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The Omaha t'Mily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 15), 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MOUMXlI, MARCH 31, 1002. SIXULH COPV FIVE CENTS. GALE DOES BIG HAVOC Lire Lost, Property Destroyed and Many oople Badly Injured. CHURCHES STRICKEN BY FIERCE GALE Minister Seriously Hurt and Two Worshiperi ) Are Killed. ANOTHER CONGREGATION ALSO SUFFERS fteeple of Edifice Blown into F ouse of Worship. "- , OHIO VALLEY IS SCENE OF DISASt tarriae Wind Sweep Through Pnr ' tloaa of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West lralala. Doing; Great Damage. PITTSBURG, Fa., March 30.One of the fiercest wind storms ever known In this section struck the city today just before noon and did almost Inralculable damage to property and Injured many people, many of whom will die from their wounds. Scores of houses were unroofed, many trees were blown dowri, mill stacks toppled over and telegraph and telephone wires were gen erally demolished. The most serious accident was the un roofing of the Knoxvllle Presbyterian church in Knoxvllle. The church at the time was filled with an Easter congrega tion numbering about 600 persons. While the minister was in the midst ot his ser mon, a particularly alrong gust of wind blew over the large chimney and lifted a portion of the roof of the building. The bricks from the chimney era bed through the roof and carried a huge piece ot the hardwood celling, measuring about 40x20 feef, down upon the worshipers In the pews. Panle Amonat Worshipers. An indcacribable panic ensued and a frantic rush was made for the doors and windows. At least forty persons were caught toy the wreckage and more or less hurt. Of this number five may not re cover. The more seriously Injured are: Dr. R. J. Phillips, 40 years of age, may die. Curtis Ray Knight, probably fatal. Clarence McNulty, may die. F. Byron, serious. David Smith, 32, serious. Joseph Adams, 21, badly crushed. Albert Schmidt, 14, both arms broken and head cut. John Mayer, 17, head and face cut. Thomas Mechlin, IS, arms and head cut Kvan Jonea, 22, serious. Mrs. Rachel Schultz, 35, arms broken.' The tow boat Belle McOowan waa blown over In the Ohio river and completely wrecked. Its crew was rescued. , Jonea & Laughlins had fourteen ot their furnace stacks blown down, necesst titlng the shut down ot a portion ot their plant for weeks. Crash Interrupts Benediction. As Rev. J.' W. English, pastor of the Iioblnson Run United Presbyterian church. (ar McDonald, was raising his arms to oronounc the benediction, lightning struck the church spire and It toppled upon the oaf, crushing It and Injuring a number jl worshipers, two of whom will die. The Inlttred are: Robert Patterson, aged 10 years, will die. Leon Averlll. aged 11 years, will die. Mrs. John Patterson, mother of Robert. Mrs. Mary Patterson. Mlsa Mary O. Wallace. Mrs.' Averlll, mother of Leon. The spire and part of the roof of the church at MrDonald waa torn off and the building considerably damaged. The Noblestown Presbyterian church waa also unroofed. The Forest OH company had between 200 and 800 derricks blown down In its McDonald reslon and conslder rble damage waa sustained to lta plpeage avstem. The office of the Monongahels connect ing railroad In this cfty was destroyed by firs this evening because no alarm could be turned In. either bv telephone or tele graph. The Armstrong Cork company's vlant was unroofed and much damage done to machinery and stork. Reports from the different railroads tonight show that all suffered mors or less from broken tele graph poles and crippled service. ' . Havoo All Alone the Line. Belated reports from nearby towns up to midnight show that ths wind played havoc in every town in Its track. At Mingo Junction, O., the wind caught the big structural ore bridge of the Na tional Steel company's plant and whirled It along the tracks until it was stopped by another ore bridge, which waa sent spin ning to the end of the track, where it fell. a shapelesa mass of Iron. Ths bridges eost 150,000 and will take Ave months to rebuild. At Bells Vernon, Pa., thousands ot dollars v.lll be required to repair the storm dam age. The American Window Qlaaa com pany'a plant was unroofed, several smoke stacks being blown down and a wall blown In. 8everal of ths houses belonging to the company were wrecked. At Oreensburg, Pa., the damage was eon slderable. Nearly 9,000 feet of roof of the Keely aV Jones plant waa carried away and cast into a fish pond a third of a mil dis tant. The churches dlimtased their eongrega tions and while many of the congrtgat ons wer lingering about the First Presbyterian rburrb doors, waiting for the storm to abats, the great cupola of the edifice waa taught by tbe wind and toppled Into thi street. Curioualj, a hesvy fragment ot the steeple waa carried over several feousrs and across a vacant lot and caat through a window of slog's Lutheran church. For tunately. no one was hurt. At Jeannette, La t robe and New Alexan dria, a number of houses wers unroofed but no great damage done. Mill Is Hlown Down. At Washington. Fa., the new bar mill ot the Grlflla Tin Plate company waa blown down, entailing a loss of 110,000. The pla,nt was completely wrecked. Five houses owned by William Campbell were blown down, and ths Roman Catholic and the Third United Presbyterian churches were considerably damaged. Many private residence lost roofs and windows. It Is txpeeted greater losses will be, reported to morrow when the country districts can heard from. More than M00 light ef glass In tbe I'hlpps conservatory ot Schenely park were broken and much of the gorgeous Easter Sower display ruined. The Montana apartment houae and the Idaho building, which adjoins it, were partially destroyed. The roof of the big forge plant at Rankin was lifted off and csrried many ysrds away. Ths damage la the Mooongahela and Tur iCsntlaued on Second Page.) BRITISH VESSEL IS SUNK Wrecked In Collision with an Amer ican Ship la English Waters. LONDON. March 30. The British steamer Holyrood. Capta'n Benton, from Portland, Me., March 15, for London, has sunk after colliding March 27, with theLeyland line eteamer, Bernard Hall, Captain Cassentlne, from Liverpool, March 26, for Barbadoea, Trinidad and Galveston, Tex. The crew of Holyrood, numbering twenty-eight men. boarded Bernard Hall, which has arrived at Queenatowu, with lta bows atove In. The collision occurred at 8 o'clock In the evening In a dense fog, at a point 175 miles west of Fastnet. Both vessels were going slowly at the time. Captain Benton and Captain Casaentlne were on the bridges ot xbelr respective steamers and a eareful Vt was being kept. The approaching were not discovered until It was Bernard Hall atruck Holyrood av , on tbe port side, and ripped a g. ' ie In the latter ateamer, which extendy Into Its engine rooms. Boats were quickly lowered from both vessels. The crew of Holyrood scrambled out of their steamer, which sank twenty minutes after being struck. Holyrood was owned by tbe Holyrood Steamship company, limited. (Raeburnx and Verel, Glasgow.) It was of 1,735 tons net register. CUPID DOES QUICK WORK Effect an Enaranrement After hat Fonr Days of Acquaint NEW YORK, March 80. J. E. Oglesby, son of the late Richard J. Oglesby, ooce governor of Illinois, arrived on the Ameri can Jlner. St. Paul. When he stepped anhore he announced his engagement to Miss Ida Rogers, daughter ot Thomas Rogers of this city. The two were Introduced to each other when the steamer was two days' out from Southampton and tne engagement waa made on the fourth day. The, announcement was made at a dinner given on board the steamer Saturday by Mrs. George 9. Wheel ock. ' The guests at the dinner were: General McCoskey Butt, W. J. Adams. W. .T. Burdge, Mrs. A. F. Boultboe, Alfred Car roll, William W. Coe.,Jr., Mrs. E. E. Colby of New York, Mr. C. Dellwlck of London, J. T. -Lodge of Boston, John D. Loud of New York. Miss A. M. Mitchell. Mrs. E. P. Mitchell cf Paris and Mrs. F. J. Upper of New York. The wedding will take place, It Is said, within a month. TEN THOUSAND ARE DESTITUTE Governor Dikes Declares Choctaw Itatlon Is In a Starving Condition. SOUTH M'ALESTER. I. T.. March 30. Governor G. W. Dukes, principal chief of the Choctaw nation, has addressed an ap peal to Thomas Ryan, acting secretary ot the interior, asking for aid for 10,000 des titute -citizens ot the Choctaw nation. The reqaest comes a ertfarpfTBe,' IsrtKStTtutlon waa not known, to exist to such an extent. The governor Bays: 'A great many of the Choctaw people are poverty stricken, and many are In actual starvation. Appeals have been made to me, some calling to me to provide ways and means ot sustenance, while others ar driven to beg for' breadstuffs. I would says as a conservative estimate that at least 10,000 of them are in destitute cir cumstances. If the general distress Is not relieved the condition threatens to become serious with them all." CHEAP CANDIES TO COST MORE Trnat Likely to Be Formed to Put l p the Price of Cat-Rate Sweetmeats. KANSAS CITY. March SO. According to Captain Burnell Gunther of Chicago, gen eral manager of the Gunther randy fac tories, who Is here on private business, there probably will be formed soon a candy trust that will have for its object the reg ulation of candy prices. . .The trust will be composed ot candymakera who manufacture only the cheaper grades of candles. Captain Gunther . saya. The tew manufactories which make candlea ot established reputa tion will not be absorbed. 'Already Ave large candymakera ot Chi cago have agreed to Join the trust," said Captain Gunther today, "and others are considering the matter. If the combina tion Is formed, it will probably mean an advance in the price of the cheap candles." FIVE DEATHSJM THE VOYAGE Soldiers Die on Way Home from the Philippine Battle- elds. PAN FRANCISCO, March 30. The trans port Klloatrlck arrived today from Manila, with the Seventeenth Infantry and dis charged soldiers, nearly 1,000 In number. There were Ave deaths on the voyage. Shortly after leaving Manila Mrs. B. F. Pope, widow of Lieutenant Colonel B. F. Pope, died. Mrs. Pope was bringing the remains of her husband home. The other deaths on Klloatrlck were: V. Thompson, corporal Company D. Twenty-flrst Infantry; Wllburt I. Leake, private. Twenty-second Infant rv: Private M. Stuart. Twenty-fourth Infantry; J. J. B. Riley, a civilian. BANKER JUMPS INTO RIVER Terr Haste Man Attempta Suicide by Planalnar Into the Mis sissippi. ST. LOI I3. March 30. Everett C. Baker of Terr Haute, Ind., former cashier of a bank at Harrtsburg, III., attempted suicide by Jumping Into the Mississippi river hers today, but the interference of the police de feated hia efforts. Papers on bis person and statements mads to tbe police led them to believe he was formerly connected with McKeen's bank of Terr Haute. Th police are holding htm until the. Terre Haute au thorities can be beard from. RATHB0NE 0UT OF PRISON Released on Writ of Habeas Corpna and Will Ask for Ball, i HAVANA, March 30. Estes O. Rath bone will appear tomorrow before the supreme court, which has grsnted him a writ of habeas corpus. Benor Lanuta, counsel for Rathbon. will ask that his client b grsntd ball under article U ot th postal cod. Laousa claim th reasons why th court ordered him to b Imprisoned without bail do net apply to his case. FLOODS CONTINUE IS SOUTH Devastated Area Expands and Loss Beaches Four Million Dollars. TWENTY-TWO DEATHS ARE REPORTED Rivers Rush from Their Channels, Sweeping tfonaca and Crops Before Them nnd Creatine; Seenea of Great Distress. NASHVILLE. Tenn., March 30. Reports from the flooded districts of Tennessee em phasise tbe gravity of the situation. Tbe damage resulting. It Is believed, will r ach $4,000,000, while twenty-two lives are known to be lost. Several counties certain to have suffered heavily are yet cut off from communication and the loss In oronertv and life may go higher than these figures. The Loulsv.llo ft Nashville railroad Is running a few train from here to Lynnville. eighteen mil-s south, while the Nnnhvllle, Chattanooga & Tennessee has only succeeded In getting through to Murfreesboro. Neither line can resume regular traffic before Tuesday. Tho section visited bv the flood embraces one of the nch?st portions ot the state and damage to farm lands Is a serious Item. U Includes counties lying between the mountains on tbe east and the Tennessee river on the west, and between the Cum berland river and the Alabama line. Old Landmark Destroyed. Stone -fences that have stood the storms of fortv vears were washed away In many of the well known riverside .farms of Lin coln county and crops destroyed. Thou sands cf logs are reported adrift In the Cumberland, which stream at 6 o'clock this sfternoon was rising at the rate ot bU Incjies an hour. The bridge of the Nashville ft Knoxvllle railroad at Lancaster, a 300-foot span, said to have cost $100,000. went down Saturday nisht. It was predicted at Carthage that - ths Cumberland would go beyond the floodtlde of 1882. If such be the case the work of destruction is not yet over. There Is no communication with Linden, in Perry county, or with Lynchburg, In Moore ctuntv. but both sections are believed to be seriously damaged. From figures avail able the following fatalities are given: Dend. ' At Pulaski: HOUSTON CONNOR. SARAH PHILLIPS. JOHN COLE, WIFE AND THREE CHIL DREN. SLICK, WIFE AND THREE CHIL DREN. All colored. A NEGRO BABT. At Lewlsburg: ANNA ROBINSON. TWO CHILDREN OF JOE M'CLELLAN. All colored. At Murfreesboro: ' WILLIAMS, a girl, colored. At McMlnnville: . MRS. B LEVIN AND THREE CHILDREN. HENRY MADEWELL. At Harrlman: TWO UNIDENTIFIED. After a perilous nia-ht in the top of a tree In the Hermitage district, three men were rescued at an early hour this morn ing. Los In Other Sections. KNOXVILLE. Tenn., March 30. Loss by the flood which swept Emory, valley Satur day may reach nearly $1,000,000 In Roane and Morgan counties when the full story is known. At Harrlman the loss will be be tween $56,000 and' $125,000. At Oakdale the loss is not more than $15.onn. but it is on the farms along the Emory river where the greatest damage. It Is feared, haa been done. The flooded section ot Harrlman presents! a desolate appearance today. Marks of the flood are plainly to be seen and the whole countrv oresents a devastated appearance. The city lighting plant cannot be operated for a week or more. The majority of the homeless are sheltered In the Woman's American Temperance unlverstty. MEMPHIS. March 30. Advices from the flooded district In Tennessee are that the floods are receding and that the worst is over. The damage to railroads, farms and other property will foot up an enormous sum. It Is reported that many negroes lost their lives, but the exact number cannot be given at present. Meridian, In ' the eastern part of the state, haa had no railroad communication for several davs. Railroad traffic continues paralyzed In that section. Traffic Still Suspended. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., March 30. Traf fic is still suspended between this city and Nashville, owing to washouts by floods. Trains will likely not resume running be tween here and Nashville on the Nashville, Chattanooga ft St. Louis railway before Wednesday. Traffic is also tied up on the Memphis division of the Southern railway out of Chattanooga, but trains will be mov ing by Tuesday. Trains are running now regularly on tbe Cincinnati Southern and the Alabama Great Southern. A great amount of lumber and logs Is floating down the Tennessee river. Thou sands of dollars will be lost from this source alone. MURFREESBORO, Tenn., March 30. In tbe Eighteenth district of Rutherford county it is believed that Will Adams, a farmer, hi wife and five children have perished In the flood, which has done great damage In the eastern portion of that county. Satur day night neighbors heard Adama calling for help, which they were powerless to give, and this Is all that has been heard from Adams snd his family since. Worst Disaster of the Klad. TULLAHOMA, Tenn., March 30. As the details slowly come in from the surround ing country Friday evening's storms proved to have been the most disastrous that ever visited this section. Several live were lost and the loss of property will amount to thousands of dollars. On the main line of tbe Nashville, Chattanooga ft St. Louis railroad, between Conner Station and Wartrace. the Duck river bridge, the Lit tle Garrison bridge and several milea ot track were washed away. No trains hav arrived from Nashville since noon Friday and the reports from engineers snd rail road officials are that tbe damage cannot be repaired before Wednesday at the earl iest. On tb McMlnnville branch the brldg near giuartts Station was carried away and In many place long stretches of track. It will be severs! day be for trains can get through to McMlnnville and Sparta. A a result Tullahoma I crowded with passen gers who cannot gat to their destination. The report from McMlnnville is that at Falkner the downpour and rush of waters was so sudden that two Uvea were lost and several cabins washed away. , At Manchester th ttoue flouring mill on Duck river was carried two miles down th Continued ou Second Pag-). STEAMER ANCHORED AFIRE Pretoria la Hashed t l.andlnat ss4 Paasenari Tske Refnate la Lifeboat. NEW YORK. March 30. The steamer Pretoria of tbe Quebec line returned to this port tonight with n v In its forward hold. Its passengers cam la a short time previ ously on the eteamer Nordland of tbe Amer ican line, having been transferred at sea. Pretoria Is anchored at Tompkinsvllle the flreboats from the city were dispatched as soon as the news of the fire was received. Nordland is anchored at quarantine and the passengers taken from Pretoria will be landed In the morning, after which it will proceed on its voysgs to Liverpool. Pretoria left this port Saturday afternoon, bound for Haliton, Bermuda, with Captain McKenzle in command.' At midnight smoke was eeen coming out 'of the forward hold. The fire could not exactly be located. The engines were stopped and Captain McKen zle got ready for any emergency. The life boats were put in condition for basty low ering and were stocked with provisions. At this time the vessel was 100 miles south ot Sandy Hook. At o'clock in the morning (Sunday) the captain saw that the flames In the hold were making headway against the stream of water which the crew waa pour ing into the compartment. This determined him to bead his vessel for New York. At 9 o'clock the steamer Nordland came In eight. It was bound from Philadelphia to Liverpool. Pretoria signaled it and it waa soon alongside. While Nordland lay close by Captain McKenzle began a thor ough search of the holt to ascertain where the fire was. He found that the shipment of hay in tbe front compartment was blaz ing quite fiercely, and what accentuated the danger was that the next compartment was loaded with petroleum. Captain McKenzle then decided to remove his passengers, who had remained quiet. Captain McKenzle went In hlg gig to consult Captain Doxrud of Nordland. Soon after the passengers were transferred In the lifeboats and both vessels came on to New York. When oft Tompkinsvllle an officer: was sent ashore and the flreboats were summoned. The passengers of Pretoria spoke very highly of the treatment accorded them by the captain and crew of Nordland. A col lection was taken up among the passengers of Pretoria for the officers and men who manned the lifeboats. Nordland anchored lt quarantine and Captain Doxrud telephoned .to Mr. Wright of the American line, who told the captain to take his vessel to pier 14, North river, and land the passengers of Pretoria there. . Pretoria had on board twenty-eight first cabin passengers, ten in the second cabin and nineteen In the steerage. The offlce-s say that at the time the passengers were transferred at sea to the Nordland tbe wind was blowing strongly and - there was a heavy sea running. In spit of this the transference was safely ' accomplished and all the passengers behaved admirably. Two of the city's flreboats latr tonight were as sisting the crew In trying to drown out the fir. Pretoria Is one of tie flr,st boats belong ing to the fleet of tbe Quebec Steamship company. For many yei- It baa been In the company's Bermuda-.- ew. York service, and was a great favorlt of the American tourists whp apend ' tlUwtraJlt the popular sea Island resort. THREE OF CREW ARE DROWNED Fishermen Uo Down with Their Wrecked Schooner on Dela ware Bay. PHILADELPHIA, March 30. With the greater part of its crew of eleven men asleep In their bunks below deck, the littl fishing schooner Edna Earl, bound for the sea, was run into and sunk in Delaware Bay, off Reedy Island, Del., late last night and three of its crew wore drowned. The drowned men are: WILLIAM SMITH. DENNIS FORD, father-in-law of Smith, both of Philadelphia. PATRICK NOLAN, of Baltimore. . The vessel that sunk the fisherman, waa the Norwegian steamship Romsdal, from New York for Philadelphia, in ballast, which rescued the surviving members ot the crew and brought them to this city. To whom the responsibility is chargeable has not been determined. Captain Hlrsca of Romsdal and Captain Kote of tbe schooner say that all their lights . were burning and that they were completely within maritime regulations The sleep ing fishermen were awakened by tbe crash, and rushed up the 'narrow companlonway. All but three of them managed to reach the deck, Nolan, Smith and Ford being caught by the rush of water and drowned in the vessel. The blow struck by Romsdal waa so severe that the little schooner was almost cut in half and sunk In less than five min utes. The surviving members took to the rigging and in less than a half hour wer taken off in a amall boat sent to the rescue by Captain Hlrscb, who anchored hi boat after the collision. It took nearly halt an hour for Romadal's crew to locate the wrecked sailors In ths darkness. Romsdal, beyond the bending of a few plates was uninjured. The fishing schooner wss owned by Mitchell P. Howlett of Phil adelphia. The vessel was of forty-two ton register, waa built In 1882 and was valued at $8,000. IRON VESSEL IS A WRECK Indian Goea Ashore and There la Little Hope of Sav ins It. WOODS HOLL, Mass., March 30. Th Iron steamer Indian, from Philadelphia for Boston, went ashore on the famous Sow and Pigs ledge oft Cuttyhunk Island, at the western entrance of Vineyard . sound last night during a heavy fog and Is likely to become a total wreck. It was not dis covered until daylight, but owing to a heavy sea tbe life saver were unable to reach It until this afternoon, when they took off lta four passengers, one of them a woman, and landed them at Cuttyhunk. From what la known of tbe position ot ths aleamer, there 'appears little prospect of it being saved. Indian Is a well known steamer ot ths Boston and Philadelphia Sleamahlp com pany and has been on the line practically ver alnce it launching, making weekly trip. It was built at Wilmington, Del., In 1890, of Iron and is very staunch. It la 1,335 ton burden. Captain Crowoll, lta commander, haa been In charge of Indian for some year, and is considered an ex perienced seaman and navigator lavigator. y - kalihr' I. Maj JO.-A Both Engine lXt CUMBERLAND. Md head-on collision occurred to. at Band Patch between a Baltimore Ohio pas senger train snd a freight. (Both engine were demolished. The engtnJ-r of th pas senger and two mail clerks; wer Injured. Non of tbe uasseuger ,er seriously tart. SNOW BLICIITS EASTER PLANS Bloats from tho North Throw Stinging Flakes at Chnrch-Goers. CROP OF FASHIONS HAS . A SETBACK Glad Sons; Nevertheless Prevail in Houses of Worship, and Pnlnlts Declare Anew the Story of the Hesorrectlon. Snow, driven by high north winds, mads Easter a bleak day in Omaha. Gray clouds hid the sun most of the day, and a they scudded across the sky they flung masses ot sharp, stinging flakes broadcast over tbe streets. Churchgoers had to fight a gale that drove the frequent snow flurries un pleasantly against the flesh, and midwinter ulsters and fu- glove were the familiar garments of the day. The first tiny flakes fell at 9:30 and were still falling when there arrived th hour to start for church. That settled it with milady's new devices ot bonnet and gown, for the fashions this year are particularly poorly adapted to the rigors of a storm. As an Eaater Sunday yesterday left much to be hoped for meteorologically. It was too fickle and capricious to reflect tbe ex alted spirit ot Joy which rang through the sanctuaries, and too threatening to permit of the wearing of Easter ha!. -Aside from Its religious significance, It was a meteor logical curiosity. There were as many kinds of weather In ten minutes as Mark Twain wrote about. It looked for a whi: as though Jupiter Pluvius had been April troled that he bad glanced at the calendar and noted that March 30 was In red, which Indicates a holiday, and so jumped at the conclusion that it wss Christmas, and ac cordingly sent snow. The next minute the sun peeped out and winked slyly, like the rougish youngster who shouts "April fool!" as he jerka the string attached to the purse. Old Sol doubtless thoroughly enjoyed the consternation he was creating In tbe feminine soul. Freaks of the Climate. Clouds, drenched and sodden as a wet sponge, hung low and flew swiftly before the captious gusts which came from iio particular direction. Through rifts here and there patches of blue sky were visible. Two or three times during the day the wind veered into the northwest and blew almost a gale; the sky became overcast with a solid bank ot vapor; snow fell In fine powdery flakes that swirled in scuds along the asphalt. At such times the tem perature dropped, and a sort of chill twi light settled over the landscape. "It's a regular blizzard," was ths popular verdict. Then, presto! The sun was abroad again. It was as though the organlat of the ce lestial choir had pulled out the hosanna stop to celebrate the resurrection. But it didn't follow necessarily that the snow must stop because the sun wss shining; the flaky precipitation kent right on, with out regard to appropriateness, and was not at all discouraged because It melted the moment It touched the earth. At times one could almost see the shadows of the snowflakes as they traced their sigzag flight.- . ' . ' It was no such ''Waster- "day as that of a year ago. A year ago there was not a wlso of vsoor to dull the brilliancy of tho sky; the air was balmy and freighted with an Incense of coming spring. But Easter davs. unlike the hats thev invoke, are not made to order. One can't send them back because thev don't suit. ' large Attendance at C'hnrchea. Notwithstanding this freaklBh weather there was a large attendance at all of the churches, especially at the Catholic and Episcopal churches. The only difference the weather made was to render the con gregations somber Instead of gorgeout, as they would otherwise have been. Nor did the elements detract from the beauty of the services. From the sanctuaries aross glad hosannas, and It was only during tho Intervals between the anthems of Joy that the grumbling of old Boreas could be heard about the eaves. DAY MADE MEMORABLE AT TRIXITY. Coadjutor Bishop 'Williams Condncta Hla First Eaater Service There. It waa a memorable day for Trinity ca thedral, being the first Easter In its his tory at which Coadjutor Bishop Williams officiated. It was memorable In other re spects as well, as never before has there been such a magnificent choir, such sub lime music, or such a gratifying number of communicants over 400. But there wss an undercurrent of sadness In all this on. account of tbe Illness of Dean Campbell Fair, who since Christmas has been con fined to bis bed. Tbe chancel was beautifully decorated with flowers palms, potted plants, Easter lilies and evergreens predominating which were arranged on the north and south sides of the altar and about the base of ths pulpit. Each member of the choir wore upon his vestments a lily of the valley. The three principal numbers on the musical program were the Introlt anthem, "Te Deum" In F; tbe offertory anthem, "Awake Up My Glory" and "Glory In Excelsis," in the singing ot which seventy trained voices united. Prof. Wright played as volun taries, "Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates" snd the "Hallelujah" chorus. At the con clusion of tbe service he was heartily con gratulated by the bishop on the excellence of his music snd upon the splendid work of the choir. Bishop Williams, who was assisted in the service by Rev. George E. Piatt, spoke from tbe text, "If Chrlat be not risen your faith is vain." "It seems to me this morning that we don't require a sermon to prove the resur rection ot Jesus Christ," said he. "Ser mons are often out ot harmony with our feelings; they frequently lag behind our sentiments, and when we see nature put ting on her garmenta of verdure we need no man-made logic to convince us that the season of rejoicing for a risen Christ lo at hand. "The resurrection of -Christ Is ths key stone of tbe arch of our religion, and this Is what St. Paul mesns when he says, 'If Christ be not' risen your faith is vain.' With the keystone gone the arch fall. "In th resurrection of Christ Is th promise of Immortality. How do we Know we shall be immortal In every human oul there Is an Irrepressible longing for It, and for every natural and healthful long ing there 1 satisfaction. Let us exslt Hla ordinances and His teaobtng and His precept. Tbe spirit of Joyous, undaunted faith let this b our today." At Other Episcopal Chnrehe. Th song service In celebration of Easter at St. Joba's Episcopal church was solemnly impressive, and th program wa varied, containing many beautiful and difficult se lections. Tbe offertory solo, "He Is Risen," Continued on Eit'jtb 'Page.) CONDITION 0FJTHE WEATHER Forecnst for Nebraska Fair Monrtny; Tinsi1y Fair, Warmer; Northern Winds, Becoming Variable. Temperatar at Omaha Vesterdayl Hoar. . Ir a. Hoar. Desr. 5 a. m ..... . Hit 1 p. m ..... . !11 a. m ...... if 2 p. m ...... XT T n. m .11 it p. m 3" a. m...... 4 p. m H a. ti ..... . nil 5 p. m ! JO a. m S:l A p. m It a. sn BH T p. m...... HT 18 an 811 S p. m HT . p. a TRAGEDY SEQUEL TO DESPAIR Disheartened Irover Kills His Fiancee and Then Takes His Own Mf. NEW YORK. March 30. Corlears park was tbe scene of a double tragedy last night. A young Hebrew woman, probably 25 years of age, was shot and killed by a youth of about 20 years, who then killed himself. Before the shooting the man and woman were seen seated on a park bench. A policeman saw the man place the revolver to the woman's head. She made no resist ance and from this fact It is ths theory of the police that tbe murder and suicide as carried out had been planned by th two. The 'man in the rase was Big mund Blanc, and the girl was Ida Klobock. He was a clgarmaker, formerly of Philadelphia, who came hers several months ago; she was a dressmaker of this city. They had known each other In Poland, where he had courted her and continued bis attentions when they cam to this country. Th girl told ber parents that Blanc wanted to marry ber and that he said he was making $18 a week. Ida said she did not bellev ft and last week asked him to bring his pay envelope to her Saturday night and If it contained $18 she would marry him. Blanc's shopmatea say he worked extra hard last week, hut did not make more than $9. He and the girl went walking last evening. It is believed that when they reached Corlears park Blano in despair at not being abl to show that he had been able to comply with the terms she insisted on, killed her and then himself. BOYS TRY TO WRECK A TRAIN Seek Revenare for Belna; Pat Off a Rock Island Pat senger. i , TRENTON, Mo., March 30. George Busch. aged 16 years, and George Young, aged 20, sons of respectable parents of this city, made an unsuccessful attempt late Saturday nlsht. to wreck the eastbound Chicago. Rock Island aV Pacific passenger train No. 12, about five miles eaat of here. The track' at this point Is on a high em bankment and derailment could scarce'.? have occurred without the loss of many lives. Both boys were srrested and on has confessed. Their motive appears to have been . revenge for having been put oft a freight train. Dime novels are also believed to have played a part. - Busch and Young had gone to Princeton, the next.town Saturday .morning and on returning home 'tried 'To iXeat a" rfarf""on"a freight train. Tbe conductor put them oft and thev walked to within five mile of Trenton., where aeveral heavy ties were piled across the rails along which the pas senger 'was due to pass soon. Fortunately, a late freight train with one of the 1,400 ton class of engines arrived at the spot a few minutes ahead of the passenger. The weight of the engine and the high rate of speed at which the train was going pushed the obstruction oft the track without any damage being done. Word was telegraphed ahead to arrest Busch and Young and they were taken as tbey entered Trenton. NELSON SAYSHE IS BIGAMIST Admits Plnrnllty of Marrlaaea, hut Declares tbe Women De ceived lllm. ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. March 30. Christian C. Nelson, who probably is married to thir teen women, confessed today that he Is a bigamist, but vigorously defended his con duct. , "I was a bachelor until I wss 68 years old and kept out of trouble, but then I got married and Just see what a fix I'm In now," said Nelron ' in his confetsion. Ho continued: "If I bad been fortunate enough to get the right kind of a wife In the first place I never would have become a bigamist. I waa deceived in every Instance and I kept right on trying, expecting Anally to meet my affinity." SMALL BOY KILLS PLAYMATE Lad of Thirteen May a Companion Seven Yenra of Ate with Batcher Knife. TOLEDO, O., March 30. Danny Rosen bscker, 13 years of age, waa arrested today for the murder of 7-year-old Arthur Shan teau. Parents of the boys live on adjoining farms, two miles from this city. Rosen becker saya that while he and Shanteau were hunting crawfish the latter called him a foul name and attempted to strike him with a club, whereupon he retaliated by strking Shanteau with a butcher knife until he was dead. He then dragged the body into a patch of weeds, where it was found by a party of searchers. Rosenbecker ap parently does not realize th enormity of the deed. BODY COVERED WITH SNOW Remain of Iowa Medical Student Are Fonnd In Lincoln Park. CHICAGO, March 30. Covered' w ith snow and with a revolver clutched In tbe right band, tbe body of Howard R. Miller, a atudent at the Keokuk College of Physi cians and Surgeons at Keokuk, la., was tound in Lincoln park today. Miller had been dead several hours when discovered. It. is believed he ended his I'fe while de snondent on account ot overstudy. He came to Chicago from Keokuk last Thurs day. Movement of Ocean Veasel. March no. At Liverpool Arrived Commonwealth, from Boston; Taurlc, from Nw York. At -yueenstown Sailed Lucanla. from Liverpool, for New York: New England, from Liverpool, for Boston. At Browhead Passed Merlon, from Bos tun, for -ueenstown and Liverpool. At U1iraltar-Hassd Phoenicia, from New York, for Naples and Genoa. At Prawle Point Pattd fthvin, from New York, for Bremen. At Malta Panseil Moynne. from Glas gow ami Liverpool, for Hong Kong, Vic toria, tl. C. and HVattle. At New York Arrived: Rotterdam, from Rotterdam end Boulogne Hur-Mrr; 8t. Paul, fruin Southampton and Cherbourg; Vmbria, from Llverpuol an J Queenatowu. FIRE STOPS TUE PLAY Flame Seise Theater During Progrenof Easter Performance. ' ' AUDIENCE AND ACTORS ESCAPE SAFELY House it Packed, but Cool Heads Keen Down Paaio. WOMEN FORGET THEIR jNEW BONNETS Bash from House Leaving Gay Headgear Behind Them. O..I6IN OF THE FIRE IS NOT KNOWN Starts In Baaement of Balldlna; and Center la Aadltorlam, Dotna: Totnl of Seionty.rive Thoa- ' sand Dollar Damage. CINCINNATI. March SO.-The Plk bu Id Ing on Fourth, between Vina -and Walnut streets. In which the Plk opera bout- I located, wa partially destroyed by fir this afternoon. Standing room . had baea taken at th matinee, which was proceed ing when the flames broke out. Tbe audi ence retired in good order, but som women fainted after raachinar ths utre.i Ths ,rfi. torlura i on th second floor, with two stairways leading to Fourth street. There Is also a stairway from the stags leading to Baker alley In the rear. , There were about 1,000 people al the matinee and the performance of "Sag Har bor," by the Plk stork rnmnsn. with uu. Collier and Byron Douglass In the lead ng rotes, naci proceeded only ten minutes When the portieres between tt .n.,MA.. the north aisl were ablase. The prompt effort of Manager D. H. Hunt and bis Stat and those on th lag were most success ful In averting a oanlc. ' The Are started In th basement store room of the Adams Express company and extended up through th first floors of th. Adams Rxpresa company's office and Jof fee's grocery to the auditorium. Andltorlnm Badly Damaged. The only thing burned in th auditorium was a portiere, but tbe volume of amok Indicated a volcano under ths audience. This volcano was evidently raging while the people were entering for th matinee. Tbe auditorium was so badly damaged from water that It will not be used any mora this season. The Pike stock company was playing Its closing week of th season here, s It opens the summer season at Detroit next Sunday. Manager Hunt had nravl. ously transferred his scenery for next week - - " u,u "JO UUIIUlDg, SO tnSl 11 I ssfe. but he lost $10,000 In scenery that was stored In the lower part of th fcu ld ln. The members of th company saved all their costumes snd baggage. 1 When the people reached the street they found the whole lire department of th city playing on both aide of th bulld og and It required some time for the officers to fore the crowd away. Many were hunt n loa- missing ,t He jd -and. tVt-uok on 4aie to convince the half. erased anxious' one that there had not been a holocaust. ' 'A great portion of the women fled without their new Easter hats and wraps and the Individual losses will be considerable. The total loss on the building and con tents Is estimated at (76,000. NEWSPAPER IS BURNED OUT Slate Capital Printing Plant at Rath 1 rle Destroyed with Other Aulldlna. GUTHRIE, Okl., March 30. Guthrie was visited by a serious fire today, and as a result the State Capital printing plant, the Hotel Capitol, the St. James hotel, Csm mack livery barns and th Rlchey general merchandise store are In ruins. Everything in the State Capital plant was destroyed, Including two presses, ma chines of every kind, linotype machines, eloctrio snd steam heating systems, li braries and an Immense stnrlr nf mnnii.. Frank H. Oreer, owner, ssys not a thing but tbe mailing list of the paper was saved. Tho fire started at noon In the basement of the State Capital and wa soon roaring up the elevator shafts, A high wind was blowing and It was Impossible to check the flames. Assistance was asked of Okla homa City, Perry, Kingfisher and other surrounding cities, but the high wind did the work before help could arrlv. work will begin at one en th con struction of a new btilldlna for the gists i apuai. as no work nad been in progress in in newspaper Dunning today It Is be lieved the Are wss ot Incendiary origin. CARLETON'S THIRD BAD FIRE Thrice Within aa Many Weeks tho Cltlaena Have to Fight Plan and a Gal. CARLETON, Neb., March SO. (8pclsl Telegram.) Fire broke out this morning at 7 o'clock In P. E. Woodward Co.' gen eral merchandise store and ruinsd th sa tire stock and building and with It ttia building and two-thirds of a $13,000 stock of hardwars owned by F. P. Beach y. Th Are was evidently ot an Incendiary origin. Three-fourths of tbe people wer asleep when the fire alarm was sounded and within fifteen minutes nearly everybody lq tbe village waa at the fir, rendering as sistance. By tbe use of chemical reser voirs, fire engines and bucket brigade, th town was out of danger by 10 o'clock. This is th third time the cntlr town baa been endangered by flames within three weeks, a gal raging at each Are. NAKED BODY FOUND IN CAVE Dead Man' Throat I tut and Caas of Death I a My, tery. SALT LAKE. Utah, March 30. Tb asked body of Samuel Collins, with tb throst cut from ear to ear, was found by a num ber or boys In a small cava in the hill north of this city, shortly after noon to day. Tbe police say it Is a case of aulctds. Others think Collins wss murdrd and his body thrown into th cave, th entrance of which wa partly closed by rocka. Tb ground within tb cava and Immediately outsida was covered with blood. With tb exception of his shoes, stockings snd sus penders, none of the men's clothing ha been found. Collins was well educated aad at ops time was quit wealthy, but la said to have lost a fortun In stock speculatloa lo New York sad Han Francisco. Ha wss about 65 years of ag aad haa a brother La Nw York.
