TITE OMAITA DAILY BEE: 8ATURDAT. MARCH 11, 1005.
STATUS OF FRAUD CASES
Bixty-Eight Indictment. Are Bfttnrned in
Oregon Land Matter.
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HITCHCOCK GIVES OUT A STATEMENT
Two Wenra aad Large Sibr of
Public Officials, State end Na
tional, Arc Held for
Trial.
; WASHINGTON, March 10. -Secretary
Hitchcock today gave out a statement con
'cernlnK the Investlffatlon made by the De
' ; partment of the Interior Into the lrregu
' larltlrs In Orcicon in connection with the
republic lands. It shows there have been
.lxly-elght Indictment and ltt convic
' tlons. Of the Indictments fifty-two are for
conspiracy to defraud the government and
'the others for the various crimes nf per
jury, subornation of perjury, obstructing
t, the administration of Justice, etc. The per
sons Indicted Include one t'nlted States
senator, J. H. Mitchell: two congressmen,
.,Hlnger Hermann and John N. Williamson;
eight attorneys, one state and two former
state senators, a former assistant United
States attorney and his deputy, a former
. surveyor general and deputy and several
deputy surveyors, former examiners of sur
veys, former special agents, one United
States commissioner and two former com-.-.
mlssloners and a number of land and tim
; ber dealers and homesteaders. The names
of two women appear In the list, one of
them being Emma L. Watson, convicted of
' conspiracy, and the other, Nellie Brown,
, Indicted for the same offense.
Dominican Treaty Reported.
Senator Cullom In executive session of
the senate today reported favorably the
Santo Domingo treaty. By agreement the
senate will adjourn over until Monday and
discussion of the treaty will be begun at
that time. Senator Hale offered an amend
: ment to the treaty providing that all pro-
ceedlngs under It shall cease and deter
' mine In ten years unless the life of the
treaty la extended by another convention.
; No formal report on the treaty was pre
' sented from the committee either by the
majority or minority, and It Is understood
none will be prepared. There was no ef
,v. fort to bring)" up the Bacon resolution,
V which by common consent went over until
j Monday. .
jj St. Lonla Company Gets Bonds.
,1 The Mercantile Trust company of St.
f Loillg was the highest bidder today for the
, $2,t00,000 Issue of 10-30 4 per cent Philippine
public works bonds. The bids were opened
at the Insular bureau. The bid of the Mer-
contlnue to serve In their present grade at
their option. The adoption of this policy
will open the way for the appointment as
brigadier generals of many more younger
officer than heretofore have held -that
grade.
Postmaster General Cortelyou- said after
the meeting that although a decision had
been reached as to the appointment of a
fourth assistant postmaster general he was
not ready yet to make the announcement.
He Indicated that probably In a few days
he would announce both the appointment
of the fourth assistant postmaster general
and the acting chairman of the republican
national committee.
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,cantlle Trust company, for the entire Issue,
r,was $2,278,500, or at the rate of J109.0S.
GOOD OFFICIALS WILL STAY
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rnnonncement la Made of Policy Regarding-
Federal Appointments.
53 WASHINGTON,. March 10. A general
S policy as to federal appointments was de
f'tormlned upon by the president and his
( cabinet today at their semi-weekly meet
i'lng. At the conclusion of the meeting It
rwas announced that for the present, . at
I'least, the uniform policy would be to retain
incumbents In office during satisfactory
V service. This policy will hold, it was stated
'further,' entirely Irrespective of the length
f of service of the Incumbent The policy
'i announced Is to apply generally to all de
partments of the government. It Is In pre
cise line to the determination reached and
announced some time ago regarding post
masters. That announcement was that the
ease of each postmaster would be deter
; mined on Its merits and it would make
tio difference necessarily, whether the ln
cumbent had served one or two or moro
. J' terms.
5 In line with the general policy of civil ap
jf (folntments, Secretary Taft said it also had
f been determined not to appoint as brlga-
dler generals on the active list of the army
Officers who had served forty years, lnclud
Jitif service In the civil war. Those offi
5 cer. are eligible now to retirement as brlg
, adier generals and It Is not the purpose of
1 the administration to make them brigadier
generals on the active list. The aseore
jjtary said there were approximately forty
such officers, all of whom would be per
il (pitted to retire as brigadier generals or to
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ISVESTIGATIOJI OF SATTH ALIZATIOX
Subject la Being; Considered by
Special Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 10. The special
committee created by the president to con
sider the subject of naturalization will. It is
expected, be prepared to submit to congress
at the next regulnr session a full report
upon this Important subject. The preslden'.
has shown a lively Interest In the matter,
not only huving before him reports of
federal ofllrers containing many specitic
Instunces of gross fraud and error In con
nection with the application of the present
naturalization laws, but having himself,
while connected with the municipal govern
ment of New York City, noted many of
these evils. Besides Internal fraud the in
sufficiency of the existing naturalization
laws has Involved the State department In
endless correspondence with European
governments growing out of cases of doubt
ful naturalization.
Galllard Hunt, the present chief of the
passport bureau of the State department,
who will be the chairman of the new com
mission, has given much study to this sub
ject and his report thereon has been laid
before congress. It reveals an amazing
number of cases of false, fraudulent. Im
proper and improvident naturalizations and
a wholesale forgery and sale of spurious
certificates, particularly in the case cf those
issued to Italians and Haitians. The most
primitive Ignorance Is occasionally shown
by the Judges of local courts on the sub
ject of naturalization laws. Some of the
questions which are likely to come before
the commission are these:
The propriety of restricting closely to
certain courts the right to naturalize.
A particular definition -of the testimony
necessary to secure naturalization.
The advisability of printing certificates
on distinctive paper to prevent counter
feiting and to separate declarations of in
tention from the final certificates.
The advisability of requiring In the
certificates a statement of birth and of date
of arrival In this country of the holder.
The propriety of requiring returns at
stated periods to the general government of
all naturalizations and declarations of In
tention to become citizens.
GRAIX IX HANDS OF FARMERS
Producers Still Hold Twenty Per Cent
of Last Year's Wheat Crop.
WASHINGTON, March 10. The monthly
report of the chief of the bureau of statis
tics of the Department of Agriculture will
show the amount of wheat remaining in
farmers' hands on March 1 to have been
about 111,000,000 bushels, or 20.1 per cent of
last year's crop, as compared with 0.8 per
cent of the crop of 1903 on hand March 1,
1904, and 24.5 per cent of the crop of 1902
on hand at the corresponding date In 1903.
The corn In farmers' hands Is estimated
at about 954,000,000 bushels, or 38.7 per cent
of last year's crop, against 37.4 per cent of
the crop of 1903 on hand on March 1, 1904,
and 41.6 per cent - of the crop of 1902 on
hand at the corresponding date in 1903.
Of oats there are reported to be about
347,000,000 bushels, or 38.8 per cent of last
year's crop, still in farmers' hands, as com
pared with 34.9 per cent of the "crop of 1903
on hand on March 1, 1904, and 36.9 per cent
of the crop of 1902 on hand at the corre
sponding date In 1903. a
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Nominations by President.,
WASHINGTON, March 10. The president
today sent to the senate the following nom
inations: District Judge Edward Whltson, eastern
district of Washington.
Brigadier General on the Retired List of
the Army Colonel Allen Smith, Sixth cav
alry. Also other promotions In the army and
navy.
Canadian Murderer la Hanged. .
TORONTO, March 10. Alexander Martin
was hanged here today for the murder of
his child.
GIANTS GET THEIR DEFEAT
.
Unbeaten Basket Ball Team from Sioux
City Ooea Down at Last.
SLUGGING MATCH ENLIVENS THE GAME
One of Wlllard Brotbera and Blj
Bertke ladala-e In Fisticuffs
Darlsc Progress of the
First Halt.
Sioux City's colors were trailed In the
dust last night and one more Is added to
the list of victories of the Omaha Young
Men's Christian association basket ball
team. The local team met the vaunted
Sioux City giants on the floor of the Audi
torium and defeated them by a score of 38
to 31. The visitors boasted thtt they had
not been beaten thla year, and It la well
known Unit they aspire to the national
championship of Young Men's Christian
association tesms. Thoy took second place
in the Olympic games at St. Louis, while
Chicago took first. Tho two teams will
meet for the championship some time in
the latter part of this month.
The first half wa full of slugging, mostly
between C. Wlllard and 8loux City's tall
center, Bertke. Once they stopped and
came to open blows and C. Wlllard was put
out of the game. He was allowed to play
again In the second half. Bertke, who is 6
feet 6, did not allow Hansen to get the ball,
but knocked it to one side each time, and
the quick work of the Giant's guards In
picking it up bewildered Omaha for a time.
The score was 21 to 14 in favor of Sioux
City at the end of the half.
Wlllard and Bertke forgot their differ
ences and a clean game was played in the
pecond. Omaha got warmed up and Its
forwards began to learn how to keep the
ball out of the tall center's possession.
Clark was a wonder at throwing goals and
had more to his credit t(an any of the
others. Hansen threw several goals from
the very center of the floor. Anderson and
C. Willard did spectacular team work on
several occasions. When the score was
tied about the middle of the half the crowd
went wild. A swift succession of goals then
brought the home team Jar In the lead and
the visitors seemed powerless to stop them.
The score was 38 to 31.
Following Is the lineup:
Omaha. Position. Slnux Cltv.
Hansen Center Bertke
Clark Right forward Hope
G. Wlllard ....Left forward Ghlzonl
Anderson Right guard Cummins
C. Wlllard
and Harris ...Left guard Moser
Westcott of Sioux Cltv was referee, and
J. H. Wallace of Omaha umpire.
EVEVTS. OS THE Rl.VMXG TRACKS
CARPENTER'S PANAMA LETTERS
Beginning with Sunday, March 12, The Bee will
publish a series of up-to-date letters from Panama
about the canal and isthmian matters, from Frank
G. Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter sailed from New
York for Central America some weeks ago and he is now
somewhere on the ten-mile strip of land belonging to
Urcle Bam, through which the great canal is being cut.
lie is well equipped as to photographers, letters of intro
- duction, etc.,. and he will spend enough time there to ,
learn what the situation is and to describe it for our
readers.
Among the letters Mr. Carpenter will write will be
one describing the great canals of the globe and compar
ing them with Panama. His wide travels well fit him
for this description. He has within the past few years
visited in person the Suez canal, the Manchester 6hip
canal, the Kronstadt canal, which forms the European
entrance to the northern part of the empire of the czar,
und also the big ditch that Kaiser Wilhelm dug to let
his navy quickly out to the ocean from the Baltic. He
has also seen the other great canals of Europe, including
those of Holland, and has traveled upon the Grand Canal
of China, which, next to Panama, is one of the great
works of the world.
Another letter will discuss the big problems of the
Panama canal, including the Culebra cut, the Bohio dam,
showing the enormous work to be done, and tell through
the mouths of the government engineers, how it may be
accomplished. He will also take up such questions as
"Labor at Panama," giving some idea of the number of
men needed for the work, their wages, and whether Amer
ican workmen can profitably be employed there. This
letter may require a visit to the island of Jamaica, where
so many thousand negroes were secured by the French
for their work.
,Our Ten-Mile Strip and how it is policed and gov
erned will also be an interesting topic, and another will
be the "Baby Republic of Panama" and how It is gov
erned, including a chat with its president upon its re
'sources and possibilities. ,
The health conditions will also be described, and in
fact everything connected with Panama and the canal,
from the standpoint of live American interest.
After leaving Panama Mr. Carpenter will probably
go to Jamaica, and thence to Cuba, where ho will de
scribe that Island and its industries as they are In 11)0.".
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BEE GET EVERY NUMBER..
Five Favorites Win at Crescent City
Jockey Clnb Meet.
Duke of Kendall and Subtle were the beaten
favorites today at the Crescent City track.
Track slow and lumpy, weatherf clear. Re
sults:
First race six furlona-s: Nevermore won.
Falmouth second. Wellesley third. Time:
1:17(4.
second race, four lurlongs: Verlbest won,
Marpessa second. Inspector Girl third.
Time: 0:61.
Third race, six and a half furlones:
Matador won, Duke of Kendal second, Miss
Uomez third. Time: 1:23.
Fourth race, six furlongs Over Again
won, Daisy Green second. Bob Murnhy
third. Time: 1:16.
Fifth race, mile and an eighth: Ralnland
won, Main Spring second, Favonius third.
Time: 1:69.
Sixth race, one mile: Operator won. Gold
age second, Echlnate third. Time: 1:46.
Seventh race, five furlongs: Queen Hose
won, Subtle second. Viperine third. Time:
1:03.
Eighth race, five furlongs: Limerick Girl
won. Clique second. Chiunle Thome third.
Time: 1:U3.
Results at City Park track:
First race, four furlonRs: Azra won.
Lleber Gore second. Gary third. Time:
0:61.
Second race six furlongs: Cincinnati En
quirer won, Fllla second, Bishop Poole
intra, lime; i:w.
Third race, seven furlongs: Hell Indian
won, John Lyle second. Red Ruler third.
Time: 1:29.
Fourth race, six furlongs: Florizel won,
St. Tammany second, Nervator third. Time:
1:16.
Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth: Omealca
won, Lou M second, EvasklU third. Time:
1:62.
Sixth race, five furlongs: Rudabek won,
Orderly second, Glsbock third. Time:
1:03.
Seventh race, five furlongs: Armorer won.
Signal II second, Show Girl third. Time:
1:03.
HOT SPRINGS. March 10,-Results at
Oak lawn:
First race, three and a half furlongs:
Marvel won, William -Moffltt second, Inez
Batchelor third. Time: 0:44.
Second race, six furlongs: Trapplst won,
Bensonhurst second. Mutual Benefit third,
lime: 1:18.
Third race, one mile: Bravery won, Lieu
tenant Rice second, Black Cat third. Time:
1:44.
Fourth race, mile and three-eighths: Glis
ten won, Clovis second, Tete Noir third.
Time: 2:27.
Fifth race, six furlongs: Plntoon won,
Joe Goss second, Stand Pat third. Time:
1:1.
Sixth race, one mile: Colonel Preston
won, Mabel Slmms second. Golden Age
third. Time: 1:46.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10. Results at
Oakland:
First race, six furlongs: Toltec won,
Floriana Belle second, Ere Yesterday third.
Time: 1:16.
Second race, six furlongs: Ocyrohe won,
St. George second, F. E. Shaw third. Time:
1:13.
Third race, Futurity course: McGregor
won, Ethel Barrymore second, Anvarl third.
Time: 1:11V.
Fourth race, mile and a sixteenth: Mon
tana Peeress won, Melsterslnger second,
Maxetta third. Time: 1:48.
Fifth race, seven furlongs: Bell Reed
won. Best Man second, Budd Wade third.
Time: 1:26.
Sixth race, six furlongs: True Wing won,
Gold Enamel second, David Boland third.
Time: 1:13 V..
LOS ANGELES, March 10. Results at As
cot :
First race, steeplechase handicap, short
course: Allegiance Won, Jim Bozenian sec
ond, Ruth's Rattler third. Time: i!:3i.
Second race, nix furlongs: Merces won,
Joshua second, Sunmark third. Time: 1:15
Third race, four furlongs: Ala Russell
won, Suntire second, Iju. Chata third. Time:
0:4S.
Fourth race, mile and seventy yards:
Lord of the Heath won. Sheriff Bell second,
McGrathlana Prince third. Time: l:4f,.
Fifth race, five and a half furlones: Fire
ball won. Workmen second, Blue Coat
third. Time; 1:07.
Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth: Luxtlg
won. Try-on second, Eleven Bells third.
Time: 1:64.
BILLY F131CASE WIXS OS A FOIL
Three Short Boots Before tbe Badger
Athletlo Clnb of Milwaukee.
MILVVAfKEE, March lO.-Bllly Flnu
cane of Chicago won In the second round
on a foul from Young O'Leary of Milwau
kee in what was schedule for an eight
round bout before the Badger Athletic club
tonight. The bout was of the lightning or
der while It lasted. O'Leary held a nhade
the better aa far as the bout went and ap
parently hit low three times, though Ref
eree Hogan warned him repcateJIy.
Young Mahoney of Racine defeated Juck
Beauscnaulle in the fifth round nf a six
round bout. Feauechaulte was all but out
when his seconds threw the sponge Into
the ring. .
Grover Haves of Chicago won from Jack
Nolan of Milwaukee In six rounds and
Steve Kinney, of Milwaukee knocked out
Jack Turner of Chicago In one round.
Roarkes Play at Fremont.
FREMONT, Neb., March 10. (Special.)
The Fremont Base Ball association has ar
ranged with Manager Rourke of the
Oinahaa for two guinea here on April IS
and 19. Pa brought his buys here lust full
fur a game, which In point of attendance
wit satisfactory all around, and the local
association hopes to get up a team from
the rity league which will give them some
gtod practice and help to get them In shape
to win the pennnnt again. The schedule at
the local association has not been arranged
yet. Two giitnes of seven Innings each
will he played each week at 6:30 p. in., In
stead of three gamea as last year.
Entries for Marathon Itaee.
ST. LOI'IS, March 10. Louis M. I.m
brackls. agt-d 23 years, a native of Greece,
who has lived In fit. Utuis for some time,
has entered fur the Marathon race to be
held here the first Saturday In May. This
makes the eighteenth entry In the race.
WITH TUB BOWLERS.
On the Association alleys last night, the
Drexels and Onlmods broke their tie for
second and third places In the lengue race
In one of the finest contests) of the season.
The Drexels passed the 1,000 mark In the
first and third games and won with com
fortable margins; the second was won by
the Onlmods, In a heart-breaking finish,
by one pin. Among a bunch of unusually
high totals. Banks carried off the honors
for the night with 36 and a single game of
a. (Score:
DREXELS.
1st. Id. d. Totals.
Neale 231 19 2lS 15
Stearns 199 215 610
Hartley 216 2" 179 600
Banks 1 213 267 666
Zimmerman 217 191 KS 683
Totals 1,04 9M 1,043 1,074
ONIMODS.
1st. 2d. 8d. Totals.
Chandler ., 221 189 216 626
Sheldon 178 217 197 6fi2
GJerde 1S8 211 I'Ol 600
Jones 214 194 1M D76
Sprague 166 174 213 642
Totals 957 9X6 994 2,t36
The Armours lost to the Diamonds lum
night on Ileitis & Williams' alleys by 32
pins. Score:
DIAMONDS.
' 1st. 2d. Sd. Totals.
Wallena 156 1H0 164 490
Barry 19 1 49 1 48 466
Stme 165 202 178 646
Peterson 168 168 1 63 4
Schlise 166 19$ 149 609
Totals..
Tonneman
Wiemer ...
Collins .....
Chandler .,
O'Conhor .
823 884
ARMOURS. -1st.
2d.
1S2
152
157
168
166
163
153
196
146
138
792 2,499
3d. Totals.
193 otu
168 473
168 615
138 452
184 487
Totals m 798 853
2,467
Frank Gotca Throws Jim Parr.
UTICA, N. Y., March 10. Frank Gotch,
champion wrestler of the world, won two
straight falls from Jim Parr, English cham
pion, here tonight.
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Ridglpy'g credit plan la Biippl.vlnft Clothing on Credit for the whole family Is the most penerous In this city.
It la a big-hearted whole-souled way; it is designed to suit every purpose. AVe hare endeavored to make It
the most simple, plain, generous, liberal credit plan erer adopted. Customers tell us that we have succeeded
wonderfully well. The terms are so conveniently arranged and such freedom given, scores are being added to
our list every month finding it an easy matter to dress Just as stylish as his rich neighbor by our easy pay
ment plan.
Now Spring: Clothing for Men, Women and Children.
Harvard Wins' front Princeton.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. March 10. Harvard
tonight won the dual gymnasium meet with
Princeton here by a score of 29 to 28 points.
Basket Ball at New York.
NEW YORK, March 10. Basket ball: Co
lumbia, 66; University of Pennsylvania, 16.
FUNERAL OF SENATOR BATE
President and Other Officials Pay
Tribute k to 1 Memory of
Tennesaeean.
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 10,-Funeral serv
ices for Senator William B. Bate of Ten
nessee were held In the senate chamber
today. The president of the United States,
members of his cabinet, the chief justice
and associate Justices of the supreme
court, the diplomatic corps, members of
the house of representatives who are In
the city and representatives of the army
and navy were present and occupied seats
In the chamber. The galleries were
crowded and extra seats had been placed
on tha floor.
President Roosevelt was shown Into the
chamber at 2:10 p. m., followed by his
cabinet. They walked down the center
alfile to the seats reserved In the front row
on the right side of the chamber. The
members of thefamlly of the late senator,
accompanied by Senator Carmack, came
in and took the seats on the front row on
the left of the casket, which was covered
with flowers. After all were seated Dr.
Samuel H. Greene, pastor of the Calvary
Baptist church, read a passage from the
bible and Dr. F. J. Prettyman of the Mt.
Vernon Square Methodist church delivered
the funeral address. The services were
closed with prayer by Chaplain Hale of
the senate.
The remains will lie In the closed senate
chamber until this evening, when they will
be taken to Nashville on a special train.
Short Legislative Session.
WASHINGTON, March 10. The only leg
islative business transacted In the senate
today was In relation to the death of Sen
ator Bate of Tennessee. Mr. Gorman in
troduced a resolution, providing for the
payment of the funeral expenses of Sen
ator Bate, which was Immediately adopted.
The senate then went into executive ses
FUNERAL OF A. M. PALMER
Remains of Veteran Theatrical Man
ager Are Laid to Rest In
Sew York.
NEW YORK, March 10. A representative
gathering of members of the theatrical pro
fession assembled In the "Little Church
Around the Corner" today, to attend the
funeral of the veteran theatrical manager,
A. M. Palmer. The funeral arrangements
were under the. auspices of the Actors
Fund of America, the ushers were the
managers of the New York theaters and
among them present were many of the
moBt noted actors and managers in the
country. Among the honorary pall bearers
were: William Gillette, Francis Wilson
Forbes Robertson, Daniel Frohman and
Bronson Howard.
The simple funeral service was conducted
by Rev. George C. Houghton, rector of the
Church of the Transfiguration, and the
eulogy was by Rev. Dr. Nathan A. Beagle,
rector of St. Stephen's church.
LADIES' DEPARTMENT
Sew Corert Jacket at ,1.fS.
We have a remarkable showing of these
little Jackets, at ,J
All these jackets are hand tailored from
the very best quality covert cloth.
WOMEN'S WALKING SKI RTS The all
round plaited model correctly shaped In
blue, brown, black, cheviots -j (5f
and serges, from 0OVJ
WOMEN'S SILK SHIRT WAIST SUIT6
These suits are made of fine silk in
, brown, blue and the new green, new
sleeves (wide at top and graduating
small at cufT); skirt very full and foot
St!.d:.25.0U down to 12.50
WOMEN'S TAFFETA SILK WAISTS
Made In black taffeta silk with tucked
and small tide plaited yoke, -very QS
special at
MILLINERY All the latest creations' in
fashionable millinery. All the new spring
' 1.75 to 5.50
rnES;.8H.0.E.3:. 1.98 to 5.50
MEN'S DEPARTMENT
Men's 5u;ts
$5.00 to $24.00
Men's Trousers
$1.00 to $5.00
Men's Hats
50c to $3.98
Men's Shoes
$1.50 to $5.50
Youth's 5ult-
$4.00 to $12.00
Boys' 2-plece ults
$1.50 to $5.00
Boys' 3 -piece Suits
$3.50 to $8.00
Boys' Shoes
$1.00 to $2.50
Boys' Hats
50c to $1.50
I
MCravc $6.00 tO $18.00
We Clothe the Family From Head to Foot on Easy Weekly or Monthly Payments.
OMAHA'S LARGEST CREDIT STORE.
LEY:
ELMER BEDDEO, Mgr. New Location, 3-Story Brick Bldg.. 1417 Douglas St.
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Confidence Becomes More General with Re
sumption of O.t door Work.
FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER
Fair In East Portion of Nebraska
Voder Snow In West
Portion.
WASHINGTON. March lO.-Forecast of
the weather for Saturday and Sunday:
For Nebraska Fair In east, snow In
west portion Saturday; Sunday probably
rain or snow.
For Kansas Rain or snow Saturday and
probably Sunday; colder Saturday.
For Iowa and Missouri Fair Saturday;
Sunday probably snow or rain.
For Wyoming; Snow Saturday; Sunday
fair.
For Colorado Rain or snow In west,
snow In east portion Saturday; Sunday
fair, colder In west portion.
For South Dakota-Fair Saturday, except
snow in extreme west portion; Sunday fair.
Local Iterord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, March 10. Oltlclai record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the past three
years:
w , 1906. 1904. 10S. 190?.
Maximum temperature.... 88 60 45 6
Minimum temperature.... fl 27 83 40
Mean temneratuie 82 44 aa vj
Precipitation ... T .07 T .01
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omuha aince March 1.
and oomparUon with the last two years:
Normal temperature 84
Deficiency fur the dav 2
Total txcess since March 1, 195 119
Normal precipitation 04 Inch
Deficiency fui the 1ny 04 Inch
Total precipitation since March 1 .01 Inch
Deficiency since March 1, 19"6 39 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period 1H04 83 Ini h
Deficiency for cor. 'period IM 87 Inch
Iteports from Htatlons at 7 P. at.
Maximum
Tern- 'it-m-Station,
and Stats perature peia- Rln
of Weatlior. at 7 p. m. ture. fall,
nismarck, clear 14 14 .00
Cheyenne, snowing 2 26 .(W
Chkajjo, clear 2S 34 .01
ImveiiKjrt. cloudy 30 84 T
Denver, snowing 80 32 .US
Havre, clouily 23 W .Oil
Hrli-na, snowing 20 2M .02
Huron, clear la - JO . .00
Kansas City, clear 40 ti T
North Platte, pt. cloudy 33 34 . 01
Omaha, clear 28 38 T
Rapid City, cloudy 23 2f T
HI. I.ouls, clear 42 44 .00
Ht. Paul, clear ' H 16 .()
Halt Ijike City, clear.. M 60 .no
Valentine, cloudy 2t 28 .0)
WilllHton, clear 10 .00
T Indicate, trace of precipitation.'
U A. WKUiii. Local f orecaster.
DEMAND FOR IRON AND STEEL GROWS
Factories of All Classes Are Dnsy and
There Is Little Interruption
Because of Labor
Troubles.
NEW YORK. March 10. R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say:
Confidence has become more general
througn the resumption of outdoor work,
opening of spring trade and expectation
tnat the war will soon terminate. Weather
conditions are favorable In most sections ol
the country and there is little Interruption
because of lnbor controversies. Some incon
venience was caused by tho local strike,
and retail trade suffered temporarily, but
in the aggregate the commercial loss was
not extensive. The most gratifying news
of the week emanates from the iron and
steel Industry, of which unprecedented out-
fut of Iron is not productive of accumu
ated stocks. Other leading manufacturing
operations are making neatly progress,
although larger orders would be welcomed
by cotton mills and shoe shops. In ,thuse
lines the buyers are exhibiting great cau
tion, limiting purchases to immediate needs.
Commodities are In good demand. Dun's
index number, advancing slightly to $1.1.932
on March 1, against $101 .042 a month pre
vious, which indicates that the people are
consuming freely. This is alsa shown by
the large Increase Mn merchandise imported
of late, although for the lust week there
was a decrease of $2,904,228, compared with
last year. Kxports gained $2,071,013. Traf
fic conditions are getting better, few com
plaints of delay being heard, and railway
earnings for February were only 4 per cent
smaller than In 19. More liberal market
ing of cotton has tended to make collec
tions better at the south and mercantile
settlements throughout the country are
steadily improving. Trade In woolen goods
is quiet, but mills are busy.
Hides continue firm, considering this sea
son. Leather is quiet and irregular.
Failures this week numbered 244 In the
United States, against 269 lust year, and 25
in Canada, compared with 2a a year ayo.
Dispatches 10 uun s review irom brancn
offices of K. O. Dun & Co. indicate that
trade is expanding and the outlook is
bright. Roston reports that business senti
ment has become more optimistic. Al
though the cotton situation Is still some
what unsettled, visiting buyers enliven the
wholesale district at .Baltimore and pay
ments are a little better. Nashville reports
the volume of trade smaller than a year
ago, but Improvement is noticed. Rein
statement of orders at Louisville that were
cancelled early in the season is encourag
ing and manufacturers are Increasingly
busy. March trade opens tatisfuctoilly at
Atlanta. St. Louis reports spring trade
fully opened. Merchants arrive at Kansas
City In large numbers and place liberal
orders. New Orleans reports that country
merchants buv more freely. Milder weather
Improves conditions at Pittsburg. Clothing
factories at Cleveland are busy. Whole
sale dry goods sales are Increasing at
Cincinnati. A better mercantile demand
for money and more prompt collections
are among the encouraging signs that ac
company bright weather at Chicago. Ar
rivals of live stock at Omaha are liberal,
but prices are fairly well maintained.
Spring shipments are heavy at Minneapolis.
Country buyers take ndvnntage of special
excursions to St. Pa.nl, swelling trade In
all lines.
Bank clearings continue very heavy, total
exchanges this week at all leading cities
In the United States being $2.559.9nO.SS3, an
Increase of 61.8 per cent enmnared with last
year and 1.9 per cent for(1903,
DRADSTREET'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Movement of Merchandise Expands In
Practically All Sections.
NEW YORK. March 10.-Bradstreet to
morrow 'will say:
The merchandise movement In practically
an sections, save a portion or tne south,
has expanded considerably; the railways
have begun to win out of their car con-
f;estlon troubles and are handling a very
urge traffic; preparations for an active
building season are reflected In the market
for material, and the iron and steel and al
lied Industries report keen demand and tin-
frecedented consumption for thin season,
he only complaint being that deliveries of
crude and finished products are not up to
consumers' needs.
Retail trade shows little expansion ss vet
and the late Easter season favors some con
tinued quietness, but no complaint comes
from this source, f xeept In the metrono.l.
where the transportation strike affects
sales. Collections lag, except at a few
western points, whim report Improvement.
Money is pnenomeiiaily easy.-
eather conditions, of course, are the
mainspring of the Improved Inquiry noted
at all western, some southern and eastern
markets for dry goods, clothing, millinery,
thocs, hats, hum ware and groceries.
Higher temperatures and freer .movement
are likely responsible tor the growing cajte
ot prices of most country produce. No
diminution In the hitherto existing con
fluence regarding the outlook for the year s
nade Is visible and an Immense turnover
at profitable rates Is evidently expected.
Tuere .s rather more confidence In the
cotton goods situation this week. The raw
wool market Is rather dull ana easier for
all except high-grsde and de.irablo lots.
Milder weather makes coal deliveries
easier. Bituminous Is, therefore, not so
eagerly sought, and large sizes of anthra
cite are quiet, but domestic sizes are in
good call and circular rates are easily ob
tained, business failures In the United States
for the week ending March 10 number 1(K,
against 206 laM week, 2ti0 In the like week
In 1!04. 176 In 11103. 224 in 1902 and 207 In 1901.
In Canada failures for the week number
40, as against 22 last week and 27 In this
week a :'ear no.
Wheat pxporis, Including flour, for the
week ending March 9 are 1,285,956 bu., as
ngainst 007,936 last week, 1,834,632 this week
last year. 3,366.7. In 1903 and 2,906,260 In
10112. From July 1 to date the exports are
44,fi!W.362 bu., against 110.324.315 last year,
116.043.930 In 1903 and 182,643,201 In 1902.
Corn exports for the week are 1,756.706
bu., ngainst 4,171,279 last week. 2.026,810 n
year ago. 3,267,999 In 1903 and lh3.414 In 1902.
From July 1 to date the exports of corn
are 48.229.938 bu.. ngainst 41,967,031 in 1904,
37,750,103 In 1903 and 22.160.871 In 1902.
Medrlnahana Loses Another.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. March 10 -There
was one additional desertion from the
forces of the republican caucus nominee,
Thomas K. Nledringhaus, on today's bal
lot of the Joint session of the legislature to
select a United Btates senator. The ballot
which was the forty-third, resulted ns fol
lows: Nledringhaus, 51; Coekrell, 71;
Warner, 3: Dyer, 1: Lyons, 1; Walmsley, 1.
Kerens, 15; McKlnley, 4; Bartholdt, 5;
THROWS LAMP AT HIS WIFE
Uakota Man Is to Face the
Grand Jnry on Grave
Charge.
ELK POINT, S. D.. March 10. (Special.)
The preliminary examination of Lyman
Tuttle, charged with felonious assault, re
sulted In the defendant being bound over
in the sum of $1,000 to await the action
of the grand Jury. He was remanded In
default of ball.
Tuttle Is charged with having gone home
In an Intoxicated condition and quarreling
with his wife. It Is alleged that he then
threw a -amp at her, the blow knocking
her downstairs, where her dress was
Ignited by fire from the lamp. One ,of his
sons tried to put out the flames with
water, and was stopped by the defendant,
who exclaimed: "Let her burn." She w ta
seriously Injured.
HEAVY RAIN IN KENTUCKY
River. Ont nf Ranks and Residents
Are Movlnsr from Low
Lands.
MOUNT STERLING. Ky., March 10.
Over one and one-quarter Inches of rain
has fallen In cpstern Kentucky mountains
In the last forty-eight hours, and a flood
Is Imminent.
The Kentucky, Licking and Red rivers
are raging torrents, the Licking having a
twenty-four-foot rise today. Wyoming nnd
Salt Lick, on tho Licking, and Hca,tty
vllle, on the Kentucky side, are In danger
of being Inundated and residents along the
lower courses are moving out.
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