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BUSY DAY IN HOUSE
Bill Abolishing Internal Tax on Denatured
Alcohol is Fas Red. ,
NATIONAL BANK LAWS ARE AMENDED
Banks to Be Permitted to Loan Twenty Per
Cent to Single Concern.
PHILIPPINE COASTWISE BILL PASSED
Measure Extends Laws of the United States
to the Islands.
TRADEMARK LAW ALSO AMENDED
Artlrlra Made of Gold or Silver I m -jeorted
or Transported from State
to State MnM Have Qnnllty
Stamped on Thtm.
. WASHINGTON, April 16 -This wis
"suspension day" In the house, snd a num
ber of Important mmfiirM wre passed,
notable Among; them being the bill per
ndUtng the withdrawal from bond, tux
free, of domestic alcohol when rendered
unfit for beverage or liquid medicinal lines
by mixture with suttuhln denaturing ma
terlals, the bill amending; the. national
trad mark law and the bill forbidding the
Importation Hnd carriage In Interstate com
merce of falsely stamped articles of gol.l,
etc.
Bills passed also Included one to extend
the t!me when the coastwise shipping laws
Khali fo Into effect In the ships and .an
other to Increase, the limit of loans by
national hanks by allowing national banks
to loan 10 per cent of their capital and ten
per cent of their surplus to any person,
company or corporation.
Mr. Curtis (Kan.) presented a concurrent
resolution aiming to correct the bill for the
nal settlement of the affairs of the five
civilised tribes. One amendment proposed,
however. Is entirely new. providing for the
sale of all buildings now or heretofore
used for governmenet, school and other
tribal purposes. Mr. De Armond 1M0.) op
posed the resolution on the ground that
legislation by resolution Is dangerous.
The rules were suspended and the resolu
tion adopted.
Mr. Bhartel (Mo.) called up the bill
amending the revised statutes relating to
national banks. National banks have here
tofore been limited In making loans so
that they could loan not to exceed 10 per
cent of their capital stock to any one con
cern. The bill which Mr. Rhartel calls up
adds the surplus to the capital stock for
loan purposes provided bo loan shall ex
ceed 20 per cent of the capital stock.
Mr. Pujo (La.) said that "should this
legislation be enacted It would be adding
to the legal lending volume about $44,000,000,
as the surplus Is now some $442,000,000."
A hill for the diversion of water from
the Pacramento river, California, for Irri
gation purposes was passed.
Alcohol Bill Passed.
The denatured alcohol bill was then taken
, Hp on motion of Mr. Payne (N. Y.) Mr.
. Payne .said the bill provides that three
month after Its passage domestlo alcohol
or such degree of proof and such regula
tions as the commissioner of Internal rev
enue may prescribe, may be withdrawn
without the payment of Internal revenue
tax for use. not only In the arts and in
dustries, but for fuel, light and power.
The bill provides for Its denaturing, that
Is. making it poisonous so that It cannot
be used as a beverage and rendering It
unlit for liquid medicinal purposes. Mr.
Payne said he did not believe It would
cripple the manufacturers of wood alcohol,
as claimed by the friends of that Industry.
Mr. Clark (Mo.) favored the bill.
"If the roseate predictions of Its most
enthusiastic advocates are fulfilled," be
said, "we will witness a veritable Alad
din's lamp working its myriad wonders
le fore our eyes in this prosaic age. If
even half of them are realized we will
ae a revolution in lighting, heating and
motor power." Mr. Clark said that the
bill would necessitate the use of double
the present total annual output of wood
alcohol and that wood alcohol people were
; scared without cause. The bill was passed
ii4 to T.
The bill appropriating $400,000 for tho
Improvement of the mouth of the Colum
bia river in Oregon and Washington was
passed.
Philippine Coast nlse Bill Passed.
Mr. Cmmpacker (Ind.) called up the
houso bill extending until April 11. 1909,
the date for applying the coastwise laws
of the United States to the Philippines.
Under the present conditions these laws
will apply July 1, next. Opposition to
the hill was made by Mr. Humphrey
Wash.). who said there was ample
American shipping of the Pacific coast
to take care of the commerce between
the United Mates and the Philippines, and
if the time was not extended these Ameri
can ships would get the business.
Mr. Crumpaeker stated the bill met the
recommendation of Secretary Taft. The
bill was then passed by a vote of 117
to 27. .
The hill authorising .the secretary of
commerce and labor to investigate and
report upon the industrial, moral and
educational conditions of , female and
i hi Id workers in the United Stales whs
made a privileged order In the house.
The bill amending existing luw relating
to the registration of trade murks was
passed. Th hill creates classes of mer
chandise for the purpose of trade mark
registration. .
Mr. Ryan of New York called up the bill
forbidding the Importation and carriage In
interstate commerce of falsely or spuriously
stamped articles ot merchandise inn do of
gold or silver or their alloy. Broadv
iated, it requires persons manufacturing
articles out of the precious metals to stamp
these article for what they are.
The bill was passed, 138 to .
New Ruling; of Cannon.
Mr. Davey of Louisiana called up the na
tional quarantine hill, seeking to substitute
the senate bill for the measure which re
cently passed the house, in order to get
the measure Into conference.
Mr. Bartlett of Georgia began a mild
liiibustrr against the bill
by demanding
that It be read, which wis done.
Seeing that debut was Inevitable. Mr.
Payne of New York, In order to continue
the suspension day over to another day.
moved that the house take a recess until
ll-W a. ni. tomorrow. On a vote the
absence of a quorum was disclosed.
For an hour or more the wheels of legis
lation were at standstill. Finally, after
sending for memlier at their hotels and
Sa . nent houses, a quorum was secured.
Speaker Cannon surprised the house by
holding that 191 members 1 constituted a
queium and had read a prepared statement
lit which he took the ground that after the
iConUnued va Second Page.)
CASTRO MYSTIFIES VENEZUELA
Peculiar Movement of Fnrmrr rre-
Hrnl ot I ndrralonil
Fellow Conntr; men.
by
WIM.KMSTAD, Island or Curacao, April
Is. Messengers srrlvlng hire today from
Venexiiela say that the a. -Hon of Ooner.vl
'astro In retiring from the presidency 1n
favor of Vice President ( lomi'Z Is not
clcarlv understood In Venezuela, but the
general opinion seenis to be that his re
tirement Is only temporary. encral Cas
tro has gone one'wsv. as a private rltlssen,
unattended and paying the regular fare,
on the railroad. His wife hps gone another
way and the former president's sister ar
rived here today.
The resignation of th" Venezuelan cab
inet Is nlso causing speculation. The min
isters retired when Castro gave up the
reins of power, but tiomez lias not ap
pointed any cabinet snd therefore the old
ministers have retained their portfolios.
On the othr hand Castro's followers
are scattering, leaving the capital in dif
ferent ways. At Caracas the political at-
phere has completely changed, as Is
j,-ent on all countenances.
TVplnlnns expressed here, the nearest
poi 'c Venezuela, are equally conflicting.
The Wnelan
as a rule, are reticent
when
Cloned on the subject. They
generali. that Castro is sick and hes
itate to a, heir opinion of his retire
ment from . residency.
ALFONSO v.
S BRIDE-ELECT
Kino- of Spain Will Arrive
Kntlsnil Today for Three
Weeks Mar,
JiONION. April 17. There Is every pro
mise that King Alfonso's visit to his bride
elect In her Knglish home will he favored
by beautiful weather. The king will arrive
at Cowes at 9 o'clock this morning, bring
ing presents and Intending to spend three
weeks here, during which time the final
details of the wedding will be arranged
and the marriage treaties drawn up. For
this purpose the king's suite includes high
court officials, who will be in constant
telegraphic communication with Madrid,
where the government will also be dealing
with the matter. Princess Ena and her
mother, Princess Henry of Battonberg. will
meet King Alfonso on .board the Spanish
royal yacht Glraldl before he lands.
SMOKE OBSCURES VOLCANO
Prof. Mnttucrl Bays ornial Condi
tions Will Not Be Restored
for Weeks.
NAPLES, April 16. The condition of
Mount Vesuvius is unchanged today. The
volcano is still rurrounded by a thick cloud
of smoke, but ashes have almost ceased to
fall. Many Americans, Including passen
gers on the White Star line steamer Cetrle
and the North Qerman Lloyd steamer Bar
barossa. visited the Vesuvius region today.
The police and carbineers tried hard to
prevent some of them from going further
up to the observatory, saying that it was
not safe.
Prof. Mattuccl today said that while all
danger appeared - to be over, th normal
condition ot the volcano would not be re
established for several "weeks.
Bodies are still being exhumed from the
ruina at Ottnjano and San Gulsseppe.
Artillery Captain Commits Sulfide.
HONOLULU. April 16 Captain Martin
of the Light Artillery, enroute home on
board the United States transport Sher
man, under guard as Insane, Jumped over
hoard during a storm on April 6, three days
after thes learner left Nugaxukl. Ills body
was not recovered. Captain Martin went"
to the Philippines about three months ago.
Investigating; Kearsarge Accident.
GUANTANAMO, Cuba, April 16. A
board of Inquiry today began an investi
gation of the explosion on board the bat
tleship Kearsarge last week Friday, which
resulted in the death of two officers and
five men.
Russian Faster Quiet.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 16 1:15 p. in.
So' far as known at " this hour. Easter
passed quietly throughout the empire. No
dispatches chronicling anti-semitlc disor
ders were received during the night.
COLLECTOR OF PORT INDICTED
Former Treasurer of Brie Cnnnty
ew York, Involved In "Grave
Yard Scandal."
BUFFALO. April lS.-Fred O. Murray, re
cently appointed collector of the port of
Buffulo and former treasurer of Erie
county, was today Indicted by the grand
Jury on the charge of stealing from the
county of Erie sums aggregating $.18,870 and
receiving stolen property In a like amount.
In all seven indictments were handed in
by the grand Jury, which has been Investi
gating alleged grafting in connection with
the purchase by the county by the North
street cemetery as u site fur the Sixty-fifth
regiment armory. Mr. Murray with his at
torney appeared before Justice Keneflck in
the supremo court und entered the plea of
not guilty to all the charges.
Seven of the tndlcements arc against
Fred O. Murray and Robert S. Woodbury
Jointly, and one is agai;it five men, namely,
Fred O. Murray, Ruben S. Woodburn.
former clerk to the board of supervisors
and at present secretary to Representative
William 11. Ryan; Byron D. Gibson and
William B. Jackson, supervisors, snd John
W. Nrff, former county auditor.
Postmaster Fred Grelncr appeared before
Justice Kenefick this afternoon and entered
a plea of not guiiy on a charge of bribery
In connection with the graveyard scandals.
TELEPHONE STRIKE BEGINS
Workmen In Eleven Southern states
.- Out and Business I
Interrupted.
i NORFOLK, Vs., April 16. The strike of
employis of the Southern Bell Telephone
I coiulutnv in seven uotifhcrn slHles has
: iv ,.rlnni,.H n,. s-rvire hut .....w.h oil
construction work.
LYNCHBURG. Va.. April
K.-Twe.,tv
linemen employed by the Bell Telephone
company Joined the general strike here
today.
ATLANTA. C.a.. April 16. The strike of
Southern Bell telephone linemen became
effective today. So far a has developed
here at noon the strike has not interfered
with construction work In the Atlanta ter
ritory. Colonel W. T. Gentry, vice presi
dent of the company, said: " While well
aware that the strike was contemplated I
bad no official notice either from the. union
or the linemen that they intended to strike
toduy. It appears to be solely a demand
for recognition of the union and the em
ployment of union men."
OUTLOOK SUITS MILLARD
Declines to Discuss Partner the Nebraska
Senatorial Situation.
NEBRASKA-MISSOURI BOUNDARY SETTLED
Report of Commission on the Ques
tlon la Approved by the
tnlteit States Supreme
(oirt.
(From s Staff Correspond' nt.)
WASHINGTON. April 1 .-(Special Tele
gram.) Senator Millard returned to Wash
ington yesterday und was In his seat today
when the senate met. The senator said the
atmosphere In Omaha was surcharged with
local politics growing out of the mayorallty
contest. Further than this he had nothing
whatever to say regurdlng political affairs
In Nebraska. As to his own political future
he said he was In the hands of his friends.
He could not be coaxed Into a discussion
as to the relative strength of the opposing
candidates for bis seat in the United States
senste. "You may merely say," said he,
"that I am satisfied with the outlook and
have, returned to Washington to perform
such work as may devolve upon me as
chairman of the interoceanlc canals com
mittee." fiolng tn Help (Gamble.
R. B. McDowell, private socretary to
Senator Oamble, left last night to Join tho
senator at Yankton, S. P. It Is said that
unless there should happen to be 'an agree
ment for an early vote on the railroad rate
bill Senator Oamble will probably remain
In South Dakota several weeks longer.
(rhraika Cases In Supreme Court.
Representative Hlnshaw, representing fie
attorney general for Nebraska, and Senator
Warner, representing the attorney general
for Missouri, appeared in the supreme
court today to submit the report of the
commissioners' findings In the boundary
dispute between these states. The report
was confirmed forthwith.
The motion for alimony and counsel fees
In the case of Hiram T. Chapman, plain
tiff In error, against Florence Elliott Chap
man, on appeal from the supreme court of
Nebraska, wua denied today by the supremo
court.
The petition for certiorari in the case of
Charles E. Cooper, trustee against Martin
Burns, Mary Burns and others, which was
presented to the supreme court by C. C.
Flansburg of Lincoln, won denied today.
Irrigation Case Hearing.
In the Colorado-Kansas irrigation case
the government was granted until Septem
ber 1 to file Its brief and It was announced
that the case hud been set for argument
next October. In the case of the United
States against Michigan, Involving the
Sault Ste. Marie canal, a prospect for set
tlement was announced and the case was
continued. In the case of the state of
Washington against Oregon, a boundary
question, a stipulation to close the taking
ot testimony by the first Monday in Augut
was announced.
The cases of South Dakota against North
Carolina, Involving bonds of the latter
state; Washington against the Northern
Securities 'company, Involving the merger
of the Great Noitheru and the Northern
Paclfio railroads, and A. B. Bowers against
the Bowers California Dredging company
were dismissed.
Pension Bill for Omaha Man.
Representative Kennedy's bill for an In
crease of pension for Robert D. Wllliam
aon of Omaha, was reported favorably
this morning. His pension Is Increased
from $17 to $26 per month. He Is totally
blind und Is known In Omaha us "Blind
Charley." The bill originally carried $30
but the showing fiiude so appealed to the
committee that they raised the amount
to $36.
Committee Want Information.
The secretary of the interior, E. A.
Hitchcock, was before the committee on
irrigation of arid lands this morning. Ho
added to the printed report considerable
general information. Iu relation to the
operation of the reclamation uct Mr. Ken
nedy called his attention to the fact that
the reports submitted classified the land
under the projects but that it was difficult
to get Information about the land located
In any particular state or county. He
requested that the committee be furnished
with a clean-cut, concise statement of the.
amount of Irrigable land iu 'any given
state und in the several counties of the
state und also the amount covered by tho
projects now undertaken.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Judge Kinkald today introduced a bill
to grunt Frank Currie of Crawford, right
to construct an electric railway and es
tablish a lighting plant on the Fort Kobla
sou military reservation, and to build a
dam across White river, which Hows
through the reservation, for power pur
poses. Representative Lacey of Iowa today ap
peared in the supreme court and 11 led
a stipulation for a final decree in tho
boundary case between Jowa and Illinois.
Congressman Hlnshaw today declined an
invitation to address the Economic clu'j
of Springfield, Mass., in opposition to th
ship subsidy. Mr. Hlnshaw was corn
Belled to decline on account of legislation
now pending in the house.
Auditor W. E. Andreas of Hastings,
Neb., was one of the principal speakers
tonight at the unuuul banquet of the St.
Nicholas society, New York. His ad
dress was on "Our Country."
The secretary of tne interior has with
drawn from any form of disposition what
ever under the publio land laws the follow
ing portions of hind In South Dakota for
use in connection with the Belle Funrche
project: North southwest section 4.
township 9 north, and southwest V,, south
west l4. section 33. township 10 north, range
3 east; southeast 4 of southeast i of
southeast section 22, south Vj northwest
l. section S3, township t north, range S
east.
The commissioner of the general land
office notifies sll persons who have made
entry of such Isnds prior to the preliminary
withdrawal and who have not acquired
I vested right thereto that said lands have
j been oppropriated for irrigation purposes
I and that their entries will be cancelled and
i their Improvements paid for by the gov
ernment as provided by law, unless suffi
cient cause is shown within sixtv dava
'-' u"' ""Kill
should not be taken.
Senator Rurkett said today he hoped the
subcommittee of the house judiciary com
mittee of whuh Representative Alexander
of New York Is chairman, will make a fav
orable report on the bill for a new Judicial
district In Nebiaska before the end of the
present sesslot.. Ho stated thst the two
other members of the subcommittee were
favorable to the measure, hut Alexander Is
so tied up with other matters he has not
had time to consider tha bill. Senator
Rurkett (s laboring with Alexander to se
cure e.irly action.
Mrs. John C. . Cowln is In Washington
(Continued on Second Page.)
DIVORCE CASE) IS SETTLED
Supreme Court of tailed State Takes
Hand In as! Important
Question.
WASHINGTON. April IS-In sn opinion
by Justice Whits, tho supreme court of the
United States todsy decided the case of
John W. Haddock against Harriet Had
dock, a divorce proceeding Instituted in the
courts of New York City, in favor of the
woman. The Haddocks' were married in
16S and the husbnnd claimed to have been
an unwilling party to fie ceremony. He
says In his answer to the woman's com
plaint that he had left her Immediately
after th marriage rites were performed
and during all the time, that has Inter
vened has seen her only three times. In
lk81 he secured a divorce In the state of
Connecticut, where he then resided, and
In ISS2 was married there to another
woman.
The New York supreme court held the
second marriage rere-nony to be Illegal,
decreed the first wife to be still the legal
wife and directed Haddock to par her an
annuity of $780. That finding was sus
tained by today's decision, which held that
Mrs. Haddock was without the Jurisdiction
of the Connecticut court. Justice White, In
deciding the case, laid down the general
principle that a state In which only one
party to a divorce proceeding resides hns
no right to dissolve a marriage tie which
sll other states must respect.
Jstlces Harlan, Brewer and Brown united
In a dissenting opinion, which was deliv
ered 'by Justice Brown. They took tho
position that the Connecticut divorce pro
ceeding was regular and was entitled to
due credence in other states.
Justice Brown declared in his opinion
that the court had taken a backward step
In this direction.
Justice Holmes slso dissented, but de
livered an Independent opinion. He said
the result of the decision would be to
lllegitlmatlze many children, but added
that he would not go so far as to predict
that civilization would come to an end,
whatever the conclusion in the case.
DEGREE FOR KING EDWARD
University of Pennsylvania will
Confer Number of Honorary
Title Today.
PHILADELPHIA. April 16 -King Edward
VII of England, through Sir Mortimer Du
ra nd, his ambassador, will receive the de
gree of Doctor of Laws from the University
of Pennsylvania on Thursday at the uni
versity's observance of the bicentennial cel
ebration of the birth of Benjamin Franklin,
the celebration of which will begin here to
morrow and continue until Friday. The
University of Pennsylvania, of which
Franklin was one of the founders, will con
fer honorary degrees upon th following
persons, among others:
Andrew Carnegie. Sir Georg Howard Dar
win, University of Cambridge, England;
Guglielmo Marconi, Inventor; Willi. mi
Keith Brooke, Johns' Hopkins university;
John William Mallet, University of Vir
ginia; James Gayley, New York, first vine
president of the United States Steel corpora
tion; Hugo De Vrles. University of Amster
dam; Allerta Mil haeleon, professor of phy-
aum, uiienn micu&eicHjii, fuuit-Fwn ui
ics, University of Chicago;. Dr Wllllan
er-i;i, UIIiiij!T;i Ui.iv ', i livnpTt
Carson, atti.iny (ivnerar icPennyl
viniam 'at-
on '.
tvanla;
Edwatd Charles Pickering. Harvard univer
sity; Alois Brand!, Royal Academy of
Sciences. Berlin; Dr Evlgar F. Smith, presi
dent of the American Philosophical society,
und Samuel Dickson, chancellor of the Luw
association of Phiadelphia. (
The observance of the bieentinary will
begin tomorrow, with u reception to d le
gates from learned societies and educational
institutions. Andrew Carnegie us lord rector
of the University of St. Andrews will con
fer the degree of Doctor of Uiws upon a
person whose name will not be made public
until the degree is formally conferred.
A prominent feature of Friday's program
will be the presentation of a medal to the
Republic of France by the United States.
The presentation will be made by Secretary
of State Root and will be received by the
French ambassador.
DAUGHTERS j)F REVOLUTION
Fifteenth Congress of Order Is Now
in Session at National
Capital.
WASHINGTON, April 16. The fifteenth
continental congress of the National So
ciety of the Daughters of the American
Revolution assembled here today. For the
second time the proceedings were con
ducted in Continental hall, a building
erected by the Daughters. An unusually
large representation of delegates was In
attendance when the president general,
Mrs. Donald McLean of New York, called
the congresh to order.
The congress was opened with prayer
by the chaplain general, Mrs. Tunis 8.
Hamlin of this city, which was followed
by an address of welcome by the president
general. Brief responses were made by
Mrs. L. Bradford Prince of New Mexico,
Mrs. John L. Stevens of Iowa, Mrs. John
R. Walker of Missouri and Mrs. Mary
Wood Swift of California.
The congress then took a recess until
afternoon, when reports of various com
mittees will be received and referred.
Through Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main,
chairman of the committee on credentials
that committee reported that on account of
failure to reply to the usual circular con
taining the instructions relating to the
election of delegates and alternates to
the congress, ten chapters had lost their
representation and five their delegates.
The report further stated thst during the
past year the membership of the society
had Increased from 61.662 to B6.o:it.
The actual membership, however, was
stated to be 4fi.fi.".. the discrepancy be
tween these figures and the number ad
mitted being due to deaths, resignations
and those dropped for non-payment of
dues.
BIG-GROWTH OF IMMIGRATION
Arrival for Past Mi Months Exceed
Those of Same Period Tito Year
Ago Thirty-Eight Per Cent.
WASHINGTON. April 16 -The total Im
migration to the United States from nil
rountiies during the month of March. If,
according to a statement Issued by the
Immigration bureau today, was 133,245, or
sn Increase of 70 per cent over March. 1iM.
The number arriving in March, 1H05 1
given as 1.6.SI2. The number debarred
during the same month Has o3. an in
crease of forty ier cent over l4. .The
Russian Immigration to this country dur
ing March. 16 was at.Jrj, an Increase of
seventy-five per cent over Uswj, the im
migration for March, li6. Iieing H.JlS.
For the six months ended March $1, 1914,
the Immigration from all countries was
463.316, an Increase of thirty-eight per cent
over a similar erlod in 1S04. For the same
period the Immigration from Russia In
creased forty per cent, those arriving
numbering S1.733L
Y. W. C. A. CAMPAIGN GOES ON
Work of Soliciting Will Be Continued
Turin April.
SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND IN SIGHT
Total Figures urh as tn Encourage
Women Directing the Campaign
to Continue In the flood
Work.'
At a rousing meeting of the memlwrs of
the Young Woman's Christian association
last' evening It was decided to extend the
building fund campaign to May 1. by which
time It Is fully expected the objective sum
of $12S.0n0 will have been raised. The ses
sion was a red letter one In the history of
the organization.
At the business headquarters In the
Board of Trade building the books were
closed for the night at 10:30 o'clock, wlh
a grsnd total of $73,S.Vt 85'on the books, but
with additional subscriptions received dur
ing the '.est few hours to make the sum
of $77,300 In sight. So much encouragement
was offered the women during the after
noon and evening that they decided to ex
tend the time to the end of the month. It
Is understood that many who have not
already subscribed held out to see Just
what the women could do in the stated
time. Some large offers nre expected dur
ing this week.
Teama Raise Handsome nm.
The tabulated statement of the team work
shows a total of $23,608.07 when the books
were closed, but with additional subscrip
tions In sight to make the team total over
$25,000. In consideration of the fact that
the ten teams started' out to raise $1,000
each their accomplishment were beyond
the expectations of the most sanguine.
At both the association rooms and the
building fund headquarters last evening
enthusiasm was rife. At the rally held in
the Paxton block Mrs. W. P. Harford was
In the chair. After some discussion It was
decided to abandon the teams, but to con
tinue the work as Individuals. Mrs. Har
ford made a short address and spoke of
the great work accomplished and of the
bright outlook for the Omaha association.
When it was announced that the present
membership wn' 1,987, only three short of
the 2.000 mark, the membership was raised
to 2.015 In a few minute by the use of the
telephone.
Enthusiasm la General.
Mrs. Byers expressed the hope the mem
bership would reach 3.000 In 1907. J. P.
Bnlley, state secretary of the Young Men'
Christian association, spoke from personal
experience of the work being accomplished
by the young women through their asso
ciation. Several Omaha minister spoke
of the work and offered encouragement.
Some of the team captains were called on
for remurks. Captain Mary Larson, the
peanut captain of industry, said she would
sell goobers next Saturday on the public
thoroughfares. A week from next Saturday
Miss Edith Baker will have charge of the
base ball game on Papa Bill Rourke's lot.
All tickets old by the young women will
go to the building fund, while half of the
gate, rcoeipu will go to the same cause.
. Mlss'Mui) Dunn, .HHtlrn; secretary" of
the association, made a short and stirring
talk which aroused much enthusiasm. At
least a dozen others spoke, and all to
gether the young women were well enthused
and encouraged.
Subscription Daring: tho Day.
During the day the Omaha fire depart
ment sent a contribution of $45. P. E. Her
gave $500. Western Union employes sent
$h5 as a collective subscription In addi
tion to what Individual already gave to the
teams. The "babies of Emmet and Pink
ncy streets" sent $3 In pennies. Miss Maud
Garherg of thehlgh school raised $100 by
her own effort.
STAN1WNG OF THE TEAMS.
Color and Captain. Amount.
Dark blue. Hallle Hood $ 4.8;i9.3i
Bed, Edith Baker 4.31 60
Orange, Susan Paxon 3.21O.40
Pink. Bessie Chambers 2.234.20
Green, Mary lyarson 2,0X8.46
Violet. Clara Ady 1.677.39
Brown, Ora Johnson 1.6u2.31
Yellow, C. E. Perkins 1.3O4.60
Light blue, Nellie Crandall 1.251.10
Lavender, May H. Finley 1,061.81
Total $23,608.07
The proceeds from Balduff's soda fountain
were $57.65.
FUNERAL OF NAVAL OFFICERS
Cablegram necelved from Admiral
Brownson Tell ot Service
nt Sea.
WASHINGTON, April 16. The follow
ing cablegram was received at the Navy
department this afternoon from Rear Ad
miral Bro'wnson, commanding the armored
cruiser squadron, dated Caimanera, Guan
tanamo bay:
Impressive services were held this after
noon over the bodies of Lieutenant Hud
gins and the following enlisted men of the
Kearsarge: Jules A. Koester, Anton C.
Thorson, Theodore Neagly, Ellias N.
Athrv and Peter Norborg.
Hudglns' snd Graeme's remains were pre
pared and are now aboard the Maryland.
Enlisted men were Interred. No change
in the condition of the injured men. The
Kearssrge will return to the range and
finish the target practice when the con
dition of the men permits.
CASH BUYERS' UNION FAILS
Judge Bethen Ordera Assets
National Co-operative Horlety
Sold.
of
I CHICAGO. April 16. Judge Bethe In the
United State district court today ordered
that th Cash Buyers union, first national
co-operative association, be declared In
solvent, and that the assets of the com-
pany be sold. The company, which became
emlutrrassed several months ago, has many
stockholders In different parts of the
country. Judge Bethea declared that the
sale of the assets waa the best method of
protecting them aud the order was entered
after an extended conference with the at
torneys representing the different Interests
In the case.
NEGRO KILLS AN ENGINEER
Man Who Refused to t.lve nlde Is
Shot by the Appli
cant. I CINCINNATI. April 16.-Engineer Thorns.
B. Fleming of the Queen Crescent road
died here today of bullet wounds Inflicted
by a negro, whom Fleming had refused
a ride on his locomotive.
The negro wanted to go to Knoxvllle,
Tenn.. and when Fleming refused permis
sion the negro fired two shots, both taking
effect. The murderer then escaped.
Salvation Army Coagresa.
B1NOHAMTON. N. Y.. April 1.-Ev
Booth, commander of the Salvation Army
in the United Slates, today announced that
the International Salvation Army cnncreia
p will t held in New York, Ma II to 11.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and Wnrmer Tuesday. Wednes
day Fair and Cooler.
Temperature at Omaha Yralrrdayt
Hoar. lies. Hoar. Peg.
Urn. wn 4.1 I p. tn M
a. m 4-2 if p. m CT3
T a. m 42 : p. n
M n. m 4l 4 p. m HI
O a. m 41 n p. m Hft
10 a. m m H p. si K.1
11 a. m H4 T p. m "'
12 in RT H p. m l
It p. m fill
GRAIN CASE IS REVERSED
Frdrral Circuit (onrt Holds that
Boards of Trade Have Property
lllght In quotations.
ST. FAUI Minn.. April 18- In nn opin
ion written by Judge Hook, handed down
In the United States circuit court of sp
peals today, the Missouri circuit court is
reversed In the suit of the Board of Trade
of Chicago a gainst the Cella Commission
company and others. The suit was brought
to enjoin the Cella company snd others
from siirreptlously acquiring and using the
board's continuous market quotations. The
lower court dismissed the bill In equity on
the grounds that the Chicago board of
trade quotations were the result of gam
bling transactions on the floor of Its ex
change and did not constitute a species of
property which appealed to the conscience
of a court of equity for protection.
The court of appeals holds that so far as
this question Is concerned the record In
this case Is subtnntlally the same us In
the case of the Board of Trade agalnt
Christie snd therefore the decree of the
circuit court cannot be sustained tipon the
grounds assigned.
Upon the point raised that the necessary
Jurisdictional amount, $2,000. Is not In
volved In this esse, the court finds that the
plaintiff's riht to control the distribution
and use of Its quotations was the source
of a considerable revenue to It and that
the showing as to the nmount Involved was
ample to give the court Jurisdiction.
The finding Is reversed and decree Is or
dered entered In favor of the plaintiff.
DELEGATES T0RI0 JANEIRO
President Add Two Southern Men
to List of Commissioner from
United states.
WASHINGTON. April 16. President
Roosevelt has decided to appoint Charles
B. Aycock, former governor of North Caro
lina, and Van Leer Polk of Tennessee as
member of the delegation from the United
States to the Pan-American conference
which Is to meet In July at Rio Janeiro.
These appointments are to be made in ac
cordance with the wishes of southern mem
bers of congress, who, in view of the fact
that many of the questions to be consid
ered by the conference are of especial Inter
est to the south, have felt that men Identi
fied with that section of the country should
be member of the committee. Mr. Polk
was consul general at Calcutta, India,
during President Cleveland' last adminis
tration. The full commission as now constituted
la UJtfc tilowv - William 1 ..Buchanan . of
New York, chairman; Prof. Leo 8. Rows
of the University of Pennsylvania; James
8. Harlan of Illinois; Prof. Bdward James
of the University of Illinois; Tulio Lnr
rlnagu, resident commissioner from Porto
Rico; Charles B. Aycock of North Carolina,
and Van Leer Polk of Tennessee.
It Is said that Prof. James, because of
other engagements, will In all probability
be unable to go to Rio Janeiro. The vac
ancy to be created by his retirement, It Is
said, will not be filled.
MRS. DAVENPORT'S WILL VOID
Jury Annul Testament of Kansas
City Woman Who Left aVW.OlKl
to Hired Man and Church.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 16.-- Jury
here today returned a verdict annulling
will of Mr. Sallle J. Davenport, pioneer,
bequeathing property valued at $50,000 to
her lilted man, William Van Wagner, and
to the "Church of Christ," a local off
shoot of the Christian church. Undue in
fluence was charged by a nephew of the
woman, who was a widow and left no
children. When the will was executed
Mrs. Davenport waa blind and fatally 111.
The will waa written by H. W. Pulllam. a
trustee of the church, who. It waa brought
out, allowed neither th woman' relative
nor the witnease to the instrument to
read the will.
POLICE FORCE GOES ON STRIKE
Patrolmen nt Connellsville, Pa.,
Leave Beat Because Increase
In Pay I Refused.
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., April 16. All the
police of this place went on strike today
and the town Is now without police protec
tion. When the tramps working on public
improvements heard that the force had re
signed they made their escape, and, al
though the officers saw them leave, they did
not attempt to prevent them from going.
The strike wa a result of the refusal of
the town council to grant a $10 increase a
month in pay.
J. R.' WALSH MAKES SHOWING
AecuaeJ Chicago Banker Fllea De
tailed Account of the Baals
of Prosecution.
CHICAGO. April 16. The preliminary
hearing of John R. Walsh, former presi-
dent of the Chicago National bank, was
today set for April 26. Mr. Walsh today
filed with the United Slates district at
torney a detailed account of the transac
tions on which charges of mismanagement
I are made against the former bank presi
dent.
Movement of Or ran Vessel April 16.
At New York Arrived: Republic, from
Nsphs; Kentucky, from Copenhagen; Al
geria, from Naples, Zeeland. (rum Ant
werp; Gallia, from Marseilles; Moltke,
from Genoa; I jul BretaKHe. from Havre;
Nleuw Amsterdam, from Rotterdam.
At Gibraltar Arrived : Cauoplc, from
Boston. Siiih-d: Koenig Allart, fur New
Vork.
At Dover Arrived: Vaderland. from New
I Yo W.
At Movllle Arrived: Virginian, from St.
John, N. H . and Halifax, for Liverpool
land proceeded i.
t At li'.ston Arrived: Menominee and Sta
I pletiin. from Antwerp.
i At Plymouth -Arrived: Kron Prlnz Wll-
heiui, from New ork.
At Liverpool Arrived : Victorian,
New York, Etrurla. from New York.
At Roi terdain A rrived : Kyndiim.
New York.
from
from
from
! At Cherbourg Arrived: Amerika.
New York.
J At tienisi Arrived: Cltta di M llano, from
New York
j i,nr-rti i n rva I lid II , 'fUll.l,
Roma and Creil.-, from New York.
At Glasgow-Ha lied : Carthageman. for
St. Johns. N. F. Arrived: Caledonia, from
New York.
FOUR MEN ARRESTED
Alleecd Leaders of Springfield Mob Taken
Into Custody.
TWENTY-FIVE WARRANTS 'SWORN 0U
Larre Force of Deputy Sheriffs Sent Out to
Serve Them.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY CONVENES TODAY
Governor Folk Sajs Enoueh Troops Will Be
Sent to Protect Prisoners,
NEGROES ATTACK BOY AND WOMAN
Man Fire Four Mints and Kill On
.Negro, bnt Other Earapes
Incident Greatly Intra
Hie Feeling.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.. April 16-Four men
are now under arrest here charged with be
ing leaders in the mob that broke Into
the county JiUI Saturday night and lynched
three negroes. Two of the alleged mob
leader are in Jail and two have been re
leased on bond. Charles Cannefax and
Oney Calfry were the first men arrested.
Cannefax has been a poolroom proprietor,
but is at present employed In the St. Iiulfl
& Snn Francisco railroad yards.
Calfry Is a switchman for the same road.
Both have. Ieen released on bond. Pan
Crane, son or D. D. Crane, a well-known
saddlery merchant, was the third arrested.
Crane moves in the best society here. Oat
Hall, the last man arrested. Is a police
court character. Crane and Hall are still
In Jail. Cannefax went to Sheriff Horner
today anil Inquired how much damage had
been done by the mob on tho sheriff' prop
erty. Cannefax was Informed that It would
amount to tl.Oial. H0 then said a collection
would be taken up to repair the loss, but
his offer was flatly refused by Sheriff Hor
ner. Warrants for twenty-five persons, charg
ing them with being leaders in the mob,
were issued this afternoon and a force of
deputies whs sent out to make arrest.
The grand Jury will meet tomorrow morn
ing especially to Indict those who were in
the mob of lynchers.
Member of Mob Alarmed.
Up to noon today men who had been In
the mob made no secret of It. They stood
upon tho street corners and Joked cacli
other about It, but when word came that
Governor Folk had offered $300 reward for
the conviction of any member of tho mob,
and when Roscoe Patterson, prosecuting at
torney, declared openly that he intonded to
work for the arrest and conviction of every
man concerned in the lynching, there was
uneasiness. At noon It became known that
twenty-five warrants, charging murder In
the first degree were In the bands of the
sheriff. After the arrest the lynchers be
came alarmed and left the streets.
Before dark the square wa deserted and
tonight it is absolutely quiet.
Around the Jail! arn camped WO soldiers
with guards out at every point so that none
can get near the Jail. No mob that might
bo raised here could face that soldiery and
no, one expects a mob or any futur trouble
as' long as the militia stay.
How long it will be kept her no ,one
knows. It will stay until Oovernor Folk
orders it away. Rush Lake, assistant at
torney general, will be here tomorrow as
the governor's representative and his ad
vice and that of DeArmond, adjutant gen
eral, in this matter will probably be fol
lowed by the governor. PeArmond Is
camped with the militia In tho Jail yard.
Fifty Indictment Expected.
When Cannefax was arrested today It was
discovered that he waa a special police of
ficer sworn In yesterday to help keep the
peace here. He hud a revolver In his
pocket. It is expected that the grand Jury
will Indict at least fifty and perhaps 10 men.
All men supposed to know the name of any
one in the mob will be summoned a wit
nesses before the grand Jury and in this
way the prosecutor hope to get the names
of nearly all who took an active part in
the assault upon the Jail.
Not a man In the mob wore a mask or
made any attempt at concealment. The
names of the leaders and of thoaa who led
the negroes by ropes through th street
and who lynched them afteward are well
known here.
The Ministerial alliance, Composed of all
the ministers of the city, passed resolu
tions at their meeting today condemning
the mob and calling on alt law-abiding
citizen to support the effort of Oovernor
Folk and Prosecuting Attorney Patterson
to bring the mob leaders to Justice. A
massnneetlng that was to have been called
by the alliance for tonight ws not held.
The civil and military authorities asked
that the meeting should be given up. but
assigned no reason. The six negro mem
bers of the alliance united in saying that
no effort would be made by th colored
people to have revenge for the work of th
mob. ' '
Boy Kill a 1fr.
Leslie Peter. IS years of age, hot and
killed Ralph Burns, who attacked him In
thia city tonight while he wa escorting a
young woman home from a party. Two
negroes accosted him St the gate of the
young woman' home and one of the
negroes fired two shot from a revolver
at him, but neither took effect.
Peter immediately fired four shot at
the negroes, killing on of them, and tha
other escaped. The dead negro was not
Identified. Burns went to the police sta
tion and gave himself up, but lie wa re
leased without bond.
The news of the killing of another negro
spread like wildfire throughout the city
and hundreds of pcoplo left their bed and
hastened to the public square. The militia
on guard there prevented any violent out
break and after a time dispersed the
crowds and no further trouble Is feared to.
night, though It Is believed that the killing
tonight will tend to Increase the feeling
against the negroes. People who had been
disposed to sympathise with the negroes
re Incensed at this latest assault.
A squad of militia was detailed to guard
ths home of the young woman whom
I Burns was escorting when he was attacked,
j Polk Order Arrest Made.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. April 16-At
i noon Governor Folk Issued instructions to
j Adjutant tlenenil lJc Arnuind to direct Gen
i ersl H C. Clark, in command ot the state
' militia now In Springfield, to arrest ths
jleacifis of the mob of Saturday night, put
them in Jail and surround the Jail with
tronps for protection. The governor staled
I thst the mllitlu will le kept In Springfield
until quiet and order Is icMorcd and dunger
' of injury to persons and property I
i averted. Thl afternoon Governor Folk tle-
1lrted for St. Ixiuls tj addres the con
vention cf luv Souths tiltia beuuiwcUl