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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. . , 'XOHKOIjK. NHmfASKA KHDAY7APKIi ! PINCHOT WENT BY WRONG NAME DEPOSED FORESTER TRAVELS AS "GAYLORD SMITH. " HAS NOW GONE TO COPENHAGEN Gilford Plnchot Reached Hamburg c the Steamer President Grant and , Remaining Over Night , Proceeded to the Capital of Denmark. Hamburg , March III. According to ether passengers on the President Grant , Olfford IMnohot landed hero yesterday. Ho remained over night and pro ceeded thlH morning for Copenhagen. He appeared on the passenger list as Oaylord Smith. SO HE KILLED THE AUTO MAN Farmers Mules Frightened , Farmer Hurled Monkey Wrench. Hosowell , N. M. , March 31. Sylva- nun Johnson , a wealthy and prominent citizen of Hose well , Is dead from the cffectH of a blow on the head from a monkey wrench hurled at his chauf feur a week ago by an Infuriated farm- or. While speeding near Hosowell , John son's automobile frightened a team of mules being driven by a young farmer , who throw his wrench at the chauf feur. His aim was bad and Johnson aank back in his seat unconscious and with a crushed skull. The Identity of the farmer has not been learned. PACKERS FIGHT EXTRADITION. J. Ogden Armour and Others Will Try to Keep Out of New Jersey. New York , March 31. Requisition papers for the extradition of J. Ogden Armour of Chicago , who was recently indicted by the Hudson county , N. J. , grand Jury for conspiracy In controll ing the price of meat products , were filed with Governor Fort at Trenton , N. J. , today by Prosecutor Garven of Jersey City. Requisition papers were filed sev eral daya ago with Governor Fort for the extradition of Louis F. Swift and Edward Morris. It Is understood that before Governor Fort will sign the papers he will hear argument by coun sel for the Indicted men showing that they were not In Now Jersey at the time the indictments wore found against them and that they are not liable to extradition. JUSTICE BREWER'S FUNERAL. President and Other High Officials Attend Services. Washington , March 31. Simple fu neral services were held today for Justice David J. Brewer of the supreme premo court and an hour later the body was on its way for burial at Leavonworth , Kan. The president of the United States and the members of the supreme court , with the exception of Justice Moody , who is ill , and representatives from the house and senate attended the siort | service and acted as honor ary pallbearers. The George Washington university , whore the late justice was a lecturer , was closed during the day. The body will arrive In Leaven- worth on Saturday morning. May Yet Confirm Devlin. Washington , March 31. Reports which come from the executive ses sions of the senate committee on Ju diciary which is hearing the protests against Robert T. Devlin , United States attorney for the northern dis trict of California. Indicate that the committee may reverse its former ac tion and recommend that Devlin be confirmed. To Report Railroad Bill. Washington , .March 31. The admin istration railroad bill pending in the senate will bo reported to the house by the Interstate commerce commis sion probably tomorrow. A minority report will also be framed at a meet ing of the democratic members of the committee , tonight. Government Would Recover Coal. Cheyenne. Wyo. , March 31. The government today filed suits In the United States court hero to recover the title to thousands of acres of val uable coal lands in the Elk mountain district in Carbon county. Twenty-five Burn to Death. Bombay , March 31. Twenty-five women and children were burned to death in a flro that today destroyed the state cotton warehouse at Bhil- ukra , in the district of Rajaputapan. Bryan at Barbados. Barbados , 13. W. I. , March 31. William J. Bryan arrived hero from Rio Janeiro and loft for Porto Rico. Ho will proceed to Venezuela. Mr. Bryan expressed pleasure at the set tlement of the tariff difficulties be tween the United States and Canada. IRRIGATION BONDS TO FAIL. Prominent Members of Congress Op pose Administration Measure. Washington , March 31. The propo sition to IBSUO J30.000.000 in govern- inent certificates of Indebtedness for the purpose of comrlotlng old and now irrigation projects , one of the admin istration conservation measures , was discussed by Dhoctor Fred H. Newell of the reclamation iiorvlce. Mr. New ell told the committee that about $7- 000,000 annually vim coming Into the reclamation service , which was suffi cient to complete existing projects. He carefully avoided an attitude of rufiiHlng the $30.000,000 for the ser vice in case It wan voted. He was closely Interrogated as to why the government was endeavoring to Induce Bottlers to take tip govern ment land In preference to private lands and denied bitch was the case. Prominent members of the ways and means committee , Including Ropresen- tiytlvos Payne , DiUir.Gll , Clark of Mis- < ? ( rl and Underwood of Alabama are u 401 ! to the bill and It Is predicted It % " to pass. PRQkW OF GROOP 3 BANKS NORTH NEBRASKA FINANCIERS PLAN NELIGH MEETING. SPLENDID PROGRAM IS READY The Annual Convention of Northern Nebraska Bankers Will be Held at Neligh on April 22 , Arbor Day Thir teenth Annual Meet. ji j i Neligh , Neb. , March 31. Special to The News : The olllclals of Group No. . ' ! , of the Nebraska Bankers' associa tion that will assemble in Neligh on Friday , April , 22 , have been planning for the past several months to give the visiting "moneyed men" of this section of Nebraska a program that will be a reminder to the fact that the thirteenth annual committee in charge of this affair had eclipsed all previous gatherings of like nature. The program as a whole is far su perior to any yet given at these con ventions , and great credit Is due to the following olllcers who have the matter in charge : George N. Seymour , president , Elgin ; H. M. Hopewell , vice president , Tekamah ; C. L. Wattles , secretary , Neligh ; W. L. Mote , treas urer , Plainviow. The olllc-Ial program ns will bo car ried out In the auditorium in this city Is as follows : Morning Session , 10:30 : a. m. Prayer , Rev , R. G. Hamilton , rector St. Peters church , Nollgh. Address of welcome , Charles H. Kelsey , Neligh. Response , J. G. French , cashier Na tional bank , South Omaha. President's address , George N. Sey mour , Elgin. Report of secretary and Treasurer , C. L. Wattles , secretary , Neligh ; W. L. Mote , treasurer , Plainview. Afternoon Session , 2 p. m. Address , "Robert Morris , or the Fi nancier of the Revolution , " Clement Chase , editor Western Bank , Omaha. "Postal Savings Banks , " Hon. Ar thur Mullen , O'Neill. Discussion of the same by the con vention. "Bankers and Lawyers , " Edward M. Martin , Omaha. "The Country Bank Checks , " W. E. Rhoades , cashier U. S. National bank , Omaha. General business. Banquet , 5:30 : p. m. , Auditorium. Toastmaster , M. B. Huffman , Neligh. "Nebraska , " George J. Adams , cash ier Ponder National bank. "What Are Wo to Do With Our Ex- Presidents ? " Harry A. Cheney , presi dent Security bank , Creighton. "What the Banker Needs , " C. O. Leake , Fremont. Entertainment at Auditorium , 8 p. m. New Neligh Electrician. Neligh , Neb. , March 31. Special to The News : In the removal of E. A. Pohlman from this city to Pierce , and who had exclusive charge of the elec tric light plant of Neligh controlled by S. F. Gllman , the position has been filled by Arthur Ritchie , a young man that was born and raised in this city , and his qualifications In holding this place are unquestioned. The appoint ment Is certainly deserving and Mr. Gllman Is to bo congratulated on his selection as head electrician. YES , IT FROSTED. Temperature In Norfolk Drops to 21 Degrees Above Zero. Yes , it froze and froze hard during the night in Norfolk. The mercury dropped to 21 degrees above zero. The damage will not bo so great as It would have been had there been more mois ture in the ground. Flower beds were nipped , where they gave half a chance. South Nebraska Fruit Hurt. Lincoln , March 31. A frost visited the southern section of the state to day. Considerable damage is report ed by fruit men. Children Reported Burned. Alnsworth , Neb. , March 31. Special to The News : Some children wore reported missing In the vicinity of the prairie llrcs , but the report has not been confirmed. Over 100 men went out to fight the fires. Patrick Murphy lost forty tons of hay and his meadow was burned over the first time in twenty years. William L' . Moore lost 375 tons of hay. Elmer Henderson lost nil his live stock. Wil liam Miller's house was saved after a hard fight. The children were re ported missing in the Sunnysldo vi cinity. WON'T ' ACCEPT RAISE IN PAY ERIE RAILROAD EMPLOYES REFUSE - FUSE 6 PERCENT INCREASE. TO INSIST ON FORMER DEMANDS The Erie Railroad , Following the Ex ample of the Pennsylvania and ReadIng - Ing , Offers 6 Percent Raise to All Getting Under $300 Monthly. New York , March 31. The Erie railroad company today offered all Its employes now receiving less than $300 a month , an Increase of G percent In wages , provided the original demands made by the men would be withdrawn. Representatives of the men refused to accept , and stated that the original demands would be Insisted upon. Reading Also Raises Pay. Philadelphia , March 31. Followins the lead of the Pennsylvania rallrond company , which has just given a 0 percent wage Increase to 195,000 em ployes on all roads connected with Its vast system east and west of Pltts burg , came an announcement frouuho olllcers of the Philadelphia and Read ing railway company late last evening of a similar Increase of wages to us men. men.Like Like that of the Pennsylvania , the Reading's increase affects all employes who receive less than $300 a month. Steel Trust to Raise Wages. New York , March 31. The United States Steel corporation is consider ing a voluntary Increase in the wages of Its employes. The proposed per centage of Increase has not yet been decided upon but It is believed that It will equal the G percent Increase an nounced by the Pennsylvania railroad company. The aggregate pay roll of the United States Steel corporation In 1909 amounted to $151,603,394 and an Increase of G percent would mean an additional disbursement of $9,099,804 or nearly one-half of the 4 percent dividend paid last year on the common stock. TO RALLY UNDER TEDDY ? New York Member Would Expunge From Record Roosevelt Rebuke. Washington , March 31. Representa tive Bennett of New Yprk took steps to have erased the records of the house of one of the severest rebukes over administered to a president by congressional action. He introduced a resolution to expunge the report of the special committee of which the late Representative Perkins was chair man , which caused to be laid on the table of the house certain sections of one of the President Roosevelt's mes- ssiges relating to the secret service. The message was interpreted as con taining direct reflections upon the In tegrity of the members of the house in that the former president defended . .is action In using secret agents to fer ret out the acts of certain house mem bers. The Bennett resolution was sent to the committee on rules. By some members the effort to ex punge from the record the action of the house In tabling the president's utterances on this subject is taken as an indication that the republicans of New York state are planning to rally under the leadership of Colonel Roosevelt velt as soon ns he returns. WOULD FINISH THE DITCH. Senator Brown of Nebraska Asks $300- 000 for Scotts Bluff. Washington , March 31. Senator Brown appeared before the committee on commerce , who have the rivers and harbors bill under consideration to urge upon the government the com pletion of the ditch in Scotts Bluff county by appropriating $300,000 In the rivers and harbors bill. Of course the senator recognized that this is not genuine to the rivers and harbors bill , but ho thought he might send it over , and was accorded , In consequence of his audacity , a most respectful hearing. He explained the government is expending thousands of dollars on the lower Mississippi each year to protect the dwellings on its banks from the flood each year. These Hoods come be cause of great quantities of Ice melt ing at the headwaters of the Platte and other tributaries of the Mississippi. Could this water be conserved each spring by retaining It In great dams for the use of users the result would be the failure of the Mississippi to override its banks. Senator Brown believed that part of the money used annually In building up the levees of the Mississippi might justly bo used In conserving waters at their place origin , thereby preventing floods , as well as proving of great economic value to the people of the country. This appropriation If adopt ed will finish the canal as surveyed in Nebraska. Dakota Freight Rates High. Pierre , S. D. , March 31. Delayel trains brought many men interested in river work to the Missouri river con gress. Among the Into arrivals was Captain Isaac P. Baker of Bismarck , who operates on the Missouri In North Dakota. He will talk on present day river traffic. W11J A. Campbell ot Omaha compared "Soo" canal rates with Dakota freight rates and places the cost of carriage of freight by wa ter one-twentieth of the Dakota rail cost. Governor Vessey spoke of I'M > movement for Missouri rl.-or Improve ment as a part of the great movement for Inland waterwnyH. which would hi the near future develop from a theoty to a reality. May Prosecute Steel "Trust. " Indianapolis , March 31. Governor Marnhall promised Samuel Gompors , president of the American Federation of Labor , that ho would carefully con sider evidence submitted to support the allegation that the United States Steel corporation was violating the laws of Indiana and If he found it sulllelent , would direct a prosecution of the company. A brief will bo filed with the governor by 10. G. Bollard of Gary , Ind. , attorney for the union of Iron , steel and tin workers , arguing that the steel company , which has de clared an "open shop , " Is operating Its plants In Indiana In violation of the laws governing corporations and that It Is an Illegal "trust. " Who Wouldn't Be a Farmer ? Boomer , Neb. , March 31. Special to The News : Here's some more high priced stock : John McLaughlln sold three hogs weighing 1,500 pounds at $10.10 per hundredweight , netting him $151.50. The same animals had raised late fall pigs. Clarence Fessler sold ton calves , 11 months old , raised by himself , at $43 per head , or $430 for the ten. GREASING A LEGISLATURE New York , March 31. A name came into the insurance Investigation and another striking example was devel oped of the speed with wnlch legisla tion went through the mills at Albany when tlie wheels were well greased. Superintendent Hotchklss gave out the parentage and birth of the Amer ica Bond and Mortgage Guarantee company which later became the In ternational Banking and Trust com pany , on 100 shares of which ( par value $15,000) ) William H. Buckley , for merly legislative agent for lire insur ance companies at Albany , was able to borrow $13,000 from the Phoenix In surance company ( fire ) of Brooklyn. The parent company , the American Bond and Mortgage company , was promoted meted by Stewart Browne , a private banker of New York city , and was Incorporated in 1892 by five inconspic uous persons , of whom little Is known save that one of them was a clerk in the olilce of Edward McCall , brother of the late president of the New York Life insurance company and now a justice of the supreme court. They were Ensign OBeale''T/unlelP Lyrrch , John Farrell , William S. Waddy and John II. McCrahon. The bill of Incorporation was Intro duced Into the legislature by Senator Louis F. Goodell , who represented Orange county from 1899 to 1906. The books of the company show that Sena tor Goodell recovered 100 shares from Stewart Browne and they are recorded as paid for in full. The charter was an extraordinary document. It conferred on the com pany the power to do almost anything from conducting a pawn shop to es tablishing a shortage warehouse. The bill was Introduced by Senator Goodell and it went into the committee on rules , stayed there one day , was re ported out favorably and advanced at a dizzy pace. Its progress in the as sembly was equally rapid and smooth and in the closing days of the session the bill became a law. Senator Good ell was not the only one to whom shares were given. William H. Buckley was allotted 100 shares as was Justice McCall , then practicing law. The company's books also show that on May 15 , 1889 , McCall received $2,000 and on June 19 , Ia99 , $13.000 for legal fees , making a total of $16,000 , equal to the par value of his 100 shares which according to the records he paid for as did Buckley , after the company was incorporated for legal service. The announcement came from the office of Superintendent Hotchklss last night that he has sent out a request to the president of the fifty odd Ameri can fire Insurance companies and the managers of the fifteen companies to produce records that show , if any , what they have paid to legislature agents , and to what agents these sums went. EMPEROR TO ENTERTAIN T , R. Berlin , March 31. Emperor William has invited ex-President Roosevelt to be his personal guest at the palace for three of the five days that Colonel Roosevelt will spend In Berlin. The ex-president will arrive here on the evening of May 9 and will bo enter tained by David Jayne Hill , the Amer ican ambassador , until the 12th , when the emperor will return to the capital from the provinces. Then Colonel Roosevelt will go to the palace. The emperor will throw court prec edent to the winds during Colonel Roosevelt's stay. The masters of cer emonies and the court chamberlains are dismayed by the emperor's deter mination to glvo a private and non-of- Hclal person precedence at the dinners and elsewhere over everybody , oven the royal princes. The expectation Is that the emperor , who has given much thought to the entertainment of his distinguished American guest , Is pre paring surprises for the three days In which he will to the glvo up ox-presi dent the most of his time. The University of Berlin will bestow - stow the degree of doctor of laws upon Colonel Roosevelt. 200,000 , MINERS STRIKE TONIGHT ALL BITUMINOUS COAL FIELDS WILL BE TIED UP. HENDING INCREASE IN WAGES According to Word from the Headquar ters of the Mine Workers' Union of America Today , the Men All Quit at .12 O'clock Tonight. Indianapolis , March 31. The 200,000 organized miners of the bituminous coal fields of the United States will strike at 12 o'clock tonight and will stay away from the iiilnes until the operators consent to pay an advance in wages of C cents a ton , according to the announcement today from the headquarters of the Mine Workers of America In this city. "I have received no Information that the miners and operators of any dis trict will get together today , " said Thomas L. Lewis , president of the organization. "It Is unfortunate , but district agree- a joint conference In the Indiana block coal district and the Hocking districts. Wo were so delayed in the trl-stato conference at Cincinnati that there Is hardly time for district agreements to be made before the expiration of the present working contract at midnight tonight. "It Is unfortunat , but district agree ments will be made speedily. I'am confident that the suspension of work will continue only a few days. " The executive board of the miners' union Is in session today transacting routine business. The members will leave the city tonight and will go at once to the respective districts to rep resent the national administration in the directing of the local strikes. President Lewis will visit me Illinois field tomorrow and does not expect to return to his office hero until Satur day night. Plttsburg Expects Brief Trouble. Plttsburg , March 31. At midnight tonight approximately 4,000 union coal diggers in district No. 5 will strike. At that time the 1908-1909-1910 wage contract expires and as yet the op erators of the district have not signed new agreements for tlie ensuing year. It is believed , however , that the strike In this district will \\e \ \ of short duration. It Is said on good authority that a temporary agreement will be reached between district union offi cials and operators which will allow mine operations to go ? forward with but little delay pending the settlement of entire dispute. Dakota Tornado Story Unfounded. Aberdeen , S. D. , March 31. Direct communication with Eureka Is not ob tainable , but word from that vicinity indicates that the rumor of a tornado which gained circulation was unfound ed. Heavy wind did some damage and the severe sleet storm put telephone and telegraph wires out of commission , Private Illinois Mines Continue. Danville , 111. , March 31. The Wes tern Brick company of this city , which mines its own coal and employs sev eral hundred men , received permis sion today from the mine workers of Illinois to continue mining coal with Its present force , pending the signing of the new wage contract. The Heg- ler plant at La Sallo will also be per mitted to continue to mine for Its own coal. The Bunsen Coal company , which is controlled by Illinois Steel company , Is endeavoring to obtain per mission to continue operations. This company employs 1,500 miners. It nas not a pound of coal in reserve and one of the officers stated that unless they obtain permission to continue mining the steel mills at South Chicago cage would be compelled to shut down. The company promises to pay the new wage scale from April 1. Many of the miners favor continuing work. Iowa Mines Close at 4 p. m. Des Moines , March 31. Rumors that the Iowa coal operators are ready to grant an Increase of five cents ns asked by the mine workers gained cre dence following a visit of President John P. Reese and a committee of op erators to the office of the state min ing department early today. After wards It was learned that the operat ors Indicated to the state mine offi cials that they are willing to treat with the men upon terms favorable to the miners. President White of the Iowa mine workers readied the city today from Cincinnati. It is said that his arrival will make It possible for the first Joint conference this afternoon. Every mine In Iowa will suspend at 4 o'clock this afternoon , the time for expiration of the wage scale. SIX MEN DEAD IN GOAL MINE Explosion at Wllburton , Okla. , Results Fatally Thursday. Wllburton , Okla. , March 31. An ex plosion in mine No. 2 of the Groac Western Coal and Coke company ear ly today killed six men. CONDITION OF lift WtAIHfcR Temperature ( or Twenty-four Hcuri , ! Forecast for Nebrasks. Maximum 5.1 Minimum L'l Average ! lt ! Barometer 30.10 Chicago , March 31. The luillotln Is- BUctl by tbo Chicago station of tlio United States weather bureau gives tlie forecast for Nebraska as follows : Pair tonight and Friday , wanner to night. TO LOUISIANA ? NO MORE TRIPS TO AFRICA WILL BE NECESSARY NOW. STATE MAY IMPORT WILD BEASTS The Hippo and Eland , the Dikdlk and the Wart Hog Will be Brought Over j for Meat Purposes , If Southern Con gressman Has His Way. New Orleans , March 31. No more trips to Africa for the chase of the hippo and eland , dlkdlk , wart hog and other animals will be necessary ten years from now If the Louisiana state legislature heeds the request of the stale game commission. The commission after a conference with Congressman Broussard decided today to ask for an appropriation for the Importation of big African game to Louisiana to breeding purposes. Representative Broussard , who has Introduced a bill in congress looking to the Introduction of African mam mals Into the United States for food purposes , declared today : "I do not think this importation Idea can be laughed down. It Is merely a matter of education and when the people see the value of the hippopo tamus , coodoo , dlkdlk and a host of other varieties I might mention as meat producers at a time when a now supply of meat Is an economic neces sity , there will be no objection. " HAVE FOUND KELLNER CHILD ? Color is Given Rumor in St. Louis that Kidnapers Will be Paid. Louisville. Ky. , March 31. The fact 01 tne recent wlihdruwul ot uio rowati offered by the state for the arrest and conviction of kidnapers of Alma Koll- nor , who disappeared from Louisville several months ago , Is coupled in police circles here with that of the absence from this city since Saturday of Frank Fehr , uncle of the child , to give color to the rumor that details of Alma's restoration are now being arranged. Mr. Fehr is a wealthy brewer. Mem bers of the Kellner family say they believe Alma is alive and in the hands of kidnapers. 200 INJURED IN WRECK And Twenty-two Dead in German Rail Horror Arrest Signal Men. Mulhclm , Am Rhein , March 31. It appears today that upward of 200 per sons received more or less serious injury when an express train ran down and wrecked a military train bound for Strassburg yesterday. There was one death during the night , making the total dead twenty-two , and six others are said to be dying. The vic tims were soldiers. Two signal men have been arrested and are charged with having given botli trains the right-of-way at the same moment. RL GERMAN BOAT TO "GET" Offer to Land Men and Quell Disturb ance , Arouses Liberlans. Liverpool , March 31. The German cruiser Sperber has left Cape Palmas on the orders of the Llborlan authori ties , according to the latest advices from Liberia , The German command er's offer to land a detachment and quell the outbreak of the natives Is said to have so Incensed tlie Liberlans that they ordered the ship to leave Llberlan waters within thirty-six hours or "take the consequences. " The situation between the natlvoh and Llberlan troops Is said to be Im proving. Bank for White Owl , S. D. Washington , March 31. The appli cation of E. J. Spencer of Rapid City , W. E. Bauer , A. Gloege , C. S. Blodgett and Alma L. Cain to organize the first national bank of White Owl , S. D. , with $25,000 capital , has been approv ed by the comptroller of the cur rency. Big Ship Goes Down. Perth , West Australia , March 31. The big British liner PerlclcB was wrecked six miles south of Capo Leon- win , the southwest point of Australia , today. The passengers and crew took to the small boats and all wore landed safely. Soon after being abandoned the steamer disappeared beneath the waters. The Pericles was a now boat , having been built at Belfast In 1908 and was owned by G. Thompson & Co. , limited , of London. She register ed 6,898 tons net. FOUR DEAD IN PRAIRIE FIRE ? FATALITIES REPORTED IN Mo PHERSON COUNTY , NEB. COUNTY TREASURER INCLUDED C. T. Cllne and Three Children are Re ported to Have Perished In Flamea Which Swept Over Western Ne braska During Gale on Monday. North Platte , Neb. . March 31i It la reported hero that four persons were bunted to death In a prairie llro hi McPherson county Monday. C. T. Cllnc , county treasurer , Is one of those said to have lost his life. The ether three fatalities are school chil dren. No details hnvo boon received. MrPlierson county IB a sparsely Hot- tied county northweHt of here , without railways or telegraph communication. The fiamo llro which devastated Me- Phorson county swept a part of this ( Lincoln ) county , destroying much property , but without loss of life , HERE'S ' AN AIRSHIP DREAM Utah Man Would Establish Air Line Around the World. WuBltlngton , March 31. A line of airships of the Zeppelin typo to ply between Now York and London via Pekln is proposed by A. Brodbeck , president of the Aero club of Utah , who says ho Is already negotiating with Count Zeppelin. While the line would be proposed for the rapid transit of pasHungers , Bred beck has written to Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock asking If the poHtolllco department has authority to transport mail by airship. He has been advised that It could not be done unless con gress should specify airships as one of the means of transportation. In his proposal Brodbeck says the practicability of the Zeppelin ship him been proved. It would average forty miles an hour , ho says , and the princi pal stations on the proposed routes would be New York , Chicago , Omaha , Denver , Salt Lake City , San Francisco , Seattle , Fort Williams , Behrlng. Sak- helm , Toklo , Peking , Irkutsk , Omsk. Orenburg , Moscow , St. Petersburg- , Riga , Berlin , Cologne , Paris and I on > don. CARUSO irf PAYING TRIESTE. Ten Thousand Dollars the Reward of the Black Hand. New York , March 30. U Is now an nounced that Enrico Caruso has palU more than $10,000 to the Black Hand. He delivered $ 1,000 in a lump Bum and the rest In smaller amounts. The police now keeping watch on the sing er so carofulfy are doing so not only to protect him from harm , but also to use him as the bait to attract the brigands to their trap. Detectives have been unable to- learn how Slgnor Caruso compiled" with the demands for money. The tenor has been put through "third de gree" sessions , but will tell nothlnp. He has been ordered by the Black Hand to pay more money , and he ap pears willing to pay it rather than to arouse the extortionists who have chosen him as their victim. The police no longer minimize the efforts of the criminals or try to con vince themselves that Slgnor Caruso is the victim of practical Jokers. As Is well known , many of the wealthy Italians of this city are paying black mail to these criminals rather than take the risk of assassination. It Is. believed now that the members of this band are determined to show that even the great artist and Idol of music lovers of two continents can not afford to refuse to pay when they ask for money. FRIDAY BISMARK'S ' BIRTHDAY And the Blsmark Towers All Over Germany Will Blaze Forth. Friday. April 1. will be the anniver sary of the birth of Germany's great man , Bismark , and Friday night more than 400 great Blsmark towers all over the German empire will bin/a forth with mountainous fires , in hon oring the man. These towers are found everywhere In Germany , from the extreme north east to the extreme southwest. They are mostly located on mountainous * or elevated ground. They are all built of solid masonry , mostly about 100 feet high and having on their tops platforms an iron tank that holds from fifty to 100 gallons of tar. In the night of the first of April , Bis- mark's birthday , the tar in these tanks is set on fire and thus from onw tower to another the fires can be seen all over Germany. These towers all have been erect ed by voluntary gifts of the people and more are constantly being built , besides monuments. There Is hard ly a middle sized town in Germany that has not done honor In one way or another to the national hero. Aetna Violence Increases. Catania. March 31. The eruption or Mount Aetna Increased slightly In violence lence and the lava BtreaniB are ad vancing a little faster. That from Fru Dlavolo Is now about two miles from Nlcolosl and loss than three mllea from Bolpasso.
