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.
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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
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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. Wlagat
Bisters and Bos Lee Tyler,
Prices IOC 250 and 60c. , r ' ,
Entire Week Including Saturday Evening.
KR&CKtR-JACX V Burleiqutrs
Comedy VeudevtU-Huriea;ue
pretty Girls Comedian
S oig vauuvvjiw aia
TWO anows kmjt
moke If You Llka-Eve'g Price.
HOTEL.
THE MILLARD
Ktb aad Doaglss its
OMA.ua. aa.ii.
Newly tunilHhed, fr"T Improved, al
ways a favorite with-. tU people. TWO
Plan II and up) per day. J. B. MAK
KKL SON, proprietor..,... ,
C H. Vet-plon, Manager.
A. B. Daveupurt, Principal Clerk.
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