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Omaha Daily VOL. XXXVII NO. 252. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, single corr CENTS. The Bee APRIL 7, 100S TWELVE TAGES , ONE VOTE AGAINST IT Employer!' Liability Bill ii Patted by Home. MEASURE BENT ' TO SENATE Mr. Dolliver Will Call it Up at an Early Date. PAYNE DENOUNCES DEMOCB'IS Minority Claim for Credit Not Valid. 5VHAT THE BILL PEO it Hold! fommnii Carrier l.lnbl Uant for rrrsnnal Injury urn Redefines Coutrlhuturr Negligence. WASHINGTON, April .-Wlth only one , voio recorded against It, that of Mr. Llttlc-tii-ld of Maine, the house of representa tives today under suspension of the rules passed tli Sterling employers' liability bill ifter forty minutes' debate. In brief the bill establishes the doctrine thut the railroad companies engaged In Interstate commerce are llabla for personal -Injuries received by employes in the serv ice of such carriers. It abolishes the strict common law rule of liability, which bars i recovery Tor the personal Injury or death it un employe occasioned by the negll tence of a follow servant. It also relaxes ;h common law rule which makes con tributory negligence a defense to claims for such Injuries. A provision, however, diminishes the amount of the recovery In the same degree that the negligence of the Injured one contributed to tho injury. The Mil further mukes each party responsible for his own negligence and requlrea each to bear the burden thereof. Rill Seat to Senate. The I'll) as passe dby the house was transmitted to the senate later In the day ui.d on motion of Senutor Dolliver was laid iui tin: tuble subject to being called up at any lime. Mr. Dolliver explained that the bill Is quite similar to the measure re ported to the senate from the committee n education and labor. Mr. Dolliver ton U'liipiatea asking the senate to agree to take up the bill at an early day. He will probably move to substitute the senate measure for the house bill, and after the senate acta will thon leave to conference thC task of agreeing upon a compromise measure. . The house bill Is much more sweeping than tho senate bill, aa It applies to "all common carriers," whllo the senate bill applies only to "common carriers by rail toad." lit tho dobate the minority leader, Mr. 'Williams, eatd he welcomed "the oppor tunity to Illustrate to tha country how quickly and how rapidly wa can Join In lasslng remedial legislation." Tho democrats applauded the statement. Continuing. Mr. Williams said the domo crats would .we glad to .be furjitahed with more l.ko It and to -repeal the Illustration s each remedial bill It furnished to the liuuse. "It was," he said, "the first en couragement In some time." Payne Ueaoaarn Democrats. Mr. l'ayne denounced the democrats, leJ by Mr. Williams, for delaying by half an hour tho paasuge of the bill by forcing a roll call on tha approval of the Journal.-. "The gentleman from Mississippi." he aald, "seems to think lie will make the country believe that because every time he aaya: 't suy this to the house and to tho country," lie can make thn country be lieve that the way to facllltato legislation la by the useless demand for roll calls and delay In performing the functions of tho house and In passing the supply bills that must be passed." lie declared that Mr. Williams had no more to do with the bringing about of the report from the committee or the considera tion of the measure than the boya on the street. It lias been, he stld. the settled pur pose of the majority to hrlng the bill before congress. Mr. Payne f .cd the bill would meet the same fate with the supreme court as did the former law, bill lie said ho would vote for It, nevertheless, aa he hud voted for the previous bill. "And," W added, "wo will go on with the legislation of this country and the ma jority will decide In Its own time and with out any let and hindrance from the gentle man from Mississippi and the voting trust which It ta reported he organised last Saturday to stop legislation." The republicans would go on just the same, hs snld. and write In the statute books Just what they desired to -write. The bill passed, by a viva voce vote, but In ordor that Vneintiers might be rucorded the yeas ami nays Were ordered. pkoceedisus up the bkxate Army Bill la Passed Prartleallr aa Reported by Committee. WASHINGTON. April lThe army bill carrying fcn appropriation of almost ''. 000,00 wa passed by tre senate today prac tically as reported rrom the committee on military affairs. Tha only amendment adopted carried an appropriation of 20,(W0 for system of water works for Fort Will iam Henry Harrison, Mont. The bill ma terially Increases the pay of officers and enlisted men of the army. A resolutkm Introduced by Mr. Foraker was adopted. It calls on the secretary of war for the names of all former soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry discharged without honor on account of the Browns ville affray who have applied for re-enllst-ment. At S:N the senate adjourned. TORPEDO BOATS AT THE BAY Little f-toillla nearhea Practice t.reaad One Day Ahead of Schedule time. MAUPALENA BAY. April 6.-Vla San Diego. Cal . April C-Hlx tnrpedo boats ar rived at sundown today, one day ahead of the scheduled time. The lam week of the fleet at Magdahntt bay found all the ships at anchor. All officers and men arc now realm, after their fatiguing target practice. Th fleet will leae Mugdalcnu bay next Saturday. TILLMAN WILL TAKE JOURNEY Senator from Heath Carolina Urrutrr lug, hat la Xet Vet Ahle to Re. - tars to Work. , AUGUSTA, OS.. April .-Iuforniatlon from Edgefield, 8. C, today says that Bena tor B. V. Tillman Is now able to take short drives and la slowly Improving. He expects to enter a private sanitarium In Atlanta this week and after a month there probably wilt go to Kuro SUMMARY OF THE DEE Tuesday, April T, 190S &7prii 19C8 MX moX 7TZ. "fa . 'MT fPj- &x J 2 3 4 5 6 Z 8 9 10 If 12 13 14 15 16 1Z 18 (9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2Z 28 29 30"- THE WI1TIEB Fr FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL 1U.ITF9 iKn ICINIT Y Hlmwera Tuesday; not much 'Hfign in tint)wrnt ore. "OH NEBRASKA Probably showers e.luy. lt IOWA Increnslnsr cloudiness, with "y My showers Tuesday. 9. ,frRtllr. t rimulin mt.Nt nour. Drg. ... 4 ...SO ... 50 ... M ... f-n ... BS ... M n H. m a. m 7 a. m S a. m 9 a. m 1i a. m 31 a. m 12 m 1 p. m 2 p. m 3 p. in 4 p. m ... fW ... M ... 6 ... " ... tW ... 17 Bp. m. p. m. 4 7 p. m id n p. m M 9 p. m M MOVEMEVTI OT OCX A If STEAMSHIPS. NKW YORK Arrived Sailed. NBW YORK t,uinl. Scil THAMPTON. St. rul. r-nrt. 6t Luull QfKKNSTnWN.. lll'KKNSTOWN.. LIVERPOOL . Buenos Ayret. Cymric. I.unltanta. Csrthsgenlan. BY WIRELESS. BrowliraS Steamer Kaiser Wllhelm II, from New York for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Kremrn. was JO miles west at .6 p. m. Will reach Plymouth 1:30 p. m. Monday. Sable Islmrt Noordnm, from Rotterdam for New York, was reported by Marconi gram 783 miles east of Sandy Hook light ship at 9:30 a. m. Will dock at 6 p. m, Tuesday. WOMAN JUMPS TO HER DEATH Crasrd by Approach of Flames Leaps Prom HI ah Window. he NEW YORK, April 6. One woman lost her life, nearly a scora of men and women were Injured, and as many more were rescued from death In the flames today during a fire which destroyed the four story tenement house at 470 Tearl street. The dead woman was Julia Isola, 22 years old, who lived with her father, brother and two sisters on the fourth floor of the building. She Jumped from a window after her night clothing had taken fire from the flamea Which swirled around the window where elie and her father, brother ' and sisters were waiting for aid. Almost before her body had struck the stone paved street and was crushed Into a shapeless mass the firemen ' had suc ceeded In raising an extension laddrsr to the window and the other members of the family were taken down In safety. While the rescue of the Jsolas was In progress, Michael ("on way, a young fireman-'Who was appointed to the department only a few weeks ago, was making a valiant and, as It proved, successful effort to save his own family. Conway's father, mother and six brothers and sisters lived on the top floor of the burning building. When ho readied the bouse they were atandlng by open windows shouting for help, while behind them the flamea poured up the stairways and encircled the fire escapes at tho rear. Ladders were quickly run up to the windows and a moment later Oonway carried his mother down to the street. In several more trips the young fireman brought hla sisters to safety, and then the father Jid brothers followed. Nearly twenty persons were Injured, but none of them, with the exception of Miss Isola, was fatally hurt. The building was ruined, resulting In a loss of tlS.Ono. FATALITIES IN TE.1EMEHT CRASH tpiarht Knoni Dead In Debris of nolldlna; that Kelt at Oxford. LONJJON, April 6. Two old tenement houses in castle street, Oxford, collapsed early today. It Is believed that forty peo ple, mostly Urrman waiters, are burled In the debris. . Up to noon, eight dead bodies had been taken from the ruina of tha Castle street tenements and It was believed that sersral others are still burled In tha debris. Twenty persons were taken Out aliva and pone of them la seriously Injured. The accident which was at first thought to be due to an explosion of gas, now turns out to have been caused through the founda tions of the structures being weakened by the excavatlona for a new building adjoin ing. THAW ANNULMENT SUIT FILED Counsel for Wlfe Files Action In Su preme Court Referee Will Take Testimony. NKW YORK. April . -Counsel for Evejyn Nesblt Thaw today filed in the supreme court the suit for annulment of her mar riage with Hurry Kendall Thaw. The an nulment Is asked on the ground that Thaw was Insane at the time of his marriage. A. Russell Peabody, counsel for Harry K. Thaw, and his mother. Mrs. William Thaw, both of whom are named as defendants in the. action, filed a notice with the court today consenting to the appointment of a referee to take testimony. Daniel O'Rellley said that Evelyn Thaw will sail for Europe, Saturday. , After receiving the papers, Justice Hen dricks appointed Robert K. Deyo. a referee to tuke evidence In the annulment eult and directed that the taking of testimony pro ceed within three days. ORDER QUARANTINE ON CUBA Ilavan Onln tltr of Island If nm Which Travel May ew Pro crcd to impeded. WASHINGTON. April .-The Marins Hospital and Public Health service today laued an order establishing a quarantine beginning today agulnat Cuba with the ex ception of the Metropolitan district of Havana, which Includes Havana, Marlanao and Camp Columbia. , POLICE SHOOT DOWN NEGRO Reserves Culled Out at Ausjuatn to Quell Hlot Amon Colored People. Al'GrSTA, C.a.. April .-The police re serves were called oui here today te quell a riot anions; negroes at Twiggs and Charlea streets. Mack Fryers, a negro, was fatally shot by tha police. AWAIT PLEASURE OF RING House of Commons Adjourns Till After Easter Repeat. ASQUITH EXPECTS SUMMONS SOON Leader See Little Hope for Change la Irish ccrclurvshln ltlorler Renounces Hla Claim to Exchequer. LONDON, April S. An Informal" confer ence of ministers under the presidency of Herbert H. Asqulth, chancellor of tho ex chequer, was khcld prior to the commence ment of today's sitting of Parliament, and the situation was discussed In a general way. The premier-elect asked to hear the views of his colleagues relative to the pro spective cabinet changes, now that the necesally of Its reconstruction has actually materialized. In view of tho lack of suc cess at the recent elections, the cabinet will be rearranged so as to avoid as far as possible the election contests made by mem bers of the House of Commons or holders of under secretaryships who are elected to cabinet rank. David Lloyd George, president of the board of trade, Is still a hot favorite for tho chancellorship, although Mr. Ilaldane, who shares the liberal Inperlallst tendencies of Mr. Asqulth, Is understood to be a can didate for the same portfolio. There Is nd hurry, however, about the various assign ments, as Mr. Asqulth will retain tho chancellorship until the budget has been Introduced after the Raster recess. It seems, quite likely that Lewis Har court, who Is considered something of an American because of hla American mother and wife,, will be Included In the new cabinet, and the name of Winston Churchill also figures in most of the new cabinet lists. The elevation of Churchill would In volve an election from the Manchester con tingency, with considerable possibility of defeat, and It would necessitate finding a radical complacent enough to give up a safe seat to which Churchill could be elected. Commons Take Recess. Mr. Asqulth, this afternoon, in the House of Commons said It was clear public busi ness could not proceed effectively at this time and he proposed that the house adjourn until April 14, at which time, after the transaction of formal business. It would readjourn for the Easter recess. Mr. Asqulth'a proposal was then adopted and the house adjourned. Following the adjournment, cabinet discussion was re sumed In the lobbies. It appears that Mr. Asqulth is awaiting the arrival of the king's messenger from Blarrli with dis patches which are expected to Intimate the king's wishes regarding the premier elect's attendance on his majesty. When the king's wishes become definitely known, Mr, Asqulth will make his arrangements for the Journey. Mr. Redmond and other Irish leaders said this afternoon that they thought there was no chance for a change In the Irish secretaryship and that Mr. Blrrell would be left In charge until after the hearing of the Jrlsh university scheme. Mr. Morley, who naturally had first claim for., choice of portfolios and who was thought to have a hankering for the chan cellorship of the exchequer. Is noV tald to Have definitely renounced all claim to that position. MANY TROOPS PATROL CITY Government of Portugal Intimates Trouble Started hr Republicans Hashing; Ballot Doxea. LISBON, April 1 The cavalry and large forces of reserve police continue to natrol the streets since the rioting last night. It appeara certain that four republicans have been elected in Lisbon, Bruga, Elmlnada, Manezes and Alphonso Da Costa. A gov ernment note, Issued today, says: The government gave specific orders to Insure liberty of voting and took every Precaution to nrAvpni tiimnr rni. .' - -- ' " " . . i in rirr- lions pasaed off regularly In almost all 1 1, is ui isuon, nm at til. Dominique and Santos the republicans tried to rush the ballot boxes anri r. A I a . KtonliiK the troopa who guarded the voting vne nunorea ana ten arrests uavt uvvn maae. JAPS PAY UP THEIR TAXES Returns for Year Show Excess ol Receipts Over tho Ea tlmutea. TOKIO, April 6.-IReturnB for the year ended March 31, show "sn excess of receipts ove. estimates of approximately 50,000,000 yen. The excess It attributable to the al most full collection of. taxes. There are practically no arrears. The department of finance Is extremely gratified at the show ing and says that such conditions should dispel all doubts as to the ability of the government to redeem Its bonds. The first Instalment of which Is now being re deemed. FAMILY COUNCIL OVER DUKE Kins; of Italy Summons Members to no me io Hold Frlvnto Conference. m NAPLES, April .-The duke of Aosta, eldest cousin of King Victor Emmanuel, haa ben requested by the king to go to Rome and will start this evening. It Is expected that a family council will be held under the presidency of the king to dis cuss the reported engagement of the duke of tho Abruzzl to Mlas Katherine Elkins, daughter of Senator Elklns of West Vir ginia. JAPANESE VENJTHEIR SPITE Four Attuck Native Stun of Con sulate at Mukden, Making In ternntlounl Case. MUKDEN, April (.Four Japanese en tered the American consulate today and brutally attacked the native staff In revenge for a private spite. Consul General Straight made a requisition on the Chinese police and the "Japanese were arrested and taken to the Japanese consulate. No apology has yet been offered and It is probable that the matter will be made a aubject of diplo matic action. MORE TROUBLE FOR STANDARD Ueorno II. Phelps, Independent Pro uurer. Arrives In Klndlay to necuro Evidence. FINDLAY. O.. April l.-Standard Oil prosecutions here were given a new Impe tus today by Attorney Virgil P. Kline of Cleveland appearing to take depositions In the SluO.OuO damage auit of George H. Phelps against the Standard Oil company! Mr. Phelps Is an independent producer and claims he has lost II-iO.OOO by reason of the Standard s control of ths market, JOHNSON'S FRIENDS ARE ACTIVE Making-' an Effort to Seen re the En dorsement of "onth Da kota Penorrali. MITCHELL, 8. D., April .-tSpelal Tele, gram.) The maneuvering among the demo crats today whq hsve arrived for the dem ccratlc convention which will convene to morrow afternoon at S o'clock reveala the fact that an effort will be made during the convention to secure an endorsement for Governor Johnson and his csndldacy. The Johnson supporters have been laying their plans this sfternoon to secure some support for the endorsement of Hugh Smith of Miner county for a member of the na tional democratic commit tea from South Dakota. Smith is a strong supporter of JohiiHor) and if they can bretik In on the Bryan ranks It Is possible they will go a step further and try to prevent the dele gates to the national convention from be ing Instructed for Bryan. Mr. Johnson of Douglas county Is the present national commute 'man and lie Is a candidate for endorsement. The Bryan supporters claim that they can defeat any effort made by the John son clement to secure anything like an en dorsement fdr anything that tbey want, and that they will not stand for anything that has the appearance of an effort to discredit Mr. Bryan In the convention. In certain circles congressional candi dates have been the topic of conversation and an effort haa been made to draw A. E. Hitchcock of this city Into the cam paign, which, however, has been without first consulting Mr. Hitchcock. In a card in tho Daily Republican this evening Mr. Hitchcock absolutely declines to listen to any such an arrangement being made that would Include htm as a candidate. The contest on delegates from the sev eral districts is likely to be close, partic ularly from the Black Hills. It Is not an ticipated that any definite action will be taken by the convention In the endorse ment of candidates for the state ttcket other than to express some preference. John Stransky of Pukwanna, the candidate two years ago. Is again being groomed for the nomination for governor, while La Follette of this city haa a great many ad mirers for the place. There Is little or no discussion of congressional candidates. To night the democrats will hold a meeting; for the formaUon of a Bryan club, at which It Is very probable the hands of various communities will bo displayed. DELAWARE IS UNINSTRUCTED Dusiont Faction Cnrrles State nnd Succeeds to Addlcks' Power nnd Pluce. DOVER, Del., April .-The victory of the state organisation of the republican party. headed by United States Senators Dupont and Richardson, at Saturday's primaries was so overwhelming, as attested by to day's summary of the voting, that there Is not likely to be any hitch In carrying out the organization program at the repub lican state convention which will bo held here tomorrow to elect delegates to the national convention. The leading feature of the program is to permit the state dele gation to the national convention to go to Chicago unhampered by Instructions and tee to vote for any cai"1;e for presl- ueni. ii is. now couccueu lue organ ization has elected 130 of the 100 delegate comprising the state convention. . The outcome of the primaries makes it sure that four of the six delegates to tha national convention. will be as follows: From Newcastle County Senator DuDorit and Governor Iea. From Kent County Senator Richardson. From Sussex County Congressman Bur ton. The other two delegates will be selected by tho caucus of leaders preliminary to the convention which will be held here tonlglit. It la assured, that T. Coleman Dupoqt, chairman of the republican state commit tee, will be selected as the Delaware mem ber of the republican national committee, to succeed J. Edward Addlcks. The preference of the national delegates for the presidential nomination Is a matter of doubt. The organization leaders main tain that they have, no hostility to Secre tary Taft, but, on the contrary, may favor him, although they will not consent to In structions. It is understood, however, that tha Duponts and Senator Richardson are very friendly to Senator Knox of Pennsyl vania. OLD MAN SH00JS YOUNG GIRL Deposed Boron ah Engineer of Pitts burs Subnrh Kills Her and Attempts Suicide. PITTSBCRG. AprM .-Samuel U Gard ner, 69 years old, a civil engineer and a prominent citizen of McKees Rocks, a suburb of this city, shot and Instantly killed Dorothy Bradney, 16 years old. In the presence of her mother today, and then, running to his own home next door, shot himself through the mouth. Inflicting a wound from which ha died shortly after noon. Gardner has a wife and several grown-up children. The prominence of both families and the youth of Miss Bradney served to make the shooting sensational. It Is alleged that Gardner had been In fatuated with tha young girl for a long time. It Is said he became extremely en raged last night when Mlas Bradney went to church accompanied by a young man companion. Gardner today purchased a revolver, stating that he wished to "fix some burglars." He then went directly to the kitchen of the Bradney home and, walking atralght to the young girl, he pressed the revolver to her breast and fired ono shot. She fell dead, shot through the heart. Mrs. Bradney attempted to seize Gardner, but, dodging her, he ran to his own resi dence next door and fired a bullet Into his mouth. POPULISTS LEFT OFF TICKET Kansas, Once Their Home, Now Knovrs Them No More, Of. flrlaliy Kpeaklng. TOPEKA. Kan., April 6. The populist Pirty In Kansas wtll not be able to get representation on the primary election ballots or on the ballot of the next gen eral election. This will be the decision of the State Canvassing board, as it is already the opinion of the secret-iry and the attorney general. The populist party can't get on tha ticket because the law says they can't, says Secretary of State lenton. ' NEW MAN FOR GATES ACADEMY Kev. Charlea A. Jaqulth Resigns Eoat- cm Pastorate to Tuke Charge. SOUTH WINDSOR. Conn.. April f.-Rev. Charles A. Jsqulth haa resigned the pas torate of tho First Congregational church to become principal at Galea academy at Nellgh, Neb. He will enter upon his academic duties ntxt fall. FICTITIOUS SHIPMENTS END Senate Committee Reports "C. 0. D." Lifjnor Bill. WILL STOP RAILROAD AGENCIES After liOnsjr Hearing Measure Lust Agreed I pnn Efforts Give Stnte Full Control. la at to WASHINGTON, April .-After extended hearings and exhaustive arguments by the members of the senate committee on the Judiciary that committee today agreed upon a bill dealing with the shipment of liquors from one stuto or territory to another stale or territory. The measure will be reported by Senator Knox, who was chairman of the subcommittee which conducted the hesrlngs. It Is cumpaiatlvely simple In form, providing that there shall be no "C. O. D." packages of liquor shipped In Interstate commerce where fictitious names are used and that the name of the con signor and consignee shall be stated plainly. The provision Is designed to elimi nate the practice of railroad and express agents acting as agents for liquor houses. There were numerous bills before the subcommittee dealing with every phase of the question and oartl -ulaily they sought to give to a state the right to control liquor shipments the moment they entered the border of the state. Temperance organiza tions all over the country desired this fea ture to bo Incorporated In the bill so as to give the widest latitude to a state In exer cising Its police powers. All of the bills before the subcommittee were declared un constitutional by a vote of 3 to 2. A vote was later had on the bills by the full com mittee. Bills Declared to Be Invalid. A vote was. later had on the bills by the full committee and they were declared un constitutional by a vote of 7 to S. The bill agreed upon eliminates the fea tures that are believed to endanger a con stitutional test. In reporting It to the sen ate, Senator K,nox will perfect Its phrase ology. The report on the bill will be unani mous. At' tho same time the minority of the committee believes that certain other features Intended to broaden the scope of the measure should be enacted and It was agreed that the votes of all of the members of the committee should be Incorporated In the report to the senate. The submission to the senate of the views of the minority will transfer the wholo matter to the senate floor, with excellent prospects of a renewed fight there for what la termed a broad "state's right" bill. ' STOCKMEN MEET AT CHEYENNE Question of Lenslng of Public Domain Most Important Topic of Discussion. CHEYENNE, Wyo., April . (Special.) -"heyenne will be filled with live stock growers tomorrow when the annual meet ing of the Wyoming Stockgrowera as oc lo tion, one of the oldest live Stock organize) tlons In the west, will bo held. At this meeting the "annual cattle ro;ndups will be- arranged, and tho ' reporta ' of estray Inspectors at the market centers will be received. These Inspectors pick up' estrays which are sold and the proceeds returned to the rightful owners. These Inspectors have saved to the cattle raisers of Wyom ing, and those of nearby tows In ad Joining states, many thousands of dollars annually, and since tha system was In augurated upwarda of a million and one half dollars have been saved to the mem bers. But for this system of Inspection thousands of cattle belonging to both small and large owners would be lost to their owners. At Tuesday's meeting one of the most Important matters for discussion will be the handling of tha remaining unoccupied range. For several years the Wyoming association has favored not only govern ment control, but some form of leasing. Last year when this matter was up for discussion a hot fight was waged on the floor of the 'convention, but the advo cates of leasing, backed by more than fifty proxies of absent members, carried the day. Almost all of these proxies were voted by President W. C. Irvine. Since the last annual meeting of the cattle growers It Is understood President Irvine haa experienced a change of opin ion, and as he will preside Tuesday, and will probably have a large number of proxies to vote, the outcome of ths dis cussion of the leasing question will be awaited with Interest. At Douglas last December, Presldnt Irvine attended a mass meeting which passed resolutions unani mously against federal control, leasing, etc., and It Is said that Prealdent Irvine not only took g very active rart in the mass meeting, but he also cast 'his vote for the antl-leaslng resolutions. The annual meeting of the state board i of sheep commissioners will also be held next Tuesday, when Important matters affecting the sheep and wool industry will be discussed. A new order governing tha Importation of sheep and bucks to Wyoming will probably ba Issued by the board. TROLLEY LINE TO THE EAST From Chicago to New York by Elec tric Line with Only Three Breaks. NEW YORK. April S.-From Chicago to New York by trolley car In aeven and a half days Is the record established by Elliott Flower of Chicago, who arrived here yesterday after traveling 1,300 miles by local interurban trolley service. Mr. Flower's object wss to discover the extent and value of the enormous develop ment of trolley systems throughout the country. He was able to make a contin uous trip for the entire distance with the exception of three small breaks. While satisfied with the result of the experiment, Mr. Flower Is firm in his resolution to re turn to his home on a faat train. "I left Chicago early 8unday morning a week ago," said Mr. Flower, "and arrived at Indianapolis the same day. It was neces. vary to bridge the gap from Kankakee to IaFayette by train, but from there nearly to Buffalo I used trolleys exclusively. There was a break at Hudson, N. Y., where I waa forced to take a train to Tarry town." Wage Reduction Effective. BOSTON, April (A wage reduction averaging 10 per cent became effective to day In cotton mills In Nrv England, em ploying 3o,OU operatives. Lam wtek the wages of o,oiu were rvduced and on nxt Monday the pay of about 3&.0riV additional mill hands. Including those In New Bed ford, will be cut. bringing the total af fected by the present movement to lli.tot. The mills which lowered wages beginning today are largely located In the Blackston v-u-w. ti ibtrttahira rairiun and la Maine. LATTER DAY SAINTS CONVENE President Joseph Smith Presides at the Opening Ses sion. INDEPENDENCE, Mo.. April ,(Spe clal Telegram.) Tho annual world's confer ence of tho iRc-organizcd Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints convened today at 10 a. in., with President Joseph Smith of Independence, Mo., In tho chair. Ho and his counselors, Frederick M. Smith of Inde pendence, Mo., and R. C. Evans of London, Ont were chosen presidents of the confer: ence, and authorized to determine the nam ber and kind of meetings and appoint the speakers at the preaching services, and also to appoint the other officers necessary for, the conference business. They( ap pointed R. S. Salyards, secretary; Charles Fry and F. A. Russell-, assistants; Arthur II. Mills, chorister; R. O. Smith, organist. A lengthy report was read from the cre dentials committee, composed of R. C. Rus sell of Canada, W .E. Peak and W. M. Aylor of Independence, in which they gave the names of delegates appointed from the various districts of the church. The read ing of this report occupied forty minutes. The report was adopted after' a number of. corrections were made. At the afternoon session First Counselor V. M. Smith was In the chair most of the session. After an additional report was read from the credentials committee, which was approved, a report was read from the church recorder, showing 2,875 baptisms had been msde during tho yesr, ninety-five ex communications and 603 deaths, making tho net gain 2..17B, and the total membership of the church now 67.3S5, of whom S,4fi2 hold the priesthood. Twenty-eight new branches have been organized In the year. The leading number of baptisms was In Canada, the state of Missouri being next. Iowa leads in membership, there being about 8,000 members In that state, Missouri being next with 8,650. A lengthy report was read from the church secretary, R. 8. Salyards, detail ing the work performed during the last year. ' A library commission, known as the Latter Day Salnt'a Library commission, appointed last year to affiliate with the local librarians of the Sunday school and Young People's organization of the church with the various church librarians, made a lengthy report of their work. The old commission was sustained, namely, E. A. Blakeslcy, of Galien, Michigan; E. II Fisher, of Boston, Mass., and S. A. Bur geBs, of St. Louis, .Mo. To the commission was added F. M. Smith of the first presby tery to be chairman ex-offlclo, ajid Heman Hale Smith of Lamonl, who has been general Itbrariap. of the church. Three hundred dollars has been appropriated for the Incidental expenses of the commission. " A committee appointed last year com prised Joseph Smith of the presidency; E. L. Bishop, of the bishopry, an 8. A. Burgess, to draft pamphlet of instructions on matters of couet procedure In the ecclesiastical courts of the church, and legal forms for servlse In such courts, made a lengthy - report. The report was ordered printed and placed in the hands of the members of tho conference. The remainder of tha session was spent in detail work, listening to reporta from 1 second -quorum of deacons, sixth -quorum of priests of England, . first quorum of teachers,, trustees of Graceland college, committee on tracts, etc. . ' ' T. J. Sheldon of Stewartsvllle, Mo., was the 'speaker at night In the moln audi torium. He -was asslstetd by T. J. Riley, of Oklahoma, , MINERS' CONFERENCE BEGINS Operators nnd Men Believed to Be In Fnlr Wny to Arrive nt Agreement. KANSAS CITY. April . Southwestern coal operators and mine representatives met here this morning and began their conference to discuss a new wage scale affecting the 35,000 men now out. Leaders of both sides expressed confidence that an amicable settlement would be reached and the men would soon be at work again, probably within another week's time. Governor Joseph W. Folk Is expected here late today to take part In the con ference, whlla T. L. Lewis, national presi dent of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica, probably will arrive Wednesday. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April .-CoaI operators of the central competitive field, Consisting of western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana, are gathered here to day to go Into conference with representa tives or the United Mine Workers of of the miners express confidence that the conference will result In the re sumption of mining operations generally and the restoration of the Interstate agree ment. It Is generally understood that the old wage scale will be agreed upon. EFFORT AT ROBBERY FUTILE Attempt to Seise Tbonsand Dollars from Depositor's Hand In St. Louis Bank. ST. LOUIS. Mo., April .-In the public banking room of the Mercantile Trust company today a flashily dressed man sud denly seized a roll of ll,000(in bills from a depositor's pocket and ran toward the door. He was captured at the bank entrance while he was attempting to pass the money to a confederate. The confederate fled be-- fore the money reached Ills hands and the crowd captured the money snatcher. At police headquarters he gave his name as Frank Selllck of New York, a bookmaker's sheet writer. Superintendent John Shea of the Bertll, Ion bureau Identified the prisoner as Kid" Burke, alias Flslier, known to the police of every large city in the United States and In Paris and London. Several pictures f Burke were found In rogues' gallery. Michael E. Hngmi, from hom the money was taken, is president and principal owner of the bank at Altainnnt, III. ( CONNECTICUT MILLS RESUME l.antoa Cotton Operators Put Back to Work- Dhoe nnd Rubber Men Also. PLAIN FIELD. Conn., April S.-The Ijiwton cotton mills here and cotton mills In other eastern Connecticut towns, em ploying In all about t.600 persons, were on full time today, after a long period of curtailment. At Naugatuek the boot and shoe depart ment of Hi Goodyear India Rubber Glove company and the reclaiming department of the United States Rubber company resumed operations today, after having been Idle for some time. 'About J.JfiO hands are affected. BRISTOL, H. I.. April After a shut down of three' weks th local plant of th National India Rubber works, employing about 1,400 hands, resumed operations to day. Tha time schedule Includes tha reg ular wyilung day fur five days a week. TAFT ONJI'KMEX Shows Immortal Blessings Instituted by Pioneer of Expansion. NATION GREATER FROM TOUCY Secretary of War Addresses Great Throng- at Auditorium. BARES BRYAN INCONSISTENCIES Roosevelt Chamjpion of Peace as Rc 'sult of McKinley Doctrine.. ABLE TO DO GOOD FOR WORLD - Busy Day In Omaha for Prealdenlla) Candidate Culminates In Itcprc aenatlre tiathcrlng I'nder Mc Klnlry Clou Auspices. Secretary of War Taft. as the specla guest of the McKinley club at the greai banquet given In his honor at tho Audi torium lust night. In the presence of thou sands of persons from Omuha and all parts of Nebraska, declared that the Issues of the coming campaign are to turn on the Issues of the McKinley and Roosevelt administrations, "which still remain the subject for discussion between us and our dciiiocratlo friends, or rather between ui and the gentleman who seems to have the powei- of leading the democratic party against Its will." "McKinley, ths Pioneer of Expansion," was ths subject of tha speech. When the secretary of war, the leading republican presidential candidate, waa In troduced to the vast assemblage by Toast master Ziegler, president of the McKinley club, aa tho "next president of tho United States," the mammoth building rang and reverberated with cheers, and It was some minutes before the secretary could spcuk. Tho audience, waa ono of thn tii,.aiR A- w - j n and most representative that has ever greeted any speaker In the state of Nebraska, and tho Auditorium never contained a more critically attentive and Intclllgnt gathering. From the first word of his address to the last, Secretary Taft held that audience spellbound with his earnest, convincing statements "and argu ments. Hia speech contained 6.000 words. but it might have contained (bu(, 600 so far aa -the audience was concerned, for It was manifestly eager to hear all he had to say. The secretary dictated the address to his private secretary at tho Hotel Rums at what spare time he could' snatch during the busy day, and the secretary had hard work transcribing It In time for delivery In the evening. Bryan nnd Bryaulsiu. Being In Mr. Bryan's homo stale and talking to Mr. Bryan's neighbors did not restrain Mr. Taft from tulking frankly im Bryan and Bryanlsm, Ho dwelt emphatic ally at the outset upon, the' inconsistent Uryan attitude toward tho Mckinley policy of national expansion, pointing out how - tho Nebraskan exerted all . his influence ' and succeeding tn securing the signing uf tho treaty of Paris, and then forthwith launched out upon an' endless and violent campaign of abuse of the republican ad ministration In the Insular posesAons. With force and facility, acquired front a close and constant knowledge, of tl situation, Mr. Tuft disclosed the great ben efits and advantagea that had accrued to the United States as a result of the Mc Kinley policy of expansion. He showed how this policy had brought to this nation increased power and influence among thA nations of the world. Theodore Rooeowlt, the Immediate successor of McKinley, ho asserted, had been able to "aorompllsh more for tho preservation of peace. In the ' world than any other president that ever administered or any monarch that ever reigned." This declaration provoked ths most profound applause. Teat of speech. On being Introduced by Toastmastci Zieglcr, Mr. Taft said: "Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Me- ' Kiulcy Club uf Omaha: It Is a great pleas ure to have the opportunity of addressing the representative republicans of His stale of Nebraska. Especially Is it so for me, in view of tha expression of personal con fidence in the action of your recent state convention. I assure you that no matter what the result of the present anik-alils contest going on In the republican parly I shall ever feel the deepest gratitude to my friends In Ncbrauka. "The, Issues of the next campaign are to turn on the achievements of tho McKinley and tha Uooaevell administrations, .whlcli still remain the subject for discussion be tween us and our democratic friends, or rather between us and the gentleman who still seems to have tho power of leading the democratic party against Its will. Wu are to accept not what the democratic party, as it used to be, thinks on any Issue, but what Mr. Bryan thinks on every Issue, as the real basis for the national campaign to be ended by the election In November next. Because Mr. Bryan still keeps alive controversies unhid) many democrats are content to regard as settled, ws have to go back and redtscuss matters which the verdict of history .properly Interpreted, ought long ago ot have ended. Bryan Rcaervea the Right. "It is true that free silver and W per cent repudiation for the. time have beon lost sitsht of, thougli 1 do j not understand Mr. Bryan to have said anything which would prevent him from bringing out that aa a panacea should continued financial depres sion suggest to lilm Its necessity.- But pausing tout over, we conm to the thing which distinguishes MrKinlcy's adminis tration from every other national expan sion. I verily believe thut four-fifths of tho people of the United States are en tirely content with the way tu which Mr. McKlnk-y and Mr. Roosevelt have worked out the problems presented' to us by ths Spanish war, but this does not prevent g fierco assault by Mr. Bryan upon the re publican administrations for what they have done In tills -regard. Wfe shall con tinue to hear, during the next campaign, that we have dz-purted from every consti tutional principle, and alt- tho maxims of the Declaration of Independence,, In carry. , lug out -what has truly been the greatest altruistic policy ever attempted and exe cuted by a civilized nation. Forced Into the War. "Mr. McKJnloy and the republican admin istration were forced Into the war with Spaln-against their Hill. Thn war ws be. gun with a self-denying ordinance with respect to the independence of Cuba. We spent millions ot dollars slid thousands of Uvea to end what we thouuht to be an In- . ternatlonal scandal In that Island. With out premeditation, wa war carried, to g' i