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Presldoot and Governor Asked to In?esti
gate Chicago Strike Conditions.
GETS BRIDE IN ST. LOUIS
Mr. Thonina C'reiah of' Omaha and
HID fter(rnde O'Kell Wre Mar
ried Saturday Afternoon.
PEACE CONFERENCE COMES TO NAUGHT
Employers Firm in Their Demand That De
liveries Be Made to Boycotted Firms.
TROUBLE WILL SFRtAU FURTHER TODAY
Where Men Are Discharged All Other Em
ployes Will "Walk Cut.
V.OB ' RAIDS JEERS' STABLES
Animal Are fldcmndnl and Men Im
plicated Mill lie Prectd .fof
Violating Injunction
I Two Men shot.
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CHICAGO, ' April ). -Anticipating that
today's peace conferences In Miiyor Dunne's
office would be futile, the Chicago Federa
lion of Labor, without waiting for an
nouncement of the result of the negotia
tlons, appealed to President Roosevelt and
Governor Deneen for assistance in the
teamsters' strike.
Fearing thiit troops may be sent to Chi
cago to preserve order during tho strike,
the above organization has asked both the
president uiui th governor to investigate
he situation In Chicago before taking, any
action. To facilitate the matter a com
mutes was appointed with ordets to com
municate with both the president and Gov
ernor Deneen, President Roosevelt will
visit Chicago May 8. but It Is the intention
of the labor body to get In communication
with him Immediately. .
, A determined effort on the part of Mayor
Dunne and h! peace committee, composed
of five cltizeru., one of whom was a woman,
to bring about an amicable settlement of
the strike was an absolute failure, and all
peace negotiations for the present, at least,
' have been dechired oft.
The Indications tonight are that the
strike Is bound to spread to other firms.
Both sides seem determined in the stand
they hav taken. All members of the Em
ployers" association will Insist on all of
their union tenmsters making deliveries to
, the concerns already Involved in the strike.
A refusal on the part of any driver ( to
comply with this request, the employers
declare, will be met with Instant dis
missal. The Teamsters' union has declared that
in every Instsnea where a union teamster
is discharged for this reason, every union
driver employed by the firm making the
dismissal will be ordered on strike. With
both sides In this frame of mind there
seems to be nothing which can prevent a
rapid spread of the strike.
' Laying In Supplies.
Chicago had on Us working clothes today,
and to anyone without a knowledge of the
fight going on here between capital and la
bor, an examination of the calendar waa
- necessary, to. rna,ke. certain that It was Sun
day. From "daylight this morning until
dark tonight the downtown streets were
' crowded with heavily laden wagons and
trucks, giving the city a weekday appear
ance that waa never witnessed here before
on the first day of the week.
Believing that the fight now going on
for supremacy between the Employers' as
sociation of Chicago and the union team
sters, Is to be a protracted one, the busi
ness 'men of the city took advantage of
the suspension of regulaT business today
to procure an extra supply of material
and supplies. Every available team and
evan one-horse vehicles were brought Into
use during the day for the purpose of re
plenishing coal bins a,nd to obtain other
material necessary to the transaction of
business. Tomorrow being the flrst of May,
which la moving day In Chicago, the
furniture' vans In the rcsldonce districts
added to the week day appearance of the
city. Fearing that the furniture drivers
might become Involved In the difficulty,
the majority of those who under normal
conditions would have sought their new
homes tomorrow, decided to take no
chances and made the change today.
While all these preparations were going
on for an emergency?- efforts were being
made in Mayor Dunne's office at the city
kali to bring about a possible adjustment
of the strike. Early In the day representa
tives of the Employers made a peace com
mission consisting of Bishop C. P. Ander
son of the Episcopal church, Jenkln LloSM
Jones or Ail houis' cnurrn, nr. tmn u.
iHlrseh of Banal temple Miss June Addams
Hull house, and Dr. Cornelia DeBey of
..Neighborhood house. At the end of this
conference a committee representing the
unions met the citizens' committee and
went .over the entire strike situation in
an effort to devise means to bring about a
peaceable ending of the controversy.
Federation Adopts Resolutions.
The Chicago Federation of Labor was
also busy considering the strike situation,
but no action was taken to spread the
strike to the affiliated unions. Believing
that tho Teamsters are Justified in the
fight they arc making the federation
passed the following resolutions:
Whereas, the Employers' association and
its allies of thin city have declared their
deliberate Intention to crush out of ex
lsteuie oil - labor organisations and.
whereas, in pursuance of this policy, said
Employers' association and its allies me
resorting to every scheino of misrepre
sentation for the purpose of misleading
the pumic ana,
Wlu-ieas. the said sssoclatlon hss deter
mined at least to refuse all overtures for
arbitration, causing tho pre-seiit unusual
ramlltiona. therefore be it.
Keaotvrd. Thai we request President
Roosevelt, Governor De neu and Mayor
Dunne, to Investigate the exn-tlng condi
tions in Chicago before i comolymn with
any request mude for the use of militia
In the city during the present ditticulty
and h It further.
Resolved. That the president of this or
ganisation be instructed to appoint a mm
' mine to lav the facts before President
Roosevelt. Governor Deneen and Mayor
Imnne. and take such other stein aa may
be necessary to give effect to these reso
lutions.
Conference Cornea to Kaaaht,
The conference in Mayor Dunne's office
lasted six hours and the peace commission
appointed by the mayor yesterday failed
utterly It.- Its efforts to bring about a set
tlemsnt of the strike. The plan for an
armistice of forty-eight hours was rejected
by both sides early in the conference, a
was also an offer later made by the repre
sentatives Of the labor men. who asked
that a committee of five cltlsens be ap
pointed to arbitrate the matter.
I After tho conferences, which were held
In secret, the peace commission issued. (h
following statement: .
The members of this commission, actin
urxm retiurst of Mayor Dunne, raitrrt
Inform the public that after having heard
representatives of both parties to the con
troversy today no plun was found accept
ahle to bring about a adjustment of th
imirultr.
The representatives of the employers re
fused to accept any commwsion or mean
' of arbitration which was suggested, whtl
the laboring men declared their readinevs
Anrll 30. (Sppcliil Telegram.)
I on Baturday was that
a O Neil nnd Mr. Thomas
z who were married at
. Father Francis Gllnllnn
ft tho bride's mother, Mrs.
4470 Westminster Place,
decorated with spring
the volley, Easter lilies
1 The bride entered with
David O'Nell, who gave
ore a beautiful gown of
satin train, with a rich
point lace, used as a
fie and defined with a
The tulle veil fell to the end
of the train, being held in place with a
spray of lilies of the valley. She carried
a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley
and roses. A suit of pearls accompanied
the toilet.
Miss Edith O'Nell, as mold of honor, was
girlishly dresBed In white chiffon taffeta
silk, with soft plisses of chiffon and a
garniture of lace. Mrs. Allen Caldwell, as
matron of honor, v.-as gowned In an all-
white toilet of silk and chiffon, and Miss
McCluney, the remaining bridesmaid, also
was all in white. They all carried white
sweet peas arranged In showers. Mr,
Charles Pratt of Kansas City Vas best
man for the groom and Messrs. Charles
Young of Chicago and Allen Caldwell were
groomsmen.
A large reception followed the, ceremony
between the hours of S and 7 o'clock, after
which the bride nnd groom left for
honeymoon tour, which will Include a visit
to Yellowstone park and points of Interest
In the Cascade and Rocky mountains. They
will make their home in Omaha, where
Mr. Crelgh lias n pretty new home pre
pared for his bride.
SON KILLS HIS FATHER
ohn D. Osborn Fays With His Life for Bad
Temper.
SHOTGUN STOPS STONE-THROWING GAME
Leo Osborn, Twenty Years Old, Leaps
Oat of Red and , Kills His
Father to Protect
Ilia Mother.
KING EDWARD VISITS PARIS
Ilauqnet nt Elysse Palace In Honor
of the Distinguished
Guest.
PARIS. April 30. The exchange of offi
cial visits between King Edward and
President Loubet this afternoon waa
marked with the utmost cordiality, the con
versations on each occasion lasting twenty
minutes. President Loubet previously had
received Foreign Minister Delcasse, to
whom King Edward afterwards accorded
a long audience.
President Loubet's dinner in honor of
King Edward at the Palace of the Elysce
this evening was a brilliant function, en
tlrely non-political in character. There
were 120 guests and nearly the entire
diplomatic cots were present, lncludln
the British, American, German, Italian,
Riasian, Spanish and Austrian ambassa
dors, whilst Mm. Rouvler, Etienne,
Bertaux, Delcasse and Thomson repre
sented, the French Cabinet. At King Ed
ward's right sat Mme. Loubet; Count
Tounlelll, the Italian ambassador; Lady
Bertie, wife of the British ambassador,
and Prince Radolln, the German ambassa
dor. At his left sat Marquise Del Muni
.wife of the Spanish ambassador; General
Horace Porter, .the retiring American am
bassador; Mme. Rouvier and M. Neltdorff,
the Russian ambassador. At President
Loubet's right were Countess Torhlelll and
Count Khevenh'iller-Metsch, the ambassa
dor for Austria-Hungary, and at the pres
ident's left Princess Radolln, Marquis Del
Muni, Mme. Delcasse and Sir Francis Ber
tie. No speeches were delivered.
MORE SUITS AGAINST TRUSTS
Attorney General of Missouri Will
' Bring; Salt to Annul Charters of
Several Alleged Combines.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 30.-Herbert
S. Hadley, attorney general of Missouri,
announced today that in addition to tho
suit filed in the supreme court of tha state
to annul the charters in Missouri of the
Standard Oil company and the Republic Oil
company, he has investigations under way
hlvh will probably result in suits being
brought to annul the charters of half a
dozen other alleged trusts wnich are do
ing business In the state. What these al
leged trusts are Mr. Hadley said it would
not be advisable at present to announce,
but It Is believed that the packing com
panies and Insurance concerns will receive
share of the attorney general's attention.
Mr. Hadley said: "Since the suits have
been begun against the oil trust I have
ben besieged with requests from business
men from all parts of the state that the
other companies be Inquired into. I have
Inquiries now under way touching about
half a dozen such trusts, and if the neces
sary evidence can be secured to warrant,
the suits will be filed against them In due
Urns."
iContlnued on Becond Page
LAREDO AGAIN ON THE MAP
Communication Established with tbe
Storm-Stricken City Debrla Is
Partly Cleared Away,
LAREDO, Tex., April 30.-Thls city Is
again beginning to assume its customary
appearance despite the great havoc wrought
by the storm of Friday evening last. Large
forces of laborers have been busily .en
gaged in clearing away the debris which
filled the streets, and It is now possible
to drive to any portion of the city.
Tho Western Union Telegraph company
has, re-established communication with Ban
Antonio, and the city is now partly lighted.
The incoming passengers from Mexico state
that the storm was very severe in the
neighborhood of Lampasas, but no loss of
life resulted.
Telegraphic communication with Mexico
Is still cut off as Is also communication to
the lower country over the military line.
While it is estimated that fully a hundred
persons were Injured, it is not expected
that any more deaths will result.
STILL CONSIDER MACEDONIA
negotiations Between the Powers
May Yet Result In lout
Plan of Action.
VIENNA. April SO. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee) Negotiations between the powers
respecting the arrangement of a reform
program for Macedonia continue. England
recommends that the control to be estab
lished over tha finances shall be exercised
not alone by the two entente powers, Rus
sia and Austria, but by all the powers.
This scheme is founded upon the circum
stance that all the powers are actively in
terested in the financial condition of Tur
key and that the dette publlqua is an in
tr national institution, Russia alone not
being represented on it.
It Is argued that the control of Mace
donian finances must be exercised In any
caae by all the powers, and It is believed
that neither Austria nor Russia would ob
ject to Ibis International coutrol,
While his mother was dodging a shower
of bricks rained at her through doors and
windows by an Infuriated husband Sunday
morning. Leo Osborn leaped from his bed
to protect her and emptied a charge from
shotgun Into the head of his father, John
D. Osborn. Tbe old man dropped In his
tracks without a word and after a few
convulsive movements of the limbs there
was no action to tell whether or not life
was extinct. '
The wife, running to where her hus
band lay, saw that he was yet breathing
and tried vainly to call him back to life,
while the boy, dased by the awful conse
quences of his deed, sat on the bed as one
bereft of reason.
Neighbors who heard the shot rushed in
to assist Mrs. Osborn and others tele
phoned to the police station. The
wounded man was removed to Clarkson
hospital, where he died two hours after
the shooting without having regained consciousness.
The shooting was done at 7 o'clock at
the home of the Osborns. 1403 Brown
street. The story In detail, as told by
Mrs. Osborn, Is that she had risen at the
usual hour and was preparing breakfast.
Her son Frank, a 16-year-old boy, sat in
the kitchen with her. Leo was asleep in
the next room, while her husband and
three daughters were asleep in other parts
of the house. She had put. the potatoes
on to fry and vas cutting some meat.
Feared Her Husband's Temper.
"We will bb real quiet and get our
breakfast before your father gets up,"
she said to Frank. "You know he is al
ways crosser on Sunday mornings than any
other time. Then we will not have to stay
In the house while he eats, and maybe he
will go out to hoe in the garden without
getting angry."
Even as she said this the man came from
his sleeping room and began to look about
the kitchen. He found fault with various
things and said he did not like the meat
she Intended having for breakfast.' It
was meat for boiling and he didn't want it
fried, neither did he like the size of the
slices she was cutting. He went from
the house, slamming the door and cursing
her.
Proceeding to the garden he took the
hoe and made a furrow in which to plant
peas. Then he came back toward the
house with hi left arm full of brick bats.
About thirty feet away he stopped and
began a bombardment of the kitchen. One
brick crashed through the window and
landed among the dlBhes on the table, an
other shattered a panel in the door.
Through the hole two others . came, one
knocking down the stove pipe, the second
smashing into a tank which sat on top of
the stove. , - -
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'., Son Shoots the Father.
Mrs. Osborn, ,i who always went to her
boy Leo for protection in times of danger,
dodged the missiles and ran frantically
back aud forth between his room and the
kitchen. Frank sat in one corner, where
he would not be struck and the girls had
not appeared yet. When the stovepipe
went down Leo hurried into his clothes
and Btepped into the kitchen with a shot
gun In his nana. As he came before the
shattered door he saw his father in the
yard in the act of throwing. He raised
the run and fired.
The flrst neighbor to appear on the
scene was Robert Williams. He heard the
report and made she remark that some
one had shot a cat. Nevertheless he went
to Investigate, and looking over toward the
Osborps' house he saw Osborn lying on
the ground and his wife running to him.
He hurried to help her and together they
raised the wounded man's head and shoul
ders and placed him on pillows. After a
few minutes Leo' collected himself suf
ficiently to come out with Frank. The
girls, who had risen now, were crying
around the fallen form of their father.
Mrs. Osborn sat on the ground and rocked
herself back and forth in grief, repeating
all the time: ,
"Oh John, If you will only come to life
again I will go away from you and you
will not be tempted to abuse me any
more."
The police ambulance came on the run
at the first reports, and In about a half
hour Osborn waa being taken to the Clark
son hospital. He died there at 9:06.
. Dased by Ills Deed.
For fear that Leo Osborn might resist
arrest rive officers were sent to set
Seigeant Cook, Detectives Baldwin and
Home and Officers Vanuus and McCarthy.
J Tliey met with no resistance, for the boy
won iihu one in a aream. in the spot
where he had pulled the trigger he stopd
before the broken door, passing his hands
across his dazed head and looking out
into the garden where bis father had
fallen. By bis side, against the wall, stood
the shotgun. He suffered himself to be
led away to the patrol wagon without a
struggle.
At the station he was lodged in a cell
for several hours and then brought into
the office of Captain Mostyn. At first he
was sullen and would not look at the cap
tain, but latur he spoke a few sentences.
"You shot your father?" queried Captain
Mostyn.
"Yes," was the answer.
'"Did you know that he would probably
oier
"I thought so."
"He is dead now," said the captain.
There was no answer.
"Why did you do it?"
"I never saw him when I shot. I did it
to scare him."
The prisoner is 20 years old. He worked
for the Omaha Packing company at 1502
Cuming street. According to his mother,
ha is not in the best of health, but Is
troubled with SL Vitus' dance.
Married Life a Long; Wrangle.
Mrs. Osborn said she married her hus
band twenty-four years ago in Kentucky,
TRAGEDY AT ARMY POST
Captain Italhourn Shoots I.leotenant
Point at Fort Douglas and Then
Kills Himself.
SALT LAKE CITY", Utah, April 30 Cap
tain W. A. Raibourn, Twenty-ninth in
fantry, U. S. N., committed sutcldo at Fort
Douglas early today after making a mur
derous asxault on Lieutenant William H.
Point, also of the Twenty-ninth Infantry.
Point was shot twice by his superior oftl
cer, one bullet penetrating his left thigh
and another inflicting a deep flesh wound
In his right leg. After Lieutenant Point
had fallen. Captain Raibourn turued his
revolver upon himself, sending a bullet
into his head about three Inches behind his
right ear. He died almost instantly.
Captain Raibourn bad been drinking
heavily, and the tragedy was the out
growth of his arrest on Tuesday last on a
charge of drunkenness.
On Tuesday of Inst week Captain Rai
bourn was appointed officer of the day at
Fort Douglas, but in I led to report for duty
and waa absent In the. city twenty hours
without leave. He was arrested the fol
lowing day, but was given the privileges
of the fort under orders not to leave the
grounds. On Saturday evening Captain
Raibourn broke the parole and came to the
city. Lieutenant Point, who was sent after
him with an ambulance, found him In a
Main street saloon and, he was returned
to Fort Douglas under arrest. He was
ordered to remain in his quarters.
Lieutenant Point's quarters are about two
doors from those which Captain Raibourn
occupied. The lieutenant had Just stepped
out of doors early today, when Captain
Raibourn appeared, carrying a heavy 45
callbre revolver. His manner was threat
ening and Point said: "Now, captain,
don't do anything foolish." Raibourn made
no reply, but immediately began shooting.
When other officers and soldiers ran out
after hearing the shots, Captain Raibourn
lay dead and Lieutenant Point lay in front
of his quarters. He is said to be resting
well. Raibourn's body was embalmed at
the post hospital and tomorrow it will be
shipped to Oakland City, Ind., where his
mother and two sisters reside. He has a
brother in Chicago. v
Captain Raibourn had sought to avoid a
court-martial and had forwarded to Wash
ington his resignation from the army.
It had not been aocepled and It was
supposed that a trial by court-martial
awaited him. Worry over the probability
of a dishonorable discharge from the army
and dissipation are believed to have un
balanced his mind. Captain Raibourn, who
was 35 years old and unmarried, enlisted
in the army In 1891 as a private and had
worked his way up from the ranks. Cap
tain Raibourn and Lieutenant Point had
served together in the Philippines and were
firm friends.
Lieutenant Point entered the army as
captain of the Fifty-first Iowa volunteers
and later was appointed to the regular
service. He has passed the examination
and qualified for promotion to a captaincy.
Captain Raibourn formerly was regarded
as an efficient officer, but recently he had
been drinking hard and could not be relied
upon for duty. .
ROCKED MAT. THREE LOST
Willard Johnson, George Teats and Carl
Lindqnist Are Drowned.
SKIFF TIPPED OVER IN CUT-OFF LAKE
Lindqnist, Said to Hare Cansed the
Accident, Is Given Credit tor Try
Ins to Save n Sinking;
Companion.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Monday.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi
RUSSIANS OFF ANAH
Hour. Dm. Hoar. Drsr.
fi a. m 44 1 p. m RD
Ha. m ..... . 43 S p. m . , . . , KI
7 mi 4:1 8 p. nt . . . . . Ml
8 n. m 41 4 p. m 4M
f a. m 4T ft p. m i
ID i, m 4 l p. m Ut
1 1 a. m fill 7 p. m ...... Uil
12 m Ml N p. m '
0 p. in S7
Rojestvensty's Tqnadron is in Kongkoh
Bay Freraring for Bea.
FIFTY MILES NORTH OF KAMRANH BAY
FUNERAL OF JOE JEFFERSON
Forty Vessels Sighted Thursday Afternoon
by Steamer Stettin.
FUNERAL OF
GENERAL
Services Will Be
ton Today and tne Body Will Be
Taken to Richmond.
LEE
HtU at Masblnsr-
WASHINQTON, April 30. Brief funeral
services over the remains of General Fltz-
hugh Lee, who died Friday night, will be
held tomorrow morning at the Church of
the Epiphany. They will consist of the
ritualistic EplscopVservlce for the dead
and will be conduli'ed by Rev. Randolph
H. Mo Kim, rector of the church, who was
an officer of General Lee's regiment and
Is chaplain of the Confederate Veterans'
association. Following this the body will
be removed ut noon to the Pennsylvania
railroad station and with civil and mili
tary escort will leave here In a special
train for Richmond, where the burial will
take place In Hollywood cemetery, accord
ing to the present arrangements, on Thurs
day.
The body of General Lee was removed
today from the Providence hospital, where
he died, to the Church of the Epiphany. A
committee of officers of tho regular army.
including Major General Gillespie', Briga
dier General Burton, Major Kean and Cap
tain Michle, today arranged a program for
the conduct of the remains from the church
to the railroad station. The escort will
consist of several military organizations.
The funeral train Is scheduled to reach
Richmond at 5 o'clock. At Richmond full
honors will be paid to the memory of
General Lee by the municipality and the
state. The body will lie in state in the
city hall. A military escort will be pro
vided on the day of the funeral. The
services at Richmond will be held in St.
Paul's Fvilscopal church and Bishop Ran
dolph of Virginia has been asked to of
ficiate. It. is said it was General Lee's
wish that his body might be interred In
Hollywood and the site has been selected
there overlooking the James river.
Willard Johnson, uged IS, of 3716 North
Thirtieth street; George Teats, aged 20, of
Seventeenth and, Cass streets, and Carl
Llndquist, aged 20,- of Thirty-fourth and
Spauldlng streets, were drowned in Cut Off
lake at 4:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Willie Johnston, aged 18, of 8714 North
Thirtieth street, and Rollio Alsman, aged
'J, of Thirty-first and Plnkney streets, were
with the party and narrowly escaped
drowning. The bodies of the drowned men
were recovered and were taken In charge
by Coroner Brailey.
' The young men were in a skiff about
midway between Swift's Ice house and
Courtland Beach. The wind was blowing
hard at the time. Llndquist, in a spirit of
bravado, was rocking the skiff. He was
sitting In the stern and' rose to his feet
and continued to rock the boat. A sud
den lurch caused him to lose, his balance
and he fell across the gunwale. The others
became alarmed and in the struggle for
safety the skiff was upset, throwing all
of them into the water.
Drowned Men Tried to Swim.
The three who were drowned started to
swim to the shore. Willie Johnston and
Rollie Alsman clung to the skiff. It ap
pears that at this moment the young men
were not much alarmed, for Willie John
ston says he heard Llndquist cry out that
he would beat the others swimming to the
shore. The wind was blowing so hard that
the waves interfered with the struggles of
the young men, and this, with the effects
of the sudden plunge Into the ice cold
water, soon weakened them and they be
gan to cry for help. The two boys who
had clung to the boat were doing all they
could to attract help from the shore.
In a few minutes se-veral skiffs put out
from Courtland beach, but before they
could reach the struggling men Teats had
gone down. Harry Favey of 2610 South
Fifteenth street, who was fishing on the
pier at Swift's ice house, said that after
one of the men had disappeared, the other
two seemed to be struggling together, and
one had his arms around the other's neck.
While struggling together they both sank.
It is believed that it was Llndquist who
made the effort to save Johnson. The boys
who were on the boat did not see this
struggle, but the boy Favey thinks it was
the same man who was rocking the boat
that tried to save Johnson.
Swam for Ten Mlnntes,
The men were in the water about ten
minutes before the three had disappeared
The two boys on the skiff were rescued and
taken to the Swift boarding house on the
north side of the lake. Aside from a thor
ough ducking and a bad fright they were
unharmed. They were soon afterwards
brought. to the city by J. B. Johnston, the
father of .Willie Johnston
Rescuing parties by this time were at
work dragging for the bodies of the three
who had drowned. Anton Mork and ' C.
Christaffersoh of 1630 South Tenth street
soon recovered one body. It was Identified
by papers as that of Llndquist. The body
of Johnson was recovered by Frank Brown
and James Oakley of Courtland beach. The
body of Teats was the last . recovered, a
man named Tom Pollard being the finder.
Some effort was, made to resuscitate John
son, as it appeared that life was not ex
tinct. But it was not successful. The po
lice were promptly notified and Emergency
Officer Baldwin, accompanied by the cor
oner, 'went to tha scene and took charge
of the bodies as they were recovered.
Had Been Drinking:.
According to Willie Johnston, the boat had
been hired by Teats and Llndquist. They
picked up Johnson at some point and after
wards rowed towhere Willie Johnston and
Alsman were fishing. They landed the boat
and Llndquist proposed that one of the
party go for a bucket of beer. This was
done, and, after drinking It, a second and
third bucketful was bought and drank.
Willie Johnston says that after drinking a
little beer from the first bucket he went a
short distance away from the party and i
began
says
Body of Venerable Actor Laid to Itest
After Impressive and Siuirle
Service.
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass., April 30.-Fol-lowlng
sen-Ices that were Impressive In
their simplicity and . suggestive of the
character of the distinguished actor, the
body of Joseph Jefferson was today laid
away at the Bay View cemetery in Sand
wich, within walking distance of the cot
tages of many of his Cape Cod friends.
Mr. Jefferson's five sons, a score of In
timate friends and 100 or more villagers
gathered about the open grave while tho
commitment service was read, then all
withdrew with the exception of Charles B.
Jefferson, who watched the casket as it
was lowered to its final resting place.
Tonight a police officer remained at the
grave and this guard will be continued for
several days.
At 11 o'clock this morning a brief ser
vice was held at "Crows Nest," the Jeffer-'
son summer cottage here. Only Immediate
relatives and intimate friends were pres
ent. The morning train from Boston
brought many friends In addition to those
who were already here. The former in
cluded Richard Watson Glider, editor of
the Century, and E. A. Taft of Boston,
president of the New York and Boston
Despatch; Former President Grover Cleve
land was unable to be here.
The casket had been placed In the library
and was banked on all sides with flowers.
There were pieces from the Play Players'
club of New York, and the Bohemian
club of San FranclBCO, the Old Colony
club of Sandwich, of which Mr. Jefferson
was long the president, and from well
known actors and actresses In all parts
of the country.
The services opened with the reading
by Dr. Edward A. Horton of BoBton,
chaplain of the state senate, of Mr. Jef
ferson's favorite poem, Tennyson's "Cross
ing tne war." witnout attempting a
euology, Dr. Horton then referred brlelly
to the simple life and kindly deeds of
the actor. A prayer concluded the ser
vice and the casket was immediately
placed in a funeral carriage preparatory
to its removal to Bay View cemetery at
Sandwich, a distance of eight miles.
While the procession was on its way,
a public memorial meeting was held In
the Sandwich town hall, at which all the
clergymen of the town participated.
GENERAL LINEVITCH REPORTS FIGHT
Japanese Advanoe Guard Driven from Tina
Positions Friday.
HONOR TOR NIPPONESE HEROES
KNOWLES ATTACKS TARBELL
Former Equitable Agest Says Vice
President Granted Rebatea to
Get Contracts.
NHW-TOPK, -April SO.-In - long state
ment issued today, H. H. Knowles, former
superintendent of agencies of the Equitable
Assurance society, gave! his version of al
leged rebate transactions made by second
Vice President Tarbell, while the latter was
connected "with the Chicago agency of the
concern.
Mr. Knowles' statement follows several
others which he has made since the pres
ent controversy was raised,
Hi says tonight that Mr. Tarbell granted
large rebates in Chicago, on policies which
he secured there while he was manager.
and while he was a partner in the firm of
Crane & Tarbell. He alleges that Mr,
Tarbell in four cases In Chicago granted
rebates of 95 per cent on four 1100,000 poll
cies, besides other rebates on big policies
ranging from 50 to 83 per cent. In rela
tlon to his own suspension, Mr. Knowles
says he considered this equivalent to dl
missal. Referring to the letter passed by
the executive and Frlck committee sealing
the lips of all employes, Mr. Knowles say
he never received a copy, and he does not
know what those committees have under
investigation. This statement Is in reply
to one saying that he had discussed Equit
able matters after the Frlck resolution was
passed. Ho continues:
As to whether or not, as stated In the
n fishing. Emergency Officer Baldwin ' Papers, Mr. Hyde voted for my dismissal
one of the young men had a bottle Sav-MnVM
or wnisay, anu inai bcchi ui Lutrui maim in anj, way iniereui me. i Know Mr. Hyd
from It after the beer was disposed of. ! to be , honorable man and will do what hi
' ., . . , . i considers to be his duty to the great bo
Soon afterwards the entire party got Into j clety foun(ied by his fatLr" Irrfwttve
BOWEN IS READY TO RETURN
Minister to Venesuela Will Probably
Start for Washington Next
Week.
CARACAS, April SO. American Minister
Herbert W.' liowen has been recalled to
Washington and will leave Caracas prob
ably on Monday.
WASHINGTON. April SO. Secretary Taft
today heard from L'nlted States Minister
Herbert W. Bowen at Caracas in response
the Bklff and started for another part of
the lake, where they Intended to continue
fishing. It was after they had reached the
middle of the lake that Llndquist upset the
skiff.
Willard Johnson was a butter maker, and
worked for Andrew Wood & Co. George
Teats was a sign painter. Ills parents are
dead. They at one time owned a tract of
land that is now known as Teats' park.
Carl Llndquist waa a tailor. An Inquest
will be held on the bodies at 9 o'clock this
morning.
CAUSE OF INDJAN EARTHQUAKE
British ' Scientist Says Himalyan
Mountains Are Growing: In
a "Peculiar Manner.
LONDON. April 30. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee) Prof. Milne, the eminent seis
mologist, tells an Interesting story, de
scribing how and why the Lahore earth-
to the secretary's dispatch directing him I Q.ua'te occurred recently. It took place.
to come to the l'nlted States in connection I ne says, on the southern side of the lilma
with the oharges affecting Assistant Secre- j layas and was due to the continued growth
wh-m it may hit.
He also denies that ha was Insubordinate
while superintendent of agencies,
amea of Over Thirty Thousand Sol
diers and Sailors to be En
shrlned In Spokonsha Tem
ple This Week.
HONG KONG, April 30. The steamer
Stettin, which hue arrived here, sighted
from thirty to forty vessels of the Rus
sian second Pacific squadron in Hongkohe
bay, Anam, about fifty miles north of
Kamranh bay, Thursday afternoon. Two
cruisers which had their decks stacked
with coal slgnuled the Btettin to atop
and questioned it. The fleet was pre
paring for sea.
Kojestvennky and Kebogatoff Meet,
May 1. It is reported tnat the Russian
second Pacific squaaron, together with the
Russian third Pacific squadron are near
tile island of Hainan.
Will Effect Junction May 5.
LONDON, May 1. Tbe Telegraph's Toklo
correspondent says:
It is stated here that the whole of the
second aud third Russian Pacific squadrons
will Join forces on the morning of May 1.
The fifth native loan ($50,000,000) haa been
over-subscribed five times and the financial
position now permits of a resumption of
he railway through Japan, which was
stopped at the beginning of tbe war."
Llnevltch Heports a Fight.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 30. General
Llnevltch In a message to Emperor Nich
olas says:
Two Russian forces on tho night of
April 29 simultaneously attacked the Japa
nese near the town of Tunghuslang, driv
ing them from flvo consecutive positions
and occupying Tunghuslang."
Honors for Japanese Heroes.
TOKIO, April 80. With elaborate cere
mony, beginning Wednesday and ending
Friday, the names of 30.SWS soldiers ana
sailors of Japan, killed prior to the battle
of Mukden, will be enshrined In the
Spokonsha temple. Many kinsmen and
kinswomen of the victims of the war are
assembling In Toklo to participate in tha
ceremony and are being shown special con
sideration. They will be the special guests
of the government. The flag of the Rus
sian cruiser Varlag, which was gunk In
the first naval battle of tha war, and i
Stan lard capt ured at Mukden are on ex
hibition :n tho temple. The emperor and
empress of Japan will attend the cere
mony on Thursday and the crown prince
and princess will be present on Friday.
The ceremony is based on the national
belief of tho immortality of the soul and
the homage due to ancestors.
Second Enster In the Field.
GUNSHU PAeiS, April J. The Russian
army here celebrated its second Easter in
the field with the traditional religious
services and observances. Special Easter
feasts were prepared for the soldiers, giv
ing them a respite from their usual duties
wherever possible.
Information obtained from prisoners and
captured mail .shows that the disposition
of the Japanese armies is as follows; Gen
eral Nidzu, the region between Tie Pass
and Kal Yuan; General Oku from Tie Pass
westward of the railway; General Kuroki
from Tie Pass eastward of the railway;
General Nogi, from Fakoman to Changtufu;
Kawamura, northeast of Mukden.
The weakest forces of the Japanese ate
In the region about Mukden, while the prin
cipal concentration is In the region of Tie
Pass. The flanks are guarded by mixed
bands of Japanese and Chinese bandits.
tary Loo ml a, which were reported to the
State department in a personal letter to
Mr. Bowen. The minister acknowledged
his willingness to come to the United States
immediately, sailing tomorrow, but pre
ferred that he be permitted to delay his
departure from Caracas until the Monday
following, so that he may have time to
settle some mattera before leaving. This
arrangement will be satisfactory to Sec
retary Taft and permission was given the
minister to delay his departure, as re
quested,
Mr.
of these mountains. The Himalayas are
formed of stratified materials, which were
once beneath the sea, and these materials
are being crumpled up In much the same
way as one might make folds in a table
cover by rubbing a hand along Its surface.
In this process the strata are bent upward,
an when overbendlng .lakes place there la
a fracture. The fracture is accompanied by
a Jar or series of Jars and vibrations,
which constitute the earthquake.
"We shall no doubt hear later," says tha
very mucn against the wishes nt h.r
family, who refused to hava mvihin, . state, left Washington today for New
do with her after the marriage. They j Yorit t0 be b,ent untU the middle of
came to Omaha sixteen years ago and have next week.
lived in the house at 1403 Brown street for
eleven year. Her husband was 47 years
old. He was once a conductor on the Mis
souri Pacific railroad, but lately has been
working as a Janitor at Bennett's store.
Besides Leo and Frank, ha had another
son, John Osborn, who worked five years
in Cudahy'a packing plant at South Omaha,
but who went to Kansas City last Septem
ber, driven awsy from homo,, his mother
says, by the fathers harshness. Three
little girls are atteudlf school at St, Rose's
convent.
Mrs. Osborn says her husbana has al-
, professor, "something more about the mag-
Loomls, who is acting secretary of I nltude of this fracture, as it is called. It
extended many miles, with the result that
the work of the trlgnometrlcal survey will
rquire rectification.
(Continued on Becood Pagi
Wreck on the Santa Fe. v
BEAUMONT, Tex.. April 80. A double
header fast freight train on the Santa Fc
railroad struck a washout near Oilman
siiiiiig, 125 mlies north of Beaumont, today,
overturning both engine; and piling live
stock in tlie dilch. KrR.neer D. D. Bar
field and Fireman E. W. i;roker, both of
Beaumont, were killed and U. W. Mitchell,
engineer, and A. J. Connelly, fireman, aifeo
of this city, are thought to be fatally In
jured. Fifty head of cattle were killed.
Paderewskl Is Better.
BOSTON, April SO. Ignace Paderewskl,
who is suffering from n.rvous prostration.
was reported as much improved tonight, it
is npwtHi that be will be able to pro
atx.ll Uimorrow to New York, umu tLut
DOES NOT KNOWi MISS WOOD
secretary i.oeo Bare He Never Saw
the Woman and Doea Not'
Want to See Her.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo., April SO
"Why, I never saw the woman In my
me nor ao i want to see her," said Wil
liam Loeb, Jr., secretary to the president
when he was shown a dispatch concerning
the BUlt filed in Omaha by Miss Mae Wood
asking 135,000 Jointly of Mr. Loeb, former
Postmaster General Wynne and J. Marti
Miller, a Newark, N. J., newspuper ma
who was recently appointed to a position
in the consular service.
When the morning newspapers arrived,
giving a detailed account of the filing of
the damage, suit. Mr. Loeb read the story
carefully and remarked:
"It is Just as I thought. I will have to
get a bill of particulars to teli how I am
connected with the case.
Mr. Loeb said today:
The only knowledge I have of Miss
Wood is in relation to r,er position In the
postoffice department and the notoriety she
brought to herself Just prior to the mar
riage of Senator i'lutt of New York, biie
called up the White House and asked If
she rould see me. Assistant Secretary
Barnes talked wlih her and as her busi
ness did not seem to be important I de
clined to see her.
That Is all I know personally of the
woman. I am at a loss to see where she
gets my name into the action for dam-
NEW YORK, April 80,-J. Martin Miller
wai a:en in inis city tontgnt and was
asked concerning the suit alleged to have
been filed In Omaha by Miss Wood.
"I have nothing to say," said Dr. Miller,
"for there is nothing to talk about."
THIRTEEN MINERS ENTOMBED
Accident In Coal Mine at Wilbnrton,
Okln., Will Probably Cause the
Death of All Men Below.
WILBCRTON, Okla., April 30.-Thlrteen
miners were entombed and probably killed
by an explosion at 1:20 this morning in the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Coal company's
mine No. 19, four miles west of here. There
is little prospect of their bodies being
recovered for several days.
The men entombed are: B. F. Stelner,
foreman; Mlko Wynn, Ralph Fisher, Ben
Smith, William Atkinson, O. Golden, Jose
Morino, all white; Gus Phillips, Knox
Lynch, J. D. Byrd. Mike Duvall, R. V.
Cales, William Edwards, colored.
The men went Into the shaft at midnight.
Foreman William Ray of the shift that
left the mine at that hour states that the
mine was In good condition and a gaa
explosion was hardly probable. His shift
left a shot hanging, wtich the new shift
may have tired. It is suggested, from the
force of the explosion, which could be
heard for miles around und which toro
heavy timbers aside and piled tons of
dirt Into the shaft, that a bad shot had
set off some dynamite which ua- been
stored conveniently for work In pushing
the entries. The shaft is 360 feet deep and'
It was &X) fict to the plane where the men
were working.
The mine Is a newly opened one, operated
by Deglun & McConnell. It io the only
snaft mine in tho Wilburton district. The
entries were being opened rapidly. Three
shifts of men had been working continu
ously ani hud not been puehed far enough
to necessitate the Installation of air shafts.
The entombed men were nearly all married.
DEATH RECORD.
Samuel Manning.
BEWARD, Neb., April So. (Special.)
Samuel Manning, one of tbe oldest citizens
of Seward, died at bis home Thursday. He
was S3 years of age. He lived in Seward
for 20 years. The funeral services were
held from his
NEARLY WENT TO LONG SLEEP
Charles O'Dunnell Left Gaa Barela
and Waa Discovered Just
In Time.
I Charles O'Donnell, who rooms at 1623
; Dodge -street, came near being suffocated
by gas last evening. He went to bis room
: at 7:.'i0 o'clock and lightning the gaa lay
down on the bed to rest a few minutes.
CHICAGO,
many yeara
from Illinois,
diaease. .
Uye home today,
holnaa Gahan.
-rll SO. Thomas Gahan. for
democratic committeeman
Led tonight from Bright'
Movement of Ocean VeaaeU April SO.
At New York Arrived: Campania, from
Liverpool; Caledonia, from Glasgow; Ba'tlc
from Liverpool; Cltla Dl Miilto, iio..i
Genca. Balled: Mongolian, for Glasgow.
ai uverpooi Arrived :
York.
At Movllle Arrived:
New York. Sailed: Astoria, for New York. roomer. amelled escaping gus and iDvestl-
NVw xunuoma. rrom ; Batlon lo O Donnsii a room.
At Southampton Arrived: St. Louis, from I w& turtu! on and O Donneli was In an
Nwolk: a ,, , , . unconscious condition. Police Surgeon,
AirtCMVA was called aud re-uacftaied him.
for New York. after conslderabla trouble. OTxinaell aal4
At London-Rilled: OnUrlart, for Quebec. I ,llHt tu wa- burning waea he Us
At c-ueenatowa-Saileat; (Jmbria. for New
t
tearic, rrom rsew j Unexpectedly he went to sleep.
Columbia. from About half un hour afterwards other
The gaa