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OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING,- MAY 5, 1905 TEN TAGES.
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RUSSIANS ON MOVE
Admiral KebogatoiFi Squadron Passes
Singapore Early This Morning.
GREAT BRITAIN MAY BE INVOLVED
Eimor that Bnssians flare Been in British
Waters Over a Week.
STORM SCATTERS ROJESTVENSKY'S SHIPS
Second Paoifio Squadron Reported Badly
Damaged by a Typhoon.
JAPANESE ARMY FORMATION IS, LEARNED
. ;
Alla-ameat of Troops Said to Indicate
Oyama's Intention to Proceed
Worth by the Right
Flank.
COSSACKS SHOOT DOWN SEVEN
Russian Patrol Fires Into Crowd of
Poles Sinftlna- Before a
Church.
LODZ, Russian Poland, May 4. A ter
rible riot occurred at the Church of the
Holy Cross' yesterday evening1. When a
number of Roman Catholics around the
edifice began singing revolutionary songs
a Cossack patrol came up at a gallop and
began firing Into a crowd of people huddled
on the churct' pa. Borne of the bullets
entered the . h id edifice, striking the
ns were killed. A panic
tallowed snd many people
is rush for the doors,
s had dispersed workmen
n a member of the secret
PROFESSOR MEYER TESTIFIES
Political Economist Bays Freight Bate
Begnlation is Impraotioable.
TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE STOCK
Former Senator Harrta of Kansas
Tells Senate Committee of View
of Cattlemen -on Discrimination,
altar. Seven ' s
Inside the chu t
were injured Z
After the c r
ly beaten to death before
In groups fell.
police who w CC ,Und at one of the streets
and he was
he was resci.
ST. pete:
eral Shuval
ministry of I
prefect of
SINGAPORE, B traits Settlement, May 6.
The Russian naval division passed Singa
pore In semi-darkness and haze at 5:30
o'clock this morning. Six warships and
four colliers were sighted.
ISLAND OP PENANG, BtralU of Mal
acca, May 4. The Russian warships sighted
by the British steamer Selangor this morn'
Ing have been Identified as the fourth dl
vision of t Russian second Pacific squad
ron, commanded by Rear Admiral Neboga-
toft.
MALACCA, Straits Settlements, May 4.
(4:80 p. m.) A Russian division consisting of
four battleships, an armored cruiser and
a gunboat, accompanied by five colliers, Is
now passing Malacca, bound south.
Britain Mar Be Involved.
LONDON, May 4. The Identification of
the warships sighted by the steamer
Selangor In the Straits of Malacca thl
morning as Rear Admiral NebogatoS's
division of Admiral Rojestvensky's squad'
m is considered likely to develop an In
'resting situation. Jugrah, off which the
division was seen, is a town of the state
cf Selangor, which Is a British protectorate
Mid is not far distant from the point where
. Rusalan division was sighted as long
ago as, April 37. It is not yet known
whether the Russian warships are within
territorial waters or whether they are
obtaining supplies from, the neighboring
land. i ' -
A brief telegram on the subject from
Singapore, however, is taken to indicate
that for a week the Russians have been
practically' enjoying the hospitality of the
waters of Japan's ally In the same manner
, that Admiral Rojestvensky's ships have
'. utilised French waters In Cochin-Chlna.
A cable dispatch received in London this
afternoon says that two of Nebogatoff a
transports have put into Babong, on the
north coast ef the Island of Sumatra, with
, their bows stove In, evidently having been
' In collision.' Their names are given as the
Marlechen and the Hermlne Hessenmuller.
Storm Scatters Rojestvensky's Ships.
AMOTi China. May 4. A typhoon which
swept over the coast of South China this
week la said to have damaged the Russian
second 'Pactflo squadron i considerably. The
lighter vessels are reported to have been
ecattr(d.'A.'.v'irr-?;: '
..... Shipping men expect fnrther delay in the
execution of Admiral Rojestvensky's plans
as a result of the damage sustained by the
squadron. f
' Javanese Army Formation.
OUN8HU PASS, Manchuria, May 4. The
miles of Generals Nodsu, Oku and Kurokl
are concentrated along a line from Tie Pass
with right flank extended northeast. Gen.
eral Kamamura Is northeast and General
Nogi Is west of Tie Pass. The grouping
C the Japanese armies Indicates that Field
Marshal Oyama when ha advances will
move his right flank i-sL
Criticism of French.
TOKIO, May 4. The press of this city
continue Its sharp criticism of French
neutrality In ldo-China waters and ex
presses surprtss and indignation at what
It describes as the elasticity of France's
pledge.
The JtJl urges the government to adopt
Independent action for the protection of the
national Interests and Insists that the
responsibility ' for the extension of hospi
talities to the Russian fleet must rest upon
France.. . It la understood that the Japanese
government has addressed France on the
questions of its neutrality, but the nature
of the correspondence Is unknown.
Wilt Respect Chinese Neutrality,
ST. PETERSBURG, May 4. Although the
Foreign olTtce contends that Japan has
given ample provocation by repeated viola
tions to warrant Russia to disregard the
neutrality of China, the Associated Press
Is informed that Russia has no intention of
taking such a position officially and that it
will continue as long as possible to consider
China neutral.
At the Foreign office It was said that If
Japan had made renewed representations
to France regarding Admiral Rojestven
sky's stay In Indo-Chiness waters Paris has
not yet communicated the fact to St.
Petersburg.
The Admiralty today received from an
agent at Singapore a report of the sighting
of Rear Admiral Nebogatoff's division off
Jugrah, but the news is unofficial., Never
theless It is credited, the naval authorities
having generally been of the opinion ever
since the rumor of a juncture of the Rus
sian forces was spread that Nebogatoft had
not passed the gate of the China sea. There
Is the greatest Interest here regarding the
condition of the Russian ships after the
voyage across the Indian ocean. It is es
tlmatcd that Nebogatoft will require ten
days in which to Join Vice Admiral Ro
Jestvensky.
JRG, May 4. Major Gen
hltherto attached to the
tterlor, has been appointed
of Moscow In place of
General Volkoff, who has been transferred
to the governorship of Taurida, Southern
Russia,
4.06 p. m. All business and street traffic
practically ceased at noon. The offices and
stores are closed and have their shutters
up. Some of the houses are barricaded. A
few merchants who tried to keep open
were visited by pickets of workmen, who
ordered them to shut their places of busi
ness immediately. Nearly al! the street
cars have 'stopped running and the cab
service Is entirely suspended. Many cabs
earlier in the day were stopped by parties
of youths, who compelled their occupants
tq alight, In some instances forcibly throw.
ing them out of the vehicles, and then or
dered the drivers to go home.
Immense crowds have gone to the ceme
tery where the victims of Monday's shoot
ing are burled.
MAY TEST EXCLUSION ACT
Chinese Minister Said To Be Securing.
Evidence for a Lawsuit Aa-ajnst
the L'nlted States.
WASHINGTON, May 4 Sir Chentung
Liang Cheng, the Chinese minister, has Is
sued a confidential circular or proclamation
to all Chinese In the United States request
ing that he be furnished with reports with
all cases of applicants who have been
enled admission to this country and of all
deportations on the ground of non-reglstrd
tlon which have been decided since the ex
plratlon of the exclusion treaty of 1894. The
circular asks also for an estimate of the
amount of damages to the applicants for
such refusal on the part of the United
States and for such deportations, holding
the acts of the officials of this country
under the law, and In view of the termlna.
tlon of the treaty and after the rejection of
the proposed consent of the Chinese gov.
ernment to reasonable exclusion of Chinese,
to be hostile to a friendly nation.
The circular, which is written in the Chi
nese language, was issued through the con
sul general of China at Ban Francisco. Its
object, as understood by United States offi
cials. Is to facilitate the collection of evl
dence on which to base a suit against the
United States to teat the validity of the
existing Chinese exclusion laws. 'In what
particular the attack upon the law la to be
made Is not known to the government offi
cials. They hold that the right of congress
to enaot laws to exclude from this country
Chinese or anybody else cannot be assailed
successfully. Si-
It is held by some lawyers Of repute, how
ever, that there are phases of the Chinese
exclusion law which will not stand a test in
the courts, and it is understood to be the 'n-
tentlon of one or more of the Influential
Chinese organizations In this country to in
stitute legal proceedings -by which the
rights of Indivldusl Chinese will be adjudicated.
STORM STRIKES ST. LOUIS
Hall and Rain Accompanied by High
Wind Do Considerable Damage
at the Mound City.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Prof. H. R.
Meyer, assistant professor of economics at
the University of Chicago, appeared be
fore the senate committee on Interstate
commerce today. He dealt chiefly with
the railroad conditions In Prussia and Ger
many, In which countries railways are
owned by the government.
He said in part:
One of the leading nhtects of Prussia's
nationalization of the railways was the
deslro to abolish or mtntmlin railway dis
criminations and there was the ultimate
object of attaining certain social economic
reuiis. j ne evidence now berore us shows
that Prussia has succeeded on the whole
in the first, but has failed completely in
me muna,
Rate Regulation Impracticable.
.Speaking particularly of rate making
Prof. Meyer said:
To have the federal sovernment or Its
Kent, the Interstate Commerce commis
sion, exercise the power to make railway
rates would In no way Drevent secret re
bates. Railways would And It no more
difficult to depart secretly from rates made
by the government than they have found
It to depart secretly from rates made by
themselves, and they often would be under
greater pressure to depart from the rates
made by the government, for It la the
verdict of all experience that the govern
ment will not and cannot make railway
rates that will meet the needs of expand
ing trade and Industry. Effective effort by
the government to .regulate railway rates
in general, ne insisted, will arrest tne ae
cllne of railroad rates by producing a
deadlock of conflicting sectional interest,
will prevent railways from developing a
volume of taxation sufnrientlv laree to
Justify tne maintenance or building of rail
ways or tne highest attainable emcieney
will check the development of the re
sources of the country and Will demoralize
the noil Mrs of the rountrv. American rail
way rates ure the result of arbitration and
warfare and are about as nearly ria-ht es
practical people can make them. Federal
regulation of rates, he maintained, would
engender a sectional struggle and result In
mueage rates ana provincial industries.
Rates on Ilve Stock.
Former Senator William H. Harris of
Kansas, representing live stock Interests
In the southwest, urged legislation giving
the Interstate Commerce commission power
to fix rates. He spoke of the Increasing
cost -of raising live stock in the west and
of the increased price Of meats to con
sumers, the prices to some people being
almost prohibitive. The cattlemen had no
desire for government ownership, but
wanted practical governmental supervi
sion.
He complained particularly of the rates
from the west and southwest on young
cattle shipped north to the feeding grounds.
He believed that impartial officials ap
pointed by the government could arrive
at a fair rate as well as Interested par
ties. Cattle rates had been increased from
2f to 30 per cent and besides lower rates
the cattlemen needed rapid transportation
for stock.
Advance In Price of Meat.
Replying to Chairman Elklns Mr. Harris
said the- roads complained of were the
Banta Fe. Rook Island, Burlington and
Union Pacific, which had -advanced rates,
The cost of transportation had .Increased
hut not in iwonortlon to the rates. The
Interstate Commerce commission, he main
tained, could fix rates as well as so-called
experts, who often could do no more than
cut and try."1
"There Is a complaint of the advance
of the price of meat now," remarked Chair
man Elklns, "and it seems to me well
founded."
"The government Is Investigating the
matter now," replied Mr. Harris, "and we
will be Interested In the result."
The committee adjourned until 11 o'clock
tomorrow. Governor Cummins of Iowa
will be heard by the committee next week.
ST. LOUIS, May 4. An unusually severe
thunderstorm swept over St. Louis and
vicinity late today, the wind blowing at
the rate of forty miles an hour. The rain
fall recorded by the government weather
bureau was 1.27 Inches in an hour and a
half. Hall accompanied the rain.
At Webster Groves, a suburb fifteen miles
west, the rainfall was In the nature of a
waterspout, submerging streets. Ailing cel
lars and In soma Instances encroaching into
the first floors of houses. The First Pres
byterian church was struck by lightning
and considerably damaged.
Two; houses were struck by lightning In
St. Louis, causing slight damage. - About
1,600 people were huddled together In the
grandstand at the fair grounds race track,
which afforded meager protection, and all
were drenched.
A circus ' was in progress when the
storm struck and for a time there was
great excitement, but the tent withstood
the wind and nobody was hurt.
At Edwardsvllle, Ills., twelve miles
across the river, considerable damage was
done to fruit trees and a section of the
Interurban street railway track was
washed out. No casualties have been reported.
nsurance men are busy MASONS HONOR THEIR HEAD
Fire State Commissioners Meet at
New York to Look Into Affairs
of the Equlfnble.
NEW YORK, May tl-After a lengthy
conference today, the lifeurance commis
sioners from five states) outside- of New
York announced that they had Informally
considered the situation in the Equitable
society, had talked with State Insurance
Superintendent Hendricks of New York,
who had assured the commissioners that
the Investigation as to the management
would be comploted by June IS, and had de
cided to await the result of this Investiga
tion. Further than this official statement
the commissioners would no discuss their
meeting today. The commissioners ad
journed late this afterenoon. The com
missioners present were: Frederick L. Cut
ting of Massachusetts, Henry R. Prewltt
of Kentucky, Zenah M. Post of Wisconsin,
John C. Llnehan of New Hampshire and
B. E. Folk of Tennessee.
Superintendent Hendricks of New York
state was not present. Superintendent Pre
wltt said today, after asserting the right of
the superintendents to examine witnesses
and the books of the society: "We do not
expect any trouble In that direction. The
officers we have seen have offered us every
facility for conducting any investigation
that we may decide upon and have told us
we could have acciss to any books we
want. While we will, of course, discuss
the Equitable matter other matters will
also be talked of, but we have no intention
of investigating any other company at
present. We believe the Equitable Is abso
lutely solvent, but we want to find out what
its future policy Is going to be."
It was discovered today Ithat the resigna
tion of James W. Alexander as trustee of
the Equitable Life Assurance society stock
held by the estate of Henry B. Hyde makes
his son, Henry Martyn Alexander, his sue
cessor on the board of trustees. The deed
of trust provides that in case of the reslg
nation of the elder Alexander the young
man shall become a trustee.
Mr. Alexander stated tonight that he had
written a letter to the two other trustees
in which he formally declined to accept the
trust
In a letter made publio tonight addressed
to President Alexander of the Equitable,
James H. Hyde and W. H. Mclntyre re.
fuse to accept Mr. Alexander's resignation
as a trustee of the so-called Hyde stock
and announce that proceedings against Mr.
Alexander will be taken in the courts for
an accounting of his administration of the
trust. Mr. Alexander, with Mr. Hyde and
Mr. Mclntyre, are the present trustees of
the stock.
Grand Commander Richardson Guest of
Omaha Scottish Bite.
EMINENT MEMBERS OF FRATERNITY ATTEND
Short Addresses Made by Distin
guished Visitors and Informal H ex
ception Enjoyed by Those
Who Were Present.
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR IN SESSION
BAGGAGEMAN TAKES DIAMONDS
Railroad Employe Arrested for Tak
ing- ' Necklace from Mrs.
W. K. Vanderbllt.
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RESERVOIR LOCKS IN DANGER
Second Attempt la Made to
Loose Wafers in Ohio
Town.
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SMITH READY TO GO BACK
Absconding California Official Says
He Wants to Be Ponished for
Crime.
ST. LOUIS, May 4.-Edward J. Smith
the tax collector of San Francisco, who is
under arrest here on the charge of em
beulemeot. Is anxiously awaiting the ar
rival of the detective enroute from San
Francisco. Smith assert he wants to re
turn a soon as possible and be punished.
The woman arrested soon after he was
taken into .custody and' who has been re
leased begged Smith to permit her to at
tempt' to influence friends to assist him, but
be refused, counselling her to go to some
place where she la not known and to never
again thick of htm or attempt to commu
nicate with him. Smith kissed her fare
well In the Jail. She was arrested under
the name of Leona Brooks, but later de
clared that waa an assumed name and that
her real name la Blanche Bymthe. She
stated that aha will at once depart for
Ban Francisco. v
Efforts ef detectlva are being directed to
ascertain JUt what became of the money
Smith acknowledges he took. Smith said
It was all spent having a good time, but
the detectives are trying to And out just
avow It Waa apeak
ST. MARY'S, O., May 4. A second at
tempt within a year was made today to
destroy the locks of the Grand reservoir.
Two charges of dynamite were placed, but
one failed to explode. It was evidently the
Intention of the unidentified miscreants to
blow up the upper and lower gates and al
low the sea of water to escape Into the
lowlands and Imperil the lives of many
farmers. The charge under the upper
gates failed to explode and a terrible dis
aster was thus averted.
The explosion of the charge under the
lower gates tore the gates from their fast
enings and threw one of them clear out of
the lock. The heavy stone masonry was
badly wrecked and dead fish are scattered
over the ground 2"0 feet from the lock.
Thomas Carper, an old - fisherman, waa
slightly Injured by flying splinters.
NEW YORK, May 4. Dispatches re
ceived here from St. Augustine Fla., state
that a diamond necklace owned' by Mrs.
W. K. Vanderbllt, and valued at $60,000,
the loss of which had been kept a scret,
has been recovered. As a result of the
Investigation several baggagemen on one
of the Florida lines hava teen arrested.
Mrs. Vanderbllfa necklace was stolen on
her recent visit to Florida. With other
jewels, it had been placed in her trunks
by a maid. When the trunks were opened
no trace of It could be found, although
nothing else was missing.
The first baggageman arrested made a
full confession as to the rifling of tourist
trunks and told of the disposition of a
large amount of Jewelry, but declined to
say what had been done with Mrs.
Vanderbllt's property. His sweetheart was
shadowed and finally caught at a beach
resort wearing the diamonds, which she
thought were merely , paste. She sur
rendered the property at once.
Search of the baggageman's home Is
said to have revealed many other Jewels
taken from trunks, some reported missing
for three or four years.
NAN PATTERSON STILL IN JAIL
Her Attorneys Will Seek to Arrange
for Her Release on Ball
Tod nr.
NEW YORK, May 4. No positive steps
were taken today toward having Nan Pat
terson released on ball, it being agreed by
her counsel and her father that even though
ball were possible at once It would be better
for the girl to remain quietly In the Tombs
for a rest after .he ordeal she underwent
last night. During the may alarming re.
ports were circulated aat to Miss Patter
son's condition, but it was stated at the
Tombs tonight that Her ?odltitm Is prac
tically normal. She shows- theffects Of
her trial, but Is far from a real breakdown,
She spent a large part of the day sleeping
in her cell, being thoroughly exhausted
from her long vigil and the nervous strain
of last night.
Miss Patterson's lawyers tomorrow will
endeavor to reach an agreement with the
district attorney's office as to the amount
of bail their client shall be required to give.
They hope the sum will be a nominal one,
but say they are ready to furnish a bonds
man for any amount within reason. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome was out of the city
today. There is much speculation as to
what course the district attorney will pur
sue with reference to the trial of J. Morgan
Smith and his wife, on the charge of con
spiracy, and what effect the testimony ad
duced at their hearing might have upon a
possible fourth trial for Miss Patterson. No
definite statement has been made on the
subject, however.
ALBANY, N. Y., May 4. District At
torney Jerome, who has been here since
yesterday looking after certain legislation.
said tonight that the vote of the Jury In
the caBe of Nan Patterson would determine
to a large degree his decision whether to
put her on trial again for the murder of
Caesar Young. If the Jury was preponder
ate against her he might try her agam;
if the majority waa In her favor he might
consent to her release.
FATAL FIRE AT DULUTH
Three People Burned to Death la
Hotel aad Two Others
Missing;.
DULUTH. Mtna May 4. The Fifth Ave
nue hotel. Fifth avenue, west. In the whole
sale district of Duluth, waa destroyed by
Are early today. Three lives were lost and
two men are missing. Three bodies have
been recovered, thai of John Myera and
two unidentified persona
A gala was blowing snd mads fire fight
ing difficult. The hotel was a wooden
structure.
SOUTHERN MICHIGAN STORM
Fonr Men Killed and Heavy Damage
to Orchards and Greenhoases
by Hall.
DETROIT, May 4. The lower peninsula
of Michigan was swept today by a storm
that caused several deaths by lightning
and, In the vicinity of Grand Rapids, re
sulted In nearly 1100,000 damage to green
houses and peach orchards from phenom
enally heavy hail. Near Hillsdale, Willis
Swift and his 20-year-old son. Claude, farm
ers, who had fled to their barn on the ap
proach of the storm, were killed by light
ning. Near Standlsh, Joseph Southworth
was struck by lightning and killed while
walking along the tracks of the Mackinac
division of the Michigan Central railroad. '
At Sturgis, Charles Mather, aged 18, was
killed. He was putting In electric light
bulbs at the factory where he worked, when
lightning struck the wire.
NEW PHASE OFJVIEAT INQUIRY
Grand Jury Looking Into Charge that
Railways Have Granted Re
bates to Packers.
A notable body of high Masonic digni
taries was assembled at Masonlo Temple
last night to participate In the reception to
Grand Commander James D. Richardson of
Tennessee, the supreme head of the South
ern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite Ma
sonry of the United States, which comprises
all that territory south of the Ohio river
and west of the Mississippi river, embra
cing all of the southern states, the central
western and Pacific coast states and terri
tories, the Philippines, Hawaiian Islands,
Porto Rico and Cuba.
The reception was Informal In Its general
character and was presided over by Past
Grand Master H. C. Akin of Omaha, who
introduced Grand Commander Richardson.
Seated on the stage with the grand com
mander were Grand Minister of State
George E. Moore of Montgomery, Ala.;
Grand Secretary Frederick C. Weber of
Charleston, and James A. Whltcomb of
Baltimore, members of the grand command
er's party. Mr. Richardson said:
"It gives me the greatest pleasure to be
here this evening and to meet so many
brethren on this occasion. As your chair
man has said, this Is not a meeting for
speechmaklng, but for social greeting. I
had hoped that we might have found the
time to administer some of the work here
tonight, that we might compare it with the
work elsewhere, but we are pretty well
fagged out. We have been having rather a
strenuous time of It for sixteen or seven
teen days, or I should say sixteen or sev
enteen nights past. We have had an ex
tensive trip, extending as far north as Du
luth, Fargo, Aberdeen, Sioux City and else
where, and we have found the Scottish Rite
consistories very prosperous. Wherever we
have been we have found the best buildings
to be Scottish Rite temples, and the best
loklng men Scottish Rite Masons."
One of the Oldest Masons.
Grand Secretary Weber, who enjoys the
honorable distinction of being one of the
oldest living Masons, was called upon and
spoke briefly. He said that this was not his
first visit to Omaha, as he remembered be
ing here thirty-five years ago, when he
helped organize one of the first Masonlo
bodies In this state. He recalled the names
of a number of men who were members of
that organization, many long since dead.
He touched briefly upon the steady growth
of the Scottish Rite, and hoped to live many
years yet to be enabled to attach his sig
nature to the patents of Thirty-second de
gree Masons, as he had in the past.
As St. John's lodge was in session In the
lodge room below, an Invitation was ex
tended to Grand Commander Richardson to
honor the lodge with a brief visit, which in
vitation he accepted. During his temporary
absence, James A. Whltcomb, 32, and mem
ber of the grand commander's party, de
livered a short address upon Masonry and
the Scottish Rite In particular. His talk
was replete with humor and interesting an
ecdote, and was at the same time a glowing
tribute to the aims and purposes of Ma
sonry.
"We must be particular," he said, "In the
class and character of men that we elect to
our consistories, yet we want our consls
torles to grow. Masonry means more than
a social order. Its purpose is to elevate
mankind, and stimulate by our example the
highest morality, the highest citizenship
and every essential of upright manhood."
Short Informal Reception.
Grand Commander Richardson had now
returned to the hall, and the speechmaklng
part of the program was concluded. The
grand commander and his official staff then
took a position In front of the platform and
received all present, grasping each by the
hand warmly as they passed In front of
him.
The gathering then adjourned to the ban
quet room on the second floor, where a
Bumptuous luncheon was served. There was
no attempt at a formal banquet, or any of
Its features. The luncheon was simply a
feature for enabling the brethren to get
closer together, enjoy social converse and
get a little better acquainted with the dis
tinguished visitors. There were a few in
formal volunteer talks by local members
of the order, but no effort waa made toward
any set toasts or response.
Grand Commander Richardson and his
party will leave this morning for Lincoln
to visit the consistory there. Several of
the Omaha brethren will accompany the'
party and participate In the reception there
today.
CHICAGO, May 4. Freight traffic officials
of the various western roads which have
been engaged in the transportation of live
stock products testified before the grand
Jury today In the investigation of the pack
ing Industries. The question of rebates
was taken up for the first time, and some
of the railroad officials declared that the
large packing houses, like other business
concerns, always sought low rates, but
they failed to give much evidence to sup
port the i theory that special agreements
existed between the railroads and the
packers.
BARGE AND CREW ARE LOST
PAUL CHARLTON GETS PLACE
Omaha Classmate of Secretary Taft
Now Law Officer of In
sular Bureau.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, May 4. (Special Tele,
gram) Paul Charlton of Omaha was to
day appointed law officer of the bureau of
Insular affairs, to succeed Judge Charles
E. Magoon, who becomes governor of the
Panama strip and member of the Isthmian
commission.
Mr. Charlton took the oath of office to
day. He will occupy the offices formerly
occupied by Judge Magoon. Mr. Charlton
was a classmate of Secretary Taft.
Grand Commandcry of Nebraska
Meets for Transaction of Its
Annnal Business.
Oook Oonntj Offioial Will Try to Preserve
Peace in Chicago
TWO THOUSAND DEPUTIES SWORN IN
Mayor Dunne Thinks that Local Authori
ties Can Control Eioters.
EMPLOYERS APPEAL TO GOVERNOR
In Response to Bequest for Troops He Bajs
He Will Investigate.
hat There is No Diminution la
Number of Men Injured
lu Riots,
the grand commandery. Knights Templar SITUATION SEEMS SLIGHTLY BETTER
of Nebraska, met Thursday afternoon at
lif lOCxVRfaw?n,t temf,e- thl" c'ty Wlth More Delivery Team. Are at Work,
senting the twenty-six commanderies of
the state, with Right Eminent Grand Com
mander William J. Turner of Lincoln presiding.
The afternoon meeting was given over to
the annual report and address of the grand I CHICAGO. May 4. Sheriff Thomae E.
commander, and the appointment of varl- Barrett of Cook county will take active
ous committees to which was referred the control of the strike situation tomorrow
respective business matters of the convoca- morning. So much pressure has been
tlon, these committees to report this morn- brought to bear upon him and upon Mayor
Ing. A feature of the afternoon session Dunne by business men who believe their
waa the reception tendered Past Grand interests to be seriously Imperilled by the
Commander Jebeil Chamberlain of St. Paul, constant rioting In the streets that the
wno is representing tne grand master or .heriff has been coniDelled to swear In a
the grand encampment, being the first time iar(5e force of deputies and take activl
a meeting or the Nebraska grand command- gfeD. to do -wav wltn tn- present disorder.
ery nas Deen SO honored. Twn hundred denntlea wers sworn In thla
An invitation was extended to Grand f,-rnrn ,h offl- Hhnrlff Barrett
Commander James D. Richardson, the head and lt )B expected that 2,000 will have been
k me souinern junsoiction oi tne ocottisn -nro,id hpforft tomorrow mornlna-.
Rite Masonry of the United States, but
Commander Richardson begged to be ex
cused from attending the meeting because
of fatigue incident to his arrival in the
city but a short while previous and the
necessity for his making preparations for
the reception to be tendered him later In
the evening by the Scottish Rite bodies of
the city.
The report of the grand recorder showed
that there are at present twenty-six com
manderies In the state, with a total mem
bership of 2,034, a net gain of sixty-eight.
One hundred and nine new members were
Invested with the degree of knighthood
during the last year. The number of deaths
during the year was twenty-four.
In view of the reception to be tendered
to Grand Commander Richardson last even
ing, there waa no evening session of the
A number of prominent business men.
headed by John G. Shedd of Marshall Field
& Co., went to Springfield this afternoon to
lay the matter before Governor Deneen and
to declare that in their opinion conditions
in Chicago are such that the militia is Im
peratively needed. The Chicago Clearing
House association this afternoon adopted
sweeping resolutions declaring that the
riots in the streets were constantly In
creasing In fury and had gone beyond the
power of the civil authorities of the city
and county to control. It was therefore the
opinion of the members of the clearing
house that the state troops should be at
once called upon. Both Mayor Dunne and
Sheriff Barrett have been deluged during
the day by letters and messages declaring;
that conditions had become Insupportable
and that the rioting should be stopped at
grand commandery. an adjournment having once Notwltngtandng Bj, th9 pressure the
been taken to 6 o'clock this morning,
This morning's session will be devoted to
the reports of the various committee and
the election of officers for the ensuing year.
It Is thought that the work of the session
will be concluded by 2 o'clock this after
noon.
RICHARDSON SHUNS POLITICS
Former Democratic Leader In Na
tional Honse Declines to Discuss
National Issues.
sheriff Is determined to take the situation
In hand himself, declaring that until he has
done so he will not be Justified In calling for
the militia.
Dunne Thinks Troops Tnnecessary.
Mayor Dunne for three hours this after
noon rode through the downtown streets In
a buggy and on his return to the city hall
declared that he had seen no violence and
believed the police to be' fully able to cope
with the situation.
The business men, who are anxious for
troops, point as an argument to the long
list of Injured which is printed every day
Jam, n ni.niwn hm., -k ana aeciare mat mis aione is sumcieni evw
congress from Tennessee and democrats ienc to prove that the riotlnK ,s no ""
leader of the house, came to Omaha yes- PreaBliJ- Tney declare that they are unable
terdav afternoon offlclalTv . ta m- to make detailed deliveries in any part of
mander of the annth.m i,HlnH lne y Du r ne laci max many or
Scottish Rite Ma.onrv. H wa. a. thelr men ar accompanied by guards
panled by Grand Secretary Fred Webber carryln rlfle9 n1 ""tKun they would ba
and James A. Whlrcnmh nf taaltlmnr- muruereu in in irw
From Sioux Citv the trio ... e-nptBrt v Mttvor "unne said tonight
n.tav iml.H.. ho.A f th .-,i. . ana a conierence witn tsnenrr Barrett
r . . i this evening and we have reached a com-
in weDraska; Claude A. Talbert and M. F. plete understanding. He is sweerina- in all
Funkhouser. At the Union station a dele- men that are necessary to preserve order
gatlon composed of Henry Hardy. Ruf u. ut.on 1 Th?n7 H'co'mdlhle
.rumor, mniara leuurne ana dosepn uavis for him to swear In men In case they are
met the party and all went to the Iler I needed. I have not the least objection to
Grand in two of J. J. Derlht's antomnhllo. action ana we snail unaouDteaiy worn
" I t,,irf fir,r
,or a mue auxo xour or tne city, wnicn tney w,th Governor Dcneen over the long-dis-
cujuycu uespua me lllU W1I1U
The first thing that Grand Commander
Richardson did In Omaha was to have his
picture taken for The Bee.
AH right," he said cheerily to the
photographer's request. When the ordeal
was ended he remarked, "Now, give me a
quarter.
What do you want me to talk about?"
the grand commander said to a reporter.
"I had an Idea you might tell us some
thing about national afilltlcs.
'No, sir. I never talk politics when on
Masonlo business. Politics and Masonry
tance telephone during tbe day and will
have another talk tomorrow.
Teamsters' Terms Refaa4L
Attorney Mayer asked President 8hs A3
what terms he would call off the strike.
Shea replied: "We will call the strike oft
on condition that the employers discharge
all the nonunion men, they have Imported
and take the old men back In their places."
"The employers cannot accede to that de
mand," replied Attorney Mayer.
"Why, you have been Importing negroes
by the hundred," said Shea. "Do you say
don't mix. Tou cari't get me to say a word that you refuse to M neeroea and
BRANDEGE TO SUCCEED PLATT
New London Congressman Nominated
by Republican t'aoens on
Thirty-Seventh Ballot.
HARTFORD, Conn., May 6. Congress
man Frank B. Brandege of New London,
representing the Third district of Connecti
cut, was' chosen by the republican caucus
of the general assembly as successor to
the late United States Senator Orville H.
Piatt, the honor coming to him at 2 o'clock
this morning on the thirty-seventh ballot,
after a continuous session of twelve hours.
As the democrats are in the minority of
the legislature, the formal election of Mr.
uranuege next u uesaay win De in eflect a
ratification of the action of the caucus.
Mr. Brandege was a close personal friend
of the lute Senator Piatt.
Captain of Tna; Reports
of Tow with All
Board.
Slaking
NEWPORT, R. I., May 1 Ths tug Oer
trade put Into this harbor today and re
ported the loss during a gale of the bargs
Moonbeam, off Point Judith last night,
with all on board, including the captain,
engineer, steward and two children of the
captain. Captain Halyburton of the tow
boat did nut know the name of any of thoss
drowned
FORMER NEBRASKAN DROWNED
Lieutenant Jnaa A. Boyle of Regular
Army Meets Death la
Philippines.
MANILA, May t.-Flrst Lieutenants Juan
A. Boyle and Charles L. Woodhouse, both
of the Fourth infantry, were drowned yes
terday while sailing on Laguna lake.
Lieutenant Juan A. Boyle was appointed
to the army from Nebraska, being the son
of the late Juan Boyle of Kearney, during
his lifetime a prominent man In politics
and business of his home city. The family
originally cam to Nebraska from Wash-
Ington. D. C
ORATOR FROMJNDIANA WINS
Interstate Contest Held at Monmouth
College Last Night Iowa Is
Second.
MONMOUTH, 111., May i.J. M. Devers
of Depauw university, Greencastle, Ind.,
tonight won the Interstate oratorical con,
test, winning S100. Fred E. Clark of Cornell
college, Iowa, took second prise, SS0. W. IS.
Broadie of Kansas was third. Other states
In the contest were Wisconsin, Michigan,
Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota, Colo,
rado and Nebraska.
UNABLE TO MOVE CAMP
President Roosevelt Hunts front His
Old Location on the West
Divide.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo.. May 4.
President Roosevelt hunted today from the
old camp on the west divide. The party
waa unable to move camp because of the
bad condition of the mountain trails. An
earty start Will be made tomorrow for Gar
field camp, which wobabljr will be the last
csmg
about politico. Grand Secretary Webber,-1
uroiner wnitcomD ana myseir are, on a
tour of the principal Scotttuh Rite bodies In
Minnesota, North and South Dakota and
neDrasKa. we are enjoying ourselves a
great deal, meeting a lot of fine men and
finding things generally satisfactory. Glad
to talk for an hour about Masonry, but
politics not me."
NOW LET L0EB TAKE CARE
Miss Wood Pats Summons for Presi
dent's Secretary in Hands
of Sheriff,
When William C. Loeb, private secretary
to President Roosevelt of this great re
public and some Islands of the sea.
reaches Omaha some time this month he
will havo to hold a session with Sheriff
Power or one of his deputies. It is said
the sheriff Is having a special costume
built for the occasion. Just to show there
Is no ill-feeling on his part. He will not
say whether or not a high hat is to be
a part of the outfit.
Late Thursday afternoon Miss Mae C.
Wood tripped lightly and blithely up tha
half a mile of stairway leading from the
street to the office of the clerk of the
court. She was clad In a very becoming
and fashionably appearing costume of light
shade, an Important part of which was a
loore ana retcning jacket; and a sweet
smile went with the ' determined look on
reinstate white men?"
"So long as a teamster does his work ha
will not be discharged, be he black or
white," replied the lawyer.
That Is an outrageous stand," said Pres
ident Shea, "you have brought these ne
groes In here to fight us and we answer
that we have the right to attack them
wherever found."
'Then do so at your peril," retorted
Mayer.
Shea said that the union wanted tha
strikers reinstated, after which the employ
ers would be asked to arbitrate the under
lying differences which brought on tha
strike.
The reply of the attorney to thla was:
"Under no circumstances will wo discharge
any of the men brought here to take tha
places of strikers. We have nothing to
arbitrate. We assert our right to use the
public streets for the transaction of our
rightful business and the right to employ
teamsters, black or white, at our discretion."
This ended the conference and the labor
leaders took their departure. ,
A conference was held late this after
noon between Levy Mayer, an attorney for
the Employers' association, and the leadere
of the teamsters' union. It was supposed
before Its commencement that the meet
ing would have a strong Influence toward
the settlement .of the strike. It, however,
resulted in nothing.
Try to Tie Ip Traction Line.
The teamsters made an attempt this aft
ernoon to call out the employes of the Chi-
This cor-
Miss Wood's intelligent face,
Approaching the desk of Deputy Clerk caao Union Traction company,
of the Court Grossman Miss Wood asked poration operates all the street car lines la
for a praecipe blank and filled it out. Tills I the north and west sides of the city and la
calls for the Issuance of a summons to In charge of receivers appointed by ,tha
the sheriff ror wnoever mf y be wanted In United States courts,
court. In tnis case the person Is William Albert Young, representing the teamsters.
C. Loeb, Jr., And thus Miss Wood has called upon General Manager Roach of tha
completed an tne preliminaries necessary Union Traction company and demanded
in the local courts to have service made that the company at once cancel lu con
on Mr. Loeb when he comes through.
movements ei ocean Vessels May 4.
At New York Arrived: Bovlc, from
Liverpool; Sardegna, from Naples, etc.:
Gne'senau. from Bremen. Sailed: T t.-
raine, for Havre; Barbarossa, for Bremen; was In the city and after looking into the
tracts with the Peabody Coal company ind
receive no more coal from lt. Young was
then informed that the contract would not
be cancelled. W. D. Mahon, president of
the national organization of street car men.
Llirurla, for Naples.
At Queenstown Sailed: Frlesland, for
Philadelphia; Majestic, for New York.
At Gibraltar Sailed: Slavonla, for New
I or.
At Naples Arrived: Carpathla, from
New York; Romanic, from Boston.
At Cherbourg Arrived: Deutschlaud, from
jvew I or a.
At Genoa Sailed: Slcilla, for New York
situation tonight he ordered all members
of the Street Car Men's union to continue
at work. They were under agreement, ho
declared, with the Union Traction company,
and this agreement would not be broken.
More Goods Delivered.
Notwithstanding the constant fithtlnjr 1"
. .ju.au. . .,, . . , .-.vw sura. I " - ' . .-.
At Yokohama Arrived; Indrapura, from the streets and the numerous attacks made
nan r ranoisco.
At Ulaasow Arrived: Parisian, from
jiaurax.
At Liverpool Arrived: Baxonla, from
Boston; Bohemian, front Boston. Sailed:
Bavarian, for Quebec J Kensington, for j
wuusn.
upon nonunion men, the large dry goods
houses and whokaulo grocers tonight re
ported that they were steadily making
progress and Increasing their shipments.
At the wholesale store of Carson,