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Daily Bee. HEWS SECriOl P:r;:s 1 ta B. NEW LOCATION . THE BEE BUSINESS OFFICE Ground floor Corner The Bti Build! ITih and Farnaia ESTABLISHED JUKE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 31, 190G-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COP THREE CENTS. The Omaha ? 1 v I V 7 MINERS LIVE ON HAY Thirteen Victim! of Mine Diearter In Trance Betcned Alire. . ALL HOPE ABANDONED TWO WEEKS AGO j Budden Appearance of Emaciated Men j ' Friihteni Salvae. Oorpa. THEY ATE HAY AND FLESH OF DEAD HORSE Thi Meaeer Diet Sustains Life for Nearly Three Weeks. TAKEN AT ONCE TO THE HOSPITAL Othrri of TwflT Haedred Bar led T Explesloa BellfTfil to Be Allv Hi Rririr Work Is LENS. France. Mnrch 30. The disaster lit the Courrlere coal mine had a startling sequel today when thirteen minora were taken out alive after having endured un speakable horrors during twcnty day of entombment. The story of the survivor, so far as it has been told, discloses that they lived for many dare on putrid horse meat amid total darkness and the stench from acorea of decaying corpse. The pres ence of human flesh would speedily have forced the starving men to resort to the last desperate extremity If they had not been rescued. The 'survivors f.re sturdy young miners from 17 to 25 yeara of aire, except their leader, Henri Nomy. who la M years old. All show the terrible effects of their experience, being; emaciated nnd blinded. Their rescue caused a temporary nervous lucidity, during which they greeted their relatlvea and graphically related their sufferings. The doctora then forced quiet upon them, fearing the results of fever and poisoning from their having eaten de cayed home flesh. Many Toachtna; (Irenes. There were touching scenes aa wives and mothers greeted those whom they had long given up aa dead. Crowda besieged the hospitals- to which the men were taken, cheer ing the survivors and Imprecating the inef fective nature of the salvage work that fol lowed Immediately after the disaster. The rescue of these thirteen men revived hope In many families that others are alive, and the relatlvea of thoae whose bodiea have riot been recovered clamoroualy. de manded thai efforte ba redoubled to bring out any possible survivors. There is a report that In addition to the 1 1. 1. . s.Ka ' hmnffht nn mil of ibo mine today there were five others who came with them almost to the bottom of the pit. but were unable to come further Ml account of exhaustion. . " . The total number of men missing after the catastrophe was 1.112. The bodiea re covered approximately . numbered 600, and there are atUl unaccounted for, approxi mately, 700. ' ' : ".' ' The engineers explain that some mould ering lire prevented them from exploring remote passages of the mine, where it was Ihuiiaht there could be ho aurvlvora. The mine owners also say that the strike of miner reduced the number of rescuer Pliable, ufany engineers and ecfentlstt agree that all In the mine died Ions ago. Engineer Laur, however, dissents, aaert. ing that the aa vage work baa beea deplo ably Inefficient and he bclievea that scores died of exhaustion owing to the poor work of the salvage companies -Rcscae Party 8trlrd. The suddon appearance of the Im prisoned men caused stupefaction. A gang of salvagers had Just completed their night's j work when they were startled to see a group of miners, terribly haggard and ex hausted and with eyea aunken appear from a remote part of pit No. I. The strongest if the party said they had broken out of a distant gallery tVhere they had been en to hbed since the disaster of March 10. The rescued men were taken up the elevator, but were unable to see, owing to the Uassllng daylight. The mine officials were deeply affected aa the weeping aurvlvora were taken to a hospital. The men were able to talk feebly but sensibly. They all asked for news of relatives or friends and wished to go home Immediately. The doc tora, however, prevented them with diffi culty from ao doing. Later crowds be ' sieged the mines in the hope of hearing of further escapee, necessitating the em ployment of a strong police force and de tachments of troops to maintain order. Others May Be Alive. It Is said that others of the entombed miners are alive and about to be brought out. their signals having been heard. One of the men roacued today, a man named Nemy, said that for the first eight days the party ate the bark off the tim bering of the mine. Later they found the deoonipoeed body of a horee, which they cut. up and at with hay. , The survivor brought up portions of the deoompoaed horee meat. Nemy, who waa the most lucid of the miners who escaped, graphically described their Imprisonment aa follows: "After the explosion I groped tuy way about. Stumbling over bodies and seeking refuge from the gases. I found some com rades sheltered in a remote niche. We at earth and bark for eight days. "W continued to grope among the bodies seeking for an outlet from our prison, but were foroed back time and again. W found soma hay, which we ate, and two days after we found a dead horse, which we cut up and ate with the hay and bark. We suffered most for the want of water. "Finally we became desperate and sepa rated Into three parties and communicated with each other by shouts. "Last ulght we felt a draft of fresh air, which finally guided us to an opening." The doctors have forbidden the survivor to do any further talking. Vast crowds of people surround the hospital where the escaped men are being treated. Resraera Carry Frovlsloa. The families of the miners are Intensely Indignant., They claim that salvage op erations were never undertaken In the part of the mine from which Nemy and his com panions escaped, and disorder are ex pected. The most severe repressive mea sures have been taken. Crowds of women 1 nounie the directors and engineer, cry ing, "If you had given us tools we would have saved our own husbands. " The party which escaped todey origin ally numbered twenty men. of whom six disappeared during the groping in tue darkness. A number of the salvage corps was counted among those brought out today, making the actual number of sur vivor thirteen. The latter are positive that others are alive In the mine. They aay they heard call and tapping yester day bvit were unable to reach the en- Continued om Second Pa EXCHANGE WILL STAND ALONE Rrala Mea Befase to CenllJste ltn Commercial flak am eeretery. Th active mrmliers of the Omaha Oaln exchange held a meeting In tli Commercial club rooms Friday afternoon, at the cn.1 of J. H. Hamilton, chairman of the gra committer, and adopted resolutions wr will be presented to the Boerd of Dire- ', The resolutlona were presented by mlttee of five, of which Nathan Met waa chnlrmnn. and were widely different from those offered by Mr. Mcrrlnm at the meeting Wcdnerday. Following is their text: To the MemW of the Omaha Orali. enehnnge: Your committee to which was referrerl a t of resolutions rnr revision or other action begs leave to report that the resolutions presented to you snd plncci In chersre of this committee were, upon consideration, Inld upon the tnhle and in substitution therefore we offer the follow ing resolutions for vour consideration: He It Resolved, fhnt It Is the sense of this committee thst the Omnha Ornln ex change mnintnin Its separate Identity In all matters: and be It further Resolved. That the Omaha Grain ex change employ a secretary, at a reasonable salary, to represent, care for nnd work exclusively for the Interests of the Omaha Grain exchange; and be It further Resolved. That we believe It would be wise to appoint as such secretary a man thoroughly familiar with rnilronds. their methods and tariffs; and be It further Resolved. That the transportation com mittee of the Omaha Grain exchange shall be composed of seven members to be se lected from the active members of 'ho (train exchange, of whom tmo shnll he line elevator man. one independent elevator man, three receivers or brokers and one member of the Grain exchange having no elevator or receiving interests. All of which Is reepectfullv submitted. N. MERRIAM, t'hn'.rinnn. K. P. PECK. A. R. JACJl'ITH. JAM KB WA1M. J. K. VON PORN". ot for a Railway Mnn. A motion waa passed that as there were present two membera of the Board of 7M rectors, these two members be requested to communicate to the board that it wai the sense of this meeting of the active membera of the Grain exchange that a railroad mnn be not employed as secretary of this exchange. Mr. Merrlnm'e resolutions of Wednesday were to combine the transportation of the exchange and the Commercial club under the charge of the present commissioner of the club and to have the transportation committee consist of five men, one from a line elevator, "two from terminal elevators and two brokera. They met with opposition at that meeting, were given to a committee of Ave, of which Mr. Merrlam was made chairman, with Instructions to report Fri day. " Fourteen men, all of them actively en gaged in the grain trado on the local ex change, were preaent at Friday's meeting. WRECK VICTIMS RECOVERED Body of Loals Bchr Fogs Borled i Three Pert t ader the i Band. ! CASPER.,' Wye!, March So.-iSpecial Tel egramsThe body of Louis Behr, the miss ing man In the train wreck near Seminole last Sunday night, was recovered to-lay and arrived in Casper late this evening.- This Is the last. body to be found and it .waa burled three feet in the band. The funeral of seven of the victims was held yesterday and that of Charles Moll occurred today. "he Masonic order, of which he' was a member, conducted the' funeral rites. Th body of D. D. Blue waa sent to his former home In Nebraska for Interment.' , The coroner held an Inquest over the dead bodies of the men killed in Sunday's wreck and all of the witnesses have been examined, but the jury has aa yet come to no verdict. DEATH RECORD. Jefca Boyle. KEARNEY, Neb., Murch 0.-(Speclal Telegram.) John Boyle, an old and re spected cittsen of this city, died this morn ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs, J. H. Klrkpatrick. Deceased was 8 years of age and had been, a resident of this city for the last sixteen years. He was a widower and leaves three daughters and three sons surviving him. Of tre Mrs. Klrkpatrick and Harry Boyle live in Kearney. The remains will be taken to the old home In Pennsylvania for inter ment. Myrom M. Bark. CLIFTON SPRINGS, N. Y., March 30. Myron M. Buck of St. Louis died at Ills summer home here today. He had been in poor health for nearly a year and sub mitted to a surgical operation several months ago. The operation afforded only temporary relief, however. Mr. Buck was Identified with several financial Institutions and various business enterprises in St. Louis. He was 6$ years old. Albert Wakeaeld. ATLANTIC. la., March 30-8peclal.)-Albert Wakefield, one of th old pioneers of Caps county, who has been here since 163, died suddenly after but a two days' illness of old age and grippe. He was 71 yeara old. Mr. Wakefield had been county recorder, county surveyor and had held many township offices, being elected for fourteen consecutive terms to the office of township assessor. Iewe Editor aad M If. CEDAR FALLS, la.. March .-tSpecial Telegram.) A double funeral will take place here Saturday, being that of N. U. Chrlstenetn, a pioneer editor of Cedar Falls, and his wife. The former died Wednesday and the latter, this morning. Mr. Christeneen wae editor of the Danne vlrk, th national Danish pnpr pubHxhed In this city since lftSl. Dr. M. J. Keayoa. Dr. M. J. Kenycn died Thursday night at his home. 808 South Twenty-first street, of paralysla. The body has been sent to Lyons, Dr. Kenyon'a former home, for burial. Dr. Kenyon was ji member of the Masonic lodge at Decatur, Neb., and was 6t years of age. He is survived by a wife and two children. Major lasaarl T. Haealltoa. HARR18B1RO. P.. March 3o.-Major Samuel T. Hamilton. 1'. 8. A., died here today. Sheep Barled ! Days. MEETKETSB. 'yv.. March S0.-i8iK-.-laI.) Burled alive in sno .or at least six days, reeum-cted and taken to a neighbor ing raneh and restored to their normal con dition, is the history of ten head of valuable Lurks belonging to the LI Shep company. The animals were found by searchers for the body of Pete Rrolherson, who perished in the recent storm. The sheep were huddled under a sheltering rtm-rork, over which the snow drifted, completely cover. Ing them. The herders who discovered the snlmsls sver they must have been com pletely buried under sewral feet of snow fur at least six daji. - . PERKINS CASE IS ARGUED Justice v nm Eesenrea Decision After o Views of Lawyers. ' 'jINT OF LAW IS INVOLVED yV ' ' .- Jerome Contends that Campalga C entrlhatlnaa ly Corporations Are Immoral and .Crlmlar-.l. NEW TORK. March . Argument on th: habeas corpus proceedings In the case of George W. Perkins, former vice presi dent of the New York Life insurance com pany, who is charged In a warrant issued by Magistrate Moss with the larceny of $18,702 belonging to the policyholders of ths New York Life, which he advanced to Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer of the re publican national committee, were made today before Justice Greenhaum In the Plate supreme court. Decision waa ro served. Briefs will be filed Monday by contending counsel and then Justice Green he urn will take the matter of tho legality of Mr. Perkins" arrest under advisement. District Attorney Jerome argued for the piosecutlon and former Judge William N. Cohen and Lewis Delaflehl sppearcd for the defendant. Justice Greenhaum took the liveliest Interest In the argument ami cor.stantly Interrupted the lawyers with pointed questions. Mr. Jorome said thnt criminal Intent, according to legal authorl ties, was to appear from all the circum stances of the case. "The question here," he continued, "! as to the right of Mr. Perkins to pay the money of the policyholders to a political oiganlxatlon for the purpose of Influencing the results of certain political matters at the polls. This Is very far from being a case where there is absence of moral guilt or turpitude. Shall the officers of a corporation or a single officer take the money of the policyholders, take your and my money, and give It to a political party? I say that such an act Is Inherently wrong, whether It Is prohibited by law or not. I say that it is contrary to public policy, contrary to public morality and contrary as well to private morality and common decency. Half of the policyholders may have been democrats, and to take their mcney to assist the republican party cer tainly goes to the establishment of felon Ions intent." Justice Greenhaum ask?d: "If you main tain that this was an illegal act, under what classification do you put It 7" Illegal aad Immoral. Mr. Jerome replied: "I 'think that the payment waa both Illegal and Immoral. I claim that It waa both and that it waa criminal." Drawing a parallel in justification of the payment of money to the republican cam paign committee Judge Cohen said, that President John A. McCall of the New York Life Insurance company had at different times directed the payment of largo sums of money for the relief of the Johnstown flood sufferers, and for use In 'a yellow fever epidemic In New Orleans. These pay ments' may have been outside, the vested authority of the, president, -he said. ' but surely 'not illegal, certainly very far from criminal. -..... . . "Mr. McCall," he-said, "held great funds in hla poaaeoaion and he used them ' for public benefits.' He believed sincerely that when" he dlrocted tho payment of 'this money to Mr. Perkins he was acting for th best ' Interests of the policyholders of hi company. Outside of his vested authority, perhaps but not illegal, certainly not crim inal." It. was then explained to the court that Mr. Perkins had advanced his personal funds to' Mr. Bliss and had been repaid months afterwards by the New York Life. "Is it common sense." asked Judge Cohen, "to charge a man with having stolen from another when he Is repaid his own?" Mr. Perkins believed he was doing the best thing for his company and It is at hla request that I make this further state ment. In saying that he acted throughout under the direction of Mr. McCall, Mr. Perkins has not the slightest Idea of at tributing to Mr. McCall any except the highest motives or any wlbh or idea ex cept to protect the Interests of the policy holders. Judge Cohen argued that none of th code definitions of larceny applied to Mr. Perkins' case. When he read the clause dealing with Improper payments by officers of corporations having control of such pay ments. Justice Greenhaum asked: Narrow View of Law. "Do you mean to claim that a vice presi dent of a corporation cannot be said to be an officer having control of funda within the meaning of the statute; that the only officers so Included are those who actually draw the checks?" "I think that Is the meaning of the law," replied Judge Cohen. "So narrow as thst?" commented Justice Greenhaum. "I think the purport of the law Is as sen sible as that," rejoined the lawyer. Justice Grecnbaum then asked whether Judge Cohen thought that his interpretation would shield from conviction of larceny an officer who accepted money wrongfully given to him or paid to him by check by an officer having that authority. Justice Cohen said that if criminal wrongdoing was charged it was covered by other pro visions of the penal code, but he main tained that It would not be larceny under the cede. Justice Oreenbeum remarked: . "I merely wlched fully to understand your contention." Later he said: "A man's motive may be perfectly good, and yet he may be guilty of crime." Mettle aad Iateat. Judge Cohen replied that there is a dis tinction between motive and Intent and he declared that criminal Intent is essen tial In proving the commission of a crime. During Mr. Jerome's reply to the argu ments for Mr. Perkins, Justice Green haum asked: "Do you maintain that It Is unlawful to contribute the funds of a company for such purpose as Is covered by this case?" "The money of the policyholders? yes." replied the district attorney. "But do you say that of contributions from sny sort of company?" "Oh, as to limited liability companies, when a father and members of his family are the only stockholders no." said Mr. Jerome. "But with any great corporation or trust company, I say It la Immoral in the highest degree to divert Its funds with out the consent of every party In interest." "Have you any authorities to submit in support of that view eny authorities re lating to any similar acts or gifts, to other than political organisations?" "1 have not; we have searched diligently, but thla appear to be the first instance of such an lasu having arisen. It would ap pear that your honor will have to pass on tha question as to whether there was a felonious attempt without th assistance of autherttlee." T TROLLEY TO JFORT NIOBRARA BUI Graatla rrivllesre ta illy Coanell to Ralld'Dam aad ("onatrnrt Line. (From a Stiff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. March 30. (Special Tel egramsRepresentative Klnkald today in troduced a bill granting to Charlca H. Cornell the right to put a dam across tha Niobrara river on the Fort Niobrara mili tary reservation, and to construct and operate a trolley or electric railway line and telegraph across this reservation. It Is provided that the privileges shall become void unless the construction of the dam be commenced within one year from dat of approval of the act. and put Into opera tion within five years. The proposed trol ley lino will start from Valentine, Neb., and run by the most feasible route through the Fort Niobrara military reservation to some point in th Rosebud Indian reser vation. Congressman Norrls said today thst city free delivery service would be established in Holrlrege July 1. For several years the enterprising cltisens of Holdrcge have been clamoring for free delivery, but one thing or another interfered, or nt least was sufficient to knoik them out of the ser vice until this yrar, when conditions are now favorable ; for this establishment. However, before the service goes into ef fect the houses will have to be numbered and It Is understood the PostoftVa de partment wll serve formal notice on th2 postmaster at that place to Immediately call the attention of the city council thnt this la necessary before the sen-ice la In stalled. First Lieutenant James K. Abbott, Sixth ravalry, Is detailed for service and to fill a vacancy In the algnal corps. He will proceed to Fort Omaha, reporting to tho commanding officer of that post for duty. Frank E. Iathrop hss been appointed postmaster at Wichita. Guthrie county, la., vice P. E. Moore, resigned. CLERK IDENTIFIES KNIVES One of Men Arrested and Released In Dnlath Is Conaected with Mia. neopolls Tragedy, - , ST. PAt'L, March 30. It W-as established beyond a doubt lute this afternoon that at least one of the two men arrested by tho police in Pryor avenuo substation In this city early Tuesday morning was one of the murderers of the six Macedonians who were killed In the house at 2IH Tenth ave nue In Minneapolis Monday night. Tliomoa Wllanr the Duluth hardware clerk, today Identified the knives found in the Minne apolis house as having been sold by him to six foreigners a week ago. Later he came to th Prior avenue station, where, after reading the detailed description of tho two men the police arrested and subse quently released. Immediately selected the description of the man who wore part of a khaki uniform, as one who bought one of the knives from him. .The men were re leased after being held some time, aa the wholesale murder hadr .not at that tlmo been discovered and they .undoubtedly left the city at once. The police. aro now con vinced that the mmrdars were, committed wltiv -obbery as t'.. sole motive. CLEVELAND, March 30.-The pollc of Fostorta, O., late last night, took off a Nlckle Plate train three Bulgarian, a woman and two men, thought to .be im plicated in the sextuple -tragedy In Min neapolis, Tuesday night. : i - Th three persons when - arrested 1 had tickets from Minneapolis to New York, and are believed to be three of the party of twelve which lured the strangers Into their boarding house at Minneapolis and killed the three men, three of their own number being killed In the fight. A telegram from Fostoria states that the police today released the three Bul garians taken from a Nickel Plate train, they having shown that they were In no i way Implicated In the Minneapolis tragedy. Oovernor Paulson Better. COLI'MBl'S. March TO. Governor Pat tison'a condition waa slightly improved to day. - you Kelp with the new Y. W. G. A. bri!diif,? The Omaha Bee Offer: We will give toward tha Y. W. C. A. building fund SS per cent o! all cash lu the sums of ,1.00 or mor received for new ubccrlptlona to The Omaha Bee morning-, evening- or Sunday edition and 10 per cent of all prepaid subscriptions In amounts of $1.00 or more from oar old subscribers. No payment will be accepted aa prepayment until all arrearages bav been paid to date. A $6.00 payment on a new subscription yields $150 to the Y. W. C. A. fund. If nil ur ubicriber will prep&j their tubscriptitm me year the per ceM fr the Y. W. C. A. WILL AMOUNT TO OVER. $15,003. WILL YOU DO YOUR, PART? Old Subscriber'! Coupon Enclosed please find t to prepay my subscription. It la underatood that 10 per cant of thla pay ment la for the Y. W. C. A. Building Fund. Name Addresa New Subscriber! Coupon I hereby aubecribe to The Evening and Sunday Bee at 10 cents a week for weeks and enclcee $.... la payment of same. It is underatood that 6 per cent of thia payment la for the Y. W. C. A. Building Fund. Kama Addresa Etart paper 7 LET EVERYBODY HELP WORK ON ANTHRACITE SCALE Miners and Operators Will Have Conference in Ne YotIi Tneaday Mornine. BAER AND MITCHELL EXCHANGE MESSAGES Mlaer Leader Ray Work Will Be laspeaded Satsrday Eteslsg Be eaaae Contract with Mea Ei - plre at that Date. NEW YORK, March 3.-The following message sent by President Baer of the Philadelphia Reading railroad to John Mitchell, president of tne Vnlted Mine Workera of America, was made public at the officea of tho representatlvea of the anthracite coal rosds In this city today: PHILADELPHIA. March SO.-John Mitchell, Indianapolis, Ind.: Is It true thnt, pending negotlstions, you have, ss stated In the newspapers, ordered your followers not to work In the anthracite mines sfter April 1? (Signed) GEORGE F. RAER. The snthraclte miners operstors decided to meet the miners' committee In th!.i city st ln a. m. on Tuesday, as requested by John Mitchell of the miners, for a further conference on the wage scale 'n the snthraclte coal fields. It had been reported today that the operators would refuse beoeus the. miners were ordered to strike, but late today a telegram from President George F. Baer. chairman of the nperatir' committee, to President Mitch ell accepting the offer to have another conference wae made In public. Mr. Baer'a message -follows: PHILADELPHIA. March 1906 Presi dent Mitchell, Indianapolis: Although your order to quit work pending negotlatlona is most extraordinary, the delay In meeting having been yours, an.? not ours, never theless, we, will meet your committee as requested. (Signed) - GEORGE F. BAER. This message waa in reply to the follow ing message which Mr. Baer received from President Mitchell earlier ln the day: INDIANAPOLIS, March JO, If. George F. Baer, Philadelphia: If agreeable to you a meeting of the Joint sub-committee will be held ln New York at 10 o'clock April 1.1. for the further consideration of the wage scale In the snthraclte. fleid. (Signed) JOHN MITCHELL. After receiving that measage Mr. Baer Inquired, of Mr. . Mitchell whether the miners would quit work on Monday and after he received word from Mr. Mitchell that )t was true, agreed to meet the miners' committee on Tuesday. Effect on Stock Market. The stocks of the anthracite coal roads, broke severely at the opening of the stock . market today, Jersey Central declined a . points, Philadel phia and Reading 14 and Delaware A Hud son t. The entire market waa heavy ln aympathy -wlth these declines.' Delaware ft Lackawanna and Lehigh Valley Railroad company decided not to raise the present price of coal, while their supplies hold ouL To prevent ss far ss possible any corner and consequent rise In prices fcy jobbers or dealers, all the anthracite roads have agreed not to sell more than a ' fixed quantity, of coal at 'any One time. The action, of the Mitchell committee In oreier Ing the strike has aroused deep resentment among the ooal operators, one of whom characterised It as "a piece of unpardon able folly." Thla operator Intimated the operator might refuse ' to accept- the in vitation of the eomrnltte'e for meeting here next Tuesday, unless the strike order is rescinded. ",.,,, ' ' , Traesdale Talk. President Truesdale of the. Delaware, Lackawanna A Western road, said: The mines of th Lackawanna company will be continued In operation on Monday next and the company will endeavor to continue the mine In operation. It Is our purpose to have notices posted by the superintendents at the mines ss soon ss possibly notifying our employes that they msy continue at worg under the same conditions as now exist, under the anthra cite strike sward. In spite of denials, it Is ' persistently re ported that two of the anthrsclte com panles have prepared for trouble to the extent of engaging1 pumpmen to take the (Continued on Second Page.) THE BEE BULLETIN. Foreeast for tebraska Fair and Warmer Katorday. Monday Tartly floady. Pasre. 1 Miners Lire Twraty Daya nn Hay. Perkle. rase trsaed to the Cnert. Wsrkl.g oa the Aathraeltr Scale. Mlnera Aaree to (Man the Scale. 9 Cincinnati Treeaarrra Par la. Sews from All Parts of Nebraska. 4 Heme Brlnadlere Most Malt Awhile Properdins; of roasrress. ' K r.naslp Among the City Polltlrtaa. nolnara Before the People's Bar. ew Thin as la I Iteratnre. T Victims of (nealan In Chlcaan. Happeala; In the Playhnase. ) Sleepy Operators ('sane of Wrecks. 9 Greatest Dam In World Finished. 10 Rdltnrlal. 11 Postal aah-atatlnna Delay Malls. Xew Line to Month Omaha. la Hnlf-Mlle rerdwa In the Park. Commercial Hevlew of the Week. laraatlir to Snceeed Wltte. IS Financial and Commercial. IX Coaarll RlosTs aad owa Sews. Temperature at Omaha Yraterdayt Hoar. Drsr. Hoar. Ilea. R a, m ar I p. m r8 a. m 37 S p. m R4 T a. m : II 3 p. m It N a. m Str -t p. m ns 9 a. m 4 ft p. m tl-t ID . m 4:t 6 p. m n.l 11 a. m 4U T p. m SI 12 at lia m p. m AH n p. m 4l MEETING OF WESTERN LEAGUE Base Ball Season la to Opea Mar 2 with the Omaha Tram at Home. DES MOINES, March SO. (Special Tele gram.) The annunl schedule meeting of th Western league was held here today, re sulting ln the selection of a schedule call ing for ISO games for each club. Des Moines was represented by Cantlllon, Sioux City by President Duncan, Omaha by Wil liam Rourke, Lincoln by Holmes and Pu eblo by Selee and Link. The season will commence May 2, with Des Moines nt Pueblo, Sioux City at Den ver and Lincoln nt Omnha. It Is the first year ln the history of the league that Dus Molnea and Omaha have not been traveling companions. The new arrangement allows a eerier; with Lincoln nnd Omaha on the return from the mountains without nny In crease of mileage for either of the travel ing teams. The Victor was adopted as the official ball of the league. Each of the clubs posted a forfeit of $4,000 to Insure their staying In the league until the close of the season. Frank Selee, ex-manager of the Chicago Nationals, took no part In the deliberations of the league as a representative of Pu eblo, but during the day he signed Morri son, Inst . year with the Des Molnea and Milwaukee clubs, and secured the release of Cook, last year with Pueblo, from the St. Louis team, where he had been drafted. Ha also- made arrangements for another pitcher to Join his squad. -During the course Of the day Tebeau an nounced that he had bought back Frans, tho hard-hitting. Sunday-abstaining pitcher last year with Kansas City, and that the pitcher would be the property of the Kan sas City team for the coming year. . The' meeting of the league was prolonged by the determination of Rourke and Dun can that Holmes, as the Lincoln magnate, should suffer s little If Sunday ball was not permitted In his home town. These two offered a schedule In which Holmes was -to have four open Sundays, but the latter schedule was not to the liking of most of the fans, I'nder the schedule as adopted Des Moines and Omaha will not meet for a Sunday game throughout tho season. ' CHINESE BOYCOTT DYING OUT Baslneas Relation with tbe Celestial Klagdoai M'II1 Moon Be oa Normal Baal. SAN FRANCISCO. March 30.-The . Bul letin says that direct Information from the. trade ports and center of China la to the effect that the boycott against goods shipped from the United States Is rapidly -.dying out and that there Is a prospect of an early and full resumption of. business. Such advices come to rich and influential Chinese merchants of this city who main tain Intimate business relations with the big cities of China. They have been re ceived by the Six Companies and cover all of China that Is known to the American business man, comlns from Hongkong, Canton, Shanghai and Hankow. They say that prugresHlvo Chinese are gradually overcoming the hostilities of the less ad vanced claases a Ad growing openly defiant of the viceroys, who, it is alleged, have foatered the anti-American feeling. The building of the Canton-Hankow railway Is said to be exerting a powerful Influence tn favor of trade with America and has almost won back, aay the Chinese writers, th sympathy of those importer of foodstuffs from this country who have suffered financially ever elnoe the boycott was, begun, and have been looking for an excuse to renew the business with Ameri can firms. Iocal Chinese merchants predict an end In the near future of all trado differences. ARKANSAS ELECTION IN DOUBT tlortrsnr Darts Has l-ad of XWt for Krnslvr oa Retoras .w I-, , , L1TTLK ROCK, Ark., March 3D. -With : practically complete returns from sixty-two ; out of seventy-five counties, Oov-rnor J.f ; ferson Davis ha a majority of t.dlZ over j Senator James II. Rerry for the democratic ' nomination for senator. Senator Berry, at I Ma home ln Bcr.tonvUl. again declined to ! day to expre.s an opinion as to the proh j able .remit, saying that he preferred to I wait further returns. Returns from the ' Fourth congressional district Indli-alc the I nomination of V. B. Cravens of Fort Smith for representative ln congrvss to succeed John S. Utile, nominated tor governor. JEROME GETS GRAND JURY Speelal Body le to Ba Called to la. veetlgate Life lasaraap Matters. NEW YORK, March Ko.-Justlie Iowl(i.g, ln the rupreme ro'irt today grunted the ap plication made yesterday fcy IHstrlct At torney Jerome for a special gland Jury to Investigate luxurani-e matter. Ju.tice Domling sulj he had consulted his sssucl at Juatlcea and that they agreed s to th advisability of granting Mr. Jerome's re quest. The April grand Jury all be called bout May MINERS WILL WORK Contract Will Be Bienedwith All Operator. Who Will Pay 1903 Scale. SHARP DIFFERENCES OF OPINION Action Taken After Forceful Appeal hj President Mitchell. DIRECTLY AFFECTS ONE-THIRD OF TONNAGE Mitchell Saji Half the Men in Central District Will Soon Be at Work. OPERATORS' LETTER TO PRESIDENT READ Doeameat I Placed oa File vrltta fteeretarr After oase of Its Statements Have Been Explained. INDIANAPOLIS. Mnrch .-The national convention of the Vnlted Mine Workera of America adjourned sine die today, after authorising the natlonnl and district officers to sign a wage agreement with any coal operator who would agree to pay the scale of 19f3 or ita equivalent for a period of two years. This Is nn advance of 5.56 per cent ln wagea In Illinois, Indiana, Ohio nnd western Pennsylvania and nil other dis tricts except tho southwest, composed of Missouri. Kansas, Texas, Arksnsns and Indian Territory, where an advance of 1 cents per ton Is demanded, aa th 1303 scnle Is practically In force In that district. The convention declined an offer made by the operators of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to submit the wage difference to arbitration. Where a coal operator owna mines In dif ferent districts the scale must be signed for sll the properties st the same time before any will be allowed to run. ' The action of the convention will brine; out of the mines of the country tomorrow night SW.SOO men in the anthracite and bituminous fields. These will remain on strike until settlements' have been signed by. districts or with individual operators. Tho only miners st work Monday will be 25.000 men in the New River, Pocahontas, Fair mont and central fields of West Virginia, where an agreement waa made several dnys ago to allow the men to continue at work until the district convention now in session at Charleston haa reached a disagreement with the operators. State Conveatloas Thl Week. The Joint state conventions of the out lying districts, to bo held next week, cr now in session, nt Charleston, W. Va., Louisville, Ky., Des Moines, la., Saginaw, Mich., and Clearfield, In central Pennsyl vania, were empowered under the action of , the' convention today to sign sgree menu with tho operators of .those, states If they agree to pay the 1903 aoale. ' The men will return to work as soon a the' scale Is signed. If there is disagree ment ln these Joint state conventions any of the miners can sign the scale and resume work where Individual operators pay the advanced scale. It is anticipated that the scsle will bv signed ln a few days by employers of 76. 00 mlnera. The Pittsburg Coal company and F.- L. Robblna of western Pennsylva nia,- who also own mines in uiuo, iinuui and West Virginia, will, It la expected, sign at once, together with a number of, independent- opcratora. The mlnera e&peot to get the advance soon In all the India mines south of the Baltimore aV Ohio rail road, ln a number of central Indiana mines, In onn-half of the Illinois mines and in a large percentage of the mine of Ohio. The duration of the strike In Michigan. Kentucky, central Pennsylvania, Iowa and West Virginia can be better determined when the conventions meet, when expres sions from the operators aa to their In tentions will b made. President Mitchell said today he believed one-half of the ton nage of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania would sign very soon and a large number of the Independents, hav ing an annual output of 13.000,000 tons, who protested here against the advance, but who would pay the advance demanded and their men would resume work. The mlnera expect very few operatora ln the southwest will sign at once. T- V. IMnl rwtfmrfm rt 1 1, 1 H i 1-1-1 a - journod today after disagreeing and after the miners had unanimously declined to submit the differences to a commission to be appointed by President Roosevelt. Natloaal Board Meets Today. - The national executive board will meet tomorrow morning to take up the details of managing the strike. It was empow ered to decide as to what employe will be allowed to continue work a tb mine to prevent the destruction of th property during the suspension. There Is la the national, district and local ' treasuries of the miner $2.(00.000, of which $400,000 la tn th national treasury. President Mitchell expects to leave Sun day for New York to meet in Joint con ference with the anthracite operators. The convention today failed to expel Patrick Dolun and Uriah Belllngham, th Pittsburg district officers, from the organ isation by a vote of 460 vote to 333. The controversy was referred back to the Pittsburg district. President Mitchell had absolute control of tho convention throughout Its sessions and every act desired by him was done. I He signified today that if the convention did not adopt the resolution permitting the miners to sign wherever the advance scale wos paid he would resign. The vote woa unnnlnioua, although Vice President Lewis took a vigorous position agalust It. Mlaers' C'oaentlon at Mark. President Mitchell In calling the national convention of the I'nited Mine Workers of .America to order today ssld: Oenttmen the purpopo In asking for a sepurnte convention of the miners Is to determine the policy thst we snail now puriue. The secrmary has a copy of ,-. communication arldrouwd to the president of the I'nited Plates hy a part of the operators of three illlret, ar.d I think It well that it now be submitted tor your Information. Secretary W. B. Wilson reud the reso lution adopted -last night by operator of Il linois, Indiana, Ohio unci western I'eiuiwy lvanla, askli-.g the president of the United Slates to appoint a committee to Investigate mining condition. Delegate Williams of Illinois asked what assurance the miners hod that the oper ators repreiented 10 ler cent of the tonnage. Prefldent Miti heil rrpllrd that sfter reading l,o rrscluikn of the operators, be hud sent a t"legiPt to tt preside JJfcv telling him that U) per cent of the tonntoB lu thu stales mentioned ln the resolution wc-u wllllrig to ay the advance asked. W. D. Ryan of Illinois moved that "th communication be referred aad yla mm