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vE IS TO CO ON
Negotiation! 'Looking to Settlement of
Chicago Trouble Abandoned.
YESTERDAY'S CONFERENCE FRUITLESS
Teamsters Insist Upon Arbitration of Gar
ment Workers' Grievances.
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MORE RIOTOUS SCENES IN STREETS
Brush Manufacturer Pulled from His
Wagon and Badly Beaten.
TEAMSTERS BLOCKADE FREIGHT HOUSE
Wagons Abandoned and Wheels
Locked Missiles Hurled from
Windows at nonunion
Drivers.
CHICAGO, April 12. An effort made to
day by Mayor Edward F. Dunne to have
the controversy between Montgomery
Ward A Co. and their striking employes
"submitted to arbitration waa unsuccessful
and the Indications tonight are that the
struggle will be continued until one or the
other of the opposing elements offers to
compromise the difficulty.
Vpon the solicitation of Mayor Dunne,
the executive committee of the Chicago
Employers' association, the organisation
which Is taking the leading part In the
fight against the striking teamsters, visited
the city hall this afternoon and was urged
by the mayor to agree to a settlement by
arbitration. Mayor Dunne offered to act
as mediator, but tho proposition waa de
clined by the committee. The committee
Explained to the mayor that tho teamsters
"jb& broken their agreement with Mont
5omery Ward Co. by ordering the sym
pathetic strike in order to bring about a
settlement of the garment workers' diffl
cutles, and that, therefore, there was noth
ing which could be done towards a settle
ment of the trouble by mediation.
' Conference is Fruitless.
Earlier In tti'e day the employers and the
. labor leaders were In conference trying to
agree upon some basis or a settlement.
The employers offered to arbitrate the
teamsters' strike alone, but not that, of the
garment workers. The teumaters declared
this would be. utterly Impossible and the
negotiations were declared on.
There were several clashes today between
the police end strike sympathizers who
blocked the streets and harassed the non
union teamsters who have taken the places
of the atrikers. No one was seriously
hurt, however, and tonight Montgomery
Ward & Co. declared that they had been
more successful today In making deliveries
than, at any time since the strike began.
Mob Attacks Wom.
Henry' Levinberg, a brush manufacturer,
was hauled from the seat of a wagon and
beaten, by a mod after delivering a load of
goods today to Montgomery Word & Co;,
whose teamsters and garment makers are
on ttlM Levlnbrg. was overtaken by a
crowd ff "strike sympathizers at Market
and Adams streets. Their first move was
to cut the traces and set his team adrift.
His wagon was overturned and wrecked.
He'wu rescued by the police.
A novel expedient was resorted to by
strike sympathisers to delay traffic today.
At Clinton and Washington streets several
teamsters tied the wheels of their wagons
together with chains. It took nearly
twjnty minutes to break the resulting
street blockade obstructing Montgomery
"Ward Co.'s freight. The police
were forced to draw their clubs and
threaten many teamatere.
Teamsters Blockade Streets.
The greatest difficulty encountered In the
movement of teams came when an attempt
was made to send eight wagons In one
caravan from the Montgomery Ward stores
to the freight houses of the Illinois Cen
tral, the Wisconsin Central and the Mich
igan Central railroads. This was the larg
est caravan ' Vat tne nrm naB yet at"
tempted to move.;,
. Notwithstanding" the presence of nearly
200 police officers the caravan met with
constant Interference, wnue me leonis mm
police threaded their way slowly through
entanglements of wagons, people In the
window of buildings on both sides of the
street hurled missiles upon the nonunion
drivers.
ai the entrance of. the Wisconsin Central
freight house a Jam of 200 teams had been
formed. Wagons had been ananaonea oy
inuira. Morses unniicnea. hum u.i
ha ctIm and wheels locked.
Fifty policemen after strenuous efforts
succeeded finally In opening a lane wide
enough to permit tho Montgomery Ward
teams to enter the driveway.
WRECK 0N THE BIG FOUR
Fast Passenejer Train Derailed Near
Belief ootalae, Ohio Seven :
. Persons Injured.
BELLKroNTAINE, O., April 12.-Traln
v. is. between Cleveland and Bt. Louis,
one Of the tautest trains on the big Four
road, was wrecked here tonight and seven
persons were more or less seriously hurt.
The Injured:
A man believed to be S. Sacks of Pltts-
' burg, nrobably fatally. He was riding be-
'"'tween the express arid mall cars.
Nathanlol Chandler of Weymouth, Mass.,
Injured Internally; not serious.
Mies Mary Rankin of 8t. Louts, leg and
arm hurt.
w? A. Wheeler of Union City, Fa., back
hurt.
O. H. Froughton of Cleveland, mall clerk,
" eye hurt, face lacerated.
Charles Bowman o( Fortville, Ind., mall
, clerk. Internally injured.
- ' Charles Quayle, engineer, hands and face
cut.
u As the train Was pulling Into Bellefon
' talne the brakes failed to work and the
heavy train plowed Into the netted switches
- at the crossing 'of the Big Four and the
Ohio Central tracks, tearing the tracks up
- re that trafflo cannot be resumed for some
hours. .
PLANS DISUKED BY FRANCE
Proposition that Snltau of Morocco
. Call Conference of Powers
Is Discussed.
PARIS. April 12 Germany's efforts to
secure an International conference on the
Morocco question does not rauw further
apprehension here as the government is
aware that practically all the powers hav
ing any political interests in Morocco
would not participate. This applies to
France, Great . Britain, Spain, Italy and
Russia and the other European powers
have little or no Interest In Morocco.
Germany's plans concerning the suggested
conference b not yet taken a definite
form. Th . reports which reached
Paris Indict V tat Germany Itself planned
to rail a c S 'nee, but It now appears
that Gcrma f -ks to have the sultan of
Morocco cal X mference: Either plun Is
unacceptabh he authorities here, par
ticularly th r as It would give the
sultan anoth 'S text to put off his reply
which Franc .ow awaiting relative to
the adoption ?form measures. More
over the prop" i to call an International
conference Is d upon the theory of
Ignoring Fren ilicy In Morocco under
the Anglo-Fr':Ku-dgrement and turning
over the Morocco question to a congress
of the powers. Such an abandonment of
French policy Is not entertained In anv
quarter here .
BERLIN, April 12. The new commercial
treaty between Germany and Morocca
which la being negotiated by Dr. von
Kuehlmnn, the German charge d'affaires
at Fes, Is more than an arrangement cov
ering coasting trade fights. It embraces all
the most favored nation guarantees In the
previous treaty. It in upon this treaty that
Germany will press Its resistance to
France's efforts to become the predomi
nating power in Morocco.
PASSES PART OF t ilt RfH MEAM RE
Paragraph Guaranteeing; Free Exer
cise of, Religion Adopted.
PARIS, April 12. The Chamber of Depu
ties today, .by 422 to 4S votes, adopted
article 1 of the bill providing for the sepa
ration of church and state, as follows:
The republic assures the liberty of con
science and guarantees the free exercise of
religion, the only restrictions being those
In the Interest of public order.
All the amendments were rejected.
The majority In favor of article 1 was
considered as showing the strength of the
supporters of the measure.
In the Senate today Minister of Marine
Thomson, answering Baron d'Estournelles
Constant, who In a speech yesterday urged
the military and naval disarmament of the
states of Europe by a proportional reduc
tion of their forces similar to the Joint dis
armament of Chile and Argentina, said
the Idea of naval disarmament would be
visionary so long as Great Britain, the
United States a,nd Germany continued to
strengthen their fleets. Already the fleets
of Great Britain and the United States
surpassed that of Frnnee, and the fleet of
Germany was about equal to that of
France. Therefore it was essential to
adopt a comprehensive naval program for
replacing old ships.
Following the minister's speech the Senate
adopted the naval budget bill calling for an
expenditure of 124,200,000.
CHAMBERLAIN LIKES THE JAPS
Says Great Britain flhonld Draw
Closer to Islanders.
LONDON, April 12.-Joeeph Chamberlain,
presiding at the annual meeting of the Lib
eral Unionist club held In London today,
strongly supported the suggestion of an
Anglo-Japanese defensive alliance. He re
ferred to the present Anglo-Japanese alli
ance as one of the greatest diplomatic
achievements of the last quarter of a cen
tury and said the treaty had already Justi
fied itself by limiting the area of the terri
ble conflict which was still going on. The
liberal unionists, he added, would support
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne In his deter
mination to carry out the treaty In Its
spirit as well as in its letter, and he might
say they would be very glad to follow Lord
Lansdowne further If the foreign secretary
thought the policy he had Initiated could
be extended. Mr. Chamberlain believed
that any mutual defensive understanding
between Japan and1 Great Britain would
secure for an Indefinite time peace In the
far east and give both Japan and Great
Britain security in their possessions.
IS COMMEMORATION OK MIRACLE
American Prelate at Gathering- Near
Rome Fifty Years After Event.
ROME, April 12. An Interesting cere
money took place today In the basilica of
St. Agnes, two miles outside of Rome. Tho
building stands over the catacombs, where,
among others, tho body of St. Agnes Is
buried. While rius IX April 12, 1856, was
receiving there the college of the propa
ganda the floor gave way and all present
were precipitated Into the catacombs
twenty feet below. Fortunately nobody
was injured, this being by some persons
considered a miracle.
Tho only survivors of the accident are
Rev. Dr. Richard L. Burtsell of Rondout,
N. Y., and Archbishop Ruhlan, the resident
representative of the Armenians In Rome.
This morning they were both warmly
greeted by the assemblage at the basilica,
Dr. Burtsell celebrated high mass and
Bishop Rublan intoned the Te Doum and
bestowed the benediction on the members
of the college of the propaganda. A num
ber of American students were present.
CHAFFEE COES SOUTHWEST
Visits Scenes Where He First Made a
Record for Himself.
PLATS OF SHOSHONE RESERVATION READY
Lands to Be Allotted la Severalty to
Indians Prior to Opening the
Remainder of Reservation
to Settlement.
NEW YORK HIPPODROME OPENS
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(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, April 12. (Special Tele
gram.) Lieutenant General Chaffee, chief
of staff, accompanied by Quartermaster
General C. F. Humphrey and Captain
Orote Hutchison, aide to General Chaffee,
will leave Washington on an Inspection
tour of rhe departments of Texas and Colo
rado on April 19. The Itinerary covers
6.(100 miles of railroad travel, with stages
thrown In. General Chaffee has long de
sired to make the trip to the country where
he first won the attention of the War de
partment, and he Is looking forward to his
visit to the southwest; Including New
Mexico nd Arizona, with the enthusiasm
of a sub-lleiitennnt. The party goes frpm
here to St.. Louis, "thence to Little Rock
and Fort Reno. Fort Sill, Fort Sam Hous
ton, Fort Ringgold, Eagle Pass, Fort Clark
and Fort Bayard are among the army posts
to be visited. General Chaffee will reach
Denver May 11, where Fort Logan will be
Inspected. He will return to Chicago from
Denver by way of the Burlington, having
planned to reach Washington May 15.
Postal Matters.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa Edna,
Lyon county, Asa E Flckllng. vice C. F.
Smock, resigned. South Dakota Roscoe,
Edmunds county, Milton Huck, vice Wal
ter E. Huck, resigned.
Rural ra triers appointed: Nebraska
Auburn, Reute 3, Lucius B. Dundas, car
rier; Cecil Hale, substitute. Barada, Route
1, Clarence V. Fox, carrier; John H. Kelly,
substitute. Carroll, Route L Edward H
Fitch, carrier;' William E. Liddle, substi
tute. Clearwater, Route 2, George W. Da
vies, carrier; Eva E. Davles, substitute.
Decatur, Route 8, Elver D. Beck, carrier;
Andrew G. Freeman, substitute. Rulo,
Route 7, John M. Harris, carrier; George
Harris, substitute. Salem, Route 2, Walter
L. Carlisle, carrier; Thomas R. Carlisle,
substitute. Smlthfleld, Routes 2 and 3, Al
bert L. Blrt, carrier; Thomas E. Mathews,
substitute. South Auburn, Route 3, Charles
E. Ijuston, carrier; Maud A. Huston, sub
stitute. Iowa Garnavillo, Route 1, Frank
A. Oelkers, carrier; Christ Kregel, substi
tute. South Dakota Langford, Route 1,
George W. Swenson, carrier; Henry It.
Swenson, substitute; Route 2, George Col
lins, carrier; Nellie Collins, substitute.
Twin Brooks, Route 2, John E. Eselngton.
carrier; Henry C. Esslngton, substitute.
Reservation Is Platted.
Commissioner General of the Land Office
Richards said todav the field notes of sur
veys made of the Shoshone or Wind River
Indian reservation In Wyoming had been
completed by his office and the plates would
In a day or two be turned over to the com
missioner of Indian affairs to be used as
a guide in making allotments to Indians
prior to the opening of the reserve ion to
settlement.
WOMEN . ON , RACE SUICIDE
National Council Takes Issue with
President Roosevelt's Views.
WASHINGTON. April 12. Amendments
to their constitution, Increasing represen
tation in the annual executive session as
well as In the , triennial session, were
adopted by the National Council of Women
In triennial session today. Miss Susan B.
Anthony was designated founder of the
International and National Council of
Women.
In a quiet way the observations of Pres
ident Roosevelt on the question of race
suicide are receiving the attention of some
of the prominent delegates. Some of them
take Issue with the president on this sub
ject and say he should look to the women
of his own social set for race suicide. "The
women of the imlddle classes and the
women of the 'submerged tenth,' as we
call It, do not practice race suclde," said
one of the delegates.
Tomorrow a resolution will be reported
on the question of parenthood, which It Is
said, will take- Issue with the president's
views on the question of race suicide and
will declare that "quality, not quantity,
in children Is preferable."
Senator Piatt Better.
WASHINGTON, Conn., April 12. The re
port regarding the condition of Senator
O. H. Piatt has been of a more generally
hopeful tone today than at any time within
the last week. His physicians say there
has been a decided Improvement since Sun
day, and that while he realizes that the
danger Is not yet over he Is exceedingly
hopeful.
ACCEPTS
ROCKEFELLER GIFT
Prudential Committee of American
Board Says Donation Cannot
Now Be Returned.
BOSTON, April 11 A statement was
made public today by the prudential com
' mittee of the American Board of Commis
sioners for Forelgi MltMons, which yus
tordey voted to accept 3100,000 offered to
k the board by John D. Rockefeller.
JL "To prevent any man from doing good
is a wrong way In which to condemn hint
for doing evil. It la as wrong to con
demn him when he Is doing a good deed
as to commend htm wbiu he la dutng a
. bad deed."
Austria Satlstted with Exposition.
VIENNA, April 12, In the course of a
discussion before the budget committee
of the Reichstag today of an Item In the
budget bill relating to the promotion of
Austrian exports the minister of commerce
said the participation of Austria in the
St. Louis exposition had on the whole
given satisfaction, The Austrian pavilion
had met with general approval and had
materially contributed to - a better ap
preciation of Austrian taste and efficiency.
BANKER HUNT PLEADS GUILTY
President of Defunct Chicago Con
cern Gets Continuance and Will
y Try to Repay Depositors.
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CHICAGO, April 12. W. H. Hunt, former
president of the defunct Fan-American
bank here, today changed his plea of "not
I guilty" to "guilty." Hunt is under In
dictment for embesslement. After the
change of pica had been allowed, Judge
Kersten grant xl a motion for continuance,
made by Hunt's counsel. The change of
plea places the case in the hands of the
court, and by avoiding a Jury trial Hunt
Is left free to follow an expressed desire
to vlalt New York and other eastern cities
In the hope of securing money to pay de
positors of the defunct bank.
Storm Damage In Madagascar.
ANTAN ANAR1VO, Madagascar. April
It. Fuller reports of the damage done by
the cyclone early In April show it to have
been greater than first reported. Numer
ous villages were destroyed by floods, over
100 natives were drowned, roads were cut,
the railroads were greatly damaged and
crops were destroyed. Many bodies floated
down the rivers to the sea.
William a Greek Admiral.
CORFU. Greece. April 13 The king of
Greece In return for Emperor William's
courtesy In making him an admiral of the
German navy yesterday has appointed the
emperor to he an admiral of the Greek
navy.
Meyer Presents Credentials.
TBARSOE 8ELO, Russia. April U.-Mr.
Meyrr, the new American ambassador, pre
sented bis eredentluU to Emperor Nicholas
this afternoon.
Banker Commits Suicide.
ROCHESTER. N. Y., April 12. Arthur
Lutt'hford, secretary and treasurer of the
Mechanics' bavtngk bank of this city, com
mitted suicide today by . shooting. The
cause la said n have been 111-iiealih.
SMILEY MUST GO TO JAIL
Kansas Supreme Court Issues Man
date in Case of Convicted
Grain Dealer.
TOPEKA, Kan., April 11 The mandate
of the supreme court In the Smiley case
has been sent to the district court In Rush
county, with orders that the Judgment of
the court be carried out according to law.
E. J. Smiley is secretary of the Kansas
Grain Dealers' association, which . the
United States supreme court has recently
declared to be in violation of the Kansas
anti-trust law. He was sentenced to serve
three months In the county Jail.
DARROW GETS GOOD PLACE
Mayor of Chicago Appoints Lawyer
to Represent City la Trac
tion Bolts.
CHICAGO, April 11-Mayor Edward F.
Dunne today appointed Clarence S. Darrow
to have charge of all the traction litigation
of the- city. Mr. Darrow represented the
mine workers ln the hearings before the
commissioners named by President Hoose
velt to settle the strike in the anthracite
coal fields.
Great Amusement J Enterprise In
Which Former Omaha Man Is In
terested Plays to Big Crowd.
NEW TORK, April U The Hippodrome,
New York's newest and largest place of
amusement, was opened to the public to
night under the management of Thompson
& Dundy, and everyone of the 8,200 seats
was taken, some of them having been
bought at auction at high premiums, and
whet ever there was standing space It was
filled. The performance began with the
spectacle, "A Yankee Circus on Mars." The
first scene showed a stranded American
circus about to be sold at auction. It is
bought by a Martian, who takes it to his
planet, and this gives opportunity for
elaborate stage setting.
Then came a spectacular production of
American civil war Incidents, "Anderson
ville, i Story of Wilson's Raiders." In
this there was a battle scene, bringing
numbers of mounted men on the stage.
The great Hippodrome tank was utilized
In the battle scene, the forepart of the
stage sinking, this process of submersion
continuing for several "minutes until the
stage represented a river.
With mounted troops; represented In re
treat, horses and rlde.rg ruRh forward and
plunge Into the water.J several feet deep.
Many horses were In ythe water at the
same time, and the magnitude of the pre
sentation of the battle made a very effective
scene.
The Hippodrome stage Is remarkably
large and at times was crowded. Hun
dreds of persons and many animals. In
cluding elephants and horses, were in view
at one time, making a very animated and
picturesque stage seen The circus spe
cialties Introduced In the first part of the
performance were unusually good.
Sclpeo Dundy, one of the managers of
the enterprise. Is a former resident of
Omaha and began his show career here
with a concession on the Midway at the
Trans-Mississippi exposition.
CARRIES TWENTY TRUNKS
Man Wanted by Chicago Federal
Grand Jury Is Lost In
Canada.
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CHICAGO, April 12. Secret service opera
tives are said to be making sn effort to
find a mysterious trunk, alleged to be miss
ing, and wanted in connection with the
federal Investigation Jury of the packing
industry. Six other trunks of a numbered
series have been seized, but federal officers
fear that unless the seventh is recovered
valuable Information may be lost. The
six trunks were taken from safety deposit
vaults In the First National Bank building.
In connection with the search for the
missing receptacle government officers are
seeking officials of the Aetna Trading
company, who. It Is stud, may be able to
tell the grand jurors the meaning of every
item contained In the" J books and papers
found In the trunks. The Information
sought is In relation to alleged plans prac
ticed to raise the prlcejof sausage casings.
When the officials of the company learned
that an Investigation "was to begin their
offices were closed. I
Henry C. Gbdfrey, .lt? ,to hare been
secretary and ' treasurer, was traced by
secret service men from Chicago to
Toronto, Canada, where all trace of him
was lost. He Is said to have been traveling
In possession of twenty trunks.
E. B. Fish, an employe Of Schwarzchlld &
Sulzburger, was the principal witness of
the afternoon. Great secrecy, was main
tained regarding Fish and his evidence. It
was rumored, but not veriiled, that his
testimony related to the disappearance of
seven persons who are wanted as witnesses
In the investigation and who are said to
have gone to Canada at the commencement
of proceedings before the grand Jury.
SMITHS NOW IN PRISON
Cake Continued to Give Accused
Opportunity to Examine Grand
Jury Record.
NEW YORK, April 12.-J. Morgan Smith
and his wife, who were brought over here
from Cincinnati yesterday to answer a
charge of conspiracy with Nan Patterson
to obtain money from Caesar Young, will
not plead to the indictment until next Fri
day. They were arraigned In the court
of general sessions today, but upon re
quest of their attorney the case was con
tinued. '
Before being taken to the Tombs prison
Smith made a statement, in which he said;
I am very glad to bo back in New York.
The name of my family haa been be
smirched. I have not hud a chance to
clear it, but I will. My movements on the
day the pistol was bought are very easily
traced. I had written them out, naming
every person 1 met that day that I knew.
The record was In the trunk which was
confiscated In Cincinnati and is now in
the possession of the district attorney. I
am very grateful for the district attorney
having it.
I did not buy that revolver and I defy
anyone to swear or Identify me as the
man.
Asked why he and his wife left New York
bo hurriedly last Juno, he answered: "I
have no reply to make. I will not dis
cuss my case further except on advice of
counsel."
Pawnbroker Stern waa unable to posi
tively Identify Smith as the man who
purchased a revolver from him.
Later In the day Judge Foster reduced the
ball for the Smiths to $3,000 each.
A trunk, said to contain the correspond
ence, seized from the Smiths at Cincinnati,
was received at the district attorney's
office today. An examination q the con
tents of the trunk was at once begun.
KANSAS MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
Eastern Manager of Topeka Invest
ment Company Ends Hla
Life In Boston.
BOSTON, April 12. Clarence M. Mer
rtam, an Investment broker having offices
In this city, has committed suicide at a
hotel. His father is a broker in Chicago.
No cause for the suicide Is known.
Mr. Merrlam's body was found some
hours after death on a bed he had occu
pied since last Saturday. There was a
bullet wound In the head. The suicide
leaves a wife and two children. He was
a native of Wsterbury, Conn.
The police of this city say that Clarence
M. Merrtam, whose body was found in a
hotel late yesterday, committed suicide by
shooting. Merrlam's friends here cannot
explain the act. They say so far as they
know Merrlam enjoyed splendid health and
was prosperous Merrlam's father and
brother reside In Topeka.
TOPEKA, Kan., April 12. Clarence M.
Merrlam, who Is dead at Boston, was a
well known Kansas man and operated the
eastern agency of the Merrlam Mortgage
company of Topeka. No reason Is known
here for his having committed suicide and
business friends profess not to believe that
he took his own life. Mr. Merrlam was a
brother-in-law of Rev. Charles M. Sheldon
J of Topeka, the author and reformer.
IDEU DAYS FOR HUNTING
President Greatly Enjoying Hia Wolf
Chase in the Big Pasture.
STARTS FOR COLORADO THIS EVENING
On Ilia Arrival Governor McDonald
Will Present Hint with an
Elaborately Engraved
Hunter's License.
FREDERICK. Okl., April 12-Thls has
been an Ideul day for President Roosevelt
and his party of hunters in the Big Pas
ture. The weather has been cool and
cloudy. The party goes out about 6:30 each
morning, and returns to camp about 11 for
dinner. Fresh horses are saddled by the
attendants and the start is made about 1:30
In the afternoon. One of the diversions of
the camp was a series of foot races, in
which the president also participated. Here
he failed to distinguish himself, however.
The dogs are so accustomed to pursuing
wolves that they left a wildcat which was
being pursued last night In order to chase
their more accustomed prey. Last night a
raccoon was caught In Deep Red creek
and is now in camp as one of the live
trophies of the chase.
In one of the runs a wolf was chased over
the hills and through creeks and timber
for ten miles. Only the hardiest and best
riders could keep up such a terrific pace as
this for any distance. When the wolf was
finally captured there were but four of the
party within sight of the animal. Bob Bur
nett, Guy Waggnnncr and John Abernathy,
three old time cowboys, and the fourth
member was President Roosevelt.
Starts for Colorado Tonight.
FORT WORTH, Tex., April 12.-Very
little business was transacted today at the
temporary headquarters of the government
which have been maintained here by Secre
tary Loeb since Sunday last. A consider
able amount of mall which should have
been forwarded here from Ban Antonio was
sent back to Washington from there as a
result of a misunderstanding, and the
amount of correspondence which came to
Mr. Loeb was therefore very light.
No word came from the president during
the day and no messages were sent him.
Tomorrow morning Secretary Loeb will
break up his headquarters here and the
president's special train will leave at 10
o'clock for Frederick, Okla., where the
president will board It tomorrow night.
The start from Frederick will be made at
8:25 tomorrow night and the last stop in
Texas will be made at Texllne at 8:20
(mountain time) Friday morning. No
changes In the Colorado program have been
given out.
President's Hunting; License.
DENVER, April 12. Governor Jesse Mc
Donald, accompanied by a party of national
guardsmen and officers o'f the regular army,
Intends to go to Trinidad, in order to wel
come President Roosevelt to Colorado.
Governor McDdnald will carry with him
the .hunting license which has been issued
by the game commissioner to the presi
dent. The party intends to leave Denver Thurs
day night, arriving ' at Trinidad Friday
morning. There they will Join the presi
dential party and accompany the president
back to Colorado Springs. The governor's
party will consist of the governor. Adju
tant General Bulkeley Wells, General
Charles S. Cooper, General Frank D. Bald
win, Lieutenant H. A. Dumm, Colonel Ken
neth L. Fahnestock, Charles Cavvendy of
Leadvllle and Philip B. Stewart.
The special permit which Governor Mc
Donald will present to the president has
been engrossed and encased In a Itather
covering. It will give the chief executive
carte blanche.
PRESBYTERIANS WILL UNITE
Cumberland , Organisation Has Ex
pressed Desire to Join Other
Branches of Church.
PITTSBURG, April 12. Rev. Charles R.
Zahnlser, pastor of the Third Cumberland
Presbyterian church of this city, who re
turned today from a meeting of Union
Presbytery of the Cumberland church, held
at Vanderbllt, Pa., yesterday, reports that
the presbytery decided in favor of union
with the Presbyterian church by a vote of
15 to 3.
Dr. Zahnlser. says the action of Union
presbytery virtually decides the question of
union, as far as the Cumberland ' deno
mination is concerned. One week ago about
fifteen presbyteries had not voted, but
since that time several have taken action.
The vote of union yesterday, he says, gave
the presbyteries In favor of union a lead
which could not be overcome by tho pres
byteries yet to vote If all decided against
the union movement.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 12. Cumber
land Presbyterian headquarters here an
nounced today that the proposition for
union with the Northern Presbyterian
church had received the requisite fifty
eight votes with others of the 114 presby
teries of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church yet to hear from. The deciding
vote was cast today by the Pennsylvania
Cumberland Presbyterian presbytery. It Is
said that the Northern Presbyterian church
is voting for union In the ratio of 10 to 1,
It has already settled the question of sep
arate presbyteries for negroes. The gen
eral assemblies of both churches will meet
on May 17, the Cumberland Presbyterians
In Fresno, Cal., and the Presbyterians at
Winona Lake, Ind. The votes will be de
clared In both. Friends of union, how
ever, do not expect that union will be
actually perfected In less than two years,
considerable time being required to arrange
the details.
DANGER IS JJ0T YET OVER
Fear of Further Trouble with
Strikers In Iron Mines at
Hibblng, Minn.
DTTLUTH. April 12. The feeling at Hib
blng tonight Is Intense, owing to the
tragedy of yesterday. In which two miners
were shot and killed and several others
Injured In a strike riot. The presence of
Sheriff Bates' armed force of fifty deputies
at the Burt-Pool mines since 3 o'clock this
morning has had a salutary effect on the
men, but the danger is not over. This
morning a number of men expressed their
willingness to return to work, as they were
satisfied with the wages received, but that
they dared not do so for fear of being shot
or dynamited by the strikers, who threaten
to call out 700 more men If the demand
for Increased pay Is not compiled with.
The operators of the mines at and near
Hibblng tonight threaten to close down all
work if there is any further trouble. Mayor
McJIardy has ordered all the saloons of
the city cloned pending a settlement of the
trouble.
The oorner will orde ran Investigation
Into the death of the two miners, John
Lttgga and Victor Klsky, tomorrow after
noon at 1 o'clock.
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REGULATING RAILWAY RATES
Subject Discussed by- Prominent Pub
licists at Meeting of I'nlon
League Club at Chicago.
CHICAGO. April 12 -"Railroad Rate
Legislation" was the subject for discus
sion at the annual spring meeting of the
Union Ieaguc club which was held tonight.
The speakers of the evening were George
R. Peck, general counsel for the Chicago,
Milwaukee A St. Paul railroad: C. A.
Prouty, Interstate commerce commissioner,
nnd Judge Teter S. Omsscup of the federal
court. Commissioner Prouty was the first
speaker of the evening. He asserted that
there had been great discrimination prac
ticed by tho railroads In making rates to
shippers, and that the greater rart of this
discrimination had been effected by the re
bate system. Some progress had been
made, he declared, toward the eradication
of the evil, but there must be an amend
ment to the present law nnd It must In
clude the private car lines, the terminal
railroads and the elevators.
He declared that six railroad systems had
control of 55 per cent of the total mileage
and two-thirds of the gross receipts from
traffic throughout the country, and that
they were practically a monopoly. A rail
road monopoly, he said, was the most In
jurious matter of Its kind that the citizens
of this country could have to contend with.
Mr. I'eck discussed the other side of the
proposition. He said that rebates are a
thing of the pnst and that the regulation of
rates cannot safely be vested in a commission.
OMAHA HORSEMAN INJURED
P. Melcher Gets Mixed Ip In n
Runaway While Exhibiting
Animal.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 12. (Special
Telegram.) P. Melcher of Omaha met with
a serlouH accident last evening while try
ing out a horse he was endeavoring to sell.
Mr. Melcher was handling horses at the
sale stables of II. T. Bruce & Co., and the
animal he was showing In harness became
frightened nnd ran away. The horse en
deavored to make a sharp turn and turned
the buggy over. Melcher was thrown out
and kicked by the frantic animal, which
was endeavoring to free Itself from harness
and buggy.
Mr. Melcher was picked up by bystanders
and taken to the Bruce stables, whence,
after a hasty examination by physicians,
he was removed to his room at the Sturlas
hotel, where after more careful attention ho
was found to be seriously Injured, being
badly cut about the head and face and
severely bruised. At latest accounts ho
was resting somewhat easier.
DELEGATE CHAPELLE IS OUT
Archbishop of Mew Orleans Is No
Longer Papal Representa
tive to Cuba.
HAVANA, April 12. According to news
received here Monslgror Chapelle, the
archbishop of New Orleans, has been
definitely relieved from the office of apos
tolic delegate In Cuba. It seems that
since Monslgnor Chapelle was In Rome
last winter It had been decided at the
Vatican that he shDuld abandon the dele
gation of the Antilles, but, once in America
he wrote to the Holy See asking that this
measure be postponed. The Vatican, how
ever, wishing to put an end to the troubles
arising from the accusations of a personal
character against the archbishop has now
confirmed Its decision.
Mgr. Chapelle will not return to Cuba
and, according to what has been learned
here from Rome, It appears that he will
be very likely substituted by a prelate
of the curia, that Is, one now employed
at the Vatican.
LAWYER WILL FIGHT ORDER
Ohio Attorney Refuses to Pay Fine
Assessed I pon Him for
Contempt. ,
CINCINNATI, April 12 The hearing on
the habens" corpus case of John W. Ball
man, the broker, who, on advice of his
attorney, refused to produce his ensh book
and answer certain questions before the
United States grand Jury, and was
sentenced to Jail for contempt of court,
came up today before United States Circuit
Judge Lurton.
Thomas F. Shay, the attorney, whose
advloe to Ballman led to the contempt
charges, had not paid the fine of 3250 for
contempt of court, which was Imposed on
his yesterday by United States Judge
Thompson, up to the opening of court to
day. He announced today that he would
carry his case to the higher court to which
he would apply for writ of habeas corpus.
ABSORB SWITCHING CHARGES
All Roads Entering; St. Louis from
East Follow Lead of Chicago
A Eastern Illinois.
ST. LOUI8. April 12. With the exception
of the Vnndallii, all of the roads entering
St. Louis from the east have met the ab
sorption of switching charges on this side
of tho Mississippi river, announced yester
day by the Chicago & Eastern Illinois rail
road. The reduction Is effective on carload
lots only. The Vandalla will begin the ab
sorption of switching charges on Friday, it
Is announced. The roads now absorbing
the switching charges ure the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois, the Wabash, the Big Four,
the Chicago, Peoria and 8t. Louis, the To
ledo, -St. Louis & Western and the Balti
more & Ohio nnd Ohio Southwestern.
Movements of Ocean Vessels April 13.
At New York Arrived: Rheln. from Bre
men. Sailed: Bluecher, for Hamburg; Oce
anic, for Liverpool; United States, for
Copenhagen.
At Liverpool Arrived: Iberian, from Bos
ton. Sailed: Carthagenlan, for Phlunlel-i-hla.
At Gibraltar Arrived: Wclmer, from New
Yoi k.
At Naples Balled : Cretlc, for New York.
At Bremen Arrived: Kaiser Wllhelm d r
Grosse. from New York.
At Copenhagen Arrived : Hclllg Olav,
from Nw York.
At Rotterdam Arrived: Amsteldyk, from
N'pw YriT.
At Chrlsllunla Sailed: Oscar II, for New
York.
At Yokohama Arrived: Lyra, from Ta
ru(p for Manila; Mongolia, from Han
Francisco.
At Hong Kong Arrived: Siberia, from
Kuti Francisco; Empress of India, from
Vancouver,
REPORT OF
SEA FIGHT
Rumor from Amsterdam that Natal Battle
is in Progress Near Java.
STORY NOT CREDITED IN RUSSIA
Admiralty Has No Information Regarding
Alleged Conflict.
ROJESTVENSKY'S FLEET NORTH SINGAPORE
Lloyds Agent Reports that Many Battle
ships Passed Farther Out at Bea.
FRENCH SHIPS AT SAIGON ARE BUSY
Movement to Prevent Fight In French
Waters While Japanese Ships
Watch to Prevent Enemy
from Coaling.
Rl LLETIN.
AMSTERDAM. Holland, Arrll 12. A fight
Is now in progress near the Anambas
Islands (east of the Malay punlnsula), ac
cording to a telegram from Batavis, Island
of Java, to the Handelsblud (newspaper).
The dispatch ndds that five Dutch war
ships are near the scene of battle. Details
are lacking.
DILLETIX.
ST. rETERSHl ltu, April 12. (4:38 p. m.)
Tho admiralty has no Information In re
gard to the alleged naval battle In progress
off the Anambas Islands, us reported to a
newspaper of Amsterdam from Batavla.
and docs not credit the possibility of a
general naval battle yet. The officials
concede, however, that the Japanese may
have attempted a torpedo boat attack on a
convoy during the night. It is pointed out
that there Is no cable connecting the Anam
bas Islands and Butavia. and that the first
news of a fight should come from Singa
pore, unless tho Dutch warships are able
to communicate with Batavla by wireless
telegraphy.
No Confirmation of Report.
ION DON. April li-No confirmation has
yet been received In London of the report
from Batavla., Java, of a naval battle off
the Anambas island, and as there Is no
cable connection with those Islands It la
difficult to see how Batavla could have got
such new.i before Singapore.
A dispatch to Lloyd's from Singapore to
day practically confirms the Associated
Press' first information regarding the com
position of the Russian squadron which
passed there April 8. Lloyd's agents suys
it was composed of .seven battleships, two
armored cruisers, Ave unarmored cruisers,
three converted cruisers, seven torpedo
bout destroyers, seventeen steamers and
hospital ships and a tug. '
The Associated Press la able to confirm
absolutely tho statement that the Russian
battleships passed Singapore going . east
ward April 8, so that all of Vice Admiral
RnJestvensky's squadron Is accounted for.
This definite news about the battleships
whs sent to Singapore by wireless tele
graph from the China sea. It is presumed
here that the battleships passed further
out to sea than the rest of the squadron,
hence the divergent reports regarding the
number of ships.
Activity at Saigon.
SAIGON, French Cochin China, April 12.
Tho French cruiser Descartes and five
torpedo boats are cruising off Cape James
near here.
The French gunboats Acheron and Styx
are about to leave ftnlgon for the purpose,
it Is said, of preserving the neutrality of
French waters.
The Descartes, which la furnished with
wireless telegraph apparatus, has received
several dispatches In a foreign code, which
are illegible.
Several Japanese ships are cruising off
the cost of Cochin China for the purpose
of preventing the Russians taking coal on
board and are making reconnolssances.
A Chinese Junk, which arrived here re
cently, reported that two Japanese vessels
purchased supplies at Pulo Obi, at the
southern extremity of Cochin China.
In case a battle occurs off the coast of
Cochin China the only Incidents antici
pated by the French colony here are that
tho belligerents may send disabled ships
to this port.
Collier Is Being Held.
SINGAPORE, . Straits Settlements, April
12. The German collier Hindoo, now at
this port, loaded with 4,200 tons of Car
diff coal for the island of Tanjong Pan
dan, has been refused clearance papers
for Saigon unless its commander gives
bonds to deliver Its curgo through tho
British consul thore. A guard has been
placed on board the steamer.
The Straits Times today publishes a dis
patch from Batavla, Java, confirming on
good authority tho statement that there
are no Russian warships at Muntok, Island
of Banka.
The British cruiser SutleJ has arrived
here from Hong Kong. It reports having
passed the Russian second Pacific squadron,
including soven battleships, steaming north
ut daylight April 11.
Skirmishes In Manchuria.
TOKIO, April 12. Reports received here
from Manchuria Indicate that the Rus
sians continue concentrating their troops
and strengthening the Changchun-Klrin
line. General Madrldoff's force continues
In touch with the extreme Japanese left.
Skirmishes are frequent and muy possibly
develop Into an engagement.
It Is reported that the Russians have
armed the convicts of the island of Sak
halin, promising money and freedom to
those fighting bravely. This, It Is added,
brings the garrison of Sakhalin up to a
total of 8,000 men. It Is doubted, how
ever, that Russia will attempt to hold tho
Island.
Court-Martial for Ouktomsky.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 12 The de
mand of Hear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky
for a court-martial has been granted. The
court will consist of four admirals, Ad
miral Dikoft presiding.
Prince Ouktomsky succeeded Rear Ad
miral Wlthoeft In command of the Port
Arthur squadron when the- latter was
killed In the naval battlo of August 10. It
has been claimed that the prince did not
carry out the orders previously Issued by
Admiral Wlthoeft not to put back to Port
Arthur.
KW RISSIA1 REFORM I.EtCIK
Lawyers, Iloctnra, Teachers and En.
Ylnrera Orgaulse.
BT. PETERSBURG. April IS -1:15 u. m
The formation of a national professional
reform league, to unite the activities of
lawyers, doctors, teachers, engineers snd
other professional classes of Russia to