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ii-iE Omaha Sunday Bee PART L A Pper for the Motrin THE OMAHA DEE Best West 1IEVS SECTIOII PAGES 1 TO It VOL. XXXVI NO. 45. OMAIIA, SUNDAY MOHNING, APRIL 28, 1007 vSIX' SECTIONS FORTY-FOUR PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. RUSH FOR SCOTLAND l'ore Amerio Vieiton Am Erpeotei Tha Hare Er Before Viiited Place. GLASGOW MAY EXTEND ITS BORDERS T re eat Limits ef City Too restricted for D?mndi of Trade. WORK STARTS ON THE AULD BRIS OF AYR Concrete Will Be Uitd to 8trencthen the 014 ffiie Work. PRESBYTERIANS HOPE FOR HARMONY Informal Csiffrcuci Hnve Been neld nnd Later Meeting May Devise PI a a to RMirt Belter Feeling. GLASGOW. April 27. (Special.) An American Invasion of Scotland surpassing all previous records will be the outstanding feature of the com Ins; season. This ab normal Influx of Americans Is said to be due In a large measure to the approaching arrlval of the "motor millionaire's party." The steamship companies have never known such times, for all their berths for May and June could be filled easily many times over. All the available steamers will be pressed Into service. It Is said, and extra staterooms are being added on many reasels for the great rush. On a moderate estimate JT-00.000,000 of capital will be represented by a picked dosn of the visitors, who will Include mem bers of the Vanderbllt, Gould, Rradley Martin, Btuyvesant Fish and Whitney fam illea. Ths chief American tourist feature In May will be the arrlt-al of 160 motoring Americans In London, with their American cars, on which they are making a Euro pean tour. Among these will be "Willie" K. Vanderbllt, Payne Whitney and F. R. Thomas, all famous millionaire sportsmen. According to all reports this has been a period of great financial prosperity in the states and the holiday makers, many of whom have never before visited Scotland, have determined to do things in style. On the average It Is expected each Amer ican guest will spend 11,000, and the total expense of the American invasion will have to be figured In millions and millions of dollars. Glaaarow May Kxpnnd. The cltlaens of Glasgow ere Just be ginning to make their opinions concerning i the city extension scheme, which Is being discussed In the suburban areas affected, heard. The draft of the provisional order to "extend the boundaries of the city and royal burgh of Glasgow and for other pur poses" has been issued ss a printed docu ment, but It has not been accompanied by any memorandum Indicating Just what It all means for the existing municipality. In the preamble of the order it I stated that It is "expedient that tike boundaries of the city should be extend d to Include the burgh of Pollokshaws and certain dls- A trlcts In the counties of Lanary and Ren- f r. a. Ivfnv Anfftlniniia t,t BI,aHt n tha elty." The reason given Is "Whereas. The city has a population of over 800,000, the Industries of the city having so expanded that lands suitable for the erection of works and dwelling houses within the city have become so limited that many persons en gaged In business or employed In the city are unable to find suitable accommodation within the same and reside beyond the existing boundaries of the city." Now that the funds have been subscribed for the restoring to normal strength of the Auld Brig of Ayr, and that the Board of Trade has approved the proposals of the engineer so far as they come within the purview of that department. It is Interest ing to note the engineering aspects of the question. It has been said that those responsible for the work have shown great wisdom In the selection of Messrs. Simpson and Wilson, the Glasgow civil engineers. It Is reported that they have done underpinning as dlffloult and delicate as that at the Auld Brig; that their appointment Is some guar antee of the realization of the hopes of znany archaeologists and devotees of Burns. Plaae for Bridge. There Is satisfactory agreement among experts In ths diagnosis of the trouble. Just a there was a largo preponderance of en gineering opinion in favor of the work of restoration being undertaken In preference to reconstruction. Tlie engineers named re ported that the movement of the arches is due to Insufficient and Improper haunehing and to the action of the water, which bus waahed cut a large proportion of the lime forming the original mortar. The conse quence is that all of the arches have gone out of shape, more or less, particularly the south arch, which has flattened at the north aide and risen at the center, while the other three arches have sunk at the crown and have drawn the spandrll walla away from the pier. Mr. Carruthers of London, who Inspected the bridge on behalf cf the So ciety for the Preservation, of Ancient Build ings, expressed ths same view, but was equally satisfied that no harm has been done which cannot be remedied. Mr. Francis Fox, also of London, spoke of the perishing Of the mortar being so extensive that many - of the stones are held In their places only by the friction between them. Messrs. Wil son and Simpson propose to first caulk with nee cement grouting all open Joints In the arches, spandrtl walla and piers. Ordinary polntlrsj might not suffice as the Intention Is to tnaka the outer shell of the bridge com pletely watertight, and for this purpose liquid cement will be pumped Into the points. This can be dona with safety and fleet, whether the Joints are, as In one or two oaaen, so large that a hand might be Inserted, or so fine that a aheet of card board will not be able to find its way Into the spaoe. There will thus be no inrarrm-. enoe with the outer stonework of the struo- lure. Two rectangular holes will then be made In turn In the roadway over each pier and some distance apart. These excavations will extend oVrwn to the haunehing snd they will at once he filled with concrete. From these Barer ennorete walls there will be a trench alone; the center of the roadwsy to ths corresponding walls of the sdjarent piera This win partly expose the top of the center of the arch and pajt of the spandrll walla, and here again liquid ce ment will be appMed under a moderate air pressure Into every tnterwtioe. This done the trench will be filled with concrete to a level to receive the roadway. When the concrete has set the send which lies on either ride of the trench between the snen drtl walls will be removed and the Interior will be securely grotted with liquid cement. Thus step by step the Interior will be re- (OonUoaed on Beoond Fag.) 1 'ii iiibii ii wu-uj .I......JH...UI lawiamiiumsiiji i Tm i"."n i i i. mwmKnwm-imi-mnmxmm'immHm-immmm,m lenim n n i tnsav annex isms eh, i i . . . .. ...n.. ... newwi iiaai in i.iimaiai aismsH inwwBmwOTaoawsannnnnawnonnei4nnnnnb SUMMARY OF THE BEEI' hilar, April S, 10OT. 1007 Sua won APRIL rut WtO TMH to' -v 1 2 3 4 J 7 8 9 10 h, 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 X 1 "I $ III VE1TKEB. FORK3CABT FOR NKKRA8KA Snow or rain, with colder in southeast portion Sun day. Monday fiiir and warmer. FOKWAS'f FOR IOWA Rain and much Colder Sunday, possibly snow. in north por tion. Monday fair and warmer. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Leg. Hour. Deg. 6 a. m 44 1 p. m rig a. m ii 1 p. m fiJ 7 a. m 42 3 p. m 65 S a. m 4S 4 p. m to 9 a. m 49 6 p. m 64 10 a. m M p. m 64 11 a. m 6 7 p. m 47 12 m. 00 DOMESTIC. President Roosevelt, and party spend day on James river on the Sylph. It Fage 1 Secretary Taft reaches Ohio and de livers address before Associated Western Yale clubs. X, Page 1 Vice President Fairbanks In address at Des Moines commends the course of Free- j Idcnt Roosevelt and urges cltliens to stand by him In his efforts to secure a fair deal for all. X, rags Stuyvesant Fish in interview at St. Louis, says Wall street Is suffering with acute fiscal Indigestion. He also says Oould system will spend $100,000,000 re constructing Its lines. X, rags 8 HIBBASXA, Peculiar wording of appropriation bill may deprive university of use of its funds until late in the year. Howard .county men fortunate In getting on the state payroll. North Platte complains of Union Pacific road discriminating ngalnst It on coal rates. X, Fags 3 Experts testify that John Hamlin was insane when he shot Rachel Kngel at Grand I eland. X, Fags 3 Late April blizzard strikes northern Nebraska and South Dakota with driving snow and drop of 40 degrees In temper ature. X, Page 3 Travelers' Protective association, Ne braska division, closes two days' annual session at Fremont, electing R. 13. Bacon, Omaha, president, and C. L. Hopper, Omaha, secretary and treasurer. x, rage s WASxiiroTOsr. Vice President Fairbanks' speech at Des Moines opens fight for Iowa delegation, and is first gun In campaign in west, which promises to be warm. X, rag 3 rOBEIOH. Scotland Is expecting a larger number of American visitors this year than ever before. - X, rag 1 General Hernandez, commonly called "El Mocho," Is preparing to start another revolution in Venezuela. X. Pag 1 X.OCAX. Mayor Dahlman will not issue call for mass meeting on dog subject, but will , depend on his ordinance now before the city council for adequate relief for the cltlsens of Omaha. VX, rag 10 End of the Dennlson libel suit Is sev eral days off yet; probably all of this week will be required to finish the trial. X. rags 4 The finest Pullman train has been or dered by the Commercial club for Its "Great Northwestern" excursion in June. XX, Tag 3 rnTAjrcxAX. ajto xxtdubtbiax. Live stock markets. VX, Pag Grain markets. TX, Fag 8 Stocks and bonds. ' TX, rag 8 KAOAZXJTS SECTIOsT. In th Magazine Section of this number will be found a brief biography of Gen eral Bruno Tzschuck, one of th earliest white men in Nebraska; Notes on Wall Paper; Shots that Have Won Battles; Black Hills Stockmen Prosperous; In the Field of Electricity; Gossip of Plsys and Players; Musical Note and Comment. Is rages. KOMZ SECTXOW. In the Home Section of this number will bo found Buster Brown; The Busy Bees' Own Page; Carpenter on Sahara's Garden Spots; Successful Ship Surgery; Notes on Recent Fashions; American Wo man s Tale of Bluetlclds; Fluffy Ruffles. Is races. OTJSB OX,SAJrXaTu. On Pages 6, , T, 8 and 10 of the Edi torial Section will be found articles of es pecial Interest to the housewife. They deal with various phases of the problem of House Cleaning and Home Furnishing, and contain many useful hints ind sug gestions as to what may be accomplished by taking advantage of what the dealers have to offer In the way of modern ap pliances for the house. sroBTTsro nemos. Denver Des Moines... Pueblo Nebraska .... Pittsburg .... Boston ....... New York.... Chicago Detroit Wauhlngton . Boston t'l.Uaa-o Louisville .... Columbus .... Milwaukee Toledo ... t Omaha . ....-.... T ... SLIncoln 1 ... K Sioux City I ...(Missouri 1 ,., 4 Cincinnati 1 ... 4 Philadelphia t ... 2 Brooklyn 1 ... 49t. Louis I ...IS St. Louis i ... 3 New York I ... 5 Philadelphia 1 ... (Cleveland 1 ... ( St. Paul 1 ... I Kansas City 0 ... (Indianapolis i ...llMlnneapolls 4 RUEF TRIAL IS DELAYED Selection of Jnrors Goes Over I'ntll Moaaay Grand Jnry la Bear. BAN FRANCISCO, April 17. The trial of Abraham Ruef on the charge of extortion hae been postponed until Monday, when the examination of a new Jury venire will continue. Five Jurors were passed yester day subject to peremptory challenge acd only six, name now remain Id the bom out ef the seventy-five men summoned on th last venire. Th grand Jury yesterday delved further Into the slot machine and theater graft But two witnesses were examined. Tax Collector Nichols, and President George Duffey of the Board of Public Works. The end sought by th Inquisitorial body was the determination of the amounts of money alleged to . have - been collected by Ruef, Schmlts and Chief Dtnaa and who were their agents. Ths investigation of the Home Telephone ootnpany has not been completed by the graft prosecutors. A erpect In the employ of the prosecution has been In Los Angeles for more than a month looking over the accounts of the company. Tills expert will return to San Francisco next Tuenday to make report to Defective Burn - FI. MOCUO" WAITING :" .el Heraandfi it New Preparing to Beitme ActiritT ia Venezuela, ALLEGES CASTRO BROKE FAITH WITH HIM Eeformi Fromired for Southern Bepaullo Were Not Carried Out. PREMIER GIVES ADVICE TO WOMEN Campbell-Binerma Telle "eeffrtceUei" Tlnir ICetkods re Erroneoui. PRINCE WORKS TO SAVE FALLEN HORSE Heir Apparent to British Throne Superintends Men While They Re move Part of Baggy Aool dentally Overturned. LONDON. April X7. (Special.) "EI Mocho" the maimed has Just arrived in London. - An active revolutionist for the lait t!")1rt2--nv years, the hero of an hundred fishts and hair-breadth escapes, whose stirring adventures would fill many volumes, he is today one of the most popular of men in the American tropical regions. General Jose Manuel Hernandez, or "El Mocho," the name by which he Is so widely known, is in many respects a re markable personality. About 52 years of age, tall, wiry, gentlemanly, dressed , In neat black and extremely active, his re fined countenance Is thin and aquiline and his hair, moustache and beard are gray. During the course of an interview, when i he was asked how he earned, the name of "El Mocho," he held out his right hand, two fingers of which were missing. "I got them when I was only 1", at Los Ltras," he laughed. "It was In 18TL at my first revolutionary battle against Guzman Blanco, the dictator of Venezuela. I received six sword wounds and was left on the battlefield for dead. Two days later a mjrylhg party found me, discovered that I was alive, and took ine down to Caracas," where1, though the doctors gave me up fronV the first, I got cured. As soon as" I was well, however, Guzman exiled me. and I went to Cuba. "You ask me about the results of my latest enterprises. For nine months I fought hard against Castro, but owing to lack of equipment and arms we lost, and I was taken a pilsoner back to San Carlos, where I remained for more than three years in solitary conilnement, wearing for seventeen months leg Irons weighing forty pounds and watching the mice and the Insects. While 1 was there a wealthy man named Matos started another revolution, using my name. Of course all of my party enlisted against Castro and the revolt was successful. But Just at this time England and Germany made a naval demonstration along th Venezuelan coast. Bo . Castro set me at liberty, appealing to my patriot ism to urge upon the people to end the revolt and take arms against the foreigner. He pledged to me to institute certain re forms, so I issued the manifesto he de sired. The promised reforms, however, were never carried out. and In 1903 I was sent as envoy to the United States. From there I wrote to Castro, pointing out that he had not kept faith with me. A heated correspondence followed and since that time I have lived In exile, carefully watch ing events In Venezuela and perfecting the organization of my party with a view to seising any opportunity when it arises." Premier Advises Women. Miss Gnwthope, who, with Miss Kenney, bad an accidental meeting with Sir Henry Carr.pbell-Bannerman In a Riviera express dining car, describes the incident In a let ter Just received by th Woman's Social and Political union. " down in th lining car waiting for his Ua and looking abstractedly out of the window. Annie Kenney and I also went Into the dining room tor tea and 'spotted' him Immediately. We sat down at the same' table as he did and ere long we were all engaged In conversation. "He did not for a moment suspect who he was speaking to, and he replied to casual questions put to him on ordinary topics quite cheerfully for about ten min utes. Annie spoke to him quite pleas antly, but the humor of the situation was too much for me, and I could not help puzzl him. "After a time I said, 'I guess you don't know who we are?' He looked at us for a fsw seconds and then said. 'No, you have got the advantage of me' When we told him our identity he'ap- peared highly amused, and w. then tried q a raw unit iuiv vwufeiamuua on me voiea (or women' topic. Ho refused to enter into the argument, hownver, but event ually he said, simply, 'You should adopt different tactics.- With that we had to be satisfied." The Cigar World has been latterly expe riencing a remarkable depression difficult to account for and Impossible to attribute to any after-the-holidays reaction. How ever, experts who have been Interviewed declare that one great cause of this Is the change of fashion which ha. come over the smoking public by th suTJstltu tlon of cigarettes for cigars. "In fact,1 said one of the largest wholesale dl lug the plan of clgara" Th. smok.r of the cheaper .bran' 0f h" "Jlen back on cigarettes. The returns of , - , . cigarette sales have Increased enormously. k. , -nmm.n, t MuntMKai, J. cigar trade. The sever winter is held responsible for some of th depression In preventing outdoor cigar smoking and driving th smoker to the solace of his chimney-corner pips. Prince laves Horse. Pedestrians passing by the gatsway of Ruonymed House, Priest Hill, near by Old Windsor, may in th future notice a large cross oa the palisade adjoining. It has been put up to mark the spot where the other day an unusual Incident was wit nessed. Th heir apparent to the throne might have been seen superintending oper ations having for their object the freeing of a fallen and struggling horse which had got one of Its legs hopelessly entangled In an overturned pleasure brake Not until his royal highness was driven away did the greater part of the spectators, composed principally of cyclists and public school boys, learn of th identity of the man who had manifested such a sympathetic Interest In the dilemma of the unfortunate driver, and then they set up a rousing cheer, which was graciously scknowledged by both the prince and prlncens of Wales, who wer accompanied by the Princess Mary. It appears that a party of two women and two young man were being driven t Vlr- MOSLEM LEAGUE GROWING Yfawab of Psrra Adda to Strength of the Movement I India. CALCT'TTA, April 27.-(8peclal ) Steadily growing suprort is b1ng given to the All India Moslem league. The Nnwab of Dacca, one of the leadeis of the movement, re cently visited Comllla with satisfactory re sults. The visit, however, was marred by a disturbance which drove some of the Hindu papers Into sensational headlines five deep. It appears that while the Nswsb was being driven In procesHlon through the town where large crowds had gathered to see him some person from among th Hindus threw a stone at him from which he narrowly escaped. This annoyed th Mohammedans so much thst a free fight took place In which the Hindus came off second best. Later on in the evening some Hindu shops and houses were Invaded. The Nawab attended s meeting next morn ing under a huge shamlna, to which he wss conducted amidst shouts of "Marhabat," by the committee of the AJuman-l-Islamla. headed by a band. The meeting was a very crowded one, attended by all of the leading Mohammedans of the place. The Nawab, addressing the audience In Vuflu. exhorted the people to be moderate and not over exultant over the partition. A mass meeting of Mohammedans was held the same evening In support of the league. : There must have been at least 10,000 people , present. The Nawab, who read a speech ; In English, the translation of which In Bengalee was read. was vociferously j cheered. A string of resolutions were pro- , posed and carried, partially approving of j the partition, of the formation of the All- India Moslem league and the national fund, i The meeting was attended by all of the leading Munalmans In and about Comllla. GERMAN ANARCHISTS MEET "Rede" Fool Police and Hold Con cress In Open Air Near Mannheim. BERLIN. April 27. (Special.) While squads of police and detectives were scour ing the countryside, high and low for traces of them, the German anarchists held their annual congress In open fields on th banks of the Neckar. near Mannheim. They harangued the stars from 7 In the evening until 2 in the morning. It was the climax of an amusing series of attempts on the part of the authorities to prohibit the "Reds" from meeting. Mannheim was the actual meeting place and thither the delegates proceeded, ap parently as Innocent travellers. Th Mannheim police, however, had been warned and the "Reds" on their arrival were greeted by an Imposing force of blue coats, who accompanied them to the trade union headquarters, arresting' three dele gates en route. When the congress sub sequently opened the police appeared and forbade further proceedings, declaring I everybody present under arrest. Under a ) heavy guard the "congress" was then escorted to the police station, but the men were released as soon as their Identities had been ascertained. Then the dslegatee started out for a walk, breaking up Into pairs, and. seemingly without any particular destination In view. By this ruse they succeeded in eluding the police and shortly after sun down In the fields at the. side of the river -they organised the congress afresh and talked for seven hours. After adjournment they formally notified the police of the success ful session of the conference. GERMAN MOVEMENT IN ASIA Newspaper Makes Sport of Idea that Bank Plans for Aggres sive Campaign. BERLIN, April 27. (Special.) Discussing recent reports of German political designs tn nanlKil A 1 . Iti. VfnlnlH.hA 7.lt1in SA VI that tn, ,torlra , question are either ; bouldle a,.r.tlot)11 pure ,vtntl0ns. , a thAt tne welt. . . , ... .n,IH,iu k it i. true that the appointment of the new Ger man minister. Herr Stemrtch, Is to be traced to this company. Can It be, asks the newspaper scornfully, that bank clerks are disguised soldiers In tended to drill the Persian people, or that the coasting steamers would. In case of war, send an army corps to Persia by the the Bagdad railway? This line, the writer Insists, Is not a German., but a Turkish af- j f whfh mml, economic ends. For Germany It Is only an undertaking which will pcsslbly open a new field for Ha capital and commerce. (J'rman finance hss endeavored to attract Fngllsh and French capital to the scheme, but in both cases without success. It Is laughable to make out of this question a perpetual re proacn (nln(,t Germany that ,t endeav. orlner to take measures In central Asia to the prejudice of foreign nations. CHINESE COLONY IS FOUND Aostralln Pertnrbed Over Discovery of Ortentnls In Northern Pnrt of Land. 8TTJNT5T, April 27. (Special.) A traveler in northern Oueenalanil Ur Tin nmfnrA m j MelbournI wyer brlnr. a ,tory of ' f hitherto unknown colony of Chinamen In I the country near the Gulf of Carpentaria. j This news, which has been confirmed, has ; advocatel of . .mt. A"u.trali;...1" i Th. Chinamen, who ar. said to number i ... ,' . . thousands, ere. It appears, camped on arable , . . . rtvr and r trtwng vast quantities of opium, which Is now a prohibited article In the commonwealth except for medical purposes. Presumably a market for the drug Is found among the rich Chinese storekeepers of the north. The Interlopers have made their way to Australia by way of the East Indian Islands and the commonwealth govern ment Is now being called upon to turn them out. EMPEROR'S GIFT IS DELAYED Borennernrie Methods of Official s Mnde Inquiry Neeeaanry on Part of Knlser. BERLIN", April 17. (Special.) According to a story In a weekly paper the kaiser has been made the victim of the bureaucratic methods of his own offlctaln He sent a check fr W.Ouo to the relief of the suffer ers In the dynamite explosion at Wltten four months ago and was somewhat sur prised to receive no acknowledgment. A few days ago he ordered an inquiry to find out what had heroine of the money. He was informed that during the last four I 11 n4 been passing trvm one offl- Iouu to another and bad only Just reawhed th offerer. TAFT IN CINCINNATI 8;cretarr ef War Addressee the Weitero Federation of Tale Clubi. Hi REFUSES TO DISCUSS POLITICS fiii Trendi, EoweTer, Vigroromly Fnih Bit Boom for Freiidency. MANY ALLUSIINS TO CANDIDACY Be'ereuoet te th Sext F resident Are Frequent and Fopn'ar. TAFT CONFERS WITH HIS ADVISORS State Mnnaa-er of Tnft Campaign and Manager of Colnmbns Tnft Head qnarters Closeted vrt'th Him' Several Honrs. CINCINNATI. April 27. Smoking the pipe of peace with vigorous whiffs, but with his friends carrying a war bonnet within easy reach, Secretary of War Taft today re turned to his home reservation. His public utterances were devoid of political Import and his private words were those of har mony and good will. During the afternoon, however, he sat In political counsel with the wise men and throughout the day dozens of belligerent young bucks did scalp dances and made much political war talk. The secretary himself was consistently silent &on all matters relating to tho presidency. Senator Foraker, the leader of the faction opposing the secretary In this state, sustained? a deep personal sorrow In the death of his brother, James R. Foraker. It Is therefore certain that there can be during the present trip no political argument or debate between the secretary and the senator. The friends of the secre tary were more demonstrative then he and chief among them were the men from Yale, who came here as did the secretary to attend the annual convention of the As sociated Western Yale pubs. Mich Presidential Talk. Secretary Taft, as president of the organization, held the gavel at the busi ness meeting In the morning and again at the banquet In the evening. Although the secretary announced he would not allude to politics, there was no such restraint upon the young men from Yale. They hailed from nearly every city between the Allegheny's and the Mississippi. Their allu sions to the "next president of the United States" were frequent and popular. - The sentiment .could not be downed, although the secretary Ignored It as well as he could. The llrat outbreak came In the morning. The secretary, as presiding officer, had an nounced the personnel of a nominating com mittee and mentioned the offices they were to fill. As he finished a voice offered the amendment of "and also nominate the next president of the United States." A spontaneous yell came from the con vention, but the secretary was unmoved. "Th gentleman Is out of order," he said, with such m -definite lack of appreciation that those who had cheered tried to make up for their misconduct by glaring with strong disapproval at th man who had led them outlay. H sank back Into his seat abashed. ' At tonight's banquet, however, signs of the coming presidential campaign were plentiful. The secretary himself was at all times noncommittal, but for the men from Yale, the brow of presidential prom ise waa already arching the sky and It formed a political halo for the head of Taft of Yale. So they rendered great glory to the school In that It had sent forth the man. Secretary Tnft's Speech. Secretary Taft as presiding officer and toastmaster delivered the first address of the evening. He pointed out that the formation of Yale clubs and clubs of the graduates of other Institutions had grown Into a custom, and he briefly outlined the Idea which led to the formation of the Western Federation of Yale Clubs, which had Its first meeting In Chicago two years ago, its second In St- Louis, and now Its third In Cincinnati. The advantage of such I an organization, to his mind. Is that it , makes for the good of Yale In that it I arouses Interest in the university the coun try over and binds together in sweet mem ories the members of the organization. "The effect therefore," said the secre tary, "of an association which spreads : the evangel of the Yale spirit throjgb the country continues and adds to the cos : mopolltan character that Yale has always enjoyed. "Another benefit which follow from , the organization of a club, or iin assocla ! tion of clubs like this. Is the fact that It furnishes an opportunity for the crys tallization and expression of opinions by the alumni of the university upon the broad policies to be pursued in the pro gress which the university makes. "Like every good thing In the world, Yale Is a growth, and it is growing more today than ever in Its history. The ex pansion in the university during the last twenty years has been much greater than In the previous 100 years. "We are here to acknowledge the debt that we owe and the gratitude that we : feel to our alma mater. Takan as a i whole, Yale men are not wealthy. I think generally they have acquired moro of influence than of riches and therefor . we ars not able to give as much to th j university as it ought to have, but I be lieve that a successful m.thod has been brought about for materially Improving the finances of the university." President Hndley Introdneed. j In conclusion. In presenting President Hadley of Yale to his fellow alumni. Secretary Taft said: ( "It is now more than a dozen years ago ' since the Yale men of Cincinnati met and passed a resolution . that. In their opinion, ; the person to be selected to succeed Presi dent Twlgbt was Arthur Hadley of the j class of '74. This waa the first formal ex ' preaslon of opinion from any part of the I country. W cannot say that his selection waa due to that resolution, but we can take prlda in the fact that that resolution expressed the general opinion of the alumni of Yale and of the corporation, and we can take further pride In the triumphant vindication of our Judgment which th ad ministration of President Hadley sn abund- ; antly furnished." I At th conclusion of Secretary Tuft's ad : dreaa he Introduced President Hadley of t Yale, who spoke upon "Yale," Others speeches Included "The Alumni I Advisory Council," Frederick N. Judan. St. Louts, and "Thlrty-Fivs Years at Yale," ' by President-elect Frederick S. Dickson of ' Cleveland. Tnft Has Active Day. Secretary Taft had an exceedingly active day. He arrived at 11:30 over the Cheaa- (Continued en Second Page.) BALLOONS READY FOR TRIP Aerennnt nnd Officer Will Attempt to SII frona St. Lonls to Washington. 8T. LOUIS, April 27. Two balloons, the America and the Orient, are being Inflated today and, weather conditions being favor able, ascet.alons will be made tonight by aeronaut. J. c. McCoy of the Aero club of New York City, and Captain Charles Do F. Chandler. United States signal corps. In the America s basket, and Aeronauts Alan R. Hswley and Leo Stevens of New York In the Orient's basket. It Is the Intention of Aeronaut McCoy and Captain Chandler to ascent at 7 o'clock this evening and undertake a trip to Wash ington, D. C, In an endeavor to win the Lahm cup offered by Captain Frank Lahra, United States army, to the aeronaut, who makes a continuous voyage, covering the greatest number of mllea Hawley snd Stevens will ascend at mid night to test the air conditions In this vicinity in the Interest of the balloon tournament to be held here In October by the Aero club of America, The America has a gas bag fifty-three feet In diameter and a displacement of 78,000 cubic feet. With Us car and equipment the balloon weighs 2,200 pounds. Aeronaut McCoy, stated today that he ex pects to remain In tho air tonight, Sunday and Sunday night. Under Ideal conditions he expects the balloon to sail about twenty five miles an hour. The aacenslon Is made at this time In the month and at night In order to get the benefit of the full moon for the night voyage. The Orient Is a much smaller balloon than the America, nnd would be Incapable of a long distance flight. Today Is hazy and cool. After a consultation with the government weather bureau officials during the latter part of the forenoon Aeronaut McCoy de cided to postpone the long distance flight of the American for at least thlrty-alx hours, ss the wind conditions are not now favorable. He stated the ascension would be made Just as soon as the wind condi tions became favorable. The proposed ascension of the Orient has not been called off. SIX MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH Pier fader Conatrnctlon nt Baltimore Falls nnd Workmen Cnnght In Debris. BALTIMORE, Md., April 27.-A section of 600 feet of the new pier being erected at the Immigration station at Locust Point. South Baltimore, for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad for the Use of, the North German Lloyd Steamship company, collapsed today, carrying down between twenty and twenty five workmen, of whom six are known to be dead, three mlssln,g and fifteen Injured. Among the latter Is W. N. Edson, gen eral superintendent of the Baltimore Bridge company, who had charge of the steel construction. It Is not yet known how seriously hurt hs Is. He was caught while warning the workmen oft the pier. The dead: TONY WOLF. ' ROBERT 8WEETMAN. FOUR UNIDENTIFIED MEN. The latter wer drwwned.' The pier Is a two-story structure, 1,000 feet long. Its estimated cost Is $400,000. Warnings of the disaster was had sev eral days ago when some of the plies began settling. Today, shortly before the disas ter, the plies settled In such an alarming manner that orders to leave the place wer. olrculated among the fifty odd workmen. It Is due to this fact that the casualties were not greater. . Those caught were at th end of the pier on the roof Later this afternoon a revised list of missing was Issued, placing the number unaccounted for at sixteen, most of them laborers. It was further stated that only three bodies have been recovered, all of which have been identified. Howard T. Efllender of Baltimore, a civil engineer, was one of the dead. He lost his life trying to save the men on the outer end of th pier. Superintendent Edson, who was Injured In th perform ance of th same service, was not se riously hurt. SNOW AND AC0LD WAVE Rllssard Rasres In Northern Nebrnakn nnd Sonth Dakota, with Big Drop In Temperature. NIOBRARA, Neb.. April 27. (Special Tel egram.) A light snow began falling this morning, and abcut 4 o'clock In the after noon the storm turned to a severe blizzard. Tonight there Is a gale from the northwest. SIOUX CITY. Ia., April 27.-Dispatches from South Dakota Indicate that snow haa been falling throughout the state since early this morning. At Chamberlain the fall amounted to sight Inches on the level. GREGORY. S. D., April 27. (Special Tel egram.) A blizzard struck the Rosebud reservation early today. The temperature dropped 40 degrees tn a short time and three Inches of snow fell. It was feared there might by suffering because of the coal shortage. This Is th second similar storm within the week. PIERRE, S. D.. April 27. (Special Tele gram.) Snow, which began falling last night, has continued all through today and there has been a fall of several Inches. It Is melting about as fast as It falls. WILLC0X FEARED BLINDNESS Reason Asslarned for Suicide of Former Railroad President While at Sen. NEW YORK, April t7.-Th body of David Wlllcox, former president of the Delaware A Hudson company, who com mitted suicide on board the steamer Bar barneHA In mldocean on Wednesday, was landed today. It was found that Mr. Wlll cox shot himself In the mouth, dying In stantly. He was In a very nervous condi tion from 111 health when he sailed for Europe. . It was reported today that while In Eu rope Mr. Wlllcox wss Informed thst he wuuiu cvrniumiy peenme Dllna. This, It I Is said, Is one of the causes of his depres j slon. He had already lost the sight of one eye and that or the other was falling. BIG PLANT FOR FORT OMAHA Contract Let for One of the largest Hydrogen Generators In the World. WASHINGTON. April 27 As a prelim inary ate ptowards the creation of a laraa experimental station for sn army balloon coips, the War department lias contracted for the construction of a hydrogen gen erating plant at Fort (mm ha. Neb. This will be one of the lurgnst hydrogen plants In the world capahla of producing s,0u0 eubta feet ef gas per hour. ON PLEASURE JAUXT Fresideatial Fartj Takes Trip Up JamM Eiter en the Sylph, SITE OF JAMESTOWN IS VlSITEi Old Church Tower, All that is left of Teem, ia Inspected. STOPS AT COLONIAL C0UN1RY SEATS Farty Yiewi Borne of the Oldest Architec ture in America, EXCURSION IS S1RICTLY PRIVATE No Newspnper Men Are Allowed to Arcompnny the Pnrty, Which .Will Helnrn Direct to Washington. NORFOLK, Va., April 27.-Frealdent Roosevelt, after a trip up the historic James river, following his strenuous day of yesterday at tho opening of the James town exposition, returned on the yacht Sylph this afternoon delighted with th outing, despite the unfavorable weather conditions. The Pylph anchored off th Newport News ship yards and ths party subsequently transferred to the Mayflower. In order that a part of the trip to Wash tngton might Je made by daylight, th Mayflower did not weigh anchor until night. Washington, It Is expected, will be reached about noon tomorrow. NORFOLK, Vs,, April r. President Roosevelt and his family, with several In vited guests, are today Inspecting old co lonial architecture along the James river, Virginia. They sre making the trip on th naval yacht Sylh. which passed Newport News today bound up the James river. If th program arranged for them Is car. tied out they will visit Brandon, the estate of the Harrisons, on which Is a fine man sion, said to be the oldest colonial archi tecture In Virginia; Westover, the estate of the Byrds, and Shirley, the estate of th Carters. Th party also will Inspect the old church tower at Jamestown, which Is all that stands to mark the spot selected by th first English settlers on which to build their homes. The trip up the river Is entirely Informal and recreative. The day Is far from being pleasant. The sky was entirely overcast with clouds at ijaybreak and there were several drizzling showers during th morn- , Ing, but those aboard the yacht Insisted upon carrying out their program. Ther had been no communication with the Sylph at Its anchorage In Hampton Roads sine yesterday. Stops Will Be Informal. In order to make the river trip as much ... of a holiday as possible the president In slated that his stops should b entirely Informal, and It was announced that If It I , appeared that thee plans war tn danger ' of being miscarried h would not mak the stops scheduled. It wss expected that at Westover, Brandon and Shirley the presi dent and his guests would meet only th occupants of the estates. It Is not known hers Just how much time the trip will con sume, but early tonight the party expects N again to be transferred to the Mayflower and start back to Washington. In the president's party are Mrs. Roose velt, Mlsa Roosevelt. Archie and Quentln Roosevelt, Justice Moody of the supreme court of the United States. Secretary Met calf and Mrs. Metcalf, Assistant Secretary of State Bacon, William Loeb, Jr., and Assistant Secretary Latta, Mrs. Ralph Cross Johnson, Captain Lee,, military aid to the oreetdent; Captain Key. naval aid to the president; Lieutenant Commandor Long of the navy and Dr. Ohnesorg of th navy. At no point touched by the president to day Is there direct communication with th outside world. Two of the estates wher he planned to spend half an hour socially are twenty miles from the nearest tele phone or telegrsph station. Jamestown Island also Is isolated, the nearest telephone connection being at Williamsburg, seven miles away. Leaving Jamestown later this afternoon the president will make no stors between there and Washington on the return trip. BINGER HERMANN ACQUITTED Jnry Soys Oregon Congressmnn la Not Guilty of Destroying; Record. WASHINGTON. , April 27 -Blnger Her mann, former congressman from Oregon i and former commissioner of the general I land office, was acquitted of the charge of ! destroying public records by the verdict of a Jury at 12:40 o'clock today. Th trial had progressed for twelve weeks and the' Jury deliberated twenty-one hours. Nothing waa heard from the Jury room after the Jury retired at 1:30 yesterday afternoon until 11 o'clock today, when word came that It was desired that Justice Stafford repeat his charge to them. This was granted after brief argument of coun sel and the next hour and a half waa oo eupled In re-reading the charge, after which Justice Stafford, who at 10 o'clock last night had sent word to ths Jury room that It would be better at that time to drop consideration of the case and get some sleep, advised that th Jury proceed to their luncheon before again endeavor ing to reach an agreement The Jury, however, disregarded this admonition and within ten minutes after Its seoond retire ment appeared with th verdict of not guilty. There was Immedlate'y a general seen of congratulation In th court room. Mr. Hermann expressed thanks to each Juror, as did his counsel. United States Attorney Baker snd many others In ths court room congratulated the defendant. RECEIVERS CLOSE SALOONS I.lqaor Is Shipped Ont of Leavenworth Before Officers of Conrt Arrive. IJ5AVENWORTH, Kan.. April 27 T. T. Carver and 8. H. Allen, two of the brew ery receivers here, today cloied many sa loons supposed to ba owned by ttje brew ers now resting under the state supreme ' court's restraining order and at each place caused notices to bs posted announcing that they hud taken charge. ; The receivers were accompanied on their i rounds by the sheriff of Leavenworth county. A Nw hours before the receivers arrived In the city several carloads of beer and whisky were shipped out of Leaven-west