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. t . . .MSSk? s$ ...... . . ."St i! I ll H 1 9 VOL. XLVIII NO. 14,792. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. t- FLEET Flower Festival Today at Santa Barbara. TOO MUCH FUN FOR JACKlES Officers Complain Men Forget Duty for Pleasure. EVANS TO RETURN FRIDAY Will Join Flax Ship Sooner Thau Fxpectrri Preparations for a Magnificent Naval Pageant i n -a n Fra nelseo Bar. BOMBARD WITH BOUQUETS SANTA BARBARA. Cal., April 26. The Santa Barhjira flower festival in honor of the visit of the Atlantic bat tleship' fleet will hr-f?in tomorrow after nonn. when at 3 o'clock a floral parade and URtile of houqucts will call to the mciii boulevard and to the Plaza del Mar prarttraMy all of the officers of the, fleet and Hn outpouring- of Cali fornia ns for miles around. The Santa Jtarrmra festival is largely a social affair and leaders of society from all actions of the state are gathered here. Today was very much a day of rest, a let up in the whirl of enter taining for which the officers were duly grateful. Too much merry-mak-Jng, H is bcileved. Is poin to militate against a strict maintenance of the vplrndid efficiency gained by careful traintng on the long cruise around Couth America. Already the men are tegtnntnc the think more of the pleas ure pro-gramme at the next port of rail, according 10 the officers, than to the routine of duties aboard. Routine Dulles Give Way to Fun. As soon as the ships anchor the men me anxious to get "on the beach' to have a fling at the amusements the hospitable people of the Coast are so lavishly providing for them. Liberty Is given to as many of the bluejackets as possible. "With practically all of the officers detailed to social duties ashore, in accordance with Instructions from "Washington, and with Immense liberty parties decimating tne ranks of the various divisions efficiency drills are all but suspended. Thirty-sir hundred sailors and marines came ashore to day, but found little to amuse them. The fighting force on the J vessels at anchor in he ocean roadstead outnumbers by several thousand the entire population of Santa Barbara. The men strolled about the streets, crowded the boule vards, where the decorations for the floral fete are already in place, and listened to the afternoon concert pro vided by bands from the ships. Return Mayor BoesLe's Call, Rear-Admirals Thomas, Sperry and Emory In full dress uniform and accompanied by the members of their eta ETs came ashore at 10 o'clock thfs morning and officially returned the call Of welcome paid to them yester day by Mayor Boeske, Rear-Admiral McCalln, retired, and other members of the local committee. This afternoon a tea party at Monte Cito was attended by the Admirals and Captains of the fleet and two other officers detailed from each ship. Aboard the battleship Missouri a care ful inquiry is In progress to determine the extent of the damage done yesterday when the hish-pressure cylinder head of the port enRino cracked and blew out. It is feared that It will be some time before the damaged parts can be re placed. A tire in the plant of the Xew-. port News Shipbuilding Company, where the Missouri was constructed, destroyed some of the detailed plana of the en gines. & year and a half ago. it is said, and this mill result in a long delay. In the meantime, the disabled cylinder will be- cut out of the triple expansion en gine, which will be compounded to a two cylinder basla. Thi will enable the Mis souri to keep up the required cruising speed from Santa Barbara to San Fran trisco. It is possible the Missouri will be left at Mare Island while the other ships go to Puget Sound the latter part of May. Fvans Rack to Fleet Friday. Rear-Admiral RoMey D. Evans. Commander-in-Chief of the fleet, who came up from Magdalcna Bay in advance of the fleet, to receive treatment at Paso Kohles Hot Spring?, of California, is expected to rejoin the ships at Mon terey on Friday next. May 1. He has no informed Rear-Admiral Thomas, the senior officer present and Acting Com mander of the battleships. It had been supposed Admiral Rvans would not go aboard the Connecticut again until Santa Crux was reached and anchors were about to be uplifted for the sail through the Golden Gate into the harbor of San Ftancisco. Admiral Kvans return to command will be of brief duration, as he expects to haul down his flag for all time two days after the grand review of the assembled fleet. May . The proposed call at Port Harford, on the way to Monterey, has been cut off the official itinerary of the fleet and in stead of leaving here on Wednesday right next, the ships will not sail until the morning of Thursday, the 30th. An all-day and a'1-night sail will bring them to Monterey the morning of May 1. The details of the entry into San Fran cisco harbor and the station and maneu ver of the ships prior to and at the naval review. May 6. were announced on board the Connecticut today. The Atlantic fleet will sail through the Gol den Gate alone, but the ships of th Pacific fleet, the armored cruisers of the t Virginia class, will join them at Angel Island, just within the harbor entrance, and the combined force of 45 ha'ttleships. cruisers. torpedoboat de stroyers and auxiliaries will parade through the hay to the reviewing an chorage. The ships will anchor in four long columns, heading toward Goat Island and extending south In the bay from a point off Market street and the Ferry terminal buildings, past Mission Rock, and on to Potrero Point. The vessels of the Atlantic fleet will be at the San Francisco lightship from the time of their arrival late on the night of May a until well along In the morn ing of the 6th. Four Hours in ftcvlew. It is 'calculated that the Connecticut. I 1 , I i, V S" s I I X 1 f "m& - : I Rear-Admiral Evans, Who Will Re turn to the Fleet Friday. with Admiral Evans aboard, will pass Point Bontta. entering Golden Gate ex actly at noon May 6. The last vessel of the combined fleets is not expected to reach its anchorage position until nearly 4 o'clock, so for four long hours the great display in San Francisco Bay will be in progress. During the maneuvers all ferry traffic will be practically sus pended, and the waters given over to the big white ships and the excursion craft accompanying them. The battleships Wisconsin and Ne braska also will join the fleet at Angel Island on the way to the anchorage grounds. STRIKE SEW ELDORADO XOLAX CREEK GOLl KCXS AS HIGH AS $1800 TO PAX. Bishop Rowe Returns From Alaska With Story of Fabulous Wealth In the Far Xorth. SEATTLE. April 26. P. T. Rowe, bishop of the Episcopal Church for the ter ritory of Alaska, who arrived in the city today from the north on the Tucatan, brings the first detailed authentic infor mation regarding the bis gold strike on Kolan Creek, at the head of the Koyu kuk River. Bishop Howe was in the Nolan Creek camp when the strike was made and washed out $500 pans on the Olson claim with his own hands and saw pans washed out that ran high as J180O. Nolan Creek is only about 200 miles from the Arctic Ocean and there were only about 12S men in the Camp when Bishop Rowe left for the outside. The strike was , made at a depth of about 150 feet and about WM) has been washed by- crude . operations, and It is estimated the clean-up at the end of this Summer will reach S1.000.nno. "The big strike was made as the result of an agreement between a number of the miners who Imve been In the Koyu kuk district since 18SS." said Bishop Rowe. "All of these miners have been taking1 out sufficient Bold for grub stakes during the past ten years, but have never at tempted to go- to bedrock before. "Lst Winter a number of the miners at Nolan- Creek agreed to give 300 feet each off their claims to the man who would sink to bedrock, or to the pay Btreak on his claim. This proposition was accepted by a man by the name of Olson and his partners. He was a lucky Swede and struck the rich pay at a depth of ISO feet. "The gold is the highest quality of any gold that has been taken out of Alaska, running from $19.40 to 19.5 per ounce." Bishop Rowe came out to go ' to the lmbeth conference In London. England, and will leave Monday morning for New York to sail for England. The Lambeth conference is a meeting of the bishops of the Episcopal Church from all over the world held every ten years for the pur pose of discussing church affairs. CATCH ITALIAN ROBBERS Men in Kcno Jail Saitl to Hare Xotorious Criminal Record. RENO. Nov., April Sen-ante Davis and Salvatore Luhano. two Italian con fidence men now held in the County Jail for rohbing a countryman of JlOnn in gold after drugging him. are now believed to be the same men who committed sim ilar crimes in San Francisco at Twenty ninth and Mission streets, securing 4,"iO; San Jose, securing 00: Los Angeles, se curing J900. and Victoria. B. C, where J1400 was stolen. L. Dondero. I.uhano's partner, was taken to Victoria for the last crime, but Luhno escaped. The in formation came to Chief of Police Burke in a letter and postal both, from San Francisco, and was unsigned. Means Work for 2000 Men. HUNTINGTON. W. V.. April 28. After having been shut down for many weeks as the result of lack of transpor tation facilities due to recent floods, the coel mines in . the Guyandotte Valley fields will resume Monday morning. Two i thousand men are affected, . PI JERSEY 1, GO DEMOCRATIC Republican Bolt Makes State Doubtful. "NEW IDEA" TICKET IN FIELD Effort to Wrest Party From Corporation Control. COLBY LEADS THE REVOLT Wealthy Xew York Man Makes Good Record In Senate, Where He Se cured Defeat of Dryden The Outlook Pleases Bryan. BT I-IXTD P. LONERGAN. NEW YORK, April 26. fSpecial.) The Republicans of New Jersey are involved in a nasty snarl, which will v probably give th llectoral votes of the state to the Democratic candidate, unless har mony is brought about. William Jennings Bryan has been con ferring with various leaders, and is de cidedly pleased with the outlook. The bolt is being directed by members of the "New Idea" faction. At a secret meeting held in Orange the other day they decided to nominate separate tickets for Presidential electors, county and city offices, and stand up and be counted. Although the Republicans have carried the state regularly for a number of years their popular majority has been steadily decreasing. Governor Fort was elected in 1907 by the narrow margin of S013. although he was loyally supported by the "New Idea"' men. This faction is composed of Repub licans who are opposed to the ring that controls the party in the state. Its prin cipal strength is in Hudson County (in cluding Jersey City) and Essex County, of which Newark forma a part. They claim to control 30,000 votes, and cotb servative, politicians do not believe that these figures need revision. Colby's Rise to Fame. The "New Idea" party sprang into existence in 1905, due principally to the activity, of Everett Colby, a wealthy young New York business man, who re sides in East Orange. The year previous, Carl Lentz, Republican boss of Essex County, sent Colby to the Assembly, principally with a desire to add "class" to his county ticket. Colby made a good record at Trenton, but fell out with Lents because he re fused to take orders from the "organ ization." At the end of his term Lentz slated him for retirement, but Colby J-detled the boss, ran at the primaries. and secured the nomination for State Senator. This office, by the way, is of considerable importance in New Jersey, as there Is only one member from each county, or 21 in all, and Essex County, with one State Senator, sends two repre sentatives to Congress. Colby's victory was more than a personal triumph, for he carried hla entire ticket through with him. both at the primaries and the polls. This gare the "-New Idea" men 11 Assemblymen, a matter of impor tance, when it is considered that the en tire membership of the House is only GO. Bolters Strong in Essex County. At this time Colby also gamed a val uable recruit in the person of .Mark Fa gan, the Republican Mayor of (Democratic Jersey City. Fagan also was on the outs with his "organization" because of his habit of urging various pieces of reform legislation. . Fagan's third election oc curred at the same time as Colby's tri umph,' and the two men formed a working agreement. Despite their efforts, the "New Idea" men met with but little success in the shape of amending the laws. In the Fall the bosses came to their own again when Carl Lerrtz defeated the Colbyites at the primaries and nominated a straight-out machine ticket. Essex County is ordinarily one of the Republican strongholds of the state. Con sequently it was a surprise to Major lntz when every one of his candidates was defeated, and a Democratic Con gressman elected in an opposition strong hold. The defection in Essex made the As sembly Democratic, but the Republicans, because of strength in the Senate, had a majority of three on Joint ballot. Senator Colby survived the wreck, being a hold over, and he scored another victory by forcing the retirement of United States Senator Dryden. president of the Pruden tial Life Insurance Company, who was up for re-election. Caused Defeat of Dryden. r Colby and a few of his followers de clined to vote for Dryden under any cir cumstances. After several weeks of re sultless balloting, the aged Senator retired from the race, and Frank O. Brlggs was elected. With a gubernatorial campaign in pros pect, the slate leaders worked hard last Summer to bring the "New Idea" forces J into line. J. Franklin Fort was nomi nated for Governor, and a harmony ticket agreed -upon in Essex. Another conces sion made was that Assemblyman Will iam P. Martin, a Colbyite. should be made floor leader at Trenton. The deal was carried out. but the legis lative results did not please the "New Idea" crowd. Toward the end of '"the i session Leader Martin created a sensation EVENTS OF COMINO WEEK Tft LMm for raitMk Coming event hich promt to be features of the week's news. In clude nine state conventions, the centennial celebration of the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Tork; the visit of Secretary Taft to the canal Zone for the adjustment of diplo matic matters; a National conven tion of the unemployed at New York. City ; the movement of the battle hsip fleet up the coast of California, and the return to his flagehip of Admiral Evans, and further debate upon the supply bills In Congress. Nle State CowTettas. Republican state conventions will b held In Colorado, PennsyU ania, Vermont. West Virginia, Maine and Maryland ; Democratic convention in New Jersey, Connecticut and Texas. The Democratic state con vention in Connecticut will be held Tuesday and Wednesday in New Haven. In Concrete the House wilt give the entire week to the consideration., of the sundry civil bill, which is really the JM of the big supply bill to receive the attention of that body during the tseion. Caucus on Cm i'icy BUI. The House currency caucus is scheduled for some night about the middle of the week. Mr. Watson, the Republican whip, says there is no doubt the caucus will be held and he Insists that a currency bill will be agreed upon at the caucus and passed by the house. The prediction is general among Republican mm-. . ber that If any bill passes it wilt be the VreeUnd bill. if that or any other currency bill receives the approval of the caucus it will prob ably be taken up for consideration by the house immediately after the disposal of the sundry civil bill. by boMing, and strained relations had been renewed all around by the time the legislators had reached their homes. The ''New Idea" men have now decided to cut loose' from the Republican party. One of those at the conference outlines the situation in these words: "We have tried to reform the Republi can party from the Inside; now we pro pose to use outside treatment. 'Up to date our efforts have met with no result. Before election, promises in plenty are made; after election most of these pledges are broken. "A successor to Governor Port will not be chosen until November, 1910. Therefore, the gang does not see the necessity of even promising to reform until a few months before that dat rolls around. Sacrifice to Democrats. "By running a separate electoral ticket we will undoubtedly throw the votes to the Democrats. . It is a good time to do this, as Taft will undoubtedly be able to win without our assistance. If he doe not. -however, he will,. Ispow who la At fault." "The next Legislature will select a successor to United Slates Senator John Kean. of Elisabeth. Kean is as objec tionable to us as Dryden was. We re tired Dryden to private life, and now the same fate awaits his former col league. "We will demonstrate to the Republi cans of the Nation that New Jersey is a Democratic state, unless the new idea forces unite with the G. O. P., and we intend to remain independent until our old party is thoroughly purified, and the men- who now control it are driven into obscurity. "This is different from most independ ent movements, because we are not office-seekers in any sense of the word. All we demand la an abolition of pres ent conditions, whereby a few favored (.Concluded on Pare 3 ) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 76 degrees; minimum, 43 degrees. TODAY'S Portland and vicinity Monday, in creasing cloudiness, with possibly show ers; cooler; southwest winds. foreign. Tolstoi decries jubilee celebration for bis SOth birthday. Page 2. One list places number of Gladiator victims at -84. Pace 3. London reports theft in New York of mall hags containing $MH.000 in jewels. Pag 3. Avalanche buries Quebec village. Page 1. National. National conference at White Houn to b greatest assemblage ever held In Amer ica. Page 1. Politloal. Republican bolt Jn' New Jersey likely to giva state to Democrats. Page l. Taft denies he in to resign after getting nomination and to give Cabinet place to Magoon. Page 2. D meet fc "v Mother goes to call sons and finds them dead in weir. Page 1. Revised storm figures place fatalities at 350. Page 3- Pacific CoMt. Bishop Rowe tells of rich strike on Nolan Creek. Page l. Flower festival for fleet entertainment at Santa Barbara today. Page 1. . Sports. Beavers break even in games with San Francisco. Page 5- Salem wins double-header from East Port land Page 5. Comment on Kroft-Johnson boxing match. Page 4. Industrial. California Northeastern Railway completes line to Dorr:, within 11 miles of Klamath Falls. Tage 12. Hop acreaire in Lane County will be larger than expected. Page 12. Monmouth people start new industries. Page 12 Corvallis Commercial Club opens handsome new quarters. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Night prowler holds up Patrolman Arnold and takes his revolver.' Page 14. Oregon Democrats will probably send dele gation to National Convention instructed for Bryan. Fage 14. Father, mother and son swer't off trestle by electric train, escape without serious Injury. Page 4. Portland Irish-Americans meet and pans res olutions denouncing; proposed arbitration treaty with England Page 14. General Secretary Lawrence, of International Sunday School Association, tells of work at .White Ten.ple.. page 8. Moy Facie Hin reappointed Chinese Consul for Faciflc Northwert. Page "7. Dr. Rroughr indorM-s Stat University ap nroortsUnn. Face ft. - M01T1 SLIDE . ENGULFS . HAMLET Avalanche Demolishes Quebec Village. THIRTY LIVES SACRIFICED Inhabitants Killed as They Prepare for Early Mass. PANIC AMONG SURVIVORS Hurried Preparations Are Made to .Leave for Places of Safely. HeaTy Rains Txrasen Snow and Earth on Mountain. BUCKINGHAM. Quebec April Half the little French hamlet of Notre Dame de Salette, 16 miles from here on the Iievre River, disappeared today under a sliding mountain, and at least 30 of ita small population are known to have per ished. The hamlet has no telephone or telegraph facilities, nor is It on a railroad. Meager bits of n'ews of the disaster come In by messenger from the physicians and other rescuers .who were hurried there when the first calls for aid came early this morning. The River Uevre winds at the foot of the hamlet, and a mountain towers be hind. Spring rains for days have been melting snow and ice on the mountain side and streams have been coursing down the river. At 5 o'clock this morning, just as the little hamlet began to stir for early mass, part of the mountain started to slide toward theh river. It tore a path of death and destruction in its way and those who were not killed when their homes were ' engulfed were left buried in the mass of rock and earth. Few Names Are Obtained. Camilla I-apointe's house stood first in the path of the avalanche. He and his family of 11 are known ta have perished. Eight others, whose names have not been obtalned are missing, and the rescuers are" "attempting to find definitely how many more are missing. Mrs Pes Jar dins' cottage also was swept away, and she. wtth her two children, a domestic and a hired man are known to be buried in the landslide. De Salette. like many hamlets of its kind, rambles into the gardens and little fields on the mountain side, so about half of It wrs not In the path of the slide. The sliding mass rushed with a roar and spread out all over the iplace and dumped itself in the swollen stream at its foot. Survivors Prepare to Flee. 6ut off from the outside world, mes sengers were dispatched to Houpere, the nearest hamlet. Those who arrived first estimated that at least a dozen houses were crushed in the path of the landslide. Buckingham .was appealed to. but the flight of the messengers, across the Spring roads was slow. Those first on the scene found De Salette in a panic, with' the uninjured ones packing their belongings for flight. The first messengers to Buckingham, ordered 25 coffins to be sent to De Salette and all physicians of the town were hur ried across country with rescue parties. CUTTING RATES TO ORIENT San Francisco Determined to Drive Tramp Steamers From Port. SAN FRANCISCO. April 26. With a view of driving tramp steamers from this port a radical retf' tion of freight rates on flour and g.-m for over-sea ports, such an Chinese and 5apanese. Is to be put in effect immediately on all principal lines running out of San Francisco. It is agreed among the ship-owners that the rate ot) flour will be reduced ffbm $3 to 2 for shipment from this port to Hongkong and Japan, and that the rate on flour from this port to Singapore will be 'reduced from $4.7o to $3.50. This, it is thought, will make it im possible for tramp steamers to get much San Francisco trade. After the Norwegian steamer Horne lau had backed into the stream today it was discovered that her propeller wa broken, and in order that she might not lose any time workmen re paired the damage under'' water while the ship was in the stream. This un usual task attracted a large crowd of people. MAY SLEEP FOR A YEAR o Change in Trance Condition of Mrs. Beulah Hawkins. LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 26. No chansre in the condition of Mrs. Beulah Hawkins ia reported at the County Hop pital. where she tomorrow enters upon the Slst day of her strange, trance-like sleep. Physicians at the hospital say she may not regain consciousness for a year or more. MAJORITY MAY DECIDE Bryan Democrats Likely to Abro gate Two-Thirds Rule. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. April 26. So erioim has become the opposition to Bryan in Democratic circle that friend of the twice-defeated candidate are talking ot abolishing the twothirdfl rule which has heretofore governed Democratic National conven tions, and adopting the majority plan, which has always been in vogue in Re publican con entioru. It has been pretty thoroughly demon strated that Bryan will lack the support of two-thirds of the delegates when the Denver convention assembles, and the determination of the anti-Bryan men to block hts nomination is growing stronger every day. As has been previously pointed out. the opposition can prevent Bryan's nomination if the two-tnlrds rule prevail?, provided they hang tobether. and tho talk of doing away with the two-t birds rule is very strontr evidence that the opposition is likely to combine nntH Bryan Is out of the way. At least there is grave danger that such a com bination may be formed. While the- opposition can control more than one-third of the convention, it is doubtful if they would hold the balance of power should a majority rxile be adopted. In fact. It is more than prob able that Bryan will have the pledges of fully one-half the delegates be-fore the convention meets in July. If, there fore, the Gray-Johnson forces combine, and give evidence of their intention of I ;' fCN Vi it' J I $ t I I .. W-Hju.; .:'..' : S '. . I V J i Moy Bok Hin, Reappointed Chinese Consul for the Pacific Northwest. fighting to the finish, the Bryan men are very likely to undertake to abolish the two-thirds rule, and stipulate that in the next convention, at least, a ma jority of the delegates can nominate. Under a majority rule Bryan would be safe, but unless there is a change, his chances will not be flattering. He will unquestionably be the leading candidate; he will have a much larger vote than any man who is entered against him. but can he get the necessary two-thirds? Not if the opposition holds together. GOES TO GALL DEAO SONS MOTHER FINDS THEM SUFFO CATED AT BOTTOM OF WELL. Workmen Strike Flow ot Deadly Gas Frantic Mother Goes Seven Miles for Aid. LAS VEGAS. N. M., April 26. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Zachary Taylor Cooper went out to call her sons to supper last night and found them dead at the bottom of a 60-foot well. Digging for water on their dry land farm, seven miles east of Watrous, they had struc k a flow of natural gas and suffocated without a sound. A message was sent here for a physician, but the order was cancelled before he could start, for it was realized nothing could be done. Mrs. Cooper was on the ranch with no one but her sons, WlIfR and Burk. who had been digging the well for five weeks. The odor of gas had been no ticed before, but there was no thought of danger. Going to the well last even ing, the mother called, but there was no answer. The rush of gas from the moufh of the well told her the fate of her sons. She was helpless and could not even bring the bodies to the sur face, po through the gathering dark ness the bereaved mother stumbled and staggered the seven miles to-Watrous, where help was secured. The Coopers came here six months ago from Rosalia. Wash. . . MEXICAN TROOPS MOVING Rumored Six Battalions Are Going to Guatemalan frontier. MEXICO CITY. April 36. There is a persistent rumor here today that-rumors of a most disquieting nature have been received by the Mexican State Depart ment from Guatemala. According to re ports. President EViaE- has called a Cab inet meeting to discuss Central Ameri can affairs. This meeting is said to be scheduled for tomorrow. Owing to today being a holiday It is impossible to confirm the story. It is declared that the United States and Mexico have reached an agreement re garding Central American affairs and that important developments are about to materialise. It is reported here on good- authority that six battalions of Mextcsn troops have been ordered to proceed at once to La Pachultepeca.. on the Mexican-Guatemalan frontier. "Whether this movement of troops is con nected in any way with, the recent dis turbances in Guatemala cannot be offi cially verified. Portland Boy Runs Away. SEATTLE. Wash.. April .-(Special.) Henry Abbott. 17 years old. disappeared from his "home In Portland Saturday and his relatives believe he is making an attempt to get to Alaska. A. M. Thomas, of 410 Highland Drive, in this city, was notified today over the long distance telephone of the disappearance of the Abbott boy. He asked the Se attle police to capture the runaway youth. Schooner Makes Quick Trip. SAN FRANCIf-CO. April 2. The schooner Henry K. Hall arrived in port today after a quick run from Newcastle, Australia. The vessel made the voy age in 82 days, beating the schooner Minnie A. Clair. Captain Olsen. which Is now out 108 days: the bark Wl Scott. Captain Brown, now out 91 days, and the schooner Hawaiian Isles, Cap tain Mallett. now out 93 days. GREATEST IN THE 'S Conference of Notables at White House. GOVERNORS ALL TO ATTEND Each Is to Bring Three Advis ors From His State. FIVE "ADVISORS-AT-LARGE" Questions Affecting National Wel fare to Be Considered All the Presidential Aspirants tmt Tan Will Be There. WASHINGTON. April 94 (Special.) When President Roosevelt calls to order the opening session of the great White House conference on May 13, there will be gathered in the East Room of the Executive Mansion the most notable as semblage of men in the public eye that has ever met In the history of the United States. The Governors of all the states have signified their intention of being present at this conference, and each will bring with him three men, carefully chosen from among the learned of his state, to act as advisers in the convention. Be sides the Governors and their advisers, representatives of all the important Na tional organizations, the welfare of which depends in greater or less degree upon natural resources, will be In attendance,' and further, the President lias Invited five special guests, chosen for their su perlative fitness, to act as "advisers at large" to the conference. Personal Advisers. Grover Cleveland, the only living ex President of the United States, will, health permitting, be one of these ad visers. The others will be William J. Bryan, who hopes to be President; An drew Carnegie, industrial king; James J. Hill, railroad monarch, and John Mitchell, leader of labor. Every candi date for the Presidential nomination this year, with the exception of Secretary Taft, whose duties' in Panama will pre vent attendance, will be there. Looking at the meeting purely from Its historical side. It properly may be said that never before In the country's history have the Governors of all the states assembled in convention for any purpose whatsoever. Considered simply as an epoch-marking event, the con ference will easily take rank with any assembly of public men ever held in the civilized world, for at this meeting the entire Government of the United State, in the persons of that Government's heads, will be assembled at one time, if k for no other reason, the public will be interested in the conference because of this fact. Subjects to Be Considered. " .The reading public is more or less fa miliar with the preliminary steps that have been taken for the coming con ference and newspaper readers are aware" of the Incidents that led up to the calling of the meeting, but few have considered the magnitude of the topics to be dis cussed or' the crying necessities that made the conference imperative. Ttie range of subjects to be discussed will cover the entire programme of Na tional conservation, preservation of exist ing forests, and reforestation of lands at present producing nothing, storage of sur- plus waters, inland waterways. Irriga tion, conservatiSn of minerals coal, iron, etc. and the prevention of waste in mining, relations of waterways to trans portation and the relation of railways to water lines of carriage, 'prevention of floods and their consequent destruction of life and property, care of the ranse lands of the West, their re-grassing and proper utilization; these are a few of the grand divisions of the questions to be threshed out at the conference. EVANS TAKES AUTO RIDE Admiral Continues to Improve la Health at Paso Kobles. BA.SO ROBLES HOT SPRINGS, Cal., April 26. Rear-Admiral Evana con tinues to improve. Today he enjoyed an automobile ride to Old Mission San Miguel, nine miles from Paso Robles Hot Springs. He was accompanied by Mrs. Evans, Dr. McDonald and James Horsburgh. Jr., general passeng-er agent of the Southern Pacific. Flag Lieutenant C. R. Train, Lieu tenant Evans and Mrs. Marsh, daugh ter of tne Admiral, left Paso Robles today to attend the festival at Santa Barbara. SEVEREJSTORM IN ENGLAND Railway Traffic Crippled and Crops Damaged by Cold Snap. IiON'DOX. April- -6. A remarkable bliz zard, the worst experienced In the South of England since 1S81. continued prac tically all over the United Kingdom throughout Friday night and Saturday until Saturday midnight. Telegraph and telephone service was disorganized and railway traffic has been seriously de layed. Enormous damage has been done, especially to the young fruit crops. NATION HISTORY FeTI loa.o f