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.u. Fhe Omaha ;: Dai,ly Bee V VOL. XXXVII NO. 2M. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AFRIL 8, 1908 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. . I Hi N HALE ATTACKS TAFT J Secretary it Accused of Having De tifimt for Big Army. MOVES TO RECONSIDER BILL Sayi Military Expenses Are Increas ing Too Rapidly. MOTION IS LAID ON TABLE Thii Action Taken at Request ator Frye. BURKETT DEFENDS V lie Bar Motion Was Soy Good Faith and That Con Responsible for Alt Appropriation. WASHINGTON. April 7. The senay gaged for ome time In th discussion report printed In the Washington Post to day to th effect that Secretary Taft con templated the Increase of tie anny so as bring the -number up to J3B.000 men. The subject wa Introduced by Senator Hale, who spoke of the enormous eum of !W,nfin,nn carried by the . army appropria tion hill pained yesterday. He said that he did not know whether the author of the article had inside Information, but he added that It wa understood to he the plan of the chief 6f staff of the army to double the present size of that organization. In this connection he mentioned the fact that this offlrer often lets aa secretary of war,', "In the prolonged,' frequent and neceeearjr absence of the, secretary." Mr. Hale ex pressed the hope that the program for auch a vast increase would not he carried Into effect. Moving to reconsider the vote by which the army appropriation bill was passed, Senator Hale said senators did not realise that seventy per cent of the revenues of the government were today expended for what has been termed the needs of pres ent, 'pant, and future wars. Benator Hale trnecd the Increase In mili tary expenditure to the necessity of pro tecting the Philippines, which he spoke of as a. 'pestilential curse." .He made 'the prediction that the expenses would con tinue to pile up till this country got rid of those Islands. Senator Clapp, expressing himself In sym pathy with Senator Hale, suggested the reconsideration of the army bill with a view of modifying Ha provision', but Mr. Hate replied that the naval bill, which would come before the senate before a great while, would afford ample oppor tunity for the kcnuir to show Its state of mind regarding military expenditures. In cidentally Mr. Hale expressed the opinion that the war talk between the United States ami any other country whs non sense j , rVnaror Wnrren contended that It la noc- Marjr r pnw for on-erSencle id snld that we had not now sufficient munitions to auppcrt a. campaign of an army for one mnilli. Mr. Warren defended, the army and suhl much of its time was takn up with lon'.i'.ng aftutr river and harbor work and added that there was - no country In the world with so small an army as that of the Vnited States, excepting Switzerland. Mr. Aldrieh suggested that this country van beter protected naturally than any m her. "Did not the secretary of war," asked Mr. OHlllnger, "In a recent speech favor a large Increase In the army?" Mr. Warren said he did not know of such a speech, but hoped that "the coun try would grow ,"st enough and rich enough to feel like having; an army as large us suggested." "-I hope tuft," said Mr. Hale. .V. VI 4ft. r: v Cer- )U Rarkett Defends Taft. , '. ? ' Senator Hale having left the cl T IK.nator Krye, In his colleague' I'll tnoved to lay the motion to reconi y Sthe table. Mr. Burkett (Neb.) c , ' tlils action as an unwarranted me chamber, behalf reconsider on criticised method of "criticising a man now attracting atten tion In this country." "We Inject Into this body," said Mr. Uur kett, "a political discussion that the sen ator from Maine had no right to Inject Into the debate. It Is a political attack uuon a certain political candidate In his country and It has not the element of fairness." He charged the Maine aenator with falling to exercise good faith In pre senting his motion to reconsldor, which was, lie aald, shown by the motion of his colleague to withdraw. "The motion was lacking In that candor which should characterise the proceeding of the senate. . Congress la Responsible. , ll' declared that cjngrc&a, and not the Mar department was responsible for ill' creases In the army, and Mr. Hale, a sen t or of lilgli position, responsible In greater degree than the secretary of the navy for increases of the past. "It cumes with poor grace for the sen ator to criticise the secretary for something for which he was not responsible," said the Nebraska senator, "and If the motion was made In good faith It should not in, withdrawn. If the bill was wrong. Hie Sftiatur front Maine owes It to himself and to tilts body to persist In his motion to se cure reconsideration and sohw defects. The withdrawal of the motion shows that he never intended to press It, but that ha meant merely to moke It an opportunity to get up here and lambast the secretary Henator Fry defended his colleague "'"' too cnarge or naj rami, put rn-fun.-d 10 recede and the motion to lay on the table was carried. 'ROtKt;nil, tr" THIS MOISB Ulatrirt at tolambla BUI. t'srrilsg enrlr Tea Millions, Is Pauea. WASHiNOTOX. April T.-Tlie wholg of the sct-sioii of the liouse today was de vottd to the consideration of the District 'of Columbia appropriation bill. Two amend ment of more or less national Interest were adopted, one providing for 7i-cent tat for all diatrict enabllnhiiu-iita and the other requiring that all oulbide doors to public school buildings shall opvu outwurd and that new buildings shall have four exits. An effort to secure, the Incorporation of a child labor taw applicable to the dis trict failed. Tlis bill was passed. Th prroprlatcs '.5.4kU. measure. IP- Th bouse out of renpect to the memory of the late Itepreaentatlv Abraham U Brick of Indiana took a receas until to morrow. The hou was still oa tha lilativ day M"dy a tug xi rectus aa taksn. SUMMARY OF THE BEE Mdnrmla), April H, 1 OOM. 1908 &?pmis 1908 jr: w rzz. . ufo w fPJ Qr 2 3 4 5 6 Z 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1Z IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2Z 28 29 30 " - THE WEATHER. I OMAHACOUNCIL BLUFFS AND ITV Rain tonight, probably ' rain er Wednesd.iv. Bit ASK A Probably rnln and south portion Wednesday. VA Showers Wednesday. 5 a. m 44 a. in 41 7 a. m.,.i 4" ft a. m .' 4". 9 a. m...i. W 10 a. in.... 5" 11 a. m 51 1J m 5J 1 n. m M 2 p. m M 3 p. m M 4 p. m Kl 5 p. ni 61 p. in &' 7 p. m ' 8 p. m p. m DOMESTIC. Burkett Introduces amendments to ugil cultural bill for experiments at the Corn show and the standardization of grain. Fags I Motor car on the elevated road In Chi cago jumps track and falls to the ground, seriously Injuring eight people. Pag" a Mexicans In Arizona beg for relense from Jail, whero they claim they are held with out right. 1 Industrial workers In New York seek to ascertain the number of unemployed persons there are. Faff X tH-ders are being received in Pittsburg for ne wears. ' . 9ng 1 nohhi'M In Huron. Kan., make rich haul by cracking safe. - Paga 1 Senator Burkett criticizes Senator! Halo when Utter concludes a speech Invelghliid against the expense of the army and navy. Pag 1 No agreement ha sheen reached In the conferences between the miners and oprators. Page X Great Northern railroad convicted and (flned JB.000 for giving rebates to th.? American pugar iiciinuiK i""ii'".', . Paga X Deputy sheriff nt Trinidad assaS3inted. . .. 1 ' Pag X Tramp rob a freight car on extra train of large stock of packing house -roducts. T Pag X POLITICAL. Progressives control the South Dakota republican convention. Chicago Jelegatei Instructed for Taft. Pff X TOBEIQIT. After a family council In Rome it is believed certain that' the engagement of the duke of the Abruzzl has been mude. I Pag X Monarchist secure overwhelming vic tory in Tortugal. . Pag. X Canadian government deporta Kmma Goldman from Winnipeg.' ' ' Pag X HXBUSiXA. Mrs. Ilolsman of Valentine was seri ously Injured in a runaway. Pag 3 Rain falls over practically all of Ne braska, greatly benefiting crops. Pag 3 MOVEMENTS OP OCX AIT STEAMSHIPS. Port. Arrtveil. K. Wtlhdia II.. Balled. . Prea. blocalD. . New 'iork. . Moltke. . utendam. Pl.YMdl'TH CHKHROIRU NAPLES BDl'UKiNB DOVER Zetland EARLY RETURNS FROM ILLINOIS fiprlncftetd. nianmlagton .and Dan Tills Are Wet, Hoekford and Decatur Are Dry, CHICAGO, April 7.-Returns from the local option electlpus In Illinois today up to 1 p. m. show that Springfield, Kreeport, Aurora, Elgin, Sterling, Kankakee, Bloom ington, Dunvlllc, Monmouth and Lincoln all voted In favor of saloons. Rockfnrd. Decatur and Dixon voted against saloons. 8PRINGFIKL.D, III., April 7. Springfield voted In favor of the saloons today by l.fKK) majority. Taylorvllle. Pana and every other township In Christlun county except Assumption went dry. MILWAUKEE, April 7. Returns from about half tin precinct in tha city indi cate thut Davis S. Rose, democrat, ha been elected mayor by about 3.WK) plurality. Seldc). social democrat ,1s running second and Prlngle, republican, third. KANSAS CITY. April 7. Thirty-five pre cincls out of lt!5 give, unofficially: T. T. Crittenden, democrat, for mayor ,3,411; H. M. Heardfley, republican, i.TJO. WOMAN HURT IN RUNAWAY Mrs, Andrew Ifolsmnn of Valentine May Die of Injuries Saa (alned. VAI.KN'Tl NE Neb., April 7 (Special Telegram.) Mrs. Andrew Holzman, wife of the briikge tender of the Niobrara railroad bridge, met with a runaway accident Mon day while coining to town from her home. She was driving a horse und buggy and when In the outskirts of the town the IniRBy shaft broke. Tlio horse started to run away, I lie buKXV turned over twice and Mis. Holzman waa hurled to the ground with terrific force. Her shoulder was dislocated, her collar boon broken and In r arm crushed, so that a piece of bone cut the main artery causing a serious loss of blood. Today, she is in a Critical condition. Shn sustained painful, internal injuries, and doubts aa to her re covery are entertained. STANDARD BUYSGAS PLANTS ICIertrlv l.laht and I'OTrer Companies f .Northern California Arc lionght by Trust. SAN FRANCISCO. April 7 A financial deal or extraordinary importance to San Kranclseo and California and wnh-ii will practically place ah the gas, eleef.lr light and power companies of central and" south em California in the control bf ihe stand ard Oil Interests has recently been consum mated here and In the vast. Tha deal amounts to 45.0Dri.Oia in the aggregate. NEGRO DESPERADOES ESCAPE Armed Men Scour Mississippi In Vtelu. Iiy of f;ulfport la Get !rlaouer. GULF PORT, Mies.. April T.-The n rounding country is being scojred today by armed men searching for cisht negro des peradoes who escaped from the county Jail hers today. Among the escaped pris oners are several charged with murder. PRY TOWNS SHOW INCREASE Number of Places Which Have Pre viously Been License Switch. LINCOLN REMAINS FOR LICENSE Nntlre la Served That la Capital City lalaeas blast Close at f la the Evening Hereafter, Hawever. WET. DRV. Lincoln, Broken Bow, prlneld, Valley, l.ritnttton, 'Falls Clin lirersneoil, "David City, Silver Creek, 'Homer, Pender. Waterloo, Wood River, Tfksnih Arlington, a , 'Herman, , 'Blair. Towns marked with have changed from the vote of last year. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., April 7. (Special Tele, gram.) At the special election here today prohibition failed to carry by 143 votes. The vote wae: For prohibition. 3.SH; against prohibition, 3.991. The election was the hardest fight pulled off in Lincoln in years. The civic league and th'o opponents of prohibition worked from early morning until the last ballot was cast. Numerous carriages bearing the placard "No Saloons ' wero on the streets all day, while the op ponents used carriages and automobile without placards. At St. Paul's church a prayer meeting was on all day and many men and women prayed for the succeas of the prohibition proposition. The McKlnley chimes were played constantly. At the Civic league headquarters a soon as the vote showed prohibition was lost, ReV. Mr. Roach said: "Gentlemen you will drink your" whisky between 7 and 7 from now on. Frank Harrison, one of the anti-saloon manager!, called the league members to attend a meeting at once and at this meet ing he urged the members of the league to begin now to force tho excise board to live up to Its rulee and enforce Its .orders for a daylight saloon. The order for a day light saloon to become effective when the new license year begins was recently made by the excise board upon the demand of the prohibition newspapers and others. Falls (Itr Switches. FALLS CITY. Neb., April 7. (Special Telegram.) By 150 votes this city went dry, though ft was wet last year by a good majority. DAVID CITY, ' Neb.. April 7. (Special Telegram.) The largest vote ever cast in David City was cast today, the question of license pr no license being submitted. The license party was defeated by 33 votes. Last year the license won out by 59 votes. SPRINGFIELD, Neb.. April 7. (Special Telegram.) The, Issue In today' village election was license againnt anti-license. The drys electing two member by a ma jority of 17, with three hold-over wet. This mean a wet town provided signers can ' Be- secured, which Is doubtful. HOMER. Neb., April 7. (Special Tele gram.) Thl town, located on the border of the Winnebago Indian reservation, to day voted, by a small majority, to pro hibit the' sale of liquor. VALLEY, Neb., April 7. (Special Tele gram.) Thl place went dry today by a vote of 89 to 91 on a direct vote on the question. In tho councllmanic election the ticket composed of license men was, elected by two majority. WATERLOO, Neb., April 7. (Special Telegram.) The town election today re sulted In a vote of 52 against saloons to 33 for. The Initiative and referendum car ried by 50, to 14. Stenglein, John Mohatt and W. J. Mack were elected trustees. LEXINGTON, Neb.. April 7. (Special Telegram.) The city election In the city of Lexington resulted in a sweeping victory for the business men's administration ticket. The entire ticket waa elected. W. A. Stewart, the present mayor, being re elected. This Insures saloons for another year. The Initiative and referendum was defeated. GREENWOOD, Neb.. April 7. (Special Telegram.) The full vote waa polled here today. The license lloket wa elected by a majority of 22. SILVER CREEK. Neb.. April 7.-(Special Telegram.) The vote on wet or dry shows In favor of license. WOOD RIVER, Neb. April 7. (Special.) Wood River wa dry last year and went dry by twenty-six votes today. TEKAMAH, Neb., April 7. (Special.) The city election issue today waa the Is suance of liquor licenses, the anti-license ticket being carried by a majority of fifty. The following officer wero elected: Mayor, Frank E. Ward; clerk, M. 8. Mc Grew; treasurer. EU Latta; councilman First ward, E. W. Bryant; councilman Second ward, Chris Johnson; city engineer, W. E. Pratt; police Judge, James C. Bhaw; members Board of , Education, Dr. A. D. Neablt and C. S. Laughlin. ARLINGTON, Neb., April 7.-Specla1 Telegram.) Arlington, which has never been "dry" before, voted to abolish sa loons today by seventeen votes. PENDERi Neb., April 7 (Special Tele gram.) In Pender, which ha always been "wet," the total vote cast was 178, and the majority favoring license thhty-tao. EMERSON. Neb., April 7. -(Special Tele gram.) The village of Emerson, which ha always been a "wet" town, .voted to renew licenses by a majority of twenty-five votes. BROKEN BOW, Neb., April 7. (8peclal Telegram.) At the city election today Broken Bow entered its tenth year aa a dry town, a heavy vote being polled against saloon licenses. A strenuous fight waa also made against pool and billiard halls. The present incumbents of office, headed by W. A. George as mayor, were re-elected. ANGER OF FAMILY GROWS CALM Mr George Gould Acta aa Diplomat to Smooth Matrimonial Sea for ftlster-lu-I.aw. NEW YORK. April 7.-That an agree ment has been teached among the relatives of Mme. Gould to Interpose no further ob jection to her engagement to the Prince Da Sagan was reported today. Th determination of the prince, who re cently announced that he would forego hi plsn to return, to Paris this week, and the insistence of Mine. Gould on her right to decide for herself are said to have over come the opposition to the engagement so that all except George Gould have con sented to it. The latter is the custodian of his sister's property. Mrs. George Gould la reported to have displayed the tact of a diplomat In bringing about an agreement. CANADA HAS NO USE FOR EMMA Government Orders Her Deportation Without Purler Detained at Frontier. WINNIPEG, Man., April 7. The Cana dian government today Instructed police of ficial here to escort Emma Goldman to the boundary. If tho fnlted States govern ment refuse to allow her to cross, sha will be sent to Russia, although she claims to be a United State citizen. ST. PAUL, Minn. April 7. An express messenger on the Soo fine arrived here from th Canadian border and report that the I'mtWl Slates immigration Inspector have detained Emma Goldman at Noyes on tho international boundary line as she wa returning to the United States fram Winni peg. No confirmation of tho report can he ob tained here. WASHINGTON. April 7. No confirmation has yet been received at the Department of Commerce and Labor concerning the re ported detention of Emma Goldman at the international boundary, but It la admitted the statement may ba accurate!. It Is known the Goldman woman has been under sur veillance for several months. Month ago It wa determined by the Immigration au thorities to arrest her on her return from Europe, but she evaded tho official and reached the United State surreptitiously. Recently she left Chicago and crossed tho Canadian border. OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULT Excitement Has Not Bn Allayed In Port a era 1 hr Declaration of the Return. LISBON, April 7. The excitement caused by the election rioting in thl city Sunday evening. In which seven persons were killed and 100 wounded, ha by no means sub sided. There la considerable consternation In government circles and tho most ex treme precaution are being continued. The streets of Lisbon swarm with troop. Reg iment of Infantry and batteries of artil lery hold Camoes square .and Pedro square. The streets are patrolel ' by cavalry and mounted lancers are massed at street cor ners. Bernardino Moahado, the republican leader, has called on the civil governor to withdraw tho troops from the streets. The official complete return of the elec tion of members to the new Chamber of Deputies, Including the colonies, are as follows: Regenerators, 62; progressists, 59; independents, 1"; nationalists, 2; repub licans, 5, four In l.lpbon and one In the provinces; Francolsts, 3, and dissident pro gressists, 7. The total is 155. The election machinery, which was In the hands of the "rotative" parties, seems to have worked perfectly. DUKE'S ENGAGEMENT CERTAIN Consln of King; of Italy,' It I Said, Will Wed Ml Elklns of Virginia. ROME. April 7. The. duke of Aosta ar rived here today and hud breakfast with King Victor Emmanuel, tho duke of the Abruszl and the count of Turin, after which a family conference wa held rel tlve to arranging a marriage engagement between the duko of tly ' A bruzzi and Mis Kutherinti Kllrina, tlai jMcr ' of - Sena tot Elkin of West Vlrgli.la. Although nothing official is known. It is reported that the engagement has been con firmed and that It is the Intention of the duke of the Abruzzl to scturn to the United States shortly. It Is also nsserted that the engagement will not be officially announced, such announcement affecting member of tho royal family being un usual. The duke will leave tonight for Spezia to resume command of the battleship Re gine Elena. SWEDENBORG'S GRAVE OPENED Body Taken from Resting; Plnee la London to Re Rnrled In -Sweden. LONDON. April 7.i-The body of Emman uel Swedenborg, the famous mystic and writer, was taken today from the vault In front of the communion table in the Swedish church In Prince' square,, where It was deposited In 17772, and started toward Sweden for final burial. The Swedish government has requested the exhumation and surrender of the body. The leaden shell of the coffin was found Intact. It waa opened and Inside were found the bones of tha famous author and a heap of dust. The shell was then encased In a new coffin, placed on the altar table, and covered with floral tokens from Swedish societies and other admirers of Swedenborg. ENGLAND TO BUY WARSHIPS International Interest Created by no termination of utlnn to In rreaao Navy. LONDON, April '.Interest has been aroused In naval circles by the report that the British admlraiity is considering the purchase of the two big battleships now being built In this country for Itrazil. It 1 pointed out that Brazil has no need for two such powerful ships, which, Jn additional to their original great cost, will be expensive to maintain. It is certain lhat Great Britain will buy these vessels should this be. the only way of preventing their falling into the hands of other Euro pean powers. PRESIDENT THANKS ENGLAND Formal Heply of Chief Eaerutlvo to the Invitation to Visit Brit ish Port. ' LONDON, April 7. The formal reply of President Roosevelt to the invitation of Great Britain offering the facilities of British ports to the American battleship fleet on Its voyage around the world and asking the fleet to visit an English port has been received at the Foreign office here. The president points out that the details for the last leg of the voyage have nor. yet been arranged, but he thanks the British government for it kind Invitation. It ia hardly expected tho fleet will come to England. RUSSIA BECOMES ALARMED Turkish lllalatrr Acais Gives Assnr. a nee Ita Measures Are for Uwn People. BT. PETERSBURG, April 7 Alarmed at a revlvaf of the rumors that war Is im pending between RuasU and Turkey, the Turkish ambassador to Russia today called upon Foreign Minister IswoUky and re Iterated the previous denials of his gov ernment that the Turkish military prepara tions in iioriheaaterii Turkey were directaJ against Russia. They had been under taken, he explained, beeaus of the jgoa peel of disorder In th luterluft TAFT WINDS UP AT BLUFFS Delivers Address tt Commercial Club, on the Philippines. AFTERNOON SPEECH OMITTED Guest at Luncheon of General G. M, Dodae, and Hold Reception la Afternoon at the Elk Club Rooms. Hon. William H. Taft, secretary of war and candidate for tho republican nomina tion for president of the United States, was the honored guest of Council Bluffs yesterday. During the afternoon, at the reception held In tho Elks' club house In order that the people of Council-Bluffs might have an opportunity to meet and greet the distinguished visitor, the secre tary shook hands with several hundred men and women. Prior to tho reception, he wa entertained by General Dodgo at luncheon and at night was the guest of honor of the Commercial club at Its fifth annual banquet., at whrch he delivered an address. Tha subject of the secretary's address at the banquet had not been announced be forehand, although It was expected that he would talk upon the Philippines and thl expectation was fulflled. The address proved an exceedingly Interesting talk on the subject of the Philippine islands and what the American government has dune there. During his short stay In Council Bluffs. Secretary .Taft was the guest of General Grenville M. Dodge at his residence on Third street. Secretary Taft and party were brought from Omaha In the automobile of H. H. Vsn Brunt, accompanied hy'Mr. Van Brunt, General Dodge, National Committeeman E.- E. Hart and Victor E. Bonder. The party was driven directly to General Dodge's . residence, where luncheon was served. , Present at the luncheon were Secretary Taft. Hon. Lafayette Young of Des Moines, Charles A. Dickson of Sioux City, Ernest E. Hart, Charles W. Hirl, Henry H. Van Brunt, Victor E. Bender, J. G. Wadsworth, H. A. Qulnn, N. P. Dodge, C. W. McDonald, Hon. C. G. Saunders, Hon. J. R. Reed, H. W. Binder. D. W. Bushnell, Major Ray, United 8tates army. Secretary Mlschler and General odge. Heerption at Elks' Cln.v The public reception In honor of Secre tary Taft was held in the parlors of tlie Elks' club house, which were elaborately decorated with palms and cut flowers In profusion. During the reception an orches tra stationed on the broad stairway, played, In the receiving line with the secretary, were. General Dodge, E.- E. Hart, C. A. Beno, president of the Commercial club; State Senator C. G. Saunders, and C. W. McDonald. Every person Introduced to the distinguished visitor was greeted by him with a hearty hand shake and a few pleas ant words. Announcement had been made that Secre tary Taft would speak before the banquet from a platform erected near the south en trancs to the hotel at 7 o'clock, but this part of the program had to be foregone as thn ssretary wa auffcring. from a alight cold and on account of the dampness of the atmosphere. It was deemed bent that he not speak In the open air. Several hundred people had gathered at the plat form when the announcement that Secre tary Taft would not be able to speak was made by "Colonel C. G. SaunderH. Banquet la the Evening. The evening banquet was held In the Grand hotel. The assemblage waa a bril liant one. Secretary Taft spoke as follows: In beginning his addrews before the Social union banqueters Mr. Taft spoke approv ingly of 'the presence of women at ban quets. Then he took up the history of the Philippines Imnrediately before and since they came under control of tho United States. He told of Improvements made there by the United States, of the adjust ment of the questions raised by the friars and their possessions, and -finally of the adjustment of all matters between the gov ernment and the Roman Catholic church. Then, coming to present problems, he con tinued: What Is tho political capacity of the Filipino people? There are 7.000.(K) of them who are Christians. In stating the obliga tions that we are under to the Roman Catholic friars who made them Christians I wlnli to call attention to the fact that they are the only Christian Malays and the only Christian people as a whole in the orient, and It Is because they are Chris tians that we have the high confidence that we do have In the possibility of mak ing them an independent, self-governing people. The conditions with respect to Ignorance in the Inlands are at first startling. Only about 7 per cent of the peoples in tne inlands speak Spanish, and the speaking of Spanish measures the question of ignorance and intelligence. The rest of tliem are denirly Ignarant. They are ignorant to the degree of being childlike, subject to the. control of thosu anions them who have any education and any standing to a degree that you can hardly believe. Not, In that childlike condition, nevei theless, we find something that fctvi a us the greatest encoursgement In the build ing up of that people, and that Is th- In tense desire of tho common man and his wife, who want their children educated In the English schools so that they may kai u English. American Teaehers at Work. We Imported 1,000 Ahierlcan tracners ami we set those teacher- to work not only teaching young Filipinos, but teach ing malurer Filipino teachers Engliah and how to teach English. We established normal Hchools, Industrial schoulh, aid primary si hools, and secondaiy s hooi; , and we now have an enrollment of 500. mid Filipino children every year who are read ing, writing and reciting in English. There is more EngliHli npoken in llu islands today than there in Kpantsli. of limine it is spoken In different places from where Spanlnll is spoken. Ill too large cities there has aiways be,-n more Spanish apokeu, but you go into t lie conn try and you are ahlo to make your wint known and to talk with the iiulivc in English. Now we have introduced a syHe.ii of industrial schools, cine difficulty we had In dealing with the Filipino people wus to teach them the dignity of labor. They had been accustomed to associate labor with the system of slavery, so when wo opened our industrial school In Manila It waa found when w advritised tor younj men to come there to learn elcclrVliy, printing and carpentry and all th trades, they said: "No; they did not come there for that purpoae; they had come to le clerks." But that baa been overcome, and now there are 200 on the waiting list of the Industrial school In Manila, that Is. And 1 am sorry to say that our equip ment, our money, our resources are riot suff icieiitlf great to give all the educa tion that e ought to give. "Now, that is one kind of education. The other kind of education that we iiave given to the people there has been In the practical experience of self-government. Wa turned over the municipalities to them. We made the ligible voters In the muni cipality those wiio could read and write English and read and write Spanish and who paid taxes of la pasoa a year. Thai limited the electorate to about 16 per cent of Ihe males over 21. They are now carry ing on their municipal governments, and lliey have been ' doing that for nearly eight years. They have lieen learning tlie tiiais and the difficulties and the re sponsibilities of tl power thus conferred. The municipality is entirely autonomous; (Continued on Becood Page.) NO AGREEMENT YET REACHED Another Conference Will Re Held April Fourteenth Between Miner and Operators. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. April 7.-The con ference of coal operators of western Penn sylvania. Ohio and Indiana and representa tives of the miners of these three district and Illinois, adjourned at 11:15 today after having been In session for two hours. No resumption of work In the mines of the states was ordered. , The next meeting will be held at Toledo Tuesday, April 11. when an effort will be made to revive the Interstate agreement betwen the miners and operator of the central competitive field, consisting of these four districts. The Illinois miners left for Springfield to resume their Joint district conference with the Illinois oper ators. President Iwls left at noon for Kansas City to take part in the Jwlnt con ference of the southwest field. The Indiana mines are in operation and .under a resolution adopted today-will con tinue to operate. Western Pennsylvania and Ohio mines will remain Idle until the Toledo meeting. Their resumption will be the first question considered. KANSAS CITY. Mo., April 7. Prospects of an early settlement of the strike of the 35.000 southwestern coal miners wa put off today when the operators made certain demands which the miners Immediately re jected. The conference of the operator and miners was not ended, however, and It is hoped lhat with the arrival of President Lewia from Indianapolis tomorrow the two sides may be brought closer together. The operators declared positively that they would not sign a one-year scale. They asked the miners to abrogate the action of the United Mine Workers' convention at Indianapolis, which voted for a one-year contract, and to sign up for three years. The operators Insisted that they would not operate with profit on so short a contract. Th operators also demanded that a referee be appointed to decjdo any disputed points that the miners-operators conference were unable to agree upon. When these proposition were put to the miners' conven tion latcf tho miner at once voted not to accept them. To declare tho three-year contract phase, they declared, would mean a long wait, as It would of necessity re quire a referendum vote of the miner of tho three districts Involved, a tedious task. VAUDEVILLE ON BOARD SHIP Performance Given on Minnesota At tracted Grra Crowd of Men of Fleet. MAGDALEN A BAY. April 7.-(Vla San Diego, Cel., April 7.) Tfie vaudeville per formance given by the crew of tho battle ship Minnesota last night was the first so cial function. The show, which has been weeks In preparation under the direction of Captain 8. K. Evans, and which was ar ranged and executed with great detail, wa produced jn a stage erected on the fore castle of the Minnesota. It lasted from S to 11 o'clock and was attended by nearly 1,000 officer und men of the fleet. The stage was of regulation size, with canvas roof, front nnd . buck curtain, wings, screen, etc., with original and fan tastic scenic effects. Tho drop curtain was formed by two huge American flags, and the back curtain pit tneed the fore castle of a ship with a background of blue sea. The paintings on the proscenium and wings were of fabled sea monsters In vivid hues. A regularly arranged row of elec tric footlights wa in front, and a ship's searchlight mounted on the lower top of the foremast supplied a brilliant spot light. A- piano supplanted the conventional or chestra. MEXICANS BEG FOR RELEASE Men Are Alleged to Be Held With, ont Right In Arlsona Prison. rilOENIX, Ariz., April 7. Augustine Plna., superior counsel in Arizona for Mexico, has received a petition signed by C. O. Bustamente and A. A. Worsley of Tuceron In behalf of Jose 8. Berrls, Jose M. Lopez, Jesus Do Martinez Jose Phiz and Esteben Quintans, five Mexicans, who are alleged to have been unlawfully held In Jail in Tucson since September, 1W, at the Instance of United States District Attorney Alexander, and who have been denied Interview with friends or counsel, also by order of Alexander. The petition state that In July, 1007. thirty Mexicans were brought to Arizona by the agent of the Du Quense Mining com pany. After working six day all were Imprisoned by the Immigration officer, presumably for violation . of the contract labor law. They were given a hearing on September 4, and all wero deported except the five who were held ostensibly as wit nesses in a ault to bo brought against the DuQuesne Mining company. It is al leged that they never have lieen called upon to testify In the case. GREAT NORTHERN CONVICTED Railroad Found Guilty by Jury of Offering; Rebates to Ameri can ftngar Company, NEW YORK. April 7. The Great North ern Railway company was convicted of granting rebates to the American Sugar Re fining company by a Jury in the United States circuit court today. Sentence will be Imposed by Judge Holt. The shipments of sugar on which the re bates wero paid were made to Sioux City, la., In li Tl.e ri bates were paid In l'.iot. The trial was begun before Judge Holt and a Jury yesterday and was completed during the day, including arguments of counsel. The evidence was confirmed to the proof of a few necessary facts and then rested cnt'rely upon the questions of law Involved. Judge Holt charged the Jury, and hi In terpretation of the law strongly favored the government's contention. Had the rase been a civil one, and not a criminal action, the court said it would have Instructed the Jury to return a verdict In favor of the complainant, but being a criminal action the law did not permit ui h Instructions. INDUSTRIAL WORKERS MEET Canvass Hltnatlon to Ascertain Xsn. her of Unemployed Throughout United fttates. NEW Y"ORfC, April 7, A convention of representatives of various labor and other bodies was held yesterdey at th Hotel Astor to Inquire Into the number of unem ployed throughout the United States and th reasons for their Idleness. Pamuel A. Stodel. a representative of the Industrial Worker of the World, said that he had prepared a statement of the num ber of unemployed In thirty-seven states. "A reasonable estimate of the numtier of. unemployed throughout the United Slates at the present time would be at least t.TM.Ono," he said. Stodel asserted that matter are going to be worsa. PPRAISAL IS VALID Price Placed on Water Works Upheld by Court of Appeals. OVER SIX AND QUARTER MILLIONg More Than Doable Amount of Bonds Voted for the Purchase. FUTURE ACTION AWAITS THE TEXT Water Company Expects to Beg-in Drawing Interest from City. JUDGE HUNGER TO WRITE DECREE Table of Expenses Entailed Miner Cre ation of Water Board Mtorr Total of feenty-Flie Thousand Dollar. What th Water board has cost th city of Omaha to datai 1904 $14,183.67 1905 1906 1907 t,171 3 94, B9t 85 87,634 IB Total 78.888.74 The United States -circuit court of ap peal at St. l.oul has decided that the appraisal of the Omaha Water company property at $.-.ti3.25. 19 Is valid and "re mands the case for further proceedings." These further proceedings are interpreted by attorneys for the water Company to mean simply the entering of the decree by the I'nlted States circuit court In Omaha, from which the case was appealed by the attorneys for the Omaha Water boarti to the court of appeals. "That Is all I can see that It could mean," said Richard S. Hall of Hall fc Stout, attorneys for the water company, who was apprised of tho decision In a brief telegram reading: Omaha water case reversed and remanded for further proceedings. The appraisement is held valid. John p. Jordan, clerk, St. Louis, Mo, "While, of course, I cannot know the full text of the decision until I receive a copy of It, I know what the course of action has been and in the regular channel of procedure there Is nothing else to be done but for the. lower court to write out the decree akong the lines laid down in the higher court's decision. 1 do not know, of course, whether the attorneys for the Water board contemplate appealing the case to tho supreme court or not, but I have no Idea of their being successful if they did. U Is a great victory for our sido and we naturally feci very good over it.'' "In advance of the full decision I can say nothing," said John L. Webster, who, with Carl C. Wright, has fought the case through for the Water board. "I cannot say whether we will appeal or what w.i will do, for I have not seen the decision." Method of Acquiring" Plant, Asked what procedure would be followed if the decision called for tho decree to thn water company at this time. Attorney Hall autd: .-.' . v i - ,- ,- ' "That, of course, I runnot sUr.e. ,'lt'witl depend on the decree. I Imagine the water company will begin to draw Interest on this appraisal valuo until such time an tlie city of Omaha can pay off the bill. From what date tho interest' would run I cannot tell until the decree la issued, whether from the date of the decree or the date of the award, which was July 7. 10(i. We don't cure now anything about the bond proposition; what we probably will do will lie to get Judgment aguln.it the city for the amount of the appraisal and hold on to the water work until we get the money. That is wholly A matter of detail, however, and must depend upon what the decision and decree are. How soon the city of Omaha will be operating Its own water plunt is not for me to say." Takes In Whole Plaat. Asked what proportion of the plant this appraisement contemplated, Mr. Hall said he understood It to be the whole syrtem, Omaha, wltln South Omaha and ita su burbs. ' When the appraisement was made nearly I three years ago, the Water board re- Jected it on the grounds that 11 wa Ion high and that It waa not a valid ap praisement since only two of the three appraisers concurred In It. Charges of irregularities were also made by the board. The three appraisers were J. W. Alvord, appointed by the Water board; George H. Bcnzenberg, appointed by the water com pany, and Daniel W. Mead, chosen by these two. Mr. Alvord declined to concur In the appraisement, and steps wero taken by the board to secure the appointment of a new appraiser, but did not result as contemplated. The ' board carried the case Into the United State circuit court and Judge W. -II. Munger rendered a decision which set aside the appraisement and the water company appealed, with the present de cision as the ultimate result. ) End of 'tedious Procraa. The appraisement was the culmination of a tedious process preliminary to the c rpilsitlon by the city under a clause In the original contract of the company that built the water works. The iIhiiI was built In lsfl by local capital organized by u man named Cook. The terms provided that he should construct the works subject to certain tests and an ordinance was passed giving hi in tlie contract to supply the city with hydrants for fire fighting purposes for a period not to exceed twenty-five years. This ordinance also contained a M-hcdule of maximum rate to private con sumers to obtain as long as the contract held out. Another clause In this contract provided for tlie city's purchase of the plant by appraisement of" three appraisers, th valuation to bo exclusive of the franchise. The city had 4ji option to Institute an appraisement after the expiration of twenty years and before twenty-five year from the aeieptance of the work as com pb'tcd. The method of appointing the n praisers was for the city to name one, th Mater company one anil those two to chooke a third. A serious dixputc arose as to tlie date on which tlie city's option became operative. The works were actually completed In ISM, but were not formally accepted by tho city until lSJ. The company, therefor, In-. Hinted that the purchase option was not available until I1. Brouiaht lo Head by Bond. The ciuextloii of buying was brought to a head In l:n, when the city council sub. nilt'ed a pioositioii to vote lionUr In the amount of a.'K'.CnO for, the pure ha-e of the . water works. Thin, proposition a ratilied by Ihe votois, but tlie eiueatlon -f the right to pun base ic 1,1 the- matter In obeeance until l!,i, Winn the le,"IMat ijv, was Induced to enact a law out of t'.e "water bill," whlcli bccaiu ralhr nvUeV-