1 Advrtla In Bee Phones numbers: ItiiKtnraa ...... Ionslaa Circulation .... Douglas 807 Editorial DouKUaSOl THE OMAHA DEE Best Jr. West ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 1l 1JK.K5 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. The Omaha Daily Bee. OFFER TO ARBITRATE Mine Oper&toTi in Southwestern Statei Maka Proposition to Miners. PRESIDENT TO APPOINT A COMMISSION Award is to Oover All Questions and to Be Binding Upoa Both Parties. ANTHRACITE MINERS ARE IN CONFERENCE lull Scale Committee Beeins Consideration of Operators' Jfroposals. COUNTER PROPOSITION IS PROBABLE (mnnlllrt Finishes llraft of Reply, lint Ita (vnlrnla Are Carefully t.uardcd It Hill He Pre aeatrd Toda). INDIANA REPUBLICANS MEET rnator Rffrrldlf Tells Ilia liln "f Policy of tkr Republican Parly. IXKMXAPUUS, IncV. April 11 -The re publican state convention to nominate state officers except candidates for governor, llputrtmnt governor and repot ter ot t lie supreme court held Its preliminary session today and heard addresses by Representa tive Abraham U Brick, temporary chair man; Senator! Beverldge and Hemenway and Governor Manly. The convention adjourned until tomorrow niurniiir "e n the committees on rules. I org: A I an H. ... UOV sta of t, conv, S.-lltll tee ni ft chhlnii V S-nat short pan: i 1 lie M I viclot-ir s MILLARD nOLDS CONFERENCE Friends of the Senator Discuss with Him Political Situation. DECIDES TO MAKE RACE FOR RE-ELECTION Important eaalnn Held at Millard Hotel tiTim Karl? Till Lnte ln Evening- and Another to Be tailed. KANSAS CITY, April 11. The Southwest ern Interstate Coat Oiarutor' association, comprising mine owners of Misbouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indian Terriioiy and Texas, met her today at h meeting calico by W. C Perry, its president. Bclore en tering the meeting, president Perry reit erating his statement,- made upou suverul occasion since bis mum fiot.i the lu uiaiiapoll conference that their off'.r of arbitration Is open to miners any time they may choose to consider It. it. G. Kombauer ol Kirksvtlle, Mo., u vice president of the association, said: "The present situation may continue, for ninety days and It may last until snow1 Hies. No one can fore ten any change in the situation unless there is government in tervention." Th Southwestern Coal Operators' associ ation at a, called meeting here today do uided to appeal to President Roosevelt to help ettect a settlement of tlie diilercnces esitlng between the operators and the bituminous miners now out in the south west. This action was taken Just befoie the closo of the morning session of the operators, who represented Wi mt cent ot the mini owners of the Southwestern as sociation, with the exception of Texas. The resolution deciding upon an appeal to the president which were adopted unani mously, read: The menibeis of the Southwestern Inter state Coal Operators association realising j ueiuand not only that our principles shall Although' he announced upon his arrival from Washington Sunday that his visit nt this time to Omaha had nothing to do with politics or his race for re-election, Senator Mlllnrd Inst night held a three-hour con ference with at least eight of his political friends, most of whom are federal office holder. The conference was held In the senator's room, 10-V at the Millard hotel. It began at about 8 o'clock and was not ad journed until after 11. These men were present: Captain H. Y- rl'HIiner. postmaster, limana; cnaripn n.. , ,,i , ,, ,. . Goss, united .Itates district attorney, -piny las won hi hs oasi i , . , , . ., , r the ohamoiou ot progressive Omaha; William A. Warner. 1 nlted States liberty. It-must win Its future victories as i marshal. Om.ihn; Irving F. Baxter, cx the champion, of proKrssive liberty, it I t-niied States district attorney. Omaha; W. and resolutions will report . 'nntlons will follow. Vi ridge and iienienwsy and ly occupied seats on the iocs P. Goodrich, chairman ymnilllee, who called the tier and Introduced Rcprc iii I.. Itrlck of the Thlr jal district as temporary e and Hemenway made nator Beverldge said In I P. (Jurley. attorney for Thomas M. Hunt ington of Oonlon, and other cattlemen in volved In fencing difficulties, Omaha; must always bo the here-a nd-now partv. the iip-io-iime party, the party of con servative advance. A new era lias opened u;nn this woid. the gnat uucsttons which' the welfare of j Frank NelRon. banker and delegate to the the Americun demanded and we answered last national republican convention. Nl thein wisely. Now, we must turn to the b A. H Burnett was In the lobby of new econnnc questions -questions which in- I ' , - , -,,j volve I 'e rtir hfeoiiMtic of Amerle:lTl riusl- ; nr nuifi iifi'fir ii"- - -".- .......... tiess. a Just distribution of wealth by pre venting illshonesl accumulation of gain questions that look to lh" physical, mental, moral upbuilding of nil the workers in factories and on fnrms throughout t lie en tile republic. The republican party is not the enemy of weaiin. It lKieis,ln properly and me FEDERAL ATTORNEY RESIGNS Preparing: ta net Into South Dakota Senatorial Fight as Supporter f (asnhle. SIOUX FALLS. 8. IX. April 11 -iSpeclil Telegram.) A decided serrsation was caused today when It became known that James D. Klllott, United States attorney for South Dakota, had resigned his posi tion. For several months the South Da kota delegation In congress has been In a deadlock over the appointment of Mr. Fl llott's successor. Senator tJamble support ing him for reappointment, while Senator Klttredge had an opposition candidate In the person of A. C. Blernatskl of McCm ': county. Mr. Elliott's second term explr-d In Decemlter last and he therefore, has served ahout four months over the term. His resignation, which was telegraphed to the attorney general at Washington on Tuesday evening, was as follows: Under existing conditions I do not desire to continue to STve in the position of United States district attorney of South Dakota. I therefore respertfully tender my resignation and reouest immediate ac ceptance. Late this afternoon Mr. Flllott receive) a dispatch from the attorney genernl stat ing that the resignation had lieen accepted. Mr. Klllott Is a strong supporter of Sen ator Oamble In the letter's fight for re election and wished to be foot loose and not bound down by the duties of a federal office so he can give bis attention to fur thering the Interests of Senntor Oamble. The two men have leen warm personal friends since the pioneer days In Dakota Territory. Mr. rTlllott Is outspoken In bis denunciation of the methods' adopted by the so-called machine to defeat Mr. ("iambi" DEATH PENALTY FOR CLARK i Jury Returns Verdict After Beine Out a Little Over Two Honrs. CONDEMNED MAN SHOWS NO EMOTION Telia .lall Ofllrlala While on Hla Way ,Hark to Ilia (ell that lie Had Anticipated neh a Verdict. Harrison Clerk, one of the three negroes charged with the murder of Street Car Conductor Fdward Klury while trying to hold him up on thn morning of March 8. was found guilty by the jury in district court at 8.13 lust night and condemned to hang for the crime. Clark received the verdict without any show of emotion of any kind and made no , comment as he was led buck to the Jail! by Deputy Sheriffs Hr.ie and Stryker. lie j had Mirth itted the death penalty and fo expressed himself to some of the Jail offi cials. The Jury waj'ouf a Utile over two hours, but this time was not taken up In balloting. There was no difference of opinion, the unanimous verdict from the first lieing for the death penalty. The verdict was re ceived by Judge Scitou in court room No. 1 with only two or three spectators out- NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST .homers and Cooler Thursday. I'rlday Kalr and Warmer. Tern pei Hour. Urn. m . Ha. ni . T a. an. N a. sn. t a. ni. 1 a. m. 11 n. in . 12 m.. . . Iea. . . IN . . 4T . . 4l . . 411 . . Kit . . r t . . HI , . t llnnr. I p. m . . 'J p. in . . .t p. in . , p. m . , II p. ni . , t p. m . i T p. m , i M p. ni . , It p. ni . Iea. i:t id T s nit un KI Ut TRAFFIC POOL FIXES RATES More of the Methods of oft ( oal Transportation Combine Are I neorered. with some of the conferes. but did not go into the meeting. ('. F. McGrew. rice pres ident of the Omaha National bank, of and now that he Is free to act as he pleases which Senator Millard Is president, was It Is expected that one nf the most nggres- snld to have been present. The meeting was a little lnt In conven- rlghts of properly: hut it Is also the friend in i,t for that matter there was another rU:?,.r .nd'nle'r", welfare Vtft I -".ot.a nl.cn. and that was a decld-d pi-ople are ono and the same. slump In attendance. It was the purpose It Iwlicves that ail honest Interests of , f (np senator to have nianv other federal of'lirnianv.r:;1 Z I "1-no,ders from out In the state present, stands rfa a d"fender of all honest capital i but for reasons not given out they did not on the one hand, the protector of all peace- . nrrVP Another meeting Is soon to be held till labor on the other hand-aye. and th.-re-; . h,.ihi .ncelnl nrea- foi-e ihe republican partv Is the enemy of those modern Cataliius, who set nt each, others throats, the laborer and the man who employs him. A class is swiflly forming, who propose to solve the great social industrial problems of the tlmea by hasty, radical measures. Now and then even the counsel of violence Is heard. This group of extremists is al ready appropriating doctrines, the re publican party sets Its face like flint and for them and their practices, the republi can party ''as a hand of iron. We must be progressive, we republicans, but we must nlo la- conservative, tor the people the gravity ot Hie crista caused by mo (allure of themselves and Ilia miners to agree on a wage scale and coiidiuou or in nor In Held, now propose to submit ull questions at Issue to arbitration before a commission to be appointed by the presi dent of the United HiateH, the award of such commission to bo binding both on the miner and operators. The association found that six of its j members in Missouri and Kansas have signed the scale proposed by the, miners. They are all small operators and altogether do not employ tu miners. It was voted that they have disqualified themselves for membership In the association, and the sec retary was instructed to drop their names from th roll of members. The companies Involved are: J. W. ltobcrtson Coal com pany.. Weir Cily La Hello (Vial eompan.v, 1'ltlsburg; Waverly Conl company. Hell Une Coal company, Terry Coal company and the Kaglo Coul company. W. C. Perry was appointed by the asso ciation to go to Washington with the reso lution and present it to President Roose velt. Mr. Perry etated tonight that he will start on hla mission as soon as his business will permit, probably within two week. The operator adopted another resolution to the effect that they will never recede from their present position If such action on their part will Involve the raining of the cost of producing coal. ' Anthracite Miners Draft Reply. NEW YORK. April 11. After having the counter arbitration plan of the anthracite operator under consideration nearly all day, the general scale committee of the hard coal miner completed the draft of their reply and will present It to the com mittee of mine owners at the joint session to be held hero tomorrow. The strictest accrecy surrounded the work of the com mitteemen. It la believed the miners have avoided to accept the operator' offer that the anthracite strike commission take up the dispute, but will ask that the tribunal be permitted to consider original demands with certain Important modifications. The concession said to have been decided upon axe that, instead of an agreement being entered. Into between the operators and the United Mine Worker of America, it be made with the anthracite mine worker; that the check-off be limited to the wage workers who agree to an assessment to defray the expenses Incurred in carrying out the miners' part of the agreement. In stead of all mine worker union and non union being compelled to contribute and that the duration of the agreement be left to the commission. The miner In their arbitration plan asked for a two-year agreement and the operators In their coun ter proposition wanted one for three years. If this proposition la submitted by the miners and accepted. It would leave the commission free to take up the demands for an Increase In wages, an eight-hour day. uniform pay for all classes of em ployment paid by the day or month, re construction of the conciliation board and a number of minor grievances. The oper ator want to limit the Inquiry to wage and a method for the adjustment of com plaint. Bfretlasr at SI. I. oal. gT. LOUIS. April 11. Committees from the Illinois Coal Operator' association and tba Illinois Coal Miner' association held a Joint meeting behind closed door here today and talked over the strike situation. It I underatooa mat no agreement waa reached concerning a plan of action and It finally waa proposed that a committee of mine operator be appointed to confer with tit miners at Indianupolia next Tues day. Many of the operators were against appointing a committee4 to confer with the miner next Tuesday and they had ad vocattd "standing pat" and allowing over tores to com from the miners. The Decatur Coal company, the Middle tou Coal company and the Tulula Coal company were expelled by the Illinois Coal Operators association because they signed the scale demanded by the miners. Today' neetlng of the operators was the largest in the history of the association, all but three of lh tunc-rnl forming It being rep resented. The association comprises ZiZ companies controlling SoC mines in Illinois. Partial Agreement In Iowa. DE8 MUlNF.rt, la.. April 11 Iowa mine operatora and miner made progress In the aale conference Kxlay. an agreement be ing reached for the first Iowa district for all labor, except top, receiving 11. ) per d..y or less. The agreement restores the scale of The matter of top laborer I still undis posed of; they were not reduced two year ago but demand is made for an increase be rtcht. our nuriioses uplifting to tii masses, hut that our plana and policies shall work out practical result. Radi calism Is emotion at the boiling point con servatism Is merely cominonsense at nor mal temperature. Tho platform, as agreed upon by leaders of the party and by the resolutions com mittee, dwelt at length upon state Issues, endorsed President Roosevelt's administra tion. Vice President Falrbank's conduct of his office, the IndiRna senators and repre sentatives. SONGS OF SOUTH SEA ISLANDS sure will be brought to bear to have the d"llnqnents attend. The meeting was absolutely secret and the men who attended It, from the senator down, were decidedly secretive and noncom mittal even when questioned. Nenator Millard oneoninilllal. "I live you any statement to give to The "Bee?" was asked Senator Millard after the meeting was over and his advisors had gone home. "Nothing tonight," replied the senator with the happiest of smiles upon his face. "You did not conclude arrangements, then?" "No, not tonight. There really Is nothing to be said tonight." "Your meeting pertained to your can didacy for re-election, did it not. senator?' slve campaigns In the history of tho state will ensue. When asked If he had any Idea ns to who would be his successor Mr. KUiott stated that it was his hope that W. O. Porter, nssislant United States sttorney. would be promoted to the place made vacant by the resignation. DRY DOCK ADRIFT IN STORM D e tt r y Breaks Ita ( nliles In Mediter ranean, bnt Is ow In Toiv. WASHINGTON. April 11. -The dry dock Iewey broke Its tow lines In the Mediter ranean nt Malta and drifted ahout In :i storm for about twenty-three hours, bin Is now again In control of the vessels which are towing It. This information reached the Navy de partment In n dispntch from Admiral Slgsbee, dated at Messina, Sicily, yesterday. He stated In the dispatch that the Brook lyn remained near the dry dock when It was found floundering about and did not leave until it was safely In tow. A wire- PHILADKLI'lllA. April 11. -That rales are llxed by Ihe "Traffic nssuclatlon." com posed of various i.onl carrying rallroaia wits ttie admission drawn today from rail road officials at the final bearing of the Interstnte Commerce commission's Investi gation Into the alleged abuses of tho conl trade. Through Joseph G. Searlcs, coal traffic manager of the Pennsylvania Rail road company, which Is also a member of the All Hall Truffle association. It was learned that this organisation not only fixes the percentage of tonnage allotted to each railroad, but also establishes ihe rates. Counsel for the commission produced ;h"i side those directly tnteiestcd. Judge Sut-, mlnutes of a meeting ot the Tidewater ton thanked the Jurors for the promptness. Bituminous gleam Coal Traffic association. argued that the prospect ONE VAST DESERT District Snrroundinn Vesuvius Corered with Sand and Ashes. SITUATION IS GREATLY AMELIORATED rail of Volcanic Ash is Tiner and Dimbiah insr in Quantity. PANIC AMONG PEOPLE OF NAPLES Nearly All Shops Are Closed and Manu factories Are Deserted. FIFTY THOUSAND DRIVEN FROM HOMES Damage to Property Will F.iceea Twenty Million Dollars Amerlean Author' Exjierlenre In the , Afflicted District. NAPLES. April H.-The. whole of the Vesuvius district as far aa Naples, Cajierla, and l.'aitellmmare Is one vast desert. H poiis tonight from all sides state that tho fall of ashes is not so heavy as tt has been for the last few days and that the ashes are much liner, and from thla it Is with w hich they discharged their duty and held on September 19. 1!0. Tho records' expressed the appreciation of their services, showed that a resolution offered by the The verdict was signed by W. C. ChlsscU. Norfolk Western company permitting foreman. I that company ami the Chesapeake & Ohio The case was given to the Jury at 5:25 and the Jurors retired to the Jury room In the basement in charge of Bailiff Klrkrn dnll. At 6 o'clock no verdict bad been reached and the Jurors were taken to the Drexcl hotel for supper. Arguments After Dinner. rajlroad to carry Tidewater coal nt tho rate of $1.23 a ton was voted down and that the rate was fixed at $1.40 a ton .in Mr. Senrles' resolution. Mr. Searlcs ad mitted thnt there had been an agreeme-t as to tho tonnage to be allowed each road and that If one road shipped more and another less a settlement was made. Ho said that there had been no settlements since 1KW. ' Mr. Searles denied that there was an understanding to maintain rates between all rail and all water associations for tho less disnatch received hv the Broolcl-v-.i Why. yes. yes, but 1 must be excused Bftpr u ,,,,, thp npwcv indicated that the dry dock is proceeding satisfactorily. .atter Day Paints Missionary Kilt e re tain the Conference nt ' Independence. 1NDEPF.NDF.NCE. Mo.. April U.-lSpe- iul Telegram.) Kldcr J. W. Petersen, lata of the Society Islands mission, addressed the congregation at the Hone church this morning. A novel feature of the service was the singing of a song in tho Tahltlan language by Kldcr Peterson and wife. President Joseph Smith called the busi ness meeting to order at I o'clock. A re port from tho Daughters of Zlon. the moth rs' organization of the church, pe titioned the conference to establish a home for children. Thl petition was referred lo the same Joint committee council to which was referred the matter of the establishing of a hospital or sanitarium, as was sug gested In the statement of President Smith yesterday. An attempt was made to amend the ar ticles of tho association so that the busi ness center of the church could not be moved from Its present location without the vote of the body. This attempt failed, the matter being left to tire discretion and action of the presiding bishopric and board of publication. I. W. Allender and R. M. Elvln were elected trustee of Oraceland college to uceeed the elders. Albert C. Michael, Cal Ifnrnta, wa re-elected to the auditing com mlttee. College day wa changed from the first Sunday In September to the nrat Sunday in October. On this day collection are taken up throughout the church for the benefit of the college. There wa a book of Mormon lecture this evening by W. W. Smith and preaching In the auditorium by Frederick Gregory of Canada. Tomorrow morning preaching by S. A. Burgess of St. Louis. PRESIDENT CASTRO RETIRES Kxeentlvr of eneaaela Vacates Hla OMce Temporarily- In Favor of Vice President Home. NEW YORK, April ll.-General Clpriano Castro has retired temporarily from thn presidency of Veneiuela. General Juan Vicente Gomes, first vice president of the republic, 1 the present executive head. This information was contained in an offi cial cable dispatch received today from Caracas by Carlos Benito Figleredo. Venr meUri consul general In this city. The offi cial announcement gives as Castro's rea sons for resigning that "he desires to re tire to restful private life for some time owing to the strenuous work bis position exacts and which he has so successfully carried out for several years." The change took place on Monday last, when Castro Issued a proclamation wherein appeared the following: Should his temporary separation bring harmony and good will to the country, he would willingly make his retirement permanent-if necessary. The dispatch also say ttiat peace Is as sured In Vcneruela and that the Interna tional question will lie either amicably arranged or arbitrated. Cirprlano Castro becan.e president of Veneiuela on October IS. 1S. having headed a revolution against President Ig- nacio Andrade. from saying anything more tonight. The senator admitted, though the ques tion of Sunday was not repeated, his mis sion had something to do with politics by this time. Captain Palmer, when asked if It wa the consensu of opinion of those present that the senator should proceed with hi race for re-elctlon replied:. Oh, yes, I think It was." What plans or arrangements were out lined?" was asked. Well, we did not reach a conclusion on anything; that Is, nothing definite was done." Except to decide that It was best for the senator to continue to consider himself a candidate for re-election to tie United States senate. Jndae Baxter's Explanation. "It was Just a gathering of some of Sen ator Millard's friends," was Judge Baxter's assertion. "Owiiuj to tho fact that certain details were not definitely fixed, it was im possible to determine on some arrange ments, you see." "That Is, certain details of the plan of campaign, you mean?" . "Yes," replied the judge, comprehen sively and to the point, which by this time was getting very blunt. "Well, Senator Millard did not decide to withdraw from the race, did he, or was not advised by any of those present to do so. was he?" ' "Oh, no; on the contrary he I deter mined to stay In the race. But another meeting will be held soon and then there will be more to give out. We can see or, that Is, the senator can see Just where ha Is by that time." "What time?" "Well, the time ha not been fixed on, but It will be oon." The meeting had been under way for some thirty or forty minute when W. F. Gurley arrived. The senator repaired to his room as soon as he ate hla dinner and then hla friends began to come about 7:46 o'clock. Captain Palmer wa among the first, then came Mr. Goes, Mr. Warner and Mr. Baxter. Captain Palmer and Judge Baxter, with a couple of gentlemen who may or may not have been at the confer ence, left at least an hour before the others, and Warner left some fifteen or forty minute before adjournment. Gurley, who It was understood took a very active hand in the deliberation, wa the last to get away. WRECK NEAR HUNTINGTON, ORE. One Mnn Killed and One Fatally Hurt In Stnnahan ' Oregon Bailror 4. BOISE. Idaho. AprW 11 A collision oc curred on the Oregon Railway and Nevi gation line at 1:30 this morning, fifteen miles west of Huntington, between No. R5 and a work train, by which one man waa killed, another fatally hurt and four others seriously Injured. The dead: JOHN LILLY, La' Grande. Ore. Fatally hurt: Elmer Earl, Portland. The wreck was caused by failure of an operator to give orders to the extra train. GORKY ILL WITH CONSUMPTION Russian nirllat Will tio to Colorado or California In Search of II en I tit. The arguments of the attorneys were be gun at Z.M o'clock Immediately after Mrs. Wain left the stand. Deputy County At torney M unlock opened for the state and demanded the death penalty, not out of .-,enge i or r niry s inuruer, out in or.ier ,,un)01c of preventing competition. o protect society, lie was follow-cd hy .I. R. Leigh lor the defendant. Mr. Leigh -iaid it was useless to denv that Clark n-u present when the shooting was done, but he maintained Clark's part In the affair was not as prominent as the state contended It was. He pointed out that Wain and not Clark started the shooting, and the testi mony of New ville showed Gat bright also u.-ed his gun. He declared the examination of the Jurors showed a strong feeling in the community against capital punishment and asked the Jury not to inflict the ex treme penalty. He was followed by his associate, Hugh Myers, who also pleaded against the death penalty. County Attorney Slabaugli closed for the state. He lauded Edward Flury as ,i bravo man. who gave up his life to protect his employers' property. He pointed out that Clark had , made arrangement for th. crimes the day before. He had aiked Mrs. Wain to make the hoods the men wore and had made arrangement with Mrs. Jones to keep the plunder, for him and carried nnt th arrangements by giving HEW. YORK, April 11. A statement that Maxim Gorky Is III with consumption and that he came to America to regain hlb health, not to secure assistance to obtain the freedom of Russia, was made In hi behalf by an Interpreter today. The atatu ment follows: Gorky wishes me to tell you that he Is a sick man, suffering from consumption. Ho came lo America not in thn nope of get ting assistance to free Russia, nut to re gain his health. H will go to cither Den ver or California In a few weeks. While he remains in New York he expects to work on Ins autobiography, so thai he may put It in the hanUa ot a publisher here befoie going away. Ho desires to have thla work finished now In case he should not recover hi atrength. Mr. Gorky has been out of Russia for aonio lime ami has rut idea nf thn actual statu ..... i t. i.. i. tot t.io oouiiuy-ai int time- lie aoe not "'""" "'"""-'think that tne prospect of .uccessful imiii?. lie u-'. mi u V I rf i ft uic ring leader and the man who bad made the plans for the crimes. He concluded at 5:10 o'clock and Judge Sutton read his in structions, after which the jur retired. Clark showed Increasing sign of i.-rvous- t ness during the final arguments and the reading of the Instructions. He flgoted uneasily in his rhair and plnitily showed tho high strain he waa under. While tip. revolution Is very bright. It thinks that the lest future lor the Russian is in mov ing out of Russia. (Continued on Third Page.) PRIMARY DEADLOCK IN ILLINOIS Cook County and Down State Member Apparently Hopelessly Divided on Many Feature. SPRINGFIELD. 111., April U.-The new ptlmury election bill, providing for noml nations at primary elections on 35 per cent of the total vote . wa Introduced in the house and referred to the committee on pri mary elections. This i the bill prepared by Attorney General Ystead, the bill introduced In the senate, however, wa changed before being Introduced to provide a majority re quirement. It waa reud the first iline and without reference to committee, was bet for second reading next Wednesday. It was discussed for two hours In the senate and unexpectedly strong opposition was shown to many features of the bill, the down state and Cook county members being ap parently hopelessly apart "aa regards many features. No explanation waa forthcoming MORE as to the reasons for clianging the admin- General Gomel, who becomes president I it ration bill before introduction, temporarily, is known as an able military I Democratic members of the house cau nian. He sided Castro in his revolution j eused today and resolved to introduce a against President Andrade and Is cum- ' I1" providing for direct primary nomlna- mander of the Veneiuelan army. (Continued eu Sccoutl Pag.) atlonal Hepubltcan League. ! PHII-ADKLPHI A Anril 11 fr,,i.. r Hampton Moore of the National Republi can league has issued the call for the biennial convention to be held In Philadel phia June 17. IS and 1 The occasion w:ll mark the golden Jubilee of the republican paity. being the hlll- th annlvei nary of the llrst national republican convention. Pnllrvoien Talk of Hwlltlrs. HOT SPRINGS. Ark . Anril 11.-' How to Eliminate Poliib s from Municipal Police and Fir Iiepai iments." waa (lie principal topic at today session of the convention of the International Chief of Pullc ao-olailuo. j tiou for alt offices except possibly the Judiciary, and to give it united support us a party measure. A committee consisting of Dougherty of Knox, Manny of Brown and McGoorty of Cook was appointed to draw up the bill, which will be presenttd next Wednesday. Both house will ad journ tomorrow until next Wednesday. Prominent republican of both house to night expressed the belief that It would be Impossible under the recent decision of the supreme court to pass a bill that would be satisfactory both to Cook eounty and the stale at large, and confersed they could not figure a way out of lh dilemma. only mm PAYS To Help ihe Y. VV. C. A. Build Their New Home Are not the girls whose daily work is in the factory and shop entitled to a home as much as the boys? We owe them much. Kemember they are to be the wives and mothers of our boys and children the home-makers and builders of the coming generation. Let everybody help a little just a little and the girls are assured a handsome home. If all oar subscribers will prepay their subscription one year the per cent for the Y. W. C. A. WILL AMOUNT TO OVER $15,000.00. WILL YOU DO YOUR PART? When you send in your prepaid subscription mention the team you wish to have credit for it. Old Subscriber's Coupon. Enclosed please find $ to prepay my subscription. It is understood that 10 per cent of this pay ment Is for the Y. W. C. A. Building Fund. Name , Address Credit to team New Subscriber's Coupon. I hereby subscribe to The Evening and Sunday Bee at 10 cents a week for weeks and enclose $ In payment of baine. It is understood that 25 per cent of this payment Is for the Y. W. C. A. Building Fund. BIGEL0W CALLED TO TESTIFY Convicted Milwaukee Banker Will UItc Kvldence In Behalf of Hla Associate. LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. April 11. -Frank CI. Blgelow, ex-president of tho Milwaukee First National bank, who is serving a ten years' term In the federal prison, will leave here Sunday afternoon for Milwaukee in charge of Warden R. W. McClaughrey to testify on behalf of Henry Gall, the as sistant casler, who Is to go on trial there Monday. Blgelow does not like to go, but now that he haa been subpoenaed lie will give all testimony he Is called upon for. He will wear the civilian clothing he wore when he reached here. At Milwaukee he will be within the Jurisdiction of the court, and It Is not known whether he will be per mitted to remain at Ills old home while there or confined In jail. He ha gained In health, strength and weight since ho arrived here and look like a different man. Name Address Start paper . . Credit to team MORE WORK FOR COMMISSARY Quartermaster' Department Will Turn Over Cooking; Device to tho Subsistence Department. WASHINGTON. April II As a result of observations made by AmerUan army of ficers in the far east during the Russo Japanese war a change is to be made by the War department in connection with the field subsistence. Heretofore the Quarter master' department has had charge of all equipment pertaining to the cooking and baking for the troopa in the field, but un der the new arrangement the commissary officer will have charge of such equip ment, a well a the matter of the prepar ation of food for the soldier. Under thla plan the commissary department will not be dependent upon another branch of the service for the transportation and fur nlbhlng of ranges, utensils and bakery out fit when in the field. JAMES A. BAILEY IS DEAD Veteran Showman Die of Kryslpela at His Hume In Mount Veruuu w York. NEW YORK, April 11. James A. Bailey died at his home ill Mount Vernon today from erysipelas. He was 69 years of age. ! Mr. Bailey's uume is familiar throughout I America and Europe us a showman, and In his later years he was managing di rector of the Barnuni &. Bailey show, j Practically his whole life was spent in the I circus business a employe and proprietor. He Joined 1. T. Barnum In Pcd and since I that time most of the -big circuses of the : country have been consolidated, with him as director. LET EVERYBODY HELP Movements of Ocean Vessel prll II. At New York Arrived: Krooulaud, from ' Antwerp; Indiana, from Naples; Majestic, 1 from Liverpool. Sailed: Baltic, for IJver jpool: 1'oti.ilam, for Rotterdam; Madonna, for Naples. At . Southampton Sailed : Kaiser Wll helm II, for New York. At Tilesli Arrived: I'lionU, from New York. At Liverpool Arrived: Arabic. from New York; taike Manitoba, from St. John. Killed: Oceanic, tor New Yolk: Sicilian, for Glasgow. At Aniwerp-Salled: Ijike Mb ligan, for 1 l.illld x. At GUsgow Arrived: Sardinian, from JtiiHton, ( ftrthagenlun. from Philadelphia. At ' ''' lariia--Sailed : i'nited Slates. New York. At y u.-ciistowu- Sailed : Caionla. for New Yuia- aWilved. TvUluiilc, from New York. are mucii brighter. The blockade of local traffic continues, but service on tho main lines of railway has been rc-rstabllslied, nit hough greatly disarranged by tho indescribable confusion In the stations, where forolgnern, not fully understanding the situation. Inveigh against the delays and discomfort to which they have been subjected. It 1 estimated that M.ion people have been driven from their homes and property damaged will exceed $;0.f10.00ll. This has lieen a disquieting day In Na ples. The people, alarmed by what ha happened, have deserted their shops and the manufactories are nearly all closed. The crowds are In a temper for any ex cess. It would only requlr a spark to start a conflagration. The arrival ot King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena hna done much to re store calm. They have been received with great Joy, especially when the sovereigns left a hosplt.V -,ftcr a visit to the wounded there. One tyksir woman exclaimed: "I would consent to be wounded for the sake of being kissed by tho queen." Others cannot find words In which to express their gratitude Both tha royal palaces of Cappodlmontl and San Fernando have been given up to refugee. Reports of thn destruction of tw town Sarno and San Generrn the fnrmar hav ing a population of more than H.ono, hava proved to be without foundation. At Sarno S.nno persons from nearby village and farms have found refuge. Ottajano, whern many lives were lost on Monday, la now practically burled. Kail of Ashes Diminishes. Conditions to night In the section affected by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius are greatly ameliorated. The fall of volcanic asli'Vuts diminished. "ifiHl sell mists Cxpreaa ' the opbdnn that the volcano . Ran spent Itself. All the papers tonight advise the public to b calm, pointing out the Im proved condition of affairs. The paper also eulogize Director Matteuccl for hi courage In returning to the ruined ob servatory on Mount Vesuvius and sending from that place messages of encourage ment and expressions of confidence that Vesuvius will soon quiet down. The thea ters, cafue and place of amusement throughout the city have been closed and before all the aacrcd Image In the streets randies are kept burning, while smaller image are being carried about and in many cases being set down In th open air and surrounded by candles. Troops are engaged In clearing tha roofa of buildings of the accumulation of sand and ashes, which endanger the structures. The large glaas-covered galleries through out the city, which are much frequented, have been ordered closed lest the weight upon the roofs cause them to collapse. The villnge of San Gennaro ha been partially burled In Band and ashe and sev eral house have fallen. At that place three persons were killed and mora than twenty Injured. In the road at Torre del Greco three per sons were found dead from suffocation. The people who remain at Torra Annun slata are In danger of perishing from star vation, all the shops having been closed. Ration for 2(0 person have been sent there. The warships ordered here have been do ing effective service in th removal of refuse.' Premier Sonnlno reached here today by train from Rome, his Journey having been greatly Impeded. He hud a conference Im mediately after his arrival with King Vic tor Emmanuel, with whom the premier dls cussed the measure to be adopted to re store public confidence, maintain order, aid the refugee and repair the damage caused by the eruption. The king lias directed that th Royal palace of Ban Fernandlno be opened for the reception of wounded refugee. Flre mcn and ambulance corps from Rom have been sent here to aid In the car of uf ferers. Two American girls, who had headlessly ventured Into the Vesuvius district, where the abandonment of the train bj which they were traveling caused them much dis comfort and no little peril, were brought here today by the steamer St. Don. They were delighted that their adventur had no more serious ending. American Author' experience. Robert I'nderwood Johnson, aaoclate edi tor of the Century Magaxlne, who liss been an eye witness of the event here the last few daytij said loduy to th Associated Press: "Each day it becomes more Impossible lo visit evrn at a distance the afflicted dis tricts. The ashes have reached prepoauar ous proportions, filter Into everything, block the train, trams, automobile, carrlago) and horses. Only the soldier seem to over come the obstruction. "Before the interruption 1 took a train for Torre Annumlata. On arriving at Torre D4 Greco the heavens seemed lo open and we were soon half burbd in ashes and hot cinders, i'be train drew up In total dark ness, relieved only by lightning faahea. Thus we walled events. Soon the darkness took purple and yellow tinges, the detona tions became louder than the loudeal thun der and the ashes burnt our eyes. It was a perfect picture of Dante's Inferno. The train could not proceed so thick were the ashes on the Hack, and Just at this po.at the train bloke in half and tile poor womeu, fugitives, thinking they were about to loea their Uvea, began to chant Ulunl. for lh dead, giving a lust weird touch to Ilia sa fe rim 1 si ne "Carbineers came to our leacu ajid sr poivd to lakt us to lb sea. W Uita fwuu4