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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA. MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1905.
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
RIOTING AT WARSAW
Tour Penons Killed and Forty Injured in
Oocfliot with Soldiers.
DISPERSE GATHERING OF SOCIALISTS
Crowd Carrying Red Ei ' tuck Patrol
of Troops and .
i
REIGN OF TERROR AT H CAPITAL
Proclamation Distributed " ig People
Away from Pnblio I g.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE
"ATE NED
Parents Ailrlitd to Keep Children
Am; from Them aa Thff Are
to He Destroied with
. Bombs.
WARSAW, April 3 !:40 p. m A serious
.-orrllict occurred at 7:30 o'clock this even
ing In Dxlka street, where a Jewish social
ist society known as the Bund had organ
ized a demonstration. Troops which came
to disperse the gathering fired Into the
crowd, killing lour persons and wounding
forty others.
Other disturbances are reported to have
occurred. The streets had been patrolled
throughout the day. Conditions here arc
causing much uneasiness and nervousness.
Hand-printed proclamations have been
fotind In the rtreets, warning the public
against walking near public building and
other places, as bombs would be thrown
In these quarters. Several parents whose
children are attending school In defiance of
the school strike have been warned by let
ter to withdraw their children as the
school buildings will be blown up.
Levy Forced Contributions.
, Representatives of thr party of violence
ik la not quite clear whether they are rev
olutionaries or socialists) tire visiting pri
vate persons and levying contributions for
ammuntlon." They produce lists of names
with tht amounts to be collected from
each and request the contributor to sign
his name opposite these assessments,
which range from $2.80 tn 3.50.
When Governor Maxlmovltch arrived
here Un days ago to assume his duties he
iiruorea inni ine vnonaiA .v
awaiting him at the station be retired, say
ing he did not want an escort. Driving
through the city today, however, the gov
ernor general's carriage was surrounded
by twenty Cossacks.
The editors of the Polish newspapers
were summoned to the casile yesterday.
Governor General Maxlmovltch received
each of them separately In the most
. friendly manner, and talked with them on
various subjects, especially on the ques
tion of the censorship. He invited them
to rome to him In case of any difficulty.
Orltrln of Riot.
The trouble In Dxlka street began when,
uncleY the pretext of holding n memorial
meeting for a lute Jewish socialist leader,
a ciowd of more than 1,000, mostly Jews,
retrying, red. flags, , marched J Into Dzlka
street and was met by a mixed police and
military patrol of. twenty men. The po
lice declare the socialists fired revolvers at
them, the leule: s Inciting the mob to attack
the patrol, which thereupon fired several
volleys Into the crowd. Four men were
killed and forty were wounded. The crowd
removed all except nine of the w;ounded,
two of whom were women. These wcra
taken to the hospital. Tt Is expected that
two or more of the wounded will die. The
dead and wounded were all Jews. The
police made many arrests.
Minister Forbids Conference.
MOSCOW, April 2. The assistant minis
ter, cf the Interior has forbidden the as
semblage of a congress to deal with the
cholera epidemic, because, owing to ofllol-tl
information, t Ire promoters of the congress
Intended to give It the form of a demon
stration centrist the government.
Strikes In llusalan Cities.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 2 Reports
from many places throughout Russia, In
cluding Tver, Horiesoff and Slsran, show
that employes of warehouses arrd shops
are again demanding shorter hours and
more wages. There Iras been a general
airlko of shop assistants at Samar nnd
lrkut.-k.
According to the Russky Slovoe, sixty
workmen in a factory at Lodx have beu
poisoned and twonty-elght are In a critical
condition. It Is supposed that strikers are
responsible for the affair.
BROKERS ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Warrants for Two Americans Charged
it 1th Conducting, Hoa-ua Cotton
Denis nt Liverpool.
UVERPOOL, April Warrants were Is
sued here today for the arrest of Stephens
and Henderson, two men who have been
conducting a cotton exchange business
here. The men are charged with conspir
acy with intent to defraud. The tirm closai
Its doors last Thursday.
NEW YORK, April 2. The firm of Steph
ens & Henderson Is not known among the
cotton houses In New York.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. April J.-The busi
ness of the Louisville office of Stephens A
Henderson wus brought to the notice of de
tectives and postofflce officials as lung ugo
as August 23, 11KH. On that date a Fort
Worth, Tex., paper published an article
ceolarlng that the methods of the firm wero
questionable arrd printed copies of blank
contracts which It wus declared had been
spread broadcast among furmers of the
southwest by the firm. These contracts In
vlted the persons addressed to entrust their
money to the Arm of Stephens & Henderson
for speculation In the cotton market. Lester
Henderson, local manager, denied that the
firm asked unlimited contracts from Its
customers or that It was attempting to
operate a blind pool. He admitted that
the local offices had no wires, tickers or
other regular brokers' paraphernalia, but
stated that this wus not necessary, as the
trading was done through the Liverpool
office and that the Louisville office was
' s'rnuly engaged In seeking customers by
legitimate moans. Inquiries were started
at the time by the New York Cotton ex
change and the matter was referred to tho
postal authorities at Washington, but the
matter had apparently gone no further up
to date. Leir Henderson oould not be
found tonight although the firm Is still
listed as having oftloes In the Todd building.
Mlulatar Dies Is Pulpit.
LEXINUTO.N. Ky., April I Rev. James
Cochrane, a student ef the Bible college of
the Kentucky university In this city,
dropped d.nii In the pulpit of the Stamping
Ground liirUtlaji church, ten miles from
Lexington, today. Heart disease was the
in use. He was 13 year old and married.
Ills bwui was al LrvttdauftU, Ji,
MARCHING ON VLADIVOSTOK
Humor from Manchuria that Greater
Part of Jap Army ia Knrnote
to Hnsafan Tort.
orNSHt' TAPS (1W miles north of Tie
Fuss). April 2. The situation Is unchanged.
General Mistohenko has moved into elope
touch with the Japanese arrd keeps up
constant skirmishing. Everywhere every
thing Is quiet.
General .Mistohenko when he learned of
the beginning of the panic during the re
treat from Mukden, though an unhealed
wound forbade his walking, drove in a car
riage to his force and assumed command,
which he has since retained, though he
Is unable to ride over the deeply mired
roads, which are beginning to dry.
Native reports, which may be taken for
what they are worth, state that the Japa
nese are leaving before the Russian front
only a screen capable, with the help of
the Mukden and Tie pass fortifications and
garrisons, of holding In check General
Llnevltch and are transferring the bulk of
their five armies to Vladivostok, and by
means of a wide movement through Mon
golia to Tsltslhar. Considering the great
must be regarded. The situation affords an
npimrtunity for Russian cavalry, which
distance Involved, the plan appears too
bold and almost Impracticable; but Japa
nese Intoxication from continued success,
bold initiative and determine 1 perseverance
thus fur has played sn Insignificant role,
to distinguish Itself by ascertaining the
Japan se Intentions.
General I.lnevltch has ordered the re
sumption of drills, keeping the soldiers
occupied In the daytime nnd music In the
bivouacs at night. An energetic regime Is
being Instituted. The soldiers are much at
tached to the new commander on account
of his simple, soldierly style of living.
Reports that berl-berl has been prevalent
among the Russian troops at any time are
unfounded. No case has been reported.
LONDON. April 2. The correspondent at
Toklo of the Times says: Reports from
Manchuria show that the Russian?, are
destroying the railway much more thor
oughly than hitherto. The evident Infer
ence Is that they do not contemplate re
covering the situation.
TOKIO, April 2.-1 p. m. The following
official advices have been received from
army headquarters in Manchuria.
Our scouts advanced toward Ilailune and
collided with 3C0 of the enemy's cavalry at
ahnuciengtxu, thirty miles southwest of
Selhing, on the morning of March 2S. The
enemy, 4,011 men strong, retreated to Hal
lung, leaving 2,000 troopers. There are
large stores of cereals at various points
between YIngecheng and Sunchengtzir.
Ylngecheng Is thirty-five nriles north of
I Ili-nicheug.
The situation is unchanged In the Chang
chun and Klrln directions.
ALL QMKT I POHT AC PniTE
Expected Antl-yrlnn Outbreak at
Ilnytlen Capital Did Xot Occur.
WASHINGTON, April 2. Contrary to an
apprehension that existed In some quarters
that trouble nrlght occur In Port Au
Prince. Haytl. on Friday and Saturday, a
dispatch received at the State department
today from American Minister Powell re
ports that affairs are quiet in that city.
Tho Syrian's, oer whom It was thought
the trouble might occur, kept their stores
closed on both days. April 1 was the day
originally fixed by the Haytlan government
for the expulsion of the Syrians, but this
period later was extended to May 15, a
fact it Is suggested of whlcfr the general
public was not aware.
The cruiser Brooklyn, which was sent to
Port Au Prince by the navy department
when the probability of trouble was first
discussed, has arrived at that place.
Secretary Hay at Naples.
NAPLES. April 2. -The White Star
steamship Cretic, with Secretary of State
John Hay and Mrs. Hay on board, arrived
here today. Mr. Hay declares that his
health has beerr greatly Improved by the
trip.
During the day Secretary and Mrs. Hay
drove about the city and later took lunch
eon at a hotel on the heights above Naples.
They returned to the Cretic late In the
afternoon and later the vessel sailed for
Genoa. From Genoa Secretary Hay will
go to the Riviera.
Mmplon Tnnnel Open.
ROME, April 2. The Slnrplon tunnel, the
longest In the world, was inaugurated this
morning when from the Swiss and Italian
sides the first trnlns passed through, meet
ing at the center, where there wus the
iron door which originally prevented the
overflow of the torrent of hot water and
which was today opened for the first time.
Chinese Miners Strike.
JOHANNESHl'RG, April 2. There was a
serious disturbance neur Krugersdorp on
Saturday, arising out of a strike of Chi
nese minors. The police were called on to
restore order, nnd In the conflict which
ensued several of the police and many
Chinese were Injured. Numerous arrests
were made.
DENY CHARGES OF CASTRO
Officials of Asphalt Company Soy
They Had o Dealings with
Revolatlonlsts.
WASHINGTON, April t.-Sollcltor Pen
fle'd of the State department sult tonight
concerning the charges made In Venezuela
against General Francis V. Greene and the
asphalt company of which he was tho head,
to the effect that he and tho asphalt people
hud aided the Matos revolution, that some
nrorrths aro General Greene had submitted
to the State departmeut a sworn derrial of
the truth of these reports and had backed
hla denial by affidavits from responsible
officers of the asphalt company denying
that they or the company had aided the
Matos revolutionists.
COAL AND ICE STILL MOVING
t. Loots Dealers Able to Supply Their
Customers Despite Strike
of Drivers.
ST. IM'IS, Arrll 2. Ice and coal dealers
declare that the walkout of 1,100 drivers
yesterday as a means for arbitrating a
wage question has had little effect on the
handling of Ice and coal for consumers.
The deulcrs assert that sufficient non-union
men have been secured to continue de
livery wlthorrt much Interruption of busl
nesa. No violence has been attempted, but
the police have been asked to protect the
non-union drivers.
Girl Accidentally Kills Herself. ,
ABERDEEN. 8. D.. April 2.-8peclal,)-The
14-year-old daughter of Ed Krause, a
farmer living five miles from Webster, was
found dead In a blacksmith shop on the
farm with a discharged gun beside her. It
Is supposed the girl waa playing with the
gun when it was accidentally discharged.
The ball entered the left side and passed
downward through the abdomen, death
probably being Instantaneous.
PRESIDENT'S WESTERN TRIP
Chief IxecrtiTe Will Spend Two Months
Hunting in Texas and Colorado.
REUNION OF ROUGH RIDERS FRIDAY
.Mr. Roosevelt Will Attend Gathering
of Ills Realliient at fan Antonio,
After Which Hunt for Big
Game Dritini,
WASHINGTON, April 2. President
Roosevelt will leave Washington tomorrow
on a trip to the west and southwest. He
will be absent nearly two months. One
of the chief objects of the trip, which the
president has long had In mind, is the re
union of his Rough Rider regiment of the
fpunlsh-American war, which 'Is to take
place at San Antonio, Tex., next Friday,
and for which an elaborate program of
exercises has been arranged. There will
he a number of brief stops enroute where
tho president will make addresses. Leav
ing Sin Antonio, there will be a brief
slop a.id address at Fort Worth, which
will terminate the public part of the trip,
following which thr president is to go
hunting In the Panhandle of Texas and
later in Colorado. All arrangements have
been made wh reby t lie president will keep
in touch with public affairs, both during
his railroad ride and while hunting, so
that he will be enabled to pass on all mat
ters requiring his attention. The president
is looking forward with keen pleasure to
his lone vacation.
Official Itinerary of Trip.
The following statement regarding the
Itinerary of the trip was made publrc at
the White House tonight:
The president will leave Washington oir
April a at 1) a. m. over the 1'eiinsylvanlu
railroad. He will be accompanied by Secre
tary Loeb, Dr. Alexander lambert, Gen
eral S. B. M. Young, Lieutenant G. H.
l-'ortesque, Mr. G. (..'. Jalla and Mr. J. K
McGiew, stenographers and representatives
of newspaper press associations. The first
stop will he made at lxmisvlile, ivy., at
U o clock Tuesday morning. The president
and party wlli pass in procession through
the city and the president will make an
address. The train will leave Louisville
at 11 o'clock, pass through St. Louis at
p. in. and at tlu.t point take the Missouri,
Kansas Ai Texas road for San Antonio. A
few short stops will be made In Indian
Territory on Wcdm-ada). At Sherman.
Tex., where the parly will arrive at 4
p. til., the president will leave the train,
irive to the public square and make a brief
address. Dallas will he reached at 6:30
p. m., and after a public address the presi
dent will attend a dinner.
The next stop will be at Waco on Thurs
day, April ti, at 9:30 it. m. The president
will speak brletly at "Waco. He will reach
Austin at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, ad
dress the Joint session of the legislature at
the capital and later speak to the public
on the lawn of the capitol.
Reunion of Hough Riders.
The train will reach San Antonio at 8:30
p. nr. Thursduy, but there will be no pub
lic program until the following morning.
The object of the president ill visiting San
Antonio la to attend the reunion of his
regiment. Exercises have been arranged
which will fill the entile day. He will re
view the regular troops at Fort Sam Hous
ton, a procession In which the Grand Army
and confederate veterans will take part,
there will be luncheon at the rough riders'
camp and a dinner by the Business Men's
chili at Hotel Menger.
The president will leave at 11 p. m. for
Fort Worth, arriving there the next morn
ing at H:45 aird leaving nt 10:45. The pro
gram for Fort Worth will consist of a
urrve and un address.
At Fort Worth the public part of the
trip will end. The pr esident ' will spend
some days hunting In the Panhandle,
Texas, and will then go to Colorado for a
hunt of some weeks' duration. No plans
have yet been ma.de for the return trip
to Washington.
Reception nt Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April l-Louisville's
welcome to President Roosevelt Tuesday
will be a civilian affair. The local com
mittee decided that owing to the short
time the executive will be In tho city, that
It were better to make his short stay not
only a typical Kentucky welcome, but a
reception representative of both north and
south In a state bordering as It does both
sections of the country. The military feut
ure therefore has been eliminated und be
yond the one camp of confederate veterans,
the two posts of Grand Army veterans, the
Spanish Veterans' association und the rep
resentatives of the Loyal Legion, the pro
cession which will escort und those who
will entertain the president during his
three hours' stay in the city will be com
posed of representative citizens of Louis
ville, men of the North and men of the
South and a few Invited guests from the
state at large.
Before tlie president takes his departure
he will be presented with three gifts in
tended as souvenirs of his visit. Orre
is a silver flagon filled with water from the
spring on the farm in Larue county on
which Abraham Lincoln was borrr. An
other piece is a large silver vase. The third
gift is a unique piece in the shape of an
inkstand. It was made from ap oak tree
which grew near the spring on the old
Lincoln homestead. The Inkstand Is of
sliver unk Into the wood.
POSTAL INSPECTOR RESIGNS
Federal Official Who Borrowed Money
from tre -Cotton Company
Admits He Was Indiscreet.
PHILADELPHIA. April 2.-3eorge C.
Hohlen. the Inspector In the postal service
attached to the Philadelphia division who
admitted yesterday that the Storey-Cotton
company, most of whose officers arc fugi
tives from Justice, advanced H.luO to him
as a loan for a few days, has sent his res
ignation to Washington. Holden declares
that he rcctlved the money and paid It
back a few days later without any under
standing or agreement with the Storey
Cot ten company that he was to protect the
concern against investigation by the post
office department He admitted, however,
that In accepting the! loan he was Indis
creet, and thought It 'best, In view of the
revelations In the case, to send his resig
nation to the postal authorities at Wash
ington. The discovery that Holden had received
a loan from the company was made by
United States attorneys while making an
examination of the books of the defunct
concern. The matter was Immediately re
ported to W. W. Dickson. Inspector In
charge of the local division, who in turn
communicated the facts to the chief In
spector at Washington.
Py direction of Postmaster General Car
telyou, Inspector Mayer has been sent to
this city and Is making an Investigation of
Holden'se dealings with the Storey-Cotton
company.
In a statement made by Holden he says
that the loan was pah back within a very
few days and he was surprised to learn
that it had been entered on the books of
the company, because It was a personal
loan from F. Ewnrt Storey. He believes,
he said, that the loan waa placed on the
books to do him Injury. Since the loin
was made, he says, he has sent three sep
arate reports to Washington recommend
ing that fraud o-ders be Issued against
the Storey concern.
The Philadelphia Record will say tomor
row that Inspector Holden declares that
Harrison J. Bunett, formerly of the De
partment of Justice, Washington, and
nephew of the lnte Jame3 Tyner, who was
Involved In the postofflce scandals, was the
attorneys of the Storey-Cotton company
while he was actually connected with the
Department of Justice. Asked If It was
true, as Hclden contends, that Barrett was
responsible for the failure of the Postofflce
department to issue a fraud order ugainst
the Storey company and that he was their
lawyer. United States Assistant District
Attorney Stewart tonight said:
I can only say the Investigation Into the
Storey affairs and the discovery of certain
papers soi ms to partially bear out that con
tention. I knew what he got.
RELIGION AND BUSINESS
Dr. Wnahlna-ton Gladden Preaches n
Sermon on Acquisition and
lacs of Wealth.
COLORADO S0L0NS QUIT TODAY
Bills for Payment of Expenses of
Mllltla During: Strike Will
Not Be Passed.
DENVER, April 2. The gubernatorial
contest before the Colorado legislattrre was
responsible for the failure of much Im
portant legislation. The contest consumed
so much of the time of the regular session
that many measures only reached second
reading and there died. The legislature
expires by limitation tontorrow at 12 o'clock
midnight.
Among the measures that have failed is
the one authorizing bonds for $800,000 to
cover the cost of maintaining the military
In severnl of the mining camps of the
state while strikes were on during Gov
ernor Peabody's administration. The com
mittee reported favorably on the measure,
but amendments reducing the amount one
fourth and providing for a commission to
audit the military bill were offered, and
finally the whole matter was laid on the
table. No opportunity can now arise that
will enable the supporters of the bill to
take the bill from the table.
MRS. LOWELL WILL NOT TALK
Slater of Kan Patterson Declines to
Discuss Letters that Sh is lap.
posed to Be Author Of.
WASHINGTON, April 1-The Post says:
Mrs. Iowell declines to be Interviewed and
has nothing for publication, wits the re
sponse to newspaper representatives yes
terday at the Patterson residence at Hh2
Howard avenue. Mount Pleasant. They
had gone to aacertain If Mrs. Harriet P.
Lowell, sister of Nan Patterson and of
Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, Is the author of
the letters signed "H. L." found In Mrs.
Snrlth's possession when arreted In Cin
cinnati, and to get what explanation she
might have of their contents. Mrs. Ixiwell
was In, the house, but none of the newspa
per fraternity was permitted to see her.
It was admitted that she Is related Ut the
Pattersutia
COLUMBUS, O.. Ami! 2 Rev. Washing
ton Gladden, moderator of the General
Council of Congregational Churches,
preaching at the First Congregational
church today on "The Christian of Today,"
said:
The Christian of today is beginning to get
a new idea of what It means to carry ms
religion Into his business; he has found
orrt that It signifies an earnest effort to
make his business nav only i means of
gain, but an inslrumentallty of help and
service to all his fellow men. Andrew Car
negie said some years ago, for instance,
that a man might be as selfish as he
pleased in the accumulation of a fortrrrre,
if he would only bo henevoient in the dis
tribution of the fortune after it Is made.
That is not the best theorv of the busi
ness man's responsibility. His greatest op
portunities of benevolence are lhoi.e which
come to him in his buslnexs. It Is while
he Is making his fortune, not after It is
made, that he must prove himself a Chris
tian. Gifts, no matter how munificent, which
have been heaped up by extortion nnl
trickery, are not Christian benefactions.
Some of the most gigantic robbers that
the world has ever known men who have
accumulated hundreds of millions bv
wicked methods are by some persons
praised ami flattered for their liberal gilts
to churches, colleges and missions.
Such an estimate does not represent the
Christianity of today.
The Christianity of today distinctly sees
that the Chrislianixation of the great'realm
of Industry and traffic Is the most urgent
problem now. It Is a tremendous under
taking, but not too arduous for the all-conquering
grace of Him who hes banished in
fanticide, abolished slavery and lifted
woman to an equality with man.
The state Is Just as truly a divine Insti
tution as the church is, and the governor,
the mayor, the superintendent of police, the
member of the legislature or the city coun
cil or the school board, Is Just as much a
minister and servant of God as I am.
I have Just as good a right to use my op
portunity here In this church to enrich
myself or to push my personal ambitions
as they have: If the scandal in the case
of a pa.tor would he greater than In that
of a public servant it Is only because our
notions about the service of the state have
been terribly perverted.
DEEP DRIFTS IN COLORADO
nmwplow red tor First Time This
Wtntr Between Pueblo and
Colorado SnrliiK.
DENVER. Colo.. April 2.-The storm
which has raged In Colorado and a por
tion of New Mexico for thlrty-slx hours
subsided this afternoon. For the first time
this winter the Santa Fe road found It
necessary to use snow plows between
Pueblo and Colorado Springs. In Pueblo
two Inches of moisture fell during the
storm, this being a record, according to
the weather officials.
East of Pueblo about seven miles a
bridge and a strip of track on the Mis
souri Pacific was washed out, and north
of that city the Rio Grande experienced
some damage hy washouts. Hetween Clyde
and Falrvlew the snow Is five feet deep,
and rotary snow plows and shovels are
endeavoring to remove It.
Only two men were killed yesterday In
the destruction of the buildings of the
Hunkers National mine near Ouray by a
sllle. Seven men were Injured, none
seriously. The list of dead follows:
GEORGE RAIiH.
JOHN ORTH.
EXPLOSION IN COPPER MINE
Five Men Killed and Five Serlonaly
Injured in an Accident at
Jerome, Arlsona,
PRESCOTT, Ariz.. April !.-As the re
sult of an explosion in the United Verde
mine at Jerome, ownrd by Senator Clark,
five men are dead arrd five others seriously
if not fatally Inlured. The dead:
T. W CROFUT.
E. PUFFIN'.
PETER SEDER.
A. J HA! LA DA M.
J. M. ROE.
The accident happened Just as the shift
were being changed and all the men ex
cept twelve had been raised to the surface.
On account of the recent heavy rains sur
face water found its way to that portion
of the mine where fire has been smoldering
for several years, and steam thus gener
ated caused the explosion, blowing out the
bulkheads erected to keep the fire from
spreading. The men were suffocated by
sntuke und heated steam.
DANES HONOR TALE WRITER
Birthday of Hans Christian Andersen is
Fittingly Observed.
TRIBUTE OF LOVE IS WILLINGLY PAID
j Ccntennary of the Birth of the Great
Danish Writer Brings Out Testi
mony to the Immortality
of His Work.
If the dead follow events on this lively
world, the spirit of Hans Christian Ander
sen could have been nothing but well
pleused at the sincere celebration of the
anniversary of the hundredth year of his
birth Sunday by both Americans and
Danes. The public schools of many cities
took note of the occasion by the recital
of his stories, the Sunday papers gate
much space to this famous Scandinavian
entertainer and educator of children, and
the Danes themselves turned out In force
I to entertainments In honor of his memory.
Washington hall was the place of the
local celebration and it was well filled
I afternoon and evening by his nationals
I and their children born under the Stars and
Stripes. Addresses In Danish and English
were hear'.lly applauded where they dealt
with the world-wide favor In which this
writer Is held.
Suphus F. Noble of the Danske Pioneer
made the address of welcome at the even
ing meeting, which was rather the most
important gathering of the two. Stand
ing on the stage, across the arch of which
1 was d railed the red and white of the
Danish colors, he welcomed those who had
come to pay tribute to the great writer.
Mr. Neble pointed out that In a country
of only 2,000,000 people with a language
spoken nowhere else, It wus a much more
wonderful thing for a Danish author to
become world known and read than for a
writer from a nation of many millions.
This he felt everyone would acknowledge
Hans Christian Andersen had done. Mr.
Neble closed with a patriotic tribute to
the United States and declared that the
Danes in this country are the most loyal
citizens.
American Rdncntor's Estimate.
In Introducing Superintendent Davidson
of tha public schools. Waldemar Michael
sen said It might be possible the Danes
had overestimated the popularity of Hans
Christian Andersen, so It would be Inter
esting to hear of his standing In the land
of their adoption. One who dealt with
children was the best fitted to Judge and
Mr. Davidson could speak with authority.
"One hundred year ago was born the
most successful, the most popular and the
best known of Danish authors." So began
Mr. Davidson. "He was born of poor
parents, but the little village of his birth
should be tho place of pilgrimage to men
of letters. The poor lad was destined to
make the name of his country known In
letters the world over. In nearly every
country in the nursery, the school and the
home, are read the stories which Instill
morality, ambition and enthusiasm through
the themes he chose to put before the chil
dren. As long as the English language is
spoken, the works of Hans Christian An
dersen will be read and enjoyed In Eng
land nnd America.
"I know that wherever we have a Danish
community, the Danes do all that they
can to elevate the schools and build them
up and better them. I believe no harm
can come to a Country with the traditions
of yours In holding high the names of men
who have made their mark In the world.
I congratulate you that come from the land
of Hans Christian Andersen, and of his
friend, Thorwaldsen. and of many others
ranking high In the annals of art. One
remarkable thing In the history of the
Danish kingdom Is that through all the
strife It has held Intact In all Its purity
the language In which Hans Christian An
dersen wrote. I congratulate you on this
celebration and on your fast love for the
fatherland and for the fact that the United
States occupies the dearest spot in the
hearts of each one of you In this com
munity." I.Htle Plny Well Given.
The principal feature of both celebra
tions was the performance of Andersen's
play, "Ole Lukoje" In three acts and nine
scenes. This play Is said to have never
been produced before except In Odense
and in the Royal theater at Copenhagen.
This Is a play In which Ole Lukoje, who Is
the flaxen haired counterpart of the sand
man, comes hi upon a drowsy chimney
sweep who is lonfflng for wealth, opens his
dreamland umbrella over the latter and
bids him dream of wealth and of its sor
rows and troubles. John Enkebolde. who
played Christian, the chimney sweep, the
centra! flguie. very pleasingly, also painted
the scenery for the piece. The whole
staging was very creditable and was
achieve! after much work. Mrs. S. A.
Corneer was the grandmother In the piece
Mrs J. Jenaen-Dreyer was Marie; Walde
mar Hamann played the miser, Blake
Johannes Kell was Ole Lukoje, the dream
god; 8. Ferch represented the spirit of
a deceased loafer; Carl Nordlu was an
automaton; Theobald Kell was the old
witch of diseases; August Hamann repre
sented death; J. Jensen-Dreyer played Don
Huberto dl Salamanka; Mrs. B. Krogh was
Gabrlele, the Spanish dancer; S. Rasmus
sen was a count; T. Rudlieck. a baron,
and F. M. Stenstrup. Mrs. Svanehals.
Music for the Day.
The afternoon meeting began at 2 o'clock
and continued until 6:30 o'clock. Ernest
Nordln, with an orchestra of sixteen,
opened the celebration and contributed a
large part to It. In the evening the prin
cipal numliers were Kuhlau's overture.
"ElverhoJ," Lumhye's "Drommebllleder,"
the prelude for "Ole Lukoje," selections
from Faust and "Den 2den April," a march
composed by Mr. Nordln and dedicated to
the occasion. In the afternoon Waldemar
Mlchaelsen read "Little Tin Soldier," from
the works of the great writer. The "Dama"
singing society, of which Otto Wolfe is
leader, contributed much to the occasion,
singing very sweetly. In the afternoon
they gave "In Denmark I Was norn" and
"The Bulldog," by Andersen, and In the
evening "Hans Christian Andersen," by
Frita Jacobsen; "Jylland Mellem Tvende
Have," by Hans Christian Andersen, and
by way of encore "The Star Spangled Ban
ner." Celebration In Denmark.
COPENHAGEN, April 2.-Hans Christian
Andersen' centennary Is being celebrated
throughout Denmark under royal pat Till
age. Several foreign countries have sent
delegates to Odense, the birthplace of An
dersen. Foreign Minister Levetzau gave
a grand fete Saturday night, which waa
attended by King Christian aitd members
of the royal family, diplomatic corps and
the American colony. King Chilstlan to
day placed a laurel wreath on Andersen's
monument In the royal gardens. The cele
brations Include dramatic performs ni rs and
the exhibition of relics. The town of
Odense was beautifully decorated. A nonu
ment to the author waa unveiled on the
wall of ths town near the cottage whtre
Andersen was born.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair In West Portion Monday! Rain
and Colder in F.nat Portion. Tues
day Fair.
Teaaperatnre at Omaha Testerdayl
Hoar. Des;. Hoar. Dev.
6 a. m tvs t p. m m
a. an R 9 n. m 11:1
T a. m M S p. m W ,
si a. m nit 4 p. m . . . . .
a. m Mt n p. m "4
10 a. m IN p. m M
11 a. tn l 7 p. m
12 m til Ho. m fin I
n p. m (IH
i"S BIG JOB
NAMING COURT COMMISSIONERS
Supreme Jodnea Are Getting Down
to Choice lletneen a Few
Applicants Only.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. April 2-(SpeclaI.)-The su
preme court Is expected this week to name
the six men who are to act as suprema
court commissioners under the newly en
acted commission law, and the announce
ment will relieve the pressure that has
been brought upon the Judges by various
Influences for particular appllcunts. Tho
situation as It Is now seems to be sub
stantially this:
It Is conceded that the three present
commissioners. Judges, Ames, Oldham and
Letton, are to be reappointed, each of
whom Is supposed to be quite satisfactory
to all of the Judges whose unanimous con
currence Is necessary for the appointment.
For the three new commlsslonershlps five
candidates are In the running, although
If the places are divided between the three
Judges so that each will name his own
man three of the five are competing for a
single place.
Judge Holcomb has given It out that his
personal choice will be I. L. Alberts of
Columbus, a populist who served on a pre
vious supreme court commission. The per
sonal choice of Judge Barnes likewise Is
Hon. N. D. Jackson, who has Just finished
his work In the legislature. Judge Sedge
wlck has not yet Indicated his special pref
erence, but he Is expected to choose be
tween Judge Duffle of Omaha, Jesse Root
of Plattsmouth and Judge Epperson of
Clay county.
All three of these are applying as re
publicans, although Duffle served on tha
commission before as a democrat. Mr.
Root has been county attorney In Cnss
county nnd is pushed by a host of friends
In that locality, while Judge Epperson Is
a brother of the senator by the same name,
who has been representing Clay and Ham
ilton counties. It Is needless to say that
the canvass for these places since the en
actment of the law has been brisk. The
salary of each commissioner Is 12,500 and
he has the appointment of a stenographer
besldea.
HASTINGS GIRLS BADLY Bl'RXED
Clothing; of Elsie and Ella Behrena
Catches Fire.
HASTINGS, Neb., April 2. (Special Tele
gram.) While Elsie nnd Ella Behrens, twin
sisters, 14 years old, were washing dishes
after a social at their home nt an early hour
this morning a kerosene lamp was acci
dentally knocked off the table and broken.
The oil ignited nnd soon the lace curtains
were ablaze. In trying to tear down the
curtains the girls' clothes caught fire.
Their screams attracted their father, Wil
liam Behrens, a .laboring man, from an
adjoining room. By wrapping the girls In
a blanket he succeeded in quenching the
flames, but not before they were severely
burned upon the hands, face and neck. In
the process the father was badly burned
upon his hands. Meanwhile Mrs. Behrens
was combating with water the flames,
which were attacking the woodwork about
the window. The house was not much
damaged.
The remains of Mrs. John S. Duer, who
died Thursday morning at Jacksonville, III.,
arrived here tonight. Funeral services will
be conducted at the residence of William
R. Duer at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
Big Gift to Tract Society.
NKW YORK. April I Ralph Voorhe t
of New Jrsry has donated luO,OM) 10 til i
Ajnorfcau Tract society.
Kick of Horse Proves Fatal.
GER1NO. Neb., April 1. (Special.) Wil
liam E. Ingraham, one of the best known
men of this section, died Thursday at
his ranch In Mitchell valley as a
result of the kick of a horse a
day or so previous. Mr. Ingra
ham was one of the earliest settlers In this
section, coming here ns a cowboy In the
early 'Ms, and had amassed a fortune by
years spent In handling live stock. His
acquaintance was not confined to this lo
cality, as he had traveled' over much of
the country In his business and was well
known by thousands of people as "Sandy"
Ingraham. He was aged about 45 years,
and leaves a wife and one child. He has a
sister, Mrs. Bonney, living at Lincoln, and
a brother at Anamosa, la., both of whom
are expected here to attend the funeral
services tomorrow.
SOUTH DAKOTA MAN , MISSING
Frank A. Flaher of Montroae Disap
pears Mysteriously and Friends
Fear Fonl Play,
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D April 2. (Special.)
Friends and relatives are alarmed over
the mysterious disappearance of Frank A.
Fisher of Montrose, and it Is feared he
may have been the victim of foul play.
His family relations were of the most
pleasant and no reason Is known why he
should have voluntarily dropped out of
sight. The missing man la about 26 years
of age, slight build, has light brown hair
and gray-blue eyes. He weighs about lt
pounds, Is about five feet seven Inches In
height and hna a habit of stooping for
ward when he wiilks. When last seen he
wore a shabby mixed-gray suit and hud on
laced boots. He Is accustomed to wear
two photo buttons, one of his wife and
the other of two little girls. His wife,
Mrs. Ida A. Fisher of Montrose, la mak
ing every effort In her power to locate
him.
WILL INDICT MEAT PACKERS
Report from fhlcoaro that Federal
Grand Jury Will Hefurn True
Bills Wednesday,
CHICAGO. April J Well authenticated
reports that the federal grand Jury which
Is investigating the business methods of
the meat packers will return Indictments
when It reconvenes next Wednesday were
prevalent today. The report waa that tho
adjournment taken yesterday was really
decided upon In order to allow Assistant
Attorney General Pagen time to draw up
the bills at his leisure and give due con
sideration to the muss of testimony gath
ered sines the Jury went Into session.
Movements of Ocean Vessels April 8.
At New York Arrived: Celtic, from
Liverpool; Bt. Paul, from Southampton;
Caledonia, from Liverpool; Piuinonlu, from
Trleate: M'-ss.iba, fr in London, Republic,
from Naples.
At Boulogne Bailed; Potsdam, fur New
York.
At Movllle Palled: Astoria, for New York.
At uueeustown (Bulled; Caruiiitt, lur JSsw
York. '
Nearly a Bushel of Bills Sent to OoTernM
for His Consideration.
CHARTER BILL IS CLOSELY WATCHED
Andersen and Saunders Supervise the
Work of Enrolling the Measure.
GOVERNOR URGED TO VETO MANY BILLS
Oppenition to Electioas, Anti-Trust and
Binder Twine Acts.
LAST OF THE S0L0NS LEAVE LINCOLN
Llet of the Measures Approved hy tha
Executive and Those Await
ing Ilia Consideration.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. April 2-(5peclal.)-Thosa
legislators who remained In town last night
to perform the last rites over the remain
of the twenty-ninth session of the Ne
braska legislature got out today. Gov
ernor Mickey left yesterday evening for
Osceola to spend a quiet Sunday medita
ting over the numerous measures upon
which he will have to pass. I'pon his re
turn tomorrow he will find awaiting him
Just a bushel full of bills which the legis
lature presented to his office yesterday and
last night.
Ajnong the list of bills to reach tha
goJernor's office waa the Omaha charter
and It had been carefully nursed and
watched since Its final passage. Repre
sentative Andersen, Its author, spent all
day Friday right on the heels of the en
grossing clerks to see that no errors wera
made tn Its engrossing and enrollment,
and last night Senator Saunders took up
the vigil and assisted In escorting It to
the lieutenant governor for his signature.
Persistent rumors to the effect that the
charter would not reach the governor,
worded as it was passed by the legisla
ture, made this vigilance necessary., ,
The reported disappearance of the antl
clgarette bill and the activity of Senator
Jennings and Senator Hhreck In hunting
for It created a little furore during tha
afternoon, but the bill was found In the en
grossing room and Is now safely In the
hands of the governor.
Governor's Probable Action.
AH eyes are on the governor and much
speculation is being Indulged In as to his
probable action on many of the Important
measures before him.
Among the bills which he Is being urged
to veto are the biennial elections bill, the
anti-trust bill, and the binding twine
measure. That this latter measure will
not receive the endorsement of the gov
ernor Is very probable. The matter, of
rourse, will be taken up with the attor
ney general as to Its constitutionality be
fore the governor takes final action, but It
Is true that he does not like the attempt
of the Introducer of the measure to stam
pede him with publlo sentiment .to sign
the'llll. Mr. Ernst telegraphed out In the
state to numerous friends and ' acquaint
ances to have them telegraph the governor
to sign the Mil, and one of these tele
grams has been placed In the hands of the
governor. The man to whqm It was ad
dressed Informed the governor that he had
sent the telegram at the request of Mr.
Ernst, but that he hoped his endorsement
of the scheme to establish tha binding
twine plant would In no way Influence the
governor.
A number of Douglas county people hava
asked for a hearing on the anti-trust bill
before the governor takes final action on
that measure. The Douglaa county sen
ators tried in vain to have the bill re
turned to the committee of the. whole for
specific amendments when It cam up for
third reading. It Is claimed now the bill
Is unconstitutional aa passed and a num
ber of lawyers are preparing opinions on
the bill to be presented to the governor.
The biennial elections bill will be thor
oughly diucussed before the governor acts
upon It. Many people from all over tha
state who believe the Judiciary should as
nearly us possible be kept out of politics
are opposed to the bill, as well aa those
who feel sure the bill la contrary to tha
constitution.
The Zuelow bridge bill Is another meas
ure upon which large numbers of people
have their eyes. This measure affects
about thlrty-flve counties In the state. It
can not be enforced at this time, even If
It were signed, because It does not carry an
appropriation.
Methods of Railway Lobby.
The fact that twenty-six bills affecting
railroads were introduced was used by the
railroad lobby to excite sympathy among
the members. The scheme worked well,
for there Is little doubt that a large num
ber of these harmless measures were In
troduced at the behest of ths railroad
lobby. The effect was what the lobby an
ticipated. Many of the legislators who
really wanted to pass some railroad meas
ure were bewildered with the large num
ber of bills and then came the personal
ambition of the Introducers, und that cre
ated the discord among the members. Ths
large number of bills prevented the forma
tion of an organization which could have
passed some needed railroad matter. In
fact, it was the same plan that the rail
road tax agents have worked on the vari
ous state boards of equalization and as
sessmentbewildering them with various
arguments and clouds of figures.
The lobby maintained by the brewe't
probubly was the most successful of any,
In that out of twenty-three measures In
troduced to amend the Sloi-umb law, with
the exception of those favoring the ssloon
men, tho surety bond bills, not one saw
the light of Uuy.
Bills Approved by Governor,
Tho bill approved by the governor yes
terday were these:
II. II. 135. by Howe-Appropriating 132,000
for a new librury building at the Peru
nornril.
II. H. 9. by Wiirner Appropriating 32,0u0
for sub-station nt North Plutte and for
farmers' Institutes.
H. R. 11. by Douglas-Re-enacting tha
wild animal bounty law.
H. It. 170. by Howe Permitting county
aid to county agricultural socletfts to tha
extent of I cents on each vote. Removes
resti lotions on small counties..
H. R. 2.:i. by Judiiiury 'omnilf tee For
the conveyance of the luterrst of an In
sane wife or husband In lands of his or li' T
epousv.
H. R. 81. by Finance Committee Permits
State Printing board to purchase 111") of
supplies for tute departments In emerg
encies at lowest ton -tltlve price. Per
mits purchase of supplies In bulk.
If. R. 3f. by Bar too To relieve one from
paving for newspapers, magazines or other
publications when he has not subscribed
or when it la mailed or sent him after his
aubsi r'ptlon has expired.
H. R. tit. by Voter- Authorising count v
courts to permit executives, administrators
and ruardians to mortgage real witate.
H. F. iA-Glving district cnorta lr-rt
of county commlssioaera, Jurisdiction w&ra