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The Omaha .Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 11), 1871. SLU S-S.M-UM 10 FORM NEW PART Delegates from All Parts of Country Gather in Louisville Contention. JORMER SENATOR ALLEN EARLY ARRIVAL ,yriou Elements of Political Eeform About to Bo United. DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS LEFT OUT populists, Public Ownership, Socialists and Unionism Principle, A, miiTcinr inuroruTc nun (IT ITTruK TJUTSlDfc ADntntN I S LANNU I AlILNrx lo One Who Dora Hot Believe li the Cardinal Principles of Populism Will B i jijfr Admitted. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. April 1. Delegate (trotn all parts of the country are arriving In the. city to attend the national conven tion of the allied party, which will begin jst noon tomorrow, and It la expected that ; when Chairman Jo A. Parker of the popu , list national committee calls for order there will be about 500 delegates on hand representing the populists, socialists, union labor, union reformers of Ohio, the public ownership party of fit. Louis, the liberal party, recently formed In Ohio, the united Christian party, and In fact all elements jjot associated with the republicans or the tSemocrat. Tha object of the meeting Is the formation of a third party composed of all reform forces. In dependent of the old parties. No one will be entitled to a seat in the convention who sJeea not favor tha initiative and referendum, public ownership of public, utilities, "Just and natural taxation," tha election of fed eral Judge and United States senators by Sha people, tha creation of a cabinet office of tha department of labor and equitable arbitration, the establishment of postal navlngs banks and "scientific money baaed upon tha entire wealth of tbe people and Slot redeemable in any specific commodity, but to be full legal tender for all debts, to to issued by tbe government only and with out tha Intervention of bank, sufficient In Quantity to meet the requirement of com gnerce." Platform and Party Name. The most Important work to be dona la 4 he adoption of a platform and a name agreeable to the majority of tha dele gate. Tha convention will be opened by Chair man Parker of tha populist national oom jtnlttea, and Judge Frank E. Richie of St. Louis will be temporary chairman. The permanent organization ha not been de , elded upon. The convention will continue for two days, concluding with a big labor jftnaa meeting. Before the convention Is called to order tomorrow a meeting of the editor of tbe ''reform press" will b held at the Fifth .Avenue. 'hotel, wall the friend of tbe vsaajorlty rule (Wlnnetka system) will meet (at tha Waver) y hotel tomorrow night. Among the most prominent delegates who , Have already arrived are: ' Colonel J. 8. Felter of Illinois, speaker tfor the National Populist bureau; Milton rpark, managing editor of the Southern Mer Icury of Dallas, Texaa; George H. Sbllbley of Washington, president of the organized party for majority rule, and Former United State Senator William V. Allen of N iferaaka. r REVOLTING CRIME DISCLOSED Lault and Harder of Chicago Girl tha Make Court Afteadaate CHICAGO, April 1. Robert Kelsalg, rwhos accusation brought about tha arrest of Louis C. Toombs for tha murder of Carrie Larsen last winter, waa placsd on th witness stand today. The court room waa crowded with people who had com to '.hear the details of the moat revolting crime tin the history of Chicago (or year past. jTh prisoner appeared Interested, but his onel. A rope with which Kelaslg said th un Ifortunat woman was bound, and piece of Iron with which th wltneas said tha body 'was weighed, were produced and admitted 'as evident. Kclsslg aald that Toombs had gone to th employment agency and met Carrie Lar- aen coming from her work as asalstant cook on tha boat Peerless, then lying her faat In th ice. The boy Kelsslg, who was IS , years old, averred that on th night of th murder ha waa lying In his bunk on th boat. Toombs, h aatd, waa undressed and a Wo lying down. Carrie Larsen was In her stateroom. In order to get hsr out he said Toombs ordered ber to come out and cook bis supper. Sb left the security of her room, only to b attacked by Toombs. He assaulted her, witness said, and so fraa tically did abe battle that In doing so Toombs choked ber to death. Toomb laid down for a while, leaving the body stretched on the cabin floor. Kelaslg, hor rtfisd Into speechlessness, still stared from hi berth. What happened after Toomb again rose 1 not printable. Witness shuddered aa h ioid the story, and there were many averted heads In tbe court room. Attorney Barnes aald tbat this la th first time In (the history of Chicago that such a charge ha been uttered against aa alleged mur- cared. I Wltnes regained hla composure when asked t tell of th disposal of th body, Ha declared tbat Toomb Uso. the rope around It, weighted it and then ordered Xsisslg t help hlm carry It to a hole I the ic near the boat. Tbta waa done and Kalsstg aald tbat for soma days afterward h waa afraid t apeak, fearing that Toombs would kill htm. SAY VERDICTIS ILLEGAL pellutau and Jones Allea Trial Waa Befor Mixed Coart and Gnla Tbe4v Releaao. LEAVENWORTH. Kan., April 1. Michael J. Spellman and Pelbert R. Jones, under aantenr for connection with commlasary fraud In th Philippine, were relaaaad to day, from the federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth on writs of habeas corpus granted by Vclted State Juries Hook. Their bqnd were placed at 15,000 each. Tb government gave notio of appeal. la thetr plea for a writ Spellman and Jones, who were captain and first lieutenant respectively. In the Forty-sixth volunteers, set up ths claim that the verdict found against them waa Illegal. Inasmuch aa th court martial waa composed of regular and volunteer affloar. Thsy war brought hr aux cwux oca MaaU)a, DEFEND THE BORAX MEATS lifrmn Dealers I nlte with American Packer to Ptumt Exclusion of the F.ipnrt, BERLIN April 1. The German preserved mest dealers, tbe strenuous allies of the American packer In opposing the prohibi tion sgalnst introducing meata prepared with borax Into Germany, are organizing In their effort to Influence the German gov ernment not to enforce the proposed regu lations against such meata, and declare they would work them great Injury. It la understood In Frankfort that the evidence of certain Chicago medical men of good reputation will be brought forward to aupport the contention that the use of oj-sx to preserve meat Is not Injurious. I -iwyeral of the Influential newspapers I TV - - . . I V. ' " r Bjr i i reason lor iqs t made by the government In the .-man Gazette last Saturday. In hr Ss'. explained that aanltary condi tions . dictated the exclusion from the OeV A."kets of meata prepared Ith bora. HJv , connection the Vos- Isrhe Zeltui. .hat the rrawi of Ger man war venae. nve, for a long time been fed on meat prepared with borax and with of Mrs. Clement's only son by her first hus no harmful effects. The navy doubtless band, I. Newton Smith. In the other was continues to use auch meat when abroad. nol written by Mr. Clement, stating This paper also points out that tbe public ealth la the United States and Germany has not been Injured by the consumption of borax in meat. In the government's tatement on this subject, says the Vos- real estate operator, died, leaving conslder lsche Zeltung. the hope Is expressed that able property The couple had one preservatives other than borax will be found. This Is Illusory, since other pre- servatlves are much more costly that borax. The paper concludes with saying: "Our Industries must foot the bill and receive severe blow as a result of American rs- prlsal for the exclusion of borax prepared meata." CI cwrai Cmr) WATERY RRAVP i-i-i-fi.li rnsu ivHicni uohvc Crew of Cambrl.vn Princess CSoea Down with the Ship Collide with Steamer Alma In Foe;. LONDON, April 1. Eleven men were j drowned as tbe result of a collision this morning near Nab lightship between the channel passenger steamer Alma and the British ship Cambrian Princess, Captain Roberts, from Peru for Antwerp. The lat ter sank Immediately and eleven of Its crew perished. The Alma returned to Southampton badly damaged. The collision occurred at 2:30 o'clock m., during foggy weather. The Alma struck Cambrian Princess on the starboard quarter, ripping ita aide wide open. The shin heeled over and sank In fonr minutes. Tbe eleven survivors were hauled on board Alma by means of ropes. The steamer's bows were badly stove in. Cambrian Princess was built at South. ampton in 1877. It was of 1.275 ton net register and waa owned by W. Thomas A Co. of Liverpool. ATTEMPT Tfl aflll CIITII P n I h I f 1 1 i , w I w w l 11 i Pistol Ised by Woman Aaratast Raa- lan Police Official Fall to Baplod. ST. PETERSBURG. April 1. The pollc prefect of Moscow, M. Trepoff, bad a nar row escape from assassination yesterday. While receiving visitors a governess, named Allart, suddenly drew a revolver, placed tbe muzzle at the official's breast and pulled the trigger. The weapon, howevei, missed fire. In the subsequent excitement tbe woman tried to escape, but was arrested. It Is be lieved that the attempt was connected with tbe recent student troubles. BERLIN. April 1. A dispatch to the Tag Blatt from SU Petersburg dated Monday, March 31, aaya tbe student are organiz ing a fresh revolutionary meeting and have succeeded in mailing ten thousand cir culars, mostly addressed to persons 'be longing to tha educated claasea, imploring them to attend, armed if possible, a n olutlonary demonstration in front of the Kazan .cathedral today. IMPOSES TAX ON LIBERALS Colombian Government Collect Lars Revenues tn Panama for War Purposes. PANAMA, Colombia, April l. A national decrea of recant date lmpoaed a war tax of 3500.000 per month on tbe liberals In the department oi ranama. a iibi oi me no- erals In tbl city who ar taxed, with th amounts they bar to pay. was published today, it total 170,000. By a decree Issued today th govern- ment will expropriate all hide of cattle consumed on th Isthmus. General Salazar informed the correspond ent of th Associated Pre that he had been compelled to take extreme measures in order to meet the great expense caused by the maintenance of so many troops un dsr arms, and otheivextraordlnary war prep a ratio as. CAN PUT GUARD IN MANCHURIA China, br . Agreement with Raasla, Malatala Whatever Force Necessary There. rKitin, Apm 1. in jaancnunan con- ventlon. th main conditions of which war recently agreea upon oy rsui uresar, nus- Bia s minister to China, and Prince Cblng president of tbe Chinese foreign office, per mil China to maintain whatever fore she think necessary in Manchuria after th evacuation of that territory. Official reports received her from Nleu Chwang declare the Russians to bo dis playing great military activity there. Ten thousand troop recently have been moved to Port Arthur and new drafts ar arriv ing. An extensive and permanent tela graph system is being constructed. CAPTAIN KILLS LIEUTENANT Feature of Parade of Russian Regrl meat at Barrack at KleaT. ST. PETERSBURG, April 1. While th Migorod regiment wss parading on the bar- acka square at Kteff yesterday Captain Sofronoff shot and killed Lieutenant Orod- ski for maligning th former's family. neary irvin; a ...... no . s.ore.. LONDON, April 1. Sir Henry Irving, Ellen Tarry and their party, who were pasengera on tb Atlantic transport Un steamer Mln - neapolls, from New York, March 12, which reached lta dock here today, war wel - corned on their arrival by many theatrical friends. Coresv Sends t siu..iu ror iracaera. TOKOHAMA. April 1. Th Core horn office la aagotlaUDg for th aervto of four Russia exports to tnattruct th native at Ooraa In various brawn at ladimtrn. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY ENDS TROUBLES IN DEATH Mrs. Mary E. 0. Clement of Philadelphia Commits Snicide. FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME ON MONDAY later of (imrrniir Royd. Deranged Otr Family Mutters, Tnrai On t,s and 9nt?ocates Herself. PHILADELPHIA. April 1. (Special Tele- cram.) Dtshearted because of lack of'suc- cess In litigation and heartbroken over her ! Inability to retain the affections or secure the custody of her only son. Mrs. Mary E, rt nt a .1.1 . . - utodi mnea nerseu in ner nne nurao, 1S17 North Broad street Yesterday her body, bsdly decomposed, was found In a third-story room which was filled with gss, and a rubber tube attached to an open gas Jet and reaching to the bed upon which the body lay told the atory of suicide. Tied about the neck of the woman were two envelopes. In one waa a photograph the cause of her act and giving instruc- Hons as to ber burial. Mp- Clement waa 62 years old. Eight years ago her first husband, who was a child, a boy, now 12 years old. In nla '"l Smith left considerable money t0 tne boy nd named Charles K. Weet- brook as executor. Two years ago the wldw married a young man named Clement of Boston. The bride and groom lived to- etheT ,ne Broad Street house four months, when Clement suddenly left. An affecting scene occurred on the occasion of Clement's departure, bis wife clinging to nlm on tho stepl and wggiDK h,ra 110t , leave her. He never returned. Because of her peculiar actions proceed ings were taken a year ago to have her son taken from her cuBtody and the court ap pointed Lawyer Weetbrook as his guardian. Mn- Clement then made an attempt on ber life and wbs committed to the asylum. After six weeks' treatment she was dis charged aa' cured. Mrs. Clement waa the sister of Former Governor James E. Boyd, who is In Salt Lake City. His brother. Thomas F, Boyd, bad heard nothing or tba death of Mr. Clement when the presa dispatch conveying the new was show to him yes teraT- He said "Mrs. Clement has been in poor health r some years ana lor tne last year or so her mlai h" b611 deranged. About a year BDe W8 confined for a time in a private asylum. She did not live with her husband and several months ago her little boy was taken from her by order of the court. Since then, so I have heard, ahe has refused to allow anybody to enter her house In Philadelphia, seeming to think that everybody had designs on her life pl, . v,,. . ra .... m . . " - - uvui wv jvwwim ui go aim uvea 1 most of her life in Philadelphia PEACE MOVEMENT GENERAL Boar Commandant Are Ready to Qalt War and Aak for Terms. PRETORIA, Monday, March 31. Presl dent Steyn and General Dclorey have been located and a meeting between them and Acting President Schalkbuiger Is expected to be arranged without further delay. It Is reported that General Botha will also at tend tbe conference. Commandant Mears baa sent in word that his command will abide by the decision of the Boer government. Commandant Devilllera, who bas been operating In the Ktmberly district, has sent in a flag of truce, asking for terms, The peace movement, however, has in no way Interfered with the military opera tlons. The British are again aweeping th northwest districts of the Orange River Colony, where it 4s believed they have about a thousand of General Dewet's men within the cordon. HEIDELBURQ. Transvaal, Monday. March 31. Commandant Alberta has called a meeting pf the Boers In hla district to take place thirty-five miles east of The Springs station in order to discuss th croDosals for general surrender. It la said that Gen- ,ral Hans Botha has summoned a similar meeting at Amsterdam. a party of constabulary and natlv t0out waa ambushed near here March 80 gx 0f the party were killed. The Boers eluded pursuit. Surrenders are occurring dallv In th Standerton district. KRUGER GETTING AGITATED Kx-Prealdent of Boer Disconcerted Over Sc ha I U border's Aetlon In Pestco Movement. NEW YORK. April 1. Brussels tele grams Indicate, says the London corre spondent of the Tribune, that the peac movement of the Transvaal executive hat greatly disconcerted Mr. Kniger. Among the immediate retainer of th ei-presldent word is said to hav been given out to dis credit 8chalkburcer. Thj actlna nuresi lo whom M, vrurer delegated hla powerli t, denounced as a weak-kneed pa- 1 (riot. SOLDIERS KILLED IN WRECK ThlrtyKIn British Meet Death and Forty-Five Injured In Trans vnal Railroad Accident. PRETORIA, April 1. Thirty-nine Brltlah soldier were killed and forty -five injured In a railroad wreck March 30, near Barber ton, Transvaal colony. LONDON. Aorll 1. Th war office In rs- I DorUD' th railroad wreck at Barberton, Transvaal colony, merely aays that It was accidental. The victims nearly all belonged to tha Hampshire regiment. TIE UPS AFFECT MONTANA fte Trains Eatered Butt from F.ast for Several Days and Mer chants Fear Great Lasses. BUTTE. Mont.. Anrll 1. Tha railroad tuaUo , ,ucn M to cauia much ,ppre benalon among the merchants of th sta1. I who fear great losses by reason of freight 1 tie up In tb blockad existing in North I Dakota. Between Havr and Wllllston, on 1 tb Or sat Northern, th whole country Is I flooded and traffic on that road Is prae. tieallr abandoned. No trains hava arrived la Butt, trnm th. e((t for M.r- ,,i ,u ,r, report-d I Indefinitely late. On the Northern Pacific I traffic la yst at a standstill. Wsat of I Havr th tracks ar clear and trains ar I nuBniaa aa schedule Lma MOKX1NU, A 1M11L i!, RESTORES INDIAN AGENCIES Appropriation Bill Provides for He tentlon of I ion t reek anil liflsrr Rralr, (From h Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. April 1. (Special Tele gram.) The Indian appropriation bill has been completed and Is ready lo be reported to the senate. So far as to? northwest I concerned, few changes have been made In the meanire since it ranie from tbe house, except In the allowance for In cteases, which the tenate committee has decided will bo necessary. Since the bill pnssed the committee, af ter a most vigorous contest, refused to adopt the recommendation of Commissioner Jones for the aboltxhmeit of a dozen In dian agencies at various points through out the northwest. Commissioner Jones contended that these agencies were no onser necessary and prswented this fea- ure forcibly to the committee, but by vote was decided to restore those stricken out. Five of the sgenries which Commls sloner Jones wanted to aholleh are In the Dakotas. Crow Creek and Lower Brule were recommended by Commissioner Jones o be stricken out. This raine as a sur prise. Senator Gamble Insisted that tbe agencies should be restored and on vote the committee decided to restore the agencies eliminated by the subcommittee. Captain Charles O. Pslmer of Council Bluffs, late of the United States army, Is in the city. Secretary Hitchcock bas sent to congress report made by Frank Churchill, spe cial agent, in response to the require ments of the last Indian appropriation bill, to the effect that "It is practicable to pro vide a system of taxation of personal property, occupation, franchises, etc., suf ficient to maintain a system of free schoolB to all the children of the Indian territory." The report make elaborate presentation of the school system In Indlaa territory. The First' National bank of White Rock, I)., bas been authorized to begin busi ness with $25,000 capital. George I. Kelley of Lincoln, Neb., was today appointed special laborer at the Cavlle, Philippine Islands, naval station. Mrs. Emline C. Wicks of Santee. Neb., was today appointed asalstant matron In Hope, Neb., Indian achool. HOUSE PHILIPPINES MEASURE BIH Providing- Civil (iovrrament Dif fers In Many Point from Senate Plan. WASHINGTON. April 1. The Philippine civil government bill as framed by the re publican members of the house Insu'ar com mittee was presented to the full commit tee at a meeting today. The bill differ in many respects from the bill Just com pleted by the senate Philippine commit tee, chiefly In the following points: A complete plan of civil government who a legislative asseraoiy including a lower house elected by the people Is pro vided by tbe public bill to go into effect when permanent peace is certified by tbe government to the prealdent to have been established and after tbe completion of a census. Tha house measure also adopt the- coinage plan- recommended by the Phil Ipplne commission and by. Mr. Connant, who Investigated the subject for the War de partment, making the gold dollar the unit of value. In addition tbe bill provides elab orate mining, timber and franchise sec tions and also sets forth a declaration of right as a baBis of citizenship. The democratic members of tbe insular committee have about agreed upon the main features of a substitute bill. This differs consldersbly from the substitute proposed by the democratic senators. It contem plates ultimate Independence of the Islands, this government reserving such coaling sta tions or naval bases as may be necessary. The withdrawal of United States troops Is contemplated aa soon as a native police establishment Is in operation. It 1b not expected that the house democratic sub stitute will provide for a repayment to the United States of the Jl'0,000,000 paid Spain, as provided In the senate democratic bill. JUGGLING HARD COAL PRICES Anthracite Association Make Reduc tion for April, with Incrense Following;, PHILADELPHIA, April 1. Announce ment was made today by the officials of the Philadelphia Reading railway that anthracite coal prices have been reduced 60 cents a ton. This reduced price will be In force during April only. On May 1 10 cents a ton will be added and. -equal in creases will be mad on the firs? day of June, July, August and September, after which date the old price schedule will again be in force. Retail dealers will an nounce the reduction In price In a few days. The reduction is ordered by the anthra cite association. Similar action was taken April 1, 1001. The circular letters announcing the re duced prices were sent out to customers last night. A change from the rates of the annual circular is the advance on egg and broken coal, 15 to 25 cents a ton, so as to make these sixes equal In price to tb nut coal. This, th Reading officials declare, Is dona to equalize the prices here with thoae ruling In the west, SENTENCE ON MEYSENBERG Boodllna; Nt. loala Councilman Gets Three Year In State's Prison. ST. LOUIS. April 1. Councilman Meysen berg, convicted of bribery and sentenced to three year in the penitentiary, was to day denied a new trial and his motion for an arrest of Judgment wss overruled by Judge Douglas. Tbe defendant filed an appeal to the supreme court. The court then psssed sentence on Meysenberg. Judge Douglas then called Jh case of John K. Muirell, member of the bouse of delegstes, who waa indicted fo- bribery In connection with the suburban railway bill. Murrell forfeited hi bond of $5,000 on March 17, when th case ws called for trial before. Hi present whtreebout are unknown to tbe authorities. As Murrell did not arrive the cas was la d over until th next term of court. WAR SHIP AT SAN DOMINGO Maehlae Ordered There at Keenest of State Depart meat a precau tionary Measure,. WASHINGTON, April 1 Tf.e Stat de partment having been advised by cable of the revolutionary movement In 6an Do mingo, bas requested the Nsvj department to aend a war ablp there, and Mat-bias, now at San Juan, Porto Rico, probalily will start acroa today. Tha trouble laf not believed le be rtoua, but It la deemed) wall to bar sain iar a wmXIM of prajttutWa, 1902 TEN PAGES. 'BATHHOUSE" JOHN ELECTED Carries Chicago's First Ward by Twentj FiTe Hundred Majority, MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IS FAVORED On question of Public Unities the A oters Approve Municipal Con trol Town ttoverr cut Abolished CHICAGO. April 1 The republicans and democrats each made a net gain of one al derman In the rlty election held today. The council will consist of thirty-nine republl cano, thirty democrats, one Independent. Tbe old council consisted of thirty-eight republicans, twenty-nine democrats and three Independents. The hottest fight of tbe campaign was I In the Kim ward, where a determined ef- ! fort waa ma'le by the opponente of John J. Coughlln, known as "Bathhouse," to de feat him. It was the only ward In the rlty where anything like a full vole waa polled. Coughlln won easily, however, se curing a majority of 2.605 votes over David L. Frank, the republican candidate. The Issues at stake were entirely local, the only Interest outside the w-. d boun daries being interjected by the municipal voters' league, an qrganlzation formed to bring about, ns far as possible, the selec tion of drsirable members of the rlty coun cil, irrespective of party. I. rna,ur la Shim T( a I. The lciRiie has been (he backbone of some of the hardest fighting done in the elec tion, and succeeded with tbe majority of Its candidates. It recommended for elec tion thirty-six men and of those twenty eight were elected. Besides the election of thirty-six aldermen one each from thirty-four wards and two from tbe Tenth ward, one to fill a vacancy town officer, a collector, assessor, supervisor and clerk were chosen In the South, North and West towns of Lske View, Hyde Park, Jeffer son and Lake. In the South town the democrats elected the assessor, collector and clerk by major ities approximating 2,000, the republicans elected the supervisor by a majority of 1,000. In the town of Lakevlew the repub licans elected all of the officers by majorit ies ranging from 3,500 to 4.100. They elected all In the town of Hyde Park by majorities ranging from 5,600 to 6,300. They also won a clean victory In the town of Jefferson by majorities averaging 2,200. nme Democratic Victories. In the West town the democrats elected by majorities of about 1,000 the assessor, collector and supervisor. The republicans saved tbe clerk by 100 votes. The demo crats made a clean sweep in the town of Lake, the vote being close. The democrats won all the offices in the North town by 1,200. Tbe men elected to the offices of assessor, collector, clerk and supervisor will never enter upon their duties, for tbe reason tbat the election that Rave them their positions, wiped their offices out of existence. Tbe question of abolishing the various towa governments waa submitted to tbe people and carried by an overwhelming majority. Other questions of public policy were voted upon, among them being mu nicipal ownership of street car systems, gas works and other public utilities and tha nomination of candidates by vote at the primaries Instead of by the usual custom of holding city conventions. All of these were favorably voted upon. None of these votes save those of th abolishment of the town officers, carries action with it. The others are merely ex pressive of the wish of the people. The vote was very llghtf not over 160,000 votes being cast. MAYOR ROSE STAYS IN OFFICE Democrat Is Re-Elected In Milwaukee, (arrylna In Remainder of Ticket. MILWAUKEE. Wis., April 1. Mayor David S. Rose, democrat, candidate for re election, carried the city by a plurality estimated at from 7,000 to 10,000 over Charles H. Anson, republican. Rose carried the balance of the demo cratic ticket with him, thus insuring the election of William H. Gaebner for treas urer, Peter Pawlnskl for comptroller and Carl Runge for city attorney. While the returns are far from being complete, the indications are that the democrat also will control the common council by a sate majority. Rose's plurality 'for mayor two years ago waa 2,401, and four years ago over 7,000. Judge Warren D. Tarrant, re publican, who ran as an Individual candi date for circuit Judge, waa elected by a large plurality over Lyman G. Wheeler, the regular republican nominee. The demo crats did not nominate a candidate for cir cuit Judge. Tbe political complexion of the city remains unchanged. MADISON, Wis., April 1. The repub llci'hs carried the city by 500 majority, a t Vn of 1.000 over last year. John W. 'iroves was elected mayor over Prof. Storm Bull, tb present Incumbent. The council will have a republican majority. REPUBLICANS IN ILLINOIS Party Electa Entire Ticket la Rock Island and Make Other Gains. ROCK ISLAND 111., April 1. The re publicans today elected their entire town ship ticket and three aldermen. The dem ocrats elected four aldermen. Tb new council will stand, eleven republicans and four demorats. BLOOMINGTON, III., April 1. In Bloom- Ington township today tbe democrats elected two csndldates for supervisor and Justice. Tbls la the first time In twenty years tbat tbe democrats have elected candidates In this township. Tbe other offices were car ried by tbe republicans. QUINCY. III., April 1. Ther was littl Interest In the municipal election tcday. The republicans gained two aldermen, leaving ths council eight democrats to six republicans. The town ticket was elected by normal democratic majorities. To Macreed Moody of Oregon. PORTLAND, Ore., April 1. J. N. Wil liamson was nominated for congress fday by the republicans of the Second district to succeed Congressman Moody. William son is a stockman cf Crook county and Is st present state senator. Thomas H. Tongue was today renominated for con gressman by acclamation at ths republican convention of the First district. Texas Still Democratic. DALLA8, Tex., April 1. Municipal elee tlons were held throughout Texas today and th democratic tickets had but littl oppo sition SAJwhera. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska-Fair Wednesday. Kxcept Rain in Kxtreme West Portions; Thursday Kaln In West and Central Por tions; Fair In Kxtreme F.ast; Variable Winds, Upcoming Northeast. Temperature at Omaha Yeater-dan Hour. Dear. Hoar. lies. 1 p. m ft" 2 p. tn ft n p. m 4t 4 p. ra 411 ft p. m 4:t A p. m 42 7 p. m 41 H p. m SU p. m ST R a. m A a. tn T a. m M a. m 9 a. m BO at a . H4 nn 10 a, m 11 a. m 13 m... FAST TRAIN KILLS THREE In Ion PnclBc Knalae "trlkr Party Retarnlna from a Dance. TOPEKA, Kan.. April 1 s special to the State Journal from St. Mary's. Kan., cay: Three persons were Instantly killed and another perhaps fatally . Injured shortly after 1 o'clock this morning at Bond's crossing, two miles west of Rossvllle, by the Union Pacific passenger train No. J, westbound. Killed: FRED SMITH. EDWARD SMITH. MINNIE MAINEY. Mrs, Fred Smith may recover, although at 9 o'clock thla rooming abe was still un conscious and was In a delirious condition. Mrs. Smith was the bride of less than a week, having been married on Sunday, and Miss Minnie Malney was to have been married next Sunday to Edward Smith, one of the unfortunate men. Tbe young people had been to St. Mary's to attend a Wood men's dance, and were returning home when .the accident occurred. The bodies of the killed were terribly mangled and Miss Mainey's head was com pletely severed from her body. Both the horses were Instantly killed and the car rlage was completely splintered. The en gineer did not see the carriage until after the engine had struck. He Immediately brought his train to a standstill and the bodies were taken on board and were car rled to St. Mary's. They were taken to Rossvllle early this morning, where th parties lived. MAY BE KIDDTS TREASURE Chest Filled with Ancient Coin I n earthed Near Peekaklll Iad te Search for Pirate' Wealth. NEW YORK, April 1. A gang of Italians at work on New York Central Improvements near Anthony's Nose, three miles north of Peeksklll, baa, It Is reported, unearthed an ancient chest filled with silver coins or small denomination. The itlscovery led to a fresh outbreak of tbe search for Captain Kldd's alleged burled treasure, the search for which has at various times caused the upheaval of large tracts on Long Island and along the Hudson. :The fact that the coins Just found bear a date subsequent to the execution of the notorious pirate at London in 1701 ap parently hag hat) little effect In checking tha lust for gold, and tbe demand for picks and shovels is said to be insatiable In the vicinity of Peeksklll. MAYOR ELECTED BY ONE VOTE Minnesota Man Rdae Into Office by Narrowest Possible Margin. ST. PAUL, April 1. The municlpsl elec tions held today in tbe third-class cities of the state did not result in any marked political changes. In many of the cities party lines were abandoned. At St. Peter Mayor Mueller, the present Incumbent, was re-elected by one vote over Andrew Carlson. Tbe democrats elected tbe mayor and a majority of the aldermen at Faribault, wblcb Is normally republican, and were successful at Wabasha. Repub licans elected their entire city tickets at Anoka, Albert Lea and New Ulm. At Fergus Fall the citizens' ticket scored a victory over the worklngmens ticket. License carried and a proposition to issue bonds for eleotrlc lighting purposes was defeated. Nominations In Yankton. YANKTON, S. D.. April 1. (Special Tele gram.) The republicans last night nom inated candidates for alderman as follows' First ward, E. O. Walgren; Second ward, Harry Box; Third ward, L. L. Tyler, Fourth ward, A. Nyberg. The democrats hav nominated James Crow In the First ward, Fred Burgi In the Second, Charles Freney In the Third and Dav Flnnegan in tbe Fourth. The Issues are purely partisan. Cleaver Stay Mayor of Huron. HURON. 8. D., April 1. (Special Tele gram.) Today's city election resulted In the re-election of J. A. Cleaver as mayor; N. Brow ley, clerk; J. T. Ohlaine, assessor; R. B. Brockway, poltcs magistrate; alder men, N. L. Tobln, Charles E. Bryant, Mllo Booth. A. J. Blck. About half the usual vote waa polled. EIGHT HOURS ATSAME WAGES Blast Furnace Mark ere Decide t Cut Of Oae-Tblrd of Work. Ins Time, COLUMBUS. O., April 1. President Jsmes MeMahoa of the Blast Furnace Workers of America has sent tbe organization an offi cial uotlc from Youngstown, ()., tbat on and after May 1, 1902. eight hours shall con stitute a day's work at the ssme late of pay now allowed for twelve hours' work. Tbe notice will affect all th blast furnac workers In America, and instead of two shifts at a furnace each twenty-four hours under the new scale three will be required. CARPENTERS DR0P HAMMERS Foar Hundred aad Fifty Strike at St. Joseph, Demaadlaa; Advance la Willi. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., April 1. Four hundred and fifty carpenters went out on strike to day. They ar demanding s minimum wage seal of thirty-seven and a half cents an hour instead of thirty cents as at present. ONE THOUSAND WANT RAISE Men Repreaeatlas; Balldlns; Trade at Xlaaara Falls Damaad Mara Pay and Shorter Dny. NIAGARA FALLS, N. T., April 1. Ooe thousand men, representing 'th bulldlrg trade of this city, struck today for as ad vane cf wages and sa sight-hour work LINCOLN BARELY WET i License Element Squwses Out Victory by Margin of Sixty-Two. PROHIBITIONISTS HOPEFUL ON A RECOUNT Leader Declares a Little Mora Money Would Bring Drouth. ELECTIONS IN MANY NEBRASKA CITIES Blair Be-Elects Mayor Haller to His Seventh Steady Term. HE SAYS TOWN SHALL BE KEPT SHUT llla lilcease Carries the Day la Several Municipalities, While Only a Few Vote Absolutely for No Barroom. Many cities In Nebraska held municipal elections yesterday. Lincoln bad a close call from going after a hot contest by the prohibition element, license carrying the city by only 62 votes. Beatrice, Crelghton, Holdrege, Stroinsburg and Syracuse voted for high license. The Beatrice council la for license by only on majority, lndlaaola has a license council, but an antl-llcensa mayor. Norfolk, Gothenburg, Alma, Car roll, Elm Creek and Osceola went wet. Lyons goes wet after on season of drouth. Tekamah goes for license by only 5 major ity. Tecumseh, Adams, Be II wood and Lex ington are dry. Broken Bow enters upon its third antl-llcense year. Nelson votsd for no-llcenae, but tbe council I for license by a majority of one, due to holdover mem bers. In McCook the republicans lose a councilman by overconfident- and staying at home. Osceola voted for tbe rccupatlon tax. Wahoo elected chiefly republicans. Plattsmoiith elected a socialist councilman. Central City went on record for tb Initia tive and referendum. O'Neill endorsed Gallagher for his tbird term as mayor. Crete elected Buck, democrat, mayor, by 67 majority. Columbus defeated Louis Held, democrat, for tbe second successive year, electing R. S. Dickenson, republican, mayor by 13 majority. Syracuse gave a majority of 6 in favor of buying the gas plant.' Blair elected W. D. Haller mayor for his seventh term. CLOSE CALL FOR THE SALOONS Prohibition Fight la Almost Successful In Lincoln, and Recount Will Be Demanded. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. April 1. (Special Telegram.) Prohibition tn tbls city was defeated In tha election today by a majority of 62 votes. Tbe entire republican ticket is elected with tbe exception of M. D. Clary and George H. Moore, candidates for oounoll men in the First snd Third wsrds. Robert Malona being elected la tha. First and Hor ace Bishop in the Third. The majorities of tbe republican nominees for cttj office -range from 1,000 to 2,000. Tbe result on tbe prohibition question ' was in doubt until tbe lsst precinct was heard from. Tbe first reports showed good majorities against the proposition, but later returns changed the balance and for an hour It was feared tbe proposed ordinance had been carried. Tbe last reports were from tbe First and Second ward precinct and were more favorable to the saloons. "If the figures returned to the repub lican committee are correct, we are, of course, defeated," said A. G. Wolfen barger, tbe leading temperance worker, "but I still hope tbat a recount will change tbe result." Mr. Wolfenbarger says the temperance fight was made with a fund of only $375 and he Insists that if a little more money had been used tor the publication and circula tion of anti-saloon literature his. cause would have won by at least 1,000 votes. Nominees elected for the princlpsl rlty offices are: E. C. Strode, city attorney; James Tyler, water commissioner; P. James Cosgrave, police Judge. Results In Other Cities. . ADAMS At th annual spring loilon N. C. Shaw, L. O. Clark and A. H. Whyman were elected village trustee. As thr Is no license element In this placs littl In terest has been taken In tb result, snd but ninety votes were cajt. ALMA Dan Sullivan was sleeted mayor on the license ticket; W. A. Myers, Steven Jenkins, A. H. Gould, councllmea; Oeorge ' Miller, clerk; John Emerson, pollc Judge; Harry Fuise, treasurer. Tbe rlty board stands for license. BEATRICE In the spring municipal elec tion there was a hot contest for the office of water commissioner and ward council men. Two tickets, republican and citizens, were in tbe field. O. K. Reedy, candidate for water commissioner on tba citlsens' ticket was elected over O. T. Curtis, repub lican, by a majority of about 100. Tbe fol lowing were elected: Councilman, First wsrd, L. A. Scrogrs, republican; J. S. Rutherford, citizens; Becond ward. C. G. Baker, republican; H. Flshback, citizens; Third ward, Conrad Stroh, republican; Jacob Auch, citizens; Fourth ward, J, A. McCallum, republican; J. 8. McCleery. citi zens. Tha council will b high license by a majority of one. The republican candi date for school board war elected. They are: W. W. Duncan, Ales Graham, Freak Smith. Ft ELL WOOD Tbe entire temperaaee ticket was elected by a ratio of almost two to one. Tbe fight was a bitter on. BLAIR The city election resulted tn ths re-election of Hon. W. D. Haller for mayor, with a majority of 69 over J. H. Flock. Thlt makes Mr. Mailer's seventh term aa mayoi of Blair. A strong fight waa made against him by tbe saloon element. Mr. Haller gave It out tonight that for one year tbe saloons would bave to run straight and Sunday closing would bo strictly enforced. Kice Arnold, city marshal, ssd Thomas Kelly, engineer of city waterworks, will be reappointed. F. W. Kenny, Jr., was elerted treasurer; W. R. Williams, clerk; W. H. Hill, city engineer; councilman. First ward, George Metzlnger; Second ward. Jobs Sas; Tbird ward, John Robblns; Fourtb ward. Jobn Lutz; I. C. Eller and W. D. Kelly, member Board of Education. ' BROKEN BOW At tb city lettoa there was only on Uckst In th Bald, henoa th vot was light. Tb only questloa that In terested tba voter waa, that of salooa Ucenae. Tb total vot caat was ISO.' against 16 last year. Out of th SSS vote cast ther were only ninety-two for li cense, which give a majority of atnoty six against llcen. Th majority against license last year was thtrty-ssvsa. Tbl Is tbs third year In successes th towa haa goo dry. Tb officers sleeted ar; Mayor. E. R. Purcell; clerk, Fred ffUans) treasurer, J. H. Klmberllng; poUss Judge, Emil BcfcwlnA; city agler H- T, Ms r