The Omaha Daily
Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE UK 1871.
OMAHA, SATtTHDAY MOILMNU, MAHCII 14, 1SI03-TW ELV 1AES.
SINGLE COPY THHEi: CENTS.
SUGAR ISJN' DANCER
Weaken 1 Lira Alwt Ear Plantations
From Detonating Flood.
EAGER GANGS SEEK TO RESTRAIN WATERS
Armad Patrol Guard Embankment Wii'e
SefToti Libor w.ti Bhorelt.
ENGINEERS CLAIM SUCCESS IS THEIRS
Declare Work Will Bund B'.nia aid Eieri
Bma:a ia Plo.
INDIANA INUNDATIONS OYER AT LAST
Ffarn RHira Heme, BflWtlM '
worst Haa Paeaed. Theaah L-ew.
lands irf Still abmered
la Maar Part.
DONALDSONVILLE. La., March 11
Great excitement prevsll her because tel
ephone advltee tell of sa impending break
ta the Arlington leve rnr Baton Route.
Hands arc being ecrrsled cd all plsnts
tlost across tha river tod hundreds of thm
ar being sent oo a special train to 1b
cene of trouble.
Should ths levee five way all of tb New
river section of thla pariah will be flooded.
The ret"lon la populated principally br poor
amall farmrra.
Mratre ta Invar Laali.
NEW ORLEANS. March 11 Tha absence
Of news up to tbla time Indicate that tbe
Arlington leve baa not (Wan war- Presi
dent Leak of tbe Pont Chartraln lerea
board aald today that 20.000 sack of ma
tarlal aad men bar been hurried to tbe
aeon.
Arlington la an old leee and acknowl
edged to be unsafe. Contract vera let
some months ago for a new levee behind It.
but owing to tbe long season et rainy
weather the second levee baa not been com
pleted. Work la being don upon It with
great rigor and in tb meantime Oorernor
Heard, the levee board and planters aro
doing all In their power to maintain tbe old
embankment.
A break at Arlington would flood valuable
sugar lands and In! erf ere with traffic orer
the railroad.
There was decrease la the rla of the
river her la tb last twenty-four hour,
the official gaug today reading 18 4. a rise
of one-tenth. Tb river la now seren-tentha
cf foot below tbe record et 1S97.
Tbe seriousness of tb altuation la In
creased, however, by tb continuous rclny
weather, which I aaftealng tbe leveea along
tb Louisiana Una. Largs force continue
to sack tb city front and the engineers are
till hopeful that tbe local line of embank
ment will stand tb at rain Impoaed on
them.
Flying tianga wars dispatched to different
points during tb sight os reports which
reached tha engineer of weakealng spot,
bat tbey were ta every lustauee found te be
acrat."'BotlUuV et ii rlrr a bore
tb city are being guarded to prevent the
catting of lore.
Rumor of a break la tb levee la Ar
lington ar antra. Go vera or Heard was
la communication today with tb force In
charge of th work there. They reported
that th levee was being heavily sacked
and that there was hope of holding it.
Rain baa been falling for twenty-four hours
at Baton Rouge and rlctnlty.
Wars Orer at Kvansvtlle.
EVAN 8 VILLB. Ind.. March II The river
narked tf feet her today. Thla abowa that
tb water I falling, and aa the weather haa
cleared another aerlous rise Is not expected.
Farmers are preparing to return to tbelr
bomea and the worst la believed to be orer.
Tbe damags to winter wheat la beary. The
lowland along Pigeon and Potoka creek la
till under water. Dispatches from points
along th White and Wabash river ihowed
aa Improved condition.'
VICKS.BVRO. Miss.. March 11 No breaks
bar beea reported In th levee system In
tbla Ticlnlty and tbe floods conditions are
favorable.
PRINCETON. Ind., March II. Th raat
sea of water west and north of this city
Is at a standstill today, but the fall will
b so slow that hundreds of seres of wheat
will be almost a total Iota. Unless there
should be farther rslns the Wabash. Whit
and Patoka rivers will not rise further.
Hirer Hifkrr at Mm pa la.
MEMPHIS. Teas.. March It Tbe river
rose five-tenths of a foot In the list
twenty-four hours, tbe gauge today mark
ing H I feet. All Indications still point to
a stage of thirty-eight feet by Sunday or
Monday. A report from Csrutbr reville. Mo.,
thia morning aaya the wcrk on the new
levee ta progressing night and day. The
Immediate country around tbe town la cov
ered with from three to Ave feet of water.
All outward bound boats sre losded with
men end supplies for the flooded district.
Advices from Mlstlsiippl state that many
people la Coahoma county are alarmed over
tbe altuation. The engineer say, however,
that tbe leveea were never so strong snd
claim there ia no danger of a break.
The backwater ia dally growing deeper
behind tbe levees. Business la the country
la practically at a standstill.
In Arkansas the rivers are falling and all
danger la believed to be passed. The Red
river between Ehrrveport and Alexandria .a
two feet above tbe danger line.
SH ELTON. Neb.. March 13 (Special -
Tb highest point over reached by water
la Wood river was recorded yesterdey when
(bs Ire broke .nd rsme down off the mill
dsm. For lime It waa thought tbe dam
would be taken eut. bat the water haa
fallen twelve inches and now will prob
ably continue to fall. Farmers' living along
tbe river are saving tbelr small stork with
difficulty and many collars are fall. V
stream of water caused by th overflow has
extended from Glbboa to Shelton. a dis
tance of over alx milea. Tw aectlona of
tb large bridge across the tou.h channel
of the riatt river tare gone down and
It la f taxed more will be taken.
TRAINMEN BADLY INJURED
Head-F.ad CallUlan Between Pas
aeacev Trataa Sear Shell
Sssai, Teaneaaee.
NASHVILLE. Tenn , March IS A report
haa rsached here that passenger trains Noa.
I aad 4 oa the Naahrllle. Chattanooga A
St. Lou la railroad, collided head-ca, sear
Shell Mouad. Tenn. at 1 11 o'clock thla
morning.
The esgiseer snd firvanaa ot No. 4 were
seriously Injured. Tbe engineer of No. I
Is Betas! a g, and It Is thought may be under
tb wreck. Two baggagemen and two mall
clerka slss were badly hurt.
So far m knows noes at the passeagers
oa either train waa Injured. Tbe ust
af (A Injur hat hot baaa aacsnaiaad,
NEED NOT BUILD CHURCHES j
Cerlla at Ins B r t reat Flaht Aaalaat
Emperor William aad "Is
P.: lee. v
BERLIN. Varch II The lcog Kv y
over the attempt ta compel Brlin it .
tribute toward bulling cburrtie rts
tcdsy by a derision of the civil court In
favrr of ti city. The raae g:cw eut cf
Emperor William's great church building
campaign in th" ea-ly years of bla reign,
for whira he wanted the Berlin council
to make appropriations.
The police president of Berlin took s
hand in the controversy seven or eight
ycara age by resurrcctirg an old
cons, st oral decree dated L.J3. which
he interpreted as making it obligatory on
tb part of tbe,cl:y to give miner to build
cburcbea. He ordered the municipality
to pay l.ifl.OOO for two cturcjes. St. Marrus
and St. Simon'i ; ben In course of construe- I be hamrnan representative tnat at mh
tlcn. The municipality ptid the m:ney ; HIe. on April 1, there wcuid be a hearing
tinder pretest, but brought auil to recover
tbe amount. The provincial ccur. decided
In favor of Berlin in l!-7. but the consla- j
toriutn appealed to the civil court, which
...
renaerea ita decision toaay. i
Assistant Burgomaster Kauffmann
worked bimseir to deatn in examining tne
recordr aince 1DT1 and in writing a bulky '
velum, tendinr to rrova that Berlin never '
appropriated money for building churches, i
I
WANT AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
People of
' Aal
Isle of Plaea Kstremely 1
t sited State. j trtoi of the I nited State circuit court
heard them In chambers.
HAVANA. March IS. Minister Squlera I The Mil filed by tbe complainants. Talbot
baa returned here from a four days' visit i J. Taylor and Jamea B. Taylor, forming
to the Isle of Pines, during which be made i the Wall street firm of Talbot J. Taylor A
note of the reasons the American resi- j Co.. snd one of whom ie son-ln-lsw of
dents have for urging Tnlted States sover- Jamea R. Keene. discloses an alleged con
clgnty over the island. He will report to Edition of affairs In which the Vnlon Pa
Waahington on the situation. j cifie Interests in the Southern Psclfic corn-
He found the Americana to be extremely I pany's directorate have systematically man
aaxious for American sovereignty, the gen- ! sged the latter company 4n the Interests
eral contention being that they purchased of the former.
Isml or stock In tbe four American land I During WO an! 1W1 the I'nlon Pacific
companies operating in the Island on tbe !
alleged representations of an American ot
clal that the Vnited Ststes would assume
sovereignty over the lale of Pines.
Mr. Squlers was pleased with the agri
cultural and climatic condltlona of tbe
island.
A number of the American land owners
of ths island entertained Mr. Squlers at a
banquet laat night and sought. Incidentally,
to obtain an expression of opinion from
him on the subject of Vnited States sover
eignty, but tbe minister waa entirely non
oommltal. ACCOMPLISHED WOMAN DEAD
Prla
'ess Brrairt af Base-Weimar
Dlea While Drlrlagr with
Her Hsikaa.
BERLIN. March It Princess Bernsrd
of Saxe-Wslmer died suddenly Wednesday
near Hanover. She waa seised with convul
sions while driving with her husband and
expired two hours later Is a wayside cot
tage. ...The princess waa of obsrure origin and
was bora at Ludbeck." It was for her that
Bernsrd. second soa of tb 1st Prlnoe Her
man of Ssxe-Wetmer, renounced his nam
and royal rank about two years ago and re
ceived for himself sad his m-ale deacend
ants the name and rank of Count von Cray
enburg. The deceased princess waa before rhe
married Bernard the widow of the Marquis
Lucheasennl, an Italian. She was an ac
complished woman. '
Owing to her variegated career the fam
ily of the sarquia declined to receive her,
whereupon be gave up bis family.
ASK FOR RIGHT TO TEACH
Rellarloas Qsnllos Attract s a Large
Samher of Peraoaa to the
j
PARIS. March 11 Tbe Chamber of Depu- j
i ties was again crowded today by peraona
I anxious to hear the continuance of tbe de
bate cn Premier Com tea proposition ts
refuse the request for suthorltatlon to
teach made by fifty-four religloua congre
gations, which yesterday waa mad a pe
dal order for the day.
Tb discussion, while animated, waa con
fined to some twiner phaaer of the questloa,
chiefly as to the Benedictines and other
orders "engaging in various 'lnes of com
merce. The strong orators of the chamber have
I
not yet entered into the debate, the pre
I mler and other notable flrurea not lntend
i lng ts speak until the rloaing day s de
; bate.
M. Aynard. prrgre-eslre republican, spoke
today at much length againat the proposi
tion. EXPLORER BARULA IS SAFE
I Leaves Yacht with Three Others, bat
j Arrlvea an Coast of Ksit.
era Siberia.
ST. PETERSBVRG. March IS Prof.
Barula. the aoologist of the Baron Toll
expedition, which left the expedition's
yacht Saris In Msy, with three others, to
engage In scientific research In New Si
beria, bas arrived at Irkutsk, a city of
eastern Siberia.
The expedition headed by Baron Toll
I exploring the Siberian roast line.
m
j reported on November 21 to have bee
rul
off from the coast by early winter ice in
New Siberia, and on February 21 the!ni' participate as s suv-khoKler in
I Imperial Academy of Sriencea at St. Peter,-
. i u.i jh j:..
j uwiurvi in h"wiih au citauiDn to
search for the baron and hia compauiona.
I . .
IMPERIAL TROOFS
DEFEATED
iChlneae Rehrta Vlrtorloaa,
Kllliaa
fteme High Ofllrlals
Regslsr Army.
ta
VICTORIA.
B.
C. March
13 -The
. ,
Bleb arrlvea last
steamer Tosa Msru
night, trcught news of further engage
ments between the Chinese government
forcea and the KwangM rebellion, in which
tb Imperial troops were defeated, with
loss, some high officials being among tbe
alaln.
The governor of Hunan has telegraphi'd
t tbe Cbineae government to the effect
that the rebellion ha rearr.ej a most
dscgercus stats snd he re, '.-: ttc r v
crsment to aiotlllxe trcops is c'ker pr e
inces as s precaution agatnet emrrge ..rlcj.
Kls( Decorates Aerrl-n JI!a
POME. March 11 Rev. William Burt,
head of American Mchodlst work imo"!
tbe Italiaca. xas received ia pr vate au
dience by JClng Victor Emmanuel today
who deer rated him with the Order of St.
Maurice snd Bt, Laxarus aa a loka of bla
majesty's appreciation of Mr. Burt s labor,
aisali&c ever slthlaaa years.
flCH i CNION PACIFIC ROAD I
Kere Pool Obtiin- Taa.tmrr Irjnncti:n
Arti'rt E unman Interests
CONTROL OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC
eat Directors Pnrposely
t ru dyatem t Aid Other Llaen
lac at Aaaael Mertlas.
t j
CINCINNATI. March 11 In the eontrs
between 'be Ke-ne and HtrrimiD interests
in the I nion. Central and Southern Pa
cific railway, the former today securcu
from the fedrtal court a temporary re
atralnirg crder an1 notice waa served on
.h. ini,.rtinn .houl.l not be !
of "cause
- i
irsued as prayed fcr. As the date for th ;
Southern pacific annual meeiing la April , j
w ae;rea 10 our
the petition heard
v ,v . . .I...U. 9 ' 1 rt.-.
1 t-.v.u u. j
t hartered la Keatarky. '
The Southern Pacific company has a Ken
charter, although it owns no prep
rtT ,n that " ,al hcadquane-s
are at Beechmcnt. Ky.. a suburb of Louis-
v,Vh'? u' rtprTn,"VT' rM,,dr;
and for tbis reason the bill of complaint
was filed in Louisville yesterday, but tne
attorneys found no federal judees there
and came here.- where Judge Horace L.
acquired T.SO.000 Southern Pacific shires.
valued at 175.000.000. Theee were used. It
is alleged, to elect a directorate, each mem
ber of which was and ia Interested In the
Vnlon Pacific as againat the Southern Pa
cific. The new directorate, it ia charged,
united all departments of the two roads
wbererer possible, subject to s dominating
and controlling influence In fsvor of the
Vnlon Pacific company, whereby the Inter
ests of the Southern Pacific are endan
gered and prejudiced by discrimlnatlona la
favor of the Vnlon lclfla
Baslaeoa for Read.
Among other things It Is slleged that the
Southern Pacific wsa required to charge so
excessive a prorata on through tariffa that
It waa virtually excluded from much busi
ness. It la declared that large betterment
expenses bsre been charged sgalnst the
Southern Pacific operating expenses,
whereaa the custom Is to fund such ex
penses In bunds and distribute th coat
etc a series of years.
The bili declares also tbst tbe operating
expenses secouats of the rosd either show
a true state of excessive operating expense
or an erroneous system of bookkaeptsg. atd
tbst immense-improvements bar. beea ua- J
dertakea for th Central Pacific, which af
fords the Cnlon Psciflc aa outlet from
Ogden. Utah. Into California, aad errone
ously charged to the Southern Pacific oper
ating expense account, with the ultimate
purpose of greatly Improving the Central
Pacific at the expense of tbe parent system
buying It, snd then purchssing tbe greatly
Impaired and depreciated Southern Pacific
Itself.
It is declared' that during the eighteen
montha ended December. IrOI, the Vnlon
Pacific made Improvements amounting to
nesrly $12,000,000 In the Central Pacific,
j charglLg the amount against the operatiug
expecsea of tbe Southern Pacific system
and creating a deficit of $3,073.8.
The bill asks for an order restraining
and enlolning the Vnioo Pacific from voting
' its 750.000 shares in the annual election to
be held on April S and a decree requiring
both companies to come Into court and
make answer to the particulars of the com-
rlaint.
The Keene faction la aald to bold about
$30,000,000 worth of Southern Pacific stock,
having bought this amount through a pool
some time ago. in tbe hop of an early
dividend,
Jadce laaaes Beetralalaa" Order.
After considering tbe complaints made
Judge Lurton tsaued tbe following restrain
ing order:
UrfVcVcX
chlblts, further than to say that it seems
the
ex
to me that the complainarts are tntltled to
have the statua preserved unltl they can
give notice and be heard upon an applies-
tlon for a preliminary injunction.
preliminary injunction.
It in therefore, ordered that the defend-
ant show cause on April i. una. uemre rn-
i .. .KamiM at M.nv . lenn.. st iu
a. m of raid uay. r. sv an injunction pen-
oente lite snail noi if r-u m
i I.. H .ta. Ho nt Ik.
R hlrnP ic Railroad
strained from in any manner transferring i
or disposing cf the lease of the Central j
Pacific road heretofore made to the South
ern Pacific c-cmpany. or of any of the !
rights of the aald So j there. Pacific- company I
tht-reunder. and from disposing of or trans- I
fernng bv sale or otherwise the shares of
fthe capital stock of said Central Psclfic ;
; company, owned or had by the suld touth- I
I em Pacific company, and that the said J
I Southern Pacific company. Its offU-ers.
sgents srd sttorney i-e restrained from :
Ifrmlttlng the defendant, said I'nlon Pa-
rifle railway, its officers, directors, ugents
cr attorneys, or proxy 'o ute n
roid com tuny standing in the name of the
is I'r.iun Pacinc KauruaJ -omiaii). or In the
, : nsn-c or name of inv Person or corpo-- , ,h,rM , tbv Medina Springs Cattle com- i sided during several sessions, is tempo
I tlon for its use or teneht, or in the name .... . ., . .
t-... ..... .. mdi for whirh he maa to rav ihetn ten Mm i rarilv acting secretary to Secretarv of tbe
: no a v
! nt sid Mercantile Tr jst cdbuhv its of-
: fleers, directors, agents or pruxv or to in
, "i"? '.V ' T. vTr . . . i " I
r . -
i itriors in me Dtjumrrn fsc-nic com-
tors of
I par.y. and that the said fcuthtrn Pacific
k- rvfi'rtlr.ed from in any wuy aitennn.
changing or smenair.g the bylaw of the
sbld cemipany so ar to change the tim or
place for the election cf a new board of j
j t stating regulation ir. respect of the an-
1 nual aloe khfiluers' meeting or for the eler- '
t:..n ..f nr.f'fjr. irl tl-im thl. mmln p. i
a . . . . , i . k - ,t- n . .. ...
.l-.sil be hard ami aiMKed ot.
1 .f."l';.0:.,r! ,na. " ",ut,J,:oB the Pennsylvania railroad here todav.
, and of this order t served jpon ti.e w-
i )enQ, lts or. cr before Mtrch 17, 1X at ij?
nion.
I CURRENT KILLS A MOTORMAN
j
Trolley Wlrea Fall I poa Him and
Bady Plaages la Front
of Car.
NEW TORK. Msrch 11 An overhead
J srailey wire ia the Bronx broke laat nlgbt.
falling ci a motcrman. who waa Instantly
killed by the current and fell over tbe
dashboard of the car wblrh passed aver bis
body. Tbe car was enveloped la a sheet of
blue flam, but the conductor and the one
patsetger oa the car at tbe time escaped
injury.
Tbe body of the motormaa, which wt
frightfully burned, could not be ttrlcated
from beneath the ear us til ths correal was
shut oS at tk power bona.
JERCME BEGINS AM INQUIRY j
I.VeW.t
I District Attorney
A f-
falra of the Metropolitan
(treat Railway. - '
NEW YORK. March !.- District Attor
ney Jerome today made public a statement j
In reference to the affairs of tbe Mrtro- 1
pol tjn Street Rsllvay casnrany, which hls'w
efflre is investiaatlng. , I
The complainant ta the rate ta WMIlam I
Ampry. a former employe of tbe Third
Avenue Street Railway compxay. who. Mr.
Jcrrme said, produced a ma-e of statist Ira
confessedly compiled from m ejwsrterly re- '
ports cf the officers of the f-oinrary mnde
to id s:Jte ratirona rsnnipiosen. i
me ma ter was reirrrea w irputy t- gram.l A partial list of annual readjust
ing Attorney Srhurman. wboarrwred re- i m(.n, of .aiarit of clerka in Dostorncea if
pern if the company to th state railroad j
j commieiaon ard the slock legislaUoa a j
iatatemect mde by Mr. reelaiifl. with re-
j ports cf two actountams.
" 4 .Pfi or ,
I those doc uments, saya Mr. Jerome. , "that
thrre were apparently iacSpslstenriew in
(b( f
- ... ,
not applicable
srlves."
from tbe reports thrm
Mr. Jerome, tberefere. seat far tbe coun
sel of tbf company, who at oner placed st
his disposal all the books snd papers of the
company and tbe investigation I now pro
reeding, expert accountants tang engaged.
WCMAN KILLS HER HUSBAND I 8 oo to $oo: and one
sddltional st $t00. Grsnd Island, one. $&
C laims That the Revolver Weat Off la j to $700. and two $900 to $1,000. Nebraska
tTmmmr t Commit ' I OB additional at $500. Norfolk, one.
$500 to $600, and one $600 to $R00. Platts
" mouth, one addltlrnal at $500. Tork. one,
; j $4"0 to $500, and two $R00 to $500.
KANSAS CITT, March 11 Actuated by ' Sou'h Dakota: Aberdeen, two. $500 to
Jealousy. Mrs Julia Sharp, wife of James
A. Sharp, a bartender, shot and killed the
lstter st their home in Holme street here
st noon today.
Mrs. Sharp fired two shots, both of which
took effect, the second bullet entering her j
husband's head. She then attempted to
commit suicide, but was disarmed by other
members of the family beroce see could fire
again.
Later Mrs. Shsrn said tbe shooting wsa
accidental. She attempted to commit sui- )
clde. her husband grabbed ber and struck
her seversl times; ther fell to tbe floor
together a 1.4 the revolver was discharged
while they were struggling.
JUDGE DAY HAS ' PNEUMONIA
Phrilrltuii. Howetfr, Bajr Tlier Are
K. Compllcatl... a.d tat
farerable Symptoms.
WASHINGTON. March 11 Justice TJsy's
physician this morning asaonnced that hlk
patient is slightly better, tbst he rested
fsirly well last night.
Tbs following bulletin regarding; Jwdge
Dsy's condition was Issued at 1:4 p. m.:
Judge Day has pneumonia. Involving the
lower lobe of the left lung. He Is doing
very well today. There are tut complica
tions snd no unfsvorable svmptoms.
S B. L 11ARD1?C.
WILLIAM OSTLE.
Dr. Hardia. the attending t b-wiclsn. and
savers! visits te Um Ju ict' t '".,i tfee day
f" , " ,, "T -
Justice Day has had a comfortable day
and all symptoms continue laroraoie.
WILL PROBE BRIBERY CHARGE
Mlaaearl Hoaao Appelate Commie tee
to lareetlvate Corrapt
Offer of f ash.
JEFFERSON CITT, Mo.. March 11 The
house todsy appointed s committee t
Investigate charges made on the floor by
Speaker Whitecotton tbst an sttempt at
bribery hsd been made to defeat tbe Dsrid
aon text book bill.
Speaker Whlteootton announced that a
member had informed him that $100 had
sg-ainat tbe bilL
Mr. Davidson of Marion.
author of the
bill, ssid be would furnish evidence.
INTERVIEW COSTS
POSITION
Mwtaat Representative Is Bee
for iM-a-laa- le Aaaesatlea
af Canada.
kited
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., March 1$. A private
dispatch from Washington received tonight
says Major Bittinger is recalled aa consul
i general In Montreal, because of an Inter
the T"lkn f
J to the I nlted States which he recenUy gave
. to a Montreal newspaper. Great Britain,
. . . ent(,red v
1 " Mla- nterea a p
marka cf the coneul ge
proteet and the re-
mr n mr iiu ' " r" -""i-
ret of unV-iefit imnortance for hie recall.
t ,.
He msy engage In Journalism upon bia
"
I return to St. Joseph.
, -
1 AS Wl - BflBl W m f I II A a-
WltN dttl UAIHAUf
Colorado aad levra Plalatlfs
llllaelsaa for Sixty Than,
aaad DoIIara.
SPRINGFIELD. 111.. March 11. Suit was
commenced
In the Vnited States circuit
' court today by S. B. Sylvester of Monte
: Vista. Colo., and R. F. Hosfcrd of Du
buque, la., againat E. E. Guinn of Douglas
county. Illinois, for $50,000 damages.
i It i alleged that on January 14. Mi
, the defendant screed to purrhae .f0
', Poy. for which be waa to pay them 1C0.OOO,
and baa o'ne-e refused to kee; the agree-
, ent.
i nmnnrn rvm nr-r r k i wnaisi'
, rUltltfi QAfLv JCtf U il I flAIri
I
Ita i
! Cars are Blown to Bits, hnt
One is
erlaasly
jared.
la
N. T. Vsrrh 13 -A fre:h. .in
OLEAN.
' iiiiBiilntnr r r rf oowder and three
J of dynamite collided with a switch engine
" lDr 7 " r" loQ",
The powder explcded. blowing the ear te
pieces. Ei.ht other cars were wrecked.
but the dynamite did not explode.
No or
waa bally hurt.
It was in thia city that th dreadful ex
plosion of p'trclcum occurred a few days
ago.
GAMJNG JOINTS RUIN OFFICER j
Laeea Post at Head of Detectives Be.
eanse of Faltare to Col.
leet Evldenee.
NEW TORK, March IS Poller Commls
rlone.' Greene today relieved Inspector
Nlrboisa Brocks of tbe command of the de
tective bureau. This waa swing to Brooks'
failure ts get ?vtdear against gambling
houses.
Brooks retsins command of tbs Inspection
district of Karha Oaa hat Brsu.
POSTAL CLERKS GET RAISE
De-arinie:t AnnouncM BwuH of Yearly
B-esdjoitmeat of Salaries.
AUTHORIZE MUCH IRRIGATION WORK
K. Wheeler at Omaha Temporarily
Artlaar aa Veretsry ta Unlle M.
!haw. Seeretarr of the
Trraaary.
KTom a Staff Correeporidetit
WASHINGTON. March 13 t Special Tele-
tnp nr,, ,Di second-class waa made public)
toa1T at the Poilofflce department. Thre
are fifteen offices of thla class In Nebraska
,n(j (ncreasta are made in eight, seven Ne-
brka poMraWfrs not yet having sent In
their recommendations. The seven who
have not been beard from are: Omaha.
,uu, .,UB. i.,uiU. r.iL..u,.;
' will go Into operation July 1. The depart
ment fcllne to give namea cf clerks la-
tended to be promoted, although post
i masters may do so 'f they desire.
Tbe following changes In clerk's salaries
I In Nebraska offices will be made: Colum
j bua. one. $500 to $600; one. $700 to $800.
i and one Ld1!ticnal at tr-00. Fremont, one.
$600; one, $600 to $700. and one additional
at $600. Deadwood, one, $60 to $700; two.
$H00 to $!00. Huron, one. $600 to $700; one.
$800 to $00; one. $MK to $1,000; and one
additional at $600. Mitchell, two. $500 to
SC. and one $600 to $SO0. Sioux Falls
two. $500 to $600; two. $600 to $700: one.
$1,000 to $1,100, and three. $1,100 to $l.Ji0
Watertown. one. $5oo to $600. and one $600 ;
to $S00. Wyoming: Cheyenne, one. $500 i
to $600: one. $600 to $800. snd one $H00 to j
l w- Raalins. two. $i00 to $600.
Sherl
dan. one. $500 to $600.
Irrlaatloa Works
la West.
After the cabinet meeting today Secretary
Hitchcock announced tbe authorisation of j
a large amount of Irrigation wcrks In tbe '
far west inrlndine authnrltv for acaulsi- r
. . , !
tlon of the necesns'.'y property and rights
o way preliminary to the construction of;
Irrigation works In five localltlea under
authority of tbe reclamation act approved
June 17. 1M2. About C00.O00 acres of lsnd
are involved.
Seaate Adjaaraa Thla Week.
Tb senate will adjourn next wek. prob
oly Thursday or Friday. This ia the pro
gram of the republican steering committee
snd the lemocrste will acquiesce. If the
session goes a day beyond that date It
will mean that seversl senators intend tail
ing to a greater extent on the Panama
treaty than ta now contemplated. Amend
ments to the Cuban treaty will be ac
cepted by ths republicans, but no change
will be permitted ,1a .. th Panaam-j canal
Te.rf. ' :.: '
The republican starring committee ws
la session the entire forenoon In Senator
Allison's committee room. Wbea It ad
loarned members maintained aa air of
secrecy that was practically impenetrable
until It became known thst sn r.cderstand
Ing existed between the republican and
democratic leaders. The agreemeLt for a
vote on the Panama treaty formed tbe
basis of getting together snd everything
dates from Tuesday, when thst rote will
be taken.
One member of the obmmlttee said that
the Cuban treaty wruld be voted upon two
dayr after the ratification of tbe canal
I convention. Another member said tbe seu-
ate would adjourn Thursday. Senator Gor
I man was seen following tbe meeting of
the republicans, and his ststement that he
could see no resacn wby tbe senste should
not be through by this day week aho-sed
that the attitude of the republicans is not
j without the sympathy of tbe minority
1 p,r r
rolttee will meet tomorrow, but there Is
every resson to believe that thla wlil
merely be for the purpose of formally sup
porting the position taken by Senator
Gorman.
Osnard Bays Historic Home.
Henry T. Oxnsrd, president of ths Amer
ican Beet Sugar association, haa bought
Beverly Place of aristocrat associations In
j Fauquier county. VI
of fppervllle. The
lrginla. near the town
purchase was recently
i rerotlated through a Washington real ea-
tate firm and It' Is ssid that Mr. Oxnard
immediately stock bis rarm witn nis
thoroughbred horses. Mr. Oxnard has st
! .rious times considered locations in New
Jersey. Kentucky.
, I parte of Virginia.
Maryland and other
He finally selected
Beverly Place beea.. of
Ita closeness to
Washington. His commerrir.l Interests re.
quire that he make Waabington hia bead
i quarters and be often finds It inconvenient
to spare tbe time trip to Kentucky and
j New Jersey would Involve. To get to
: Vonervllle reaulres only a couple of hours.
,nd he ciB kM.p In quick telegraphic and
telephonic communication with buitinea
headquarters.
Shave Tries Omaha Maa.
W. H. Wheeler of Omaha, formerl; clerk
j to the committee on public buildinga and
grounds, over woicn i)sve Mercer pre.
i rarily acting secretary to Secretary of tbe
' Treasury Shaw. Mr. Wheeler haa not yet
been finally selected by Mr. Shaw to fill
thia Important petition and la serving
. .-,.
merely upon pruuatiuu.
Boatlne ) Depart
seata.
The postofflces at Oak Grove, Poaesbiek
i county, and Selection. Monroe county, Ia..
i have been discontinued.
, Civil service examination will be held st
i Norfolk, Neb.. April S; -Oeage. la. Msy 1;
! Oefweia. Ia.. May a. for positions of clerk
I6'" carriers la the postofflces named
f " ,4MM PPot rural
letter carrier and George L. Jones substl-
lata at Superiorv f-'eh.
The- ipct otftri department' haa ordered
thf establishment oa June 1 next of a sta
tion at A tut s A ?ricultrat college, Iowa, te
be knawa fs "Ci jutatloa."
Tha eontrmn ! j rrying tbe mall from
Heln Mo Eaeeka. U. has beea awarded
or Fort Madieoa.
Postmasters appointed : - Nebraska Wes
ley A. Smith. Barsda, Rirtsrdsoa county,
vire R. A. Hoback, resigned. South Da
kota Paul Geranea, Savo. Brown county.
Klas Willi a resslala.
NEW TfiRK, March U It Is snnourred
thai the New York Dim which supplied
tne fountain at Oeorge Oould s country
borne si Lakewood has been asked by the
king cf Slam to make sn estivnai on the
eost of exM-ticg a simitar fountain five
times sa large ia lit cDUal court ard of
Us
CONDITION CF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Net.rnska-Kalr In N"rth.
Rain or Snow In nuth Pcrtion St iri ;
Sunday Fair. Warmer In North Portion.
Irmrrratire at ttmaha yeaterda
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OMAHA VIEWJMPROVERS HOT
Demaads a Street Hallway Llae aad
Some Street Lamps for
Their Seetloa.
Resolved. That It is the sense of this
club that we have submitted patiently to
the promises made by our public servat.ts
ard corporations In regard to p;ib!!r Im
provements sod Mid promlws were but
delusions; therefore be it
Resolved That the Omsha Street Rsll-
company be reqjested to immediately
construct and operate s street car lire on
Thirty-tMnl stret (mm Fnrker to Maple
streets snd that we Invite tbe cltv roum 11
and the superintendent of the street rail-
way company to be present at a ros"
meeting of the residents of Omaha View-
on Friday evening. March 3". 1 for the
purpose of prrsemirg to them our griev
ances ana Just demands.
This resolution was unanimously adopted
by tbe members of tbe Omaha View Im
provement club Friday evening.
During the evening an animated discus
sion arose over the promised extension of
the street cat lines along Thirty-third
atreet, which, tbe committee from the club
to the street railway company reported,
bad been thrown over board, owing
to the scarcity of population In that pcr
tion of tbe city, and the poor condition
of the street upon which the proposed
extension was to be made.
Councilman Karr waa roundly scored as
waa alii Manager Smith of tbe street
railway company, for tailing, the club
debated, to extend tbe line after a lax had
been levied and collected for tbe necrsssry
improvement of tbe route, by grsdlng and
otherwise.
New gat lamps were requested to be
lorsted st the intersection of Thirty-fourth
snd Msple streets. Thtr.y-tecond snd
Msple. Thirty-second snd Ohio, Thirty
first snd Ohio, Thirty-second snd Miami
snd Thirty-fourth and Lake, the club vot
ing to tend its request to the council.
Mrs. Mary Lyona, residing on Lake
street, wss admitted to membership, and
baa tbe diatlnction of being the only woman
member of the club.
The Invitation from lbs Prospect Hill
Improvement club to sttend a meeting of
that club next Tuesday evening wss s ex
cepted. A movement wss Insugurated for the
organisation of a woman's suxllisry to tbe
club. ,
A Joint session of tbe Improvement clubs
of the city waa favored for tbe discussion
et municipal toplca.
FIRST WARD REPUBLICANS
Candidate fas- City Cawaell Declare
,TI mp til i sa at the Clnh'a
' Meetlax,
At the meeting of th First Wsrd Re
publlesa club P. Mi Back announced him
self as a candidal for the city council
and made a strong tslk on hit record in
that body, expressing bis desire to stand
on his record. Clyde C. Sunblad, also sa
announced candidate for the council, spoke
briefly, ssylng that he believed be could
accomplish some things for the First ward
thst hsd not been sccomplisbed.
Joalah Kent and Isasr Hasrall were
called upon. Mr. Kent declined to speak
and the councilman from the First ward
made the people glad by asking them to
help locate a number of new electric
lights. He then went into a defense of hi'
vote on the power franchise ordinance. H
ssid he desired to see a chsnge In the
charter of the city, permitting the election
of a councilman from each ward and nine
councllmen-et-large
Frank E. Dworak. a fourth candidate for
the council, spoke, taking issue with Coun
cilman Hascsll on the question of corpora
tions. Other sneskers were Charlea B.
Srhreth and G. D. Ablun.
The club will meet Fridsy evening. March
20, at National ball. Thirteenth and Wil
liam streets.
PLEADS FOR HER
CHILDREN
Mother Aaswera Petition of laslltete
for Gnardlanshlp of Lit
tle Oaea.
Isidor Ziegler has filed In the county
court the answer of Ross H. Evernghlm
to the petition of the Child Saving insti
tute for tbe guardianship of her two minor
children, Mary J. and Virgil Harding. Tbe
institute nad alleged tbat she waa not a
proper person morally to have the rearing
of tbe minors. In ber snawer the defend
ant specifically admits that for some time
she led a lift? of shame, but pleads that she
did not resort to It until she had found
nrrseu pnyaieany unante to support her- .
self snd children by sewing, and hsd star- j
vation staring them In the face. She af-
flrma that during the time she reaorted to
the baser means of livelihood under the!
t r.u.. o ii .u- .... .v- .v,.
iiauiv vi, K i u j m itussrii putt rt lur (Mil
dren st the Creche and with tbe Sisters at
i Benson snd always free; from bad influences.
They are aged and 4. respectively, snd
the mother allegca that the father de
serted the faxily two years ago. Mrs.
Evrrnghim further alleges tbat tbe la now
physically strong and able to rare for her-j If the revenue bill aeMbus amended
self and ibe children without retorting to parses, as it doubtless will, hat Is re
Improprieties. yarded aa ihe moat vital question before
tnla legislature ia settled, snd, set tied, it
ROBBERS TAKE TRUST'S CASH1 " or of corporate imer-
esta as against these of the smaller tax.
Blow Standard Oil Safes. Open Them
and
Deeamp with
gSJMM.
March 13. Safe blowert
ATLANTA. Ga ,
cracked tbe safes of the local office of the
Standard Oil company early today and se
cured $500 In money snd t.'l.CXM) in checks.
Movements of Oeean Vessels March 13.
At New York Arrived: Germanic, from
Liverpool: Nicclal II. from Copenhagen. I
At firemen Sailed : Koln, for New York
and Baltimore.
At reenocs Arnved: uvonlan. rrom
Philadelphia.
At Copenhagen Sailed: Island, for New
York
At Browhesd Passed: Cymric, from New
York, for Liverpool.
At Sicllly Passed: Rotterdsm, from New
Tork, for Rotterdam.
At Ma reel Ikes Arrived : peruvle, from
New York via Naples.
At LiverptKil Arrived: Celtic, from New
Tcrk; Preiorlan. from St John. N B . and
Halifax Salied- Bovlc. for New York
At Morlile Sailed : Corinthian. from
Liverpool, fur Halifax and i John. N. H
At liiufKW- isalled: Car tha gel. la n, for
St Johrs. N. F.
At C-ueenstown Arrived : Canada, from
Boston and Halifax, for Liverpool aad pro
ceeded. Can.pan.a. from New Tork. lor
Liverpool, acO proceeded.
RAILROADS WIN OUT
Ea?9 Adopts tb Thompson Ameniicsct
t) tbe Kerenae Bi.L
DEBATE LEADING UP TO VOTE IS WARM
DoutIm OonntT Men DiT.d on Quwupb,
but Kijority are Aggir.it
LEAVES DISCRETION WITH STATE BOARD
Prorideg What Shall Ee Caciidfred in tak
ing Eg lroad Valuation
NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH TO BE B.NOING
Float Vote ta Committee af th
Whole Was 111 lo 3d aad Pros
pects of Similar Vat aa
Flaal Passage.
From a Staff Correspondent
I LINCOLN. March ll.-iSpecial Tele,
j sram. After a fierce fight of 'to taya
j and a night the roue at W ''riock this
ftcrnoon. by a vote of M to r,. sdopted
! 'he Thompson amendment to section 87 of ,
' '.he fvvpniia till .ln.... i . w .w-
... .i i , m , na . ur nisynrr
of taxing railroads. The text of :be amend
ment is:
"1 move to amend section S7 by acdlng
after tbe word 'structure.' in Mne $5 of
said s'ctlon. the following: 'The total
gross oarnlnirs and net laming of sail
corporations, ourirg the year for which
said matement Is made, and the total
amount expended In the operation and
maintenance of :he property and the Im
provementa tbreor. ,1 Irgu'ehicg that ex
pended in ImproveTicnta cr betterment
from "bat expended in maintenance or op
eration. a!eo tbe dividend last de-larcd upon
Its sharea of stork and the cmount thereof
and th date, number and amount of all
dividends declared during tbe year next
preceding the date cf rurh report, and
such information as the state baard may
in writing require, all of hirh shall be
takn into considsratioo in ascertaining and
fixing the value of such road and ihe Iran
rhir? thereof, together with such other in
formation as eald state loard niay acquire
in relation thereto.' "
The Cadwell-Perry aayndment to Ux
railroad on their full ca?h .alu. -ncluding
franchise, determined ty adjing the market
value of the atorka and debt a represented
by bonds or mortgage inlebtedceas, wss
defeated by s vote of i8 to 36,
The debate began at .30 tbla morning
and lasted until nearly S o'clock this after
noon. It was the most hotly contested
fight of the session. The friends of tbs
Thompson amendment -barged that the
Caldwell amendment waa purely s fusion
method, taken from the Gram' Island plat
form, and that those republicans support
ing it were betraying ihelr party. These,
charges were resected by tboaa to whom
they were dlrectec, sndaho In aom cases
charged tbe supporters of the Thompson
amendment with being railroad tools. Tan
the debate d-saaded to thf level of la.'
crimination and recrimination. Th fu
sionlsts msde a. great fight ta get tbelr
twenty-four members la line on Caldwell's
smendment.
Haw Dssalsi "tea Voted.
Of the Douglas county members. Nelson.
Gilbert. Tec Eyck, Ktggs and Kennedy
voted for ihe Caldwell amendment snd
against Thompson's. Mnrsman. Koetter
and Shelly voied .'gainst the Caldwell
amendment and Morsman snd Koetter for
:bt Thompson.
Sweery of Aaama, who presided over th
committee of the whole this afternoon, vig
orously denounced the Thom.son amend
ment when it was introduced as a vensl
railroad measure, then fell In line and
iipported it today. It was noticeable that
1 from the first of 'his debate Speaker
I Mockett called no one to preside over the
committee' of the whole who did not today
vote ror the Thompson amendment.
The principal -peak era today were:
Thompson. Sears. Spurlock, Mors man. Mc
Allister. Sweety, Mockett and Douglas for
the Thompson amendment, aud Loomis,
Caldwell. Rou.e. Kennedy and Tea Eyck
for the ' Caidwell amendment. Loomis
closed the detste In one of ihe most ford,
ble snd effective speeches that haa beea
heard in tbe bouse tbla session. He oleadeit
!,or n hour for ,b Caldwell amendment.
laidweu and Ten Eyck were especially
forceful and dear In ihclr arguments, as
were alao Bouse end Kei.nedy. The
speakers on the other elde were aauallr
as effective.
All day the floor and naileries were
thronged with interested spectators. Ths
victory on this important matter, consid
ered s decisive one for the railroads, was
received with no cheers, tnough. from an
I Budtnce that Lad spent the day listening
attentively to every rrgument.
Thompson of Merrick, whose amendment
was adopted, waa s member of tbe Joint
committee thai Ira nod ihe revenue bill.
When he presented hia amendment yester-
day bweeiy, who toelay frjght for tbs
amendment, openly rbarged that it was
put ia st tbe bidding of the railroads and
would. If tdopted. leneflt their Interests
to the detriment of other taxpayers
, . . ,w . .
Eeet .f the Amendment
Tbe friends of the Caldwell intendment
say tbe Tbcrxpton amendment is no differ
ent In effect from the present ., g'.vta all
power lo tbe State Board of TluaHxalloa
and will facilitate evaon of taxes by tbs
! railroads.
payers. On he
same Use of argument
i Nebraska must wall at least two year
I longer for some means of compelling rall
rnsdt to pay -.heir Juel taxes and thus get
! from und-r tbe tremendous Illegal debt
resting 'iim it.
Caloac-ll of Clay resents the imputation
trade in the World-Herald that he aad his
col league hire been dragooned Into their
stand by tbe railroada working through J.
B fitnsmore. instead of Mr. Dlnsmor
coming to Ltnooln to instruct tb .Clay
county rrprrtf nt'ivrs ;a mnt way to vot
on tbe new revenue hill, hi visit to them
waa of a purely hoclrl natcr. Mr. Cald
well saya bla position las been sasumed
entirely icdepecdenl of any railroad In
fluence. SENATE TALKS ON ELEVATORS
After LenatKy Diseasslan Brady Bill
beea Bark fa Com.
mlttee.
eTrom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. March 13 iSpeelal.) Th
Erady elevator bill was tlua bona of oaa
J tsuuoa la lb aeaat this afternooa aad U