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    Omaha
unday Bee.
2 PART I.
I PAGES t TO 12.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1904 FOKTY TAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
The
BREAKS WITH FRANCE
, Ko Other Eolation of Diffreno is Ei
peo'.ed it the Vatican.
ABROGATION OF CONCORDAT TO FOLLOW
fop Btlisrei Throwing Cbn-ck on Ovn
Bstonroes a Good Thing.
OFFICERS CLOSE ITALIAN SEMINARY
Hector Prachi a Sermon Which ii
Diituta.'nL
SATOLLI IS TO INVESTIGATE BONACUM
Pope Chircn Him to Look tat the
Contention Between Bishop of
Lincoln and Father
Murphy.
(Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
ROME, Miy 21. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) The situation
regarding the relations of the ..Vatican and
France 1 now considered hopeless. The
pope l fully convinced that the recall of
the French ambassador, N. Nlsard, and
the separation of church and state in
France Is only a question of time.
The policy of the new cardinal secre
tary of stats had been so' freely criticised
that ' the pope arranged a conference be
tween Cardinal Merry del Val and Car
dinal RamDolla. whom lie succeeded. On
'the very day President Ixmbet was paying
his visit to the king of Italy, these two
cardinals met In the pope's study, where
they were closeted for several nous, after
wards adjourning to the garden, where, ac
cording to eyewitnesses, they continued
the discussion for a long time.
The outcome of the conference was
urely an raproachement between the two
prelates, who had not been on very friendly
terms.
It was then decided to send the papal
protest to the French government, couched
In such terms as not to arouse the sus
ceptibilities of the Italian government and
press by a too strong assertion of the
rights of the Holy See to temporal power;
at the same time, sustaining the dignity
of the Vstlcan by denouncing the conduct
of the French government.
It wa pointed out to Plus X that such
a protest was certain to arouse the French
government to more severe retaliatory
measures, such as the recall of Its repre
sentatives at the Vatican and the complete
separation of ' church ' and state by the
abolition of the concordat
Hot sa Unmixed Evil.
According to a high prelate, who has ob
tained personal-Information on this point,
Plus X Is said to have observed that the
presence of a French ambassador at the
Vatican has not prevented the French gov
ernment from adopting measures extremely
Objectionable to the church and that the
abolition of the concordat might perhaps
prove not an unmitigated evil to the
church in FrAnce after all. '
; He pointed out to the cardinals, that
wherever the church is supported wholly
or In part by the state. It' is made sub
ervlent to the political exigencies of the
government, while in those countries where
the church obtains its support from - the
faithful It la generally untrammelled-In
the exercise of Its rights. He called
their attention to the prosperity cf the
church, in England and the United States,
and he said he believed French Catholics
would be able to supply to their clergy the
support' which the French government
. would eventually refuse.
France has so far Ignored the papal pro
test and It is thought at the VaUcan that
no written reply wtU be sent. , At the
same time. It Is feared that the work of
retaliation wilt begin as soon as the social
Istlo element at the coming opening of
the French Chambers starU Interpellations
on the subject. It is also known at the
Vatican that In order to meet the annual
expense of 88,000,000 franca, caused by the
closing of the many schools kept by the
religious orders, which necessitates many
new government schools, a majority of the
French legislators and Premier Combes
himself are In favor of suppressing the
budget of worship,' which would yield an
enormous sum annually for educational
purposes. .
Pius X feels that It was his duty to pro
test against the visit of Lou bet. no matter
what the' consequences might have been,
and the majority of the cardinals are with
him. eager to see If the experiment of a
Wench church without state support, and
consequently more or less independent, will
be a success.
Seminary la Closed.
'The rector and faculty of the seminary
tf Vlcensa are In disgrace, the minister
of public Instruction having suspended
them for one month. The cause was as
follows:
All educational Institutions were ordered
to hold special celebrations commemora
tive of the centennary of Petrarch, the
lover of Laura, the last of the Troubadours,
the first of Italian poets. All compiled, but
the professors of Vlcensa gave their cele
bration a peculiar form. They gave a pub
lo lecture. In which It was asserted that
Petrarch's love for Laura was greater than
Ms love for Ood, and that therefore Pet. I
ra.-ch was In hell.
The rector and faculty were suspended
by telegraph and the seminary Is tern-!
porsrily closed. j
Although Cardinal Batolll Is going to the
United States only In a private capacity,
he will be Invested with many faculties
and privileges which will enable him to
taka the Initiative in church matters and
to officiate at the altar without requiring
the oonsent or permission of ths American
bishops.
Hs has had several conferences with the
pope, In which he received final instructions
as to the settlement of many questions.
Some sort of a reception Is to be tendered
to him In Washington, as ths official head
of the Catholic university there, but, apart
from that, no collective recognition of his
presence is to be taken by the members of
the American hierarchy.
One of the principal questions to be de
tided by him Is the application of at least
a part of the Pius fund, which The Hague
tribunal recently ordered the Mexican gov
ernment to pay to the archbishop of San
Francisco for the support of the Indian
schools, which, since the withdrawal of
government subsidies, find themselves much
barrassed.
Doaueum to no la veattaated.
Cardinal Batolll la also Instructed to ex
amine Into the contention between ths
blvhop of Lincoln, Neb., and Rev. Father
Murphy, to whom the courts recently
swarded the title to much church property.
The many complaints made In Rome by
4 rue rt ran bishops agalnat the Knights of
tolumbua because of their secret oath snd
gtuat will be looked Into by the cardinal
Continued on Seventh Page.)
SCORES THE CHORUS GIRLS
Leaden Paper Thinks Those of Prluee
of Pllaen Company Are
Too Familiar.
(Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, May a. (New Tork World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Ethel Bar
rymors has made a hit In Cynthia, although
It la generslly regarded as an exceedingly
weak snd thin comedy, owing to its so
ceptablllty almost wholly to her fascinate
personality and brilliant acting.
"The Prince of Pllsen" company, t
having considerable success owing to ..le
verve and spirit of the company, ror me
piece Itself Is voted no whit better tnan
the Indigenous product.
"Wo had heard dreadful stories of what
happened when London audiences 'do not
like a play," said Mrs. Hall. "I was Just
shaking when I went on, but the applause
waa so generous I recovered almost Imme
diately." A good many of the points missed fire
with Londoners owing to their purely
American application.
The confident air of the chorua girls has
offended the Globe, which says: "One of
the least pleasant features of an American
musical comedy la the familiarity with
which chorus girls treat the audience in
the stalls snd boxes. It becomes objec
tionable when a crowded chorus devotes
itself to winking and smiling at the audi
ence." George C. Tyler of Llederer & Co. of New
Tork has been in London all the week ar
ranging with Charles Frohman for Eleanor
Robeon s appearance here in the autumn
in "Merely Mary Ann," to be produced at
the Duke of York's theater September 8.
Mr. Tyler has now gone to Paris to begin
an automobile trip through France ana
Italy. He does not plan to return to Lon
don until early in August, when Miss Rea
son will arrive from America. The com
pany to support her has been engaged en
tirely on this side, with tho exception of
Ada Dwyer.
MARCHAND MAKING THREATS
ays Ho Has gome Great Revelations
to Make Now He la Oat
of tho Army.
(Copyright, 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, May Zl. (New York World Cablegram-Special
Telegram.) The passing
of Colonel Marc hand was effected this
week, and the public is left to Judge
whether he is a martyr or a vainglorious
person seeking to make capital out of the
Fashoda affair. In the face of the French
government's refusal to allow. him to take
part in the war In Manchuria, relegating
him Instead to. colonial aervlce, Marchand
made a statement to a newspaper. This
Indiscretion coet him thirty days' arrest,
which ended tbls week.
Coincident with the acceptance of his
resignation from the French army, War
Minister Andre says the cxar never asked
that Marchand be associated with the
Manchurlan campaign, otherwise he would
have gladly given his consent. Freed from
the army regulations, Marchand threatens
spicy revelations. -
The French press Is never happy unless It
has on hand some espionage affair against
the government An Impecunious Italian
named Gollo got plans of A rot of obsolete
fortifications at Toulon .nd other coast
defenses and tried to sell tfeem to the high
est bidder. He represented, to them that
he had been offered enoynous sums of
money, by foreign .governments 'for the
plana, but needed money to complete the
deal. An Englishman named Harris be
came the "angel," but later Gollo entered
into negotiations with the Matin corre
spondent in England. The paper la now
trying to make a celebrated ease of the
affair, although the information offered Is
of little or no strategic value.
TO RECOVER SPANISH TREASURE
Searching Ocean Bottom for Ships
Sank Almost Two Hundred
Years Ago.
(Copyright 1H. by Press Publishing Co.)
MADRID, May 2L (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The Span
ish government has Just awarded to
Genoese wrecking company the contract to
recover the treasure lost In the Vigo bay
In 170 when the Spanlsrdo sent to the
bottom ' seven ships loaded with bars of
silver, 'rather than let them fall into the
hands of the English and Dutch fleets.
The crew of the steamer Ban Clemente,
furnished with all the necessary apparatus
and a new hydroscope, recently Invented
by the Italian engineer Pino, who is direct
ing the workV has slready found four of
the lost vessels, near the Island of Cles.
An enormous anchor and a long iron chain
were raised from the wreckage. The four
ships seem to be almost urilnjured. The
amount of silver they contain Is calculated
at t1J.000.000. ' .
There la no doubt that the treasure will
soon be brought to the surface, and will
be a godsend for the Spanish government.
BRIDGE CRAZE ON INCREASE
Caoslaa No End of Monetary Tronhles
In tho Fast Set la
London.
(Copyright, 1004, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, May 21. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The bridge
erase, which is worse then ever In London
society, Is causing no end of money
troubles, and eHpeclally among the women.
It Interferes with operators, with ths thea
ters, with the motoring In fact with all
other pastimes snd recreations.
It is played by women all the afternoon
and In the evening In private houses and
now. not satisfied with the facilities for
gambling, a new and very select club
called ths New Almscks, has been opened
st Willis' rooms, where they can play all
day and all night If so desired.
This club Is started under auspices of
the leading men and women in London so
ciety, snd Is having a great vogue, and
especially In late suppers, followed by
bridge Into the early morning.
SISTERS BUY FAMOUS HOTEL
Propose to Convert Former Stooping
Plaoo of Royalty Into
School.
(Copyright, 180. by Press Publishing Co.)
SAN REMO, May (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The Hotel
Victoria, once the favorite resort of roy
alty, hss been bought by the French Bisters
Of the Sacred Heart for the sum of 140.000.
They Intend to establish here a boarding
school for young women of the better
class, hoping, by the close proximity of
the French frontier, to obtain the perron
age of many of their former pupils la the
convents of France, from which they had
been eslleeV
SMART SET'S DOINGS
American! in Londoa Occupying the Cents
of tbs Social 8U at Present.
DUCHESS ' 0 ,- -"GHE IS PRESENTED
v iih Diamondi When Bht Appears
at Eoral Court.
MARLBOROUGH'S HOUSE DISAPPOINTING
Lord and Lady Canon Are Jo.it' Bow ths
Liens of ihs Hour.
BEAUTY DINNER CKtATlNG BIG STIR
Great Pains Be inn- Takes to Hake
the Social Event of tho London
Season Invitations Mneh
Sought.
It
(Copyright 1901 y Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. May 21. (New York World
Caolegram Special Telegram.) The uuch
ess of Roxburghe appeared last night a
Buckingham palace to be presented to
the king snd queen on her marriage. Her
dress, a gorgeous Worth garment, was
mass of tine pearls sewn into real lace,
en train, which was a shimmering, trans
parent sweep of gauss sen with lace trel
Used across and scattered with pearls and
diamonds. On the duchess' small head she
wore the square shaped crown which was
among her mother's gifts to her. She had
on also the high collar of diamonds which
she affects la the evening on smart occa
slor.s, and a tight strap of diamonds
adorned the front of her corsage. She car
rled no bouquets, but had a fan of lace
sprinkled with fine diamonds, another wed'
ding gift
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, her two chll
dren and their courier came from Floors
this week with the duke and duchess of
Roxburghe. All four are etaylng at Clar
Idge's, where they reside en famllie. Big
family dinners are given together each
evening. . )
The duke was host to the party Wednes
day night, taking them .all later to see
a play.
Mrs. Vanderbilt will remain until the
first week In June. The duke and duch
ess will stay on for another ten days.
Just now society is disinterestedly sym
pathetic with the duchess of Marlborough.
Sunderland house Is so raw and Incomplete
she has not eaten a dinner In the house
yet nor doesshe ever lunch there. All
her friends ask her out at night when she
Is in town and she constantly Is to be
seen at restaurants at meal time because
of the condition of the kitchen In. her own
house. Worst of all, her grace seems to
take no Interest In ths place and makes
no effort to get things In shape. The duke
Is to be seen dining out at various places
every night snd is a constant Opera goer.
Carsoas Lions of Hon
Lord and Led Curion are thslons of
the London season. ' They have received
an average, of eight Invitations for every
day they will spend In England and more
are coming In by every poet Lord Curson
look remarkably well and young. The
climate of India seems to have told much
more on Lady Curson, who Is still far from
strong. In fact she had to cancel her
Intended appearance last night at court.
where, with her husband, she was to have
had supper at tho king's own table. She
will attend one of the June courts Instead.
She will return Immediately to W aimer
where Lord Curson Is to be Installed June
80 aa lord warden of the cinque porta.
The announcement that Lord Aberdeen's
elder daughter, Lady Marjorle Gordon, is
bethrotbed to Captain Sinclair,' a liberal
member, of - Parliament ends the Inter
esting romance which society was figuring
out between Lady Marjorle and Winston
Churchill.' Captain Sinclair Is very pop'
ular personally and politically. He has
been a lifelong friend of the Aberdeen
family, having been the earl's aide de
camp when viceroy of Ireland, He Is
double the age of his fiancee.
Mrs. Henry Slegel promises to be a so
cial success, as she has Mrs. Arthur Paget
for her social godmother. Taking the house
at Maidenhead wae her suggestion. Smart
society will go there for week-ends when
tired of the dust and din of town. It is
an Ideal spot., with lawns stretching right
down to the river, end a low roofed, red
brick house clustered over with roses and
creepers. There are good tennis courts and
splendid view of the liver. Mrs. Slegel
has already sent her governess and children
down while she devotes her time to her
many American friends, with whom she
Is to be seen st theaters.
Beanty Dinner Causes Flatter.
The American set In London Is in a flut
ter over the Louts XV beauty dinner,
which, as announced In these dispatches
a week ago. Is to be given next month by
Mrs. Frank J. Mackay.
Lady Cunard and Princess Hatsfeldt are
the chief organiser.' Mrs. Mackay has left
the whole thing to them end they will
choose the beauties ' to be Invited. The
three ladies are going to Parle to select the
old French cotillion favors to be distrib
uted. French furniture and tapestries will
be hired from Paris to refurnish the house,
and gilded settees, screens and various
other et cetera will be brought aorose.
To complete the setting of a beautiful n
tertalnment of the old world. French songs
will be sung by noted chanteuses from the
Perls music balls during the dinner, and
the whole menu will bs set out on elegsnt
cards painted In the styls of the period.
The sedsn chsir. In which the queen of
beauty will be. carried, is no modern painted
Imitation, but a valuable old one which has
carried beauties through the gardens of
Versailles. The bearers will wear suits
msds in Paris. ,
Mrs. Arthur Paget will contribute her
talent for organising when she arrives,
and It la likely that the duke and duchess
of Connsught will be present through her
Influence.
Mrs. Jack Leslie. Mrs. George West and
Mrs. Morton Frewen will be present
Among the other notables as guests sure
of Invitation are Mrs. Isaac Bell and her
newly married daughter, Mrs. Rlcardo;
Mrs. Ernest Cunard. Miss Paddleford. Mrs.
Hsrry Htggins and the two Breene girls.
Mrs. Chauncey, Lady Newborough. Mrs!
Antony and Mrs. John Prexel. whose dia
monds, no doubt will Irradiate the rooms
ss they did last year at Albert hall; Mrs.
Guy Chetwynd, the duchess of Manchester
Miss Vsn Alen. Mrs. Lars Alderson, Mrs!
Cavendlsh-Bentlnck, Mrs. Harry Power,
Mrs. Chstfleld-Tsylor. who Is coming over
on a visit to Mrs. Msckay next month;
Mrs. Ladenburg. Mrs. Ronalds, Mrs.
Ritchie. Mrs. Newhotise. Mrs. Hsrold Bar.
Ing and Miss Pauline Aster.
Msny people are wondering If the ducheas
Continued on Second Page.)
FOLK'S HANDS MAY BE TIED
Republicans Think He Will Be tnable
to Make Reforma la
Mlssonrl.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904 )
WASHINGTON, May a.-(New York
Herald Service Special to The Bee.) See
ing a guiding light for 1908 in the outcome
of this year's activities the republican man
agers here are watching with absorbing In
terest the Folk movement in Missouri. .
The republicans have no hope of winning
In Missouri this year; they have their eyes
on 1904. They argue that Folk as governor,
surrounded by a "cabinet" of the old guard
of Missouri democracy, will find his hands
tied when It comes to getting rid of these
people. They will hold their commissions
from the people of the state by election,
the same tenure by which he holds his.
This being the case the republicans suspect
thst he will be unable to make good the
promise of a pure and economical state
government the isaue on which so msny
republicans will forsake their party to sup
port him, and that he will be In no trim to
enter the arena as a formidable candidate
for the presidency next time.
Folk himself, it is said, shares this sense
of Impending trouble. A great msny demo
cratic politicians stick to the idea that
Folk will be taken up against his own can
did declaration by the St. Louis convention
and nominated aa Bryan was, in a great
wave of enthusiasm.
It is all right, they say. for him to In
sist that he owes his first allegiance to the
honest people of Missouri and would rather
be governor than president, but If the con
vention Is bound to have him they are sure
that he will submit. Either turn of the die
will bring with It great honors to him. He
can surely be elected governor If he rune
and there is always the chance of winning
the presidency if thst nomination Is forced
upon him. At any rate a nomination under
such conditions would be a great feather
in his cap.
POSTOFFICE STOPS FRAUD
Columbia Scientific Academy of New
York Latest to Feel Depart,
ment'a Hand.
(Copyright by New Tork Herald Co.. 1904.)
WASHINGTON, May .-(New York
Herald Service Special to The Bee.) By Is
suing a frsud order against the Columbia
Scientific academy of New York, the Post-
office department causes the downfall of
another institution engaged in the business
of selling advice on magnetic healing.
character reading and the occult sciences.
The fraud order names "Professor" R;
E. Robertson as the institution's chief
agent According to the Inspectors who
Investigated the business of the academy,
Robertson has been making a lot of money,
inspector Crowell . says that more than
30.000 courses of a certain kind of lecture
were sold, at 5 each in a comparatively
short period of time. Robertson kept
thlrty-flve or forty clerks busy bundling
and mailing "confidential" Instructions to
people who thirsted for knowledge about
the magnetic healing game.
Robertson advertised that he employed
nine "eminent scientists" to assist him In
distributing advice about character read
ing, but when the Inspectors asked h!rn to
produce them, he is alleged to have ad
mitted that all they did was to write for
him occasionally.
In his advertising Robertson declared
that prominent people In all parts of the
world were students of the academy and
that they all endorsed and approved the
courses. On being pressed by Inspector
Crowell to name some of the "prominent
people Robertson mentioned several
women living In western cities.
WANTS CHINESE ON THE FARMS
Calif oral&a Suggests an Amendment
to the Present Chinese Exclu
sion Law.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
WASHINGTON, May a. (New York
Herald Service Special to The Bee.) T. M.
Doar of San Francisco, who la visiting here,
makes a new suggestion In the line of
amending the Chinese exclusion law.
It would not only add thousands of do!
lars," he says, "to the yearly revenues of
California, but would greatly benefit the
very class of people who are most bitter In
the opposition to the landing of the Chinese
on our shores. The law could be so framed
as to keep the Celestials out of the cities,
where they might come Into competition
with white wage-earners, but to allow them
to go Into the rural districts, where they
are badly needed, particularly by the fruit
grower
"Lack of such good, reliable labor as the
Chinese furnish retards the growth and
prosperity of our state, and the yearly In
troductlon of 100,000 of them would be of
ast benefit. They could be brought In
with the distinct proviso that they return
In from three to five years, so that they
could never become permanent residents of
the state."
MORMON TEMPLE IN HARLEM
Latter Day Saints to Build Church
Whoso Converts Aro
Numerous,
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
NEW YORK. May a. (New York Her
ald Service Special to The Bee.) A Mor
mon temple le to be erected In Harlem. A
great many Mormons live there and mis
sionaries from Utah are constantly at
work among Harlemltes gaining new fol
lowers. The project le said to have originated In
the western headquarters of the Mormon
church.
The strength of the cult In Harlem Is
known to be great. It having developed
during the recent crusade agalnat United
States Senator Smoot that missionaries had
been working In the section for some time,
gslnlng many converts among the young
iris who attend the big high schools In
the upper part of New York City,
CARDINAL BLESSES THE KING
Evidence of Good Feeling Between
Italy's Ruler and Ono High
la Church.
(Copyright 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
NAPLES. May a. (New York World Cm.
blegram Special Telegram.)-Whlle the
king and queen of Italy were driving
through this city the other day they passed
the carriage of Cardinal Priaco, the aroh
hthrn Both carriages StODDed anA I-
answer to the salute of their majesties,' the
cardinal gave them his blessing.
The king Insisted mat me cardinal's car
riage should precede his own. and was
wa mil v aDDlsuded by the spectators nt k.
Incident, who rejoiced at this evidence of
mrrital relations existing between tha ki.
of the state and authorities of the church.
WIPED OUT BY FLOOD
Familiti Along- Baa u of Oaohs La Fondrt
rise for Their Lives,
RAIN CREATES HAVOC WITH STREAMS
Many Cattle Bare Been Drowned and Lives
Loit Cannot fie Determined,
RUMORED SEVERAL RUSSIANS LOST LIFE
Flood Bweepe Through Heavily Settled
District in Colorado,
BOTTOM LANDS SAID TO BE WELL SETTLED
Efforts Take by People at Upper Bad
of Stream Saves Loas of Llfo
aa4 Destruction of
Property,
GREELV, Colo., May 21.-Ths flood In
Cache la Poudre river, caused by a water
spout In the foot hills, reached Greely early
today. The river la running bank full
and is three feet higher than ever be
fore since the town was established. All
the bridges north of .this place have been
washed out. Strenuous efforts are being
made to save the Union Pacific bridge
here. No trains have arrived since yes
icrday.
A close watch Is being kept on the
flotsam, but no bodies have yet been seen
In the flood. It Is reported that many
cattle, belonging to the Warren Live Stock
company, were drowned In the Lone Tree
district
A dispatch from Windsor says that Rob
ert Stroude of Tlnmarth was drowned, and
It Is also rumored that ten Russians lost
their lives near New Windsor.
City Marsha! Camp took the precaution
to notify all persons living along the
low lands of the coming flood. Had this
not been done a large number of lives
would doubtless have been lost as the
bottom lands are well settled.
The Weld county house, situated In the
bottom land. Is surrounded by water,
Considerable difficulty la being experienced
in keeping the flood water out of the city
pumping plant
Much debris of all kinds Is floating bv,
The river Is a mile across and carrying
everything before. It Is reported that res
ervoir No. 2, containing 400,000 cubic feet
of water, has gone out and that the water
la now rushing down on New Windsor and
a portion of Greeley. The loss In this sec
tion will reach $1,000,000.
Find One Body.
FORT COLLINS, Colo.. May a. Est!
mates of the damage . caused by the flood
in the Cache la Poudre valley run from
H.600 upwards. The head gates of all the
Irrigation ditches have been washed away
and miles of embankments destroyed. Un
less repairs can be made in time to save
water for Irrigating this year the loss
will be nearer $2,000,000 than $10,000. .Three
hundred and fifty houses In the Russian
district were destroyed. The body of one
Russian, hae been found.
All traffic is suspended. The flood
oeded rapidly at this point today, but It
is believed that several reservoirs are un
safe, and should any of these go out much
further damage will ensue. ,
ROOT TALKS IN MERGER CASE
Bays that Pierce sad Harrlmaa Have
. No Interests la ' Stocks
Involved. -
NEWARK. N. J., May B. The hearing
of arguments on the petition of E. H. Har
rlman and WlnsloW S, Pierce for an In
junction against the distribution of assets
of the Northern Securities company under
the announced plan was continued before
United States Judge Bradford today. At
the opening of court It was decided by
Judge Bradford that the arguments of
Ellhu Root for the Northern Securities
company, and that of Attorney Thatcher
Krept, representing the Oregon Short Line
bondholders, would be heard here today.
and that Messrs. Guthrie and Johnson will
be heard on Monday at fronton.
Mr. Root then resumed his argument be
gun yesterday. He maintained that the de
clslon of the courts did not adjudicate the
plaintiffs to be the legal owners of the
stock Jn question and that the United States
circuit court, sitting at St Paul, had bus,
talned his view. The equity on the prop
erty held by people who had bought, In tho
open market ho argued, must prevail
against the claim of counsel for Harriman
and Pierce, and It would be entirely unjust
to these people who would be deprived of
their rightful share in all the stocks. The
extra $10,000,000 which would accrue to the
Harriman Interests, he Insisted, would be at
the expense of the ether stockholders.
"The only reason for this litigation," Mr.
Root said, "is this: Northern Pacific stock
hss gone up from 115 to US, whereas Great
Northern has dropped from 189 to 170. The
complainants want to get back their North
ern Pactflo because they make $10,000,000."
After reading from the supreme court
opinion several paragraphs bearing upon
the dissolution of the company Mr. Root
said the plan of the return of the stock waa
tentative. It had been suggested, but was
not a plan to the exclusion of any other plan,
but one which seemed entirely cquttsbla.
Judge Bradford asked, "If the Securities
company did not acquire equitable owner
ship of ths shares, how could the company
be Justified In treating that as Its property
which was not its property? There seems
to be a paradox In the situation."
Mr. Root replied: "The opinion of the
circuit court treats of the Securities com
pany aa the owner of the stock In ques
tion. Also In Justice Harlan's opinion It Is
set forth that the Securities company waa
the owner of the stock, thus approving the
opinion of the circuit court. It la described
In Justice Harlan's opinion aa a "holding
corporation and trustee and custodian,
having Utla to representing the combina
tion. There can be no question of the title
of the company. The Intent of the two
parties was to confer title upon the com
pany. Whatever the rights may be of thoss
Joining the combination the supreme court
decree shows no disposition to Interfere
with them."
Englishman Commits Suicide.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 21. Alice K. Vic
toria Murphy, daughter of the lats C p
toln Francis J. Wurnhv of the Rami FN.-i.
leers (city of Ionrton regiment), sick and
destitute, turned on the gas in her room
hers today and died from asphyxiation.
Hfnr attemotlnr her life she had car.
fully destroyed all means of personal Identl.
ncatlnn. it is cx-uevea inui sue naa been
married In Ireland to a man named
Ptauteia-h. whose death In southern Cali
fornia bad left her penniless In a strange
land.
Admiral Evans at New York.
NEW YORK. May a. The ftsgshlp Ken
tucky, with Admlrsl Fvans on hoard.
m,hih mtt Viinrhnl for Kew York Mav 11
arrived off Sandy Hook lightship this morn-
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Xehraaka Fair
Warmer Sunday and Monday.
and
Page.
1 Pono Intends to Break with France
Dolna-a of the linden Smart Set.
Floods Do Dnmasre In Colorado.
Russian Ship Is Destroyed.
S Believes Advaatua-e Is with Russia.
S Xews from All Parts of Nebraska.
4 Want Advertising Pa.
New Auto Law In Effect Monday.
S Last Week of tho Conventions.
Servlees at Omaha Churches.
Past Week la Omnha Society.
7 Federated Women's Cluba Meet.
Methodists Elect Another Bishop.
8 Council Bluffs nnd Iowa News.
8 News front Iowa Towns.
10 Results of the Bull tinmes.
Ensrllsh I .ad Wins Chlraaco Derby.
Other Sporting Events of tho Day.
11 Financial and Commercial.
Ferela-a Editors at Convention.
1 Condition of Omaha's Trade.
IS John Kraarts Goes to Chics go.
Price of Army Beef Goes Down.
14 and IB Weekly Review of Sports.
1 EdltorlaL
17 McKlnley Club's MMk Convention.
Half Century of Omaha's Growth. '
19 Amusements and Music.
24 Haaxst Palls Out of Nebraska.
23 What to Do When In Danger.
X4 Progress of the Votlug Contest.
a to 40 Tho Illustrated Bee,
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi
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POPULISTS AREF0B HEARST
Chairman of National Mid-Road Fac
tion Declares for New Tork
Congressman.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. May 21.-The Times
today says that Chairman Parker of the
national executive committee of the popu
list party said today In an interview that
Hearst would receive the support of the
popultats in Kentucky and elsewhere.
I speak for the national lenders of my
party when I say that we are for him."
said Mr. Parker. "His views and principles
agree with ours. He advocates certain
principles for which we have been fighting
for years. If the democrats nominate him
the populist party will put out no ticket."
"But does not the populist party meet In
national convention on July 4, before the
democrats meet?"
"Tea, that la a fact," replied Parker, "but
am now advocating a postponement of
this date for two weeks In order that we
may know whether the democrats nominate
Hearst or whether they are able to name a !
man who believes as he does.
"I think it will be found shortly that we
have postponed our convention. Then, of
course. If the democrats do not nominate
Hearst we wilt meet and name a ticket."
TOM JOHNSON HINTS OF FOLK
Intimates that Missouri Man Would
Make Good Democratic Can
, dldate for President.
CLEVELAND, O.. May 21 Mayor Tom
L. . Johnson In the couree of a speech at
the Twenty-first district democratic con
vention held here today, said: -
A few years ago an unknown vouna man
out In Missouri began to talk about hon
esty in public life. He was elected circuit
attorney. From that moment millionaires
aa well as the cheapest political gt afters
learned that Joseph W. Folk believed what
he said. Mr. Folk pursued the 'crooked
millionaires aa well as the cheap arrafters
and landed them in the penitentiary. The
end Is not yet come in the chase for crim
inals in Missouri snd today this fearless
young democrat is as good aa nominated
as candidate for governor.
There are political gratters in washing-
ton. We know that to our sorrow. Per
haps Mr. Folk could find labor for his '.st
ents at official rottenness st Washington.
I am not attemnttng to forecast the action
of the coming national convention, but
fearless Joseuh Folk should be reDt in
mind.
WRECK ON THE RIO GRANDE
Three Persons Seriously Injured When
Cars Leave Track in
Colorado.
DURANGO. Colo., May a. Three
sons were seriously injured and nine others
slightly hurt In an accident to the south'
bound passenger train on the Denver A
Rio Grande narrow gauge line near Cham a.
Thoss seriously Injured are:
Michael Hurley, engineer, Durango, se
verely cut about head and bruised; may not
recover. ,
Mrs. A. F. Keubler, ribs broken, chest
crushed and spinal column Injured; may
die.
Joseph May, brother of Mrs. Kuebler, hip
crushed and internal Injuries.
The engine, baggage and mall care tipped
ever on one aide and the day coach and
chair ear tipped on the other side. The
aocldent was probably due to spreading
rails.
HUNTER KILLED BY A BEAR
Eastern Sporting Man Who Took Too
Many Chances Found Dead la the
Mountains In Colorado,
CHASE, Colo., May 21. J. F. Uohannon,
n eastern sporting man, while hunting on
Mount Evans snd Twin Peajis, near Chase,
became lost and It Is feared that ha hss
perished. A searching party was crgan
Ized by Mr. Bohannon'e brother and the
horse which the hunter rode was found
tied to a tree. Further up the mountain
side was found his coat and tine. The
ground in the vicinity showed evidence of
struggle and bear tracks were also dis
cernible. Near the spot. Is a high precipice.
It Is feared the hunter has been killed In a
fight with a bear or by falling from the
precipice.
HAS A CHANCE TO GET POOR
Get-Rich-Fast Man Bumps Against
Vnlted States Mall aud ts
Found Guilty,
ST. LOriS. Msy fl.-Arthur F. Mclntyrs.
president of the defunct Merchants
Brokerage and Commission company, one
Of the get-rich-quick concerns brought Into
prominence by the downfall of E. J. Arnold
and John J. Ryan, was found guilty of
sing ths malls to defrsud by a Jury In
the T'nlted States district court this sfler
nonn snd wss sentenced to the penitentiary
for a term of eighteen months
Mclntyre wss indicted last January. He
is the first get-rlrh-outrk promoter to be
convicted on a criminal charge.
BOCATYR IS RUINED
Alleged that Bussian Cruiser it Blown Up
for tke Seootd Time.
HARD LUCK STORIES OF EASTERN WAR
Japanese Auertthat Bnitiaot Ara Betpoo-
tibia for Bnin of the Ship.
BLOW UP A BOAT TO PRKVENT CAPTURE
Bounty r Wat a Fiae Modern Cruiier Bnill
at ths Voloaa Works in Germany.
BOAT STRIKES ON ROCK IN HARBOR
Vessel Destroyed by Explosives te
Prevent tho Ship from Falling
Into Hands cf the Jap-
LONDON, May SI. U.iS p. m. A dispatch
to the Bt James Gasctte from Kobe,
Jupen, dated today, after conffts-.lng tho
report of the stranding cf the nujslnn
protected cruiser Bogatyr on the rock near '
the entrance to Vladivostok, adds that the
Bogatyr subsequently was blown up by
the Rusalaue to prevent Its falling Into
the hands of the Japanese.
Tho Bogatyr was a fine modorn cx.tlser
of (,760 tons displacement and 10,(00 nor
mal horse power. It was built at the Vul
can works, Stettin, Germany, was com
pleted in 1902, was $19 feet ion,, had SV,r--feet
beam and drew. 30 feet of water.
The armament of the Bogatyr consisted of
twelve 4-Inch guns, twelve I-lnch guns,
six Lt-lnch guns, two 1.4-Inch guns and
two smaller rapid-fire guns. It 'had sis
torpedo tubes, its armored deck waa two
inches thick and it had five Inohee of
nickel-steel armor over its gun positions.
The speed of the Bogatyr wss estimated to
be over twenty-three knots, it could carry
1,100 tone of coal and Its crew numbered
m men. '
Rl'SSIANS APPEAR TO BE ELATED
Emperor Cheerful and Believes thnf
Turning: Point Hae Arrived.
MOSCOW, May . The oxer's I.OOO-mlU
Journey through southern Russia ended si
Moscow this afternoon with a review oi
aeveral sapper and engineer battalions ll
the cpurtysrd of the Nicholas station mn4
a hurried visit to the shrine of the Iberia a
virgin snd the church in the Kremlin,
where he wae crowned.
The csar waa met at Moscow with the
same patriotic demonatratione that have
marked the whole progress of hla trip. He
seemed to be in high spirits and waa
pleased with the temper manifested by tho
people, aa well sa by the appearance and
morale of the two corps which he wss'
sending to reinforce General Kouropatkln.
Besides, since hie majesty left St. peters- I
burg a week ago, the news from' the 'ront
has been very reassuring.
General Kouropatkln evidently believes
that the turning point of the campaign la ,
Clowe at hand, the wide territory over'
which the enemy le operetlng and his own
concentration giving him an advantage. ,
The' cxar received the news of the de
struction of the Japanese ' ships while at
Toula. He expressed ' sorrow at the death
of so many brave men. The whole' war to
him Is a regrettable occurrence, for which
he feels that Russia la not responsible. Tho
review of the troops waa held at the' sta- ,
tion on account of the pressure of time and
was exceedingly brief.
The csar's trip through the ariclont cop. ,
Hal. which he much prefers to St. Peters-
burg, was almost In the nature of a trl
umphsl procession. Ths street were gallly
decorated and the sidewalks were crowded '
with people whose ecclamatlons almost
drowned the fearful Matter of Moscow's (00
church bells.
JAPS ARB MARCHING ON LIAO TANO
General Sakharoff Reports Important
Movements of tho Enemy.
ST. PETERSBURG, May Jl.-The general '
staff has received from Lieutenant' Gen
eral Sakharoff the following dispatch, un
der date of today:
During the last few dsys our cavalry has
dlscovored a number of Japanese detach
ments on the JJno Tang main read r.orth
east of Feng Wang Cheng, towards Chan
intsa and beyond. Altogether more than
a regiment has passed In this direction
of Soudlaputse, in the -valley of .ths J-ogo-
" I... 1 1 1 jn ii aic h, mm i in j I on oi 1 n -
fsntry and a regiment of cavalry, their ad
vunce guards, being in the Pass rf Chantr
salln.
To the northwest Japanese patrols havo
penetrated as far as the village of Chln
chlns thirty mile from Feng Wsng
Cheng. The horses of the cavalry and the
Japanese guards and the Infantry of the
line aro much exhnusted.
A detachment of Jnrianeie, consisting Of
two squadrons of horse and three com
panies of Infantry, nppenred In the village
of Seudlaputse, In the valley of the ltgo
gouk river, eleven miles northnnst of Snl
l8zalpudxa, and a sgundron of Japanese
cavalry advanced from filunk wnnkhe by the
highroad townrds Ralltasalpudza.
Reconnlssancea by our infnntry and cav
slry show that Jnpsnnee guards and cav
alry are operating in the vvlley of the
Ixigogouk river snd along the Feng Wung
Cheng road. There ere no Japanese along
the banka of the lower Taysng river
toward Luenmlno and Talonkl. Tnkuahan
and Khondoukhan are occupied by small
detaclimenta. not exceeding1 In either case .
a half company.
According to Chinese reports, the Jap
anese are transporting provisions to the
Island of Daloudao, near the mouth of ths
Tsyang river. Shlfouchen, In the valley of
the Al river, Is still occupied by the Jap
anese. RPSSIAN MINK DID THB WORK
Admiral at Port Arthur Tells What
Destroyed Jap Ship,
ST. PETERSBURG, May fl. 5:B p. m.
Details of Rear Admiral Wlttsoeft's mall
dispatch to Viceroy Alexloff (transmitted
by telegraph rsterday to High Admiral
Grsnd Duke Alexis), which were not made)
public, stabllwhes the fact that mine
planted by the Russian torpedo boats wera .
responsible for the destruction of the Hat
suse and the da mas sustained by other
battleships of the Fuji type off Port Ar
thur. It le said that no submarine boats
were sent out of Port Arthur. The sup
pression of ths statement regarding tho
mines waa due to the fact that It explained
where they were located. A number of un
exploded mines lie In the same vicinity '
and It la not deemed wise to describe their
position. Each mine contained seventy
four pounds of guncotton.
The admiralty thinks it highly probable
that it was a battleship of the. Fuji type
which struck a mlns, but that H kept afloat
and was eventually lost, aa heavy gale
was blowing. In any event.' It Is said that
at least two months In dock will be re
quired to repair the damage done to the
vessel referred to.
Batlsfsctlon Is expressed at the excellent
condition of all the torpedo boat destroyers,
as shown by the report thst sixteen of
these boats went out In the attempt I)
destroy other Japanese ships. The haata
with which ths Russian protected erwlanT