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r 'in mm (Shspiww. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PUN OF BUTTLE NT 1 loliva Plans to Have Apostle Arrested on Reaching Chicago. HAS HIS LOVE LETTERS trophet Called Swiss Heiress Little Lump of Gold Zlon Spilt Into Factions, and Another Rev olution May Come. ZION CITY. 111.. April 4.-(Special.) Keep away from Zion City, Mr. Dowie; stay where you are and avoid trouble. Wo have the documentary evidence B gainst you." Such Is the substance ot messages sent to the First Apostle from officials at Zion City tonight. An effort Is being made In this manner to avoid the scenes and con Bcquences which will surely result If John Alexander Dowie carries out his declared Intention to return to Zion and give battle lo regain the power from which he has been ousted. Complete plans have been r creed upon by the overseers as to the methods to be pursued In the event of DowKs arrival In Zion. but Overseer Vo llva and the others declined to go into de tails as to -what will be done. "We cannot make public our plans." paid Mr. Vollva. "but we are fully pre pared for any eventuality." Arrest Dowie for Fraud. Eighty-four charges of obtaining money by false pretenses will be preferred fcgainst Dowie. according to present plans. Investors In land and stock In Zion City bave been canvassed and that number of persons who are willing to proceed against lilm was found, it is piannea to nave him arrested In Chicago, it Is declared. Immediately on his arrival there next (week, and before he has had an opportu Wty to go to Zion City. Apostle's Love Letters. "Iovelctters of an Apostle" is the title tit the latest volume added to Zlon City's library of ncandal. The volume lias not pot been published, and perhaps never Kvlll be. but today two or tlic letters, icr aid with the peculiar style of emotion Dowic affected. were given out. These, with 40 others which the head of the Christian Catholic Church wrote to Ruth llofer, the reputed heiress from Switzer land, are In the possession of Gladstone JDowio. They will be produced as a fea ture, and a striking one. of the great war fare promised on Dowic's arrival In his former realm. "Mv little lump of gold." was the title Hie elderly swain bestowed on the young woman who Is now the subject of much gossip In Zlon. , Thrco Factions In Zlon. The opinion rapidly is crystallizing that when tho deposed head of theocracy and Industry arrives in Zlon City next Tues day he will find that all ZIon's allegiance is divided into three parts. Under the banner of Mr. Vollva is the chief force. There still are some In the city who make tio secret of their belief that Dr. Dowlo was the victim of a great conspiracy and who need only tho sound of the former leader's vituperatlvo voice, as he lashes his enemies, to rally around the "proph et for a struggle to restore his domin ion In the hierarchy. May Change Entire Policy. A pronounced "passive" clement In the City has developed a secret dislike for the continuation of any form of Dowie rule end is ready to denounce the "Vollvans." This clement, the deacons admitted today. Is to be feared, as It may precipitate a revolution that will sweep "Vollvans" und "Original Dowlcitcs" from the ad ministration and dictate a new and broader policy, a change of overseers and deacons, and new faces in every active position in the community. 3UAY MAKE VOLIVA RECEIVER Xowlcs Enemies rreparc Vigorous Measures for Ills Return. ' CHICAGO. April It was decided today by Overseer Vollva. of Zlon City, that, in viow of the announced return of John Alexander Dowie from Mexico nd his doclared intention of making n. fight against tho action suspending him from office, the present overseer phall be appointed receiver of the Church of Zion and of all of the prop erty standing In the name of the church. The courts will probably bo asked to name Mr. Vollva as receiver within the next few days. Jt was also asserted by the officers of Zion City that. If Dowie returns and commences legal action against the present officers of the church, or at tempts to oust them, they will cause his arrest and prosecution on the charge of misuse of funds. Mr. Vollva today, acting under the pow er of attorney he holds from Dowie. filed In the office of the County Record er of Lake County an assignment to Deacon Alexander Grainger of all the annuities and bequests that have been made to Dowie and are still unpaid. A message was today received by Mr. Grainger from Dowie, reading as follows: "You are hereby removed from your of flee as general financial manager, and all ff your offices. I warn you. should you UBceriaxe to exercise any authority as financial manager. It will be regarded as criminal." Mr. Grainger, after reading the mes sage, declared that he would pay no at tention to It. but would continue to dis charge his duties as financial manager of Zlon City. Jar. Vollva and other officers of Zion City today called upon Deacon Wil hlte. the newly appointed representative of Dowie. who was named yesterday as Vollva's successor In a message sent by Mr. Dowie from Mexico, to say whether he proposed to act with them or in behalf of Cowie. He refused positively to say whether or not he will endeavor to regain possession of Zlon City and Zlon Church for Dowie. He. however, sent a message to Dowie as follows: "Am advised that telegraphic powers of attorney are not effective. Titles to all real and personal property -passed on Mon day. Instruments conveying the same cx ecuted by your attorneys In favor of Grainger. Am powerless to assume con trol. Recommend that you stay there and consider particulars and full report from me before you return. Feeling very strong against you here. Wire reply." DOWJE'S LAWYER LEAVES HIM Refuses to Cancel Vollva's Powers and Advises Surrender. CHICAGO. April . Deacon V. V Barnes. Dowie's general counsel, has sent a telegram, refusing to act on his Instrur tions to cancel Mr. Vollva's power of at torney and install Instead Fielding H. WHhlttc. Mr. Barnes message follows- Tour state of health Ig bad for the proper protection of our rights. Everything trans- fcrred to Grainier. Deed have been duly executed and placed on record. Will not act on your Instruction. Am acting In the In terents of Zlon. Believe it. will be to your Interest to confirm the agreement- There will be sufficient evidence. Have docu mentary evidence. Members of the Zion Church in Switzer land In a cablegram today indorsed Mr, Vollva and the action that has been taken against Dowie. At the meeting in the tabernacle tonight Judge Barnes, who was the principal speaker, declared that final judgment had not been passed on Dowie. and that no man should be condemned until he had a full hearing. He declared that what had been done was absolutely necessary to the Interests of Zion and Its people, and was for the protection of stockholders and creditors as well as for the good name of Dowie. "Dowie," said Judge Barnes, "has. In my opinion, not been removed, but mere ly suspended In order that he might not Interfere with matters made absolutely necessary by the exigencies of the case" Howie at Mexico City Today. CITY OF MEXICO. April 4.-Word was received from Ocotlan today that John Alexander Dowie expects to reach this city tomorrow on hie way to Chicago. Ho declined to add anything to his state ment given out last night, but &ald that he might have something to say before his departure from this city. CHAMPION COWBOY DEAD Duncan Clack Accidentally Shol fey Huutlng Companion. ' DENVER. April 4. A Republican spe cial from Cheyenne. Wyo.. say thnt Duncan Clark, for many years holder of the title of champion steer-roper of the world, was accidentally killed today while hunting with two friends. Tl3 three were crawling along the ground toward a herd of antelope when a gun carried by the man immediately behind Clark was dis charged. The charge entered Clark's body, causing instant death. Clark was also famous as a broncho- buster and participated In all the Frontier day contests In Cheyenne. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The 'Weather. TESTEn.DA.VS Maximum temperature. 74 des;.; minimum. 42. precipitation, none. TODAVS Fair. Northerly winds. Foreign. nuKKlan Radlrals Jubilant at victory in elec tion!, rase 3. Negotiations for Russian loan In Faris. Pago 5. China refuse Russia concessions In Man churia. Pace 5. Germany claims victory at Morocco con ference, l'agre. 7. Another man escapes alive from Courrteres mines and rescuers will be tried. Pace . Irish Nationalists quarrel with Bryce. Pae I- FiUgeald accuses Roosevelt of encroaching on powers of Congress. Page Newlands advocatei building- or National railroad. Page 2. Collector 'Ide, has fight for reappointment. Pile opposing- him. Page Z. Secretary Root will tour South America. Pace 1. Politic. Secretary Tft vpeuk at Tutkeitce on prog ress or negroes. Page . Mayor Weaver exposes attempted steal by uurnim gang. Page a. Republicans tn Congress elect campaign committee, rage 3. Iometlc Paul Nocquet. -the aeronaut and sculptor. drownea while hauooning. page l. Vollva prepares -to hare Iowle arrested; uowie issues order?, which are ignored, rage I. Anthracite miners consider concessions. which may end strike, rage l. Disorder breaks out at mines In Pennsyl vania, rage l. Fight against Karriman for control of tVells- Fargo Express. Page . Sport. National tournament of amateur boxers in progress at San Francisco. Page T. Pacific Coast. Master of imprisoned whaler writes of out look for .225 men In the Far North, rage a. Seattle flre-flghtlng equipment scored by cemmmee irom national Board or Un derwriters. Page C Survey of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. raui near Garfield. Wash. Page 6. Sonoma County. California, hopmen to In sure ineir own crop, rage c. Portland and VlcfaKy.. County tickets for primary election are now compiets. rage 10. Woman suffragists hold conference at White xempie. rage id. Lleutenint-Colone T. F. Eckerson. Oregon -pioneer, aeao. rage ! Big fire In North End; loss JlfwOO. Page 14. Council votes down paving monopoly. Pace l. Maegly Junction row breaks out again in courts, rage 11. Owl saloon poolsellers acosltted of main taining culs&nce. Pago 11. Commercial aae Mariae. Wool buyers and sellers In this state still apart. Page 15. Chicago wheat market strong and higher. rage jo. Call money Hurry checks rise In stocks. rage 33. All kinds of livestock firm la local market. Pag 15. Steamer Kelvtatea.nk chartered to bring cargo ei cemsat inm Aaiwerp to Port land. Page 14. Brltlsa ship Srabtoca caarterta to load waeax lor me ua-itee kishm. Page 14. San Francisco steamers delayed by ftrofig aerta westerly wlaaa. Page 14. Sailers, pi .fearkt! Kttsi& fertcg vglr aa ttiwH aypcc rags it. MINERS PH TO CHANGE TERMS Scale Committee Considers Concessions in Hard Coal Contest. NEW HOPE OF AGREEMENT Another Conference Today First nifturbanccs in Pennsylvania Both Hast and West Con lest With Dolan Delays. NEW YORK. April 4. It was the gen cral belief tonight of those who are close, ly watching the situation about the an thraclte miners headquarter In this city that the miners have dcllnitcly decided to modify their demands, and will present them 10 the operators, probably tomor row. Some of the members of the committee privately admitted before coming to New York for the present negotiations that the original demands were greater than the miners really expected to get. and that the leaders could afford to trim them down and still leave the mincworkcrs enough to be satisfied. Concessions Likely to Be Made. It Is believed that If the operators will meet the men half-way on sonic of the demands they have made, such as the re construction of the conciliation board, an eight-hour day and an Increase In pay for some classes of labor, the miners will seriously consider the proposition of 7X" ncwlng the commission's award for more than one year. The miners have asserted that they would not bind themselves to an agreement for three years. Trepanations for another meeting to morrow between tho subcommittee repre senting the anthracite miners and opera tors kept the scale committee of miners busy today. Two long sessions were held. but beyond the following statement by President Mitchell, no Information was given out: ncferrcd to .Sub-Committee The cnmmltlee aanoinlerf tnv the StiamnVIn convention met at the Ashland House today and had under consideration the oenamunl- cstlon from th Governor of Pennmirsnla and the offer of the anthracite coal oper ators, to rnew and continue for three jmh the award of the anthracite nui atrtv commission. It vu decided that the matter of further negotiations and the proportion or the anthracite, miners be referred to the subcommittee appointed by the general com mittee, and that a further meetlnr nf the general committee be held tomorrow mt a A. il. All the district leaders received reports from the anthracite fields during the day and ex'enlng. and, notwithstanding reports that more coal was mined today than yes terday or Monday, they declared the sit uation was entirely satisfactory to them. Mr. Mitchell Is devoting almost as much time to the situation in the bituminous llelds as he Is to the hard coal radons. Ho is hourly in receipt of telegrams from his lieutenants and from oiI operators in the West. Glad Roosevelt Stayed Out. When Mr. Mitchell was Informed that President Roosevelt liad declined to Inter fere with the soft coal troubles, he showed great Interest and inquired If the text of the President's communication had been made public. He refused to comment on the President' action, but plainly showed he was much gratified at the stand the President has taken. HE DBCLINES TO INTERFERE President IlcfuKcs lo Appoint Com mission on Strike. WASHINGTON. April 4.-IL is stated at the White House that the President has made a reply to the telegram received from the coal operators and that while the text will not be made public, there Is authority for the statement that the Pres ident has decided not to Interfere as long as conditions remain as they now arc. COLUMBUS, O.. April t.-John IL Win der, president of the Ohio Operators As sociation, today gave out part of a letter he ha received from President Roose velt, In which the President answers the request that a commission be appointed by him to settle the miners' strike. The President said: "To appoint a committee to meet with the miners and operators, as you request, would necessitate action on the part of Congress. As yet I am not prepared to say what action I personally will or can take in tho matter." HARD COAL MIXERS irOPEFCL Picketing Begins at 3IInc& and Sev eral Distarbanccs Occur. PHILADELPHIA, April 4.-In anticipa tion that a satisfactory arrangement will be made by the operators and miners representatives when they again meet in conference today in New York, hope pre vails throughout the anthracite region. Un like the years 1K0 and 19CC, when both strikes were preceded by pronounced agi tation, the mlneworkers appear to believe that when the conferees finish their de liberations they will have adopted a plan which. IC it docs not comply with all the demands- of the mlneworkers, will at least grant concesatons resulting in a resump tion of mining operatonsl While hopeful of peace, however, the miners are pre parl&g for war, as Is evidenced by the fact that picketing has Become general throughout the region. In many cases ea ob their way to the salaes were stepped by the pickets tsday and com pelled to prove that they were exempted In President Mitchell's order swpeading work. At YaksviUe. Bear Wl&wtarre, a number of pumpmen employed at the Kernwood colliery ot the Pennsylvania Coal Company we're attacked by foreign er, which resulted in a call for the state police. No arrests were made. In the upper region the companies are exerting every effort to operate their waehcries. Some progress has been made In the vicinity of Scranton. where a num bcr of washctiex were worked. At Moca- noqua a crowd of Italian mine laborers prevented the operation of the washery of the West End Coal Company. The Philadelphia &. Reading Coal &. Iron Company today received at Its office In this city the ft ret reports dealing with disturbances in Jhc Schuylkill region. where the company collieries are located. These reports contained Information that a miners train at MlnersvHIc had been partly destroyed by tire during 'the night; that the Burnskle breaker at Shaxnokln had been rtoncd by breaker-boys and that a stick of dynamite was found beneath the wheel of a cabin car which stood on a sidlnc at an ash pit. CONTEST DELAYS RESUMPTION Connielln; Orders IJctwccn Factious In IMfC-burs District. PITTSBURG. April -Notwithstanding the fact that the Plttsburc.Coal Company has signed the scale demanded by the min ers and the announcement that the men would return to work at once, not more than half of that company's operation are under way. This. It was said tonight. was .due to conflicting orders that had been sent out by the contesting officers of the local district. In which there lias been a factional fight. Patrick Dolan. wlio Is one of the contesting officers, and who. wa charged with holding back the min ers from returning to work, denies that he seat out any orders restraining tho miners and advises them to return to work at once An Independent operator who has been present at the meetings ot this district- and was one of the charter members of the organization formed last night said to night: "It will be all over in a week. If the Pittsburg Coal Company gets all its men back to work by next week there will be nothing left for the independents to do but sign the scale." It was the general sentiment tonlzht that between the order sent out bv the local district yesterday ordering the men to return to work and the statement Is- Micd by Dolan. the men in the Pittsburg district will return to work at once. The Pittsburg &. Southwestern Coal Company .added its signature to the scale this aflcrnoun. STRIKERS FIGHTING GUARDS Continuous Fusillade and Stone Throwing: at Irwin Mines, ininv r-, inri 1 1 -. i .... . - -.. MPffb tlf,llb one of disotller and terror at Ednn mine No. r, of the Ponn Gas Coal Company, wjirrc several nundretl men are on Ftrlke for recognition of the union. The strikers all seemed to be armed, nnd frntn Aarr until 4..if:., . i . " ....... 4tL tUUllli' nous fusillade was kept up. Fortunate ly, no one was injured. It is ronRlf!ervl nnri tn .. ...... strike-breakers, and trouble Is feared ji an attempt is made to do so. Thcro -was a clash tonight between the guards of the Pcnn Gas Coal Com pany and a. crotrrt nf ISA In -n.nl,.. Lieutenant Rhodes, of the guards, was siructc on mo nead wito. a stone. The coal comnanv ItnmixllalMv V,nA guard sworn in. The guards have been iMiruiuns- me rauroaa to Keep the Strikers frntn mnlu.1 Inc t . work. Another clash occurred tonight OTiwccn guara ana the crowd. In which stones were thrown. REPLIES TO PENNYPACKER l Mitchell Promises Every Effort to Reach Agreement. NEW YORK. Anrll 4. (Sneclnl.T In reply to a letter from Governor Penny packer, of Pennsylvania, asking that the miners do everything to avoid a tie-up of the anthracite fields, Prcsi- Cboctuded oa rago -t.) NOTKD PROHIBITION WORKER WILL SCOX VISIT PORTLAND. John G. iroetiey. John Granville Woollcy. at one time State's Attorney for Minne sota and a candidate for President or the United States In lSO on the Prohibition ticket, will arrive In Portland next week to confer with local Prohibitionists. Woollcy arrived In San Francisco on the Siberia last Friday, after an absence of a year, durirur which he has visited many countries. Lead ing men of New Zealand Invited him to help them In their temper ance campaign during a recent elec tion, and in response he addressed IS mass meetings, in China, and Japan be received a cordial wel come, and at tke request of emi nent statesmen of those lands be spoke at several great meetiags oa the temperaace caase. Ms speeches belag interpreted mto the Mil re leagues. mBPmmmmB itl DOWN IB OUT Council Passes Ordinance Al lowing Competition in Paving Jobs. HOT WORDS IN DEBATE Councilman Wills Attacks Pending Measure, and Is Answered by Dan Malarkcv. Attorney for the Asphalt Company. ORDINANCE PA5SKD BY COUNCIL AllOUSHING r.VVlNG MO NOTOLY. By a vote of 10 to after a heated dUcuMlon eh the floor of the Cham ber lantlng nearly two hour?, the Council last night pasted the ordi nance granting the Barber Aphalt Taxing Company the right to com- f pete with thft Warren Construction Company fer street pa,Tlmr contract under specifications calling- for the bituminous macadam paving ma terials. The vote on the final passage of the ordinance stood; Arcs Annand, Beldlng. Bennett. Gray. Kcltaher. yianers. Preston. Ttushllght. Sharkey, Wallace 10. Noes Dunning. 3tene fee. Shepherd. Vaughn and Wills 5. Shepherd, who arrived late, and con sequently bad no opportunity for be coming properly acquainted with the provisions of the ordinance. In ex plaining Ms vote stated that under any ether circumstances he would prebabty vote for the measure, but declined to act blindly. The street-paving monopoly, which has held Portland In Its grasp for years, was finally broken at the Council meeting last night by the passage of an ordinance granting the Barber Asphalt Paving Company the right, to compete In paving contracts under specifications calling for bituminous macadam. The measure will probably be signed by Mayor Lane. and. will operate to permit open competition for hard-surface street paving contracts. Debate on the measure was inaugurated by Councilnian Vaughn, who suggested that thn ordinance b? "referred to the Jo dietary and election? committee. He claimed that copies of the measure bad not been furnished the members of the body In time for them to understand Its provisions, hence he was In no position to vote Intelligently. He contended also that there were a number of legal ques tions Involved. Councilman Kcltaher. in opposing aughns motion, said that the matter had been referred to the City Attorney, Auditor and Engineer fully three weeks ago. with power to draft an ordinance covering all features of the situation. and the one before the Council was the result of their Joint efforts. He accused Vaughn of not acting In good faith, say ing the object of his motion was to kill the ordinance. The City Attorney had passed upon the legar phases Involved. and Mr. Kcllahcr thought that ought to oe sufficient guarantee of Its legality. .t the councilman's request. City At torney McNary asked Auditor Devlin to read his written opinion upon the sub ject, wherein he held that the ordinance was in "proper form." In explanation of his meaning. Mr. McNary contended that the City Engineer had drafted the tech nical specification features of the meas ure, and that himself and City Auditor Devlin had only been concerned in Its legal phases. Ho thought It likely that a suit In the courts would be necessary to determine Its legality absolutely, but so far as he could sec, there was nothing illegal about it. Wills Attacks Asphalt. ThlS did not suit Catineilman TV11W an.l he Attacked the nrril nam. In a vtrfnt, manner, also scoring the character of the pavement laid by the Barber Asphalt Paving Company. However, he was wlll- ln- he said, to rnte fnr the r -.- e any ordinance that did not infringe upon patent rizhts and Involve the ettviin nti- Cation. and Which rave thn rltv b mvul a pavement as the kind put down by the l.nrcii i-onsiruciion company. After Councllmen Beldlng. Kellaher and Sharkey had made atronsr favor of the ordinance. Attorney Dan J. Piirr Ine icsai representative of the Barber Asnhalt Paving Com corded the privilege of the floor to reply u certain statements 01 air. wills. Malarkey made no attempt to mince matters. Tills Vas the xecnnii ttm said, that he had heard Wills charge the Barber Asphalt Paving Company with im pertinence In darincr to bravo the rnwrn of a monopoly, and he accused Wills of uuiiit, nuininK out vote "no" at the street committeda meeting that bad recom mended the Dassare of tlif Anl!n.itim on going direct from the committee meet ing 10 tne oracc or the Warren Construc tion Comnanr. Growing- Attorney Malarkey said: "We are fight- era, noi nxers. and some or the Council men who are opposing this ordinance are Standing? HI) for a. mnnnnnlir wdk .v.. bltolithlc brand stamped an over them. uuuer existing ordinances, property-owners cannot get any other smoothsurface pavement than bltullthlc." Attorney 3Ialarkcy Takes s Hand. He referred to numerous efforts to Im prove different streets of the city where a -majority of the property-owners had signed petitions asking for the Vlctoi- brand of paving, but were shut out on ac count of tne monopolistic features of ex isting municipal regulations. After re counting the history of the paving war. In which he claimed the Barber people' had patiently endeavored to seet evei-r objection of the other side. wh-He the effort of the Warren people -was to kill time, and asserting that wllk? ted made a report as a special cosasalttee of oae which was written by BMy Davis, Ma larkey exclaimed. vebeaMatly: "I don't care what klsd ot pavesseat it is. Mr. Wills; yoa've get ao right te abet anybody owt of Portlaad. MsnopaMss are set popator aero aowadays. Tats ordf- aace does set laterfere with the bita- fcKMc enKMKce. s why are the Warre UMftr tlwariea here a4 j PI Ml all over the city and fighting In the open against an ordinance that gives no one a monopoly. Wills replied rather hotly, asserting that he was not afraid of either Malarkey or The Oregonian edi torials, which Tie charged were In spired. Vaughn also resented the In sinuation that ue was In any way con trolled, by the bltullthlc people, and reiterated a former statement that when satisfied as to the legality of the present ordinance, and that It assured the city as good pavements as those put down by the bltullthlc process, ho would support It. Attorney R. W .Montague was next accorded the privilege of the floor as the representative of the Warren Con structlon Company, making an extend ed argument against the adoption of tne proposed ordinance. Another Lawyer's Argument. He asserted It was an Infringement upon the Warren Construction Company's brand, and hinted at trouble for the city in the shape of litigation in case attempts were made to let contracts under the pro visions of the proposed ordinance Malarkey ridiculed this contention, say ing It was a bluff that had always been put up by the bltullthlc people, but when the City of Duluth had called their bluff they had withdrawn their suits. After a lot of filibustering tactics. Kellaher's motion to adopt the report of the streets committee was carried. 9 to 6. and a motion to put it upon Its third reading and final passage also prevailed. 10 to . After the Barber paving ordinance had been passed, the Council abruptly adjourned, as it was then nearly " 11 o'clock, leaving much unfinished bus! ncss on the table. GQUNGIL SUSTAINS VETO BAXFIELD-VEYSEY FUEL COM PANY REFUSED FRANCHISE. Mayor Upheld by a Majority of Two Votes Market Franchise Passc'd. Over Executive's Head. The Mayor's veto of the Banfleld-Vey sey Fuel Company's franchise was sua taincd by the Council last night, after the regular order of business had been set aside so as to permit Councilman Shep herd to be on hand and participate In the proceedings. The vote to pass the measure over executive disapproval re sulted: Ayes Annand. Bennett. Gray. Masters. Preston. Shepherd. Wallace and Wills S. Noes Beldlng. Dunning. Kel laher. Mcnefce, Rushlight. Sharkey and vaughn 1. At the last meeting of the Council both Dunning and Kellaher voted to pass the ordinance. Mayor Lane's veto message giving rea sons for not approving the Banfleld-Vey- sey franchise was read, wherein he held that the proposed measure was unusually lavorable to the grantee and was too loosely drawn. The proposed comnensa- iion, 1 per cent, tin regarded as too small a return to the city for the mivllesre of supplying so wide a diversity ot serv ice. Councilman Annand roso to champion the ordinance In the face of the veto, and produced a bond for C5.000 approved by tne uty Attorney and furnished by.'the united states Fidelity & Guarantee G6m pany. that the Banfleld-Veysey ConrMny wouia comply wun certain requlremaits. omitted from the original ord!nance3and which were given by the Mayor as sons for his veto Mr. Annand confr also that 1 per cent ot the earnings to the city would amount to from L per cent of the gross camln would be ample return to the city. The veto message withholding exe lve approval from the ordinance defining the fire limits stated that such a measure would work 11 hardship en property-own ers In tho district Included, which was too extended. Tha Maor was also up held- In this veto. The ordinance granting the People's Market Company a franchise to operate on the market block at the corner of Third and Market streets was passed over the Mayors head by a vote of ten to five. The veto message on the subject set forth that the proposed ordinance so mod ified the original measure as to entirely change It. Councilman Bennett urged that the city was Jobbing the proprietors of the market by allowing another market company to operate on the East Side. Mayor Lane's veto of the ordinance pro viding a maximum fine of 323 for any one bringing a dog into the City Hall, was sustained by a vote of 9 to 5. The Mayor's veto of the ordinance pro viding for the purchase of a site for the Brooklyn fare company was likewise sustained. An amended ordinance will be passed, the Mayor's objection being technical. WILL TOUH CONTINENT ROOT WILL VISIT THE CAPITALS OF SOUTH AMERTCA. After Pan-American Conference, Sec retary AVI 11 Circumnavigate Southern Continent. WASHINGTON. April 4. Secretary Root has decided to accept the Invita tions given him by the resident diplomatic representatives of South American coun tries to extend his projected trip to Rio Janeiro so as to circumnavigate South America and visit Buenos Ayres, Monte video, Santiago de Chile and Lima. The Secretary would like to Include the capi tals of Colombia and Ecuador in his tour. but press of time and the difficulty In reaching Bogota and La Paz from the seaports will prevent his doing so. Mr. Root will be accompanied by Mrs. Root and Miss Root and personal serv ants only. He expects to come up the west coast ot South America to Panama And, crossing the Isthmus at that point, to take 'ono of the Panama. Railroad steamers fraai Colon to New York. The trip will begin early In July, the Charleston starting from New York or Newport News, and will end about Oc tober L .Roosevelt Faaaily S carta Home. HAVANA. AbtII 4. Mrs. RVMvetr raled today ea soar the GoveraBsest yaeJK. jtayaewec rec tae uaited States, 'having give up their lateaUea to visit Porte Rica. AERONAUT N ATLASTIG TIDE Descends on Sand in Darkness and Vainly Strives for. Life. BODY FOUND ON MUDBANK Tragic Fate of Paul Nocquet, Genius as Sculptor and Enthusiastic Balloonist Had Made -" Figure of Hooscvclf, NEW YORK. April -4. Death in the waters of Bass Creek, a small stream winding through the meadows along the south shore of Long Island, between Jones Beach and Amityville, ended the daring balloon ascent yesterday of Paul Nocquet, a French sculptor of note and an enthusiastic amateur aeronaut. Tho' body was found tonight on the muddy shore of the creek, where the tide had left it, and not a great distance from where Nocquet's collapsed balloon was discov ered late last night by the Hfcsavers of Jones Beach. Nocquet apparently landed safely with his car, and, In lighting his way out of the meadows in the darkness, had trav ersed about two-fifths of tho distance from Jones Beach to Amityville. several miles, when he died. He had crossed 13 or 14 different islands and had swum or waded through the runlets between them. Wonderful Struggle for Life. That Nocquet traveled as far as lie did Is considered wonderful. He must have struggled the last mile of the two he traveled under fearful difficulties. He es sayed a trip that few men could pos sibly complete in daylight. The valve controlling tho ropes of the balloon, when found. Indicated that the descent had been started by Nocquet's action, and that it must have been grad ual. When Nocquet started on his flight yes terday afternoon the wind was blowing out to sea. This meant that unless he should come down after- being up but a short time having started from the Bronx he would surely be blown across ' Long Island and out over the ocean. A life-preserver was strapped Inside the basket and the word to let go was given. The balloon in Us flight passed over Ja maica. Garden City, Wcstbury. Jericho and Cold Springs Harbor. Then darkness camo and shut It from view. What Its course was after passing over Huntington at about S:15 P. M. there is no means of knowing. Nothing further was heard of it until its discovery on Jones Beach to day. Balloon Dragged in Sandi Captain Justin, ot the Jones Beach life saving station, who found the balloon, reported this morning fhat it apparently had been dragged along some distance in the sand. Tracks about the balloon semed to Indicate that the man had sur vived hi3 flight. This fact gave tho searchers courage throughout the day. Captain George Smith, of Amityville, who had Joined In the search early In the day, located the body tonight on tho muddy bank of Bass Creek, and made It fast to a stake. It will be taken to Am ityville tomorrow after having been viewed by the Coroner. Famous as Sculptor. Paul Nocquet has made many daringly successful attempts at aerial novlgation. It Is not as an aeronaut alone that he has attained distinction, however. He is almost equally well known as an author, sculptor and as an artist Wide atten tion recently was attracted to his work as a sculptor by a bronze figuro of Presi dent Roosevelt, entitled, A Presidential Vacation." This figure represents -tho President dragging a bear bythe ear. while In his right hand he holds aloft a cub. Comment upon the figure was di versified, but the efforts of the artist pleased the President, who sent him a complimentary letter. Nocquet was born in Brussels, in 1S77, and at the age of 11 studied painting un der Jean Porteals. Soon afterward h turned to sculpture, and at the age or 30 won the grand prize of Belgium, whlcn gave him a three years" fellowship in Paris. In Paris he also became Interested in aeronautics, and before he came to this country had come to be considered one of the most daring members of the Aero Club of France. Two years ago ho planned an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a balloon, but was deterred by friends. Among Nocquet's well-known works in Sculpture are "Effort" and "Football Players," which have been presented to Columbia University. He was awarded third prize for a bronze door for the Naval Academy at Annapolis. BRYCE OFFENDS IRELAND Reappoints Obnoxious Land Com missioners Against Protest. LONDON. April 4. Trouble lias broken OHt between James Bryce, chief secretary for Ireland, and the Nationalist party. The latter wanted the dismissal ot 27 temporary assistant land commissioners appelated in 1303 for a term of .threo years, which has Just expired. They al most all were obnoxious to the Nation alists because of belonging to the great land-owning class, and the Nationalist! hoped Mr. Bryce would replace them with comTBlssioaers more Inclined to the Irish wishes la. the administration of the .land act. Mr. Bryce. however, accepted the resignations of only eight of these men. aad reappointed the others. Jeha Redfaead presided, at a meeting: ot 99 Bteaafeers ot his party today' which, adopted resolutions condemning .Mr. Bryce's actloa aad. calling fer the re aova! ot the ofcJectioaaWe'coHiaJseloaers. i