THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, MAY 25, 1003.
were fleoded, the water In inirn eae being
tn fct deep. The Altnn-Dawson Grocery
company sustained a damage to Ite atock
estimated t jx.nn. The damage to tit
Alexander Drug company's tock Is esti
mated at 110. ow. The Oklahoma. City mill
and clcvalur lout in.000 buahela Of wheat
and sustained heavy damage to th mill.
Property In the basement of tha Hotal I
Lee was damaged to tha extent ot several
thousand dollar.
Traffic on tha electric railway la sus
pended, fha pruver house beta under water.
All tralna Into tliia city with tha' excep
tion of the Bant Fe ar waterbound and
many washout ar reported west on th
Chcctaw. The Choc-taw, Oklahoma & Gulf
passenger train due from the west thi
mornlna- la reDOrted In a waahout at
Yukon. The Canadian river at thla point
la out of Its batiks, with a four-foot rise
In slant. Feop.e living: along the rlvur
front were compelled to flee 10 higher
around. All wagon brldgts over the rlvtr
ara under water and the railroad have
blf forces at work tonight guarding their
brldg.
HEAVY RAIN AT PITTSBURG
Oae Man Killed by MaThtnlnc as
Mack Dims Doaa ta
Properly,
PITTSBURG. May I4.-A terrific thundor
atoim. accompanied Dy a man wiuu, -"uiiiou year in tne mstory oi our commerce,
this section this afternoon- and besides I Thl I true both ot the Import and ex
killing on man did considerable property I port. To each of these three countries our
damage. I
Milton Robinson, a resident of west ruts- i
bur, drove to Schenley park with a party I
of friends for an enjoyment. When th I
atorm came up Komnson sougni sucuer
from the rain under a big ah tre In
Panther Hollow. He had been there but
a moment when lightning atruck the tre,
literally tearing It to piece and klllln
him ii.tntlv. Robinson's four or five
friends, who were within twenty-five feet
Of him at the time, escaped without even I
a shock from the bolt.
At Braddock lightning struck a car on
th McKeesport branch of the Plttsbura
Railway Company, and caused a panic
among the passengers, many of the men
tumninr from the car a It sped down th
kin Three of them were badly bruised
and Christopher O'Toole. who fell on hi
head Is perhaps fatally hurt. The women
passengers tried to Jump also, but were
prevented by some of the cooler ncauea i
.,, ,, I
u..i. rf.m.. done to ahade trees. I
'.., V,,..i,i.,in.Min
..iu i- k h. iiffhtninB. The
rainstorm waa followed by hall.
ILLINOIS
GETS BAD STORM
Only One Life Lost, bat Great Damage
Done to Property In Central
Pert of State.
BLOOM1NQTON. III.. May I4.-A tornado
So" rm movfrom0.orwe:ro Si. JS
accompanied by torrent, ot rain and light-
nmg Two grain elevator, were blown ovet
. -.i,.v mnA rr.anv harna ana structure I
were deatroyed. Thousands of shade tree of commerce with that country; though the
were uprooted, the damage being especially fact that the official report of Autrla
ku.v at Koertial and Bloomlnarton. The Hungary ahow much larger import of
Mret ear system In Bloomington waa In-
operative part of today owing to damage
to wire. Th telephone system were also
damaged. I
SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 24. Springfield
and vicinity was visited by a heavy rain
and windstorm tnday. Raymond Morrison,
aged It yars, residing one mile west ot
Curren, was struck by lightning and In
stantly killed.
BREAK RECORDS AND NECKS
(Continued from First Page.)
Paris-Madrid automobile race from Ver-1
satllea to Bordeaux. Premier Combes has I
lorotdaen tne continuance or xne contest i
s on rrenen territory. Tne secotia stage ot
tne race, wnicn was to nave oeen con-
tlnued on Tuesday. Included a run over I
French territory from Bordeaux to- the
Bpanisn frontier, rremifr ldiuqh action
will probably lead to th races being
abandoned.
Chaiffesr Borne to Death.
Dispatches arriving from points along
the course add to the Hat ot fatalities and
accidents. The most terrible occurred near
Bonneval, nineteen miles from Chartres,
where machine No. 243, driven by M. Porter,
was overturned at a railroad crossing and
took fire. The chauffeur was caught un
derneath the automobile and burned to
death, while two soldier and a child were
killed. I
A chauffeur was badly injured by an
accident to his motor car near Angouleme.
A woman crossing tha road In the neighbor
hood of Ablls was run over by one ot the
competing cars and killed.
Mr. Stead and hi chauffeur, who were
at first reported to have been killed, are
still alive. It seems that their automobile
collided with another car with which Mr.
Stead had been racing for everal kilo
metre wheel to wheel and waa completely
overturned In a ditch near Montguyo. Mr.
Stead waa caught under tha machine, while
his chauffeur was hurled a distance ot
thirty feet and had hi head and body
badly cut. Mr. Btead Was conscious when
picked up, but complained of Buffering
great pain. He was conveyed to the near
est farm.
It was stated that Leul Renault' auto
mobile attained at Beourdlnler, between
Chartrea and Bonneval, a maximum speed
of eighty-eight and three-quarters miles an
hour.
It la reported that the Spanish govern-
' meat ha also forbidden the continuance
of the race on Spanish territory.
BORDEAUX, May 24.-Th Illuminations
which were fixed for tonight la honor of
th automobile race hav been counter-
manded aa a algn ot mourning for tha
persons killed during; the contest.
Freight Haaalera ettl Strike
ST. LOUIS. May Sl.-Th strike of th
freight handlers at Cupples Station, which
affected fc"0 men. Including the warehouse
men. has beca settled and the men will re.
turn to work tomorrow. The settlement,
the term of which have pot been made
known, is believed to be the commence.
ment of a general understanding between
the freight handlers and their employer
which will preclude future difficulties.
Dismiss median Conanl.
COPENHAGEN, May 24-On th de
mand of General Bobrliikoff. th governor
general ot Finland. M. Savon, the Swedish
consul at Nystd. Finland, ha ten dli
mlaeed for participation In the anu-Ruse an
agitation.
At Bright as Day
GORHAM
Silver Polish
Make all silverware brilliant
It no el form render it
nomicxl
All rpoolbl
jawatera k it
sjeaat pacaag
FIGURES THAT DISPEL ALARM
Pesiimiit Ideal of Um'.o fam'i Foreign
Trad Ar TfclM.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS ARE
LARGER
Increase la Especially oed la !
Bard tm Raaaia, Aaatrla-Huagary
and Germany-China' Baal.
aes with Inlted State.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WABHINQTON, May 14. Special) Th
a lamia which have been aoundad during
tha last two year regarding the trad re
latlon between the United States and
certain other countries ot the world find
no Justification In the flgurea of our com
merce up to thla time. The three coun
tries which have been mentioned from time
to time aa likely to decrease their Importa
tions from the United States ar Russia,
Austria-Hungary and Germany. A atudy
of the latest flaures of the Treasury Bu
reau of Statistic regarding our Import
nd export show a steady growth In
the trade relation with all these court'
trie and Indicate that our com mere
with each of them I likely to be target
tritl present fiscal year than in any pre
exports are steadily and rapidly Inereas
ng and from each of them our Import ara
ago .teadlly and rapidly Increasing,
Thla I especially marked In the flgurea
of our trade relation with Ruasla In th
present fiscal year. The latest figures ot
th Bureau of Statistics ar for the nln
months ending with March. They show
that our export to Russia In that period
were nearly double those of the corre'
ponding period of any year of the last de
cade and that our Imports from Russia
are also steadily and rapidly Increasing,
being double those of im and three time
those of IBM. In both Import and export
the figure ot our trade with Ruasla in
the nine month ending with March are
about three time a large a In the am
month of 1394. In export the Increase ha
been especially marked in th laat year,
Our principal Import from Ruasla are
hides and skins, wool, licorice root and
noers, inn mr .i. -
stantly Incteaaing demand among manu-
facturer. Our principal exports to Russia
in cotton, of which the United State
produce three-fourths of the world's sup.
Pl , Clipper, Ul Vtllilll T V ,vuu. viii.-nau
of the world's supply; agricultural imple
ments and machinery.
Discrepancy la Reports,
In the case of Austria-Hungary th
growth 1 In both imports and exporta. Our
import from Austria-Hungary In the nine
montha ending with Marcn were larger
than In any corresponding period of our
' -- ""I
Austria-Hungary snow ,mPor . tun
country much larger than export, to It, and
una " ucti. ... -
products of th United States than our own
flgurea of export to it inaicaie mai con-
ldcrable Quanmie oi rawcninmw
ported to our custom houses a exports to
other countries ultimately reacn Austria
Hungary. Our principal Imports from Au
trta-Hungary are sugar, chemical, glass
ware and fibers, and the principal articles
shown by our own reports ot exports to
that country are cotton, copper and mineral
oil.
In our commerce with Germany the record
ot the nine months ending with March
shows larger Imports and exports than in
the am period ot any preceding year. The
imDorta from Germany, for the nine month
.re oi 246 Sll. against $64,888. 440 in th aame
riaA ar mi and It is apparent that for
th. year 1903 they will be tn largest
, tne history of our trade with that coun
t Qur CKp0rts to Germany In the nine
',h. ... ibs.742.o17. and for the twelve
month. wtn uo exceed the figure of any
earlier year in the history of our commerce
with that country. Our largest export to
Germany ar cotton, breadstuff, provision
and copper. Our largest Imports from that
Mn(rv ara chemicals, manufactures of
cotton, silk, wool, leather and Iron and
steel.
Record ot Tea Year.
Tha following table shows our commerce
with Russia. Austria-Hungary ana er-
many In the nine montha ending with
March In each year irom iw to w.
hown by th reports of the bureau of eta
tistlcs:
EXPORTS
Austria
Russia, oermaify. Hungary
i in in t7!l Kitfl AS7 f 45fi.!ftl
14...
4 879' 17 72.893.390 1.755. Ml
tnAtm 1s.rt7R.191 1.979.011
1K96...
1W...
1K)7...
1 ...
lf...
1900...
I: fcVrtJTl S7.9tt.74J lf-?5
. 5.0ft.OW 1J8.9S1.V 4.S07.118
TM74n IM ?i2.17 IS1S.0'
" 'am 142 7S1.4 l.4IS.0J
'.. I.Sai.Mi 149.13S.237 5.1S9.7S0
1901...
1902...
1903...
7 441 014 m.MlR 928 4.653.9f
I! 13:554.875 158,742,047 5,591.503
IMPORTS.
2.636.819 M,re8.44fl
5.792.40
4.0f3.&ri
.072.515
1K4....
J.?2.82S
fil.ti9b.S4
189....
157....
19....
8!
Bfi7.01S
71.341.834
.7S5.fi37
5o.749.7KS
83.944 M
74.9S2.592
7K.flR.V9ll
T, 39.678
91.24.S1
2.417.907
$.442.92
'" ..... 8.896.39
" 1.646.031
5,41348
" 5.tif.M
' 7,115.7
5.1T4.H16
8.B45.S74
4.326.27
1S....
S. 790. 022
7.fW8.5
19m....
1901....
1902....
1903....
T7i
1,09:
8.148
093. 263
Oar Bnalnae with China.
fhinea official return show that the
Imports from the United States In 1902
amounted to J0.1S3.71I halkwan taela.
against 23 53.50 taels In 1901; 22.283.746 taela
tn 1899. 12.440.302 taels In 1897 and 1,093.183
taels In 19. The total ior i is m
largest In the history of commerce between
China and th United Bute, and I six
time a much a in 1866, two and a half
times as much as In 1997, about 35 per cent
mere than In 1899. and nearly 10 per cent
larger than In 1901. Cotton goods, kerosene
oil and flour continue to form the chief Im-
porta from tha United etatea The Im
portations of American leans In 1903
amounted to 629,493 halkwan taela against
1 sti.sa taela In 1901; American drills, (,024.
1 141 taels.' agalnat 4.834.579 taela In 1901
I American aheetlngs, 15,130,803 taela. against
I T.C38.714 taels In 1901. while American kero
I sen oil show a reduction amounting to
45,287,807 gallons in 1002, against 67.759.C77
gallons in 1901. Th decreaae'ln Chines
imports of 011, nowever, is general, the
total having fallen from 130.000,090 gallons
In 1901 to 90.006,000 In 1902. That from Russia
fell from 32.006.000 gallon In 1901 to 19.000.000
gallon In 1903. and that from Sumatra
from 40.500.000 In 1901 to 33,760.000 gallon In
1902. Flour also showed a slight decrease,
the total value Imported In 190) being
3.344.319 halkwan taela, agalnat 4.72e.92 in
1901. . Ginseng, which come chiefly from
th United Statea. show an Increase, being
in 1902, l.14.99 halkwan - uela. agalnat
1.181.63 taela In 1901. Th average value
ot the halkwan tael In 1903 is given by the
report at C3 cents. American gold.
Cottaa Gaada Caat More.
Statistical Secretary Taylor, who presents
the report, says In the preliminary state
mtnt: "The value ot cotton goods of all
klnda imported was estimated at 127.545,309
halkwan taela. as compared with 99,661,999
taels during 1901. T -clot be of all kind
advanced, especially Indian, which rose
from 16.320, to 12C.485 pieces. There was a
good demand for drills, and English leans
mad , the. astonishing advance from 41,063
to ShUkj niacea bile Dutch and American
bout doubled. Sheeting aleo found all
Increased Inquiry, the American trade going
head a usual. It la Intereatlng to note,
nd la not without significance, that Japan
ese drill roe from twenty-three piece to
11.(20 pieces, and Japanese sheetings from
la.nrw to llS.&A pieces. English cotton yarn
continued tta downward course and haa
now fallen to 12,351 plculs, while Indian
haa reached l,M7,Cs plculs, and Japanese
622,4 plculs. Kerosene oil, with tha ex'
ceptlon of that from Borneo, show de
cree see, Russian oil having fallen to 10,
(,m gallon from JS.IW.OTO gallons, thu
losing tha ground gained during the last
ten years.
OBSERVE MEMORIAL SUNDAY
A. R. Vrterssi Attend Chare isf
Lisle la Sermon Appro
priate for Day.
PLATT8MOUTH, Neb., May 24-tSpe-
clal.) Union memorial service were held
the First Methodist . Episcopal church
In thl city at II o'clock thl forenoon.
The member of th Grand Army of the
Republic, the Woman Relief corp and
the Son and Daughter of Veteaan oc
cupied th front seats. The room was
filled. The choir waa made up of the
Presbyterian and Methodist choirs. Rev.
A. Toutsy of the . Christian church
made the opening prayer. Rev. Asa
Sleeth, paetor of the Methodist church,
delivered a very able discourse taking for
his text Joshua 1-9: "Have not I com
manded thee? Be strong and of a good
courage; be not afraid, neither be thou
dlamayed; for the Lord, thy God I with
thee withersoever thou goest."
The pulpit was beautifully decorated with
lines.
FREMONT. Neb., May 24.-(Speclal.)-
Memorlal Sunday services were held thla
morning at Larson' opera house which
wa crowded. The services consisted of
prayer by Dr. F. M. gaunderson of the
Methodist church, reading of the acrlo
lures by Rev. H. F. Moore of St. James
Episcopal church, sermon by Rev. Isalh
Laipply of the German Evangelical church,
The Grand Army, to the number of fifty-
six; Women's Relief corp and the Signal
corp occupied the front of the house. The
attendance of the Grand Army of the Re
public wa much smaller than laat year.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., May 24. (Special.)
Both audience and lecture room of the
Christian church waa filled to It utmost
capacity thia forenoon to listen to an able
memorial sermon by Rev. J. N. Cobb of
the Methodist pastorate. Eighteen mem
ber of William Mix Grand Army post at
tended In a body and occupied a section
reserved for them In the center of the
house.
FALLS CITT, Neb.. May 24.-Bmwtal.1-
Memorial day exercises were conducted at
the Methodist church Sunday, consisting
of muslo and appropriate addresses. Th
sermon wss by Rev. Mr. Newell of Stella.
In the forenoon Memorial day th members
of the local Grand Army poet will march
to the cemetery and decorate the graves Of
their former comrades, and In the afternoon
a program Will be carried out at the Metho-
diet church.
HASTINGS, Neb.. May 24.-(Speolal.)-
The monumont to the unknown aoldUr dead
erected by the Ladies of the Grand Army
ot tne Republic was unveiled at Parkview
cemetery tills afternoon with Impressive
ceremonies: A quartet, composed of F. F.
Corrutt!ers, Dr. Strubble, W. A. Taylor and
Mr. Dcnsmore, rendered appropriate music
After a brief address by Mayor Miles,
Judge Turton of Lexington, Neb., delivered
the words which dedicated the shaft to Its
purpose. .
Stranger and Team Mlselnav
HUMBOLDT, Neb., May 24.-(Special.)-A.
D. Bnow, a local liveryman, . Is having
considerable trouble locating one of his
driving team which was taken out of the
barn several days ago by a stranger and
ha not been heard from since, although
telegraph and telephone wire have been
kept busy. The supposed thief Is a young
man who arrived in 'the city on Tuesday's
night train from the east. In company
with a young woman who passed as his
wife. They stopped at the Central hotel.
The man registered as "Mr. O. B. Thomp
son, St. Joe," but neglected to register for
hi companion. The landlord failed to
crutlnlse the register carefully and sup
posed the man had registered for himself
and wife, until the following day. The
stranger stayed about the hotel all day,
evidently not caring to show himself In
public, which action aroused the sus
picions of the landlord, who started to In
vestigate only to find that Thompson had
hired a livery rig and atarted with hi
companion to make a drlv into the coun
try, promlalng to return later Wednesday
evening. The offender was about 22 year
old and hi companion wa about 1&
Canflrm Lara; Class.
WEST POINT, Neb.. May 24.-(Bpeclal.)-A
class of 125 young person received the
sacrament of confirmation at the hand ot
Rt. Rev. Richard Scannell, D. D., bishop
ot the diocese, at St. Mary's Catholic
church thla morning. Numerous visiting
clergy were present and assisted In the
ceremonies, among them Father Rlgge, S.
j., or creignton college, Omaha, who
preached an eloquent sermon on the oc
casion. The bishop celebrated the pontifical
mass at 7 o'clock. Th church, school house
and ground were beautifully decorated In
honor Of th event.
rnnernl ot Fred Stanhe.
HASTINGS, Nb May 34. (Special Tele
gram.) The funeral of Fred Stank, the
young wltehman, who fell from the top
of a moving train Friday night and wae
Instantly killed, wa held this afternoon
from the Presbyterian church. The funeral
cortege was the largest seen here for sev.
era! years. The members of thj Ancient
Order of United Workmen were out In a
body, a th deceased was a member of
that order. The remains were Interred in
Parkview cemetery.
Canvasser Geta Ton Familiar.
FALLS CITT, Neb., May M.-(8peclal.)
A man giving hi name aa Paul came here
the other day ollclttng orders for silver
ware. In canvassing he entered the home
ot a woman in the south part ot town, and
while ther became ao familiar that th
woman summoned the police and had the
man arrested as be was trying to leave
town. He wss fined $5 and ooats In police
court and told to leaf town, which he did.
Boy Aeeaaed ot Theft.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., May 2I.-I Spe
cial. )-Loula Kesor, 17 years old. la charged
with having stolen 350 from Henry Inhelder,
with whom he waa living, and skipped out.
Sheriff J. D. McBride arreated Kesor at
Nellgh, Neb., and returned to thla city
with him today. Inhelder Uvea at Cedar
Creek and la foreman of the stone quarry
ot Newell 4k Atwooo.
WEST POINT, Neb., May 24. (Special.
Rev. F. W. Leavttt, paator of tha Congre
gational church, delivered the baccalau
reate sermon to-the graduates and alumni
or tne esi roini man avnooi mia evening
to a crowded house. Graduation exerclsea
will take place on May 29 at the opera
house. There are eleven graduates.
Severe Storm at Roselaad.
HASTINGS. Neb.. May 24.-8peclal Tele
gram ) A severe rain and hailstorm tlstted
Hastlnga tonight at ( o'clock. At Ro-laud
considerable damag wa done by hall.
VISITORS OCCUPY PULPITS
tys Angeles People All Get t Chance to
Har Preibjter an Clergy.
WARM DE8AUS EXPECTED DURING WEEK
treed RerUloa, gander Travel aad
Membership In 4 lab W here
Manor Is ld th Prin
cipal Topics.
LOS ANGELES. Cel., May 24. -Ministers
attending the general assembly occupied
pulpits tn every Protestant church In J-oe
Angeles today and many ot the commis
sioners occupied pulpits In suburban towns.
Immanuel church held a large and distin
guished audience to hear Dr. Coyle, the
new moderator. In the afternoon a meal
ing In the Interest of the woman's execu
tive con mlttee on home mission met at
th same church and thl evening a pop
ular meeting at which Sabbath observance
furnished the theme of several addresses
waa held.
In the morning Rev. Dr. Henry Van
Dyke of Princeton university spoke to ti
large audience and In the evening Rev.
Calvin W. Mateer, the venerable mission
ary from ' Chicago, was listened to by as
many aa could find room In th edifice.
Business sessions of the asaembly will be
resumed tomorrow morning. Present indi
cations ara that there will be a contest
In the assembly before the week closes.
Special overtures have gone to the commit
tee on bill and overtures which are con
strued by some ti be of a bitter and per
sonal nature. One ot the overtures re
lates to . revision and it is generally b
lleed It waa sent in for the purpose ot
opening the question again and giving a
chance of discussion on the floor ot tho
ssfmbly." The cmed as revised Is now
prdctkatly a part of the law Of the
church. The question will be brought up
Thursday morning on Account of some
technicalities which have arisen and If
the committee sees fit It may present the
overtures at that time. This would give
the anti-revisionist another chance for a
closing ord.
Another overture, which quit a few are
anxious to have brought up Is one relating
to Sunday travel and is directed against
those commissioners who are said to have
used the train on Sunday in reaching the
assembly.
Perhapa the strongest overtures In the
hand of the committee relate to temper
ance. . They strike at the saloon, social
drinking and ministers end churchmen who
belong to clubs where liquor is sold. The
temperance committee ha Invited Rev.
Charlea M. Bholdon of Topeka, Kan., to
make the address on Friday night.
POLICE PROBER EXPLOSION
Disaster to Leather Factory Believed
to Be Dae to Bnalneaa
Blral.
OLOVBRSVILLE. N. T., May 24.-Th
police of Oloversvllie, aided by the author
I ties of Fulton county, a re Investigating
an explosion which occurred shortly aftet
midnight Saturday morning and the sud
den death of the son of th proprietor of a
large dressing establishment ot this city,
The explosion, which caused a fierce blase,
took place In an Outbuilding in connection
with the leather dressing plant ot Mill
Bros., containing dangerous explosive
used in the preparation of certain kind ot
leather. Persons living nearby beard, th
explosion and saw a man, who clothing
waa on flrt, hurry away "rom the burning
building. Later a physician was hastily
summoned to the residence of Michael J
Kennedy, senior member of the firm of M.
J. Kennedy Co., leather manufacturers,
and this morning was announced the death
of the former's son, John Kennedy, Th
family refuse to give any Information
concerning Mr. Kennedy1 death, except
that an early hour Saturday morning he
appeared at hi father' home and said he
had met with an accident. Another on,
Daniel, I said to hav accompanied hi
brother on hi errand and la reported to
hav been Injured also, but this statement
1 met with an emphatic denial by his
family, who assert that he is out of the
city.
The supposition the police are working
on Is that John Kennedy entered the out
building, where the explosion occurred,
with the Intention of ascertaining what
formula was used by their competitor In
the manufacture of patent leather, when
the explosion occurred and he sustained
Injuries that caused his death. 1
The body of the dead man wa badly
burned and mutilated and the fact that his
father's residence waa situated only a
short distance from the Mills Bros.' estab
lishment and further that the person who
wa Injured In the explosion wa easily
tracked toward the Kennedy residence, haa
led Coroner Palmer and Chief of Police
Speer to -make a rigid Investigation, which
Is now being carried on. Fragment of
burned flesh, portions of dismembered
finger and pieces of clothing have been
found near the pot where the explosion
occurred, and tonight there la a rumor to
the effect that a warrant will be Issued for
Daniel C. Kennedy, whoa whereabouts are
unknown. The Kennedys are among tne
oldest families In Gloversvllle. prominent
In business circle and reputed to be
wealthy.
TELEPHONE SUITS PILE UP
Independent Companies Aak that Bell
People Connect with
Them.
FREMONT. Neb., May 24.-(Bpeclal.)-
Another telephone suit was commenced In
the district court yesterday. This one is
brought by the Fremont Telephone com
pany, the Hooper company, Ellens Rem-
mele and several others to compel uin Ne
braska company to connect with the Inde
pendent eompanlee. The numerous injunc
tlons still continue In force. No action
haa been taktn by the new city attorney in
reference to the Injunotlon obtained by the
Nebraska Telephone company restraining
the city from Interfering with Its wires,
but the case will probably r neara at in
eaulty term ot court, which meet June 3.
Mary Malloy filed a ault in tn aistnct
court for a dlvorc from Patrick Maiioy.
Bh allege that they wer married at
Colon in 1888 and that patricn na oeen
triink moat of the time alnce. He owne
real estate worth 324,000 and personal prop
erty of th value of flO.OOO, and ah want
temporary alimony of at least wo.
I'nlna Temneranen Meeting.
FALLS CITT. Nb.. May 24.-(8pclal.)
A union temperance meeting wa held by
the Woman' Christian Temperance union
at the United Brethren church thla even
Ing. There was a large crowd present and
deep intereet shewn.
DEATH RECORD.
Mas O'Rell. Noted Aathnr.
PARIS, May 24. Paul Bleuet (Max O'Rell)
died laat night. He bad been ailing for
several month and never recovered en
tlrely from an operation performed aome
time ago in New York.
Jang M. O'Dnnohn.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. May 24-(8pe
clal.) Judge M. ODonohue of thla city,
who wa operated on at Ct Joseph's ho
- 1
pltal, Omaha, yesterday afternoon for the
Interception of the Intestines, died there In
the evening. The remains were brought to
this city and the funeral services will be
held In St. John's Catholic church Monday
morning. Deceased wa 63 years old and
hsd resided here for thirty years. He leavea
a widow.
Faaeral mt lhanlala Mllbnrn.
JACKSONVILLE, III., May S4.-Wli:iam
H. Mllburn, the blind chaplain of the
United States senate, was burled her to
day. Funeral service took place at Cen
tenary church. Rev. A. L. T. Ewart officiat
ing. Interment waa ' In Diamond Grove
cemetery. The remains of Chaplain Mil
burn arrived at his old home Saturday
from California. Despite a heavy downpour
of rain a large number of old friends at
tended the funeral.
Mr. John Grrae.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., May 34.-9peclal.)-
Mr. Uerdes. an aged pioneer of thla city,
died this morning at the home of her
husband, John Oerde. In the northeast
part of the city, after a severe Illness ex
tending over several months. The de
cessed was a native of Germany and
leaves a husband and aeverai grown chil
dren. .
Oenrg Wile.
HASTINGS, Neb., May 24.--(8peclel Tele.
gram.) George Wile died of lung trouble
thl morning. Deceased wa 74 year old.
Th funeral will be held tomorrow after,
noon at t o'clock from the Congregational
church.
TRIBUTE T0 THE AUTOCRAT
Senator Hoar and Prealdent Eliot ot
Harvard Sin Praises at
Emerson.
BOSTON, May 24. Memorial service per
tlnent to Memorial day were held In th
various city churches today, the' various
Grand Army post. Sons of Veterana' camps
and other nrrny and navy organisations
and the women' auxiliaries connected with
them attending In large numbers. Many of
the city pastors also devoted their morning
sermons to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the 100th
anniversary of whose birth occurs tomor
row. ' 1
The principal Emerson memorial service
was held tills evening In Symphony hall
under tfc aitrplcra of the American Uni
tarian association. After Dr. Euward
Everett Hale had offered a prayer Senator
George F. Hoar, who presided, opened the
meeting with a brief address. He said:
Ratph Waldo Emerson, emong many other
precious lessons, reaffirmed ror ua ana
iKUE.ni us nnqw ine value or inc numan ar
factions Ho was n rovnl and noble lover
He loved wlff and children nnd home and
helsrhhora and frlenda and town and coun
try and eolleae. Emerson loved llbertv and
Justice. Hla picture of a New England
tov n, for which Concord sat; his picture of
his beloved city, where "twice each day the
flowing sea tfikes Boston In Its arms,'' and
his "Fortune of the KeDublic are the hiah
water mark which the love Of country, of
birthplace and of town had reached at that
time, so it ta ntting tnat Boston ana t on
cord and Harvard should be foremoat to
utter on this tinnlversary what all hla eoun
tryment are thinking.
President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard
was then presented. He said:
As a young man I found the writings of
Emerson unattractive and not seldom unln
Intelligible. I wa concerned with nfiyelcal
science and with routine teachlna and dis
cipline, and Emerson's thinking seemea to
me speculative and visionary. But when 1
had got at what proved to be my life work
for education 1 disooveied In Eme sms
poem and essay all the tundamental mo
tives and principles of my own hou.ly
ktruggi against educational routine and
traaiuon and against tne prevailing no
tions of disc.lDllne for tha vouna. Indeed
many of the sober, practical underUkinm
ot today were anticipated in all tneir prin
ciples by this solitary, shrewd, Independent
1 ti inner, wno in ss inconsecutive aiia. al
most ejaculary Way wrought out mmy
sentences and verses whlcn will travel (ar
down .the generations.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The Unitarian
club of Washington celebrated the cen
tenary of Emerson's birthday at All Souls'
church tonight Carroll D. Wright, com
missioner of labor, presided and addresses
were made by Alnaworth R. Bpoltord, as
sistant librarian of congress. Dr. William
T. Harris, commissioner of education,
George Willis Cooke Of Boston and Rev.
Ulysses G. B. Plorce, pastor of All Souls'
Church,
SAWMILL BOILER KILLS SIX
Explode, bnt Usual No On la Able
to Tell Hot- It Hap
pened.
PLAQUE. Minn., May 24. One -Of the
boiler of Wilson A Cochran's sawmill at
Wilcox, near Marlngoln atation, exploded
today, killing six persons.
The dead: 1
JAMES VICTOR. ;
WILLIAM PEARSON, white, engineer.
PHILLIP ARCHER.: .
WILLIAM HILL.
RICHARD HILL.
JESSE THOMAS. "
Nine others are seriously Injured and it
I thought two of them will die. Among
the injured are Glover, the sawyer, and
J. J. DolllngOr, bollei maker. No cause
Is known for th explosion.
Clark Makes Deal with Santa Fe.
LOS ANGELES. Cel.. May 24,-GenerM
Manager Well of the Santa Fe system
state that an agreement haa been entered
Into between President Ripley of the Banta
Fe and Prealdent Clark of the Salt Lake
road whereby th latter la to be permitted
to use Santa F track for It train from
Rlvenid to Daggett. Thl agreement
obviate th construction by th Clark road
of 100 mile and leave but 250 miles to ba
built In th new transcontinental route
from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles.
thanaja an. Bnrlinnion.
8T. PAUL. May 24-Eugene Valentine,
recently appointed northwestern passenger
agent ot the Burlington system, has re
signed hi position to engage In business.
The resignation will take effect June 1.
Mr. Valentine will b succeeded by Frank
M. Huggi traveling passenger agent ot th
Burlington In St. Louis.
Ha n Broken Wlahbonn.
Th peaceful alumbera of John Keltv 'e
cell No. 8 of th city JaU were Interrupted
yesterday morning about daybreak by the
foot of a very large person who was thrust
abruptly in at tne door by tha austere
barred blackness without direction In the
wna uiKBHiiPM ui ui ceil, lie luoa a
groping atep forward and moved hla rams
in a circle t locate something. Peacefully
Kelly, on hla back in the middle of the
cell floor, slept, breathlns aoftly. The new
Inmate advanced, stepping high to avoid
punters, rop. mare waa an inarticulate
nuh and a smothered a roan. K Iv awak
enea, iria 10 cry oui, dui coma not, mere
waa aomethlng wrong. 60 they had htm
out and twe doctor pawed him over for
thirty minute, and found that hi enslform
cartilage, which la the lower and flexible
end of tne human wishbone, had beon
broken off. They bound him up so h
couldn't breath very much and sent him to
hi. josepn s nospusu
Team Driver I Asaaalted. -
Otto Lindner, a driver for Al Gordon
and rooming tr. the stable at 1714 Cass
street, was assaulted last night by a party
of men whom be recognised aa striking
teamsters, and struck over the forehead
with a club, reoelvlng a gash which neoas
sltated three stitches. Lindner had been
with a companion In tha Saloon at Six
teenth and Cn street and coming out th
front door alvne turned west. The men
wr waiting at th back of th auioon In
a dark place. One of them aaked Lindner
where he waa going and another at th
same time struck him over th head with
a long club. Lindner ran away and a
Twentieth and Chicago streets, finding he
waa not followed, he turned to the ham
and called for the police. Me was taken
to tha station, attended by Surgeon Troei
ler and nt back to hi room. No arreits
wen maun.
QUIET DAY FOR PRESIDENT
nnnnnnnnnn
Remain! Indoors Most of th Tim and H8
a 6nndgj of Rett.
PAYS A SHORT VISIT TO fORT IAWT0N
Secret ftervlc Men Analnn Over the
tnn at Matt Otrlsg to Presence
w of Anarchist In that
City.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 24-Sunday was
spent very quietly by President Roosevelt.
In .view of the fact that the president al
ways observes the Sabbath a h ee lit,
the citizen of Seattle gave him full range
to follow hi own Inclination, and Secre
tary Loeb said the president appreciated
thla deference more than any public at
tention. Saturday was one of the hardeat
day that the president haa had since he
started on his tour. He visited the navy
yard at Bremerton, Everrett and returned
to Seattle again In the evening. During
the day he made Ave addresses. Naturally
the strain told on him but when he ap
peared before the audience he looked a
If he was ready for another day of ac
tivity.
During the evening th president at
tended the services of the Grand Army
of the Republic at the opera house. Rev.
J. M. Wilson presched the sermon which
struck a popular chord in which the pres
ident was highly Interested. There wss
a large gathering at the service and all
paid their respect to the president. He
took no part In the demonstration.
In the afternoon President Roosevelt and
some of the member of his party took a
horseback ride out to Fort Lawton where
they spent a short time looking over tha
grounds. There wa nothing official In his
vlalt. and he greeted the soldiers and
mingled with them for a few minute.
Th headiuartera of President Roosevelt
while In Seattle are at the Hotel Wash
ington. Not a alngle detail ha been over
looked. The National Guard I on duty
at the hotel during all. of the watches of
the day and night. Large crowd of peo
ple have been in front of the hotel all
day, waiting to catch a glimpse of the
president, but he remained In doors as
much ss possible. It Is a noticeable fact
that the secret service officer with the
president have been keeping a ceaaeles
guard. It la understood these officers do
not relish the president' coming visit to
Butte. Mont, because of the alleged pres
ence there of s number of anarchists,
some of whom It Is alleged were connected
with the-recent plot to blow tip the liner
Umbria In New York. A soon as the great
mining camp Is approached extra precau
tions will be taken. Naturally the presi
dent scoffs at at! these fears.
During the president's entire stay In
Seattle the weather has been exceptionally
fine and clear. The party will leave
Seattle over the Northern Pacific on the
return to the east Monday morning at t
o'clock. Various stop will be mad in
Washington during the day.
MAY EFFECT CANaITtREATY
Some OoaM Aboat What Effect
Mlnlaterlnl Crlals Will
Have.
WASHINGTON. May 24.-Whethr the
ministerial crisis In Colombia, as reported
by United States Minister Beaubre, will
have any Important bearing on the ratifica
tion of the lathmlan canal treaty I not
known here. Fernandes, the minister of
government (more specifically known
locally as th minister of the Interior), who
resigned, was virtually the premier of the
government. The office filled by him cor
responds In many respects to that of secre
tary or state in the United Statea. State
ments have been made to the effect that aa
wag opposed to the official declaration of
peace In Colombia, holding that It waa still
under martial law. If Colombia were undw
martial law its president could exercise the
dictatorial powers vested In him by the con
stitution and if he chose ratify the conal
treaty by his own act without submitting It
to th consideration of congress, whose
position on the subject is still doubtful. The
opinion here, however. Is that President
Marrlqouln would not consent to any such
arrangement. Fernandes was said to be an
advocate of the ratification of the canal
treaty.
General Pinto, the newly appointed minis
ter of government (or interior). Is, ss ststed
In Minister Beaubre's-dispatch, 'the gov
ernor of the province of Cauca, which prov
ince border on tne Pacific ocean and more
than any other -portion of Colombia would
profit materially by the construction of the
waterway. General Pinto Is aald to favor
the construction of the canal.
Such unofficial and Incomplete Informa
tion as reaches Washington shows con
tinued opposition on th part of many in
fluential Colombians to the canal treaty,
but whether thl will be sufficient to defeat
ratification cannot be stated at this time.
ONLY BOILER MAKERS SETTLE
First Vic Prealdent at Machinists'
lulnn Annonnrea Strike
la Still On.
WASHINGTON. May 24.-P. J. Conlan.
first vice president of the International As
sociation of Machinists, today received a
number if telegrams Inquiring as to the
term of settlement of labor trouble with
the Union Pacific railroad system. Mr.
Conlan said that tha strike settlement ef
fected In New York included 01. ly the dif
ficulties between the bollermaker and th
railroad company. The machinist, he aald.
had not reached any agreement with the
Union Pacific and the machinist' strike,
therefore was still on.
ROCKEFELLER HELPS Y. M. C. A
Give Fifty Thensand Dnllar to th
Association la Wash
Inaton.
WASHINGTON. My 24 -Th Post will
announce tomorrow that John D. Rocke
feller has given 360,000 to the Washington
Young Men's Christian association. This
announcement has been made by Mr. Rock
efeller through H. B- Macfarland, presi
dent ot the Board of District Commis
sioners. The gift Is conditioned on the
completion of a canvass for 3.100,000 for the
association beTore January I, 1304. The
total amount contributed thus far Is raised
by the Rockefeller subscription to $210,000.
In submitting the pledge, John D. Rock-
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efeller said: "In making this pledge my
father's desire to make a record of the f;v t
that he has favorably connldered the re
quest made because of the unique rrl.itltm
shlp which the Washington Young Men's
Christian association bears to the country
at large. In that It is national In Its cir
and not, as Is the case with Young Men r
Christian associations In other cities wholly
local."
KEEP GOES JNTO TREASURY
.accessor nf Assistant secretary Alle
Annnnneed at Wh
Inaton. WASHINGTON. May J4.-The appoint
ment of Charlea Hallman Keep aa as
alstant secretary of the treasury to suc
ceed Milton E. Alle, who recently re
signed to accept the vice presidency ot
the Rlggs National bank, was announced
today at the Treasury department. Mt.
Keep la resident Of Buffalo and wns grad
uated by Harvard university lit the col
legiate and law courses. He Is 40 years oln.
Since graduating from Harvard Mr. Keep
has been a practicing lawyer In the city ot
Buffalo, his specialty being along Invest
ment and financial lines. It Is understood
that the appointment of Mr. Keep I satis
factory to both Senator Piatt and Governor
Odell and he has been strongly endowed
by Congressman Alexander, of whose dis
trict he Is a resident.
When Secretary Bhaw was with the pres
ident In Iowa several weeks ago the latter
signed a blank commission, thus putting
the matter of tne aelectlon of an assistant
secretary in the hands of the secretary.
However, when Mr. Shaw reached the de
cision that Mr. Keep waa his choice for
the place he telegraphed Iho president to
that effect and haa received an answer ap
proving his selection.
Mr. Keep Is expected to reach Washing
ton to take the oath and assume the duties
of his office Wednesday next. As there Is
to be no new assignment of duties for aa
slstant secretaries. Mr. Keep will have
charge of the same bualness of the de
partment ss his predecessor, Mr. Allcs.
CHANGE IN TRADE RELATIONS
Nnmber of Important Commercial
Treaties Abont to F.x
plre. WASHINGTON, May 24,-lmportant
changes will occur next year In the trade
relations of many of the European states.
One of the treatl-8 between the states
of the triple alliance, which provide for
reduced tariff ratea aa well as for per
manence of the custom tarlffa for those
states throughout the life of the treatlea.
will expire at the end of this year and the
other two will continue Indefinitely by suf
france. The treaty between Austrla-Hun-
gsry and Italy terminates this year and
a th recent German tariff leglalatlon
prevent continuance of It treatle In
their present form the termination of lie
agreement with Autrla-Huigary may be
expected at any time. United Statea Con
sul Hoesfeld. reporting to the State de
partment from Trieste, says that although
new treaties will replace the old ones, they
will undoubtedly show the Incresslng In
fluence of the agrarian element. The
changes made, he said, would Involve the
fate of a number of other commercial
treaties between Germany, Austria-Hungary
and Italy.
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