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t A wxm '.i VOL. XLV. IsO. 13,851. POKTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1905. PRICE FIVE C3BNTS. FOREIGN BMEflS GRAB ST BONDS Western Pacific Underwriting Was a Most Remarkable Piece of Financiering. TO BE A BIG TRUNK LINE General Revolt' Has Arisen Against the Monopoly of Harriman in tho Railroad WorldGould a Moving Spirit. NEW' 'YORK, April SOSpeclal.) Tho underwriting of the new "Western Pacific bonds has been one of the most remark able pieces of financing in recent years. The total amount of the bonds is $50,000, 000. It Is stated that the subscriptions came from all over the world. Salomon & Co., of New York, placed a tremendous amount of them abroad, mostly in 'Germany. The Deutsche Bank, of Berlin, bid for a block of nearly $10, 600,000, of -which It gets only a part. A syndicate of English bankers also put in a bid for a large amount, said to be $15,000,- 000, which it is intened to place In the hands of the English investment class. The bankers here were very willing to five this syndicate the full amount of their bid, but did not do so on account of xhe genera: interest in the loan. The reason or this general Interest In & porfedtly new and unknown proposition is said to be the fact that the world is at present practically bare of underwriting of this class. This road is Intended to be another Central Pacific It Is to be a .tEuqJfnine for heavy traffic Theory Has Been Proved. The Bame bankers who underwrote the v bond that built the Great Northern, - . 'Sn.lA. rn.l.l TlnnSA. Cti , cm Pacific and Atchison went after these "bonds eagerly, on tht theory that the old tmderlylng bonds of all the American railroads are now gilt-edge. It is figured that within five years these new bonds will be either vtlred at 105, the call price, or selling around 120. There Is some basis for the belief in these bonds. The road appears to bo In tended to become a strong and legitimate business proposition. It has behind it not only the guarantee of the Denver & ' Rio Grande and Rio Grande "Western for The Interest of the bojds, but also the moral backing of tho whole Rock Island Frisco system and all the other lines that have grown up In the Central "West. There is a general revolt against the Har riman monopoly. The whole railroad world between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains will back this prop osition, either actually or with traffic Gould and Hawley Prominent. The two names that stand out in con nection with the project are George J. Gould and Edwin Hawley. The former is the dominant interest in the Denver roads and the Missouri Pacific The latter is head of the Colorado & Southern sys tem and is in close affiliation with B. F. Yoakum, the head of the Frisco system, which is owned by the Rock Island. The whole project has been laid before the Rock Island crowd In several forms and has the active approval of that party, although for obvious reasons It is not deemed wise at this juncture to come out in open support of it. Tho project took form in 1901, but was not tangible until the next year. The pre liminary surveys laid out a route S40 miles long and with grades of a maximum of 2 per cent. It is said that one of the most powerful backers of the new project today offered to come in and assist on condition that the 2 per cent could be cut down to Vt per cent. The second survey reduced the gradients to a maximum of 1 per cent. The result was the assistance of this man. who has tremendous Influence, both here and abroad, and whose Influ ence has been one of the most potent factors In the initial success of the un dertaking. Gould's Denial Is Coppered. In 1902 the company was organized with -J5O.O00.O00 of bonds and $50,000,000 of stocks, it bought In four or live small companies, one of which gave It a shore line In San Francisco. To do this required about $4,000,000, which was kindly loaned to It by the Missouri Pacific interests. At this time George Gould was busy denying that he had anything to do with it. His denial was reiterated so often that every one in "Wall street thoroughly believed that he owned the road. This is the way with George Gould, as it was with Jay Gould in the olden days. At the present moment contracts are being let for grading west from Marys 1lle, Utah, and northeast from San Fran cisco. Apparently the project is to build irom both ends. There has been strong opposition. In the field from the Harriman interests. who naturally do not propose to let this xitvr rival grow without inter icrencc. Specifications for equipment have been "tentatively asked for from the American Locomotive Company and the American Car & Foundry Company, the first deliv eries of roiling stock to be made as soon as possible, for use In construction. Tho great bulk of the equipment, of course, is not being let at present, but' the bidding for the initial contracts for this Is apt to be pretty sharp, as the final contracts will probably be very heavy. The entire cost of the line is expected to run below $35,000 for building and bridging and about $15,000 per mile for the rest of the work, including great terminals on Ban Francisco Bay. Already there are outstanding $3,000,000 of bonds issued to build these terminals, and these bonds will be included under the $50,000,000 mortgage. "Work is to be rushed on the whelo line. It is expected and hoped that before the end of IMS the project will begin to earn money ns a local line, though the whole system will not, of course, be in operation by that time. STETTIN SEES MANY SHIPS Over Thirty Vessels in Hay Fifty Miles Xorth or Kamranh. HONG KONG. April SO. The steamer Stettin, which has arrived here, sighted from CO to 40 vessels of tho Russian sec ond Pacific squadron in Hongkohce Bay. Annam (about 50 miles north of Kamranh Bay), this afternoon. Two cruisers which had their decks stacked with coal sig naled the Stettin to stop and questioned her. The fleet was preparing for sea. l'orecs to Join on the Fifth. LONDON, May 1. The Telegraph's To ll! o correspondent says: It is stated here that the whole of the second and third Russian Pacific squad rons will join forces on the morning of May 5. Xcar Island'of Hainan. TSINGTAU, Shantung Peninsula, China. May 1. It is reported that the Russian second Pacific squadron, together with the Russian third Pacific squadron, are near the Island of Hainan. Dcns-c Fog Aids' the Husslans. SPECIAL. CABLE. HONGKONG. May L It is reported that a squadron of Japanese cruisers have been sighted cruising; in tho China Sea north of Luzon. They are believed to be waiting for the Rus sians. Dense fogs still prevail off the coast and arc seriously Interfering: with navigation. This fact is believed here to bo advantageous to the Rus sians,, as If they want to make tho Pacific they will be able to do so, and also they arc for the present immune from attack by Japanese destroyers and torpedo boats. Loan 3luch Oversubscribed. LONDON, May 1. The Telegraph's To kio correspondent says: The fifth native loan ($50,000,000) has been oversubscribed five times, and the financial position now permits of a re sumption of the construction of the Cen tral Railway through Japan, which was Interrupted. AFTER REED SM00PS SEAT Senator Dubois Confers With Presi dent of. Women's Organization. PHILADELPHIA. April 30. United States Senator Fred T. DuboLs, of Idaho, and ex-United States Senator Frank J. Cannon, of Utah, held a conference today with Mrs. Frederic Schoff, of this city, president of the National League of Worn en's Organizations, and Philadelphia members of that organization, with re rard to outlining further plans to con tinue h movement for the expulsion of Senator Reed Smoej, from the Lmlred States Senate. Tomor.vaw Mrs. Schoff, Senator Dubois and Mr. Cannon will meet the New York members of the executive committee in New York. Final action on proposed new plans was not taken today. Senator Dubois said today that he con strues the failure of the Mormon confer ence recently held in Salt Lake to inves tigate charges of polygamy made against certain apostles as an indorsement of polygamy anew, placing the church In the same position It occupied prior to 1S90. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The "Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 58 dee.; minimum, -44 dcg. TODAY'S Partly cloudy, with showers; vari able winds, mostly westerly. The ItubKlan FlcU. Two Russian squadrons reported near the Isl and of Hainan. Page 1. ToVIo reports Juncture of second and third equadrons the morning- of May S. Page 1. Kussla. The Czar confers real freedom of worship on his subjects. Pace 1. Easter Sunday passes without disorder In Russia. Pace J. Disposition of the Japanese forces & sur mised by the .Russian. Page 2. Foreign. Foreign Ministers of Italy and Austria-Hungary agree on action in seashore states. Page 4. Attitude 'of Germany toward America, will be copied by Austria-Hungary. Page 4. t American Consul In Saxony answers complaints of exporters. Page -I. National. .Minister Bewen called heme to explain charge."! agalrun Assistant Secretary Loomls. Page 1. Domestic. President Roosevelt and hunting party attend cervices in old blue schoolhouse. Page 1. Mayor Dunne's ieace committee fails In ef fort to settle team&tcm .strike." Page 1. illss Mac Wood aj the never saw Secretary Loob, but promises a sensation. Page -. Thirteen miner entombed and rrobably killed by explosion In shaft near YVIIburton, Okla. Page Body of Joseph Jefferson, actor. Is interred at Bay View cemetery. Sandwich. Page 3. Arrangements for the funeral of General Fits hugh Iac. Page 3. Captain W. A. Rat bourn. Twenty-ninth In fantry, -wounds Lieutenant Point and kills himself. Pago 3. Airship will fly at Lewis and Clark Pair faster than any yet made. Pago 3. Blair T. Scott la in Jail In New York, lu de fault of ball. Page 1. PaciUc Coat, Seattle Chinese seek to have active immigra tion inspectors removed. Page 4. Rockplle at Oregon penitentiary will give em ployment to Idle convicts. Page 4. .Igorrotes eat dog, despite tho orders of the ' Seattle police. Page 4. "With increased acreage, the "Willamette Val ley will have banner wheat crop. Page 4. Sports. Umpire Perrine badly beaten by Marty Mur phy, of tbe San Francisco team. Page 11. Tacoma Tlgcra whitewashed by McCredle'a Giants, 4 to 0. Pace IV Results of games played in American and Na tional Leagues. Page 11. Financial. European bankers bid strong for bonds of the Western Pacific. Page X. Portland aad Vicinity. Automobile catches Are in City Park and is consumed. Page 12. Grand jury will bo called today to Investigate alleged municipal szandate. Page 12. "Walter H. Page, noted magazine editor, in Portland. Page 5. Saloons about Exposition entrance tUcussed in SO of Portland's churches. Page S. Large crowd spends Sunday at Fair grounds. Page 10. East Side experiencing a building- boom. Page 10. CHURCH SERVICES LUE SKY President and Party Attend, Attired in Their Rough Hunting.Suits. RANCHERS COME FOR MILES Old BIuo Schoolhousc Cannot Accom modate Crowds Hearty Cheers Given the Chicr Executive When lie Speaks. GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo., April 30. Unique in the history of Colorado was the church service held at tho Old Blue Schoolhouse on tho West Divide Creek and attended by President Roosevelt and his hunting party and all the ranchmen and their families for miles around. The little district school building was not a tenth part large enough to accommodate the congregation. The organ was moved to the platform in front. Platform seats were provided for tho President and his party; Rev. Horace Mann, of Rifle, Colo., who preached the sermon; the choir, and the trustees, of the church. Tho members of the congregation stood or sat on the ground or In their conveyances, which were grouped around the building. The sermon by Rev. Mr. Mann was of an unusual kind. It began with a story, teemed with slang of the Western flavor and was full of advice suited to a con gregation Inuring itself to the hardships of mountain life. It touched upon the responsibilities of the position of Presi dent, as well as the characteristics of some of the men who havo occupied that place. President's Little Speech. After he had concluded, the President spoke for about ten minutes. He ex pressed his well-known views on good citizenship, the morality of man, patriot ism, and duty to the home and country. He was heartily cheered throughout his remarks. After the services were con cluded, he shook hands with every man, woman and child present. The services at the schoolhouse were begun at i o clock. Long before xhi-t hour the ranchmen and their families be gan to assemble. Many pe.sons drove or rode horseback from Newcastle, Rifle and other towns from five to 15 miles away. The President's party presented a pic-: turesque appearance as they came up. All were on horseback, and they were dressed in their hunting clothes. They had no others at the camp. Many of those In the congregation wore their best. The dresses and hats of the women were showy and in striking contrast to the mud-spattered blue jeans and other rough materials making up the costumes of the President and his fellow-hunters. Hough Suits oC.Hunters. Mr. Roosevelt was dressed in the same clothes he wore when he left his private car at Newcastle, two weeks ago. His hat was what is known as the "slouch." He wore it pulled over his eyes and badly out of shape. His Jacket was sheep-lined duck, his trousers' of duck, tied about his ankles with strong cord. His shirt was blue cotton. He had discarded his leather cap and sweater as a concession toward the proper church-going raiment. The clothes of Dr. Alexander Lambert and the guides were .even rougher. No mountain band of road agents ever looked more formidable. The "Western air of the party went straight to the uearts of the people. They applauded aud yelled bois terous praise of the President, regardless of the day and the fact they were vir tually in a house of worship, though the roof was the blue sky. the floor of soft grass and dead leaves, and the walls were formed by the mountains on every side. All Join in Singing". As soon as the party had taken their seats the service was begun. The organ ist played a selection from the Presby terian hymn book and the choir sang. Another selection was played and sung, and this time tho congregation was asked to join. The voIccsDf the President and Dr. Lambert could bo heard above the others. The congregation was so great and scattered that the sound of the organ was almost drowned. "When the song was concluded. Rev. Horace Mann preached his sermon. More music followed, and Mr. Roosevelt, at the request of the minister, addressed the congregation. He told them how glad he was to be there and how much it pleased him to come face to face with so many poople who were braving hardships with light hearts and doing their part In life without complaining or bitterness. He told them the spirit they were displaying is the quality of the American people that goes to make this the greatest of all countries. Handshake All Around. It was at the conclusion of the Presi dent's remarks, when he leaned forward and beamed a welcome that took In every one in the- congregation, that the Presi dent looked his best. He was the pic ture of rugged health as he said: "And now I want to shake hands with all of you. There are a good many of you, so don't stampede or get to HfcllllBg." As the President made use of these cat tle terms, tbe applause wa terrific. Ho took a position in a corner mnlr by tho schoolhousc and the platfera, where Jt was impossible for the, poflo to erawd. Dr. Lambert acted as chief ef the Secret Service and the hunters arM cewbeys as his assistants. They paeseft the crowd along, and despite the fact that tfc Prcs- laenc na & word tor nearer every one reseat, the GXzszssxiMtm UNDER of In about half an hour. All remained, however, until the President's party start ed back for their camp. The Rev. Dr. Mann said la part: ''Noth ing could please me more than to say at this time a few words- concerning the great work bolus accomplished by the Chief Executive and his associates In solving the many difficult problems now before the American people. But if I were to do this; I fear that he would say, 'Cut It out. man, cut It out, to use an ex pression wc sometimes hear in this sec tion of the country." The minister announced that he would confine himself chiefly to the subject, "Our Young People in Training for Serv ice." He took this theme, ho said, for the reason "that the young people present will never forget this service, held under the clear blue sky and Where the snow capped peaks of the majestic Rockies silently witness the scene." To the other people he said: "The time has come in tnc history of our nation when the officials of our Government, the preachers in our pulpits and the teachers In our schools cannot do all that Is neces sary to be done, It we desire our Nation to stand atc front among the nations of the earth, pointing the children at men to better things In the life of individuals and the affairs of the state and Nation." He continued: Young Must Be Reached. "If we desire bur beloved America to become better and better known as a na tion pledged to high ideals, true patriot Ism and the helper of the oppressed, tha men and women of our cities and the men and women whoso " homes are dotted all over the mesas, the plains and the hills of this fair land must turn In and help the officials, the preachers and the teach ers In teaching the young people of today the worth of true devotion to God, our duty to our fellow men and to our Insti tutions, lejoons so essential to the wel fare of our people, or any people. "In some way we must reach the young life of today, lovingly and firmly guide that life Into channels of power and serv ice for Christ. And mark you, the only way in which he can practically and effec tively serve Christ on earth is to serve our fellow men. Doling our very best for others is a splendid motto." The President spoke as ..follows: "Friends and Neighbors It all seems real to have a chance to come hero today and say a few words. For a number of years I have lived where my neighbors were Just such good people as these whom I see here before, me. It Is but true for me to say then tnat I feel thoroughly at home with you. President Enjoys His Visit. "I cannot say how much I have enjoyed my stay here. Not only have 1 been treated middling well, by the bears, which treatment has not been reciprocated by me, but the people have fairly outdone themselves In their hospitality. I have enjoyed o much seeing the growth and prosperity of our community. Only tbe other day J wn speaking to the domlnlo here a Ui x?Rces anJ what tr mean "One er tbl best illustration? of Ameri can ideas anil possibilities of success is the Grand Army man. From Lieutenant General to the humblest private In the rear ranks there Is one title and that Is comrade.' So we judge, the success of man as private citizen. Success from the soldier's standpoint means that a man Ldld his duty up to tho handle whether he carried a musket or a sword. So it is la civil life real success consists in doing one's duty In the path where one's life is laid. "Duty remember Is doing what Is right by self, family and neighbor. It Is not possible for any of us to say just how much accident there Is in winning the great prizes of life. There Is always some accident in it. No amount of skill, perseverance or energy la sure of win ning the great prize of life. "Real success consists of bearing your self so that your children will bless you for having done all that was in your power to bring them up to their home and state." T. scon IN JUL ARRESTED IX XEW YORK, HE CAXXOT GIVE BAIL. Washington Life Insurance People Learned or His. Arrival In City From Philadelphia. NEW YORK. April 30. (Spedal.)-BIaIr T. Scott, formerly superintendent of agencies of the Washington Life Insur ance Company here, at HI Broadway, and also the company's agent for Oregon and "Washington, Is In Ludlow-street Jail. He came from Philadelphia several days ago and was at the Hotel York, at Seventh avenue. "When officials of the "Washington Life learned that he was In town an order of arrest was obtained by the company's attorney, Samuel D. Clarke. , Scott, who Is 35 years old, was placed in jail in default of 3000 balL The arrest was made late Saturday afternoon, but in the hope that he could get ball Scott was allowed to await the action of his lawyers until tonight N The agent left the employ of the "Wash ington Life last March. Then ho brought suit In Oregon, alleging the company owed him many thousands of dollars. The company alleged that he owed It 310,000 and started a suit to recover. Scott re fused tonight at the jail to talk about his case. In February Blair T. Scott Instituted suit at New York against the "Washing ton Life for funds he alleged due him. At the same time the company declared that Scott owed, it a certain sum of money and asked the National Surety Company, Scott's bondsmen, to stand by the obliga tion. Murdock &. Moser, the company's attorneys here, began an investigation, and at the time Mr. Scott alleged that the company had endeavored to alter Its contract with him and refused to pay him certain sums, and that In default of such payment he" was holding certain funds be longing to the "Washington Life until the matter was adjusted. The matter grew eo scrioas that Mr. Scott severed his coanectlon with the company and west to New York to begia suit. An inspector from New York" ex aiaiHed tbe books of the Portland office and alleged there, was'a shortage ia Mr. SoetL's amwwitn. PUCE EFFORTS Ft IN CI Federation of Labor Appeals to President and Gov ernor in Strike. FEAR TROOPS MAY BE SENT Other Firms Will Be Affected Today by Spread of Disaffection Both Sides Seem Firm in Their Stand. BESUITS IX rORMJER STRIKES. CHICAGO. April 30. Special.) A tablo waa complied today under the direction ot Frederick "W. Job, secre tary of the Chicago Employers Asso ciation, glvtar the causes and results of tbe latest seven strikes ot teamsters In other cltle?. Tbe data and nsurcs were taken from telecrams from the cities named. In only one Instance cited did the teamsters' so on a sym pathetic strike, and the table shows that It resulted In peace without union dictation. The table shows the follow In? facts: OMAHA Hen Involved, 700. Cause, "union demanded closed shop. Result, union die banded. ST. LOUIS Men involved. 1UX). Cause, union demanded closed shop. Result, 33 per cent new nonunion drivers; union badly weakened. SAN FRANCISCO Men Involved, 1400. Cause, union demanded closed shop. Result, union defeated, open hop and no trouble since. BOSTON Men Involved, 2f-.000. Cause, sympathetic strike, peace without union dictation. Result, SCO union men Itlt In good standing. CLEVELAND Men involved. 156. Cause, higher waces and shorter hours demanded. Result, strike a complete failure, conditions same as before. KANSAS CITr Men involved. 600. Cause, demand for closed shop and higher pay. Result, defeat for unions, no unions elnce. GRAND RAPIDS-AI1 teamsters. In city involved. Cause, a closed shop de manded. Result, unlonj defeated, no unions eincf. j The earliest strike In the list waa f that in San IVancfaco In 1501. l CHICAGO, April .-Anticipating taafc today's peace conferences in Mayor Dunne's office would be fuUIe, the Chi cago Federation of Labor, without wait ing for announcement of the result of the negotiations, appealed to President Roose velt and Governor Deneen for assistance in the teamsters' strike. Fearing that troops may be sent to Chi cago to preserve order during the strike, the labor organization has asked both the President and the Governor to Investigate1, the situation In Chicago before taking any such action. To facilitate the mat ter, a committee was appointed with or ders to communicate at once with both the president and Governor Deneen. Pres ident Roosevelt will visit Chicago May 8. but it is the intention of the labor body to get in communication with him imme diately. A determined effort on the part of Mayor Dunne and his peace committee, composed of Bishop C. P. Anderson, of the Episco pal Church; Rev. Jenkins Lloyd, of All Souls Church; Dr. Emil Hirsc. of Sinai Temple: Miss Jane Addams. of Hull House, and Dr. Cornelius de Bey, of Neighborhood House, to bring about an amicable settlement of tho strike was an absolute failure, and all peace negotia tions, for the present at least, have been declared off. Indications of Spreading. Indications tonight are that the strike is bound to spread to other firms. Both sides seem determined In the 3tand they have taken. All members of the Employ ers Association will insist on all of their union teamsters making deliveries to the concerns already involved in the strike. A refusal on tho part of any driver to comply with this request, the employers declare, will be met with Instant dis missal. The Teamsters' Union has declared that in every Instance where a union teamster Is discharged for this reason every union driver employed by the firm making the dismissal will be ordered on strike. Nine hundred extra policemen will bo put on duty in the down-town district tomorrow morning. Three hundred of theso will guard wagons of the express companies. 150 will be held in reserve at the central station, and the remainder will be assigned to guard the wagons of the Employers Teaming Company, tha new organization which was formed to take the place of the striking teamsters. Streets Free of Rioters. The streets were free from rioting to day, as no effort was made to make de liveries to the concerns Involved. The employers spent the day In making prep arations for the coming week, and It was stated tonight that hundreds of men had been secured since Saturday night, who will be put on wagons i morrow to take the places ot the strikers. Early today a mob of 500 men and boys, headed by a number cf striking teamsters, raided tho main stables of the Employers Teaming Company and stampeded the ani mals. "William and Harry Grady, picture-frame manufacturers, who were shot early to day and seriously wounded, are said to have been the vlctlras of a-mlsunderstand-Ing. Some time ago these men supplied Montgomery Wardfj&'Co. with picture frames, but their contract expired several Heflths ago. It )s said by the police that strike sympathizers who were of the be-. lief that the Gradys were still connected with tho Ward company made the attack on the two men. QUIET RUSSIAN EASTER DAY Xo Disturbances at St. Petersburg or In the Provinces. ST. PETERSBURG, May l.-(20 A. M.) Easter Sunday, which is the occasion In Russia of a general interchange of visits, both official and personal, and of generous hospitality, passed off with en tire quiet In St Petersburg, and no disturbances in the provinces have-been reported. In the factory quarters of St. Petersburg, police and Cossacks were much in evidence, manifesting their pres ence by constant patrolling, but there was no occasion for their services, and it is thought the situation is well in hand for today, when disorders have been apprehended. The situation has none of the ominousnes3 of the evening of Jan uary 22. In Poland, however, serious trouble to day Is feared. There was rioting on a small scale on Saturday in one or two Polish industrial centers. As a precau tion and to avoid possible complications with foreign powers, the Governor-General of Warsaw has sent a circular to the Consuls there requesting hat they warn thoso of their particular nationality of the danger of venturing into the streets in case disturbances should occur. From Kishineff, where attempts to stir up the Jew-baiting sentiment have caused the clergy to exhort their congregations to preserve order, no demonstrations have been reported. Quiet Easter at Warsaw. "WARSAW, April 30. Easter Sunday passed without incident. The authorities have taken all precautions against dis turbances tomorrow. Sixty thousand troops are available, but the military commanders have been ordered to use the utmost moderation should the services of the soldiers be required. The Governor General of "Warsaw has asked the foreign Consuls here to recemmend that foreign ers keep within doors. Festivities at Moscow. MOSCOW, April 30. Easter Sunday passed with the usual festivities, but not the slightest indication of disorder. Follow Old Traditions. KIEFF, April 30. Everything was quiet here today, the people celebrat ing Easter In the traditional fashion. Quiet Day at Odessa. ODESSA, April 30. Easter Sunday passed quietly. No demonstrations were attempted. B0WEN IS CALLED HOME Minister to Caracas Must Explain Charges Against Loomis.. CARACAS, April 30. American Minister Herbert W. Bowen haa been recalled to Washington aud will leave Caracas prob ably on Monday. Mr. Bowen has been summoned to Washington for explanations regarding charges which he has mac' against As sistant Seuratary Of State Loomls, who was his predecessor as Ami-rlcan minister to Caracas,. Bowen Delays His Departure. WASHINGTON. April 30. Secretary Tait today heard from United States Min ister Herbert W. Bowen, at Caracas, In response to the" Secretary's dispatch di recting him to come to the United States In connection with the charges affecting Assistant Secretary Loomls, which were reported to the State Department in a personal letter from Mr. Bowen. The Minister acknowledges his willingness to come to the United States, sailing tomor row, but preferred that he be permitted to delay his departure from Caracas until the Monday following, so that he may have time to settle some matters before leavlpg. This arrangement will be satisfactory .to Secretary Taft and permission was given to the Minister to delay his departure as requested. It is assumed, therefore, that Mr. Bowen will avail himself of Secretary Taft's permission. Mr. Loomls, who is Acting Secretary of State, left Washington for New York City to be absent until the middle of next week. RIO GRANDE BREAKS OUT Thousands of Acres of Crops Ruined in Texas. EL PASO. Tex., April 30. The Rio Grande River broke over its banks today, 30 miles above El Paso, and overflowed 2000 acres of alfalfa and other rich lands, ruining crops and carrying away many small houses. The town of Berino is en tirely abandoned. Texas Rivers Are Swollen. HOUSTON, Tex., April 30. (Special.) Every river in the state Is swollen almost bank full In the lower reaches, with more water coming down. Grave fears are expected that within the next 4S hours the Brazos, the Colorado, the Guadalupe and the Trinity rivers will go out of their banks with disastrous results if there be any more rain. The smaller rivers and creeks tributary to the rivers named are also out over the lower bottoms now and as the water cannot be discharged, there Is already a considerable loss, to the farmers who had planted cotton and corn and had cattle In the bottoms. ST. PAUL GLOBE IS NO MORE Democratic Organ Dies for Lack: of Advertising Patronage. ST. PAUL, April 30. After a llfo Cf nearly 30 years, the St. Paul Globo with today's Issue suspended publication. The announcement of its intention to go out of business waa made ten days ago, and caused much surprise, as there had been no premonitory symptoms indicating Its discontinuance. The Globe was the oldest morning daily In the state, and was the recognized organ of tho Democratic party, both In munic ipal and state affairs. The reason an nounced by the paper for Its suspension was that, in spite of itslarge circulation, It was not being properly patronized by advertisers. Stallion St. Maclou Sold. LONDON, May 1. The Sportsman states- that the stallion St. Maclou by St. .Simon, out of Miral, has been" sold to Sulzberger, of Germany, tor $50,00?. MOVES ON HERETICS Genuine Religious Freedom in Empire Is Proclaimed a& an Easter Gift. MILLIONS ARE AFFECTED Axiom or Metropolitan Antoninus "You Cannot Hold Strange Chil dren In the Church Against Their Will," Adopted. ST. PETERSBURG-, May!.-(2:20 A. M.) Real religious freedom conferred upon his subjects by Emperor Nicholas as an Easter gift is a historic event of tho highest significance, in comparison with which the remission ot millions of dollars of taxes to the peasantry, a long list of decorations and six pages of promotions of bureaucratic-officials are hardly worth comment. Liberty of conscience has been repeat edly proclaimed, and Procurator Pobe donostzeff, in his famous reply to the evangelical petition of ISSS, contended that It existed in the empire. The fact is that as a trysting-place all religions have been tolerated In Russia, but none ha3 been allowed to trespass upon the orthodox faith as enunciated from the mosaue that CZftR faces the church on the Neyski In St. 4n Petersburg. People were free to remain true to tha t religion of their fathers, but wero for bidden to make proselytes. Everybody might enter, but none might leave the orthodox church without forfeiting 'all civil rights, including the right to in herit crown property, and in the train of that policy persecutions of every con- " ceivable character were directed against the Raskolnlki, or dissident sects, and especially the old believers. Countless Rustle Heresies. Among the Raskolnlki are numbered a thousand ana one queer and rustic heresies bred of the great schism caused by reform of the ancient liturgy and augmented by the suppression of tha patriarchate by Peter the Great. Th-iiti-old believers, who dune- to the nU ttt- urgy and made the sign of the cross wlthaj jn.-i iciiu ui awu, were Drodiin ' up into numerous sects, some discarding priests and sacraments, and some tend ing toward free love and immoral pra' tlces, while others Instituted an enisco- ut oiiu ynuuiuui Ul lUCir OWH. ilTiOV dealt with all innovations from the west as inventions ot the Antichrist, eschew ing tea, coffee and sugar end consid ered shaving wicked. These latter survived countless ners- cutions for years without legal recogni tion ot marriages conducted by their priests, but nevertheless became com mercially the ablest class in Russia. Morality and wealth were the secrets ot their strength. This branch of tha old believers Includes merchant prince of Moscow rivaling thore ot America. but they never ceased to be regarded as apostates from .the Orthodox Church, and have been subjected to all sorts ot legal persecutions as such. Strange Doctrines Preached. The humbler dissenters have had a much harder time, being hunted down until secretly they gave rise to a hord'b ot strange sects. One preached redemp tion by suicide and a fiery or a bloody baptism; others worshiped Images ot Na poleon as the Messiah, believing that he escaped to Siberia and would return some day and establish a reign of justice and peace, and still others, like the Flagel lants, Eunuchs, Jumpers and Adamites," which are now practically wiped out, In dulged In most licentious rites. The Studlsts and Molkans of Southern Russia, now the principal nonconformists, who might be described as the Quakers of Russia have made tremendous progress in recent years in spite of persecution which often has driven them eastward and made them pioneers of Rusplan coloniza tion. There are In all about 12,000,000 ot these dissidents. " , The Emperor's act will also affect about 40,000,000 belonging to alien faiths, such as the Jews, Catholics and Lutherans o Poland and the Baltic provinces, the Protestants ot Finland and the followers of Islam and Buddha lnthe Urals, the Crimea, the Caucasus, Turkestan and Cen tral Asia. These figures are only ap proximate, as probably millions who are nominally Orthodox secretly profess other religions. Whole villages ot Mussulmans baptized Into the Orthodox communion by a ruse petition in. vain to be permitted to return to Mohammedanism: Orthodoxy the State Religion. While tho Emperor's approval of tho ac tion of the committee of the ministers distinctly holds tq Orthodoxy as the state religion and creates the usual commission to work ou many details in connection, with the offspring-ot mixed marriages dur ing minority, legltimatizatlon of marriages and registration of deaths and births, it also rescinds a number of acts aimed specifically at various religions and es tablishes the principle of absolute free dom ot worship and the right of every Russian who becomes of age to change his. confession of faith in which the as surance ot religious freedom lies. It also contemplates relief of Catholics and Poles from the present vexatious restrictions as to preaching the Catechism, tho Russian language, etc Logically the. Emperor's action Involves a complete reversal of the Russian policy of seeking national unity in conquered provinces in religious unity- He has ac cepted the axiom - of the Metropolitan Antoninus, "You cannot hold strange chil dren in -the church against their will," and" recognizes In religious variety good for the nation as well as' for Jhe church itself, a principle which. If ackiowtadged politically, would mean a federal 4 Bu-sla V