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    OMAHA DAILY HEE: MONDAY, MAltCII 23, 100.1.
tloa M. R. J.lfl, the Ollbf rt primary Miction
bill, hlrh In aimed at making a man tell
all th secrets Involved In the Australian
ballot system, Hall of Burt, evidently lm.
pressed with the drastic nature of the
measure, declared that:
'In my judgment, thla bill lacka but on
thing: ft Ought to provldfl that the elec
tlon board shall be equipped with branding
Irons and brand every voter as he comes
up to register, ao that he may never again
vote any otter way except that which he
has decide .to vote on this occasion. It
seems to mr this method would aerve the
purpose of the faction promoting thla bill
better than any other possibly could."
Currle of Dawes, who also represents In
the houne Sheridan, Bog Butte and Bloux
countlea, is one of the moat popular mem
bera of the legislature. Yet he la one of
the least aaaumlng. He seldom la beard
in publla apeceh, though he takca an active
Interest In all the proceedlnga. He never
allows a bill to get by without voting on it.
Currle is a', cattle ralaer and la possessed
of sufficient of thla world'a goods to keep
the wolf from the door for many moona.
He owns a range of 8,000 acres and keepa
about 1.000 head of cattle regularly, be
sides the thousands he buys and eells. In
the frontier -flays of Minnesota, Currle wa
one of the pioneers of the North Btar atate,
being a resident of Brainerd, where he
conducted the old Leland hotel. Currle has
been vigorously promoting a bill this aes
alon calculated to exterminate prairie doga,
which are expensive nulsancea out in hla
section of the atate.
weesy Spring, at Joke.
For aome time there has been a standing
Joke that ortai cbalr would do for 8weeiy
of Adama and Bpurlock of Case, because
when one member was not up talking, the
other one was. The Joke waa sprung by
Bpurlock himself. The other day Bpurlock.
who, by the way, ta one of the most pleas
ing and effective debaters in the house,
waa making a forcible pica for aome meas
ure, and Sweezy allpped over and planted
himself in the Caas county man's chair.
When Bpurlock. sat down be found him
self in Sweety's lap. A laugh arose, which
waa accentuated when the gentleman from
Adama promptly arose and began talking,
turning to Bpurlock and explaining that
aa there waa but one chair between them
he (Swcezy) had no other recourse than
to begin speaking.
Probably no other man In the houae has
been heard more often during the session
than Sweezy. Harmon of Saunders, who
seldom speaka, declarea he haa made a care
ful calculation and found that Sweezy baa
consumed preclaely 9, 318.45 worth of time
this aession In debating.
In thla connection may be told the dr.
eumetancea of the only speech mado this
session by Bacon of Pawes. Bacon la one
of the beat-natured members of the legis
lature and la liked by everyone. He la
one of the fifty-five farmers of the houae.
Hla aeat la directly in front of the clerk's
desk and he paya atrlct attention to every
proceeding. Last week the houae adopted
a rule limiting speeches on the revenue
bill to ten minutes. One day Sweexy arose
and began talking. Half a dozen watchea
were pulled out. When he bad talked ten
mlnutea some member called the attention
of the chair to the fact, whereupon Sweety
exclaimed:. "I'll take my aeat if any mem
ber demanda it."
Everything waa quiet and Sw9ezy re
peated his banter, smiling aa if he knew
no one would call him.
"I demand it," presently ahouted Bacon
lifting his 265 pounds of avordupols from
hla aeat.
Thla was Bacon's maiden speech, but It
nnk effect Immediately.' for Sweezy sat
down forthwith.
No Time to root Away.
Coughs, olds and lung trouble demand
prompt treatment with Dr. King New Dls
covery. No -.cure, no pay. 50c; fl. . For
sal byi Kunn Co..
BULLET AS WEDDING GIFT
Discarded 1-orer Hhoota Newly Made
Bride at thlcaao Marriage
Feast.
CHICAGO, March S2. Extending a wed
ding gift In one hand and a revolver in the
other, Benjamin Valerlo fired at the bride
of Joseph Malone at the wedding feaat
which they were celebrating tonight.
In the atruggle which followed aa the
fcrlde sank to the ground dangerously
wounded, Valerlo received fatal Injuries
and Mlrhael Malone, a brother cf the
groom, was so aeverely hurt that he may
not recover. The tragedy occurred while
the nuptial festivities were at their height
and while enthusiastic guests were crowd
ing around the newly wedded pair to offer
congratulations.
Valerlo was a discarded lover.
TOOLS FOUND, MEN ESCAPE
Police Locale Wire Tapjtri' Inntru
aaeata. but Cannot Catch
Enriched Crooks.
NEW ALBANY. Ind.. March 22. The po
lice today recovered the wire and batteries
of wire-tappers who atole information from
the poolrooms at French Lick and Weat
Baden Springs on Friday afternoon and
thus secured ,8,000.
The wire waa tapped two inllea north of
New Albany. A fine copper wire was run
down a pole and along the ground to a va
cant house a quarter of a mile away. Six
teen hundred feet of wire and forty-nine
batteries, valued at 1100. were recovered.
Telegraphers Vote- to Strike.
TEXARKANA, Tex.. March 22. The re
sult of the ballot taken by the telegrapbera
and atatlon agenta of the Kansaa City
Southern ou a propoattlon to strike waa
made known today. The vote favors the
strike by a large majority.
BETTER SHOW
For Her Children Than . She
Had.
They will do it because they don't think
carefully, but parenta who give coffee to
children reap their own punishment in the
puny, alckly looking little onea.
Many and many a child haa been atarted
oa the road to dlaeaae that endod in death
by being Improperly fed and given coffee,
which la a rank poison to many a highly
organized human being.
A lady of Atlanta, Oa., says: "My mother
v.as a slave to the whims of her children
and let ut eat and drink anything we called
for: particularly ahe gave ua coffee, and
lota of It.
"I grew up delicate, nervoua, half sick
ed miserable. When I waa about grown I
began having aerloua spells with my heart
and my condition became so bad my friends
decided I could not live long. At a con
sultation of physicians one of the doctors
proposed that I dlacontinue coffee. This
was yeara ago, before Postum was dls
covered. I quit the coffee and in a year or
two my heart was perfectly well.
"fevtral years later when 1 had a home of
my own I Imagined that the atlmulant ot
coffee might benefit me. ao I atarted In on
it and la a few days the old symptoms of
heart tieobla returned, I quit It and took
up Poatum Food Coffee for my morning
beverage and the heart trouble disappeared.
I find I'ostuaa aids my digestion and has
helped to build up my whole system.
"I noWi uae It three times a day and give
It to my .children with the knowledge that
it la a powerful, delicious liquid food In
stead of a pernicloua poison." Name given
h Poatum Co., BatUe Creek. Mica,
CONGRESS TO MEET -EARLY
President Determined to Convene Special
Session it October.
CUBAN TREATY LEGISLATION DESIRED
Indications Point to the Adoption of
Some Kind of a tlotare Rale In
the Senate at Conlag
Session.
. (From a Staff Correspondent )
WASHINGTON. March 22. (Special.)
President Roosevelt la fully determined to
call congress together in extra session on
or before October 1. All sorts of pressure
has been brought to bear upon him In tha
hope of inducing him to abandon this
project. But the president has decided
that it Is essential that legislation must
be enacted to put the Cuban treaty into
effect before the marketing of the sugar
crop of the Island tor this year. The presi
dent has told those who have called upon
him to protest that. In hla opinion, the nec
essary work can be accomplished within
two or three weeks, and that nothing need
prevent an adjournment In ample time to
allow senators and members to take part
in the fall campaigns In their respective
states.
There la no doubt that it the president's
plan should be carried Into effect with
the leaders in both bouses In harmony
with him the desired Joint resolution could
be disposed of within a week. But con
gress Is not in the habit of acquiescing In
the wishes of the president In matters of
this kind. Within an hour after the formal
election of Mr. Cannon as speaker the bill
box will contain several hundred bills, the
authors of which will push their favorite
measures wtth their utmost vigor. The
so-called Aldrtch financial bill Is one which
will cause prompt discussion. It waa not
because they opposed the principles laid
down in the bill that the democratlo mem
bers of the house refused to allow it to
be discussed during the last few days of
the last seaslon, but they argued with a
great deal of force that ao radical a depart
ure from existing law should not be forced
through the house under whip and spur
during the last hours of a dying congress,
especially as the bill had not been printed
more than twenty-four hours when the
attempt was made to pass it.
Canal Donda Involved.
The fact that under the Panama canal
treaty aometblng like $150,000,000 In 2 per
cent bonda will be put upon the market
within the next few years, may have an
important bearing upon the fate ot the
Aldrlch bill. Heretofore United States
bonds, even when bearing the lowest rate
of interest, have always commanded a pre
mium. This Is due in part to the fact
that such bonds are the basis of national
bank circulation, and are also required aa
a guaranty that United Statea funda de
posited In banks will be repaid when
needed. The Aldrlch bill, aa It Is well
known, provides for the eubstitutlon of
state, municipal and other bonda for such
purpose, and it Is believed that should
that bill become a law and the outstanding
Indebtedness, of the United States be In
creased, as it must be, as soon aa active
work begins on the canal, the result will
be the depreciation in the value of gov
ernment bonds. But that the Aldrlch bill,
or some similar measure, will be put
through congress at the next session is a
foregone conclusion, and that an attempt
will be made to have it enacted Into law
Just as soon as : congress reassembles.
whether it be In August or December, is
equally certain.
Some talk has been heard within the last
tow days of an organized attempt to de
feat the Cuban legislation, but it Is not at
11 likely that it will be successful not
withstanding the efforts ot the anti-Cuban
lobbyists to this end.
Clotnre Rale In Sight.
There were one or two significant! in
cldenta in connection with the extraordi
nary session of the senate which has Just
closed which seemed to presage changes
In the senate rules. Some of the moat
persistent advocatea of unlimited debate
among the older senators openly express
themselves as favoring rules which will fa
cllltate business In the upper branch of
congress. It is not likely that a cloture
rule as drastic as that of the house will
ever be adopted, but it seems quite prob
able now that within the next year the'
senate will wipe out some of Its tra
ditions, and will adopt some method
whereby the majority can legislate when
bo disposed in spite of the opposition of an
insignificant minority. In the past Senator
Allen of Nebraska tied up the senate for
several days until he forced his views upon
tho . majority. Senator Quay of Pennsyl
vania spoke for nearly a week in oppo
sltlon to the Wlleon tariff bill and was
ready to keep it up for another week if
the majority had not agreed to the amend
menta he desired. At the close of the
Fifty-sixth congress Senator Carter of
Montana killed tho river and harbor bill
by talking It to death, because he did not
think hla section of the country had been
properly cared for in the matter of irri
gation legislation. The most recent ex
hibition of one-man power In the senate
waa that given by Senator Morgan, who
forced the extra aession because he would
not permit a vote on the Panama treaty
before the 4th of March. Such men as
Senators Allison, Aldrlch and Cockrell have
come to the conclusion that the time has
rrired when the senate should be per
mitted to do business if a majority ot that
body desires to accomplish something. The
result will be that the Fifty-eighth con
gress will see a new order of things In
the upper branch, and many of the obso
lete rules will be expurgated.
Neve Pablle Balldlac..
Within the next year. In all probability,
active building operations will be begun
on both sides ot the park surrounding the
capltol. Although the omnibus bill, carry
Ing $3,100,000 for a new office building far
the houae of repreaentatlves was not signed
until March S, three weeks have
not elapsed before the first step toward
aecuring the neceaaary land for this pur
pose had been taken. The commission
which haa the matter in charge propose
to push matters with the utmost speed in
order that the new structure may be ready
for occupancy at the very earliest posalbla
date.
Almost Identically with the approprla
tlon of the first installment of the money
for the congressional office building, con
gress provided for a new union station tor
the railroads entering Washington. This
atatlon Is to be located Immediately north
ot the capltol grounds. It will coat, to
gather with the approaches and tunnel
somewhere In the neighborhood of $10,000,
000. The construction of the building will
be under the direction ot the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, and a great deal of In
terest la felt here over the probable time
which will be required for the work. It I
a notorious tact that government building!
invariably require twice as much time for
their erection as do private buildings of
like cost. In tact, the only notable ex
cepllon to thla rule In the laat decade was
the rebuilding of the capltol roof under
the direction of Mr. Elliott Woods. It was
because of the wonderful work that he did
in thla Instance, and also In the matter
of tearing out and rebuilding tbe old con
greaalonal library, that Mr. Wood waa
given tbe position of aupertntendent of the
building, in apite of the oppoaition ot some
Jealous arrhltecta, who wanted the plac
for one of themselves.
Tbe Pennsylvania compaajr U eipecUd
to start w,ork Juat as soon as the plans
can be prepared and arrangements made
with the Baltimore A Ohio, which la the
only other road at present having Its own
terminal facilities In Washington. It Is
confidently believed that within five years
the tracks which now cross the Mall will
have been taken up, that the historic old
Long bridge will have been abandoned and
that Waahington will be provided with a
handsome railroad station second to none
In the country.
It Is not generally known outside of
Washington, and In tact few people In
the city realite, that the Long bridge Is
almost a thing of the past. The stone piers
for the new structure to take lta place
are about completed, and within a month
or two tbe work on the superstructure will
have been started.
Shakeap In Sham's Department.
This Is not an age of "old men for coun
sel" in the trcaaury. That Important gov
ernment department is now in the hands
of "young men for action," and the result
Is that the ripper process Is going on at a
rate that would amaze tbe oldest inhab
itant of any city reorganized by a legisla
ture. This business Is called "Improving
the service," but Just why It Improves a
service to put experienced men out and in
experienced men in, will probably not be
easily understood. The recent retirement
of General Spaulding, assistant secretary,
one of the most distinguished and experi
enced men In the cuatoma service, has now
been followed by the enforced departure
of General Jamca A. Dumont, who has for
thirty yeara been connected with the steam
boat inspection service and for a large
part ot that time supervising Inspector
general. He is a man ot an ability fully
corresponding to his extensive experience,
and haa bean recognized as a great au-
tnority on ail matters connected witn tnis
service. Bath the generals are succeeded
by young men, without knowledge or ex
perience In the line ot work which they
have undertaken. It Is a sufficient com
mentary on the "rlpptr" business to say
that both -the generals are transferred to
nfcrlor positions, the value of their serv
ices being thus recognized, while the higher
places are held by tbe young newcomers.
The whole clerical force of the department
being shaken up in the rejuvenating
process (so-called), and, as far as haa
yet developed, not all to its Improvement.
Cured by One Bottle of Chamberlain's
Coo ah Remedy.
The honest truth as stated by Frank W.
Perry, editor of the Enterprise, Shortavllle,
N,
. Y.:
"When I had an attack of the grip laat
winter (the second one) I actually cured
myaelf with one bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. This la the honest truth.
at times kept from coughing myself to
pieces by taking a teaspoonful of thla rem
edy, and when the coughing spell would
come on at night I would take a dose, and
It seemed that in the briefest interval the
cough would pass off and I would go to
sleep perfectly free from cough and Its ac
companying pains. To say tbat the remedy
acted aa a most agreeable surprise Is put
ting It very mildly. I had no idea that It
would or could knock out the grip, simply
because I bad never tried It for such a pur
pose; but it did, and It seemed with the
necond attack of coughing the remedy
caused It not only to be of less duration,
but the pains were far less severe, and 1
had not used tbe contents of one bottle
before Mr. Grip had bid me adieu."
ASK CASTRO TO STOP
(Continued from First Page.)
the supremacy of any other man cannot
change either the attitude of the powers
toward Venezuela or the engagements en
tered Into by Venezuela through Mr. Bowen.
When the pope was Informed he said:
"Let ua pray God that this may end the
tribulations of our beloved children there."
Doubt Castro's Sincerity.
WASHINGTON, March 22. President
Castro's resignation came in for much dis
cussion today In government and diplomatic
circles. Tbe general sentiment of those
conversant with South American r.ffalrs
aeemed to be that the president's action
waa merely a political move to obtain a
vote of support from congress.
It Is not thought that ho has any serious
idea of giving up hla office permanently
Some manifestation of confidence, it Is
suggested, was necessary, in view of condi
tions existing in Venezuela) arising, it
might be, out of the extraordinary import
dutiea levied about a month ago, and tbe
effect of the revolution.
MAY SETTLE FAIR ESTATE
Relatives of Dead Millionaires Nego
tiate Friendly Agreement of
Disputed Will.
NEWMARKET, N. J., March 22. Abe
Nelson and William Smith, half and full
brothers ot the late Mrs. Charles Fair, to
day refused to discuss a report that the
claims of their family to the Fair eatate
had been settled for $250,000. A friend of
the family, who la in a position to speak,
said, however, that be doubted that such a
settlement had been effected, but if the re
port said the settlement was on tbe basis
of $250,000 to each of the relatives of Mrs,
Fair he would place some reliance In It.
From his manner of talking it was infer
red that negotiations to settle on that basis
are in progress.
TUGMEN RENEW HOSTILITIES
Owners of Vessels Are Notified that
Colon Men Mnst Be
Employed.
TOLEDO, O., March 22. Last year's hos
tlltttes between the Licensed Tugmen's Pro
tectlve association and the Great Lakes
Towing company will recommence officially
tomorrow, when all vessel and tug owners
will be notified that the Oreat Lakes tugs
havo been placed on the unfair list. AU
boata which have been towed by theae tugs
will be refused the service of the Interna
tional 'Longshoremen Marine and Trans
port Workers in loading and unloading, un
less the tugs so employed carry union men
Tho differences between the so-called tug
trust and tho tug men grows out of the
demand of the towing company for the rein
statement in the protective association of
men expelled laat season for refusing to
obey strike prdera.
SULTAN CALLS REVOLT OVER
Moroccan Pretender Is Still at Iarsjo,
However, and 1'nrulr Tribes
Delist.
LONDON. March 2S. The Tliuee' corre
apondent at Tangiera says tbe sultan ot
Morocco is disbanding his Irregular troops
and has announced officially that the re
bellion la ended.
The correspondent adda. however, tha
the situation is inexplicable, aa the pre
tender, Bu Hainara, baa not been raptured
and the government troops have failed to
recapture Taia and never attempted to
punish the rebellious tribes.
TO t IlK A t OI.II IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Rromo Quinine Tablets. Thla
signature jrey ft on every box.
16. V srTts
ROBBERS RAID STREET CAR
Shoot Bight and Left Among Crowd of
Cowering Passengers.
IOWA MAN FALLS DYING IN MOTHER'S LAP
Nervy Traveler Repels Attack with
Revolver, Thus Precipitating Gen
eral Fasllade, Bavins; Com-
LOB A NO ELKS, Cal.. March 22. Later
etaila concerning the street car holdup
last night show that after a pistol duel
between C. W. Henderson, one of the pas-
engers, and one of the robbers, the other
two highwaymen began shooting right and
left through the crowded car.
One passenger was killed and three
wounded.
The dead:
H. A. GRISWOLD of Manson, la.
The wounded:
J. C. Cunningham ot Los Angeles, thigh
bone broken; serious.
Ellis Pearson ot Sawtelle, shot through
left leg.
Dr. C. H. Bowles ot Los Angeles, shot
through left hand.
It Is believed that one of the robbers
was badly wounded.
Mr. Grtswold came here several months
ago for the benefit of his mother's health-
Car Strikes Obstruction.
The holdup occurred at the head of a
deep eut. The robbers had placed a steel
rail, a large bench and a cement barrel
on the track. Charles Curry, the motor-
man, saw the obstruction when the car
was several hundred yards from It and at
once turned off the current and ran slowly
to tbe place. The moment the car struck
three men wearing masks over their faces
sprang from the weeds alongside the track.
One boarded the front end of the car and
the other two the rear end. The first man
commanded the passengers occupying the
open seats to put up their hands and when
one of them did not comply he fired a
hot. Henderson then opened fire on the
robber, shooting as fast as be could pull
the trigger.
The robber turned his run unon Hen
derson, but as he did ko he was seen to
bend over and cry out as if in pain. Then
straightening Up he began shooting at the
passengers huddled In the front seats.
One of his bullets struck Ellis Pearson In
the left leg. Henderson continued firing
and the robber was seen to fall.
While this was going on the two robbers
who had entered the rear door commanded
the passengers to raise their bands and
most of them did so, but before they were
searcnea the shooting began on the out
side. Then the other two robbers began
snooting right and left into the crowd of
passengers.
Falls Dying In Mother's Lap.
Grlswold was seated about the middle
of the car with his back turned toward the
robbers. At the command, "Hands up!"
he tried to secrete his watch under bis
legs and one of the robbers, thinking he
was ADout to draw a gun. fired point blank
at him. The bullet struck him in the back
of the neck and he fell over Into the lap
of his aged mother, who was seated at his
side.
Dr. C. H. Bowles was near the front door
and at the word of command raised his
hands. When he had them in the air one
of the bullets from a' robber's revolver
struok his left hand and shattered the
bones. After emptying their revolvers the
robbers backed out of the door, sprang off
the car and disappeared .,. ,.
The car proceeded with all possible speed
to Sawtelle, the nearest point where med
ical aid could be secured.
Grlswold expired before the car had gone
mile. He never spoke after he was shot
and when his body was lifted from the
car at Santa Monica hla watch was found
under him on the seat. His mother was
covered with his blood' and was almost in
sane from fright and grief. The bullet
which killed him grazed the cheek ot Miss
Anna Funk, who waa traveling with him.
At Sawtelle Pearson was taken off tbe
car and conveyed to his home. The other
wounded persons were taken to Santa
Monica and given surgical attention.
As soon as the shooting waa over Hen
derson sprang from the car and started to
run. He ran across a vineyard and struck
a wire fence, being knocked down. While in
that position be saw two of tbe robbers
run to a road nearby and climb into a
buggy and drive toward Los Angeles.
Every available officer was sent to the
scene but no trace ot the robbers was
found. Owing to the confusion Incident to
the shooting no description was received
except that one was an unusually tall and
the other two of lower stature.
The general manager of the company to
night offered a reward of $1,000 for the
capture of each of the robbers. The high
waymen secured nothing whatever from tbe
passengers.
Inalde the car were thirty or more pas
sengers and there were more than ten
shots fired. Bullets were found imbedded
In the woodwork In many places when
the car reached this city.
SEES HOPE FOR BLACK MEN
Archbishop Ireland Claims Negroes'
. Economic Progress Breaks
All Records.
WASHINGTON, March 22. A delegation
from the negro press and the Negro Pen
and Pencil club called on Archbishop Ire
land today and expressed their gratitude
at his stand on behalf of the negro.
Archbishop Ireland, la response said to
him the Stars and Stripes had no meaning
whatsoever unless It was the brotherhood
ot mil. The idea ot a distinction being
made in civil and political mattera because
of race, language or color, he declared, un-
American. A man is a man and that is all
the American constitution requires or that
it ahould require If It Is a constitution
truly expresalve of liberty. He urged hla
callers to have patience and said that with
it the march of civilization and ot Chris
tlanlty would result In full recognition of
their civil and political rights. He ex
pressed the opinion that there was not in
the history of the world an example of aim
liar progress made by a people ot any color
or any race equal to that made by tbe col
ored people in tbe forty years since Presl
dent Lincoln declared them free and lnde
pendent. He predicted that what had been
accomplished In the laat forty years would
be quadrupled In the next forty years.
ICE IMPRISONS THREE SHIPS
Closes la oa Vessels, Giving Their
Captains Knotty Navigation
Problem.
BALTIMORE. Md.. March 22. The Don
aldson line steamer Hestla, which arrived
today from Glasgow, had a hard battle
with Icebergs off the Newfoundland banks
on March 15.
On the night of the 14th the vessel ran
Into a floe ot ire and by daybreak waa
completely aurrounded by icebergs, aome
of. which were 100 feet high. After trying
for five hours to make a breach In the wall
of Ice, Hestla finally aucceeded In getting
out
Two other vessels were In the same pre
dicament, tbe oil tank steamship Oil Ctty
and a tour-masted steamship, apparently
a big liner. Oil City followed Ueatia out
of the bresrh, while the other vessel broke
through previously, but as It was not over
hauled It Is thought It must have been disabled.
ST. LOUIS CHEERS FRANCIS
Fair President Gets Honor at Home
After interviewing Crowned
Heads.
ST. LOUIS. March 22. David R. Francis,
president of the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position company, returned today from bin
trip in Europe.
He left St. Louis on February 10 and
was In Europe eighteen days, during which
time he visited the capitals ot England,
France, Germany, Spain and Belgium, and
had audiences with King Edward. Presi
dent Lou bet, Emperor William, the Spanish
premier and King Leopold.
Mr. Francis arrived in the private car of
William M. Greene, vice president and gen
eral manager ot tbe Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern. The train was two hours
late, but when It rolled Into Union Matlon
at 7:30 this evening there waa a crowd of
at least 10,000 persons present to greet him.
With Mr. Francis were a committee ot
twenty prominent St. Loulsans, who went
to New York last week to meet him and
ttend the dinner of tbe Missouri society
given there in his honor.
Among them were Lieutenant Governor
John A. Leo, former Governor E. O. Stan-
nard, D. M. Houaer, C. W. Knapp, John
Scbroers and Corwln II. Spencer, who had
been acting president of the exposition
company during Mr. Francis' absence.
Mayor Rolla Wells headed a local recep
tion committee, made up of Director of
Exhibits Skiff, W. C. Btelgers, George H.
Morgan, Henry B. Hawes, Norris B. Gregg,
Secretary Walter B. Stevens, David R.
Francis, Jr., C. P. Ellerby and A. L. Col
lins. After an Impromptu reception on the plat
form Mr. Francis was escorted by a squad
of police through the cheering crowd to
carriagea. In which were his wife and
daughter-in-law, with whom he was driven
home.
WHITES OPPOSE LYNCH LAW
Colored Preachers See Hope for
Negroes In Schools and Public
Sentiment.
NEW YORK, March 22. Bishop W. B.
Derrick of the New York diocese of the
Africau Methodist Episcopal church and
Rev. R. D. Stinaon, commissioner of tbe
Morris Brown college of Atlanta, Oa., ad
dressed a congregation of colored people in
the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal
church today and both were hopeful for
the future of the colored race.
Bishop Derrick pointed out that educa
tion for the masses, both white and black,
In the south Is deficient, and continued:
What the colored nencln of the south neel
Is the passage of a bill like the Blair meas
ure in tne last congress. That Dili is raei
on a sound conception of the educational
needs of the southern negro. We do not
ask the nation to pension us. We ask the
nation, though, to educate us so that we
can support ourselves.
Speaking of the belief among northerners
that colored people were not safe In the
south, Dr. Stlnson said:
You think we are o-olna to be annihilated
down there some nay. That la because
someone like Mr. Tillman comes up here
and makes a few rash statements. The fact
of the matter le that the aovernor himself
could not stop the punishment of the negro.
even lr ne stood wltn the people who were
taxing tne law into tneir own nanas. -mere
are just ns many people, white people,
down south who oppose such acts as there
are In tbe north.
ONLY PRINCESS' FRIEND
American Dentist Says He Never
Taught Eloping Lady to
Wheel.
NEW YORK, March 22. Dr. Lewis
O'Brian, Mrs. O'Brian and their young son
arrived on the steamer Pretoria today.
Dr. O'Brian Is the American dentist whose
name has been connected with that ot
Princess Louise of Saxony.
Today he emphatically denied that he
had been officially expelled from that coun
try. He said be had heard such a report
when he got to Plymouth and averred tbat
the truth was that, learning that the Saxon
officials had been talking of some such ac
tion, be did not wait to give them a chance.
Princess Louise, be claimed, was simply
a patient of his and a friend of his family.
When her visits became tbe subject of
gossip they stopped. He never taught her
to ride a bicycle or went wheeling with her.
Mrs. O'Brian corroborated all her husband
said.
Dr. O'Brian has with him a letter from
Charles L. Cole, United States consul at
Dresden, giving him a high character.
The letter Is addressed "To Whom It
May Concern" and contains the following
passage:
Dr. - O'Brian has been the victim and
sufferer from calumny and the arbitrary
ruling of a kingdom, and I believe will
gain the sympathy of all those Americans
who hear of tile rcent experience.
GAS ASPHYXIATES FAMILY
Mill Manager Finds Wife and Babe
Dead and Then Commits
Suicide.
CINCINNATI. March 12. The dead bodies
of A. M. Betty, local manager of the
Washburn mills of Minneapolis; his wife.
Lulu, and their boy, Harry, aged 20 months,
were found In their home tonight.
A note written by Betty was lying nearby,
In which he accused his wife of killing the
babe, and the police think the woman may
have killed heraelt and child on account
ot domestlo troubles.
It Is said divorce proceedings had been
Instituted two years ago and were with
drawn before the birth of their boy. Betty,
it is thought, found the dead bodies on his
return home last night and deliberately
took his own life.
The body ot the babe was found In the
baaln, with no marks on It whatever. It
Is thought tbat Betty took It from the crib
and tried to revive it by turning on the
water. When be found It dead he turned
on the gas and lay down beside his wife's
dead body to die from asphyxiation, and
In that position their bodies "were found.
The odor of the gas led to the search ihls
evening.
NEGRO SHOOTS FOUfTfRIENDS
Chases His Sweetheart, Loses Her, and
Then Turns Wrath oa
Others.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 22. John
Willis and Mrs. Laura Jeffreys, aged 19,
were killed, and Frank Rowden and Mrs
Lucy Coleman ahot through the right and
left arm by Albert Wright tonight at th
home of Mrs. Coleman.
Cora Carr of Jeffersonvllle, Ind., was vis
iting Mrs. Coleman and the other victims
were callers. Wright bad been calling on
the Carr girl and came to tbe house. They
talked outside and when she came in
Wright followed ber chasing her through
the houae. Willis tried to quiet blm and
was killed. Wright then shot Mrs. Jeffreys
through the heart and emptied the gun at
Rowden and Mrs. Coleman, wouodlng both.
Tbe Carr girl escaped by biding under a
bed in a rear room. When his gun waa
empty Wright ran and Is being pursued.
Ail axe negroes.
WATERS WASH LEVEE TOPS
YicAsburg Receives Discouraging Beporta
. of Flood Conditions in MissirsippL
RAGING TORRENT TEARS DOWN EARTH
Memphis, batches and New Orleaas
Are, However, Hopeful, as River
Generally Seems Inclined to
Drop and Spare Country,
VICKSBURQ, Miss., March 22. Officers of
the steamer City of St. Joseph, which ar
rived here this afternoon from Greenville,
report a critical state of affairs slong the
Issaquena county front.
All along the line the water is almost
level with tho crown ot the levees and at
several points Is washing over. New work
Is stuffing badly and at Fl tiers a great cave
has appeared In the old levee. Into this
cavity 2,000 sacks filled with sand havo
been dumped without effect. Inspector
Dulaney, who Is In charge of the work, has
about decided to cut the old levee at half
a dozen places, sa a sudden break would
be disastrous to the new levee further
back. This Is vigorously opposed by peo
ple living between the levees, ana- feeling
Is said to be running high.
At Duvals and from Brunswick to Chot
ard there Is imminent danger at several
points where large forces ot laborers are
working day and night.
City of St. Joseph brought in more than
a hundred refugeea, men women and child
ren, from the Davis and Kiger places, and
will go back as soon as discharged for oth
ers who are imperiled by back-water.
Four hundred head of stock have been
concentrated on the high place at Aus
tralia awaiting removal, but It Is feared
that most of them will be swept away be
fore a .boat can be secured to bring them
out.
On the Louixtana aide, about Pitcher's
Point conditions similar to those at Fillers
exist and it will be impossible to hold the
line much longer.
The gauge here tonight registers 50.8 and
rising, and the under-the-htll section of tho
city, embracing the wholesale district, tho
railroad shops and compress, is well cov
ered with water.
The private levee protecting the Hamp
Davis place In Issaquena county gave way
this afternoon, flooding thousands ot acres
of cultivated lands. The break will seri
ously affect the weakened levee extending
from Duvalls to Ghotard, a distance if
four miles, and news of a break In that
line Is momentarily expected.
Waters Fall at Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. March 22. The river
here continues slowly to fall, the gauge
tonight registering 29.6 feet. The flood
conditions are becoming brighter, and it
Is generally accepted that the worst is
over. Reports from the levees both north
and south of Memphis say they are holding
splendidly.
The railroads west of the river will be
open for traffic by Wednesday next. More
refugees arrived today from the south and
are being taken care of by the authorities.
The chlpment of tents by the government
fiom Jeffersonvllle, Ind., is expected to
morrow and a refugees' camp will be
pitched, with ample accommodations for ail
flood sufferers.
Reports from Natches say that while the
weather today has been most favorable
for the levees, it was found necessary to
send more men to the Sycamore levee In
Cordla Parlrh, Louisiana. It was expecteJ
that the grade would be reached yesterday,
but when daylight broke this morning tbe
work was so far behind that the New Or
leans Northwestern railroad sent sixty
men to the front. There has not been
enough sunshine to dry out the earth with
which the men have to work. The fears of
tho people have been Increased by the con
tinued rise In the river and while the
levee men and engineers contend that Syca
more will hold, old timers who have ex
perienced the high waters, are skeptical, as
heavy pressure is yet to come. The
Natches gauge tonight reads 49.8, a rise
of 0.2 in the last twenty-four hours, and
rising.
Only One Mora Break.
NEW ORLEANS, March 12. The river
tonight reached the twenty-toot stage and
as the Memphis wave la on the way,
twenty-one feet will be reached by Satur
day if the levees hold along the Louisiana
line.
On the Ponchatraln district, New Orleans
to Baton Rouge, less than twenty miles of
levee was found slightly below the highest
standard, and this has been given false
crowns two feet high. Tha only Louisiana
break reported today was on Bayou La
Fourche, In front of Collector of Internal
Revenue Powell's Waverly plantation. It
Is about 150 feet wide.
THOUSAND THREATEN STRIKE
Chicago Carriage and Wagon Work
ers Vote to Quit Work for
, I'nlon Recognition.
CHICAGO, March 22. A thousand car
riage and wagon makers will go on a strike
tomorrow unless their demand tor recogni
tion ot their union and an Increaae in
wagea la granted.
At a meeting of the men this afternoon
the manufacturers offered to compromise
by paying extra for overtime and to grant
a nine-hour day. This was unsatisfactory
to the men and they voted unanimously to
strike. They will go to the various shops
tomorrow, but if the Arms again refuse
tbe men will not work.
TEXTILE MEN HALT STRIKE
Decide to Postpone leaning Final
Order I'ntll Thursday
Night.
LOWELL. Mass., March 22 After two
sessions, at which no action was taken,
the textile council decided to meet again
on Thursday night and then decide whether
to order a strike in seven corporations
here, the agents of which have declined to
Increase wages.
Presldont Conry, in an Interview, says
he has not sought outside Influence for
arbitration, and the textile council has not,
up to the present, been given any official
assurance ot support from unions in other
places.
China Grants Money for Fair.
rEKIN. March 22. The dowager empresn
has ordered an appropriation ot (00,000
taels to be made tor tbe Chlneae repre
sentation at the St. Louis exposition.
What Shall We
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Thla question arises In tho family
very day. Let us answer it to-day. Try
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taking I add boiling water and set to
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York Not without the most care
ful investigation, however, extend
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SEASON TICKETS S3.50
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Orchestra of New York.
J. 8. Duss, Conductor.
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