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The Omaha Daily Bee. ( ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1903-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. r- I DEATH IS TORNADO SITUATI0N IN-iHE BALXANS Btonn Swrpi Alabama Toirn Cemplately Oat of Existenoe. Fnttrc Is Co-operation at Anstrla and Russia. TWELVE PERSONS PERISH IN THE RUINS Fannar'i Bady Si Carried Two Hundred Tarda by Purloin Wind. NINE KILLED IN ARKANSAS CYCLONE Church Torn Front Foundation Travels Half a Mile in ths Air. BRICK WALLS CRUMBLE LIKE Mr Substantial Strnctares Collapse la an Instant, Borrli I a for tanate Inmates la Maaa of Twilled Rabblah. LONDON, April 8. Parliament adjourned today for the Easter holidays. During the usual discussion of foreign affntrt prior to the adjournment, Premier Balfour referred to the Balkan situation. He sail the saving feature was the cor dial co-operation of Austria and Russia with a view to Improving the condition of the Christians. " . These two powe more dlrectlr terested than an' " "d " tnT could not succeed he hav ty'.l' lhat the other signatories of th ' -ty, anxious as they were to end the state of thin kb, would be Ohio to aI... cure for the sore disease afflicting that p: PAPER tlon of ,ne Turkish empire. The government, Mr. rsairottr continues. was considering sending British officers to accompany the Turktsn troops engaged in the suppression of disorder, aa a guarantee that no excesses were committed. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., April 8. The little hamlet of Hopewell; forty miles north of Able city and one mile from Hancevllle, waa swept away early this morning by a tornado, which cut a path of desolation a mile wide and two miles long across a prosperous farming section of Blount county. Twelve persons were Instantly killed, three or tour fatally and a score seriously Injured. The dead: MH. AND MRS, NATHAN GRIFFIN, JAME3 ORIFFIN. . , MISS ORIFFIN. HENRT M'COY. FRED M'COT. MISS VIRDIE VCOT. C. C. ODEN. planter. MISS NORMA ODEN. HESTER ODEN. MISS THELMA ODEN. MRS. 0. C. ODEN. It Is believed several Of the Injured will die. Ttoar Awakens the People, The storm came from the southeast with a terrflc roar J hat, woke many people, aome of whom fled from their homea In tlmo to es?ape having the houses blown down on them. OBJECT TO EDWARD'S TITLE Malcontents In Scotland gar that He Is Only the Kins of England. EDINBURGH. Scotland. April 8 There was a curious scene at tne meeting nere todsycalled to make prepartlons for the forthcoming visit of King Edward to Scotland. Several of the local 8cottlsh officials re fused to have anything to do with the king until he dropped the title of Edward VII. The objectors protested that the title was an Insult to Scotland. They added that. Judging from the addreeses he received at Lisbon, even the king himself seemed to realize that he was only king of England. Considerable uproar prevailed, but the meeting ultimately refused to listen any further to the malcontenta. SEEKS CZAR'S FRIENDSHIP Eaiier Wool Bosnian Autocrat T rough His Widowtd Mother. VISITS DENMARK TO PUSH ALLIANCE Makes Big Impression on Dowager Empress Throaah Coortesy to Aired King Christian While at Copenhagen. COPENHAGEN. April a. During his re ccnt visit the German emperor accomp lished much toward overcoming the strong -ntlpathy of the dowager empresa of Rus- .' toward Germany. This Is said to have been one of the ob jects of his visit, as he hopes through the dowager empress to influence the czar and secure a close understanding between Rus sia and Germany. Emperor William's marked attention to her.father, King Christian, made a marked lmpreiaion on the dowager empresa, who was hesrd to remark: "If all Germans were like the emperor. I would be a friend to Germany." Cnrla-flaa I Klgbty-Flve. King Christian today celebrated his 86th birthday. He was In the best of health and was the receplcnt of many congratulations and gifts. The members of the diplomatic corps were among those who called at the palace to offer their felicitations. United States Minister Kwenaen. as dean of the corps, warmly congratulated the ktng In behalf of his colleagues and sub sequently extended his majesty the good wishes of President '. Roosevelt and the American people. The king expressed keen gratification and asked that his greetings be conveyed to Presldcat Roosevelt The king received ovations on his every appearance and made a speech from the balcony of the palace to thousand; of beo ple assembled on the plana. ' CHINA MUST PAY IN GOLD I'nlfed States Withdraws Silver Agreement, Although Bond la Kon-Commlttal. PEKIN, April 8. It appears thit the American financial agent acted without In structlons In presenting the Indemnity bond Buildings were tossed t bout like paper providing for payment In silver taels. Un der instructions from tne government ne is SHIPS CRASH IN DENSE FOG! PRESIDENT ENTERS PARK Atlas l.lner Almost Sinks In Sew York Harbor I as Result 'of tVlllslon. j NEW YORK. April 8. The Atlas 'liner, Allegheny, from Port Umon, Costa Rica, waa badly damaged In the harbor today as the result or a collision with the British steamer Merrlweather, bound out for Bal timore and Cork. Ireland. Allegheny was struck on the starboard and a hugs hole torn In Its side. It took, water rapidly and soon the bow waa tinder- water. It lay near Liberty Island, The passengers, many of them In a panic, were rescued by a passing tug and brought to the city, but the crew remained on board,, gathered at the stern, which waa hot submerged. The collision occurred during a thick fog, when It la said, .Allegheny was an chored waiting for clearer weather to make Its way up the harbor to the pier. The ship's water-tight compartments, six in number, kept It from sinking entirely. Merry weather stood' by until the pas sengers had been rescued.' Ita stem' was stove in and it anchored off the Statue of Liberty until the extent of Its Injuries could be ascertained. Allegheny was towed to Brooklyn. Tba United Fruit company, which bad a cargo of bsnanaa on Allegheny, sent a float to the vessel to take off the bananas. It had been alongside Allegheny about two hours when for some Unknown reason It suddenly sunk. About tnic-thlrd of the 104 steedors were dumped into the water. According to foreman W. F. Haacke, how ever, all got safely on to Allegheny. 1 Retire to Xature'i flolitnda for Sixteen Days' Holidaj. TRAILS GUARDED AGAINST REPORTERS aperlmteadout Takes Military I're easttesi to Allow President Am ple Opportanlty for .Vatoral History Researck. was brxes and several structures were blown 100 yarda or more. The bvdy of McCoy, a farmer, was blown 200 yarda and landed in a sandpit. The house of Mrs. John Norton was blown down, but the family escaped by crawling under the bed, onto which timbers and brick tell. The houses of the Oden and Griffin fam ilies were brokaa to splinters and it seems marveloua that any of their occupants es caped death. Trees were uprooted In all directions and many were blown across the Louisville aV Nashville track, delaying tralna for a time. The roar of the storm was heard at Hancevllle, where It awoke many people, but no damage was done. Aa soon aa the destruction wrought be came known here, rescuers hurried to the eeena.to five atteuUen to the dead wounded. ' Kino Die In Arkaaaae. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 8. A tor a ado awept through White and Cleburne counties, Arkansas, last night, leaving death and destruction In Ita path. Up to date nine are known to be dead, three dying and thirteen others badly Injured. Little Red, Albion, Bradford, Heber and Pangburn hare been heard from thus far, The dead: JIM LEGGETT. Little Red. JOB LEGGETT, Utile Red. TOM KINO AND WIFE, Little Red. THREE KINO CHILDREN. GIRL SCHOOL. TEACHER, who boarding at King's. A. C. WILLIAMS, near Heber. Among the injured are: Mrs. A. C. Williams, not expected to live. Miss Barkhausen, Little, Red, leg waken and skull fractured. Mrs. Henry .Wells, Injured Internally, fa tally. Several houses were blown down at Brad ford and one man waa badly Injured. The tornado came from the ws: 'mat .spent Its force before It reached Bradford. It Is feared tha little town of Hiram, with a population of 160, has been wiped off the map. It la near Heber, and In the atorm'a track. Charek Carried Halt a Mile. Owing to tha meagre telegraph service available only the acantest details are to band tonight, but new stories of death and destruction are coming in every minute. Up to data forty-three residences and six teen barns are known to have been de stroyed, the storm leaving a desolate track a mil wide across the counties it trav ersed. Williams waa aalcep In his bouse when the wind struck it. The building waa torn from Its foundation and thrown down the mountain side, lie was killed Instantly and his wife ao seriously injured that her death is only a matter of time. At Pang burn, so atrong was the storm that a shurch was lifted up and whirled over the eountrystde for half a mile before being damped down again In the center ef a field. Hsre, too, six residences were blown down and a flock of sheep and a n number of cattle, tors and horses were killed. At Little Ked Albert Kiler, Elbert De rlle. Walker Pollard, Mrs. Pollard and Tom King lost their houses, barns and other bulldlns' OW1NGSV1LLE, Ky., April 8 A tornsdo swept over this section early today, doing great damage to the tobacco plantations and buildings. substituting a bond providing for payment in gold dollars. WASHINGTON, April 8. The bond whlh China la to deliver to tha United Statea agent will stipulate simply for tho pay ment of the Indemnity on the basla of ex change at the date the . agreement was signed In 19(H). Whether the United States will exact paymenta In gold or silver. In the State department's opinion, concerns no other nation. CHINA GETS JTS LAND BACK Basel Keepa Treaty Stlpnlatloa by Evacaetlag Maaehariaa . province.'' PEKTN. April S.ToJay waa thorite of the expiration of the treaty period of six months for the evacuation of the second province of Manchuria. During the last fortnight the Russians have been removing their troops, part of them going to Port Arthur and others to stations on the rail way, but none leaving Manchuria. The local government la being transferred to the Chinese. Sir Robert Hart, Inspector general of customs, haa appointed a Russian commis sioner of customs at Cetch Wang, in suc cession to an Englishman. KEENE PARTY STAYS 'AWAY Sonthern Pacific Meeting a Wholly Formal and Transacts So Baalneaa. LOUISVILLE. Ky., April 8. Good humor marked the annual meeting of the South ern Pacific today. No one representing the Keene faction was present. The meeting was held In the office of J. B. Weaver, an assistant secretary of the Southern Pacific at Beechmont, a suburb of this city. At 11 Attorney Alexander P. Humphrey, counsel for the Harrlman Interests In the recent Injunction suit, placed on the table a valise which be said contained proxies representing more than a majority of the voting stock of the company and called the meeting to order. Cbarlos T. Ballard was chosen chairman and J. B. Weaver secretary. Mr. Humphrey then read the court decree denying any in junction and offered the following resolu tion which, he said, was approved by the Keene party; Resolved. That this meeting, having been duly orgsnlaed. do now adjourn without the transaction of any other business to such time oh may bereatter be designated' by the-'harnan, in accordance with agree ment. ' The resolution waa ad pted and before adjournment, which waa Immediately taken. Mr. Ballard announced that he would call a meeting for the election of directors after the appeal from Judge Lurton'a decision Is decided. Messrs. Ballard, Humphrey, Weaver, Thomas G. Watklns, a nominal proxy of this city, and A. K. Van Deventer, an aa sletant secretary of the Southern Pacific of New York were the only attendants at the meeting. PROPOSE TO" DEFEND PENNELL Friends Will Aaeert at Inannt That Dead Mnn Borrowed SJiOO, MK Wlthont flecarlty. BUFFAIX). April I. It was Intimated this afternoon that In the event of those Interested In the Peunell estate being called upon at tomorrow's Inquest to divulge any Information as to Pennell's financial opera tions In the cast, an (Sort will be made to show that the money he obtained from his friends and relatives was in the nature of legitimate loans. In other words. It may be asserted that the 8300,000 was advanced to him without any security whatever. His attorney, Wallace Thayer, admits that Pennell had -no security to give tor such loans; that ha possessed no real es tate, and bad no bonds or stocks or mort gagee. ( Mr. Thayer says ha has not yet opened the sealed Instructions left him by the dead man. - " "Pennell left written orders that they should not be opened until the Insurance money waa paid In," sold Mr. Thayer. "1 therefore don't know what my secret In structions are. I don't know whether the bond drawn by Peanell to secure the pay ment of 825,000 to Mrs. Burdlck is contained In that package or aot.-' In fact, I don't know yet whether tha 8,000 life- insurance assigned to me ii trust tw as Intended for Mrs. Burdick." i CONDITION OF THE VttATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Cooler Thursday; Friday Fair. Temperatare at Omaha yeaterdayi Itonr. Pes. Hoar. ' ft a. . na 4 1 i. m T; 6 a. m 4)1 2 p. m 74 7 a. ni 411 a p. m Ttl H a. ni RO 4 p. m 71 I a. in tin ft p. m T ID , m n-1 U p. m 73 11 a. m M T p. m 71 13 in U) a p. U" n p. nt. . . . 01 CINNABAR. Mont., April 8. President Roosevelt is In the fastness of Tellowstooo Park and for the next sixteen days ex pects to enjoy complete rest and cessation from public duties. He will be In almost dally communica tion with Secretary Locb at Cinnabar, but nothing except of the utmost importance will be referred to him. In company with John Burroughs, tha naturalist, who ac companied htm from Washington, be will closely study the nature of the various animals that Inhabit the park. The president has looked forward to this outing some time and was In a particu larly happy frame of mind when he led the calvacade Into the park. Every trail leading Into the preserve Is closely guarded and no one will be allowed to disturb bli solitude. His headquarters will be at tho home of Major Pitcher, the superintendent of the park. The special bearing the president and his party arrived at Gardner, the entrance to the park, at 12:30 this afternoon and was met by a detachment of the Third cav alry and a number of cowboys. Major Pitcher also was on hand to welcome the president. Luncheon was served In the president's car, after which, dressed In riding breeches and coat, with a light colored slouch hat on bis head, be mounted his horse and made a brief address to the people congregated near his train. Then he bade the members of his party good-bye and led the way Into the park, Mr. Burroughs followed In an army wagon. The train returns to Cinnabar, where Secretary Loeb and the remainder of the party will stay while th.e president ia absent. On April 24 the president will start on I his trip to the Paclflo coaat. The weather here Is mild and there is but little snow 'round the president's headquarters. SOLEMN WEEK FOR CHURCH Three Penitential FestlTala to Ba Ob served In Cloning Days of Lent. LABORS ABOUT ENDED Legislature Now Only Awaits EngTosaiug of Bills That They May Bo 8ignl TEN EYCK ENLIVENS CLOSING SCENES Verbally CaUigates Speaker Mockett and Ih m A-o'oris3i lor It. EXEMPTION BILL WIGGLES THROUGH TO OWN THE STREET CARS Mayor Harrison of Chicago Takea I'p (location of Municipal Ownership. DREYFUS TO RE-ENTER ARMY French Papers Claim Government in tends to Rehabilitate Mar. tyred Officer. PARIS, April 8. The Dreyfus affair con tinues to interest the newspapers though there Is no indication that the government will pursue the matter further after the chamber's adverse vote. i The war office today denied the report that War Minister Andre had begun to form an investigating committee. This denial la taken to strengthen the view that the gov ernment Is not ready to proceed, but the anti-government newspapers assert that plans are on foot to restore Dreyfus to his place In the army. TROOPS AT OPORTO MUTINY Refuse to Be Sent to Africa and Threaten to Shoot Their Officers. LONDON. April 8. A special from Lisbon says 160 men belonging to the Eighteenth Infantry at Oporto have mutinied, owing to the belief that they were about to be aent to the Portuguese colonies In Africa. The men hold the barracks, shouting "Long live the republic!" and are threaten ing to shoot their officers If the latter at tempt to approach. GRAIN BOYCOTT CONDEMNED Illlnola State Commission Ordera Railroad to Give Independent ' Dealers Cars. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. April 8. The State Board of Railroad and Warehouse commis sioners has ordered the Illinois Central to equitably distribute grain cars In future. In passing on the case brought by D. H. Curry against the railroad, the commis sion says 11 is led to believe that an under standing existed between the Curry com pany and the Illlnola Grain Dealers' asso ciation not to hsndle the grain of tho Far ers' Elevator company at Mason City, and that Curry was willing to agree to anything to prevent the competing companies at Mason City from marketing their grain. GIVES SCHLEY GREAT OVATiON Bt. -Paal l.faca Swte ta' Cheer Ad miral on lira" "Way- ta Ad ' dresa legislature. ST. PAUL, ' M,lnn., . April 8. Admiral 8chley waa given an snthusiastlo reception as he drove under veteran and military es cort to the state capltol today where be briefly addressed a Joint session of tba two houses. Governor Van Sant, Senator M. E. Clapp and Colonel A. K. McClure also made short addresses. Then, In the governor's parlors, a public . reception was held for an hour. In the morning the admiral and his party visited Hamllne university and addressed the students. Tonight they were members of a bcx party at the Metropolitan opera house. CHICAGO, April 8. Mayor Harrison's first official act today waa to announce that he Would ask the council tonight to authorise him to appoint a commission of ten aldermen and as many private citizens to go to Springfield aa representatlvsa of the city and urge the passage of a munici pal ownership enabling act and a bill pro viding for the initiative and referendum. He also eest a telegram to Governor Yates asking him to aid Chicago In getting this enabling legislation. I ant willing, to take up tba settlement Beginning today there will be celebrated the three roost solemn festivals In the his tory of the church, the season of penitential ceremonies to end with the triumphal cel ebration' of Easter on Sunday. Today In the calendar of the liturgical churches Is known as Maundy Thursday. It Is the anniversary of the Lord's 8upper, at which was Instituted the sacrament of the holy eueharlst. Upon this day In the Catholic churches the institution of the sacrament la nspeclally commemorated, and In Europe and the older parts of the I'nlted States there are visits In procession to tha altars upon which the holy eueharlst Is exposed. At Rome the bishops perform the ceremony Of the washing of tV feet of lesser dignitaries of the church In com memoration of the washing of the feet of the apostles by Jesus. This ceremony ha been performed seldom In the United States and but once In Omaha, when the celebrant of the ceremony was Bishop O'Gorman. On this day also Is the holy chrism blessed by the bishop. This 'oil of catechumens" is used In the sacrament of baptism, confirmation and the ordaining of priests. Ths ceremony of the day Is one of the longest In the rites of the church and Is one of the most beautiful. The altars are stripped of ornaments and the bells are silent from the morning until Easter morning. Good Friday, the anniversary of the death of Jesus, Is celebrated with unique cere t: ny. There Is no consecration of ,the elements, but the host consumed In the I mass is that which was consecrated the day before and which Is leu upon tne altar until the following day. The mass Is therefore very short. At this time the cross, which during passion week, has been covered is uncovered and the worshipers kiss the cross as they enter the church. Holy Saturday Is the eve of Easter. Upon this day the perparatlons for the Eester celebration are nnde. At the services ,of the day the paschal candle la blessed, and this candle burns upon the altar from Eaeter until Ascension, that Is, during the time that Christ remained upon earth after His resurrection. On this day the fonts are aolemnly blcesed and the holy water la consecrated. Memberi of Both Houses Take a Turn at Passing Aroucd B.qr.ets. LONESOME IS THE MAN WHO ESCAPES Senate and Ilouae lnss a Large ambrr of ItllU In the t IosIiih Hours and Then Have So cial Senslon. TORPEDO BOAT A SUCCESS Discharges Torpedo aad Strikes Target Squarely la Center at Long Dlataare. . t SAN FRANCISCO, April 8. The Holland subraarlue torpedo boat Grampua haa dem onstrated lis efflclcnoy aa a vessel of wsr by discharging a torpedo at a range of 850 yards and striking a stationary target squarely in ths center. The firing of tha torpedo was a most Im portant test of the value of the new fight ing machine and the board of naval officers that witneaaed the trial was highly pleased with the result. Promise to Keep Order. VIENNA. April 8. Advices from Mltro vlUa ssy the sultan.'s Albanian commlsalou has had a satisfactory conference with tha Albanian leadrs, who promised to main tain order and send home the Albanians who had assembled In the neighborhood, thereby assuring at any date temporary peace. It is reported from Bona that an PARTY RATES CAUSE ROW Western Paascnger Men Differ on In terpretation of New Kl klns' Law. CHICAGO, April 8. Western passenger men agatn discussed party rates today. The meeting narrowly missed breaking up In a row. Some of the representatives are firm In their opinion that party rates for any class of people is a discrimination within the meaning of the law,' and are therefore strongly In favor of making party rates available to the publtc. Darlington Kitrnils In Mlesoarl. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. April 8. A reso lutlon fllfd with the secretary of state to day by the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy railroad shows that the company proposes to build a branch line from Old Monroe through Montgomery county, to Mexico, Mo. The 'branch will be about alxty-tbrea other attempt has been made to destroy miles long and coat $2,200,000. a bridge of the Cocatantlnople-Salonlca railroad by tha use of dynamite. CMAHA PASTOR REVISES CREED Helps Method let Commlaalon-Detailed to Consider Advisable Changes la Catechism. ' CHICAGO, April 8. The commission ap pointed by tha last . Methodist Episcopal general conference to consider the advisa bility of revising the caUcblsm and order of worship began Its work today. Those present were Bishop S. M. Merrill, Chicago; Rev. Jesse W. Jennings, Omaha; Rev. W. V. Kelly, New York; Rev. .8. O. Royal, Hlllsboro, O.; A; W. Harris, Port Deposit, Md.; Frank Brown. Brooklyn. The subject 'waa discussed at length but no definite action was taken. A number of sessions will be held, as the commission hss a year or more to complete Its work. Diverts Canadian Wheat. TORONTO, April 8 Vice President Bos worth of the Canadian Pacific announces that now the company has secured Its own Atlantic fleet as much as possible of ,the wheat from tha Canadian northwest will be carried through Canada and shipped from Montreal and Quebec, instead of from New York ana Boston. PROFESSOR SHOOTS HIMSELF Ohio State 1 Diversity Teacher Com mits Suicide When His Health Falls. CHISELS WILLARD IN MARBLE vullora Will Create Statue of Tem perance Worker for Ma tloaal Hall. SPRINGFIELD. 111., April 8 The house today passed a bill appropriating s.000 for the placing of a statue of Francis F. Wll laxd In Statuary ball, Washington Welcomed with Pomp. CONSTANTINOPLE. April 8. The special mission sent by the sultan to pacify the Albanians was welcomed with great pomp at Prlsptina. According to consular re ports the Albanians who attacked Mltro vlua have returned to the districts of Ipek and Dlakova, whence they came. COLUMBIS. O.. April 8. Prof. Erneat A. Eggers, head of the department of Ger man at the Ohio State university, shot him self this evening. It Is said he was i despondent from Hi-health. Though himself not a college graduate, Prof. Eggers was noted among college edu cators. He taught 1.5 several Michigan high schools before coming to the univer sity In 1882. WASTE NO WORDS, BUT FIRE Men Meet on Texas Streets, Draw Revolvers aad On la Killed. SHERMAN. Tex., April 8. Ben L. Thompson, cashier of the Bank of Com merce, Texas, was shot to death on the public square this afternoon by W, E. Stone of Texarkana. The men met on the atreet and with out preliminary parley drew their revolvers and opened fire. Thompson waa struck by one cf the first shots and fell mortally wounded. Ho died a few hours later. Stone surrendered, saying the tragedy was tho result of a family difficulty. REJECTS GREETING. IS SHOT Alabama Man Fires at Officers Offer lag Him Their Haads aad ' Dies In Melee. the mayor. "It must be understood In advance, however, that no ordinance Is to be passed until the legislature haa given Chicago the right to own and operate street car lines. The ordinance ' must provide. moreover, for the referendum and the rights claimed by the companlea under the ninety-nine year act must be expresaely waived." MAY BE A NOTED MURDERER Butte Police Believe They' Have Man Who Killed California Family, BUTTE, Mont., April 8. -The. police be- Ilevo that In the person of Joseph C. Wil liams, alias John Nelson, who confessed to robbing a city hardware store of several thousand dollars worth of goods last week, they have James Dunham, who Is alleged to have killed an entire family In Southern California la 1668. ?he officers declare there la a remark able reaemblance between the prisoner and Dunham, even to a minute detail. Under a severe aweatlng Williams admitted hav ing lived In California. UNION PACIFIC SEEKS DELAY Hearing of the Application y Chicago Great Western , , . Again Adjourned. of tha la or tno traction question at any time," tr-TB v.rlnr of tha . tt Chicago DEADLY FIGHT IN KENTUCKY Two Offleers and Man They Are After All Killed la a Battle. Great Western against the Union Pacific Railway company for the privilege of crossing the bridge which was inaugurated before Special Master In Chancery C. W. Pearsall yesterday morning, has been con tinued to Monday, April 20, on the appli cation of John N. Baldwin, attorney for the Union Pacific. Mr. Baldwin aubmltted an affidavit from Chief Counsel W. R. Kel ley of the Union Pacific, stating that it would be Impossible for him to be present and take up the case before April 22 be cause of a contemplated visit to Califor nia that Is of an imperative personal nature. The postponement of the hesring was objected to by the counsel for the Great Western, and attention waa called to the fact that a postponement of thirty days had been already granted from March 8, and Counsel General Kellogg was moved to believe that the Union Pacific Is pur posely seeking delay, and both Mr. Kellogg and Judge McHugh argued against the granting of the petition for postponement. Special Master Commissioner Pearsall an nounced that a postponement of the case would be taken to April 21. The Indica tions are that the taking of testimony in the case may occupy three months, and It la possible that a ruling will not be given In the case before September. WHITESBURG. Ky., April 8. John H. Mulling was killed six miles south of here by officers who were trying to arrest blm for disorderly conduct. According to a re port received here two officers were killed during the fight. Mulllns has had several narrow escapee from death, having barely escaped with his life at Pond Oap, Ky., where his father, mother and all ef his brothers and sisters were killed in a light. POLICE AT THE PRIMARIES Chief Donahue Glvea Instructions to Officers Who Will Be at the Polling Places. MUTINY IN DENVER JAIL Police and Fire Dcpartmenta Called Out to uell tho Dlstarbaace. Ara Boallla Capturra More Towaa. PANAMA. April 8 General Sierra aban doned Nacaome yesterday and it la be lieved that hs will flee to Salvador. Coray has also been captured by Oeneral Bonllla. "hegotlallag for a Loan. LIMA. Peru. April 8. The municipality cf Lima Is negotiating with aa Amsrlcan banking syndicate for a loan under favora ble condition. . DISSOLVES TO SAVE EXPENSE Mining Company Rcllnqalshea New Jersey Charter and Will Seek In. corporatlan In Sontk Dakota. NEW YORK. April 8 The stockholders of the Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and De velopment oozipany tolay decided to dis solve the company and reincorporate In South Dakota. President Elmer P. Botsford said the sols reasou for the change was to save about tl.000 a year ia taxes. OPELIKA. Ala., April 8. Ia a street fight today J. L. Moon, deputy sheriff, waa shot through the arm and John Long was killed. Sheriff Hedge, who fired the shot that killed Long, narrowly escaped death, several buelts going within a foot of his body. The firing began when the two officers offered to shake hands with Long aad his companion. Instead of accepting tha prof fered bands, Long pulled his revolver and began Bring at Moon. DENVER. Colo., April 8. The police and fire departments were called to the county Jail today to quell a mutiny. Four desper ate prisoners, armed with revolvers, over powered Ouard Murphy and secured his keys. One shot was fired at Murphy, but bs wsa not Injured. Being unable to open the outer doors, the prisoners finally surrendered. It Is not known how they obtained the weapons. POURS OIL IN COOK" STOVE Two Persons at Blackwell, Oklahoma, Are Dead aa tba Resalt. BLACKWELL, Okla., April 8. Arthur Horstley, 14 years old, was burned to death and Arthur Yoakum waa fatally burned by Chief of Police Donahue has Issued or ders for the guidance of the police on the daya of tha primaries. The principal fea ture Is that the officers are Instructed to permit but one Una of voters to be formed outside of the polling places. Where two lines ara formed when tha officer arrives he Is to decide which la to be maintained and to alternate tba people In tha line de stroyed with those In the line he main tains, ao that the first man In the line de stroyed will be second in the line which la maintained and ao on. Two policemen will be detailed at tha polling places In the Fourth, Seventh and Ninth wards, with three policemen In charge of a sergeant at the other polling placea. The chief has had the law gov erning the primaries read to the police men -frequently In the last few weeks and In his Instructions he calls particular at tention to those provisions relating to party workers within 100 feet of the polling places, and interference with voters. At the meeting of the board of fire and police commissioners last nlgbt Acting Chairman Broalch said that the board hud Issued no Instructions for the primaries, but bad called the attention of the chief to the orders issued last fall. Movements of Ocean easels April N. At Cherbourg Arrived: Kalsertn Maria Thereelu, from Naples. Hulled: Krun 1'rlns Wilhelm (from Hremen and Suutlv amnion) for New York. At New York Arrlvrd : Teutonic, from Liverpool and (Juwiistuwn : LlKuria, from Naulrs; Prince Irene, trom liiemen nim MUST NOT READ THE BIBLE weeping Is Opinion Rendered by the Attorney General of Callforala. BAN FRANCISCO, April 8. State's At torney General Webb has rendered aa offi cial opinion declaring the use of the Bible In the public schools unconstl utlonsl. Not only may teachers not teach the trrlptures as a text-book, but ev n r.dlii from them, as Is the cus'om frequently at tha opening exercises. Is barred. . flr. in Vn.knm'a !.. ii rnr .t.rt-rf k- Southampton: Potsdam, from Hotterdam , " 7 , ,, . and Boulogne. Hallwi: Hot tenia aim Uu W -t t lArilo m IJ sx ths latter pouring coal oil Into tha cook- terdam and Boulogne- Oceanic, for Llver- atove. Horstley waa burned to a crisp. I pool. Yoakum, who la from Cowelll. Mo.. ntl L At Uverpool-8alled: Germanic, for New later, ONE BROTHER SLAYS OTHER Claims Dead Man Attacked Him First aad He Shot la Self. Defense. LANCASTER. Ky . April 8 John Met es!, ihot and killed his brother Ben Met. calf at their father's house on White Llik creek. John claims bs shot hla brother In ssU-defensa. York, via tute'stuwti; Helgenland. for Philadelphia, vlu (Jueeitstow n. Arilvecl Taurlc, from Portland; Peruvian, from Halifax. At uueenstow n Arrived: Nordland. from Philadelphia, lor 1-ivcrrool tand proreednl). At (;;sow Arr!d : Buenos Ayrtg.i, from Phrailc'.pliui. h i.timcipioii Arrived; Philadelphia, from New York At yviffiiktown Arrived: t'eltlc, from New York for Liverpool (nnn proceedod i. I At Brow Head Paa ed Celtic, from NVw York, for lu'ri tlnvn hi. J Liverpool. , At I'u mouth Arrlvfd: Pretoria, from Ne York, for Cherbourg and Hamburg, and proceeded. At Antwerp Sailed: Nederland, for j 1'UlaUtlpbla, Sl-SfHON PRACTICALLY ENDED, all tliHt ivmnii.s io h itui.e Is the signing of bill pacacri In the closing hours, which Will .ni,lre unlll Miiu- time today for riigroNeini'nt. TKiV Ki'l crei'ten a ecene In the houe Ourlog closing hours by verbal strlcturea ' t n HpvaKiT Mockett. who cnlUd mem Im r to the chair and' Iuoa tit floor to oppose ItiKiirame measure which waa bvlng lohl.ied L.y T. U . l.a j..,u. n. vt no whs coneplcuotiH at Ten Kyv.ii elbow. Ten lCycx inter apologised und the In cident v oeeii, E.KX.lJTluN HILL opposed by organised labor mill pushed by ItMalli-m' associa tion Is .wil tiy the houne. COA'iPMMKNTAKY HKPOM'TIONS about almost everybody connected with the b'glaluture passed during the closing Mc nea. WOLF HOCNTY goes through In the claims bill, s hnufo In-ime upon It re maining. I'lalm of ex-Troasuier Hill Is cut to $:,ck. WOMAN'S POWER right Mil killed in the senate. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., April 8. iSpr-cial Tele gram.) All that remains of lie twenty eighth session cf tho Nebraska legislature Is the signing of a number of bills by the speaker of the house. Both house and senate have psesed all the bills pending before them and wound up sll other bust- ness. Owing to a rush In tha enrolling of bills the house clerks were unable to get all the measures to the speaker tonight. The final adjournment will come some time tomorrow. The senate reached the culmination of its labora this afternoon and aince that time has been waiting on the house. It will continue to wait until such time to morrow as the hotiHo Is ready to announce that it haa discharged all the business on hand. Both houses held social meetings tonight until 11 o'clock and took recesses until 9 o'clocU tomorrow. The galleries wera filled as usual on the closing night and tha customary levity prevailed. Many of the members left the city today and mora will leave before the finish tomorrow. . Excitement at Winder. Tha oloatng hours of th twenty-eighth Btaekra tf the Nebraska lepixlatnre. hava '' been marred by an attack Ofr the speaker of the house by Ten Eyck of Douglas. Mr.' Mockett had left hla chair to speak upon an insurance bl'.l and Ten Eyck was debat ing on the opposite side of the measure. In language so forcible as to arouse the entire house, tho member from Douglas charged the speaker with "descending be low the level of his official dignity" and using the powers of his position to defeat the bill. The speaker was endeavoring to reply to the remarks when other members took up the fight for him and a demand was made that Ten Eyck tpologlae to the speaker and house for "casting aspersions" on the presiding officer unless he could prove what he said. Ths affair created con siderable excitement. It waa evident that the members sympathized with . Speaker Mockett. The bill under discussion waa S. F. 254, which provided that Nebraska mutual bene fit Insurance companies might reorganise as legal reserves. The . bill was amended In the house and paised. Ita friends claimed that the amendments destroyed the purpose of the bill. Tha senate psssed the measure without amendment and aent It back to the house for Its concurrence. This was refused and a joint conference committee was appointed. Burgesa of Lan caster was made chairman of tha house committee. Tba conferees could not agree and so reported. Sweety of Adams moved that the house recede from its action and concur with tha senate. This brought tha matter before tha body and. the debate took place. Speaker Mockett called Thompson of Merrick to the chair and look the floor to fight the bill. He declared that tha measure was promoted by and In tha In terest of lnsuranoe concerns which aought to Issue discriminating policies and ac quire other valuable immunities under thla measure. Ha bandied the subject without gloves, but Insisted that while ha waa la the Insurance business, he waa not actuated by Insincere motives. Tea Eyck Makea a Sean. Ten Eyck then arose. It happened that T. W. Blackburn of Omaha, who by the way has been lobbying for this bill throughout the aeealon, was sitting beside Ten Eyck. The latter had not talked long, when ha turned to Blackburn and remarked: "I wish I could talk without being prompted." He then stepped away from where Black burn was sitting and continued, Blackburn In the meantime (hanging his teat, evi dently embarrassed at the attention which had been drawn to him. Ten Eyck warmed up to hla subject and declared: "This house has got below Ita levet and the speaker has descended beneath tha level of bis dignity In fighting thla bill." He proceeded to charge the speaker with trying to defeat tha bill by having amend ments tacked on and of promoting this, plan by appointing Burgess as chairman of tha house side of the conference committee. He said that a circular had bssn aent around on the floor of the house ordering the defeat of the bill unless ths amend ments carried and charged the speaker with the responsibility for this. The speaker forcibly denied tha charges and called on Ten Eyck to offer soma proof of tteni. Ten Eyck said he thought he could prove them, but that If he did not he would offer apologies to Mr. Mockett. At this btage of the proceedings, Wilson of Pawnee arose and demanded that "tha gentleman from Douglas be -made to apol ogize to the house and the speaker tor the unwarranted aspersions he had cast ii.-Hin the latter" Burgess took a band In It and said-. "I rUo In defense of that gentleman, the speaker of this house, Hon. John H. Mockett. ahoue motives have been wrong fully Impugned and I wish to say em phatically that the charges are false; that i I know Mr. Mockett too v; ell to think