VOL. XLVI.-XO. 14.139.
PORTJLAXD, OREGON, 3IOXDAY, APRIL 2, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ITERS OF SOUTH
CHOOSE SENATORS
Actual Election Left to
Legislatures.
PRIMARY LAW IN THREE STATES
In Eight Others Democratic
Conventions Give Authority.
WITHIN THE CONSTITUTION
Working of Oregon Law Wntclicd
With Interest, Though It Is
Not Believed a Democrat
Will Be Elected.
rniMAnv laws in south.
AUABAMA The primary law him
been extended to Include United States
Senator, a well as state and eounly
official?. The Legislature Is lnstmct
d to vote for the candidate receiv
ing the highest number of votes in the
Fall election.
GEORGIA United State Senator
are voted for at primary election called
y tho Democratic Stat Committee.
The Legislature n considered bound by
tb popular decision.
MISSISSIPPI Members of the Lee
Mature feel morally bound to abide
by the popular, choice for United State
Senator.
SOUTH CAROLINA Dark horse ha
no chance. If at the primary election
no candidate receive a majority, a
second primary I called. The L.cin
lature has power only to ratify the
choice for United State Senatw.
TEXAS Section laws are o draft
ed tliat nobody understand them.
The Democratic party primary Ik con
sidered binding on the legislature.
VinuiJCIA Primaries held at dlrec
tion of the Democratic State Conven
tion. A Republican Legislature f
elected) could elect a Republican Uni
ted State Senator.
KENTUCKY Primary law does net
extend to United State Senator.
TENNESSBK A "blank!, primary"
election Is to be held thl month,
when the people will vote for Senator
at call of the Democratic executive
committee. No Maw to covern choice
of Senator.
LOUISIANA New primary law I
tinder, consideration.
ARKANSAS United Slate? Senator
voted upon under resolution adopted by
the Democratic State Convention.
ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU". Wash
ington. April 1. Investigation anion? a
large ntitnbor of Senators and rtoprcsont
ntlvcs discloses the fact that the direct
primary of the South, as It applies to Jin
selection of United State Senator:, is
very different from the Oregon primary
to be tried for the flrst time this year.
There are many marked differences. The
jeopIe of the South, where the primary in
(n vogue, are content to nominate their
Senators, leaving the election entirely in
the hand of the Legislature. In Oregon,
us the new law is understood here, the
leople will attempt not only to nominate
their Senators, but virtually to elect them
ulong with their state ticket. This is the
principal difference.
It is true, however, that most Southern
States, where primary elections are held.
re overwhelmingly Democratic and there
Is no actual contest for Senatorshlps be
tween Democrats and Republicans. It Is
conceded In advance that a Democratic
Senator will always be elected.
Oregon, on the other hand, is strongly
Ttrpubllcan, but not as overwhelmingly
Dtepubllcan , the Southern States are
JXunocratie. There is a bare possibility
of electing a Democratic Senator from
Oregon: there Is absolutely no possibility
of electing a Republican Senator from
the South.
Primaries for Democrat?. Only.
Another striking thing about the South
ern primary is tho fact that out of 11
nates where the people vote, at the pri
maries for United States Senator, only
three have primary laws that apply to
Senators, namely. Alabama. Mississippi
und Florida. The other eight states hold
primaries by direction of the Democratic
State committee, or by authority of Dem
ocratic state conventions, and the pri
maries are confined to tho Democratic
arty.
This means that in Alabama. Mississip
pi and Florida the Republicans can vote
t the primary election for their candidate
or candidates for Senator, but in the oth
er Southern States the Republicans have
no show. The effect Is tho same, it is
true, but three states give the minority
yarty an opportunity, if it cares to avail
Itself.
Kentucky. Georgia and Texas have pri
mary laws for the nomination and virtual
election of state officials, but the law In
these states does not extend to United
States Senators. In each of tho states
named the Democrats, by party sanction,
vote for United States Senators at the
primary election. Just as they do In South
Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Arkan
sas. Louisiana is another state of this latter
class, but the Louisiana. Legislature Is
now endeavoring to frame some sort of
primary law, and there is prospect that
Ioulsiana. m" Join the three states whose
primary laws extend to the nomination of
Senators.
It is the universal opinion of Southern
men In Congress that the Southern pri
mary; oorae sa near Iho Popular, dtctlaa I
of United States Senators as Is possible
under the Constitution. Most of the men
from the South favor an amendment to
the Constitution pro'ldlng for the elec
tion of Senators by direct vote of the
people, and. for the most part, they ex
press confidence that the time will come
when such an amendment will be adopted.
But until that time comes they are con
tent to operate under their present pri
mary laws, or their party primaries,
which, in effect, permit the people to se
lect their Senators just as cffccth'cly as
could be done should the Constitution be
amended.
Out of twenty-odd Southerners seen by
The Oregonlan correspondent, not one
was informed on the Oregon law, and
none know of Its peculiarities. "When the
operation of the law was explained, and
when it was stated that the Oregon law
contemplates not only the nomination of
Senators at the primary election, but the
placing of the names of the successful
candidates on the ballots in the June elec
tion. Southern men. without exception,
expressed the belief that the people of
Oregon were going really further than
was their right under the Constitution,
for they recognize that an election by the
people is not valid, and only becomes f-o
when ratified by the Legislature.
According to the Southern idea. It is a
waste of time to place the names of pri
mary candidates on the ticket with state
officers, ttlnce the vote .of the people can
have no more effect than the vote at the
primaries. As one Southerner aftor an
other declared:
"A Republican Legislature is going to
elect a Republican Senator. Just as surely
as a Democratic Legislature in oar states
will elect a Democratic Senator."
Alabama Law Applies to Senators.
It may be of Interest to go a little more
into dotaii about the primaries of the
Southern States. Alabama, for instance,
has a. primary law that applies to Sena
tors as well as state officers. Up to this
year Alabama had the customary primary
law that applied to the Governor and cith
er state and county officers, but not to
Senators. For the first time the expanded
law will be tried this Fall in the selection
of two United States Senators.
The people of Alabe.ma will vote for
Senators at the coming primaries, and the
Legislature is instructed to vote for the
candidate receiving the highest number
of votes. Alabama lias never attempted
to enforce a popular election, such, as
proposed in Oregon, bellcx'lng that such
an election would be unconstitutional.
It is true, the same result is accom
plished by the direct primary law. but for
all that Alabama is very anxious for the
adoption of a Constitutional amendment
to settle this question for all time.
Georgia votes for her Senators at the
primary elections, but these primaries arc
called by the Democratic state committee.
The vote at the primary election is con
sidered binding upon the Legislature, and
the will of the people is observed. Here,
too. j Democrat is always elected.
Under Ifra-OJMIjAloii.
The member of 1flie5lJ5sisVlppl Legis
lature arc not compelled by law to elect
the Senator chosen at the primaries, but
they are under a moral obligation to
abide by the choice of the voters, and
they always do it. In general the pri
mary is satisfactory to the people of Mis
sissippi, but it has proved an expensive
luxury, both to Senatorial candidates and
to the people, and there is considerable
sentiment in favor of doing away with
the prima ry on that account. This sen
timent docs not seem to be strong enough
to overthrow the primary, and it will
probably be continued in force until the
Constitution is amended to permit the
election of Senators by the direct vote of
the icoplc.
No dark horse can ever be elected
lo the Senate from South Carolina. The
Democratic party primaries of that state
force .ill candidates into the open, and
the one receiving the highest vote of the
people is always elected by the Legisla
ture. The names of all candidates for all
offices, including Senator, are placed on
the ticket, and the voters strike out the
names of all save the persons for whom
they vote at the primary election.
Before a man is elected at the pri
maries, or rather before he Is nominated
for Senator, he must receive a majority
of all the votes cast for that office. If
there be three candidates and none re
ceives a majority, the names of the two
highest are placed on another ticket, a
second primary is called, and the candi
date receiving the highest vote at that
primary is elected to the Senate by tho
State Legislature.
The Republicans do not figure In South
Carolina politics any niorr; they have
not had a state ticket since 1XTS and do
not run a ticket at the primaries. It is
a purely Democratic function.
leslsdnturc Cnn Only Ratify.
Under the rules adopted by the South
Carolina Democrats, the members of the
legislature are compelled to elect the
Senator nominated at the primaries. In
this respect the South Carolina primary
is different from that of every other f tatc.
There is no moral obligation about It:
the South Carolina Legislature has no
voice in tho election of Senators; it has
power only to ratify.
It would take a Philadelphia lawyer to
ascertain Just what the election laws of
Texas mean and what they are Intended
to accomplish. The members of the Texas
delegation arc frank enough to admit
that they do not know, and the Governor
Is so perplexed that he has called a spe
cial .session of the legislature to redraft
tho election laws, and bring order out or
chaos.
It is the consensus of opinion among
Toxnns that there is a primary election
law applying to all state omcers. but not
to Senators. However, there Is the Dem
ocratic part primary, at which the peo
ple express their choice, and this choice
Is considered as binding on the Legislature-
The Legislature" may change the
law; It may specifically extend the pri
mary law to the- nomination of Senators,
or it may not. At any rate, the people
of Texas, in the past, have had an op
portunity to voice their preferences, and
they will unquestionably retain this right
l-rlniarics Under Party Order.
Virginia has what her people please to
call a "party primary law," which Is to
say, a Democratic primary at which Dem
ocratic Senators are nominated. There Is
ARMED FORGE TO
DRIVE OUT CASTRO
Venezuela Is to Be Opened to
American Capital and
Enterprise.
EXPEDITION FROM EUROPE
rive Thousand Volunteers Willi
Guns and Ammunition to Be Car
ried In Three Large Steamships
Now Under Charter.
NEW YORK. April L The World to
morrow will say: Owe of the largest
merchants in New York said last night
that arrangements arc being perfected
here and in Paris for an Invasion of
Venezuela, which will annihilate Castro
and open p the country to American
capital and entorprisc.
A number of ricli New York merchants
are raid to be interested in the move
menu which, the promoter declare, will
involve the employment of 1S.0C0 soldiers
and the expenditure of S5.OMKO0 in the
campaign under which President Castro
is to be either, expelled or destroyed and
a native Venezuelan Matesman is to be
installed as his successor.
In this connection it in said that Castro,
anticipating a successful revolution
against him sooner or later, has. con
verted some of his alleged HSStXQM for
tune Into cash and has sent it to America
and France.
Carlos B. Fucgcrdo. Venezuela Consul
in New York, said last night at his home
that he had heard such an expedition
was being organized or being promo led.
but had been unable to learn anything
d-finlte about It- lie said he had under
stood shares In the scheme were being
sold.
"1 would like to get hold of Hmc of
those shares." he aid. "I wfN buy all
that are offered."
Th Consul Inquired eagerly as to tho
point the expedition was to sail from.
The expedition is to set out seen from
Europe in three large steamships, which
are already under contract. They arc
to carry about SOOO volunteers, with the
following quantities of arms and am
munition: Eight thousand Mauser rifles
of the latest pattern. 2l.tf) rounds of
eartrMre. jn shell. S rapid curs. ?)
at my belts, 1000 oRlccrs swotds. J)
officer revolvers. 3"jO0 marhctt and
swords, together with other supplies.
SENATOR OEPEW A WRECK
HIDDEN OX THE SHEPARI) ES
TATE OX THE HUDSON.
Family Hopes That Complete Rot
Will Restore His Rapldly
Faillns Health.
NEW YORK. April l.-The Herald to
morrow will xay: Promise that Senator
Depew would return to his place of duty
by tills time have not been fulfilled, for
the reason that hopes of his family for
a complete restoration of his health have
been disappointed. He in still in retire
ment on the'Elllot F. Shenard estate, back
of Carborough-on-Hudson. where he has
been In seclusion for a month since he
suddenly left Washington.
So closely is the Senator guarded that
only a few persons living In the Immedi
ate neighborhood are able to say from
their own knowledge that he Is In the
"villa." as the house is known, as ex
treme measures have been taken to check
the rapid decline Into which it has seemed
for several months he has been falling.
If any employe on the 9Hpard place Is
questioned as to the Senator, he answers
either with a well-simulated stare of
amazement or flatly denies that he 1ms
ever heard a report as to the Senator's
whereabouts. Here as1 there eaa be
found one or two to admit having seen
Mr. Depew. Every pleasant day recently
he has been taken for a rhle In an auto
mobile, and several times he has taken
children of the neighborhood as compan
ions. Except for caretakers. Senator De
pew Is practically alone (on the iXO-acre
estate.
TROUBLE WAS IN HER EYES
Mrs. Bloomflcld-Zclslcr Says She Is
Fully Recovered.
CHICAGO. April L Mrs, Fannie Bloom-ficld-Zelrler.
the noted pianist, who was
compelled several weeks ago to abandon
her concert wort: and seek rest, returned
today from Colorado Springs, and an
nounced her complete recovery from what
her physician declared to be i case of
nervous prostration. Her condition at
that time was attributed to an ocular af
fection. Regarding her present condition
Mrs. Zelsler said today:
"I never felt better In my life. The con
dition of my eyes also Is much Improved,
and while I will have to leave reading and
writing alone for the rest of my life, my
oculist Informs me that my eyes will not
grow worse if T confine their nse to what
is necessary for the pursuit of ray pro
fessional work."
AUTO HITS ANDGETS AWAY
Aged Woman's Skull Fractured. Her
Aged Slrtcr Lose an Arm.
NEW YORK. April 1 -Mrs. Alvta
Stein, of St. Loul and her sister. Mrs. J.
Kuehler. of New Koch el I c. were struck
by an automobile In that village today
and fatally Injured. She died In the hos
pital soon afterward. Mrs. Stein had
come on. to attend the celebration of her
sister's 7S4 birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Bteln aad Mrs. Kuehler were burled
with. lrilc farce agaiset tie steee afeut
EVENTS OF TOE COMING WEEK.
Aathrarite Miners Are Out.
Toe cril la the coafmlalar wit
ctxUroverey has been reached. In the
bftnmlnen field the miner will be
permitted ts return to werfc la proper
ties wbera the Increase demand U al
lerL but where tbe demands are sot
met there wlH be ttrikes. The anthra
cite mine operator committee lll
meet the miser' cvnmltte in New
Teck. Tuesday, aad a farther eenfer
esce on the trace Jcale IH be hekL
Pending tbe outcome of this meet
ing; the'Sjrnt bract miners hare been
ratted cwt aad Vlfi "not.feicrn Jfworlc
Edit an aUutmcnt f their detnaet
ha bem btoecbt abmit. At th cel
Merie the evtatorw hare atptet! a
cuacitUlery lone aad will do nothing
t Irrkate the mlcerr. that disturb
ance are net antlcunfd.
French ColmIner strike.
The strike In the rcalAcM et Xerth-em-
France ha arrumed aerltw ptoper
tloo. and urAr the government take
u actlfe prt In qartling the dtuurb
ancrs an4 briniclag about an under
JCandinc leteen the mlrKovners and
the miner. rletlRC tmdoubtedlr wltl
ewntlnuc ifcla week. Premier San Ira
has been asJtcd to intervene.
VariJly Itoat Rare on the Thame.
The annual Oxford -Cambridge bmt
ruee HI take place on the Thames on
Saturday. April 7.
National Railway Comml loner.
The iih annual conrentlon of the
National Aeelatloa of Hallway Om
mtnloner will be held in Warhlacton.
Antt 2. The aoctatlen w!H dWus
electric rail a j. rail war tase. grade
crorainr. tariff rates and the duties
and work of state cm-ntaiit.
Tukegee Institute Aanltrrtary.
The 2tth annlvenary of the found
ing ef the Tu'ltrgre Institute will b
obwrrd at Tukrgfe. Ala,. April X
PrrMcnt Hooker T. Waahlnrten. of
the IrwtKute. will leH of the growth
of nerro education, and addnxse wHl
b delivered bj- lYcrident Eliot, of
Harvard, and Andrew Carneste and
Secretary Tafi.
Patrick'. Fight for IJfe-
The fitht to are tbe Hfe of Albert
T. ia!rlek, under sentepee of 4cath
lor tHe murder of the ared Texai
roHHuaalrr. WHUast M. Hire. w be
timtl la Xe- TorV n Tnestiar be
fore RoeoroVr CotT. on the motion for
a new irtat. Intermlng tetintony
wtM be given by a namW ef patbolo
glt as to the similarity of the effect
eo the human body of the chloroform
and embalming Said, and new wit-new-
from Texas are exfeted.
inents of a railroad bridge. Mrs. Kuch
!cr"ji skull was fractured and she sutTcred
Internal Injuries. Mrs. Ste'n's arm was
broken Jnd crushed and she also suffered
Internal Injuric. Mrs. Stein's arm will
have to be amputated.
After tjie r 'accident, the automobile,
which was occypled by two men and
three woraeiu ws driven awjy at a rapid
rate. The police say they nave the num
ber of the car and are tracing its owner
ship. Pinned Under TIteIr Car.
MONTCLA I B. N. J.. April L In a col
lision between two automobiles near hero
today. Ralph Shaw, of Little Falls, as
sistant Prosecutor of Pleas of Passaic
County, his wife and a youns woman and
two children were dly injured. The
nuiomoblle In which the party were rid
ing attempted to pass another machine
which had stopped for repairs, but slipped
in the mud and struck it. the Shaw ma
chine overturning and pinning the occu
pants beneath.
I IS GOVERNOR-GENERAL
THOUSANDS WITNESS THE BRIL
LIANT CEREMONY.
Philippine Arc Tor the Filipinos
Says the New Executive and
Tariff Wall Must Fall.
MANILA. April 2. The inaugural cere
monies in connection with the Induction
of Henry C. Ide into the office of Governor-General
took place today with civic
and military display. Three thousand
troops of all arms attended and the mar
ble hall of the Ayuntamiento. the offi
cial homo of the Governor-General, was
thronged with thousands of civilians of
all clases. while Army and Navy offi
cials, consular officers. Captain Shlma
mura and staff, of the Japanese Navy,
all In full uniform, listened to the im
pressive ceremony.
The oath of office was administered by
Chief Justice Cayctano Arellano, of the
Supreme Court. In his inaugural ad
dress Governor-General Ide said. In
part:
"The policies of President McKinley.
President Roosevelt, and Secretary of
"War Taft will be our policy. Tho Philip
pines must be Philippines for th Fili
pinos. This duty we have assumed. The
tariff barriers existing between them and
the home country and our islands will be
broken down."
Governor-General Ide laid great stress
on the necessity of the advance of agriculture-
He praised the work of the
constabulary. Army and Navy officials
and the various Federal bureaus. The ad
dress concluded with a summary of the
policy of the administration for the bet
terment of the Islands and Us people.
CELEBRATION AT TUSKEGEE
Xcrto Industrial School Was Found
ed 25 Years Ago.
TUSKEGEE. Ala.. April L The cele
bration of the 25th anniversary of the
founding of the Tuskegen Normal and
Industrial Institute was begun here to
day. Rev. "William Croswell Doane. bish
op of Albany. N. Y- preached the anni
versary sermon. Other exercises, with
prominent speakers from different parts
of the United States, will begin Tuesday
afternoon next.
ELECT V1QUEZ PRESIDENT
Costa Rlcans Choose Ex-Minister or
Finance.
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, April L Lfeen
slado Cleto Gosxelea Vlnex. ex -Minister
of Finance, . waa today elected ;PresWer
e Ue SepukHc af. JUca:
CANDIDATES ABE
THROWN IN JAIL
Odessa Workmen Are Ordered
to Vote for Ticket of
the Reactionaries.
TENDENCIES TOO LIBERAL
University Professor Will Be Tried
fur Organizing: Student Militia to
Defend the tJcus During; the
November Massacre.
ODESSA.- April 1. On the eve of the
preliminary elections among the. workmen
of 65 factories, all the (35 candidates were
arrested because they displayed too liberal
tendencies, ami the authorities directed
the voters to choose the candidates be
longing to the reactionary parties.
Professor Ivan MJchacIovitch Zanchcv
sky. rector of the university here, will be
placed on trial before the Senate. He
Is charged with organizing the student
militia which defended the Jews during
the massacres hist November. Governor
General Kaulbars has prohibited ail elec
tion meetings, alleging that he fears dis
orders niislii result.
NO SPEECHES ARE ALLOWED.
Close or Campaign n St. Petersburg:
Is Very Active.
ST. PETERSBURG. April L Tomorrow
the City of St. Petersburg will choose
electors to the Municipal Congress, which
In turn will elect six members of the Na
tional Parliament. The banks will be
closed and business suspended In order to
give voters an opportunity to cast their
ballots.
Many rumors are afloat to the effect
that the revolutionists Intend to create
disorders and throw bombs In the polling
places, with the purpose of discrediting
the election; but the authorities declare
that nothing of the sort will take place.
The close of the campaign was marked
by great activity and considerable excite
ment, but these did not compare with the
scenes at American political meetings.
Speeches were prohibited, but hundreds of
thousands of circulars were mailed to
voters, and the Constitutional Democrats
employed the expedient of dispatching
their reading matter by messenger. In or
der that It would reach the person for
whom it was intended ,
" Ncwspwpers are filled with appeals to
the voters that tho strength of the Con
stitutional Democrats has compelled the
Moderates and Conservatives to pool is
sues with the Octoberists and Progres
sive Economists. Nevertheless, the Con
stitutionalists; claim a certain and sweep
ing victory, and the indications arc that
they will carry the day. They enjoy tho
advantage of playing their cards abovo
board, having openly announced that their
delegates are pledged to vote for six of
the . following nine candidates for Parlia
ment; Kedrine. the well-known lawyer: M.
Rodlchcff. a member of the executive
committee of the Bar Association: Baron
Pctrunkevitch. a brother of Ivan Pc
tmnkevitch. the Zemstvolst of Tver: M.
Naboukoff. leader of the Liberal party:
M. Hessen. editor of Rcchslm VInevr: M.
Petrojivsky. M. Fcdoroff. and M. Karcff.
The "Nock ticket, on the contrary. l
carefully concealing the names of their
parliamentary candidates, and is content
With the publication of a list of Its 10)
candidates to the Municipal Congress. It
is evidently in fear that If the names are
revealed the Radicals will concentrate to
defeat them by rallying to the cry of
block."
"The Emperor nnd the Liberty and In
tegrity of Russia party." a so-called party
of domestic reforms, has thrown In its
lot with the Constitutional Democrata.
The reactionaries, realizing that it Is too
dangerous to be divided In strength, have
not placed a ticket in the field, and will
vote for the "block.
With the exception of th Novoe Vrcm
ya and the Slovo. which are supporting
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TKSTKrtDAVS Maxlmam temp-rature. Z
dr.; mtiMmum. V,
TODAVS Generally fair, with slightly hlshr
temperature; wtnl nvwtty northwesterly.
Political.
Southern VisWe.1 States Senator nominated by
loyiiUr ote and elected by Isislaturee.
Pace I.
Domestic.
Donrte Is tejKltated by wife. on and ZIon'a
orersecr. race 1.
Wetera rennsytvanla sott-eoaj miners will
receive adrance to scale of 1903. Page Z.
Mynterioua attempt to kill Xtw Tori; State
mint ter white en the way to church.
race -l.
National.
Senator Tillman expresses o?polUon to
amendment to the railroad rato bill. Pace X
Henry C. Ide l Inaugurated frorernor-Ceneral
of the ItilHpplnee. Pace I.
Forelga-
Armed forte to drive out President Castro and
opn Venezuela to American capital. Paze 1.
President Dtar recount prosperity of Mexico
In meaage to Coccre?s. Pace 4.
France has gained prestige by the Afseclrxi
Cfecrentton.. Pare X
Kan I a.
fejecilna to th- Municipal Conrrrr In being
bM today at SL Peternburr- Pace I.
Factory worJcmen'a candidate In Odeja. are
arrested becaom tfcey are too liberal,
race 1.
Pacific Coat.
Rattfeohlp Oreron. pennants Bring proudly.
sweeps throcxh Golden Gate. Pace -I.
Ship C F. Sarctst puts Into San Francisco.
leaklnc badly. Parr 11.
Child wathed from deck of Faata Barbara off
Cape Mendocino. Pace 3.
Columbia River dammed for two hours by
falllnr cliff, race X
Portland and Vicinity.
St. Johns will hotd city election today.
Pace S.
Traffic on rtrer for March greatly la excess
for msk month last year. Par 13.
Fred It. Smith, talas on 'Sins Thai. Kill,
under T. H. C A. auspices. Pace 9.
"Electric line will be buDl from White Bat
man to Trout Lake- at base of Mosst
Adams. Pajca I-
Sraoni from Portland pulpit. Pace 9.
Gas 2udlh cltt sold at aa avencn price
of Tl cents. Paxe S.
Complete state and district ticket of both par
ties. Pace .
Statssat No. 1 XepabHcan eaadtsate aa
esss tbeir platform. Pc K.
2rw Zeaiaad arwspager mas teJfcsi on oeen-
- orate sloa at Oreroa Lftw . Party
.SMCtfex. Pax U.
the "Mock," all the newspapers have de
clared for the Constitutional Democrats.
The Novoo Vremya viciously attacks the
parliamentary candidates of the Constitu
tional Democrats, characterizing them as
"renegades'' and "Poles." Tho City of
St. Petersburg is divided into 12 districts,
each with a single polling place, which
elects from five to S) delegates. The polls
will be open from 3 A. M. to 9 P. M.
BLOW SPLASHES SACKED CUJ?
Father John Attacked While Admin
istering the Sacrament.
CRONSTADT. April 1. Father John
StargtcfX. better known as Father John of
Cronstadt. was attacked in the cathedral
here today while descending- from the al
tar to administer the sacrament. His as
sailant struck at him with a loaded cane,
but-Father John dodged the blow, which
smashed the cup. The man was arrested.
The penalty Tor violation of the sacra
ment in Russia Is death.
JMots Spreading; the Plague.
ST PETERSBURG, April 1. The Rus
sian Consul at Sicstan. Persia, reports
that, owing to the riots there, quarantine
regulations are no longer enforced, and
tha. the plague Is Increasing and spread
ing northward.
February IHotcrs Convicted.
BAKU. Russia. April L The first of the
trials of persons concerned In tfie rioting
and massacres In February. 1S0G, resulted
today In the conviction of two men who
were sentenced to six years penal servi
tude Army Officers Arc Arrested.
ST. PETERSBURG, April L A dispatch
received here from Chita, Siberia, says
that several army officers. Including- the
Cossack Colonel Golovacheff, have been
arrested.
Strike Against New Loan.
WARSAW. April 1. The revolutionists
here have announced their intention to de
clare a general strike, in order to prevent
the government from contracting a new
loan. Father -Gapon Demand' a Trial.
ST. PETERSBURG. April L Father
Gapon. In a letter to the Procurator, says
he Is only living in St. Petersburg by tol
erance, and demands to be put on trial.
In order to defend his son or legalize his
status, or. if guilty, to be condemned.
BRAKES 010 NOT WORK
IltON MOUNTAIN PASSENGERS
SHAKEN UP IN COLLISION.
North-Bound Train at? Standstill Is
Hammed by Unmanageable
Train From the South.
ANNAPOLIS. Mo.. April L A north
bound passenger train on the Iron Moun
tain road, standing at the station this
afternoon, was run Into by a south-bound
passenger train, which was slowing down.
Twenty-nine persons were injured, four
seriously. Among the seriously hurt are:
Mr. K. S. Maxwell. St. LouIf. back
wrenched: TV. H. Taylor. Tekamab. Neb., In
ternal Injuries: two cooks.
The others suffered sprains and bruises.
It is stated the brakes on the south
bound train refused to operate properly.
The engines were battered, but the cars
were not damaged.
THREE TRAINS IN A WRECK.
Passenger Train Comes Last on Top
of High Embankment.
DELTA. O.. April L-(SpeciaI.) Piled In
a wreck on top of an embankment CO feet
high. 100 persons escaped, from injury In
a miraculous manner in a collision on the
Lake Shore Railway near here tonight.
Two freights, eastbound. were tied up
In a rear-end collision, with the caboose
of the train in front, which had stopped
to take water, thrown squarely across the
track of train No. 3. a westbound passen
ger. The mix-up between the freights
had scarcely occurred when the passenger
bowled along, striking- the overturned ca
boose. The brakes were set, but. going at al
most a mile a minute, the headway was
so great that, with a crash.'the passenger
locomotive jumped the track, plunging
along the ties, driving the caboose ahead.
Two Pullmans were telescoped, but, after
the train had stopped, the passejigers
dashed wildly out of the various coaches
and slid 9) feet to the bottom of the em
bankment to a place of safety The wTcck
took fire nnd caused a damage of $109,000.
YALE STUDENTS CLUBBED
POLICE ' FORCED TO ACTION TX)
RESTORE ORDER.
Mysterious Sort of Scrimmage In
Which a Number of Women
Arc Roughly Handled.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. April 1. A po
lice inquiry is being made into the cause
of a lively disturbance which occurred
early today Just outside of police head
quarters, in which many scores of Yalo
undergraduates aro thought to have
taken part. Of late there has been a
recrudescence of-what are termed locally
"town and gown" fights on the streets,
but none have, been serious enough to
warrant interference until today.
Upon the outbreak of the trouble a
squad of officers rushed out of police
headquarters to disperse the crowd,
which numbered several hundred men,
boys and women. The officers were swept
as4d and roughly handled until they be
gan to usa their clubs and drove the
groups ot disturbers upon the New Haven
green. Quiet was not restored until & hotel
proprietor had promised, to bail out four
students' who had been arrested. One
student was picked up unconscious after
tbe fight and taken to tho police sta
tion. Tho police are not certain whether the
treablo was between student factions that
hadtaraed eat of near-by hotels, or an
attempt of stadeats to "rash" a crowd of
townspeople who had been at a social
gathertea; is a pabllc haJL Several wo
men caveat la the scrimmage were 'badly
JoeUed.
DIE
PUBLICLY
SCORED BY WIFE
Son.Gladstone, Joins in
Repudiation,
VOLIVA IS IN CONTROL IN ZIOH
Deposed Overseer Is Taken
Back Into Favor. f
PROPHET DECLARED INSANE
rosltlvc Orders Sent From His Re
treat In Mexico Arc Disregarded
While His Former Fol
lowers Cheer Wildly.
TIIE FAIX OF DOWIK.
Tbe wane ot Dowfc's power may be
tracked back to his spectacular inva
sion of New Torb, an experiment that
cost him and his followers thousands
of dollars aad brought down upon them
tbe ridicule ot the Eastern press. 2Co
sooner had the community begun to re
vive from this blow than parlous times
felt upon ZIon.
Dowie had branched out on too
broad a male; In the parlance of the
street, he "had bitten oft more than
he could chew." Notes for thousands
of dollars were allowed to so to pro
test; Zton City Industries, which, prop
erly managed, would be highly lucra
tive, were badly crippled for lack of.
material: the people, already stripped
of everything of value and denied work,
or wages, for their toll, went hungry
and the spirit of revolt was born.
CHICAGO. April 1. (Special.) In tho
most sensational meeting ever held in
ZlonCIty, John Alexander Dowie. erst
while Czar ot the Christian Catholic
Church in Zion. was utterly repudiated
today bj his wife and son. by Vice-General
Overseer Vollva- and by 6000 commu
nicants who gathered at Shilob Taber
nacle this afternoon.
lire. Dowio publicly denounced her hus
band for allejid wrongs. Deacon Spoich
cr. lately dlsmissod from the place now
held by Vollva. declared Dowie is insane.
Gladstone Dowie, only son of Elijah II,
Joined with Vollva and his mother in the
repudiation ot the former leader. Vollva,
himself, encouraged by his associates In
authority, refused absolutely to obey ca
bled orders from Mexico by Dowie that
Overseer Granger be dismissed summarily
from his place.
Sncicher Is Reinstated.
Not only was Granger retained, but
Vollva called Deacon Speicher to the plat
form and took him by the hand and an
nounced that he was reinstated in favor
in ZIon City. The audience ot 6O0O went
wild with demonstrations of approval ot
the speeches and the action taken. It was
all the sounding of the doom ot Dowse U3
a religious leader.
Dowie's order for the dismissal of Over
seer Gardner came In the form of a cable
gram from Mexico City, reading In part
thus:
"I regret your neglect and misinterpre
tation ot these Instructions in some im
portant particulars, owing, apparently, to
misinformation from a portion of your
business council. Let there be no further
meetings of any of the councils until you
receive my direction. Administer the af
fairs of ZIon in exact accordance with my
letter of Instructions, carry out what you
promised me in your cable from Auck
land. New Zealand, when you accepted
my appointment, saying, 1 am in God'st
hands and yours; your instructions will
bo carried out.
Positive Order of Removal.
"I now direct you to remove Alexander
Granger from all his offices, and others,
whose names I will send by mail. Exe
cute no mortgages or Important docu
ments.' Immediately Vollva called his associate
overseers and deacons into executive ses
sion to consider the order from headquar
ters. Vollva led the way in the revolt and
the others in authority followed his ex
ample. It was tentatively decided that
the command should be disregarded.
Meantime, news ot the receipt of a very
Important communication had been dis
seminated throughout ZIon City. The sub
ordinates were aware that some kind of
crisis had been reached in the affairs of
the town. Another meeting ot the ex
ecutive heads was held this morning and
the action tentatively decided upon was
confirmed, with the additional determina
tion that Deacon Speicher should be given
a figurative vote of confidence and be re
stored to -a place of authority.
Great Tabernacle -Crowded.
The real dramatic climax came this aft
ernoon when the men In authority took
the whole of ZIon City into their con
fidence. The tabernacle was crowded to
the doors and the suppressed excitement
was Intense.
Vollva read the message from Dowie
and announced that he and his associates
had decided that Overseer Granger must
be retained In other words, that the time
had come when the rest of ZIon City was
Justified in overriding the will of tha
man in Mexico.
When the formal announcement of
Overseer Granger's retention was made
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