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    3 The Omaha Sunday Bee
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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.
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THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast fr Nebraska Unlit In Western.
l air in Kiuterii Portion Sunday and
Probably Monday, Northerly Winds.
Page
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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.
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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.
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It FlnlithiR (.'nine Tn I. cm .New Life.
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Aehritnl.ii Flee hluh M'IiooIh,
111 Winner In (lit Dot Content.
II Wommii Her Nnjs nnd Wlilnm.
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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.