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Phe Omaha Daily Bee ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MOItSIXU, MA11CH 24, 1903-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. WILL OPENJAIL DOOR British Authorities Decide to Set Mrs. May brick Tree Next Tear. PARDON 13 REFUSED TO BITTER END Belease in Aooordana with Establish d Eoglub Practios. SENTENCE COMMUTED FOR GOOD CONDUCT Life PriKnen Can Always Escape with Fif teen Years. ANNOUNCES DECISION TO AID LAND FICHT Horn Secretary Telia Lawyers Fash Woman's Claims to Help Them Postpone Americas Lawealta. LONDON. March 13. Mrs. Florencs Msy brlck. the American womin who was con victed at Liverpool in 1S89 on the charge of poisoning her husband. Jsmes Maybrick, r arsenic, and whose sentence of death was commuted to penal servitude for life, will be released In 1904. The announcement comes from the home office, which authorises her Washington lawyers to use the fact of her relesse next year as a reason for aecurlng the postpone ment of the trial of the lawsuits bearing on the prisoner's interest in land in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia. Mrs. Maybrlck's pending release Is In no sense a pardon, being strictly In con formity with English practice, whereby a good conduct prisoner Is released after serving a stipulated part of his aentence. In the case of life prisoners this period Is placed at fifteen years, r,nd Mrs. May brick will next year have been In Jail for that time. Those who are In a position to know ssy that Home Secretary Akers-Douglas has shown great courtesy In connection with the suits now pending In America. Ulrl Marries Old Haaband. Mrs. Maybrick, who waa Miss Florence Elisabeth Chandler, and a member of a well known end prosperous southern family, was married July 27. 1881, In St. James church. PlcadUly, to James Maybrick of Liverpool. She was then IS yeara old, vivacious and beautiful, and also a favorite. Her husband was over 40 years old. In the spring of 1889 Mr. Maybrick became ill and in a few days he died. His brothers Investigated bis death and charged Mrs Maybrick with the murder of her husband. A long trial followed and a number of doc tors awore Mr. Maybrick died of arsenical poisoning. The defense proved that for twenty years Mr. Maybrick had been a confirmed ar aenlo eater and that he dally took dosea that would have killed a dozen ordinary men. Mra. Maybrick waa eventually sen tenced to death by the judge, Sir Fitxjamee Stephens, who spoke for two days in charg ing the jury, and who said It waa Impos sible, for them, to fipd her not guilty In the -face of tba . mod tea I evidence. Tie aien aome ttma later fn a madhouse. . From the time of Mra. Maybrlck's con vlction, her mother, the Baroness von Roquea, has been unremitting In her at tempta to obtain the prisoner's release, in which she haa been, aided by Influential friends on both atdee of the Atlantic In 1900, after the -death of Lord Russell of Kllloween, chief Justice of England, a let ter written to Mra. Maybrick In 1895, was discovered. It showed that the eminent lawyer was convinced that ahe ought never to have been convicted, and It haa been generally understood that all the recent American ambassadors to the court of St. James have done everything possible to obtain Mrs. Maybrlck'r pardon. . Had she not been able to teatlfy In the suits pending In the United States Mra. Maybrick and her mother would have lost all title and Interest In large tracta of land situated In Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia. LELAND'S BODY IS CREMATED Ashes, Together with Those of Hla Wife, to Be Broaht to tailed Statea. FLORENCE, Italy, March IS. The cre mation of the remains of Charlea O. Leland ("Hans Breltmann"), the American author and poet, who died here Friday laat, took place today at the Tresplano crematory, near Flesole. Mrs. John Harrison of Philadelphia, sis ter of the deceased, and her husband were preaent, aa were many other Americana. The ashea will be taken to the United Statea with those of the late Mra. Leland No religious services were held, but at the Protestant cemetery the remains were blessed. SULTAN CALLS REVOLT OVER Mereuess Preteader la Still at Larfe , However, aad laraly Trlbea Deaaat. LONDON, March 21 The Times' eorre spondent at i anglers says me sultan o Morocco la disbanding his Irregular troops and has announced officially that the re bellion ia ended. The correspondent adds, however, that the situation is Inexplicable, as the pre tender, Bu Hamara, has not been captured and the government troops have failed to recapture Taza and never attempted to punish the rebellious tribes. LADRONES CAPJURE TOWN lay Deteadla Coaatabalary la the Islaad of Mindanao and Await Attacking Troops. MANILA. March IS. Surtago, In the northwestern part of the Island of Mln danao, was captured yesterday by ladronee, who killed Constabulary Inspector Clarke and several others. . A detachment of thirteen men, belongln to the Tenth Infantry, under Lieutenant Patterson and Brown, la hurrying from Ilogan, on the northwest coast of Mln' danao, with orders to recapture the town. Agreement la Almost Beady. LONDON. March 23. The prealdent of the Board of Trade, Gerald Balfour, announced In the House of Commons today that a foe mal agreement between the government and the International Mercantile Marine com pany, on the general lines which he an Dounoed at Sheffield In September, would be ready for elgnature before Easter. GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador. March 23 Gull lertao Koppel, the Mexican pedestrian who ' left Argentina about a year ago oa hla we ta M. Leuia, haa arrived bare. REBELS TAKE SAN DOMINGO aagalaary Street Battle Eads la Revolutionary gacceaa la Black Hepublle. SAN DOMINOO, March 83. The revolu- tlonista are In full possession of the city of San Domingo. They have taken charge of the cable office and the government land telegraph lines. Foreign Minister Sanchez as sought refuge In the United Statea consulate. ' Oeneral Peppln, at the head of the rev olutionists, attacked the fort at 1 this after noon and released the political prisoners. Then entering the town the rebels began lighting In the streets. Firing was at close range and the loss on both sides Is heavy. Among those known to be dead are Assist ant Governor Echnlqtie and the commander of the government forcea, Oeneral Pena. It Is expected the government troope out- Ide the city will attack the revolutlonlsta tonight or tomorrow. Oeneral Woa Gil has assumed command of the revolutionary forces. The stores are all closed and business Is t a standstill. The garrison of Fort Ssn Carloa, about wo miles from thla city, baa declared It self In favor of the revolutionists. Pres ident Vasquez Is absent in the Interior of the republic. DISORDER IN SOUTH CHINA Chiefly Dae to Banda of Brigands Operating la That flection of Empire. PARIS, March 23. It Is said at the For- tgn office here that recent official reports hov there Is a growing state of disorder In South China, particularly along the bor der of French Indo-Chlna, chiefly due to the operations of bands of Chinese brig ands. Although the French authorities have not yet taken definite action, the officials here confirm the reports from Shanghai to the effect that a continuous disorder will an- oubtedly lead to the sending of French troops across the border to suppress the brigands and Insure protection of French Interests. The Foreign office haa no Information re garding the report that the French com mander at Tien Tsln haa demanded $1,500, 000 compensation and new barracks before he will evacuate the arsenal there. It la ssld that such a request would necessarily be made through the French minister at Pekln, who has not asked for authority to make representations on the subject to the - Chinese government. S0UFRIERE CONTINUES ANGRY Casta TJp More Solid Matter Tbaa la Either of the Prevloas Eraptloas. KINGSTON, Island of St. Vincent. March 23. The eruption of La Boufrlere con tinues. The volcano haa been cannonading all day and baa cast up more ashes, sand and stones than at either of the previous eruptions, but stormy winds are driving the clouds northward. There haa been a heavy fall of atones and black (and in the northern ' districts," which causlJ- iu few casualties. - The Inhabitants are moving aouthweat In great excitement. Barbadoes reports that darkness spread over that Island at 11 In the morning, when a shower of red dust fell. LONDON, March 23. Earth shocks were reported from the continent yesterday and today. At Cuneck, northern Italy, there waa a alight shock this morning, while various points between London and Woerth, Bavaria, yesterday experienced shocks which frightened the Inhabitants but caused no damage. DEBATE .PREACHING ORDERS Preach Depot lea Consider Clalma to Paaaloalata aad Othera to Hold Services. PARIS, March 23. Toward the end of to- day'a aesslon the Chsmber of Deputies took up the application for authorization made by the preaching ordera. These orders form the second class Into which the com mission haa divided the male congrega tions, and include the English Passlonlst Fathera, in whose cause the British and United States ambassadors Interested them selves, because the passlonlst order has an Anglo-American church In thia city. The entire day waa taken up with a resolution calling on the government to hold referendum to ascertain whether the people desire the dissolution of these re ligious institutions. The Chamber finally, at Premier Coombea' solicitation, refused urgent consideration of the resolution by 377 to 156, and then adjourned. BRITISH POLICE FIRE ON MOB Trinidad Popalace Rlaea, Baraa Gov ernment Buildings aad Bine Jackets aro Landed. KINGSTON, St. Vincent. March 23. A serious riot was In progress at 2:30 this afternoon in Port of Spain, Trinidad, ac cording to a dispatch Just received from that city. A mob attempted to burn the government buildings and the police had to fire on the rioters, killing or wounding sev eral. The British cruiser Pallas landed blue Jackets. The rioting .is due to the refusal of the government to veto an ordinance concern ing' the new wator work to protest against which seversl public meetings had been held. A demonstration waa made at to day's meeting of the executive council and finally the mob stoned the government buildings and aet fire to them. The riot set waa read and the police fired on the mob. CASTING VOTE SAVES TREATY Preach Shore Agreement Oaly Just Paaaea Newfoundland Leg lalatare. 8T. JOHNS, N. F.. March 23. The bill re newing the modua vivandl regarding the French shore passed the upper house of the legislature thla afternoon by the prea ldent casting the deciding vote. Its defeat, however, appeara to be cer tain ahould the British government request another renewal. POPE IS IN GOOD HEALTH Holy Father la Able to Beaame Private Aadleacea at the Vat lea a. ROME, March 23. The pope ta enjoying better health and haa resumed bis private audiences. Today he received Right Rev. J use Mora, bishop of TulatUelogo, Msxioo. POST FOR IOWA ARBITRATOR President filatei Clark as Assistant Secre tary of New Administraticn. ROOT QUICKLY EXONERATES WOO-V V War Department Decldea to Starving Eskimos aad O' Congressional Sanction erwarda If Necear (From a Staff Correi .lent.) WASHINGTON, March V 23. (8peclal Telegram.) It la understood tonight that E. E. Clark of Cedar Raplda, la., has been chosen by the president to be asslstsnt secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Mr. Clark la well known In railway circles, being president of the Or der of Railway Conductors. He will also be remembered as a member of the an thracite coal strike commission. Mr. Clsrk wss strongly recommended to the president by Justice Gray and Senator J. P. Dolllver of Iowa. Reverses Henneaay Case. Chief Justice Fuller today from the supreme bench of the United Statea re versed with costs an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of the United States for the district of Nebraska and remanded the aame with costs In the case of Jacques Richard, Maurice Hennessy and othera, ap pellants, against the Richardson Drug com pany appellee. There were three bills brought by complainants who are engaged In producing, bottling and exporting liquor known aa Hennessy brandy, against defend ant, who la charged With selling brandy under the name of Hennessy, using fac similes of complainant's trade-mark, de vices and labels, all of which are fully set out in complaint. The complaint alleges that complainants are "all of Cognac In France" and "citizens of the republio of France", and that defendant la a citizen of the atate of Nebraska. It la alleged that the value of the trade-mark exceeds the sura of $2,000. The defendant answered the complaint and did not specifically deny that com plainants were citizens of the republic of France, nor did he raise any objection to the Jurisdiction of the court. He denies that brandy aold by complainants under their label and trade-mark ta Imported brandy at all and alleges that It is pro duced and bottled In the United States, and he claims that the alleged trade-mark Is a fraud used to deceive the public and charges various other fraudulent acta on the part of complainants. The answer ad mits that defendant ia a citizen of the state of Nebraska, but denlea among other things, that defendant has sold brandy with labels used by complainants. The action of the supreme court today permlta a rehearing of the case In the Nebraska cour's. , . Routine of Departmeata. The postofflce at Buchanan, Lincoln county, Neb., haa been discontinued. Station No. 6 of the Dea Molnea postofflce will be established July 1 at Seventeenth and Crocker streets. v Ira A, Bartbolow waa. tw!tr appointed regular and Alt SLTBartholow substitute rural free cerrlera at Weldon, Ia. - Drs. H. V. Walker and F. L. Anderson have been appointed pension examining surgeons at Osage., Ia. The comptroller of the currency today approved the application of James Gardi ner. T. K. Elliott, W1. Grueby Macher, C. P. Rugg, H. H. Brownell and F. W. Powers to organize the Black Hawk National bank of1 Waterloo. Ia., with $100,000 capital; also the application of W. J. Moore, George E. Beatty, F. D. Wtngrt, W. B. Reeder, Henry Brltcher and J. H. Coutts to organ ize the City National bank of Tipton, Ia.. with $50,000 capital. The National Bank of Commerce of St. Louis haa been approved aa reserve agent for the First National bank of St. Charlea, Ia. Root Exonerates Wood. Secretary Root today took official action on the charges made by Estes G. Rathbone against Brigadier Oeneral Leonard Wood. He made an endorsement on the papers, ssylng that no answer to the charges waa required from General Wood, and no action will be taken thereon, that It was known to the secretary of war that the charges in every respect were without Just founda tion. The secretary refers to the part taken by the military governor In the postofflce case In which Rathbone waa a defendant. saying that General Wood at every atep had the approval of the secretary of war and exercised only such control aa waa necessary as military governor. He refers to the gift of Ja Alal and declares that the gift accepted by General Wood had no relation whatever to any of ficial action of his, but waa part of the expression of gratitude of the Cuban peo ple toward the representative of the United Statea and to have refused the gift would have been discourteous and unjustifiable. The action of the customs officials In reference to the gift, the secretary says, waa strictly tn accordance with the law aud official propriety. The endorsement closes ss follows: "There is no founda tion for the chargea." v Army Ulves Eskimos Pood. Urgent appeala have been made to the War department for the relief of the Ea klmo and Indian inhabitants of Northern Alaska, who are destitute aa a conse quence of the atrict enforcement of the laws prohibiting the slaughter of fur bear ing animals. There la aome doubt aa to the authority of the War department to issue food supplies In such case, but acting on the advice of Judge Advocate General Davis, instructions hsve been sent to the department commander to investi gate the situation and in bia discretion distribute' rations In cases of emergency. This action waa taken In the belief that congress will sanction whatever outlay la found to' be necessary to the preservation of life. Ask Prealdent ta Chung Toar. The people of the states through which the president Is to travel on his western trip have been besieging him tor chsnges In the schedule, so aa to taks In polo's at which bo atopa bad been arranged. Aa a rule, it ia impossible to comply with such requests, but where slight changes can be made by rearranging tbs time within a atate they are being made. For Instance, today the Washington schedule was altered ao aa to extend the president's stay at Seattle and Spokane. Senators Hansbrough of North Dakota and Heyward of Idaho also were at the White House today to se cure chsnges in the schedule, but in their cases no arrangements could be mads. The latter wanted to arrange a trip down In one of the big mines' for the president, but It could not be done. It is understood tbst Mrs. Roosevelt and the children will speud the time during the tour at Oyster Bay. and that imme- (Continued ea gateia Page.) BLACK DIPLOMAT SHOOTS lulled fttatea Mlalater to Liberia Cornea ta Tell Roosevelt of Moarovlan Scrap. W VOHK March 5S rtr J. H. Trout- Ln.'te(1 8tl" tn,nlgt''r 10 Liberia. u i. wasuingian cms, secretary oi leu. xlon, were passengers on the Incoming Both are steamer La Champagne tonight negroes. They came in under assumed names. Cross Isnd appeared on the passenger list as J. R. Aubrey and Ellis as C. Washing ton. They alloyed that thla secrecy wsa Intended to stare off questions regarding (he shooting at the legation In Monrovia until the minister had a chance to report to Washington. According to cables re ceived in this country, Crossland ahad an altercation at the .legation building with Thomas Faulkner on October C. Faulkner was shot three times by Crossland, but recovered. Crossland said tonight that the shooting I wss tn self-defense. He had trouble with Faulkner over the legation building, which waa owned by a Mr. Hill. i Faulkner received permission from the owher to occupy two rooms and, represent ing that he waa the agent of the building when the legation moved In, he collected rent. Crossland boarded with Faulkner and hla wife. , After some time, aa Mr. Hill waa not receiving his rent, he came to Inquire about It and after hearing the story decided to lease the building to the United States. Crossland then crdered Faulkner to move out, and then the shooting began and Faulkner assaulted him with a razor. On October 6 he was again assaulted by Faulk ner without provocation and In self-defense shot him. Mr. Crossland said he haa not come home to resign, but was simply on leave of ab sence. DECIDE WOOD PULP CASES Appraisers Declare . Extra Duty la Proper oa Quebec, bat VnJuat on Ontario Prodact. NEW YORK, March 23. The board of classification of the United States general appraisers today decided the Canadian wood pulp case, which baa attracted wide spread attention There were two protcstanta in the case, F. W. Meyers 4 Co.. acting for Holllngs worth, Whitney Co., of Boston, and the Sault Ste. Marie Pulp and Paper company of Michigan. Two distinct questions wero presented to the board. . One related to pulp Imported from Quebec and the other to pulp from Ontario. In each case the pulp Is made from wood cut on "crown lands." Under the law of Quebec the commissioner of crown lands is authorized to grant licenses to cut timber ou the public domain, sub ject to the payment of a tax, a rebate being allowed on timber manufactured Into paper pulp in Canada. The United Statea customs officials levied an additional duty equal to the rebate al lowed. The board of classification now overrules the protest relating to the pulp from Quebec and the action of the collector ia sustained. ,. .,.) ..Precisely the sarti dltianal duty had beeu.Juiposed upon the pulp from Ontario. Under the law of that province, however, no one la permitted to cut pulp wood on crown lands, unless it Is to be manufac tured in Canada. Aa regards Importations from Ontario, the board holds tbst the province of Ontario "leviea no export duty upon wood pulp exported from Its llmlta and therefore the additional duty waa im properly assessed." An appeal to the federal courta prob ably will be taken. WILL SEAL PRESIDENT'S GUN Park Officials Decide to Treat Rooae. elt aa a Private Clt Isen. FORT YELLOWSTONE, National Park, March 23. Over the length and breadth of the national park there awept a terrific snowstorm yesterday and last night. It deepened the snow that already lay on the ground, filled up the gulches and made travel, even for the skt runners, who travel from anow station to snow station on patrol duty, well nigh impossible. Alto gether the prospect of passable trails and pleaaant weather when the president comes two weeks hence Is not at all good. Major Pitcher, auperlntendent of- - the park, . declared that President Roosevelt will do no hunting In the park. Ills gun will be sealed by the military when be enters Just aa though he were an ordinary citizen. It ta understood that Information received by Major Pitcher from Washington that one of the chief purposes of the pres ident's visit is to examine the precautions that are being taken for the preservation Of game and to see what s'eps are neces sary to make that protection still more effective. DRUGS AND ROBS STROLLER Opera Singer Dlaappeara From Treas urer's Room with Com pany's Caah. MILWAUKEE. March 23.--Harry E. Nlrk llnger, treasurer of the Marguerite Sylva Opera company, presenting "The Strollers," waa robbed of cash and notes amounting to about $3,000 at an early hour today. The money was taken from beneath his head while he slept. It is asserted that Mr. Nirkllnger waa drugged before be re tired. A member of the company who alept with Nirkllnger la missing and la suspected of the theft. ATLANTA BANQUETS SHAW Secretary of the Treaaary la Gaeat of Honor at Clearlag Iloaso As sociation Dinner. ATLANTA, Ga., March 23. Secretary Shaw, who reached Atlanta today from New Orleans, waa the guest of honor at a banquet given by the Atlsnta Clearing House association tonight. Secretary Shaw responded to the toast, "Our Country." The other speakera were: Governor Terrell, Mayor Evan P. Howell, Clark Howell, Jamea R. Gray, Hoke Smith, John Temple Graves and Colonel Lowry. TRAINS CRASH IN"KANSAS Hock Islaad Limited Wrecks I'aloa Paclde Engine at Law. LAWRENCE, Kan., March 23. The Rock Island limited eastbound passenger ran Into the Leavenworth branch Union Pacific train at noon today aa the latter was bark ing onto a aiding. . Both enginea were badly wrecked, but no one waa Injured. The llcuilsii ataried aat aXier two hours' delay. KUCIAN CONCERT A TRIUMPH Demonstrates to Large Andiencs that He is a Master of the Violin. THOSE WHO DOUBTED FORCED TO PRAISE Inspires the King of Maalcal Instru ments to Give Forth Soands Which Entrance Mnalclaa aad Novice Alike. Koclan has played "and won!" The frankly friendly little Bohemian who charmed hla countrymen with hla manners, charmed them even more with his violin last night. Not them alone, but so many other music lovers as to pack the Boyd theater from Its pit to Its gallery. Scarcely so large an audience aa Kubellk had, but one large enough to be a compliment to any entertainer and particularly to one who has only individual genius, devoid of pic turesque setting, to offer. And that Koclan boa genlua there re mains none to deny. He won them all. The plain and honorable man who frankly ad mits he doesn't know a serensde from a gallop was there, applauding. The girl with the three months' course at the con servatory and Just beginning to dissertate upon "Vogner" and "Shopang" was there, applauding. And those whose whole heart and aoul (and bread and butter) are In music were there, applauding. Musle of the Heart, It bad been claimed for Koclan that his waa the music of the heart; that his soul waa In hla rythmic message, and that, withal, mastery of his Instrument was not lacking. There were those who doubted, but they doubt no more. The last of their skepticism vanished as he gave them Baz zlnl for a parting remembrance. Such timbre, auch marvelous runs, such un slurred clearness In all the intricacy of changea left no opening for attack of what, for lack of better word, may be termed his "skill." And as for "feeling," It waa ob vious to the least musical of his auditors. He indulged In no gymnastics in either his fingering or his bowing, but his every touch was a caress. He played as though the pleasure was hla aa well aa hla auditor's, and he lent the fire of youth to the confi dence and mastery of maturity. Kubellk played as a boy. Koclan plays as a man and still retains enough of Young April's ardor to give his playing a warmth that Kubelik'a lacked. This wss another claim made for Koclan that many people dis counted before they heard hlra. Not after ward. The comparison la made not In un friendliness for Kubollk, but In fairness to Koclan. The admirers of the former have not abandoned him, but simply exalted two young artists where before there was the one. Equally honored for their superb technique. Koclan simply gains an addi tional plaudit for a warmth the other did not show. Merely' a Natural Difference. Ta presume a little, it may be asserted that thla is Nature's own doing. She built them different In their Interior equipment. When Kubellk time to the theater he came ander ' -eaceel ' of hla rBfcf--wd 'required shielding tram every annoyance.' Alone In a ppeclal dressing room be rehearsed him self into condition by a process that oc cupied more than half an hour. When Koclan came last night he had no attendant and no companion but hla "chum" and ac companist. Franz - Splndler. He sallied through the stage door Jauntily and with a laugh on hla Hps. - Sauntering to the apartment where Miss Oeyer and her mother were watting be made them an ex quisite little .bow and then an exquisite little pun in oddest English. Tossing off his great coat and hat he gave the two very commonplace "yanks" at his retreating cuffs, then leisurely reached for theAstor violin. Once or twice he drew the bow across the strings, then psused to Jest again. He reached the theater at 8:15 and at 8:25 he was ready to go on. In those ten minutes he had done all tho practicing he deemed necessary, with othera talking freely at hla elbow, and bad foun. nlm to be an active participant. In the conversa tion. A more composed or more csre-freo performer would be hard to Imagine. He even enthused .the. other members of his party and Mies Geyer, who had been hud dling wearily in a wrap, thawed readily Into smiles under Koclan'a banter. When it came time to go on he waa the first to fsce the audience, leaving his ac companist to come at leisure. The latter'a Introductory was a bit long and In frank ness let it be said that Kocian, while wait ing, waa not particularly graceful, but he waa easy, confident and sufficiently com posed to look over the bouse from Its packed gallery to its half filled boxes, and to aeem to signal a cordial greeting to all. Tben hla bow touched, the atringa and all things else were forgotten. Ills Triumph Complete. During the Intervals between bis num bers he was Just aa composed. Just ts affable, aa before, and when he had bowed hla acknowledgementa for a last time he shook hands with the little group In the winga and thanked its membera very pret tily for coming back to aee him. There were several local musicians of prominence In the party. In the dressing room were flowers too numerous for the capacity of any pair of arms. The local committee on arrange ments had sent over the footlights a huge basket for him, a bouquet for Mr. Splndler and another for Miss Geyer. Another bou quet had been aent him by Tel Jed Sokol, a bunch of American Beauty roaes by John Ros'cky and family, a basket of violets and lilies of the valley by Vaclav Bureah and family and a bunch of carnatlena by V. Hoffman and family of Havelock, Neb. That the tributes oral and applaudltory should be shared by Koclan'a supporters seemed eminently appropriate. Mr. Splndler had proved himself an accompanist of rare merit, and Miss Geyer, unassuming and strictly attentive to the keya, had created a most favorable Impression upon both those who were entitled to Judge critically and those who were entitled to Judge casually. Repeatedly encored, she played Hark! Hark! the Lark!" (Schubert-Liszt) and "Berceuse" (Henselt). Koclan'a re sponses to bis recalls were a Plerne sere nade with routed strings. "Motto Per Petuo"' (Rles) and "Rondo dea Lutins" (Bazzlnl). The program proper follows: Concerto, D major Paganlnl-WllhelmJ Koclan. (a) Novelette. E major Srhuman b Chant Polonala.... Chopln-Umt (c) Vaise Nlcolaus Rubinstein Miss Julie Ut-yer. (a) Cansnnetta D'AmbrosIn (b) Romance Hvendsen (c) Kk'herso Tarantella Wlenlawakl Koclan. Caprice Espagnol Moszkowskl Miss Julie Geyer. Fantalsle Boheme Sevclk Kocian. rark Malta at Ita Dork. PHILADELPHIA. March I3.-The Firm h bark Alio T Isabel, which arrived on Hun day at Marcus Hook, Pa., tn ballast, from U..V.U'. Xitlnnlu 1, r L a. f 1 1 m .4 .... U . ,.A m i 4 Tba crew escaped. CONDITION OFJTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fslr and Warmer Tuesday; Wednesday Fair. Temperature nt Omaha yeaterdayi Hoar. le. Honr. ! H a. m ..... . : 1 p. m 6 a. m at 8 p. m W T a. m ST a p. m...... MO a. at SH 4 p. m 31 n a. m 2N R p. m 10 a. m ao O p. m at 1 1 a. m 2S T p. m Urt 11a 27 8 p. m f p. m i BLOW AT JOBBING INTERESTS o-Called Pore-Food Bills la Legisla ture Regarded aa a Menace. Omaha and other Jobbers and manufac turer of the state are Just wsking up to the fact that the pure food bills that are being urged In the legislature are not an unmixed blessing. In many rcapecta these bills are an actunl menace tn the eyes of the dealers who will be affected by them. One of the leading Omaha Jobbers, speak ing of Senate Files 83 and 83. the pure food bills, says: "We are strongly in favor of a national pure food law, aa by a national law only can the manufacturing and mercantile In terests of the United States be placed upon an equal basis. If a pure food bill Is passed by both houses of the Nebraska legislature and becomea a law It will place a restriction upon the manufacturer and dealers of this state, both wholesale and retail, making It necessary to mark prod ucts and articles of merchandise In such a manner as to render them unsalable to dealers and consumers outside the stste, thereby depriving manufacturers and Job bers of a very large trade which they now enjoy. Situated as we are In the western country, wbere manufacturing Interests are comparatively small, the requirements of this law would tend, not only to discour age new manufacturers from coming in, but to cripple aome of those we now have. "There la a custom now kmong a num ber of the consumers of thia atate to pur chase their supplies from eastern houses, commonly called 'catalogue houses.' If the dealers of this atate are required to mark or brand certain articles of merchandise it will have a tendency to increase the. pur chases by consumers of tho foreign 'cata logue houses.' even with the knowledge that the quality of the selections made Is exactly the same as those kept for sale by their home dealer, but which by necessity of the pure food law carries special labels or brands. "Eastern catalogue bouses can and will with impunity brand their goods 'abso lutely pure, quality gua'anteed,' to be sold to the consumer In this state, when In fact the quality will be no better, If as good, as that of the merchandise aold by home dealera, and in no. way can a pure food law of this state reach them." MAD MOTHER SLAYS BABES Cuts Her Own Throat, Poara Oil on Corpse and Tlea Flrea ' J . .'v ' !: '.tha' Honae. ;'n il.V. '.A.. r BTURBMDOB, Mass.. March 2S. Mrs. Peter Burke tn the little hamlet of Fkk dale. after cutting off every means of es cape by fastening ' windows and doors, crushed in the heads of her four children today, threw their bodice Into a closet, scattered oil over them sod herself and tben, after aettlng all on fire, cut her own throat. The victims were Lllla, aged 6, William, E; Louise, ltt. and May Rose, 6 months. But for the accidental discovery of the fire the deed might have been hidden for ever by the destruction of the house. Two boys happened to be psssing when they saw amoke coming from a window. They burst In the doors and tried first to put the fire out with buckets of water, but It gained on them ao fast that they were obliged lo run for help. The nelghbora prevented the flames from reaching above the first floor. Up to that time no one knew of the tragedy. But aome one noticed that a closet door which seamed to be more charred than the rest of the woodwork was open and glancing Inside, a blackened mass waa seen. In this heap were the bodies of Mrs. Burke and her four children. TURF FIRMS LEAVE LITTLE Deposltora May Receive Twenty Centa for Kaeh Dollar In. vested. ST. LOUIS, March 2S. By consent of de positors the United States district court ordered United States Marshal W. L. Mor rleey to take charge of the affairs of tho International Investment company, which was conducted by J. W. Hogue, and to ar range fqr a aettlement. The assets are placed at $8,000 tn $10,000, While the liabilities are not known a book waa turned over to Marshal Morrlsey con taining about 1,000 names, supposed to be the list of depositors. More than 11,000 certificates of deposit In the John J. Ryan Investment company are now in the bands of Marshal Morrlsey. The aggregate amount represented la estimated at 1,000,000. It is stated the assets will pay leas than 20 centa on the dollar. COAL BARONS AGAlfHlN COURT Iadlaaa Dealera Sued by Nation When State Aetloa Palls. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 23. Sum mons were served today on eight Indiana coal compantea ordering them to appear In the United States district court at Chicago tomorrow to answer an application for a restraining order filed by United States Dis trict Attorney Betbea. They are the came companies that were Indicted at Chicago for conspiring to raise the price of coal during the famine last winter, when Judge Chetlaln decided that the atate courts had no Jurisdiction. Movements of Ocean Vessels March -H. At New Tork Arrived: Koln. from Bre men; I A Champagne from Havre. At Hong Kong Arrived: Doric, from Ban Franclaco via Honolulu and Yokohama. At The Llsarrt Pusned: Amsterdam, from New York, fr Rotterdam: Minnehaha, from New York, for Ixindon; Finland, from New York, for Antwerp. At Naples Sailed: Peruvia, for New York. At (ireenock Hailed: Sardinian, from Glutsgow, for Portland. At Hagres Passed: lahn, from New York, for Naples and Genoa. At Hamburg Arrived: Pennsylvania, from New York via Plymouth and Cher bourg. Hailed: Helxravia, for New York. At Liverpool balled: Wlnlfredlan. for Boston. At Gibraltar Arrived: Iahn. from New York, for Naples and (W'noa. and proceeded. Bailed: Trave, from Genoa and Naples, for New York. At Delagoa Bay Arrived: Klek. from Portland, Ore. At Hremen Sailed: Koculgln Lulse, for New York. At lirowhead Passed; Cevic, from New Tork. for LlvervaoL HOUSE IS GENEROUS Votes $100,000 for an Agricultural Oollegt at the Nebraska State University. RAISE TOTALS OF APPR0PRIVTI0NS Benata Committee Will Not Admit Taxpay ers to Revenue Bill Discu lion. INVESTIGATE STUEFER BOND DEALS Former Treasurer Bays He Employed Nellgb to Buy the Bonds. LATTER CLIPS COUPONS FOR HIS PAY Denies Harlan; Issned Certified Cheeks in Payment, aa AlleaeU BarA Con at People oa Hand to Testify. (From a StHlt Correspondent.) ' LINCOLN. March 23. (Special Tele gram.) Tho passage of II. R. 101. appro priating $100,000 for an agricultural col lege st the Stale university, favorable re port of the deficiency bill. Increased to $120,000 by the house, the nrst meeting of the Stuefcr Investigating committee and the flat refusal of tho standing revenue committee of the senate to admit taxpayera of the stale to Its meetiug tonight, wera events of Importance In legislative affaire today. The house and senate held afternoon meetings and the house waa In aesslon until 10:25 tonight. The entire night ses sion was devoted to consideration in com mtttee of the whole of the deficiency and claims bills. Some Items were stricken from the former and othera inserted, net ting an Increase which brought the totat amount up from $118,000, approximately, to $120,000. Aa two or 'three items In tha claims bill could not be settled, that bill went over for further consideration. No changes were made In the bill, aa far aa decided om Its total originally waa about $66,000. H. R. 102, by Cropsey of Jefferson, set ting aside $100,000 for an agricultural col lege at the university, haa been pushed through over strong opposition and ma terially Increased the already large appro priation budget. Warner of Lancaster haa been a leader in the advocacy of tbia bill. Investigating; Bond Deal. The committee uppointed by Speaker Mocked,' on motion of Nelson df Douglas, lo investigate the official acta of ex-State Treasurer William Stuefer in the purchaae of thu, Burt county echool bonds, began Its work this afternoon. The committee Is composed of McAllister of Deuel, chair man; Davis of Buffalo, Mangold of Douglas, Meradlth of York and Flshback of Clay, Representative Sears, who Instigated tha Investigation' as 'chairman of the clalma committee of the house In refusing to al low Mr. Rtuefer'a claim of $S,000 ta pay tha premium on hla ofTlclal. bond for the last yrer of Ma term of tjfflee( was chosen by tha ' committee aa Its 'attorney, and ex-State Senator J. H. Van Dusen of South Omaha ' represents Mr. Stuefer. The committee began Its operatlona with Mr. Stuefer on tha stand about 4 o'clock thla afternoon and adjourned at 6:30 to meet again at 7:30 tomonow morning. The hearing woa frequently Interrupted by pro ceedings In the house which called the committeemen away at Intervals. Nothing important waa brcught out. This Investigation grows out of the writ ten statement submitted by Sears to the house when he refused to vote with the other ten members of the claims committee to pay Stuefer's $3,000 claim. At that time Mr. Scars said: ' "To so much of the portion of H. R. 1S4 ss provides for tho reimbursement of Wil liam Stuefer, lao treasurer of the atate, I am oppoaed. My reason la that two yeara ago Mr. Stuefer waa only reimbursed for his first year's bond expense after atattng publicly before the house that the earnlnga of public money rbould go to the state. After that he did not conserve the public, funds In thla, that . he neglected and re fused an opportunity of buying bonds for the permanent school funds, but did In at least one Instance, that of the Burt eounty bends, furnish the school money to an out sider and then bought the bonds, or pre tended to buy them, after coupons to the extent of nearly $3,000 had been detached and retained by auch outsider, a loss to the school fund of tho state or to the county -In any event to the public of the amount ao detached, the states both furnishing the money for the transaction and losing by It." .What the committee proposes to accer taln is whether Mr. Stuefer did cause the , stste to lose and himself to gain an amount equal to $3,000 aa a result of thla bond transaction and Is therefore, by reason of this fact, not entitled to obtain from tha legislature the appropriation which ha seeks. Stuefer Employs !f el tali. On examination by Bears, Stuefer tes tified that he bought the $00,000 Issue of Burt county school bonds, bearing date of July, 1901, by order of the State Board of Educational Lands and Funds. The bonds bore Interest at 3 per cent and he bought them at 3'i. he said. He stated that he employed W. T. S. Nellgh to make the transaction. The difference on the rates of Interest, he ssld, was determined by de taching the coupons, which were given to Nellgh. He said that Neligh left about $".0 In coupona undetached. It was not brought, out how much of tha $4,000 "difference" went to Nellgh or wbere the atate got off In the deal. These polnta will be probed for at another hearing. Stuefer denied that he Issued two checks, one for $70,000 and the other for $10,000 for payment of the bonds and that these checks, dated July 6, 1901. were taken by Nellgh to Burt county July 5, when the bonda were in Stuefer's possession aa state treasurer. Stuefer said he mado a record of the aale of these bonds September 10, 1901, In the office of State Superintendent Follraer at the meeting of the board, under whose direction the deal waa effected, and that he did not make the record at the July meeting because he, Stuefer, waa not In the city at that time. Stuefer said Nellgh told him the bonds were "O. K." after he had detached the coupons, lesving the $550 worth. Stuefer did not explain why these coupons were left, but said that ho ac cepted the bonda aa all right on the au thority and advice of Nellgb. He iui they were registered July 6. Check Sot la Kvldea In the subpoena which the committee is sued for Stuefer be was requested to bring ail certificates of deposit he had given Nellgb during tha negotiations for thla bond purchase and be brought them. But the aubpoena aald nothing about certified checks, which Stnefer testified were used In tbe trauaaction lustrsd of certificates of depoalt, Bears Insisted that these ba 77
