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    NEWS SECTION.
The Omaha
UNDAY
Bee.
PAGES 1 TO 10.
ESTAIlMSIIEl) JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA,
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MORNING, MAY 14. 15)05. FOUK SECTIONS TIIIKTY-SIX PAGES.
SINGLE COl'V FIVE CENTS.
WATCHING GERMANY ! CHURCH 's ' LE
Moroccan Trip of Emperor William Causes
Warmth on Fart of Britain.
ALLEGES HE HAS DESIGNS ON SAHARA
Plan of Taming Desert Into Colony Has
Attractions for German People.
RUSSIA IS SHOWING SOME INTEREST
Fear Expressed that Kaiser May Take Lead
in Chines Matters.
D1SC9RD WOULD FLAY INTO HIS HANDS
erlous Quarrel Between Japan and
France Would Involve Great
Britain and Leave Germany
a Free lluud.
LuM)OK, May U.- (Special Cablegram to
The lire.) The temper of the people of
Great Britain In perhaps more warm than
that of the people of France lu the mutter
Of the kaiser's Moroccan adventures,
though the feeling In France, according to
11 accounts, has been warm enough dur
ing the past few weeks. The warmth of
the temper of the people of London and
the provinces Is due In a large measure to
the belief that It is the Intention of tho
German emperor to partition Morocco be
tween Germany, France and Spain, the
Atlantic seaboard falling as Germany's
S hare.
Nobody seems to know what lies beyond
In the general program of the emperor
of Germuny, but his movements certainly
have not been conducive toward the gen
eral peace and welfare of Europe. About
all that Is known Is that he regards
Morocco as more rich In natural resources
than Algeria, and that ho Is convinced
that It Is the duty of the nations of con
tinental Europe to open the country up
to the civilization and the commerce of
the world.
One Idea which has beer, advanced here,
preposterous an it may appear upon tho
surface, has found many believers. It Is
to the effect that the kaiser really believes
that the desert of Sahara can be con
verted Into a colony of the German em
pire and made to blossom as the roso
by letting the waters In from the ocean.
In this event the Atlantic seaboard of
Morocco would prove a magnificent base
of operations, giving Germany ports and
harbors for Germany's North African em
pire. -
This scheme of redemption of the desert
of Sahara la by no means a new one, but
It has been a favorite theory ever since the
beginning of great engineering works like
the Kiel canal and the Slmplon tunnel.
And some of these engineers, it Is known.
have the ear of tho kaiser, who Is ever
ready to listen to new propositions, and
who shows a familiarity with engineering
projects which sometimes startles the n-
glnsors themselves.,.
-Tr)ajr-Aa1irtmtarCT-ptrfta)
This conquest of the Sahara has been the
dream of adventurous spirits In continental
Europe for a hundred years. Actuated by
the Napoleonic philosophy that man must
be a public benefactor who makes two
blades of grass grow where one grew be
fore adventurers like Lebaudy have had
themselves declared kings and emperors
of Sahara, starting navies with steam
yachts, and running the risk of being de
clared pirates by reason of the flying of
strange and unknown flags from the mast
heads of their little toy navies. If the
German emperor should take up the propo
sition, barked by the financial genius and
the engineering skill of the German peo
ple. It Is not too much to say that he
might go a long way toward realizing his
heart's desire that of a great colony, peo
pled by persons Bpeaklng the German
tongue.
That the Germans are hard pressed for
lands for purposes of colonization' ' has
long since been recognized by the states
men of Europe In general and by the Teu
tonic statesmen In particular. With a
Population of nearly 60,000,000, crowded Into
territory not so large as Texas, In the
re constantly looking for new fields to
conquer beyond the seas. All efforts to
obtain a foothold In South America have
failed, owing to the Jealous persistency
with which the people of the I'nited States
have clung to the Monroe doctrine. Such
lands as Germany possesses In the southern
part of Africa are uuhealthful, small In
rea and wldelv scattered. Russia's hard
experience with the Japanese In Asia does
not lend much encouragement toward ter
ritorial aggrandizement In the Orient, and
the German possessions in that part of
the world Hie llulo more than coaling sta
tions, nut with the desert of Sahar
turned Into a garden the Oerman empire
would be enlarged by the acquisition of at
least 2.0II0.0U0 square miles, more than half
as largo as the United States, which has
an area In round numbers of S,500,000 square
miles. The present population of tho
desert does not exceed l,0"0.ooo, made up
almost altogether of ncmndlc and seml
clvlllzed tribes. Ilonce It could not ne
urged that the kaiser was doing any par
ticular harm It could be argued that he
was really doing the world good by letting
the waters of the Atlantic and the Mediter
ranean into this hltheito unconquered and
unconquerable desert.
German Rankers Interested.
It Is known that the German bankers
are taking an active Interest In Moroccan
affairs since the visit of the German em
peror to that country. German Invest
ments are being made at a rapid rate In
all sections of north Africa, all the way
from Abyssinian railroads, on the eastern
extremity of the territory apparently cov
eted by the kaiser, to Morocco on thei
west. The Oerman consul continues In
high favor with the sultan of Morocoo,
by whom he la received several times a
day.
If this Is the real meaning of the "dark
procedure" and the hidden policy of the
kaiser, the movement may yet make for
peace Instead of war, since It Is difficult
to Imagine the nations of the world going
to war for a stretch of sands, a barren
Parliament May Have to Setlle Matter
Between Prealt) terlnn llodles
of Scotland,
EDtNBT'RO, May 13. -(Special Cablegram
to The Lee.) The Siotttsh Free church
dispute hns reached sue h a stage that It
appears Impossible to settle contro
versy short of an appeal to Parliament.
The report of Lord Elgin's commission, ap
pointed to Inquire Into the affair, has
stirred up the bitterest feeling In Scotland.
The commissioners say that they an!
forced to the conclusion that the Free
church Is Incapable of carrying on the
religious work of the church which It
represents.
Thmught the report of Lord Elgin's com-
mlslson bears the stamp of authority It
Is doubtful whether it will have the effect
of bringing together the factions repre
sented by the Free church and the United
Free church. The Scottish people have
always been extremely tenacious In mat
ters where religious principles are In
volved and Parliamentary interference has
ordinarily done more harm than good.
In this case Lord Elgin's commission says
that the dispute is a case which fully
Justifies, Indeed necessitates, tho Interfer
ence of Parliament. It urges that this
commission or other authority should pos
sess executive and administrative powers
and that the whole of the funds of the
Free church, also all of the property, as
at October 31, l&'O, should be vested In this
authority; that where the Free church Is
unable tei adequately execute the trusts,
the commission should be empowered to
transfer tho funds and tho property, and
that the United Free church Is entitled
to be preferred on the ground that It can
adequately perform the trust purposes.
The retort of some of the leaders of the
Free rhurch congregations Is to the effe?t
that while the church pnpprty may bo
turned over to the United Free chure'h
people. It Is quite another thing to be
able to turn over the Free church congre
gations and that the Free church of Shet
land will at once be reorganized and keep
up its organization as of yore. v
JONES, PIRATE
DOUBTS LESSON OF THE EAST
British Cannot Forgive Wan Who Struck at
Its Supremacy of Sea.
ATTACKS CtURACTER OF OLD FIGHTER
Telegraph Quotes Writer Who Calls Into
Question Captain's Frivate Life.
DOUBTS HONOR OF THE AMERICAN HERO
Says that "Pirate" is Not Eipecled to
Possess Moral Character.
ADMITS PERSONAL drtAVERY OF OFFICER
Tells Storjr of Fight Between Bon
hoinme Htchard and Scrapls
to Illustrate Power of
Jones' Bravery.
British Officer Mays Rosso-Japanese
War Experiences May Not
Be osplnilve.
LONDON", May 13. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) A general signing himself
as "African Brigadier," is out with a
statement warning Great Britain against
hastily altering Its military methods be
cause of tho so-called lessons on the war
In the far east. He say3 in part:
"Primarily there Is the question of the
attack. Are wo to accept without ques
tion that positions can be slorme-d ' en
masse, If held, say by Germans, French
or Americans? Is It not a fact that the
rifle In tho hands of the Russian peasant
soldiery was not uttlize'd to the full extent
of which It Is capable In repelling an
attack.
"The Russians were not able to use their
fire adequately, with the result that the
Japanese, counting upon this deficiency,
stormed positions with masses and re
ceived ' they terrible , casualties of close
uiartjiMMdt ; Jyitead. -ot mUc vrVr.-ta&i
massacre Which might have ensued If
every foot of the advance had beon cov
ered by efficient rifle lire.
"I, for one, would not like to lead troops
in sucn circumstances against an army
well skilled lu the use of the rltle. Will
it be good also to accept the lesson that
close order bayonet work under cover of
night will be successful against, say the
Germans, who turn darkness Into day with
searchlight.
"Napoleon said that fire Is everything,
and the rest of small account. In tha
case of the Russians It was the fire that
had been of small account; therefore let
us have ample evidence that the lessons
of the war are drawn from fairly normal
conditions before we alter our methods.
Personally, I am of the opinion that no
attack in mass of any kind can survlvo
efficient rifle fire."
SOCIALISTS IN AN UPROAR
Resolution Calling for Union of All
Branches Results la Warm
Debate.
LONDON, May 13 (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) At the twenty-fifth annual
conference of the Social Democratic fed
eration, held at Northampton, the question
of unity among socialist organizations was
discussed with some warmth. The Burnley
branch brought up a resolution for calling
a conference of all socialist organization In
Great Britain, the business of which should
be to discuss, and If possible, to agree upon
a line of common policy and action upon
all matters of national and International
Importance to the socialist movement.
This was moved by Mr. Dan Irving and
astonishment was expressed by Mr. Halnd
nian that France should have been able to
federate. There was a rival resolution
trusting the council would continue Its
endeavors to bring about unity. In ac
cordance with the decision, arrived at by
the Amsterdam congress. There was a
large majority for the rival amendment
and It was adopted.
Mr. Irving thereupon complained that
the Burnley resolution had been Ignored
and amid some uproar he declared his In
tention of leaviag the conference unless
the sense of the delegates were taken upon
It. Counsellor Grlbbc, the chairman, ul
timately consented to a direct vote being
taken upon the original resolution and it
was negatived. Mr. Irving next, amielst
continued dlsturbani'e, repen ted that certain
delegates had voted directly contrary to
their branch Instructions. An animated
discusslem resulted In a formal demand
that another vote be taken by branches.
This was done and the rival resolution
stood.
LONDON, May 13. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee. The removal of the body of Jeihn
Paul Jones from the old St. Loiis cemtteiy
In Paris to the United States, tl.unlts to tho
assiduous efTurta of General Porter, the
United States ambassador, has called forth
some Interesting comment 'n tno European
pre'ss. As a general thing the comment has
been kind and considerate, but u uler the
heading of "An Eighteenth Century pirate"
the London Daily Telegraph comes to tho
front with a remarkable attack upen the
character of Paul Jones. After savin that
the career of John Paul Jones was filled
with as many adventures as e-er distin
guished the life of any hero Immorluli'.eel
by Alexander Dumas the Daily Telegraph
Mlntif ttui nv f :i temen e a vhlph I'.'innot f.lll
. ivmHii in ulfl.it-!) Mn iiimiimmt till till ther
siele of the water.
The Dally Telegraph quotes a number of
writers In support of some of its asscrtijns.
A man "of the most determined and fero
cious courage" was the character i;lv?ii him
by Prof. J. K. Laughton, who also credited
him with the possession of 'JinllnKulshi'd
talent and originality." In another direc
tion, says the Daily Telegraph, the well
known naval historian diil not lU'.iuo mat
ters when defiling with the idiosyncrasies
of Paul Jones. "His vanity," he wrote,
"was excessive and his meir.xl character
may he summed up in the one word eleti-Bt-able."
Continuing, the Daily relognpn says:
"But history, wisely enough, never con
cerned itself overmuch with Paul Jones'
moral character. A pirate Is tie't sapposeel
to possess one, ami if he did he would need
It difficult to kneiw what to do v-nr. 11. Nor
was any pirate in the world's history ever
expected to find in honor a useful com
modity. Yet Pnul Jones could talk very
big about honor upon oeeasiom, Just as he
prated whenever opportunity arose about
his successful love affairs. But as even
the most patriotic of Amerle-iens would
cheerfully admit John Pnul Jones was a
hero of the high seas not of eh'.valry. A
decade after his death Napoleon Is reputed
to have said of him: 'If tut m.irl had
'Ibv-I FrunwisKndd trnvf tin J an ntrmtrnl;'
But it Is tolerably certain that wtrh Na
poleon Paul Jones who In one sense was a
more consummate egotist even than the
great Corslcan would not havo tubbed
along for a single hour. One uf the two
would have Inevitably gone to tee. wall. If
France had found an admiral It would un
questionably have lost an emperor.
Deeds of Paul Jones.
"When the American war of independ
ence broke out Paul Jones embraced the
causa of the colonies and accepted a com
mand In the navy of the new republic,
At White Haven he fired one ship and
spiked thirty guns; from St. Mary's l.ilo
he bore away Lord Selkirk s plate (which
some years later he restored.) Bui truly
melodramatic and full of lurid incidents
was the Bonhomme Kiena.u s encounter
with the British vessel Serapis. The crew
of the French ship was certainly cos
mopolitan and numbered In Its ranks but
few native born Americans. Their com
bined efforts were as nothing to the in
trepid gallantry and the imperturbable
sangfroid of the Bonhomme Richard's com
mander. One of that vessel's officers be
lieving It to be sinking called out that
she surrendered. Infuriated Jones flung a
pistol at the offender's head and broke his
fkull. Asked by the commands.' of the
opposing ship whether lie would surrender
the valiant Invader in his best and nust
Impressive melodramatic manner replied,
'Surrender be damned! I am only Just be
ginning to fight.'
Eventually, as all students of naval his
tory know. It was the Seiapis that sur
rendered. The Bonhomme Richard was
beaten more than once, but the spirit of
Jones coulel not be ovorcome. Yet If his
tory on this point la to ho relied on so
incurable and egregious was the hero's
vanity and so strong a spirit of theatrical
bombast within htm that he took part not
long after on the deck of a Flench vissol
in a representation of the character of
Flamborough Head of the British n.an-o -war,
the protagonist, It Is sapi, 'reclin
ing under a pink silk awning, surrounded
by Parisian society womsti, while sailors
discharged missiles at perfidious Albion." A
pretty and significant picture. It will be
interesting in due course to see in
what Walhalla the remains of the most
! agreeable of 'sea wolves' as a leader of
Parisian society once dubbed him are
I destined to Hnd a permanent i eating place."
KITCHENER IS NOT AT PEACE
Friction Develops Between Him and
Military Member of Indian '
t le'rroj'n Council.
LONDON, May 1.1 -(Special Cablegram to
Tho Bee.) The friction between Lord
Kitchener nnd Sir Eelmond Elles, military
member of the viceroy's council In India,
excites deep Interest In military circles
here. Sympathy is entirely with Lord
Kitchener. Among high military authori
ties at home It Is felt that his position Is
a wholly Intolerable and anomalous one.
It Is also felt very keenly that his resigna
tion would be a great calamity to India
and that every possible means should be
taken to avoid It.
A distinguished general now In London
was Interviewed on the subject this week.
It It obviously Impossible to mention
names, but It may be said without breach
of confidence that the name of this officer
is one which his splendlel services have
maele famous 'n two continents.
"Lord Kitchener's position," he said, "Is
very simple. As commander-in-chief he has
devised a scheme for the reorganization of
ths Indian army which has met with the
enthusiastic approval of every military ex
pert. Every commander-in-chief in India
of late years has had the fact emphatically
borne In on him that reorganization is ab
solutely necessary if India Is to be retained
for tho empire Lord Kitchener is the
strong man who put that reorganization
scheme In force after minutely testing
every detail of his plan and after obtain
ing for It the sanction of tho imperial gov
ernment. "What happens?" continued the
general. "The military member of the vice
roy's ceuine ll a brave seilelier, I admit, and
a good fellow, but without a thousandth
part of the administrative ability which has
made Kitchener what he is steps In and
vetejes one of tho commander-in-chief's
proposals because he dors not think it
necessary, nnd another because he cannot
see the drift of It, and so on.
"But he Is not required to see the drift
of It. All KitrheneT's proposals are Inter
dependent. If, because you cannot see the
full scope of the scheme, you lop off a
change here or a movement there, you Im
peril tho wholo project. Back of the whole
business lies the paralyzing Influence of the
Indian bureaucracy. The fear In the secre
tariat Is that if Lord Kitchener is permitted
to carry through his scheme In Its entirety
he will have more power than the viceroy.
That, of course, Is rubbish. Lord Kitchener
Is commander-in-chief, and as such It Is his
duty to safeguard India by every means In
his power. If this kind of Interference Is
to be permitted not only will Lord Kitch
ener's great scheme be wrecked, but India
will lose the best commander-in-chief It has
ever had. Lord Kitchener's position la,
frankly, Intolerable. If ho la commander-in-chief
let him be commander-in-chief.
As things are going now the military ad
ministration of India Is being shipwrecked
and Kitchener is reduced to the position of
a mere routine officer."
CRISIS IN THE STRIKE
Chicago Teamsters' Joint Conncil Votes to
Continne the Fight.
TEAM OWNERS DELIVER ULTIMATUM
Demand Made that Deliveries Be Made to
Boycotted Houses.
TROUBLE WILL NOW SPREAD RAPIDLY
Drivers Who Refuse to Obey Orders Will
Be Discharged.
EMPLOYERS SEND OUT CIRCULARS
Statement of Conditions as Viewed
1 from Their Standpoint Sent to
Ten Thousand Business
Houses,
EXTENDING P0RJOF ANTWERP
Plans Being Made to Change Course
of Scheldt ISear Its
Mouth.
J ,
. ANT WErUY, Ms y f n-Sr ial T?sid. gWceti
to The Bee) The burning quesU'ii in Bel
glum today Is how to extend the port of
Antwerp in order to met tho exigencies of
the times. It is expected that the proposed
docks will cost at least KM.MlU.OOO, an im
provement well calculated to stagger the
minds of a people greater In numbers than
the jeeople of Belgium.
The windings of the Scheldt from the
town of Llllo up to Antwerp has always
been a bugbear of Belgian maritime trade,
for It has been predicted by experts that
in time the channel of the river Scheldt
between those two points would eventually
become choked, and then goodby to tho
prosperity of the now third port of the
world. To obviate this the government
proposed some twelve years ago to cut an
entirely new course for the Scheldt, which
would pass Inland at Llllo and curve gently
in a quarter circle to Join the natural bed
in front of Antwerp at the point where the
river turns abruptly in fremt of the city.
This new course would be some six miles
in length. Tho great objection to this,
however, was the danger of the total ob
struction of traffic during the progress of
the work, a danger which the city feared
would divert navigation toward Rotterdam
and Dunkirk, both of which places would
sleze the opportunity and permanently
withdraw much of Antwerp's clientele. The
plan Just proposed by the minister of
finance, Count de Smet de Maeyer, obvi
ates tills dSlleulty by cutting a canal to
run parallel with tho proposed new bed so
that this may serve tho traffic while the
new bed of the river Is being excavated.
HIGHLANDERS ARE JEALOUS
Object to Order Which They Thought
Placed Kilties" and Low.
landers Together.
GLASGOW, Mav IS. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) Mr. Balfour has sent a repv to
Ve that no one has cared for up to ,h Highland Clan society, which forwarded
t
the present time. But there Is a feeling
of vacua unrest throughout Europe be-
caus of this Moroccan Incident, In more
than on section tho temper fast approach
ing the danger point.
This Is evinced by the faot that the Eng
lish newspapers are everywhere printing
extracts from obscure Alsatian Journals
which contain utterances like the follow
ing: "King Edward of England had a conver
se, i Ion with President Loubet during his
'frourney through France. England Is evi
dently at ins dsck or tne wnoie anair; It
ts fond of sending others Into the heat
m ptfunuil BtBiiru ju.vw .HKIliailu l8, pro
testing against the War office order cioup
ing the Highland Light Infantry with the
lowland regiments, Instead of with the
Highland brigade. The prime minister,
writing through his private secretary, says
that he has been In communication with
the War office on the subject, and ia .
formed that the order In questlm nakes
no change whatever In the position or
status of the Highland Light infantry,
which remains with its depot and head
quarters precisely as before, regimental als
trlcts only being affected by tho order. Mr.
Balfour adds that he much regrets the un
fortuival Uilsuudsi'sUiudUig Which ta
MONEY FOR CROWN PRINCE
Arguments Advanced in Favor of
Appropriation May Mot Please
Royal Family.
BERLIN, May 13 -(Speclal Cablegram to
The Bee.) It is the Intention to have the
Reichstag grant a fixed annual allowance
to the German crown prince on the occa
sion or nis marriage wun tne Duchess
Cccllle of Mecklenburg-Schwerln,
A section of the German press Is already
supporting the proposal with a variety of
Interesting arguments, some of which will
hardly commend themselves to the kaiser
and his eldest son.
The Staatsburger Zeltung states that
the late Emperor Frederick, when crown
prince, became Involved In financial diffi
culties and had to borrow money from
wealthy Jews. The necessity of borrow
ing not only compromised his Imperial dig
nity, but made him more acceasable to
the political Influences of the Jews than
was desirable in the Interests of Germany.
Another German newspaper points out
that the kaiser has always spent every
leniiy of his annual Income of approxi
mately H.5'0.i In addition to the revenue
from his vast estates la Prussia, it )
stated that the kalsor will therefore be
unable to supply the crow.t prince witn
an income large enough to maintain ids
Jcmwu-trliivsli; disiBitv.
VAUGHN JOINS CARTHUSIANS
Brother of Former Cardinal Will
Become Member of Strict
Religious Order.
LONDON, May 1.1 (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Mgr. J. S. Vaughn, brother of
the lnte Cardinal Vaughn, Is about to Join
tho strictest of all Catholic religious or
ders, the Carthusians. Each monk In this
community observes perpetual silence, ex
cept for one hour per week; abstains al
ways from flesh meat, and except when
saying mass remains secluded In his cell.
The spirit of revivalism which has been
aroused among the Anglicans and noncon
formist churches is now extending to the
Roman Catholics. During the summer a
great religious campaign is to be unde-r-taken
by the Franciscan monks In various
parts nf the kingdom. Tho services will be
held In the open air as far as possible.
Traveling from place to place tho Fran
ciscans will cover a large area in their
mission, and when the shelte r of no friendly
farmhouse or cottage Is forthcoming they
are prepared to sleep In the open.
CHICAGO, May 13. The strike of the
teamsters is expected to spread rapidly
during the next week. At a meeting heid
tonight between the teamsters' Joint coun
cil, which is the governing body ul the
local unions of the teamsters and repre
sentatives of the Team Owners' associa
tion, the latter Informed the representa
tives of the teamsters that their coneiitlon
made It necessary for them to make de
liveries to houses which had been boy
cotted by the unions and that they would
do so next week, heedless of the fact that
a strike existed at such place. The council
was urged to agree to this procedure and
avert a general strike.
After an extended debate among Its mem
bers the teamsters' council decided that It
would not agree to delivery of goods to
any of the boycotted houses by union
teamsters, and that strikes would be called
whenever a man was discharged for re
fusing to deliver goeids. Among the mem
bers of the Team Owners' association are
many of the largest Arms In the city en
gaged In the transportation business and
some of them employ several hundred
teamsters. The members of the association
have the contracts in large measures for
hauling between the large business houses
of the city and the railroads and have
heretofore sided with the teamsters rather
than with the members of the Employers'
association. They decided last night, how
ever, that they could ne longer refuse to
make deliveries and when the Teamsters'
union refused to agree to this the matter
was laid over one night to bo placed bo
fore the Joint council of. the teamsters.
This body having decided tonight that no
deliveries shall be maele. by union men, the
situation has reached a point where prac
tically all of the team owners in the city
are lined up against the Teamsters' union.
Strike Will Spread Rapidly.
The number of men now out is about
4,500, spd it Is expected that the strikes
that are coming next week will mora
than double this number. It means that
practically ail of the truck drivers In
the. city. will. on-strlka' within, a. few
days, and that deliveries between 'many
houses not affected by the strike will be
cut off. There Is also great danger that
the city's supply of food may bo seriously
curtailed for the reason that the members
of the Team Owners' association do the
greater part of the hauling for the commis
sion houses on South Water street,
through which passes the city's supply of
fresh vegetables.
The arguments In the meeting of the
teamsters' Joint council when the question
of acceding to or denying the proposition
of the Team Owners' association was up
for settlement, was at times heated, but
only on the question of whether or not
It was advisable to call a general strike
of all the 35,000 teamsters In the city or
allow the employers to force such a con
dition by Insisting upon deliveries to boy
cotted houses. The latter plan was finally
decided upon, and a messenger was at
once sent to Inform the members of tho
Team Owners' association that If they
made deliveries to houses employing non
union teamsters their men would be called
out at once. The team owners had ex
pected this reply and announced that they
were prepared to accept the situation.
They will commence at once to make de
liveries on Monday, and any driver who
declines to take goods to any place where
he Is ordered to take It will be discharged
Immediately.
Fear More Discord.
Members of the Teamsters' council after
their meeting announced that they con
fidently expected that the strike would
spread until it involved every union team
ster In the city. It Is generally feared
that the troubles of the early part of last
week will be resumed neiw that the ranks
of the strikers will be so greatly aug
mented. At the headquarters of the Employers'
association the news of the probable spread
of the strike was received without surprise.
Secretary Jot of that nsseiclatiein suld:
It simply means that all the business men
of this city will be obliged to take sides
against the teamsters. The teamsters have
iinnounee'U iniu, iiiey tne kijimk j mcvpih
all business in this. city unless it is done
in accordance with their clle-tatlem and we
are geelng te hheew them that we can do
It regardless of them.
In addition to refusing tho requests of
the Team Owners' assneiatlem, the team
sters' Joint council tonight toeik action that
may cause a general strike of all the car
riage and hearse drivers In the city. The
Liverymen's association, an organization
of employers, requcsti'd tho council to
oreler the drivers to deliver passengers at
their destination instead of stopping at
some dlstane-e from a store.
The coune'il refused to do this and if
the llvcymen do not recede from their
lit the strike of all drivers.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for rhraka Fair Snadar
and Monday. Warmer Sunday In
West Portion.
EWS SKCTIOW
1 British Are Wntehlnar Cicrmnnr.
I'.nullsh nil Pant Jones n I'lrite.
Strike lenders Are In Conference.
nussla Fenrs a Bloody Snndny.
'J Morton Is to Unit the (nhliiet.
t'nrlnii for lcllnis of Tornnilo.
Belief ( reikrr Was Murdered.
1 from All Parts of rliroUn.
Hall and llnln lo Much Daninae.
4 Woodmen Circle Decleles to Build.
Tnlc nf 'In n it I eel Travelers.
5 Stevens a Too Ardent Lover.
Mllnaiikcp to Build In the Coast.
Repair Shop for Street Hallway.
6 SportlnK F.trntn nf the Day.
7 (iosslp of the Incht llnce.
Plnns of Omahn PrlvluH t'lub.
8 Pnst Week In Omaha Society.
Woman In t'lnh and t hnrttv.
I Council 111 lifts and Iowa .News.
lO News from the Army Posts.
EDITORIAL SECTION
1 Democrat Candidates for Mayor,
(altlruirn the et on Trial.
Judge InaonUaJrr Will Itcatgn.
2 Editorial.
7 Commercial and Financial.
FEAR RED SUNDAY
Russian Agitators Prepare for Demonstra
tions Throughout Empire.
MEETINGS CALLED IN ST. PETERSBURG
Purpose Said to Pacify, bit City is Flooded
with Radical Proclamations.
THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS ON GUARD
MALF-TOSE SECTION
1 I ta flics, the Amateur Cracksman.
8 Plays and Players.
Mnalc and Musicians.
4 Pnlntlal Homes of Omaha Horses,
l.llllc Stories for l.lttle People.
Quaint Features of I. He.
C urious Capers of Cupid.
5 F.leanor Franklin In Japan.
American Minister at Panama.
Interactional Ic Debate Champions.
6 For and A boat Women.
7 Grist of Sportlnsr tiosslp.
S Railroads and the People.
COLOR SECTION
1 Boater Brown and a Bull.
2 What Cupid Makes Folks Do.
From Far nnd Near.
3 Boy and tilrl Elope Seven Times.
4 Docs It Pay to Be Pretty f
5 Rural Life I.nren Actresses.
Onr Seven Most Eligible Bachelors.
6 Half a Hundred Cuts.
T Top o' the Mornln.
8 Tommy Town Jioen Fishing.
Algy as an Expert Angler.
O A Mad Love Short Story.
10 Lucy and Sophie Say Hood-Bye.
Temperature nt Omaha Yestcrdayi
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MILLARD ASKS RE-ELECTION
Formally Announces His Desire
Remain In the I'nited States
Senate.
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(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, May 13. (Special Tele
gram.) Senator Millard today authorised
me xonowlng. statement; . . . -
"After careful and serious consideration.
i mink It but right to my friends in Ne
braska to announce that I will be a candl
uaie io succeed myself as senator from
our state. '
The senator had Just come from his room
in the Wlllard hotel, after an illness of
several days, when he made this announce
ment to The Bee correspondent. In fact,
ne nau sent ror your correspondent. In
order that It might be given the widest
publicity in Nebraska. Although greatly
recovered rrom his recent Illness, Senator
Millard Is not a well man by any means.
no is weaic rrom the severe attack of
grippe which he has gone through and he
realizes that only Nebraska atmosphere
win onng him around.
The senator has been a much sicker man
tnan has been generally known. For sev
eral days he went wholly without nourish
ment and consequently his physical condi
tion was at a low ebb, but by careful
nursing his physician brought him throuith,
and although weak and looking exceedingly
pale. Senator Millard has determined to
start for Nebraska tomorrow, expecting to
arrive in Umaha on Tuesday morning.
In the announcement which he has au
thorlzed The Bee to make Senator Millard
recognizes that it may be a bit premature,
but having made up his mind to stand for
re-election he wants, as ho says, "My
friends to know where I stand as to the
succession.
The senator was too weak to discuss the
political conditions which obtain In Ne
braska at this time, nor did your corro-
spondent Insist upon such a discussion. The
mere announcement of the senator's Inten
tlon as given in this authoritative manner
wus sufficient.
UNIDENTIFIED DEAD BURIED
Fuuerala of Five Victims of Harris
bars; Dlaaater New York Lawyer
Reported Mlaalng.
Orders to Tire Will Not Be Given Unless
Military is Attacked.
GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED AT KHARKOFF
Workmen Proclaim Suspension of
All Work In that Town to
Begin on the Itnaslan
May Day.
SHIPS STAY LONGER AT BREST
Brltlah Warships Will Be Given a
Warm Reception at the
French Port.
BREST. May 13. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) A telegram has been received
by the municipal authorities from the
British Admiralty granting the request for
a longer stay of the visiting British war-
ships here In July M. Mariille, the prvsl- I
dent of the Chamber of Comiuree, will
take In hand the arrangements for the re
ception of the British officers, hlle M.
Robineau, the director of the Brest Casino,
Is to organize gala theatrical performances
and concerts, in which the best known
Farls artists will take part In the visitors'
honor.
The Breton fishermen and the inhabitants
of the Flnlatere coast have petitioned the
French government to authorize them to
wear, without paying the customary dues,
the medals of honeir given them by the late
Queen Victoria In reward for their services
in connection with the wreck of ttis Druut-
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eae drivers, would be called,
alirs of Chicago, who have
id 'by the Icemen's union to
.easee of 110 a month, tonight
se the demands. They have
J the same wages as here
tofore ..Take an agreement for two
years." Jj 'strike is expected.
Employers Send Out Circular,
The employers, realizing this afternoon
that the strike was either won or Just
about to commence In earnest, drafted and
mailed to 10,000 business houses in the city
a statement or tne sitiks as viewed from
their standpoint. The document went over
the causes of the strike and called upon
all business men to uphold the right to
send wagons through the streets without
molestation and to Join with the Employ
ers' assoeiation in refusing to yield "to the
dictations of labor unions In the control of
our business."
While the union leaders were preparing
for the meeting tonight there was apparent
several breaks In the ranks of the men. A
number of old drivers applied for their
former positions at the department store
of Rothschild & Co., and nonunion drivers.
HARRISBURG, Pa.. May 13.-The thirty
five victims of the South Harlsburg rail
road disaster now at the Hurrlshurg hos
pital are doing nicely and all are expecte d
to recover. The coneiitlon of only two,
8. W. AndeTson of Pittsburg and Joseph
Eberlce of New York, Is regarded as seri
ous. Twenty-two persons were either
killed outright or have since died of their
injurie s. Among the missing is E. D. Ed
aein, a New York lawyer, whose body is
believed to hove been consumed In the
burning of the wreckage.
The five unidemtlfled victims were burled
In a plot In tho Paxtang cemetery teiday
with Impressive ceremonies. Tho Pennsyl
vania Railroad company will erect hand
some monuments to mark their graves.
The coroner will hold an Inquest on Tuesday.
Movements of Ocean Yeaarla May 13.
At New York Balled: Finland, for Ant
werp; 1'mbrla, feir Liverpool: Algeria, feir
Marseille's; Konlg Albert, feir Naples; Pa
tricia, for Hamburg: Minneapolis, for Lon
don; Astoria, feir Glasgow; 1. Aqultaine, for
Havre; New York, for Southampton.
At Manchester Arrived: Caledonian, from
Boston.
At (jueenstown Arrived: Celtic, from
New York. Sailed. Arabic, for Boston.
At Palermo Sailed: Carpathla, for New
York.
At Cherbourg-Railed: Deutsehland, for
New York; Philadelphia, for New York.
At Antwerp Sailed: Kroonland, for New
York.
At IJverpool Sailed: Etrurla, for New
York.
At Southampton Sailed: Philadelphia, for
New York.
At Ge noa Arrived- Lombardla, from New
York; Prinsess Irtne, from New York.
At Plymouth Arrived: St. Paul, from
New York.
At Rotterdam Arrived: Statendam, from
New York. Sailed: Nuurdam, for New
York.
At Naples Sailed : Neckar, for New York.
At Havre Sailed : a Hretugne, feir New
York.
At Bremen Pulled: Bremen, for New
York.
At Movllle Arrived: Caledonia, from New
York.
At Glasgow Sailed I Funitaia. fur Naw
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ST. PETERSHl'RG, May 13.-Tomorrow,
the Russian May day, Is waited with nerv
ousness, both by the publtc and the au
thorities. The revolutionary agitators
would like to make It another "red Sun
day" anl everywhere In tho empire are
urging the workmen to celebrate the fete
with anti-government demonstrations and
to resist with arms If the police and troops
Interfere. The agitators ar covertly aided
by some radle-nls who have not the courage)
to come out into the open and who aro
trying to pave the way to set up the cry
of shooting down of innocents lu the event
of bloodshed by warning the authorities
that the meetings are Intended to be pa
cific, but a perusal of the countless procla
mations with which St. Petersburg, for
Instance, Is floodeet prove s conclusively that
It Is really Intended to precipitate collisions.
Many workmen are sale! to be armed with
bombs and revolvers and a largo stock of
pistols of an automatic repeating type,
smuggled In for the revolutionists, aro
being offered for sale to the Initiated at
cost price.
Many Big , Meetings Called.
Fortunately, saner liberals and even those
of radical views realizing the futility of
bloodshed, are counselling the workmen not
to Jeopardize their lives uselessly. Tha
police also have Issued systematic warn
ings. Nevertheless, disdaining the advice
of well wishers and defying the warnings
of the police, the social democrats and
social revolutionists have called big meet
ings to be held at Smolensk field on Vassll!
Island; at the Preobansk cemetery on tha
Schusselherg Schausso, where some of the
victims of January 22 are burled; at the
Petrovsky park, In the Vlbord quarter; at
several places In the Putiloff district and
at other Industrial centers. It Is almost
too much to hope the day will pass In
Russia without collisions or bloodshed.
Governor General TrepofT and Director
General of Tollce Kovalensky, while ex
pressing the hope that all will be quiet
tomorrow, as far as St. Petersburg Is con
cerned, admit the possibility of disorder.
At the same time they Insisted to th -Associated
Press that-If blood Is spl'Jed
the responsibility must rest upon those
who deliberately provoke It. Elaborate pre
cautions have been taken. The garrison
of the city was further reinforced during
the week and a large detachment of Don
Cossacks arrived tonight. Thoy stared
open-eyed at their first view of the St.
Isaac's cathedral of the big city as they
rode to their quarters.
.Will Try to Avoid Bloodshed.
Twenty-five thousand Cossacks wort sta.
t loned In various quarters, principally In
the outskirts, and all of the Guard regi
ments are under arms, but specific orders
issued by Prince Vasilchikoff, Grand Duke
Vladimir's aide, who will be in active com
mand, are that the order to fire must under
no circumstances be given until tho troops
are actually attacked. Special orders have
also been given to the Cossacks, who, with
the gendarmerie, will be used to disperse
the crowds, to not even draw their sabres
unless In the event of a Cossack being
killed or wounded, but to employ their
whips freely If necessary to scatter demon
strators. Peaceful crowds, If not organized for
demonstrating, will be permitted to as
semble. Today there was no sign of ap
proaching trouble. The workmen paid their
accustomed Saturday visits to the bath
houses and went shopping in the town and
otherwise enjoyed a half holiday. There
was no indication of the tension apparent
on the eve of the trouble of January 22.
At Goulyanye park, beyond the Putiloff
Industrial quarter there was industrial
promenaeles of girls of the peiorer classes
before prospective benedicts and the merry
making was as noisy and hearty as ever.
Vice Admiral Killed.
Vice Admiral Nazltoff was shot and
killed by an orderly In his room today.
The orderly fired threo shots from a re
volver at the uelmir.il. The crime Is at
tributed to the anger of the murderer at
his dismissal from his duties as orderly
and being ordered to proceed to the front.
Aasnsalnuted OtUcer Burled.
N1SHNI NOVGOROD, May 13. The body
of Lieutenant Colonel Greshner of the
gendarmerie, who was shot and killed as
he was entering his residence at midnight
May 11 on his return from the theater,
was buried toelay with great pomp lu tho
presence of a large concourse of people.
Including the civil and military authori
ties. Prominent among the many wreaths
placed on the coffin was one with the fol
lowing inscription: "Foully murdered In
tho service. Thu Emperor."
Hearar Drivers May Strike.
OADGEYANANA, Manchuria, May 13.
As before the battle of Mukden, the Jap
anese apparently are endeavoring to roll
back the Russian le ft, which is pushed far
southward. Tho Russians advancing In
three columns and driving In the Japan
ese, reached and helel Dangu pass, but
since May 6 they have been subjected to
a constantly Incre asing pressure and flerca
night attacks. The Japanese In the cen
ter have withdrawn a little to the Una
at Marhuntze and Madlapu, three miles
south of. Changtu station.
Police Find Bomb at KlefT.
KIEFF. May 13 -The police today dis
covered a manufactory for bombs In a
student's ror.-m. The bombs were intended
for use tomorrow. Many shops were
closed early today and the windows barri
caded In expectation of rioting tomorrow.
Warships Near Vanloug Bay.
HONG KDNG. May 13 Seventeen war
ships were sighted during the evening of
May 10 twelvo miles off the Three Kings
rocks, near the entrance of Vanfong bay.
Transports were seen lu Kuabep (Hon
Kobe bay?), seventy-live miles north of
Kaniranli bay, the same day.
No News pt Salaou.
SAIGON, Coe hln-Chlna. May 13 Nothing
has been heard of the movements of Ad
miral Rojestvensky's fleet since May t,
whea Ure Kuaniau) 11 1 .YaAloBK feajt