THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURQ. PA. ID I 1 H The Great Fighting Mach ines Greeted with Enthusiasm. THOMAS IN COMMAND City Given Jreat Welcome to Voy ager ns They See Tlielr Own Country First Time In Four Months I'liins Mode for Their Entertainment. San Diego, Cal., April 16. The American battleship fleet In command f Rear Admiral Thomas arrived at thin port and anchored off Coronado Reach. Thousands afloat and ashore cheered the arrival of the great fighting machines at the first Amer ican port they have visited since they began their record cruise of almost 14,000 miles. Every ship arrived here In perfect trim after making an uneventful nin from Magdalena Bay. Officers Mid that It seemed as though Cali fornia had gone crazy over the fleet, hut the fleet was nilgluy ready to help the people have good times all Jong the coast. The city l.s n mass of electric lights and red fire a:; a re sult of the preparations made at reat expense to have the city bril liantly lllumlna'ed. A feature of the arrival of the fleet was the trip of a boat cairyins a:f. 000 oranges which were gi-vtt. to the REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS, isen on the battleships by the San 3iego people. The tars greeted the at with loud cheers and the sxanges with eager mouths. Anoth er boat filled with pretty glrle car ried ' loads of flowers to the blue .sckets, and there were more loud jheers. Admiral Thomas has sent a re vest to the authorities here that the jeople refrain from giving his men to nuoh liquor, and as a result the City Council sent a request to all the . 'aloons not to give "liquor to any allor- who showed signs of having1 '.md too much. San Diego realized a week ago Viat Admiral Evans would be unable come here for the celebration, but o.. ahead Just the same. The ;weled key and sword made for Ad alral Evans will be given to Ad alral Thomas to hand over to his aperior who still retains nominal ommand of the fleet. Medals are 'bo ready to present to Thomas and Je other admirals, who will also be :onored at dinners, dances and In her ways. A dinner was given to t; Admirals at the Hotel ;v,arnado, while the city was ablaze tth lights and the battleships play i cearchllghts around the sky, Vowing great fans of light over ie hills and the water. Among loae present at the dinner were Vov. Collet of California and repre sentatives from several other States. . Mrs. Eddy on War. New York, April 16. In the Issue it the Christian Scientist Sentinel t the following statement from Mrs. flaxy Baker G. Eddy: "For many years I have prayed Ully that there be no more war, no sore barbarous slaughtering f r fellow-beings; prayed that all Se peoples on earth and the Islands t the sea have one Ood, one Mind; rve God supremely and love their iclghborg as themselves. National Jtsagreements can be, and should be, arbitrated wisely, fairly; and fully rettled. It unquestionable, however, that at this hour the armament of tavles is necessary, for the purpose :f- preventing war and preserving .race among the nations." Judge Gruy in Named. , Dover, Del., April 16. Desnte ie written declaration of Judge ieorge Gray that he could not un .'r any circumstances consent to jave the delegates Instructed for ilm, the Delaware Democratic State ...onvention officially placed his nrjne efore the democracy of the country owthat party's nomination for Pres ,Jent Of the United States. Lottery .Men Fined $:?2,000. Cincinnati, April :6. Fines ag regatlng '$32,200 were assessed gainst Morris Richmond and six l hers, who were arrested Borne eeks ago, charged with conducting '.e Kentucky Lottery, cciutiuty ' to u.w. i.....i.a.H.s ACTION O.V ANARCHY. President' Message; Says All Other (Question Sink Into Insignificance. Washington, April 16. tn one of the shortest messages which he has yet transmitted to Congress. Presi dent Roosevelt called the attention of that body to the necessity for further leglslatloL on the subject of anarchy. The message of the resident Is ns follows: To the Senate and House of Rep resentatives: "I herewith submit a letter from the Department of Justice which ex plains Itself. Under this opinion I hold that existing stautes give the President the power to prohibit the Postmaster General from being used as an instrument In the commission of crime; that Is, to prohibit the use of the malls for the ndvoency of murder, arson, treason; and I shall act upon such construction. "Unquestionably, however, there hould be further Investigation by Congress in Jils matter. When com pared with the suppresrlon of an archy, every other question slnk3 In to Insignificance. The Anarchist la the enemy of humanity, the enemy of all mankind, and this Is ft deeper degree of criminality than an) other. No Immigrant Is allowed to come to our shores If he is an Anarchli t. and snouid ho permitted circulation In this country If it propngr.tea anarch istic crimes. "THEODORE ROOSKVELT. "The White House, April in. 1U0S." Names Men Greatest in Private Life. Washington, April 10. Who nre the five greatest men in the 1'nited States not In public life? Accord ing to President Roosevelt, they are Grover Cleveland, Andrew Carnegie, John Mltclcll, William J.. Bryan and James J. Hill. The President has Invited tlie?e five to attend the big conference at the White House during the week of May 14 to discuss conservation of the natural resources of the country. Every Governor of a State. Cabinet officers, members of the United States Supremo Court and members of the Inland Waterways Commission are to attend officially, bu. these five men are singled out from the whole United States as five Individuals to be Invited. They are all Democrats. Anna Gould and I)e Sngan Sail. New York, April 15. Mme. Anna Gould and Prince Helle de Sagan, servants, bag and baggage, left the St. Regis Hotel with all the secrecy that might attend an elopement, - and slipped quietly aboard the North German Lloyd steamer Frederick der Grosse, at Its pier in Hoboken, whence It sails for Italy. There were unverified rumors both at the St. Regis and In Hobo ken that, the Prince and Mm. Gould were married by a Jersey Jus tice or clergyman, and that they re turn to Europe with the tardy con gratulations of the Gould family. All Florida Militia Culled. Jacksonville, Fla., April 14. Gov ernor Broward has ordered every command In the State Militia to proceed at once to Pensacola. The sounding of the riot call summoning the three companies here to quar.-' ters gave rise to a report that a se rious strike riot was In progress, but this proved to be a mistake. The electric company has decided to start cars on Its lines and the. troops were Called out as a measure of precau tion, as further trouble Is feared. Holds O-Hour Law Invalid. Milwaukee, Wis., April 16. The Federal nine-hour law, governing the length of time railway telegraphers may. work, Is declared, to be uncon stitutional by Judge Warren D. Tar rant, and the State eight-hour law Is declared valid. The roads undoubt edly will "continue to operate under the Federal law, until such time as some high court passes upon It at least. Trout Season Postponed to May t, Albany, N. Y., April 16. Gov. Hughes bag signed the bill of As lenblyman Mills, recodifying the forest, fish and game laws of the StPte. The opening of the trout tei'bon is changed from April 16 to May 1, with the exception of a few counties. The new law also provides among other things for a license for resident and non-resident hunters. America Enters a Complaint. London, April 16. The State De partment has made representations to Great Britain through Ambassa dor Reid with regard to the seizure of two American fishing schooners oft New England. The complaint has been forwarded to Sir Robert Bond, premier of Newfoundland, but he has not yet replied to It. Adinii'ul Evan Much lletter. Los Angeles, April 15.; Mrs. Robley D. Evans, at Paao Roblcs, Hot Springs, talking oyer the lonir dis tance telephone with Col. J. 12. Nev Ule, slated that Rear-Admiral Evans showed marked Improvement and confidently expects.. to.be. iO-Loa An geles next week. - ' X. E. Methodists ?or hunting, Worcester, Mass.. April 15. i-The Now England Metho(I!st Enlscopnl Conference, by a Vote of 10T to 4 2. siopted n memorial to the General v jupien n memorial m J"5u' Conference, I recommending til pe I of the (article forbidding inr, t-Rrd pitying had attendlnj ho ro- i dnnc ng the- rlcf.l v.lrfofninstes. ' " H1MIIK Covering Minor Happen ings from all Over the Globe. HOME AND FOREIGN Complied and Condensed for the Dusy Header A Complete Record of European Despatches and Im portant Event from Everywhere Eoiled Down for Hasty Pernsal. The hearing of the appeal of the 8tandard Oil Company from the fine of 129,240,000 Imposed by Judge Landis has set for May 7 and 8. A discharged policeman of Phila delphia said that the pictures of 120 members of the force are In the Rogues' Gallery. Governor Hughes, Albany de spatch said, may call the extri ses sion of the Senate Immediately after the regular adjournment to hold supporters of the anti-racing bills In line. A young Brooklyn, N. Y., wife, told the magistrate she went home to her mother when her husband hid her pet kltter . Witnesses testified thnt Walter F. Baker was In sound mind" when he signed his disputed will Cattle raisers throughout Otsego county, N. Y.,. In mass meeting, pass ed resolutions denouncing the indis criminate slaughter of stock under the Bovine Tuberculosis law. Chairman Fobs of ' the Committee on Naval Affairs, told the House, Sublg Bay must be kept as a naval base until adequate facilities were provided elsewhere In the Philip pines. Arrangements were completed nt San Diego, Cal., for the greatest land parade of sailors ever given in the history of the navy. The will of Thomas B. Wanna maker dlspored of an estate esti mated at $20, 000,000. Father Curry, rector of the Church of St. James, New York, from the pulpit, characterized Jacob Riis as a charity grafter and the city's set tlement workers as frauds and hypo crites. Labor union mass meetings will be held In all the principal cities next Sunday and Monday to urge the pas sage of amendments to the Sherman Anti-Trust law. Secret service men are expected In New York this week to start a movement for the deportation of alien criminals and anarchists. William Barnes Jr., of Albany, de clared for Taft against Governor Hughes, and said the latter would be defeated If renominated. From a malady which the physic ians In attendance Bald was the mys terious sleeping sickness Howard Price, twenty-five years old, a son of Charles R. Price, a merchant In Glen Cove, L. I., died at his home In that place. The Rev. John D. Jordan, pastor of the Jackson Hill Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga., committed suicide In his study as the result of overwork. Massachusetts Republicans elect eed a delegation to Chicago friendly to Taft but unpledged, indorsed Gov. Guild for the Vice-Presidency and declared for tariff revision. Charles A. Murphy, a promoter of realty Interests, ruined as an effect of the October panic, killed himself in the Astor House, New York. Gov. John A. Johnson of Minne sota, decared that he would accept if nominated by the Democrats, but that he would not antagonize Bryan. News came to New York that Fred erick PInr.ey Earle had been freed from his wife by the French courts and had wedded Julia Kuttner. Estimates on the winter wheat crop, based on the government re port, indicated a yield of 494,000, 000 bushels. , Bernard Carlln, Just released from the Napanoch Reformatory, shot and killed his mother, ben.use he fancied she was responsible for his Impris onment, FOKEKJN. The Venezuelan government has entered suit against Mr. Carner for a final accounting of bis receivership for the New York and Bermuda As phalt Company. A special despatch from Madrid says that three Barcelona terrorists, one of them a woman, were sen tenced to death. President Nort Alexis declared ho has received no ultimatum from the Powers nor has he ever menaced for eigners in Haytl, says a special de spatch from Port au Prince. Count Andreas Potockl, Governor of Austrian Poland, was assassinated by a Ruthenlan student. '" :' Mr. Asqulth, British Prime Minis ter, has announced the personnel of the new Ministry, Mr. Lloyd-George becoming chancellor of the Ex chequer. A special despatch from Kingston, Jamaica, says It la reported that wholesale executions as the result of political troubles have taken place In Nicaragua. Kaiser Wilhelm. Is Is announced in a special despatch - from Corfu, has arrived at that Island and was welcomed by the King of Greece and royal family. WANTS FOUIl nATTIiK SHIPS. President Tells Congrc Ont Unde fended Wealth Invites Aggression. Washington, Aprl 16. President Roosevelt fulfilled his promise to lrge his four battleship programme ipon Congress in a special message. He pointed out the danger of permit ting the United States to fall to third place as a naval power. Prior to the last Hague coitfer Hice the President had hoped that in agreement would be reached un der which naval armature could be llml-.ed. He now expects no Imroe Hate definite agreement on tills sub let and believes that a programme which calls for but one battleship a fear Is Inadequ: te to our growth and position as a nation. With the fail ure of the disarmament plan .has come a radical difference In ship con ataictlon, calling lor battle ships of treble the size of those built a few fears ago. To provide for one or two battleships a year Is to go back In naval rank, Is the President's opinion. The President reiterates his be lief that the building of battleships Is a measure for peace and not for war, and counts as mlsohlevlous folly the plea that a point has been reached where a proud nation can rely upon the forbearanco of another Power. Illustrating his argument President Roosevelt directs atten tion to the experience of China, of Turkey, the Spanish possessions and Central and Southern Africa. The United States can hope for perma nent peace only by maintaining a first class navy, he declares, and to do this the President believes that four new' battleships should be au thorized by Congress this year. To avoid insult he argues, we must lie aMe to repel It, and to secure peace we must at all times prepare for war. TO INVESTIGATE WALL STREET. Hill introduced Asking for a Com mission of Nine. Albany, N. Y., April i:. A meas ure to carry into effect the Governor's recommendation for the creation of a commission to Investigate specula tive methods In Wall Street was in troduced by Senator Davis, Chair man of the Senate Judiciary Commit tee. By its provisions nine persons are to be appointed, three by the Governor and three by the Presi dent pro tern, of the Senate, and three by the Speaker of the Assem bly, whose duty it shall be to "in quire into the facts relating to spec ulation In securities and commodi ties, with the view to ascertaining the manner in which illegitimate transactions may be prevented and legitimate safeguarded." Train Wreckers Failed. Elmlra, N. Y., April 15. An at tempt was made to wreck a west bound passenger train on the Dela ware, Lackawanna & Western Rail road near Lowman, about seven miles east of this city, by piling ties on the track. The ties were placed acrcss the rails and also between them. The obstruction was on a sharp curve and close to the river. The locomotive, which came along at a clip of sixty miles an hour, ground one of the ties and shoved the others along the rails. When the train was stopped a similar ob struction was found on the east bound tracks where a freight train was due. Denounces Paper Trnst.' " ' Washington, April 16. Repre sentative James B. Perkins de nounced the Paper Trust in a long b pee oh before the House. He re counted its organization and rise and the corresponding rise In the price of print paper. ' He said that the so-called "economies" that the trust had promised to effect at the time of its organization consisted chiefly In such measures as doubting the salaries of officers, so that now even with modern mechanical im provements, It would be really Im possible for the trust to produce pa per as cheaply as formerly. 1,250 Saloons Out of Business. Chicago, April 16. After one bl the most spectacular elections in the history of Illinois the "drys" stand victors over the "wets." Conserva tive figures place the number of sa loons abolished at 1,259, and 25 Il linois counties are added to the "dry" list. Returns lndieate'that 535 incorporated cities and village are now In "dry" territory and that 202 incorporated municipalities are in townships which refused to be come "dry." Denounce Senator Wilcox. Auburn. N. Y., April 14. SevenH hundred persons attended a meeting held in the First Methodist Episcopal Church and applauded enthusiasti cally while six speakers vigorously de nounced State Senator Benjamin Wil cox's action in voting against the Anti-Race-Track GamblUig bills. The Senator Is a member of the First Church, where the meeting was held, and the pastor, Rev. E. J. Rosen grant, was one of the speakers.. Widow's Pension Hill Agreed On. Washlngon, April 15. Conferee! on the Widow's Pension Bill reached an agreement by adopting the bill practically in the form passed by the House. It Increases from $8Nto 12 per month the pensions of widows of soKlt rs of the Mexican, Indian and civil wars, and will increase the pen don list about $12,000,000. HSIBiH The Senate Vote of 25 to 25 Kills Hughes Measure FIGHT IS ONLY BEGUN. Tlio Governor Says "the Contest Has Not Ended and Will Continue Un t 1 the Will of the rcopte Is Obey ed" -An Attempt to Start Dem onstration Suppressed. Albany, N. Y., Arrll 16. With the vote standing 25 to 25, a tie, and thus one vote thort of the majority required by the constitution, the Senate defeated the measures em bodying the Governor!, recommenda tion for the abolition of race-track gambling. Gov. Hughes, after tho result had been announced, Issued a statement. In which he made It clear that he would rcnw his fight for the pro posed reforms. No details In con aectlon with his programme Acre dl- GOV. CHAS. E. HUGHES. vulged, but It Is understood by his friends that he will order a special election to fill the seat of Senator Stanislas P. Franchot of Orleans and Niagara, who died recently, and then call an extra session of the Legisla ture. The Governor and his legal adviser, Mr. Sanford, are at work considering the plan. Here is the statement issued by the Governor-j "It Is impossible to believe that tho people will permit the plain man date of the Constitution to be ig nored. The contest has not ended. It has only begun. It will continue until the will of the people has been obeyed." The decision in the Senate was greeted by a ragged yell from the galleries, which was packed with a crowd in which abounded the types generally seen on the race tracks. On the floor of the SeLate, where the friends of Senators of the opposition stood five deep behind the forum rail, an attempt was made to start a dem onstration, which waB sternly sup pressed by Lieut. Gov. Chanler. Russia and Japan Intlmidato China, Mukden, April 16. Unless the other great powers awaken to the facts and aid China in her resistance to the aggressions of Russia and Japan in Manchuria, that rich prov Ince will Boon be reduced to a mere dependency of the two nations which fought their great war in It. De spite the assurances given by the governments at Toklo and St. Pet ersburg, the autonomy of China Is being directly undermined in various ways. There are many indications of tacit agreement between Japan and Russia to support each other's demands on the Pekln Government, so that Russia shall become intrench ed in the north and Japan in the south. Miss Elkins Going to Rome, Elklns, West Virginia, April 16. Senator Elklns has leased a villa in Rome and expects to go there early in the Summer. It was said at Halllehurst that Miss Elklns would probably accompany her father to Rome. Senator Elklns Is interested in the political fight In West Vir ginia, but has no Intention of seeing it through. He is now at Baltimore and will be Joined there by Miss El kins, when they will go to New York and sail for Rome. Labor Opposes Taft. Concord, N. H.. April 14. Charles J. French, President of the New Hampshire Branch of the American Federation of Labor, has issued a circular entitled VTaft and Labor Unions," in which he strongly op poses the candidacy pf Secretary Taft for the Presidential nomination. Mr. French attacks the Secretary for several labor decisions which the lat ter handed down while Bitting on the Federal bench. Congress Soon to Adjourn. Washington, April 14. That the pr8ent session of Congress will ad journ on or about Saturday, May 9, was tho prediction of Representative James E. Watson of Indiana, Repub lican whip of the House. In the last few days Mr. Watson has conferred with tho loaders at both ends of the cupltol in regard 4o- adjournment, I and all of tbem are anxious for an early date. UltE NWKM'N CHhLMKA, m.vs Churches, School, City Hull s,j Other Institutions Destroyed. Boston, April 16. Swept by i wind that blew sixty miles an hrur a smnll fire that started In a pile of rags In the rear of the Boston mark ing Company's factory In West'Third street, Chelsea, spread until It had destroyed more than a square mile of Duuaings in me Dusiness and revl dentlal sections of the city, caused the death of four persons and Injury to more than fifty, and entailed prop, erty damage estimated at $10,000, 000. Of those who met death, tlit-p were women. One killed hermit wlh a plhtol when her belongings were burned before her eyes. The flames crossed Chelsea Creek and set fire to the Standard Oil Company's tanks on the East Boston side. The tanks blew up with terrific concus sions, frightening the residents of Boston and causing alarm for the safety of this city. Luckily the tanks were in an isolated section. A gas tank In Chelsea exploded, sending thick clouds of smoke high above the city. The smoke Increasm the terror caused by the spreading flames. It was seen as far away u Portsmouth, N. II., and cast the en tiro city of Chelsea Into darkness. Although tho black clouds fright ened men, women and children al most out of their wits, they proved a blessing In the end. The dense smoke hung like a wet blanket over the stricken city and smothered the showers of burning embers from the main conllanratl 'ti before they fell to tho tops of houses and Into tho streets. It was duo In a largo meas ure to this protecting mantle that Chelsea as a wholo was not do stroyed. Xev. spaperx ns Pulpits. Chicago, April 15. "If I had tho money I would put the Gospel red hot Into all the daily papers. I would use the advertising depart ments and pay for the advertis ing." This new doctrine of evangelism was expounded by the Rev. A. C. Dixon, of Moody Church, In a talk to the Congregational ministers in ...usonlc Temple. Mr. Dixoi. gave instances to shov: thnt outdoor and Fecular hall religious meetings were better attended and more effective then meetings i.3ld In the fashionable churches. Gov. Johnson Speaks. , Chicago, April 16. Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota, In an address before the Chicago Press Club, em phasized his belief that the central ization of power at Washington 1; the chief danger that threatens thla country. He said. "The situation Is a dangerous one, Rome went through the same, pro cess. She wanted more power,- and Instead of going forward, she went backward. We must keep our faces ever toward the east and march oi." Negroes Wild Over Foruker. Washington, April 16. In a most dramatic setting Senator Foraker delivered his long-heralded - speech on the Brownsville affair, The Sen ate galleries were packed with ne groes. Senator Foraker's address was primarily an appeal for the pas sage of his bill reinstating the men of the three companies of the" Twenty-fifth Infantry- who were dis charged for the " shooting up" of Brownsville, Texas, on the night of August 18, 1906. President Announces His Plans. Washington, April 14. In an In direct way it was made known at the White House that the President is not reconsidering his promise to re tire from public life. He is to take a trip around the world, and if the official spokesman for him is to be believed the President has alre4r made plans that Include a huntlatf trip in Africa, as well as an outisi; in the woods of Germany with hie sportsman friend, Emperor William. Steel Works to Open Up Again. Johnstown, Pa., April 15. Sever al departments of tho Cambria Steel Company .will resume operation this week, after a three months' suspen sion, atfoMlng employment to 1,500 men. NEW YORK MARKETS. Wholesale Prices of Farm Products Quoted for the Week. WHEAT No. 2, Red, 97 He. No. 1, Northern Duluth, $1.10. CORN No. 2, 69475c. . OATS Mixed, white 55c. MILK Zic. per quart. BUTTER Western firsts, 28 3J9a State Dairy 25 27c. CHEESE State, full cream, 15 O 16c. EO State and nearby, fancy. 1819V4c; do., good to choice 17 018c; western firsts HMUi 15c. . BEEVES City Dressed 10llo CALVES City Dressed, 74 12c ' Country dressed, 710c." SHEEP per 100 lbs.. $4.00 $9.50. HOGS Live per 100 lbs., $5.40 $6.70. HAY Prime per 100 lbs.. 97 STRAW Long Rye, 60 70c. LIVE POULTRY Chickens per lb.. 8 12c; Turkeys per lb., 15c.; Du"ks per lb., 15c; Fov. ls per lb., 15c. DRESSED POULTRY-r-Turkeys net lb. 1217c; Fowli per lb.. 13 15c; Chickens, Pblla., per lb.. , S540c. ONIONS White per bbl., $4.0O $4.50. VEGETABLES Potatoes. Lu L, 9 bbl., $2.50$2.76, .
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