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TITE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1906. DOWIE TRUSTEE FOR IN PEOPLE Judge Landis Declares Prop erty Belongs to Them Alone. VOLIVA'S DEEDS ILLEGAL Prophet's Claim to Ownership In consistent With Admission of Trust Grainger Severely Denounced. CHICAGO. July 27. Neither John Alex ander Dowlo, founder, nor Wilbur Glenn Voliva, present general overseer, is given the property, estimated to be worth from S12.OU0.O01 to S21.000.000, in the decision handed down today by Judge K. M. Lan dis, of the United States Circuit Court, in the Zion City case. Instead Judge Landis declared Zion City a trust estate, named John G. Hately. member of the Chicago Board of Trade, as receiver for the prop erty, and ordered the holding of an elec tion September 18, when the people of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church In Zion City shall choose their overseer. Judge Landis will decide later what com pensation Dowle will be allowed for his past services. Effect of Decision. The nub of the court's decision is in the ruling that contributions of property and money given Dowle were in trust. Judge Landis declared the conveyance of the Zion City property by Voliva under power of attorney to John Alexander Grainger to be void. Judge Landis quoted from wrttings of Dowle to show that the latter had always regarded the property of his church as a trust. The adjudication In the bankruptcy proceedings was also set aside, so that pending ' litigation against Dowle may automatically be re strained until the entire litigation is endey. 4 Mr. Hately's bond of $25,000 was ap proved late In the afternoon by the court and he went immediately to Zion City and assumed charge of the property. In the decision which straightened out the apparently hopeless tangle of the af fairs of Zion City, Judge Landis said in part: Dowies Founding of Zion. . It appears that Dowle. a native of Scot land, where he had received a theological education, came from Australia to the Pa cific Coast In 1888. and remained there a number of years, engag-ed In church work; from there he came to Chicago, and in 1809 undertook the Zion City enterprise In execu tion of a scheme concelvted by him many years before; that he purchased a vast tract of land, a part of which was subdivided and laid out In park and residence property, pro vision being made for manufacturing sites, that the grantees of building lots erected houses, accommodating 6000 or 8000 people; that Dowle constructed schoolaouses and college building at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars, and a tabernacle seating 7000 people, and that a lace factory, soap works and other Industrial enterprises were VatabllKhed to give employment to the in habitants of Zion City, who were practi cally all members of the church. The financing of this scheme was accom plished, in part, by moneys received frorn purchasers of lots under 1100-year leases, but a large part of the capital was money contributed to Dowle by persons outside of Zion City. Howie's View of Ills Obligation, Dowle's testimony respecting the origin of the property and his relation to it Is then quoted as follows: . I acquired this property by the generosity of good people throughout the world; I have looked upon the estate as the result largely of my own good sense under God; the money came In the form of contributions from the same common source the people all over the world mostly outside of Zion City I believe, the property to be completely mine to do with as I please, and that no human being has any claim or Interest In It. I con sider It, however, that the way I got the property and the way in which I have It binds me absolutely, whea I have ceased to control It, to put It In trust In perpetuity for the Christian Cfttholio Apostolic Church, so that It shall go down to generations to do good In that line, with the exception of zft per cent, which I think is fair for myself and my family. I did think 5 per cent, but X have reduced It to SH, and am some what inclined to reduce It still more. Voliva Acted Illegally. After calling attention to the fact that Inasmuch as Voliva's conveyances to Granger were in plain violation of the spirit and Intent of Dowle's power of at torney to Voliva, which the court holds both Voliva and Granger well knew, the court said: "As between Dowie, Voliva and Granger these instruments were mere waste of paper." The court then traced Dowle's church rareer, beginning In Australia, down to Ms work In Zion City, and found that Dowle had for many years been in receipt of a large revenue, which he devoted to church and charity purposes; that the amounts received by him aggregated in some years $250,000; that Dowle had not sought to amass a private fortune; but that he engaged In secular occupation in aid of the propagation of his religious doc trine, as Dowle expressed it: "For God and Humanity." The court then says: Gifts to Dowie Were in Trust. It Is a well recognised principle of equity that where a person accepts money or prop erty to be used by htm for the benefit of some other person or persons, or for the ad vancement of some lawful enterprise, such money or property constitutes a trust estate. The Inquiry then is. did these offerings come to Dowle for hts private purposes or did the contributors Intend that the funds should be devoted to charitable or religious purposes. If tor any other purpose then the purely per sonal benefit of Dowie, the estate Is a trust. It Is the duty of the court to get at the sub stance of the thing. It he who receives the money Is In a position of Influence over him who gives the money, as, for Instance, If the person receiving the money Is the advocate of a religious faith and by word and atti tude and environment Induces a conviction In the minds of large numbers of people that, as an Instrumentality of divine author ltv. he can and does relieve physical ills and fs clothed with power to exert an in' fluence upon the spiritual welfare of men and women who thereupon give him of their lands and goods, surely the motive of such gift ought not long to remain a matter of doubt In the minds of rational men. It Is Just as If the contributor la a church te had placed the funds on the collection plate passed to him by a deacon. Surely, in such cases, the court would not decree that the parson might put the money In his pocket on the alleged score of no agreement to the contrary, merely because the .contributor had failed to arise In his place and obtain a pledge of trusteeship from the pulpit. Dowle's Conflicting Claims. It would be difficult to conceive of any thing more inherently inconsistent than Dowle's claim of private ownership and his admission of trust obligation for the spiritual welfare of generations unborn. He says It Is his own property, and yet he considers that because of the way he s;ot It, he is absolutely bound to turn It over to bis successor la per petuity, for the church. Now, If he Is to have a successor, that necessarily Implies his own representative capacity, for the In dividual man can have no successor. And If he Is to pass It on to his successor, how can he he at liberty to dispose of It otherwise In his lifetime? If. during his lifetime, he came to divide 1 up among his followers, or part with it to some other use as he may. If it were his pri vate fortune, his admitted obligation to fu ture generations would, by his own act, be thus made impossible of fulfillment. Ob viously, the theory advanced In his behalf is not sound. His Will Admits Trusteeship. After quoting from Dowle's official publication, -waves 01 neaiing," 10 show that for six or seven years Dowie had declared in the church and through the paper that he was a trus tee of the estate, 95 per cent of which, he asserted, belonged to "Zion as a whole," the court quotes a codicil to Dowle's will executed In August, 1905, as follows: The remaining nineteen-twentieths of said estate In my name, which I hold and have held in trust, In said church, I do hereby give, device and bequeath to my said suc cessor la office, to him or her and his or her -succeesors in office, to be administered for said church and the extension of Zion and the Kingdom of God, in conformity with the rule and practices of said church. Of this codicil the court says: "There Is no escape from the plain meaning of these words, the declaration is un qualified and is a complete recognition of an existing trust obligation. No specious construction could matte any- r4 - . - John Alexander Dowie. thing: else out of It, and for the court to enter a decree of private owner ship would be to perpetuate a fraud." Grainger's Disloyal Oath. As to who should be receiver, the de cision says: It is strongly insisted by VoMva and his as sociates that the defendant Grainger be con tinued In charge. This appointment, it la asserted, le an absolute necessity. I do not concur In this proposition. Waiving all ques tion as to Grainger's unfitness from the stand point of his ability, some time ago he took a vow from which I quote the following: T vow In the name of God, my father, and of Jesus Christ, his son and my saviour, and the holy ghost, that 1 recognize John Alex ander Dowie. general overseer In his three fold prophetic office as a messenger of the covenant, the prophet foretold by Moses and E 1 ij ah th e restorer ; and I promise to obey all rightful orders issued by hlra, and that all family ties and obligations and all re lations to ail human lives shall be held sub? ordinate to this vow. This I make in the presence of God.", The court says 0 this vow: No Confidence in Such Man. It is not my duty to express my contempt for the man that could exact or take this oath. But I am not obliged to repose my confidence In a man so constituted that, living In this Republic, he would serenely vow his readiness at all times to abandon his family and betray his country. I will not appoint Alexander Grainger. And. In this connection, while I make no pretense to technical learning In respect to what Is Kood policy for this church orxarrl- satlon, I suggest that whoever ultimately prevails In the ecclesiastical controversy give prompt and serious consideration to the ques tion whether or not such an oath tends to give respectability to the church, and whether the church may Justly expect a court of the United States to long continue to foster a trust estate for the use of a religious organi sation whose conscience and intelligence does not cause an unconditional disavowal and abandonment of this obligation of disloyalty. Election, of Overseer Ordered. The court ordered an election to be held on the third Tuesday of Septem ber of a general overseer under the election laws of Illinois, at which all male and female members of the church now residing at Zion City and who have continuously resided there since January 1, 1906, shall be entitled to one vote; the judges of election to be named by the County Court of Cook county; the names of persons to be voted for to be certified to the United States District Court within ten days. If no more than one name shall be considered, the court will in dealing with the trust estate, recognise such person as the legally chosen gen eral overseer of the church. If more than Wilbur Glenn Voliva. one name Is certified, such persons shall have the use of the tabernacle at Zion City alternately up to the time of elec tion. During such time tne publication known as Leaves of Healing will be sus pended, but the court orders a special edition to be gotten out at once, con taining the decision of the court in full. and directs that a copy of the publication he sent to all persons to whom Leaves of Hnllng has been forwarded or deliv ered Since March 3L 1906. Will Provide for Dowie. The court said that. Inasmuch as the value of the estate far exceeds the actual amount of contributions and offerings, it would make a suitable provision for Dowie for his services as trustee,' the amount to be determined later. Dowie was not in court, his illness con- fining him to his hotel. A number of members of the church who still cling to him were present. Voliva Content, Dowle Silent. Wilbur Glenn Voliva and his faction were numerously represented. Mr. Voliva refused to discuss the decision, but the comment among spectators In the court Indicated satisfaction at the outcome. With hardly any dissent, the opinion was expressed that Judge Landis had found a "horse-sense" -solution of the problem which would work for the interests of the great majority 01 members in the Dowle Church. Dowie himself said that. Inasmuch as he had not had an opportunity to read the whole decision, he would not at this time express an opinion. It was too serious a matter for the church to reach a conclu sion without deliberation, and he would not be hasty. He refused to answer a question as to whether he would take an appeal, saying that he desired first to consult his counsel. "We want peace," he said, "but not with dishonor. I prefer that all statements should come from my counsel." Mr. Root was given a banquet this even ing by 30 of the most prominent men of all parties and litterateurs. After the din ner Mr. Root attended a reception at the President's palace, which was a brilliant affair. WANTS GOD TO NAME OVERSEER Deacon Lewis Says Election Will De stroy Whole Church. ZION CITY, III., July 27. Deacon John A. Lewis, recognized as the spokesman of Dr. Dowle, and who was chosen by him to manage the Paradise Plantation of Mexico, the rock over which it Is alleged the Dowle and Voliva partisans split, had the following to say of the decision: "If the decree of Judge Landis stands, the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church of Zion ds uprooted. The church is founded on the theory of a theocracy, and how can an election under the laws of Cook County, Illinois, "proclaim who shall be the leader of the hosts. I main tain that God Almighty alone can desig nate who shall be the nre?t apostle. I firmly believe that the Lord has desig nated John Alexander Dowie to lead the hosts to the paths of light. Therefore when a special election Is called the whole fabric of the church is destroyed. If God designates the leader, how can man choose him? "As far as property rights are con cerned, they matter little to us; the great question Is that of spiritual control; upon that the very foundation of the church depends. I am sure Dr. Dowie will never be satisfied with the decision as ren dered." PORTE FORESEES TROUBLE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR NOT WANTED IN TURKEY. Six Representatives of That Rank From Europe Keep Him Busy With Complaints. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 27. (Special.) John G. Leishman, Ambassador to Tur key, is expected to arrive here soon, pre pared to present his credentials as Amer ican Ambassador. Turkish authorities say they will not accept them. The situation, from the standpoint of the Diplomatic Corps, Is an extremely In teresting one. The Turks say they have quite enough trouble with six Ambassa dors, and do not want a seventh. If Mr. Leishman Is accorded the status of an Ambassador, he will have the right to Insist upon audiences with the Sultan and the Porte, and to keep a gunboat In the Bospnorus. It is doubtful if the present Ambassa dors to Turkey are anxious to have an American colleague of equal rank, since he-could secure a larger portion of the time and attention of the authorities than a Minister is able to obtain, and so would Interfere with the privileges they now enjoy. Dr. Leishman, according to reports which precede his arrival, will demand recognition of his new rank, and then press the government to give American schools, missions and other interests in Turkey considerations which have hither to been provokingly withheld. The dan ger of an American Ambassador to the European concert arises mainly from the fact that his acts do not require to be regulated by all sorts of questions, but are quite unrestricted. BUILD THREE DREAD NAUGHTS More Big Ships, Fewer Small Ones for British Navy. LONDON, July 27. The agitation against excessive reduction of the naval construction programme has proved suc cessful, and Edmund Robertson, Parlia mentary Secretary of the Admiralty, an nounced In the House of Commons today that only one battleship of the Dread naught class would be deleted from the original programme, although savings to talling J12.500.000 would be effected by re ducing the turnout of a number of smaller vesels. Mr. Robertson said that only three new Dreadnaughts would be laid down, instead of four, as originally pro posed. Two ocean-going torpedo-boat de stroyers would be built, lntead of five, and eight submarine boats. Instead of 12, while 12; coastal torpedo-boat destroyers would be constructed as originally proposed. The total of the expenditure by the new pro gramme was 34,OUO,O00, Instead of $46,600, 000. In the estimates for 1907-03 only a small sum would be included for new armored vessels, so these could not be commenced until late in the year. This would empnasize at xne jtiague confer ence the good Intent of the British gov ernment in its desire to bring about a reduction of armament. The Board of Admiralty was unanimously satisfied that these reductions could be made without affecting the naval supremacy of Great Britain. Mr. Robertson said there was reason to believe that there had not been such an advancement in the new pro grammes of the foreign powers as the Admiralty expected when it framed the original British programme nearly a year ago. At tne same time he must re mind the House of the vastness of the imperial responsibility of this country and how ontirely dependent it was upon the adequate strength of tne navy. NO DECORATION FOR SARAH Legion of Honor Again Denies Cross to Actress. PARIS, July 17. The chancellerie of the Legion of Honor today again re jected the nomination of Sarah Bern hardt for the cross of the legion, de spite the formal Insistence of M. Briand, Minister of Public Instruction and worship. More Pine Islanders Pardoned. HAVANA. Cuba, July 27. President Palma today pardoned M. F. Brown and other. Americans arrested on the Isle of Pines for maintaining a private telegraph line. May Die of His Automania. LISIECX, France, July 27. Thomas E. Stillman. of New York, who was Injured in an automobile accident near this place, July 18, was worse last night, and his condition is regarded as grave. ROOT GUEST OF RIO Great Plaudits Greet States man in Brazil. PALACE GIVEN UP TO HIM Foreign Minister of Brazil Proposes Pan-American Alliance Ambas sador Gri scorn Makes ' Hit With Speech. RIO DE JANIERO, July 27. The United States cruiser Charleston, with Secretary Root on board, entered the harbor from Bahia at 7 o'clock this morning, and was saluted with 19 guns from the torts. The American Ambassador, Mr. Griscom, and the Brazilian Ambassador to the United States, Senor Nabus, at 9:30, went aboard the Charleston, which was soon surround ed by hundreds of launches and ferry boats crowded with people anxious to greet the American Secretary of State. The latter and his family,, accompanied by Senor Nabuco, landed in the 30-oar royal barge John VI, amidst the salutes of the assembled warships, including those of Brazil, Germany and Argentina. On landing, Mr. Root was welcomed by General Rio Branco, the Brazilian Foreign Minister, as the representative of President Alves. A reception was then held beneath a floral arch at the land ing place, which was surrounded by troops and many thousands of cheering people. Mr. Root was welcomed in a brief address by General Rio Branco. who spoke of the advantages of a Fan American alliance. An enormous pro cession, composed in part of cavalry, carriages, police and lancers, escorted Mr. Root through the streets to the his torical Abrantes Palace. The palace has been given over to the occupancy of jir. toot and nis party, tnrough tne courtesy of the Silva family. Here the Americans were srreeted by throngs of students and citizens, who enthusiastically applauded speeches by Mr. Root, Ambassador Nabuco and American Ambassador Griscom. The latter, who spoke in Portuguese, made a hit with his auditors. . Mr. Root and Mr. Griscom visited President Alvez at 3 o'clock this af ternoon. NAMES GIRL'S MURDERER Kansas City Man Recovers Senses After Week and Testifies. KANSAS CITY. Mo., July 27. Frank Kern, who with Bertha. Bowlin was brutally assaulted late at night a week ago on the Kersey Coates Terrace, fully recovered consciousness tonight and made a statement in which he said that Albert M. Crone committed the assault. Crone is now in the County Jail charged with murder In the first degree, awaiting his preliminary hear ing. Kern said that he and Miss Bowlin were walking along the terrace when they met Crone and tnat tne latter im mediately began to abuse both of them. Before K6rn realized Crone's intention, according to the statement. Crone hit Kern over the head with a lead pipe, and Kern never- fully -regained his senses until tonight. Miss Bowlin, who died two days after the assault, during a period of semi consciousness when asked who struck her murmured the word "Bert." Crone has stoutly maintained his innocence ever since his arrest. He asserted that he did not know Kern and that he was in a saloon on Grand avenue, a mile from Kersey Coates Terrace, when the assault occurred. Several witnesses sup port his alibi. Kern stated positively that he and Crone were acquainted. CALLED TRAITOR TO UNION Chicago Alderman Who Proposed Death Penalty for Assault. CHICAGO, July 27. Alderman Daniel Herlihy, of the Twenty-eighth Ward, was a member in good standing of the Steam Engineers' Union until last night. Now he is an outcast from that labor organ ization. He was expelled because, a few weeks ago, he introduced in the City Council a resolution calling upon the State Legislature to make assaults upon women and girls punishable by death. The union, through the me'dium of a series of sharp resolutions, "deplored the outrages upon women and children," but declared that asylums for insane and hos pitals are the proper places for the weak minded persons who commit such as saults. The resolution providing for Her lihy's expulsion was adopted unanimously, after a spirited discussion, in which the offending Alderman was berated roundly as a traitor to the trades union move ment. ATTACKS LIGHT FRANCHISE Another Suit In War on Denver Grabbers Charges Fraud. DENVER, July 27. Suit for cancella tion of the franchise claimed by the Den ver Gas & Electric Company as a result of the May election, similar to the suit brought against the Tramway Company a week ago, was filed today in the United States District Court. The complaint alleges that thousands voted for the franchise who under the law were not owners of property and tax payers and that the company was instru mental in causing these men to cast the fraudulent votes. THE WRONG CONSTANTINO Ponghkeepsie Man Released, Not Being Mrs. Gentry's Slayer. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. T., July 27. Fritz Constantino, the young man who was ar rested at Tivoli last week, charged with being the alleged murderer of Mrs. Ar thur W. Gentry, of Chicago, on January 6 last, will be discharged tomorrow. Con stantino is not the man, wanted by the Chicago authorities, although he bears a remarkably close resemblance to the mur derer. WIND WHIPS CLEVELAND Man Killed by Lightning and Huge - Hailstones Pelt City. ' CLEVELAND, O., July 27. A tremen dous electrical, rain, wind and hall storm broke over the city this afternoon. Im mense hailstones and a torrent of rain fell. The wind reached a maximum ve locity of 42 miles an hour. A number of runaways were caused by the pelting hall A city employe at one of the city water works cribs in Lake Erie was killed by lightning. REVISE ALL RITES Interstate Commission Asks Railroads to Act. SHOULD CONFER ON CHANGE Wholesale Revision of Tariffs and Simplification of Rules Required by New Law Commission Will Act With Roads. WASHINGTON, July 27. Chairman Martin A. Knapp, of the Interstate Com merce Commission, on behalf of the Com mission, has directed a letter to all the railroad companies and corporations of the United States, directing their special attention to section 6 of the recently en acted railroad-rate law. The section pro vides that every common carrier subject to the provision of the act snail nie wun the Commission and keep open to the public for inspection schedules "showing all the rates, fares and charges for trans portation between different points on its own route and between points on its own route and points on the route of any other carrier by railroad, pipe line or by water when a through route ana joint rate have been established." After quoting in the letter the whole of sectlbn 6 of the law, Mr. Knapp says: Must Amend All Tariffs. It is manifest that exlstlnit schedules must be changed or amended to bring- them Into full compliance with the provisions of law nhnvA ha fnrth. Thesa changes or amend ments can be made most satisfactory and at the same time with greater unirormity through the prompt action and co-operation of all carrlers subject to. the law. and to that end such carriers, through special com mittees or their representatives In traffic associations, are requested to confer Imme diately and thereupon propose to the com mission such measures of procedure respect ing the changes necessary to. be made In tariff construction, including the simplifica tion of present rules and regulations -and of exceptions to the application of specified rates, the definitive statement of Joint routes upon -which through rates are to ap ply and appropriate means of certainly Indi cating evidence of concurrence In Joint through rates both to tne commission to the public, while at the same time providing for plainly showing upon suitable schedules the services and the various changes re quired by the law to be published and filed. Railroads Must Act First. The cnmmisalon Is of the opinion that this duty should rest primarily with the carriers themselves. In view of their liability to for feitures and penalties In case of failure to comply with the mandatory requirements of the sixth section. The commission will, however, cordially co-operate with repre sentatives of the carriers and will freely discuss with them all pertinent questions which in this connection may arise, reserv ing always Its right to make at such times as may appear necessary any general or spe cial oroers within tne scope oi i auiuotu. ARMY CAMPS ARE OPENING Regulars and Guardsmen Go Into Training Together. Tir a c3TTTTwTriff-w Tnlv 97 Three camns VY rtJ ill., u i w . . , vu.j - ' of instruction for the regular Army and National Guard opened toaay. xney am at Mount Gretna, Pa.; Chicamauga Park, 4 A.id.in Tor v?tmip nririltinna.1 camps will be established before August 1 at American laite, waen., run micj, Kan.; Fort Benjamin Harrison, N. D., and Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo. The camps opened today will be con tinued until September 30 in charge of the regular troops, and militia troops will be constantly changed at these camps so as to afford as many state troops as possible an opportunity to drill In conjunction with the well-trained regulars. VIOLATE EIGHT-HOUR LAW Prosecutions Against Two Govern ment Contractors Begun. WASHINGTON, July 27. The first prosecutions in the District of Colum bia for violation of the eight-hour law on Government work was begun here today when United States Attorney Baker filed in the Police Court three informations against the Penn Bridge Company, a corporation of Pennsyl vania, and two against the District Construction Company, of the District of Columbia. Sell New Philippine Bonds. - WASHINGTON- July 27. The Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War Depart ment has announced that the $1,500,000 Philippine temporary certificates of in debtedness maturing September 1 will be retired by the issue of Jl.000,000 4 per cent certificates running for one year, and the payment of the remainder In cash. The certificates mentioned will be accepted at par as security for public deposits, should further deposits be made, and may be substituted for Gov ernment bonds now held as security for deposits, on condition tnat tne 'govern ment bonds thus released be nsed as se curity for additional circulation, when ever in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury it is desirable to stimulate an increase In national Dank circulation Bias will be received at the Bureau of Insular Affairs until z r. M. August 23, 1906. Executes Battleship Contracts. WASHINGTON, July 27. Acting Sec retary Newberry yesterday executed contracts for building the twin bat tleships Michigan and South Carolina. The awards were made some time ago. The Michigan is to be built by the New York Shipbuilding Company, at On account of the death of Kenneth Olds, son of J. C. Olds, our store will be closed today, OLDS, WOR TMAN & KING Camden, N. J., and the South Carolina at the Cramps ship yard, Philadelphia. President's Guests at Luncheon. OYSTER BAY, July 27. Acting Secre tary of State Bacon and Brigadier-General Thomas H. Barry, assistant chief of the Army General Staff, were entertained at luncheon by President Roosevelt to day. DEAD MAN'S ISLAND CASE Privy Counsel Dismisses - Appeal From British Columbia. LONDON, July 277The judicial com mittee of the Privy Council today dis missed without costs the case of the Attorney-General of British Columbia against the Attorney-General of Canada, apppealing from the judgment of Canada, rendered July 29, 1904, which reversed a decision of the court below. The issue between the province and the dominion was whether Dead Man's Island, in Vancouver Harbor, belonged to the former or the latter. The decision of the lower court favored the province and that of the Supreme Court the dominion. WHITELAW REID GIVES DINNER Distinguished Americans Meet Dis tinguished Britishers. LONDON, July 27. Ambassador White law Reid today entertained at dinner the American delegates to the conference of the Interparliamentary Union, and to meet them he invited a number of dis tinguished Americans and British sub jects. Among the Americans present were Congressmen John Sharp Williams and T. E. Burton, of Ohio; W. J. Bryan, C. J .Kohlsaat, Clarence H. Mackey and Rear-Admiral James H. Coggswell. Premier Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-man. Lord Chief Justice Alverstone, Winston Spencer Churchill, Parliamentary Secretary of the Colonial- office; the Bishop of London, Dr. Ingram and T. P. O'Connor were among the British guests who were introduced to the Americans. Spain AVould Be Arbitrator. MADRID, July 27. Arbitration of the dispute between Guatemala and Salvador through the United States- has developed considerable discussion here. The Madrid journals criticise the event, declaring that Spam was the proper arbitrator owing to the common language and the relations of the two countrieo with this nation, as well as Spain's possession of official archives relating to Spanish America. INCREASES PENSION FUND Carnegie Adds $5,000,000 to Pro vision for Old Professors. MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 27. A Sen tinel dispatch from Ripon, Wis., says:" Word was received today by the author ities of Ripon College that the Carnegie fund for the pensioning of aged college professors has been increased from $10, 000,000 to $16,000,000 by Andrew Carnegie, and that the conditions of the fund have been altered to allow of the pensioning of the widows of professors who would be eligible to the privileges of the Car negie Foundation. Deserter Kills Marshal and Flees. RICHLAND. Mo., July 27. City Marshal William Manes was shot and killed to night by James Price, alias Pritchett, a deserter from Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis. Price escaped and is being hunted with bloodhounds. Manes had ar rested Price and was on his way to town with the prisoner, when a young woman saw them scuffling. She was asked by Marshal Manes to assist In overpowering the prisoner, who had broken his hand cuffs and was endeavoring to escape. The young woman started to the Marshal's as sistance, but was warned away by the prisoner, who threatened to shoot her if she Interfered. Price then shot Manes and escaped. CHIEF RABBI OF ALL JEWS Convention of Orthodox Rabbis Elects Bernard Leventhal. TRENTON, ' N. J., July 27. Bernard Leventhal. who for 15 years has been chief rabbi of the orthodox Jews of Phila delphia, today was unanimously elected chief rabbi of the entire body of orthodox Jews of the United States at the closing of the fourth annual convention of ortho dox Jewish rabbis, which has been in session here for the past four days. Rabbi Leventhal came to Philadelphl 15 years ago from Kowno, Russia- Police Stop Socialist Oration. COUNCIL BLUFFS, la., July 27. A street meeting addressed by Harry Mc Kee, of California, National lecturer and organizer for the Socialist party, was broken up bythe police last night. Mc Kee claims to have received permission from the Mayor to hold the meeting, but Chief of Police Richmond declares that McKee was' making an inflammatory speech against the Government and that he would' not permit it. Noted Horseman Kills Himself. EAST AURORA, N. T., July 27. John Bradbury shot and killed himself at his home here tonight. He had been ill for some time and It Is believed that the suicidal mania came upon him sud denly. Bradbury was one of the rec ognized horsemen of the day, and had recently written a book on horse train ing. Socialists Raid Singer's Store. WARSAW, July 27. A party of So cialists forced its way into the Singer shop today and fired several shots, compelling the closing of the shop. TANGLED UP l LAW Williams Stands Off Sheriff and His Noose. RESPITE FROM DAY TO DAY Sentenced in One County,' Habeas Corpus Suit in Another Pris oner Gains Time by Violent Resistance to Sheriff. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., July 27. Members of the legal profession of Jefferson County are in a quandary today over the most novel action in a criminal case ever taken In the state. Last night Judge Samuel L. Weaver, of the Criminal Court, grant ed a writ of habeas corpus in the case of John Williams, of Cullman, Ala., just 12 hours before the time set for the exe cution of the prisoner for the murder of State Senator R. L. Hipp. The writ was made returnable today. The prisoner was convicted in the Circuit Court of Cullman County and the Supreme Court of Ala bama affirmed the sentence. Lawyers Argue All Day. Williams was brought here for safe keeping. The petition for the writ of habeas corpus was made on an Insanity plea, and the question which has been argued by counsel all day In the Criminal Court is whether a Jefferson County offi cial has jurisdiction and authority to issue the writ. The arguments before the court have been continued until tomorrow. Meantime the hour for the legal execu tion has expired, and It was thought a new date for the hanging will have to be set in case of failure to sustain the in sanity plea. Governor Jeiks, however, came to the rescue and granted the pris oner a respite until tomorrow. He will grant respites from day to day until the question is settled. Sentiment in this community and In North Alabama, where the crime was committed, has been thoroughly aroused since the famous Hawse riot in 1888. The populace favors Williams. ' Williams Fights Sheriff. Last night, when Sheriff O'Rear, of Cullman County, accompanied by several deputies, entered the Jail here to secure Williams the latter seized a section of Iron pipe which he had torn loose from the sewer connections In his cell and threatened to kill the first man who tried to enter his cell. Finally a quantity of ammonia was se cured and dashed on the prisoner through the bars. The fumes of the drug over came him and the officers were able to handcuff him. However, his resistance caused such a delay that the officers missed the train on which they expected to take Williams to Cullman. This gave the condemned man's son an opportunity to secure the writ of habeas corpus. AT DYNAMITE ARGUES AGAINST PLUMBERS' MERGER, Fend Between Rival Labor OrganU zations Causes Eight to Re ceive Serious Injuries. NEW TORK, July 27. While peace ne gotiations between local unions No. 2 and 480 of the Plumbers & Gasfltters' Associa tion were in progress this evening, two bombs or large torpedoes filled with metal or stones were thrown from the Third-avenue elevated structure Into a group of members of the latter union waiting outside Teutonia Hall, at Six teenth street and Third avenue, for a meeting to begin. Eight, of the group suffered cuts and abrasions from the fly ing fragments. Local No. 2 recently' lost a strike against the master plumbers. The latter refused to employ any hut members of No. 480, which is affiliated with the Na tional organization, while No. 2 Is not, and required the members of No. 2 to join No. 480. Many members were will ing to do so and applied for membership in No. 480. There was a section of No. 2 s membership, however, which opposed the merger, and it is believed that some of that party was responsible for the bomb throwing. . Overtures were made, however, for an amicable merger, and both unions were in session tonight for that purpose. The bomb-throwing occurred Just as No. 480' s members were about to be called to order by their president, William Thompson. About 600 members were Inside the hall, and 100 others, with many of No. 2"s members who were seeking admission to No. 480, were outside on the sidewalk. The bomb fell amidst this group. President Thompson, of Local No. 480, said tonight that he had suspended all negotiations for a merger of the unions, as ha believed that the bomb was thrown by members of No. 2. Bryan Accepts Call From South. LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 27. J. W. Vreeland. of the State Democratic Cen tral Committee, today received a cable gram from W. J. Bryan, accepting the invitation recently extended to attend a monster reception in his honor to be given at a date to be selected later-It Is planned' to make the gathering Mr. Bryan's Southern welcome and Invita tions will be extended the Governors, Congressmen, Senators and prominent politicians of all the Southern States.