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Committee.ISSUE AS TO COMPETITIONOutcome Will Decide Whether Officers Shall Be Prosecuted as Criminals.Washington, April 4.—Arguments in the famous Harriman case which was heard by the interstate commerce commission a few weeks ago in New York, were begun before the commission today. The proceedings are not in the nature of a hearing, but merely an argument involving the question whether the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads are competing lines.Ilxirriiiinn IIciihmI It.in his testimony before the commission in New York E. H. Harriman insisted the two lines were not competing lines. On the results of the arguments may depend whether Harrim.'n and his associates are to be prosecute 1 as a combination in restraint of trade under the provisions of the Sherman anti-trust law.1 iiv lt;lt;111111lt; I Anxiver.When on the stand in New York, Harriman declined by advice of counsel to answer certain questions put to him by the commission concerning the transfer of certain Union Pacific stock, it lias not been determined yet. whether the commission will endeavor to force Harriman through proceedings in the United States courts to answer tltose questions or not.(lui'Htioii Not Cnnxidercil.It was stated positively by the commission the question not only had not been decided, but it had not even been considered to any considerable extent. It is not likely any decision on this matter will lie reached for some time, certainly not until the commission lias obtained through the arguments begun today and from other sources all the light that may be thrown upon the matter.No Itrlulinn to InterNtati* Commerce.Harriman’s contention was the transactions about which ho was questioned bad no relation to the interstate commerce commission, cntl ^Wftfentiy the commission had no right to the information which it asked, it is probable the commission, after it has gone thoroughly into the matter, will announce what action, if any, it proposes to take affecting Hardman's refusal to answer its questions.WOMEN IN MOB URGE MEN TO THE ATTACKCries Heard Above Din When Shipbuilders Assault Strike Breakers.Loraine, Ohio, April 4.—There were probably fifty women in a mob that attacked a coach carrying non-union . men to the plant of the American Ship-( building company last night. Gries ot I the women, urging that the non-union j men be mobbed could be heard abo.c j the noise made by smashing glass anil , stones striking against the car.JUSTICE WILKINDIES AT DANVILLE- Was to Have Been Chosen Head of e Supreme Court in Two Weeks V Had He Lived.1 __Danville, 111., April 4.—Judge Jacob ,] W. Wilkin, 18 years a member of the 1 supreme court of Illinois, died yester-y day, aged 70 years. Judge Wilkin, who was to have been made chief, justice next June, had been ill two weeks with acute Bright's disease.Judge Wilkin was born June 7, 1S37, j at Newark, Ohio, and came to Illinois I with liis parents in 1844. The family settled in Crawford county and Judge o Wilkin was educated at McKendree college at I^banon, 111.In the spring and summer of 18C2 he was mustered into the union serv-[j. ice as captain of Company K, 130th ie Illinois infantry, and was mustered out n at the close of the war and given a wmajor's commission on account of meritorious conduct.Hlt;- studied law under the late Judge j John Scliolfield in Marshall, Clark county, and was his law partner from 1807 until Judge Scliolfield went on the bench in 1873. He was elected judge of the Fourth circuit in 1879, reelected in 1885, and in June of that year assigned to the appellate bench of the Fourth district, where he served for three years, until his elevation to j the supreme bench in 188S. 'ALL WANT PEACE,But Powers Fear Effect of The Hague Conference Upon Their Own Affairs.SEVERAL NAME CONDITIONSRussia, Germany and Austria Make Exceptions of Rather General Nature.Sr. Petersburg. April 4.—Diplomatic representatives of Russia have be»n directed to communicate a circular note regarding The Hague peace conference.The main feature of the note is announcement that Russia. Germany and Austria reserve the right to ab stain from the discussion of questions “which, in their opinion, cannot lead tlt; practical results. This means the limitation of armaments.In making this reservation Russia reaffirms her adherence to tho former program for the conference. On* the other hand. Great Britain and Japan reserve the right to abstain from the discussion of any points in the Russian program from which, according n their views, satisfactory conclusions are not obtainable.Conference to Open in June.The question of the limitation of armaments, according to the Russian note, is proposed by three powers— the United States, Great Britain and Spain—the United States also proposing the addition of the Drago doctrine to the program, and several states reserve the right present independent propositions to the conference on questions connected with the Russian program hut not directly mentioned in it The Russian minister at Tho Hague has been Instructed to ask the government of the Netherlands to issue final invitations to the conference, in order that it may bo opened in the middle of June.KkkIsiikI InsixlM lt;•« (lucNtion.London, April 4.—Great Britain has not withdrawn or in anv way altered her request that the reduction of the expenditures on armaments should he placed on the program of subjects lt;o be discussed at The Hague peace conference. This statement was made at tlie foreign office yesterday.CvpreNN Surprise in llerlin.Berlin. April 4 —The statement made at the British foreign office that Great Britain had not in any way altered her request that the question of the limitation of armaments be included in the program for the coming peace eonfe-ence at The Hague causes some surprise in Berlin. The German foreign office’s understanding was that Great Britain did not insist on the question being formally included in the program, hut only reserved the priviler? of raising the question in the conference, thus leaving the other power? free to partake in or abstain from its discussion.M. E. BISHOP DEADJames M. Fitzgerald Reported to Have Passed Away in Hongkong.New York, April 4.—News of thlt; death in Hongkong of Bishop Jame; M. Fitzgerald of the Methodist Epis copal church, was received today bj the Methodist Book Concern. Pleurisj was the cause. The bishop's home ■ \ in St. Louis.
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