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THE MORN'JXG OREGOXTAN. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1908.
PEACE IS OFFERED
TO ANNA GOULD
Brother and Sister Visit Sick
and Rebellious Beloved
of Helie. .
ENGAGEMENT NOT DENIED
Vnarrel OT-r Proposed Srcond Mar
riage May Soon Knd Lovers
Soon (.oinjr. to France to ' '
Announce Plans.
XKW YORK. April 1 (Special.)
Evlieri'-p was forthcoming tonight
that prinus efforts now are being:
mari to chf'k the family breach occa
sioned by Mme. Anna Gould's avowed
determination to accept the hand of
the Prince de Sajran. Among all par
ties to the controversy there was a
tendency toward conciliation.
The Prince, who had flatly asserted
ltlmself a suitor and had stated that
Mme. Oould had taken legal steps to
protect her interest in the estate of
rer father, the late Jay Gould, avoid
ed any further discussion of the latter
subject. He aain defended his per
sonal career, but without reference to
George J. Gould, who has been most
bitter in opposition to the court paid
his sister by the French nobleman.
The Prince stated'that he rright alter
his plans and leave for France next
Tuesday. He did not deny that mar
riaare was expected in the near future.
Conciliatory steps were taken by
members of Mme. Gould's family, who
heretofore have bitterly opposed her
princely suitor. Tonight Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Gould visited the former Coun
tess in her apartments at the Hotel
Ft. Regis, where she still Is confined
to her bed with an attack of bronchi
tis. Other relatives, including Helen
Gould and George J. Gould, evinced
their concern by repeated telephone In
quiries, and, contrary to the preceding
day, these calls were promptly an
swered. In short, all signs pointed to
members of the family finally acced
ing to the wishes of Mme. Gould.
The Prince talked frankly of his
affairs tonight, though carefully
avoiding any utterances savoring of
bitterness toward those members of
the Gould family who have opposed
his suit.
"I suppose I am to be driven out
of the city by all this publicity rela
tive to my affairs, " said he. "For
tat reason I may alter my pain of
leaving April 9 and depart next
Tuesday."
AVXOIXCE FACT IV FRANCE
Tint Anna Gould's Friends Admit
Engagement to Prince.
NEW YORK, April 1. That Prince
Helie de Sapan is a suitor for the
hand of Madame Anna Gould Is an
nounced by ,tlie Prince himself In a
statement In which be says that Mme.
Gouid will sail for France very soon
after his own departure, which is set
for April 9. Mme. Gould !s quoted as say
ing that she shall no "longer be op
pressed and ruled by her family," that
at last she has assented herself and
"shall abide by her own decision."
Madame Gould is ill In her apart
ments at the St. Regis, and the data
of her departure for Europe is believed
to be largely dependent upon the rapid
ity with which she recovers.
Sirs. Tyler Morse, with whom Madame
Anna Gould Is stopping at the St. Regis
Hotel, said today:
"I am authorised to say for Madame
Gould that there will be no formal an
nouncement of her engagement made in
this city. The engagement will be pub
licly announced in France, according; to
certain formalities that must be ob
served there, as Madame Gould Is a cit
izen of France.
"1 cannot say how soon Madame Gould
will Klve her answer to the Prince, but
it will not he made public, I know, in
this country."
An order authorizing George Gould and
Miss Helen Gould as receivers of Mad
ame Gould's surplus income to reim
burse George. J. Gould in the sum of
$;-UW which he had paid to Edmond
Kelley. the attorney, in connection with
Madame Gould's recent divorce action
against Count Ron! de Castellane. was
s'pned today by Judge Lacomb in the
I'nlted States Circuit Court The same
order provides a payment of $:) to
Judse pillon. chief counsel for the Gould
Interests, for services which he rendered
In connection with the divorce action.
The order of the court was made in ac
cordance with the trusteeship instituted
In the suit originally brought In 1901.
when the creditors of Count Poni mere
pressing Mm for settlement. At that time
a compromise was effected by the au
pr.ptmer.t of George J. Gould and Helen
M. Gould as receivers of their 'sinter's
Income, they to turn over Jton.OOO a year
to the creditors until the Count's debts
hai been paid. As these debts have not
yet been paid In full Madame Gould's
income still is under the control of th.
Federal Courts.
HUGHES VICTIM OF BUNCO
(I'ontlnufd From Fir Fture-)
the Tort at Plaitstairjc, which ts worth
from 10.ono to $15,000 a year.
Toe Not ced Job.
Thr rrr?fnt orrupant is TValtt r C
Vithert. frirnd of the Pre.idnt, and a
red-hot Taft man. Mr. Wither is a
millionaire, personally popular hut it is
not hi hand that m.1is the party ma
chinery. Even in his own county. Qssex,
liis a-upremacy is dependant upon the
friendship of others.
Malby is friendly to O'Brien. He I?
a!so vociferously active for Odell. Any
movement to humiliate his old leader
would bring Malhy into the r!ne in battle
array. But aa a straight party man the
St. Lawrence County Congressman real
ises the necessity of peace, and a capable
leadership. And on this basis he has
struck hands with Fames.
ke Plum for O'Brien.
Mr. Malby will be one of the two dele
ft:it'S from the Twenty-sixth District to
the Chicago convention. The other will
b somebody selected by John F. O'Brien.
Both will be for Taft when the break oc
curs. So will the other Odell men
throughout the state. And O'Brien is to
receive his reward by being made Col
!e tor of the Fort of Plattsburs.
This, however. Is only a. minor part of
the ereement. It means a harmonious
organization in New York.- State Cnalr
man Timothy I Woodruff will retire.
His pucrrssor will probably be "William
Barnes, Jr. The understanding !s that
a recognized Odell man. probably Malby
wlU place Mia In nomination.
that the Roosevelt faction and the Odell
faction have decided to sink their fac
tional differences and work together for
"party success.
Gentlemen's Agreement.
The treaty of peace also provides that
the Odell men shall be treated with
courtesy at the state convention, which
will nominate a full ticket. Speaker
James W. Bradswortli, Jr.. is the slated
candidate for Governor. He is an out
and out Roosevelt man. but is not person
ally objectionable to the Odell faction.
The latter crowd will be given several
places on the state ticket, and there is
to be a "gentlemen's agreement" that
patronage shall not be used as a club,
but as a reward to party men who deserve,
it, regardless of their former, factional
affiliations.
Charms Odell 3Len.
There is no denying that this propo
sition has charmed the Odell men. They
have been shouting; for Hughes, simply
because there was nothing else for them
to do, but their hearts were not In it.
Odell has not received any consideration
from Hughes, In fact, the only politician
appointed to office In the last two years
has been Commissioner of Public "Works
E. C. Stevens, and he has not been al
lowed the full sway that he desired.
Naturally the proposition to share in the
loaves and fishes has met with a ready
response. And at the present moment,
the Odell crowd are more heartily lor
Taft than are leaders like Parsons and
Woodruff.
With both factions privately against
him. It is easy to see that the Hughes
boom is in a mighty bad way, although
the men who are guiding its destinies
are not yet awake to conditions.
EXCELLED FROM HOTEL
.MRS. THAW AAT THOMAS TV BAD
OJKK IN NEW YORK.
Heroine of Mirror Room Denies1 Her
Identity and Says Her Double
Was With Thomas.
NEW TORK, April 1. (Special.) That
E. R. Thomas and Mrs.- Evelyn Nesblt
Thaw, while at supper early Tuesday
morning In the grillroom of the Hotel
Knickerbocker, were requested to leave
the hotel by James B. Regan, the pro
prietor, and that after a debate they
obeyed, became known today.
Mrs. Thaw late tonight Issued a de
nial of the story of the ejectment and
blamed It all on a "double." She said
that there is In New Tork a young
woman, described by her as "an actress
or something," whose resemblance to her
has caused a great deal of trouble.
"She wears linen collars like I used
to wear," says Mrs. Thaw.
JAMES C. GOODALE DEAD
Prominent Lumberman of Willam
ette Valley for Many Years,
SANTA MONICA, Cal., April 1. (Spe
cial.) James C. Goodale, a retired lum
ber dealer and sawmill man of Salem,
Or., dropped dead at Sawtelie this after
noon. He was there on "a visit with his
wife. They had arranged to leave for
their home In the North tomorrow night.
Heart trouble was hfa ailment. Mr.
Goodale was 75 years old. The body will
leave for Salem tomorrow night.
SALEM, Or., April 1 (Special.) J. C.
Goodale, Sr., was for many years a resi
dent of Salem and was well known as a
lumberman In the Willamette Valley.
He was born In New Tork, 75 years ago.
While a young man he went to Michi
gan and there engaged in lumbering.
DR1' K 3 VM BAIXMING FIX 1 1,
1IKS.
CENTRA MA, Wash., April 1.
(Special. ) William McOinnis, of Bu
ix) da. died thi morning; as the result
of a drink of embalming fluid taken
in mlMake for whisky. Three weeks
ago McOlnnls wife died. When the
undertakers removed thoir parapher
nalia from tha house they left a bottle
of the preservative they had used.
McOlnnls came home In an Intoxi
cated condition Sunday ntg-ht, and,
finding the bottle, proceeded to take
a long drink. It made him very
iek. but he lived mitll this morning.
Sand declared that death xcaa due to
poisoning.
which occupation he resumed at Hub
hard, Or., upon coming to this state in
lAter he removed to Coburg, Tant;
County, where he operated a sawmill
for 20 ycarw. Touring the laj"t 15 years
h has conducts a lumber yard in this
city.
Mr. Goodale wns a veteran of the Civil
War. having served in a Michigan regi
ment which participated in the battle of
ShiloH and other engagements. He was
a member of the MHonic fraternity and
of the order of Oddfellows. He leaves a
widow, thrpe sons and one daughter
The latter are J. C. Goodale, Jr., and
t C. Goodale. Salem: W. D. Goodale.
Ballard. Wash., and Mrs. Ida Stevens,
Kujrene.
Funeral arrangements have not been
made.
FO RARER IS BTIIjIj FIGHTING
Will I'rjse Parage of His Colored
Troops Bill.
WASHINGTON, Apri! 1. Reporting ad
versely to the committee on military af
fairs two bills for the reinstatement of
rejero soldiers of the Twenty-fifth United
States Infantry, Senator Foraker said
today that he would not move an indefi
nite postponement, as Is usual in such
cases, but would ask that they go on the
calendar.
"At the earliest opportunity." said Mr.
Foraker, ,-I will call up the bill intro
duced by me for consideration, and will
ask the Senate to disagree to the report
and pafs the measure.'
SPOKANE TIVNERS OX STRIKE
Quit Because Contractors Will Not
Raise Wages From $4.50 to $5.
SPOKANE, April 1. In accordance
with a vote of the Sheet Metal Work
ers' Union, all union tinners employed
in the city quit work this morning
because of the refusal of contractors
to increase wages from $4.50 to $5 a
day. About 40 men struck. The con
tractors claim they can secure plenty
of nonunion men, but the Building
Trades Council has voted to uphold
the strike by its members refusing to
work with nonunion tinners.
HOGER B. SrVNOTT.
For District Attorney,
DEFEAT FOR RUEF
. IN TWO COURTS
San Francisco Boss Loses
Fight for Change of Venue
on Every Point.
NOW IN HIS LAST DITCH
Sole Hope Is In Immunity Contract,
Validity of Which Will Be Argued
Today Trial by Jury Is
Apparently Near.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 1. Abraham
Ruef, former political boss of this
city, against whom more than 103 In
dictments, charging: bribery of mem
bers of the former Board of Supervis
ors, were returned, and whose pre
liminary legal skirmishes to avoid
trial have kept some of the courts oc
cupied for two months, sustained three
adverse rulings today, one In the
Superior and two in the Appellate
Court. 1
Judge Doollng, of San Benito County,
requested by Judge Frank H. Dunne,
who went East last night, to preside
in the latter" department of the Su
perior Court in the trial of Ruef, de
nied the motion of counsel for Ruef to
transfer the caffe to another court and
refused to make an order upon the
showing of the defense, disqualifying;
himself, ruling that he was not biased,
or prejudiced and that he was quali
fied to sit in the trial.
The District Court of Appeals late
In the afternoon denied Ruef's peti
tion for a writ of prohibition restrain
ing Judge Dooling from proceeding
with the trial on tha ground of al
leged disqualification, and also refused'
to grant his application for a writ of
mandate compelling Judge Dqoling.to
transfer the case to some other de
partment of the Superior Court.
Swamped by Affidavits.
Henry Ach and Frank J. Murphy,
counsel for Ruef, have made a strong
technical fight for two months to pre
vent Ruef's trial and were Instrument
al in clogging- Judge Lawlor's depart
ment of the Superior Court with an
avalanche of affidavits bearing- upon
the much-discussed "Immunity con
tract' between Ruef and the prosecu
tion. So numerous and voluminous
were the affidavits of both sides that
Judge Lawlor has not yet been able
to read ail of them and render his de
cision. With the rulings today, however, of
Judge Doollng and the Appellate
Court, the preliminary defensive re
sources of Ruef's counsel seem to be
about exhausted and the actual trial
of the many-times Indicted political
boss, who has now been in custody a
year, appears to be within sight.
Holds Contract Void.
Immediately upon Judge Doolmg pass
upo n his o w n q u al i ftca tiona to pres i de,
Frank J. Murphy, Ruef's associate coun
sel, raised the question of the "immunity
contract" as a bar to further proceedings
and sought to Introduce the mass of evi
dencitry showing made upon that point
before Judge Lawlor. Judge Doollng,
however, refused to receive the affidavits
and made his position on the question
very clear. He held that an Immunity
contract was unknown to the law, that It
was not enforceable, and that if such
a contract was in existence, the defend
ant must rely upon the good faith of
the prosecution and upon the complacency
of the court to consider it.
While Judge Dooling refused to receive
at this time, any affidavits bearing upon
the existence of such a contract between
Reuf and the prosecution, he was willing
to give the defense an opportunity to cite
authorities on the question of whether
Ruef could claim any legal relief by
reaaon of his reliance upon the promises
of immunity made by the prosecution.
Argument upon this point will be made
tomorrow morning.
Ruef's Ijast Hope.
Should the court hold, as It intimated
today that It would, that the Immunity
contract and Its repudiation by the prose
cution, has no legal bearing upon the case
at issue, Ruef's defensive works will prac
tically be swept away and his trial will
follow.
In Judpe Lawlor's department of the
Superior Court, Patrick Calhoun, presi
dent of the United Railroads; Tirey L.
Ford, general counsel for the same cor
poration, and Ruef were arraigned upon
the three joint indictments returned by
the grand Jury last wetk charging them
with offering a bribe. These indictments
are duplicates of others returned by the
previous grand jury, but drawn up with
a view of avoldlnsr some of the technical
objections that have been raised.
Will Plead Friday.
The pleading of the three defendants
was continued until Friday afternoon. The
remainder of the day In that department
was occupied with argument and motions
to strike out portions of the affidavits
filed by the defense, seeking to disqualify
Judge Lawlor from presiding at the third
trial of Ford.
WATSON FIRST CANDIDATE
(Continued From First Page.)
to provide for local option with the
county as a unlt a more general pri
mary election law; an inheritance tax
law; an indorsement of President Roose
velt; waterways improvement and eco
nomic administration of National affairs,
especially of the Army and Navy, and
prohibiting corporations from contributing
to campaign funds.
At the opening of the convention this
afternoon, following after the adoption of
committee reports. Mr. Overstreet de
livered the keynote address, followed by
speeches by Messrs. Beveridge, Hetnen
way and Hanly. The mention of the
name of Mr. Fairbanks by Chairman
Overstreet brought forth from the dele
gates hearty cheers that lasted several
minutes.
Fairbanks on Tariff Revision.
Mr. Fairbanks letter to Mr. Overstreet
declares that tralff revision sentiment has
so far crystallixed as to make revision
reasonably certain at no distant date. He
says there seems no difference of opinion
except as to the time. He proceeds to
argue that a special session be called
immediately after the election, as It will
insure revision by a Republican Congress
and reduce the period of resultant busi
ness disturbance to the minimum and
could be completed before the Inaugura
tion of the new administration on March
4, 1PJS. He says revision must be along
protective lines and concludes:
We should ber in mind the fact, also,
that there are many of the schedules In
the present tariff law which do not require
i-rbarge They are only reasonably proter
tlve and business for ten years has adjusted
itself to them. The schedules where chejiged
condition have rendered, alteration advis
able are not -so numerous as to require as
lore- consideration aa was given to discus
sion of the present law. In short, with
reffurd to many Items of the schedules... there
Is no demand tor any change. Congress can
address itself to the consideration and
modification of those which are subject to
criticism and which should be ehsnfted In
the Interest of a sound economy demand
with reasonable dispatch. It Is not wise to
enter upon the work of wholesale demoli
tion, nor is it wise to make changes where
they are not required by rood business or
some well-founded public demand.
Beverldpo for Progress, i
Mr. Beveridge spoke ardently In favor
of continuing the progressive Republican
policy of reform, saying:
If no man proposed to tear down what
we have bullded, shall we listen to their
counsel that we should not finish our work?
For there Is yet work to be done. If there
is not. let us disband. Whsn any party be
come merely a machine, seeking the spoils
f office, it is no longer a political party,
but a company of brigands.
"A do-nothing policy Is not Republican
not American, laurcls fade when not re
freshed by new and noble deeds.
We mast revise the Sherman law. It Is
nearly 20 years old in fact and a centery
old In spirit. It penalises dishonest combina
tion, and that Is rig-ht; but also It manacles
honest business, and that is wrong. Busi
ness is the came for the trade activities of
the people. Free its hands, unshackle its
feet. Only upon the dishonest let the ball
and chain be locked. Strike only that hunt
nees which pilfers from the people; but help
all business that serves the people. Our
watchword Is justice. For the pirates of
business the yardarm or the plank; but for
honest business the open seas and welcom
ing' ports.
Hard on Standpatters.
The tariff must b revised Immediately
after the Presidential election. To revise It
now would lock tFp business for months of
disaster and doubt. He who would refuse to
revise the tariff immediately after the Pres
idential election Is too ancient to be trusted;
he who would revise the tariff on the eve
of the presidential election is too hypocrit
ical to be tolerated. But the earliest pos
sible revision of ths tariff Is the will of the
people.
He spoke in scornful terms of the oppo
nents of tariff revision as highwaymen
and gluttonous corporations. He Insisted
that experts should at once begin finding
the facts, saying:
"The .man who does not want experts
to find out the facts does not want the
facts found, out."
He. said the classifications were a gen
eration old and that by common-sense
tariff methods Germany was passing us
and even Japan' was rivaling us.
President Roosevelt, when mentioned
by Senator Beveridge, received several
rounds of applause.
Mr. Hemenway's speech was chiefly
praise of Mr. Fairbanks and a contrast
between the panics of 1SS3 and 1907, saying
the latter was a bankers' panic He also
spoke for tariff revision after the election
ASK BRYAN TO ATTEND
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS PLAJ
JEFFERSON DAY DINNER.
Nebraskan Is InTlted to Grace Two
Banquets by the ProgresslTe
Democratic League.
NEW TORK. April 1. There will be
two Jefferson day dinners In New Tork
rn the night of April 13, and William
J. Bryan will be the principal speak
er at one of them, If the present plans
of Harry Walker, head of the New
York Progressive Democratic League,
do not fall. One of these dinners will
be at the Hotel Knickerbocker and
nnder the "auspices of the National
Democratic Club. Mr. Bryan was In
vited to attend this dinner, but was
not asked to speak.
Today Mr. Walker announced that H.
H. Hughes, of Springfield, Mo., had
sent him a check for $1000 to be ex
pended In celebrating the birthday of
Jefferson. Mr. Walker said he had
engaged the ball room of the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel for a banquet on April
13 and had telegraphed the facts to
Mr. Bryan and asked him to -be the
principal speaker at the dinner.
Mr. Walter declared that two-thirds
of the members of the National Demo
cratic Club are Bryan men and that If
Mr. Bryan attends the dinner of that
club they will Insist that he deliver
a speech.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 1. William J.
Bryan today declined to discuss the
situation In New York regarding the
two Jeffersonlan banquets.
TAFT
LEAVES
FOR
OHIO
Will Visit Large Cities of Middle
AVest on Trip.
WASHINGTON. April 1. Secretary
Taft left here today for a ten days'
visit to cities In the Middle West. He
will deliver an address before the
Board of Trade at Columbus, O., Thurs
day evening, and the next evening he
will address the International Union
at the Auditorium Hotel, In Chicago.
He will spend Saturday in Chicago as
the guest of the Press Club at lunch
eon in the early afternoon and then
hold a reception at the Hamilton Club
In the late afternoon. In the evening
he will attend a dinner given by the
Commercial Club, and will respond to
a toast. Sunday he will leave Chicago
In time to keep an engagement to ad
dress the McKlnley Club of Omaha,
Monday evening. Tuesday Mr. Taft will
attend a banquet In the morning given
in his honor by the Commercial Club
of Council Bluffs and "111 leave that
city in time to meet engagements to
spend Thursday, the 9th, in Cincin
nati. On that day he will be enter
tained by the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce In the afternoon and will
attend a banquet reception by the
Phoenix Club in the evening. He will
possibly visit Louisville on the 10th
and return to Washington on the 11th.
Taft Has Massachusetts.
BOSTON, April 1. Returns from yes
terday's state Republican primaries
show that of the 1650 delegates to the
state convention 901 are either pledged
or favorable to Taft and 649 unpledged.
The delegates-at-large probably will be
Senators Lodge and Crane, ex-Governor
J. L. Bates and Colonel Sidney O. Blg
ney. Bryan Entertains Editors.
LINCOLN, Neb.. April 1. Sixty-five
Democratic editors of Nebraska were the
guests last night at an informal dinner
tendered by William J. Bryan at the
L!nde!l Hotel. The editors mainly were
old friends and acquaintances of Mr.
Brvan, and the function was in the
nature of a family affair.
Bryan Leaves lor Iowa.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 1. William J.
Bryan left today for Des Moines, la.,
where he will deliver addresses tomor
row and tomorrow evening. Then he will
travel through Kansas, Colorado and
Nebraska.
Receives "Rough Riders."
NEW ORLEANS. April 1. Sightseeing
and shopping occupied the greater part
of the time of Mrs. Roosevelt today in
New Orleans. Returning to the May
flower Just before luncheon this after
noon, she received those of the "Rough
Riders" reterans who are now living in
this city.
ROGER B. SL-VNOTT. '
i'ot JJistrlct Attorney, 7
HO UWYEH. HE SAYS
Florida Congressman Vehe
mently Assails Bonaparte.
UNFIT FOR THE OFFICE
Attack Grows Ont of Request for
Statement of Expenses of Feon
age Prosecutions in the
Southern States.
WASHINGTON, April 1. Debate on tha
agricultural appropriation bill was de
void of the charges and Imputations
which marked Its consideration on Mon
day and Tuesday. More progress was
made with the measure than on any
previous day and the Indications are that
it will Anally get through tomorrow.
Today's discussion dwelt on a propo
sition for an increased appropriation for
the farmers' bulletins, which, however,
was refused, and the subject of Inquiries
into road-building, etc., hy the depart
ment, the trend of opinion being that
such, work should be encouraged.
The session was opened with a bitter
attack on Attorney-General Bonaoarte
by Mr. Clark, of Florida, who Denounced
him as being no lawyer and unfit to hold
the office. The occasion for the utterance
was the reporting out of committee of a
resolution by Mr. Clark calling for a
statement of the expenses connected with
peonage investigations and prosecutions.
That the resolutions were simply a
further and unnecesssry attack on the
Attorney-General by Mr. Clark was ths
declaration of Mr. Caulfteld. of Missouri,
who led the opposition.
. The resolution was tabled.
Tha House adjourned.
SENATOR HEYBVRN BEATEN
Filibuster on Jones BIH Ends In
truer Rout.
ORFJGONIAN NEJWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, April 1. Senator Heyburn's three
day fllbuster to defeat Representative
Jonts' bill' authorizing the Benton Water
Company to dam Snake River at Three
Mile Rapids ended in utter rout this after
noon, the Senate turning him down by a
vote of 47 to 4.
The passage of this bill and the con
sideration of a measure for adjudicating
the claims of states against the Govern
ment on account of the disposition of the
proceeds of public lands occupied nearly
the entire session of the Senate today.
NO TYET RIPE FOR HOME RfLE
Hoggatt Says Alaska Needs More
People and Railroads.
WASHINGTON. April 1. Governor W.
B. Hoggatt, of Alaska, today presented
to the House committee on territories,
argument against a bill to provide a ter
ritorial form of government for Alaska.
He said Alaska is not yet ready to bo
erected Into a territory; that Its total
white population, scattered over a vast
area, does not exceed 30,000 persons; that
until the natural Isolation of Alaska's
communities from one another Is over
come by transportation facilities, the best
form of government Is that by courts,
which now obtains.
The Governor said that, inasmuch as
the voting strength of the district would
lie within a few communities where
mining interests or the saloon element
would have control, It is extremely doubt
ful that a House of delegates would be
elected and that laws to be passed by a
Legislature such as provided under the
territorial form of government would
be apt to lead to endless corrective legis
lation in Congress.
Delegate Cale, of Alaska, author of the
bill, spoke In Its support. He said the
white residents of Alaska are for the
most part men of the hardy pioneer type
and that as Americans they are entitled
to receive the benefits of a territorial
form of government.
MRS. GRAY REPEATS CHARGES
Accuses Garfield and Leupp of 3Iis-
conduit in Crow Affairs.
WASHINGTON, April 1. Mrs. Helen
Pierce -Gray, a newspaper woman, who
was arrested last Summer on the Crow
Indian Reservation in Montana and
kept in Jail for three months on a
charge of collecting money from the
Indians, waa given a hearing today be
fore the Senate committee on Indian
affairs. She denied that she had col
lected more money thai) was necessary
to pay hen expenses to Washington,
where she came to make representa
tions relative to Injustices which she
claimed had been done the Indians. She
charged Secretary Garfield and Com
missioner Leupp with misconduct In
office, and declared that Major Rey
nolds, the Crow Agent, had been guilty
of gross favoritism in leasing the In
dian lands. She also asserted that Mr.
Leupp had been partial to the Lincoln
Township Company. Mr. Leupp was
present, and denied having any finan
cial Interest in that company.
Sure to Create Postal Banks.
WASHINGTON. April 1. Senator
Bourne, who Is working with. the sub
committee on the postal savings bank
bill, says it will be reported to the en
tire committee, and possibly to the Sen
ate tomorrow. The measure agreed
upon by ths subcommittee is a compo
site of the Carter and Knox bills, and
has the approval of the Postmaster
General. Mr. Bourne says that he re
gards this as more important legisla
tion than the Aldrlch currency bill, and
intends working for Its passage
through the Senate and House this ses
sion. Dead Letter I .-aw Repealed.
WASHINGTON. April 1. A bill repeal
ing the act of March 1867, prohibiting
the payment of any claim against the
United States originating before the Civil
War to any one who did not prove loyal
to the United States during that war.
was today passed by the Senate. It was
claimed that the law was practically re
pealed by the proclamation of amnesty.
National Bank Circulation.
WASHINGTON. April 1. The monthly
circulation statement Issued by the Con
troller of the Currency shows that at
the close of business March 31. 1908, Arte
amount of National bank-notes vjt
standlng was t6.Q6.407.3S5. which ,1s an In
crease for the year of $99,195,292 and an
Increase for the month of I732.83S.
Increase in National itebt.
WASHINGTON. April J. The monthly
statement of the public dbt shows that
at the close of business March 31, 19,
the total debt less cash In the Iasury
amounted to $!!9.-2i.3:fr. which 1a an in
crease for the month of 9.299,5Sl.
Building for Walla WuTJa.
TASHINGTO.N, April L The. Senate
committee on public grounds and build
ings today ordered reported a bill appro
priating $230,000 for a new building at
Walla Walla, Wash.
AGAINST THE ALDRICH BILL
House Committee Displays Hostility.
Hearings Begin April 8.
WASHINGTON. April L By a majority
vote the House committee on banking
and currency agreed to give hearings on
the Aldrlch bill, beginning April 8, and
continuing daily for one week.
The sentiment of the committee, as
developed in a brief discussion in legisla
tive session, practically was unanimous
against a favorable report on the bill in
the form In which it was passed by the
Senate.
REPORT LABOR BILL FRIDAY
House Committee Has Employers
Liability Measure. Ready.
WASHINGTON lnrll 1 m,. un,...
ecmmlttee on judiciary todny agreed to
report an Employers' Liability bill next
rnutij aim aeciaea to ma lie an ertort to
haVe the bill IUTI Miinrtu. Amnntw
the more important amendments is one
eliminating ine paragraph making the
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cars, whether engaged in Interstate or
Intrastate commerce.
Arrtd Venezuela Question.
WASHINGTON. April 1. For an hour
and a half today. Secretary Root dis
cussed with the Senate committee on
foreign relations, the various arbitration
treaties resulting from The Hague Con
ference, which are now before the Sen
ate, with the result that the committee
decided to favorably report the general
treaty providing for the pacific settle
ment of International disputes.
The committee also heard Mr. Root's
views on the two treaties providing for
the regulation of contracts and establish
ment of prise courts, but took no action
on either of them. Contrary to expecta
tions, the Venezuelan question was not
touched upon.
MOVES TO START MINES
LEWIS CALLS CONFERENCE TO
AGREE ON WAGE SCALE.
Many Operators Wiling to Confer.
Mines In Some Sections Run,
Pending Agreement.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 1. The first of
ficial act of President Lewis, of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, in assum
ing his office today, was to send tele
graphic Invitations to the operators of
the competitive field, consisting of West
ern Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana and Illi
nois to attend a meeting in this city Mon
day, April 8, with representatives of the
miners, to make an effort to agree upon
a call for an Interstate wage convention
and, if necessary, to decide upon a gen
eral resumption of mining operations in
the field.
Mr. Lewis said tonight he had received
a number of replies, most of which were
favorable to the move, but he has not
yet received enough to determine finally
the result.
District meetings are being held in an
effort to reach an agreement in the dif
ferent states, and It Is believed the strike
will be of short duration ;
Central Pennsylvania and--Indiana mines
are in operation, as an agreement has
been reached In the former district, and
in Indina miners and operators have
agreed to continue work pending a settle
ment which is being negotiated by meet
ings at Terre Haute.
All the miners of Western Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, the trans-Mississippi and out
lying districts have quit work.
METHODI9 TBISHOP DISMISSES
COOKE'S CHARGES.
New York Conference Refuses to
Hear Him, but He Will Con
tinue Attacks.
NE7W TORK, April 1. Ths charges
preferred against Chancellor Day, of
Syracuse University, by the Rev. George
A. Cooke, of Brandon, Vt.. were ruled
out of court by Bishop David H. Moore,
at the opening of the 109th session of
the New York Methodist Episcopal Con
ference today.
Bishop Moore, in dismissing the charges,
said he regarded the complaint against
hancelIor Day as a direct attack upon
fre speech and free press. The decision
was greeted with cheers and long-continued
applause.
The charge sagalnst Chancellor Day
contained five counts and were to the
effect that he had defamed President
Roosevelt in some of his public utter
ances. Dr. Day made no effort to answer
the charges.
Charges of defamation of character,
hypocrisy and intimidation against Pro
fessor Borden P. Browne, of Boston Uni
versity, and of scandal and misrepresenta
tion against Rev. Dr. James M. Buckley,
editor of the Christian Advocate, were
made by Mr. Cooke, at the opening ses
sion of the New York East Conference
of -Methodist Episcopal churches in
Brooklyn today. These charges were dis
missed by unanimous action. Similar
charges against the same men bad been
previously preferred by Mr. Cooke, but
they were not sustaiid.
Mr. Cooke today asked permission
to explain his attitude in the renewal
of the charges, but the right to take
the floor was denied him on the
ground that he had no standing in the
conference. Mr. Cooke, discussing-his
failure in his case against Dr. Day,
tonight said:
"Do not think that I am discouraged
by these apparent setbacks. I never
expected my charges would be brought
to trial by either conference. T rcog-
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EVANS PASSES LOS ANGELES
Welcomed by Committee Is Much
Emaciated by Sickness.
LOS ANGRLB3, April 1. Rear-Admlrat
Robley D. Brians, on his way from San
1'lego to the Paso Rohles hot springs at
Ban Luis Obispo, arrived here at 6:30
P. M. He was met on the train at Kuller
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Lieutenant-General A. R. Chaffee, U. 8.
A. retired: Joseph Scott, Colonel J. B.
Mezllle and Mayor Harper.
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he said he was feeling much better than
on Tuesday.
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