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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAITA, TUESDAY MOIINIXO, MAY 9, 1903 TEN PAGES.
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CZAR'S FLEET i'OIN
BojestTenaky and Nebogatoff X
tare in South China Bei
TOGO WAITING IN COREAN
s
Juno-
Two Lines of Japanese Boouts Ba
Watching Bussians.
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Be
GREAT BRITAIN TAKES A HAND
Foreign Office Calif Attention of Franoe to
AlWnd1 Rrnanh of HantralitT.
OYAMA MAY BE PREPARING FOR BIG FIGHT
Japaneae Armr, Largely Reinforced,
Mar Try to Iaterpoae Between
Harbin and Vladivostok and
Invest Latter Place.
AT. PETERSBURG!. May .-12:46 a. m
Accordlna to dispatches to the admiralty
brought to Saigon on the hospital ship
Kostroma, the Junction of Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky and Nebogatoff la by this
time an accomplished fact. The admiralty
profeaaes Ignorance of the present location
of the united squadrona, but In view of the
long and uninterrupted voyage of Neboga
toff'a division, It la believed hla ahlpa will
apend some time in the aheltered waters of
the Chinese eea near the coast, but outside
the three-mile limit, in order to complete
final recoallng ant other preparations be
fore setting out on the last and crucial
tag of the voyage.
Toco la, Corean Channel.
LONDON, May 8. The correspondent at
Singapore of the Dally Mall telegraphs: A
private letter from influential friends at
Toklo states that Vice Admiral Togo's fleet
Is concentrating In the Corean channel and
that a portion of the Japanese navy is
watching Vladivostok.
Japanese on Guard.
AMOT, China, May 8. Vessels reaching
here reported sighting Japanese warships
between this port and Hong Kong. Japa
nese ships appear off Amoy at night and
undoubtedly are In communication through
thla place with the island of Formosa,
A Japanese line of scouts Is reported here
to be around the south of Formosa and
another line of scouts Is said to reach out
into the Pacific from opposite Tamsul, In
the northern part of Formosa. A censor
ship ia maintained over cable messages
from Formosa,
Neboa-atofl Near Cape St. James.
SAIGON, French Cochin China, May &,
The Russian hospital ship Kostroma ar
Mved here today, which Indicates the ap
proach of the fourth division of the Rus-
slan second Pad no squadron, commanded
by Vloa Admiral Nebogatoff. Sixteen freight
laden steamers are off Cape St. James, near
here. The main Russian squadron Is said
to be off the coast of Annam.
Admiral Rojestvensky' a squadron has
been located by Admiral de Jonquleres' In
telllgence department in the neighborhood
of a, bay southward" of Hon Xohe bay, on
the coast of Annam. Rojestvensky was
-warned and said he would leave Imme
dlately. '
Rasslaa Sanadron Moves.
PARIS, May (.An official dispatch was
received here tonight saying that the Rus
sian Pacific aquadron had left Konghai
bay. Thla follows the efforts of the French
authorities to keep the squadron moving,
Its destination Is not known.
Movement of the Fleet.
HONG KONG, May 8. A special dig
patch from Saigon, Cochin China, reports
that Rear Admiral Nebogatoff's division
has passed Saigon.
A Russian cruiser was off Hon Kohe
bay, a short distance north of Kamranh
bay, May S, when the British steamer
Charterhouse, which arrived here today,
passed that point. The latter also noticed
a collier leaving the bay and steaming east,
but the main Russian squadron was not
seen.
The British steamer Angola, from Muro
ran, Japan, was stopped by a Japanese
cruiser In the straits of Cores, After
being questioned about Its cargo and desti
nation. It waa allowed to proceed.
Great Britain Takes a Hand.
LONDON, May 8. Verbal communlea
tlona quite recently passed between the
British and French Foreign offices con
cernlng the alleged toleration by France of
breaches of neutrality on the part of Rus
. alan warships in the far east. This was
practically admitted to the Associated
Press at the Foreign office today, but the
officials declined to enter into details on
the subject. In the absence of official and
definite Information It is suld the verbal
communications were unnatural In view of
the newspaper publications. From another
source the Associated Press learned that
Foreign Secretary Lanadowne communi
cated with the French ambassador in Lon
don and to the French Foreign office
through the British embassy at Paris
within a few days.
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister,
Informed the Associated Press that from
what he had seen In the papers he believed
tho Russian warshlpa were not observing
French neutrality. He added that it was
not alone the question of the Russian
. ships being within the three-mile limit,
Japan as strongly objecting to the Russian
quadron making a base of Indo-Chtna,
lying outside the three-mile limit and re
ceiving aupplies from French ports. Baron
Hayashi laid stress on the statement that
the French government had refused to al
low press dispatches to be sent fro in Sai
gon and said he understood that to be a
contravention of the International tele
graph agreement.
France Makes Statement.
PARIS. May 8 The critical tone of the
British press 'concerning France's alleged
breaches of neutrality In Indo-Chlna,
brought out an cmptutlc general statement
today from the Foreign office that the ac
cusations are unfounded. . An official said:
It Is universally known that the Japanese
Intelligence department Is exceptionally ef
ficient. Therefore if various specific
. breaches of neutrality really existed the
Japanese government would have been
aware of them and would have presented
specific ehsrges to the French govern
ment. 6j far, however, Japan's official
action baa bevn confined to requesting
France to exorcise strict neutrality. u
.has noi inuo iprimr cnargea nor
have any specific .acts of violation of neu
trally yet been brought to ot.r attention.
The Japanese government asked in an
amicable spirit that we observe neutrality
and we answered that we had done anil
are doing everything possible to the end.
The reports to the contrary, we believe
in Kji misrsr-reaentatlons. 1
A aeml-offlctal note Issued thla afternoon
aaya:
Contrary to the allegation contained In
a dispatch from Hong Nung to a foreign
agency, not only ha the r rench govern
ment not disregarded the rules of neu
trality, but, after sending its civil and
Military agents very precise Instructions
for lue luuiTnuicni wfc iuuw ruin, me
ALLEGED WIFE ON STAND
Mrs. Flaeher-IIeeh Is Called kr Prose
cution In Case of "Bine,
beard."
CHICAGO, May 8. A novel occurrence In
criminal procedure was witnessed today at
the trial of the alleged "Blsebeard" Johann
Horn. The Innovation consisted In a "wife"
appearing at a witness in a case Involving
her "husband," the woman being Mrs.
Fischer-Hoch, the last survivor, with whom
the multt-blgamlst underwent the marriage
ceremony. She was called to the witness
stand by the prosecution. Before Mrs.
Fischer-Hoch was called a number of wit
nesses were examined, Including the under
taker who burled Mrs. Walcker-Hoch.
Frank Sprayne, the undertaker, stated
that the embalming fluid used after the
death of Mrs. Walcker-Hoch contained no
arsenic. Bpeyne's testimony was corrobo
rated by the results of an analysis of the
fluid.
J. M. Schlelsser, employed as clerk In a
drug store at Sixty-third and Halstead
street, testified that he had frequently sold
various prescriptions to Hoch. He identi
fied a number of them. In hla direct teatl
money Schlelsser declared that none of
them contained arsenic, in his cross-ex-
mlnatlon, however, he said that one of the
prescriptions eid contain a small quantity
of arsenic.
A sharp tilt between counsel preceded the
testimony of Mrs. Fischer-Hoch, but Judge
Kersten overruled objections of the de
fense. After Identifying a bankbook that
she had used and saying that Hoch had
asked her to withdraw her money from
the bank and turn the proceeds over to him
to pay for his house, Mrs. Fischer-Hoch
told of going to her home with Hoch
When they got to the house they were
met at the door by Mrs. Sauerbrock, who
said: "Don't go th there, Mrs. Hooh. Mrs.
Sohn is here; and she saya that Hoch
murdered your sister."
"What did you say?" asked the prose
cutor.
'I looked at Hoch and said: 'What are
you changing color for? If you haven't
done anything wrong you should not be
fraid.' "
"Then what did Hoch sayT"
"Why, Hoch said nothing, but sat down
on the bed. I Insisted upon hla coming
Into the other room, where Mrs. Sohn was,
but he refused, ao I went anyway. . Mrs,
Sohn said that Hoch was a swindler and
had murdered my sister. I talked with
her and then went into the front room.
but Hoch had gone, and I did not see him
until I saw him at the police station."
Mrs. Fischer-Hoch occupied the witness
chair the entire afternoon. She narrated
In detail the flirtations carried on by Hoch
with her while Mrs. 'Walcker-Hoch lay
dying.
"Ha told me," said the witness, "that I
should stick to him and I would be a
lucky woman. He promised to a tick to me
If I would stick to him."
"What reply did you make?" asked State
Attorney Olaen.
"1 reminded him that my sister was not
yet buried and that her body waa at that
moment lying In the front parlor, and that
It was no time for him to talk to me In
that manner. He declared that the dead
were for the dead and the living for the
living, and that his talking to me at that
time didn't make any difference."
-Mrs. lacher-Hech concluded - her teatl-
mony for the day by stating that she had
seen Hoch giving her sister a light colored
powder in some water two days before her
death. She will be on the stand again to
morrow.
WESTERN MILLERS ON STAND
Complaint Is Made of Rates on Corn
Compared with Those
on Meal.
CHICAGO, May 8. Complaints made by
millers of Missouri river cities against rail
road rates on corn products from Missouri
river points and southern Texas were the
subject of an investigation begun here to
day by the Interstate Commerce commis
sion. The assertion Is made that rates dis
criminate In favor of the Texas and Loulal-
ana millers. C. A. Davis of Kansas City
was the first witness. Mr. Davis stated
that at Missouri river points there are
twenty-one cereal mills In operation, rep
resenting an Investment of $26,000,000. He
said the mills had been in operation for six
teen years, shipping the manufactured
product to Texas and Atlantic coast points.
Regarding the rate from Kansas City to
Texas on cornmeal, Mr. Davis testified that
the freight charge on meal was J1H cents to
the southern part of Texas. The rate on
corn to the same points, he said, was 26
cents. The difference In rate, Mr. Davis
declared, thus gave an undue advantage to
Texas manufacturers.
Evidence of millers, who have lodged
complaints against the railways which they
patronise in making shipments to Paclflo
coast points, was heard aty the afternoon
session. These millers, principally located
In Nebraska, complain that a ten cent ln
crease In the rate on corn products over the
rate on corn Is excessive, and shows
discrimination on the part of the railways
In favor of western manufacturers. E. S,
Miller of Beatrice, Neb., waa the chief wit-
ness against the railroads and declared that
the millers did not demand so much a re
duction in the rate as Its equalisation.
For the railroads F. A. Leland, assistant
general freight agent of the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas; George H. Crosby, freight
trafflo manager of the Burlington, and J,
A. Munroe, freight traffic manager of the
Union Pacific, testified. Their reason for
maintaining the present rates was that a
greater risk is Incurred by the railways In
handling corn products than in carrying the
corn, because of the greater liability of
damage to the product and loss to the rail
ways In paying for the damage.
(Continued on Second tag.)
LEADS TAKES ALL THE BLAME
Missing Cashier of Missouri Bank
Says He Had !o Aid In Wreck
ing the Institution.
WAVERLY. Mo., May 8. Investigation by
state auditors of the alleged shortage in th
funds of the Mlddleton bank revealed today
a note signed by Cashier E. H. Leads, la
which, referring to Assistant Cashier War
ner. Leada wrote:
You must not accuse Mr. Warner of
wrecking thW bank; he had nothing to do
witn it : i oia u an myseu.
(Signed), E. H. LEADS.
The note was found In Leads' private box.
The police have been searching for Leads
since April 84, but have not found a clew,
The auditors state that Idl.OCO Is missing,
Forest Fires la liassachusetts.
PLYMOUTH. Mass.. May 8. A forest flr
nan been burning in tne towns of Plymouth
Kingston ana nympton since last Batur-
day and has caused tne loss or many thou
sands or dollars oy tne destruction or va
bable standing timber. The flames this
forenoon were being csrrletl In the direc
tion of this plucii. Hundreds of men were
engaged In righting the nra.
William Rodolph Hana-ed.
UNION. Mo., Msy 8. William Rudolph
waa nangea in tne jtui yarn at w.m o cioc
toaay.
PRESIDENT TALKS AT DENVER
Speech ie a Discussion of Begnlation of
Railway Bates.
PASSES THROUGH NEBRASKA TODAY
Mr. Roosevelt Wilt Mako n Short
Speech at irssd Island Train
Will Reach Omaha at
10t30 Tonight.
DENVER, May 8. The entertainment of
President Roosevelt by the citizens of Den
ver tonight was a fitting conclusion of a
day of royal welcome, as he Journeyed
through the state of Colorado from Glen
wood Springs. All the towns along the
Denver ft Rio Grande railroad, over which
the presidential party traveled, centered
their population at the stations to greet
tne president ana every evidence or nearly
good will was seen and heard.
The crowning event came tonight In the
form of a banquet tendered President
Roosevelt by the Denver chamber of com
merce at the Brown Palace hotel. This
was. perhaps, the most sumptuous affair
ever held In the state, and the president
was visibly pleased by the picture that
unfolded itself to his eyea as he entered
the banquet room. Everything known to
the decorator's art was called into use to
embellish the commodious hall. The ban
quet began at 8 o'clock and continued until
11, when the president was escorted to his
private car, "Rocket," where he almost
Immediately retired to await his departure
for Chicago at 7 o'clock in the morning.
Speech by tho President.
Promptly at 9:30 o'clock the last course
of the elaborate menu was finished and
President James S. Temple of the Chamber
of Commerce called the guests to order
and introduced Chief Justice William H.
Gabbert, who acted as toaatmaster. In a
brief speech Judge Gabbert Introduced the
president, who arose amid cheers and ap
plause. Ho responded to the toast, "The
Nation."
After discussing various questions of in
terest, particularly to Colorado, the presi
dent took up the subject of railroad rate
legislation as follows:
I want to say a word as to a govern
mental policy In which I feel that this
whole country ought to take a great Inter
est and which is itself but part of a gen
eral policy Into which I think our govern
ment must go. I spoke of the policy of
extending tho powers of the Interstate
Commerce commission and of giving It
particularly the power to tlx rates and to
nave the rates that It Axes go Into effect
practically at once. As I say, that repre
sents In my mind part of what should he
tne general policy or this country, tne
policy of giving not to the state, but to the
national aovernment increased suDervlsory
and regulatory power over corporations.
inow nx clearly in your minas tne two
facts at the outset. As with everything
else mundane, when you get that supervis
ory and regulatory power on behalf of
the nation you will not have cured all the
evils that existed and you will not equal
tne expectations or tne amiaDie, nut m
regulated enthusiast who thinks you will
have cured all evils. A meaaure of good
will come. Some good will be done, some
injustice will have been prevented, but we
shall be a long way from the mtllenium.
Get that fact clear in your mind or you
will be laying ur for yourselves a store
of Incalculable disappointment In the fu
ture, rnai is me nrst imng.
Now the second and more lmDortant:
Whn vow artver K'sttlm thtt tuiwor. re
member that harm and not good will come
from the giving unless you give it with a
firm determination not only to get Justice
lor yourselves, but to ao justice to otners;
that you will be as zealous to do Justice
to the railroads as to exact Justice from
them. We cannot afford in any shape or
way in tnis country to encourage a reel
ing which would do Injustice to a man of
property any more than we would submit
to Injustice from a man of property.
vvnetner tne man owns tne Diggest rail
road or the greatest outside corporation
in the land, or whether he makes each
day's bread by the sweat of that day's toil,
ne is enuiiea to pumice ana iair aeanng
no more ana no less.
As has been well set forth by the attor
ney general, Mr. Moody, In his recent mast
erly argument presented to the senate In
vestigating committee which Is investigat
ing tne matter, tne legislators have the
right, and, as I believe, the right of con
ferring those powers upon some executive
body. It cannot confer them upon any
court, nor can it take away the court's
power to interrere it the law is adminis
tered In a way that amounts to coflscatlon
of property. Of course, it would be possl-
Die to come mucn snort oi sucn connsca
tlon and yet do great damage, perhans Ir
reparable damage, to the great corporations
engaged In interstate commerce.
The power must exist. In my ludirment. If
justice is to be done as between the people
ana tne common earner, in some govern
mental executive tribunal not only to fix
rates and alter them when they are con
vlnced that existing rates do Injustice, but
to see that the rate thus fixed aroes Into
effect practically at once. This is Impor
tant to certain individuals as to certain
industries, and it la important to certain
communities.
He waa followed by Governor Jesse Mc
Donald, who spoke of "The State," and
Mayor Robert W. Spear, who responded
to the toast, "The City."
Senator Thomas M. Patterson then spoke
to the toast, "The President"
At the conclusion of the speechmaklng
patriotic airs were played by the or
chestra, the BOO participants in the banquet
singing in chorus. Then all surrounded
the president and escorted him to his
rooms In the hotel, where they shouted
'good night," and cheered for several min
utes. Shortly afterward the president and
his party were driven tq the station and
entered their cars for the night.
During the day stops .were made at
Canon City, Florence, Pueblo and Colo
rado Springs. At each point the president
made a brief address to the crowd as
sembled at the atatlon.
EQUITABLE DIRECTORS MEET
Mr. Frlck Saya His Report Will Bo
Ready this Month Presidency
la Discussed.
NEW YORK, May 8. The following state
ment was made today by a director of the
Equitable Life Assurance society, who was
one of those Instrumental in calling the
conference of directors for thla purpose:
The call for today'a meetina: of the Kaul-
table society dlrectora waa issued by somo
of the conservative members of the board,
who recently arrived at the conclusion that
something must be done at once to repair
the society's falling fortunes. The confer
ence will be in the fullest sense Informal
and every director present will be asked to
express his views and If possible offer a
plan to solve the existing difficulties.
it win De a iranK. neart-to-neart taiK. ana
for that and other reasons It was deemed
advisable not to Invite the executive offi
cers. The directors realize that the publlo
Is heartily sick of the bickerings and petty
Jealousies of these officers.
It is not the purpose ot the conference to
demand the resignations of President Alex
ander and Vice Presidents Hyde and Tar
bell, though the advisability of such a
course doubtless will be discussed. It Is
nosslble that some of the conferees will
suggest the names of one or more candi
dates to sucwed President Alexander, but
reDorts that any particular Individual nas
been selected for the position are untrue.
About twenty directors were present at
the conference, which lasted scarcely an
hour. It was called to order by Mr. Sc.hlff,
who said that he was not alone respon
sible for the meeting, but that many of the
dlrectora had spoken to him of the neces
sity for the directors' meeting and sJbo
of conferring upon the present situation and
conditions in the society. Mr. Schiff then
set forth at some length the reasons which
he thought necessitated a general confer
ence before official action should be taken
by tho board. Charles Stewart Smith was
made chairman of the conference.
It was unanimously decided that It would
be unwise for the adoption of any resolution
before the report of the Investigating com
mittee.
The only affirmative action taken was
that the board should be called together not
later than the 81st of the month and upon
ample notice, so that directors from a dis
tance could arrange their affaire to be
present
Concerning the absence of Chairman
Frlck, a director said that Mr. Frlck had
sent word through Mr. Harriman that he
was in sympathy with the effort of the con
ference, but felt, because of his position
as chairman of the investigating commit
tee, it might be Indelicate for him to at
tend. Mr. Frlck also sent word to the meeting
that the report of his committee would be
submitted to the directors not later than
the last of thla month.
The statement Is made that no move waa
made at the conference today for the re
tirement of either President Alexander or
Vice-president Hyde. It waa not denied.
however, that the names of several men of
distinction were mentioned In connection
with the presidency of the company.
A suggestion by implication was made
during the conference when M. E. Ingalls,
after a speech In which he told of the
necessity for a speedy settlement of the
difficulty urged for the society an execu
tive of capacity, a man with business ex
perience and reputation.
"We must get a man of the size and
ability of Grover Cleveland," said he, "if
we want to get thi ,Fi (table out of its
present predicamer t.sV
ALBAKY, N. Y., May 8. Superintendent
of Insurance Hendricks makes public today
the following statement:
To the policyholders of the Equitable
Llfo Assurance society of the United
States: This department Is In receipt of
numerous inquiries concerning the contro
versy now pending within the management
of the Equitable Llfo Assurance society of
the united states. New i orK. ana particu
larlv as to the solvency of the society.
In order to allay the anxiety of all the
policyholders, I deem It proper at this time
to say that In connection with the Investi
gation of the society now In progress in this
department, I am at this date sufficiently
well Informed sa to its condition as to un
hesitatingly state that It is financially sound
and that all Its contracts to policyholders
are full and sarely guarantees.
(Signed), FRANCIS 1IKNDRTCKS.
Superintendent of Insurance.
PRESIDENT STARTS FOR THE EAST
Train Left Glen-wood Springs Yester
day Morning on Way to Dearer.
8ALIDA. Colo., May 8. The presidential
apeclal left Glenwood Springs at 6 a. m.
today over the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad and la scheduled to arrive In Den
ver at 6:S0 p. m. The early start gave
to the party an opportunity to view from
the rear end of the train the best scenery
In Colorado, which is said to be the canon
of the Grande river. Most of the occu
pants of the train were up at 5 a. m., al
though the preslde.it did not rise until 7:45
a. m. Hla breakfaat was served at 8:30,
after which he Joined the sightseers on the
observation end of the "Rocket." Citi
zen of Glenwood Springs were particularly
considerate of the president's feelings this
morning. The president went to bed on
the train at 11 p. m. and wanted to get a
good rest A crowd waa assembled at the
station when the train waa made up for
the start. When it was announced that the
president waa aaleep the early risers pre
pared to give the party a rousing aendoff
refrained from cheering and without dem
onstration of any kind permitted the presi
dent to depart in quiet.
The trip from Glenwood Springa to Den
ver la one that the membera of the party
looked forward to with great expectation.
While the running achedule ot the train
la faat. officials In charge arranged for
alow time while paaalng all points of in
terest. These arrangements Included a ten-minute
stop at Hanging bridge, one of the
greateat engineering feata of the railroad.
The bridge spans a narrow gulch above
SENATOR MILLARD INDISPOSED
Confined to Hla Room for Day or Two
with a Slight Attack
of the Grip.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, May 8. (Special Tele
gramsSenator Millard has been confined
to his room for the last day or two with a
mild attack of grip,- The senator has taken
a most active Interest In the hearings now
going on before the interstate commerce
committee of the senate and greatly re
gretted that he could not be present when
E. P. Vlnlng, formerly of the Union Pa
cific, gave hla testimony Saturday. The
senator said tonight that he needed a bit of
a rest and then he would be all right again
Frederick H. Tllltnghast, assistant engi
neer In the reclamation service, has been
assigned to duty on the Belle Fourche proj
ect In South Dakota. Mr. Tllltnghast Is a
native of Providence, R. I., and graduated
from Brown university with the degree of
C. B.
Fred T. Pyla, a graduate of Utah Agri
cultural college, was today appointed an
engineering aide In the reclamation service
and assigned to work at Fort Laramie,
Wyo.
(Continued on Second Page.),
SENATORS OPPOSED TO RATES BILL
No Measure with Force In tt to Be
Reported.
WASHINGTON. May 8,-No railroad
rate bill with force In It will come out ot
the senate committee on Interstate com
merce. There have been sufficient devel
opments in the series of hearings now on
to show that there is no intention In thla
committee to frame a bill giving to a fed
era! commission any kind ot rate-fixing
power.
Representative Townsend of Michigan,
one of the authors of the Esch-Townsend
bill, which has been the object of attack
by nearly every witness summoned by
the committee, has been watching these
bearings with no little Interest. He re
turned home yesterday, thoroughly con
vlnced that there was no chance of a rate
bill in the senate committee along the
lines recommended by President Roosevelt
In his last annual massage.
Colonel Hepburn, chairman of the house
committee on Interstate and foreign com
merce, holds the aama view. Their opin
ion Is that the fight, ao far as regulation
of ratea by a government commission is
concerned, will have to be started again.
Boy Killed by Antomoblle.
NORFOLK, Neb., May 8.-(Bpeclal Tele
graji.) Wilson Pardonner. aged 12, son of
W. 8. Pardonner, president of the Oxnard
Construction company and former man
ager of tha Not folk sugar plant haa been
Inatantly killed In New York by an auto
mobile. The family la well known In Ne
braska and Omaha. '
;ermans honor a singer
Further Tribute Paid the Memory sf a
Great Poet.
SCHILLER SETS THEM ALL MARCHING
Torchlight Parade In Hla Honor a
Splendid Success and Is Joined
In by an Enthusiastic
Throng, i
The lhade of Frioderich von Schiller muet
have felt good. The meanest kind of a
night could not prevent several thousand
loyal Germans from seizing flambeaux and
helping make up the first torchlight pa
rade Omaha has seen in many a day, more
than half a mile long. Faithful old men
with white beards and spectacles marched
side by side with little boys only too anx
ious to grab a brand and wave It around
their heads. Bands played, the young and
old trudged together, composing a solid
mass of red, green and yellow flame and
the sidewalks were lined with crowds all
along the lengthy line of march. All In
the memory of Schiller, who a century
and longer ago. In playa and poetry, de
claimed and preached against oppression
and the wrongs of power.
Great drops of rain wore spattering the
pavement when the German lodges and
societies began to assemble In front of
Washington hall about 8 o'clock. A cold
gale blew that made It hard to hold the
flHgs upright and which often extinguished
the torches. Overhead sullen clouds hung.
but all these odda were as nothing as com
pared with the purpose of the event and
the memory of Schiller: The squad of
mounted police, under Sergeant Rentfrow,
that led the procession had something of
a time keeping their restive horses amiable
while the marchers, each man drawing
deeply on cigars, leisurely got ready to
mark time. It was a lively scene and
somewhat crowded until the word to ad
vance, fall in, etc., was given. Then things
went with a rush and the rain got ashamed
of Itself and flunked.
Parade n Great Success.
A. F. Mertens, In uniform, was the mar
shal of the parade and he looked very
handsome on a nervous black charger, but
it waa Otto Kinder, adjutant and aide-de
camp grandlsslmo, who did the "heavies."
Herr Kinder uttered the hoarse words that
sot the parade under way at precisely 8:25,
and his vigorous voice and energetic pres
ence put an end to the fooling. Every man
who did not have a flambeaux got one In a
hurry and the societies, lodges and bands
fell In In their appointed order, Herr
Kinder seeing to it that everything wa3
right and as it should be.
There were more American flags than
fraternal standards and only one semi
German flag in the whole procession. At
the very pinnacle of the cavalcade rode
Julius Schuette, proudly bearing the flag
of the republic Though the ' wind blew
strong, Herr Schuette refused to confine
the folds and they swung open and at times
enveloped his grandeur so those on the
walks could not see. The other flags and
standards were grouped together.
Honors among the marching organiza
tions wnre apportioned among the veterans.
Nouiuun' Juvenile band twenty lade, each
under 14 years of. age, who played Ilka
veterans; the Omaha Guards In regulation
service uniform, and a group of young
South Side Turners In grey gold caps, grey
trousers and black coats, One thing: was
particularly noticeable about the parade
the military bearing and tread of the
marchers. It reminded one that the ma
jority of those in the procession had each
once upon a time did a little stunt as sol
diers of the kaiser.
Age Not n Bar.
At Sixteenth and Farnain. streets a portly
old gentleman of the Vaterland discovered
that there was something going on that he
ought to be In. He waited not for flambeau
the magic word "Schiller" waa enough,
and, hobbling from gouty feet and cane
pounding the pavement, he broke into the
ranks and Induced a small boy to surrender
his torch. The old man waved it above his
head and whooped a guttural whoop of
satisfaction.
The parade went on Harney to Sixteenth,
thence over to Leavenworth; counter
marched to Cass, around Jefferson square;
back on Sixteenth to Douglas, east to
Tenth, south to Farnam, west to Eight
eenth and back to Washlnarton hall. whr
the grand pyrotechnic took place. All the
torches, vials of red Are and brands vera
thrown on a pile and burned with flames
shooting high in the air.
It fairy rained Schiller buttons; every
body had them pinned on coat lapel.
Orcranlsations that Marrh.,1
The societies participating In the proces
sion were, in order: The Schwaben verejn,
Brewery Workers' union. Austria n.nnn.
gaiian Unterstuetsungs vereln, Orpheus
Hinging society, Omaha Mannerchor,
Omaha Turnvereln, South Side Turn vereln
German Unterstuetsungs vereln, Saxonia
club, Brueder lodge, Omaha Guards. Her
man lodge No. 9, Ancient Order of United
worKmen; Germans of Sarpy county
Omaha Sons of Herman, South Omaha
Sons of Herman. Council Rluir a.
Herman, German Landwehr vereln, Omaha
Plattdeutcher vereln, Klaua Grothvereln
South Omaha Plattdeutcher vereln, vet
erans of the German wars.
The bands in the procession were the
Thirtieth Infantry band from Fort Crook
Columbia Military band, Bohemian band
Polish band from South Omaha. Nniimann-.
Juvenile band from Avoca, la., fife and
drum corps of the veterans.
After the parade an informal reception
was given to the 600 or more out-of-town
participants In the Schiller p.ri.n.i.i
There was plenty to drink and smoke and
the Thirtieth Infantry band played i
musical program. The address of th
Ing waa made by Carl Brelr, who talked of
Bcmuer as a man and as a Doet and iirm.
tlst doing full Justice to hla aubject. In-
aiaung mat Bcnuier'a name will live for.
ever among the great men of the world
The United German Singing society ren
dered several songs that were warmly re
ceived. Decorate Schiller Monument.
WEIMAR. Grand Duchv of r.iv.i
May 8. Many hundreds of cruik. -m
parts of Germany reached here today and
are puea arouna tne Schiller mnnm...
Delegates have arrived at Weimar from the
universities or Germany, Austro-Hungary
Switzerland, as well as representattvea ol
the high schools of America. The hm.i. ...
crowded with princely and other notable
personages, wno win take part In the com
memorauon exercise tomorrow In honor (
the one hundredth anniversary of the poet
aeatn. '
The Schiller Women's soclntv has rao.tut
ra.tuo tor the erection of a Schiller in. tit,...
ot which 812.M0 came from American donors!
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Showera Taeadar, with Rising Tem
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Colder In West Portion, Showers In
East Portion.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdnyl
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DODGE DRIVEWAY TO DUNDEE
Thoroughfare to Be Established with
Co-Operatlon of tho Street
Railway,
President Wattles of tho Street Railway
company agreed with the Park commis
sioners yesterday afternoon to move the
track on West Dodge street to the north,
where It would be If double track were
laid so as to permit of macadamizing six
teen feet wide on tho south side of the
thoroughfare. This will enable the paving
and bids will be asked for as soon as the
engineering department can prepare plans
and specifications. The street will be im
proved from , Forty-first to the Dundee
line and afford a first-class driveway from
the city to Dundee and the west.
Freident Llnlnger of the board wanted
to know when the Street Railway company
would extend a line to Rlvervlew park and
contribute towards band music In Hanscom
park. President Wattles oould not give
any definite answer to the flrst question.
To the second he said It was Impossible,
because the street railway company main
tains a resort of Its own at Manawa and
Krug park and Courtland beach are heavy
patrons. To assist in making a counter
attraction at Hanscom park would not be
good business policy.
The board awarded the refreshment privi
lege at Hanscom park to W. H. Balduff,
who has had It for years, for one-half of
the net proceeds, the contract to last two
years. William B. Mason bid $600 cash and
one-half of the expenses for band music,
but the board decided not to attempt to
furnish music. Half the net profits in 1904,
according to Mr. Balduff, was $69.
The Electrlo Light company submitted a
prlca of $6.25 per month for arc lamps in
the parks. Upon this figure three lamps
were ordered for Rivervlew park, three for
Hanscom park and one , for Jefferson
square. There Is one light already in
Hanscom park.
,Xrbraska lalverslty Wis.
JACKSONVILLE. J 11.. May 8.-The Uni
versity of Nebraska base ball team today
defeated the Illinois college team by a acute
of 36 to 8. Illinois college is the alius, mater
of WUuam J. ttrjaa.
of
Gottchalk Pleads Guilty.
ST. PAUL. May 8. Edward Gnttehaiv
today pleaded guilty to the charge ot
murder In the first degree, ha having been
charged with the killing of Christian
Schlndaldeckar and his partner Joseph
Y. W. C. A. TWELVE YEARS OLD
Anniversary Celebrated by Reading;
Somo Encouraging Reports of
the Society's Convention.
Tho twelfth anniversary of the Omaha
Young Women's Christian association w:is
celebrated last evening In the association
rooms In the Paxton building, during whlh
an Interesting program waa observed.
After a devatlonaJ servloe. conducted by
Mrs. J. P. Lord, tho annual report was
read by Mrs. Emma F. Byers, general sec
retary. The totol membership is how 1,577.
this Included ten life membera; received
during the year, 662; renewals, 823; Juniors
82. The report of tho lunch department
showed a total attendance of 166,142, a daily
average of 639. The cash receipts were
$14,S67.72; total expenses, $11,929; net profit.
$1,938.72. Thla Is a decrease as compared
with last year, but this fact Is due to the
greatly lncreared cost of supplies. The
educational committee notes an increase
of attendance at classes and the entertain
ment course was more largely attended
than ever before. The books of the library
have been recatalogued. Eleven regular
gymnasium classes were held each week
and eleven special events. The receipts
were $647.30; expenses, $1,160.70; enrollment.
123. The year was largest In Bible class
enrollment and In attendance at gospel
meetings. In factories 72 meetings were
held with a total attendance of 5,281 The
South branch haa a membership of 145.
A spiritual message from the biennial
convention was read by Miss Mary E. An
thony, and the report of the convention,
which was to have been made by Mrs. W.
P. Harford, was made by Mrs. Byers on
account of the Illness of Mrs. Harford. Tho
program of the evening Included two vocal
solos by Miss Blanche Sorenson. The at
tendance was large and deep Interest waa
taken in the proceedings.
FUTURE OF NAN PATTERSON
Show Girl Moat Remain In Jail Until
District Attorney Considers
Case Further.
NEW YORK, May 8. Nan Patterson'
future Is still uncertain. Ball haa been
provided for her, but District Attorney
Jerome haa not yet decided what action
he will take in her case.
This afternoon a long conference with
Mr. Jerome and his assistant, Mr. Rand,
Mlsa Patterson's counsel, was compelled to
bear to the girl In the Tombs the disap
pointing news that she may have to re
main in prison for at least a week longer
The prisoner bore the announcement with
fortitude, although she had been led to be
lieve that she .might be granted her free
dom today or tomorrow.
At leaat two bondsmen are said to be
ready to give bail for any reasonable
amount and counsel for Miss Patterson say
the aurety will be provided without de-
lay as soon as tha district attorney ex
presses a willingness to accept It.
Mr. Jerome Issued the following state
ment :
In reference to the case of the People
against Nan Patterson, I, am unwilling to
make any statement other than this: My
Information in regard to the case presents
a serious question for my decision und one
which I must decide myself and not per
mit the newspapers to decide for me. I
have not decided it yet.
CHADWICK CASE IN OCTOBER
Ohio Woman la Havo Trial In
the Federal Conrt
Thla Fall.
CINCINNATI, May S.-Tha caae of Mrs.
Chadwlck waa today aet for hearing by the
United States court of appeal for Octo
ber 8.
Movements of Ocean Teasels May 8.
At New York Arrived: Ultonla, from
Trieste; L'Aqultalne, from Havre; Astoria,
from Glasgow.
At Greenock Arrived: Parisian, from
Halifax. Balled: BUveiian, for Philadel
phia. At Cherbourg Arrived: Kron Prlnz WII
helm. from New York.
At Dover Arrived: Kroonland, from New
York.
At Boulogne Sailed: Graf WaHersee, for
New York.
At Gibraltar Sailed: Konegon Louise,
for New York.
At Naples Hailed: Oiulia, for New York;
SUilla. for New York; Italia, for New York.
At Shanghai Arrived: Hyades, from Ta
coma. - -
BOTH CLAIM GAINS
Employers and Strikers In Chicago Say
They Are Pleased with Progreis.
MORE WAGONS IN SERVICE YESTERDAY
Furniture Drivers and Paint WoTken Jol
Banks of Idle Men.
THREE MEN ARE FATALLY HURT
Biota Ate Fewer, but They Are Sharper in
Cbaraoter.
INJUNCTION CASES ARE OPENED
Jndce Kohlaaat Rnlea that Defend?
ants Mnat Testify They Refnae
to Do So and May Bo
Sent to Jail,
CHICAGO, May 8. Both employer and
strikers claim gains today In the teamsters
strike. The employers declare that they
have gained a decided advantage In tha
number of wagons sent out and tha amount
of business transacted. The strikers' claim
Is based on the fact that X0 drivers for tha
various furniture dealers In the city will
strike tomorrow morning and also 150 paint
workers employed by the Heath & MUUgan
company. The strike of the furniture
dealers' drivers waa foreshadowed on
Saturday when at a convention of the Fur
niture Dealers' association It was declared
that their men must make deliveries irre
spective of strike conditions. They today
ordered their men to carry goods to tha
boycotted houses and the strike tomorrow
will be the result. The paint workers of
Heath & MUllgan are the first members ot
any union not a member of the teamsters'
organization to go on strike in support ot
the teamsters. They have walked out be
cause of the delivery of goods by nonunion
teamsters.
More Wagons In Service.
The State street department stores sent
out nearly their complement of dally
wagons, and throughout transacted busi
ness on almost a normal basis. Fifteen
hundred wagons, manned by nonunion men,
were operated from State street today and
the number will be materially Increased to
morrow.
No more colored men are being hired
either by the State street stores or by tho
Employers' Teaming company, and as
rapidly as possible those now at work are
being supplanted by white men. At the
office of the Employers' Teaming rsmpany
tonight It was announced' that 125 white
men had been Imported during the day
from Cincinnati and Kansas City and sev
enty-five more had been secured in Chicago.
Individual contracts were made with all ot
these men and they will be given per
manent employment.
Three Men Fatally Hurt.
The rioting today was of a sharper char
acter than that of Saturday. Three, men
were fatally .Injured and a number ot
others badly hurt, ;Jlhough the number
of the wounded is not as a whiJe nearly
so large as on some of the daya the middle
of last week. The fatally hurt:
John Fruen, stabbed.
Albert Enbers, shot In the abdomen.
Richard Fruen, brother of John Bruen,
stabbed.
Five others wounded.
The majority of the affrays occurred dur
ing the early part of the afternoon.
The civic commission, appointed by
Mayor Dunne to investigate the strike,
commenced operation today. It did little
but organise for future work, however,
and the promise of the successful perform
ance of Its mission does not seem to be
bright. It has no power to summon wit
nesses, and must therefore rely on volun
teer testimony.
Both Sides Ignore Commlsalon.
Tonight the members of the Employers'
association declared that they had received
no official notice ot the creation of tha
commission, and would have no dealings
with it until they had been properly noti
fied of Its existence. President Dold of
the Chicago Federation of Labor declared
for the labor men that no one of them
would appear before the commission, and
give any evidence whatever, unless its ses
sions were open to the public, and it In
vestigated not only the causes of the pres
ent teamsters' strike, but those leading up
the strike of the garment workers of
Montgomery Ward & Co. last January.
It was In support of this strike four
months after Its Inception that thai team
sters went out In sympathy.
The membera of the mayor's commission
Issued a statement late this afternoon de
claring that they would hold private ces
sions dally in the city hall. It was a re
nounced, moreover, that no announcement
of the proceedings would be made until
the healing was completed and a decision
reached. The action of the labor men in
declaring against the secret feature of the
healing practically unlllfled the attitude of
the commission as aoon as announced.
Injunction Cases Called.
The efforts of the attorneys of the labor
leaders to prevent their clients from an
swering questions in connection with tha
federal injunctions granted during the
strike by Judge C. C. Kohlsaat proved un
availing. When the cases were called be
fore Master in Chancery Sherman, the de
fendants named in the injunction declined
to be tiwo-n on the ground that they might
give Incriminating evidence against them
selves. Their attorneya declared that the
bills for Injunctions filed by the seven ex
press companies and the Employers' asso
ciation were nothing but Ingenious sub
terfuges against which the complaining
parties wished to secure Incriminating evi
dence against the labor leadera, which they
desired to use In the conspiracy indict
ments against them now awaiting trial.
Extended arguments were made on both
aides and Judge Kohlaaat decided that al
though a person can avail himself of the
privilege of not answering incriminating
questions, the defendants must appear be
fore Master In Chancery Sherman tomorrow
morning and be sworn aa witnesses. If the
occasion arose where they did not desire to
answer questions for fear of Incrimination
they could take advantage of their rights
and refuse. The privilege of refualng to
nawer queationa waa all that any ona
could aak. There could be no poaalbl ob
jection to having the witnesaea aworn. Tha
'counsel for the defendant then declared
It would be necessary for the court to de
clare frequently whether certain queationa
were permissible, and Judge Kohlaaat de
clared that he would be very liberal in that
regard.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow the leadera whom
the Injunctions were Issued agnlnat will ap
pear before Master In Chancery Sherman
and the examination In support of th re
straining orders which are returnable on
Wednesday will be commenced.
This arrangement of Judge Kohlsaat was
not satisfactory to th labor leaders, how.
ver, and Prtsidtnt Uuld ot the Chicago
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