3 The Omaha Sunday Bee H PAGES 1 TO 12. I PART I. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOUXIIS'G, APRIL 11, 1)01 TAVEKTY'-EOUll PAGES. SINGLE COPY El YE CUNTS. PRESIDENT PACKS UP Arrangement! CompleW for Hii lix Weeks' Transcontinental Junket SPECIAL TRAIN OF SEVEN CARS One Pritate, Two Gornpartmente, Two Sleeperi, Dlier and Combination. STARTS APRIL 29, RETURNS JUNE 15 Learet WhlnSton at 10i30a. m Monday, Over the southern. TEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED'' .MILES Itinerary TnUm Mini Through Twenty- Thrrc Stilled niul Tho Terrltorlm mill Tntiehcii rireitt l.nkm, (itilf mill I'll c I IK-. WASHINGTON, April 13. President Mc Klnloy nnd party will leave Washington by tin- Southern railway Monday morning, April 23, nt 10:30 o'clock for n tour to tho Pacific coast nnd return, covering a period of bctwecu six and seven weeks. They will havu a train coiiHlstlng of n prlvntn car, two Pullman sleepers, a dining car and u combination enr. Colonel L. S. Ilrown, gen eral agent of the Southern railway, will Accompany tho party from hero to New Orlenns, and from Now Orleans to Port land, Ore., thu party will he accompanied by Mr, E. ('. McCormlck, pasnigtr tralllc mnnngcr of the Southern Paclllo lines. Thu members of tho rntlnet will ac company tho president, with tho exception of Secretaries Gnge anil Hoot nnd Attorney Oencral Knox, tho personnel Including Sec retary and Mrs. Hay, Postmaster flcneral Smith and Mrs. Smith, Secretary and Mrs. Long, Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock and Mill Wilson, Miss Mary Harbor, Mr. Henry T. Scott, Mr. nnd Mrs. Chillies A. Mooro, Secretary and Mrs. Cortclyou, Dr. and Mrs. Itlxey, Assistant Secretary Panics, Mrs. M. A. Dlgnam, suvcral stenographers, repre sentatives of tho press associations, three Illustrated weeklies, the Washington dallies and probably n representative of tho press of San Francisco. Tho patty will also bo accompanied by Mr. Marcan, manager of tho Western Union Telegraph company nt Washington, and Mr. Itlhbley manager of tho Postal Telegraph and Cable company. " Tho train will arrlj ,t Memphis, Tenn.. nt -1:30 p. m., Tuesdiij,' April 30. A stny of several hours will bo mndu In Mem phis, the patty leaving thero during the night for Now Orleans, going by way of Vlcksburg and Jackson, reaching New Orleans nt 4:30 p. m., May 1, and remaining thero until 15 p. m.. the fol lowing day., On tho evening of the first the president will attend a banquet and will probubly deliver n short address. Will Visit HlHtnrlu llulldliiK On May 2 tho pnrty will go for a drive, visiting In its cqursctho, Cablldo, th$, old building which' wns tho sent of tho Spanish government and which witnessed the trans fer of sovereignty from Spain to France, and from France to tho United States After luncheon a boat ride will bo taken on the Mississippi. Tho next stop will bo nt Houston, Tex., on tho morning of May 3. Later In the day a stop will bo made nt Pralrlc View to accommodate tho colored Industrial col lege, located thero, und from here tho train will go to Austin, arriving at ft o'clock In tho afternoon and leaving nt 10 o'clock for San Antonio, whero some hours will bo spent tho following day. Sunday, May ft, and Monday morning will bo spent In Kl Paso. From Kl Paso tho party will go by way of Maricopa, Ariz., to Phoenix, reach Ing thero early In tho morning of May 7 nnd remaining until Into In tho afternoon, devoting part of thu tlmo to an lnspctlon of the wonderful system of lrilgatlon which Is In operation In tho vicinity of Phoenix. Wednesday morning, May R, tho presldont nnd pnrty will arlvo nt Hcdliuidi, Cal., whero they will bo met by tho gov ernor of California and other prominent omclnis nnd citizens. Several hours will ho spent at Hcdlands. Los Angeles will bo reached In tho afternoon nnd tho party will remain thero until tho morning of May 10. On Filday Venturu, Santa Harbara and San Luis Obispo will bo visited, the train arriving nt Del Monto during the night. Snturdny( nnd Sunday will bo spent nt Del Monto nnd on Mondny morning tho train will leavo for Sail Jose, going by way of Santa Cruz, where somu hours will ho occupied In a vlf ft to tho Immense redwood trees which nro found In tho vicinity. San Joso will bo reached at 2:30 p. m., und the night will bo spent there, tho party going to San Francisco tho following day by way of Palo Alto and Hurllugton, ar riving In Snn Francisco at 4:10 p. m ""ucs i'ay, Mny 14, and remaining until the fol lowing Mondny. Null FrnnoUco 11 nil Tho president will bo mot at San Fran cisco by tho mayor aud citizens' commit tee. Tho program for the slay hero In eludes n publlo reception Hint night and n visit Wednesday to tho Unlvorslty of Call- fornla nt Hcrkeloy; on Thursday a visit to Mount Tnmnlpals nnd a reception of vn rlouB societies In tho afternoon. Thursdny night tlio president will attend the banquot nt wie unio uociciy. iTiuay morning a school children's reception will bo held and tho president and party will vlBlt Ocean beach. In tho afternoon a reception hai been arranged by tho Knights Templar. Saturday morning will witness tho launch ing of thu battleship Ohio, which Is tho objective point of tho pr:sldcnt's trip. Fol lowing tho launching tho party will attend n luncheon nt tho Union Leuguo club and nt night will ho held tho citizens' banquet. (Sunday will be spent In rest, and on Mon day morning tho party will leaver San Finnclsco for Portland, Ore., stopping about two hours nt Stockton nnd spending the evening In Sacramento, nrlef stops will be mndo tho next day at Hcddlng, Slssoti nnd Ashland, and Salom. Ore., will hn reached In tho morning of Wednesday, May 22. Tho party will remain hero a few hours and will reach Portland that after- noon at n llttlo nttor 2 o'clock. Thursday morning, tho 23d, tho president wl lenvo Portland at 0 o'clock for Taeomn. going by way of Chehalls, Centralta and Olympln, stopping about nn hour nt tho state capital nnd reaching Tncoma lato In tho nftcrnoon, Tho night will ho snent In Tacoraa, and tho following morning a short trip of several miles will bo taken on Pucat sound, ending at Seattle nt about 2 p. ui. Tlio remainder ot tnu uay tho party will slay in scatuo, and lalo that night wi leave for Spokane, going by 'way of Ellens- burg. North Yakima, Pasco, Wallula and Wulla Walla. Sunday thoy will remain lit Spokane, and on Monday the president will probably go for a drive nnd a visit to Spokane Falls. The parly will leavo Spo- (Continued on Second Pagt. ONE YEAR AT HARD LABOR Cnnlnln (Iridium of IJiikIIHi Life Gourd (let IJrxprlw for Con fidence (iHIIICN. (Copyright, 1901. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 2. (Correspondence 01 the New York World Special Telegram.) Many Americans who have visited Europo will learn without regret that Captain Gcorgo Elliott Hrlscoo Graham, once of the English Llfo Guards, has entered upon a i finntenttt ii'ltri Vil tnnlnfll v'u t?ni'crntnnnt tn I vvuiittvb n tiiujvDt; a t)Ui viiiiiivuv do twelve months' bard labor at Heading prison, Tlio tall military figure of Captain Graham has been for the last ten yearn familiar ut such hotels as the Savoy, Vic toria, Carlton nnd Cecil in London and Hcnryo ami tho Chatham tn Paris, nnd the ""t restaurants of both capitals, whllo ho Invariably wns to he Been ut Monte Carlo and Cairo during tho fashionable season. Oraham Is 43 yearn old nnd since ho re signed from ilm nrmv nnd went through tho bankruptcy court In 1800 he has lived at tho rato of from $.".0,000 to 1100,000 a year upon money derived from tho exercise of his peculiar talent at cards und ins own roulette wheel. Ho Is ono of n gang of con fidence men that Includes Arthur Pierce, or "English Arthur," ns ho U known to tho New York police, though ho Is of Austra lian nationality; Frank Tarbo, American crook, who recently served a term for nearly murdering n confederate In n fight over tho division or spoils or u young English nobleman; Ocorgo Hnnt, another American who has recently returned homo with health and fortuno shattered, nnd Alnnzo Haines nt Philadelphia, who Is In tho Mulberry street rogues' gallery us 'Dutch Alonzo" nnd Is now serving n term In n German prison for burglary. Tho gang nlso Includes several Englishmen, and their annual depredations mount up In hundreds of thousands. lit'llt lcilta'.l lf tllO (illllK. Graham, who Is of distinguished appear ance and perfect manners, has been tho gentleman of this gang. Not ono of tho others Is nblo to mako tho least pretenho In that direction. Ho had elegantly fur nished chnmbers In Jcrmyn street, where the victim would be brought early In the morning, after an evening nt tho music halls und supper nt uu all-night club. The furnishings included a roulct'i wheel, us well us baccarat and poker tables, aud It Is not recorded that any fctrangcr came away n winner. Scotland Yard detectives havo hail Ora ham under surveillance In England nnd on tho continent for at least live years, but until last wick they havu been unable to bring a charge against him, though they havo known him to bo credited with scores of swindling cases during that period. He Is ono of the trio who buncoed Colonel Jou Hlckcy during thn juhlleo year, and other Americans who havo contributed to his s.ipport nro tho Into Howell Osborne, Harry Hosenfeld of Chicago, and tho son of tho lato Congressman Morso of lloston Graham enmo to grief over a common place swindle in Paris. Accompanied by Miss Catherlno Fernough, for soma tlmo a barmaid ut tho ( merlon, lie tn January took nwuggcr apartments ut tho Hotel Con tlncntnl us Captain nnd Mrs. Oraham. He hod several fur-lined coats and fur saequcs Bent thero for approval, their value amount- lng to moro than $3,500. Tho cnpUlu and tho 'barmaid approved of the cntiro lot and carried them over to England by tho night boat. They were lunching together nt Hatchett s InBt week, the barmaid wearing a $2,000 enpe, whllo behind tho captain hung n sablc-llncd over coat valued at $l,C0O, when th'ey were nr- rested. At Graham's chambers It was discovered his roulettn wheel was fitted with an air bulb, by means of wdilch ho was nblo to control tho ball. Tho draft of a black mailing letter addressed to n euptalu In tho nrmy was also found among his effects, ns well ns $5,000 worth of unpaid bills. Miss Fernough was sentenced to threo months' Imprisonment. HIS DISHES AND GAMES Knlxcr'n Fondiiea I for flnlt I'ork mill I)roi the Hand kerchief. (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) HEHLIN, April 13. (Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho kaiser manages tho Imperial kitchen on tho con tract system. A restaurant near supplies and cooks tho edibles at so much per head per meal. Under tho new contract tho prices nre; Dinner of flvo courses, $1.8 1 ; a luncneon or tnreo courses, including or dlnary tablo wines, $1.21; state banquets, $2.50, without tno wines, which on such occasions nro supplied from tho Imperlnl cellars. Tho kaisers favorite dishes aro Balled pork cutlets, cured In u pecullnr gravy, and Hungarian gouiascn, linet or beef and stowed trulllcs. Tho empress nrrauges tho menus for a week nt a tlmo. Luucheon never lasts longer thnn thirty minutes and dinner than one hour. Yesterday tho kaiser took his children to the hunting box nt Grunewald to meet a party of other children. After tea. during which the war lord talked nonsense to tho children's delight, ho organized such games ns "puss In tho corner" and 'drop tho handkerchief." Tho kaiser Joined with Immense spirit in each game, aud tho light-hearted frivol- tty ho displayed formed tho subject of gen eral gossip and numlration in tho court circles. Ho has Invited his llttlo guests to n similar party next mouth. Count Hohcnlau, a leading German aristo crat, ocupylng n high diplomatic post .n Dresden, has Just disappeared, owing to revelations at tho trial ot sovoral young men, who were- sentenced to long terms of Imprisonment. In tho case of a noblo like Hohcnlau, conviction for tho offenso In question Involves the assumption of lunacy und menus detention In n criminal lunatic nsyliun. Tho count had been blackmailed heavily by his convicted associates LADY CURZON IS RESTING LookM FriiKlle niul At old the Gliltlv ThroiiK nt Monte t'lirlo. (Copyright. 1901. by Press Publishing Co.) MCE, April 13. (New York World Cablo. gram Special Telegram,) Lady Curzon of Kedlcston, who wns Mary Letter, Is resting toT 11 couplo of weeks ut tho hotel Heglua, Clinlcz, on her way from India to England. Sno ,ool8 rather frugllo and delicate, but 's not nn Invalid. Sho has avoided tho Biddy throng nt Monto Carlo, preferring tho comparative seeluslon' of Cimlez, where 8,10 eP e'ntlrely to- herself. e-ognet, a Danxer, has been ap P0'n,0d American consular agent at Cannes, 1,1 ""cession ,0 mo lato i iiniiieii. cog. not is u i renenman nnu nis predecessor was Knullsh. It seems curlouu that nn Amerl- co" ct't' canuot bo found for the post. Tno Marlboroughs, Pagcts, Cornwallls Wests and others of tho smart English set nave an loit ror Paris. Just ns the most beautiful season of the year was comment?, lng here, but tho Hlvlcra Is not fashionable I after Easter. BLOTS OUT VILLAGE Mountain Slides and Bwotpe Settlement Low Narrow Valley. ONLY FOUR INHABITANTS ESCAPE ill tba Others. Blaonln?. Ara Killed In Wrecks of Their Homei. RUINS OF TOWN DAM Tl RIVER Flood Excaratei Cemetery .Carries Bkeletoai Afar" PEOPLE OF OTHER PLA" JMORRIFIED When They Attempt Ii; ,1'liey riml the Work of Dent?' tfi Hidden tlmler n Mi? a' Shroud. (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) PA1US, April 13. Now York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Details of thu total dlsnpcaraucc of tho Italian village Vngllo, In the Etruscan des Apennines during tho night of March 23, nro given by Figaro. Only four of tho Inhabitants escaped. It seem:) that n slight sliding movement of tho upper part of the moun tain had been noticed n fortnight before, but tho villagers, after recovering from their terror, returned to their homes, con vinced thnt the dangor was past. About midnight, when everybody wns asleep, tho fatal landslide occurred, car rying thu whole vlllngo to tho bottom of the narrow valley. The river, being blocked, roso rapidly and soon Hooded everything. Tho vlllugo cemetery wus upheaved nnd many of tho cofllns were washed down, tho skeletons startling thu Inhabitants ot other places below. When an Investlga tlon was started It was found that a great snow storm had followed, covering tho on tiro sccno four feet deep. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DREYFUS KiiKllnh Vernliui, ('ontitliiliiK Slty Thniiniiiul Woriln, I In Appear the Flrxt of .tiny, (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 13. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho Eng lish version of Dreyfus autobiography, to bo published May 1, consists of 00, CO) words. It has been translated by James Mortimer, who snys: "Tho book Is written with grent feeling and It will surprlso mo If Dreyfus' sufferings do not constltuto one of the most poignant nnrrctlvcs In any lan guage. Tho book also has been written with absolute candor. No less noteworthy Is Dreyfus' restraint, tn dealing with thoso responsible for his Inhuman treatment. One of tho most touching passages Is where after mi Interview with his wife nt Ilcdero February 21, 1S95, be. Id suddenly Informed that ho Is about to start for- nn unknown destination without even taking leavo of his fnmlly." Mrs. Ogden Goclet has tnken n five-years' leaso of Spencer house, tho St. James prop crty of Earl Spencer. It Is n stately, com fortahlc house, beautifully furnished and decorated und suitable for large entertain ments. While In the heart of the west end. It enjoys almost absolute quiet nnd rural charm by overlooking Green park. Mrs. Goclet long has been wavering be tween London nnd Pnrls, but finally decided for London, becauso under tho new reign Its Importance ns a fashlonablo center Is greatly Increased and she has plans for a big marriage for her daughter, Prlnco Francis of Teck wns nttentlvo to Miss Goclet last year. Under the new order of things tho prince's social importance will bo much Increased Tho tempcranco party In Parliament Is In a curloitB quandary over tho bishop of Win Chester's bill, which gives to a wifo the right of relief with alimony from a drunken husband. It was proposed that the hus band should also have tho tight to separate from n drunken wife, but tho bishop con tends that nny man who permits his wlfo to become an Inebriate deserves to suffer. Tho bill probably will bo wrecked over this point. Arthur Hoberts, tho Johnnies' Idol, who recently was fined $1 for disorderly conduct hn Piccadilly In tho smnll hours, wns again fined this week $28 for assaulting n hack man with whom ho had quarreled about a fare, Tho Cunnrd enmnnnv has decided tn In. stall the Marconi wlrolcss telegraphy on its ships. Tho first of a series ot conducted tours of English nrtlsnns to tho American Iron nnd steel manufactories Is expected to start tho middle of May under tho auspices cf Thomn3 Westgarth, partner In n big firm of Middles burg Iron masters. Tho leading American firms havo promised to throw open their works to these parties so that the visitors may pick up what Ideas they cau. ONE WREATH IS AMERICAN Thin Hapreinlly Hiiiimch 'Wriilli Uer I'nmoiiH ToIhIoI Ior trnlt. (Copyright, 1901, by Prets Publishing Co.) ST. PETEHSHUHG. April 13. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Ho pln'a famous Tolstoi portrait has led to tho dosing by tho authorities ot tho picture gallory whero It was tho chief attraction Tolstois admirers decorated tho ploturo with flowers. Tho keeper of tho gallery, who disobeyed tho order to remove It, has boon arrested ami tho gallery closed. One of tho wreaths laid before the plcturo was from Amcrlcnn nnd Ilrltlsh admirers of Tolstoi. This i-speclally enraged tho authorities, A sensational tragedy has caused Intense excitement here. Captain Heckcrt of tho Imperial Guards suspected Prof. Hermann Dohnberg, a famous oculist, of attentions (o his wife. Hcckert cnlled on Dohnberg, ac cused hlrn and gavo him tho option of blinding himself for life or being shot, Dohnberg chose death and Heckert killed him oa tho spot. Heckert's punishment probably will ho light. Tho czar has asked for n special report of tho wholo circum stances. ALL READY TO ARBITRATE 1'rrnlilent of Court Untie Notice lliiKnr Trlhnnnl In Fully Oruiinlxcil. I THE HAGUE. April 13,-Dr. W. H. Hu- fort, president of tho administrative council ot the permanent court of arbitration, has notified nil tho powers concerned that thu court Is now constituted. This quallfica- tlon la intended to take tho place of n formal Installation. Tho convention has not yet been signed by China, Luxemburg, Mexico or Turkey. WILDEST OF f PECULATION Denier In Wtilnky, Tnbneco mill Ten Scheme In I'rnlU hy Oim em inent' i:tremlly. (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 13. (Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The budget statement of Chancellor of tho Exchequer Dcach, tu which ho must provide for n deficit ot $:S6,5..0,000, will be made to Par liament Thursday. Tho wildest speculation Is being Indulged in. Dealers In tea, to bacco nnd whisky are withdrawing large quantities ot these articles from tho gov ernment bonded warehouses, on tho chunccs of escaping the nutlclpatcd increased tux ntlon nnd adding It afterward. Theso spec ulative withdrawals Involved a heavy pay ment of duties and n consequent Inrge In crease In revenue. It Is considered probable that Sir Michael Hlcks-Ueach will not Increase tho duty on nny articles on which speculation has taken place. Feeling Is altogether In favor of putting the war bill on tho debt to be paid by posterity, who will reap tho ad vantage, If any, accruing from the annexa tion nf tho South African republics. Cecil Hhodcs Is seriously If not danger ously 111 ut Klmbcrley. This may he denied, hut, nevertheless, tho World hears that his return to Loudon Is absolutely conditioned by tho state of his health. Ho Is suffering from liver and stomach troubles and has been ordered to consult specialists. The disablement would have ruinous conse quences for Ithodcslan speculations which, to tho extent of about $100,000,000, nro be ing kept afloat by the expectation ot his ability to mako tho country prosper. Oencral Dowel's reported dementia ex cites vnrylng feeling hero. The rampant Jingoes discover a slim device to plead men tal Irresponsibility when tho famous Uocr general Is charged with Imagluury atrocities In order to wrcal; vengeance on him for tho galling defeats Inflicted upon Ilrltlsh gen erals. More sensible and less vindictive people) recall that similar explanations were given when Ilonnparto was proving in vincible and tho Kings expression of n wish thnt If "Honey" weru mad ho might blto sorao Ilrltlsh generals." IRVING AND TERRY AGAIN lleerlinlini Tree .Mho FlKtircn In Kiik- 1 1 mIi Tour of American Theiitem. (Copyright, 1901. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 13. (Now York "World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Charles Frohmau hns detailed his theatrical plans for thu Immediate future to the World as follows: "1 expect to present Mls3 Edna May and my company Tuesday, April 23, In 'The Girl from Up Thero' at tho Duko of York's theater. William Glllctto will mako his third appearanco at tho London Lyceum In September In 'Sherlock Holmes.' For tho Important part of Morlarlty, W. L. Abingdon has been specially engaged. "Other new plays secured for Loudon I'n- clun a comedy by Augustus Thomas mined 'On the Quiet;' 'The Lash of tho Whip,' ndaptcd from tho French, and n Gorman farce, 'Aro You n Mnson?' which made u hit 111 New York the night before I left "t ulso havo arranged another American tour for Henry Irving and Ellon Tory, who will begin their New York eeai,"ii' at .'he Knickerbocker theater i. October, whllo Charles Hawtrcy will be seen tho snmo month nt tho Garrlck In 'A Mcssago from Murs.' "I hope further to arrange for nn Ameri can season for Hecrbohm Tree, ns well as tours for Goorgo Alexander, Cyril Maude and Winifred Emery. "The last season In America has been prosperous. My biggest successes were mndo with English pieces. I have received several offers for tto nppearance hero of Maudo Adams In 'L'Alglon.' but I was forced to decline thorn, owing to the neces sity of affording tho nctrrss an opportunity for her annual holidays. "Tho dramatization of popular novels has given mo so much nddltlonnl material for tho next season that I have been compelled to take another New York theater. "An English play secured for America Is H. V. Esmond's comedy, 'The Wllilcrnesj,' produced last night with success by Alex ander." WARRING CHURCH FACTIONS IlCHtriictlon of lMlllep hy llyiimnlte Snhl In lie Due tu (luiii'rel. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. April 13. A special to thu Star from Stillwater, O. T says: Arrests nro expected to follow nn Investi gation now being made, Into tho wrecking by dynnmlto or the now Christian church at Ingalls. It Is ullegcd Ihat tho cxploslvo was plucod under thu ;ructuro by members of a wnrrlng faction In the church. No (no wns injured In the explosion. The church membership has been split for two years over tho Introduction of nn trgnn nnd sectnrlan literature into tho Sunday school, Tho eldor members believed thnt orgnn music wns not proper for a houso of God, und fought still stronger the Idea of going outsldo tho blblo to tcu'.h tho (.1)11 dren, both of which propositions were fa vored by thu younger members.. The younger taction finally built n church of their own nnd they lay the destruction of the struc ture to some of tho older uicmbers. NEW NAVIGATION COMPANY Corporation rm-mr.l nt Trenton ('oniluet HiiftlneNH on I'nelllo Oecn ii. HACl'SE, N. Y.. April 13. Tho Globo Navigation company will bo Incorporated at Trenton, N J., to own and operate steam and sailing vcssois, sailing from Scnttlo to tho Pacific coast, Alaskan, Hawnllan and Australian, Japancso and Chinese ports, The capital, $1,000,000. Is all subscribed Miree 1,000-ton stemrnshlps In Atluntlc ports nnve ncen purchased and will sail for Seattle within ten days. The officers of tho company nro William Nottingham, Syra cuse president: J. W. Clise, Scattlo, vice president and itsidcnt manager; Lyman C. Smith, Syracuse, treasurer, and W. W. Hrown, Toledo, secretary. Tho other stock holders aro II. S. Holden, W. A. Holdcn, W. L. Smith, A. T. Hrown nnd II. S. Wilkinson of Syracuse and C. II. Hancock of Rochester. LYNCHER HANGS HIMSELF wealth) Vlxe-oimlii Knriuer'M .VI I nil Tubulin il hy lli-inome for Whnt lie lllil. DAHUNQTON. Wis.. April 13. John E Melghan, n wealthy farmer, who lived with his brother about four miles from Ihl3 place, committed sulcldo today by haug Ing. Melghan was tho leader In a lynch Ing of Selholt In JS91 nnd this Is said to have preyed upon hU mind. Ho leaves an estato valued at $23,000. Von HueliMv SlnrU Home. VENICE, April 13. -Count von Huelow tho Imperial chancellor of Germany, started tor Ucrlin today by way ot Munich. RAILROAD SHAKE-UP Illinois Central Innei Order Affecting lire Ihouiand Employee. PARCELS OUT THE AM BOY DIVISION Leittbens Others to Include Its Mileage, Abolishing Headquarters. HIGH-SALARIED OFFICIALS BEHEADE Twtnty-TiTB Loee Their Pcsiticni, Only Tew Eeing Rttiined. COUNCIL BLUFFS AMONG THE LCS1RS .Stipe rlnteiiitrtit ot Oniiilin IMvlxliMi HnH II In llendiiiinrlerH .Moved lo 1'ort Undue Order llltect hc I'lmt of Mny. CHICAGO, April 13. Tho Hecord-Hcrald tomorrow will say: lJetwccn l.ouu und u,0uu employed ot the Illinois Central rnliroad will bo afltcted by a giiwrnl ordtr ihat will be Issued t.um headquurtelu Mouday. Tlu order nhollshes tho Auihoy uMslon ot thu load, parcels It out among other dhlslons and sweeps away tho olilcial roster of tlu division. Hy this chnnge twenty-five hlgh-salnrled officials will have thc.r positions taken nway, but not all of ihem will leavo thu employ of tho company. For the majority ths company .has found new positions, but In tho main they will displace other em ploycs along the lines whose clllclcncy hat not been so great. Accordingly, tho effect will ho to relieve the company ot tho ex pensive official list of the division and will better the service on other divisions. The order will bear tho signatures of Second Vice Piesldent J. T. Hnrahau. It will go Into effect May 1. , It Is estimated that over 4,000 trainmen, engineers and general employes will seek new homes on account of tho chnngu In the divisions and headquarters of divisions. The northern portion of tho division extending from Freeport to Clinton, n distance of Hil miles, Is to bo added to the Freeport tllvl slon, which now extends from Chicago to Madison, a distance of slxty-o:io miles, making tho new division 223 miles long, Tho southern portion of tho division be tween Clinton nnd Centrnlla, n dlstauco of 111 miles, will be added to tho Spring field division, making a new division nearly 410 miles long. Thnt portion of the line between Dubuque nnd Freeport, sixty-eight mtlc.4 long, will be added to tho Dubuque division, which now extends from Man Chester to Cedar Haplds, n dlstanco of forty one miles. The new division will be about 110 miles long. Tho lino from Waterloo to Fort Dodge will bo taken from tho Dubuqui- division und added to tho Omaha division. The officials havo decided to make the following changes In position ns a ro suit: " G. A. Clark, superintendent, of tho Omaha amnion, win nnve nis neanquariers moved from Council Bluffs to Fort Dodge. E. F. Hurrlinan, superintendent, will have headquarters at Dubuque. H. U. Wallace, superintendent of the Freeport division, will bo transferee! to the Louisville division, succeeding W. J. Hara han. Horace Haker of tho Amboy division will have charge of tho enlarged Freeport divi sion, with headquarters at Freeport, suc ceeding Wallace, transferred. J. C. Halley, superintendent of the Spring field division, will go to Clinton as superln tendent of tho now Springfield division Tho Hnntoul district of tho Springfield dlvl slon will bo transferred and placed under tho Jurisdiction of Superintendent McCour of tho Chlcngo division. Other changes will bo decided upon later. CLAIM LINCOLN GRADE County Comiiilnnloiiern TnUe a llanil In Short Line ami Snn Pedro DlNpnle. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 13. Tho railroad contest for supremacy on tho Lin coln grade is still being vigorously kept up by both sides. A now and Interesting phaso ot the legal situation Is thnt tho Lincoln county commissioners now assert tho right and tltlo to tho grade by virtue of a tax sale tn ISO I, at which tlmo It Is claimed that nil Interest, title nnd right of the Ore gon Short Lino & Utah Noithern, tho road that originally built tho grade, was sold to the county for delinquent taxes of 1S93. The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake company claims to hold an option on this tax title. A special meeting of the Hoard of County commissioners of Lincoln county has been called for April 22, at which time It Is said ono or tho other of tho companies will se cure tho tltlo of the county, whntevcr It may ho. Officials of the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lako company say they havo fifty men nnd teams at work; that they are tnklng possession of tho grndo nt differ ent places and express n determination to hold every available point. CONTROL OF ROCK ISLAND .Vlooren of Dluiuonil Mnteh I'll me Snlil to llnve Honiiht .VcccNMiiry Amount of Sloelc. CHICAGO. April 13. Tho Tiibuno to morrow will Buy : DlBpatehes received hero announce thnt W. II. nnd J. H. Mooro ot Diamond Match fame have obtained contiol of tho Hock Island system. They ore Bald to havo bought an enormous amount ot Hock Islund stock during tho last fow dnya nnd to hnvo been responsible for tho recent rise In Hock Island. H. It. Cable, chairman of tho Ho:k Island board of dlrectois, when shown tho dispatch said that It wns news to him. Ho had heard of no such transactions and If any thlns of tho kind was going on ho thought ho would havo been Informed of it. Any body could buy Hock Island stock, said Mr. Cable, but to get a controlling Interest was not to easy n task. TRUMBULL TO BE PRESIDENT Selected tn He Head Syxtcni of HoiiiIn Colornd o. of In Go a Id DENVEH, April 13. Tho Hopubllcan to day says; Frank Trumbull, nccordlng to Information from New York, received In Denver yesterday, Is to be tho president of tho Consolidated Gould railroads In Col orado. This consolidation will Include tho Denver & Rto Grande, IS lo (Iramlo South ern, Hlo Grando Western, Colorado Midland, Colorado & Southern, Fort Worth & Denver City and the Denver & Southwestern rail roads. Gould Is already In control of tho Denver & Hlo Grande, tho Hlo Grande Western und tbo Midland railroads. ( i THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast fr Nebraska Unlit In Western. l air in Kiuterii Portion Sunday and Probably Monday, Northerly Winds. Page t MeKtntey I'lnitn II lu .lonrtiej, I.iiiiiIhIIiIi' leNti'0M a Vlllnue. Minkeiiii on the lllliuilx Centriil, .Self-t'olifeNNeil ( niliihy Kliliiuper. - I,ulner Mr-inner to (Mill Troop. Frit nee Is .wtil(t lor eiiueniiee. IntcithiK (he Arehliltliop. : Freedom Minn ror Henry Holln. liriixl.ii'x First SpntiMi Clnliu. ('onileniiied Murderer In I'rlMon, l.le Nfnoti Mnrl.et I nn fleeted. I.oent Allnlr nt South Onitiliii. Pinter-) Fl tlitnee liiileninlt . No Mrll.e o.i .lei-Key t'etitrnl. I itliitu I'nrdex KlTeet I'otniiroinlxe. Seiliiet of ivnnniit l, nehlliu. I.n( Weeti In Oniiilin Society. Woman In ( lull noil ( hnrlty. In .lleinot.v of lie. .toll n .Metlnold. lie. Vle(nolil's l.nM Cuntcr Sermon. Ii I -n l I il (v HloeLv lor Oiiiuhil. IN'tines oi J.oenl An lerooniH. i it ii llrKUh win Utile Dispute. limn liu DeiealN lien .Mnlne. ( liiiiiiplon (tlrN of e!iriit.n. Kl IliiMf Hull N.i(e nnd (loxilp. Ill the Wot Id of heel. It FlnlithiR (.'nine Tn I. cm .New Life. i'2 limn lltirnl School I'lmix. Aehritnl.ii Flee hluh M'IiooIh, 111 Winner In (lit Dot Content. II Wommii Her Nnjs nnd Wlilnm. I." limine itieuln niul Muhlenl .Notes. 1(1 "Ti If I tit tn or lllettt." 17 t'Diitliinutl r Hie Dot Counts. Funhionn lor (he SeuNii.i. IS Killlorlnl nn I ( online nt, ll Chilli Sii1iik litntlltite Pimm. Itcvlcw of ihe SeniMorlu! Content, II Clara Mnrrln' HeeolleetloiiN. -1 Trade t'oitillllonn In llmnhii. Comniereln. mill Financial. :t Nciiutoi'M mid t unnl Trent). Teiiiperiilnre ut Hour. lieu. . il. in , II ll a. in I-" 7 it. t i'JL s ii. iii i:s l a. in II Kl n. n Kl II ii. n IS I ., (Iintihii Venterilnyi Hour. I)e. 1". it p. :t i. i p. (i p. . p. in . in . in . in . nt . in . nt . r.i ISSUES FOREIGN ATTACHMENT Common I'Iciik ( ourl .Tlnl.cn (iiirnlnliee AkiiIiisI Scie nil Prominent I'lttnhitru: lirniN. PITTSHPHG. April 13. Georgo C. Duy had a foreign attachment Issued In com mon pleas court No. 2 against Clarence F, Hlrdscyo und Louis F. Newman. In the two cases ball In tho sum of $100,000 Is de manded nut a number ot prominent firms arc named wno are garnishees, nmong them being Charles II. Schwab. No statement as to the lndcbtidncss was mndo In the paper, but tho sheriff Is dl reeled to nttarh property of tho defendants found tn the hands ot the Empire Coal Mining company. Isaac Frank, ns trustee aud ns individual, the Fidelity title and Trust company, W. II. Kahn. W. P. Do Armltt, Dnvld E. Park, Jacob Kauffman, Charles M. Schwab, Androw Moreland and Herman Knnbell us trustees pud ludl vldually. All these are numcd na garnishees endali.niU F. NuwiiUiU us autnecu. :;na as an Individual is named as garnishee In the suit against Hlrdsoye. HIS DEATH IS UNEXPLAINED Captain (irinin Foiinit Fatally In .'Major IJviiiin' Itootti lit Coliiinlila. Hurt COLUMBIA, S. C, April 13. Captain John J, Griffin, commercial ngent of thu Norfolk & Western railroad, was fatally shot this afternoon In thu rooms of Major Barnard II. Evuns In HiIb city. Tho nr rest of Major Evnns subsequently created a pronounced sensation. The two were alone and tho occupants o tho adjoining apartments were nt dinner, Major Evans summoned n physician, say Ing that a man was hurt In his rooms. Dr, It. W. Glbbs found Captain Giillln lying In a dying condition and speechless, on Mnjor Evans' bed. A 44-cnllbcr Colt's re volver bullet had outcrcd Just abovo tho left nipple. In tho room wero evidences that ono or both of tho men had been drinking. Aside from this there seems no reason why Grlf. fin should havo killed himself or that Eva mi should havo shot him. CLEVELAND BOYS IN DANGER Son of Wealthy Fmulllen '1'hrcnleiicil nltli iritlniipliiK' as In t'nilnhy Ciihc. CLEVELAND, April 13. It developed to day that n plot was on foot to kidnap the Bans of two wealthy East End residents. Letters of a threatening nature havo been received hy tho families of tho boys, nnd every effort is being made to guard them from harm. Two of tho boys, Cyrus nnd David Ford, nro sons of II. Clnrk Ford, a lawyer and real estate man, who lives nt 21CI Euclid nvenue, and the third hoy Is tho 10-ycar-old son of H. F. Whitman of 2473 Euclid nvenue. Mr Whitman Is treasurer of the East End Hanking and Trust company. Hoth families nro wenlthy nnd It Is thought thnt tho hoys wore to bo hold for ransom. Detectives are at work on tho case. SHE EMULATES KATE SHELLEY MlNxoiirl Woman WihIch I'oiiiI to I'Iiik Train AppronehliiK llurn int; Ili'iilive, LOUISIANA. Mo.. April Kl. Mrs. An thony Hoy, living In tho Sni bottoms, pro vented n serious wreck on the Chicago & Alton railroad yebterday. Sho found that a bridge was on llro, nnd waded through a pond of waier threo feet docp and Hugged n freight train with a red hood. Sho Kent her daughter on tl.o other side of tho bridge with a ltd scarf to Hag trains from that dlicrtlon. Tho hrldgo was destroyed aud her uctlon saved the train. MovciiiciiIh of (lectin VohcIn Vprll lit. At New York Arrived Kulserln Mnrla Theresa, froni Genoa, Naples nnd Gibral tar: La Lournlno, from Havre; Phoenicia, from llnmbuig; C'anipnnlu, from Liver pool. Sailed Muiiltou, for London; Ilohun zolleru, for Naples, etc At Southumjitnn Arrived Grosser Kur furst, from New York, for Ilremcn and proceeded. At Hong Kong Arrived America Mum. from Snn Francisco, via Honolulu and' Yokohama. At London Arrived Marquette, from Now York. At Ifumbimr Arrived Pcniisylvntiln, from New York, via Plymouth. At Liverpool Arrived Lticnnla, from New York Sailed (12thi Ilidgonland. for Philadelphia: (l.'ilh) Iiurentlun, for Hull fax; I'mbrlu for Now York. At tjueenstown--Arrived Cymilc, from Liverpool, for New York. At Antwerp Sailed .upland, for Now York. At Hnvre Sailed L'Aqultalne and La GuHcosno, ror New Vork. Arrlved-Ii Hretagne, from New York At Cherbnurg Sailed St. Louis, from Southampton, for New York. KIDNAPER OF CUDAIIY Countj Attorney Shiolds Stes ITtnderion and ie Almost Pcmudod, TEXAS REPORTS OMAHA MAN CONVINCED Detail of Case Are to Be Fully Conftsicd Tliii Morn tig. WILL ALSO TESTIFY FOR CALl AH N Dopciiticn in Tint Friicner'e Eehalf Ii Heady for Filiai;. THESE QUERIES TO BE MET TOMORROW Diillnn t.ool.n for Mr. (,'inlnliy nnd Son to lleiteh Ihe City npccitll) lo Sift the Madcr to the llotlom. DALLAS. Tox., April 13. George W. Shields, county attorney of Douglas county, Nebraska, of which Omaha Is the county seat, arrived In Dallas from Omaha this motnlng und this afternoon called nn II. C. Henderson nt the county Jnll In company with Sheriff Johuson. Henderson Is tho man who says ho Is guilty ot the kldunp- Ing ot young Edward Cudahy In Omaha, De cember IS, 1900. It is wild that Henderson told Mr. Shields enough to convince htm that he Is the party wanted for this crime, but declined to go more Into details until he had held n consultation with bin attorneys. This consultation was hold lato this evening, and nfter It wns over Henderson sent word to tho sheriff that ho was willing to tell the Nebraska attorney all he knew about thu enso tomorrow. Tho Interrogatories for tho deposition tu bo given bj Henderson In behalf of Calla han, ono of tho parlies now under arrest In Omaha for tho Kidnaping, arrived hero today. They will bo answered by Hender son Mouday. Tonight It was announced that Mr. Cudahy and his son nro expected to nrrlvu In Dnllns tomorow morning or Monday at thu latest, to sift to the botom the Hender son stoory. EIGHT HOURS FOR CARRIERS l.nM- ll.'Kiilallnu I.eaulh of lln)' Work for I'onlineii to lie IteliiNlnteil. WASHINGTON, April 13. Tho assistant attorney general for' tho Postolllco depart ment has ruled thnt thu amendment at tached to tho current appropriation net lim iting the hours ot work for letter carriers throughout tho country to forty-eight hours n week expires with tho act Itsolf on Juuu 30 next. After that date, therefore, tho Postoffico department will ro-ennct thu rules ot tho eight-hour law of March 21, 18S8. .The amendment at tho tlmo nMls) lonvlduifttloh In congress wni " f6uglit W tho association nt letter carriers aud tho department found It rxpenslvo to enforco It. Tho eight-hour law specifically pro vides for eight hours a day, whllo the amendment allowed the averaging ot thin amount of work so ns to keep within tho limit of forty-eight hours In the six dnys of labor. Tho postmaster general has decided to Issue an order permitting letter carriers throughout tho country tn wear n loose fltttug blouse Instend of a cent, when tho heat of tho summer warrants It. IOWA SOLDIERS NAMED Men Servian- In Volunteer SlKiinl CoriiH Appointed to Plneen UN ItfKtilnrM. WASHINGTON, April 13. Tho following appointments among others havo been madu In tho signal corps, regular army, subject to physical examination: To bo captains: O. Fcchct, Michigan; Charles McK. Saltzman, lown; Charles I). Hepburn, Iowa; Otto O, Ncsmlth, Cali fornia. To bo first lieutenants; Frank E. Lymnn, Jr., Iowa; Basil O. Lenoir, Georgia; Chnrles S. Wnllnco, Illinois; William Mitchell, Wis consin; Wnltor Clnrk, Iowa; Gonrgc b. Glbbs, lown; Richard O. Hlckard, Illinois; Charley H. Hognn, Tennessee; Charles 1)1 F. Chandler, Ohio; Mack K. Cunningham, Iowa. The majority of thu officers appointed aro now serving in thu volunteer signal corps abroad and every officer but threo has had extended foreign service. TALBOT ATTEMPTS ASSAULT MeinherN of C'linailluii llotme of Coin miiax Nearly Coniu lo IltOtVN, I1UFFALO, N. Y., April 13. A special from Ottawa say: A disgraceful scono oc curred In thu Houso of Commons last night, Mr. Talbot, liberal member for Hello Chase, attempting to nssnult N. Clnrko Wnllaeo, who was comptroller oi customa in tho late conservative go eminent, as ho wns leav ing his sent In tho chamber. Mi. Wnllnee had laid his wnlklng enno on his desk und Tnlbot nttcmptod to selzo It to strike Mr Wnllnee, but wns provontod by soveral members, who divined his In lont. Mr. Wallace took thn matter coolly. Tho eauso of tho trouble, was u scoring of Mr. Talbot by Mr. Wallace at yesterday's meeting. MRS. DAY IN GREAT DANGER lli kIcIiiiin f'otiNltler Couillllon of Wife of Former Secrclnry of Slnte to lie Critical. CANTON, O., April 13. Ex-Secrclary of Stato W. H. Day, who vns nummnned homo by tho Illness of his wlfo, readied Canton nt 3 o'clock this nftcrnoon. Mrs. Day has passed out of a stato of complete uncon sciousness nnd curly this morning recog nized her family. Sho was not fully con scious at any time during tho day, hut recognized her husband when ho came. Her physicians consider her condition critical. HUNDRED BAR MEN IN COURT .'MIliucapoIlM Proprietor of Slot Ma chine , na lull cil mill Itelcancil lo He Tried Litter. MINNEAPOLIS, April 13. A hundred saloon keepers were arraigned in tho dlr trlct court todny under grand Jury Indict ments for operating nlcknl-ln-tbo-Blot gamea nnd gambling devices, They wero all released on $220 ball each and will bo tried lator.