The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AP1UL 29, 1903-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COrY THREE CENTS.
SOUTHERN CASH HELD
Harriman Declares He Cannot Tell When
Dividends Will Be Paid.
SURPLUS ALL NEEDED FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Heavier Bails, Double Track and Otter
ImproTemeots Necessary.
TWO NEW STEAMERS TO PLY ON PACIFIC
Company Bay Monster Boats ti Keep
Trade Away from Seattle.
KEENE SUIT ENTIRELY FAILS OF EFFECT
Old Poller of Spending All Earnings
oa Road la to Be Contlnned
tato the Indefinite
Fatare.
BAN FRANCISCO. April 20. E. H. Harri
man, president of the Southern Pacific com
pany, who ia In this city on a business trip,
In an Interview said he tl not here to
meet F. R. Huntington In conference and
denied that ha waa Interested In the new
street car aerrlce In Los Angeles.
Speaking of the plana of the Southern
Pacific he said:
Our people have two new, large steamers
In the Pacific mall service and two more
have Just been bought In the east. These
four steamers aggregate mw.hoo tuns. This
Is equal to about the tonnage of ton of the
vessels now In use here. Other new ships
will be forthcoming as the truffle wnrrasnts
them. Seattle will never get the llori's
share of the transport service If we can
help it, and we think we can.
Continuing, Mr. Harrlman said:
The railroad company by the end of next
summer will complete the construction of
me central l'acitic between Kenn ana us
den. A fast service' overls ad will then be
V'iselble. HUrveys for a long tmnel through
the Hlerra ivevada mountains are being
mpleted. When that work Is done reduc-
tion in time ran be made.
Heavier rails are being laid all over the
system and when that Important work la
finished a reduction In time can and will be
mude between Han Francisco und many
points, especially to New Orlems. We are
finishing a double track to San Jo?e and
hope this clty'a people will Boon give us a
franchise for the Bay Shore cut-off to com
plete thHt Improvement.
The Keene suit has not In the least nre-
vented the company from spending sli of Its
ft n nun I surplus In betterments and addi
tions. Kvery effort will be made to con
tinue that policy until all necesHary Im
provements are made.
Asked when he thought the company
would be able to pay a dividend. Mr. Harrl
man replied that he was not looking that
far Into the future.
FRANCHISE TAX IS VALID
Unanimous Opinion of the Conrt
at Appeals of New
York.
ALBANY, N. T., April 28. The court of
appeals In a decision today unanimously
sustains the special franchise tax law, re
versing the decision of the appellate dlvl
slon of the supreme court handed down at
the January term and sustaining the deci
sion of Judge Earl. The decision sustalna
the provision., for .tba assessment of the
special franchises by the State Board of
Tax commissioners.
There were seven cases, all involving the
same question, the validity of assessments
upon franchise of respondent corporations
made by the State Board of Tax commis
sioners, under an act of 1899, which amends
the general tax law so as to Include as
taxable real property the rights of street
railroad, gas, pipe line, telephone and
similar service companies in the public
streets and places.
Taxes assessed during the three years
since the passage of the law amount to
(18,012,864, upon an assessed valuation in
1902, for Instance of 2268,017,770.
The court holds that the legislature in
creating a new system of taxation embrac
Ing a new kind of property, never taxed
htore, had the right to entrust to state
Jbfllcers the power of making assessment,
hnd that tangible property, such as rails
S poles, which. had been formerly taxed
by local assessors, ia merely incidental to
special franchises, and hence that there
waa no infringement upon local self-government.
All the Judges concurred In the
opinion.
NEW YORK. April 28. The stock mar
ket waa net affected to any great extent by
the court of appeals decision sustaining the
onatitutlonallty of its state franchise tax
X.
CABINET MEETS IN ST. LOUIS
President and the Members Will Talk
Over a Number of Im
portant Matters.
WASHINGTON, April 28. An important
conference between the president and the
members of his cabinet will be held in St.
Louis, probably on Wednesday night. The
special train bearing the president and his
party will arrive at Bt. Loula Wednesday
afternoon at 4:10,
President Roosevelt and Secretary Shaw,
who is to be of the party, will be Joined
there by Other members of the cabinet.
Matters of Importance, which have arisen
since the president's departure from Wash
ington will be brought to the attention of
the chlof executive.
These mill Include Russia's attitude in
Manchuria, the developments In the in
vestigation of the Pcstofflre department
and aome departmental matter! upon which
the president will save to pass.
Slnoe leaving Yellowstone park President
Roosevelt has been In close touch with
Washington. Communication between him
and the heads of departments have been
exchanged dally, both by mall and tele
graph. A batch of Important documents
for his signature waa forwarded to him
today. Included In the lot are some Im
portant commissions.
It Is not uullkely that some pending ap
pointments may be agreed upon at the St.
Louis conference, but they probably will
not be announced until after the return of
the members of the cabinet to Washington.
COIN FOR THE PHILIPPINES
One Million Two Hundred Thoaaaad
Pesos Are ta Be Shipped
ay Traaspart.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 28 The
authorities at the mint aro busy packing
the 1.200,000 pesos, the new coins for the
TMIIpplnes which are to be shipped to tbe
island on the transport Thomas, sailing
on May 1.
The money will be secured In COO heavy
pins boxes, bound with Iron. The pesos
are packed In aarks. each rontalng 10,000
os and two sacks will be placed In each
Each sack la sealed and each box
IK doubly aealed first" alto, the treasury.
lha wlia the War departments seal.
KING WILL SEEP0PE TODAY
Edward VII After Beta Continuously
Feted In Rome Goes ta
Vat lea a.
ROME, April 28. King Edward, accom
panied by General Pedottl, representing
King Victor Emmanuel, and escorted by a
brilliant array of cavalry, went to the
Pantheon today and deposited wreat -n
the tombs of King Emmanuel I an,'
Hnmhert
In the afternoon he received the dlplo..
mstlc representatives in Rome In his own
apartments In the Qulrlnal. He was pre
sented by the British ambassador and ahook
hands and spoke cordially with each foreign
representative. To I'nlted States Ambassa
dor Meyer, his" majesty said:
"I have taken pleasure in appointing
the prince of Wales head of the St. Louis
fair commission."
To this Mr. Meyer replied that such an
honor was much appreciated in America.
Afterwards the two kings drove to the
Coliseum, the Arch of Titus, the Palatln
Forum and the monument to Victor Em
manuel. King Edward expressed his great
admiration of what he saw. All along the
route the crowds cheered loudly.
A court dinner, at which 104 covers were
laid, was given this evening.
Tomorrow afternoon King Edward will
go to the Vatican. Starting from the Brit
ish embassy he will alight at the court of
St. Dumas, in the Vatican, where he will
be received by Mgr. Blsletl, master of the
chamber, accompanied by the Vatican offi
cials. The pontlnctal guards will render
royal honors.
Mgr. Blsleti will conduct King Edward
to the stairway, where Mgr. Caglano De
Assevedoe, the pope's major domo, sur
rounded by prelates and high dignltarlea of
the holy see, will greet King Edward. The
royal visitor will be then conducted to the
private apartments of the pope and no one
will be present nt the Interview between
the pontiff and the British sovereign.
LONDON. April 28. The annual meeting
of the Church association tonight decided
with only three dissenting votes to send to
King Edward at Rome a protest against
his visiting the pope. The protest expresses
"Intense regret that our Protestant king
Intends to visit the pope, who is described
in the homilies of our established church as
anti-christ."
SHIPS ON WAY TO ORIENT
Great Britain to Materially Strengthen
Naval Force In that
Section.
HONOLULU, April 28. (By Pacific Ca
ble.) The British warship Amphlon and
the torpedo boata Sparrowbawk and Vir
ago have arrived here from Victoria.
The vessels will be convoyed to Hong
Kong by Amphltrlte. which is also in
the harbor. On the arrival of these ves
sels In Asiatic waters the already power
ful fleet which Great Britain maintains in
the Orient will be greatly strengthened.
It Is learned from British naval officers
and sailors that Great Britain contemplates
making Immense additions to its Asiatic
squadron and improving the Astatic station
In "many ways, i
While It Is not stated as a fact, It ap
pears to be the oponlon of those who should
be well informed in. riaval mature, that
Great Britain's increasing activity In the
east is largely due to the policy of Rus
sia, which has added to its armament In
Asia to such an extent as to present a serl
ous question as to its intentions in Man
churla and other places where its power
seems to be growing to an extent displeas
ing and alarming to the other powers con
cerned In the securing of Oriental trade.
HUNTING DOWN THE B00DLERS
Illinois Legislative Investigating
Committee Still at
Work.
SPRINGFIELD. IIl..Aprll 28. The boodle
Investigating committee did not make its
report to the house this morning. Chair
man Rtnaker asked for further time and
it was granted.
The house voted also, on motion of
Schlagenhauff, to defer Editor Hlnman's
apperaanee before the bar of the house
until after the report of the committee
had been submitted, with the understand
ing that he will be called then If the report
ia not satisfactory.
- The acope of Editor Hlnman's testimony
ia a matter of much speculation, when the
committee adjourned shortly before 2
o'clock this morning, no member would talk,
and all continue secretive. It is reported,
however, that Mr. Hlnman gave We com
mittee a long list of names of persons who
might have knowledges of boodleism, actual
or prospective. f
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 28. The
Cole county grand Jury, now engaged with
the alum Doodling Investigation, before It
finishes Ita present work will. It Is said.
Investigate stories that the stock yards
companies of the state have been compelled
to pay tribute to certain legislators to pre
vent the enactment of bills that would have
proven ruinous. It Is said the head of one
of. the etoik yarda of the state has already
been subpoenaed.
DRUGGISTS' COMBINE WINS
Cat Rate Firm Falls ta Break Na
tional Association Under
Aatl-Traat Law.
ALBANY, N. Y., April 28. The National
Wholesale Druggists' ssosctatlon haa won
by a decision of the court of appeals today
Its fight with the John D. Parke tk Sons
company of Cincinnati. The Cincinnati
firm la a so-called cut-rate druggist and
i also manufacturers of proprietary medi
cines. They brought an action against the
druggists' association charging conspiracy
to prevent the sale of certain druga by the
plaintiff company because it refused to
enter the combination. The Parke com
pany therefore endeavored to break up the
association.
The lower courts held that the associa
tion, under Its peculiar agreements was
not a combination in restraint of trade and
the court of appeals today affirmed that de
cision. TURNS ON LIGHT, DROPS DEAD
Dnluth Man la Killed hy Elertrle
hock Sustained la Carious
Manner.
Dl'LlTH. Minn.. April 2S. Samuel V.
Gilbert, cashier of the Red Cliff Lumber
company, dropped dead today aa a reault cf
an electric shock sustained while turning
on tbe light.
The electric light wires in front of his
home were crossed, and the Insulation waa
defective and the euppoettlon Is that he had
I bis band oa tbe water tap at the Lima.
AMERICANS ARE IN THE WAY
Banian Diplomat Quoted as Calling Man
chnrian Residents Hostile to Csar.
WASHINGTON HOLDS MUSCOVITE CRAFTY
Officials Believe Demands Were Never
Formally Made la Order that x'es-
yy' terday's Withdrawal Coald
LONDO, ' 29. The Toklo corre
spondent of i.. Jally Mall says the Rus
sian charge d'affaires at Peking told a Japa
nese Journalist that the Japs and Amer
icans rime to Manchuria with an object
and that Russia's attempt to exclude them
was au act of self-defense.
The Russian charge d'affaires failed to
understand why Japan was not satisfied
with Its acquisitions In Cores and stretched
out Ita band toward Manchuria.
American war vessels are assembling at
Yokohama, aupooaedly In connection with
the Manchurlan situation, while the Japa
nese and American ministers at Pekln have
formally warned China against the accept
ance of the Russian demands.
Japan claims to hold proofs that Admiral
Alexleff Is using Chinese highwaymen at
Mukden to create disorder. In conclusion
the Dally Mall says the Russian authorities
are buying large quantities of provisions at
Toklo.
Russia Dropping; Demands.
WASHINGTON. April 28. No response
has come as yet from either Ambassador
McCormltk at St. Petersburg or Minister
Conger at Peking respecting Russia's de
mands. In the absence of official statements of
Russia's purposes tho opinion prevails here
that the Russian demands were really put
out In a tentative form last week and not
In regular official shape, and there is good
reason to believe that the Chinese govern
ment Itself let the demands leak out In
order to secure the support of the powers
In Its refusal of the Russian tenders.
Noting the Intense public excitement over
tho proposition the Russian government. It
Is surmised, took steps through the state
ment Issued in St. Petersburg yesterday, to
abandon several of the original demands.
It is not doubted that such reduction of
the maximum demands was fully within
contemplation when the tentative state
ment was thrown out.
If this assumption Is well founded Russia
will not further Interfere with the con
summation of the United States trade treaty
with China. On the other hand, the fourth
demand, characterized by the St. Peters
burg statement, as unimportant, is not so
regarded here, for it amounts to an in
definite continuance, under Russian direc
tion, of present conditions In China, which
will stop all reform movements. It is now
learned that In the original statement of
this fourth demand, namely, "the present
status of administration of Manchuria Is to
remain unchanged," there was an important
error, as the word Mongolia should take the
place of Manchuria.
The demand, as thus modified, maintains
the status quo In all North China.
t 'ear's Minister Goes to China,
ST. PETERSBURG, April 28. The war
minister. General Kuropatkln, has started
on a special train for China. He will pos
slbly go to Japan. A farewell breakfast
was given in hie honor yesterday, Lieu
tenant Governor Skaharoff has been ap
pointed minister during his absence.
The general, who Intends to maks a
thorough inspection of Manchuria, will be
absent about two months and will visit
Port Arthur. Lalny and Vladlvostock. Al
though the general's intention to make the
trip was announced publicly some weeks
ago, his departure has excited speculation
In view of recent news from Manchuria.
The marine minister haa decided to order
the construction of twenty gunboats for the
protection of the Russian frontier at the
Amur river.
Raasla Preparing for War.
VICTORIA, B. C. April 28. The Russian
demands regarding Manchuria did not come
as a surprise to Japan. According to ad
vices received todsy by Oansa, Japan had
been preparing for the crisis and dispatches
to Japanese papera from various sections
Indicate that Russia haa also been making
warlike preparations. Officers of Oansa say
that for months large Importations of rice
have been made by Japan and exports for
bidden. From New Chwang It la reported
that 3,000,000 taels have been forwarded to
Port Arthur to buy provisions, and from
Nagasaki cornea the news that Russian
agents have bought up 16,000 tons of Car
diff coal there and at Chefoo.
Aa for the evacuation of Manchuria, dis
patches to Japanese papers say it is ap
parent that Russia had no Intention of
evacuating, although one dispatch says that
the garrison of Mukden waa entrained for
Port Arthur when a telegram forbade the
departure and the garrison marched back
to barracka. A Peking dispatch of April
I 11 says I lis Russian troops In Manchuria
gave some sign of moving when the plans
were changed. Those stationed at New
Chwang were moved a mile further from
the town and seem to be settling down In
the new location and making ready for hos
tilities. Moreover, saya a dispatch from
Peking to the Jlji, there are telegrams
coming to Peking from the points along the
coast reporting the most suspicious action
on the part of Rusalan warships. The big
battleships coming to reinforce tbe Rus
sian aquadron In eastern waters, consist
ing of the 12.700-ton battleship Ertlvesen,
the cruisers Palada and Diana and five tor
pedo boat destroyers passed Hong Kong on
April IS for Port Arthur.
Another Peking dispatch says that large
minium oi Homiers are oeing moved Into
Manchuria garbed In civilians' clothes.
Other dispatches tell of the cutting of
government lojes in Manchuria and the In
terference with the cable between New
Chwang and Chefoo by Russians.
Cotton Takes Command.
E, April 28 Rear Admiral Cotton.
NIC
commander-in-chief of the United Statea
European aquadron, arrived at VUlefranche
today from Paris, went on board the flag
ship Chicago and assumed command of the
aquadron. Orders were given for the ships
to sail at sundown for Marseilles.
Defuse ta Ask Canal Veto.
COLON. April 28 The deputies of the
department of Cartagena, by 9 to 8, have
rejected a petition to memorallxe the com
ing congreas praying that body to reject
the canal treaty.
Flsblag Smaeka Founder.
CALAIS, France, April 28. The fishing
smscks Saint Thomas and Saint Oustave
are reported to have foundered In the chan
nel. Fourteen men are believed to .have
been drowned.
LOWVILLE, N. Y-. April 28 George L.
Mills, who aa found dead and robbed In
Los Angeles, Cat., yesterday, waa tbe son
; gt Augustus M. Mills of this place.
WESTERN MATTEHSU CAPITAL I
Captain Hawkins Ordered ta Omaha
from Denver to Relieve Cap
tain Cook.
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. April 28. (Special Tele
gramsCaptain Hamilton ' B. Hawkins,
United States cavalry, commissary, will
proceed to Denver for duty as assistant to
chief commissary of the Department of
Colorado, relieving Captain Frank Cook,
commissary, who has been ordered to
Omaha for duty as assistant commissary of
the Department of the Missouri.
L. J. Bell haa been appointed postmaster
at Wick, Warren county, Ia., vice Martin
B. McCormlck. resigned.
The order discontinuing the post office at
Altona, Wayne county. Neb., has been re
scinded. The postmaster general has or
dered the establishment on June 1 of Sta
tion A of the Ames, la., postofllce.
The comptroller of the currency has ap
proved the application of the following
persons to organise the First National bank
of Tyndall. 6. D.. with 825,000 capital: L. I.
Lelth, W. O. Toungworth. A. A. Dye, Wal
ter H. Thomas and Anna Robinson.
The corporate existence of the Merchants
Natldnal bank of Orlnnell, la., has been ex
tended until tha close of business April
28, 1923.
Edgar A. Morllng of Emmetsburg, Ia.,
and Harlow W. Keyes of Indlanola, Neb.,
have been admitted to practice before the
Interior department.
Anton J. Jake has been appointed sub
stitute c)erk. and Arthur S. Sealfleld, Frank
L. McClelland, Frank B. Knox, George R.
Porter, Martin Mlllsburg and Alexander
Begen appointed substitute letter carriers
in the Omaha postofllce.
Warner Lafollette has been appointed
substitute letter carrier at Oskaloosa, Ia.
Iowa rural letter carriers appointed:
Cantrll, regulars, Charlea E. Wollam, Stan
ley McGoffey; substitutes. B. Cunningham,
Craig McGoffey. Tipton, Cyrus 8. Rich
ard; substitute, Winchester Richard.
The opening session of the nineteenth an
nual convention of the Association of Offi
cials of Bureaus of Labor Statistics of
America was held today. in the rooma of
the Interstate Commerce commission. The
delegates to the convention are from thirty
two statee and some also from Canada.
Nebraska is represented by C. E. Wataon
of Lincoln and Iowa's delegate is E. D.
Brlgharn of Des Moines.
RAILROAD Y. MC. A. TO MEET
laternatlonal Convention to Be Held
in Topeka April BO
ta May 8.
TOPEKA. Kan.. April 28. The arrange
ments for the international convention of
the Railroad Young Men's Christian asso
ciation, from April . 10 to May t in this
city, is now practically-completed and visi
tors and workers are gathering.
President Roosevelt will be an honorary
guest, making a few remarks at the corner
stone laying of the proposed new Young
Men's Christian association building and
later In the evening et more extended ad
dress at the Auditorium. The number of
nonresident delegates present will be at
least 2,000, many comlnr from Canada,
Mexico and the European '(countries.
Ten or a doxen of the best known rail
road -magnates of the United States will be
present. .Among these might be mentioned
President H. O. Burt of the Union Pacific,
President B. F. Yoakum of the 'Frisco sys
tem. President C. A. Wlckersham of the
Atlanta and many Santa Fe officials.
A splendid feature will be the music, all
the numbers being given under tbe direc
tion of C. B. Willis of the Milwaukee as
sociation. The Railroad Shop quartet of
Columbus, O. ; the Clebourne Railroad As
sociation Glee club of thirty voices and the
Willis brothers will assist In the program.
Among the foreign workers to be present
are F. S. Ooodman, Rev. P. S. Henry, Rev.
J. W. Chapman, Robert Garry and W. E.
Fenero, New York; S. P. Spencer, St.
Loula; Dr. Elmore Harris, Toronto; H. W.
Btone, Portland, and H. E. Rosevar, Louis
ville. Rev. C. M. Sheldon of Topeka will relate
some interesting experiences aa will Secre
tary F. B. Smith of the religious work de
partment of New York.
MOB'S WHIPS TEACH MORALS
Two Unfaithful Hnabands Flogged
and Made to Promise Better
Behavior.
NASHVILLE, Ind.. April 28. A double
whltecapplng took place early this morning
In Johnson township, sixteen miles from
here. The victims were James Moffett and
Elsworth Hashman, living one mile apart.
Shortly after midnight a mob consisting
of forty masked men surrounded Motfett's
home, broke In the front door with a rail,
dragged Moffett from his bed, tied him to
a tree In the yard and gave him forty lashes
on the bare back. He was carried back
and. In the presence of bia wife, told that
unlesa he stopped bis visits to a certain
house of unsavory reputation and quit beat
ing hla wife the punishment would be re
pealed. Moffett promised.
The mob next visited the Hashman bouse,
where the same program waa repeated.
SMALLPOX AKIN TO MALARIA
Harvard Doctor Declares Pest Mast
Be Dlatlngalshed from Other
infectious Diseases.
BOSTON, April 28. Dr. Councilman of
the Harvard Medical achool today told the
Boston Society of Medical 8cience that
smallpox Is caused by a micro-organism
representative of the lowest form of ani
mal life. He thus claimed to have estab
lished a relation between smallpox and
such diseases as malaria and to distinguish
It from any other Infectious diseases caused
by bacteria.
Tbe doctor's reported discovery Is the
outcome of Investigations conducted with
the assistance of Dr. George Burgess Mo
grath and Dr. Walter Remsen Brlncker
hoff, with the co-operation of the Boston
Board of Health during the recent epidemic
of the disease In this city.
MILLION IS LOST IN FIRE
Sixteen Acres of Bulldlnai
Three ships Barn In
Chicago
ud
CHICAGO, April 28 The plant of the In
ternational Salt company, located at South
Chicago, and three boata In the Calumet
river were destroyed by fire tonlgbt. The
loss Is estimated at 81,250.000, that of the
International Salt company being placed at
uio.ooo.
The salt company's buildings tovertd
j nearly sixteen acres.
JULES URCES COOD ROADS
General Debates Government Should Find
Monet to Bajld Highways.
FARMERS ENTITLED TO NATIONAL AID
Bryan Takes Up Tale, Telllag St.
Lauls Convention Haabandssea
Have Right ta laalst aa
Local Traaapertatloa.
ST. LOUIS, April 28. The second day's
session of the National and International
Oood Roads convention opened with a bet
ter attendance than yesterday. Rev. W.
Banks Rogers, president of St. Loula uni
versity, delivered the Invocation..
President Moore then Introduced General
Nelson A. Miles, United States army, and
president of the National Highway commis
sion, who made the principal address of tbe
forenoon.
Oeneral Miles was received with great
enthusiasm by the delegatea. He spoke on
"Military Roada and a National Highway,"
and said In part:
I know of no one element of civilisation
in our country that has been more
neglected, and yet that la susceptible of
bestowing a greater blessing upon our
people than the improvement of our lines
of communication and avenues of Internal
commerce.
Our government has exoended 8600,000.000
for the Improvement of our harbors and
waterways and now the attention of the
public Is being called to our postal roads
and avenues of communication are most
useful and Important to all our people.
If such expenditures of the national treas
ure have been mnile In the past for the
development of railroads and waterways. Is
It not now a most appropriate time that
the Improvement of our roads should re
celve national attention and governmental
aid.
The nronerty of the people, the wealth
of the nation, comes from the ground. The
factory and foundrv increase and utilize
the products of the soil and mine; agricul
ture la the principal Industry, so the
great mass of our rural people are our
main dependency; their . patriotism, their
public spirit, their welfare must ever be
the salvation and glorv of our republic.
Therefore everv measure for the rood of
the national government, the state or munic
ipality that can promote the welfare of
the people should not be withheld, but
should be most earnestly advocated and
most generously bestowed.
Any roads that can be made useful for
Industrial and peaceful pursuits can be
utlllxed for military purposes. We are
not an empire or a military despotism
and therefore are not devising means for
purely military purpoaes.
Jnstlre to the Farmer.
W. J. Bryan took the agriculturalist's
side, saying:
The expenditure of money for the per
me.nent Improvement of the common roads
can be defined, first, as a matter of Justice
to the people who live In the country;
second, as a matter of advantage to the
people who do not live In the country, and,
third." on the ground that the welfare of the
nation demands that the comforts of coun
try life shall, as far as possible, keep pace
with the comforts of city life.
It Is a well known fact, or a fuct easily
ascertained, that the people In the country,
while paying their full share of county,
state and federal taxes, receive as a rule
only the general benefits of government,
whtye the people In the cities have. In addi
tion to the protection afforded by the gov
ernment, the advantage arising from the
expenditure of public moneys In their midst.
The Improvement of the country roods
can be Justified also on the ground that
the farmer, the first and most Important
producer of wealth, ought to be In a posi
tion to hold his crop and market it at the
most favorable opportunity, whereas,' at
present, he ta virtually under 'compulsion
to sell It as soon as It Is matured because
the roads may become Impassable at any
time during the fall, winter or spring.
Instead of being his own warehouseman,
the farmer ta compelled to employ middle
men and share with them the profit upon
his labor.
Has Right to Insist.
The farmer has a right, too, to Insist
upon roads that will enable him to go to
town, to church,' to the school house and
to the homes of hla neighbors as occasion
may require, and with the extension of
rural delivery he has an additional need
for good roads In order that he may be In
communication with the outside world.
It is Important for the welfare of our
government and for the advancement of
our civilisation that we make life upon
the farm as attractive as possible.
Notwithstanding the advantage of free
letter delivery, telephone, gaa manufactur
ing plants and the extension of electric car
lines, there still remains a pressing need
for better country roads, a need emphasised
and made' mor apparent by the pavement
oi cny streets.
As long as mud placed an embargo upon
city traffic, the farmer could bear his mud
made isolation with less complaint, but
with tho Improvement of city streets and
with the establishment of parks and boule
vards the farmers' Just demands for better
roads find Increasing expression.
The people now realize that bad roads
are Indefensible and are prepared to con
sider the remedy.
Stone Lands President.
Governor Hogg of Texas believed good
roada would only be secured through the aid
of the national government. He spoke of
the Insular policy of the government and
said if some of the money squandered In
the Philippines could be used here In the
improvement of highways our roads would
be In far better condition.
Sam Hill, brother of J. J. Hill, and presi
dent of the Washington Good Roada asso
ciation, told of the vast amount of busi
ness being done with the Orient through Pu
get sound snd said the only way of building
It up and holding It from all competitors,
was to hold the highways contiguous to
water and rail lines.
Gen. Roy Stone, chief engineer of tho
Union Terminal company of New York, a
pioneer In the movement, who called ths
first Good Roads convention In Chicago ten
years ago, presented a strong paper. Oen
eral Stone spoke as follows:
Good roads are coming whether bv easy
ways or hard. Federal aid Is in the Bin
Our younner statesmen are eager to pro
mote It and our oldest no longer have the i
emu snivern wnen it is mentioned. Jt has
rracneu 1110 top. v limn mis month a
president of the United States has said
what no president has dsred to breathe
In almost lu years that the federal gov
ernment should co-operate In building com
mon roads, for these brave words v r
advocate of road Improvement In the lands
and they are millions and millions, wlli
Join me In saying "tJod bless Hie fearlea
man wno uuereu mem.
ASKS RENT FOR LOANED BOATS
Army Department Official Put on
Trial for Attempted Eatertloa
In New York,
NEW YORK, April 28. Henry C. Wilson,
formerly chief clerk In tbe finance depart
ment of tbe United States army, was put
on trial today for attempted extortion.
It is alleged be collected $4,500 from a
firm of contractors for the use of govern
ment boata to fill in Rlkera Island, though
the government had granted their use free.
GOLD SHIPPED TO EUROPE
Philadelphia Bank Bends Five Haa.
dred Thousand Dollars Aeroas
Atlantic.
NEW YORK. April 28 Tbe Merchanta
National bank of Philadelphia drew f'.OO,
000 from the assay office today tor shlp
nn nt to Eurrpe.
The gold was paid in cash. The trans
action la regarded aa a special ere and
one without bearing ou actual exchange
condltlona.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Rain or Snow
Wednesday; Thursday Fair, With Rising
Temperature.
Temperatara at Omaha Yeeterdayi
Hoar. Deg. Hoar. ' Des.
ft a. m r 1 p. aa 7
41 a. m ..... . K a p. m Ml
T a. m ...... nn a p. m . . . H-4
K a. m M 4 p. aa. . h
ft a. m RH K p. m AO
in a. m tin l p. an 4
11 a. a ft T p. m 40
IS nt M a p. nt &
9 p. at St
NO RECOGNITION FOR UNIONS
employers Association Holda An
ather Meeting aad Reaffirms
I'ltlmutuns.
The Employers' association met last night
at the Commercial club rooma with about
200 persons present, representing coal deal
ers, restsurant proprietors, saloonkeepers,
building contractors, dealers in building
supplies, wholesale dealers In paper and
woodeitware. groceries, dry goods, railroad
supplies, pharmaceutical supplies, paper,
coffins, brick, stock food, candy, agricul
tural implements, china and glass, grain,
boots and shoes, besides managers of rail
roads, the street railway, the electric light
company and the-gas company and a few
retail dealers and managers of express and
transfer companies.
The session convened about 9 o'clock and
lasted until 11. It was held behind closed
doors and none of the parties to the con
ference would talk specifically at tho close
of the meeting, but from several members
was secured the Information that so far as
the demands of the various unions for In
creased wages are" concerned there will be
no deviation frorr the expression of the as
soclstlon at ita former meeting when it waa
decided to recognize no union and to submit
to no demand which would give the unions
voice in the management of the shops and
factories in which the employes work to the
extent of limiting output or sympathetic
strike.
The representatives of the restaurants
were particularly strong In their objection
to the signing of the scale of the cooks,
helpers and waiters unions, while the rep
resentatives of all of the other lines of
business were equally positive, though not
so demonstrative.
GOVERNOR. RICHARDS IS DEAD
Wyoming Executive Falls to Recover
from Acnte Kidney
Dlsense.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., April 28. Governor
De Forrest Richarda died at his home in
this city this morning of scute kidney
disease.
Governor Richards was born at Charles
ton, N. H., April 1 1846. After finishing
his schooling at Phillips Andover academy
he went to Alabama an engaged In cot
ton raising. In 1883 be established himself
at Chadron, Neb., organizing the Chadron
National bank.
In 1888 he came to Dougtaa, Wyo., and
established the First National bank. He
was elected mayor, then state senator, and
In 1898 was elected governor on tbe republi
can ticket, succeeding himself in 1902.
Tho 'governorship falls to Fennlmora
Chatterton, secretary of state, as there Is
no lieutenant governor of Wyoming.
The funeral will take place from the
capltol building on Thursday afternoon, In
charge of Wyoming comroandery No. 1,
Knights Templar. Secretary of State Chat
terton has assumed the executive chair,
which be will retain until a successor Is
named in 1904.
TO IMPROVE HARNEY STREET
Park Hoard Agrees to Share la the
Work with Property
Owners.
The park board held an uneventful busi
ness meeting yesterday afternoon, the only
happening out of routine being the appear
ance of J. A. Sunderland and H. H. Bald
rlge as trustees of the First Baptist church,
and Charles Bills as private property
owner. They desired that the board agree
to park thirty feet in the center of Harney
street betweeu Twenty-eighth and Thirty
first, provided the remainder of the thor
oughfare is paved. Harney street within
these three blocks is 100 feet wide and the
abutting property owners refuse to pave be
cause of the excessive cost. The First Bap
tist church is interested because a new ed
ifice ia to be built at tbe corner of Harney
street and Park avenue. The board agreed
to sod the space and plant shrubs and trees
upon it provided the paving is forthcoming
as promised.
Authority was given for advertising for
proposals for the construction of a steel
cement bridge on Leavenworth street over
the new Central Boulevard.
STOPS THE GAS CONTRACT
FJ. Staht Begins Salt to Knjola City
Connell from Contemplated
Action.
Upon application of E. Stuht Judge 81a
baugh haa signed a temporary restraining
order, returnable before Judge Dickinson,
May T. forbidding the city council to pasa
or approve the concurrent resolution look
ing to an extension of the Omaha Gaa
company for furnishing gaa to the city.
Stuht Bilges that the propoaed action
Involves a modification of franchise, and
has not been preceded by the proper legal
tens. Ha further alleaea that If the coun
cil la permitted to act now It will tie the
hands of the new council; also that the
price proposed to be paid, $30 per lamp per
year, "when the real and fair value of said
gas Is but $10 per year per lamp."
FEVER DANGER IS "GREATER
California Doctors Kspect Many
Deaths at Palo Alto Daring
Coming Week,
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cel.. April 28.
During the paist twenty-fourvhours there
haa been one death and two new cases of
typhoid fever In Palo Alto.
The physicians say the coming week will
be extremely critical and that aeveral
deatba are to be expected among those now
suffering from the fever.
Movements of Ocean Vessels April VH.
At New York Arrived: Bovlc. from
Uverpuol. Sailed: (ienrglc. for Liverpool;
Kulser Wlll.elra, for Bremen.
At Alulere Arrived: -Calabria, from
New York.
At fjirtsgow Arrived: I-aurentlan and
Furnesslu, from New York.
At Plymouth Arrived: Pennsylvania,
from New York.
At Movllle Passed : Tunisian, from Bt.
John, N. H . und Halifax. N. 8 . for Uver
pnot. At Queenstomn Arrived: Westernland.
from Philadelphia, for Liverpool, and proceeded.
RIDES IN THE RAIN
President Bays He Can Stand if tba Fsople
Can Wait in the Downpour.
REFUSES TO ALLOW CARRIAGE TOP PUT UP
Southwestern Iowa Tnrns Out En Maws to
Greet Uhisf Executive.
GOVERNOR MEETS HIM AT CLARINDA
Climax of tba Iowa Tonr Gomel When
Party Beaches Des Moines.
ADDRESSES TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
Rain Haa 3e Deterrent F.STeet
Keeping Crowds Off the Streets
aad I.naty Cheers Ureet
Roosevelt.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
OTTUMWA. Ia., April $8. (Special Tele
gram.) The president's day In Iowa begun
under a downpourlng rain, culminated In a
burst of sunshine and glory at Des Moines
before a countless throng of people over
charged with enthusiasm, which made his
reception at the Hawkeye capital one of
the red letter events of his progress. Ova
tion followed ovation from early morning
till the darkness of night. Not the lower
ing clouds nor even the intermittent show
ers could dampen tho ardor of his hosts
and tonight Ottumwa Is going fairly wild
over its distinguished guest.
During the entire ride the president hss
been accompanied by Governor Cummins
and preceded by a special pilot train con
taining the governor's staff and other stste
officers, likewise bound for St. Louis to
participate In the dedication ceremonlea.
The president has made several laudatory
allusions to Governor Cummins, referring
to him as "my old nnd valued friend." He
also threw bouquets at Congressman Hep
burn, who traveled along through his dis
trict, and Congressman Hull, who kept
close to him in his Des Moines district.
Senators Allison and Dolllvcr were to have
Joined the party, but failed to do so, the
former sending regrets owing to Illness.
Secretary Shaw, however, waa promptly on
hand at Clarlnda and shared frequently
the applause showered upon hU chief.
In his speeches the president reiterated
his tributes to the heroes of tbe two wars,
his appreciation of the coming generation
and his explanation of the elements of good
citizenship. At Des Moines some little
tads who had clambered upon the platform
took to themselves his admonition "to
play while you play, but when you work do
not play," and responded In shrill tones,
"Yes, sir, we will," completely convulsing
the president. Another characteristic dis
play was made at the same place, where
tbe crowd waa so large as to entirely sur
round the platform and so densely covering
every available foot of tbe spacious capltol
grounds that the president. In order to
make himself better heard, after Drat tear
ing the flag away that covered it so as not
to trample on the stars and stripes, .
mounted the table. Even then, unable to
talk to all' points f the compass aj, -Once, "
he relayed his sddress, as it were, by walk
ing all around the large platform and 'giv
ing each a section of his speech.
It haa certainly been a busy day for the
president, whose labors would have over
taxed a less vigorous and energetic man.
Rain In Early Morning.
OSCEOLA. Ia.. April 28. (Special Tele
gram.) The weather man made good his
promise of showers for the presidential
party today. It was sprinkling when tbe
president, rather than disappoint the wait
ing crowd, rose an hour earlier than he
expected to greet the people of Shenan
doah, which was reached at T o'clock. He
stepped from the car to a small platform
erected near the station. The committee
in charge here consisted of C. M. Conway,
O. F. Contrell, Joe Radican and J. J. Done
gan. Company E, Flftv-flfth Iowa, waa
drawn up, as waa also the local Grand
Army of the Republic post.
By the time the train reached Clarlnda
the rain was coming down profusely. Sec
retary Shaw and Congreasmcn Hull and
Hepburn came aboard and vera cordially
welcomed by the president. The special
train bearing Governor Cummins and his
party of Iowa state officials Was also In
waiting. The governor extended formal
greeting, while the remaining members of
fats party, after being introduced to the
president, hurried on ahead to Des Moines.
The presldenf, without regard to mud and
water, went through the program as ar
ranged for him at Clarlnda, Including a
drive through the streets and address at
the high school building. The people In
great crowds cheered Secretary Sbaw. The
president talked In large part to tbe vet
erans of the two wars snd to the school
children. .As he was leaving the attend
ants started to raise tbe top on hla car
riage to protect him from the rain, but
the president stopped thorn.
"It Is too bad be must ride In the rain,"
exclaimed a sympathetic v.oman.
"If all you people can stand out here In
tbe rain 1 ran ride through it," responded
tbe president.
The committees at. Clarlnda were: Re
ception, Mayor C. W. Foster, C. A. Lisle,
A. B. Robinson, E. C. Lane; arrangementa,
J. H. Dunlap, C. W. Foster, L. W. Lewis,
H. E. Paralow, H. H. Scott, Henry Lorans;
marshals, J. E. Hill and C. S. Foster.
Later the rain stopped, though tha aky
continued cloudy. An extra rear platform
speech ranib at Sharpsburg and at Van
Wert the president talked briefly to a rep
resentative turnout of farmers, many of
! whom had driven In for nillce around. At
Osceola, reached fifteen minutes late, an
other short talk cleared the way for tha
run to Dea Mulnea.
'raises Congressmen.
At '.his point President Roose
velt received an enthusiastic greeting
here this afternoon and the upeeeh be de
livered was heartily cheered. During bis
address he paid the following compliment
to Congressman Hepburn and other mem
bers of the Iowa delegation In congress:
It Is a great pleasure to come here today
and be Introduced bv Colonel Hepburn, who
has been truvelit:g with ine through his
district. And In parting from li and from
III in I wish to state my sense of obligation
to him und to h II the Iowa deleguttuu for
aid they gave me lat year th invaluable
aid In bringing about valuable bits of leg
islation nonpartlnan In character, which I
deemed of the,. utmoHt importance; those
like a wise supervision and regulation of
certain great corporations of the type pop
ularly known as trusts, notably of those
engaged In doing an Interstate business;
legislation which I deemed Invaluable, not
oiilv because of Its courage, but because
of its sanity and hecaumt it does not pre
lenu to do anything that It dues not do.
A promise should be kept on the atjmp
Just as much aa off the stump. The work
of any promise lies in its f ulrllliiient by
action, and It was. thanks to Colonel Hep
burn, thanks to the ruimrria. to the mem
bers of both the senate and house from
Iowa and their fellows, that I stn able I"
come before ynu feeling that all that had
been made good In f xt t. The Improvements
upon the law have been mad, better legis
lation has been put upou ih statute buoaa
f