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V The Bet's Sunday Magazine Features Outtop those of All Competitors. T: Omaha Daily Bee. The Best Foreign News Service wX 'at Found In The Sunday Be. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY . MORXI2?C$ MARCH 23, 1905 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. READY TO MEET TOCO Junction of Tleet in Vicinity of Jnbitil Expected Within Ten Days. JAPANESE ARC AHEAD ' OF RUSSIANS Linevitoh Reports DeUchment of Enemy ia Front of His Adrance Post. PEACE PARTY GAINS AT ST. PETERSBURG Strong Element Within the Government Urges Ccar to Yield, AOVOCATES OF WAR ALSO ENCOURAGED ueeeasful Retreat of the Army Position of Fleet Leads Them ' to Hobo for 1'ltlmato access. ST. PETERSBURG, March 2-.-r8: p. m.) At the admiralty It la strongly intimated that Admiral Rojestrensky will effect a Junctura with Admiral Netrogatoff within ten day and then proceed to meet Admiral Tog Tha third division of the Russian Second Pacific squadrtn, commanded by Rear Ad-, miral Nebogatoff, left Suda bay. island of Crete, yesterday for Port Said. Japanese Ahead of Russians. ' A dispatch from General Llnevitch, dated Miirch 21, say: Yesterday Japanese cavalry detachments appeared in front of our advance posts. He hind the cavalry were Infantry wno halted at the village of Machantiy. Peace Party Galaa Groaad. ST. ETERSBURO. March 23.-12:33 a. m The party within the government, which Is urging the emperor to Indicate to Japan Russia' willingness to end the war If a reasonable basts can be reached, as related la these dispatches on March SO, has been greatly encouraged the last few days and an actual paclfia proposal may be Just ahead. The subject has occupied much of the attention of tha conferences at Tsarskoe Selo, certain grand dukes, supported by General Sakharoff, tha minister of war; Admiral Avellan, the head of the ad miralty - and what Is known as the war party, are slip bitterly opposed to the Idea of peace under present circumstances, but with the exception of the ministers of war and marine, the emperor's ministers, backed by M. Wltte, solidly favor this course, and the convincing arguments thny offer ara telling. . French Influences In the same direction are now 'jAng supported by German opinion. The rumor noted by the Associated Press last week that Emperor William had ten dered his good ofllcea now seems to be confirmed. The Assooiated Press Is in a position to assert, however, that it Em peror Nicholas decides to approach Japan, It will be through Prance, and that nego tiations will be conducted either between M. Delcaase, the French foreign minister, and Dr. Montono, tha Japanese minister, gnnt: )f.lSZ JlAtiA&M, th French min ister to Japan, 'and Count Katsura, the Japanese premier at Tokio. ' The Russian government now feels cer tain, that Japan will not make the first move nor disclose Its position until over tures are made authoritatively In the Rus sian emperor's name on the ground that ha alone Is capable of binding Russia. Splendid Retreat of Raaslans. ' Tha retreat of the . Russian army, from the latest reports, evidently is being conducted In a splendid fashion. In four days' actual marching, after leaving Tie Pass, the rear guard has fallen back sev enty miles and the heads of the columns are already entering Gunshu Pass, forty miles further north, keeping up with the Japanese column marching north over the Grand Trade route. With the bridges and railroad destroyed behind the Russians, the Japanese are unable to press the rear and, according to information received from the front, it Is believed the bulk of Field Mar shal Oyama's army Is still at Tie Pass the flanking column being comparatively weak. This news may, however, - prove incorrect. For two days there has been some skirmishing, accompanied by artll lery exchanges, beyond the Japanese on the Grand Trade route and the Russians screening the retreat, showing that they are In constant contact. With the crossing of the Sungari river at Chantihltu protected, many military men here believe that General Llnevltoli, while prepared to withdraw to Harbin will at tempt to hold the Una from Kuanchangtxe to Klrlh, so as to control the rich Sungari valley as a source of supply for the army A Japanese advance to Klrln would be equivalent to the Isolation of Vladivostok The War office points to the fact thut Llnevitch was able to give his troops day of rest as being the best evidence that complete order has been restored and that the stories of demoralised flight are untrue. The advocates of a continuance of tho war are encouraged by the somewhat bet ter outlook, for the Manchurlan army, the success of the Internal loan and the an nounced . departure of the squadron com manded by Vice Admiral Rojestvensky eastward. Japanese Hal la Pareo.lt.. GUNSHU PASS, March 22 The Japanese appear to have given tbe Russians a tem porary respite from pursuit, probably for the purpose of reforming their forces as they did after the pursuit of the Russians north from Llao Yang. The Russian front runs southeast by northwest, with the Rus sian right much nearer the railroad than the left, while the Jupanese position fol lows a Une Intersecting Klayuan. The Impression here Is that the Japanese eastern army is marching on Klrln, while the. western army is continuing north be tween the Mongolian border and tbe rail way with the main line from Harbin west ward "Its objective, but a period of inac tivity Is the likeliest outcome after the great exertions of . the Japanese on the ghahke at Mukden and at Tie Pass. Rumor of a probability that Grand Puke Nicholas. Nlcholalevltch will assume com mand of the armies, lately current at Mukden, have been revived here the past two days and are continuing in spite of the nomination of General LlnevMch. Raaalaas Oat of Bread. NEWS YORK. March C-Prlnce Ouk tomsky, editor of Vledmostl, has declared that peace Is imperative because there Is no bread for the army, says a Times despatch from at. Petersburg. All the grain accum ulated at Harbin Is asserted to have been taken to Mukden or wss transported south hy Chinese. J, ' Japaaeso Follow Hnaalana. TOKIO, March !l It Is reported that tha rear guard of the retreating Russians was twenty mllae north of Koiyueu. about twenty miles north of Tie t'asa, yesterday, RUSSIANS BECOME IMPATIENT Work of Commissions Is Maklnat Little Progress la Way of Reforms. ST. PETERSBURG, March 22.-The Impa tience at the delay in the realisation of all the projected reforms Is having an exceed ingly bad effect. The endless commission's work is making little progress. It is now announced that the Kobeko press commis sion will not finish Its labors until the fall and M. Boullgan's rescript commission is not even organized, although It Is an nounced that something will be done at the meeting of the committee of ministers on Friday. The liberal.' are working in unison, de manding that half the members of the commission shall be representatives of the emstvos. doumas and progressions! bodies, ajHt ' re demands are being supported by thti 'ptlon of resolutions all over the er andrtnment of the compulsory use of an and Imparting- Instruction In Po the schools of Poland, one of the ma turcs of the government's Polish poll the last thirty years, was recom mit t a special meeting of the commit tee listers yesterday with a large ma- Jorit ided by President Wltte, favoring dl nuance of the attempt to Rupsify Polai this method and asking the min ister k.' . lucatlon, M. Glssoff. to submit a plan wriereby Instruction may be conducted In Polish and the native language be made one of the principal, subjects of study In stead of as at present, requiring Polish, if taught at all, to be studied from Russian text books. It was pointed out that this measure accentuated Instead of healing the breach between the two nationalities. Another meeting of the ministers held at the office of Minister of Agriculture Yermo- loff, under whose supervision are the higher educational Institutions, decided that It was inadvisable to attempt to resume work at the universities and other closed places of Instruction until September 14. CRISIS SAXTO DOMIXGO Belgium Demands Share of Castoms Receipts. SAN DOMINGO, Republic of Santo Do mingo, March 22. The news of the post ponement by the United States senate of action on the treaty with Santo Domingo makes the situation i here acute and an in ternal uprising seems to be Imminent, based on the cry that President Morales has been discredited in the United States. President Morales states that he Is pre pared to put down any revolution, but that a more serious matter In his mind Is for eign complications growing out of Bel gium's demand presented on March 21. Bel glum wants the customs receipts of a port of Santo Domingo to the extent of $25,253 a month, based on a former agreement, to be paid for three years. This demand is construed as a direct result of the failure of the treaty between the United States and Santo Domingo. President Morales anticipates similar de mands by other foreign powers, which he will be helpless to resist. ' He says he wants to pay all the republic's debts, but sees the ruin of the country with every port in the handa of a different foreign power and no revenue for the government... ASKS FOR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE Giolitti Cabinet Will Test Sentiment of Italian Parliament. ROME, March 22. The old Giolitti cabi net, without Slgnor Giolitti, presented Itself before Parliament today, Slgnor Tlttonl holding the premier's portfolio and also that of minister of the interior, saying that the ministerial crisis originated from a fact extraneous to Parliament, namely, the Illness of Slgnor Giolitti. Prominent poli ticians had suggested to the king Signor Fortls as likely to be able to carry on Slg nor Glollttl's work, but Signor Fortis, for various reasons, would not undertake the task. Doubt having arisen aa to whether the majority which supported Slgnor Gio litti still existed, his cabinet had reappeared before Parliament, asking for a vote of con fidence not in the men composing It, but Its principle, and sent greetings to Signor Gio litti wishing him a speedy recovery. The statement waa greeted with applause. The discussion of the cabinet's request for a vote of confidence' then began. BEEF TRUST JURY READY Panel is Completed and the Huge Mass of Testimony ia Attacked. STRONG CHARGE OF JUDGE HUMPHREY Functions of Grand Jury Clearly and Forcibly Explained Strictest Se crecy la Enjoined Ust of Important Wttneaere. CHICAGO, March 22,-The special grand Jury to Investigate the so-called "Beef trust" waa completed today. Three vacant cles left in the panel yesterday were filled and the huge mass of testimony available was Immediately attacked. A. J. Hoffman of Mendota, 111., was designated by the court as foreman of the Jury. District Judge J. Otis Humphrey charged the Jury to "present no one from envy, hatred or malice, nor to leave any one un presented for fear, favor, affection, reward or hope of reward." Tha charge was delivered In a most im pressive manner and was listened to with deep interest. Functions of the Jnry, In charging the grand jury Judge Hum phrey said: This body stands between the upright and honest cttlxen and the malicious Bccuser. You are savers of reputations, as well as the body through which the honest accuser obtains just inquiry. I call your attention particularly to the statute which prohibits and Axes a penalty for combinations in restraint of trade. In the interstate commerce laws and their various branches. , While you are not selected to try the guilt or Innocence of the accused. In order to Justify a true bill you will have such evidence as. If unexplained and uncontra dicted, would satisfy your minds of the guilt of the accused. You are not to disclose to any person or st any time the secrets of your delibera tions. Reputation is the greatest earthly Inheritance. The mere fact that some person's name Is before you as toeing accused of crime would blockon reputation even though you might not return a true bill. No human being has a right to know, and you are not to dlMclose to any human being, the secrets of your deliberations. All that shall come to light shall come through the return of Indictments, If Indictments shall be found. Important Wltnessao. Among the Important witnesses who will appear before the Beef trust grand jury kre Miss M. A. Dlnock, private secretary to J. Ogden Armour; C. O. Young, general super intendent of Swift & Co., and George F. Morgan, assistant to Young. Two witnesses were examined during the afternoon session. The first one testified for almost two hours, when he was ex cused and returned to his home In Phila delphia on a night train. The second wit ness finished his testimony at 6 o'clock, when the session was adjourned" until to morrow morning. The other fourteen witnesses 'who fcad gathered in the witness room adjoining the grand Jury room were ordered ' re port for examination in the morning, ine more witnesses ore also to report in the morning, and It Is hoped that the entire twenty-three will be called before tomor row night. District Attorney Morrlsson absolutely refused tonight to discuss what had occurred at today's aesaron. He even refused to divulge along what linos the first hearing of witnesses had developed evidence. Minister of Gnmbetta Commits Suicide PARIS, March 22. (2:30 p. m.) Antonl 1 Profist, minister of the fine arts In the Gambetta cabinet, died today as the result of two shots In the head self-inflicted. He had long been a victim of mel ancholy which Is believed to have been Intensified recently by differences with Rrjsslta Mauri, the celebrated dancer of the Opera, with whom he was closely associated. She dined at his apartment Monday evening, t the tragedy following shortly after her departure. ARKANSAS WITHOIT MJHIRAKCK Practically All nonresident Fire Com panies Retire from the State. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 22. The new trust law of Arkansas becomes effective tomorrow and it Is announce! tonight that practically all the nonresident old line fire Insurance companies, about seventy in number, ceased doing business in this state today because of the clause In the new law assessing heavy penalties upon such com panies remaining here if they are mem bers of rating bureaus anywhere, either In or out of Arkansas. Attorney General R. Li. Rogers refused to agree to a sus pension of penalties and continuance of business on tha part of the nonresident old line companies pending a test of the new law In the courts. Companies willing to make affidavit that they are not in rating bureaus here or elsewhere will continue doing business upon filing such affidavits. In the state senate today Senator Amis Introduced a bill providing thit after Janu ary 1, 1906, no fire insurance company not organised under the laws of Arkansus shall be allowed to issue any policy on prop erty In the state for any amount leas than $1,250. It also provides that any stock company organised under Arkansas laws may commence business when an indem nity bond xhall have been given as re quired by law and when 10 per cent of the stock subscribed shall have been paid up. SIX DEAD AND FOUR HURT Explosion of Blasting Powder in Coal Mine at Princeton, Ind., Re sults Fatally, PRINCETON, Ind., March 2. Six miners dead and four injured, two probably fa tally, la the result of an explosion In the mine of the Princeton Coal and Mining company this afternoon. The dead are: HUDSON WBATHERLY. aged 30, mar ried. EDMUND GETSER. aged 23. single. ALBERT GEI8EK. aged 21. single. IIAHKY TAiKiAHT, aged 46, single. WILLIAM BIGGS, aged 38, married. GEORGE DILL, aged 16, married. Tha iniured are: John Dill, son of George Dill, aged 20, single, seriously burned and will probably die. William Jones aged 50, married, seriously burned and will probably die. Joseph Ward, aged 47, married, will re cover. Gene Cole, aged ' 37, married, will re cover. The causa of the disaster is not known save that it resulted1 from a powder ex Continued en Second Page.) OUTLAW LEADER ARRESTED Ben Cravers, for Whom 910,000 la Rewards Are Offered; Jailed la New Mexico. FORT WORTH. Tex., March 22.-A spe cial to the Record from Guthrie, O. T., says: Sheriff McGhee of Noble county left today for Santa Rosa, N. M., where Ben Cravens, the much-wanted Oklahoma out law leader and several tlrnts murderer, 1 under arrest. It is cliruit-d Cravens went to Santa Rosa, became intoxicated and re vealed his Identity. He waa Immediately arrested by a Santa Fe detective and held for Oklahoma officers. Rewards aggregat Ing llO.OuO had been offered for Cravens' arrest. He Is wanted for breaking out of Lansing penitentiary armed with a tin foil covered wooden revolver; for killing Bate man at Red Hook, c'ur'ng the robbery of a store, and for k I in 3 Deputy Sheriff John son of Pawnee county, who was attempting to arrest hUs, LIVES OF GIRLS IN DANGER Fire In Upper Stories of New York Skyscraper Causes Panlo Among; Young Women. NEW YORK. March 22. Many lives were endangered and damage to the extent of toO.oOO was done by a fire In the nine-story Empire State building at Broadway and Bleecker streets today. Scores of girls em ployed In the upper portion of the building were thrown into a panic when flames swept up from the seventh floor, where the fire started, and It was only by the greatest good fortune that all escaped. As it was many were more or less bruised In the crush which followed the rush down the stairways. It was believed for a time that many of, the girls had been . cut off from escape on the upper floors so quickly did the flames spread, but all finally were ac counted for. The fire was confined to the three upper stories and wss subdued after about an hour's hard work. ' ' DELAWARE DEADLOCK STILL ON Legislature Agrees to Adjourn Sine Die at Six O'clock This Evening. DOVER. Del., March 23. The Joint bal lot for United St a tea senator today re sulted as follows: Addtcks, 16; Henry A. Dupont, 14; Saulsbury, 18; James H. Hughes, (; T. Coleman Dupont, 2. Total vote, (2; necessary to a choice, 27. The time for final adjournment tomor row has been extended from 12:30 o'clock to I p. m. MAY SOON SOLVE MYSTERY Saa Franelaeo Polleo Announce De velopments la the tea. ford Case. SAN FRANCISCO, Mnrch 22. The Call says today that It la announced at police headquarters that within the next forty eight hours the mystery surrounding the presence of strychnine poison In the bottle of Poland water with which Mrs. Stan ford quenched her thirst on the evening of January 14, at her California street home, will have been completely' solved and that possibly one or two persons toward whom the strongest suspicion is directed will be arrested. As to whether the poison was placed in the bottle after the water was drunk by Mrs. Stanford for tho' purpose of ending her life, or' In jected Into tbe bottle after she had drunk frorn It-wltn malicious Intent toward Miss Bemer, the police refuse to say. The report of the local detectives Just returned from Honolulu has been filed with the acting .fhlef of police and the captain of detection giving the result of their InvestlgatKns' into tha death of Mrs. Stan ford st lpnolul4k This report shows that the defectives rAide Dr. Humphreys of Honoluhl who mis ia chsrge of the case, contradict himself on points so material that .tho detective, are unable to arrive at the conclusion tho raurder wss committed. Brly their findings are to the effect that an Overloaded Btrramoh- a weak heart, ex cite by overindulgence In exercise attend ing fcjie aged woman' outing on the day of hJt death, nnrijithe use of cascara with strychnine Improperly prepared, combined to bring abotit her death. STOnY OF ONE CONSPIRACY & Witness Before Kentucky Grand Jury ells of Plot to Kill i Men. LEXINGTON, Ky., March 22.-Dr. Cox, J. Cockrill. Mark Cockrill, Attorney Vaughan and Marcum were to have been shot by Anderson White in the court house during the trial of Tom Cockrill for killing Ben Hargls In obedience to orders by James Hargis, according to a sensational story told today by White In the hearing of the motion for ball for the Hargises and Calla han. , Anderson White Is the brother of Tom White, who Is under life sentence for the murder of James B. Marcum. White said that prior to the killing of Cockrill, James Hargis took him to the Hargls store and gave him a pistol and told him he wanted him to return to the court house, where the trial of Tom CockriH, for killing Ben Hargls was In progrexs, and be ready to do as Judge Hargis told him. He declared that Hargito wanted him to shoot five men. White being ordered to shoot In the event that ' any trouble started. The men he was to fchoot were Dr. Cox, Jim Cockrill, Mark :C, Cockrill, Attorney Vaughan and another, the witness re called to be MorcuJV- "Kill all of these or any damned onay Of them," Is what White said Hargls told him to do. He said he declined to uoj this and returned the pistol. Hargls told him then that he would be needed probably as a witness and told him to return when sent for. NEW ' RAILROADS X PROJECTED Seven Thousand Fife Hundred Miles Under Contract for Construe tlon This Year. 1 CHICAGO, March 21.-The Railway Age tomorrow will say that 1906 Is to witness great activity In railroad building. A tub ulated statement shows 7,500 miles under contract of construction and 9,332 miles of projected road which may reasonably be expected to materialize. The following are some of the companies which have Important extensions under construction: Missouri Pacific, 250 miles In Arkansas and Missouri; St. Louis, Browns ville St Mexico, 143 miles In Texas; Atchi son, Topeka & Santa Fe, 135 miles In Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Arizona and California; Illinois Central. 124 miles In In diana, Illinois and Mississippi; Midland Valley, 110 mllej In Indian Territory; Chi cago, Rock Island & Pacific, 107 miles in Arkansas. In Canada, also, the year will witness wonderful activity In railway construction, including the Inauguration at several points of work on another transcontinental line, which Is to add 350 miles to the system operated by the Grand Trunk. MINISTERS CHARGE BRIBERY Grand Jury to Look Into Allegation that Officers Accepted. Money from Pool Room Mea. CINCINNATI, March 22. Charges made by the local ministers that certain officers In Covington, Ky., had been bribed by the operators of various pool rooms in that city are to be Investigated by a spe cial grand jury, which was ordered today by Circuit Judge Shaw. 7 l BIG ILLUSTRATED FEATURES IN NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE 1. Buster Frown's April Fool. This youthful Joker tries a trick which turns out to be a little boomerang 2. Sherlock lolraes' Adventures. Weird narrative of the most peculiar cane of Mr. Charles Augustus Milverton 3. Philadelphia's Schoil for Irldei. Where society girls are trained how to catch a husbsnd and then how to manage him . . 4. Whit Dress Makes Her Look Best? Variety of women shine most when attired in gown worn for a particular occasion .... 5 Ihres Years Mtbout Foot on Land. Strange adventures of Jorgen Jorgenson, shipwrecked eight times while circumnavigating the globe 6. All Literary Women Beautiful loan. Group of French feminine writers of two centuries back combined good looks with brail's 7. Fifty Year's Romance Eois it Last It ran through two genera tions and Is rqixed up with war, murder, massacre and I heroism . , . MACHEN TO BE TRIED AGAIN Adoption of Imitation of Leather Pouches for Crrier Basis of Charge. YOUNG MAN NAMED CRAWFORD IMPLICATED Frleada of Latter, Who Stand High, Seek to lease President to Call tke Case Off, but With out Avail.. (From Staff Correspondent.) i WASHINGTON. March 22.-Speclal.)- August W. Machen Is soon to be brought back for trial on another charge of con spiracy. This time It Is to be In connec tion with the manufacture of Imitation leather pouches for carriers. It Is charged that In connection with a young man named Crawford he recommended the substitution of Imitation leather pouches, claiming that the substitute had been tested and found far superior to tho gen uine leather and that the government could save a large sum of money by the change. The young man- Crawford Is said to have acted as the agent for a well known bunking firm of New York and that he Is a member of the most promi nent club In Washington and Is, besides, highly connected socially. Strenuous efforts have been made by his friends to Induce the president to order an abandonment of the prosecution, but these efforts have proved absolutely futile. Instead of securing the aid of the presi dent In their efforts to shield Crawford, his friends have simply brought the ad ministration to a determination to push the case vigorously. It Is not that Mr. Roosevelt deslrnd to prosecute Machen fur ther, but without bringing him to the dock for trial with Crawford it will be Impossi ble to convict the latter of conspiracy. Hence the prisoner now In the Mounds ville penitentiary will again be arraigned before the har of Justice. This trial may have a decided effect upon the American consulate general in London. Former Postmaster General K. J. Wynne, who has Just been appointed to that place, intends to sail for his post next week, but it Is thought that he may be needed here as a witness, in which event his departure will have to be post poned for some time. It Is the Intention of the United States district attorney and the special counsel of the government to push all these cases against the men accused of poetofnee frauds at the earliest possible moment. The most prominent people now under Indictment In this connection are Former State Senator Greene of New York and George W. Beavers. Rural Free Delivery Headquarters. Postmaster General Cortelyou has not as yet signed the order locating the western division of the rural free delivery at Omaha, but there Is no doubt that the order wilt be Issued In the near future. Senator Long was In conference with the postmaster general In relation to the removal of the clerks now at Kansas City to Omaha In event the latter city Is made division head quarters. As there are only three clerks at Kansas City It avoears that Senator Lung's suggestion that they be allowed to remain at Kansas City is not likely to be realised. Before former Postmaster General Wynne left the office he placed on flls a memo randum for his successor that Omaha be made headquarters for the western divis ion of the rural free delivery.- Had he re mained the memorandum would have been regarded as an order, but Mr. Cortelyou, desiring to review the matter, he directed the memorandum to be held up until such time as he could examine Into the merits of the case. There Is no apprehension that Omaha will lose the headquarters, far the postmaster general has told the Nebraska delegation that "everything would be all right," but the delay is what Irritates. It Is expected that Mr. Cortelyou will not only promulgate the order establishing the head quarters at Omaha, but at the same time will appoint C. E. Llewellyn as superintendent. Wyoming Elk Are Tame. Senator C. D. Clark left today for his home at Evanston, Wyo. Before leaving he called upon President Roosevelt and awakened the spirit of the huntsman In him by presenting him with a photograph of a band of elk taken by a constituent In Uintah county, Wyoming. The photographer evidently had been very close to the elk, but there was no evidence of fright among them, and on the president remarking upon this Senator Clark told htm that In some seasons elk are very tame and that he had seen a band of them go through the streets of a small settlement In Wyoming. General Hits fir Philippines. Brigadier General Tanker II. Bliss, now with the general staff and president of the war college, has been ordered to the Philippines. He will leave the United States about July 1, sailing on the same vessel with Secretary Taft. It Is expected that General Bliss will take command of one of the departments In the Philippines. . Polygamy In Hawaii. Although the officials of the Depart ment of Justice are noncommittal on the subject, It is known that reports have reached the department that polygamy Is being practiced in some parts of ths Hawaiian islands, and United States At torney Breckons, at Honolulu, has been instructed to make an Investigation of the subject. NEW KEGRO ARMY OFFICER George 9. Thompson Is , Made Second Lieutenant of Philippine scouts. WASHINGTON. March 22.-The preBldent has appointed Sergeant George S. Thomp son of the Twenty-fifth Infantry to be a second lieutenant In the Philippine scouts, thus adding one more negro to the com mand of the army. Lieutenant Thompson was appointed on his merlta, having received high commend ation for heroism and efficiency during the Insurrection In the Philippines. He is one of the crack shots In the army and has received several medals for rifle and pistol shooting. He is now stationed with his regiment at Fort Niobrara, Neb. Reappoints Jaitsje Wlrkersnam. WASHINGTON, March .3,-The commls aeon of James Wlckersham aa United States district Judge of the Third Judicial division of Alaska has been signed by President Roosevelt. Judge Wlckersham's reappointment was sent to the senate by the president during the recess session but It failed of confirmation. He is a Judge In the district to which he Is reappointed. Dr. Councilman .tot Chosen. BOSTON. March III. Dr. William T. Councilman of the Hurvurd Medical school salt today that thtre was absolutely no truth in tha report from Baltimore thut h had been chosen to succeed Ir. William Oilier at the J'.hna Hopkins university in that city. He said that Dr. William Welvli of Johns Hopkins ruiiea on rum recently, but that nothing was said with regard to Iir. Councilman going to biltinmie. In any event, lie said he could not be chosen Si Dr. Osiers succesaor, aa he was a lclUsl la an euure ainrnt une. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair and Colder Thursday and Friday. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Hour. Deer. Hoar. Drsj. fi a. m ..... . im 1 p. m HI a. na no S p. m . . . , , M T a. m no 3 p. m "4 a. tn . , , , . , 411 4 p. m ..... . Hit f a. m n.t K p. m nt 10 n. m Mi O p. m no 11 a. m. . . , fll 7 p. m 4 LS m 4 M p. m 4M 1 p. m 4T PLAN TO STOP REBATE EVIL Proposal that Aay Cut Frelstht Rate Re Made I,rsl Schedule for that Class of Business. NEW YORK, March 22,-Plnns for the correction of the rebate and unlawful dis crimination evil on the port of transporta tion companies by the Interstate Com merce commission were outlined In a re port submitted today to the New York Board of Trade and transportation by the board's cotton railway transportation com mittee. Among the salient features of the proposed law Is a suggestion that when ever the Interstate Commerce commission shall, after full hearing, ascertain that an unlawful rebate Is being given or discrimi nating rate lower than the published tariff has been made or charged by any common carrier, the lower rate shall be held to be a new and reasonable rate and shall take effeot and become operative Immediately and shall be substituted for the rate com plained against. It Is provided, however, that the common carrier affected thereby, at any time within sixty days from date of such notice, may Institute proceedings In the United Statea court to have It reviewed and Its lawful ness determined. The plan also provides that whenever a complaint shall relate to any regulation or practice affecting tho transportation of persons or property fend the commission finds such regulation or practice to be unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory, the commission shall order what shall be a Just and reasonable prac tice or regulation to be followed In the future. In this case the common carrier has the same right of appeal to the courts for a final ruling. The report also pro vides that the owner or operator of pri vate freight cars shall be regarded as a common carrier and subject to the pro visions of the proposed law. Several members of the board objected to the approval of the proposed bill as un timely on the ground that congress has adjourned. An amendment striking out the word "approval" from the committee's report on the bill prevailed. Otherwise the committee's report was adopted. FORTY-FOUR STILL MISSING Rulna of Brockton Shoe Factory Re fuse to Giro l'p Any More of Its Dead. BROCKTON, Mass., March 22. Mourning for the vlotlms of the disaster of Monday, Brockton, on the eve of tho funerals of the victims, is silent and draped In black. Today was devoted to arranging for the funerals and further Investigation of the bailer explosion In the shoe factory of K. Bi Qrovtf a Co, The chief of police has a report as to the cause from an expert and has laid the matter before the dis trict attornev. No more bodies were found In the ruins today. The numbir of bodies recovered Is fifty-five. Late tonight City Marshal Boyden Issued a statement to the effect that forty-four persons who were employed In the factory wore still missing. It was announced tonight that the re lief fund amounted to more than 110,000. Governor William L. Douglas will attend tomorrow's services, but will not take an active part is the exercises. B'NAI B'RITH ELECTS OFFICERS President Wolf Declines Ancther Term and Adolph Kraus Chosen to Succeed Him. , NEW. ORLEANS, March r.-The consti tution grand lodge. Independent Order B'Nal B'RIth, In executive session today decided In favor of the retention of the secret work. . v Simon Wolf was unanimously re-elected president, but declined. The officers were then elected as follows: President, Adolph Krau, Chicago; vice presidents, J. B. Klein, Bridgeport, Conn., and Lucius L. Solomons, California. Executive committee from other districts: No. 2, Jacob Furth; No. 3, Jacob Singer; No. 4. Rev. E. N. Callsck No. 6, Judge Philip Stein; No. 7, Joseph Hlrsh. The concluding session will be held to-rnrrow. FLOOD IN OHIO SUBSIDING Twenty Thousaad Men Idle at Wheel. lam Damaa-e at Pittsburg; Over a Million. PITTSBURG, March 22 The crest of the flood was reached this morning and the rivers are rapidly receding. It Is estlmuted that the loss to local Industries since the flood began will exceed 11,000,000. BELLAIRE, O, Mar. 22 The river reach ed 42 feet here today and la still rising. The lower portion of the city Is Inunduted and hundreds of families were forced to abandon their homes. Many manufacturing plants have been forced to suspend opera tions by the high water. MRS. CHADWICKWILL TELL ALL She Will Testify Today at Bankruptcy Proceedings Aualast V Her. CLEVELAND, O.. March K.-Mra. Casslo L. Chadwlck stated tonight that she would go on the witness stand In the bankruptcy proceedings dgalnst her tomorrow and make known all the facts In her possession that will aid her creditors. Some of her disclosures, she says, may not be pleasant, but she will not say anything that cannot be backed up by documentary evidence. ' Movements of Oceaa Vessels Marrh 2'4, At New York Arrived: Statendam, from Rotterdam; Princess Irene, from Geneva; Vaderland, from Antwerp. Sailed: Llgurln for Naiiles; IJItonla, for Trieste. ' At Liverpool Arrived: Oceanic, from New York; Bavarian, from Halifax; Cor nlshman, from Portland. Sailed; Haver ford, for Philadelphia; Teutonic, for New York. At Dover Arrived : Pennsylvania, from New York. i At London Arrived: Ammon, from San Francisco. At Glttngow Arrived ; Astoria, from New York. At Greenock Arrived: Carthaglna, from Philadelphia. At Yokohama Arrived: Coptic, from Ban Francisco. At Noples Sailed: Prlns Adelbert, for New York. At Queenstown Arrived: SaxonlS, from Boston. At Cherbourg Railed: Kalssr Wtjhetm dsr Grouse, for Nvw York. HOUSE IS OS RECORD Reports Commodity Rate Bill for Passag by a Decided Majority. DEBATE WHICH PRECEDES ACTION LIVELY Senate Takes a Hand by Passing the Anti Pass Measure. ANTLCHRISTIAN SCIENCE BILL fASSES Senators Take a Turn at Denounsing tha Newspapers of State, DECIDE TO INVESTIGATE BOODLE CHARGES Senator Cady Explains Ilia Commls. bIob Bill and Points Out Some Misconceptions Re uardlna It. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. March 22. tSpeclal Telegram.) The recommendation for passage In the house of the commodity rate bill, the pas sage by the senste of the McMullen untl Christian Science bill and the appointment by the senate of a committee to Investigate the World-lli raid's chnrges that bonus of Ifi.ono has been offered for the passage of the biennial election bill, characterised the proceedings today as among the most eventful of the session. In both houses cer tain members, feeling themselves aggrieved at newspaper criticism, became demonstra tive In their arraignment of the preas, which In their Judgment should be muxilod. The house held Its Hrst night session, be ginning at 7:30. after a recess from 6:40. The senate put Its sifting committee to work at noon. Tho scnati, acting In lino with the victory of the pro-railroad regu lation element In tho house, ordered the Sheldon anti-puss bill engrossed for third reading, taking It from general file and Jumping It over the committee of the whole dlicusfllon. n The commodity rate bill was recommended for passage by a vote of 49 to 32. The re sult was cheered and hailed by the friends of the bill aa a distinct triumph and a good omen that railroad legislation will be en acted before this session adjourns. Tho fight on the bill was sharp and acrimonious. For the betttr part of. two afternoons the measure underwent a most vigorous debate In committee of tho whole. Opponents, chief of whom were Jackson, Douglas, Mo Alllster, Windham and Wilson, contested every inch of ground, while the friends of the bill, the leaders of whom were Junkln, Foster, Caldwell, Jones and Davis, fought with equal tenacity and as results would In dlcate were more successful. Barnes, of Douglas made vehement speeches sgalnst the bill. The vote, which wus a standing one, showed Dodge, Clarke, Barnes, Tucker and Andersen of Douglas county agalnat the bill. Arguments Aanlnst Dill. The chief arguments against the bill were: .4 ' 1 ', 1 That the legislature did not have tho right nor ability to fix railroad rates. . - 2 That outside of the newspapers there was no demand for rate legislation. 3 Thnt existing rales were reasonable and therefore there was no Justice In a revision. 4 That no such legislation enacted by statea ever proved effective. 6 That If there wus a demand or reason for rate legislation tho oii'y vuy to get at It was through u railroad commission. Friends of the bill insisted that subter fuge played a vital part In all these ar guments and contended that the bill should pass for, sufllclently stated, these reasons: 1 Existing rates are too hlghi the peo ple need nnd demand a reduction. 2 The people have been promised the desired relief, and will not get It except through the legislature, which has the right and power to give It to them. Notwithstanding the distressful appeal of certain senators against the expediency of a thorough Investigation of the charges made by tho World-Herald regarding the alleged attempt to boodle the biennial election bill through the senate that body thla afternoon acted upon The Bee's sug gestion and appointed a committee with power to summon witnesses and colloOS evidence and go to the bottom of thona charges, which Involve a Douglas county senator, whom the paper did not name, i The committee thus appointed consists of Senators Sheldon of Cass, Dlmery of Sew ard and Bresee of Sheridan. Cady Explains Ills BUI. The Cady railroad commission bill, which has recently paased the senate, providing for a commission to act for the next two years, or until the Cndy constitutional amendment providing for an elective com mission can be adopted, has by the press been put before the people In such a light that the Impreaslon doubtless prevails that It Is a railroad measure and that the rail roads are working for its passage. This Is because the bill Is similar to the law of 1887 cheating- the State Board of Trans portation, which waa declared void and which waa repealed by the legislature of 1901. This similarity has been played up much to ths discredit of the bill and by In directly reflecting on the motives of tha author, when as a matter of fact the law was declared void for the reason that In Its passage by the legislature the constitu tional requirements were not ' compiled with. There was nothing Inherently wrong in the law and had It been properly passed would have stood the tent (if the pourt. It is the firm belief of the author of the measure and of tin members of the sen ate that the bill, should It be enacted Into law, can and will bo enforced by the pres ent state officers, who will conntltuts the board. These olncers are the laud commis sioner, 'the state auditor and tho state treasurer. I observe," said Senator Cady, "that correspondents of several of the dolly pa pers state that tho railroads are not, op posed to the bill. I cannot say whether this Is true or not. My own belief Is that they prefer no leglsllulun whatever. How ever, I was very much surprised that The Bee published statements of this char acter, as that paper was the first to Sug gest In Its editorial columns the propriety of creating a temporary commission to cover the period intervening until the elective commisxlon became operative. . discussed the matter wltli the editor of The Bee before Introducing the bill and he ex pressed his approval. Ileprnda on Otflelals. "In ths twenty-eight years covering my knowledge of Nehraxka politics tin re has not usitembled In this state a senate with a higher average of intelligence or com. posed of cleuner, more sincere and mora Independent men than the present on. I believe that a large majority of that body honestly desire to enact such legislation as will lay ths foundation for eolutlon of the railroad question. An elective commis sion places the power In tha hands of the people and It then becomes a (Uition lf their ability to govern themselves. Of the result I have nut the slightest doubt anil t