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Fhe Omaha Daily Bee OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1008-lTEN PAGES. VOL. XXXVII NO. 237. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. OHIO.. RIVER RISING Waters 'Reach Flood Stage at Pitta burp Without Warning. DREDOE SWEPT OVER DAM Five Men on Board Believed to Have Been Browned. 1- LANDSLIDES BURY Railroad Service Crippled and St la PartMv TJriiTed. - '-J V, r v. c. . Stave of Thirty-Tbre Feet Expected by Thla Moraine; Wheellng Factories Will Be Forced - to Cloae. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 19. With ur prtslng uddennes, another flood of the river la being experienced In Pittsburg and vicinity today. At 10 o'clock thla morning the stage reached the danger mark of 22 feet and the water waa rising acven-tentha an hour. According to the weaher bureau a pos sible stage 6t S3 feet I expected early to morrow morning. Should 8J feet of water come It will lack but SVi feet of the great flood of March 16, laat. . All amail tream are on the rampage today. Btreeta and cellara in the auburba are covered with water. Thousands of women and children are prisoners In tholr home and school are lightly attended. The lowlanda of thla city are inundated and owing to the Quickness with which the high water came, few persona were able to take the precaution of earing valuable gooda. The first meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Flood commission wae held to day. A determined effort will be made to ascertain the cost, character and cause of flood damage. An adequate method for protection agnlnat floods will be discussed Early today a sand dredge belonging to the Pittsburg Plate Glass company broke from tts moorings at Tarantum, above thla city, and started down the Allegheny river, The boat went over the government dam at Bpringdale and it Is not known whether the crew, composed of five men,' succeeded In escaping. Nothing ha since been heard of the men. The Pittsburg. Virginia & Charleston railroad between thla city and California, Pa., Is crippled. Seven landslides have oc curred and the tracks are buried under tons of earth. Other railroads have their schedules badly disarranged on account of the high' water and heavy landslides. Wheeling Prepare for Flood,' W HEELING. W. Va., March 19. By even ing tomorrow Wheeling will be In the grasp of the second flood of the season. Forty- five feet Is expected here. This will lnun date the greater part of the city and will throw thousands of. men -out of. employ suent.. The water will reach all the manu ratrln,UrtWV,;l'J,' v " " ' GAS PRESSURE CAUSES FIRE Two Chinamen Die In I.aandry Blase that. Was ft t by White . Hot Stove. PITT8BV.RO, P-. March 19.-Two China men are believed to have perished, acorea of persons -are suffering from Inhaling gas, eight places were either set on fire or were the scene of explosions, and many persons narrowly escaped death early today as a result of a landslide, which de molished he ' gas regulator house of the Manufacturer' light . and heat plant at Hen Avon, a suburb, causing a sudden heavy pressure of gas. Fire waa first discovered In a Chinese laundry.' The ringing of the fire bell awakened practically every family in the uburb, who then found that their homes were rapidly filling with escaping gaa, flame shooting high In the air from the topa of many stoves and gaa Jets r.nd wall were blistered by the excessive heat. In a number of Instance Incipient fires had al ready started. Heforo the gaa' could be hut oft hot water boiler In several house axploded, spreading consternation. It la believed bad aot the resident been awak ened by the fire bell many would have succumbed to the deadly fumea of the gts. COAL MINERS WORK ON SCALE All Preposition to Amend Report ot Committee Ar Defeated by Decisive Vote. INDIANAPOLIS, March 19.-The conven tlon of th United Mine Workers of Amer ica spent the entire day discustng the re port of the seal committee, adopting all the section considered without amend ment. All propositions to change the re port were defeated by decisive votes. The last seven section will be discussed to morrow morning, when the convention will adjourn. They are of minor Importance. The report Of th committee waa defended by . president Mitchell. Vice President Lewis. Secretary Wilson and Chairman Walker Of th scale committee. Sfforts to n a minimum day wage seal for outside and Inside labor, to ad- Just differences In Illinois, to make settle ment biennially, to Insist upon the Im mediate rehabilitation of the Interstate agreement, received little encouragement. Under th report, which seems sure ot adoption without change, miners will pre. ent th wag seal and present conditions to the operators ot the district aa their minimum demands, and In districts where an agreement la not reported the miners will- be allowed to sign with operators In d.lvtdully by and with the consent of '.he Internatlnal executive board. Indiana operator will meet here on March St. ' TIDD GETS YEAR IN PRISON Tkrealeos to Divalc Seaao Btartllac Beeret Wheat Ho Geta i Oat. CINCINNATI. March 19 (Special Tele gram.) Austin W. Tldd, formerly of Omaha,' waa today sentenced to one year In th penitentiary, but sentence waa sus pended tor thirty daya to allow him to frame up his appeal for a new trial, Tldd ' Wat refused bail. He waa convicted re Matly of embesxlement upon charges irougbt by hi brother-in-law. Henry JUlerhorat of Covington, Ky., who alleged ti gave Tldd ll.OOD to Invest la an en velop company, which be found later never existed. Tldd declares he will, when bo secures his . release, divulge som startling storeta that may send - some Omaha banker to JaiL II refuse to go I Into detail SUMMARY OF TOE BEE Friday, Mink SO, 1008. 1908 JLiRcn 190& SO AaY TTZ. fftix Hltf . Tfl. JST 1 2 3 4 5 G Z 8 9 10 11 12 is u 15 16 IZ 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2Z 28 29 SO SI - " on OMA"CoNc"SLtTFF8 and 7INITY-Falr iind warmer Friday. )K i f.hitAn r ai A ir rrmay, warmer . portion. v iunn ran wtei 1 1 riiua. 1 t Osaka Hour. 6 a. m.. a. m.. 7 a. m.. S a. m.. 9 m.. 10 a. m.. 11 a. m.. 12 m 1 p. m.. t p. m.. S p. m.. Deg. .... .... 20 .... 1 .... 19 .... 21 .... 2 .... 29 .... 84 .... 34 .... 86 .... 87 BOBtXSTXO. rvattatlon of aubmarlne boat leglala- lion cuiiiiiiuc " - . .. enm President Kooseveiv never authorlxed any correspondent to represent him on thla topic. o 1 Flood water at Pittsburg catches resi dent unprepared and many will suffer heavy loss. . landslide near Pittsburg causes ,..,, nf ass that nearly cause many fatalities. Two Chinamen die In a fire from thla cause. Governor Guild 1 lying near oeam Boston. , Insanity will be the defense or uenerai Home at Kapsaa City. Unarln well at Belolt, WIS., suunua warning of Internal disturbance of the earth. Omaha men accused of Illegal canning mMhnda are In Jail yet In Marsnaiuown, Pago X Miners finally adopt wage acal at In dianapolis. P4T 1 Attorney General Jackson denle that he asked for any portion of fees of receiver acDOinted through hi lntrumentallty. Pag a Abe Hummel come from the peni tentiary In fine style, leaving the island in a eneclal boat. 1 Rev. H. E. Zimmerman, who for a time waa at Omaha. Is fined and ImprlsorTed In the east for misuse of the malls. rage 1 TOBBXOST. Reichstag I In an uproar because of groans of newspaper me at a speech of centerlst and reply of the leader. Par a Former leader of the Group of Toll In the second puma murdered by reaction aries. ' Mi Elklns by marriage to the duke of Abrusil will secure royal title. Pag 1 Bank -of England reduces the rate of discount to per cent . s t ' New '-York democratic committee votes that state delegation be sent to Denver unlnstructed. 1 Senator Brown and Congressman Norris flatly deny report of personal difference between them. Paff 1 HTBBaSXA. v Three-ntonths-old Infant i burned to death at Alliance. Pag 3 State Association of Commercial clubs to meet at Norfolk next year. Corn show 1 indorsed. rag: S ZiOOAXb Secretary Orlgg of Omaha Builder' ex change estimate that 1,000 new dwell lngs will be erected In Omaha this year. Pr Third annual automobile show open in the Auditorium with all available space filled by exhibitors. Pag 11 President Casper B. Tost of Nebraska Telephone company makes annual report showing 1500,000 was spent In construc tion during the year. Page Old case of John P. Finley against th city council la cited as ground for the invalidity of light company' franchise. Pag a Paul Morton, formerly of Nebraska City, A. W. Krech of Omaha and Charles G. Dawes of Lincoln' named by Senator La Follette as among the men who "create periods of depression at will." Pag 10 OOKBIXSOXAX, JJTS ZHSVarTSIAZi. Live stock markets. Pag Grain market. Pag tttocka and bonds. Pag t SCOTXMZXm OP OCX AJT ctxaksxipb. Port. Arrlna. (alM. NEW YORK Ccdrta NKW YQKK , NSW YORK , Florid Suiwidim TeuLualo Majenttfl K. wtlhtla U NKW YORK SOUTHAMPTON SOUTHAMPTON. ..' GLASGOW Numldiin LONDON Meuba VICKKNHTOWN Carmnla Cmrriu BOSTON GENOA Nor4 Aawrlks PLYMOUTH Ocuale ILLINOIS CENTRAL SUIT UP President Harahan Given Until April Sis to File Answer to Lehaaa Man. CHICAGO, March 19. Judge Farlln Q. Ball, of the superior court of Cook county, today entered an order giving J. T. Hara han, president of the Illinois Central rail road until April to file an answer to th suit begun recently by H. W. Lehman, to test the fight of th Union Pacific railroad and Railroad Securities company to own stock In the Illinois corporation. The or der Is similar to one issued several days ago, allowing the Illinois Central Railroad company to take action in the same suit. ROARING WELL GIVES SOUND Cavern Which Gave Warning; of Baa Francisco Earthonake I Active Again. MILWAUKEE. March 19.-An Evening Wisconsin special from Belolt, Wis., says: "The roaring well on the Charles Lather farm, northeast of Belolt. sounds from which preceded the San Francisco dis aster. Is again emitting rumbling noises and a ' strong wind from Ita cavernous depths. It is asserted that this well began roaring a few weeka before the Ban Fran cisco earthquaks and ceased at exactly th hour of the quake." Men 1 ajar a la Hies. CLEVELAND, O.. March 19.-On man was fatally injured and a number of others seriously hurt in a riot rear the plant of the American Steel and Wire company. In the southern outskirts of the city, this morning. Fifty men crowded around the gates of the plant seeking employment, word having gone out that additional hlp would be taken on today. After th fight to reach the gate, a number of rioters were found lying unconscious on the ground Charles 1. ryciet. on of th rioter who wa shot, cannot recover. STATUS OF ARCHIBALD FIXED Fresident Sayi He Investigated With out Executive Commission. PHASE OF SUBMARINE INQUIRY Affidavit that Nmpffr Man West A boat Country Onlmlng Author ity for OypMlig Lake Boat. WA8IIINGTON, Mrch 19. Secretary of the Nrtvy Metcalf and Admiral Capp were among those who appeared today before the submarine boat Investigating commit tee to testify In relation to the charges made by Representative LllleV of Connec ticut, that wrongful methods had boen used by the Electric Boat company to secure evlalation in rnnrrcu Th rnnmlilu h.H planned. In consonance with the request of Representative Hobson, to call Mr. Hob- son's secretary, Edgar Clarkson, as the first witness today, but the appearance of tho secretary of the navy and Admiral Cappa In response to Invitations from the committee changed thla plan. Both Secretary Metcalf and Admiral Capps brought documents and records as requested by the committee. Investigations by Archibald. I Mr. Lllley presented to the committee an I afflduvit, signed by Clement E. Adams and dated Bridgeport. Conn.. March 13, 1908, In which Mr. Adams swears that while he was engaged in business In the city ot Washington, Turing the summer of 1906, J. JT. J. Archibald, represented to him that he was a war correspondent for Collier s voyage, first, because he wished to demon Weeklv and that he had been annolnted strate to the American people that the by th president of the United States to visit certain cities and towns of the Pa- eific coast and to report to the president upon the condition of the coast defenses 1 In that section. According to the denonent. Mr. Archibald said to him later, that he had visited certain cities and towns on the Pacific coast and had reported thereon to the president; that he had appeared before certain chambers of commerce, boards of trade and other associations of business men and cltlxens In various cities and towns and states on the the Pacific coast. had addressed them upon the advantages to be gained by the purchase by the United States government ot submarine torpedo boat wherein the Lake submarine boat was criticised and Archibald Informed him that he was the author of the article; that he wrote the same and that the criticism of the Lake boat therein contained was incited and caused by a rcquest to him by Lawrence T. Spear, an officer of the Elnctrio Boat company and that" the re- quest waa acceded to by Archibald because he (Archibald) was under obligations to Spear and the Electric Boat company. Letter from President. Aeeomoanvlna- the affidavit waa the fol- lowing letter from President Roosevelt, denvtn that Archibald waa ever annolntert or employed by him or so far as he knew, appointed or employed by any one con- uected with the administration: 1908. our Archibald ot me, nor so isr aa i Know, was ne ever appolntd or employed by any one else con- nected with the admin stratinn. Home tlma about a year ago he came In and saw me tor aooui two minutes ana saia mat ne r",?.r","Bri"" clflc, especially, I believe, in reference to Puget sound, and that he was Immensely Interested in the subject, having been a that ha wnnlil like to send ma a ronnrt of Tlu U'hlta Hnni. Waak nirtnn Man.V. 10 I ,-Myi Dear Mr. Lllley." Referring to caused little surprise on me mamer. as conversation of this tnomliw. Mr. I the bank's lare Wo;'J fin and bullloa never was appointed or emDloyed I .rr,nna tn neurit Vi.4m.AuI utiA the forth- what he found. I answered him that of BOMBAT. March 19. The Bank of Bom course I should be very glad to receive bay hag lowered Its rate of discount from suoh a report from him or any other man who might investigate the subject. He later, which I transmitted to the secretary of the navy. I have transmitted dozens of similar letters from men who have told ma of tnvaatlaatlona that thev have made or of facts which they had found, or sug- gestlons which they believed were Import- ant. it is me usual course; u was louowea In .hla InBtani. .Tir'tlv aa In all nlmilnr case Blncereiy yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. George L. Lllley. House of Represents- V" Competition for Contracts. 0. Mdin iih tn .h a..- elated Pres. that the contract for the Lake company's boat was entered into by the department on certain guarantees. Thai company's bid was $528,000 and the depart- ment agreed to pay 450,O00 for one of Its i cwi . - k- thi. mntr.1 until aftr .h. i. hH wn rn. .u.t.,i and hid developed a speed equal to the speed of . .... tha heiit aiihmartna boat owned tv the srov. ernment "How was it the contract was made for a boat that waa a loser In the competitive trial?" asked Mr. Olmsted. "Some question was raised as to the dis cretion vested In the department and the department referred certain questions to tha attornev aeneral. who dnc.lded that tha .aretarv of th. naw had ...thnritv to. en. ter Into a contract with the Lake com- pany. The contract for submarine boats were made under the act of congress au thorising the expenditures of a certain amount of money for submarine.' Advlee from Thurston "Who was It that asked you to submit the questions to th attorney general T' "Former Senator Thurston, the represen tatlve of the Lake Boat company "Did any member of congress ask you to submit the questions T" "I think not," "Do you remember whether any member of congress called upon you In favor of or In opposition to the letting of the con tract to th Lak company?" "A number of congressmen called on me not with reference to letting the contract. but regarding the opinion of the attorney general and the question of the discretion that was vested In me under the act. "Who called upon you?" "Of course, I am apeaklng from memory, I think Representatives Butler, Roberts, iiiuui:ii..cr, nugnes ana B perry and senators Bulkeley and Brandegee. I think Representative Butler and Louden- slager called after th awarding of the con- tract and the others before the contract was signed." "In the Interest of whom?" Attltad of Departmeat. "They asked me about the attitude of tha department. 1 told them what I had done and what I proposed to do. No suggestions were maae oy tnem to me in any way. They simply felt, they said. It was to the Interest of the government to have two companies building boats." Mr. Metcalf and Chief Constructor Capps both declared they knew of no excessive profits being realllsed on the submarines. and the former held that the Navy depart ment should be allowed to arrange the detail of th type of boat. Kew Governor General. LONDON. March 19. The Earl of Dudley ha been appointed governor general of Australia to succeed Sir Henry Stafford North t, whose term 1 about to expire. French viewjjf roosevelt Tempo Olvfe view. Iater- PARIS, March 19. The Temps today publishes an article on President Roosevelt from the pen of Andre Tardleu. Its for eign representative, who has returned from America. After picturing the president's youthful vla-or and his love for the strug gle against wrongs, M. Tardleu quotes from the president's utterances to him. especially In connection with his "cru sade." The president declared his struggle against plutocracy was because he was an enemy of socialism and anarchy. "I am after my fashion a conservative." M. Tardleu quotes' Mr. Roosevelt as say ing, "and for this I combat the abuses of plutocracy. I know the people In Wall "t"1 denounced me a a Judas Iscarlot. but ' because I speak the language of truth to the American people tnat I think I am a good patriot. -1 am not a sentimentalist. Let them attack me; I will defend myself by appealing to the spirit of Justice In the country. I will not return the blows." ContlnuliurJ Mr. Roosevelt said he thought what the United State lucked most was a comprehension of the fact tnat it has Interests throughout the entire world. "I wish all Americans," the president said, "would feel that American politics are world politics; that we are and will be concerned In all the great questions." Mr. Roosevelt then spoke with enthusiasm of the battleship fleet, which he said would R"o to Hawaii, probably to Australia and then through the Sues canal to Europe. He had ordered the fleet to mak this "Rvy was effective , and Important and that they should be zmeresiea ana proua of it; and, secondly, because he desired to tne olner Pwers nnvai tore Of the United States. The president de- clared that without doubt the United States would eventually have two fleets, but in the meantime one never would be divided. "We say," M. TardleU quotes Mr. Roose velt as remarking, "speak softly ana carry the 'big stick;' this Is a good policy In International . troubles and it Is good also In foreign politics." DISCOUNT RATE GOES LOWER Bank of Ena-land Redncoa It to Three Per Cent from Three and a Half. . IlvnOV March 19. The rate of dls- count of the Bank ot England was reduced today from Z to S per cent. Beyond causing a feeling of cheerfulness, the an- nouncement of th reduction made little improvement in prices, dealers In consols having discounted this step yesterday by advancing the quotation In these se- curitles by nearly point. American "hares, which started weak, improved to Well over parity In anticipation that the account rate would cause a firm OTZr J" T!" . e, J fl reUUtHUII ll IWOJ , liicin,., , change since the beginning of the year. - . ,.n - " " : " aenas win "' " monetary position and the retention of a hlgner rate there after is scarcely Justified. Caution, however, was advocated -against undue weakening of the market for dig I counts in view- of the weakness of con- tinentai exchanges on London shipments of gold to Paris next Week, 9 to 8 per cent. "S WIN E,"" EPITHET OF LEADER I ... , ,.,, German Reichstag; In .1 proar Over Jibes of Newspaper Men at I Speech. BERLIN, March 19.-There was an up roar In the Reichstag today. During the debate on the colonial budget. Herr Er- trM. In a speech referring to the government's treatment of negroes in colonies, made use of the phrase "a nTo aiso nM an ............ - "PRker paused after this remark. Jeering expressions were ...u ne of which appeared to come from the room set apart for the press. The centrist party Immediately arose to Its feet In In dignation. and Herr Prober, the centrist eder. Pointed to Journalistic tribune and I i i.A I'.ivlnn ' ' "swlno.' I anuuicu n.c This resulted In a general uproar. MURDERED BY REACTIONARIES Leader of Grasp of Toll la Second Duma Shot to Death at Ilia Home. BT. PETERSBURG. March 19.-Dr. Kara vtleff. who was leader of the Group of Toil In the second Duma, was shot to death yesterday by two men in his home at Yekaterinoslav. A few days ago the doc tor received threatening letters from the reactionary organization saying that his death sentence had been signed On Monday of this week revolutionists at Neshln Bet fire to the house of M. Voloshky, a Jocal leader of the League of Russian People. M. voiosnxy was Daaiy burned, but all the members of his family perished TOLSTOI'S ILLNESS REPORTED Danahter-ln-l.aw. Who Is In St Peterebnra. Reararda nnmors Greatly Exaa-a-erated. ST. PETERSBURG. March 19. Reports of the Illness of Count Leo Tolstoi have been received at Moscow. It is said that he fainted yesterday and remained uncon scious for a considerable time. He Is nulla weak aa the result of an attack of nfuenia ana his condition excites alarm, Tw0 physicians have left Moscow for Yasna Poliana. where he resided. The count daughter-in-law is In St. Peters burg. She ald today that she had re I reclved no notification of her father's 111 I ness and that she thought the reports wer I exaggerated, MME. GOULD AND PARTY HERE Former roantcas de raatellane aad Family land In New York After Trip. NEW YORK, March 19. Madame Gould, formerly the Countess de Castellans, ar rived today from Cherbourg on the steamer Adriatic. She was accompanied by her three sons. Bonl. Jay and George, a maid, chauffeur and valet. Mme. Gould and her children occupied a suite of room and on embarkation were entered on the passenger list as "Mrs. Miller and party," but after the steamer was at sea the member ot bar partv wera registered under their own nanr THOUSAND HOUSES THIS YEAR Estimate of New Homes Coming by Builders' Exchange. LARGE BUILDINGS NOT MANY According; to Secretary Grla;C Room Will Be Provided la Omaha for Twenty-Five Hnadred More Person. One thousand new house will be erected In Omaha during tha year of 190S. This will make places for 2.600 more people or more. This Is the estimate made by Secretary C. A. Grigg ot the Omaha Builders' ex change; real estate dealer who are build ing homes to sell; loan and savings asso ciations which are furnishing the money for many of the residences, and exclusive of the possibility that many new home will be erected In Seymour park as the result of the location there of car shops and other Industries. During 19n7 1,064 new residence were erected. They rost $2,654,5:6. The homes built in Omaha during the coming vear will not cost aa much proba bly $2,0no,000 as they will be neat cottage and homes, 8t. Louis flats, each contain ing two homes, and numerous small apart ment houses, containing from two to six apartments. But there are seversl larger apartment houses planned. Some of them will count twelve to twenty homes In each building. ' Eight hundred and forty-seven of the homes built during 1907 were separate dwel lings. Probably 750 will be cottages and small residences this year. The building Inspector's office estimates that 17, SX) will be spent on the average, each working day from the opening of the season, April 1, until cold weather, for the building of homes alone. Not Many Large Ones, Secretary Grlgg ot the Builders' exchange said: , "So far the plans submitted to the ex change for large buildings have not amounted to much. But from all Indlca- tlons the number ot homes erected will be fully as large as last year. Architects are busy on small plans and some of them on plans for larger houses. The home build ing will doubtless continue with the same activity. Contractors have been enabled to keep their gangs of workers well together because of the open winter, which enabled them to work almost every day since No vember 1. I do not know 6f many sus pensions In building." E. T Heyden of Hastings & Heyden, a firm which took out some thirty permit last week, said: Undoubtedly 1,000 new home will be erected in Omaha the coming season. We have planned to build about the same num ber. A the season advances we may plan to build more. Outside of what w will build ourselves we ar selling numerous lots which will be Improved at once.- Her are a few sales which we have made In the last few day, which will mean a new home for every sale: 'D. C. Brandt of Auburn bought lots on Emmet street east of -Sherman avenue a-vd baa broken around for. a large two story home. " .. . . , . - Some Smaller Deals. "E. E. Darling of South Omaha bought a lot from H. W. Dunn at Fourteenth avenue and Bmmet street for 750. He will build home. ' "Ira Flannagan bought a lot on Larrl- more street in Collier Place for $450 and Is building a home. "Andrew Hystrem has Just let the con tract for a new home on Emmet street. We sold him the lot but a few day ago. T G. Pettegrew bought a lot In Mon mouth Place for $450 and will erect a home at once. - "Willi A. Robinson has bought the lot at Thirty-first and Meridith streets for $560, on which he will build a home. '"B. J. Church closed a deal with us for a lot on Fowler avenue In Collier place for $450 and, already has the foundation for his new home, whllo Mrs. Z. Eldrldge has bought the home at 3202 Seward street tor $1,500, and will improve the property. t,very weeK we could announce some five or twenty new homes. If this con tinues until the fall season aa It did last year, It is apparent that the 1.000 homes will be erected In Omaha during the year. Speaking of real estate conditions In Ne braska, a New York financial paper, con sidered an authority, says: "The midwinter season has made condl- lions miner quiei, out not aepressed as a result of general conditions. There Is money for all local needs; the farmers are pros perous, and selling and renting property continues. The section Is In better condi tion to maintain prices and rent and re new activity In real estate than almost any other section of the United States." GUILD IS LYINGNEAR DEATH Governor of Massachusetts la Critical Condition at Boston I. It tie Hope Extended. BOSTON, Mass., March Ther wa no apparent change thla morning in the condition of Governor Guild, whose Illness wa reported at midnight to have reached a critical stage. Governor Guild has been suffering from rheumatism and grip for more than a woek. The following official bulletin wei is sued at the state house at 10 a. m. : Governor Guild passed a good night. His conauion is practically tne same ss that of yesterday. At present he Is . resting cuiiiiunuuiy. It is understood, however, that the gov ernor.s condition gives very little hope of hi recovery. Dr. Wlnslow Issued the following bulletin at T o'clock tonight: "The governor tonight I better and haa done very well today. His condition is bet ter, though he Is still 'a very sick man. There is now hope of his recovery." COST OF NEW YORK LEARNING Andltor of School Show High School Student Come to 103.2 a Session. New York, March, 19. In Ms last report Henry R. M. Cook, auditor of the Depart ment of Education, haa worked out the cost of the entire educational system, fee ture by feature, per capita. HI statement show that a pupil In the elementary depart rjent of the school cost the city $33,33 session, in th high schools $103,29, and in the training schools, $119.11 The vacation playgrounds cost th city $1.4 for each pupil, and th evening roof playground 71 cent a pupil; bad boy In th schools cost th city $J57.4i each to keep the "noses" ot these truant between th cover of their book. Th public lecture cost a little more than 11 cent pupU. while th bath coat a fractloo mors than tta cent for each blb BROWN AND NCRRIS DENY YARN Bay There la Absolutely no Founda tion for Report of Personal Difference. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. March 19.-8peeJal.)-A story ha been nrlnted In several Nebraska papers recently to tho effect there Is a row on between Senator Norris Brown and George W. Norris, representing the Fifth Nebrsska congressional district growing out, It is asserted, of the recnt collector ship fight. The stories hsve Just resched Washington In their printed form and were today commented upon by Senator Brown and Mr. Norris. Interviewed separately upon the alleged disagreement a hearty laugh was given the Interviewer by both. Each asserted that now and In the past the most cordial relations existed. It Is true that they dirfpred and voted against each other In the conference of the Ne braska delegation when the collectorshlp controversy was on. but not the slightest shade of ill feeling wss engendered on that or any other account. On th recommendation of Congressman Blrdsall, Dr. H. H. Hunt has been ap pointed pension examining surgeon at In dependence, la., Vive Dr. E. W. Harradon, resigned. Senator Warren today reintroduced his bill of last session authorizing the appoint ment of a United Btatcs commissioner for the Shoshone or Wind River reservation In Wyoming. The bill places this reservation, so far as legal processes are concerned, under the sole and exclusive Jurisdiction of the United States, but does not forbid service on the reservstlon of any civil or criminal process of any court having Jurisdiction In Wyoming. The purpose of the proposed act seems to be two fold, to bring the Wind River reservation under direct control of the United States and aid the state of Wyoming In bringing to Justice and punishment all offenders who may seek refuge In the reservation and defy the law officers of Wyoming. The commissioner provided for, in addi tion to fees, shall receive an annual salary of $1,000. A provision also Is made for the expenditure of $2,000 for the erection of a suitable building to be used ' as a resi dence and offioe for commissioner. Attorney General Thompson, accompanied by Assistant Attorney General Rose, left for home this morning. Mr. Rose intends to stop over In Pittsburg a day before proceeding west. Senator Burkett.was today advised that the pension of Leander C. Sheppard of Omaha had been Increased to $30 per month. Senator Burkett today Introduced a bill Increasing the pension of Tabttha E. Dumond, widow of David R. Dumond, to $24 per month. OUT FROM PRISON IN STYLE ITommel Leaves BlackwclP on Spe cial Boat and Dnsb.es Away fro in It la Anto. NEW YORK, March 19.-Abraham H. Iummel, the lawyer who was sentenced to serve a year in the penitentiary for conaplracy In connection with the Dodge- Morse divorce, was released from prison today. His term was reduced to- about ton month: by the . allowance -made -for good behavior. Hummel had been notified that he could . leave the Island on the workhouso boat at T o'clock this morning, but he chose to await until a little later when the regular boat would make a special trip across the river for him. Dressed In dark clothes of the latest style which he had ordered In anticipation of his release,. Hitmmel entered the boat In company of his nephew, Abe H. Kaffen berg. Arriving at the pier on tho New York shore they made a quick dash to a waiting automobile and were whirled away before anyone could put a question to Hummel. It Is said that arrangements have been made by Hummcl's friends for him to sail for Europe within a few days In hope of recuperating his health, which i been very poor since he has been tn the penitentiary. OMAHA MAN REMAINS IN JAIL President MarDlarmld Awaits Indict. meat nt Marshalltowa on IN lea-al. Banking Charge. MARSH ALLTOWN, la., March 19.-(Spe- clal.) President Stuart B. MacDlarmld and Cashier Donald A. Johnson of the Green Mountain Savings bank, who are held on charges of wrecking the bank, were ar raigned In the district court before the grand Jury Wednesday. Both were repre sented In person and by their attorneys and neither had objections to file against the members of th grand Jury, which then went Into session for the term. MacDlarmld I still in Jail here, being unable to secure bonds for $5,000. His at torney Intimated today that they .might be able to furnish bond for him when the court fixed it, should he be Indicted. Until that time it Is expected he will remain In Jail. Johnson Is out on bonds for $3,000. MacDlarmld was held to the grand Jury on tour charges fraudulent banking, con spiracy, perjury and embeszlement. Two charges, of receiving deposits for an In solvent bank and perjury, have been lodged against Johnson. It is expected here that both will be In dicted. INSANITY WILL BE DEFENSE Attorney for General Horne Indicate This Will Be Plea oa Wit ness Stand. KANSAS CITY, March 19 The trial of General Richard C. Home, formerly vice president ot the Post Publishing company, charged with the murder of H. J. Groves, manager editor of the paper, was resumed in the criminal court here today. It waa expected, that General Horne would take the witness stand late this afternoon in hi own behalf. The defense sets up the plea that Horne was insane at the time of the murder. The defense la trying to prove that Horns was made Insane by worry over the loss of the money he had put Into the Post and be cause he, a dempcrat, waa forced to work for a livelihood on a paptr that waa fight ing a portion of his party. DYNAMITE IN THE STOVE Two Person Killed and Three Injared hy Explosion Near ' Los Taaoa. N. M. 8ANTA FE, N. M.. March 19.-Two per son wer killed outright and three others seriously Injured at .Los Tanos, on the El Paso & Southwestern raHcoad today by a exploaion of aeven sticks dynsmlt which were being thawed In a sioVe.. Djad TELEPFORO CHAVKS. sged f. KDUAKDO VELAKDr, aged 16. -Injured! - J. W. Beewrlg-ht, will probably die. Emlllo Crespin. Th bouse waa wrecksd. OBJECTION TO BRYAN New York Democratic Committee is Not for Neoraskan, FOR UNINSTEUCTED DELEGATION Resolution Says Convention Should Not Be Hampered by Orders. CALL TOR STRONGEST MEN Party Should Select Candidate Qual ified by Character and Experience. BRYAN DECLINES TO TALK Nebraska n Read the Carefully and Bays a Comment Make, Resolution He Haa to NEW YORK. March 19. The democratic stata convention will be held In Carnegls hall, New York City, on April 14. at 10 a. m. This decision was reached today by the democratic state committee. With but one dissenting voice the com mittee adopted a resolution lernmmending that the delegate to th national conven tion be unlnMructnd by tha slate conven tion, when elected. Text of Resolution. The resolution adopted was as follows;1 Whereas, In our opinion the welfare of the country and of the democratic party will be best served by nominating July next at Denver the csntllilate for the presidency and vice presidency who shall at that time and pliicn Hiipcnl most strongly to the In telligence and judgment of the delegates gathered from all rnrts of the country, snd, Whereas, We believe that beCora a choice so full of importance to the people shall be made, the delegates representing the differ ent states should receive and should avail hemselvea of the benefltH coming from consultation and dllberatlim with one an other and should have before them the po litical situation ss It may exist at tne time f the holdlns of the convention, therefore. be It Resolved, That we. the democratlo state committee of the state of New York, hereby call upon the democr;itlc elector of the state to 'choose as their delee:atee to the national convention of the party ths shiest and stronsrest men In their rank and tn send these to the convention unfettered by condition and un pi edited and unlnstructed as to candidates to the end thst may help to select as the standard hearers of the party ne men oest niiunried ny ensremer, experi ence and training- to advise and protect the welfare of all the people ot this country. Counter Move by Bryan. LINCOLN, March 19.-(Spccial.)-Lincoln republicans and democrats received today In great number copies of a circular and letter sent out by the "Organisation of Real Democrats of New York," in which It Is set out that these real democrats are go ing to, send to Denver a Bryan delegation to contest the sests of the regularly ac creditee! delegates selected in Opposition to the nomination of Mr. Bryan. The letter I taken to mean here that Mr. Bryan la be ginning to take some stock In the stories of the growing popularity of Governor Johnson- of Minnesota 'and that he hatu-v. structed his friends in the cast to get busy. Tho letter ssys: We have effected an oruanlastloa. and are busily engaged In enlisting the support of representative men throughout New York state. Our officers, however are only temporary, as we thought it unfair to elect permanent officers until all sections of the tate were fully represented in this move ment. As Boon aa our organization shall have become truly representative, It will arrange for the manner of electing dele gates to Denver. We are 'fully convinced the regularly ccredtlcd delegates from this state should not be seated In a democratic convention, and should a contesting delegation not ap pear, the convention would lo Justified In declaring New York not represented. It la our nopo that we may make you see the great iIhiikpi' ahead, and take such ac tion as will avert It. Wa proposes to fight upon the floor of the convention. Respectfully yours, JAMES T. COUGHLIN, Chsirman. FRED CYRUSLEUBtTSCHER, Chairman Executive Committee, DAN'L CA VAN A UGH, Secretary. Bryan Haa Nothing; to lay, CHICAGO. March 19.-Mr. Bryan, who I In Chicago today for the purpose of ad dressing the members of the Bryan league here tonight, was shown the dispatches an nouncing the action ot the New York state democratic committee. He read th matter through attentively and upon being asked whether he had any comment to make re plied: "None whatever. I thank you for the Information, but I have absolutely noth ing to say with reference to It." . More Instruction for Taft. LOGAN, O., March 19. The Eleventh district republican congressional conven tion today renominated Albert Douglas for congress. C. L. Poston and Zane Burley were nominated delegate to the national convention. D. A. Russel and C. R. Doll were chosen alternates. Captain O. B. Brandt of Fairfield was chosen presi dential elector. The delegate wer In structed for Taft. - The administration of President Roosevelt was Indorsed, Wyoming- Republicans Called. CHEYENNE. Wyo., March 19. The re. publican state committee in session here today called the state convention at Lander May 7 to elect delegate to the national convention and Indorsed the can dldacy of Secretary Taft for president, EX-MINISTER IS SENTENCED Rev. II . E. Elmmerman Given Six Months la Jail for Misuse of Malls. SCRANTON. Pa,, March 19.-Judge Arch ibald in the United State court here today sentenced Rev. H. E. Zimmerman of of Omaha, formerly a Lutheran minister In Dickinson, this state,- to six months Im prisonment and to pay a fine ot $100 for sending obscene pictures through the malls. The chargea against Zimmerman created a sensation in and around Dickinson, where he held a pastorate after being graduated from the theological seminary, at Outtya burg. Pa. Zimmerman today pleaded guilty and some of the members of hi former con gregation testified to his good character. The defendant sought to excuse his con duct on the ground thst h needed tho pictures in connection With a magaxlms article which was In the cours of prepar ation. MISS ELKINS J3EC0MES ROYAL Marrlaae to Duke of Ahruaal Carrie Right of Mon' gaccesaloa to Throne, LONDON, ' March 19 A new agency published th following dispatch from Rome: "The Corrlere Delia 8er learn that Miss F.ikina. on her marriage to tha duke of the Abruxct, will e created a 'royal highness' In her own right and that th son of the marriage will have tu right eX succession to the