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Daily Bee. Advrtl In OMAHA Year ftUtwy Wort THE OMAHA DEC THE DEE Dest & West Best & West. In ESTABLISHED JUNE l'J, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1906. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. The Omaha WEEK IN CONGRESS No Hops for rinil Vote on the Eats Bill for Considerable Time. MANY SPEECHES YET TO BE DELIVERED McLaurin and Morgan to Start Off the Talk on Monday. BAILEY IS TO REPLY TO HIS CRITICS Conservative! Preparing Oonrt Review Amendment for Submission. SENATOR KNOX HAS MATTER IN CHARGE Time of the House Will Be Occupied Moat If Sot All of the Week on Discussion of Postal Appro priation Bill. WASHINGTON, April g.-The United States senate will continue this ward to discuss the railroad rate bill, and the in.lt cations (all to Hup port Senator Tillman a prediction thai tho week will witness the termination of the general debate. . The conservative aenators who are opposing the house bill ara still standing; out for a sweep in provision for court review, and some of them were at least quite aa determined as they ever were In their opposition to the bill In splta of the Long- amendment. The presentation of the Long provision has had no effect upon the more pronounced of that clement in the direction of intensifying their opposition. Mr. Tillman will continue to prefer his request for the naming of a dajr, but for the present will meet with the same dental that haa attended Ms pre vious efforts In that direction. The discussion will be resumed today by Senators McLaurin of Mississippi and Morgan of Alabama. Mr. Bailey has given notice of a speech for Tuesday in reply to the criticisms that have been made by Mr. Bpooner and Mr. Knox of his amendment depriving the United Btates circuit courts of the power to lusue temporary writs of injunction in rate cases. Much Interest is felt in the senator's reply and there Is lit tle doubt that It will bring out a number of speeches In rejoinder. He will occupy most of the time Tuesday, and It Is under stood that Mr. Bpooner and Mr. Knox will make formal replies later In the week. Mr. Foster of Louisiana, who la a member of the committee on Interstate commerce, will also speak on the bill during the week. It la expected that the conservatives will present their court review provision soon after the conclusion ot Senator Bailey's speech. The preparation of the provision has been entrusted to Senator Knox and It la understood to be along the general lines of the fifth section of the Knox rate bill. Senator Clapp will make an effort during the week to secure action on the confer ence report on t,he bill providing for the set tlement of the affairs of the five civilised tribes of Indians. He wilt also try to get the Indian appropriation bill passed. rostolHve BUI la Hons. Another week Is -to be devoted to the . poetofflce appropriation bill In the house of representatives. .JXU Beceral debate on the measure has taken a wide range and the demands for recognition will make it Im possible to reach the details of the bill be fore Wednesday. To complete It will con sume the remainder of the week. General legislation will be suspended on Monday that the house may sit aa the city council for the District of Columbia. There Is to be a general reply to demo cratlo tariff speeches by Colonel Hepburn of Iowa, probably on Tuesday. He will pay particular attention to the showing made last week by Mr. Rainey of Illinois on the question of importation of American watch movements which had been sold abroad. The pure food bill has been made a ape rial order to flit in time not taken up with the appropriation or revenue measures. No jauch opportunity la In eight thla week, though It was hoped to get the bill started on its way through the house. SOCIALISTS- CAUSE A RIOT Felloe Charge the Crowd Xaaaber of Heads Are Brokea. aad SAN FRANCISCO, April .-A riot took place today following a meeting of social ists held In sympathy with Moyer and Hay wood, arrested In connecdon with the as sassination of ex-Governor Steunenberg of Idaho. The meeting was held In a hall, and at Its close an Impromptu parade was started toward the business district. At Market and Kearney streets a halt was made at Lotta's fountain and one of the paradsrs climbed to the pedestal and placed on top of it a red banner bearing the in scription: "The Constitution Be Damned." Another socialist started to harangue the crowd when a squad of police arrived to disperse the gathering. A fight followed and about ten of the crowd were landed In the patrol wagon with broken heads, the police having freely used their clubs. The crowd then dispersed. NO RECORD OP CONTRIBUTION Secretary of Seaator Lodaje Charged with Kmbeasllna; Cam pa Inn Fwads. BOSTON. April I. Robert G. Proctor, private secretary of United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, for whose arrest on the charge of embesslement a warrant was Issued yesterday, surrendered himself at police headquarters today. Mr. Proctor was Immediately released on $500 ball. The warrant was Issued after the grand Jury had made Its report. The specific charge Is that Proctor embcsiled $& be longing to John K. Bestgen of Quincy in October, 104. Bestgen allegpd that he gave Proctor the money as a republican cam paign contribution and that Proctor prom ised to aid him In obtaining a consulship. It is further alleged that no record of this sum appears on the books of the republican stste committee and that It has not been included In the returns of campaign con tributions. Cruiser Heady lor Trial. HOCK LAND. Me., April . The new cruiser Washington, which has Just been completed for the United States govern ment, arrived here lonight and anchored outside the breakwater In readiness for its speed trials, which will lake place off this port during the week. The Washington contract calls for a minimum speed of 2 knots per hour. Severe Storm la Mlaaoarl. FAYKTTK. Mo, April i.A tornado passed over Fayette today doing much damage. Many houses were unroofed and blown from their foundations and hams and small buildings blown away. Reports rm-n-ra irom tne antoimr.g country say ute sturm was general. TRADE WITH ISLAND OF CUBA Raaka era ad 4 meant of tries In the Western Hemisphere. war: - by the . on thei Cuba '' trade r other A of the T countri lix. wa Cuba, i FUN, April . A report issued lment of Commerce and Labor 1 trade Bays: second in Importance In the is of the United States with in countries. The total trade 1 States with the principal America In the fiscal year 1th Csnads. $JW.OOO,000; with ; with Braiil.. 111. WW; with Mcwr !2,onn.0no snd with Argentina, $.19,000,000. The value of merchandise Im ported to the United States from Cuba In the rslendsr year, 19P6, according to figures prepared by the Department of Commerce and I-abor. was W.X57.SW, against 157.r.291 In 1!03; $31,747.12 In 110 and $16.a3.4M In IW, In which year our Imports from Cuba touched the lowest point In the last half century. The exports from the United Slates to Cuba aggregated $44,Kfi9,K12 against $V3,fin4,4l7 In 19rj; $26,934,524 In 1900 and $7,3s5,S13 In 18M, In which year they were smaller than any preceding year In the last half century. In both Imports and exports the figures of the year 1906 are larger than those of any earlier year in our trade with Cuba. Sugar and molasses, tobacco, cigars and fruits are the principal articles forming the Imports Info the United States from Cuba. The value of sugar imports In 1 wan over $o!.000,000; molasses, $1,097,153; leaf tobacco. $I1,R97.9.'; cigars. $3.Bfi,K; fruit, $1,23.02 (of which all but $5,803 repre sented the value of bananas) and Iron ore, $1,537,890. The exports to Cuba Include flour, $.1,443,048; cattle, $1.13,162; bituminous coal, $1,47,776; cotton cloth, $1,212,319; boots and shoes, $t.68fi,7!)0; lard, $2,231,660; lard compounds, $1,006,215; bacon. $412,672; hams, $4fiR.M2; pork. $480,938; milk, $S47.926; lumber, $2,001,214. The shipment of rice to Cuba Is an entirely new feature in our export trade, the total value of rice sent to that Island In 1904 being but $172,707, and in 1903 but $15,000, while, the total for 1906 was $S45,049. By far the largest group of articles In the exports to Cuba Is that of Iron and steel manufactures, of which the total In 1903 was $8,484,267. While taking the fiscal year as the basis countries the report gives only calendar for comparison with the other American year figures In the separate Items of Im ports and exports, saying by way of ex planation that the reciprocity treaty be tween -the United States and Cuba began Its operation practically with the begin ning of a calendar year that of 1904. STRIKE BECOMES FORMIDABLE All Workmen la Havana tailed I poa to Cease front Labor. HAVANA, April 8. The strike situation here Is assuming formidable proportions. Mounted policemen this morning dispersed a mass meeting of 1.000 men and arrested the leader of the men, who was engaged in criticising and condemning the police and local officials. Two other men who attempted to rescue the orator were also taken Into cjstody. Tonight . committees composed of four representatives of each trade met and re Iterated the Intention already expressed of colling out all. their workmen tomorrow, morning.' The leaders assort that the work ers In more than twenty trades will go on strike tomorrow. Including clgarmakers m al! the leading factories, bakers, drivers of public conveyancea, ' city slaughter house employes, waiters, carpenters, painters, ma chinists, plumbers, smelters, boatmen, eto. The lightermen, stevedores, wharf men and others engaged In harbor work say that they cannot strike before Wednesday on account of their agreement to give two days' notice of such Intention. The main grievance Is that the company Insists in refusing to permit Its employes to be mem bers of any organization regardud as an tagonistic to the company's Interests. The employes Insist that the company broke Ita old contracts when It changed the wage scale and now demand contracts which have no nonunion clause. The general strike will' not be a wholly sympathetic one, as several unions will take the opportunity to press various other grievances of their own for which they hitherto have unsuccessfully contended. Workmen In other Cuban cities also are to be asked to strike and the movement Is expected to test the strength of the trades unions In Cuba. WARM ELECTION AT MOSCOW Resalt Sot Yet Known, bat Coaaerra tires Appear to Have Wsa, MOSCOW, April . The Moscow munici pal election held today was the culmina tion of a veritable whirlwind canvass. The result Is not yet known, as the votes will not be counted until tomorrow. Last night meetings were held In ail the available public halls and la the streets. The best orators of the constitutional democrats, in cluding Prof. Paul M. Millnkoff. M. II ease n and oihers, came from St. Petersburg and hundreds of speeches were made. The Oc toberlHts made a fervid appeal to the voters not to choose constitutional democrats, a majority for whom, they declared, would mean the ruin and division of Russia. The vote today was the heaviest ever cast here. Up to 3 o'clock over 30,000 of the 50.000 reg istered electors had voted. There was much excitement at many polling places, orators making speeches through the day. The monarchist workers, pointing to the crosses on the churches, appealed to the voters not to convert the churches Into synagogues by electing Judophllea. Many women peddled tickets. The constitutional democrats appeared to have the better in the voting and claim a victory, but the Oc toberUts and conservatives made a desper ate fight. Celebration Kada la Riot. ATHENS, April 8. In the celebration of the anniversary of the independence of Greece Saturday the patriotic demonstra tions were ended at o'clock in the even ing by a serious riot arising from political dissensions arising over the elections and In which two persons were killed and seven teen wounded during a revolver fusillade. The troops then cleared the streets. The results of the elections, which were held today, will not be known until tomor row. Sanguinary conflicts and riots are reported to have taken place In several towns. ti Ws 4aaadlaa Immigration Art. OTTAWA. Ont., April a. -The minister of the Interior hits prepared a new immi gration act wliich will be more workable than the present one and will make it more difficult for immigrants of the vagrant or criminal class to enter Canada. The bill provides an agreement with the United States, by which Canada and the United States will agree to take back any unde sirable Immigrant within twelve months from the time he enters the country, pro vided he Is eecorudr to the boundary line. Y0L1YA PREPARES FOR DOWIE New Overteer of Zjon Conducts Notable Service in tne Tabernacle, MEMBERS OF COLONY ENDORSE HIS ACTS AdJare Them o Ignore Dowle Whea Me Arrives aad Not to Oo and Hear Former Leader Should He Attempt (a "peak. ZION CITY, 111., April s.-The people of Zlon City heard their former leader, John Alexander Dowle, denounced from the pul pit in Shiloh tabernacle today and they approved of It, or at least ss many of them as could crowd Into that vast meet ing house signified their willingness In a manner that left no doubt of sincerity to follow in the footsteps of the first apostle's successor, General Overseer Vollva. Zlon's new leader waa the man that told of Dowle'a alleged misdeeds and tho more bitter and scathing tho words of denuncia tion, the more general and enthusiastic the approval of his listeners. When after denouncing Dowle aa a spendthrift," "liar" and "traitor to his trust and his people," Overseer Vollva suddenly stopped In his denouncement of the founder of the sect and at the end of a moment's hesitation demanded a decision of the audience as to who should he their future leader, the 6.000 people arose aa one person and signified their willingness to follow Vollva to the end. Today's meeting was called for 8:30 o'clock In the afternoon, but as early as 10 o'clock this morning all the streets around the house of worship held Zionists, some walk ing, others riding in carriages, but all headed In one direction Shiloh tabernacle. By the time Overseer Vollva, accom panied by Mrs. Vollva and their little daughter, reached the meeting house the place was full to overflowing with the former adherents of Dowle, who had been patiently waiting for hours to listen to the public exposure of the man who made Zlon what It la today. VollTa Talks Plainly. On the plutform with Vollva were Mrs. John Alexander Dowle, Judge Barnes, head of the law department of Zlon City, and Overseers Spelcher, Excell, Cantel and Granger. At the conclusion of a short prayer by Overseer Spelcher the newly ap pointed head of Zlon, clad In a robe of simple white and black, a decided depar ture from the gaudy raiment assumed by the first apostlo on similar occasions, stepped to the front of the platform and In a slow, calm and Btudled voice made the announcement that he wus going to take advantage of today's meeting to tell them a few truths about the man whom they had been so faithfully following for many years. He then told tho vast audience of the "deplorable" conditions he found at Zlon City when he arrived here a month ago from Australia and took up the man agement .of the home of the Catholic Christian church at Dowle'a command. The speaker did not mince his words, but told in the first few words he uttered of the "perfidy" of John Alexander. When most bitter in the denunciation of his former master, there was no one in the tabernacle who showed their approval of bis remarks more than Overseer Jane Dowle; wife for thirty years of John Alex ander Dowle and the mother of his three children. ' At one point In his remarks, where Vollva In angry tones exclaimed, "I will see that all the costly furniture and expensive library adorning Dowle's Zlon City residence and which were purchased by that hypocrite while many of his peo ple were in need of food are sold and the money turned into Zion City's storehouse." Mrs. Dowle half rose from her seat and with her voice and hands loudly applauded the words of the speaker. Justifies the Itevolntion. Overseer Vollva, In Justification of the overthrow of Zlon's first apostle, told how money had been squandered foolishly for Dowle's own comfort, while the creditors and the people of Zlon were calling loudly for money. Aa an Illustration of thla state of affairs Vollva cited his own experience In Zlon's church. He declared that he had been compelled to keep himself and family of five on $50 a month, allowed him by Dowie, and that out of this monthly salary he had been compelled to turn over a tenth in tlthea to the church. He then asked: "What baa become of all thla money that haa been flowing Into 'Aon for so many years?" He then asked his congregation If they wished to return to the Dowle regime or preferred to follow him and the business committee of twelve overseers which he had appointed and all of whom were a unit In the action taken deposing Dowle. His answer was an emphatic acquiescence la all that had been done for Zlon since the movement against Dowle was begun. In bringing, his denouncement of Dowie to a close. Overseer Vollva. said: "Alexander Granger owns this tabernacle. He owns this entire estate. W hat I want you to do is to send all tithes and offerings to Zlon in the name of Overseer Granger instead of In the name of John Alexander Dowle. Make all checks and all commer cial paper of every description payable to Alexander Granger. The day has come when you ought to act aa men and women and exercise your God-given free will. I do not want you to do anything by con straint. I want to be calm and straight forward and present these matters In a way that none can truthfully say that you were excited or acted on the Impulse of the moment. If you want to stand for down rlght.lylng. hypocricy, shameful misuse of mono', keep your seats, but al who are tired of his lying, his exaggeration, his misrepresentations and hts Inconsistencies and his hypocricy and his gross Ignorance of all business laws and principles stand up as an evidence of your denouncement of Dowle and his methods." Endorse Vollva's Leadership. The response to this request wss in stant, every one in the building rising to their feet tn acknowledgement of Vollva's leadership. After the singing of a hymn Vollva stated that If Dowie Imagined that upon his arrival in Zion City on Tuesday that he (Dowle) would be able to frighten Vo llva into submission he never wss more badly mistaken in his life. Vollva then requested all present to keep away from the railway station next Tues ; day, when Dowle is expected to reach Zlon ttty. 'I don t want you to go down there and listen to his egotistical ha rangue." sald Vollva. "If he should try any of his spectacular antics on Ms ar rival here we will soon put a stop to it He cannot hold a meeting In 8hiloli taber nacle because we will not let him. Should he succeed In securing a house In which to hold a meeting to address the people of Zlon I want you all to remain at horns and not attend the meeting." Again Vollva requested his people. ta Continued on Second Page.) QUIET IN THE COAL REGION Most of Miners In rittsbarar lllstrlrt Expected to Return to Work Today. PITT8RURO, April '.-There were no de velopments that disturbed the peace of the bituminous cost fields reported here todav while In the Pittsburg district It Is expected that ninety per cent ff the miner who have not been working will return to work tomorrow. The storm centers which have been In other field are grow ing Is more settled and there Is every evi dence that the men at these points will re turn to work before many days. Thre waa no disorder among the strikers at Wlndher today and no meetings were held. The crisis, however, will be reached Tuesday, when the coal companies will be gin the eviction from tne company houses of those miners who refuse to return to work. In the Irwin field It Is reported that men are returning to vork gradually and the strike will not spread beyond tho three mines. The production cosl has been in creasing daily except a the Pennsylvania station mines. The sttjke of the miners at the Kdna plants of? the Pittsburg A Baltimore company, at Greeneburg. It Is believed tonight, will be broken tomorrow.' A canvass of the men revealed a d'etre on the part of a large number to return to work. The funeral of the litrikrng miner. John Weasel, who was shot Friday night, waa held today. Miners from the surrounding districts attended In great numbers. t the services" the priest (tleadcd with the miners to refrain from ' violence. Francis L. Robbtna, chairman of the board of directors of the Pittsburg Coal company. Is confined to his home In this city as a result of the mental and physical strain he haa undergone In the labor con troversy with the miners during the past three weeks. , , Reliable information from several sources In the Scranton region la to the effect that the operators will tomorrow reject the miners' arbitration proposition and offer no counter proposition, simply reaffirming their former declaration that oil the matters at Issue have been arbltmred by the strike commission and that there Is no good rea son advanced why tho award should be disturbed. It ta also asserted thai they will declare that under no consideration would they consent to the recognition fcnd check-off questions, because they are unalterably op posed to the closed shop In the first case, and because the check-off demand could not legally be granted, even though they were satisfied to grant !t, which they are not. PHILADELPHIA. April I.-The situation remained unchanged In the anthracite coo) region today. The various mine locals held meetings, but only routine business wsa transacted. Miners and all other classes are anxiously awaiting the answer of the operators at New Tork tomorrow and It la the general hope that a strike will be avoided. i NEW YORK, April 8 Some of the mem bers of the Shamoktn scale committee of thirty-six. to which has been entrusted the work of conferring with the anthracite coal operators In the matter of difficulties that exist between mine workers and their employers, returned to this city today -and tonight they Informally discussed plans for tomorrow. The subcommittee will meet the operators tomorrow s'tvmoon to receive the answer of the 'mtue ' operators to the arbitration proposition made v by the men last week. MISSING MAN FOUND IN RIVER Disappearance of Chris Sven. at Slonx Falls is Partially Cleared 1'p. t SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., April 8.-i8pecial Telegram.) The myatery surrounding the disappearance In this city. on the evening of February 1 last of Chris Sven, a farmer, whose home was near Humboldt, was to day, solved by the finding of the body of the missing man in the Big Sioux river in the northern part of the city. Recently the belief grew stronger that Sven had de camped and had gone to his old home In Norway. This appeared to be confirmed by a recent tumor to the effect that the wife of the missing farmer had received a let ter from him, written in Norway. The city and county authorities made per sistent efforts to unravel the mystery sur rounding Sven's disappearance and some weeks ago the county commissioners en gaged Edward J. Hargrove, a Chicago de tective, to work upon the case. Aa the re sult of evidence secured by the detective after about two weeks' effort, on March 6 twenty-four residents of Sioux Falls, twenty men and four women, were ar rested on suspicion of having been impli cated In or knowing something concerning the supposed murder of the missing man. The prisoners were put through the sweat ing process, but nothing which tended to throw light on the mystery could be as certained, and the authorities finally re leased the suspects. Just when those interested had believed the mystery In connection with Sven's dis appearance would never be solved, tho body of the missing man was found In the river. .While two boys were flnhlng In the river thla forenoon, north of the Sixth street bridge, a dog belonging to one of them swam out into ine stream and grasped with Its teeth what appeared to be some floating clothing. This was turned over by the dog and the boys saw it waa the body of a man. The police were no tified and Chief Nelson of the police de partment readily Identified the remains as those of Sven. In the pockets of the dead man was a bank book, with the writing al most entirely obliterated by the action of the water, a little over $1 In cash, a pocket knife, a pipe and empty tobacco sack. The theory Is that Sven walked or fell Into the river on the evening of his disap pearance while in an Intoxicated condition Coroner Miller will hold an inquest tomor row and this doubtless will determine whether Sven's death was accidental or the result of foul play. Rior Grist for Court. CASPF.lt, Wyo.. April 8.-(Speclal.)-Tho district court is now in session here, with Judge Carpenter on the bench. The civil and criminal dockets are the largest in the history of the county. Among the list are the cases of the Slate against Daniel Gomes, Martin Chobes and Nicholas- Es pisinosa. charged with murdering a com panion at Shoshone; If. A. Johnson, charged with violating the slate nuaranline laws. and also charged with grand larceny; J. J. Collins, W. '. Crawford und A. N. grant, ; forgery. Among the civil cases Is the elec- j tion contest case of Miss ,d:i Turnei ! against MIkh Hamilton. I lie oil land suit , of Henry Bouree against J. II. I.obell and a i Urge number of divorce cases. ' Troops to board Meservaitea. FORT WASHAKIE. Wyo.. April .(Spe clal.) Two troops of tse Tenth cavalry have arrived here from Fort Niobrara to do police duty on the Wind River Indian reservation. MILLARD HERE ON BUSINESS Senator Saya Hie Present Viiit Has No Political Significance, N HANDS OF HIS FRIENDS ON SENATORSH IP Will n ay ow If He la a Candidate for a Second Term, bat Talks of the Work Senstor Millard returned Sunday morning from Washington to remain until Thursday In Omaha. He was called from a busy congressional session to attend to som prefrlrg personal business here. Ho is In excellent health and apparently has en joyed his winter at the capital. This will be his lsst trip home until along In May, when he thinks congress will adjourn. The senator was asked If he had come to a de cision whether he would be a candidate for a second senatorl,-! term. ' I can't say that I hnve," he responded. "I am in the hands of my friends. I hove had little time to think of politics during the lsst few months and there is no politics connected with this visit home. I observe thnt there is no scarcity of senatorial can didates, however. Apparently the state is going to hsve a large field to pick from. I will not have any definite announcement to make regarding my own course whtl here. , Two Reports on the Canal. "Tne committee on tnteroceanlc canals hns been having its hands full. We expect to make a report within three weeks con cerning recommendations as between a sea level and a lock canal. I think the com mittee will be divided and that a report favoring each plan will b" presented, but I am Inclined to believe that a majority will favor the sea-level canal, which is In consonance with the Ideas of tho president, the secretary, of war and the canal com mission. Personally I prefer the sea-level canol as I believe the large expenditure necessary to build any kind of a waterway across the Isthmus Is so great that the best Job possible should be msde of It If It Is to be dug at all. We should have a passage capable of admitting the very largest ships it will be called upon to serve. The committee probably will re port as to the canal xone government legis lation a week from Monday. May 1 the present status there will cease to exist in a large part, owing to the expiration of prior legislation. The general plan will be along the lines already adopted, with ad ditions and some changes In detail. Some Sort of Rate BUI. "Undoubtedly the senate will pass soma kind of a railway rate regulation bill before it adjourns. It la by no means certain that a "court review' amendment will be tacked on, either. Still thla may be a feature in order to insure the legality of the meas ure in the opinion of senators. We are to have a rate bill, however, that Is certain. Senator Elklna, who was opposed to rate legislation, now seems to be out-Heroding Herod in favor of It. "There la little powubillty of the leasfhg bill passing. The people who want it In different sections seem unable to agree upon the provisions of the proposed law. For this reason I doubt that anything of the kind will succeed. ' " a34 V BaHi ttnultt, - ' Congressman Kennedy and myself are using our best endeavors to get a military warehouse 1 oca tod at Omaha in connection with the Indian supply depot. There are aeven In the United Statea and this would be the eighth. There Is almost enough room at the Indian warehouse site for It, hut some additional ground la needed and the owner has been holding It at a price so high that I have hesitated In asking the government to buy It. The bill Intro duced asks for a total appropriation of $100,000. I look to see it passed by next winter at the latest. "It appears to me as though there were plenty of politics In Omaha and the state right now. Locally I can't see any rea son why Mr. Benson should not be elected mayor. The other fellows had a chance and were beaten and It seems to me as though the defeated factions should lay dowq their arms and present a united front on election day." PEKIN BANK IN BAD CONDITION Wagon Factory Owaed by Dame Men tioes Into Hands of m Receiver. PEORIA. 111.. April 8.-The five partners of the failed T. H. Smith bank of Pekin were bound over to the grand Jury by Justice Rapp of Pekin yesterday and gave bond for $25,000 for their appearance. The grand Jury DMets In the first week of Hay, and State's .'torney Charles Schaefer ex pects to make an Investigation at that time. The T. H. Smith Wsgon company, which was heavily indebted to the bank and was largely owned by the bank part ners, has passed Into the hands of a re ceiver and was closed down yesterday for an Indefinite period. Additional details concerning the condi tion of the bank place a more discouraging light on the outlook for the depositors. It Is earned that Peoria banks are creditors of the failed Institution to the extent of 1 $00,000 and the trustees Intimate that no less than $3O,0u0 of the partners' private fund will be required to liquidate the claims. Three additional warrants were sworn out by depositors at Pekin today for Conrad Luppen. D. C. Smith, Henry Block, Hablie Velrte and E. F. I'nland. These warrants will be served Monday morning. HADLEY NOT SERIOUSLY ILL Phyalrlaaa Issae Statement Trouble Is Plenrlay, Which Is 1 leldlng to Treatment. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. April $.-Dr. W. A. Clark, who Is attending Attorney Gen eral lladley, after a consultation today with two Kansas City physicians, made the following announcement regarding Mr. Hadley's condition: After a most thorough cxamlnatlon'todrfy we all agreed that Mr lladley slmplv hdd an attack of pleurisey with Its Infection, which Is being absorbed aa rapidly ni could be expected. He has not now ,ind hns not had any symptoms of pneumonia or typhoid fever and absolutely no indica tions of a nervous breakdown from over Wftwfc While t mav be some time befoie the fever which l lnelde.it lo the pleurisy Ik entirely checked, yet there has been and Is now no question as to Mr. Iladlev a com plete recovery within a reasonable time. Stork men Are Worried. LU8K, Wyo., April $. (Special ) A spe. clal agent of the Interior department has been at work In this section for some time, and the stockmen who have lllegul femes on government domain are trembling In their shoes It Is not known whst the de partment sleuth Is up to, but it la believed he is gathering data for charges to be pre ferred against certain settlers. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Monday. Tnesday Fair and Warmer. Temprralare at Omaha lesterdayi Hoar. lts. . . no . . en . . K'J . . A3 . . n:t . . (M . . 40 , . (12 Hoar. 1 p. m . '1 p. m. :; p. m . 4 p. m K p. m . 41 p. m . T p. ni . H p. m . O p. m. 1ew. .. . . S . . 4M . . RT . . ltd . . ftn . . ft . . 69 . . hO ft a. m . a. m. T a. m. Ma, m . t a. m. 1 a. m. 11 a. m . 13 m.. . . SAINTS CROWD CHURCH EDIFICE People ot. All Able to 4ialn F.a trance tor the Monday Services. INDEPENDENCE. Mo.. April .-(Sperlal Telegram.) At the Stone church, the beau tiful structure where worship the letter Day Saints, vast crowds gathered to attend divine service this morning. A prayer meet ing preceded the Sunday school session, the attendance at the latter being 1.0M. In the main auditorium at 11 o'clock seating room was at a premium and two overflow meet ings were provided for. Three thousand people were In attendance ot the different rooms. The large pipe organ arris managed by Prof, Ralph G. Smith of Independence, who rendered a most beautiful voluntary. Congregational singing and prayer followed, and then, under the direction of Arthur Mills, the efficient local choir gave an ex cellent anthem. Scripture reading by Elder T. W. Chatburn of California mission fol lowed, and then Miss Alice Barbee sang a beautiful solo. Miss Barbee is the soprano who won so much praise from Henry Rus sell, the English tmpressario, last Decem ber, on the occasion of his visit to Kansas City. Miss Barbee is a Latter Day Saint, whose home is in Independence, but she sings weekly at the Presbyterian church, Kansas City, as also each Saturday in. the Jewish synagogue. 8he Is quietly pursuing her studies end will soon give a couple of benefit concerts. Intending to go abroad to stud)'. Alexander H. Smith, brother of the presi dent, Joseph Smith, and patriarch to the whole church, was the speaker. His ser mon was full of counsel and love from the depth of a sympathetic and affectionate nature. His text was the parable of the wheat and the tare. Among other things the speaker said: "The office of Christ Is to advance His people that they may be spiritually minded; that they may have the adminis tration of angels; that they may receive comfort and counsel In time of need. The promise of our Lord and Saviour make U possible for all to live In such a way that the may receive eternal life, heaveniy pleasure, enjoy heavenly privileges and be happy chlldern of the Lord, competent to dwell with the redeemed." At the afternoon meetings the crowds were even larger than the morning ses sions, many being turned away on account of lack of room. Apostle Herman 8. Smith, church historian, was the speaker at the main auditorium. T. M. 8mith and W. K. Peak spoke and at the close of, the after noon meetings three were baptised at the baptlslmal fountain In the church. Bishop E. L. Kelley was the main speaker this evening. TWO APOSTLES ARE DROPPED Teader Restgnatlaas to the Mormon Chorrh and Successors Are 1 . Klected. SALT LAKE CITY, April 8. As fore shadowed by President Joseph F. Smith tn his opening address before the Mormon conference, two members were dropped from the quorum of the twelve apostles at the church election today. When the nominations were about to be read Apostle Francis L. layman announced that Apostlea Matthias F. Cowley and John W. Taylor had tendered their realgnatlonS on October 28 for the reason that they were not in harmony with the quorum. Taylor and Cowley are the polygamous apostles Who could not be found when they were subpoenaed before the senate committee on tho Smoot investigation. At that time they were believed to be in Can ada. The recent death of Marrlner W. Mer rill had cauaed another vacancy In the quorum and the three places were filled by the unanimous election or D. O. McKay of Ogden. George F. Richards of Toolo and Orson F. Whitney of Salt Lake City. The vote of the congregation for President Smith and the other officers was unani mous. Apostle Reed Bnioot was r.ot pres ent. None of the newly-ehy'-ed apostles la now living In polygamy. MANY LIVES LOST IN STORM Steamer Brlngjs Farther Details of Disaster In the Mouth leas. SAN FRANCISCO. April a -The steamer Mariposa arrived today from Thltl, bring ing additional particulars of the storm which swept the Society and other aoutli sea islands last February. According to the latest estimates 160 Uvea were lost and the property dumage amounted to ll.MO.OuO. Among the Mariposa's passengers were B. C'halee, C. Brown and J. Harris, members of the crew of the British ship County of Roxburgh. Captain J. Leslie, which went ashore during the hurricane at Tokarva, In the Paumolee group of islands. Out of a crew of twenty-four, ten Uvea were, lost. Othtr vessels lost during the storm were the French schooner Tahtlenne, fifty-three tons, with Captain Dexter and eight of lis crew, and tho French schooner Touture, twenty-eight tons, with all on board. The French schooner Hllulml, nineteen tons, went ashore at Mnnlhi. Its crew was saved. The French schooner Morureora, thirty-seven tons. Is overdue and It is sup posed that it is lost, with all on loard. off Tlkeliou. Thirty-seven cutters of twelvu to fifteen tons were also lost in the storm. Killed by Collapse of House. CHEROKEE, la, April 8. John Mc Laughlin, Jr., was killed and his father, John Mclaughlin, seriously Injured last night by the caving In of the foundation of the house In which they were sleeping. The collapse was caused by the heavy rain. Movements of Ocean Vessels April N. At New York Arrived : IjixIo. from (lenoa: Palermo and Naples, from Trieste, l'.ilermo and firan. Balled: Antonio Lopes, for Oidls. Barcelona, etc. At Southampton Arrived: New York, from New Yorli, via 1'lymo.uth and Cher liourjr. At Mnvillr Sailed: Columbia, from Glas gow for New York. At Manchester Hailed: Bostoniun, for Boston. At Liverpool-Sailed: Cestrlan, for Boa ton. At Ixindon Sailed: Meeaba, for New York. At yueenstown-Sailed: Umbila, from Liverpool, for New York. At Hiaarofiaet. Mass. Steamer Minne. tonka, from l-ondon. for New York. In communication bv wireless telegraph. I p. m.. 12u miles east Nantucket lightship. Will dock 7.30 p. ni. Monday. TOWNS ARE IN RUINS Monnt Vesuvini Becoming; More Deadly at the Dayi Go By. NO TRACE OF B0SC0 TRECOSE REMAINS Forty-Eiarht Hour Ao it Wu the Home of Ten Thousand People. PEOPLE OF TORRE ANNUZ1ALA REMOVED Completely Surrounded by Btreami of Lari from the Mountain. TERROR OF THE PEOPLE IS PITIABLE Work of Reaeae la Hampered by tho Showers of Aahea and Red Hot Stones Which Fall oa (ho ' Railway Tracks. NAPLES, April .-The hope that Mount Vesuvius was becoming calm waa dissi pated today when the volcano became more active than ever. The panic has spread to Naples. Two strong earthquake shocks, which shattered windows and cracked the walla of build ings, were experienced today. The entire population rushed to the streets In terror, many persons crying "The madonna hat forsaken us; the end of the world haa come." No trace remains of Bosco Trecase, a commune on the southern declivity of the mountain, where up to forty-eight hours ago ten thousand persona lived; and Torre Annunalala, on the shores of the gulf of Naples, one mile to the southward, la almottt surrounded by the Invading lava and haa been evacuated by ita thirty thousand inhabitants. The people were brought to Naples by trains, street cars, military carta and steamships. Similar meana of transportation are being em ployed to bring away the people from Terre Del Greco. The police and carbi neers are guarding the abandoned houses and several members of the government also are there. A telegram received from the mayor of San Sebastino, a village near the observa tory on the northwest declivity of Vesu vius, says the lava Is approaching rapidly and that the people are terror stricken. They have been for nights, he aaya, with out sleep, are destitute and beg that as sistance be given them. Work of Saecor Hampered. The work of succor is hampered owlns to the delays to the railway service, whlcb Is Interrupted by red hot stones thrown to a height of 3,000 feet, falling on the tracks. Aa yet It ts Impossible to count the cra ters that have been opened and front which streams of lava hsve flooded th beautiful, prosperous and happy land lying on the southeast shores of the gulf ol Naples. The atmosphere Is heavily charged with electricity and now and then flashes of lightning are blinding, while detonations from the volcano resemble those of terrible explosions. The churches of the vtty . war open ali Saturday night and were crowded with panic stricken people.'" " Members -of ' the clergy are doing their utmost to calm theli fears, but the effects of their arguments go almost for naught when renewed . earth quake shocks are experienced. t With the danger and horror of the situa tion aside, Vesuvius presents one of the most splendid sights Imaginable. The mountain of fire, whose speech la by de tonation and whose acts are destruction, seems like an enraged gtant determined to make the pigmies of earth feel the might ot his wrath. Here and . thefe on the mountainside stand the blasted trunks of pine trees, their bare branches out stretched as though In protest againrt the devastation the volcano has wrought. The duchess of Aosta, who always la to be found where misery exists. Is not Spar ing herself In her efforts to alleviate dis tress. The people cs.Il her an angel of mercy. Today she took several children from their weary mothers and In her car riage conveyed them to the royal palace, where they will remain until , conditions are brighter. Observatory Destroyed. 1 The observatory haa been destroyed and Signor Matteuccl, the director and the em ployes had narrow , escapes. They passed last night In the darkness, save for the frequent flashes of lightning, aa the gas works and electric lighting plant also were destroyed. The restaurant of the Funicu lar railroad, too, was obliterated, ' Prisoners In Jails on the mountainside went mad with terror and mutinied and were only partially . quieted by being brought here. But their fears have been communicated to the prisoners here, who may rebel at any moment. The situation Is critical. Breathing la momentarily becoming more difficult because of the poisonous fumes and smoke, while hot ashes whlcb are still falling, tend to make life a burden. Contrary to expectations, the aea haa not yet shown signs of being' effected by the phenomena, but fears are entertained that tidal waves may yet come and many craft have put to aea. Visitors to Naples are avoiding the hotels on the aea. front and the people living there are beginning ta leave for higher altitudes. Though there Is much misery, up to the present time there have been no fatuities, except at Portlrl. where an old woman died, supposedly from fright. The c)ty of Naples besrs an aspect of desolation, everything being covered With, ashes from the volcano. The lava destroyed a few houses tn a suburb of Torre Anminxlata and also the cemetery there. Then, fortunately, the flow ceased, as It did also at Torre Del Oreco. At Pompeii the rivers of lava are lens rapid. Incandescent material haa set fire to the village of San Gulsseppe. Pope (ireatly Distressed. ROME. April .-Pope Pius Is greatly dis tressed by the calamity wrought by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. In talking with his secretary today he said: "These are. moments when my Imprison, ment is Irksome." His holiness personally will not be able to go to the scene, but he has Bent a letter to Cardinal I'rlsco, archbishop tf Naples, expressing his grief for the sufferers by the disaster and instructing him lo dis tribute relief among them and to send to the vatiiwn particulars of the eruption. He also gave the apostolic benediction to the faithful. Travelta Maa (iu suits Balrlde. KANSAS CITY. April . U W. Hock, a traveling man aged 40 years, whose resi dence is in Worcester. Mass., commuted suicide some time after retiring last night at a local hotel. His body waa found this afternoon by a hotel attache. He left a note stating that thla was his thlid attempt st sulc.de. his two previous at tempts being made In El Psao last week. H'm h is said to be well known In Kl Paso He waa worried over tusiaead 1-rirt iaa. V 5 1
