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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXV-XO. 206. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1906-TEN PAGES SINGLE COPY -THREE CENTS. i 'V HnVITTV 1T Mnnin Piwinn nf Bnfiii.l Tnini Brinei Princei -r and Envova to Weddinff. 1 SPANISH CAPITAL CUTTERS IN GLORY to PomD of the ADOrotchinf Eojal Weddinj Becomes Maernncent. FESTIVITIES i IN PARDO PALACE Special Performance in the Theater in the Afternoon. AMERICAN ENVOY SPLENDIDLY RECEIVED Mr. Wkltrldi Is Quartered at Palace, especially Decorated to flbow Spain's Cordiality for Inltrd states. MADRID, May 23. The preparations for the marriage of King Alfonso and Prln- cess Victoria las Princess Kna of Batten- berg is designated by the Spaniards) are fast approaching culmination with the ar- chairman beg. 5.t uproar steadily In rival of foreign princes and envoys, the creased. Whet. Vdson, county was Influx of vast throngs and the final adorn- I ment of streets and buildings. 1 Such a spectacle of royal splendor has I seldom been seen as when the princes coming to the wedding arrived this after- The train of the prince of Wales and the Archduke Franals Ferdinand of Austria arrived at 2:30 o'clock, after the trains of Prince Albrecht .of Pruiwta, the Grand Duke Vladimir ot Russia, Crown Prince Constantine of Oreece, Prince Al bert Leopold of Belgium, Prince Eugene ot Sweden and many others. Officials Receive (meats The Palace guard, with their white uni forms and shimmering helmets, and a bri gade of lancers, with steel breastplates. were drawn up before the station. Await ing the princes were the royal family, the Infantas, the captain general of Madrid ; the ministers and the ambassadors. The women were bright In summer silks, while the officials and ministers were resplendent I wun goia lace ana atcorauons, Trumpet blasts greeted the prince of Wales and Archduke Francla Ferdinand The former wore the uniform of a British general. The princess of Wales was ex quisitely attired in a figured silk gown and the archduke wore a white uniform of a general of Hussars, with a sliver helmet surmounted by a vivid green plume. There was another shimmer of uniforms and dresses as the royal representatives of Germany. Russia and .Greece arrived with their retinues. Later there waa a . brilliant pageant, as all the princes and prlnoeases, with their retinues, proceeded to the Pardo palace, where King Alfonso and Princess Victoria received throughout the remainder of the day. The Pardo palace was the center of the festivities to- night. I King Alfonso and his guests witnessed a I performance,, at the .Pardo theater, one quaint feature Of which was a tableau of n old Spanish marriage, suggestive of the nuptials which are to take place on Thursday. William Collier, the American minister, was among the guests, but Special Envoy V. W. Whltrldge and the other envoys were not present, as the guests were restricted to princes and resident diplomats. The streets tonight presented a spectacle of lurid color and intense activity. Railway trains are bringing In thousands of foreigners and provincial Spaniards. All the main thoroughfares are packed with dense throngs of people In bright summer attire, many of them wear- ing the picturesque costumes of Castile and Aragon. The streeta along the route of the weddlng cortege are ablaxe with color from end to end with floral arches, sunbursts of I British and Spanish flags and garlands of roses looped on the balconies. Many build ings are surrounded with gigantic crowns Which at night sparkle with electric lights. At the plaia angle there la a huge Japa- i nese parasol edged with electric lamps. under which a military band plays for street dancers. With nightfall the colors In the streets change and sparkle with myriads ot lights. Thus the capital haa taken on Its brightest hues for the mar riage of the king. The weather today was intensely hot and. clouds tonight threaten to dampen the splendor of the festivities. American Envoy Arrives. Mr. Whltrldge, the American envoy, ac companied by his family and his military and naval staff, reached Madrid after mid night, owing to a slight delay of his train Mr. Whltrldge was heartily gratified at the splendid quarters assigned him in the Plno-llermoso palace, regarding it as a manifestation of Spain's cordiality lo the I'nited States. Along the front of the palace are looped garlands of red and white roses, and over the massive doorway is ' the escutcheon ot the I'nited States, framed in prismatic glass, through which electrio lights produce a glittering effect. The wings ot the palace are fronted with huge escutcheons of Spain and Battenburg, each framed with prisms. The Stars and Stripes float from an upper window of the pa Wee, the staircase is transformed Into a flower garden, and the stately interior is hung with many of the government's Gobe lin tapestries. Detachments ot cavalry and civil guards are in constant attend ance. Mr. Whltrldge received Mr. Collier, the American minister, this morning and dis cussed the program for the American en voy's reception. At 4 o'clock this after noon Mr. Whltrldge. escorted by a troop of Hussars, will visit the foreign minister, the duke of Almodovar, present his creden tials and arrange for an audience of King Alfonso, at which a sealed, autograph let ter from President Roosevelt to the king will be presented. This probably will be tomorrow, as the king is overwhelmed today by arriving princes. , An unique feature of the festivities this afternoon was the ascension of twelve bal loons fflm the Aero Club park. The per fect weather lent to the success of the event, the flight ot the balloons over the city being witnessed by the royal family from Pardo palace. Dragged by Horse. 8TCRGI8. S. D.. May .-8peclal.)-Jt Is reported that Henry Byron ot Butte county met with an accident and la said to be suffering from a lot of cactua needles which are scattered from the top of hia head lo his feet. It appears he was thrown f-om his horse and dragged over the range by two fingers which caught In the loop of his lariat. He waa atlll being dragged when discovered by a man, who at once proceeded to rope Byron's horse and then ralease Byron from his perilous position. Byron waa unconscious when relaxed and aaaaaated so fur severs! hour a. TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS FIGHT Over ! Hoar-tAJaamneil whiimi orniiii. V tcnvl! 1 !.- rn . o Tltm ata t A dfincH ratlc convention which met her today nominate candidate for governor and rauruad commissions rs, aiijournen at n..v this cvenina until 10 o'clock tomorrow mnrnlwf, without even effecting temporary i . . . . organization. It wan decidedly the moat turbulent body of the kind that ever as sembled !n Tennessee. Free fights were numerous and it was with the utmost dlfflculty that any record of the pro ceedings could be in:ide. Adjournment wns taken after an under standing had been reached between the leaders of opposing factions that the three gubernatorial candidates, Governor John I. Cox, Congressman M.-Jcolm R. Patterson and Judge John It. Bond, each name four representatives who snail constitute a com mittee to decide on a temporary chairman. Before this agreement , was effected the battle over contested delegations occupied the entire time of the convention. The ser vices of tin police were necessary from the outset. ,.' jt Vice . ."Van W. K. Abernathy of the state cl fi called the convention to order at . -f. -Cohere was confusion from the tsart . '.en the call of the roll of counties . flection of temporary reached a battle on, the wildest excitement prevail.. 'he county was Anally passed, the 'A going to the committee on credentl. . et to be named. and slowly the roll can proceeded, every move making a freh contest. Chairman Abernathy was often swept aside by the tempest and, with many speaking nnd shouting from various parts of the hall. none could be recognized. Once the chair man laid down the gavel and advanced to the front of the stage, as he says, to make himself heard. When he went back for the gavel, Luke Lea of Davidson county, a Patterson supporter, had it and was essaying to act as presiding officer Abernathy protested. Lee. was obdurate and from then on there were two presiding officers and pandemonium reigned on the floor. At length the council of war be tween the leaders brought about a tem porary truce and adjournment followed, PRESIDENT AT PORTSMOUTH Chief Executive Will Make Memorial Day Address la Old Virginia. WASHINGTON, May 29 President Roose velt left at 4:38 this afternoon on the May flower for Portsmouth, Vu.. where tomor- row he Is to deliver a Memorial day ad- dress before the Navy and Army union. The president' waa accompanied ty Mrs. Roosevelt, his sister-in-law. Miss Carow, and hia children. Ethel and Quen- tin. Neither Secretary Loeb or Assistant Secretary Barnes are witn tne party, Morris C. Latta, the president s personal stenographer, who has had wide experience on presidential trips, will direct the details ' tne trlP ,n lne tDMnc( 01 Becreiary ILoeb. At the conclusion of the ceremony at the cemetery adjoining the naval hospital at Portsmouth the president, Mrs," "Roosevelt. I Miss Carow and the-children will be the guests of the commandant of the Ports- mouth naval station at luncheon. After luncheon the party will go aboard the May flower and proceed to Hampton, Va., where a brief atop will be made at the Hampton Institute. While the president is there the grounds of the Institute will be closed to all except members of the president's party and the students and faculty. The presl- dent will deliver a brief speech at the In stitute. Immediately following the ceremonies at the institute the president and his party will again board the Mayflower and start oil their return trip to Washington. They expect to arrive here about I o'clock Thura- day morning. It being necessary to make a slow run up the Potomac on account of the I considerable draft of the Mayflower. PENNYPACKER CITES DUTY Pennsylvania Governor Folate to Constltatlon aa Comment on Prise Fight. HARRISBITRO. Pa.. May Governor Pennypacker declined to make any com ment today on his action la ordering the state police department to prevent the fight between Fitxslmmons and Burns at the Tuxedo Athletic club at North Esslng ton tonight. When asked for a statement as to what impelled him to take this I action the governor quoted from the state constitution, as follows: "The su preme executive power shall be vested In the governor, who shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed." Officials at the state police department declined to disclose their plana, but Inti mated that a sufficient forca of men will be sent to North Exsington to prevent the fight if the club makes any attempt to pull it off. FIRE INSURANCE RATES. RISE Schedules for Baslaesa Districts oa Paclfle Coast Increased Twenty-Five Per Cent. LOS ANGELES. Cal., May 29. Local In surance managers have received notice that fire Insurance rates on business blocks and stocks of merchandise have been increased 25 per cent all over the coast by the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific. The new rate appllea only to the business district. It is a part of the horiiontal raise that has been made by the Pad tic board pending new adjustment of schedules. A separate circular abrogates the (0 per cent reduction which waa made here last April on Insurance for dwellings. Los Angeles still receives a 0 per cent reduction from tariff schedules, owing to an effective fire department. The rate announced yesterday affects only new business. MAG00N COMMANDS FORCES a vy aad Marines la Panama a Waters I ader Govcraor's Coatrol. WASHINGTON, May S.-The command ers ot the naval vessela In Panaman waters, as weil aa the officers In charge of the marines there are under orders to obey any lawful instructions given them by Governor and Minister Charles E. Ma goon In the event ot any disturbaucs In the canal sone. Therefore It will be un necessary to specially instruct thera from Washington If their services are required ashore. Inquiry here develops the fact that there has been no change In the position origi nally taken by thla government relative to Its attitude in case of a revolutionary mortttnegt in Panama. CZAR IGNORES DUMA'S STAND Government Decides to Treat Parliament'! Action at Exceeding Authority. MINISTRY WILL NOT LEAVE OFFICE State Will Offer Its Agrarian Pro jects and If Rejected Hear Those of the Lower lloase. ST. PETERSBURG, May -As fore shadowed In the statement made by Minis ter of Agriculture Stichinsky to the Asso ciated Press last night the government has decided on its course of action with refer ence' to the vote of lack of confidence of the lower house and Us demand for the resig nation of the ministry It will swallow Par liament's affront and treat its resolution simply as a declaration beyond Its com petency and consequently as not binding upon the monarch. In othir words, the government has decided to ignore the de mand of the lower house and the ministry will not resign, but neither will Parliament be dissolved. Moreover, instead of treating the action of the lower house as cause for offense the ministry will continue its con ciliatory attitude in the hope that the storm will subside, and unless Parliament takes some revolutionary action the original plan of prolonging the session until it is time for the sumer vacation, at the end of June, will be carried out. In the meantime the gov ernment will offer Its own projects for the solution of the agrarian question, and If they are rejected the lower house will be allowed to elaborate its own projects. No amnesty will be granted, but the political prisoners will be released as rapidly aa pos sible. Ministry Looks for Victory. The ministry is evidently strongly con vinced that its agrarian program will win the support of the conservative Interesta of the country, which naturally are frightened at the universal scheme for the expropria tion of land proposed by the lower house. Both the ministry and court eamerllla are understood to have Joined In a decision to adopt the above tactics. The Novoe Vremya, apparently having received its cue, this morning spoke of the lower house In a contemptuous spirit for "essaying a role beyond Its Jurisdiction." The character of the attacks of this paper is shown by the attempt to construe the decision of the lower house not to hold sessions on Saturdays as well as Wednes days, which was adopted on the motion of M. Ostrogorkl, a Jew from Grodno, aa a nonrecognitlon of the Christian Sabbath and as a direct affront to Christian Russia. Rerh Predicts a Lull. The Rech predicts a lull, during which the opinion of the country will have an opportunity to crysyillixe and the govern ment will see how fully it has mistaken the temper of the peasants and of the peo ple generally. The radical wing of the social democrats is urging the lower house to transform itself Into a constituent assembly, while the moderate wing offers to support the lower house if It continues Its present tone. The spirit of the Jower house was much calmer today. At the opening of the ses sion a communication . from Premier Goremykln was read announcing that the interpellation regarding the death sentence Imposed by a court-martial at Riga on eight workmen accused of political murder and robbery had been transmitted to. Mln later Rudiger. Black Hundred Telegrams. M. Naboukoff, leader of the constitutional democrats. In behalf of the constitutional democrats presented an Interpellation de manding to know who was responsible for the provocative Black Hundred telegrams printed In the Official Messenger since the assembling of Parliament. The interpella tlon asks specifically whether they were printed with Premier Goremykin'a permls sion and, if so, what was the purpose of their publication. Michael Stakovich, a marshal of the no bility of Oral, and Count Heyden, a mar shal of the nobility from St. Petersburg, while supporting the interpellation, ob jected to the statement that such publlca tlons were shaking the authority of the emperor, to whom they were addressed and upon their request the words referred to were withdrawn and the interpellation unanimously adopted. CRATER OF VESUVIUS FALLS IN Black Column of Smoke Eclipses San and Caaaes Paalo Among Peasants. NAPLES. May 29. Another portion of the main crater of Mount Vesuvius fell In this morning, causing a thick, black column ot amoke to rise to a height of several hundred feet, eclipsing the sun and spread Ing ashes and clndera over Torre Annun- lata and surrounding villages. The In eldent caused considerable alarm, especially because it was accompanied by several loud detonations, and many peasants left their houses. Prof. Matteucri, director of the Royal observatory, who had re. turned to his post, ordered the workmen who wero clearing the roads to atop opera tlons. The professor telegraphed to Naples tbu.t he believes nothing serious will hap pen, even If the phenomenon should be repeated. NEW MINISTRY FOR SWEDEN Cablaet Formed to succeed Staaf Ministry that Resigned Last Friday. 8TOCKHOLM, May 29.-The new cab inet, aucceedlng the Staaf ministry, which resigned May 25, -is composed aa follows Premier M. S. A. A. Lindeinan. Minister of Justice Albert Petersen. Minister of Marine Admiral Dynssen. Minister of the Interior M. Julilln. MlnlHter of Finance M 8. Watts. Minister of Public Works M. Hani' maimkioia. Minister of Agriculture Alfred Petersen, Minister of Foreign Affairs F. B. Trolle. Minster of War Colonel L. II. Tlngnten MICHAEL DAVITT IS SINKING Irish Leader Coatlaaes to Lose Ground, Though Ha Is Free from Pain. Dl'BLIN. May J9- The bulletin Issued this morning by the physicians In attend a nee upon Michael Davitt says that be continues to lose ground, though he resting quietly and la free from pain. Zulus Kill British Soldiers. DURBAN. Natal. May JS.-Slx hundred rebel Zulua aurrounded and attacked Col onel Leuchar's force yesterday near Buf falo river. Under cover ot the brush the natives get within fifty yards of the Brit Ish, but the latter opened a heavy rifle fire upon the rebels and after two hours' fight Ing the lulus fled, earing mveuty killed. The British loss wag (me mag killed and three wounded. - ROME The Eternal City Described By EDWARD ROSEWATER In Next SUNDAY'S BEE HIGGINS VETOES TWO BILLS New York Koveraor Makes Caastlc Remarks Abest Delay In Exe cuting Criminal Laws. ALBANY. N. X,. May . "Little less than scandalous," is the phrase used by Gover nor Higgins in a veto memorandum Issued tonight concerning the "law's delays" In the cape of Albert T. Patrick, convicted of the murder of W. M. Rice, in New York City, in 1900. The governor's veto is of two bills. Introduced by Assemblyman Wade of Chautauqua county, to amend the code of criminal procedure so aa to permit an appeal from an ordar denying a motion for a new trial in a criminal case on the ground of newly discovered evidence. The bills, which were Introduced In the senate also, by Senator Smith, were ttndrstod to have reference especially to the Patrick case, and the governor so describes them in his memorandum: "Waiving the objection to the bills," says Governor Higgins, "that though general In form they are special fn their application. and are Intended to grant a right of appeal to Albert T. Patrick to obtain a review of an order, if such order be made, denying his pending motion for a new trial on newly discovered evidence, I disapprove them for the reason that they Introduce a new pro cedure to our criminal, law and tend to defer Indefinitely the termination of a cap ital case. "Rice, of whose murder Patrick Is con- Icted, died on September 23. 1900, nearly six years ago. The law'a delays 1n this case seem to me little less than scandalous. In case of extreme hardship where the Judge before whom the motion for a new trial is made, denies the defendant's mo tion without giving proper consideration to such evidence, the constitution provides a remedy. An amendment to the code of criminal procedure might, however, well be made, which would permit defendant's ap plication for a new trial to be. made to any ustlre of the supreme court, within the Judicial department where the conviction was made, so that the defendant may not be required in any cae to present his mo tion to the Judge presiding at the trial." Recorder Goff, before whom the Patrick case was originally tried, has now under consideration such a motion for a new trial for Patrick, and Governor Higgins haa reprieved the condemned lawyer for a third time until June lit, on this account. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Sandry Civil Bill Coathlns Approprla- tlons for Severn Western Projects. ' "(From a Staff Correspondent,) WASHINGTON. May . (Special Tele gram.) The committee on appropriations today reported the stindry civil appropria tion bill to the house. These items are found in the bill: Iowa Construction and repair of Man chester fish hatchery, $7,000, and 41020 for pay of employes and maintenance of sta tion. South Dakota For completion of the pub lic building at Deadwood. $46,000; for com pletion of the public building at Pierre $a0,000; for pay of employes of Spearflah fish hatchery, $3,480; for management, 1m provoment and protection of Wind Cave National park, $4,400, being $2,000 less than the estimate ot the department; for cur rent expenses Battle Mountain sanitarium Hot Springs, $150,000; for grading and im provement of grounds and acquisition of and necessary for such purposes, $40,000. Wyoming For completion of public building at Bvanston, $.000. , Congressman Kennedy has been notified that George P. Garllrk of Omaha has been allowed an increase of pension at $12 from April 25 last. Congressman Pollard was notified today that his efforts In behalf of securing an Increase of pension for Isaac C. Thatcher of Lincoln had been granted at $12 per month from January 24. 1906. Congressman Klnkald reports the follow ing private pension bills passed: Manning Abbott, Ruhsville, $24, to commence May 7; James Jacobs, O'NeifJ, $24. Bureau cases decided as result of the congressman's fforts: Nancy T. Nestlerode, Alnsworth, $12. from October . 1903: Frank T. Marsh, Lexington, Increase $10 from January 22; Clarinda Davenport. Chadron, accrued pen sion; George A. Hudcon. Arcadia, addi tional. $S. from March 8, 1906. The comptroller of the currency haa approved the conversion of the Farmers ft Merchants bank of 8tronrif burg. Neh., into the First National bank ot Stronis- burg. with $00.0(io capital. Postmasters appointed: Iowa. Aacott. Pottawattamie county, George W. Collins, vice George Morrison, resigned. South Da kota, Tulare, Sping county, Charles H. Wleting. vice E. A. Moosdorf, resigned. HEAVY LOSSES FOR CHINESE Destruction of Residence Crrtlfleatea In 'Frisco Entails Additional Expense aad Trouble. SAN FRANCISCO, May 29-4'hlnese residents who were burned out during the recent Are will sustain a still further loss. it Is said, that may reach as high as $00,000 or $60,000. They must obtain from the government at Washington duplicate certificates of legal residence in the United States. About 6,000 of the certificates were de stroyed, according to an estimate made by officials o fthe Chinese bureau. This loss falls on tne Chinese alone, as upon them rests the necessity, when occasion may arise, of proving the right to remain here. Without hia certificate any Chinaman be longing to the excluded classes vould be subject to deportation at any time. MRS. MYERS HEADS THE LIST More Than Half Governor Folk's Dally Mall Caaeeras Coademaed Mnrderosa. JEFFERSON CTTT, Mo., May 2.More than one-half of Governor Folk's mall each day consists of letters concerning the hang ing of Mrs. Aggie Myers, the Ksnsas City woman convicted of having murdered her husband. Women writers, without excep tion, protest against the hanging, while tlva majority of men writer insist lLat the execution to carried out. w CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Three Confirmed, Three Rejected and Three Laid Over ACTION ON WITH MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS Fankhoaaer Attempts to Railroad the baa Task Ordinance Through and la Exposed In His Trick by Xlmmaa. Appointments confirmed: City Electrician WALDEMAR MICHABL8EN. rep. Street Commissioner THOMAS J. FLYNN, dem. City Abstracter WOOD W. HARTLEY, rep. Appointments rejected: City Engineer ANDREW ROSEWATER, rep. Health Commissioner UK. K. W. CONN ELL, dem. City Prosecutor THOMAS F. LEE, rep. Appointments laid over: Plumbing Inspector 11. W. M'VEA, dem. Boiler Inspector ROBERT N. WOLFE, dem. Gas Inspector JOHN C. LYNCH, rep. This was the fate that met Mayor Dahl man'e first nine appointments in the city council. After the doings of the secret caucus Monday were exposed councilmen hurriedly changed the program. When the appointments were received a recess lasting thirty minutes waa taken during which the council retired Into the Inner most committee room at the city hall and with guarded , doors and sentinel-environed windows mapped out the line of action. Zlmman voted consistently to uphold the mayor's selections, but did not object to holding up the three appointments for further consideration. Bedford and Jack son voted for Rosewater and Dr. Connell, Elsasser for Tom Lee. McGovern voted against Michaelsen and Hansen against Hartley. Mayor Dahlman witnessed what was done to his slate, but said nothing, sitting lm passively by the side ot President Johnson. He told stories to a small group while the executive session, as a meeting of the committee of the whole, waa in progress, Ovation for Klynn. The results on the appointments were applauded, Street Commissioner Flynn get ting the biggest enthusiasm. The audi ence, which packed the chamber as never before positively howled with delight when twelve votes were registered confirming Flynn, A group of his friends lifted him on their shoulders and wanted to carry him to the front, but he would not permit It. The moKt Joy manifested over a re jection was that of Tom Lee for city prosecutor. It was a gala meeting with everyone on edge anticipating trouble and various strange things. City Clerk Butler received big bouqust of roses and corporation lob byists were allowed the run of the floor. W. H. Hoffman, the celebrated "Third ward spouter," occupied a seat of honor inside the council railing. Many of the former councilmen' wiere present. Former City Clerk EJ bourn performed the welcome ser vices of all-round coach to President John-, son 'and City Clerk Butler, and even then business moved with tantallzlns delibera tion. After the vote on the appointments was completed the audience made a rush for the doors and in a few minutes most of it had disappeared. . . Elsasser Gets Busy. Councilman Elsasser put on the guise of AJax, only Instead of the sphere he got under the democratic municipal platform and Introduced resolutions providing for investigations Into all kinds of public ser vice matters. What he didn't think of Funkhouser did. Between the two they lefe very little for their associates to start In the Interests of "reform." Here is a synopsis of the Elsasser resolutions! Instructing lighting committee to confer with gas company and ascertain if the price of gas will be cut to $1 or lees: in structing committee on railways to confer with the street railway company to see If the corporation will establish a unlverxnl transfer system: Instructing the committee on paving and sewerage to confer with the street railway company to And out If the company will remove all tracks not used .from the streets and repair the paving, also what the corporation will do about repairing bad pavements between Its tracks; instructing the telegraphs and telephone committee to confer .with the telephone company and see how much rates will lie cut in Omaha and If connections will he granted to all telephone concerns tributary to the city: instructing the lighting com mittee to And out what the electric light company will do about cutting Its charges to consumers, Fnnkhonaer's Ontpnt. The Funkhouser resolutions duplicate some of the Elsasser business, are more sweeping, but not so many. One directs the committee on telegraphs snd telephones to corral! all the facts and figures and pertinent Information concerning telephone ratea and conditions In Omaha, affecting Omaha and in other big towns, with the avowed Intention of reporting Information that will enable the drafting of an ordinance to carry out election pledges. The other one tells the lighting committee to get about all that la possible on electric light and gas charges, both to consumers and for street lighting from cities In Omaha's class; also to Inquire Into the construction of plants and the operation of municipally owned plants and to make a comprehensive and general report on the situation. The solid council voted for all of these resolutions. Funkhouser In Slippery Spot. During the course of the evening Mr. Funkhouser Introduced a motion directing the passage ot the ordinance that would permit the gaa company to build another tank at Twentieth and Center streeta. His motion referred to the affair in a cryptic way by numerals. Mr. Zlmman, having his eye open, desired to know what the bua luess was all about. Followed the reading of the ordinance and the dawn of lta mean ing on all present; also speeches by Zlm man and Funkhouser. Said the former: This Is an ordinance that the old council would not pas. Before you take any action it might be well to know that there is a large body of cltisens who wish to be heard on It. You cannot do Juatice to lhee citlxens if you pass this ordinance without giving them an opportunity to pre sent their argument. To which Mr. Funkhouser replied that the gaa company wanted to build a atorage reaervotr coating $57,000. which it needed In lta expanding business; had bought a lot tor the purpose near the location of the present plant and for one be couldn't see how three tanks could be any more nuis ance than two tanks. A group of the property owners of the vlclulty. Including a committee of Ave from the federation of Improvement clubs, laughed loudly when the councilman said this. He then pre sented a petition signed by about twenty five business Arms supporting the ordinance that the council would deal fairly with the corporations. Xlmmaa l-t Oat tke .. Mr. Zlmman came back at Mr. Funk houser rather hard. Bvery few minutes Continued oa Second f sgK) NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair In West, showers In Fust Por tion Wednesday. Thursday Fair and Warmer. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi Hoar. Hour. 1 p. X P- P. 4 p. ft p. H p. T p. n p. Dei IV a. a. T a. a. a. tin rut m , ST M A1 HT n HI T HT 1( a. II a. Ill tn PANIC IN DRY GOODS STORE Rla Water Tank Falls Anions Clerks and Cnstomera of ew York Hons. NEW YORK. May 29.-By the collar" of a tank on the roof of Adams A Co.'a dry goods store In Sixth avenue, followed by a panic among customers and clerks, nearly a score of persons, mostly women, were Injured this afternoon. The store was crowded with customers, when the tank, owing to the giving away of supports, toppled over on a dome sky light, covering a central court, precipitat ing 10,000 gnllons of water and a shower of broken glass on the main floor. A number of clerks and customers were cut by frag ments of glass and other debris and a panlo ensued In which hundreds of women made frenaled efforts to reach the street In the belief that an earthquake had oc curred and the building was about to fall. In the rush many were knocked down and trampled on. Firemen and ambulances were quickly on hand and the Injuries of about a dosen persons were dressed by surgeons. G. G. DENNIS KILLS HIMSELF Disease Drives Former Omaha Man to Take His Own Life. LEAD. 8. D., May 29. (Special Tele- gram.) G. G. Dennis, commercial agent for the Northwestern Railroad company at Deadwood. committed suicide this after- noon by shooting himself through the htad with a revolver. Ho had held thfl position with the railroad company for'the past eight years, and was very popular with everyone In the city and In the Hills. For several years Mr. Dennis had been a sufferer from rheumatism, and during' the past few days of bad weather he suffered a great deal from the disease. His friends attribute the commission of the deed td this cause, as he Is not known to have had any domestic or buslnens troubles. He was prominent in local Ma- sonic circles. He leaves a wife, a son 1 years of age.' and a daughter 10 years old. Previous to his coming to the Hills he was chief clerk In the ofllce of Superfn- tendent H. S. Jaynes of the Omaha road. CONFERENCE AT LAKE MOHONK Three Hundred Men Prominent Public and Professional Life la Attendnncc. In LAKE MOHONK, N. T., May 2.-Three hundred diplomats, jurists,- members - of congress, editors, educators, clergymen, lawyers and business men arrived here tonight by Invitation of Albert K. Smllley, to attend the twelfth annual Lake Mo- honk conference on "International Arbi tration," which begins a three days' ses sion tomorrow. Among the many prom inent men in attendants are Clifton R. Breckenrldge of Arkansas, ex-Secretary of State John W. Foster, Cardinal Glbbson, Francis B. Loomls, Dr. D. C. Oilman, Prof. Honda of Toklo, James Arbuckle of St. Louis and William Dudley Foulks of Indi ana. Ex-Secretary Foster will preside. The business men's conference on arbitration will be held Thursday evening and the platform wll be adopted Friday. MOTHERS WILL MEET TODAY Ksecntlve Board of National gress to Hold Important Session. Cos MIINEAPOLIS. Minn.. May 29-One of the most important executive board meet- inga of the National Congress of Mothers will be held In this city tomorrow mornlne. when various questions, particularly affect- Ing child labor and lawa governing the same, will be discussed and action taken thereon. Mrs. Frederick Schoff of Phlla- delnhla is here and wll preside at the meet- Ing, at which the principal speaker will be Hon. Benjamin B. Llndsey of Denver, This meeting Is the one postponed from Los Angeles, owing to the California earthquake. DOCUMENT IN PACKING CASE Solser Asks l'realdent to Make Public Reports of Agents on 'f Withheld. WASHINGTON. May 2o Representa tive fiulxer of New York, today Intro duced a resolution calling upon the presl- dent "if not Incompatible with the public danger of any serious revolution on the lsth Ihimvii " tn sand tn the hnuao at his I mm of Panama." Chief Englnaer Stevens earliest convenience the reports of Charles P. Nelll and James B. Reynolds "In con nection with their Investigation of the 'Meat trust,' the stock yards and the meat parking houses of Chicago and of other places, and all data, exhibits and all cor respondence relating to the same." Representative Finley of South Dakota, will Introduce a similar resolution at the request of Minority Leader Williams. MORE WARRANTS FOR LAYNE President of Defnnct Juplln Havings Bank Maat Face Additional Chares. JOPIJN. Mo.. May . Additional war- ranta were aworn out here this afternoon charging George W. Layne, president of the Joplln Savings bank, which cloaed yes terday, and W. C. Porter, assistant treas urer, with receiving deposits when they knew the Institution to be In a falling condition. President Layne, who had previously been released on bond on a similar charge, left early today for Kansas City and St. Louis to raise funda. China's Reply Mdafles Cararglr, PEKINQ, May 21 In consequence of the vagueness of China's reply to the second note of Oreat Britain on the customs ques tion, the British charge d'affaires, Mr. Carnegie, paid a personal visit to the for elgn board yesterday and discussed the question exhaustively with all the mem berr. Mr. Carnegie considered the Inter view satisfactory and today he sent notes to the other legations Informing them of the reaulta attained and adding that ha expeoetd to receive satisfactory written as- REPORT BY MILLARD Chairman of Panama Canal Committed raven Sjttem of Locks. NEBRASKAN SPEAKS FOR MINORITY Claim is Advanced that it Will Ears Much Time. ECONOMY IN COST IS ALSO URGED Estimate Extra Expense Exclusive of Eanl- tation Will Be $140,000,000. ARGUES THAT IT IS PRESIDENT'S PLAN Decision Based on Bpooner Law with Its Provision In Favor of Choice to Bo Made by the Eaentlvo. WASHINGTON, May 2.-In recommend ing the construction of a lock canal across the Isthmus ot Panama the minority of the senate committee on Interoceanlo canals has drafted an exhaustive report, which was submitted to the senate today by Chairman Millard. One of the chief arguments made In tuvor ot the lock canal is that the Bpooner act shows that con gress Intended that ahouiu be the type, although the authority to decide was con ferred upon the president. The minority re port says: "The president having takert the advice of competent engineers and of the Canal commission, lias recommended Uiat It is advisable to construct a lock canal." The minority declares that the only ques tion presented Is whether congress shall annul the action of the president or shall simply withhold its hands and allow the president to exercise tha power which haa heretofore been conferred upon him. 1 ne canai type proposed py tne minority Doaru 01 consuuuig engineers is me lock canal, which is the type favored by the minority ot the senate committee. Araument of the Report. The report argues that "thn plan la well balanced, for it will take Just about the same time to construct the dam, excavate for the locks and build the locks as it does to make the needed excavation through the Culebra cut, a period of not more than seven and a half years. Everything else to be done the three dams forming Lake Sosa, the dam and lock at Pedro Miguel can be completed well within this time, The cost of the canal Is 1! 40 000 000 This includes everything but the sanitation, and it. of roursi. includes th .nuinm.ni ready purchased and in nrenaratlon for construction already made." The central feature of the plan Is the dam and locks at flatun. and the minority marm V. A Air I.I r. r.n B m I n nr i. . K . dam will be as firm aa the everlasting hills. The testimony ot engineers la quoted to refute crlticlsma of the dam. In answer to objections to the scheme of having locks placed In flight the minority says: "They are placed Immediately to gether, so that a vessel can move from the water at highest level in One lock. Im mediately In the low level ot the next look. Locks thus arranged In flight or in steps. so to speak, are well known devices In lock construction and no more of an experiment than a, single lock.' Corycs and Channels. The sea level canal, says the report, will have nineteen curves of 597 degree curva ture, while the Suez, of twice the length. has only fifteen curves of 7H degrees. The minority says the length of the curves in the lock level canal la only IS per cent of the total length of the canal, while that of the aea level is 38 per cent; and while the degree of curvature is greater in the lock canal than the sea level, the curves are almost wholly lit channels 1.000, 800 and 600 feet In width. In which such curves have not the slightest effect to In crease the dangers of navigation. Concerning the danger to the lock canal from malicious mischief and attempted de struction in time of war, the minority says there is no reason for supposing that neu trality mill not be accepted by all the nations of the earth and that It would " tn8 mo" 'ffectlve way of preventing Hnjury to the canal. It is argued that the 'eveI nl. with Its tidal lock at Besa, and Its narrow gorge through Culebra, would offer excellent opportunity for do structlon by explosives. The danger from earthquakes is not treated ss -a serious on" tne rePort Quoting testimony to show t"0 earthquakea are not of frequent oc urrence at tne isthmus and that violent earthquakes have never happened at that point. Kstimatea made by the majority as to the cost of the sea level canal are disputed by the minority, which declares that the r"1!-,!111 be bout tm-(m-m- ln,,"d NO DAKGKR TO CAAL ZOftH Mr. Stevens gays Revolution Would Sot Affect Work oa Canal. WASHINGTON. May $9. "Although I have little time to look Into political Con ditions In Panama, I do not think there Is of the Isthmian Canal rommlssfkn said to- day. "The Panama railway was never af fected seriously by revolutions on thn Isthmus, and even if there were to be an Insurrection, I do not think the canal aone rould be Involved In the disorder. Any encounters would doubtless be without the sone." Mr. Stevens since his arrival In Wash ington has been In conference with mem bers of the committee, and appeared be fore the house committee on appropriation. Mr. Stevens urged the desirability of tha lock plan, and urged that the commission should krow at once what type Is to he constructed. Speaking of the future of the canal work, Mr. Stevens said: "We have now come to the parting of the ways and must know what sort of canal we are to build. Just before I left the Isthmus the first ot the new locomotives and large cars arrived and within three months we shall have the necessary equipment to make the dirt fly. Ko far practically all the digging which h;ia been done waa for the purpose of laying tracks and getting ready to make ua of the large care and other machinery upon Its arrival. Now the plant for handling the dirt la almost ready ajid a halt must soon be called If It Is not known whether the canal ia to be Of the lock or se level type.'' CASH FROM WEST TO EAST Haa Fraaclaco Transfers Over Millions to Kew York tab. Two NEW YORK. Msy 29 -The sum of H.IS0. COO was transferred by telegraph from l Franuieco U tlva eurxreaeury In, (ki 0Ly ldae , -- 1
