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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.
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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
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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"
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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-
