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OMAHA, TIIUKSDAY MOUSING, APRIL 2, 1903-TEN PAGES.
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STRIKE IS ALLOWED
Jid's Adams Dissolves Order Keepng
Wabash Men InTolnrtarilj at Work.
DECIDES ALL POINTS FOR UNIONS
Hallway Contention of Conspiracy by
OfEcli.li ii Declared Unfounded
COURT HOLDS THAT GRIEVANCES EXIST
Bai Employes Voted to Walk Oat
Support of Demands Made.
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REMOVES INJUNCTION STAYING WAGE WAR
Company at Once Rchwi Negotiations
with Hope of Peacefully Settling;
Dispute After Legal Flaht
la Ended.
BT. LOUIS. April 1. In the United States
dlntrlct court today Judge Folmer B. Adami
banded down a decision dissolving the In
junction granted March 3 restraining offi
cial of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive
Firemen and 'Railroad Trainmen and other
labor leaders from Influencing In any way
or ordering the men employed on the Wa
bash lystttn to strike.
The teaporary Injunction had been
granted by Judge Adams on allegations
made by officials of the Wabash system that
the defendants were conspiring to Interfere
with Interstate traffic and the transmission
of United States malls.
L. N. Judson of 8t. Louis, special coun
sel for the brotherhoods, stated to the
Associated Presa that he and Colonel
Wells H. Blodgett, general solicitor of the
Wabash Railroad company, were making
efforts to bring all the partlea In interest
. together and that In his opinion an
amicable agreement would be arrived at
and that there would be no strike.
Colonel Blodgett, when seen after court,
waa apparently depressed by the decision.
W'hen asked if an appeal would be taken
be said: "It la too early to say now
whether or not we will appeal."
Analyses the Complaint.
In bis decision Judge Adams first an
alyzes the bill of complaint upon which
the provisional reatralntng order was Is
sued, showing that the serious part of the
charge was that the defendants bad en
tered into an unlawful and malicious con
spiracy to secure recognition of their
brotherhoods by falsely representing that
the employes of the railroad are dis
satisfied with their wages and conditions
of service, when they were In fact entirely
aattsfled and contented with the same; that
the defendants were about to exercise their
powers aa supreme and controling officers
of the brotherhoods of firemen and train
men to foree an undealred strike upon the
men, who were members or their organiza
tions; that tbe defendanta threatened and
were about to further enforce their de
mands to execute their conspiracy by pre
venting the railroad from performing Its
duties aa carrier of Interstate eommerca
and the malls of the United State by pre-eenttaaj-fheiewifiiibera-who
were working
for the-eonneotlng lines from Interchang
ing traffic of the road and thus preventing
the connecting lines from. Interchang
ing traffic with and affording tbe Wabash
the facilities therefor required by the in
terstate act. -
Glat of the Chargt.
The gist of the conspiracy coming within
the Jurisdiction of the federal courts, as
charged In the bill, waa to precipitate a
strike undealred by the men and thereby,
and by other means specifically charged in
the bill, to Interfere with Interstate com
merce and the mail service of the United
8tatoa.
Upon the showing made that the first step
of the conspiracy, namely, the ordering of
such a strike,' waa immediately contem
plated by the defendanta, and that Irrepar
able damage would necessarily befall the
allroad unless a restraining order waa
tbrthwlth Issued, the same was done for the
purpose of holding the property and the
parties In statu quo until both aides could
be fully heard on the motion to set aside
or modify the orders Leave was given to
file auch motion at any time within fifteen
days.
Tbe provisional restraining order was
made without notice to the defendanta under
the stress of the facts disclosed by the bill,
and was fully authorised by sectloa T1S, re
vised statutes of the United States, and
yimperatlvely demanded by the general prin
ciples of equity and Jurisprudence recog
nised and enforced In many similar casea
In the United Btatea and England, many
.authorities warranting tbe provisional re
atralntng order In question In cases of con
spiracies to Interfere with Interstate com
merce and otherwise are cited In support
of thla last proposition.
Complaint Not Supported.
The court after fully considering all the
proof finds that the statements of the bill
of complaint to the effect that the em
ptoyea were satisfied with their wagea and
condttlona of service are not supported
that-Irrespective of the question whether
the men or the committee of the brother
hoods representing them first suggested
the increase of wagea and change of rules
the employes themselves, at and for a long
time prior to the filing of tbe bill of com
plaint, were dlssatltfted with their wages
and conditions of service, and a real dlf
ference of opinion existed between the
railroad and a large majority of Its em
ploye members of the brotherhoods with
respect to their wagca, and that the de
fendanta, aa officers and committees of the
bro'berhooda. were fully authorised both
by reason of their official relations to their
members and also by direct written au
tborlty, to represent them In the effort
to aecuro higher wages and change condl
ttona of service, and- that tbe proposed
strike Instead of being ofuclously ordered
by defendanta waa a result of the vote of
the employes acting without coercion and
directly eui burl ting the aims.
The court further finds after a full ex
amlnatlon and analysla of the evidence
that the charge of a conspiracy to Inter
fere with tbe Interstate commsroe of the
United Statsa or the mall service of tbs
United Statea la not auatalned.
Both Grand Master Hannahan of the fire
men and Vloe Qrand Master Lee of the
trainmen have telegraphed their respec
tive loJges and divisions on the Wabash
. tlve
CV bi
Th
bold Joint meetings next Sunday.
The purpose of these meetings la kept
secret, but tbe general supposition Is that
they are Intended for final action.
FIRE RECORdT
Placet Bealdeaeo la Oaallala.
OO.VLLALA. Neb., April 1. Special
Telegram.) Lou I a Aufdeogartrn's t wo
tory residence burned tonight. It wss th
nest residence la town and cost 119,000
be building la a total loss. Insurance,
ILK
ALBANIANS START A REVOLT
Opposltloa to Reform Schemes of
Powers Becoming- Very
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CONSTANT,-, v April 1. Details of
the disturbance 'fy, m Albania ahow
that the revolt whiw ' , -ken out there
against the reform scbo.. ' powers la
a very serious one. ...
Several thousand armed A. ' sur
rounded tbe town of Vucsteen , -'29
and demanded the surrender oi. 1.100
Servian gendarmes who had been enlisted
In view of tbe reform plans. The governor
surrendered the Servians, who were bound
and taken to Pristine and maltreated.
A number of the Servian lnbabltanta and
bands of Albaniana later surrounded
Mttrovltca and serious fighting ensued with
the Turkish garrison, consisting of 3,000
troops. Tbe fighting continued until March
30, when the Albanians finally were re
pulsed with great loss.
Heavy relnforcementa have been ordered
from the vilayeta of Aden, Asia Minor, and
other places, to the' scene of the outbreak,
In order to suppress the rebellion.
Thj Albanian rising has caused a paclo
among .the Christians of Old Servla, who
are fleeing towar? Servla. A panlo has
occurred at Prliep, In consequence of the
growing fanaticism of the Albanians against
tbe Ch..stlans. The latte? have closed
their shops and schools and are seeking
refuse at Mouastlr. Numbers of Christians
have been murdered In tbe Prilep district
during the last few days.
Considerable apprehension la felt at the
Russian embassy for the safety of the
Russian consul at Mltrovltza.
The outbreak rss made a great impres
sion at the palace. The sultan waa In
tensely exercised and measurea were Im
mediately taken to watch the two Albanian
battalions belonging to the Imperial guard,
on duty at the Ylldlx kiosk. In order to
prevent disorder at the palace.
VIENNA, April L A dispatch to the Neue
Frle Presse from Belgrade says M. St. Cher
blna, the Russian consul at Mltrovltaa, has
been wounded in the back.
AUTO SLAYS AMERICAN COUNT
Tarns Too Sharply, Daahlna- Fat.
aenger'a Brains Oat on
Sharp nock.
NICE. April L Count Eliot Zborowskl
of Nloe was killed today In an automobile
hlll-cllmblng race between here and La
Turble.
The count'a oar turned a sharp angle too
quickly, turned over and waa wrecked. Tho
ccunt was hurled against a rock, hla head
waa split open and he died Instantly. Baron
de la Saye, who was driving, waa also ser
iously. If not mortally, Injured
Countess Zborowskl was awaiting her
husband at LaTurble, expecting they would
lunch together at the end of the race.
The accident oocurred at tbe apot where
there waa a similar fatality two yeara ago,
wnen a German automobllist waa killed.
DES MOINES, April 1. Count William
Eliot Zborowskl was a native of Boston
and a member of the well known Eliot fam
ily of that place. He came by tbe pame
of Zborowskl and the title of count through
an uncle who bad married a alater of his
mother. His uncle bad been banished from
Poland and bad located, la New Tork,
where he became wealth through the pur
chase of property.
When he died he left all to hla nephew.
William Eliot, upon the express condition
that he assume his name and title. Eliot
did so and spent years in traveling. In
1891 he eloped with the Baroness de
Bleuers, wlfe of the minister from the
Netherlands to France, who had been In
carcerated In an asylum by her husband.
Tbey Immediately aalled for South Da
kota, where the baroness secured a decree
of divorce. She then married Eliot. The
baroness was an American also. She was
daughter of the late Henry Carey of Bos
ton and a granddaughter of John Jacob As
tor. BotU Eliot and the baroness were
worth several million dollars In their own
names.
FOREIGN WAR SHIP WANTED
ahabltaate of Santo Domlaa-o Be
come Very Anxioua for Ont
alde Interference.
SAN DOMINOO. Santo Domingo Sun
day, March 29. The Dominican warship
Dominican, frying the flag of President
Vasques, arrived off thla port early today
and signaled for a pilot, who went on
board.
The cruiser then left left, after ex
changing cannon ahota with the fort. No
damage waa done on either aide. The sit
uation is becoming very serious and tbe
arrival here of a foreign warship Is
anxiously awaited.
The revolutionary warship Independence
Is expected back from Asua de Compostala
hourly with ex-President Flguerero on
board, and a battle between the two war
ships may reault.
General Plchardo, who had been on the
Island of Curacoa, arrived here today.
General Penceslao Flgsurero, a former
president of tbe Dominican republic, went
to Asua de Compoatlla lsst night, on board
a warship. In order to make an attempt to
prevent further bloodshed. Land forces
have left here from San Pedro de Mocoris.
The Clyde liner New York, from New
York, teacbed San Pedro de Macorla yester
day, but up to this afternoon It bad not
arrived here. It Is supposed It was pre
vented from coming to San Domingo by the
authorities at San Pedro de Macorla.
Tbe Inhabitants of San Cristobal have
joined the revolution. Provisions are In
creasing In price here and In the country
districts.
AUTHOR WOUNDS ANTAGONIST
. Marcel Prevoat Flhta Dael with
Brother of Mile. Emma
Tonret.
PARI8, April 1. The brother of Mile.
Emma Touret waa wounded In the forearm
today In a duel fought with M. Marcel Pre
voat at Neuilly. ,
Mile. Touret fired two shots from a re
volver Monday at M. Prevost. Her brother
later aent his aeconda to M. Prevost.
TROLLEY LINES COMBINED
Topeka Street Rallwayo Are Merced
by Company Which Bays
Their Stock.
TOPEKA, Kan.. April 1. Official an
nouncement was made today of the consoli
dation of the Topeka City railway and the
Vlnewood Park line. A syndlcata haa pur
chased tbe $1,150,000 stock of the former
company.
The company la compoaed of B. B Sunay,
U B. Myera. L W. Noyes. Adolph Nathan
and J. B. Wilbur of Chicago; E. W. Wilson,
Pekla. 111.; the United Flectrle Securities
compear and laeao T. Burr, Ronton, and
ljjkasa City aa4 Topeka, oapltailaU.
IIARR1MAN RESISTS HOLDUP
Claims Keens Tr'ed to Force Bales of Poolid
Southern Paoifio Block.
OTHER OFFICIALS BACK UP PRESIDENT
Capitalistic Rln Alleged to Be Will
iaar to Stop Salts If Cash Par
chasere Are Forthcoming
or Dividend Is Paid.
NASHVILLE. April 1. In the Keens suit
sgalnst the Harrlman interests which was
opened here today a number of affidavits
were filed. Those on behalf of the Southern
Pacific In answer to Talbot J Taylor ft Co.
ny that that road Is operated In the In
terest of the Union Pacific.
The moat Important of the affidavits Is
made by E. H. Harrlman. In It he saya a
mutual friend told him that James R. Keens
represented a pool holding 170,000 or 175,000
shares of Southern Pacific and that Mr.
Keene himself held about 70.000 shares; thnt
they contemplated action which would make
ua a great deal of trouble unless we pur
chased said sharea from them that be would
sell the pool chares at about 70 and hla
own sharea at 78.
Mr. Harrlman declarea he replied that he
would not be forced by fear Into anything
that would be adverse to the Interests of
the general body of stockholdera of the
Southern Pacific
Acts Solely for Stockholders.
Mr. Harrlman further denies tbat any of
the Improvements of the Southern Pacific
complained of were prompted by considers
tion for tbe Union Pacific, but were planned j
before the Union Pacific became Interested
and were designed and recommended by
Southern Pacific officials and were author
ized by Mr. Harrlman only after a thorough
personal examination of the lines, whereby
be became convinced of their absolute nec
essity. He denies the allegation that the Union
Pacific Interests were planning to take over
the Ceneral Pacific lines from the Southern
Pacific and asserts that no auch atep haa
been contemplated or even discussed.
Mr. Harrlman then relates that In the
autumn of 1901 Edward Lauterbach Intro
duced David Lamar to him, who said he had
friendly relations with James R. Keene and
that Mr. Keene waa contemplating, aome
action against - the management of the
Southern Pacific.
"He (Lamar) aald he would like to work
with me," continued Mr. Harrlman, "and
that If I would make an alliance which
would be of aome advantage to him, that
he had auch Influence over Mr. Keene tbat
he could Induce him not to Instigate any
adverse action against myself and allied
lntereata." .
Keene Suaa-ests Speculative Pool.
Thla propoattlon Mr. Harrlman did not
accept Several interviews with James R.
Keene followed. On this point the affidavit
saya:
Mr. Keene stated to me that he had a
large holding In Southern Pacific stock,
that he would like to join with me In pur
chasing the sharea In the market, that he
believed there could be a great deal of
money made thereby and he would act for
me either In purchasing for our joint ac
count or for myself if I" wished tt, that it
would be 'advantageous for the Union Pa
ct tic to take all Southern Pacific stock and
Issue Its t per cent bonds therefor, and he
stated that he waa an adept In carrying out
aucceaefully large stock market operations
and had shewn this capacity especially In
the manipulation of United States Steel
stocks.
To this Mr. Harrlman replied that he be
lieved "It would be -a mistake to create a
apeculation la the shares and advance tholr
price to a basis that would justify the buy
ers In expecting a dividend in the near fu
ture; that It waa also necessary to make
auch repalra and Improvements from sur
plus earnings so far aa tbey would go In
order to eatabllsh for the company a basis
of credit upon which It could refund the
bonded Indebtedness of Its subsidiary com
panies, a large portion of which would
mature In a few years."
Mr. Keene then gave assurance that he
did not want to act In any way antagonistic
to Mr. Harrlman. In the autumn of 1903
Mr. Harrlman aaya he was Informed "that
Edward Lauterbach and Talbot J. Taylor
would make the bill for ua unless we set
tled in some way with them."
Other Onlcere Support. (
Otto H. Kuhn of Kuhn. Loeb ft Co.. a di
rector of the Southern Pacific, aaya Ed
ward Lauterbach told him there were only
two ways to avoid hostile proceedings
either to buy the holdings of the Keene
pool at about 70 or atart the payment of
dividends on the stock at not leas than 4
per cent per annum.
Other affldavlta by J. Krutachnltt, fourth
vice president sod general manager: J. C.
! Stubbs, third vice president, and other offi
cials are presented to show that the South
ern Pacific Is operated In tbe Interests of
its stockholders and not tor the benefit of
tbe Union Pacific.
Two days at least will be required for
the arguments. Affldavlta In support of tbe
bill In tbe case will be filed during the day.
After the affidavits bad been read Mr.
Lauterbach, representing the Keene Inter
ests, presented his argument. He waa fol
lowed by Judge Humphrey for Harrlman.
Judge Humphrey had not completed when
court adjourned.
Keene Denies Offer to Bell.
Jamea R. Keene, who la confined to hla
room at the Waldorf-Astoria, made publlo
tonight the following telegram to hla
lawyers at Nashville:
Harrlman and Kahn affidavits have been
published broadcast. I expect you to fur
nish trie press with your answering affi
davit Immediately, setting forth the true
fuct that no offer to sell stot-k waa aver
made by me except In reply to their request
10 purcnaae me noiuings wnicn 1 repre
sented and that you were requested by
them to ascertain the coat of the same and
that 1 absolutely crused. when I made
answer, to sell my Individual atock at any
price.
SANTA FE MERGER DENIED
Railroad President Warmly Itepudl
toe Any Deal with Rock:
Island System.
NEW YORK. April 1. E. P. Ripley, presi
dent ef the Santa Fe, being questioned aa
to tbe' possibility of a merger between the
Atchison and Rock Island, said:
I wleh to deny In the most positive and
circumstantial manner that any protect be
tween tno Atcjilaon and Rook Island, or
any control of either by the other, la under
discussion or contemplation.
FIRE DESTROYS OlU TANKS
Standard Oil Company Loses Over One
Mllllen Dollara In Province
of Ben sal.
CALCUTTA. April 1. A number of oil
taLka at Bajbaj. province of Bengal, be
longing to the Standard Oil company and
two ether concerns, were burned yester
day. The damage aaouU l about 1L-
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
New Bank Authorise la Iowa aid
Reserve) A seats Kerned fee
Several.
(From a HtafI Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, April 1. (Special Tele
gram.) The postoffice at Hanover, Gage
county, Neb., baa been discontinued.
Tbe application of C. J. Martin, M. F.
Coons, M. E. Blaier. R. T. West and C. P.
Llghtuer to organise the First National
bank of Cburdan, la., with a capital of $25,.
000, has been approved by the comptroller
of the currency.
Reserve agenta approved: First National
bank of Dubuque for FiMt National banks
of Cherokee and Waverly; Second National
bank of Dubuque for First Nationals of
Cherokee and Waverly; Hanover National
of New, York for First National of Deep
River.
These rural letter carriers were appointed
today: Iowa Battle Creek, Bert Lloyd,
regular; I, F. Lloyd, substitute. Bonaparte,
Darrell R. McConnaughey, regular; Mrs.
Ada P. McConnaughey, substitute. Cantrlll,
W. 8. Haney. regular; Roy Stewart, sub
stitute. Manning, Andrew J, Corbin, regu
lar; Mary C. Corbin, substitute. Udell,
Joseph F. Ketcham, regular; Radford Wood,
substitute. Stanhope, Imbert S. Johnson,
regular; Oscar Howe, substitute. Dun
combe, Oeorge W. Oibbs, reguUr; Thalia
A. Oibbs, substitute. Collins, William D.
Clement, regular; Milton Clement, substi
tute. Silver City, Charlea H. Hlatt, regu
lar; Walter Harpster, substitute. South
Dakota Sherman, 0e Rialoo, regular; Irvln
Rlsloo, substitute.
These Iowa rural free delivery routes
will be established Jly 1; Lawton, Wood
bury county, one route; area covered.
twenty-four square miles; population
served, 446. Remsen, Plymouth county, two
additional routes; area, forty-three square
miles; population, 820. Sioux City substa
tion No. 1, two routes; area, 1 forty-six
square miles; population, 735. Solon, John
aon county; two routes; area, forty-nlno
square miles; population, 999.
CREATES A SALT MONOPOLY
Effect of Rebate Which Railroads Are
Charred with Glvlaa; Cer
tain Concern. .
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CHICAGO. April 1. The charge that
railroads by practically allowing a rebate
In the salt rate to a concern operating
boata between Michigan points and this
city are giving It a monopoly ' of the salt
industry, Is being investigated by the In
terstate Commerce Commission here to
day. The complaint, which. It Is said, waa
brought primarily by the Detroit Bait
Company, alleges that the Michigan, In
diana and Illinois Transportation com
pany, which owna and operates the boata,
la allowed aa ita proportion of the tariff
rate between Detroit, Ludington and
Malstee and the Missouri river cents a
barrel more than other companies will
transport aalt for. '
Thla difference la sufficient. It Is claimed,
to drive all competitors out of business.
Inasmuch aa the boat company la owned
and controlled by the International Salt
company through Joy Morten aV Co; It Is
charged that '-owing to -thla alleged dis
crimination many of the aalt plants in
Michigan are cloaed. :
TRUST TO AID BRITISH NAVY
ShtpplnaT Combine Amende Charter So
na to Permit Veaacla to
Fla-ht In War.
TRENTON, N. J., April 1. The Interna
tional Mercantile Marine, company today
filed papers amending Ita original charter.
Tbe amendment consists of a provision
authorising the company to enter Into
contracta with the United States govern
ment or state or dependencies thereof, or
with any foreign government, Including the
power to aell or hire any of Ita vessels
for any purpose whatever, whether naval,
military or otherwise.
It Is believed this amendment waa In
aerted to meet the objection of the English
government that under the original charter
tbat government would not have the power
to Impress the vessels of the company Into
Ita naval aervlce In times of war.
STUDENTS FIGHT FOR CANNON
Austin Boye Commandeer Photo
graphers Set Pteeo and He
braakan gaffers la Melee.
EFFINGHAM, 111., April I. In a college
fight today between atudenta of the Illinois
College of Photography and of Austin col
lege several students were Injured.
Austin students last night went to . the
campus of the photography school and took
a large cannon. Tbe pupils of the College
of Photography held an Indignation mew
Ing this morning aud Issued an ultimatum
ordering the Austin boys to return the
cannon. At the set hour the photography
atudents, led by girls, went in a body to
Auatln college and demanded the cannon
and the fight followed.
Among the Injured are:
R. A. Jones, LaFontalne, Kan.
B. J. Spencer, Crab Orchard, Neb.
DENIES RUMORED PROGRESS
Cleveland Will Go to St. Louie and
Return Home aa toon as
Poaalble.
PRINCETON. N. J., April 1. Former
President Cleveland made the following
statement tonight relative to his Intended
visit to St. Louis:
I have had no Intention of aolna any fur
ther than St. Louis snd Intend returning
aa soon as possible by the moet direct
route, and yet In some way It hss been
given out that I was to go to the Pacific
coast and visit Colorado and California, anil
I do not know how many other atates and
territories, ajid In consequence of this I
have received numerous letters from people
living in those localities msklng requests
based entirely upon the truth of these re
porta. It may be smusing to those who
start auch rumors, but it producee a re
verse effect on those wh are made the
victims of such an absurd canard.
JURY ASKS MAYOR TO" RESIGN
W takes Aldermen and Chief of Police
to Accompany Executive Into
Retirement.
SEATTLE, April 1. Th grand Jury pre
sented majority and minority reports ta
Judge Bell today and waa dlamtssed. Sev
eral Indictments, all of minor Importance.
In addition to those already announced
were returned.
Probably the moat aensatlonal recom
mendation of both reports Is the clause
recommending tbat Mayor Humea and Chief
of Police Sullivan resign tbelr offices and
Intimating that the pablie good would be
conserved If a majority of thai oouacU
would poratas a similar cmrao,
PRESIDENT STARTS ON TRIP
He
is in Good 8pirits tt Es L avei
for the West
RIDES IN ENGINE CAB FOR FIFTY MILES
Sua;a;eete that ae talon Fireman
He Ought to Stoke Fires, but
Finally Abstains to View
Scenery,
WASHINGTON. April 1. President
Roosevelt at 9:06 this morning started on
hla western trip under the most favorable
auspices. Aa the special train pulled out
of the Pennsylvania station the president
stood on the platform of his car, tipping
bis hat and amlllng in responne to the en
thusiastic cheers of hundreds of admirers.
As early as 8 o'clock a crowd began to
gather at the White House to wltnesa the
president's departure. As he entered hla
carriage to drive to the station tbe men
made the historic grounds echo with
cheers, while women waved their handker
chiefs and many of them their hats.
The Pennsylvania station and platforms
were crowded with people anxious to ex
tend to the president their good wishes for
a safe and successful Journey. Notable
precautions were taken to insure the safety
of1 the president. The police arrangements
were under the personal supervision of
Commissioner West and Chief Sylvester,
and uniformed officers, detectives, plain
clothes men and secret aervlce operatives
surrounded the president and covered every
point.
President In Good Spirits.
As President Roosevelt alighted from bia
carriage he waa Joined by Secretary Hitch
cock and they walked down the platform
arm In arm, tbe president stopping now and
then to greet friends. He was attired in a
black cutaway coat, dark striped trousers
and wore a Mack felt hat.
He waa In the best of spirits and chatted
enthusiastically about the trip. Near hla
car he met Baron Speck von Sternburg, the
German minister, who had come to see htm
off. The two had several minutes con
versation, the president thanking tbe min
ister for hla thougbtfulness in coming to
the station.
No member of the presldent'a immediate
family except hla sister, Mrs. Cowlea, was
at the station, Mrs. Roosevelt and the
young children being down the Chesapeake
bay on Mayflower and Miss Alice In
Porto Rico. Several membera of the cabi
net, Including Secretariea Cortelyou, Wilson
and Hitchcock, were present. The presi
dent and Secretary Cortelyou chatted sev
eral minutes, the president expressing his
regret that the secretary waa not to ac
company him. Other membera of the cabi
net bad taken their formal leave of tbe
prealdent at the White House.
Among other notable people at the sta
tion to see the president off were Assistant
Secretary of State Loomla, Colonel Theo
dore Bingham, Captain W. S. Cowlea, Sec
ond Assistant Postmaater General Ehallen
berger and District Commissioner West.
Train la Handsomely Equipped.
Thar train Is one of the finest ever run
out of Washington by the Pennsylvania
railroad, handsomely equipped and manned
by a crew of picked men. Tha. only change
In the personnel of the party,', aa hereto
fore announced, waa that John McCoy went
as special representative of the Pennsyl
vania railroad Inatead of C. R. Roaenberg.
In addition to those officially designated aa
membera of the prealdent'a party three se
cret service men and two postoffice In
spectors aocompanled the president aa a
peraonal body guard.
The journey, aa planned, will occupy nine
weeka and three iays, and the party will
travel a little more than 14.000 miles.
Train Reaches Harrlsbor.
HARRISBURO, Pa., April 1. President
Roosevelt's train arrived at 1;10 p. m. and
remained here for nine minutes. The run
from Washington to Harrlsburg waa un
eventful, the president apending most of
his time In reading.
The president waa greeted In thla city by
a great crowd, including the membera of
the Pennsylvania legislature and city offi
cials. Senator Foch expressed regret that
they were unable to welcome htm at the
capltoL but were glad to welcome him In
the ahadow of Zlon Lutheran church, where
the first Harrison waa nominated tor the
prealdency.
Tbe president showed evidence of surprise
at the reception. He spoke for more than
five minutes. He referred to the prosperity
of tbe state and the country, and said tt
waa more due to the Individual skill of
labor and capital than to any of his efforts.
He said he left Washington with a light
heart over the magnificent work performed
by tbe anthracite coal strike commission
No document, he aald, handed down by any
association of men could have the power
for more good than that banded down by
the commission.
After briefly referring again to the gea
tral prosperity of tbe country the president
closed bis remarks by again thanking the
groat crowd.
Ae anon as he bad finished speaking the
atgnal waa given and the train pulled out
at 1:19 p. m.
President Journeys In Engine Cab
PITTSBURG. April 1. President Roose
velt viewed the scenery around the famous
Horse Shoe curve thla afternoon from
aeat In the cab of a locomotive attached to
hla apeclal train, and after a ride of about
fifty mllea expressed himself as delighted
with hla experience. When hi sjwcinl
reached Altoona at 4:50 the president shook
handa with tbe engine, crewa of each and
climbed Into tbe cab of the rear engine. No.
2408. In the cab with him were Secretary
Loeb, Trainmaater A. Kaiser. Special En
gineer Robert McLaren, the regular engi
neer, H. T. McCormlck, and Greman H. W.
I Hunter. Aa be took his seat the president
I remarked that, being a member of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, he
thought he ought to take hla turn at fi-ed-
Ing the furnace, but he did not do ao. When
Galltxen, the crest of the mountains, was
reached, tbe front locomotive was detached
from tbe train and tbe run to Seward waa
made with one engine. Here the prcsljent
climbed down from bis lofty seat and ift-r
ahaklng handa with the engineers and fire
men, aent back to bis car rather dusty rnd
grimy.
Outside of his ride on the engine the
president passed an uneventful dav, devot
ing a large portion of It to reading. Brief
atopa were made at Baltimore, Harrlsburg
and Altoona, but only at one place did the
president make a speech. 4 Hrge crowd
met his train at Harrlsburg, and although
no speech waa acheduled for thla place, Mr.
Roosevelt appeared on tbe rear platform
of hla car and delivered a short edcress.
which waa received with many cheers.
Caw boys Will Breakfaat Prealdent.
DENVER, April L An enterUlnment will
be offered to President Roossvelt by the
stockmen of eastern Colorado at Huco,
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CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast fir Nebraska Showers and Much
Colder Thursday; Friday Fiilr.
Temperature at Omaha leaterdayi
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GOVERNOR OPENS THE BAZAAP
Itclteratca Ills Faith In the Church
for Benefit of na Audience at
Kountae Memorial.
"The spirit that prompts a man to help
a fellow creature drag his heavy load across
the crowded street Is the spirit that Is to
solve the labor question, tbe religious
questions, the governmental questions In
fact all great queetlona that have and will
have their place in the public mind," said
Governor Mickey in the course of a eermon
on "The Need and Power of the Church,"
at Kouutie Memorial church last night. He
spoke to a fair-sized audience tor the good
of a bazaar which the North Side Christian
church people are holding there to get
money to clear away their debt. The gov
ernor said In part:
'I believe tbat no roan can succeed In
life mnless he follows closely along the
particular linea which God Intended for
him. The more he knowa of God and tra
teachings the more will be feel the need of
His help. The power of the church is th
power of God. The church has been founded
by Jehovah to further His beneficent feel
ings towarda man. It la recognized aa the
most potent factor In both the material and
spiritual realma except God Himself. It
required a great many centuries to fit man
for the establishment of the church. Man
had to learn that God was not only merciful
but just, aa well, and tbat a penalty was
attached to every violation of the law. The
greateat and' hardest lesson he had to learn
was that Christ's kingdom Is spiritual, not
temporal.
'No great reform ever waa accomplished
that was not backed by the church. No
people ever were lifted from the bonds of
slavery save through the powor of I he
church, and no wholesome laws ever were
made that were not baaed on tha decalogue.
The great nations of the world to.iay are
the nations which most generally ;euo&nUe
God and the laws of His church.
"No man ever can attain to perfect man
hood nor any woman to jerf-sot womanhood
who robs themselvea of, the Influence of the
church. Everyone ought io rt.tend at least
one or two divine services each week where
they can hear the word of God expounded."
Others who spoke briefly were Pastor J
H. Blcknell, Judge W. W. Slabaugh and C
S. Paine, Judge Slabaugh presided aa
chairman. Mra. E. F. Pickering sang and
Miss Louisa SBadduck played two loloa
on,, on the piano and the other on the
violin.
JOHN H0BS0N VISITS OMAHA
Emlueat British Economist Talka of
lurprlaca He Haa Eneouatered
"" tar America,
John A. Hobson, one of the best known of
British contemporary political economists.
spent a few hours between trains yester
day on his way from Lincoln, where be haa
been lecturing for tbe State university, to
Orlnnell, la., whence he will go to Chicago
for a course of lectures at the University
of Chicago. Mr. Hobson took a brief sur
vey of the town in company with Victor
Rosewater and marvelled at the 'growth of
a city arrived at Omaha's alze In lens than
fifty yeara.
"Thla Is tbe farthest west I have been,"
aald Mr. Hobson, "although I have been In
America once before, fifteen yeara ago. 1
have found much that I did not expect to
find, and In many things I have been dis
appointed. The difference between the peo
ple east and west Is by no means so marked
as I bad been led to believe. In fact, there
la scarcely any noticeable difference at all,
but between the north and the south the
line of demarkatlon la much more pro
nounced. "What strikes me forcibly here aa com
pared with our own country Is the very
great prominence of tbe railroads, which
seem to be the main factor In political aa
well aa In Industrial life. With ua the
rallroada occupy a very aubordlnate posi
tion quite overshadowed by other elements
of the community. The high development
of the financial organization of the countrr
focuaed in the great banks and trust com
panies of New York Is manifested here
much more than in Great Britain, where the
power of mere wealth la by no means so
great. I have been very much Interested,
too, in labor conditions In the varloua
places I have visited, and have also been
impressed by the tremendous proportions
of your institutions of higher education.
I think the relative numbers of young men
and young women who have the benefit of
college and university instruction is far
greater here than with ua, and that you will
aee magnificent results accruing from thla
superiority In the course of time. I shall
return to England by the middle of May."
MINORS MAY BUY TOBACCO
Judca Eatelle Holda that Cigarette
Law Doea Not Apply to Park.,
age Tobacco.
Judge Eatelle haa auatatned defendant'a
motion to quaah the complaint In the esse
of the state againat William Stein, ap
pealed to the district court after Judge
Berka In police court had Imposed a fine
of $25. The complaint waa that Stein had
committed "tbe offense of selling tobacco
to a person under 15 yeara of age," namely
Jamea Coaton, and tbe motion to quash was
"for the reaaon that there la no law of the
stats of Nebraska on which auch complaint
can be baaed."
The effect of thla ruling la that tobacco
In packages, but not made Into cigarettes.
may be aold to minora. In lemedylng tbe
old law, apparently, there was omiasion of
the specific clause "or tobacco in any of
Ita forma."
Movement a of Ocean Veaacla April 1
At New York Arrived Rotterdam, from
Rotterdam; Kalaer Wllhelm der t.roase.
from Bremen: Ocosulc, from Uverpaol;
L'Aquitalne. from Havre. Hailed t'eltlc,
for Liverpool; Philadelphia, for Southamp
ton; Noordam. for Rottrrdam.
At Hremen Arrived Kron Prlna Wll
helm. from New York, via Plymouth and
Cherbourg.
At 1'rawle Point Paased Meaaba, from
New York, for Lor.don.
At Liverpool Arrived Parisian, from St,
John, N. B. Sailed Teutonic, for New
York, via Qiieenntown; Weaicrnlund, for
Philadelphia, via Qum-riKtown.
At tilbraltar Paaeed FJqulta. for Genoa
and Naples; Algeria, from Palermo and
Naples, for New York: Phoenicia, from
New York, for Naples and t:enoa.
At The JJzurd l'Hk'd Nederland, from
Philadelphia, for Antwerp.
At Hong Kf tii-Arrtvrd Toita Marj. from
Hvattle, via Yokohama, etc.; Olyrupla, from
Tacuma. via Yokohama, etc.
At Mari,llej-au.Uaa VUitctla, tat Xmm
Tora, via Stauav ......
BOUNTIES IN COURTS
House Gets Into Hot Debats Oyer Payment
to Beet 6ugar Factorial.
PLAN 70 ALLOW THE CLAIMANTS TO SUE
Governor Deoies Ho is Personally Interested
in Delinquent Tax Bill
RAMSEY ELEVATOR BILL PASSES SENATE
Gets Unanimous Vote, bat Several Senaton
Not Satisfied with Iu
SENATORS PARING APPROPRIATIONS
Lop Forty-Five Thousand Off ftaalry
Llat and Other Bills to Come Are 1
Likely to Meet Similar '
Fate.
REVENUE BILL Is agreed upon In con
ference of two houses and goea to t.ie
Eovernor.
Kl' 81'OAR bounties likely to go to
courts for settlement as result of fight on
appropriation In the house.
AI'i'KOI'Kl AT1UN8 being cut bv senate
committee, which started bv lopping WS,
(m frnm salnry appropriations.
MICKEY DKNIF.S he has any financial In
terest In passage of delinquent tax collec
tion bill.
RAMSEY ELEVATOR BILL passed by
senate and goea to house for action on
amendments.
EPEKCHK8 limited tn five minutes In the
i house during remainder of session.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, April 1. (Special Telegram.)
The present legislature will not be re
quired to pass on the sugar bounty clalma
of $47,027.63 if a plan evolved tonight ob
tains, whlcb la more than probable. Thla
plan Is to have H. R. 433, the bill providing
for the payment of thla claim, withdrawn
and the claim aent to the district court tor
adjudication.
A bitter fight waa waged on this claim in
the house this evening In the committee of
the whole. The bill was recommended for
passage by ao email a margin as to plainly
Indicate the danger besetting final passage.
The plan mentioned waa evolved before the '
night aesslon. It will be presented and
probably adopted tomorrow. Advocates of
the bill are aattsfled with the plan, but aa
the opponenta of the claim have faith In
their ability to defeat the bill, they are
loth to agree to the new proposition.
Ferrar of Hall, who la manager of the
Oxnard factories that would be benefited by
the payment of these clalma, aaid: "We
believe our clalma are juat and ought to bo
paid, but we realise the state's financial
condition and are perfectly willing to let
thla matter go to the courta for adjudi
cation and wait another two yeara on the
settlement. We think, while we did not
propose this method, that It places the
matter on Its merits and la therefore em
inently fair all around."
If thla proposition la carried ' out tha
course will be for a resolution to be adopted
In the house recommending that the case
go to the district oourta of Hall and Mad
ison counties. . This will pave tha way for
obtaining Judgment against th state and
leave nothing for the next legislature to
do but allow the Judgment.
The house and senate today both adopted
the Joint conference committee' report on
amendments to the revenue bill. This dis
poses of the famoua measure ao far as th
legislature la concerned. There is no doubt
of the governor's signing It.
The senate finance committee got busy
with Ita axe tonight and clipped off $45,000
from the general salaries appropriation bill,
which carried $990,000. Other Inolalona on
thla and the other big financial measures
will be made.
It waa learned tonight that the house
committee on railroads had decided to let
go or Kennedy'a two bills to enforce the
maximum rate law and report them back
without recommendation.
Mickey Denies Story,
Governor Mickey took occasion today to
repudiate atatementa attributed to him and
charges msde of him in an Omaha paper
thla morning regarding the land tax bill, or
the "acavenger" bill, aa It la called, Intro-'
duced by Sears of Burt ln the house Monday
at the governor's request. It will bo recalled
that a similar bill waa Introduced earlier
in tbe session by Ten Eyck of Douglaa.
"The bill introduced Monday was drawn
by Judge Field of Lincoln." aald the gov
ernor. "The o:ily substantial difference be
tween It and the Tea Eyck bill la that the
latter provides that titles to redeem land
ahall be aecurel lorough the court directly,
while the former provides that they ahall
be Issued by tbe county treasurers. Both
tills are good, t have no apeclal prefer
ence for either. I waa desirous of thla leg
islature providing some adequate meana of
collecting the large amount of delinquent
taxea on lands and for thla reaaon recom
mended that action of aome sort be taken.
Aa showing the similarity of tbe measurea,
It will be aeen upon Impartial Investigation
that both provide for the sale of the prop
erty to the highest bidder. If the intim
ations tbat the bill last Introduced la un-
constitutional were correct, then the other
bill necessarily would be Invalid, for, ua I
bave aald, substantially they are the aaroa.
"The atatement that Mickey la or hae
been Interested In tbe sale of large tracte
of land and therefore haa a sinister motive
In presenting this bill Is absolutely with
out foundation and. maliciously untrue. The
same may be aald of tbe unwarranted aaer
tlon that I aought to force thla Fleld'a bill
Into the house because I did not take to
tbe Ten Eyck meaaure. I repeat that I
bave no preference tor either bill. All I
want la for thla legislature to paaa aome
bill that will afford the atate thla much
needed relief and source of revenue."
Itamaey Bill Pavsaea.
Tbe Ramsey elevaor bill paaaed tbe sen
ate thla morning, tha houae having con
curred tn the aenate amendmenta. The bill
went through tbe upper branch without a
dissenting vote, although It did not fully
meet the approval of all the members.
Those who preferred the Brady bill took
exceptions to this measure and aome of
these, Brady, Sloans and Hastings, accom
panied their votea with explanations, the
gist of whl. h was that the Ramaay bill waa
unconstitutional In tbat It failed to meet
the requirements of the law that no law
shall be both original and amendatory.
They held that thla waa such. These gent
lemen went on to say, bowever, that being
convinced of tbe futility of attempting to
secure the pattsage of any other elevator
bill at thla session, thsy preferred to csst
their votes for, rather than against, tble
bill.
Frlenda of the Brady bill argue that the
Inadequacy of the Ramsey bill la hinted at
In tbe fact that the elevator trust lobby
offered ao serious opposition to It. but
rather "laid down" and allowed the bill ta
paaa, after being amsnded.
Tbe bill aa finally passed provides that
xailreaea ahail build uitaala aide add