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DYNAMITE ON
THE TRACK
jfennsyWania Fait Express Crashes Ii
Car of High Explosive.
TWENTY PASSENGERS ARE KILL
One Hundred People Injured at Result
Terrible Collision.
ENTIRE TRAIN CONSUMED BY Fll
Twelve Bodies Inoinerated in Burning
Debris, Several Beyond Recognition.
FREIGHT WRECK PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE
"r of Dynamite Toppln Over on
Track and la Hdnnlprd
, by the Passenger
Train.
SKIRMISHING JN MANCHURIA
Japanese Advunor Appriri to Da a
Feint to Ascertain Mrmth
of Hnaalnn Outposta.
Gt'NSlIt', May 11. The Japanese advance
now appear! to have teen a feint to ascer
the etrcngth of the Russian outposts
,h have again been pushed forward on
;ft at I-afangol, Erdahol and TounKoi,
Jalong the center line from Podysoux
j to Shlhousa. whete the Japanese al-
,-d the Russians May 7 and 8, but were
Wd. Tie next day. In order to oust
Japanese from the Shahetsey mines,
" which their attack was organised, a
nn of cavalry supported by artillery
id forward under rover of the Russian
and the mines were turned the Japa
rctlring first to Slnlanzou and later to
opa, three miles south of Chantafu.
j.. the right flank the situation is un
changed. ' The Russian front resembled a
crescent with the renter resting on the rail
road and the horns pointing south.
Prisoners say the new troops from Japan
are old men and youths. They (five the
Japanese losses at Mukden at 12,355 klllei
and about 7n.0n0 wounded. Oyama was at
the front during the recent activity, making
his headquarters at Chantafu.
BREAK IN STRIKERS' RANKS
Hay and Teed Drivers Say They Will
Serve All Houses Alike,
WILL NOT LET HORSES STARVE TO DEATH
Eiprrolon Alleged to Cowr Real
Attitude of Men Who Are Said
to Be Opposed to
Striking,.
FRENCH ARE ON THEIR GUARD
HARRISBURO. Pa., May 11. Twenty
persona are known to be dead and more
than 100 others were Injured In the railroad
wreck and dynamite explosion which oc
curred early today on the Pennsylvania
railroad In the southern part ol this city.
That not more persona were killed is con
sidered remarkable by the Pennsylvania
officials, as a box car full of dynamite ex
ploded directly at the middle of the heavy
express train.
The train carried a number of prominent
persons and most of them escaped with
only alight Injuries. The wrecked train
waa the second section of the Cleveland
and Cincinnati express, leaving Philadel
phia at 11:06 last night. It consisted of a
combination baggage and smoking car, one
day coach and alx sleepers.
The acene of the wreck was visited by
probably more than M.ouo persons. There
were at least 6.0U0 persons constantly at
the place. They came from all towns with
in fifty miles.
Nine llodlea Inldrnt Ifled.
W. 13. McCaleb, superintendent of the
Philadelphia division, whose offices are in
this city, said he was unable as yet to
fix any responsibility for the accident. A
thorough investigation, ho said, 1b now
being made.
The following Is a list of the dead;
PAUL. BRIGHT, Pittsburg.
V. L. CKABHK. Pittsburg.
ALFRED CROSBY.
MRS. ROBERT U. DOUGHERTY, Phil
adelphia. C. KUMLMAN, Altoona, Pa.
NORMA MARTIN, 7 months old. r
JAM KB R. PHILLIPS, Pittsburg.
MR. SHAW. Pittsburg.
J. SILVERMAN, Pittsburg.
H. K. THOMAS, ParkeiBburg, Pa., engi
neer of express train.
GEORGE ZEIOLER. Pittsburg.
KINK UNIDENTIFIED BODIES.
Tha Pennsylvania railroad officials to
night gave out a list containing the names
of ninety-eight persona who were injured
and treated at hospitals or elsewhere. The
- company alsoT'rr--Ht-enramlng"Tht1
names of thirty-six persons who were In
(ha wreck and whose Injuries are not given.
Among the Injured Is F. H. Atcheaon of
Denver, Colo., who suffered a compound
fracture of the left cheek bone.
Partial List of Injured.
Following is a revised list of the injured
at Harrlsburg hospital:
Burde, F. W , Memphis, Tenn., face lac
erated and foot cut.
Barnes, James R., Unlontown, Pa.,
abrased scalp.
Brown, B. T., Nashville, Tenn.. left ear
torn.
13a rr, Mrs. A, J., Pittsburg, slightly In
jured. Barr, Miss Constance, Pittsburg, slightly
Injured.
Barr. Adeline, Pittsburg, slightly Injured.
Berry, J. D., Bedford City, Ind., left foot
sprained.
Bope, H. P., Pittsburg, vice president of
me t-arnegie oieei company, angiiily in
jured. Brumbach, James E., Martinaburg, Pa.,
cut on head and hands.
Crane, A. A., Minneapolis, Minn., left
side of face cut.
Crabbe, George, Pittsburg, body cut and
bruised.
Devlin, R. Q.. Camden, N. J., leg cut and
cheat and scaip injured.
Dorhelmer. G. W.. Philadelphia, lacer
ated head, bruised hip and broken ligament
in right leg.
De Forest, Charles Cleveland, seriously
Injured Internally and cut and bruiaed.
tinkle, Paul, Pittsburg, injured arm and
loot, strainea uacK.
Donnelly, Charles, Pittsburg, shoulder
and lorearin Injured.
Dougherty, Robert G., and son, Philadel
phia, botn seriously injured.
Dunpost. A. H.. Elizabeth, N. J., out by
flvina Klaus.
Ertckson, Helma, New York, Injury to
leu ear.
Farescom. J. A., Brooklyn, forehead cut.
Grlgg, Ella, residence not given, left side
nun.
. Hartr.an, D. L., rittsburg; arm broken,
cut and bruised.
Hay, Jolin, Vlimland, N. J., hand scalded
, ana tare lacerated.
Henley, Matthew, Philadelphia, Pullman
conaiictor, arm nroKun.
Jordan, O. C, Joraliie. O., contused head.
Johanscn. Charles, Pittsburg, scaln wound
Irwin. P. M , Philadelphia, scalp wound.
- Kautt, N. v.. New York; scalp cut and
Durnea ana severe contusions of left shoul
der. .
KUneman, Newton, New York; hands
DUiiuil ami nouy Injured.
Kl.ig, Joseph. Clevclund; body bruised.
Lucia, Thomas, Altoona, Pa.; head lacer
atd.
Lundstrom. Hannah, New York; badly
burned about face.
Mullen. J. T., Philadelphia; Injuries to
neaa.
Mason, J. It., Schuylkill; Injuries to bndv
MeCullough, Dr. . II . Cleveland; back
Strainea ana sliiy internal Injuries.
Miner, ueorgo w ., i-uiaourg; cut and
bruised.
Nrtwmc, E. rittsburg; lacerated scalp.
Oliver, Rotiert. New York; arm Injured
and hearing destroyed.
Otaot. K. H-, Chicago; cut and burned
Peter, Anton, Cleveland; hands badly
laqorated.
Perkins, C. A., Pittsburg; feet bruised.
Perkins. C. T., Pittsburg, head and hands
burned.
Perhtusky, Solomon, New York; head and
1M lacerated.
Pollock, Hosle, Pittsburg, face lacerated
and bruised.
Post. Anion, Elisabeth, N. J.; burns of
. feet and head.
Rosenatock, C, New Yrk; chest con
tusion. Ryan, J. J., Philadelphia; left side and
crest injured
ftose, fc. J ,
Juries.
Roman. J.. New York: hand lacerated.
Stern, Samuel, Cleveland; back sprained
and head lacerated.
Khumacker. A. II. Pittsburg; general
rnncuidons and burns on body.
Silverman, 11, Chicago; fractured arm
and leg.
Stow. Mrs. C. 1C, Brooklyn, N. Y.; eye
' Injured and cuts,
Schmidt, II. J , New York; hrulsea and
cuts.
Spittler, Henry, Wlneberg, Pa.; brult.es
of head and back.
6terrett. M. B., Chicago; hands and feet
injured.
Stanley, Mrs. J, M , New York; cut on
hand.
Taylor, John, New York; legs burned and
ac&lu cut.
Wataon, H. 8., Clearfield, Pa.; hands cut
and lacerated.
West. Thomas W., Philadelphia; scalp cut
and lip lacerated.
While, D. D., Philadelphia; scalp cut and
abrasion.
Whitley, W., Wilmington, Del.: cut on
CHICAGO. May li.-A break In the
ranks of the strikers today Is alleged to
have occurred in a refusal of tho hay
and feed drivers to observe the boycott.
Deliveries are being made by union drivers
to all the "struck" firms.
The excuse on which this action Is being
taken Is that hu nauity demands It. Tho
feed drivers claim they do not wish to
stand by and see the horses starve to
d"ath. It is declared by others however,
that this Is merely a subterfuge to cover
the real attitude of the drivers, who do
not favor the strike end are anxious to
go on with their work.
A severe rain and wind storm today re
duced to a minimum opportunities for riot
ing. At times the streets were swept by
blinding sheets of water, making traffic of
all kinds temporarily Impossible. The
storm was so heavy aa to "disable scores of
telegraph, telephone and electric light
wires, adding further danger to use of the
streets and affecting alike alders and op
ponents of the strike.
Police protection was ordered sent today
to the Hendricks public school, West Forty-
third street and Shields avenue. In conse
quence of a "strike" of 700 pupils, who re
fused to go to school because nonunion
.1 1 1 - , , t- f : f ,,a fna Km-t 1 onrv na .. V. n A
ships not to enter French waters. . ... " T "'"i - . "7,1
When it was reported that the third i"e uunums. vui.no
Russian squadron, commanded by Rear Ad- gathered In ihe streets today near the
mlral NebogatolT. was approaching French holding and discussed whether they should
waters the French government again In- . " , . , . .
strueted the naval authorities to maintain KO back to their studies. Hnally about half
close watch and take effective measures I of them decided to return. Some .who re-
wllh all their Bower to prevent a violation I ,.j ... i. ,,... j j . ,i,,
r,f ,,..-Ull, II .lm,1.n.n,i.l hntlH "-u ""J lll'.l.U IUO.uio innv .HO
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the ltussnin government. I o".ib iu w on mo. uwicm viu-
The French government has notified tho reused to believe that there was dynamite
Japan Learns that Ruaalans Are
DrlnK Kept from Waters
of France.
TOKIO, May 11. The following announce
ment was made by the Japanese Foreign
office today:
Since the Kamranh bay Incident the
French government has Instructed both the
civil and military officials in lndo-Chlna
to maintain a close watch on the coast or
French territory and to warn belligerent
Japanese legation at Purls that it has re
ceived a telegraphic report that no Rus
sian ships were sighted off Hon Koke bay
May .
MORE LIBERTY FOR III SSI A JEWS
in the coal and that the school was to
be blown up.
Mayor Rebuffs I'nlonlnta.
A Joint committee representing the Chi
cago Federation of Labor, the United Oar
ment Workers of America, the Interna
tlonal Brotherhood of Teamsters, the
Trlntlng Trudes' council, the building ma-
Report that They Will lie Allowed to
Live In All t itles and Tovrna,
LONDON, May 11. The Jewish Chronicle
today announces: We are Informed on high terlal trades' council and the Associated
authority that Important developments Building Trades' council received a rebuff
may be anticipated In the situation of at the hands of Mayor Dunne this after-
Jews In RusRla. We are Informed that a noon. The committee waited on the city's
measure Is more than under consideration chief executive with a request tnat an
which will give unhoped for relief to Jews, order permitting policemen to" ride on the
Absolute freedom of movement and resi
dence will be granted In all cities and
towns, but not In villages, as the authori
ties are not willing to run the risk of a
repetition of the Klshlneff affair.
We understand that the murder of Jews
wagons of the firms against which the
teamsters are on strike be countermanded
on the ground that the police were being
used In a manner to discriminate against
the strikers. The mayor told the commit
tee that he had Issued the order enabling
causes the government more anxiety than the police to ride on the wagons; that he
of persons of other nationalities because of would bo personally responsible for the
the reprobation It arouses In Europe. effect of that order, and in- so many words
ST. PETERSBURG, May 11 The No- 1 said that he did not consider that the po-
vofiti, the Jewish organ, claims to have In- Hce were exceeding their rights or powers
formation showing that the massacre of at all. He held that under normal condl
Jews at Zhltomln was regularly organized, I tlona the wagons would be moved at a
while the 8ynotetchestva says Jewesses pace that would preclude the possibility of
were assaulted during the attacks made the police keeping, up with them on foot,
upon the Israelites t Grtstynfn THe gov- He also" declared everything In the situa-
eminent papers are not permitted to print tlon warranted the police riding on the
details of the recent attacks on Jews.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Officer Ordered to Fort Omaha
Take Charge of Signal Corps
Property.
to
(From a Staff Correspondent.) '
WASHINGTON. May ll.-(Spoclal Tele
gram.) Captain David L. Stone, Twenty-
second Infantry, now on sick leave at
Omaha, will report on or about June 1 to
Major Zalinski, constructing quartermaster
In that city, for duty as assistant.
Captain Charles Saltzman is relieved
from duty at Benicla barracks, California,
and will proceed to Omaha and report to
wagons.
Edward Jasper, who was struck on the
head with a stone May 5, died at the hos
pltal today.
Abraham Robinson, a nonunion driver
for Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., was
knocked senseless from his wagon today
by a stone thrown from a crowd. Ho was
taken to a hospital.
Taking; of Testimony,
The most important part of the strike de
velopments was the examination of wit
nesses this afternoon before Master in
Chancery Sherman, who is taking test!
mony relative to alleged violations of fed
eral Injunctions, granted In favor of the
Employers- association and of the seven ex
press companies.
Adolph Pfell, for eleven years an employe
spe commauu.ng general oi me department , the i-hited States ExDress company,
of the Missouri for duty as chief signal of- bllt now a Btriker. refused to answer ques-
flcer at that depot. Captain Saltzman will
assume charge of the signal corps prop
erty to be shipped to Omaha barracks.
Rural routes ordered established June 15:
Iowa Mapleton, Monona county, route 4,
population 416. houses liH. South Dakota
Oldham, Kingsbury county, routes 1 and 2,
population 1,010, houses 2U2.
Dennis Martin has been appointed regu
GLENWOOD ROBBER CAPTURED
Shot and Probably Fatally Injured
la Ills "trnaale with
Officer,
GLENWOOD, la.. May U.-tSpeclal.)-
The burglar whom Night Watchman
Oeorge McMillen engaged Tuesday night
turned up at John Jlnqulst's residence In
Pacific Junction last evening.
He asked for a doctor, telling Jlnqulst
that he was shot. He admitted being shot
In Olenwood the night before. He rode the
Johnson horse near the town and walked
and crawled to Martin's hay stack north
of town. Here he hid during the day,
crawling out at Intervals to the windmill
tank for water to drink and bathe his
wound.
His name In Henry Patten, 41 years old.
weight, 195 pounds; height, 5 feet, 10-i
Inches, finely developed and trained. His
home Is at Eighteenth and Ollvo streets,
Kansas City, where he has three children,
his wife being dead. His oldest girl Is 18
years old, he says, and "Is the best house
keeper In the world."
He says he had no confederate, and that
when shot he and the officer were close
together, ire has a bruised right shoulder.
corroborating McMllien's story that they
were struggling and striking with their re
volvers. His revolver snapped after tiring
twice in the fight with McMillen. In ad
dition to his revolver he had an ugly dirk.
which he was unable to use in tho short
struggln. !
Jlnqulst, on whose :lawn he was resting.
awaiting a southbound Kansas City train
to carry him to safety and friends, at or
hear Hamburg, la., called Dr. Bacon, who
summoned Dr. DeWitt of Olenwood. They
decided to bring him to the latter place
this morning. Intestinal perforation Is
feared from the location of the wound, Just
above the left groin and general peritonitis
Is probable. The wound Is from a forty-four
caliber revolver. His condition is critical.
McMillen was on duty yesterday, lils arm
Injury, where he was shot, not Incapacitat
ing him for duty. -
KANSAS CITY, May 11 (Special Tele
gram.) James Patton of Kansas City, who
was shot and dangerously Injured by the
night watchman at Glenwood. Ia., while
robbing a store In that city, lives at 2725
Vine street Three detectives James Raf
fertv, John Dwyer and Samuel Combs
searched Patton's houee this morning and
found goods valued at about S2.000.
Patton Is known to the police here and
It Is believed that the goods found In his
house have been stolen. Three valises
found In his home contained expensive lace,
silk shirts, waists and Several bolts of silk
cloth. In a trunk wem colored surplices,
cassocks and half a dozen silk robes
trimmed with gold braid. The goods wero
taken to police headquarters and will be
held until they can be Identified.
Patton lived with his two children In
this city, but has not been at his home for
several weeks. He is a peddler. His wife
is dead. :
CUMMINS ON RATE PROBLEM
Eays Interstate Commerce Commission is
Inconpetent Body.
DOES NOT USE POWER IT POSSESSES
Testimony Indicates He la Not In
Harmony with Some of the Other
Party Leadera in Hla
State.
tlons on the ground that he might lncrlml
nate himself. The queries put to him by
the attorney for the Employers' associa
tion covered the grounds of the cause of
the strike and whether or not the officials
of his union ordered or advised him to
strike. To all of these questions Attorney
Leboskey, for the defendants, made stren
uous objections, with the result that there
lar and William H. Martin substitute rural occurred between him and Attorney Mayer,
carrier for route 1 at Ayreshlre, Ia. acting for the plaintiffs, numerous alterca
John L. Klset has been appointed post- tlons, In one of which Attorney Mayer de
master at Ottumwa, Stanley county, 8. D.. dared that In stating matters to the master
vice H. B. Thompson, resigned.
Pullman porter, internal ln
Attorney Leboskey had been unfair, almost
to the point of dishonesty.
Clash Between Attorneys.
The wrangles were finally terminated .by
the statement of the master that the mat
ter would be certified to the federal court
as to whether or not the witness had proper
grounds on which to base his refusal to
answer questions. Attorney Mayer said
that he would not take the matter before
the court Immediately because he expected
similar occurrences In the future and he
would present them all at one time.
Edward Buckley, a former union driver.
but now on strike, told of being ordered by
officials of his union to put his wagon In
the burn, and when asked why he did not
continue at work, replied:
"Because I did not want to be killed."
"Why did you stand in fear of death If
you went out?" he was asked.
Buckley hesitated for some time and then
said:
"Because there were riots on the streeta
and I wouldn't sacrifice my life for a Job."
The hearing before Master In Chancery
Sherman will be continued tomorrow.
I'nlon Teamster Shot.
John Bernard, a union teamster, was shot
UNITED BRETHREN AT TOPEKA
General Conference of the Church
Formally Welcomed by Gov
ernor lloch.
TOPEKA, Kan.. May ll.-The twenty-
rourtn general conference of the United
Brethren church was formally opened her
today by the senior bishop, Nicholas Castle,
D. D., of Portland. Ore. Two hundred and
sixty-eight accredited delegutes were pres
ent. Of this number 1.14 are mlnlstrerlaL
the remainder being lay delegates. Twenty-
tnree women delegates were among those
In attendance. Included In the member
ship of the general conference are Rev.
J. A. King, representative of church mis
sions in West Africa, and Rev. Hj Barke
mycr, superintendent of missions In West
Germany. This evening the members of
the. conference were formally welcomed to
the city and the state of Kansas by exer
cises held in the auditorium. Bishop Castle
presided and Governor Hoch and Rev.
t tiaries i. bheldon made addresses welcom
ing the visitors. Rev. H. S. Gabei and
Rev. T. C. Carter responded, in behalf of ,n tna hand thigh tonight by a colored
EMPLOYE SAVES EMPLOYER
Jamea Moore, Laborer, Snatches
James Jenaen, Contractor, from
a Fatefa. loom.
James Moore, iX ' South Eighteenth
street, seems easily J-omlsIng candidate
fir Mr: Carnegie H-fji'' tuna snenem. .
Mr. Moore snatched ,Ws ewiployer, James
Jensen, from the very Jaws of what Is re
garded as a horrible death. Jensen Is a
contractor and Moore a laborer.
The Incident occurred about 1 o'clock
Thursday morning, when the rain and
wind storm was at Its height. Jensen and
Moore had gone to Twelfth and Izard
Btrceis, where a large brick main sewer
which the former has under contract for
the city terminates, and Is nearly com
pleted. The contractor feared that tho
great quantity of water falling might Im
peril the work. At Twelfth and Izard
streets an old double-barrelled brick sewer,
six feet three inches In diameter, empties
Into a creek. The sewer under construc
tion is the same size, runs down California
from Sixteenth and parallels the old sewer
at the terminus. Earth had been removed
from the side of the old sewer to permit
construction and only a few yards re
malned unfinished. The quantity of water
In the old sewer caused a section two feet
square to burst out of the side which was
not reinforced by the earth. The water
rushed out Into the trench dug for the
new sewer. Jensen was standing directly
above the point where the old brick sewer
gave way. He was precipitated into the
trench, which had filled with water and
was backing up Into the new sewer, Into
which no water had yet been turned from
the upper end. He managed to escape be
ing sucked into the hole by the torrent by
clutching the brick ends and a plank. The
plank broke and tho contractor hung by
one hand, when Moore reacheddown and
wth great exertions caught Jensen In time
and succeeded In drawing him out.
Except for a bruised Bide the contractor
was all right Thursday morning und was
superintending repairs on the Job.
the church.
TESTIMONY IN THE HOCH CASE
Wltnesaea Testify to Condition
Dead Woman and Purchaae
of Araeule.
of
CHICAGO, May 11. Testimony of a tech
nteal character occupied the greater part
of today'a hearing in the trial of the multl-
blgamlst, Juhann Hoch, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Marie Walcker-Hoch.
Dr. Ludwlg Hektoer told of pathologl
cal atudiea of the organs cf the dead
women und later he found no condition of
nephritis, such as would induce death.
Among the witnesses of the day waa
Frederick O. Collins, druggist of New
York. Hoch declared when arrested that
the poison found in the fountain pen (ar
senlc) waa bought at Collins' a tore. The
druggist came to Chicago, armed with the
register book, the lawa of New York re
quire all druggiata to keep. In which to
record the salea of jolson. This book
man employed aa a driver at the atore
where Bernard waa employed before the
strike. Since tho commencement of the
trouble Bernard has been a picket around
the place, and when several of the negroes
who now drive wagons for the department
store met Bernard and some of his friends
tonight they offered to fight them. The
Invitation was declined and one of the
colored men, drawing a revolver, fired at
Bernard. He waa taken to the hospital,
where his condition Is said to be serious.
His assailant escaped.
Cabmen today added a new annoyance to
the list of discomforts Buffered by women
as a result of the strike. While torrenta
of rain deluged the streets women pas
sengers, in order to reach the larger retail
stores, were forced to hire conveyances, In
aome casea a block away, pickets warning
all union drivers not to approach the car
riage entrance,
Gold Disk Man Escapes.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. May 11. "Mill Dunn.
who but for the Intervention of Cashier
W. P. Fulkerson and Paying Cashier W. F.
Maxwell of the First National bank of
ttiieliMTiAn rnuntv. uonld have n.i'nr4
aoes not snow mat aroeniu was ever sold t.6.e from John S. Kliliy. In a gold dlk
m it.i. ii nn , duta ha mention. r.r I swindle yesterday, completely eluded the
19 tiY aaoapfl trvia uia nii4 ,
f.&X sjiou. answering bia descrlpUoa,
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and Warmer Friday.
Fair.
Saturday
Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayt
Hour. Dev. llonr. Deer.
S a. tn ..... , Ml l p. m ..... . HA
a. m (IT S p. m (l.'t
T a. m At A p. m 2
S a. in 4Vt 4 p. m (1.1
a. m H-4 H p. m 4
10 a. m Aft II p, m 4l
1 1 a. m TO T p. m . . . . . . 41
lit m Til p. m .4
O p. m 4 tt
AFFAIRS OF THE EQUITABLE
DUTCHMEN TO GET THE ROAD
There Will De So Contest at Meeting;
of Kansas City Southern
Stockholders,
NEW YORK, May ll.-The board of di
rectors and the executive committee of the
Kansas City Southern railway met here
today and arranged preliminaries for the
annual meeting of stockholders at Kansas
City next week. At the conclusion of the
meeting the statement was made by Her
mann Sielcken, chief representative of the
Holland Interest, that there would be no
contest at the annual meeting. It was
later learned that property will be trans
ferred to the Holland Interest at the Kan
sas City meeting. v
John W. Gates said today that he had no
interest in the reported transfer of the
Kansas City Southern railway from the
Harrlman to the Holland interests. Mr.
Gates added that he was today but slightly
inte-ested in the property and had not been
a factor in its affairs for several years.
PRESIDENT REACHES HOME
Chief ExecutlTe's Special Makes Few
Stops la Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
WASHINGTON, May 12. Preaident
Roosevelt arrived on his special train over
the Pennsylvania railroad at midnight.
PITTSBURG. May 11. A special train
bearing President Roosevelt and party ar
rived in Pittsburg this afternoon en route
to Washington. During the brief stop the
president appeared on the rear platform
of the last car and was given an enthusi
astic welcome by a large crowd. He said:
"I have certainly enjoyed my three weeks'
vacation. It has done me much good and
I am going back to Washington to work.
I will use all the power vested In me to
give each and all Justice and there shall
be privileges to none."
The president was In the best of humor
and apparently Ua western, trU baa greatly
pttneated, blm, ,
(F"rom a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. May 11. (Special Tele
gram.) Governor A. H. Cummins of Iowa
was the principal witness before the Inter
state commerce committee of the senate
today and the room was crowded when the
apostle of the tariff revision and reciprocity
began his statement to the committee. Sen
ator Dolllver, who has gone over to the
enemy," as the railroads are classed by
railroad rate revisionists, stated to the com
mittee the other day that es-erything was
harmonious In Iowa, that he had learned
all this when In Chicago recently from a
Des Moines friend. But "harmony" was
considerably shattered today when Gov
ernor Cummins made the statement that
the Interstate commerce committee was In
competent and that the lust of Its members
for more power blinds them to the powers
that they now possess.
Yesterday was a field day for the manu
facturers and merchants of Omaha and
Sioux City and the beet sugar growers and
manufacturers of Nebraska. Haywood G.
Ix-avltt of Nebraska appeared on behalf of
the beet growers of his state In a protest
against the Esch-Townsend bill. During
the course of his statement Mr. Leavltt said
that "tho business men of, Nebraska were
closer to the railroad managers than they
could ever expect to be to any body of
men authorized by congress to fix rates or
even regulate them."
Leavltt lilts Irrigation Agent.
"It is not high rates the cattlemen com
plain most of. It is slow transit," he
said. "The beet sugar growers do not
complain of the Nebraska rates, and they
do not want the present system of rate
making changed. And above all things
they do not want to have to deal with
the government In so Important a matter.''
Then he switched from, railroad to Irri
gation and said: "We farmers in Nebraska
have had experience with government
agents. Invariably those men are actuated
rather by the desire to Increase their own
salary than to perform the duties of their
offices for tl.e benefit of the persons who
are supposed to benefit by this work. I
am coming to Washington next winter to
enter a protest against the commissioner
of reclamation In Nebraska, , who, Instead
of reclaiming the state by a system of ir
rigation ,as he waa sent to do, is doing
more harm by mismanagement than could
be imagined by anyone who is not ac
quainted with the facts. Nebraska Is not
reaping any benefit from the government
work, and Nebraska farmers cannot see
that anything but harm will accrue to
them, by putting the railroad management
In the hands of a commission that in all
probability would not work any better."
Dr. George I Miller appeared before the
committee and asked that conditions re
main as now, for tampering with rates
would put Omaha in a position of great
distress. Arthur C. Smith, a a representa
tive of the M. E. Smith Dry Goods com
pany of Omaha said he desired to have
conditions remain unchanged. He particu
larly wanted conditions to remain such
"that railroads can earn money enough
over and above that needed to pay inter
est on their stocks and bonds to enable
them to improve their terminal facilities.
Every railroad that ran Into Omaha has
Inadequate terminals," said Mr. Smith.
Baldwin on Rate Regulation.
"There is no deep-seated demand for a
reduction of freight rates, nor is there a
demand for any modification of railroad
rates tn the country from which I come,"
said John N. Baldwin of the Union Pacific
at a banquet given by the American Rail
way association delegates to the Interna
tional Railway congress tonight. Mr. Bald
win's statement was recelyed with rounds
of applause. Encouraged by the sympathy
of his hearers he went on to say that at
the last session of the Nebraska legislature
the committee charged with the prepara
tlon of a maximum freight rate bill, the
chairman of which is a young dentist of
Omaha, and another member a miller from
Kearney, reported back in two days a bill
to the house which made a horizontal cut
In twenty-seven commodities affecting 75
per cent of the freight handled by the rail
roads of that state. In the public discus
sion which ensued over the measure Mr.
Baldwin In his most eloquent style, which
was a marvel to the German, Swiss, Hun
garian, French and English delegates pres
ent, said that the young dentist chairman
of the committee when questioned said
that rates were higher In Nebraska than
In Iowa. He did not know that Iowa had
forty people to the square mile, while Ne
braska had but thirteen. He did not know
that Iowa mined thousands of tons of coal
per year, while Nebraska did not mine a
pound. He did not know that the volume
and density of the haul wero vital subjects
that entered Into the making of rates.
Baldwin was at his best and as nearly
every man of tha 400 present was in the
employ of railroads or had intimate re
latlonshlp with these carriers, the apostle
of the Union Pacific had the time of his
life.
Introductory to his discussion of railroad
rates Mr. Baldwin told of the building of
the Union Pacific, which he said was the
first road to lead In the march of civllza-
tlon Into the wilderness. That Impulse of
Improvement created it. "It was con
structed under federal muskets and pro
tected by federal troops," waa one of his
Impressive sentences.
With the German ambassador. Speck von
Sternberg, John N. Baldwin divided the
oratorical honors of the evening, his ad
dress showing careful study and waa ar
ranged with fine discrimination for con
sumption on the part of the foreign dele
gates.
Bids were opened today by the supervis
ing architect of the treasury for construct
Ing, except heating and lighting, the new
public building at Laramie, Wyo. There
were eight bidders, the lowest being
William 1L Maxwell of Pierre, S. D., at
179,378.
Financial Secretary Wlnthrop Is Ex
amined by Commissioner
Hendricks.
NEW YORK. May 11. II. R. Wlnthrop,
financial aecretary of the Equitable Life
Assurance aoclety, tvai under examination
again today In the Inquiry of Superin
tendent Hendricks of the state Insurance
department into the affairs of the ao
clety. Mr. Wlnthrop produced many books
and documents and was on the stand tho
entire dty. During the examination other
developments were going on. A confer
ence between Mr. Hyde In his office with
Senator Dep?w, Vice President Mclntyro
and other officials of the Equitable and Mr.
Hyde's council, Messrs. Untermeyer, Root
and Gulliver, was held. This conference
lasted until late In the afternoon, but no
Inkling of Its purpose was obtainable.
Two more arrests were made today In
connection with that of Samuel Lobley,
who was arrested In Pennsylvania a few
days ago charged with fraudlently obtain
ing a loan of 127,000 on a policy alleged
to have been stolen from the society's
vaults. The prisoners, Emll H. Neumer
and Thomas Lobley, Jr., are charged with
being accomplices of Lobley. Neumer was
a clerk In the Equitable offles, and young
Lobley Is a nephew of Samuel. They were
eld today In 110,000 each for examination
It was reported tonight that Neumer
fter a two hours' Interview with a deputy
assistant district attorney, would turn
slate's evidence.
President Alexander and Vice Presidents
Hyde and Tarbell did not appear today In
the supreme court to bo examined in the
holder's eult of Herbert G. Tull of Phlla-
elphla, a technical error In the papers
making a new order for their appearance
necessary. This Justice Bishop Blgned,
citing those officers Into court next Mon
day.
It was reported tonight on apparently
reliable authority that the complaint In
the action to oust Mr. Alexander from the
trusteeship of the Hyde stock would be
served within the week, and that sworn
affidavits would be Included stating that
no Equitable money went either directly
or Indirectly toward paying for the now
famous Hyde ball, that there was no un
seemly action on the part of any person
at that , ball, and that false reports about
these things were spread aa part of an al
leged conBplracy to Injure Mr. Hyde in
the eyes of the public and of the directors
of the society.
Acquitted of Receiving Stolen Goods
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D., May 11. (Special
Telegram.) After being out eighteen hours,
a Jury In the case of George A. Ford
Sioux Falls business man, who was charged
with having received stolen goods, brought
in a verdict of acquittal today. Ford was
Indicted by the grand Jury which was in
session here last December and since that
time there has been great Interest as to
the final outcome of the case. The charge
against Ford grew out of the daylight rob
bery last summer of the Agrant pawn
broking establishment, when jewelry and
money to the value of several thousand
dollars were carried away. The property
was afterward returned and was alleged to
have been ia Ford's possession during tb
lnteriuia.
ARMOUR'S ICING CHARGES
Northern Pacific Official Bay They
Are f lO Per Car Higher Than
Thoae of Hla Read. '
CHICAGO, May 11. Testimony of the
complainants In the investigation of the
affairs of the Armour car lines by the In
terstate Commerce commission was con
cluded today and as the respondents stated
that they had nothing to say the commis
sion announced that briefs should be 'filed
by the complainants within fifteen days
and by the respondents within twenty days,
The arguments will be made before the
commission In Washington.
Several witnesses were heard by the
commission today and to compare the
charges of the Northern Pacific lines for
Icing with those of the Armour lines H. P.
Ober, manager of the perishable freight
trafilc of the Northern Pacific, was put on
the stand arid examined by R. S. Powell of
the Western Fruit Jobbers' association. Mr.
Ober testified that the cost to his company
for Icing averaged from $1.10 to 11.75. He
declared that the average charge for Icing
cars and numerous reiclngs was $26 per
car on shipments of fruits from western
points to St. Paul, Minn., when the com
pany's own cars were used. When the
Armour cars were used, however, he said,
a charge of S35 was made and the extra 10
went to the Armour people In addition to
the rental charges made by the Armour
lines.
In concluding his testimony Mr. Ober
Bald that his company only charged ship
pers of fruit the actual costs for the icing
of the cars.
HOT FIGHT WITH DESPERADO
Finally Captured After Shooting;
Several Men, One of Them
Fatally.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 11. (Special
Telegram.) Frank Davis, . alias Black
Mike, the notorious desperado, resisted
arrest at Wolton, Wyo., this morning and
shot Deputy Sheriff Hoback. Black Mike
fled to a deserted cabin and held a party
of forty sheepmen at hay until late In the
afternoon. Over 100 shots were fired Into
the cabin, and finally, when the sheep
men withdrew to Wolton for more am
munition and rifles, Davis fled to the brush
The sheepmen and officers returned and,
shielded by a barricade of baled hay
placed on two wagon wheels, they ad
vanced upon Black Mike. Over 500 shots
were fired down Into the cannon In which
Mike had made a stand. He returned the
fire. Walter Knudsen was shot through
the neck and will die. W. J. Morton was
shot through the arm, and Charles Skin
ner received a scalp wound.
Black Mike surrendered late tonight
when his ammunition gave out, and he
was brought to Wolton. Sheriff Webb and
a posse left Casper tonight to bring the
prisoner to the county seat, but feeling
runs high at Wolton, and It Is feared
Black Mike will be lynched before morn
ing. The trouble was started by Davis
forging a check, and the attempt of the
merchant who cashed the paper to secure
the return of his money.
Movements of Ocean Veaaela May 11
At New York Sailed: Bluecher, for Ham
burg; La Touraine. for Havre; Gnelaenau,
for Bremen; litonia, for Trieste.
At yueenstown Sailed: Baltic, for New
York: Westernland. for Philadelphia.
At Havre Arrived: Ia Lorraine, from
New York.
At Naples: Balled: Republic, for New
York.
At Cherbourg-Sailed: Prinzes Alice, for
New York.
At Liverpool Arrived: Marlon, from Phil
adelphia; Teutonic, from New York.
At Hong Kong: Sailed: Empress of Ja
pan, for Vancouver.
At lllogo Arrived: Athenian, from Van
couver. At Shanghai Arrived: Garrone, from Se
attle. At Hamburg Arrived: Pennsylvania,
from New York. Sailed: Sardinia, for
New York; Canada, for Quebec: Yixalnhin.
STORM KILLS
ONE HUNDRED
Town of Snyder, Okl., Praotically Destroyed
by Tornado Wednesday Nifht.
NINETY-FIVE BODIES ARE RECOVERED
Of the Forty-One Seriously Injured at
Least Seven Will Die.
HUNDRED LESS SERIOUSLY HURT
Fire Breaks Out and Several Business
Houses Are Destroyed.
MUCH SUFFERING AND DISTRESS
Lack of Suitable Shelter, neddlnav
Oandaaea and Medical Supplies
Adda to Anaulah of the
Victims.
GUTHRIE, Okla.. May ll.-The latest of
ficial reports from the tornado-Btiicken
town of Snyder, Okla., place the list of
dead at ninety-five. Other rumors advance
this figure to Ul. It Is highly probable
that the death list when accurately tabu
lated will, reach 130. Of those Injured there
are various reports reaching from 100 to
150.
The storm formed near the Texas ittie
nd Its path extends in a northeasterly di
rection for over forty miles, causing dam
age at Altus. Olustce and other small towns
and In the country as well as at Snyder.
Reports Indicate that the casualties outside
of Snyder will aggregate over twenty-five
and may go higher.
Relief la being sent from neighboring
towns. From Oklahoma City today 100
men went to dig graves and seek the dead
still in the ruins, and also a dozen under
takers with 100 coffins. Offers of financial
assistance have come from numerous cities.
Governor Ferguson of Oklahoma has is
sued a proclamation calling attention to
the needs of the stricken town. It Is still
difficult to obtain information from Snyder.
A single telegraph wire furnishes an outleti
but it Is blocked with private messages
concerning the dead and Injured. To add to
the general confusion and distress after tha
tornado had passed fire broke out and
burned out many of the buildings that
remained of the business blocks. So far
it Is not possible to find out whether or not
any bodies were cremated, but it is highly
possible that such is the case.
Awful Force of Wind.
An unidentified worran was picked up
dead, having been pinioned to the ground
by a scantling which entered her .left eye
and came out through the back of her
head. Clarence Donovan, railroad engineer,
and Miss Nina Fessenden were to have
been married last night, but had Just
postponed the nuptials until thia morning.
Both were Instantly killed. Fred Crump,
a boy, had started to a cellar when a
flying- timber atruck him and serered his
head from his body. Debris was carried
to the northeast as far as Cooperton,
twelve miles, and it is reported that thera
are more of the fragments of homes nt
that town and In. that vicinity than are
in the tornado path at Snyder.
About seventy-five head of horses and
cattle were killed on the townslte. A
committee was set to work this morning
to remove carcasses.
Many Wonnded Will Die.
The mayor of Snyder Is having much
trouble arranging for tho burial of the
dead. The confusion Is great, owing to
the fact that there still remain a number
of unidentified bodies at the morgues.
There Is much suffering owing to lack' o?
provisions and places to stay. What
houses remain In the town are In bad con
dition and are unsafe for habitation. Be
sides, there Is not room enough to care for
the homeless. Bedding and wearing ap
parel arc both lacking, and despite tho
effort to succor the unfortunates they ar
still In a pitiable condition. Many of ths
wounded could not be cared for or given
medical aid until 9 o'clock this morning
and by that time their wounds were ag
gravated. Dr. York of Hobart. who was
active In relieving the suffering, saya that
20 per cent of the wounded will die.
filrl's Mlracnlona Escape.
Details of the sensational escape of one
of th girl operators at the Snydnr tele
phone exchange are received. The man-
ogfci of the exchange was fatally injured,
anci one of the two female operators waa
killed. The other took lefuge In a tele-
phono booth, which was blcwn Into a field
without seriously Injuring Its orcupant.
Two hundred peopl.i have left Lawton
for Snyder to render osslrtanre.
Every building north of tho Frisco tricks
Is demolished, including the cotton com
press and the rouui house.
As soon as daylight came and people
could comprehend the possible extent of
the damage done a mass meeting was held
and a relief organic it k.n formed, the nt
flcers of which are E. P. Dunn, president,
J. C Burnett, secretary, nnd J. L. Helena,
treasurer, the latter to whom all donations
and relief supplies hould be sent.
KInrty-Flve Known fiend.
SNYDER. Okla., May 11. At 10 o'clock
tonight the number of known dead as a re
sult of the tornado has reached ninety-five.
Arrangements have been made to convey
all the Injured who can be moved to hos
pitals at Oklahoma City and LaWBon. A
special train for this purpose will leave
here at 11:3).
The havoc wrought by the tornado Is
complete. Out of a town of 1,000 people
not more than a score of houses are In
tact, while two-thirds of the buildings are
totally wrecked. The Btorm formed south
of Olustce, near Jhe Texas line, and took
a northeasterly course through a well set
tled section. At 8 o'clock It was observed
by the people of Snyder, but the usual
funnel-shaped formation waa lacking and,
though the roar was plainly heard for aome
time before the storm broke, many were
of the opinion that it waa a hailstorm.
Wlthln.ti few minutes the Bky became sud
denly dark and a terrific downpour of ruin
J began, lasting for several minutes, when It
I stopped almost as suddenly as It had com
menced. A few moments of ominous calm
followed, and then the tornado struck, tear
ing buildings to pieces aa though they were
made of paper. Many people who had
thought to take advantage of the calm to
seek refuge In cellars were caught In tha
streets and between buildings, where somo
were lifted high in the air and dashed to
the ground aa though hurled from a cata
pult; others were struek by flying dchiia
and beaten almost beyond recognition.
Houses Crushed MUe Kitg shells.
Those who remained In their hmists fared
no better In the pith of the tornado which
swept across all excepting a few blocks Id
tha aouthoatUirn corner of tha town. IbJ