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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-
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STRIKE TO END SOON
Chioago Employers Say it Will Be Called
Off Within Two Days.
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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
