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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY 7. ' i:;7. CARDED OF EDEH NEVER EXISTED, CRAPSEY STATES Deposed ; ;: Clergyman ; Asserts ' That Adam Was Mythological . Character, and That Church Has No Authority Over Hu- ;man Thought., ..-, .f . . -'' ' (Jearoal Special Service.) ' Rochester. N. V.. Jan. 7. Fev. Dr. II. 8. Crapsey, recently deposed from th ' Episcopal church on a charge of heresy, gave tb first lecture of his series on "Ths Present Crisis in the Churches" last night. After serine that almost within the memory of living men the Cardan of Edenwas considered to be as - reel as Central park In New York City, Dr.-Crapsey continued: "There never was any Garden of Eden any more than there. was.ia Garden of Heaperide. . "' ; "Adam ls"amythologieal-aa-H-titles, and the development of man has - been brought about by historical causes. "The time - has passed when the liurch has any authority over human - thought, and unlee the ehurfh le pre . pared to admit frankly the modern jcon?. -repttoHTTT musOose all "bold over the modern mind." - ' He asserted that It was Impossible for . modern man to believe creeds loathe lit- tral sense without utterly denying the whole modern conception . of the unl verse. ' ' ' ' . "We have now com to the parting of th ways, -and every man must take nts r ho tee. It baa come to pass that In our flay the clergy. Instead of being the natural leaders of the race,- are the rear guard of Intellectual and spiritual move ments. The priesthood or the world ai ways has been prone to keep people In "Ignorance."; " " OMAHA LEGISLATURE III D1X0.T MEH'S CONTROL - (Ipeetal Dtorsteh te Tee Journal.) ' Helena, Mont., Jan. T. The tenth Montana, legislative assembly convened today. , I ' At a canons of Republicans last even ing K. W. King was elected speaker, aa were all of the so-called Dixon can didates. , . ,. This is taken to Indicate the strength Of Congressman Dixon In the senatorial race and Indications are now that the senatorial caucus will be held Tuesday night, at which nomination-will . be made, and nnleas something most start " ling and unforeseen happens. Dixon will be selected over former Senator Lee Mantle by a majority of 10. Voting on senator will begin a . week - from to-morrow.-'- - -- -,-- v; EDAOGH HOLIES BACK I'ITH PAST A BUM ; ' (Special Blapatea te The Jnoroal.) Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 7. W. W. H. " Brumbaugh." a Democratic politician, who had been missing from his home since December IS, returned last night. Brumbaugh has been at the mercy of ex traordinary - mental -conditions, accord- Jng to his statement. His mind is a blank, with the excep tion that he knows that he came from Seattle last night. . He does not know what he did there, nor where he stayed. He appears as if his nerves had received a great shock, and his friends believe that the strain and worry. of the recent campaign, in which he waa a candidate for the legislature on his party ticket, has produced his strange mental state. He was found down town by the police last nlgbt and taken home. . : NEW OF INDIANA TO . . SUCCEED C0RTELY0U (Joarael Spectel Sanke.) Washington. . Jan.- .7. Secretary Cor- leiyeii wxuty announce! nil retirement as chairman of the Republican national committee. .Harry s. fsew or Indians will succeed Cortelyou. . ... FaynA.Gtlman Rearmted. ' IJoeraal sxclat sTTtr. Dayton. O., Jan. 7. Fayne Oilman was rearrested this afternoon, charged with Munnll.lf . . In Ik. m M h sister Dona. .: ; ; We've put the ax right at the root of the price. ' . : No tinkering. - m : I; No indecision.-. ( ' . It's time for the prudent man to root into his pile, and . then come here for an $18.00 Overcoat : marked . down to $11.85. -. v; ........ .. Also $12.00 and $13.50 Overcoats and Raincoats marked down to 18.C5. ClothinqCo . CTIaKllhnPiirD -; Men's and Boys Outfitters, 163 and 168 Third Street. ' JJoliawk Buflding.' . ClISTfJAS DliDIE riir.ir.iAD Bombthrower Steele's Wife Says ., He Was Away rom Home, Penniless. . ' -' Uteres) Special nsrrte.)', Chicago. Jan. 7. Mrs. Rolls, Steele. widow of the Philadelphia bombthrow er. has disappeared from her Ashlsnd- a venue home, and It is supposed she has taken her three children andTT" ".TV,U.P- . ' ln? gone Into hiding.' Her conversation with friends indicated that Steele might have become deranged-b,ecause ' he was 'not able to came home and spend Christmas with his family. . . 'I know how my husband must have felt,", Mrs. Steele is quoted-- saying. "When he saw people buying; Christmas presents and saw holly ' wreaths and Christmas trees through the windows, he probably became morbid because he did not have the money to buy presents and come home, and brooded over the' fact until he became desperate. "We used to have good standing in the little Iowa place (Oarner) in which we lived. After we came to Chicago we were lost In this big town, and nobody seemed to take any interest In us. It used to hurt my buabartd. He talked a great deal about the injustice of hav ing some people o very rlcn and-there Very" poor, when the poor . people - did the hardest . work, but I never heard a word from him that would lead me to think he could be guilty of bombthrow lng." ....... . . Chicago socialists declare they do not know Steele and that he never attended any of their meetings. Leading an archist also "deny any1 knowledge of Steele. -- .. Philadelphia Jan. T. It is thought those who were Injured by the bomb thrown by Steele will recover. William J. Crump, the negro -body-. guard of President Richard H. Rushton of the - Fourth - Street ' National bank, who Is the moat seriously Injured, was operated on. His condition was such a few hours after the explosion that he was resorted dead, but he rallied and the physicians operated In an effort to save his eyesight, though his eyes will never regain their normal condition. ' : RAILROAD FIREMEN'S STRIKE ABOUT OYER (Joernal Sp.l aVrrlee.1. Chicago, Jan. 7. The interstate com missioners bad conferences all last night. with, representatives of the firemen of The Southern Pacific, from Louisiana and Texas. - . -, -, v '- This , morning Commissioner Knapp anonunced that Grand Chief Han rah an nd octates had accepted a corapro- mlse, subject to a vote of the men af fected. It la said that unless the rank and file of the union object, the strike will be settled without more conferences. YET ANOTHER CHANCE - V FOR AGGIE MEYERS tloerml Special 8erric.) ' Jefferson City. Mo.. Jan. 7. Judge Phillips at Kansas City today issued a stay or proceedings In the case or Aggie Meyers, who was to have been hanged Thursday, v A resolution Is belng.c!rculated among the members et the legislator- for the abolition of capltalpunishment. G0V;J ernor oik intimates that if the resolu tion passes- he will commute the sen tences of all sentenced to hang Thurs day, among them being Frank Hottman. the Meyers woman's paramour; William Church, who murdered his foster parents at Warrenton, and William Spaugh, who murdered Sheriff Polk of Iron county. - The resolution - Is being urged by Spaugh'a mother. Polk's brother Is a member of the. house of representative WILL TRY TO OUST : MAYOR M'CLELLAN (Joerul Bpeelal Servle... Kew fork, Jan. 7. Attorney-Oeneral Jackson today brought suit In the state supremo court to oust Mayor McClellan a the ground that Hearst whs legally elected ' mayor. Mr. McClelland was served with notice In his office. - The suit is brought tn the name of the state of Kew Tork. The attorney general charges that Hearst was right- tully elected, and says that In rr - election district in the city ballot law. . 1.. , fuily marked were cast-for Hearst and the Inspector counted them for lio Clellan. He charge that In every dis trict men were permitted to vote for McClellan who bad not registered, and that there were numerous Instances where men voted twice. . ,. ', ELECTRIC SHOCK AND -- . NECK TWICE BROKEN imperial 'pupates te The ioarnat.t Tacoma, Jan. J P. W. Bedell, a Northern PacUlo engineer, was killed Saturday night in a manner so strange that Coroner Stewart Is this morning making an Investigation. Bedell was In a restaurant and caught hold of an electric wire to turn the light off. In moment he was crying for help. . Two waltrenp.es . caught hold of him end Jerked him loose. ' His body -appeared rigid as he fell. His head struck the door, breaking his neck in two places Coroner Stewart sys the accident was on of the most peculiar ever heard of. W. DEAN HAYS KILLED . IN FEUD IN WYOMING tpeeial pupates to The loornet.) Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 7. W. Dean Hays, a banker and leading politician of Meeteetsee. "Wyoming, was shot and In stantly killed this morning In a duel with L. Simpson, an attorney of Mea teetsoe. The tragvdy is the outcome of a feud of long standing. Htiys has been at vari ous times the Democratic nominee for governor, congressman and state treas urer during the past 10 years. He re cently renounced tho Democratic party and came out tn support of Roosevelt. NINE STEAMERS SEE - NOTHING OF THE PONCE fjeareal SparUl srvUe.) New Tork, Jan. 7. The steamer rone, overdue eight, days from Porto Rlcn, with seven pnaneiurers and a crew of U. is still unreported. Nine steam ers traveling the same rout as the Pone srrtved today, They report no signs of the PoDce. COf.lPAfJf FORLIS L Car Employes Organized Into Body in Opposition to Reg- ; ular Carmen's Union. A rival organisation, containing some thing over 100 of the platform men of the Portland Railway, Light Power company, was formed at i o'clock yes terday morning at the Woodmen a torn- Railway employes. General Manager fuller or the rail way company was elected president of the new organisation and 8. G. Reed, treasurer of the railway company, was chosen treasurer, C N. Hugglna, sec retary of the company, acted aa secre tary of the meeting. The name given to the new organisation la the "Brother hood of Electrical Railway emDlovea of the Portland Railway, Light 4 Power company. " . , - . . y The constitution of the new order pro vides for mutual benefits to members. Insurance against sickness and death. A board of trustees' was elected, as fol low; -.A. K. Mulligan. I A. Davis, PhU Enslnger, Frank Goet. N. TyrelL, O. O. MoCalllster Charles West and O. D. Stanley. -.. , - What Burton Bays, R A Dlacuaalng-the new organlxatloirtff(rucl1 tn ta-nockrwtth- fcnlfs by Wal- the carmen this mornlnc. W. a.- Bur. ton, manager - of the local streetcar strike, said." . , " "There were just 11J men present at the formation of Manager Fuller s pri vate streetcar union at I o'clock Sun day morning, and not 400, aa has been published. Furthermore, man of those present refused to sign the membership roll after hearing 'the constitution read, and, by the way, this constitution was prepared In the private office of Manager Fuller. The strikers' committee had (0 pickets around the building when this organization, waa being formed. We also had two men . present Saturday night when the, constitution was read to a body of the carmen at the Savler street barn. Here arc some of the prin cipal provisions' in their constitution: ""No member of this . organisation shall have either vote or voice in Ita deliberations until he shall have been a member six months, and no conductor r motorman shall hold aa office in this organisation until he shall havs been a member three years. No member of this organisation shall be a member of any labor organisation, and all motor men and conductors in the employ of the Portland Railway, Light e Power company shall become members of the organisation. . Bays rrovialona Are XasalUaf. "I am Informed- that oulta a number of men who had stood by the company since the strike kegan-Jve-lef "their cars on account of the insulting pro rlainns In the constitution and by lsws of this organisation. At the Savier street barn six men refused to take nut thlp oar. v ,1,1. th, condltlon nr.., at the other barns. I believe that the formation of this organisation will be helpful to the cause of the strikers rather than hrmr,i a.ie..n...in I men will not submit to such humlllat- ,l Ing conditions as are contained in the constitution of that association.1 The next meeting of the association will be held the last Tuesday In Janu- sry, wnen a permanent secretary and four vice-presidents will be electei As soon as the clubhouses planned by the company ror in us or the men are I finished, the association will meet in i mem, out ror the present temporary mi a rtmrm will ti. fnnn A f , u i lodgerOomPlatform-men- onhr were : enrolled at vesterdav'e meetm, .,.. i j-u niretooJ that tati-r Tin ba rn men ana inspector will ; be admitted to membership. L CLUB VOTES SOON TO BE CAST Annual election and meeting of the Portland Commercial club will be held Saturday, January 1. when 'nine mem bers of the board of governor will be elected. The nomination committee, composed of J. O. Mack, 8. M. Luders, W. A. Holt, Cecil IL Bauer and F. S. West, has made Ita report in following names of nominees for election to the board of governors have been posted at the club rooma, and comprise what Is known as the Ad ministration ticket: Robert Kennedy, 8. O. Reed. W. B. Olafke, George K. Hill, tiZ,' - - ,.F ...vi.wH.f,, m . ... wniiviia, n lUJ.in mu- ed to serve If elected. The hold-over members Jyoi O.. W. . Honsdn, E. L. Thompson. A. M. Smith, Edward Khr man, H. Magulre, R. F. Prael, making the full membership of It governors. At the annual meeting the reports of ' president, secretary and treasurer will be presented, and business of tb past year closed up. The club now has JJ active member on It roll In good standing, and large numbers of applications for membership are con. stantly under consideration. Today Is said to have been the record day In the 13 years' history of the club for the largest number of applications sub mitted to the executive committee. There war SO namea turned In. New applications comb voluntarily, the club having no membership solicitor regu larly at work. During the last year the club offi cials i In., various- department have handled something 'over $150,000. About 180,000 of this amount goes into the everyday operating expense account. The club is one of the largest and most successfully conducted organisations of Its kind In the world. It Is now col lecting a bond subscription of $350,000, . the money . to be used . to build a new club home and office building on ground purchased at the corner of Fifth and Oak streets. ' v MR. 0'BRYAN'S AUTO HIT ONLY THE HIGH SPOTS Hsrvey CBryan, the well known In surance man. will be takan into custody this afternoon on a warrant charing him with violating the speed ordinance. Th complainant In th case I Fred Clifford, police electrician, whs allca that O'Bryan raced his auto on Holla day avenue between Grand avenue and Larrabce street at a greater rat of speed than allowed by the ordinance. According . to Olf ford, O'Qryan's car covered four blocks In If seconds. Ban Francisco Dooming'. Deputy Fir Marshal W. fL Roberts, who had been on a trip to San Fran Cisco, was a passenger on th delayed Southern Pacllo traJn which arrived Saturday evening. He declares that there seems to be more business in San Francisco now than ever before. BED, ONE JAIL : Results of Whiskey Bee Haines Disastrous to Prom Inent Citizens. In (Special Plane tea te The Jogrul ) Haines, Or, Jan. 7. Marshal Wooley and H. Wallace, well known ranchers of this district, are In the hospital, the for mer with a knife wound across the left side of his neck, and the latter with a bullet hole through his shoulder. The wounds are results of a typical border affray, which occurred here Batur. day night, caused by the arrest of Ed Tork, a ranchman. Tork came to Haines Saturday, drank freely and proceeded to create a dis turbance. The attention of the 'mar shal was attraqted to the drunken man. and. York waa arrested. - - - Hearing his friend had been placed In jail. Wallace appeared to put up cash ball. The ball was accepted and York waa grven his liberty upon promise that he would Immediately leave town, . TorgU and Wallace were accompanied to a sta ble where their horses were, by the of fteer. ., . The -marshal held lantern. In. one hand and with the other reached for-a saddle. At the same Instant he waa lace. As soon as he struck the blow Wallace ran down the street, and was followed by Tork. -'Marshal Wooley recovered from the effects of the wound, gave chase and was quickly Joined by his son. They succeeded in running down the . two, - but -not - until - the marshal hsd put a bullet Into Wallace's shoulder and the son had a hot fist to encounter with Tork. Tork was imprisoned again and Wallace and the marshal were taken to the hospital, T - , LOCAL-MINISTERS-WILL" TRY TO RAISE FUNDS Another effort la to be made early this year to secure the additional money needed to complete the $400,000 building fund for the proposed new buildings of the T. M. C. A. and T. W. C. A. The effort will be made by the ministers of tn city through their congregations, and the plan of arrangement was agreed upon this morning at the regular meet ing of the Ministerial association in the T. M. C. A. building. Rev. A. . W. Wilson,- pastor of the United Presbyterian church, chose for his address, "T. M.- C A. Work," and at the close ofhls discussion, .the asso ciation Indorsed the project of bulldln? the new struotures and formulated the 0 ffuln th funds. through MlBSIfa4praJ?QWdeiU-statw: superl tendent of Oregon and Idaho for the Children's Home .Finding society,- spoke briefly upon the work they are accom plishing. The organisation is on which devotes Its efforts towards finding homos for orphan children, and has recently moved Its headquarter her from Pen- union in oraer to ne n closer toucn wUh eo"dlon"- Governor Chamberlain '". on. ot nmber of the board of directors of the society. At the conclusion of her nddrers, Mrs. R. F. Abbtton, president of the state W. C. T. U spoke on polygamy nd the m.??Ur7 'f0?1 tn P?" different states. The concurrent reso lutions adopted by New Tone and other eastern states, which she read, were in dorsed by the association, and these will be presented with a petition to the com. nrUm.:ot. tn teWatur ithe hope ;h "v drafted into a bill. MACKIM'S ASSAILANT IS 'PRIVATE JONES . JmirMl .Bpeelal Berrlte.l " El Reno, Okla., Jan. 7. Captain Mack lln's assailant, who was arrested In Fort Reno, la In the guardhouse. He la Cor poral Jones of Company A, Twenty fifth infantry. - A kahkl blouse found by hunters told the tale, aa the marks on It proved it had been Issued to Jones and showed where a bullet went through the sleeve: It is bloodstained. A wound In Jones' wrist corresponds with the hole In the blouse, Jones has nothing to say. mo 'in MANNING AND MOSER IN NARROW ESCAPE ON CALIFORNIA JOURNEY ' District Attorney Manning. Ws chief deputy. Qua C Moaer. and H. L. Keats experienced a thrilling - escape from death In th wreck . of th Southern Pacific Owl train. Friday morning at Monteca, about 100 miles south of San Francisco. Messrs. Manning, Moaer and Keats reached Portland last night after a two weeks' stay In California. The party left Los Angeles for San Francisco on the Owl train Thursday night at 7 o'clock. At Monteca next morning, while, the train waa making ST miles an hour on a down grade, the sleeping psssengers were awakened sud denly by th bumping of th wheels on the ties, and before they had time to realize what was happening, the cars overturned and went Into the ditch. Th three Portland, men were in tho third car from the engine. Th only on of th three who sustained an in jury waa Deputy Moser, whose shoulder was wrenched. On of the other pas senger sustained a Jllght cut on ths roreneaa, . j nere were . seven oar in the .train. Five of them left th track, and four of them went into the ditch. When the car In which District At- I tomey Manning and bis companions SHARPEN. UP SKATES, YOU . MAY NEED THEM AFTER ALL The minimum temperature of ths win ter wes reached this morning between I and o'clock, whan tb thermometer dropped to 26 degrees above sero. It hovered "below the freeslng point all of yesterday, and fell , to. tb lO-degrec mark with fuk last night. District Forecaster Kdwsrd A. Heals say tonight if 111 be fully as cold ss last night, the predicted minimum being 10 degree, but he does not think there Is much danger of water pipes freeslng except In planes where they are care lessly exposed. He ssys people should not complain of the weather here, be cause the air I orlsp and a little biting when the wind sweeps In from the-eaat; It is nothing at all a compared with HILL SCORES Tl'10 VICTORIES Federal Judge Wolverton Hands ' Down Decisions Adverse to Harriman. ' ' The Hill force scored tw victories over the Harriman cohorts in the United State circuit court this morning, when ; Judge Charles E. Wolverton handed 1 down decision In the Injunction suit j orougni oy me niorinern racuia sirainai the Northern Pacific Terminal company In favor ot the plaintiff. . The other case which Judge Wolver ton decided against the Harriman people was the suit of the Northern Pacific Terminal company agalnut the .Northern Paclflo and the Portland c Seattle, the purpose of which waa to l.ave the Port land ds Seattle declared the trustee of the lots and blocks purchased by the Portland A Seattle company, and kno-vn as the Weldler property . - The first suit was brought for. the purpose of restraining the terminal com pany from continuing Its condemnation ault against tho north bank road for the purpose of securing the Weldler prop erty,-- which-bad been aectrredbyth Hill road through the agency of a lend company controlled by Hill capital. The contention of the Harriman people was that by agreement the terminal com pany was to control all terminal prop erty In" PortlsncMtnd- East Portland, and especially "that belonging to the North. ern Pacific, the O. R. A N. and the, Boutnern racme. - runner, ne Harri man people contended that tb north bank road waa the creature of the Northern Pacific, and therefore amena ble to the restrictions placed on termi nal property In Portland belonging to the Northern Pacific. By the ruling today It waa shown that the North Bank road is owned jointly by the Great Northern and Northern Paclflo; - that the terminal company exceeds Its authority tn try ing 4a purchaee property or lastMr bonds without the consent of all the con stituent companies In' Its organization. Judge Wolverton Tield that one of the companies comprising the terminal com pany could not be held -responsible ror the action or tn otner two companies unless Its consent be obtained before J such action be taken. .. Judge Wolverton reviewed at length the organisation and development of the Northern Paciflo Tenrlnal company, go ing Into the details -Jf Its bond Issue and of the percentage of stock held by the three companies th Southern Pa cific, the O. R. A N. and the Northern Pacific which he . designates as con stituent companies. Mr: Dolph, president of the Terminal company, who was made a party defend ant. Interposed a demurrer to th bill of complaint on the ground that It does not state a cause of suit against him. Judge Wolverton austalned the demurrer. ASKED PATTI FOR SECRET OF LIFE (Special Diopatcb to The 7wraal.) . Tacoma, Wash.. Jan. 7. Th examina tion of alienists begsn In the Thompson murder trial this morning.. Dr. Loghary of Seattle, family physician of the Thompsons, covered a number of years pf observation of Chester, and asserted tha'e the boy Is of unsound mind. Th defense ha finished all Its case, barring th testimony of. the alienists. Vhe state's attorneys contend that noth ing has been brought out to show that the boy did not know right from wrong. On of th peculiar thing brought to light in thla teatimony wa th vagary of Chester that the singer, Adelina F 2.m tZJZZZ HLiTIL! rS-iter And vot ataltlotuManiU"Norti-Fourth -atneaetrday-af. would Mv-forever. He-aent-her-rose ,ne a,ld w,r careless In this respectD ternoon brought out the department It asking In exchange that she reveal to him her secret. NOTHING OF CASSATT'S MILLIONS TO CHARITY ' Jearaal Special Serrle.t Norrlstown. Pa., Jan.v 7.- A. J. Caa satt'a will disposing of a 1 10.00X000 estat wis filed today. It all goes to his wife and children and nothing Is left to charity. , Inquiring Into Railway Wrecks. Washington, Jan. 7. Senator Clark this afternoon Introduced a resolution for th appointment of a Joint commit tee to Investigate th cause of all kinds of wrecks on railway doing interstate business. wer riding finally settled, they suc ceeded in escaping through a window with all their belongings, and dressed themselves standing on th side of their car. , . ' A local train waa backed down from a station ahead of them and they were only two - hours late getting Into San Francisco. - No cause for the wreck could be found, but it waa believed that on ot the wheels on th engine tender broke, derailing the tender, and drag ging the car behind It from the track. Speaking of the wreck Deputy District Attorney Que Moser said this morning: "To look at th wreck of th train after we escaped, it would seem that no on could have gone Into the ditch with those cara without being killed or seriously Injured. But the only peo ple Injured In the wreck wer two pas sengers who sustained cuts' on their foreheads. The rails spread under, the engine and let It down onto the road bed, but it was not upset. - For 200 feet th ties wer carried from under the rails, and th rails were bent In all sorts of shapes. Th two rear - cars, a diner and a chair-car, did not leave the trar'fc." i th cold weather of th east, where 1t almoet become aecegaary to hibernate for the winter or rum the risk of frees lng to death, r , The sun ram out bright, and warm this afternoon and spoiled what little hopes wer held out for skating on the slough In the outlying districts. Nev ertheless the Opportunity of trying the slippery footgear may present Itself should the present weather conditions continue for a few day. It la now about eight years since loyal Portland ites enjoyed real good skating. At that lime nearly every man, woman and child paid a visit to Guild's, lake In north Portland, end big bonfires Illuminated th shore it night while th skaters cut figures pn the tea. . . LABOR LAl'iS ARE DISCUSSED State Federation Begins Annual Convention and Will Speak Out on Oriental Problem. ' Msyor Lane advocates th re moval from office by the people of any officer who neglects to perform his duty. Federation of labor will take steps to restrict the immigra tion of Chines and Japanese, - . w : Strong resolutions In reference to the exclusion from or the restriction of Im migration of Chtneae and Japanese to the United States will be adopted at the meeting of th State Federation of La bor tomorrow morning. The annual con vention of the Federation was opened this morning in the hall at 1(3 Second street. The Oriental question was al most the first matter spoken of by the (0 delegates In attendance, end th-an- nouncement was made that the resolu tions would be offered. The meeting this morning waa in formal. Owing to the. fact that the Lewis and Clark fair was In progress, th federation postponed - It - meeting last year , from May until September In the latter month an adjournment was taken -until today, ao that labor matters might be considered and nec essary bills framed before th meeting of the legislature. Th convention will probably take up the greater part of three days, and it Is probable that night sessions may be held. - ' After the opening of the convention President Oram appointed a' committee on credential a follows: R J, Slrard, Barbers' union; C. -; A. Foster, Typo graphical unions J. W. Long, Teamsters' union; William McOlsrk. Orainhandlers' union," and V. WI Paul. Sailors' union. "' The following committee on label ex aminations was appointed: L. A. Hei bock, Cigarmakers' union: Miss Lucy' White. Garment-Makers' union; 8. C. Peterson. Tailors' . union ; H. O. Bnp wu. Carpenters'-union, and V. C Wells. Ber tenders' union. The duty of this com - mine win be to examine th labels of, all the delegates. Under a new rule adopted by th federation no delegats will ba seated unless be has three union labels. This is to prevent any one who might have obtained a label -wrongfully from securing a seat in th convention, After the appointment of the com mittee Mayor Harry Lane delivered a short address. He said, in substance, that he waa in favor of the organisa tion of unlone, and he paid a high com pliment to those now in existence. They hsd never asked anything from a city official, he said, that was unjust. - He re ferred, to the strike of the - gralnhan- ieTand TO in' present strike of th carman and vaid no demand had been made of him that waa not reasonable. He also spoke of th good roads move ment, and said It would result In taking convict, labor out of competition with tree labor. v vThe mayor urged tb union to tak th initiatory s tens to aecur a refer- endum vote by the people to-rglv th power to the people to remove from of fice any officer who 1 guilty of fraud or who neglects bis duty. Dr. F. Burgett 8hort, pastor of th Taylor-street M. E. church, said he be lieved the labor union and. th churches were getting closer together. The unions courted a full Investigation of their do ings, and th fuller investigation the -i. ,.i,i.m ( . w n t rebuked -union rnon for neglecting to The men should take aa much interest tn the affairs of their country as they do In the affairs of th union. - Bal lot counted, he said,- and the laboring men could get fair representation only by voting on election day, VICTIMS DECLARE FOLEY IS Spurred to action by th alarming' In crease In th number of highway rob berlea reported to th police. Detective Hellyer and Price yesterday afternoon arrested F. J. Foley and W, Coleman on suspicion or being the two footpads responsible for th holdups In the north nd district during th past week. K D. McOea, driver of the Oregon hotel 'bus, who ws held up and robbed lest Frhiay night at Fifth ad Pin streets, and' W. McHugh, who fell a victim to two thugs at Park and Everett streets early tn ths week, hove positively iden tified Foley as on of th highwaymen. It was reported to th police by a cttlsen that he had overheard a conver sation between two men' at Park and Burnsld streets In which on of th men had declared, "We'll 'get his money If we have to kill Mm." Hellyer and Prlc wer detailed to make an Investi gation and yesterday swooped down on sn old shack In th rear of a aho shop at Park and Burnslde streets occupied by Foley, Coleman and a woman known aa. Maggie Rhodes. The two men wer taken Into, custody without difficulty, but the woman, who says she is th ex wlf of a former Montana sheriff, was at first inclined to offer soma resist ance. .. After th prisoner wer taken to headquarters, McOe and McHugh wer summoned and both men unhesitatingly picked out Foley a on of thetr assail ant. McGee based his identification on a peculiarity in the shape of Foley's nose. In both robberies Foley is aald to b thai man who covered the victims with a revolver. McOe swore to an Information this morning charging Foley with highway robbery, and the rase will com -up for a preliminary hearing before Judge Cameron on Thursday. In the meantime th., de tectives are making every effort to -secure an Identification of Coleman. " HUGE WALSH NOTE . SIGNER NEVER SAW ' (Jenrnal gpevlil Sertfc-0 - Chicago. Jan. 7.-8. M. Harrison,, su perintendent of the Wlsconaln & Michi gan railroad, one of Walsh's properties, wan today examined by the grand jury as to- the .genuineness of his signature on a note for llon.000 found among the sssots of the Chicago National bank. Harrison said he haver knew of th note's existence. Twenty witnesses for th government were called today. , FIRE CAUSES BIG - - -LOSS IN BANGKOK tJoereel Special fterrlce.l Bangkok. Jan. 7. -Fire has devastated th Chines quarter, caualng a loss ef 11,000,000. , FIIEI1CII PAPERS INDORSE ll'IS OF Ireland's Sermon Published In France Given Praise' for Re markable Insight It Throws on Connection, of State and :. Church. ' ' " (Journal Special Sernea.t New Tork. Jan. 7. A cable t the Sun from Paris says: , Archbishop Ireland's sermon on the French situation has been largely pub lished here since, the arrival, of th last mall. Tb Temp and th Journal dee . Debate comment upon It freely. While these paper hold different beliefs en the church question, oovh indorse Arch-. bishop Ireland' perspicacity in point- . Ing out that ths failure of the French people to attain liberty la because they ere dominated, as In monarchical times. by the idea of th omnipotence of th state. The Temps saysj - - . "Archbishop Ireland has laid his fin- ger on one of our national sores. The absolutist principle I now exercised, , only in another sense. Louis JUV em- J. ployed- i.l-powtr -to extirpate -hereay ARCHBISHOP th anti-clerical today, his successors, - employ It to destroy religion. It Is ex. actlyi th sam abuse. -, liberty of In dividual - belief " la oppressed by the weight of either th doctrinaire or the state." v - . It adds' that Franc will never know true liberty until state and people vn- ;. derate nd that going art not going to mass Is a matter of conscience. wlth'T which th government:, ha nothing to -do. ....... . "Catholic and Republican must ac cfulrt this point of view, and they would soon do so If France had more prel- atea of Ireland's liberality,'', says th Temps. - The Journal des Debate aays: -.Ther , has been an attempt to separate church and state; but separation.- which In th - United States means liberty, her slg- ' nlfleo servitude, in a country where th state tolerates no rival.- , DOCTOR SAYM. TOIL WAS VICTIM OF ACCIDENT " Spe!I rtlioetch U The Journal.) " Spokane. Jan, 7. Mrs. perry XX. Tvll died yesterday afternoon and th cause la shrouded tn mystery. . Her physician says death was-Jue to accident, . and that aha drank carbolic acid br mis take. An inquest will not be held. The husband Is prostrated with grief. At th ttm th. poison was tsken no one was with Mrs. Tull except a servant I rlrL who declares she did not see th xatai aose tasen. irs. luu was un- conscious when the doctor arrived and mad no statement She had been In poor health for some time, had been In the habit -"of taking medicine and th doctor says th boltle containing th medicine in some way got mixed with others. . Much . sympathy Is expressed ! her for th family. - . ? WOMAN TRIES TO DASH INTO BURNING BUILDING ... MlT. Fire In a iutorlou$- resort at 14 and In , response to an alarm from box 141. Be- , fore the flame had been extinguished ': damage of 1500 was donatio th build ing and content. ilrl -Louie, , on -of th inmatea of th place. In making ; a hssty exit to the street, left her purs containing considerable - money in the house and had to b forcibly prevented ; from rushing Into the burning building. She subsequently found her store of . wealth scattered on tho floor of the room. The bias waa caused by an ; overheated stove. '-.. " --. GOVERNOR A WITNESS IN THE SHEA CASE (Joarnal gmclal InTtnl Chicago, Jan. 7. Oovernor Deneen was called to th stand today in the trial of President Shea of th Team sters' union, charged with conspiracy to wreck the business of Montgomery. Ward at Co. The governor said he re ceived a telegram from Shea during th strike. Th court refused to admit ts : tlmony aa to Its contents. The defense sought to prove an effort was made by-Shea to secure arbitration. - SUPREME COURT LETS DENVER ELECTION STAND ' (Jaeraal BseeJat Servica.! Washington. Jan. 7. Th supreme court today decided th Colorado elec tion cases, declining to assume jurisdic tion. Th decision of th supreme court -, of Colorado, therefore, stands, which la In favor of th Republicans,' giving them title to tb city office of Denver; that war In question. Th court de- elded that no federal question waa In volved. . .',,,.'; ;,' - FRENCH DUEL HAS REMARKABLE ENDING , f ' (Journal Rpedal Servies.) ' Paris, Jan. 7) A duel was fought this morning that had an andlng quit unlike many that have preceded It. L. Essuere, a young and popular man In- th consular service, and Robert Zevaco. th author, fought with swords a few mile from th city, and after two engagements ' Essuer fell. Ex amination showed ba had bean seriously wounaea in me pressi, ' m i i f,'.., , ALL KINDS OF APRIL ; WEATHER IN CHICAGO (Jnarnal Soerta! gervlea.l ' ' " Chicago, Jan. 7. Phenomenal weather prevails her. The temperature Is W degrees, and April showers are alter natlna with sunshine.' Thunder 1 and flashes of lightning complete th symptoms oi a spring aay. . LODGE-UPHOLDS THE NEGROES' DISCHARGE (Joorsal Special SrVw.) ' Washington, D. C, Jan. T. Senator Lodge today defended his amendment to the Foraker resolution, upholding In a strong speech the president's action In ' discharging th negro soldier engaged la the riots at Brownsville, Tax, . r
