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OMAHA, SATURDAY MOHNINO, APRIL 9, 1904 TWELVE PAGES.
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STATE STORM SV?T
Bebnuka Viai.ei by Berere Oombina'.io'-f
Wind. Rain and Knnw -. 1
A
ArrnUAtnt) BLhlnKU 111 n.rU,L-
Wont of Tears in Northern 8ection, Wtere
fltook Berionly Suffers.
FRUIT NOT FAR ENOUGH TO HURT BAD
Weather lloit Seve: for April Known in
Many Years,
OMAHA HELD TIGHTLY IN THE GRASP
Inrlrmril Rlementa lutroduced
Tharaday Night by Hala aad Taaa
eratare Falla Twealf De
frees Before Dit Dawes.
'r) severest atorm of the Beaton, Includ
ing the beginning and ending; of winter,
estrclay held In ita throea Omaha, Ne
braska and In fact the entire Missouri val
ley. From before daybreak until fur into
the night, It raged with relentless fury,
leaving rain, anow, aleet and a terrific wind
In Ita wake. It eam from the northwest
and extended a far aouth aa Oklahoma
and promising no complete abatement, ac
cording1 to the weather forecasters, until
thla afternoon. Fortunately It came too
aoon to ruin the prospect of fruit In Ne
braska, at leaat, for the buds are not fur
enough advanced to be subject to aeriou
Injury. Live stock, however, suffered In
aome aectlona of thla and other atatea. No
mortality losses were reported In thla sec
tion. No atorm of the winter season Juat closed
compared with this one, for It combined
nearly every disagreeable element, and con
tinued with such Incessant severity. Thurs
day right In Omaha and generally In Ne
braska, a rain began falling. The mercury
dropped and soon snow was drifting down
In struggling flakes. Wind arose and all
night these three elements prevailed. In
termittently, save the wind, which seemed
to maintain the upper hand. By morning
the temperature had fallen 2) degrees,
registering 28 above zero. Early In the day
aleet set In for a short period, but by t
o'clock rain had again gained the leeway
and held It Until well Into the morning,
when anow once more came Into being and
finally triumphed over the rain early In the-
afternoon, continuing nearly throughout
the remainder of tha day. But the wind
was so strong and conetant and the tem
perature, which had moderated since morn
ing to some extent, too mild, to permit
now to He on the ground to any appre
ciable depth. : - ,
Wind r Iftyr'tve Miles an Hour,
lu Omaha, which waa not tha atorm cen
ter by any means, tne wind attained
velocity at 4:06 of ltfty-flv mllea an hour
At various stage It had been up to fifty
miles. I'p to o clock last night tha total
precipitation here amounted to about 80 of
an inch. Much more than Mis waa regls
te.redria tuer sectHC.gof the' state, thovgtC
for down lit the southwest part tha anow
was reported ! quite heavy. In most seo-
tlona tha anow drifted. Up In the northern
part, aa reported from Norfolk, It waa
driven by a furious wind, which waa pro
nounced the Worat blisxard of the season,
Iter stock la said to have undergone con
alderable Buffering. Taken as a whole It la
quite generally agreed that no April for
' many yeara had anything to compare with
thla atorm. , . i
Yesterday afternoon Weather. Forecaster
Welsh said:
"Tha storm Is general over the central
valleys, with rain, snow and high winds
throughout this state. Rain and anow still
continue east of tha lake region. The
storm la central over Pee Moines, with a
baromatrlo Dresaure of 29:12. Here at
Omaha the temperature was 30 at 7 o'clock
thla morning and the lowest recorded tem
perature during the night was lift, a fall of
over tweuty degrees elnce yesterday morn
ing at 7 o'clock. Tha probabilities are for
cooler over the central valley tonight and
continued light anow or rain with heavy
winds. The storm cornea from the north
west and Is moving eastward. Locally the
conditions promise cooler tonight, with
high winds, with the probability .of the
euirm breaking away tonight, though there
is nothing very hopeful for Saturday. It
will likely be warmer Sunday. Tha pre
cipltatlon up to 7 o'clock thla morning
here waa' .24 of an Inch. At Oakdale it
waa H inch, at Ttkamah .26 of an Inch.
The rain waa a little lighter In other parts
of tha state. The highest wind velocity
during the night waa thirty-two mllea and
at U:20 it reached fifty mllea per hour for
few mlnutee." ,
No Letup Until Afternoon.
Last night about ( o'clock he said:
. "I think the wind will not entirely sub
side until after noon Saturday and the
temperature may be a little lower In the
morning, though not appreciably so, thau
Bow." .
Omaha fared very fortunately ao far as
serious reeulta from the storm were con
cerned. A number of sign boards were
-.,. anm. t, a t- 9 u tamt ti n A m , trim.
minus on old buildings had about all they
could do te cling to their moorings: po
dest rlana, of course, were never eure of
their equilibrium, but public' services did
not suffer materially, except the wires of
the Omaha Electric Light and Power com
pany, which kept a lurge force of men
buy throughout the day. ttyt chief mis
chief being In South Omaha. The street
Cara managed to pull through without any
material interruptions, the telephone and
telegraph wires survived and no buildings
lave way.
The wind waa sufficiently atrong, how
ever, to blow down tha nlnety-flve-foot
stack over the Union block. Fifteenth and
Karnam streets.. The stack, made of
heavy aheet Iron and atoutly wired, came
down with such a crash that, all the oc
cupants of the building were aroused. In
the fall the stack buckled, one half being
supported by the wires snd the upper part
' toppling over a broken mass Into the area
way below. Except to the stark itself
no damage waa caused by Ita fall, which
fact waa the occasion for more or less
surprise among the tenanta of the build
ing.' The . work of repairing the down
east amoke aperture wag Immediately
atarted after the a client.
The Burlington weather report shows
snow st all stations on the northern divi
sion of the system In Nebraska, On the
Alliance and Bheridmn divisions no snow Is
reported. This also is true of the western
division. On the southern division about
half the etetlone report anow. No rata Is
reported from any part of the atate.
Oae of Heaviest Saows.
Deputy Marshal J. O. Moore, who has
Just returned from the northern pnrt of the
state-, reports It snowing heavily up about
L'eoU-ued ea Second
FORESTS' EFFECT ON CLIMATE
(itrnti Savants Tblak lanaence of
Treee Hm Been Over.
estimated.
BERLIN, Arrll 8. The Influence of the
. vVWst on climate was the subject of dls-
,.slon at the annual meetings of the Oer
n Meteorological society here yester
day. The conclusions reached aaslgned
much leaa Influence to the roresta than
have been hitherto assumed. Prof. Schu
bert of Ooettingen gave a summary of the
results of his four years' observations at
Prussian forestry stations throughout the
extended wooded region of the northwest
ern part of Bradcnburg. Two observa-
tions were taken dally at numerous points
within the forests. In clearings and other I
points. The result waa that from tha
minimum variations of temperature and
humidity In the forests, and at more re- I
mote points. It was concluded that the I
foreeta had no appreciable Influence upon
the rainfall and general climate. It was
pointed out in the debate following that
the observations In the extended swamp
regions of Russia gave similar results.
Diagrams and tables Illustrating the above
experiments will be sent to the St. Louis
exposition.
1M1LI. DISTURBANCE AT BARCELONA
Republicans Jeer Minister, Roynlists
Cheer Kins; and Gendarmes Act.
BARCELONA, April 8. King Alfonso
left Barcelona today on a visit to Genoa.
He will return to Barcelona Saturday.
There was some disturbance here last
night. While the king was leaving the
theater after the gala performance a party
of republicans returning from a meeting
attempted to make a demonstration against
Premier Maura, hooting and whistling. Tha
crowd resented the action of the repub-
licana and raised counter cries of "Long
live the king!" "Long llva Spain!" and
'Long live Maura." A free fight which
followed was ultimately quelled by the
gendarmes:
OBSERVE DAMMI KING'S BIRTHDAY
Father-ln-Luw of Europe's Royal
Honaea Celebrates.
COPENHAGEN. April 8 King Christian
today; celebrated his eighty-sixth birthday
In excellent health. United States Minis
ter Bwensen conveyed to the king a greet
ing and felicitations from President Roose-
velt Congratulatory telegrams were re
ceived from all the sovereigns. Enormous
crowds thronged the vicinity of the palace
cheering the old monarch, who. with the
king and queen of England, appeared on
the balcony of the palace.
Telegrams of congratulations were also
received from Danes In the United States
and there were general festivities through
out Denmark.
RUMORS OF FEACB IN THB BALKANS
I'nennnrmed Telegram Annoaneea
Signing of Convention.
SOFIA, Bulgaria. April 8. A telegram re- I
ceived here from Conetantlnopie announces
that a TuYko-Bulgarian convention waa
signed today. No details ore given.
,
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PARIS. April 8 The condition of former I
Queen Isabella of ' Bpalu.' is eicRIng sort- 1
ous apprehension owing loner
aawa SjLIlU 1 Ilea viiSI jyi- wwsanr m ... . .
SKiw?
said, but the report Is not confirmed, that
Queen Isabella has asked that her grand
son. King Alfonso, be summoned, and a
telegram to that effect may toe sent to
him.
, ' Papal Nunciatur for Germany.
ROME, April 8. The Meaaaggero con-
firms the reports that a papal nunciature
will shortly be established In Berlin and
adds that the Rev. Boniface Krug, for-
merly of St. Vincent arch abbey, Beatty,
pa,, and now abbot of the Benedictine
abbey of Monte Casslna, province of Ca-
serta, Italy, will be appointed papal nuncio
at tha German capital.
earthquake In Macedonia.
VIENNA. April 8. According to a dla
patch to the Neue Frel Presse an earth
quake April 4 killed twenty-five persons,
Injured forty, destroyed 100 houses and
caused great distress In the vlllayets of
Koesovo and Balonlca, Macedonia.
Anstlo-Freneu Treaty ftlgned.
PARIS, April 8. The Associated Press
learns through private advices from Lon-
don that the Anglo-French colonial treaty
Including the agreement relative to Mo-
rocco, Egypt and New Foundlund has
been signed.
Swltserlaad Prensi on Anarchy.
hktovic Bwtturland. Anrll S.-The state
council today unanimously passed a bill
m.vin. tha Glorification of anarchism nun-
Unable by Imprisonment.
ROOT TO REPRESENT J. J. HILL
Former Secretory to Oppose Harrl-
man's Attempt to Control
Northern Pad Sc.
NEW YORK, April 8. Announcement
hai been made of the engagement of
Ellhu Root to represent the Northern Be-
rurlllea company in its fight to prevent
E. 11. Harriman from obtaining control
of the Northern Paclflo railroad as the
result of a distribution of the Northern
Securities aaseta.
Mr. Root will be the second former mem-
her of the cabinet to represent tne xxortnern
Securities company as special counsel In
co-operation with regularly employed at-
torneye of the corporation. When the
government case was first argued John W.
Griggs, attorney general In the first Mc-
Klnley cabinet, represented the Northern
Pacific railroad merger as special counsel.
With John Q. Johnson of Philadelphia he
also represented the corporation before
the United elates supreme court.
The rase in which Mr. Koot will appear
is to oe arguea oeiore me in ilea Diatee
circuit court In St. Paul next Tuesday.
SULLY'S FRIENDS
BEATEN
Fall la aa Attempt to Secure Imme.
dlate Settlement aad Retire
Credltore Reject Proposition.
NEW YORK. April 8. The creditors of
Daniel J. Sully A Co. held a meeting to-
tiav, at which Sully's friends were beaten
In an attempf to enforce an Immediate
settlement and retired from the meeting.
Those remaining adopted a resolution con-
fnouirin. into Sully's affair..
Inquiring Into Sully
It was said after the meetlag that Bully a
proportion to pay 40 cent, oa the doll.,
and give notea for three yeara had been re-
jected by a large vote.
The Corn Exchange bank has turned
over to the receivers the 1.730 bales of
cotton held aa surplus collateral and tills
the revivers will sell. .
COLONIAL TREATY SIGNED
Long-Pending- Negotiation Between Eng
land and France Oloted.
COMPRISES THREE SEPARATE DOCUMENTS
laatrumrnts Deul with KaTypt and
Morocco, Sewfoandlund and Wast
Africa, Slam, Kerr Hebrides
ad Madagascar.
LONDON, April I. The Anglo-French
colonial treaty was signed In the Foreign
office In London today. It comprises three
separata instruments, the main features of
which have been outlined from time to
time In the Associate Press dispatches.
The first Instrument deals with Egypt and
Morocco, the second with Newfoundland
land West Africa and the third with 81am,
the New Hebrides and Madagascar.
By the terms of tha treaty the present
political situation In Morocoo and Egypt
remains unchanged and a full agreement
Is reported regarding Egyptian finances,
Great Britain recognlsea the right of
France to guard the tranquillity of Mo
rocco, while France will not Impede the
action of Great Britain In Egypt and Great
Britain adheres to the convention of 118
for the neutrality of the Sues canal It
Is sgreed that public works and other
undertakings In Egypt and Morocoo shall
remain In the hands of the respective
states.
The freedom of trade in Egypt and Mo
rocco Is guaranteed for thirty yeara, and
if the convention shall not be denounced
before the expiration of that period it is
to remain In force for four years more.
In order to assure tha freedom of the
straits of Gibraltar, It Is agreed that no
fortification can be erected on the Moroc
can coast between Melllla and tha mouth
of tha Sebu river.
Promise Mutual Assistance.
The two governments promise mutual
assistance for the execution of these ar
rangements. In Newfoundland France
foregoes exclusive fishing rights on the
French shore, though retaining its right
to fish
The bait bill of 1886 is modified ao as to
give Newfoundlanders the right to sell
bait to the French fishermen. Indemnities
will be given the owners and employes of
the French establishments on the French
shore for the abandoned fishing rights
France obtains three concessions regard
ing territory in West Africa. Under the
terms of the first there Is to be a terrl
torlal readjustment on the Zambezi, giving
Franca access to the portion of the river
navigable to ocean-going ships; under the
second France secures six Los Islands and
under the third there la to be readjust
ment of the frontier line between the. river
Niger and Lake Tchid, giving France a
route through a fertile country.
In the case of Slam the two countries
confirm tha declaration of 1896, determining
Us precise meaning with regard to p re
resisting dlfferenoes.
With regard to New Hebrides the British
and French governments agree to appoint
nnmmlalnn whl.k will J A
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dlSDUtea between the Inhabitants. Con.
corning . Mad ea sear .groat - JBrl taA.'t " with-
Jraw, ,he probata made at various perioda
agalnat tha French soonomki regime there.
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DEPTHS OF OCEAN
California, Expedition Flada Bitumen
at Bottom of Abyeamal
Depths of Sea.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, April
8. William E. Rltter professor of aoology
at the University of California, has just
returned from a voyage on the steamer
Albatross, having been engaged for the
last month in collecting specimens of sea
life , for scientific research. The entire
month was spent in sounding and dredging
the ocean off San Diego. Although most
of tha work was carried on about Point
Lorn a. La Jolla and the Catallna islands
soma dredging waa done about MO nllea off
Point Conception, thla being' the farthest
the steamer sailed from land. Here the
I abyssmal depth begins, the soundings ran'
I glng anywhere from 10,000 to 14,000 feat.
I "It was at these great deptha that we
I found the most Interesting spaoimens of
life," said Prof. Rltter. "There is sn
abundance of life there and It la surprising
I the gorgeous oolora tha Inhabitants wear,
The range of color Is astonishing. The
predominating life at the great depths Is
the star fish and the sea urchin. The sea
I urchin Is most abundant in Individuals and
kinds."
Samples of the bottom were taken by tha
I expedition at all places and scientists will
b- Interested to know that bitumen was
"- wuunuuea ai tne great
I u"i,l-
DISCUSS INDUSTRIAL AFFAIRS
American Academy of Political and
Social Science in Session at
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, April 8. A convention
of naUonal Importance, especially to ln-
due trial Interests, began here today, tha
occasion being the eighth annual meeting
of the American Academy of Political and
Social Science. Nearly all great corpora'
I tlon Interests were represented. Tha chair
I was occupied by Frank A. Vanderlip, for
mer assistant aecretary of the treasury,
I The subject under consideration during
tha morning session was "The Govern
ment In Its Relation to Industry," which
was subdivided snd taken up in detail,
The first branch of tha topic was the "Gov
ernment Regulation on Banka and Trust
Companies," and addresses were delivered
I by William Barrett Ridge! y, government
I comptroller of the currency, who spoke on
The Control of National Banka;" Fred'
stick D. Kllburn, New York state superln
tendent of banks, "The Control of Trust
Companies," and Prof. Frederick A. Cleve
jand of the New York university, "The
Fnanclal Reports of National Banks as a
Means of Publio Control,
QUARREL ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Barber Out of Employmeat Shoots
His Wife and Then Kills Him
self at Denver.
DENVER. April 8.-D. S. Waycaster. a
barber, shut and killed bis wife and then
attempted aulclde by shooting himself
in the neck. He Is now at the county hos
pital and has a chance for recovery. Way
reled with hi. wife and mother-in-law s.v.
eral days ago and was compelled to leave
the apartment ef the latter. Today he re-
turned and told his wife that he was
penniless and starving and aiked for money
to buy food. This waa refused him. A
quarrel followed, resulting In ths shooting.
The Waycaster s came to Denver froui
i AahevUW -t about two year ago,
PROF. BROWNE IS NO HERETIC
Methodist Miniates la Acquitted of
Charges by Committee of
Church.
NEW TORK. April 8. In the New York
eaat conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church today the committee to which had
been referred the charges of heresy against
Frof. Borden P. Browne of Boston univer
sity reported that It had found that none
of the five specifics tlons In the charge had
been substantiated and that It therefore
acquitted Mm. This closed the case, aa
the action of the committee wne final.
Bhortly after the report of the commit
tee was read. Rev. C. 8. Wing, presiding
elder of the Brooklyn north district, an
nounced vthat new charges of a different
nature had been lodged with him by Rev.
Mr. Cook against Prof. Browne. These
accusations were three In number snd In
substance were as follows:
First That ha waa riilltv nt wrlllnr
libelous articles In the Zton Herald in lfc.
These articles editorially attacked Kdwln
8. Bchell, I). D., general secretary of the
Epworth leagtie, and caused a suit for
libel to be instituted against Charles Park-
hurst, the editor. Dr. Shell received a
verdict for 121.000 and Parkhurst appealed.
alleging that he did not write the articles
complained of. The case Is In the Massa
chiiHetta courts. ,
Second That he was guilty of making
statements to reuorters of the Boston Pa
pers defaming the character of others when
taiKing anout tne case lust decided.
Third That he had stirred dissension In
the church. Writlna In the Met horii-it Re
view, May, 1898. on "Ethical Legislation In
Church." he characterised the methods
of some other clergy ss "fussy.
The charges were placed in the hands of
a committee, which subsequently recom
mended that they be not considered and
the recommendation was adopted by the
conference.
HARRIMAN SEEKS CONTROL
President Hill Ventures Opinion Rc.
atardlngr the Northern ra
dge Deal.
CHICAGO, April 8. In an interview re
latlng to Northern Securities matters the
Record-Herald quoted James J. Hill, who
was In Chicago today, as follows:
Mr. Harriman undoubtedly Is trying to
secure control or tna Nortnern racinn.
That Is easy enouah for anyone to see.
However, tne laws or several or tne states
through which the Oregon Short Line and
the Northern Pacific run are opposed to
such ownership or control aad I presume
ne wouia oe prevent en rrom accomplish
Ing hie purpose by those laws.
Aaked whether Mr. Harriman would se
cure control of tha road In event the courts
sustain his views regarding the redlstrlbu
tlon of Great Northern and Northern Pa.
rlflo stock, Mr.- Hill replied: "Ha would
not, In my opinion."
In the Harriman-Plerca petition It la
stated that Mr. Harriman received nearly
19,0110.000 together with Northern Securities
stock In exchange- for Northern Paclilo
stock. When aakad why this sum was
given Mr. Harriman, Mr. Hill replied:
'It was part of tha purchase price of
the common and preferred Northern Pa
clflo etock held by Mr. Harriman. Ha sold
his Northern Pacific stock absolutely, and
did not exchange It," In speaking of the
Pierce suit, Mr. Hill said:
'Mr. Harriman claims that ' It Is
friendly suit; that Js, ell I know about It,"
WILL APPEAL B0TKIN CASE
Prosecution Expeots to Issue) Wsr
mat, Chnrglnar Prisoner with
' I'.urder of Mrs. Destno.
BAN FRANCISCO, , April 8. In view of
the notice given by Attorney Knight that
an appeal would be taken from the con
victlon of Mrs. Cordelia Botkln, who was
round guilty of the murder of Mrs. John
P. Dunning, District Attorney Byington
nas notified the witnesses for the prosecu
tion who came from Dover, Del., to remain
here temporarily.
II Is understood to be the Intention of the
district attorney to have a warrant Issued
for the arrest of Mrs. Botkln. ohsj-in
her with tha murder of Mrs. Dean, a
sister of Mrs. Dunning. The evidence' in
both cases being virtually the same, this
action will permit tha depositions of the
Delaware witnesses to be taken while they
are In the Jurisdiction of the oourt.
It la setlmated that tha cost to the stats
of the prosecution of Mrs. Botkln thus far
amounts to xu,uw
HEARST CONTROLS IN KANSAS
Coaat of Delegation Showa Twelve
Oat of Twenty Are
fur lllm.
WICHITA, Kan., April 8.-M. F. Ihmsen
Hearst's personal manager, claims a ma
jority In the Kansas delegation, which
yesterday was claimed by the anti-Hearst
element. He gave out today signed Inter
views by several of the doubtful delegates
who hud been counted against the New
York editor. Those delegates, who thus
are classed as sure Hearst men, who have
expressed themselves for him, are: De legates-.
t-Iarge, Sam I. Hale, J. N. Hay
maker, J. O. Johnson and III p. Karrelly;
district delegates, O. P. Bcearce, C. W
Oswald. T. W. Morgan, W. H. L. Pepl
perell, A. a Keu.per, W. P. Dlllard, J.
M. MoCoun and A. M. Jackson. This
gives Hearst at least twelve out of the
twenty delegates chosen, and his friends
claim even more than that.
Hale. Haymaker. Pepperell. Kemper and
DUlard were claimed by the opposition.
FATAL TORNADO T TEXAS
Three Persons Killed aad Several
Injured by Wind Storm at
Moslco.
HOUSTON. Tex.. April 8.-The tornado
which passed over the town of Mexla
killed three persons and Injured nine
others, three of whom. It Is feared, fatally.
ine aeaa:
JOHN BALLARD.
MR8. BALLARD.
Four-year-old child of the Ballards.
The names of all the Injured are not
known, but reports today from Mexlca are
that two of them will die. Those known
to be Injured are:
George Parsons. ' .
Grace Livingstone.
Lemuel Hobby.
Patrick Lucey.
The Ballarda were killed outright. Many
houses were demolished and much damage
was done to growing crops.
GENERAL CRONJE ARRIVES
Boer Commander and eOO Soldier a
Are on Their Wny to the St.
Leala Exposition.
ST. LOUIS. April I -General Cronje and
Commandant Van Dam or Hoer war fame,
accompanied by 460 Boer soldiers, arrived
here today to participate In the World's
fair. After the fair Is ever they will go to
Mexico to Uv,
WORK ON DIET 1C11 REPORT
Senator Piatt Sow . i fa i in Writing lie
Find n-s i Com nittee
BAXTER'S COMMli-r.N N)W ENROUTE
South Dakota Delegation to novo
Another Conference with Presi
dent Regarding tha Rose
bad Bill.
(From a Buff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. April 8 tSpeclal Tele-
gram.) Senator Tlatt of Connecticut began
writing his report on tha Dietrich case
today. While the report hae been die
counted In view of the evidence brought
out at the trial of the case. Interest, how
ever centera In the wording of the docu
ment Just how far the committee will go
and whether It will call attention to the
f illure of Summers to prove by his wit
nesses things which he stated that he
could prove Is problematical. Unquestion
ably tho verdict will relieve Senator Diet
rich of responsibility, although occasion
may be taken to Indicate the committee's
views regarding the making of leases and
making of postmasters as well. It Is
thought that tho committee will have a
meeting early next week to hear Senator
Platt'a report. The procedure after the
report has been presented to the senate Is
the same as any other report, differing only
in that It Is not attached to a bill, but
reports to the senate findings of faot,
which the senate will adopt and the Diet
rich case will be a closed Incident.
Halter's Commission Mailed.
Judge Baxter's commission as United
States district attorney for the district of
Nebraska was mulled by the attorney gen
eral's office to the new appointee last night.
Conference on Rosebud Bill.
It Is expected that the South Dakota
delegation will have another confeience
with the president tomorrow on the Rose
bud bill. Captain Beth Bullock, scout,
ranchman, hunter, first sheriff of Deadwood,
S. D., and superintendent of the Black
Hills forest reserve, an old-time friend
of the president from his ranching days,
will in all probability accompany the dele
gation and join In urging tha president to
sign the bill should It pass. Captain Bul
lock believes the president is misled re
garding the value of the landa to be opened
to settlement In the Rosebud reservation.
Should the president, however, still Insist
on holding out for a higher prloe, then
the delegation will pass ths bill, leaving
It with the executive to decide whether the
bill shall or shall not beoome a law.
Changes la Indian Teachers.
Walter P. Squlers, principal teacher at
the Winnebago Indian sohool, was today
appointed . school Inspector at Standing
Rock (N. D.) Indian school.
E. L, Bwartslander of the Fort Totten (N.
D.) school has been tendered Squlers' place
at Winnebago.
Myron Thompson has been appointed
regular and M. V. Thompson substitute
rural carrier at Correctionvllie. Ia.
Rural routes established May 16: Ne
braska, Courtland, Gage county, one addi
tional; area covered, twenty square miles;
popakvUou,- 400. South Dakota, v Oeddes,
Charles . Mix county, two routes; - area,
eighty-one square miles; . population. 417.
Montrose, McCook county, two routes;
area, ninety -live square miles; population.
1,090. Parkston, Hutchinson oounty. one ad
ditional route; area, seventy-three square
miles; population, 412.
Frank L. Johnson has been appointed
postmaster at Norwich, Page county, la.,
vice j. M. Johnson, resigned.
SECRETARY TAFT'S HUMOR
Thinks Toklo Clubs Are as Close
American Officers Will Get to
the War.
CHICAGO, April 8.-Secretary of War
Wllilam H. Tat arrived in the city tonight
from Cincinnati. He will remain here over
tomorrow, when he Is to speak at the Ap
potoraax day banquet, given under the aus
pices of the Hamilton club. Secretary Taft
aaid tonight: .
early in the campaign now In progress In
mo tBsi i nni rrigaoier uenerai Allen,
chief of th Phllinnina cnn.tAhniurv en,,..
to Manchuria, hoping to have him stay and
observe the operations of the Japanese as a
military attache. They Informed him that
he was not wanted. He returned as far as
oeoui ana caniea me. l ordered him to re
turn to Manila. He sot closer to the fleM
of operations than any one else from this
government.
The four offioere sent to Russia have
oeen stalled ever since at Bt. Petersburg,
and the four sent aa attaches of the Jbds.
nese army are now gracing the cluba of
-loKio. inat is pronaidy as near as they
wne get ij hid seat ok wax.
BANDIT'S SWEETHEART DEAD
Girl Who Refused the Hand of James
Youneer Bxplrca at Oklahoma
from Coasumptlon.
ST. PAUL, April .-Word has been re
ceived In thle city of the death In Okla
homa of Miss Alice J. Muller, a well known
newspaper writer and author. Miss Mil Her
was 29 years of age and had suffered from
consumption for some time.
At the time of the suicide of James
Younger, the former bandit.' It waa stated
that one of the causes leading to the act
was his Inability to marry Miss Muller. She
at one time conducted a weekly paper In
Loa Angeles and was later on the staff of a
Bait Lake City newspaper. Ska was ths
author of several books.
SWINDLER HEAVILY FINED
I'ses Malls to Further Fraudulent Ad
vertlatng Scheme aad la
Convicted.
CHICAGO, April 8. Pleading guilty to
using the malls to further a scheme by
which newspapers all over the country ward
swindled out of a large sum, John H. Dal
ton was today fined 11,500 by Judge Humph
rey In the United States circuit court.
Dalton escaped the penitentiary on the
same charge two years ago because the
United States circuit court of sppeals re
versed the sentence of the lower court. He
was charged wjth organising an advertis
ing agency, through which he Is aald to
have swindled 7,000 newspapers.
PROTEST AGAINST CHANGE
Northern New York Methodist Church
Coafereaee Hemalna Firm on
Amusement Uaesllon.
LITTLE FALLS. N. Y.. April 8 -Lay
delegatea were elected today from the
Northern Now York Methodist Episcopal
church conference to the general confer
ence at Los Angeles, and resolutions were
sdopted asking restoration of tinis limit
snd , protesting against a change In the
book of discipline a the amusement ques
tion, '
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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SUMMARY 0FTHE WAR NEWS
Russians Believed to Be Setting
Trap for Jnpanese Alon
tho Ynlu.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. UH
NEW YORK. April 8. (New Yolk Herald
Service Special Telegram to The Bee.)
All dlsnntches from tho far eaft Indicate
the near upprouch of a decisive battle.
Experts believe that the withdrawal of
the Russians to strongholds on the right
bank of the Yolu means an attempt on
the part of the Russian strategists to draw
the enemy into a trap, as, so far, the
Japanese have shown a desire to occupy
all the iints from which tho Russians
have withdrawn, being now masters of the
Corean bnnk of the river.
Newspuper correspondents have again
been halted, thla time there being an ob
jection to some lundlng at Cliemulpo,
while one who desired to proceed from
there was debarred from embarking on a
steamer which called at that port.
Reports reached St. Petersburg to the
effect that Japanese officials were passing
through the war tone toward tSenernl Ma's
headquarters, disguised as Chinese. Rua-
ala again protested to the celestial foreign
office against the engagement of Japanese
military instructors for the troopa In north
China.
Once more cam.e the reports that the
Russians fully expert to be attacked at
Port Arthur during the holidays attendant
on the Easter season, It being added that
the fleet and forts will be fully prepared
to meet such a bombardment If Vice Ad
miral Togo should ree fit to open action.
RISSIA'S lli:i.P DIHIKU CIVIL. WAR
Incident of America's Internecine
Strife Recalled nt St. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 8, 6:16 p. m.
The Novoo Vremya today prints proml
nently an article from an American nows-
paper describing on Interview between Em
peror Alexander II and Wharton Parker,
the Philadelphia financier, foimerly finan
cial agent of the Russian government in
the United States, on the occasion of the
review of the Russlun fleet at Constradt
in 1878, during which the emperor told Mr.
Barker of his determination to consider
Great Britain's recognition of the confed
eracy as a casus belli, and for that reason
sent the Russian fleets to New York and
San Francisco. The Novoe Vremya re
marks:
Russia has not forgotten to honor the
flag raised In 1M3 by Russian squadrons at
Mew yora anq nan r rancisco. rne Ameri
cans who were at Cronstadt that dav know
now to appreciate tne nuesmns rrienaship
lor snwriu uuiing mv mvii wnr.
The Novoetl epprnves of the government's
policy of i6trenchmenr lrrtirder not to In
flict additional burdens on the people, but
foresees that more important measures are
necessary to provide for the war expend!
ture.
JAPANESE TO DRILL THIS CHINESE
Ruasln Flics Protest Against Their
Kngragrenient.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
PEKING, April 8. (New York Herald t
blegram Special Telegram to The Ilea.)-
Since March 15 at leaat nine Japanese!
officials dressed as Chinese, with a full
staff of Chinese servants, have passed
north through Kupelnko, Jehoe and Ping
Tsuln toward Chao Yang, General Ma's
headquarters. There are about 25,000 for
eign drilled troops at Chao Yang.
Russia has protested to the ministry of
foreign affairs about the Chinese govern
ment engaging additional Japanese military
Instructors for the troopa in north China,
STRIKE BECOMES GENERAL
Miners In Pennsylvania' Drawn from
Their Work by Strikers and
a brass Band.
LATROBE, Pa.. April 8. Headed by a
brass band, striking miners of the Loyal
Hanna Coal and Coke company marched
to the plants about Latrobe today and
succeeded In making the strike Inaugurated
on Monday general. It Is estimated that
1,500 rrten sn out tonight. All but three
miners of theSaxman Interests are Idle
and the working forces of the other have
been . crippled. Bo aggressive have the
strikers become In their efforts to Induce
men to quit work that Sheriff John Trecher
was today appealed te.
MORMONS AT KIRTLAND
Draft Resolutions ' Raconrmendlug
Conarreaa Be Petitioned to Legis
late Agalnat Utah Church.
KIRTLAND, O., April 8-It was decided
at today's general conference of the Reor
ganised Church of Latter Day faints that
the next meeting shall bo held at I-amonI,
la.. In 1906. The Missouri district report
recommended that congress he petitioned
to legislate against the Utah Mormons and
that they be disfranchised for violation of
the state and national law. The report
waj regarded as too radical and another
will be drafted and "reported tomorrow.
Would Reorganise Skip Company.
B08TON, April 8. A plan for the re.
organisation of the Fore River Ship and
Engine company has been agreed upon
by the bondholders' committee, appointed
for the purpose. It Is proposed to Nsue
H.SOU.'vO In stock, equally divld.-d between
the common ana preferred rimes, and to
raise 1.2o.() or new money tiv nssessln
the bondholders 40 per cent and the ul
nreferrcd stock ft!)1, tier cent.
Of the new money tWO.orio will be Mnert
to Improve the plant. tA"O.0no to pay off the
company's floating debt and l&o.ono as a
working capital.
New Bond for California.
BAN FRANCISCO. April (.-Articles of
incorporation of ths Murysville & Stistin-
vllle najiwuy company, union nave been
riled in the county clerk's office, urovlcii-
for a railroad from MarvsvillH to a mini
In Honey Lake valley, at or near Busnn-
ville, the route oeiween tnese mo places
crossing the Hlerra Nevada mountains, and
from Suaanvllle to a point on ton boundary
linn between California and Ncvsda, tbe
estimated length of thla line being o
miles. The capita' stock of the company
has been fixed st 17,000.000.
Discuss Women in Baaiaraa.
CHICAGO, April S. Chanfjes that have
taken place since women Invuded bualpess
life Is the subject matter o! u sympo ftum
that opened here today. lr', mini lit l luh
women from various parts of U a country
are In attendance and a number lMiticl
pa ted in the dlacusalons which had for u
a.,,-,, ral test the topic "Woiutn :, Mo-kra
AioduMlrlaUam."
SEA FIGHT REPORTED
Rnmored Admiral fc'auroff Engages Jap
aces EqnaJroo Near Port Arthur.
SIGNALS ENEMY'S FlElT IN THE OFFING
Concern iag the 0a oome cf lb Battle
Nothing is Offiiipllj Known.
BLOCKADE AT PORT ARTHUR NOT STRONG
Presumed that Condition of Channel
Protects ths Harbor.
JAPANESE LOOKING f OR NEW LANDING
lp to the Preaeut 'lime No Trans
ports, It Is Believed, Have En
tered the Port of Fe
Chi I.I.
FAR18. April The Bt. Petersburg cot-
respondent of The Echo de Parta saj s
that Admiral Makaroff went out from
Port Arthur thla morning, a Japanese
squadron having been signalled aa In the
offing. It la rumored, the correspondent
says, that a sea tight took place, but'
nothing concerning It Is officially known.
Looking; for New l.anctlaa,.
LONDON, April 9. A correspondent of
the Times ut Wei Hal Wei oabltng under
yesterday's date says that the result of
a week's rrulr.e loads me to believe that
the Japanewe fleet is engaged In covering
arrangements for a new landing of the
troops recently mobilised. A rlcse block
ade of Port Arthur Is not maintained, pre
sumably because of Information regarding
the state of the channel. Certainly up to
the present no Japanese transports have
entered the gulf of Pe Chi Li.
Correspondents Held I p.
SEOUL, April 8. The steamer S'jmlhoye
Maru culled in at Chemulpo today to take
on board 900 men belonging to tne First di
vision. The newspaper correspondents on
board the Sumlnoye Maru were t.ot per
mitted to lund and a corrcsponornt who
was hvre waiting to go forward with the
Japanese troop was refused pni'.lon to
emburk en the steamer.
A dispatch from Toklo, dated April 1. said
the first party of oorreapedents consisting
of sixteen men, mostly British and Ameri
cana, had left Tokio that day for l be front,
and that they would sail from MtJI, Japan,
ou April for an unknown destination.
While the departure of these newspaper
men from Mojl hus not been reported, pos
sibly because of the Japanese censorship.
It is porslble that the correspondents re
ferred to In the above dispatch are those
who were to have left Mojl lust Wednesday.
Chemulpo Is about a two days' run from
Mojl.
It has been said also that corirspondents
who attempted to go forward contrary to
lue wishes of tho Japum-sc authorities
would not be afforded the facilities given to
writers who waited until the uuttiorltlre
wra ready to have- them move,
(tCssIAXS OlEKVHU04iy FRIDAY
Gather In Churches to Commemorate
Tragedy of Golgotha.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 8. One hun
dred millions of the emperor's subjocts
today revived the tragedy of Golgotha". The
Russian capital seemed plunged In giicf.
The busy hum of the metropolis was gone.
The streets were deserted. All night and
morning the church bells tolled mournfully,
reminding the faithful of the betrayal of
Gethsemnne, Peter's denial, the trial before
Pilate, the burden of the croea and finally
ths cri'clllxlon. The scourging and mock
ing of (ho Saviour were Impressively re-
enacted at the Alexander Nevensky rathe- ,
dral, Antonlus, the metropolitan of. St.
Fltersburg, officiating.
This sftwnoon at Bt. Isaac's cathedral
as held the eolemn ceremony of com
memorating the three hours' agony, ac
companied by a beautiful' service ef song.
The Interior of the great cathedral pre
rented a wonderful scene when at last a
silver cross, on which was painted a pic
ture of Christ crucified, was borne out
through the Inner golden gates on the
shoulders of the black-garbed clergy to a
magnificent sarcophagus erected In the cen
ter of the church. The vast congregation,
consisting of over lfl.OCX) persons, was on Its
knees, each person holding a lighted candle.
Thrice the officiating bishops find fleurons
circled the bier nnd then all the llr,hts
were extinguished, snd for hours throngs
of people psssed before the catafalque,
most of them sobbing end weeping.
HONORS FOR RtSKlANS IN AMERICA
Csar Confera Dceoratlona on Repre
sentative aa Easter Favors.
BT. PETERSBURG. April 8. Among the
Easter honors conferred by the emperor,
which will be annugnced tomotcw, are
forty decorations of persons In ths diplo
matic service, three of which go to Amer.
lea. Nicholas Lodygensky, Russian con.
sul general at New York Is aade a com
ir.ander of the order of St. Vladimir. Albert
CchUppenbach, consul at Chicago, Is made
a conductor of the order of Bt. Anne and
Consul Struwe at Montreal a commander
o the order of Bt. Btanlslsus.
The order conferred upon Consul Goneral
Ixdygensky Is a very high one, given only
for distinguished services and carrying with
it heriilltury nobility.
It Is t.mclally announced that In conse
quence of the departure of Russian repre
sentatives from Coreu the portion of Rus
sian Interests In t!int country have tem
porarily Intrusted to the French diploma Uo
and consular reprioentatlvcs.
A dispatch describing the burial cf Ru
slnn seamen slain In the naval battle at
Chemulpo says that a detachment of sailors
from the United States' g nr. bout Vlcksburg
as well us those from other foreign war
ships followed the bodies to the grave.
Hl N HI1HIANS OX COHEAS SIUH
Jspanese Cavalry Enter WIJu I aop
posed un April l.
(Oopyrieht by New York Hurald Co., IBM.)
SElU'L, April 8. (New York Herald Ca
blegramSpecial Telegrum to The Boe.)
Th Jupanese advance cavalry reached
Wllu on April 6. There were no Russians'
there nor on the Corran bank of the Yslu,
Russia Will Helesse Itefnaees.
ST. FKTEItaHl RO. April 7.-Through
the United (States government Russia h.,,
uguin. been requested by Japan to allow
the Japanese refugees on Sakhiln Island to
be transported to Japun. Tho Foreign of
fice bus already returned u favorable re
sponse to this request, b it delay In the
completion of arrangements Is due to the
nectuMlty of consulting tho inliltury author
ities of the Island, The United B tales
government probably will nd a neutral
ship to take tue refugees oil the island.