Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, April 23, 1903, Image 1
The . Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TIIUKSPAY MOItNINO, APRIL 23, 1003 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. BROKERS JjPEN HOME Sew York. Etoc Exchange Moves Into Handsome New Quarter. DAY IS SPENT DEDICATING PALACE Frajer Pieced First Formal Entry of EulY and Bear Brigade. HOT AND COLD AIR TiKNED ON AT WILL Fa ace Fitted with fcpecial Apparatai to Neutralise Olimatio Change. BUILDING HOUSE OF COMMERCIAL HONOR President Declares Members Mast Staad for J mat aad Kqoltable Prla- Aecordlnsj to Conatltatloa. NEW YORK, April 22. Tbe member of the New York too It exchange abandoned buslr.es today to devote themselves to tbe ceremonies incident to tbe dedication of tbrlr handtomo new building. It ia Just two yeara alnce the work of tearing down tbe old building to make room for the new was commenced and dur ing that time tbe members have been ac commodated at tbe produce exchange. It was expected that tbe work could be com pleted within a rear, but the difficulties were greater tban the architects and con tractor bad counted on. The building, which looks small beside the skyscrapers by which it Is surrounded, presents a striking appearance, with It maMlr and beautifully carved atone pillara and decoration. The interior baa been ar ranged looking to the comfort of the mem ber. An Impregnable vault ha been built for th afety of aecurltiea. The building, which fronta on Broad street, extend through to New street, with an opening on Wall street, a in the old build ing. In the construction It was found necessary to go forty-two feet below tbe level of Broad street. In the cellar are tbe vault of sate depoalt companies and the plant for cooling and heating the build ing. Will B Coot la miner. Tbe member will be warmed In the win ter by a constant flow of warm air. In the aummer the cooleat spot In the city out si do of a cold storage warehouse will be the exchange, wbioh will be kept at a low tem perature. The main board room. In which the trad ing Is don, la 144x109 feet and la 74H feet deep to the celling. Into thla will go fresh air at the rate of 12,000,000 cubic feet a minute, while exhaust pipe will draw off the foul air. The luncheon club, secretaries' offices and other office connected with the exchange re on the Boor above. - Tbe member saw the for the Brt time today as the build ing committee aw to t that no Inspection of the building waa made by, member be fore rytlilng was' reedy. -2 ". ' , . The steel safe depoalt vault In tbe base ment 1 lit feet T Inches long, tl feet wide and 8 foet 10tf Incbe high, the walla being 10 Inches thick and fhe total weight. In cluding the 110-ton veatlbulea, 776 tone. It 1 carried on tel beams and column at a height of 33 feet 4 Inches above tbe cellar floor. It 1 enclosed by a cold rolled steel bar partition weighing 40 tone, the bar be ing placed four inch apart and being 1 inches in diameter. . Ceremonies Are Brief. The ceremonies were brief and impres sive. After prayer by Rev. Morgan Dlx of Trinity church; Ransom H. Thomas, chair man of the building committee, formally banded the new building over to Donald McKay, president of tbe new Btock Ex change Building association, who In turn formally preaented It to Rudolph Keppler, president of the exchange, for the use of the member. In acoeptlng th building Mr. Keppler ' aald; The great market of the world are so closely lnler-related that, aided by the per fect means of communication which are now available, a panic In one hemisphere ran be, ha been and will be alleviated by the prompt and skillful use of the machin ery afforded by the exchangee In the other, we should also remember that the ex ; changes are very Important and very suc , reasful sources of diffusion of capital Into the (treat channels of trade and Industry. It follows, therefore, that great stock ex changes have become an essential necessity or adjunct to our banks and other moneyed Institutions: their Interests are, In a aen mutual and their faollltles are practically Indispensable, each to the other. Certain it Is that the business transacted on an Im portant exchange could not be conducted runout the aid of the banks and am encouraged to say encouraged by the welcome presence with us today of many of the honored heads of the ir.oet Important banks and kindred Institu tions that these very needs arising from business exchange, constitute one of the must Important opportunities for profit to the banking interests In the varloua money centers of the world. Spirit of Patriotism. Nor need I hesitate to allude to the spirit of patriotism which has always animated . the financial community, of which our as sociation form an important part, and of the ever readiness to contribute to th re lief of suffering humanity. While it is true that In the practical pur suit of our business sentiment Is necessarily thrust sslcle. it is eujallv trua thi sympathy is nowhere more spontaneous nor mum icnrnjumgr ana mure practically tl. inOiibiintrd than in this "heart of Wall street." The magnificence of our new home Is only In keeping with the magnitude of our busi ness. As In this, so also in the methods by which we adjust and settle our dally trans, actions and In the extraordinary facilities afforded by our t wn stuck exchange clear ing house we may well claim first place .,,..M, ,. . .,, .mc worm. Having reached It, let us maintain It. i.et us aiwavs remember the objects of vur viKmiiHuiMi lata nown in tn very first article of our constitution nni "to maintain hlh standards of commercial honor among our members and in nrnn,..,. and Inculcate Just and equitable prlnclplea of trade and bjsineas." Living and acting by this standard, we .." h-. iwu uur uury io ourselves im iu iij. iuunc, wnose respect and conn dence we cherish and enjoy. Honor and in -". me w.iin unn iiiscrioei on our escutcheon which has passed down from generation to generation and which shall - - uiivmiiivu so ion as m oudly lay claim to the name and title of iiv v w v. oivis, eaiuange. An aaareia ny Mayor Low oa behalf of the citizen and Invited cueats follow. and then th members and their guests! including many men prominent In financial and business circles, were, shown through the building. Among the invited guests were the presi dent and secretary of tbe Consolidated ex change, th New York exchange thus for the first time recognising thst Institution. Th member of th Consolidated exchange sent their well wishes with a large floral piece eobtatnlng 601 Amerlcsn Beauty gaes. Th board room, where th dedicatory ceremonies were held, waa crowded long before tbe hour fur tbe opening and th guest were entertalaed with music. The brokerage offices la the district were closed and flag flaw from flagstaff la honor of the. eveiiU -w. I SULTAN'S BROTHER RULES Matey Mohammed la Derlared Em peror of Morocco at res. MELILLA, Moroccf "prll 22. Muley Mo bammed, the suit '--ithpr, ha been proclaimed emperoi. '',, -co at Keg. TANGIER. Morocco, -. Tribesmen have attacked and pti.. yy 'ititnze. Thirty-seven inhsbltants of . nd thirteen tribesmen were killed !u " Ing. KANSAS CITY, April 22. The only An. lean society having missionaries In Morocco Is the Gospel Missionary union, which has Its genrral headquarter in Kansas City. There are eight American missionaries in Morocco, namely: George C. Reed of Weeping Water, Neb. O. C. Enyert of Olathe, Kan. Miss Nellie Olson of Alabama. Mis Irene Ward of Avoca, la. Mis Maud Carey of Emporia, Kan. J. P. ,WellIver and wife of Sioux City. Ia. Victor Swanson of Nebraska. I n less they moved recently none of these missionaries were In Mequlne at tbe time of the attack upon tbat town. At tbe last report received by President Fisher, Reed nd Enyert were at Fez; Mis Olson, Mis Ward and Miss Csrey at El Kscar, and Mr. and Mr. Welltver and Mis Swanson at Larache. With Mr. and Mrs. Wclllver are their three children. Mr. Fisher received a postal card Tues day from Mr. Reed telling of the arrival of himself and Mr. Enyert at Fez March SO. They left El Kecar March 28. - Several week ago, when foreigner In Fei seemed in danger, they went from there to El Kscar. Mr. Reed I secretary of the mis sion at Fez. Hi postal contained the In formation that at that date, March 80, con dltlona at Fes were quiet. TRUST SHIPS MAY FLY FLAG Brltala Cannot Take laloa Jack Away latll Hay's Line le Discharged. LONDON, April 22. Premier Balfour, In the House of Commons tonight, said th law officer of the crown had been consulted with reference to tbe right of tbe vessels cqulred by the shipping trut to fly the British flag and bad expressed the opinion that they had the right until the agree ment whereby the admiralty oould com mander then In time of war was completed. In the course of an attack on Mr. Bal four on account of the Morgan agreement, Gibson Bowles elicited roar of laughter with the following sally: "You can train a poodle to walk on It hind legs and beg for lump of sugar, but you cannot teach him to draw a badger; It 1 not for m to suggest who played th pap! of tbe badger and who th part of th poodle In the ne gotiations." Later Premier Balfour announced that tbe Irish land bill would be taken up May 4 or 6. , STONE MASONS WANT CHARTER lateraatloaal Unloa Weald Ally Itself ;- ;.w" . AnBrIce jr.adasv, .. ' " oratloa of Labor. "':'. '. TORONTO. Out, April 22. a' request ha been received by tbe executive committee of the American Federation of Labor from the Stone Masons' International union for a cnarter. it was held under rtvi..m.n Delegates from the United Brotherhood of Carpenter and Jointer and from th Amalgamated Society of Carpenter ap peared relative to the amammatlnn nf both organisation, a directed bv tha k Orleans convention. This wa also taken under advisement. A delegate from tbe Denver Lahnr ant Trade assembly protested agalmt the policy of some of the newspaper publishers In discriminating against union made paper. Tbe executive committee, by wire, strongly ur "era to return the use of union labeled paper. SAYS AMERICA IS WAY BEHIND simian Socialist Seorea Evolutions la Catted States Before Parliament. LONDON, April 22. In tha eoura. . discussion on railroad ratea In th House of Common thla evening John Burn, so cialist, complained that the Board of Tr.,i nas not given proper attention to railroad improvements. He admitted that there had been some Improvement, but aald ther waa no reason wuy me ooara anouid stand tlll. To ay Great Britain wa away ahead of the Unit. oiates wa no argument, and, In hi opinion nuicnt., luuusiriaiiy, wa -hell with the no on. tte trusted England never would toiiow tne example of the United 8tatea. WILL COAL SHIPS AT SEA Boaaaroa fader Admiral Prlaco Henry Is to Make the Test. bkkli.n. April 22. Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia is to take the battleship squadron to Spanish water May 3, with barely sufficient cosl to reach a prear ranged latitude and longitude. The warships will fin their hunker from colliers. This I Intended to be a test of nign sea coaling in the most complete form possible, and will occur even If rough weather prevails. On his return Prince Henry will give up ea duty, except that he will be fleet com mander durlpg the maneuvers of August sua oepiemcer next. PRINCE OF WALES COMING To Bo President of tbe Royal Com. 'mlaaloa at St. Loala Fr.lr. LONDON. April 22. The appointment of the prince of Wales as president of the royal commission which Is to represent Crest Britain at tbe St. Louis exposition will be made at the special request of King Edward, who thought he could thus best demonstrate hi personal tntereat In th exhibition and hi cordiality toward America generally. John Redmond, th Irish leader, wa In vited to be on of the Irish member of th commission, but hi many engagement necessitated a declination. WYOMING GOVERNOR MAY DIE Do rarest Richards Lies Critically 111 at Hie Cbeyeaao Home. CHEYENNE, Wyo.. April 22. Governor De Forest Richard 1 sick with so Internal complaint. Hla condition la regarded a critical. DREYFUS WANTS REHEARING Writ Minister of War Asking that Case Be Reopened. HAKES EARNEST PLEA IN LETTER Threagkost It Is Coached la Hlahly Dramatic Style aad le Likely to Be Oae of notable Papers . la the Case. PARIS, April 22. Alfred Dreyfus ha ub mltted to Minister of War Andre a lengthy letter, In which he ask for a reopening of hi case, by mean of an Investigation by the minister, as the auprem head of mili tary justice. The letter, which Is dated Pari, April 21, confirm tbe report that Dreyfu ha been living quietly her for some time. It promises to cause a tremendous agitation among th various elements of the political group for and against Dreyfus. The first part of the letter I an earnest plea that the court which condemned him In Rennes was Improperly Influenced, first, by the annotated document ascribed to Emperor William, and, second, by the false testimony of on of th witnesses, Czernuskl. After srgulng on the extent to which these contributed to hi condemnation, Dreyfu recall In graphic term tbe long eerie of horror to which be had been subjected. The letter throughout 1 couched In a highly dramatic style, which is likely to make it one of the notable papers of the case. Eaterhasy the Cwlprlt. It refer to Esterhazy a "one who stand before the entire world a the culprit." One of the leading passage, showing th rhetorical style, 1 follow: I will not recall. Mr. Minister, what I have endured since 1894. Picture to yourself the horrors of a soldier whose wnoie me was devoted to duty, to work, to loyalty and to profound devotion to his country, and who In an Instant is stripped of his good name and despoiled of the honor of himself and his children. For five year thla soldier le subjected to horrible suffer ings. They seek to crush him physically, to annihilate him morally. He Is absolutely innocent or an crime and struggles In vain to penetrate the mysterv, proclaiming his Innocence and struggling with all the forces of his mind and bodv for that supreme pleasure of vindicating his good name and character. Days, months, years pass thus In. most cruel agony, amid the torturea of a mur derous climate. At last he la brought back to France, the sulltv one Is discovered and the soldier hears himself proclaimed Innocent by those who before reviled htm as a traitor. It was thus, Mr. Minister, that I hoped to aee my martyrdom ended. But. alas. I have returned to find the de votion of friends who had battled for truth. It was to find also that deadly hatred had been unloosed. In the processes of ISM I was stabbed In the back. I cannot imagine how such con ditions can prevail through falsehood and deception. -But so It waa, and my second condemnation was but an aggravated reaf firmation of wnat occurred in ltsu. wnen the guilty one was known and unmasked and Esterh&sy was recognized as the author of the treason, the same man who had cheated justice In 1894. again sought In 1899 to cheat Justice for the second time by the same criminal maneuver. Conscious of these methods, the eovernment o'th trmblle"'will not permit itself to geep in pr.son one wnoje known to Deiinnocent. in constant, tnougm or revision, i nave reasoned little by little all the divisions of testimony leading to my conviction, 1 have scorned calumnies and falsehoods. I have remained silent with the Arm conviction that Justice would surely have its day of triumph. The victim of criminal tactics and vio lation of the law twice committed agalnat me. 1 now address myself to the supreme chief of military Justice, and, supporting myself by new facts which have been elicited, snd by the existence of the pre tended bordereau annotated by Emperor William, i Deg to aK tnat you institute an Inquiry, first, upon the use made of this false document at Kennes and tne conse quences it Imposed on those rendering judgment; second, upon the falra and fraudulent testimony of Czernuskl at Kennes. After a deferential salutation the letter I signed Alfred Dreyfu. SAYS PACTS BREED CHAOS Parry Calls Haaaa Industrial Enemy In His Defease of Trades Unionism. INDIANAPOLIS, April 22. David . M. Parry- took occasion tonight to reply to Senator Hanna's criticism of hi New Or leans speech. He said: The only reaaon why. tha anthracite miners received a wage confessedly out of proportion to wnat similar labor gets else where Is because they were able to compel Its granting by force. They proved their power by going on strike and preventing other men from taking their places, despite the presence of the entire National guard of Pennsylvania. The country was at their mercy and finally, as a measure of expe diency, it became necessary for the gov ernment to negotiate with them that peace might be restored. Is this the kind of business thst Mr. Hanna now encourages? Mr. Manna praises the joint agreements between the bituminous miners and oper ators, lie says peace nas Deen mantalnetl by virtue of these agreements. We had an Instance of what the coat of this peace Is by tne agreement maoe mis spring at In dlanapolla. Lnuer the threat of a strike the operators yielded to a demand for an Increased scale. . Since 1898 the wages of these miner nave Deen increased or tne Joint agree ment metnoa u per cent tor mine run coal. Tne miner saya to tne op raior "Charere the extra wage ud to tne con. iimer, and the operator does so rather tnan nave nia mine snui aown. Does Mr. Hanna mean to approve of a method of adjusting wage which so totally disre gards the Interests of the consumer? Walt until the wage workers of the coun try get on to this little game, and what a beautuui solution oi an our troubles will be reached. I oppose any system that seeks to pry up wages by atrlkes, boycotts, joint agree ments or coercions. I declare that I be ar bitrary adjustment of wages 1b radically wrong. uccmrv mi. it uiw sec or work men Is granted such an adjustment, re aulres that all shall be treated alike If Mr. Hanna la not encouraging ' chaos in wage reiauuna. n.i i ne doing? Mr. Hanna corralled the manufacturers In the first McKlnley campaign because of fear of Bryanlsm. He led them Into the McKlnley camp because of this fear h,,. If he thinks he can ring-nose them on the labor Issue and lead them Into the camp of Uompera and his aggregation, 1 think he overextlmates his strength. , Meddling politicians have almost de stroyed England, Industrially, tying the country up in all sorts of social si legisla tion at the behests of the labor leaders There Is still time to head off this pro cram In the United States.' The Nat'onal Association of Manufacturers has taken a determined position that the factories of this country are to be operated w.thout the dictation of the labor organlsitlons and I believe they will maintain that to the last DRUGGED WHISKY SLAYS TWO Men Swallow Drlak Given Them by Compaaloae la 'Arkansas Town. CAMDEN, Ark.. April 22. J. W. Puryear, a printer from Shreveport, and a stationary engineer named Smith from Fordyre, Ark., are dead, presumably from the effect of whisky, which I up(Osed to hv been drugged. Joe Cameron of Pittsburg, Pa., and J. D. Treniont of Jackson, Miss., are la Jail under suspicion of. having given tU polsonsd LEE IS SEEN IN VIRGINIA lie Only Stays Short Time, However, aad Thes) Goes to Cla ss a nail. 8TAUNTON, .V.'.: April 22. The report form St. Louis that Lieutenant Governor Lee of Missouri, whose presence I desired by the grand Jury 'Investigation of the legislative bribery rlargea, was In thl city reached here today. I An examination of the register of the leading hotel show tbat John F. Lee and twrt, ladle' were there last Saturday and remained until Monday after noon, when they went lo Clifton Forge, and there took Jh Sweet bound train for Cincinnati. While here Mr. Lee and hie companions spent ihelr tlm In alght eelng. 1 Mr. Lee 1 described as a fine looking man about 55 year old. tie had a aandy mous tache and pleasant manner and (aid ha wa a 8t. Louis lawyer, y ST. LOUIS, April 52. The Investigation by the grand Jury of legislative boodle scandals has beea adjourned tor a time to enable Circuit Attorney Polk to tak up the trial of alleged local boodlers. In the criminal division of tbe circuit court before Judge Ryan tbe case of Louis Decker, former member of th house of delegate, under lndk-tment charging per jury In connection iith the evidence he gave before tbe grald Jury In regard to money used to pase the suburban street railroad frsnchlse bill, csme to trial today. ST. LOUIS. April 22. After a long con ference with Circuit) Attorney Folk Mrs. Lee ha gone to Chicago, supposedly with the intention of persuading her husband to return and testify before the grsnd Jury. It Is thought probable that Mr. Lee will bring her husband back on Friday. It I said friends pointed out to her that either the lieutenant governor or D. J. Kclley would be required a witnesses and tbat the advantage wfculd he with the one who first appeared. VETERAN POLITICIAN DEAfi Presldeat Hayes Secretary of War Passes Away at Ripe Old A sc. ST. PAUL, Minn., April 12. Alexander Ramsay, ex-governor of Minnesota, secre tary of war under President Hayes, for two terms United States senator from Minne sota and for whom the county In which St. Paul Is located Is named, died at hi home In this city today, aged 88. Mr. Ramsey had auffered since the mid dle of May from an attack of the gout, but hla death came quite unexpectedly. He was born In Pennsylvania in 1815, and was elected governor of Minnesota In 1860. He took a prominent part tn -organising th military force during the civil strife, and in 1863 wa elected United State senator, being re-elected in 186-. He supported all the war measure of President Lincoln' administration and took a prominent part In th discussion of the momentous ques tion of tbe reconstruction period. He waa chosen by Prealdent Hayes secretary of war In 1879, and served until the advent of th Oarfleld administration.. PUPILS- EC0!SJE.-jAGf0STICS British tadlaa School Fall Christian Mlsaloaary Work. to Aid ' CHICAGO. April 22. Failure ot the Brit ish educational system In India to make the natives Christians wa emphaaized to night -at the thirty-third annual business meeting of the Woman's Missions of tbe West. Miss Margaret Davis, who has la bored among the Hindu, aald: Enrland his provided an excellent edu cational system In India, but I find the young men who graduate from the unlver sltlea are left without any religious belief whatever, and tnis class usually nsrd to convert. Their education destroys faith In the religions of their own country, but doea not make them Christians. A more encouraging report was received from the Chines field. Miss Emma Silver, who has recently returned from the Orient, declared Christianity is advancing In China nd In glowing term (poke of th future possibilities of missionary work In the Celestial empire. PRESIDENT BECOMES PIONEER Exploree Park oa Skis aad Sledgree, Thereby Establlshlaar Preeedeat. CINNABAR. Mont., April 22. President Roosevelt ha completed hla tour of the Yellowstone park and arrived at Fort Yel lowstone about noon today from Norrls. Secretary Loeb met blm this afternoon and tonight Issued the following statement: Major Pitcher says the president and he have Just returned from their six-day trip in the interior of the park. The party went on sledges, but used horses between the upper and lower geyser basins and skis around the canyon, where It was Impossible to go anywnere without them. The snow was from two to five feet deep on the level throughout. It was getting Into bad shape. This Is the first time the Interior of the park has ever been visited before the snow went off by anyone ex cept the scouts or soldiers on duty at tbe various stations. iajku, Secretary to the President STALLED CARS RUN AMUCK Left oa Hill 'While Engine Breasts Incline, Start Down Again, KlUlngr One. SPRING VALLEY. 111.. April 22 One man was killed and thre injured In a wreck on th Spring Vslley division of the Omaha road thl afternoon. A mixed freight and passenger train be came (tailed on a hill two miles west of here and two cars were left standing while the balance ot tbe train went over the ridge. A defective brake allowed the car to get away, which, tartlng down hill, soon attained a terrlfflo speed and collided with another train coming up th Incline The end coach was completely telescoped. When the ear started to run away most of the passengers Jumped ad escaped without Injury. DENVER GIRL WINS PRIZE Takes Sl.OOO Award for Best Theale of V'adlvlded Re. search. NORTHAMPTON. Maae.. April 22. Ml Florence R. Babln of Denver, Colo., claaa of 1903, now of John Hopkins university and a graduate ot Smith college, ha beea awarded the $1,000 priie offered by the Naplea table for the beat tbeil of Indl vldual research In biology, physic, soology and chemistry. The Naples table 1 composed of alumnae of many college of thl country who have endowed tbe laboratory at Naples for sp clal research. Ther were many contest ant for tbe prlie. Ml Sabla haa beeu oflrd a ?oltioa In a London hospital. TRIM REFUSES TO OBEY Coal Companies Ordered to Prodnoe Oon traota Deny Commission' i Jurisdiction. LAWYER CALLS CONSUMERS WHINING DOGS Hew Tork le Declared to Get Fael Cheaper Than Philadelphia aad I Scored for Opposing Pro doners' Prl NEW YORK, April 22. When th Inter nal Commerce commission resumed It Inquiry Into th alleged Anthracite Coal trust and It dealing today th defendant railroads were called upon to produce their private contract. They refuted and tha question ot Jurisdiction wa ent to tbe circuit court. Mr. Shearn, counsel for the complainant, called for all - contracts between th Lehigh .Valley road and the Lehigh Valley Coal company, explaining that he expects to prov by them tbe dif ference between the actual price ot car riage charges to that company and th published schedule price charged to the In dependent companies. He aald the con tract will show that the Lehigh Valley Coal company ia to receive for all Ha coal 65 per rent of the prlc realized by the coal at tidewater. Judge Campbell ot the Reading and Mr. Kerr of the Ontario St Western protested that no such conditions obtained on their road. Say Contracts Show Monopoly. Mr. Shearn said the contract would show th creation of a monopoly that the coal companies have no power over the output ot their mine because they can only get rid of the quantity the railroad are willing to take .from them and the railroads will not handle the coal In sufficient quantities to reduce the price to consumer. "Tbe companies," he said, "brought the coal to this tidewater tor 85 per cent ot the price of $5 per ton and then turned It back again to the coal companlea to he old for 31 to 15 a ton." "Where do tbe complaints com from!" Interrupted Judge Campbell, "From the Independent companlea? No. From th owner ot palaces about Central park, the crowded tenement and the busi ness buildings In the lower part ot the city. Yes. If the price of coal 1 reduced will your rent be reduced? Not a bit of It. Cheaper coal 1 the hysterical demand of your newspsper, not of tha thinking publio. "We will (how the people ot New York the fact. . We will show thl commission tbat tor more than a quarter of a century the people of New York have wrung the bowel of the coal region . ot Pennsyl vania, practically getting their coal for nothing, and whine like a pack of whipped dogs, when a decent remunerative price. 1 asked by th producer. Here I where the aurplu comes, and her the coal ia cheaper than anywhere else. You pay lee than I pay in Philadelphia. - You do not pay enough and I am hoping to appeal to the. commission to order the rate on coal to tidewater advanced." i -: People AW1U B Oratofal. , LpreciateMiu-hjao-'resllad- "the courteous word of the rep resentative of the divinely ordained. agent ot God In the coal region Th people ot New York, of Buffalo, of Philadelphia and of Boston will be grateful of the compari son of the whipped doge, because they ob jected to being robbed." "I think the hearing Is going beyond even the wide limit we purpose to allow," put In Chairman Knapp of the commission. The commission decided that tbe Lehigh Valley railroad should produce the con tracts demanded.- Counsel refused, denying at the same time tbat Mr. Shearn had cor rectly outlined their provision. W. W. Ros, representing the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, also refused a sim ilar demand. He . declared the coal wa bought at the mine and that conse quently the question of transportation' does not. enter Into the contract and the com mission had no. jurisdiction. . . Counsel for the other railroads refused to prcduce their contracts. Tbe commission certified the point raised to the United States circuit court, where a decision will be rendered. ' George O. Waterman, secretary of the Central railroad of New Jersey and the Lehigh and Wllkesbarre Coal company, said there are no contract between the companlea for the transportation of coal, or for tbe purchase and al of coal. inree witnesses, nowever, said it wa cheaper to handle bltumtnou than anthra cite coal at . th point ot trans-shipment at tidewater. MINNEAPOLIS. April 22. Th Interstate Commerce commission will Investigate the alleged discrimination against flour tn favor ot wheat In freight tariffs, which resulted In the recent shut down of flour mills. CHASE THUGS WITH ENGINE Trala Crew Stope Jast In Time to Save Helpless Victim's Life. CUMBERLAND, Md.. April 22. Four highwayman were chased four miles along th Baltimore Ohio railroad last night by an engine craw, while their victim at In th cab and guided th way. . Mr. McDonald cam to Connellavllle In earch of work. While on bit way to tb (bop h wa attacked by four negroe who knocked him ' senseless snd after robblna him threw bis body across the track. Au engtna (topped Just before It reached tbe body. One mil east of Dawaon the tour negroe t were arretted. CLIFTON - HELD FOR MURDER Confesses to Kllllnsr aad Gives Is realted Lava aa tho Motive. NEWCASTLE, Wyo.. April 22. The cor oner' Jury today returned a verdict tht Mr. and Mr. John W. Church were killed by W. C. Clifton. . Clifton confessed to tb killing and gav aa a reason that be was madly In love with Mrs. Church and h spumed him. COLORADO MAN' APPOINTED Valverelty at Wisconsin Elect Dr. Fenaemaa a Fall Pro fessor. MADISON, Wis., April 22. The board ef regent of th Unlvaralty of Wisconsin to day promoted Dr. C. K. Leith, at present assistant professor of geology, and elec el Dr. N. M. Fennemsn of ths Stste Uni versity of Colorado to full professorship. Cabaa Theatere Hesame Beslaess. HAVANA, April 22. The theater, which closed yesterday a a protest agclnst the collection of a stsmp tax, reopened to night, tbe matter having been arranged by th reduction ot th tax t 1 per cenu CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Partly Cloudy Thursday, Probably fihower at Nlaht In North Portion; Friday Fair and Cooler. Temporatare at Omaha yesterday! Hoar. Dear. Hoar. Peat. a. m..... 4a a. m...... ea T a. m 41 8 a. m. , . , 44 a. a 4ft 10 a. m...... rta 11 a. m BT IS at ........ 59 MO 4 on e h Oil s eo 58 i ..... . I ..... . I ..... . I. .... . WORK OF OMAHA PRESBYTERY Closlac Day at Seaeloa Fall af Busi ness of Importance to tha Chareh. The Omaha presbytery began It aecston yesterday morning by devotional xerclae led by Rev. Mr. Arnold of Schuyler. Ar rangement were mad for the ordination and Installation of Rev. Frederick A. Gate to Bellevu church May 11 In th pretence of the presbytery.' To committees. Rev. Henry Stewart wa appointed to the for eign mission. Rv.' Walter H. Reynold to that on education, and Rev. A. 8. C. Clark to ministerial relief. Rev. Nelson Mile and Frederick A. Gates were examined uccessfully for ordination to th min istry. The session of the churches at Monroe and Oconee were given power to fill their own pulpit vacancies until next atated meeting. The committee on revision ot confession ot faith reported on the declaratory state ment of the general assembly, together with ten overture from that body, and these were adopted. The proposition to add chapter S4 and 85 to th confession ot faith waa rejected. Rev. Knox Boude and Daniel Gretder a principal, and Rev. E. B. Moor and C. W. Miller a alternate were elected a min isterial delegatea to the general assembly at Lo Angeles and from th elder Robert Boyd and Howard Kennedy, Jr., a princi pal, and J. F. Ketiler and S. 8. Sldner a alternate. Rev. Nelson Mile wa ordained a an evangelist and Rev. Walter N. Halsley will be ordained to tha church In Columbu May I. Tha Bethlehem church waa dis banded after consideration of It condition. a was alto the church at Weston. Reports on various subject were heard from Rev. J. J. Lampe, E. H. Menks, J. N. Morgan ot Lyons, R. M. Dillon, Ware, J. D. Kerr, K. Bond and J. B. Ourrens, y nodical Sabbath school missionary. Mr. McDtll, secretary of the International Young Men's Christian association work among railway men, made an Interesting talk on his work. The presbytery adjourned to meet at Bellevue May 11, at 7;30 o'clock, after which It adjourn until next tall when the meet ing; 1 to be In Columbu. COAL DEALERS AND DRIVERS Conference Will Bo Held This Aftor- ., noon to Adjast Differ- r-Coltnatefa' who - hav recently pre. anted : as, ultimatum to their employere regarding wage and other condition of employment will meet thl afternoon to decide upon some mere specific and final proposition to submit. A committee ha been appointed from their number to take up matter with the coal dealer and some ort of an outcome 1 anticipated from thl conference. The coal dealer are Inclined to the view that the tcamatera will modify their de mand, which tb dealers consider arbi trary. One ot the dealera last sight said: "The men,. while still at work, are dl attsfled, but they have made demands of us that cannot be granted. They want In crease In their wage ranging from 20 to 94 per cent, which include a 5 per cent commission on 'C. O. D.' dollverle. Then they want thorter limit. A their union already ha been formally recognized, they make no demand along that line. "It atmply 1 out of tbe question for tbe men to k the Increases In their waget that they do. They now get from $3.75 to $5 a day; which la good pay. We are not laying whether no Increase at all will be entertained, but we do say these they de mand cannot be granted. We expect soma modification of the ultimatum and an amicable settlement ot all differences." MILLARD RIFLES ARE' PROUD Receipt of New Cap Ornaments Make the Boye Feel Real Good. Tbe Millard Rifles celebrated their as signment to the Second regiment Monday evening on the occasion of the distribution of the new cap ornament, disclosing that they ar now member of Company I. Ad jutant General Culver complimented the officer on the fine allowing made, especially In view of tbe fact thst when the company fell In, but one man wa absent. The Mil lard Rifle will make their first publio ap pearance ttnee reorganization on the oc casion of President Roosevelt' visit to Omaha next Monday afternoon. The local National Guard eompaales will be com manded by Major Oliver Osborne ot the Second regiment. . Mel Uhl, representing the Knight of Ak-Sar-Ben; Chief of Police Donahue, Cap tain Sue ot tb Millard Rifle. Captain I Richard of th Thurston Rifles and Lieu- tenant Lindsay ot the Omaha Guarda via ited th depot yesterday afternoon and per fected th plan for tb president' recep tion and all arrangement have been made to properly handle the crowd and Insure th safety of th president. The Millard Rifles have arranged to meet at their armory Monday afternoon at 4 p. m. nnd from there will march to the rendezvous designated by Major Osborne, so that the three local miltlla companlea will march to the station together. Weddlua; Arrangements t'hnna;ed. Owing to aevere Illness at the home nf Mr. T. W. Taliaferro, the wedding of Miss Josephine Carey Stanton and Mr. T. F. Kennedy will take place at the Paxton hotel on April 2$ at l:3o p. m. Movements of Ocean Vessels April 23. At New York Arrived: Oeorgic, from ldverpooi. eauen: jrnuaneipnia, lor nnuin ampton: Germanic, for Liverpool: Palatla. for Napks snd Genoa. At IJverpool Arrived: Friedland. from Philadelphia. Hulled: Canada, for Halifax and boston via Queenatown; Noordland, for Philadelphia via uueenstown; Oceanic, for New York via Queenstown. At Queenstown Balled: Teutonic, from New York, for IJverpool; Daxonia, from Liverpool, for Boston. At Southampton Sailed: Menomlnle, from London, for New York. At Oenoa Arrived: Hesperla, from Phil adelphia. At Hrnwhead Paased: Teutonic, from New York, for Liverpool. At Gibraltar- Pasaed: Archimere. from New York, for Naples and Genoa; Victoria, from lathorn, foi New York. At The Lisard Passed: New York, from New York, for Southampton. Al Manchester Walled: Caledonia, for New York. CARS LOSE MILLIONS Chicago Oompaiiu Plaoed in Receiver1! Hand bj Uaited States Judge. VAST SUMS SUNK IN YERKES BUBBLE Failure Means Absolute Euin to Thousand of Company Shareholder! UNION TRACTION COMPANY INVOLVED North snd Weit Chicago Street Railway! sre Also in Smash, J. PIERPONT MORGAN IS HIT HARD Croeeae Bay Heavily Shortly Before tho Craah aad I Said to Be 1 Oae at the Heaviest Losers. ' CHICAGO, April 23. (Special Telegram.) Judge Grosscup In th United Statea cir cuit court thl afternoon appointed receiv er for three of Chicago' largest traction companies. Th petition was preaented on behalf of the Guaranty Trust company of New York, representing creditor holding five note representing 1, 154, 183 ot uneatla fled Judgment. Tbe three companl affected, with their indebtedness, are: , (1) The North Chicago Street Railway company, $565,052. (2) The Union Traction company, $318,690. (3) The West Chicago Street Railway company, $270,440.' Th first ot these three control about two-thirds ot the entire surface Hues of tho city and ha been supposed, until recently, to be among th strongest organizations In the country. All three are member ot what I known a th Yerke group, although th veteran promoter la understood to hav evered all financial Interest In them at the tlm he engineered the flotation of the overhead road, hla last big deal In Chicago car. But although Mr. Yerke will lose Hula or nothing by the crash, J. Plerpont Morgan and thousands of less wealthy and le well known shareholder ar hit hard and wtlP ' lose heavily. Mr. Morgan, it 1 understood, lacked his usual perspicuity la financial matter in this connection, having pur chased hi very large holding all or prac tically all within the past few month. Tbe receivers named by tbe court are: R. R. Oovln of New York, for the trut eompany; Jamej H. Eckel ot Chicago, for tbe traction companies; Marshall E. Samp- en, cierk of tne court, apeclal advlaer. The application for the receivership eame up In connection with ult to recover In terest due on the notes, when, the com panies admitting the default. Judge Gross cup at once entered Judgment. The plaintiff claimed, and the claim was admitted by W. W. Gurley on behalf ot the companies, that ; all . wer insolvent, that their rolling stock was heavily n-ortgtgsd and that their ttock nnd i-ther asset could v apt be touched .by Judgment creditor. ; I Each receiver wa placed under 8 bond 7 of $75,000. r ';..',, . Knntev Break Stock ' Prteea, . Rumor of the appointment ot a receiver from the Union Traction company caused a ever break In that stock on th local exchange late today, the preferred tock telling from S down to H. At th am time the West Chicago City Railway brok to 69, these prices being new low records for both stock. . ' PLAN RELIGIOUS MERGER Foar Denominations Consider' Sohemo for Combining- nival, Beets. - . PITTSBURG,. April 22. Forty-five dele gate representing the Congregational, Methodist Protestant, United Brethren and Christian Union churches, held a meeting here today to discus tbe union of the denomination. The denomination hav a combined memberehlp of over 1.000,000. If a plan of union I decided on It will remain tor the varloua denomination In volved to ratify th action of tb conven tion . , After a long session behind closed door a committee of three from each denomina tion wa appointed to report tomorrow oa tbe paper submitted by each church, la which were stated . the doctrine each de ilred to retain In a united church. The commute Include: Congregational Dr. Washington Gladden, Columbu, O.; Dr. William Hay Ward, editor of the Independent. New York. Methodist Protestant Dr. H. T. Lewis, president of Adrian college, Michigan; Dr. D. S. Btephent, chancellor of tbe Kama City university.' United Brethren Bishop 3. 8. Mill. Dan ville, Pa.; Dr. L. 8. Cornel', Denver. Colo. Christian Union Rev. , Drs. Summerblll, Power and Burhelt. - Dr. Oladden presided over th Joint con ference. Tbe rock on which the minister spilt waa that of church government. Th policy of th United church, th centralization of authority and th au tonomy ot the local churches formed th text of deep discussion. There wer those who contended for the Coogregstlonal doc trine, under which each church Is self governing. Other stood for tb Methodist Protestant Itinerancy and conferences with authority over churches In tbe appointment ot minister!. Other spoke for the addi tional functions In church government a represented In th Brethren denomination. Tb upshot was a decision tbat a commute take the papers under consideration and re port In the morning whether a union of the four churches la practical oa th bast desired. JUDGES S0NSH00TS TWO Missouri Vend End la Doable Tragedr at Poplar Blaff. POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., April 22. A th culmination of a feud. Rub Hayes today thot John Jonea aud probably fatally wounded Frank Jordan near Fink. Haye Immediately aurrendered and haa been brought to Poplar Bluff. He la a oa of Judge John A. Haye of tb county court. GRANT MAN DIES OF POISON Taken I'aeonselooa From Oregjoa Trala aad Passes Away la Pendleton HospltaL PENDLETON, Or., April 2! O. P. Al vord of Grant, Neb., wa taken in aa un conscious condition from a westbound pas senger train Saturday- evening and died la a hospital hers today. The coroner give the caut of death as folsou. drink t the dead ( .1