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COMPLETE MARKET NEWS IN THE BEL The Omaha Daily Bee. FULL BOX BALL SCORES IN THE BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING,. MAY 17, 1905 TEN 1'AHES. SINOLE COPY THKEE CENTS iAVAL CAME IN EAST Eugiian Offioisli Awaiting Development! with Intense Interest. ROJESTVENSKY KEEPS HIS OWN COUNSEL Commander Loei Not Communicate Hii Plana to the Naval Office. ALL HIS SHIPS ARE OVERMANNED Eitra Crewi Carried for Vesiela 1 v Expected to Purchase. . SQUADRON WILL BE -GREATLY REINFOR1 Two Battleships, Two tmlMri I Other Warships Now Relna Tried Previous to Start. loK to the East. ST. PETERSBURG. May 18 The naval lame In the far east Is watched with in tense Interest, but the admiralty Is able to throw but Uttle light on the situation. It gives no confirmation of the Tokto report that Admiral Rojestvensky returned to Hon Kohe bay. The Russian admiral la keeping hla movements and plans secret, not communicating even with the home authorities. The many wild report" emanating from Toklo are attributed to the agitated state of mind of the Japanese over the result of the coming battle. The tory that sailors from the crews of the Interned Russian ships at Shanghai are being sent to complete the complement of Rojestvensky's fleet Is nonsense, as Is the previous story that a large number of mer cenaries were shipped at Madagascar. The admiralty considers there is no harm now In divulging tha fact that Rojestvensky's hips are over-manned Instead of under manned as when they left Llbau, there was till hope that Chilean and Argentina war hips could be purchased and portions of the crews designed for them were carried on board the Russian fleet. Many naval men Incline to the opinion that Rojestven- ky will pas out 01 tho China sea Into the Pacific through the Balllntang cnannei. north of the Island of Luzon, Phllllpplne Islands and give Formosa a wide berth Instead of sailing through the 200 mile stretch of the straits of Formosa In which the Russians might be subject to a torpedo attack. Another division of reinforcements for Rojestvensky is almost ready at Cronstadt and will be sent out under the command of Rear Adml.-al Parenago. It will consist of two fine new battleships, the Slava and the Emperor Alexander II. two cruisers, a tornedo cruiser, a gunboat, a transport and several minor units. The division Is now engaged in speed trials and maneuver Ing off Cronstadt. The appearance of this reserve division In the far east in the course of the summer should the hostile fleets suffer equally in the coming battle Is counted on to give Russia the necessary iWUIva nrebonderance on the sea. The possession of this division naval men be lieve jney . Ultimately prove Russia' sal vat Ion. Dislike William's Remarks. The Russian press is considerably exer claed over the teports of Emperor Wil liam's recent speech at Btrassburg, Alsace- Lorraine, criticising the Russian officers at the front, and the German ambassador. Count von Alvensleben, has taken pains to lsi.ue an official denial of the accuracy of the reports. TOKIO, May 16. The steamer Nikko, a 1 auxiliary, is ashore at Fusan. It har not sustained damage and It is ex pected that it will be floated oft at full tide. natch Ship Confiscated. NAGASAKI. May 16 -The Dutch steamer Wllhclmlna, captured by a Japanese tor pedo boat destroyer while on Us way to Vladivostok with Cardirr coal, nas Dcen ae clared confiscated by the prle court Base bo. HATHORN COMPANY A FRAUD Jade Lochren Will Not Stop Post- office from Holding Mall of Concern. T. PAUL. Mav IS Judge Lochren In the United States district court at Mln reapolis. who has held that the Hathorn Mutual Commission company is engaged In fraudulent business, has refused to enjoin the postmaster at Minneapolis for holdln up the company's mall and the company Is classed by the district attorney's office as a "get-rich-quick" concern and one which Is doing a glgantio business over the United States. The men interested In the company are Arthur 7.. Hathorn. S. W. Devore. E Zlesel and N. A. Spong, all of whom are under Indictment by the federal grand Jury on charges of using the malls to defraud According to District Attorney Haupt the company was fairly reaping a harvest of money until Its mall was stopped and even now Mr. Haupt is of the opinion that It Is receiving mall through a "dummy." The company previously has had fraud orders Issued against It and has always reappeared under a new name. The scheme of the company was to Usue certificates at so each which they promised would eventually be worth $100. The payments were to be made V down and Jl 25 per week until the full $100 was paid. Of the weekly payments 85 cents was to go Into the redemption fund. 15 cents to the company's own use and the remaining part of the $S0 for the purpose of carrying on the business. As often as there might be JIM in the re demption fund the lowest certificate holder would draw that amount. CABINET CONSIDERS CHARGE Bowen-Loomls Affair Is Before Pres ident Hoonrrrll and Ills Adrlsors. WASHINGTON. May 16. The principal subject considered today at the cabinet meeting was the Loomls-Bowen case. No definite action was taken pending an ad ditional statement from Mr. Bowen. Just prior to the cabinet meeting Jose Paul, a representative of Veneiuela In this country, called at the White House and had a talk with the president regard ing the case. It understood that Mr. Paul s familiar with the transaction involving he exchange of a check by Mr. Loomls with the asphalt company at the time the former was United Statts minister at Caracas. During the cabinet meeting Mr. Bowen ailed at the White House and through Secretary Loeb sent a note to Secretary Taft The note simply Indicated the pres ince at the executive offices of Senor Pas ory Mora, a friend of Mr. Bowen, whom he minister desired should talk with tho resident and Secretary Taft, the talk astlng some time. Senor Mora did not disclose the details of the interview, but It is known that, having at one time been connected with the asphalt company In Caracas, he, was enabled to throw some ght on the present situation. When the secretary left tho White House he said that no determination of the case had been reached and none would be until all the facts from both sides had been developed. He Indicated this might re quire several days. The case of Marcus Braun, the special mmigralion Inspector who Is having rouble with the Austro-Hungaiian gov- rnment about alleged tampering with his fflclal mall was discussed, but in the ab sence jf a complete report of the matter rom Ambassador Storer and from Inspec tor Braun no decision was reached. Postmaster General Cortelyou remained with the president a considerable time after the meeting, taking up with him many postofllce appointment cases. Commissioner of Pensions Warner today took final action In connection with the Board of Review of that office, from which ten members were asked to resign for al leged Incompetency, by Ailing the vacancies thus created as well as three other va cancies on tho board caused by death or resignation. The new members of the board are Charles R. Cleaves of Maine, Allen D. Albert, J. F. Engle, A. D. Wilkin son, N. A. Straight and Charles Hanback of Pennsylvania; Morris E. Sabln of Wis consin, Charles Reed of Maryland, Israel Stockton of Illinois, Dr. W. L. Chamber lain of Indiana. Walter B. Pettus of Ken tucky, T. F. Dennis of Kansas and William Mehn of Louisiana. The vacancies were all tilled by transfers from other divisions of the office. The appointments become effective July 1. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Six Paving Ordinances Passed by Eodj at Last Nigkt's Session. WORK WILL START LATE IN THE SUMMER Law's Delay Will Hold Rack Actual Operation of Laying- New Pave ment for Sixty Days at Ieast. BAPTISTS J0ININ MEETING Members of Chnrch North and South Together for First Time Since the War. ST. LOUIS, May 16. For the first time in sixty years the Baptists of the north and south met In a general fraternal con vention tonight at the Third Baptist church and the actual attendance so far exceeded the expectations of the com mittee on arrangements that it was neces sary to hold an overflow meeting in the Grand Avenue Presbyterian church, a few blocks distant. E. M. Thresher of Dayton, O., chairman of the committee on Joint meeting, opened the convention. Rev. Dr. F. C. McCon- nell of Kansas City read the Scripture and then E. W. Stevens of Columbia, Mo., was Installed as temporary chairman, Rev. Dr. Gelstwelt of Chicago being elected tem porary secretary. Mr. Stevens spoke briefly, outlining the objects of the convention, and then Intro duced Governor Folk of Missouri, who delivered an address of welcome to the delegates. Rev. Dr. G. W. Truett of Texas spoke on "Beliefs and Principles of the Baptist Church." Sessions of the general convention will be held tomorrow, afternoon and night, when recommendations looking to perma nent organization will be considered Should the report of the committee be adopted the permanent organization will be effected, the object of the general body being fraternal, having In view the discus sion of questions of vital interest to the Baptist church. Its functions will not be executive, but its decisions will have muoh weight. More than l.OflO visitors have arrived to attend the national Baptists' "anniversaries of lflOS," of which celebration today's con vention Is a part, and it Is expected 2.000 more will arrive within the next two davs. The general convention, which will conclude May 23. will be comprised of meetings of the following various organizations: Home Mission society. Missionary union, Woman's F6relgn Missionary society, American Baptist Historical society and American Baptist Publication society. Ordinances directing the creation of Im provement districts and advertising for bids for paving on six streets were passed at the city council meeting last night, and petitions calling for nine other paving Jobs were ordered advertised according to law In order to perfect the petitions. This Is the first definite action taken toward paving with an apparently clear track before it In two years. Even should there be no delays and everything proceed smoothly actual work cannot be started under tho six ordinances passed until about August 1, according to City Engineer Rosewater. This is due to the law's technicalities and red tape, most of which Is declared ab- Busd and entirely useless by the engineer ing department. The streets for which active preparations for paving are to be made In compliance with the ordinances passed are: Seven teenth avenue, from Jackson to Leaven worth; Eighteenth street, from Corby to Spencer; Spuuldlng street, from Twenty fourth to Thirtieth; Twentieth street, from Farnam to Ieavenworth; Seward street from Thirty-eighth to Forty-first; Twenty, sixth street, from Dodge to Chicago, and Fortieth, from Hamilton to Franklin. Tho petitions ordered published cover paving on the following parts of streets: Twenty-seventh, from Farnam to Dodge; Twentieth, from Dodge to Cass; Daven port, from Fortieth to Forty-third; Daven port, from Central boulevard to north of Thlrty-flrst; Davenport, from Eighteenth to Twenty-second; Harney, from Thirty third to Thirty-sixth; California, from Twenty-third to Twenty-sixth; Capitol ave nue, from Twenty-fourth to Twenty-fifth! Seventeenth, from Davenport to Webster, and Thirty-fifth, from Harney to Dewey avenue. Ward Boundaries Infixed. The council did not adjourn, but took a recess until tonight at 5 o'clock, when It will meet to Introduce an ordinance changing ward boundaries so as to have twelve divisions lnstrad of nine, as de manded by the new charter. The ordinance may be Introduced In blank and filled In by amendment at the next regular meeting If the council la not prepared to agree upon the lines. Comptroller Lobcck sent In a letter ex plaining that salary increases authorized by the new charter and the absence of Mayor Moores from the city since early In January will cause a shortage of $6,817.86 In the amounts sot aside from the general fund to cover departmental expenses. Ha said the money saved by abolishing the tax commissioner's department might be enough to meet the deficiency, but he Is unable to estimate what the figure will be. Owing to the fact that the money set apart for the now defunct advisory board and Board of Public Works was turned into the miscellaneous fund, there is no money specifically provided for tho pay ment of Inspectors on public works. The comptroller asks tho council for Instruc tions. The matter was referred to the committee on finances and claims. Specifications and form of contract and bond for sewers as prepared hy the city engineer wero approved. Tho city engineer was instructed by reso lution to equip a laboratory for the new municipal asphalt plant at a coast not to exceed $300. As a start toward enlisting a foroe of workmen tho engineer's ap pointment of three laborers was confirmed. Balance Sheet of Fnnds. Comptroller Lobock submitted the fol lowing statement showing the condition of the general fund May 16: CHURCH UNION;' IS DEFERRED Consolidation question Postponed for Conple of DseLoril Min isters Talk. TOPE K A. Kn".. May 16. Resolutions were adopted today at the United Rreth- ern's conference postponing the question of the consolidation with the Methodist and Congregational Protestant churches, until Thursday. Impressive memorial services were held for the t(in dead officials who have passed away ncs the last confer ence, j . Governor Hanley of Indiana lectured be fore the conference today. Much Interest attaches to tomorrow's, session because of the election of three bishops. Dr. W. M. Bell of Elkhart. Ind.. and Dr. W. M. Weak ley of West Virginia are practically cer tain to get two of the places. There are many candidates for the other church offices. A resolution Introduced, and signed by ministers requesting -tr t In the section of general offirers . flymen be selected whenever possible created a stir. Congregational ministers of the city who are not In conference at the church meet ing at Blair do not seem to have any special Interest In the proposed union of the Congregational, Mith6dist Protestant and United Brethren Churches, now being discussed at Topeka. . The latter denoml nations are not established In this city. "The movement is one worthy of encour agement," said Rev. E. Comble Smith of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, "but you understand , Wat the Methodist Episcopal church 1 not Interested. Th three denominations that are trying to get together are each rather weak numerically separated as they ate 1 In three groups. They have a great similarity In doctrine and policy and I should not be surprised to see them unite." I . Rev. Robert Tost of St, Mary's avenue Congregational churdh said he is not closely in touch wlthlthe proposition and did not care to dlscuxa JVc DOZEN FAMILIES IN DANGER Flood Waters at Norfolk Higher and Rescue Parties Are at Work. FLOOD CONDITIONS IN HALL COUNTY Tributaries to Platte and I.onp Rivers Overflow the La ad. Causing Loss to Ranchers and Farmers. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Pair and Warmer Wednesday, day Fair, Thora- Temperature at Omnha Yesterday Hour. IV a. A a. T a. K a. f a. HI a. 11a. Ill m. I)r. . . no . . Kl .. ni . . fix . . its . . ST . . M , . .VI llonr. 1 p. m . X p. m . l)r. STRIKE TO END SOON Chioago Employers Say it Will Be Called Off Within Two Days. rH ! MAYOR DUNNE TAKES FIRM STAND 4 p. Ill H p. p. T P. P. t p. ft n:i I ?. i; Leaders tl.at Spread of Tromble Meam (.'ail for Troops. WC0DME , THREATEN TO MGVr. VR'UL Of president GOMPERS FRIENDS DISCUSS ATHLETICS Proposition to Drop Mparts in Schools Meets with Opposition of Teacher. PHILADELPHIA. May 46. The Friends' yearly meeting In session here today dis cussed the question of a.jbletics In schools and colleges. Dr. Rlchird Darlington, representative of the Wdhfechester meeting, Insisted that a halt be called at Friends educational Institutions oil the violent forms or sports, which, he salu. had caused the death of over 200 youth In the United Slates last year and had resulted In Injuries more or less serious to 9"1) boys and young men. , He said that foot ball gave an Impetus to the military spirit which was unfortu nately too rampant in the. country. President Swayne of 8-vyarthmore college spoke in favor of the t;ports. He said: Every boy and girl must have tho play ground. This committee could not, if it would, forbid partlcipatl.m In what Is called athletics. My experience of twenty five years with the youvig convinces me that they cannot do this. . The athletic Held i a necessity." t - Jonepb R. Glllam of Xt IIoMy, 14. J., said: "Fifty per cent .of all bank clerks die of consumption before reaching middle life. This Is because a majority of them have not built up the'r bodies by athletic exercise. I have been surprised at the num ber in this class who are compelled to go to Colorado and elsewhere to regain health." Funds Unexpended set asme. Balance BIG Tent EVANGELICAL CAMPAIGN Meetings to Bo Held In Hew York City Daring- Entire Summer. NEW TORK, May 16.-The evangelical tent campaign which Is to be waged In New York throughout the coming summer by an Interdenominational committee, was inaugurated tonight at a large mass meet ing in Carnegie hall, presided over by Bishop Coadjutor David H. Green. An nouncement vas made of a donation of a 11.000 check for the work from John D. Rockefeller The evangelistic campaign Is designed for l,067,Tfii persons. This Is the number of people not In the Greater New Tork churches. The meetings will be conducted In tents all summer long. There will be s speaker aijd a student for each tent, each speaker to remain but two weeks In that tent. No collection Is to be taken at any tent meetings. The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church has agreed to support one tent. Calvary Baptist church another. Collegi ate Reformed another, and many church r blpUt bjr apodal offering. TWO MURDERERS MUST HANG Missouri Supreme Court Also Rules on Appeal of "Grafters" GIt. Ins; New Trials, JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. May 16. The supreme court today affirmed the decision of the lower courts and sentenced Lambert Nlehaus and Henry Heusack, both of St. Louis, both to hang In St. Louis on June U for murder. Nlehaus was convicted of killing his brother-in-law, Thomas Elugel, on December 30, 1903. Heusack was con victed of killing his father-tn-law, August Rappael, on March 16, 10H. The supreme court today reversed the Judgments against Charles E. Gutke and Charles F. Kelly, former members of the St. Louis house of delegates and remanded their cases for new trials. Kelly, former speaker of the house of delegates, was convicted and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary on the charge of perjury In connection with the passage of the street railway bill. He is now in an asylum. Charles E. Gutke was convicted and sentenced to five years In the penitentiary on the charge of bribery In connection with the same bill. Mayor I 4.000. ofl Council 8,100.00 Comptroller 11.4NO.00 Clerk 8,166.00 Treasurer 25,0Xj.0O Tax commissioner .... I3.5ut.ra Engineer 18,576.00 Legal 11.S50.00 Electrical 4.201.55 Building Inspector ... 4.755.00 Plumbllng Inspector ... 2.O45.00 License inspector 2,450.00 Weights and measures Inspector 1,220.00 Advisory board A38.70 Board of Public Works 2,781.24 Gas Inspector 1.520.00 Boiler inspector 1.480.00 Street repair 88.mKi.00 Maintaining city hall.. Iti.ono.OO Market house 1,450.00 Police court 3,250.(10 Emergency hospital .. 2.000.00 Election expenses 6,kw.ii0 Premium on official bonds 1.400.00 Advertising 5. ffifl.no R-mov'g dead animals 3.000.00 Feeding prisoners 3.000.00 Compiling annual re ports 5,000.00 Compiling city ordi nances 1,600.00 Ak-Sar-Ben Illumina tion 2.500.00 Asphalt plant 10.ono.00 Grading various sts. (set aside) 4.W1.67 Half cost grading and miscellaneous Items.. 1B.R98.3S 1.SH3.82 6.0H4.30 7.049.75 6.516.05 lrt.6M.71 10.254. t 11,874.911 7.342.13 2,849.27 3.1M.25 1 4R2.75 849.18 1,019.76 1.007 23.3i9.12 10,470.23 1.000. 00 2,14. UK '96.59 B.Oui.cO 1.335.00 2. 240. 05 1.975.02 2,301.14 4.928.00 1.500.08 2.R00 00 10,000.00 4.91.67 10,753. KANSAS CITY MAN MISSING Note Left Behind and Letter to Employer Indicates Case of Suicide. His Totals $237,928.56 1183,714.65 CONDUCTORS GO TO MEMPHIS Krit National Convention of the Order Will Re Held In Tenn essee Metropolis. PORTLAND. Ore, May 16 Memphis Tenn., was selected as the convention city of the Order of Railway Conductors two years hence, after a spirited contest, in which Boston was Memphls's principal competitor. The conductors also decided that when a member withdraws from th order his benefit Insurance ceases. The convention concluded Its work of choosing officers, which was begun yesterday, by electing J. W. Crocker, Portland, Ore grand Inside sentinel; O. L. Rolfe, Mon rlava, Mexico, grand outside sentinel; E. Archer, Houston, Tex., member of the executive committee, and W. J. Dearbln, Milwaukee, and W. H. Burd, Cleveland members of the insurance committee. The convention adjourned sine die. LINCOLN. Neb.. May 16. L. Burks, a Kansas City business man, representing the Hettinger Brothers company of that place with an exhibit at the state den tists' convention, disappeared from his ho tel early this morning and up to midnight has not been found. On a business card In his room wss scribbled the wards, "I have left for h ," A letter left for I. H. Het tinger said when the missive was received Burks would lie dead. Mr. Hettinger put the case In the hands of the police. Bo far a known Burks' account are all rlxhk RUSSIAN POLITICAL CLUB Minister of Interior for First Time Authorises Liberals to Hold Meetlnss. ST. PETERSBURG, May 16,-The pioneer Russian political club has been formed under the auspices of Baron Tlescnhausen and other prominent moderate liberals, and has been authorized by Interior Minis ter Boullgln. This example Is expected to be followed at Moscow and elsewhere. The formation of authorized clubs for the dis cussion and propagation of political ideas will mark a distinctly new phase in the reform movement. With the passage of the Russian May day many foreign newspaper correspondents who expected an Interior crisis in the spring are leaving St. Peters burg, convinced that all prospect of serious extensive disorders are over for the present. Emperor Nicholas has signed the appoint ment of Baron Rosen to be ambassador of Russia to the United States. MISS BOOTH ARKANSAS CITY Commander of Salvation Armr Ad- dresses an Immense Audience In Convention Hall, KANSAS CITY. May 16. Commander Eva Booth of the Salvation Army addressed 15.000 people in Convention hall tonight, a larger audience even than her father spoke to here, and which he paid was the largest meeting ever held by the army outside of London. United States Senator William Warner delivered the address of welcome and a chorus of 2,000 sang. Miss Booth Is much distressed over a report cabled to London that she had broken down com pletely and she insisted on speaking to night, although ill, to refute this story. NEW PHASE OF MEAT INQUIRY C harge that Buyers and Commission Men Meet Each Mornlna- nnd Set Prices lie I n k Looked Into. CHICAGO, May 16. An attempt was made at today's session of the federal grand Jury, which Is Investigating the affairs of the beef packing Industry, to show that the cattlebuyers for the packing concerns and certain commission firms meet each morn ing and agree upon the prices to be paid for live stock during the day. Evidence along this line was sought from C. B. Van Norman, head of the Van Norman Com mission company, and 8. P. Klngerson of Rosenbaum Bros, were on the stand all afternoon. CASH CORN IS CORNERED Advance of Three Cents a Bushel Said to Be Due to Manipulation. CHICAGO, May 16. Com for delivery on the Board of Trade during the current month Is said to have been cornered. As a result the price advanced nearly 3 cents a bushel on the Board of Trade In less than five minutes' time It was not until the price was up to 54 cents that all the anx ious buyers were supplied. The close wu I cent below the top, flf urea reached. BOY BANDIT UNDER ARREST Youna- Highwayman Who Escaped from Minneapolis Jail Captured la Great Falls, Mont. GREAT FALLS. Mont., May 16. Fred Mortensen, the alleged leader of a gang of six burglars of Minneapolis, similar to the Neldermeyer gang of Chicago, has been Identified here by Sheriff J. W. Dreg ger of 'Hennepin county, and will at once be taken back to Minneapolis. Mortensen, who Is but a youth, broke Jail In Minne apolis July 9 last and was taken here sev eral days a"0 by the city police as a vagrant, his Identity being dlsdused through, the local rogue's gailer. NORFOLK, Neb., May 16. (Special.) T!. flood situation In northern NcbrodkM today reached the crisis and It Is believed th.it the high mark of the Elkhorn river 1 n-i tonight. The river will rise below hero all day Wednesday and the danger at Stanton and at WeBt Point will be greatest tomorrow. The Northfork at Norfolk rose several inches during the night and Hooded a large section of residence property In the eastern portion of the city. The overllow, which came below the dike, has spread west as far as Third street, a half-mile from the river channel. The river over Norfolk avenue Is a mile wide and so deep in tho street east of the city that hacks dare not make the trip. A dozen families were Imprisoned today by the water which had surrounded their homes in the night and the women and chil dren were rescued by wagons. A cold north wind today drove the sea of water that stands against the dike hard Into the embankment, but It has held, with but few small leaks. It will take a foot rise to send it over the dike into the busi ness portion of the city. The cellars of residences and business houses all through Norfolk are filled with more or less water, and so long as the river remains high pumping is futile. Dike Breaks at Nellith. NEL1GH, Nob., May 1C .Special Tele gram.) The Elkhorn river, which was the highest last night for a number of years. Is falling rapidly and lacks eighteen Inches of the high water mark of yesterday. No river bridges have been washed out, but the 'pproaches of some of them have been undermined and travel over them is im peded. The greatest damage done has been to the retaining dike of the mill, which ex tends up tho river on the south Bide for nearly one mile. Three separate breaks have been mode In the dike, but Just how much work will be required to repair them cannot be ascertained until after the river falls considerably more. Cattle were taken from the feed yards south of town before they were flooded. A fow hogs were drowned. Tho railroad bridges in this vicinity are perfectly safe and the track Is undamaged. The mill will be unable to run for some time or until the dike Is repaired and in the meantime the city will be without elec tric light service. Condition In Hall County, GRAND ISLAND. May 16. (Speclal.) Reports from up the little tributaries of the Platte and Loup rivers in this county Indicate that still more water is coining down and that tha rivers are rising rapidly. - Tit Platte here occasions no alarm. It having such a broad expanse and ro large tributaries immediately west. But the little streams have beeu doing the damage. Incidents of the floods give a good Indication of their extent. Silver Creek and Prairie Creek, which, ten years ago, were sometimes absolutely dry Bireams, flow about two miles apart. They aro now one stream, the overflows uniting and over flowing many squaro miles of land. Aaido from this every slough is a body of water. The southeastern part of this city, known as Russia town, is Inundated, several families being compelled to move. One old man who refused was finally ordered to do so by the police officers. At McDonald's ranch, five miles north west of the city, eighty head of hogs were drowned. The ranch lies between 8llver Creek and a slough. At the big Taylor sheep ranch some difficulty was expert enced in getting the sheep to higher ground. John Hann, an ice dealer on Wood river, rafted his Ice to the outskirts of the city this morning. . William Runge, lost a valuable horse by drowning, he escaping with difficulty while crossing a creek which is generally dry, Many of the wagon bridges are washed away or are minus the approaches, making travel through water-covered roads dan gerous. The city has lost about a quarter of a mile of its sewer road a road built over the sewtr, tho water washing away all earth down to the masonry. These Bmall streams, in the memory of the oldest Inhabitant, were never so high. The situation In the city Is aggravated by the fact that the Burlington railroad forms a veritable dam In the case of high water, there being no culvert in quite a low sec tion for over a mile and tho water being unable to get away. The fact was never realized until two years ago, during the June freshets and rains, but has every year since caused considerable damage. The heaviest crop damage will be to listed corn. Schuyler Is Flooded. SCHUYLER, Neb., May 16. (Special.) The excessive rains of the last few days, two Inches having been the fall of Satur day alone, have reinstated tho Schuyler flood conditions of two years ago, when the excesses of surface water came down from the west and through the city, flood ing large areas north of the track and a lower portion of the south part from the avenue on the west toward the northeast and through the railroad and lumber yards. At the latter places conditions are worse now on account of changes In Union Pa cific grades for double tracking and fail ure to put In tiling across a principal street. Saturday individuals whose places of business were flooded did some ditching on their own account to relieve the dam aging conditions. Shell creek bottoms, northeast of the city, are under water, hundreds of acres being covered from six inches to that many feet deep, and the Union Pacific embankments are threatened with being washed out here again. The slough south of the city is running out of bank and so high that the cows of the town herd cannot be got either way across It. There were no Union Pacific trains through here today until late this after noon. Polk County Hard Hit. OSCEOLA, Neb.. May 16. (Special.) As the farmers come to town they make the damage from the hailstorm worse than first reported. Many of them report that they had from fifty to eighty acres of wheat and that It was totally debtroyed beyond recovery. They say that oats may come all right yet and they can plow and plant corn, but gardens, fruit and wheat are damaged. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., May 16. (Spe clal.) The bottoms north of tnis city are flooded as a result of an overflow In the Plutte river. Much damage will doubtless result to crops along the stream. The Mis souri liver at thl. point has also been on Cmrcnllt' t'tmnrll Kmiwr'il iu Tuln gien Miould VultlKiu H"come FifcMlir. CI; TVA'iVi lean.. My 16.- (Special Telegram. t The Woodmen of the World took action today looking toward moving the headquarters of the order from Omaha should Its securities be taxed heavily by adopting the following resolutions: Whereas, The attorney general of the state of Nebranka has very recently handed down an opinion, In answer to the request from tho State Hoard of Equalization, In wuicn m; Ofviarert that it is legal anil riKUt to assess the property, moneys or credits of fraternal and mutual Insurance cotu pi'tilcs mid kindred associations, therefore be It Resolved, That whenever luxation be comes unjust, excessive nnd oppressive In the state of Nebraska, the executive coun cil of this order, either Rt a regular or spe cial meeting, shall have the power to re move the headquarters or home of this order from said state to some sister state w in re said conditions do not prevail. The sovereign camp today refused to ad journ and resume the sessions In Galves ton, Tex., so that the delegates might at tend the unveiling of the monument there on May 22, erected to the memory of tho members of the order who lost their lives In the flood. Two hundred dollars was voted to the suf ferers from the Snyder, Okl., cyclone. Nii. u.; Officer of tho Teamsters' Union Will Meet Tbii Afternoon. TROUBLE MAY INVOLVE CABMEN Drivers Object to Carrying; Pas senaers to Boycotted Rloree Mayor Threatens to Re voke Licenses. BOLD R0BBERY IN CHICAGO Four Men Hold I p Owner of Jewelry Store and Carry Oft Trays of Diamonds and Watches. CHICAGO, May 16. Ry one of the boldest robberies committed in this city in recent years four men tonight secured from the Jewelry store of T. D. Lande, 4S2 West Madison street, watches and diamonds valued In the aggregate at $3,000. One of the men entered the store and covered Lande with a revolver, while a second watched at the side entrance to the place and two others broke a window with the handles of their revolvers and went off with the trays of watches and diamonds. The street was filled with passersby at the time of the robbery and when one man shouted for tho police the robbers threat ened to kill him. The thieves escaped with their plunder and without leaving the slightest clue to their Identity. ONE OF BANDjTS RECAPTURED Posse Still In Pursuit of Another of Party Which Broke Jail. CASPER, rrfya.. May M. (Hpnctal Tele gram.) William Wardlow, one of the three men who broke Jail here last Friday night, binding and gagging the deputy sheriff and the sheriff's wife, was caught by a posse headed by the sheriff at Rutte's Hole, forty miles west of here, tonight. Ho mado no resistance. Fresh tracks were found which are be lieved to have been made by Lee, one of tho bandits and formerly a deputy sheriff. The marshal has gone out after Wardlow and the sheriff Is continuing on the trail of Lee. Men have been sent out In every direction from Butto's Holo to head off Lee DEANS GET OFFER FROM OMAHA May Take Management of the New Hotel to He Built by P. K. Her. KANSAS CITY, May 16. (Special Tele gram.) D. J. and A. J. Dean, managers of the Hotel Baltimore and the Midland hotel, may undertake the management of a hotel In Omaha. "The hotel Is to be built by Peter Her, the distiller," said D. J. Dean today. "We have a proposition to manage It under consideration. Mr. Iler's plans call for a very fine structure at Sixteenth and Howard streets adjacent to the present Her Grand hotel, which will be remodeled. The new building will contain 3u0 rooms and will be twelve stories high. Should we accept Mr. Iler's ofTer It will not affect In any way our hotel business In Kansas City." GOULD GETS HARRIMAN MAN B. A. WorthlnKton of Northwest Lines Reslans to Become (ieueral Man alter of Western Paclflc. PORTLAND, Ore., May 16. It was re ported here today that B. A. Worthlng- ton, vice president and general manager of the Harrlman railway lines In the north west, has resigned and that he will become general manager of the Western Pacific railroad. It Is asserted that Mr. Worth Ington held a conference with men In touch with the Gould interests while at Chicago recently and that his resignation from the Harrlman employ was the result of an ar rangement entered Into at Chicago. Mr. Worthlngton Is now on his way to Port land and will arrive late this week. ttontlnutd oct Second Page.) OMAHA BONDS ON THE LIST New York Law Authorises Savings Banks to Purchase Securities of Number of Cities. ALBANY. N. Y., May 16.-The statues of this state now contain a general Htandard for the Investment of savings banks and trust funds. Governor Hlgglns tonlgU signed the bill. The new act In effec legalizes the bonds of all the cities whit- are now legal, and adds to the list those of Erie, Harrlsburg and Wllkesbarre, Ta Wilmington, Del.; Dayton, O. ; Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Kansas City, Mo Omaha, Neb.; Oakland and San Francisco Cal. Movements of Ocean Vessels, May 16, At New York Arrived: United States. from Copenhagen. Sailed: Caronia, for Liverpool; Kaiser Wllhelm II., for Bremen; Victorian, for Uvetpool; Rotterdam, for Rotterdam. At Antwerp Zealand, from New York via Dover. At Bremen Arrived: Parbarossa, from New York. At London Sailed: Columbia, for Bos ton. At Yokohama Arrived: Empress of China, from Vancouver. At Auckland Arrived: Ventura, from Sap. Francisco. At Oueeiistown Arrived : Oceanic, from New York. At Liverpool Balled; Lake Manitoba, for 41uulrvaL - CHICAGO, May 16. Although no facts have as yet transpired to fully warrant the prediction, it Is asserted both by members of the Employers' association and by the conservative element in the ranks of the teamsters that the present strike will be called off probably within fort y-elght hours and certainly by the end of the week. It Is not likely that any definite action looking to an adjustment of the trouble will be taken prior to the meeting of the national officers of the Teamsters' union, which It Is expected, will bo held here to morrow. Chief among the causes which lead to the prediction of a settlement are the firm stands taken this afternoon by Mayor Dunne when in conference with President Shea and Vifliclals of the local Teamsters' unions he assured them that any further spread of the strike would certainly make It necessary for him to call troops, and the arrival of President Samuel Gompcrs of the Amerlcnn Federation of Labor, who reached the city this evening. Although not possessed of executive power In the settle ment of the strike President Gompcrs de clared that he had every hope that Its end was not far distant. Gompers Hopes for Settlement. "It was my intention to come to Chicago anyway, at the end of this week," said Mr. Gompers, "but after holding a conversation over tho telephone with Mr. Shea yesterday I decided to anticipate my visit somewhat and came at once. I certainly shall do all In my power to end the strike and I have great hopes of success." Early tonight. Immediately after leaving his train, President Gompors went Into conference with President Shea and local officers of the Teamsters' union. This con ference lasted until a late hour tonight. After leaving the meeting of labor lead- rs President Gompers met a number of the team owners who have stood by the nlons for the greater part of the strike nd they informed him that the time had come when they could no longer refuse to ellver and take goods from the boycotted ouses without losing all of their bustneaa nd facing financial ruin. It Is said on good authority that tho teamsters will-accept any plan of settle ment that will enable them to call off the . strike gracefully,- and they will accept any plan that President Gompers may propose. It is now said that Mr. Gompers will sug gest to the teamsters that they allow the team owners to do business with the boy cotted houses. It Is expected that the teamsters will accept this proposition, and in this manner the strike will be called off. The Employers' association and the ex press companies Increased their scope of delivery still further today. Something over 2,000 wagons were In use and business for the most part was transacted without hindrance of any kind. There wero a few cases of small riots, which were dispersed by the police, who used their clubs In vigor ous fashion. Tho merchants and depart ment stores are convinced that they will be bio to extend their operations further to morrow and have at least 2.300 wagons In. full service. Three hundred and fifty men were brought Into the city today to take the place of strikers and as many more are expected tomorrow. Hearing; In Injunction Cnse. At tho hearing before Master In Chan cery Sherman, where evidence Is being taken relative to the federal Injunctions issued against the strikers, F. K. Buckmlnlster, superintendent of a private detective agency, cited fully two dozen Instances of where assaults had been committed upon nonunion men and the federal injunction violated. He gave names and localities and asserted that the majority of the riot ers were wearing the buttons of the Teamsters' union. The attorneys for the defense made vigorous objection to the ad mission of his testimony, but the master allowed it to go in. Ciaudo V. Boler, manager of the tailor ing division of Montgomery Ward & Co., told at length of the trouble leading up to the strike of the garment workers, which was tho prelude to the sympathetic walk out of the teamsters. The strike was called, he said, because Ward & Co. in sisted on sending part of their work to "open shops." John H. Donahue, a guard on a United Slates Express company's wagon, which was used after the commencement of the teamsters' strike for the transfer of gov ernment money, evaded many questions put to him by the attorneys for the plaintiff on the ground that he did not wish to Incriminate himself. It was sought to show by Donahue that he had been provided by the union with a pass allowing the pas sage through the streets of the money, hut he refused to make such an admission. He did not deny that ho had such a pass, neither would he admit it. The attorneys engaged in a long wrangle over the ad missibility of Donahue's evidence and were Btill quarreling when proceedings were ad journed until tomorrow morning, i Stops School Strikes. At a meeting of the Board of Education held this evening warrants were sworn out for eight boys who have been leaders i In the recent strikes at the schools in sym pathy with the strike of the teamsters. It was announced by the superintendent of compulsory education that he had defi nite information to the effect that the ma jority of the strikes at the schools had been Instituted by hoodlums who had told the pupils that it was their duty to refuse to attend the schools, because tha schools were buying coal from the wrong Arms. Tho threat of arrest of parents whose chil dren did not attend school had the effect of settling three strikes today and a noi mal attendance is expected tomorrow. Cabmen May Be Involved. The possibility of a tleup of all livery business In Chicago, 'Including funerals, grew more definite at a meeting today of President Shea of the Teamsters' union, W. J. Gibbons, business agent of the Cab and Livery Wagon Irlvers" union, and. representatives of the llvsryiuon's and