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VOL. XXXVII NO. 2G:
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1908 TWENTY TAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
MISERS SIGN SCALE
Conference at Toledo for Central Dii
trict Reaches Agreement
MINES TO REOPEN MONDAY
Two Hundred Thousand Men 'Now
Idla Will Resume Work.
CONTRACT IS FOR TWO YEARS
It is Rased on Last Year's .Rate of
Ninety Cents a Ton. '
ILLINOIS IS NOT REPRESENTED
Opera tore of That State Asked ta
. Become Partlra to t Coaler
tlte, Which Will Be Held
February. .1910.
TOLEDO. O., April 17.-Jhe 200,000 Idle
miners In the central competitive district
will go to work next Monday. An amicable
agreement between miners and operators
was reached today by members of the
scale committees, and this agreement was
later ratified by the Joint meeting of min
ers and operators. The terms of the agree
ment provided for a general resumption of
work throughout the district next Monday;
the adoption of the old rate of 90 cents a
ton for mining work, a referendum' vote to
be taken by districts and a call of the
committee to receive the returna of the
vole, the referendum being on the propo
sition to mnke tho agreement hold for two
years; a uniform screen of one and a fourth
Inches; an eight-hour day; the referring of
all local differences as to prices and con
ditions to the districts for settlement; an
invitation to Illinois operators to Join In
the next lnterrtato convention; and that
the next Joint Interstate conference be held
In Toledo Ir February, 1310. 1
Miners and operators declare there1 is
ni w a more harmonious feeling between
miners and operators than has existed In
years.
Terms of Contract.
The Interstate agreement effected by the
miners and operntors at their session to.
day Is as follows:
It is hereby agreed between the operators
and miners' representatives of western
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana:
1. That the. mining rales, .day. wage sml
and general prices In i-xlstcnee In western
Pennsylvania, Ohio and-Indiana In tho year
1SM7 lM reaffirmed.
2. That Internal differences, both as to
prices unit conditions, be referred ror ai
Justment tn' the various districts affected.
3. That IIih screen hereby adopted for the
stHte ot Ohio, western Pennsylvania and the
bituminous district of Indiana shall tie uni
form In sise, six feet wide by twelve feet
long, built of flat or Akron-shsped bars of
r.'t loss than five-eighths of sn Inch surface,
with one and one-fourth Inches lietween
burs, free from obstructions, and that such
screen shall rest tipm sufficient number
or bearings to hold the bars in proper pus!
tlons.
4. That th block coal district of Indiana
may com lime the use of the dlnmond screen.
i' .r iM-iil size una pattern, with Ine privi
lege or run or mine cum, i no mining price
of which shall be determined by tha actual
screenings.
Klght-Hoor Da? Denned.
5. That the elRht-hour day of forty-eight
hours or six days per week Is hereby re
affirmed. tt. 'that an clgliv-hour day means eight
buurs work in the mine at usual working
places for all classes of Inside day hibor.
Vi his shall be exclusive of the time required
1K reaclilna such working places In tho
morning and departing from same at nlghtj
Ken-arding drivers, they shall taxe meir
mules to and from the stables, and tho time
required In so doing Khali not Include any
part of tho day's labor, their work begln
"nlng when they reach the change at which
they recelvu empty cars; but in r.o case
ahull tho driver's time be docked while he
Is walling for such cars at the point named.
7. Thai when the men go Into the mine
In the morning they shall be entitled ts
two hours pay whether or not the mine
works lh full .two hours or not. But afier
the first two hours the men shall be paid
for every hour thereafter by the hour, for
each hour's work or fractional part there
of. If for any reason the regular rouilna
work cannot be furnished the Inside labor
for a portion of the flrHt two hours, the
operators may furnish other than the regu
lar labor for ,ho unexpired time.
8. Thai the terms of this contract shall
begin April 1, llMi, and expires March 31,
1810.
it. That a general resumption of opera
tion In western Pennsylvania and Olili
(the mines In Indiana now being in opera
tion) shall take place on Monday, Apill 2,
10. That the renewal of the mining rates,
ay wage scalo and general prices exist
ing In 1WI7 Is oil condition of the approval
of a two year's contract by referendum
vote of the .United Mine Workers of
America. r
Settlement Wltkssl Strikes.
Resolved, By representatives ofhhe Inter
stale Joint convention, composed of the
operators and miners of western Pennsyl
vania, Ohio and Indiana, that we condemn
In the most vlgoroua and posltlvs manner
the practice of suspending the operation of
mines, psndlng the-investigation and ad
justment of disputes arising under the
terms of Joint agreements in the various
dlHtrlcts and subdlstrlcts under the Juris
diction of this interstate movement; and
we recommend that such provisions be
agreed upon by the operators,' and miners'
representatives In the various districts and
subdlstrlcts ss will require tha mine mana
gers and mine workers to comply with the
terms of the contract, and to adjust dia-
tutes without delay and without suspend
ig the operation of mines.
This interstate Joint convention shall ad
tetirn to meet In Interstate convention on
the first Tuesday in February, 1810, at 10
a. m., in tha city of Toledo. O.
STEAMER YET HARD AGROUND
Unavailing; Efforts Made to Float
lotted States omd Passengers
Will Bo Tokens Of,
NEW YORK. April 17. -The Scandlavlan
American Una steamer United States,
which was grounded In tha ship channel
yesterday after It had been seriously
damaged In a collision with the steamer
Monterey, waa still hard aground today.
Several unsuccessful attempts to float tt
have been made. Tugs were standing by
today prepared to maks another attempt
at tha most favorable opportunity.
The passengers, numbering more than
K, will be taken off this afternoon and
brought back to the city.
JOHN JR, UNDER WIRE FIRST
Elected Vice Prcsldeat of Hla Bible
(la as at Fifth Avenue
thuroh.
NEW YORK. April 17. -At the close of
the annual meeting of the Bible class of
ths Fifth Avenu? Baptist church last night.
It waa announced that John V. Rockefel
ler. Jr.. was elected vice president of th
thus. Although at the start thre were
signs that friends of his opponent, W. E
Church, were trying to stampede the vot
er for their candidate, the chairman of
th elections committee announced that Mr.
Koakefeller was elected unanimously.
Fifty-three vots war cast, each ballot
baluf aumbartf
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
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VICINITY Probably fair Saturday; not
much change In temperature.
FOR NEBRASKA Saturday, generally
fair.
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DOMESTIC.
State police have control In Chester
and the street car company will not
operate cars without the permission ui
an thnrttles.
Kansas City legal authorities miena w
press the prosecution of the Sunday thea-
ter cases.
Most daring robbery occurs at cnauiau
qua, Kan., a borrower from a bank, with
another man, locking the cashier In the
vault while he walks away with the money
on the counter. Fag 1
Chancellor McCracken of New York uni
versity returns from Scandinavian coun
tries, where he went to arrange for an
Interchange of professors. Par
W. J. Bryan lb given a hearty greeting
at Rochester, but he declines to take sides
In the New York fight.
Presbyterian minister found dead In ho
tel at Woodbury. 1. J-. and afterwards It
Is shown he was paying attentions to
many members of hla congregation. ,
rag X
Mob drives Italians away from Clin
ton, where they have bee nkeeplng na
tives from work. Fag 1
Conference of delegates from upper New
York held In New York City over the
political situation. f
State primaries held In Oregon. Faff 1
John D. Rockefeller elected vice presi
dent of his Sunday school clasa. Fag I
Convict spy testifies In the trial of
Frank Schenck at Ottawa, Kan. Pag X
Aldrlch bill Is killed In the house com
mittee on banking. Fag 3
Decision of the United States oourt of
appeals at St. Louis permits injunction
of Railroad commission of Nebraska In
rate matters only after rates have been
ordered. FagX 1
'Omotbns public building bill to be re
ported soon. Only one building to be al
lowed each congressman. Nebraska
towns which are to be favored. Faga 1
Coal miners and operators of the cen
tral competitive district signed a two
years' contract on basis of last year's
scale. Two hundred thousand men will
resume work Monday. Faga 1
Latter Day Saints declare manuscript
now in their possession is original one
from which book of Mormon was printed
Fags 3
FOBXIO.
French lose many men in a fight with
Arabs. Page 1
KXBOISXA.
St. Joseph & Grand Island road submits
some queer figures to State Board of As
sessment. Republican state committee
called to meet atlneoli next Wednesday
night. rags a
X.OCAT. .
Good Friday is oqserved generally In
Omaha churches. Fag 7
Omaha freight depots will remain open
until 8 o'clock during summer months
instead of closing at noon. Fag 7
Testimony of Mrs. Anna Offerman
against Mr. and Mrs. Hester discloses re
markable story of scheme by which
clairvoyant secured $2,000. Fags, 10
Large houses for buying plucking sheep
pelts will follow wool market to Omaha.
Fag
Nebraska blessed with a good rain
which soaked the state fron. one end to
the other. , Fag 1
While local cafes are blaming Beef
trust for high prices of meat 'orders, they
are boosting price of coffee to 10 cents a
cup. Fag 8
COarMEKCIAZ. AND XVSVCTmiAX..
Live stock markets. Fag 13
Dun's review of trade says Easter de
mands and seasonable weather help retail
business, but that conservatism rules all
preparations for future production.
Fag 13
MOTEMEITS OF OCEAJ BTBAMBXrPS.
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I'rettdeut Lincoln
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FOR DOCTORS' WIDOWS' RELIEF
American Association of PatKoloarlsts
Provides Fund for Mrs. Cnrroll
nad Mrs. Lascar.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April H.The
eighth annual meeting of the American As
sociation of Pathologists and Bacteriolo
gists opened .here today with the election
ift the following council:
President. Dr. H. E. Ernst, Harvard uni
versity; vice president, T. H. Hiss, Colum
bia university; secretary. Dr. F. B. Mal
lory. Harvard university; treasurer. Dr.
E. H. Williams, fnlversity of Buffalo.
A committee was appointed to take
charge of raising a relief fund for the
widow of Major Carroll, U. 8. A., who died
from the effects of his experiments while
studying the mosquito theory of the spread
of yellow fever, and also for Dr. Lasear,
who was connected with Major Carroll In
th yellow fever experiments.
MONTANA MINERS KEEP ON
Conference Between Operntors and
Workers Hrsulta la Continuation
ot Agreement.
HELENA. Mont., April 17At a confer
ence yesterday between the Montana Coal
Miners and the United Mine workers, dis
trict No. H, an agreemer.it waa signed to
work until September, under th terms of
which operations at every coal mine in the
stat win be continued uninterruptedly and
all poaslbllity of strike is eliminated.
DARING ROBBERY IN KANSC
Cashier Locked in Vault, 1
Looting at Leisure.
CARRY ROOTY IN OPEN DAYLIGi .;
Chautauqua Bank Lose f 3,000, buti
Foar Posses Art' Only Half
Hour Behind tho Bold
Robbers.
COFFEYVILLE. Kan., April 17. Two
men entered the Cittxens Stat bank at
Chautauqua, twenty-five miles west of
Coffey vllle, at 9;J0 this morning and after
forcing- Cashier C. C. Walterhouse and Del
Easley, a business man, to enter the vault
locked them In, secured all the currency
In sight, amounting to about $3,000, and
escaped into the Osage hills across the line
In Oklahoma. Four posses are in pursuit
and aa the roads are muddy it is believed
the robbers will be captured. The robbers
secured only half an hour's start.
The robbery was one of the most daring
ever .executed In this part of Kansas, the
scene of many holdups on the part of the
Dalton, Starr and other gangs of outlaws
who from time to time have made their
rendecvous In the mountainous country of
nearby Oklahoma.
Cashier Locked In Vault.
Cashier Walterhouee had scarcely opened
the bank at Chautauqua this morning ana
(.luccd hjs currency on tho counter ready
inr the day's bustnes when the two roo-
bers entered. The only other person in me
place was Del Easley. The robbers, both
of them well dressed, made their way di
rectly to the cashier's window. One of
them was a man well known about town
and when ha commanded Walterhouse and
Baalcy to throw up their hands the latter
two took the matter in the light of a Joke.
The serious Intentions of the robbers were
realised a moment later, however, when
they both drew revolvers and pointing them
at their victims ordered them to get Into
the vault. Without further ado Walter
house and Easley both complied. The rob
bers quickly slammed the door shut and
then leisurely went about their business ot
looting the bank.
Boldly Walk Away.
First they drew down the window shades
facing the street and locked the doors to
nnvunt interference. When they haa
scraped up all the money In sight they
walked out the front entrance and up the
main street. One of the men carried a
gunnysack. Several persons who knew the
man whom Walterhouse and Easley say ta
a well known Chautauqua character spoke
to him In a friendly manner. Nothing in
the appearance of the two robbers betrayed
the part they had Just played. , A block
away they mounted horses that they had
tied at the curbing and rode off. After
going a few blocks from the center of the
town . they directed their horses south to
ward th Oklahoma-Kansas atate line and
whipped them Into gallop.
Tha robbery waa not discovered till half
an hour later, when, J. IL Edwards, presi
dent of tho bank, entered his office. .After
releasing Walterhouse and Easley from tha
vault President Edwards gsva the alarm
locally and to' surrounding towns. Within
another thirty minutes posses had been
made up In Chautauqua and at Elgin and
Sedan. Kan., and Fawhuska, Okl., all con
tiguous to thn scene of the robbery, and
from three sides armed men began a hot
chase after the robbers.
nbbber Was Borrower.
CHAUTAUQUA, Kan., April 17. -C. C.
Walterhouse, cashier of the Citizens State
bank of Chautauqua, which was robbed
this morning by two men, stated positively
today that one of the robbers was William
Tenant, aged 23, formerly of Chautauqua
and who recently escaped from Jail at
Nowata, Okl., where he was being held on
a charge of horse stealing. Tenant some
time ago borrowed a small sum of money
from the bank and Mr. Walterhouse said
that when Tenant entered the bank this
morning he supposed he had come to renew
the note or to take It up.
NEBRASKA MAY FIX RATES
United States Court of Appeals De
rides Injunction Mast
Come Later.
ST. LOUIS, April 17.An opinion handed
down by the United States court of appeals
today rules that a federal court has no
authority to Interfere by Injunction to pre-vcr-t
a state railway commission from
changing rates until the rates actually are
fixed. The opinion upholds the decree of
the United States circuit court of Nebraska,
which refused to restrain the Nebraska
Railway commission from modifying rates
on grain and grain products transported
In Nebraska.
The Burlington road recently brought the
action and is appellant in the case.
The opinion of the court states that the
petition was premature aa the rates had not
been fixed, and that thirty day's notice
would have been allowed by the commission
in which the matter could then be taken
to court If the rates were unfair.
LINCOLN, AprU 17. (Special.) Attorney
General Thompson received a telegram late
this afternoon from St. Louis to th effect
that the federal court of appeals had af
firmed the decision of the court at Omaha
refusing the railroads an Injunction against
the State Railway commission. This Is the
case started by th railroads at the time
the commission started to reduce grain
rates. A temporary restraining order waa
secured by them at Lincoln, but this was
vacated and their application for an in-
' Junction turned down. The railroads took
the case to St. Paul, where again they
lost, and then it went to St. Louis, where
the state was again successful.
PANIC UPON ELEVATED TRAIN
Middle Car Jumps Truck at Chicago
and Passengers Become
Frightened.
CHICAGO, , April 17. Several passengers
were injured today in an accident on the
South Side elevaled railroad at Thirty
ninth street, when th middle car , of a
train of three coaches Jumped the track
andj rax. along th ties for a considerable
distance. Several windows in th car were
broken and the passengsrs were cut by the
flying glass.
The accident was caused by the trucks
of the second car Jumping a switch, and tt
was swung across th tracks, blocking
traffic, for thirty minutes. With the mem
ory of a recent accident, when a car fell
from th elevated structure, fresh in their
miixls, the passengers on the train were
thrown into a panic, and is waa with great
difficulty that tha trainmen prevented them
from leaping from the car.
Th Injuries of th passengers consisted
of slight bruises and cuts, and It was not
found necessary to take any of them to a
hospital.
Z 95!GN P0UCY
0k lswolsky Deliver to
Expected
meat.
In
y April 17. Foreign
delivered to the
i ttatement regard
ed He said he was
,. definite achleve-
. settlement of the Mace
r. .mem, but the loyal support of
Kusstan program by Austro-Hungary,
Germany, Italy and France and Its partial
approval by Great Britain waa full of
pro mis.
Reform In MacedsrJa were Imperatively
necessary, he said. Unfortunately there
had been no cubstantial reports from pre
vious efforts of tha powers In this direc
tion, due largely to the lnter-raclal quar
reling' and Jealousies of the very nation
alities It waa to benefit. Settlement would
be Impossible unless It waa supported by
the co-operation of all the powers, and
Russia was obliged for this reason to re
ject the proposal advanced by Great
Britain. The Russian plan, the foreign min
ister continued, contained neither egoistic
designs nor dangerous Innovations, and tt
could be put Into execution without danger
of bringing on a great conflict.
PERSIA AND RUSSIA COMBINE
Between Two Nations It Hoped
Kurdish Bandits May Be
Wiped Oat.
nnasMoaawss
6T. PETERSBURG, April 17. The foreign
office has been Informed that Persln Js
sending a military expedition to co-operate
with the Russian garlson at Beleusvar, a
frontier post which has recently attacked
a large force of Kurdish bandits, who,
however, were repulsed and pursued Into
PerHlan territory. Hopes are held here that
order speedily will be restored In the dis
turbed district. The Russian expedition
was sent across the border into Persia
against the protest of the Persian govern
ment, which wished to undertake alone
the task of running down the marauders.
but the weakness of the shah's sdmlnls
tratlon and the danger to Russian Inter
ests In tho vicinity of the frontier made It
necessary for Russia to Intervene actively.
No further news has been received here
of the actual situation at Beleusvar.
In conclusion M. Iswolsky said that the
cardinal principle of Russia's present policy
was a sound egotism. It needed peace to
recuperate from the effects of the struggle
with Japan and therefore intended at all
cost to avoid a break up of the European
concert.
FRENCH LOSE MEN IN FIGHT
Arabs Attack Unexpectedlly, bnt Are
Pot to Root Death List
Large,
COLOMB BECHAR, Algeria. April 17.-A
French column, posed on Tnlgnaa hill
which commands the plain of Tamlet, was
attacked fiercely at daylight yesterday by
number ot Berbers, who, with nomad
Arabs, have been concentrating for soma
weeks past on the western frontier of AI
Krla. ' .
.Ayhough surprised,- the 'Trench forces
rallied and fought desperately, and riot.
only beat off their adversaries, but pur
sued them for six miles. So hot was thj
pursuit that the Arabs In their headlong
flight abandoned tholr dead and wounded
Several green flags of the prophet also
fell Into the hands of the French.
This French victory was costly. Twen
ty-elght men. Including an officer, were
killed, and 100 men, Including ten officers,
were wounded. The losses were greatest
in the foreign legion. The Berber losses
were much heavier, no less than 12S dead
bodies being found by the French' troops,
The French pursuit was stopped by dark
ness.
MEN DESERT LABOR LEADERS
Lockout In Building Trade In Paris
Cornea to Sudden Ter
mination. PARIS, April 17. The lockout affecting
great number of masons, bricklayers and
allied workmen which began April 4 came
virtually to an end today. The men gen
erallv deserted the leaders of the move
ment and signed terms with the cotntrac
tors, who have announced that, work will
be resumed April 21.
Ex-Premier at Dcath'a Door.
LONDON, April 17. Another disquieting
bulletin waa Issued at 10 o'clock this morn
lng In Donning street, wher former Pre.
mler Sir Henry Cainpbell-Bannerman
lylrg at death's door. The bulletin Is as
follows:
Sir Henry had a restless right and 1
rather weaker this morning.
REVOLT ON TAMMANY BEGINS
Conference, of Delegates from Upper
Xnr York Scheduled for
Tonlsht. ,
NEW YORK, April 17. A conference of a
number of delegates to the democratic
stat convention from various counties
throughout the upper part of the state Is
scheduled to be held at the Hoffman house
In this city tonight. The purpose- of the
meeting la to formulate some plan by
which protest may be made against the
results of the convention and the control
of the state committee by the forces headed
by W. J. Conners and Charles F. Murphy.
The question aa to the right of the dele
gates from each senatorial district to elect
a member of tha state committee is ex
pected to be the chief point under discus
sion, and it is possible that a method will
be agreed upon in the endeavor to fore
a recognition of that report by the newly
chosen state committee.
Delegates from twenty-six counties are
expected to attend the meeting.
MANY SUITS AGAINST ROADS
Government Will Seek to Enforce
Tvtenty-Klsht-llonr Law
In Chicago.
CHICAGO. April 17. Sixty-two suits
against eight railroads charging violation
of the twenty-eight-hour law providing for
the protection of cattle, sheep and hogs
transported in cattle cars, were filed today
in the United States district court by Dis
trict Attorney Sims.
The railroads and the number of cases
against each are as follows:
Chicago, Milwaukee av St. Paul, thirty;
Chicago, Burlington & (Juincy, nine; Chi
cago & Northwestern, eight; Illinois Cen
tral, aeven; Rock Inland, our; Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe, two; Wabash, one;
Chicago Great Western, one.
In th casea filed today fines aggregating
$31,000 are possible and District Attorney
Sims asserted it was th intention of the
government to demand a maxlinaui penalty
RAIN GENERAL IN NEBRASKA
Good Moisture Comes in Niche of Time
to Corn Relt.
CALLED MILLION-DOLLAR SHOWER
Crop Were Greatly In Meed of
Water aad Farmers Are Now I
' Happy that Clouds
Opened.
Nebraska was blessed with a rain Thurs
day night which wet the state from one
nd to the other and gladdened the heart!
of all tho ooople. tor all the people are
Interested In the crops. Nebraska had
reached a stage where rain was needed.
It waa pronounced a million-dollar rain.
It fell In goodly quantities Just where and
when it was needed. Tho winter wheat of
the southern section had Just reached a
standstill for want of rain. The farmers
In the fields needed tho rain before corn
wns planted. All small grain needed rain
and the rain came.
The rain prevailed all over central, east
ern and western Nebraska during Thursday
night and Friday morning. The avcrase
precipitation was from one-fourth to one
and a half Inches. It was lightest in the
north central part of the state, where but
trace Is reported. It fell In the districts
of the state where most heeded and ex.
tended over most of Nebraska, western
Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma to Texas, At
Oklahoma City 1.40 rainfall Is reported.
The heaviest precipitation reported was
at Hartington and Central City,' where It
was one and a half Inches; one inch
Kearney, with from one-half to three
fourth of an Inch at other points along the
Platte, Loup and Elkhorn valleys.
The rain continued during Friday morn.
lng at most of these points, Omaha recelv
lng Its first visitation about 7 a. m. with a
traca.
No material change In temperature Is ,bre
dieted for Friday night or Saturday.
The rains In Kansas were not quits as
heavy as at Nebraska points, but were
more general over the state. At Concordia
M, Dodge City .30, with an average of .IS
on an inch of precipitation In northeastern
Kansas. About these same averages pre
vail In southwestern Iowa and western
Missouri points.
Throughout the State.
SUTHERLAND, April 17.-(9peclal Tele
gram.) An inch of rain, which was quite
general, fell over this section of the country
last night.
WEST POINT, Neb., April 17. (Special.)
A slight rain fell In this locality during
the last twenty-four hours. The ground
la very dry on the surface and a copious
rain would materially assist the germina
tion of seed own.
FAIRMONT. Neb., April 17.-(SpeclaI.)
Twenty-five lOOths Inches of rain fell here
last evening and during the night Every
thing looks fresh and beautiful this morn
ing. It Is cloudy this morning and looks
favorable for more rain.
LINWOOD, Neb., April 17. (Special.)
It began reining here early this morning
and has rained continuously all forenoon.
It Is Just what Is needed here and Insures
the oats and., -wheat crop gutting a good
start to' grow.
HARVARD, Neb., April 17. (Speclal.)
Raln began falling here yesterday after
noon and has continued at Intervals since,
and while no large amount of water has
so far fallen, enough haa come to materially
revive and start out vegetation, with lndl
cations that more will continue to fall be
fore clearing up. All classes of crops are
looking well, winter wheat being especially
good and promising rapid growth with the
rain. Farmers hav been plowing for corn
and are well advanced and general condl
tlons on the farm look promising and suc
cessful.
BLUE HILL. Neb., April 17.-(Speclal.)
A good steady rain began falling yester
day afternoon and continued today. This
is something that was needed In this vl
clnity badly, as wheat waa almost dying
out.
ST. PAUL Neb., April 17. (Special.)
Copious showers descended over this sec
tion of the country yesterday afternoon
and during the night, the rain gauge reg
(storing one Inch of precipitation this morn
lng. As It Is still steadily raining the out
look Is that tho growing season will open
with an ample reserve of moisture. There
was as yet no lack of moisture for lm
mediate growing purposes, but this rain
will make a guaranty for the future end
have the effect of stopping the croaklngs of
the pessimists.
GIBBON, Neb., April 17. (Special.)
fine, drizzling rain set In her yesterday
and still continues today. It is doing a
world of good to the wheat and grass as
the water is all being absorbed by the
ground.
ST. EDWARDS, Nob., April 17.-(Speclal
A fine and much needed rain has been
falling since last night. Wheat Is looking
fine and oats are Just coming through the
ground. This rain will help both wonder.
fully.
AUBURN, Neb.. April 17. (Special.)
Auburn and vicinity was visited by a fine
rain this morning. Rain commenced falling
about 4 o'clock and continued for several
hours. It lsa great benefit to th growing
crop In general.
BY THE LIGHT OF AN ARC LAMP
Pennsylvania Coupl Married
Buggy by Minister Who
Happened Along.
la
ROCHESTER. Pa.. April 17.-John H
Cresllp of this city and Miss Ivy Davis of
Beaver, Pa., were married here last night
while standing in a buggy on the street
The young couple met with the Rev. Harvey
L. Grimes, who waa out walking, and pro.
duced the marriage license which th
preacher read by the aid of an arc light
There were no witnesses and after wait
ing a short time, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hayes, who were out strolling, cam along.
They agreed to be witnesses, and while
Cresllp and Miss Davis stood in the buggy
under the arc light. Rev. Mr. Grimes per
formed the ceremony.
Cresllp and his bride then drove away
ONE MINUTE FROM RECORD
Canard Liner Mauretaula Establishes
New York for Lone Course
from (tueenstowa.
NEW TORK. April 17.-By a remark
ably close margin of one minute, the big
Cunard liner Mauretanla established a new
record across the ocean over the long route
In the voyage which ended her today. It
time for the passage was 4 days, SI hours,
19 minutes. The fastest previous trip-
exactly five days was made by the Mauri
tania's sister ship, the Lusitanla. Th
Mauretan'a's average speed over th
miles course was 24.08 knots. On th last
day of the trip it maintained a speed of
twenty-six knots for hours, but toward
nightfall It ran Into a strong gal an
rough aea, which cut Its speed down so
IREMEN'S THRILLING RESCUE
Human Chain In
York and Save Life of
Young; Man.
Sew
NEW TORK, April 17. Two firemen who
were taking a day off made a thrilling
rescu on the top floor of a burning tene-
etvt on Third avenue today by forming a
uman chain from the coping of an ad-
nlnlng house and swinging to safety
eorge Deltz, who had been caught by the
re In the hallway of the building. The
oung man ran to the front window and
screamed for help. Tha firemen did .not
av ladders long enough to reach to the
top floor where Delta was hemmed In.
Firemen Dugan and Sythes were near the
place when the alarm waa sounded. They
limbed into the building next door and
ppeared on the coping which was several
feet, higher than the window In which Delti
aa standing. They called to Delta to climb
out of the window. Then Sythe crawled
end first to the edire of the coping. Dugan
oldlng his feet. Slowly and carefully the
perilous feat of gaining a swing so that
Sythes could reach Deltx'a hands waa ac
complished.
Held fast by the fireman, Delta let go of
the window casing and for several moments
the two men were swinging In mid air fifty
feet above the pavement. Meantime Dugan
was crawling bnckwsrds. He regained his
feet and was then able to pull the two men
to the coping. A great crowd which had
gathered in the street cheered the daring
rescue.
NORTHERN PACIFIC IS AHEAD
Figures Show a Falling; Off
for
March, bnt Gain for Nine
Months.
ST. PAUL, April 17. The falling off In Its
gross earnings for March, but large gain
In Its gross Income for the nlnje months
ended March 31, were recorded by the
Northern Paclflo Railway company In Its
statement. Th road's gross earnings for
March amounted to only $4,772,9)11, compared
with 5,65,9 for March, 1907, and 4,807.2o0
for March, 1906. Its gross Income for the
thre quarters ended March 81, however,
amounted to $53,736,412, compared with $49,-
693.302 for the corresponding three quarters,
ended March 31. 1907, and $46,352,976 for the
nine months ended Mf.rch 31, 1906.
For March the road's gross earnings were
derived from $3,2X9,791 In freight business;
$1,288,115 In passenger transportation, and
$195,000 In mall and express business. For
tho nine months' period the gross Income
was derived from $37,640,130 In freight; $14,
204,497 In passenger, and $1,891,785 In mail
and express business. The mall and ex
press department showed a falling off of
$K2,S69 In March and a decrease of $522,430
for the nine months' period. In March
the freight business decreased $(134,949, but
the passenger business increased $34,275,
while for the three quarters' period, freight
traffic Increased $2,835,028 and passenger
transportation Increased $1,830,543.
ADMIRAL SENDS HIS REGRETS
Dewey Finds It Impossible to Attend
Celebration for tho Parl
' ' Be Fleet. ' '
WASHINGTON, April 17. With expres
sions of sincere regret Admiral Dewey has
declined Invitations to participate in the
festivities Incident to the entertainment
of the Atlantlo battleship fleet on. the Pa
clflo coast.
PASO ROBLE9, Cal.. April Ui-Rear
Admiral Evans, It Is said, has declined to
modify or change his orders in regard, to
the movement of the vessels of his fleet on
Sunday, to which some protests have bten
made. Upon representations made by the
Church federation and the Sunday Rest
league of Los Angeles, he Issued orders
that the officers and men should not par
ticipate In any parades or public functions
on that day. This has disarranged the
program somewhat at southern California
ports and a number of protests have been
received here. The admiral has, however,
refused to make any change In his orders,
leaving the matter to the discretion of Rear
Admiral Thomas.
Real Admiral Evans continues to gradu
ally Improve, though very slowly. The
treatment at the hot springs here has re
lieved him of all rheumatic pains, but it is
becoming more and more apparent that it
will require a long period of rest and quiet
to restore his depleted strength and build
up his reduced body.
HUGHES SIGNS BANKING BILL
Measure Makes It Illegal to Deposit
Money In Return for
Loan.
ALBANY, N. Y.. April 17. Governor
Hughes today signed one of the series of
bills Introduced by the assembly commit
tee on banks. The new law makes It Il
legal for officers or employes of a bank
to make or maintain, deposits ywith other
banking Institutions on the understanding,
or condition, that the Institution receiving
the deposits shall make an advance or
loan to an officer of a bank making the
deposit with It; also makes it unlawful
for banking officers to conceal from di
rectors or trustees of their Institutions, dis
counts or loans made by their institution
or the purchases or sales of securities in
periods between the regular meetings of
boards of directors or trustees or for
officers or employes to receive certificates
or deposit under an agreement with the
depositor that payment can be made to
him In advance of the maturity of such
certificates.
CONVICT SPY GOES ON STAND
Evidence Alleged to Bo Admission
Frank Srhneck and Mr. Stew
ait Art Guilty.
OTTAWA. Kan.. April 17.-Roy Jones, a
"truHty," who was confined In tho same
Jail with Frank Schneck and Mrs. Mollia
Stewart, took the stand today In the trial
of Frank Schneck. Schneck is accused
Jointly with Mrs. Stewart of murdering hla
wife and two children. Jones testified
that he had, at the Instance of the state,
spied upon Schneck and Mrs. Stewart dur
ing the time they were confined In Jail
awaiting trial. Ho said he had overheard
a conversation between them through the
ventilator shaft. In which Schneck said he
would rather be proven guilty than to
plead guilty. Mrs. Stewart had urged him
not to break down. At another time the
witness said he heard Schneck say "even
If we are guilty, they have no right to
treat us this way," and the woman had
replied, "well, I guess not."
COWBOY PLAYPROVES FATAL
Young- Boy at Newcastle, Pa.a Dying
as Hcault of Shot front
Companion.
NEWCASTLE, Pa., April 17.-Errt
Morones, t year old. Is dying aa th result
of t bullet wound Inflicted by a young
THIN SLICE OF PORK
Only One Public Building Bill Per
mitted for Each Congretsman.
NEW RULE HITS HUTSHAW HARD
Anxioui to Oe't Appropriation for
Beatrice and Fairbury.
NEBRASKA TOWNS ARE FAVORED
Government Engineers Coming to
Make Survey of Logan Creek.
HALLO WELL CASE UP AGAIN
necertlflcatlon Necessary to Brlusr
Teat of Law Regarding- Tak
ing; of Liquor Onto Al
lotted Land.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, April 17. (Speclsl Tele
gram.) In all probability the omnibus
public building bill will be reported next
week, the committee on public buildings
and grounds of the house having agreed
upon the general provisions of the measure,
fag ends of tho bill being the only thing
left for them to consider. In the considera
tion of the bill by the subcommittee, of
which Judge Norris of Nebraska Is chair
man, he has been constantly met with the
demand on the part of the Nehraska mem
bers to override the ruin laid down by the
subcommittee that In no caso should a
member receive more than an appropria
tion for a site and building, for the erection
of a building where a site has ben pur
chssed or for the purchase of a site. A
number of the Nebraska members hav$
Introduced bills providing for the purchase
of a site and the erection of public build
ings at two or mor places In thel dis
tricts and in consequence of tho demands
of Ms colleagues Judge Norris Is well nigh
tuckered out resisting the efforts of his
friends on the Nebraska delegation to
make exceptions In their favor.
Congressman Hlnshaw haa been espe
cially persistent In his efforts not only be
fore the subcommittee, but before the full
committee, to secure an appropriation for
the purchase of additional ground upon
wt.lch to erect an extension of the Beatrice
postofflce, and he emphatically wants a
site and public building at Fairbury. Ac
cording to the ruin of the committee, Mr.
Hlnshaw cannot get both propositions, and
In consequence he la pretty warm. It prob
ably will be put up to the congressman tu
make his selection as to which city lie
wants to go Into the bill, which will keep
the congressman thinking for a time at
least
What Nebraska Get.
Th bill will carry an appropriation of
probably $50,000, for the erection of a public
building at Plattsmouth, the site .having
already been purchased. The reports, how
ever, from I'ltutsmouth are not reassuring,
the record showing that there has been
considerable falling off In postal receipt
at that place and it Is doubtful If Platts
mTuth would htvo been considered by th
committee had not the government already
purchased a site there.
'judge Boyd will bo given an appropriation
for a site at Columbus. This, It Is under
stood. Is all that the representative of the
Third district has asked for. although he
Introduced a bill for Fremont. Boyd be
lieves In going slowly as to public buildings,
appreciating that concentrated effort for a
Ingle city is more likely to bring results
than the scattering of effort. He says that
he will take caro of Fremont the next time.
In view of the fact that a term of federal
court Is held at North Platte, Judge Kinkald
probably will be given an appropriation of
$100,000 for the purchasu of a site and the
erection thereon of a postofflce and court
house In North 1'Iatte.
Judge NorrlB, member of the committee,
will be content with an appropriation for
the purchase of a site at McCuuk. This, he
haa told the people,' is all they could reas
onably expect at this session.
Survey ot Logan Creek.
C. G. Elliott of the eivglneer corps of the
Department of Agriculture. In an Interview
had with Judge Boyd todiy, stated that
there would be quite a party of engineem
leave shortly for Nebraska to begin on
May 1 making surveys looking to the
straightening of Logun creek, which runs
through the counties of Cedar, Dixon.
Thurston, Cumlr-g, Burl and Dodge. The
work will be begtm at the source of Logan
creek, near Coleridge, Neb., and will cover
the entire course of the stream to It moutl:
near Hooper, where It empties Into tin
Elkhorn. Tills Is a preliminary step to tin.
reclamation of lands in the Lugan valley.
The object 1b to shut out the old channel
of the stream and have It run In a compara
tively straight line from Coleridge t.
Hooper, a distance of about 100 miles. Avi
the stream now meanders through tortuoMft
channels, it travels a distance of 300 mile.
It Is planned to build levees along the bank
so as to hold the stream within Its channol.
making 1,000,000 acres of the finest farmlru;
land In all Nebraska out of present paaturs
and hay land.
Hallowell Case Coming I p Again.
The case of llallowull against the United
States,, growing out of the Introduction ol
liquor on an Indian allotment, which waa
argued In the supreme court March IS, by
Thomas L. Sloan for the plaintiff in error,
and Solicitor General Hoyt for the United
States and in which the- supreme court
later dismissed the questions certified to
the court for consideration and determina
tion as the law points, now gova back to
the circuit court of appeals for rectification.
It appears that the supreme court hM
that the questions certified to the auprein
court by the circuit court of appeals wi
not In legal form and this dUmlssal do i
not In any wise affect the points raised In
Hallowell, who was convicted of bringing
liquor into the Omaha reservation.
Hallowell waa sentenced to a term in Jail,
but is out on ball. Solicitor Hoyt Informed
Mr. Sloan today that the question would
be certified In proper form at the May'
term of the circuit court of appeuls, which
will sit In St. Paul next month.
Bill to Aid Fruit Jobbers.
Today Senator Burkett Introduced a bill
to regulate commerce with special refer
ence to express companies, the Western
Fruit JoblKTB assxiatln being greatly In
It r.'blod In this legislation. The bill pro
titbits any express company to transport
or receive for transportation any artlc.e o
commodity In lil'h ad company, agent
or employe has any Interest, direct or In
direct. Tils bill is the outgrowth- of
charges made by the Western Fruit Job
bers association, of which Mr. Brsnch o.'
Omaha, la secretary, that certain exj.ras.
na every cue. j t&al th run lor in day was all muea.
(companion whil play log "cow boy .r
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