The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1J)02 TEN PAGES.
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FIGHT OS REBATES
Ifijunction Proceedings Tiled Apiinrt tight
Big "Western Eailro&da,
BROUGHT BY INTERSTATE COHKERCE MEN
Bait Begini Today in Tedenl Coartl
Et Zjishli Oity.
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ARISES FROM RATES TO- "MG PLANTS
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Order Bayi Eebated and Dia. ' 'sxtii
Are Common. .
ACTION BASED ON RECENT HEARING
Ut.tTn ftsats Fe. Reck Islsod, Wit
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4 t. Fowl Llae.
CHICAGO, March 18 Ir.Junrtioa proceed
ings will be stsrted IB Kaoui City tomor
row by Attorney William A. Pay of tbe
Interstate Commfrrt commission against
Cbc following railroad operating between
Kansas City, St. Louie and Chicago:
' Atchison, Topeka A Santa Ft.
Chicago, Rock Island Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Wabash.
Chicago, Burlington Qulnry.
Chtrago Great Weatera.
Chicago Altos.
Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul.
Each one of the reada waa furniahed with
the following notice and a ropy of tbe bill
to be Bled with Judge Phillipa of the United
Btates circuit court at Kansas City tomor
row: Katie Served Reee.
Ton will please take notice that on
Wednesday. March 1. . the under
signed, acting on behalf ,of 1 "J'
Btatea of America, will apply to the above
named court or to one of the Judgea
thereof at Kanaaa City. Mo. for ajtempo
rarv injunction or restraining ror to
restrain your railroad company, it officers,
rents and servants, from departing from
I if. published rstes and from unjustly dis
criminatlng In eald ratea by Pyn
tietea or otherwise, in respect to interstate
traffic transported by oaid company, when
and where you may appear and resist said
appllcstinn If you ahall desire so to do.
(.Signed n. A. DAi,
Special Tnlted Btatea Attorney.
The bill to be filed tomorrow morning
eta forth that about March 15 the Inter
state Commerce commission requested lh
foiled Btatea attorney general to direct the
fllatrtct attorney ta begin proceedinga either
by Injunction or by some other method to
prevent the Cblcago-Kensss City railway!
from violating the "act to regulate com
merce." The attorney general at one
directed tbe bringing of the suit, both on
the ground that the matter! complained of
are la violation of the provisions of the act
to regulate commerce and also In violation
of the Sherman act U protect trade and
oommeroa against unlawful restraint and
monopolies.
rrkla Hnm ranred. ,
After Mtting forth that the accused roada
1 are eomsuta carrlert and ar subject to the
provision of the Interstate commerce act
Ike bill recites that they have mad a
cbedula of 22 H oenU per 100 pounds on
packing houss products front Kanaaa City
to Chicago, this being until January the
only lawful rate. Then It la declared that
the railways Involved secretly mad a rat
of 18 cents, with corresponding reductions
through to New Tors, and through unlaw
ful combinations received larg quantities
of packing house products, later rebating
to certain ohlppers th difference between
the secret and th published rat.
Then the bill sets forth th facta Ala
dosed at th recent investigation before the
Interstate Commerce commission In this
city.
Th general counsels and general olid
tors of a number of th roads held a eon
Serene to agree oa some course of action.
It waa learned that Judge Phillipa la at
Jefferson City, Ma., and probably will not
be able t go to Kansas City tomorrow. As
th attorneys of some of th roads cannot
veil go to Jefferson City on such short
notice it waa agreed that Attorney Day,
Wbs has gon to Kansas City, should be re-
q unlet te delay actios for a day or two, so
as to afford tb railroad attorneys chance
to study th matter and make their argu
ments at Kansas City.
Attoraeys Co to Kumi City.
A number of th attorneys loft for Kan
sas City this evening. While a definite
course of action baa beea agreed on. It is
understood that a serious objection will be
made to tb Injunction. Moat of th large
railroad systems claim t be in favor of
preventing rate cutting and paying rebates.
They say small roads only cut their ram
to bold their ewa against tbe larger roads.
Th c bargee of secret ratea and rebates are
reads la regard to th grata shipments from
, Kanaaa City. After giving th detail of
the alleged illegal transactions th bUl
concludes with th following petition:
That a subpoena or other suitable uroeen
toil y issue, requiring tbe defendants to ap
tear beiore th Vnlted Btatea court for
the western district of Miseourl. and there
make answer to all the matters referred
to. An injunction supplemented by a tern
jKjrsry restraining order la asked against
the defendants, their representatives, offi
cers, agents, restraining them from carry
ing out any agreement te tranaport pack
ing bouas products, dreaaed meats, grain
and grain products, at any other than tbe
published schedule; alee to restrain them
from departing from tbe established sched
ule In future and from paying the rebates
or snaking any concessions cue flu-ting wlun
the legal rules-
RAILROAD UNDER INDICTMENT
lyOBlavllla at XatkrUU rksrgri with
tlelatlaa; Interstate Cess
saeree Law.
LOUISVILLE. March la. Aa indictment
returned act lust tbe Louisville at Nash
HI railroad by th federal grand jury waa
mads public today. It chargn a vlolatiaa of
th interstate law, tbe offense consisting of
charging leas for th transportation of eura
la carloads tkaa the Interstate commerce
law provides.
There ars la counts la tb bill, which
set forth that November 14. 180L the
Louisville A NkShvlUe and th Nashville.
Chattanooga dt fct- Loci railroads, oper
ating as common carriers through the
tat of Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama
and Into Georgia mad a rat te
g. lore A Co. of this city on 464.000 pounds
of corn shipped t Atlanta from Louisville
by tb roads named. This rate mads the
total freight charge oa this lot $J74 48, whea
tt should have beea $1,111 40.
Tbs difference, or rebate amounted te 1
eats, being tl cents, whaa it ahould hart
feoea 14 casta.
Tb other counts sets forth that aa the
asa data oa another lot of 44 ,000 pound
shipped by ths asms roada te Atlanta a
total freight charge of U17.M was load.
iConUnuad FlfU Page J
STUDENTS DENOUNCE CZAR
Teems; Rrf.rarn Coadena Allesrrd
DeiMtlisi as4 Tern Holer
laslsalAeatit
FT. FETERSFURG, March IT. (Via the
Frontier, March 18.) Tbe comparatively
bloodless riota develop a rather Gilbert la
feature of an otherwise serious political
move. The students, in preparing to make
a demonstration, remembered the rough
treatment which they were subjected to at
the bands cf the military last year, seat
letters to tbe authorities promising to
demonstrate wholly unarmed and begged
that the police Instead of tbe military
might be sent to maintain order. In fact,
v. bile the military were numerous, the po
lice wer in the majority and the cavalry
d not nee to any great extent th terri
K -Cossack whips with loaded butts and
' I -tipped lanbea which caused so many
ttfValltie In 1901.
The students during the course of the
day managed to distribute Incendiary liter
ature from tbe tops of street cars, while
the police were busy fighting below. Some
of these trncte were couched In the most
revolutionary language ever sent abroad in
Runpla.
Tbe following is an extract from a leaf
let: Citizens of Russia, awake, awake from
ths.t nightmare of harrb deepotiem which
oppresses every man in Ruasl, under which
1! is imp'iKplhie for three men to meet to
gether W here In Kunrla is that freedom
of SM-h and prees v. hlcta is fond In every
clvilir.ed country? I'nder the heel of the
autocrat. 1 It not strange that one man,
with insignificant mental faculties should
rule over Wi.OMu.tKW people?
After a scathing denunciation of "tbe pre
tended reform of VannoCshy (the minister
of public instruction) the leaflet concludes:
Let us begin the battle with the enemy
for fiereotial freedom, freedom of eieech
and press and popular representation.
Hall the revolutionary struggle. lown
with the autocracy.
The election of Maxime Gorki to be an
honorary member of the Academy of Science
causes serious comment. Gorki was ban
ished from the Russian capital years ago,
and the newspaper with which he was con
nected waa suppressed.
Tbe Grashdanin (conservative) violently
protests against Gorki's election.
INVESTIGATES YANKEE LABOR
Retired Dlaneod Bfrrrhaat Seeks to
Cobb. pore Aaaerlcaui Methods
with Eos;toda,
(Copyright. 1!W2, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Marrh 18. (New Tork World
Cablegram. Special Telegram.) Alfred
Mosely, retired diamond merchant, sails on
tbe steamship Oceanic tomorrow, to ar
range a tour in the Vnlted States this fall
of two commissions of inquiry into the con
ditions of labor and the system of educa
tion in America. To this correspondent
he oaid today: "I am organizing tbes com
missions entirely upon my own initiative
and at my expense, although our -ovem-ment
has shown its approval of the under
taking by affording me advioe and help la
many waye. I am deeply interested In
questions aSectlng the welfare of the masses
and was absolutely convinced during my
recent visit to ths rolled States that un
less both employers and workman her . be
stir Themselves Great Britain win "arc k to
ths status of a third-rat commercial
power.
"Being anxious to 2 something useful
for our owa country, I decided that nothing
withia my power oould be more beneficial
than to enable a representative commis
sion of workmen to see tor themselves and
tell their comrades on their return of the
methods by which the American workmen
are outdistancing the world."
UPROAR FOR HOHENZOLLERNS
Psvai-CersBsvaa Cbeer Spree a for Tatted
Eosln, While C seeks De.
ateoaee It.
VIENNA, March 18. Cheers for tho Hoh
ecsollerna were given In the Reicharath
this afternoon and led to a great uproar.
Deputy Schoenerer (paa-Germaa) started
the applause after a violent speech, during
which he declared that hie party aimed at
th creation of federal relationship be
twees Austria and Germany and would op
pose every government falling te help la
bringing about such relations.
Thea Herr Schoenerer called for three
cheers tor the Hohensollerna and ths pan-
Qermana responded. Amidst protests from
ths rightists and tbs centrist Herr Bchoea
srer was called te order.
Noisy scenes followed between the Csechj
and and paa-Germana. Tbs former de
nounced Herr Schoenerer and declared they
stood firmly by ths Austrian emperor and
Austrian empire.
WILL FORCE PAYMENT OF TAX
Coloaablo Prepared to 1st Vlaleat
Mease re to Conpel Cellee-tloo
frosa Liberal.
PANAMA. March 18. -By a government
decree published here yesterday war taxes
of 170,000 and f 30.000 are lm poked upon th
liberal resident of Panama and Colon, re
spectively. These taxes ars the correspond
iug share of the tax of I7&0.0O0 imposed
npoa tbe Department of Panama by the na
tional government. A committee composed
of the prefect, th treasurer and tho secre
tary of th finance bureau and two privat
cittaens has been charged to max thla de
cree effective. Ths committee is being
backed la its efforts by the police and a
force of aoldiera.
The government i obliged to take violent
measures to collect these taxes because the
liberal have adopted similar tactics ia
thoae parts of tbe country they control.
SAGASTA AND WEYLER NAMED
Peraaer le Premier svaA Latter Mia.
later of War to Sew Spaalsk
raklaet.
MADRID. March 18. The com position of
the new cabinet a a announced today as
followa:
Premier, Seaor Sagasta.
Minister of foreign affairs, the Duke of
Alomodovar.
Miniater of Justice, Senor Mont ilia
Minister of finance, Senor Kodtiganea,
Minister of interior. Senor More.
Minister of war. General Weyier.
Mimaier of marine, tbe Duke of Veragua.
Miniater of public instruction. Count Ke-
maaonea.
Minister of agriculture. Senor Canalejaa.
Tho new ministers are Senor Mantilla,
stodrlguei aad Canal ej a.
banker of Beer Coeoaltlea.
LON'DON. March 18. Lord Kitchener's
weekly report shows that during ths week
ending today sieves mors Boer wer killed,
oevoa wore wounded. 164 were mad prisoa
or and I2t sunw&dered.
PRINCE IN HIS OWN COUNTRY
Brother of Emperor 'William Beaches Hit
Fatherland in Safety.
LEAVES DtUTSCHLAND AT OJXHAVEN
la Cordially Enbroeed by Hie Majesty,
tbe Esiseree-CisreMei Worse
Wards far Assrrl-
CVXHAVEN. March 18. The return of
Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia to German
soil wss safely accomplished thia afternoon
amid .11 the nnme and clrcumatancea with
which tbe prince a imperial brother has
seen fit to mark the ending of Prince Hen
ry's American mlBSion.
The aatne good fortune of freedom from
untoward incldenta. which characterised the j
prince's transatlantic Journey continued an- j
til the end and in the landing occurred :
during a period of brilliant aunehine after
an overcast day. j
The Hamburg-American line steamer, j
Deutachland. from Cherbourg, having on j
board the prince and his suite waa first
sighted at 30 this afternoon. Tbe German
battleship. Kaiser Wilhelm II, steamed
down tbe roadstead to meet Deutachland
and returned escorting the big liner.
Deutachland tied up to the new stone qusy
and waa tbe first ship to dock there.
Enperwr oo tke aeeae.
Emperor William stood upon the qusy
surrounded by high naval and municipal
officials. As representative of the American
embassy at Berlin. Commander William M.
Beehler. the naval attache to the embaasy,
stood at the emperor'a side. The quay was
decorated with flara of all tbe states of the
empire and the thousands tf spectators,
who covered the roofs of the great ware
houses and the wide slopes overlooking
tbe scene, cheered wildly as Prince Henry
walked down the gang plank.
Emperor William kissed his brother on
both cheeks, and shook hands with each
member of tbe suite. Baying a few cheerful
words to each. Meantime the guns of tbe
squsdron saluted. Bide by aide his majesty
and Prince Henry passed down in front
of the marine guard, which stood at aalute.
After the marine guard paaaed in review,
while the band of the Imperial
Tacht Hobensollera played the national an
them. Tbe passenger on Deutachland
crowded to the steamer's rail and cheered
heartily during the ceremony. Some of the
American passengers waved little American
flags, otherwise the stars and stripes were
not flying.
laapeetlOB of Coord of Hsssr.
At the inspect ioa of the guard of honor
and the veterans by Emperor William, his
majesty and his party. Prince Henry and
hie staff and Commander Beehler boarded
tender and amid fresh aalutes, music
and cheering proceeded to the battleship
Kaiser Wilhelm IX I'pon arriving there
tbe crew of that vessel manned the ship t
receive the royal personages. Kaiser Wil
helm II weighed anchor at 7 IB and started
toward Kiel, through the canal.
A banquet was served oa board tb war-:
ship. i
A DeatscbLaud drew ear to Cuxhavea,
Prince Henry received the correspondent of
the Associated Press la his cabin. The
prince said:
I desire to send a last word through
yon to America, to say how deeply grateful
am for the meaaureleas kindneas I re
ceived while there. I tried to aay this
before I left, but I want to say again that
I am grateful for the cordial and generous
manner in which the people and the presi
dent of the I'nited States received me. I
met and talked with as many individual
as I could, but of courae, I saw most of
the people in crowds and sometime only
from the railroad car platform, and long
enough to touch my cap or take off my hat
to them. I wish to thank all those thou
sands for the trouble they took,"
Ko Tine to Dtody Details.
The prlnos spoke with feeling.
"I had no opportunity," he continued,
of studying the details of industry as I
would like to have done."
Aa to the fatigue of the trip the prince
said:
I waa often tired and I had to be careful
of what I aaid. both publicly and privately.
But since my long sleep on board Deutach
land, I would be ready to return to Amer
ica at once tor Just such another trip. This
one has been so full of pleasure and. In
struction. It is a good thing to look upon
another people face to face and form your
owa lmpreaaiona."
Concerning hi speech at Philadelphia,
Prince Henry added:
It seemed proper I should maks soma
such utterance, for there are always some
undercurrents running that have to be taken
into account. What I aaid ia my Phila
delphia speech was precisely the truth.
"It might be thought that during my
viarj to President Roosevelt and during
our tides alone I must hsvs said a word or
two of a political character, but such was
not the caae. No political topic was al
luded to on either old.
Prince Henry referred t President Roose
velt' attentions and aaid he had not re
ceived the president farewell telegram,
aa he waa by that time at sea, aad that he
only saw the text of the message an his ar
rival at Plymouth.
Ths interest Emperor William takes In
the prince's trip was thea mentioned. Ia
this connection Prince Henry said to the
correspondent
1 shall tell his majesty sxactly what I
have told yon how I appreciate the kind
neaa shewn me by the people of America,
I wiah to add a special word of thanks for
ths sympathetic way ia which ths Amerl
caa papers treat me."
la conclusion ths emperor's brother said:
"You may be sure the impressions I re
ceived will be lasting "
Pars Conplinrat to Carta! a
Prlnos Henry, who looked to be thor
oughly rested, wore a dark blue yachting
suit with tbe Kiel Tacht club buttons. Be
fore disembarking from Deutachland Prince
Henry again thanked Captain Albera for the
comfort and kindness he had experienced oa
board tbs vessel and paid a high compli
ment to tho ahlp and tbe aeamaa-IIks qual
itiea shown la running lt
Th prince presented signed photographs
of himself and scarf pins surmounted by
crowns ts Captain Albera, the first officer
of Deutachland, and te Chief Engineer
Ba reads.
Whea the last mentioned came forward
to receive his tw gifts Print e Henry said
he was especially glad t meet him, as hs
had beard of hi bravery ia saving twenty
seven lives OS ths steamer during the He.
bokea fire of June to, 100. and that neither
Germany aor tbe the Vnlted Stales would
forget the chief engineer's actloa.
! eea Eaaito A
BERLIN. March 18. A number af tb pa
pers here publish editorial welcoming Ad
miral Prince Hoary of Prussia back ta Ger-
Cool baaed c oob4 fag-1
LAWYERS QUARREL IN COURT
PpsMlsi C Waa set las fa trie a; (ax
Break M.s.t.iiy vrlth Per
ooej re.
NEW TORK. March IK. Many serious
quarrel occurred today between Assistant
district Attorney Osborne and Fred B.
House, senior counsel for Patrick, accused
of the murder of W. M. Bice. At one point
the prosecuting attorney said he thought
the witness had finished answering a ques
tion and that be had not Intended to inter
rupt. Mr. House said:
"Ton did not think anything of tbe sort
Mr. Osborne appealed to the recorder.
"Are wa la a bar room or a court of Jus
tice r he asked. "May tbe district attor
ney of thla county be addressed in that
brutal fhloa in your honor a court by a
man claiming to be a reputable member of
the barT"
Counsel for the defense excepted ts Mr.
Oaborne a language and tbe exception waa
placed on record. Later Mr. Moore of Pat-
lick's counsel objected and excepted sev
eral times to a ruling made by the coirt.
The recorder said to him that if he did
not oeaae he would be removed from the
court for disorder.
Tbe cross-examination of N orris Meyer
was continued today, whea the trial of Al
bert T. Patrick for the murder of William
M. Rice was resumed before Recorder Ooff.
Meyer testified yesterday that he witnessed
the disputed 100 will, under which Patrick
would inherit nearly all '-T.be Rico estate.
Meyer was accused of forEery in signing hit
same to thia will and is' at liberty under
$10,000 ball.
In reply to questions by Assistant Diatrict
Attorney Osborne, Meyer said he bad al
ways regarded Rice so sane; be had never
seen him do anything irrational. The wit
ness did not know why Rico should sign all
of his property to Patrick.
NURSE PRODUCES GRAY'S NOTE
Wltwees Display Dsetsfi Avowed
Plaa of Defease, aa Stated
ta a Letter.
CHICAGO. March T. Womaa arrayed
againat woman over tbe fate of Dr. Robert
E. Gray of Garden Ortf. Kanu, produced con
fllctlng features ia the murder trial today.
The frown that expressed th feelings of the
prisoner as he listened to the damaging
testimony of Margaret Indiana Tedlord, the
nurse who tended Inn Brown before her
death, changed to a smile wben Dr. Frances
Rutledge, his former associate, testified oa
Its behalf in the afternoon after the state
had rested its case.
'My worst day Is over." remarked the ac
cused physician. Just before adjournment,
"and tomorrow I will take the stand my
self. I am anxious to get a chance to tell
my story and I fee sonfldest that I will be
able to explain away ths circumstantial ev
idence that th prosecution has brought
against me."
Tbs weightiest testimony of the stats was
the identification by Miss Tedford, the
nurse, of a note she received from Dr. Gray
after he had been arrested. Tbe note,
which be wrote on a scrap of paper in the
police station and sent to Miss Tedlord by
Miss RuUedc, is aj . follows:
No-nri IS. A -' r4?'j f TSH-viT C -lh
defener la Just aa I iirtdyoe end will not
be deviated from It is: That Inna slipped
in the tunnel Monday aveek ago. This tes
timony will not be deviated from one lota
not one Jot. Remember! Remember! Head
carefully, decide -quickly and then destroy
all but vour letters of introduction. Bring
no letters or papera oi any una.
in. a
By the telegram sent by Dr. Gray to Miss
Tedford November 8 tbe state expects to
disprove the claims of the defenss that the
services rendered Mias Brown by the de
fendant were msde necessary by the tunnel
accident, as the summons to the nurse pre
ceded tbe date of the fall aa given by Gray
to tbe police.
TOO DRUNK TO TELL DETAILS
tew art Fife Says He Waa latoal-
rates' Mgkt of tko
Harder.
KANSAS CITT, March 18. A special to
ths Star from Savannah, Mo, saya:
J. Stewart Fife, on trial for the murder
of Frank Richardson, took the stand in his
own behalf at tbs night session of court.
Fife was asked if he went to Lake Con
trary with Mra Richardson. He said he
went with his sister. He denied being with
Mrs. Richardson in the old Catholic church
yard and explained his being with her oa
the old church steps one night as she ex
plained it in ber testimony. Fifs denied
that hs had talked with Ed NorrlB. tbs St.
Joseph saloonkeeper, or that bs had shows
N orris a revolver. He waa asked about hi
movements on the night of tbe Richardson
murder and said:
"I don't remember. I waa at King' Cor
ner, in Mack'a saloon at the pool hall and
at ths Owl club."
Fife said he waa so drunk he did not re
member where be went or what be drank.
When tbe trial was resumed to day two
of Stewart Fife's sisters sat beside him
and the prisoner held his little brother
on his lap. Tbe defense today produced a
witness who testified that Fife was at the
Richardson house the night after the shoot
ing. It had been the theory of tbe state
that Fife was the only employe of tbe Fife
Richardson company who did not go to th
residence after tbe murder. Nearly all th
forenoon was devoted to evidence relating
ta the revolver found In a sever recently
and which ths stats tried to prove belonged
to Fife and was ths weapon with which
Richardson waa shot.
T. P. COOK SUCCEEDS CLOWRY
Forner Stkrsskaa Beeonee GeaeraJ
a pert a lea rat W eaters Dtiislsa
f Westers I ataa.
CHICAGO. March 18 Theodore P. Cook,
diatrict superintendent of the Westers
I n ion Telegraph company at St. Louie, Mo.,
haa beea tendered and accepted tbe posit! oa
of geaeral auper intended of the western
division, with headquarters at Chicago, to
take effect April 1. in the place of Colonel
K c. Clowry, recently elected president and
general manager, with headquarters at New
Tork.
ST. LOUIS. March 18 District Superin
tendent T. P. Cook, successor of General
Cloary. as general western auneriatendeat
of the Westers Vnlon Telegraph company
probably will go to Chicago next week te
become conversant with his dune.
Mr. Cook's early boyhood days wer spent
oa a farm ia Nebraska, where hia father
was one of ths earliest whit settlers.
His first telegraph service waa with tb
Overland Telegraph line, which waa con
tracted frota Omaha to Baa Francises. He
wss later Wester Caioa manager at Law
rence. Atchison, Ksnsss City and other
points. From 188 until 1&T7 Mr. Cook
held the position of assistant superintend
ent of tbe Second district, with hoadquar
tars at Dallas. Tea. la March. 1K97. npoa
the death of Superintendent L. C Baker
la El LcuM, Mr, Cook succeeded, him
FIRE TARES PIER AND SHIP
Fierc Elase Destroy "vTharf and British
Queen at Eoboken.
KILLS CAPTAIN OF THE FATED VESSEL
a pelage fron Iskaswi Orlgla aad
Fs.se4 by Wlads OeSaatly
Llrka t p Mark Talaable
Property.
NEW TORK. Msrch 18. A swift, and la
many of ita details, a picturesque fire to
night destroyed the pier of the Phoealx
Steamship lint on the Hoboken (N. J.) river
front, with many bale of cotton and bay;
burned that company's vessel. British
Queen, to a hulk; cmsumed several lighters
and their cargoes; damaged a dock belong
ing to the Barber Steamship line, and for a
time threatened tbe property of tbe Holland-American
line and tbe huge Campbell
stores. The loas, according to estimate to
night, will approximate tl.000.000.
Whether any Uvea were lost wss most
difficult to learn. While the conflagration
waa at its height, and after It had been re
duced by tbe firemen aad flreboata, rumors
were rife that several men perished. It
waa tolerably certain at midnight that i
Chief Engineer Scott of British Queen was
burned to death on it and that a ssilor
named Jensen met the same fste. One of
the men who escaped says thst he saw sev
eral men leap into the water when the j
steamer became enveloped in fire and be
aaw few ir any of these rescued. The quar- j
termaster of tbe ruined ship said that the j
crew was in Its forecastle and he surmised i
that if all escaped they did so with diffi
culty. Nevertheless. some of British '
Queen's offiner said tonight that they
were quite assured that all were safs ex
cept Engineer Scott, whom they said wat
simply missing.
Otber Deatks Feared.
It Is not unlikely that some of th long
shoremen and stevedores who swarmed
about th vessel will have to bs accounted
for.
The estimated losses m detail are:
Piers. $300,000; British Qneea. 8400,000;
cotton and lighters, 8250,000.
Seven lighters are mors or less damaged.
The scene of the fir was Seventh and River
streets, Hoboken. Together there are the
docks snd basins of the Phoenix line, the
Holland-America line and the Barber line,
Tbe Phoenix line pier was a wooden
structure 800 feet long, covered with a
frame shed. On this wer many bales of
hay and cotton, which burned with the ut
most rspldity. How the fire started is not
known. Some statements are that it started
in British Queen, which lay in the basin
between the Phoenix line dock and the Holland-America
dock; others that it had its
origin at ths pier. In all events, with all
but the barest warning, the flame burst oat
quickly, licking up the pier and the cotton
upon it and driving the stevedores and
sailors to the street, for th weasel was be
ing unloaded, baring arrived here Friday
from Antwerp, ootton laden.
Flaakes l Smddealy.
The ars JBarsd. up from tbe teanaer.with
ss great suddenness as from ths pier, and
since the vessel was mads fast to tb pier
and pould not be backed out, lighters and
other craft which lay alongside of her,
some of them holding such inflammable stuff
a oil cake, quickly caught fire, too.
The captain of the lighter Tona wands,
saved himself, his wife and his child, by
pushing a cotton bale into the water, plac
ing his family and himself upon it and pad
dling his strangs life raft into ths river.
The stiff wind, which had blown all day,
gave Impetus to the fire, whose glare red
dened the North river for a long distance.
Cattle pens-upon the upper decks of Brit
ish Queen were the first part of it consumed,
but preaently its hull was aflame.
From the Phoenix lino pier the flames
spread to the pier of tho Barber line and
then to the steamer Heathburn, newly ar
rived from Hong Kong. China, with a cargo
of tea. Among the crew of Heathburn wer
thirty-two Chinamen. Wben tho flames be
gan to run over the vessel they all scam
pered to the pier for safety and bogaa to
make their way te the streets of Hobokea.
There was a larg tore of customs offi
cers oa hand guarding property. Aa soon
ss these officials saw the frightened China
men they became alarmed that tbe aliens
would make aa illegal entry into the coun
try, so with drawn pistols they ordered the
Chinese to bait. The command was heeded
and thea, surrounded by guards, th for
eigners were inarched to a pier some dis
tance away and there locked up under sur
veillance for ths night. Th captain of
Heathburn waa not aboard. His wife aad
children wer aboard, but wer rescued by
the mate.
Ths Holland-America line docks are be
low those of the Barber line. They caught
fcre, but were only alight ly damaged. The
company's big steamer Maaadam was towed
out into the river as soon as tho danger
became apparent.
Vtgllaat Battle Agalast Fiance.
The fire waa fought by Hoboken and Jer
sey City fire engines and from th water
side by tugs and New Tork fir department
boats. Employn of the Holland-America
and Bremer steamship lines assisted these
foroea, as did ths crew of the Vnlted States
ship Portsmouth, lying at the pier next
abovs tho Phoenix line. This vessel is in
use by the Jersey naval reserve as a train
ing ship and is in command of Lieutenant
Davenport. It wa through their efforts
that Tonawanda's captain and his family
were saved.
The fire started about 1.15 o'clock and by
11:30 it was well under control. British
Queen, a till ablax. was towed out into ths
river. Three lighters, all afire, were di
rected down the river by tugs, but owing
to tbe wind and current they once or twice
came near setting fir to property oa ths
New Tork si da Two of them finally drifted
t th east ahora of Governor's Island, set
ting fire to the new landing pier there.
The army officers' quarters were greatly
endangered aad tbs soldiers stationed on
ths island were employed ia fighting the
flames. Is a few hours the danger had
paaaed.
Whea the excitement attending the fire
bad subsided tbs Hoboken police reported
that five 'longshoremen were ia the hospital
there Buffering from buma. Ons of these,
Patrick Huaaey, is almost sure to die aad
ths child of the captain of Tonawanda ia ia
a dangerous condition. The captain and hi
wife ar ale at th hospital.
CARNEGIE MAKES LARGE GIFT
Doaatrs Tklrty Tkoaaaad Dollars to
berth Dakota ksassl Trala
las; BekaaL
ELLENDALE. N. D-. March 11 W. E.
Hicaa. who Is at the head of tb North Da
kota Manual Training school here, has re
ceived a telegram that Andrew Carnegie
has offered tb lnsUlutlo a gift & $30,009
aa aa suoewmciu.
CONDITION OFJTHE WEATHER
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Wednesdsv and Warmer in Eastern Por
tion: Thurdv Fair and Colder in West:
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CLEVELAND ON REPUBLICANS
Ez-Prealdrat'a Birthday Conneot s
tkat Party Veens to Poll Together
at Ceavealeat Tinea.
PRINCETON. N. J, March 18. rormer
President Cleveland, who ia now the only
living ex-president of the Vnlted SUtea.
waa Si years old today.
Mr. Cleveland spent the whole day at hie
comfortable home on Bayard lane with his
aife and children. When aeon by the As
soclated Press correspondent this afternoon
Mr. Cleveland appeared to be In a happy
frame of mind and talked freely on several
questions. When SBked how he bed spent
the day he answered: "Very quiet and
pleasantly with my family and in entertaln-
ing a few of my neighbor who called
In reply to a question en tbe agitation
tor the construction of the Psnama canal,
be said:
-1 notice the question haa already been
debated and has passed one of the houses
and I bob n reason why it should not go
through. Much care should be exercised,
however, that we de not make the thing
merely a kind of grab-bag for ourselvn."
Mr. Cleveland aaid ha had not careluuy
looked ever Henry Watteraon'a recent let
ter ta which he assails the present admin
istration at Washington and makes the ac
cusation that things are politically in bad
shape there with tbe republican party.
Commenting oa it. Mr. Cleveland saio.
"WelL the party may get badly mixed up
with itself at tlmea, but It seems to hav
tho faculty of pulling together at conven
ient times."
ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Forner Broker Drales Charge of MIs
approprlatloa of Oae Haa red
Tkoaaaad Dollars.
NEW TORK. March 18. Max C Mayer,
formerly a member of the brokerage firm
of Rathbone. Mayer fc Rathbone, waa ar-
reated today at Bayonne, N. J., charged
with embexxlement of funds said to amount
in all to 8100,000. The charge was made
by C. L. Rathbone Son. successors of ths
firm of which Mayer was formerly a mem
ber. He was taken before Judge John A
Blair of Jersey City on a warrrant charg
ing him with embesxlement In one instance
of $4,800 and was released on gzb.vuv can.
Subsequently an indictment was found
against him by the grand Jury of New Tork
county. After bis arrest Mayor made me
following statement:
T aia not intend running awsy. and they
could have arrested m at any time they
sairht- J2a,s3ahodl Jaars Jtaea ia New
Tork far the last two years almost every
dsy.v I was la New Tork all day yesterday
and cams out here only last evening ts
snend the night with my mother. I have
asked my attorneys to make a detailed
statement. The charge will not stand when
it is explained. I waa in partnership with
Mr. Rathbone and it is because we dis
solved that partnership that this has oc
curred.
DUMB FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS
Oaee Koted Slaa-er Reeever Hia Voice
by Cos ah las; Tp Flere
f Tootk.
COLVMBVB. O.. March 38. Eighteen
Tears today R. C Davie, resident of the
West 6ide, lost his voice. He wss thea
bass singer of some note ia tbe choir of a
church at Indlanapolla. Hia misfortune
came like a Bash, and refused te yield to
th treatment of several of the moat noted
specialist of ths country. They treated
him tor asthma, catarrh and all sorts of
throat diseases, but without affording him
any relief.
This morning Mr. Davis was seised with
a violent fit of coughing and ejected a small
substance, which proved to be a bit of
tooth which ha hsd unconsciously awai
lowed.
Tbe removal of this obstruction, which
had found a secure lodging place in a little
pocket In th aeaophague. Just below the
larynx, immediately restored his voles.
STATE RESTS WILCOX CASE
Proseeatlea Coarlwdes Tewtlnoay aad
Drfe-ae Will 4nit latradar-
tloa of Evldeaee.
ELIZABETH CITT. N. a, March 18. Ths
state this forenoon rested its case la the
trial of James Wilcox, charged with the
murder of Mlas Nellie Cropaey.
At ths afternoon session tbe defense an
nounced that tt would introduce no evi
dence and by so doing, gained the advantage
of making ths opening and closing argu
ments. Tb opening speech for th defense
wss made by H. W. Mcttullan. ha said
that ths stats bad not produced oae lota of
evidence ta show that tho defendant had
done any wrong. It bad not been proved
that the dead girl bad been killed by any
one. The expert doctor, ha said, contra
dicted themselves and disagreed with noted
authors oa medical Jurisprudence.
DUNKARDS GOJTO NORTHWEST
Over Tkre Tkooaaad Ealtrssti
Srkedaled as Heneaoekere la
Kertk Dakota,
CHICAGO. March 18. During ths next
few days over t.MO Dunkarda and others
-111 paas through Chicago enrout to aew
homes la ths northwest.
The movement will include entire fam
ilies from Indiana. Ohio, Pennsylvania and
the Virginias and they will for the most
part go to ths Mouse river district of North
Dakota.
Good crops ia the north west last year
and ths glowing reports seat back by
settlers ars the causes that hav induced
the present hesvy immigration.
Moveneats of Ores Veeaela. Marrh 18.
At New Tork Arrived Kaiser Wilhelm
der Grosee, from Bremen; Hobensohern,
from Genoa and Naples.
At Boston Arrived Commonwealth, from
Mediterranean porta; Merum, from Liver
pool. At Hong Kong Arrived Doric, from Baa
PrancMoo. via Honolulu and Yokohama.
At Liverpool Arrived buvic, from New
Turk..
At Hamburg Arrived Deutachland, from
New Tork. via Plymouth and Cherbourg
At Plymouth Arrived Pennsylvania,
from New Tors, for Cherbourg and Hatn
bura. ballad i'airiiiia- from IXmlura. las
4l.cwT.ta.
PAYXE PLAN CARRIES
Proposition to Give Oabani Eeodprocltj
rinally Decided On.
APPROVED BY WAYS AND KEANS MAJOWTlf
Provide! Twenty Per O&at Eedorticm with
Sibley ijnextdmeiit.
LIMITS EFFECT TO DECEMBER 1, 1303
Plan Adopted by Tote of lighty-TiTe
to Thirty-One,
DECISIVE VICTORY FOR ITS ADVOCATES
Wbea Fiaal Vote Dlorlooes Defeat of
Tswaei, Morris aad Otber Puis,
sltloas, Loslast Menkeia
butt Meettaat.
WASHINGTON. March 18 The advocats
of Cuban reciprocity scored a decided vic
tory tonight at tbe conference of repub
lican members of the house of representa
tives, the proposition of Chairman Payne
of the ways and means committee for a
0 per cent redurtloa of duty, with ths
Sibley emendment limiting ths duration of
tbe reduced rates to December L 1008. being
adopted by a vote of 8S yeas to $1 nays.
This result was reached at 11:80 o'clock.
after a protracted debate followed by a
series of exciting roll call, Tbe first test
ass when Mr. Psyne concluded the speech
with a motion for the previous question
n all pending proposition. This motion
prevailed, 78 to (t.
A vote waa then taken on a substitute
offered by Representative Dick of Ohio, ta
behalf of those opposing tbe reciprocity
plan, offering in its stead a plaa of direct
payment te Cuba covering several yeare.
Thla was defeated, E? to 78. An amend
ment by Mr. Murrla of Minnesota, to tak
off the differential on refined sugar, was
defeated. 50 to 71.
Deflated Ossesesti Leave Been.
The ways and means proposition for reci
procity with the Sibley amendment limiting
its duration was then agreed to. 8a to SL
While tbe voting waa in progress quit a
number of those vbo opposed tbe ways and
means plan left the chamber. Thla was tbe
fifth meting held for the purpose of seek
ing to reconcile the differences existing oa
this subject. About 140 members were la
attendance. Including Speaker Henderson.
Chairman Payne of the ways and means
committee and others who have figured
prominently in the contest.
Representative Lacey of Iowa supported
the ways and meana proposition, pointing
out that the farm interest would reap ben
efits by concessions which enlarged tbe
market for farm products.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa mad a
somewhat satirical speech as to ths relief
which tbe proposed reciprocal plaa -would
give to Cuba. He declsred that wbaraas
Cuba's prospective production was 8.000,000
tone ri sugar a year, "by Imposing our ImmW ,
gratioa laws upon Ibenl and ittntttaf th
labor required for tb full development of
their resources we were restricting their
productive capacity to 800,000 tons annu
ally.
Presldeat to Kesrotlate.
The Payne resolution as adopted tonight
gives tbe general form of a bill authoris
ing the president to negotiate a commercial
agreement with Cuba for reciprocal and
equivalent concenions by which the rates
of duty shall be reduced at least 18 per
cent ad valorem on all articles passing
from Cubs into the United Btatea. It also
provides that the United States immigra
tion and exclusion laws shall be enacted by
the government of Cuba as a preliminary
to reciprocity.
The matter still remains to be dealt with
in the house.
EXCLUDES ALL ANARCHISTS
Innlsrratlaa Bill aeMaaeaael for
Pastag ta Boase Bars Rad
ical Foreigners.
WASHINGTON. March 18. The general
immigration bill prepared by Chairman
E battue of tbs committee on Immigration
and naturalisation and aocepted by that
committee, was by hia reported to the
houss today wtih the recommendation, that
it be aaaed.
Mr. Shattuc said tb geaeral purpose of
the bill is to bring together ta oa act
scattered legislation on this subject bert
tofore enacted, from 176 to 1804, in regard
to the immigration of alien into th TJnltsd
States. Tbs head tax on immigrants is
increased from II, as at present, to tLU.
Tbe bill excludes from admission to ths
Cnited States anarchists or persona whs
believe in or advocate ths overthrow by
force or violence of all governments sr
forms of lsw or tbs assassination of public
officials. Another new class of persons ex
cluded is epileptics and persona wb hav
been insane within five years previous to
coming her and persons whs havs had
twa or mor attacks of insanity at any
tlm previous.
Representative Hill of Connecticut has
Introduced a bill for th coinage at tho
silver bullloa la tbs treasury, pure based
under th act of July It. 18M. Into subsi
diary silver coin.
TO ANNUL WAR REVENUE ACT
aeaalt Cwnnltteo Greatly Altera
Phraseology aad Orders Favor
able BLrpart mm BUL
WASHINGTON. March U. Tbe
committee oa finance today concluded tbs
consideration of tbe bill repealing ths war
revenue act aad authorised a favorable re
port on It. The bill is greatly changed la
phraseology and it is announced tkat It 4U
probably not be la ahape to b reported be
fore tomorrow.
The bill as it will be reported rsasevn
all tb taxes of tbe war revenue set aad
ths only changes mads ar thoae ef laa
guage. making aura of this result.
Among other things mads ia tbs language
of ths bill is on affecting tbe rale oa to
bacco at cent per pound, Tbe delay ta
reporting tbe bill is occasioned by throats
on the part of tbe senators ts offer amend
ments to ths bill and tho d sal re to avoid
that possibility. Beaalor Foraker baa said
that bo would present a previaiosi for
Cuban reciprocity. This, It to knows, weald
arouse long debate and ths rspnblioaa saam
bers of the flnaaos committee are sxartlag
themselves to prevent th offering of tho
amendment. Democratic senators gsssnllj
sxprsn themselves as wiiiiag ts allow aa
unconditional xwposi WU ta aaag srUhswt
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