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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVI NO. 261. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1907 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. c rt'x REPLY TO ROOSEVELT At End of Fetes Conference Andrew Car negie Civet Oat a Statement. TWO FEASTS CONCLUDE PROGRAM Addwi hy Ambtnudor Irjw, Arch bithop Ireland Rod W. J, Bryan. NEBRASKAN FOR LIBERTY AND LIFE 7tw Version of Fatrfc Henrr'i F anions Saying Ft. posed. IATFOFM CF PRINCIPLES ADOPTED Permanent lateruatlonal t The llaaue ml a nernl Treaty of Arbi tration. .M'.W TORK. April 17. The first conven tion of the National Arbitration and Peace corforenre ended tonight, after A three days' session, with two large bnnquets. cne at the Hotel Astof and the other at the .Waldorf Astoria. Tho event of greatest Interest was the decoration of Andrew Carnegie with the cross of th Legion of Honor by the French government, repre sented by Baron D. Estourne'lcs de Con stant, in appreciation of his wo.V for peace and his gift of the palace at The Hague. Mr. Carnegie, who is president of the congress, tonight gave out a statement as to the results of the congress. Although not so designated by Mr. Carnegie, the statement constitutes a reply to some of the suggestions contained In the' letter which President Roosevelt addressed to the congress on the opening day. Reply to Roosevelt. Mr. Carnegie quotes these statements as objections," and answers them as follows: Our peace conference hoe brought tnree objections clearly before us. 1. Nations cannot submit all questions to arbitration. j Answer Six of them have recently done so, Denmark and The Netherlands, Chile and Argentina, Norway and Sweden. ft. Justice Is higher than peace. Answer The urst principle of natural Justice forbids men to be Judges when they are parties to the lasue. All law rests upon this throughout the civilised world. Were a Judge known to sit upon a case n which he was secretly Interested he would be dlahiinored and expelled from his high otflce If any Individual refused to submit his dispute witn a neighbor to dlslnteiested parlies and insisted upon being his owu judge he would violate the first principles of justice. If he resorted to force in de fense of his right to Judge he would bjdts honored as a breaker of the law. Thus, peace with Justice Is secured through arbi tration, never by one of the parties sitting as Judge In his own cause. Nations being only aggregates of Indi viduals, they will nut reach Justice In their judgments until the same rule holds good, vlt., that they, like Individuals, shall not ait as Judges In their own cause. W hat Is unjust far Individuals 1 unjust for na tions. ' . ' .... a. It la neither peace nor Justice, but righteousness, that shall exalt the nation. Answer Righteousness Is simply doing want Is right. What la. Just la always right, what Is unjust fs always wrong; It . bing .4eArst principle of Justice that m.r ahull not be ludaes In their own cause or refuse to submit to Judge or arbitrator In 'unjust, hence not right, for the essence of rlghleousmwe Is Justice. Therefore, -men. who place Justice or Jtrtntettu,.nV,? b0m peace practically proclaim that they will commit Injustice and discard righteousness by constituting themselves sole Judges of their own cause in violation of law. Justice "cnvllfied man has reached the conclusion that he meets the claims of Justice and of right only by upholding the present reign of law. What is right for each individual must be right for the nation. The demand that Interested parties shall ait In Judg ment Is the wickedness that degrades a nation. Banquet at Waldorf-Astoria. Baron D'Bstoumelles Je Constant an nounced In his addresa at the Waldorf Astoria banouet that the cross of com mander of the legion of honor had been conferred by the French government on Andrew Carnegie and then proceeded to the banquet at the Hotel Aetor, where the decoration was formally presented to Mr. Carnegie. About 600 guests were present at tha Waldorf-Astoria dinner. Both Low presided nd announced messages from tha kings of Norway and Italy, tha president of Bwluerland and the Nobel Peace committee of the Norwegian Parliament. All com plimented the peace, conference and ex pressed wishes for success of the work. Baron jyEstournellee de Constant spoke of the lmpoi tance of world-wide peace. Prof, Hugo Francke of Harvard spoke for the university and In a measure for (Jer inany. Bryan for Liberty aa Life. William Jennings Bryan In his address offered as a substitute for' the historio word "Liberty or Death," the cry of "Liberty and life." This sentiment waa the keynote of his address. The coat of human life he wanted counted and esti mated. "Let us measure the value of thoee that war has not taken and tbsn we can obtain some estimate of the value of those Uvea that have gone." Life, ha held waa sacred and precious, to be guarded sacredly because created by Qod as somethiug worthy and lasting. The attainment of peace aa aeen from the viewpoint of the clergy waa presented by Archbishop Ireland. Greater than all other names to consider In the conception of peace, he held, was the divine name of Christ. f ' what we nud to brevent wars." the prolate declared, "is the expansion of the 1 gospel of Christ; what we need la that Inner culture of the soul that will bring out Its spiritual nature, that will bring out the divine that Is In It bring about the . peace In the family, in the society Indeed, among all the nations and peoples of the artb." I Rev. Lyman Abbott In his address ex- ! lorted tor concerted action of the world attain the ideal of eternal peace. j Dlsaer at Hotel Aitor. Vudrew Carnegls presided over the Hotel ' eUr dinner. Karl Qrey. governor gen ial of Canada. Hras the first speaker. He ad a telegram from the president of the anadtsn senate extending greetings to the vni'gresa. 'on Enrique C. Creel, the Mexican am bassador, expressed the regrets of Presi dent DIas at not being present but as ured hi hearer thet the Mexican preal 1ent favored tha peace movement. Am Wsador Creel propoaed a toast to Preal ent Roosevelt, which waa drunk standln j :nd amid cheers- Ambassador Bryce of England followed. Baron De Constant waa Introduced aa ringing a message from France. He an nounced the bestowal of the Legion of Honor cross on Mr. Carnegie and tied about the Iron master's neck the ribbon from which hung the cross. The diners Sheered for several minutes, and then Mr. ffeeUaue e Saoond Page.) surety ojpy dee 1007 ftIL 1007 UN MOD TU.. WtO THW Ml AT I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 10 II 12 13 I I 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5? 1 $ THE WIATIIK. FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Snow.i Thuisday and cnMe- in southwest portion. Friday, unsettled weather. FORECAST FOR IOWA -Snow or rain Thuisday and possibly in east portion Fri day. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour Deg. Hour. 1 p. m.... 2 p. m.... 3 p. m.... 4 p. m.... 6 p. m.... C p. m.... 7 p. m.... 8 r. in.... Deg. .... 15 .... S3 .... 31 .... 31 .... 31 .... 31 .... 31 5 a. m.... 6 a. m.... 7 a. m.... 8 a. m.... 9 a. m.... 19 a. m.... 11 a. in.... U m 80 32 So 88 37 32 t p. m .. 32 DOMXSTXC. Latter Pay Balms postpone action on the marriage and divorce question until next year's conference. Page 1 National Peace Congress end three days' session with two banquets. Among the speakers were Ambassador Bryce, W. J. Bryan and Archbishop Ireland. An drew Carnegie gave out a reply to the letcr written to the conference hy Presi dent Roosevelt. Tags 1 Kan Francisco grand Jury takes vacation until Saturday. Pago 1 The state of Illinois is compelled to start new suit to recover money alleged to be due from the Illinois Central Rail road cempany. Page 1 Defendants in the Eddy case file answer denying allegations of complaint and pleading bad faith , on part of "next friends." Page 1 John Ounderson Is under arrest at St. Paul, charged with robbing the Northwest ern Express office of $25,000. Page 1 "Night Riders" are destroying the to bacco crop In Kentucky and Tennessee. Page 1 roBizair. Fifty persons killed and 100 Injured In Mexico by earthquake. Communication with much of the devastated region Is still cut off. Page 1 German newspapers aroused at learning of meeting of kings of England and Ger many and pretend to See in It a plan to divorce Italy from the triple alliance. Page 1 Judge of supreme court of Moscow who sentences radical reactionaries is removed. Page 1 Nicaragua and Salvador are holding a peace conference at Amapala. Page 1 JTZBBARKA. Farmer near Rulo, who resents neigh bor's giving shelter to wife who had left him, shoots and fatally wounds one of the men who la object of his resentment and attempts to shoot another. Page " Snowstorm Is - general . Over the state, amounting to five or six Inches In soma sections of the northwest portion. ' Pafa 3 . . In answer to a query from the North western road, the State .Railway commis sion outlines what It wants from .the roads in the way of traffic report. par a Z.OOAX. Master plumbers hold animated meeting at which an election of officers Is held, , completely overturning the official regime, Installing a president of union sympathies j and evoking criticism on the regularity i nf h- rMAlnri affa I Rev. T. K. Hunter, D. D., at the. final session of the Omaha presbytery, an nounces his resignation as pastor of Dun dee church and his intention of becoming financial secretary of Bellevue college. Pace T Judge Redlck, In the district court, grants temporary Injunction against Mayor Dahlman'a dog mussle proclama tion, holding It and the ordinance under which the mayor acted to be invalid and of no effect. 'age 11 Testimony In land trial Is completed and attorneys begin flnaj arguments. Page B ' Defense In Dennlson libel case pre- . sente deposition from former convict j charging Dennlson with planning a num ber of robberies. Pae 8 pro jits. Western Base Ball league eeason opens under Inauspicious weather conditions. Omaha loses to Bloux ICty, Pueblo to Lin coln and Des Moines o Denver. ,ft Chicago Nationals win opening ganiA I Pittsburg by errorless playing. 'age 4 Juggler wins the Rockaway stakes at Aqueduct park. Page 4 COMMIBCIAL AYD XJT STJgTKIAIk Live stock markets. Page t Grain markets. afs Stocks and bonds. Page FEAR THE MAN HIGHER UP Principle that Rales Ckleaco Polleo Department Despite Civil Bervlae Law. CHICAGO. April 17. Fear of the man "higher up" has always ruled the police department of Chicago, the Civil Service commission wae told today In the Investi gation of charges that former Chief of Po lice Collins had made a levy on the police for democratic campaign purpose during the recent mayoralty election. Captain O'Brien of the detective bureau testified today. "A short time before the primaries," said O'Brien, "Chief Collins called ma Into hla office and said he was trying to raise money to assist Mayor Dunne. He wanted me to help him. He said those opposing Mayor Dunne had plenty of money, while the mayor himself had but little. I didn't aay anything, but when I reached my office I spoke to n,y lieutenants about It. I told them I was not In favor of It, but that I would leave the matter to them and they could do as they pleased. A few daya later U6 In envelopes was handed to me and I gave It to the chief. There waa a certain fear that exists among members of tha department that makes a man hesitate In matters of that kind, and they think the beet way la to do aa the other officers do contribute." "Do you think that fear reaches down to the lowest officers V Tea" "Do you think, then." asked Commis sioner Wenter, "that fear stamps the whole department aa a machine which works according to the wlshea of the man who has charge of it without regard to the civil service law?" Tea. I do." . The hearing will be resumed tomorrow. REAL PEACE CONFERENCE Representatives of Nioarasua and Salvador Open Becotiatimi at Amapala, PRESIDENTS ARE NOT AT THE MEETING Zelaya Said to be III aad Flgrwera Busy, Bo Delegates Are Beat to Disease Affairs. WASHINGTON, April 17.-Representa-tives of the governments of Nicaragua and Salvador are now believed to be In con ference at Amapala, Tlgre Island, Honduras, or on board an American gunboat In Fonsna bay, Honduras. The Navy depart ment's report of the movements of vessels gives the gunboat as having sailed yester day from Corlnto, Nicaragua, and the cruiser Chicago from AcaJutla, Salvador, i from Amapala. The mission of the Amer ! lean vessels to Nlcaraguan and Salvadorean 1 ports was to convey representatives of the ; two governments to Amapala for a confer ! ence looking to a settlement of the diffi 1 culty between Nicaragua and Honduras and Salvador. The vessels were due to arrive early today. It was expected that the conference would be between Presidents Zelnya of Nicaragua and Fifruera of Sal vador, personally, but at the last moment it was stated that Zelaya expressed douht as to ability to go to Amnpala. President Flguera had not communicated any such doubt to the T'nlted States, but It Is as sumed that If Zelaya sends an amhassador instead of attending personally, Flguera would proceed In like manner. Bonllln In Mexico The giinboat Princeton Is reported to have sailed from Saline Crux. Mexico, where It landed President Bonllla of the defeated Honduran government, for Acapuleo. Mex ico. Senor Corea. the minister from Nic aragua, conferred with Assistant Secretary Bacon today concerning the conference at Amapala. The representative of rresldnt Zelaya. he said, la J. D. Gomex. the mln- ! later of foreign affairs, and he understands that Minister of Foreign Affairs Garcia of ' Snlvsdor will represent that government. The failure of the presidents of the two countries to personally get together at .' - rr..Ua was because of the Illness of ' , nt Zelaya, according to a dispatch ; d today by Senor Corea. It Is not j I ' , . i ted by Senor Corea that the confer-i ence will result In more than a temporary I agreement, because the five states In Cen- I tral America have decided that It Is neces sary to hold another conference at which all will be represented for the purpose of agreeing upon a peace proposition on an enduring basis. The ministers from the various Central American states are ex changing views with their government on the subject or selecting Washington as the place for holding the conference, and al ready have assured them that such a se- ' lection would be warmly welcomed by O- 1..., 1 . , CT . t". . . I RUEF JURY BOX IS FULL Panel la Now Subject - to Tea , Chal lenges by Defease aad Five . v j- . ' japs Stat. ' '"' , i ' SAN FRANCISCO, April 17. After pre liminaries, examinations, adjournments and other delays occupying In all twenty-two' days, a trial Jury panel subject to the exerets of fifteen peremptory challenges I ten by the defense and five by the prosecu- j tlon waa today completed In the Ruef case. When the trial was resumed this morn ing thirty-five talesmen out of a drawn ' venire of fifty Issued to complete the panel, . answered their names In court. Twenty- ; six of the thirty-five escaped serving by , satisfying Judge Dunne that their excuses were valid. . Out of the nine remaining, ; four tentative Jurors were chosen In the ' course of the day, thus filling the box. The time has now arrived for the per emptory challenges of the jurors and much speculation 1s Indulged as to whether the ' entire panel will be eet aside In the ex- I erclse of this privilege or whether as many t aa half of the twelve will survive the I final scrutiny of Ruef's prosecutors and defenders. It is thought likely that at ; least another week will be required for the permanent filling of the panel after the i peremptory challenges have been exer cised tomorrow. - The grand Jury haa adjourned to meet next Saturday. The line of Investigation now taken-up bears on the slot machine graft of two years ago. This Is nearlng an end and, It la believed.' It may result In a number of Indictments against several city officials. Among the witnesses are a number of for mer police commissioners, members of the police board of 190S. The daya of the so-called city commissary department appear to be numbered. The city attorney haa handed down an opinion that the department Is Illegal and. in addi tion, the evidence already secured by the grand jury Is, It la said, sufficient to war rant It In recommending Its abolition. This means that the purchase of supplies for hospital and other branches of the mu nicipal service will revert to the old chan nels and be removed from the control of any political combination. ILLINOIS SUIT DISMISSED State Mast Start Now Actios to Re cover Money Claimed From Railroad. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Anrll 17-Th. ... ! preme court today dismissed the suit of ' the state of Illinois against the Illinois Central railroad for an accounting and recovery of the share claimed by the state i of the grosa receipts of the railroad, i In dismissing the suit the court gave i leave to the attorney to withdraw the suit and begin the proceedings, either here or in Chlcsgo. Chief Justice Scott, in his brief oral de cision, announced that the court was di vided as to whether the suit Involved In ternal revenue. In the meaning of the con stitution, and therefore In Its discretion decided not to assume jurisdiction. Assistant Attorney Dempsey said today that uie sail wouia Dm promptly re riled, either In the circuit court here or in the superior court In Chicago. The case ulti mately will go to the supreme court for final action In any event. LARRADEE SEES PRESIDENT Iowa Maa Talks of Railroad Snper Ttalea aad Overeaaltallsatloa Kaaa at White Hoosa. WASHINGTON. April 17.-Former Gov ernor Larrabee of Iowa bad a talk with the president today about strengthening the Interstate commerce law, having In view mora etriot federal supervision of railroads and the prevention of overcapitalisation. Chairman Knepp of tha Interstate Com merce oommiaaloa also "lli"t with tha praaldont SAINTS LEAVING FOR HOWE Marriage aad Divorce Qaestloa So Over to Next Year'a Cob- -fereaee. LAM ONI,' la., April 17. (Special Tele gram.) Following the usual morning ptayer meeting at the letter Day Saints' crnference here today Eldnr J. M. Terry of Oakland. Cal., delivered a fine dis course to an attentive congregation, which, however, was perceptibly smaller than has been noticed for the last two weeks of the conference and convention session. Many are departing on each train, as the end of the conference Is apparently in sight. The selection of the committee from the Daughters of Zlon organisation, . to whom in connection with the committee from the conference shall be entrusted the work of erecting and equipping n home for children, was approved, vis: Mrs. B. C. Smith and Mrs. Ruth L. Smith of In dependence. Mo.; Mrs. C. B. Stcbbins of Lamonl, Mrs. T. A. Hougns of Henderson, la., and Mrs. Evelyn Burgeas of St. Louis. The last named Is the woman who won the United States championship us woman chess player In New York City two months ago. An action was taken after two hours' debate disapproving of Latter Day Saint ministers engaging In or influencing the sale' of mining or other stocks or shares Elder William Newton of California was chosen to be ordained a high priest. It was announced that Elder Paul M. Hanson will give an Illustrated lecture tomorrow evening on his recent extended visit to Palestine and the orient. This young man has lately returned from Tils three years' missionary tour In New Zea land and Australia. To the presidency, the historian and the board of publication was referred the matter of providing a publication for the purpose of gathering and preserving his torical data, and they were given full power to act In the matter. President Joseph Smith was authorised to provide himself with further clerical assistance ' In order that he may soon compile and get In order his 'nemoire, which will be of Inestimable value to the church. The fourth day of next year's session of the conference was set apart for the taking up and discussion of the marriage and divorce question, which has laid on the table for most of this session. High Priest Frederick a. Pitt of Chi cago spoke this evening. HARRY THAW SAYS HE IS ILL Consults With Attorney Peabody Wife Will Not Talk of Moth, er's Statement. NEW YORK, April 17.-Harry K. Thaw Informed the keeper In the Tombs prison that he was ill when A. RusBell Peabody of his counsel called at the prison today. Thaw was still In bed, but on being In formed that he could not confer with Mr. Peabody In his cell, he went to the confer ence room and consulted with Mr. Pea body tor two hours. .. At the end of It Mr. Peabody would make no statement. Mr. Evelyn Thaw, who wae waiting to see her husband, was aeked If she had any reply, V make to rr mother's statement "Not a word to say in any subject," was her reply. Although District Attorney Jerome re turned to his office today from a visit to his home In Lakevlile, Conn., no move yet has been made toward art application for Thaw's release. Daniel O'Reilly of Thaw's counsel, called on Mr. Jerome this afternoon, but said the matter of ball for the prisoner was not mentioned. Mr. Jerome, In speaking of the case, said his position war unchanged from what It was Immediately after the Jury reported a disa greementnamely, that he would oppose In every possible way the release of Thaw on ball. When questioned about the signed statement Issued by Mrs. Nesblt Holman, mother of Mrs. Harry K. Thaw, yesterday, Mr. Jerome said he had read It. "I can't vouch for some of the things said by Mrs. Holman, because I do not know about them," said the district at torney, "but I can assure you that when she said she furnished the district attor ney no Information for use In connection with the trial of Thaw, she epoke the truth. Mrs. Holman never gave us any Information." EARTHQUAKE NEWS IS SLOW Conimanleattoa Still Cat Off from Mack of Devastated Regloa la Mexico. CITT OF MEXICO, April 17.-Owlng to the great difficulty in establishing com munlcatlon with the districts situated In the regions of the greatest devastation wrought by the recent earthquake, details are coming to this city very slowly. From the latest reports It Is learned that shocks occurred as late as noon today. In the Hat of known dead, which now totals fifty, and of the Injured, which approximate 300, are many names of Mexicans prominent In the official and social life of the region. Bo far the names of no American haa ap peared In the meag-re list of dead and In jured as sent to "this city. One of the most remarkable stories of miraculous escapes from death In this earthquake, or perhaps In any other one, came from Santa Julia today, where Sale rlano college for children Is located. When the big shock, came Sunday over 100 chil dren were asleep in the dormitories. Thirty five, together with the teachers, succeeded In leaving the building before the second story and the roof fell in. By a seeming miracle none of those left In the ruins was seriously hurt and all were rescued. In Tlxtla seven people were taken from the ruins dead today and many injured were removed. At Tuxtla eight dead and forty injured are reported. In Ayutla nine are dead and about fifty in jured. In Huamixtlan the cathedral fell and the government offices and the official school are In ruins. At Techan and Tlapa nearly all the houses fell In, but nobody was hurt. In the City of Mexico the damage was heavier than at first supposed. Numerous buildings were badly shaken. UTES GIVEN LEASE ON LANDS r.ac.idri to Hsu.ls oa Caeyeaae River for a Year at Least. PIERRE. 8. D., April 17.-(Speclal Tele gram.) The renegrade L'tes, who have re fused to go back to their Utah reservation without the use of force, have, by the In dian council of the Cheyenne river reserva tion, been leaeed th four townships In the northwestern corner of their reservation for one year, which will settle the dispute of this roving band until eUter arrange ments caa be iuade ANSWER IN THE EDDI CASE DefeidasU in En t at Oonoord Til a Gen eral Denial, 600D FAITH OF COMPLAINT QUESTIONED Evll-Mladed Persons Bald to Have Caased "ext Friends" to Urine Bait for Belflsa Inter-eats. CONCORD, N. H., April 17.-A general de nial of all the allegations of the complaints in the suit for an accounting of the prop erty of Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy filed March 1 was the legal answer made today by the defendants named In tha oilKinal action The specifications In the original bill are that -Mrs. Eddy is and has for a long time been incompetent to do business or to un derstand transactions conducted In her name; that the defendant, whose answer was filed today, with other leaders of the Christian Science church who were named in the original bill, have possessed tnem eelves of the person and property of Mrs. Eddy and have carried en her business; that on account of Mrs. Eddy's infirm. ty these persons are bound to give account of ail transactions undertaken In hr name and that the defendants have wrongfully converted property to their own use. To these representations the defendants filed specific and detailed denial, declaring also that the suit was not brought by the plaintiffs In good faith, but that "the ex celled 'next friends' have been Induced to lonn their names at the Instigation of cer tain evil-minded pet sons who are furnl h lng money for the prosecution of the mat ter for their own evil purposes and to further their own selfish Interests." Other Defendants Answer. .Besides the Boston defendants, Calvin A. Fry Irving C. Tomllnson, Herman 8. 8. Herlng and Lewis C. Strang of Concord, the New Hampshire residents among the defendants named In the original bill In equity, also filed their answer today. Mr. Frye eys he has been In the employ of Mrs. Eddy for about twenty-five years, for a considerable part of the time as private secretary. During all that time her house at Concord and all other houses In which she has resided, together with all persons employed or connected therewith, have al ways been under the absolute control and direction of Mrs. Eddy. Mrs. Eddy de termines for herself whom she will see and the length of time that will he given for that purpose, according to Mr. Frye's answer, and the defendant denies that he ever, personally, or in conjunction with Strang or others of the defendants, re fused to allow any person or persons to see Mrs. Eddy, or that he has prescribed or limited the time to be allowed to per sons desiring to confer with her, except In accordance with the rules prescribed by said Mary B. O. Eddy, for the conduct of her household and buslnesa. The defendant . denies also . that Mrs. Eddy is and has .been for many late years not legally responsible for acts done by her and unfit to manage and control her business and property, but. on the contrary, he avers that she always haa directed and managed er business affairs. Ths. answer of Strang is practically the same as that of Frye, while the answers of Tomllnson and Herrn yary .pnly Insofar as their relations ' with Mrs. Eddy ' differ from those of Frye and Strang. ' DAUGHTERS jARE ENERGETIC Lively Campaiara Amosg Revolatloa ary Society, With the Prcsldeaey as the Object. WASHINGTON. April 17. The chief in terest today In ' the conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution Is centered In the dedication of the memorial portico at the Memorial Continental hall. The regents of the thirteen original states stood on the portico, which Is south of tha building, looking toward the Potomac. C. W. Necdham, president of the George Washington university, delivered a short .address and the chaplain-general, Mrs. Teunts 8. Hamlin, offered prayer. The congress will elect officers tomorrow and Mrs. McLean's friends are making the claim that sufficient votes have been pledged to re-olect the president-general, despite the fact that her candidacy has not been Indorsed by the New York state dele gation. There is also much activity In the camp of the "Insurgents" who will present candidates for all the officers In opposition to the administration, or McLean slate. Practically the entire afternoon session was devoted to the announcement of con tributions to the building fund by tha various state chapters. Already the or ganization has accumulated a fund of $350,000 for this purpose, and It la be lieved that with today's contributions there will be nearly enough to pay for the build ing. The Society of Children of the American (Revolution, which Is also holding Its ses sions here, will make Its annual pilgrimage to the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon tomorrow. Mrs. Fied T. Dubois of Idaho, national president, haa requested many of the Daughters of the American Revolution to accompany the children on this trip. JOHN P. DUNNING IS DEAD Forelsra and War Correspondent of Associated Press Dies of Tnnior , of tha Drala. v PHILADEI.PHIA, April 17,-John P. Dun ning, well known In newspannr circles throughout the country, died today in a hospital here of tumor on the brain. He was 44 years of nge. John P. Dunning nrrt came into notice a a newspaper writer of exceptional ability In He had been sent to Samoa by the Aaaoclated Pross to eaten for develop ments In the Samoa difficulties, the naval squadrons of the 1'nlted States, Great Britain and Germany having gathered at that place. On March li. a great hurricane swept over ths Islands and fifteen merchant vessels and six men-of-war were piled upon the shores of Apia bay and 112 officers and men of the American and Ger man warships lost their lives. Dunning was upon the scene througnout the hurri cane, which lasted thirty-six hours, and assisted the natives In saving many lives. Afterward he wrote a 80.000-word story of the storm, the wrecking of the warships and the rescue of the sailors, which has ever been considered a model of descriptive writing. Dunning acted as war correspondent for ths Associated Press In Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines. He landed with Colonel Roosevelt's Rough Rldere In Cuba and his was the first story snt out of the ambuscade la which liauilltou Fish was kiU4 STATE REGENTSFOR D. A. R. Mrs. C. ft. Letina Chosea for Nebraska and Mra. Rovreaa E. Stevens for Iowa. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April 17.-(Speo1nl Tele gram. At a meeting today of the Ne braaka women In attendance on the nnnual convention of the Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution Mrs. C. B. Lettnn of Lincoln waa chosen state regent end Mrs. Conrad Ilnllenbeck of Fremont vice regent. Thoee present at the convention :t an official capacity are: Mrs. R. C. Hoyt. regent Omaha chapter; Mrs. Archibald Smith of Omaha and Mrs. M. J. Waush of Lincoln. At the meeting of the Iowa delegation thla morning Mrs. Rowena R 8tvens of Boone was re-elected state regent and Mrs. J. C. Loher of Pes Moines was chosen vice state recent. Mrs. Conley of Dubuque,! former state regent for aomj years, wns elected honorary stnte regent. There are elKht chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution In Nebraska and they have contributed 1017 to the building fund to complete the marble struc ture which was started some time agn, and Is now practically complete, except ns to Interior finish and decoration. Iowa women have pledged themselves for ll.rro for an Iowa room In the structure. They paid tflOO In cash and obligated them selves to pay the balnnce within one year. Iowa also, through Its various chapters, contributed tfm to the building fund. Poatmnsiters appointed: Nebraska Brown vllle, Nemaha county, Thomas C. Dilts, vice E. E. Lowman, resigned South Da kotaCrawford, Roberta county, Emll Hosabjor, vice Olo Ptovern, resigned. Rural free delivery carriers appointed: Nebraska Diller, route 1, Clyde Hutchin son carrier, L. A. Forest Raymond sub stitute; Endlcott. route 1, Rollnnd B. Knapp carrier, Reuben Thontas substitute. Iowa Glenwnod, route 3, John Schmidt carrier, Lulu N. Schmidt substitute; Rock Valley, route S, Howard N. Kessler carrier, Andy Keanler substitute; Swea City, route t, Nels Pterson carrier, Robert Haglund sub stitute; Wlnterset, route i. Frank A. Gar retson carrier, John Maplethorp substitute. South Dakota Goodwin, route 1, Abe L, Matteson carrier, John Davis substitute; Hascl, route 2, John O. Davison carrier, Maud Davison substitute; Irene, route 2, Michael J. Fltxgerald carrier, Neil C. Flti gerald substitute; Marlon, route 1, William W. Brady carrier. Jacob M. Reich substi tute; Meckltng, route 1. Fred O Havlland carrier, Carl J. Kdnerton substitute; Revlllo, routes 1 and 2, Gustav A Garberg carrier, Albert Qarberg substitute: Vienna, routo 1, Otto Froke carrier, Melvln Froke substitute; Watertown, routes I and 4, James L. Humphrey carrier, Emma D. Humphrey substitute; routes 6 and 6, Arthur M. DeLand carrier, Lottie E. De Land substitute. t'pon the recommendation of Congress man Parker, Dr. F. 8. Howe has been ap pointed pension examining surgeon at Dead wood. 8. D.. vice Dr. F. B. Schreere, resigned. ORDER TO CONDUCT FUNERAL Obsequies for O. J. Vaa Dyke ' to Be Held by Workmea Lodge. Tha funeral e"f O. J. Van Dyke of Bhel ton, grand .master workman of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, whose death occurred In Omaha Tuesday night, will take p' '9 at his home In Bhelton Thursday. 'I. body will be accompanied by an es cort of Workmen and the services will be held under auspices of the order. The body of Mr. Van Dyke will be taken on the 8:30 a. m. train over the Union Pa clfld Thursday to Shelton, where the funeral aervlces will be held In the afternoon, and will be then taken to Grand Island for burial there on Friday afternoon, under direction of lodge No. 1. An escort of six men froni the Workmen degree team of lodge No. 169, with Captain Henry Hempen In command, will accompany the body. A brother of the dead Workman arrived Wednesday, but because of . the wife's 111 health she was unable to come also. Her Illness is the cauae for so much haste in the obsequies.- Mr. Van Dyke joined the order In 1S4 and served the order for over twenty years, being the oldest organiser In point of serv ice In the United States. He was deputy supreme lodge representative. He was born In Butler county,. Pennsylvania, April 7, 1S54. In 1379 he took up a homestead near Bhelton. At that time he was a resident of Omaha, but haa made Bhelton hla home since. The ball to have been held last night waa Indefinitely postponed because of the death of Mr. Van Dyke. JUNIOR CLASS SUSPENDED Drary College Faculty Takes Kxeep tloas to Resolutions Passed by tha Class. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 17.-The entire Junior class of Drury college (Congrega tional), numbering thirty-four members, was suspended by the faculty today be cause they refused to apologise for a set of resolutions drawn up last Monday and directed against the faculty. The fresh- ' man class of eighty-seven students has voted to stand by the Juniors. The trouble all came through the theft from President Klrble's home of a quantity of Ice cream Intended for a seniors' reception. A Junior, Wyatt Erandon of Rocrv!lle, Ark., charged with being the lender of the raid ers, refused to divulge the name of the others and was ordered home. Then the class Intervened. "NIGHT RIDERS" DESTRUCTIVE! Tobacco Reds Destroyed nud Tralu t in e a Warned Mot to Hani Cer tain Prodnrt. CLARK8VILLF. Tenn., April 17.-The ! destruction of tobacco beds in this district by "night riders' has reuehed an alirtn Ing stige and It . Is feared that unless t;ie depredations are speedily slopped thero will be an unv)Kually lUht crop. During the last week a number of piant beds have I been salted end the plants killed. ! In Trigg county, Kentucuy, the situation : is serious In the extreme. Fully a score of plant beds have been destroyed, tobacco rolled Into the Tlver and warr.ir.ss potJ In places of Indi pendent planters. Train men have been threatened with violence if they haul the tobacco of growers not con nected with tl.e Growere' association. Hedrlek law Continued. CHICAGO, April 17. Perry U Hedrlek, Chlf of the cl:y ssnltury Infection, now under suspension pending the lnvst!ff&T n of trlbery charges. hm arralcn'd t.1ay and was granted a continuance until May I Illinois l.oeal Option HIU. BrniiMirir.i.u, tn., April it. in senate I today, by a vote of K to t. passi-d a bill I .11 i . .. -1 ......... i . . . j luviunii i", ' 'lyiiuu iii luwiienips ! cities and villages, tha question to be voted j uiauo ax a general election, I Interview 0f Edward and Victor Immannel Attract Sot ire f Germtui MOTIVES OF BRITON ARE QUESTIONED Cologne Gpftte Sa?i He U Trfin? to Break Triple Alliance. GOVERNMENT 0LNI 3 RESPONSIBILITY Foreicn ' file ' r.b ot'.ion Dopj Not Repre sent Opinion of Ministry, fr:nch VIEW OF THE SITUATION Belief at Parts that Comlnsr Confer ence Will Have Good F.ffrct oa International Itelntlona la Europe. BERLIN. April 17-Klng Edward's ap proaching meeting with King Victor Em manuel at Gneta la attracting much at tention In theXJerman press, whleh com ments on the event as being an effort to Isolate Germany and win Italy away from the triple alliance. An article In the Co logne Oaiette In this sense Is being widely dlscused. because It Is believed to have been Inspired from Berlin. The writer say public opinion In Germany sees In King Edward's course tin attempt to disturb the European equilibrium, which Is calculated to awaken misgivings regarding bis din armament proposal, and finally warns Great Britain that "war with Germany would be dangerous for any opponnt or any coalition of opponents" This sharp language is Interpreted by the Tagllehe Rundschau as meaning that the German government has grown weary of the "Eng lish game of hide and eeek and the comedy of peace and disarmament." At the Foreign office, when attention wns called to the Cologne Gaxette'a article, II waa stated that it expressed only the ed itorial opinion of the paper; that the Ger man government was In no way responsible for such views and that the governtuent officials would have taken steps to prevent their publication if they had been known in advance. The Foreign office does not see any reason for disquiet In connection with the meeting of the kings of England and Italy, since Italy knows that its in dependence is better guarded by being a member of the triple alliance than If it la thrown wholly upon Anglo-French sup port. Great Britain s predominant position In the western part of the Mediterranean Is fully recognised by Germany, which haa no interests there. Effect of Kings' Media. PARIS, April 17. The forthcoming meet ing of King fc-dward and King KUward Em manuel at Gaeta la viewed with the utmost satisfaction In governmental circles here, where the royal conference is considered as not only likely to strengthen the cordial relations existing between Italy and Gieat Britain, but as binding ciosur the tiej be tween those two countries and France, and as exerting a lood effect on tha European Bltuatlon. Politicians Gather, ROME, April 17.-The marquis Of Ban Glullano, the Italian ambassador to Great Britain, - haa arrived at Naples ready to proceed to Gaeta it summoned to taks part in the coming conference between King Edward and King Victor Emmanuel. This fact, added to the presence of Foreign Minister Tlttonl at Naples, strenUiens the view that the meeting of Uie two kings will have-considerable political Importance and that they will confer on Important International questions, mainly the pro posed discussion of the t,uestlon of the limitation of nrmaments at the approaching peace conference at The Hague. FRANCE BUSY OFF MOROCCO Natives Think Eoropeaa Repobllo Desires to Aaaas Ter ritory. TANGIER, April 17. A menacing French naval demonstration la taking plaoe oft Mogador and the general situation Is grave, owing to the resentment of the Moore over the French occupation of Oudja. Native opinion le unantmoua that France is seeking to pick a quarrel with Morocco In order to make further annexatlona of territory. In the meanwhile the country Is swarming with "provocative agenta." Information received here from Caaa Blanca Is that the situation has much Im proved owing to the presence In the harbor of the French cruiser La Iande. The gov. ernor has paid out a considerable sum of money to neighboring tribesmen to In duce them to keep quiet. The success of the French naval visit to this port Induced the commander of the La Lande to send ths cruiser G loirs to Mogador In an endeavor to bring about a similar ra sult there. RUSSIAN JUDGE REMOVED Maa Who Sentenced Reactionaries Asked to Resign by Minister of Jnstloe. ST. PETERSBURG. April 17. Judc Arnold, president of the Moscow supremo tourt, who ser.tuiiced for excess, seveial i t the reactionist 4 of the Ktstroma ' dis trict, has reslfiied at the request of M. Chichi .gluvl.uff, the minister of Justice. The lllcrui prt-sa contracts the milliliters acton In thU cane with his speech la ths locur house of I'jilta.nent. April 12, ad vocating an independent Russian J.tJlclary, Judtie Arnold, who Is a m nut or, is an out spoken opponent of drumhead court-mux -tlal. WAIJ3AW, Rustlan Polana. April 17. It was ttiinoiir. ' that In the course of police Investigations !n" the recrt murder of a physician he.e by a hired terrorist it was tLlllier tli..l 15 each Is the price paid by the terrorism cf Warsaw for murders. FRANCE FOR Smi ARMAMENT I'avora Pollcv as Vuiter of Principle, Tkleki Disrcisloa Xat Flfec live. PARIS. April 17. The announcement of the withdrawn! of Italy s compromise prop osition In the matter of a ulicussluti of tha limitation of armaments it The Hague peace confidence owlr.g to Austria's and Germany's decided attitude In M.sXon to it was made public here tljy. It dues not greatly afreet Francs s position relative to the MtTiltat.on of armaments. Authoritative circles declare that France, as a matter of principle, regards all efforts to advance the idea, but It is of tbs opinion that its dlwusalon at the peace conference la not likely to aoeurue concrale shape.