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Fhe Omaha Daily Bee ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, Fill DAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1002 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. 1 ,1 1 r i ? I ' ' '. ,:. I PEOPLE IS TERROR Inhabitanti of Martinique Be; to Be Taken Away ftpm the Island. DECLARE THE. PLACE IS CURSED BY GOD Second Eruption of Mount Pelee Craiee Pop- ulaoe vriti Fear. CPATER DESCRIBED AS SEETHING FURNACE Tuesday'i Explosion More Violent Than that Which Effaced St Pierre. RUINS OF CITY AMPITHEATRE OF FIRE Bombardment of the Volcano I Tre- ancadoas and Fort de France (a Filled with Affrighted Masse. . PORT DE FRANCE, Island of Martinique, I Wednesday, May 21. 4 p. m. The second i eruption of Mount Pel, which occurred yesterday, U aald to have been many times mora violent than the fatal explosion which Raced the beautiful city of St. Pierre and wept ita 80,000 people from tho earth. The , volcano 1 described aa a seething furnace, I who deadly tongues of flame ar expected to lick up life and property at any time. ! Indeed, the people of this section ar In j absolute terror over what they resolutely i believe to be their impending fate. They ' ar thronging this city' by, the hundreds and crying, not for food, not for clothing, ' but to be taken tar away from thla Island, which they declare haa become the object 1 of God wrath and that He haa determined ' to aweep Its people out of existence. Streams or people nave been pouring into ' Fort d Franc irom an me surrounding country. The people are not destitute, but I they ar terrified. They want only on thing, and that ia to be taken far away I from this island, with which they say tne gods are angry and which they will destroy I by fir before it sink, under th sea. Th consuls her and th ofllcsra of th I , war vessels In the harbor are waylaid by I persons erased with fear and begging to be I carried away. I Th weather Is now calm and beautiful, I . but th mountain Is veiled In volcanic clouds, which often assume a very threaten- I Ing aspect, and occasional rumblings ar I heard. Bom heavy and very welcome I ralna fell (bis morning. ' ' 1 The United States steamer Dixie, Captain I Berry, from Nw York, arrived today after I a auick and sat passage. Ita passengers Includa manv world-famous scientists, Prof. Robert T. Hill, government geologist; Prof. C. E. Borcharevlnk. Messrs. George Curtis and Gears. Kennan and many maia- sin writers and eorrespondenta ar also amons? those who arrlvsd on th steamer. Car.. o .-PP-.e. x..--.-. 1 Dixie began landing ita enormous cargo of supplies early and the storehouse on I shore soon became congested, and this la th greatest difficulty of th distribution. The United States ateamer Potomac went to Inanect St. Pierre with th commanders of the war vessels now her. "With th great- I est difficulty the party succeeded In making I a landing. Ths effect of th outburst of yesterday waa tremesjoua. I Ths bug cathedral waa laU flat to the I earth. Th bombardment of volcanic stones ia not sufficient to account for thla and all evidences point to th passage of a furious blast of blazing gaa, traveling at enormous soaed and with Incalculable force. The deposit of boulders, ashes and angular atones is enormous. Not a human being saw what happensd at St. Plerr yes- terday morning. Fort d Franc la over- whelmed. Thla second eruption was many times more violent thanthat which effaced St. Pierre and awept ita people from the arth. Nor has all volcanic activity ceased. Vast columns of smoks and saa still pour from th. rt crater and new fissures have epensd on th mountain aides and ar vomiting yellow whirlwinds, wnicn man in - .-,miM,i ... fmm on. ioint and now from another. ' Boiling mud alao is thrown out at tlmea Ia torrents that reach the aea and produce smalMldal waves. Hideous Amphitheater of Flrey From a aombsr, silent city of death and desolation St. Plerr has becom a htdeoua amphitheater of fiery, roaring destruction. Th people ar convinced that Ood Is angry with th island and mean to acor It with fire and then atnk It in the ocean. (Unreasoning fear ia possessing all souls, Even Fort d Franc la believed to b un - aafe. The presence of th relief ships, 'however. Is helpful to th people, who say: Tb American flag make safety." Th Potomac could not approach close to St. Pierre. Th Dixie will aall tomorrow for St. Vincent, but the other vessels will remain. Th scientists who have arrived ;Wlll examine into th question of th danger 'of th peaka of Carbet, nesr Fort de Francs, becoming active volcano. Th outburst of yesterday probably mean a ruined Island, as all confidenc t lost. "W want not food, but only to leave," Is the cry of rich and poor. PARIS. May 22. Th minister of th oolonlea. M. Da Crals, haa cabled to Gov- rnor I'Huerrs. at Fort de France, instruct- lng blm to make all possible arrangement .for the embarkation of the Inhabitants of Martinique, in the event of circumstance necessitating th evacuation of that Island Th ministry of ths ooloalea haa com municated to th Associated Press th fol lowing cable msssag, sent to Governor L'Huerre, yesterday evening Mak known. If the situation seem to you to necessitate partial or total evacua tion of the inland, the means at your dis posal or tnosa you may need. No reply haa yet been received. People la State of Paulo. CASTRIES. Island of St. Lucia. B. W. I.. May 21. M. Labat, the senior town eoun tlllor of Fort d Frano, who was among 4h refuge who arrived her ye.terday from M.rtlntiU. en th. N.rwt.i.n t.ui.er Pelga. accompanied y hi. entire family. waa interviewed today by a correspondent of th. Amocuted Pre... H. ..Id th.t since ths St. Pi.rr dlsaater th. oooul.tlon of Fort de Franc had been excited and anxious. Thla was intensified as th. .. showers from Mount Pele thickened, pum- Ice rained more often and the frequent detonations became louder. Councillor La Bat related thrilling stories of escapes from the environs of Bu Plerr. wbtck be gathered from refugee. He aald On Saturday, at I in th afternoon, an incessant rain or asnes obscured tne ssy, and at S o'clock total darkness prevailed Th population g.narally w. unnerved Sunday was lighter, but th ash rain con tinued, with sn occasional fall of lava. si.g in mountain, and tne Ivciing ot anxiety continued. At 1.30 a. m. on Monday a alnaular phe nomenon was witnessed ia the aortheast- f. Continued oa Beoood Pag.) HAVANA IS A WIDE OPEN TOWN Gamblers of All Kind and Drirrlp- tlens Plork lute U City Passion for Chance "viae Ike People. (Copyright, 192. by Press Publishing Co.) HAVANA. May 22. Nw York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Thla city. the capital of the new republic of Cuba, ti a wide-open city tonight In all that the term Implies. If things keep on Havana will be the mecca for gamblers 8nd black legs and will become the American Monte Carlo. Gamblers of all varieties, from the " kfr ' '! are holding high revel. All the games ar wide open. Everyone la gambling. Games are run publicly in the streets and rrowds are gathered about the mnte ta bles, sweatboards. chuck-a-luek games, wheels of fortune, spindle games, crap ta bles and other schemes for enticing money from the pockets of the slght-seers. The shell game and three-card-monta may also be found without much of a search. The country folk are being fleeced with expedi tion and adroitness. Pickpocket are reap ing a harvest on the Prado, the principal promenade, and crooks of varioua kinds ar doing a rushing business. Fifty-nine "Nanlgos," a secret order of assassins, were captured by the police last night while new members were being Ini tiated. The new members were in the act of signing their obligation in blood when the police arretted the entire body. The Nanlgos" are greatly dreaded throughout Cuba, for they number among them the most desperate criminals on the island. SETS FINE EXAMPLE OF HONOR t'nlted States Redemptloa of Pledge to Cob Praised by Ger man Press , BERLIN. Mar 22. Comment in German newaDaDers on the birth of lh Cuban re- BUbllc is both friendly and hostile. The Frankfurter Zeitung says "The resolution passed in the American congress in 1898 by which Cuba was prom iRej independence was received everywhere abroad .with th greatest skepticism and everybody predicted that th United State (would follow the examples of Great Brit aln in Egypt, Franc In Tunla and Russia In Aaia. Even it annexation comes, the United States can pride itself on the fact that it haa kept Its word, which ia by no means a matter of course among govern- ments nowadays. The great republic de- aerves all the more recognition lor giving the world such a welghtly example of honor and good faith. Th Vorwaerts, the socialist organ, rldl cuies tne idea or uuds a independence, in asmuch aa th United States controls the foreign affairs ol tne island ana nas lim tied the Cuban army to the preservation of order, and aa Cuba ia wholly dependent upon tne united mates in tana matters. Th Vorwuerts predicts that the United mate win innueaco ,uds to aoanaon rormai independence, I QMDCT If. ST PETERSBURG Freaeh President la Aeeorded E thuelastle and Popalar Re. . eeption. ST PETERSBURG, May 22. President Loubet arrived here this morning from ths Tearskoo-Selo, and waa accorded an en- thusiaatlo and popular reception. The rail road atatlon and city were lavishly dec orated and men, women and children thronged the streets, waving trl-colored flaga and wearing Franco-Russian alliance souvenirs of all descriptions. The French president was met at th station by the mayor of St. Petersburg, who offered him the customary bread and salt and heartily bade him welcome. M. Loubet, in reply aald he entertained no doubt of th cordiality of his reception in any part of Russia, aa he knew the hearts of Rus ala and France best in unison. Deputatlbns of ladles presented M. Lou bet with baskets of flowers for transmls alon to Madame Loubet. After Inspect Ing the guard of honor. M. Loubet pro- ceeded to the cathedral of St. Peter and 1 He was acclaimed along the route, fol y enormous crowda of people. , FLOCK TO. THE UNITED STATES Lara Number of Roumanian Jews Unit Home Beean.e of In tolerable Laws, VIENNA, Msy 23. A large party of Rou I manian Jewa, principally women, girls and young children, stopped at Vienna today on I their way to th United States. A majority I of th travelers Intend to Join relatives in I the United States. All are pinched with I hunger and all are evidently wretchedly poor. They are confident, however, that In the United Statea their condition will be 1 bettered. Thla party la only the beginning of what promises to be an exodus of Rou I manian Jews during th next three months, I owing. It Is said, to oppressive legislation. 1 Dr. Tbeodor Herxl, the founder of the 2.1onlst movement. Informs the represents- tive her of the Associated Press that the I condition of the Jews in Roumanla Is fast becoming untenable. Th new Industrial law which excludea Jews from every de- partment of lnduatry will become effective next September, said Dr. Herxl, and it la already Impossible for Jews to find employ- ment MOflE TROUBLE IN MOSCOW Freeh Labor Disorders Are Reported aad Official Actions Arouse Apprehension, ST. PETERSBURG, Tuesday, Msy 20. Reports hav reached her of fresh labor I disorders at Moscow. No details are ob tainable, but it is known that Grand Duke Sergius, governor general of Moscow, who had com to Tsarsko-6elo to be present th reception of President Loubet. left hurriedly for Moscow last night, without waiting to participate In the military re- lew- Tn niP"lal family haa abandoned ,l" lnlllrao m Th pollc here hav taken the most alaborat precautlone against public dls 'urbance during the stay of th French sailers In Russia, trouble being feared at aeveral points. Tbs streets were frequently """ "a m inoumea pouce sna a numoer vi arre.i. were maae. oui an sen ous Incidents wr averted. Marconi's Former Fiancee Married. LONDON. May 22. Miss Josephine Hol mes, formerly of Indianapolis, Ind.. who at ons time wss engaged to marry Slnor Mar coni, of wireless telegraphy fame, and Eu- I icna RnPAl of P.ilrianMt Utmuarv wr married at 12:30 p. m. today at St. Mary Abbot's church, Kensington, thla city. Th ceremony was performed la the presence of half dosca friends and th brlds's mother. IRRIGATION GETS A SHOW House Committee 'on Boles Consents to Let Senate Bill Be Voted On. TWO DAYS ALLOWED FOR GENERAL DEBATE Friends of the Measnre Hopeful of Its Passage la Spite of Opposition from the Leaders of the Hon Re. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 22. (Special Tele gram.) The long-continued contest for ir rigation which the arid and seml-arld states have feo making almost ever since they have been a part of the union aeems about to terminate. Today the committee on rulea of the house decided to permit the Irrigation bill, which passed the sen ate weeks ago, to be considered and ac cordlngly a rule will be brought In allow ing two days for general debate and one for debate under the five-minute rule. Two months ago the action taken today would have been absolutely impossible, but the friends Of the measure never lost heart and when the conditiona seemed darkest they redoubled their work for considera tion and the committee on rulea finally capitulated. But consideration doe's not mean passage by any means, although conditions today seem overwhelmingly In favor of the bill. The leaders on the republican side, with one or two exceptions, are against the bill. The republican members on the committee of rules are against the bill, but it is con fidently believed that the house will be in favor of the measure when the vote 1 re ported. A close and aystematic canvass of the members shows a majority for the bill, but there is a very large non-commit tal vote which the advocates of the bill hope to reach through debate, and It was for that reason they asked that three days be allotted to general discussion. The committee on rules, however, decided that all could be aald that need be said in two days snd they will so report, allowing a day, however, for debate oil the amend ment. What Canvass Discloses. An analysis of th returns made by th oommiite appointed to canvass the house shows many Interesting phases. Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and the rest of the arid and ' semi-arid states are a unit for the bill. In Iowa three of the delegation are counted for the measura Hull, Smith and Haugen while Thomas is expected to vote for the bill, but has not committed him self. Kansas and Michigan are reported aa solidly In favor of the bill. More than half of the Ohio delegation will be found In the bill's favor, while Illinois will come up with a good vote in Its favor, the dem ocratlc member from that atate being aolidly for it. Main is for the bill, and Representative Littlefleld will probably make a speech in Its favor. Massachu setts believes, In its provisions and the ma Jorlty of the members from the Old Bay state will vote for it. Indiana will split even., although ther is hope that the lrrt gstlonlsts will get a vote or two from thus who at present ar non-committal, Moat of the Minnesota delegation are for the meaaure'but there are .some who ar loud in their denunciation of making the arjd landa of the west capable of raising crops. ' It was suggested early In the considera tion of the bill that the farmers of th east were against it, but It Is now thought that. a change haa been effected and that they are for aome reasonable irrigation that will be the means of giving places and homes for their sons. Representative Mon dell of Wyoming, who has made the subject of irrigation a atudy of years, will In all probability open 'the debate for the bill, and It Is expected the discussion will at tract wide attention, in view of the enorm ous possibilities which ara presented. Bids for napld City Contract. Bide were opened to day by the Indian office for a brick dormitory ' for the bidders were Robert P. Hamilton of Omaha at $20,653 and Mullen & Munn of Deadwood, a V., at $23,000. It Is most likely the bids will be rejected, as each one Is too high, as the amount of the appropriation la only $20,000 for this work. Ths abstract of the condition of the na tional banks of Wyoming at the close of business April 30, aa reported to the comp troller of the currency, show the average reserve held at 30.65 per cent, against 82.05 per cent on February 25; loans and dis count increased from $3,723,142 to $3,958,650; gold coin decreased from $250,437 to 1239, 928; lawful money reserve from $372,485 to $314,694; individual deposits increased from $4,391,394 to $4,523,125. Organisation papera creating the Gothen burg National bank have been received by ths comptroller of the currency. The papers show that A. U. Dsnn is to be president of the new bank. A. R. Kelm of Fails City Is In Washing ton, enroute to his boyhood home in Somer set county, Pennsylvania. Dr. and Mrs.-N. J. Beachly of Lincoln ar In the city on their way to Pennsylvania. Representative Rumple of Iowa, who has been In Indianapolis for the last month, undergoing a surgical operation, returns to his congressional duties tomorrow. Charles E. Morgan of Omaha haa been appointed assistant messenger in the office of the comptroller of the currency. The comptroller of the currency has ap proved ths First National bank of Chicago aa reserve agent for the First National bank of Pomeroy, la. Postal Matters. Senator Millard recommended the follow ing postmasters today i St. James, Cedar county, Kate E. Locke; Faxton, Keith county, Laura F. Pease. Postmsster Crow has transmitted to Sena tor Millard a completed acheme, with map ahowlng the locations of the twelve sub-stations of the Omaha postofflce, which the senator has sent to the postmaster general with his Indorsement D. W. Hlckey has been appointed post master at AUddln, Crook county, Wyoming, vie 8. G. Folsora, resigned. Rural free delivery service will be estab lished In Iowa, on July 1, aa follows: At Deep River, Poweshiek county; length of route, forty-eight miles; population served, b01; the postoffice at Hedge, vIowa county, to b discontinued. At Keswick, Keokuk county; kug'.h of route, twenty-three miles; population served, 61; the postofflce at Ambrose, Iowa county, to be discontinued. Attack Boston Heat Shops. BOSTON, May 22. "Kosher meat" dis turbances broke out In th wast and section of this city today. About 300 Hebrews, ncea. women and children, attacked three meat stores. Ths windows were smashed and th stocks of meat ruined. The police interferred and arrested two women and on man, who wer ringleaders. A customer who was leaving a store with a plecs of meat, waa assaulted aad a woman was Injured' during th tamped of th read, TORNADO HITS OKLAHOMA Furious Wind Sweeps Over Territory with Great Injury- to Limb and Property. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okl.. May 22. A tor nado atruck six miles southeast of Elk City this morning, wrecking a number of bouaes. Several persons are reported fatally hurt, among them a Mra. Combs. The damage wrought la estimated at $25,000. The storm passed over Elk City in a northeasterly direction. Elk City Is a small town In Roger Mills county, on the Choctaw, Oklahoma Gulf railway. Details are lacking. The residence of Mr. Knox, four miles from Elk City, was destroyed. Mr. Knox and his son were carried about 100 yards, but escaped uninjured. The storm devel oped In the eastern part of Roger Mills county and traveling In a northeasterly di rection destroyed everything In Its track, which varied from 100 yards to one-half mile in width. The funnel-shaped clouds were seen to form snd were in plain view for many minutes. The clouds finally sep arated, one going northwest and the other north, leaving Elk City untouched. The In jured were hurt by flying debris. The storm was followed by a heavy rainstorm that did much damage. PERRY, Okla.. May 22. Heavy rains caused ths creek running through Perry to overflow ita banks at 3 o'clock thla morn ing. Several small houses along th banks of the stream were washed away before the occupanta could escape. ,. One woman, name unknown, la reported drowned. Several women and children were rescued from trees and house roof. One family was saved by cutting through the roof. O. W. Cooper, a hotel proprietor, at the risk of his life, swam to a tree and rescued two women and a baby. George Ney, a cook, rescued the wife of a hotel proprietor from a house in midstream. One bridge waa washed away and others are in bad shape. On the east slds of ths square and on East street, the water ran Into stores damaging stocks. LA CROSSE, Wis., May 22. Railroad traf fic in and out of La Crosse la still tied up by the effects of the recent storm. On the Dubuque division of the Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul road there haa been no train for three days, and It ia thought none will be able to get through today. Hundreds of men are busy making repairs. TOWN ISOLATED BY STORM Decora h Cnt Off by Flood, Which Does Great Deal of Damaare. CONOVER, Ia., May 22. Th town of De corah, Ia., the county seat of Winneshiek county, haa been cut off from communica tion with other points for th last forty eight hours. Th storms of Tuesday night flooded the valley from Uonover to Decorah, sweeping away railroad bridges, tracks and telegraph poles and flooding the town. Two men drove from Decorah to Cenover this afternoon and reported that water ran through the streets, carrying away bridges and some of the smaller houses. They said that two lives had been lost and that poa slbly others had perished. People were driven to the hills. The Milwaukee road has a crew at work repairing ita lines and expects to open communlcft'.lfn with De corah tomorrow night. FUSION IS LIKELY TO 'FAIL Union of Kansas Democrats and Populists Gets Setback In Convention. WICHITA, Kan., May 22. The democratic atate committee met here and had a lively session, the principle issue being the re submission of the prohibitory law and tho proposition of co-operation with the popu lists in aome way to evade the anti-fusion law. After a hard fight In the convention be tween an overwhelming majority and an active and aggressive minority a resolution waa passed declaring for the resubmission of the prohibitory law to another vote of the people. A bard fight was made for an adjournment of the convention until June 24, for the purpose of allowing the popu lists to co-operate In the naming of candi dates, but the opposition to the adjourn ment won. The platform denounces the trusts, re affirms the Kansas City platform, without mentioning silver; advocatea the election of a board of railroad commissioners by the people, declares for the. ownership of public utilities by the people and Indorses the policy of democrats in congress with reference to their attitude toward the Philippine question. The convention noml nated United. Statea Senator Harris to suo teed himself. - At a late hour tonight the convention ad journed, to' meet at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, without nominating a ticket. When nominations were called for tonight to select a full ticket independent of populist wishes Congressman Jackson swept the body off Ita feet by an eloquent appeal to th democrat to offer some concessions to the populists, and the plan now is to nominate naif a ticket and tender th populists the other half, provided they will accept the democratic names; for under the new taw It la impossible to have the same candidates under two separate party emblems on an official ballot. After the adjournment tonight David Overmyer, who had advocated the noralna tlon of a full ticket, and who, it waa be. lleved, was the unanimous choice of the convention for governor, announced that he would not accept the nomination under any circumstances. W. H. Craddock, mayor of Kansaa City, Kan., probably will be nomi nated by acclamation tomorrow. ENGINE IN BOTTOM OF RIVER Fire Flrthtlna; . Machine Sinks Trying; to Save a River Steamer. In NEW ORLEANS, May 2Z.-Th ateamer John K. Speed, lying at its wharf, foot of Lafayette street, took fire t 1:25 o'clock this afternoon, supousealy from alcoho stored in the hole, and quickly burned to th water'a edge. The engine and cargo are a total loss. Csptaln Marr was abroad when ths flames first ascended. A general fire alarm waa turned in, but not before the wharves had taken fire and a very large section burned away. Fire engine No. It, which . wa backed up near the water's edge, slipped into the river because of an accident to the wedges under th wheel and now Ilea at the bottom of th river. A diver wllj be seat down Immediately to try to recover it. Th losa will b, Including th cargo and th wharves, fully 175,000. Speed was valued at 1 10,000 and carried $25,000 In suranc. The general cargo Is a complete loss and will amount to fully $10,000. Speed was to lesv for 6U Louis at o'clock this evening. VETERANS HAVE" BUSY DAY Evening the Occasion of a Campfire Which Evokes Much Enthusiasm. GENERAL TORRANCE AND OTHERS SPEAK At Day Session Reports of Department Commander and-Other Officers Are Received and Greet Infjs Exrhaasjed. . Delegates to the atate encampment cf the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Re lief corps and Ladles of the Grand Army of the Republic have had their campflres, elected some of their principal executives, received the reports of those retiring and put themselves in general readiness for thq work of this, the last day of the gathering. The elections accomplished yesterday were those of the Woman's Relief corps, which made Mrs. Annie J. Kinney of Blair the new president and Mra. Elizabeth Lescber of Beatrice the senior vice. The corps Is to elect Its other officers today and the Grand Army of the, Republlo will elect Im mediately upon being callod to order at 9 o'clock this morning at Washington hall, where It Is proposed to have Joint Installa tion this evening. General Ell Torrance, national commander, leaves at 10 o'clock for his home in Minneapolis. For the campfire-last night the Orpheum theater was well filled. Judge Lee Estelle presided and had on the stage with him General Torrance-, General S. H. Towles, adjutant general, also of Minneapolis; Major Wilcox, department commander cf Nebraska; Tast Commander Rce?e of Broken Bow, Captain H. E. Palmer of Omaha, Gen eral Cole cf Juniata, Captain Culver of Mil- ford, Dr. Stone of the local arrjngements committee, Mrs. Callsta Robinson Jones, national president of the Woman'a Relief corps; Mrs. Anna Ask with, department president; Mra. Wealthy Kemp and others of note. K. telle Compliments the Women. Judge Estelle, In firing the first shot. made the women a target of his compli ments and said that If it wasn't for them no post in Omaha could exist until tomor row night. Then he spoke of their sons In the Philippines and declared his heart waa with them and with all other soldiers of the nation. After a stirring contribution by, the dram corps that had. previously played In front of the theater, be Introduced Captain C. E. Adams of Superior, who dwelt at length on the patriotism that has cost great sacri fices but inspired great examples. "Let us, by these camp fires keep alive patriotic sentiment In our own hearts and create It In the bearta of our children, that yellow Journalism that has created criticism of the government's methods in war and sought to Induce mutiny should not be heeded. The fighters make no auch complaints. It haa ever been the American soldier's way to make the best of the necessarily rigorous conditions of war. Five daya after the bat tle of Chlckamauga the men of Rosecrans' army were picking up the graina of corn left where the horses had been fed, but there was not one word of complaint because of the fare." The Ellca' Club quartet Bang "The Two Roses" aad responded to an encore' with 'Tenting Tonight," to the delight of tho veterans. ' General Towlea waa then called and said 'Can you wonder that ' we are drawn to gether when you think how raplly the eol dlers are. crossing now to Fame'a eternal camping ground and when you remember, too, that during the war one In every sixty- five who enlisted waa killed In battle, one in every fifty-six died of wounds, one in every nine died of disease and one in every aeven captured died a prisoner? I would brand as false as hell the statements of those who have dared to say that pension- era are a perjured lot and to sustain my assertion I need only to say that the pen slon department haa convicted only ten among 700,000 and two of the ten were de serters and not real soldiers. Some there are, too, who have charged that there was cruelty In the Philippine campaign, but they can never make us believe that our old comrades commanding the armies there were aa described." Speaks for Relief Corps. President Jonea of the Woman'a Relief corps spoke briefly, saying: "As repre sentative of the 144,000 and more women who constitute the corps I am glad to be with you and to bring you greeting. Our objecta are to assist the needy soldiers and sailors of the civil war and aa proof of our doing that I may report that we have expended more than $2,500,000 In relief work, of which more than $163,000 waa ex pended during the last year. We are seek ing to foster patrtotio teaching in the public schools and have accomplished much along this- line during the last nine years. But particularly muat we now give atten tion to Memorial day exercises for our first thought is of the veterans, noblest war riors of the world, and every year we aend flowers to the cemeteries in the north and in the aouth, that the living and the dead may alike be remembered." Miss Blanche Sorenson, with piano ac companiment by Miss Elizabeth Greens, sang "A May Morning," which waa so well received that she waa . recalled to atng "Song of a Heart." 'Warn Greeting; for Torrnnce, General Torrance was received with such enthusiasm that he had to wait some mln utes before he could be heard. He cham ploned the American soldiers and sailors from the earliest to the latest history of war, saying: "Who dares stand In th open and assail the Continental aoldlera who blazed th way for liberty at Lexington Who won't speak praise for Washington' men, remembering tbelr defeat of the Brit ish at Yorktown? Who haa not praise for the Intrepid Paul Jones, after his glorious victories on the water? Who dares malign the heroes of Gettysburg and Vlcksburg, of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge Who darea aneer at Farragut aa we recall hla attack on Mobile's batteries when he had himself lashed to a mast that be might aee and direct th better? Who dares be little the men who followed Roosevelt u San Juan Hill? Who dares speak 111 of Dewey and hla men as." The speaker remarks were drowned by cheers. Resum Ing, he said: "There seem to be soms who wish to rs verse the Grant plan of demanding uncon dltional surrender and to haul down the flag where it has recently been raised, but that flag Is never coming down, my com rades. (A voice: "You bet it ain't, gen ersl.) Sham on those who propose itl believe there has been no war in which thla country was not In the right. I believe Washington waa inspired, Lincoln directed by Almighty God and Grant raised up by God for a special work. I am an optimist with no place in my heart for prophets of evil. We must have faith In our Instltu tlons to bs loyal to our country. W muat set example for our young people. I waa (Continued oa Second, Fag CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebranka Fair Friday, with warmer in West Portion. Saturday Fair. Temperature at Omnha Yeaterdayi Honr. Den. Hour, Dew. , . M 1 p. m Tl , . 04 3 p. m Tl . Jl 8 p. n. TX , . 4 p, n Ta , . - it p. ns Ti .70 p. m tut .71 T p. m an .. TH p. m tn B p. an...... 64 o a. in...... 41 a. m. T a. m. 8 U 10 1 ia DROPS FINANCE COMMITTEE Tammany Abolishes Old fiscal Meth ods and Starts' Ont on , Hew Plan. NEW TORK. May 22. The executive committee of Tammany Hall. composed of the assembly district leaders, today adopted wo resolutions offered by Alderman T. P. Sullivan. The first resolution advises the general committee of Tammany Hall to bollsh the finance : eommltteef this wsa adopted unanimously.' The second resolu tion suggested the appointment of a sub committee of three, to consist of Charles Murphy, Daniel F. McMahon and Louis F. Haffen, to constitute an advisory com mittee, with power to, act, and to report from time to time to the executive com mittee. This resolution was opposed by John F. Carroll, who offered an amendment hat the thirty-seven district leaders be constituted the leaders of Tammany Hall. Mr. Carroll's amendment was defeated by vote of 8 to 28. The resolution authoris ing the advisory committee was thon adopted. The district leaders who com pose what is known aa the "Croker Olf Guard," supported the proposed changes. The new advisory committee elected Charles F. Murphy chslrman and Thomaa Smith waa appointed secretary. Mr. Smith waa formerly , Richard Croker'a sec retary. It was announced that one or mor f the members of the advisory committee would be at Tammany Hall every day to ransact the business heretofore attended to by the leader of the organization. - ' PRICE OF COAL IS. ADVANCED Radical Action Taken by the Retail Dealers in Stw York City. NEW YORK, May 22. Convinced that weeks, and possibly months, may elapse be fore the miners' strike shall have been' aettled, retail coal dealers here have ad vancd the price of anthracite coal to a maximum of $8.60 a ton, and at the same time marked up bituminous to $4.60 when purchased In small quantities. To consum ers of large quantities of soft coal a rate of $3.85 Is quoted. Only once before have these prices for fuel been exceeded. That was In 1871, when the price of anthracite reached a maximum of $11 a ton. VETERANS PRAISE ROOSEVELT Illinois Grnnd Army Men Commend President's Interest In Their Behalf. ROCK ISLAND, 111., May, 22. The en- canipnienf of the Illinois Grand Army ad Journed tonight to meet next year at East St. Louis. .The delegates adopted resolu tions praising President Roosevelt for his order calling the attention of those In au thority to giving preference to veterans, other things being equal, in all civil ap pointments. Judge H. Trimble, of Princeton waa elected department commander. Mrs. So phia Spalding of Springfield waa elected state president of the Woman's Relief corps. RATES PROBABLY WILL STAND Reduced Tariffs Are Not Likely to Be Withdrawn by Western -Lines. CHICAGO, May 22. Unless the executive officials of western lines force the matter there will be few If any withdrawals of reduced tariffs which have been put la force since the Issuance of the Injunctions of the United States circuit court. This fact de veloped today at a meeting of the freight officials of the western lines. After an all day session praotlcally nothing In the line of discarding low rates was accomplished and there la little prospect that anything can be done by the freight agents. FORMER BANKER INDICTED Charged with Embeasllne- One Hun dred and Xlnety-Elft-ht Thousand Dollars. HELENA. Mont.. May 22. H. H. Matte- son, former cashier of the First National bank of Great Falls, waa today indicted on ninety counts on the charge of embezzling $198,000 while cashier of the bank. The testimony before the grand Jury disclosed the fact that Matteson was at one time $238,000 abort. It Is expected he will plead guilty to one count if the district attorney will quash the others. BARD ORDERED TO VACATE Wyoming; Ranchman Cuts Fences and Receives Note Warning? Him to Leave Country, CHEYENNE. Wyo., May 22. I. N. Bard, who owns a' large ranch property on Little Bear Creek, about tblrty-flv mile north of this city, reports that on last Saturday he received warning to leav in country in th. form of a not on hi aooratep. According to Bard'a atatement large areas of government land, as well aa county roads, c fenced in and in order to get to hla ranch be Is compelled to cut fences. Movements of Ocean Vessels May S3. At New York Arrived Lombardlan, from v7 - r,.i from Bremen: Mongolian, from Glasgow. Balled-Kaiser Frledrt. h der t.rOMSe. lor nrnncu, ... , 7;..,.. viofnrl.. for Hamburg, via Plym outh and Cherbourg; La Touraine. for HAtrGlasgow Arrlved-Ethloplan. from New York. Sailed Siberian, for Phlladel- P At Yokohama Arrived Strathgyle, from y,.. n,t i ir for Hons Komk. At St. 'Vincent Arrived Deuderah. from Tucoma, Ban rrsnciico miu uiunoui Mumhun. At Liverpool Arrived Manxman, from Montreal. Balled New England, for Bos- t(At Genoa Arrived Lahn, from New Vr.rlr vlu KanlM. At Hong Kong nailed Empress of Japan, for Vancouver. At Ban Francisco Arrived Lyra, from Phiiaileinhki: Alilre McDonald, from Pago- Pauo. Balled Crlccllth C'a.tle, for Mo- lendo; aieiuilnn, for Queenetown; Centura, f,,r tfvrinfv. vitt. Honolulu. -At Antwerp Balled Switzerland, for I hUnrl.-hiMn At tjueei-i.town Balled Majestic, from Liverpool, for New York; Havtrford, from Liverpool, for Philadelphia. Arrived Oer manic, from New York. At Havre Arrlvsd La Lorraine, from New Yura, CALL ON ROOSEVELT. Eochambeau Delf gatsi ' from Frano Art BeoeiTed by the President RECEPTION TAKES PLACE AT WHITE HOUSE With Cordial Spirit and Hearty Grasp All the Oneiti Are Welcomed. OCCASION DEVOID OF FORMALITY President Givee State Dinner In Evening la Their Honor. a ' ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTED After Visit at Capital City the Dele gation Pays Its Respect, to Monnt Vernon in Honor of It Sacred Dead. WASHINGTON. May 22. Surrounded hr the members of hla cabinet and by offlclala high In all the branches of the government. i resident Kocsevelt today received aa tb guest of the nation the distinguished Frenchmen sent by President Loubet to tak part In the Kochambeau exercises. Th arrival In the city of the brilliantly uni formed French army and navy officers and their escort through Pennsylvania avenu hy a troop of Vnited States cavalrymen gave picturesque Interest to the occasion and to thlal was added the International significance of an extremely cordial ex change of greetings between the representa uvea or mo two nations. After the president's recentlon at h Tt'klt. if it "u.io nuuue me rrencn visitors exchanged calls with members of the cabinet and Lieu. tensnt General Miles and Admiral Dewey. This afternoon they Journeyed to Mt. ernon. where General Brugere of the French army placed a laurel wreath on th tomb of Washington nd Count de Rocbara beau planted a tree taken from the battle ground of Yorktown. Tonight President Roosevelt had the French party aa hla guests at dinner at the White House. Reach W'ashlnsrton Early. The party arrived here over the Pennsyl vania railroad at 10 o'clock this morning from Annapolis, which point they reached yesterday. Only a small crowd was at th. depot to greet the distinguished visitors. Beside the civil escort Troop Q of the Sec ond cavalry, from Fort Meyer, was drawn up In front of the station and saluted oa the appearance of the visitors. Assistant Secretary Pierce of the State department entered the first of the open carriages In waiting with the ranking member! of th party snd aeveral membera of th Franca embassy also acted aa escort. All of th party. Including th embassy attaches, wora tho uniform of their rank. The eelr rlages, about a doaen in number, wheeled into Pennsylvania avenue and proceeded Vo the White House, where Count Rochaili beau and bis party, Ambassador and MmV. Cambon and others waited to greet thefli and where at 10:30 o'clock Preidn Roosevelt officially received the party In the eant room. The irarrla'g'ea Dgrs.M1 ceded by an escort of mounted and bicycle policemen and th cavalry troop. Aa the party neared the White House a salute waa fired by a detachment of artillery on th grounds south of the White House. Cambon In the Lead. Shortly before 10 o'clock the French am bassador, M. Cambon, accompanied by Mme. Cambon and M. De Margarla and hla wife, drove up to the White House portico. The ambassador waa In the uniform of hla high diplomatic rank. Following the am bassador came the membera of hla ataff, acCOmDanled bv the woman nf th .mhtaaw. The ambassador and hla party, wer es corted to the red room to await the arrival of the other French guests. Soon there after a second party of the French via- itora. Including Count and Countess Roch- ambeau and Count de Lafayette, Joined tbs ambassador in the red room. Meantime the highest officials of the gov ernment were assembling to do honor to the visitors, in the American party war representativea of the varioua branches of the government. Including th member of the president's Cabinet, Lieutenant General Miles, Admiral Dewey, Adjutant General Corbln and a group of senatora and repre sentative from th legislative branch. By thla tlmo the main party, tb highest officer of th French army, designated by President Loubet as his personal repre sentatives, were entering the Whit Hous grounds. A great crowd had assembled outside and a hearty cheer went up aa the Frenchmen drove through th gatea. Received by Roosevelt. After brief exchanges th entire party proceeded to the Eaat room, wher th re ception by President Roosevelt was held. The president was accompanied by Mis Alice Roosevelt and Mra. Carew, a slater of Mrs. Roosevelt. Grouped about the pres ident were member of hla oablnet and other distinguished officials, many -accompanied by women. As th French ambassa dor presented each of th official guests th president gavs him a warm grasp of th hand and spoke a few words of felloltoua welcome.' On both aide ther were many expressions of International good will and of the lasting friendship between th two republics. Th affair was devoid of for mality, however, and no formal addresses were delivered. Tb reception lasted about half aa hour. when the French offlclala withdrew to mak a round of calls on member of th cabinet. th general of th army and th admiral of th navy, and on th ambassador of foreign countries. -This afternoon . th Vnited States naval yacht. Sylph, took th party to Mount Vernon, wher two Interesting ceremonies occurred th planting of a tre brought from the battlefield of Yorktown. wher Rochambeau and Lafayette abared th for tunes of war with Waahlngton, and th lay ing of a beautiful wreath on the tomb of Washington. Later the party visited th old mansion and aaw th many relics with which tb name of Washington, Lafayett and Ro chambeau are identified. State Dinner at White House.' A stste dinner was given at th Whit House tonight by President and Mrs. Roosevelt in honor of the distinguished visitors from Franc who ar in this coun try In connection with th Rochambeau statu eeremonlea. Tb company lnriud to meet the visitors waa a thoroughly rep resentative one. Including members of ths cabinet, aenatora and representative In congress and high offlclala of tbs army and me navr. Tb president, who sat at th head of the table, had at hla right Mm. Cambon, tb wife of th French ambassador, whll at hla left waa Countess Rochambeau. who had at hr left the ambassador of Franc. Count ds Rochambeau escorted Mrs. Carw Ito th Ubl and Count da LaUytU