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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
poWIE AGAIN DEFEATED.
voliva Chosen overseer by Big Ma
jority-Dowie May Return
to Mexico.

Chicago.-Wilbur Voliya was chosen
Tuesday by the people OF Zion City as
their leader by the overwhelming vote
of 1911 to by a. n. Bills, his op-
ponent. The election was held
to-day under the orders Of United
States Judge Randis, who was asked
some time ago to settle the contro-
yersy between John Alexander Dowie,
founder of the chosen, and Noliya, as
to who should have control Of Zion
City. Believing that the best way to
settle the difficulty was to let the peo-
pie Of Zion City choose their owl
leader, Judge Lands ordered the cleo
ton and tO-day's vote is the result.
The action of the Zionists to-day
practically makes John Alexander
Dowie an outcast from the religious or
gani2ation which he established sew
eral years ago and which has now
grown to large proportions. Dowie,
who is in feeble health, refused to rec
ognize the authority of the court in or
dering the election and did not present
himself as a candidate.
Out of the total vote og 1917 cast,
about half OF them were by the women
of Zion City, who went to the polls
singing hymns, cast their votes and
then knelt in prayer at the door of the
voting place.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
Army officer Charged With Dishonest,

Manila.-Capt. IRA l.. Frcdenall OF
The quartermaster's department has
been charged in the court of first in
stance in this city with misappropri-
alton of public funds.
The filing of these charges is the
elimination of>extensive investigations
by the insular authorities into an al
legged series of frauds perpetrated by
members of the quartermaster's de-
partment in the Philippines. The IN
auiry resulted in the discovery of pad
ded pay rolls in quartermaster's shops
and grating III the lease of lighters.
Both officers and civilians are impli-
Gated and courtsmartial will follow the
court proceedings.
Major General Wood continued tho
inquiry originally begun by Major Gen
eral Corbin. The result of the investi-
cation has been great saving in
transportation funds and decrease in
graft, such as the manufacture of furni-
ture, etc, in the shops for the private
use of officers and civilians.
High officials in the army and gov
ernment are soid to have been the ben
eficiaries.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
Railroads Fiaht for Control.

San Francisco.-The second move in
the great war of two railroads has
been made. The Hill interests have
gathered their forces and are contend
ing with might and main to wrest from
Hartman the control of the rich dis
tricts of central Oregon. The pur-
chase of the California Northeastern
by the Southern Pacific was the first
move in the game and was designed to
forestall the plan of the Hill interests.
who announced the intention of build
ing a road from Butte. Montana. TO
Boise, Idaho, down through central
Oregon, and finally ending at San Fran
cisco.
News has been received here that
the Hill interests are not asleep. The
officials of the San Francisco, Idaho &
Montani. road have announced large
contracts for bridge work and struc-
tural steel. They say that the whole
route has been surveyed and cross-sec-
toned, and that actual construction
work will begin in few days.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
Chinese Must Be Deported.

Washington. Chinese laborers
taken TO Panama for work on the 18TH
mian canal will be required to be de-
ported at the conclusion of their serv-
ices. To insure their deportation the
Panama government will require the
contractors who furnish the Chinese
laborers to give n bond of $500 for
the first 2 500 Chinese, and $50 each
for laoorers in any number in excess OF
$500.
This conclusion was conveyed to all
who have signified their intention of
bidding for The contract to supply the
Chinese laborers by the Isthmian Ca
nal Commission, in the form of cir
cula- letter. The penalty for failure
to depoIt is 500 per Chinaman.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
Stranded Steamers in Peril.

Honolulu-The latest adyices from
the stranded steamer Mongolia say
holds numbers and 8 are filled with
water. Captains of local vessels ply
ing to Midway say that the Mongolia
position is more dangerous than that
of the Mauchuria. Two anchors have
been placed and considerable cargo
thrown over. The steamer Iroquois
leaves for Midway tonight and the
tug Restorer will sail Thursday.
Some of the transport Sheridan's
passengers stranded here are in finan-
cial difficulties. as a result of the de-
cision to send the transport Buford tc
Midway for the Mongolia's passengers.
The Buford was to have taken the
Sheridan's passengers to San Fran
cisco. They are now hopirg to leave
here Thursday on the transport Sheri-
dan
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
SCOTCH EXPRESS WRECKED.
Jumps of Bridge, Causing Death O
Several People.

London.-Thc crowded scotch eX-
press train on the Great Northern rail
way, leaving London "Wednesday night.
was wrecked just outside of Grantham.
The train should have stopped at
Grantham, but failed to do so. Shortly
after passing the station the train left
the rails and jumped a bridge.
The engine and several coaches were
dashed over the embanIlment, the en-
eine turning turtle. Several coaches
Immediately took fire.
AT O'Clock this morning it was of
ficially stated that ten persons had
been killed and sixteen injured.
There are many passengers beneath
The debris. OF ten eXtricated five have
died.
At the spot where the express was
!erailed there IS curve and it is sup
posed the brakes failed to act.
y later report states that the engi
neer and fireman are dead under the
engine. that the superintendent of the
nail car is missing aud that several
injured persons have been taken TO the
hospital.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
Minister Churchill Defeated.

Concord, n. H.-Cnarles NJ. Floyd of
Manchester was nominated for gov
ernor at the close of the hardest con-
test eTer wased in a Republican con-
veTtlon in New Hampshire. Nine bal
lots were necessary before the choice
was made and three of these ballots
were made void by more votes being
cast than there were delegates entitled
TO seats.
Winston Churchill of Cornish. the
novelist. and leader of the recently or
ganizcd Lincoln Republican club of
New Hampshire, was Floyd's closest
competitor in the final vote. The re-
suit of the ninth and final ballot was:
Charles NJ. Floyd. 40S; Winston
Churchill, 335; Charles H. Greenleaf of
Franconia, 55; stephen II. Gale OF Ex-
eter. 70: total vote. T79.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
NEW YORK PRIMARIES.
odeIl Defeated by Parsons and Murphy
Wins Over Mcclellan.

New York.-In a bitter cl9sh Of op.
posing forces in to-day's pritsaries in
New York county, Congressman Her
bert NJ. Parsons, president of the New
York county committee. won a sweep.
ing victory for the control of the Re
publican organization, while Leander
Charles Murphy of Tammany hall re
tanned his position at the head OF the
organization by a narrow margin.
The Parsons victory in the Republi-
can party was a complete rout for the
faction led by State Chairman b. b.
Odell. Jr. and Lamuel L. Quigg. Mr.
Parsons had the backing OF President
Roosevelt and Governor Higgins. He
telephoncd to the President at Oyster
Bay tonight telling him of the victory
and received Mr.. Roosevelt's warmest
congratulations.
This means" said Mr.. Parsons to.
night "thet Mr.. Odell will not succeed
himself "A state chairman"
In the Democratic battle Leader Muir
phy had the fight of his life. The
friends of Mayor Mcclellan had
banded together to wrest the control
of Tammany hall from Murphy, and
We're nearly successful in doing so.
While Mr.. Murphy is accredited with
:, victory on the face of the returns
some of the leaders recorded as Mu
Dhy nIen are not pronounced in the af-
tiliation and may swing the result
around wheu the test really comes III
the county convention.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
THE HONG KONG TYPHooN.
Reported That Thousands Perished-
Scores Of Vessels Wrecked.

Manila.-Latest advices from Hong
Kong state that 5000 lives were lost
during the typhoon and that the dam
age to property, public and private
will amount to millions of dollars.
Twelve vessels were sunk, twenty
four were stranded, seven We're dam
aged and one-half of the native craft
in port were sunk.
The shipping trade has been para
lyzed through lack of lighters.
Hong Kong.-The typhoon which
swept this port destroying a great
number of vessels and causing much
loss of life. was OF n local nature. 1t
came suddenly and without warning.
The observatory had predicted moder-
ate winds Half an hour after the gun
signal had been fired the storm was at
its height. It lasted two hours.
Most of the damage done was
wrought on the Kowloon peninsula.
The losses are estimated at several
million dollars. oven one thousand
Hong Kong alone. Wharves were swept
away and houses collapsed. The mill
tary barracks are in ruins.
The harbor is strewn with wTeckage
thrown upon the shore. Hundreds OF
Chinese boatmen and their families
were saved by the bravery OF the po-
lice and civilians, but several thousand
of the Chinese water dwellers must
have perished. many within a short
distance of the shore. The losses in
lives and property among the Chinese
We're appalling. To-day the police sta
tions of Kong Kong are surrounded by
Chinese identifying their dead. The
families of the Hong Kong boatmen
live night and day on the sampans
and thousands of these people are now
homeless.
Many valuable steel lighters have
been lost. Some of them were hurled
ashoret Channels will have to be dug
to permit some of the vessels ashore to
be refloated. The force of the wind
and waves was such that some vessels
Were stranded almost hiEh and dry.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
STEWART IS OUT
REFUSES TO MAKE THE RACE
FOR GOVERNOR.
OPPOSED TO JUDGE GABBERT
The Committee on Vacancies May Fill
the Place-McDonald,S Swink
and Others Suggested.
Denver. Colo. Sept. II. 1906.

Denver. Colo. Sept. II. 1906.
Hon. John F. Vivian. Chairman Repub-
Iican State Central Committee,
Denver Colorado.
Dear Sir-I beg to inform you that /
have foryarded to the secretary OF
state my 'ieclination of the nomination
of the office of governor recently tell
dered me by the Republican state con-
vention.
/ very deeply regret that a sudden
and severe attack of illness prevented,
under direction of my physician. the
report of the work of the convention
being brought to my attention prior to
Its final adjournment on Saturday last.
a later action of the convention,
however, makes 1t quite impossible for
me to render to the state and to the
party the service which | had conf
IDENTIFY hoped to perform in the com
ing campaign.
l wish TO express through you to
the Rpublicans of the state my sincere
appreciation of the honor conferred by
my nomination and of the many per-
sonal assurances of regard, and to as
sure you that my efforts for the Sue
cess of the party and its principles viii
be in no way relaxed.
Very respectfully yours.
PHILIP b. STEWART.
The Republicas gays:
This official announcement from Nj.
Stewart had been expected ever since
the Republican state convention made
its nominations for the Supreme Court
bench. 1t is understood that Mr..
Stewards real reason for withdrawal
was the nomination of Justice w. H.
Gabbert. Mr. Stewart had never sat
isfied himself that Justice Gabbert
should be on the ticket.
For several days previous to the
convention Mr.. Stewart was confined
to his rooms by illness. Friday night
he suffered great pain and on Saturday
he was unable to leave his bed. Thai
night he was informed of the compile
tion of the ticket and made up his
mind regarding his course. He had
told his friends at the beginning that
he did not expect to be candidate un-
less he could have his way in regard to
the Supreme Court nomination. His
illness at a critical moment brought
about all the subsequent misunder-
standing and trouble.
The state convention appointed John
F. Vivian, Franklin +. Brooks and
George Stidgcr as a committee to fill
vacancies. 1t was not expected that
there would be a vacancy in the nomi,
nation for such an important Office as
governor, but It is now the belief that
on these three men will fall the impor-
tant duty of selecting Mr. Stewart's S
| successor on the ticket.
Gov. Jesse +. Mcdonald, who an
nounced that he would not be candi-
date a month ago, has been chosen
by almost unanimous voice of all the
leaders who could be found in Denver;
but there is no authority for stating
that he would accept the nomination.
On Friday and Saturday the conven-
tion took every opportunity to demon
strate its good opinion of the present
executive and its appreciation Of his
services, still Governor Mcdonald is
anxious to retire and has no idea of be-
ing candidate.
Friends of George w. Swink believe
that he should be given the place.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
GOES THROUGH A BRIDGE.
Rock Island Disaster in Oklahoma
One Known to Be Dead.

Kingfisher, o. T.-While it is be-
lievod that several lives were lost
Thursday when two cars of Rock Isl
land train No. u, northbound, went
into the CimaTon river at Dover. Okla
homa, because of the collapse of a
bridge, no body has been recovered
and the only person on the train posi-
lively known to have perished is Hank
Littleheld, an employe of the Fore
paugh.Sells circus, who was drowned.
The injured are:
George L. Wright. Denver, badly
bruised. head cut.
Mrs. Robinson, Enid, Oklahoma.
badly bruised.
C. w. Brown, Comanche. arm
wrenched.
Mrs. W. E. schusscr. Dallas. back
slightly injured.
c. W. Baker. Oklahoma City, arm
dislocated.
Three-year-old child of Mrs. Kate
Sells, Payne, Ohio, strangled from ef-
fects of water, can not live.
Simon w. Byron. fireman, shoulder
dislocated, cut on head and neck.
Engineer lies, cut on head.
w II. Spitz, Enid, arm sprained and
fin~rs cut.
The injured are being cared for here.
The engine. tender baggage and
mail car, smoker and day coach of pas
senger train No. II. northbound, left
the high bridge that spans the Cimar-
ron river and plunged into the current
aanked by treacherous quicksands.
The locomotive disappeared from
sight almost Immediately. The mail
and baggage clerks escaped from their
coaches and swan to the shore.
The accident was due to the defec-
tive condition OF the bridge, which was
swerved out of line by the pressure OF
driftwood carried down by the swollen
stream.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
STEEL MARKET GOOD.
Encouraging Reports From all
Branches of the Industry.


New York.-The Iron Age tomorrow
will say:
The drift is Enthusiastically upward
and it is apparent that some of tho
conservative interests who have beer
fighting the advances are less active
in opposition The consumption. pres
ent and prospective. is enormous, snG
the buying is on7a large scale.
No better evidence of this can be sui
nishsd than the fact that during the
FIRST two weeks of the current month
the United States Steel Corporation
booked an average of 1900 tons a day
which contracts with a capacity OF
$1,000 tons a day.
Complaints of scarcity of labor come
from all sections of the country.
Further large orders for steel cars
are in sight. The Vanderbilt lines ex
pect to close for over 20 900 steel cars
during the next day or two, and some
other large transactions are pending.
On the lakes five new boats have
been contracted for, two of them for
delivery during 1908. Structural work
is coming out steadily.
The most interesting, though not
mcat important transaction of this
character, refers to a number OF steel
buildings for San Francisco, the ton
mage aggregating 5000 tons. The
work was taken by the Americas
Bridge Company.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
THE ISSUES IN CUBA.
President Palma Tells Taft and Bacon
That He Will Not Grant
Elections

Havana.-In the course of a conver-
sation Secretary Taft and Assistant
Secretary Bacon, the American peace
enyoys, had with President Palma at
the palace Wednesday Messrs Taft
and Bacon subscribed to the septi-
ments set forth in President Roos..-
velt's letter and expressed the hope
that their visit would contribute to the
establishment of peace.
In reply to questions by Messrs
Taft and Bacon, President Palma re
viewed the'various aspects of the cleo
toral problem in Cuba. Asked whether
the government had taken steps to ef-
feet compromise, the President re-
piled in the negative. saying that the
government had limited itself to as
sisting the efforts of the veterans,
without taking an active part in the
negotiations.
Secretary Taft then asked if any
revolutionary demands had been dI.
rectly affected by these negotiations.
President Palma said in reply that the
program of the revolutionists included
the absolute annulment of the last cleo
tions and that, if by compromise it
should be agreed to hold partially new
elections, he, Palma. would no longer
continue as executive, because his
prestige would suffer, and to do SO
would be a drawback to a constitu-
tional form of government
Referring to the efforts being made
to bring about peace, President Palma
said he had left that matter to the po
litical parties. On receipt of President
Roosevelt's letter the government had
limited itself to suspension of hostili-
ties. The President added that in his
judgment Congress should pass an
electoral law which would amply guar
>htee both parties: also a municipal
election law under which elections
would be held next January, the gov
ernment to preserve strict impartial
ity.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21

Government Work-River and Har-
Dor Improvements Chiefly Affected
by chanse-commission of La
bor Reports That Contractors
Show More Respect for Law.
Oyster Bay, l.. I.-President Roose-
welt has extended the eight-hour law
to apply to all public work under the
supervision of any department of the
government.
The order affects more particularly
work on river and harbor Improve
ments.
Charles p. Neill commissioner of Ia
Dor, who at the direction of the Presl-
dent, has had charge since last winter
of the enforcement Of the eight,hour
law, has sent to the President report
of which the following is the conclud-
ing paragraph:
Il might add here that found that
one very noticeable effect has already
been produced in this matter OF the
eight-hour law. Contractors fully
realize now that the law is going TO be
enforced with earnestness and they
no longer dismiss it as a matter of no
consequence. They probably like the
law less than ever, but their attitude
none the less is rapidly changing into
one of becoming respect for the stat
ute"
To carry out Commissioner Neills
recommendations the President has to
day signed the following executive or
Ter:
Il. All departments of the govern
ment under the supervision of which
public works are being constructed are
hereby directed to notify the repre-
sentatiyes stationed at such public
works to report at once to their respec-
tive departments all cases in which
contractors, or sub-contractors on
works now under construction have re
quired or permitted laborers or me
chanics in their employ to work over
eight hours in any one calendar day
80. All government representatives.
in charge of construction OF public
works are further directed that it is
part of their duty to report TO the re
spective Departments each and every
case in which laborers or mechanics
are required or permitted to work over
eight hours a day on the works under
supervision of such government rep
resentatiyes. Wherever reports show
ing work in excess Of eight hours a
day are received by any department
they are to be referred to- the Depart
ment Of Justice for appropriate ac
ton.
"3. All departments Of the govern
ment under the supervision Of which
public works are being constructed by
contract are further directed to have
their representative legal officers pre-
pare and forward to the President n
list of such statutes and executive or
ders as have a direct bearing on con
tracts for the construction of public
works, and with which bidders on such
works should be made acquainted
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
Fewer Army Posts In the Philippines

Washington.-Maj. Gen. John F.
Weston, commanding the Department
of Luzon. Philippine islands, in his an.
nual report, state that forty-one sta
tions have been abandoned during the
year and there are twenty-eight sta
tions, garrisoned by 1850 American
troops and 2,4SS native troops. There
are two brigade posts In the depart
ment. Fort Mckinley and Camp Stot-
zenburg.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
EIGHT HOUR Day
FEWER HOURS OF WORK FOR
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
SCOPE OF LAW is EXTENDED

President Orders That It Apply to All
Government Work-RiVer and Har-
Dor improvements Chiefly Affected
by Chanse-commission of La
Dor Reports That Contractors
Show More Respect for Law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-19
Election of Officers, O. E. S.

At the tenth annual session of the Grand
Chapter, o. e. s., held at Scottish Rite
Hall, January 6 to 13, the following Off
GERS were chosen for the ensuing term:
Mrs. Jeanette r. Newton. worthy grand
matron; Mr. VIM F. Hunt, worthy grand
patron; Miss Clara E. Ball, associate
grand matron; Mrs. ]. J. Faber. associate
grand patron; Mrs. Rose A. Yost, reelected
grand secretary; Mrs. Annie D. Rdggles.
grand treasurer; Mrs. NJ. e. Teachum. re-
elected grand lecturer; Mrs. Charlotte NJ.
Pine, grand chaplain; Mrs. M. L. Hunt,
grand marshal; Mrs. Julia N. Streater,
grand conductress; Mrs. Mary T. OBrien,
A G. conductress; Miss Ethel D. Baker,
grand warden; Mrs. William F. GUIDE. grand
sentinel. Board of directors Of Eastern
Star Home, Mrs. Alcena Lamond, Mr.. l..
CabeM Williamson, Mr. John A. Meyer.
The officers were installed by Past Grand
Matron Mrs. VIM. F. GUIDE, assisted by the
choir of Ruth Chapter. under the direction
of Mr. David NJ. Cridler. The newly elected
grand matron and patron were the recipi-
ents Of beautiful tokens OF esteem in the
shape of flowers and cut glass. presented
by the members of their respective chap
tiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-19
On Wrong Side of the Street,

A bargain counter business was done
Wednesday by Policemen Mccarthy and
Mudd of the sixth precinct who were sta
toned at the corner OF 9th and D streets
northwest in arresting persons for turning
the corner on the wrong side Of the street.
Those who were compelled to leave collat-
eral at the station house for their appear
ance in court were William Cant, George
Willie. James H. Vincent, Clinton Good
Ing, Thomas Winston, Milton e. Da-
Wis, Harry Schwitzer, Emmett Bell, Jackson
Collins. George Hathaway, Charles Harris
and George NJ. Slye.
When the names were called In the Po-
lice Court yesterday there were few re-
sponses. The collateral of - each
was declared forfeited in all the cases ex-
cept those Of Messrs. Davis, Bell and Har-
ris. Mr.. Davis explained to the court that
he had a hurry call to the Supreme Court.
and was driving along the curb of the city
hall, where he was to stop, when arrested
His personal bonds were taken.
Mr.. Bell stated that he had a satchel full
Of Welsbach lamps, and was afraid to ride
with them on the cobblestone pavement to
the right. and he was dismissed with his
personal bonds. Mr.. Harris appeared IN
court, and was fined 8 for riding his BIZ
cycle on the wrong side Of the street.