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OMAHA, TUESDAY MOItXIXG, A PHIL
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DOWIE IS DEPOSED
Wilbnr F. Voliva Takes Charge of' '.
Propertr of Zion City Chnrch. c
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DEEDS ARE FILED IN WAUKEGA'
New Leader Act Under Power of Attorney1
Conferred on Him by Old One.
CHARGES AGAINST FOUNDER OF CHURCH
He is Aoonaed of Hypocrisy. Tyranny and
Teaohuur of Polygamy. .
WARNED TO ACCEPT SITUATION QUIETLY
Volln Says He tlaa Acted Clearly
Within Dli I.ga1 Rights and
' for Brat Interests nf
Nrmlim.
CHICAGO, April 2. The format announce
ment of, the overthrow of John Alexander
Dowle waa made tonight by Overseer John
O. Bpelcher. who presided over a meeting
of B.ono member of the church In the taber
nacle at Zlon City. The meeting opened
with the quotation by various church dlgnl
tarlea of passage from the, Bible expressive
of the. sentiment which has grown up
against the self-styled prophet. The crowd
which filled the great structure and which
formerly answered "yes" and "no" when
Dowle nodded or shook his. head tonight
applauded whrn he was accused. Overseer
Bpelcher called out tha numbers of chapters
and verses of scripture and In response the
various church officials and prominent mem
bers who occupied seats upon the platform
quoted the passage called for. The new
dictator of Zion's fortunes, Wilbur Glenn
Voliva, responding to the reference given
him, quoted: 'Thou Shalt not steal." This
sentiment was greeted with vociferous
spplause. Mrs. Jans powle, wife of the
"rtrst apostle," followed. "Thou shalt not
bear false witness against thy neighbor"
waa her response. More applause followed.
The congregation then Joined with a sest
that seemed to Indicate their belief iu tho
words "Better Days Are Coming."
Gladstone Dowle, son ot Dr. Dowle, and
Overseer John Excell then explained to the
audience the new turn of affnirs.
Dowle Property Transferred.
. John Alexander Dowle; head of the
"Christian Catholic church In Zlon," sus
pended from membership in the church he
founded, shorn of his temporal possessions
as far as they are located In Zlon City,
the home of his church, and warned to
accept the situation quietly lest worse
things befall him.
The aotive revolt against the leadership
of Dowle was foreshadowed yesterday when
Overseer Wilbur Q. Vollva, who had been
placed by Dowle in charge of the church
while he sought health in Jamaica, and
Mexico, announced that he would no longer
accept the orders of Dowle, who had. he
declared, grossly mismanaged the affairs
of the church. The members of the church.
Including tha wife fcn4 son of Dowie, agreed
to stand with Vollva.
The first move looking to his overthrow
waa made early today by Overseer Vollva,
who hold a a power of attorney from Dowle,
In company with several officers of the
church, Vollva hastened to Wuukegan, the
county seat of Lake county. In which Zion
City Is situated, and filed for record a
warrant deed, transferring to Deacon Alex
ander Granger all the reul estate held by
Dewie in Zlon City, lie also executed a
bill of sale to Deaoon Granger, putting
him In possession of all the personal prop
erty of Dowle, Including his horses and
carriages, books and even his bed. Later
la the day Granger conveyed these to
Vollva, and at nightfall the overseer ap
pointed by Dowie had not only succeeded
him as the head of the church, but was
the holder of his property aa well.
Dowle la notified.
The following message was then sent to
Dowle informing him of the change in the
situation: .
Dowle, Oootlan, Jalisco, Mexico: Tele
gram received here and Chicago. Prac
lically all. including Cincinnati represent
tlve. endorse Vollva's administration.
bpelcher s reinstatement, Granger's reten
tion, emphatically protesting against your
extravagance, hypocrisy, misrepresents'
Uons, exaggeration!, tyranny and injustice.
Yen are hereby suspended from onice and
membership for polygamous teaching and
other grave charges. Bee letter. Quietly
retire. Further interference will precipi
tate complete exposure, rebellion, legal pro
ceedings. Your statement of stupendously
msgnltloent financial outlook is extremely
foolish in view of thousands suffering
through your shameful mismanagement.
Zlon and creditors will be protected at all
cost s. ,
Th message waa signed by W. O. Vollva,
general overseer; William H. Piper, over
ever for Chicago; H. E. Cantell, overseer
for Vnited Kingdom; II. D. Brasfleld, vice
president Zlon university; Overseer John
Kxcell. general ecclesiastical secretary, and
John G. Bpelcher, overseer for Zlon City.
Statement hy Vol Ira.
After sending the telegram to Dowle,
Overseer Vollva discussed the proceedings
of the day. He said:
"I have acted in the matter under the
power Ot attorney which 1 possess. What
has beta done I believe to be for the good
of the church In Zlon City and for Its
creditors, Legal counsel has been retained
and everything was carried out in accord'
ance with their advice. We shall go ahead
and put the affairs of Zlon City in good
order. If further steps are taken it will
depend on what la dcsio by Dowle. The sit
uatton is up to Mm as It stands.
Regarding the polygamous teachings men
tioned in the mesaage to Dowle, Overseer
Vollva said he would Issue a statement
regarding them later, when Dowie had been
given an opportunity for reply, lie aald,
however,- that the teachings had not been
public, but were of a private character.
'Will Dowle be received In Zlon City If
lie cares to come back?" the overseer was
asked.
' "Never aa a leader, lie must behave
himself if he romes back or he will have
to look out for himself."
"Will the church send him money to re
turn?"
Tha overseer declined to answer.
All of tha men now prominent in tha
tangment of the affairs of the Zlon City
ohUrch with the exception of Overseer Vo
llva are men with whom Dowle has auar
relied In tha past. He dismissed Deacon
Spsloher from all of his appointments In
the church and compelled him to leave Zlon
.city.
In a long message received yesterday by
Vollva and which reused the "revolution"
of today, he ordered the Instant dismissal
of Deacon Grar.ger, who ia now all power
ful in directing the affaire of the commun
ity st Zlon City. Deaoon Bpelcher. who be
far he became a convert to the faith of
the tlow City church was a physician, de
rlared today that Dowte la a sirk man. suf
fering with pulmonary trouble, paralysis
wad dropsy, and occasional delirium.
GOVERNOR FOLK IN DES MOINES
Kimllir of Missouri -prk nt Hnn
jnct of IUnkrt Dfml
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DES MOINES. April I.-C,nvernor Folk
', Missouri was the chief speaker at the
. Tcrson banquet tonight, under the sue-
s of 1he Iowa Democratic club. pemo
a of prominence from all parts of the
attended and tho gathering was one
most notable ever hold In the sta'e
" the. auspices of the democratic pnrty.
'nnquet was preceded by an Informal
r of the democratic state central
ct but It was decided to take no
aciTnn until after the republican state con
vention. Governor Folk, responding to the subject
of "Good Government," spoke In part is
follows:
We are In the midst of one of the most
dramatic periods of American history, the
period In which the people's rights are to
ne aennefl and onservea as they never nave
been tiefore. There are some who see dHngT
to cur Institutions In the agitations result
ing frm the exposures In official and busi
ness life. I do not share this view. To my
mind the hope for the perpetuity of this
government by the people was never
brighter than now. The fuct that tela
aWHkenlng hns come at a time of unusnnl
prosperity shows that It docs not proceed
trom a spirit of discontent, but springs
from the moral sense ot the people. It Is
simply a determination to stamp out the
tnings tnat dishonor In public lire ana tne
things that oppress in private life a firm
resolve that government shall be repre
sentative of the good, not of the bnd.
1 he elimination of unrein 1 nrtvl cares Is
the great question before the people of this
country the railroad rebate special privi
leges, tne tarirt so arranged as to give spe
cial privileges and create monopoly, and
every special privilege founded on graft.
There is room in this country for only two
great political parties. Our form of gov
ernment naturally makes one the party of
special privilege ami the other tiie party
of equal rights: one the party of tho
classes, the other the party of the masses.
No grander mission can be In store for
the democratic party than to continue the
fight for the rule of the people against
graft and special privileges. Clothed In
the armor of a righteous cause, the attack
of democracy upon the citadel of graft and
monopoly. If aggressive enough, must tri
umph In the end. for the principles of true
democracy are "enduring because thev are
Just and Invincible, because they are right."
Governor Folk dictated .an interview for
publication in which he declared that every
state in the union should enact anti-pass,
and state-wide primary laws. Governor
Folk called on Governor Cummins st the
state house and later in the day addressed
the Iowa legislature. Concerning the free
pass evil Governor Folk said:
The free pass Is the most hideous. In
sidious specie of bribery, and the sooner
the practice Is stopped the better It will
be for the public welfare. The primary
system Is mhnlfestly the right, proper, and
honest method of making party nomina
tions, it is hardly necessary to comment
on It."
TWIN TRANSCONTINENTAL LINE
James J. Hill la Constructing n Mae
from Winnipeg to Yan-
8T. PAUL. Minn., April t-The Pioneer-
Press tomorrow will say: James J. Hill
Is to have a twin transcontinental road,
operations now being tinder way for the
construction of an east and west line. be
tween Winnipeg; and Vancouver. ' Fivt hun
dred miles of tha new 'Una Is already In
process of construction and the plans call
for a total of 1.900 miles. Hitherto It has
been surmised that Hill was 'building In
connection with the Canadian Northern.
but this Is not the case and an exciting
rail laying contest soon will start between
the Great Northern, the Canadian Northern
and the Grand Trunk Pacific. The biggest
stretch of line on which construction 1m
now under way Is between Vancouver und
Princeton. The route follows along the
Fraser river and inclining northerly it
strikes Just north of the Tulame river. Tho
line proceeds along the Simllkame valley
In a northerly direction to Midway, B. C,
from which point a line already has been
built to Nelson, Grand Forks and Bonner's
Ferry, where connection is made to Kus
kononok. From there a line Is to be built
to Fernie, where there are extensive coal
deposits. From Fernie the line will strike
across to Winnipeg. Surveyors already are
In the field oh this section of the proposed
road and construction presumably will com
mence In a month or more. This will give
the Great Northern almost as short a line
aa the Canadian Pacific route.
A number of feeders for the Canadian
transcontinental line are being built from
points In the United States. One is from
St. Johns, N. D.. to Brandon, Manitoba,
another from Neche, N. D., to Portage
La Prairie, Manitoba, and the third Is the
construction of a line from Illbblng, Minn.,
to Koochiching, touching the International
boundary. This latter will give the Cana
dian Great Northern line an outlet to tho
head of the lakes, as the Great Northern
ulready has a line from Hlbblng to Dululh.
OHIO RIVER JUSING RAPIDLY
Flood Stages Indicated at All Polnta
Along; Lower Conrae ot tke
Ktrenm.
OWEN8BURG. Ky., April t-The Ohio
river at this point Is rising an Inch an
hour tonight, and farmers are beginning
to move to the hills. Bough river and
Green river are out of their banks and
thousands of acres of farming lands are
overflowed.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April t-The
weather bureau tonight Issued the follow
ing: The lower Ohio river and the Mississippi
'cut viiu eouiiimnrti continue to rise
steadily. A stage of between and 4
icei ih inuicaten. hi lairo within the next
three or four days, the danger line, being
at a feet. From four to six davs later
or between April ID and 20. these stages
may be expected in the lower Mississippi
river:
New Madrid. Mo.. 38 feet; Memphis 37
feet Manger line. 33 feet): Helena, Ark
41 or Hi fet (danger line. 42 feel). These
stages will place a coiiHlderable strain on
the Arkansas levees and will overflow the
Tennessee lowlands, as well aa those out
eldn the levees In Arkansas.
KINDERGARTNERS IN SESSION
International Union Opens Fourteenth
Meeting; la Milwaukee
Today.
MILWAUKEE. April t-The advance
guard of the kludrrgartnera arrived here to
day to attend the fourteenth meeting of
the International union, which opens to
morrow. Today waa devoted to a meeting
of the board, at which plana for the con
vention were discussed. The ticket which
will be voted on at the morning's sestdoa la
announced by the nominating committee as
follows:
President. Mrs. Ada Marean Hughes; first
vice president. Miss I'atlte Hill; second vl-
president. Miss Alice O'Ursdy; reaxirding
secretary. Miss Mabel A. MeKlnney; i-or-rvupoiidnig
secretary and lieanurer. Mia.
Duwii HaiTlman; auditor. Mis Mary C
bhute.
The nominees for the presidency and the
two secretaryships are the present incumb
ents of the offices I
LONG SUBMITS AMENDMENT
Proposed Change in Hepburn Bill Enb
. mitted to the Senate.
PRINCIPAL SPEECH IS BY MR. FULTON
Oregon Senator Makes Legal Argu
ment Bearing on the Constitu
tional questions Involved
In Review Provision.
WASHINGTON. April t-The amendment
to the house rate bill agreed to at the
White House Saturday by friends of the
bill providing for a limited review of
orders of the Interstate Commerce com
mission wss offered in the senate today
by Mr. Iong of Kansas, but he was not
able to get the floor to make his speech
on the bill. The principal speech today
was made by Mr. Fulton of Oregon, who
spoke In favor of the bill. It was a legal
argument bearing on the constitutional
questions, and Interruptions were so fre
quent that the speech amounted to a de
bate on law points where the speaker di
vided time with a majority of the lawyers
of the senate. Mr. Nelson of Minnesota
and Mr. Heyburn of Idaho made brief
speeches In favor of the bill.
When the senate convened today Mr.
Hale reported tho urgent deficiency bill
and gave notice that he would call It up
tomorrow.
A Joint resolution was passed reappoint
ing Andrew D. White as a member of the
Hoard of Regents of the Smithsonian
institute.
The Mallory bill to further enlarge the
powers and authority of the public health
and marine hospital service, known as the
national quarantine bill, was passed.
Rate Bill Called I p.
Mr. Tillman called up the house railroad
rate bill and Mr. Bacon had read a pro
posed amendment which would prohibit the
setting aside or suspension of a rate fixed
by the commission by an Interlocutory or
preliminary decree of a court unless after
a hearing wherein the order of the com
mission Is considered and concurred in
and ordered by at least two Judges presid
ing at such hearing.
Mr. Fulton then addressed the senate and
In a legal argument opposed the house bill
without a court of review feature. The
principle point he desired to make In his
speech, said Mr. Fulton, was that It was
not necessary to the validity of the bill
that It contain a specific provision for a
court of review.
Mr. Fulton said that if the commission's
rate was extortionate there was no means
In the bill for the shipper to find relief.
Mr. Aldrlch Interjected that ha would not
give his support to the bill unless equal
rights were given the shipper and the
railroad. .
Mr. Fulton said, however, that was not
the heart of tho controversy and that the
shipper has no fear that the commission
will raise rates above the present rates
fixed by the railroads.
Mr. Fulton said that If he thought the
omission of a specific method of review
would work a particle of damage to the
railroads he would not favor the bill. In
a brief, colloquy witb Mr,' Teller it waa
stated by Mr. Fulton that hedeslred to
limit the court of review, to the constitu
tional right of the carrier.
Mr. Fulton was Interrupted frequently by
senators on both sides of the chamber and
the discussion amounted to a general de
bate on practically all of the constitutional
questions Involved in the measure.
Mr. Fulton maintained that no added au
thority could be given the courts by con
gress other than that they already have
under the constitution.
Long; Submits Amendment.
Mr. Long then offered the court review
amendment agreed on at the White House
conference as follows:
That all orders of the commission, ex
cept orders lor the payment of money,
shall take meet within such reasonable
tune as shall be prescribed by the commis
sion and shall continue for such period of
time, not exceeding two years, as shall be
prescribed In the order of the commission
unless sooner set aside by the commission
or suspended or set aside In a suit brought
against tne commission in a circuit court
of the United States, sitting aa a court of
equity for the district wherein any carrier,
complainant In said suit, has Its principal
operating office and Jurisdiction Is hereby
conferred upon the circuit courts of ths
United States to hear and determine in
any such suit whether the order complained
of was beyond the authority of the com
mission or In violation of the rights of the
constitution.
Mr. Long gave notlve that he would ad
dress the senate tomorrow.
Mr. Heyburn made the point that In the
court review controversy the right of the
shipier to go Into court was not given.
Kelson Replies to Knox.
Mr. Nelson followed with an argument
to show that the omission of a provision
for review would not. under the proposed
law be unconstitutional. He replied espe
cially to Mr. Knox and said that even with
out explicit authority for review there were
three methods by which an appeal from a
decision of the commission may be taken.
This authority Is given under the Judiciary
act of 187, he said, and it may also be exer
cised under the constitutional right to take
the mater to the courts in case an unreas
onable rate Is fixed. In the third place the
bill itself Implies such an appeal.
The courts, he declared, were possessed
of no inherent right to regulate rates, and
Mr. Nelson argued that congress should
not be subrogated to them.
"There is a general statute and an open
door to all parties in the constitution," he
said, ant) declared that so long, aa that
doo' waa not barred this act would stand
tha test.
The senate at 6:06 went into executive ses
sion and at 6 II adjourned.
HOUSE PASSES LIABILITY BILL
Measure Championed by Rnllway
Kwtployea Goes Through With
out Division.
WASHINGTON, April I Chief among
i the measures passed by the house today
was the so called "personal liability bill."
which has been favored by the army of
railway employes throughout the country,
and which had practically a unanimous
report from the committee. Members of
the house showed great Interest In the
measure and had a division been called
for the bill It would have had an almost
unanimous vote.
Another measure changing existing laws
which excited a filibustering opposition
wss the bill permitting the fortification of
sweet wines and levying a tax of I cents
a gallon on wine thus fortified. A num
ber of bills were passed under suspension
ot the rules.
This being pension dny In the house
there was a large attendance of member
when that body convened.
The pension appropriation bill was sent
to conference with Meaars. Gardner (Mich.),
ICunUaued ea tVecond Pag-)
JEWEL THIEF IS ARRESTED
Man Who nobbed Residence f Dr.
I
Plonult of Minneapolis nt
gl04.0 In Jail.
NEW YORK. April t After a pursuit of
four weeks by tho po'lce of three cllics,
detectives today arrested Thomas J. Wain
wrlght, describing himself as a lawyer of
Boston, who Is 'charged with robbing the
residence of Dr Nicholas J. lltiault of Min
neapolis of Jewelry, silverware, pictures and
securities to the value of $inr.non. The po
lice say that Wainwrlght, who ia 2S years
old and apparently a man nf excellent edu
cation. Is known by a (town sIIhscs and Is
one of the most accomplished criminals In
the country.
Dr. Pins ult Is one of the. wealthiest cltl
sens of Minneapolis ami his home Is one of
the finest In the city. Dr. Pinault usually
spends his winters In Kurope or in the
south. Just before starting for Pass Chris
tian, Miss., last winter, the doctor engaged
as caretaker of his Minneapolis home n
young man who said Hint he was Thomas
J. Wnlnwrlght and that rm was a lawyer
temporarily out of practice. Walnwrlghl's
credentials were satisfactory and Dr. Pin
ault turned his mansion and Its valuable
contents over to him without hesitation.
Then the ITnault family departed for the
south.
Toward the end nf last February Dr. Pin
ault was astonished to receive from his
Minneapolis bankers a letter asking why It
was that he wanted to sell certain valuable
stocks and bonds that had Just been of
fered through a Minneapolis firm of
brokers. The doctor knew that he had left
the securities safely locked up In his safe
deposit vault and started at once for Min
neapolis to lnvestlgste. There he learned
that liia caretaker had disappeared and with
him practically everything of value In the
Pinault mansion. The list of valuables
stolen Include diamonds, rubies, and an Im
mense quantity of silverware, many price
less antiques, among them a watch once
owned by Cardinal Richelieu, costly laces
and furs, and several oil paintings. Among
the Jewels wan a diamond brooch valued at
JlO.onO. Many of these things have all been
located in New York, Minneapolis and
Boston pawnshops.
The Investigation disclosed the fact, ac
cording to the police, that after leisurely
stripping the Pinault mansion of such of Its
contents as he wanted Wainwrlght forged
Plnault's name to an order on the deposit
company and thus gained access to the
doctor's safe, from which he abstracted
such securities as he considered negotiable.
Wainwrlght waa traced to New York and
discovered living at a fashionable boarding
house. He was seized by detectives tonight
as he came out of the hotise. On him was
found a completely filled cartridge belt with
two revolvers fastened around his waist.
When searched at - police headquarters
Wainwrlght was found to have In his pos
session three valuable gold watches, two
of them of the kind carried by women, two
gold watch chains, a diamond stud, two
antique cameo plns'and1 other valuables.
TALKS JO' COMMISSIONERS
Eighteenth Antinel Convention of the
Katlonnl, Rail vpn j-- Commissioners'
Asaorlatleu fti Vvnaiou. I
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WASHINGTON. April tVTh eighteenth
annual convention of the National Associ
ation of Railway commissioners was called
to order by President W. C. Smith of South
Dakota. - About 100 delegates are In at
tendance. A large part of Mr. Smith's address was
devoted to discussing railway rate regula
tion. He declared that any law passed
that does not contain absolute rules for
deciding what Is a reasonable rate, what Is
a reasonable remunerative rate, and does
not establish the constitutional right to
appeal, would fall In Its object for good.
"On the other hand." he said, "tariff
charges are bound to be adjusted, not only
relatively, but actually bv the constant
pressure of commercial and economic prin
ciples. Let us strengthen the laws so as
to condemn and eradicate all rebates, se
cret devices, secret rate cutting and all un
just discrimination between shippers and
places and provide further means of detec
tion and punishment, not only of the rail
way man, but of all Interested parties. Let
the public sentiment support President
Roosevelt, the man who calls for a "square
deal," so that every offender against the
real Import of the Interstate commerce law
shall be exposed and punished und subject
to public condemnation. No matter whom
it hits, let him be pilloried as an enemy of
the public welfare, as an agent for the
tearing down of this vant commercial re
public. Let us Insist upon fair dealings to
all, to the shipper and the carrier alike."
DANCING PARTNERS FOR GIRLS
F.mperor of Germany Keeps Promise
to tiend Regiment of Cavnlry
to "Ilk Town.
CRF.FELD, Germany, April t When Em
peror William visited Crefeld In 1903 a group
of girls complained to his majesty that they
had no dancing partners and begged him to
send a regiment of cavalry here. The em
peror promised to do so, and today a regi
ment of Hussars arrived here from Duessel
dorf, and with it came the emperor, who
had decided to take part in the regiment's
reception. The young women of the city
enthusiastically acclaimed the soldiers and
handed the staff officers heaps of floral of
ferings for his majesty. The latter, re
plying to the mayor's speech of welcome,
said: "I have kept my word: today I have
given the town its garrison and the young
women their partners."
The emperor's remarks were greeted wit it
rljeers.
The city, which is the center of the slik
and velvet Industry, was gaily decorated for
the occasion, a mile of the principal streets
being hung with decorations of velvet and
silk. Since the emperor made his promise
to the young women at Crefeld in 1!W? the
Reichstag appropriated tha sum of money
necessary to erect permanent barracks here,
which have been constructed for the ac
commodation of a regiment of cavalry.
PREACHER AFTER A SENATOR
s City Man Derlnres All Pa
mists Are ot of Mormon
Fnlth.
KANSAS CITY, April t Hev. Alexander
I-ewis, pastor of the First Congregational
church, preaching yesterday on "Divorce.
Its Evils and Remedies," aald in part:
A great cry went up liemuiw the polyga
mous Roberts was elected to congrea. But
protesting alwuld not end witti Huberts,
for there are other polygHmists In congress!
The senator from one of our middle
states, the chairman of one of the most
Important comnittees. is Just us much a
polygamlst as Koberts. It ia publicity
known that simply because he took a fancy
to another woman bis first wife was forced
to seek a divorce.
It seems to make a vast difference
whether the people, who flgurx rn these dis
graceful episodes are members of the New
York "four hunqed'' or tba follower of
Brig bam Young.
WINDUP OF THE CAMPAIGN
Workera of Various Elements Lininsr Up for
the Primary Election.
EVERY REPUBLICAN PLACE CONTESTED
All orta of Combinations Are Be I un
sprung nt Last llonr. Particu
larly on the t'onncll
mnnlo Tlrket.
Everything Is In readiness for the pri
mary election tomorrow, at which Candi
dates for three political parties will bo
nominated. The polls open 8 o'clock In
the morning until o'clock at night, and as
the election officers have to count the votes
for three separate tickets republican,
democratic and socialist It will probably
be all night before the returns are fairly
In.
The real contest Is In the republican
camp, w here there Is competition for every
place on the ticket. The democrats and so
cialists are engaged In contests for only a
few minor offices. During the last forty
eight hours all kinds of combination slntea
have been sprung, emanating from all
sorts of sources, particularly with refer
ence to the councllmanlc nominations, and
no two of them are alike In any consider
able degree. Two complete tickets are
In the field, representing endorsees of tho
Fontanclle club and the Equal Rights club,
s follows;
Equal Rights. Office. Kontanelle.
A. H. Hennings... .Mayor K. A. Benson
W, H. Klbourn Clerk ...8. K. Oreenleaf
W. K. Johnson. Comptroller John Westberg
Jacob Kawcott... Attorney J. P. Breen
M. T. Murphy ..Bldg Insp J, H Butler
COUNCILMEN
P. M. Back 1st W ard E. A. Willis
Michael Leo id Ward..W. W. Bingham
C. T. Williams. ...3d Ward H. 1. i'lumn
C. M. Baconian. .4th Ward J. A. Scott
J. P. hedmun Mh. Ward L. fci. Lucas
E. D. Kvans Hth Ward G. L. Hurst
C. G. Dy hall 7th Ward....C. S. Haywura
P. C. Bchroeder..btli Ward...C. J. Andersen
C. 8. Huntington. tth Ward. ...J. C. Pedersen
lMli Ward George Cott
W. F. Gerke lltn Ward. Frank Crawford
I. G. Barlght....mh Ward...D. A. N. Chase
The third candidate for mayor, W. J.
Broatch, has net projected a complete
slate, but has been trying to make com
mon cause with different candidates
wherever an opening presented. The Kon
tanelle slate is the product of the board
of governors of the Fontanelle Club. The
equal rights ticket. On tne other hand. Is
an endorsement by the central body of the
nominations for mayor and executivo
offices by the regular republican organ
ization and of the councllmanlc nomina
tions for the respective wards of the ward
clubs affiliated with it. That accounts for
the blank left in the Tenth ward, because
the Tenth Ward Equal Rights club decided
that the number of candidates among their
own membership' in the field made it un
wise to choose between them.
The W. J. Broatch "workers" attended
the final rehearsal last evening at the
Broatch headquarters at Fifteenth and
Farnam streets. The boys wore given their
final cues, grand hailing signs and told
that "Broatch expects every man to do
his duty today:" Mr. Broatch was on
hand at 2:45. Soon, after he appeared Torn
Lee broke out of the gloom on Douglas
street and then Broatch and Lee had a
whispered conference on the sidewalk, be
fore going) upstairs to open the bar'l.
While the lieutenants, colonels, corporals
and other officers In the Broatch camp
were putting up a strong line of talk last
evening. It was nevertheless obvious be
tween the lines that every mother's son
of them realized they would have a stiff
Job on their hands to make the (ally col
umns show up for Broatch when the pri
maries shall have been closed.
One of the older guard of patrolmen
stated last evening, "There Is going to
be a big surprise at the primaries - on
Tuesday. If I read the handwriting at all
neurly every employe of the city. In all
the various branches of the city govern
ment. Is going to vote for Honnlngs. I
can't see how It could be figured out as
anything but a Hennirig's race. Of oourso
we hear lots of Broatch talk around cer
tain quarters, but Just watch, the returns."
That statement came entirely unsolicited
from an old patrolman, who, of course,
would not care to have his name used in
this connection.
"Wliard" Hoffman was not Been at the
Broatch headquarters last evening, but
nevertheless he declared himself for
"Broatch, first, last and all the time, early
and late, tooth and toenail." Hoffman
quickly 1 resented an imputation that he
was not shouting for Broatch. , "Broatch
and we. too," quoth Hoffman, the Third
ward spellbinder.
An old-time olty .hall politician. In close
touch with the situation, when asked to
size things up said: "The two tickets tn
the field with complete organizations be
hind them force the fight between the can
didates thus endorsed almost down the
line.
"For mayor the fight Is plainly between
Hennings and Benson, and it is hard to
say whether Broatch would cut into one
more than Into the other. If anything,
Hennings has a little the best of It, and
If he can poll his full vote ought to win
out.
"For city clerk there will be a close race
between Elbourn and Greenleaf. I do not
consider Stockham In the race.
"For comptroller W. Ernest Johnson has
the big lead. Everybody la sick of West
berg and he will be thrown down tn the
house of his friends. The lesser candidates
for comptroller will not know they are
running.
"For city attorney Judge Fawettt ought
to beat Breen. Macfarland Is a good crim
inal lawyer, but he Is not taken seriously
for city attorney. Fawcett has lots of
friends, while Breen Is not a good mixer
at all. .
"On building inspector Murphy stands
the best chance of winning out over But
ler, but this is conditioned on a centering
of votes In the (leld. All the candidates
are better qualllled than Butler for t lie
Job and Murphy heads the Hat.
"The couiic.ilmaniu tight wUi be straight
between the Equal Rights candidates and
the Fontanelle candidates, except in three
or four wards. In the Third ward Mayor
Zlmnian is making a demonstration on his
own account and may pull up enough to
wiu out. In the Fourth ward both Kennard
and Comstock are on the track and may
have to be reckoned with. In the Sixth
ward Marlin is a possibility and so Is Ricu
in the Ninth. In the Twelfth ward it will
bo a triangular light between Barlght,
Chase and Hmlla."
"City Attorney Breen has his nerve to
pose as a victim marked for slaughter by
the water company, ' when the fact is he
hus had nothing at all to do with the water
litigation,' ald a city hall man. "All the
law suits Willi the water company have
been under direction of the water board,
which has employed expensive lawyers oil
the outside to take care of them because
iComluued ea Becund Pigs.)
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Pair In West, ahowera In Cast Portion
Tneadnji Colder. Wrdneadny Fair
nnd Warmer In Western Portion.
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PANAMA RAILROAD MEETING
Annnnl Report Shnm Inrne In
rrense In Karnlnga and
Trn i,
NEW YORK, April 2. The annual meet
ings of the stockholders and of the direc
tors of the Panama Railroad company were
held today In this city.
Secretary Taft was present at both meet
ings. At the stockholders meeting the fol
lowing directors were elected:
T. P. Shonts, Charles A. Mngoon, Mo'r
decal T. Endlcott. Peter C. Hallies. J. D.
Dc Obnldla. John F. Stevens. Roger L.
Farnham. K. A. Drake, Clarence R. Ed
wards, William Nelson Cromwell. Oswald
H. Ernest, B. M. Hnrrod and W. Leon
Pcpiiernian. '
W. Ion Peppcrmnn. the only new mem
ber elected to the board, succeeds William
Barclay Parsons, who retired some time
ago. Mr. Pepperman Is the assistant chief
of the office of the Isthmian canal affairs.
T. P. Shonts was re-elected president and
John F. Stevens waa elected vice president
and general manager.
Tho report for the ten months of the
year 1906 up to October HI, was submitted,
showing that the total earnings of the
road for the transportation of all kinds of
traffic exceeded by 3n2,204. or 18.77 per
cent, those of the ten months of the pre
vious year.
WOMEN WELCOMED TO TOLEDO
Prellmlnnry Session of National
Connrll Addressed hy Mayor
Brand Whltloek.
TOLEDO, O., April J. Mayor Brand Whlt
lnck, on behalf of the city, and Mrs. Pauline
Stelnem, as ptesldent of the local council
nf women, extended official welcome to the
fifteenth annual executive convention of
the National Council of Women at Its ses
sion here today. Among other things Mayor
W hit lock said:
I am not one of those who take the old
fashioned view of according to women a
Msitlon beneath that of man. We cannot
with safety deny to any one anything which
we wish to keep for ourselves. The day Is
coming when there shall be an equal stand
ard of morals for men and women.
Mrs. Frances Burns spoke of the cause
of peace and arbitration. Mrs. May Wright
Bewail presented the greetings of the Inter
national Council of Women, of which she
Is honorary president. She set forth the
propaganda of the organization.
Fraternal greetings were presented by a
number of other delegates.
This evening a reception was tendered
both officers and delegates.
INSURANCE QUESTION IS UP
Recorder UoR Instruct ew ' York
Grand Jury to Investigate Al
leged Irregularities.
NEW YORK. April 2. Recorder Goff at
the empanelling of the April grand Jury In
the oourt of general sessions today. In
structed the Jury to take up Insurance
matters.
Recorder Goff, In charging the Jury, said
that some Insurance matters had been
called to his attention by Judge O'Sulll
van, who presided over the March grand
Jury- He said It appeared to htm that the
March grand Jury had been properly In
structed by both Judge O'Sulllvan and
District Attorney Jerome, that there was
reasonable ground for the belief that there
ts available evidence showing that crime
had been committed In the insurance mat
ter. He Instructed the grand Jury that It had
untrammeled powers to act In the matter
as it saw fit.
ENGINE GOES INTO THE DITCH
One Man Killed nnd Another
Injared Beyond Hope of
Recovery.
SHERIDAN, Wyo., April t (Special Tel
egram.) The engine of the first section of
freight No. 48 tipped over going downhill
Into Arvada, fifty miles east of Sheridan,
at 10:30 this morning, due to soft track.
Two cars of coal piled over the engine,
burying, C. W. HlMebrandt, the head brake
man, and John Davis, the fireman. Twelve
other cars went Into the ditch. A rescue
party intmedlately started working, found
Davis at 4 this afternoon, conscious but
mashed almost beyond recognition. There
la no hope for his recovery. Hlldebrandt
must be dead, as he Is burled under the
engine. A wrecker must come from Al
liance before the body can be recovered.
GREAT FIREIN BUFFALO
Blase Starts in Office of tho Times
ad Spreads to Adjoining;
Buildings.
BUFFALO. April 3. A fire broke out on
the second floor of the office of the Buf
falo Times, an afternoon paper, at 2
o'clock this morning and a large portion
of the bulldlng waa soon burning. The
Courier Printing company, one of the larg
est lithographing houses In the country,
occupies the adjoining building.
At 2:30 a. m. a general alarm was turned
In as the fire was epreading to adjacent
buildings. The guests In Lundy's hotel,
adjoining on the south, were awakened and
warned to leave the building.
Movements of Ocenn Vessel April U.
At New York Arrived: Vnderland. from
Antwerp: Hclllg Olav, from Copenhagen.
At Plymouth Arrived : Kaiser Wilhelni
II.. from New York.
At CherlKiurg Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm
II.. for Bremen.
At Bremen Sailed: Heydlltz, for New
York.
At Dover Sailed : Kroonlatid, for New
York.
At Naples Sailed: Carpathla, for
Trieste: prlnx O-kar. for New York.
At Gibraltar Arrived: Welinar, from
New York.
At Manchester Arrived: Bostonlan,
from BoKton.
At Antwerp Arrived: Menominee, from
Philadelphia.
At ijlHsgiiw Arrived: Trilonia. from St.
Johns. N. B. ; Columbia, from New York.
Balled: Jurentian. for New York.
At Hamburg Arrived: Patricia. from
New York, via lver. April 1; Hleuclier,
from New York, via Plymouth and Cher
bourg At Havre Bailed: La tlaacogne, for New
York. At Boulogne - Palled: Noordam. for New
York: Pennavlva nia. for New York.
At Bremen Arrived: Main, from Balti
more, unclscndu, from New York.
WAGE SCALE SICKED
Three- Fourths of Miners in Pittsburc
District Will Work Today.
CONTRACTS WITH ELEVEN CORPORATIONS
Agreements Are for Two Years, with an
Advance of 5.55 Per Cent.
ALL MINES WERE IDLE YESTERDAY
Day Devoted to Celebration of Anniversary
of Eis;ht-Honr Victory.
ANTHRACITE SCALE MEETING TODAY
Joint Committees Will Attempt to
Secure an Agreement All ulet
in the Hard Coal
Fields.
riTTPBl'RG, Pa., April t There will be
no strike of the bituminous miners in the
Pittsburg district and, sccordlng to Francis
1 Robblns of the Pittsburg Coal company,
there will be a general resumption of work
tomorrow morning following the holldny
celebration of Mitchell day. Mr. Robbing
officially announced tonight that he had
signed the scale of 1903, and among the
other signers were the Monongahela River
Consolidated Coal and Coke company, the
Ellsworth Coal compuny, the Crescent Coal
company, the Mifflin Coal company, tha
Teoples Coal company, the Marine Coal
company, tho Stein Coal company, the
Vesta Coal coniany, tho Dllworth Coal
company and the Mansfield Coal and Coko
company. These companies represent 80,
000,000 tons, or over three-quarters of the
coal mined In the Pittsburg district.
The scale was signed for the miners by
William Dodds, Frank Feehan. F. B. Hen
noway and William Utile, the committee
appointed by the district convention.
While the operators and the miners'
committee were in session today It was re
ported that Patrick Dolan would raise the
question of validity of the scale and that
as a measure of precaution Mr. Robblns
would sign twoNscales Identical In their
provisions. Mr. Robblns tonight said that
but one scale would be signed by anyone
and that wns the one signed today, pre
sented by the committee, which the oper
ators recognized as an officially appointed
committee.
Tha mines of the Independent operators
will be shut down tomorrow In the Pitts
burg district In conjunction with those In
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. v The Independ
ent operators met In this city today and at
10:30 adjourned after passing a resolution to
support the operators of the forcnained
states In refusing to sign the scale.
FinST BREAK IX BUCKEYE STATE
Operators Representing One-Sixth ot
Output Knr They Will Sign.
COLUMBUS, O., April t-Not withstand
ing the expected determination of the ma
jority ";f the-- Ohio coa operators not to
grant an advance In wages to their miners,
the prospects of averting a protracted strike
In the Ohio fields seems decidedly more
hopeful tonight.
Today's developments appear to leave
little doubt as to the course that will ho
pursued by the executive board of the Ohio
mine workers when It meets tomorrow to
determine the policy of the miners In this
state with reference to the signing of con
tracts. President Greene of the Ohio mine
workers' organization, who opposed the
Perry resolution at the Indianapolis con
vention, authorizing the signing of con
tracts with any operator who agreed to
pay the 1903 scale, said today that he would
waive his personal views and conform his
actions to the spirit of the Perry resolu
tion. The policy to be pursued by the Ohio
miners rests entirely with their executive
board and President Greene's attitude will
have great weight In shaping its decision.
To expedite matters President Greene will
urge at the meeting tomorrow that the
question of signing contracts lie referred
to the state officers and the various local
organizations. Up to the present time six
coal companies in Ohio have declared their
willingness to pay the 1903 scale. These
companies control an annual output of
about S,000,0)0 tons, or about one-sixth of
the total output of the state. A number
of other operators have Intimated that they
will pay the 1903 scale, but they are await
ing .the action of the miners' executive
board to announce their position.
SITUATION I.K THE SOUTHWEST
Twenty-Five Thousand Men Expect to
Resume Work Soon.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April t-All the
1 coal mines of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas,
Indian Territory and Oklahoma are idle,
the miners having struck for payment of
the scale of 1903. These mines employ 25,0nu
men. It is expected that numerous oper
ators will sign the scale soon, although
none has done so yet.
Operators who have mines tn more than
Lone district must sign In all the districts
before opening any mine.
The miners are in prosperous condition,
having been employed steadily for a long
time, and the best of feeling prevails be
tween them and the operators. The cele
bration of the eight-hour anniversary was
general throughout the southwest today
and the miners turned out In large num
bers. They look for the shutdown to be
of short duration.
No unusual Incident of any kind was re
ported from the whole southwestern field
today.
The first new agreements te he sigaeA
In this district were reported tonight from
Moberly, Mo., and Higglnsvllle, Mo., where
the miners are to receive the wage scale
of 1903 plus 3 rents per ton for mine run
coal. The contract has a lire of two
years. President Colvllle of the lien li
mine at Moberly operates the mines In
which tha agreement has been reached.
His employes will be permitted to return
to work tomorrow If they so desire. Both
the Moberly snd Higglnsvllle contracts
state that they must be approved by the
n. liters' district convention to be held st
Kansas City April 9.
TWENTY IMlt OPERATORS SIC.X
one Are Members nf the State
Rllnmlnona Aeaorlutton.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April t-Followii-g
the meeting of the district executive board
of the United Mine Workers. President
Wellington O'Connor announced today that
companies and operators owning twenty
mines had made arrangements to sign the
190.1 seal" to operate their mines for two
years. The twnty mines are expected to
resume operations tomorrow. There la no
sign of a break In the ranks of the oper
ators who are members of the Indiana Bi
tuminous association. At Petersburg A