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Daily Bee. Oom Into th Hm( THE OMAHA DEE Best i". West THC OMAHA DUE Best t1;. West ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 100G-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. The Omaha .y ... it: ! 1 - ' e TV ir MINERS TALK STRIKE Anthracite Men Disposed to Insist Upon Latest Demands. CONVENTION HOLDS TWO SESSIONS Freiident Mitchell Eiplains Heeotiation of Scale Committee with Operators. LAST OFFER MADE BY THE MINERS Proposal to Submit All . Demands to Board of Conciliation. STATEMENT MADE BY MR. MITCHELL If ays "trlke Feelln Has Been Greatly latenstded by Action i of (Mate Constables at Moaat Cnruael. KCRANTON. Ta., May 3 Today ses sions of the miners' trl-distrlct convention were unprofitable except Insofar us they revealed thHt the sentiment or practically nil of the 600 delegates In attendance nre for a strike. At the conclusion of the aft ernoon session President Mitchell made a statement. In the course of which he used the word 'strike" for the first time since llm present negotiations began. Here is whnt he mild: The sentiment seems very strong against accepting the conditions and restricted Arbitration schedule proposed by the oper .ti.r. iw rnwlnr thft award of the an thracite strike commission for a period of three vears. The strike reeling nas oeon Intensified by the unfortunate and uniustl tiuKiu iHlnn nf the state constabulary at Mount Carmel, as well as their conduct In other parts of the coal regions since the suspension went Into effect. Of course. It cannot be stated positively what the vote will be. That will not he known until Friday afternoon or Saturday. Mornlnsr Sesstoa Formal. The morning session of the convention, which was held In the main court room of the court house, was purely formal. Pres Ident Mitchell was loudly applauded when he entered the room.. He was elected chair man. After the credentials had been taken up the convention adjourned until afternoon At the opening of the afternoon session Mr. Mitchell made a brief speech In lieu of the report of the Joint scale committee, which report had been sent to the printers He briefly reviewed the negotiations and mid the committee had perhapa gone even further than It should have gone In en riegvortng to bring about a peaceful set tlcment of existing difficulties. ProDoaltton, of Miners. He told of the propositions made by both sides, and then said: We have offered to arbitrate all the de niand we made upon them; or, in other words, we have offered to arbitrate the jlfferences between us, either through the hoard of Conciliation, with Judge Gray as Clialrmsn. or through the Anthracite Strike commission. We have made the reserva tion, however, that It must be a full com mission, not a part ol II. A motion to strike was not seconded and tun a motion to go Jul, eotet-ntlve session was made and adopted. The convention remained In executive session untlf5 o'clock. when an adjournment w-as taken until to morrow morning at 10 o'clock. As far as could be learned the discussion was purely general. Strike talk, prevailed all through the session. MISSOURI PROTECTS CITIZENS Takes Slept to Hold Aaaeta Bond Com pa ay la that State. of ST. LOUIB, May S. Application was made In the circuit court Inst night for the ap pointment of a receiver for the American Reserve Bond company In Missouri to pre vent the Missouri assets of the company from falling Into the hands of the Western Trust and Savings bank of Chicago, which was yesterday appointed receiver for the company by the federal court In Chicago, Clarence T. Caae, St Louts attorney for the company, who made an answer to the application, entered the appearance of the company and consented to the appolntmen of a receiver, said today that the reason for the action waa to preserve the assets of the company in Missouri to the Missouri bondholders. CH1CAOO. May . Fifty more complain ants entered today into the attack upon the American Reserve Bond company in the I'nlted States circuit court. Judge Bethea allowed them to file an Intervening peti tlon. Their claims against the company aggregate $30,000. After granting the filing of the petition the court ordered that the bond of the Western Trust and Savings bank which Is acting as receiver, be Increased from litf.ono to 1250.000. The Increase in the bond was ordered because of the dl covery that the bond company haa tX.uoO on deporslt In a local hank, and securities valued at $300,000 In a aafety deposit vault . In this city. It waa declared In court today by the receiver that In addition to the aaseat held In this city, the company haa S?3.000 , deposited with state officials in Kentucky and $1,200,000 In Missouri. STATUE OF FATHER SORIN Memorial for Founder of Notre Dane Intveralty I n veiled with Elab orate Ceremonies. NOTRE DAM EX Ind.. May 8. The statue erected In honor of Father Sorin, founder of Notre Dame university, was unveiled today. The remains of Father Badln were re moved from beneath the altar of Sacred Heart church, where they have rested since being brought here from Cincinnati a few years o, and relnterred with great cere mony. Father Badin was the first priest to receive holy orders In the I'nlted States and came here a the forerunner of Father Sorin. Bishop Alderllng of Fort Wayne con ducted pontifical high masa and Arch bishop J. J. Keene of Dubuqe preached the sermon. Rev. John Cavanaugh, the uni versity priest, made the unveiling addreaa. CLARK TO LEAVE SENATE Montana Maa Sara Ha Will Ga Hoame ta Devote Time to Business. BUTTE, Mont., May I. In a aigned state ment appearing today In the Butte Mi.ier, Ma own paper. Senator W. A. Clark of Montana announces that he is not a can didate for re-election to the I'niled Slates aeriate. He says he will return to Mon tana to operate his Interests at the clo of tl. pre nt term. FRENCH STRIKE DISSOLVING ! Secret Mettla f Delegates Held, bat Coarse of Artloa Sot Am. nonaced. PARIS. May . The strike has ceased to present any general menace and Is now confined to scattered agitations Iti several industries. Attention Is now diverted to the election s to the Chamber of Deputies, which will be held next Sunday. These afford additional reasons for the use of precaution, as the authorltlea do not wish he contest to be complicated by failure to maintain order. A representative of the Associated Press today visited the headquarters of the con federation of labor and found It virtually deserted. M. Delsalle, the acting secretary. said: "French labor movements are entirely different from American. Yours ate com pletely centralised and organised, whereas with us the dependence la almost entirely on the Individual. This morning all our mail and telegrams were stopped by orders of the government. Therefore. I am unable o state how far our branches are con tinuing the strike. I only know that about 130 delegates, representing a large number of trades, held a secret meeting last night and adopted a manifesto, which will appear In the Vols du Peuple tomorrow, denounc ing the arrests and the efforts to suppress the movement." The center of .the city is entirely normal. but detachm " of troops continue to oc cupy strat -? itions. The basement of the bourse . r.fS .. Ned by a squad of sol diers and thevjs.. .1. Is In charge of other ... . v. 1 1 i - 1 t V. 1 1 . n . .1 - are also scattc . -ough the suburbs and others are s at street corners. at Passy and ot. dentlal quarters, as a precaution agi. appearance of . , . , . ... scanerea Danns or j ne tatter, however, are relative. The minor disorders reported are to the out lying factory districts. Representatives of various trades met at the Labor exchange during the day and resolved to continue the strike, but there was no disorder. The resumption of work Is general in the mining districts. A number of automobile factories In the suburbs have locked out their machinists owing to their continued demands for re duced hours. Several thousand men are affected. BOMB KILLS ITS CARRIER Raaaian Deal and Companion Seri ously Woanded la Explosion Sear Parla. PARIS, May 3. A bomb explosion oc curred In the forest of Vlncennes this aft ernoon, killing a Russian named Strlga and dangerously wdundlng a companion named Sokoloff. Tlw two men were proceeding through the woods, each carrying a bomb, with the evident purpose of hiding them for future use. While so doing the bomb which Strlga carried exploded, killing him Instantly. Sokoloff was struck by frag ments of the bomb and fearfully lacerated. The police found a revolver In Striga's pocket. Strlga and Sokoloff both were students of the School of Mines and.mcbres of the Runalan students' union. They also be longed to the revolutionary sewfery. Nf lMvr of- the men- haa figured in' the police reg isters of suspected foreigners. The residences of. Russian revolutionist have been searched, leading to the discov ery of alleged Incriminatory documents. Two cousins of Sokoloff were arrested. The authorities have been aware for some weeks that secret meetings were be ing held, and believe that today's occur rence will lead to the speedy clearing up of a mystery. The authorities this evening exploded the other bomb. Its effect was felt for 200 yards, destroying many trees. The bombs were of the shape of a pine cone, exactly similar to the one thrown against King Alfonso and President Ixiubet In Paris, May 31, 105. Movement Against Ladrones. MANILiA, May 3. Next week a force of constabulary, acting In conjunction with Governor Juan Schalck of the province of Cavlte, will begin a movement to capture Montalon and his band of outlaws now lo cated south of the Taal volcano. The au thorities predict that It will be Impossible for the bandits and their leader to escape on this occasion. Gift from Emperor. BERLIN, May 8. The emperor today sent Chancellor von Buelow a porcelain vase as a birthday present and called per sonally during the afternoon to congratu late the chancellor on attaining his fifty seventh year. The official, social and diplo matic world made the day the occasion for shpwlng Von Buelow the esteem in which he is held. STOCK MARKET IS NERVOUS Effect of Mima of Wedaraday Is Still Felt on 'Change Today. NEW YORK, May 8. The stock msrket today showed Itself In a rather nervous and unsettled frame of mind after the experience of yesterday's commotion. The moderate gains at the opening were not extended and it became evident very soon that there was no large buying demand to extend yesterdays recoveries. Some of the prominent speculative stocks were "ij univjiij aran in ana suggested a renewal of liquidation. Before the end of the firat hour there waa a aharp break all around, led by Reading, which dropped suddenly to 11! V. which is within '4 of tne low price yeaterday. There waa iki I" iiuniurr vi uuirr aeeiinea running from 1 to IV in sympathy, prompt up- port met the break In Heading and lta rally to lit checked the decline else where. The tone of the market, however, continued feverish. CONFERENCE ON STATEHOOD Two Important Conclusions Beached by Conlereea la Regard to . Prospective States. WASHINGTON, May 8. Two Important eoncluslnna were reached by the statehood conferees today. One settles the school lands question and the other makes the present reglatratlon districts temporary couoitea for the purpoae of court Jurisdic tion during the formation of the new atata and the erection of permanent county boundaries. A to the school lands, the Warren amendment voted on by the aenate pro vided that where school lands were found to be mineral lands, lieu selections should be msd. The substitute agreed upon pro vided in substance that the state may lease lta mineral school lands and shall thua not be deprived of their greater value. Ef forta were made to get dally sessions of the conference commute but objection upon the part of the senate conferees pre watd such un arrangment. RATE DEBATE AT AN END General Discussion Closes with Speeches by Tillman, Baoon, Bailey and Foraker. CRITICISM OF FEDERAL JUDGES oath Carolina senator Cltea a Xasaher of Cases of Misconduct f Members of the Lower Court. WASHINGTON'. May $. This was the ktst day far general ahnt la the senate en tba railroad rate bill and It' was fully occu pied. Following a brief speech by Mr. Nel son. Mr. Tlllmar. rpoke at length In an effort to show by criticism of individual Judges that tne power of granting tem porary Injunctions by Inferior I'nlted States courts should be taken from them In Inter state Commerce commission casea and he was followed by Messrs. Bacon, Bailey, Teller and Foraker in speeches of some length. Mr. Tillman's speech consisted mainly of quotations reflecting upon the conduct of federal Judges in different parts of the country. While he was speaking he en gaged In controversy with Mr. Spooner, In which the Wisconsin senator characterised his adversary's reference to him as "In decent" and during which Mr. Tillman or dered Mr. Spooner to take his seat. Mr. Bacon criticised the course of Mr. Tillman as calculated to produce a false Impression on the country and was In turn censurrd by Mr. Bailey, who held that while the office of Judge la entitled to the greatest respect, there should be no rev erence for Judges as men. The army appropriation bill carrying an appropriation of about $74,000,000 was passed. When the senate met today Mr. Tillman again asked for the postponement of his resolution for the investigation of the eviction of Mrs. Minor Morris from the White House last winter. He asked that the measure lie on the table until such time as he might desire to take it up. Tlllmas Criticises Judaea. The rallrond rate hill was then laid be fore the senate and Mr. Nelson addressed the senate In opposition of Mr. Bailey's amendment fleprivlng Inferior I'nlted States courts of the power of suspending orders of the Interstate Commerce commis sion. Mr. Tillman rose to express regret that the country's faith In federal courts was not firm. He referred to the division of the supreme court on the income tax cases, saying in that case one1 of the Judges had changed his mind. "Thus," he said, "the practice of a century was reversed and the country submitted merely because of the plea that the highest court of the country must be sustained." He could not accept the view that there was anything holy about a Judge, "and when we see how the highest Judges dif fer or change their minds possibly because something gets the matter with their stom achs or they sleep badly. f we cannot be blamed If we conclude that they are not infallible." He therefore saw no reason why a non snspennlon provision should not be "tried on." He also cited other cases 4n other courts Intended to show that some judges are "not only Infallible, but not incor ruptible." Case of Jadie McPheraoa. The first of the references was made to Judge Smith McPheraon of Iowa, who was reported In an article In the New York World of March 30 last of having rppearcd t a banquet to Governor Cummins at Council Bluffs in such a condition es "not to be able to stand up without dinging to the table." Mr. Carter defended Judge McPherson as a man of great learning and of probity of character. If, in participating in the banquet he had entered Into the spirit of the occasion. he had merely shown himself as a good fellow. He criticised the course of the man who had given out the occurrences at a banquet. He had' never heard anyone Intimate that Judge McPheraou was guilty of an excess In the use of intoxicating liquors. Mr. Dolllver and Mr. Perkins also de fended Judge McPherson, Mr. Perkins de claring that, having hoarded ot the same hotel with Judge McPherson for four years, he knew him to be a teetotaller. Mr. Dolllver said that the Judge had never been charged with a want of Judicial fairness. Jnnket to Tamplco. Mr. Tillman next referred t a pleasure trip to Tamplco given by three Kansas railroads to Federal Judges McPherson, Phillips and Pollock. The uccount waa condensed from the Kansas City papers and showed that the Judges had been trans ported in a special car and w.-re acc.cm panled by the general solicitors of Iho railroads giving the excursion. Mr. Till man said that Judge Phillips had been es pecially commended by the president In connection .with the Paul Mortjn tase and he contrasted the president's course in this case with his course in criticising Judge Humphrey in the beef packers' case. He would have Judges keep Them selves above suspicion, like Caesar wou'd have had his wife. He would have them in such position that they wouitl not be subject to the reflections of any "dirty newspaper reporter." The South Carolina senator also called attention to a railroad case at Sherman, Tex., in which he declared Circuit Judge McCormick had declined for six years to allow an unprejudiced judge to sit. He said that the matter had been brought to the attention of congress by the peti tion and declared that with such a Judge sitting in a given case complainants would have to "whistle for relief." He 'would stop Judicial tyrants from denying justice. Challenge Provokes Spooner. He next asked attention to the Northern Pacific railroad receivership, in which Judge Jenkins of the Seventh circuit flg urvd In 1893 and in which an Injunction against strikers waa granted. Comment ing on three facts, Mr. Tillman aald that Mr. Jeuklne had recently retired; "there fore." he added, "he can do no more devil ment like this." "I believe it haa come to be conaidered good law to issue injunctions against strikers," said Mr. Tillman, and added "if It is not the senator from Wisconsin 4Mr. Spooner) will correct." The manner of this appeal to him evi dently angered Mr. Spooner. He rose and replied sharply, saying: "The senator from South Carolina for gets what is decent when he challenges me in that way." Senator Tillman, when the tiff between him and Mr. Spooner had drawn to harmless close, returned to his stricture on certain federal Judges. tCdltor laaprleoaed for t'ontrm pt. lis conaidered the caae of Editor Jaw phus Daniels of the Raleigh (N. C ) Newa and Observer, who. he said, had been ICuaUuued va Second Page.) MOODY AFTER OIL COMBINE Atlomer (ieirral to Look lato Alleged llleaal Relations f OH aad Railway torn pan lea. WASHINGTON. May 1 The statement was authoritatively made that tlie De partment of Justice will Immediately begin an investigation of the so-ca'.ltd Oil trust and a number of railroads with a view of determining whether there have been vio lations of the anti-rebate law. The basis for this Investigation will be the Information recently submitted to the president in a report or CommiMSioner Gar field of the burer u of corpoiations. which Is soon to be made public. This report, it Is learned, deals only with the subject of tebates and does not go Into the questions of the anti-trust law. If it Is found thet rebates have been given by the r'ailtoads and accepted by the so-called Oil trust, steps will be at once taken, it is asserted, to bring the matter before the grand Juries In the localities where the all-ged violations took place, with a view to proU cutlons In the courts. It is not thought that the Department ot Justice in conducting I' a Inquiries will re quire the service of any one outside of the department proper,- and the I'nlted States attorneys and other officers under Its Immediate direction. It Is stated that Mr. Garfield In con ducting his Investigation traveled exten sively and visited all Important sections covered by the operations of the so-called Oil trust, from New England to California, and the south, and that the evidence oba talned Is amply sufficient to warrant the Department of Justice In taking the course decided upon. DISTRIBUTION OF IMMIGRANTS Former Commissioner Williams Talk oa Srecsslty V of F'.xrlndlna Paaperaand Criminals. NEW YORK. May 3 The distribution of iuimigtants was the subject of the general meeting of the American Social Science as sociation today. Former Immigration Com missioner William Williams spoke on "The Sifting of Immigrants." Ho said there Is need of a secret service attached to the Immigration bureau for the purpose of get ting accurate Information for the exclu sion of pauper immljrants. The expense of such a bureau, be said, could be met by an Increase of head tax on the Immi grants. Prescott F. Hall of Boston, author of immigration treatises, said the foreign born population furnished more than twice its normal proportion of Inmates of the Insane asylums and charitable Institutions of the country and the alien population had nearly ten times Its normal proportion. According to Mr. Hull foreign whites are once and a half as criminal as the native whites of native parents and the children of Immi grants are three times as criminal as the native element and twice as criminal as the Immigrants themselves. In the Juvenile offenders the foreign whites are three times as criminal as the native whites of native parentage, and the second generation three nnd a half times as criminal. Tht most far-reaching evil of immigra tion. Mr. Hall said. Ja its effect In dinalnlxb Ing -the native hlifh rate.' - . M'KINLEY ESTATE . INSOLVENT Creditors of I,ate President's Brother Will Receive Little Moaey from Court. SOMERSET, Pa.. May 3. George B. Somervllle, auditor of the estate of Abner McKlnley, brother of the lato President McKlnley, held a hearing in the court house here today relative to the excep tions filed against the account of Mrs. Annie E. McKlnley, executrix. Attorney John R. Scott of Somerset, who repre sents several creditors, petitioned the auditor to issue a subpoena for Mrs. Mc Klnley, who Is at Tampa. Fla., alleging that she has been there ever since the filing of her account to evade exceptions. He also alleged that the McKlnley plac, which was sold at an orphans' court sale to Mrs. Hermanns Ij. Baer, for $18,000 last fall, was, during the life of Abner McKlnley, furnished elaborately; that the furniture was spirited away under cover of darkness prior to the sale and that at the time of the sale there was scarcely enough personal property in the house to fill an ordinary car. The McKlnley estate has been known to be insolvent for some time, but today it developed that on action of Dr. Herman Baer, a son-in-law of Abner .McKtnley, for 11,000 for medical services during McKlnley's last illness. $76 was allowed, indicating that the estate can pay only Hi per cent on the dollar. CORWIN H. SPENCER IS DEAD Former President of St. I.onta Mer chants' Kxrhanare Stricken While Watching Stock Board. ST. IOt'IS, May 3 Corwln H. Spencer, a leading grain treader, capitalist, vice presi dent of the World's fair and former presi dent of the Merchants' exchange, collapsed thla afternoon while watching the stock quotation board at the Planters' hotel and died soon afterward. Mr. Spencer was sitting In a chair watch ing the beard when he suddenly lurched for ward and collapsed. His son, Harlow B. Spencer, and former partner, Thomas Akin, at the Merchants' exchange, a block dis tant, were summoned and upon their in quiry replied that he had eaten pickled pigs' feet for lunch and waa suffering from cramp. He grew worse rapidly and was carried on a cot to a room In the hotel and a physician was sent for. Mr. Spencer's wife and daughter were called and were with htm when he died. He suffered great pain. The attack was at first diagnosed as acute indigestion, but a later diagnosis showed that death waa caused by uraemio poison ing. SENATOR TILLMAN WAITING Amendments to Rate Bill Prepared by Cosasulaalon Will Not Be Presented Now. WASHINGTON. May J.-Senator Tillman haa postponed certain amendments to sec tion t of the railroad rale bill, prepared at his request by tha Interatate commerce committee to correct certain alleged in consistencies in the pending measure con cerning the publication of all rates, whether individual or joint. The amendments proposed will include !n the publication all terminal charges, storage charges and all special privileges or facili ties granted or allowed. The amendments will have the effect of placing the filing and publication of all schedules on the same footing and make such schedulea in clude all rates, privileges er facilities. WOMAN IN INDUSTRIAL WORLD Census Bureau Has Anticipated Petition of Nebraska Women's Clubs, BULLETIN ALREADY BEING PREPARED Two Chanaea Proposed to Homestead Lav o Far aa it Apvllra to l.anda In Districts I nder Irrlaatlon. From a Staff Correspondent.) AVA8HINGTON. May 3. tSpecht! Tele gram.) The members of the Nebraska dele gation have received a petition from the Nebraska Federation of Woman's Clubs asking for an official Investigation of the Industrial conditions of women and children in the I'nlted States and making an ap propriation for such Investigation. Senator r.urkelt has taken a great Interest In this question, looking to the amelioration ami betterment of the conditions of women and children who are compelled to work, and Is the first of the Nebraska delegation to reply to the petition. Toduy he had a conference with the director of the census and learned that the census bureau hnd In preparatl"ti a bulletin made up from the population and manufacturing censuses of 1900 and liS to be entitled "Women nnd Children in Gainful Occupations." This bulletin Is to cover a broad field, not only a classification by races and nativity of both women and children, but will show data In regard to families which have chil dren engaged In occupations. It will nlxo show the number of native white children, native white born of native parents and native white born of foreign parents, negro and other classes of children In each of the occurittlons. As to women, It will show those engaged In each of the princlpHl occupations, how many are living with their family, how many are boarding, how ninny are heads of their family and how many arc chief bread winners, whether married or unmarried. In addition to th's, ditUi will be collected as to the wages of women and children In the manufacturing indus tries, their earnings as compared with those of men under similar circumstances, and with further relation to an International comparison of statistics. Change In Irrigation Lin. The house committee on Irrigation of arid lands today reported favorably a hill Introduced by Representative Mondell of Wyoming which provides for a further sub division . of homestead entries under the reclamation act of June 17, 1002. If the Mondell bill becomes a law a homesteader may. In the discretion of the secretary of the interior, enter and establish farm units of not less than ten acres nor more than 190 acres. Cnder the existing law a home steader may take up a minimum of forty acres. Since the passage of the reclamation act in 1902 It has developed that on some of the lands to be irrlgnted. partictd.-irly those In the fruit and truck larminj districts, less tl an forty acres Is neces:irv for the support of a family, and experience haa demonstrated that the averago farmer Is more prosperous on a s .mi 1 1 than on a large Irrigated farm. In view of Ihis con dition, -of afMrs K was thoutfht-wise to reduce to teh acres the minimum ontry which may be allowed. Another Proposed Change. In the construction of trritrition wo-ax, like the Pathfinder project. It Is neoesary at times to acquire land held find claimed under the government lunJ l.'.wa. The of ficers of tho reclamation service believe Oi at in many instances the government could secure a relinquishment of land so held and claimed under ttv land lows much more readily and for less compcnsi tlon If the party rcllriqu.V.il.m would not lose his entry right by suci illni'jih ment. In view of this condition it seems entirely proper that where p. settler re linquishes to the government for purposes of irrigation or reclamation the Hnd which he claims under the general law, he should be given another otpoitunity to make entry under the ssme law. Minor Matters at Capital. Senator Burkett today Introduced a bill to Increase the pension of Isaiah Dw Pity, Louisville, Neb., to H0 per month. C. P. Newman of Wahoo, Neb., arrived in Washington today from Philadelphia and Baltimore. Mr. Hlnshaw will present Mr. Newman to the president tomorrow. Rural route No. 4 has been ordered es tablished, June 15. st Pierce, Pierce county, Nebraska, serving 430 people and eighty six houses. Congressman Kennedy has secured an increase in penlnn to 110 tor !awrence Michaels of Omaha and an Increase to 8)17 for Warren H. Norton of Kearney. Congressman Hlnshaw has iecured an increase of pension to $10 for Thomus H. Klassy of Osceola and an Increase to V for Norton H. Powling of Beaver Crossing. DOWIE MAKES NO PROGRESS People of 7-lon City Refuse to Attend Meetings Called by Former Leader. CHICAGO, May 3. John Alexander Dowle is making little If any headway in regain ing a foothold among the people of Zlon. The "first apostle" has been In Zlon for three days and has held meetings In Shiloh tabernacle, but the "faithful" are still loyal to their new leader, Vollva, and do not respond to Powle's calls for reinstate ment In their favor. Dowle'a third meeting since his return from Mexico was held in the tabernacle tonight. Less than 300 Zionists attended the meeting, the remainder of the inhabitants of the city keeping away, In obedience to the wishes of Vollva. Dowle's discourse was on the line of his two other speeches. He denied charges made against him. Dowle's health seems to be Improving, as he walked about the platform while addressing the meeting tonight. VESSEL TIEUP COMPLETE Practically No Freight Boats Are Learlag l.ake Erie Ports. Bl'FFALO. May 3 The vessel tleup here Is almost complete tonight. The firemen struck on four nf the six vessels which ar rived today from upper lake ports. Tha officials of the various package freight lines are making no efforts to get their boats away with nonunion crews and they announced today that the boats were to he laid up as faat as they make port. No grain la being unloaded. ERIE. Pa., May 3. More than l'U boats are expected to be at anchor here before Sunday on account of the 'longshoremen's atrike. The number of 'kingthoremen af fected here la about 1,000 and more than half of the railroad crewa on tba Pennsyl vania lint have been laid aft. I NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair aA Cooler Friday. atarrtny Fair and Warmer. Trmneratare nt Omaha Aeslerdnti Hoar. ' Den. Hanr. Ilea. ft a. m...... til 1 p. m TT la. m nt II p. m Tn 7 a. m ft I 11. in H f. a. m a 1 4 p. m ..... . " W a. m IN) K 11, m to a. m...... t A p. m TO 1 1 a. m M T w. m TT IS ra T4 p. in T;t ft p. m T!l FUNERAL OF JAMES E. BOYD Many Cltlsena Gather to Pay last Trlhate to Klstlnanlshed Pioneer. A large and representative gathering of citizens of Omaha and various parts of the state assembled Thursday afternoon to offer last respects to the memory nf ex-Governor James K. Boyd, who died Monday afternoon at the family residence, 1918 Davenport street, a few weeks after his return from Texas. From 10 o'clock j In the morning the body reposed In state j In the west parlor of the home. Many I called (luring the day to view the familiar) face of the former governor, while tliosn who attended the service were lesion and closely Identified with the growth of the. city and state. At 2 o'clock Rev. John Williams, rector of St. Barnnbas church, conducted the simple Kplscopal burial rites, which did not Include a sermon. The occasion was made further Impressive by the soft strains of "Lead, Kindly Light." "There Is a Green Hill Far Away." and "Tarry With Me, Oh My Savior." The hymns were sung by a quartet consisting of W. 8. McCune, Fred G. Kills, R. K. Sunder land and G. W. Manchester. Among the prominent out-of-town per sonages were: Governor J. H. Mickey. ex Governor Crounse, Calhoun; Captain J. K. North, Columbus, and General Culver. Lin coln. Flnloy and George Ilurch. pioneer residents of Sarpy county, were also pres ent. Of the late ex-governor's relatives at the funeral were Thomas F. Boyd, a brother; J. Boyd of St. Louis, son. and James and Thomas McDonald of North Platte, nephews. The funeral cortege to Prospect Hill cem etery was a long one. At the grave Rev. Mr. Williams read the final rites. The floral tributes, attesting the respect with which ex-Governor Boyd was held by his many friends and associates, were as profuse as they were beautiful. The water company sent a large bunch of American beauty roses; members of the Mystic Shrine sent an emblem in colors; a Maltese cross was received from the Knights Templar and tributes were also received from the Royal Arch Masons, F. Iks, State Insurance company. Wood ward aV Burgess of the Boyd theater and from numerous Jndlvlduals. Telegrams, In cluding one from Senator Millard, were received at the home. The active pallbearers were: Isaac. E. Congdon. Warren Swltxler. James L. Pax ton, J. M. Baldrlge. E. P. Peck, Charles W. Hull, 8. D. Barkalow and Charles Saunders. The honorary pallbearers were Dr. George L. Miller, Judge E. Wakeley, Count John A. Crelghton, W. A. Paxton, G. W. Llninger; John C. Cowin. M. T. Bar low and' Oewrga VvV Holdrvga, . 1 HORSE POISONER SENTENCED New York fiangr Made Ltvln by Killing- Horses for Boalnras Rivals. NEW YORK. May 3 The alleged leader of a gang that. It is charged, haa poisoned over 1,000 horses in Greater New York dur ing the last five years was sentenced yes terday to serve a year In the penitentiary. He was Samuel Geller, 30 years old, of Brooklyn. Geller was charged with having poisoned seven horses hy giving them ar senic. When the caae was closed Super intendent Charles H. Hanklnson of the Society for tha Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, told the court that Geller's con viction was one of the greatest victories in the interest of dumb animals of which ho ever knew. He said: "Geller hae been the head of a gang that has wilfully destroyed hundreds and hun dreds of horses during the last five years. The members of the gang hire out to rival business men and by administering arsenic to the horses of one or the other reap a rich harvest. The torturea the poor beasts suffer in being thus put to death is in describable." WALSH WAIVES EXAMINATION Head of Defunct Bank Bound Over to Await Grand Jury's Action. CHICAGO, May 8. John R. Walsh, former president of the defunct Chicago National bank, was today held to the fed eral grand Jury In bonds of $M,000 by United States Commissioner Foots. When Mr. Walsh appeared before the commissioner. Assistant I'nlted Ststes District Attorney Childa said that the government waa ready for the hearing. Attorney Ritscher, for Mr. Walsh, said that Inasmuch as the fed eral officers had not yet concluded their Investigation of the statement of facts submitted soma time ago by Mr. Walsh, and Inasmuch as tha federal grand jury will go into session May IB. he believed it best for the Interests of his client that he waive examination. Commissioner Foote then said that he could do nothing else than hold Mr. Waish to the grand Jury, which was done, the bonds being fixed at 860,000. The bonds were at oniie furnished by Mr. Walsh. METHODIST BISHOPS MEET Plana Formulated to Provide Perma nent Evangelists for Work la Chicago. CHICAGO, May 8. Today's session of the semi-annual meeting of the Board of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church was held behind closed doors, and with the exception of a report by Bishop Isiah B Scott of Monrovia, Africa, none of the proceedings was made public. Bishop 6cott stated that everywhere in Africa great progress was being made. At the conclusion of the session the bishops attended a banquet given by the Chicago Methodist Social union and a mass meeting at the Auditorium at which 'j0 people were present. Governor Hanley of Indiana presided and made the opening address. Plans were formulated whereby perma nent evangelists will be provided for Chi cago. Arrangements were made to raise 32S.QUU by subscription to defray the ex penses of these workers. Warships la New York. NEW YORK. May 3 The first dixlsloii or the Atlantic fleet, consisting of Hi Maine. Missouri, Kearsarge and Kentucky arrived here today Irviu Uuamanaiuo, Cuba. SPUR TRACKS BUILT Work of Eemofint: Debris from Ean Fran cisco Streets Becipi in Earnest. ALL MEN MUST GO TO WORK Police Arrange tj Send All Idlon to the Chain Gas a: as Vagrant. BANKS ARE AGAIN OPEN FOR BUSINESS Deposits at All Institution Qraatlj Ixceed Withdrawals. ELEVEN DAYS' RATIONS IN SIGHT General t.rrely Warns the Flna Committee that End of Avail able supply of Fond Is ar. SAN FRANCISCO. May S.-No plan has yet hern decided upon for securing funds for the. restoration of the city. Although various schemes, some of them apparently feasible, have been submitted for the gen eral committee, none of them has yet been given even the semblance of official en dorsement and the local financiers continue to worry over the problem, hopeful that the early future lll produce a solution that will relieve San Francisco from Its great burden of municipal and Individual distress. Each day ot the assembling of the general and llnance committees the subject has been up for discussion, but those bodies are conservative and cautious and it Is probable that several of lln great financial centers of the world will be consulted before any definite position is formulated. Other than an early morning fire that threatened the safety of the several hun dred patients In the Presidio hospital today passed without special Incident. Itemovlna the Debris. The gigantic task of cleaning up the great ruined district was commenced today on broader lines. The curtailment of the relief list, together with the decision of the police to arrest as vagrants all able bodied men without visible means of sup port who refuse to work, has had the effect of removing many idlers from the streets, and added materially to the strength of the army engaged in municipal house-cleaning. The lurger railroads hava mado good progress In running spur tracks into the burned sections and next week will begin to remove ull useless msterlal which will be used in other parts ot the county for filling and grading. Although the water supply in the ruined part of the city is in creasing dally, there Is not yet an adequate flow to use in case of fire, and all cooking Is still carried on in the streets. Banks Reanme Itnslaeso. All banks resumed business today and all reported that deposits exceeded with drawals. The resumption , of retail busi ness grows as each day passes. Tha com mittee having this matter in charge re ports that. 800. retailers are now operating In new quarter. Most of, the larger stores have commenced to pick up the end of their shattered trade and are Installed In tho residence section. City Engineer Woodward today submit ted a comprehensive plan for the rebuild ing of the city. It Included' the broaden ing and extension of many streets, the pur pose being to Insure better protection against the spread of fire as well as to beautify the city. In this connection , Mayor Schmlts has advised against enter taining any extravagant ideas ot the beau- tiflcatlon of the new city. He estimated that the replacement of ruined municipal buildings, including school and fire houses, would alone cost 8100,000,000. Food "apply RubuIbbT Low. General Greely gave warning to the finance committee of the cttlsens' relief committee this afternoon that he had only eleven days' rations on hand, that the army could not furnish an ounce of food beyond that already purchased or in sight and that the feeding of the people Is a problem which demands Immediate atten tion. After considerable discussion the committee decided to have a summing up of resources and needs tomorrow. Follow ing this it is possible that an appeal for supplies will be made to the country at large. Fire at Presidio Hospital. A fire which threatened the destruction ot the general hospital at the Presidio, In which were over 700 patients, broke out at 1:18 o'clock this morning in the hospital laundry. A general alarm waa sounded, and besides the regular post fire organisation hundreds of soldiers turned out to fight the flames. The laundry building and con tents were totally destroyed, but by tre mendous efforts the fire was confined to that building. The medical department .of the regular army has been putting Into practice the experience gained In the camps established on the Atlantic coast during tha Spanish American war. f -Surgeons and assistants who attended the dying and tha sick when typhoid fever and other maladies decimated the regiment in camp have been safeguarding tha health of San Franclsco'a stricken thousands ever since the earthquake and sanitary regula tions have been provided In accordance with the bitter lessons taught during that period. Aa a part ot tha general system of army relief there haa been established on a level lawn south of tha music stand In Golden Gate park a complete regi mental field hospital, probably tha first that haa ever been erected In thla city. Kew Hospital Ample. A detail ot 100 men, under command ot Captain II. H. Lw Gilchrist, constitutes the administrative force and tha hospital now has a capacity of 8u0 patients, although but eighty have been received to date. A con signment of odorless excavator trdugha, which are pronounced the highest type ot sanitary convenience, have been received. The system will be Installed at once. Every effort Is being made by tha health commission to concentrate the hospital work at as few points as postlbl and as rapidly as the patient from the smaller en ergeniy hospitals can be made com fortable at the larger ones the small one are being abolished. There la a doubl purpoae, concentrating the work and at the name time permitting score of phy sicians who until now have been giving all their time and attention to this work to give some thought to their own Interests. Twenty-six of the drug stores In tha dis trict not wiped out by fire war decided upon yesterday by tha health commission a location for free dlspenaaries. Within three day at the most each of these store will be supplied with drugs and will be placed In charge of competent druggists. Tlia auppllea will be secured from the main drug supply ststlon at the Presidio and at any un ot the , UDoriea U will . be