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If f VOL. XLVI.-M). 14,143. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY. APRIL 6, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. seven mm M Dowie Had Plans.For Polygamy Ready. ENEMIES GET ALL THE FACTS Tried to Induce Wife to Con sent to Change. DOWIE COMING TO FIGHT Starts From -Mexico City Denouncing Thoc Who Dethroned Him and Denying That ile Con templated Polygamy. CHICAGO. April 5. (Special.) Seven of the most attractive women of Zlon had been selected by John Alexander Dowie to share conjugal bliss with him as soon tin he could carry Into effect his plan for establishing polygamy In Zlon. The nam of Ruth Hofer. the beautiful and rich young SwIks woman whom he brought Thome with him after one of his globe trotting tour, was at the head of the list. This startling allegation and much else of oven a more scandalous nature was brought out at a five-hour secret meeting of all the church officers at Zion tonight. As a result of the meeting and in view of "Dowie's failure to beed the warnings and advice that he quietly submit to dethrone ment, the throat of the overseers to ex Hose publicly the character and career of Dowie In the past three years will be carried oat on Sunday, when the facts will 1k given to the great congregation In the Tabernacle. Details Remove AH Doubt. Details in connection with Dowie's al lied relationship with Kuth Hofer were Said before the big gathering of officers. Proof was presented which left no doubt In th"1r tn'nds as to Dowie'j inlnntim to jnauf,utnte polygamy anif oldi'ncc was given In support of the charges against liim of wanton misuse of Zlon's funds. Kearly every officer of the church spoke Bt the meeting, among them Mrs. Jane Dowie. who told of her husband's con duct toward hr in the .past two years. At the close, when the- officers wero called upon to decide by vote whether the course Adopted by tho overseers should be car ried out. only one man was larking to snake It unanimous, and ho asked for fur ther time Ho consider the matter. Last Vestige of Sympathy Gone. The meeting was held in the Zlon Uni versity building, and was attended by 2.7) overseers, elders, deacons, deaconesses, teachers and evangelists, and every pre caution was taken to keep the proceed ings secret- all bring pledged to silence until Overseer Vbllva lays the whole sit uation before the congregation Sundaj. With the close of tho mcetlng.it is said, the last vestlgo of sympathy for Dowie had disappeared, and many of the offi cers who had been lukewarm in their lov- nlty to the new administration and se cretly ready to rally again under Dowie's banner, should opportunity permit, had been won to the support of Vollva. Thus, while Dowie was making his final preparations U leave the City of Mexico nt J) o'clock tonight, plans had been per fected in Zlon City to carry out the pro gramme of exposure which the new rul ors arc convinced will make tho "first npoFtleV inrao a slench in the nostrils of hristlanlty all the world over. Arrest Dowie on Arrival. J Ik now, the leaders declare, a fight to finish. There willjjo no turning back. There are still many who profess to be lieve that Dowie will yet alter his inten tion of returning to tho scene of his vic tories to face the scandals that await him. but those who know the desperate and Indomitable determination of the man pay hf will fsce consequences, no matter jvhat they may be. Dowie is exported here Tuesday, and the plans of th overseer regarding his arrival are hidden with tho utmost se crecy. It Is reported that a coup has been arranged that will prevent him. at least temporarily, from getting nearer to Zlon than Chicago, and there are other reports that he will be Jailed immediately upon rebelling Zion. Polygamy His Worst Crime. Among the charges made, against Dowie those which link the natno of Ruth Hofer with his and his effort to establish polyg amy arc regarded as the most shocking by tho people of Zlon. They could hav forgiven tho waste of their money, which maintained him in luxury while they struggled on the verge of starvation, but Immorality and false doctrines under tb guise of religion they refuse to condone. Against his wife when she refused to tolerate his conduct a involving Ruth Hofcr. Dowie is charged with hating threatened her with divorce and even with personal violence. The relations of Dowie and his- wife. It is declared, were happy until tho polygamy idea entered his mind, and the development of this Idea, which ho Is said to have entertained and nursed for two or three years back, became more firmly llxed after the advent of Mies Hofer. 2Ccw Utah In Mexico. Mrs. Dowie related at tho meeting her liusfeand'fl efforts to convert hex to his doctrine of plural marriages. It was he cause the laws of this country forbade jKriyE&aay, It was asserted, that Dowie first turned his eyes on Mexico as a haven for the development of his plans, and thus was the Inception of the Paradise planta tion scheme. GOING TO FACE HIS ACCUSERS Dowie Denies Mismanagement and Teaching of Polygamy. MEXICO CITY. April S.-John Alexan der Dowie, the Orel apostle of the Chris tian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion. left here with his party tonight for Chi cago, where he will confront the local leaders who have attempted a revolt against him. Dr. Dowie was In good health and spirits, and indignant at the conduct of the jnn who. according to let ters in his possession, were professing loyalty to him within the past week. In an Interview with the Asspclated Press representative this evening he re viewed the hlhtory of Zion Church and spoke of Its spread, not only In the United States, but in Europe. He had. he said, received many telegrams of loyal assurances from England and the Cnlted States and offer? of financial aid. If re quired. These telegrams were very grati fying to Dowie, who spoke freely regard ing those who have In his absence or ganized a movement for his deposition, which he ridiculed as preposterous. He said he had selected as his best man Wibur Glenn Vollva, who had proved un faithful. The trouble came to a climax a., a result In part of his Mexican undcr taklrgs. His wife and son agreed with those who made objections. He added that his son. although not a bad man. did not walk In his tDowie's) ways. Says They Hope He Will Die. He said that his followers thought he was. going to die, and. in fact, seemed a little sorry that he did not, and now op posed his returning to Zion City. He ridiculed the Idea that those he had ap pointed could dismiss him. who had ap pointed them. One of the points at issue between Dowie and his men of affairs was that he desired to dismiss his gen eral financial manager. Alexander Grain ger, who. he Hsserted, was Incompetent and failed to appreciate bis relations to his superior. Dr. Dowie spoke at length concerning the telegram of April 1. received Monday. April 2. In which charges were made against htm. and in which- was men tioned the action that caused his Imme diate preparations to return to Zlon City. He warmly refuted the charge that he had been extravagant by declaring that he owned today the majority of shares in the Zion City Bank, and he declared with much earnestness that when the ac counts were adjusted he would have a goodly balance to his credit. Defends Hie Management. He then took, up the charge brought against him of tyranny and remarked that, like all business employers, he did not and would not tolerate incompetency. He had been charged with Injustice, but he iwiid ie had, during the last two years, from his own personal resources, made girts to his people aggregating I30O.OM. It was said he was extravagant, when he had not drawn from Zlon City's funds UOOO during the past six months, but on the contrary had loaned Zlon City from outside, resources $10,000. Dowie here took up the charges, of mis management brought against hltn, and stated that the creation of assets over and above all liabilities of J30,O.O00 in four years was hardly to be considered a stupendous failure. The land, which had cost him less than J250 an acre, he had never sold at less than J30X) an acre, and some as high as 532,000. Denies Ho Taught Polygamy. Concerning the charges of polygamous teachings. Dr. Dowie stated that In none, of his literature published was there any support of this doctrine. He said he was a sincere monogamist and has not con templated introducing polygamy into his Mexican colonies. Dr. Dowie went into a discussion of this matter from a biblical standpoint, and Insisted that he had never upheld anything but strict monogamy. He ridiculed the attempts of younger men left in charge of Zlon City to depose him, and. speaking of this matter, showed his arrustomed fire and force. Nothing, he said, could keep hlmfrom going to Chicago o face crimingor other charges, which had not the slightest basis In fact. He humorously remarked that his deposi tion arrived in Mexico on April 1. or April Fool's day. He appeared anxious to confront his opponents, and felt confident of the loyalty of the great mass of his adherents. lie took the Mexican National train at ; oVIorlt. and will stop over one day for rest at San Antonio. During tho afternoon at the hotel many people arrived, desiring to converse with him. but he was busy -arranging for his northward Journey. He .ccmed In far better health than when he arrived In this country. He snys he Is fond of Mcx Sco, and feels grateful to the authorities' for their kindness to him. and fully ex pects to return here. MRS. DOWIE BREAKING DOWN Excitement of Conflict Too Great. Zlon Factions Grow Fierce. CHICAGO, April 5. - Physical collapse of Mrs. John Alexander Dowie today fol lowed rumors that the party in favor of the "First Apostle" had grown no strong that a serious conflict between the two faction? in Zlon City might follow the return of her husband. Friends of Mrs. Dowie say that she expressed the belief that bloodshed might result. Early today sho fell in a swoon while in her home and it was feared for a time that she had suffered a stroke of par' alysls. It reported later that she Is suffering only from a severe attack of nervous protratlon. The Appellate Court today by a decision deprived Dowie of JC3.O00 which bad been left to him by Frederick Sutton, a New Zealander. The heirs of Sutton brought suit to have the bill set aside, on tho ground of undue influence, and won their case in the lower court. Dowie appealed, and the Appellate Court today decided against him. Attorneys acting for Wilbur G. Vollva, the acting general overseer of the Chris tian Catholic Apostolic Church at Zion, III., filed for record in Cook County to day a bill of sale transferrin; to Alex ander Grainger the property of the church. Its Institutions and Industries, to gether with all of the personal property of John Alexander Dowie. wherever sit uated. The bill of sale says: The Intent 1 to Include la this eonvey&ac all the personal property of John Alexander Dowlc whuher accruleg In bis JndlvldwsJ ca pacity or It) at representative ctpadtr as toun4r or lar or ftrst af6iU of tb Cfcrfe tlan Catholic- Apostolic Cfewch in Zloa. The document ts dated March 32. S- la eigne by H'ilbw G. VeKva. SENATE TIEN SUP S OFF Hot Words Spoken About the White House Rae Conference. "GUMSHOE" STONE SNEEKS Dolllver Angrily -Accuses Some Senators of - Conferring With. Railroad Presidents Dcbato Ends With Compliments. WASHINGTON. April 5. In the Sen ate today there was a re-echo of the White House conference of last Sat urday relative to the pending: railrf id rate legislation, and. while the dis cussion ended In good nature, there was a time when the feeling was quite intense. The incident occurred at the close of a speech by Stone, which was devoted largely to a discussion of that conference. Dolllver. In a brief speech devoted to a defense of the right of Senators to confer with the President, charged that other Senators had been In con sultation with the presidents of rail road companies. The Intimation con tained in the charge was resented by both Bailey and Foraker and they de manded the names of the Senators re ferred to. These Dolllver declined to give, but he just. fled his course In making the charge by saying; that ho and other Senators who had partici pated In the conference had been sneered at and ridiculed in the discus sion of last Tuesday. .This avowal of his motive brought about an explana tion from Foraker and the incident ended pleasantly. Elkins has given notice of a speech on the rate bill for tomorrow and Bailey for a speech on that subject Tuesday. The Texas Senator will re ply especially to the criticisms made by Spooncr and Knox of his plan for a limitation of the powers of Inferior courts In granting Injunctions in rate litigation. Newiands continued his argument In support of his proposition for the Na tional Incorporation, of railroad com panies. Stone Support Ixng. When New-lands concluded. Stone took the floor In support of. the rate bill. Stone dealt especially with the amendment suggested by Dong, con tending that It gives tho railroads all they can possibly ask for, but before taking up that branch of the subject he discussed the general question, say ing, among other things, as the bill stands It provides sufficiently for a Judicial review of tho orders of the proposed commission. He stated his substantial indorsement of Bailey's position In favor of restriction of the power of the Inferior courts In the matter of suspension of the orders of the commission. Regarding the Dong amendment he said that while It was proposed by the Senator from Kansas, the President of the t'nlted States is Its author. Giv ing his version of the origin of the provision, he said: On Funds- xnornlnr Isat the riper con tained an account of a tneetleg at the White STAKTS REFORMS WITH "THINK ING .BUREAU." The fit. Ilea. K. B. Haldaae.' The British public is loeklnc for msnyeeded reforms In the British army under the new War Secretary. Mr. Haldane. H has begun by or ganising a "Jhlnklnic bureau." which t golnc: to consider ery projvd rffrm "from every point of ! be fore a rerommtndattan Is made. It Is expected that this burrau wM put an end to the eftly hodge-podge methods of th past and teaa to tha adoption of a settled and continuous poller each a obtains In the British navy department. Bouse of numerous Republican eaalor for conoultatlon with the President and the Attorney-General. It In reported that for acme hours they eat in .solemn conclave on the rat bill, an! in due course tb amendment pro posed by the Senator from Kansas was hatchi. lie then quoted the proposed amend ment and proceeded: Ought to Satisfy Railroads. That, eugfct to be satisfactory to the rail roaga. There asay be, aaa In a tecanleaj eas there 1. a dtadactioa between nfbts spe ctftoaHy eeeared Jby the CbesUtsUea aad right that are feuaaea pereir ta atatstory prorlf Iom or la ta erral peiaetajtes of tb cota saaa lav. But a atHc to esses eecsMflty IbSbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbI arUlce out of the orders oC the latentate CDtnraerce Cocamlssloo. a dtMiactlca ot that kind -mould be a distlsctlea wlthoot a prae- ; tlcal dlSrrcace. mai If this ameadaBent bould be adopted there woald be no ocourfoa to apply It- The only 'action a carrier would ordinarily institute acalaat the Ceantlaatca would be to bare the courts determine whether a rate prescribed by. that body was a Just. reasonable and fairly rrtnaaeratlve rate or whether a refutation prescribed was a Jos', fair and reasoeable resulatlcn. Restriction or Jarisdlctlon. No expret prohibition la pet upon the Juris diction of the court acalcat extending Its In entry to aay limit. If the aroeadsBent U to fee" eoeetdercd as Intended, .to restrict the Jor- tndlctlon off tbe court. It can hare that effect only by inference, en the theory that, it a particular Jurisdiction be expressly conferred by statute, the statute shall be so construed as to exclude any farther tor additional Juris diction. But o far as thl amendment bt concerned there Is no need of wrestling with reanrsaenu of that character. KJT' broad naush to meet etery requirement tw railroad. If a car rier ccmplajnariv .bo to the court that rate prreTibed -newCocninllo. was ceaSscatsry or not even compensatory; If It rcoctdbow that th return under the rate prescribed did not afford a remunerative com pensation for the capital Invested and for the time and labor expended, would It not b depriving the carrier of Its property, un der pretense of public authority. "Without due proeers of law? Former Opposition Now Stilled. If this were net a matter of serious Import, this perfcrraaace mould be diverting. If this amendment U to be adopted aad Incorpor ated In the bin. what U all this bulUballoo which has ' vexed us teas about? White the bill was still pending before the Inter state commerce committee tht papers con tained dally accounts of the bold and im placable opposition the Junior Senators from Ioaa aad Minnesota were making to the In- amnion of any provision whatever for a Ju dicial review of lh orders of the Commis sion. And the papers told us aim of th pathetic, albeit defiant, dlspctch.es sent by the revered and venerable Senator from Illinois (Cnllotn) from a health retort down some where among the magnolias and oraace blos soms of lha far Southland to tha Senators from Iowa aad Xlnnenota. to stand pat fer the bill as It came from the llous. The pa pern told us. also, of a sttrrinr scene which occurred In the committer, when the Senator from. Iowa surprised the ceamltte by moving to report tn llo-isc bill to tb Senate without amendment. I Is a pity that that scene cannot be reproduced on canvas. It was historical and lncplrlng. or xalxbt hare been. I doubt If It can be made so now, after ermu bare robbed It of Its glamour. Stone referred to the committee's ac tion in Intrusting Tillman with tho bill and proceeded: Then a war cry. not quite so resonant as of old, but Mill deflanu Issued from the White Ilooec The President, as he Is accustomed to do at great occasions, forthwith iKssmooed tho newspaper correspondents to his a u rest pres ence aad through them Informed the country that ha would stand reaoJutely and unshaken for the House bill and azalast any amend ment authorising a court review of the orders of the Commission. As the press pictured him, he tood before the country as grim and im movable as old lloratlua at the bridge. Since then, however, whisperings have come of caucuses, eenceasloao and compromise. Thoee of IltUe faith took on a prophetic aspect and smiled, while thtu of great faith still avowed their confldeece In the unyielding Brm- aes of the gentleman at the White House. Gives Railroads What They Waul, rtnt tho ft nr:t .. Th TriuUjx afject surreal v has Justin- their Concluded on Ig -4.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TESTERDAVS Maximum temperature. 76 deg.: minimum. 1C Precipitation, non. TODAY'S Fair and continued warm. North erly winds. Forrlga- Von Buelow declares Germany policy In Morocco and then fall in faint. Page 3. Natal troops rescue women and children from Zulus, who pursue relentlessly. Pace 4. Katr abandoned trip for fear of assassina tion. Tax-e 3. IHmocratlc victory In Russia causes gagging of press. Page 5. Many lives Inst by collapse of hotel In Ger many, rage 3. NatleasJ. Senators ctow angry over rate bill, but and with lovefeast, rage I. More to cli!at Sheldon Jackson out of office, rage Z. Town spraka on rights of labor In House. Page 4. Politic. Illinois primary law Invalid and special 'ses sion called to enact new one. Page 1. Cannon admits tariff must be revised, rage 4. Isamratle. Proof that Dowie Intended- to start hareni with sven wives. Page 1. TPowlr denies all chargr and starts horn from Mexico City, rage 1. Mrs. Dowie suffers nervous collaps. rage t. Striklnx: printers charge Mthod!st Book Concern with printing- immoral matter. rage 4. Eloping woman commits sulelde and Is re pudlatM by mal companion. Page 3. Anthrarlte miners offer arbitration, but operators are unwilling: Page 1. rregr of Insurance bills In New Tork. Page 3. Sport. Abmh' natywlght nearly killed In box ing tournament at San Francisco. Page T. Pacific Coast. Andrew Jackson kill" hi brother-in-law. Warren Matthews, at Baker City, after family quarrel. Page ft. Suspicion that University of Idaho fire was Incendiary. Pag 7. Seattle and Taroma Mayors are wearing Harrtman collars. Page & Bols Council dismisses seven city official. Page C Republican lovefeart held In Independence. Page C Mrs. Ha ruth, of Medical Lake. Wash., charged, with murder of her husband. Page ft. Commercial aad M arise. Active spurt In Oregon hep market. Pag 13. Flurry In New Tork call money marker. Page 13. Bearish statistics weaken wheat at Chicago, Page 15. Miners strike will have little effect on Iron and steel manufacturers. Page 13. Steamer Despatch arrives from Fan Fran cisco two days overdue. Page 14. Pertlaod aad Vldaky. Rev. Anna Shaw, when asked who would car for th babies while the, mother were voting, replies: Tho candidates." Tage It. Portland A Seattle wants streets lying- be tween Kearney and Ralelgn and between North Tenth and North Twelfth vacated. Pag. 3. Bank trust secures city's fund aTUr letting them go a-begging Fas IS. No money available for Fir Departsaeat bettermeata. rage It. Trofetaer Carroll hero to Interest Portlaad in archaeological research. Page 14. TJanaald-Veysey project Is doad. Iag 11 Rice convicted of asaaultlag- aa officer with revolver. Page 11. Jonathan Bourne says it there Is aay slat it is tae people -a. rage i. Cklneso -kbo held wfaHe stavo girl la bona, age gtrea tka maxlsaum pvefcsfeaestt. Fajw lTu Tax oa grass .aralags aad no periectoal fraackUe far pMtc utilities, declare C A. J . Fag-a J- Caa Wales fexpreso te4r views. s varies r jpartr s4a it seal of aporoval or Hs- sJ oa several taa Mates. Pa ML ARBITRATION IS MINERS' SCHEME Offer to Let Conciliation Board Settle With Anthra cite Operators. OTHER SIDE IS UNWILLING Answer Will lie Given Mondajr, but Operators Find -..Much Fault With . OTfer Output ot Soft Coal jlncrcasln. SITUATION 5 CM. MED UP. Arbitration U proposed by the an-, thraelte miners, whose general scale commItte held another session with the . representatives of the operators In New Tork on -Thursday. The miners ask that the conciliation board created by . the strike commis sion act as arbitrators, with Judge George Gray, of Delaware, or any per son he may appoint a chairman or umpire. If the operators agree to the plan and It Is approved by a convention of miners, operations In the hard coal fields will be resumed at once. The operators do not look with favor on the plan, but will give their answer Monday. Reports front various sections of the soft coal regions show that con ditions are improving. There su more coat mined In that territory than on any day since the strike was Inaugurated. The production ot coal, however. Is net as large as was ex pected. Patrick Dolan. former president of the Pittsburg district of tho miners union, and Crlih Beltlngham. former vice-president, have been expelled from the organization for voting against Instruction. NEW TORK, Aprlt 5. Having; failed to como to an agreement themselves, the bard-coal miners of Pennsylvania, through their representatives, today pro posed to the operators that all matters la dispute be referred to a board of arbi tration for settlement, the tribunal to be composed of the Board of Conciliation Trhlcli was cn-atcd by tbe trd of tho Anthracite Strike Commission In 1503, with Judge Gray of Delaware, or any pcrson he may appoint, ax chairman and umpire. If the operators accept tho prop osition and a convention of mincworJccrs approves the plan, the 1W.C00 men now Idle In the anthracite fields will return to work at once. While It had been re ported for several days that the miners might ask that the differences be arbi trated, the proposition came to them as a great surprlec. as they did not believe the union leaders were ready to leave tho controversy to a third party at this time. That the operators will accept the min ers proposal as submitted Is not general ly believed: In fact, it Is Intimated thcy may flatly refuse Ute offer, on the ground that existing conditions are the result of arbitration. The employers have decided to consider the mlnerrr latest move and promise to give President Mitchell and his men an answer on Monday, when an other meeting Of the two sub-committees will be held In this city. The text of the arbitration proposal WOMAN WITH A REMARKABLE MARRIAGE RECORD. Mrs. Besjamla F. FUels. Mrs. Benjamin F Flach. ot Detroit, Mich, who Is suing an Insurance com pany at Detroit for 130O Insurance on tbe life ot August Schmidt. In rured in her favor as fiancee, has a record of nine suitor, six marriages and two divorces and one divorce suit pending; Following Is the record: May 9. 1J-S3. she married Michael Seubert. He died August S3. 1S94. of typhoid fever. January 2$. IS3S. she married raal Maedler. who died In December. 1S45, ot pneumonia. December 23. 1999. she married, Frank Schoen. who deserted her two weeks later. January 2?, 1X. she married Fred Geres. Gerds died April 33, 1961. at nyocardltls. October I. ItrQl. sha married Ed ward J. Smith, who left her the fol lowing month. December X 1994. she married Ben jamin Flach. who baa left hor aad. whom she Is aow slr 'for divorce. February 23 last, Asgstt Sclwldt whom sac sraa eacgd ta taarry aad wKe hoarded, at her bea. died, of assjhrMU. Mrs. Flack 1 35 years M aad was bora h RirHa. Geeasaar. as submitted to the operators Is as fol lows: The committee appointed by the Shasioktn coaterence ot December 14 last, reprcsenttns the employe ot th varioc companies oper ating tho various mines, washertea and break ers In the anthracite coal region, having under ceastderatiou our proposition to you. dated February 27. together with your committee's proposition of. March 9. which was a continua tion of tha award of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commlmion. and a letter from the Gov ernor of Pennsylvania, have decided. In view ot the great public Interest Involved, aside from those wo represent directly. It la our duty to make some further effort and even a aacrlsce ot what we believe Justly our due In the matter of wages and conditions of em ployment. In order that a great public calam ity may be avplled. Therefore we propose that, subject to the approval of a convention of anthracite mine-workers, which, shall be called at the earliest date possible, the diffi culties between us. as stated In our proposi tions and your counter-propositions, be re ferred for determination and settlement to a board of arbitration, composed of thepresent Board of Conciliation provided for'n the award of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commis sion, with Judge George Gray or any person he mayi appoint to act as chairman and um pire. The decision of this tribunal or the major ity of members thereof. Insofar a It Influences wages, to be effective from April 1. 1006. and to continue In force until March 31. 1903. such decision to be final ard binding- upon all par tics Interested, the employes of the anthracite mine, washerlea and breakers to resume work Immediately and to continue work pending1 tha proceedings of said boards. JOHN MITCH EL I T. D. NICOLS.. WrLLIAM H. DETTRET. JOHN T. GALLAGHER. JOHN FAHY. GEORGE IlARTLEIN. Objections of Operators. The conference of the sub-committees lasted less than an hour, and at its con clusion the operators held a meeting to discuss Informally the miners offer. Later in the day they Issued the folw lng statement: flk It should be observed that in the propomion ot Mr. Mitchell and his committee, the oper ators are asked to submit to arbitration the quention of tho closed shop and the "check off." a scheme requiring. In the words of the miners committee, "that each company shall collect from each employe such amounts as may be levied by their organization monthly. the amount thus collected at each colliery to b turned over to an authorized committee at the colliery a plan which would make of every operator a collecting agency on behalf ot the strike fundi of the miners, in their letter of March 9 to the miners committee. the operators said concerning the check-off: "As a matter of policy, we would not make such an agreement aa you request, and aa a matter ot law we are not. permitted to make It." On these two subjects also the Anthracite Coal Commission of 1003. appointed by Presi dent Roosevelt, made the following vigorous declaration: "The right to remain at work where others have ceased to work or engage, anew In work which others have abandoned-, is part of tha personal liberty of a citizen that can never b surrendered, and every Infringement thereof merits and should receive the stern denounce ment of the law." It also should be observed that Mr. Mitch ell's committee abandons the proposal for a one-year agreement and suggests aa arbitra tion, the terms of which would expire oa Apri. 1. 10OS a. Preoldentlal year thus af fording a new opportunity to make this great Industry the football of polities. Tbe operators nai aires jy offered, it will be remembered, to extend the findings of the Coal Commission until April 1, 1000. The operators, at their meeting, decided that before they would frame a. reply to the miner they would consult all inter csts In order to get the sentiment of the heads of all the coal-carrying roads, as well as that o the Independent opera- tors. Work of Conciliation Board. Tho Anthracite Board of Conciliation consists of six members three represent ing- the operators and three the miners This board held frequent sessions during the last three years, sett line local dls putcs In tho anthraclto region. The award of tho Strike Commission provided that, when It could not aeree. a Federal Judgo In the Third Judicial District should appoint an umpire, who should make a decision. Judce Gconro Grav president of the Strike Commission, made the appointments. Durlncr the first twt years he selected Carroll D. Wrlaht. ex united States Commissioner of Labor, as the umpire but during tho last vear Charles P. Nclll, the present Labor Com mlssioncr. acted as the arbiter. It was stated at the miners hcadquar ters that. If tho operators asrrce to arbl trate. a call will be sent out at once for a convention of miners; at which instruc tions would bo adopted. If they ratify the arbitration plan, for the Idle miners to return to work Immediately. DISTURBANCE IX COAL FIELD Miners Sntah Breaker Windows. Riotous Itallnns In Jail. PHILADELPHIA. -April 3. The situa tion In the coal fields remains unchanged Occasional disturbances aro reported from various "sections, but they are regarded as Inconsequential. As a result of tho at tacks made on the breakers of tho Fern wood colliery, the Erie Company, which owns the land occupied by the mlnework crs. has ordered them to vacate the prop erty. Th miners are said to have shot out nearly every window in the breaker. A detail qf state police today arrested seven Italian laborers at Mocanaqua, near Wllkcsbarre, who yesterday pre vented non-union men from operating the West End washery. They were sent to JalL As a result of the suspension of mining operations, all ot the nfilroad companies which handle hard coal have reduced either their forces or the working: hour?. OPERATORS GRADUALLY YIELD Great Increase of Pennsylvania Mines in Operation. PITTSBURG. April 5,-GradualIy the situation in the soft-coal mining fields is assuming a normal aspect, especially in tha Pittsburg dlstricL Forty-three of tho mines ot the Pittsburg Coal Company were reported in operation today, and with the adjourning of the district con vention here today It Is expected that In a few days more all the raises la this dis trict will be la, operation. This tealght was said ta apply as well to the independent operators, who have here tofore fosght the granting ot the advance. The isdepeadent eperators of this dis trict; who; on Taedy Bight, formed an ergaaixatioR to earry oa .their fight against th.graatig-e the scale, will hold aaethdr meetlag tomorrow Bight, aad it ta expeeted that, la view Bt the laerease of mines In opera tkm, they- wis decide to sign the scale. Sevets: indepanaest eom pasjfrca sfeBca the seals teday. The dtstrleC conveeOa. wMea haa been. FATAL DEFECTS ' IN PFJlMAFiy LAW Knocked Out by Illinois Supreme Court. INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY ABRIDGED Special Session of Legislature to Cure Defects, CAMPAIGN COMES TO STOP All Parties Forced to Postpone Pri maries Until Xew Law Is Passed, Important Points Raised Against the Law. CHICAGO, April 5. (Special.) The Illinois Supreme Court pronounced the new primary law unconstitutional to day, and forthwith Governor Dcneen Issued a call for a special session of the General Assembly, to convene at Springfield next Tuesday morning; for the purpose of enacting- a new meas ure that will be free from the flaws that made the other act null and void. . The court finds only one feature of the law valid and that Is the provision for holding the primaries of all parties on the same day. The following pro visions were held unconstitutional: Provisions That Are Invalid.. . Imnoslncr upon certain officials duties ndt contemplated by the constitution or statute defining; their duties and powers. ImDOsinrr upon Individuals certain restrictions inimical to the constitu tion and repugnant to tho free ballot system. Imposing upon prospective candi dates for Senatorial honors territorial restrictions practically eliminating possible aspirants from the field.' Eequlrfng- the payment" jf fees with nominating petitions, thus giving a man -of affluence a possible advantage over a poor man. . Working hardships upon certain prospective candidates by providing for the preparation of petitions bear ing signatures of a considerable per centage of the voters of the political district. Practically eliminating-' tho indepen dent voter. Parties Rise to Emergency. While the Legislature Is forging a new law that will preserve the spirit of The ono knocked out the right of voters to select candidates for office by direct vote at the primary elec tions and that will contain no inval idating provisions, the political ma chinery throughout the state will be stilled. Simultaneously with the call for a special session. Chairman West of the Republican nfatc central committee summoned the members to an emer gency meeting, to be held at' Spring field. Saturday, when steps will be taken to rescind the call for the State Convention, which was set for May H. It Is tho intention of the state .man agers to postpone the convention until the lawmakers have had an opportun ity to pass an amended law and to de fer the primaries that were set for April 2S under, the law that was Wiled today to some date that will depend upon the manner in which the Legis lators expedite the 'work of the spe cial session. Pass Latv to Cnrc Defects. ' Hardly had the Supreme Bench made public Its findings when the men who were most active In promoting the pas sage of the primary law went at the work of devising amendments that would guarantee a revised act safe passage through the courts. Members of the Legislature predict that It will take at least two weeks to pass an amended law. The Assembly will bo able to get down to hard business as soon as it is called to order, for n6 reorganization will be necessary., and It Is the prelimi nary work of selecting committees that consumes time during tne first few weeks of a regular session. The emergency of the situation Is expected to check any tendency toward dllatorlncss. and. as a majority of tho lawmakers arc candidates for re-election and their races are tied up In a tangle by tho nullification of the pri mary law. few causes for delay seem to be In prospect. When the new act is passed, it will become effectivo at once. All It will need to become a law will bo the signature of Governor Deneen. In rrinilaf session, the acts become opera tive July 1, but In special session ,they go Into effect as soon as signed. Xo Difficulty to Pass Bill. In the Senate are i2 Republicans and nine Democrats, while the House Is di vided as follows: JJInety-ono Republi cans, 57 Democrats, two Socialists and three Prohibitionists. A. two-thirds ma jority will be necessary to pass the act, which means 102 members of the. House. Many of the Republican members from down-state were opposed to the primary a year ago, but their votes were- offset by those of Democrats, who championed the idea, of letting the electors have a direct voice 1& the nomination of candidates. The eeasitleae are not ceasldered to have ehanged Materially, and theleaders- in 8eate and Heaee. are eeBftdeat that aiit amended, meaewe will secure fully as ,GsaciaVt 7a--t CcsMfctrM ea Pa 4.)