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Omaha unday Bee. NEWS SECTION. PAGES I TO 12 ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHAv SUNDAY MOKXIXU, MAKC1I 23, 1906-FIVE SECTIONS-TIIIltTY-SIX PAOES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. The f n4 LABOR PARTY ACTIVE Champion of New Cause Better Equipped for Debate Than Other Members. WEALS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN DISCUSSED Measure Offered in Parliament Receives Support from Gorernment Trenches. SWEATSHOPS ARE AIDED BY OFFICIALS Contract Method of Work Tends to Perpetuate Eil System. POOREST MEMBER OF NEW PARLIAMENT John Ward ntfiwt reaelon from Committee and Utrvrt His Cnu- tKiral for Ten Dollar Week. LONDON. March 24. (fineclal Cablegram i The Bee.) No newly from party In any Parliament of recent tlmea hna so (illicitly or o effectually asserted Itself na ' the bowler-hatted, workaday clothed band of determined, earnest, aenloua men who ctfll themselves members of the new labor party and who at present share the benches teow tho fans-way with the Irish national ISA s. . . On every day that haa paused tince the beginning of the resslon whatever tho sub ject of debate may have been, the labor membcrt. have found and promptly seised loophole for Insinuating the advocacy of the cause they represent. And sometimes It haa happened that they have approached very dose to the borderland of aoctnllsm. After the Master of Ellbank, a dignified but somewhat truculent looking figure, with flashing ' unscabbarded sword held poised at a, business like angle, early In tho present session, had expressed the king's satisfaction at the address of tho House of Commons In reply to his majesty's speech, there arose a shrewd looking, youngish man with a thin gray face, a stubbly mustache spanning a firm mouth, a long bead, the phrenological marka of which are revealed by thinning strands of hair. He spoke In a somewhat peda gogic manner, his hands clasped behind lils back. ' his body restlessly swinging from side to side. A running fire of cheers from every part of the house rather startled ' htm as he presented his argu ments In favor of the children of the na tion. Labor Men' Good Debaters. " Thla incident ta typical because It Indi cates the aggressiveness of the laborltes. Man for man, the members of the labor ratty are Undoubtedly better debaters than the members of either the liberal party or the conservative party. And while Mr. Wilson Is not' one of tho best of th de baters of tils party, his attitude shows that he Is business from the word "go." He moved 'the second reading of -a bill providing for tho feeding of school chil dren at tho expense of the state. , A dis tinguishing feature of -the preposaj-leaves to. local education authorities Jht decision whether they shall supply food not only to -necessitous children, but to any. other pupils In their schools. Further, it em powers the authorities ot Inake a charge for recovering the cost of the food from the parents or guardians. ' "A frankly socialistic bill" was an ex pression used by Its critics, and an an swering cheer from the labor members in variably greeted that definition. It was a courageous challenge f rom the, new party to the government, and the fact that the bill was only mildly and timorously com mented upon by the ministerialists was elo quent testimony to the power which the l-ibor members wield over the men who now rule the destinies of the British em pire. "We must do something for these starv ing little ones," suld Mr. Wilson, the mover of the second resolution. "People may talk of the thrlftlessness of the parentB, ' but It 4s not the fault of the children that they are here. Will Save Children. "If," be affirmed, "we could arrest the physical deterioration due to the under feeding of school children we sho;jM do something of Signal benefit to the naYrli ' "Hi Til f '' nUsh- I the future. This want of sufficient menl Is also In my optnton.jnper. B "(i-.i( tor I a great deal ' of mental ImpalrmeVna i.7e we should save the expei miliar lruitc by the adoption of thla resolution In tho reduced number ot workhouses, Jails and lunula asylums. "Charity!" he exclaimed In ringing ac cents of contempt. "We have relied upon charity too long."' The vigorous outburst of cheering swelled in volume as he asked the "gov ernment. In the name of humanity and Christianity, to help the starving little ones." In contrast to the rather flamboyant, but effective, speech ot the Lancashire labor member cams the quiet, studious and delib erate manner of Mr. Herbert Paul, Oxford man, barrister and historian. Speaking from the government benches be heartily agreed with the contentions of ths ex-carpenter., Wilson. "To teach a starting child Is torture," Be asserted. "Free meals would be no more demoralising than free education." . Kvtl of Sweatshops. The evils of the sweatshops In London are declared by experts to be In a great measure due to the boards of guardians themselves, who acc-pf contracts at prices which could not be offered thau except by giving starvation rates ot payment to the "lvs of the needle." An expert In the ready-made clothing trade who wus at the head ot a large Yorkshire firm and who for twenty years haa collected Information about the sweat ing system In London, being Interviewed, aid: "It Is the Loudon guardians the marl vex I who are really to blame for much of the ' starvation pay which Is ruining and mur- daring many women every day," he said. ''They almost Invariably accept the loweat tender for men'a and boy's clothing, and In Ihe clothing trade It is a, recognised fact that tbe lowest teuder alaaya spells sweat ing ' Here are some figures which prove this: A certain metropolitan Dourd of, guar dians recently considered tenders for the supply of men's clothing. The highest was W.ktt. from a reputable north of KngUnd firm, and the lowest was $4,800, from a London manufacturer. ;"I went Into the matter thoroughly and found that the coat price of the cloth sad ihe trimntinga would entail an outlay of over Si.); so that if the successful ton tractor lied bought the proper material and paid anything like a fair wage he would have lost over K.sns on the con tract. And so It sura. It is no wonder (Continued on Fourth Page ) GREATER TROUBLE EXPECTED Friction Following? Taking; lirf. the ew Rrlmr. PARIS. March U. (Special Car c to Th Be.) The resistance to tL torls of church property- continues . sume a violent form, particularly in tain parts of the south of France, where It would appear to have been organised on a large scale. It has resulted In many further collisions with the gendarmerie, and In some Instances In counter demon strations by antl-rlerlcal supporters nf the separation law. At many of the countr:. churches, especially In the region of .he Halites Alpes, the registration officers, and even the gend.trmes, have been obliged to retire before mobs which threatened them, not only with pitchforks, cudgels and stones, but with firearms. Barricades have been erected outside some churches, while In others a sort of portcullis has been hung above the principal entrance, in some cases the authorities, after forcing an entrance, have found that all the ob jects of value have been removed. The spirit of a section of the Catholic clergy may be gathered from the declara tion attributed by the militant Catholic Gaulols to the parish . priest of Champel, In the Haute Irfdre region, where the gendarmes were obliged to use their re volvers In solf-defense: "If the govern ment persists In Its determination to take the Inventories la our churches bloodshed Is certain." The Gaulols adds that the sinister prediction was confirmed by Mcr. Gutllois, . the bishop in whose see the In cident occurred. The satne spirit would seem to have Inspired the pastoral letter just Issued on his return from Home bv the archbishop of Toulouse, who says: "The brutal and premature application of the separation law has alreay provoked an explosion of Indignation, which is the prelude of worse trouble. You know with what firmness we have condemned It from the very first, proclaiming It to be a crime against God and an iniquity toward men." In this connection It Is worthy of nolo that several of the Roman Catholic ec clesiastical authorities. Including the car dinal archbishop of Paris, expressly In structed their clergy to content themselves with a protest and to refrain from active resistance, and secondly, that no difficulty whatever has occurred In taking the in ventories In Protestant and Jewish places of wn-.shlp. Four of the French enrdlnals have Just held a meeting In the Archlepls copal palace to consider measures neces sary for the plcnury assembly of the eplscopato In connection with tho separa tion law. The meeting was also attended by two archbishops and two hlHhops. form ing a commission of inquiry. Although the proceedings have been kept secret, the Gnulols stntes that after the program of the coming assembly had been discussed, a kind of subcommittee was formed for the regulation of all details. When the pro gram Is eventually, arranged It will be submitted to the pope. In conclusion, it is declared that Cardinal Coulllo appears to be greatly opposed to the separation law, declaring It schismatic. Cardinals Lecot and Laboure are 'disposed to submit to the law, ' while Cardinal Richard Is In clined to advocate resistance. All of them. however, will bo glad to submit to the de. clsler. of the pope.. HILL TRIBES CAUSE TROUBLE Indian Government Mast Take Active Measures to Establish) reset In Northwest, . CALCUTTA, March 84.-(Speclal Cable gram to The Bee.) In consequence of the repeated raids by bands of Waslris and other tribesmen occupying the wild, hide- pendent territory on the northwest frontier of India the military authorities in India contemplate sending a powerful expedition into the disturbed districts to convince the tribesmen that these attacks on British outposts and government agents must cease. It is not intended to make the ex pedltlon a punitive one, for In the opinion of Lord Kitchener, the commander-in-chief, rthe occasional burning of a native village as a punishment for a raid Is a temporary measure which merely results In reprisals by tbe tribesmen. Efforts recently have been made by sending a high official to In terview the chlefa of the recalcitrant tribes to persuade them to keep their followers In order and abstain from the periodical at - tacks upon Hriliifh postal The expedition tin' titliuw up these representa- tL. p Viiks show of force to check the The cainnuind.-r-in-ehlef Is of the opin ion that the only way to prevent the re currence of these troi'. s is to educate the tribesmen as has been me In other parts of India, which ure new quite peaceful. The employment of forcV Is an extremely difficult matter on account of the terrible character of tho country. To occupy the hills In sufficient force to overawe the tribesmen would require the use of tho greater part ot all of the troops In India, During the last few months at least half a doxen Instances have occurred of attacks by native raiders. In September last two Sepoys were killed and two others wounded by a party of raiders at lludln, and in the same week two men of the South Waalrts tan militia were ambushed and killed. In December u gang ot tribesmen attacked the levy post ut Gudwaiia. killing alx men and wounding three oilier ot the garrison. A few days later a village was raided near Peshawar and a considerable quantity of property looted. Major Donaldson of the Baunu brigade was murdered during the same month, und not long ago Lieutenant Colonel Hurman. commanding the South Wuxiristan militia, was killed. These and similar acts of aggre.SNlon have become alarmingly frequent of late, and the au t built its hope, by the methods which are now under consideration to bring the tribesmen Into a more friendly attitude. MERCHANTS MAKE AN APPEAL Persians lalt London to Ask Protection front Troups of Turkey. LoNImjX. March 24. (Special Cablegram to The Bee. The question which has been agitating Constantinople diplomats for come Unit appears .Ikely to be transferred to this city through the action of four of the" most lnlluentlal mechant princes from Bushlre on the Persian gulf, coming to this country to lay their grievances before the British government. Garbed Is their long, flowing garments, redolent of attar and musk, thoy attract ' attention wherever they go. "We have come to the mighty British empire for protection against the Turkish soldiers, sent by the Porte to guard lis Intreela," they assert in a statement. "Tile inhabitants of Buahire are maltreated by the Turks, to such an extent that the only course left open to us Is to lay our com plaints before the. mighty British nation. Murder, arson and theft are rampant In oar cities and no one'a life Is sate." ,M JUBILANT J jt of Old Republic Profess to See t Brkht Future Under Liberals. GENERAL BOTHA TALKS OF THE SITUATION Saji Boers Hope for Justice at Hands of Hew Administration. REIGN OF MINE OWNERS MAY SOON END Little Clique Said to Be Out of Power in Colony. NATIVES MAKE TROUBLE IN MANY PLACES From atal Border to Znlaland There la FTldence of t'nreat on Part of Tribes of JOHANNESBURG. Mnrch 24 (Special Ca blegram to The Bee.) Accumulated reports arc coming In from the country districts which establish tho conviction that tho general turn of politics in, Oreat Britain has revived all the old conditions of strained relationship existing before the wsr between the two white races of South Africa. Whatever the ultimate Intention of the British government may be and think ing men realise that the position of the government Is a difficult one there Is no doubt whatever as to the result ot Its first moves. The British population, and espe cially the scattered British farmers, are almost In dcspals, while the Boers every where are oponly and aggressively exultant. An old South African who has Just returned from a trek In the Western Transvaal Is authority for the statement that the pres ent state of feeling there precisely repro duces the state of feeling existing in lbSl. Another representative man from the Kroonstad district of Orange River Colony tells the same . tale. To put the matter briefly there Is a pervading impression among the country people of both colonies that the Boers are once more "the top dog" of South Africa. A meeting of the Het Volk held at Pre toria the other night adopted resolutions thanking the British, government for Its decision to revoke the Transvaal constitu tion and grant full self-government to both of the new Colonies. It further expresses the hope and trust that In the new consti tution the peculiar circumstances will be taken Into consideration, which Is, of course, the nearest approach possible in a message of this nature to an appeal for special electoral favors. Some ' Donbt la Fell. ; One great trouble 1b that, owing to the kaleidoscopic, attitude of the government on South African affairs, one is reluctant to refer to any fresh ministerial prenounce- ment until it is see whether It Is repudiated or modified by the next spokesman on be half of the .cabinet. Mr. Churchill's remarks on the native question hare, however, been widely quoted - The ?rolbla.J Yoday between the . new colonies and the "'Imperial government la that the latter does not deign to study either the ' history ,' -f the subcor rlnent or the present situation. The premier makes an important statement on Chinese labor before he has read . the ordinance; the under secretary of the colonies attacks Ixrd MUner's native ' policy apparently without knowing what that policy Is. Last week General Botha declared that Lord Mllner had partdered to the Kaffirs and In dians at the expense of the Boers. In his farewell spech at Johannesburg Lord Mll ner admitted that in the opinion of the vast majority of the South Africans he was a heretic on the color question, but pleaded for an intelligent and sympathetic policy. In order, to pave tho way for such a policy Lord Mllner encouraged the appointment of an Intercolonial commission on native af fairs. Under such circumstances the country is becoming alarmed at the manifest Ignor ance of. the cabinet on alt South African matters. General Botha In an interview this week said that the cancellation of the letters patent had relieved the Transvaal of being ruled by the Chamber of Mlnea and Messrs. Wernher and Beit He bit terly assailed Lord Mllner, whose adminis tration, he said, had brought the popula tion to a' greater poverty and distress than ever before. , Today the' Transvaalers pos sessed nothing, but he thanked God that there was a government In England which he hoped would see Justice done. A little clique would no longer be able to dominate South Africa. The ndne owners and the Chinese would both be kicked out if out rages continued: but every industry must be supported and receive as much labor as possible. Whoever imported labor must properly control It. Botha Advises Peace. In conclusion General Botha advised the Boers to go on quietly as they had done since the war and strive to create a mod erate party ot Boers and Brltona which would abolish the1 present injustice. Meanwhile In Natal there la much irrita tion and disappointment because of the failure of the British government to inter vene against a possible spread of native disaffection In the colony. The press is voicing strenuous complaints against home interference and a grave crisis unquestionably . confronts Natal, and with Natal South Africa generally, unlesa these symptoms of rebellion are checked with a strong hand. The whites are out numbered by ten to one in Natal. There, is evidence that sedition is still ac tive and trouble . Is hourly .expected on the Zululand border, where a strong column of cavalry and artillery, with Maxims and searchlighis, has taken up its position. The Zulus. It should be stated, show every ap pearance of loyalty and possibly recourse will bo had to their assistance. Native levlee are Iteatlng the forests of tliia for refractory natives. All Is quiet, however. In mld-NataL the shooting of the 1wt natives evidently hav ing bad a profound effect upon the natives of that district. It Is believed that If the commandant of the column there had a'cted with more firmness the outbreak would never have occurred. Dewey Tar Gibraltar. GIBRALTAR. March at. The Cnittd States navy tug Potomac, on of the vessels convoying the dry dock Dewey to ,the Phil ippines, arrived here tndsy from Las Pal- mas, Canary Islands. Its commander said tne ijewey, wnicn lert tn t'anarias March IS, would pass through tbe at raits of Gibral tar on Sunday evening or Monday morniug next. The knowledge gained by the earlier experiences has enabled tbe American offl Cets to avoid the difficulties preriousiy en countered and ths towing front Las Palmat is proceeding smoothly. Fair weather has 4 prevailed and the duokis In good condition SECOND BAPTISM FOR PRINCESS remiss Queen of Spain Takes Step al nest, ROME, March ;. (Bpeclal Cablegram t' The Bne Cardinal Lngue. upon the oc casion of a recent audience w ith the pope, made the statement that the conversion of Princess Ena of Battenberg had created an exctllent Impression among Roman Catholics In Great Britain, and he hlnte.l that other conversions were likely to oc cur In Influential jurters in the near fu ture. A leading diplomat participated .n the negotiations in Home In regard to the conversion of tho princess. Contrary to what had been supposed, the baptism "sub comlltlone" was .given. The Catholic church, according to this diplomat, has acted differently at different times in regard to the nistter of the bap tism of dissidents. According to the state ment, while some of tho popes have pro hibited it. others regard It as necessary. Broadly, the doctrine, is that the bsptisTi of dissidents Is valid If It Is administered with the usual formula. In the name of the three persons of the trinity, and In such ase the conditional baptism is pot necessary. In.ismurh as the Irreconcilable elements among the Carllsts . still In rebellion against the throne started rumors thut the conversion of Princess F.na would oe only pro forma It was decided that any doubts on this subject should be set at rest. It has always been the custom In Spain to administer conditional baptism to all converts from Protestantism, and it was Judged to be best to follow this precedent. Consulted on this point, the Vatican replied that the baptism was not a ceremony sine qua non, but If It were a convenience on political grounds it could be performed Conditionally. Reference was then made to King Edward, to Princess Henry and Princess Ena, who replied that there was, no obstacle, as they desired that there should not bo any doubt about the matter. The archbishop of Westmin ster consulted through the bishop of Not tingham, said that It would be best to follow the Spanish custom.- It was, there fore, finally decided that thf princess should be conditionally baptised after tho abjuration and profession of faith. KING PETER FLOUTED IN PALACE Guests at Conrt Ball Object to Pres ence of Regicides In OSJce. BEI3RADK. March 24.-8peclal Cable gram to The Bee.) King Peter's court ball. Just held, waa a frigid ceremonial, at which the prevailing feeling was the uni versal uneasiness which exists throughout Bervla. The regicide officers strutted about, evidently determined to show their author ity while yet It lasts, but the efforts to keep up dancing were a lamentable failure. ' The Strstna of the splendid military or chestra were wasted. Insofar 'as the waltzers were concerned, for during a greater part of the evening the floor was empty. King Peter walked about, aTable as ever, end tried hard to forget nobody, but to shed his royal benevolence Impartially upon oil. . . Little groups of guests stood about whis pering and tyelng suspiciously the move ments of their political antagonists. The spectacle of Mr. Chamberlain chatting wltH Sir Henry Campbcil-Bannermann In the lobby of the House ot Commons could find no parallel, for Instance, in the royal pal ace of Belgrade, where membera of differ ent parties "don't know each other" and exchange defiant stares across the par quet. The most animated part of the ball was the rush to the buffet and the unbridled denunciations which followed. For one rea son or another it was Insufficiently fur nished on this occasion, and such remarks were overheard as, "The fellows (mean ing the regicides) are disgracing the pal ace;" "His majesty does not know that we are accustomed to a regal buffet In Bel grade palace;" "After all It Is we who pay for this and we should be received once a year in proper style." NEBRASKAN CAUSES SENSATION Makes Horse Jimp Over Park Seats and "Shoots Vp" Part of ' London. LONDON, March 24. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) Consternation was created in the park near Arundel castle this week when a visitor rode in on horseback and proceeded, to Jump over the seats, at the. same time discharging a revolver Into the air. . Some young women, pupils of St. Wil fred's convent school, who. were in the park at the time, took refuge In the High Horn tower. The duke of Norfolk waa also In the park, and It waa rumored that the rider was an anarchist and had designs upon the duke. The man, how ever, ceased firing when ,. remonstrated with, and said he waa only getting his horse accustomed to stand fire. He added that he was from Nebraska, in America, and .that, nothing . would) be thought of such doings in, his country. He waa ot placed under arrest, but the police con vinced him that different policies obtained in this country. . . . LOWER PRICESFOR CATTLE Irish Stork Growers Mar Suffer Seriously If Present Teadeury la Continued. DUBLIN. March 24. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The more open of the op ponents of the Importation of Canadian cattle frankly assert that the invasion of the Canadian herd . will ruin the Irish rattle trade, and ruin most effectively the Mtrmtl furmer. who has heretofore loe.lcrwl tn the r.rlce of his two or three seor eatiio tn secure the monev for the navnient ..t l... . . ..... . .1 rent, it is notewonny milt u.-spite tut restriction shutting Canadian cattle out from competing in many of the . markets prices of meat have gone ateadily down, and the contention Is that if Canadian cattle are admitted and the drop continue!) muny more small farmers must be wlpel out .of existence Loan to Raaalaa Lnadlorda. ST. PETERSBURG, March 24. The coun cil of the empire, by a vott of 4. to 15 has adopted tbe project to grant a loan of t8.0u0.trtl to landlords who suffered from the agrarian troubles. The loan la repayable In forty years, but will not I -ear interest In 11(10. The distribution of the money will be conducted by a commission according to the report of the Investigating com mittee. Japanese Spies Arrearrd. .VLADIVOSTOK. March I4.Tw, Japi neee tnerchants were arrested tciuy In one of the forts here. In their possession were found the plans of the' fortlficsilons and notes referring' to them." POINT FOR I1ADLEY Standard Oil Company Admits Control of Waters-Pierce and Repnblio Concerns. HELD FOR NEW JERSEY CORPORATION This Trust Also Holds 8tock of Indiana Standard Oil Company. MISSOURI OFFICIALS ARE ELATED Attorneys for Oil Combine Say Tact is Immaterial and Will Be Ruled Out. H. H. ROGERS ON STAND IN NEW YORK Saya He is Stockholder la Standard Oil Company, hot Knows Mo Details of Missouri Jlnslneaa. NEW ORK, March 24. -Counsel for the Standard Oil company at the Investigation being conducted by Attorney General Had ley of Missouri agreed to have noted on the records of the company an admission that tbe stock of the Republic Oil conTpany and the Waters-Pierce Oil company and the Standard Oil company of Indiana Is held In trust by the Standard Oil company of New Jersey. Henry H. Rogers, vice president of the Standard OH company, was the first wit ness today In the Investigation conducted by Attorney General Hadley of Missouri, who is seeking to oust the Standard Oil company of Indiana and companies alleged to be allied with It from aolng business In Missouri. Atorney General Hadley began by ask ing Mr. Rogers if he Is a stockholder in the Standard Oil company of Indiana and Mr. Rogers said he Is. "Do you know anything of the condi tions of the sale of oil In Missouri?" he wan asked. "Not in detail," replied Mr. Rogers. "Do you know of any division of the business in Missouri relative to the sale of oil between the respondent companies, the Watera-Flcree and the Republic Oil company?" "I do not." 1 "Do you own or control any rtock in the Waters-Pierce company yourself or through another person?" "I do not." "Do you know N. N. Van Buren?" "I have heard of him." j "Ho Is a son-in-law of John D. Archibald, Is he not 7"' . "So I have understood." As to Til ford. "Is H. M. Tllford a director of the Stand ard OH company of Indiana?" "I don't know; I don't think so." . "Do you know whit business he 1b In?" "I think he Is connected with the Conti nental company." . "Has .Mr. Tilford an'tofTlce at 2t Broad way?" "I think he has." : . "Is the business of the Standard Oil com pany of Indiana controlled in Missouri hy any trade committee with offices at 2 Broadway?" "Not to my knowledge." "What business i :n necilon have you, if any, with the buslius of selling and re fining petroleum in Missouri?" . "I have none." "You swear that part ot the business is controlled and managed by others?" . "Yes, the detail work is." Moffatt Henda Indiana Company. "Who is the president of the Standard OH company of Indiana?" "D. A. Moffatt, I think." "Do you know Walter C. Teagle?" "Yes." "You said before that Mr. Teagle . was In some general business. Is that in con nection with the Standard Oil?'.' "I understend so." t "Where is Mr. Moffatt'a office?" "I believe It is at 2 Broadway." "Did you never have a conference with Mr. Moffatt there?" "I have." "Was it on business connected with the business of the Standard OH company of Indiana,' and did you meet him at 16 Broadway?" "I presume that it waa; I don't recall now." Knowledge Is Limited. ' "You know of tho existence ot ths Walers-Plercc' Oil company of Missouri, do you not?" "I have heard of It." replied Mr. Rogers. Mr. Hadley then read a question asked at the previous hearing, which charged that the Waters-Pierce company and the Re public OH company and the Standard Oil company of Indiana were doing business in Missouri In violation of that state's anti-trust laws. "Is It not a fact that the stock of these companies is held by the Standard Oil com pany of New Jersey, or by some person or persona in trust for il for a combination trust, confederation or agreement?" tins attorney'general askedi "My knowledge" is extremely limited as to such details," answered Mr. Rogers.' Judge Johnson,' one of the attorneys for the Standard Oil company; then had It noted on the records that the Standard OH' company would admit that the stock of the Republic Oil company and' the Wraters Plerce company and thu Standard Oil com pany of Indiana was held in trust by tho Standard oil of New Jersey. Why Admission Are Made. - Judge Johnson added that the admission was made for the purpose of the present litigation. Judge Priest; lso -oounsel for the Stau dard Oil company, said the stock (howiug on the Block book . Of the Waters-Pierce company, as stsndlng in the name of M. M. Van Buren was held in the Interests' of .u.. ainnH.wi nil enmitaiiv of New Jernev. I r ' j cnd tnat ,n'y lnad lhat ttaml'"'lon 'or toe purpose oi i.s-.-u. don't suppose the stock is held for the puri-oses of tnis litigation, ooserveu General Hadley. "No, the admission is made for the pur poses of ' this litigation," replied Judgi Priest. The Statidard OH company attorneys hsd the admissions noted on the record and Judge I'rlest then said It waa understood, ot course, that these admissions were made subject to an exception, aa to ita materiality- to be passed upon by the higher courts! . - What They Admit. General Hadley then said that he wished it understood that these admissions of stock ownership covered the period of time named in the Information. The trust at torney agreed to ih! and made a new ad mission that, for th purjsea nf this liti gation only, it would be admitted that a majority of the Standard OH company of Continued on Fourth Page) THE BEE BULLETIN. Kereesit for rhrnalta Warmer Sun day Fair. KW HXTHIV Flaht I'naes. 1 Rnallsh l.nhor Party Active. Boera Jubilant Over Outlook. Standard Oil Makes Admissions. Coal Scale Still In Deadlock. a House Passes the Hasina Bill. Senators In nor for Fort Xlo-braru. 3 Mews from All Parts nf ebrn.kn. Hot Flaht Over Rnllrnnd Bonds. S Life Sentence for Hart re. leo Tolstoi and Ilia life Work. ( onrtlng Ways of Royal People. CorklMlla thnt Are Perfret Dreams. T Snnriny Services at the Churches. F.DITOnitl. SE TIO-F.lght rages. S Pnst Week In Omaha Society. Woman In ( Inh und t harlty. Funeral of Mayor Moorea. S Birthday Anniversary of 'Phonea. 4 F.riltorlal. 5 Humble Genlua Goes 1 nrewarded. Snnrtlna- F.venta of the Day. Condition of Omahn'a Trade. T Council Blnffa and Iowa Mews. H Huntlnarton Case an Important One Connrllmen Discuss the Mayorship. W AT AD SKCTIOW F.laht Paaen. 1 Land la Most Certain Investment. Goaaln Amonar Ileal F.ntate Men. 8 Oiunha and Xrhrnska Real K state. H Want Ada. 4 Want Ada. A Want Ada. T Financial and Commercial. Hoy Works Father on Fokc Story. Grand Week for the . W. C. A. Il.l.l STK ITED SF.CTIOS F.laht Paaea. 1 Bryan on Chinese Knllabtenment. Veterans of Hebelllon In Army, a Problems Before Postal Congress. Gosalit Ahoot People of oe. .1 Plays, Players and, Playhouses. Music and Musical Matters. 4 John M, Thnyer'a Life In Xcbrnaka. Canadian Bnnka end Hankers. K C'Tccr of August H. Hennlnas. History of t.onrterfnl Jim Key. Tralnload of Glues Reer Tanka. A Woman t Her Waya and Her World T Sporting; Gnaalp of the Week. H furloua Caprra of t'npld. Some Tersely Told Tales. aualnt Featnrea of Real Life. COl.OIl SF.CTTO Four Pones. 1 Roster Brown at Literary Recital. Queer Thlnaa from All Over World 3 Ilia Price Paid tor Escape Prison. 4 Hrrr Splegleberaer'a Hot Joke. Simon Simple nnd the Coal Man. Temperature at Omnhn Yesterdayi Hani Den;. Hour. Dev. B n. m . 41 n. m. T n. m . Ha. in. w a. m . 11 a. m. 11 n. m . 12 m.. . . 2T Jf7 2T 27 2T y 20 SI t p. m . . . . J p. m . . . . a p. m . . . . 4 p. m . . . . R p. m . . . . p. m.... T p. n . . . . :to rv A4 4 34 .14 34 i . . . . i , . . . SEVEN KILLED BY ' TRAIN Victims of Grade Crossing; In Pennsyl vania Represent Three Genera tlona In One Family. 81'NBl'RY, Pa., March 24.-Seven per sons, representing three generations of one family, wcro killed today on the Phila delphia "Readlng railway at Hass Cross ing, one mile, south of here. The dead: O. W. NKIDIO, aged 3 years. CLARKNCK NEIDIO. nged 41 year. SILAS NEID1U, aged 36 years, sons of the first named. . MRS CIKKNCn NRIDIO, aged 30 yearr, and their three children. . MARY, sged 4 years. BLANCH fcl. aged 6 years. GILHElfr. aged 2 years. There was to have been a family reunion tomorrow at the home of G. W. Neldlg at Augustavllle, a small village near here, and tho latter had driven to tho home of his sons to convey the party to Augusta vllle. The wagon containing the seven persons waa crossing the railroad tracks when an express train dushed Into the vehicle. The occupants of the wagon were thrown or dragged many feet by the locomotive and their bodies were terribly mangled. BODY RECOVERED FROM MINE Victims of Fsplosloa in Shaft ot Century, W. Va, Kow amber Twenty-Three. PHILIPPI, W. Va., March 24. One body waa recovered from the Century mlno to day and another Is known to be under the. fall of slate. This Increased the number killed by Thursday's explosion to twenty three The funerals of several of the vic tims wero held this afternoon and tho others will be burled tomorrow. ' An exhaustive examination of the mine Is being made by State Mine Inapoctor J, A. Paul and Coroner Chenoweth, and as soon as the results of the Investigation are known, the lnuuual of the coroner will be called. The explosion Is txijeved to have been caused by a "blown out shot." An official of the CentuYy Coal company says the actual damage to the mine will not exceed 1200. and operations will be re sumed immediately after the report of the mine Inspectors has been receivtaf. GREENE AND GAYNOR CASE Defense and Prosecution Have Nearly All Their Testi mony la. SAVANNAH. Oa., March 24. I'pon ad journing the federul court today until Mon day In the Greene and Guynor case. Judge Sneer Inquired of couiibcI fcr the defense how many more witnesses they had to In troduce. "Eight or ten more," answered Mr. Osborne. " "Mr. Krwin. may I ak If you will iiavn ar.y more?" "If the defense continues to introduce witnesses of the character of those it has j been presenting," responded the district attorney, "we will not introduce any moi-e I testimony. iter the district atlorney apologixed for , tn, ,-.,. ,aylng he Intended no re . flecllon on ,h, character of the witnesses, . Indicating simply that he did not I consider the testimony that was brought out from them for the defense us damaging i to the government's case. OMAHAN IS WEDDED ON STAGE Charles Garviu Marries Girl at Kalamasoo W hom He Met Flrat Tim nn Moadny. KALAMAZOO, MU h.. March 24 tBpo. cial Telegram. Charles Garvin, said here to be a sou of an Omaha grocer and known in the theatrical world as Charles 8-j-ii. met, was marrfcd here today to Josepldiia Rosenthal of Chi. ago on the stage of ti e Bijou theater. The couple met on Mon day for the tlrst time. It was a cum- uf love at first sight for both of tbem. They Intend to a .pear together in vaudeville stunts. MINERS IX DEADLOCK Joint Scale Committee Adjourns Until Monday Without Takinc Any Action. CONTRACT EXPIRES NEXT SATURDAY Unless an Agreement is Beached by that Time 225.000 Men "Will Quit Work. ALL PROPOSITIONS ARE VOTED DOwN Offers from One Bide Are Uniformly Rejected by the Other. ROBBINS OFFER IS STILL OPEN Plttsbnrar Operator nnd Several Inde pendents Willing- to Pay Scale nf Two Years Ago, hut Miners Are. Noncommittal. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. March H.-Aftei being ' in Joint conference through com mittees since Tuesday afternoon, the coal operators and miners of the central com petitive district consisting of Illinois, In diana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania and those of the southwestern district, com posed of Missouri. Kansas, Texas, Arkan sas and Indian territory, are no nearer an agreement upon a wage scale to go Into effect In one week than they were when the former Joint conference adjourned In disagreement on February 17. The present wage scale expires next Saturday, and unless an agreement Is reached by the miners and operators be fore that time, 22S,ono union Wtum'.noux miners will bo called from the mines in .hi stntes named. The Joint scale committee of the central ' competitive district adjourned this after noon, after being in session tour day a, to meet Monday morning, when a motion to report a disagreement will be offered and It Is believed will be carried. The session of the Joint conference to receive this report will according to the present pro- gram be called to meet Monday after noon. AH Propositions Toted Down. During the four days the operators and miners have been In conference, not a motion or proposition offered by either sldo . upon tho wage scale has been adopted. In every caso .win-re a proposition waa offered, it has been flatly refused. Tin operators have been confronted with serious dissensions In tholr own ranks. F.' L. Boo blns of the western Pennsylvania opera tors, has agreed to pay an advance of 6.5' per cent, which la tha demand by tlvj miners, but the operators of Illinois, In diana and Ohio have firmly refused to pay any advance. Under the rules of tho' Joint committee the votes ot both opera tors arid miners must be recorded as units and this division of operators has resulted In the defeat of every motion not favorable to all of them. The meeting of the Joint scale commit tee have been marked by many bitter per sonalities between the operators. Mr. Bob bins has announced that he Intends to jay the Increase, asked by the miners, not only In tho mines of the Pittsburg Coal com pany of which he la president, but also In his own ' mliiea In western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois. Independent operators In western Pennsylvania, represented oy O. A. Magoon,. have announced through him that they will pay the advance If Mr. Robblns does. Other Independent mine owners have also signified their Intention to .pay tho advance If those In their dis tricts do so. Those of Illinois, Indiana nnd Ohio declare they cannot afford to pay any advance whatever. Mitchell la .Noncommittal. President Mitchell of the mine workers has firmly declared that no settlement will be made unleas an advance In wages la given. Whether the officers of the mlno workers will allow the miners to sign the seals and go to work In districts where tho advance la allowed is a question that the operators have tried In vain to get Presi dent Mitchell of the mine workers to an swer. The only expression Mr. Mitchell has made on the subject waa today when he remarked In the committee meeting that the course the operators were taking might bring that situation about. It is not certain that the national con vention of the miners, which must ratify any action taken by the Joint conference, would allow any districts to sign the ad vanced scale and go to work with the other districts Idle, even if such action were. en dorsed by the national officers. The statement was made today by a na tional officer of the United Mine Workers that, according to the construction by President Mitchell of the by-laws govern ing the central states' agreement, no con tract can be signed with less than W Dei cent of the operators. This was explained to mean Individual operators . and not operators controlling 60 per cent of the tonnage of the district Involved tu tbe con tract. It la freely stated that both operators and miners aro playing a waiting game, as each aide desires to throw upon the other the responsibility for a strike. When the Joint scale commute reports a disagreement to tho Joint conference th fight will be renewed upon tbe floor aaat the finality will then soon bo reached. The operatora und miners ot the south western district will determine their po sition after the discussion In the central competitive district haa .been concluded. Anthracite Operatora Prepared. NEW YORK. March 24. Announcement was made today by ths anthracite mine operatora that they have on hand within a radius of less than 100 miles ot New York City, a reserve supply of mors thsn .(iriA.iMv tons of good marketable grades of anthracite coal. This Is in addition to Ihe supplies held by the dealers and larger consumers. In accumulating this vast store ot coal, an army of mn have been steadily em ployed for months. Storage facilities have ! been Increased very largely. In soma cases by the lesslng of farms along the route of railroads. Many of these spots are Isolated, but they are within easy trans portation distance from New York. The operators declare that should a strike come there will be no li.ionvenlence sucli as attended the disturbances In the anthra cite region in 1902. HEAVY DAMAGES FOR INJURY Man Hit by Battrd Ball Awarded Judgment Aaalaat the Chi-i-ago Americans. CHICAGO.'. March 24. August Auerbach, who sued the American base hall league for I2S.0U0 damages for Injuries received by being hit by a batted ball, waa today awarded flo.noo damages by Jury la Judg Frost's courk
