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aily . Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1902-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COrV FIVE CENTS. The Omaha D PASS TWO BIG BILLS fcenatori Approve War Tax Bepeal and Protection of Executive. VOTE UNANIMOUSLY ON , THE FORMER Adopt the Eepeal of Bevenuee Without Argument or Division. . fJFTEEN VOTES AGAINST ASSAU' .Patterson Lead tha Opposition to V , Anarchy. Meagnre. X. 8ILL DECLARED FREE OF PARTY ISSUES )ola;a4 Protect WkU lfatfea a Well Presldaat ay Prev-tdiao; Dnlk for liMHlittlii or Attempts o Kill. . . WASHINGTON, March 21 Two Imper nt measures wer passed by the senat today, the bill for . the repeal of the war revenue Uxes nod that for the protection I af tha nraaldant nf tha I'nked States. Thai renu bill was passed without division and after only one short 'speech. Mr. Till nan embraced tha opportunity afforded by the bill's consideration to protest against tha repeal ot the duty of 10 cents a pound Upon tea. ' Tha bill for tha protection of the president was under discussion during tha greater part of tha aeasloa. Mr. Fatter on of Colorado made an extended speech In apposition to It and Mr. Fairbanks sup ported it. All amendments to the meas ure were rejected and It was passed by a -rote of S2 to 16. The bill provides that any person wtthla too United States who' shall wilfully and asallcloualy kill tha president or any officer n whom tha dutlea of erealdent may da- olv. or an sovereign of a foreign coun- try, or shall attempt to kill any of the 'per- aons named, shall suffer death; that any person who shall aid, abet, advlae or coun sel the killing of any of the persons named ar shall conspire to accomplish their death. thai be Imprisoned not exceeding twenty rears; that any person who shall tbereatea to kill or adviae or counsel another to kill the president or any official on whom tha dutlea of president may devolve, shall te Imprisoned not exceeding ten years; that any parson who shall wilfully aid la ths escape of any person guilty ot any of tha Offenses mentioned shall be deemed an ac complice and shall be punished as prin cipal. . Gaard for the Preeldeat. The secretary of war la directed to de tail from tha regular army a guard of en ters and men to proteet the president "with out any unnecessary display" and the ev rotary . la authorised . to make regulations a to the dreaa, arma and equipments of aocn guard, - . , - Mr. , Taller af Colorado presented retolu-I tiona of the Colorado legislature, praying I for the Intervention by an offer af Ita good .... ae7taut lif Ilia TTlfllifl fllflii. Ill al J ,Jeruiat the contest between tho Brit , b and tha Boer. The . resolutions were Referred t the committee on foreign re latione. ' At tho conclusion of routine business con aideration of the bill to repeat war revenue taxes and for other purposes waa taken up en motion of Mr. Aldrlch, chairman of the committee on finance. The measure wss read at length. All the amendments proposed by the sea ate committee to the house bill wera agreed to during the reading of the measure. Tho bill waa read a third time, reported to the aenate and then laid aside until after the measure for the protection of the pros! tent waa acted upon. The bill for the protection of the preei lent was then taken np and Mr. Patterson addressed the senate. He was la accord frith tha purpose of the bill so tar aa tha (resident and vice president wera con corned. The feature ot tho measure to hvhlch he was particularly oppoeed waa the prevtalon that tho counselling and advlalng tho murder of the president waa a crime. la response to an Inquiry by Mr. Patter Son. Mr. Hoar declared his belief that on vho advtaed or counsel led the killing of the rreeident waa as guilty aa tha man who ac ually committed tho crime. Free froaa Party Iaaaee. Mr. Falrbaaka cordially aupported the reading bill. It contained no party Issue nd b hoped ao party lines would be drawa iipon 1U Referring to the argument that tha bill croatea elaas legislation, Mr. Fairbanks aald tho bill was not Intended for the personal tenefit of the president merely, but for the protection of the people, aad to bring about tho orderly administration ot tha govern gnent. Tho bill had not been conceived in the heat of passion, but waa the trait of wladom and deliberation. "It ts Inspired by the obvious necessity," aald he, la conclusion, "of throwing about tho cblsf executive additional . safeguards ae as to reader Impoaaible, so tar aa human wisdom caa go. Injury to the preeldent aad (thereby Injury to the government.' ' After some further discussion of the pending bill, the war revenue bill waa laid , tfore the aenate and Mr. Tillmaa of South - Carolina made aa argument la favor of re taining tho duty of 10 eenta a pound oa . tea- ' The owner of teas now la this coua try, la bond, ho said, would get the bene- Ht of the ,emovl of duty to the amount of 99.000,000. ' Doty oa Tea laaprovea Qaallty, Sicca tha duty had been levied oa . tea tha United States bad been receiving a bet' tor quality ot tea,' which had been supplied to the people at ao Increaaed price. He fald, too, that tha experiment ot tea cut tar waa being made la South Carolina and he believed It would b successful. This Waa a "baby Industry," and really needed the protection. A bill appropriating 1 115.000 tor a marine hospital at Buffalo, N. Y-, waa then paaaed. Coaslderatloa was resumed of the bill tor the protection of the president aad amendments were offered by Senators Mor aaa. Mallory, McLsurin of Mississippi, Tel ler aad McCiuaber and rejected. Tho sub Ututea offered by Senator Culberaoa, Ba- oo aad Patteraoo were rejected, Tho bill was the paaaed, 62 to 16, as follows: Teas Aldrlch. Allison, tiavertdget p urn ham, nurrowe, Zturtoo. Foraker, Foster (la.). Footer (Wash.), Frye, Oahinger. Gamble. McMillan, Martin, . Mitchell, Nelaon, t..b i .. - Piatt iCona.). rrucnara. Proctor, Queries, Soott, Bimroona. &poonr, Stawart. Teller. Veet. V arrea. Clark (Mont ' t.VOIbeon, 0.),Hanna, Clark (Wyo.) L oa a rail. nanaorougo, llama. iinwh-r, liel((!d. It oar. K tarns, Klilnxise, -uiiom. Itafaoe, J?flTi!Iiiam, Jirydciv, KUi, JOoatlaaoa oa Second Page.) STEAD RAILS OVER HAWAII Eifllik Writer Port rare Dark' Pie tare a Reaalt ( Aeaerleaa Aaaesatlea. LONDON. March 21. Th Saturday Re view, continuing Ita anti-American cam paign, today publlBbea a long communica tion from Alfred Stead, too of W. T. Stead, the editor, picturing the alleged deplorable condition of Hawaii a a reault of annexa tion to the United SUtea. Mr. Btead laid that the unTarylng lament la heard from every claaa, whether planter, or member of the government, to the effect that Hawaii haa reaped no good from annexation. The foremost ad roc tee of annexation In 1131 now the moat bitter and outspoken la 4 'ling Ita accomplishment. 'eaa says that the application or tn X - coastwise navigation laws has depy . islands pt the use ot 371. tons V Vptng annually, thus crippling trade anv aising freight rates. The wealth 1 Inhabitants of the Island, continues Mr. Stead, when they are In a hurry to reach tha Pacific coast, are frequently forced to take passage on a foreign vessel Md pay a fin of $200 In addition to their fare. The frequent ealla ot transports are greatly displeaatng, aa they almost alway bring smallpox or soma other contagion re- Quiring quarantine, says tne writer, ana "luolon of the Chinese Is ruining tha UDOr market. The tariff concessions to Cuba threaten to kill the sugar industry. America has twice prevented Hawaii from obtaining a cable. Hawaii la thus cut off from news. paper publicity, which Is essential to as- curing speedy reforms. Commenting editorially on this communi cation from Mr. Stead, the Saturday Review saya: Whatever evils tha Hawatlans are Buf fering as a result of American protection they have richly merited as a punishment for their monstrous . treatment . of Queen Ltlluokalanl." PRINCE'S LASTING GRATITUDE Take Ocoaaloa Agaia to loatnaeaa Antertcaaa for Hla Reeeatloa. Cordial BERLIN, March 21. Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia haa sent a telegram to Secretary John B. Jackson, as charge d'af faires here In the absence of Andrew D White, the American ambassador. In which the prince aays: "I pray you to accept for yourself and ths members of the Americas embassy my very best thanks for my welcome on my re turn from the United States. I shall never forget the cordial and plendld hospitality I met with In your country or the kindness shown mo by tha American people." . Emperor William returned from Kiel this morning to bo preaent at tha annual riding contests here. General von Plessen, who was with the emperor, took occasion to tall Mr. Jackson of "the great pleasure Prince Henry and all the members of his staff had experienced In tha United States. General TO Pleaaen accompanied Prinoe Heary a bis American trip. C0MPLAINS-0F; SHtfSUBSIDY Ctorasaa Oeeaa Ltao Mo Say Bill Will Diecrlaalaate Acataat Theaa. . BERLIN, March 21. One of the argu menta brought to bear on Herrin, Balls and Welgand of the Hamburg-American and the North German Lloyd lines, respectively. while the latter were In New York to ef fect an agreement between them and Amer ican, and British shipowners, was that the ship subsidy bill would favor their Amerl can competitors to such an extent as to seriously injure the German steamship com panies' trading to the United 8tatea. The provisional agreement contained In consequence of these representations the delimitations of the spheres of Influence which correspond roughly with the present spheres, designed to protect German com panies from the effects of the subsidised American com pa nice. According to a re j port, from Bremen thla agreement has not I yet been perfected and the delay In reach I Ing ita final form Is due only to questions I of detail. BERLIN'S EXCUSE FALLS SHORT Eaplaaatlea for Barrlaa; Boraelo Fails to Satisfy -Aaaerleaaa. . Meats BERLIN, March 2L Tb criticism made uaitd state or the exclusion by Germany ot meats preeerved with borax is answered her with the statements that the prohibition applies to domestic and foreign meata, equally, and that America exporter have nothing to complain of that does not apply to German preeerved meat dealer. But the agenta here of American meat ex porters say this is no answer at all. be cause boraelo meat preservation la aa un known art of Germany and Is nsver likely to. be much ussd as It Is nnnscesaary to preserve meat that la consumed where It Is produced. Besides, they declare, tha regu lationa are levelled at America alone aad can aerve ao other object than to prevent American exporter from competing with domeatto meat producers. RESTORES BALANCE OF POWER Fraaeo-Raoelaa Agreeeseat ' oa tho Far Blast Deal aed for tbat Faroose. ST. PETERSBURG, March 21. Th Rua- alaa preea agree that th Fraaco-Rusataa declaration on the subject of the Anglo- Japaaes agreement will dlapoaa ot mlaun deratandtng and have a reaaaarlng effect the world over. The Novo Vremya aays The Frauco-Ruealan alliance waa com pelled to rcatore the balance of power in the Parlrlc, which waa disturbed by the Analo-Japa-neae acreement. The do I lev of a free nana expressed in tne declaration ii tu accordance inn KJaaia s Interests. In connection with the eastward move ment of Russian troops It is aanouaced that the Brit section of Cosaacka la already la the far east and that tha second section ha beea mobilised. SAYS SUGAR BOUNTY IS DEAD Loadoa Cablaet Oalelal Saya Oatlvok of Trade la Greatly las. y roved. LONDON, March 21. Lord Onalaw, under secretary of tha Colonial office, apeaklng at Bath today, said he believed the sugar bouatlea had beea killed forever, and el though It might be neceaaary to give some aaaiataace to the Weat ladles colonic natll the convention came tat operation, th outlook for the sugar trade was ao much clearer that capital could now bo Invested with Bocurlty aad stability la th bullosa f caae -growl ag ia the Wtet Indies, . HEARTS TRUE TO ANN ARBOR Citinnia of Kebraaka and Iovra Exult In . Pride of Alma Hater. WARMLY GREET PRESIDENT ANGELL Ho ResaoaaBer Tholr Face aaa Kaaae Three go. All tao Lapse of Tears Dr. Aadrewe aad Other tooak. Forty-six clt liens of Omaha and of other cities of Nebraska aad Iowa who are proud to oleim Aon Arbor at their alma mater, gathered at tha Omaha club Friday night to greet the president of that Institution, Dr. Jam B. Angell. The program con stated of a banquet, followed by toaata, O. M. Hitchcock serving as toastmaater. The speakers indulged la many remlnleeoocea of th old Michigan university, aouaded Its praise In well-turned period, sang col lego song and wound up by giving th colleg yell. It waa a remarkable fact that Dr. Angell, though ho had not seen many of tho guests for twenty years or more, was able to call nearly all of them by name. Thla faculty for remembering names. It I said, la on of his moat striking characteristics. He was oordlally received by all preaent and ex pressed himself as highly pleased with the hearty hospitality of the west. Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews, chancellor of tba State university, wss billed to speak on the subject. "The University and the Na tion." H said la part: x "I am vary proud of th state of Ne braska. It has the largest school enroll ment In proportion to Its population of any state In the union, and it haa tha best health record, with possibly one exception. I am reminded ot the German lad who bad an alleged portrait painted of his father. There waa no photograph, nor even a tin type to base It on, and tho artist was guided solely by tho son's memory of his father's lineaments. Finally ' tho portrait waa finished; It waa taken to the son's apartments, veiled, and the son Invited bis friends to bo present at tho unveiling. Th fabric was lifted and the son gazed apoa the alleged features of his father: " 'Yah, do Iss faddah he said, 'but how he has changed! ' C haa see la Kebraaka. ' "And ao It la with Nebraska. I have talked with ex-Governor Thayer, who has lted here elnce the very earlleat day and It la Interesting to bear him tell of the change. For ao young a state tha growth haa been phenomenal Indeed, and It is all tdr the better. i "President Angell and I ar of the same alma mater. I love him not for this reason, alone, but bocauee he ha helped to build up one of th greateet Institutions of learn log In the union. He has don mor for th substantial good of th United States than ary president of this union with the ' ex ceptlon of Washington and Lincoln. I aay It soberly; not because he la here with us tonight, but because I believe It to bo true I 'would, aay tho asm If ho wer 100 mile away. . .. . - .- The Ualveralty of Michigan stands forth pro-earlneatlr as a broader of men. ' There ar dot men of that alma mater In con gress. I believe, than any other Inst ft ut ion of learning In ' the country. It has been sending forth men educated, cultivated, but, above all, public spirited. Lodowlck F.- Crowfoot of tho class of '88, responded to th toast, "At th Quarter, He paid a glowing tribute to Judge Camp bell and Judge Cooley, who received their educations at Ann Arbor, and to Dr. An gell. Wo hope your administration will coa ttnue aa long aa your life shall laat," he id. "and when It shall end, you may be assured ot a rich reward In the loving re membrance, in which you will be held by the thouaanda of students from the Institu tion you. hsve dignified by your wis and sagacious management." Mortoa Too III to Atteaa. The toastmoster announced that Hon. J. Sterling Morton, who waa to respond to th toast, "Tho Practical aga Inst the Classical In Higher Education." haa aent hla regret being too 111 to leave bis home. He called upon C. G. Ryan to respond to tho toast. The Ladles." Mr. Ryan remarks on this subject were brief, being devoted prlncl oally to a few humorous and pat quotations, John A. Rlne of Grand island waa caueo upon to talk "At Large." "It Is a achool of the farmer boy and the poor boy all over this nation," he said. "It baa never re eelved any great endowments, in which re spect It differs from the Leland Stanford university of California, from tha Unlver slty ot Chicago, Tale and Harvard, and the reault Is It la still comparatively poor, nut from the thousands of students It Is sending out over this broad land there Is coming a mighty largess, more enduring than gold which will keep Its name abreast of those of the greatest of our universities. Dr. Donald Macrae of Council Bluffs paid a tribute to tne meaicai aeponuiaui Ann Arbor, and Cbarlee O. McDonald to tha athletlca of the Institution. J. H- Broody of Llncola told of a visit ho had paid to Ana Arbor after having boon away from It for twenty years. Dr. Angell Telia of DoTOlaaaaeat. Dr. Angell waa tho last speaker Intro duced. Ho responded to tho toast, "Th University." "I suppose you will expect me. to give you th latest news from tho university," said he. "and. this I shall So aa briefly as possible. You would be sur prised to observe the great -number of beautiful home that hav sprung up there In recent years, especially over toward the old fair grounda. These are very largely the homee of the profeaaora. Th Institution Is growing steadily. I think tho new cata logue will contala 1,760 names, and we eoulda't take ear of many mora. A large part of theae ar from foreign countries. There hss sprung np there within recent years a society called tho Cosmopolitan club, which Includes among Its members the representatives ot fourteen different natlonaltles. It haa a Cuban as Its presi dent, and holda many Interesting aad profit able meetlas. "Considering the rapid growth which haa attended the state universities of neighbor ing states, notably those of Illinois and In diana, It la rathsr surprising that Ann Arbor la enrolling from those state a steadily Increasing number of students. I doa't sxactly understand that, but I sup pose It Is because of th Increase of popu lation of th great aorthweet. and the fact that improved material condition eaable more parenta to send their children to the higher Institution of learning. Fate.ro of tha I'alveratty. "Aad if yoa ask what the future of th university will be I eaa oaly aay that thla reeta largely with you, lis graduate. If yoa forget It. Us history wilt bo brief, la deed, but If yoa cherish It la your memories It will have aa endow meet greater thaa .CoqUaaai oc ocal Pa4 LAN UNITY OF CHURCH WORK Dclea-atee of Xortta and Soata " Braaehe of Metaodlate M-t la Cesveatlea. BALTIMORE. March 21. Th first clflloa ot a Joint rommlaalon repreaenting tba Methodist Episcopal church and the Metho dist Episcopal Church South, began today at tba Woman' colleg In thla city. Th conference was held In private. A mem ber of the committee ot the northern branch of th church said today that the result of the conference will undoubtedly b far' reaching and that It would bo Impossible to predict the scop of the general result. Following are soms ot the Items that have been brought up for consideration: Unification ot mission work lnSJ for elgn fields. Strengthening th vsrl f post of th two churches by thorough . Pulia tion and equipment. Tho establishment of a mor economic basis of operation.' The establishment of a Joint female seminary in the foreign field. An appropriation to establlah a Joint book concern ar pub- lisning nouaa in unina. joe '""i-f""""" of secular and religious papers la. e for eign fields. - A large number of (L )r im portant questions will be 4tscussewvt the sessions, some of which will refuge the work la the home fields. , . Tho Joint commission Is composed as fol lows: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Bishops John C. Grandberry, W. W. Dun can and P. H. Hargrove; Rer. hr, E. K. Hoes ot Nashville, Tenn., Rev. 0, 0. Mc Dowell. Judge Walter Clark of Raleigh, N. C, Prof. R. 8. Jones of Mlsslstppl and Rev. Joehua A. Holt of Abilene, -x. . Methodist Episcopal Church .North: Bishops 8. M. Merrlam, J. M. WsKn ana Cyrue E. Foes; John P. Ooucher Vt Balti more, Rev. Dr. H. O. Jackson of Chicago. Rev. R. J. Cook of Chattanooga, Tenn., Judge Thomas H. Murray of Clearfield, Pa.. R. T. Miller ot Cincinnati. T. V. ol Topeka, Kan. ' ' " JURY ' HAS WILCOX tASE Oeei Oat la Afteraooa aad Is Dellberatlaa at Mid- , i Still atat. ELIZABETH C1TT. N. C. Mr-,h 2t There waa not a very largo a-onoAaco today at the trial of young Wilcox for tho murder of Miss Nellie Cropsey. The tat that ail tho evidence, 200 typewritten page. would be read, kept the public away. Early In th morning th courthouse was wen filled, but later in the day most of the seat were empty. In charging ths jury. Judge Jonea said: Gentlemen, your problem In thla case Is to find the facts. Xou nave ueara irre testimony or witneaee ana tne nui of counsel. Now the case la iu you; It must be tried on the evidence. - If you should let any impression you mav hav had or public sentiment or anvinina Hue nee your verdict you do vMnc to your oaths. Tour verdict must uo strictly in anrnrdiuiee to the oath. I shall ttve yoa few rule or law max snait ay.-in. jur actions. You start out assuming w nut toe prisoner Is Innocent, ir tne sii naa ooi aatlsnea you oeyona rearonnow the girl was killed ty tne aerei"sj1i tmn you must bring in a veraici ui ii. ui:ijr aively consistent with tho prlr'--' aullt, but .InconsiBtent with- hie InrttA. wu are sworn to try tHa eafee B.".Tth the Ktso above public opinion. . I- S .? Wopta lon Id the caae. It la for you to MecWe. Th evidence waa then read over to the Jury and at 4:30 they retired. A verdict I not expected tonight. At midnight the city was quiet. The Jury had not yet returned a verdict. Th crowd were dispersing and there probably will be no trouble tonight. FORESEES DEATH IN DREAM Boatoa Weaaa'a Prcnaoaitloa ot Mar- ar Aroasea Suspicions ia Mlad of Attoraey. BOSTON. March !. Robert M. Morse and Harrison Dunham, who have acted as counsel for Mrs. Julia French, who was found dead In the elevator shaft In her Back Bay home yesterday afternoon, de clared It as their belief that she died Intes tate. Iu this . case the estate, valued at $400,000, will be divided between two sons. Mr. Dunham ha suspicions about hla cli ent's death. "Th last time I saw her, two weeks ago," aald he, "she told ma that sbo felt she would be murdered In her home, as sho hsd a dream that she had been killed by being thrown Into the elevator well, and asked that It sho did meet her death In tba way descrbed in the dream that I would Investi gate It carefully. I feel that I ought to take aomo steps in the matter. How to go about It I hardly know at present. "The fact that a wrench was found on tho floor from which Mr. French Is supposed to have fell Is regaided aa suspicious, It la well known that - people who fall , grip tightly anything they may hav In their hands at tho time of their falling. "Had Mrs. French been using this when she fell I think the wrench would have bora found In her band or beside her body In the elevator well Instead of on the upper floor." DR. GRAY UNDER RIGID FIRE Kaaaaa Payslelaa I'aaergees Severo Crooa-Bsaaalaatloa oa Charge ot Harder of Girl. CHICAGO, March tl. Dr. Robert E. Gray, ho la on trial charged with the murder of Irma Brown of Garden City, Kan., where th defendant wa a practicing physician, left th witness stand this afternoon, after a rigid examination by Assistant District Attorney Newcomer. The case la now nearlng ita end. Evidence will probably end tomorrow. In cross-ex amlnatloa tha physician testified that he went to a theater with the girl. The prose cution will argue that had tha girl been In the condition claimed and had aba met the accident alleged, ahe could not have spent tho evening at a theater. LISTING CREEKS FOR LAND Coaaaalaalea Preseate Kaaae of Over Poar Thoaeaad aad Haa Eight Taoaeaaa Left. MUSKOGEE. I. T., March II The-Da we commlaalon has Just given out that the names of 4,127 Creek Indians and (23 Creek treedmea, who were listed for enrollment by the Dawea commlssloa and forwarded to the aecretary of th Interior for hla ap proval, have beea approved by tbe secretary and returned t the Dawea commlaalon. There are yet about 1. 000 name to bo ap proved. The Creek treaty, ranked May 2S 1M1, provides that after receiving tbe title to their allot meats Creek ctllseaa may lea their allotment without restriction. Kaaaaa Bteaarta Mora Oil. CHANUTE, Kan, March An oil ruaner waa Drought In 1'"" today and throwing oil ltv feet. The drillers have sees aoast cauuui ut Waa WOODARD .TAKES FIRST RANK CreigbWe EepmenUtive Wini la 8ute Oratorical Oonteit, WKIIYAN MAi TAKES SECOND PLACE Father Dowlto; Pay High Trtaat to Jeka A. Crexchtoa, of Waoaa a Baet la Marble la t a veiled. James E. Woodard of Crelghton college won first place at th Stat Oratorical asso elation contest ' Isst night th other col lege orators ranking as follows: H. F. Huntington ot Wesieyan, J. Fred Kerr ot Bellevue. A. G. Wray of Grand Island, W. U Melllnger of Cotner and A. W. Taylor of Doane. Th capacity of Crelghtoa university hall. where the contest was hsld, was taxed. Aa ovation waa glvea Count John A. Crelghton when, accompanied ' by Father Dowllng, prealdent of Crelghton college, and J. M. Woolworth, he faced the audi ence from tho stage. Several excellent aelectiona were rendered by the university orchestra, while preliminary arrangements were made. Father M. P. Dowllng delivered aa ad dress of welcome, paying trlbut to the good Judgment of the founders ot th ora torical association, especially as shown In the provision for the selection of Judge of the contests. "W may say that oratory Is the handmaiden of education," aald be. "We eduoate to form character, to develop a love of the beautiful and the true. What can better help along thla than oratory? The orator brings order out ot chaos; he creates men and women because he educates souls In honor and truth." . ' Tell of Fosadlag of Crelgktea. The speaker then told of the founding of Crelghton college and the benefactions of both Edward and John A. Crelghton the latter "the titulary genius of the In stitutlon, a man whoso name la a household word In this community." With these words and amid a burst of applause on the part of the audience the curtain was drawn aside, showing In clear Italian marble the features of John A. Crelghton. For a minute tho applause was such that no word could be heard from the stage, but It settled aa the college yell of Crelghton university sounded above tbe din; and the program waa resumed i Mrs. Fannie Da via Pickering sang "Tbe Rosary," by Kevin and a "Cradle 8ong, by Kate Vannah. Then was the first of the orations heard. James E.' Woodard, representing Crelgh ton .university, selected . aa the subject of his oration ."Is Christianity a Failure?" The speaker referred to the fact that many persons have decried Christianity aa a fail ure because of the work ot so-called Chris tian nations. Other people more optimistic see better things for the world than thoti which now exist.' but claim that th better things will come from other thaa Christian sources. . He then referred to the early church, when tho world waa dominated by the rule of iaaiahr, athaa-tb oonaneror know no mercy, Christianity rose, a mild aun npoa tne gloom, a light burning so ateadlly that paganlam could not quench it." . " Meaaee af the Hoaae. Mr. Woodard wan followed, by W. L. Mel linger of Cotner university, whos subfec was "Menace ot the Home." - The speaker opened by a description of the Ideal home "the ultimate end ot all ambition." "When we remember the origin of home and Its mission," he said, "wo realise Its sacredness. !n this fast age there is a fen dency to destroy the sacred home.- Rapid transit haa made ua a restless people. The customs of the nineteenth century hsva had a tendency to atrengthea society, but to weaken the Individual home." . . J. Fred Kerr of Bellevue college spoke npoa "Supreme World Powers." "As sure as man has a trinity of relatione be has a three-fold destiny to work out," said he. "Democracy made Athena supreme, but a cloud bung over Greece; next Rome holds the scepter, . but what slavery, what tyranny, what vice. During the centuries of Rome the star of Bethlehem arose, then Roman supremacy passed away; the Ger mans como and dimly the light of liberty shows, though dimly. The crusade turns the minds of men for th Drat time all Europe I united In a common cause. Then new world Is discovered and th three principles liberty, equality, fraternity- are the princlplea which move th world." Miss - Blanche Sorenson sang "A May Morning," by Dents, and responded , to an sncore with "Dear Heart. I Lov You.1 Reajaleltea of Groataoes. A. O. Wray of Grand Island then deliv ered an oration on the aubject pf "The Dynamics of the Grester Republic." "To be truly great a nation must recognise God, maintain equality and uphold Justice, ho aald. The Crown oi Manhood" was the theme of H. F. Huntington of th Wesieyan ual veralty. He said: "Tha measure of great ness 1 virtue. Pilate wore th . crown while Jesus wore th cross, but had It not been for the latter the former would have beea forgotten. Alfred the Great waa both a aervant and a king and he proved that to rul well oa must serve welL There Is but one standard for royalty and that Is manhood." Th last oration was that of A. W. Taylor of Doaa college, wboa theme waa "Wanted, Men." The speaker aald that the ploneera offered tbemaelve as a sacrifice that a nation might exist. Th new west has become the old weat; th great Amer lean desert la crowned with happy homes everything points to America becoming the leader of the world. The Judges of ths contest were: On maau script. Prof. J. Eder Mullea of George town university. Prof. Ellis of th Kaasas Stat Normal achool and Rev. L. P. Ludden of Lincoln; en delivery. Judge L. W. Roe and Rev. George E. Walk of Council Bluffs and O. W. Berge of Lincoln. At tho close ot the contest a reception was tendered the visiting members of facul ties and student In Crelghtoa college read tng room. SHOTS IN BACK TELL TALE Wooada Servo to Beveal Ideality . Alleged Olatlaal froaa Iowa. GUTHRIE. O. T.. March tL Federal offl eera have identified J. L. Edwards, arrested In El Ren oa a charge of practicing fraud before th government land office, as U. 8 Edwsrds. aa alleged Iowa outlaw, shot la tha back during aa attempt to hold up trala. . By tho wound Edward was ideatifled to day when the Jailer took him to th bath He la alleged to hav collected $10,000 1 forging relinquishments to homesteads la the saw country. The Iowa authorities hav besa lalorateda - CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Oenerally Fair Saturday and Sunday; Wlnda Moeuy South. Tea aerator at Omaha Yesterday! Roar. Dec. Hoar. Dear. a- aa...... Btt lO a- a 3 a. aa ft 11 a. aa Ot a. aa...... IB aa a. aa...... So la. at...... o'J a. aa.,,.,. ST X a. aa a . at aa ROCK ISLAND REPORTED SOLD! 1 Harrlmaa latereets Said to Have Headed Off Rivalry for Paelfle Coaet Trade. I CHICAGO. March ' Jl. (Special Tele gram.) In well Informed railway circles today It was asserted with posltlveness that the Harrtman Interest had secured control of the Rock Island by a purchase of the Moore, Leeds and Raid holdings. The rumor came from sources which leave no doubt that great changea will take place In the western railway world within ninety days. It la said that after having parted with their Rock Island hold ings at a profit of nearly 150 a share the Moore began to acquire Northwestern stock with a view of getting control and later selling at a profit, as they ar credited with having done with the Rock Island. This announcement precludes the possi bility of the Rock Island i extending Its lines from El Paso to the Pacific coast, which It was certainly contemplating doing, and removes from tbe southwestern field 'dangerous competitor. It is conceded that the Rock Island fits In nicely with the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific prop erties and would enable tha Hani man and the Santa Fe interest to continue In abso lute control of th western and southwest ern situation from th Missouri river to the coast. . The Moore have been credited with hold ing 126,000,000 worth of Rock Island stock, which Is said to have cost them on an aver age ot $136. , According to tho rumor of the sale they are credited with having realised between $8,000,000 and $10,000,000 on their purchase. EOPLE STARVE ON ACORNS ... , , . Draata-Strlckea Beetloa of Arkaasaa Brglae to Coa teas It Pitifal Deatltatloa. KANSAS CITY. March 21. In an effort to relieve the condition ot settlers In th drouth-atrtcke section of northern Arkan aas, steps . wer taken jo-day at th Live stock exchange to rals contributions to purchase provisions for tha Buffering peo ple. A general appeal 1 to b mad to th people of Kansas City. A deplorable etory of want and destitu tion wa brought, from Arkansaa by A. L. Doss of Handy, Sharp county, oao of the five counties In which th Buffering Is most Intense, he aays:. "Sloe laat April thr has not been a good rain in our section. What little Vege tation the wind did not dry up waa nipped by the frosts.. I, myself tried to raise peas, ksfflr corn an.4 tumlpVwMch, better than corn and wheat, "can stand, a drouth,, but vea tbee were at failure.'' The kafflr corn jrrew only a foot high and the peaa not more than alx inches. "The people bad absolutely no source ot Income. They -hav had nalthed food nor water for their stock, and finally when re duced to the extremity, where they had no food, for themselves, were forced to sell their cattle, horses and mules. Their pres ent condition can hardly be described. Many families have subsisted for dsys on acorns alone." The drouth condition extenda northward across the Missouri line from Arkansas. FOUR-STORY HOUSES SINK alldlaaa Ar Lowered by Deyreaaloa la Earth, Eatalllac Heavy Daataajo. NEW YORK, March 21. Park avenue, this city, today was again th scan of an acci dent, which, while It entailed no loaa of life, caused a property loaa of consider able proportions. Th brownston fronts of several four-story private houses on the east side ot the avenuo sank because of ths undermining of tho foundations by ex ca vat ion for th Rapid Transit tunael. The first serious cave-In occurred when th sidewalk and areaway of No. 66. Park ave nue, sank to a considerable depth, leaving the front wall with no support and ex posing ths cellar. Th bouse on either side of No. 66 were also rendered unsafe. Later In the after Boon there occurred a further Bottling of th walla and sldewalke, and tha residents oa the east side of tho block were ordered by the police to leave their home. DEATH ENDS LONG DECEPTION Woaaaa Who Live Talrty-rivo tear aa Msa la Fiaally Idea lised. . PETERSBURG, Va., March 21. Ettrlck. a small manufacturing village, had a genuine sensation today la the dlscovsry that John Green, a person who hat posed befor the world for v thirty-five years as a married man, and who died today, waa a woman. The discovery was made by neighbor who were called la to prepare the remain tor burial. The wife In the partnership eurvlvee. Th women cam to th village from Raleigh, N. C, about two months ago and belonged to the laboring class. Her death was due to a complicatioa ot disease. She was 75 years of age. LEAVES A FAMILY IN OMAHA George Baadall, Patater, Dlea lad- dealy of Heart Troabla la a Colorada Salooa. PUEBLO, Colo.. March II Special Tel egram,) George Randall, painter belong ing to union No. 102, died auddenly late thla afternoon ia tho Hoffmaa saloon on West Fourth street, between Mala and Santa Fe. Randall bad beea drinking heavily and it la presumed that th cause of death was du to heart trouble super induced by alcoholism. He walked Into tbe saloon and eat down In a chair, dying sooa afterward. Th dead xaaa leave a wife and family in Omaha, Moveateats of Oeeaa Vessels. March 31. At New York Arrived Campania, from Liverpool and Queenatown. At Queenatown Arrived I.ucanla, from New York, (or Liverpool and proceeded. At Yokohama Arrived Kentucky, from Seattle and Taroma, for Hong Kong. A I Olanaow Arrived Carihagenlan, from New York, At Ha vre Arrived L'Aqultalne, from New York. At Boulogne Sailed Rotterdam, from Rotterdam, for New York. At Moville Hailed Tunlelaa, from Liver pool, for St. Louis. N. B.. via Halifax. At BrowhcdraaaodCovlo. fur Liver, aoel. GALLANT IN BATTLE Kebraika and South Dakota Boldiert Honored Ij Prealdent. breyet Hanks for brilliant conduct Recognition of Ocnrpicmoug Berrioe la Tore fjgmpaifni. IGKTING WITH SPAIN, FILIPINOS, CHINESE Perplexing Question Among Indiana on Eantea Seaerration. STATUS OF PONCA AND SANTEE MARRIAGE Mercer, Calllag; Caoa Preeldeat Raoe. volt to Oleeaea Chaages at th White Hoaae, Flags tba Ex- ' ocatlvo Opposed. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. March Jl.-(Soclal Tel. gram.) The president haa sent t the sen at a long list of army brevets In receg- m.wuu oi gaiiant, conspicuous aad mart torious services and brilliant conduct In the wars with 8paln, In tba Philippine and in China. Conferring a brevet rank upon aa officer la a method adaoted-in armies, especially those of England and tha vn ieu mates, recognising gallantry of spe cial prominence and honorable designation when there la no way of recognising such conduct in an actual manner. It confer no advance in actual rank or command, aor doe It mean any lncreaa In pay or emola- menis. except in cases wher th president orders an officer for some reason udob out at his brevet rank. The officer bravetted la not entitled to wear the Insignia ot his brovet rank on any official occasion, but la permitted to do so oa merely core moniou occasion. In tb same way he may be addressed by his brevet title un officially, but not officially. Sekraskaa DUtlaetloa. Among those nominated by brevet from Nebraska are: Captain Wallace C. Taylor. First- Ne braska volunteers, to bo major by brevet for dlstlagulshed gallantry ia action near Manila, February 5, 1899. and to b lieutenant colonel by brevet for conspicuous gallantry In action at Santiago. Philippine Islands. January 21, 1900, and near Los Banoe, Luxon, March 10, 100. First Lieutenant William K. Moore. Flrat Nebraska voluntoera, to be captain by brevet for distinguished gallantry In action near Manila. February 6, U9I; aad to be major by brevet for conspicuous gallantry In action at Qulngua, Luson. April tl, lass. First Lieutenant Ernest O. Weber. First Nebraaka, to be captain for dlstlngulebed gallantry In action near Manila. February , tl. 1199; and to b major for conspicuous ervlc at CalumpK rlyer, Luton, April 83, !. 1 ' Captain F. D. Eager. First Kebraaka volunteer, to 'bmaJor-fdy-dtatlngulahed galUntry in action near Miaila; rbrury- 6. 1899. j . First Lieutenant Doe W. Burr, First Ne braska, to be captala for distinguished gal lantry near Manila, February , 1889. First Lieutenant Philip W. Russell. First Nebraska, .to be captain for distinguished gallantry In action at Santa Toms. Lusoa. January 8, 1900. , Flrat Lieutenant V. Claris Talbot, First Nebraaka, to be captain for conspicuous gal lantry in action near Manila, February 92, 1899. . ' Second Lieutenant Burton Fisher, Ft'rat Nebraska, to be first lieutenant for dis tinguished gallantry In action near Manila. March 7, 1899. . . Second Lieutenant William H. Osborne, First Nebraska, to be first lieutenant for distinguished action ( at Qulngua , river, Luson, April 24, 1899. - r Soata Dakota aa Heaored, South Dakota: ',' Flrat Lieutenant John C. McArthur, Third Infantry, to be major tor distinguished gal lantry In action near Ballgiia, Luson, May 23, 1899; nominated for' brevet ot captain, United State army, for Santiago, - Cuba, July 1 1898. t Colonel Alfred 8. Froat, First South Da kota volunteers, captain Tweaty-aocotid United Btate Infantry, t be brigadier gen eral for dlatinguiahed gallantry In actio at Manila, near Calumplt, Lusoa, April IS, 1899. and at Marlalao, Luson, March 27, 1199, since retired from the service. ' Joaeph W. ,F. Allison, First South Da kota. to.be lieutenant colonel for dis tinguished gallantry at Marlalao. Luion, March 271899. , Z1 Major Charles A. Howard, First South Da kota, to be . lieutenant colonel tor dis tinguished gallantry in actios at Marlalao river, Luxon, March 27, 1899. A. Hegemen, . now ot Twenty-sixth In fantry, to be made major for distinguished gallantry In action at Taal, Luson,. January 19, 1900. , Paralexia; Iadlaa ,acatloa. Congressman Roblnaoa today tall aaoa, tha commissioner of Indian affairs, to as certain tb status ot Poncbladin,woma who have married Sante men, after re celvlng allotment ot load aa members ot the Pooca tribe, their husbaadi also holding land as members of the Santoe-Sloux, This la a question which had h4a Set plexlng many Indiana on th SaaVed reaer vatlon for a number of year ahd informa tion aent out heretofore by th department haa been so ambiguous thai U Waa impos sible for th Indiana to Ull whathsr thee women were entitled to allot menta after marrying into tha, Sante trio or not. De siring to have the question aettled Mr. Rob inson brought several case to tho atten tion of the department In order to get a posltlv ruling thereon and he waa notified by Commissioner Jones that th department would stand by tha declaloa that these women were not entitled U hold lead af tha head of families under th Poao triha, and that steps would b takea to eaacet al lotment, lt.aot pateated. or allottee re linquishment, if not obtained, or to hav th patents set aside by action ot tho eourte If patented. If the contemplated actio of th depart ment la carried out there Will be quite a little land open for entry after theae pat ents have been cancelled. Major Taylor oa ar roatser. Major Charles W. Taylor of tb Thir teenth cavalry, who wa promoted last week from a captaincy In tbe Ninth, has been ordered to Join his regiment at Fort Meade. 8. D. For a little more thaa thro years Major Taylor haa acted as aecretary and treasurer of th Soldiers' Homo la thla elty aad la that capacity proved an efficient official. During hla military career he has been stationed at Fort Raoo, Oktl.Fort Riley. Kan,; Fort McKantle. Wyoj Fort Roblnaoa. Nb..Aaad Fort Leavenworth, Haa. few afflc aavf Jul a a&a&y years
