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Carpenter's Panama Letters,
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MOKNINd, MAKCIt 30, 1905 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY THKEE CENTS.
RUSSIA SOT READY
SANTO DOMINGO IS PLEASED
Ictlon of I nlted States Regarding
c Mint(fmrnt of Finance Meets
V. . with Imintll.
Official Agency Saja No Peace Conditio.
TT TJ T J T 4
f r AN DOMINGO, Republic of Santa Do-
go, March 3 The news of the ac
ATTITUDE ' Of CZAR'S ADVISERS nncp by the government at Washington
Japan Informed that Ho Territory Will Be
Ceded or Indemnity Paid.
UNITED STATES NOT ASKED TO ASSIST
Mikado ia Warned Against Accepting Any
Offer of Mediation '
PREPARATIONS fOK WAR TO CONTINUE
Whole Situation in Sow In Hands of
Commission Which la ( en.
Merino: Kvery Phase
of Matter.
ST. PETERSBURU. March 29 An offi
cial news agency pays:
In spite of the general inclination in
favor of conclusion of tht war, Russia has
not proposed any peace conditions nor pre
pared any auch conditions.
the proportion of the Dominican gov-
ent that the government of the United
nstime control of the financei of
'epubllc with the view of setting
I t if a portion of revenues for the pay
n . . f its debts pending definite action
o .ne part of the American senate has
had a most favorable effect here. The
opinion Is expressed that the action taken
by the authorities at Washington will
change the situation completely.
WASHINGTON, March 29. - The presi
dent has decided to recommend the selec
tion of William E. Gould of Baltimore as
one of the collectors of customs at San
Domingo.
It has not yet been determined whether
Prof. Hhoades shall have genera! charge
of the collections at all ports or whether
other persons will be appointed. The de
tails are still under consideration".
Secretary Taft made no declaration today
about the alleged revolutionary movement
at Monti Chrlstl, Santo Domingo, but said
that an Americnn agent was at that port
collecting the revenues, and Intimated that
it was not likely that this government
would allow any disturbance to Interfere
BURT NOT CONSIDERED NOW
L. P. 6honi of Clover Leaf Thought to Be
blatad for Commission.
GENERAL BATES TO SUCCEED CHAFFEE
l pon Cieneral nates' Retirement Xext
Year It Is Announced Cieneral
Corbln Is to Rf Made Chief
of Staff of the Army.
Officially the authorities continue to deny j wltn his duty. This refers to Commander
I
that Russia has made any proposals to
Japan. This Is literally true, as Russia has
only made known the negative conditions,
leaving the Intermediary to convey these
conditions on Its own responsibility to
Japan.
Diplomats In St. Petersburg are convinced
that something Is in progress, but none of
those In a position to know will acknowl
edge that they are aware of what Is being
Jone. The Novo . Vremya yesterday lor
the first time admitted the possibility of
i: gotlatlons for peace, commenting on the
efforts of the British and French to prove
that peace Is advisable both for Russia
and Japan. The Novoe Vremya declares
that the payment of Indemnity by Russia
Is utterly out of the question, as it would
be a question tending to build up the
strength of Japan and that Japan is not
in a position to claim Indemnity. The
paper auks whether diplomats "who did
nothing to prevent war" now will turn their
attention to bringing It to a close on terms
advantageous to both combatants.
Referred to Commission.
Russia's attitude was described today
by a prominent diplomat as follows. ."The
government Is , now for peace, but con
tinues to prepare for war."
The whole situation with reference to
the prosecution of the war Is being care
fully considered from every viewpoint bv
a commission sitting under tne presidency
of Grand Duke Nicholas Nlchoialvitch, in-
spector general of cavalry, and 'consisting
of Minister of War Sakharoff. Vice Ad
miral Avellan, , head of the Russian ad
miralty department; minister of Finance
Kokovoeotr. Minister of Railroads Hilkoff,
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff, Generals
Urodckoff and Kamaroff. and several
others, . Every phase of the situation,
military, naval,' financial, transportation,
Siberian and diplomatic, Is being covered.
The commission's re pon. which ia ex
pei!tf 'lo "ta luiuploteiT in tea days, will
-. be prepared ' by Grand Dulte Nicholas
Nlcolalvltch and Generals Grodekoff and
Kamaroff for submission to the rmperor.
The Associated Press is .in a position to
announce that a step in the direction of
peace actually has been taken. Russia has
indirectly made known to Japan the nega
tive conditions upon which peace -may be
concluded,' namely, no cessation of territory
and no Indemnity leaving Japan to deter
mine whether negotiations be begun upon
that basis.. No reply from Jacn has yet
reached the Russian government.
Russian Securities Decline.
Russian 4s took a ' further sharp decline
today, to 83 'i, closing 24 points below yes
terday's low mark. Other government se
curities and Industrials suffered in sympa
thy and thero was considerable excitement
on the Bourse, though traders retained
their heads In the face of the fall. The
full decline In the price of 4s was manifest
in the opening quotsttons and the bonds
remained steady at the low point through
out the day, being slightly iirmer at the
close. -Among other government securities
the government's first lottery loan fell 44
points, to 381, and second lottery loaji 2
points, to 803, whilst southwestern railways,
guaranteed by the government, dropped hi
a point, to 126. Industrials, as during pre
ceding days, fluctuated materially during
the day, closing lower throughout.
'Attitude of Inltf d States.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Neither Rus
sia nor Japan has asked President Roose
velt to assist them In ending the war. So
far as the Washington government Is
aware, Emperor Nicholas has not weak
ened Jn his announced decision "to prose
cute the war to the bitter end." .
The genuine wish of this government
for peace In the fur east Is not based upon
seinsh Interests. American financiers have
not overloaded themselves wlth bonds of
either of the belligerent nations. Washing
ton believes that it is to the advantage of
both belligerents that the far eastern war
come to a speedy end and anything that
this government a ti do to bring that about
will he done gladly. From the outset of
the war the president has taken the posi
tion, as has' been repeatedly announced by
Secretary' Hay, that he will do Anything in
his 'power to assist Russia and Japan to
peace basis when his services shall be ac
ceptable to the belligerents. But It Is au
thoritatively stated that no official of the
Washington government is ambitious to
pose as the mediator between the czar and
mikado.
It is the feeling here that Russia and
Japan should negotiate directly and avoid
an International conference. This opinion
also prevails In Berlin. Indeed Japan has
recently received an urgent warning
against' Indirect negotiations lest they lead!
to an International conference, the results
of which mlgjit prove disastrous to the
interests of both belligerents.
French Are Optimistic
PARIS. March. itt.-All the official in
formation relative to peace ia of a nega
tive nature. At the same time the
official view Is now atrongly optimistic
that peace Is not far distant. This view
Is not duo to exact information, but Is the
result of a settled conviction that peace
Is the only logical outcome of Russia's
present predicament. However, the For
eign office refused to credit the various re
ports that France Is tuklng a hand In
the negotiations or preliminaries and
Hp3clfically denies the report from a north
ern capital that Russia has asked Foreign
Minister Delcaase to act Intermediary.
Another report, prominently displayed in
the Echo Dc Paris today, says the United
States ''Is about to make a coup de theater
by Initiating peace." . .
Thls'Ma likewise not credited In high
quarters, ss letters Just, received front Am
bassador McCormick. say Russia has not
made any advances through him. More-
Leper of the Detroit.
It Is said at the department that the
next step In the execution of the depart
ment's plans relative to Santo Domingo
cannot be taken until President Morales
has formally concluded the arrangement
with the foreign creditor powers, two of
whom up to yesterday had not acted.
When the president has secured the neces
sary signatures to his agreement and has
so informed Washington the secretary of
war will at once nominate to President
Morales the person who Is to act as chief
collector, and perhaps the subcollectors at
the minor ports, though It Is possible the
designation of these will be left to the
chief collector.
CZAK TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF
t'nronflrmed Rumor Printed at Paris
Says Nicholas Attempted Solpltle.
PARIS, March 30. An unconfirmed rumor
from St. Petersburg Is published here this
morning to the effect that Emperor Nicho
las made an attempt, to commit suicide and
wounded himself in the hand. The rumor
further says that the emperor's design was
frustrated by the Intervention of his
mother, the empress dowager.
GERMANY'S PART
IN
MOROCCO
Chancellor Tells of Empire's Interest
la Affairs of African Country-.
BERLIN, March 28. Chancellor von
Buelow, speaking on Morocco in the Reich
stag today, said that "Germany would in
the first InBtunce place itself In communi
cation with the sultan of Morocco." Ger
many held such Interests In Morocco as
other trading countries euch interest as
It had In Chlnu and other parts of the
world. - Those Interests were real and would
be protected In Morocco according to the
open door principle. ;
. TANGIER, Morocco, March 39. The gov
ernor of Tangier 'has dispatched an invita
tion to Raisull, the brigand chief, to come
in with the principal tribesmen to meet
Emperor William. It is understood that
4he German legation has guaranteed Raisull
against any Interference on the purt of
the Moorish government.
M'CORMICK STARTS FOR PARIS
American Ambassador Leaves St. Pr
terabnrg for Ills New Post.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 29. Ambassa
dor and Mrs. McCormick departed for
Paris this evening, a lurge assemblage, In
which practically the entire diplomatic
corps was represented, gathered at the
railroad station to bid them farewell.
This afternoon the ambassador, accom
panied by Charge d'Affalres Eddy, was re
ceived in farewell audience by Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff, who expressed the
most cordial appreciation of the services
of Mr. McCormick during the period of
difficult diplomacy, said he regretted his
departure and gave the ambassador the
heartiest wishes for his success and en
joyment at his new post.
Honor for Doobassoff.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 2.-Vlce Ad
miral Doubassoff, who acted as commis
sioner for -Russia on the International
commission which Inquired Into the North
sea Incident, has been appointed aide-decamp
general to the emperor, with the
retention of his present post of chairman
of the technical board of the admiralty.
Germans Killed In Skirmish.
BERLIN, March 29. An official dispatch
from Windhoek, German Southwest Africa,
today announced that eleven men of
Kerchner's detachment were killed r.nd
twenty-two were wounded in a tight with
insurgents March 10 and March 11 at
Kosls and Gelbanes.
Denmark Approves Treaty,
COPENHAGEN, March 29.-The Danish
Parliament today adopted the Russo-Dan-ish'arbltratlon
treaty.
ACCIDENT TO SHERIFF POWER
(v-Unued m Eighth Page.)
He and Henry Rholff Seriously In
Jured la a Runaway in
Colorado.
"LYONS. Colo.i March 29. (Special Tele
gram.) While returning from the Clara
Belle mine In Allen's park today Sheriff
Power f Dougla county, Nebraska, presi
dent or the Clara Belle Mining company;
Henry Rholff, a director of the company.
and Mr. Wllherger, an employe, all from
Omaha, were badly hurt In a runaway ac
cident. Their horses became frightened at stock
graslng on the hillside. The tongue fell
and was broken and the horses ran until
they struck a big boulder. Mr. Power was
ladly hurt about the shoulder and Mr.
Hholff had a rib broken, Mr. A'llherger has
a badly bruised elbow. They left for Den
ver at noon.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. March 21 (Special Tele
gram. )-From little things heard about the
War department today, It seems safe in
predicting the new Panama commissioners
will be named before the president leaves
on his trip to the south and west. Today
Horace G. Burt's name for one of the
commissioners was wiped off the slate and
that of L. P. Shonts. president of the
Clover Leaf railroad, placed In the space
made vacant by the removal of Burt's
name. Mr. Shonts Is now In Havana, but
Is coming oack to the United States on
the dippatch boat Dolphin. It was learned
at the War department today that he is
expected here on Saturday with Secretary
of the Navy Paul, Morton. It was stated
that Shonts name has been agreed upon
and that he has been sounded as to his ac
ceptance and has tentatively agreed to
serve and merely desires to consult with
his family before definitely accepting.
Judge Charles E. Magoon will bo gov
ernor of the canal zone and minister, tak
ing the place now held by John Barrett,
who will be recalled.
Members of Commission Reslitn.
The first practical step having In view
the reorganization of the Panama Canal
commission was taken today, when, In com
pliance with Instructions from President
Roosevelt, Secretary Taft requested the
members of the commission to tender their
resignations. This request was promptly
complied with by those members of the
commission now In Washington, and their
resignations will be in the hands of the
president tomorrow. The purport of Secre
tary Taft's letter requesting the resigna
tions of the commissioners was sent to Ma
jor General Davis, retired, of the army, the
governor of the canal zone and one of the
members of the commission, and a prompt
answer Is expected from him. As indicated
In the letter of Secretary Taft. the resigna
tions are requested In order that the presi
dent might havo a Tree hand In reorganiz
ing the commission. That the president
contempluted the reorganization of the
commission has been known for some time.
It was believed originally that better re
sults might be accomplished by the ap
pointment of a smaller commission than
that now existing, but a recent opinion of
Attorney General Moody held that under
the law the president was required to name
seven members in all. The appointments
probably will be announced by the presi
dent during his southern trip.
The members of the commission, in addi
tion to General Davis, are Rear Admiral
Walker of the navy, retired, chairman;
William Barclay Parsons, William H. Burr,
Benjamin M. JIarrod and E. Ewald Grun
sky. Subordinates . Want to Hold On.
A good-sized boom was started today for
Colonel Edwards for one of the places on
the commission, but it Is thought his work
as head of the insular bureau Is of such
a character that it will not permit of his
appointment to the Panama commission.
Since the announcement the commission
was to be changed every kind of Influence
has been used to hold the present commis
sion Intact, not by the commissioners tlum
selves, but by those under them, who have
worked their political pulls for "all there
is In It" in order to retain their present
positions. There will of necessity be heart
burnings over the change contemplated,
but the president is determined to have
commissioners who will work in harmony
and for that purpose he 1 canvassing the
United States for men who have made
successes of great enterprises.
Bates to Succeed Chaffee.
Announcement is made at the War de
partment that it is the president's inten
tion to appoint General John C. Bates to
succeed General Adna R. Chaffee, present
lieutenant general and chief of staff, when
the latter retires, and on 'the retirement of
General Bates General Henry C. Corbln Is
to be made lieutenant general and chief
of staff.. Major General Bates, who is
now In command of the northern division,
will attain to the lieutenant generalship
by easy stages. He Is booked first for the I
post of assistant chief of Ft a ft. General G. !
L. Gillespie now holds this position, but
he will retire on or before October 1. Gen- j
eral Bates will serve as assistant chief
until the retirement of Lieutenant General
Chaffee, which will occur on April 4, 19D6,
at which time General Bates will become a i
lieutenant general. He will serve from
April to August 6 of that same year, when
he will be retired and Corbln will succeed.
N. P. Fell, former business manager of j
The Omaha Bee, but now a resident of
Cleveland, O., accompanied by his wife .
and daughter, Is In Washington for a few
days on business connected with his com
pany.
Name Chimed to Omaha Division.
The postmaster genersl has ordered the
designation of the field divisions of the i
rural free delivery service changed as fol- I
lows: The division known as the Atlantic J
division, Washington, will be called the
Washington division; the southern didl
slon, with heudquarters at Nashville, will
be called the Nashville division; the Ohio,
with headquarters at Cincinnati, will be
called the Cincinnati division; the middle
division will be culled the Chicago di
vision; the Missouri division, with head
quarters at St. Louis, will be culled the
St. Louis division. The remaining divi
sion will be known as the Omaha division.
The order will take affect April J.
MORE OF BEAVERS' METHODS
Daughter of Ills landlady Carried on
Payroll of jl'iistofflce at
Freilnnla, N. Y.
ALBNY. N. Y March .9 That at
tempts were made to Influence Frank P.
Ball, the Dunkirk ticket broker, alleged to
have been placed In the Fredonln postofflce
by the Influence of Justice Wurren Hooker
to discuss certain matters claimed to be In
his possession, was the substance of the
tetlmony of Ball before the asembly Ju
diciary committee today in the resumption
of the Investigation Into the charges
Rgainst Justice Hooker. Ball testified that
although he hud done no work at the Fre
donia pos'iifilre he hud received J2.M2.
I'rnctlcally all of this, he said, was used to
repay the wife of Judge Hooker, who had
endorsed a note for him. Later he returned
every cent of the amount he had received
to the postmaster at Fredonla, who had
been ordered to refund It to the govern
ment. 4
Through the Introduction of a report by
W. E. Cochran, chief iMistofflce lnsiector.
It was learned that "Minerva Jeffries" Is
r.ot a myth, as has been claimed. Evidence
Wan introduced at the early hearings that
Minerva Jeffries was sppolnted to the Fre
donla postofflce on January IT, 1S9S, to
gether with several other persons without
the knowledge or request of the postmas
ter, who testified that he had never seen
the woman and thut her pay cheeks were
pent to George W. Beavers In Washington.
The portion of the report admitted says:
"Minerva Jeffries Is tee daughter of Mrs.
Kate Hlttckmer of Washington, at whose
residence Mr. Beavers Jliad a room."
PARSIFAL DRAWS A THRONG
First Bight of Grand Opera Eeasjn at
Auditorium a 8 recess.
MUSIC-DRAMA HEARD BY THOUSANDS
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Rain ThnrsdaM toller In West Por
tion and nt Mnht In Fast Portion.
Friday Fair and Colder In Fast
Portion.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!
Den.
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Omaha and Neighboring Cities Pay
Tribute to Presence of llerr Con
rled's Singers and Richard
Wagner's Music.
ADRIFT UPON AN ICE FLOE
Seven Men and One Woman Rescued
from Perilous Position In
Saginaw Bar.
BAY CITY' Mich., March 29. Joseph
Denny and wife and six other fishermen
who had remained too long at their fish
shanties far out on Saginaw bay were
rescued today In an exhausted condition.
Starting for shore yesterday, they had
walked all night only to find themselves
finally surrounded on every side by open
water as the Ice steadily melted away
under the high temperature. When the
shouts of the party were heard late today
and responded to by men In a boat, Mrs.
Denny had collapsed from fatigue and
fright. Her male companions were haul
ing her on a sled as they tramped back
and forward, waiting and praying for their
cries of olstress to be answered.
DOUBLE CRIME IN ILLINOIS
Man Kills Divorced Wife's Brother
and Himself ns Result of
Marital Troubles.
MARSHALL, 111., March 29 William J.
Cruse killed Frank Llvlx,- his brother-in-
law, at the latter's home Htajr here today
and then committed suicide.
Cruse and his wife, who Is a sister of
Llvlx, Uvad Until recently In Jasper county
Mrs. Cruse a few weeks go obtained a
divorce and came her to live with her
family. Cruse claiming that the Uvlx
family had influenced his wife to leave
him, came here and meeting Llvix shot
and killed him. The dead body of Cruse
was found later near the barn. He had
shot himself through the head.
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Both House and Senate Working at High
Pressure on Lest Days.
VETO OF ANTI-CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BILL
No Effort Made by Supporters to Pasi it
0er Governor1! Head.
FRATERNAL BILL HELD UP IN SENATE
glory to ne orsirea. r-crnaps , (jne Hi
he great audience came from road n
nd towns. They came from surface
GOVERNMENT HOLDS THE DUST
Valuable Metal Broagbt to United
States In Irresjnlnr Manner .
Is Siesed.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-Collector
I of the Port Stratton has taken charge of
$2,000 In gold dust which was on deposit
to the order of William L. Loalza & Co.
In n local bank. It had been smuggled
Into this state from Mexico and was held
here without any records being made In
the customs house, which Is contrary to
law.
The gold dust Is held by the collector
pending an application for a remission of
penalties and forfeiture, which the gold
dut is subject to under the law
STANDARD OIL HITS BACK
Kansas Wholesale Dealers Must Pay
Full Retail Price for Its
Product.
TQPEKA. Kan , March 2D. In a .spirit
of what Is believed to be retaliation for
the antl-dlscrlmlnatlon law passed by the
last state legislature, the Standard Oil com
pany has discontinued giving Jobbers and
wholesalers In Kansas concessions In prlco
on refined oil ar.d gasoline.
The effect of this order will. It Is said,
be to take the business of handling kero
sene away from the wholesalers, who now
will have to pay tbs retail price fur these
gmuiodiUs.
ALLEGES MARRIAGE IS BOGUS
Omaha Story Developed In Di
vorce Petition Filed In
Denver.
DENVER, March 29. (Special Telegram.)
A manufactured divorce decree, a mar
riage certificate trumed up for the pur
pose and a friend who posed as a Justice of
the peace are the grounds upon which
Sadie Putnam asks for an annulment of
her alleged marriage to George W. Put
nam, which took place In Omaha September
so; 1S!W.
It Is alleged by Mrs. Putnam In a petition
filed In the county court that at the time
of the pretended marriage Putnam told
her he had been previously married, but de
clared he had been divorced, and to sub
tantlate his story showed her his divorce
decree. After some persuasion she decided
to marry him, she declares, and he then
produced what apieared to be a legal mar
riage certificate, took her before one Edger
ton, who explained to her that he was a
justice of lbs psacs, and tbfrsfor married
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SUNDAY'S BEE
1 Hans Christian Andersen Centennial
One hundredth anniversary of the
famous Danish fairy tale writer.
2 Sherlock Holmes' Mystery
Adventure of the Six Napoleons
a detective story of Intense In
terest sustained to the very end.
3 Buster Brown Up to Tricks
Latest sport of this side-splitting
pictorial fun-maker, assisted by his
wonderful dog Tige.
4 Where widows Have the Best of It
Government statistics say they live
longer and remarry easier than
their sisters.
5 Carpenter's Letters from lanama
Results of his personal observa
tions stated In a way that ia eluci
dating and intelligible.
6 Married Actresses Shun Footlights
Transfer from stuge to home life
extinguishes desire for more ap
plause from the audience.
7 Princess who will Wed for Love Only
Daughter of King Edward breaks
precedent by claiming right to ac
cept or refuse suitors.
B Barraclaugb's A Crockett Story
Characteristic bit of fiction from
the pen of one of our most popular
modern novelists.
9 Wives as Good Investments
Tn some rountrles a question of a
better half Is only a profitable
business undertaking.
10 only 'rust That Is Not Afraid
A bachelors' trust whose members
have to obey various peculiar rules
of their own making.
It wss wildly exciting in the beginning.
magnificent to the eye nnd ear after it got
started, and, taken all in all, rather grand.
as befits Its official designation. Five
thousand eager persons filled the Audi
torium to the uttermost seat to hear Heln-
rich Conrled's Metropolitan Grand Opera
company sing "Parslfsl" In German.
The first truly great grand opera season
that Omaha has enjoyed since 1SX9. when
PattI, Nordlca, Pcalchl and others sang In
the Coliseum, opened with all the pride
and pomp and glory to he desired. Perhaps
one-third of th
other cities an
Des Moines on the east to Chadron and
Red Cloud on the west, and from Sioux
Fulls on the north to the southermost lim
its of Iowa and Nebraska. Society of
Omnha, eastern Nebraska nnd western Iow:i
did the opera In fashion's approved manner,
only there were many others who would not
feel comfortable in dress clothes or with
bared arms and shoulders, and for this
reason the appearance of gilded luxury was
somewhat mottled and subdued. .
Racka-round Is Ueeomlra.
The Auditorium never looked better. Jt
hnd been specially prepored and draped for
the occasion and a color scheme In dark
green and maroon alipost but not quite
worked out. Above the stage wall on each
side flags were used and It was not ex
plained whether this was done out of
patrlotlsm,,or because the other fabrics ran
short. Soft lights with red shades were
fixed In clusters over the boxes. The Im
mense stage looked almost small and In
significant In the distance contrasted with
the width of the structure. The curtain and
the stage hangings were In maroon; the
balconies draped with dark green stuffs re
lieved by crests and shields. The whole
effect except the Jarring flag arrangement
Was tasteful and subdued. The former
crude, barnlike appearance of the Interior
was overcome. In other respects, too, the
giant house proved Itself capable of what
was asked, but a telescope came near to
being a necessity If a person cared to dis
tinguish features.
"Parsifal's" gorgeous scenery found a
setting that made It yield up its best effects.
It is cast on a large, If beautiful scale, and
needs room for the best results. All these
it had and more.
Taken Fnll Soberly.
Everyone seemed to regard the affair as
most solemn. It lacked In brilliancy and
vivacity and the only excitement was In
getting In and getting out. By a close ob
server signs could be distinguished that it
was difficult many times for tha auditors
to restrain overt enthusiasm as the work
of the artists fell upon their ears.
The ancMtors approached the festival play
with reserved behavior. -There was no
noise or movement after the doors had
been finally closed and the curtains drawn
apart on the scene In the domain of the
Grail. Many bought librettos and strove
In the dim light to follow the words of
the singers. This was done at the risk of
strained eyesight and the majority, which
naa euner neara ine opera before or
studied It, kept Its eyes on the stage and
merely listened to the music and the voices
that gave it expression and meaning far
beyond the capacity of any ' instrument
outside the human throat. When Mr.
Burgstaller, Parsifal, appeared a number
could not resist clapping their hands at
the dramatic entrance. But, as at the En
glish production, the applause was silenced
quickly.
Jam at the Entrance,
There was a fearful Jam at the door, al
though the pepple began arriving at 4
o'clock and the carriages a few minutes
later. Two narrow passages were pro
vided for the vast throng on the first floor
and two for the balconies. At 6:60 or ten
minutes before the opera was scheduled to
begin, Sergeant Renfrow rushed up to
Clement Chase, who has charge of the local
management, and told him that 600 persons
were massed outside the doors and that un
less something was done they never could
get in in time. Mr. Chase started to do
something, he hardly knew what, but
shortly afterwards the carriages ceased to
come and the congestion was relieved. At
6:10 everybody who wished was Inside and
seated, but the prelude did not begin for
some minutes later.
The excitement and vexations over en
tering and getting properly settled for the
opera had Its effect upon the people and
they were nervous and Inclined to be alert
and anxious and unsociable until after
the long Intermission between the first and
second acts. In the evening thev relaxed
a great deal and began to really enjoy the
things set before them.
Two Hours for Dinner.
It took at least a quarter of an hour to
empty the Auditorium and packed street
cars delayed many who went home to
dinner. Consequently there was a good deal
or rushing about to get down in time, as
the experience of the afternoon had taught
patrons that U required a long time for
so many people to get In under the ar
rangements. The Omaha club, Commercial club and
downtown hotels and cafes cared for many
of the "Parsifal" goers at dinner. Society
made considerably more of the event In
this respect than on the previous occasion.
As arranged and lighted, the Auditorium
did not afford a good opportunity for dis
playing fine feathers. The windows had
been carefully covered to exclude every
ray of natural light, so that none of the
scenic effects might be lost, and the arti
ficial light used before the opera began and
between the acts was not brilliant. Besides,
this occupants of the boxes could not be
seen by half of those in the balconies and
the observation from the floor was poor.
FIIHns; the Floor Space.
Though seats were sold up to the very
last minute, the supply was barely ade
quate to the demand. Two small fly gal
leries, perched seriously high at either
side toward the rear were pressed Into
use and filled with chairs. There men and
women obviously lost In the great music
drama could be seen libretto In hand, and
looking as though the next moment would
find them diving for the floor many feet
beneath.
Tonight Marcella Sembrlch and Caruso,
the new tenor, who has created a sensa
tion wherever he has appeared, will sing
lit DontiUettl's "Lucia dl Lammermoor."
Most of the out-of-town visitors will stay
over for the event which In brilliancy is
expected to eclipse "Parsifal." No em
bargo Is placed on applause at this opera
ACCIDENT IN THE SUBWAY
Collision llrenks Kfectrleel Connec
tion and Sets Fire to
Woodwork.
NEW YORK, March 20. A severe explo
sion, followed by an outbronk of fire, which
up to a late hour tonight had defied all
the efforts of the firemen to extinguish It
completely, occurred today In an unfinished
section of the subway at Broadway and
One Hundred and Sixty-seventh street. The
t that point I." 125 feet below the
e. The explosion followed a collision
between an empty train, which had been
run too far beyond the terminal switch,
nnd a flat car, on which were several
Itnllan laborer. It was rumored that the
shock detonated a box of dynamite cart
ridges on the car, although all the men on
the car escaped uninjured.
General Manager Hedley stated that
there was no dynamite In the tunnel and
that the explosion was caused by a short
circuit on the third rail and the feed
cable, resulting from the collision., which
pet fire to some of the timbers used by tha
contractor In shoring up the tunnel.
No person was Injured, and according to
Mr. Medley's statement, only one car of
the empty train was slightly damaged by
fire.
Biennial Election Bill is Pawed and Goea
to the Governor.
ANTI-TRUST MEASURE iS ADVANCED
SUIT AGAINST OIL COMPANIES
Attorney General of Missouri Alleges
a Combination In Restraint
of Trade.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 29. At
torney General Hadley today filed In the
supreme court an application for a writ of
quo warranto for the purpose of ousting
the Standard Oil company, the Republic
Oil company and the Waters-Pierce . Oil
company of their franchises for doing busi
ness in Missouri.- The supreme court Issued
the writ and made It returnable to the
court en banc on April 11. The application
charges the companies with being in com
bination to control the monopoly of oil In
the state." Recently the attorney general
Instituted a hearing before Judge Marshall
of the supreme court to secure evidence on
which to bnse such proceedings. The oil
companies filed returns declaring tho law
to take testimony In advance of a suit to be
unconstitutional, and the case was set for
hearing on March 31.
Attorney General Hadley claims that pub
licity given on account of that proceeding
has brought letters to him giving Informa
tion he desired with which to begin pro
ceedings, and he Instituted them direct In
the supreme court today. The proceedings
before Judge Marshall will now be dropped.
Rrldsre Rill, Amended to Salt
Who Have Reen Flfthtlnc
la Passed by Both
Houses.
Those
'Continued on Fourth rage.)
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COAL MINERS TO STOP WORK
Jotnt Committee In Central Pennsyl
vania Diairlct I'nable to Afrree
I pon a Scale,
ALTOONA, Pa., March 29. The operators
and miners of the central bituminous dis
trict of Pennsylvania, after being in con
ference In this city almost continuously
since March 16, endeavoring to agree upon a
wage scale to go Into effect April 1, ad
journed finally todny without coming to an
agreement. The failure to agree means a
suspension of work by the 6.VKK) organized
miners of the district at the end of the
present month. When the Joint scale com
mittee met today the operators stood upon
their proposition for a 10 per cent reduction
for the first half of the approaching mining
year and the present scale, based on 62
cents for pick mining, for the second half
of the year. The miners' ultimatum de
manded a renewal of the present scale for
the full year. No agreement being possible
the scale committee ndjourned finally. The
action of the miners on the committee was
approved by the miners' convention, which
then adjourned.
TAX ON STOCK TRANSFERS
New York . Republican Caucus Ap
proves Measure that Will Affect
Deallna-s on Wall Street.
ALBANY, N. Y., March 29 Tho repub
licans of the assembly by decisive ma
jorities afterwards niado unanimous In a
caucus tonight adopted the two revenue
bills recognized as administration measures;
one providing for a stamp tax of $2 on
each 100 share of corporate stock se
curities sold or transferred, the other pre
scribing a 6 mill annual tax on the face
value of all mortaasres. The Htocir irun.f.
tax bill will take effect Immediately upon ! lo!
passage the mortgage tax bill affects all
mortgages recorded after July 1 next. The
original vote on the stock transfer tax
bill was 67 to 19 and on the mortgage bill
62 to 22.
DRY SUNDAY INKANSAS CITY
Police Hoard Orders All Saloons to
. Close Mayor en Dodg-es Vote
on Question.
KANSAS CITY, March 29.-The police
board today Issued an order effective April
2 for the closing of all saloons on Sundays
hereafter. Many (small grocers and butch
ers have expressed a willingness to close on
Sunday also f It will help to keep the sa
loon closed. Mayor Nt-ff remained away
from the board meeting, announcing that
he wished to avoid voting on the proposi
tion. ,
Ksiiulmalt, iyo Mini, from Seattle
tier a. from nun Francisco: Tartui
; Vancouver; Tremont, from Seattle.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 29. (Special Telegram.)
In both house and senate today , It was
plainly evident that the close of the ses
sion was at hand. The bustle and confu
sion Incident to the final days reached a
climax in both bodies and bills were killed
off or passed with an alacrity which indi
cated a determination to finish on time. Tha
house pri bubly will be able to quit tomor
row, so far as Its work Is concerned and
the senate may not continue longer In ses
sion th.tn Friday, though Saturday may
find It still at woik. At least these are
the Indications and plans which members
In both bodies are set upon. Of course tha
ho.ise being ahead of the senate, will have
the pleasure of remaining in session long
enough for the upper branch to catch up,
and members of that body say that will not
be very long. The house held a night ses
sion as usual.
Governor Mickey threw a bomb Into ths
center of activities this, afternoon which
served vitally to Increase the confusion.
He sent a message advising the legislature
of his veto of the McMullen anti-Christian
Science bill. The friends of the bill or
ferd no move toward overriding the veto,
while the opponents of the measure re
ceived the news with much enthusiasm. ,
Fraternal Dill Held 1 1.
A varied number Of events combined to
make the day an Interesting one and much
of the interest lny under the surface. The
fraternal Insurance bill providing for a
representative form of government upon
the basis of 86 per cent of the membership,
which Is a compromise measure, got hung
up in the senate sifting committee and all
the combined efforts of the fraternal advo
cates was impotent to bring the bill out
Into the open where It could go upon third
rending. TJiey have not ceased their ef
forts, however. The bill Is vigorously op
posed at the last because It contains the
provision allowing any 2,000 members of
any fraternal order to secede and form an
Independent concern. Tht orrginal bill did
not have this In it, but another measure ,
introduced in the house as the result of
some friction between certain elements In
the Maccabees provided" for it? This meas
ure being killed, the proposition wti In '
corporated in the big bill.
The senate, after a quiet fight, advanced
II. R. 110. the Junkln anti-trust bill, for
third- reading. This bill, which Is aimed
at the Standard Oil company chiefly, but
does not affect native Nebraska corpora
tions, seeks to prevent Illegal discrim
inations and rebates and forces publicity
of - the affairs of such corporations In
which the public has a rightful Interest.
Efforts were made by certain factions to
kill the bill in the sifting committee. '
Amended Bridge Mill Passed.
The house concurred In the senate amend
ments to the famous bridge bill, H. R. 265,
which the roads and bridge committee In
troduced and In which R. Z. Drake of the
Standard Bridge company charged hod
the cordial and systematic support of the
allied railroads, line elevators and 11ns
lumber yard Interests. The principal fea
ture of the original bill was that It gave
power to the secretary of the State Board
of Irrigation, as state engineer, to draw
plans for all wooden bridges of a certain
class and pass upon the bids. This was
the point at which the bridge men's power
was directed and as a result the bill was
amended, with the approval of Represent
ative Kyd, its most formidable champion,
doing away with this compulsory provision
and simply giving each county the option
of having Its work supervised by the state
officer. The bill, as amehded, had the
support of the bridge Interests and its
passage therefore represents , what is re
garded as a most complete victory for ths
bridge men over the combined lobby ar
rayed against them.
Tho Omaha charter bill was advanced
for third reading In the senate today and
will come up for passage tomorrow.
Thomas of Douglas tried to get the bill
put on general file for debate in the com
mittee of the whole in order that the pav
ing provisions might be changed, but ho
out. No fight will be made on tho
bill and Its passage now Is practically as
sured. The members of neither house ara draw
ing pay from the state now, Monday being
the sixtieth day for the house and 'Tues
day for the senate. Impatience for tha
end is generally apparent.
Vetoes McMullen Dill.
Governor Mickey today vetoed tha : Mc
Mullen antl-Chrlstlan Science bill, which .
passed the house and senate by liberal
margins. No effort was made to pass the
bill over the governor's veto and none will
be mude. The governor transmitted this
mepsHge to the legislature at 4 o'clock this
afternoon:
In relation to H. R. 15: The purpose of
this act Is to miike the practice of Chris
tian Silence healing unlawful and to pun
ish the practitioners, unless they educate
themselves In materia meiilca, therapeutics,
surgery and other bmnches of th seoular
medical profession. To accomplish this
purpose a change in the existing statutes Is
essential, as there is no law now In force
forbidding tho practice of Christian Science.
Such a change In legislation can lawfully
be mode only by umendment of the statates
In force or by the passage of an ludnpand
int act. Both of these methods are Ig
nored In II. R, KB. , . 4 . . ,
Considered as an amendatory act the tlll
vlolatts the constitutional provision that
"no law shall be amended unless the new
act contain the section or sections so
amended, and the section or sections so
amended shall be repealed." There la no
attempt In H. K. to set out the old sec.
lion or to repeal It. and tne bill, ns an
amendment of an existing Uw, would be
unconstitutional If appioved.
Tho bill Is not an Indi pendent art In any
sense. It could only be effective, If valid,
when considered In ccnnecll' n W:th the
statute tow In force regulating the prac
tice nt medicine. It does net pir.port to be
mi Independent act. for lis onlv possible
effect. If It could bo mail' operative, would
be to extend the scope of .a section of an
existing statute so ns tn mnke the prnctlr
of Christian Science unlawful; but even If
the act were coin-men to oe u;oepenaent in
a reuse I nat it enuio amend other
tes w.thout referring to or repealing
Movements of Ocean Vessels March 20.
At Nantucket Passed: Bovlc, from Liv
erpool, for New York; Teutonic, from Liv
erpool, for New York-
At New York Arrived: Kaiser Wllhelm
der Orosse, from Bremen; Italia, from
Marseilles. Sailed: Siatemlam, for Rotter
dam; Baltic:, for Liverpool; Htlllg Olav,
for Copenhagen.
At (llusgow Arrived: Mongolian, from
New York.
At yufenstown Sailed: Ivernla, for
Boston.
At Antwerp Arrived: Finland, from New
York.
At Alexandria Arrived: Romanic, from
Boston.
At Gibraltar Arrived: Cretic, from New
York.
At Copenhagen Arrived.' Oscar II, from
New York
At Liverpool Sailed: Siberian, for Phlla
delj liU ; .Oceanic, for New York. Arrived:
iliiiun, from Halifax.
At Bermuda Arrived: Prlnsessln Victoria
lmljif. from New York.
At Yokohama Arrived: Hrlnkorun, from I such
; Si-; Mtstu
Iinem, II w'uiu pun i uinm i wiiii mg run"
stitutlon. The purport of both the Utla
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