THE WORLD'S PEACE 15 THEIR OBJECT Internat’onal Congress Opens In Carnegie Hall. WILLIAM T. STEAD AS A KNOCKER. Formal Opening of the Peace Congress Before a Brilliant and Cosmopolitan Audience—Andrew Carnegie and His Party Arrive Late, as Their Train From Pittsburg Was Delayed. New York (Special). .—With repre- gentatives of the leading of the world present, the National Ar- bitration Congre was formally opened Sunday Carnegie Hall before an that taxed the capacity of the spaci- ous auditorium. Two strange hung the stage. They were silk Stars and Stripes set into a field of white satin, which enclosed the emblem on all glides. A golden angel, bearing in one hand a palm leaf, supplanted the usual war eagle or pike head on the staff, broad bands of white inscribed with the golden word suspended from the gle. This is the come—the united erated nations of tening of whose coming the tional peace conference has met. Directly in front of Andrew Car- negie’'s box in the first tier hung the vellow flag of Scotland, with the roaring lion clawing the box. itself was typical the nal peace stars broad hanging white the eagles and arr the shield were screened 1 inno brotherhood. Carnegie Came Late, nations and Peace 58 night in audience flags over “Peace,” feet of the of the state states of the for the first an 1+ ley or has- na- peace the edge of The stage epoch of etern Silver sprinkled and American the WW Hous By a mishap to Mr. Carnegie, who sided, and the legates appointe by the Emperor many of those f and E master s Carnegie week, riving late, after the well under The mu torio Society rermany Jeligiu Ins were not orel ing pe« whic h were was the the In some of the men wi in the deliberations ference Emil G. Henry C Dr. Frederick Peabody, Dr Hir Books IT E Charles Rabbi Hirsch's Hirsch, of CC} first speal : in good VAddre Rabbi . La DD 1ICAKO, ker of the ening voice an r tinetly heard in th in part: ry, like awakenin among odies singing sounding the rash } lashing swords, the whir and stir of flying Arrows. It is the m of War’ whom it invokes and to read the si universe's revolving ¥ ‘God in the and changeful sceneries the Hebrew bard's lyre rows symbol and sign and contest. Stars are an arms forth nightly raid def stormcloud’'s daring minions. Tide and tempest, roaring sea and raven- ous abyss are glant warriors leaping to the fray. Thus mythology nascent nation’s vivid and procia gnificance of Dor- from camp ant n n to ea memories other to lend glamor to the horors of the man-wasting battleground. “But in the noontide fulness of the nation's maturity Judah's muse and ecstasy gives a vision of purer and softer tints and tones They sing of peace, They prophesy of swords turned into plow shares. They plet- ure God enthroned as judge over the dwellers of his footstool. His de- cisions render superflous the appeal to arms. The art of war {8s forgot- ten in consequence. Not as one des- tined to snatch his laurel fron torrent of blood, but as the palm undefiled by grime of mur- der, they name and hail the future ruler of their nation ‘Prince of peace.’ “The consecration of Israel's pro- phetic assurance is upon us. The glad day of its fulfilment ig nearing. Let them doubt who will. Ours is forevision.” Attorney Sent To Prison, Washington, (Special), — Among the prisoners sent from this city to the Moundsville (W. Va.) Peniten- tiary was Thomas M. Fields, an at- torney, who was sometime ago con- victed of embezzlement of the funds of the Washington Beneficlal Endow- ment Association, of which he was receiver, dnd sentenced to five years’ imprisonment at hard labor. Flelds carried his appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, but with- out avail. Strawberries Nipped. Wilmington, N. C. (8pecial).—It is believed that great damage has been done to strawberries and vege- tables In the Wilmington trucking belt by the continued cold of the past two nights. Sunday the mini- mum temperature was but four de- grees above freezing, and even more severe weather is predicted by the weather buréau, with a heavy frost, which might prove disastrous to many crops. Snow ig reported within i 40 miles of Wilminetnn Domestic. Editor Stead's announcement in his speech at the Carnegie Institute dedicatory ceremonies of his plan for raising $100,000 for a pilgrimage from all countries to The Hague Peace Conference met with ready re- sponse, Silver coins were showered upon the stage by the audience, and representatives of a number of col leges promised contributions, The joint congressional postal commission, after a session in New York, a statement expressing the opinion that great economies can be effected by establishing modern, up-to-date business methods in con ducting the business, Frederick Pabst, brewer, and Mrs. Leon larnickel, wife of an athletic instructor, seriously injured in an automobil accident at Milwaukee, The Appellate Division if the N York Supreme Court granted tion to dishar Burnham, who was convicted of a felony, The Protestant Episcopal Church Congress, at New Orleans, discussed the right of the preacher to discu social questions in the pulpit The Appellate Court in Chicag declared the publie policy forbids the | recovery of insurance on a person ex | etuted for murder. Distinguished diplomats | catorsg from several the dedicatory Carnegie { President i i and Mr. Carnegie n de Con i stant ( French Of lague Peace Tribunal) delivered ad issues a Were a mo George and edu- attended of the *ittsburg. nt a 1 nations ceremonies Institute nt Roosevelt LS and sentative elie aro repre a Fred tenced life by Schultz, veg to Auburn Arthur tice cotton comp together Chinese star whom ving are dying are the conditions exchang their babes ing Robert Mac- B., Colonial feutenant General Sir or Stewart, K. C to the British i ation as governor and com -chief of the colony has ten- Office iii mander of Ber- muda A received from the dated at cablegram fcan A announces mer Managua, Amapala has Bonilla and that American war is ended fs reported that King Edward King Victor Emmanuel, who respectively left the Balearic consul, that been the { letta, Island of Malta. | A demand for the exclusion from kthe Douma of three Socialist depu- { tiles pending their trial for political offenses caused intense excitement. The Swiss Parliament adopted a bill providing for a new military or- ganization which, it is expected, will greatly strengthen the army. A Brazillian squadron left nambuco for Hampton Roads to take part in the inauguration of the Jamestown Exposition. The corporation of | accepted an invitation to send deputation to Chicago for the pure pose of inspecting the sanitary con- ditions of the packing-houses and stockyards. Threatened revolution in Salvador and Guatemala, started at the sug- gestion of President Zelaya, of Nica- ragua, will complicate the Central American situation. Mrs. Grace Redpath, widow of Pater Redpath, of Montreal, who died in London recently, left $150, 000 to McGill University, Montreal. Four hundred thousand Chinese are now being kept from starving by foreign relief, The ministerial situation in Bel glum is again acute, and it is said the ministers have offered the King their resignation. Emile Benoist, a banker, was shot and killed in the office of a financial paper in Paris of which he was the editor, The Russian Minister of Marine is urging the hastening of the con- struction of the improved type of battleship. The British torpedo-boat destroy- ers Colne and Falcon were badly damasoad In a apllision Glascow SEVEN FOR CONVICTION FIVE FOR ACQUITTAL The Cosing Scenes In The Thaw Case. JURY WAS HOPELESSLY DIVIDED. Jerome Declares He Will Fight Propo- sition to Bail Out ‘lhaw, and Prisoner Will Probably Spend Sum- mer in Jail-Jury Wide Apart on First Degree. HOW THE JURY STOOD. On the stood eight in the r acquitt sanity. Some meet first ballot the jury for conviction of mur- first and four al on the ground of in- degree i ¢ 10 were willing on foul they the eight four half verdict, but alter the vie Of the Way HY the WH to compromise refused to held. The four favoring acquittal won the « who had Thi jury wa ally over one of believed Thaw called for the guilty, by th of this document evidence at 160 furor request the Thaw oring for fur and urned his vote to Six f the ight con man- av viction aughter, Th 1ighout ballots ! four n waver from acquit- 1 four id one alwavs Fé i’ On } aver CON~ final ballot the for conviction DEFENDS THE UNIFORM. Department Anxious To Remove Slur Cast Upon Soldiers, The Department determined to to the end of its effort remove the uniforms of the local magistrate Y.., that Sergeant soldiers who skating rink warranting War pursue Washington (Special) ia th t! © decision to slur cast upon American sol- last January at Plattsbure, Higgins and yanied a that town the impo- dier by if a N the uklis pubic ad accom to n no case tors of the place Thursday Acting Secretary Oliver wrote a letter to the Attorney Gen- eral asking his help in the prosecu- tion of this case The General ig requested to give an opin- fon upon the point whether or not, of the rink were subject to penal punishment, can be reached by a suit for monetary damages. In case of affirmative answer the Depart- of Justice is requested to au- the proper attorney for the United States to appear for the sol- diers in the prosecution of the case that the keepers ment King Of Margarine Dead, The Hague (By Cable). — The Avondpost announces the death at the age of 88 of Simon Vanden- bergh, founder of the Margarine fac- tory, known throughout the world. The King of Margarine, as he was called, began business as a small shopkeeper. He was a philanthropist and poor, persecuted Jews never sought his ald in vain when leaving Rotterdam for America, Haymarket Juror Kills Himself, Chicago (Special) .—Principal Jas. H. Brayton, of the Raymond public school, committed sulcide at his home, shooting himself in the head. 111 health is believed to have been the cause. Br. Brayton had been con- nected with the Chicago schools for thirty years. He was prominent so- clally and In Masonic circles, and was a member of the jury whick con- yicted the Haymarket Anarchists in 188 RNED GUARD ON ROAD In or- means Pittsburg, to and stopping the epidemic of train wreck- ing officials of the Pennsylvania met here in conference at the office of Superintendent Long, for the Pitts- burg Division. President McCrea was also in the conference part of the time by long-distance phone from Philadelphia. After the meeting the following authorized statement was made: “At a meeting of the officials of the lines both east and west, held here to discuss both wavs and mean: of getting at the train wreckers, | was decided that tracks must patroled and even, if neces: put armed guards on each and every 100 yards from New kK Chicago will 1 done in to wreckers, further of the that the Railroad trial Pa. (Special). der devise ways for ary, track This the sense of eo to d it get at an the once the Pennsyly put back 10 caught entire of be effort convict A was decided b assage a bil lature which for train v ania of 1eir nd, © vork for of 1 money Every Penneylv: every pi: PEACE PROBLEM, Slow Progress Being Made In Wash- ington, ata results Pipe Explodes, Ra . . Tonawanda there hoth hi Veg were bl we flattened ii ont ) partly torn off ana #Cai] AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL Some Interesting Happenings Briefly Told. He will die The monument to the Rough Rid- ere in Arlington Cemetery dedi- cated President made an address at the ceremony, touching mainly on patriotism and good citi- Was Roosevelt The Navy joint board of the has determined to establish the person- fortifications of Army and of the seacoast SECOND GRAND JURY Congressman George K. Fawrot Is Set Free. HE KILLED DR. RH. ALDRICH. Judge of the Louisiana Court. aton Rouge, Congr a in} (8pecial) (ioorg Wis of all contis nonths der 11 i " hI ur 1 will say nothing upon the ques- of railroad trol in his address at the opening of Attorney General Bonaparte made an argument before the Supreme Court In the employers’ liability cases and his address closed the hear- ing The raliroads are reported to have practically abandoned their plan to raise freight rates. Representatives Binger Hermann, charged with destroying public rec- ords, clung tenaciously to his forin- er denials that he had rallroaded the Benson-Hyde-Dimond patent cases through the department upon the request of the late Senator Mit- chell. The Secretary of Commerce and Labor has ordered a general inquiry into the management of the various immigrant stations throughout the country. Brigadier General Walter T. Dug- gan was placed on the retired list. The State Department announced officially that the treaty being nego- tiated between Great Britain and the United States was confined entirely to the question of fresh-water fishery and the use of boundary waters, not including St. Johns River. It has been practically completed. The Interstate Commerce Com- raission has divided the country into districts, minor complaints from var- fous sections to be heard by differ- mnt eammieelnnare, the on ender and CH Us pered rumors ha nave rency “unwritten was the backbone of claimed that certain remarks which resulted in Aldrich Favrot's Aldrich the author remarks about Mrs Favrot called for an application of the written Jaw.” and that The written statement of Favrot’'s lawyers, November only authentic ¢ the tragedy Was an the WAL of Oniy Judge 9, is ie the gtatemen since In full it “Judge Geoge K. Favrot, by ad- of hig counsel, will not any detailed statement at this but he authorizes us to say that killing of Dr. R. H. Aldrich from his persistent circulation such Favrot which were of character as to force Judge act, and that complete tion for such action will be rot's wife, shown Poisoned Her Baby. Memphis, Tenn., (Special).--~The police report that after poisoning her two-year-old baby, Mrs. Clarissa Gold, aged 22 years, attempted sul- cide by swallowing a portion of the same drug. The child died while being conveyed to a hospital, and the woman's condition is serious. Despondency over domestic affairs is believed to have prompled the act. Washington Ignorant Of It. Washington (Special) "We know absolutely nothing of the matter here,” sald Secretary Loeb, when his attention was called to the Chris tian a dispatch published saying that a local newspaper there had announc. ed that President Roosevelt, who was awarded the Nobel peace prize last year, will have to deliver a lecture in Christiania in March, 1908, in order to comply with the rules affect. {ne the holders of the Nobel orizes, ss p— ing Day. Grounds, 1 ial) Lxpe Jamestown He of buildings E X10 ads, Fwo-thirds t r Own ition con pleted, Delay Caused By Lack Of Funds. Gre Wa ‘ ¢ Transportation Could Be Better. e office of Mr. W, E wu 4) ill $5 a over g of not too even roadbed Traction ng crowded out of a seat or comfortable n by the no 1 travel en and ssionaries wople have De anding of work The T arranged roads which two trol promise ¢ to run on ag i= yout roo? Raf ad 1 transfer direct hel; pe idewater {io CArs of all Exposition There working, ifficient rolling or considered safe companies have pplied for permission to land at the plier, and other which inte shallow seven tide, with two land at ercial other gro rrounds, will un sSOMmoe ley lines A if & a two-minute gchedule, umerous steam! deep-sea can go feet at feet will pier. boats water a tide the com low of y m IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD. Harriman was re-elected president of Southern Pacific The Bank of England reduced its 4% per cent. All advices from Wall Street were to the effect that business on the Exchange was entirely professional. There is an entire lack of public buy- ing. , A big drop in the price of Rio Tinto, the biggest copper mine of Europe or the whole world, indicates the feeling about the copper metal market abroad Mayor Reyburn, of Philadelphia, was consulting bankers with regard to the city's $13,500,000 loan, the rate of interest on which ig to be in- creased from 33% to 4 per cent. A number of leading Philadelphia banking firms are lending call money at 6 per cent. It is proposed to increase the size of the Executive Committee nf Union Pacific in order that Harriman may not continue to have sole control of that company’s affairs. 80 far this year the shipments of coal and coke on the Pennsylvania lines east amounted to 14,822,000 tons, an increase of 364,000 over the same period in 1906. This gain is considerable less than the gain of last. vear over 1805