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SECOND EDITION 4:15 A. M. VOL. XLV. XO. 13,894. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1905. PRICE FIVE GENTS. THEY PUSH SI! G U CLOUD France and Germany Agree to Conference on Moroccan Affairs ITS SCOPE IS RESTRICTED Franco Promises Not to Attack In tegrity of Morocco and Germany to Limit Conference to Com merce and Reforms. PARIS. June 19. An international con ference for the consideration of the affairs of Morocco is now practically assured as the result of the conversation between Premier Rouvier and Prince von Radolin, the German Ambassador, and attention is now directed to denning the scope of the conference. Details are being rap idly arranged, and the officials expect to be able to announce the plans for the conference in the course of four or five days. This result, after the severe strain which tested the diplomatic resources of both governments, has the effect of re lieving the tension, the officials of the Foreign Office and the diplomats of the German Embassy agreeing that an ami cable adjustment is near at hand. Although the acceptance of the confer ence gives a certain measure of success to German diplomacy, M. Rouvier emerges from the controversy with the advantage of having brought Germany to exactly define the scope of the conference and so to rid it of the objection of being a menace to French intorosts. Agree on Main Points. Although the basis of the conference has not yet been settled, it is understood that the two governments substantially agree on some of the main features in volved. Germany has suspected that France had designs on the sovereignty of Morocco, but the negotiations disclosed that France had not questioned this sov-' erclgnty. Similarly it was disclosed that France had not designed to interrupt the present territorial or political status quo of Morocco. This appears to have been one of Germany's chief apprehen sions, as any chance In Morocco's status (4uo might Involve an ultimate French protectorate similar to that over Tunis. With both governments favorable to the sovereignty of Morocco and to her territorial and political status quo, it remains for the conference to adjust the equality of commercial rights as Germany deflrcs this assurance from an internation al conference instead of through the operation of the Anglo-French agreement. Therefore, the conference is not likely to consider changes in the political status of Morocco, but rather internal reforms and commercial privileges. Activity on Frontier. A dispatch to the Temps from Metz says that the Sixteenth Gorman Army Corps is showing less activity than the Twentieth and Sixth French Corps, as the Sixteenth German Army Corps lias been continually on a war footing and is pre pared for immediate mobilization. The dispatch says that the Inspection of troops has been active on both sides. However, this activity has been less marked recently, as all eyes have been turned toward Paris in the expectation of a favorable result of the diplomatic negotiations. FRANCE YIELDS MAIN POINT Agrees to Conference With Restric tions as to Subjects. BERLIN, June 19. Premier Rouvier has informed Prince Von Radolln. the German Ambassador at Paris, that France is In clined to accept the invitation to take part in the proposed conference on Moroc co providing the German and French governments can reach a mutually satis factory agreement as to the precise points to be considered by the conferees. The. conviction exists at tho Foreign Offlce that Franco and Germany will be able to agree upon this programme. Although earnest differences of view are yet to be reconciled, the authoritative Judgment of the Foreign Offlce is that they will all be overcome by negotiation. M. Rouvier has thus yielded to Prince -von Buelow on two essential KInts on which M. Delcasse, the former Foreign Minister, had refused the invitation to take part in a Morocco conference. M. Rouvlcr. first consented to reopen the question, and, second, agreed to take part in the conference, provided the protocol is in conformity with French intorosts. This will be accepted by Germany which will limit the deliberations of the con ference. Great Britain, supporting France, had also refused to join the iwoiKwd confer ence, but Foreign Secretary Landewne I ns it is understood, said that, if France vepted Great Britain also would accept. A great diplomatic battle Is in progress, uith the probabilities leaning toward lrman success. No adequate agression of the Gorman leeling at this time can be presented without making note of the very general belief in naval circles that Great Britain .s seeking an excuse to check the great ; rogress which is making in the German -pea armament. This belief Is widely ex pressed among naval officers of all classes. 1' Is their view that Great Britain would be willing that France should suffer de feat on land if Great Britain thereby was given a chance to destroy the Gor man navy. As a result of this feeling there is great activity In the German navy, and it has never been so alert or po perfectly ready for defense as now. A possible explanation for this alarm is that ! Admiral Tirpitz has been anxious to test the preparedness and speed with which j the navy could be placed upon a war i basis, and therefore desired that the offi cers should feel the thrill and stimulus of an Imminent action in order to bring out the best In them. Purls Newspapers Hopeful. PARIS, June 20. This morning's news papers unanimously agree that the Franco-German situation has a brighter outlook. The Figaro remarks: "We may henceforth have more confidence In a pa cific Issue." The Echo de Paris says: "Germany has accepted the views of M. Rouvier." The Journal says: "The Importance of the result obtained is appreciable when It Is remembered that Germany hitherto has maintained silence In response to at tempts to open negotiations." Tho Humtnite says: "The horizon Is clearing." The Petit Journal says: "There la con siderable relaxation of tension, with the hope of a final arrangement." Italians Favor France. ROME. June 20. Tho Italian press, the Information of which regarding the Mo roccan question Is generally meager. Is inclined to favor the views of the French government. NEW POLICY OF THE POPE ADVISES CATHOLICS TO BE AC TIVE IX POLITICS. Cancels Old Edict Against Voting In Italy, That Church May Fight Socialism. ROME, June 19. The Pope has issued an encyclical encouraging: Catholics to participate In public affairs. While seeking: the advice of ecclesiastical au thorities, the encyolical says: "Catholics should retain complete liberty of action regarding their tem poral Interests." , Members of the clergy are recom mended to refrain from participating in party strife. The encyclical has created a sensa tion. Its object is to Induce Catholics to enter public life, so that they may be a force against the threat of socialism. This morning's newspapers comment on the importance of the encyclical, the effect of which, they say, will be to do away with the reluctance of tho Cath olics to recognize Italian legislative In stitutions. It Is the first time, the pa pers point out. that the Vatican has In vited Catholics to vote. ROOSEVELT IS TOO SWIFT Washington Police Stop President's Automobile for Fast Riding. "WASHINGTON. June 19. It developed today that President Roosevelt's chauf feur was overhauled for speeding yester day afternoon while carrying the Presi dent, his son Theodore and two of the latter's friends along the conduit road to Great Falls. Two policemen, considering that the chauffeur was going at a speed greater than that allowed by law. gave chase and overhauled the automobile. When they learned who the occupants were they hastily wltMrew after the President had cautioned the chauffeur to slow uo a little. The two policemen had pursued the au tomobile for half a mile, and. on catching up with It, charged the chauffeur with running at tho rate of 25 miles an hour .when the police regulations permit but 16 miles an hour. The policemen Informed the chauffeur that he would be required to appear In the Police Court today, when the President, who was In the rear seat, inquired the reason, the latter's Identity by this time becoming known, the matter was dropped. Because of complaints of reckless rid ing. Major Sylvester, the Chief of Police, had cautioned the officers along the road to watch for offenders. When the police men started after the automobile, the chauffeur. It is thought, probably con cluded It was part of the programme for the protection of the President. GUARDSMEN IN SESSION NatIoin1 Association Opens Conven tion In St. Paul. ST. PAUL, June 19. Assistant Secre tary of War Robert S. Oliver and party. Including representatives of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, arrived in St. Paul today over the Northwestern road, to attend the meeting of the Interstate National Guard Association, to be held In Armorj Hall here. The first session was called to order by General Gobi 11. of Pennsylvania, first vice-president of the association. In the absence of General Dick, of Ohio, who is 111 at his home. Colonel John b! L.awler. Chaplain-General of the Minne eata National Guard, delivered tho In vocation and Governor Johnson and Mayor Smith welcomed the delegates to the state and city. The executive committee reported In favor of the appointment of a commit tee of one from each state to draft a bill along the lines of the so-called Dick bill. The committee Includes W. E. Flnzer. of Oregon. A short business session was held this afternoon and nt 3 o'clock the del egates Joined Mr. Oliver on a trip to Fort Snelling. where a rex-lew of tho entire regiment was held at 4 o'clock, followed by a reception tendered Mr. Oliver by tht officers f the post. Studying Irrigation In Utah. SALT LAKE. June 19. The members of the Congressional committee, which Is investigating irrigation works and irrigation" projects in the West spent today in the vicInItyof Provo and Leal, (."tan. Inspecting the beet sugar works and the great fields where sugar-beets are grown under irrigation. The trip was mad In a special train over the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. The party returned to Salt Lake City and this evening was entertained at a din ner given In the pavilion at Saltalr. The Congressional party left for the north late tonight. The next formal stop -will be made in Idaho, tor the pur pose of Inspecting the Minidoka Irriga tion scheme. From there the journey will bo continued to Boise and the Pay ette country. Three days will be spent in Idaho, after which the party will continue to Oregon, spending one day at the Lewis and lark Exposition. The return trip will be made via Seattle. Spokane, Billings. Mont.; Cody, I Wye, and thence to Colorado. j DOT ftUTO SMASH-UP F. R. Allen, Two Women, and an Unknown Man Are Injured. CRASHES INTO WOOD-CART Accident Takes Place Near Twelve Milo House, and Ambulance Is Sent to Bring Victims to the Hospital. Early this morning. Just this side of the Twelve-Mile House, an automobile in which were F. R. Allen, "Sketch" Davis and two women, was demolished, and Allen and the two women seriously In jured. The automobile crashed Into a wood wagon, and the driver of the wagon was badly hurt. The automobile was com pletely wrecked, and the broken machine was taken to Twelve-Mile House, whore the injured ones were temporarily cared for until an ambulance from one of the hospitals, which had been summoned from the city, could arrive to take the victims where they could receive medical atten tion. "Sketch" Davis, it Is reported, escaped without any serious Injury. He was act-lng-as driver for the party. Allen and the unknown drivor of the wood wagon are said to be badly hurt and the two women in the party sustained severe Injuries. The ambulance reached town shortly before 4 o'clock this morning. Fred Allen was Injured internally and se verely bruised about the head and was unconscious. William Davis, better "known as "Sketch" Davis, received a few slight cuts in tho face. One of the wamen was quite badly cut about the face and was also' un conscious. The injured ones of the party were taken to a. rooming-house on Fourth street and a physician sum moned to attend them. FAMILY LIFE IN DANGER ARCHBISHOP FARLEY INDORSES ROOSEVELT'S VIEW. Declares Divorce 3Iay Dcstroy.SocIal Structure nnd Holds Up Frcsi t dent as Noble Example. NEW YORK. June . Archbishop Farley declared at Carnegie Hall tonight at the commencement exercise of the College of St. Francis Xavier that the laws of divorce were fart undermining our "oclety, and that the whole struc ture would shortly coUap.c should no Hand be raised to ward off the advance of this tendency. The archbishop spoke as follows: I better no PrertdcBt rtner Washington" tlmo has had a trior btneSclal ncl m ihi rts of ocletr 'J th family than Roese vHt has by mim &t Ms frank declarations. ICot only does thf rrerMeat preach the doc trine h bHvr. bat he exemplifies It In his own if. and his own family stands as an Hhmratlon of what the Nation's rxeeutlre thinks and rajs of the race standards. It Ik likewise gratifying to nad that the President has not confined his labors In this direction to his o'n circle wholly, hat th fact l made know to me that the Cafctart has taken this fjurMJoH up and will deal with It. When thr heads of eur Government take up a problem of this crave nature, there can hn no Heed for the people doubting that the situation mart be gravely consid ered, and we feel hm much good will be done If effort Is properly directed. MUST HAVE SAILED FRIDAY Panama Steamer Bumped In Collis ion and Has Fever Suspects. NEW YORK. June IS. The Panama Railway steamer Finance arrived here from Colon today in a badly damaged condition as a result of a collision with the Spanish steamer Montevideo in Co lon harbor. She will go Into drydock for repair?". A preliminary examination snowed that, while the Finance was bad ly damaged, it would be entirely safe for her to make her regular trip to New York, where facilities for making the necessary rcpalrw are better than at Co lon. The collision was caused by disar rangement of the Montevideo's steering gear. Two men suffering from fever were removed to a detention hospital from the Finance. They were Roert Burke, aged 29. a second cabin passenger, and William Pritchard. aged 3. the chip's butcher. The men were Isolated In view of the prevalence of yellow fever on the isthmus. DEMAND MANY CHANGES Woodmen's Clerks Take Radical Ac tion to Improve Methods. MILWAUKEE. Juae ML Having in stalled a new board of officers, refused to indorse the law committee's recom mendation that the head office of the Modern "Woodmen ef America employ traveling auditors, ordered summary dis missal of Incompetent clerks, tabled a resolution to abolish head state physi cians, rejected a proposed change In the method of collecting assessments from newly elected members, demanded a higher salary for the head clerk of the poclety. a well as for the secretary of Its own organization, the Local Camp Clerks' Association convention held Its final session today and adjourned until the next head camp In ISO?. The closing session, while one of much activity in the disposition of affair? of a business nature, was marked by warm expressions of cordiality toward the re tiring president. H. P. Hoyt. of Seattle, to whom the association presented a gold watch. John Sullivan, a member of th law committee, urged upon the association the necessity of revising the existing rates of fraternal Insurance, declaring that, unless a revision was made soon, within a few years the Modern "Woodmen of America would suffer the fate of other beneficial Insurance organizations hope less bankruptcy. Several cities are striving hard for the honor of entertaining the next biennial convention of tho. head camp. Modern Woodmen of America. Buffalo. Cincin nati and Peoria appear to bo in the lead, while Los Angeles. Detroit and Louisville are active contestants. HE HAS PRODUCED LIFE Cambridge Professor Solves Problem of Spontaneous Generation. LONDON, June 13. According to the Daily Chronicle, experiments conducted for six years In the Cavendish laboratory at Cambridge University by J. Butler Burk. a young professor, who for a long time worked with Professor Thom son, have almost certainly demonstrated the possibility of spontaneous generation. By means of radium and sterilized bouil Uon placed together In a test tube. Pro fessor Burk obtained cultures present ing many appearances of vitality, such as growth and subdivision. LAST HOPE FOR HER LIFE Appeal to Federal Court to Save Mrs. Rogers From Gallows. WINDSOR. Vermont, June 19. It Is re ported here tonight that a writ of habeas corpus In behalf of Mrs. Mary A. Rogers, Whose execution for the murder of her husband is fixed for Friday next, has been granted late tonight at Brattleboro by Judge WTieeler. of the United States District Court. According to the report, the prison officials will be required to produce the woman, in court In this town at 2 o'clock on Wednesday, only 4S hours before the time set tor her execution. It said that the state will be required to show that Mrs. Rogers is not Illegally restrained of her liberty. AVI1I Speak at the Fair. BERLIN. June 13. Professor Hlrsch berg, of Berlin University, the specialist In ophthalmology, leaves Berlin today for Portland. Or., where he will make an address before the American Medical As sociation. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTEHDATS Maximum temperature. 7G dejr.; minimum. 32. Precipitation, none. TODAVS Fair with but alight ensure In temperature. Northwest winds. The War In the Tar Hast. President hastens peace negotiations to pre vent big battle, raze 3. Teace conference wilt begin In August. Page 3. Cosfaeks massacre wounded In hospital. Pa 3. Japanese force Russian retreat by flanking. Page 3. Foreign. France and Germany agree to conference on Morocco. Page 1. Czar promises Zemstvolsts to call national assembly. Page 4. Swedish papers clamor for war with Nor way. Page 4. Pope advise Catholics to go Into politics. Page 1. National. Reported resignation of Chief Engineer Wal lace of Panama CanaL Page 5. Secretary Hay confers .with President. Page 5. Taft concludes Bewen-Loomli inquiry. Paze 5. Indictments drawn against ten packers. Page . Politic. Philadelphia machine tries in vain to con ciliate reformer. Page 2. Colorado Democrats declare their principles. Tage 2. Chicago CIlc Federation condemns munici pal ownership. . Page 1. Archbishop Farley approves Roosevelt's pol icy on divorce and race suicide. Page 1. Domestic . Morton orders new inquiry Into Equitable affairs. Page 5. Many killed by heat In the East. Page 1. New effort to settle teamsters srtlke. Page 1. Roosevelt's chauffeur stopped by police for exceeding speed limit. Page U Sport. Gardner knocks out Stlft In five rounds. Page 7. Atlantic wins Heligoland yacht race. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Astoria dancehalla ordered cloeed as result of disappearance of young cirl of good family. Pag 8. Oscar Rogoway. found guilty of arson. granted new trial by Oregon Supreme Court. Page 6. Governor Chamberlain takes commission from Marlon County Notary Public. Page 6. Washington Tax Commission hard after de linquent warehousemen. Page C Ed Penk falls into the Snake, but gets ashore in marvelous manner. Page 8. Commercial and Marine. Decline In hep prices checked. Page 15. Wide assortment of fruit oa Front street. Page IS. Chicago wheat market weak from start. Page 15. Upward movement In New Tork stocks. Page 13. Another hop letter from M. H. Durst. Page 13. Cash grain easier at San Francisco. Page IS. J. li. Peterson buys Elder wreck. Page 5. Portland lead In wheat exports. Page 3. Northwest winds delay shipping. Page 3. Lewis aad Clark Exposition. m Attendance, 14.251. Page 10. Masterpieces oa canvas aad In bronxe ex hibited at the Fair. Page 10. Spokane has day at the Exposition today. Page 10. Portlaad aad Vicinity. Mitchell's trial begins today. Pago 11. ClTil Service Board censurer City Treas urer. Page 14. Texas- bankers come to Portland. Page 11. ' Good Roads delegates arrive. Page 10. O. R. N. will inspect country between Ebantko aad Bead to determine whether to build or sot. Page 11. Flelschner elected School Director. Pace 14. Sfayor-elect will wait till last minute to an nounce appointees. Page It. SICKEN DOWN BY FIERCE I Dwellers in Eastern Cities Flee to the Seashore for Their Lives. CHILDREN AMONG VICTIMS Torrid Weather In New York anil Pittsburg SInys Twelve Persons and Prostrates Many Stam pede to Ocean. WEATHER TEMPERATE AND J TORRID. I Max. Mln. Portland. Or 7fi 32 New York 8S .. I Pittsburg 93 .. i i-. ... 4 NEW TORK. June W. Many prostra tions and four deaths, the latter all of young children, accompanied the renewal of yesterday's torrid temperature, aggra vated by a high degree of numldity in the early hours of today. At 12:30 P. M. the thermometer marked SS degrees with every indication of a further rise, but soon afterwards relief came In the shape of a cool breeze from the sea. accom panied by a rapid fall In temperature and humidity which continued steadily until tonight, when the air was almost too chilly for the comfort of the thousands who had fled to the seaside resorts to escape the heat of the morning. Nowhere In the city was the suf fering so Intense as in the Bast suffering so Intense as In the East Side tenement section, where little preparation had been made for it. Or dinarily, such days do not come until early in July. Prom hundreds of stuffy tencment3. thopsands of children swarmed into tho street, many of them half-clad and others struggling to rid themselves of 3uch fragments of Win ter garments as still clung to. their little bodies. Mothers with haggard faces peered out of lofty windows and shrieked in vain for their little ones to come in. The police were constantly called upon to quetl Infantile riots, and scores of childreit- were reported lost at nightfall. Nearly every household among the tenement dweller has been called upon to provide for one or more of the immigrants who swarmed Into the city last Spring, and most of these have nothing but heavy Winter clothing. In placea, the curbs and doorsteps wer? lined with , heavy-bearded men. ex hausted and apparently suffering in tense physical pain. Earlier than ever before, it became necesaary to throw open the parks to those who cAme there for the night. All day the small parks on the East Side were tnrongod. but they furnished little respite from the heat until night came. Orders were issued in all the downtown precincts to leave the parks open during the night until the weath er changed. Midnight found the benches ana grass plots of Central Park: and the breathing spots further north crowded with mothers and nurses with their babies. Extra de tails of police were sent out to all of these places. KIGTIT DEATHS IX PITTSBURG Fierce Sun Strikes Men Down In the Smoky City. PITTSBURG. June 19.-At noon today the Government thermometer registered S3 deg.. and was . rising steadily. One death and several prostrations were re ported up to noon. The maximum reached by the Govern ment thermometer was 92. This evening at S o'clock It was down to S5 with prom ise of showers and cooler weather tomor row. In the district Including Pittsburg. Alle gheny and McKecsport there were eight deaths and six prostrations reported up to II o'clock tonight. Several Prostrated in Washington. WASHINGTON. Juno 19. Several per-tj sons were prostrated by the heat In Washington today. None of .the cases was serious. The temperature rose steadily from A. M. until nearly 1 P. M. when a storm threatened and some re lief followed. The maximum tempera ture recorded by the Weather Bureau was 93 degrees. IOWA FARMS UNDER WATER Mississippi River Threatens ' to Swamp Several Towns. ' DES MOINES. la.. June 19. The Mis sissippi River Is out of Its banks from Clinton to Davenport. Thousands of acres are Inundated, and the crop and. property loss will run up into the hun dreds of thousands. The situation at Muscatine and Clinton Is critical. A rise of another foot will flood part of the streets in both cities. The river is now rising at the rate of about' one inch per hour. The Pleasure Island at Davenport was surrounded today, several thousand people frho had gone there on the elec tric line having to be removed by boat, the road having been covered. The river is rising at Dubuque, but is rising more rapidly at Burlington and Keo kuk, where the danger Is apprehended. Hundreds of men are working on the levees at Muscatine, the water threat ening to break through at any time. .Towns Flooded and Crops Damaged. MADISON, Wis., June 19. A downpour of rain last night flooded the streetsrear rylng away sidewalks and filling cellars. In the surrounding country thousands of dollars damage was done, chiefly by hail, which covered the ground Inches deep. Hundreds of window panes were smashed, roofs were splintered, fruit trees were stripped and .grain was pounded into the ground. Some stock and much poultry was killed and a number of persons were badly Injured. Lightning Burns Big Oil Tank. ' LIMA. O., June 19. A 3S.0CO-barrel tank containing 33.000,000 gallons of naptha valued at 53 a barrel, was struck by Hghtnlng today and the Are whistle of the Standard Oil Company's refinery brought 1000 men from their homes to protect other property. Less than 1000 barrels of oil could be pumped from the" tank before It became too hot to handle, and the loss Is figured at nearly 5200.000. Killed or Paralyzed by Lightning. KALAMAZOO. Mich.. June 19. At Aus tin lightning struck a wagon In which employes of a circus were asleep, kill ing one and Injuring five ohers. Three of the injured are paralyzed. TEAMSTERS 3IAKE NEW EFFORT TO END STRIKE. Appoint Two Committees, and Shea Promises to Stand Aside Break in Strikers' Ranks. CHICAGO. June 19. Another effort is to be made by the teamsters to bring aoout a .settlement of their strike. At a meeting of the Teamsters' Joint Council called tonight to consider the best method of bringing about the termination of the trouble, it was decided to appoint a com mittee which Is to confer with the execu tive committee of the International Broth erhood of Teamsters and decide upon terms to be offered to the employers. The meeting between these two committees will be held tomorrow or Wednesday. President Shea, of the Teamsters' Union, declared tonight that he would not inter fere 'in any manner with the work of either of the committees, and. If they bring about a settlement of the strike. It will be binding upon the teamsters. The employers have repeatedly declared that they will hold no more conferences with the teamsters unless the men ap pearing In the conference In behalf of tho teamsters have full power to settle the strike. They have also declared that there can bu no settlement unless the teamsters are prepared to accept the terms of the Employers' Association. The situation Is rapidly improving from the standpoint of the employers, and they have reached al most normal conditions in making deliver ies of goods. A pronounced break In the ranks of the strikers occurred today. For the first time since the strike began, many weeks ago. there were numerous instances where striking teamsters applied Individually for former positions, without waiting for the strike to be formally declared off. This was especially true at the lumber yards. George K. Wenlg. of the Wenlg Teaming Company, said today: "Many of my old teamsters have asked for their positions. Not one of them said anything about delivering to the boycot ted firms. I have done nothing yet in the matter, and shall not do anything until I consult with other employers." Steelworkers Threaten Strike. PITTSBURG, June 19. Unless the offi cials of the American Sheet & Tin Plate Company within the next ten days notify the president of the Amalgamated Asso ciation of Iron, Steel and Tinworkers 1 that the company Is ready to meet the 1 wage question for the year beginning July 1. all the union men employed by that company, about SOOO In number, will be called out on strike until the wage sched ule Is arranged. At .the Detroit conven tion, early in May, it was agreed to ask for ,an IS per cent advance for the sheet workers and a 22 per cent Increase for the tinplate-workers. LION IS A COSTLY BEAST Parents or Its Victim Sue Railroad for Dmnages. SALT LAKE CITT, June 19. The re cent sojourn of pugilist Robert Fitz slmmons at the "Lagoon" resort, where Fltzsimmons was in training for a fight with Mike Schreck, has led to a damage ault against the Salt Lake & Ogdcn Railroad Company, which owns the resort, and the manager of the place. The big lion, which was con spicuous as a part of the pugilist's out fit, severely bit and scratched a small boy at the Lagoon, and the parents. In demanding heavy damages, allege that the management was grossly careless in permitting the beast to be at large on the grounds unmuzzled and unre strained. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD T. B. Kennedy, Railroad Magnate. CHAMBERSBURG. Pa.. June 19. Thomas B. Kennedy, president of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company, died here today, aged TS years. Former Judge John H. Keatlcy. "WASHINGTON. June 19. John H. Keatley. once Federal Judge In Alaska and latterly a clerk In the Treasury De partment. 'Is dead here. He had been editor of the Nonpareil and Globe, of Council Bluffs. Ia. Plan to Extend Lutheran Church. PITTSBURG, June 19. At today's ses sion of the general synod of the Evan gelical Lutheran Church in America, the biennial report of the board of church extension was read. The report was the best in the history of the board. For the two years ending April 30 the total re ceipts were 31t5J94, an increase over the report of 1903 of J12.23. Recommenda tions were made that the apportionment for church extension remain for the next two years at 20 cents per' member, the same as now, and that the apportionment for a parsonage fund be-Ave cents per member. Suspected of Child-Murder. DIGBY. N. S., June 19. At the conclu sion of the Inquest held today on the death of May Young. 6 years old, whose body was discovered in Plympton on Sat urday. Mrs. 3Iay Hope Young, the guar dian of the child, and KIngsley Melanson. by whom Mrs Young was employed as housekeeper, were arrested and lodged in Jail. A recommendation for a thorough investigation by the authorities will be made by the Coroner's jury. , FIERCE BLAST AT MAYOR DUNNE Civic Federation Delivers At tack on Municipal Own ership. BEEN TRIED AND FAILED Bad Management of Water and Elec tric Llglul Plants Cited as Warn ' Ing Against Municipal Street Railways. CHICAGO. June 19. (Special.) Mu nicipal ownership and the policy of Mayor Dunne, to say nothing of Chi cago voters, who went on record last Spring, received a slap in the face to day when the Civic Federation unani mously adopted a resolution strongly advising against municipal owenrship. The report deplored what Is called the municipal frenzy and pointed out some of the weaknesses of the plan as thus far tested In Chicago. It reads in part: 'The executive committee is unanl mously opposed to municipal opera tion of public utilities and it regards municipal ownership of any of them under present conditions as impracti cable. It does not feel that in the na ture of things the city can possibly be successful in the management of any of the no-called public utilities." Two-Thirds or Water Wasted. The waterworks system, operated by the city, is arraigned as an instance of bad management, in that the receipts are only 2 cents a thousand gallons, although the water rate Is supposed to be S cents. The conclusion Inevitably is, according to the report that two thirds at least is wasted of the 137,000, 000,00.) gallons of water pumped annn ally. "We feel," says the report, "that in the reorganization of the pumping, dis tributing and merchandizing of the water alone the. present administration has a tremendous problem on its hands which will take considerable time to work out." The system of municipal ownership Is also denounced bcotuse it will en tall an insufferable financial, burden on the city. The report begah its reference to the city electric plant by saying: Electric LIglit Too Costly. 'The plant has been in operation some 15 years. The cost of operating the 5000 arc lamps owned by the city, adding interest and depreciation, to gether with the loss of taxes and other proper charges. Is In the aggregate 5S25.0O0 per annum. On a contract run ning Tor a long period with a private corporation, the same service doubt less cm be had at from 5400,000 to 5450,000 per annum. As an "illustration of the difficulties of municipal owner ship and operation, the following state ment from the report of the electric department, 19u4, is Interesting: - 'It seems impossible to make any substantial reduction in the total cost because of the constantly increasing cost of labor. The average rate of pay to employes is far above that paid by month, regardless of the character of of work. "Further testimony as to the diffi culty of. operating the municipal plant from the standpoint of labor is In the experience of the department within the past few weeks when It has been compelled to put the wages of lamp trimmers at a uniform price of 55 a month, regardless of the cahracter of the work done, by the trimmer or the length of hl3 experience In that kind of work. No Success to Justify Programme. 'The Civic Federation maintains, therefore, that, in the management of the two classes of work referred to the city has not been so successful that it can either expect or claim the right to be permitted to go Into the street-railway business, the furnishing of tele phone service .or the manufacture and distribution of gas or electricity." The report points out that Chicago nas thus far secured but one of the three Important Items sought for through the constitutional amendment the organization of the Municipal Court. DUBOIS AFTER MORMONS Instigates Prosecution for Polygamy Against Arizona Colony. PHOENIX, Ariz.. June 19. At the in stance of the Department of Justice, Uni ted States Attorney Nave will proceed against several Mormons residing in Apache County, on the charge of polyg amy. Where the charges originate is not known here, and the local officials had no knowledge of them until the recent visit here of Senator Dubois", of Idaho; who Inquired concerning the progress of the investigations which be understood were, going on. As the local authorities were unaware of any charges having been prepared, Mr. Dubois wired Washington, with the re sult stated. Subpenas have been Issued for about 30 witnesses, some residing in Utah. President's Cousin Married. BOSTON, June 19. Orme Clark, of London and Miss Elfrida Roosevelt, cousin of President Roosevelt, were married at Emanuel, Church today by Bishop William Lawrence In the pres ence of a large number of prominent Bostonians.