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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUiNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUSING, MAY 30, 1903 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TI111EE CENTS. PRESIDENT IN UTAH Eight Thou-aod Persons Extend Greeting at Salt Lake. VETERANS OF FOUR WARS PRECEDE HIM Nine Thousand Bchaol Children Wava Flag and Cheer Him. COWPUNCHERS GALORE ARE ON HAND fraternal Organizations Turn Oat in f nil Uniform. MANY COME 150 K.IllS ON HORSEBACK Imnifiie Oalponrlnv of Enthusiasm Occam When Nation's Chief Enter Metropolis of the Slormoa Mate. HALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 29-The speclil train bearing; President Koos-i-velt and party pulled Into the Ore gon Short Line station from '.he north at 1:30 this morning;, amkl the clamor of locomotive and factory wht' ties, the shrill yells of hundreds of cattle punchers and sheepmen and the enthusi astic cheering; of several thousand people congregated In the railroad yards and along the s'.reets leading from the depot. As the president stepped from the train he was met by Governor Wells, Mayor Thompson, Colonel J. W. Bubb and Secre tary of Agriculture Wilson. The president shook hands with them warmly and after chatting a moment the entire party was escorted to carriages With the president were seated Secretary Locb, Governor Wells and Mayer Thompson. On the north side of South Templo street and stretching for blocks were lined the military, civic and fraternal organisations, and as the carriages of the presldentl.il party swept by the organisations fell in line. Preceding the president's carriage was an escort of thirteen mounted police and Grand Marshal Ben Heywood and Ides. A special escort to the president of fifty tough riders, splendidly mounted ami In typical plainsmen's attire, came next. Four mounted troopers, two on each side of the presidential carriage, formed the president's personal guard. Veterans of four Wars. Immediately following the carriages of the presidential party, headed by the Teg mental band, came a battalion of the Twelfth United States Infantry and the Twelfth and Twenty-second field batteries of the United States artillery corps, under command of Colonel Budd. The second division was composed of the National Guard of Utah, in command of Brigadier General John Q. Cannon. In the third division were the veterans of four wars, the Grand Army of the Kepubllc, the young men of the Utah regiment who saw service in the Philippines and a few bent and grlx slel men who fought in the Mexican and Blackhawk, and other Indian wars. Iif the fourth division were the uniformed .. inarcnUig'-ulubs" iC "the" Elks. - Maocabeo and other fraternal organisations. Bring ing up the rear were nearly SUO mounted cowpunchers and sheepmen, many of them , having come over 150 miles of rough trails to greet tho bead of the nation. The sun burned, brawny plainsmen in their som breros and faded blue shirts formed the most picturesque part of the long parade, and the president rose In his carriage and bowed a good morning; in response to their wild cheering:. The procession passed the Mormon taber nacle and the Immense granite temple and proceeded through the business section of the city to the city and county buildings at Fifth South and State streets. Eighty Thousand Bee President. Excursion trains had been run from every point of the state and It Is probable that 80,000 people saw and cheered the nation's chief executive .as he was driven along the streets. Among the spectators were many old Mormons, many of whom had come across the plains with Brig-ham Young, or In the years following having- pushed carta ore the long trail, and they, too, strained their bant shoulders and lifted their voices in the universal .acclaim to the nation's head. Mine thousand school children, every one f them waving a flag, greeted President Roosevelt as he stepped from his carriage at the city and county building and mounted a platform to address them. The reception given him by the youngsters evl dent!y pleased the president very much and he smiled and bowed repeatedly in response to their enthusiastic greeting. From Thousands of Throats, After speaking a moment to the children the president reviewed the Ion parade, and re-entering his carriage was driven to the Tabernacle. When President Roosevelt stepped forward after an Introduction by Governor Wells. 11,000 people arose to their feet and cheered wildly for fully a minute, The president spoke in eulogy of the Utah pioneers, who, he said, came here not to exploit tba land and then go somewhere else, but to build homes. Secretaries Moody and Wilson also spoke briefly. ' Secretary Moody aroused eonsld Arable enthusiasm by promising to name a battleship Utah if congress would grant him five battleships at the next session. Leaving the Tabernacle the president was driven to Senator Kearn's residence for luncheon and rest This was entirely an Informal affair. President Joseph E. Smith of the Mormon church. Senator 8moot, Governor Wells, Congressman Howell and a few personal friends of the president and Senator Keam made up the party. Shortly before 1:S0 o'clock the president was driven to the Short line station and a few minutes later the train, amid cheers, pulled out for Ogden. Oaden Also Crowded. OGDEN, Utah. May 29. President Roose velt was greeted here by thousands o people gathered from all the counties of northern Utah. Besides the regular party the president was accompanied by Senators Smoot, K earns, DuBols of Idaho and Clark of Wyoming. The crowds gathered to hear and see the president were the largest ever seen In Ogden. The Southern Paolflo shops were rinsed to allow the employes to attend the reception. The procession was over a mile In length and passed through the principal streets. Along the line of march the streets were crowded to the ropes that had been stretched to prevent a jam. Features of the parade were the large assemblies of Grand Army of the Republic, and Spanla war veterans, who actd as the guard of honor, and the long lines of railroad em ployes, who followed immediately after the president's party. Move than 1,(00 children, representing th public school pupils, were gathered at Les ter park, and here the president made (Continued on Second. Pag-a . NOTABLES AT ST. LOUIS FAIR Plans for Brlnnlna- Foremost Leaders ( Science, Art and Literature Are Arranged. PARIS, May 29. 8lmon N 'mb, the American astronomer, enter! '..y, nota ble company of French savant ''it r at the Hotel Continental tonight ' It. view to securing their co-operation In congress to be held at the St. Louis exposi tion of the foremost European representa tives of literature, science, arts, philosophy, sociology and rell-rion. The guests Included M. Leroy Beaulcu, the economist; M. Janssen, member of tho Institute and director of the observatory at Meudon; M. Darboux, secretary of the academy of science; M. Mascart, director of the meteorological bureau of the insti tute; M. Ulclrrjuel, professor of the poly technic school; M. Meyer, director of the school of archives; Paul Oeker and other gentlemen representing the Sorbonne and various institutes and academies. M. Newcomb set forth the opportunities offered by the proposed congress at the St. Louis exposition to survey the great advances of science. M. Janssen and M. Meyer responded, giving assurance, that there would be a large representation at the congress. M. Legrave, French commissioner to the St. iouls exposition, declared that the French government Is greatly interested In having France properly represented and It Intends to encourage the congress In a practical manner by appropriating a suffi cient sum by enabling the savants to at tend. HELENA, Mont., May 29. The governor tonight signed the bill appropriating $50,000 for the Montana exhibit at the St. Louis exposition. ST. LOUIS, May 29. The Missouri com mission of the World's fair has begun the appointment of superintendents of exhibit departments who are charged with gather ing from various parts of Missouri the ex hibits of the state. The following appoint ments have so far been made: H. H. Gregg, Joplln, department of mines and metallurgy; J. A. Goodman, Kansas City, department of horticulture; H. O. Waters, Columbia, department of agricul ture. RUSSIA WILL ENFORCE POLICY ot withstanding China's Refusal to Grant Demands, Csnr Will Stay In Manchuria. PEKING, May 29. Paul Lessar, the Rus sian minister, returned here tonight after visit to St. Petersburg. No radical ac tion regarding Manchuria is reported, but the course of events Indicates that Russia will enforce Its policy there, notwlthstand- ng China's formal refusal to grant its de mands. The attempt to open new towns in Man churia to foreign trade is likely to fall. The diplomats are watching this feature of the situation eagerly as being a test of Russia's influence. The Chinese continue to oppose the proposal, representing that they never intended to do so, and they add that under the present circumstances it Is particularly undesirable as it would causa complications with Russia. The treat comml&Klaaeis point out that the admission of other foreigners to Man churia would strengthen the opposition to Russian advance. The American and Jap anese treaties are likely to be signed with out this provision. YOKOHAMA, May 29. -The combined op position parties defeated the government's followers in the Diet today. Two resolu tions were passed demanding the fixing of the ministerial responsibility In connection with the official scandals. ACCUSED OF BRIGANDAGE Democrat le Labor Valon Leader of Manila is Ordered I'nder Arrest. MANILA, May 29. Following the seliure and examination of the books of the Dem ocratic Labor union, the government today arrested President Domlnadnor Gomes on charges of misappropriating funds, brlgan age, fraudulent sales of stock and organis ing an Illegal association. Over 1(10,000 pesos were collected In dues and contributions. The books show a de ficit of 20,000 pesos. It is believed to be possible that part of the amount was stolen before Gomes was elected president. The government charges that part of the fund was to furnish arms and food to the Insurgents of Rlsal province. This, with Gomes's correspondence with Gulllermo and other leaders in the field, forms the basts of the brigandage charge. The union has a membership of 15,000, Is closely affiliated with the nationalist party and is strongly In sympathy with the in surgents. The arrest of Gomes has ex cited the natives and will Increase the feeling of unrest n Manila, which has been disturbed lately by reports of the landing of arms. The situation, however, Is not serious. INSTANT PREVENTS DISASTER Torpedoes la Cherbourg Harbor Ex plode Just After Fuerst Bis marck Passes. PARIS. May W The Matin's corre spondent at Cherbourg telegraphs that during a violent storm yesterday after noon lightning caused the explosion of three submarine torpedoes at the west en trance to the harbor. The explosion threw up a column of wster to a great height and caused a panlo among the vessels at anchor. No damage was dona. The Hamburg- American liner Fuerst Bismarck, on Its way from Hamburg and Southampton to New Tork, had Just entered the harbor and had the explosion occurred a , few minutes earlier, says the correspondent. It might have caused a creat disaster. Standard OH tu Germany. BERLIN, May 29. According to a dis patch from Bucharest, Frank Q. Barstow, a director of the (Standard Oil company. and Chauncey F. Lufkln, a business aaso elate, have passed through that town on their way to the Grausor oil fields. At the same time Dr. Beyschlag, a geological ex pert, and Herr Sorg, an engineer of Berlin, arrived In Bucharest and were received by King Charles and M. Sturdsa, the Rou manian premier. Dr. Beyschlag and Herr 8org are said to represent a German firm, financed by the D sconto - Gerselrhaft, which Is endeavoring to secure the Grausor oil wells. Expelled Americans Are Mormons. BERLIN. May .-Ths two Americans, William Stevens of New Tork and John Meyers of Chicago, expelled from Muehl hsusen, Thurlngla. are Mormons. The ex pulsions occurred In accordance with the decision to expel Mormon missionaries, as recently reported. The cause of their ex pulsion is exclusively their missionary propaganda and has no political bearlaa. MORTAL BLOW 10 CABINET Chamberlain Ambitioni to Build Party of Eii Own cn Bains. MEANS BREAKUP IN PRESENT PARTY LINES 'heral Leaders, However, Are Ju "ant and Assert Their Party Is lulled on Free .' Trad. (Copyright. 1903, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, May 29. (New York World Cablegram Special Telepram.) Joseph Chamberlain has deliberately given Premier Balfour's cabinet Its death stroke. It may linger on for this session, carrying tho Irish land bill, but dissolution cannot be delayed beyond fall. Chamberlain Is serving Bal four now precisely as he did Gladstone in Sf6. His only chance of attaining his life's ambition, the premiership. Is by breaking up the present tory ministry and establish ing a party of his own on an entirely new basis. The colonial secretary's speech Thursday was an utter surprise to Balfour. It had been agreed that the ministry should stand on Balfour's statement of the new protec tion policy, which was so vague and nebu lous that It committed them to nothing, but Chamberlain was determined and re solved to force the situation. He unex pectedly Jumped up and stated a definite plan, pledging himself to appeal to the country upon It. This will Inevitably split the tory party, but his calculation Is that a liberal cabinet can last only a couple of sessions, when he will have his new party consolidated to win him the premiership. It Is said the whole of the present cabinet Is against Chamberlain, and Balfour only consented to coquette with the protection proposal to keep him quiet. ' Liberals Are Jubilant. Chamberlain probably would not be sorry to resign, as he would then be freehanded to further his new propaganda and be re lieved from the tremendous responsibility of the South African problems, which he" has failed to solve. The situation which he has created Is the most momentous for the Eritlsh parties In fifty years. The min isterial editors are stunned by the sudden ness of the plunge and are using every art to minimise Its Immediate effect. The lib erals are Jubilant. They are united on free trade and foresee certain victory at the polls. "The only possible meaning of Mr. Cham berlain's action," said Sir Charles Dilko to the World correspondent In the House of Commons lobby Immediately after the colonial secretary's speech Thursday even ing. "Is he wants to break up Balfour's cabinet and rally a party of his own, with a new policy, calculated to dazzle the work Ingman voter. "The first object Is quite within his power to attain, but the second Is certain to be defeated by the commonsense and shrewd ness of the working class. The speech was exceedingly clever and adroit and opens tup a new era In the history of British parties, but I am convinced a majority of the Brit ish electorate will never sanction a return xsvt&mrsv y ;- :,'-' - , ' Wipes Out PartyLlnes. LONDON. May 2.-rolonlal Secretary Chamberlain's protectionist policy Is tho all-prevailing toplo of discussion here. His masterful assertion that be would make reciprocal treaties between the nation and its colonies the question has been sensa tionally fulfilled. Columns of comment fill the afternoon newspapers and everyone is asking, "Does it mean dissolution?" Some people maintain that the govern ment contemplates appealing to the coun try on preferential trade and old-age pen sions Immediately after the clcse of the present session of Parliament, at the be ginning of August, while others maintain that tho government has not the slightest Intention of giving up its unexpired term of office. Tho Telegraph, which generally seem Inspired, says: The Issue could not be voted on for at least eighteen months, but in the meantime the government will give the country and Parliament every opportunity to dlscuBs it. A definite decision will probably be arrived at shortly and will depend almost entirely on the result of the propaganda now under discussion by the members of the House of Comons. If the Indications show that Mr. Chamberlain Is likely to have the country at his back a general election at the end of this year is extremely probably. The colonial secretary himself, the Asso ciated Press learns, is doubtful if he could win out Just at present, but he Is enthusi astically positive that with political agita tion the constituencies can be brought ta see the wisdom of his policy. Those who have discussed the preferential scheme with Its author Bay he never expected such keen Interest In any topic. In this crusade the colonial secretary is absolutely In harmony with Premier Bal four and harbors no designs on the premier ship. If a general election occurred to morrow Cnd Mr. Chamberlain's program was carried out, Mr. Balfour would again take the reins of government. The only development likely to occur In the near future la a series of political speeches from the leaders on both sides. The opposition is almost solidly opposed to modification of free trade and. will en deavor to arouse that ferment which was associated with the corn tax days. Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Balfour and such unionists as agree with them will try to extract from the public that degree of sup port which they may Interpret as a popular mandate. All signs point to a lengthy campaign on the lines of protection against free trade which Is likely to destroy party lines almost as much' as did the home rule question. In all the arguments the example and probable attitude of .the United States will figure largely. The sugar convention bill, enabling the nniisn government to carry out the pro visions of the Brussels sugar convention. wnicn pasaea its second reading In the House of Commons Thursday, is taken by the liberal papers to be an Important feature of Mr. Chamberlain's "attack on free trade." The text of the bill Issued to day provides for the prohibition of the Im portation bounty-fed sugar, that the origin of Imported sugar be proved and that there bo provision by the customs or internal and revenue officers of all British refineries. which must be worked only by persons authorised by the commissioners. Liberal Leader's Views. ' Sir Edward Greys is the first of the lib eral leaders to take up Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's challenge regarding Imperial preferential tariffs. ' Addressing the Oxford University Liberal league tonight Sir Edward denounced Mr. Chamberlain's proposals on the ground that they meant protection. Mr. Chamberlain he said, played on the big trumpet, while Premier Balfour played the same tune on the small flute, but it must not be x- tContlnued im FlfU PageJ ITS PLEA FOR ARBITRATION Mo honk. Conference Would Have United States and England Ex pand The Hague's Powers. , LAKE MOHONK. N. T., May 29 At the concluding session of the arbitration con ference tonight the following platform was adopted: The principle of International arbitration has secured the approval of the elvlllxed world. This fact Is solemnly- recorded at The Hague convention. It Is gratifying to state that largely through tne influence and exsmple uf the United States, which had so much to do with the success of The Hugue conference, prestige has been given The Hague tribunal by the submission to It or International ci "Terences, This conference thanks our government for what It has done In ita behalf, especially In the recent Veneiuclan controversy. This conference believes that the next steD In the steady march forward should be the conclusion of a treaty of arbitration be tween the UnlU-d States and Great Britain to he followed by slmllnr agreements be tween the other signatory nations to The Hague convention to refer disputes to The Hague tribunal. Such trVatles would make the present Implied obligations of the na tions signing them explicit, binding and permanent Instead of leaving them as now under The Hague convention, voluntary and to be determined from time to time and largely by circumstances. This conference believes that the best public opinion bt the United States and Great Britain, neighbors and kinsfolk as they are. recognizes the wisdom and Jus tice of such an arrangement and that the example thus set would be followed speed ily by the other powers. It would lead other nations to The Hague tribunal. With a deep Sense of the fatherhood of God and the consequent brotherhood of man, the conference looks forward to new victories for Its cause even more remark able than those already won, notwithstand ing the difficulties in the way of extending the application of International arbitra tion. Many motives may Inspire arbll ra tion fear, horror of war, dread of expense but Justice Is the only safe considera tion for the world's peace. In the Alaskan boundary dispute who should not prefer that Justice should prevail, even If we make no gain of hills and harbors? America I should conduct Its claim with such loyalty to Justice as to win the honor of nature. or nature, i This conference summons all possible 1 agencies to teach and preach the gospel of Justice. Business men and great corpora tions, teachers In schools, ministers of God, the public prees let our whole country support the greet motto and seek to live tin to It: "America loves lustlre." It an. peals to every man and woman to aid in increasing and organizing the general senti ment in ravor l '"'""tl'inal arbitration by the invincible, power of so as to secure public opinion the employment of It In the maximum number of possible cases, In the hope that wars may cease and that peace may prevail. B00DLING WAS THE FASHION So Says Grand Jury at St. Louis Re- arardlnsr Methods of Passlap; Legislation, ST. LOUIS. May 29.-In making Its final i report the April grand Jury reviews the evl- I dence concerning- legislative Doodling, and among other suggestions strongly recom mends that more stringent laws be enacted for the punishment of lobbying at the state capltol, and that the statute of limitations be extended to seven years. It Is also rec ommended that franchises obtained through boodllng methods be forfeited. The grand Jury was In session thirty nine days, examined 1.373 witnesses, re turned 149 true bills and thirteen "not true bills." The report says in part The testimony .we hare heard has shown a state -of affnira .mt amazing. We have listened to the coateanlons of state senators and were we at 'liberty to make known all they have told us the recital would appall and astound the citizens of this state. The extent of the venality existing among tho makers of our state laws Is alarming to those who neiieve in rree government Our Investigations have gone back for twelve years and during that time the evl dence before us shows that corruption has been the usual and accepted thing In state legislation, and that, too, without lnterfer ence or hindrance. The tendency has been to hide or Ignore rather than to expose and Dunlsh this infamous crime. Laws have been sold to the highest bidder In numerous Instances that we have evl dence of. We believe that laws should be passed making It unlawful for lobbyists to ply their profession In the manner that some of them now operate, and providing for the forfeiture or rrancnises procure Dy .rippii ruf nt as t n tri At We have found some Indictments for bribery and there would be many more wero it not ror me siniuie oi iiiiiiiniionn, -ki.k v,,.,,i k .,i.n i mmyrmn from the date of the crime. The report concludes by thanking Mr. Folk, the circuit attorney and Mr. Hancock, the asaistant circuit attorney, for' their as- slstance In the prosecution of crime. REMOVE THE BAN ON CATTLE Illinois Commissioners Permit El trance from Points In Texas and Oklahoma. SPRINGFIELD. 111., May 29 The State Board of Live Stock Commissioners today passed a resolution, effective at once, pro viding that cattle originating in the ooun- H.a tt ChlMrMi Cot f I - TTurrtemnn. Viiarr Wilbarger, Kin, Knox. Haskell, Glass- cock. Sterling,. Ttlon, West, Tom Green, Stonewall, Jones, Fisher, Scurry, Garsea, Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Upton and Crane, In the state of Texas, and In the counties of Beaver. Woodward, Woods, Kingfisher, Garfield. Grant, Kay and Greer, In the territory of Oklahoma, may be shipped Into the state of Illinois after hav Ing been Inspected and found free of In fection by "a duly authorised Inspector of the United States Department of Agricul ture, provided that eyery such shipments shall be in cars free from Texas fever Infection, and a copy of such permit Is sued by the Inspector shall be forwarded promptly by mall to the secretary of the Illinois live stock board at Springfield. Such cattle may be unloaded for water and feed at the Fort Worth stock yards. GOLD OUTPUT IS INCREASED Product of the Yukon Three Million Dollars In Excess of Last Year. VANCOUVER, B. C. May 29.-A specal from Dawson today says: Never before In the history of banking in Dawson have there been such heavy purchases of gold dust as yesterday and today. The amounts purchased by the two banks here in connection with the large mounts deposited for safe keeping, will aggragate upward of Jl, 250,000. Prerent Indications are that the Tukon'a output of gold this season will exceed that of last year by from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000. A moral wave similar to that existing In coast cities has been In progress for some time with deadly effect. The result has oeen a great Binmi.,g oi gamDiers ana others against wnom tne crusade was di rected. Somers Goes to Eastern Road. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. May 29 E. L. Somers haa been appointed freight traffic manager of the New York. New Haven A Hartford railroad, vice J. M. Williams, re signed. Mr. (joiners has been the aeneral western freight agent of the New York Central at Chicago. Secretary show at C hlcasjo. CHICAGO. May 29 Secretary of the Treasury bhaw arrived at Chicago today from Washington on Ma way to meet Pres ident Konxevelt In Iowa. Secretary Bhaw will le given a reception and lunihwn to- aiurrow c ua Msn-iinea aiua. BUILDINGS COLLAPSE Abilene, Kansas, Overwhelmed bj Tre mendous Floodv CITY'S VERY EXISTENCE IS THREATENED 8moky Xmr Spread Ont Over Three tj Foot Milot of Land. T0PEKA ALSO IN SERIOUS SITUATION Over 2,000 People Are Hcmelea and Wont ii Not leu TEN THOUSAND WiU BE SO BY TODAY Report that a Cloudburst Has Started i Four-Foot Tide Wave Down Kansas River Towards outhera Towns. TOPEKA, Kan.. May 29.-The high water at 11 o'clock tonight has surrounded the whole of North Topeka and hundreds of houses are deserted. People are moving out from that part of town as fast as pos sible and great distress prevails. At this time nearly 6,090 people are homeless. It will be necessary for every Inhabitant of the north side to leave their homes by morning, And this will leave over 10,000 people without homes. The people south of the river are trying hard to take care of the flood refugees. The court house, state house and other buildings have been opened for their re ception and a fund started for their relief, Tha -lflnt worked under . " ..... (Treat oimcuity, ana it is rearea mat ay iu.uoitow this will have to be abandoned. Reports from Wamego and other points on the river report a great volume oi water coming down this way. Wamego reports a rise of two feet in the Blue and three feet in the Republican river. This wm reach Topeka by morning and the large w.,- w ieini. i holding Its own. For six hours today the flood plowed like a river through Abilene, filling 200 eel lars and driving 100 families to places of refuge. The Rock Island, Union Paclflo and Santa Fe tracks are washed away, two lumber yards burned from the contact of lime with water, and several buildings collapsed. The Western Union telegraph office in Balln a has collapsed and no news can be 8ent out from there. Highest Ever Known. At Lawrence the Kansas river has con tinued to rise rapidly all day, and in the last three hours has come up nearly three feet. The water stands thirteen feet deep on the. dam there and caused the water works, electric light plant and brick fac tory to close down. At Marysville the water la the highest ever known and is getting higher. One hundred people at Wamego are home less and' had to) be moved out of their Houses-hi boats;- In man) places the' water Is up to the second-story windows.. Word was received there tonight that a rise of two feet was coming down the Republican river and a rise of three feet down the Blue river. The river at Wamego is rising two Inches an hour. Over 600 head of cattle have been drowned and washed down the rlvei1. Many square miles of country near Era I porta are under water. At Amerlcus the river Is four feet higher than It has ever been. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas road has not moved any trains south of Emporia all day. At Marquette the Smoky Hill river la higher f hn ever known before. Llndsborg , surr0unded by water. At Concordia I many have been driven from their homes I by the Republican river. Over five inches f , . ,. .-- todav I of water leu tnere toaay. I At Newton the streets were flooded to- night by a cloudburst. A tornado passed I through that county tonight, doing small damage. A tornado struck Strong City to- night, demolishing the high school building and Baptist church. Truffle at a StandstllL Railroad traffio In this city Is practically at a standstill on ac count of the floods. The Rock Island and Union Paclflo are not running any trains, while the Santa Fe runs only to Emporia and the Missouri Pacific to Fort Scott. The flood situation is the worst ever known in the state. Perhaps 250 houses are in the flooded district In Topeka, Including sev eral mills and elevators and the Wolf PBlnu"e The flood In Little Russia, the Russian settlement In North Topeka, Is serious. The entire settlement is under water and a current has started through the district. Fear is expressed that the channel of the river may change. Several houses already are twisted on their foundations and they probably will collapse. Every family has had Its household goods damaged, and some have lost everything. The Kansas river Is five miles wide at St. Mary's, and the town is half sub merged. The Kansas river bridge there is partially washed out and the river is rap Idly rising. ' Late this afternoon the Kansas river bridges at Maple Hill, Rossvllle, Silver Lake, Bellevue and St. George were washed out. The new steel bridge at Wll lard Is damaged beyond repair, and at Topeka the street railway bridge is use- Several hundred cattle have been drowned. A startling story comes Indirectly from Manhattan that a cloudburst in that vi cinity has started a four-foot volume of water down the Kansas river. River men discredit the story, although they will keep watch for the threatened rise. The Rock Island has -news of a bad cloudburst near Herlngton, which has put all the streams out of their banks. Business Houses Collapsing. Five Inches fell in Abilene this morn Ing and more this afternoon. Business houses sre collapsing and the entire town Is panic-stricken, it is impossible to get around on account of the water. Women are prostrated and the people are afraid of what will happen next. The Smoky river is three or four miles wide at AM- jen, Bnd every wagon and railroad bridge I .round there Is out. Last night's rain extended all over cen tral and northern Kansas, all of which is drained by the Kansas river. Rain fell during the morning at many of the flooded points and at 4 o clock another heavy rain, almost a cloudburst, fell. This will make the situation much worse. Tomorrow the flood will be at Its height and the situation will then be extremely 1 critical for North Topeka, Abilene, Wa mego and other towns along the Kansas river. The police and fire departments In To peka have organised to rescue people from -.Continued on Second PageJ CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Rnln Saturday; Sunday Fair and Warmer. Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayi Hour. I)e. lltinr. lira. n . n 117 1 p. m a. ni l:t 2 p. m T a. m a p. ni H a. m till 4 p. in t a. in ft p. m ...... 1 to a. m a p. nt it a. m u-4 T p. m " lil m 01 Hp. in "'-I p. m tHt j SUFFERING FROM LOCKJAW Young Man Walks Into Police Sta tion and Boon Goes Into Convnlslons. A young man came Into the police sta tion yesterday evening In an advanced stage of lockjaw and was soon seized with convulsions. He was placed under the In fluence of an anesthetic and removed to the hospital. It Is not known whether he will recover or not; the disease had run three days, but the sufferer Is of strong constitution. He came Into the ofllco of Surgeon. Tros tler and. pulling out a small notebook, wrote with difficulty that he wanted to see a doctor, and when Trontler Indicated that ho was such, wrote, "What Is the matter with me?" His Jaw was set, but about nn IncH open, and fie could not speak. In answer to questions he wrote that he had stepped oh a nail three days before. He was soon seized with convulsions and As sistant City Physician Arnold and Surgeon Trostler had to use the chloroform. Later when he came out from the Influence he motioned for paper and wrote, "Please tell mother, Mrs. Mary Marshall, Mount Au burn, O." He was again attacked and the anesthetic used. Father McGovcrn was sent for, at the nodded aBscnt of the suf ferer to the question as to whether he wished a priest, and he was then sent to the hospital. In the small book was found his rame, Frank Marshall, with the ad dresses, Hannibal, Mo., and Louisville, Ky and the Information that he was 21 years old and had worked In a pumping station. From various notes In the book he had evidently been a traveler. FATAL AFFRAY OF STRIKERS! Quarrel Retween Union and Nonunion Men Results In One Death, One Fatally Hurt. KANSAS CITT, May 29.-During a quar rel between union and nonunion men in Kansas City, Kan., tonight Dan McWll llama, a union striker at the Armourdale foundry, was shot twice and killed and 3. Ketitch, a nonunion boxmaker, was fatally stabbed. McWUUams and Dick Kllders, also a union foundryman, were going to a labor meeting when they met Kentch and Ed Todd. A quarrel was started, in which Kentch was stabbed and as he sank to the ground two shots were fired, killing McWUllams. It is not positively known who shot McWUllams, but nil three of the surviving participants are undor arrest. The feeling against the nonunion men who. have taken . the places of the vnlon strikers at the Toll box factory, where Kentch was employed, Is very strong, and many clashes between the union and non union men have taken place during the last mlnth. SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN Dietrich and Bnrkett Happen to Spend the Day Tosrether In Omaha In the Midst of Extensive Travels. Senator Dietrich and Congressman Bur kett spent the day together In Omaha yes terday, although it was by accldnnt that they happened to meet here. Senator Diet rich was on his way east from his home In Hastings to Bryn Mawr college in Penn- ylvanla to meet his daughter, with whom, after the graduating exercises, he will start immediately on hla extensive tour of Alaska, from which he expects to return about the middle of September. Congress. man Burkett is on a speech-making expe dition, as stellar attraction chiefly for high school commencements, being headed first for Silver City, la., and then Nebraska City. He has his dates all booked up to June 14, and then hopes to be able to take a short rest from this arduous part of his labors. NEWSPAPER FOR FLORENCE Weekly, First In Fifty Years, Will Be Started In Historical Village. With the coming of a railroad In the shape of the electric line extension a news paper has arrived at Florence, tho hlntorlc village to the north of Omaha. F. B Nichols, a member of Omaha Typographical union and formerly of the printing firm of Nichols & Broadfleld, has announced that he will Isaue the first number of the Flor ence Items June 6. The sheet Is to be a weekly and will start auspiciously. Fifty years ago, when Florence was a stopping and relaying point for the emigrating Mor mons, it had a newspaper, but during the Intervening time the place has had no paper of Its own. FIRST REHEARSAL AT DEN Initiatory Ceremonies of Ak-8ar-Ben Are Practiced hy the Knights at Collienm. The first rehearsul of the Ak-Sar-Ben initiatory ceremonies took place last night at the den and was a success throughout Other rehearsals will follow, prior to the first Initiation, probably June 15. The date has not been definitely determined, how ever. The Initiation ceremonies this yea are to be very elaborate. Movements of Ocean Vessels May 29, At Delaware Breakwater Passed In, 5:10 p. m., Uelgenland, from Liverpool for Phil adelnhla. At New York Arrived: Barcelona, from Hamburg, la. Bavule, rrom Havre, was re ported on rsanmcKei ngninnip at 7 a. in today, bulled: Celtic, tor IJverix.ol. At Live! pool Sailed : Victorian, for New York. Arrived: Germanic, from New York At Movllle Hailed; llavarlun tllrllishi. f Montreal; Ethiopia, from Gluayow (or New York. At Cherbourg Sailed: Fuerst Illsrnarrk from Hamburg und Houthampion fur New York. At Naples Arrived: Nord America, from New York. At London Arrived; Canadian, from Montreal. At The Liiard Paased: Potsdam, from New York for Rotterdam; 1'hlladelphlau, from Boston for London. At Queenstown Hailed: New England, from Liverpool for l'obton; Carpathia, from Liverpool for New York. At Southampton Sailed: Fuerst Bis marck, from Hamburg for New Vork via Cherbourg. At Brow Head Passed: Cevlc, from New York for Liverpool. At Ka al Punned : Palatla, from Genua and Naples for New York. At Glbralter Passed : Sardegna, from New Tt'uik for N ai;l us and Uaxiuau NEW FLOOD RECORDS Water in Tea Moinci R rer Geti Higher Than Ever Bafori Known. REMAINS AT HIGH.P0INT ONLY SHORT TIME Stream is Now Ont o' Banal from Ita Scarce to Its Mouth. OTHER STREAMS IN STATE ABOUT AS BAD People in Lowlandi Compelled to Hurriedly Abaudon Their Homes. GREAT DAMAGE TO CROPS AND STOCK Knnsas Streams Are About as Bad and Railroad Truffle Is Greatly Impeded hy Wash outs. DES MOINES, la., May 30,-The Des Moines river, which fell almost a foot Friday night, began rising again this morn ing and has reached twenty-two feet above low water mark. Fifteen hundred families are homeless, 50i) being driven out since last midnight. The Eleventh street levee gave way lata Friday night and the factory district is flooded. The Center street dam Is expected to go out, and If It shall fall three city bridges and four railroad bridges across the Des Moines will bo in danger. Trains have been . abandoned on flie Wabash, Keokuk A Western and Great Western. The Rock Island Is handling passengers only and this with great cau tion. South of Des Moines the Great West ern has abandoned Ita tracks. Rivers All Out. DES MOINES, May 29.-From all over the state come reports to the effect that the rivers are receding and that further danger from flood haa passed. In the Des Moines valley from Spirit Lake to the Missouri river the entire bot toms were covered with water and tha damage to the corn crop is Inestimable. In Fort Dodge, Boone, Madrid. Des Moines, Ottumwa and other points fully 500 homes have been Inundated by the waters. In Des Moines alone the damage will reach $500,000. In South Des Moines the bottoms present a solid sheet of water, with houses dotted here and there, some turned over and others with their chlmneya peeping above the water line. The river reached Its highest point at a o'clock this morning, when it recorded twenty-one feet and three-tenths above low water mark. This Is the highest mark upon the records of the government by four Inches. Specials from Van Meter and other nolnta on the Raccoon river above hers this morn- ' ing are to the effect that the river haa con tinued to steadily rise and is yet going up. Authoritative inquiry establishes a similar condition here. While the Des Moines Is " slowly rooedlng above its confluenoe with tne Raccoon, it Is rising below. South and southeast Dea Moines, which suffered most . last year, are threatened with further devastation. Breaks in levees In this section have sur rounded hundreds of homes with water and a break in north Des Moines this morn- fng Inundated Central Place, surrounding upwards of 200 fine residences. Contrary to early reports, a telegram was received front Uoone at 10:30, forty miles above here, stating that the Des Moines la still slowly rising there, which indicates that the decline here Is but temporary. Iowa River Overflows. MARSH ALX.TOWN, la,. May 29. (Special Telegram.) Tremendous damage is being done by high water in the Iowa river here. The lowlands north of the city are over flowed and truck farmers will ba especially heavy losers. Plerce'a park Is Inundate,! and the river a mile wide at this place. Bottom lands between here and Le Grand are submerged for miles and the lowlands between Montour and Tama are like a sea. Several families have been compelled to abandon their homes. It has been rain ing steadily all day and with no prospects of improvement. One farmer's stock Is confined on Islands and efforts to rescue It have been futile. It is feared they will starve. Oaawa Fears Flood. ONAWA, la.. May 29.-(Spocial Telegram.) It has been raining here all day, 1.27 inch having fallen, which makes the record for May 11.21 inches, breaking all records for twenty-four years. The water on the bot toms has risen over one foot today. Turin reports the highest water of tho season. The Illinois Central track between Onawa and Smlthlund, north of the Milwaukee crossing, is washing away bodily, and all trains will be abandoned today on that line. The water is breaking over the grade east of Onawa and will soon be coming into town. The situation is becoming serious. SIOUX CITY, la., May 29.-(Speclal Tele grcm.) The Sioux river started on a ram page today and Is threatening troubls. Tha Milwaukee railroad bridge Is likely to go out. Claude Lynch, a Union, S. D., farmer, was drowned In the Lewis creek, a tribu tary to the Sioux river a few, miles north of here. He became mired In the mud and the suddenly vising waters closed over him. It has rained heavily throughout this sec tion of the state. Railroads have been washed out and traffic Interrupted. A severe washout on the Milwaukee Is reported from Weslfield. la. The Little Sioux In Monona Is still flooding the country and farmers are In despair. The damage being done in this section of Iowa Is climbing Into the millions. GAS COMPANIES TO UNITE Important Deal Is Pendlasr Involv ing a Number of the West ern fHlrs. DETROIT, May 29. A deal of great Im portance to tha properties of the American Light and Traction company Is pending In which it is probable that the United Gas Improvement company of Philadelphia will take over the following companies. In cluded In tho former corporation by a ninety-nine year lease: Western Gas company of Milwaukee; St Paul Gaa Light company of St. Paul; Grand Rapids Gas Light company of Grand ltaplds; St. Joseph Gaa company of St. Joseph, Mo.; Madison Gas and Electric company of Madison, Wis.; Blnghamton Gas Works company, Blnghamton, N. Y. ; Southern Gas and Light company of San Antonio, Tex.; Consolidated Gas company of Ixng Branch, N. J. These are ail In the group of McMlllIn companies and tha president of the Light and Gas company Is Emerson McMlllIn or New York. Manager I'aul Doty of the Do. trolt City Gas company tonight confirmed tha statements as to tha reported deal.