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TIIE. OMAHA DAILT . BEE:. ' FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1002. b reached through th pre In tint to I begin work at their regular hour. SCALE EXTENDS OVER YEAR Miners Wae Will Be Contlnned TnrlT, Maatke After I April 1. WILKESBARRB, Pa., March 13. Nearly all tba coal companies In tha Wyoming vslley poated notlcea at tbeir collieries in s evening mat eiter April i id. prwi .c... cf wages tor misers would continue for aa- I Other yesr. The general opinion seems to b that the operators will bare to make further concessions If they wish to avoid trouble with the mlnera. PHILADELPHIA, March IS. The follow ing notice will t postea tomorrow si an i the collieries throughout tne aatnrscue coai i regions of Pennsylvsnla: I Rates of wsges now In effect will be con-1 tlnued Until April I, 1WW, and thereafter subject to sixty oays notice. Local oincr- nces will be adjusted aa heretofore. HAZKLTON, Pa.. March 13. It the opin ion of the local leaders of the United Mine Workers represent the sentiment of the I men the miners will not be satisfied with the mere posting of notices announcing a continuation of the present wags scale and the adjustment of local grievances at the collieries. The mine workers' convention at Shamo kln next week undoubtedly will demand a joint conference, but whether the refusal of th operators to enter Into one will mean suspension of work Is problematical. The stationary firemen may this year be an important factor in the altuatlod. At most of the mines they work twelve hours a day. They will ask for an eight-hour shift and their demands will probably be refused. SMALLPOX AMONG STRIKERS Kerr Element of terloaa Annoyance Enters Into Leber Dlffl i ealtles. ' NORFOLK. Vs.. March 13. A report stat- Ins that two well developed cases of small- 1 pox had been discovered In a street car barn at Huntersvllle, caused general alarm here today. It was claimed that an Ira- Dorted motorman had brought the disease with him from PhllaAelnhla. An InveatUa. I tlon was made and It was learned that the story contained no truth. The strike situation today wat tin- chabgod. Strikers were throwing bricks through csr windows after nightfall aad a lady was struck oo the head and painfully Injured. ' More men were employed today. Strike sympathisers threw bricks and then fired a pistol shot Into a trsst car at Private Ha'lley waa wounded In the right thumb. The same shot caused a large piece of glass to strike Sergeant Carr and cut his face aeverely, necessitating the care of a physician. At tha same time the shot was fired severe! bricks were thrown Into the car and Private Burgess was struck on the right knse and painfully Injured. The car was etopped and the soldiers chased several persons who Were running away. Several shots were fired and two men In the crowd stopped. They were J. F. Ruth and John Olive. Tha men : were searched but no weapons were found. 'They were taken to the oar barns and kept under guard all night Tbey will be brought to Norfolk la the morning for a hearing. SETTLE UPON WAGE SCALE Crltloal Rltaatloa Passed . and Pay Hates Differ Little (rasa r ' "'!. Year'e. ' ' ' " prnMA. ill.. March 11. Tha United 1 Mine Worker thl morning agreed to the I ultimatum ot th Coal Operator' asso- I elation In the matter of wage seal for th coming year In th Illinois district.' Th cal thu agreed upon la not materially different from that nald In thl district laat year, Up to last night th situation wa deli cate In the extreme and atrlk wa much talked, but tn th prsssnc of National President John Mitchell and Influence ot I conservative stat officer tn a Joint seal convention and miners' convention held radical la check. After a convention last. Ing thrs week and two day th mln worker adjourned to meet In Peoria again next year. PAINTERS' STRIKE SERIOUS Importatloa at Non-l'nlaa Mea Pre claltate Trenfcl at Pitta. karat. PITTSBUItO. March lJ.-Th painter.' atrlk Is growing serious on account ot tha a t a . .a. 1 importation oi non-union men irom omr Places, uiir juv usn came in yeneraay i and many more sr. on th.lr w.y. Th. la.t allotmsnt arrived from Washington. D. C. durlna tha nlffht and wa met at th Baltl- tnor Ohio station by striker' pickets B..rti m.n war badiv beaten baforn thai crowd wa Matured by th appeer.nc of tha Bailee. Prealdent Samuel Oomoer of the American Federation of Labor and Gen-1 eral President Bahlborn of th Brotherhood . . . M WV ww . to ."SS omtt Wark Baaanae Oaa mt Tkel Hamkev Baa Tvaakla wttk Baas. IRONTON. O.. March 13. On hundred operating at Newcastle, struck because a gainer whe had a light with a mln bos waa discharged. Th strikers say that all th union mln- r la Lawreno county hsv arranged t go out April 1 unless tb operators pay th JsdUaapolla cal. I'ltlaaataat Balldera. SEATTLE, Wash., March IS. Th sm aloyars of building trade mea declare that unless th men who ar now out return to work by Monday ot next week all th union building trade rasa bow at work will b discharged and building operation antlrely suspended. Thla determination on th part ml tha amclOTsra meana that th eltr Willi be practically tied up o far aa building operetloa arc eoncarnad. ' Vlr.l-ia Ci. Mi.ar. Strik. sBnimtTAI TalAJEl.. IstaLJrek llam-Anat kUBLvi f.A W1. Lm m. A. Aan. mrmmmmr m van - mlMri af ths Virginia Iron. CrtsJ aad Cok ompaay want oa gtrlk today. They aemaa recegniuoa m toe anion, a poas af dputy asarahal brought ta BrU tol WlUianv Webber aad John Haddow. r- ganlsert of tt aolner' ualoa, arrastsd ea ta cnarg o lSMriarina wim u imisrai court' rclvr of th eompaay. VTaavere atrlka la Sympatky. PROVIDENCB. X. L, March 13 The sraaver la th A mar lean Wools eempany Bill at Plymouth. Mass.. cumbering too. TTnnFrffti i.j k.m niirina. tf van 11 VST la n.,4 o sun. and oa tsel dull. biUuua, oaatipalad. tak S d"e f Wr rl t?llJ! - - And Will ell ritt U BOf1a hav truck In sympathy with the opera lives at Olneyvlll aad Maoton, wha hav been en atrlka for om time. Painters Mill Idle. FITT8BURG, March 13. A conference et commltteea representing both the palntert and tba maitera Wss held tonight, but no settlement wis reached. The master are wilting to pay the scale, but will not agree to accept the rules demanded by the men. I rtnfh alifa ir Atrmlnt In that ktsnit I ,hf p,Btrg announced after the can- fernc. tb,t th, p,p,rn,Bgert wonid strike uomA.T ,- Aak for Mere Money. CLEVELAND, March 13. Five hundred structural Iron workers of this city will I uk tnr a nlu nt frnm 40 ft.nl m in I M rents an hour, to take effect May 1. The I aemnj t M aaM (a to be general through- out the country br this class of Workers. I I Mlssearl Mlnera Bolt. I MOBERLY. Mo.. March 13. Two hundred miners at the Klmberly coal mines went out on a strike today, the result of a different construction of the contract by miners and operators. OPPOSITION TO FREE IIOMES (Continued from First Page.) tween what they received and the pay of I captain. Mr. Martin will org hut bill be- I a fore the house committee. Postofflces established : Nebraska Center Point, Frontier county; James A. McMalss,- postmaster. Iowa West, Iowa county; Ouatav Miller, postmaster. The postofflces at Oeddes, S. D., and Burt, la., become presidential offices April 1, with the salaries of the postmasters $1,000 each. Postmasters appointed: Nebraska M. B. Morrill, Mar.. ' ' Knox county, vice C. Joerlssen, deceased. Iowa H. B. Powell, Centerdale, Cedar county. Wyoming Jake Lang, Clearmont, fiber- Idan county; J. C. Powelson, Creston, Sweetwater county. The postofflces at C rowel 1 Center, Clay county. Black Hawk, Davis county, Iowa, 1 Myrtle, Bon Homm county 8. D., "ve neen ordered discontinued after Marcn 11. CHARGE AGAINST CLAYTON Allege fkat Minister to Mealo Mis led Hla Government In Report ing? Mesley Cnae. WASHINGTON, March 13. Mr. Theatl. ,ocM counie, M,,ley; tna Am,oai; cltisen who Is held under an order of court In Mexico for contempt, has submitted to th fttAta risnsrtms-nf ihrmis-h ITnltAA fltmiam Senator Nelson a Ibng statement of th. case from Venn. U..I..'. .14. V 1 t. I ... t.ivj mc, unu inimii i upon United Statea Minister Powell Clay ton. It Is alleged that the minister has mis represented the facta in the case to the department and that he Is Interested In a rival mining company, which has affected bis attitude toward Mealey and his ' legal fight with the development company which forms : the basis of the present action against him In sending the papers to the State de partment Benator Nelson - wrote quite a long letter and referred to the accompany tog papers, among which Is an affidavit In Spanish by Juan Barrera with an English I translation, showing th alleced connection bf Ambassador Clayton with certain mining companies la Mexico In which Mexican gov-. eminent omolals also wsre interested. Ben- I ator Nelson refer to what he call the I rloua Import tt th charge and suggests tb Impropriety, of minister from this country being a member of a large mining company wmco is looaing ror iavors irom th Mlcn government. He say such a minister wui not oe in a conaiuon to pro n Amsritaa cltisen against th ett croaenmenia or a company in wnicn many of the leading official of tha Mexican gov eminent are Interested. The senator Bug gest that th question Involved in the re important,, especially as tn' anect ln "" or in amoassaaor to Mexico, TAKES UP RIGID EXCLUSION Hens Committee Rejeet gkeraaaa Cktnese Bill tot, MKekelN Kaka Measara, wirhihatov. Uareh ll Th. twin I commute on foreign affair today voted against considering th bill of Represent- tiv. Rhrman of New York contlnutnr the tot,n CnlM 0,u,loB ". " Mrot,a w frwM nf "0BM lr Plat AAnalflilraf InR M Tnta MttAnMla - T" " dor.em.nt of the Pacific coast ..nator. .and msmDers. in vot against tn enerman Dili I understood to have been 1 1 7. When th measure waa laid sld there a general concurrence la going on with th MiUhell-Kahn bill. Th actual work on Ul bill by ctlon began thl afternoon and I likely to proceed uninterruptedly un- til result are secured I awuat aa w wwwi vis I Dnaaila Dm tail aall t TaV Vrlm H?iD. "t "5 "!..L,!P' "0 Igoveroiusuia owuiu Aidmu rcyuu- and reque-Ung th preeldent to t.nd.r th i I vrva vuiwv v uia vieiiuaM Repreaentatlv Sutherland of Utah today Introduced a bill annexing that portion ot Arlsona north and west of the center of th Colorado river to th tat of Utah. Renresentatlve Sulser ot New York la troduoed a bill amending the sugar schedule I M tlukt tbe president can grant to Cuba during- such time a th island remain I tTt9 exemotioa from -th Dutch standard I coior provision ot th law PROTOCOLS ARE AGREED ON Deeameats Governlna Cssitrartlss af Nlearasaa Caaal Approved a' Anseaded. WASHINGTON March 11. Tha amend, I m8aU to th protocol between th Unltd I cute on on slds and Nicaragua aad Cost ai,. .n Antlininv r.ilia to ,ovtrn th eontructlon of a Nlcaraguaa I oanai, hav be a uUtaptIlly agred upon. I Th. new protocols yet require slgnatur. ?T 1 K-teW to a. XX 1SB UU1 B U1UUS1 UiV a IBUUgt 1V1 a' I .. .... . ,v. .. I worxlng arrang,nu had ba completed i w.tweea th countries, I xt eannot b larnd from any official I ... what nolata th new I protocol dlffsr from thos prosenUd to i th MMt during tb last session of eon grees, but th general statement that th only alteration ar thos absolutely neces sary t meet th points ot difference be tween the original Hay-Pauncefote treaties (which failed), under which they wer I tn4 th trty a finally ratified. FIRE RECORD. I c' I ST. LOUIS. March 13. Fir at 1:30 a. I n. desuoysd the west barn of the Eastoa I Mtnua skMta of tha St. Louts Transit com- pany. together with seventy ears. Ths loss I ...... mt .,,B0Oi, fun. aovered bv Jinaurtaoa, w HANNA DEFENDS SniP BILL Befutei Imputation that Bnbsidj Measure is a Trust Product. PERKINS, AS SHIPPER, COMMENDS SUBSIDY California Commercial Mil "ny Bark Law tVaald teas, la Ike Geaeral Prosperity af lalted 9atra. WASHINGTON, March 13. After the pas- sage of a considerable number of bills un- oblected to todav the senate resumed con slderatlon of the ship subsidy measure. . Mr. Berry of Arkansas, a member of the com merce committee, which reported the bill, made a vigorous argument in opposition to t. He charged that It would foster trvtt nd monopolies In the shipping industries, nd that already J. P. Morgan and his as soclates were forming a syndicate for the control of the shipping on the Atlantic. In thla connection he became Involved In a colloquy with Mr. Hanna of Ohio, who maintained that the ships acquired by Mr. Morgan fron foreign countries could not participate In the subsidies provided by the pending measure. Mr. Perkins of California, another mem- ber of the commerce committee, delivered carefully prepared speech In support of the bill, maintaining that It would add to the prosperity of the entire country. Gorman's Credentials Presented. At the opening of today's session Mr. Wellington of Maryland presented the cre dentials of Arthur Pue Oorman, elected a senator from Maryland tor a term of six years beginning March 4, 1903. Tbey were read and filed. Mr. Hale of Maine presented the confer ence report upon the dlplomatlo and con sular appropriation bill. Th repor. waa agreed to without comment. ; In reporting the Hepburn bill lor tne con- fttnifHAn " tt An tattimtsn cannl. without amendmen, M(, wlth a r.commtnaatlon that it pass, Mr. Morgan of Alabama said the report of the committee would be ready in a day or two. The following bills then were passed: Annronrlntins- 18 000 for the relief of Jean Louis Legare of the Dominion of Canada, for service rendered and money expended in securing the return to the United States or Hitting liiill ana nis Dana; lor me pro- mntinn or -irst lieutenant jooepn la Blmons, revenue cutter service, to the grade of waiting orders, for the relief of persons who made the first payment for desert land under the act of March S, 1871, but who were unable to perfect entry ihsrtnf- in dlvlrin NebraHka. into two judicial districts; to authorise the sale of a part of the Fort Niobrara military reser vation In Nebraska to the village of Valen tine; authorizing the president to appoint Robert Piatt, U. B. N., to the rank of com mander: extending for tnreo years irom this time the construction of a bridge roa. Nr?ahVeVemi.ur or'Tho " . ' . . . . . , -, - omcers ana crew ror ine om vpnun ui wm K oa marge on board at the time of Its fight with the. Alabama in July, 1M4; extending the time for the construction of a bridge across the Niagara river; granting- home steaders on the abandoned Fort Brldger, S-nrt Saunders and Fort Laramie military reservatlona in Wyoming the right to pur chase one-auarter section of larid on the raiRrvKimn aa nasiure or arazinn iana: granting to the state of Washington 60.000 acrea to aia -in ine cuniinuunuu, iui fo ment and maintenance of the Washington State Soldiers' ana Bailors noma. Berry An-alnst Bhlp gnbsldy. Mr. Berry of Arkansas, a member of the committee on commerce, spoke In opposl tlon to the ship subsidy bill. He said that the promoters ot the pending bill were urging that It was not so bad aa reported in the last congress. Jt was better, in that during the first of Ita operation It would ,u I cost less than tne bill of lasttjkaaV, had been caused. It was worse, however, thst .fter th flrat year It would coat many mil Hon more, becauee there wa no limitation either to the time or to the expense of Its operation, because it doe not compel tn beneficiaries of the act to build a elngl hip ln th United State and because It give particular preference to the fait steamship lines, especially . tha Interna tional Navigation company. He denounced them as contrary to the fundamental law of the land and absolutely unconstitutional. He atd that It It were leKal to pay subsidies to ths shipping in terest it would b legal to pay them to th raisers of horses and mules, which as well as auxiliary cruisers were employed ln war. Hsrgsa a Beaeflelary. Mr. Berry, continuing, declared that Mr. Morgan and Mr. Grossom, "president of the American line, and their associates would be the beneficiaries of the pending bill Mr. Hanna repuea to aome ot cue pi nde by Mr. uerry. ana a onoi coi.oqur ensued, participated In by Messrs. Hanna, B"?, T 1' H.naa m, '".r '.t.v.. Vkl t tw. .i some Ids of I W mi lUbU. .k- h .r. favorlne- thla measure I . K..IM a ,7,7, l.rniinun. - ------- --- . , - fair. Not on ton ot tne loreiga-ouiu vesels. it purchased by Americans, could b admitted to the benefit, and no on know that better than the senator- from Arkanaaa." Mr. Hanna went on to show that Mr. Berry had urged that the enormous power i . . I KUU W a-aa m flau. would b. brought to b..r on congress kuiu i a. to American register. That w"a. i - , ... . ,.. , . b WTt JlrLltl tl lean register they could participate In thi Iran rerister they could participate in the very profitable coastwise trad ot th Unltrd States. Daty ta Try Kmperlmeat. Mr. Perkins of California, a member of th commerce committee, delivered an ex I tended speech ln support of the pending I measurs. He believed It waa th duty of I the country to make tne experiment pro I bosed. If it proved to be a failure It could I be repealed by congress, but he ws satis- tiled that In Ita operation It. would be a r"t u, ,,...,.. I out that a proposed subsidy or differential. As a suiyiun ""i - to nav one-half of the operating expenses of ths ship." Therefore, he maintained, th criticism of the measure necause it aia nqt contain the provision of ths bill or last year I that a vessel must carry at least 60 per cent of Ita cargo capacity m r.rw ymi 1 tlctoata in tb suoeiay, couia not o oyer ated xcept at a loss, and "Tank ar not In the habit of doing bualne la that way. I Mr. Fenro lavoraoiy rirw u- nes xcl.ion bill and It wa. placad oa th. I Mllfldftl. ' ' I Than at 5" 10 p. m. th nat went mt I -- . executive eloa and at 1:25. p. m. ad 1 journea- CALLS HAY . ANGLO-MANIAC Cakraa af Mlaaaarf Deaaaaeat gat Department's Attltnd Toward tka Baere. WASHINOTOJ. March Th hou. t day closed general debate oa th postofflc nnrnnrtatlon bill aaa eompietea eoosmw tloa of twelve ot the twenty-aevea page ot tha bill. No amendments were adopted. The principal portion of the general debate today waa devoted to the dlaeuasioa of ap propriation for several mall faculties. - Mr. Jenkins of Wisconsin presented a or tsJlsd statemant ot his -essooa tor his theory that Cuba Is now undsr ths sover I etcntr of the United Statea, which ovr Ilgaty. h eoatend. cannot b aUeaaUd without aa act of congress. Mr. Jenkins' views attracted considerable atteaxloa. Mr. Jenkins went even further than this snd raised the question as to whether du ties collected on goods since the ratification of the treaty of Paris would not have to be refunded. Mr. Sulser of New York aad Mr. Fitzger ald of New Tork urged the Immediate necessity of a new postoffice building to New Tork. Mr. Cochran of Missouri made a fervent speech denonunclng the course of the ad ministration relative. t the British war against the South African republics. "We have ignored the fights of those re publics," be said, "and we have trampled upon the law of nations la doing It. We have an Anglo-maniac In the State depart ment who could see nothing In the cause of the Boers and everything sacred In the unlawful pretensions of Great Britain. (Democratic! applause.) "Shame upon this fsree; shame en this hippodrome by which the American republic- Is yoked . with this infsmous power Snd made to seem a conservator of the brutal hand of tLle conquering army; shame on the cowardice ot American people In per mitting, and every day, I ssy, 'How long, O Lord, how t long f " (Democratic ap plause.) . ' Mr. Qatnes of Tennessee concluded the general debate wth some comment on the testimony of Governor Taft before the com mittees of congress, . The bill was then read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Several minor amendments were voted down. - A resolution was adopted to authorise the president to Invite the families ot Msrsbal Rochambeatt abd Marquis Da Lafayette and the people of France to be present at the unveiling of th ktattte of Marshal Rocham- beau In Washington, May 24, 1901, and ap propriating 320,000 to carry out the pur poses of the resolution. At 6:10 the house adjourned. CUBAN AGREEMENT ASSURED Arbitrators of. Reciprocity Conference Wark Alonsr Hnrmoalons LI nee Toward Settlement. WASHINGTON, March 13. Late this aft. ernoon the work of harmonising the conflict over Cuban reciprocity had progressed so far that a committee of conferee or arbl tratora representing th two sides of the controversy assembled to frame a compro mise agreement. The meeting took place In the private quarters of the ways and means committee room with Chairman Payn and Representative Dal sell and Cannon present in behalf of the way and mean reciprocity element, while fly member ot the opposl tlon, namely Representatives Metcalt ot California, Dick and Taylor ot Ohio, Ford ney of Michigan and Morris of Minnesota, acted as arbitrator in behalf ot ths repub llcans who have resisted th way and means original plan of 20 psr cent reel proclty for an unllmiud period. The conference lasted about two hours and was not productive of final results, an adjournment being taken until S p. m. to morrow, All plana of compromise which have been suggested were reviewed, par tlcularly that limiting th reciprocity period until December, 1903. Beyond discussing ths several plans no' action waa taken. When the conference closed It was stated that th discussion had been along such harmonious lines that an agreement seemed assured, Chairman Payne. and his associates seemed to be lees confident than the other conferees that an agreemedt wa ln sight. Prior to tbjuroetlng-of th arbitrator I the eii, "" ning the wars and means the body mormipresentatlv of th various sections Interested. It also waa deemed de sirable not to giv th conferee final power to make term, but only to consider and re port back. Thl precaution wa taken In order that there might be a full understand Ing of the compromise plan' by all of thos who opposed the original ways and means plan. Representative Tawney of Minnesota, who directed th contest at the outset, wss asked to go on the' conference committee, but he declined, and Instead nominated the commute of five subsequently named by the conference. READY TO ADJOURN IN JUNE Conaress Will Have Business Weand V Then, genator Hale '. Predicts. WASHINGTON, March 13. Senator Hale, who Is a leading member ot th aehat committee on appropriation, and also of th. republican steering committee, today expresssd the opinion that congress would be prepared to adjourn tb. session by June 20. Benator Patterson of Colorado today gav notice of th following amendment which he proposed to offer to th pending ship sub Idy bill: That non of the compensation, Subsidy or allowance herein provided for Shall be iald for or upon any vessel lor any u;m hereof that ha employed ln Its Crew any Chinese person not entitled to admission to tbe United Slates or to th territory thereof. Th senate commute an Indian affairs today authorised a favorable report on th bill ratifying th agreement with th In dian ot Devil's Lake reservation In North Dakota for the opening of the reservation to settlement. DIETRICH'S CANAL SCHEME Senator Hae Plan ta Wltbkold Panama Offer Pending Development. WASHINGTON, March 13. Th Post to morrow will say that Senator Dietrich of Nebraska proposes a nsw plan In eonnee. tlon with th Panama offer whereby the $40,000,000 offered shall be withheld until it Is shown that the canal can be constructed (or $200,000,000, th estimated cost. If, whsn completed, it snail nave cost tne govern ment $1(0,000.000 th additional $40,000,000 ball b paid to th Panama company. It, on th other hand, th canal cost $260,000,- 000, then the company will forfeit the amount ot consideration It aak from tb United SUte. Senator Dietrich aay he talked the matter over with the agent of the canal company and the latter thought the company would b willing to accept the proposition. METRIC SYSTEM THE STANDARD Hease - Committee Give Favorable Rapart far Adaptlaa a Legal Weta-ht aad Measara. WASHINGTON. March 13. The bill to adopt the weight . and measurs ot th metrlo system as the standard for th United States, as Introduced by Representa tive 8 ha froth -of -Colorado, today wa or dered favorably rtported by the hens coca mitt oa coinage, weight and measure. , It provide that "after January 1, 1904, all departments of th United States la b transaction of all business requiring ths use of weight and measurement, except la completing the survey ot public lands, shall use only the weights and measures from th metric system, and after January 1. 1M7. the . weight and . measures of ths asstric syatsm shall be tk legal standard weight aad measures af and la ta United states. EASTERN ROADS CUT RATES Hay Precipitate War in Competition for Summer Tourist Bubidom. PROPOSE TO OFFSET WESTERN FARES Plana YVklek Contemplate Rales to Atlaatle Reserta Corresponding with Tkose to Pnrlle, Give Alarm la West. CHICAGO, March 13. Lines esst . snd west of Chtcsgo are liable to become in volved in a rate war for the llon'e share of the summer tourist business. A propo sition has been Introduced Into the Cen tral Psssenger association to put In sum mer tourist rstes ot about half fare to the eactsrn sssstde resorts In order to com pete with the cheap rate which will be In force to western resorts. In the main the proposition hss not been favorably re cetved by the lines In the association, and a meeting ot the Joint passenger committee hss been called for March it, at New Tork, to consider the question further. Western passenger men are alarmed at the attitude of he easterners and are threatening to refuse to accept the rates for bsslng pur poee If offered them. The resolution, as Introduced, provides for rates from Chlcsgo, Cincinnati, Louis ville, St. Louts, Indianapolis and other large center In the middle west to all east ern summer resorts at figures correspond ing to the Colorsdo and Utah common points and to Pacific coast resorts. This would mean a rate of about $25 from Chicago to Atlantlo City and return, ot about 127 to Boston and New England resorts. The Cincinnati rate would be about $22, the St. Louis rate about $28 and the Indianapolis rate about $23. Some lines are In favor of Including New York City, with a rate of sbout $20. A limit of about thirty days would be given on the tickets. which would be sold twice each week dur ing July and August, when the bulk of the summer tourist business la moved. MUST RESTORE OLD RATES Northern Paclde aad Creat Northern Ordered ta Re-Establish Ter mlnal Bekadales. ST.- PAUL', March 13. The Great North ern and th Northern Pacific railroad will receive order from the Stat Railway com mission tomorrow directing that merchan dlse terminal rate be applied at once to St.- Cloud,' Fergus Falls, Crookston and Moorhead, reached by both lines, snd to Brainard, served by the Northern Pacific. Jobber- at thos point will be benefited by a redaction ln distributing rates averag ing S per cent and reaching ln single in- stances 15 per cent. The five northern Minnesota cities for merly had terminal rates under which their principal shippers were able to compete over a large territory with the important commercial center. These rates were can. celled by both the coaat lines before the introduction of the merchandise distance and terminal sheets adopted recently. The latter have not applied to any ot the five point affected by th cancellation of the old terminal rate. Both line are. directed to file at once tariff applying th rate ordered. HARRIMAN GETS GRAND ISLAND Latest la tkat Vnloa. Paella Instead a' jV' Bnrllaa-ton Gets , .( Road, ST. JOSEPH, March IS. Th St. Joseph A . Grand Island railroad, the connecting link between this city and th Union Pacific overland route, ha been absorbed by th latter road. Thar ha been marked ac tlvlty In the St. Joseph A Grand Island stork In New York for tbe past month and at a late hour last night It was learned that a majority ot tba stock of the road had passed Into the hands of th Harriman Interests. The road was formerly a part of the Union Pacific, but upon the reorgani sation of the latter road the Grand Island became an independent system and has Since remained! so. Th absorption ot the Oraad Island 'by the Harriman Interest will giv th Union Paclflo a direct entrance Into St. Joaeph over It own tracks, thereby giving this city another dlreot route to the Pacific coast. Up to a short time ago it wss thought th Burlington bad acquired possession ot th road. . t- . Rata Fare far tk a. A. R. WASHINGTON. Mrch IS. It wa an nounced today that by agreement with tbe executive committee of the Grand Army of th Republic th Eastern Passenger sso elation bad agreed on a uniform rate of one fare tor th round trip to Washington tor ths convention to be. held her In October, This action. It wa announoed, was already certified to by the Trunk Lin association, which control the rest of the country and almost certainly would be met by a unl form concession of 1 cent a mile from all points west of th Ohio river. Freight Pool May Ba Dissolved. CLEVELAND, March 13. The Leader to morrow will aay: Th Big Four railroad ha withdrawn from the Central Freight association and It Is expected thl organi sation will go to place. Th Central Freight association comprises th general freight agent of all line between Chicago, Buffalo, Pittsburg, St. Loul and Cincinnati and th territory bounded by the point. With th dissolution ot th association vary line will be tree to make It own rate and cutting 1 expected to obtsln business. - Penny a Mtla Raaad Trip. CHICAGO, March 13. Central Passsnger association line hav granted a 1-eent a mil tor th round trip to th Grand Army of th Republlo national encampment to be held In Washington October t to 11. It wa also decided to put Into effect a rat to New Tork oa basis of $10 added to th Washington rate, which would mean a round trip rata from Chicago to New York of $2. Extension ta .Omaha Road. MILWAUKEE, March IS. Announcement waa made today that th Chicago A North western railroad would soon build aa extea slon to the Chicago, St. Paul,. Minneapolis A Omaha branch of Its system from Chip pewa Falls. Wis., to Ladysmtth and later from Ladysmtth to Spirit Fall. Ceasa Paylna- Commissions. CHICAOO. March 13. It wa unanimously agreed todsy by Central Passenger associa tion lint to confln interchange Of business with th lake line as would giv assurance that they would eeas paying commission and dealing with ticket scalpers. aeceeas ill Fatker. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. March 13. E. M. Stanton, who ha beea private secretary to his father, tb late C. M. Stanton, general manager of th Jacksonville A SL Louis railroad has been appointed acting general manager of the road. Harriman After Kl Paso. SAN FRANCISCO. March 18. Ik report that Traffic Director Btubb of tb Harri maa road will be at El Pas nest week ha glvsa rla to th rumor that Harrlmaa wlil absorb the fcl Psso 4 Northeastern rsllway. It Is sal that Harrlman Is ant. Ions to buy this road for ths purpose of competing more vigorously with the Santa Fe for southern California business. ' Fonr Kew Railroad Shops. ST. PAUL, March 13. The plans for th tour new shops to be erected by the Great Northern are completed. The total cost ot the new buildings and contents will be $700,000. MRS. SOFFEL IS INDICTED Wife af Former Warden Vnaer Three Coanta hy the Grand - Jnry. PITTSBURG. March IS. Indictments In three esse against Mr. Cttberln of fel, wife of ex-Warden P. K. 8offel, grow ing out ot the escape of the Piddle brothers from Jail on January 30, were considered by the grsnd Jury todsy and true bill re turned. ' Should Mrs. Soffel be convicted on the three charges the maximum aggregate sen tence that could be Imposed Mpon her would be sixteen years In prison and a fine of $2,600. Tbe first charge Is for aiding criminals to escape. The other charges are separate Indictment for felonious assault and battery upon Charles Reynolds snd James McOarry, Jail guards. Reynolds was shot by one of tbe Biddies and McOarry was thrown over the railing n th cell tier and seriously hurt on ths nlxbt of the escape. It will probably be a month before Mrs. '' Goffel Is brought to trial. . .. . SIX DEATHS "OCCUR ON SHIP Federal Soldier Retarnlna; front .Philippine' Island pie' aa . ... ' Transport Sheridan. SAN FRANCISCO. March 13. Six deaths occurred on the transport Sheridan, which arrived last night with troops from Manila. Those who died were: James Brock, corporal, Company A, Seventeenth Infantry. Joha Brand, private. Company O, Twen ty-first Infantry.- - John Hanson, private. Company M, Sec ond infantry. -. H.J. Bobbins, ' discharged soldier ot Company L, Sixteenth Infantry. Jamea Allen, private, Company D, Nine teenth Infantry. Joha R. Welch, private, Company M, Six teenth infantry.' When. 120 miles out from Manila the Sheridan passed an Ice floe 100 miles long. ALFRED BARTOW IS DEAD Former Member of Nebraska Seaate and District Jadare at ' Ckadroa. COLORADO SPRINGS, March 18. Alfred Bartow, for fifteen year a member ot the Chicago bar, formerly a member of the Ne braska state senate and district Judge at Chadron, Neb., and for the last five year a prominent citizen of thl place, died her todsy of Bright' disease. He was a mem ber of the Yale class ot '69 and of th Chi cago Law school. , ea af Traction Maatnata. PHILADELPHIA. March 11 William L. Elklns, Jr., died today at hi country homo, "Menlo Lodge,", near Elklns Station. Pa.. a few miles from this city. He wa a son of th mllllonalr traction magnate, and waa .himself . prominently Identified with mny business Interests. He wss about S3 year of age. ' Mr. Elklns has been UI sine October and wa constantly under the car of a physician for a cerebro-sptnal trouble. 1 At the time of hi death Mr. Elklns waa president ot th Pennsylvania Iron works, the Otto -Coke A Chemical company, the Pittsburg Gas A Cok company, th United Cok A -Gas company, the Hygela Hide A Cold Storage company, the McKeesport Gas Improvement company and tha New Eng. land Gas A Coks company. Ha was also a director of the AUls-Chalmer company, Mr. Eklns was a well known club man. being a member of the Union League, Phlla delpbla Racquet, Philadelphia Four-ln-Hand, Philadelphia Gun and Huntington Valley clubs. ' Mr, Elklns' widow Is ths daughter ot Colonel C. W. Felton ot Call f ornta. . , -.. General David S. Itaaley. WASHINGTON, March 18. Msjor Oen- eral David S. Stanley, U. S. A. (retired), a notable figure In many campaigns and one ot the few remaining commanders of the western - array,': dlsd at his residence her today, aged T3 years, of chronlo Bright' disease. . He waa president of the Society of th Army of the Cumberland and for four year was commander of th National Soldier1 home in this cHy. ' v General Ananstna P. Martin. : BOSTON, March IS. General ' Augustus P. -Martin, former mayor and also former police commissioner of Boston, died today at his home- in Dorchester, aged 67 years. At the time ot his death he was water com mHsaloner tot the -city. He served In the civil war with great distinction. . I D. Bancroft. CHICAGO,' March 13. L. D. Bancroft, a well-known newspaper man, died ber to day of stomach trouble. H waa S3 year old and wa employed on the Inter Ocean, He wa at on time managing editor ot the Pittsburg DlspaUh, . 'Rev. Moses K. Crass.' CEDAR FALLS. Ia., March 13-(6peoial Telegram.) Rev. Moses K. Cross, sixty rears a Congregational clergyman, died to day, aged. 90 -years.. sUe is survived by his son. Dr. Wlman . Cross. o( to geological service, Washington. Daachter af Revelatlea. MARSHALLTOWN, O.. March IS. Mr, Jane Smith died her today, aged 103 years She wss true daughter of the revolution and remembered distinctively event that occurred during -the war of 1313. ' . Jsass PttsMSS, ' BENNINGTON. Neb., March 13. (Special Telegram.) James Peterson, for years for man on Colonel J. H. Pratt's ranch, died this evening, aged 45 year. He leaves wife and four children. HERE TH,?S ,T. KnovrbTth) plgn ST. JACOBS OIL Curs R he u in at U ui. Neuralgia. Sciatica, Lumbago, hpralna, Bruiaca, - Sorn Stlffoaaa, BUYS LINK BIO 'ST. JOSEPH - Union Pgoifio Said to Have Purchased St. Joseph & Qrand Island. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NEW ACQUISITION Valee ef Mlseoarl Terminnl Reroa- alsed by t nlon Paelfle aad Bar llngton, Wfca Vied for Its Ownership. s ' From the headuuarler Of tb St. Joseph Grand Island railroad at St. Joseph comei the announcement that this line hss Just been absorbed by' the Union Pacific ytm. After a bitter fight for more than a year,; the report says, the Hsrrlmkn Interests' have finally secured control vf fhls connec tion, and th Burlington road, which was upposed to hare nearly consummated ' a purchase. Is left in a worse condition re- ' gsrdlng St. Joseph " traffic ' than before. With aa Independent connection between St. Joseph snd tho two overland roads at Grand Island both bad their Innlhks at the busi ness, but now that the Union Paclflo owns ' thl road It will, of oourse, have matter all it own wy. Th official ot the 6L Joseph A Grand Island road, however, in a, great deal better Informed as to the change- of owner- . ship than thosa of th .Union Pacific, The latter profess to know nothlag o( the mat-, ter, but they add also that this, is not ur prletng, ss th deal might easily be conn ummated without their connlvaoc. . . . . At Union Pacific headquarters it was ad mitted oh all side. that, both a a passen ger and freight proposition the, possession of this piece of (rack wa a very important matter. Tb road la one of tba pioneer piece ia th west, having been put across . the Mlesourl river In 1868. Tha Union Pa- clflo formerly owned it, but lost money on.. It at that time because of, various mls chancea. So when .tbe receivership and re- , organisation sram the St. Joseph A drand . Island became Independent, and . has since . remained so. Both th Burlington and Union Pacific, however, have sees., what the . road would be o them .coming, in to the main lines of each at Grand Island., as It does, and ther has been a continual Strug- 1 for It possession by the road for soma- time. From a Burlington man, however, wa ' secured the best recital of the real value of th St. Joseph A Grand Island. "I do not believe the Union Paclflo has got 1t," he said, "but it fa a valuable thing whether' tbey have or not. There are 863 miles of good railroad through a superior piece of country, giving a' direct entry from the main line at Grand Island to one of the . biggest shipping points in th west. St. Joseph is a big distributing center. First, there ar the packing housss, tbsa the grocer and other wholesale houses. It Is a great Jobbing town. To pull all this business out on your own tracks to your main overland route westbound Is a nice thing for any railroad." ,- , . Thla. makes it apparent that the chief: value of the acquisition to the, Union Pa clflo will be from a freighting stsndpolat, Dut tne paaaenger business also will merit considerable attention.. That plans. for the Improvement of the entire line are on foot 1 supposed, but thl cannot b verified. ; VALUE OF TESTIMONY Greater Tka a Assertion. Ther I non of u SO hardened but that 1 ' When w have been able to aid our fellow creature by oafrrtng a Benefit or-bfing Ing a llttl comfort Into their 'live We like T-' to hav appreciation' abown. Thl gensr- ' ally afford mor pleasure than th per. ' formano of tbe act Itself, and In this con- nectlon the following letter from a Paris', Tsxas, lady Is of mor than usual Interest: "Dear Friends: I addraaa you a soon. for you hav been such to me. f suffered ' for-thre year oft snd oniwUa pile. I waa treated at th hospital, and th new ' and elegant hospital, of Memphis; tbey only gave me temporary relief; I cam Wast, thinking th change of air and water would ' benefit me; Sv month ago th bleedlnc pile came back on me, and bled so much that I thought I would die, hve bad' four of th finest doctor. ln this section of Texas i all they did was to finally nearly let me go to my grave; all they wanted waa a big sum of money front me aad to operate on me. I said no, no surgeon' knife would' enter ms; If it was my tin to dl God know It, and when I died I wuld dl all together. I began - bearing about your medlcln. I had no faith In yu, but 1 seat and got a boa ot yeur Pyramid Pile Curef In two day th blood flow had slackened to ons-half the amount, and ln one. week I felt eo much better 1 walked four. block nd did a llttl housework. I. wa not bleeding then; ln three weeks I was Well. God bless you for putting such a wonderful -medicine within tb reach of uttering men nd women. I shall neve ceaa to recom-' mend your medicine or be without Uj also used your . Pyramid Pill. Sallle . a. Hearndon." . Testimony Ilk' thl should be mor convincing than alt claim and asser tions, and should lsav no. doubt In th mind ot th reader aa to th merit of th remedy. Pyramid Pile Cur la sold y druggist for fifty cent A pckage, r will, be mailed by the maker to any address upon receipt of pric. Writ Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Mich., for . their book m cause and cure of piles. 1HCIBHCITS. BOYD'S I !Sr.. E. S. WILLARD Tonight and Saturday Matinee. "Tke Prefeaaar' Leva rary.' Saturday night - -- - - Prices-Mat., 36o to Sl.M; night, 5o to 12. Sunday Matlne and Night only. ' AU M. VlLOM. In the Romantio Comedy Drama TkeWalck aa tha Khina." Seats on sal. . CRaiajNTOH Telephone U3L MATINEES, WED., "BAT.; SUN.. 8:1a. EVERI MlUtll, :is. Marie Wainwrlght- and eompaay, at Loq Family. Clipper Quartan. Jama Cullen. Wenona and Frank, Sidney Oraot. 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