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Omaha Daily Bee. HEWS SECTION. Psges 1 (o 0. Yur Money Worth THE OMAHA DEC Best tlT. West ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNIXO, APRIL 7, 1906-SIXTEEX PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. The x OFFER FROM OHIO Coal Operators in Buckeye State Propose to Arbitrate Waee Dispute. PROPOSITION FORWARDED TO MITCHELL Practically Identical with One He Made Hard Goal- Men. BOARD WILL CONSIDER IT NEXT WEEK Many Ohio Operators Already at Work on New Ba3is. ANTHRACITE OPERATORS AT WORK Committee RatKrd In Drafting Reply tn Offer to Submit IHf Ipff ncfi tn Board of Conctllatlaa. Sl'.W YUM K, April 6.-lnteiest In the la bor irnublM In the anthracite regions was overshadowed today ly the proposition that came out of the west for the arbitra tion of the differences existing: between tha oft coal operators, who have not yet sgrred to the 1903 scale, and the miners. The offer of the soft coal operators Is j identical, word for word, except where the term bituminous Is substituted for anthracite, with the one "resident Mitchell presented to tho hard coal operators here yesterday. There was considerable spec ulation as to how the miners' leader would receive hie own arbitration plan for an other field. Ha was much Interested In the news, but maintained his usual silence when asked what he would do. Within an hour after the receipt of the offer from J. II. Winders, he sent a reply to the effect that he had no power to act on the proposition, but would submit it to the International executive board at Indian apolis week after next. Mr. Mitchell was usked what ho thought of Mr. Winder's literary ability and he Jokingly replied that h "admired It very much." Leaders of the miners' union who were t headquarters today did hot think the International executive board would favor the proposition. A member of the board aid conditions In the soft coal regions aro much different from those in the an thracite region. He pointed out that many operators had already signed the scale and the number was increasing dally. Nothing developed In the anthracite situ ation to clearly Indicate what the outcome of next Monday's meeting between the sub committees of the miners and operators would be. There was no formal meeting of the operators, but most of them were In communication with one another. It was reported today that the arbitration offer of the miner would be refused, but it was denied by those In authority that a final determination had been reached. It was also . reported that the operators would probably rench arbitration, but by a dif ferent sort of tribunal. It has .jM-Rctroftlty been settled that if the operators refuse he arbitration offer a call will go out for a convention. Ohio Operators for Arbitration, COLUMBUS, O., April 6,-John H. Win der, president of the bituminous operators of Ohio, has proposed urbltrntlon for the settlement of the strike tn the bituminous district. Including Ohio, western Pennsyl vania, Indiana and Illinois. The following Is Mr. Wlnder'a telegram sent today from Charleston, W. Va., to President Roosevelt a.-.d President Mitchell of the miners' union: I propose that, subject to the approval of a convention of the bituminous oper ators of western Pennsylvania, Ohio, In diana and Illinois, which shall be called at the earliest date possible, the differences between us be referred for determination and settlement to a board of arbitration composed of the members of the present Board of Conciliation, provided for In the award of the anthracite coal strike com- . mission I ha mi) it umP're. SX. The d . mission, with Judge Gray or any person y appoint to act as cnairtuan and decision of this tribunal, or the ma Jorlty of members thereof. Insofar as it In fluences wages, to be effective from April I. 1908. and tn continue In force until March II. which decision Is to be final and binding on all parties In Interest. The employes of the bituminous mines in the territory named to resume work Imme diately and to continue at work, pending the decision or saia Doara WASHINGTON. JSprll 1 President Roosevelt has received a telegram from John H. Winder, president of the bitu mlnoua operators of Ohio, a depulicate of which was sent to President Mitchell of the miners' union proposing arbitration At the White House today It was stated that the telegram was sent to the presi dent for his Information, that no reply Is expected and none will be sent. Ptttsbarg Independents Will Sign. PITTSBURG. April . Peace is now as sured In the miners' situation so far as the soft coal fields of western Fennsyl varfla are concerned. The organisation of the Independent operators who were hold' Ing out against granting the advance de manded by the miners at a meeting tonight dectded to give up the struggle and will sign the scale. All those at the meeting were representatives of the operator who bad bound themselves not to sign the scale. A number of other member were wavering as to entering the agreement. These latter were not present, but It was assured that they too, would sign up on learning the action of the- meeting tonight. Absolute peace and quiet reigns In the bituminous coal fields today where yesterday the miner showed an ugly disposition and refused to work. The general feeling of satisfaction Is at trlbuted to the arrival of delegates from the district convention, who yesterday ad journed and returned home and explained ti e situation to the miner, who hesitated to leturn to work. All danger of further trouble Is thought to be over, and by Mon day it Is thought every mine will be In full or ration. The Pittsburg Coal com pany reported that of the eighty-one mines operated by the Pittsburg Coal company, the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke company and the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company, but four were ldlu. One of these was undergoing repairs. Clialrinan Francis L. Robblu of the Pitts burg Coal company said: "About 30,000 men are at work and not more than 2.000 em ployed In our collieries are idle. They will probably resume In a few day. Yesterday we had twenty mines Idle. Patrick DoUn and Uriah Belllngham. the deposed president and vice president of the mine workers' district organisation, were In possession of the headquarter and rec ords today. Frank Feenan, the newly elected president, met with the executive board for consultation, but no conclusion has yet been reached. wa Conference Takes Hrrr 1E MOINES. Ia.. April (t-The Joint conference of Iowa coal operators and the miners took a recess until next Tues ay, but not until the miners bad ex (Continued on fctecond Tag.) MOUNT VESUVIUS IN ACTION Great 81 reams t I-am Flow from Crater and People Flee In Terror. NAPLES. April . The Inhabitants In the villages In the vicinity of Mount Vesuvius sre in a condition bordering on pnnic. Many homes have been abandoned for the open air. although there has been a thick ening all day and the atmosphere has been dense with" volcanic ashes and the fumes of subterannean fires. The churches are crowded d;iy and night with people praying for deliverance from an Impending peril, manifestations of which ar heard and felt In explosions which resemble a heavy can nonading. The main stream of lava proceeding from Vesuvius Is 200 feet wide and it flows at the rate, of 21 feet a minute, the Intense heat destroying vegetation boforo the stream reaches It. The peasants of Tortlcl, at the -west foot of Vesuvius, cleared their grounds of vineyards and trees in an effort to lessen the dancer from fire snd resisted the progress of the lava to their utmost. The population of Roscotrecase, on the southern declivity of the mountain have sought safety In flight and Tiosco Renle, to the esstwsrd, Is nlso threatened. Women of this vitnge. weeping with fright, carried the statue of St. Anno as near as they could go to the flowing lava. Imploring a mlrarle to stay tho advance of the con suming stream. The cemetery at Roscotrecase has been Invaded by lava. Tho scene nt night Is one of mingled grandeur and horror, as from the summit of Vesuvius there leaps a column of fire fully a thousand feet In height, the glare lighting the sky and sea for mnny miles. Occasionally greiit masses of molten stone, some weighing as much ns a ton. are ejected from the crater. The village of Tonne Del Greco, which has been eight times destroyed and as often rebuilt. Is again threatened and the Inhabitants are In extreme terror. HUNGARIAN CRISIS IS ENDED rronn and People (Jet Together and Sew Cabinet Will Re Formed. VIENNA. April 6. Peace between the crown and tho Hungarians has been con cluded and the parliamentary crisis is over. Premier Fejervary lias resigned and Alex ander Wckerle has been appointed premier, with a mandate to form a conciliatory cab inet for Hungary. After fourteen months of controversy, always of an acute and often of a bitter nature, between- the throne and the coali tion parties, the Hungarian crisis finally has been settled. Both sides express satis faction with the result, which on the one hand is declared a complete victory for the crown, but appear to be in the nature of a compromise. The elections will be hld within the proper time and parllamenlsry govern ment re-established, the crown will get the rescripts wanted for the army, funds for military service will be voted and the customs tariff and commercial treaties will be ratified by the Hungarian Parliament The commercial union with Austria Is an sured until 1907. Under the terms of th,e agreement th emperor-king" assents to the 'formation of new cabinet by the . coalition to carry out th elections under I lie old limited election law tms montn and to hold a session of Parliament in May. The new Parliament will be asked to pass a bill for universal suffrage and then Parliament will be dissolved, allowing an election of a new Parliament under the universal suffrage system. The government, after the universal suffrage election, will be formed In con formity with the desires of the majority of the Parliament. POSTAL CONGRESS CONVENES Tunis, Transvaal and Orange Hirer Colour Barred from Proceed ing by Delegates. ROME. April 6. The delegates to the In ternational Postal congress met Informally toCny in the celebrated picture gallery of the Palaxco Colonna. It was decided to maintain the rules and regulations of the postal congress held at Washington In 181)7. A motion Introduced by Saba Pasha, the postmaster general of. Egypt, to admit a delegate from Tutl,' Yejected, the congress fearing ' fit'.o o.T-nne to France, which has a prolwt.irac f.-r Tunis. The British d!gE.ti yc vsen'.ed a pro posal to have tho Tranttvi tolony and the Orange River co'tvi'V, eact of which sent delegates, ri'P.v-icflt;l by Great Britain, which was agree5 U,. , CHANCELLOR BUELOW BETTER German Official Sleeps Through the Might and Awaken with Clear Head. BERLIN, April . Chancellor von Bue- low, who fainted while In the Relchstng yesterday afternoon, slept throughout the night and awoke this morning fresh and clear-heuded. After taking, a cup of coffee he asked for the newspaper, but Prof. Renvera suggested that It would be ad visable not to read them. Prof. Renver and the physlcluns who are associated with him In the case say that no bad consequences are HKeiy to result from the chancellor's illness. FORTY-NINE PE0PLE KILLED Revised - List of Casualties Show Extent of Disaster In Ger man Hotel. NAGOLX). Black Forest, South Germany, April 4. A revised list of the casualties resulting from the collapse of tho Hotel Zum Hlrschen (Stag hotel) yesterday shows that forty-nine persons lost their, lives and that fifty wer seriously injured. Dr. von Plschek, the minister of the in terior of Wuitemberg, has arrived here to personally Inquire into the disaster. The king of Wurtemberg has telegraphed an expression of his sympathy with the fam ilies of th victims. Xatal After Hambaata. DURBAN, Natal, April . A punitive ex pedition started from Greytown tills morn ing In pursuit of Bamhaata, the Insurgent chief and deposed regent of the Greytowu district. Ktserl a Rasslaa Loan. LONDON, April . According lo the un derstanding in financial circles a Russian loan of $wo,wm will be placed Im mediately after KaMer In New York, Ixtn don. Berlin. Purls and St. Petersburg. French Miner tn strike. LENS. France, April t. The mlneis' dele gates have decided lo reject the company s offer and will str'ke. The salvaga work continues without results. CHARGES AGAINST r SoWIE Founder of Zion Oit se Tried Before Eccle'' Oonrt. FORMER LEAD- .NR0UTE FROM MEXICO Message from II I m Promises Another Miracle and Bay He Is Bring ing Large Quantity of Gold. ' CHICAGO. April 6.-ln an Interview to night Oeneral Overseer Vollva, who ha supplanted Dowle at Zlon City, ald that when tho former leader of the Christian Catholic church returns to Zlon City next week he would be accused of the follow ing: Hxtravaganre of the most shameful kind, misrepresentation; exaggeration; mis- msnsgoment; polygamous teachings In pri vate; tyranny; Injustice and Indiscretion. Iowie will be treated fairly, according to Overseer Vollva, and will be given every opportunity to meet every charge and to make reply. "At the meeting of the 260 ecclesiastical officers of Zlon last night everything said and done on Sunday last was reviewed," said Vollva. "Tho action that has been taken waji unanimously approved. Dowie's rlfrht as a suspended leader to try to wipe away the Recusations that have been pil ing up against him was granted and was decided that he should be tried before an ecclesiastical court. This court will be a fair and just tribunal, and the trial will be open and without prejudice. The news papers will be permitted to have repre sentatives present. Charges which have boon mentioned will be formally submitted In Dowie's presence and he will have on opportunity to make answer. He will be given all tho time needed, but lawyers will not be allowed to appear for either side, as the proceedings will be purely eccleslas tlcal." Vollva then announced the charges which would be made against Dowle at the eccle siastical trial and stated that he had abundant proof to substantiate everything that, had been charged against the deposed leader of Zlon. Howie Promise Miracles. The Daily News says today that John Alexander Dowle has announced In a private telegram to one of his deacons that he will return to Zlon City late Monday night and "perform a miracle." Ho promises among other things, to bring to the ''faithful In Zlon" $10,000,000 In gold and several scrolls of parchment upon which are written the five books of Moses. In the message which was sent from the City of Mexico, Dowle declared that he Is now "greater than he ever was believed to be." Officials of the church at Zlon City de clared that it . was believed that Dowle had lost sum aggregating close to $1,200, 000 In speculation In Wall street. It Is declared that he opened accounts with four Stock exchange houses and that three of thorn went out of existence soon after he had deposited margins for the protection of hi deals. Th greater part of th money, it la said, was lost by Dowle dur ing the. Klump'ol 1003. . ..... . ., Statement by Dowle. MEXICO CITY, April .-John Alexander Dowio before leaving for Chicago last night, said, showing deep emotion, in re ply to a question as to how the revolt In Zion City could be explained: Now, how can I explain It? I can only explain It in this way. it Is merely a guess and I may be wrong, but I think I am right. They, my wife and son, and all of them, thought I was going to die and have been deeply disappointed. Apparently I am going to live and am on my way back nome. Continuing, he said: They have done many things that were not right; not that they were crimes so much as blunders; un wilful departures from my policy. Some of these departure were quite serious. They Joined together to try to keep mo from going home. I was not going home for two months anyway, but they did not want me then. Now, they were fighting General Overseer Wilson and Secretary Wilwhlte, on the Mexican prop osition. We were generous to them In every way, but they were not generous to us. I loaned them for instance, some resource of which I had control, that came from various parts of the world and gave them money to help them in Zion City. I may say that one of the falsehoods they are telling Is that I am deeply in debted to my bank. - It la not true. I am the largest stockholder in the bank and when the bank was In need I have been always ready to help It. I may now say opetily that what I could have taken from the bank legitimately I did not take. I left money to my credit and gave my check for many things and allowed them to be charged up to mo, which made my account look big, but which had nothing whatever to do with my personal expenses. Now, their purpose Is to throw dust in the eyes of the people and they have succeeded and made them think suddenly that I was a cruel tyrant because 1 did not want this young man to continue In office. I make it a rule of not having Incompetents In office. I must do that It la my duty all buxlness men must, and I don't con sider him a competent man. CONSPIRACY CASE ENDING Arguments Heard In Salt of lalted State Agalast Green and Gayaor. SAVANNAH, Ga.. April i.-The long drawn out trial ot Greene and Gaynor, charged with defrauding the government out of hundred of thousand of dollars through harbor Improvement contracts. Is Hearing an end. The frauds are alleged to have been made possible through col lusion with Captain Oberlln M. Carter, the government Inspector. Colonel P. W. Mel drlm, chief of counsel for the defense, to day moved that tbe court Instruct that the Jury find a verdict In favor ot the defendants. This wa overruled and Gen eral Thoma F. Barr, V. 8. A., retired, opened argument for the government. W. W. Osborne fallowed for the defense, stat ing that the main legal point on which the defense would depend was a to the con struction upon which the defendants might be called fugitives from justice. CMAHA MANPROVES GAME Thief Whom He Once Caagbt Lay for Him, bat I Forced to Flee. DENVER, April . (Special Telegrams Ten month ago Sam Adam stole a valu able diamond stick pin from Louis Men while on a street car in Omaha. A cousin of Metx, R. M. 81oman, saw the theft and cur lured Adam after a hot chase. Adams swore he would get even, and last night laid in wait for Sieman at his lodging house here. As Sleinin entered the door A dan is said: . "1 have some business to settle with you" and reached for a revolver. Sieman slammed the swinging door against htm. nearly knocking him down, but Adams pursued him to tbe door of his room. Sieman secured a revolver and started after Adams, bo quickly fled. Th polic ar looking for Adam. BIG FIRE IN PORTLAND, ORE. Top Story of Chamber of Commerce Barn and Occupants Thrown Into a Panle. PORTLAND, Ore., April . Fire today destroyed the eighth, the top story, of the Chamber of Commerce building, and was the Indirect cause of the death of Homer H. Halleck, right-of-way agent of the Willamette Traction company. Mr. Hal leck, who was one of the best known rail road men In the northwest, was in the Copimerclal club when the Are broke out He seems to hnve become suddenly mad, and, despite the effort of everal men who strove to restrain him. Jumped down the light well onto the roof of the central, court, eight stories below, and was In stantly killed. The property loss is estimated st $ino,000, partly Insured. The building was recently purchased by the United Railways com pany for ITBO.mo, The fire broke out In the parlor of the Commercial club from an unknown aource, though It Is Said the csreless throwing of a lighted match Into some tnpestrlc was responsible for the conflagration. The fire spread with wonderful rapidity, caus ing a panic among the 1,500 employes of the jno offices which are In the building. A rush was made for the elevator ami for tho stairway and fire escapes with which the building Is equipped. The upper works of the elevators were burned almost before the fire bells stopped ringing, and panic stricken people congested the stairs and fire escapes. Unable to escape by the usual means of egress, about fifteen men and women crept out through the windows onto the wide cornices, whete they awaited rescue. A suffocating smoke swept over them, and it was momentarily expected that some would bo overcome by smoke and heat before the firemen could reach them. All were gotten down safely. ST. LOUIS BANQUET FOR SHAW Feast Will Proceed Notwithstanding Refusal of K ledrlnghans and Noble to Attend. ST. Ill'IS, Mo., April . A meeting of members of various committees in charge of arrangements for the banquet to be tendered Secretary of tho Treasury Shaw here on April 26 met today and decided to proceed with arrangements notwithstand ing the declination last night of Chair man T. K. Nledrlnghaus of the republican state committee to attend, and the fur ther fact that declinations were received today from General John W. Noble, former secretary of the Interior, who was selected as grand marshal or the parade, and Col onel George D. Reynolds, who was named on the reception committee. General Noble said: I declined to serve either In the parade or on the reception commit ten when I re ceived notice of my selection. I did not state my reasons and I prefer to with hold them. However, it was not because I have any objections to Secretary Shaw being entertained, in St. Louis. Colonel Reynolds gave no reason for his declination except unwillingness to serve. Secretary 61m Harris of the Missouri League of Republican t.u, uiyl r ihoae auspices the banquet is ' to le given, to night sent the following message to Sec retary Shnw at Washington: Ten thousand Missourlans, irrespective of political affiliations, will accord Iowa's most distinguished son a glorious exhibi tion of Missouri's hospitality on April 2i. All arrangements perfected. Secretary Harris said acceptances of Invitations had poured In today and that 300 cover will bo laid for guests. "The dinner Is to be a strictly non partisan affair," he said, "and I want the democrats who are invited to feel that they are welcome." Senator Foraker and Governor Deneen of Illinois have sent acceptances conditional upon convenience at the time. Mayor Dempsey of Cincinnati has also accepted. SUIT FOR FIVE MILLIONS Philadelphia Contractor Asked to Retarn Unearned Money to the City. PHILADELPHIA. April (.-Civil pro ceeding were instituted today by the city against the contractor and former city of ficials interested in the construction of the municipal filtration plant to recover $5,000, OWV which sum is alleged to have been wrongfully retained by the defendants. A bill In equity was filed with the prothono tary of tho common plea court by City So licitor Klnxy and former Judge Junies G. Gordon, Mayor Weaver' private counsel. Those named in the bill are Israel W. Durn hlm, former republican leader of this city; State Senator James P. McNlchol. Anas tasla McNlchol, his wife; Daniel J. Mc Nlchol and John M. Mack, all of whom were at one time member of the con tracting' firm of Daniel J. McNlchol & Co.; William C. Haddock and Peter E. Costello, former directors of public works, and John W. Hill, former chief of the filtration bu reau. Th paper is sworn to by Mayor Weaver. The bill la In th form of a paper book of more than 4,000 pages, containing the en tire history of the filter plant contract and setting forth in detail the mass of evi dence that has been gathered, showing the alleged wrongful acts of the defendants by which the city was defrauded. This bill Is expected to give public tha facts upon which th mayor and his counsel rely to prove the charges that have been made from time to time against D. J. Mc Nlchol & Co. It is the first of the civil suits to be begun by the city since the beginning of the Investigation of the con struction of the filters, and many state ments contained in it are along the line of the report made by the filtration commis sion and signed by Major Casslus E. Gil lette, chairman of the commission, Junt prior to the election, last November. CHINESE BOYCOTT BROKEN Consumption of American Ware In tb Orient Will Soon Be Normal. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April .-The Bul letin says that the boycott on American goods in the orient is practically broken. Returning tourists, business men and Chi nese, who arrived today on the liner Amer ica, say that it is only a matter of time when the discrimination against wares from this country will have entirely disappeared. A. 8. IJin.bert baa Just established a mint for the Imperial Chinese government in llousn province. In the very heart of the empire. He says there is practicully no discrimination againkt American goods in that province or any of th small places that he visited. Chan IJ I-eung. a silk merchant from China, where the trouble started, said: "In Canton there are a many a twenty Chines firms who are handling American goods and they art finding tuaa buysrs." PRESIDENT IS BIG-HEARTED Prayer of Dyin Wife Stronger with Him Than the Law's Technicalities. . PRISONER ALLOWED TO GO TO BEDSIDE Attorney General Could Find So Law for It, bat the Promptings of a Warm Heart ee Way and Accept Responsibility. ' (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April C (Special Tele gram.) That President Roosevelt showed himself today a msn of most generous Im pulses Is the opinion of Representative Hin shaw. but ns for the president's secretary, Mr. Loeb, the congressman from tho Fourth Nebraska district Is by no means as cer tain. Some weeks ago Rev. Mr. Ware w;n convicted of frauds In connection with western Nebraska lands. He was tried in Omaha and sentenced to the penitentiary. Ware had a number of agents working for him in procuring old soldiers to make ap plication for homestead entries. Among these Agents was Harry Welch of Daven port, Neb. Welch pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment In the Douglas county Jail and fined $309. Welch has now served three months of tho sentence. Believing that Welch was really Ignorant of the law a large petition has been signed by citizens of Davenport and vicinity re questing the president to pardon Welch, which petition Mr. Hlnshaw presented to the president, but Mr. Roosevelt refused to act. Last night Mr. Hlnshaw received a tele gram from Welch stating that his wife was in a dying condition in a hospital In St. Joseph, Mo., and stating he had made ap plication to tho district attorney to be per mitted to go to St. Joseph under guard to see his wife. This prayer of Welch's had been referred to Attorney General Moody, who refused the application on the ground that there was no law to authorlae It. President Acta Promptly. This morning Congressman Hlnshaw re ceived a telegram from District Attorney Goss saying that at his Instance the police of St. Joseph had Investigated the case and had ascertained that Welch's wife was fa tally 111 and that she was asking in heart rending tones for her husband and that the doctor in attendance strongly advised his coming. With these two telegrams In his pos session, Mr. Hlnshaw was at the White House at 8 o'clock to see tho president, but Mr. Loeb said Mr. Roosevelt could not be seen before 0:30. Ho told the pres ident' secretary of the extreme Import ance of the case, but Mr. Loeb said It was impossible to forego the rule. At 9:15 the president entered and. possi bly having an Inkling of the contents of the telegrams, saw Mr. Hlnshaw at once. He read them and then. In his impetuous manner, wrote across the last telegram to Attorney General Moody to have . th request of, Welch . grnnted Immediately, and Inside of thirty minute from the time Mr. Hlnshaw saw the president the fol lowing telegram "wa speeding From Mr. Moody to Marshal tnteft' 'uMmj Under authority of president you are di rected to send prisoner Welch Immediately vjnder proper guard to St. Joseph, Mo., to see his wife, now fatally 111. I will take the consequences for my act," was all the comment the president made to Mr. Hlnshaw as the latter caught a car riage for the Department of Justice. Grand Island Want Building. The Nebraska delegation In the house today received resolutions from Grand Island asking them to use all means to expedite the passage of the bill providing for a public building at that place. That In view of the increase In postal business and receipts, coupled with the fact that In the city is located a United States deputy internal revenue collector, United States postofflce inspector, United States commissioner. United States referee in bankruptcy. United States recruiting sta tion. United States sheep inspector, and in the near future exigencies will com pel a session of the United States court, when a two-story building will be needed. Mittuc, Matter at Capital. Senator BurkelV bill providing for a public building a Plattsniouth passed the senate today. Senator Millard and Burkett today- rec ommended the reappointment of Patrick Tifi. Mullen to be receiver of the land office o-l Juneau, Alaska. "Pat" Mullen, as his Intimates speak ot Mm, was appointed re ceiver of . the land office at Juneau some four years ago and he likes it so well that he Importuned hi Omaha friends to secure a reappointment. The Blair postofflce fight Is sealed, the I senute this afternoon confirming the nomi nation of Wesley J. Cooke to fill out an other term as postmaster of that city. Representative Norrls has secured a pension of $12 per month for James Gilles pie, Home, Neb. Upon th recommendation of Congress man Smith Dr. C. L. Kennedy was ap pointed pension examining surgeon at Logan, la., vice Dr. Joslah Glddlngs, de ceased. Senator Millard . left evening for Omaha. N. A. W. W'o-wirough and wlt of Omaha arrived In Washington today. Cestnl Matter. Rural carrwrs appointed for Nebraska routes: Adav.n, route 3, George E. Why man, carrier; Anna Whyman, substitute. Bennet. route, 1, Daniel M. Hartley, car rier; Samuel K Chambers, substitute; Burcliard, route 3, Leslie C. HochstoUler, carrier; Roy Hochstodler, substitute. Ce dar Rapids, route 2, Byron H. Smith, car rier; Radford 11. 8mith, substitute. Hamp ton, route 2. John H. Dixon, carrier; Will Ciittron, substitute. Nehawka, route 12, Charles D. Kaln. carrier; John W. Kain, substitute. Schuyler, route 3. Hluine Woods, carrier; Fred Woods, substitute. Swanton, route 1. Charles L. Murphy, carrier; Bert F. Roacoe, substitute. Washington, route 1, Colin D. Sharpe, carrier; Andrew E. And erson, substitute. Wayne, route 2, Roy N. Tharp, carrier; Alexander Scott, substi tute. Oak, route 1, John W. Perce, carrier; William 8. Price, substitute. WELCH GOES TO MIKE'S BKD3IUK Had Given l Hope When Welcome Telegram Came. Harry Welch left for St. Joseph over the Burlington at 4:tS Friday afternoon in com pany with Deputy Marshal John O. Moore. A telegram from Washington grunted him tills privilege. When he was told that he would be al I lowed to go to see hi wife, Wele.'i was so overcome wun joy mat ne acie.i like a crazy man. For a week he bad known that his wife was In a serious condition, and for a week he could not sleep, except an hour or two at a time, and refusing food for a day or more at a stretch. He paced th floor and refused to be com- (Continued on Second Page.) THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska Partly Cloudy "ntnrdny. gnnday Fair and Cooler. Pane, 1 Ohio Operator Wonld Arhltrute. Charge Made Agnlnst Dowle. President hwa lllg-llrartedncs. Klklna Talk on the Rate BUI. 2 letter Hay nlnt In Convention. :i Sew from All Pnrt of Mebrnskn. 4 Teacher Are Holding Convention Apncbc Indian Mnut tay at Toot. A Idealism of Jesus Christ. H f oninierclnl Review of the WccU. Xportlna; Kventa of the Day. 7 Trouble Aired at People's Bar. Interest In Auto Show Grows. H Affnlra at Roath Oniabn. 10 Kdltnrlol. 11 Grand Jury After Corporations. Pnhllo Rnail Lost In the Mlrc. Will of Ijite John I. Rrdlck Filed. 121 Yonnsi t ntcrrr Una qoeer History. Weddlna- Fee Go to Y. W. C. A. l.t Flnanclnl and Commercial. IB Council Bluffs nnd Iowa cwN Temperature at Omaha Yestcrdayl Hoar. Dear. Hoar. lc. 1 a. m .1H 1 p. m hi l a. m...... .It Up. tn tin 7 a . m an .1 p. m HM Ha. m ,t 4 p. m 70 l n. m I a K p. m T2 10 a. m 41 H p. m Tft 1 1 n. m ...... no 7 p. m 7 111 m S7 M p. ra I7 W p. m a DISCIPLINE FOR APOSTLES Mormon Church Threatens to Drop .Member of Quorom Absent for Two Years. SALT LA K E CITY, April 6-Joseph F. Smith, president of the Mormon church. In his address today tit the opening of the an nual conference of the letter Dhy Saints, created a stir among the thousands of his followers present, by a pointed reference to absent apostles. His remarks were inter preted to mean thnt the church authorities have determined to discipline those apostles who for more than two yearn have been In voluntary exile. These are Apostles J. W. Taylor, George Teasdale and Matthias F. Cowley, wnnted at Washington as wit nesses In the Smoot Investigation, The subpoena servers have been unablo to find them. Taylor and Cowley are In Canada and Teasdale is supposed to be in Mexico. From the remarks of President 8mith it Is Inferred that the conference will not be asked to sustain these apostles. The mat ter probably will come before the confer ence on Sunday when an aposHe will be named In succession to the late Marine Merrill, and others may be elected to suc ceed tho three absent member of the quorum. AFTER C0AL RETAILERS Massachusetts Suspends License of Corporation Accused of Extortion. BOSTON, April 6.-Secretary of State William N. Olln today suspended the license of th Metropolitan, Coal company , of this city, widen' Mid "been charged wfth ' HVftig extortionate charges on coal since the coal strike movement was Inaugurated. Secretary Olln' finding Is In the nature of probable cause, so that the question may be considered by a Justice of the superior court, to which the coal company now has the light to appeal. When the announcement of a coal strike was made the price of coal in Boston was generally advanced $1 a ton. The Met ropolitan Coal company absorbed several other concerns in the trade several years ago and Is now the largest retail coal cone pany In the state. According to counsel for the company it may continue business pend Ing an appeal to the superior court. RUSSIA IS N0J DESIGNING Peace Conference Sot Called to De tract from Meeting: In South America. WASHINGTON. April .-The belief of some South American diplomats that Rus sla suggested the early part of July for the next The Hague conference to detract from the Pan-American congress, which meets In July also, is not shared by State department officials. It Is pointed out that July has been set tied upon for the peace conference and that lo wait until the Rio Janeiro conference Is concluded might delay The Hague meeting till October. Many of the powers do not care to compel their representative to spend the winter in Holland. JUSTICE DEUEL MUST REPLY Sew York Judge Must Show Wh He Kbonld Continue In Offlce. NEW YORK, April 6. Justice Joseph M. Deuel must answer within ten day th application for his removal from offlce a Justice of the court ot special sessions of New York City, according to a decision of the supreme court made public today. The application for removal was an out growth of the recent trial, on a charge of criminal libel, of Norman Hapgood, editor of Collier's Weekly. Justice Deuel, the complulnant. was shown during the trial to be a stockholder In the publication known as Town Topics. NEW RAILWAY IN ALASKA American Smelting- Company Will Hulld Line from Yaldea lo Bonuusa, Mlae. TACOMA, Wash., April 6. The American Smelling and Refining company 1 to build US miles of railroad from Valdcx to Ha Bonanta copper mine In Alaska at once. This has been decided upon by George Gug genheim, president of the company, after a consultation with W. R. Runt of the Ta coma smelter. The ore will be tiiiide Into mats at Valdex and shipped here to be re fined. Movement of Ocean Vessel April U. At New York Arrived. RugU. from Ham burg; I. omnia, fioin IJvcrool. Sailed Cilia dl Torrlno, for Genoa. At Halifax Arrived: Tunisian, from Liverpool. . At Boston Arrived: Mongolian, from tilHXUW. At Ijvei pool Arrived : ''ediic. from New York. Sailed: Celtic, for N w York. At Umiliin-Airiv-d: Mesab.i, from New York. A' Naples Sailed: titla dl Napoll, for New York. Airlvrd: Koenlg Albert, from New York. At iKiver Hailed: Hlueeher. for New York. At Genoa Sailed: Moltk". for New York. At Antwerp Arrived: Rhyuland. from New York. At Mreinen Arrived: Frankfurt, from New York. t . n At li'ieeiistown Arrive lpanla, from Nw York. ELKINS ON RATES West Virginia Senator Make Extended Speech on Fending Measure, HE SAYS IT DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH Proposes Amendments Prohibiting; Carriers from Dealing in Commodities. GAMBLE AND KEAN ALSO SPEAK Former Farors the Eill and the Latter is Against It A1DRICH AGAIN BLOCKS PROGRESS Mr. Tillman Sa Debate Will End In a Week, but Rhode Island Senator Objecte to Fixing 11m for Vote. WASHINGTON. April .-In making an effort today to get the senate to agree upon a date for taking a vote on the railroad rate bill, Mr. Tillman made the Important state ment that one week more probably would exhaust the general debate on the measure: He failed, however, to secure the consent of Mr. Aldrlch, who said that he wrtuld not bo willing to voto on the bill until It was more nearly perfected than It now is. During the day there were three speeches on the rate bill. The first of these wa made by Mr. lClklns, who, while expressing he opinion that the situations demand legislation, pointed out many alleged de fect In the pending Mil. Mr. Gamble fol lowed In support of the bill and Mr. Kcan closed In opposition. Mr. Klklnn wa frequently interrupted and . several spirited colloquies marked the progress of his remarks. No senator being prepared to speak, the senate adjourned until tomorrow. Speech by Mr. El kins. The routine business occupied the senate very few minutes, after which Mr. Elkln took the floor. Mr. Elklns announced at the outset hi desire to secure legislation that would secure to the people "a prompt and ade quate remedy for the evils. Injustices, abuse and wrongs of every kind practiced by rail roads, or in any way growing out ot their operation," but he said that while he favors the pending bill he wanted to make It "better and stronger." II said that lie wa In hearty accord with the president on the subject of railroad rat legislation and Indicated tho respects In which, acco:dlng to his opinion, the bill fall short In accomplishing all that should b accom plished by railroad legislation. Among these were the following: A prohibition against railroads producing, selling or shipping their own coal and other like articles In competition with other owners. requirement that switches shall be built, where needed to accommodate business; a requirement compelling Interstate roads to make connections with connecting line and a requirement for the fair and Just distrl- buHonar cajajsmOnj shippers. - He expressed the conviction that ther should be a definite provision in the bill denying the power , to a commission to fix rate between localities on divergent line." After considering the question of court review at some length, Mr. Elkln an nounced hi conclusion in th following language: First, that any legislation attempting to confer upon the Interstate Commerce com mission the power to nx rates will De un constitutional unless it prescribe "the standard of charges which shall control" and requires tho commission to conform thereto In fixing rates. Second, that any legislation attempting to fix rates would be unconstitutional, whose nractical effect Is to deny to common car riers the right to invoke and obtain, in due time, the protection or tne court rrom being compelled to transport pron or property at rate which violate th car riers constitutional right. He declared that the pending bill works a clear delegation of tne congressional power to fix rates, and added: "It would eeem, therefore, necessarily to follow that the provision of the bill conferring rato fixing power upon the commission are un constitutional." Say Carrier Ha K Relief. Mr. Elkln entered upon a long argument to show that no procedure la possible under the bill whereby tho carrier may initiate any proceeding in which It can obtain adequate relief against an order of tbe commission. ' There was a general discussion of th West Virginia senator' amendment was quiring a proper distribution ot th car of any given company, all agreeing that such an amendment wsould be difficult of enactment. M. Tillman wa among the enator who participated In this contro versy. During it progress Mr. Elkln re ferred to the pending bill aa Mr. Tillman bill. Mr. Tillman earnestly disavowed respon sibility for the measure and Mr. Elklns responded, "you hav got It fastened on you with all the disgrace attending It." "I repudiate the Intimation that ther la any disgrace attaching to an effort to se cure a reasonable rat bill," responded iir. Tillman, am after he had enlarged soma what upon hi attitude. Mr. Elkln replied that Mr. Tillman bad an undue idea of bla responsibility to th public. He said that his antagonist acted a It he thought he carried .he people tn hi vest pocket and must take them out every morning to assure them ot hi continued protection. "Oh," responded Mr. Tillman, "I bop the senator Is not disgruntled because soma petitions have been sent me from hi state concerning railroad condition there?" . Mr. Elkln declared that he was not in the least troubled over th matter of the petitions, but added that ho did feel dis posed to protest against Mr. Tillman's at. tltude a the only friend of th people. He wanted it understood that h too waa a friend of the people. Mr. Elklna took occasion to say that he bad meant merely a a Jest his remark of an hour before to the effect that th handling of the rate bill wa a disgrace to any one. "I accept the apology," said Mr. Till man. Gamble Speaks for Bill. When Mr. Elklns hd concluded Mr. Gam ble (S. V ) spoke In favor of tha bill. Mr. Gamble predicted that a failure to legislate would rosult in government ownership ot the railroads. Mr. Kean also spoke on th rate bill, de claring that congress should not exceed the authority grunted by the constitution in dealing with the question of commerce be tween the states. He declared that the pending bill transcends this authority In that it provides for the' regulation of com merce by the Interstate Commerce coinmlB sion. "Congress preserlles nothing, orders noiTiing," he said. "It delegates lis own au thority, and as this I not authorised the (Continued on Second Pax.;
