The Omaha Daily Bee
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VOL- XXXVII NO. 2?7.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, .MAY .2?. lC0f TEN" FAGES.
SINGLE Our TWO CENTS.
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CUASCE IS CONTROL
rrwVjttriin ICake IirporUst
Aede, to Cirrti Law.
BLOW AT SO-CALLED LUG BILL
iua a"i axo raa .c.ta
r Crmii,.
ie blood roa buhsg BODY
Ccrtrol LV toJtpi ca X. s. Emtofore 1
Outside XifcutiTe Work. i
TEKPEBASCE AID XASXIAGE
Cfcarra iMflrai rrta tkat
Dtnrn abaa!4 GnlH
I"aa l laral GramaAa
Oalr.
KANSAS CTTT. llr S Charrh r'-
ir lha lir.portant fob.lvcl t befora ihe frr
ru ajwunbtr tS IrtijT!riJi Cfcurch
Js lb Unllea Sum of jLm-!aa toflaj-.
Br far tba stoat iznponaxi axucm of tbr ,
aosainc was tba aoapttoti pf a rcaolu'Jim j
vtirji sas it ln.pc:blf fcr axr paii ,
arnl or member of Uia church boarOa or
air pTTfijLnrT aftirw tha ferie.raJ a
aiiinhir. ex(pt lha imfl-atoT, to e-rT tm
tba nxcBtiva nnmra iwita. tl ruhnc tmfiy
of tha aawitTitatratlv alTalra rf th c.hurrh..
7b rrwanoti cf tha tTjitv rmmwitm
waa emboflMifi in tha report a! tba comrett
t on ai ml n tFtra t ! v artncif?. aflrjVf by
the aaaemblj-, and Jt ia tha direct reu?t t-f
tba ever mrurrlrn cry that certain men in
tba rtiurch -a-ere acQuirins to touch jorer.
Txm thia time forth tw nni aiU be in
charr of tha fvt-Tiine.ct of tyje church.
Tba action today moaiia that all tba church
award m-IH report to the executive commift
aioc of fifteen me.mbe.ra. a-ben it has been
eioctad. aad that tha frrrvernmezit of the
churrh ai'IU drrolra ipcin man who lave
not beratofora aerrad In cxecuUre capao.
It)a.
While tha apecaa tnada before tha aa
aetnbiy indicated that a half dosen men
ere in the ao-caliad T)n." it is an apnn
tiecrta ti.al TT. William Hetrj- Rotwna of
Philadelphia, tha retlrir moderaitw, vu
Che one man aainat vhon the protests
ere aimed. Commisi'iptiers lalkiri; about
It. Roberta aaid tbey lo-ed him, but tliat
be a as a efficient in the ajlairs of the
church that hi T ability gave him mnre
(KT-r than one xnaa ahould have. He has
bete In the asMmably eo lona. they as. id.
thai be bad aa intimate knoa leflye of every
fietaU ef the church aoverrxnetit and j'l sc
titklly 4nmiJated Lbe buaitM-as affairs of
CLe church.
Waraa Deviate aa BrMliliM.
Tlie resoiotios t ame up today in the f-rtn
of ar amendtiwrrt to the report of the com
mittee m adTurJatraUt-e asreixlee. &rv.
T:r 5mfn huccrr of Euflain. was one of
the fht to up;ion the amendment. He
ren-ra.ed The etatetnert he made before
the ar.eembhr twe flars apo that too much
pcarr at beinj frlven to a few men.
RrTret was e;rewd that e many men
Bin t disquauried for aen-ioe en tbe
eterutire coinniiFaton in ordfr ta jet anion
or irti than a half down. Two hundred
mer. are disqualified by tfe ac;irm of the
asKriribly tsday atid the executive cotnraift
Kr. it to be ct'moeed of but fifteen mem
bers. It was explained that there was no
rurp.ce of reflectlnr upon the intefrity or
capacny of aryone; that the men tn the
church boards were uncjuesuonsMy t!
and that tn eome rejects the church would
amffer because of the loss of their serv e" :
on the execnt'Jv" board, but that the ten
dency toward centra llration in the cnurc1
atovernmex.i must be c necked j
Tt. C J. JCiccon of Ft. XjOuI protested
ataiact the action which would cut a 1
anaoow on sj 01 tr.e nest men tn tDe
Cburch. He aaid that be iumaeif wa
kmot- the -outlawed" member and that
fett be waa entitled to aame part m
gorerrmer.t of the churh after hi
Ion errW tn Jt. Ka said the action dis
qualified for aervio in church gOA-ernmetit
uch benefactor cf the church a Loul:
Vceranoe ft Oen-eland. "who tie to the
church f rem JE, toj Cflft-CW every year,
and John H. Converse of Philadelphia, aiio I
la equally liberal."
The aasemb'y then voted on and adopted
Follcwing thia actioa. rr. Hunter mtro
aoed a reaoUitioa. la be referred to th
oorr.njtiee on policy, providing that a cm
mittee be appointed ta reprt at the H'i;
general assembly 1a an effort to secure
action w hick would make j.c.r.s ble the
koid,ng cf th general assembly lees fre
fjuently. as It wa too much of a burden
OB th churc.be.
Wattaa
Agpalatat !
T2ght million ets hundred thousand
peopl abolished th aalooa laat vear
e"" " T".
InrludUig four entire state The
even prohibttiaa slates l.v a popu
lation of errer M.atft.M. while -..-
more nve 9 etocr prohibition territory,
Baking abotn per cent of the t ital pop-
viatien of lb I nlted State free fro re the 1 1 saw several camping outfit starting out
Kig-rttr.g influrnc of the saloon. Of th jth et.guif-ermg experts.
thirty-Iotrr lrilature to session lam year j "Tiie IVptig land and Irrigation ooro
tweriy passed law tiaf innbli to th pany has icun work cm Ms Tt (k-cr
liQuor traffic while not a legislature ha tract, and lafc team ar low at work, with
beea ia session the iresm year that ha 'other to. be put to work seem Thev ex
bot had on or more temperance b'.! be
forw it. In recent year no ,-r:i:i'i(m
favorat'i 1 the liquor traffic luas lKn
r.art-4."
Such wa the larirveg ta wrtMcn ihe
pi og 1 ' of the leniBrraoc movement tn
lb United Stt wa reported to the gen
eral aaaambi of tn Preat yrertan church
te th United &taba of America today.
Jt w as abowa that tba wlctori af lb
opponent of lb nqaur traffic were nct oor,
fitted ta rural djstneta but included uoh
Otje as Kansas Oty. Kan.: Atlanta. Ga:
fcirmui-ajn. Ala, and Wcjroeaier. Masa,
am wiih a popi.ia'ia of oicc Ten
otbar clue of over fee l twenty-iwo over
... and aevity-r.B having berweeo 1
and at. But) naaw kiaxilabed I be aaloon.
Paw-ttM a IMvaw A
Tn ckurck reafflrsied it poariian that
fc'vorc should be granted only upon biblical
groundk The aaaembCy approved th ct
furt ef lb intamatifw.al eonfereaio in tn
f luetic public opiaioa I overoom the
ivu that thraaiaa tbe aannutj of th l&ar
riag rclatioa, tii iaiegnty of xb tart iU
and th weiitvr of tb atata.
Ata asabtl Taashla - sua.
ATTL2u Waab, Mae Mra Amanda
L.oduy of New lurk CSty wa kiad
w ' ca ax, a ml cimob . j carrying atlia pecpj
fell r tre em bank Ojc tit oa Magru.iia
biuff iat xigt.t and lanowd oa U bxk
wiia teT memixa f tn party und-r-neath
Vet Brao. a la-yi r.i4 glri wa
tn oalr w tttiti af Ui anr-iftit aal ran
tiira cuarm of a - a U.imr bay tur
; U It wo txanr avf aa bour befaaw
an-a n aUa 0 u oar prvtf au
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For Omaha, Cnuncil Eiuff at-fl Vicinity
F-ifiay fair.
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WIFf WANTS NO NEW TRIAL !
Maa ...hT, Ce!
Etrs If Her Haskaatsl U
AIM a.
Cora E. Rumrmry. aho recently secured
a verdict, for OH' aya:nFt the Ecuttahie
Liife AkSurance a--ty cf w Torit
on a polic y i t Id by i.er hurbx.d. does
not wsnt s pew trial of the cn.se If her
buahand. uppced te be dead, baa been
loc ated alue and a ell. After the case
had been finished the li.suraric corr.;.i.j
located Rummery in Oregon and aj.j.bed
for a new tr.al in a suit te egutty. In her
answer to the suit Mra Rummery re
vieas the rircumv'.aneea of fcer husband s
disappearance to anew abe acted in fcK.a
faith. In the xUtion the insurance com
pany asserted it did not know that Rum
mery had worked at Park Talla. Wia,
onto lira. Rumery had testified, klra.
Rumery replies to thia by aayiiiC her son
in deposition made before tba trial testi
fied to those facta.
The insurance compary Introduced n.
eviflenoe at the trial and. relyine; on this
and the fart the Jury a-ave lier a verdict,
she aays she ha let the policy lapse. She
sty the company does not eome into
court with clean hands and therefore ha
no rurbt to ask relief from the equity
oourt.
SEYEN NEBRASKA SAILORS
frwsa istetest Seat Ht ill Be
brsisilei fraaa laaaa.
lis Artlrar.
Nebrafka will be represented by Beven
crfeduates at the rcmint commencerant
eerriw c-f lie Naval academy at A: np-i-!is
June G Of this nurr.ber four of the
traJuates are Crr.aha Hieb school bovs
The N,a.k.ns are Edwin Guthrie of Har-
rison. Alva Lw of Oxford. Rot?rt A. Burr
f Grand Island. A. M. Charlicn. Hitc
1 MrGu:r. I. C. Pattrrson
3. WU.e of Onai.a. The
appointed a follow: Wille by Fenator
r-ietrirh. MKSuire by Senator Millard and
Ptierson and Charlton ly C-jntreasman
Hitchcock.
All of ihe Omaha boys stand r.ipn in tbetr
cla. and these comprise the f:rs:
j Omaha rraduates from the JCava! academy
fOT about fifteen yeara.
j The diploma will be presented by Preri-
dert Raoarvelt and most of the leading
' nava! offioers wiH be i.reeer.t at the arral.
uatir.g ceremonies. Mrs. MoGuire has al
ready gone t Aanpoli to he present at
the oere monies and Mr. Patterson will
leave Sunday evening jor the same place.
It is understood that Mrs. Charlton will be
unable to attend.
BASIN LAND SELLS RAPIDLY
I . r - r .
wrBl Cwaatry Catlaae ta Set-
tie la, San D. C-eaa
"Sevetiteen sales cf land wer mad near
v t . , t . , a v.. , v ,
, . LfU.Ulil4a wlw jaw i m v.
for lcx than C." raid D. On Deaver. Ino, but result to u.e dismatitilr.g ot
manager of the H omeaee kers' Information I Antencan lir mci.ire and the ulti
bureau of the BurlingTon road, wb re- I "-' oeinoe.nc o! American publiaher.
. ion Canadian nuiia L noer ocuitiitiona Can-
turatea Thursday from oono urtmg a largw k. ooud iit exiK.rl ouue on pnnt ji-r
i party of homeaeekers to th Big Hum
t basin.
1
.he country at large 1b tieg-mnlnc to vlur ccmuuittee rouiiea. during the
awaken te the value of the undeveloped 'Summer vacation, to continue it u.veaii
rcsources of Tjmmi and expert are raiK.n ana exjwet to be anie to preaent
, . , 10 u, a, case at lb 11 aeaaiun of con-
flocking there from all jiart of lb country deljine raoun.Diendatiou. based on
It Itm ever the oH. ga and as; 'halt fieida.
pert to hare thi ready for settler within
two yeara.
oonrtructjon a new sat-ttanum. wiach
will be la-ge ai d commodious.
The main
buudii.g will be fScxiC feet."
DR. JOSEPH BELL IS DEAD
Btiet .f Oaaaka for Tweaty-Eigkt
Temrs Die at i i tlxty.
rive.
TT Joseph Ben, a resident of Omaha for
twe-nty-eirht yeara, died ear.'y Thursday I
tnomtn: at ki borne tmr. VraH i'-in-v
street, at lb age cf S year
He 1 aurvtKed be his wnf snd twa aorta
William and Joaet.fa Bel! of Omar., and
by the following brother, and sister of
Ontario. Canada: Mis Isabel Bell. Vie i
FTJen P!l. Mr. Ton Henry and Robert
Bell. Mia laabe fie-'l if. m th city for'
is funeral and waa here during the laat i
oa; of bis illne
Tbe funeral ill I beid Sunday at S p.
m. uider tb auspice of th. Maactnic
fraternity te Maaonir temple.
Tt. Bell wa horn in Brampton. On
tario Canada. B came to Omaha iwenty-
j eigt.t rear. ago. He waa wrtn tr.e Gold
man Irug oompany for tieen year, and
te buaiaea tor tarwanif at lb Nurth S x
1 1 1 tk tr Cbtrwea yeara He wa awry
widely knewa. He made of hi star far
nuacy paar. a frw diapsAaary for tlioa
wna wees log poor ta pay for medicia.
Xntas-jzicjiii nrUI it Jn -rwt Laws oauj-
tarr.
FAIL TO SHOW PAPER TRUST
;oritT of .oue Ccittee Sub
niU Thii Bepcrt
rTBUSHTBS PA1TLY FTCCXSSm'" received evic of ano-.ter ou.be.k
They Exette .?-- la Mia As tf tb
Mrakrn that Cwtw btaatlei
EjLtet--. 1mIM TarlC
KfMtL
etmtnlttf ft tsx irrmhnt nf ti brc
Ppotetd uptm cfmplin th Antricm
yrwrrpKprr Pv.Mifhm' anaortaticm tp in-
.-.rate th wood r.uln end prir.t par-
a.luaUcm In relation .o the tarlll sria whb
rea-ard to an all-wed ormrpfrecy In restraint
of trade, taday aabmjtted a minority and
a rrlTior'ty report.
Tiie rria.iory report. Whirh is aimed bv
R-pr' Mutative Mir.i nf Illlnrda. of
Kansaa. F-.af'ord of "Wiacob:n and Btn
er,n of Chin, is a rrel:rr.iTiS'y report, sr.d
C reco-r.ir,enas that no nnei-J
1 wood pulp and print j.per be enartefl tint
7f, the committee ha further jrvemltated ar-d
7j i reported.
7. 1 The minority report, which is nmed by
w ! Repree.r.iat:ves Fat.s of Tenrieasee SDd
I r. vw Tn-t. rect.tt.n.eTieis the pas-
" r. nl f
rood
are ol tn p.' ' '
ruir and print pir on the free list.
Rrrsl Waald 3t
Helw
The maior;t rfpiTt.
suTi.n'iC'd up m tb
folic wme words:
rr-ioe ol pair
- , . teirtTiBI TT kl I U
T.t.i.eT 1n the Pi-ar future, your iiu.
L 'it tie tnoua-ht it the part of wisdom be-
Bit
J th0r0UfLiy
The report say tne tabulation of re
turned acbeduies of newspaper by the
census offioe rrt but lew of th metro
politan dailies, which are the heavy con
sumers, and cortinue:
From the returns U.e wti,rV3CM
present, includm m mai.y -
cha-e--s. to f nwparra. is I - $
huiared: that cf the- u u
roll have an aera: pric 1
Lj, v an n W of t for paper in
J- J-t It J'ro'.i.Me ti.at rub-
: . .riT. ,,,(, price m;t reaci y
tee
Further the report says:
While there appear 10 have be-n eoro-la-nl
on "be JmLA of the paper manular-
fur. tSat th.; ,rrxrl,tlJ
tic wa too lew to be Jirly rerr- .!'!" e..
, ,T are mc.lmed to tt.lt.a it was not
until the summer of iwr that there was a
several i'rrease m l-nnt pajr J.r
That a arener-i Increase a as m fact pui
effe on new contracts appears to be
liii uesuoned,
K ErMnc Ca-aaalaatlam.
As to the chara-e of the existence of a
corr.hina.Uon ia restraint of trade, th ra-
pert aaya:
. . Wnr the remmitte e
far fails 10 'prove the corobmauan of print
paper manufacturers to advance r"0".!
rTL mM nf trade, but crm-
ciuirrw ipc . . - . .
aioerabla evidenc wa presentea
misht excite uspicicm ti.at such
e.d bn-n made ana was J
thick
cum
binattoa
ia ex-
istence
sinrk f th psper rnarmfso-
tu-ers aa bare ajared Wico the com-m-nee
durira Its i.earlt have strenuoue.'y
n.u corrt.)ei.y denied under oath the ex-;-enre
oi any combination, agreement or
i.ncTtkr.dii. of nature whatever
ar-..c tl paper manufacti-rers or t..el.
sel.mf aem to r.ru. ale, cc.iitrol or ad
vance Uie price of pa;-er. tne assianment
cf customers ct for ar.y other jurptse in
restraint of trade.
fnder the subhead. "'Removal of the
Tariff " the report in part aays:
1 . V.
The tjueftlon as to 1 ne rem..
! .? JZSr?? TZJt
,'. forest resources of the Vnjied
affect -d l.y the repeal of tne tar... sna
as the ptiwase of the Ft even by. to it
rreit ,fonr. mbt rn.ll " tue
. Charlicn, Ha-rr Ftate. a aell a its effect upon mt;
n tr and rha.-le". i manuf actur-.t.g industry and tt.e rubi.t.lng
n. jr.. and Cha-le ln(JulllrT. Tt,r oommirtee is v. ytt jTe
iTnaha boy were tlr,a to make recommendation as 10 the
Ftate. a aell as its effect upon the paper
i irmannt pcilicy of the Vniied S.ate in
' retard to the duty on paper and pulp. -
iit 1 he erimmtttee IS firmly Of tr.
opinion that the tariff on new pnnt paper
ana on wood palp sbouid not t removed
as to psper or pulp commg from any
countrr c- plsce a r.ich prohlolt tr x
portBtum of pulp a-ocl or which jeviea any
extiort duty on paper pulp or puip wood
or makes any higher ctJtrge in say way
upon wcKid pulp or pulp wood intended for
exportation to the Vnited Ftaiea.
Daager Baaac ladwatrr.
The evidence ti.ken so far would seem
tc md.cai ti.at th.e terrrjorary susjnsion
or enure removal of tne j.resent tariff
a.uid not Lave any great immeciat ef
fect and If the tariff ia removed at ar.y
time it should be eoupjed -lin the ngnt
of free ciponauon cf wood puip from
u.e Car.aa.an foresia. The rerncraJ of the
tariff on print paper and wood pu-p. if
followed 1 an export duty on pulp wood
-mu frc.ra Car.aoa. wouid probauly re-
i of tirtnt J.aper ana in early drain of the
pu!p VVM iurrxL in th United State.
,r, . r.nriKn.vii ii.e mrrMW m nrtoe
It wcu.d seem tual for 11 Arriencar.
publisher to t assurea 01 low prices jot
erertial acvamagc over xncricui nuliS in
mat wouafl result in enhanced j.riue
witnout lbs i-reseno of com;ution from
1 ir,r.:u i.air manufanurera.
con.piet mformaiion luorougi-ly ccmaifl
ered.
The ecare of last year as to the viable
supply ol pulp wood and as to the ability
of the mills to lan.iii. news ir:nt patr
to meet tbe 6en.ar.cl cf consumplioii l.a
suiisioed and wnen new contracts are '
r.tof aurmg the present year tor pi.p :
wood l be delivered m li. t! pine i ;
t-it.g I.a for pu p wood on contract
r.koe .a-i vear. The oecreaMd consun.i-
lower mac
1 business conditions ! the country mean
a leeiae-led rWn.an tor I .ui Tj wood and we
': a cuitavuent return l& norma-
prioea. j
, ENGINEERS NAME OFFICERS
rrea .
Chief 1
itt Belerlei C
4
it On riaad Witkaat
OpBMBal tswav.
m
COLrMEt-S, O, May Sk-The foilow-lr.g
r.e.c of th International Erotnerbnc.a
1 of
Looomotiv Er.gmeers were ciectad 10-
! car br accdamatioc:
, .at ( . . ... . . m-- r. a.u. V , b ,
. . - I.,
! Aasistant Grand Chief FiaTineer E. W.
HT of CieiViand
Aamstant Grand Chief Er.r.t eer-F. A.
tl-rr trf ' Oeveiand.
Kennedy, general chairman ct tn
general cciniir.UK of adjustment, Canadian
fl.'ier ot tieveiana
Trnwr.mr V a
ij.gii.eer r. A
Pacific railroad, wa elected t on of th
ne w poaitiun of aasistant chief.
ONE PASTOR REFUSES RAISE
f raltariaw
.
Ckwrrh
nil
914 iMarrt
XETT TOF.K. My Si Rev. L. Ward
Erigbam. a paaror of ATI Saul rnrreraal-
okurab of Fiatraish. ba refuaad an
te alary. It 1. aaid thai tn
a tb church wa larrti n tb
MYSTERIOUS SHEEP DISEASE
State Mr4 f j ,t a Rceei.ea
Srm ttiini t.reak f
Baf fit (fctrtrtft.
CHETEXXE. (- Mfjr (Special
The Ftu Board of Sbep Comminnt-Tierf
of a strange (iMtM among tb sheep of
oentral Wyoming, which, lor the lack of a j
belter tin, hu been called grub-in-the-head"
Last year met J1 . a. ecp died of
thi Strang unknown lwa before ft tun
It course. Experts of th Impart nent of
Agriculture were calied in. but tbry arrrred
ton late to nUt the desired study of the
fiier a ft.
The State Board of Khee-p Comrn.B-iOT.e
bu jT)v.a t the cnncluBiaa i.'.b. th
mai are poisoned by weed that grw
up cuickly after a bard ra n, ot by mineral
poisons on the root of gtas and weed
that are easily puTWrd up by the hep in
grax.r.g irrirried.ately afier a iiard rain,
and a hen the earth ia soft.
The I" partment of Agriculture has been
notified of thi recent ouibresx. tnd ex
pert from the Bireau f Animal ln2ur-ry
alii be sent to the scene The Ftate Board
of Sheep Comrr.iseirvner will not delay,
however, and win entaae t tp' r; vet nn
ariana. botanist and chftnlst who will
at once repair to the cen and mike a
close arid exhaustive exam'.nstlw of lvh
i the dead and affected aheej.. a well a tt.e
range grasses, weed and piant m the
hope f discovering t he
vicinity, in the
cause and prescribing a cure
The sheep
board is prepared to erend a large sum of j
mt.ney tc. :..v U.is mj-sterK.u jrcM-rr..
ahlch ha. bafTiel veurinarlan. fcn3
experienced sheepmen ever since h
were brought Into the Vnited Stales. Tle I
same mysteriou disease iias prevailed in
Chio and all of the older sheep states of
the east, but all effort to Bjcoeasf uily I
combat the lnferticin have faUed.
The Wyoming stale veterinarian and his
force of experts win oo-o;erete with the
State Board cf Sheep CirrimiKblonert and
the general government.
FALLIEKES ATTENDS OPERA
Preaideat f FTawe G
t f Klaf
at aerial Perf.
ra OaHe.
IjONTiCiN. May Cevent Garden wa
resplendent tonirbt In brflliant flecoratloTi
in honor of the ooramg c the ktxig and
Queen of England and the pres dent of
France. It wa a gala or.e-B right by the
king's command and Melba and 7etra
titil aang.
Selecuona from Bixet't "1 PeBcatorio di
Perle" and Gounod a "Faust" a ere pre
sented, but it wa as occasion when the
stage wa a lesser attraction than the
splendor of the auditorium, overflowing
with magnificent gowa, bright -urjiforra and
Jewels.
Sir Edward Orey. aecretary f foreign
affair, gave a bameruei 10 M. Fwllieres
earty in the ever.tr.g at th foreim off ice.
the t-Dntt including the Prince cf Wales.
the Ruasian and French ambassadors and
the chief minister of state There were no
toast and epeecbeB and the bole party
trove from the foreign offioe to Covenl
raxden. Agair bcg y-wa giathered In
tb t 1 eeta and nbrered ite vtnoui prace
aior.a. the Ftrucb presltiem and the prince
of Wa'-ea. the kkig and queea from" tue
palace and tbe "Princes of Wales from
Marlborough bouaa.
I'pon th arrival of the royal party the
audience arose er.masse. the orchestra play
ing tbe French national anthem. M. Fall
leres was the first tp enter tbe royal
box. lie wa followed by King Edward,
Qjeen Alexander, Prince and Princes of
Wales anc1 other rr-ernter cf the royal
family. Tbe queen a a attired in black,
her coiwag-e being encrusted -ith diamond
She wore a suj.erb tiara of ditrrH ne
It wa the subject of general remark
that President Falliere locked extremely
fatig;ued. He sat silent throughout almost
the entire performance. The audience in
cluded jiractic-ally all th.e d!plomatic corjia,
a host of peer and peereeae, the minis
ter of rtat and their wive ana other
high official
Among the Americans at the opera were
Ambassador Field in evening drea. and
Mra. Reid. whose gown aa white and
silver. Mr John Jacob Aster. Ladies Crav-
en. WUloughfcy and Paget and Mrs Lewis
Harcourt, Mr. Porter Palmer. Mrs John
W. Mackay and Mra. Frank J. Mackay.
Jaauiae Dtailasaatie Ckai area.
TC'KIO. May ik The official anncunoe
ment of recent dipiomatic appointments
Ji expected torocrrc.w. Baron Chmda. vice
minister Cif tl. f;.reim c.ifice. will tie am-
baxrador to Irfrli:.; ViBct'Ubt iiayaahi,
mir.istc r of foreign afftirr, amtiaasadcir to
Rome, and Baron I.lt.ir. J .rmcrly vice ad-
nirLl. ambassador to Peking Baron IshU
minister of the foreign office in ucceaion
to Baron Chmda.
It atteima w arahlp H
ST. PETERSBURG. May . -The Rus-
sian battleship. Peter The Great, struck
tie rocka last night in the g-ulf of Fh-iiand
at a point nar B.evtl. It br.w wa pjerci
According to tbe laterr informBtloa re-
reived at th rr.inistrv of Tr.mvne hwe n
ia stiU fast aground. If tot weather con -
tirue- favt.rai.le it is believed that h n
be saved.
A mm ertea Cars la Maarhwria,
TOKIO. Mty S -The f:m b3 gauge
tram of A.meriran car on the S"uth Man- :
churlan raUroad made s succssf u! trip j
t TORNADO NEAR BELO.T- KAN
'
Pt raaa Repne4 Kllleel
tlevea Serloaaly Ilre(
by atarsa.
ad
j FALIXA. Kan.. May 3i A tornado la re
: ported to have passed ten mile north of
Beioit. near here, early today. Cm person
1 aaid to hare been kiiiea. ereven seri
ously injured and many building d m-.l-
, jiivu. ii siivrzn cui ;ti. lw itei i.o:',
"UF:r eavy prorfy damage. Dual;
kr Ike king
c a 1 t . ti-i
Kan..
May
p T
same storm that struck near Bauoit passed
. ' ' - - - . . ' .. . my . ' , J J ' . .'IX illli. . I. K ,
- ..r r. -. ......
t eareroua'y it ju ring arvone. The eame
c.reroua.y it turtng anyone. The earne
j Klorrr- -'0 A' rrr'' oamuge between
Morgtr.rville and Clifton, but a far a
j known, no on was hurt A heavy down-
I Iur cf ra.n tolicwed the bi'.w.
' ,, .
1 t- -ii vj w.u m -iu ur. n. i-fce ieiet lj
, . .
MURDER IN AN IOWA COUNTY
Maw
rrt
MARSHALLTOWN. la. May X -S;
rial A Tr tr named Murj by of rr rt
i t-ocge. thtvught to t an umt-relia mender.
j wa found XLuiocr-sd at l it. M .r.ona
county. Tn ooroneT deciared it murder
and Lad two tramp. arrtiaLed on auajucitte..
Laiar 11 1 - aw a vV-ftioi
iiMinl la BVe frwaa
l4e 1 Fwa4 far 4
tit.
CURRENCY BILL IN SENATE
Lcxocnt SLow JTo Ihfpotitioa to
Obitnirt Iti Ptfe.
TEEEE SPEECHES AGADTST IT
-e water A Id rich aya It Will
Be
Passed1 aad tkat rasrrea
Will Pra-Wkly li)ir
Teiir.
WAFKINGTON. May Sr. -The conBldera-t-.n
tf the conference report pe th.e cur
rency bill in the ecr.atf today shewed
plainly U.al there wou.d be lttle or ns
obstructive tactics ageir.rt it passage. Fen
ator Aldrirh briefly nj..alried the me.au-e.
and a i:n.je political byp.ay aa introduced
by Frr.ator Cu:berscn cf Texa and F-bpoe
of Gorfia. ho taur,d rnerr:bers of tiie
mai:.r:tk with a disinclination te pas the
ami-injunction and catrpaara cottribution
publicity bill bfore atioummert. hict
cai.ed forth c.i.n. of iiiiere: in both
measure by ati.afor on both Fides, but
gave no promise of action at thi ssninn
Senator Teller of Colorado. Owen of
Oklahoma and Ne land of Nevada all
spoke in opposition to the rurrenc- bill,
and no other senator desiring tc speak
today, the latter part of he session was
. 10 considering unohpected bill on
the raier dtr
At o olotk the currency bill
ra tem-
" ' ,
; " Benate shou.d men at 11 o clock
A.u 11 u jiiThi j Li.e i'.iiiicn Liial voLe
on the bill wouid be taken at an early
hour and that congress would adjourn
finally some time tomorrow.
House bill wer passed by tbe senate
today, requiring irfenttate railroad to
ecju:p locomotive with ah.pan that will
riot recuir employe to go under he lo
comotive to dump and cibi them and to
promote the safe tr&ni. porta ti on of explo
sives. The senate at f. .35. p. m. adjourned until
U o'clock tomorrow.
TURRET AND WAST STAND FIRE
Naval Officer tTatktistastle Over He-
awlt sf Praetlral Tear f
CBtrrlla.
OL.r POINT OOMrOF.T. Ta, May
Th.e biggest nevsl gun. the heaviest pro
ectr.e and the highest exT'los've known.
combmed with close range end deadly aim.
were today allowed to work their full
havoc on the turret plaie of the Monitor
rionoa.
The rernlt is declared to be a victory for
turret construction and this notwithstand
ing the eleven -inch hardened steel piste
wa blackened, broken, the Beam of the
turret sprung and the rtvet end screw
loosened and twirled. It was not five m'.n
tites after th terr'ble Impact that the
finely balanced mechanism cf the turret
waa being worked with perfect ease and
Ihe twelve-inch gun -the left Bide was
trained at will. Inside th turret, where
tand tbe gunner and g-tm crew, the havoc
war mtic h ieaa apparent than from the
outside. BarammatJoo abawwd Uia If ah
maxy delicately adjuated iiistruTneril fen
fire control, sighting and operatirg the
turret, few if any were out of workinr
order.
"It this bad happened m battle the Flor
ida wouid te fighting yet," sajd one of the
rear admirals with enthusiasm. Then fol
lowed a futile attempt to destroy th newly
designed fjrhtiTig mast on the stem of
th Florida. After five shot of the g-an
had gone through it the mast mood firm.
"Forty shot wouid not bring It down,
and no enemy would waste am.ro uniuoti
and umt ahooting at it."' wa the expert
comment.
It wa predicted that all rew h:p win
be equipped with battle mast of thi de
sign. FOURTH OEGREE CONFERRED
Htgkewt n.ar la tbe Orler f
Kalgbt f ClBBaa Be El
esafiUftew la Oaaakia.
,.r..mnrr nf ennferrln th fourth
, fi ick,a wniber, ot tt Knight,
I r. p,,,,,,,, r-rformed in Omaha
for tlie first time Sturday afternoon.
Member of the claaa will come from the
varioua ct.uncil ot th order in Nebraska
and South Iakota. and will numtier about
HE. The ceremony will take place in th
ball room of the Metropolitan club on
Harney and Twecty-Beoor.d streets, and
will begin at !. p m Iiuring tbe day the
vtsiting knight will be ti guests of
Omaha council m u r-aii in me coaro 01 , j,if, h,. yetnerday and shot u-. the j eiviri'.n, appointed acting rear admiral
Trade building. Sixteentn and Far nam j, after which be ran hi horse through 1 at once. That it 1 tbe i.trpoa of the
streets, where a reception will be held j ,h1 riff(,A tl ln, same time firing into j Navy department to place Captain Waln
from 1 to I p. m. t Vji,.., aT,a woundir.g 3. A. Liphardt. j wrigfct in cc mrr.and of the fle-et for part
The pffrvers of ll degree are: Jivhn E fcJ( ln tv4, t.fcr,a. He also atfemptej ; cf the cruise around tbe world is the belief
O Kern, master; John Rush. Thomas J. j lhf U if L g -r0 tn ar.orney. A doxen i cf the officer. Captain Wainwrlght a
Nolan. Edward W. Eimeral. C J. Smyth.. ! marr duut armed themselve with ' promotion would ordinarily hare 00m
Ker Iiamel W. Moriarty. Timothy J. Ma- i s , pitched battle with the outlaw ; when be w a on hi way t th Orient,
uunrf. w. JV- -.J . ii'i-" i
j " Thoma J. rnxmorri. tiairman of
' C'mal asaembly. '
! Following tr.e cor.ierrir.g ox tne oegree a
banquet wiU lie eerved in the
dining room
formal toaa-.
! of the cluh. at which three
I '" bf proponed "Our Country." "Our
Flag" and "Our Order " The name of the
s;aker have not been divulged,
Tl pct ot th oceaior. wbc ident,ry
i i:p;.ressed. conclude the prii'ted pro-
1 frkin w:th liieae rhymed suggestion for
me ler.ef:t ot candidate.
"If lb day lor.k kinder giocnty
An' yc-tr chance airier slirr.,
If the situation s puu.i:n'
Ail the prospect awful grim.
An perp.e a.:tie-a kee-i pi-ss, n'
Till aii hope iiear!y gone.
Jut brittle up and grrt your teeth.
An' keep on keepu g cn"
COURrS DISPLEASURE EVIDENT
Jutre Haaahert May Order Xew
Vark Elect la lapectr
rrsste'ie.
XEW TC-P.K. May a -PoBsibliity of
rrimintl proaecuior was indicated at to
diy s session of lb MoClel lan -Hearst ser-
end trial when Justice Lamtert caiie-d tor
original tally sheets and summoned th ,
tiectin tiurrcior who let.f.d te tt.
count of ballot, in a box which had Jus;
' r-eee re-ct--'
ei- ft
the
HHI
' bp-iied e:noe the recount began be-
fore t he court w a be gar arid th re-
i
r-. , , . . tu t er- v r-m
I f twecty-lhre vote ever th figure of-
fic-ia-'y reported Small gam for Hearst
had resulted from tt.e re-count of the baa
Id in th two bcxe preoous.y o;end
Rata Aa-ata fpaU M sale.
MITCHELL. . I' . May Si iSica. Tel-
grair. The weather last nht again in
terfered with the succras tf th musical j
festival The Wesieyan Choral club, d.rected
ly Emerj w y zi -ic.r.. r-ertea two
oratorioa. ""God a Time it tie Fee.:." by
Tact and "It Holy C -y " ty Gaul, a:
C'jir;5HT.rrii tir.g played br the V u
;k.j Sym.jhc'ry orchestra if fifty j.itca
Tn thre conrert were artistically susoeaa
ful and the ore heat; a a a rn ' raoe.'Ti
by l-u au.l.etiit
o IR overflows
Fertile filler ftkarrtel aad Maay
rerle Are leklag fer
Higb fartiti.
P.?NE la. Mty IK 7te ! Mri-e
r'r valiy in the vicinity of the M-.:n-gor.a
bridge it submerged A do' E fam
ine l:v.r.g there were forced to hi.!
their bort.e yesterday fciifl seek safely on
the hill Mary arte of com and ri-fier-iri
are already totally ruined. A
heavy rain fen last t,ght and heavy ram
are r ported from th up r:ver. The Ttver
gauge meured fafreen feet and tt.e
wate- ere mill rs.ng
PORT KCOL la.. Mt Thht tie
Ko.ne mer here i rinng very rapid'y.
land are rubroerged rarr.ilie living in
the Irwert place utr the river have
been comjljed to mete 1? h.gher grcmnd
At Otfurrwa the river i rising and fam.
ibes residir.g is thi lowland are prepar
ing to mere.
Fll X CITT. la. May 3perry creek,
aiiuh f.ow k thouxh thi clfv. became a
' ra.:r torrrt ioday a U.e result t hevj
I rair.s. Vtny larr.ilie. marooned In the:r
I horr.es. had to be removed on rafts or
i carried out trrourh the w ater Many era
and horse perished. Several bridge ; were
aat-hed out. Th.e financial los 1 heavy.
WRIGHT MAY SUCCEED TAFT
Tew f mh Oeaeral 5Ca bnser Re
Sa-ded tVesaarrat aa4 Is Adaala
aatratlea vywrter
WASHINGTON. May 3. The fact that Bridgeport, but the cold ar wa a bracer
Information ia refused by resppns.h.e par-J i- travel-worn bc.s-ers, and the new
tie in regard to the acc uracy of the pub- , spirit wa evident at Bridgeport, where the
lished ataterr.ent that General Luke E. I first triumphal march of th day was
Wright of Tennessee has been selected to J green.
succeed FetKtaiy Ttf. on the rriireroem Before the party reached th Guernsey
of the latter from the War 6 partment l'.ne. and from there on. the great lrn
goe far toward cnnftrmirig the b-i.ef that j ration diuh mad Thursday trip on
there may be. and prot.b!y it, foundation
for the story.
General Wright Is nc longer accouniei a
democrat by the Tennessee representative
In the senate and house, and in fact they
assert that president Rooseve't has found
hi strongest supporter in hi 11.11 pplne
policies In General Wr.ght. Tbe latter wa
in Wasiington about tap weeks ugi and
lunched with the president, when, it is
presumed, the p--.sr5bii.ty of his selection
w aa broached te him. and It 1 only fair
to aasume that the hesitancy of the offi-
rials here in making any statement in re-
gard to the matter trey be based ui-en the
Jacl that General W right ha not yet him
self decided what disposition 10 make of
, tbe offer.
j
i RORGANIZAION
OF MILITIA
The alfalfa meal miU. U.e great canal and
Pr-ieit elaraw Bill Prwvldlaai Fdii the tank of tbe Standard Oil company
(or Its At-SBlBK aad j w hicih supply th Xorth Plait valley were
ww'BBet. I some of the modern thing which interested
1 the visitora.
WASHINGTON. May IX-Th president Morrill ciliaen had been manning to re
today .gned the bill providing for tbe re- rAj,.. u omanana for weeka. H. L. Pertn
organiaation of the militia off the Vnited 1 Ja , number of oUrfr met the party at
Skate and it arming and equipment at J Fridgeport and when the train pulled int.
oosi not to exewea -.wn.'.mm. "i"-. m
retary Olivet of the War departmcrt. who
xjls aooiJ.ii f
rnmi .01 me prin uuoj.s ui vw tr w. . ,
aid tnd-r tiat oae of tbe firs. ; to
b lakes will I th appoirt merit of a
kxiard 00m posed of f v representative of-
ficers of the organised militia to consult
with the Beerelary of war regarding the
condition and needs of that branch of the
military establishment.
MAY CORN GOES UP HIGHER
Cie trea at Cklraa-w at H 1 -X
Cvata, Belaat S 1-2 Ceat Hiarker
tut the Day.
CHICAGO. May f. May com cont'jiued
it advance today. Belling up 10 Cc. It
closed etrorig and "jc higher at ftic. A
soon a the market opened a tiuEler of
short commenced to bid. and. a the pit
bare of offertnga. Hie price advanced
steadily- It mounted to Rc when E.fKin,
bur.tiels were thrown on the market and
takn in a second by th eager short
After this the trading wa hard to follow
a it w as acattered. and in small lota
The situation prevailrr.g at th.e opening,
was however, continued to the close, and
price were advanced on the demand of
short and Beauty offerings from holders
BAD MAN SHOT BY POSSE
North Daa-ola DetprrJa Killed After
Makiag Oearral Attack
rr-sw Tawim.
AMEROSE. X. X.. May tt A desperado.
known a "rjtch rooe hi i.onv into a
! f ri lnvA V.HeS thirty and ioriy shot
Ui. fcred. A ban entered the head of the
desperado and he dropped deal.
1 CANCER IS NOT HIS AlLfENT
i
bmer C lei rLawd Dwe et filer,
frwa This Dtaraae. It is Said '
basrially.
I x-r-nr- Tr,Rir Unr fid. Georee F. Parker.
, ,, ... Eou.tab'.e L te Asrurance
society trustee, today gve cut s -
mem in which he said he ill au:h:.rix-d
by Mrs G rover CJeitland to de-rj- nhs-
lutely the truth of report that Mr. C.'ve
land 1 suffering from cancer. Mr. Parker
aaid Mra Cleveland i new :r. Princeton.
trial Tt. Pnant ha not been to WHdwcofi
since "Monnay. and that no oil T i.hy ician
i in atiendai.ee upon ihe former jresicei.t
GIFTS TO WESTERN COLLEGES
Geaeral Edaratlaa Dr4 Make
Aaaaaceaeat ef liti far
MliMirt .rhl.
XEW TC'RK. May Sa. Gifts to etca-
uu'i"-
: k'Oun-d t-y u.e gei.tral e;u-
cation board today
Ttie largest eingl gift of th board w
t.S.. rranted t IS'iJiJi Jewe.l c:.iiege.
Litrtv. Mo., and ihe next in site, one of
. -
rum.BMli made to tJai-laBoc coUeg-c, r'viaon
X c.
m . faetw w wwi.1 mi. a
Waal CTrer t Help Ilia
Hie Trwakle ia Mlrki aa4
Cl--i4a.
. , . . , r
T'ES Mr 1NES. May Sk Mr. Sherman
Mimi Ml. II a lew ov. aj.;eai 10
emor Cumm.n to aJ her in securing ih
freed; m of irfr huauand. who i bet:-r
known at Prank S.-ie re hff. tt or. oe i
toriou. diamond rot.k-r
Sherciiff e is under arrest in Mit a.garu
d-a rged with a murder x.rxC;-- te Coio
ra Biajry y ear (
WOXDERS OF DITCHES
OeaLi Tn.it ExttTaiotiiti Ictr tie
lirikUd Section.
PLATTE VALLEY A EEVELATICS
1
Crop VTLicb Idale the Htul cf tie
Beholder Twice Glad.
HHP On ALC5G THE CAXALS
,ToX$ ia ScOtt'l Bluff CCBitj Ene&d
Cordid We koine.
SOJCETETIG TO SHOV VTSIT0B5
Trip I Irasi sterliaa B
kn lata , Vat AU aare
aatle A lea a ertk
Piatt.
TYom a Staff Correspondert.)
EATARD. Neh, May Special TeJa-
gram 1 f 'aralit 1 the North Piatte river
sine 6 y light, the trade txcuraionist
passed J.'-ncif aid said h.'.'.a and lake
co-ered with s-K."e !'. P.atn and hail
struck te fain t Maywond. and there
a mow along ih line from Flerl'.rg te
of tinususj interest. Br.nntng we1 of
Prifigejiort, the train crossed and ran along
a network of canaaa. which, make th
North Fia-lte valley, a section mile
long and thirty mile wide, probably ti
best developed Irrigated country in
America.
Met at Bridgeport by bus' nee men of
j Scott a Bluff. Mitchell, Gertng and Morrill,
1 tue lrty arrived in Scott Bluff at 11
; o'clock and drove to Gating, three mf.e dis-
i tart, where t he J.arty waa met by the brig-t.t
j and prosperous people of th old town anj
; county seat, which baa banka, store ana
mill large enough to upply the need of
the rapidly increasing p."pullcm. Scott
Bluff 1JX population Turned otit to meet
the mixers, a they called th Omahana.
1 ' W iw ..... . , AtA . .J I .1 14
, have been couroed in the BtreeiA
Mnrrili at i o caock, wagsit.a, carriages aiid
j automobiles carrying ninety Omahaiia left
, a Elgri aing tr-41.
Tri-Btat - -1 .
Tbe tn-aii irri,-ation canal here
bead on the north aide of the Platte
! river at tbe Wyoming-Nebraka link ex-
leiio aoutheajit lit miles, ocveia S.'JOii
acre; it is ninety feet wide at the bottom
wi.cn It start and average about forty
feel for its whole le-ngrh and in depth ever
i
gate of the ca-nai after the train left
M orrilL
Beside the trip to the canal the Mor
rill people provided a special ;cakc.i'
stand for th tand and two women s bas
ket bail team piajed in atmosphere ot.i.v
fit for a Thku.ksc: v:i g fctotbail game.
Beside the Mitcliell canal, th country
around the town 1 watered by th En
terprise and Tri-Ettle canal and the land
it worth tl- tc. ttK. an acre. Besidea tiic
welcome extended in tbe Nebraska towna
the farmer aii.iig tbe new line ot the
Burlington stood at several road crossings
and waved f.ag and a banner held bs a
Nebraakan five mile out of Bridgeport
said "Help Nebraska by Helping Omaha."
PROMOTION FOR WAINWRIGHT
A-.sat.ral -rr-y Bersaavraat tkat H
Be Made Rear Adsalral at
Erlr rvate.
EEATTLE. Weivh., May IS Rear Adm'.ral
C S. Sperry, ccimnianditig the Atlantic
fleet, elate that he haa recommeajjed to
tbe Navy 6e;iartment that Captain Richard
Wamwricht, In command of tha awinnl
! PORTLAND BANKER SENTENCED
I
ft" Vewrw ! Heavy Pi we fa
Tkorhara Bwaa, Wa.
ei-te4 -rhl ri.
FALEM. Cre.. Mar a.-Ju8t Enrnett n
! the circuit court today aentenoed 3 Tb'
; rurB Rrm, Ult pCir.lltria tiXfr. to f.ve
1 3 car in rnsc.nrii nt and to r.tr a fine of
BT1.1K R.s wa recently rom-i-M of
wrongful cent etslon of rate school funds
' r.i capacity a premdeot of to True
! Guaraiyj and 7rur? con puny.
FF.ESH MiLK GOES TO PANAWA
j fc-ranl
j Prelct
j
M III e4 the Geic
la taraae far la
a Ie.
XEW TOE.K. May f. The steamer Tagn.
, will carry to the tana! xone three ton of
freer, cows m.lk It bulk, whx.t. Till 1
' refrigerated and served V' the empioie. on
j tne cat.al. 31 u exper-.menl . gucceaaful.
tne goverr-rrien: will j-tobaMy arratg ta
I have re Irujei at n.g j'.ti. on ship go.ng
to C :lo l sc. reconstructed aa to carry Bull
.arger ujpuca
; J.ANY CONTESTS BEFORE NEW
1
! " " a rsaaa Haa
i Soeaif -Ciakl already oa
i ' "
Hia Haaata.
CHICAGO. MiJ 3
"hairmtn New of th
rep-i.ican naiioral committee ifday issued
.. . ' ... ..
l.I1 v.'.ili . LM-Ii fi;fti..ii.n;j i.v I T iiWj uu
I June i l"p l& die ve i.ty-e.ght contests
ll.ai been filed art the aecittarr of in
I naficnal cnm.-itee
Hrk Brokers
i yr ctri .- it v,
Btaakrapt.
r An involun
tary x: ;: j. . n tt : ar-pt ry - r.,ed .tie
?'' r aft it'..!. . It red feia.ea
c-.rt ai .:e'. ,:.'a. Mai M. iter ai;d
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