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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
TAKES NO STAND
House Committee at Springfield
to Let Stead Bill Go at
Face Value
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE REPORT
Legislature Playing for Time-Pri-
mary Laws Path is Full of
ThornS.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 12-(Special-
The house met this morning with a
good attendance. The Stead primary
election bill, known as bill No. /, was
advanced to a second reading and was
made the special order of the day
when the house meets at 10 o'clock
next Wednesday morning. The house
then adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing. Then it will meet and adjourn un
til Wednesday,
VIII Not Recommend.
The primary elections committee of
the house met and voted to report the
recommendations. The democratic
members of the committee voted
against reporting the bill out. The
sentiment grows stronger in favor OF
the plurality nomination. The senate
met and adjourned.
Slipped Amendment IN.
Springfield, ILL.,, April 12.-Attorney
General Stead's new primary bill start
ed through the mill yesterday after
noon in the senate. Before it even
reached the hopper it had been amend
ed in its most important particular.
and now the millers seem determined
to be especially conscientious in grind
ing the rest of it exceedingly fine.
Without the knowledge of Governor
Deneen, a few of the senate leaders,
including Campbell and Berry, got
possession of Stead's draft in the
morning and amended it by striking
out the provision allowing direct nom
ination of a candidate receiving 35
per cent of the total vote, and by in
serting a provision for majority nom.
nations.
Not Discovered mt Once.
In this shape the bill was introduced,
and the amendment was not discov-
cred until it had been put on first read
ing Then it was discussed, condemn
ed. 'joshed," berated, and deplored,
and ordered to second reading for next
Wednesday, when il will come up in
of the whole In the house
it was introduced and sent to the pri-
mary law committee. where it will re-
main inactive until next Wednesday.
There is nothing in the Stead bill
which applies to municipal nominal
tions. 1t being the intention to provide
for these in separate act. This will
be drawn by the two Chicago election
officials and by Attorney General
Stead
No Hope for Preliminary Draft.
If everything which is being said
about the Stead bill were to be accept
ed at full value there would be little
reason to hope for the passage of an
act at all resembling the preliminary
draft.
The proposition of adjourning until
Wednesday originated with Humphrey,
who obtained the signatures of a ma
jority of the senate to resolution de-
claring for it. He also secured the
adoption of the plan of considering the
in the committee of the whole
in the senate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
CONDITIONS AS THEY ARE ON THE STHMUS OF panama
DfHcusto
Newspaper Refusing to

clears, and the problem of "fact-find
| ing is easier to solve. Upon arrival al
| Colon ! was told there was a water
| famine; that there was no good water
| that the government was taking ad.
vantage of the situation by bringing
spring water into town and selling it
to the poor people at cents gold per
gallon, and hundred and one other
dreadful things that made me wish
had avoided the place altogether.
However, l have had the pleasure of
paying the cents per gallon for fairly
good drinking water, furnished by the
government for a short while, but now
discontinued; and while the residents
manage to get along with the rain wa
ter and water such as finds its way
| through the pipes from the temporary
reservoir, there is everywhere appar-
ent a painful economy-an economy
that results in the use of a single tub
of water by the washerwomen in
cleansing CD the linen of half dozen
patrons.
These conditions are not so bad in
themselves. In fact, the people of Co
Ion never were better off than they are
| SOuos III thS AActNOi VI "otNi supply
The point | desire to make is that the
progress has not been nearly as rapid
or commendable as has been so widely
advertised.
Having in mind the 500. 100000 gal,
Ion reservoir which was about ready
to furnish Colon and Cristobal with
water. | followed the 2einch pipe line
leading from the city, through thestrop-
ical jungle. past the queer little cem-
etery at Monkey Hill, until finally
about four miles from Colon, l reach
ed the first dam, which the engineers
told me would be the beginning of the
reservoir. 1t was about 10 o'clock in
the morning. when all employees should
be at their tasks, but over a quarter of
a mile of dam site l found only dozen
workmen, Jamaican negroes, with a
negro foreman, pumping out hole in
the ground. hoping. they said, to find
a good base for some foundation work.
asked them where the great 100000
900 reservoir might be found, and they
pointed to the valley in front of me.
1t was pretty little valley, to be
sure. filled with beautiful trees, luxuri-
ant vines, and underground, but hav-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
Negotiations Practically
Suspended After An
other Meeting.
OPERATORS ARE FIRM
Miners Amend Their PROPOSE
tion, but Reply is De-
ferred.

New York, April 12.-The joint con
ference of the coal operators and repre-
sentatives of the United Mine Worker:
of America began this afternoon in an
other effort TO settle their differences
Amend Proposition.
The mine workers at the conference
amended their proposition by asking
that an agreement be made with the
anthracite mine workers instead OF the
United Mine Workers of America
They also amended the check-off plan
SO all employees willing may be assess
ed. They propose any vacancy in the
commission may be filled by Roosevelt
and accept the anthracite strike com
mission. The conference adjourned al
2:1O subject TO the call of the two
chairmen, Mitchell and Baer.
Baer Makes Reply.
Baer made the following reply to The
miners communication:
I'VE regret you have not accepted
our propositions. We do not feel we
can modify them. We will hereafter
answer your communication of this
date by letter, or if you desire a fur
ther meeting, time can be arranged
or fixed by the respective chairmen."
TruesdaIe Sees Little Hope.
New York. April 12- President
Truesdale of the Lackawanna railroad
said that Baer's brief statement is ac-
cepted as meaning the operators stood
absolutely by their counter proposition
submitted on Tuesday. As the situa-
tion stands now, TruesdaIe thought, it
was not too much to say negotiations
between the operators and miners had
practically been suspended The op-
orators will take up the miners prop
osition and make formal reply early
next week.
Ohio Operators Sign Scale.
Athens, Ohio, April 12.-Ten coal
companies and firms operating in the
Hooking Valley have signed the 1903
scale. and it is expected the mines
will resume operations at once The
action of the miners convention in
calling out the engineers, firemen and
bumpers has been rescinded.
Suspended for Signing Scale.
ST. Louis, April 1.-THE Decatur,
Middleton and Talula Coal companies
have been expelled by the Illinois Op-
orators association because they sign
ed the scale demanded by the miners.
Same Course mt Kansas City.
Kansas City, April 12.-The South
western Operators association has ex-
PEELED six of its members in Missouri
and Kansas who have signed the min
ers' scale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12

| ing in its center a sluggish, stagnant
stream, upon whose banks lay masses
of rotten timber and vegetation.
rs this the dam that is to be ready
for use by April 1?" l asked.
The foreman smiled and admitted
that it was.
We'll, are they not going to clear
the reservoir of this rank vegetation p"
persisted.
"Oh, they are clearing it," said my
friend the foreman, and pointing to
one corner of the valley he showed me
small band of Martinique negroes.
about twenty, slashing away at the un-
derbrush with their machetes.
For an hour l walked around the
proposed reservoir, and the permanent
dam. In that time l did not encounter
more than 200 men working on the en-
tire project
Why do you not have 2,000?"
asked of each foreman | met They all
acknowledged what 1 thought to be a
self-evident fact, that if 1000 men
were employed on the work the pro-
gress would be just 10 times as rapid
as with 200 men. This, too. in view of
thc idpiuiy Approaching rainy season,
which begins about the middle of April.
The engineers with whom talked said
that the work could be pushed to com
pletion in a short time with a sufficient
force of laborerS. On returning to
town that afternoon l was surprised
TO find the streets of Colon full of ne
groes, just arrived from Jamaica and
other islands of the West Indies. More
than a thousand had been brought in
on one steamer, but all of them were
transported Immediately by rail to the
canal zone. The waterworks was left
to get along the best way it could.
That is why the reservoir is now
scarcely begun. when Mr.. Taft was
advised 1t would be ready by April /.
The three dams, two temporary and
one permanent. have been severely
criticised by the engineers who are
now out of the service, but it is not
within my province to discuss these
scientific features These other facts
are unavoidable, even to the untutored
laymen
Concerning the two standpipes that
were to be completed, have been on
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
Counsel for Protestants
Advances Unique Line
of Reasoning.
ACTS NOT IN QUESTION
Arguments In Case Under
Hearing Three Years at
Last Begun.

Washington, April 12.-Arguments in
the case of Senator Reed Smoot were
begun today before the senate commit
tee on elections after hearing extend
ing over three years into his right to
retain his seat. Former Secretary of
the Treasury John G. Carlisle opened
for the protestants. He will be follow
ed by A. S. Worthington of the coun-
sci for Smoot. Smoot, who was pres
ent, was apparently not concerned as
to the outcome of the proceedings.
Explains Contention.
Senator Knox inquired If Carlisle
contended that the church requires
members to submit to the Jurisdiction
of the church laws when in conflict
with laws of the state and nation. Car
that officers of the church could do
nothing without the consent of the
apostles, of which Smoot is one.
SwOre TO Avenge Prophets.
Speaking of the endowment house
oaths, Carlisle admitted he did not
know the exact form of obligation
taken, but he believed it could not be
disputed that some oath of character
described by several witnesses is ad-
ministered and that each person TAX
ing the ceremony assumes the obliga-
ton to avenge the blood Of the proph-
cts upon his nation.
Should Determine Fitness.
Carlisle contended the senate and
house should determine the fitness of
its members TO serve in the same man
ner as if the constitutional provisions
did not exist. He declared the expul-
sion of Senator Smoot cannot be made
because of something that occurred
prior to the beginning of his term:
that the expulsion must be for an act
committed as a member of the legisla-
tive body, and that this would require
a two-thirds vote.
Case is 10 DisquaIIfy.
He contended the case against
Smoot is to disqualify him for service
and that it can be done by passing a
resolution to the effect that the Utah
senator lacks the requisite qualifica-
tions, and the seat therefore can be
vacated by a majority vote. Members
of the committee took great interest
in this argument
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
MUST NOT TELL
Members of Congress Liable for
Yielding Up Government
Secrets.
RESOLUTION Is APPROVED
Greene and Gaynor Convicted After
Trial Lasting Over 13
Weeks.

Washington, April PA resolution
providing for the election of senators
by direct vote of the people has beer
favorably acted upon by the house com
mittee on the election of president
vice president and representatives in
congress. A resolution which was in
the term of members of the house -four
years instead of two.
Would Amend Constitution.
Both propositions are to be accom-
plished by amendments to the constitu
ton. The reasons why the term OF
members should be four years are
stated because no party can inaugur-
ate its policy in two years.
Confning Prison Goods.
Washington, April 12.-The house
committee on labor today took favor.
able action on the Hunt bill prohib-
iting interstate commerce in prison.
made goods.
Agrees to Conference Report.
Washington, April 12.-The senate
tOuetS ciSICCu " Tie conference report
on the deficiency appropriation bills.
CONGRESS-Senate q
Too Much Publicity.
Culberson presented a concurrent
resolution including senators and mem
bers of the house in the bill prohib-
iting officials of the government from
prematurely giving out private infor-
nation of the government, and it was
adopted. The bill defining the boundar-
les of the southern division of the
southern judicial district was passed.
Indian Bills Accepted.
The conference report on the bill
providing for the settlement Of the af-
fairs of the five civilized tribes of In
dians was accepted. The house substi-
tute for the senate bill ratifying the
agreement with the Lower Brule In
dians of South Dakota was accepted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12

uSS III DOtn uOuSeS VI COuSIcSS.
SENATE-In the senate Mr.. Aldrich
expressed the opinion that the end OF
the debate on the railroad rate bill
would become apparent before the last
of this week and that then an agree
ment upon day for a vote could be
reached. The session was almost en-
tirely devoted to consideration of the
conference report on the Indian bill.
There was a sharp controversy between
Mr.. Tillman on one side and Messrs.
Teller and Clapp on the other over an
amendment inserted by the senate.
which provides for the ratification OF
the disbursements of $1S6.0O0 for the
loyal Seminole fund by Special Agent
J. +. Jenkins and Administrators A j.
Brown. The South Carolina senator
contended that the Indians had been
defrauded. No conclusion was reached
when. at 1850 p. m, adjournment was
taken until today.
HOUSE - After nearly ten days of
general debate. with the postoffice ap-
propriation bill as the vehicle for the
discussion of "A wide range of topics.
the house reached the consideration of
the measure itself late in the day, an
hour being given to reading IL. Not in
years has there been so much talk on
any one appropriation bill under the
fiction of general debate" as in this
instance. There were number of live
ly exchanges between the members dur
ing the day. At SOS p. m. adjournment
was taken until today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
]. A. BAILEY DEAD
Head of earnum & Bailey Shows
Passes Away Near New
York.
P0LICYOF CIRCUS UNCHANGED
Had Just Completed Unique and Elk
pensive Establishment in Which
He Lived.

New York, April 12.-James A. Bal
ley, the Snowman, managing owner OF
the Barnum & Bailey circus, died at
his home in Mount Vernon yesterday
of erysipelas. Mr. Bailey's real name
was James A. McGinnis, and he was
born in Detroit, Mich. He assumed
the name of Bailey because of his first
associations with the well known show
man of that name He leaves a widow,
who was Miss Ruth Louisa McCrad-
don. They were married at Zanes-
vile, Ohio, A years ago.
Lives to See Mansion Complete.
About a year ago Bailey determined
to erect a large mansion where he
could store the collection of curios,
bronzes. and paintings he had gath
cred in his travels about the world. He
purchased % acres of land in the
Chester Hill section of Mount Vernon.
ON which he built a house costing
S750,000.
Circus Goes On.
Regarding the future of the circus,
Joseph T. McCaddon said it would be
continued without a change of policy.
'Mr. Bailey" said he, made provi
sion for this some time ago, as he
wanted to be prepared in case of his
death or any other emergency"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12

eral Castro urges all Venezuelans to
support the government presided over
by General Gomez, and adds that
should his temporary separation bring
harmony and good will to the coun-
try, he willingly would make his re-
tirement permanent if necessary"
Ministry Resigns.
The ministers and governors have
presented their designations, as is u.s.
ual, so as to leave the new president
at liberty to select his colaborers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
DECLARED GUILTY
Greene and Gaynor Convicted
After Trial of Over
13 Weeks.

Savannah, Ga, April 12.-Greene
and Gaynor were found guilty on all
three indictments by the jury this af-
ternoon. Judge Speer will impose SEN
tences tomorrow. The trial consumed
about thirteen and one-half weeks.
The defendants were charged with
conspiracy to defraud the government
and embezzlement in connection with
the big government engineering work
in this vicinity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
Dowie, Still in Warlike
Mood, Talks of
Lawsuits.
ATTORNEY MODERATE
Indications Are lions Founder
Will Be Content With a
Few Crumbs.

Chicago, April 12.-Dowie today di-
rected his attendants to announce to
all inQuirerS that the report he was
about to compromise with Voliva and
his followers was untrue. He said he
would conduct legal contest in the
courts and get his property back. At
torney Victim, his legal adviser, when
told of this declaration, said:
Victim Repeats Statement.
Il can only repeat what | said last
night. that there is a good prospect of
the adjustment of the troubles without
resorting to the courts
Victim said later that the position
of Dowie had not changed. I'VE do not
wish to plunge Zion into an expensive
lawsuit" he said. In its present condi-
ton Zion cannot afford long and ex-
pensive litigation. We are to guard
the interests of creditors, and every
one of them will receive 100 cents on
the dollar.
Awaiting ON VoIiva.
Il may hear from Voliva today, but
until 1 do / cannot tell just what turn
matters will take. In the meanwhile,
Dowie will remain where he is. He
will not go to Mexico: he will not, for
a time at least. visit Zion City. No
middle ground has yet been reached
but l have strong hopes it will be
found in a short time, as both sides
are anxious to avoid law proceedings" :"
Move for Compromise.
Chicago, April 12.-John Alexander
Dowie, founder of Zion City, through
his attorney. made move toward ac-
cepting the terms of unconditional sur
render dictated by Overseer Wilbur
Glenn Voliva last evening. The
apostle who raced like comet from
Mexico. breathing destruction to the
rebels who had taken over the Zion
properties and deposed their leader,
may be content with Just living
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
BY WooDWoRTH cLUM.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDING OF
THE ARGUSl

| ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF
| THE ARGUS.l
Colon, Panama, March 31-Secre-
| tary Taft, in a special report dated
Jan. 8, 1906, informs the public that
| there is no scarcity of water in Colon !;
| that a permanent reservoir with a ca
| pacity of 500,000,000 gallons is under
! construction, with two permanent
standpipes, one of 400, 900 and the other
| of 100000 gallons capacity, under con-
| tract to be completed by April 1. On
| this last day of March l am able to
| report that there is a scarcity of good
| water in Colon; that the work of clear
| ing the ground for the 500,000,000 gal
| Ion reservoir has scarcely begun; that
the work on the permanent dam is
practically at a standstill, and that
neither of the two standpipes has been
begun.
/ do not cite these points in contra
diction to the statements of the honor
able secretary of war, but to demon
strate that some of the governmental
experts on the Isthmus of Panama are
taking advantage of the administration.
Secretary Taft also stated on jan s
t,OUU ltcI OI tWdlclD
mains have already been laid and that
the remaining 5000 feet are being laid
at the rate of 400 to 500 feet daily" If
this progress had been maintained the
laying of the mains would have been
completed within % days at the outside.
Nearly three months have elapsed
since then, and the laying of mains has
not been completed.
In endeavOring to ascertain facts
concerning conditions and progress on
the Isthmus of Panama, 1t is indeed diff
ficult to separate the wheat from the
chaff. Colon Is full of "soreheads"
men who for some reason or other
have acquired wonderful and fearful
grudge against the Isthmian Canal
commission, and when they discover
possibility of getting back at the
government by exposing" some rotten
ness of administration. they are never
satisfied until they have intrusted their
tales of woe to the tender mercies of
some itinerant journalist. But when
one actually encounters these condi-
tions complained of, the atmosphere
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
ANTHRACITE SITUATION
SHOWS NO IMPROVEMENT
EMPEROR JOSEPH
WASHES FEET OF IL
Austrian Ruler Carries Out Ancient
Custom of Maundy Thurs
day.

Vienna, April 12.-Emperor Francis
Joseph today, as usual. carried out the
ancient ceremony Maundy Thursday
by washing the feet of II aged men
who were on this occasion all nono-
genarians, their united ages being l.
096 years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
Circus Goes On.
PLAN REPUBLICAN JUBILEE
Celebrate 5Oth Anniversary of Party
June II.

Philadelphia, April 12.-President J.
Hampton Moore of the National Repub-
lican league has issued a call for the
biennial convention to be held in Phil
adelphia June Il. The occasion will
mark the golden jubilee of the repub-
lican party. being the 5Oth anniversary
of the first national republican con-
yentiOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
STATE RECEIVERS ITS FUNDS
More Than Million Saved Out of Wreck
of Enterprise Bank.

Harrisburg, Pa, April Gov. Pen
nypacker issued an official statement
today announcing that the common.
wealth has recovered all public funds
amounting to over million dollars. on
deposit in the Enterprise National bank
of Allegheny at the time of its failure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-12
WOULD MAKE UNION C0FFINs
Promoters Make Proposition to the
Federation of Labor

Chicago, April IA proposition to
build a union coffin factory was made
yesterday by two promoters TO the
members of the executive board of the
Chicago Federation of Labor The
promoters promise, if given the help of
the federation, to build a $4,000 fac
tory, from which they will supply
casket, hearse and two carriages for
a union mans funeral for $50.