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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1904 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE XPY. THREE CENTS.
PASS DANCER LINE
BiTsn Swollsn bj Hry Eains 6wepiujj
' Over Banks tad Still Biting.
MISSISSIPPI LEVELS ARE THREATENED
V.ef Backlog Up Orsasi Aronnd Last
St, Louis, bat Dikti Hold.
MUCH BOTTOM LAND IS UNDER WATER
Dowipcnr of Bin Continues and Pscpls
Dsisrt Their Eoxtt.
MISSOURI IS ALSO STEADILY RISING
Railroad Traflle at Many Paints Is
laterfered with Hrtf
Property Losses Ar
Leaked Fa.
ST. LOUIS. April 36. The Mississippi
has passed the thirty-foot danger line and
Uia slag at S.30 today waa 3L3 feet The
water Is creeping up at the rate of an Inch
and a half an hour. Tha rise te one of the
moat r)ld ever recalled by the river men.
The river la backing up In the creeks
around East St. Louis, but Mayor Silas
Cook, who laat year directed the foroea In
constructing dikes, declares that city will
be able to withstand the anticipated stage
of 3b feet. The greatest danger la aald to
be about twenty miles north of East 6t
Louis, where ttia levee first broke last
Fear.
At Madison. Venice and Granite City, the
three clUea located Just north of East St
Louis, dikes are being constructed by large
forces of men. Already much bottom land
la under water. Many people hare left
their homes.
Rata poured In Bt Louis and vicinity all
Bight and continued today.
At BL Charles, twenty-fire miles north
west of St. Louts, the Missouri river Is out
of Ha banks and people have been driven
from their homes on tha bottom lands.
The Missouri la rising at tha rate of two
and a half Inches an tiour, having rises
eight feet slnoe Saturday.
Ferry boat sarvlo at Bt. Louts has been
abandoned because of the difficulty of
making landing tn rucb a strong current.
Railroads Are Affected.
Tha first serious effect of the high water
was felt today, when the Chisago A Alton
and Chicago, Peoria A Bt. Louis railroads
declined to receive outgoing freight ship
ments, and the Toledo, St. Louis Western
railroad refused all shipments except oar
load lets, and the Wabash, east, refused ail
shipments accept lira stock and perishable
goods for today's shipments.
Tbs yards of the four roads be to the
north along tha river front In East Bt.
Louis and ara called tha "lower yards" and
are the first affected by a flood stage.
High Water at Ksokv.su
KEOKUK, la.. April SC. Both rivers here
are rising at an alarming rate. TM Missis
sippi now within half a foot of th dan
gar roars. Tbe Des Moines river has risen
four feat ta tbe laot twenty-four hours and
la new running over tha lowland. AH dis
tricts flooded last season are again In dan
ger and general rains for two days will
break the levee, which have Just been re
paired. Tha full force of the flood la felt
here, where tha Dee Moines nver empties
Into the Mississippi. Much alarm la felt by
residents of Alexandria. Mo. Reports from
up tbe Dcs Moines say tha river Is rising
an Inch an hour and the Mississippi Is also
rising steadily.
KAII1I RIVER If MOW RECEDING
Press-eet of Little kxunaare Reported
trass Kaaaaa City.
KANSAS CITT. April 36. The Kansas
river hers and above receded slowly today,
but Colonel Connor, tbe local weather ob
server, says tha fail will be very gradual
and that tbe stream may rise alightly be
fore it reaches the normal stage. There la
a great volume of water coming this way,
which la being emptied Into tbe Kansas
liver by Its many tributaries, all of which
are bank-full. No aetious damage, bow
ever, is expected at this point. The bridges
hero are la no further danger. No heavy
rains are reported from this part of the
southwest today.
GENERAL GSTERHAUS ARRIVES
Vetera. af Wars Two Continents
Will a Entertain hy
Casamdea.
NEW TORK. April StMajor General
Fetsr Joseph Oaterhaua, one of the eom-
nhJiders In the .untoa army tn the civil war,
arrived today on the steamer Finland from
Antwerp, after an abeenoe from the United
Btates of thlrty-alx years. General Osier
haul accepted an Invitation from old com
rades la Bt Louis to visit tha exposition,
and after a reception in this city he will
be entertained by Carman-American vet'
erani la Philadelphia and Washington, on
his way to Bu Louis.-
General Oeterbaus had served In the
Prussian army before coming to the United
States, n 10, and during the civil war
be filled all grades from private to com
mander of a division. Afterwards he
served SB United States consul at Lyons.
Franc, then became vies consul at Mann
Balm, Germany, which place he held until
1K.
Among the other passengers were Jeaa
de Brevwer, secretary of the Belgium sec.
tlon at tbs St. Louis exposition, and Jef
Lrmpeta, a Belgian artist, going to Bt
Louul
METHODISTS START FOR COAST
tester af th Party WIU lyeak la th
Meratea Traasl Baaasy
Mrala.
CHICAGO. April M -Nearly 400 pastors
and laymea from Chicago and nearby
towna and cities will leave tonight over
different roads to attend tbe general con
ference of th Metaodaet Episcopal church
at Lu Angeles, aeainaing May I. A spe
cial trala of tea sleepers, d ml rig car and
baggag roacbea over the Chicago at North
western railroad will carry a majority of
th delegate. A day will be spent In snd
about Denver, which Is th nisi scheduled
stop of th special. ,
Another dsy wUl be passed In Colorado
Springs and then direct run will be mad
fr Salt Lake City. Utah, where the dele
gate and others la th party will reat
over Sunday.
Rev. J. G. Ivan, chairman of th gen
eral conference eommltte. snd who Is en
tering his fiftieth year of active church
work, has bees Invited to speak at ths
Nnw tempi. His subject wUl be "Chris
tlaa CiUsaashi1
LOUBET " VIEWS SOLDIERS
Tweafy T. I Itallaa Trews Fas
Befal deat of French
2" s ablle.
ROME. Apr
to the Pletxa
and reviewed A
the queen were
estdent Loubet drove
j T with Queen Helena
xm. it. Loubet snd
- inirq uy n.in '
tor Emmanuel t ? . royal princes, and
followed by sevt . ired staff officers
and the foreign -ry attachea. The
Ptmco Heights, the Janlrllum and Monte
Maria, surrounding the Plana d'Arml,
were occupied by several hundred thou
sand people, cberlng and shouting, while
the military bands played 'The Marsei
lles." The president expreased to King
Victor Emmsnuel the highest satisfaction
with the efficiency and martial bearing of
the military, specially admiringthe Ber
shalierl. who, with their quick step and
waving corks' feathers In their hats,
marched past In their most characteristic
manner.
Returning to the Qulrlnal through the
city, the president and royal party passed
through the Fiaxsa di Spagna. where the
historic steps of the Church of the Trinlta
d Monti were entirely covered with flow
ers. producing a gorgeous effect.
M. Loubet and the king later visited
the Roman forum where they were re
ceived by Prof. Benl, director of excava
tions, who, in their presence, unearthed
three prehistoric tombs. M. Loubet then
visited the coliseum, the Batls of Carcala,
and the finished monument of Victor Em
manuel III.
This afternoon the president received in
private audience eat h of the ambassadors
separately. He was most cordial to United
States Ambassador Meyer. The whole of
Rome la Illuminated tonight M. Loubet.
the king and the princes were present at
mt-puon given at the capital to 3,10
guests.
K.IXG A!D QIKE1 VISIT IRELAND
British Royalty Initiates Secwad
Trla hy Oolac to tbe Raen.
DUBLIN. April 36. King Edward. Queen
Alexandra and their suites landed at
Kingstown from the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert before noon and soon afterward
proceeded to the Punchestown races. The
sovereigns were accorded a splendid recep
tion and large crowds assembled to greet
them. The vessels In the harbor were gaily
trimmed with bunting, while Kingstown
waa bright with Venetian masta and fee
toons. SsVeral addresses were presented to the
king, replying to which he expressed his
delight at finding the aame spirit of hope
fulness In the future as evidenced on the
occasion of his last visit. With the Im
provement In agriculture and Industry,
the king confidently anticipated a growth
of better feeling throughout the country.
He believed that the greatest hope for the
future of Ireland lay In education, for the
wUa diffusion of cultivated Intelllgenoe
was the surest guarantee of society and
tbe most fruitful source of self-reliance.
PAKISH PREMIER FOR A TARGET
Ballet
Seat Thrswjth Caur
a Whleh
Ha la a Fmaee Barer.
MADRID, April M. Premier Maura, who
arrived hers thla morning, was shot at bat
was not wounded, while on hla way her
front the Balearic islands,' When between
Alicante and Endna a bullet whixsed
through the roof of hla oar. To Incident
created great alarm, but no one was In
jured.
The official report of tbe Incident given
out by the minister of the Interior says:
As tbe train waa running between A11-
jante and Ban Vicente some pereons fired
and others threw stones. The gendarmes
accompanying the train returned the fire.
Neither the premier nor the other paaaen
gera were hurt Two arrests were made.
LABOR DOMINATES THE CABINET
Aaatrailaa Federal Gaveraaaeat Is la
Chars af Members of talaai,
MELBOURNE. Victoria, April 38. Mr.
Wataon. tha labor leader, has formed a
cabinet with himself as premier and treas
urer; Mr. Hughes, minister for external
affaire, Mr. Hlgglna, attorney general; Mr.
Batchelor, minister for borne affairs; Mr.
Fisher, president of the Board of Trade;
Mr. Dawson, minister of defence; Mr. Ma
hon. postmaster general, and , Mr. Mc
Gregor, rice president of the federal execu
tive council. Excepting Mr. Higgins all the
members of the new cabinet belong to the
labor party.
MIXERS FALL TWO THOI SD FEET
Casra la Jahaaaesbarsr Mia Callaasea
with Forty -Three Mea.
JOHANNESBURG, April 8. The collapse
of a cage in the Robinson mine precipitated
forty-three natives loot) feet to tbe bottom.
All were killed. Th bottom of the shaft
is a quagmire of human remains.
Caaada Waala Rata Mara Maaey,
OTTAWA, Ont. April 36 Minister of
Customs Paterson has announced that the
government Intends strengthening Its staff
of Inspectors tn the United Btates and will
inform Canadian customs officers of the
borne value of goods exported to Canada.
At present it la ssid there sr many United
States firms Invoicing their goods at a spe
cial price and In this way escaping payment
of proper duty.
Bad Blase la Loaaea.
LONDON. April 'X Four of the London
Northwestern Railroad company's ware
bouses in the Mlnoriea district of thla city
were damaged by fir during the night
Loss, (Suo.uuu. Tli historic Church of ths
Holy Trinity, famous for Its connection
with the Washington family, waa for a
time in considerable jeopardy, but the fire
men from Ita roof managed to stem the ap
proaching flames.
Gerssaa Traaps Have Typbaa.
BERLIN. April 36. Colonel Loutweln.
governor of German West Africa, rabies
today that typhus has broken out in Major
von Giaaeapp'a column. Seven deaths from
th disease were recorded up to April S3.
The column has marched to tbe mission
station at Otjihaena. which has been con
verted Into a hospital.
Easpewar Has Gaad Health.
BT. PETERSBURG. April 3fr-4; p. m -The
reports that the emperor's health is
unsatisfactory ar untrue. He transacts
business with his ministers as usaal, takes
his customary walk in tbe garden of tt
winter palace In th afternoon and later,
almost dally, takes a drive about th city.
Papa May head Prates.
ROME. April SL-It Is expected that th
protest of the pop against the presence
of President Loubet at the qulrlnal will
take tbe form of a note to all tbe Catholic
powers.
laeeal Trial af Mlesaart aeaatar.
KANSAS CITT. April JS -The se-ond
trial of State Senator Jesse Jewell. rita'gd
wun soliciting a ono jor me vets on
Ir.g powder lecislaiion la the state it-ga,.
lure, was railed in th criminal court here
tuday Attorney 0verfl K. C. Crow ap
peared for the tuts Al Lb m Iral LU
jury sisegrsea.
TDATCflER ON THE STAND I
Witasa Ccnticn on Bnbjest of Mormon
Ob arch in Politic.
FINDS NO FAULT WITH PRESENT RULE
Bays He Knowa Ka Case Where
Chareh Has teaseated ar Re.
rased Right ta Raa
for OBsae.
WASHINGTON. April 26-The Bmoot in
vestigation before the senate committee on
privilege and elections wss opened today
by Attorney Tayler for the prosecution,
calling upon Moses Thatcher to resume tbe
stand. This was for the Identification of a
pamphlet Issued by Calvin Reasoner, pur
porting to be sn accurate account of the
Thatcher episode. The document was put
In the record and the witness waa turned
over to the defense for cross-examination.
Mr. Van Cott Interrogated Mr. Thatcher
in regard to his views on church Interfer
ence In politics. The wltnees said he had
no fault to find with the political rule, but
in answer to Senator Dubois as to tbe re
sult of a Mormon official running for a po
litical office In opposition to the wishes of
church authoritle, he aald:
"It might result as In my case, but a free
American citlsen has the right to retire
from his church office and I believe every
man who loves his country would resign
such office under these circumstances."
Mr. Thatcher defended the church and
the political rule. He admitted, however.
that his views had been modified in regard
to the church Interference, but Insisted that
he knew of no Instances where ohtlrch con
sent had been given or refused a Monnon
ctndldste for political office.
Mr. Thatcher stated that at the time he
was removed Ircm the Apostolate he was
in line for the presidency of the church.
He said he was dropped from the rolls In
Anril. 1896. and formal action was taken
by his quorum In November, IK Contin
ulng. he said:
"I suppoe I am the only man of my age
In the Mormon church who has no priest
hood."
"And you were denied the right to eiter
th temple?" asked the chairman.
"Tea, Fir."
Ha aald he was denied entrance to the
temple by the doorkeeper, at the order of
th first presidency, and never) made ap
plication since, and added: "I am glad to
say that I am a free American dtisen."
"Bine you were deposed as an apostle?'
Chairman Burrows asked.
"Tea, sir."
Mr. Thatcher discussed his defeat In poll-
tics, speaking frankly of the popularity of
former United Btates Senator Rawlins and
also of the church opposition to his own
oandldacy. All questions were answered,
with the exception of several by Chairman
Burrows In relation to the ceremrny which
Is terformed In tbe endowment fiouse.
'1 think I should be excused fn regard to
that" replied the witness.
WhyT"
"Beoaue of th general saoredneas of the
ceremony."
"Have yon taken any -obligation not to
reveal ItT"
-X think I asv.-
What would b th effect If you should
disclose th natnrs of th obligation or cer
emony V
"So effect except upon my conscience,
Mo further effort was mad to obtain
description of tbe ceremony snd Mr.
Thatcher waa excused. The hearing waa
adjourned until 10:30 tomorrow and the
committee went Into executive session.
Chairman Burrows was authorised to re
port a resolution to tbe senate requesting
the permission that tbe commission be al
lowed t take testimony during the recess
of congress. The purpose Is to authorise
the oommltte to proceed with tbe hives
ligation In Utah.
CAR MEN ARE ON A STRIKE
Oaa 7rhaaaaa4 Baa play es af Waaash
Railroad Bald ta Be Oat
' af Shapa.
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KANSAS CITT, April J8.-W. L. Det
wller, general secretary snd treasurer of
the Brotherhood of Railway Car Men of
America, asserted today that I,000 car men
on th Wabash railway hare gone out at
different points along the line In response
to the order to strike Issued yesterday. All
the union car men here and at Moberly,
Mo., went out today.
Mr. Detwller said today 1 "We are op
posed to strikes, except as a last resort
Now that tbe strike has been ordered, we
will tight It out to a finish." A 10 per cent
Increase In wages and recognition of the
union Is demanded.
DECATUR. 111.. April J6- The Wabash
railroad shops here today were ordered
closed by President Ramsay. The order
is supposed to be on account of the strike
order yesterday by the car men's brother
hood. Half the force her obeyed th
strike order. The regular force here num
be red 400 men.
DYNAMITE WORKS WELL
Eaeteraer laapeeta Calorad Mlac aa
Flgarea la aa Esplaeiea, hat
Escapes Fatal lajary.
DENVER, April 26. W. A. P. Davis,
s wealthy Phllbdetphlan, was seriously In
Jured today at Central City. Colo.. In the
tunnel of the Gregory-Buell Mining com
pany, of which he Is secretary. Mr. Davis
had Just arrived from the east and was
Inspecting the tunnel when a charge of
dynamite, placed by miners, was unex
pectedly cxpioaea. jnr. imvn was tilown
against the wall of the tunnel and severely
hurt. It Is not thought his condition la
dangerous
MINING MEN ARE DEPORTED
Victims af the Calarade Military Law
Baalshed ta Sew Met lea aa
Special Trala.
April 26. Under th
TRINIDAD. Colo.
guard of a lieutenant and a squad of spi
elers, twenty-nine men were tonight
placed on a special southbound train, and
under orders of Major Zpb Hill, com
manding the military here, deported to
New Mexico. All of ths deported men
were srrested during the past week f ar
violations of martial law.
OMAHA MAN INSTANTLY KILLED
la Colasshas ta Meat His Baa Whea
He Is Btraek hy a Street
Car.
COLUMBUS. O., April 26 -George C.
CotTman of Omaha, Neb., was instantly
killed by a street car on ths High street
viaduct today. Mr. Coffmaa came here to
Boast Bis son, Wllbert Ooffmin, whe lives
at hla sac Oar's at Warsaw, O.
Williams isrecalcitrant
Hearst Leader 7 Masaarhaaetta
Dletrleta Ar Xt Beaad hy
Stat Caaveatlaa.
BOSTON, April IS. Democratic conven
tions will be held In all of the fourteen con
gressional districts of this state today to
elect two delegate from, each district to
the national convention. Ten of the con
ventions are to be called to order In the
afternoon, while the remainder, those in
the Eighth, Ninth. Tenth and Eleventh dis
trlcta, th so-called Boston districts, art
arranged for thla evening. Tbe friends of
Richard Olney claim that the delegates
chosen must vote for Mr. Olney at St
Louis for the presidential nomination, in
asmuch aa the state convention passed res
olutions making this obligatory.
On the other hand, the advocates of Wil
liam R. Hearst, led by Gworge Fred Wll
llama, declare that tbe action of the state
convention is binding in no way upon the
district conventions. The Hearst men have
predicted that a majority of their delegates
would be elected today. The friends of
Mr. Olney make a similar claim.
The temporary injunction asked for by
Georpe Fred Williams, restraining Rob
ert M. Burnett, who was to preside over
the Fourth district democratic convention
at Marlboro this sfternoon, from recognis
ing any credentials from towns where it
s claimed no caucuses have been bald.
was granted today by Judge Sheldon in
ths superior court The petitioner, who
represented Dr. Herbert H. Lyon of Fitch-
burg, alleged that certificates for creden
tials had bean Illegally collected in towns
where there had been n caucuses to elect
delegates. It was further claimed that
these same towns were fraudulently rep
resented In the state convention at Boston
last week.
HARRISON WILL IS ATTACKED
a Makes Perallar Charge la Rela
tion ta Father, tha Lat
President.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 2S.-In a myste
rious brief filed today In the probate court
by Colonel Russell B. Harrison, son of the
ate President Harrison, be declares that
certain storks, which had been set aside
for the fund of 113.000 for Mrs. Harrison's
support, should not be so included be
cause his father had not jraid for them
either In money or sen-Ices. The clause
rends :
"The late Benjamin Harrison was not
called upon to render any services to
Id company, therefore the delivery of
the stock to him from year to year was
only retaining or hiring hlrr not to appear
against the company in any litigation, and
was therefore not cjesrly s case of ex
change or barter, as he did not pay for
Bald stock, even in services, but simply
took engagements not to appear ajrainst
said company."
The stork to which Colonel Harrison re
fers in his mysterious clause is sixty
shares of th Safety Car Heating and
Lighting rompany. It was appraised st
36.000 and la now said to be -worth 47.200.
The brief, which oovers thirteen closely
written page, seta forth exceptions to the
report of the Union Trust sompany. trus
tee of General Hsertenc' estate. It-con
tends that the stocks, converted tnt ths
trust fund should be- so paid In at their
present actual market value, rather than
at their cost when purchased.
NEBRASKA CROP BULLETIN
Ralas Give Prosst of Bear At. hat
bat Cald Weather Delays
Faraa Wark,
LINCOLN, April 38. United States De
partment of Agriculture, climate and crop
bulletin of the weather bureau Nebraska
section, for the week ending April 26:
Low temperatures continued during the
week, averaging from 7 to lu degrees below
the normal throughout the state.
The rainfall for the week was the heav
iest for the year snd ranged from about
.26 of an inch in the northwest part of the
state to over 4 inches in some southeastern
counties. In the southwestern section
where th dry conditions have continued
for many weeka, the rainfall for the week
ranged from 1 to 2 Inches.
The fine rains of the week will prove of
murh benefit to winter and spring: srratns.
pasture, and gardensa especially in tbe
oeritral and western sections of the state,
where the soil had become very dry. The
continued cold has retarded the growth of
an vegeiaiion. i inier wneat nowever.
has grown fairly weil and Is tn excellent
condition, except where da mured by drv
weather In a number of southwestern coun
ties. In the southern half of the stats
oats and some spring wheat are beginning
to grow. Considerable rorn ground )ms
been plowed and this work was progressing
rapidly until delayed in moat localities by
heavy rains which occurred the latter part
of the week. Garden truck Is beginning
to come up and fruit buds are swelling
in tne southern sections or me state.
Bt MM ART OF THE CROP COSB-ITIOKB
Cara Plaatlag Backward Owlag ta
Flaaas aad th Weather.
WASHINGTON, April 36-The weather
bureau's weekly summary of crop condl
tlono Is as follows:
While preparations for corn planting h
been active tn the principal corn states as
a whole, out little wan linn waa aone aur
lnr the week owing to low temperature,
Last of the Mississippi river no rorn haa
been planted north of the Ohio river, nor
has planting begun in Iowa and Nebraska,
extv-vt ill the s.ulhwest purl of tbe last
named state. In the southern states corn
lias suffered from cold weather and is
small, with Irregular stands.
Very favorable reports respecting winter
wheat ar received from Net-raeka and
Kauaaa. except the extreme weeiern por
tion of the lattter state, and an Improve
ment is indicated in onions of Oklahoma,
in Missouri the crop baa made slow growth
snd In the states eastward of :he Mis
sissippi river (he outlook is .ess favorable
than previously teiried. although the
armer weather tn the latter part of the
week caused some improvement in Ohio
A iarge acreage in Indiana la being devoted
to other crops
over the northern portion or tne spring
wheat region practically no seeding has
been done, and In North Dakota, where
about half the crop waa sown at this time
Inst yen'- most of the lowlands are flooded
snd without favorable weulher cannot be
worked fur one or two weeka. feeding Is
generally well advanced over the southern
portion, being comp eted over a conaider-al-le
ares In South Imkota and Iowa
Over the greater portions of Illinois and
Iowa seeding Is nearly finished and this
work is progrerslt.g favorably in Ohii and
'n Indiana Seedln" 1 not yet general In
Vlchgan and vr liitle has been done in
I Wisconsin and Minnesota, except in the
I southern part of te latter. Over the
snuinern portions oi inr irnini vajieys xne
general re'-orls are that there Is Hrw
growth and in some sections poor stands
are shewn.
INDICT NINE POLICEMEN
Grasl Jarr Bcparls Agalaat OsBeers
Isvalved la Isesaae-ralle Prl
anarlea at Bt. Laals.
ST. LOUIS. April 2.-In a partial report
of the April grand Jury submitted today
indictments were returned against nine po
lleewien and others on the charges of hiv
ing Interfered 1th voters at voting places
during the democratic primaries March 12.
Those Indicted Include Policemen Timothy
Flynn snd John C. Mohr. who were dis
charged laM week on a demurrer that In
dictments against thesa on similar grounds
were net specific. Th new litdicunaitui
abler Into details vary fully.
LAND BILL IP ID PRESIDENT
Hongs and Bscato Both Adopt OoafersDM
Beport ob ts I aktid MtMure.
ROSEBUD PROCLAMATION ISSUES IN MAY
BUI lae4 Extending TIbbc lerVes.
BtraetlasT Rallraad Thraash th
Omaha and Wlaaebaara
Reservatleaa.
(rrom a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. April 36. tSpeclal Tele
gram.) Both houses of congress today
agreed on findings of their conferees on
Judge KJnkald's bill giving homesteaders
the right to enter upon 640 acres of land In
the north mes tern section of Nebraska. In
connection with the adoption of the con
ference report on the part of the senate
rather unusual condition obtained. In
that the senate adopted the report of the
conferees before the bill bad been reported
from the bouse. It is the usual practice
hat the house asking for a conference
should be the first body to take action on
a report of conferees, but so snxious was
Senator Dietrich to get the senate to act
on the conference report that he had the
report of the conferees read and adopted
almost In a single breath. The conference
report in the bouse was called up shortly
after the house convened today by Major
Lacey, chairman of the public lands com-
mlttee. Representative Robinson of Indi
ana asked one or two questions as to
whether ths bill would commit ths govern
ment to a new line of policy regarding
homesteads. He was Informed that It only
pplled to a limited section of Nebraska,
rhlch was satisfactory to the Indiana
member, and the house, without further
debate, adopted the report
The bill In due course will reach the presi
dent tomorrow or possibly Thursday morn
ing. In view, however, of the shortening
hours ot congress. Judge Klnkald, father
of the measure, will make every effort to
see that It gets to the president In time
for his signature before congress dies.
Tomorrow morning Senator Dietrich and
Judge Klnkald will see Commissioner Rich
ards on the Klnkald bill and urge a favor
able report on the same. While the presi
dent has told Judge Klnkald that he was in
sympathy with the measure. It has been
thought best to leave no stone unturned
that will Insure approval of the measure.
Working aa signal School.
Senator Millard and Representative Hitch
cock will have a conference with officials
of the War department tomorrow regarding
the establishment of a school of Instruc
tion of the signal corps at Fort Omaha.
Appeals far Otis Hewara.
Senator Millard today made a strong and
earnest appeal at the Navy department for
the retention ot Otis Howard, grandson of
General O. O. Howard and son of tbe late
Captain Guy Howard, In his class at An
napolis. Owing to the boy's defect In vision.
which is thought to be only temporary, the
authorities at the naval academy have con
cluded to drop him from the class. It Is
thought that tbe senator's plea will be
heeled. ...
The bill extending the time In which they
may construct the Omaha eV Southern rail
road through the Omaha and Winnebago
reservation was signed today by the presi
dent
Rosehad Proclamation la May.
It was learned today from th Interior
department that the proclamation opening
the Rosebud reservation to homestead set
tlement would ba Issued about May IB.
William C. Montgomery has been ap
pointed rural carrier at Pilger, Neb., sub
stitute, Carrie Montgomery; Bernard W,
Farrell at Derby, la., substitute Roy
Rash; William McCaben at New Hampton,
la., substitute, Fred McCaben; Robert IL
Brattain at Bewal, la., substitute, John W,
Tlevessay.
"MOTHER" JONES BREAKS OUT
Uam Caaraatla aad Price Across-
pa led hy Gang af Itallaas and.
Is Arrested.
PRICE. Uta-h, April 38. Mother Jones,
who has been in enforoed quarantine after
visiting a miner afflicted with smallpox, has
again broken out of quarantine and accom
panied by fifteen or twenty Italian women
and children drove Into town today. With
two sympathisers, striking miners from
Helper, she walked through the town to th
Implement shed, where 120 men. arrested
Saturday, are being detained.
Before reaching the shed she was ar
rested and placed In JalL She will be
kept there until the period of Infection la
over. It la believed this last outbreak by
Mother Jones has exposed scores to In
fection and active measures will bs taken
by the state health officers.
BOT DIES FROM ACCIDENTAL BHOT
6aaaller Bay Crabs Held af Gaa Whea
It la Dlacharsrea.
FREMONT.. Neb., April X. (B pools!
Telegram.) An accident with a .22
caliber rifle at - the Lutheran Orphans'
home, Juat east of Fremont this af tor
noon, resulted In th death of Basil
Kupln, aged IS years, an In mat of th
home. Toung Rupln had been shooting
some pigeons and was walking across the
yard at the home, holding the gun In both
hand A smaller boy, Peter Slsaaklan,
grasped the stock of ths weapon snd tilted
the barrel upward. It was discharged aad
the bcJl entered Rupln's light eye, passing
thence Into his brain. He lingered for sev
eial hours and died this evening. Toung
Rupln has been at th htime for twelve
years, having been placed In It when ha
was 3 3ars old. His mother Is desd, but
his father Is still living and resides at To
pe ka, Kan. He was the oldest boy In the
home and the accident would not have hap
pened had it not been for th smaller lad,
who is but years of age. T latter was
brought here a week ago by his father, who
Is an Armenian, now living at Chicago.
Ths body of Rupln Is being held until his
father Is heard from.
Meveasrat af Oeeaa Vessels April 2A
At New Tork Arrived : 1 inland, from
Antwerp: Meaaha. from Txiiif' . '"--.n
Prim Wllhelm, from Bremen; Barabroaaa,
from Bremen bailtd: ;mhiiiuiu ij
terdutn, via Boulogne; Kaiser Wilhelm der
Grueae. for Plymouth; hrognaii. for Na
plea and Geuoa: Slavonia. lm Gib: altar
Victorian, for Liverpool.
At St Johns. N. r-AH'-t- '"--tha
glrikan. from Iiverpool fur Philadelphia.
At Naples aileu. Cm u -...-..o. for
New l'irk; Montserrat. Tor New lurk.
At Genoa Bailed : IJguria. for New
Tork.
At Liverpool Sailed : Titlnia. for St
Johns, N. it.; ivertilit. Tor lon. (jeei.a
town. Arrived: Ldtke Erie, from 8l John,
N. M.
At Manchester Sailed: Bostunlan, for
Boston.
At Palermo Balled: Sidlia. for New
York
At Glasgow Arrived: (witarlan. froan
Portland, r urneasla. from New York.
At Antwerp Arrived; ajoniaiid, from
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS
Dlspatehea All laaJrat a Battl la
Kew Taklag Flare aa ah
Vala. I
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., ISO.)
NEW YORK. April 3b. (New York Herald
Servhe-Ppeoiiil Telegram to The Bee.)
All dlsputrhea from the oast Indicate that
a battle hits taken place on the Yalu. St
Peteivburg briefly reported that a Japanese
attempt to cross the river had been frus
trated, it being added Uiat the emperor bad
received a dispatch, tue contents of which
have nut yet been made public
A dispatch from Crunstadt told of a re
port there that a stranger had attempted
to destroy the new baitlefchlp Alexander
111 with a bomb, and being detected had
hanged himself. His identity la urrrevealed.
In a special dispatch to the Herald Iroin
Wun Bon came additional details ot the
attack on that place by the Vladivostok
squadron.
Kobe advices hinted that a Japanese fleet
may attempt to cut off the giant Ruuian
cruisers when they return toward Vladi
vostok. Hints of mediation continue to come from
Europe, a significant dispatch from Berlin
declaring that ultimately Franc and Eng
land, backed by other powers, will act as
pacifloators. Russia so far scorns any dis
cussion of Interference, and the general
opinion appears to be that no move can be
made until Its damaged prestige In the far
east has been repaired by a decisive vio
tory. PEOPLE SEEK REFl'GB IX ' HILLS
Residents of Japaaeee C'oloay Leave
Tewa at sight of Rasslaaa.
SEOUL, Monday, April 2t (Delayed In
Transmission.) When the attack on Won
son (Gensan) was made this morning
the townspeople sought refuge In the hills
and tne garrison prepared to resist a pos
sible landing party from three Russian
cruisers which were sighted in the offing
and which were expected to complete th
ruthless destruction of harmless craft
The destroyers, however, retired without
damaging the town.
The attack was regurded as being allied
with th Song Jin expedition, as designed
to discover ths Japanese strength on the
east coast and as being a diversion from
the Talu river campaign.
The garrison of Wonson, numbering 08
men, was reinforced during the last week.
has thrown up earthworks and has artil
lery at Its disposaL
While the Japanese authorities consider
th situation serious, no apprehension Is
entertained as to th result
Further details of the sinking of the
Oiyo Msro have reached here. The Rus
sian vessels ent-red the harbor of Genssn
at ( o'clock. The crew of the Goyo Maru
were ordered ashore, but It is not known
that they went and whether they escaped
or not has not been reported.
While this movement on tbe part of the
Russian squadron Is regarded here as sup
plementary to the recent occupation of
Sung Jin. it la also considered as a diver.
sion from the activity on the Talu river.
ESSE REPORTS Ot HIS SORTIE
Cansnaader af Vladivostok Sqwadron
Bays He Saak Vessel at Geasaa.
BT. PETERSBURG. April 6.-The era
peror haa received a dispatch from the
commander of the Vladivostok squadron
confirming the reports of the sinking of
a Japanes transport of lino tons at Gen
San. The object of the squadron's
cruise is to destroy all the transports
traversing the sea of Japan, show the
Russian flag In Corean waters, and Im
press th population advantageously; also
compelling tbe Japanese to guard all their
transport expeditions.
Ths foreign office denies that Russian
troops have beet sent to occupy neutral
territory west of th XJad river. The re
port may have grown from the stationing
of a force on the west bank of tha river,
opposite New Chwang, to defend th city
in that direction, command the river snd
prevent tha Japanese from ascending the
stream. No protest has been received from
the Chinas government snd It Is said
that China has no ground to protest.
ALLEGE ATTEMPT TO DESTROY SHIP
Stary fraai Seller at Craaatadt la-
valves Maa Wha Killed niaaeelf.
CRONSTADT. April 36.-A sensational
story la afloat here of an attempt to de
stroy the battleship Alexander III. Ac
cording to the reports a sailor saw a
stranger, wearing th uniform of an offi
cer, going down Into the engine room of
the battleship, followed him snd saw ths
stranger attaching something connected
with wire to the dynamos. After the
stranger left th sailor examined th at-
tachment and found It to be a bomb. The
sailor at one cut th wires, ran up on
deck to tell what had happened and found
that the stranger had hanged himself.
The crew of the Alexander JII. it Is added.
war instructed not to speak of the oc
currence, end It Is said that the stranger
was a madman or a member of soms
revolutionary organisation to who lot
It had fallen to blow up the Alexander III.
JAPANESE BTART FOR RTSSIASS
Vladivostok Saaadraa,
CHICAGO. April ;.-A special cable to
the Dally News from Kobe says that under
full steam a strong squadron of Japanea
armored cruisers wss otaerved this morn
ing making lu way northward in the
Japan aea. It is believed that th veasel
are on their way to attempt to cut off
the Russian squadron that appeared at
Gen San on tha east coast of Cores yes
terday. It Is feared, however, that as
the c-sar's cruisers are superior In speed
to those of the mikado they may escape
In safety to the shelter of Vladivostok.
It Is slso stated that tbe Japanese have
suoceeded In luring the Russians from
protection of the Vladivostv-k guns, and
that there is another Japanese squadron
between them and their retreat, but these
are mere rumurs.
RtMOR KEW CHWAhG IS SHELLED
Rasslaaa Dear Bepart af An lea aa
Fart af Japaaeae.
TIEN TSIN. April 24 It is reported upon
good suthority thst the Japanese fleet bom
barded the tows of New Cbwang last night.
The Rosalans brie dear that tbsr Is any
truth la ths report
FOUR JAP SHIPS SIM
Reported Vladivostok Eqvadroa Scads Fsn
Thousand Men to Bottom of Eos,
HEAVY CANNONADING IS ALSO HEARE
Jap. Ears roroed Faatags of lbs Tain, but
So Bride; Spans tas EiTsr
RUSSIANS WAITING fCR JAP COLUMN
So Bsriou Efforts ksinj Mads to Ettard
Eneaxj'i Jnuexuaa,
WILL STRIKE (AKirun U0N THE RlVtK
lattaaatea that las autaalauaa aura I're-
parlag; a Sarprlaa tar the Jays
sex Trap ta B Israas
Laic
PARIS. April a.-iu St Paiersbius
uoirenpuudeul ot IB Mallu says.
X luis irom a sua souro that 11m
Vladivostok Btjua Or on yasveiuay taut Xuut-
Ja.pa.neae txaouipurta, whloa war wu j
lug 4.MSJ troops.
lOAU XAJmO, April . itwa last
mgut and this saoruiug th Japanese letcea
saags vt ta kaiu, two ewiupatue
trutsfeiug between i eiiaiigajiou aaa saw
pouaaiaa. Heavy Imiig waa heard near
'I .i..ng Kat, In whiuk It Is bailwsd Uio
Japanese made a feint la order tw dauravl
attention from the real point el passage.
bo lar no briog spaus U river.
It Is belle veu the Russian ar siusjeedcu
lu Ueairoying ths nuaung parts u( in
Japanese bridges.
tvlaa Will Hat laterveaa.
LONDu.N, April 3a, Inquiries mads by
th Aasooiated Press hers reveal a trac
of any eftort or Intention to Intervene in
th HusBO-Japanes war. No step looking
to a pacific settlement of the ooufllot has
been taken by tbs Foreign of&ue, nor, so
far as known in Downing street, by King
Edward himself. Those who havs dis
cussed tne war with ths king wltiiln tua
last few dayo say that such a step Is th
last thing he contemplates.
Such a step, however, informally tahau.
so it Is held here, might seriously endanger
the negotiations now progressing uetwssn
Russia and Great, Britain with a vie w to
tbe settlement of outstanding differences
between the two oountrles.
King Edward snd the Foreign offlc ate
fully aware that any offer or even sugges
tion lucking to peace at the present slags
would be resented by both Japan and Rus
sia, and It Is denied that the king, even ta
the family circle at Copenhagen, has sug
gested mediation, much less intervention.
His majesty has expreased sympathy with
his royal relative over tbe lossss sustained
by the Russian fleet, but ha has bssa .
equrjly .thoughtful towsrd ths mlkads.
v Mava Wasld Baurprlsa Rsraaa.
Henry Norman, M. P-. who was "received
tn sptclal private audlenea try King KV
ward yesterday on his return frosn Russia,
said that any personal or national attempt
to step in between tha combatants seemed
to him to be outside th rang of rational
surmise and that ha would be vary much
surprised Indeed If ths king had don or
said anything which would give rls to
such a rumor.
Deay latpartaat EBaragreaeaBts.
NEW CHWANG, April 34. Ths Russian
authorities here deny that there has been
any Important engagements recently on tha
Talu river, but they rsport tha dastruotioa
f a tew Japanese Junks by th Russia a
volunteers
The Japanese have not arrived at th
Talu In force, according to ths Russians la
New C'h.wang, nor have they crossed ths
river at any point Russian forces are still
In possession ot all points on th wast or
Manchurlan side of the liver, which they
oocupled originally, and consequently ths
execution of th plan of falling back on
Feng Huan Chang aad Liao-Tang, whioh.
Is attributed to General Kouropatkln, th
Russian commander-in-chief, has not baen
Ixgun. ,
After listing been detained for two weeks
and thoroughly examined by th Russian
authorities ths two Japanes servants who
came Into port on the press Va.t Fa Waa,
have been released. They were deported to
Che Foo today.
The Fa Wan arrived at New Chwang with
two American Lwipaper ooxTWaVondants on
board and tbs Japanese referred to la tha
above dlspstch were their servants. Th
correspondents and ths Japanes were de
tained by the Russian authorttlss becaua
the Fa Wan had corns la directly from Che
mulpo. The newspaper maa were released,
but the servants were hsld la custody. Tbs
Russian government agreed. In response to
representations made by the authorities of
toe United States to show thain ss much
consideration aa possible under ths clrcum- .
stances.
Battle Fleet Stasis la Jaly.
ST. PETERSBURG, April IS. Th report
tnat ths Baltio flaet Is to laav LI ban
Thursday for ths far ' east la lnoorfaot.
Sums of the ships ar Just going lntocotn
niisslun and others bslng completed eaaaet
be finished befor July. The reports mas'
be attributable to th fast that soms school
ships sre going out to train the naval re
serves. The bat tier hip Borodino left ths admi
ralty works today for Cronstadt to reasiv
Its armor and heavy gun.
Tbs tdmlraJty Is giving earnest consid
eration to all question In connection with
the dispatch In July of th Baltic fleet ta
th lar east. VI o Admiral Rojestvensky,
who will eomsuand It and Rear Admiral
Wlrenlus havs bean tn consultation. AH
Idea of following tbs northern routs , haa
been toandoned. Indeed. It Pvr was se
riously considered. Admiral Kojest vrnaky
originally favored tbs Caps of Good Uop
rout but It Is tsor probably to that
colliers and supply ships, well protected,
will go by that route and that th battl
ships snd torpedo boats will pass through
the Sues canal. The two divisions Will
I rendezvous tn ths Indian ocean. Far the
ant Ira fleet to proceed by way of th Cap
of Good Hope would Invo. .oo much tin. a,
the expenditure of a large quantity of coal
and tha loullng of ths boilers snd bottoms
of the fighting ships which It Is important
to svoid on account of the lack f ducking
facilities at port Arthur.
It is understood ftuu tbe admiralty now
entertains no feurs r-garUI:g tho reati io
tions Imposed by the Sues canal rtgula
tlona, although Admiral Wlrenlus cum-. t
plained of th strlctneaa with which ths
neutrality of the canal was enforced.
There is evidence of a more firm friendly
disposition on the part of th British su
I hoi lues. They pointed out thst thsy would
hava to hold contraband of war arrlvliig
at Liverpool from America, If landed. At
the bbb-i tuns It was suggested to th
Russia- consul thst ths transhipment
cotud take place in th harbor and tha
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