 1901,
that sustained the presidency and the apos
tles of the church, but he did attend the
semi-annual conference In October of last
year.
"Have you recommended to the president
ths appointment of a polygamlst to a fed
eral office?" asked Mr. Worthlngton.
"No, sir, and I do not Intend to," re
plied the senator.
Further Inquiry was made by Mr.
Worthlngton as to the investigation under
way In the cases of Apostles Cowley and
Taylor and the witness said: "If It should
be found that these apostles, or any other
officers of the church, have taken .plural
wives since the munlfeato, or have
solemnized pluial murrluges for others
since the manifesto, I will not vote to sus
tain them."
In answer to another question by Mr.
Worthlngton, Senator Smoot said that he
never had advised or countenanced any
roan or woman to live in polygamy.
EXPEL RANDALL TfiOM UNION
Mia Workers Take Aetlon la Case
of Man Wh Accused
Mitchell.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. t-Robert Ran
dall, delegate to the United Mine Workers
of America convention from Wyoming,
who charged President Mitchell with hav
ing sold out to the operators during the
recent Colorado strike, was expelled from
the organization today by the national
organization.
Randall took the floor and made a state
ment which was marked by an absence
of the abuse of President Mitchell which
he used yesterday. President Mitchell re
plied to him and demanded that either
himself or Randall should not be In the
convention. In his statement President
Mitchell said:
This man iiand.il! an;, s that my accusa
tion that he made false statements in his
local lureed l.iin 10 ins attack. 11 un) liung
were needed to prove his dupii' ity that
statement does It. Brother Kandail, you
should not have come here; you could have
lied more sticct g.ii ally from DielZ, Wyo.
The president of your district has said he
does nut believe n word you have said.
If one charge that this delegate makes
Is true, 1 am unut to uucupy the place I
do, 1 should be deposed. It thiv are net,
1 have a right to protection, tilther this
man or 1 nould not bo here. One of us
should leave this convention. 1 leave it
for the delegates to say which it shall be.
Delegate Wulker of Illinois, floor leader
of the socialists In the organization, then
presented the following resolution, which
was adopted with an unanimous vote:
Whereas, By a gross misrepresentation of
furls in connect loll with the Colorado ;
strike, together with a torrent of abuse and
a tissue of falne and lying statements he
has assaulted the chsracier. peisonallty
and integtlty of President John Mitchell
and other national ofnci.-rs, not one woid
of which he has In any manner substan
tiated; therefore be It 't
iteaolved. That this convention express
Its full confidence In the honesty and in
tegrity of our national ofhVers and fuliy
endorse their action In connection with the
Colorado strike, and that Delegate Robert
Randall make a publlo retraction on the
floor of this convention of his unwarranted
attack on officers of this organization or
stand suspended from the convention and
expelled from the I'nlteJ Mine Workers of
America until such time as he shall make
such public retraction, and that the secre
tary of the local be so notified.
Delegate Randall arose and, standing at
his seat, refused to retract and walked
from the convention.
The convention adopted several resolu
tions, aimed at having all mining wage con
tracts expire March 31, 1906. It was ordered
that rules, regulations, scale and other
information should be prteented In foreign
languages and that locals should, where
possible, affiliate with central labor unions.
The constitution committee reported
favorably on an amendment Increasing the
monthly per capita tax from 10 cents to
25 cents. It was adopted.
The debate preceded the adoption of a
resolution providing for the Increase of
the minimum monthly dues from 25 cents
to 50 cents. An amendment fixing the mini
mum local assessment at 50 cents was de
feated after three votes had been taken.
BEATEN TO DEATH WITH CLUBS
Bodies ot Tiro Men Are Found Near
Old Mine Seer Rapid
City.
RAPID CITT, S. DJy,!ao. (Special
Telegram.)-Worl reached this city this
afternoon of the murder of. Henry and
Richard Cain about fifteen miles from
Rapid City, on Rapid creek. The crime Is
one of the worst of Its kind that has ever
come before the authorities In that district.
The first clue of the murder was a report
brought In this morning by James Gordon
stating that the men had been found In the
vicinity of the Old Tamarack mine. The
men, It is said, had trouble with their
neighbors, but whether this is the cause
of the murder or whether they were mur
dered to secure possession of the wagon
load of goods which they had on a return
trip from Rapid City is not known. The
men were baching In a log cabin at the
Tamarack mine and went to Rapid City
to lay in a load of supplies.
From the appearance of the men's bodies
it was evident that they had been clubbed
to death. The wagon which they were
riding in was found devoid of everything
of any value whatever.
INDUSTRIAL, BULDING AT NORMAL
South Dakota Institution Wants Ap
propriation of DS2,300.
PIERRE, S. D.. Jan. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) While neither house attempted any
great amount of business today, the sen
ators started a number of new bills on
their way, the principal among them being
by Koepsel and Lawson to appropriate $52,
500 for the erection of an Industrial building
at the Aberdeen normal; by Abel, to grant
to cities the power to Issue bondB for
sewers and to provide special assessments
on abutting property for sewer purposes;
by Payne, granting to the governor the
power to accept gifts and donations; by
Neill, providing for a paid Jailer In coun
ties In which Jails are erected; by Wagner,
requiring all property to be listed at Its
total value for assessment.
The senate stato affairs committee favor
ably reported the house resolution me
morializing congress for the ft W-acre home
stead law and passed the bill appropriating
i00 for a deficiency at the School of Mines.
The bouse committee on live stock re
ported favorably on the bills Increasing
the annual wolf bounty from $5,000 to $10,
000 a year and to allow counties to offer re
wards for horse rustlers.
The Krebs bill requiring all gasoline cans
to be painted red was passed, and New
ton introduced a hill cutting out the re
quirement for publication in probate cases.
Considering; Small Fruit.
HURON, S. D., Jan. 20.-(Spaolal ) Inter
est and attendance at the sessions of the
State Horticultural association, in progress
here, increases. Among valuable papers
dlBcusBed was that of Henry Hess of
Flandrcau on the culture and propogatlon
ot strawberries, in which It was made to
appear that the varieties adapted to this
purtlcular portion of the state ae the Wol-
verton and Corsican, while In the vicinity j
of Yankton and the southern and central '
portions of the state the Worfleld and j
Eederwood give splendid results. Raspber- I
ries received much attention by J. H. j
Musso, one of the most successful growers
of this fruit In the state. Currants, goose
berries and other small fruit occupied the
attention of th association at length, with
the result that all present received some
valuable information.
Stat Board of Agriculture Elects.
HURON. S. D.. Jan. 20. (Special.) Thebs
officers were elected for the ensuing year
by th State Hoard of Agriculture at its
meeting here: President, F. H. Smith of
Groton; vice president, John H. King of
Huron; secretary, George E. McEathron of
Huron; treasurer, T. E. Piatt of Clark.
Superintendents of departments were also
chosen, and arrangements for the annual
exhibition here September 11 to 15, were
outlined, including a partial revision of the
premium list. All the members ot the
board were present, and much business
was disposed ot
DEPARTMENT, NOT DISTRICT
Episcopal Missionary Conference Changes
Its Official Designation.
COMMITTEE TO CHOOSE PLACE OF MEETING
Business Session Takes Important
Action for the Continuance
of the Work of the
Churches.
The third day of the Protestant Episco
pal missionary conference opened promptly
at 10 yesterday morning, with Bishop
Tuttle prtslding, at Crelghton hall.
The question of the order of procedure
was briefly discussed, particulaily as to
the time limit for addresses oelng reduced
from twenty to fifteen minutes. A motion
was adopted to follow out the program as
outlined by the committee of arrangements,
permitting the twenty-minute limit.
Bishop S. C. Edsall of Minnesota, speak
ing In the name of his territory, moved
that the word "department" be substituted
for that of "district" In designating the
Ivlh ..otifarnti.. ralh.Hnir n tld that i 1 P I" O " '
after the name shall be the Sixth Mlssl n
ary department. The motion was ndopted.
Bishop Edsall presented the following res
olution and moved Its adoption:
Whereas, t'nder a former canon concern
ing the missionary council the general offi
cers and memoeis of the board ot mana
gers were ex-ottieio members thereof, and
Whereas. The district, or department,
conferences are supposed to take the place
of the missionary council,
Resolved, That the genet al officers of the
mission who may be present, and any
members of the hoard of missions who
reside in this department, be and they are
hereby declared ex-ottlcio members of the
conference of this department.
Resolved. That the names of Rev. A. 8.
Llcyd, general secretary of the board of
missions, and Rev. Theodore Sedgwick be
added to the roll.
The resolution was adopted:
Place for Next Medina.
The following resolution was also adopted:
Resolved, That a committee of two
bishops, two priests and one layman, and
the general secretary of the board of
missions, Kev. A. 8. Llcyd, be appointed
to report on the time and place lor the
next conference of this department.
Bishop Tattle named the following as
such committee: Bishop Mann of North
Dakota, Coadjutor Bishop Williams of Ne
braska, Rev. A. S. Lloyd, Rev. M. J. By
water, Rev. J. P. Johnson and Charles
A. Kelly.
oome discussion followed the adoption
of the resolution and there was a di
vergence of opinion as to whether the
next annual meeting should be held Oc
tober 18, 19U5, or October 18, l!)0t. The mut
ter was finally left to the committee. Den
ver and Minneapolis are candidates for the
next conference.
The committee on time and place of the
next annual conference reported yester
day, fixing the next meeting at Denver
October 18, 1906.
The conference session opened at 10:45,
with Bishop Edsall of Minnesota presiding.
The theme for the consideration of the
conference session was "Church Work In
the City." Bishop Edsall, In opening the
conference, said that city work was as es
sential as country work, Th essential
work of tne church waa to get hold of th
peophwandV 'par fibular ly ; those .wb re
moved from the country into the cities, '
On Parian Administration.
The first paper waa by Rev. John C.
Sage, rector ot St. John's church, Dubuque,
la. His subject was "Parish Administra
tion." He took the position that the priest
Is God's ambassador, who speaks In His
name and by His methods. Two features
stand out pre-eminently in this work, and
are love and contact. The priest must
gain the respect, love and confidence of his
flock and give himself body and soul to the
work. Contact or touch is the law of
transmission of spiritual life. He must en
large the sphere of his personal Influence,
but not purely his personality first, but
establish the truth ot his work through his
personality. To lead his flock to see the
beauty of holiness by the example set by
Christ. Tho use of the presB and printers'
ink was essential to make the people realize
that the church is a factor In the culture
and moral advancement of tho town. He
maintained that if Paul were on earth now
he would use the press freely as a means
for the church to tell Its story.
Organisation of the Parish.
"Pa.-lsh Organization" was the theme of
ths address of Rev. W. J. Moody of Braln
erd, Minn. He said: "Preachers, like In
dividuals, differ. What does the parish
exist for? What do we want? If we
want a thing earnestly It will not be long
until we get It. The church Is not to be
compared to any human society. Christ
repudiated any comparisons with earthly
kingdoms. Ills kingdom was not of this
earth. The church Is His earthly body.
The duty It speaks to us of la as a spiritual
body. The church represents the body of
Christ as He represented His whole body
to the world. He assumed the human
body that men might see and know of
God, through which He still touches and
heals. Parishes do not exist for Its mem
bers, but for the community. Spiritual
parishes can only be found where the mem
bers are In paradise." The speaker main
tained that the whole work Is put too much
on the back of ths rector. The rector can
only raise hla parish to the same level
that he raises himself. The real mission
ary is the congregation. The parish is
not a member of the rector's organiza
tion. The rector Is simply an officer. The
godly men and women of the parish are
the ones who do the real missionary work.
Among; the Afflicted.
"Rescue and Eleemosnary Work" was
the subject of an Interesting and elaborate
sloimry of Chicago. lie spoke of the value
and necessity of personal contact with
human lives. Men's bodies should be
healed for the sake of thtlr souls.
"We are told," he said, "that we should
do less preaching and more charity work.
The reverse is tho real truth. The work
among the submerged masses Is aa essential
to the salvation of souls as to their phys
ical bodies. We should prepare men to live
as well as to die. In one of the consump
tive hospitals at Chicago there are but two
priests; one Is a Roman Catholic and the
other an American Catholic. Many of the
patients there have no hope but in the
blessed sacrament. They ask and prayfor
It as their only solace.
"The church Is always found giving com
fort to those behind prison bars and in the
hospitals. The blessings of Christ radiated
from the cross ar till blessing the world.
The church goes to th slums because Christ
went there, that men might not perish, but
have everlasting 11 f."
A noonday prayer meeting was held Im
mediately at the close of the morning ses
sion presided over by the bishop of Colo
rado. Liquor's Forward Movement.
The first business of Friday afternoon's
session of the conference was the report of
the committee on "Forward Movement,"
appointed Thursday afternoon. Ths report
was submitted In the form of a series
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M'NEIL DEPOSED AT LAST
Boilermakers IHsmlns President on
Charge Brought by Inlon
Pacific Mrlkers.
Information which has Just reached
Omaha bollermakers Is to the effect that
John McNeil, president of the Interna
tional Brotherhood of Boilermakers and
Iron Ship Builders for nearly nine years,
has been found guilty of charges involv
ing "selling out" In the I'nlon Pacific strike
of 1902, has been deposed, expelled from
the order and fined $ino by the grand coun
cil, or executive committee, of the organ
ization In session at Kansas City. This
action Is regarded ns confirming assertions
by local bollermakers that McNeil had
played them false In the strike settlement
in May, 1!13. and enabled the company to
force terms that have proven anything but
satisfactory to the men.
The grand council, which Is tho court
of last resort In such matters, has been
In session In Kansas City this week ana
has devoted all Ihe time to hearing Mc
Neil's case, which he appealed from a sim
ilar decision by loral loftjre No. 32 of Kati.
sas City, of which he was a member. Th
council has given out nothing concerning
the matter and It was through accident
that the news leaked and reached Omaha,
where Interest In the matter Is keenest,
owing to the fact that this city Is the head
quarters of the T'nlon Pacific syntem and
was the storm center during the strike.
As a result of McNeil's expulsion George
Dunn of Huntington, Ind., first vice presi
dent of the brotherhood, becomes acting
president and will serve as such during
McNeil's unexpired term, which ends July
1, when the annual convention of the or
ganization will be held and the biennial
election of officers takes ptnee. I'ntll this
Is accomplished It Is not likely that the
t'nlon Pacific shopmen will take any action
towards securing redress for what they
consider broken agreements on the part of
the company. If aggressive officers are
elected It Is thought more than likely that
certain demands will be made, which If
not complied with by the company will
cause another strike of greater determina
tion and extent than the first one.
CORRUPTION AJPUEBL0, COLO.
Grand Jury Return One Hundred In
dictments for Violation ot
Election Laws. -
Pt'EBLO, Colo., Jan. 30. The grand Jury
which has for two months been Investi
gating the election frauds In Pueblo county
reported to the court today and was dis
charged. On hundred new - Indictments
were returned. ' . :
..Th grand Jury, on which democrats and
republicans had equal representations, re
ports the discovery of a conspiracy, with
Its fountain head In Denver, to control the
election In this county by corrupt methods.
The report says:
The Jury petitions tfie court to bring
the evidence of fraudulent naturalization
to the attention of the United States dis
trict attorney.
Tho Jury found that the registration
books were padded to the extent of at
least 1,000 names.
Continuing, the report says that spurious
registration sheets were prepared under the
direction of N. 8. Walpole, recently ap
pointed postmaster, and deputies In the
county clerk's offlco, mentioning W. 12.
Innls, Percy Ely and Oscar Q. McNelt.
and by City Detective E. H. Wilson. It
declare that typewritten confessions have
been made by some of the men indicted.
Indictments are returned against all the
men named.
WILLIAM U BRYAN AT CAPITAL
Xebraskan Mnkes a Cnll at the De
partment of Commerce
nnd Labor.
WASHINGTON. Jan. ).-Wllllam J.
Bryan called at the Department of Com
merce and Labor today and had a long
conversation with Mr. Smith, acting com
missioner of the bureau of corporations.
Mr. Bryan had read with great Interest
the recent annual report of the bureau
and was particularly Interested In tho
suggestions regarding a national llcensn
for corporations. The talk was Informal,
Mr. Bryan presenting to Mr. Smith some
of his own views regarding the control
of corporations.
ST. JOE TEAMSTERS STRIKE
Drivers in Missouri City Demnnd an
Increase of Tnenty-Klve
Cents Per Day.
ST. JOSEPH, Jan. 80. A general walk
out of union teamsters and truck drivers
Is announced for tomorrow morning. The
teamsters of the St. Joseph Transfer com
pany struck today" and all other union
teamsters were expected out tonight. The
men have demanded an increase In wages
of from $1.76 to )2 per day and the trans
fer companies and jobbing houses refuse
to accede. Nonunion teamsters will be
put In the places of strikers tomorrow and
the police have been called upon to protect
tbam.
REVIVALS INTEREST DENVER
City and County Olflres Are to Be
Closed for Koonday He
llgloos Meetings,
DENVER. Jan. 20. Out of deference to
Evangelist J. Wilbur Chapman and his as
sistants, who are holding meetings In this
city and who had designated this as a
special day of prayer, Mayor R. W. Speer
ordered all city and county offices closed
between 11:30 and 2 o'clock today. Nearly
all large stores also were closed to permit
their employes to attend the noonday meet
ings in th business district.
Movements of Ocean Vessels Jan. 20.
At New York Arrived: Arabic, from
Liverpool; Astoria, from Olaagow. Balled:
Algeria, for Marseilles, etc.
At Liverpool Arrived: Cevlc, from New
York. Bulled: Buenos Ayres, for Phila
delphia. At (Jlusgow Arrived: Ontarlan, from
Portland.
At tlenoa-Sailed: Cltta Dl Nopoli. for
New York.
At Moville Railed: Ionian, for Halifax.
At Uucumtuwn-Arrived; Lucanla, from
New York.
At London Arrived: Mesaba, from New
York. At Ban Francisco Arrived: Manchuria,
from ilong Kong,
OLD FIGHT RENEWED
Bill of Twa Years let Regarding School
funds Reintroduced.
TAKES MONEY FROM POPULOUS COUNTIES
Increases Share Which is Apportioned to
the Newer Seotions.
TALK OF ANTI-TKUST LE(SLATION
Speaker Ronse of Opinion Action Will Be
Oi Coiserrative Lines.
JUNKIN SURE BILL WILL BE PASSED
Snys thnt While Provisions of nl
Measure Are Drastic It Must B
So to Accomplish
Rranlts.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Jan. SO. (Speclal.)-Th old
fight for amending the statutes on the dis
tribution of school funds In order to equal
ize It among the various counties without
reference to population has been revived In
this legislature. Representative Copsey of
Custer launched the movement this morn
Ir.g in the house by Introducing house roll
111, providing In brief that the one-fourth
of the entire school fund, which la now
distributed by the respective county super
intendents on a pro rata basis of popula
tion per district, be apportioned equally
among the counties by the state superin
tendent according to the number of dis
tricts and not on a per capita basis, giving
to the district in the rural section as much
as to the district In the populous center.
The bill makes no change in the manner of
the apportionment of the other three
fourths of this fund.
This same proposition was submitted two
years ago in the house by Tooley of Custer,
then a member. Representative Tooley
had been county superintendent In hi
county for four years and made a persis
tent fight for his bill, which failed, how
ever, of passage.
This year, as two years ago, the western
members are lined up for this measure
and the eastern members against it, and
It Is expected to precipitate as strenuous
a fight as It did at the Inst session. Mc
Allister of Deuel and Jackson of Antelope
will be two of. tho foremost leaders on th
floor of the house for the bill.
Former State Superintendent Fowler was
for tho bill two years ago and both he and
Superintendent McBrlen are In favor of It
this time. They claim It Is necessary, a
the funds are actually needed In th
sparsely settled communities In order to
properly conduct the schools.
Snrae Old Arsrument.
The general objection to the bill from th
standpoint of the more populous centers I
that it will divert money from them which
la needed Jo meet the expenses which ar
enormous a compared with th expenses
of the less populous district; Th system
at- present. of apportlonlug Mu 'money
per capita, or on the basis of population,
opponents of the bill claim is th only cor
rect one.
Mr. Copsey contends that the present law
of apportioning this money according to
the number of pupils In each county la
manifestly unjust. Ho points out a an ar
gument against the present law that under
its operation Banner county, for Instance,
one of the sparsely settled counties, re
ceives per district from this one-fourth
fund S3.8S, whereas Douglas county, th
most populous, receives per district I109.SO,
and Lancaster 48.14. He wants this equal
ized. From hla computation the average
of .the total apportionment for each dis
trict under the present law for Banner
county Is $15.28 and for Douglas $798.01;
Lancaster, S192.66. On th ground that
Banner county proportionately contribute
to thla fund far more than Douglas or
Lancaster, Mr. Copsey maintains, this basis
of distribution Is unfair and unreasonable.
He cites the fact that In the last blennlum
Douglas county contributed to this fund
$.'18,427.43, which included school taxes, and
received for Its apportionment $149,670.43.
whereas Banner county contributed $2,875.18,
and only received an apportionment of
SSfO.&O. Of this amount contributed by Ban
ner county, Mr. Copsey show that $l,8i
came from school land interest, while
Douglas county contributed from thla
source only $1,239.88.
The friends of this bill argua that th
existence of the school lands In therr
counties reduces the amount of taxablu
property. Therefore, they contend, they
ought to huve a larger share of the reve
nue which the state derives from that
source u a means of compensation for
the loss of local taxes. The eastern coun
ties have comparatively little school Juna.
Anti-Trust Lralslntlon.
The consensus of opinion among member
of the legislature is that some sort of an
anti-trust law will be enacted at thla
session. Representative Junkln of Oosper
county, who has become the leader la
this direction by virtue of having intro
duced the llrst anti-trust and antl-rebat
bill, feels confident of securing a good,
practical law, whether embodying all the
provisions contained In his bill or not.
Speaker Rouse, when asked what he
thought the legislature would do' on this
subject, said:
"I really cannot tell, Tiut am sure this
legislature will do nothing of a radical
nature, for It Is a conservative set of men.
It' may enact an anti-trust law, but If It
does the people may depend on It being a
sufe measure." ,
"I realize some of the provisions of my
bill are very strong," said Mr. Junkln.
"The penalty, for Instance, Is severe, but
In my Judgment It ought to be severe, A
law of thla kind might be worthless or at
least ineffectual without a severe penalty.
Yet If the legislature thought best to mod
erate this penalty it might be all right.
"In all events an anti-trust law should
be panned. There is need for one In Ne
braska and Nebraska has taken such a
steadfast stand with the president In hi
anti-trust policy that the legislature should
make a practical demonstration of it posi
tion. From every standpoint worthy of con
sideration the law should be passed. Th
large corporations coming under thla desig
nation, such a the South Omaha packers,
should be placed under the same reason
able, restrictions that surround other busi
ness interest. We have learned from th
packers themselves of ths pernicious prao
tlc of granting rebate to favored shippers
and otherwise discriminating between pa
trons. This ought to be prohibited and
would be If some such bill as mine Is
passed. My Idea Is that the tfforts of
President Hoievelt never can lie entirely
ucceatful until the :Lveral utaUa rally to
),ls aid by iimctlnr separate laws properly
governing the trusts nnd monopolies'. Ne
braska being headquarter for one of th
most powerful of trusts, ihe beef Industry,
therefore, should be the first to tak a
pronounced aland, I aut hopeful of th