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The Omaha Sunday Bee wurr l HEWS SECTiai! FACES 1 TO & VOL., XXXVII NO. 44. OMAHA.- MORNINO, APRIL 15), WOU-SIX SECTIONS THIRTY-SIX PAOFA SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. THC OMAHA ncn a'lTHUDE OF IRISH Relation of Party with English Liberal in Need of Revision. HOME RULE PROSPECTS GONE Elevation of Mr. Asquith Meani Aban donment of Project. DEMAND FOR . A CONVENTON Future Policy of Irish Party it to Be Considered. STRONG PLEA FOR AUTONOMY More National reeling la Ireland Than In Canada or Australia ad It Ha Mirk Less Loral Coatrol. DUBLIN, April 18.-8peclal.)-The at titude of tha official liberals disclosed by tha debate of Mr. John Redmond's home rule motion In Parliament is still, of course, the chief topic of conversation In Irish political circles and the opinion setms to bo growing; general that an entire read justment of the relations between the Irish party and the English liberals has bee'rimo necessary. The situation disclosed Is briefly this: While the great majority of the English liberal M. P.'s are theoretic ally In favor of Irish home rule they are not enthusiastic enough about It to force home rule on their party as a definite program and Mr. Asquith, who since Sir Henry Camnbcll-Bannerman has been laid on the shelf. Is the undoubted leader of the party. Is hostile to home rule, unless it be of such emasculated character ay to be totally unsatlsfH..ory to the aspirations of the Irish people The demand has become very general In Ireland for a national convention to discuss the situation and decide on the future policy of the Irish party and It Is now likely that such a gathering will be sum moned as soon as the present session of Parliament ends. Man Felaer Stronger. There is no concealing the fact that the recent developments have greatly strength ened the position of 8lnn Fein. The ad herents of this policy see in the attitude of the liberal government complete Justifi cation Of their contention that Ireland can expect nothing from Parliamentary agita tion, and they are becoming very active In their propaganda all over Ireland. Arthur Griffith, the editor of "Sinn Fein," told me the other day that the only thing now left for Ireland to do was to acquiesce In the decision of the liberal party to shelve home rule, or to adopt the Sinn Fein policy and withdraw Its representatives from the British Parliament. "There is no Intermediate course," he said; "we can all see now that home rule has gone entirely out of the region , of liberal politics." Alderman Kelly, the leader of the Sinn Vein party In the Dublin corporation, says - that hit Is not In the least disappointed at the new development. He declares that It la well for the country thst the Sinn Fein movement has developd, for . otherwise the Irish people would be quite without hope. "The English people will never give home rule to Ireland." he said, "and the sooner we realise that the better for the country. We must take It for ourselves. I expect to see the people flocking to the Sinn Fein standard before the year Is out." . Ireland aa a Nation. Mr. Stephen Owynne, who was once a unlcnlst, but who Is now a nationalist member of Parliament, has been engaged in a controversy with the London Morning Post on the claims of Ireland to take Its rank as a nation. Mr. Owynne Is, of course, a strong advocate of Irish national ity, and he enlarged on this view In an Interview I had ' with him . In Dublin a few days. ago. "Ireland Is a nation." he said. "In a sense that Australia, or Can ada, or South Africa cannot be until after the lapse of many generations, and yet these colonies are allowed to govern them selves, while Ireland; Is retained In the ' position of a department. Kven the union ists of the nortneast corner of Ulster can not help recognising that, and there Is really mine In common between them and the nationalists at Westminster than be tween them and their English allies. If Mr. Redmond and Captain Craig were to meet at the antipodes they would greet one another as Irishmen and they would fra t-nlie far more readily than either of tiicm would with an Englishman whom they might meet under similar clrcum stance. A nation has been defined as something that men will die for. Well, men have died time and again for Ireland and they ar. as ready to do It today as they ever were. "The population of Ireland Is nearly equal to that of Australia, and I believe more capable of expansion. T see no rea- eon why Ireland If Its agriculture were properly developed and Industries spread all over it surface, should not carry with ease the J.OuO.000 of population that were its half a century ago." Tower at 8 mail Coat. A great development of Irish Industry Is in sight if the Dublin and Central Ireland rower bill, which Is now before Parlia ment, goes through, as there Is little rea son to doubt that It will. Hitherto the de velopment of small Industries in Ireland hn bren checked by the cost and difficulty of obtaining power, but It has been discovered that there Is untold wealth In this direction locked up in the Irish bogs, which have hitherto been considered mere waste land. Tn bill proposes to give the -company power to acquire about 7.000 acres of hog land In the neighborhood of Robertstown and supply electric power to parts of the counties of Dublin and KUdare and of King's anil Queen's counties. It has been discovered that Irish peat Is an Ideal fuel for Ihe production of electric power, and the vluo of the by-prodjets. chiefly sul phate of ammonia, are so great thai tha cost of the generation la reduced to a minimum. It Is estimated that the com pany will be able to supply power at a rent and a half unit, while the present ptire In the Dublin district ls'l cents. The r-eat In the district to he acquired has an average depth of twenty-five feet, and It is eatlmuted that t lie A0 acres mill supply SJ.ouo-horsepower a ear for over 0 years. Mr. lilrrell baa succeeded In satisfying everyone but a few Irreconcilable Orange men with his new Irish universities' bill. The official unionists have blessed It. the Irish party has accepted It gladly, and the liberals declare that they will pass It. The bill satl.ft the Anglican church by leav ing Trinity college. Dublin, entirely un touched, and It satisfies the Catholic church by erecting a new college at Dublin which (Cojutiuued on Second Page.) SUMMARY OF THE DEE unda), April 10, 10". 1908 SflpRILs sty ,vaY 7TZ, ' ft fa 777L" -r- "r 2 1908 3 4 5 6 Z 8 9 10 12 18 14 15 16 1Z IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 2Z 28 2930--'- Til WXATXXR. FORECAST FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL HM'FKS AND VICINITY Fair Sunday; not much rhnnre In temperature. FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Fair Sun day ; moderate temperature. FORECAST FOR IOWA Fair Sunday; moderate temperature. Temperature at OmahA yesterday: Hour. Deg. 6 a. m M a. m 65 7 a. m 63 8 a. m M 9 a. m 67 10 a. m 5!1 11 a. m 60 12 m.i 2 1 p. m ffi 2 p. mK 70 3 p. m 74 4 p. m 7; 6 p. m 79 p. m "S P- m 77 DOMESTIC. Senate committee Inserts appropriation In agricultural bill for denatured alcohol demonstration at the Omaha Corn shgw. I. 1 Secretary Taft has enthusiastically en dorsed the Newlands bill for the creation of an inland waterways commission. X, Page 1 Congressman Longworth says In speech In house that the objection recently raised against Dr. David Jayne Hill aa ambassador at Berlin was his slender purse. x, page S Divorce decree Is expected in the Van derbllt referee's report when it Is filed. X, Page 1 Former Postmaster General Dickinson has mental breakdown, due to overwork. X. Fags 1 Congressman Hobson declares the cam paign for a large navy will be carried on. I, Fage 1 Troops have been ordered to Paducah, Ky., to round up night riders. X, Fage 1 Fulton loses for senator in the Oregon prlmarlea after a hard fight. X, Fage I A. L Vorys is uncertain whether Taft headquarters will be established In Chl-CS- X, Fags 1 All Pennsylvania Is declared to be for Bryan. j, rgm x Testimony In the Lllley Investigation comes close to attorney of Lake Subma rine Boat company, ex-Senator John M. Thurtton. x. Fage 1 Severe storm does damage near Inde pendence, Kan. x, Fage 1 FOBXZOH. Russia Is trying a new policy In pro ceeding against the bandits In Persia. . ' X. Fare B L 'Mexican soldiers In Masatlan run amuck. Ki'imr several persona. x, Fage a Convention of the Irish party will nrob- ably be called to discuss future relations with English liberals because of practical abandonment of home rule program by that party. x, ,a., x , XTXXAAaJtA, Governor and Staff leave Saturday night, April J5, to present silver service to the battleship Nebraska. Union Pacirio say. it la Impossible to give earnings of its lnes In Nebraska. . x. Fare 3 XiOCAXi. Tourist may all stop over In Omaha on the new tickets being Issued, on au thority of the Western Passenger asso ciation, which permit the stops at Mis souri river points on all westbound tickets. XX. Fare 1 Judge Sears puts a provision In the sen tence of Serverla Colombo, aentenced to spend his life In the penitentiary, and re quh d to fast and sit in a solitary cell on tha anniversary of the murder of his companion, Joseph Fiorensa. TI, Fare 8 jxeDranKa democrats plan to break the "two-thirds rule" of the party when they go to the national convention In Denver, and the Omaha delegation may take the 'd- XI. Fage 1 i.nies cnanea uahlman, mayor of Omaha, goes bear hunting Monday even ing and win be accompanied by Council man Bridge, both Intending to get game ii possiDie and fame anyhow. XX, Fag 1 COMaCZtaVCXAX AKD XXOTITSMAXv L.ive stock markets. TI, Page r Grain market. yx. Pars T Stocks and bonds. TI, Far T WATER ON THE RISE IN TEXAS Many Persons Forced to Fleo from Homes Beeanse of Sadden ' Floods. FORT WORTH. Tex.. April 18,-Another rtae of three feet In Clear and Weat forks forced thousands of persons to flee from their homes in East Fort Worth today. So far as known four persons have lost their lives. The rise was so rapid that people were obliged to leave their furniture and I per sonal effects. At least S.onn persons have been rendered homeless and all streams are still rising. Railroad service is badly crip pled. Five hundred delegates to the state labor convention are water bound here. Mineral City, near Weatherford. is under water and Cleburn Is surrounded by the flood. Engineer l.ong and his fireman were found dead under their engine today. Their train left the track In a washout a mile north of Cleburn. The fireman's name is believed to be Allsup. The flood sufferers have been provided with shelter. Crops over a large area have been destroyed and the estimated loss will reach over looo.fno. HARD LINES F0R CATHOLICS Archhlahop Meaanier of Mtlvraak.ee Predicts Disestablishment of (arch In Italy. MILWAUKEE. April Id -The disestablish ment of the Catholic church ti. Italy within a few years was predicted by Most Rev. Sebastian G. Messmer, archbishop of Mil waukee, in an interview today. Everything now, said he, points to that event. The government Is distinctly unfriendly to the church, and the church, having no voice In rational matters. Is powerless to avert condition In Italy that will be but a repetition of the conditions now obtaining In Franc. Archbishop Mesamer statement on this subject was railed forth In commenting upon an, Interview given by Rev. F. . 11. Wright, for six years a missionary f r the Methodist Episcopal church in Italy, In which he predicted a disestablishment of the church lu Italy In ten year a, FLEEvAT SAN PEDRO Warihipi Given Enthusiastic Welcome by 100,000 Persons. LINE NEARLY TWO MILES LONG Connecticut Leads the Way and Anchora at 3:30. WILL REMAIN SEVEN DAYS Three Divisions to Go to Other Los Angeles Harbor Today. SHIPS BRILLIANTLY DECORATED Reception Party Headed by Mayor Harper and General Chaffee Board Flagship as Soon aa It Anchors. LOS ANGELES. Cal., April IS. Los Angeles sent more than 100,000 of Its resi dents to the ocean side to witness the American buttleshlp fleet, which steamed Into San Tedro harbor, twenty-two miles away. In the full radiance of a mid-summer sun and dropped anchor at S:30 p. m. With the Connecticut leading and with Rear Ad miral Charles M. Thomas on the bridge, the long line of ships pointed within the breakwater at San Pedro bay Just half an hour behind their scheduleed time of ar rival. The Connecticut, Kansas, Vermont and Louisiana tok up berths within the shel tered portion of the harbor, where they are to remain the full seven days of the fleet's visit, while the other twelve ships of the second, third and fourth divisions reached out Into the open water In a line nearly two miles long. Welcome la Enthusiastic The arrival of the fleet was accompanied by all of the flashing colors and embellish ments that have made Its presence in every home and foreign port visited In the last four months a marine picture unrivaled' In imposing beauty. The thousands of people who made the occasion of the ar rival a holiday and who lined the walls, breakwaters and beaches surrounding the bay. fairly went wild In their enthusiasm as the fleelr steamed Into its assigned posi tion. They hRd watched the ships grow from a mlnature squadron, smoke-enshrouded In the distance, to the full grown glory of the near view offered In the con fines of the harbor, with Increasing excite ment, and when the anchors dropped with a white splash Into the rippling waters whistles blew In a perfect pandemonium of greeting, while cheers grew In volume until they could be heard on board the Minnesota, the last of the big fighters In the fan. (- i hips Brilliantly Illuminated. Tonight the fleet was Illuminated, hulls, superstructures, turre's and yatdarm being outlined In electric bulbs. Mayor A. C. Harper, accompanied by General Adna R. Chaffee and other members of the I,os Angeles re-ption committee, went ty rpo clal stearr'-r several miles down the coast to greet the Incoming fleet, but did not board the flagship Connecticut until the anchoring signal ' of multi-colored flags dropped from the signal yards. Admiral Thomas received the visitors In his cabin and thanked them in characteristically gracious manner for the cordial greetings extended. The stay of the fleet at the port of Los Angeles during the next week Is to be marked by the most elaborate program of entertainment, both for the enlisted men and officers, the city has ever known. To morrow morning the fleet Is to be spilt up in squadrons. In order that four of the Los Angeles ports may share In the honor of entertaining the greatest naval force the water of the coast evtr saw. Fleet Leaves San Dies;. SAN DIEGO, Cal April 18.-The Atlantic fleet got under way promptly at 6 o'clock this morning. Rear Admiral Thomas was up at B o'clock and personally took com mand of the maneuvers preparatory to the setting out of the fleet. He was on the bridge when the signal "up anchora" was broken from the yards of the flagship. The Connecticut was the first to get under way, and with Admiral Thomas' flag waving at Its after truck. It led the way around the lighthouse and the far Jutting rocks of Point Lorn a and pointed the course to the north. The ships of the first division all hoisted anchors at the same time, and as the Con necticut steamed away, the Karens, Ver mont and Louisiana soon fell in line. Next the second division got under way, the Georgia, tht flagship of 'Rear Admiral Emory, leading. It was followed by the New Jersey, Rhode Island and Virginia. One by one the other vessels of the fleet fell Into place Into the long column, which at first stretched over a distance K'f three miles. Ordors were signalled at one to the ships and the short run to the port of Los Angele waa begun In earnest. INQUIRY INTO PAPER TRUST Speaker Cannon Contemplates Cos gresalonal Investigation of Methods Employed. WASHINGTON, April 18--In the event Die attorney general does not show some thing substantial has been done to prose cute the paper trust as a combination in restraint of trade, providing the pending Inquiry shows It Is operating in violation of law, congress may go Into the trust fighting business on Its own account. Speaker Cannon and Chairman Tayne of the ways and means committee, contend that the tariff ha nothing to do with the high price of print paper; that If the scar city of the raw product is net. responsible for it, then the fault lies with the paper trust which, by combining factories and regulating the output, holds the prices up to suit itself. The speaker does not Intend to rush Into the trust fight, but he may offer a resolution providing for a search ing inquiry by a congressional committee Into the operations of the International Paper company. Thia Inquiry, if held, will touch upon the sources of supply, the meth ods of manufacture and the manner of distribution of the products of wood pulp. EX-OFFICIAL HAS BREAK-DOWN Former Postmaster General Dickinson Taken to Sanitarians at Flint, Mich. DETROIT, Mich.. April W.-Former Post master General Don M. Dickinson, of this city, who held the portfolio under Presi dent Cleveland, todsy went ta a sanitarium at Flint, Mich., accompanied by Ills family to recuperate from a nervous breakdown. He was taken III with nervous prostration about a x months ago and has sine been suffering acutely MINISTERS TO FIGHT SALOONS Nebraska Ctty Dlrluea Take Their Case Into Conrts In Otoe Coanty. NEBRASKA CITY. April lS.-(Sperlal.)-Despite the people at the late city election voiced their sentiment snd elected a mayor In favor of a wide-open town and other towns hereabouts voted to wipe out th? saloons, it looks as if Nebraska City la going to have something that will disturb many of Its saloon keepers and prevent Monday evening Is the time set for the many. If not all. from securing a license, mayor and council to grant licenses and consider the applications. There are four teen applicants for saloons and five apply ing for druggists permits. Iast evening five ministers, Revs. J. W. Merrill of the Baptist church, J. A. Koser of the Lutheran, J. E. Houlgate of the Methodist, A. E. Ferry of the Presbyterian and W..W. Barnes of the Episcopal church, secured the services of Judge. Paul Jesson, and filed a remonstrance against the grant ing of a license to any of the applicants on the grounds that they have not com plied with the Slocumb law. The law and order league refused to take the matter up and the five ministers have gone to gether to enforce the law, the other min isters of the city refusing to take any part in the fight. The saloon men have all retained attor neys and when the matter comes up Mon day evening there wjll be a warm time In the council chamber, as some of the min isters have threatened to carry the matter even further, but these five refuse to e to loin e started on Issues any further than they have This Is the first time the saloon men have experienced trouble In getting licenses for several years and that was when sev eral women of the Women's Christian Temperance union, hired an attorney and objected to one or two getting licenses, while others were granted them without rrotest. At that time several of the saloon men were fighting among them selves and It brought on the protest from the outside. ONE CAR ON CHESTER LINE State Police In Control and bat a ftlnale Car la Sent Along; th Line. CHESTER, Pa., April IS. The state po lice, who have been ordered here to main tain order during the street car strike, ap pear to have the situation well In hand. Here and there occasionally there are small street fights, but nothing npproaching a riot has occurred since the troopers took chsrge. The traction company during the forenoon did not atttempt a general re sumption of traffic. l,"p to 10 o'clock only one car had been sent out and that went over the branch extending to Wilmington, Del. The car was guarded to the Delaware state line by the state police. It was not Interefered with, but people along the route hooted the conductor and motorman. The sixty or more troopers who camped outside the city last night returned to town early today and were Jeered by a small crowd near the Ertgemont street car barn. Some of the strike sympathizers hurled stones and sticks at the troopers, who charged the crowd and scattered it. No on was hurt. At noon the Chester Traction company resumed the running of cars through tha streets of the city. About twenty cars are In operation, each one being guarded by eight mounted state policemen. The cars, however, are picking up no passengers and are being greeted with jeers and hoots all along the line. A committee of the strikers went to Phila delphia today and hired a number of busses which will be placed in service, the pur pose being to boycott the traction company. JOHNSON UPON OPPORTUNITY Minnesota Governor Dlaeoaars Sub Ject Before Stndents of Bethany College. LINDSBORG, Kas., April lg.-Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota and C. G. Shultz, assistant state superintendent of public Instruction of that state, arrived her this morning from St. Paul and today were the guests of the faculty of Bethany college. During the day they will address the thousands of people who are here to attend the annual Messiah festival, con ducted by the college.' Governor Johnson was given a rousing reception upon his arrival, being met at the railway station by a reception committee and several hun dred persons attendant upon the festival. Governor Johnson's subject was "Oppor tunity." Before beginning his address h told the newspaper men that he had not prepared his speech and would apeak off hand. "The danger of this country is cen tralization of everything. It Is true of every line of business, and that continued centralization of everything destroys or reduces opportunity. A return to the old condition, where a man could start In busi ness with a reasonable amount of capital and have a chance to succeed, appeals to me aa one of the things this country needs most." BRYAN CONTINUES HIS TOUR Expects to Meet Mrs. Bryan nnd Daaa-hter In New York Next Week. ROCHESTER. N. Y., April 18. William J. Bryan left Rochester at 8:53 o'clock this morning for Glens Falls, where he will speak tonight. Tomorrow afternoon he will give an Easter address at the Vtica Young Mens' Christian association and In the evening he will speak at Little Falls. On Monday he will go to New Tork City, speaking in The Bronx Monday night and at a press dinner Tuesday night. He will meet Mrs. Bryan and their daughter In New York. On Wednesday he will be the guest of Governor Fort of New Jersey In Trenton. Mr. Bryan expects to have a conference, probably today, with the democratic state offlcala at Albany, Including Lieutenant Governor Chanter and Controller Glynn. The action of the democratic slate conven tion at New York last week probably will not be discussed, however, as Mr. Bryan clearly indicated to National Committee man Norman E. Mack during a conference here yesterday that he preferred not to interfere In state politics, preferring that each state settle its own policy for itself. VORYS UNCERTAIN OF POLICY Secretary Taft' Manager Reiterate Statement Regarding Opening; Chicago Headquarter. COLCMBC3, O.. April 18.-A. I. Vorys, manager of the Taft campaign. In regard to the statement that he would go to Chi cago Monday, said: I gave out a statement last night which said no headquarters had been opened In Chicago, that the matter had been consid ered, but that nothing had been definitely determined. I will not go to Chicago Monday. The statement I Issued last evening still stands The newspaper ai.nonncement that head quarters were In be moved was made with out authority. Nothing has yut been de termined definitely. TAFT APPROVES BILL Secretary of War Endorsei Newlandi Waterway! Measure. COMMISSION PLAN FAVORED Improvements for Streams Can Best B Devised by Experts. BIG PROBLEMS ARE INVOLVED Interests of All People Should Be Adequately Protected. ARMY ENGINEERS TO ASSIST Secretary Thinks Project Can Be Executed Best by Machinery of War Department as Now Anthorised by Law. WASHINGTON, April M.-Secretary Tsft has endorsed enthusiastically the bill In troduced by Senator Newlands providing for the appointment of an Inland waterway commission and for the Improvement and development of a great scheme of inland water routes throughout the country. The approval from the War department was re ceived today by Senator Frye, chairman of the committee on commerce. A number Of amendments were suggested to perfect the measures to the provisions of the bill and deemed of special merit by Secretary Taft, were pointed out by him. Among theae is the provision for co-ordination between navigation and other uses of the waters In connection with their Improvement for the promotion of commerce among states. This is recognised by the War department as "wise and necessary." The co-operation with states, municipalities, communities, corporations and Individuals provided by the bill Is particularly commended. In this connection Secretary Taft says: "This provision seems to be based on the constantly increasing utilization of the streams, not only for navigation, but for other purposes which has accompanied ex tension of settlement and Increase of popu lation. With sparse settlements largely confined along waterways, there was little overlapping or conflict of interests con nected with running waters; but with the present comparatively dense population not only all uses of the streams, but all conflicting Interests must be brought Into harmony In order that the waterways may be made generally beneficial. This cannot b done without careful regard for Interests of the people and for all the lawful means that may be employed to protect them. The aim appears to be that of promoting union of interest through mutually bene ficial co-operation and thus meeting th requirements of our growing population and Increasing Industries. "This feature Is recognized by the War department as highly desirable. Initiation by Experts. The proposition Tor the initiation of projects by a board ot experts meets with the approbation of the War department, regardless of the fact that It trespasses on some of the functions of that department which f.ro prescribed by existing law. Sec retary Taft says: "The creation of an In land waterways commission for the pur pose of Initiating plans for the Improve ment of waterways seems to be a more effective way of a general plan for the Im provement of all the waterways of the country than under the present provisions of law. This would not dispense with the admirable machinery furnished by the War department for the Improvement of the wateiways when the plan has been' de tei mined on and is to be executed. It sup plier what does not exist In law now a tribunal other than congress, charged with the duty of originating and developing a satisfactory plan." No opinion la expressed by Secretary Taft as to how far the great power put on the proposed commission In the matter of the expenditure of rr.cney should be limited. The bill makes an expropriation of J50,. OOe.OOC to carry on the work and provides for the issuance of bonds when these funds should fall below 20,000.fl00. The suggestion of a limitation on the commission is thought to Indicate some doubt In the mind of th olfmiala of the War department aa to the wisdom of placing too much power in Its hands. Secretary Taft suggests that a provision should be adopted requiring that the chief of engineers of the army shall be a member of the commission and for the detail of military engineers to the service of the commission whenever such detail shall be consistent with their mili tary duties. . Certain Change Sagge.trd. Secretary Taft suggested certain changes lr Ihe form of the bill to meet constitu tional and legal objections that occurred to him. These amendments relate to the gen eral authority of congress over Inland' waterways In connnectlon with navigation; the specific, authority over collateral works for purposes Incidental to the Improvement of navigation and th reservation to the government of the control over such col lateral works now conferred on It by law. OREGON PRIMARY RESULTS II. M. Cake Win Over Charles W, Falton for Senator After Bitter Fight. PORTLAND, Ore.. April W.-Electlon re turns received Indicate the selection 'of H. M. Cake for the republican nomination for United Statea senator over Charles W. Ful ton and that W. R. Ellis. Incumbent, has defeated fermer Governor T. T. Geer and George 8 Sheperd for the nomination for representative from the Second district. W. C. Hawley waa nominated for representa tive from the First district and Robert S. Bean for Justice of th supreme court! Francis J. Jieney played an important part in the campaign against Senstor Fulton, whom he fought bitterly for the latters' al leged misconduct In ,the office which he now holds. SEVERE ST0RM IN KANSAS Small Bnlldlngs Blown Over and Mach Damage Don at Inde pendence. INDEPENDENCE. Kan., April 1J.-A heavy windstorm, accompanied by a fall of hail, caused much damage on the outskirts of Independence early today. The Okage glass factory was unroofed, small build ings In the southwestern part of town were lifted from their foundations and deposited In the streets, one side of the Western Window Glass factory was blown In. trees were uprooted and a good deal of other minor damage done. Following the wind storm rain fell In torrents, damaging gar om. No out la reported seriously hurt. SAINTS' MISSIONARY LIST Three Hundred Sent Oat to Preach th Gospel to All the World. INDEPENDENCE.'- Mo.. April IS. (Spe cial Telegram.) Routine and formal mat ters occupied the time of the afternoon session of the annual conference of the Reorganised Church of Latter Day Saints today. One or two minor reports were heard and these were followed by the formal sustaining of the various church officers and governors. The president of the church, Joseph Smith, and his two counselors were sustained sjt the first presidency; Ihe quorum of twieve apos tles were sustained; Bishop E. L. Kelley and his counselors of the general htshorrlc and all the other standing officers and quorums of the church were sustained. Whllo the conference was then waiting for secretaries of the presidency and tho twelve apostles to complete their list of missionary appointments, President Jo seph Smith, Second Counselor R. C. Evans and W. 11. Kelley of the twelve made speeches to the waiting congregation. They were In the nature of farewell ad dresses, as It was apparent that the con ference would close today by holding an evening session, which was provided for. At the evening session the principal business was the reading of the list of missionary appointments. The appointments of the twelve apostles, made by the first presidency, these apostles acting as missionaries In charge of the fields to which they are aaalgned, are as follows: Mission No. 1. comprising North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska. Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, southern and central Illi nois. H. C. Smith and W, H. Kelley In charge. Mission No. 2. comprising Oklahoma. Ar kansas. Texas and Louisiana; 1. N. White In charge. Mission No. S. comprising northern Illi nois. Indiana and Michigan, J. W. Wright In charge. Mission No. 4. comprising the maritime provinces, Maine, Vermont. New Hamp shire, New York, Massachusetts, Connecti cut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jer sey, Delaware, Maryland and Canada, U. W. Greene In charge. Mission No. 6, comprising Ohio, West Vir ginia, Kentucky, Tennessee. North Caro lina, South Carolina. Georgia. Mlsrlsslppl. Alabama, Florida, G. T. Griffiths in charge. Mission No. 6. comprising British Colum bia. Washington. Oregon, Idaho, Montana. Wyoming, California. Nevada and Hawaii territory. F. A. Smith In charge. Mission No. 7, comprising Utah, Colorado, Arizona. New Mexico, and Mexico, F. M. Siieehy In charge. Mission No. x, comprising Rrltlsh Isles mission. J. W. Rushton In charge. Mission No. 0. comprising Scandinavia and Germany, Peter Anderson In charge. Mission No. 10, comprising Australia, C. A. Butterworth in charge. Mission No. 11, comprising South Sea la lands, C. H. Lake in charge.. The reading of the list of appointments by the quorum of twelve followed. In the neighborhood of .300 missionaries arc sent out. The greatest of Interest is attached to the reading ot this list by the mission aries present as until the reading of the document they are not aware to what part of the world they will be sent by those in charge. Besides the reading of the list the follow ing men were set apart as bishops: Albert Carmlchael of Anaheim, Cel., Myron C. Fisher of Boston, Mass., John A. Becker of Belolt, O. Since yesterday the delegates to the con ference have ben leaving for their homes, and large numbers left tonight. The larger portion, however, will leave tomnrow n'ght and Monday, and the probability Is thai Monday will see the last of the visiting delegates on their way home. The conference Just closed hns been one of the largest In attendance held by the church, and on the whole. It appears has been satisfactory to the Saints, themselves, as they consider that some Important teps have been taken. ALL PENNSYLVANIA FOR BRYAN Mis Friends Claim They Will Abso lutely Dictate Convention In His Interest. LINCOLN. April 18. Warren Wlrth Bailey of Johnstown, Pa., secretary of the Bryan democratic league of Pennsylvania, claims the Keystone state for William J. Bryant He sent the following telegram to Charles W. Bryan today: "Fifty-one of the sixty-four district dele gates to the national convention chosen by popular vote at the uniform primaries are for Bryan. Tho Bryan democratic league candidates In James M. Ouffey's district are successful. Outside Philadelphia nearly every Bryan democratic league candidate won at the polls, and even there our candi dates were defeated only by republican help for the Donnelly-Ryan organization can didates. The latter, however, are all pledged to Bryan, but will follow the Guffey lead. The delegates to the state convention are almost all Bryan men. Bryan's friends will control the convention, will write the platform, select delegates at large and in struct them for Bryan. Reports spread broadcast from reactionary sources to the effect that Pennsylvania will go to Denver uninoirucied are absolutely false." MEXICAN SOLDIERS RUN WILD Twenty-Five of Them Start Riot at Masatlan While Populace Ha Festival. BAN FRANCISCO. Cal., April IS -While almost the entire populace of Masatlan, Mexico, were participating In a religious fiesta last Sunday, twenty-five soldiers broke out of the garrison and began a wild career of rioting and bloodshed. In half an hour they had killed two policemen and a citizen and had waylaid and robbed three men In the outskirts of the city. New of the mutiny wss brought by Louis Bradbury, a well known mining man, who arrived here yesterday afternoon In the German steamer Abesslna, which left Masatlan the day of the mutiny. Governor Canedn of Sanaloa, who was In the city called out the mounted district police and fifty of them started In pur suit of the soldiers. LICENSE FOR NEW RAILROAD Lin to Ran from Alton to Cairo In corporated with Hundred Thousand Capital. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. April U.-The secre tary of state Issued a license to Incorporate today to the Alton, St. Ixiuls & Cairo Kail road company. Principal offices will be In East St. Louis and the capital Mtock Is f 100.(100. It is proposed to construct an electric railroad from Alton through Midi son and St. Clair counties to Es?t St. Louis and from East St. Louis to Cilro through the counties of St. Clair, Monro), Randolph, Jackson, I'nion and Alexander, with a branch to Columbia, Waterloo a:id Mammoth Cave in Monroe county. The right of way from Alton to Cairo has been secured. MURRAY'S NAME IS SENT IN President Appoints Him Comptroller of Carrrurs to Murt-eed Hidgely. WASHINGTON, April IS. The president today sent to the renale the nominal Ion of La re nee O. Murray to be comptroller of the currency, vk W. B. Kidgcij, rc-signei SENATE IS LIBERAL Committee Recommends Appropria tion for National Corn Show. LIKELY TO GET BY HOUSE NOW Money to Be Used for Demonstration of Denatured Alcohol. WILSON HELPS OUT ON MEASURE Senator Burkett Explains Vote on Employers' Liability Law. ENDORSED BY RAILROAD MEN Principle of Cnlheraon Amendment Endorsed, hat Fenr Expressed It Would Invalidate the Entire Measure, (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Arrll 18.-tSpecial Tele, gram.) An appropriation for the Nation. Corn extrsltlon at Omaha, which has beer recommended by Secretary Wilson of tht Department, of Agriculture for the purpost of demonstrating the processes of making denatured alcohol, was provided for bj the egt (cultural committee of the senati todav. The appropriation is not specific-all; set forth In the agricultural bill as wsi originally suggested, but Is taken care of It the general appropriation for the bureau 01 chemistry, which has been Increased from I725.0UU csrrled by the house bill to SfilO.000, of which 110,000 Is to be used by the Depart ment of Agriculture for demonstration pur poses at Omaha. At the suggestion of Secretary Wilson, who appeared before tho agricultural com mittee today and who enthusiastically en dorsed the purposes of the forthcoming corn exposition, the amendment to tin paragraph relating to the bureau of chem istry was adopted as follows: "To dem onstrate and Illustrate methoda for tin making of denatured alcohol on a seal suitable for utilization by the farmer ot associations of farmer." This, tho secretary said, was all tht authorization needed by the Agrtcultura. department to make a display at Omaha next fall. Senator Burkett submitted good naturedly to the "Jollying" which his col leagues on the agricultural committee gavt him when he offered the amendment ask ing for an appropriation for the Nations Corn exposition. They remembered his "roast" of the Se attle exposition, which he said was Hardly a parallel case. He said he wanted the money even though he had made a speech against expositions In general, and the committee, without a dissenting voice, pro vided the means for demonstrations ol making denatured alcohol at the corn show, show. Standardisation of Grain. The agricultural committee today, alsr -without debate, adopted Senator Burkett' amendment to the agricultural appropria tion hill providing that tho secretary of agriculture shall establish at certain placej laboia or es for the atandnrdizatt jn of g a n, "such grain grades, when so fixed, to be come the official standards for the grading of grain." Representative Pollard had this same wording in the agricultural bill as reported by the house committee, but It went out on a. point of order, some of the opponents of the measure believing that ' such standardization might result !n a national standard for grain, which ha been bitterly fought in some sections of the country. Now that the agricultural com mittee of the senate has adopted the amendment it is believed that Senator Burkett can hold It In the bill, a point of order not being allowable In the senate upon an amendment reported from a com mittee of that body. Burkett Explains Vote. In the last dHy or two Senator Burk-tt has realized that an effort Is being made by certain newspapcrc in Nebraska to place a false construction upon his vote on the Culberson amendment to the em- -ployers' liability bill. The Culberson amend ment, which proposed to prevent the re moval of suits from slate courts to court of the United States, was defeated by a large majority, there being but sixteen rotes In Its favor and of these sixteen four were republicans. Bourne, Brown, Borith and Dixon. Buikctt lias been' actively en gaged upon an employers' liability bill all winter and if Senator La Follette had not been asked to introduce a measure satisfac tory to the railway employes of the coun try Burkett would undoubtedly have boen selected for that purpose, a he has been in close touch with II. R. Fuller, legislative representative of the railway men, during the entlse aession. Dolllver and Burkett were aitting together when Sot ator Culber son offered his amendment. Dolllver, who was championing the bill, Immediately gav notice that It ihould be voted down, on the ground that he did not believe it was coi stitutlonal, and It might wholly defeat the purpose of a measure which was satis factory to th railway employes. The de feat of the amendment was the result. If the amendment had gone In, hastily drawn a it was. the bill as amended would hsv to go back to the house for Its concurrence and with a filibuster on It probably nevar aculd have had considtraticn. It Is known that friends of the bill In the house proposed adding an amendment similar to the Culberson amendment, but after a consultation with Mr. Fuller, who consulted eminent counsel, it was thought . the part of wisdom to withdraw that fea ' ture for fear It might defeat the whola bill In tha courts, and they did not want . to have a second knock-out at the hand of the supreme court. Railroad Man' View. In view of the efforts seemingly being made to place Senator Hurkelt in fslao nn.llinn aa t . I . i u , n! u 1 1 1 1 I 1 . 11 f 1 1 1 1 111. r 1 1 n I " ! j amendment he sent clipping from wevcral Nebraska pytpers in Mr. Fuller, who haa written the senator as follows, regarding his vote: "I am very sorry that adversa crltitfiam, has arlM-n leguirilng your vote sgdlnat tha Culberson amendment to our employers' liability bill, which amendment proMB.:4 to prevent the rimuvul of suit from statd) court a to couita of the I'liitcd States, ftsp under the circunifctanc is your action wa considered right and proper by the orgaaga rations of rullroud employes, which I rem resent and in whose Interests this legist lion was enacted. It is true, In some caJ It will be burdensome to prune cute case) under this act in the federal court, anal we Mould wclcomu a ciirctilly drawn und well tonsMeicd law whjii would limit tha removal of su'ii suits lo tiio.e only which, are p- rnilrted by li.c conatit utlon; but do bate on the amendment in question Showed considerable diffcieiice of opinion among V