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The Omaha Daily R-4T?T a a tcv V ESTABLISH ED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1903 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. RUINS STATE COTTON Mii';ppi Flood Plantation Owned,-- Commonwealth of Louisiana, v ' ', WATERS SWEEP VALUABLE LAND AWAY Innndatt Ground Where Fertile Oropi Are ' Won' to Ee Bailed. HYNELIA BREACH IS KEPT IN CHECK lien Labor Till Etbaoated to Glow Creraue Eaten bj Eirer. MORE AID AND MONEY IS NOW NEEDED Force of Workers Will Have to Bus ead and Let Raging Torrent Hare Ita Will It Help la Not Forthcoming;. NEW ORLEANS. La.. March 11. The train levee protecting the elate convict camp near Baton Rouge fare war this morning. The camp Is located at Angola, on the test bank of the Mississippi In West Feliclna parish. It it nerly opposite the mouth of Ked river. Tte levee that la broken la a private one, maintained by the tate. Angola is one of the finest cotton plantations In Louisiana. It Is one of the three plantations owned by the state. The crevasse will doubtless cover the entire plantation with water, but It is said Hist because of the location do other val uable property is likely to be affected. The bsck levees protecting Angola will have to be cut in order to allow tte escape of the flood. No loss of life Is reported. The loss to the state will be heavy. More Help la Needed. "More men and more money" Is the cry that comes from the crevasse at Hymella today. The forces employed there, who have been working day and night, are ex hausted and fresh hands are required to push forward the work. The Texas a Pa cific has put on dally trains to carry labor ers to the scene. Eight hundred feet of cribbing st one end and 200 at the other were holding firmly at daylight and the prospect of closing the break bad bright ened considerably. The river here today registered 20.2, a foil of one-tentb of a foot In the last twenty-four hours. Colonel Ernest, head of the river commission, is quotsd as expressing the belief that the river here has about reached Its maximum if the Hymella break continues to run. The report from the Pontchartraln dis trict today Is that the line of levees is holding and that all observable weak spots have been strengthened. The flood at Hymella Is beginning to fill up the water courses on the west bank of the river and people who are living on the lowlands are beginning to move to the higher villages. California Streams Orerflow. STOCKTON, Cal., March II. Unusually heavy rains for four days have caused the rivers to overBew and la umi places the lowlands have been Inundated. The Indi cations are that the floods will be of a seri ous consequence. Bridges already have been swept away and great damage Is re ported from several sections. GUSTAVUS F. SWIFT BURIED Funeral Services tor the Lata Chl- raio Millionaire Are Sim. pie and Quiet. CHICAGO, March II. Public services at tending the burial of Gustavus F. Swift were conducted today at St. James church, Assisted by Rev. Dr. W. H. Holmes and Per. Olendennlng. former pastors of Mr. Swift, Rev. Camden M. Cobura conducted the services. A short prayer at the home of the de ceased, attended only by relatives and close friends of the family, preceded the church services. The latter was attended by hun dreds of employes of the dead packer, the plant at the stock yards and the city of fices of the Arm being closed. Only Immediate relatives were present at the interment at Mount Hope cemetery. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 81. There was tolling of bells and the complete suspen sion of all business In St. Joseph while G. F. Swift was laid to rest In Chicago this afternoon. ASKS AID IN BALLOT BATTLE Examining Magistrate Appeals to Federal Judges to Protect Him. ' CHICAGO, March II. Frederick F. Mc Clory, who Is acting under the federal statute as examining magistrate on the Durborrow petition for a recount, has ap pealed to the federal government for pro tection, saying he is threatened with inter ference In the discharge of his duties. Tel egrams were sent to several United States elroult court Judges late today. A response was received from one saying be would reach Chicago on Thursday. 1 ANOTHER TURF FIRM FAILS Pays Oat JJ&0,000 Darin Una, bat Suspends Baslaesa Soon . After. , SOUTH BEND, Ind., March It. The Bene diet Turf and Commission company has suddenly ceased operstlons. The company operated in Chicago until recently, when after paying back $250,000 during a run It removed to this city. The proprietors have aent out a circular to Investors stating that they would not loae anything. They carried nearly $500,000 of business and practically all that Is left Is said to be horses valued at $100,000, now at the Memphis tracks. LIQUOR LICENSES BOOSTED hit VorV Legislature Adds Fifty Per Cent to Saloon Keeper's Mulct. ALBANY. N. T., March Si The bill In creasing the liquor license fees throughout the state by 60 per cent was psssed in the assembly today by a vote of It to 11. It bad previously passed ths snate. The dem xrats solidly opposed the measure. Queen tails Her Father. COPENHAGEN. Denmark. March 81 Queen Alexaadra arrived here this evening from London. Her majesty was received It ths station by King ChrUtUn. the loaagsr empress of Russls and all the nsmbera of the Danish royal family. SAYS BRITISH LEAD AMERICANS Kagllsh Ironmaster Claims tailed States Factories Are Headed by Edward's Snbjeeta. i. "TON, March II. The British iron v American competition was the sub. O . -onforence of Iron and steel manufaerti. May, with the object of considering w " 1o meet the compe tition of the Chu States. Ebenexer Parkes. M. P., of Birmingham, who presided, said while In America he was much struck by the number of Eng lishmen who were occupying responsible po sitions In Americsc factories. Many of the beet Inventions, he said, were the work of Englishmen. The reason England did not adopt labor ssrlng appliances was the lack of surplus capital; but English manu facturers would have to "scrap" old machinery more readily if they desired to be abreast of the times. Mr. Parkes also spoke of the necessity for appointing business men as consuls and advocated a reform of the present free trsde system and closer trade relations within the empire as a means of meeting the "American onslaught." A number of papers were read by the commissioners of the Iron Trade associa tion who were sent to America, the general trend of which was in effect thst the better part of the British Iron and steel Industry occupied an unassailable position, although pending the development of the resources of Canada and other colonies a period of serious competition by the United States was to be expected. COMPLAIN 0FSL0W MAILS Londoners Allege American tetters Are Delayed la Passage from Kew York. LONDON, March 11. Throughout the winter there has been much complaint on the part of business men of the leisurely manner in which the malls are dispatched across the Atlantic. Lately this state of affairs has been grow ing worse. Letters posted In New York on March 18 were only delivered In London late yesterday evening. NEW YORK, March 81. The complaint that malls had been dispatched across the Atlantic this winter in a leisurely manner was brought to the sttentlon of Postmaster Van Cott today. He said It was the first complaint from London he had received and denied that there had been any delay at New York. Explaining the statement that letters posted March 18 were not delivered until yesterday, Mr. Van Cott said: The Ixmdon mall dtapatched on March 18 was carried By t. raui ana ufrmmic, Or rmil lld at 10 a. m.. with 2.081 bags Germanic at noon, with the "cleanup" of 24 bags. A !atr mall after 11:30 a. m.. March 18, therefore would He over until March 21. Mall for London on March 21 was carried by lvernla." STEALS TO AVENGE SLIGHT Berlin Cashier Robs Bank Which Re fused to Make Him a Dlreetor. BERLIN, March II. The cashier, Herr mann, told the directors, of. the Mayence Peoples bank' that h bad taken $70,000, sarlnr: "This Is my revenge for not having been elected a director in 1900 as I was promised I had been preparing thla stroke for three years." He added that he was willing to go to the penitentiary for life, but afterwards yielded to persuasion. Herrmann slowly yielded so far as to say that if they would give him $6,250 down and a life pension of $900 a year, he would return the stolen money. It was daylight when the directors promised. Herrmann then went to the outer office, brought In $70,000 counted out $66,750, and put $6,250 in his pocket. The bank has now brought legal proceed ings to recover the $6,250. COURT BIDS TOWER'S GUESTS Kaiser's Ofllcers Decide Who Ambas sador Most Invite and Greet Them for Him. BERLIN, March 81. Ambassador Tower and Mrs. Tower will occupy their house here on Friday and that evening will hold an official reception, as expected by German court etiquette, for which the court offi cials will Issue 1,800 invitations. The graud marshal of the court. Count von Eulenberg, and the master of the cere monies, Baron von Knosbeck-Milendonck, will receive and Introduce the guests. Fri day Is the last day of the season on which the reception could b held, as the court festivities end Holy Week begins and so ciety then disperses. SOLDIERS GUARD CHAMBER Haytlaa Rifle Shots Fired to Dissolve Congress Which Calls In Milltaly. PORT AC PRINCE. March 81. The opin ion la generally expressed here today that the rifle shots fired in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday were arranged by cer tain ministers to secure the dissolution of the chambers, principally the senate. The trouble la supposed to be an outcome of the opposition to the financial projects of President Nord, which are not approved by the ministers of war and of the Interior. The majority of the deputies remained calm and the chamber la sitting today under the protection of troops. ALICE ROOSEVELT FAREWELLED Bands Ptay, People Cheer and Flags galate as President's Daughter S.-.lls Home. SAN JUAN, P. R., March 81. Miss Alice Roosevelt sailed for New York today on the steamer Coamo. ' Thousands of people congregated on the Wharf and in bolts to witness her depar ture and several bands played an enthusi astic farewell. The band of the German cruiser Panther played as Coamo put to sea. and as the steamer passed the United States school ship Alliance the latter saluted. ENDEAVORERS' NEW OFFICER Belolt College Man Will Be Secre tary of tailed states Society. B08TON. March ItAfter six months' consideration ths committee of sixteen trustees of the United Society of Christian Hudesvor has chosen Ogden Votght of Be lolt, Wis., aa general secretary. Mr. Votght since graduation' Tfek Belolt college In 1901 has Ven imiVk! fto the president of that Institution. EDWARD TO VISIT LOUBET British and French Snleri Arrange Friendly D.J.-t --.. i ersonai jareuug. . BOER WAR ECHOES LEAVE BETTER FEELING Reeent Sooth African Struggle En tranced Nations Which Seem In clined Once More to Come To gether la Amity. PARIS, March 81. It was authoritatively ststed today that official negotiations now In progress make It practically certain King Edward will visit President Loubet, the only question remaining open being whether the meeting wilt occur before or after the president's voyage to Algeria. If before, the king's visit will take place within the next two weeks, while he Is on his way to the Riviera, either at Paris or at a place to be hereafter determined upon. If the visit is paid after the president's Algerian voyage It will probably be about May 1 at or near Toulon. Considerable significance is attached to the meeting owing to a recent movement for a reapproachment between Oreat Brit ain and France, and the parallel courses they pursued toward Turkey and Morocco. It will be the first meeting between a French president and a British sovereign since the late queen waa received by the late President Faure on her private car In 1897. After that the Boer war severely strained Anglo-French relations. PORTSMOUTH. March 81. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, with King Ed ward on board, sailed for Lisbon today. Royal salutes were Bred and all the war ships were dressed and manned as the yacht put to sea, escorted by two warships. BALLET DANCERS DISPUTE Wealthy Actress Seeks Vienna En gagement and Sends Admirers to Rival's Sapport. VIENNA, March 81. The opera-going public here Is greatly excited over the ri valry between the Italian premiere dan seuse, Slgnora-Suronl, and the Russian danseuse, Mme. Kschesinakl. The latter is the premiere danseuse of the famous opera house at St. Petersburg and la now appearing at the Vienna opera house. In which she desires to obtain an engagement. The friends of Slgnora Suronl, who has led the Vienna ballet for several years, are opposing the engagement of her Russian rival. Last night both stars appeared for the first time together. Slgnora Suronl was loudly cheered, while Mme. Kschesinskl re ceived little applause. After the perform ance Slgnora Suronl's admirers escorted her to nor carriage, which waa laden with flowers. Mme. Kschesinskl Is one of the famous dancers in Europe and was sup posed to be a great friend of the czar. She Is reputed to be enormously wealthy. She occupies a suite of eight rooms at the hotel in which she is staying, and has a retinue ef twenty-two servants. CZAR ARMS MONTENEGRINS Send Casta and Cartridges to' Slavs Who Woald Flee Bulgarian Control. VIENNA, March 81. The news from the Balkans Is causing uneasiness in official circles here. The situation ia considered to be graver than a few weeks ago. Two particularly significant reports were re ceived today. The first, that the czar had presented the prince of Montenegro with eight batteries of quick-firing guns with ammunition, and the second that Russia has addressed another warning to Bulgaria. In his autograph letter to the prince of Montonegro the czar says the gift Is In tended as a proof of Russia's friendship for Montenegro, In whose Independence all the Slav peoples are deeply interested. The czar's gift recalls his recent present to Servla of 50,000,000 cartridges. The message to Bulgaria is said to have been Inspired by unfavorable reports re ceived from the Rueaian consuls In Mace donia regarding the attitude ot the Chris tian population toward the Turks, and is taken as an explanation of the recall of the Daneff ministry. ARM TO OUST CZAR'S CONSUL Albanians Menace Turkish Town la Effort to Foree Resigna tion. BELGRADE, March 81. Bands of Al banians have surrounded Mltrovltxa, In Eu ropean Turkey on the River Ibar, in the province ot Prlsstlna, and are demanding the removal of the Russian consul. ST. PETERSBURG, March -81. It Is stated on good authority that after two hours' fighting the Turkish troops repulsed the Albanian attack on Mltrovltxa. The Albanians lost heavily. Turkey has sent troops from the Vilayet ot Aldln, Asia Minor, to Albania. Ths Russian ambassa dor at Constantinople has been Instructed to protest to the porte against the in subordination of ths Albanians. NEW AUSTRJAN CURRENCY Deal Kingdom Calls on Banks to Issue Much Paper Currency Imme diately. VIENNA. March 81. The governments of Austria and Hungary have Introduced specie payment bills, In identical terms. The Austro-Hungarlan bank will redeem Us notrs on coin on demand and will be required to Issue 10 and 20 kronen notes In amounts sufficient to meet the commercial requirements of the country. These will be fully protected by the specie reserve of the dual governments up to 400,000,000 kronen. Thereafter the reserve must be equal to 40 per cent of the note issue. The date on which the measures are to become effective will be fixed by decree. Manila Officer! Rewarded. MANILA, March 81. Lieutenants Reese snd Nlckerson, who commanded the First and Fourth companies of Macabebee scouts In the battle with San Miguel have been recommended for commissions In the regu lar army. Lieutenant Flnlayson has been recommended for promotion in the scouts. Otto Herter ot the hospital corps, who lost Ms arm, has been recommended for a medal of honor. Governor Taft has directed the continuance of the campaign in Rlzal province. He is determined to disperse ths remnant ot the Insurgents. Magaaalmtty Leads to Duel. PARIS. March 11. Ths Patrle says tbs brother of Emma Tourst. who yesterday fired two shots st Marcel Prevost, has sent bis seconds to U. Prevost. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Large Xuuiber of Rnral Malt Car riers Appointed tor Iowa Routes. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 81. (Special Tel egram.) These Iowa rursl letter carriers were appointed today: Cincinnati, regu lar. Robert A. Andrews; substitute, Oscar Andrews. Dean, regular, John W. Coch ran; substitute, Allen Cochran. Exllne, regular, Harvey Cochran; substitute, Hous ton Cochran. Lucas, regular. William R. Longman; substitute, A. B. John. Mystic, regular, Daniel W. Plessner; substitute, James Lerooeseiny. Numa. regular, James H. Harris; substitute, William Buss. Oakley regular, Charles R. Stlerwalt; substitute, John Gillespie. Piano, regular, Francis O. Nouser; substitute, Elvin Watles. Union vllle, regular, Arthur B. Stanley; substi tute, Harl Underwood. The postofflce at Anoka. Neb.; Stanetta. Ia., and Kranzburg, S. D., become domestic money order offices April 1. George V. Meyers of Jefferson and Hart R. Porter of Tipton, la., were today ad mitted to 'practice before the Interior de partment. Free delivery service has been ordered es tablished June st Iowa Falls, la., with two carriers, one substitute and twelve street letter boxes. The application of Frederick S. Rltteer of Dea Moines, Jeptha D. Whlsenand. James O. Olmstead, William W. Hlocum and Ed, wln A. Nye to organize the First National bank of Prairie City, la., with a capital of $25,000, has been approved by the comp troller of the currency. The First National bank of Farragut, la., has been authorized to begin business with a capital of $30,000. The Frist National bank of Deep River. Ia., has also been authorised to commence business with a cspltal of $25,000. Reserve agents approved today: Cedar Rapids National bank of Cedar Rapids, for the First Natlonnl bank of Armstrong and Dike; Merchants National bank of Cedar Rapids, for First National banks of Cresoo r.nd MUford; Flint National bank of Du buque, for First National banks of Charles City, Manchester". Mason City and Water loo, Leavltt A Johnson National of Water loo and Osage National of Osage; Second National of Dubuqe, for First Nitlonal banks of Mason City, McGregor, New Hamp ton, Waterloo, and Farmers National of Osage, Ia. Postmasters appointed today: Nebraska Daniel E. Smith, Strang, Fillmore county. Vice M. L. Taylor, resigned. Iowa Frank Schubert, Cottonwood, Lee county. These Iowa rural free delivery routes will be established July 1: Anthon, Woodbury county, threo routes; srea covered, seventy one square nilos; population, 1,350. Bron son, Woodbury county, one route; area, twenty-two squire miles; population, 405. Clinton, Clinton eounty, one additional route; area, fifteen squsre miles; popula tion. 760. Hlntcn, Plymouth county, three routes; area, sixty-seven square miles; population, 1,050, Merrill, Plymouth county. three routes; ar'-i, sixty-four square miles; population, 1,340 DENVER RESTAURANTS CLOSED Cooks' and V Iters Strike la Colo rsile Tn (r M:(fM.T Pe. plo ' Hnng-ry. DENVER,' Colo., March 81. Seventy-four restaurants in this city are closed today In consequence of the cooks and waiters' strike, and thousands of people are greatly Inconvenienced. The grocers, butchers and bakers' clerks threaten to strike In sym pathy with the looks and waiters and let the entire city go hungry. Many restaurant keepers declare they will never again unionize ther places and are endeavoring to secure nbnunlon workers. The strike was ordered because nonunion cooks and waiters had been employed In two restaurants that were members of the restaurant keepers' association. The Restaurant Keepers' association pre sented Its ultimatum to the union this evening, offering to take strikers back at the old wages If they report for w ,r not later than tomorrow morning. The union now demands an increase ot $1 a week for cooks and waiters and a re duction of one hour a day in the waiters' working time. The organization of a central labor body to be known aa the Denver P'ire Food Trades council Is proposed, to Include the unions of the cooks, waiters, butchers, bakers, grocery clerks and packing house employes. ENGINEERS FJLE A PROTEST Say They Cannot Make Schedule Time on Account of Poor Equip- meat, DENVER. Colo., March 31. (Special Tel egram.) The Union Pacific engineers run ning on trains in and out of Denver held a meeting today and appointed a griev ance committee to confer with the manage ment. It is understood that considerable feeling has broken out between the engi neers snd Master Mechanic Turtle, who recently came to this city from' Omaha. According to the engineers Turtle has been lESuing very strict orders sbout the engine service and the running of trains on sched ule time. The engineers declared It lm potslble on account of the bad condition of the locomotives owing to the strike of the machinists and boiler makers. It Is said that the situation Is rathor critical, and that unless the orders requiring fast time are rescinded the engineers may go out in sympathy with the shopmen. DUKE'S TRUNKS RELEASED Pays Debt When Told Check Reached Bank Too I.ate to Find Pnndi. NEW YORK, March 31. The claim ot Duveen Bros, against the duke of Man chester tor $350 waa paid today and bis trunks released. The duke explained that wtien he gave bis check he asked that it be presented promptly, but before payment was sought he had trsnsferred his sccount to New York. He knew nothing of the claim until the trunks were attached. MOB WATCHES HOLDUP GAME Sees Thugs Rob Canvassing Chicago Alderman In Broad Day light. CHICAGO, March 81. With Itvelcd pis tols three robbers this afternoon In sight of a saloon filled with work'ngmen, held up and robbed Alderman Nathan T. Breuner of $300 In currency, took a ring trim the finger of his companion, Jacob Kessner. and, letting into the victim's buggy, drove off unmolested. The alderman was on a campaign tour ef ths saloons la ths lumber district. EXTEND MONROE D0CI1UNE Emory Smith Olaimi South America Should Ca for American. EUROPE MUST LEAVE WESTERN CONTINENT Secretary Shaw Ridicules Democratle -Demand tor Free Trade aa Rem edy for Growing Trnat Evil In Country. TEORIA. 111., March 31. The seventh an nual banquet of the Klckapoo club took place tu the Coliseum in this city tonight. Covers were lsld for 530 guests. The dec orations were elaborate and the list ot speakers Included Hon. Leslie M. Bhaw, secretary of the treasury, and Charles Em ory Smith of Philadelphia. Frank P. Bar gent. United States commissioner of im migration, also was present. A large oil painting of President Roose velt, Illuminated by incandescent lamps, caused a cpontaneous outburst of applause which lusted for some minutes. Both Sec retary Shaw and Mr. Smith were given ovations. Shaw Defends Tar I ft. Secrotsry Shsw reviewed the history of the republican party from Its Inception. In the course of his speech he said: The democratic demand for a revision of the tariff as a remedy for monopolies Is not a new invention or m repent iiin-nuprv The remedy, hnwtvor, is on a par with many others. The all-lmport.int question whether a given Industry is controlled by a monopoly must needs be established be fore the proposed remedy can he applied. I would like to have our democratic friend explain whether they would remove protec tion temporarily or permanently from monopoly-produced goods. Shall the protec tion be removed until the alleged monopoly goes Into bankruptcy, and then be restored, or shall It be removed permanently and our Industries, one by one, turned over to for eign competitors? And if the removal of protection Is to he temporary, who Is to sny when It shall be restured? If In point of fact the iron, the steel, the glues, the paper or Buy other In dustry has been monopolized ns Is claimed, and If no one dare build factories In compe tition with these octopl, will American courage be excited by the removal of the tariff so as to invite thtse products from abroad? It eeems to me, but I may be wrong, that American enterprise would be quite as likely to build a factory and com pete In the American market under protec tion as free trade. In point of fact, I hap pen to know of Independent plants, not simply projected, but actually In process of construction, but I believe no one of them would be completed ir It were known the tariff was to be suspended. Domestic competition Is sure to arise In time, but we Income Impatient. After the enactment of the Dlngley law our demo cratic friends tried to make sport of us because the effects were not notloprible In stanter. It took some time to adjust con ditions, and It will also take time to count eract attempts that are sometimes made to thwart the natural operations of the law. But the fact remains that there Is no Industry, no class of men, no interest, that is not more prosperous, more thriving. more hopeful and more sure of success than ever before In the history of our country. This remedy seems to me addressed to those who are supposed to be shortsighted rather then those who are oble to see the end from the beginning. For whatever re tires a monopolistic corporation from the field and invites foreign competition to sup ply its place renders capital non-productive, but what is vastly worse. It turns all la borers employed In the Industry into the street. A wise measure of control is pref erable to any measure of destruction. America World's Peacemaker. Speaking on "Our Republic aa a Peace maker," Charles Emory Smith said: It has been said that our war with Spain and its results tilled this country with new and dangerous Ideas, it has been asserted that it led us out of the path of peace and progress within our own rightful domain Into a greed power, a spirit ot aggression and an ambition to play a part among na tions which ie fraught with peril. I under take to affirm, on the contrary, that It has glen us a new. position and power for th preservation of peace and the promotion of moral obligations as the ruling law be tween peoples. Instead of having become more or a menace to the world and of hav ing endangered our own tranquillity and security. It may justly be said that our re I utile Is now tne w orld's peacemaker. It la true that In the conflict with Spain, for the llrst time In our history, we made war for a caise mitslde of our own rights and honor. We made war In the uouhs of humanity. Wt had no Impulse of conquest and no lust of territory. Hut the war rom pelle:l us not only to drive Spain out of this hemisphere, but to unfurl our flag over its misgoverned islands on the other side of the 1'aciflc, and this expansion brought us into new relations 'with the different quarters of the globe. By War Comes Peace. It was war, but its Inspiration was peace nnd Its result was to g've our country in creased strength and Inllueme in peace, it was Purt of the growth which marks our beneficent destiny among the nations. We had to become a world power before we could become a world's peacemaker. We alreidy dominated the west because we were the great western power, but before we could exercise a voice in the east we had to bconie an eastern power. The gen eral interests of mankind, those Interests which reach beyond individual peoples and concern the general progress, are In the keeping of the great nations. Kngland, France, Germany and Kusxlu. were the four great powers because their arms extended over the continents and the seas. When the United States reached across the sens it became the fifth great power. Foi- the first time it was recognized aa a nation that intiHt be reckoned with. The practical test came when the storm broke loose in China In 1900. That was an Issue upon which hung the future destiny of the great emplro of the east. Yet had It come before our war with rioaln we should have played no part In its settlement. We should simply have looked on In passive and Impotent horror. Hut as It waa no step was taken without oir being consulted. In ! fact In some phases of the matter we took I the lead In the consultations. We were the world s peacemaker in China. How and J why? Kecause, in spite of the horrid out- itnruK hi triviii, wui so ri iiuh-ii i innisieu that there was not a state of war. It local ized the difficulty. It kept the great vice roys of southern China from taking purt and thus prevented a rebellious outbreak from becoming a general war. World's Conflict In China. In a higher and larger sense the United States was the world s peacemaker thete. From the beginning o.ir government tA clared that the two keynotes of American policy were the maintene-of tha In tegrity of the Chinese , Ire and the preservation of equal ci . erolal oppor tunity. That was the assurance of peace upon the suppression of tne local outbreak. hat reason nad China to look to a general war when its unity was thus defended? What motive had the powers of Kurope In seeking a general war when they were thus warned that no spoils of territory would be gained? Who doubts that If the United Hates had not taken this position those amt'ltlouM and aggrandizing powers of Ej rope would have seized the opportunity to make a division of China? And if such a spark had been struck who can tell how ji eat a conflagration might huve followed.' 'the generous, chivalrous and righteous at titude of the 1'nlled States kept the trouble In China within 'he smallem bounds ami vaved the nations from a stupendous ai.d doubtful Usue among themselves. It is thus literally true that the l ulled States as the world's peacemaker In China. The I'nlttd Htates in the wort 1 s peace maker In the western hemisphere. This truth wis recently emphasized when we practically enforced peace between Ven ezuela, und Its Kuropean assailants. If it had not been for oir Intervention the In cipient war would have become a deadly conflict with seizure of territory. The posi tion of the l'nltd Mt.'itcs ts the sole guar antee of peace throughout the whole South American continent. We can appredute Its vital powers to the rest of the wjrld. They haVe divided Asia so fr as Asia U now dl vleltde. They have seize ! und upportioi id Africa !) far as that cout'le nt can aow he a;.pruiiriateil The ;nal continental l.-l.in I ; ..i Australia is In the nanus of Kugiand. ; south An. eric i Is the only li rae portion of I it., v'.ohe which, bv rc;Kon of Ira Ititrli.wi I conditions, seemed open to ast-ault und (Continued en Second Page.) CONDITION OFJTHE WEATHER Forecsst for Nebt -askn Fslr In Kist Por tion. Showers snd Colder In West Portion Wednesday ; Thuredsy Fair Kxcvpt Show ers and Colder In Knt Portion. Temperatnre at Omaha Vesterdayl Knur. Dca. Hour. Dea. ft a. m 4 l p. m R" a. m 4V II p. m T a. m ...... 4 1 S p. m N B. ht 4rt 4 p. m MS f a. m 4l S p. m 10 a. ru...... 41 p. m 11 a. m 44 T p. m...... la m ft! R p. m 9 p. m ..... . A TO OPEN A JJ3NG CAMPAIGN Omaha Real Rotate F.achaage Begins Work on New Lino at Beatrice. There will be a meeting at Beatrice Fri day evening, at which the first step In the two years' light of the Real Estate exchange for Just taxation of railroad propel ty (or municipal purposes will be started. Ths previous effort of the tax committee has been toward securing the enactment of remedial laws by the present legislature, but that fight has been practically aband oned and the campaign of education which is to continue until the next leglclature Is chosen has been decided upon. Yesterdsy W. G. L're. secretsrr of the tax committee, received a letter from W. C. Dorsey. city attorney of Beatrice, re questing him and James H. Mcintosh to bo present at a meeting arranged for Fri day night for the purpose ot discussing the question from the local stsndpotnt. Mr. Dorsey writes that the commercial e-lub of Beatrice will have charge of (he meeting and that Paddock's opera house, the larg est assembly hal! In the city, has been se cured for the occasion. Mr. lire has ac cepted the Invitation and has so notified the Beatrice committee. GOVERNOR LECTURES TONIGHT State's Chief Executive Will Discuss Power and Need of the Church. Arrangements are now complete for the address of Governor Mickey on "The Power snd Need of the Church," at Kountzo Me morial church this evening at 8 o'tlock and for the subsequent opening of the three days basaar In the same building, at which the governor will hold an Informal recep tion. Many leading manufacturers have donated to the bazaar and the proceeds from it are expected to be sufficient to raise the 1,000 Indebtedness which has been standing against the North Side Chris tian church since its construction. Governor Mickey will arrive from Lin coln over the Burlington at 7:45 Wednesday evening and will be met by former Gov ernors Crounse and Boyd and Judge W. W. Slabaugh of ths district court. The latter is to Introduce the governor, and other men of local prominence will be upon the rostrum. No admission ts to be charged for the lecture, but the baraar will open with an oyster supper. liters will be music, under the direction ot Ed F. Pickering. ADDRESSES LARGE , MEETING Edward Roaewater Discusses Munici pal Questions at Fifth Ward ' Gathering. McKenna'a hall, at the corner of Sherman avenue and Locust street, was filled to Its capacity Inst night to hear an address by Edward Rosewater on municipal questions. Mr. Rosewater spoke for over an hour and was frequently interrupted by applause. His speech will be published in the next Issue of The Bee. Prior to the address by Mr. Rosewater, Ed Evans, councllmanlc candidate In the Sixth ward, nnd nryce Crawford, who Is after the counei'manlc nomination for the Fifth ward, mafic brief remarks. W. B. Christie presided at the meeting. Mr. Rosewater will speak Thursday night at Linn's hall. Twenty-fourth and Burdette streets, In the Sixth ward. COUNCIL ADJOURNS TILL TODAY Regular Meeting Abandoned Because of Death of Councilman Lo beck's Mother. There was no session of the city council last night, the body adjourning out of re spect to the memory of the mother of Councilman Lobeck. Tho only members present when the council was called to order at 8:30 o'clock were Mr. Burkley, Mr. Trostler and Mr. Zlmman, and adjou'nment was tsken on motion of Mr. Trostler. A call will be Is sued for a special meeting at 10 o'clock today to pass the appropriation ordinance for monthly salaries. NEW YORK ASKS CITY LAMPS Wishes Immediate Right to Own and Operate Murlclpal Lighting Plant. NEW YORK, March 1. The board of al dermen today adopted a resolution endors ing and urging the immediate passsge of the legislative bill to permit the city to construct and operate a municipal lighting plant. The resolution declared that "the high handed methods, exhorbltsnt charges and the Inferior service of the several lighting companies have become well nigh unbear able." HOLDUP OFFICER IS HELD Former Constable Arrested In Arlsona Charged with Looting Onnilng ' Joint. riOVGLAS. Ariz., March Jl. Emery Ells has been run down near Douglas and placed under arrest, charged with rubbing the Adobe gambling hall at Naco on Saturday. Ells was captured after a hard chase. He denies that he committed the robbery. He was formally a constable at Naco. Movements of ttfcau Vessels March SI. At New York Arrived Island, frim Copenhagen; iiave. ovm ' iniud, .-.apie and Ulhrullar. Sailed Buvlc, fur Llver- i At Nap Sslied Voltke. fur New i ork At Glasgow Arrived Astoria, from New York. At Antwerp Arr.ved--Vaderland, from New York. At Oltira't ir- Pafe1 -WHmar, from New York, lor Naples snd Genoa. At Movlile Arrived I'urlsLan, from St. John. N li.. and Halifax, for Liverpool, and proceeded At Liverpool Anii'i Svlvanian, for Jioa-tou. I At Bremen Arrived Barbarossa. frotn S'ew York, via Plymouth and Cherbourg. At Cherbourg Arrived Kron I'rlnz Wli belm. from New York, via Plymouth, for I Hn men. aniv-proceeded. At Hamburg -.Sail-d-Slleslu, for San MEMBERS DRAW PAY! Eixtj Dayi Salary at Tifa Dollar Ttr Paj Faid to Each Legislator HOUSE FINISHES APPROPRIATION?' Senators Cite it Out that a Sharp WJ is Awaiting the BilL - , ' TALK Or CUTTING OFF HALfSt MILLION Peru Formal and rropoaod New Schw.1. Jlaral ft' Slaughter. STUEFER REPORT READY FOR SUBMISSION naaasuBUBsna. Rumor Has It that It Will Favor the Kx. Treasurer and .loan Hons i r Members po Rot Relish ' ' the Idea. (From a Staff Correspondent) , ' LINCOLN, March 1. (Special.) The senste finished the sixty-day limit ot the legislative term today and the bouse got through the fifty-eighth day. The mm , bers of both bodies, despite the episode Vrsterdav hrnn.hi ir k. ,,..-. ... - v., j auiirri nysn sail C. O. Whedon, have drawn their halarles for i lie inn tprm nr n . . ... , There Is ample work to keea both bodies busy every day until April 7. the time fixed for final adjournment. It Is ths general bellof that actually the legislature . will The house passed a large number of' blllB today, among Ihem being the surrent expense bill for stste government and the salaries bill, carrying respectively l,00,r00 and 1990,000, the house bill carrying 115,000 for the world s fair exhibit and the Good bill appropriating J75.000 for a chapel and library at the Peru State Normal school.' All of the four big financial measures' are now through the house. As has already been Indicated these bills nre going to fare roughly when they reach the senate, with which the governor has entered Into an alllsnce to trim tha total appropriations down to about 1J.20,000. They stand now about 13.00,00OO or more. A senator today said that he felt sure the bill setting aside $75,000 for the Pent Normal chapel and library would be out materially. He represents alarge contin gent that believes the chapel can be dis pensed with for two rears at least, an the bill lopped down to 125.000. This same senator tskes the position that the War ner bill appropriating .0.000 for a new state normal school will be tufned out to grate for another blennlum and that other bills of a similar character will be treated "incisively." In the budget of bills passed loday by the house was the Ten Kyck South Omaha charter bill. Imposing a governor-appointed fire and police board on that Ity. such aa Omaha Is now afflicted with. The senate passed a pure food bill aad otcupied much time in debate on the Wall bill to abolish capital punishment. . Members Draw Pay. -'' v The members of' the senate snd nous drsw their salaries todsy tor the last period of twenty days, thus giving them their .u.. yaj or siiy nays at a a oay. Tne projected action yesterday by Robert Ryan and C. O. Whodou to curtail the salaries to $3 a day for forty fays has, therefore, had no effecL This is the fifty-eighth day for the house nnd sixtieth for the senate, and as the members have their full ay no injunction could touch tbam now. Of course Rysn and Whedon have withdrawn their project. There Is one of those "will defined" rumors, however, to the ef fect tho injunction plans would have been carried through had not the legislators "laid dovn tbe law" in plain, emphatio terms that If any such thing was attempted tne icgisisiure would adjourn sine die. These plans went the way of tho resolution to release '.he Bartley bondsmen, though, and It is understood the ostensible purpose of testing this amendment which Increased the terms from forty to sixty days and the salaries from $3 to $5 a dsy has been aban doned. fltnefer Report Ready. The Stuefer Investigation committee baa given out that it will report to the house tomorrow morning. The commit' ce has al ready allowed tha Impression to obtain that the report will be favorable to Stuefer. Speaking of the ease, a prominent mem ber of the legislature who was deeply In terested In getting at the true situation, today said: "Whatever the luvestigstlon failed to prove It brought out tho fact that Btuefer made no effort to buy Burt county bonds, despite his admission that he had talked of them with W. O. Sears, .William Neablt, Peter Rork, J. R. Sutherland and J. Han cock. He denied having bid on the bonds, of course, snd gives ss his reason for not bidding the fsct that he could not pay premiums, then in the next breath said that prior to tho ssle of these bonds he had many times paid premiums on state war rants the same class of securities. "Mr. Stuefer's own testimony showed that the money for the purchase ot these bonds waa furnished by him In checks of $70,000 and $10,000 denomination. It went to W. T. S. Neligh. This he also admits, but qualifies his admission, of course, with the ststement thst he actually bought tho bonds from and not through Neligh, after the latter had already bought them from Burt county, ine aame ana otner corrobo rating testimony abowed also that Neligh took away with htm from tha state treas urer's office $2. COO in coupons. According to Nellgh's sworn statement all the money he had Invested In th deal up to this time was the $1,000 certified check drawn on Stuefer's bank at West Point. One Interesting Point. "An interesting point established waa that Neligh had not been bidding on county bonds on his own responsibility until Mr. Stuefer was elected and Installed as state treasurer. But it wss shown that shortly after Stuefer went Into office Neligh, with no capital Invested, exchanged some new Cuming county bonds for old ones then due, which exchange brought to himself and those with whom be was associated In the desl $1,600. "He then used checks from William Stue fer on tbn money In the banks, It being state funds. In payment for the $80,000 at Burt county bonds. It was brought out then, that without having any personal funds at slake except $1,000 he secured coupons for himself to tbe amount of $!,. C50, which with the $8'X bonus psld by Neligh to Burt county In making the deal and the t'0 in coupons retained In the slate treasurer's office, made the amount $4,000, which represents ths difference be tween the Interest at JVand 3.V& per cent, at which the bonds rsn snd ere bought respectively. Having succeeded so admira bly In this transaction. Mr. Nellgb, the launched out to secure tbs bonds of Hail and other counties, but before ha waa able
