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u.n day- Bee. Year Money's Wrth THE OMAHA DEC Best tlT. West HEWS SECTION. Pages 1 to 12 ESTAPLISIIED JUNK 1H, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORXINH, API? Hi 8, UnwiSlX SKCTIONS-SIXTY-FOUU PA (IKS. SiNdLK COPY FIVK CKNTS. Fhe Omaha XT A CHURCHILL HARD HIT Chamberlain Arraigns Under Secretary of 8tte for Colonies on Chinese Affair V OFFICIAL ACCUSED OF PLAYING GAME Said to Hare Placed Party Abore Nation in African Policy. GOVERNMENT CHALLENGED TO ACTION Opposition Leader Wants Matter Tally Investigated 'at Present Time. CHAPTER FROM AN OLD NEWSPAPER Colonial tader Secretary la Accused of Having; Been Tarty to Rrutal Treat meat of tnpopular Army Ollleer. LONDON. April 7. (Hp.clal Cablegram to The lift.) Perhaps the most Important sub ject of political controversy at the present time hna been Mr. Winston Churchill s re cent . pronouncements In regard to South Africa. It Is feared by the liberal leaders that there Is trouble ahead of the party, not only In South Africa but In England as well. Mr. Chamberlain In a recent Inter view iitvi: When Mr. Winston Churchill first be came under secretary of state for the col onies he explain to an Interested world that he liad accepted this "humble post because it would give him an opportunity of keeping: an eye upon Mr. Chamberlain. ' thun implying that tne opportunity of criti cising a, political opponent was more Im portant In his eyes than a share In the gov ernment of the Hrltlwh empire. I assume that this self-imposed mission accounts for his position recently. I am not concerned with Mr. Churchill In his new character as a political Mr. Turvedrop and professor of parliamentary deportment, but I do think It Is worth while to point out that the position of the opposition In this matter Is not so Incon . 1 sistent as Mr. Churchill supposes. Ze Our view In that In present conditions no v necessity exists for Imperial Interference, ana tnsi in question ui v.iiiuri.n i. one that may properly be left to the free ami unfettered discretion of the responsible government which la to ne ultimately es tablished in tne iransvaai. . Chare of Slavery Withdrawn. The charge of slavery has been with drawn and membern of his majesty's gov ernment hove so little faith In the accusa tions made during the election to which they owe their abnormal majority that they refuse absolutely to Institute that Imperial oTnnd judicial Inquiry Into the facts which i has been asked for by the opposition and oy the representatives ot mo mining in dustry. 8oma them, however, while shrink ing from Investigation, strive to satisfy their extreme supporters by declaring the system now In operation to te repugnant to morality, and It ha accordingly become necessary for the opposition to point out that these Pharisaical utterances, like the grosser charges made during the election, are the merest hypocrisy, since If they were sincerely put forward It would be the duty of the government, while It Is still di rectly responsible for the government of the Transvaal and at whatever cost In the way of compensation or otherwise, to take Immediate steps to bring an Immoral policy to a close. Ills majesty's government, however, first decided to allow It to go on-as long as the power to stop It was in Its own hands, but to throw the ultimate responsibility of continuing, exo-iboioMig It upon . the new ' Transfvi al government. Finding "that the latent Imitation of the decision of Pilate was unacceptable to the pigtail section of - their pnrty, they have now announced that while allowing the" new Transvaal government todeclde against the, Immigra tion of .Asiatics they .will actively Inter vene 'to overrule their decision If It should prove to ba In favor of the existing system. -The censorious attitude which the tinder secretary for the colonies has as- turned concerning Lord Mllner find the cor pnral punishment' of Chinese 'coolies hat recalled the conduct of the under secre tary In the notorious case of "ragging" In the Fourth. Hussars. Ten years ago he waa concerned In as gross a piece of persecution ' as can be Imagined, and a reference to the columns of lAbouchere's Truth throws an interest ing side light 'on1 the' Ideas upon ' the "brotherhood of man," entertained by the under secretary. Two young officers of the Fourth Hussars were driven . from the regiment owing to J lie gross conduct and cruel boycotting of their fellows. In one case, the second, which provoked so much indlgatlon the under sec retary played the part of spokesman. Before a certain Mr. 'Bruce Joined the Hussars he received an Invitation from one of the subalterns of the regiment to dine at the Nlmrod club. ' The under secretary, who had been a contemporary of Mr Brace's 'at Sandhurst, was among the com pany. - i Quoting from Truth. . "On the conclusion of tha dinner," to quota from Truth, "an Incident of an ex traordlnary nature took place. Acting ap parently as spokesman of tha Junior of fleers of the regiment. Spencer Churchill Informed Mr. Bruce, almost in so many words, that ha had been invited to dinner In order to let him know that he wis not wanted in the regiment. "He was asked what his allowance was to ba, and In reply ha stated tha amount a very respectable sum. Ha was told that tn this allowance he could not go tha pace of tha regiment. "A subaltern named Hodge had Just left the regiment under circumstances which have also been brought to the attention of the War office and Mr. Bruce was ap pointed to the vacancy thua created.' Th select gang who were entertaining Mr, Bruoe alluded In significant terms to the fate of the departed Hodge. They Inti mated that they would get rid ot Bruce, too, adding that If the latter gentleman did not make a graceful exit .now he wuld proliably make a disgraceful one before very long." Mr, Bruce refused to be brow-beaten by the future under secretary and the re mainder of the "gang." and, according to Truth, "an undisguised conspiracy" was formed against him and within a few nidTuhs he hud to send In his papers. In regard to the other case, two sub alterns, whose identity has never been re vealed, dragged Mr. Hodge from his bed at 3 a. in. and after he had been over powered by sheer force of numbers he was pushed into a horse trough, partitioned with iron bars, dragged through to the end and then hauled out, net, bruised and bleeding and carried bark to his room. . Then more refined modea of torture vera invented. Mr. Hodge was exposed to a "remorseless boycott by ' the gang." of which the under secretary waa such a con spicuous member. This had mora effect ven than tha physical ill treatment; Ibe young officer gave up tha struggle In de spair; "a complete wreck and wellnigh broken-hearted," he sent In his papers and departed for the colonies. , -. ew Hnnaarlaa f ahlart. VIF.NNA. April I. A Hungarian cabinet has been formed under the premiership of Ir. Alexander Wekerlel. Tha principal fKWf.llos are held by Count Albert Ap- ponyL Count Julius Andrassy .nd Fnuirls itoesttth. AMERICA AS BAD EXAMPLE Japan Irani to Ore a Itallroarta nr They Mill firnw Too , Powerful. TOKIO. At.ril 7. (Special Oilile gram to Tlw Roe.) Though the. progressive party In opposing the measure. tho railway nationalization hill has paserl. j However, the progressives arc still trying to .eruro exceptions to tho standard s-t for purchase prices. The government party had the support of the members of the Daldo club, which Is accredited with hold ing the balance of power. One of the most powerful arguments used was that In America the private Interests In control of the railways of the country had become so powerful Hint they had rendered nation alization almost Impossible and that It would be wise lo take action In Japan be fore It n to late. The newspaper press, which Is to a large extent dominated by the railway In terests of the country. In opposed to the Scheme. At a recent meeting of the taxa tion reform committee of the Diet, while the subject of railway rates was tip for discussion. Admiral Kato, vice sdmlral of msrlne, said that the Armstrongs together with two other foreign firms, were going to establish a factory In Japan for the manufacture of cordite" and gun cotton. Tho navy would buy the output and HO acres suitably located had been secured as a site for tho enterprise. Materials Im ported from abroad would be taxed nt the ordinary rates. It. wan explained. Mr. Ftikushltna. M. P., asked why tho government should allow a foreign firm '.n manufacture these things and he accord ingly suggested sending experts abroad to study the methods pursued there. Admiral Kato explained In reply that cordite and gun cotton wore patented artlclen, but that In any event Japan could not lose time In sending learners to England. The fact that tho Dowager Empress of China has subscribed $MO,O0O taels to the Japanese famine fund Is believed to Indi cate a growing entente between the two nations. 80 far as known In the history of China this In the first time a step of this sort has been taken. AUSTRIA BECOMING UNEASY Spirit , of Rebellion In HunnTUry la Spreading: to Other Parts of Gallon. VIENNA, April "(Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The spirit of rebellion which Is being fostered In Hungary as a consequence of the troubles "between Austria and Hun- gnry Is spreading to Austria itself. It has taken a form In one respect of lawlessnesa and poaching on the crown lands. During a recent pitched battle between the poach ers and the keepers of one of the Crown forests the keepers, who were secreted be hind earthworks, escaped almost without Injuries, but more than a score of the poachers were nhot town and captured. Some days ago the same men carried out a regular drive of gnmo In the Aga for- est. which belnnars.to the Archduke Josenh. and is famous for Its deer. On that ocea- slon the archduke's . gamekeepers opened fire upon them and the. poachers replied, but ' fled,-. leaving one of their number slightly wounded.. The captive was lodged In tha prison, at Aga.' but next day thirty of his friends appeared and demanded his release. . The. police barricaded the build. Ing, but jthe . poachers broke In the doors. Injured .several of the police and liberated their, comrade, whom they carried off In great triumph. .... v PREFERENCE FOR THE EMPIRE Australia la Asked to (irant Conces sions to allors of (Ireat Britain. SYDNEY, April 7. (Special Cubic-gram to The Bee.) The forthcoming report of the Royal commission on tho fndcrnl nav igation bill recommends that preference be extended to British ship owners and producers on the basis that the ships shtll be manned by a substantial proportion of British citizens, or shall be carrying car goes of which a substantial proportion shall be of British manufacture or origin. The commission also suggests that as a matter which affects the whole of the em pire the .nature and the . extent . of the preference shall be considered at the pro posed Imperial shipping conference. The commission finds that British seamen are disappearing and recommend numerous drastic reforms with a view to the im provement of their condition. The formation of an Australian royal naval reserve and the establishment of seagoing training ships for boys are also suggested, and It is recommended that it Is to be made Illegal to give rebates on freight when such rebates are conditional on exclusive shipping with ,cy-tain ves sels. ' NEW DIRIGIBLE SUBMARINE Vessel to Bo Operated from Shore Proves Satisfactory to tho Inventor. - PARIS, April T. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.)-Tho new submarine, which is directed from the shore or from a battle ship by" means of electrical waves, has finished Its trials at Antlbes and is said to hare fulfilled the expectation of Its in- ventor, M. Lalande. The instrument Is formed of two -cone- shsped cylinders, placed horizontally one on top of the other. The upper one is the smaller, and In fitted at either end with a short mast for receiving the waves. This part of the vessel Is never quite submerged. The lower part Is Joined to the upper by strong transoms and contains the torpedo Uitx-a, the motor, the steering g.-ar and tho screw. The operutor controls the weapon from a transmitting station and can send It along in any direction ha chooses with out danger to hlmaelf. RUSSIANS RUSH TO THE WEST Denmark Haa Maay Visitors Who Esprrt to Croaa the Atlaatle Ocean. COPENHAGEN, April 7. (Special Cable gram to The Bee.l Russian emigration vta IVninark has increased considerably of late. The steamer Polaris has arrived from Kangoe In Finland with 7i aboard. One of the officers did not hesitate to say thst over tow of them were on their way to England and that they would sail for America and Canada. More people wanted to come by the Polaris, but the ship has rooms for only VH and the disappointed onea had to watt for the next ship. These emigrants are a unit In one thing they are anxious to leave their native country in a hurry. Tha majority are Jews, and are helped here by a Jewish committee. Alto gether more than 1.000 arrive on an average very week at Copenhagen alone. CABINET, 'MAKES' HIT Program of Italian Ministry Meets with Approval ' of the Public LEGISLATORS DO NOT LIKE IT SO WEL' j v, , . n Proposals to Settle Two Urgent Questions Now Aeitatine Italy. RAILROAD PROBLEM COMES ' UP FIRST t - Conditions in Southern Italy Are to Be Ameliorated, REQUIRES EXPENDITURE OF LARGE SUM Sooner nr Later Country Mast Take Hold of Theae Isauee and the Longer They Are Delated the (.renter Will He Expense. "" ROME, Aprl -:-(Spocl.il " - to The Ftp...) The reception of thx - mment program Is on the whole n-' decidedly favorable thar that given to It by the chamber.. Even the opposition newspapers are forced to acknowledge tho sincerity and the thoroughness of Baron Sonnlno's attempt to solve the two urgent problems of Italian statesmanship the final settle ment of the railway question and the relief of southern Italy. The Trlbuna and the Popolo Romano. It In true, siiggcat that the proposed assistance to be given to the southern provinces and tho Improvement of the conditions of the civil service in Italy are both calculated to acquire In these quarters support for tho government; but as neither newspaper attempts to deny the absolute necessity of , such measures their criticism would appear to lose point. Nor does the Trlbuna offer any more valid objection when it calls attention to the expense that will be Incurred and taunts Baron Sonnlno and Signor Luzzatti with their former regard for the stability of the budget. Everybody knows that only by the expenditure of a large sum of money can the country be extricated from a condi tion of affairs which by continuance will prove Infinitely more harmful to its finance. Mont people are agreed that the expendi ture of this sum can be most safely trusted to proved economists like Baron Sonnlno and his minister of the treasury, whose past management of Italian finances is believed to be the best guarantee that the money will not be wasted. Parliament Not So Enthusiastic. But the feeling in the country is one thing and that of the chamber quite an other. If Baron Sonnlno were to appeal to the country now upon his present program there. Is little doubt but that he would be returned to power by a heavy majority. Whether he will be able to find that ma jority In the existing chamber Is, however, quite a different matter. Ho has done his best to discard all party questions from hl program and to come before Parliament only with business of admitted urgency He also did his best ' to attack that busi ness In a purely disinterested spirit and with a complete disregard of his own politi co 1 fulvanlage. OiM.esnrot- Liuc hope JLhat he will find in- the chamber the support which ills friends claim he Is bound to receive since his - program shows him a man of broad-guage views devoted to Ita.y. The recent publication of the pastoral letter Issued by Mgr. Bonomelll. bishop of Cremona, to his flock has resulted in no nd of comment not advantageous to the bishop. This letter, it will b remembered. discussed the question of the relations of the church and state. In Italy and suggested the propriety of the. church passing under the functions of the civil law In order to save Itself from a pogalble future attack upon Its lights and liberties. Mgr. Bono melll has had the fate on former occasions to promote ideas which,-to suyrthe leant for them, have been out of harmony with the Ideas prevailing at the Vatican. For instance, he has been regarded as the hope of the monarchical, liberals; he even uc cepted and bad the pruyer recited in public which Queen Margaret wrote In her grief at the death of her husband. King Hum bert. Irish Cardinal gees Pope. . His eminence. Cardinal Logue, archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, haa recently been re ceived by his holiness. Pope Plus, X, in special audience. The cardinal was accom panied at the time by his secretary, Mgr, Byrne, dean of Duilgannon. The cardinal presented to Ms holiness the very Import ant collection of contributions for those who suffered from- the effects of the late disastrous earthquake! in Calabria, Italy and explained that not only Ireland but the whole civilized World had contributed out of Christian charity lo relieve the want and distress brought about by, that huge disaster. The cardinal also presented the Peter Pence collection of the archdiocese) of Armagh, tha pope expressing bis grati tude for the generosity of tha Irish. PUNITIVE EXPEDITION BACK British Troops Deatroy Native Can nibal Vlllagea Because ' of Harder, of Doctor. CAPE TOWN. April 7. (Special Cable gram to Tha Bee.) Reports received here are to tha effect that the punitive expedi tion sent to avenge the murder of Dr. Stew art, the British physician who waa killed and eaten by Nigerian cannibals, has re turned to Calabar. Some remains of the un fortunate doctor were found, including the skull, and these were brought back by the expedition and reverently Interred in the cemetery at Calabar, The expedition de stroyed a large number of towns and vil lages In the district and returned to Calabar with three prisoners. . These state that portions of tha body of the doctor wers sent round by the raptors to other vlllagea as a "Ju Ju" offering, alleging that they had killed a great enemy. Dr. Stewart, It will be remembered, waa separated from the main body while accompanying a British expedition in the interior and walked into a village, where he was murdered. LIVE HORSE IN THE MINE Eleven Bodlea Are Recovered from the Scene of Dlaaater la France. I. ENS. ' France, April 7. Eleven more bodlea were brought up ' from the Cour rlrees mines today. Another live horse waa found, but no other living men have been rescued. The Indignation of the population agalnat the mine management and engineers In creases. Winnipeg Strike Over. WINNIPEG. Man., .April 7 The atreet railway strike was overe at noon today and the men get an advance1 of 1 cent aa buur In pay They asked I cents. DR. HYDE TELLS OF TRIP tinello Aaltatnr Hefere to Recent Medina- wlthRlahop c nell la Omnha. DUBLIN. Arrll 7. (Special Cablegram lo Tha ttr . t ,. I.,., me.tl.i of the ciste onotha. ir. 'iK.ugi.ia ndo made In writing a very Interesting report or his lour through the I'nlted State. In Pitts burg, Pa., he nnys he received an sddrr from a society called "The Hons of Pat rick." a iMHly of some memlwrs. each of which in nn-iied Patrick. The letter concludes with a descrlpilon of his Hirel ing with Bishop Pcannell In Omaha. The Canadian entile question has reached the grand Jury - stage In one way. At TraJee the grand Jury at the spring assises, on :he motion of David Morlarty, sec onded by James D. Crosnte, D. I,., adopted the following resolution: ' - Unsolved That we. tho grand Jurors of the eoinj of Kerrv. assenitileil at the. sprln- Jos. iw, having had our nt ten' .tod to the orders ot tn- day Mrr.llnn o Pnrlisment on s ' whirh contemplates the second S ,,g of tne iseaaen i Anlmnls Anin4 ..fit Act, H!W, and having from past ex perience knowledge of the disastrous eon sequen. en of cattle riisensen htlng Intro duced Into the country, earnestly press upon his ma Irstv's- government the para mount linpoi tan.V of not Interfering with the protection from disease now enjoyed by the stock breeders of Ireland, an we believe that it In only by th maintenance of thx existing regulations that tne im munity from til" disease n ensontlnl to the agricultural, prosperity of th country. Lord O'Brien said that the. matter was for the chief secretary and not for him. A very Important qucstlnu has Just come up before the meetings of llie Irish boards of guardians In relation to their con tracts for drugs and surslcnl Instruments. A number of the boards have adopted resolutions to the effect t!itt the contracts should be given foe certain good reasons only to Irish firms, and these have been sent letters by the local government- board threatening to withhold the usual1 60 per cent rtoiipment from tha local taxation (Ireland) a. count should they lq any way Infringe the regulations or the provisions of the poor law acts In refusing to accept tho lowest tender "without valid reasons,'' which must first be submitted to and ap proved of by the customs house authori ties. The Waterford Guardians have, adopted resolutions declaring that, they cannot ac cept tenders for drugs and surgical appli ances from other than Irish firms. Tha resolution winds up by pointing out that It is the Invariable (practice of . English and Scotch unions, such as Exeter, Leeds, Liverpool, Leicester, Coventry, Northamp ton, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow, to confine tenders to local firms. as shown by letters received from thesa unions refusing to consider Irish , tenders. It is claimed that the local government board Is apparently trying to ' punish the Waterford guardians for acting on this resolution and will treat other boards that have acted similarly In the same way, MIXED MARRIAGES DISLIKED Knroprana la India Object to White Women Becomings Wires 1 . of Jtatlrea. " ; V' .. CALCUTTA, April 7.-0 Special Cablegram to The Nee.) A strong 'tlnf In apparent ly growing amongst" Aiieio-Ihclians " and j others having Intimate acquaintance ' with the Indian empire .that the time has now arrived when the law should step In and absolutely prohibit marriages being con tracted between white , women and the native races of India. It is claimed that such marriages almost invariably end dis astrously for tha white -girt, but It is al leged that the practice of the natives mar rying white women unfortunately shows a tendency to Increase. Students of Indian politics also declare that these marriages are breaking down the old traditions by which India has been held all these years, namely, the superiority of the , governing race. In many Instances these marriages have been contracted by Indian law stu dents studying in Great Britain. The claim la made that in the great majority of cases the Hindu or Mohammedan simply returns to India when his studies are completed, leaving his English wife stranded without any means of subsistence, and without any means of enforcing her husband to main tain her. v x One of the leading barristers of this c'ty commenting upon these mixed marriages declares that R appears almost impossible for one of them to turn out happily. "What usually occurs," he says, "Is that the girl is deserted when her black hus band comes home. She cannot obtain a dlVorce in England on - account of her huaband'a domicile being in India. Neither can she get the Indian courts to release her because she comes under the Mo hammedan law which does not recognize divorce, but does recognize polygamy, - 00 far as governs the rights and obligations of the marriagea." , DIVORCE WANTED BY PRINCE Pope Importuned to Annul Marriage Between Members of Two Royal ' Families. ROME. April 7. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) Great pressure Is being brought to bear upon the pope for the annulment ot the marriage between Prince Fried rich von Schomberg and Princess Allx, daugh ter of Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, who Is still living in exile In Venice and whose family misfortunes have attracted much attention. . His favorite daughter Elvira eloped with a painter named Folchl, who was after wards feiund shot in the presence of Princess Elvira at Florence. Not long afterwards Princess Allx, the sister of Elvira? married Prince Frledrlch, the pope, who .was then Cardinal Sato, offieialitiK. Prince Frledrlch abjured Protestantism before the wedding at the request of his bride. In 18e3 Princess Allx eloped with an Italian army officer. In spite of this and the urgent entreaties of the prince, the taxes, with Interest on each. The prln pope has up to the present time refused lo ' rlPi t taxes. $14,717.72. the interest on annul the marriage. j these principals constituting the remainder I of the $108.982 O alleged to be due the atafe. LEGLESS MOROCCAN RAWniT ! The total of $151.47.92. alleged to be due Maa Imprisoned for Life Who, Despite AcclArat, Led Band of Robbers. MADRID. April 7.-(Siieclal Cablegram to The Bee.) Letters received from Coustan tine, Algeria, tell the story- ot a legless robber who rode his horse so welt that he waa known aa "the centaur" and a bo has Just received his second sentence of Im prisonment for life. He was the chief of an Arab band which rode the flneat horses and terrorised all the district round Con stantine. While serving his previous sen tence he lost both his legs and was par doned In consequence. He returned, how ever, to the highwayman'a trade, robbed large numbers ot travelers and raided farm houses sod Isolated villas. ... NEW DATE ASKED FOR Time' Set for The Hague Conference Hot Satisfactory' to United States, CONFLICTS WITH PAN-AMERICAN MEETING Bed Cross Contention Also Meets at Genera at Same Time. SUBJECTS PROPOSED FOR DISCUSSION Formation of General Arbitration OonTen tion to Ee Taken Up. TEXT OF CZAR'S NOTE TO POWERS Mrhnlaa Takea Fall Credit Himself and aye Nothing Relative to Limitation of Armaments. to WASHINGTON. April 7.-The Flate de partment lias suggested to the Russian government through Ambnssador Ropen that the period suggested In the Rusnlen note for the convention of the second Hague conference, niimrly, the early part of July, would be inconvenient to America and to some of the other countries of this, hemisphere which had expected ,to be rep resented nt Tho Hague. The reason for thin action was to avoid a conflict with tho Pan-American congress. which haa been set for July 21 next, and for tho possibly mora important reason that matters will come before the Rio Janeiro congress which it is desired ulti mately to submit to The Hague. The Pan-American propositions which, ac cording to the present program, will be submitted to The Hague, are: "Formation of a general arbitration con vention ' that could lie approved and put In operation by every country. "That The Hague conference consider the extent to which the United 8tates offers for the collection of the public debts la permissible." This second proposal Involves the valid ity of the famous Calco doctrine, which South American republics desire partlcu larly to see recognized as international law. C sar'a Government Informed. ST. PETERSBURG, April 7.-Ambassador Meyer, representing the United States, today Informed the Russian Foreign office that July la not approved of by the United States for The Hague conference, because It would conflict with the Panamerlcan congress and with the Red Cross conven tlon at Geneva, Switzerland. The full text of the Russian note to the powers on the subject of the second peuce conference at The Hague, aa published here, gives tha emperor full credit for the initiative, not mentioning President Roose velt'a. preliminary step in this direction. . The introduction to the document la Jn striking contrast to the Invitation to the original conference, of 189S, which pointed out . how the increasingly expensive arma ments were weighing down tha various na tions and threatening the world with a glttuatu.t.-ii...a.troph and made a noble ap-' peal for a general disarmament In order, to substitute therefore tho era of armed peace based on the settlement of International dis putes by the Justice of arbitration. Not 'only does the second Invitation not press the Idea of disarmament, .but. it distinctly excludes it from consideration and only presents aa a program for discussion the questions raised by the Russo-Japanese war, without touching on questions relating to the lim itation of the naval, and land forces. More Repressive Laws. . ' It is rather remarkable that alongside this, document, "for the further develop ment of. the principles of humanity which formed the basis of the conference of 1S9S," the Official Messenger prints another batch of repressive laws' making It a penitentiary offense of one and a half years and the loss of all civil rights for an unarmed per son to resist the police or other govern ment employes, or to make threats designed to prevent an employe or official from ful filling his duty. Italy Aecrpta Program, " ROME, April 7. Italy lias accepted Rus sia's program for the second peace con ference at The Hague during thu early part of iJuly and has a-Lso accepted the Invitation- to take part 1st the Red Cross convention at Geneva 'tn the niiddlo of June, INDIANA AUDITORS ARE SHORT laveatlgatloa Dlacovera Irregularities Extending- Back Twenty- Three Veara. INDIANAPOLIS. April 7, In a final re port filed with Governor' Hanly today by the committee that haa been Investigating the affairs of the state auditor's office shortage in the accounts of Joseph H. Rice, deceased, auditor from 1883 to 1X87, and Bruce Carr, deceased, auditor from 1887 to U91, are alleged to amount to r260.4OS.61, In addition to the shortages in the accounts of J. O.. Henderson and A. C. Doiley, mak ing a total shortage In the office of 1390, &M.6T. . The report exonerates ex-Auditors W. D. Manson. 1879 to 1881; F. H. Wolfe. 1SS1 to 1883. and W. W. Hart from any mis. conduct of the office. The committee was composed of Jam's W. Noel, William B. Durber and Warren Blgler. The report Is composed of a detailed statement of the affairs In the offices of the ex-auditors already named; the affairs of ex-Auditor David E. Sherrlck, now In the penitentiary; Daniel E. Storms, formerly secretary of state, and a long list of rec ommendations concerning the conduct of the auditor's office In the future. The shortage alleged In Mr. Rice's accounts comes, as In the case of others, from th alleged retention of Insurance fees and the stste by rx-Audltor Bruce Fsrr. risen from the retention of fees and the Interest on payments. The total principal due the state on account of fees Is given ss $74. 998.24 and the Interest on delayed pay ments, $903.68, as the Interest on fees makes up the balance. INDIAN CHIEF ENTERS NAVY Grandson of Old Red Cloud Said to Re Only One of Hla Race la Service. BALTIMORE. April 7-Ednard M. Kills, who Is said lo be a graduate of Carlisle, a grandson of the noted Indian chief. Red Cloud, and an hereditary chief of the Bloux. today enlisted In the I'nlted States navy at a recruiting station here today. THE BEE BULLETIN. I'nrermt for rhraV Rain Colder gnndny. Monday lair Warmer In West Portion. and and e-na geetlon Tnfh e Pnaen. 1 hnmherlaln Srrnlarna C hnrphlll. Italian Cabinet Prnamm Popular. Conference llnte 1 nnullnfnrtnrr. Lire stork Fsrhanae a Trust. 3 Vtororean Treaty formally reoe.l. erale Operators In Conference. a Sewn from All Parts ot Srhronka. Affairs at South Omaha. S Imwle on Way to flon Ity. . foule mona llnsslan near Hon lata n Official Vote of Tuemlny Prtmnrleu. Kehoa of the I.nte Primaries. Important Term of Federal Court. 7 Itefore the People'a Hnr. Talk of Leaders for the Campaign. A Echoes of the Ante-Room. Happenings In Omaha Suburbs. 10 Sport In a; Events of the Day. Honae Penates Postal Matters. 11 V. W. C. A. Bullcllnac Fund Orovra. Condition of Omaha's Trade. Editorial Section Twelve Pages. X Past Week la tomaha Society. r. Woman la Club and f harlty. ( 4 Editorial. ' K Omaha Man Orator at Shlloh. Old V. M. C. JK. Cornerstone Located T faints Meet at Unosl Sest Year. Lam Threateno to F.nsTulf Town. Romnnre In Rrnl F.atate Title. It Farmlnar In Nebraska Paya Well. Petty ThlelnaT Ilothera Hotels. IO Connrll Hloffn anil lovra Kewa. 11 Connrll Hlnffn and lovra Sewn. Want Ad Seetlon Twelve Pages. 1 Renl Estate Men of Other nnys. Heautlfylna; Home Surroundings. True flaela for Realty Taxation. S Timely Talka on Real Estate. Working; for the Model City. Frlora of Saborhan Aereaare La a da. fi Want Ada. 4 Want Ada. If Want Ada. Want Ada. 1 Want Ada. ft Want Ada. f Want Ada. 10 Condition of Omaha's Trade. 11 Financial and Commercial. 12 Old-Time Telesjraphera la Omaha. Illuntrated Section Twelve Pages. 1 Rryan on the Philippines. Coatly Error Made In Printing. 5 Qnalat Cnatoma of Olden Easter. Curlnun lap era Cat by Cnpld. 4 Gossip of Playa and Players. Muale and Mnalcal Mattera. B Municipal Ownership la Brltleh Isles. Bunch of Pointed Aneedotea. 6 Local Pnlplta and Noted Preachers. Eaater Llllea and Their Growth. T Mounted Police of Northwest Canada. Recent Elections In Poland. ft Woman 1 Her Ways and Her World 10 Proareea n Field of Electricity. 11 Sportlnaj Gossip of the Week. Fashion Section Twelve Pagea. 1 Why Good Clothea oa Eaater f 3 Paris Modela for the Season. I'nderwear for the Summer Time. .1 Some Wondrra In Shirt Walata. 4 Radiant Headgear for Eaater. It Jewelry for the Summer Gowa. 0 Show Windows of City Storra. T Bright Tb I no: a for Men's Wear. .'aatera' Styles In Men's Garments, 9 ew Fashions la Furniture. Menu for the Eaater Dinner. IO What the Eaater Sermon Should Be Storlra About People of Koto. 11 Significance of Jewish Passover - Joyous Musle for Easter Day. Color Section Fonr Pages. 1 Buster Brows aad the Easter Egg 21 Odda aad Enda from All Over World 8 Jtrrvea pf Americana Breaking; Down. 4 Sambo Haa Fun with Policeman, gpelgleburaer aa n Life-Saver. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Hoar. H a. m. U a. m. 7 a. m. 8 a. m. ft a. m. 10 a. m. 11 a. m. la in.. . . Dear. Hoar. Drsr, tvt 5a sa B4 BS r.7 M Ul 1 p. m. It p. m , .1 p. m. 4 p. m. B p. m. 0 p. ni. 7 p. m. 87 B7 B.I B4 B4 WRECK NEAR MISSOULA, MONT Eight Lives Reported Lost In Smashop : oa Billings Division of Burlington. MISSOULA, Mont., April 7. A wreck Is reported on the Billings division of the Bur lington road, In which eight lives are said to be lost. BILLINGS, Mopt., April 7. The Burling ton wreck waa near Alliance, Neb. Meajer particulars are obtainable only. It Is re- I np. ,,H that tha train ..nctl fi t'r.ft A timklUI rail and the entire passenger train. No. 41. left the track. The wreckage took lire and several lives are reported lost. ALLIANCE, Neb., April 7 At Burling ton division headquarters here, where natu rally would come any news of a wreck on the Billings division, denial Is made of re ports of a wreck of any kind. HELENA, Mont.. April 7. Northern Pa clflc officials here doubt the truth of the wreck story. They say if It was true they would have received newa by this time. NORTHWESTERN SHORT OF COAL Only Live Freight la Sow Handled on the Northern Ion a Division. WEr.STKR CITY, lu.. April 7.-T!:e Northern Iowa division of the Northwestern railroad has but fifteen days' supply of coal on hand. All switch engines arc off and the live freight only Is being moved. Movements of Oceau easels April 7. n-.enibersf .f the Salvation Army celebrated At Copenhagen Sailed: I'nlted States. I Qrncrul Booth's 77th birthday at the Crys- f0AtNrHV.-Arr.ve.V P.inz AcU.Wt. f ! ,h!" "l?00"' , New York, flailed: Welmer, for New Yoric. 's In splrndtd h'-ulth ana Is srranglng to At Bremen Arrived: Trsvo, from New ' tnrt on a lour of Jupau by way of 81 York. Hailed: Maine, for New York. berl:i In Ocol.er. He oddresned Ills en- Al Genoa -Arrived: KoiiIk Allien, from o"- Now Vor!-. ' thusiatlc followers and annnuored that At Rotterdam Arrived: btaatenuain. from Now York. T.I ,.,,ll,-lp.lvA.l. New Yorit, from Ken, York. ' denial work had almost reached the splen- At Liverpool- Sailed: 1'inhrla. for New did total of S.V0.0''in. . '( York: Armenian, for New Y.rW : Slcilltin. for. Halifax. Arrived: Havorfnril, fr..ui , rnn ornrnil niilrrrr Philadelphia: Campania, from New York. , JOB FOR GENERAL CHAFFEE At Antwerp riall'Mj: Zerlatid, for New j TAlk'llHvrr-Bll-d: In t'l.amiviirn ' fll-! nollre . rmr " Offered Pre.l New York: 1-h Hretuxne. for New York. I ilrney of New York Humane At (JiieeiiKtpwii fcnlled : Celtic, for New York. I Society. Al Southanipton-8:iiled: St. Paul, for I New York. 1 At Cherbourg-Sailed: St Paul, for New NEW YORK. April 7 It was announced Torkv Arrived: Grosser Kurfurst. from today -that General Adua H. t'haffee. re- Na7 Gibraltar-Sailed: Republic, for New ,lr1' hM" b" tendered Ih. raltlo,, of yorfc j president of the New 'I ork Society for At Dover Sailed: Zeel.nyil. for New York. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at a At Glasgow -Sailed: f..lui;il.la. for New, York At London- Sailed: Anglian, for Itwiton. At Portland Sailed: Southwark. for Liverpool. At Boston-Sailed: . Canpolc, Naples; Canadian, lor Liverpool, . LIVE STOCK TRUST Important Decision AtTeotina; the Exchsiuis at Kansas City. . DECLARED AN ILLEGAL COMBINATION Supreme Court of Kansas Reverses Itl on This PoinW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INVOLVED Court Holds that Mortgages Executed Thromch Members Are Void. PRESIDENT ROBINSON DISCUSSES CASE 0 Head ot Organisation Says Supreme Court of 1 nlfed States'Dees No ' Agree with the Kansaa . Derision. TOPEKA. Kan., April 7 In a .decision rendered here today, the Kansas supreme court held that tho Kanssa City Live Stock. exchange Is a trust and that all cattle mortgages made through members of that exchange are Invalid. ' Millions of dollars worth of cattle paper will doubtless be affected by the decision. The decision, which was unanimous, .re verses a former decision et the Supreme court on the same case. ' The present decision la on a rehearing. The far reaching effects of this decision are beyond estimation. Nearly all the chattel mortgages Issued through the menr-' bera of - the exchange contain the provi sion that a commission of at least' 60 cents a head shall be. charged. . Under the hold ing of the court this is sufficient to con stitute a trust and all the notes and mort gages are absolutely void and. cannot oa. enforced. , J ... . History of tho Cava. . ' The esse decided Is that of the " state against Wilson, which oame from Shawnee county. In 1838 . Charles L. Wilson and George Maria purchased ot the A. J. .Gil lespie Commission company 403 steers, and In payment executed two notes ,to the company for $13,366, securing the notes by a mortgage on the cattle. ' Two months later they aold 397 ot these steers and. It is asserted, represented to tne purchaser that the cattle were clear ot all Incumbrance. ' The cattle were taken away from the purchaser by virtue of a mortgage given to the commission company. Wilson and Maris were arrested for obtaining money' under false pretenses and both were con victed In 1900. That verdict waa set aside by the lower court and they were again tried In 1903, when the Jury disagreed.. Afterward .Wilson was tried separately, found guilty and sentenced to five years In the penitentiary. From that conviction he appealed and the opinion announced today Is the final determination 'of the. supremo court, which reverses the lower court's de cision. ' -Says Decision la Void. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. April 7.-F. O. Koo Inson, president of the Kansas City Live Stock exchange, said this afternoon that he did not think the decision of the Kansas -supreme court rendered today .would .have a serious effect on existing contracts of the . exchange. "The Issue is not' new to us," said Mr. Robinson. "It has been fought "out by every exchange In the country. It hag been decided by. all courta heretofore, .Including tho supreme court of " the United . States, that we are not an Illegal organization." "According to court decisions,, the' live stock exchange Is no more a trust, than are labor unions. . We agree, as they do, , to charge a certain price tor our labor. This is done primarily not no much , to fix - a price as to limit the charges and to insure a high standard of commercial Integrity." Texas May Bring Similar Salt. - AUSTIN, Tex.. April 7.-The decision of tho Kansas supreme court today holding that the Kansua City Live Stock exchange was a trust was received with considerable Interest by Attorney General Davidson, as the state of Texas is making prosecutions along the same lines. The decision will strengthen the position of the state, aa It Is believed that there is a so-called "Live Stock trust" in Texas. Attorney General Davidson, . when questioned, referred to Representative J. P. Lightfoot, who said: "I have already conducted nn investigation along this Hue, assisted by many others, and from the Investigation that I have made so fur , the Fort Worth Live Stock exchange la being operated In violation ot the anti-trust laws of 'Texas " . , PROBING THE BOOK CONCERN Sen York Methodists W ill Investigate Charaea Made by the Typo graphical t'aloa. NEW YORK, April ".An Investigation ot charges that employes of the Methodist Book Concern ot this city set up whisky advertisements and also -made the plates for the "Author's' Apology." a defense by George Bernard Shaw ot his play, "Mrs. Warren's Profession," whose ' production waa stopped by the New York police, was decided upon today by the New York East conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. ' The charges were brought by the de. fense committee of Typographical union No. 6, together with a protest against the attitude of the book concern toward the union in the current printers' strike. ' GENERAL BOOTH'S BIRTHDAY Seventy-Seventh Anniversary of the Hrad of Salvation Army Is , Celobrated. JXJNDON, April 7,-Froin J0.0UO to 30,0(0 tha collections In llie i.nitea Kingdom so i the r.-sult of the Salvation Army's self- ,,.. nt ,,( nei annum. He has taken the offer under consideration and will prob ably return his answer to tha persona who made it when he reaches New York from the south, wlik-h will be serb week.