The Omaha Sunday Bee.
2 PART I.
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OMAHA, HUM) AY MOUSING, MARCH 27, 1904 FORTY-FOUR TAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OPEN WAR ON FRANCE
fope Decide! to Fiht Oat the Question at
Inn wi'h Pre'ent KinUVy.
SACRIFICE
NO MORE FOR CONCORDAT
Belief Buoture Wl 1 otrenethen the roiition I
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or tC8 Lnnrcn. I
SOLVES PROBLEM OF RECEIVING LOUBET
Hope lotion Will Precipitate Fall of tha
Combes Miniitry.
CLOSER RELATIONS ,WITH GERMANY
Kaiser Likely la Dfnd Representative
to Vatican aad Receive a
Knurl from the Romua
Church.
fCnpyrlght. lf4. by Presa Publishing Co.)
ROME. March' 2fi. (New York World Ca-I
blegram Special Telegram.) The Vatlcsn
baa declared "open war" against the French
government. While Plus X's predecessors
arrifU'ed everything- in their efforts to I
preserve the concordat, which provides for I
the material needs' of the church In France. Is
Plus X has come to the conclusion that. .
after all. the concordat la only an obstacle 1
to the free and untrammelled exercise of
religious rights by the French clergy and
Has decined to raise his voice In, solemn I
rrotest against the action of French legls-
isiuree regarding me orders and tne
bishops of the church. The pope's address I
to the cardinals on the eve of the fast
cr (it. Joseph. In which he severely con- ii
Oemnea the actions of the French govern-
jn.ni. w. . premeanaiea enort 10 cnangs
the nollcv nf silent submission, whlnh hiu
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Allowed for so many" years In the face
.... nu.u.e ..u.uuc or rrrncn
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From a diplomatic aa-lnt nf view, ' the
pope's address Is considered a master
troke, for In a moment It solved the
delicate question of receiving Prtsldent
I.oubet at the Vatican without the neces-
Ity of a direct refusal. The Insistence
with which the French officials, egged on I
by the Italian government, tried to ob-1
tain the desired audience, even sending
bishops to Rome to persuade the pope to
change his mind, bad placed- the Vatican
In a rather embarrassing position, and
tha pope's speech has had ths Immediate
result of making it Impossible for Presl-
dent Loubet to ask to be received at the I
Vatican,' even If he were so Inclined.
Hopes for Ministerial Crlajs
It la generally believed that Plus X will
persist In his criticism of the French gov
ernment until the fall of the now tottering
Combes ministry shall render It possible
that some of the laws against the religious
orders and religious education shall be
repealed.
Kvery opportunity will be taken to ac-
rentuat Hie papal displeasure, even If. as
is expecieu, tne r rencn government snouia
tirciu. in suppress tne r rencn emDassy i
Dome, and -to abolish- the concordat
PiusX In of the opinion that the with
drawal of support from the French govern
ment would, . In a f.w yvars, secure the
complete Independence of the French
church and an Increased' real on the part
f the French Catholics In i-omlng to the
material assistance of their bishops and
clergy as IS the case In Die I'niled States
Plus X has also decided on closer rela
tlom with Oermany. Emperor William
Is now In Italy Just at the right moment.
The German sphere of Influence In Pales
tine and the far east Is to be enlarged
by extending the German protectorate over
Catholic missions at the expense of French
prestige,
Trustworthy reports say that within the
last few daya the German government "has
consenteo. to tne appointment ot a papal
nuncio at Berlin and to a permanent offl- I
cisi wrann rrpresemauve at me vstican.
a uipinmanc move wnicn wouia mane tne
j rencn government consider twice Of Tore
withdrawing Its representative and ivould
compensate the Vatican m the event that
urh a step were taken.
Mgr. Lorenselll, the nuncio at Paris, will
be recalled at the end of April, Just after
thFrench president's visit to Rome, and
place will not he nued for a long
time until, at least, the attitude of the
French government toward the church shall
kava undergone a complete change.
Hovel Wedding; Ceremony.
As the parish priest of St. Andred-Delle- I
Fratt turned to descend from the altar I
after celebrating mass the other day he
was confronted by a young man and young
woman, accompanied by several witnesses. I
Who then and there declared that they
were husband and wife. This form of
marriage, because celebrated In the pres
ence nf witnesses and before the regular
parish priest. Is considered valid In the
church, and a certificate to that effect hud
to he granted to the young pair. The
bridegroom Is the son of a prominent Rome
doctor, who fell in love with a charming
dressmaker, and being unable to obtain
the consent of the parents to the marriage,
devised this scheme, getting the Idea from
a famous novel by Mansonl.
Priests Want Indemnity.
The Vatican authorities are morally sup
porting the claims of the relatives and
families of several Catholic priests who
suffered death In the Philippines st the
juiras or American soldiers. i iui nan
entered heartily into the project of asking
for Indemnity from Washington. Many
of the Philippine families have sent peti
tions asking the pope to use his Influence
with the Washington government to secure
the desired result. Mgr. Falconio. the
postollc delegate at Washington, will be
charged with the direct conduct of the
tiegotlatlona.
Franco Makea Protest.
PARIS. March 20, -A protest which the
French government submitted to the Vat
ican against the recent utterances of the
pope against France was not In the form
of a formal note, but was a verbal protest
by M. Nisard, ambassador of France at
the Vatican, to the papal secretary of
late. Merry del Val.
Whether anything will follow the sub
nlsalon of the government's protest la not
yet known, but It la understood the pro
test will suffice to give formal expression
ef the government's objection te the pope'a
language. It ta believed the members ef
the sacred college are much divided over
tke pope's utterances, some regarding theiu
aa most unwise and uncalled for. It alao
appears that tha cardinals were taken by
aurprlao, aa the pontiff had not given any
Intimation of his Intention to criticise
France.
Only a few days before the pope received
I delegation of French rUgrtma. when It
r waa thought he might make some allusion
I ta France. Having not made It then the
1 cardinals were satisfied the pope would not
I discuss France at any time. The ind-
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COLLECTS SAYINGS OF CHRIST
OWMM Pr(Mir rinds Many Which
Ar Hot Included, la tha
Gospel.
(Copyright, 1WM. by Press Publishing Co.)
BERLIN, March 2.--(New York World
Cablegram - Special Telegram.)-Prof. Har-
nacfc, a widely known ana linerai prrararor
of theology In tha University of Berlin, haa
made a collection of the sayings of Christ
inai rr nni cuniiunni 111 1110
m.nt h., .Unh he maintains, must b
genuine on the strength of International evl
denee. Borne of these sayings are
"It la more blamed to give than to re
ceive." Although thla Is not In the gospel
It is noted by St. Paul as' having been said
by Christ,
"He la guilty who troubles the spirit of
his brother." Thla la from fragments of the
gospel to the Hebrews quoted by St. Je
rome.
'You should never be Joyful save when
you behold your brother In love."
"The seeker shall not rest until he finds.
and when he finds he shall be astonished."
"I shall choose out the good. Those are
the good whom my Father In heaven hath
given me.
"In that whloh I find you therein shall ye
be Judged."
Speaking to one who was at work on the
Sabbath: "If thou knowest what thou doeat
thou art. blessed: If thou knowest It not
"then thou art accursed and keepest not the
law.
"Who Is near me Is near the Father; who
far from me Is far from the kingdom.
"Hast thou seen thy brother, then hast
thou seen God.
Prof. Harnack comes to the conclusion
that as these sentences are so varied and
cover so large a field In ethics and religion
that there Is no reason to suppose that the
four gospels contain anything like a com
ete account of Christ's savinars or teach
invt TO any one branch of morals or re-
- Hnn n... -,,,-h r ,,. v.. ..im hm
i, for.Ver lost to the world, he Is ouita cer
ta,n - He beHev,., tn,t ,t tne t(m, the four
.. . .....
" "
evnngciinis uvea mere was an immense
.mount of ni,trrlat , hnnM ,rnm mhiph
now i lost, and. this being so, the extraor-
dinary similarity of all four accounts raises
suspicions which are exceedingly difficult to
allay
YERKES ON TRANSIT PROBLEMS
Has at Poop Opinion of English t'rhan
Ralli
ar Transit Mai.
gemeut.
(Copyright. 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March 26. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) C. T.
Yerkes has this week given the Royal Com
mission on Ion don traffic his views on
transit problems. He has the poorest
opinions of English railway management.
"On some of the London lines," he says.
'two and eometlmoe three men are hired
to do what one man-might do.- There is
no Intelligent working of these lines. A
great deal of money Is wasted.-
"The men . employed on American cars
ret hlrher wasres than the men do In
En,rland. ln rhleaao I sometimes see them
enough money to buy a bouse and
put m piano Into It
-Thera Is nothlna more criminal than
cars made of Inflammable material. Just
aa sure aa we are running the car there
will be fire. It may not come today nor
tomorrow, nor the yeai" after, buf It will
oome.
I don't think a municipality can make a
economically, and no municipality
knows .how to operate a railway.
"The rate (tax) payers' money Is a
cred trust. - No liberties should -be taken
with the rates (taxes.)
"If I owned a city I would hesitate to
Blow anybody to put In the cut-and-cover
plan of construction.
Mr. Yerkes' Idea of London locomotion
Is to have "tubes" (subways) for trunk
lines, with other lines running to them.
'Cheap fares." he declared, "are necee-
,tleSi ,f tne worinn live at a distance
from ther work. j New york one can
travej twenty miles for 2H pence (S cents)
in Engiand there should be the same unl
form te,, wUn ( cents aa the fare."
CURZ0NS BADLY DISAPPOINTED
Newest Baby Wonld Be Mere Welcome
If It Had Been
Boy.
(Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co
LONDON, Murch 28. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) There was
uuconoenled disappointment among the
Letters and the Curaonn because Lady Cur
ion's newest baby Is a girl. It will be some
time before the new baby Is christened. It
, Md that the sponsors will return from
India for the event.
Daisy Lelter Is down at Newmarket stay
ing with Mrs. TennHnt, a devoted friend
It Is expected that Miss loiter will come to
Ixndon to Join her sinter and Ird Curzon
whose presence will make an 'addition to
the very smart parties of the American set.
Lady Curaon 1ms looked thin and worn
since the Durbar fcxttvltles and to recover
her Impaired health quite a year of rest at
home will m required.
In fact, both Lord and Ijidy Curaon have
had enough of India. Mrs. loiter Is anxious
that her daughter should go to the I'nlted
States at the end of the n.-axon. and It
probable that she will take a house at New
port.
MANY WOMEN ARE DECORATED
Jlaslelaas the Favored Ones Anton
Those Pe-eklna Coveted
Honors.
(Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARI8. March 24 (New York World Ca-
bit gram Special Telegram.) The glories of
an officer of the Ifgton of Honor Is the
coveted violet decorntion of Officer of the
Academy. Two hundred and seventy
women received It this year. Musicians
were the favored ones. Eighty among them
received It There were twenty-two women
of letters and fifty teachers. The rosette
of officer of public Instruction Is a grade
higher than officer of the academy. Five
women of letters and several painters and
actresses received It this year.
THOUSANDS IN HANDKERCHIEF
Qaeen Marahrrlta of Italy Has Most
Valnahle Ona In tha
World.
(Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, March It (New York World Ca
blegram Special TrlegramQueea Mnr
ghertta of Italy Is the poaaeaaor of a mag.
aiflcent handkerchief which outrivals In
beauty and value any little square of lac
on the continent. It datea from the end of
th fifteenth century ln age and Is In per
fect state of preservation. It la entirely
compnaad of the purest primitive YeoetiajJ
lace and la valued at ie,00 . .
BOUND TO DIG CANAL
Cnr Determined to Carry Out Project of
Connecting Bait o 1. Blac't Sea.
FINANCIAL sfS v .NNOT STOP IT
AS Bidding to Becnre the
Moniter Contract.
AMERICANS BY FAR LOWEST BIDDERS
Estimates Being 0arefo.ll Examined by
the Authorities,
0 HAVE MINIMUM DEPTH OF THIRTY FEET
Thla Will Ennble the Heaviest War
ships to Pass from One Sen to the
Other and Give Ontlet to
the Ocean.
(Copyright, 1304, by Press Publishing Co.)
BERLIN, March 26. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Notwith
standing the drain which the war with
Japan is causing the Russian Imperial
finances, the cxar has determined to carry
out his, gigantic project of connecting the
Baltic with the Black sea.
The rival syndicates competing for the
contract, one Russian and the other Amer
ican, have bad their estimates caretully
examined by the ministry of the interior
and the authorities are unanimously in
favor of giving the contract to the Amor
lean syndicate, whose bid is 1316,000,000 as
against t500.000.000 bid by the Russian syn
dlcate. The Russian government will make
It an absolute oonditlon that the warships
can pass along the canal and It must have
a minimum depth of thirty feet.
OPERA DICTATED BY SPIRITS
Shades of Departed Great Do Kot Rise
to Level of Their Earthly
Efforts.
(Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
MILAN, March 26.-(New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) At the rooms
of the Light and Shadow olub In this city
a musical opera, which purports to have
been dictated by spirits, waa produced a
few days ago.
The two sons of the Itlalan senator,
Bordonaro, who are totally Ignorant of
music and composition, .were used aa
mediums to obtain both the music and
the libretto from the spirit world. A long
time and many aeances were required to
work the opera, aa note and note and word
after word, waa dictated to mediums, by
auppoaedly departed musicians, ln the
presence of a committee of spiritualists and
scientists of Palmero. The title of the
opera was "II Travoltl," which means
'thrown over," and Ita execution was
plaoed In the hands of a quartet of opera
singers, accompanied by a professor a
the. piano. The music, however, la not
very attractive. Its principal feature being
me1atilv "a'Mnir nrc' ana thffw some
of tht) loupoSftl.jne of Wagner and the
other dead musicians, hi the midst of a
monotonous succession ef cadences, which
produce a general feeling of lassitude. A
large and select audience attended tne ex
traordlnary performance.
SEARCHING FOR AN OLD TOMB
apposed to Contain Valnable Paint
lags of the Saints and
Virgin.
ronvrlht. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
ROME. March 19. (New York World ca
blegram 8peclal Telegram.) In the cata
combs of Comodllla, near the Church o
St. Paul. Just outside the walls, a learned
archaeolglst discovered about two cen
turles ago the tomb of St. Felix and St
Anaceltua. bjt a caveln obliterated all
tracea of the find.
The committee ef sacred archaeology re
cently undertook to excavate the place an
rettlseovered the burial tombs, with their
mural painting, representing the saints and
the blessed virgin. The latter'a pi" "re I
Byzantine in style and evidently of the
sixth century, as It Is a perfect copy o
he images preserved In the Church of St
Mary Antique In the Roman forum, and in
the ancient Church Of St. Clement. An
other Important discovery made In the
same catacombs waa a gallery oontalnln
perfect historical and archaeological ma
terlal from the flrat cimtury.
FORSAKES SALON FOR MOUNTAIN
French Woman Accompanies Hnshnn
on ftclentlne Trip In
Alps.
(Copyright. 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
FARIS. March 26 (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Mme. .Ga
briel Vallot left her salon In a fashionable
apartment In the Champs Klysees, fre
quented by high society people, put on
masculine attire and accompanied her hus
band In his Alpine climbing to study mete
orological phenomena.
Mme. Vallot accompanied him and made
the ascent of the mountain with him.
Then she descended and took up her abode
at the foot of the mountain, sending him
relavs of provisions at the top every day
as long as he remained there pursuing
hla studies. She raw her husband descend
In caverns never before entered by man.
Mme. Vsllot makes the twenty-thlM
French woman to reach th summit of
Mont Blanc within the last inn years.
Strangely enough, the same motive seems'
to have actuated most of the Intrepid j
climbers. Tbey went as companions to
their husbands.
LIKES ' THE ITALIAN DRUMS
Emperor William Charmed with The(r
Some.
(Convrlghl. 1W4. by Press Publishing Co.)
BERLIN, March M.-iNew York WorH
Cahlcrram Special Telegram.) When Em
peror William last visited the king of Italy
he was much p'eaaed with the sonorous
ness of the drums which plsyed the march j
of Italian artillery. To the emperor'a mu-
slcal and martial ear the Italian drums
were more inspiring than thoss of his own
army. Hla majesty waa so pleased with
the drums that for hla especial delectation
a drum corps played In th gardens of the
Quirlnal. Now the emperor haa ordered a
dosen drums to Introduce In the German
army.
. The Prussian military rule ordered that
every soldier shall carry a book ef psalma
In his knspsack. Count Douglas hss pro
posed to the Prussian Diet that this hook
b preaectrd te tha eolJUr fcu be is hon
orably discharged.
WARE'S REASON FOR RULING I
Age Limit on Pensions Will Save
Money Now Paid to
Doctors.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 19"4.)
WASH I NGTON, March 26 (New York
Herald Service Special to The Bee.) Com
missioner Ware explains his declaration
that a service or age pension would do
away with the trouble and expense In
volved In the examination of applicants
for relief, by saying that It saves a great
many dollnrs to poor fellows who can 111
afford the outlay for transportation and
lost time, and a great many more which
the government now spends in fees. Med
ical examiners give more trouble than any
other attachments to the Pension office
through their relntlon to politics.
In the opinion of an old pension official.
these doctors are the greatest electioneering
agents in the whole field. They beat the
average spellbinder three times over. A
citizen of ordinary Intelligence may go to
a mass meeting and hear a doxen orators,
and when he cornea away their argumenta
drift out of his head like the plot of the
passing play or the tricks of the Juggler
on the variety stage. He reasons, naturally
enough, that they are not doing all this
work for ' their health, but expect some
thing in return, and that it la their legiti
mate business to make black appear white
if that Is to the Interest of their ticket;
therefore, he does not lay too great store
by their statements or their logic. But
when men go to a doctor to be examined
for a pension, or when the same doctor
makes his round of visits, there is an at
mosphere of politics surrounding the Inci
dent. What Is more matter of course than
that a physician should chat with his pa
tient by way of diverting his mlndT The
weather and the crops and the general
state of business, and soon they drift Into
the state of the campaign and the candi
date, or what the prospects are for some
body's nomination next year, or what not;
and the mischief is done.
GREEN AFTER THE RAILROADS
New York Pnbllsher Opens New Pos
sibilities In the Postofflce
Investigation.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
WASHINGTON, March 26. (New York
Herald Service Special to the Bee.) 8. W,
Green, a publisher of New York, charges
that the Postofflce department is paying
millions of dollars to the railroads for mail
transportation service which It does not
receive, and has opened jup new posslblll-
ties of postofflce scandal.
The accusations are made In pamphlet
form and have been sent to members of
congress. Mr. Green said the losses sus
tained by the government by the over
charge on account of railroad transporta
tion service would pay the deficit of the
last two years and leave a surplus.
His special grievance la that the de
partment weighed the mails for a short
period ln order to form a basts of payment
for four years; that this basis was made
at a certain figure, and after that a large
amount of second-class mall matter was
ruled out fori which the department Is
still paying at tua rate of r par ton. .
It is said In the office of Mr. Skallen
barger, second assistant postmaater gen
eral, that Mr. Green has no means of
knowing whether ths department Is pay
ing an excessive amount. Postofflce offl
clals themselves had no figures which
would show this. It was Impossible, It
waa declared, tor the government to be
charged the amount jiamed by Mr. Green
for service never rendered.
The department bases Its railroad rates
for four years on the weight of the mail
taken for a period of thirty-five days In
the districts Into which the country
divided. Sometimes there Is an Increase
over the average amount for thirty-five
daya and sometimes there la a decrease,
It was always declared that Mr. Green
represented Interests which had a grievance
against the department because of the ex
elusion of certain second-class matter.
TUNNEL OPEN AT BOTH ENDS
i
Prediction Made that Within Three
Months One Section Will
Be In'lse.
(Copyright. 1904, by New York Herald Co.:
NEW YORK. March 26. (New York Her
aid Service Special to The Bee.) Workmen
on the West Side branch of the Rapid Tran
sit subway have at last broken through the
heading of the Fort George aectlon and
Chief Engineer Barclay Parsons has
crawled through the aperture. Thla marka
the completing of the opening of the tunnel
on both branches from the city hall to th
northern terminals, a distance of about
fifteen miles. The connection was mad
at One Hundred and rlnety-nlnth street
practically half way between the aectlon
which runs from One Hundred and Eighty-
first street to Hillside avenue and Dyckman
street, which Is 1.0(10 feet north of One Hun
dred and Ninety-sixth street.
As the masonry and rail work have been
following rapidly after the shields, It
asserted that the Fort George section will
be completed and ready for the operation
of tralna Inside of three months.
As far aa the engineers and officials of
the Rapid Transit company and of the In
ternorougn napia j ransit company are
concerned there Is now nothing to stand ln
the way of opening the road for traffic by
the middle of June, although as yet the
are unwilling to set an exact day for th
opening and for the celebration which will
take place In conjunction with that even
WOMEN TAKING THE HONORS
Men
In French Conservatory Object
Recanae They Are Later
Lost t Art.
(Copyright. 1904, by New York Herald Co.
NEW YORK, March 36. (New York Her
ald Service Special to The Bee.) Tha num
ber of women pupils In the stringed Instru
ment classH In the Conservatoire of Music.
In Purls. Is exceeding that of young men,
and the women are capturing the highest
prices, though they afterward marry and
are lost to art. The male pupils are send-
lug forth a lively protest, complaining of,
the Invasion of female students into their j
r"!'"- !
Tn minister of fine arts haa given them
i the satisfaction of limiting the women pu-i
plla to four in each class of ten.
The announcement that Mile. Juliette
Toutain, a distinguished musician, whose
valiant fight for the right of women stu
dents to compete for the grand prix de
Rom, cam under notice In the Chamber
of Deputiea is betrothed to Mr. Orun. a
well known artist, haa excited much In
terest. "It sounds tike a retreat" I said to Mil.
Toutain.
"Not so." she rt plied. "1 was fighting
for a principle and wa. Otar will from
by my effort,"
BY FLOOD AND STORM
LWee and Property Are Lott and Many
Traini Ire Tied Up.
SPECIAL BULLETIN FROM WASHINGTON
fomiaes Annual Imndationi in Misaist'pp
and Ohio Water hed.
SITUATION LESS HOPEFUL IN MICHIGAN
Point of Greatest Danger Along Course of
Grand Kirer.
SN0WPL0WS KEPT BUSY IN MINNESOTA
Grent Northern and Northern Pacific
Have Tronhle Locating; Stalled
Trains, Owing; to Broken
Down Wires.
WASHINGTON. March 26.-The wewther
bureau tonight lsaued the following special
river bulletin:
The heavy rains ef the last two days
over tlio eastern and southern portions
of the Mississippi watershed have caused
the usual seasonal spring rise to set in
over that district. Owing to the prolonged
period of low temperatures during the
winter, the spring rise hus been sumewhat
delayed, but rising waters may now be
expected for some time to come.
The Ohio river at Evansvllle will reach
the danger line stage of thirty-five feet
during the next thirty-six hours and there
1b sufficient water now ln sight to cause
a stage of forty-four feet at Cairo within
a few days.
The upper Red river Is also rising rapidly,
and flood warnings have been Issued for
the Arkansas section of that watershed.
Situation Less Hopeful.
DETROIT. Mich., March 26. The flood
situation throughout lower Michigan seems
leas hopeful tonight. At present the point
of greatest danger seems to be at Grand
Rapids, and along the course of the Grand
river. Estimates made at the various cities
affected Indicate that tho flood damages
will run up Into several millions of dol
lars. The numberof drownings reported
was increased to three today by the death
of Joseph Klrkbiide, who while riding
horseback was swept off a flooded bridge
at Saranac.
At Flint .the water receded fourteen
Inches during the day, but tonight began
rising again and soon reached within a
few lnchea of the previous night's level
Eight bridges were destroyed at and near
Flint today and twe Area were started by
wetted lime.
Although there has been no rain reported
today, railroad officials in Detroit have
been advised of a continued rise of water
at several points, notably at Lowell, Battle
Creek, Flint and Grand Rapids. Train
service on the Grand Trunk road between
Ovid and Grand Haven has been aban
doned, owing to a number of washouts.
The same situation prevails on the Michi
gan Central between Jackson and Saginaw,
Jackson ami Grani Rapids and between
Wheatfleld and Aug ista. The Michigan
Central hs been able to maintain Ita De
troit and Chicago service by using Its air
line division from Jackson to Nile.
Rotary Plows at Work,
ST. PAUL, March 26. A snow blockade
which has tied up the northern transconti
nental roads for nearly forty-eight hours,
has been partly broken and ten tralna.
which had been held lit North Dakota, are
expected to reach St. Paul tomorrow night.
The blockade haa been exceptionally se
vere. For two days the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific have had every avail
able rotary plow cutting the Immense drifts
that have filled the (rulch.es. Late tonight
officers of the Great Northern reported that
the main line waa cleared and that traffic
would be resumed at once. The Northern
Pacific expects to have ita main line open
before morning.
Wire communication was entirely cut off
ln the storm legion and It was Impossible
to find many of the delayed trains. A
Great Northern wire was restored tonight
and It waa learned that the through trains
had been held at division points when It
became apparent that the atorm would
be violent.
The storm began Thursday afternoon
as a bllzxard. The snow was heavy and
waa accompanied by a fifty mile an hour
gale. Some of the drifts are twenty-five
feet deep. It Is thought that much stock
was lost.
Severe Storm la Arknnsas.
PARAGOULD. Ark., March 26 A de
structive storm today caused the death
of three persons. Injured several others
and laid waste much property In Gaines
ville and vicinity.
Storms la Montana.
BUTTE, Mont., March 26. The storm
which began Wednesday morning and
swept the entire state was one of the
severest during the present winter. From
two to eight Inches of snow full in various
parts of the state and the thermometer
ranged from a few dngrees above to nearly
20 below aero. Stock raisers report heavy
losses.
Dispatches from Glendlve state that the
westbound north coast limited and presi
dent Eliot'a special train are tied up
somewhere east of the Montana Hue by
snow. Indications today are that the snap
is broken, the thermometer having risen
to about 30 above.
Peopl Injured In Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., March 2.-Terrlflo
windstorms and torrential rains during the
last twenty-four hours have Injured a
number of persons in Louisville and
throughout Kentucky, caused losses to
property owners of 1125,000 and in many
instances delayed railroad trafflo and in
terfered seriously with wjro communica
tion. A temperature of summer sultriness
haa been followed with a drop to below
the freezing point and colder weather la
forecasted for Sunday.
In Louisville the greatest damage was
done by a gale which reached a velocity
ot sixty miles an hour. Mora than 2ou
housos were unroofed or made barren of
windows. Manufacturing establishments
aurrerea heavily.
KALAMAZOO
Mich., March 26. Tha
river is still rising and the submerged area
today ic much larger than yesterday, being
probably a mile anuare Tha
, going about In boats todav t-ki,,,,
from th second story windows.
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich.. March Jd.-Both
the Kalamaioo river and Battle Creek have
begun falling and It is believed that the
crt of the flood has been reached here.
The cold is checking the flood. The total
flood loss here Is estimated today at
t300,UOu.
Hla It Water Klaewhero.
CINCINNATI. March 26. The heaviest
rainstorm In years prevailed throughout
Ohio last night and floods are causing dau-
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THE BEEJJULLETIN.
Forecast for Xehrsnka-Fair
nnd
Warmer !tinday Monday Fair.
Paare.
1 Pope etart War on FVeneh Cabinet
Russia nonnd to Die n Bl Canal.
Floods Doing Damair la East.
Latest News from War In Orient.
9 Tate of the F.aNter Styles.
3 News from All Parts nf Nebraska.
Burton Case l.nra to the Jury.
4 Affairs at Month Omaha.
hlits Must Fly American Flag.
Bad Conditions In Congo State.
5 Women at the National Capital.
News from South Is Cut Off.
l Past Week In Omaha Socletr.
T Churches leave Business District.
Large Family In Hlvervlew Park.
8 Council Blnffs nnd Iowa News.
9 New York tiets Had Fire Scare.
New Orleans Plants a Monopoly.
lO County Hospital Is I nsanitary.
Make War on Curhstoue Slans.
11 Talk li a a In House for Once,
Kill to Create Two New Steles.
Ktght-Honr Controversy Is Wnrm.
14 Amusements nnd Music.
1(1 Ncbraakans at Exposition City.
1U Editorial.
17 Filipinos Are Fond of Frogs.
Creamery Industry la Urowlna-.
15 Great Task Before the Teachers.
Condition of Omaha's Trade.
to Financial and Commercial.
21 Hen the Easter Bird nf the World.
Easter Is llnd for tho Purses.
Character Sketch of Bishop Hyaa.
Novelties for Easter Day.
mt Weekly Review of Sporting Events
2a Vses fur the Public Llbrnry.
It Changes on the I n Ion Pacific.
!tn to 44 The illustrated Be.
Temperature at Oninha Yesterdayi
Honr. Dg. Hour. Ilea.
An, m 14 1 p. m 23
a. m...... 14 SI p. m 2ft
7 a. m 1.1 H p. m 2M
M a. m 14 4 p. m 2n)
O a. m 15 ft p. m XH
10 a. ni 17 B p. m 27
11 n. ni l T p. m 27
12 m SI
BAD STORM INJJORTH DAKOTA
Trains Over Great Northern Ar Se
riously Impeded by Snow.
f drifts.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. March J6.-Tralns on
the Great Northern railway have been
greatly delayed by the storm which has
now been raging ln North Dakota and
northern Montana for three days. Tho
company's wires are all down between
here and the storm belt and no Informa
tlon Is obtainable direct from the trains
which are stalled. The limited train, which
left St. Paul Thursday night, Is still held
up at Devil's lake In North Dakota and
trains ln the storm belt are being turned
bock. There haa been no train Into St.
Paul from that part of the west for thirty
six hours. The superintendent of the rail
way mall service Is quoted as saying that
he has a report that five trains are buried
In the snow In northern Montana. At the
general office this Is denied, although It
Is Admitted that they have no direct In
formation to the contrary. Three trains
on the Northern Pacific are reported to be
somewhere In Montana and are bulletined
at the Union etatlon as Indefinitely late.
DICKINSON IS ON THE COAST
Former Omaha Man Talks of
Railroad Building to
Mexico.
New
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.-Edward
Dickinson, general manager of the Union
Pacific road for many years, and now vice
president and general manager of the Kan
aaa City, Mexico & Orient road, which
Arthur E. Rtllwcl) and his associates are
now building from Kansas City to Topolo-
hampo, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, has
Just arrived here.
Mr. Dickinson Is quoted In an Interview
as follows:
The building of the line from Kansas
City to Topolobampo Is progressing as
rapidly as possible. When completed he
road will be I.UOO miles long. Of this 800
miles are now graded and .ISO miles com
pleted and in operation. We have the
right-of-way for all except ?00 miles, nur
chased and paid for, and we expect to have
tne balance very snoriiy. rne roaa wu
be finished wtlhin three years, and when
It In In operation It will lie In a position
to make a bid for a large share of the
traffic that moves from the Mexican and
Central American coast, the Pacific coas
of South America and Australia, to the
eastern states.
VOTE TO MAINTAIN STRIKE
Colorndo Miners Told by Mitchell t
Refrala from Work aad
Violence.
TRINIDAD. Colo.. March 26. The de
cision reached unanimously by tha ennve-n
tlon of District fifteen, under mine workers,
to continue the strike In the southern Colo
rado coal fields was In accordance with th
advice of President Mitchell. A telegram
was received from President Mitchell, In
which it is understood he expressed the
opinion that It would be suicidal poll
on the part of the local strike
leaders to give in at this time,
when the military had superseded th
civil authorities. He urged that the local
union cbserve religiously all ordera
mandates delivered by the powera that be.
He reminded them that labor's greatest
victories have been won by a strict adher
ence to the tules of recognized authority
He warned them against the commission
of any overt act, no matter what the provo
cation.
SULLY HIRES PRIVATE COUNSEL
Deposed Cotton K-Ing May Suo
Former Associate aad
Broker.
HI
NEW YORK. March 26.-Danlel J. Sully
the failed cotton speculator, said today that
acting on the advice of a friend he had
secured personal counsel to whom ths
prosecution of a suit against Edwin Ilawley
could not be ln any sense distasteful. Joh
R. I His Pasos Is the attorney selected by
Mr. Sully. Edwin Hawiey is president u
tha Iowa Central and the Minneapolis tt
St. Louis railroads and Is one of the capital
ists whose names have been mentioned re
cently as the backers of the Sully bull
campaign. Mr. Sully gave out a formal
statement setting forth ills reasons for
hecuring personal counsel.
Mr. Hawiey gave out a statement In
which he declared that no relatione existed
between himself and Mr. Sully's firm other
than those of customer and broker.
Pel lee nnd Mtrlker flush.
MARSEILLES. .March iS.-Rlots of a
somewhat serious nature attended ths
strike' of th docg workmen ' yesterday,
owing o th ffurts of th police to prevent
pk-ketjr.g. Ir.rrs ei uumeroua collisions
beta ten ths polk and th rioters, ln which
aevergl men were Injured.
ZAR IS AMBITIOUS
Issnei sfetiage, the Tone of Which Lcarex
No Potibt of Russia's Aim.
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WOULD CONTROL THE PACIFIC COAST
General Kouropatkin Entrtsted with Diffi-
eult and Historic Task."
GREAT BRITAIN HOPES TO SHARE SPOILS'
Sir Robert Eart is Said to Be Lsjigg Hi
Plant to that End.
CUNNINGLY SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE CHINA
Openly Charged Mr Robert Expects
to laterfcre After Chines De
feat In Order to Sharo
Spoils.
ST. FETERSlll Ra, March 2.-Th text
f the eniperur s mcssugn to Viceroy
Alcxli-ff, notifying him of the appointment
f General Kouropatkin to the command
of the Hussiiui troops in the far east and of
Ice Admiral Makaroff to tho command of
the fleet at Port Arthur, not only clearly
defines the tatter's position, but specifically
nnounces Kursla's alms. The message fol
lows:
The Importance of the Impending struggle.
which Ih Intended to llnallv annure the Dre-
dominant position of Russia on the shores
of the 1'aclfic ocean, and foreseeing that It
will be necessary for you, as my lieuten
ant, to transfer your residence to a more
central position, for Instance, Harbin or
ome other Place of vour choice. I have
found It expedient to send to your assist
ance General Kouropatkin of the land
forces, with the rights of army commander,
and Vice Admiral Makaroff, for the dlrec
tlon of the sea forces, with rights of fleet
commander. 1 am convinced that the ap
pointment of these Independent, responsi
ble comnianders-ln-ohlef will enable von.
as my lieutenant, to discharge the difficult
ami Historic laaK wmch r.as fallen to your
lot.
The Japanese government, through tho
United States embassy, has requested
Russia to permit the Japanese consul
nd consular staff at Turbussl, Island
of Sakohlln, with 6u0 refugees, to re-
urn to Japan. Many of the latter are
represented to be suffering from lack of
food.
The Russia nauthorltles have arranged to
deliver, without postage, all mall Intended
for soldiers In the field.
The papers here are quoting editorials
published In American newspapers, to
prove that the Japophlle agitation ln the
United States Is not such a brilliant suc
cess as the New York correspondents of
the London papers would have It appear.
Some of the papers sharply criticise the
advice of Sir Robert Hart, tlie Inapector
general of Chinese customs, to China,
counseling the strengthening of the Chinese
army. The Novoe Vremya declares that
Sir Robert is cunningly seeking to encour
age China with a semi-organised army to
Interfere after the Japanese are defeated,
thus giving Great Britain a chance to step
In and share the spoils, while the Bourse
Gacette argues that ln view of Sir Robert
Hart's advlon the responsibility for com
plications must fall on Great Urttalrt.
The mobilisation of the Manchurlan army
la now complete.
General Kourpatkin stopped at Harbin to
vlsht the fortress there, reaching Mukden
tonight.
The Russian authorities have been
privately Informed that the Egyptian gov
ernment proposes to exercise surveillance
over ships other than warships passing
through the Sues canal. In order to ascer
tain whether they carry contraband of war.
If the report la officially confirmed, Russia
will immediately protest against It as a
violation of the International agreements
covering the canal.
JAPS COILD HAVE TAKER DALXV.
Place Was Weak, but nosalans Hnv
Fortlfled tho Town.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 26. "I ahall
feel relieved when General . Kouropatkin
assumes command," remarked the csar
yesterday at his winter palace. Tonight ,
the emperor received telegrams announc
ing the general'a arrival at Harbin end
bringing word Uiat tha mobilisation ot the
Manchurlan army wna completed. It is
said that tomorrow General Kouropatkin
will review the Mukden troops and will"
read to them a mexaage expressing the
Imperial confidence that the soldiers will
display the valor and attitude befitting the
traditions of tha Russian arrav.
A letter from Dalny draws picture of
Ita defenseless condition when .he Japan
ese attacked Port Arthur. The correspond
ent says the smallest Japanese force could
easily have captured lalny and destroyed
enormous stores of coal, 6O0,0fi0 pounds of
tea and six Russian merchantmen lying in
the harbor As the Japanese failed to at
tack Dalny the Russians at onoe mined
the approach, the haste with which the
work was performed being the cause of the
blowing up of the Yenisei, many of the
mines being so badly laid that the pro- '
tected cruiser Boyarln struck one of them
during a storm.
The correspondent says the Boyr-rtn was
not sunk Immediately. Its captain suc
ceeded In placing a collision mat In posi
tion until the Boyarln was beached. The
Boyarln has since been taken to Port Ar
thur, where It haa been repaired, the cor
respondent says.
A Port Arthur correspondent . writes that
the repairs to the Rotviran and the pro
tected cruiser Pallada have now been
completed, the battleship Csarevltch being
the only remaining lame ship In the
squadron. The preservation of Admiral
MakarofTs squadron Intact is regarded as
of vital importance, as it Is now certain
that the admiralty's plans contemplate
sending powerful reinforcements from the
Baltic during the summer. Six battle,
ships. Orell, Bordono. Knli Souvaroff.
Elavil, Alexander III., Paul and Andrew
and the cruisers Oleg. Zhemchus and J
umrud II. will be resdy to sail In July,
Joining the squadron of Admiral Wlrenusi
In the Mediterranean and with the torpedo
ixat, reaching Port Arthur in September.
The arrival of such a fleet would give
the Russians an overwhelming preponder
ance ln numbers. The Russian Diana all
look forward to this time, when, by the
co-operation of the fleet tha Japanese com
munications can be cut ,ff.
A statement comes from Vladivostok, ap
parently from reliable sources, to the ef
fect that Captain' Fieltiensteln's srjuadro.i
returned ty port towing u second-class
Japanese cruiser. The Inhabitants and the
garrison, It is added, gave an enthuxlantlo
leception to the victors. This capture la
not confirmed in official quarter.
PRRSCH BRING TRUQliL FEELING.
Proscar of Consul at New tbwang
Causes Satisfaction.
NEW CHWANG. March KL Th eniab
IHtiment of a Preach vice consulate here
for the projection of French property and
tlilsens, and also at certain tranafeiaule
r praa y-w w inr ri r