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The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVI NO. 2GS.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1907 TWELVE TAGES.
SINGLE COFY THREE CENTS.
i
TERMSOFTUETREATC
AmtpiU AtTvamtit CalU for Ueetiic of
Central Abmlcbu Conrreu.
SESSION WILL IE HELD IN NICARAGUA
All FW of Republici Are How Ftrtj to
the ConTenUoi.
fXACC IS BELIEVED TO BE ASSURED
irmiMl End FrerieulT dieted A none
Tour of the fintiont.
THREATENING ISSUES TO BE ARBITRATED
IthmiI Alse Pra-vldee for
Bpeettal Censsoerelal TrMtf Be
twNa Ilwxma 4
Salvador.
WASHINGTON, April 26. Detail of the
treaty of peace and amity between Nlca
ragua and Salvador, which wu signed at
.Amapala on Tuesday last were received
aU tha State department today through a
aMblegram from Phillip Brown, charge of
he American legation at Guatemala.
The treaty la similar to that entered Into
a, year ago and known aa the Marblehead
pact, and It Includes a provision for a
(general Central American peace congress
to be held In Nicaragua In the near future
and a special commercial treaty between
JSlcaragua and Salvador.
The new conference to be bald In Nica
ragua under the terms of this last agree
ment will be the third of a series of such
fathering of the republics of Central
America, each and all with the same pur
pose, namely, to conserve the peace of
that section of the world. The first con
ference was held at Corlnto la 1905 and re
sulted In the adoption of a scheme for the
settlement of Issues between the little re
publics, which. If It had been adhered to.
would hrve put an end for all time to the
frequent wars that have ravaged that amo
tion. But within a year, befors the con
clusion of the Corlnto agreement, friction
again developed and actual war between
two of the republics was only prevented
by the active Intervention of Secretary
Boot. This took the form of proposals to
both sides, which could not be restated, for
mother conference, which was held on
board the United States steamship Marble
bead about a year ago. The outcome was
another agreement, to which four of the
republics were parties, to preserve the
eace on well denned principles looking to
the arbitration of airy threatening Issues.
Nicaragua did not adhere to that arrange
ment, taking the ground that It was un
necessary because she had already sub
scribed to the Corlnto convention. So In
the course of another year trouble again
developed, this time between Nicaragua
and Honduras, over a boundary question,
ftnd Incidentally Salvador waa dragged Into
(he war that followed.
It la th? expectation of the officials here
that as a result of tne intra conference
about to be held there will be no further
disturbance In Central America, at least
for many year to ooraa.
Secretary Bnwa at 9a a Jnae.
GUATEMALA CJTT, Guatemala. April
65. The United States cruiser Chicago ar-
rived today at San Jose. It brought Philip '
Brown, secretary of the American lega- j
tlon. who waa Instrumental in bringing
bout the peaoe agreement at Amalpa. Mr.
Brown's services there were greatly appre
ciated. MISSIONARIES TO CHINA MEET
fro testa at Coafereaee Orlebratlag
Ceattaarr of Horrlsaa'a LaalUf
la Prosrreaa at Sanaa" hat.
SHANGHAI. China. April 5. Tb open
tng of the Protestant missionary conference
today In celebration of the centenary of
the landing of Robert Morrison, the Eng
lish missionary, at Canton was marked by
tha attendance of the largest body of mis
sionaries ever gathered in the far east.
Tha missionaries met in the splendid au
ditorium of the new Chines Toung Men's
Christian association building, with about
1.000 missionaries and foreign visitors pres
ent. Including the secretaries or representa
tives of thirty missionary boards and of
ths Laymen's Missionary association and
ministers and laymen from the United
6tatea. Great Britain. Germany, France,
Holland. Sweden, Switzerland. Austria.
Finland, Hawaii, Japan, tha Philippines,
Btam, India, Cores. Ceylon and the Ma
layan archipelago.
Rev. Arthur H. Smith of the Pang
Chung mission of ths 'American. Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions and
Rev. J. C. Gibson, D. D, of the English
Presbyterian mission at Swato acted aa
fhatrmiB In the afternoon m nA
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rvspecuvwjr
About 10 persona were present at
the
evening reception, when Viceroy Tuan
Fang of Tanktn waa represented by Taotal
Wong, who welcomed the members of
the conference and assured them of his
friendliness to missionaries.
A feature of the day's proceedings was
th. opening of the new hall erected In
memory of the missionaries and others
who lost their Uvea In the Boxer uprising.
Important pre-conference meetings were
beld April S and yesterday, among them
be'.ng that of the Chinese Medical aaao-cj-tiou.
which was attended by eighty mis
sionary physiciana. Ther reported sb
servatlona confirm the theory that malaria
Infection Is being spread by mosquitoea
Kmpaasls was laid on ths unity of the
riiedtcal men In all missionary work.
The missionary delegates of the Baptists
1 V , . . n"n "nops
China declared themselves In favor of
a closer union of their respective churches
ta order to make their work more ef-
ftc:hs.
Action toward federating all the Pre.-
tytertaa denominations ln China wxs
iFrn.
Prince KHel Frederick I.Jnrea.
npRLIN. April -Prince E-tl Fred-
rick. Emperor William's second son, fell ;
.11 bis horse during a csvalry drill yes
terday afternoon on the Doebritse grounds,
terr Potsdam. Alarming reports were
irid rere this morning regarding his
KnCClon. It aa alleged that the prince! Joha Mltehell Better.
j s jertr-g front concussion of the brain i CHICAGO. April S -John Mitchell, prea
sd ihat he bad been kicked la the face ' Mcnt of the L'nited Mine Workera of
bv h. K irM lAttr. however, a telenhona ' America, was someahat Improved t t r
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Keisage froni Potsiam said that the first
r porta were exaggerated sod that there
aa iij m-ise tM fear of serious rtsulta
AasirMatn Tfcn u Braaaels.
BRl'dritJ-. April 3 -Four anarchists
suspected of having panned to aaaasalnate
1 r nc Albrrt cf Iwl.li.in were arrested to-
ear la and atut a efcurett aklca the brtiwe
to viai
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
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warmer Friday Pnturriy partly cioudy.
MRafT FOR IOYVA-Kalr Friday and
Saturday: warmer Saturday.
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DOMESTIC.
Washington authorities leaves for
Jamestown exposition, where opening
ceremonies will be hold today. Impo
sition to be complete In May. Page 1
Committee of American Bar associa
tion prepares report containing sugges
tion for Insurance laws. Page 2
New Tork hears Boston man Is to be
arrested In connection with robbery of
Trust Company of America. 'age 1
Alleged train robbers near Evansvtlle.
Ind.. set fire to a bridge, shoot a town
marshal and one Is captured. Page 1
Receivers appointed by Kansas supreme
court to take charge of property of brew
eries In state qualify and begin work.
Page 1
Kansas university Is distributing a par
asite bee that kills off the green bug that
Is ravaging wheat fields. Pag
BTEBfeABXA.
Union Pacific road files Its state and
interstate tariff sheets with the railway
commission. State officials may test ru
lng that old appropriations lapsed March
tl. Outside corporations In a icramble
to comply with new law regarding desig
nation of a state agent. Pace 3
Denfense In Hamlin murder cass In
troduces evidence to show that defendant
Is mentally unsound. Page 3
Rev. E. Vandyke Wight resigns the
presidency of Hastings college to become
the pastor of a church in Middletown,
N. T. Page a
Congressman Norrls goes to Kearney,
where he will Join congressional party on
trip to Hawaii. Page 3
WASKXjrQTOV.
Secretary Wilson names commissioners
to enforce pure food and drug law. Page 1
POBXXQV.
Treaty completed at Amapola provides
that a congress of Central American re
publics shall aoon be held In Nicaragua.
Page 1
Bill providing for Polish autonomy in
troduced In the lower house at the Rus
sian Parliament. Pars I
Protestant missionaries hold confer
ence at Shanghai looking to closer rela
tions between associations. Pag 1
X.OCAL.
Commercial club definitely decides to
proceed with Its original plans of extend
ing its trade tour In June to the Pacific
coast northwest. Pag 1
Corporations rush to the office of regis,
ter of deeds In their anxiety to learn the
Provisions of the new law requiring the
registration of names of their agents and
orae 01- Tmf T
Tnree estates witb an
aggregate ol
over 1600.000 capital yield several thou
sand dollars to the county under the In
heritance tax law. Pag S
William Whitney exploits the achieve
ments of E. H. Harriman ln rebuttal to
the attacks made upon him, citing the
Union Pacific aa his monument. Pags 7
John 8. Clark, formerly of Omaha, ar
rives from Honolulu and tells of the
general development In that Island where
the Jap question has become a problem.
Page S
Woman's world Pique and pongee are
popular Notes on Omaha society. Page S
Prosecution ln the Den ni son libel suit
endeavors to impeach the defense. Page
POST.
Campaigner wins the Flushing stakes
at Aqueduct from Grapple, a prohibitive
favorite. Pag 4
Boston defeats Brooklyn by good work
at bat and ln the box. Pag 4
Denver wins from Omaha, 1 to 1, at
Vinton Street 'park, where Mayor Dahl
man pltchea first balL Page 4
comuoiu ajtd nrsvsTmxA&.
Live stock markets. Page
Grain markets. Page 9
Htocka and bonds. Pag
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FIGHT ON THE GREEN BUG
Kansas Talverslty Is Distributing a
Parasite Bee that Kills tha
Pent.
LAWTtENCE. Kan.. April S. Professor
8. J. Hunter of the state university has
tuken charge of the fight against the green
bug ln the wheat fields, and is being as
sisted by free telephone and express ser
vice and contributions from farmers and
n-.ara Prof. Hunter is sending out a
whtch . th. bu,.
The tn tay. an la th, fwn bu, thllt
j C lU9e. u, dwlth. Th, beeB n&, 5 o(t.
I spring, whlls the green bug has only forty.
Tne U are kept la cold storage at the
university and sent out when called for.
I At nrMnt aimut tl r..Ma an.
!" 1 "rof- H'jnler ha. five
I 4l indent, out In th. field, collect-
ing tha
araelts tsa and sending them
to the university. Prof. Hunter believes
that with warmer weather the next weea
will witness, material rtdutlon m the rav
ages of the green bug.
ar'ter a fairly restful nignt. Mr. Mitchell s
cocdion va so much improved tonlahl
that the proposed operation for his ex merit
' bven tndvnniteiy postponed.
Tnlkaeea Grawere Meet
LEXINGTON, Ky. April atFifteen
, trvuiand people today attended a barbecue
nJ bu, Ki4,n hy th A,rna ocW.,y
of Equity. tr.ar.led t f (tit tne aii-ced
' t'bncca trust 1-vlenatea from f..rty-',r-
of Ketitucay, Ohio and Xuduia
PUSHLNC BitWERY F1CHT
Eeoalven ArpoinUd hy Itntu Eopiexo
Court QsalL'j and Eecii Work,
LIQUOR LAW TO BE REVIVED
aaea Soliciting. Orders Will Re
Preseealed later Statate Which
Was Oaee set Aside as
l nronetltotlonnl.
TOPEKA, Kan.. April 25.-The three re- j
eelvers appointed yesterday by the state !
supreme court for the property of eight j
brewery companies and the Helm Real ; mt ,ne president's office.
Estate company ln Kansas qualified today when the senator came out he was sur
and orders giving them the right to take rounded by a group of newspaper men.
charge of all property In the state belong- j wno followed him to the gates of the
Ing to the defendants wss Issue!. The grounds In front of the president s house,
receivers conferred at length with Sheriff : He declared he had nothing to say of any
Wllkerson as to the location of brewery conseouence. His dialoa-ue with the renor-
property ln this. Shswnee county, which
consists of a quantity of beer and liquors
In cold storage warehouses and horses and
wagons. The receivers will first separate ;
the property In this county and then go j
after that In other parts of the state. j
Governor Hoch today allowed the receivers
money out of the contingent fund to pay !
the surety companies that went on their
bond, and stated that additional necessary
expenses would be furnished them from
the same sources.
Llqeor Law to Be Revived.
Fred S. Jackson, attorney general of
Kansas, announced today that aa soon aa
he can secure the evidence that will war- j
rant a prosecution he will Instruct some j
county attorney to begin the prosecution of i
a traveling salesman selling liquor In
Kansas. The case will be based upon the
recent decision of the United States su
preme court In the case of Delamater j
against South Carolina which supersedes '
the Kansas supreme court decision In a '
similar case. The case will be brought as
an ordinary criminal prosecution In the
district court and It Is expected that the i
defendant will appeal to the supreme court :
ppeal to the supreme court:""
e the state where an early hearing will I
be sought. 1
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The Kansas statutes now provide that I
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be fined from II to $W) or sent to Jail for
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held Invalid by the supreme court once on .
the ground that Its enforcement would be1
a burden to Interstate commerce. The
United States supreme court upheld the law
In the South Carolina case.
TRAIN ROBBERS IN FIGHT
Tawa Marshal Waaadea la Trylmg
ta Arrest Men Wka Fire
Bridge.
EVANSVILLE, Ind.. April X. Attempts
to set Are to a bridge on the Southern
railroad near Temple, Ind.. from motives
of revenge or for purposes of robbery,
were frustrated early today by W. R.
Cummins, the town marshal of English,
Ind.. who was shot twice by two men be
lieved to be the guilty paxUaa.
About . midnight tha night operator at
Temple saw a fire In the middle of Uie
bridge near bis station. Going to tbs spot,
he found a bunch of waste burning and ex
tinguished It. After be returned three
freight trains passed the station. When
they bad passed he again saw flames on
the ''bridge and upon Investigation found
the bridge had been set on fire the second
time. Immediately he notified the train
dispatcher at Princeton. Ind., who tele
phoned the marshal of English to go to
the bridge on a train which was then ar
riving at English and to pick up all aus
picious men along the traca. After leaving
English tha marshal unit upon two men and
halted them, demanding that they give an
account of themselves. One of thum op-
ened fire on the marshal, shooting hlra
twice, wounding him In the hip and ln the
bowns. Those who were with ths mar-
hal succeeded In arresting one of the
men. but the other got away.
A posse la being organised at English to
search for the roan who shot the marshal,
The latest Information Indicates that
there were four men ln the miscreant party
and that they have been located In a wood
near English. A posts will be sent to en- I freexlng weather extending from the Ne
deavor to caetur them. j braska-Iowa state lines south Into the
Feeling runs high at English ovsr the
shooting. Th arrested man refused to
A posse started from Decker. Ind.. at 10
o'clock this morning with bloodhounds.
The dogs took the trail near the bridge
where the miscreants started the fire, turn
ing directly Into the woods at the side of
th tracka
MANY BREAKS IN STEEL RAILS
Hew Tsrk Railway rasaaaleslea Calls
Atteatloa af Railroads ta
Alaraatna- Increase.
ALBANY. N. T.. April 25 Broken rails
-
removed rrom ranroaa iracga in tnis state
during January. February and March of
this year were much more numerous than
In the corresponding tnree months or either 1
of the last two years, according to a but
letin usued tonight by the State Railroad
commission.
"The unusual number of broken rails re
ported during the last winter," the bulle
tin says, "caused the Investigation at this
time. The board finds that during ths
three months ending March 3L 1907, there
was a total of 1.014 breaks on the prin
cipal steam lines of the state; during the
corresponding three months of IKOi there
was a total of KM and during tha corre
sponding three months of 19u6 a total of
Lxn.
The matter In detail ha. been presented
10 me Aimnno iwu.-ay naaocutiion. wnicn
Is now holding Its convention ln Chicago.
and It has requested that the matter be
taken up for dlscuasion and action by the
vanous rauroaa managers. 11 is pronaDle
that the convention will go into the cause, adopt 3 the doctrine of free love and dla
of the greatly Increased number of break- aster followed.
ages and that tha matter will be discussed
as to causes and a conference arranged
with rail manufacturers with a view to
discovering If the alarming number of '
breakages are due to methods of manu
facture or metal composition. "
DENNIS KEARNEY IS DEAD
aa
rraaelnea "las Letter" Pmmmr,
Away at HI. Hoaao la
Alaateaa.
. J Steunenberg. was dismissed today by Judge
AM FRANCISCO, April 3. Dennis ! Wood In the district court.
Kearney, who In the lots seventies headed ' The court held tbat the affidavit of
ths sand lot agitation against ths Chinese; Juror Wsgner. upon which Tost was called
ta this state, died last night st bis boms Into court was Insufficient Tost waa lm
In Alameda, J mediately rearrested, however, at the aug-
He at one time had a large following ln j gestlon of ths court under the Idaho
this city, the political affairs of which he' statute making attempt, to Influence a
dominated for a period. Of late years he juror a felony. He will have a prellml
fc&a not takoa aa active nart In do. ILL. 1 narr hnartng tomorrow afternoon,
PENROSE AT WHITE HOUSE
Beaator. f mm Peaaaylvaala and
Ores e a iay There Mas X Tea.
fere-nee with President
WASHINGTON. April 25 Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania, whose name has
been freely mentioned In connection with
the giving away at a dinner of the details
of an alleged conspiracy against President
Roosevelt, waa one of the early visitors
at the White House today. This Is Sen
ator Penrose's first visit to the White
House since the publication of the story,
which he denied a day or two afterward.
Senator Penrose remained at the White
House for an hour, but a good portion of
this tlme WBi p.nt ln conversation with
Secretary Loeb, there being other visitors
ters was substantially as follows:
"What was the object of your visit, sen
ator?"
"It was purely social. I had a very nice
visit. It Is very nice of you gentlemen to
walk along with me,
but I have nothing
to say."
"Nothing to add to or take from the talk
about the so-called conspiracy?"
"No. no."
"Did you evplsiln to the president why
the Pennsylvania legislature refused to en
dorse him for a third term?"
1 did not."
"Pon't you thtr.k that needed explana
tion V
"I do not."
I "What do yon think of the third term
proposition?"
"Don t think."
j With this remark the senator moved on
down Pennsylvania avenue.
While Senator Penrose was at the ex
! ecutlve offices. Senator Bourne of Oregon
; came In. He went direct to Secretary
' Loeb's offlee. Senator Bourne, It has been
f mmmJ "FT.?' ."I, .V ,V -'
lnn" at whlc1 th detn f th i"'
, . . " " V .a I
"-" "-""-"' I
" iven Senator Bourne
saw the president after Mr. Penrose had ;
. ' , . . . t .
lert. He declared, however, that there had
not been any conference between the pres-
M g(nmtor proM an hJ
that he bad not seen Mr. Penrose during
h v,gU to the Wn)te Hf)u.e
v . ,
White House regarding the senator's call
except that the visit had been a very pleas
ant one.
Secretary Loeb said that he was not
present during the senator's talk with the
president, but that In the subsequent con
versation Mr. Penrose had with the secre
tary the so-called conspiracy waa not re
ferred to.
President Roosevelt today dlscuseed na
tional politics and some of the business of
the republican national committee with Its
acting chairman. Harry 8. New. who re
mained with the president some time. With
the newspaper men, however. Mr. New
would not talk politics. He said, however.
that four cities are already In the' field for
the honor of holding the next national con-
rerlon of the republican party, mvttjrlrm
having been received from Chicago, St
Louis. Kansas City and Seattle. A selec
tion will be made by the national commit
tee at Its meeting here In December.
SNOW FALLS AT ST. JOSEPH
Colorado Is Visited ky Freeaing
Weather and Growers Say
Fralt Is Killed.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., April Snow fell
here for several hours this morning, the
latest precipitation ln-many yeara
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April K
Colorado Springs and vicinity waa visited
by light snow and freexlng weathar agnln
j last night. A circular letter received by
the commission houaes In this city and
I signed by the Delta County Fruit Growers' ;
association announce that all fruit of.
j every description ln that section of the ;
; state has been killed and with the excep- 1
tlon of small shipments of late apples there ;
1 will be no fruit for sale this vear. I
j KANSAS CITT. Mo.. April SB. Snow In j
j northern Kansas and northern Missouri and ;
, panhandle of Texas was reported this morn-
! trig byUhe local weather bureau with pre
dictions of colder weather by night There
waa a fall of between two and three Inchea
of snow at Dresden, In the northwestern
corner of Kansas; a light fall at Con
cordia. Kan.. IF miles northwest of Kansas
City, and half an Inch at Maryvllle. In
northwestern Missouri. The temperature
at Kansas City this morning reached 39
Colo . April S. - Freexlng
weather with a light snow preval ed in
eastern Colorado last night In Denver
and throughout the northeastern portion
of the state the temperature fell to 22 de
grees. At Grand Junction, ln the western
P ,n u,te- lne lowest temperature
, AM T t I- MM t V,- fr.tlt In lh. it!.- I
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j trtrt him not been damaged over 30 per
, the late frosts.
SOCIALIST BUBBLE BURSTS
aUWALiai DUU3Lt DU"i,J
Property af Co-operative Colony
Washington 1. Bold to Pay
Its Debt.
EELLINGHAM. Wash.. April 25 "Equal-
Ity." a socialistic colony established In Vtfi,
and which for years was pointed to as a
successful experiment ln collective owner-
ship and production, was wiped out of ex-
Utence by a court order yesterday. Judge
Joyner of Skagit county directing thst Its
property be sold to pay ths colony's debts. ; ference period and the exchange of com- i case of Bill Britton, charged with the aa
The property consists of 00 sres of land. , munlcatlons, which will begin with the ' sasslnatlon of Town Marshal James A.
nw.
mill, printing plant and twenty dwel-
i;,, The colony was established by a
; national orranlxation known as the Broth-
1 f-rroo.1 of the Co-Operative Commonwealth,
of whlch many prominent socialist, were
members A portion of the colonists I
1 ALLEGED
1
JURY FIXER" HELD
Idaho Maa Released af Charge af
Coatenapt 1. Rearrested lader
Biafe Law.
BOISE, Idaho, April . The case of W.
' D. Tost, chsrged with contempt of court
for an alleged effort to Influence a juror
on regular panel which will probably try
W. D. Hay-ard for alleged complicity In
the assassination of former Governor
TRADE TOUR CUES THE LIMIT
lorthweit Exea.rs.on Will be Msie Clear
ta facifie Coal I,
ALL OPPOSITION IS SOON OVERCOME
Ceaasnerelal CI ah Baslaess Boosters
Will Start aa Their Casn
saiga leessl Day
of Jaae.
Returning to the original plana promul-
gated for the "Great Northwest" trade ex
cursion cf the Commercial club to be held
next June. It has been definitely decided to
take the trip to Portland. Seattle, Spokane
and the northwest states and not curtail it
In any paricular.
Thla action was taken at a meeting of the
trade extension committee of the Commer
cial club Thursday afternoon, which was
largely attended and most enthusiastic.
About two-thirds of the requisite l;uraber
of participants ln the trade excursion had
been secured, when opposition to the length
of the trip was met and consideration was
given to the question of shortening the ex
cursion by going only as far west as
Butte, Instead of visiting the Pacific coast
state.
New schedules were arranged by a sub
committee, which made Its report to the
trade extension committee Thursday after
noon, and It was then decided to hold to
the plans originally formulated and the
trip will be held as previously announced.
Start leeeai of Jaae.
The excursionists will leave Omaha June
1 on a special train of Fullman sleepers,
to be gone about eighteen days, although
the time may be shortened by making
briefer calls at the cities enroute than are
now specified. This Is done ln response to
an urgent demand by some business men
who cannot afford to spend practically
three weeks on the excursion.
A new hustling committee, under the
leadership of Joseph Kelley, has been sp
Vlat tOT purp0" f "CU
representative business men to
ring enough
"P""51"" Business men u inaure vm,
success or the excursion and otner arrange-
menU for the trip will be ln charge of J.
h Tavlor who is actlnsr chairman cf the
layior, wno is acung cnairmau
trade extension committee ln the absence
of Chairman Weller.
Newspapers of the various cities along
the route to be covered will be advised of
the proposed advent of the Omaha
"boosters and everything possible done to
make the excursion the most Important
and successful ever held by the club.
LARD BURNS AT ALLEGHENY
peetaealar Fire Accompanied by
Daaa-er Oeears Whea Packing
Plant Is Destroyed.
i rinooinu, April l. una ui me moat
; remarkable and spectacular fires seen ln
thls vicinity started last night ln the Will
iam Zoeller Packing company plant. Spring
Garden avenue. Allegheny, opposite this
city.
Early today, when the fire was thought
to be under control, a large fireproof ware-
' honawln 'hlch was stored 00,000 pounds of
lard, suddenly hurst Into flames. AH efforts
to extinguish the fire ln this department
were futile and the firemen finally fsstened
the Iron doors of the building, shutting in
the burning lard.
The Interior of the building soon become
a seething furnace. Spurting from crevices,
doors and windows, streams of hot grease
ran Into a sort of trench hurriedly prepared
In an endeavor to prevent the hot fluid from
spreading over surrounding territory.
Danger was encountered at every turn by
the firemen, who stood by ln case the walls
of the warehouse should collapse and pre
vent the blazing lard from reaching the ad
joining property.
Shortly after the fire was discovered last
night and while thousands of spectators
1 ""ere gathered ln the vicinity, a doxen large
' ammonia tanks exploded with terrific force.
There was a panic among the spectators,
but no one was injured. That ' no loss of
life attended ths fire is considered mar
velous. Fire was first discovered In the killing
department of the plant and Is supposed to
have been caused by crossed electric wires.
Owing to the Inflammable nature of the
grease-laden woodwork, this building waa
soon beyond control of the firemen.
At ( o'clock this morning the fire had
practically burned Itself out and It was
then said that $300,000 would bo a con-
i servatlve estlmste of the loss.
! Assistant Chief Engineer Wlllla-n Ora-
ham and three flrerfien were Injured by
' fI!ln an1 broken but " w"'
i rrovT-
, Th flr ls aupposed to have been caused
! by crossed electric wires.
i CONFERENCE OVER NEW SCALE
Troable May Be Averted aa Stre-et
Railway LI nee a tax
Franelaeo.
SAN FRANCISCO. April S.-There has
I t,.n no ehange In the street car situation.
, Jf A oornm1ttM of th.
, Patrick Cal-
lho,,n- rreB"n f th t'nl,Ml Railroads.
tomorrow morning and present formally
the terms the company ls asked to grant
This la accepted as an Indication that the
written demands are not to be considered
aa an ultimatum, whtch leaves the hope
! that some basis of agreement, which will
avert a strike, will be reached,
President Calhoun has already announced
I that his company csnnot afford to concede
the demands, which practically amount to
' a rate of tJ for a day of eight hours. The
d'fflculty has now entered upon the con-
' conference to be held Friday morning, may
1 be prolonged several days.
j
CI FPTRIHAL nWl'PANY RfiRRFM
j LLtl' 1 mOMI- ,J' n'r nUBBLU
Rhode Island onrrra
Baas af Moaey Ha
Csabeasled.
Baye Large
s Bees
WOONSOCKET. R. I . April SS -Ths
directors of the Woonsocket Electric Ma
chine and Power com any issued a circular
letter today to the stockholders ss fol
lows: "It has this day come to the knowl-
, edge of the board cf directors of this com
pany that there has been an embexxlement
from the company of a large sum of money
and the resignstlon of Levi Cook Lincoln
as secretary-treasurer and general manager
of the company has been accepted."
Counsel for tha power company said to-
day:
"It appeara there baa been an embesale-
ment from the company of about Ix.ju
snd Mr. Lincoln has turned over to ths
company property which he claims la worth
about Sw.OrxV"
Mr. Lincoln has bern secretary-treasurer
and general manager of U couipan fur
seventeen yeaia.
NEW POINT JN ARMY LAW
Foresee l.leateaant Brown ana Gov
ernment Appeal from Coart of
Claims Finding.
WASHINGTON. April 25 -The question
whether General Leonard Wood over
stepped the bounds of his suthority In the
matter of the court-martial of Louis E.
Brown Is Involved In a claim made by
Brown fir salary as first lieutenant In the
vohinti'er forces of the United Ptates army,
which was today submitted to the supreme
court of the United States.
The case grows ojt of a military trial
of Brown held at Ban Luis, ln the Mlll-
tary department of Santiago. Cuba, ln No
vember, 1SS8, when Brown was called on
to answer a rhsrse of conduct unbecoming
an officer, consisting of gambling with the
enlisted men. The court-martial first re
turned a verdict of acquittal, but when the
result of the Inquiry was brought to the
attention of General Wood. In command of
the department, he directed the recon
vening of the court, and upon the second
trial and In the absence of Brown, he was
found guilty and sentenced to dismissal
from the service. Genersl Wood endorsed
the second verdict and In accordance with
his orders the sentence of the court was
carried Into execution. Brown, who Is
now a resident of Houston. Tex., filed
a claim In the court of claims for com
pensation for the entire time between the
date of dismissal and the date of the In
stitution of his suit, amounting to tr..32. and
the court allowed pT. being the amount
he would have received from the time of his
dismissal until the date of the discharge
of the other officers and men of his com
mand. Both Brown and the government
appealed the rase to the supreme court.
Brown attacks the right of General Wood
to order a retrial of his case and also his
right to endorse the sentence, claiming that
the latter duty devolved upon the presi
dent.
PURE F00D INSPECTORS
Board Is Created to F.n force Law
Relative t Food and
Drags.
WASHINGTON. April 25. Secretsry Wil
son today created by executive order the
board of food and drug inspection, whose
duty It shall be to administer the national
pure food law. The board consists of Dr.
Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of
chemistry, chairman; Dr. Frederick L. Dun
lap, who Is commissioned as associate
chemist, and George R. McCabe, solicitor
of the Department of Agriculture.
Secretary Wilson has found It practically
Impossible to take the required time to go
into all the necessary details Imposed In
the administration of the pure food law.
The amount of administrative work in this
connection, he says, has been rapidly In
creasing, and to keep up with It he has
found would take absolutely all his time.
President Roosevelt heartily assented to
the plan of placing the administration of
the laws In the hands of a board.
The board of Dr. Dunlap was the direct
result of correspondence the president has
had with presidents of the larger colleges
of ths country- Dr. Dunlap leaves an Im
portant poat ln the University of Michigan,
from which university ho graduated In
chemistry ln U8Z and from Harvard ln
1SD5, since which time he has devoted his
time to college work In that science. Dr.
Dunlap will receive a salary of e.toO a
year and will devote his entire time to the
administration of the pure food law. To
comply with the letter of the act Secretary
Wilson will sign all administrative acta In
connection with the pure food law, but
says he will feel entire confidence ln acting
without investigation on the recommends-
tlon of the board. Hereafter the board
will conduct all hearings connected with
the pure food law.
ARCH PLOTTER . DISCOVERED
Maa Respoa.lble for Robbery of
Trust Compaay Is Kaowa
to Police.
KEW TORK, April 25. The Herald today
says that the Identity of the man who en
gineered the raid on the securities of the
Trust Company of America, for which
Douglass and Dennett are under arrest ls
expected shortly. He ls stated to be a
Boston man, well known ln financial and
political circles.
When the man Is arrested. It is declared,
there will be told the moot amaslng story
that the financial district has heard In
years.
NEW TORK. April 25. That a promi
nent Boston lawyer Is to figure ln further
proceedings ln connection with the arrest
of W. O. Douglas and O. M. Dennett
charged with the theft of bonds from the
trust company of. Arm-rica, was persls-
l.nt.v rv.riortA.'l in Wall afreet Imtiv lis
1. reported to havs urged Douglas to take
about tl.O00.00O worth of bonds snd turn
them over to Dennett
The Boston lawyer ls now supposed to
be In thla city and la being watched by de
tectives. When President Thome of tha trust
company was asked today whether crimi
nal proceedings will be taken against a
third man he replied that so far as ho I
, knew the arrests of Dennett and Douglas
j enoed th. warh for the men alleged 1 to
havs taken a part In tbs theft
BRITTON JURY DISAGREES
Breathitt Connty real Tana Ends
with Mistrial. Joey Favar.
lag the Defease.
LEXINGTON. Ky., April 25. After
twenty hours' deliberation the Jury In the
Cockrlll at Jackson, reported a hopeless
disagreement and was discharged today. I
The jury stood eight for acaulttal and four '
for conviction. j
The trial has been under wsy more than
two weeks. This was one of the Breathitt
county feud cases ln which Senator Hargls.
bis brother. Judge Hargls. and others were
charged with r irMclpat'.on.
OLD-TIMERS ENDORSE CURRY
Meeting at Re.well, X. M , Takes
Steps Is Deay Attacks aa
Captain.
ROSWELL N. M., April 26. A meeting
held here last night under the auspices of
the Old-Timers' society adopted resolution
condemning as "unwarranted, unjust and
untrue'' attacks made In the press upon
i George Curry, who. It has been announced
from Washington, la to be appointed gov-
, eroor of New Mexico to succeed Herbert
J. Hagerman. ; fleet exchanged salutes with the Sankt
Tha meeting was called for the purpose . George and the Good Hope and later Ad
of endorsing tha appointment of Curry, but mlral Sir George Nevtll of the British
11 developed that Governor Hagerman has ' squadron and Commodore Hermann Pres
not resigned aa yet aad tha endorse maut cott of the Auatnan squadron put out In
was not mad j small boats to visit Rear Admiral Robley
OFF FOR JAMESTOWN
FretiJett ad Farty Leave for tbi Expai
tioa en the fcfijflswer.
FORM! OPENING EXERCISES TODAY
Eitcntive on Hit Arrival Till Zeriew
rieeU in Hamptoa Seaua.
SPEECHMAKiNG AT THE AUDITORIUM
farads of Pel a en ted Sailon tad Satieial
Guar, in the Afteraooi,
CHAIRMAN JCHNSTCN ISSUES STATEMENT
Head of Governing Board Days All
Departments of Exposition
WUI Be Ready by
Middle of May.
WASHINGTON. April SB. President
Roosevelt members of his family and party
of friends left the Washington navy yard
at l:h this afternoon aboard the Mayflower
for a visit to the Jamestown exposition.
They are to return Monday morning. On
Sunday the president and Mrs. Roosevelt
are to make a trip up the James river In
the d.spatth boat Sylph.
The congressional party, comprising a
joint committee of the senate and the
members of their family, preceded the pres
idential party this morning. Secretary and
Mrs. Metcalf and others left earlier In the
afternoon on the United States steamship
lolphiu and the diplomatic corps, whose
members are to be the guests of tha
Jamestown Tercentennial commission, fol
lowed tonight
The president's party waa made up aa
follows, ln addition to himself: Mrs. Roose
velt. Miss Roosevelt Masters Archie and
Quentin Roosevelt Justice Moody of the
supreme court. Secretary Loeb. Assistant
Secretary Bacon and Mrs. Bacon. Assist
ant Secretary Latta, Mrs. Ralph Cross
Johnson, Captain Lee of the president'a
military aides. Captain Key, one of the
president's naval aides: Lieutenant Long
and Dr. Ohnesorg. U. S. N.
As the president ascended the gangplank
of the Mayflower the band aboard tha ves
sel played "The Star Spangled Banner"
and the president's flag was hoisted to the
foremast. As the ship pulled out a salute
of twenty-one guns announced the presi
dent's departure.
Baey Day Today.
The president will take an Important part
In the opening of the exposition and th
c xerviaes incidental thereto, which are to
begin soon after he arrives at Hampton
Roads tomorrow. In the morning there
la to be a review of the assembled men-of-war
and the reoeptlon of the flag offi
cers and commanding officers of tha for
eign ships. At 10:20 the president la to
leave tha Mayflower and to be met at tha
end of the government pier by the officers
of the exposition and a military escort
and will be saluted by the United States
artillery stationed on "the exposition
grounds. An hour later be Is to go to tha
reviewing stand on Lee's parade ln th
rear of the auditorium building, where . a
program of exercises. Including the ad
dress of President Tucker of the exposition
and of Ptesldent Roosevelt and the preening
of the gold button opening the exposition,
are to take place. In the afternoon there
Is to be a lunch to the president and his
party In the auditorium building, review
I of a parade of the soldiers snd sailors and
the National Guard and a reception to the
president b ythe officere and directors of
the Jamestown Exposition company, after
which at 6 p. m. the president returns to
the Mayflower.
In the evening at t o'clock the president
and Mra. Roosevelt are to dine with Presi
dent Tucker at his home ln Norfolk.
Statement by Cbnlrssna.
NORFOLK. Va.. April 25.-C. Brooks
Johnston, chairman of the governing board
of the Jamestown exposition, has Issued tha
following statement explaining the exposi
tion situation today:
While It Is, of course, a source of some
disappointment to the management that It
ls not possible to present on April X a
completed exjositlon, yet we shall view
with a great degree of satisfaction the re
suits which will then be In evidence.
We wish to be fair with the public, as
we shall hope It will be with us. and I
desire therefore to authorise the unquali
fied statement that we expect within two
weeks of the opening, and certainly by
May IS, with favorable weather, the ex
position will be all that was expected or
hbs been promised.
We do not consider that ws are unpre
pared, as expositions go. and we only ask
protection against mlsreor sent. tlon.
Rapid Work la Progress.
The day befors the opening of ths
! Ja",tOWB Tercentennial exposition on
Hampton Hoads finds tbs management of
the big enterprise straining every energy
to put the grounds and buildings In pre
sentable shape for the Inauguration cere
monies. Several thousand laborers were
engaged today clearing the atresia which
are to be traversed tomorrow by the presi
dent and his party and by ths others who
will participate In the- ceremonies. Not-
I wUh,undln tfc ru,h of work b'n cr
,orwanl toiA' th "Pon will be
far from completion tomorrow. Temporary
railroad tracka. debris of aJ sorts and un
finished sidewalks are the rule on th
grounds, while almost every building la
marred by an enclosure of scaffoldings.
Many of the buildings will not be open to
morrow, the management having deter
mined that progress can only be mad by
excluding the public during the time tha
workmen are encaged In their labors.
Featara af Oseslsg Day.
Tha feature of tha opening day, which
nothing but bad weather can mar. will be
the naval pageant ln 1 lamp Ion Roads.
President Rooeevait on board tha yacht
Mayflower, will review the ships of tha
nations now at anchorage, and the speo
tacls will be witnessed by thousands front
the shore of the exposition grounds,
pleasure craft and excursion steamers by
ths score will frame the anchorage
grounds of the fleet and the water show
Is expected to surpass anything ever seen
In this country.
Fnrelga tweets Arrive.
Today witnessed the arrival of tha most
formidable of the vtsltl:ig warship squad
rons. The Austrian ships, Sankt George
and Aspem, and the British cruiser squad
ron, composed of the Good Hope, the Ar
gyll, the Hampshire and the Roxburgh.
passed ln tbecapea within a feir hours of
each ether. With saluting cannon and
dropping flags they cruised slowly up
HampMn Roads to ths positions assigned
them on the naval rendesvoua grounds.
, The flagihlp Connecticut of the American