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unday Bee. Advrti la THE OMAHA DEC Best & West HEWS SECTION. Pages 1 to 8. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1906-F1VE SECTIONS-THIRTY-SIX PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. The Omaha ALL ITALY ALARMED Earthquake at Ban Franciaoo Can.es Be ne we i Fear of Volcano Hear Naples. DISLIKE TO SEE VESUVIUS QUIESCENT With All IU Daraaee Neapolitans Frefer 8moke from Its Crater. AMERICAN OBSERVER NOW AT VATICAN Jeroit Who Served at Georgetown Has Charge of Observatory. WILD WEST SHOW MAKES A HIT Robiii Crowd Clrcna to See Per lnnM sod Colon! Cody Tar rle Golden Clgarholdcr Royal Souvenir. ROME. April 2. (Special Cablegram to Th Bee.) Ever since the receipt of the new from Ban Francisco Italy has been doubly aprehenslve of appalling- earthquake calamities. The violent eruption of Ves uvius, coupled with the awful reports from California, have caused general alarm, especially among the peasantry and the worst Is feared. It Is recalled that a fortune teller has for months been preach ing the destruction of the large cities and the world's end. to'geth. with the second coming of Christ and this fanaticism has taken a deep root, especially In the Italian rural quarters. 60 few years has elapsed since Mount Pelee blotted out the town and port of St. Pierre In Martinique that the memory of that unspeakable disaster still vivid and the thought that similar desolation may be wrought along the bay of Naples Is horrifying and distressing. It Is natural that the poorer classes and iven the educated classes should pay more attention to subjects appertaining to vol canoes in a country like Italy than In a country where earthquakes and volcanoes are unknown. Still, If the volcano would only keep within bounds It Is probable that the people of Naples would not mind a little In the fireworks lin. 80 until within the past few weeks no particular atten tion wr.s paid to the eruptions. Now every body Js speculating whether there Is any direct connection between Vesuvius ami Ian Francisco and the speculation has as rnmcd the form of wondering what la go Inf; to happ"n next. Upon subjects like these, though Kuropcan scientists are dls- t'UHhlr.g learnedly. It would begin to appear on thnur.h one man's guess was about as fcod as mother. Want Volcano Active. As n ccncrsil C.lng the Neapolitans pre fer thai the great mountain which doml mites tl.elr lovely bay, shall be at work ."id no' Ml' quiescent. They know, of c. urio tre pot litinllty of havoc which iu.k v.llh'n the crnter, but familiarity bli i.ts the appreciation of the danger, 'i': :iVi If i s cf all uses have- remarked on Co 'ie:.H .f mind with which the ItaiUn I'i'.iihVitK have gone on tending thel;1 vir's nnd ficcha high up the mountain. l.V.:cf. of the fata of Pomp!"!! and Her- on'antum. They have built their villages ! the very lava Itself which swept over 1110 nomcs or treir ancrco-s. A similar rpparent insenriblllty Is minl.ested in all 1 volcanic districts wnrre tn ri.'K is arcepteti with as n-.tirh fatalism as fisher folks ac cept the perlls'-of the sva. However, when the crucial hour comes sheer terror ajlzes on the whole population. And as human na ture remains unchanged from age to age the panic which has prevailed throughout Italy during the past month Is extraordi narily like that contained In the two fam ous letters wherein Pliny, the younger, de scribed the great eruption of A. D. 79. And undoubtedly tbere was good excuse for fear. The great mountain has been ob scured by smoke and lighted up from time to time by lurid flrshes. Dense showers of eshes and small stones are falling all over the courtryshle. And fir more horrible than the lapllll are the monstrous streams f f lava which p ur down the mountaln fV. One river of molten rock which T'led thrrush the vl'Hsfc of BoscotrecHSe ! t'venty-one fori hirh and six hundred -ei v'c'e. It parse;! tV. v: !i n otvefry n Its wey n the se-i! Tiie living had fed -n-n ti e see.no ad only tho dead remained 1 'elecme the lavi. Thee rivers usuilly flow down ti e south en sMe In the event of thee e-untlons. ''nfcrtunstely. whichever way the lava ivrns It l bound to work ruin among the l-rt'-Mr'n' populntlon. Vesuvius Is com--tv ringed round with little towns and "I-Fes. ' both on the coast and Inland, f r:rlng a circuit of some twenty miles. Coast Towns Suffer Most. The northeastern side Is the safest from the lava, for It Is protected by the bulwark if Monte Soinind, but even here and at "itajano and Man Guiseppe, to the east, there is no protection from the hot rain of nshes. and It will be remembered that the ashes burled Pompeii Just as effectually as the great led of lava aealed Jtercu laneura. But It is the coast towns which usually suffer the most during these Utter days. "Naples commit the sins" says a lM-al proverb, "and Torre pays for them." Portlcl and Reslna stand on old lava beds; lava streams oose down into the sea and form new promontories In the blues of the bay. This stretch of country, no more than six or seven miles wide, lost SAM cf Its Inhabitants In the great erup ili n of lSil. They of that century thought that the fires of Vesuvius were extinct, l or 131 years not a curl of smoke had risen Ironi Its crater. Suddenly (t wuked to fury, and the lava streams are said to have floaed at tha rate of a mile a minute. Eincc then eruptions have been very fre quent and the mysterious sources under ground which supply the volcano shown no sign of falling. Probably do European ruler takes the Interest In economic qurattUma manifested by the king of Italy. The great agricultural conference called by the king of Italy m the suggestion of an American named I.ubln waa developed by the king. And his majesty has been entertaining during the last few days In right royal fashion the delegates to the international postal congress. The people of Rome have been exercised la mind by the widely circulated report to the effect that the visit of J. Pierpont Morgan to the pope had as Its object the question of the payment to' the Vatican cf an Indemnity of $7AO.j0 sterling on (he part of the I'nlted States fur the con flxatlun of ecclesiastical property In the Philippine Islands. The Journal of the Vatican, the Osscrvatore Romano, put ihe luatter in Its true light when It appended a not to the telegram which it published. The note characterised the statement as a 4ble "which bad not the least shadow of Inundation," and which deserves to be put In the same rsnk with the others which hava VL-'outltiUvd on Fifth Page NEW - SPANISH TARIFF LAW Measure Beromri Effective li Jalr and Has a Reciprocity Feature. MADRID, April 2. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The new customs tariff has Just been published by the government of this country. Articles I and 11 of the royal decree ac companying the tariff provide that appeals against Its classifications and rates may be made to the Spanish government at any time before the end cf the present month. These will be submitted to the tariff commission and considered by the government In the course of May, and the tariff, with such amendments as may re sult from decisions on these appeals. Is to come Into force on 'July 1 next. According to Article III, the duties con tained In the second column of the tariff (I. e., the duties forming the minimum tariff) are to be applicable to merchandise from countries where Spanish products enjoy most-favored-natlon treatment, pro vided that the Spanish government con sider that the treatment accorded by such countries to Spanish goods affords an equivalent concession. The duties con tained In the flret column ( 1. e , the maximum tariff) are to be applicable to the goods of all other countries, the gov ernment being empowered to add surtaxes to these duties In the case of oountles which treat Spanish vessels or goods In a specially unfavorable manner, as well as In the case of goods on which export bounties have been given. Non-European products Imported from a European coun try are by Article lv, to be subject to special duties. It Is Important to note that Article v of the decree provides that all customs duties levied under the tariff are to be paid In gold. It Is further stipulated, by Article vl, that the duties contained In the new tariff are to be revised every five years, taking Into account any changes which may have occured In the valuations upon which they have been based. PEDIGREE GOES WITH HORSE French Court Makes Holing portant to Purchasers of Thoroughbreds. PARIS, April 28. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) An Important decision affecting the sale of thoroughbreds In this country has been given by the Third Chamber of the Paris court. Madame Myrtllle Beer bought eight race horses for $4,000 from Comte de Brcssen. The purchase was made last May, and It was stipulated that the count should be able to buy back tho animals and to bear all the necessary costs of the transaction. As the count did not show any desire to repurchase, Madame Beer had the horses sold at Cberl's in October last. Before doing this she tried unsuccessfully to get the stud book certi ficates of the animals. Aa the result the sale did not come up to her expectations, she sued Comte de Breesen for 15.000. She also sued for a smaller sum a M.-Aumont, who refused to give up the certificates of one of the animals. The court orderod tho count to pay $1,100, conjointly with M Aumont. The Judges further decided that trtlflcates are necessary In the esse of rare horses offered for sale, aa under the Turt onIy horw., an(1 ,nara born and traln,.a , franca, whose pedigrees are In ,hc 12ngllah or French stud book are al ioweQ to enter for aventa. The Judges specially set forth that In the case of Beer against Bresson and Aumont the absence of due certificates depreciated the value of the animals offered for sale. Both Comte de Bresson and M. Aumont have to pay the law costa In connection with the action. WOMAN IN PRETENDER'S CAMP Citlseaesa of Franco Tells of Her Experience with Insurgents In Morocco. PARIS, April 28. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) Madame du Oast, the marvel lous Frenchwoman Is to the front again, this time on an Arab steed. She rode Into the Spanish camp or Presidio at Melllla, i Morocco. She had been among the ' followers of the Moorish retender and It i wa" tb 'a4'" who presented her with tha "ne white Arab thoroughbred on which she entered the Presidio. She was escorted front the pretender's camp by a sheik and a contingent of soldiers. The daring Frenchwoman says that the pretender received her with effusion and organised a hunting or shooting party In her honor. He, however, refused to allow her to take snap shots, either of himself or of his officers. Madame du Oast affirms that the pretender's troops are numerous and well organised and that they are pre paring to wreck the sultan's army. She was also at Mar Chlca recently and waa nearly touched by a shell when the place was bombarded by the Turks. She found Mar Chlca quite devoid of commercial ac tivity. FAMINE IN- NORTH MOROCCO Food Reaches Coast, bat Coat of Transportation to Interior Is Too High. PAR 18, April 28. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The correspondent of the Petit Parlslen, telegraphing from Tangier, says that he has just made a Journey In th north of Morocco, where he found the na tives In extreme distress, compelled to live on food usually given only to animals, and driven through hunger to commit many crimes. The country people are flocking Into the towns In the vain hope of finding work, and are forced to subsist on such charity as they can obtain. Imported foodstuffs, such as French flour, RuHsi&n barley, rice. etc.. reach the nnrt but th cost of transportation to the Interior t. too high and the poorer classes are thus unable to obtain them. Th. crop, promise to be much above the average thl. year, but befare harve.t time rrlve a large number of th. people will die of .tarvatlon unle.s id is forthcoming In time CHINESE DROWN AT SEA British Vessel Strikes Chinese aad Thirty Mea Go to Bottom. Ship SINGAPORE. April 28.-The British steamer Havertham Orange, having on board l,f0 Russian troop bound from Vlad ivostok for Odessa, arrived here today und reported having brea In collision in th Straits of Malacca with th Chinese staamer Bentong. Th latter Bank and thirty of tho 101 Chinamen on board the vessel were drowned. Th Have'rsham Orange brought th seventy-one survivors to this port. It. fore peak 1 full of water. ERMANS ILL SUITED India-nation Exists Over Appropriation of Money for Poor Officers of Army. STRENGTHENS THE MILITARY CABINET War Party Will Be More Powerful Thrtmirh Money Appropriated Under Law. COLLECTION SAID TO BE BLACKMAIL Money Raised fr jple Who Can Sever NEW LO .TO Bl PLACED ABROAD Vrt Condition of German ance Will ot Permit iov eminent to Borrow S f eiied Fnnda HI Hume. BERLIN, April L8. (bpeclal Cablegram to The Bee.) A vast deal ot Indignation ha been aroused in German military circles by the news that the subscription of $i.S00.0uu for needy officers has been successfully brought off, and that that sum ha been deposited with the chief of the kaiser's military cabinet. For some year past it ha been noticed that the number of mil ltary cadets has been slowly but surely diminishing. This ha been especially the case with the so-called "offlcler famlllen,' that Is to say, the families that for genera tion past from father to son have followed the profession of arms. Such families, however, are notoriously poor. A stern life of duty, ''plain living" and "high thinking" was their lot. But as luxury Increased in the German army It became more and more difficult for such officers to exist. High play, regimental sub scriptions, mess expenses everything has Increased BO per cent In the last thirty years. Little by little the army has been Invaded, by young men of wealthy parentage who Joined for the social distinction the military coat gives, but not from any love of the profession. Some Ill-advised persons sug gested that the hat should be discreetly passed around and a fund raised which would enable the kaiser to privately sub sidize sons of officers and the poorer arts tocratlo families desirous of taking up the profession of arms. The thing that has caused Indignation among the better class of officers Is that this money Is levied from the millionaire bankers In Berlin; men whose sons, by the prejudices of the mili tary caste, are absolutely barred from wear Ing tho kaiser' uniform as officers. It Is, therefore, a ort of blackmail which they pay for one reason or another, but which they certainly do no not provide willingly, Strengthen Military Cabinet. A second objection Is that this fund will be one arm the more in the possession of the kaiser military cabinet. As the money will only be given to Impecunious officers, there must be some distributing center. But this opens the door to favoritism of the worst kind. The department of the army with this money In it gift will be the ob Jectof all kinds of applications.' more or less" Justified, and tha distribution will be mora, or less arbitrary. There is no doubt that the discontent with the system of pro motion In the German army (and particu larly the Prussian army) has been steadily Increasing: so much so, Indeed, that - the great majority of the officer asked to be retired with the rank of captain. The great mistake the authorities are said to be mak ing la to Imagine that the present crisis in the army can be got rid of by giving a few marks a month extra to the sub-lieutenant. What haa caused the present crisis Is- the arbitrary fashion In which promotion la given. When It is notorious that not one officer In a hundred, however great his merits, ha any prospect of rising above the rank of major unless his name Is pre ceded by "Von" it is comprehensible that the great mass of them end by getting dis. couraged. Thore is, however, little prospect of any change, as the kaiser shows a tend ency to make his army more and more aris tocratic Instead of democratic. One of the peculiarities of the kaiser Is the peculiar veneration he has for his grandfather. He bombarded that most re spectable of sovereign with the epithet "great," an adjective to which William I. would certainly have been the last to lay claim. William I. lived In great times, and it may be said that he came in on the crest of the wave. This Is why hi grandson insists on baptizing him "William the Great" and strews monu ments in bronze and marble all over Ger many as if out of the pepper castor. The latest monument has had a curious his tory. It is to be erected at Strassburg nnd Alsace. The Strassburg monument which the pnpulatoin is to raise to the man who conquered them Is to cost about $10,000. Of this sum $15,000 was subscribed by the functionaries, the officers and such com mercial people as were afraid to refuse. As, however, It could never be admitted that the subscription was a failure, the remainder wa simply taken from the se cret service fund, at the disposal of the Staathalter. When the kaiser comes twelve months hence to unveil the monument the ceremony will have a grimly humorous side. New Loan Abroad, The Cologne Gazette seml-offlcially states that the new Russian loan will not be placed upon the German market for the reason thslf'the financial necessities of the empire and Prussia render fresh calls upon the German money market undesirable. Of course Russian loan and Russian securi ties are being handled in the Berlin markets ail the time. How far the decision of the leading Germaa bank not to renew their I rwrriii ciwi iiiicih ui iwriiripuung m a Russian loan is due to the Influence of the i Grman government must alwaya remain I . I H'rr Beb"' !n aicu'ln Algeclra. ' conference in th interest of the Socialist, 1 of the orld' maln,aln61 that the .torm ! wh,ch h" be,n ra"ed 00ut Morocco has i iwn aiiu.riwrr oui 01 proportion 10 tbe ex- lent of German Interest, and to the results achieved. He referred in particular to the emperor s demonstrative visit to Tangier, and asks what would have been said In Germany, if. for example. King Edward had acted in a similar fashion. He con trasted the exhaustive character of the French yellow book with the meagre con tents of th German white book, and de clared that the meagerness of the latter was a testimony of the powerlcsxnea of the German Reichstag In matters of for eign policy. The French yellow book showed th.it M. Delcasso had from the first been ready for negotiation, and for compromise. The sultan had been pre pared to agree to the French demand, and waa only Induced to stiffen his back at the instance of Germany, whofe subsequent (Continued on Fifth Page.) GAELIC TEACHING IN SCOTLAND Pnbllo Kchonl Tracers fbonld Koaw Laaganae ot Natives Accord ing to Oflclal. GLASGOW, April a.-tPpePlal Cablegram to The Bee.)-Mr. Sinclair, secretary lor Scotland, haa Just been talking upon tha subject of Gaelic teaching In the high lands. He said that while all sympathized with tho oft expressed Idea that there ought to be room In Scotland for all Scotch men and women, they could not deny that the obligation of Scotch people did not end In Scotland, and whllg they were not willing to admit the truth of Dr. Johnsou saying that the best view out of Scotland was the highroad to England, still they did admit and Insisted upon their obli gation to take part in the wider duties, which fell to thl country among other nations. The two point to be emphasized are broadly, that a teacher In the High lands must know the language of the people, and that Gaelic speaking teachers should be found and trained for that purpose. What had already been doneT In Scotland It must be remembered the work if local authorities. It was the chool of education though supervised by the de partment, lay mainly in the hands board that engaged and employed teacher, and it wa at the local center that pupil tcachera were trained. Th department did not interfere with the selection of the teacher, provided he was duly qualified; and the Highland boards were In aa favor able a position as other boards to Increase their choice. Alexandra MacKelth thus explain the fresh air homes for children: "In these home with their cool and invigorating ocean air and upland breese and plain nourishing food, under the simplest condition and the maxlum of freedom about 8.000 of Glasgow's poorest children enjoy the priceless boon of a fort night' stay or longer when necessary The work among tha cripples of Glasgow of which there are about 3,000 ha taken deep root. West end friends, members of the league, have entered most heartily Into the work, and are sending gleams of sunshine through the post or carrying them In person to their allotted cripple thereby relieving the dull monotony of the little sufferers; and in many cases giving fresh Impulse to maternal affection, which In these poor home crowded cares so frequently overtax. A large hospital home at Prestwlck for these cripples having a delightful southern exposure and an enclosed sun veranda, opening out at several parts to the front play green of the home. Is at present full of children. SERVIA FEARS REGICIDES Would. However, Retire Them to Gain Approval of the Other Nation. BELGRADE. April 28. (Special Cable gram to The Bee.) It Is reported here that the British government will soon fill, the post of British minister at Belgrade, which it will be remembered, ha been vacant since the royal tragedy. Of course, It will be necessary that the' Servian government should themselves remove tha obstacle to the renewal of diplomatic relations. That obstacle consist in the maintenance of the regicide in -their present: position.- There seem, however, .to be every disposition on the part ' of the Servian ministry to place in retirement the ringleader. If they were only sure that the British government would be satisfied with that measure. There I an opinion outside Servla that If all the conspirators, who number about sixty, were to be the object of a similar penalty they would constitute a formidable nucleus of disaffection, and, being for the most part of the time young and energetic men. they would at once become a serious danger for the state. It Is thought undesirable In existing circumstance to create fresh element of unrest In the country. King Peter and hla ministers are known to desire a reconciliation with Great Britain, who will have very little difficulty in conjunction with France, and probably with Italy, In taking a strong footing at Belgrade. German economic penetration In Servla, Bulgaria and Turkey is pro ceedlng steadily and unostentatiously; In deed, it haa already succeeded In almost monopolizing the near eastern markets, Nor must it be forgotten that In that part of Europe political influence is closely as aoclated with economic progress, a clr cumstance which here at all events give ground for serious reflection. FREE NAVIGATION OF NILE Arrangements Are Made Between Soodan and Congo Free State for Vessels. BRUSSELS, April 28. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) A temporary arrangement has Just been made between the govern ments of Soudan and the Congo Free Stat aa a preliminary of a more permanent set tlement of the question which have re cently, been In dispute between the two governments. The basis of the arrangement Is that tho Congo Free State shall abandon posts south of the fifth parallel, north latitude and north of the water-shed of the Congo and Nile basins, which they have occupied since the conclusion of the modus vlvendl negotiated by Major Lemalre of the Bel gian army, for the ' Congo government, and Major Boulnois, governor of the Bahr-el-Ghaxal, In March, 190S. The arrange ment also provides that the disputed terri tory shell for the present be administered by Soudanese officials. On the other hand, restrictions on Nllo navigation, forbidding steamers to call at Belgian posts, which hava been In force for some months, will be removed and communication with the Belgian posts, via the Nile, will be resumed. AUSTRALIANS CONSIDER LAWS Would Have Federation Pay laterest on State Debt While Keeping Reveaae. SYDNEY, April 2S.-(9peclal Cablegram to The Bee.) The conference of the state premiers here has reaffirmed the resolu tion of last year's conference at Hobart In favor of the extension for thirty years of the eighty-seventh clause, or Braddon clause, of the constitution, where.under the common Wealth returns to the states three fourths of the revenue derived from cus toms and excise duties. The commonwealth. It la resolved, shall, as a - corollary to such extension, take over state debts and pay the interest on them out of each state' share of the re turn of the duties under the Braddon clause. The reply of Mr. Beak In, the federal pr mler. to this last suggestion is noncom mittal. He piefers to return a definite sum for all time to each stats, or to re pay an amount .subject to periodic! reassessment. LOTIIING IS NEEDED Wearim Apparel Required for Rfcfnees from California Stopping, in Omaha. UBLIC IS ASKED TO HELP THEM OUT Work of Mercy Continues with Unabated Zeal by All Local Forces. ANOTHER TRAIN LOAD WILL COME TODAY All Bailroads ConTerins: in City Take Their fchare of Traffic 0URISTS SHOW bKAllTUDE FOR AID Over Two Thousand of the Sufferers Have Partaken of Hospitality at Omaha'a Tent Dining Rooms at Depot. Work of relief for the refugees from San Francisco is still being carried on at Union station by Superintendent Morris of tho Associated Charities and the good womeu of Omaha. Saturday was practically u day of rest, as few sufferers came through, although many who came in during the night were supplied with meal and clotti ng and sent on their way home. Miss Nan Dorsey and some of the mem ber of the Visiting Nurses' essoclatlon waited at the tents until 4 o'clock Saturday morning to care for the refugee who ar- rivea on me la'.e irauis. rmj-im on a late Union PaciOc train and theso were given hot broth and otner eaiuies. and the sick were cared for, the electric lights making the place as light as day. Still more stockings and underwear are needed for these people and should bo 1 sent direct to the tent. Most of the sur vivor are footsore from their two days' tramp in getting out of tho burning city nd have no clothes except what is on their backs, so a change Is almost imperative. Some of the merchants have been sending shirt and waists for the women, which are most necessary. Otfden is highly praised by many who come through. One trainload waa supplied with a whole outfit of new waists for tha women by that town, but thousand more are in need. Little opportunity ha been had to bathe their swollen feet and very few. havo had a change of footwear. The first day the tent was up 136 pair of hose were given out A few refugees are expected today, but a train of 426 Is en route, which Is expected early this morning. These will be fed on their arrival, and Superintendent Morris wishes help and clothing on that occasion. Over Two Thousand Fed. The relief committee and the women ha1 erved 2,134 people in the tent up to Frl day night and transportation had been pro vided for over 1,100 from Omaha to points east and north. The railroads of Omnha have asked George F. West of the North western to apportion their share to all and transportation is freely given. The Mil waukee and the Northweatern care for those to Chicago and the Illinois Central and the Great Western take 'all those to to ail nunc i Minneapolis. St- Paul and other northern point. Mr. West say. the Burlington, Wabash and Missouri Pacific also h.v. been generous in giving transportation To " lu i.uui..ru u, u.u.i 1 m and half IZ in taen U at Ogden and half ar. being taken ugh the southern gateway. The Rock road through island la tailing its snare mrougn Kansas ..ity ana me curnngion is taxing large numbers from Denver to Chicago, hauling inese tnrougn A,n.ana ana rc junction. These are Deing carea ror aiong tne route. Superintendent Morris has ordered enough supplies for two days, so all can be fed as they come in today. Many more arc fed than come on the relief trains, as many are traveling on the regular trains who have no funds for meals and these are pro- vlded for at tho relief tents. The telephone at the tents, Douglas 6400, Is kept busy by women of the city who are volunteering their services. Large numbers of the school teachers called up Saturday and offered to do what they could. Mrs. Draper Smith is in charge of the tables and women who wish to give their services today or later can communicate with her at Harney 3463. Over Four Hundred Cars. The Union Pacific has so far hauled 412 cars ot suppi.es mm easiern points 10 u:eMi wvti, wnere u.cy t lurnea over . . . . , , , . T , . ., . 10 me uibkuii ouuri iiiiis lur me Douiuern PaciBo. A few on the regular Union Pacific, train arrived Saturday afternoon. - These relief supplies for San Francisco sufferers were moved over the Union Pa cific railroad yesterday: Five car flour, Minneapolis, Minn. One car flour, Yankton, S. D. One car flour, Jefferson, la. One car dry goods, Camden, N. J. Eight cars dry goods, Chicago. Twenty oars various supplies, Chicago. One car Red Cross supplies, New )'ork. One car provisions and miscellaneous sup plies consolidated from various points. One car miscellaneous supplies, Hamp ton, Neb. One car flour, Wahoo, Neb. One car miscellaneous supplies, Lincoln, Neb. Travelers Will Help, The executive board of the Western Trav- elers' Accident association held a special meeting Saturday afternoon to make ar rangements to relieve sny of the Cali fornia members of the association who might be In dlwtress as a result of the re cent earthquake. A letter will be ad dressed to each member to ascertain his condition, as well as that of his family, and relief will be offered In each case of need. The Union Pacific train with the refugees from San Francisco is running as second section of No. 4 and Is due to arrive about noon today. Those wishing to assist Mr. Mcrrls can And the time of arrival this morning by telephoning to Douglas WX. SMALL TOWN'S GET LITTLE HELP Lesser California titles Without Aid Given Larse Places. A member of The Bee staff I In re ceipt of a letter from relative at Sonoma, Cal., which Is a few miles from Santa Rosa, saying that nothing like the full story of the California disaster has been told. This letter siy Sonoma and every other town, large and small. In that part of the stste, felt th earthquake with eerlou results. Sonoma, a place of little more than l.Q"0 population, lost half drzen buildings. Including a costly high school. Fire did not succeed the earth quake In these smaller towns, except In a few cases, the damage being entirely due to the earthquake. ' In th smaller places, the letter savs, ths suffering of th people will be longer felt (Continued on Second Page.) THE 3 EE BULLETIN. Forecast for Kcbraaka Fair In Fast. Showers In West Portion nnday. Monday 'bowers. xew snrTinjt-ruht rages. 1 All Italy Alarmed at F.roptlon. Army Rill rtnea ot nlt Germans. 'Frisco Refaaeea Need Clothes. Ranks In stricken City Are Wound. 8 Apostle rtowle In Xlon CHy. S Sews from All Ports of Nebraska, 4 Renson Talk In Seventh Ward, atarday'a Registration Heavy, S Koonan'a Fate Is with the Jorr, Catholic Rales on Church Music. Affaire at South Omaha. 0 Americans In Mexico In Rad Fix. Vesuvius Is Ag-aln Causing; Trouble T Sporting; Events of the Hay, EDITORIAL SECTION Fight Page. S Past Meek In Omaha Society. 3 ftreat I neastnes In Pari. Happening In Omaha Suburbs. Echoes of the Ante-Room. 4 Editorial. Edward Roaewater in Farta. S Gist of R. A. Benson's Speeches. Who's Who on Republican Ticket. E. A. Benson' Platform. 6 Treasures Lost In Rig Fire. Summer Camp for the Guardsmen. 8 Victims lie f ore People's Bur. Troop Are Being; Sent West. WANT AH SECTION Eight Page. 1 Beauty Spot About the Home. Gossip Among Real Estate Men. a Sheep Men Seek Better Rate. 8 Want Ads. 4 Want Ad. R Want Ads. 6 Want Ad. T Financial and Commercial. fa srinaii - r- illI STRATED SECTION Eight Pages. t Br-BJ. pi--. Filipino Inde- pendence. 8 How to Use Voting; Machine. 3 Plays, Player and Playhouse. Muslo and Musical Mattcra. 4 Omaha' Aid for San Francisco. Story of Dewey's Victory at Manila R Fifty Year of Church History. Hudson Ray Company' Operation. 8 Womani Her Way and Her World T Weekly Grist of Sporting; Gossip. COLOR SECTION Four Pages. 1 Buster Brown Invent Automobile. 8 Interesting; Things Far and Near. 8 The Rublyat of the Motor Car. 4 Simon Simple Ha Fun wltb a Cop. Hcrr Splegrelberger Feel tho Potat Temperature at Omaha. Yesterday 1 Hour. De. Hour. Dear. 6 a. ra B6 1 p. m on 6 a. m...... K4 3 p. m 04 7 a. m A3 8 p. m 03 8 a. m R3 4 p. m U4 9 a. m Rl R p. m 02 10 a. m RS p. xn 01 11 a. m Rff T p. m RO 13 m R8 JAMES E. BOYD DYING AT HOME Former Governor of Nebraska Walt th Last Call Surrounded by Hla Family. James E. Boyd 1 dying at hi home in Omaha, the result of a long and lingering sickness. ; .More than year ago Governor I - .,. T wa incgen oy a oisease pu.. to old age, and for a, time hla life wa. despaired of. Hi vigorous' strength .- -bled him to recover from, t he attack at k. . Kt h. .- r.r.tnt his health. U.t aummer he wa. about much ' ..,,,, , hi .rsonal af- of the time, attending to bla perona af- rairs, dui a winter came on ne ioi in strength. Although not closely connnea to hl home. h. w.. out but little, until in that - . .. . the milder climate ana tne sea pree.e would be of benefit to him. He declined rapidly there, and some three weeka ago WM brought home In a condition that was ui. 1 ii,. hi. I ueaiu was "'"" Governor Boyd . wife and daughter, Mr.. I Blerbower, and hi. brother, Thomas F. Boya are at hU bedside, A coincidence In connection with Gov- ernor Boyd case is that only last month the man to whom he was opposed in one ot Nebraska's most famous political con tests, General John M. Thayer, died and wa burled at Lincoln. It wa. a matter , satisfaction to both Governor . , ,u .v... 1 IX J V U UIIU UUVMIIUl lUm UiCU differences had been forgotten and that their friendship had been solidified by auch courteous action, as bound them even more cloBey than Jr they had never differed. CRAPSEY HERESY CASE ENDS Fate of Accused Clergyman In Hnnds of Judges, Who Will Render Verdict by May Ifi. BATAVIA, N. Y., April 28.-The fate of Rev. Dr. Algernon 8. Crapsey as a clergy man of the Protestant Episcopal church rests with his Judges. The trial of the rector of St. Andrews, Rochester, on charges of heresy and violation of ordina tion vows ended today with the final ar guments of counsel for the accused and for the prosecution. The ecclesiastical court of five members took the evidence under consideration and will render a ver dict to Bishop Walker of the diocese of western New York on or before May 16. MAv.m.M. nff niaa Vcacla Anrll 2M At New York-Arrived: Caledonia, from Glussnw: Cedric and Ktrurla. from Liver- pool; Bt. i.nuiH, rroin omiinampion. oanea. ijeutschland. for Hamburg: Minneapolis. for London; Batavia, lor iiamourg; f In- land, for Antwerp; Campania, for Liver- pool; New ork ror Houthampton; isonlg gow; Iiouislana. for uenoa; noma, lor is a nlea. At Queenstown Palled : Arahlc. ror Bos ton. Arrlv.d: Celtic, from New lork. At St. Vincent Arrived: Pentaun, from San Francisco. At Iondon Sailed: Columbian, for Bos ton: Mlnnetonka. for New York. At Movllle Balled : r.miopia, lor jew Ynrk. At Trieste Arrived: t'annonia, rrom Isew York. At Boston Sailed: Romanic, for Naples; Bo-tonlan, for Manchester. At Fayal Sailed Broowlyn, for Mar seilles At Plymouth Arrived: Bluecher, from New York. At Dover Arrived: Kroonland, from Antwerp. At Cherbourg Sailed : Amerlka. for New York: Philadelphia, for New York. At Naples Sailed: Cltta Dl Mllano, fur New York. At Antwerp Balled: Kroonland, for New York. At Liverpool Sailed: Lucanta. for New York. At Copenhagen Arrived : Helllg Olavf from New York. Palled: Tlel.en, for New York. At Marselles Arrived: Madonna, from New York. At Genoa Arrived: Bulgaria, from New York. Sailed: Lombarrtla. for New York. At Flume Sailed: Slavonla, for New York. At Bremen Sailed: Breslau, for Baltimore. CASH RUNNING SHORT San Francisco Relief Committee Has Only Half Million on Hand. STRICTEST ECONOMY IS NECESSARY Only $300,000 of federal Appropriation Available for Use of Committee, USE OF REGULAR TROOPS DISCUSSED War Department Wishes to Withdraw Them as Soon as Possible. COMMITTEE UNANIMOUS FOR RETENTION Civil Authorities Say Their Assist ance la Absolutely Necessary In Straightening Out Affairs. SAX TTIANCISCO, April 28 -The amount of money on hand for immediate relief work and the continuance of the military control of the city, subject to civil author ity, were two of the most Important ques tions discussed at the meeting of th citi zens' committee of fifty, which, headed by Mayor Schmltz, now administer th af fairs of San Francisco. Both developed some interesting phase and left in th minds of those striving to relieve the cha otic affair of this city the necessity for two things the strictest economy In the expenditure of the now available funds and the urgent need of continued military as sistance. The statement of Jamea D. Phe lan, chairman of the finance committee of ttve citizens' relief and Red Cross funds, that he had been given to understand by Victor H. Metcalf, the representative of President Roosevelt, that only $300,000 of the $2,600,000 appropriated by congress for the relief of San Francisco was available, and that this sum represented the extent of financial assistance that might be ex pected from that source, caused a decided sensation In the meeting. Mr. Phelan an nounced that Secretary of War Taft had transmitted to hi. order $300,000, which he aid waa the first recognition the secretary had made of the relief work, and added that he had been Informed by Mr. Metcalf that th secretary of war had expended the remainder of the relief fund for tho purchase of supplies In the cast. Upon cor roboration of this statement by Mr. Metcalf Mr. Phelan simply remarked that there wa only $518,000 available cash to hi order at the mint and the strictest economy would be necessary. "We need money," said Mr. Phelan, "and the country should not be led into th be lief that millions are on hand to relieve the dMtltute people." Both Mr. Metcalf and- Dr. Devlne en dorsed Mr. Phelan' remark and volun teered to apprise Washington of the sit uatlon. The generous contribution by con gress has been counted on by the finance committee and the knowledge that only a small portion of this would be placed in their hand wa somewhat of a ahock. I '. Want Troop to Remain. v m m 1 no question i mo troops to assist in the preservation of the rfTii'S I .v,rf,i. n ..1 -i m,nin th. TimH Stat, troop, here, to Mayor Schmlt. wa. read in the committee meeting. The gen- - aepartmetlt . . rontlnu.d ue of tne .rmy in policing San Francisco and added that while he personally wa willing to continue any work of relief, sanitation or otherwise, he could not f . mimary duties an hour beyond auch ob vlous necessity, and asked for a written statement from the mayor In order that there may be no doubt or mlsapprehen- I sion on his part a. to the need of federal forces Mayor Schmltz, In commenting on Gen eral Greely's letter said that the federal troops had given immeasureable assist ance to the city since the disaster of Anrll 18. and he asked the committee formaIly to approve of his action in ask- ng the military to take charge and furthermore that the committee request that this control be continued. After Dr. Devlne of the Red Cross had added bis en dorsement of the mayor' remarks the mo thst the troor.. be oer ...., . ,.min w.s adnnted unanl I Ilvt w . w . w I , mousiy Fnnaton and Greely Talk. Victor H. Metcalf, aecretary of commerce and labor, read hi dispatch to President Roosevelt and the president's reply thereto, both being received by the meeting with cheers. Mr. Metcalf reporl waa a most comprehensive one and fully mated th con ditions in San Francisco at the present time. Its comprehensiveness and the lucld ness with which the effects of the disaster were put will, It is believed, go far toward enlightening the powers at Washington on any and all points which they may have felt any doubt. Both General Greely and General Funston made brief statements to. day in which they expressed the belief that the strong support of the military la now and will for some time to come continue to be necessary for the regulation of the city and assisting tha civil authorities to regain a thorough grasp of affairs. Abso lute order still prevails in San Francisco. The great city which but a brief time alnoe was known the world, over aa "th second I t ans, wiu was I ' irjuiuuu lui gaiety ana pleasure seeaing. nas seiuea Into the uuletcst of communities in which ,ne population is not seen abroad after the .... h... ,.t h,.,v.. wmi. .h. m. rigid patrol system is maintained every where ,he people are free to come and go aa they please. But as there ar no more placea of recreation to attract them few venture abroad at night. Sightseers Add to Trouble. The Influx of sightseers Is adding to th troubles of the authorities and to the dis comfort, of those still residing in Ban FranclF.co. Thousands of these people crowd the ferry boats, block the streets with all sorts of vehicles and interfere with those engaged in relief work. Today they added to the terriflo Jam at tha main ferry depot and choked the narrow pas sages cleared In a few streets for vehicles. They overran ruins of buildings wherever safety would permit and were absolutely ruthless In their franttc effort to seize upon some article of historic and intrinsic value and cart It away. Some of these people will probably And lodging and food at the expense of the relief committee, thus needlessly adding to the already tremend ous burden of stricken Ban Francisco. One of the greatest and In a measure Irreparable losses resulting from the great fire Is the magnificent libraries of Ban Francisco. Library after library, until tha total ex ceeded a million volumes, disappeared in
