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Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TIIUBSDAY MOKNENG, MARCH 13, 1902-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Fhe Omaha i FAVORS HEPBURN BILL Benata Committee Votei to Beoommend Bioaraguan Oanal Boats. SENATOR MILLARD OPPOSES THE ACTION SsbrMkan, Hanna, Kittredge am1 ard form ths Minority. , 'run MEASURE RETAINS ITS HOUSE CHARACTli. ' Bill Kay Be Introduced in Senate Today ty Morgan. ACTION RESULT OF CONFERENCE WITH HAY JBaeed larestrleted Stata mt Diplomatic "egotlatlono with Cen tral American Repohlle' aa to Paaana OeTer. WASHINGTON. March 12. The aenate committee on lothmlaa canals has decided, by a vote of 7 to 4, to report the Hepburn bill, providing for the construction of an Isthmian canal via the Nlcaraguan route. The action of the committee waa taken at a called meeting In the afternoon and came after a brief report bv Senator Mor gan, chairman of the committee, detailing the result of a conference with Secretary May aa to the status of dlplomatlo negotla- Hons with tho Central American republics concerning the canal. He stated that the secretary nna 101a mm mai iar. r u aegotlatlons in progress between tne uauea States ana Colombia concerning tne ranaraa routa and that the new mlnleter from Co- lombla had not even presented nie creaen- liais, dui mai on me oioer una. m. l resentatlvee of tnia country ana tnoeo M Nicaragua ana uosia iuc asu oeeu iu sulfation ana naa agreea upon pracucauy all the points to bo covered In concession treaties, nothing really being left In that connection but to put tha agreementa In writing. to sneeio. . He aald the governments of those two countries had manifested a disposition to I make all the concessions tne unitea mates could ask to aid In the conetructlon of a canal and that among theae conceaslona la one for perpetual right of way. When the recitation of the report had been completed Senator Hanna auggested that probably the Colombian minister had been detained by untoward circumstances and proposed that action by the committee ahnnM ha rialavad until an onnortunltv I could be bad to ascertain Colombia's po rtion. This suggestion brought a strong protest from the friends of the . Nicaragua route, and Senator Mitchell moved to report the Henburn bill as it passed the house. Mr. Klttredge moved to amend by. postponing notion to next Monday, voted down, 4 to 7. Senator Mitchell's motion waa carried, by the same vote reversed.; Soma of the mem bers of the committee were absent, but a. tkjjuiiajw Vote were counted. , . f Millard Vote la Negative. The vote for th Hepburn bill stood: . Teas Morgan. Mitchell, Hawley, Flatt of New York, Harris, Turner, Foster of Louisi ana. Nays Hanna, Prltchard, Millard, Kltt redge. Senator Morgan, after the adjournment of the committee, aald that he probably would report the bill to the aenate tomorrow. While he would use all due diligence In pecurlng consideration of the measure, he 1 had had no conference with the republican I leaders or tne senate as to wnen me mens- i ir should be taken up for consideration. I H had not been authorised to present a written report and would not present any beyond substituting tn testimony xaaen nuring me commimw i 1UV ucyuum v... u.v..-vw . to acquire territory for right-of-way for board th Paclflo Steam Navigation com g canal from Coata Rica and Nicaragua, pany'a steamer Taboga, which arrived her Oirecta in construction oi a cum. o. um- I a, .....law a anaAtMniAilaia whan la. vara! at I Cltm. cayai.ii I ships from Greytown on th Atlantic via Lake Nicaragua to Brlto on the Pacific, un der the supervision of the secretary of war. authorises surveys of the harbors at the two ends of th route, guaiynteea the una of th canal to vessels of Costa Rica and Nicara gua, and appropriates 110,000,000 for begin ning the work. RUSSIAN AFFAIR IS SETTLED I froabl Betw Aaierleaa Satlera I ad fear's Soldier DIs. i posed Of. WASHINGTON', Msrch 12. It Is stated that th trouble growing out of the collision between Russian soldlera and American aallora of th United States ablp Vlcksburg at Nluchwang, has been settled aatlsfao torlly through th preference of apologies Vy the Russian eommandant at that port to Captain Barry, the commander of Vlcks- turg. It appears that there were two separata r distinct affairs. In th Brat th Rus slana accused on of th. Americans of brawllag and claimed to bold the guilty pian's overcoat as evidence againat aim. They were unable, however, to produce the eoat when It waa requeated by the Amer lean autborltlea. The aecond Incident was th raiding of th American sailors' club- room by a party of Russian soldiers Mr. Miller, the United Stataa conaul at Nluchwang upon having the matter brought b hla attention by Captain Barry of Vlcks- urg, made moot vigorous representations lo the Russian authorities, with th result that the Russian commandant apologised lor both affaire. CARRIES OUT WU'S PROTEST mines O.veraatent Make Appeal t Minister Conger Acalaet iEi clasloa Leaislatla. WASHINGTON, March 12. Th protest lodged by th Chines government with Minister Conger at Pekln againat further restriction upon Chlaea smlgratlon to tha rVUnltad Btatea. especially to th Philippines im niwiu, ta lu wutiuuauva ui lu ci torts initiated by Minister Wu here. Tha minister soon after he aaaumad of tlee begaa to til protest with th State department and he has lnc conducted so Vigorous an agitation against Chinese ex clusion that, although It waa ' recognised that b waa simply carrying out th direc tions of his government, th minister was mad th object et vlgoroua attack by the paper here, aom even demanding his ejectment. Jt ie thocaht Mr. Wu ha acquainted hla government with the action her and th danger t himself of further activity in thai Batter and that th Chinese foreign offioa aocordlAgli; aaa takca itff tha work KING WONTJISIT IRELAND Positively C'aacels Ilia Engagement la View af Recent I'nfrlendly Development. LONDON, March 12. The announcement that King Edward had cancelled his visit to Ireland was published too late to elicit opinions thereon In Dublin. There la no doubt, however, bat that thla action will cause keen disappointment, although the royal decision baa been anticipated by semi official announcement. here are several reaaona for this decl- vThe first, la that the coronation which involve fatiguing obliga tion -dful rest, would postpone the visit v ,"" nmnj secondly, the fears that the pre. temper of the Irish national ista and the United Irish league agaltatlon mlebt lead to some offensive demonstration: thirdly. It is said, that several of the leaders of Catholic opinion in Ireland have warned the government that It would be Inexpedient for the king to visit Ireland ao soon after hla accession to the throne and bts declaration againat Roman doctrines tn England. The announcement evokes ming led feelings of regret and approval. RUSSIAN COTTON CROP SHORT Large Part et Deettaat Dae Sohstl- tatlon af Native for Amer ica Seed. ST. PETERSBURG. March 12. (Corre spondence of the Associated Press.) A UWag off of 39 per cent n tne Central Alta cotton crop lagt year attributed t0 th. partlai UBe of ,t,T, Mei la pre. ,..--. . American. The rmn .mmmtt.i to 6A95m aa against 7,628.000 poods tB mo Unfavorable weather also con- trlbuted to the unsatisfactory result. Advices have been received tiara tn th. effect that twa new ,teamer ,lnM wiu ,naugul.ated by the Japanese next spring. The steamers, two handsome 1,700-ton res ,ei8, are now ready. One will be from shlmonesakl. Japan, to Cape Sesuro. at the moutn of tne Tumen river. Cores, touching Oonsan and Fusan, both In Corea. Th, other iln, wtu from Hakodate, japan to Vladlvoetock. Russia. The spe- cii object of these lines will be to Inter cept American trsfflo to Eaat Siberia. KRUGER'S FAITH IS STRONG Haa Coafldenca that ' Great Britain Can Never Sabdae tha Boer People. NEW TORK, March 12. A dispatch from Utrecht, over the aignature of Mr. Presl- nent Kruger, to the American and Journal, ears . "There will be more good news vet from Delarey. This victory of bis reminds me of General Botba'a allusion a year ago to the miracle of faith which aaved Daniel out of the Hons' den. My faith In the ultimata triumph of the Boer cause could not b greater than Bow. nd, .Indeed, It never has been enaxen, -I nope England will show that she sees her folly of attempting to subdue the Boer . race, by recognising lr now- andTny Vestor- ing independence to the Transvaal reDUb lies. By doing this she will spare herself as wen as the Boers 'further bloodshed and expense, and will retain the republics .aa friendly neighbors." LIBERAL GAINS REPORTED Captar Chlrlqnl, Center of Rich Coaatrr Supplying Meat for th Isthmus. COLON, Colombia, March 12. Information was received here today that Chlrlqul haa ju,t been captured by tho Liberal forces The Chlrtaul district is extremely rich in eattla and th Isthmus usually deoenda nn that district for Ita aunnlv of beeves. r. cently, however, cattle have been brought to tne jsthmua from Cartagena. nru an nurinM DIVA nAAtl nlarori nn Monday afternoon from Pedrogal. th nort . . . OI UnirlQUl. Th reason for this actlnn la not known, today. Everything la quiet her EDITOR IS SENT TO PRISON Geranaa Newspaper Maa Foaad Gnllly mt Prlatlas; Pals Reports of Emperor. BERLIN, March 12. Tha editor of the Potadamer Zeitung was today aentenced to two months' imprisonment and the pub lisher of the paper was fined 600 marks for printing a false story to tha effect that Emperor William had reprimanded the First guarda at the):- barrack December S last. MARSHAL SU DEFEATS REBELS With Imperial Fareea the Ceaamaader Galas Victory Over Rebele at Ltag Chow. HONO KONG. March 12. Marshal Su, who recently arrived at th acene of the Kwang 81 rebellion and took command of th Imperial forces, ha defeated the rebels I at Lung Chow, Su expects to euppreaa the rising in month. Tsartata OaT for Cairo. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, March 12. Tb party of American tourists which arrived here yesterday on board Celtic, from Caiffa, Palestine, but whose debarkation waa de Isyed by the heavy aea then running, landed I this morning and proceeded for Cairo, Waealaad's Paaaeaarera Sail. l.lVRRPfini. March 11 Unit of tha naa. "" of the steamer Waealand, which waa sunk In a collision with the British steamer Harmonldea March E, off Holyhead sailed for Philadelphia today on board tb steamer Noordland of tha earn line. Money Gaea t Snnih Africa. LONDON. March 12. Bullion to th amount of t.000 wss withdrawn from the Bank of Englsnd today for shipment to South Africa. India consol bills were auotted today at Is 4d FOUR BODIES ARE RECOVERED Rcatalaa af victims ( Neajaaae Mlaa Dlaaater Ara Badly Matllated. NEOAUNEE. Mich., March II Ths bodies I of four of the ten victims of tb Negaunee 1 mine disaster of January 7 were recovered I todsy. Some of tho other oodles ara In I view of the workmen and it is expected that I all will be recovered within the next twen I tr-four hours. The bodies are mutilated beyond recogni tion. Th drift where the bodies are la la I uchrua eoadltlea owing ta qultaaaad. COLONEL CLOWRY AT HEAD ormer Messenger Boy Now President of Western Union. NOTABLE CASE OF RISING FROM RANKS revetted Lleateaaat Coloael by Presl- dent Johnaoa for Merltorleas Serv ice aad Devotion to -Daty Darin- the Civil War. NEW TORK, March 12. At the quarterly meeting of the Western Union Telegraph company held today. General Thomas T. Eckert was elected chairman of the board of directors, and Colonel R, C. Clowry, now vice president and general superintendent of the western division at Chicago, waa elected president and general manager of the com pany. CHICAGO, March 12. Colonel Clowry has Oiled pesltions with the Illinois and Mia- lsslppl, Missouri at Western and Western Union Telegraph companies, aa messenger, perator, manager, auperlntendent, general uperintendent and vice president At the. beginning of the civil war he was com missioned by President Lincoln as captain and assistant quartermaster and placed In harge of the United Btatea military tele graph In the departments of Missouri, Kan sas and Arkanaaa. At the close of the war he received a brevet commission as lieu tenant colonel from President Johnson for meritorious service and devoted application to duty. STARTS A NEW MERGER SUIT Vaa Baat Orders Aetloa Agalaet Al leged Coaaoltdatloa of Iroa Ran are Roads. ST. PAUL. Minn., March 12. Governor Van Bant haa Instructed Attorney General Douglas to begin proceedings In the atate court against the alleged merger of the Iron range railroads. The bill will be Bled very soon and the United States Steel cor poration which la reputed to own the stock of the Duluth, Messaba ft Northern and the Duluth ft Iron Range roads will be made party defendant. The ateel corporation maintain offices at Duluth, and it Is thought there will be no difficulty In reach ing It through the state courts. The state aenate before final adjournment adopted a resolution calling for an Investi gation of the purchase of the roads, and the governor's action la in response to this de mand. The railroads hare not actually consolidated and maintain separate organi sation, but are aald to be under a common control. The aame queatlon as is involved in the state's complaint against the North ern Securities company la at issue at pres ent PLANS BIG IMPROVEMENTS Pennsylvania Board of Director An- t nor Is Issue of Fifty Million . Debcntar Bonds. ' PHILADELPHIA, March 12. The board of directors .ot th .Pennaylvsnla. Railroad. company at a meeting today authorised the iseue of $50,000,000 - of convertible tea-year SH per cent debentures. Of this amount $24,000,000 will be utilized to pay for addi tional equipment, $20,000,000 will be de voted to the work of constructing tunnels under the North and East rivers, giving the railroad an entrance Into New Tork City, and the remainder will be used for other corporate purposes. The equipment to be purchssed will In clude 19,000 fifty-ton steel cars and 260 lo comotives and. the estimated cost is $24, 000,000. The expenditure for th tunnel im provement during 1902 and 1903 are esti mated at $20,000,000. Subscriptions for th nsw bonds ar to ba mad at par. THREE ROADS QUIT BUREAU Chicago, Rock Island at Paclflo," the Texas aad Texas St Paclflo Withdraw. ET. LOUIS, March 12. At a apectal meet ing of the Southwestern Passenger bureau today, the Chicago, Rock Island ft Paclflo, th Chicago, Rock Island Texas, and the Texas A Paclflo railways served notice of withdrawing from the bureau. The meeting Instructed the advisory committee ot the bureau to telegraph the International A Great Northern railroad that lta member ship In the bureau waa moat earnestly de sired, it being believed to be the key to th situation. Considerable progress waa made toward harmonising other difficulties. TELEPHONES FOR THE TRAINS Paseeaa-er to Be Able ta Talk from Car la Omaha Union Station. CHICAGO, March 12. In connection with the Overland Limited tralna, the manage' ment ot the Northweatern, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads have de elded to provide a quick telephone serv ice for th us of patrons while th trains ar standing at th depot in Chicago, Omaha and San Francisco. Special wire connections have been arranged, which will permit the uae of the telephones to within thirty seconds of the leaving time ot the trains. Warren Leave Jersey Ceatral. NEW TORK. March 11 Charles H. War ren, vice president of tb Central Railroad of New Jeraey, has resigned his position to accept service with another railroad. the name ot wblch.haa not yet been die closed. Mr. Warren will sail for Europe April 11 for a rent and will remain abroad lor aeveral weeks. His connection wlta the Central Railroad of New Jersey does not terminate until June L and some time after that be will go to the new place, Hla resignation was tendered at the last meeting ot the board ot director and was accepted. Mr. Warren has been practic ally in charge of the Central property for several years paat and under his direction several departments of It were reorgan lxed. Prior to coming to the Central he held a high place in the Great Northern railroad under James J. Hill. Mr. Warren, while with the Central, sue- cssded tn adjusting seversl labor dlaputes with ths men and brought the relations of the road with the men to an amicable eon dltlon. Taaael Bill Passe Senate. ALBANT. N. T.. March II. Tha Penasyl vanla Railway tunnel bill paaaed tb senate today. ' The bill permit the City of New York to award a franchise to he Pennsyl vania Railroad company, tor a reasonable compensation to construct tunnels from Jsrsey City under New Tork, and to main tain terminals on Manbattaa. The period of revaluation of the franchise Is placed at Mt iaor that twtati-ae rana, PREFERS ARMY TO THE PRESS Faaetoa Relates Incident la News paper Career Which Dea Not Allar Hint. CHICAGO, March 12 General Fred Funston waa a busy man teday. The en tertainers had him rounded up at t:80 in the morning and it -was midnight before he gained his hotel. A decidedly interest Ing feature waa General Funaton'a recep tion at the Press club. After the band shaking waa over a small platform was rolled Into place before tlie general, whose short figure did not reach above the shoul ders of several men around him. Homer J. Carr, president of tb club, Introducing General Funston, said: "General Funstea, on behalf of the Press club of Chicago, we welcome you to our rooms and to our hearts. . We welcome you not only as a soldier, but aa a newspaper maa, and you will always be one of us." In response Oeneral Funston said: I used to be. In a weak way, a newspaper man myself, and my experience was usu ally from two or three to six weeks on each paper 1 worked for. (Laughter.) The first Job I had waa as & reporter on the Kansas City Times. When I showed up there the city editor, Mr. Graham a rather savage, saturnine-looking man ran me over with hla eye and, said: "1 will trv you,' and he gave me an assignment. He said: "There In a aeneral fee linn here that the hoepltala of the city are overcrowded. Go and visit every hospital in the city and write a story as to whether they are overcrowed or not." I went out full of the enthuslaam that Inspired every young reporter and came bark with four or five columns of stunt about a matter that wasn't worth two etl.'ks. When I handed In the copy he ran it over page by page, and then he aald: "You'll learn better, sonny, as you grow older. I don't think we need you." Just at preeent I believe I would rather be kii editor of a big paper In the United States or an edltorle.l writer than to command a brigade in the United States army, because there is a splendid chance just now to have a good deal of fun that way in stirring up aome people who need It. But I hardly suppose I could hold down a Job as an editorial writer, while I am sure of the place I have; so I will stick to that, and I hope some of the rest of you will do the other part of it. President Bush of th Marquette club and a ' committee called on the general in the morning and escorted him to the Board of Trade. His coming was eagerly awaited by the traders and they gave him an enthualastlc greeting. From the Board of Trade General Funston was driven to the atockyarda, Where he spent three houra watehing the various packing processes. He was ' entertained at luncheon by the packers and then returned to th city. ADMITS DESPERATE DEEDS Woman Confesses Leadership of Gsag Organised to Rob aad KI1I,' ' ' BEAUMONT, Ter., March 12. Mattl Ben nett confessed today to Sheriff Llndley that she1 was at the head of a gang of negro wtmen and white men who had for months been luring men Into her -house, drugging them, ' beating them and robbing them. It they died th victim wer dragged to th river and - thrown in. If they wer only stunned, they were taken out of the bouse to a remote part of aome street and left for pedestrians or, policemen to find A fear Is felt tht more than : twelve tncn,"aaing those -who-ove come W Bean"' mont, ana were nrterwara reported as 'missing," , have been murdered, and that their bodies are now at the bottom of the river. In the last three months at least fifty Inquiries for missing men have been received and, while no one supposes that the gang haa murdered so many as fifty, there Is a fear that some of the disappear ances are due to their work. Five bodlea have been found In the river sine the first ot tha year. The Bennett woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion ot being connected with the murder of Benjamin Pearson. She denies being guilty of this crime, but admits that one of the gang of which she Is a member, discussed the commission of the deed. On the strength ot her confession a white man, "Punch," Prim and a negro woman, "Mary Jan," have been arrested. All of them have been "sweated," and 8heriff Llndley says he expects a full confession, not only of the murder of Pearson, but of others within a short while. Sheriff Llndley Is looking tor two more negro women and six or eight white men, some ot whom are wanted as witnesses. THOMPSON IS UNDER ARREST Es-Sapreme Treaaarer 'of the Macca bees 1 Held for Shortage of fST.OOO. PORT HURON, Mich., March 12-Charle D. Thompson, ex-supreme finance keeper of th supreme tent. Knights of the Maccabees, who aome time ago confessed to a shortage ot $57,000, was arrested todsy on a com plaint sworn out by Sheriff Malnes. The warrant contains nine counts, four ot which chsrge Thompson with having em- betsled $57,000, between February 12, 1901, and August 12. 1901. Four other counts charge him with having violated th state law regulating the responsibility ot Insur ance agents to their companies and tha ninth, charge htm with th larceny of $67,- 000. Thompson, when arrested, waa taken to the police court for arraignment. He re fused to plead, and the court entered a plea of not guilty. Ball waa fixed at $5,000, and waa furnished. Hla examination was set for March 18. The Maccabee officials are not known in the complaint, which was made by Sheriff Mains on information and belief secured in court from 8upreme Record . Keeper George J. Slegel and his books. The county officials say they had become convinced that the Maccabees did not intend to prosecute Thompson, and for that reason Sheriff Mains made th complaint. EXPLOSION WRECKS HOMES Sis People Iajared, One Fatally by Hataral Gaa Used la Dwellings. PERU, Ind., March 12. Two natural gaa explosions early today wrecked two build ings aad injured six people. Frank Klley, sr., Is aupposed to be fatally Injured. Others Injured are: Frank Klley, jr., Jamea Klley, Bridget Klley, Mrs. Joba Hayes and baby. The first building wrecked was occupied by Mr. Hayes. Ths explosion awakened the Klley family and they rushed to tb porch. While standing there another ex plosion wrecked their house and burled the Klleys Into the yard. Th elder Klley waa found burled In the debris. Hena Meam Baslaeas. . NEW TORK. March 13. More than .00O. Ode eggs were received in New Tork Tues day, mostly from the west, and the price dropijed to 17 cents. They sold two weeks ago at S7 cents. There Is such a demand at present, however, that the dealers say they Oo not expect any further decline. High prices for eggs were the result of the sever winter and the using up of the sur plus stock held In cold storage. When the weather began to moderate the hen re sumed busluesa and large ahlpmeuta of egas wer mad from, tb far west aval aouin- TWO DEAD MEN AT CORONER'S Bodies of Jacob Bechtel and Hugh Kennedy Await Investigation. FIRST 19 FOUND DYINQ IN A BARN Other Chats with Engineer aad Is Crashed fader Tender When Allghtlan" front Lecomtlv at I'nloa Depot. In th undertaking rooms of Coroner Bralley, Twentieth and Cuming streets, the bodies of Jacob Bechtel and Hugh Kennedy are lying side by side, awaiting the burial arrangements to be made by their respec tive families. Bechtel died with what ap pears to have been heart failure and the body was taken by th coroner shortly be fore T o'clock last night. Kennedy waa mangled and Instantly killed under the wheels of a locomotive tender tn th yards Just opposite the baggageroom door ot th Union station at 7i45 o'clock. The death ot Mr. Bechtel baa as yet been accounted for only la theory. He is a plasterer, and left bla bom at 2810 North Seventeenth street yesterday morning, to do some work at tb Rice property. Twenty fifth and Parker streets. In th evening when Mrs. A. W. Sherman of 2125 went to to the stable In the rear of th bouse to feed a horse she found him lying fsce down ward on the bay, with hla bat beside him and breathing so . loudly that the gasp seemed groans. Thinking th man might be Intoxicated, she notified her husband upon his return and he, with Joseph Dona hue of 2513 North Twenty-fourth street, went to the barn. Die on Being Moved. Mr. Bechtel was still alive, but died al most immediately after being turned over so that he lay on his back. The man was unknown in that vicinity and as there waa nothing In his clothing to Identify blm, save a purse containing 60 cents and a card, bearing the nam ot William P. Mc Kltt rick, 938 North Twenty seventh street, his nam waa not learned until the body was Identified aome houra later at the coroner'a rooms by W. H. Mai lory, a neighbor, living at 2812 North Sev enteenth street. Mr. Mallory said he had lived next door to Mr. Bechtel for five years and that he knew he rarely if ever drank and never to excess, and that he could not account for his death. He recalled that Mrs. Bech tel had said a few days before that her husband had once believed be had heart trouble. No Evidence of Violence. The barn In which he was found is on his way to his home from the place where he had been working and he may- have felt the attack while returning ' and crawled Into the barn to rest until feeling stronger. Th coroner found not the slightest bruise on his person and no' Indication of poison, but will Investigate further today, when the relatives ar conferred with. Bechtel had apparently no reason to take bis life, for be waa In moderately comfortable circumstances,' owning the ey hoaa 4a whirh he lived with his wife and daughter, Nellie, aged 10, and a aon two year younger. He himself was 48 years old, was of German parentage, but born in Ohio, and bad lived In Omaha fit' teen yearn. He had a brother, William, living at the Pioneer house. South Twelfth street, and two sisters, one In Wyoming and the other at Casey, la. Friendly Chat Prove Fatal. Hugh Kennedy, who waa killed at the Union station, was a married man, 81 years old, and waa employed in the boiler works at the Union Pclflo shops. Emerge ency Officer Baldwin, who Investigated the accident, reports that Kennedy had climbed Into the cab of engine No. 1853, drawing eastbound Union Paclflo passenger train No 2, to chat with Engineer R. J. Gentle man and Fireman F. K. -Chandler before tha train waa pulled on over the bridge. When Conductor W. W. Keen gave the signal to start. Kennedy climbed out of the cab, but attempted to dismount facing from the engine and held on with the wrong hand. The Impetus threw him under the wheels of the tender and al though the heavy train was stopped in half a car's length, the heavy trucks had passed over him completely crushing bis skull,, cutting his right arm almost off above the elbow, breaking It below the elbow, and breaking hla left arm above the elbow. Th left side of his face waa mangled beyond recognition, his blps were cut open" and he died aa be lay, without uttering a aound. The body was at once taken to the cor oner' and a station employ waa aent to notify his brother, Daniel, formerly of the police force, and Hugh'a wife, at 2744 South Thirteepth street. MONEY KINGS FROM ORIENT Leading Japanese Financier Start for a Toar af Called State. NEW.TORK, March 12. A party of Japa nea financiers who ar to make a tour of th United State and Europe left Toko- noma for Seattle yesterday. The party ia beaded by Count Mayoshl Matsukata, aeveral time premier and for many years mlnlatsr of finance of Japan, and Includes among other T. Megata, di rector of the Bureau of Taxation in the Department of Finance, and K. Mtsakl, vie prealdent ot the Tokohoma Specie bank. Count Matsukata planned and! put into op eration the present financial systems of Japan and It was largely through bla efforts that the country adopted tb gold standard. His countrymen regard his as on of ths builders ot Japan. He and his party will visit the principal cities of th United States and their countrymen . ar planning for their reception aad entertainment. They will spend two or three weeks in New Tork, th Japanese consul general her haa been advised. AUSTRIANS ENTERTAIN YATES Illinois Delegation at Charleston Re. eelved aa Board Crnlser Sslsjesiter. CHARLESTON, 8. C, March 12 Gov ernor Yates of Illinois and the delegation from that state, who yesterday dedicated the Illinois stat building at th sxposltlon, todsy visited the Austrian cruiser 8xlgUlter, which Is in tb harbor. The party wer re ceived with many honors and wer delight fully entertained by tha officers. Later they were tendered a sail around the harbor. A complimentary luncheon to Mrs. Tatea was given at the woman's building at ths exposition this afternoon. The party and a number of Charleston society people wer present. Th party will leav Charleston thla vn Uf hait arlU reach bom Friday aileraooa. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair Thursday and rrianj; vananie wmas. Temperatare at Omaha YestereVayi Hoar. Dear. Hoar. Dec 1 p. aa M S p. nil 8 p. m. . . . . . B4 4. p. nn It p. tn. . . . . . ft 0 p. m...... n.t t p. . ns 8 p. m no 9 p. m. S a. an...... 43 n a. m ..... . 4J T sv m...... 41 8 a. m 4 a, an 44 lO n. m 4 It 11 a. ns 4l in an so SAYS FIFE TALKED OF SUICIDE Witness State that Some Month Ago Snspeet Contemplated Selt Destrnetlea. 8AVANNAH, Mo., Msrch 12. Lydlan Brlnkman, a witness for th state in the trial ot Stewart Fife for the murder of Frank Richardson, was not on hand when wanted today. It waa thla woman who la alleged to have said that Fit made a confession to her. B. E. Norrls, who wss exe petes to swear that Fife bad threatened to kill Richardson, haa not yet been found. Mrs. Richardson wss in court when th stat resumed the examination of witnesses today. L. C. Caldwell testified that Isst sum mer before Fife left for Washington, where he waa arrested, the defendant bad told htm he believed he would commit suicide. Fife bad said if he (Caldwell) had bad as much trouble as he bad he too would kill himself. Charles F. Booher, who la conducting the prosecution, became ill suddenly dur ing tha morning and court adjoarned till tomorrow. ROBBERS LOOT THREE BANKS Get Away with Large Sam ta Twa Instances and Cneenl Their Tracks. TITUBVILLB. Pa., March 12. 8af crack ers blew open the vault of the Farmers' Bank of Townvllle, thla county, last night and atole between $7,000 and $8,000. Of thla, $5,000 was In bills and tha balance In gold and silver. There is not th slightest clue to tb robbers. NEWCASTLE, Pa., March 12. The Bank ot Townvllle was robbed of $4,500 cash, a lot of Jewelry, belonging to Isaac W. Kelly, lta president, and $500 worth of stamps, de posited by the postmaster early today. Citizens wer aroused, but were held at bay until the alx burglars made their es cape. EARL PARK, Ind., March 12. Burglars rmtered the private bank of Hawkins A Dillon at this place, using a crowbar taken front th section bouee, with which, to force the door - and then reaortlng to dy namite in forcing the vault door and money chest. Only about $500 waa secured, i MISS ROOSEVELT IN CUBA Danghter of th President, Accompa nied by Senator Piatt, Lands at Hamaa. . ' ' ' - . HAVANA, March 12. Miss Alice Roose velt, daughter of President Roosevelt, ac companied by a partjt of friends, including Benator Thomas C. Piatt, arrived here today on the steamer Maacotte from Tampa, Fla. Shortly after Mis Roosevelt arrived her she received a telegram from the governor of Matansa and other persons asking her to request Governor General Wood to re voke the sentence of death by the garrotte In tb case ot a man in Matanzss province who had been convicted of murder. Miss Roosevelt I to preside at a lawn party her tomorrow, given for the purpose of securing aid for the widows of soldiers. Senator Piatt aaya he Is here for his health and will remain but a short time. MISSING CASHIER IN HAWAII Man Who Abscond with Fands Is Detected by Acquaintance tn Hoaolala. FULTON, Mo.. March 12. P. 8. Adams, Jr., cashier of th Commercial bank of Ful ton, which failed two months after he ab sconded with part of th bank's funds, haa been located In Honolulu. Hawaii. BenJa min Tatea has' received a letter from his son, Thomas Tates, today from Honolulu, stating that he saw Adams there as he landed from a steamer a few weeks ago. Th receiver of the bank announced today that depositors would b paid 60 eenta on the dollar Immediately and that another payment will be forthcoming shortly. . HELD FOR JJMAHA POLICE John Hennessey nnd John Broaderlck Arreeted la Kansas City for Aaaaalt. KANSAS CITT, Mo., March 12. (Special Telegram.) John Hennessey and John Broaderlck, employes at the Cudaby pack ing plant, were arreeted today by Detec ttves Rlsse and Mansell on advice from tb Omaha police that the men are wanted there on a charge of criminal assault. It is al leged that Hennessey, Broaderlck and two other men now under arrest at Omaha, com mitted an assault upon a woman In that city last August. The accused men will be taken to Omaha tomorrow. GAGE JOINS TRUST COMPANY Former Secretary ot Treasnry Elected Director af Chicago Coaeern. CHICAGO, March 12. Lyman J. Gage was sleeted a director ot the Chicago Tills and Trust com any today. While Mr. Gage will not be able to attend to any of tha routine work, hla position In New York as bead of one ot the leading trust compsnles there Is expected to be ot material assistance to the Chicago cor poration. Movements of Ocean Vessels, March 12, At New York Arrived: Kensington, from Antwerp: Menominee, from London. Balled: St. Paul, for Southampton; Prlnsess Vic toria Lulse, for FunchHl, Genoa, etc.; Ma jestic, jor' mverpoui; vaoeriana, ror Anv werp. At Glasgow Arrived: Astoria, from New York. At Hong Kong Arrived) Arab, from San Francisco, etc. At Queenstown Arrived: Ivernla, from Boston, for Liverpool. At IJverpool Sailed: Noordland, for Philadelphia. Arrived: Oceanic, from New York. At Cherbourg Sailed: Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse, from Bremen and Southampton, for New York. At Port Bald Arrived: Hyson, from Clldes and Liverpool, lor China, Japan and Seat, tie. At Brow Head Passed: Rhlneland, from Philadelphia,, for Queenstown and Liver IKK 1 1. At Gibraltar Passed: Scotia, from Genoa ana riapian, ror new xora. At St. Michaels Passed: Hohensollern. from Genoa. Naples au4 Gibraltar, for New DROWNED IN STORM Ventj Persons, Ftuaengon and Boatment Loco Their LItos. 0WA BOAT CAPSIZED BY A SQUALL Captain and All Crew Exoept Nina Ham ben Go Down. DISASTER OCCURS ON SOUTHERN STREAM Result of BeTers Winds PreYiiling for Several Days, NEARLY ALL OF DEAD ARE IDENTIFIED Ameaac tha List Are) Prominent Meat of tha Boath, Occupying Berth on th Ill-rated Vessel. VICK8BURO. Miss.. March 1JTha steamer Providence, nlrlnn between thla port and Lake Palmyra wu overturned at o clock this aitsrnoon. by a sudden sauall at Lone Landing, and twenty of th oasaea gers and orew wer drowned. Dead, CAPTAIN WILLIAM CASBIDY. Vlcks- burg, master. CHARLES ROtT, Vlcksburg, chief ngi- neer. CLYDH BCOTT. Vlcksburg. cotton aad buyer. DR. N. A. LANCASTER, a ernmlaant phyelolan and plantar of Palmyra neighbor. nooa. GEORGE) LAMB, conk. HARRISON GERBER, cabin boy. BETTIH HUNTER, chamber maid. , JOB NEAL. ' MIKE LEWIS. TOM SCOTT. WHIT BURNS. SIX UNIDENTIFIED ROUSTABOUTS. MINNIE TAYLOR. JOB CHRISTIAN, passenger. BEN RICHARDSON, passenger. Resened. Those rescued were: J. B. Johnson, pilot. Walter Kaln. clerk. J. W. Wilkinson, mate. Bight negroes. The survivors reached bera thla after noon, coming overland a distance of about forty miles. The Ill-fated boat left at noon yeaterdar on ita regular trip, carrying a largo mlsoel laneoua cargo of freight and a lsrgs num ber ot passengers. At 2 a. m. lust as th' steamer, waa entering Lake Palmyra a sud den wind and rainstorm ot cyclonic propor tions, cama out- of the west, catching Providence broadside on. Th little ves sel waa lifted almost out of the water, Its upper works blown away and tba hull ' turned bottom up in forty - feet ot water. ' Most of tha ersw and passenger wer leP at tha time and had absolutely no cnanc ox escape.- ; ' Only nine of th boat's entire party wer ' saved. The property loss will amount to several thousand of dollars. Messrs. Cas- sldy. Roup and Lancaster wer all married men and leave large families. A etesmer carrying caskets and divers left for tha scene immediately and will attempt to re cover the bodies. Providence waa built at Lyons. I a., in 1888. It was about 120 tone burden and was considered on ot th fastest stern- wheelers on the lower river. , Belle of the Bends Is overdue front Greensville, but other boat moved on time. Cyclone Kill Several Persona. VICKSBURO, Miss., March 12. A cyclone swept through the southern section of Copiah and the northern section ot Lincoln counties this morning, killing at least seven persona and leveling building, treea and fences. Montgomery, a village In Coplab county. on the Illinois Central railroad, waa tb worst sufferer and four bodlea ar known to be under debrla of collapsed buildings there. Three miles further south a railroad camp was wrecked and three negroes killed. A passenger train on the Illinois Central waa struck by tb storm and every win dow In every coach was blown In. At Hazelhurst considerable damage waa dona, but no Uvea were lost. Wire ar down In all directions and It Is impossible to hear from outlying districts. LIVES ARE LOST IN TEXAS Several Persons Ar Killed by Storm, Which Destroy Maeh Property. HOUSTON, Tex., March 12. Reports from yesterday'a rain and windstorm show con siderable damage dona at varloua plaeea in Texas. About four-nftba of th stat waa covered by rain. At Houston twenty small houses were wrecked, with a losa ot 115,000. Emanuel Whits, colored, was crushed to death and bait a dosea others were hurt. At Roseaburg ten bouses. In cluding tha Baptist church, war damaged beyond repair. At New Boaton on man named Newtoa waa crushed to death and hi boma was destroyed. The opera bous and Metho dist church and many residences, tb ator of Dr. Haam and dossns of amallsr build ings wer wrecked. Many dwellings war blown from their foundations. Trees and telephone poles wer leveled. Mra. Dr. Mavla lost three fin buildings. SEVERE STORM SWEEPS SOUTH Does Damns; to Property, Kills Oa Person aad lajare Other. ROCK HAVEN. Miss., March 12. A wind storm amounting almost to a tornado, passed through here thla afternoon. Tb residence of William Mslvllls, two miles west, wss unroofed. Mra. Melville waa hurt badly and tbj negro eook dangerously. Four miles north ot her at Montgomery, a negro woman was killed by a falling tree and a railroad laborer bad bis leg broken Tb residence of Mrs. Isaac Smith and L W. Boucblllon wer demolished. The school bouae was blown from Its foundation an? ssveral other buildings damaged. Strike Indiana OH Fields. INDIANAPOLIS. March 12. A gala haa been blowing over th entlr atat since aa early hour this morning and many re ports of minor damsg have come In. Tba greateet damage seems to bar been don In th oil fields. Near Marion 25,000 damage waa caused. A dwelling bouae in South Lsrlon and a school building in Wsst Parian war un roofed and at leant aeventy-flrn derrick la th PU AeU war wrasked. UaeUV 4
