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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, FRIDAY iMOHMNO, AP1UL 3, 1003 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TJIH EE CENTS. NAVY SUREST GUARD EootevtH Beat in Bhipi Sola Hope of Earing Monroe Doctrine. WAR ENGINES MUST BE EVLR READY Timt Eu One by to Organise When Hoe tilitiei Actually Commence, MAY AMEND INTERNATIONAL LAW LATER Famous Ipsi Dixit Likely to Pus Into World'i Aocptod Code. PR.SIoENT IS KEPT BUSY IN CHICAGO Visit Two I nt versifies, llfcflrft One Dea-ree, Lay Law School Coricr , too aad tm Laarhrd and Dined. CHICAGO, April 2.Presldent Roose velt' slxty-day tour of the west begun In earnest herf today, when he stepped from the Pennsylvania special at 8:45 o'clock and received by Mayor Harrison and a pedal reception committee, not to men tion a huge crowd which made Its unofficial presence known by cheers which could be heard across the river. While the greetings were being ex changed and members of the reception committee and the Evanston hosts pre sented by Msyor Harrison, the president's special train was switched to the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul road for the run to the north shore suburb. As the guest of President James P. and D. Bhepard of Northwestern university, F. P. Orandon, 0. B. Jenkins and J. 8. Shaffer of Evanston, the presidential party, within a half hour after arrival, again entered the cars amid the cheers of the assembled crowds and the waving of hats, the train pulled out of the station. At Evanston the president was greeted by Mayor J. A. Patten and then, headed by a detachment of cavalry from Fort Sheridan and a military bnd the party made Its way through lanes of tchdot chil dren in the streets and of capped and gowned students on the campus to the steps of Lunt library. As the university ground were entered a salute of twenty one guns was fired. Talks to the Students. Addressing the students, the president referred to the value of a college educa tion: "The better the school training," he sild, "the better the work yeu can do. We have no room for the idler the man who wishes to live a comfortable life, and If a man has not the right spirit In blm, it he goes from this or any other university feeling that that fact puts him In a apecial class he will fall. But If he feels that he has received special advantage to succeed In this life and proceeds vigorously with that special advantage la reserve, he will suc ceed." . .. v . He apoke of athletic sports and stamped his approval npew- them and dwelt upon their value In iuccess. "Intellectual su premacy," he said,' "was good. Physical prowess was desirable, but better than al and without which none could succeed, was an upright character." At the conclusion of the president' ad drees the party re-entered the train and fcnrriMi hark to the city without a atop, although along the entire route crowds gathered at the stations and sought to catch a glimpse of the natlon'a chief. Ar ' riving again at the union station, carriages were taken to the Auditorium. After luncheon the president wae es corted to the University of Chicago, where he received the degree of LL. D In the presence of the professors and 3.000 studenU of the university and Morgan Park academy. Later he laid the cornerstone of the new law school building and made a brief addreaa and returned to town for dinner at the Auditorium. Defines America's Position. Later he walked across to the Auditorium, where 6,000 people were yelling themselves hoarse In his honor. For more than an hour the vast hall had been packed and the crowd spread out over the streets, giv ing the police hard work to keep them In order. The president dealt with the Monroe doctrine, aaying: Today I wish to speak to you, not merely about the Monroe doctrine, but about our entire p.sltlon In the western hemisphere a position so peculiar and predominant that out of it has grown the acceptance of ths Monroe doctrine as a cardinal feature of our foreign policy, and in particular I wish to point out what haa been done dur ing the lifetime of the last congress to make good our position In accordance with tils historic policy. Kver since the time when we definitely extended our boundaries westward to the J'aeltle and southward to the gulf, since the time when the old Spanish and Portuguese I'olonles to the south of us asserted their Independence, our nation haa insisted that because or lie primacy in airengtn among the nations of the western hemisphere It has certain duties and responsibilities which oblige .t to take a leading pari thereon. We hold that our Interests In this hemisphere are greater than thu.se of any European power possibly can be, and that our duty to ourselves, and to the weaker, republic who are our neighbors, requires us to see that none of the groat military powers from across the seas shall encroach upon the territory of the Ameri can republics or acquire control thereover. Canal Mast He American. This policy, therefore, not only forbids us to acquiesce In such territorial acquisition, but also causes u to object t the acqn re turn t of a control which would In Its effect l equal to territorial aggrandizement. Thl la why the United States has steadily tieheved that the construotlon of the great Isthmian canal, the building of which 1 to stand a the greatest mate.-lal feat of the twentieth century greater ian any similar feat In any preceding- c.'ntuiv shuuld be done by no foreign nation but by ourlve. The canal mum of necessity gj through the territory of one of our smaller slater republics. We have been scrupu lously careful to abstain from perpetrating any wrong upon any of these republic In this matter. We do not wish to Interfere with their rights In the least, but. while carefully safeguarding them, to build the canal ourselves under provlnlons which will enable us, if necessary, to police and protect It. and to guarantee Its neutrality we being the sole guarantor. Our inten tion was steadfast; we desired action taken ao that the canal could always be teed by us In time of peace and war alike, and In time of war could never De used to our detriment by any nation which was hostile to, us. Such action, by the circumstances surrounding it, was necessarily for ths benefit ui not the detriment of the sd l jacent Ajf-rlcan republics. After. islderably mure than half of a 1 centudf tiese "Ejects have been exactly ful ' filled Wi J he legislation and treaties f the last o ears. Two years ago we were no fnrllier advanced toward the construction of the Isthmian canal on our terms than wa had been during the preceding eighty years Hy the Hy-Paunccfute treaty, ratitied In December. 11, an old treaty with Ureal Itrltaln, which had been held to stand In tl,e way, was abrogated and It waa agreed the canal should be constructed under the auspices of the government of the I'nlttd e . i unit that ftita ,,-..--. . ... . r , i . em BIIOUIcI fetve the exclusive right to regulate and (CoaUuuad. ea Seoona rage.) SULTAN IS J(EEPING FAITH lie Is Determined to E a force tke Re forms "aaaested by the .Powers. PARIS. Apr! tJj French foreign office hss been f. ''',., "ed thst the sultan of Turkey ha if. ' ''vision of troops to the scene of tht,. ''esks of Albanians. Official advices also confirm ltx. of the wounding of the Ruaalsn con. t Mltrovltza during the unsuccessful attack which the Albanians made on that town. The attacking party numbered 2,000 men, representing the element opposing the plan of reforms which the powers Jointly formu lated and which Turkey accepted. The officials here consider that the Al banian opposition to the reforms creates a serious complication and they accept the sultan's action in dispatching large rein foroements to Albania as evidence of the Turkish government's determination to carry out the reforms projected. Another official dispatch announces that Russia has given Bulgaria a definite and emphatic notification that in case the re sistance of ' the Bulgarian settlers in Turkey to the sultan's reforms brings on a Turkish-Bulgarian conflict Bulgaria must not count on sny support moral or mate rial from Russia. This Is considered further evidence of the purpose of the powers not to interfere with the sultan'a plans so long as he Is carrying out in good faith the powors' project for reforms. CONSTANTINOPLE, April i. Details of the attack on M. St. Cherblna, the Russian consul at Mltrovltza, show that It waa made by an Albanian sentinel, one of whose wives had been killed In the fighting- at Mltrovltza. Tho consul, who was accompanied by a Turkish escort, was on his way to Inspect the batteries, which finally repulsed the Albanians who attacked Mltrovltza, when a sentry at the powder magazine deliber ately shot M. St. Cherblna in the back, the bullet inflicting a serious wound. The sentry also fired at the consular mil itary courier, but missed him. The other soldiers of the guard then hurried up and shot the Albanian sentinel, Inflicting mor tal wounds. MEAT LAW NOW IN EFFECT Althouarh It Cripples American Trade to Destroy It. BERLIN, April . The last provisions of the meat inspection law of June 8, 1900, went into effect quietly yesterday at the ports and throughout the empire. This most far-reaching and sumptuary measure waa put In operation piecemeal by occa sional doses, the ministry of the Interior having to create the Inspection machinery. Section 12, referring to canned meats and sausages, which became effective Septem ber 1, 1901, further reduced American Im ports In that line, but boracic cured beef had been coming In, though of late some what leas than two hundred tons per month, roughfy valued at $70,000, were Imported from America. The exporters will endeavor to cure beef without borax, and thus comply with the Oerman law, which as It now appears try no means destroys the American meat trade here, and It la not .Improbable that the total American meat Imports this year will equal those of 1801, when the total valuation was about 16,000,000. Owing to the high prices and Insufficient home supplies more than three-quarters of the imports of American meats are pre served. SHELLS GERMAN CONSULATE Dominican Crnlaer Fires Shot Which Lands on Diplomat's House. CAPH HATT1EN. Haytl, April 2. -The situation In San Domingo City Is critical. The commander of the United States cru iser Atlanta yesterday landed a detachment of fifty blue Jackets to guard the United States consul general In that city. A shell Bred last night by the Dominican cruiser Presldento which is on the side of President Vasquez, fell on the Oerman consulate. No damage was done, however, as the projectile did not burst. A battle lasting three hours took place yesterday between the government and the revolutionists on the banka of the river Ozama which flows Into Caribbean sea at San Domingo. A hundred men were killed or wounded. President Vasques demands the surrender of San Domingo City, but the revolu tionists are disposed to resist. EDWARD IS J0 VISIT POPE King; of Knajland Is Expected to Heach Roma Darlnar tho Month. ROME. April 2. Prince Colonns, the mayor of Rome, has been officially Informed by the Italian government that King Ed ward will visit Rome at the end of this month: Monsignor Stonor, canon of St. I John Lateran, the highest English prelate here, has been entrusted with the negotia tions to arrange a visit to King Edward to the pope. It la proposed that the king either go to the English ecclesiastical college here or to the residence of Prince Massimo, whom he met when here, aa prince of Wales, dur ing the lifetime of Pope Plus IX. From either of these places he would start for the Vatican, not in a carriage of tho king of Italy, but in a private vehicle. MILLIONS TO AID IRELAND lveaah and I'lrrlc Propose Extensive Transportation Scheme for Erin's Farmers. LONDON, April 2 Lord Iveagh aad Al derman I'irrie are prepared to put at least 12,600.000 into their trancportatlon scheme, planned to help the Irish farmers. Central depots probably will be estab lished to which produce will be conveyed by an extensive system of wagons, drawn by horses, until light railroads are built and automobile service established. tsar's Visit Is Postponed. 8T. PETERSBURG, Sunday, March 28. It la asserted In Russisn official circles thst the postponement of the czar's proposed visit to Rome waa due to reports from Russian detectives to the effect that there are so many suspects in Italy at present that the czar's safety would be endangered If be went to that country. Daaes Welcome Kaiser. COPENHAGEN, April 2. The German emperor arrived today from Kiel and re ceived a cordial greeting from thousands of spectators and from a great gathering of diplomat and civil and military authorities. TRADE NEEDS THE TARIFF Secretary Root Boom Those Wbo Seek to Abolish Protective Duties. WOULD GIVE FOREIGN FOR HOME TRUSTS Result Wonld Be to Kill Amerlcna Industry aad Promote Oatalde Prosperity at Expense of ' Inlted States. BOSTON, April 2. Speaking tonight at the annual dinner of the Home Market club Becretary Root dealt with the democratic dumand for tariff revision. He said in part: A useful but trying class of our fellow citizens has recently turned Its attention to the protective system. If we had been a free trade country they would have been protectionists. As we have long been a pro- To them are joined the members of the I democratic party who dexire a change In administration and certain good men who urge a real revision of the tariff, which they believe will make it a better protective tariff than It Is now. I am not going to argue tne question of protection and free trad. The second ad ministration of Cleveland Is not so com pletely forgotten yet that that question needs to be argued in this country now. Next, I assume It to be true that the peo ple are now enjoying a period of extraor dinary and unexampled prosperity, and t assume that we do not want tnat prosperity to end. Shoald Keep Buceeaaral Law. If a law Is working well as a whole, com mon sense requires that we should endure some faults, even though they be serious, rather than destroy the general good ef fect by constant tinkering. The decrees of an absolute monarch can make and change tariff laws without dis cuselon or delay, but 14,WO,tW0 voters can not. The effect of this unnecessary diacus slun furnishes the chief reason why revi sion should not be undertaken until It be comes a real necessity. The moment the ciscusslon begins, uncertainty begins, with tlw manufacturer, the farmer, the mer chant. A second consideration is that you can not fcet rid of trusts by revising the tsrift, unlens you are .ready to reduce the dutl s on the classes of manufacture In which the so-called trusts are engaged to such an extent as to put an end to all American manufacture. When that happens, as trusts are the feature of the day In for eign countries, free trade and protection ist alike, you will have substituted the for eign trusts for domestic trusts, and the prosperity of foreign workmen for the pr f.perlty of American workmen. The question Is whether there are really existing evils to be cured as great as the evils to be endured from the long and difficult process of revision. In determin ing when and how that process shall be undertaken, two cardinal rules should be obervea. First, it should be done only when con gress Is aa free aa possible from the dis tractions end temptations of an active po litical campaign. Second, the tariff should be revised by Its friends. Whatever principle the people of a country wltth to have embodied in a tariff law, the men who believe In the principle should frame the law. If the American people are ready to abandon the prlnclpi' of protection and face the crash and downfall of our present prosperity, winch, would Immediately result, then they should hand the revision over to the demo cratic party, and that Is the meaning of the men who are crying "revise the tariff In order to destroy the trusts." DATT0 PROMISES T0BEHAVE Situation in Jolo ta Mora Promising Than It Haa Been tor . 8un Tlmt, "' v , ..iv fc: .-' v MANILA. April 2. The situation In Jolo Is more promising. Datto Pagllman Has san, the most powerful native leader, vis ited Colonel Wallace and accepted the colonel's explanation of American policy. He promised to be peaceful. There haa been considerable tnter-trlbal strife, but no demonstrations have occurred lately In Jolo against Americana. General Davis has planned to locate a strong military post In the center of Jolo island. The general, as representative of the Philippine government, will go to Jolo shortly and have a conference with the sul tan. The government la desirous of abro gating the Bates treaty with the sultan, which has proved unworkable and which conflicts with the American laws. The government also wishes to establish a gov ernment for the Moros and formulate a definite Moro policy. At present the military authorities exer cise general control over the dattoa. The military prevent the -recapture of fugitive slaves and punish flagrant crimes, but they do not Interfere with slavery, polygamy or tribal customs. The general conditions are unsatisfactory and reform Is Imperative. The government has heretofore refrained from taking action, as It did not desire to cause trouble. HEAVY SNOWS IN COLORADO Trains Blockaded aad One Accident Reported on Rio Grande i Railroad. DENVER, April 2. A snowstorm which began early this morning has been general over Colorado. Many snow and landslides have occurred in the mountains, doing much damage to railroad and mining property. A special to the Republican from Buena Vista, Colo., save a Denver & Rio Grande passenger train ran Into a rocksllde one mile from Arena Station in Browns can yon, about ten miles north of Sallda, to night and the engine and baggage car were derailed. It is thought the road will be blocked for twelve hours. A special to the Republican from Dur sngo, Colo., says the Denver & Rio Grande passenger train from Denver, due In Dur ango last night, was stopped at Pagosa Junction by a washout a quarter of a mile long. The passengers and malls were trans ferred this morning and reached Durango tonight. Another train Is stuck in the snow at Cumbres pass. The Rio Grando Southern is blockaded by snowslides in the vicinity of Ophlr. No trains have been run over that part ' the line for two daya. SHOT AT LABOR MEETING Metal Workers' Oraanlser Palls Mor tally Woanded at Chicago Fed eratloa Conference. CHICAGO. April 2 W. N. Castleman, an organizer of the International Sheet Metal Workers' union, was shot and prob ably mortally wounded tonight while at a meeting of a grievance committee of the Chicago Federation of Labor. Castlemsn came to Chicago three months ago and organized a local council of the International Sheet Metal Workers' union. There has been another union of sheet metal workers in Chicago for more than twenty years, and it is claimed by Its of ficials that Castleman waa brought to Chi cago by the sheet metal contractors to dis rupt the regular union, and that the In ternational council here does not represent union labor. There had been trouble between the two unions ever since Castleman organized the new body and ths meeting for tonight wss to deride which should be recognized by the federation. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Laad Commissioner Richards to Take a Rest for the Benefit of His Health. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April 2. (Special Tele gram.) While Land Commissioner Rich srds has been at bis desk several daya after Buffering an attack of grip, he is far from well and ha been advised by his physician to take a short rest. He Intends to follow this advice and tomorrow night leaves Washington for Virginia Beach. He experts to be absent about ten days. Albert Larue was today appointed post master at Eddyvitle, Dawson county, Neb., Ties F. A. Morse, resigned. . A civil service examination will be held on April 2o at Iowa Falls, la., for position of clerk and letter carrier In the post office at that place. These Iowa rural letter carrier were appointed today: Grinnell, Foster L. Blod gett, Henry C. Smith, regulars; Earnest Blodgett, John Smith, substitutes. Ma rengo, Harvey M. McCoi-mlck, regular; Ira Reed, substitute. Laurel, Robert S. War ren, regular; 8am A. Mcllrath, substitute. New Sharon, Henry Bouithman, William C. Beal, regulars; Silas Qualntance, Mattle Beal. substitutes. Dr. M. M. Newbeckrr has been appointed pension vxamlnlng gut (eon at Ord, Neb. W. D. Btirk, postmaster at Muscatine, la., has been appointed custodian of the grounds upon which the new postofllce Is to be erected. He will collect all money receivable for rent or for use -thereof. J. F. Strums of Lincoln, Neb., has been appointed assistant plumber at Fort Leav enworth, Kan. i The comptroller of the currency ha ap proved reserve agents as follows: Sec ond National bank of Dubuque, la., for First National bank of Elkader; Citizens' Na tional bank of Cedar Rapids for Farmers' National bank of Vinton; First National bank of Dubuque for First .National of Waukon, la. FINDS MEXICO IS PROSPEROUS Prof. Jenka Saya Plana Adopted Will Insure Stability of Cur rency. ITHACA. N. T.. April 2. Prof. Jeremiah Jenks, head of the department of political economy at Cornell university, who has been In Mexico for the laat month making a apecial study of the monetary conditions there upon Invitation of that government, returned to Ithaca today after having taken part In the deliberations with the Mexican minister of finance regarding the plan to revise the currency; Prof. Jenks left for Washington tonight on business connected .with hi investigation in Mexico. He made the following statement regarding the currency problem In Mexico: "I am of the opinion that the plana sug gested by the Mexican . government, by which stability will be given to rate of exchanao with gold-using countries, will be carried out, while at the same time stiver will continue to be the leading currency employed within .that 'country. Silver will be kept at par by careful government con trol of the amount ' coined, by the gold exchange funds In some -of the leading financial centers, and, ttaislblT by other neana. ynx , . . . .. . - "At ilt i.v-tastS.: U&i lu suuud financial condltloa and aside from the question of fitictuntlon in It money stand-. ard, everything seems to be promotive of further prosperity. The government, by mean of subsidies to railroads, by favor able tax legislation, by liberal expenditures for harbor improvement and otherwise,' haa done very much within late year to en courage the investment of foreign capital, and there seems every reason to believe that this liberal policy will be continued." WILL GIVE ERIN HOME RULE British Government Said to Be Pre paring for Autumn Disso lution. LONDON, April S. The Dublin corres pondent of the Dally Chronicle claims to have I he authority of a member of the government for the statement that Par liament will be dissolved at the end of the present session, the general elections be ing held In the autumn. The leading plank In the conservative platform at the elections, affirms the cor respondent, will be an enormous extension of local government In Ireland, providing for the establishment of a legislative coun cil at Dublin, which will have control of the Irish police. It 1 understood that Mr, Chamberlain warmly support this project and that the economies Mr. Wyndham promised In connection with the Irish land bill largely depend upon its realization. Neither Gerald Balfour, president of the Board of Trade, nor the present war sec retary, Mr. Brodrick, would be included In the next cabinet. According to the supposed plana of the government the Dublin cabinet will con sist of the representatives of the Irish county councils and will deal with local matters, such as gas, water and railway. DIFFER AS T0STRIKE AWARD Mlnera and Operator Differ as to Whether Honrs Are Lowered or Wages Increased. SCRANTON, Pa.. April 2.--Trouble has already been experienced as a result of the operators and miners not agreeing In their Interpretation of the strike commission's award. The commission adjudged that the men should be paid "on the basis of a nine hour day" without reduction of wages, and with a pro-rata increase for overtime. This the operators say does' not decree a nine-hour day but simply that they are to pay the old ten hours wages for nine hours work and overtime for each hour worked more than nine. At some collieries the men refused to work more than nine hours and the col leges had to shut down. The men them selves, however, are divided aa to the right Interpretation. At the Green Ridge Coal company's colliery the adults wanted ten hours but the boys declared that a nine hour day had been awarded and refused to work longer. The Dickson colliery local union passed a resolution declaring that no more than nine hours should be worked. PRINTS A WIRELESS MESSAGE London Times Inanarurates Service and Gets a Telegram from Sew York. LONDON. April 2. A wireless news dis patch dated New York. April 1, was pub lished in the second edition of today' Lon don Times. This wss the first appearance la the paper of this class of dispatches since Mon ear, wheo the servlos at Inaugurated. REENE FIGHT NEARS END Argument! in Southern Faciflo Cine Due to Okie Today. WISHES UNION PACIFIC TO APPEAR Senntor Foraker Admits that Suit Mast Fall If Omaha-Osidea Road Refuses ta Coma Into Court. NASHVILLE, April 2. Although argu ments will be finished today. Judge Lurton will probably not give Judgment In the Southern Pacific case till Monday. When today's session opened Judge Hum phrey continued his address for the Har rlman Interests, He read largely from Mr. Harrlman'e affidavits, and said he would leave the law to be discussed later by his associates. There was do evidence, he claimed, to show that the directors ever contemplated turning over the Central Pacific to the Union Pacific, and no discrimination had been practiced against the Bouthern Pa cific. He traced the development of the Central Pacific and said the plans of putting the property In belter physical condition, as Inaugurated by Mr. Huntington, had been carried out. Judge Humphrey said that the applica tion of earnings to the improvement of railroad properties, instead of paying divi dends to preferred stockholders had been held by the supreme court of the United States to be tor the best interest of all the shareholders and that the complainant thought the way to modernize a railroad was to Issue securities. Judge Humphrey said In response to a question by Judge Lurton that there could be no competition between the Union and Southern Pacific, and, therefore, there could be no possible grounds for the appli cation for an Injunction. Union Paelfle Not Before Conrt. Judge Humphrey was followed by Mr. Everts, who contended that the Union Pa cific was not before the court, and the court, therefore, had no Jurisdiction. Ho Insisted that a court of equity could not abridge the rights of a majority of the bondholders or divest tnem of the manage ment of a corporation, and declared the constitution of Kentucky provided how tho election of directors should be held. He then entered upon a technical and legal defense of the right of corporation to purchase shares of stock in other cor porations, and In regard to withholding div idends from the owner of the stock In tha Southern Pacific, said that In order to pay them It would be necessary to borrow great sums, and the result would be that the pub lic, would be compelled to pay higher charge. Lawrence Maxwell, who repreaent the Union Pacific, followed Mr. Everts, and said that this was a ault In which In order to obtain relief the complainant must show that aa a stockholder In the Southern Pa cific he ha Buffered or 1 threatened with some action on the part of other stockhold er Injurious to his interests. Pleada for Harrlman. .He continued "The charge of moral turpitude against the director'" of the Southern Pacific are dissipated try the fact that the plan projected by Mr. Huntington are being carried out by the dlrectora of the Southern Pacific. "The evidence here," he declared, "I that there ha been no change in pro-rating and no effort of the competing lines to do business with the Union Pacific instead of the Southern Pacific." ' Mr. Maxwell was followed by Senator Foraker for the complainant. He under took at the outset to defend bis client against any accusation of stock Jobbing. Mr. Lauterbach tried to avoid litigation and make peace and neither Mr. Keene nor Mr. Taylor had ever given authority for the sale of their stock. The most Import ant question Involved after all, he claimed, waa that of Jurisdiction. After investiga tion he believed the Union Pacific was not a necessary party to be named In this suit and to be brought Into court, but that the Union Pacific would come Into court and make defense if the court would so permit. In a case where they had Jointly signed' a contract or note, unless the Union Pacific did see fit to come into court. It could not be made to do so. Unless It did come Into court, the suit would have to be dismissed on account of the absence of a party to the case. Stockholder Are Company. "If the Central or the Southern Pacific Is a stockholder of the Union Pacific," be said, "It Is in court when the Union Pacific is there. We have sued the Southern Pacific and it Is not the corporation, but the stock holders who are in court." Senator Foraker waa still speaking when court adjourned. The affidavita of James R. Keene and Edward Lauterbach were Introduced. Mr. Keene said he never authorized the sale of hlB Southern Psclflc stock. Mr. Lauter bach' 'affidavit, among other things, set forth how he had brought Keene and Har rlman together and how he believed things had been satisfactorily agreed upon; that there waa a disposition to have the ex penses of the Southern Pacific curtailed, but to this Mr. Harrlman would not agree, and that the ault of Talbot J. Taylor fol lowed. MITCHELL'S JJNION GR0W3 Now Has 2M,-t.1 Members, Being; an Increase of 80.4MIO In Tweive Months, INDIANAPOLIS, April 2 Reports for the year ended March 31, received at the na tional headquarters of the United Mine Workers show there are now 264,439 mem bers of the union, an Increase of 30,000 over one year ago. This does not include members who are not paid up and In good standing, or the 60,000 anthracite miners, or the Kentucky miners, who are now striking for an Increase of wages. Rock Island tOlects Officers. NEW YORK. April 2 At a meeting of the Rock Island directors today C. H. War ren waa elected first vice president, to succeed H. A. Parker, resigned. The reslg nationa of J. M. Johnson, third vice presi dent, and F. E. Hayue, assistant treas urer and assistant seoretsry, were accepted. George H. Crosby, secretary, waa elected treasurer, to succeed Mr. Hayne, and now holds the office of treasure, and secretsry. ( F. Jilson wss appointed an assistant secretary and II. F. Y .tnell assistant sec retary and a&elatant treasurer, with head quarters at t'hligrj. Appointment Harllnarton. CHICAGO. April It Is snnounced from Chicago, Bnrlington & Qulncy headquar ters that (.'onrad E. Bpens has been ap pointed sssistant general freight agent of the company with headquarter at Chi cago, ta appointment taking etlect at sac. CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forersst for, Nebraska Fair Friday and Saturday: ... . Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Mnnr. Dps. r Hour. Den. Ba- m...... At ,1 p. m -4.1 l a. m ...... do It , m 43 T a. m -ttt H p. m 41 a. m 4tl 4 p. m 41 n a. m 4 1 H p. m 41 1 a. ra 4 IS it p. m. 4:1 1 1 a. m ...... 44 T p. n 4;l lit m 41 K p. m 4 J 9 p. i" 41 PERFORMS POLITE AUTOPSY (rrlahtnn Medical Society Dissects Savory Dishes and Analyses subsequent Oratory. The Crelghlon Medical society rrember was in his glory nd his glad garment last nlgbt at Metropolitan club. His vastus cxturnus In conjunction with his extensor longus digltorum found place under the mahogany esrly in tho evening and stayed there long enough for his deltoids, his biceps flexor cubltl and his brachlalle anti cus to give his massnter and his platysma mrfttAnm & J ....... 1 . .... . h..hWIh t, I nh. ,,,, yiur. a, s,ut,ii mil iiuilli iuDiuuft mo , nquuB externus abdominis just as tar to tne front as his amplelsitls trouserbandlcus would let It go. Or, to hurry up about It, he banqueted. It was the society's third annual love feast, with accommodations for seventy five at the operating table. Of these seventy-five some were faculty members and some wero graduated students, now prac ticing. The rest were .students still In the college. Before the dinner two candidates were Initiated and routine buatness disposed of. After the autopsy on the oysters, he lob sters and the Key Wests, Toastmaster M. M. Sullivan conducted a special clinic, which relieved President L. B. Bushman of his Ingrowing address and other gentlemen of the mental conceptions catalogued before their names: "Our College," T. J. Nolan; "The Faculty," O. R. Brlttaln; "The Mod lcal Student," H. J. Newell; "The Senior Class," A. W. Walker; "An Anatomical Wedding," L. Stark; "A Man In Practice," Dr. J. Ooeti; "John A. Crelghton," F. King; "The Coming Senior," G. Cross; "The Crelghton Medical Society." M. J. 8cott; "The President," T. Burke; "The Prospects of Our Society," F. Langdon. In recitative vein O. F. Slmanek told of "The Doctor'a Wooing;" O. Hahn told "A Good Story;" C. M. Erb related 'Gene Field's own report of certain incidents of his son William's attack of kidney trouble. GATLING GUARDS JOIN CIRCUS Famous gectlon of Omaha Guards Leaves Omaha for Summer Show Tour. The gatllng gun section of the Omaha Guards left Isst night over the Milwaukee for Geneva, O., where they are to join the Walter L. Mayne shows. After a two weeks' preliminary practice with the com pany they will etart on a tour of the cast and In the fall will leave with the show for a year and. a half tour through Europe. The section Is In charge of Major Ell Hodgln and include Corprirals George W. Doane 'and Andrew H. Clarke and Privates Louis E. ' Bauer, Guy V. - Clarke,' IC. .. 8. Jameson, Charles L. Benawa and C. F. Challanda. Corporal Doane and Privates Clarke, Challanda and Bauer composed the party that made the Orpheum circuit last year as a gatllng gun section and met with great success. Three other members of the guard have left the city within the last few days, Ser geant Walter C. Matthews having gone to Sioux Falls to Join the pitching staff of the Sioux Falls ball team during the season of the low, and South Dakota league. Ed gar A. Seibert and Roscoe Homan have gone to El Cananea, ctate of Sonora, Mex ico. A former member of the company, Percy J. McGough, Is already located there In connection with the copper mining in dustries. SENATOR HITS CONGRESSMAN Members of Upper and lower Houses Flalit Out Differences on Little Bock Street. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 2. A fight took place today In front of the Capitol hotel, on 'one of the principal street of the city between United State Senator James P. C. Clarke, and Congressman S. Brundlje. The difficulty occurred over a statement made by Mr. Brundlgo In an Interview several weeks ago. Senator Clarke struck Mr. Brundige several blows on the head which were promptly returned. Members of the legislature who were present in terfered before any serious Injury was done. Mr. Brundige went to his room where his bloody clothing was changed. MAY SETTLE WABASH DISPUTE Peaceful Compromise Seems Likely to End Deep-Seated Railroad Trouble. ST. LOUIS, April Grand Master Han nahan of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Vice Grand Master Lee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen were In close conference early today with Freder ick N. Judson, their special counsel. A number of minor differences were dis posed of and the field cleared for the d!s cUHSlon of the main grievances. Movements of Ocean Y'esaels April i. At New York Pulled Pennland, for Ant werp; La Bavole, fur Havre; Nekur, for Hretiitii. Al yueenstown Arrived Cedric, from New York. Bulled Teutonic, from Liver pool, for New York; Weslernluml, from Liverpool, for Philadelphia. At Liverpool Balled Nomadic, for Port land, Me.: Tunisian, for Halifax and Bt. John, N. IV. via Movllle. At London Balled Minnehaha, for New York, via Southampton. Mojl. April 1 I'aHsed Indrasama, from llong Kong, for Portland, fire. Tenerlffe, March 11 Balled Serodot, for S.in l-Yancixci, ISth; KetebtrlH, for Ban FranciiH'o. At (ienca. March 3n Balled lJendera., for Bun KrunclMco. At The Llsard. April 1 Passed Assyria, from Philadelphia, lor liamlmrtc; April 3, 2:15 a. m., 1.& Champagne, from New York, for Havre. At Inistrahull Passed Norwegian, from Portland, for tilayaow. 1 At Mullnhead -Paused Pomeranian, from New York, lor tiiai-K"W. At Mesidin Arrived Auguste Victoria, from Alexandria, on a cruise. At Hrowhiad I'asaed llaverford, from Phllaut-lplila, for yunnMumi and Liver- iHol. At St. Michaels Pas d Gem, from tjenoa and-Napuvj. for New Vnrk. At Napiea-Ai rived 'anihroinan, from Huston, vIh 8t Michaels, fur fit una. Silled Vane inver, from tlenoa. for Huston. At Vlllefrant he Arrived Kaiserlti M irU Thereha. from Jaffa end Na-plea, fur New York, returning from Orient cruise. At Antwerp Balled Khynland, fur Phil adelphia. Al Yokohama Arrived Indravelll. from Portland, Ore., for iliogo and lion Koug. DROP SUGAR BOUNTY Homo Ceo'dai to Allow Best Sugar Manu facturer to Go Into Uonrt. COMMITTEE EXONERATES STL'EfER i Alro Commpnds Representative Sean for Instigating Inteitigaticn. GOVERNOR SIGNS OMAHA CHARTER BILL Ghost Dancert Believe This will Be a Strong Card for Them, SENATORS HALL AND HOWELL LOCK HORNS llnll Suddenly It emembr rs Omaha la Entitled to Pont Measure of Home Itule In Ueliatlaar Tele phone BIIL Rl'GAR BOl'NTY sent to the courts for de termination of Jiietice of the claims. STrKrKK COMMITTER files report exon erating former treasurer. OMAHA I'HAItTb.ll slttned by governor. 8AI.ARY APPROPRIATION bill cut over Hi,,!1! by the remit committee. ROI'TH OMAHA POI.1CK COMMISSION till recommended for passage in house committee of the whole. RKASBKSSM ENT OF PAVINfl bill to be favorably reported to the senate. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LtNCOLN. Neb., April I. (Special.) Aside from a great bulk of routine busi ness transacted today by the house and senate, the house disposed of two very Im portant matters, the beet cugar bounty Malms and the Stuefer Investigation case. The iormer was referred to the district court of Lancaster county for adjudication and the committee on investigation In the Stuefer Burt county uond esse reported exonerating the ex-state treasurer from blame, commending Representative 8eart' motives in Instigating the prosecution and the bouse adopted the report. The bouse received two other reports ot considerable interest. - They were the re port of the governor's private secretary that his excellency had algned H. R. 320, the Omaha charter bill and that of the railroad committee, returning Kennedy' bills, providing for (he enforcement of the maximum frelKbt rates law witbou. recom mendation. The Stuefer committee report la signed by all the members. Msngold of Douglas, however, throughout the Investigation, manifested his Interest In behalf ot Mr. Stuefer, withheld bis approval from that portion of the report, attributing to Mr. Scars the highest motives In inviting this Investigation. After reviewing the reso lution Introduced by Nelson ot Douglas, authorizing the investigation ot Btuefer'a odjcial conduct '.a the matter of the Burt county bond purchase and recommending that his claim of $3,000 for bond premium be not acted on until this Investigation closes. The report goes into detail on the evidence before the committee and states; In rnnrhmlnn vmiv rnmmlttc. Nn. . W a while the word "bonus" y Inaptly used in' the record Mr, Stuefer did not receive 1 cent of profit or any other valuable thing In either of the Hbove transactions;' that -while he did not move Villi the energy nor exereles the- cunning of a bond broker In securing bonds for Investment, he did use the reasonable diligence of a state treas urer In securing btich bonde and is exone rated us to the charges preferred In the above motion. The committee feels that Its work would be Incomplete without thunklna; Mr. Sears for his rvlees so magnantmouly tendered. Ills absolute fairness In the Investigation Is a lull refutation of the Implied reflection that he waa actuated by other than a high and commendable purpose to seek the charite, na in view of the fact that upon the surface of the above transaction there was BtirUclent to arouse the sitsplc'on of any fair-minded man. v. After the reading of the report Sears took the floor. He said that as every charge he made originally with reference to this mat ter had been substantiated by the evidence given before this committee, be desired. Inasmuch as the committee refused to hear him In argument, to go Into a detailed re view and argument of the case before the bouso and requested that the matter be taken up as a special order Saturday. But the house refused to grant the request. It was then voted to have the claims commit tee, of which Sears la chairman, return to the house H. R. 164, the bill providing for the payment to Stuefer of $3,000 for pre mium of his official bond for the last year of his term as state treasurer, and Sear promised to return the bill tomorrow. Sears Is not satisfied with the report of the comml.tee, nor, however, was he sur prised at It. He regards It as a white washed affair. ' Mans Omaha Charter. Governor Mickey at 3:30 signed the so cslled Omaha charter bill. H. R. 320, which amentia the city charter. As the measure carried an emergency clause it became a law at once. Like other bills Introduced at this session of the leglrlature Involving the affairs of Omaha, without the emerg ency clause lta prime purpose would cot be accomplished. f One of the most essential changes made by this law la that respecting the Dumber of wards and councllmen. It cmpowera the city council, at lta option, to lncreaM Its membership and the number of wards- after this spring's election to thirteen, the number at present being nine. The act places the chiefs of lire and police depart ments on an equal salary basis, $2,500 a year. From the fire chief's salary wsa cut $.'00 and to the police chief's salary added $500 to effect Ihls equilibrium. The city comptroller is raised from $1,800 to $3,000 and the firemen and policemen are advanced on a graduated scale of wages, the patrol men and firemen ultimately getting $80 a month. The act provide for the adjudi cation of all paving petlttona before the paving Is done, so as to prevent so much litigation aa has arisen over these matters and Is now pending In the courts, much of it. ' Rut to those who were foremost In pro moting this act the most characteristic change It brings about the political change, as one of tho members of the delegation from Douglas county explained It, with manifest satisfaction Is that It compels the approval by the city council of every employe hired by the Board of Public Worka before these employes can obtain any money for their work from the city. This rule Is to obtain wlt j respect to the most humble man In the city's service. In speaking further of this matter, tha mem ber said he had ben Informed In Omaha today that, aa this law went Into effect at on?e, every city employe In Omaha would he discharged forthwith and an entirely new set hind. He waa told this by a mem ber of the council, he sa.d. He added, far ther, that this councilman, whose nam he did not give, stated that about 2&0 em ployes had been put to work this spring and that every one of these would be turned off at once. I.ahorrra a Political Asset.' ' The gentleman voluuteerlng this Infor mation la a staunch member of that fac-
