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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1903 TWELVE PAGES.
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RUINS STATE COTTON
Mii';ppi Flood Plantation Owned,--
Commonwealth of Louisiana, v '
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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.
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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......
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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