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    The Omaha Daily Bee
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1906.
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leper tf Committee on Panama
Iml Will Oomt Up.
rr via be against lock sysi
Senator Patticrew Will Hit Speech
XzplaJnisc Committee 'i View.
.MINORITY;-REPORT BY MR. MILLARD
HebrasU Senator Will Pntant Baport
' Aceinrt Bea Lt1 Project.
esssssainmwam
CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY FATE BILL
tasmSBSsmmm
Appointment of the Coaferees De
layed by the Illness of Senator
. TlUnili Wh U EiMttd
Bark Today.
WASHJNQTpN, May. 117. The senate la
counting On a busy week and the prospect
la favorable to long workdays and few In
terruptions. After. Monday there will be
at leaat two appropriation billa ready for
consideration, and the sea level canal btil,
having been made the unfinished business,
will ba pressed aa steadily aa poaalble. Jn
addition, conferees will be appointed In the
rallread rate bill, the nomination of the
president's assistant aecretary, Mr. Barnes,
to be poatmaater of the city of Washing
ton, will receive attention, and the bill de
cl ring a policy In the matter of the pur
chase of Panama canal auppliea will be
considered. The aenate manifests a dis
position to devote serious consideration of
the canal type bill. When It la taken up
Senator Klttredge will present In a speech
of considerable length -the reasons which
Imp lied the majority of the committee on
Interooeanlc canala to report In favor of
the see, level plan. It in now expected
that he will apeak tomorrow, and It la
understood that his address will be the
first of a serlea on the subject.
Minority Report by Miliar.
On Tuesday Chairman Millard, chairman
of. the canal commute, will preeent a re
port giving the view of the minority mem
bers In favor of a lock canal.
The general plan ia to press the con
sideration of the appropriation bills as
speedily aa . possible. The postotTiee and
naval bills will be ready for consideration
early In the week, but it is not yet decided
which will be given preference. Both will
present features that will arouse debate
and It is a foregone conclusion that special
attention will be given to the provision In
the naval bill for a (few monster warship.
Conference - reports, on' the agricultural
and legislative appropriation bills will
probably be made before the cloae of the
woek and It la expected that. the report of
the oonfereos on Jhe Indian bill, which
already has been presented, will be taken
up early Monday. . -, .
t'Oufereace am Rate BUI.'
Two matters have- been waiting some
what on the return of Senator Tillman,
who hlis been absent In South Carolina for
tlie last week. These are the appointment
of conferee. pn he rata WH rand, the fur
ther consideration of the Barnea nomina
tion. Mr.-' Tillman la expected to b nv
bra" seat'today. -The rate bill conferees, of
whom the South CaroIli senator will be
one, will be named then ird It la expected
that the conference will begin aa Boon aa
Mr. Tillman can conclude his work la con
nection with the Barnes case:
The canal supply bill will be debated
at some length and Senator Rayner will
be mong""those to be heard on that meas
ure. Work of the House.
Work on the sundry civil appropriation
bill will begin In the national house of
representatives this week. This bill la
larger' and carrlea more money than any
preceding sundry civil act. Th aggregate
will beln the neighborhood of $00,000,000.
The Items relate to practically every
branch of the puhllc service and conse
quently has a bearing In nearly every
congressional district. For this reason
there will be a great demand on the part
of member to make apeeches relating to
Items In the bill. That thia demand may
be met to the greatest extent, there will
be every effort to confine general debate
strictly to the measure. Chairman Tawney
estimates that It will require fully a week
to consider and paas he bill. It will not
e reported from committee until W.dnes
I'day and may not be taken up until Thurs
day. legislation for the District of Columbia
V' - x V th r,l1
In to Anlsl
. yA Tuesday,
"T, ' Unite the roi
llVk' ' ' tlon bill. T
y the right-of-way Monday." It is the
h the diplomatic aad consular
and If time remalna to con-
conslderetlon of the naturalisa
tion bill. This measure., it Is believed,
ctir be passed with one full day of con
sideration. It hns been debated at odd
moments for eeversl weeks and about all
the speeches relating to It have been made.
The i-ontroverey between the pure food
and the Immigration bills., which has been
looked for whenever the next racant mo
ment overtakes the house, will follow the
deposition of the naturalisation bUl.
It It planned that ' no adjournment will
b. taken for the observation of Decoration
day Wednesday.
Democrats Will Filibuster.
The democratic filibuster to emphasise to
the country that no' progress Is apparent
on the statehood agreement la consuming
considerable time, In, the house, , Roll cIl.
to determine the presence of a quorum
have begun each day's session with few
exceptions, and Mfn'orliy leader "Williams
announces his Intention, encouraged by a
"round robin" from -hie rolteaguca,- to com
tlnue then methods. The statehood con
fere, s announce, that an agreement on that
measure Is In sight and may be reported
during the week.
The cinferenc report on the legislation,
executive and Jiidlcl.il appropriation bill
will be acted upon on Tuesday.
rCveala AbrMl.
Spain atll be given a new queen on
Thursday, when Princess Ena of Batten
berg, alece of King Edward of England,
will be 'married 10 King Alfonso of Spain.
The ceremony will take place In the old
church of San Jeronlmo In Madrid and the
state ceremoniea and fetea will occupy all
of this week and until June s. Princess
Sna has found the-heart of the Spanish
nailoa and the marriage la regarded by
all classes with tb greatest enthusiasm.
At the twelfth annua meeting of the
Lake Muhonk conference on International
arbitration, which will b held at Lake
Mohonk. N. T.. May ) to June L Colonel
John W. Foster, former secretary of state,
will preside and addresses will b made
by Congressman Bartboldt of Missouri.
Cardinal Oibbona, Clifton R. Breckeruidge.
BenJ. T. Trueblood aad others. The Hague
conference, ths Rio Janeiro conference and
topics ef a lika nature will ba discussed.
One session will be devoted ts educators
sued aa Second Pa go.)
BALLOON AS MOTIVE POWER
Atttrlss Engineer Oe rHes People
Over Moentalne Otherwise?
accessible ts Vehicles.
- ENEVA. May 17. (Special Cablegram
Ths Bee.) An Austrian engineer. Herr
1erauer. of Salsbtirg. has been experi
menting with much success In the moun
tains near Salsburg with a novel balloon
ra!!w ay.
It constats of a large captive balloon
attached to a single steel rail, which .In
turn, la fixed firmly to the side of a ateep
mountain, whose precipitous slopes no
other form of railway could climb without
making a series of serpentine detours and
passing through tunnels.
The balloon remains balanced In the air
about ten yards above the rail to which
It Is sttached by a stout wire cable, and
It Is moved up and down the side of tba
mountain at the will of the engineer.
For an ascent the balloon Itself fur
nishes the lifting force by means of hy
drogen: for the descent a large reservoir
attached te the balloon'ls filled with water
at the highest station, and serves aa "bal
last." .
Under the balloon Is a circular car.
aeatlng ten persons. The wire cable from
the balloon passes through the floor of
the car to a sped regulator underneath,
which Is controlled by the engineer.
Herr Balderaurer hss made doaens of
ascents, both alone and with the car filled
with people and has never had an ac
cident. The Inventor claims that the balloon
railway will replace funicular railways In
the future. It la cheap to construct and
the sensation while traveling Is delightful.
The passengers are whirled up thousands
of feet In a few seconds, without the slight
est Jar. The bafloon can be Instantly re
leased In case It becomes unmanageable
and an automatic brake keeps the car
under control.
OPIUM TRADE IS , SCORED
British "objects Criticise tiovernroent
fur Forcing- Drag- Peo
ple of Chlaa.
LONDON. May 27.-(Speclal Cablegram
to The Bee.) The annual meeting of
the Society for the Suppression of the
Opium Trade, Just held at the Caxton hall
In London, draws attention once again
to one of the most serious blots on the
reputation of the British empire.
The Indian government haa a monopoly
of the cultivation of opium, out of which
it makes an annual profit of $20,000,004
from the opium eatera of China. Yet n
thla country opium la scheduled as a
poison. In Japan Ita sale and use, except
for strictly medical needs, are rigorously
prohibited. The United States is abolish
ing it In the Philippines. Australia will
not allow -It 'to be Imported, and the
Chinese statesmen regard the opium haDlt
as one that threatens he Chinese race
with destruction. In this matter England
la doubly guilty, for not only does she
permit and even encourage tha traffio, but
she actually went to war with China In
Its Interests.' In 1895 a British opium
commissioner reported that the Indian
government might, as well aa anyone else,
derive revenue from the sal of the drug,
seeing that the demand for- It was there,
But, as-an Kngllsh Llberat" fDr- points
ouU-ahla plea might -be urged for any
clime. It Is to be hoped that tha present
government, which, la supposed to have
a conscience,' will wash Its hands of tha
responsibility for this dreadful traffic.
CETEWAYO'S GRAVE AS CAMP
Belligerent Zalns Concentrate aad
Await Clash with the
Forces of Xatal.
DURB1N. May 27. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Bunibata, Itanyana and N'Da
banlnga, Slganandl'a principal son, are each
In oomamnd of Impls, and each has a sep
arate camp near Catewayo'a grave, where
they have erected temporary huts.
The shell fire has had a marked moral
effect in frightening, the wavcrers among
the rebels, and the older men are now re
monstrating with the young bloods. Re
cent reports show that gtganandl was very
sanguine of obtaining Dlnisulu's aaalst
ance, but now several of Slganandl'a head
men are urging hlra to abandon Bambata,
The rebels were all "doctored" before the
fight, hence the desperate character of
their charge, aa they believed themselves
Invulnerable. The heavy losses they sua
lalned have greatly undermined the prea
tlge of the wltuh doctors who accompany
Bambata and on whom the rebel leader haa
hitherto shown great reliance.
The rebels have looted tha kraal of the
loyal native chief, Tulwan. A column la
out to punish the rebels. A skirmish with
them took place, resulting in the recapturn
of the cattle of the loyal chief and the
burning of various kraals of tha rebels.
MULLAH GETTING MAD AGAIN
Objects in Artloa of Itallaa Officer,
Who Haa Harrow Escape
from Death.
MILAN. May ST. 1 Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) According to a letter from
Aden, published in the Corrlere della Sera,
the Italian consul genersl, Slgnor Pesta
loxil, has had an Interview with the Mul
lah Said Mohammed Abdullah. He was
accompanied to the camp of the mullah
by two officers and an Interpreter. The
mullah wss In a very indignant mood and
used insulting language, calling the con
sul a traitor for having Induced him to
lay down hla arms after he had been
driven from Kngllsh territory and had
been assured of the protection of Italy
The consul refuted tha mullah's state
ments, whereupon he was attacked by
several fanatics with spears and knives
Had It not been for the Intervention of
ths mullah hjmself the consul would un
doubtedly have been murdered.
DAMAGE FOLLOWS THE X-RAY
Aastrlaa Profraaor Forced to Pay for
lajarles Received bjr a
Pattest.
VIENNA, May XT (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Dr. Holxnocht of the Vienna
General hospital, haa had to pay I7.k0 for
giving a patient an overdose of Rosntgen
taya. '
Herr Haas of Vienna consulted the spe
cialist. Prof. Lang, about a skin disease on
hla back In 18W. and waa aent by him for
treatment to Dr. Holanocht, who la the
chief of the Roentgen department In the
hoapltai. Herr Haas was so badly bumad
that be nearly lost hla life and had to be
In bed for almost a year. Ha brought an
action against both of ths doctors, sub
mitting that tha effect of tha Roentgen rays
was not sufficiently understood In 10 to
Justify their nso for medicinal purposes.
Ths court acquitted Prof. Istng.
CZAR'S GOVERNMENT IN PANIC
GhaUenct. from Government Causes Con-
tarnatioa in Royalist Circlet,
LOWER HOUSE BUfWS ITS BRIDGES
Its Aetlsn Makes It a Revols-
tloaarr Body la Eyes of I -aw
ad Rcat gtcg) Is Breath
lessly Awaited.
ST. PETERSBURG. May f7. With
breathless anxiety society awatta the gov
ernment's response to the bold action of
the lower house of Parliament Saturday,
which la censuring the ministry and de
manding Its retirement, waa like a de
liberate slap In the face and a direct chal
lenge which the government, though In
clined to prefer Its usual policy of tem
porizatlon and compromise, can hardly
avoid meeting. Parliament has burned the
bridge and virtually has taken the step
which the French states general did when
it transformed Itself Into a national con
vention. By flaunting the fundamental laws and
practically declaring that It proposes to
exercise full parliamentary rights with a
responsible ministry. It has become In the
eyes of the law a revolutionary body, and
from that position there seems no re
treat The newa of the action of the
house came like an electric shock, the
people generally being as greatly sur
prised as the bureaucracy at the prompt
ness with which the whole of the govern
ment's policy waa absolutely scorned. Both
sides recognise the acutenesa and serious
ness of the moment, but panic la In the
government and not the popular camp.
Premier Ooremykln went to Pcterhof Im
mediately after the adjournment of Satur
day's session to confer with the emperor
and Sunday denoted agitated conferennes
between the ministerial leaders. The con
stitutional democratic chiefs are displaying
calmness In the face of the crisis. They
declare that having delivered their reply
they propose to go calmly ahead with the
work before them, forcing the government
to take the initiative. The strength of
their position lies In the conviction that
the Russian nation and especially the
peasantry, who are sure to be discontented I
at first concerning the expropriation of
lands, ia behind Parliament in, Ita rejection
of tha government's policy as utterly un-
acceptable. 1
t'aar IHay Lose His Head.
The government If It dore to fight."
said M. Kokushlme. one .of the constitu
tional democratic members of the house,
"can disperse the Parliament; but the vic
tory of the bureaucracy would only be tem
porary. It would Inevitably be followed
shortly by a bloody revolution which would
not leave a atlck of the present govern
ment standing. The emperor must choose
between a real constitutional government
and the loss hot .only of bis crown, but
probably of his head." .
The social democrats and social revo
lutionists are delighted at the turn of
events, believing tiny furnish the stimulus
needed for, ths rising they are planning.
The terrorists were quick to aelse the op
portunity for a series of blows In widely
separated parts of ths country, thenewa
of t which,, forms, a ,ppomlneat feature, In
tms morning's papers uistesa 01 ia ex
pected decree of anutaaty. The - attempts
at Tifils and Bebaatopol are convincing In
dications of the determination of the fight
ing organisation to .resume Its campaign
of 'assassination' with -full vigor. ;
Press Takes Pesainalstle View.
hTe press today, almost without excep
tion, la pessimistic, recognising the extreme
gravity of the situation and the tempest
which tha denial of the right of forced ex
propriation of land will provoke among the
peasantry. The Reth declares that the gov
ernment's reasoning In this respect Is false
and fallacious, the expropriation of !anj
standing practically on the aame basis now
aa In 1X61.
Prof. Kareiff. In a special article, saya a
parallel of the farly stage of the French
revolution Is now complete. He Invites the
ministry to substitute for the 190S events
those of 17B9. snd then to consider whether
they wish to continue their present course.
The Slavos. the Oetobrlst organ, falla.be
hind none of the others In sharpnesa of
criticism, declaring that the government has
declared war on Parliament.
Ordera for the guard corps to go into
summer ramp at Krasnoye Selo have been
countered and It Is supposed they will Ik
retained here In readiness to cope with any
outbreak.
Talk of Mew Cablaet.
LONDON. May 28,-The Times' St. Peters
burg correspondent "thinks that the Immi
nence of a ministry under former Minister
of Finance Shlpoff la clearly Indicated.
On the anniversary of his coronation Sun
day, the c!oirepodeta..nohmf mfw mfw y
day. the correspondent says. Emperor Nlch
olss entertained a number of guests at
Peterhof. Including the president of the
lower house of Parliament, MouromtselT.
Boaaha Throws at Ttflls.
TIFLIS, May 17. While Governor Gen
eral Tlmoseleff and Chief of Police Partin
off were driving today bombs were 'thrown
at them. Neither waa Injured, .but a Coa
sack, belonging' to their escort was killed.
The ,"rlme was committed In tha center of
ths town, a few rods from the acene of
the assassination of General GriasnofT, chief
of staff of the viceroy of the Caucasus,
who waa killed by a bomb explosion Jan
nary 20 laat. General Tlmoseleff and Chief
of Police MartlnofT were riding In aeparate
carriages. They were on their way to at
tend the coronation anniversary tedeum at
the cathedral. Two bombs were thrown
simultaneously, one of them falling to ex
plode. Chief of Police MartlnofT. who waa
riding revolver In hand, shot and killed
one of the terrorists, but the other es
caped. The city Is agitated, fearing aa
armed outbreak.
Eleven Killed at Scbaatoaol.
B E BAST A POL, May 27.-8everal bombs
were thrown here today while a review of
troops waa being held after the te deum
in celebration of the anniversary of the
emperor's coronation. Three persona were
killed and several wounded. Among the
mounded waa ths commander of the for
tress, General Neplueff, who received slight
hurts, snd the chief of police, who was
gravely Injured. Other dignitaries escaped.
Vice Admiral Chouknln, commanding the
Black aea flee, who la a s perls 1 subject
for terrorist revenge, wss not present.
Two of the bomb throwers were arrested.
ST. PETERSBURG. May CT. Dispatches
received here concerning the bomb outrage
during the review of troops after the cele
bration of the anniversary of tha emperor's
coronation at Sebaatopol today aay that
eleven persona were killed. Including flvs
children, and that over 100 persons were in
jured. The dUpatrbes also say that four
arresta were made.
Mrs. Davis la Hotter.
NEW YORK. May 27 -It was stated st
the Hotel Uerard today that Mrs. Jeffer
son Davis was steadily Improving, a de
cided Improvement being noted to oer oua-
n ainos yesterday.
KEROSENE AND CARELESSNESS
rosahlaatloa that rasae Nearly Prev
ia Fatal to TTiree Persons
at Aberdeen, 9. D.
ABF.RDEEN, , D.. May ?7.-(Speclal.)
A careless sen ant rftrl, a coal flre and a
kerosene can formed a combination which
narrowly escaped causing a tragedy In Ab
erdeen. Miss Marguerite Draper, a do
mestic employed by Mra. Charles Boa
decker, the wife of a traveling man. whllo
alone In the hotre with the exception of
two babies, twins, attempted to hurry a
tardy flre by pouring kerosene on It. The
oil exploded and the girl was at once a
mass of flames while the house waa set on
flre. erased with fear, the girl ran to ttie
stairway and half leaped and hair fell
down atalrs and ran Into the yard, where
a passerby seised her and. throwing her on
the wet lawn, succeeeded In extinguishing
the flames, but not until the girl was se
verely burned. As soon aa she waa re
leased she ran toward the house, scream
ing: "Oh, the babies, the babies!" Her
rescuer rushed Into the house and attempted
to And .the twins, but wss blinded by the
smoke. '
Two carpenters. R. M. Mayfleld and W. It.
Jeffries, who were working near by. then
reached the scene and, disregarding all per
sonal . danger, ran Into the house and up
the stairs and succeeded In saving the
children, although the house was at that
time burning fiercely and the room In. which
the children were, was full of smoke. The
little ones escaped contact with the flames,
but the heat In the burning room wss so
intense that they were severely, although
not dangerously, buHied.
Miss Draper waa taken to a hospital and
Is In a serious condition, although the
physicians say she will recover.
FISH STORY FROM ABERDEEN
Pools Formed by Frldar'a . Rata
' Literally flwsuranlBs; with
Minnows. . . . .
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ABERDEEN. 8. D., May ST.-fSpecial.
Aberdeen people were astonished when they
stepped out of doors Friday' morning to And
the water which was standing everywhere
In pools on account of a heavy downimur
of rain all. the night long to .be .literally
swarming; with fish. yThe specimens were
all exceedingly diminutive, the largest
measuring ;. possibly .two inches In ..length.
and there were thousands of them in dif
ferent parts of the city where pools of
water stood from the rain. Many residents
gathered up some of the fish, placing them
In basins for preservation ss curiosities.
They are all exceedingly lively and promise
to live and grow.
Local men of a scientific turn of mind are
at a loss to account for the strange visita
tion. Some go upon ; the theory that the
spawn from which the Ash spring lay dor
mant in the ground and waa brought to the
surface snd quickened into life by the heavy
rain, two Inches having? fallen during the
day on Thursday and as much more Thurs
day night. Another theory Is that the ac
tion of the sun may have carried the spawn
Into the atmosphere from ponds and lakes
Inhabited by fish, and the flshi were formed
in ' some mysterious manner . above the
clouds. Anyway the Bah are here and can
be seen on. exhibition in most of the stores
or Trie city. . ..
MYgTEKIOI'g DRATH UPBOT VOLVKD
Son of Edward Aaderaosr -Accidentally
Shot Htaasclf with Brother's Rifle.
SIOUX FALLS, 8, D., May I7. Special.)
The mystery surrounding the death of a
1-year-old son of Edward Anderson", a Day
county farmer,' who was found dead near
hla father'a barn with a bullet hole In his
head, haa been solved, and there no longer
Is any doubt that the child waa killed aa
the result of an accident Instead of hav
ing been shot and killed by his 12-year-old
brother, aa was at first supposed.
The disappearance of the older boy Im
mediately following the shooting snd kill
ing of the child was taken to mean that
either as the result of an accident or with
Intent to kill the -older boy had shot and
killed his little brother.
The missing boy has now been-fouhd and
returned to. hla heme. Hs. is heartBroken
over the tragio death of hla little brother.
Alexander, the older boy, states that he
had gone to the,: barn with bis , 22-cabfler
rifle and, .after firing a few shots' at a
mark stood the. weapon against the out
side of the building while) he went Into
a ahefrtn search of a stick; . -s :
His little brother had accompanied him,
and while Alexander was in the ahad the
unfortunate little fellow took hold of the
rifle. . which was discharged, the bullet
striking him In the forehead. The older
boy heard hla brother cry out, and, has
tening outside, waa horrified to discover
the little boy lying on the ground un
conscious. Alexander curried the body to a nearby
well, where . he attempted to wash the
blood off his brother's fuce. Believing
he waa dead the older brother became
terror-stricken, and, fearing he would ba
blamed for tha accident, fled and - went
into hiding. ' .
Charse of Criminal Libel.
SIOUX FALLS. B. D., May 7.-(Speeisl.)
Something of a sensation has been
created in local political circles by the
commencement by Edward Sanders, a
member of the city council, of an action
against Eugene H. Dow, a prominent resi
dent of the city, on the charge of crim
inal libel. The charge against Mr. ' Dow
grew out of the recent publication In a
local paper of a atatement algned by him
In reference to the recent Installing of
a new heating plant in the auditorium in
this city. In the statement Mr. Dow
made some charges which placed Alderman
Sanders In a bad light, and the latter will
seek vindication in the courts. Both sides
have retained leading attorneys of the
city snd propose to right the case to the
last ditch.
Incorporations la Sonth Dakota.
PIERRE, 8. D.. May 7.-Speclal.)-Artl-clee
of Incorporation were tiled today for
the Fort Pierre State bank, at Fort Pierre,
with a capital of tio.000. Incorporators:
Chsrles D. Goldsmith. Sac City, Is.; D.
Goldsmith, F. R. Strain, Salem; N. J.
Brookman, 8pen-er: Fred 3. Rove, Charles
J. Lavery. John Hays. Fort Pierre. For
tbe White Lake 8tate hank at White Laae.
with a otpltal of tlA.uuO. Incorporators: I.
W. Seaman, Mitchell; (J. A. Rogers, A. W.
Cloason, A. A. Closson, E. C. Lyle of White
Lake.
Sew Towna on Northwestern.
PIERRE. 8. D May . 8peclal The
Northwestern road haa selected the names
for Its new towns on the Una from the
river to 'Rapid City. The exact locations of
all of them have not vet been fixed, but
their names. In order from east to west,
when they are established will be: Fort
Pierre. Teton, Lance Creek. Bovine. Rus
sell, Midland. Nowlln. Wokama, Philip,
Cottonwood, Quino. Wall. Wasto. Wlota,
Underwood, Boxetdor aad Rapid City.
LID GOES ON IN LOUISVILLE
All Balooni and Placet of Amusement in
rail City An Closed.
POLICE STOP - BASE BALL GAME
Presidents Teheaa and Grille and
All the Players Arrested aad
Park Is Ordered
Closed.
LOUISVILLE, Ky May 2T Scores of
corner pumps with the handles removed
and signs derisively announcing "closed,"
"It's sinful to drink on Sunday," brought
home to early rising householders In many
sections of the city the fact that Louis
ville today wss for the first time In many
years dry as tophet. As the day wore on
it Was aeen that the stste and city au
thorities were. In dead earnest about put.
ting on the lid. The streets snd cars
were filled with aimless Sabbath loungers
drifting from one point to another vainly
seeking the amusements and conveniences
to which they have been accustomed. The
absent-minded ones were easily discernible
by the growth of beard which they had
expected to have removed, not thinking
to And the barber shops closed.
Only One Resort Open.
Every place In Louisville and Jefferson
county where Intoxicants are sold was,
with one exception, closed tight. The ex
ception was a park conducted by a Hebrew,
who observed Saturday as the Sabbath.
He was arrested and will be tried, but
was allowed to continue selling throughout
the day. doing a roaring business as the
news spread. Four other places where
liquor Is sold had been designated by the
Retail Liquor Dealers association to .test
the law. The proprietors of these were
not only arrested, but the places were
kept closed thereafter. Besides the saloons
all barber shops, bowling slleys, billiard
hall, theaters, grocery stores, and In fact
everything except hotels, drug stores and
railroad and street car lines were closed.
Two free "sacred concerts" st the largest
amusement park In Jefferson county were
not molested, but none of tha employes
wers permitted to work.
Ball tianse Is Stepped.
The ball park was crowded with specta
tors when the game between Louisville and
Toledo waa called, but after half an In
ning had been played the police arrested
President Tebeau of Louisville, President
Grlllo of Toledo and all players and em
ployee. Although bond was promptly given,
the park waa ordered closed and resump
tion of play waa not permitted. The va
lidity of the statutes and ordinances under
which the arrests were made will be thor
oughly tested In the courts, but tha authori
ties declare that In the meantime all places
coming under the provision of the laws
will be kept tightly closed.
Lid Comes OAT at Kokomo.
KOKOMO, Ind.. May 37. Two puritanical
Sundays were enough for Kokomo. This
morning every drug store, restaurant, Ice
cream booth, news stand and cigar shop
waa . Opened for business and remained
open aN day. ' Constable Welty arrested
fourteen shop keepers, each giving bond
and remaining , open, V The Sunday closing
crusade,! becked y. : the ' Miaous! rblu.i
were closed several weeks ago. ' - -.
FIVE KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Bolt Strikes la Midst ' of Crowd ' of
Spectators at Ball tinme
ear Mobile.
MOBILE, Ala., May 27. During a ball
game In an open field three mlWSi from this
city this afternoon a thunderstorm came
up accompanied by vivid lightning, which
atruck In the midst of the crowd of spec
tators, instantly killing Ave and Injuring
some twenty-Ave more or less seriously.
The dead:
DEWALD TOUR AT. aged 21.
8TEVEN TOURAT, aged 19, sons of
Steven J. Tourai.
ARTHUR MOODY, aged 19.
" JOHN GREEN.
CHARLES THOMAS.
Green and Thomas are negroes.
Seriously Injured:
John Tokers.
Fred Johnson.
Among the painfully Injured were Fred
Burhle. Joe Dolbear and George Cleveland.
At least Afteen or twenty others were
shocked and knocked down by the stroke.
They quickly recovered and were able to
leave the acene. The Aeld waa strewn with
bits of shoes and clothing from those who
were killed or seriously injured and the
bodies . of the dead presented a terrible
spectacle, being burned In numerous places.
A silver dollar taken from the pocket of
one of the victims was melted on both
sides.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONGO
Reform 1. Committee Telle What la
Necessary for Advancement
of Free State.
BRL'SSKLS, May 27. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) The Brussels Patriots Is re
sponsible for ths following summary of the
recommendations of the Congo reform com
mittee: (1) Reinstatement of natives in
possession of the soil actually occupied by
them according to the original decree of
18M and expropriation of . the concessionary
companies where natives can establish a
legal title to the land; (2) a progressive
currency system and freedom of trade in
rubber on tbe right bank of the river above
Stanley's Falls; (1) abolition of forced labor
In villages where natives work for a sal
ary, but Its maintenance In other localities
until Belgium haa annexed the Congo, with
varioue modifications to secure a fair rate
of remuneration; (4) abolition of flogging
with the "ehlcotto," of the taking of hos
tagea and of the confiscation of property,
and regulations prohibiting sentries to carry
arms; (5) modifications of the laws regu
lating concessionary companies, of which
the chief is tbst the stste can no longer
be a shareholder In any trading company;
(CI organisation qf medical sld and the es
tablishment of hospitals; (7) separation of
the Judicial and administrative depart
ments. Increase of the number of magis
trates and the creation of two new courts
of appeal, of which one shall be at Stan
leyville; (S) nomination of a secretary of
stste, three under-secretariea and a treas
ured general.
Farmer Dies of Blood Poisoning.
SIOUX FALLS. B. D . May tT.-(Spectal)
John H. Nlrholla, a prominent Charles
Mix county farmer, la dead aa the result
of a slight Injury to one of his Angers.
The Injury was so slight that no particular
attention was at first paid te It. but blood
poisoning developed and after being In
ths greatest agony for several daya death
put aa end to the unfortunate farmer's
suffering. He was a native of Kentucky,
was 71 years of age aad la survived by a
and am emidreo.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Pair aad Warmer Meaday aad Tees.
ay.
Temperature at Omaha Vesterdevi
Hoar. Drs. Hear. Dee.
R a. m 4Tt 1 p. m 44
a a. is aa s . m an
T a. m..... 41 It p. m 441
a. m 4 p. in 441
f a. n 4-J ft p. m 4T
1Q a. m 4a A s. m 47
11 a. m 4 T p. m 4
13 m 4fl . m 4
f p. m ..... . 4
CHINESE MINISTER IN OMAHA
Sir Chentnns; l.lang Chens; on Hla
Way from San Francisco to
Washington.
Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, the 'Chinese
minister at Washington, tnd the secretary
of the legation, Mr. Chow, spent a few
minutes last evening seeing Omaha from
tha end of a Pullman car attached to the
Overland Limited train. Sir Cheng and
Mr. Chow were on their way back to the
national capita after an official visit of
four dayi In San Francisco, where the
Chinese minister made for hla government
a complete Investigation of the condition
of his countrymen In the stricken city.
The Chinese minister Is a most agreeable
man, with a splendid command of Eng
lish and evidently well versed In western
ways. He has a gracious presence and
puts his visitor at ease In an Instant, yet
carries In his bearing tha suggestion of
Celestial distinction.
In the few moments left before the de
parture of hla train for the east last even
ing, Sir Chen discussed the condition of the
Chinese In San Francisco,
t "I found that many of my countrymen
left San Francisco for the large cities of
the east, while those who remained are
doing all they can to rebuild the city.
Those who left naturally went to seek em
ployment In other places. As to the gen
eral condition of the Chinese In Ban Fran
cisco, following " the great disaster, I can
say they have been splendidly cared for
by committees of their own countrymen
and the Americana," said the Chinese min
ister. In reply to a question, Blr Chen said he
relieved that the Chinese have not lost
faith In 8an Francisco, but. on the con
trary, will do their share to labor for a
greater San Francisco.
The Chinese minister said the normal
population of his countrymen In San Fran.
Cisco was 12,000. As to the relocstlon of
Chinatown, he said that matter Is still
In the hands of tha property owners and
has not been settled.
Upon their return to Washington Sir
Cheng and Mr. Chow wilt make an onVlal
report of -their findings at 'Frisco.
OPENING DAY AT LAKE MANAWA
Bnslacas Starts Well ia Spite of
the I'naeaaonablr- Cold
Weather.
Manawa was thrown open to the public
yesterday for the season. Id spite of the
frosty weather about 1,000 people Journeyed
to the lake Sunday afternoon and evening
to see what changes had been wrought.
7, 'any of these--went bathing tbey wera
not discovered or they might have been
taken In. charge for being of the verge of
foolish. The air was about 48 and the
wind made it appear twice as cold.' Boat
ing, . too, waa not In favor, nor did ths
balloon go up, nor waa the penny arcade,
which la to go in front of the old theater,
working. An Immense quantity of Sher
man gravel has been placed In - the read
ways, and the flowers have been made to
bloom forth. The figure eight la complete
and the whole place looks fit as a fiddle.
The roller coaster has been erected on
the old base ball grounds near the entrance
to the park and Is 450 feet longer than
any which haa hitherto been built in the
west. But eight cars were used last night
and these could not handle the people.
Some thought tha merry-go-round would
die a natural death when the coaster was
built, but the life thrown around the en
trance made the play on the circular
horses better than ever.
The part of the show of which Manager
Byrne Is particularly proud Is his band
of soloists, even the drummers being solo,
lsts, and aa Morris Barnes and Eddie Hoff
man have charge of these they will be
looked after. Director Nordln has aa fine
a lot of musicians as were ever gathered
together In the west. With Jones, Luti
and Smith on the cornets, Llehen and John
son wlt,h the clarionets, Pedersen with his
flute and a French horn soloist some good
mueto may be looked for.
Everything Is now in readiness for the
large crowds which the warmer dsys will
bring forth. .
EXCURSIONISTS AT KRUG
Visiters to City Call on Colonel
Cole Despite the Wintry
Wlad.
The unseasonable weather of yesterday
kept the great majority of Omaha 8unday
amusement seekers Indoors, but there was
a reasonably large number who went out
at Krug park. It was, however, the ex
cursionists from Fort Dodge, Kelson and
Farrbury who swelled the attendance at
the park to very respectable proportions.
when the Inclement state of the weather
waa considered. Mansger W. W. Col
waa ubiquitous, and with hla warm, cheery
smile snd red-hot enthusiasm concerning
everything appertaining to Krug park
managed to heat up the atmosphere to such
a comfortable degree that all the visitors
had such a good time that they told him
they didn't mind the weather even a lit
tie bit, and they were glad that they came
and would come ugaln before the end of
the aeason If the railroads would run
future popular Sunday excursions. The
afternoon and evening concerts by the
Royal Canadian band were fully carried
out as originally planned, and greatly, en
tertalned all present. The usual Sunday
evening balloon ascension was omitted on
account of the weather.
Mrs. Howe Cclcbratca Anniversary
BOSTON. Mass. May 27-Mrs. Julia
wsrd Howe passed her lith birthday an
ntveraary at her home here today In good
health. Surrounded by her children, the
venerable authoress observed the day with
a little family party. During the day she
was the recipient of flowers, other gifts
end congratulatione from organisations
with which she had prominently been Iden.
tifled and mm many personal friends.
Negro Rcacncd from Meh Is Insane.
KANSAS CITT. May 27 Munroe Talvers
the negro who after being found under the
bed of a whits woman was strung up by
a mob at Rosedale, Kan., near here, on
Thursday, but was cut down by the police
before he strangled, has beoome violently
Insane aa a result 01 nis experience.
Deoble Tragedy la yilssoort
MEMPHIS. Mo.. May n. Kear Lawn
Ridge today James A. Heyhurst, a cr-
I pen oar. alurt aad killed like wife sod than
JTJ km 1 SS Tbeg bad he
GREAT JOY IN SPAIN
Tntnta Queen IiuUntly Wlm Popularity
with the Teople.
SAVES MAN FROM THE GALLOWS
Her Tint Petition U to Aik Ptrdott fbf
Convicted Murderer.
KING CONSULTS CABINET MINISTERS
Bequest ii Granted and March to Gallows
it Stopped.
MASS CELEBRATED ON PALACE LAWN
After Attending the Pletwrosejwo
Service Alfonso and Ena 6s
for Lobs; Aatosaobllo
Ride.
MADRID, May t7.The first notable act
of Princess Ena of Battenberg since her
arrival In Spain to become the bride of
King Alfonso XIII has been to Induce the
king to pardon Ferdlnando Levers, who
waa condemned to death after an exciting
trial. The dramatic circumstances under
which pardon waa given, aa the condemned
man was going to the gallows, attracts
widespread attention and further augments
the popularity of Princess Ena.
Levera waa to have been executed In the
neighboring town of Badajose, but the pop.
ulatlon solicited Princess Ena'a Intercession
and she spoke to tha king, who consulted
with his ministers and, after a cabinet
council, the government resolved to grant
the request, as It was the first petition the
princess had made In Spain. Thereupon
the king Issued a pardon, and a telegram
announcing this fsct reached the prison at
Badajose half an hour before the time set
for the execution. The march to the scaf
fold was about to begin when a messenger
brought word of the pardon. .
There were remarkable arenes of rejole-
Ing. The townspeople formed a proeeesion
and sang the praises of their queen-to-be.
The people of Madrid also highly approved
the princess' humane Intervention and the
newspapers comment upon the coming
queen's first act as being one of mercy.
Mass Celebrated on Levrn.
The Pardo palace was sgatn the scene
of ' royal ceremoniea today, the Ideal
weather permitting of open air rellgloua
aervlces on the lawns of the palaoe, where
the military bishop celebrated a campaign
mass. It waa a pretty sight, with the bril
liant uniforms of the soldiers forming a
background for the royal personages. ,-
Princess Ena's Interest In the Spanish uni
forms led King Alfonso to summon six
soldiers, representing the vartoue arms of
the service, for his bride-elect's Inspection
of their arms and accoutrements, Thla was
source of special satisfaction to the In
fluential army element.
Later In the day King Alfonso and Prin
cess Ena went In an automobile to the pic
turesque forests of pardo.
,'. . Weddlnat . Dross 'Tried On,
On one of Princess Ena'a visits to Mad
rid she waa permitted to visit the gorgeous
nuptial apartments , that have been, pre
pared In the royal palace and to try on tbe
wedding dress made here.
The cabinet ministers . have had their
share In the prevailing enthusiasm over
Alfonso'a fiancee. Premier Moret expressed
his offlolal view while drinking a toast to
the princess. Addressing King Alfonso the
premier said: ,
'Blre, you have brought ua a - treasure.
May It pleaae Ood to make ua worthily
conserve It."
TWEEDS NOT WHAT THEY SEEM
Scotch Weavers Fall, While People
Think They Are Baying
Their Goods. ,
GLASGOW. May V. (Special Cable
gram to The Bee.) At the annual meeting
of the South of Scotland Chamber of Com
merce Mr. J. F. Williamson, tha presi
dent, touched on the state of the Hootch
tweed trade, aaylng that - though ' thla
might be a record year he waa rather
aatoniahed to find that during his tsrm
of office, from laat April to thla time, no
fewer than aeven Arms In the South of
Scotland alone had either failed or had
gene out of trade. That dl ' not Indicate
a healthy state of things, and If working
people could look on a atage of mattere
like thla with equanimity, employero
not.
The first cause. In his opinion, of course,
wss hostile tariffs, and In the case of
yarn spinning the Influx of foreign yarns.
He was certain that If all the people Who
thought they were wearing Scotch tweede
really did eo they would have three times
tbe number of mills working. Some dis
cussion took place as to a combine wf
manufacturers in order to secure better
trade terms, but no decision was arrived
at and the report was adopted.
MICHAEL DAVITT IS DYING
Irish Leader la Critically 111 tat
Dahlia Hospital aad End la
Expected at Aay Time.
DUBLIN. May . 1 a. m.-Th condition
of Mk-hael Davitt Is extremely critical;
he Is hardly expected to survive the night.
After steadily Improving . during the last
week, Mr. Davis had a serious relapse
Sunday. He maintained his ground dur
ing the dsy, but at night his condition
grew worse. Three doctors are In attend
ance on the pstlent.
WASHINGTON, D. C. May f7.-The
grave condition of Michael Davitt, who has
been for soins time seriously 111 In a hospi
tal at Dublin, Ireland, has been cabled to
his relatives in this" city by Mr. Davitt s
wife. A cablegram, received 5y Mtsa
Davttt. a sister of Mr. Davitt, this morn
ing announced that he was alnking and
another received thia afternoon atated that
he was "very low:"
THREE DROWN NEAR CHICAGO
Membera of Party Retar.ilaal from a
Pirate oa Dea Pis I a en River
Rock the Boat.
CHICAGO. May 17. The overturning of
a rowboat In Uie Dea Plainea rlvsr near
Willow Springs, twenty miles south of here,
reeulted In the drowning of Charles
Baenger, Robert Helden and Albert Brunke,
all of Chicago, this afternoon. Miss Mary
Rlgney and Samuel Ooldsteln, who were
also la the boat, were rescued. The oodles
of He id en and Brunke were not reooeored.
The party had attended a plcaie. That
routed tbe boat, eaustag H to egelae
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