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The Bit's Sunday Magazine featurts Out-top Those of All Competitors. The Omaha Daily Bee. Carpenter's Panama Letters, Next Sunday's Bee. futa Til.isn KI) .1TTK m 1RT1. OMAHA, FIJI DAY M(KNIN, Al'IJIL 14, 190.T-TKN PAUKS. . SIXOLH COrY THREE CENTS. -------- four men ranirm) hicago Grand Jury Returns Troe Bills in Meat " Btigation. s ED AND GIVE BOND ACCUSED ARE A They Are Oharg BerTict EDWIN B. FlSt th Obstructing the Subpoena. WITNESS STAND Man Who fled to ; '. la Tells of Attempt to Influence Testimony. EXAMINATION OF BOOKS IN TRUNKS Rrrnrilt of th Aetna Trading; Com pinr Mill n Looked Into by- Bank Examiner Starek. CHICAGO, April 13. Four men. three of whom are employe of the Srhwarzchild Sulzberger company and the other an M torjey for that corporation, were named In an Indictment returned this afternoon by the grand Jury which la investigating th Beef trust. It la charged that the four men ob structed and Impeded Marshal A. A. Bach In his efforts to serve a subpoena upon Edwin B. Fish, a clerk employed by the company, who recently returned from Canada. Tho men Indicted are: Joseph Weissenbach, attorney for the Bchwarxchlld & Sulgberger company. B. B. Cusey, traffic manager for the com pang. Georg D. Hopklna, auditor for the company. Leo 8. Joseph, employed In the provision epartment of the concern. Chars tn Indictment. The Indictment alleges that a subpoena ni issued for F sh on March 3. that It was given to Bach for service, that the four men had arranged for the departure of Fish from this country to Canada and assisted him In leaving the jurisdiction of the court. Attorney Weissenbach, who was for sev eral vears an assistant to Governor Denecn, wnen wis ianer was sutie uuuuir; m v. ,- ago, declares that It was at his instance that Fish returnea irom uanaaa ana ugreea v go ucluio iua k nu jui. ma Is not denied by the government officials. Weissenbach also declares that he has never seen or spoken to Hopkins, never spoke to Cusey concerning Fish and asserts that Joseph was never In any manner in the matter. The men were taken into custody shortly after the return of the indictments and were released on bonds of $1,000 in each case. Flan Held aa Witness. Fish waa on the witness stand two days and, It is said, revealed Information concerning an attempt to Influence his testi mony. He haa been carefully guarded by secret service men sine his return and was before the tnqulstorlal board tor almost an hour today. Flail was today held under JlO.OOo bonds to Insure his appearance aa a witness. Charles Starek, national bank' examiner of Cleveland, arrived here today in re sponse to a request from Assistant Attor ney General Pagln. Mr. Starek will take up an examination of the books founds in six trunks taken from safety deposit vaults here. The trunks are said to contain books and records of the Aetna Trading company of this city. BEEP PRICKS ARE ADVANCED Retailers Add Two Centa a Pound, Following; Wholesale Market. CLEVELAND, April 13. The retail price of beef was advanced by all butchers today 1 centa a pound, while the wholesale price went up all ths way from SI to SI. SO per 100 pounds. The higher prices are said to be due to the scarcity of good cattle. Big dealers say prices will probably fall when grass-fed cattle begin to come on the market. DETROIT, April 13. During the last two week the price of beef in this city has been Increased 12 per 1U0 pounds, meaning an Increase of from 4 to 8 cents a pound in the retail pries of steaks and rib roasts. Local wholesalers declare that the raise In price is due to the Increase made by the so-called Beef trust and say the prices will continue to Increase for some time. 1 (icy VApcub uiuni uivaii kv uioa with beef. CHICAGO, April 13. Price of beef have advanced In every Important market in the United states. The consumer is paying the advance price, which to him represents several cents per pound over what he paid up to ten days ago. Swift and Company, Armour and Nelson Morris state that no beef has been supplied to the retail mar ket of Chicago or to any other market of the country during the last month and a half except at a loss. This, It la de clared, has been partially due to the fact that the breeders of stock and the handlers of range cattle have been holding back on the supply until the grass of the ranges Decomes nounsmng. Swift and Company, speaking for the packing Interests, this afternoon Issued the following statement: During the lust six weeks the producer of beet cattle has bean receiving about a dollar advance over past prices fcr choice rattle. This simply means that the ad vance to the consumer In prices would be about 13 on the one-half of choice cuttle that can be used for fuod purpoes. The range rattle producer Is the master of the situation. PURSUE WOMAN'S ASSAILANT Krarro Who Caused Tronble at Coffee Till May Soon Be He. hind Bara. COFFETVILLE. Kan.. April lS.-The negro Who assaulted Mrs. John Griffith Is still at large, although the police are closely following a new clue that they be lieve will soon result In his captur. There were no further signs of trouble today, the ringleaders among the unruly negroes having been placed In ji.ii. Fiva hundred deputies are still on duty, with instructions to shoot upon the least provo cation. AGREEMENT FALLS TO GROUND Canard Line hn reboldera Hear that Mrnmlil Rate War Mar Be Resumed. I.1VFRPOOU Arrll 13. At the annual meeting of the shn r holder of the Cunard line here todnv I.ord Inverclyde. chairman of the company announced that the shipping combine had Intimated It Inability to carry out one of the most Important clauses of the settlement recently arrived at end consequently all tentative arrange ments between the Cunard line and the Continental lines and the combine were Inoperative. Lord Inverclyde was unible to p-.iy it the present rates would be main tained. He considered that the policy the Cunard line followed in the past was the only possible one and believed that the Atlantic shipping combine waa aimed dlrrrtly against the Cunard line. Beyond the lose of revenue caused by the rate war Iord Inverclyde stated that he did not regret a single step taken. There was at present no agreement between the Cunard line and the combine. The only effect of the tentative agreements waa that passenger rates were restored to their old level. The chairman believed tho shareholders would not regret the sacrifices necessary to maintain the Independence of the Cunard line against the alliance formed against it. The directors had received encouragement, both here and from America, to continue to defend the company's Interests. Tho chairman also referred to the govern mental Bupport of the German lines .as In dicating the severity of the struggle. GROVER CO. JS EXONERATED Coroner' Jury Finds that Death of FlftyBvea Peraona Waa Due to Vnaroldable Accident. BROCKTON. Mask., April lS.-The R. B. Grover company and Its agents were de rlurad to be blameless for the exDloaion which destroyed Its shoe factory here on March to and caused (he death of fifty- teven persons, by the finding of Judge Fred K. Blxby, which was made public toduy. Th boiler explosion I held to ba due to a satact whloh bad not been disco vert 4, ATTITIDE TOWARD BELLKiKREXTS Subject la Discussed liy Lord I,ans dovrne In British Parliament. LONDON, April lX-ln the House of Lords today Lord Rea (liberal) asked If President Roosevelt's Invitation to tho powrt-a to send representatives to a second peace conference would be accepted and whetrler the question on contraband of war would be brought before the conference. Foreign Secretary Lansdowne replying said the situation had been accepted with out hesitation. The government had placed Itself In President Roosevelt's hands with a reservation merely as to the subjects which might be submitted to the conference. All the other powers had accepted the Invita tion with equal cordiality and with the same reservations. Iord Lansdowne said the position of the powers was most unsatisfactory In regard to many questions of International law. The only method a neutral power could adopt when at variance with one or two bel ligerents short of resorting to means which he (Lord Lansdowne) would rather not con template was to follow the example of Great Britain, press Its views as strongly as possible and mako frequent protests. He pointed out that Great Britain's recent rep resentations and protests to Russia had not been without effect. Lord Lansdowne, how ever, regretted that the Russian govern ment had not departed in spite of all argu ment from the attitude It first assumed In regard to coal, notwithstanding the fact that at the Berlin conference of 1SR4 Russia adopted an attitude diametrically opposed to that which It had now assumed. ; The foreign secretary said the American and British government during these dis cussions held identical views. He believed that In regard . to all these points the two government had been eye to eye and that their Tllplomacy had been directed toward the accomplishment of the same ends. Lord Lansdowne outlined the subjects for discussion which Secretary Hay's note of Invitation proposed and pointed out that It would be Impossible now to enumerate all the subjects which at the proper moment might be selected, but when the time came probably nil the matters which recently were under discussion would go before the conference to which the American govern ment Invited the powers. ASKS FOR SYMPATHY OF FHANCK Venesnelnn Fiscal Agent Sara Hla Country Stands Only for Rights. PARIS, April 18 General Velutinl, the Venezuelan fiscal agent, in the course of an. Interview published today appeals to tho publlo opinion of France In behnlf of the course adopted by President Caslro. He says the French Cable company seks to substitute force through government Inter vention for the usual procedure of the Venezuelan courts and asserts that Venea uela's action against various foreign com panies Is due to their not fulfilling their engagements and lending support to th revolutlonslsts. "What would France say," General Velu tinl asked, "If it detected foreign accom plices of the plotter against the security of the state?" The general maintains that France should take a sympathetic view of Venezuela's resisting the encroachments of foreign cor porations. LADY CURZON HELPS THE IN J I RED Wife of Viceroy of India Invites Earthquake Victims to Hospital. SIMLA, India, April 13. Lady Curzon, wife of the viceroy, has Invited all the Europeans and Indians injured during the recent earthquakes who are able to be moved to come to the Walker and Ripon hospitals at Simla as her guests. The Invitation was sent through the lieu tenant governor of the Junjab, with an Intimation that the American vicereine will gladly defray the expenses. BRYAN SPEAKS AT CHICAGO Nebraska Man is the Principal Orator at Jefferson Clnb Banquet. MAYOR DUNNE GIVEN AN OVATION Feast Practically Turned Into a Jollification Orer Ills Election He Speaks of Municipal Ownership. CHICAGO, April 13. -Subjects of national significance to the democratic party were discussed by foremost orators of the party at the Jefferson club banquet held at the Sherman house tonisht In commemoration of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. The dinner, however, In a measure, resolved It self Into a Jollification over the election of Mayor Fx) ward F. Dunne, who Is a director of the club and was among the speakers who responded to toasts. All of the speak ers in their discourses referred to municipal ownership and to Mayor Dunne's recent election on that platform. The toast master of the evening was How ard S. Taylor, city prosecuting attorney. William Jennings Bryan and George Fred Williams of Massachusetts were the prin cipal speakers. Bryan Tnlka on Jefferson. Mr. Bryan chose for his subject, "Thomas Jefferson," and his remarks were greeted with unstinted applause. Mr. Bryan took advantage of the occasion to congratulate Mayor Dunne on his recent election as chief executive of the city of Chicago. He said: We nre told that when Moses, the first great lawgiver, had attained his malority he looked upon the burdens of his country men and sympathized with them. Although he had been adopted by a princes and was heir to a throne, his heart led him from the palace and the society of princes to companionship with his oppressed brethren. When a leader was needed to break the hnnrlilf.0 nf the larfaaltiua nnd j guide them In the formation of a nation this sympathy fitted him for his work. And no one, It may be added, does a great work whose heart does not beat In sympathy with the masses, ever struggling, ever In need of help. Thomas Jefferson, although not reared In the environment of royalty, was born nnd educated among the people who least sym pathized with the rights and Interests of the common man. His heart, too. was touched by the struggles of his country men, and he early became their champion, although In so doing he alienated the landed aristocracy and the educated classes. In wealth he was the equal of the wealthy and his learning brought him into associa tion with scholars, but his heart kept him In touch with the plain people, and he earned the right to be called the first great democrat. Jefferson also knew that the verdict of history was in favor of government by the Veople, rather than government bv the few. le knew that back In the days of Greece, when the people had a chance to contrast the rule of the thirty with the people, thev learned how much more the people were to be trusted. Advocate of Peace. Jefferson was so much a lover of peace and so ardent an advocate of It that he has been accused of lacking physical courage. Six years before his election to the presi dency he declared his love of peace and his anxiety that the United States "should give the world still another useful lesson by showing to them other modes of punish ing Injuries than by war." "War," he said, "was as much a punishment to the punlsher as to the sufferer." Fourteen years after he retired from the presidency aud near the close of his life, In a letter to John Adams he said, "I hope we shall prove how much happier for man the Quaker policy is, and thut the life of the feeder Is better than that of the fighter." His advocacy of peace does not prove a lack of physical bravery, but whatever may have been hU physical courage there is no doubt that hu possessea mat nigner quality, known as moral courage, to un extraordinary degree. His faith In popular government was sublime and his willingness to rely upon the people was one of his most distinguish ing characteristics. How Jefferson differed in this respect from his great political an tagonist, Alexander Hamilton! Hamilton fought a duel In spite of hla conscientious objection to duels, because he believed, as he declared before going to the fatal field, that it was nccessury to tight the duel in' order that he might be useful in a crisis for which he was looking, and that crlsitt waa the breaking down of free institutions. Arguments of Jefferson. All his arguments In favor of making the government responsive to the will ot the people can be adduced In Niipport of tne movement that has for Its object the elec tion of senator by direct vote of the peo ple. On the subject of finance he not only luvored bimetallism, but he expressed his opposition 10 a nana currency und to the nauunai treasury ty the Plana of Grand Trunk. LONDON. April IS. The stockholders of the Grand Trunk railroad of Canada, at their semi-annual meeting toduy, adopted the report of the directors after a brief speech by the chairman, Sir Charles Rivers Wilson. The statements made were devoid of general interest, except the announce ment that the construction of the Lake Superior branch will commence In June and the building of the Prairie branch in July. Sir Charles congratulated the stock holders on the financial association of th Rothschilds with the Grand Trunk railroad In connection with the floatlon of the recent Grand Trunk-Pacific bonds. Russian Commits Harl Karl. ST. PETERSBURG. April 13.-A peculiar ease of a peasant who committed sulclda In Japanese fashion Is reported from Yamy sliora, near Tsarskoe Selo. The peasant referred to became a great admirer of th valiancy of tha Japanese. He Informed his family that he wa tired of life and that he proposed to emulate the Japanese method of suicide, and eventually carried out hi intention. Loss of Life at Mandl. LAHORE, India, April 13. Later report from Mandl. capital of Mandi state, says that at least 400 persons were killed in the city by the earthquske. Tha palace, tem ples and residences were leveled. Esti mates of the number of people killed at Bull i. n Pur vary from 200 to TOO. PRESIDENT ENDS WOLF HUNT Chief Executive Leslies Bid Pasture la Oklahoma fr Colorado Cam. t FREDERICK. Okl Anrll lS.-The presi dent ended his hunt and broke camp this afternoon and arrived here with his party about o'clock. He was inct here by- Governor Ferguson of Oklahoma. Congress man Stephens of Texas and other men of local prominence and by a crowd of citi zens The special train lft Frederick at S:15 o'clock over the St. Louis at San Fran cisco railroad, arriving at Vernon today at 9:10, where the train was transferred to the Fort Worth A Denver railway, and th Journey to Colorado begun. The same precautions respecting the safety of the president's train back Into Texas were exercised as on the day of his arrival. Track walkers were stationed every mile and no trains were permitted to pass over the road within two hours previous to the arrival of the special. The troopers of the Eighth cavalry, who had been guarding the borders of the hunting ground, returned to Fort Sill tonight. The eighteen wolves killed by the presi dent's party will be skinned and the pelts shipped to Washington, where they will be dressed and kept s mementos of the hunt. NEW CASTLE, Colo.. April 13.-There has been a fresh snowfall In this region and the roads to Camp Roosevelt are Im passable. By telephone, however. It Is learned that the men and animals In camp are suffering no hardships, and John Goft says that unless more snow falls every thing will be In good order when the presi dent arrives. There will be no dearth of game for President Roosevelt. He will have all the bears he wants and he can choose his own methods. He may chase with the dogs, beat through the district with twenty-five men or personally track and kill at close quarters. DENVER, April 13. Governor McDonald and party left tonight for Trinidad to greet President Roosevelt tomorrow morning. With the governor arc- Adjutant General Bulkley Wells, General Charles L. Cooper, IT. 8. A., General Frank D. Baldwin. U. S. A., and Philip D. Stewart of Colorado Springs, whose guest the president will be on the Colorado hunt. the New Swedish Premier. STOCKHOLM. April 13. Councillor of 8tate Ramstedt has been appointed premier ad interim In place of former Premier Boe trora, who resigned April 1 control of financiers. He lived before the Invention of the rail road, and before the country had witnessed the colossal centralization of wealth; but viewing as he aid every question trom the stanupoint of the people, and hating as he did every attempt to divert the profits of industry from tne producers to the "Idle holders of idle capital," we have a right to assume that ho would today stand with the people for the regulation of railroads and the extermination ot private monopoly. There are three arguments muue by him which are now being used by the advocates of monopoly to deieut the upplicutlon to mouern problems of the principles enunci ated by him. "Legislate as little us possible and leave the rest to the energies oi a tree people," said Jefferson, and the beneficiaries of monopoly now invoke this sentiment against restraining legislation. It is a mock ery of Jefferson to hist violate his Injunc tion by the granting of special rights and privileges to a lavured few, and then at tempt to usu his worus In opposition to re straining legislation. it is true that Jefferson wan opposed to legislation which would hamper the in uiviaual In the ueveiupments oi his puweis, but no man pointed out mole cleany man Jeffursuii tliai one man s rights end where the rights ot another begin. Anotner Jeff t-i soman uoctrino which I being misinterpreted today is his protest against paternalism. He favored tne en couragement of individual effort and op posed tne undertaking by the government of work which the Individual could do bet ter. His worus have been Invoked against what is described aa public ownership, 'in applying any man's language to conditions aiming after his douth it ut nccessury to know not only what lie said, but the rea sons fur what ho said. Nothing Is more uuiair than to employ words in such a way a to defeat the reasons which He buck of the words. Jefferson s aim wus to protect the rights of tne individual and to give him the maxim of wtimulus. Nothing is mure cunMstent with the sup port of Jeffersuulan principles than tne ownership and operation by the public of every Industry which is in lis nature a monopoly. Where competition Is imiiossl ble the benefit of monopoly must accrue to the whole people, not to a few. The third Jeffersonlan doctrine that la now being misinterpreted and misapplied Is his argument against long-time debts. He took the position that tne earth be longed in succession to each generation and that a preceding generation hud no r.ght to mortgage the earth beyond its occu pancy of it. If his doctrine had been adopted it would be much easier to deal with the problems of today, but it Is man ifestly unfair to permit railroads and mu nicipal corporations to mortgage the pub lic for generations, and then to quote Jef ferson against the ismie of bonds when a city attempts to rid liself of private mo nopoly. It Is better for a city tp Issue bonds at a low rate of Interest and for actual Im provements than for a city to permit pri vate corporation to issue bonds, based not upon investment, but upon the power of monopoly to extort an Income from suc ceeding generations. Then, too, there Is a very clear distinction between a debt In curred in the establishment of a municipal plan which will yield an Income to the city and the incurring of a debt which brings no specific return. No words or figures tan measure the value of the gift that he bestowed upon the race. Wherever men contend fur human rights his words strengthen and encourage; wherever patriots devote themselves to the Investigation of problems of government his researches and his expositions illumine and direct. Every great forward move- ERLANGER TELLS OF PROFITS Member of Theatrical syndicate Cross-IOxamlned About Buslneaa Helatlona with Belaaeo. NEW YORK. April 13.-In the ault of David Belasco to establish the existence of a contract with Klaw & Erlanger, the the atrical managers, through the agency of a third party, Abraham L. Erlanger of that firm was chief witness today, Mr. Erlanger was asked what chance a manager had to book an attraction In the theaters controlled by the theatrical syndi cate, to which ho replied that the chance was good for a good attraction. For a poor attraction ho could not sny what the chance would be. Mr. Erlanger said that the syndicate controlled between sixty-five and a hundred theater. , Mr. Erlanger said the 'syndicate's share of the profit from '"Th Auctioneer" amounted to 330,000. , "My share was not m-acti, Ire ndded."" "You got one-third of that sum, didn't you?" asked counsel for Belasco. "Yes," the witness roplled. "Don't you call that much?" "No, not muh." Mr. Erlanger then testified that he booked three theaters outside the syndi cate free of charge. These were the Lyric, New York; the Garrlck, Chicago, and the Majestic, Boston. He afterward admitted, however, that Nixon and Zimmerman had ! an interest in a pluy with S. S. and Lee Shubert, who control the Lyric and Gar rlck theaters mentioned. Mr. Erlanger was cross-examined at some length and there were a number of lively tills between opposing counsel. "Did you not get between $6.0uo and 17.000 from James K. Hackett for booking him in one of his plays?" was asked. "Not for booking; we were practically his manager," replied Mr. Erlanger. "Well, who really was his manager?" "He was his own manager." "Yet you managed?" "Yes.'' Mr. Erlanger said the syndicate got 25 per cent from the profits of the "Chinese Honeymoon," but nothing from "Floro-dora," (Continued on Second F.) SENATOR BURTON INDICTED Federal Grand Jury at St. Lout Re turns True Bill Against -Kinaun. ST. LOUIS. April l.l.-Cnited States Senator J. R. Burton of Kansas, was reindicted by the federal grand Jury today on the charge of accepting fees to the amount of 32,500 from the RIalto Grain and Securities company of St. Louis, In whone behalf It Is believed he acted as an attorney before the Postoffice department at Wush inrton. The new Indictment contains Ave counts. The first three specify thut Senator Bur ton made an agreement to accept $-,500 to look after the interests of the St. Louis concern. Count No. four charges that ho received a 12.500 fe, and No. 5 an additional fee of 1500. Recently the supremo court reversed the case of Senator Burton, who was convicted of unlawfully accepting fees from the RIalto company on the ground that the money he received was not paid accord ing to the evidence In St. Louis, and hence was without the Jurisdiction of the St. Louis federal court. The new charges contained in the Indict ment set forth that Senator Burton received 13,000 and made the agreements referred to in counts one, two and three, while In St. Louis. District Attorney Dyer said today that the retrial of Senator Burton would tuke place some time, In May. ANOTHER EQUITABLE SUIT Borne Poller Holders Will Protest Against the Present Plan of Mot uallsat ton. NEW YORK, April 13. Attorney Wood ruff, who represents a number of policy holder In the Equitable Life Assurance society, announced today that he ha in preparation paper to b presented to the supreme court asking that Superintendent Hendricks of the state Insurance depart ment be restrained from approving the society' new charter, which Include the two-year mutuallzatlon plan. The Equitable Life Assurance society, through Gage E. Tarbell, Its second vice president, has Issued a circular to It gen eral agenta Indicating It Intention to pay t per 31,000 on new Insurance In addition to th commission specified In their con tracts. This extra commission appllea to all biuUnts written befor July L FATHER SCHEIL ASSAULTED j braska weather forecast j pi7 TALK ENDS older In ay Hsln p Pretence of Eojegltengkj'a Fleet In Eaat Jaw Broken in Two Flacci and Otherwise Beaten Up hj Hh Assailant. HOMER SALOON MAN THE GUILTY PARTY Affair la the Ontarovrth of Attempts on Part of the Priest to Put a Mop to RootleBistnir Among Indians. SIOUX CITT, la., April 13 -(Speclal Tel egram.) Father Joseph Pchell Is at St. Joseph's hospital here with his lower Jaw broken In two places, both eye. blacked and swollen and numerous other bruises on his body as the result of a murderous at tack this afternoon by Logan Lambert of Homer, Neb., In a livery barn at Dakota City, Neb. The attack Is the result of the bitter war which Father Schell has waged against the selling of liquor to the Indlsns at the Jnnebago agency, Iambert being j one of the saloon keepers affected by the action of Father Schell. Shocking In the extreme are the details of the assault. HI Rnsdall, a partner of Lambert, was an onlooker to the assault. When Father Schell, who has been gather ing evidence against the saloon keepers, went to the Easton livery barn to get his horse to return to Sioux City, the two saloon keepers accosted him and followed him Into the barn. There Lambert began beating and kicking the clergyman, while Rasdall encouraged his partner. Onlookers rushed to the minister's assistance and managed to stop the assault, and had Father Schell removed to Sioux City. Iambert made Ills escape and Inst night Sheriff Hanson, who has a warrant for his arrest, was unable to find him. Lambert and Rasdall are both under Indictment In Omaha on the charge of sell ing liquor to Indians.- Father Schell has often been threatened with physical violence If he persisted In fighting the bootlegger and grafters who are demoralizing and fleecing t Indians, but these threats have not swerved him from his course. Rain or Snow Frlilnn C nn1hcnat Portion. Stnrd or Siinn lo est Portion i Fair t'.aM Portion. I Temneratnre at Omaha Yesterdayi Ho nr. r. n. m . l n . in . T a. in . M n. ni , W n. m . til a. in. 11 n. ni . 12 m.. , . Ilea. . . HT . . .tl . . . . rtH . . 42 , . in . . r.ii , . n.i Hoar. 1 p. m . 2 P. tn . a p. m. 4 p. m . It p. m . n p. m T p. m. H p. ni . ft p. m . Pea. fit IV Ml 5 Ml at a 7 Strengthens Russian Position. CZAR'S NAVY EVIDENTLY WANTS FIGHT Prospect of Eattle Causes Cessation of Gossip About Negotiations. at I MUSCOVITE SQUADhON AGAIN SIGHTED CIVIC FEDERATION MEETS Esrrnllve t or.inilttre Urtm Together Ahont Fifty Men to Mike Plea for fnah. BIG RAILWAY MERGER SCHEME Outline of Plan by Which lulon Parlfle la to Abaorb Northwest ern and New York Central. NEW YORK, April IS. The American to morrow will say: Bonds aggregating $790. OOO.OdO, the greatest railroad Issue ever made, must be marketed by the Union Pacific to consummate its merger with the New York Central system and the Chicago & Northwestern railroad, according to de tallaof the underwriting made public yes terday for the first time. The total mileage of the system will be 36.244. The plan of consolidation Is all underwritten and the promoters are merely waiting for a favor able time to announce consummation of the scheme. There is to be an issue ot 15 per cent of stock made by each of the roads to be absorbed. That issued by the Chicago & Northwestern Is to go aa nn extra divi dend to the stockholders. That issued by the New York Central -will be Bold to stock holders at 125, producing $28.12t.00 ensh with which to make improvements already planned on the system. The total stock of both roads is then to be purchased by Union Pacific bonds. The Central stock will be taken at 200 In a 4 per cent bond, and the Chicago & Northwestern at 300 with a 3 pr cent bond. All of these bonds have been underwritten and enough stock of both systems Is pledged to vote for the plan to carry It through. MRS. CHADWICKS FINE LACES Handkerchiefs Which Coat . early Thousand Hollars Each Seised by Cuatoma Collector. CLEVELAND, O., April 13,-Collector of customs Leach and Mrs. Cassle L. Chad wick examined $10,000 worth of rare laces, fancy embroideries, handkerchiefs, doilies, etc., belonging to the latter, In the collec tor's office this evening, with the purposo of learning If any of the articles had been brought Into this country without payment of duty. Mrs. Chadwlck told to the best of her remembranca , where each article was purchased. After the examination $5,000 worth of the goods was placed In a box and will be held for further examination by the collector. Goods on which duty was not paid are taxed at tho rute of 60 per cent of their value. Included In the collection Is Swiss em broidery, Irish and Russian point lace of the most expensive kind, Bernlse and Brus sels Ince and French val. The cost of six handkerchiefs, with four and five-Inch lace borders, was fixed at no less than $5,000. The lace drew purchased abroad cost over $2,000. An opera cloak thrown on a chair was marked as costing $700. ROBBERS SHOOT A WOMAN Ni Men Raid Indiana Rank and Get Away with Much Cash. CHERUHUSCO, Ind.. April W.-SIx un identified robbers today robbed the private bank of Oscar Candy A Co. of $8,540. Mr. Gundy, wife of the banker, was shot In the neck by one of the robbers. The ex plosions1, three in number, by which the safe was blown, brought a number of peo ple to the scene. Two robbers on guard, armed with Winchester rifles, warned everyone to stay away ami fired a num ber of shots to frighten the citizens and prevent their Interfering with the work going on Inside. All the windows In the bank were broken by the explosion. The robbers) overlooked $2,0'i0 on the floor of the vault, but got $S,540 In currency. A horse and buggy, stolen from a barn, was hitched outside the bank. The men Jumped into the buggy, the guards still firing at random. They drove at a gallop toward Huntertown. Mr. Candy and several other citizens started In an automobile in pur suit. Surrounding towns were notified and posses have started from several places. RISE IN NORTHERN SECURITIES Report of New Issue of Stork by Great Northern Causea an Advance of Five Points. NEW YORK. April 13-The price of Northern Securltlea stock advanced from IMSi to lTl'i In the curb market today. The upward movement was explained by a re port circulated In the financial district that President J. J. Hill has a plan about ready to put Into effect by which the stock of the Great Northern Railway company will be increased by either 60 or 100 per cent. The new stock. It was stated, will be offered to stockholder of the Great Northern at pur and the holder of Northern Securltlea stock ar expected to profit by It. tn response to urpent requests by mail nnd telephone about half a hundred patriots assembled in parlor H at the Paxton hotel last night to listen to the executive com mittee of the OMe Federation tell how badly it needs properly stamped disks and suitably engraved bank notes. It was In timated In a vague and shadowy way that the money Is wanted to fight vice. Chairman T. J. Mahnney presided and Erastus A. Benson and Elmer E. Thomas were leading spirits. It was given out that the executive committee would not spurn even thousands and p. scheme was devised whereby certain of those present agreed to go out Uto the highways and byways and accost five men each and respectfully but firmly cause the several of the five to contribute. A possibility of something like $1,400 was hypothecated In this way and something like $5m) actually pledged. As each Federatlonist announced how much cash he expected to secure there was loud handclapplng which echoed Into the lobby below ana was Imitated by the bell boys. One of the sprightly Incidents of the evening was the narration by a gentleman from South Omaha concerning the placing of two Infants In a saving Institute. He was not In thorough harmony with tho police force of that city. After the meet ing the crowd broko up Into little clumps, got down the stairway as rapidly as pos sible and disappeared. To a question re garding what was done Chairman Mahoncy rrspondedfwllh a cold eye and a negatlvo sign. Others dropped their chins between their coat collars and hurr(pd away at double quick. Among those who were there were: Tax Commissioner William Fleming. High School Principal A. H. Waterhouse, Rev. E. Comble Smith, J. J. Points, E. W. Slmeral, W. A. Graham, Isadore Zlegler, F. H. Gaines, John Luton ser, F. D. Wead, F. A. Brown, Rev. T. V. Moore and David Cole. GARFIELD COLLECTING FACTS t harae that Oil Rates Were Raised aa goon aa Pipe Line Waa Finished Inder Scrutiny. TOPEKA, Kan., April 13. James R. Gar field, commissioner of corporations, spent most of his time today Investigating freight rate matters with regard to the workings of the Standard Oil company In Kansas. Tomorrow he will go to Lawrence . and hold a confer mcfc with Vrot. SS. Hawerth of the University of Kansas in order to learn about the geology of the Kansas oil fields. He will learn from Prof. Haworth what tests have been made as to the qual ity of Kansas oil In different pools. Mr. Garfield's three assistants will re main In Topeka for some time. They spent today In further search among the official recorda of the state and newspaper files to learn the successive steps of the oil agitation in Kansas. They will gain all the Information possible before starting to work In the oil region. Congressman P. P. Campbell lias gone to Chnnute from here. Ho will meet Mr. Gar field there tomorrow night and assist him in his preliminary investigations. The mat ter of the discrimination will be looked Into, and especially the question of freight rates and their relation to the completion of the Standard's pipe line. It Is alleged by the producer that as soon as the Standard pipe line to Kansas City was com pleted the freight rates on oil. Instead of being lowered so that the railroads could compete with the Standard In the trans portation of oil, were raised to a point to make shipping prohibitive and the pro ducers were compelled to sell to the Stan dard or not at all. The Standard Oil company, through It attorneys, today filed In the state supremo court a motion aaklng that the attorney general be required to make the charges more clear in his suit to oust the com pany from the state. The effect of the motion will be to delay a speedy hearing of the case. WILL END GRAIN RATE WAR Eastern and Western Rnada Arrange to Jointly Meet All Cuta Made by Golf IJnes. NEW YORK, April 13. At a conference of the freight traffic officials of eastern and western railroads held In this city to day action was taken which, It Is be lieved, will settle the rate war between the eastern and the gulf lines An arrange ment of the division of rates between the eastern and western railways was made which will enable the eastern roads to meet the culs made by the gulf lines. This is said by those interested to be tantamount to the serving of a notice upon the gulf concerns that the eastern and mid dle roads are now a unit in rate making and will meet all cuta. The officials ex pressed the belief that the gulf lines will agree to satisfactory rates for the com ing year at the Buffalo meeting to be held within a few days. WOUNDED YOUTH IS DEAD Mother Who Was Nbot by lull or May Not Recover from Injuries. ST. PAUL, April 13-John Keller, the 16-year-old boy who, with hla mother, Mr. Frederick Keller, was shot early this morn ing by William Williams, aged 28. died to day at the hospital. Mr. Keller Is resting easy, but her recovery Is doubtful. Wil liams, who did the shooting, Is under ar rst. He told the police he had a liking for the boy and went to the Keller flat for the purpose of getting the lad to go away with him. Mrs. Keller ordered him out of the house and the next thing h knew he was standing In the room with a revolver In his hand. He did not remem ber shooting anyone. The police believe Williams to be an Insane degenerate. Movements of Orran Vessels April 18. At New York Arrived : Majestic, from Liverpool; Allerinindie. from Huinburg. At Niiples -Arrived: Canonic, from Bos ton. At Liverpool-Sailed: Tunisian, for Hall fax. At Havre Arrived: Ia Lorraine, from New York. Steamer Nubia Passei Torty-Two Vessel but) Miles Northeast of Naiuna Islands. OBJECT TO ACTION OF BRITISH WARSHIPS St. Petersburg: OtHrlals Say They Are I'atrollng China Seas aud Ite portlna Movrmenta of Russian Fleet. ST. PETERS B I' KG, April 13.-A dlspatct from Ouns.iu 1'ass, dated yesterday, u tne Kunsian Rdvauce aetacnmenl on tn Muiuairin road pusned forward April 11 and boiiiouiued lachantay at inld-uHy. Tne Japanese mlamry und cavalry hurriedly vaoiea the place, leaving their dinners, mups, etc. No I'eace Talk. 6:50 p. in. The news of the northward movement of Admiral Hojestvensky'a squadron and his evident Intention 10 ac cept ,i battle whenever Admiral Togo chooses to oiler it has for the present siill.'U all activities In the direction ot peace, and the foreign dispatches relating to the voyage of the squadron ar fol lowed with tne most Intense Interest. The Admlrallty volunteers no Information! regarding Kojestvensky's pinna, whelhef his Immediate destination Is or Is not Cap Paderon ton the east coast of Cochin China), but in naval circles the Impression prevails that tho suuadron will continue, northward to the straights of Formosa where if Admiral Togo does1 not elect to give battle or Is defeated Admiral Rojest vensky may seise a temporary baso In Japan territory and It It Is considered ndvtsable he could there await the arrival of Admiral Nebogatoff'i division. It Is rumored that there la a force of riflemen on board tho Russian transports which could be landed for the purposo of co-operation with marines In th same fashion that the United States estab lished a base at Uuantannmo, Cuba, In 1K8. Other nnval men think that Vladi vostok Is the only base the Russian admiral has In view. F.iubargft on Kema. There is an embargo on new from Vladivostok concerning the Russian cruis ers Rossla, Gromobol and Bogatyr, and It Is supposed, though the admiralty does not confirm tho supposition, that they have put to sea to effect a diversion and prevent mine laying. Considerable Irritation I manifested In naval circles at the activity of British shins In Chines waters, which art re ported to be streaming from Hong Kong to Singapore, and their action is attributed to a desire to keep ' in touch with the Russian squadron and report' It, move ments to the world at large and to Great Britain's ally In particular, as happened In the rase of the British armored cruiser SutleJ, which arrived at Singapore, Straits Settlements, yesterday, and reported hair ing ;assed the Russian second Faclftu squadron at daylight, April 11, steaming north. Minister of Railroads Hilkoff has left St. Petersburg for Siberia to superintend the improvements being made on the Transsiberlun railroad and tha Inaugura tion of the river service in Siberia. Think Rojestvensky Wants Fight. LONDON, April 13. British naval men comment on the lack of secrecy regarding Admiral Rojcstvensky's movements nines his arrival In far eastern water. The fact that he Is keeping to the main trade, route although knowing his squadron would constantly be sighted and reported by passing vessels they consider dearly shows that the Russian admiral Is very anxious to meet Admlial Togo and fight to a finish. Husaian Fleet la Seen. 8INGAPORE. April 13. The Russian fleet was In latitude 8 degrees north, longitude 108 degrees 55 minutes east, at noon April 11. The Peninsular and Oriental atcainer Nubia, which has arrived here, report having passed no less than forty-two ves sels there. They were steering north northeast nt a speed of eight or ten knot. The position of the fleet was then about 300 miles northeastward of the Katuna islands, which lie between the Malay penin sula and the west coast of Borneo, and more than 2uo miles southeast of Cape 8t, Jacques. This course Indicate that the fleet wa not going to Saigon, French Cochin-China. The German collier Hindoo, loaded with 4.200 tons of Cardiff coal for the Island of Tanjong Pandun, between Borneo and Sumatra, which was refused clearance papers for Saigon unless the commander gave bonds to deliver his cargo through the British consul there, waa released to day. Its captain agreeing to deliver Ma cargo through the British consul at Sulgoa. . Yankee Cruiser on Lookout. WASHINGTON, April 13.-The Navy de partment waa advised of the departure to- i day of the cruiser Raleigh from Labuan, on the north const of British Borneo, where It was dispatched by Rear Admiral Trulu to observe the movements of the hosUld fleets off Cuyo, In the Philippines, a point about 4O0 or 500 miles to the northeast, be tween Palawan and Pansy Islands. It I Indicated thut the Raleigh's commander ob tained Information as to what he believed to be the contemplated course of the oppu Ing war vessels und has shaped hla court" accordingly, it is about a two day' sail to Cuyo. The Russian government haa been asked to grant permission to replace the two officers of the United States army cap, tured by the Japunese at Mukden. Gen eral Thomas H. Burry, commanding tha Department of the Gulf, Is th officer se lected to Join the Russian army In Man churia, and the note to Russia Is coupled with the request that an aide to General Barry and an army aurgeon b allowed t accompany him. Report from Kaulbara' Army, PARIS, April IS. Captain Rods tela, graph to the Matin that he haa been th guest of General Kaulbars, commander Of the Second Manchurlan army at the Rut stun front. The captain observation showed that the RuHSlan army hud been reinforced and Is prepared to renew th battle. The troops maneuver dally In tat tle formation. The Japanesn cavalry advance guard, th dispatch adds, Is burely ten miles away and frequent cavalry skirmishes tuke pliu. The prisoner ruptured have saber cuta tn their headn, showing hand-to-hand (kl. mlrhlng. llerr Bekel, who 1 charged with th duty
