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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
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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.
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DOMESTIC.
Senate committee Inserts appropriation
In agricultural bill for denatured alcohol
demonstration at the Omaha Corn shgw.
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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
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