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Daily Bee. For REL,IABL,& War Nows Road THB BBE. The Bee prints more Paid Want Ads because BEE WANT ADS BRING BEST RETURNS. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAITA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1904 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TUKEE CENTS. The Omaha MAY DAY LOCKOUTS Labor Trooblas DaToirf of tk Disturbinc Tit qoMitlj Cliarao'irird by Tbetn. ARMED GUARDS MEET MEN AT TOPEKA EanU F Anticipates Etna of Mach'niata ' 1 Bart Oatei at Bhip Tarda. STRIKERS MAINTAIN ORDER AT CHICAGO N ha Tinrmitns and Goal Handlers in Bchaneo tady Declare ft Strike. BAKERS OUT IN NEW ENGLAND STATES At Other Places Lewkoats mm Strikes Are Reported, kat the H Are Notably let . mm Orderly. TOPEKA, Kan.. May t-When the tOOO Eanta Fa machinists and workmen gathered at the Mg railway shops In this elty today to go to work thay found the gates locked. The entire plot of ground of twenty-five acres Is surrounded with a high oak board fence with few gates. These gatea were locked and the men without told by armed guards that "there was nothing doing." The Santa Ta officials asserted that they were simply anticipating a strike that would have corns today. They said in formation had coma to them that the men had held secret meetings Saturday night and. Sunday and decided upon a strike at f o'clock Monday morning. There was no disturbance today, the majority of the men returning quietly to their homes. Ordere Loekoot All Over Line.. At the general offices of the railway It was stated that the order to close down was given to every shop town on the Santa Fe system from Chicago to Albuquerque. It Is estimated that nearly 10,000 men are affected. On March 21 the International Association of .Machinists submitted a list of twenty rules which they desired the Santa Fe to contract to observe In the management of Its machine shops. The officials asserted that this would be a recognition of the union and would practically unionise the shops, and take them, out from under the control of the company. It rejected the demands for a contract. The Santa Fe has sent 400 nonunion machinists to the coast lines, and says It has filled all vaoandes, and has no further need ft men on that part of the system, In . spite of the protest of the strike leaders. It la asserted that an attempt was tim&a Sunday to disable two Santa Fe en gines at Arkansas City. Tht lockout order x.as signed by A. Lov elL It does not affect the car shop men or the roundhouse men, except -at Topeka. Her th oar shops and roundhouse are In ' aide the yard fence and It was necessary to Include everything Inside . the . fenoa In the' .lockout, order.. .lV. 'r v - . ' ' -'" -- J. BUckalew, third vie president of the International Association of Machinists, who la in charge of th strike situation lu Topeka, gave out the following statement: We called out all the men on all the lines of the bunts Fe railway, and as far as i know it Is a success. I regretted very much to do It, but the order came from headquarters and we have to obey. Oat at Ckleaaro. CHICAGO, May l-Machinist In two hops of the Atchison, Topeka 4 fiaota Fe railroad today observed a strike order said to have emanated from Washington. Only a few machinist are employed In th Chi cago shop. Two V'atoas at Sekeaeetady. SCHENECTADY. N. T., May J.-Two Strikes were Inaugurated In this city today, when members of the Tinsmith and Coal Handler' unions, numbering In all about too men, went out as the result of the re fusal of employer to grant an Increase of wages. Tkrea Strikes, Oae Lockont. CHICAGO, May 1 Three strikes and on lockout became wffectlve here today and In consequence (.200 wage earners are Idle- Picture frame maker employed in six fac torles to the number of 1,700 struck snd 4,000 boot and shoe makera. employes of tsn manufacturers, were locked out. On hun dred teamster of the Union LJme company aud the Artesian LJme company refused to work because denied an advance of cents a week. Nine baking concerns were tied up by a strike of 400 men, the firms ref us- j Ing to grant "closed shop." Still another atriks 1 In prospect, member of the Ma chinist' union, employed In K00 shops throughout the city, having voted to de mand an Increase of S to 6 cents an hour. Bakers Strike at Bostoa. BOSTON, Msy J. The principal difficulty to occur on May day In New England of a strike of more than 1.500 bakera In this city and nearby place, Including Cambridge, Lynn, Salem, Brockton. Abington, Rock land. Stoughton, North Eaaton, Weymouth. South Wsymouth and Bridgewaler The strike was caused by the refusal of the master bakers to sign a new schedule call ing for a sixty-hour week and tl weekly for second hands and 111 for foremen. The larger hotels and restaurants are not af fected by the strike. Among other trouble are .those caused by the demand of 400 carpenters In Springfield and Chlcopee tor an Increase of to cents a day. There wera minor strikes In th build ing trades In other places, but In New Eng land a whole the number of men tn vol untary Idleness 1 smaller this year than usual. Carpenters Oat at Waterkary. WATERBURT, Conn.. May J. -A general strike of all the union carpenters In this city, numbering 400, began today. Th car penters demanded a minimum wage rata of I1M a day. In place of the IX.M now paid, and the refusal of the master carpenters to sign an agreement based vn th In creased rate led to th strike. RAINS WASH OUT RAILROADS Moaatala Streassa OTtrlsvlag, erty is Daaaaaed aad Trasxe . Serloasly Delayed. COLORADO STRINGS. Colo.. May 1 The heavy rain which baa been failing In the region for the put twenty-four hour without cessation, has filled mountain streams to overflowing and a number of washouts have occurred, damaging rail roads t the extent of thousand of dol lar Af Colorado City, three mllee west of here, the Denver Rio Grande tracks ars washed out for a distance of gut yards, and A number of . small landslides between Manltou and Cascade covering the Colorado Midland tracks with thousands of ton of dirt and reck, have also blocked traffic on that Une. The street car: line has also suffered a small washout and Maoitou Is praeuoaiiy out on zrom i&e outaMe world. ffas storta. snows aa sta af ibafto GRIGSBY QUITS HIS PLACE United States Attorney Alaska Toek Money from Minis Compear. IIXGTON. May t Senator Mae of North Dakota today presented resident the resignation of Melvin United States attorney for the trict In Alaska. The resignation St t ccepted to Uke effect July 1. No Irt. ts given ma to Ortgsby's succes or. i. M , Knot t Grigs a. year ago Attorney Oeneral mended to the president that amlssed for disobedience of the department In leaving his - permission. Subsequently orders post charge! were preferred against him In which It was alleged that he received $10,000 from the Pioneer Mining company of Nome, the allegation stating that the sum was to secure for the Pioneer Mining company Im munity from United States prosecution. Grigsby admitted the receipt of the money. half of which was In cash and the other half in stock tn the Pioneer Mining com pany, but said It was an attorney's fee. The case has been pending until this time. WESTER MATTERS AT CAPITAL Superintendent of Coaatraetloa for Lincoln Balldlnn- Nnmed. (From a Stsff Correspondent.) WASHINOTON, May . (Special Tele gram. )C. L Hammond of Massachusetts, now employed as draughtsman in the Navy department, has been appointed to the position of superintendent of construc tion of the new public building at Lin coln, Neb., at a salary of 12,000 per annum. Mr. Hammond has been In the govern ment service for some years and secured this present sppolntment at Lincoln through civil service channels. Ha will assume the duties of th new position at Lincoln May 11 Representative Burkett visited a number of the departments today on routine mat ters In connection with his district. He ha-1 a conference with Assistant Postmaster Oeneral Brlstow regarding a number of rural free delivery routes In his district. and urged that matter be closed so that they might go Into effect on June 1. Rural routes ordered established June 1 Iowa Montrose, Lee county, two ad ditional; area covered, 3&H square miles; population, 190. Murray, Clarke county. two additional; area covered, 21 square miles; population, 406. Waukeon, Allamakee county, one additional; area covered, 2S square miles; population, (75. South Da kota Spink. Union county, one route area covered, M square miles; population, 410. ' Rural carriers appointed for Nebraska routes: Crelgbton, regulars,- Albert L. Pangburn, James M. Gilbert; substitutes. Wllbert Pangburn, No rah E. Gilbert. Exeter, regular, Seron G. Manning; subatl tute, Pauley Farmer. Falls City, regular. Porter Randolph; substitute, Melvin Ran dolph. Meadow Grove, regular, George H. Recroft; substitute, Charles R. Rouse. CAXSOiV FOR VICE PRESIDENT Coaeldoroa la Cenferenoe aa Can I date fop feesal Plae. . (From a Stall Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. May t.-(Spolal TJe- grara.) At a Whit House conference last night the question of candidates for vice president was. cot.sldered. "Unci Joe' Cannon's name was th subject of discus sion and In view of eotnpllcatlons existing In Illinois it was regarded essential to have a man on the ticket from that state who could unite all Interests. ' While ?t I known that Cannon la averse to tsklng the place. It la believed that word will go forward to rally for his nomination. There were presei.t at the conference be side the president Senator Aidrich, AM son. Spooner, Hall, Piatt of Connecticut, Lodge. Speaker Cannon, Chairman Hemen way of the appropriations committee and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortel you. NEGROES PRAY FOR ROOSEVELT Africa Methodists Ckeer Blskop Wko OBTers Petit lea la Behalf of the Pvesldeat. CHICAGO, May t A prayer that Presl dent Roosevelt might be rteurned to the White House caused an unusual demon etration today during the opening exercise of the twenty-second quadrennial confer ence of the African Methodist Kplscopa church. Shouts of "Bless him, oh God! "Yes, yes!" ."Amen, amen!" greeted the words of Bishop W. J. Gaines of Georgia, when he Invoked ' the blessing of God on the president of the United States, "who has had th manhood and courage to stand up and do hi duty at all times to men of very color and creed In spite of bitter criticism." "If consistent with Thy will, oh, Gnd, when his term of office expires," continued the speaker, "send him back to ths White House to serve another four year." Tf-e utterance of the sentiment was the occasion of deafening shout by th as sembled delegates. OTHER DAUGHTERS ASSEMBLE Ueseeadaat of Revolatloaary lers Meet at Boatsa la Aa. ol. BOSTON, May X.-The delegates to th annual convention of the General Society of the Daughters of the Revolution, who have come here from various states of the union, assembled In Copley hall today for the opening business session of the meet ing. Although a large number of delegates were here yesterday and attended special service In Christ church, many more ar rived today to Uke part In the business proceedings. Today's session was devoted to the read ing of the report of officers and to th nomination of officer. In addition to th election of the General Society officers ten members of the national board of managers were to be chosen, three from New York, two from Massachusetts and one each from Colorado, Indiana, Minnesota. Maryland and Pennsylvania. MINE WORKERSJJO NOT TALK Secretary Wilson Say Plans (or tko Colorado Sitaatten Are Hot to Be Paklls. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. May 1 -Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Worker of America said today that the action taken by the national executive committee with reference to the Colorado strike would not bo mad pubilo. President Mitchell la at St. IxHiis. but the nature of hi buslnee there will not be announced. It I re ported to the national headquarters today that S.tuO minors In the Guernsey, O., dis trict had gone out on account of the fail ure to agreo vita to operator oa a DEDICATE STATE BUILDINGS Miohifan, PaoaiyWania and Ohio Open Hoojh at the World's Fair. FINE WEATHER GREETS FIRST WEEK Fi gores ef Opening Day Net Given Oat, kat Ofllelal Estlaaate ta Less Tkaa SOO.OOO la Atteadaace. ST. LOUIS, May l-World Fair Grounds.) The official figures of attendance at the opening of the Louisiana Purchase exposition on Saturday have not yet been given out. President D. R. Francis made the remark that the admissions were under SXt.OOO, but that was estimated and not offi cial. - Beautiful weather greeted the beginning of the first regular exposition week, and early In the forenoon visitors began enter ing the turnstiles. There was not a con tinuous In-thronging, as no especial effort s being made to bring out-of-town visitors here until the finishing touches are farther advanced. . The sounds of the hammer and saw are heard on all sides, and workmen are rush ing ahead to perfect the exposition and have It atandlng In full completion at the earliest possible moment. The first official exercises of the opening week were the dedication today of the state building of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Con nectlcut's building will be dedicated tomor row. Michigan Come First. Michigan' building was the first one dedi cated today. It stands on the brow of the Plateau of States adjoining the United States fisheries building. Governor A. T. Bliss, presided at the ceremonies and after the orchestral strains of "Michigan, My Michigan" had died away Governor Bliss Introduced Frederick B. Smith, president of the state commission, who made a brief ad dress. He spoke of Michigan's efforts to construct a building In keeping with the statellness of the other state buildings and said that Its portals were thrown wide open and hospitality should be unbounded. President D. R, Francis of the exposition responded and welcomed Michigan In the name of the exposition. The keys of the building were then deliv ered by the contractor and ancepted by Hal II. Smyth, secretary of the state commis sion. Other addresses followed by Hon. Charles E. 8. Osborn of Sault Ste. Marie and Hon. Joseph L. Hudson, president of Detroit Board of Commerce. The ceremonies were concluded by the audience singing "Amer ica." Peaasylvaata Dedicates. The dedication of Pennsylvania building came next, the exercises beginning at noon. Pennsylvania' building Is one of th larg est stat structures on the grounds. It Is located nesr the southern boundary of the Plateau of States, and Its broad terraces command a full view of the entire section devoted to states. Th dedicatory cere monies were opened by. a selection from a Filipino band. -.- . ' Jame H. Lambert, a member of the tx ecutrve board of the state commission, then Introduced Lieutenant Governor W. M. Brown, the- chairman of the day. Henry F. Walton, speaker of tbs bouse of rep resentatives, followed with an address. In which he spoke of the great resources of the Keystone state and extended Penney! vanlans welcome to Its sister states to the exposition, end to the world at large. President Francis responded In behalf of the exposition. Congressman James Tawney of Minnesota, but a native of Pennsylvania, tben followed with an address. In which he eulogised his native state and bespoke her wide extended hospitality. Oklo Last of Day. Ohio's building completed today's dedlca tlon ceremonies. The structure Is located on the eastern boundary of the Plateau of States. Broad plaziaa and stately columns give to the building an appearance of ease and comfort and the mammoth surmount ing doma marks It with dignity. Governor Myron T. Herrtck presided at the cere monies and Introduced W. F. Coell of Co lumbus, who msde the opening address, Response was mad by President Francis, who officially tendered the World fair wel come to Ohio. The speech of the occasion followed by Secretary of War Tift. At the conclusion of the exercise the Ohio state commission gave Its Initial re ception In its building In honor of Secretary of War Taft and Governor Herrlck. Mr. Wong Chlng Chun, secretary of the Peking Industrial Institute and chief clerk of the American legation at Peking, called at the Administration building today and presented a letter from United State Mln later Conger. Mr. Wong is In charge of the extensive exhibit of the Chinese customs which has been installed in the Chinese section of the Liberal Arts building. This is entirely spart from the exhibit made by the Chinese government and consists mainly of article of Chinese manufacture and curios. FEWER THEATERS IN NEW YORK Hlao Hoaees Win Bo Closed for . Fallot to Coaaply wltk Ordlaaace. NEW YORK. May 1-At least six thea ters hsve failed to put In applications for a renewal of their license by th commis sioner of police. In whose hands the matter resta These houses will not be open to night, and three mor will not be allowed to open unless they make such alterations as the committee of safety shall recom mend. , It Is declared by the authorities that any house under the ban shall attempt to open tt Will be closed at once by the police. It Is understood, however, that the three play houses mentioned srs not among the im portant ones on Broadway and that the others merely delayed asking for their licenses in order to carry out changes or dered Immediately after the Iroquois lira TRYING WOMAN FOR MURDER . Delaware Defeadaat Cwafoeaea to Kllllaar. kat Clalaaa it Was elt-Defeaeo. DOVER. Del- May t.-Mrs. Mary Ann Powell waa today placed oa trial for th murder of Estell Aibln on February t last. Mrs. Powell confessed after her arrest that she killed Miss Albla In a Jealous rage Mrs. Powell said the girt, who had been adopted, was alienating her husgand's af- fectlons. She aald she feared her Ufa was In danger, as the girt had threatened her. On February S. during an altercation, Mrs. Powell struck Mis Albln with a bottls, ren derlng her unconscious. She then hacked the girl with a knife. The body waa found later in the attlo by Robert II Powell. Mr. Powell waa present when bis wu wag tUcetf. oa jJial. ( 1 OUSTS TELEPHONE COMPANY Tennessee Court Orders Adjaact of Bell Coaeera ta Go Oat of Baslneea. NASHVILLK Tenn.. May t Chancellor Allison today ordered the Cumberland Tel ephone and Telegraph company Into the hands of a receiver and ruled that the cor poration he ousted from the state. Later In the day he amended his decree, sating that for satisfactory reason he would de cline to appoint the receiver. The company baa an authorised capital of 120,000,000 and about $12,000,000 Is outstand ing. It controls the telephone situation In the south by reason of Its relation to the Bell Telephone company, and haa line radiating Into southern Illinois and Indiana. Th action grow out of an effort on the part of the state upon relation and at the Instance of an Independent telephone com pany at Columbia, Tenn., to declare a for feiture of the charter of the defendant company upon the ground that It has vio lated the statutes In Its attempts to sup press competition. It Is charged In the bill that the defendant company leased to one of It officer or directors the local ex changes In three towns In which It was con fronted with competition, and that It Im mediately proceeded to break down Its rivals by reducing the rates below a pay ing basis. This resulted in the death or absorption of the smaller concern and th rate were restored aa competition was stifled. The court held that the statutes forbids the acquisition by one telephone company of another company or exchange tn such manner as was employed by the defendant and that they are quasi-public carriers and therefore amenable or subject to and controlled by the whole statutory law of the state applicable to railroad and tele graph companies and therefore cannot have the rights and powers which are not given to railroads. The court held that defendant haa assumed to exercise powers and au thority not conferred upon It by the laws of the state of Tennessee and has for feited Its right to exerclaa any Incorporate franchise or power In the state of Ten nesnee, and that defendant be ousted from the further exercise of any such power or franchise In the state end that Its busi ness be dosed and wound up. The clerk and master will be appointed receiver to take charge and to settle up the business of the defendant. The defendants have prayed an appeal to vacate the ouster and receivership. GRETH AIRSHIP WORKS WELL Iaveator Believes tbat Ho Haa Solved the Problem of ierlal JVavl- gratloa. SAN FRANCISCO. May 1 Dr. Greth today tried to make a trip to Ban Jose In hi airship, but after traveling about five miles some slight disarrangement of the machinery was discovered and the aerial voyagers were forced to make a landing. Dr. Greth was accompanied by Engineer Frederick Bel?. Dr. Greth was satisfied with the results of this experimental flight because he ac complished a good - jl . mors r than on former occasions .-and from tt -concluded that he Is working In the. light direction. Dr. Greth let his machine rise and then made a circular figure about' a quarter of a mil In circumference. It was evident to those below that he had the machine under control at that time, for he circled about, stopped the engines and started them agatn, and then started off to the south at a high speed. Over Blanken's Six-Mile house on the San Bruno road, toward San Jose, some thing went wrong with the machinery, which caused the airship to stop. After a pause the fans were started going and the ship began to descend. To all appear ance the fan were controlling the ship. It was demonstrated that while the fans which raise and lower the airship are not large enough, yet they did very well under the circumstances. Engineer Bell sstd of hts trip; "I am thoroughly satisfied with the test. We could direct the machine at will and made several complete turns before de scending. The udden giving away of a small valve led us to descend at th Six Mile house." FATAL BLAZE AT CHICAGO Oa Maa Killed and Seven lajared by Fire on Halstoa Street. CHICAGO. May 5 One person has been ssphyxlated and many other occupants of a three-story building In Halated street have been Injured and narrowly escaped Oath In a fire which swept through the place and cut off escape by th stairway both In the front and rear. Prompt work of the firemen saved the lives of other tenants who were axleep when the fire started. In the work of rescue two fire men and one policeman were Injured. The dead: JOSEPH WEBB, suffocated by amok. Injured: Mrs. H. Wehk nvermtr. Kv nnnb. dltlon serious. ' Fdwsrd Goes, hands and fsoe burned. Stella Goes, face and hands hurn4 overcome by smoke: condition MHnn. roucenisn John Burke, severely burned while helping to rescue ths Imprisoned tenants. Fire Cantaln MeGrsw. struck hv f.nin. n nnu prverny cut ana OTUlsecl. r-ipeman Kyan, race ana nsnds burned. William Wolfe, severely burned whllo n dnvoring to rescue hie wife and children irom ins Duming miuaing. The fire, which did damage of only a few thousand dollars, spread so rapidly that the occupants of the place were hemmed In by the flames before they could be awakened and told of their danger. NEW PARTY IS NOW ORGANIZING falted Ckrlstlaa Party Gatkeva at St. Lonls to Make Platforas and Cnndldatoa. ST. LOUIS. May 1-The national commit tee and the delegates to the national con vention of the United Christian party. which convened here yesterdsy to nominate a ticket for the next presidential election. resumed Its sessions today. The platform entitled "In Jesus' Name1 was sdopted tonight sfter considerable discussion. The party declares that "the platform snd purpose of the Christian party la and shall be to work and stand for union In His name for the fulfillment of God's law through direct legislation of the people governed by the gulden rule. regardless of sex, color or creed." War Is oppoaed by the party and mob violence condemned. Government owner ship of ooal mines and public utilities Is favored. The platform after declaring against "government revenue from th manufacture and sal of. Intoxicating liquor ss a beverage." concludee "we are opposed to sll trusts and combines con trary to the welfare of the common peo ple" Officers will be elected tomorrow and nomination of national candidates will b SAYS DE LIED Talli Ben at Oommittea & Circalated Fait Baoort for a Joka. STORY REFERS TO WEDDING ON HIGH SEAS ama M. Caaaoa, Jr., Alleges Story la tatrao and Was Spread tor tk BeaeSt of the Gentiles. WASHINOTON. May X. Angus M. Can non, Jr., son of Angus M. Cannon, former president of the Salt Lake stake of Mor mons In Utah, traveled from Bait iaae vo Washington, to inform the senate com mittee on privileges and slecttons that he had falsified tn Informing prominent gen tiles in Utah that President Joseph r. Smith of the Mormon church has per formed plural marriage ceremonies. Cannon, Jr., was a witness In the Smoot Investigation today. He said that he had told false stories In regard to Presldeut Smith marrying his cousin. Abram H. Can non, to Lillian Hamlin, a fourth wife. His only excuse was that he had been drlnk lngfl and conceived the Idea that to tell sucn a story would be a good Joke on the genUles referred to, "as anything against the Mormons tickled them all over. Members of the senate committee on nriviiens and elections received a com munication oevoral days ago from F. B. Crlt'chlow of Salt Lake to the effect that Cannon would go on the stand and testify that Abram H. Cannon and Lillian Ham lin were married on the high seas between Los Angeles and the Catallna Islands, and that President Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon church performed ths ceremony, Critchlow stated that Angus M. Cannon, Jr., had said he was present and witnessed the ceremcny. Consequently arrange ments were made for the meeting today. The wltneis said that he knew Abram H Cannon Intimately. He said that Abram had three wives at the time of his death In the fall of 1896. but that there was an other wife ho knew about. He gav the names of the three wives as Sarah 31. Jenkins, Wilhelmlna M. Cannon, sister of the witness, and Mary E. CroxaL Abram H. Cannon had children by all of them. Floral Marrlaare at Sea. "Did you tell E. L. Wilson of Salt Lake that you saw ' Abram H. Cannon and Lilian Hamlin married T "I think I did tell him." The witness stated that Wilson is well known In Salt Lake, Is cashier of the Commercial Na tional bank, and a gentleman of high stand ing. In response to questions, answered with the briefest of admissions. It was drawn from the witness that he had told Wilson within the last two weeks that in 1896 In Los Angeles, tan or twelve people char tered a vessel for the Catallna Islands and that in the party In addltiuii to himself Joseph F. Smith and ons of nls wives; Abram H. Cannon and hts wife, Wllhemine, slater to the witness; a man named Lang- ford, and Lillian Hamlin. After th boat had gone some distance from Los Angeles, members pt the .party with two or thru American retired to the cabin and there Joseph F. Smith married Lillian Hamlin. The witness said that after his sister. Can non's second, beard what was going on she "got angry and left the cabin." Mr. Taylor drew from the witness the Tact that h also had telephoned to Petty Heath and made an appointment at the office of the Salt Lake Tribune at which he told Mr. Heath the -same story he bad related to Mrs. Critchlow and Wilson. Ho declared that he had told no other person In regard to the . marriage, and that he had seen no on except Critchlow, and that' was on th day he had received th subpoena. "Are you still satisfied tt.at he married them?" asked ths senator. "Of course, I don't know that ho married them, but I think that he did," was ths answer. , "Who told you of the ceremony on the high seasT" My wife said It took place Just a re lated." Senator Dubois "Were you with Abram H. Cannon before hi death?" "Through hi entire Illness." ' "Where did he die?" "At my sister's house." Was Lillian Hamlin there?" "Part of th time." "Ha she a child V Tes, a daughter." "What is her nimr Msrva." Her last name?" "Cannon." ' Said tt Was a Joke, Th wltneas said that th child was recognised as the daughter of Abram H. Cannon and treated aa a sister by oth ers of Cannon's children. ' The witness In reply to questions by Sen ator McComas said he had been drinking when be told the story about the marriage on th boat and he did It as- a Joke on Critchlow- and Wilson, who wanted to see the Mormons get the worst of It. He wss asked if he thought the Joke was a rood one on his dead cousin and others hs had drawn Into that tals, and with soma bitterness he answered: "Well, I was thinking about Joseph F. Smith more than anything else. He said he did not know anything about polyga mous marriages since the manifesto and I knew that be did." SHIPPERS ARE TO GET PASSES Western ana Kortkwestera Llnea Rescind Order Regarding; Retara Transportation to Stockmen. DENVER, Colo.. May 1 Charles W. Martin, secretary of the National Live Stock association, today received the fol lowing telegram from President F. J. Habembarth, of Salt Lake City: Juit received a telegram from Chlcaa-.. stating that western and northwestern lines had granted our request ior return trans portation to live stock shippers, effective stay a. This Is the result of a conference between a committee from ths National Live Stock association and the general traffle man agers of the western llnea, held In Chicago on February 25, at which the former de manded the abolishment of the tonnage e tern In hauling stork, ths restoration of the return pass to bona fide shippers snd a readjustment of freight rates from certain localities. FATAL FLAMES IN MICHIGAN Oa Killed aad Two Iajnred by Fall, ingr Bricks la Hotel at (opae. CAPAC. Mich.. May 1-BvoreU Warren waa Instsntly killed and Eric McLaughlin, William Locke and Joseph Lefever were Injured by felling brick at th burning o( lb UoicJ Bvlufida UUt laJl Vji NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Skewers aad Cooler Taeadari Wed nesday, Fair la West, ehowers.la East Portion. Hoar. Dev. Hoar. Peg. S a. m 4 i p. m Trt a. as AS p. m...... Tl Tan BS Hp. na ?t ft a. ta ST 4 p. na Ta ) a. na ttO Bp. m Tl li, a KI tt p. as TO 11 a. sa Ha T . m ft 19 as SM H p. m 4)3 p. sn KI SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS Divergent Views as to Valao ol Ke- eent Baeeeaaea of tk (Copyright by New York Herald Co.. WW.) NE WTORK. May S.-lNew Turk Herald Service Special Telegram to The Bee.) From Toklo and St. Petersburg a well came dispatches yesterday adding to the Information already received concerning the Russian retreat from the Yalu and the advance of the Japanese. Toklo dispatches described the actions which led up to the Russians being forced bsck toward Feng Wang Cheng, while St. Petersburg statements declared that th movement was port of Oeneral Kouro patkln's program, and was not to be con sidered In the light of a serious repulse. Military experts In writing for the Lon don newspapers of this morning dlsugreed as to the Importance of the retreat and advance. One wri'.er, however, pointed out the fact that ths Russian right wing may have a difficult task In reaching Feng Wang Cheng, and possibly may be cut off by a division thrown forward by Gen eral Kurokl. The more conservative of the experts think no serious stand was taken by the Russians and back up this argument by pointing out the fact that the casualties on either side were so alight as to In no manner embarrass the forces en gaged. Information came to th London Post from a Japanese source to the effect that a Japanese force Is expected to land hear New Chwang. Such sn operation. It wu added, would threaten the Russian post' tlon at Llao Yang, as General Kouropat kin 1 In no condition at this time to pro tect It without exposing his main body to a serious attack. STRENGTH OF OPPOSING ARMIES Japanese Has! the Advantage of Gone and Position. ST. PETERSBURG. May I.- p. m. The Associated Press has obtained from the general staff an outline of the operations on the Yalu during (he past week. The Russian force. Including the reserves, was composed of General Kashtallnskl's rifle division. General Mlstchenko's Cossaok out posts and a brigade of artillery, the whole under Oeneral Sassulltch. The Japanese forces, the staff believes. approximated 100,000 men, of which four divisions, thirteen battalions, and forty- six guns were In action. The Japanese prepared for crossing the river by posting all of their available guns, of which the Russians say the Japanese had Ave times mora than . they, along the line - .facing KuDen Cheng and Antung and also landed from their warships 4.7 guns.' This array of artillery eventually made Kullen Cheng untenable. Under cover of powerful batteries north of 8tndlagow the Japanese crossed to Housan, occupying the height. Aa the latter position would have enabled them to direct a raking fire against the Rus sians at Kullen Cheng, General Sassulltch ordered It to be retaken Friday. This waa dop, but on Saturday the Japanese, under cover of a battery reoccupled It, the defenders falling back across th Kltsvena and continuing the fight with the Japa nese who4 were attempting to flank them from Chin Gow. The Russtsnforce at Antung and Kullen Cheng bad moi while retreated to Its sec ond line, a few rilles westward. The whole Russian fore engaged yesterday formed a semicircle, the horn of which were gradually being drawn In preparatory to retiring to a position further west. This was the situation when the last Russian official reports were sent. COMStb' MAY GO 'FO POST Oeespaacy of Aatnng by Japaaeeo Opena Way for America. SHANGHAI. May t As a result of the occupation of Antung by the Japanese, United States Consul James W. Davidson, ! who haa been assigned to Antung, prob I ably will proceed to his post Immediately. Mr. Davidson has been granted an ex equatur by the Chinese government, but the Russians having occupied snd fortified Antung, he thought it tnadvlsabls for him to proceed there. Ths Japanese authorities have Indicated that they have no objection to Mr. David son's going to Antung at once. When It was learned that Mr. Davidson and th other 'American consuls asnlgned to posts In Manchuria could not proceed to their respective places because of the war, the State department decided to ffkd temporary employment for them In the far east, aud t was announced from Wash ington on April that Mr. Davidson would bs sent to New Chwang to serve as assist ant to Mr. sillier, the consul at that point. R13SIAWS ARB HOT DISTURBED Hews of Land Reverses Received In Stoical Manner. (Copyright, by the New Tork Herald Co., lOOt) ST. PETERSBURG. May Z.-New York Herald , Caablegram Cpeclal Telegram to The Bee.) The bad news from the. Yalu was received this morning with the won derful stoicism that has characterised ths Russlsns since the reverses began. At ths headquarters of ths general staff It was stated that sn Important engage ment waa tn progress, but no further de tails were given. Ths reeldents of the suburbs of Port Arthur havs been warned either to enter the town or remove right away from the district. This shows clearly that a selg is expected Immediately. It Is quite untrue that Russians have submsrines st Port Arthur. JAPAXESB riAMMK SUBMARINES Believed tbat Two Have Been Par rkased of Conner) lent Makers. NEWPORT, R. I.. May t-Two Japan ese whse names could not be learned to day Inapected the submarine torpedo boat Proctor which later received orders to sail Immediately. Ite destination Is unknown, but It Is believed to be Bridgeport, Conn., where are located the works of its owners, the Lake Torpedo Boat company. The Japanese officers were In this city sbout Ors hours. Upon their arrival here they were met at tin) wharf by President Simon Lake of the Lake Torpedo Boat company, with whom they were afterwards In conference for some time at a hotel. Neither registered and belli ((fused to bs I iaiM xlw4 - JAPS H0LDTI1E KEY Drirs Euiam Out vf Two Important Foai tiooi on Yala hj Orerwhelmiof Forces. RUSSIANS ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR DEFEAT Jajanst Hold TleigaU of Cb Eaa and Command Hill Abort W ja. STRUGGLE HAS BEEN A DESPERATE ONE Lostet sn Both Sides for tka k May Fqo.il Jap Figaros. HEAVY FIGHTING AT CHIN TIEN CHENG Russians Offer Stnkkora Heslstsnro to Japanese, .kat Aro Drlvea Snc- ewsalvely front Seven) Mllea of Trenebes. " CHICAGO. May . A Dally New special from Kobe says details of th heavy fight ing In the neighborhood of Chlutlen Cheng received her this morning stat that th Russians made a most subnorn resistance to the Japanese advance, but were driven successively out of seven lines of trenches. BT. PETERSBURG. May I At t:W this afternoon the Associated Freas was in formed that beyond the fact af the retreat of the Russian before overwhelming su perior force of the Japanese on the Yalu river, no detail have been received sine the report of General Sassulltch, com mender of th Second Siberian army corps. yesterday, of the retirement from Kullen Cheng to Antung. It I quit possible that the loss on both aides during th wek s righting may reach the figures given by the Japanese, as ths reserves were not brought up to support ths Russian position at1 Kullen Cheng, whers the fighting ras th heaviest. The Russians mad a special effort to hold as long aa poralbls ths heights of Cho Ban, on sn laland opposite Kullen Cheng, whence their guns com manded a considerable stretok of the river , to the south, but a Japanese battery on a hill above WIJu dominated th position, which the Russians eventually were forced to relinquish, thus losing ths key to the river. The desperate character of ths struggl there may have been due to the necessity for gaining time for the withdrawal of the Russian detachments sbovs and below. General Sassulltch was In command of the entire force on the Yalu, which ex tended along a front of over thirty m'.les, with reserve supports fifteen miles back. The whole, According to ths best' Informa tion obtainable, did not exceed 1T.00O men. What was the actual force engaged Is not known at present, tiutigh probably It waa not more than 8,000 men. If It was so large. No confirmation has yet bees received of the reported capture of twenty-eight Rus sian quick-firing guns, or of the wounding of General SassuUtc-b and. Oeneral Kasli-" tallnaky, v the . latter In command of the Third division. East Iberian troops, at th Yalu liver, or the burning of, Auttmg; , It Is confirmed that a village of tuts wss set on fire by a shall. Rasslaas Deny Report. Th statement that the . Russians have fallen back so far aa Feng Wang Cheng la declared to be Untrue. The sdvaac has retired and will continue to retire befote the main army of the enemy, according to the Russian program, but it will keep In constant touch with the enemy, and skir mishing of a more or less serious character Is expected as . General Kurokl advances. This Is considered absolutely necessary In order to always know exactly lwhr the main army of th enemy la Th general staff believes General Kurokl- forward march on Fong Wang Cheng will be ac companied by landing at Tatung Kau, at the head of Corea bay and not far from the mouth of the Yalu river, and other placea along the coast as far as' Taku Ghan, under the protection of warships. These troops can keep in touob with Gen eral Kurokl's left wing. It might also bo easier to get up a portion of th guns from places down the const than drag thm all up the mountains toward Toltln pass from the Talu. The Japanese are kicU4 to try to turn the Russian posttloa at Fsng Wang Cheng. At tbs army heaquartsrs her there Is not the slightest evidence Hist ths, Rus sians consider they have ivjftwned .a re verse. The crossing or ins jaiu- oy in enemy' was tsken as a matter of coarse and as part of ths program. The loss aro re garded as pawns in ths real gams which IS tO fOllOW. : Japanese Extend Tkelr Lines. TOKIO, May 111 a nv After the Japa nese carried the line of hills extending from Chi Tien Cheng to Yoshoka, on the right bank of the Iho river, yesterday the Russians made a second stand on s hill northwest of Chin Tien Cheng, but .thsy began retreating at ten minutes before t o'clock In the afternoon. The Twelfth Japanas division advanced toward Tahlang Fang, which I dtl west of the vllL vge of Mskao; the division of ths Imperial Guard advanced toward Mama tan, which Is west of C'lilu T1-u Cheng, while the Second division nrbved down the river with Antung a It ob Jeotlve. The general reserve advanced Over the main road to Lla Yang, which runs In a westerly direction from the Yalu river. At r"cloek yesterday ev.-lng the Japa nese army had a line extending frota Antung northwesterly to Laukuku and running from there In a northeasterly i di rection to Mlshukau. At Ha mat an, where the Iho river makes Its first bend to the west, ths Japaaee Suc ceeded in enveloping the Russians on threw sides. At this place, after sharp fighting at close range, the Japanese captured twenty Russian guns, with their borsss. carriages and ammunition, and mom than twenty officers and many men. The Rus sian troops at Hsmatau retreated towsrd fsng Huan Cheng. A Russian officer who was taken prisoner said that ths effect of th Jap nee ar tillery fire on Saturday snd Sunday waa enormous. Lieutenant General Sassalitrh, rorn mander of the Second Siberian' army corps, and Major General Kashtalinaky, com mander of the Third East Siberisn rifle brigade, were wounded by shells. A Rus sian lieutenant colonel was captured, It 1 estimated that the Russian casualties amounted to over 00. Oeneral Kuokl and his headquarters an tered Chlu Tien Cheng st l:M Sunday even In ' , General Kurokl has telegraphed that the Imperial prince and the officers of his command are In high spirits snd tUat all th troops ate In excellent spirit. Vice Admiral Kaiulmura, whs Is In com mand of th Japanese squadron which ha ben owrattng recently sgnina) Modi voetok, las sent in report from Oensan, Cpf j"AU4 Bwda&jsi, srbJej, ) sas