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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY JIOltXlMJ. A PHIL 15, 1902 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. MERGER CASE IS UP Fight on Railroad Oortolidation Begun by State of Washington. ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT Attorneys for Defense Deny Jurisdiction of the Federal Tribunal. DECLARE THERE IS NO PRECEDENT FOR IT Justice White in Eeply Denies Precedent for the Merger. FULLER THINKS STATE CONTROL SOLVES IT Coaasel far Sortheru gernrltles. Great Northern and .Northern Pacta (lilra Rights of Individuals fur Their Corporations. WASHINGTON. April 14. The United Slates supreme court today heard argu ments In the case of the state of Washlog ton against the Northern Securities com pany and the Northern Paclflc and Great Northern raHroad Involving the merger of the two railroads. Attorney 'General Stratton appeared for the state and made the opening argument, contending that tola court la the only one that can properly hear the rare and that If It refuses to bear It there Is no) tribunal to which the stale can apply for the redress of a wrong. Ho was frequently Interrogated by mem tiers of tlfp court. Justice White asked why the art ate court did not pass a law of Its own to cover he case, and Mr. Strat- ton roofed that he thought the state bad that right, but that It also la entitled to tnai'rtg an flndei Id reply Impendent proceeding for Injunction. ly to Justice Hurlan be' aald that .tli state might, of course, proceed against either of the railroad companies for dam ages, but that the Northern Securities company could not be thus reached In a tate court. The chief Justice wanted to know If the state could not Institute a suit and give the securities company a cbanco to come In. nad Are Interstate. "Ves." was the reply, "but It won't come In." He agreed with a suggestion mad by Justice Brewer thit the rallroada In volved are Interstate roads and that on this account It was competent to appeal to the national authorities. Summing up the case, Mr. Btratton said the question presented Is "whether the took and power of control of two gigantic line of railway, traversing the states of Washington, Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota, may be consolidated so aa to create a monopoly In railway traffic therein, In defiance of the laws of such, or whether a corporate entity can be created and used for the express purpose of overdrawing the constitutional enactments of a number of sovereign states and tbua accomplish indirectly that 'which this court haa de cided could not be done directly. Chhrlea W'.t 1rtim;jn!4 ' former Attorney Genera Griggs appeared for the railroad companies and the securities company. Mr. T.unn rontended that If the Injunction a'.iould be granted as prayed for by the state of Washington the aecurltlea com-I pany would be compelled to aell Ita stock lu at least one of the railroad companies. Koine I'onfi aa ladlvldaals. Ha contended that the securities com pany had the same power to acquire, own and vote atork aa any natural person would have and could not be enjoined. Surely ao man could be limited In hi holding of storks and securities, but whatever power a state might Lave to coutrol the holdings of Its own cltiiens It could not be reason ably contended that It could have any In fluence on citizens natural or artificial ot Mher statea like the aecurltlea company. Surely there was no law of the state ot Washington, nor waa there any common taw that could limit the holdings of an In dividual In this respect and If an Individual could hold without limitations ao also could a combination ot Individuals. More aver, If there could be such a limitation It -as for the states themselves to apply It. He also contended that there was no prece dent allowing one atate to go Into another state for tbe enforcement of ita own laws and aald that Washington waa undertak ing to do Just that In thla proceeding. To do thla would be a violation ot the four teenth amendment to the conatitutlon ot the United States. Mr. Bunn contended that If tbe state ot Washington could come to thla court for relief It could go to tbe courts of New Jer sey for It. He said there was no precedent for such a proceeding. Krvrnri the Rale. Justice White suggested that likewise there was no precedent for aucb enormous combines as that complained ot In thla case. To thla suggestion Mr. Bunn said that while this might be true, they must be proceeded with by legislation If at all. Mr. Griggs argued that tbe power ot the supreme court cannot ba Invoked by one atate to enforce the police laws ot another. and contended that in thla Instance Wash ington la attempting to control the corpor ate action ot three companies, neither ot which preteoda to derive Ita existence ' or authority from that atata. He followed Mr. Bunn, in the contention that there teuld be no mora restriction on the holding of stock by a corporation tban on Ita hold ing by an Individual, adding that the prin ciple is In no wise affected by tbe amount Involved. Tbe mere suggestion waa. he said, a refutation of the erroneous asser tion Implied In the bill of complaint. Ka lolalloa ( State Law. He argued that no act complained of would take place in Washington. There was no possibility ot the violation of a atate law, because Washington had no law on the subject. It waa only argued that public opinion would be violated, but thla court was not here ta sustain tba demands ot publio opinion of one atata against tbe citizens ot another. The statea should be left to provide their own remedies. Let Washington provide Ita awn lawa and try to do something Itself Instead of parading down here atd asking thla court ta do something that it baa no right to do. la his rejoinder, Mr. Btratton aald that tba entire argument on behalf of the do (aadant corporations bad turned on the con teotloa that Washtngtoa could not proceed against them because of their noarestdsace whereas, ha urged that thla very circum stance was what gave the federal eupreme court Jurisdiction. Without this Interposi tion tba slate waa. ha repeated, without remedy. What itsst Itato Ownership! "What do you think ot atata owner hip? Could not the atata take possession of the roads and rua thorn?" asked the thief Justice. Mr. St rat ton replied that aucb a remedy ICorfrhjued, M cea4 f . SEVERE BATTLE REPORTED Kitchener flrnda Vm of Fight la Which There Are Many LONDON, April 14. News of aevera fighting In the Transvaal at the end of last week baa been sent" by Lord Kitchener, who reports that about 00 Boers were killed, wounded or captured. There were about 100 British casualties. The British also captured three guns and a considerable quantity of supplies. Com mandant Potgieter was among the Boers killed. Lord Kitchener, In a dispatch dated from Pretoria, Sunday, April 13. recounts how Colonel Colenbrsnder, after locating Com mandant Beyer'a laager, at Pzel kop, moved hi force by different routes from Pleters burg, Transvaal coloay, blocking the prin cipal lines of retreat. Tbe fighting com menced April 8, when the Inntskilling fusi liers attacked Mollpspoort, covering the Boef position, and by dusk bad seized a hill eastward of the poort, after consider able opposition, resulting In Colonel Mur ray being wounded and Lieutenant Lincoln being killed. In the battle of April 12 he gave the Boer losses In killed, wounded and prisoners at 106 men. The colonel expected to be able to report further captures. Klahtlng at Clone Quarters. The most severe fighting occurred April 11 In western Transvaal, where General Ian Hamilton haa replaced General Metbuen In command of the British troops. The Boers attacked Colonel Kekewlch's force near Roolwal, and fighting at close quarters enrued. The Boers were repulsed, leaving on the field forty-four men killed, includ ing Commandant Potgieter, and thirty four wounded. The British captured twenty unwounded prisoners. According to last accounts. General Ian Hamilton was pursuing the remainder of the Boer command. The British losses la this fight were six men killed and fifty-two wounded. At the beginning of the pursuit Colonel Kekewlch captured two guns, a pom-pom, a quantity of ammunition and a number ot wagons. A force of Boers recently overwhelmed a strong British patrol sent out from Bultfontein, Orange River Colony, to clear distant farms. An officer and two men were wounded and the remainder of the patrol were surrounded and captured. Lord Kitchener mentions holding an Inquiry Into this reverse. CULMINATES IN A STRIKE Uesrral Labor niilsrbssre la rteaolt of Socialist Riots la Brussels. BRUSSELS, April 14. The strike haa begun pretty generally In tbe mining re gions of the country, which are divided Into four coal fields, surrounding Mons, La Loulvere, Charlerol and Liege. No aerlous Incidents have yet been reported anywbera. Strong military precautions have been taken In every part of Belgium. A dispatch from La Louvlere, a town In the province of Halnaut, announces that, In accordance with the decision of tba . labor leaders, s general strike haa commenced la the coal mines, glasa worka and factories ot the central districts, Including Marle moiit and Bascoup. Advices from Liege say that a general strike has been started In tbe coal mines of the Serslng district and at the Kettln foundry at Solezsln. Tbe quarrymen of tbe Amley valley have also struck. There bss been rioting at Poulsur, where tbe convent of the Little Bisters of tb Poor has been stoned. From Mons troops started for different polrts In the Bornsge district. At Cuesmes, a town In the province ot Halnut, 6,000 strikers sssembled around the atate arsenal with the object of stop ping work. The weuvers of Ghent are oeaslng work and a general strike ot the weaving trade will be declared tomorrow. The great strike has commenced at Charlerol, where 15,000 out of the 40,000 coal miners already have stopped work. A general strike haa been declared In most of the large boot and shoe factories Adequate measures hsve been taken to enable the soldiers to reinforce the police at a moment's notice at any point required, There bas been thus far today no ques tion of proclaiming martial law. Such a step cannot be taken In Belgium without special leglalalvo action. About 18.000 men are now out on strike In the Mons district. FAMILY SLAIN BY ROBBERS Bralaa Bratea Oat with Axes aad Fire Ret to Hoaaa ot Victims. ST. PETERSBURG, April 14. A dlspstch from Kovllo, capital of ths government of tbe same asms, announces that all the members of a Jewish family numbering ssven persons, residing near mai piece have been alatn by robbers, who best out their braloa with axea. The murderers also burned tbe bouss occupied by their victims. Lord Hope Badly ta Debt. LONDON. April 14. At a meeting today ot the creditors in the bankruptcy pro readings against Lord frauds Hope It was disclosed that his liabilities amounted to $75,000, Including a claim for 145,000 on a bill of exchange given to bta divorced wife May Tohe, the American artreaa. In 1901 The debtor disputes the claim on the ground that be received no consideration tor the bill. The only asset is ine aentors me interest In tbe family estate. Boer Rrlifit l Para. GUAYAQUIL Ecuador. April 14. Adol phua Dewet, a nephew of ths Boer general Dewet. who was woundsd and captured at the battle of Jacobsdal, and who after ward escaped from Bermuda by awlmmlng to a schooner bound for Nsw York, ar rived here recently. He spent a few days In thla city and proceeded to Lima, Peru, where be will engage la a mining enter prise. Beaadal le Premised. ET. PETERSBURG. April 14. Aa Invest! gallon bas been opened by the court at Saghalln, an Island off the sast ooaat ot Asia, bslongtng to Russia. Into numerous charges of thefts aad ombesslement brought agalnat government officials. Al though only minor officers have tbua far been accused the affair promises to de velop Into a sensation. ratio aad Bolivia Dlspale. SANTIAGO DE CHILE. April 14. The negotiations for a final arrangement of tba dlaputes between Chile aad Bolivia are very tar advanced. The Boll visa mlnlstsr hero, flenor Aramayo. ta going to Buoaoa Ayrea to dlosuss tbe propositions) with the Bolivia minis is r ta Argentina, Xr. Oar rUiav w - . BEEF PRICE SCALE BROKEN Packers at Kansas City Alarmed Over Threatened Suit Against the Trust. BREAK UNIFORM SCHEDULE AS RESULT rralag Inaulry Will Be Opesed la tsder Special Instrac 0 o( President aad tbe , 'yrsey General. KANSAS Cli V 4. (Special Tele gram.) The loca. ers showed evl- ence of alarm today over the instructions from the Department of Justice to United States Dletrict Attorney Warner to becln proceeding against the beef trust. For the tst time In over a year they failed todav to Issue a uniform schedule of prices. The Cudahy Packing company, Schwarxscblld & Sulzberger, the Armour Packing company nd Nelson, Morris ft Co.. all Increased the price of beet In the carcass cent, while the Fowler Packing company and Swift Packing company made no change. The same concerns which rained beef V, cent slso raised provisions, that Is hams. bacon. Isrd. etc.. 4 of a cent., while the tber two issued no new schedule of prices. Tbe butchers hardlv know how to regard this move. Mcst of them express the opinion, however, thst it is merely a ruse for the purpose of making the public be lieve that there is no agreement regard ing the prices and think that Fowler and Swift will koon follow In the footsteps of heir competitors. To fleala Searching- Inqnlrr. CHICAGO,' April 14. United States At torney S. H. Bethel, following Instructions given by President RooHevelt and Attor ney General Kncx. will make a searchlnz Inquiry Into the workings of the so-calld beef trust In Chicago in relation to the Sherman anti-trust law. The Investigation will be secret and when flnlrbed a full report will be furnished to Washington for the use of the attorney general In deciding what course his depart ment will take against the packers charged with being In the combination. District Attorney Bethea refused to dis cuss his plans or reveal the nature of his Instructioas. but it was learned that he Dot only received written Instructions by mall, but while In Washington last week was advised personally to begin tbe In- (juiry. i Particular attention will be paid to the charge that tbe territory In the various states has been parcelled out among the members of the so-called trust with the result of a sharp advance in all prices to the retailer. An effort also will be made to secure proof of the existence of an agree ment between the local packers to maintain a schedule of prices. Movements at Wasblsgtaa. WASHINGTON, April 14. Representstlve Ray of New York, chairman of tbe bouse committee on judiciary, to whom waa re ferred the Thayer resolution calling upon the attorney general for Information relative to tbe prosecution of the alleged beef trust, haa written a letter . to Attorney General . Knox con cerning tbe matter and bas received a reply which be will lay before the judiciary com mittee at its meeting tomorrow. . The attorney general's letter will not be made public until It Is presented to the committee. Mr. Ray said today: I have no doubt that the attornev gen eral of the United States will Immediately iotx tne matter of the alleged beer trust o me uonom ana nrosecute an orrenaers vigorously If there la substantial evidence that the law has been or la being violated. Reliable Information la to the effect that tbe Department of Justice, In the alleged beef trust matter, has not gone beyond the point of an investigation Into the question of whether or not the trust has violated the federal law. No prosecution haa been ordered and no grand jury has been sum moned to determine the question, so fsr aa the depsrtment knows SOCIETY IN THE WHITE HOUSE Distinguished Party Rntertulned by Presldeat aad Wife at Musleule. WASHINGTON. April 14. President and Mrs. Roosevelt gave another of their de lightful evening muslcalea at the White House tonight, to which several hundred guests, representative of Washington of flclsl and resident society, were Invited. The decorations of the East room snd the public psrlors were very beautiful. The program was an extended one of seven numbers, esch of which comprised from one to six selections, comprising classical music, plantation melodies and other fea tures. Mr. Wilford Russell, the baritone, of Lordon. was assisted by Miss Esther Pal- liser. Miss Msy Palllser. Miss Leech and the Misses Turner, with Mrs. Wilford Rus sell and Mr. H. L. Bralnard at the Dlano. The mualc began at 10 o'clock and con tlnued until a late hour. Thoee present Included members of the csblnet, the assistant secretaries nf the various departments, a sprinkling of the senate and house and of the dlnlomatla corps, and some well known Washing tonlans. GOVERNOR DOLE IS TO REMAIN Chief Kxeeatlve at Hawaii to Be Removed by the Presldeat. Nat WASHINGTON, April 14. The following official statement waa mads at ths Whits House todsy: "The president, after most careful In vestlgatlon and hearing as many men as possible, and hearing from others, has come to tbs conclusion that Governor Dole's course bas bsen such as to warrant his continuance as governor of Hawaii, and entitles him to ths respect and hearty sup port of tbe administration." Ths governor wss a caller at tbe White Houss today and said that hs would go to Boston for a short visit and in about two weeks would sail for home. CLARKSON GETS A PLACE Farmer Iowa Maa ta I Caatosas at York. Ba Rev WASHINGTON, April 14. Tbe president has determined upon the appointment of James 8. Clarkson of Iowa, formerly first assistant postmaster general, to be sur veyor of customs ot tbe port of New York It also waa announced at the White House today that Lieutenant Sharkey, aaval effl car, at New York, will be reappointed, aaperlateadeat ( Mlat. WASHINGTON, April 14. Tbe president todsy nominated John H. Landia to be I aupertntendeat of the mint at Philadelphia 4 vice U. S. Bit, refitted, HORSE MARKETAJ LATHROP Result of Investigation Made hy Governor Darker? to He Klled la Washington. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo April 14 O. P. Oentry, Governor Dockery's private secre tsry, returned today from Lathrop, Mo., where be was sent under Instructions to make tn Investigation of the charges that a British poet is being maintained there to supply horses and mules for the British army in South Afrlcs. Governor Dorkerv forwsrded the secretary'a report to Senator M. Cockrell at Washington this after noon, with the request that tbe senator lay the matter before congress. In his report Mr. Oentry says that the firm of Guyton & Harrington owna tbe sheds and land at the post, according to the statements of the county officers. He con tinues: I was Informed that this firm shinned '2.000 head nf homes and mulee dnrlnv th Isst year, most of them directly for South Africa. From appearances it Inoks verv much llk the business Is largely con ducted under British auspices. It Is claimed, however, that all the compensa tion received by the firm le 3a cents a dav for the care of each horse and mule fed for tne Hriusn government. it is not my province to offer any suggestions as to whether International law ham been vio lated. That question Is obviously one to h determined by the United States gov ernment. Mr. Gentry saya that twenty-one Sepoys who srrlved at Lathrop recently will re turn to India soon with from 500 to 1.000 mules for the use of the British army tn that country. ATTEMPTS LIVES OF FAMILY Brutal Maa Kills One Child and Attacks Three Others and His Wife. FORT SMITH. Ark.. April 14 A sneclsl to the Times from Salliaaw. I. T., says: One of the nioet brutal murders ever committed In the Indian Territory, took place a few miles east of Stllwell. A white man named Dudley, killed bis 10-year-old daughter, fatally wounded two other chil dren and seriously wounded his wife. Dud ley has been taken to Sallisaw to preveat bis being lynched. In Jail Dudley confessed the crime. He said he had been talking to bis family about bis neighbors, and fearing that they would repeat bis statements and cause trouble, ne determined to kill all four. He said bo attempted to kill them on Thurs day night when he secured an ax and went first to the bed of his children. They were asleep and looked so innocent that his heart failed him. The next day, however, he carried out his desire,, first braining bis 10-year-old daughter with a plow point. then attacking his two other younger chil dren, and finally his wife. After commit ting the deed he went ta the bouse of his father, where he was arrested yesterday. Excitement was Intense and there came near being a lynching at Stllwell, before tbe officers could get Dudley out of town. At Sallisaw, when Dudley was told that only his oldest daughter was dead, he broks down and cried, and said his only regret was that he had. noc dirratcbed all of tbe family. Mrs. Dudley probably will recover, but tbe two children cannot tle.- SCALE COMMITTEE AT WORK fleport Kapeeted to Be Ready When Amalgamated Delegates Convene. WHEELING. W. Vs.. April 14. President Shaffer, Secretary Williams and Assistant Secretary M. F. Tlghe of the Amalgamated association, arrived this morning from Pittsburg, and immediately the wage scale committee wont Into an all day session. Its report will be ready for the convention when Its first session convenes tomor row. Convention delegates are arriving to day and tonight all of the 220 accredited ones will be on the scene. Tomorrow morning the convention will open with an address of welcome by Mayor A. T. Sweeney, to which President Shsffer will respond. Tbe opening ceremonies will be brief. as It is the desire ot the convention to get down to business Immediately. It is re ported that the suspended Chicago lodges Intend to make a vigorous fight tor re instatement before this convention. Their charters were taken away from them dur ing the strike for refusing to quit work and they gave as a reason for thetr action that they were working under a sanctioned contract which forbade their striking. - It is said tbey will make a vigorous fight and that It will be one of tbe Interesting con tests of the convention. SETTLES OWNERSHIP ISSUE Controlling Interest nf I hortaw Goes to Kpeyers, Presumably for Hork Island. PHILADELPHIA. April 14. Ovsr 155,000 shares of the stock of the Choctsw. Okla homa Gulf railroad had been deposited with tbe Glrard Trust company In favor of the aale of the road to Messrs. Speyer Co. of New York up to the close ot busi ness today. Tbe total shares of Choctaw Issue amount to 296,000. Thla settles finally the question of ownership of the road, which goes to ths New York banking bouse, and It Is expected will be turned over to the Rock Island system. The minority holders have until May 7 to accept the offer made, which Is tor tbe purchase of all common stock at S0 and preferred at $60. STORM IN THE NORTHWEST Railway Traffic Impeded and Dans age to Stock Interests Is Feared. DENVER, April 14. The storm which has prevailed over almost tbe entire coun try from this city west snd north hss caused geenral delay In railroad traffic. No serious damage Is yet reported, but ths change from rain to a heavy, wet snow. Interspersed with rsin snd hail, may have caused suffering to cattle on the open ranges. Trslns have been delsysd from ons to four or five hours. Indications are that tbs storm conditions will coatinus today. Eastern Delegates on Way. ST. IOrTS, April 14. Eastern delegates to the national convention of the National Kdltortal association, tn be held at Hot Sprlnga, Ark., arrived her this morning and spent the day sightseeing. The party conalsta of the editors of about thirty prominent eastern papers and their wives snd daughters. Tonight the delegation will leave for Hot Springs, where the con vention will meet tomorrow. In a special train over the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain rsilway Base Halt Salt Postpoaed. KANSAS CITY. April 14.-Ju.lge Gibson tn the circuit court today postponed till April 26 the hearing tn ths suit brought by tne Kanaaa City Athletic association, which controls the American association base ball team, to enjoin Jaixib Wtlmtr, ins pi lobar, (rem itUjlkal lLb tAa .Western, league. KNOX HITS THE COURT BILL Writes a Letter Saying There is No Need of Two Judicial Districts in Nebraska.' EAST OMAHA BRIDGE BILL SLUMBERING Speaker Henderson Consents to Allow Hot Springs Soldiers' Home Bill to Come i p for Action la the House. fFrom a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. April 14. (Special Tele gram.) Tne bill dividing Nebraska into two judicial districts received a most un expected black eye today from Attornev General Knox. The Nebraska senators have recently been receiving many letters from attorneys throughout the stale for and against tbe measure, but tbe letters In opposition to the bill have far outnum bered those favoring It. So importunate were these communications to populist members of the Nebraska delegation that they decided to write a letter of Inaulrv to the Department of Justice reouesting an opinion on the question of the expedi ency of dividing Nebraska Into two Judicial districts. This letter, which was written by Congressman Stark, asked the direct question whether there was an Increase or decrease In the number of cases on the federal rourt docket and If Justice was done without delay. To thla letter the at torney general responded today as fol lows: Knox gees 51s Reason. Sir Your letter dated the 11th Inst., ask ing to be mlvlsed ns to whether there ia any necessity of dividing Nebraska Into two Judicial districts, has been received. In reply thereto you are advised that there Is no apparent necessity for such division. The business of the United States courts .In the district of Nebraska ia readily dis posed or under tne existing law. ine criminal business of the district Is com- Faralively small, nearly all of It coming rum the Indian reservation, the defend ants being charged lth violations of the revenue acts. Very much ths greater part of the civil business Is transacted at Omaha and will continue to be disposed of at that place, even If the state should be divided Into two districts. As stated sbove. there Is no apparent necessity for a division of the state Into two Judicial districts. Such division would largely in crease expenses to the United Statea. Re spectfully, P. C. KNOX. Attorney General. Hon. W. 1. Stark, house of representa tives. When a copy of tbe letter was shown Senator Dietrich he expressed his surprise in most emphatic terms. He ssid he could not understsnd how Attorney General Knox could give out the information above when his Immediate predecessor, ex-Attoraey General Griggs, had given blm the Infor mation upon which his division bill was based. It will be recalled that statistics given out by Senator Dietrich some weeks ago, showed that tbe business done by tbe federal court of Nebraska waa largely In excess of that done by a number of wes tern states and In tome particulars aa much as two or three western statea com bined. The senator could aot understand how such a letter could be written In view of General . Grlgg'a atatementa, and he at once wrote to Attorney General Knox, ask ing for additional Information. .The latter of the attorney ' general,-bowever Is re garded of so definite a character that It Is very much doubted If any further attempt will be made to get the bill out of the bouse committee on Judiciary. Saaadere to Be Agent at Santee. President Roosevelt sent the name of George W. Saunders, to be Indian agent at Santee agency, Nebraska, to tbe aenate to day. This action Is according to the pro gram outlined some time ago In Tbe Bee, which Senator Millard had planned for Saunders. The Santee ageacy will on July 1 be discontinued, and Mr. Saunders will hold the position ot agent until that time, after which the scheme ia to have him ap pointed as superintendent of school at the agency, also to have charge of Indian af fairs, ss sgent as prevlq.ua to the discon tinuance of such position. East Omaha Bridge Bill Hang t'. Representative Smith of the Council Bluffs district, said today in reply to a question as to the status of the bill grant ing permission to the Omaha Bridge Terminal company, to change tbe character f the structure across the Missouri, that it waa still slumbering In tbe committee of Interstate and foreign commerce and was likely to remain In that condition for some time to come. He admitted that a representative of the company, John R. WebBter, who has been in Washington for a number of weeks, endeavoring te secure favorable consideration ot the measure, had suggested a number of compromises, but none ot them were satisfactory to his peo ple and that he bad been compelled there fore to decline tbe auggestlon. The last compromise suggested by Mr. Webster con cedes sll tbe requests made of the East Omaha Land company, as to the character of the bridge, but asks for an extension of five years In which to build a bridge across, according to specifications tn the War departmeat. But aa the charter of the company runs for a year and a half yet, and a five year'a extension would give the company six and a half years In which to complete tbe bride. Representative Smith was compelled to decline thla compromise and aa a result Mr. Webster, bla wife and son leave for New York tomorrow, and on Wednesday or Thursday will leave for Omaha. Dr. Frank Porterfleld of Atlantic. Ia., aad Ed D. Egan, editor of the Atlantic Tele graph are In the city. Representative Burkett secured today a pension for J. H. Mockett of Lincoln, which dates back to 1889, and gives Mr. Mockett about $1,500 back pension al tbe present allowance of $10 per month. For two year'a Mr. Burkett has hsd this matter before the department. He bas bad upwards of twenty hearlnga upos ths question, whether the deafness from which Mr. Mockett Is suffering waa of army origin. The pen sioner was a musician In the army, and for many years bas been endeavoring to prove that bla disability waa tbs result of army service, but failed to make out bis case until last week, when tbe secretary ot tbs Interior reversed tbs Medical Board of Re view and gave blm a rating of $10 per month. T. B. Roberts and wife of Armour, 8 D., are in the city on a visit. W. if. Bmlth. cashier of the First Na tional bank of Sheldon. Ia.. with bla wifa and daughter are In Washington on thslr way borne from Florida. Dlseass Iowa Patraaage. The Iowa delegation In congress will meet in this city next Saturday to con alder the question of fsdsral patronage In that atate. It la a rule ot the delegation to decide these matters tn a meeting of all the members. It la aald that Senators Allison aad Dolliver are opposed to giving soother term of tour years to Messrs. Pat terson and Kimball, collectors of Internal revenue, respectively, for tba northern and southern districts of Iowa. This opposi tion la aot oa grounds of Inefficiency, but jCuatlaued oa Bacon Faga-l CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair In Knst; Showers In West. i eniprrat are at Omaha Yrstrrdnrt Hour. lies. Hunr. U-K. . . M . . H . . .IT . . 51 . . M . . R . . nil . . ft j . . tn ft l 7 N II 41 v I 41 H 4 4 .11 I. ni. p. ni . n. ni . p. m p. m . p. in . p. m l. ni . 2 a t A I 7 M n. a. to n. n 11 n. n 12 m.. , tt . Ill . ASK FOR POPE'S BLESSING Woman's Catholic Order of Foresters Hrqnests Brnrdlrtlnn of Holy Pat her. CHICAGO. April 14. The biennial con vention of the Woman's Catholic Order of Foresters began here today with an attend ance of 1.10 delegates and nearly sn equal number of alternates representing 37.000 women In all parte of the country. The opening session was chiefly devoted to the seating of delegates. Solemn religious services ss a prelude to the convention were held tn the Holy Name cathedral, 5,000 women being present. Archbishop Keehan gave his benediction and Ilishop Muldoon preached the serniou. At the conclusion of the services officers of the order sent a rablrgram to Pope Leo, notifying him of the opening of the conven tion and asking his blessing. The nomi nation, election and Installation of officers will be among the final acts of the con vention. There is said to be considerable difference of opinion over the election of the high chief ranger and the policy to be adopted. FOURTH DETROIT VICTIM Man Rhot Dnrlng a Qaarrrl In a Saloon Dies of His Wound. DETROIT. Mich., April U. John Kol aslnskl of 247 Lovett street, who was shot by Martin Nowakowskl last evening during a quarrel In Nowakowskl' saloon, died to day without regaining consciousness. He is the fourth person killed In Detroit since last Wednesday night. Mlsa Carrie M Jennett was murdered late Wednesday eight by Prof. J. N. Mil ler, who is already serving a life sentence for tbe act. George H. Heywood was killed early Thursday morning and W. M. Jones Is under arrest on suspicion, with much strotJK circumstantial - evidence against blm. Last night Matthew Smith, a teamster, who wns jerked out ot his wagon last Thursday by Joseph Scott, a negro, died from the Injuries he sustained. Scott ia under arrest. NEWS FROM JTHE ANTARCTIC Swedish Kspedlflon Disembarks at Snow Hill for the Winter. NEW YORK, April 14. News haa been received here from tbs ' 6we.dtab Ant arctic expedition, whose . leader le Dr. Nordonskjold. cables the Montevideo (Uruguay) correspondent of the Herald. The expedition disembarked at Snow Hill, Louis Phllllppeland. It was accompanied by the surgeon. Dr. Eklof, the Argentine lieu tenant, Sobral, and two sailors, one of whom waa a member of Abruzzl'a Arctlo expedition. Dr. Nordensjold's vessel, Antarctic, tried to sail directly south from Cape Horn, but as too many Icebergs were encountered snd there waa danger of tbe ship being Imprisoned for a long tlmo. Dr. Nordens Jold decided to change bis course. His ex pedition will remain at Snow Hill until next summer. The party has food enough to last two years. MINES WORK SHORT FORCES Plants Closed by Hoisting Engineers Reopen with About Half Crews. BUTTE, Mont., April 14 All of the mines of the Anaconda, Parrott and Washouts companies, which were closed by the hoist ing engineers' strike, have resumed opera tions. They are equipped with new engi neers, who have been practicing with ths great engines for ten days and are again running on regular. The output of ore Is curtailed, the amount extracted now dally being 3,000 (ons, as against 6,000 before the strike. Only about half as many min ers are employed, and the companlea fear to increase the ore extraction on account ot the new engineers' unfamlllarlty with the engines. BOYCOTT SO FAR HARMLESS Measare Inaugurated Against Stork Yards Company Has I.lttle Kffect. KANSAS CITY. April 14. The boycott measure inaugurated by the Kansas City Live Stock exchange last week sgalnst ths Stock Yards company had no apparent ef fect on the receipts of cattle, boga or sheep at this market today. It la believed, bow ever, that tomorrow will furnish a fairer test of the Import of the commission men's request to their customers to ship to other markets. Both stdea to the controversy maintained tbelr positions today. The Stock Yards co.npsny may tomorrow ask the courts tor an Injunction to force the commission men to withdraw their boycott. MAN DIES, BUT HIS WIFE LIVES Bartender Shoots the Woman aad Then Tarns Revolver Upon Himself. KANSAS CITY, April 14. James Rosss. an Italian bartender, shot bla wife at tbelr boms here today and then committed aul clde, firing a bullet through his head. The woman may recover. Mrs. Rossa caused ber husband's arrest a few days sgo tor assaultjng ber. Just before ths time set for bis trlsl to corns up today be thrust a revolver Into her face and fired, the bullet entering ths womsn's mouth and passing through tbe cbeek. Rossa then turned tbe revolver on himself, dying Instantly. GIVES BIRTH TO QUINTET Woman TweatyElght Years Old Be. eemes Mother at Five' Children. aws mnss POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. April 14. Isaac Rboades of Bailey's Cap, announced in tbla city today that his daughter. Mrs. James McGowan. agsd US, of Tucker's Cor ner, a hamlet In Ulster county, gave birth to five children, all girls, and that tbey are doing welt. Mrs. McOowan's other children are a aou and a. jyalr of iwiatx HINT AT PEACE TERMS Summary of Fending Proposals of Boers and British Disclosed by Reports. TO DIVIDE SOUTH AFRICA INTO DISTRICTS Boers Accept British Lord Commissioner) with a Burgher Executite. NO WAR TAX SHALL BE LEVIE0 British District Officers Conceded with Committee of Boers. ENGLAND RESERVES THE VETO RIGHT Johanneibnrg to Have Civil Govern nirnt. War Indemnltr Provided and Disarmament of Troops on Deliver)- nf Prisoners. THE HAGUE. April 14. Krora those close In touch with the Boer leadora hers It appears that the latest secret dispatches n-ora fcouth Africa outline tbe peace pro posals now under discussion at Pretoria. They closely follow the summary given on Saturday last by the Evening Newa ot Edin burgh, with tbe following additional de tails: The Boers accept a British lord commis sioner with a Boer executive, both to ba president at Pretoria. The country to be divided into districts, with British district officers and a Boer committee, chosen by polling, by tbe burghers; the veto right to be reserved to the British government; the majority of the British officers must be converssnt with the Dutch language; Johannesburg to be retroceded to the British with complete British civil organization. A war Indemnity of at leaet 10.000.000 to be distributed by mixed committees; dis armament to occur when the first batch of Boer prisoners is sent Ijack to 8outh Africa. o War Tax. No war tax to be levied; both languages to be recognized In the schools and courts and In official documents. Tbe expense of the garrisons In South Africa to be borne by Great Britain; the present Boer leaders to be retained In of fice so fsr as possible. LONDON. April 14. Replying In tbe House of Commons today to the liberal leader. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. who asked whether any terms of peace had been suggested by the Boer leaders In South Africa, the government leader. A. J. Balfour, said It was Impossible at present to say; that a message bad been received Saturday from tbe Boer leaders, through Lord Kitchener, and that a reply bad been sent to tbem. Further communication waa expected. It ia said that the communication of the Boer leaders to Lord Kitchener amounted to little more than a request for permission to use tbe Cable tn consulting Mr. Kruger and the Boer delegates hi Rumps regard ing a basis for a peace sottlement. - There Is a distinctly hopeful feeling la official quarters. BERLIN IS UNDER WATER Torrei tlal Rain Is Cause of Great Damage In German City. BERLIN, April 14. A violent thunder storm, accompanied by torrential rain, broke over Berlin and Ita vlcinty eary to day, causing great damage. Many build ings were struck by lightning. Tbe Bra brigade was summoned to upwards of three hundred places to extinguish Ores and copa with floods. The water waa so deep around the ap proaches to the railroad station on Fried rich st ranee that It was Impossible to reach the depot. At the Lehrte station some of the waiting rooms had to bs closed, aa tbe walls tbrestened to fall. A portion of tbe embankment of tba Potsdsm railroad, near Scoenberg, waa swept away, and similar damage to the circular railroad necessitsted a auspenslon of traffic. The streets were so flooded that tba atreet cars In several districts were stopped. Tbe roads were almost Impassable for pedestrians and. consequently, tbe schools were closed. The museum was cos alderably damaged. The decorative por tions of many buildings and the atatuea In tbe public squares were seriously damaged by hall, which, for a time, fell most hesvlly. Trslns were unsble to leave the Stettin ststlon because of the floods. The cellars of tbe Royal theater and the Relchsbank are under water. A houss on Oerlcbt strasse collapsed and aoma of the occupants were Injured. PANIC AHEAD FOR JONATHAN Rconontlo aid Plaanelal Crisis United States Predicted by Vienna Paper. In VIENNA, April 14. Die Zelt la an edi torial article today, expresses gloomy fore bodings concerning tbe economte positions of ths United States and Oermsny. The paper declares the United Statea la stand ing on the threshold of an economic and financial crista. Although tbe conditions ia the United States are outwardly flourishing. It saya, the situation in Germany, immediately pre ceding the crash in that country was equally favorable. The chief danger to Germany no longer" lies In American combinations exporting tbelr surplus stock, but from the pending commercial collspss of tbs United Statea. It will then be found that In tbe Interests of self-preservation tbe United 8tatea will dump Its goods on the European markets, thus disturbing the entire economic Ufa of Germany as never before realized. Genernl Ma's Troops Desert. TIEN T81N. April 14. It la reported hare that 1.000 of General Ma'a troops, who were taking part in the Chao Yang expedition, have deserted and Joined tbs rebels la Southern China, taking with them tbelr arms, munitions and treasury. Peace Relgas la Herti. PORT AU PRINCE. Haytl, April 14. Tbs twenty-third legislature ot Haytl waa opened today without any extraordinary Incident. Advleea received bete from J acme say or der has been re-eaLabllabsd there. AU la quiet here. nieklasea Leaves Tarkey. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 14. C. 11. Dickinson, tba United States consul gsa oral, and Mrs. Dickinson left CoaataUU Bopls today oa tbelr way to tba Cnite4 frtaUe. I
