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The Bee's Sunday Magazine Features Outtop those of All Competitors. The Omaha Daily Bee. o Tie Best Foreign News Service w'J fre Found In The Sunday Br. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1903 TEN PACES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. MUST FALL BACK Eomor that Banians Will Not Be Able to Make Stand at Harbin. JAPS may' MARCH INTO SIBERIA Correspondent Says Llneritch Keedi Hundred Tkouiand More Men. wo MAY ACCOUNT FOR PEACE FU 'S ' Enmor that Csar Wanta to End it t ' 8itnation Grows Worse. RUSSIA WILL BEGIN NEGOTIA" Statement from It. Petersburg that ' Japan . Will Be Sounded aa to Terms oa Which Settle- nent Cun Bo Made. ST.' PETERSBURG, March 24.-1:45 a, m. Tha possibility that If the Russian array should be unable to hold the lower line of ' the- tungarl river at Chunchtatsu It may be compelled to retreat not only to Har bin, but also further Westward along the railread, abandoning to the Japanese north ern Mnchuria and the Russian maritime Amur province as well, la the latest start ling ""new from the front.' .r The strategic, weakness of General Line vltch' position as he fans back northward . Is made clear by aGunhu dispatch to the Associated Press,' In which lt.ls pointed out that unless Chunchlstsu and the 8ungart lines, a scant 110 miles below Harbin, call .b held, it will da' difficult to maintain a position farther back before Harbin, where, ,;Wlth the frong1 et the army paralleling the ' . railroad. Nthe practicability of a-turning movement, to completely sever communica tion and isolate the army 6,000 miles from home, is tpo serious for Russian consid eration. In ' view of this possibility the 'dispatch alluded to suggests the advisabil ity of immediately providing Vladivostok with 'war munitions and supplies for a two years' siege. The correspondent estimates the number of reinforcements needed to give General Linevltch the requisite superi ority In force at 200,000. May Account for Peace Humor, That such a dispatch should have been permitted to pass the censor at the front Is significant, and If General Linevltch has communicated a similar estimate of the situation direct to Emperor Nicholas It may account for his majesty's Increased disposition to listen to peace counsels and open negotiations before the Japanese es tablish themselves on Russian soli. With Manchuria entirely abandoned to the Jap anese and Vladivostok left as Russia's sol itary sentinel on the Pacific, it Is realised that Russia, will, be at Japan'a mercy In . the matter of peace terms. It can now be definitely stated that the decision to ap point Grand Puke Nicholas Nlcholalvltch to the supreme command In the far east ' i was reconsidered because the outlook at the front does not warrant the risk' of com- j .pmroUUur, tba prestige, of a member of the Imperial fitmlly:'"' Military authorities here believe that un . less General Linevltch Is sure of his ability . to; hold the lower Sungarl he will risk his 'whole army If he fortifies and concentrates there, as it was said If defeat his line of retreat lies to two sides of a triangle, the third aide of which Is open to the enemy's advance. General Stair Skeptical. 1 At the general staff, the view that Gen ' oral Unevitch may be compelled to aban don Harbin and retire towards Lake Bai kal, leaving Vladivostok to Its fate. Is re garded as almost unwarranted by anything .that Is officially known there, it being pointed out, that Field Marshal Oyama will have a long and laborious task to bring up an army of 800,000 or 400,000 men. Meanwhile Russian reinforcements are ar riving at Harbin at the rate of 1.2O0 men per day. Nevertheless It is significant that there Is now a well marked peace party at the war office, 'Internal Loss Successful. ' The Successful conclusion of the national loan Of 1100,000.000 at the usual price of 96 comes as a gleam of sunshine In an other wise . elouded situation. Of this amount the government savings bank takes one fourth and private banks and an under writing syndicate the remainder. The internal situation In Russia is a source of continued apprehension. In the south of Russia worklngmen and peasants already are joining hands and from - the Caucasus, Poland and other quarters en counters between discontented workers and the 'police with fatal consequences are re ported. Rnntar ( Tsrslng Movement. GUN8HU PASS, Manchuria, March 23. (US miles north of Tie Pass.) The Japa nese are following the Russian rear guard, which in moving north from Bautoupu at the rate of eight and 'a half miles a day. On both flanks the Japanese are operating a wide turning movement, but the strength of the flanking forces has not been defi nitely ascertained. At a number of places along the railroad . between Santoupu and Gunshu pass there are broken hills, with steep sides and . gorges at the bottom, where stubborn re slstanre might be made, but It Is doubtful whether General Linevltch will make a stand before he reaches the Sungarl river and Chantchlatu. - Unless he Is able to hold 'the line of the river the Russian position will be so weak strategically that he may be compelled to retire back of Harbin into Blberla, owing to the fact that aa they approach Harbin the Russian front paralela the railroad, ren dering the danger of a severance of the sole Una of communication constantly greater. While the army is still far from Blberla, and With the Chinese Eastern railroad behind It In perpendicular front, the danger to the Siberian railroad Is only frOm raiding parties and Chinese ban dits,, and the comparatively few railroad guards are sufficient to protect the bridges. Hut once the army falls back behind the Sungarl river communication with the far away base will be terribly jeopardised not by the small number of the guards, but by the army, which will be required to protect the railroad. The prospect of the , Isolation Of Vladivostok must also be met, .and it Is urgently necessary to supply the ttrrlson with provisions snd ammunition not for a few months, but for two years. Two hundred thousand reinforcements . from Russia are now necessary to make it possible for the Russians to meet the Japanese on. anything like even terms. Chltiese state thst the Japanese have re cruited many Chinese bandits and that probably they are now able to count a superiority tn cavalry aa well as Infantry. The branch of the Ruso-Chlnese bank has removed from Klrln to Harbin after an attack on the bank office, in which two iContlnued aa Second Page.) CRISIS HAS BEEN AVERTED Preach if Louaer Consider Condi tions In Venesorlu Require Im mediate Action. PARIS, March 23. In the course of Am bassador Porter's weekly visit to the For eign office today he conferred with Foreign Minister Delcasse relative to the Franco Venesuelan situation, and It was disclosed that the French government considers that the emergency of the situation has been en tirely relieved as a result of the Indefinite postponement of the decision of the Caracas court In the case of the French Cable com pany. 'The future course Is expected to bo slow, owing to the necessity for carrying on the negotiations by mall, The authori ties here share the belief concerning the hopelessness of the present regime In Vene zuela snd Incline to the view that sooner or later some united means may have to be taken to Insure respect for foreign Interests in Venesuela. LONDON, March 23. The Associated Press learned today at the office of the council of foreign bondholders that the agreement between the Venesuelan gov ernment 'and the British and German bond holders adjusting and consolidating the ex terior debt, about $28,eo0,000, has already been feigned by the representatives of Venesuela and the German bondholders. The agreement Is now on Its way to Lon don for the signature of the representa tives of the British bondholders. Wltn reference to a dispatch from Wash ington reporting that objections are raised to the agreement, Secretary Cooper of the council of foreign bondholders said he con siders that article vi of the Washington protocol of flKi absolutely justifies the agreement, and adds: "During the negotiations we found Presi dent Castro to be perfectly businesslike and animated by a desire to effect a settle ment" Mr. Cooper pointed out, however, that the signing of the agreement was only one step toward a settlement, since the docu ment contains clauses relative to other creditors, the provisions of which It was desired to keep secret, but which, he said, must first be fulfilled before a settlement with the . Anglo-German bondholders can become an accomplished fact. EMPEROil STARTS ON HIS TRIP Leaves Cnshuven on Visit to Medi terranean Porter CUXHAVEN, March 23.-Emperor Wil liam started today on his Mediterranean cruise on board the steamer Hamburg, placed at his disposal by the Hamburg American line. The Hamburg was es corted by the arrrfcred cruiser Prlns Fried rich Karl. PARIS, March 23. Dispatches from Tan gier, Morocco, say that the German, Span ish and Moorish elements are preparing an elaborate reception for Emperor William on the occasion of his visit to Morocco. It Is now generally accepted here that the emperor's visit has no significance as a demonstration against France. The au thorities are hopeful that he will not make a speech, as this possibly would give a po litical aspect to his visit. The French officials are satisfied that Germany has no political designs on Mo rocco, and It Is pointed out that If German activity there results In the interruption of French policy It will be. a serious blow to the cause of civilisation,' as Tt will encour age Morocco to revert to the old regime of barbarism and anarchy which made the Pcrdlcaris case possible. JEW DEVICE FOR STEAMSHIPS German Invention to Stop Rollins; of Vessels Will Be Given Trial. BERLIN. March 23. The Hamburg American line Is building a new steamer at the Vulcan works at Stettin, which will bo equipped with an invention of Otto SIhck, an engineer of . Hamburg, which . it Is expected will reduce the rolling of vessels at sea to a minimum. It consists of a massive balance wheel mounted In such a manner as to counteract the shifting of the center of gravity of the ship. The invention hitherto has only been tested In connection with models, but the Hamburg-American officials are so ' con vinced of its utility that they are advancing money ond loaning a vessel for a trial, which will take place in June or ' July. Naval engineers regard the invention as likely to be of the greatest use to warships in adding to the stability of the gun platforms. SEES CHANCE FOR BIRGLARS Bank of England Shareholders Fear Robbcra May Work In Tunnels. LONDON, March 23.-At the early meet ing of the Bank of England today a divi dend of 4 per cent was declared. The net profits for the six months ending Feb ruary 28 were J3.291.44S. A nervous shareholder drew attention to the railroad tunneling all round the bink and in close proximity to the subterranean vaults holding the country's bullion and offering facilities for the use of explosives by burglars. Governor Morley reassured him. COLONEL CODY LOSES CASE Wyoming Court Finds that Be ii Hot Entitled to a Divorce. RULING FOR DEFENDANT ON ALL POINTS Judge Scott Saya that the Plaintiff Failed to Prove Any of the Alle gations la His Com SHERIDAN, Wyo., March 2S.-The dls trttt court here today refused the petition of Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) for a divorce. A decision In the case was not expected before tomorrow at the earliest, but the court room was filled with residents of Sheridan and the surrounding country when It was given. After the reading of the de positions was finished today the lawyers for both sides announced that they would submit the case without argument. After a short recess Judge R. 11. Scott asked the attorneys for the defendant, Wilcox & Halllgan of North Platte, Neb., to amend their answer In the case by striking out those sections which dealt with charges against Colonel Cody's conduct In Chicago and his early excesses at Fort Mcpherson. When this was done the court found en tirely' In favor of the defendant, Mrs. Lou isa Cody, Jadge Reviews the Case. Judge Scott delivered an opinion of con siderable length, 'reviewing the allegations and evidence and giving his conclusions. - The law of the state does not make In compatibility a ground for divorce, but it does rettd that ex reme cruelty, rendering the condition of e:.her party to the mar riage contract Intolerable Is sufficient ground to allow the granting of a divorce. The first cause of aotlon in this case is the charge of poisoning on December 28, litoo, or some time prior thereto. The evi dence wholly falls to support this Issue, but shows the defendant was trying to rescue the plaintiff from a state of Intoxi cation and administered not poison, but remedies which she deemed beneficial to him. His inability to speak on this occa sion did not come from these remedies, but came from his excessive use of Intox icating liquors at the banquet board, and was as humiliating to the defendant as to the Blaintlff. The unhapplness caused by the actions of the plalntitt Is shown by the letter of their daughter, Arta Thorpe, whose beautiful character shone out from her unhappy home and the words of her letter written before her death: "Oh, papa, why did he do it. My heart is just broken over It. Oh, why did he do it?" Defendant Offers Reconciliation. Judge Scott also found that the charge of unbecoming actions on the part of the defendant toward the colonel's guests was not proven, that there was no evidence that She had even threatened her husband's life and that when attending the funeral of her daughter Arta at Rochester, N. T., In February, 1904, she offered a permanent reconciliation and no answer ever came to. this. He then continued: ' She was an over-indulgent mother and wife who always took pride in his success and always looked forward to his home coming and made great preparations to receive him. She entertained his guests with cordiality. She did not use profane language. The poisoning of his pet dogs was accidental. She never spoke disrespectfully of him to Ills friends or guests. She always accom panied him to the depot on his departure and' was there to receive him on his re turn. In her home she has a large statue of him In the hall; In her bedroom she has bis portrait done by a famous painter on her stand and she has his photograph and the dishes she used were souvenir ones, stamped and etched with his portrait. Such, In brief. Is the character and con duct of Mrs. Cody extending over a long period of her married life. Plaintiff Crorl to Hla Wife. In return for this wifely devotion the filaintiff has been cruel to her and heaped ndlgnitles upon her. Even If It were true that ttie acienaam naa ai times been impatient with him and such Impatience hua been considered as indignities, it Is alHO true that she has had much to con tend with. There are some allegations In the answer that are pot sustained by the evidence. From the evidence it does not appear that the plaintiff was so addicted to gambling as to Impair his business abili ties or trustworthiness. He did not use Intoxicating liquors in such quantities as to interfere with the transaction of his business. An exception to the ruling of the court was noted by Judge H. 8. Rldgley, attorney for Colonel Cody, and his request for sixty days for filing a petition for a rehearing was granted. The motion for a new trial will be ar gued at the next term of court and in case this Is denied Cody's attorneys will tke the matter to the supreme court of Wyoming.' PCLAJANKS IX SAM AH ARE QXIETED Uprising: In Philippines Suppressed nnd Troops May Be Withdrawn, MANILA, March 28. General Allen of tho constabulary, In command of the fed eral troops In the Island of Samar, reports that the uprising among the Pulajanes is now under control, and that the majority of the regular troops will be withdrawn. Major General Corbin and General Allien are now at Calbayog, Samar, holding a conference regarding the' measures which It will be necessary to take In the future. ' Peru Boys Treasure Seeker. LIMA, Peru, March 23. The Peruvian transport Chalaco proceeded to Panama yesterday, taking the officers and crew of the British yacht Veronlque, which was engaged in the treasure seeking expedition to Cocos Island. The enterprise, which was headed by Earl Fltswllllam, resulted in disappointment. The Veronlque has been purchased by Peru for $15,000 and will be used as a coast guurd vessel. Finding; New stars. SANTIAGO. Chili, March 23.-The as tronomical expedition, sent out by D. O. Mills of New York, Is rapidly accomplish ing Us object. Twenty double stars have been discovered. The Mills 'expedition was sent from Lick observatury, Cali fornia, with the sole object of searching for new stars. Danish Steamer Disabled. HORTA, Aaore Islands, March 23. The Dsnish steamer Hekla, from Copenhagen and Chrlstiansand, for New York, which put In here yesterday with Its rudder post broken, grounded on entering the harbor today, but subsequently was refloated. It Is leaking slightly. All Its passengers and crew are well. Its Minister to t'opeahaaca. LONDON, March 21. Allan Johnson h.ts been gaxetted British minister at Copen hsgeii In succession to Sir Edward tfios cbsn, transferred to Vienna. FILLS ROOSEVELT'S OLD PLACE President Sanies Truman H. New berry of Detroit na Aaalstaat , Secretory of Navy. WASHINGTON, March 23. President Roosevelt has tendered the office of assist ant secretary of the navy to Truman H. Newberry of Detroit, Mich., and the proffer has been accepted. Mr. Newberry Is a prominent business man of Detroit. He will succeed Charles H. Darling of Vermont, who some time ago tendered his resignation to the president to be accepted at the president's convenience. Mr. Darling will be appointed collector of the port of Burlington and will devote his attention to the duties of that office and to the practice of law. The appointment of Mr. Newberry as as sistant secretary of the navy led to the rumor that be was to succeed Secretary Morton at the head of the Navy depart ment and that Mr. Morton was to succeed Judge Taft as secretary of war and that Judge Taft was to be transferred to the Department of State as the successor of Secretary Hay. There Is the highest au thority for the statement that no present change in the cabinet is probable. PUBLIC FUNERAL AT BROCKTON Massachusetts Town la In Mourning for People Who Die In Explosion. BROCKTON. Mass., March 23. Puhllc funeral services were held today for more than two score of persons who lost their lives last Monday In the explosion and Are, which created the greatest calamity In the history of the city and one of the greatest New England has ever known. Twenty thousand of Brockton's Inhabitants work In the greet f hoe factories of the city and all that vast number Joined to day in the public manifestation of sorrow. Sixty factories closed their doors. Business so far as possible was suspended. Street cars did not ran during the funeral service, and traffic on the streets was almost en tirely stopped. Everywhere flags at half stsfl and buildings draped with long, black streamers attested to the presence of a great universal bereavement. Marching bodies of silent men, accompanied by bands and drum corps .jlaylng dirges for the dead, evidenced the g ner.U sympathy with those left behind-by de men and women who went to work if4day morning and never, returned to their Homes. During the forenoon the bodies of the fifty-five vlctlrm recovered from the fac tory ruins were placed in caskets. Thres publto funeral services were arranged, one at the City theater, another at the Porter Congregational church, the th.rd at St. Paul's Episcopal church. Towns about. Brockton who lost resi dents In the Q rover factory disaster Joined in the general expression of sorrow and sent many of their people to partici pate In the services of the day. Only fif teen of the fifty-five bodies recovered from the Are ruins had been identified, the re maining forty being so mutilated as to be totally unrecognisable. Trie city hall and many other buildings were draped In black, while the meeting places of the many labor unions, whose ranks had suffered from the fire and the factories of the city all bore evidence of mourning. The store windows In the principal streets were either draped In black or the shades were drawn to sig nify the suspension of business. During the forenoon at ' St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church a solemn high mass of requiem for the repose of the souls of four parlshoners who it is believed certainly perished In the fire, although none were among the Identified dead, was celebrated. Special services were held at other churches for three other victims. In contrast with the dull and rainy weather conditions on the day of the ex plosion and the following days of snow and sleet today was fair and cloudless. The re lief fund for the flue sufferers now amounts to 113,704. PLAN OF PEARY'S N?W SHIP Vessel Launched nt Maine Ynrd Is Best Arctic Vessel Ever Bo lit. BUCKSPORT, Me., srarch 23,-Com-mander Robert E. Peary's Arctic explorar tlon steamship, which u to be launched here today, was designed by Naval Archi tect William E. Wlnant of New York, and, it la claimed, Is the result of all that ex perience In Arctic navigation to this date can suggest. It is considered the strongest In - construction, mqst, powerful and 'best equipped craft for 'combatting the Arctlo Ice ever built. The vessel Is described as "a three masted fore and aft schooner-rigged steam ship, with auxiliary sail power." Its prin cipal dimensions are: Length over all, 1S2 feet; beam, 35.5 feet; depth, 16.3 feet; mean draft with stores, 17 feet; gross tonnage, 614 tons, and estimated displacement, about l.DdO tons. Its model is similar to modern built steam whalers, but rather more sharp, the particular features being its long, high raking bow, overhanging stern and general wedge shape at the sides, In order that It may be lifted free If nipped in the Ice. ' The steamship was built of white oak, the frames being triple and close together, with double planking, mak ing the walls from twenty-four to thirty Inches thick. The keel Is sixteen inches thick, but false keels and keelsons form a backbone projecting six feet under the entire length of the vessel. The bow is backed by twelve feet of solid dead wood. Its engine and boilers will develop from 1,000 to 1,500-horse power. Its cost when ready for sea will be 3100,000. The funds for the vessel's construction were supplied by the Peary Arctic club of New York. The ship was launched successfully. It was christened "Roosevelt" by Mrs. Peary. BELL ESCAPESFR0M PRISON Mall Pouch Robber Successfully Eludes Guards at Federal Peni tentiary at Washington. TACOMA, Wash., March 23.-Albert F. Bell, one of the most noted mall pouch rob bers In the United States, has made a suc cessful dash for liberty at the United States prison on McNeil's Island and escaped Into the heavy woods near the prison. - Bell covered his tracks so thoroughly that all trace of him was lost soon after enter Ing the timber and a general alarm was turned in at the prison, guards being sent out to scour the woods and guard all ave nues of escape from tha Island. The blood founds at the prison were Immediately pressed Into service. Bell is wanted in many cities In the United States and was arrested hers last April for stealing a mail pouch at Beattls and sentenced to two years' Imprisonment. He made a' most daring escape from federal officers two yesrs ago by Jumping from a passenger train while being taken from Denver to Philadelphia on a charge of steal ing mall pouches. 7 BIG ILLUSTRATED FEATURES IN NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE s 1. Buster frown's April Fool. This yputhful joker tries a ' trick which turns out to be a little boomerang 2. Sherlock Koines' Adventures. Weird narrative of the most peculiar case of Mr. Charles Augustus Milverton 3. Philadelphia's School for Brides. Where society girls are trained how to catch a husband and then how to manuge him . , 4. What Dress Makes Her Look Best? Variety' of women shine most when sttlred in gown worn for a particular occasion . . ' , 5 Ihres Years Without Foot 00 Land. Strange adventures of Jorgen Jorgenson, shipwrecked eight times while circumnavigating the globe 6. All Literary Women Beautiful 1 hen. Group of French feminine writers of two centuries back combined good looks with brail's '. . . 7. Fifty Yiar's Romance Ends at Last It ran through two genera tions and is mixed up with war. murder, massacre and heroism OMAQA MAN BEFORE JURY L 0. Howe of Armour's is Witness Before Chicago Inquisitors. HE IS INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN SILENT Refuses to Talk to Hcportera Retard. Isg Hla Testimony and Saya He Will Tome Home at Once. CHICAGO, March S3. R. C. Howe, gen eral manager of the Armour packing plant at Omaha, was questioned today by the federal grand Jury investigating the al leged Beef trust. He was before the In quisitors two hours. Passing through groups of secret service agents at the Jury room door, he was given his witness fees and said he would return at once to Omaha. He declined to discuss whst took place in the Jury room, remark ing, smilingly, that he was forbidden abso- ultely to talk. Asked whether he was ques tion on alleged preference given by rail roads to members of the alleged trust, ho shook his head and preserved silence. Prices of Cattle and Meat. Twelve out-of-town witnesses, supposed to be men employed by various packing firms and retail meat dealers, have thus far testified before the special grand Jury Which Is hearing evidence against the so- called "Ueef truirt." Although the censor ship against any publicity of what trans pires in the Jury room is as strict as on tho first day of the Investigation and wit nesses have been so thoroughly coached that they fear to make their names pub lic. It was learned tonight that during al most all of today's session District Attor ney Morrison sought evidence concerning the price retail dealers in meats were forced to pay the packers and the price some of tho packing concerns have been paying the cattle raisers for beef on the hoof. The three most important witnesses be fore the Jury today along this line were R. C. Howe, general manager for Armour & Co. at Omaha, and T. W. Kelly, retail meat dealer at Cedar Rapids, la., and Rob ert Hall, In the same business at Kansas City. Kelly and Hall will continue their evidence tomorrow. Today's session of the hearing proved more satisfactory to the government offi cials because a form of questioning the witnesses was adopted and the work was accordingly carried on more rapidly. Other witnesses said to have been heard today were Francis Meaghen of Kansas City and a man by the name of Crumley. Keep Men from Employers. A report that Miss C. A. Dinock, stenog rapher for Armour & Co., would be called as a witness is denied by Edward S. Clutr, who Is in charge of gathering evidence In the case. A branch office manager for Armour 4 Co. at Jersey City, N. J., was recalled to day. The auditor In the Armour New York office followed. It developed today that secret service men meet Incoming trains which carry witnesses, the purpose being to prevent conferences between out side branch house men and heads of the packing houses here. . ... - Seven of the men who have testified have received their pay and have left Chicago. Swamped with names of would-be wit nesses, District Attorney Morrison an swered tonight that if twenty-five or fifty witnesses give evidence sufficient for In dictment the Investigation will close with their testimony. Slnco the investigation the names of witnesses have been rolling Into the prosecutors' offices by the score, but subpoenas are not being Issued for these persons. Taking; Testimony at New York. NEW YORK, March 23. The federal grand Jury today continued the examina tion of witnesses In the so-called Beef trust Investigation. Among the half dozen per sons examined was A. S. Edwards, an of ficial' of the New York City corporation of Swift & Co. The other witnesses are said to be men formerly employed in this city by some of the big beef companies. It is understood that the Investigation of the federal grand Jury Is not yet completed. Knits In Arkansas. LITTLE ROCK. Ark., March 23. Attor ney General Rogers has Instituted suits againBt the Armour Packing company 'and the St. Louis Refrigerator company to re cover back taxes on private cars used in the state on an approximate valuation of $1,000,000. It is announced that suits will be instituted against other companies that have used private cars In Arkansas during the last ten years which have not been taxed- ARIZONA BLOCKADE LIFTED Damage by Washouts Repaired and Train Service Will Be Re. until Today. YUMA, A. T., March 23. The flood waters In the Colorado river have fallen to 28 feet 8 inches and ths flood situation Is Improved. Passenger trains will be able to cross in safety today. Southern Pacific - officials are supplying the passengers with food free of charge In the depot hoiel and are doing everything possible for them. One death from drowning has been re ported In the lower valley, that of a man who was attempting to reach his family, which had been carried to a place of safety, had drowned before aid could be extended to him. Hid name Is unknown. H. Rider Haggard, the English novelist, Is among the passengers here and has put In his time taking pleasure trips down the valley, Mr. Haggard and party have been the guests of Erastus Young, general audi tor of the Harrlman lines, whose private oar has been tied up here on account of the washouts. ACCIDENT IN THE SUBWAY Motormaa Who Mistakes Signal is Hurt In tho Collision Which Follows. NEW YORK, March 23. Motorman James Paly was seriously injured, several persons were slightly hurt and traffic In the subway was blocked for half an hour during the rush hours today as a result of a rear-end collision of two trains at One Hundred and Sixteenth street. The accident Is said to have resulted from a misunderstanding of signals by the mo- torman. , Riotous scenes on the platform of the station followed the smashup. The plat form was crowded with the passengers of the wrecked trains snd others were being admitted from the street when the subway employes ordered everybody to leave tho platform. It was stated that no fares were returned. Confusion resulted and the angry patrons began smashing the car windows. Police reserves were summoned and the angry men and women, some of them in jured, were ejected. I Trmperatare nt Omaha Yesterday! Hour. Den. Honr. Oca. S a. m e.'l 1 p. m. . . fUl B a. m 4.1 It p. m A2 T a. m ...... 4.1 S p. m...... M a. m 42 4 p. m IV2 It a. in 4.1 ft p. m ...... nil 10 a. m 4S p. m Bt 11 a. m no T p. m tut 12 n nt Hp. m 9 9 p, n 47 NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fnlr and Warmer Friday. Saturday Fair and Colder In Northwest Por tion. . SOLDIERS ENTERTAIN SAILORS Officers of American Squadron Given Banquet hy Cuban Veterans ' at Havana. HAVANA, March 23. The climax of the enthusiasm over the visit of the American squadron was reached this afternoon at the luncheon In the national theater to the American officers by the Veterans of the Revolution. Forty naval officers and nearly 200 leading Cuban veterans were seated. Prominent among those at the speaker's table were Minister Squiers Commanders Colby, Cowlea and Arnett, General Maximo Gomcx, members of the cabinet, the governor of the province and the mayor of Havana. All the boxes and most of the galleries were filled with women who frequently Joined In the ap plause. Speeches were made on behalf of the Cubans by General Gomes and General Freyer Andrade, secretary of the Interior. The response was by Commander Colby, the senior officer of the squadron. At the conclusion of Commander Colby's speech, the band played "The Star Span gled Banner," which was followed by "Bayamo," the Cuban national hymn. The guests stood and cheered both songs to the echo. The social event nf the week was the reception tonight on board the battleship Missouri. The great war vessel was beau tifully illuminated and decorated. Steam launches were busy conveying guests be tween the wharves and tho ship. Nearly all the officers of the squadron assisted In entertaining the guests, who Included about all the higher officials and leaders In so ciety, Cubans and Americans. There was dancing on deck throughout the evening. STANDARD ASKS FAIR DEAL General Counsel for the Oil Combine Has Interview with Gov ernor Hoch. TOPEKA, Kan.. March 23. -Alfred J. Eddy of Chicago, general counsel of the Stand ard Oil company, conferred with Governor Hoch today regarding oil legislation In thlo state. Mr. Eddy asked that no receiver ship proceedings be started against the Pralrlo Oil and Gas company until the ouster case against the same company, now In the supreme court, be decided. Mr. Eddy said the Standard would show evi dence in Its favor during the hearing of the ouster case. t Governor Hoch would make no promise, lying that he would act as the best Inter ests of the state appeared to demand. Mr. Eddy assured Governor Heoh - that the Standard was "not. trying to punish Kansas, and only wanted a square deal. Mr. Eddy says that the Standard's posi tion Is governed by the law of supply and demand and that rs the Kansas daily pro duction of oil exceeds the Standard's ca pacity for refining from the Kansas field, therefore the Standard cannot take all the oil offered. He saya the building of a refinery by the state will not help matters, but that when the fields In Indiana and Ohio are exhausted more oil will be taken from Kansas. MOTHER FORGETS HER BABY Illinois Woman Leaves Infant on the Trnln nnd It Makea a Trip Into Iown. HILLSDALE, III., March 23. The -weeks-old babe of Mrs. E. R. Merryman arrived home here today after having been carried 200 miles by rail before tho anxious mother discovered what had become of the child. Mrs. Merryman and her baby were visit ing In a nearby town. On returning home the mother wns met at the train by her Bister. Mrs. Merryman was so anxious to get home that she forgot about her sleep ing Infant and hurried away. After a time she went to the bedroom where she thought she had . placed the child, but the Infant was gone. Mrs. Merryman after collecting her thoughts discovered she had forgot ten the baby. Telegrams were sent after the train and In Iowa the child was found, still sleeping. In the care of trainmen the babe was promptly sent home. NEW RITUAL FOR BNa1 B'RITH Convention Approves Report of Com mittee Which Greatly Expands and Improves Secret Work. NEW ORIEANS, March 23. The con vention of the grand lodge, Independent Order B'Nal B'Rlth, which has been In session here since Sunday, held an executive session tonight. The day session was taken up largely with committee reports. Late In the session commemorative services In honor of deceased members was conducted. At the session the report of the committee on ritual was adopted. This Is a new ritual of secret work In force, greatly ex panding and Improving the features. NE BILL FIRE INTO ELECTRIC CAR Two Men Fatally Injured by Drunken Duck Hunters Near Leaven worth, Knnaaa. LEA VJCN WORTH, Kan., March 23. Late tontgTSf two duck hunters, Isaac Powers and John Maret, of Kansas City, fired shot guns into an electric car on the Leaven-worth-Kansas City line, mortally wounding John Ulman, Sixteenth battery, Fort Leav er.worth, and H. P. Raycroft of Kansas City, Kan. The hunters were arrested and are In Jail here. They had been drinking and were enraged because they had been ejected from the car. Movements of Ocean Vessels March 2A. At New York Arrived: Corinthian, from Halifsx; Barbarossu, from Bremen. Sailed: Cedrtc, for Liverpool; Im. Savole, for Havre; Main, for Bremen; Ethopla, for Glasgow. At Napli'S Arrived: Arabic, from New York; Carpsthla, from New York. Salic: Republic, for New York. At yueenetown Balled: Teutonic, for New York; HaverforU. for Philadelphia. At Glasgow Arrived: Sardinian, from Boston. At Liverpool Bulled: Victorian, for Hal ifsx; Vancouver, f t r Halifax. At Hamburg Balled: Belgravla, for Bal timore. At Havre Arrived: I .a Touralne, from Nrw York. At O noa Arrived: Romanic, from Boston for Napka and Alexandria. At London Sailed: Mrsaba, for New York. Senate Ij Decisive Majority Recommends it for Passage. LIVELY DEBATE OVER THE MEASURE S'.rong Fles Made for it as Being of Benefit to Farmers. HOUSE ACTS ON THE COMMISSION BILL In Committee of the Whole Beoommenda it for Passage. PROSPECTS OF RAILROAD LEGISLATION Friends of These Measures Confldent that Some If Sot All of Them Will Be Enacted lata Law. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. March 33. tSpeclal Telegram.) In committee of the whole this afternoon the houje recommended for passage the Dodge Joint resolution for a railroad com mission and the senate ths Ernst binder twine plant bill. Only yesterday the house took similar action on the commodity freight rate bill and the friends of this class of legislation are Jubilant over the prospects of securing satisfactory results, despite the disparaging charge of a Lin coln newspaper that a well-defined scheme Is laid ultimately to defeat all kinds of railroad legislation. This paper says this scheme contemplates the passage by the house of the commodity bill and by the senate of the Shelton anti-pass bill and then the defeat of each measure In the op polite branch. ' The Idea of this, It is pointed out. Is that the legislators may be able to face their constituents on the pledges made for rail road legislation and blame the ' failure on the other branch of the legislature. Mem bers spurn this report, however, and Insist they are deadly In earnest and will yet give to Nebraska a railroad law on freight ratea Debate Becomes Pointed. The debate In the house over the Dodge bill developed Into acrimony and sarcaara. Douglas of Rock, who yesterday had fought tne commodity rreignt rate Din vesting in the legislature the right to fix rates, today as vigorously resisted the Dodge commis sion bill on the theory that It proposed taking from the people or the legislature the right to regulate rates and vesting that power In three men. This provoked Jonea of Polk, fustonlst, to deliver a clever bit of Irony at Douglas, whom he held up aa the champion of the common people and the Implacable foe of the corporations. Doug las retorted with a declaration of his ut most sincerity and challenged Jones to prove that through a railroad commission satisfactory regulation of rates ever was brought about. Windham of Cass also chided Douglas on his "sudden snd terrible concern for the dear people." The debate, consumed tha greater part ot the afternoon.. Dodge. opened with a force ful argument 'for his bill. . ' . , i Provisions Of Hill. i The Dodge bill aa amended provides for three commissioners for term of six years at salaries to be fixed by tne legislature. Following are 'Other vital provisions:" Section 2. That section 4 of article xl of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska be amenued to read as follows: Section 4. Railways Heretofore constructed or tnut may Hereafter be constructed in this state are hereby declared public high ways and snail be tree to all persons tor tne transportatlor. of their persons and property thereon, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law, and the btate Board of Ratiroau Commissioners mall have power to establish, modlty and enforce reasonable ratea of charges for the transportation of persons and freight oa the different railroads within the state and prevent discriminations and abuses and adjust and determine controversies In respect to transportation facilities, charges anu discriminations. The liability of rail road corporators as common carriers shall never be limited. Section 3. That section 7 of article xi of the constitution be amended to read as follows: Section 7. The legislature shall provide by law for the enforcement of the powers and authority of the State Board of Railroad Commissioners, which powers shall extend over all railroad, express, telegraph and car companies operating within this state. A moat determined fight will be waged from now on by those members anxious for railroad legislation to secure the final passage of the commodity rate bill and one of the commission bills. The commodity rate bill may be back In ths house this week for third reading. It carries , sev eral amendments and It has leaked out that the opponents of the bill the rail roadssought by covert methods to delay the printing of these amendments so as to obstruct the progress of the bill as much as possible, but this scheme proved futile. The house will tomorrow act upon Junkln's motion for a sifting committee, through whose agency It Is hoped to facilitate ao tlon on the commodity bill. The house held Its) second night session tonight. A fierce fight ensued on the binder twine bill In the senate. The vote by which it was recommended for passage, however, was 18 to 8. Step for Slftlnar Committed The first step for a sifting committee In the house was taken today, whan Junkn of Gosper submitted a motion that tha speaker appoint a committee of bins mem bers to take charge of the general flls Monday morning. Tha motion went ova until tomorrow. The Idea contemplated in the motion la that by Monday nearly, If not all house rolls will be out of the' Way, being only senate files for the Sifting committee's action. ' A sifting committee plan has been repug nant to Speaker Rouse, he contending such a committee would not be necessary, but It is doubtful If he can prevent the carry ing out of the proposition. It seems to have three friend to one enemy. Dodge of Douglas had a motion ready for sub mission when Junkln made his. Appropriation Bills Ready. The senate finance committee will report the general appropriation bill and the sal ary bll! kiraorrow. The most radical Changs In ths former was a cut of $48,OU0 In tho university appropriation. This appropria tion was for the purpose of buying land for the state university farm. In the sal ary bill the salary of deputy stste officers was left at (1,800 as fixed by the house, though the two bookkeepers In the land commissioner's office were cut to 11.200 a year from $1,500, as fixed by the house. HOITIMS FROCEKDISUS OF SENATE Binder Twine BUI Recommended for FaaeaKC. fFrom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 23 (Special ) By a vote of IS to 9, H. R. 40. providing for the establishment of a binding twine plant at the stste penitentiary wss recommended for passage by the senate In ths committee of the whole. That it will pass tha sen ate there Is not the slights doubt, theuco.