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5nT -3?aJa VnnXXii3Xt3!Sk3!!3?' PAGES I TO 8. g ESTABLISHED JUNK 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY 3IOUNIXO, APHIL 18, 1903-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPV Till! EE CENTS. The Omaha Daily Bee. 9 PART I. SHAMROCK JUST GOES i eavf equaii uismanuss dok, cweepiaa- 8par and Eaih Overboard. SIR THOMAS UPTON SLIGHTLY HURT Merchant-Yachtsman Injurs! His Hand by Fall Down Hatchway. ONE MEMBLR OF CREW IS WASHED AWAY Eailon and Gneiti Crowding Deck Escape Serious Aociient by Miraolo. CHALLENGER'S HULL REMAINS UNDAMAGED Jew Salt of Canvas and !tew Steel Mast Will Be Required to Re pair Boat Before Trial Recommence. WEYMOUTH. April 17. The misfortunes which seem to have pursued Shamrock III culminated today la a gust of wind which dlsmssted It and leave the beautiful chal lenger lying tonight a helpless wreck In Portland harbor. The accident will neces sitate a delay certainly of a month and probehli of six weeks in the challengers salli' for America, but Sir Thomas Lip- OFFICER EXECUJES SOLDIER Herman Rnslgn Slays Mam Who Falls to Salute Him Properly. BERLIN. April 17. Emperor William has ordered a thorough Investigation Into the case of Naval Ensign Iluesner, who killed an artilleryman named Hartman at Essen for not saluting him properly. Hussner now claims that Hartman struck him before the fatal attack, but all lbs eye witnesses contradict his statement. The papers print an account of another military Incident at the Monopol hotel, Essen, In which an officer sharply accosted a one-year volunteer because the latter saluted him Imperfectly. The officer used Insulting epithets, whereupon several guests of the hotel Interfered. Another volunteer, who was present, then went to the assistance of the officer, who drew his sabre and wounded several civilians. Thi next day the local governor ordered the hotel to be closed, the officer was placed temporarily on the retired list and an In vestigation ordered. SITES FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Grand Island and York Property Owners Make OoTernmeit Offers. PRICES PUT ON THE CORNER LOTS Is Bids from Grand Island aad Twelve from York Opened at the Treasary Department Yesterday. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. April 17. (Special Tele gram.) Proposals for sites for erection of i woman's fingers and gurgled with hsppl ness as only a baby can MOTHER f 4L0ST CHILD Former Onj? . . Woman ta Happily ReaaS " ith Her Dssghter , J" St. Joseph. "? ST. I, Mo., April 17. (Special.) Sever' sara ago a discouraged woman sat ,-. i a laughing girl baby In the co .tor farm at Dunbar, Neb. Her buebk, ; had left her and she bad been forced o accept charity. 8he was Mrs. Mary Silcott. The Institution on tha day that Mrs. Silcott entered had many visitors. Among th.-v was Mrs. Mary Rue, a resident of Brk. Neb. Bhe saw the baby. Tho little one reached up a tiny hand, caught the RAILWAY TERMINAL BURNED Valuable Property Is Destroyed Fire at St. Johns, New Brunswick. by ton said tonight that the accident would I threatened. ST. JOHNS. N. B.. April IT. The freight sheds of the Trans-Atlantic terminal at Sand Point on the western side of the har bor, are burning. Two ocean' steamers are not be allowed to Interfere with Ita pres ence In New Tork In time for the cup races. The yacht was caught In a squall shortly after leaving the harbor on a trial spin. The mast was carried overboard, together with several of tha crew, and ail the gear end canvas. lk.Dne man was drowned and sev eral persona. Including Sir Thomas, who was knocked down a batch way, were bruised or otherwise Injured. The man who wae drowned was a brother-in-law of Captain Wrlnge. He was hand ing a binocular glasa to Sir Thomas at the time he waa swept overboard. The yachts were maneuvering In the roadstead under malnatalla, jibs, foresails and gaff topsails, prior to the start. Strong Wind la Blowing;. fA strong northeast breese waa blowing, but there was nothing in the nature of a gale. The boats seemed to carry thetr racing sails well as they fetched out from . the Shelter of the breakwater, Sham, ock III leading on a tack out seaward, appar ently with the Intention of testing the strength of the wind outalde. The breese had Just weight enough to keep the lee rati tipped. Before the start Sir Thomas Llpton, Ratsey. the sallmaker, and Colonel Sher man Crawford, vice commodore of the Royal Ulster Tacbt club, boarded the chal lenger, which made a magnificent picture, as under a cloud of canvas It drove past North Head. Erin had taken up a position 'o send the boat away round a triangular course, and everything seemed to promise a Una race. Shamrock III then made a short ; board oa the port tack, dragging through a heavy squall with Its lee decks awash. At about 10:40 a.' m., when nearly a mile off shore. It went about on the star' board tack to stand up to cross the line. when a sudden gust of wind sweeping out of Weymouth bay struck the yacht and eomoletely dismantled It. The weather rigging screws ot the main shrouds and mast were carried away close to the dock and with it went the spars, aalla and gearing in a confuaed mass ot wreckage Crowded with Quests. The yacht's decks were crowded with Sir Thomas Lipton'e guests, officers and men, and it seemed a miracle that the disaster was not attended by serious loss of life. Deprived of Its chief support, the Immense steel tubular mast swayed for a taction of a second and went overboard. sWating general havoc aa it fell. Tha hull ot Shamrock III was not dam aged. The mast, when it went overboard. went solid. - There waa at that time only one break, which was about seven feet above deck. As the big spar with Its weight ot canvas became hevler, owing to tha water in It. the mast again buckled ita bead, going down till it rented on the bottom. , It is believed It will be com paratively eaey to repair the mast, but a v whole suit ot canvaa ta ruined. kTiargcs with a crane were soon on the spot to raise the broken mast, after which Shamrock III waa taken to its moor ings Inside the breakwater. Sir Thomas had a "narrow escape. He waa thrown down the hatchway with a sailor and fell with such force aa to break the board flooring covering the tank. So sudden wss the calamity that the yacht lay wrecked and helpless before those on board realised what bad happened. Fortunately moat of the tremendous weight of the gear fell clear of the deck, aa other wise the disaster must have been mul tiplied three-fold. Aa It was, only one life was lost, that ot a member' ot tha crew named Collier. The rattle of Uecks snd wire ropes on the metal deck ot the boat drowned all other sounds tor the time. The lull which followed wss broken by a sharp order from Captain Wrlnge to get away a boat. The captain's self-possession spurred the crew to action snd a boat was manned and started to search for Collier. Boats were also dropped from Shamrock I and Erin, and In a couple ot minutes these were all heading for the scene ot the accident. Col lier, however, never reappeared. Several Are Slightly lajnred. A number of others were Injured by fall ing gear, but none seriously. Sir Thorns wss knocked down a hatchway and one of his bands was Injured, but not ssriously. Clearing away the wreckage waa quite a difficult task, owing to the nature of the spars and gear. Erin passed a line to (be wrecked yacht and stood by to give all the aid necessary. Sir Tbomaa. who waa extremely distressed by the fatality and the injury to ths yscht, said that the accident occurred absolutely without warning, aud much quicker than Shamrock I waa dismantled In the Solent. Just aa a race between Shamrock II and Shamrock I and Sybarite waa being atartod In tha Solent, off Southampton on May tl. 1401, a sudden squall struck the yachts brosdslde en. The lop mast ot Shamrock II was carried '-away and then ita mala mast went by the besrd. carrying all ita satla with it and leaving the yacht practically a wreck. Shamrock I waa also considerably dam aged. No oue was Injured on board either ot the yachts, but King Edward, who was oa Shamrock II, had a narrow escape. K a pert a to Ron Race. Sir -Thomas Llpton informed the corre spondent ot the Associated Press that he expects to be ready to fulOll his engage ment off Sandy Hook August 20. "Tbe whole thing," aald Sir Thomas to The' property Includes immense freight sheds, immigration quarters, inspection of fices and other facilities for handling freight and immigrants. A large part of the property Is owned by the Canadian Pacific railroad, which has Its winter ter minal across the harbor from the city of St. John's proper. The city also owns con siderable property, wharves, etc. Tbe Are burned for two and a half hours before the iireman gained control. Tbe flames were confined to the warehouses. The two steamers endangered were the Allan liner Tunis and Lake Manitoba of the Felder-Dempster line. Both were pulled out Into the harbor without dam age. ' public buildings at Grand Island and Tork Neb., were opened at the Treasury depart ment today. There were six bidders at Grand Island as follows: Kate S. Touhy. Jacob and Theresa B. Wlndagel, northeast corner Third and Walnut. $10,000; Emma Jauss. southeast corner Locust and Second, $9,300; same bidder, northwest corner Lo cust and Second. $9,500; W. R. McAllister, east side of Elm street, between Ann and John, 12.500; same bidder, northeast corner Second and Pine. $8,000; Spencer W. Fer guaon and Kate 8. Touby, aouthwest corner Walnut and Third, $10,000. At York twelvo sites were offered ss fol lows: W. B. Atkinson, corner Nebraska avenue and Sixth, I7.2G0; O. W. Shldler. corner Nebraska avenue and Seventh, $6,600; same bidder, same locality, $7,500; S. C. Morrison, northeast corner Lincoln avenue and Eighth, $5,000; George Folts, block 51, 120x180 feet, $8,500; same bidder, same lo cality, 120x130 feet, $7,500; James H. Cowell, block 69, 150x120 feet, $8,000; same bidder, L0UBET ARABS' TALISMAN Algerians Torn Ont In Crowds to See Lack-Bringing White Saltan. a ORAN, Algeria. April 17. President Loubet arrived today from Algiers. Every where along the route the natives gathered In crowds, owing to the mussulman su perstttlon that a eight ot the white sultan, aa the president la termed, brings happi ness. M. Loubet was met by detachments of troops and mounted Arabs, the latter bearing banners representing the French colors and the Algerian crescent Inter twined. The president waa conducted un der a triumphant arch, the bands playing the Marsellatse and native orcheatraa atrange music ot the desert through the main thoroughfare,- He was warmly. ao- olaimed by the large crowds assembled. The day waa devoted to festivities and visits. REBELS CLOSE ROUND CASTRO Captaro Towns. Oecapy Hearty All Western Veseisels nnd Even Threaten Capital, WILLEM8TAD, Island of Curcao, April 17. The Venezuelan government has been routed in the neighborhood of Coro by tbe revolutionists under General Elra, who captured many prisoners and a quantity of arms, ammunition and baggage. The revolutionists now occupy La Vela de Coro and have sent the former government employes here on the ateamer Merlda which arrived yesterday. All the western part of Venezuela ex cept Maracalbo Is occupied by revolution ary torcea, wbo allege the revolution Is strong In the vicinity of Caracas. Presi dent Castro la reported by the revolution ists to be suffering for lack of troops. That gurgle captivated the ' heart ot Mrs. Rue. Circumstance forced ' the mother to give up her child an! that night Mrs. Rue carried to her home Alta Silcott. From that day she wss known as Alta Rue. In a few years Mrs. Silcott was reunited with her husband and the couple moved to Omaha. Later they came to St. Joseph, where they have since made their horns. Mrs. Rue moved to another town and the mother lost trace of her babe. - Through her foster mother Alta Silcott a tew weeks learned that the woman who had been so kind to her waa not her mother. She began a search, which wss not in vs'.n. Yesterda afternoon Alta Silcott, now al most grown to womanhood, stepped frsra the southbound train from Omaha. Her father and motber were there to moot her nnd last night there was great rejoicing i In the modest little cottage at Eighth and RECALLS THE VIADUCT F1GIIL Ci:y Atterney Connell Beninds Tint Warden of lii Achievement. MAYOR M00RES TALKS FOR WH0LETICKET t Many Other Repub.li-aa Candidates Appear at Meeting la First Ward nnd Promise Good Munici pal Government. . , , ' , , . Charles streets. It wss a plessant home- same block, 125x120, $6,500; L. F. South- , , ,. . . . k" h HEAVY SNOW IN ENGLAND Weather Has Not Been So Cold This Season For Twenty Years. LONDON, April 17. Such cold and snow falls aa were experienced In the United Kingdom during the past week were un precedented In twenty years. Nine degrees of frost were registered last night in the Thames valley and snow storms were again reported today In vari ous parts of the country. The same condi tions prevail on the continent. It anowed today In Paris, Lille, Lyons, St. Etlenne and elsewhere. There was a general snow and great atorm at Mar seilles and considerable damage was done. A number of vessels broke from their moorings and some small craft were sunk. COMMISSION IS IN PRISON Men Sent by Saltan to Pacify Alba nians Are la a Predlea-meat. CONSTANTINOPLE, April IT. The mem bers of the speclil mission sent by the sultsn to pacify the Albanians, It is now announced, are practically Imprisoned at Ipek, Albany, where they sre surrounded by several hundred Albanlana, whose chiefs refuse to accept the proposed reforms and demand the 'appointment of an Albanian governor, adding that otherwise they will continue the revolt. The Austrian and Russian ambassadors are urging tbe sultan to adopt energetic, measures to suppress tha Albsnians, but he Is averse to coercion, aa he relies on the Albanians to help him in the event of further complications. A: (Continued ea Second Fag a.) worth, corner Platte avenue and Fifth $4,500; Ambrose E. Andrews, corner Platte avenue and West Fifth, $6,000; George W. Post, corner Grant avenne end Seventh, $9,000; William Belcher, northeast corner Platte avenue and Went Sixth, $10,000. German Investigators Tour. The delegation of real estate owners and farmers the German Agricultural society is sending to tbe United States to study American agricultural methoda will arrive In New York May 2. They number forty six men and their tour of tbe country com mences at New York May 2 and Is concluded at that city June 24. The principal points set forth in their itinerary, aa issued by tbe Agricultural department today, follows: Washington, May 8, 4 and 5; thence west to Cincinnati, Lexington, Ky., St. Louis, Kansas City, reaching Des Moines, Ames, la.. May 12; thence to Omaha, arriving there May 14; Kearney, May 16; Denver, Pike's peak, Salt Lake City, San Fran cisco and tour various points ot Interest In California, Portland, Ore., and thence east ward, making various stops enroute, Min neapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Niagara Falls, Boston and back to New York. Departmental Notes. These Iowa rural letter carrlera were ap pointed today: Moulton, regular, John A. Wooden; substitute, Effle Wooden. Mus catine, regular, John Van Zll,; substitute, Tlllle Van Zll. Postmasters appointed: Iowa Lewis Hy- land, Campbell, Polk county. Wyoming C. P. Hinds, Junction. lararale county. - These Nebraska rural free delivery routes will be established July 1: St. Paul. How ard County, three routes; area covered, 110 square railew: population served, 1,410. Saronville, Cla county, on route; area, twenty-two square , miles;, population, 425. Shelby, Folk county, three routes; area, ninety-two square miles; population, 1,520. Shlckley, Fillmore county, two routea; area, eighty-five aquare miles; population, 1,129. Silver Creek, Merrick county, one route; area, twenty-five square miles; population, 600. Spring Ranch, Clay county, one route; area, twenty-two aquare miles; population. 400. Strang, Fillmore county, one route; area, twenty-five square miles; population, 450. Sutton, Clay county, one additional route; area, twenty-five square miles; popu lation, 400. Swanton, Saline county, one route; area, thirty-one square miles; popu lation, 425. Tobias, Saline county, three routea; area, seventy-one square miles; population, 1,260. West Point, Cuming county, two additional routes; area, forty bine aquare miles; population, 915. Wood River, Hall county, five routes; .area, 101 square miles; population, 2,175. MAY TRY TO GET TAYLOR Demand for Extradition of Former Kentacky Governor Likely to Bo Made. FRANKFORT. Ky., April 17. The Frank lin county circuit court room was sgaln packed to the doora today with the crowd in attendance at the Howard trial. Henry, E. Youtsey waa still on ths stand for cross- examination. Youtaey told ot making an arrangroent with Mason Hockersmlth, colored, to kill Ooebel. Hockersmlth wanted to Interview Governor Taylor before the shooting and witness went to see Taylor to arrange for the interview. Taylor told witness ha could not afford to risk a negro and wit ness returned and told Hockersmlth what be said. Johnson, who also had been selected to do the killing, left bars January 25. Asked as to the substance of a letter witness claimed to have written to Howard, January 26, at Taylor's dictation, witness said it merely aald to Howard to come to Frank- tort at once, as Taylor waa about to be robbed ot his office. Howard, he aald. knew when he arrived that ha had been selected to do the killing. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 17. Merrill Moores, former assistant attorney general, who waa a law partner of ex-Governor Tay ley for several months, aald today that It would not be surprising if another demand tor the return ot Taylor was made on Gov ernor Durbln. He has also heard it re ported that Thomaa Campbell, who acted as ths attorney ot tbe Goebels before Gov ernor Durbln, waa preparing to bring suit either In the United States supreme court or in the superior court of Marlon county to force the governor to honor the requisition. coming to the girl and she Will make her future homo In this city. STEALS GOVERNOR'S GIRL Outlaw Arrested at Dearer Tells Romantic Tale of Lawless Life. DENVER. April 17. 'Cherokee Bill" Smith, awaiting trial In the federal court on the charge of robbing the ' Carlton, Colo., postofTice on November ( last, escaped from the county hospital today while hlE guard was sleeping. Smith was captured on January 23, after a long chase and a desperate battle, in which one of the deputy sheriffs . wss wounded. To a reporter yesterday he said his real name is Heniy Clay Bateman and he is a great grandson of Henry Clay, He began life as a cowboy on bis father's ranch In Texss and for a crime committed at 16 years of age became an outlaw. He as sumed the name of William Smith and eloped with the daughter of Governor Hub bard of Texas, whom he deserted. He lived among the Cherokee Indians several years and waa employed by the government as a scout and Interpreter. Cherokee Bill was recaptured late tonight at a house In the western part ot the city, where be had asked for a night's lodging. IOWA PROFESSOR CLAIMS CASH ( -'.- Says Kansns Government Discharged Him for Political Reasons - Only. ; t . aBtaaasnaan . 'g . TOPEKA. Kan.; April- 17. Prof: J.' O. Ward of Johnson county, Iowa, has tiled suit In .the United States circuit court against the Kansas Agricultural college for $12,065. Of this amount $2,066 la alleged to be for back salary and $10,000 tor dam ages. Prof. Ward alleges that he waa dls charged from the faculty of tbe college for political reasons only. Ha waa engaged to teach a two-year term, beginning Septem ber, 1899, but alleges that tha republican then took charge of the college and he, with a number of other populists, was dis charged. A feature of the initial campaign meet ing of the First ward republicans last night was ths absence of arraignments ot oppos ing candidates, factlona and parties. The meeting was In Llncoia hall at the corner of Sixth and Pierce streets and was well attended. Nearly all the candidates on the republlcsn ticket made short speechee. The enthusiasm and applause for each was liberally distributed, but Mayer Moores received the lion's share. The mayor spoka briefly, saying: "I want to thank the voter ot the First ward for the clean majority of 100 which they rolled up for me at the primaries, for various and many methods were used to defeat me. j This I to be a short and decisive cam paign. The main issue is corporations or anti-corporations. All the corporations are against ta. 1 stand for the people and It Is my best wish to treat all alike. From all over the city I have received encourag ing reports that sprak for the success of our ticket, but I. want to say that tbe fight will be a hard one and we must all get out and work and be sure to attend properly to the details of registering end voting." The mayor then went through the ticket. naming each man, mentioning his special qualifications fcr the office be is seeking and urging bis election. A. H. Hennlngs, candidate for re-election as city treasurer, referred to bis record In collecting the taxes and said his opinion waa that the American people should Insist upon public officials doing their duty re gardless of consequences had been con firmed by his renomlnatlon. Elbonrn Is for Harmony. W. H. Elbourn, who is seeking a re-elec tion as city clerk, remarked that for twen ty-two years he hsd maintained that a party had a right to divide and "scrap" be fore the primaries, but once the will of the convention was recorded It was the duty ot every member of tbe party to fall In lino and support it. W. J. Hunter, nominee for the office of comptroller, said he had no political record to point to, but had been a successful re tall grocer for eighteen years and pledged an honest administration. Irrespective ot tactions or persons. The longest speech of the evening was made by City Attorney Connell, who Is standing for election to that office, which he has heretofore filled by appointment. It had been fifteen years, he said, since be had fought votes for himself and then it was to be sent to congress. While the First Sud Second ward had been kindly to him ha bad trouble In his own ward, the Fourth, and had not Mayor Moores helped him out he might not have won. From that time on his friendship for thef mayor has been un broken. "We have Just had one of the bit terest, one ot the fairest and ons of the most orderly primaries ever held in Omaha. The issue waa clear cut and well, defined. Every man knew where he stood and had a right, to register his opinion. The result waa a clean victory for Frank E. Moore by a majority of several hundred votes and by a majority of three delegates. As to Railroad Crossings. "Concerning myself and my candidacy I want to say a few words. As the mayor has told you, the legal department ta one that he must feel confidence in and muBt rely on in many thing. He has been kind THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska Showers Saturday, Wnrmer In Kaet Portion; Sunday Prob ably Fair. Page. 1 Shamrock Meets with r Mishap. Sites for Sfw Public nallillnas. Connell Herfll Vlnilnct Flabt. To Pay Northern Secnrltles Money. 2 Trade Delegates Arrnlan America. Mrs. 1,1111c Asks for Sew Trial. President Sticks to Inlon Paclilc. 3 Xews from Nehrnska Towns. 4 Gnli of the City Campaign. New Work on an Oltl Topic. 5 Spirit of 1'nrest In Labor Circles. Arr.ilra at Sonth Omaha. 0 Connell Bluffs nnil Iowa News. T Police Closing In About Knight. MlNsonrl Huo.lle Developments. Gltea Millions to Charity. H Labor's Voice In Postodlc. Irish Lnnd Itlll Is Assured, ft Hill and Harrlninn at War. Itonntllng I n Tnx Delinquents. Insurance stent nlnapprnrs. Yost Tnlkn to Employes. 10 Three Men Die on Scaffold. Skulls In Evidence In Fair Case. 11 Sporting Events of the Day. Dnn'a Review of Trade. 12 Editorial. 13 What llackmnn Sees on Rounds. Grlssllen President Has Met. 14 Financial and Commercial. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Hour. B a. m . ft a. m . 7 a. ni . H n. in . ft n. m. to n. ni. 11 n. m. 12 m. . . . Dcs 41 42 41 411 r7 tut Hour, t p. m 2 p. m p. m 4 p. in rv p. in B p. in 7 p. m i 8 p. m ft p. ni Deg. 4 3 tltl 7 S ll 2 uo SK LEAVE TO PAY INTERESTS OF OMAHA VIEW Street Railway Extension and Public Park Project ltefore Club Meeting. PCPE IS MUCH GRATIFIED Appreciates President's Theaghtfal ess la Sending Jablleo Gift. ROME, April 17. The pope was grstlfled when Informed that President Roosevelt, on the celebration of ths papal Jubilee, had forwarded to the pontiff, through Cardinal Gibbons, ths volumes containing all ths messages and official documents of the presidents of the United 8tates. He said: "Ths messages are the saience of a century and a half of American pollt leal wisdom. I shall be happy In having it aa a companion to the set of President Roosevelt's own literary works, sent, by Governor Taft last year." The pontiff sJded that hs will thsnk ths president by sending bins aa autograph Utter. CHURCH QUARREL NEARS END Lincoln Bishop Seeks to Oast Catholic Priest from Nebraska Ecclesi astical Property. SEWARD, Neb., April 17. A trial occu pying a week, in which Bishop Bonacum of Lincoln seeks to oust Father William Mur phy from the church property of Seward, was concluded today and the case submitted on brlefa. The controversy haa been bitterly fought In the civil and ecclesiastic courts. Twice It has been to Rome. Father Murphy, though excommunicated by the bishop, con tinues to occupy the church property, be cause the trusteea are on his side. A de cision is not expected for a month. The Omaha View Improvement club met last evening at the school house at the corner of Thirty-second and Corby streets with a fair attendance. The question of necessary sidewalk improvements waa dis cussed and the council will be asked to take Immediate steps toward relieving the situation. The commltteo on street car extension reported through Simon Robinson. He stated that the committee had presented tbe matter to the street car company, but the excuse was that tha excessive demand for cars waa almost beyond -the present capacity of the company to supply, as was tho incessant, demand for increased street car service. The matter brought out an animated discussion, and the necessity ot eitendlng the street car line from Parker to Maple street was dwelt upon The original granting ot the franchise was on the basis that the street car line should . be extended to Maple street, and the people of that section agreed to be taxed for the necessary grading ot the street with that understanding. All par ties at Interest had fulfilled their part of the contract except the street car com pany. The committee was continued with instructions to see it there waa not some way by which the council could be per suaded to compel tb street car company to comply with its part of the agreement. The project of trying to Induce the city to buy the grove at the west side ot Thirty third street, consisting ot twenty acre, and make a park ot it for the accommoda tion and recreation of the Omaha View people was discussed. It was thought that the same courtesy should be extended to the people of this section that was ex tended to the people In the southwest part of the city, in the acquirement ot the Hanscom park property, and of the south side in the acquirement of Riverview park enough to say that but for me he does not j This property, lying west of Thirty-third know how he would have surmounted some Eoadi Seek Cour.'i Perm'ision to Distribute Dividends to Eecur.tiel Company. ASSERT SHAREHOLDERS SUFFER HARDSHIP If Order it Not Suspended Million Dollars Will Be Tied Up. SAME PEOPLE WILL GET CASH IN END Befusal to Allow Settlement Said to Mean Suffering to Many. ATTORNEY CENERAL OPPOSES REQUEST Judge Assents to Hear Arguments on Monday, When Government Will Fight Any Modification ot Merger Decree. ST. PAUL, April 17. Circuit Judge San born this afternoon set Monday morning, April 20, aa tbe time tor hearing argu ments In a request by attorneys for tbe Northern Securities company that the de cree recently handed down be suspended In so far as it prevented the payment by tbe Qreat Northern and Northern Paclflo railways of dividends to the Northern Se curities company, since these dividends would ultimately reach the same people anyway. Judge George B. Young appeared fcr President Hill, M. D. Grover for the Great Northern railway and General Counsel Bunn for the Northern Paclflo railroad. Under instructions from Attorney General Knox, District Attorney C. C. Caupt ap peared to oppose any motion tor a modifica tion of tho decree. The attorneys for the railroads explained that tbe regular dividend day had nearly at rived, but that under the decree It was Impossible for the railway companies to close their books and pay any dividend, a matter affecting something like 1,900 Indi viduals, many of them dependent on these dividends for the necessities of life. No modification of 'the decree waa asked, all such matters being left for the formal ap peal, which was sure to come In the course of time. Matter Is Declared t'rgeat. Judge Sanborn preferred that the whole matter be left over till all four circuit Judges could hear It, which would be on May 20, but owing to the urgency of the matter on which a suspension was desired Anally agreed to hear and decide as to the requested suspension on next Monday morn ing. District Attorney Caupt said he would preaent the case to Attorney General Knox In the meantime and learn his wishes. The attorneys for tbe Northern Securities company and for the two railways aald they only wished permission to pay tbe regular dividends, which Is. impossible under the understanding of the decreo of the court. Before the case can be finally pased on by the suprem court over $1,000,000 would be paid in dividends In case this part ot tbe decree could be suspended, but otherwise the sum would be tied up and the people to whom It was properly due could not re celve It. .... Directors Hold Meeting. NEW YORK, April 17. The directors ot the Northern Securities company held their flrct regular meeting since the mergor decision today. According to statements made after the meeting the only thing that came up was of a strictly routine char acter. It was said that in appealing the de slslon ot the United Statea circuit court waa discussed. Informally, but no definite steps in this matter were taken. One of the company's leading legal rep- . . ....... . V. .... 1. . . 1. . it ..1.1 a I i. of the atmcuu.es in n.s "kV i " reasonable figure. Messrs. W. H. resentatlve. declined to discus, what dls However that mr b. lay claim to hav- Mm Callahan and John Davie. P"'i'" would be made of the Great North Ing done ome eervice for Omaha, and I . , . ....... i rn dividend WU11Q IV uiaj uut . J 4. , . , e 1 f I want to ask you to remember the j condition ot things in the early day when you had what was called the 'death trap' down here and no one knew when he would FARMERS MUSTSTUDY DEEP Wilson Declares Agricultural Edscs tlon Should Start la Common Schools. 8TARKVTLLE. Mis.. April 17. James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, was ths principal apaaker today at the laying ot the cornerstone of tba new Science hall at -the Mississippi Agricultural and Me cbanlcal college. The secretary spoke on the necessity of agricultural education saying: . Many would decline to get more In the secondary schools ana an increasing num ber would ao through college if we had schools and colleges that would give them what tbsy require. NEW C0LLEGEJF0R PITTSBURG Andrew Caraeglo aad Other Rich Men Will Liberally Endow Institution. PITTSBURG. April 17. Pittsburg Is to have a great university that will rival the big colleges and universities of the country. For Its endowment. It Is said the millions of Andrsw Carnegie and twenty ether wealthy Plttsburger are pledged. At a private luncheon In honor of a num ber of educators here in connection with the International Kindergarten union this announcement waa made by Prof. J. A. Braahear of the Western university of Pennsylvania. Prof. Braahear atated that Mr. Carnegie had pledged himself to gfrs liberally to the object, but deaired that bla nam be In no way connected with tha title of the tasil tuOoa, GENERAL BATES IN CHICAGO Goes There to Take ComassvndT of the Department of tho Lakes. CHICAGO, 111.. April 17. General John C. Batea, tbe new commander ot tha De partment ot the Lakes, arrived here today General Bates comes from Omaha, head quarter of the Department of tbe Mia sourl. ot which he haa also been in com mand alnce April 1. Hla auccessor in that district is General Sumner, who will take command about July 1. General Bate waa accompanied by his aide. Captain Horace M. Reeve. ASK RECEIVERSHIP EXTENDED Plaintiffs Request Kansas Court to Give llamersley Power Over Trust Compaay's Assets. TOPEKA. Kan., April 17. A case has been Bled in the Urlted State circuit court asking that the Jurisdiction of E. O. Hameraley. recently appointed receiver of the McKlnley-Lannlng Loan and Trust com pany of Philadelphia, be sustained over ths 187,006 of the property of the company lo cated in Kanaas. The case is brought by Lucius B. Gocd rear at Caiadaa, N. J, matter and confer with A. L. Reed; also Knox Gives Grounds for Opposition. see the council about It A motion prevailed that the several can be struck and killed by an engine or a trlng of cars. I drew the original vlaauct law, fought for the law and helpeJ to have It passed In the legislature ant, then fought for It through the courts from the district court in our own city to the supreme court of the state and finally to tbe supreme court ot tbe United States, where It was decided for once and for all time that the railroads must make the crossings safe and build the viaducts at their own expense and you have the viaducts and have the practical fruits of that fight. Tbe city has been ssved millions of dollars and life and prop erty have been protected." Mr. Connell spoke ot the part the Moo.'es administration had in forcing the recent Union Pacific agreement whereby new shops, anchored forever In Omaha, were secured and "the stuffed club of threatened removal of the railroad taken from its hands and burled so deep that it can never be resurrected;" also of the fact that the Judgment fund had been kept the lowest ot all city funds. Regarding the charge that he had not paid taxes on bis property. Mr. Connell declared that no one could say that ha had not paid any taxes and as serted that he had done the very best he tould, finding, a many other Oraahans have. that they were over-burdened with prop erty bougnt during the boom day and which for the past fifteen year had been a liability rather than an asset Ceunrtlraante Candidates. Other speakers were Fred Brunlng, can didate for tax commissioner, and Council- mania Candidate Peter M. Back, Fred Hoye, Harry Zlmmatt, George T. Nicholson, Bryce Crawford, E. - D. Evana and C. S. H'in""tt" Ezch man promised faithful ness in office and pledged hi support to the ticket. R. W. Dyball, councllmanlc candidate from the Seventh ward, sent a letter explaining that be could not be prea ent on account ot a previous engagement. WASHINGTON, April 17. Referring to tbe application at St. Paul today on be half of the Northern Securities company, the Department ot Justice has mad public the following telegraphic Instructions sent by the attorney general to the United State attorney at St. Paul on Tuesda: : It Is likely the ilefcndants In thi Nonher.t SecurlueH enbe will f oitliwith, and pojiibly without notice, npjieai to the circuk court or a Judce thereoi fur a mod flea tlon of thi i oecrt e uenun.'K ilicir ujitbi, ur im su omri Charged with Forgery to dldate for municipal office without regard to party be Invited to attend the next meet ing of the club in order to obtain the views of the people of that part ot the city on needed improvements. The next meeting will be held Friday evening, April 21. RETURNS WARING TO ASYLUM Judge Estelle Orders State Institution. Frank Waring, arrested by the sheriff of Madison county, Nebraska, Thursday morning at the home of his father In this city on a charge of passlug forged checks. eeoeas you are uirertea to watcn ins matter closely and earnestly jiOhe i.nf such application on th ground that thl la not an oruinsry tme of c iiilty Juiluictlon between priVHte panics, but a special and cnlargeil statutory n mody in equity tw en join violation ot a penal law. The decree linds the Uciendants guilty of violating the declared piihlh- policy of the nation. For that reason the novortiment . . m .i 4. oiirjoHe any auB-ivriniuu ur iiummrai .o.t oi w ".cu i.um laB omcers ana I judgment of in- court. The mo Hrtca- agaln placed In the custody of J. L. Greene, I tlon pr.-rare i will in effec. be an lndu gonci sunerlntendent of the State Anvliim Inr in. to continue tn vlolt- i law of the L til ol no "in h. hM nit retain. ,nf...n. Th preient relief granted by thli sane, to be held and retained conformably ,Wr i. ,hc intunit.on: to augend whirh to the rules and regulations of the said hospital at the cost of Douglas county." Superintendent Greene informed Judge Es telle that, in his opinion, the young man never will again be fully recovered from would uroduce tile same effect as a certifi cate of division In the circuit court and da pilve the decree ot Its force and meaning. Justifies Governor Cummins. DES MOINES, April 17. (Special.) The physical afflictions which have affected his decision of the United State court of p- mlnd, but atated that he had released him peala In the case against tha Northern on parole. WESTBERG SAYS HE DID IT City Comptroller Voluntarily Con fesses that Ha "West to Poor Llndnest.n John N. Westberg. retiring city comp troller, last night at the opening of the Benson campaign In Llnd'a ball, voluntarily admitted that he was tbe "Gopher" wbo "went to" Llndquest, the Eighth ward delegate accused of selling out by voting against the pledge of his delegation to Frank E. Moorts. The confession came about when John P. Breeo was speaking. Breen said that while It had been publicly proclaimed that Llndquest wss "bought," bo one hsd yet pointed out the "Gopher who went to him." At this Westberg arose, and while not directly ssying hs offered any special "Inducement" to Llndquest. VETERANS ENDORSE MOORES rnlon Veterans' Inlon Declares In Favor of Re-election of Present Mayor. At a meeting of the Union Veterans' union last night In Red Men's hall resolu tions were adopted endorsing Frank E. Moores in his candidacy for the mayoralty of Omaha. The resolutions were adopted with great enthusiasm. ( Continued ea leoa4 rage ) Movements of Ocean Vessels April IT. At New York Arrived: Oallla, from Marseilles. At Genoa Arrived: Trave, from New York via Naplea. At Naples Arrived: Sicilian Prince, from New York. At Manchester Arrived: Caledonian, from Trantnor, for Boaton. At Rio d Janeiro Arrived : J. L. Luck enbach, from Seattle and Ban Francisco, for New York. At Queenstown Balled: Haverford, from Liverpool, for Philadelphia. At Havre Arrived: La Bretagne, from New York. At Southampton Balled: Bluecher, from Hamburg, for New York. At The Llsard Passed: Koenlgen Lulse, from New York, for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Bremen; Rotterdam, from New York, for Rotterdam. At Hong Kong Arrived: Coptic, from Ban Francisco via Honolulu and Yokohama. At I Jverpool Sailed: Bovlc, for New Vnrk.' At Nanles Sailed: Commonwealth, for Poston; Koenlg Albert, from Genoa, for New York. At Indon Sailed: Montevldean, from Glasgow, fur Quebec and Montreal. At St. Michaels Ho I led: Csmbromsn, from Genoa and Naples for Hoston; Prlncera Irene, from New Tork, for Naples and Genoa. At Plymouth Arrived: Koenlgen I.oiilfe, from New York, for Cherbourg and lire man, aad proceeded, Securities company declaring the proposed . merger ot competing railroad Interests to be Illegal and contrary to public policy la taken to be a complete Justification ot tbe action of Governor Albert B. Cumrotus last winter In vetoing a bill which he regards aa opening the way far Just such mergers under the Iowa laws. Governor Cummlna has been induced only by insistence to say something in regard to the bearing which the decision has on the Iowa situation of a year ago, but it Is known that alnong h i friends the decision cauica great rejoicing, and the governor is not mourning over the Incident. The fight in tba W-gisUture ot Iowa at tbe last session to prevent merger legislation la recalled. Governor Cummins In his Inaugural address had taken a strong stand in opposition to any legislation that would encourage consolidations. It was at bis suggestion that the Iowa law were amended so that they are even better today than ever before In protecting tbe state from merger acsndals. "This decision of tbe appellate courts," said Governor Cummins in response to questions, "commends Itself to me as a most excellent one in every way. The merger movement is one that doe not meet the approval ot tbe American people generally, for they are not anxlou that competition be destroyed aad private monopolies be estsblishcd. I stated in my apeech in Minneapolis, for which I have been criticised, that the only monopcl'es that are tolerable, at all are those that are controlled by the government. If tbere are to be monopolies tbey must be controlled by strong bsnd. It competition I to be destroyed then there is only one alterna tivegovernment regulation or control. Tbe railroad men bava been psvlng the wsy tor socialism. Ttity hav been pre paring for a crusade tor government owner ship. That la something I do not waut.