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r i t S . " '- v NEBRASKA NATTERS OYER THE STATE MISCELLANEOUS NEWS AND NOTES HERE AND THERE. Governor Issues Proclamation Desig nating the 23d of This Month "HW as Arbor Da. Governor Mickey has issued the fol lowing Arbor day proclamation: "By virtue of the authority of legis lative enactment and in accordance with the custom which has been es tablished in nearly every state In the union. I, John IL Mickey, governor of the state of Nebraska, do hereby issue this my proclamation appointing Mon day, April 23, 130C, to be observed as Arbor day. "Nebrasska owes a debt of grati tude to the 'tree planters of pioneer days which it can never repay. These pilgrims of a generation ago not only demonstrated that trees could be suc cessfully grown upon our then bleak .prairies, but they realized the import ance of such growth upon climatic conditions and they inspired the set tlers with a zeal for forestry which has doted the state with groves, mak ing our climate more equitable in point of humid;ty and substantially adding to the beauty of nature and the enjoyment of man. Statisticians tell us that the natural forests are being rapidly depleted and that it is a question of a comparatively short time when the demana for lumber will have to be supplied from arti ficial groves. Let us anticipate that time and get ready in the present for the ncersities of the future. I regard the planting of trees a a patriotic duty and I rail upon all citizens, in every walk of lifov to devote at least a portion of the day to practical for estry. Let the minds of the school children be especially directed in this channel and let their instructors, by precep and example, teach them not only how to plant trees, but teach them also the important place which the forest occupies in trie economy of nature, and let us all. both old and young, plant at least one tree for our own pleasure and for the benefit of posterity." UNION PACIFIC VALUATIONS. Company Files Statement of Property and Earnings With State Board. LINCOLN. The report of the Un ion Pacific Railroad company of its property and its value to be used as a basis of assessment by the state board of assessment was filed wit'i the secretary of the board and shows the road did a business amounting to only $37,531,654.46 during the year. This Is an increase of something over J4.000.000 over the year previous. Af ter deducting all expenses, which in cludes the taxes paid in Nebraska, the road comes out with the small sum of $16,556,398 87 to show for its year's work. This is an increase of more than $2,000,000 over the year before. The road also filed a statement to show what it earned in Nebraska. The following explanation is attached to this statement: "The earnings here shown include all earninss on both local and inter state traffic, the gross earnings on local freight and passenger traffic are about 17.2 per cent of the toal gross earnings en all such traffic in. through and over the state. The net earnings shown are found by deducting ex penses of operation and taxes from gross receipts. They cannot be taken to represent the actual net profits from the business." Earnings of Union Pacific. LINCOLN In its report filed with the state auditor, the Union Pacific Railroad company has a statement showing in detail the money its lines earned in Nebraska during the last year as well as the amount of money spent in operating the road. In this latter sum is included the amount of taxes paid in the state though no mention is made of the amount of taxes riot paid, but levied. The aver age amount of moer earned above expenses on all the Union Pacific Iuips in the state during the year was $7, 314.30. Mortgage Record in Platte. COLUMBUS. The real estate rec ord of mortea?es and releases in County Clerk John Grafs office for the month of March shows that there were farm mortgages filed amounting to $289,682.-0 : released. $242 666.12: town mortgages filed. $8,970; released. 53.927.20; chattel mortpare? filed. $29,161.48; released, $11,890.94. Hung Himself in Barn. WEST POINT. Alfred Geist, a well known citizen aged forty years, committed suicide by hanging himself to the rafters of his barn where he was found suspended by his children upon their arising. Nursery Song for Doxology. WINSIDE. "Mary had a Little Lamb." was sung as doxology by the congregation of the First Methodist church, a peculiar incident in this strict denomination. The lights in the church went out about the time the services were over and the congrega tion sat in darkness waiting for the janitor to remedy the trouble. Finally, some on started "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and the congregation joined in the nursery ditty. It was some min utes before order was restored. New Corporations. LINCOLN The Nebraska Spencer Seedless Apple company, a Colorado corporation, has filed its articles of incorporaton with the secretary of state and will do business in Ne braska. The object of the corporation is to grow seedless apples and trees in every county in the state. La Fqllette Will Lecture. PERU. Senator Robert M. La Fol lette of Wisconsin baa been secured lb lecture at the Normal, July 20. NEBRASKA BRIEFS, "Major" Johnson, a car robber of Wymore, has been sent to the peniten tiary for a year. O. P. Fulton of Beatrice, sold his pacing horse, Rebel Medium, with a mark of 2:27. to H. B. Troxel. The animal was shipped to the eastern markets today. Engineer Leonard I. Mesarve of Me Cook was struck- by a switch engine i the Burlington yards there, and re ceived very grave injuries to his back, head, face, arm and leg. Chadron is having the Salvation army for a," two weeks' stay, as well as Evangelist George Williams, con ducting dav and night services, ia a downtown store building. Plowing for corn has comenced gen erally throughout Cuming county. The lateness of the season causes the farmers to exert every endeavor to push forward the work of putting in j the crop. The Burlington railroad has not yet filed its report with the secretary of the State Board of Assessment, and it may not be filed until April 15. the last day without a penalty that such report can be filed. Walter Ashby. who wm arrested at Tekamah, for illegal voting at the soring election, was bound over to the district court and placed under $800 bonds. R. C. Dill, was arrested on the same charge. Mrs. Edith McDowel of Fremont, 1 has brought suit in the district court against her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eliza beth Wallace, for $5,000 damages for the alleeed alienation of the affections of her husband, William Pollock. The Western Union Telegraph cam James Erskine of North Platte, has been adjudged a dipsomaniac under the law rassed by the last legislature. This makes in the neighborhood of six cases where parties who have become altogether too frequent lookers into the bowl when the contents thereof are read, have been committed to the asy lum. Stanton will have a running team at the state firemen's tournament at Lin coln in July. The company aereed to have a team at the tournament if the business men would raise $125 to pay the car fare and hotel expenses ot the team. A subscription paper was circu lated arid in an hour the money was pledged. While workmen were excavating for a cellar in Stevens' add'tion to York they came upon the remains of a man and of a child. Upon inquiry of the oldest settlers it was learned that this particular spot was wiere the first persons who died about York were buried, all of whom but two are sup posed to have been removed ,and buried elsewhere. The city council of Stanton, put a patent road drag on the streets to test the efficiency of that machine as a leveler. It was a great success in every way. In two hours after the machine was put to work the streets were as level and smooth as in good weather. There were a large number of farmers in town and the work of the drag wis a revelation to them. Mayor Brown of Lincoln, has al ready issued his orders for a sane Fourth of July. He has said the blank cartridge, the cannon cracker and the torpedo on street car tracks will be strictly prohibited. The mayor issued such an order last year, but modified it because many of the dealers had loaded up on big crackers and blank cartridges. This year he is beginning early in order to head off the mer chants in their buying, pany has filed a br'ef in the supreme court in anwer to the appeal of Dong las county from the decision of the d'strict court of that county. 'that the county board had no right to increase the assessment or that company $30. 000 over the returns made by the county assessor. The suit was started before the supreme court decided in another Western Union case it was not constitutional to arbitrarily take the value of the franchise. Hon. Silas S. Atwood died at his home near Beaver Crossing from heart failure. He had been in usual health and about his work on his farm during the day and died suddenly soon after midnitrht. He was sixty-four years old. Mr. Atwood was at the time of his death a member of the legislature from this county servinsr his second term. He was an honorable, clean and highly respected citizen of the county, where he had lived nearly forty years, coming here from Iowa in 1876 and settling on a homestead near Milford. The village board of Snringfield. met to canvass the vote of Tuesday's elec tion, there being a tie vote, and who ever won in the straw drawing contest decided whether or not th town would be wet or dry. T. T. Hall, the wet member, won and the town will be wet another year. There Is a strong probabilitv of a starch factory being located in Bea trice. The Commercial club Is in re ceipt of information from eastern ptrties making lniuirie3 about a suit able location and It is more than likely that a plant will be started if proper inducement can be offered. Bob Fleming and George Crocket, the two neerroes wanted for the Gold berg store burglary In Nebraska City, were arrested in Pacific Junction. Coroner Overeard of Dodge countv. conducted an inquest over the body of C. Wilbur Cook and a jury found the young manager's death was by acci dent. The theory was. and the testi mony was directed to show that Cook intended to go hunting early Sunday morning, procured the eun and shells, hurried through the alley way and slipped on the rear steps of his store, causing premature discharge of the gun. The Seward city council has passed an ordinance forbidding any outside person from selling goods of any de scription to citizens of Seward. John Whittaker of Autrarn. made a find of coal last week on the farm of J. P. Quillin just south of Brownville, and about ten miles east of Auburn. While the coal Is not of the best qual ity it is a very fair grade. The find was made sixteen feet from the edge of the bluff into which he was tun nelling. Mr. WhfttrJcer has secured a lease on the land " and is to pay 75 rents per ton for all the co il ho can dig and selL NT. VESUVIUS IS ON TOE RAMPAGE CINDERS AND ASHES WORKING "" GREAT DESTRUCTION. One Town Entirely Destroyed and the People of Others Said to Be Fleeing for Their Lives. NAPLES The whole of the Vesu vius district as far as Naples, Caserta and C&stellamare is one vast desert. Reports tonight from all sides state that the fall of ashes is not so heavy as it has been for the last few days and that the ashes are much finer, and from this it is argued that the pros pects are much brighter. s The blockade of local traffic con tinues, but service on the main lines of railway has been re-established, al though greatly disarranged by the in describable confusion in the stations, where foreigners, not fully under standing the situation. Inveigh against the delays and discomforts to which they have been subjected. It is esti mated that 50.000 people have been driven from their homes and property daamged will exceed $20,000,000. This has been a disquieting dav in Naples. The people, alarmed by what has happened, have deserted their shops and the manufactories are nearly all closed. The crowds are in a tem per for any excess. It would only re quire a sparK to start a conflagration. The arrival of King Victor Emman uel and Queen Helena has done much to restore calm. They have been re ceived with great joy, especially when the sovereigns left a hospital after a visit to the wounded there. One poor woman exclaimed: "I would consent to be wounded for the sake of being kissed by the queen." Others cannot find words in which to express their gratitude. Both the royal palaces of Cappodimonti and San Fer nando have been given up to refugees. , Reports or the destruction of two towns Sarno and San Gencrro the fomer having a population of more than 8.000, have proved to be without foundation. At Sarno 5,000 persons from nearby villages and farms have found refuge. Ottajano, where many lives were lost en Monday, is now practically buried. Conditions tonight in the section af fected by the eruption of Mount Ve suvius are greatly ameliorated. The fall of volcanic ash has diminished, and scientists express the opinion that the volcano has spent itself. All the papers tonight advise the public to be calm, pointing out the improved condition of affairs. The papers also eulogize Director Matteucci fcr his courage in returning to the ruined ob servatory on Mount Vesuvius and sending from that place messages of encouragement and expressions of con fidence that Vesuvius will soon quiet down. THE FUNERAL OF E. C. SWIFT. Representatives of Many Industries Attend. BEVERLY, Mass. The funeral of Edwin C. Swift, of the firm of Swift & Co., the Chicago meat packers, who died at the Quincy house in Boston from pneumonia, was held at Beverly Farms. The honorary pall bearers were fifty in number, representing the various industries with which Mr. Smith was connected, while the act ing pall bearers were from St. Johns' church. The body was taken to For est Hill cemetery and placed in a re ceiving vault to await the arrival of Mrs. Swift from Europe. IOWA CROP BULLETIN. Farm Work is Ten to Fourteen Days Behind Normal. DE6 MOINES, la. The winter of 1905-1906 was phenomenally mild, but March was unusually cold and stormy, except the last week, with conditions unfaborable for farm operations in all parts of the state. The first week in April was above normal in tempera ture, with frequent showers and exces sive rainfall except in portions of the northern section. The season for farm ing operations is ten to fourteen days later than the average. The showers of the latter part of the past week will cause still further delay in seeding and spring plowing. In well drained portions of the state a little seeding of spring wheat and oats has been done, but generally field work has been impracticable, except plowing grass lands. All reports indi cate that fall wheat and rye came through the winter In good condition. There are no reports of material in jury to fruit buds. One of the most favorable features of the crop situa tion is that an unusually large amount of plowing was done last fall, prepar atory for spring seeding and planting. Prominent Choctaw Dead. ARDMORE, I. T. Jefferson Gard ner, ex-governor of Indian territory, and a highly respected member of the Choctaw tribe of Indians, died of pneumonia at Idabel. The deceased was s'xty years of age. Bailey, the Showman, Dead. NEW YORK James A. Bailey, died at his home in Mount Vernon Wed nesday from erysipelas. He was 59 years of age. Mr. Bailey's name is familiar throughout America and Europe as a showman, and in his later years he was managing director of the Barnum & Bailey show. Practic ally his whole life was spent in the circus business as employe and prop rietor. He joined P. T. Barnum in 1881 and since that time most of the big circuses of the country have been con solidated, with him as director. Clark Must Hang. OMAHA For the second time with in a month a criminal court jury has decreed the severest penalty known to law in passing upon Harrison Clark, one of the trio of negro outlaws who took the life of Edward Flury, the street car conductor, a month ago, the judgment of death. After having been out but three hours, only a third of which time was consumed in actual deliberation, the jcry returned its ver dict of guilty of murder In the first de gree with the sentence fixed at hang-tag. SS IN THE LAVA. Several Hundred People Reported Killed. NAPLES Reports of fatalities con sequent upon the eruption of Mount Vesuvius are coming in. According to information received late tonight more than 50 perished In the disaster of San Guiseppe, while in the ruins of a ch'irch which collapsed owing to the weight of ashes on the roof, 200 dead are buried, and it is asserted that at Sorrento thirty-seven persons were killed by falling houses. A railway train from San Guiseppo for Naples was derailed owing to show ers of stones from the crater. Cavalry, proceeding to the succor of inhabitants of the devastated section, have been unable to make progress, the rain falling on the ashes a foot deep, having made it impossible for the horses to travel. The sea is greatly agitated. The sky has cleared, but heavy clouds hang over the east, threatening a further downpour. The streams of lava are almost sta tionary. Troops are erecting barriers in the direction of Pompeii to prevent further ganger in that quarter. Almost equally with the devastation wrought by the lava is the damage done by cinders and ashes, which in incredible quantities have been carried great distances. This has caused the practical destruction of San Guiseppe. a place of (1,000 inhabitants. All but 20 of the people had fled from San Guiseppe and these 200 assembled in a church to attend mass. While the priest was performing his sacred office the roof fell in and about sixty per sons were bady Injured. These unfor tunates were for hours without sur gical or medical assistance. The only thing left standing in the church was a statue of St. Anne, the preservation of which the poor, homeless people ac cepted as a miracle and promise of de liverance from their pern. At Ottajano five churches and ten houses fell under the weight of ashes and cinders, which lie four feet deep on the ground. In the fall of the build ings about twelve persons were killed and many were injured. The village is completely deserted by its people. After "the evacuation of the place the barracks and prisons fell in. Reports irom coast and inland towns depict terrible devastation. San Gior gio, Cremona. Portici, Resina and Torre del Greco have been almost com pletely abandoned. LEWIS TO SUCCEED HALLETT. Appointment Urged by the Colorado Delegation. WASHINGTON Judge Moses Hallett, of the United States district court of Colorado, his tendered his resignation to the president, and it has been accepted. After a spirited con test, conducted principally before Judge Hallett's resignation was re ceived, but with a knowledge that it was coming, the president has ap pointed Robert E. Lewis, formerly a judge of the EI Paso county court, Colorado, to succeed Judge Hallett. Several members of the Colorado con gressional delegation discussed the appointment' with the president today. DEATH OF BISHOP MORRIS. Head of Oregon Episcopal Church Passes Away. PORTLAND, Ore. Benjamin Wislar Morris, bishop of the Protestant Epis copal church for the diocese of Oregon died here. Bishop Morris was born at Wells borough, Pa., May 30, 1819, and was pastor and rector of churches at Sun bury, Pa.; Manauk. Pa., and German town, Pa., from 1847 to 1868, when he was consecrated missionary bishop of Oregon and Washington. Later when the diocese of Oregon was established he became its bishop. He is said to have beep the oldest bishop in the United States. INDIANS CAN PARTICIPATE. May Have a Part and Parcel in brain age Lands. WASHINGTON In the senate Sen ator Burkett passed the Richardson county bill introduced by him a few weeks ago. The object of the bill Is to make it possible for certain Indians In the southeastern portion of Neb raska to participate in a drainage plan of their lands. The state or Nebraska has a law authorizing land owners to organize for the purpose of draining and reclaiming their lands. The law provides in general for the machinery of assessment and the collection of taxes for the payment of such drain age and reclamation services. A drainage district has been formed by the land owners in Richardson county to reclaim the land along the Nehama river. In this drainage district there are several Indian allotments and cer tain other Sac and Fox tribal lands. Owing to the fact that the Indians are not able to enter into the assessment and charge their lands with the cost of drainage, it interferes with the entire drainage project because the lands are in the drainage district and the Ne braska law provides that all lands to be benefitted must be assessed. Will Move Jones' Body. ANNAPOLIS Md. The officials of the naval academy have, completed their part of the program of the cere monies incident to the transfer of the remains of John Paul Jones from the temporary tomb in the academy grounds to Bancroft hall on April 24. Prison-Made Goods Opposed. WASHINGTON The house commitr tee on labor took favorable action on the Hunt bill prohibiting interstate commerce in nrison-made goods. 10,000 Flowers in 1 Basket. MADRID The Liberal Club of Se ville presented King Alfonso, upon his arrival there on his return from the Canary islands, with a basket contain ing 10,000 red and yellow flowers, the national colors of Spain. Comes West Next Year. WASHINGTON President Roose velt has taken up the question of a trip through the west during the spring or summer of 1907. He expects to reach a conclulon in the matter before a great while. Ill (01WRESS FOR TfilS WEEK HEPBURN MEASURE WILL HAVE SENATE'S ATTENTION. Main Feature of the House Expected co Be Passage of the Free Alcohol Bill. WASHINGTON Speeches on the railroad rate bill will be the feature In the United States senate the pres ent week. Notwithstanding the assur ances to the contrary which -were given by senators last week, there is no im mediate prospects for securing an agreement upon a time for voting upon the bill. No one has at any time counted upon getting such an agree ment until the general speeches should be exhausted, and there are a sufficient number of these already in sight to consume the entire week. Beyond the fact that Senator Heyburn will speak Monday no order of delivery has been agreed upon. Senator Tillman has stated that Sen ator La Follette would propably be ready to proceed Tuesday, but the sen ator himself is not apparently prepared to say whether he will be. If he does not take the floor Tuesday he will ask to be heard later in the week. It is understood he will take advanced ground for stringent legislation. It is not improbable that the junior WIscon son senator will be followed imme diately by bis colleague, Senator Spooner, who will devote his especial attention to the points raised by Sena tor Bailey and will reply to the Texas senator's contentions that congress has a right to limit the injunctive powers of the lower United States courts. In all probability his speech will pro voke considerable debate and un doubtedly it will occupy an entire day, if not more time. The feature of the week In the na tional house of representatives is to be the passage of the free alcohol bill. As this measure deals with the rev enues of the country and might pos sibly be considered the vehicle on which to load political capital, espec ially by the minority. It is to be brought up Monday under suspension of the rules. Monday is the regular suspension day and bills handled under this order are not subject to amend ments. There is little opposition to the bill itself, the only task connected with its passage being to prevent its being used for the purpose of produc ing a record for other revenue reform propositions. Pensions are to have the right-of-way Tuesday and on that day also the appropriation bill for the District of Columbia will be reported. This bill will be taken up Wednesday and will serve as the legislative topic for the balance of the week. There are several measures of minor importance which will also be brought up for passage under suspension of the rules today. WITTE HAS BEST OF FIGHT. Downfall of Durnovo Thought to Be Forecasted. ST, PETERSBURG Appearances indicate that Premier Witte, having the best of the fight with Minister of the Interior Durnovo, the downfall of the latter is only a question of a few days. fR The government today authorized the holding on May 4 of a caucus of constitutional democrats elected to the national parliament. Minister Durnovo has been com pelled officially to warn the governors of provinces to exercise greater care In the employment of troops and po lice in repressive measures. Russia will not insist on July as the date for the holding of the second Hague canference. A note has been dispatched to Russian representatives abroad pointing out the reasons actuat ing the suggestion of a tenative date but stating that here was no intention of insisting on that date if it proves to be inconvenient. As the United States objects owing to -the pan-Amer ican congress and as other powers share the view of the United States. Russia is therefore willing to accept a Inter date that will be convenient to all the powers. MILLARD SEEKS RE-ELECTION. Reiterates Statement Made to Corre spondent Last Summer. OMAHA :,I told the Bee's Wash ington correspondent last summer that I would be a candidate for re election to the senate and I have not changed my mind since then," said Senator Joseph H. Millard at the Mil lard hotel, in reply to a direct ques tion on the subject "I have not given the matter any great amount of thought, however, and have done no work in that direction. My visit to Omaha at the present time is entirely on personal business and has nothing whatever to do with my candidacy. I will not be missed from the field though, as there are plenty of candidates out for the seat." Ask for Loan of Tents. WASHINGTON Representative Kinkaid called upon the secretary of war and requested tho loan of tents from Fort Niobra'i for use at the next annual encampment of the northern Nebraska soldiers' reunion to be held at Valentine some time in June. Judge i Kinkaid afterwards made a visit to the geological survey and presented to Di rector Walcott a petition of sundry cit izens of Box Butte county, Nebraska, urging the construction of irrigation ditches in connection with the Platte river project. House in Session Sunday. WASHINGTON The house met at noon Sunday to hear eulogies on the life and character of the late Repre sentative Benjamin Marsh of the Four teenth Illinois district. The house was called to order by Major McDowell, the clerk, who read a letter from Speaker Cannon designating Representative J. Warren Kelfer of Ohio as speaker for the lay. The resolutions of condolence were offered by James McKinney, suc cessor to Mr. Marsh, and others then made addresses on the life and charac ter df the deceased. DISCUSSES THE RATE BILL. President Has Conferences With Three Senators. WASHINGTON Railroad rate leg islation again was a topic of discussion at the white house. The president talked over the subject with Senator Nelson of Minnesota, one ot the staunch supporters of rate regulation and later discussed it with Senators Simons and Overman of North Caro lina. The president suggested to Senator Nelson that in his judgment it would be wise ,to attach to the Hepburn bill either the amendment offered by Sen ator Simons or that by Senator Mallory of Florida, both of which are designed to prevent unusual delay in the consid eration of applications for temporary injunctions. The proposed amend ments provide that proceedings for preliminary injunctions must be begun before the rate fixed by the commis sion goes into effect. The complainant must begin proceedings within fifteen days after any given rate fixed by the commission and the notification has been received. Ten days then are al lowed for the taking of testimony and the return of papers. In thirty-five days all the facts in any case must be ready for submission to the court on a motion for a temporary injunction. DECLARED BUBONIC PLAGUE. Disease 'on Board Bombay Steamer So Diagnosed. PHILADELPHIA. P. Dr. Fairfax Irwin, surgeon of the public health and hospital service, in charge of the local quarantine station, received a telegram from Assistant Surgeon John Anderson at Washington stating that the suspicious cases of sickness on the steamer Burrsfield, from Bombay, which is in quarantine here, are bu bonic plague. Surgeon Anderson in oculated a guinea pig with pus taken from the infected men, and the animal died in les3 than twenty-four hours, showing all the symptoms of bubonic plague. There are now four patients, all Lascars, in the quarantine hospital at Reedy island. MORGAN ON RATE MEASURE. Alabama Senator Says Pending Bill Interferes with State Rights. WASHINGTON Mr. McLaurin and Mr. Morgan addressed the senate Mon day on the railroad rate question, the former advocating legislation and the latter opposing. The Mississippi sen ator announced his intention to sup port an amendment providing for a court review of the decisions of the Interstate Commerce commission and also stated his adherence to the Bailey amendment prohibiting the temporary suspension of the commission's orders by the inferior courts. He criticised what he characterized as an effort to inject politics into the consideration of the bill. Mr. Morgan took the position that the proposed legislation was an in terference with the rights of the states to control the corporations created by themselves and said that the best way to check exorbitant railroad rates was to keep the waterways in such condi tion as to insure competition. ORDERS THEM DOWN. Another Campaign- Against Illegal Fences. WASHINGTON President Roose velt, after repeated conferences with Attorney General Moody and Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock, has deter mined to inaugurate a vigorous cam paign for the reclaiming of govern ment land now unlawfully fenced in and used for pasturage by certain large cattle-owners. Through some technicality of the law these men have escaped punishment so far. The pres ident will probably issue a proclama tion soon ordering the cattle-owners to tear down their illegal fences, and to open up the country within a reason able time, about sixty days, upon pain of punishment. If this is not complied with pending indictemnts are to be prosecuted vigorously. Greene and Gaynor Guilty. SAVANNAH, Ga. Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor were found guilty of conspiracy against the government, presenting false claims and embezzlement, in the federal court for the southern district of Georgia. Judge Emery Speer will pass sentence upon them. The defendants were found guilty with no recommendation on each of tho Indictments. The ver dict was returned a few minutes after the jury had been out three hours and a half. The case had been progressing fourteen weeks. Receives Winder's Message. WASHINGTON President Roose velt has received a telegram from John H. Winder, president of the bitumin ous operators of Ohio, -a duplicate of j wiiiuii wits sent lu x-resiueni Aiucneil of the miners' union, proposing arbi tration. At the White house It was stated that the elegram was sent to the presi dent for his information, that no reply is expected and none will be sent. Grocer Trust Ousted From Ohio. COLUMBUS, O. The Ohio Whole sale Grocers' Association Company permitted judement of ouster to be taken against it and the Franklin county court appointed J. B. Sater and Gilbert H. Stewart of Columbus, trus tees to wind up the company. Bumper Strawberry Crop in Missouri. CARTHAGE. M. A bumper crop of strawberries will be gathered in the Southwest Missouri berry district thi3 season. Willing to Postpone Date. WASHINGTON Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador, advised Secre tary Root that the Russian government is entirely willing to have the meeting of the second Hague conference post poned. President Planning Vacation. WASHINGTON President Roose velt has taken up the question of a trip through the west during the spring or summer of 1907. He expects to reach a decision in tho matter w fore a great while. j FOUR YEAR TERN FOR (OHGRESS THE NORMS RESOLUTION IS FA VORABLE RECEIVED. It Ala Makes PrevisJe for the Elec tion ef United States Senators. By Direct Vote ef the People. WASHINGTON-A resolution provid ing for the election of senators by di- , rect vote of the people has been favor able acted upon by the house commit tee on election of president, vice-president and representatives in congress. The resolution, which was introduced by Mr. Norris of Nebraska, makes the terms of members of the house four years instead of two. Both proposi tions are to be accomplished by amend ments to the constitution. Reasons why the term of members should be four year are stated to bo because no party can Inaugurate its policy in two years. "The people are tired." the report says, "of this continuous drama and as a result are inclined to give no atten tion to the primaries and the conven tion the very foundation of our polit ical system the forum wherein the country's interests can beat be guarded and protected. With an election every two years, the political grafter who thrives on partisan strife and on the nervous uncertainty controlling candi didates for office Is able to live from one election to another by the boodle secured at his unholy business. The adoption of the proposed amendment would render it less possible for this creature to ply nls trade." Regardig the election of senators by direct vote the report sas: "The proposition to provide for the election of senators by direct vote of the people has been before the house of representatives and has received favor able consideration upon several dif ferent occasions. A proposition to amend the constitution having this object in view has passed the house of representatives at four different times and each time by a practically unanimous vote." PEACE BROODS OVER ZION. Controversy Between Dr. Dowie and Former Followers to Be Arbitrated. CHICAGO At the conclusion ot day of conferences between represen tatives of the opposing interests of the Christian Catholic church, the state ment was made at midnight Wednes day that the whole controversy woul.l probably be settled by conciliation. Both sides to the dispute, according to Atorney Emil C. Wetten. John Alex ander's legal representative, are an xious for an amicable adjustment of the whole dispute. This announce ment was made by Mr. Wetten after his return to Chicago from Zion City, where he went and was In conference with General Overseer Voliva, Over seer Speicher Overseer Piper. Deacon Granger and Judge Barnes, the head of Zion City's law department. MANY ANARCHISTS COMING. Constant Accessions to Ranks in the United States. WASHINGTON According to offi cial information received in the city Italian anarchists are arriving in the United States in great numbers at both Pacific and Atlantic seaports. The diplomatic representatives of the Ital ian government have positive informa tion to this effect, and have brought the matter to the attention of the Unied States. Through these repre sentatives at San Francisco and Balti more the immigration officials have been advised of the recent landing of a number of anarchists from Italy. The city of Baltimore, it is stated, is rapidly becoming an anarchistic cen ter. Italian consuls are engaged in assisting the immigration officials with a view to locating these men, and it was said that very shortly there will be placed in the hands of the immigra tion authorities sufficient data upon which to make a number of arrests. WASHES FEET OF AGED MEN. Emperor Francis Joseph Carries Out Ancient Ceremony. VIENNA Emperor Francis Joseph today, as usual, carried out the very ancient ceremony of Maundy Thurs day, by washing the feet of twelve aged men. who were on this occasion all nonagenarians, their united ages being 1.096 years. The ceremony took place in the large hall of the Hofburg New Union Pacific Directors. NEW YORK The board of direct ors of the Union Pacific Railroad com pany elected as directors Albert J. Earilng. president of tha Chfcae-o mil waukee & St. Paul railroad; David Wilcox, president of the Deleware & Hudson riailimd company, and Rob ert GoeleL They fill tfce vacancies in the Union Pacific directorate- caused by the resignations or O. H. Kahn. Jacob H. Schiff and James H. Hyde. General Debate in the House. WASHING iON For seven hours Tuesday the house had under consid eration the postoffice appropriation bill, but in only a few Instances were the provisions considered. During de bate on the special appropriation for railway mail pay. bitter ords were exchanged between representatives from North Carolina. Arkansas and Kentucky, but all were within the rules of the house. A humorous speech was made by J. Adam Bede and Charles A. Towne spoke in behalf of the Jamestown exposition. Construction Gangs Clash. .PORTLAND. Ore. The Hill nd Harriman construction gangs at Car son. Wash., on the north bank of the Columbia river, collided, when dyna mite was freely used to drive thfc Co lumbia Valley Railroad company's graders off the land belonging to tho Harriman road. One laborer was hit by a flying rock, but only slightlv in jured. A lighted stick of dynamite was also thrown anion? the Columbia Valley graders, but the men took to their heels and ---aDed injury. The sheriff anieted m M "-A tj r. ?rl kxe &TtStAm iiue mj. y "V 't'tTTtf.itaii fmn iiftwuiMi ?m&L ui.. n ir. ...