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I Daily Bee. The ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY HORNING, MitY 20, 1902-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Omaha i 1 ENTOMBED IN MINE Two Hundred Men and Boyi Are Instantly Killed by Ei plosion. BURIED UNDER TONS OF SLATE AND COAL One Employe Survives, bat Hie Injuries Are Said to Be Fatal. HE IS BLOWN FROM MOUTH OF THE MINE Three Milei from Entrance to Point Where the Men Were at Work. RESCUERS FIND SOLID COLUMN OF DEAD Distracted Worn" nd Children Throsf Opening ot Shaft to Iden tify Manaled Bodies of Hoi hands and- Father. COAL CREEK, Tenn., May 19. The worst disaster In the history of Tennessee min ing occurred at 7:30 thla morning when between 175 and 225 men and bora met Instant death at the FratervlUe coal mine, located two miles west of thla town. A gas explosion was the cause of the disaster. Out of the Urge number of men and toys who went to work this morning only one la alive and he Is so badly Injured that he cannot live. Thla man is William Mor gan, an aged Englishmen, who waa a road man In the mine. He waa blown out of tho entrance by the force of the explosion. One hundred and seventy-five mlnera were Checked In for work thla morning by the mine boss. In addition to these there were boys who acted as helpers and drivers and roadmen, and others to tho number of per haps fifty. FratervlUe mine la the oldest mine In the Coal Creek district, having been opened In 1870. It is fully three miles from the opening of the mine to the point where the men were at work. They had not Dean at work long before the terrible explosion oc curred. Flames Follow Explosion. There was a fearful roar and then flames hot from the entrance and the air shafts, As soon aa order could be brought out of chr.os, two rescuing parties were started In, one at the main entrance, the other through Thistle mine, which adjoins It, and In which no men were at work. Tho Thistle party . was unable to make any headway a the gaa elided the workers. The Fra tervlUe party went fully two mllea under the earth until a heavy fall of alato waa encountered. At this barrier men worked like demons, hoping against hope that those beyond might be safe. Tho newa of the disaster spread quickly and the scene at the mouth of the mine while the workers were within were be yond description. Business was suspended In Coal Creek and all its mines as soon as the news became known, and men. wo men and children gathered around the Fra tervlUe entrance. Women whose husbands and sons were within er wild with Vie:. - ' ' ' '' " " All Day Loan? Bescaere Tall. All day long the rescuers totted at the elate obstruction and not ' until 8 o'clock did they force an entrance through it. Up to that hour only five dead bodiea had been recovered, and ' hope was still high that many within were aafe. The hopes of the living were doomed, however, for when once the rescuers could enter and proceed they walked along one continuous tomb of death. There waa not a algn of life. Every man had perished, they believed, although It will be early In the morning before all the rooms can be entered. Etght bodies were recovered and these were sent to Coal Creek. Twenty-six were soon found. They were not disfigured be vond Identification, and each corpae aa St waa borne . from the mouth of the great tomb waa aurrounded by eager crowds of relatives of the men, who bad been stricken down. The mine waa not on fire, except In remote portions and all bodies perhaps will be reached before daylight. A partial list of the victims, scarcely one third. Is as follows: Dead.' r.EOROB AIKEN. rOTT HCnsoM. OEOROB A1KENS, JAMES WH1TTEN. WHITTEN'S SON. EO SOKHKU., SORRELL'S SOW.. JOHN AjKENS. AIKEN'S TWO SONS. JAMES STRICKLAND. PETER CHILDRKOS. WILLIAM CHILDRESS, JOHN CHILDRERS. JAMES CHILDRESS, JOFI SMITTar. EDWARD 8MITTKT. BOYD ADKINS. CHARLES ADKINS, FRANK SHARP, OSCAR SHARP, Rl'PI'f WEHB, LKON MiLLbR. ROBCOK MILLER, BEN SHARP, ALBERT OOODMAN, JAMES HIOHTOWER, KOHbHT If Mil 11, RriflKRT PHirg. JAMES STOVER. WILLIAM PRH"B. RO8C0K BRADLEY, WILLIAM BRADLKT, THORNTON M'OKB, CHARLKB VANOIRT, W. J. EVANS. I CHARLES EVANS, 's"H ARLfc.0 HROOK.8, OSCAR MURRAY. .WILLIAM MURRAY. 1 MARION WILSON. RAIt.KY WILSON, HANKY WEBBER, CARL PIS'ERN, K. M8CF.RN, il WHITE. JOHN WH1TB, WALTER WHITE. Ibannik VOWELL. VOWBLL'I TWO SONS, CIT. HIOHTOWKR. JMCHARD MA8HENOI1.L. THOMAS P1SNBV, Inadeqaate Ventilation. The FratervlUe mine Is owned by the Coal Creek Coal company, of which Major F. C. Ctinp is president. Ha waa in Cin cinnatt and Is now hurrytng to the scene of the disaster. In 1901, after Inspecting FratervlUe mine State Commissioner of Labor R. A. Shit lett reported that the ventilation was pot up to the requirements; that the furnace waa inadequate to ventilate the mine and that the airways were choked In places. He found that 18 men were at work on the day of his visit, requiring by statute 15,100 eublo feet of air per minute. The volume of air entering the mine, he said waa only 1,000 cuble feet per minute. CORRUPTION IN HIGH PLACES Grand Jary Indicts Several ef the Most Prominent Men tn Toledo. TOLEDO. O., May It. The grand Jury Im paneled several weeks ago and charged by Judge Klnkade to Investigate the rumors ef bribery and official dereliction made a rartlal report today. Indictments were found against the following persona; Moses R. Brallsy, city solicitor; three enunts for brlbsry. Edgar H. Eckert, claim agent of the Toledo Railway and Light company; bribery. Moeea R. Brailey and Edgar H. Eckert, ebtklnlng money under false pretenses. Edgar H, Eckert and Oeorge Stetter, Lrlh.rv r James Eheehaa, contractor en city work; bribery. Fred J. Young, asslstaat atreet commis sioner! bribery. Thomas J. Purtlt, member Board ef Re vision; bribery. Ira O, Moore, secretary Board of Ke vUloo; bribery, JJWuul-HawaroVprttcil, v ALFONSO REVIEWS TROOPS onnn- Klaa- la Hailed with Patriotic Cries by Thoasan.-ls at Mil itary Fete. MADRID, May 19 The entire population of Madrid seemed to have assembled this fternoon along the Paseo del Trado and Pasco de Recoltos, to witness the great mili tary review. The weather waa Deauiiiui. Orandatanda had been erected at a central point along the line of march and from these the queen mother, members of the royal family, diplomats and members of tho Cortes ' witnessed the march paat of 14,000 soldiers. The entire garrison of Madrid, several regiments from the provinces, and several naval detachments brought to Msdrld for the occasion took part King Alfonso, In the uniform of a captain-general, and mounted on a handsome bay charger, left the pstace at 4 p. m. He was accompanied by General Weyler, the duke of Connaught, the Grand Duke Vladimir, and other princes nd a suite of staff officers. His majesty rode to the Paseo de Recoltos where the troops were drawn up. Aa the king passed down the line the soldiers greeted him with hearty cheering. He then took up a position at the side of the grandstand where his mother was aeated. The march past began at once and sated for an hour and a half. All the branches of the Spanish army were Included In the procession of the grand review, which concluded with the gallop past of halt a doxen regiments of cavalry, riding ten horses abreast. The Queen's lancers, with fluttering pennants of the national colors led. ' . The Hussars and the Civic Guard re ceived the greatest share of the plaudits of thepeople. The Infantrymen wcra sturdy and marched with a swinging gait. On his way back to the palace King Al fonso was greeted with hearty ahouts from the people of "viva el rey" (long live the king). NINE DROWNED IN KILLARNEY English Toarlata Lose Their Lives While Boating on tho Fa mous Irlab Lakes. fi LONDON, Mxv 19. Nine English tourists. Including four women and four boatmen, were drowned yesterday by the upsetting of a boat on the Lakes of Klllarney, County Kerry, Ireland, during a squall. A train near Glasgow was derailed this morning. There was no loss of life, but numbers were injured. These are the earliest samples of the ac cidents which usually mark the Whitsun tide holidays. A storm Is sweeping over the coasts of the United Kingdom. The weather is wet. windy and cold Intend and the numbers of "trippers" were consequently much cur tailed, holiday makers contenting them selves with attending nearby racing events and cricket matches. The csrt horse parade la Regent park today attracted the usual crowds. MPROVEMENT IN , MEXICO Twenty Millions to Be Expended hy the President of the Repeblle, ' -Hji ' " " ' MEXICO CITT, May 19. The finance committee has sent to congress a com plete bill authorising ' the executive to Issue the fifth and last series of the In terior 6 per eent bonds, amounting to $20, 000,000, the proceeds to be applied to the payment ot subsidies to railroad compa ntea.. Also the executive Is authorised to Issue bonds, payable In Mexican or foreign coin, aa may prove moat advantageous, to pro vide money for the Improvement of the National Tehuantepec railway, for port works at the gulf and Pacific terminals ot the railroad, to meet expenses ot the new port works at Manxanlllo, publto buildings at Vera Crus, the construction of a new palace and sanitation works now approach lng completion here. OTHER DISTRICTS IN DANGER Wins Carries Cinders to leathern. Portion of Island ef Martialone. - V PARIS, May 19. Governor L'Huerre ot Martinique has cabled to the colonial min ister, M. DeCrala, announcing that Mount Pelee continues to throw up Immense quantities of clndera, which, owing to change in tne direction or the wind, are now covering the southern districts of the island. Violent explosions have been beard at LeCarbett. The governor further declared there Is no danger of an outbreak on the part ot the population of the northern dls trtcts of the Island, as alleged, on account of the people being out of work. HURRICANE IN EAST INDIA Many Llvee Are Lest Darlnat a Ter- rlfle Storm In the British Frov. Ince ef Selnde. BOMBAY, May 19. A destructive hurrl csne has swept over the province ot Sclnde, British India. . Forty miles ot the Sclnde railroad was washed away and bridges, houses and em bankments disappeared. Fifty miles of telegraph wirea also were destroyed. Many lives were lost. Reports of VprlslnaT Differ. PEKIN, Msy 19. The reporte from the disturbed district of ths province of Chi LI are conflicting. The Foreign office today notified the ministers that the uprising had been quelled and that Its leader and most ot his lieutenants were captured. Foreign era at Pao Ting Fu, however, asaert that the leader escaped and . that the country ta still greatly excited. The body and bead of the priest recently murdered have been re covered and have been given to the nils slon for burial. Cardinals te Represent the Pope. ROME. May 19 As It will be impossible for the pope to undertake the strain of the work In connection with the Philippine mission, ha will appoint a commission ot three cardinals to confsr with the American delegates and it Is thought likely that Cardinals Martlnalli, Batolll and Vlvesl Tuto, the laat named a Spaniard, will con stltute this committee. Mgr. Oaeaharr) will act aa secretary. Attempt to Kill Haeslaa Governor. ST. PETERSBURG. Msy 19. An unsuc cessful attempt waa made yesterday even ing to aaaaaaioate ths governor of Vllna. According to the record books available Lieutenant General von Wahl la the gov ernor of Vllna. European Russia. General von Wahl was formerly chief of polloe of St. Petersburg and had a great deal ot trouble with the atudanta there a number ot years back. MINERS QUIET BUT FIRM Btrikere Maintain Order While Eiridlt Adhering to Their Union Fledges. MANY GO TO EUROPE FOR VACATIONS President Mitchell Establishes Head. quarters and Also a Cold Exterior v . Those Seeking; laforma- ' v .v.. ' .on as to Hie Plana. '. Vv WILK. '.. Pa.. May 19. Presl- dent John Workera of . ' .' the United Mine ' ved here from Hazleton shortl, K; 'Vdock tonight and established stt. , juarters at the Hotel Hart. . - The national president stated that, so far aa the miners' aide of the controversy was concerned, the situation had not changed In the least. Mr. Mitchell's at tention wss called to the fact that the city of Philadelphia had contracted for a sup ply ot bituminous coal to take the place of the anthracite which had been cut off by the railroad companies furnishing It In reply to a question aa to whether the mine workers would attempt to prevent the shipment ot soft coal to places where hard coal Is used, he said: "Considering the proposition la a gen eral way, I will say that we do not desire to make any city a victim or have any person suffer because ot our quarrel with the coal companies." He wss pressed for a more explicit state ment but refused to go Into it any deeper. except to say that It was a matter which would have to be settled by the three ex ecutive boards of the anthracite fields. They will meet here on Wednesday. Judging by the action of the union dur ing the last strike, when efforts were made to stop the shipment of soft coal Into an thracite territory. It la not unlikely that the miners may take similar action within the next few days. Two carloads ot foreigners left the Ha- cleton region today. Most of them were booked for' New York, whence they will sail tor their native lands. Soms of the foreigners will seek work In the bituminous region. NEW YORK, May 19. Fully 6,000 miners, foreigners, have left Lackawanna county within the last week for Europe for a holi day during the strike. It Is estimated that at least 80,000 strikers will take advantage of the tleup tor a trip to their old home In Europe. ' Mlnera Are Unlet. HAZLETON. Pa.. May 19. The second week of the total suspension of hard coal mining, as a result of the deadlock between the miners and mine owners, began today without the faintest ripple to disturb the calmness ot the situation, A Sunday still ness prevails everywhere Not one ot the coal companies In this territory made an Attempt to start up a colliery todsy, and not a miner wandered near tho big black breakers. The collleriei and their surroundings had a desolate ap pearance. No one was about except the engineers, firemen and pump runners, whose duty it 1st to ksep the mines tree from water . and gas, the stable men who are looking after the mules that have' been brought to the surface, after having been tn total darkness for two years, .and the repairmen, men who are doing odd Job ot patchwork tn and about the buildings For the want of something better to do the local miners In all the mining villages and coal patches held meetlnga today. At tbeae gatherings speeches were made by the local leaders for the purpose of keeping up the courage of the men. New members were taken In by some ot the locals and the matter ot preparing to relieve the dis tress in case the strike is prolonged was discussed. The locals aa a rule do not furnlah money. but provide coal, food and other necessaries of life as they are needed. As far as can be learned there have been no applications received by the union for aid. Mitchell Haa Nothing? to Say, President Mitchell was at work early today on his correspondence. He had little of Importance to Impart to the group ot newspaper correspondents. When aaksd for some newa be made the empbatlo state ment that he would not any a word regard' lng that phase ot the situation. The first announcement of any kind that be will make bearing on that subject will be the formal Issuance of the call for the special national convention which la de sired by the three anthracite diatrtcts. He will not Issue that call until he has re celved the petition ot two additional die trlcts needed to make up the five that are necessary under the laws of the United Mine Workers' organization (to call a con vent ion. His proposed trip to Spring Valley. 111., at the end ot the present week will be for the purpose. of visiting his family and to prepare for a probable long stay In this region. His intention to visit national headquarters at Indianapolis, on his return trip, he said, had no significance at all. He said he expects to be in the east for some time and he wants to close up some official business at Indlanaoolts. EASTON, Pa, May 19. Aa a result ot tho anthracite coal miners' strike the 600 men employed at the Lehigh Valley Railroad company's shops here have been put on short time. The present order is for forty hours work a week, but the belief Is that If the strike continues this week a further reduction In working hours will result. The road haa taken off all tta coal trains and only three of the fifteen crews usually employed In making up trains here are at work. FATERSON, N. J , May 19. Every dye bouse in this city was closed today as result of the order mads last week for general atrlke. Two policemen were sta tloned at each dye house as a precautionary measure, but there waa no disorder up to noon today. The strikers have planned to send aome of their men to the Pensyl vanla towna, where silk skein dying Is done and to Petersburg, Va., ' whh a view of bringing Into the union the men working tn the dye houses In those placea and in ductng them to add to the strength of the strike by quitting their tubs In sympathy, Yardmen talt Strike. DENISON, Tex., May 19. The strike ef the yardmen on the Missouri, Kansas Tsxas railroad came to an end today. The terms of the agreement are simply that the men return to work under conditions prevailing when they went out and that S. H. Warner assume the duties of night yard master. Hill te Inspect Bnrllnctea Property CHICAGO. 111., May 19. James J. Hill arrived in Chicago tor the purpose ot in speotlng the property of the Chicago, Bur ungtoo quincy railroad. In company with President Oeorge B. Harris, he began a ten-days' trip which will cover the greater part of the Burlington's prop erty. Mr. Hill said hie trip waa merely inspec tion of terminal faculties ac4 had ao gig. mace noo. ""'. f BONDS Stockholders of Steel Cenrera Author ise Retirement of Preferred and Creation ef Snbetlfnte. NEW YORK, Msy 19. A special meeting ot the stockholders of the Vnited SUtes Steel corporation was held Id Hoboken to consider resolutions adopted by tire di rectors providing tor the retirement ot 10,000,000 of preferred stock and the Is suing of $250,000,000 of new bonds. C. H. Venner of Boston entered a formal protest against the carrying out of the plan for exchanged bonds tor preferred stock. He objected on the ' ground that there was no authority of law for the cor poration to change Its stock for bonds and further that the act of the New Jersey leg islature permitting the company to make this exchange wse unconstitutional and void. On motion the protest was received and placed on tile. Oeorge Rlghter. Jr., who said he repre sented holders of 7,000 shares ot stock, pro tested against the proposed payment of 4 per cent commission to the underwriters of the Inue ot $250,000,000 bonds. Resolutions authorising the changes pro posed by the directors were adopted. The secretary of the meeting announced that 80 per cent of the preferred and 78 per cent of the common sharea were voted lit favor of the plan. Before the resolutions were adopted Samuel S. Strong of Providence protested against the plan. He said he wrote on May 9 to get a copy o ftbe contract be tween the corporation and 3. P. Morgan & Co. relative to the underwriting of the new bond issue. He failed to get a prompt re ply, but after writing several more letters he got an answer on Friday Isst and re ceived a copy of the contract. He said he believed that a good many stockholders who had sent proxies to the meeting had never had an opportunity to see the contract at all. In view of these cir cumstances he moved that the meeting should be adjourned for one month In order that all the stockholders might have an opportunity to learn just what they were asked on. The motion waa lost. FERRY BOATS IN f COLLISION One Collide with Float OS New York Battery and Other with Yacht. NEW YORK, May 19. The ferry boat Mauch Chunk of the Central railroad of New Jersey, collided with a railroad float oft the Battery today. The Mauch Chunk had a number of passengers aboard and its captain did not back out from the float for fear that the water would rush In at the hole made by the collision. The float and terry boat drifted down the bay together. and, as there was a heavy- fog, were soon lost sight of from shore. The ferry boats Easton and Castleton went out to atand by the Mauch Chunk to take off the passengers If necessary. All the paasengers were taken oft the Mauch Chunk by the Easton and were landed in Jersey City. No on was hurt. The float which collided with the Mauch Chunk belonged to the Baltimore el Ohio railroad. It waa being towed by the tug Ell Conan. There were about fifty pas aeogerg on the ferry boat uJ5ir time there was much excitement. 1 ' - The Staten Island ferryboat Mlddletown was in collision with the steam yacht Alleen this morning. The ferry boat's cabin was badly damaged and it is reported one man was killed. The Alleen belong to Richard Stevens ot the New York Yscht club. The man killed waa J. C. Atterbury of New Brighton, States Island, a passenger on Mlddletown. The ferry steamer - was loaded with passengers and the collision created a great deal of excitement, but no one else has been reported hurt. Both ves sels were bound up the bay when the yacht suddenly appeared out ot the fog and struck the ferryboat. The bowsprit of the yacht penetrated the men's oabln and was broken off. Beyond this the yacht appar ently sustained no further damage and pro ceeded on Its way. KODAK CONCERNS COMBINE Consolidation is Effected with Capital of Thirty-Five Million : Dollar. . NEW YORK. May 19. Details of the plan for the consolidation of ths kodak enterprises have been published. The ag gregate cash value of all of these enter' prises le estimated at $20,000,000 and cap! tal stock ot the consolidsted corporation Is $3fi.occ.000. The new company, which has bees incorporated in New Jersey, will ac quire properties all ovar the world. The business of the various companies to be taken over consists principally of the manufacture and sale of photographic cam eras, dry plates, Sims, papers and other materials, with the principal factories at Rochester and Jamestown, N. Y.; Harrow, England, and Toronto, Canada. Ot the new capital stock ot $35,000,000 there will be 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock psying t per cent cumulative dtvldenda and 250,000 ahares of common stock. The executive office of the new company will be in Rochester. ONE DEAD AND EIGHT HURT Resnlt ef the Explosion ef a Tank of Gasoline in Pitt, bars;. riTTSBURO, May 19. On man Is re ported dead and eight Injured aa a result of the explosion of a tank of gasoline today at 98 Winnebago street, south side. Reported dead: ADAM GRIPP, aged 18; buried In the ruin and body not recovered. Injured: John Oagen, aged 15; Wltsentl Morosky, aged 20; Stanl Shrevsl, aged 10; Andrew Chilling, aged 6; George Kafnlsh. aged 25 Peter Orosky, aged 22; Bord Scots, aged I Annie Mueller, aged 4. The injured were all badly burned and several are in a serious condition. PROFESSOR KILLS HIMSELF Iaatmctor In Colleg-e Broods Over Fallnre to Be Re-employed and Commit Salclde. PORTLAND, Ore., May 19. Prof. Eugene Ia Schaeffer, senior master at Bishop Scott academy, a school conducted under the dl rectlon of the Episcopal church, committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver. His body was found sitting in a chair In on of the class rooms. Prof. Schaeffer was 60 years old. ot schol arly attainments and bad been employed la the academy for ten years. He had not been re-employed tor the coming year, and It is supposed thst b became despondent He came here from Bethleheia, Pa., and for some time was employed in the en gtneerlng -dspartaaeftt ot the UaJoa F Seine ORDER ISSUANCE 0 rtllxoad. - - IOT SPRINGS SOLDIERS' 110ME Bill Passes House and Goes to Senate for Action on Amendment. NDIAN TRADER GETS NO EXTENSION Belief that Senate Exceeded Its Au thority In Appropriating Money ' Belonging- to Omaha and Winnebago Indian. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 19. (Special Tele gram.) The bill tor the Hot 8prlngs san itarium passed the house late this afternoon. It was the culmination of one of the most ggresslve efforts ever msde by a delega- ion for a measure and too much credit cannot be given Representative Martin and Burke for the way In which they con ducted the campaign for recognition, Speak 8peaker Henderson finally capitulating. The naval appropriation bill had been dis posed of and Gardner's elgbt-hour law had been passed when the house was about to adjourn. Representative Martin was on his feet and secured recognition for the considera tion of the Hot Spring sanitarium measure. Representative Richardson of Tennessee, leader of the democratic minority, objected to unanimous consideration being given, but Mr. Martin having anticipated this move ment forestalled action by moving that the bill be taken up and tellers being de manded the vote was overwhelmingly In favor of consideration, only three members voting In the negstlve. Mr. Martin then explained the provisions of the measure and waa followed by Representative Sbafroth of Colorado, who eald he would support the bill notwithstanding that Colorado had a similar bill for wnlch he could not receive consideration from the speaker. Uncle Joe Cannon, the watchdog ot the treasury, gave the bill a gentle rqaet, but It did not avail much. Representative Rich ardson, after having blocked the bill for unanimous consideration, stated that he did not desire to take up the time of the house In discussing the measure and the bill was put on Its passage. The bill now goes to the senate, which undoubtedly will at once concur In the house amendments. Thla bill, which car ries an appropriation of $150,000 and which was changed from a soldiers' home to a sanitarium by the military affairs commit tee of the house, has been pending In con gress for four terms and ha passed the senate tour times. Ko New Lease for O'Connor. E. A. Wlltse of Pender, who has been In Washington the last few day on matters connected with the Omaha and Winnebago Indian agency, left for New York tonight enroute home. Mr. Wlltse confessed that bis visit to the Indian office did not avail much, due to the absence of Commissioner Jones. He stated that there waa no change In the situation so far as tb Winnebago agency trader -was concerned, that his lease would not be renewed on Its expiration early In July. As to Agent Mathewson, he had learned nothing except that a personal representative of Secretary Hitchcock had been sent to tbe Omsba and Winnebago reservation. - That thla Inspector, - Mr. Church, was now at the agency and would probably be there for some days to come, Senator Millard stated tonight that there seemed to be a growing Impression that C E. Magoon of Lincoln would be appointed to the vacant place on the court ot claims bench; that Mr.. Magoon stood very high In the estimation of Secretary Root and War department officials who have aeen the president In Magoon's behalf. Believe Appropriation Illegal. There is a decided Impression prevalent among some of the lawyers In the sen ate that the action of tbe senate commit tee on. Indian affairs In appropriating $10, 000 out of the money which the Omaha andj Winnebago Indians have In the treasury for construction and repair of bridges on the reservation is Illegal and that the sec retary of the Interior will ao hold. Sena tor Millard, talking of the matter, said 'We have clearly exceeded our right In taking money out ot the Omaha Indiana1 trust fund for repair ot bridges on the Winnebago reservation, and vice versa. The Indisns themselves would not submit to this, and certainly the secretary of the Interior will not permit it to be done. Representative Mondell's bill to pay Ed ward Stahle and Artist, deputy land sur veyors, for land surveyed by them under contract with limited liability and paying them some $400 for excess, was reported favorably today by the bouse committee on claims. The supreme court today granted a mo tlon of the attorney general of South Da kota that oral testimony be taken In the original suit of South Dakota against North Carolina, growing out of the pur chase of bonds. Any persons agreed upon by parties In the esse may, under order of court, act ss commissioner and should the parties to the case fall to name I commissioner, then any justice ot the su pre me court may appoint such commls sloner. Congressman and Mrs. Walter I. Smith of Council Bluffs are among the guests ot Representatve Thompson of Alabama, who has taken a score of . congressmen and their wives to his huge plantation tor the purpose ot giving them a more accurate and practical understanding ot conditions tn the south. Senator Allison stated today ' that the body of Jerome L. Mudge of Sioux City, who died in Manila April 20, and who was employed In the civil eervlce of the gov ernment would be brought back to the United States on the next transport, KU Patrick. The comptroller of the currency has ap proved the conversion ot tbe Farmers' State bank ot Clear Lake, 8. D Into the First National bank ot Clear Lake with $25,000 capital. The corporate existence of the First National bank of Huron, 8 D., haa been extended until May 19, 1922 The National Bank of Commerce of New York haa been approved as reserve agent for the National State bank of Burling ton, la. Oeorge Bingham of Brltton, S. D., has been admitted to practice before the In terlor department. Postal Matter. The salary of the postmaster at Pocahon tas la., has been Increased from $1,000 to $1,200, and at Butte, Neb., from $1,000 to $1,100. David C. Dodd of Omaha has been ap pointed a railway mail clerk. Postmasters appointed: South Dakota A. D. Hsvens, Conning, Hughes county; H. W. Mett, Miranda. Faulk county; W. H Vallmer, Staseton Agency, Roberts county. Wyoming E. H. Lert, Archer, Laramie county. These Nebraska rural free delivery routes have been ordered established July 1: Au rora. ons additions! route, araa covered thirty square mllea, population 525; Don! pban. Hall county, two routes, area sixty .(Continued on Second Page.) CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast fhr Nebranka Phowers and Thunderstorms and Cooler Tuesday; Wednesday Fair. Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayi mt. Ttrmt. Moar. Des. Hoar. Des. S a. tn (W O n. m 64 T a. m A4 a. ra ..... . 9 n. m T 10 n. in Ui 11 n. m ! la ra T3 Den. 1 a 1 Til T Til S 4 A A T p p p p p HO T TA T3 1 . . . . ... SI p, p LOOK FOR A BITTER CONTEST Sonthern Methodists Will Take Ip War Claims as Leading Issne Todny. DALLAS, Tex., May 19. Tomorrow the war claim takes precedence over other business In the conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and a bitter con test doubtless will ensue. A sharp dlscuslon was precipitated just before adjournment today by a demand to know why the minority report of the pub lishing committee had not been printed, as ordered by the conference. The reason developed wss that the publisher ot the official organ feared a lawsuit. Dr. F. Luke Wiseman, fraternal messen ger from England, and Dr. B reck en of the Canadian Methodist church, bade goodbye to the conference. Bishop Wilson announced a special com mittee to consider Dr. Gross Alexander's paper on child labor, which was presented to the conference last Saturday. An amendment to the report ot the com mittee on episcopacy, directing; that the conference to elect three new bishops, was laid on the table. The report providing for two was adopted. Bishop Hargrove asked to be relieved from active service on account of physical Infirmities. The election of bishops and other connectlonal officers was set for next Thursday. WATTERSON STAYS IN SADDLE Veteran Editor Remains n Controllns; Force of Coarler-Jonrnnl at Hnldmnn's Direction. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 19. The will of the late Walter N. Haldeman, president ot cbe Louisville Courier-Journal company, which wss admitted to probate today, names as executors his wife, Elisabeth Haldeman, Colonel Bennett H. Young and hla aon, Bruce Haldeman. The publication of the Courier-Journal and the Louisville Evening Times Is to be continued under the financial direction of the executors and tbe general management ot the decedent's sons, W. B. and Bruce Haldeman, and "under the advice and di rection of the decedent's friend, Henry Wat- terson." The will make several bequests to Mr. Haldeman's children, and grand children and excepting these bequests the use of the Income of the decedents' property Is be queathed to his widow. Tbe trust commit ted to the executors Is for ten years, fu ture disposition of the estate to be governed by circumstances that may exist at the end ot hl period. WILL OF LATE ARCHBISHOP Corrla-aW Estate Goes to Three Blsh ops, Snrvivor to Become i Sole Lesntee. NEW YORK. May 19. The will of Arch bishop Michael A. Corrlgan was tiled for probate today. It Is aa follows: I live, devise snd beaueath all my es tate, both real and personal, of whatever name ana nature ana wneresoever situa ted, whether In possession, reversion, re mainder or otherwise, unto Right Rev, Charles E. McDonnell, btnhop of the City of Brooklyn; Kignt nev. winana h. wig' ger, bishop of the City of Newark, N. J. nit Rleht Rev. Henry Gabriels. bishoD o: Ogdensburg, N. Y., to have and to hold as joint tenants and not as tenants in common. By the terms of the will the final sur vlvor of the three named legatees will even tually get the entire estate. The complete value of the estate la placed at about $125,' 000. Bishop Wig ger, one of the tenants, is dead. COMING TO NEBRASKA TO WED Msssncbvsett Women te Be the Wife of Wheeler County Man She Hns Never Seen. WEBSTER, Mass.. Msy 19. (Special Tel egram.) -Cupid has made a romantic con quest in this town, Mrs. Mary 8. Adams, an attractive widow ot 60, having sue cumbed to the long-distance wooing of a man whom she has never seen. Mrs, Adams started today for tbe town of Bart- lett. Wheeler county. Neb., to meet Charles B. Curtis, who Is reputed to be a wealthy farmer, and If he keeps hie word they will be married upon her arrival. He plans to have the marriage performed at Albion, Neb. He haa a daughter living In Bartletl. Neb., and another married daughter living In Springfield, Mass. RIPLEY'S GENEROUS PRESENT President ef Santa Fe Gives Twenty Thonsand for New V. M. C. A. , Bnlldlna;. TOPEKA. May 19. President Ripley of the Santa Fe has offered the railroad Young Men's Christian association of thla city $20,- 000 for a new building. He stipulates that the association secure a site and $10,000. Tbe proposition has been accepted and ths building, which will be a three-story mod era structure, will be started as soon as the necessary preliminaries can be arranged. PACKERS LEAVE NEW YORK Foar Firms Establish Offices la Jersey City and Twa- Others May Follow. NEW YORK. May 19 Swift ft Co., Ar mour A Co., Sehwarazchlld si Sulzberger company and the G. H. Hammond company, packers, moved their New York City office equipments to Jersey City today. It said In Jersey City that the offices of Nel son Morris Qo. and the Cudahy Packing company will be moved to New Jersey shortly. Band ef Wild Uofi Kill Cattle. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D.. Msy 19. (Special A band of outlaw or semi-wtld dogs is causing Buffalo county farmers and stock men considerable annoyance and loss. The doge cbas cattle which are graslng la pastures or on the ranges and In several recent instances have killed valuable snl mals. The dogs are as fierce as tbe gray wolves, which are tbe bane of the cattle men. and efforts wtll be mad to aster mlaate them STORM RILLS EIGHTY Texas Tornado Leaves Death and Destruc tion in Its Harrow Path. HISTORIC TOWN OF GOLIAD A WRECK Strip of City Two Blocks Wide and 0tet Mile Long Swept Clean, HAVOC IN SURROUNDING COUNTRY Wind Does Its Fatal Work in Tire Minute When Belief Begins. t - EFFECTS OF STORM APPARENT IN NORTH Iowa Get It Share. Kansas la and Wisconsin and Sonth Dakota . Towns setter Severe Losses, HOUSTON. Tex.. May 19. The latest re ports from Golaid state that seventy-nine persons were killed and ninety-five Injured by the tornado, which passed over the city yesterday afternoon. The property lots In the city and surrounding country probably will reach 1200.000. Tbe storm swept the city from end to end and demol ished 150 store and residences. The tornado, which was proceeded by a terrific downpour of hail, lasted only a few minutes. The hailstorm drove the peoole Into their houses, where they were caught by the death-dealing wind which came on them with terrific force, leveling everything In its path. Tbe tornado swept an area 250 yards wide for a distance of a mile and a half. Houses collapsed as If built ot card board, covering the dead and Injured with debris which necessarily made the work of rescue slow. People Flock to the Town. People flocked to the town from all of ths surrounding country. Msny of them had relative In the city. The work of recu has been carried on all day and the funerals of several of the victims took place this afternoon, Tbe supply ot coffins has been replenished from other towns and a large force of laborers Is still at work digging graves for many of the victims. Tbe cltl xens have perfected an organisation and everything is conducted In an orderly man ner, the work of caring for the dead and Injured now being on a systcmatlo basts. The storm wrought hsvoc to the surround ing country, but no Uvea are reported lost there. Governor Bayers today Issued an appeal to the mayors of all cities ot 1,000 people and over in the state of Texas asking them to send food to Golaid and raise funds for the sutfererea. A partial list ot tbe dead follows: Dead. Whit people killed: MRS. JOHNSON, aged 0. MARGARET POPE, ' STUART DIAL. PINKIE LOTT, daughter ot William Lott. v MRS. PURL AND TWO CHILDREN. . MAUDE AND ALICE). TWO AUGERSTEIN CHILDREN. MRS. STAPLE AND THREE CHIL DREN. MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM HEARD AND THREE CHILDREN. JOSEPH SAVAGE AND TWO CHIL DREN. MR. NEWCOMB, WirE AND CHILD. MR. SMITH of Rockport. who was visit ing his daughter.. MRS. HARBISON AND LITTLE BOY. RUBY MADDOX AND CHILD. MRS. CASEY AND MAUDE CASEY. The remainder of tbe dead are negroes, lajared. The white persons who are bells red to be fatally injured are: Mrs. L. W. Chilton, internally. Leanad Vondohlen, aged 4. . ' ' Mrs. Kate Savage, spinal Injuries. Mrs. Irene Augerateln, skull fractured," Miss Claud Mathlas, head Injured. i Mrs. Mary Harbison, back and fcaid wrenched. J. B. Heinmann, Internal. ' ' Mr. J. B. Heinmann, skull . fraoturSfl, B. 8. Mathla. internal and head, W. F. Purl, skull crushed. John Augerateln, head hurt. R. D. Newcomb, legs hurt. Angle Lott, severely crushed. Irene Newcom, hurt about legs. Mrs. Call I Goode, head, O. E. Pope, bead. Mrs. P. D. Harring, bead. Miss Jennie Harring, aptne. Mrs. W. H. Maddox, badly crushed. The negroes fatally hurt number five. Flooded hy n Waterapont. t LA CROSSE. Wis., May 19. Advices re-. celved today from Prsston, Minn., a few miles from here on the Dubuque division of tbe Milwaukee road, state that the water spout which struck noar Prsston last nlgat flooded the country for miles around and caused the death by drowning of four peo ple. The property loss will be very heavy. During the storm Alderman Donky was killed by lightning. According to the reports eight feet of water swept over the town, moving eight or ten houses fifteen to twenty feet from where they originally stood. The Milwau kee road's tracks were washed out for four miles out of town and. ths dspot twisted around by water. The lumber yards owned by the C. L. Colman Lumber company are reported to be under from two to three test of mud and wattr, and much of ths lumber has been carried off by tb flood. At Bloomer, Wis., Evelton Garug was klled by lightning. Reports received (rocs tbe western part of tbe county say it wss one of the worst storms ever witnessed In that section. On the level prairie la the township of York tt was reported that many farmers lost a great deal ot stock, and Bear Granger about twenty buildings were de molished. A confirmed report bas just reached here that Michael Wllbrlsht. living west ef Forestvtlle, lost four children, his bars, house and all contents, everything was swept down the stream. Three bodies hare been found and the fourth one la stilt missing. Waterloo' Heavy Loss, DES MOINES, May 19. A cloudburst at Waterloo early Sunday morning praotlcally ruined every house on the tract known as "Dry Run" In Waterloo. Fifty buildings were damaged and sevetal were washsd away. A number of thrilling rescues were made with boats, but no lose of life oc curred. The Wapslplnleon river overran its banks, doing much damage. Trafflo on the Great Western wss delaysd all day Sunday owing to washouts near Oelweln, and the Illinois Csntral and Burlington, Cedar Rap Ida Northern railways suffered similarly. Near Independence an Illinois Central freight train was wrecked wit ao fatalities.