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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1907-FOUR SECTIONS -THIRTY-TWO PAGES.
SINGLE COrY FIVE CENTS.
ATTITUDE OF CUURCI1
French lotion ie Principal Theme of
Con-ereation in Eternal Oity.
PEOPLE RALLY TO SUPPORT OF THE POPE
Italians Bhow Dislike of Law Separating;
Church and State.
ITALY MAY MAKE PEACE WITH VATICAN
Government Takei No Hand in Protests
Acainit frtnon Policy.
NO CHANCE FOR COMPROMISE AT PRESENT
Pope Might Accept Separation
lw If It Did Net Take Ptwtri
from Prlnti and
Bishops.
ROME, Jan. 19. (Special.) The condition
of the ohurch In France makes It only fair
that some things ahould be atated from
the ecclesiastical point of view, which la. In
the main, the point of view here In this
treat Catholic center. The Italian govern
ment la not yet reconciled to the Vatican,
though It haa been hinted that the recent
troubles may go a long way toward bring
ing about an entente with the pope, and, of
course, the government Is keeping hands off
and preserving a neutral attitude in the
discussions which have arisen. But tha
viejiupv tuu wie priests vng mrong ina
,Holy City at this season of tha year, and
I ine local newspapers, wnlcn take on form
and color, consciously or unconsciously
from clerical surroundings, the rank and
file what the Englishman would call the
"man In the street" all of these thing
show a feeling of friendliness toward the
pope and unfriendliness toward the gov
ernment. If not the people of France.
"The government of M. Clemenceau,"
writes Monsignor Lorenilll, formerly nun
cio to Paris and now archbishop of Lucca,
"ha two methods violence and calumny."
It Is possible that the archbishop has shown
heat and Indignation unusual In a high
church dignitary In connection with his
Interviews and hla correspondence, but it
must be remembered that he has been bit
terly attacked by one of the papers which
follows the policy of M. Clemenceau. La
Petit Republlque. The archbishop denies
Indignantly the charge that paper brings
against him, namely, that he received a
bribe for tha nomination of a priest to a
(bishop's see, and he threatens to sue La
Petit Republlque for defamation of charac
ter. Reports front Fraaat,
V lor the permanent title of "Religious
Persecution In France," the Osservatore
Romano prints dally the long lists of
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church troubles In France, branding the
movements in connection with the disposi
tion of the church property and the riots
which have followed in many Instances as
"outrage" and "legalised robbery."
The Osservatore Romano publishes in de
tail the protests whloh the cardinal faore
x tary of state .has. seq, t ail the diplomatic
representatives of the Holy See throughout
the world. In order that they may ommu-n-ate
to the governments to which they
ple accredited. This protest Is against tha
verqulsitlon, accompanied by order of the
French government In the 1 palace of the
pontifical representative at Paris, the car
rying oCT of various documents, and the
violent expulsion of Monsignor Montagnlnl.
The protest, which shows forth the enor
mity of such deeds, of which there Is no
example la our days amongst civilised na
tions, according to the Osservatore Ro
mano, whloh insists that even when diplo
matic relations have ceased . between na
tions, civilised governments have been ac
customed to respect the residence, and
Jfbov all. the archives of foreign repre
sentatives. The carrying away of the
catalogue of the acts of the nunciatures of
' Monsignor Clarl and of Monsignor Loren-
em and or a "cyphe- r de." whereby the
French government. means of copies
preserved In ths tele, .jhlo offices, may
take cognisance of nil of the telrgraphlo
cyphered correspondence between the Holy
Bee and tha nuncio, Monsignor Lorenselll,
is Dranaea as a most serious offense com
mitted not only against the Holy Bee, but
against all civilised powers which hare
a diplomats Interest In seeing to it that
all diplomatic secrets shall bo respected.
Claim of Cardinal Secretary.
The cardinal secretary of state even goes
o far as to declare In his protest that the
pretext advanced by the French govern
ment aa the reason of Its act la destitute
of any foundation of fact whatsoever; for
Monsignor Montagnlnl haa not made any
communication to the three cures of Paris
sued for violation of the law of 1906.
V)jfcTheee motives are declared to be so seri
t js and so evident that the Holy Bee can
r not In any way bo accused of Intractlbla-
- neon or of unjust hostility against tha
French government In condemning the as
sociations cultelles. By then In fact were
Ignored the essential rtrhts of the church
Itself, rights which were derived from Its
very constitution, and which are those
which belong to the ecclesiastical bler-
arcny, as established by Its Divine
Founder, as the basis of ths very organi
sation of the church: for not only were
rights conferred on the associations In
question which belong to tho ecclesiastical
authority In the exercise of worship. In the
possession and In the administration of the
ecclesiaatical property, but also by these
same associations they are withdrawn from
and rendered Independent of the ecclesias
tical hierarchy and submit ted Instead to
the Jurisdiction of the lay authority. It Is
clear that the sovereign pontiff could not
without falling in the duties Inherent In
Ms very office of head of the church. It Is
argued, approve the formation of suoh as
sociations. The same may be said relative to the
circular of the minister. If. Brland.' In
.setting aalde any other consideration. It is
argued that the Holy 8e could not In any
T way admit the "unjust and Intolerable"
'condition created by such circular to the
ministers of worship In the exercise of
their ministry. To be convinced of this. It
.'Is related. It suffices to quote the follow.
Urf disposition: "The parish priest (In the
hurrh) will be no more than an occupant
Without Judicial title. He will be Incapa
ble of performing any act of admtnistra.
tlon, still less will he be capable of any
set of disposition."
Wkal Pop Might Aeeept.
All this. It la claimed, demonstrates that
the Holy Bee has done nothing more than
fulfill Its strict duty In giving the well
known Instructions to tho French clergy.
For if that government. It Is urged, anl
rriated by more equitable sentiments, should
r. rmae for tne enurcn of France, which
khuuld not at leaet offend Its essential
rights, tho Holy Bee, even while not admit-
'ag the principle of separation, might tol-
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clearing In east portion Sunday; colder,
with a cold wave. Monday fair and not so
cold In west and north portions; high
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DOKXITXO.
Operator takes unusual means to at
tract attention of train crew to signals,
but falls, and a wreck results.
X, Page 4,
Officer In command of colored regiment
says he Is not disturbed by report fit at
tempt to rescue, which It Is rumored will
be attempted by comrades of corporal
charged with shooting captain. Is ready
for It, should It be made. 1, Page 4
Cause of the bloody feuds between the
Tatar and Armenian In Asia Minor.
X, Page 7.
Flockmasters of Montana are facing
heavy losses unless snow and Ice which
covers the ranges la quickly dissipated.
X, Pags T
Charles Francis Adams, sr., In a eulogy
pronounced at the centenary celebration
of the birth of Robert E. Lee. at Rich
mond. Va., defends the course of the great
confederate leader. XX, Pags T
Ohio river continues to rise at all points
below Portsmouth and great record pf
1814 may be exceeded. X, Pags a
TO-EIO.
Attitude of the Cathollo church In
France the principal topic, of discussion In
Roma i X, rage X,
People of India debate the Japanese
British alliance and conclude It is a bad
thing. ' x, rage 1.
Battleship Missouri lands men and fires
blank cartridges to overawe rebellious
convlots in penitentiary at Kingston.
X, Page 1.
HIiaitTI,
Legislators seen In prospective Increase
In taxable valuations the reason for cer
tain Institutions desiring mill levy In
stead of specific appropriation. X, Page 1.
Phelps County Bar association declares
unanimously for a law prohibiting Issu
ance fit passes to attorneys or surgeons
not wholly In the road's employ, or to
witnesses; and requiring railroads to re
port monthly all passes Issued.
X, Page. 8.
XfOoax.
Theater man proves innocence of .theft.
but Is still held In Jail. X, Pags T
Young Reynolds, arrested at Lincoln, is
being identified by number of people who
say the prisoner robbed them. X. Page 6.
Club women are much encouraged by
result of th visit to the legislature on
Thursday, and believe their child labor
bill will now become a law. X, Page 6.
State Library commission finds Its work
Is greatly aided by the women's clubs
throughout the state, and Issues a letter
asking for aid In securing Us appropria
tion, x. Page a.
The late Major John B. Furay was once
a postofflce Inspector, and aa such was a
terror to outlaws. Borne of his exploits
have been recalled by his death.
XX, Page S.
Burlington officials planning to main
tain their western colonization work, and
have a new plan for selling land to set
tlers. XX, Page 3.
Jamaica catastrophe recalls some of the
history of the Island, when Port Royal,
onoe headquarters for pirates, was de
stroyed by an earthquake, and Kingston
was afterwards built on the site.
XX, Page a.
Bales of farm land near Omaha at 1125
per acre are said to be but another sign
that Investors are awakening to the at
tractions offered by this sort of purchase.
One man has bought two tracts.
xx, page a.
City and County Treasurer Fink urges
that an appeal be taken from the recent
decision of Judge Troup on the Curative
section of the scavenger tax law. Several
hundred thousands of dollars are Involved.
X, Page t
Annual report shows the work done by
the Creche during the last year. XX, Page T
The late Major John B. Furay of Omaha
was burled Saturday with an Imposing
cortege. His son pronounced solemn
requiem mass over the body of the vet
eran at St. John's church. X, Page a
Dr. W. O. Dunn. 511 South Sixteenth
street, recovers from thief 11,000 stolen
last fall, buying money with Immunity
bath. X, Page
' Socially th last week In Omaha was
not especially brilliant, but the calendar
for the coming week contains promise of a
lively round for the smart folks.
X, Page .
POSTS.
Farmer Burns and Hackenschmldt
matched to wrestle at the Omaha Audito
rium on January 10. X, Page a
ootnrcxx. xxurra ass iova,
Creditors of Union Transfer company
ask Manager Southard to explain large
difference between assets and liabilities.
X, Pago XO
House gets In tangle over resolution
concerning clerks and result Is the com
mittees are without clerical help.
X. Page la
afAOAtava BXOTIOV.
In the Magaaine Section of this number
will be found a short biographical sketch
of Martin Dunham, a well known pioneer;
a letter from "Uncle" David Anderson,
who Is traveling In ths Hawaiian islands;
Oosslp of Plays and Players; Musical
Comment; a character aketch of Rev.
Charles Aked. who Is to be John D. Rocke
feller's pastor; "Marking the Santa Fe
Trail;" Carpenter's Letter on Tangier;
"Iowa Men Who Are Making Laws and
History;" Sketch of Charles L. WUhelm,
the new president of tho Omaha Com
mercial club; a sketch of Thomas Kettle,
M. P, who Is called "an advance agent of
home rule for Ireland;" Woman; Her
Ways and Her World
of te Week."
"Sporting Oosslp J
Blfk,t Pagea.
CTiBllI'l MOTIOBT.
In the Children's Section of this num
ber will be found "Buster Brown;"
"Lovely Lily:" "The Busy Bees' Own
Page;" "Tfce Btory of the Last Mao Club,"
Pear Pages).
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INDIA STUDIES JAPAN
Hewer "Nf Empire Queition Wisdom of
4? vs" ' nclo-Javanese Treaty,
c?.s
sN. AND YELLOW RCES INCOMPATIBLE
War Between United States and Japan
Might Involve Great Britain.
EMPIRE MUST STAND BY OCCIDENTALS
Indian Native! Might Then Rise and
Caosj Orrat Trouble.
ORIENTAL WAYS PAST UNDERSTANDING
After the Work of Japan China Rtlll
Holds Aloof aad Will Not
Recognise Superiority
of Island.
CALCTTTYA, Jan. 19.-Bpecla!.) Indian
newspapers are expressing grave doubts
as to whether after all the far-famed
Anglo-Japanese alliance Is likely to prove
permanent or be the best thing for the
British empire. The specific proposition
which has called forth this discussion Is
the trouble which the I'nlted Htat-s has
had over the question of the admission of
the Japanese Into the public schools and
the possibilities of friction between the
I'nlted States and Japan. The point of
view of the East Indian experts upon mili
tary subjects and upon diplomacy Is that
under no circumstances could Oreat Brit
ain be expected to stand with Japan In
such a crisis and against the United 8tates.
It Is acknowledged ' that the best that
could happen from the Japanese stand
point would be for England to remain
neutral, and In case Japan should happen
to raise the flair of the vellnw rare ajrnlnxt
lathe white and drag Into the) controversy
China and other Asiatic sections. It Is ar
gued that the Home office could do noth
ing except to take sides with America.
No treaty. It is argued, could withstand
the racial pressure which might be put
upon it under some circumstances, the
only argument which could be used by
military .men and diplomats being that
"blond Is thicker than water." It Is un
derstood that In case Japan should pro
claim a sort of a holy war In the orient
Great Britain might suffer terribly In In
dia, the Straits Settlements and Its other
oriental possessions, since under Japanese
tutelage there might be fostered an Indian
uprising which might make the Sepoy re
bellion appear relatively a small affair.
Nevertheless the view Is taken self
preservation would force the whites of
Europe and America to make common
cause against the Asiatic race. Some of
the discussions appear to be merely a re
vival of the old problems connected with
the "yellow peril" In a new form, with
Japan in the ' light of the "head devil,"
or the schoolmaster of the yellow races.
Racial Differences Permanent.
Old East Indian warriors and men who
have grown gray In tha civil service say
that Kipling haa -etyhW hit there Is
no way for the peoples of the Occident to
fathom the working of the oriental mind.
In many ways even the most expert stu
dents of orinental customs seem to be no
more able to .fathom . the Asiatic races
than though they, had been born and bred
in the planet Mars.
MAny and curious are the things which
go to show that the ways of the oriental
are past understanding. To those who
predicted not only 'that China would be
bound to Japan's chariot wheels In the
sequel of the Russo-Japanese war, but
also that the Chinese would willingly ac
cept the bondage, and to those who espe
cially In the United States have sought
to create a belief that China's "rights
recovery mood" and Its retaliatory boy
cott of American goods are Inspired from
Japan, It. Is Interesting to note the atti
tude that Peking has assumed toward
Tokto slnoe the conclusion of the Ports
mouth treaty. One would naturally have
expected some evidence of a disposition
to practically recognise Japan as a bene
factor, and to remember that without its
armed Interference Manchuria must Inev
itably have been added to the Russian em
pire. And yet those who study world
politics and some of the cleverest stu
dents of this sort of a thing are ths ed
itors here In India are of the opinion that
China classes Japan with the general crowd
of outside powers, and while recognising
that the Island nation may have acted a
convenient part In preparing the products
of western civilisation for Chinese diges
tion, the Peking statesmen would appear
to be anxious to keep the Japanese at
arm's Isngth. Among western nations this
sort of a thing would mean something,
but In the diplomacy which exists In the
orient the only thing would appear to be
to adopt the rule guess at half, then mul
tiply by two. .
"Settee" Continues.
While "suttee" la forbidden In British
India and can only be carried out In de
nance of the law. It appears that In Nepal
ths check upon self-immolation by widows
la leas rigorous, for one victim actually
asked permission of the government, ap
parently expecting that It would be granted.
Near the vicinity of . the Himalayas, the
story runs, an old Brahmin was leading a
pious life. His property .was worth about
Ave lakhs of rupees 11165,000). He was 82
years of age. Some little time ago he
died. His wife, aged 78, resolved to burn
herself with htm. She collected all the ma
terials that were required. She purchased
camphor to the value of 6,000 rupees, san
dalwood to the value of L'i30 rupees, and
cloth to the value of MO rupees, and dis
tributed the remainder of the money In
charity. She gave much to the poor and
needy and to the Balragts. Then, weartng
only one cloth on her body she was ready
to co on the funeral pyre, when she was I
worshipped by all the people of that place.
In fact, over 15,000 had assembled to witness .
the ceremony. Her husband died early la
the morning, but. as she could not bum
herself without obtaining leave of the gov
ernment, she had to wait until t o'clock In
the afternoon. At 1 o'clock the sepoys
came -and asked her If she had any diffi
culty as to lodging, boarding or clothing.
"If there be any case of yours In any of
the courts please Inform us and we will
do everything to your entire satisfaction."
Upon this the widow said that she had
distributed her property, amounting to
some Ave lakhs of rupees, and that sh '
had no desire of any kind except that of
going with her husband as a "suttee." She
explained that she wanted nothing except I
permission to die as a "suttee." For some
reason or another, she explained she could !
not get tne permission, and at last the
corpse of her husband was burned without j
her. She felt this deeply and refused to 1
eat food and to drink water. She passed
nine days In this way and on the tenth day
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DUBLIN. Jan. 19. (Special.) It Is re
ported here that Richard Croker Intends to
race his horses on the American tracks
thla season. The report has undoubtedly
grown out of the fact that he has named
his 5-year-old mare Blokentown for the
Suburban, the big IX.0U0 handicap which
has been run for more than twenty years
at the summer meeting of the Coney Island
Jockey club at Sheepehead Bay.
The extent of the campaign which Croker
Is planning on the New York tracks can
not be estimated until later, when the en
try lists for some of the big events of the
running tnrf will be made public. At pres
ent the only thing of Importance appears
to be the entry of Rlakestnwn In the
Suburban. But It Is certain he will not
send the mare over alone, and even If
there are no other stake horses In the
string that comes across from Ireland, the
former Tammany chieftain Is expected to
leave an Impression upon the tracks of
America as well as England during the
coming season.
Blakestown Is a chestnut mare, 6 years
old, by Iesterlln-Stella. Most of her rac
ing hitherto has been done on the Irish
tracks, and she has never figured as the
winner of any of the big classics or handi
caps of the English turf. In Ireland, how
ever, she has earned a distinguished rec
ord, and as a 3-year-old she carried off
the Irish Oaks from a strong string of
fillies. Her list of winning brackets Is a
strong one, and even though It Includes a
few stake features, she has shown form
sufficiently reliable to make her dangerous
If not treated too harshly by the official
handlcapper.
LAND LAW F0R SCOTLAND
Bill Pendlnsr to Permit the Purchase
f Land by Small
Farmers.
OLA800W. Jan. 18.-(Specla1.) When the
secretary for Scotland Introduced his
r-mnll landholders bill for tho purpose
of adding honor and glory to the crofter's
acts the question i was everywhere asked
throughout Scotland: "Why could he not
watt for the report of the departmental
committee's report upon small holdlngsT"
Appointed In April of last year the com
mittee had Lord Onrlow as chairman and
It will be noted that Lord Carrlngton.
afterwards succeeded by Monroe-Ferguson
had a place on It.
Its recommendation were forecast to be
of an Important nature and Mr. Sinclair
now agrees that his endowment of Ideas
upon the subject of land legislation would
have been considerably richer had he
waited for Its findings. A feature of those
Is the practical use made of county coun
cils, especially for advisory purposes. The
committee recommends that definite Im
provements In the creation of small hold
ings be made In Britain, that the pur
chaser of land pay one-eighth of the price
at the outset, and that after payment of
the first Installment the county councils
shall have the power to defer payments of
succeeding Installments aa they deem ad
visable. The evperlments In land purchase
are to be conducted under special branches
of, the Board of . Agriculture: In all llkjl
hood this means the selection of a stoud
of specialists, who Will act as middlemen
between the central body and the popularly
eiectea councils.
CURING SLEEPING SICKNESS
German Board of Health Publishes
Minute Account of Work
of Dr. Koch.
BERLIN, Jan. 19.-(8peclal.)-A minute
account of the wonderful cures of sleeping
sickness which are being performed by Dr.
Koch on the shores of Victoria Nyanaa Is
given In the Imperial Board of Health's
report.
The atoxyl which Is admllnstered by the
doctor Is stated to exterminate the germs
of the dread disease within six hours of
j injection In any part of the body. Although
thla was first observed about six months
ago. Dr. Koch continued to watch ths ef
fects of the atoxyl for four months, and
even during the laat two months he has
continued to experiment, with the Idea of
making certain that he had discovered a
genuine cure. sr
He treated thousands of natives during
this period. Eight hundred were treated
during the first weekjof November alone
and 1,200 were treated during the ensuing
two weeks. The atoxyl always relieved
the patient within six or eight hours, and
no relapses were observed.
The English scientists. Dr. Orey and Dr.
Orelgh, share the credit of the discovery,
as Dr. Koch frankly acknowledges using
their previous researches In finding a cure.
MENELICK IS PROGRESSIVE
Abyssinian Ruler Bays He Desires to
Develop Country Along;
European Llnee.
CAIRO. Jan. 19. (Special.) Dr. Folmer
Hansen, who has been spending a few
days here after an eighteen months' stay
In Abyssinia, says that the son of Ras
Michael, who has been nominated beir to
the throne Is still a boy and Uvea at the
palace at Adia Abeba, where he la receiv
ing the beet possible education.
Toung aa he Is he haa made many friends
among the Europeans. On tate occasions
he can be seen at the Emperor's slda In
Abyssinian dress carrying a long spear
and wealing on his head that prominent
mark of European civilisation, the English
top hat.
"I had an Interview with the Emperor
Memellk," said the doctor. "His majesty
expressed his great desire to see the coun
try developed on European lines and he Is
impatient to see the railway reach Adls
Aboba."
The empress also asked the doctor to
oen the European reports to the effect
that " ud hr Influence with
Menellk against foreigners coming Into the
country.
SOCIALISTS AFTER KING'S WARD
Party Plans to Carry District Which
Cantatas Palaee of Ger
man Ruler.
BERLIN, Jan. It (Special.) The social
democrats have completed their stealthy
P'n to capture at the Reichstag elections
th Imperial constituency In Berlin In which
th emperor's palace Is located.
th onl' on or th metropoll-
tan districts not already held by the so-
ciaiisis, woo oi u m ism oy only 150
votes- " 1 etated that they have now re-
ortd to the ruse popularly credited as '
having been Invented by Tammany Hall, of
"colonising" the oonaUtuenoy with suffi
cient "floaters," or temporary Velars,
give them safe majority.
YANKEE TARS LAND
Von from Battleship Miaionri Overcome
Unruly Conviots at Kineitin.
VESSEL IS LYING OFF PENITENTIARY
Blank Cartrideee Fired aa Waminc to
Bebellioni Pritontra.
ORDER IS SLOWLY BEING RESTORED
Fonr Hundred and Iwentj Fodiei Earied
Up to Friday Mtht.
AMERICAN CONSULATE IS WRECKED
Inmates of Insane Asylnm Are at
Large, bat Hot More Inaoand
la Mlad Than Many
Others.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. A Kingston
(Jamaica) dispatch to the Herald states
that the battleship Missouri, lying oit the
penitentiary, overawed tne unruly convicts
by bring two rounus of blana caitndges
and landing an armed party, 'lhe heip was
tnanktuiiy received by the government.
The Herald's correspondent reports that
the Inmates of the Insane asylum are at
large, but he says that In the present state
of mind nearly all Kingston Is crazed,
Many persons weie rendered insane by
the shock of the disaster, tne most notable
being Ueruid Luwder, well known In Lou
don. A dispatch to the Sun from Holland Bay,
Jamaica, says great suffering exists among
the poor of Jamaica. A delegation of fifty
sufferers appealed to the governor for the
systematlo distribution of relief. The
spokesman said many were dying of
neglect. He charged that those with money
had been supplied with food and medlcln-.
Port Royal has again sunk and geysers
are springing up In the streets. The land
has now subsided eight feet.
The American consulate was wrecked.
The acting consul tried yesterday to get a
cable dispatch to the Btate department
asking for help.
One has to travel all night In a small
boat and on horseback to reach Holland
Bay, from which cable messages are sent.
Order Belaa; Restored.
A sign that order is being restored at
Kingston is the fact that yesterday the
Western Union Telegraph company's one
intact cable from Jamaica was monopo
lised largely by the island government. The
officials are beginning to make extra calls
upon the service In ordering supplies and
transacting official business.
The Western Union Is many hours behind
In handling general business to and from
Jamaica, but messages which It received
last n!ght led It to believe that one of Its
; Incapacitated cables td Holland Bay will be
! In working order some time today. It was
' said at the company's offices that Its office
at Kingston may be re-established today.'
Mist of the dispatches from Kingston
thut far have been sent from ths sub
station, five utiles out.
. The Commercial Cable company received
word vestardv thai on, .r" Itm Ma vm.
to find the break In the company's line.-
Warships Bring Supplies.
KINGSTON, Jan. 18. The United States
warships Indiana and Missouri arrived this
morning from Ouantanamo, bringing large
quantities of medicines and food. The tor
pedo destroyer . Whipple arrived during the
night with a boat load of medicines, which
was sent ashore in charge of Surgeon Mc
Donnell. The cruiser Yankee Is expected
to arrive here soon. Many of the Ameri
cans who were in Kingston at the time of
the disaster have been taken aboard the
warship. They Intended to take passage
for the United States on board the Hamburg-American
steamer, Prlna EHel Fred
erick, but that veasel ran ashore near the
wreck of ths steamer Prinsessln Lulse last
night. The Plum Point lighthouse was
smashed by the earthquake and vessels ar
riving at night have no lights to steer by.
The steamer Prlns Waldmar Is also hard
ashore. The steamer Premier has gone to
the aid of the stranded vessel.
Several slight shocks of earthquake were
felt last night .
Over Four Hundred Burled.
Four hundred and twenty dead were
burled up to last night. The remaining
bodies are being cremated. The death list
It Is believed now will be about 700.
The work of clearing the streets of debris
Is being pushed. Dynamite Is being used
to blow down some of the ruins.
The people here greatly appreciate the
action of the American government In
sending warships and suppllea
The water supply has been Improved, but
food Is very scarce and prices exorbitant.
A remarkable Incident of the earthquake
has Just come to fight. An English clerk
In a store was burled under falling walla,
and for many hours great fires swept over
him. Wednesday the clerk was dug out
alive. His Injuries are not severe.
Five hundred persons are still under
treatment In the hospitals. No Americans
lost their lives In the disaster.
Report from Admiral.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. The Navy de
partment this morning received the follow
ing dispatch from Rear Admiral Evans
dated United States ship Maine, Ouanta
namo. Cuba, January U:
Whipple arrived from Kingston today
alth advices from Davis confirming prac
tical destruction of the city. Business sec
tion destroyed. Fire followed earthquake.
Government residences in suburbs de
stroyed. Steamship wharves intact. Ship
ping unharmed. Other foreign residences
seemed to have escaped. American consul
absent. Vice consul representing. Blue
Jackets guarding consulate possessions snd
guarding archives. Indiana landed fifty
Reported mutiny at penitentiary containing
400 prisoners. Governor considers whole
situation well In hand; 440 dead accounted
for. Still many bodies in ruins. Many
Americana sailed for Nw York via steamer
Prlns Frledrlch Helnrlch on ths 17th. Am
snding full extract of Davis' report over
Cuban telegraph.
A dispatch reaching the Bute department
via Holland Bay, Jamaica, from United
States Consul Snyder at Port Antonio says:
No casualties Port Antonio; all Ameri
cans safe; some property damaged here;
people terrified; business suspended.
Decordovs la Alive.
NEW TORK, Jan. 19. Edgar de Cordova,
the Jamaican grain Importer and planta
tion owner, who was reported to have been
killed by the earthquake at Kingston. Is
safe. This Information was conveyed in a i
cablegram from him last night to his
brother, Ercel de Cordova of this city. j
Weather Delays Messages.
WASHINGTON. Jan. ll.-Up to 4 o'clock
this morning the atmospheric conditions
bad not cleared up sufficiently to permit
the operator at the navy yard wireless
station to catch the message from Admiral
Evans. A stray word or letter was all
that could be deciphered. It Is possible
ioe j
(Continued on Beeeod Page.)
CAR CF POWDER EXPLODES
Passenger Train PasslasT Is Destroyed
nad Many Are Killed and
Injured.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. Jan. 19.-Blg Four
officials here, late tonight received a re
port from Banford. on the St. Louis line
nine miles west of here, that a car of
powder exploded on the elding at 9 o'clock,
wrecking went bound passenger train No.
S. The wreckage caught Are and was
consumed. The freight train carrying the
car of powder also was destroyed. It 's
believed that several persons were killed
and a score or more Injured. Relief trains
have been sent to the scene.
A boy, who walked to the wreck from
8t. Mary's, returned and reported that
nearly every one of the passengers was
killed. The boy also reported that the car
of powder was standing over a new pipe
line from the Casey (111.) field. It was
stated that the gas had been escaping from
the pipe and probably filled the car of
powder. Sparks from the passenger loco
motive are supposed to have Ignited the
gas and caused the explosion.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 20.-1I-.S0 a. m.
Furthcr unofficial advices through railroad
sources state that eight or ten persons
were killed and twenty-five to thirty per
sons Injured at Sanford. It Is reported that
the Injured are being taken to Mattoon
(III.) and Terre Haute (Ind.).' Some, how
ever, were placed In residences at Sanford.
FIRE STARTS IN LUMBE RSHED
Place Had Reeently Been Recon
structed by tady Company
Follovrlnar a Fire.
For the second time within a few months
fire visited the H. F. Cady Lumber com
pany's plant at Sixth snd Douglas streets,
about 11 o'clock Saturday night, the very
same building biasing up In the very same
spot where the trouble originated on the
former occasion. According to J. 8. While,
secretary of the firm, the fire has every
appearance of having been Incendiary, and
he staled after It was over that he Is cer
tain some person st the flre. The build
ing, which had Just been reconstructed,
contained a stock of sash, doors, windows,
tanks and such articles to the vulue of
from 115.000 to $18,000, and the lose will
probably reach one-third the value.
When Chief Salter arrived on the scene
with the first companies of firemen he
found the east building on the north side
of the street on flre almost from end to
end, and recognizing the danger of con
flagration from flying embers In the ex
ceedingly high wind of the night, he sent
In a second alarm, bringing to his aid suf
ficient apparatus to cope with a serious
situation. Within an hour he had prac
tically subdued the flames, but for linger
ing coals In remote places.
The shed was' badly damaged through
out Its length, while the contents was all
more or less burned or scorched. How the
flre started Is a mystery, as Watchman
Morris atated he passed through the shed
on his regular rounds but a short time
before he herd someone calling In alarm.
Ho said ha then saw-the flames coming
from Inside the building, although no one
not familiar with the premises would bo
able to gain entrance.
ENFORCING NEW RATE LAW
Hearings to Be Held In Omaha, Chi
cago, Kansas City, St. Louis,
and Other Cities.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The first ag
gressive campaign under the new rate law
has been Instituted by the Interstate Com
merce commission. Sixty-five cases have
been set for hearing In different parts of
the United States and this work will oc
cupy the commissioners until March.
Commissioner Lane, who is now In tha
far west, will take the Pacific coast cases.
Judge Prouty will take in Denver and
Oklahoma and parts of Texas. Mr. Clark
will cover the middle west and Judge Clem
ents will make a roundup of the south.
There will be hearings at San Francisco,
Denver, Houston, Fort Worth, Oklahoma
City, Wichita. Cedar Rapids, Kansas City,
Omaha, Chicago, St. Louis and other places.
CLUE TO RUMMELHART MURDER
Man Arrested In South Omaha Admits
that He Committed the
Crime.
A man was arrested by the police of
South Omaha Saturday afternoon who as
serts he Is the murderer of Josephine
Rummelhart. He save a numlvr nt nnma
by which he has been known, among them
Louis Tblebaud. He Is apparently a de
generate. Captain Mostyn of the Omaha police
went to the South Omaha police station
In the evening and after a talk with the
prisoner said he believes the man crasy
or feigning insanity. Captain Moatyn Iden
tified the fellow aa a man arrested here
about two years ago, charged with at
tempting to snatch a purse from a woman.
He secured his freedom on the plea that
he was running to catch a car.
NEAR ZERO AND A BIG GALE
Wind Is Piling; Snow la South
Dauota and Tralaa Art
Stalled.
HURON, a D.', Jan. 19. -(Special Tele
gram.) A forty-mlle-an-hour wind from
the northwest Is blowing today. The Jim
river vslley has been under a foot of snow
for eight days, which la being piled Into
high drifts In the railway cuts. AH trains
on the Northwestern are abandoned. Re
ports show the storm more severe north
and west.
SIOUX CITY. Ia., Jsn. 19 A wind of al
most hurricane force swept through South
Dakota today, reaching here late this aft
ernoon. The temperature la falling rapidly
and Indications are the storm will develop
Into the most severe billiard of the year.
FALL OF TWENTY DEGREES
Cold Wave Flagr Goes Ip at Three
O'clock Saturday After
no a.
"The cold Wave flag has Just gone up.
The thermometer will drop twenty degrees
within the next twenty-four hours."
This cheerful bit of Information was
passed out by the local weather bureau at
ISO yesterday afternoon. And Colonel
Welsh Immediately wheeled around In his
chair snd got busy with the elements.
wnicn Dy o ciix a ne naa snaaen up so
well that one could begin to see bis proph
esy coining true In big lun-.ps.
FIGI1T OX MILL LEVY
Leciilaters Beginning, to See hy Thii
Plan ii Favored by Bfutficiariea,
INCREASE' IN VALUATIONS IN SIGHT
Eeal Batata of the f tate to Be Keawersed
Bnrirfr Next Tear.
MEANS TWENTY MILLIONS MORE IN TOTALS
1bt Would Add Materially to Income
Bated on Present Valuations.
REGISTERS OF DtEDS DISREGARD LAW
Fall (o Moke Return of the Record
of Mortgages Releesed-CommltteO
Opposes Impllflratlon of
Legal Procedure.
(From a Staff Correspondent )
LINCOLN. Jan 19 iRt a..ul v m ..... i -
of the legislature ore bvg.nnlng to awoke
ln" 'act that In the an.inM. e,
against appropriations by levy. Instead of
by specific amounts in dollars and cents.
w.b nan mis not yet been ioM vnr in
stance. In making ti.r estimates of what
a 1-mlll l, Vy will produce and what an
eighth of a mill levy will bring In, those
who stand sponsor for this m-v e
business have not informed the legislator
1,1,1 n tne year 190N all of the real estate
In the state will be reassessed, probably
increasing the grand assessment roll on
this class of property alone from tan, 000, 000
to $30,000,000. Under the revenu. low
relate must he rf valued. every four years,
and, an the first assessment under tha
present law was made In 1904, the next aa
sessment will be made in 1908.
The Hoard of Regents of the state uni
versity In Its estimate of receipts and ex
penditures flled with the state auditor
claim the assessment roll for 1907 will he
$.121,0(10.000, an Increase from $313,030,3)1, the
aresinent last year. For the year 19d
the Board of Regents estimated the assess
ment at $329,000,000. an increase of $8,000,000.
Using their figures, the university would
receive from the 1-mlll levy alone for the
blennlum the sum of $060,000. But a study
of the subject shows this estimate to be
absurd on the face of It. By reports from
county assessors and from other sources
It has been shown that In some section
of the state real estate will be Increased
In value fully 150 per cent, and especially
will th Increase be great In the western
portions of the state, which have enjoyed
such prosperity during tho last four yearn.
It Is estimated conservatively by one who
keeps In close touch with the valuation
of the state that the real estate values
alone will be Increased fully $20,000,000 and
In all pro!ahtllty $30,000,000. The Increase
on real estate alone would boost the total
receipts of the university from $20,000 to
$30,000 for the year 1908 over 1907, figuring
only on the 1-mlll levy.
What Is true of the 1 mill levy for the
Btate university Is also true of the pro
posed one-eighth of a mill levy for the
state fair board. This board tis "presented
to the legislature an estimate or receipts
based on the 190$ state valuation of 1319,
000.000, making a total Income of about
$35,000 for the next year. Based on the
estimated Increase of real estate values
alone during the year 1908, the state fair
board would get for that year at least
$42,B00 on Its levy of one-eighth of a mill,
and each succeeding year the amount would
be Increased.
Other Sources of Increase.
In the figures quoted, which are being
seriously considered by some of the legis
lators, no mention has been made of the
probable Increase of the value of railroad
property. Based on their earning powers
In Nebraska, It Is generally conceded that
the railroads In this state are outrageously
undervalued and there is a general Im
pression that the present State Board of
Assessment will boost these values several
million dollars. If such Is ths case the
receipts from the 1 mill levy and the pro
posed one-eighth of a mill levy would be
Increased Just that much. As a matter of
fact, said one member of the legislature,'
there Is no way to tell accurately what
will be produced by a levy, while If the
appropriations are made In dollars and
cents everyone in the state can know ex
actly how much money Is set apart for
certain purposes.
At this time the total assessed valuation
of all real estate, Including lots. Is $190,-
084,305. An increase of only 12 per cent
on this class of property would add to the
grand assessment roll over $12,000,000, and
from reports received by the state labor
bureau from county assessors there seems
to be' little doubt the Increase will be
greatly In excess of 12 per cent over the
present assessment. The following figures
show the Increase In land values during
the last five years, as reported to the
bureau of labor by the county assessors
during the last few weeks. The greater
portion of this Increase, the county as
sessors say, has occurred during the last
two years. The table merely gives an In
dication of how real estate values will be
boosted by the county assessors In 1908, and
of the Increase of funds derived by levies
over estimates made by those who want
to get money by levy Instead of dlreot ap
propriation. The Increase In per cent by
counties Is as follows:
Cain by Counties.
Per Cent
Increase. ICounty.
40 Jefferson
Of .lohnson .
....60 to )'' Knarney
Per Cent
Increase.
30
20
,V
County.
Adams ...
Antelope .
Banner ...
Blslne .....
Boone ....
. Kiitn
.100
loft Keys Paha. .711 to inn
Box Bulte
Boyd
' Brown ....
Buffalo ...
' Burt ,
Butler
, Cass
Cedar
I Chase
j Cherry ....
... to 150 Kimball
Mto 100
6 KliOX ....
I'O Ijincaster
K
tt
i
.so to toe
....None
frl
a
75
10
80
100 to VO
10
n
TS
Nil
K to tno
TB. UUlCOln . .
VI ljuiin
40 lup
3o Madison .. . .
A McPherson ,
100 Merrick ....
...None Nance
M NVmahn ....
SO Nuckolls ...
Otoe
4", Pawnee
l)Perklns
10 Pheliis
SO to WO Pierce
lb) Platte
l'Polk
1MRv1 Willow
Ft Richardson
meyenne
Clav
Colfax ....
Cuming ...
Custer ....
Iakola ...
Dawes ...
Dawson ..
Deuel
Dixon
Dodge ....
DoiikIss ..
Imnily ....
Fillmore ..
Franklin ..
Frontier
Furnas ....
(ill'
16 Rock 10 to Si
.26 to InilSulltie i
SoRarpy
6! Maunders in
lRcott's Bluff. 100 to .101
T5 Seward 40
S3M, Hherlilan 60 to Vn
i Oarflttld ...
(O.Hherman He
Oosper ....
Ontnt
OreWev ...
Hall
Hamilton .
lfHrUtn ....
Hayes
Hitchcock
Holt
Hooker ...
Hoaard ...
Ii"
..None
3d
Htoux 60 to 101
tanton 40
Thayer $7M,
Thomas V
rhirtnn IS
I'-illev i
16f
...7 to 1'
...Mi to 2u'i
....a to 5o
Washington
Wsvne ....
...a.
...v
... 60
... to
Webster
Wheeler ....
, None
71 fork
In his report the slate auditor doe not
Ifo into detail regarding the amount ut the)