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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, TIIUBSDAY MOKNENG, MARCH 13, 1902-TEN PAGES.
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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
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Hoar. Dec
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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. .
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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.
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